Yeah, while the lower speeds may cost around the same, what I'm referring to is the availability of 50Mbit lines to home users, which has yet to be come widely available around here.
for what reason would an OS not come with PS/2 generic mouse drivers?
It/does/ come with generic PS/2 mouse drivers. If the mouse isn't broken and it didn't work then your motherboard or BIOS likely have issues.
The sound was a nightmare to get running, the video was a joke.
If by a nightmare you mean "Go to manufacturer's website, download drivers, install"... and what, were you trying to use the generic XP driver for the video? Those are only meant to get you running so you can install the proper drivers from the hardware manufacturer. If the hardware manufacturer's drivers don't work you can hardly blame Windows.
EVERY driver, EVERY re-configuration demanded a reboot
You know, you don't have to reboot every time it says "It is recommended that you reboot now, but you can press cancel to reboot later". Just install all your drivers and updates in one go, and reboot once.
I finally shook out all of the bugs (oh, yeah, about 100+ XP updates -- the CD was pre-SP1, go figure)
The majority of these are probably in SP2... and that's one update.
In short, you don't have to be all "Windows is teh suxx0rs, Linux FTW!!" just because you're inexperienced with Windows installations (In hindsight, this post seems more like a troll than anything else. "The sound was a pain to get working, it's Windows' fault"? Is it possible to be that ignorant?) Especially considering that Linux is notorious for terrible hardware compatibility.
Yeah, I'm sitting on a 5Mbit line for $25CDN a month, and many of my friends in the states complain about paying $40US for 1.5Mbit. It all depends, of course, since I also know some people who live in urban centres and get 10Mbit for about the same price.
She did, IIRC. Actually, I find Gaiman to pay immense attention to detail, most notably in American Gods. Every deity was carefully researched and sometimes cleverly hidden, and only the subtle details, down to their mannerisms, give out who they really are. Anyway, I actually enjoy his laid back, almost detached writing style, which for me do so much more to bring out the flavour of each character. I've always been a big fantasy/sci-fic fan, but since reading every Gaiman novel published, I've been finding stuff I use to enjoy (Dragonlance, Lackey, etc.) almost bland. I've also started to really appreciate the style of writing as opposed to the content, and started paying more attention to the author than the summary. All in all, I must say that Gaiman is just about my favourite author, with the possible exception of George R.R. Martin.
The two events are of completely different natures. While both are tragic, the Haas incident was, in a way, mundane; it happens to many people, on a regular basis. As such people took the mundane approach to it, which was to mourn his passing. This on the other hand is so completely out there (killer OSS nerd!!) that you can't help but see the funny in it.
Uh, if nobody uses the energy then the power companies will simply generate less. Thus less usage of natural resources (fossil fuels, etc) and pollution.
Last I checked, I could stick any 192kbps> mp3 on my phone and use it as a ringtone, as well as install a variety of Java applications and games for free.
What is it, you ask? Motorola V360. Cost me about $140 after tax, and that's Canadian.
Wait, I mean, it's custom made for me and you can have it for the low low price of $600!
Then again, based on your point, the argument could be made that since the Chinese were a farming culture so (relatively) recently, they retain the same extreme work ethic that our service-based culture lost a few centuries back and so, to us, their effort seems extraordinary.
The whole Chinese work ethic has been nurtured way before any foreign entities became involved. Traditionally the Chinese were primarily a farming people, renting land from landlords for a share of the yields. However, one bad year will put a farmer and his family into perpetual debt, and every member of the family must work dawn till deep into the night just to keep everyone fed. As a result, you had good work ethics or you starve. This lasted well into the last century; there were no nice 40 hour work weeks for the majority of the people, so it's not like the evil foreigners took away the luxuries of the workers.
Pointing out inherent cultural values != racism
To you working your posh 9 to 5 job it might appear to be a lot of work, but many Chinese still remember the days when one woke at dawn and slept at midnight just to ensure they have enough food for the next day. 60 hour weeks are practically a blessing.
How, exactly, are the workers being mistreated? Regular lectures? A merit system? Just because it seems scary to a Westerner doesn't mean it's scary to anybody else. In fact, the factory practices are pretty compliant with Asian values - merit and discipline. The entire Chinese education system was built around these values - every morning, we'd stand in neat rows and listen to the anthem, do morning exercises, and then get a lecture from the principal; in school if we do something good we receive a slip of paper, which could eventually be redeem for rewards. Thus, workplace practices are merely a continuation of that and perfectly normal to any Chinese person. This happens in Japanese workplaces as well.
Just because it's different from what you're used to and you can't understand it doesn't make it something horrible. People need to realize that the majority of the population in modern China don't live in shitholes or scrabble for a living by putting up with a shitty job and abuse. Assembly line jobs in China are perfectly respectable - in fact, it's the same in Canada, where I live; assembly line labourers make quite a tidy sum compared to other manual labourers. No abuse going on here, move right along.
Passwords on IRC are sent via plain messsages to NickServ, which acts just like any other client. I assume regularly NickServ does not log these messages, but if the server is hijacked these messages are probably easily viewable.
