I drive a 2002 Ford Explorer. The power is amazing. I don't actually spin my wheels because it has sensors that actually "sense" the wheels slipping and locks them down so the vehicle performs better and actually goes forward. I am able to accelerate madly on the freeways and can cruise at the speed limit. The other day a Prius tried to merge into my lane (I can only think it was attracted to my sexy Explorer) and I gently pushed on the gas pedal and went from the speed limit to getting out of its way instantly.
I can also load it with my girlfriend, my dog, her dog and we all have our own space! Not to mention all of her bags of girl stuff, dog food, the grill, charcoal, firewood, tent, generator, portable A/C (I like camping but I love global warming producing air conditioning), lots of meat, and attach a good sized boat (with a 150 hp engine that just spews global warming) and still can gently press the gas pedal and leave you in my dust battery boy.
In major cities here in the US you can call the police and hope they come Chicago or in the rural areas you can wait hours for some type of law enforcement to show up.
Texas is (along with being awesome) just one of the 50 states we have. You also have 248,950,295 less people than us. There are roughly 1.1 million city, state and federal officers at any given time. In the US in 2010 there were 1.26 million Violent Crimes and in the UK in 2010 there were 2.1 million Violent Crimes
I have one and its the size of a hockey puck. I used Velcro to attach it to the TV stand, you can't even see the HDMI and power cord. I'd love to see your facts about how it is inferior. BTW, I had a three PC Slackware MythTV running in my basement with nine Hapaugge 1600's in my basement for three years before I discovered the Roku. I'd rather I spent $75 on my Roku 2. Free is not always better.
I'm going to spread much Roku love. Amazon instant video, Netflix, Hulu, just about every church sermon in the country, The Blaze, all your premium cable channels, etc. And its a cute little hockey puck.
For those of you who don't understand why America hasn't adopted electric cars...its a big damn country. For those of you who wonder why electric cars haven't taken over in large metropolitan areas...Google how many gas stations there are in downtown New York or Los Angeles or Chicago (answer is very few) and imagine how expensive it will be to transform such expensive real estate to charging stations. Then imagine just how those charging station will be powered.
Try running X-Plane on the same system using a Windows 7 and any Linux distribution and tell me how awesome the open source drivers are compared to Windows.
And is OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Google Docs, Abiword, Emacs going to work with the system we purchased from a vendor that utilizes (transparently to the user) all those feature (that *cough* ordinary users don't use?
There is such a thing as the "real world", "real businesses", "real customer satisfaction" that the above products can't touch.
Most of you need to pull your head out of your asses and realize a very important lesson
Your post is the reason why Slashdot is screaming towards the ground at 5000 mph. You (leftists) think people are generally stupid and that you have a superior intellect. You'll be one of those people screaming for the government to come help you when a disaster hits.
The people that you think are stupid and still managed to figure out the Ribbon, they'll be dealing with problems, fixing them and looking at you with contempt.
What complicated paywall? I get the WSJ delivered and full access to their online articles. All I did was the click the "Subscribe" button, put in my payment information and clicked "Submit". I even got a month free!
When did Slashdot become so liberal, I'm sorry, progressive?
Unrelated, why does trying to post a comment turn my i5 into a 386SX?
"Until you have to install a new version on blank hardware. One of the really big annoyances with Windows is the initial install. Install Windows 7 (no SP). Now run Windows Update for the next 10 hours downloading and installing updates."
I can do a Windows 7 install on a new computer in less than two hours and have it fully up to date. I can actually do it using an image in about 17 minutes. People who install ANY operating system from scratch are the minority. Why don't you post on how much crap Ubuntu needs to update or "service pack fix" during a typical fresh install. I can totally make up numbers and times like you except I live in the real world where results count and either your're totally inept or a complete liar/fanboy.
Seriously this is the reason people don't take Slashdot seriously anymore.
