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  1. Re:Not the first time... on Microsoft Has Built a Linux Distro · · Score: 1

    Xenix was licenced from the then SCO to Microsoft :) It was therefore a rebadged SCO Unix it wasn't made by MS.

  2. It's also has repos for on New Release of the Trinity Desktop Environment · · Score: 1

    CentOS PcLinuxOS Fedora Debian etc etc I released an updated ISO yesterday, things are really stable at the moment. and there is still things KDE3 can do that 4 can't and it's fast to boot* * the inverse is also true, some things kde4 can do that 3 can't, horses for courses.

  3. Re:Bullshit on Systemd Absorbs "su" Command Functionality · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm so happy I don't have any systemd shit on this machine, seriously what is that man thinking, nothing is broken with su, in fact it's alot more secure than some systems use of sudo. Pottering, listen to me, nothing is broken, if you want that shit on your machine, you have it, just leave the rest of us the fuck alone. I feel better after that :D

  4. Re:HOSTS file on How To Keep Microsoft's Nose Out of Your Personal Data In Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    you're doing it wrong, I got it to install and run using PlayOnLinux, (did it to see if I could, and did) however not all windows software can be used this way, put windows in a vm and use iptables sort the crap out. then use the routers firewall too just to make sure, host files in Linux bocks both urls and IPs, I know this because I got locked out of a server by IP, I had to ssh in to another server then ssh in to the server I wanted to clear myself (self inflicted wound, my fault). bah why am I bothering, ya wont take advice and you only end up getting fucked by MS regardless.

  5. Re:Gotta love the idiocy of the British Government on The UK's War On Porn: Turning ISPs Into Parents · · Score: 1

    If they did kill because they used social media, then they only killed the stupid ones. no terrorist with an IQ above 50 would organise I single thing using Email, Social Media or a telephone, landline or mobile. They are just taking away rights of normal men and women because they can in the pretense of terrorism, basically no matter what they do, if they really want to attack us, they will regardless of the freedoms they choose to take away from you and me. It's sickening that the dumbass public don't realise this and just roll over. I am now going to be on a list for the above post hahaha.

  6. Gotta love the idiocy of the British Government on The UK's War On Porn: Turning ISPs Into Parents · · Score: 1

    As a Brit it never fails to amaze me how stupid our Government has become, now this crap about needing a CC or Debit card to provide proof of age, Like there isn't a teen with an IQ of 60 or over that will work out that dads CC works just fine while he sleeps, takes a bath or whatever. Seriously this is as stupid as looking for terrorists on social media. Idiots, the lot of them.

  7. Start 10 on Windows 10 Start Menu Wins IDSA Design Award · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Didn't I read a couple of days ago that start 10 was downloaded by gazillions because win 10's start menu is crap, not tried it, not going to. just saying.

  8. Re:Linux and systemd on Speed-Ups, Small Fixes Earn Good Marks From Ars For Mint 17.2 · · Score: 1

    uname -a Linux localhost 4.1.2-pclos1 #1 SMP Sat Jul 11 03:35:45 CDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux No systemd here :D

  9. Sad on Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Hospitalised In LA After Stroke · · Score: 2

    I hope she recovers well and they got to it quickly.

  10. this will speed firefox up on Ask Slashdot: Options After Google Chrome Discontinues NPAPI Support? · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://lifehacker.com/turn-on-... I've noticed a speed bump doing that, and the usual addons for ad blocking etc.

  11. Re:VPNs and proxies on High Court Orders UK ISPs To Block EBook Sites · · Score: 2

    No but Tor browser does, There is not a site I can't go to on that, regardless what the ISP has "blocked" :D just don't torrent through it, that's wrong, download it and click the torrent file once you have closed the browser :D and to the Government and courts, Fuck you

  12. Re:From the Article... on Linux 4.0 Has a File-System Corruption Problem, RAID Users Warned · · Score: 1

    uname -r 4.0.4-pclos1

  13. Re:Compelling? on Why Apple Ditched Its Plan To Build a Television · · Score: 2

    With Tv's both Samsung and LG would have spanked them in sales and Apple can't have that :)

  14. Re:Upstart or Systemd? on Ubuntu 15.04 Released, First Version To Feature systemd · · Score: 1

    I;m so grateful that I use a distro that doesn't use systemd :D I can't even get the bastard to install on this machine, instant kernel panic on all systemd distro's

  15. Re:This Guy's Talents Should be Put to Good Use on Prison Inmate Emails His Own Release Instructions To the Prison · · Score: 2

    Sounds like this guy is more clever than most of the constables and prison officials in the article. Perhaps MI5 should hire him for penetration testing instead of putting him in jail!

