[i]Microsoft already makes a good office suite that doesn't cost much and runs on PCs and Apples.[/i]
Wait, did I just hear you say that?
Let's see...
Office 2003 Standard Edition: $399 ($239 if you're upgrading from another version) for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
If you would also like to get programs like Access (included in the Professional edition: $499 ($339 if you're upgrading from another version).
Now, let's see... OpenOffice...
Oh, look. It's free!
[i]The upside is you "save" a little on price.
The downside is you lose on maintenance costs and
you'll probably get fired for not going the safe route. Just stick with Microsoft.[/i]
Maintenance cost... You mean like in maintenance when fixing your computer because Outlook let a virus slip through?
Or like with macro's in word?
Oh, God, stop acting ridiculous.
Yesterday, I installed Slackware. It runs fine, and boots faster than Windows 98 on the same computer. Copying files goes faster than with Windows 98, the desktop (Fluxbox) is very responsive.
What more could one want?
"The cause of the failure could have been anything from a software glitch to a major hardware malfunction."
You should change the title! "First Longhorn test partially successful!"
It's improving at this very moment;-) And it's come a long way. But driver support in Linux... There's still a lot to do (not just by Linux developers, but by those who release their drivers).
For people who don't know anything about computers, switching to Linux will probably be as easy as switching from Windows 98 to Windows XP (though a lot of people think that switch is hard), once they get used to KDE, Firefox, Thunderbird and Open Office on their Windows machine (of course, someone has to put those programs there for them first!). Non-tech savvy people don't care about the operating system, they just want everything to stay the way they like it. That's why it's hard to convince Windows users to Linux.
However, people using Firefox and Open Office will switch to Linux faster, because it won't be all that different!
Once all of the applications are available on both operating systems, people will just choose the best operating system.
That would be... the most secure and stable one!
Right?
Well, almost.
If we can get Linux as user friendly as windows (ah, we're almost there!) and make all applications available on both operating systems... They'll choose Linux.
I know my mom would... And if my mom would do that, everybody would!:-P
And now you're talking nonsense.
Security through obscurity doesn't exist, and Linux and Mac are safer than Windows.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_wi ndows_security/
(From the article you mention)
The controversy occurs almost entirely within the press and political arenas. In the scientific press and amongst climate researchers, there is little "controversy" about global warming, only a desire to investigate a scientific problem and determine its consequences. As Kevin E. Trenberth writes:
In 1995 the IPCC assessment concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate". Since then the evidence has become much stronger... Thus the headline in IPCC (2001) is "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities"... While some changes arising from global warming are benign or even beneficial, the economic effects of the weather extremes are substantial and clearly warrant attention in policy debates... Consequently, there is a strong case for slowing down the projected rates of climate change from human influences.
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And even if global warming might not be that bad...
We can't know for sure right now.
If you're allowed to go for a space trip, and 50% of the people (many of them scientists) tell you you'll die for sure, while the other half (also including scientists) tells you there's no danger...
Will you take the risk?
Will you let your children and grand-children take the risk?
Well, I don't know about Hibikitour, but I can tell you my experience.
It's easier to write a 'words-per-day' quota.
As pages-per-day is not too accurate.
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True.
Someone (Alma H. Hromic) compared writing and open heart surgery, and said WriMo'ers were regular people attempting heart surgery.
That's the most lousy comparison I've ever heard!
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You have to be able to take a step away from your novel, once you've finished it (not easy).
I think writing 5 novels in a year (yes, some NaNoWriMo members do so) will learn you a lot more about writing novels, than writing 50 short-stories in a year.
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You write. That's what you're supposed to do when you enter.
You write, and that's how you learn. People learn from their mistakes.
Also, folks that want to write a GOOD novel (like I want to do), use this month to write a novel DRAFT.
Also, who are you to judge if you'll learn to write well during NaNo?
In January and February this year, I wrote over 20 000 words (I know, that's nothing).
Trust me, I LEARNED a lot.
I love this thing. It's the second year I'm participating, and I can advise it to anyone who ever wants to write a novel!
You'll have fun, you'll be tortured, you'll be crying when you don't get your daily word count.
In other words: join up!
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[i]Microsoft already makes a good office suite that doesn't cost much and runs on PCs and Apples.[/i]
Wait, did I just hear you say that?
Let's see...
