This bill is a complete waste of time and taxpayer money. It is not the place of government (nor religion) to declare something a fact when it contradicts information obtained using the scientific process.
Edgy Eft comes with AIGLX support built in. Setting up your choice of composite manager is YOUR prerogative, which is a good idea since your graphics card may not be up-to-snuff/configured yet.
My school uses DeepFreeze on their XP systems, and it's pretty indestructable (unless someone gets naughty with a livecd). It's a pain with antivirus though. I'm going to try to convince my school to switch to Edubuntu still, however, because there's still issues like viruses and stability, not to mention manageability.
So there you have it. They don't have to support their software, ever. If Windows breaks, they have to (a) refund your money, or (b) give you a replacement. They do not have to (c) fix the broken software.
Finally a way to put Miicrosoft out of business!
1) Buy Windows 2) Install Windows 3) Connect computer to internet 4) Wait for computer to crash due to virus infestation 5) Get refund from M$ for defective software 6) Repeat and sell licenses for profit!
This isn't necessarily good for the processor market, because it makes everyone stick to the same standards, even if they're ineffiecient. Oh cool, Company X has designed a processor with a cool new feature that will make programs wayyyyy faster! Oh wait, there's that darn high level language, too bad it'll never be used. Of course, it may be beneficial, because people's progress would be channeled into one direction, however this is only useful for so long, before true innovation almost comes to a standstill.
Seems to me like this guy wanted to see what Linux would be like with almost zero work at all. He didn't try popular apps like GTKpod to connect to his iPod, or MPlayer to watch his media, or install any plugins to Firefox to be able to watch online videos. It's like installing Windows XP and expecting all of your applications to just be there. Guess what, you still have to install iTunes, you still have to install the flash plugin, you still need to install Quicktime, and MS has been in antitrust hearings repeatedly for bundling its media player.
If he'd spent maybe ten minutes googling for "linux ipod" or "linux media player" he could have found the names of the apps he was looking for quite easily, and then installed them through his distribution's package manager (unlike in Windows where you have to search for a download mirror or find the download link on a site, followed by choosing the right.exe to download). The fact that he tries to install iTunes, use Office, etc, makes it look like he's trying to just use Windows apps on Linux, which everyone knows doesn't work very well (and it's really not Linux's fault, the developers of Windows and its applications can't be bothered to help Linux developers, not to mention the fact that the Windows libraries and environment must be emulated).
I'm glad this guy tried more than one distro, but I still think he could have bothered to see what alternatives were available.
Don't you see? The reason for the contradiction between the Russians and the Planetary Society is because the Russians secretly altered the path to leave the Earth's orbit, then claimed it crashed. However, the Planetary Society isn't in on it, and they are still recieving the signal from the spaceship which is now traveling away from the Earth. This explains the weaker than expected signal.
Well, many comments say that it is in a very low orbit. I'm not sure of the details on how high it goes, but the stage one rocket failed after just over a minute, so it probably didn't get very high, am I right? So there is still going to be some atmosphere around. Then, during the automatic opening of the sails, they will probably be torn to shreds, because aren't they really really thin? This could knock it out of its orbit (at least alter it) as they tear from the supports. I just hope it doesn't land on my house:-P
Finally, someone has decided it's a good idea to slow the heat-death of the universe! Come on, electronics have to be one of the biggest heat producers on earth!
I'm not an expert on this, but from what you're saying, because the iPod itself is constructed in thinner air, sounds produced inside of it would not be as high quality as one that someone poked a hole in and let in normal air or one that has different earbuds?
dos4who: "Currently, in p2p programs (ala Kazaa, etc), you'd have to download the entire 600 MB file"
uh... NO. Shareaza [www.shareaza.com] can preview almost any file while you are downloading, including movies.
axonal: "while I window you visited awhile ago is blurred. Over time, the window would get more blurred the longer you stop interacting with it "
just what we need, forgetful computers! maybe there could be a state between minimized and restored, where the window only displays its main point, like a web page would show the topic or site name, a media player would show song title and time remaining.
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This bill is a complete waste of time and taxpayer money. It is not the place of government (nor religion) to declare something a fact when it contradicts information obtained using the scientific process.