Good Mail has full Exchange integration with the added bonus of not locking the user out from installing apps on their phone because security is freaking out. Plus it has the added bonus of allowing access to the company's internal website. We had a party when we turned off our Blackberry Enterprise server.
This is my last last Slashdot post. I'm tired of hearing the bashing of free markets. I'm tired of the bashing of Microsoft (exists in a free market) and Apple (also exists in a free market).
What have any of you actually accomplished over the last 20 years? Do you really think Valve is going to keep supporting you when the amount of messages bitching at them about how they should force nVidia and ATI to release their drivers exceeds by 10000000 percent the Valve programmers quitting because they have to support so many freaking libraries for every version and release of Linux that and its requirements?
Linux was a good idea, then the zealots got a hold of it and now its a pile of crap.
Time spent on arguing over what which WM is the best at fixing all of X's crap and pushing nay screaming at people how awesome Linux is and your grandma will totally pick it up (been hearing that for 15 years) and no innovation and vmware totally making the 1970's time share and the 90's thin client an actual reality and doing it right, well
Linux is crap, deal with it. Don't argue with me, don't lie to yourself, fix it.
I have been on this website for I don't know how long now. My user id number reflects that. It is so sad to have watched this once great site go from being the premier technology website to a tool of the left wing liberals. Every other article is about climate change or how this is bad and that is bad and now with the fact that the article used the word "zealous" when talking about 2nd Amendment right it has sunk to official suck ass status.
The school I went to that I now volunteer at for IT related issues when needed gave all the eighth graders iPads. Test score went up 43% and 67% among the so called "squirmers" that have trouble paying attention in class.
Most schools don't have chalk boards anymore, they use white boards or smart boards that let kids interact with the content of the lesson.
I still have my 60+ 3.5" floppies of Slackware with kernel 0.94 I believe. Took over a month to download on a 28.8 modem. The first time I typed startx after hand configuring X (yes XFConfig was available back then but my video card required hand coding) and the grey screen came up I went "Whoa!" Patrick is the best. He doesn't release a new Slackware unless its been tested tested tested. Anytime MythTV releases a new version I'll slap together a machine, put Slackware on it and give it a whirl. If you're a Ubuntu user and want to learn more about *nix but don't want to mess with Gentoo or a BSD, I totally recommend Slackware.
So they're going from one unknown though heavily hyped technology to a proven, stable, universally supported technology so they can develop for yet another unknown heavily hyped technology?
Did anyone send them the story a few above this one saying that the company that they're trying to compete against is going public in a month where they're expected to make billions of closed source dollars?"
(Note: SourceForge and Slashdot are both part of Geeknet.
What is this Geeknet, I seem to remember "Note: SourceForge and Slashdot are both part of VA Linux" and "Note: Sourceforge and Slashdot are both part of OSM"
I hope they go out of business. We are forced to use them if we want access to enterprise mail/calendar/contacts etc and the standard security policy is to not allow us to install apps. Not even the ones that came bundled with the phone, NOT EVEN THE GPS APP!! It took three weeks to get approval to get that installed.
It doesn't help that the phones are just crap to begin with. I replaced my Tour with a Bold with the touchpad and the store swore to me it had OS 6 on it. No it didn't and it bricked itself installing one of the "approved" company apps. I did the whole hook rigamarow to get it back up and working and guess what! Magically OS 6 appeared and about $50 of the apps that I spent hours trying to get approval to install that I purchased myself don't work! What's even better is that Blackberry's App Store (once the OS is upgraded) refuses to acknowledge that you already paid for the apps once and you get to pay for them all over again! Plus about half of them didn't work with OS 6!!!!
I freaking hate RIM.
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Sorry I don't have any advice for you but just wanted to tell you that.
I still have a print out of the source code for Softporn Adventure. Apple BASIC version.
Seriously, this is the one thing he's done that convinced you he's a moron?