Office 2003 Standard Edition: $399 ($239 if you're upgrading from another version) for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
If you would also like to get programs like Access (included in the Professional edition: $499 ($339 if you're upgrading from another version).
Now, let's see... OpenOffice...
Oh, look. It's free!
[i]The upside is you "save" a little on price. The downside is you lose on maintenance costs and you'll probably get fired for not going the safe route. Just stick with Microsoft.[/i]
Maintenance cost... You mean like in maintenance when fixing your computer because Outlook let a virus slip through?
Or like with macro's in word?
Oh, God, stop acting ridiculous. Yesterday, I installed Slackware. It runs fine, and boots faster than Windows 98 on the same computer. Copying files goes faster than with Windows 98, the desktop (Fluxbox) is very responsive. What more could one want?
"The cause of the failure could have been anything from a software glitch to a major hardware malfunction." You should change the title! "First Longhorn test partially successful!"
Well, knowing Open Source Cheerleaders, okay. But make sure you're not related :-P Else, it's illegal ;-)
It's improving at this very moment ;-) And it's come a long way. But driver support in Linux... There's still a lot to do (not just by Linux developers, but by those who release their drivers).
For people who don't know anything about computers, switching to Linux will probably be as easy as switching from Windows 98 to Windows XP (though a lot of people think that switch is hard), once they get used to KDE, Firefox, Thunderbird and Open Office on their Windows machine (of course, someone has to put those programs there for them first!). Non-tech savvy people don't care about the operating system, they just want everything to stay the way they like it. That's why it's hard to convince Windows users to Linux.
:-P
However, people using Firefox and Open Office will switch to Linux faster, because it won't be all that different!
Once all of the applications are available on both operating systems, people will just choose the best operating system.
That would be... the most secure and stable one! Right?
Well, almost.
If we can get Linux as user friendly as windows (ah, we're almost there!) and make all applications available on both operating systems... They'll choose Linux.
I know my mom would... And if my mom would do that, everybody would!
e^x + c (with c being a constant) Let's go :-P
And now you're talking nonsense. Security through obscurity doesn't exist, and Linux and Mac are safer than Windows. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_wi ndows_security/
Wait a minute... You mean I can actually combine spyware, viruses AND receiving phone calls from total strangers? Wow!
(From the article you mention) The controversy occurs almost entirely within the press and political arenas. In the scientific press and amongst climate researchers, there is little "controversy" about global warming, only a desire to investigate a scientific problem and determine its consequences. As Kevin E. Trenberth writes: In 1995 the IPCC assessment concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate". Since then the evidence has become much stronger ... Thus the headline in IPCC (2001) is "There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities"... While some changes arising from global warming are benign or even beneficial, the economic effects of the weather extremes are substantial and clearly warrant attention in policy debates... Consequently, there is a strong case for slowing down the projected rates of climate change from human influences.
-----
And even if global warming might not be that bad...
We can't know for sure right now.
If you're allowed to go for a space trip, and 50% of the people (many of them scientists) tell you you'll die for sure, while the other half (also including scientists) tells you there's no danger...
Will you take the risk?
Will you let your children and grand-children take the risk?
Well, in google, it's the third result!
You don't even NEED a 70 teraflops computer. This one will do: http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/meet/html/d.3 .html
Well, I don't know about Hibikitour, but I can tell you my experience. It's easier to write a 'words-per-day' quota. As pages-per-day is not too accurate.
True. Someone (Alma H. Hromic) compared writing and open heart surgery, and said WriMo'ers were regular people attempting heart surgery. That's the most lousy comparison I've ever heard!
You have to be able to take a step away from your novel, once you've finished it (not easy). I think writing 5 novels in a year (yes, some NaNoWriMo members do so) will learn you a lot more about writing novels, than writing 50 short-stories in a year.
You write. That's what you're supposed to do when you enter. You write, and that's how you learn. People learn from their mistakes. Also, folks that want to write a GOOD novel (like I want to do), use this month to write a novel DRAFT. Also, who are you to judge if you'll learn to write well during NaNo? In January and February this year, I wrote over 20 000 words (I know, that's nothing). Trust me, I LEARNED a lot.
I love this thing. It's the second year I'm participating, and I can advise it to anyone who ever wants to write a novel! You'll have fun, you'll be tortured, you'll be crying when you don't get your daily word count. In other words: join up!
I'd criticize him (I often do), but I don't feel like it.
;-)
I already have a gmail and a spymac account.
Anyways, nice way of handing out invites