Anyone who relies solely on a manufacturer's advertising for information on a particular product is nuts. The X-Ray glasses on the back cover of those Spider-Man comics I read as a kid couldn't see through a pane of glass, much less your hand.
The day I trust a Microsoft advertisement that has the word "secure" in it is the day that their ad text reads "WARNING: This product is not even close to being secure. Use at your own risk!"
but your post also contains the incorrect implication that there's something that Linux could do to make those apps run on it. There isn't.
Sure there is... With MS (and even Apple) OS, the developers are able to go to a single source to interface with those in charge of all the installers, API, UI, etc... And even if Linux has these in the form of some committee, there is no guarantee of anything. How many different distros are there in the world? How can anyone be sure that their programs will play nice with every one of them? What about video card support, and other hardware issues? Even on Windows, proper video card support is crucial to 3D CAD.
Here, the onus falls on the developer of the OS to provide uniformity for the app. developer to design to. I just don't think that Linux provides that. Yet. Personally, I can't wait until it does. I'm positively itching to dump MS completely, not because I don't like big companies, but because their products suck.
microsoft shall be cleansed of all the evil wealth it created and be forced to continue to work for free on open source projects
Is/. populated by communists? The parent should be labeled "Insightful." Seriously, if the product is bad, let the market kill it. As soon as the wonderful and egalitarian Linux is actually usable, I'm there! In the meantime, I'm stuck with a kludgey P.O.S. OS, and continuously patching it.
I use Mozilla for everything internet related and OOo for office tasks because I can actually use them! Call me a moron, but I really don't relish the thought of using an OS that can't do all the stuff I need it to do, specifically, Quicken, Photoshop, and 3D CAD (SolidWorks). I rely on those programs. Make Linux run them and I'll switch immediately. Until then, I suffer with MS crap, along with the rest of the world.
But, please, spare me the Marxist bunk about some "ideal" Star Trek world in which everyone has a perfect job and never wants for anything. It ain't gonna happen.
And I'm not talking about operating system here... Natural light and fresh air are absolutely crucial, in my opinion.
Also, make sure to design flexibility into the office. The more adjustable, the better. For everything. Minimize hard walls. Put wheels on almost everything.
Ignore the parent poster. Don't let his/her low self-esteem hurt you. My advice to you is this: DO NOT ignore your artistic talents. I was similar to you, in that I excelled at anything that I cared about in HS, whether it was physics, computer science, writing, painting, drawing, choir, drama, band, football, welding, woodworking... you name it.
I went into engineering because "that's where the money is," and I'm regretting it. I've been out of college for 6 years now, and wish I hadn't forgotten those artistic talents i used to love to exercise in HS.
My advice to you is to look for a field that can bridge the gap between the artistic and the logical/technical. Examples:
Game Design Computer Graphics Architecture Industrial Design Graphic Design Culinary Arts Sculpting/Painting Interior Design
That's just a few off the top of my head. Whatever you do, find something you're passionate about. You can tell from all the bitter unemployed programmers on/. (no offense, it's the truth) that following the money is not a good strategy. The key to happiness is to do something you're passionate about.
I'm sure I'll get modded down for being honest, but I hope you find this post. Don't lose that confidence! It's not "cockiness," as the parent thinks! Good luck, and have fun!
...we're much better at sorting simultaneous visual stimuli than we are at sorting simultaneous textual stimuli.
That's because the text has to be filtered through another part of the brain (the language center) which is more connected to, and associated with, the sense of hearing rather than vision. It takes some time to make the translation.
How is Linux going to do anything for the world if everyone else wants Windows? The rules of supply and demand don't have to work instantaneously, but they will always work eventually.
The real danger in our "free market" is that it's not really free. We have far too much government meddling in the markets. Step one is to eliminate government meddling.
"The free market isn't "geeks who know better" unfortunately."
I don't have a problem with that. Buyer beware, a fool and his money, yadda yadda.
While everyone else is watching American Idol and getting dumber, I'm keeping myself informed and educated so that I can make smart purchases (reading/. is one of the things I do to stay informed... now I'll avoid Netgear products until they shape up). It's not for me to worry if they blow their money on junk.
I agree, polyp. I always look back at my Amiga days as some of the most satisfying computing in my life. I also recall my sadness when I had to retire the old girl in favor of the far-inferior Windows OS, simply because "that's what the world uses."
As I recall, a lot of the efficiency of the OS had to do with its shared architecture, which used several chips to do the work that Apple and PC computers did with the single CPU. I don't see how that kind of efficiency could translate into our modern architectures. (Although, with graphics and sound cards, there is a parallel... but Amiga had cool stuff like a sub-system for I/O.)
Anyway, I agree that we should let the once-mighty Amiga OS remain a great memory, instead of tarnishing its legend with clumsy-looking updates that will always lag behind as a closed-source model.
