Sure the UK could start saving money in the long run, but I can imagine the cost to get all the computers to run Linux would be of great cost. Just getting them set up to work with their hardware would be a pain because usually they're from big computer companies (We have IBMs at my school in Canada). After that, you need to train all the teachers how to use it, so they could help the students. I'm pretty sure the students wouldn't like it after they downloaded a game of the internet to play and found they couldn't run it on Linux (ignoreing wine). Wait, maybe that's a reason for switching.
I would love if every school in the world switched to Linux, but the costs involved are unreal, including the training.
In other news, MySQL is out of memory, and if you click the little help link it provides, it takes you to the best 404 page i've seen. (Click here for direct link)
I know Greenland is not a soverleign country and is part of Denmark. If my memory recalls correctly, it's covered in ice, and yes, I did learn that in school...
How many American states can someone not from the US name off? How many Americans know that Canada is devided into Provinces and the Captial of Canada is Ottawa? I learned this knowledge of the States in Elementary school and by watching TV.
I agree. Isn't it true other countries cannot take pictures of other countries (like the US), according to the US, but it's fine and dandy for the US to take spy pictures of others?
Do unto others as you would others unto to you (Or something like that)
I think it's a good idea, but if they shoot down other countries satillites and such, they are in really just taking space for themselves and not allowing anybody else... Why can they have spy satillites and other countries can?
But with open source, people can work together to make it work much better, and if they want something, they can code it in themselves, instead of making a feature request.
After a couple months in XP of collecting updates and such, my system slowed to a crawl. I've been using Slackware for over 6 months, and I've found that is it going as fast as it ever did.
Not to mention how unstable I find Windows (Crashes)
Also, the need for a good antivirus in Windows is a must, meaning Symantec and other antivirus software companies keep wasting my money with the annual subscriptions.
To make a long story short, I'm just sick of Windows crawling (Over a year installation of XP), and Linux runs fine, so why not? The only thing I can't do in Windows is play my games (Because WineX is kinda broken right now).
Linux has a LOT of free software, like Windows used to have, but recently, A LOT of Windows freeware, IMO, is pretty much crap or bad, except for the stuff that's on Linux that's been ported to Windows.
Don't get me wrong, WinAmp and other software is great, but there's a lot of crap too...
So they want to yet one more thing Windows Update will have to fix? Maybe they should try to get the bugs out of exisiting Versions or maybe work on Longhorn...
But of course not! They want to make something new, wasting developers (Windows itself is a waste of developers) on this.
I don't think it will fly, but I suppose Microsoft will make more of them one-sided ads, saying that Windows HPC will be the best thing since sliced bread.
I don't think that will ever change, unless we use the bio scanning methods (iris scans and whatnot)
I heard about DNA scan, but I can't see that working, it could be falseified. Even a finger print could be carried (cut off their finger if they wanted access enough).
The strongest way to do it is with multiple methods (text password, then voice password, the finger print scan, and then iris scan).
I agree, but maybe/. (Slashdot) is just a bit slow on the uptake.
But when you think of it, controllers and the likes have been around for a long time, and there has been very little innovation (except for them biofeedback ones i saw a while back, that was kind cool, Click Here for more).
The old arcade go a long with the games. Playing pong and other classics arn't the same. It would be like Window's without can crashes, or Linux without Tux...
Anyways, the made a controler for soul cabibor (sp) 2, one universal for all consoles...
Why don't see see more of this stuff popuarlized for the computer? I know very few people who have a joystick or joypad.
Paranoia? That might be well for you, but not eveybody has PGP (friends that don't have it).
Why doesn't other services use SSL (ES5 does, check out earthstation5.com). Sure there are little utilities that can encrypt text, but how secure are they REALLY? Recently there was a bug found in GnuPG (some type of key) that caused the whole system to be useless.
Slashdot Mirror
I think there's a chance that the iPod will evolve into something like the PDA, but this is just speculation on my part.
Sure the UK could start saving money in the long run, but I can imagine the cost to get all the computers to run Linux would be of great cost. Just getting them set up to work with their hardware would be a pain because usually they're from big computer companies (We have IBMs at my school in Canada). After that, you need to train all the teachers how to use it, so they could help the students. I'm pretty sure the students wouldn't like it after they downloaded a game of the internet to play and found they couldn't run it on Linux (ignoreing wine). Wait, maybe that's a reason for switching.
I would love if every school in the world switched to Linux, but the costs involved are unreal, including the training.
In other news, MySQL is out of memory, and if you click the little help link it provides, it takes you to the best 404 page i've seen. (Click here for direct link)
I know Greenland is not a soverleign country and is part of Denmark. If my memory recalls correctly, it's covered in ice, and yes, I did learn that in school...
How many American states can someone not from the US name off? How many Americans know that Canada is devided into Provinces and the Captial of Canada is Ottawa? I learned this knowledge of the States in Elementary school and by watching TV.