Edgy Eft comes with AIGLX support built in. Setting up your choice of composite manager is YOUR prerogative, which is a good idea since your graphics card may not be up-to-snuff/configured yet.
My school uses DeepFreeze on their XP systems, and it's pretty indestructable (unless someone gets naughty with a livecd). It's a pain with antivirus though. I'm going to try to convince my school to switch to Edubuntu still, however, because there's still issues like viruses and stability, not to mention manageability.
No, Edubuntu. Jeez!
How ironic, a hacking site DoS'd...
Finally a way to put Miicrosoft out of business!
1) Buy Windows
2) Install Windows
3) Connect computer to internet
4) Wait for computer to crash due to virus infestation
5) Get refund from M$ for defective software
6) Repeat and sell licenses for profit!
This isn't necessarily good for the processor market, because it makes everyone stick to the same standards, even if they're ineffiecient. Oh cool, Company X has designed a processor with a cool new feature that will make programs wayyyyy faster! Oh wait, there's that darn high level language, too bad it'll never be used. Of course, it may be beneficial, because people's progress would be channeled into one direction, however this is only useful for so long, before true innovation almost comes to a standstill.
Just my $0.02.
It's probably another one of Strong Bad's get-rich-quick schemes, I bet he's taped Homestar to the ceiling again.... :-\
Seems to me like this guy wanted to see what Linux would be like with almost zero work at all. He didn't try popular apps like GTKpod to connect to his iPod, or MPlayer to watch his media, or install any plugins to Firefox to be able to watch online videos. It's like installing Windows XP and expecting all of your applications to just be there. Guess what, you still have to install iTunes, you still have to install the flash plugin, you still need to install Quicktime, and MS has been in antitrust hearings repeatedly for bundling its media player.
.exe to download). The fact that he tries to install iTunes, use Office, etc, makes it look like he's trying to just use Windows apps on Linux, which everyone knows doesn't work very well (and it's really not Linux's fault, the developers of Windows and its applications can't be bothered to help Linux developers, not to mention the fact that the Windows libraries and environment must be emulated).
If he'd spent maybe ten minutes googling for "linux ipod" or "linux media player" he could have found the names of the apps he was looking for quite easily, and then installed them through his distribution's package manager (unlike in Windows where you have to search for a download mirror or find the download link on a site, followed by choosing the right
I'm glad this guy tried more than one distro, but I still think he could have bothered to see what alternatives were available.
But what is the point of running it in a window? It's like taking a bath in the best tub ever, which is surrounded by shit...
Don't you see? The reason for the contradiction between the Russians and the Planetary Society is because the Russians secretly altered the path to leave the Earth's orbit, then claimed it crashed. However, the Planetary Society isn't in on it, and they are still recieving the signal from the spaceship which is now traveling away from the Earth. This explains the weaker than expected signal.
Well, many comments say that it is in a very low orbit. I'm not sure of the details on how high it goes, but the stage one rocket failed after just over a minute, so it probably didn't get very high, am I right? So there is still going to be some atmosphere around. Then, during the automatic opening of the sails, they will probably be torn to shreds, because aren't they really really thin? This could knock it out of its orbit (at least alter it) as they tear from the supports. I just hope it doesn't land on my house :-P
Since it will be in a lower orbit, won't the sail act like a normal sail and stop its forward motion? [fall]
1. Kill, Kill, Kill!
2. Ask questions.
3. Run facial recognition test for all suspected terrorists.
Finally, someone has decided it's a good idea to slow the heat-death of the universe! Come on, electronics have to be one of the biggest heat producers on earth!
I'm not an expert on this, but from what you're saying, because the iPod itself is constructed in thinner air, sounds produced inside of it would not be as high quality as one that someone poked a hole in and let in normal air or one that has different earbuds?
dos4who: "Currently, in p2p programs (ala Kazaa, etc), you'd have to download the entire 600 MB file" uh... NO. Shareaza [www.shareaza.com] can preview almost any file while you are downloading, including movies.
axonal: "while I window you visited awhile ago is blurred. Over time, the window would get more blurred the longer you stop interacting with it " just what we need, forgetful computers! maybe there could be a state between minimized and restored, where the window only displays its main point, like a web page would show the topic or site name, a media player would show song title and time remaining.