I debated for a good while about which handheld to buy: PSP or DS? That's a tough one.
But then Sony started playing hardball with the hackers out there, with every firmware upgrade trying to lock hackers out of their precious, perfect PSP. (I apologize for alliteration, it was assuredly accidental)
Fine, Sony. I won't hack your hardware to do crazy things like install linux or watch movies. I'll buy a DS instead (go DSLinux!)
If your machines' BIOS don't have the ability to boot to USB storage, you're either running on pretty old hardware, or you really should look into a BIOS upgrade.
Or you're running a brand-new Toshiba laptop that you'd like to boot Linux on.
This is the answer to your flash problems. Blocks *all* flash, if you want to see it, just click on it. Works great for sites that have a lot of annoying flash advertising, and simple to use:)
I am so sick of this stupid shit. Some crazy shit like this looks on the verge of becoming law and all you people can do is sit around whining about each other's political affiliations! For fuck's sake, stop biting and clawing at each other and come together and DO SOMETHING for once in your puny, useless lives! You were right and he was wrong! Congratulations, you've won valuable argument points that can be redemed for... nothing! Yay!
So the question becomes, HOW DO WE FIX IT? Turn that incredible whiny brainpower to FIXING the problem instead of bitching about it. Make a website. Organize a rally. Tell the rest of us how to support any opposition to this, and failing all that, how to get around these shitty IDs. Because bitching on slashdot accomplishes ZERO. I would have thought that if there was ANY issue that could bring together the politically diverse Slashdot crowd, it would be this kind of bullshit power grab by the government.
Yes, Gambas kicks ass-- much ass. But GUI support is available *only* under Linux. Command-line is possible in Windows, after compiling under Cygwin.
That said, Gambas is exactly waht I have been looking for in Linux for years... an easy, VB-developer-friendly front-end package that is flexible, moderately powerful, and saner than VB.
I highly recommend it for throwing together lightweight interfaces rapidly.
Ok, It's like this...
If they want to tell me about Yahoo's toolbar on their website, that's fine. If they want to stick an ad in their installer telling me how wonderful Yahoo's toolbar is, that's great. Hell, if they want to popup a little message box after installation offering to open my browser to yahoo.com's download section, I wouldn't really have a problem with it. (I would never click on it, but I wouldn't have a problem with it)
If, however, they want to install software-- ANY software-- on my computer without asking me, they can go fuck themselves with a rake. I don't care if their software cures the common cold, brings Mother Teresa back from the dead, and gives all the children of the world free candy. ASK ME. IT IS MY COMPUTER, ASSHOLES.
Companies need to realize that their software JUST ISN'T THAT GREAT. It isn't so wonderful that consumers will just put up with anything you decide you want to do to their PCs. With free (lunch and beer) software covering more and more bases every day, it's only a matter of time until there is a free alternative to YOUR software.
Keep that in mind, and play nice with your customers.
What about XUL? I took a brief look at it a few months back, and it looked pretty good-- but I decided to wait until they had a developer GUI ('cause I'm a lazy bastard:) How does echo stack up to XUL, or would that be comparing apples to oranges?
Yes, criticism can help us find flaws, but this isn't criticism. It's just FUD. It's designed to generate gnawing worry in the minds of people who might consider using open-source software, and, given the invective I've read so far, they're doing a pretty good job.
Give the devil his due, this is a well-coordinated attack.
If they want to talk about the real issues facing open-source, fine. I'd love to hear what they have to say. If, OTOH, they just want to attack open-source, they can plant their lips firmly on my pasty, pale, programmer's backside.
*sigh* Okay, since you're retreating to literalism, no, I don't know if it "ate the registry" "overwrote the MBR" "fired all the support.dlls into the ether " or "just had that not-so-fresh feeling." I know that we had to roll several boxes on each occasion. "Ate the registry" is a lot shorter than looking up and explaining all the technical details of what each patch did to a variety of machines that made my job hell. I figured that if anybody really cared that much, they could go look it up, but since you're apparently incapable of even reading an entire thread, I did you a favor. My bad.
And I don't recall pretending that automatic updates didn't exist, just that it's not worth using. Or really even mentioning, for reasons specified elsewhere in this thread. If you really care, go look it up yourself, and if you feel some need to prove your manhood by posting again, please read before you make an even more embarassing spectacle of yourself. Really. It was pretty amusing for a while, but me & the guys here are starting to feel bad for you.
You seem very angry for some reason. Have you considered counselling? Or perhaps you should just go ahead and use an operating system that doesn't treat you like a fuckpuppet (regardless of how you act, you still shouldn't be treated that way).
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That's right! Attack the poster, not his ideas!
"He who sups with the devil had best bring a long spoon."
I debated for a good while about which handheld to buy: PSP or DS? That's a tough one.
But then Sony started playing hardball with the hackers out there, with every firmware upgrade trying to lock hackers out of their precious, perfect PSP. (I apologize for alliteration, it was assuredly accidental)
Fine, Sony. I won't hack your hardware to do crazy things like install linux or watch movies. I'll buy a DS instead (go DSLinux!)
It's a very effective strategy, guys!
