What is your definition of an "up-to-date window manager" and a "major distro?" Gentoo + fluxbox is noticably much faster than Windows, at least on my box. I'm not a Gentoo ricer nazi, but Fluxbox does make a huge difference.
Yes, it would be exceptionally easy to implement, would only require a bit of SQL magic. My point was that this is Slashdot, and "easy" doesn't mean "gets done".
Sounds boring. The difference is that while we don't all work for a pet food company, or whatever makes you read these studies, we DO all have computers that need securing.
Slashdot Mirror
Although some slashdotters probably know everything in here already, I highly recommend it. I own it, and it's absolutely fantastic.
heh...
I read that as "cookingforeigners.com"
Whatever you say. I use Fluxbox because I like it better. YMMV. You can't argue that it's not a major, modern WM though.
Your entire argument revolves around the supposed evils of things that can do what you want, if you let them.
Oooooh, wow, I'm scared. rm -rf / can do scary shit to my computer too, if I let it. This is not much different.
What is your definition of an "up-to-date window manager" and a "major distro?" Gentoo + fluxbox is noticably much faster than Windows, at least on my box. I'm not a Gentoo ricer nazi, but Fluxbox does make a huge difference.
All I can say is becaues of this, and many other issues, I'm NEVER buying Dell again and I hope you don't either.
About all your other problems and issues, sorry, but I don't know what to tell you.
What this boils down to is "researches are looking at ways to make cooler chips." Well, duh, haven't they always?
Yeah, I was kind of wondering myself... I agree with the "overrated" mod though.
Ha! Too bad you didn't kill her when you had the chance.
What does that mean?
That would fucking suck.
If you're going to use /. to advertise your blog, at least conceal it better...
This is Slashbotsmanship at its worse. Wikipedia is fine and good, but when Microsoft does it: EBIL EBIL MICRO$OPH7!
Try reading point 4 of the Open Source Definition.
But it's open source, so you can improve it!
Hey, you implicitly agreed to this when you decided to contribute to Wikipedia, fully agreeing that your work was licensed under the GNU FDL.
Well, you can cite a certain revision of wikipedia. The software stores all previous versions...
Yes, it would be exceptionally easy to implement, would only require a bit of SQL magic. My point was that this is Slashdot, and "easy" doesn't mean "gets done".
Yeah, I guess they're way better in the UK than in the US. That "AOL for Broadband" BS pretty much renewed my hatred of AOL though
in response to your sig, the ansewer is a resounding no. /. we're talking about, what do you exepct? Innovation?!
Come on, this is
If you don't want your machine automatically updated, get this, turn off automatic updates!
Now wasn't that easy?
it sounds like they're having some kind of gang warfare over the topic...what the hell?
Sounds boring. The difference is that while we don't all work for a pet food company, or whatever makes you read these studies, we DO all have computers that need securing.
if you're using AOL in America you're not the brightest bulb in the box either. It doesn't matter where you live, AOL == stupid
"That's the pot calling the kettle black" is a common English idiom which basically accuses someone of being a hypocrite.