I drive a 2002 Ford Explorer. The power is amazing. I don't actually spin my wheels because it has sensors that actually "sense" the wheels slipping and locks them down so the vehicle performs better and actually goes forward. I am able to accelerate madly on the freeways and can cruise at the speed limit. The other day a Prius tried to merge into my lane (I can only think it was attracted to my sexy Explorer) and I gently pushed on the gas pedal and went from the speed limit to getting out of its way instantly.
I can also load it with my girlfriend, my dog, her dog and we all have our own space! Not to mention all of her bags of girl stuff, dog food, the grill, charcoal, firewood, tent, generator, portable A/C (I like camping but I love global warming producing air conditioning), lots of meat, and attach a good sized boat (with a 150 hp engine that just spews global warming) and still can gently press the gas pedal and leave you in my dust battery boy.
In major cities here in the US you can call the police and hope they come Chicago or in the rural areas you can wait hours for some type of law enforcement to show up.
This is the UK transposed on Texas
Texas is (along with being awesome) just one of the 50 states we have. You also have 248,950,295 less people than us. There are roughly 1.1 million city, state and federal officers at any given time. In the US in 2010 there were 1.26 million Violent Crimes and in the UK in 2010 there were 2.1 million Violent Crimes
Math is cool
He's averaging one article every 3-4 months and like 5 comments.
His ego must be crying.
I have one and its the size of a hockey puck. I used Velcro to attach it to the TV stand, you can't even see the HDMI and power cord. I'd love to see your facts about how it is inferior. BTW, I had a three PC Slackware MythTV running in my basement with nine Hapaugge 1600's in my basement for three years before I discovered the Roku. I'd rather I spent $75 on my Roku 2. Free is not always better.
I'm going to spread much Roku love. Amazon instant video, Netflix, Hulu, just about every church sermon in the country, The Blaze, all your premium cable channels, etc. And its a cute little hockey puck.
And how is all that electricity generated?
Oil and coal my friend, oil and coal.
For those of you who don't understand why America hasn't adopted electric cars...its a big damn country. For those of you who wonder why electric cars haven't taken over in large metropolitan areas...Google how many gas stations there are in downtown New York or Los Angeles or Chicago (answer is very few) and imagine how expensive it will be to transform such expensive real estate to charging stations. Then imagine just how those charging station will be powered.
Oil and coal my friend, oil and coal.
Try running X-Plane on the same system using a Windows 7 and any Linux distribution and tell me how awesome the open source drivers are compared to Windows.
If it is only for minecraft? If so, and you are trying to pinch pennies, have the kid stop playing minecraft and get a job.
Thank you
There is such a thing as the "real world", "real businesses", "real customer satisfaction" that the above products can't touch.
Most of you need to pull your head out of your asses and realize a very important lesson
The best tool for the job
You and the OP need to grow a pair.
Your post is the reason why Slashdot is screaming towards the ground at 5000 mph. You (leftists) think people are generally stupid and that you have a superior intellect. You'll be one of those people screaming for the government to come help you when a disaster hits.
The people that you think are stupid and still managed to figure out the Ribbon, they'll be dealing with problems, fixing them and looking at you with contempt.
What complicated paywall? I get the WSJ delivered and full access to their online articles. All I did was the click the "Subscribe" button, put in my payment information and clicked "Submit". I even got a month free!
When did Slashdot become so liberal, I'm sorry, progressive?
Unrelated, why does trying to post a comment turn my i5 into a 386SX?
Evidently, Linus didn't get the message that desktop UIs for Linux don't matter any more, since he keeps acting like they do.
How far and fast this site has fallen that they mock their creator
"Until you have to install a new version on blank hardware. One of the really big annoyances with Windows is the initial install. Install Windows 7 (no SP). Now run Windows Update for the next 10 hours downloading and installing updates."
