Guys, my computer's still running. It's running Windows XP and I use all three browsers. I use Outlook and Thunderbird. I haven't reinstalled Windows ever on this machine. It's not crashing. Am I doing something wrong? My phone isn't snapping in half either. What am I doing wrong?
My cousin had her Samsung A660 phone with her while she was on a thrill ride in a carnival. This thing threw her phone several hundred feet, causing it to finally land on concrete. It had issues after that, but it was in one piece. Maybe the phones really don't break so easily. Also, it would be interesting to see if someone can duplicate the incident in a controlled environment if they really want to say the phones break easily.
I don't know. I've been running Windows with Internet Explorer ever since I was playing with dolls and I've never had my system compromised by any browser exploit. I think all the people who defend Firefox and Linux by saying "this is pure fud" are just as likely to spew their own "fud".
I think the whole summary is the work of a spin doctor trying to appeal to the Slashdot monoculture. iTunes was created to sell iPods. So if the iPods are selling like crazy, how can it be a failure? It also made Apple a major music retailer, surpassing all but the biggest sellers. Next there will be an article saying Toyota is a failed automaker because most people get their Camry's serviced somewhere other than a Toyota dealer.
I personally think there are 25 porn sites that should have taken every slot. And if MySpace is the most popular site on the internet, there are obviously a few people who don't think it's the worst website ever. The list probably should have been entitled "25 worst websites for a Linux user". And even in that case, then Linus Torvalds' site should be on there, assuming it still has absolutely nothing to do with Linux.
Assuming that you're
actually serious, someone owns those designs - cheap PCs are a laudable
goal, but that's no justification for ripping off a bunch of people.
That's going to come back to haunt you when the conversation turns to
DRM.
I just spent 4 hours downloading and installing patches over the weekend
and now I've got more...
I'm just glad I don't use IE, that's all.
I'm glad I don't use your ISP. It doesn't take me long to download the
updates. No longer than it takes to download a Firefox update, which
didn't get nearly as harsh a reaction even though they've also released
quick fixes to regression patches. I didn't have to download any Outlook
updates over the weekend and neither did my friend who has Windows on
her laptop, and we both use Outlook. So I would wonder if that's really
a Windows problem or something specific to your computer.
This may also be how they force everybody to buy HD-DVD movies. By making it impossible to buy a plain DVD. It's also a convenient excuse to make everybody pay HD-DVD prices even if they have an ordinary DVD player.
This raises an interesting question: now that Amazon is in the business of competing
with physical DVD purchases, will Amazon prices for DVDs rise until it's cheaper
to buy via UnBox?
Not as long as there are other people to buy DVD's from.
I think that's Apple's problem right there. MP3 playing, in itself, is practically
a free add-on for any device with a bit of storage space and a display. Much
simpler than designing a good cell phone, I'd argue. I recently noticed an ad
for a GPS device. After describing all the GPS functions, they casually mentioned
that it is also an mp3 player. I can't see why every cellphone made in the near
future would not have a good mp3 player in it. 1 GB flash retails for
$25 now, and the power required to power headphones isn't much.
I'd be happy if they could just make the phones hold a signal. If I'm going
to have to spend a few hundred dollars, I'd probably go with an iPod with phone
capability before a phone with iPod capability, just because my iPod has a
history of doing what I bought it for.
It doesn't make much sense to me either, but think about how many movies have been based on video games and books, with the movie completely missing the mark and alienating all possible target audiences. Maybe everybody throughout the movie industry is just really out of touch with reality. On the other hand, if they think everybody is into something like an mp3 player then companies make mp3 players and sell them. So maybe these people decided everybody likes downloading movies so they can sell the ability to download movies. Maybe somebody just got drunk and high in the boardroom. Or maybe they know this isn't going to catch on but they figure since the price pays for the bandwidth and there is no cost of material, even a few sales will result in a profit. I vote for the last option.
Wouldn't they have to take down all of the videos from people who aren't members? They'd have no members and no content. The only way I think that could work is if they grandfathered in the existing members. Then they'd only have to worry about the millions of people pissed off because somebody's making money off their videos and they're not getting any of it.
Although I don't think we're qualified to judge these people, I do think equal treatment is important. If it's okay to fine a little girl thousands of dollars for downloading music then it's okay to lock these trolls up for junk mailing.
So that means you only get to "own" it for the 6 months before your windows tanks and you have to reinstall? Even less if you haven't reinstalled in a while, I suppose.
Windows XP doesn't crash after 6 months unless you're clueless about Windows. No need to turn this into a Windows bashing session. It's an Amazon-bashing session. Anyway, I had that kind of problem with iTunes. I upgraded the bios in my laptop and iTunes detected it as a new computer, informing me that I had one less computer I could play my music on. But they have a way you can deactivate all the computers and your count starts over. If Amazon has something like that then I could deal with it maybe.
Anti-Windows guys produce as much "FUD" as they accuse everybody else of producing. I've been running Windows XP on this computer since XP was new and I've never had to reinstall.
Erm. While XP is Microsoft's most stable OS to date, supporting (indeed,
enabling) 3rd party apps is exactly what an OS should do in the first place,
and do well. This job description specifically does NOT include the necessity
for the kernel to barf on "illegal operations" performed by 3rd party apps
which run (in theory) solely in userspace. Yet, this happens, by your own
admission, a lot in XP.
About the time we started using Windows XP, I was also dual-booting Linux
because one of my professors was a Linux fanatic and required all of our programs
to compile with GCC. We were compiling programs and running them. I learned
very quickly that it is as easy to lock up a computer running Linux as it is
with Windows, if not easier. I don't even think I was logged on as root. This
was about three years ago so maybe Linux has improved since then, but so has
Windows and I don't remember the last time I had software crash my whole system.
