Unfortunately, the quick evolution of Linux does mean that things need to be redone pretty quickly, also.
Personally, I'd rather have new stuff come out, fixing the bugs (which is what the articles about) and providing new features not available in Windows-land, instead of having my OS sit around in a pile of its own security-weaknesses and have old, buggy, cranky, obselete programs from '91.
Personally, I find that Windows XP has serious issues running anything that needs DOS emulation, while there are sometimes no modern alternatives. On the other hand, linux hackers release new apps almost as quick as the kernel hackers, so we're alright. Sure, this may not suit a corporation, but hey, for the moment it's alright for the user.
Incorrect. "Commonly accepted" does not mean "correct."
And "Grammar Nazi" is probably another way of saying "one who is correct" Now, grammar is not that difficult a subject, and while not all of it is necessary it arguably makes for a better/richer language. Things are possible in English; nuances and undertones through mere selection of synonym that can alter a sentence's meaning.
Similarly, the particular grammatical "style" that is used can do likewise, so don't let English's colour perish.
Good idea, with one flaw. Standards compliance will mean that you can grab firefox instead of IE7, and sites will look decent.
It seems more likely that IE7, included only in longhorn, will include new features (ActiveY?) that nothing else supports, making developers use them and cutting off Windows Longhorn regardless of browser choice.
Seriously, though - is a processor with efficient HSF setup still hot enough in any exposed/spider accessible place to fry the beasties? My processor runs at 35C, mostly, as reported by gKrellm. So, I would assume that at no point that the spider can get to is it hot enough to kill it.
Bash isn't arcane - just shortened. Some commands (dd, df, du) are pretty random, but "rm" for remove and "cp" for copy make sense.
Of course, in either context you eventually learn what's going on, but the impression I got was that most of the mainframe language was bananas...
Presumably you don't have to use the mainframe's arcane language to get around. My Dad described the type of rubbish he had to use just to run something...
I use the software for many reasons - because it's better in both actual quality and morally, and because it's free and more secure. I find that a lot of software on both sides doesn't work, but that development occurs much quicker on the UNIX side, so problems actually get fixed.
The result is that almost no software has bugs in, and the only reason I get crashes in Linux is due to an incompatibility with my motherboard and AGP 8x. (Incidentally, it also occurs on Windows, along with many other lockups)
So, sorry to burst your bubble, but in my experience it's the UNIX programs that work best.
Well, why exactly are you running them if you don't like their feature-set?
Even within windows there're better alternatives - Firefox, Textpad and I bet there's a command prompt alternative.
This seems like the most intelligent approach, although not always the most practical. It's not always possible to be around when your kids are at the computer, and it's not always nice to have to be with them when they're googling.
However, the trust element is an important thing for a child to learn. Everyone goes through a stage of learning about breaking trust and both being found out and not being found out. It us up to the parent to both let the child explore and then break the trust, but also then find out and rebuke them.
This way, they find out what it's really like, and they get taught it's bad, as well. If you never let them do something wrong, then as soon as it's out of your hands they'll most likely be doing much worse things than looking up something unsavoury. On the other hand, if you never find out, they never learn that it's bad, and so will continue.
In my opinion, a web filter could be useful for informing parents of inappropriate activity; i.e. they have fulfilled the "release" stage, and this helps them to fulfil the "rebuke" stage.
I reckon that since all microsoft can seem to do is copy google, I shall hail google as the winner and use their service. Notice that the new interface is incredibly googlish - non-cluttered and generally nice to use.
This would be a good thing, but it's already here - too late, go home. (Yes, I expect this is biased, but hey, they deserve it.) In addition, google's policy is be nice, so I'd much rather use their engine.
There is the small thing that typing "microsoft sucks" without quotes returns microsoft.com, whereas for google it returns relevance.
Seriously, though, the whole law thing needs a grab by the neck and a good shake. When an establishment is responsible for people who injure themselves trying to brick plastic windows (i.e. the bricks bounced) something is badly wrong.
Hopefully she'll come back, saying "I think I need 2 update teh Windows" or "My CPUs 2 slo - I need a faster MHz"... Then you can laugh and say "I warned you!"
Because they don't know alternatives even exist. I've converted several people who complained about how their machine is slow to firefox, adaware, etc. Firefox is truly a better product, as all it took was a "firefox's better - check it out," they did, and stuck with it.
I've heard only positive feedback. Such as "I have a web browser that works" "My machine no longer is slow..."