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Yeah, while the lower speeds may cost around the same, what I'm referring to is the availability of 50Mbit lines to home users, which has yet to be come widely available around here.
Haha, where are my mod points when I need 'em? Mod parent up!
It /does/ come with generic PS/2 mouse drivers. If the mouse isn't broken and it didn't work then your motherboard or BIOS likely have issues.
If by a nightmare you mean "Go to manufacturer's website, download drivers, install"... and what, were you trying to use the generic XP driver for the video? Those are only meant to get you running so you can install the proper drivers from the hardware manufacturer. If the hardware manufacturer's drivers don't work you can hardly blame Windows.
You know, you don't have to reboot every time it says "It is recommended that you reboot now, but you can press cancel to reboot later". Just install all your drivers and updates in one go, and reboot once.
The majority of these are probably in SP2... and that's one update.In short, you don't have to be all "Windows is teh suxx0rs, Linux FTW!!" just because you're inexperienced with Windows installations (In hindsight, this post seems more like a troll than anything else. "The sound was a pain to get working, it's Windows' fault"? Is it possible to be that ignorant?) Especially considering that Linux is notorious for terrible hardware compatibility.
Naturally, we're all light-years behind Japan :(
She did, IIRC. Actually, I find Gaiman to pay immense attention to detail, most notably in American Gods. Every deity was carefully researched and sometimes cleverly hidden, and only the subtle details, down to their mannerisms, give out who they really are. Anyway, I actually enjoy his laid back, almost detached writing style, which for me do so much more to bring out the flavour of each character. I've always been a big fantasy/sci-fic fan, but since reading every Gaiman novel published, I've been finding stuff I use to enjoy (Dragonlance, Lackey, etc.) almost bland. I've also started to really appreciate the style of writing as opposed to the content, and started paying more attention to the author than the summary. All in all, I must say that Gaiman is just about my favourite author, with the possible exception of George R.R. Martin.
The two events are of completely different natures. While both are tragic, the Haas incident was, in a way, mundane; it happens to many people, on a regular basis. As such people took the mundane approach to it, which was to mourn his passing. This on the other hand is so completely out there (killer OSS nerd!!) that you can't help but see the funny in it.
Uh, if nobody uses the energy then the power companies will simply generate less. Thus less usage of natural resources (fossil fuels, etc) and pollution.
What does being a hacker have to do with technophilia, and where does Linux come in??
They must have saved /some/ money with all the open source stuff; after all, I heard free software was a pretty major incentive for using Linux :P
What is it, you ask? Motorola V360. Cost me about $140 after tax, and that's Canadian.
Wait, I mean, it's custom made for me and you can have it for the low low price of $600!
Firefox: Hackers "claim" zero-day flaw in Firefox
Biased much?
Actually, I think the point is they ARE trying to be as vague as they can :P
Eggplante?
The whole Chinese work ethic has been nurtured way before any foreign entities became involved. Traditionally the Chinese were primarily a farming people, renting land from landlords for a share of the yields. However, one bad year will put a farmer and his family into perpetual debt, and every member of the family must work dawn till deep into the night just to keep everyone fed. As a result, you had good work ethics or you starve. This lasted well into the last century; there were no nice 40 hour work weeks for the majority of the people, so it's not like the evil foreigners took away the luxuries of the workers.
Pointing out inherent cultural values != racism To you working your posh 9 to 5 job it might appear to be a lot of work, but many Chinese still remember the days when one woke at dawn and slept at midnight just to ensure they have enough food for the next day. 60 hour weeks are practically a blessing.
Don't you mean "chorus" and "riff"? :/
"This will be the first official release to include the AMD64 architecture."
I saw "bubble" and "wraps" and went wheee!
Why the HELL is this modded Insightful.
...When I saw "meatbag" I assumed GP meant the swimmer. Pervert :P.
How, exactly, are the workers being mistreated? Regular lectures? A merit system? Just because it seems scary to a Westerner doesn't mean it's scary to anybody else. In fact, the factory practices are pretty compliant with Asian values - merit and discipline. The entire Chinese education system was built around these values - every morning, we'd stand in neat rows and listen to the anthem, do morning exercises, and then get a lecture from the principal; in school if we do something good we receive a slip of paper, which could eventually be redeem for rewards. Thus, workplace practices are merely a continuation of that and perfectly normal to any Chinese person. This happens in Japanese workplaces as well.
Just because it's different from what you're used to and you can't understand it doesn't make it something horrible. People need to realize that the majority of the population in modern China don't live in shitholes or scrabble for a living by putting up with a shitty job and abuse. Assembly line jobs in China are perfectly respectable - in fact, it's the same in Canada, where I live; assembly line labourers make quite a tidy sum compared to other manual labourers. No abuse going on here, move right along.
Monetary value and living expenses are also quite different in China, so there's really no comparison there...
Passwords on IRC are sent via plain messsages to NickServ, which acts just like any other client. I assume regularly NickServ does not log these messages, but if the server is hijacked these messages are probably easily viewable.
I'm pretty sure the idea is that they replaced NickServ with something else that intercepts the passwords when users tried to identify.