My lil' nephew managed to lock it up but I have no idea what he did.
Lots of industries make innovations, based on the needs of women, that ultimately become standard features because they end up benefitting everybody. If we could just get Slashdot to listen to women more then maybe we would get somewhere.
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I HAVE HAD ENOUGH of all these motherfucking Snakes on a Plane jokes on this motherfucking forum.
Guys, my computer's still running. It's running Windows XP and I use all three browsers. I use Outlook and Thunderbird. I haven't reinstalled Windows ever on this machine. It's not crashing. Am I doing something wrong? My phone isn't snapping in half either. What am I doing wrong?
My cousin had her Samsung A660 phone with her while she was on a thrill ride in a carnival. This thing threw her phone several hundred feet, causing it to finally land on concrete. It had issues after that, but it was in one piece. Maybe the phones really don't break so easily. Also, it would be interesting to see if someone can duplicate the incident in a controlled environment if they really want to say the phones break easily.
Can't you just not click on the link?
I don't know. I've been running Windows with Internet Explorer ever since I was playing with dolls and I've never had my system compromised by any browser exploit. I think all the people who defend Firefox and Linux by saying "this is pure fud" are just as likely to spew their own "fud".
I think the whole summary is the work of a spin doctor trying to appeal to the Slashdot monoculture. iTunes was created to sell iPods. So if the iPods are selling like crazy, how can it be a failure? It also made Apple a major music retailer, surpassing all but the biggest sellers. Next there will be an article saying Toyota is a failed automaker because most people get their Camry's serviced somewhere other than a Toyota dealer.
I personally think there are 25 porn sites that should have taken every slot. And if MySpace is the most popular site on the internet, there are obviously a few people who don't think it's the worst website ever. The list probably should have been entitled "25 worst websites for a Linux user". And even in that case, then Linus Torvalds' site should be on there, assuming it still has absolutely nothing to do with Linux.
That's going to come back to haunt you when the conversation turns to DRM.
I'm glad I don't use your ISP. It doesn't take me long to download the updates. No longer than it takes to download a Firefox update, which didn't get nearly as harsh a reaction even though they've also released quick fixes to regression patches. I didn't have to download any Outlook updates over the weekend and neither did my friend who has Windows on her laptop, and we both use Outlook. So I would wonder if that's really a Windows problem or something specific to your computer.
This may also be how they force everybody to buy HD-DVD movies. By making it impossible to buy a plain DVD. It's also a convenient excuse to make everybody pay HD-DVD prices even if they have an ordinary DVD player.
Not as long as there are other people to buy DVD's from.
Well it is Slashdot.
Why would one care to do this? Is it some kind of stand against corporate entities?
I'd be happy if they could just make the phones hold a signal. If I'm going to have to spend a few hundred dollars, I'd probably go with an iPod with phone capability before a phone with iPod capability, just because my iPod has a history of doing what I bought it for.
As long as their burning software comes from Roxio, I don't think Nero has anything to worry about either.
It doesn't make much sense to me either, but think about how many movies have been based on video games and books, with the movie completely missing the mark and alienating all possible target audiences. Maybe everybody throughout the movie industry is just really out of touch with reality. On the other hand, if they think everybody is into something like an mp3 player then companies make mp3 players and sell them. So maybe these people decided everybody likes downloading movies so they can sell the ability to download movies. Maybe somebody just got drunk and high in the boardroom. Or maybe they know this isn't going to catch on but they figure since the price pays for the bandwidth and there is no cost of material, even a few sales will result in a profit. I vote for the last option.
Wouldn't they have to take down all of the videos from people who aren't members? They'd have no members and no content. The only way I think that could work is if they grandfathered in the existing members. Then they'd only have to worry about the millions of people pissed off because somebody's making money off their videos and they're not getting any of it.
Although I don't think we're qualified to judge these people, I do think equal treatment is important. If it's okay to fine a little girl thousands of dollars for downloading music then it's okay to lock these trolls up for junk mailing.
Windows XP doesn't crash after 6 months unless you're clueless about Windows. No need to turn this into a Windows bashing session. It's an Amazon-bashing session. Anyway, I had that kind of problem with iTunes. I upgraded the bios in my laptop and iTunes detected it as a new computer, informing me that I had one less computer I could play my music on. But they have a way you can deactivate all the computers and your count starts over. If Amazon has something like that then I could deal with it maybe.
Calling it a democracy doesn't make it a democracy.
IBM and NASA are also considering a second shipment of ACME parts, which are not powered by Sony batteries.
Anti-Windows guys produce as much "FUD" as they accuse everybody else of producing. I've been running Windows XP on this computer since XP was new and I've never had to reinstall.
About the time we started using Windows XP, I was also dual-booting Linux because one of my professors was a Linux fanatic and required all of our programs to compile with GCC. We were compiling programs and running them. I learned very quickly that it is as easy to lock up a computer running Linux as it is with Windows, if not easier. I don't even think I was logged on as root. This was about three years ago so maybe Linux has improved since then, but so has Windows and I don't remember the last time I had software crash my whole system. My lil' nephew managed to lock it up but I have no idea what he did.
The only thing interesting about that to me is it's the same way I've seen Linux being described for as long as I can remember.
Lots of industries make innovations, based on the needs of women, that ultimately become standard features because they end up benefitting everybody. If we could just get Slashdot to listen to women more then maybe we would get somewhere.