Why can't these web developers get into their heads that not everyone has a 1 megabit pipe?
...or a dual-core processor? I am stuck with a box with a 1.15 GHz single-core, 32-bit AMD Athlon and 512 MB RAM. Also, it has choked on the recent interactive Google logos, which if I remember correctly, at one point even caused my browser to freeze!
Firefox 3.6.4 [...] has a platform version of 1.9.2.4. The version number 1.9.2.5 is currently being used by Fennec. We’ll be taking fixes above and beyond that version, so the next platform version Firefox will use will be named 1.9.2.6. We will keep the version numbers coherent by naming it Firefox 3.6.6 (essentially skipping over 3.6.5).
First, I tried to do an upgrade normally with Update Manager. I stopped it because due to a slow Internet connection, it was taking too long. Then, I decided to do a fresh install. Before this, Windows XP was on the 35 GB hard disk, and GNU/Linux was on the 16 GB hard disk. I decided to move Windows to the 16 GB HDD and GNU/Linux to the 35 GB HDD, because I store my data on the GNU/Linux partition and I was running out of free space with the 16 GB HDD.
I backed up my data to the Windows partition, installed a new installation of Windows XP on the 16 GB HDD, moved my backup there, then used UNetbooin to install Xubuntu 9.10 on the 35 GB HDD.
It installed perfectly fine. The only major problem I had was that GRUB2 could not boot into Windows "out of the box". I eventually got it to boot into the Windows partition, but then I ran into problems with Windows itself booting. As of this writing I am still trying to fix it. Also, there has been a problem with the swap partition not activating automatically at boot (I must activate it manually with swapon), but I uncommented a line in/etc/fstab and I will see if it worked at next reboot.
Guru: Just hold down B and press RIGHT on the + Control Pad. You can jump by pressing A. Luser: A...? B...? RIGHT...? + Control Pad...? What about which are you talking? Guru: Those are buttons on the controller. Luser: What the <CENSORED> is a controller?!
I have responded to this by changing my monitor's brightness to 100 and changing its contrast to 0. Now it appears dark, yet everything remains visible.
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First, I tried to do an upgrade normally with Update Manager. I stopped it because due to a slow Internet connection, it was taking too long. Then, I decided to do a fresh install. Before this, Windows XP was on the 35 GB hard disk, and GNU/Linux was on the 16 GB hard disk. I decided to move Windows to the 16 GB HDD and GNU/Linux to the 35 GB HDD, because I store my data on the GNU/Linux partition and I was running out of free space with the 16 GB HDD.
I backed up my data to the Windows partition, installed a new installation of Windows XP on the 16 GB HDD, moved my backup there, then used UNetbooin to install Xubuntu 9.10 on the 35 GB HDD.
It installed perfectly fine. The only major problem I had was that GRUB2 could not boot into Windows "out of the box". I eventually got it to boot into the Windows partition, but then I ran into problems with Windows itself booting. As of this writing I am still trying to fix it. Also, there has been a problem with the swap partition not activating automatically at boot (I must activate it manually with swapon), but I uncommented a line in /etc/fstab and I will see if it worked at next reboot.
The improvements I noticed were:
So far, I am satisfied with Karmic.
I never experienced that with Cox Communications. They must not have done that in Tulsa...
Add Windstream to that list.
I was able to opt out of it, though...
You could try spoofing your UserAgent string to make it think you are using Windows. Then it will display the download link for Windows users.
TwoTrees Shelterbelt blocks archive.org. I have also occasionally seen it block the Google cache.
If television rules the nation, then this must be an unhappy nation.
I have already quit and switched to Fedora Core 4. I hope he succeeds.
Oops, someone simulposted. This is not the first post despite the subject line.
That means you should probably get out of Windoze quickly! (OK, that joke sucked dirt.)
Guru: Just hold down B and press RIGHT on the + Control Pad. You can jump by pressing A.
Luser: A...? B...? RIGHT...? + Control Pad...? What about which are you talking?
Guru: Those are buttons on the controller.
Luser: What the <CENSORED> is a controller?!
Oh, I didn't notice. :oops:
Agree'd -- I didn't [buy] a compy to see pornography. :-&
Agree'd
Does this apply to people running localhost servers?
I have responded to this by changing my monitor's brightness to 100 and changing its contrast to 0. Now it appears dark, yet everything remains visible.
Does this include LCD users?
This isn't surprising. They steal from competitors all the time.
My version of the story: http://www.winslowslair.supremepixels.net/blog/ind ex.php?p=14
If I wanted to eat something even remotely similar, I would just eat a can of corn.
If it is biodegradable, doesn't that mean it won't last that long? I'm worried about it biodegrading like that.
Well, it is theoretically edible, but it is so hard that no one, even if they have very strong teeth, can eat it.
They're trying to protect children from finding about this explicit (and therefore crappy) Web site via a search engine.