    That's the rest of the population then. Disclaimer, I am a Brit.

  16. Re:I'm a Member of That 1% on Steam On Linux Now Has Over a Thousand Games Available · · Score: 2

    I have Steam installed on a pure 64bit Linux distro and I've had no issues so far.

  17. Re:I'd suggest to recommend uninstalling windows t on Homeland Security Urges Lenovo Customers To Remove Superfish · · Score: 2

    Number one reason not to use Ubuntu and anything that uses SUDO in a way that it uses the same password as your username password, it's fucking stupid, kill sudo and use SU with a proper root password that's different to your user password. Ubuntu should be shamed for using sudo in such a stupid fashion.

  18. Re:Worst product name this year on Microsoft's First Azure Hosted Service Is Powered By Linux · · Score: 2

    http://pclinuxos.com/ Pclinuxos is the distro you are looking for, no systemd and the head honcho is Texstar, the dude who did the extra repo with the cool stuff for Mandrake back in the day (as it was).

  19. Re:Malware? on Forbes Blasts Latests Windows 7 Patch as Malware · · Score: 1

    windows/Linux user here, there are problems with both, however linux is just better, I use PClinuxOS as my main desktop, idiot easy to install, updates are frequent as it's a rolling distro, so I never have to reinstall. I have a separate /home partition, that's sync'd by rsync to my little machine I use for back ups, everything was found hardware wise, and yes some things go wrong, usually fixed within a day of being reported, this isn't unique to just the distro I use, but the majority of others too, regardless of init system they use. I admin both Linux and Windows machines and 9 times out of 10 if the phone rings it's a Windows issue, and that doesn't mean it's 9 Windows machines to every 1 Linux box, it's actually near half and half. Alie.

  20. Re:Not really missing vinyl on Vinyl Record Pressing Plants Struggle To Keep Up With Demand · · Score: 1

    hahaha, the dog is jealous of my hearing :P however dogs can hear to around 44K and a cat even higher (nearly 89Khz) but dogs bass cut off is higher than ours at around 65Hz.

  21. Re:When I first read this on Forbes Blasts Latests Windows 7 Patch as Malware · · Score: 1

    You have no argument from me :) and I think others need to learn to read of what I said, but never mind, I don't own any fruity products but I know through reading that what you say is true to an extent, as to my comment above it's humourous not a troll hahaha, I swear every time I come to this site, the IQ of the average reader drops. And at least I put my name to it :P Alistair.

  22. Re:Not really missing vinyl on Vinyl Record Pressing Plants Struggle To Keep Up With Demand · · Score: 2, Informative

    I can, and have done since 1985 with my first Philips cd player, I have been tested to hear from 17Hz to 22Khz also medically, I can honestly tell the difference easily on say Enya orinocco flow, the one on the original release CD has bass that goes to around 18Hz the one on the "Best of" cuts off at around 25Hz and the treble is sliced too. To most that use crap mp3 players or midi HIFI 's the difference is small, but for someone who has a decent system it's like night and day.

  23. When I first read this on Forbes Blasts Latests Windows 7 Patch as Malware · · Score: 1, Troll

    I thought it class Windows as malware, and my immediate thought was "about fucking time" but it's just another messed up patch. it happens.

  24. Re:It has systemd? on Fedora 21 Released · · Score: 2

    "If it has systemd it can get right back into custody." It does http://docs.fedoraproject.org/...

  25. Rolling on Microsoft Introduces Build Cadence Selection With Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I use a rolling Distro (PCLinuxOS) that doesn't use the bleeding edge, all the apps are put in to "testing" and me and others test the crap out of it before it's put in to the repository proper for the ordinary folks (for want of a better phrase). this way there are a lot less issues to fix, but we still have limited testers, not the Millions Microsoft have and still have a very stable and nice working environment regardless of the DM used, KDE, Mate etc. For some reason Microsoft still haven't fixed the USB feature from 1996 ffs. (The feature is it keeps loading fucking drivers for a USB pen every time you plug the thing in to another USB port, fucking annoying, that goes for my usb DVB-T tvcard and USB Hard drives too, I mean wtf.) Glad they seem to be listening to other complaints though.