I wonder if this is the Japanese equivalent of "Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!"
If your machines' BIOS don't have the ability to boot to USB storage, you're either running on pretty old hardware, or you really should look into a BIOS upgrade.
Or you're running a brand-new Toshiba laptop that you'd like to boot Linux on.
Do you ever get the feeling that Vista is being written by the The Brillant Paula Bean?
...wake me when they put in something that I haven't already been able to do for 5 or 10 years.
Hell, where I come from trespassing will get you shot.
whoops... guess I'm a little slow on the draw today :)
This is the answer to your flash problems. Blocks *all* flash, if you want to see it, just click on it. Works great for sites that have a lot of annoying flash advertising, and simple to use :)
Damn I wish I had mod points right now...
hehehe... Vogons... hehehe
I am so sick of this stupid shit. Some crazy shit like this looks on the verge of becoming law and all you people can do is sit around whining about each other's political affiliations! For fuck's sake, stop biting and clawing at each other and come together and DO SOMETHING for once in your puny, useless lives! You were right and he was wrong! Congratulations, you've won valuable argument points that can be redemed for... nothing! Yay!
So the question becomes, HOW DO WE FIX IT? Turn that incredible whiny brainpower to FIXING the problem instead of bitching about it. Make a website. Organize a rally. Tell the rest of us how to support any opposition to this, and failing all that, how to get around these shitty IDs. Because bitching on slashdot accomplishes ZERO. I would have thought that if there was ANY issue that could bring together the politically diverse Slashdot crowd, it would be this kind of bullshit power grab by the government.
(takes a deep breath)
Now, any ideas? How can we stop this?
Irony... too thick... can't... breathe......
...this site won't last a minute under the weight of our collective, nerdy asses.
Whoo... that brought up some ugly mental imagery for a minute there.
...shit...
...researchers have discovered that today ios Thursday.
France just crashed.
Needs a reboot.
Yes, Gambas kicks ass-- much ass. But GUI support is available *only* under Linux. Command-line is possible in Windows, after compiling under Cygwin.
That said, Gambas is exactly waht I have been looking for in Linux for years... an easy, VB-developer-friendly front-end package that is flexible, moderately powerful, and saner than VB.
I highly recommend it for throwing together lightweight interfaces rapidly.
Ok, It's like this... If they want to tell me about Yahoo's toolbar on their website, that's fine. If they want to stick an ad in their installer telling me how wonderful Yahoo's toolbar is, that's great. Hell, if they want to popup a little message box after installation offering to open my browser to yahoo.com's download section, I wouldn't really have a problem with it. (I would never click on it, but I wouldn't have a problem with it) If, however, they want to install software-- ANY software-- on my computer without asking me, they can go fuck themselves with a rake. I don't care if their software cures the common cold, brings Mother Teresa back from the dead, and gives all the children of the world free candy. ASK ME. IT IS MY COMPUTER, ASSHOLES. Companies need to realize that their software JUST ISN'T THAT GREAT. It isn't so wonderful that consumers will just put up with anything you decide you want to do to their PCs. With free (lunch and beer) software covering more and more bases every day, it's only a matter of time until there is a free alternative to YOUR software. Keep that in mind, and play nice with your customers.
What about XUL? I took a brief look at it a few months back, and it looked pretty good-- but I decided to wait until they had a developer GUI ('cause I'm a lazy bastard :) How does echo stack up to XUL, or would that be comparing apples to oranges?
Nachi try to patch the hole that MyDoom exploits.
Nachi good! Nachi help children!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAaaaaaa...
Really? Have you ever been in an office? To get 50 "known productive" workers, you'd probably have to hire 400. Good Luck!!
Yes, criticism can help us find flaws, but this isn't criticism. It's just FUD. It's designed to generate gnawing worry in the minds of people who might consider using open-source software, and, given the invective I've read so far, they're doing a pretty good job.
Give the devil his due, this is a well-coordinated attack.
If they want to talk about the real issues facing open-source, fine. I'd love to hear what they have to say. If, OTOH, they just want to attack open-source, they can plant their lips firmly on my pasty, pale, programmer's backside.
*sigh* Okay, since you're retreating to literalism, no, I don't know if it "ate the registry" "overwrote the MBR" "fired all the support .dlls into the ether " or "just had that not-so-fresh feeling." I know that we had to roll several boxes on each occasion. "Ate the registry" is a lot shorter than looking up and explaining all the technical details of what each patch did to a variety of machines that made my job hell. I figured that if anybody really cared that much, they could go look it up, but since you're apparently incapable of even reading an entire thread, I did you a favor. My bad.
And I don't recall pretending that automatic updates didn't exist, just that it's not worth using. Or really even mentioning, for reasons specified elsewhere in this thread. If you really care, go look it up yourself, and if you feel some need to prove your manhood by posting again, please read before you make an even more embarassing spectacle of yourself. Really. It was pretty amusing for a while, but me & the guys here are starting to feel bad for you.
You seem very angry for some reason. Have you considered counselling? Or perhaps you should just go ahead and use an operating system that doesn't treat you like a fuckpuppet (regardless of how you act, you still shouldn't be treated that way).