It takes a little bit of plugging to raise the awareness, and if people can get past the "I can't be bothered to install" barrier, they're as good as converted.
You're at a serious advantage to the poor saps with IE, but you even with fully up-to-date everything, worms can attack windows before updates are available. The same can, but doesn't, happen to Linux.
So yes, if you have uptodate virus definitions, a firewall, patched machine and use a real browser, you're unlikely to be infected. Still, there're other problems, and often the most voiced are the *nixers, which was what the poster was referring to.
What sucks even more is when you were on the borderline between the 90% ruled and the 10% ruling, only to have that stick shoved where the sun don't shine.
Mind, at least he had the chance to get the fat end, perhaps if he hadn't been so arrogant he would've kept it. That wasn't necessarily a criticism; when you have an idea like that you have to believe in it to win people round, but still, if...
It was almost certainly too short a period to affect us evolutionarily (I think that's a word!)
Far before that, forest fires would've caused smoke and the animals that ran away before getting turned nice and crispy would've survived. Similarly, the thing about smoke is the bits of scrot that get stuck in your tubes, starting the coughing. Those animals that don't like coughing are less likely to try and inhale nasties.
It's entirely correct to say that not everyone gets into fags because they were pressurized, but once they're hooked and decide they want to meet the life expectancy for their generation, it's the nicotine that keeps them hooked.
Similarly, you might not start using Microsoft because you were forced to by work, or whatever, but if, after all that time you decide you don't like the BSODs (or moral issues, etc, for those with XP) what keeps you using the thing? The "nicotine" in Windows is the data lock-in.
Well it's unlikely to be this, then, since it was supposed to be an exploit in IE.
That said, it could just have been detected, rather than it having been run and therefore having done anything.
On an unrelated note, YOU HAVE A SIG THAT QUOTES HARRY POTTER! CONSIDER THYSELF SMOTE!
I didn't need to install firefox, but hell, I can still run it without a CD in the drive - you have a good point.
A virus isn't installed in the conventional sense - that would require it to be put in the default places, register with the authorities, etc.
If they mean it doesn't get smacked on disk, well - they should've said it.
Mind, with stuff like "vaporware" they're obviously making the whole lot up, so it doesn't really matter!
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Personally, I'd rather have new stuff come out, fixing the bugs (which is what the articles about) and providing new features not available in Windows-land, instead of having my OS sit around in a pile of its own security-weaknesses and have old, buggy, cranky, obselete programs from '91.
Personally, I find that Windows XP has serious issues running anything that needs DOS emulation, while there are sometimes no modern alternatives. On the other hand, linux hackers release new apps almost as quick as the kernel hackers, so we're alright. Sure, this may not suit a corporation, but hey, for the moment it's alright for the user.
Looks perfectly legitimate, and so people are likely to open the attachment.
And "Grammar Nazi" is probably another way of saying "one who is correct" Now, grammar is not that difficult a subject, and while not all of it is necessary it arguably makes for a better/richer language. Things are possible in English; nuances and undertones through mere selection of synonym that can alter a sentence's meaning. Similarly, the particular grammatical "style" that is used can do likewise, so don't let English's colour perish.
Good idea, with one flaw. Standards compliance will mean that you can grab firefox instead of IE7, and sites will look decent.
It seems more likely that IE7, included only in longhorn, will include new features (ActiveY?) that nothing else supports, making developers use them and cutting off Windows Longhorn regardless of browser choice.
Seriously, though - is a processor with efficient HSF setup still hot enough in any exposed/spider accessible place to fry the beasties? My processor runs at 35C, mostly, as reported by gKrellm. So, I would assume that at no point that the spider can get to is it hot enough to kill it.
Who in hell are you? I'm guessing either someone from BYOND, or from Litha... And from that, I'm guessing former due to your presence on /.
Bash isn't arcane - just shortened. Some commands (dd, df, du) are pretty random, but "rm" for remove and "cp" for copy make sense.
Of course, in either context you eventually learn what's going on, but the impression I got was that most of the mainframe language was bananas...
Presumably you don't have to use the mainframe's arcane language to get around. My Dad described the type of rubbish he had to use just to run something...
I use the software for many reasons - because it's better in both actual quality and morally, and because it's free and more secure. I find that a lot of software on both sides doesn't work, but that development occurs much quicker on the UNIX side, so problems actually get fixed.
The result is that almost no software has bugs in, and the only reason I get crashes in Linux is due to an incompatibility with my motherboard and AGP 8x. (Incidentally, it also occurs on Windows, along with many other lockups)
So, sorry to burst your bubble, but in my experience it's the UNIX programs that work best.