I can do a Windows 7 install on a new computer in less than two hours and have it fully up to date. I can actually do it using an image in about 17 minutes. People who install ANY operating system from scratch are the minority. Why don't you post on how much crap Ubuntu needs to update or "service pack fix" during a typical fresh install. I can totally make up numbers and times like you except I live in the real world where results count and either your're totally inept or a complete liar/fanboy.
Seriously this is the reason people don't take Slashdot seriously anymore.
Good Mail has full Exchange integration with the added bonus of not locking the user out from installing apps on their phone because security is freaking out. Plus it has the added bonus of allowing access to the company's internal website. We had a party when we turned off our Blackberry Enterprise server.
This is my last last Slashdot post. I'm tired of hearing the bashing of free markets. I'm tired of the bashing of Microsoft (exists in a free market) and Apple (also exists in a free market).
What have any of you actually accomplished over the last 20 years? Do you really think Valve is going to keep supporting you when the amount of messages bitching at them about how they should force nVidia and ATI to release their drivers exceeds by 10000000 percent the Valve programmers quitting because they have to support so many freaking libraries for every version and release of Linux that and its requirements?
Linux was a good idea, then the zealots got a hold of it and now its a pile of crap.
Time spent on arguing over what which WM is the best at fixing all of X's crap and pushing nay screaming at people how awesome Linux is and your grandma will totally pick it up (been hearing that for 15 years) and no innovation and vmware totally making the 1970's time share and the 90's thin client an actual reality and doing it right, well
Linux is crap, deal with it. Don't argue with me, don't lie to yourself, fix it.
I have been on this website for I don't know how long now. My user id number reflects that. It is so sad to have watched this once great site go from being the premier technology website to a tool of the left wing liberals. Every other article is about climate change or how this is bad and that is bad and now with the fact that the article used the word "zealous" when talking about 2nd Amendment right it has sunk to official suck ass status.
The school I went to that I now volunteer at for IT related issues when needed gave all the eighth graders iPads. Test score went up 43% and 67% among the so called "squirmers" that have trouble paying attention in class.
Most schools don't have chalk boards anymore, they use white boards or smart boards that let kids interact with the content of the lesson.
You sure you've got kids?
I still have my 60+ 3.5" floppies of Slackware with kernel 0.94 I believe. Took over a month to download on a 28.8 modem. The first time I typed startx after hand configuring X (yes XFConfig was available back then but my video card required hand coding) and the grey screen came up I went "Whoa!"
Patrick is the best. He doesn't release a new Slackware unless its been tested tested tested.
Anytime MythTV releases a new version I'll slap together a machine, put Slackware on it and give it a whirl. If you're a Ubuntu user and want to learn more about *nix but don't want to mess with Gentoo or a BSD, I totally recommend Slackware.
Did anyone send them the story a few above this one saying that the company that they're trying to compete against is going public in a month where they're expected to make billions of closed source dollars?"
(Note: SourceForge and Slashdot are both part of Geeknet.
What is this Geeknet, I seem to remember "Note: SourceForge and Slashdot are both part of VA Linux" and "Note: Sourceforge and Slashdot are both part of OSM"
I hope they go out of business. We are forced to use them if we want access to enterprise mail/calendar/contacts etc and the standard security policy is to not allow us to install apps. Not even the ones that came bundled with the phone, NOT EVEN THE GPS APP!! It took three weeks to get approval to get that installed. It doesn't help that the phones are just crap to begin with. I replaced my Tour with a Bold with the touchpad and the store swore to me it had OS 6 on it. No it didn't and it bricked itself installing one of the "approved" company apps. I did the whole hook rigamarow to get it back up and working and guess what! Magically OS 6 appeared and about $50 of the apps that I spent hours trying to get approval to install that I purchased myself don't work! What's even better is that Blackberry's App Store (once the OS is upgraded) refuses to acknowledge that you already paid for the apps once and you get to pay for them all over again! Plus about half of them didn't work with OS 6!!!! I freaking hate RIM.