Whats the point of having this discussion? Everyone knows Moore is a liar, he basically fabricated all of Bowling for Columbine. He's the craziest of the crazies.
We know Bush is a dumbass and has screwed up the country.
We know Saddam had weapons of Mass Destruction.
We know he couldn't have gotten them here.
We know most likely they were smuggled into Syria.
We know he could have given them to any terrorist group out there (thus creating an interect link to Bin Laden).
We know that the war is costing this and that and that innocent people are dying for no reason.
We know the media filters EVERYTHING we hear so you can't believe a word of it.
It's just pointless yelling back and forth. Might as well go back to arguing why Linux is better then Windows.
Yeah I agree, get over yourself. I thought the same thing, and it's totally not true. I am very bright, I know I am, I thought I was the same as you. Stop thinking you are all that and start thinking you're a normal person. If you think you can do anything, you will not try and trying is the most important thing in life. I spent so many years not studying not doing anything and my brain went to waste because I thought I was so smart. Just be normal in this sense, work your ass off and stop thinking you're better then anyone else.
This is my opinion and my own so I don't care if you disagree.
I am a Windows user, I have been since Windows 3.0. I am used to Windows, and I like it. The problems that many other people complain of, I rarely if ever run into (blue screens, messing up files, slowness etc.)
About 6 months ago I installed Gentoo Linux on my machine. My friend told me that it was the best thing since sliced bread, so I thought "Why not". It was one of the biggest nightmares ever. It took me almost a week to install it, if not longer, and barely anything worked. I had the help of 2 or 3 linux "Guru's" at the time as well as the Gentoo community. I have things working pretty well now. I honestly never touch my Gentoo machine. Here's why.
Nothing, not ONE thing on Linux attracts me over Windows. There is not one thing that Linux can do that Windows cannot. It is not any faster then Windows, it GTK crashes more then my XP box does. It's slow and buggy. Things dissapear on me all the time. Programs are hard to use, and hard to FIND as well (What the heck runs this file/that file). I tried running Unreal 2k4 and it wouldn't run with my Radeon 9700. Wine is slow as garbage with 512 megs of RAM and a P4 3 ghz. Open Office offers no benifits over Microsoft Office, I actually like MS Office a lot more now that I've used an alternative.
Also, most programs that Linux offers you can get on Windows. It's the same thing as Macintosh, there is NOTHING for Macintosh (besides Final Cut Pro) that is really worthwhile to buy. The whole Photoshop being better for Mac is PURE BS, as it has the exact same functionality as on Windows.
The only cool things about Linux, that I've found, is the thumbnail previewer (which I think looks prettier then Windows for some reason) and GDesklets (which are buggy as HELL and I'm sure can be done on Windows especially with Avalon).
I have talked/read comments from HUNDREDS of linux users over the years who say how great it is, how secure it is etc. The only thing it has is built in pop up blocking(Google Toolbar/Pop Up Blockers, SP2) and less virii (and the only reason there are less virii is because Linux hackers sit and fix any holes in Linux because they have nothing better to do all day). Oh and the customizeable logins are a lot easier to do.
Really, someone please tell me any benifits that Linux has that Windows does not have I'd love to know. There really exist none. Actually, don't give me that, as I know it probably does manage memory a little better in some ways and a few other things, but tell me something that it does that would actually IMPROVE my life and I can't do in Windows.
Sorry to seem anti-linux here, but I am just tired of hearing how much Windows sucks, and how great Linux is, when no one can provide any proof as to why.
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Whats the point of having this discussion? Everyone knows Moore is a liar, he basically fabricated all of Bowling for Columbine. He's the craziest of the crazies. We know Bush is a dumbass and has screwed up the country. We know Saddam had weapons of Mass Destruction. We know he couldn't have gotten them here. We know most likely they were smuggled into Syria. We know he could have given them to any terrorist group out there (thus creating an interect link to Bin Laden). We know that the war is costing this and that and that innocent people are dying for no reason. We know the media filters EVERYTHING we hear so you can't believe a word of it. It's just pointless yelling back and forth. Might as well go back to arguing why Linux is better then Windows.
Yeah I agree, get over yourself. I thought the same thing, and it's totally not true. I am very bright, I know I am, I thought I was the same as you. Stop thinking you are all that and start thinking you're a normal person. If you think you can do anything, you will not try and trying is the most important thing in life. I spent so many years not studying not doing anything and my brain went to waste because I thought I was so smart. Just be normal in this sense, work your ass off and stop thinking you're better then anyone else.
This is my opinion and my own so I don't care if you disagree. I am a Windows user, I have been since Windows 3.0. I am used to Windows, and I like it. The problems that many other people complain of, I rarely if ever run into (blue screens, messing up files, slowness etc.) About 6 months ago I installed Gentoo Linux on my machine. My friend told me that it was the best thing since sliced bread, so I thought "Why not". It was one of the biggest nightmares ever. It took me almost a week to install it, if not longer, and barely anything worked. I had the help of 2 or 3 linux "Guru's" at the time as well as the Gentoo community. I have things working pretty well now. I honestly never touch my Gentoo machine. Here's why. Nothing, not ONE thing on Linux attracts me over Windows. There is not one thing that Linux can do that Windows cannot. It is not any faster then Windows, it GTK crashes more then my XP box does. It's slow and buggy. Things dissapear on me all the time. Programs are hard to use, and hard to FIND as well (What the heck runs this file/that file). I tried running Unreal 2k4 and it wouldn't run with my Radeon 9700. Wine is slow as garbage with 512 megs of RAM and a P4 3 ghz. Open Office offers no benifits over Microsoft Office, I actually like MS Office a lot more now that I've used an alternative. Also, most programs that Linux offers you can get on Windows. It's the same thing as Macintosh, there is NOTHING for Macintosh (besides Final Cut Pro) that is really worthwhile to buy. The whole Photoshop being better for Mac is PURE BS, as it has the exact same functionality as on Windows. The only cool things about Linux, that I've found, is the thumbnail previewer (which I think looks prettier then Windows for some reason) and GDesklets (which are buggy as HELL and I'm sure can be done on Windows especially with Avalon). I have talked/read comments from HUNDREDS of linux users over the years who say how great it is, how secure it is etc. The only thing it has is built in pop up blocking(Google Toolbar/Pop Up Blockers, SP2) and less virii (and the only reason there are less virii is because Linux hackers sit and fix any holes in Linux because they have nothing better to do all day). Oh and the customizeable logins are a lot easier to do. Really, someone please tell me any benifits that Linux has that Windows does not have I'd love to know. There really exist none. Actually, don't give me that, as I know it probably does manage memory a little better in some ways and a few other things, but tell me something that it does that would actually IMPROVE my life and I can't do in Windows. Sorry to seem anti-linux here, but I am just tired of hearing how much Windows sucks, and how great Linux is, when no one can provide any proof as to why.