Even within windows there're better alternatives - Firefox, Textpad and I bet there's a command prompt alternative.
It's not just *nixers who use superior products.
However, the trust element is an important thing for a child to learn. Everyone goes through a stage of learning about breaking trust and both being found out and not being found out. It us up to the parent to both let the child explore and then break the trust, but also then find out and rebuke them.
This way, they find out what it's really like, and they get taught it's bad, as well. If you never let them do something wrong, then as soon as it's out of your hands they'll most likely be doing much worse things than looking up something unsavoury. On the other hand, if you never find out, they never learn that it's bad, and so will continue.
In my opinion, a web filter could be useful for informing parents of inappropriate activity; i.e. they have fulfilled the "release" stage, and this helps them to fulfil the "rebuke" stage.
What worries me is that a Pentium 3 is classed as militarily critical... I pity your military!
I reckon that since all microsoft can seem to do is copy google, I shall hail google as the winner and use their service. Notice that the new interface is incredibly googlish - non-cluttered and generally nice to use.
This would be a good thing, but it's already here - too late, go home. (Yes, I expect this is biased, but hey, they deserve it.) In addition, google's policy is be nice, so I'd much rather use their engine.
There is the small thing that typing "microsoft sucks" without quotes returns microsoft.com, whereas for google it returns relevance.
Well, yes - some sort of mildly mocking, superior yet obviously educational comment - the specifics must merely suit the occasion!
Seriously, though, the whole law thing needs a grab by the neck and a good shake. When an establishment is responsible for people who injure themselves trying to brick plastic windows (i.e. the bricks bounced) something is badly wrong.
Thick enough underwear so nothing soaks through ;-)
Nothing happening on both side
Hopefully she'll come back, saying "I think I need 2 update teh Windows" or "My CPUs 2 slo - I need a faster MHz"... Then you can laugh and say "I warned you!"
Because they don't know alternatives even exist. I've converted several people who complained about how their machine is slow to firefox, adaware, etc. Firefox is truly a better product, as all it took was a "firefox's better - check it out," they did, and stuck with it.
I've heard only positive feedback. Such as "I have a web browser that works" "My machine no longer is slow..."
It takes a little bit of plugging to raise the awareness, and if people can get past the "I can't be bothered to install" barrier, they're as good as converted.
You're at a serious advantage to the poor saps with IE, but you even with fully up-to-date everything, worms can attack windows before updates are available. The same can, but doesn't, happen to Linux.
So yes, if you have uptodate virus definitions, a firewall, patched machine and use a real browser, you're unlikely to be infected. Still, there're other problems, and often the most voiced are the *nixers, which was what the poster was referring to.
Better, yet, AdBlock
What sucks even more is when you were on the borderline between the 90% ruled and the 10% ruling, only to have that stick shoved where the sun don't shine.
Mind, at least he had the chance to get the fat end, perhaps if he hadn't been so arrogant he would've kept it. That wasn't necessarily a criticism; when you have an idea like that you have to believe in it to win people round, but still, if...
It was almost certainly too short a period to affect us evolutionarily (I think that's a word!)
Far before that, forest fires would've caused smoke and the animals that ran away before getting turned nice and crispy would've survived. Similarly, the thing about smoke is the bits of scrot that get stuck in your tubes, starting the coughing. Those animals that don't like coughing are less likely to try and inhale nasties.
It's entirely correct to say that not everyone gets into fags because they were pressurized, but once they're hooked and decide they want to meet the life expectancy for their generation, it's the nicotine that keeps them hooked.
Similarly, you might not start using Microsoft because you were forced to by work, or whatever, but if, after all that time you decide you don't like the BSODs (or moral issues, etc, for those with XP) what keeps you using the thing? The "nicotine" in Windows is the data lock-in.
For "Brit Jargon" perhaps read "Correct English," colour, theatre, centre... You know, it's very difficult to understand :-)
That said, it could just have been detected, rather than it having been run and therefore having done anything.
On an unrelated note, YOU HAVE A SIG THAT QUOTES HARRY POTTER! CONSIDER THYSELF SMOTE!
A virus isn't installed in the conventional sense - that would require it to be put in the default places, register with the authorities, etc.
If they mean it doesn't get smacked on disk, well - they should've said it.
Mind, with stuff like "vaporware" they're obviously making the whole lot up, so it doesn't really matter!