Also, to answer your actual question from before, you prefix whatever you want to ask for elevation with "gksudo" in their shortcuts; that's how you get the graphical elevation password prompt.
For me, one big productivity advantage was for web development: GVFS lets me connect directly to an FTP server from inside an application and edit files directly (transparently uploading and downloading as needed). No more needing to use a dedicated FTP client and much time saved.
Admittedly, if you play a lot of PC games, you'll probably want to at least dual boot and retain Windows. That said, a lot of things are 'just faster' in Ubuntu than Windows. I can't think of anything else specifically right now, but I probably could if you wanted to know about a specific area.
Funny, my nVidia panel asks me for my root login automatically (as with most [all?] items in the Administration menu).
But that's an unfortunate circumstance. In any case, if you're satisfied with Windows, stick with Windows! My experience has been much better than yours, but to each their own.
Geeks like you guys are stupid! If we do some black box magic, you'll all accept it!
Cause, y'know, it's totally not a philosophical difference between you having control over your data and a third party having control over your data. Not at all. It's all perspective!
This is why, at my university, many active textbooks are limited in quantity, have a two hour checkout limit, and you can't take them off library premises.
This is solved by The Pirate Bay's trusted user icon system and the inherent model of BitTorrent; users will not continue to seed a bad copy, so you just sort by seeds and generally will find the best one.
Now see, I really, really think that taxing health care premiums is despicable.
I'd very much prefer a single-payer solution by the state or federal government, but in the absence of that, at least make it as affordable as you can for people to be able to get the insurance they need.
My guess is that they believe that because it happens "over the internet" (duh-duh-DUH!) it's an international issue and that they may be able to get them extradited. Which, y'know, is stupid, but then, that's government for you.
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Well done, sir.
Also, to answer your actual question from before, you prefix whatever you want to ask for elevation with "gksudo" in their shortcuts; that's how you get the graphical elevation password prompt.
Wait wait wait.
Wait.
You're saying you actually wanted a Phantom?
Then there would be a database created of hashes of the good versions of each book subject to such misdirection.
If you get into an arms race with pirates, you will lose.
I don't think anyone is trying to convert people who develop for Windows to convert to Linux, since that would, y'know, be ridiculous.
Windows power users != Windows developers.
For me, one big productivity advantage was for web development: GVFS lets me connect directly to an FTP server from inside an application and edit files directly (transparently uploading and downloading as needed). No more needing to use a dedicated FTP client and much time saved.
Admittedly, if you play a lot of PC games, you'll probably want to at least dual boot and retain Windows. That said, a lot of things are 'just faster' in Ubuntu than Windows. I can't think of anything else specifically right now, but I probably could if you wanted to know about a specific area.
Funny, my nVidia panel asks me for my root login automatically (as with most [all?] items in the Administration menu).
But that's an unfortunate circumstance. In any case, if you're satisfied with Windows, stick with Windows! My experience has been much better than yours, but to each their own.
I was one of those users. Windows just worked for me. What convinced me to switch?
Vista.
Thanks, Microsoft!
Geeks like you guys are stupid! If we do some black box magic, you'll all accept it!
Cause, y'know, it's totally not a philosophical difference between you having control over your data and a third party having control over your data. Not at all. It's all perspective!
Wow.
Kudos, sir (or madam), for seeing the big picture. Few people do.
Much respect.
This is why, at my university, many active textbooks are limited in quantity, have a two hour checkout limit, and you can't take them off library premises.
This is solved by The Pirate Bay's trusted user icon system and the inherent model of BitTorrent; users will not continue to seed a bad copy, so you just sort by seeds and generally will find the best one.
Pirates: We're smarter than you think, matey.
Now see, I really, really think that taxing health care premiums is despicable.
I'd very much prefer a single-payer solution by the state or federal government, but in the absence of that, at least make it as affordable as you can for people to be able to get the insurance they need.
It would only be a worthy cause if New York was providing health care.
The problem with this is that inevitably one of those cats would get into a sealed box, and you know what kind of trouble we'd have then.
You, sir (or madam?), win the internet.
They're going to fire me for showing up in a nice suit and doing a good job?
Fuck em, I'll take my services somewhere where they're respected.
That's why part of the money is going to Microsoft DuraChairs!
So strong, even Google won't know what hit them.
Thank you, this is exactly what I was thinking.
My guess is that they believe that because it happens "over the internet" (duh-duh-DUH!) it's an international issue and that they may be able to get them extradited. Which, y'know, is stupid, but then, that's government for you.
And our number one failure of Sun:
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Company leadership would like people to think that the company has no failures. Ridiculous, of course, but there you have it.
That seems... weird. The hospital doesn't charge them if they don't have a provincial health insurance card? Can you cite that?
Holy EXCLAMATION MARK, Batman!
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And what happens when, like all other biotech information, someone plants it or finds a way to copy it?
That's enough folks. Let's all just take a deep breath and get on with it.