Anybody see the show "Talking to Americans?"
It is also the thing that makes me Canadian.
I do not agree with Bush, and never did. I don't actually like the look of Kerry either...
Why are over half my channels American, when Americans do not have many Canadian Channels...
Also, the world seems to know a lot about Americans, but the Americans don't seem to know an aweful lot about the rest of the world... What gives!?
Why did the US go to war? Because Iraq was thought to have weapons of mass destruction... What are in those silos? Weapons of mass destruction.
I agree. Isn't it true other countries cannot take pictures of other countries (like the US), according to the US, but it's fine and dandy for the US to take spy pictures of others?
Do unto others as you would others unto to you (Or something like that)
"I don't any plans for the aftermath..."
What is that supposed to mean?
I think it's a good idea, but if they shoot down other countries satillites and such, they are in really just taking space for themselves and not allowing anybody else... Why can they have spy satillites and other countries can?
Since when did Linux run VB programs without Wine? If so, I missed that news flash.
That must be the new fangled counting system is it?
Something like hex, only it's got the whole alphabet in it, which makes it fun to use on calculators, making it easier to say "BOOBIES".
Is it out already? If not, I hope they tell us promtly. I want to apply the patch as soon as I can.
But with open source, people can work together to make it work much better, and if they want something, they can code it in themselves, instead of making a feature request.
After a couple months in XP of collecting updates and such, my system slowed to a crawl. I've been using Slackware for over 6 months, and I've found that is it going as fast as it ever did.
Not to mention how unstable I find Windows (Crashes)
Also, the need for a good antivirus in Windows is a must, meaning Symantec and other antivirus software companies keep wasting my money with the annual subscriptions.
To make a long story short, I'm just sick of Windows crawling (Over a year installation of XP), and Linux runs fine, so why not? The only thing I can't do in Windows is play my games (Because WineX is kinda broken right now).
Mouselook is the best, without mouselook, FPS suck... That's the Metroid Prime needed...The damn C stick sucks for looking around.
e re'd it go?
Oops, i'm looking down, gotta look up...going....going...almost...oops...almost...Wh
Mouselook is a must have, so why don't consoles have a mouse and keyboard? Wait, that'd make em computers, imagine that.
Ok, here's also something, the PC has had online gaming for a lot longer then the consoles...So what, REALLY, is left to innovate?
I have...On Windows...
My PC was 200MHz with 32MB ram and a 1MB Videocard running Windows 98SE, and it ran SLLOOOWWWWW!!!
The "Maid of the Mist" site is one that was terrible, i can remember...
About #2,
Linux has a LOT of free software, like Windows used to have, but recently, A LOT of Windows freeware, IMO, is pretty much crap or bad, except for the stuff that's on Linux that's been ported to Windows.
Don't get me wrong, WinAmp and other software is great, but there's a lot of crap too...
Ok, I feel like I've run myself in a corner...
Oh, too bad there wasn't a way to remove this...a proxy maybe? But I guess that's a lot of work.
Isn't there an option in Opera to send a different User-Agent, therefore fooling MSN into thinking that the browser is IE?
So they want to yet one more thing Windows Update will have to fix? Maybe they should try to get the bugs out of exisiting Versions or maybe work on Longhorn...
But of course not! They want to make something new, wasting developers (Windows itself is a waste of developers) on this.
I don't think it will fly, but I suppose Microsoft will make more of them one-sided ads, saying that Windows HPC will be the best thing since sliced bread.
I guess we just have to wait and see...
I don't think that will ever change, unless we use the bio scanning methods (iris scans and whatnot)
I heard about DNA scan, but I can't see that working, it could be falseified. Even a finger print could be carried (cut off their finger if they wanted access enough).
The strongest way to do it is with multiple methods (text password, then voice password, the finger print scan, and then iris scan).
I'm speaking in general terms.
It just seems that specialized gaming input devices are quite rare, or at least where I live.
I agree, but maybe /. (Slashdot) is just a bit slow on the uptake.
But when you think of it, controllers and the likes have been around for a long time, and there has been very little innovation (except for them biofeedback ones i saw a while back, that was kind cool, Click Here for more).
What else can we expect?
The old arcade go a long with the games. Playing pong and other classics arn't the same. It would be like Window's without can crashes, or Linux without Tux...
Anyways, the made a controler for soul cabibor (sp) 2, one universal for all consoles...
Why don't see see more of this stuff popuarlized for the computer? I know very few people who have a joystick or joypad.
Paranoia? That might be well for you, but not eveybody has PGP (friends that don't have it).
Why doesn't other services use SSL (ES5 does, check out earthstation5.com). Sure there are little utilities that can encrypt text, but how secure are they REALLY? Recently there was a bug found in GnuPG (some type of key) that caused the whole system to be useless.