Really, though, it seems a lot easier than having to download a patch for every security flaw that's discovered. Think of how much easier it would be to just have a pres release circulated that says,"remember to turn on your White Hat Worm Hole!"
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Bravo, Trolling! Great post!
Update: I've just discovered GnuCash, a GPL-developed personal finance management program. I'll cross Quicken off the list! :-)
The day I trust a Microsoft advertisement that has the word "secure" in it is the day that their ad text reads "WARNING: This product is not even close to being secure. Use at your own risk!"
Sure there is... With MS (and even Apple) OS, the developers are able to go to a single source to interface with those in charge of all the installers, API, UI, etc... And even if Linux has these in the form of some committee, there is no guarantee of anything. How many different distros are there in the world? How can anyone be sure that their programs will play nice with every one of them? What about video card support, and other hardware issues? Even on Windows, proper video card support is crucial to 3D CAD.
Here, the onus falls on the developer of the OS to provide uniformity for the app. developer to design to. I just don't think that Linux provides that. Yet. Personally, I can't wait until it does. I'm positively itching to dump MS completely, not because I don't like big companies, but because their products suck.
Is /. populated by communists? The parent should be labeled "Insightful." Seriously, if the product is bad, let the market kill it. As soon as the wonderful and egalitarian Linux is actually usable, I'm there! In the meantime, I'm stuck with a kludgey P.O.S. OS, and continuously patching it.
I use Mozilla for everything internet related and OOo for office tasks because I can actually use them! Call me a moron, but I really don't relish the thought of using an OS that can't do all the stuff I need it to do, specifically, Quicken, Photoshop, and 3D CAD (SolidWorks). I rely on those programs. Make Linux run them and I'll switch immediately. Until then, I suffer with MS crap, along with the rest of the world.
But, please, spare me the Marxist bunk about some "ideal" Star Trek world in which everyone has a perfect job and never wants for anything. It ain't gonna happen.
Wireless and/or Broadband over Power Lines? Would that be enough, or are you thinking about something else?
Also, make sure to design flexibility into the office. The more adjustable, the better. For everything. Minimize hard walls. Put wheels on almost everything.
Give this article a try.
Sweden can indeed teach us a lesson: what not to do.
Hey, buddy, this ain't Sweden! ;)
What, you mean like down-sizing itself and leaving us alone?
Sorry, I'm in Orange County, CA. You're gonna have to turn around and come back. ;-)
Crap, I replied to the wrong message... the "Bingo" was for you, persaud. Great answers.
Bingo. Would you like to be my boss? ;)
His answer will reveal much about his leadership ability.
Hmmm... Velcro. Stealthy....
I went into engineering because "that's where the money is," and I'm regretting it. I've been out of college for 6 years now, and wish I hadn't forgotten those artistic talents i used to love to exercise in HS.
My advice to you is to look for a field that can bridge the gap between the artistic and the logical/technical. Examples:
Game Design
Computer Graphics
Architecture
Industrial Design
Graphic Design
Culinary Arts
Sculpting/Painting
Interior Design
That's just a few off the top of my head. Whatever you do, find something you're passionate about. You can tell from all the bitter unemployed programmers on /. (no offense, it's the truth) that following the money is not a good strategy. The key to happiness is to do something you're passionate about.
I'm sure I'll get modded down for being honest, but I hope you find this post. Don't lose that confidence! It's not "cockiness," as the parent thinks! Good luck, and have fun!
What a strange coincidence that we were saddled with the Federal Reserve in the same year (1913)...
That's because the text has to be filtered through another part of the brain (the language center) which is more connected to, and associated with, the sense of hearing rather than vision. It takes some time to make the translation.
The real danger in our "free market" is that it's not really free. We have far too much government meddling in the markets. Step one is to eliminate government meddling.
I don't have a problem with that. Buyer beware, a fool and his money, yadda yadda.
While everyone else is watching American Idol and getting dumber, I'm keeping myself informed and educated so that I can make smart purchases (reading /. is one of the things I do to stay informed... now I'll avoid Netgear products until they shape up). It's not for me to worry if they blow their money on junk.
I prefer to just let them die at the indifferent hands of the free market. It's the best equalizer known to man.
I just hope nobody confuses Olfacom with Offalcom!
And since you developed your brains instead of you body, you probably make enough money to buy them a drink.
As I recall, a lot of the efficiency of the OS had to do with its shared architecture, which used several chips to do the work that Apple and PC computers did with the single CPU. I don't see how that kind of efficiency could translate into our modern architectures. (Although, with graphics and sound cards, there is a parallel... but Amiga had cool stuff like a sub-system for I/O.)
Anyway, I agree that we should let the once-mighty Amiga OS remain a great memory, instead of tarnishing its legend with clumsy-looking updates that will always lag behind as a closed-source model.
Really, though, it seems a lot easier than having to download a patch for every security flaw that's discovered. Think of how much easier it would be to just have a pres release circulated that says,"remember to turn on your White Hat Worm Hole!"
Heh... I like the sound of that.