delaying it is like pulling a bandaid off a wound slowly causing the pain to be prolonged and more acute, when just grabbing the bandaid and ripping it off completely gets it over with quicker, sure there is going to be some pain but you get it over with quicker and can get on when cleaning & dressing the wound with antibiotics and a fresh bandaid...
either way there is going to be some pain but what would you prefer? get it over with quicker? or prolonged and more acute pain?
what i dont understand is why Windows Update requires activeX & Internet Explorer, it should be just a dialog box that only connects to Windows Update independent of any browser, i have not used ms-windows in a long long time but i assume Windows Update works the same (through IE) maybe microsoft's way of making sure IE a necessary & integral part of the OS...
i thank the GNU/gods that Linux rescued me from such a kludge of an OS (windows) many years ago...
when the owner of Broadcom (or any other company) spends all the extra cash on drugs instead of making better products & drivers to run those products (R & D)...
i bought a GrandTec Virtually Indestructible keyboard, i love it, best keyboard i ever owned, it is waterproof if it ever gets dirty i can just take it to the kitchen sink and wash it with hot soapy water and towel dry.
the year is 2025, Microsoft and Apple went bust, filed chapter 11, then MS & Apple merged in to one company, OSWinXV is the OS and can only be installed on WinApple Hardware, and the bundle literally costs a bundle (about the price of a new luxury car) while all the rest of the world runs 95% Linux & BSD (mostly Linux) and a sprinkling of OpenSolaris, only the uber rich buy the MS/Apple with OSWinXV, (roman humerals for 15) and it does not do much other than surf the internet & email, and solitare, while all the real work and productivity is on the *Nixes...
and......and if windows-7 turns out to be another flop like winME & vista did? it could be the straw the breaks the camel's back, microsoft better produce a mostly bug free and responsive system that people will actually like to use or it could be curtains for microsoft in the OS department...
just think if 7 was a flop, and microsoft quit making an OS and started just selling ms-office &other ms-applications for Linux (and other *nixes)?
RE:why (what) do we think it's going to happen this time?
more people will either keep eXPee, or grab a free Linux distro is what i think will happen, the tighter the budget the less people are willing to spend money on expensive luxury items like a new PC for personal use or retail copy of windows-7
they are both guilty of milking the cow dry until it is almost dead, the UAW and those fat cats & CEOs with their multi-million dollar annual incomes...
yup, i agree more with your comments about the UAW, the UAW milked the big three for all its worth and now that the cow has run dry they are crying for the government to bail them out, i say fsck the UAW and force the big thee in to bankruptcy then they can wipe all those exorbitant union contracts away and then start from scratch without the UAW even being in the picture anymore, the workers can quit being UAW members and work for wages like the rest of the US workers get in other non-union factories...
horsesh!t! microsoft windows is a fucking racket! "you get windows, next you gotta buy anti-virus, and anti-malware, and anti-this and anti-that but none of them are effective and securing that kludge of an operating system then internet explorer is a vulnerable piece of crap that hands over control of your PC to the whims of any website you visit, you can take your microsoft windows and cram it up your ass!
"If programming languages were religions"
(Inspired by "If programming languages were cars")
C would be Judaism - it's old and restrictive, but most of the world is familiar with its laws and respects them. The catch is, you can't convert into it - you're either into it from the start, or you will think that it's insanity. Also, when things go wrong, many people are willing to blame the problems of the world on it.
Java would be Fundamentalist Christianity - it's theoretically based on C, but it voids so many of the old laws that it doesn't feel like the original at all. Instead, it adds its own set of rigid rules, which its followers believe to be far superior to the original. Not only are they certain that it's the best language in the world, but they're willing to burn those who disagree at the stake.
PHP would be Cafeteria Christianity - Fights with Java for the web market. It draws a few concepts from C and Java, but only those that it really likes. Maybe it's not as coherent as other languages, but at least it leaves you with much more freedom and ostensibly keeps the core idea of the whole thing. Also, the whole concept of "goto hell" was abandoned.
C++ would be Islam - It takes C and not only keeps all its laws, but adds a very complex new set of laws on top of it. It's so versatile that it can be used to be the foundation of anything, from great atrocities to beautiful works of art. Its followers are convinced that it is the ultimate universal language, and may be angered by those who disagree. Also, if you insult it or its founder, you'll probably be threatened with death by more radical followers.
C# would be Mormonism - At first glance, it's the same as Java, but at a closer look you realize that it's controlled by a single corporation (which many Java followers believe to be evil), and that many theological concepts are quite different. You suspect that it'd probably be nice, if only all the followers of Java wouldn't discriminate so much against you for following it.
Lisp would be Zen Buddhism - There is no syntax, there is no centralization of dogma, there are no deities to worship. The entire universe is there at your reach - if only you are enlightened enough to grasp it. Some say that it's not a language at all; others say that it's the only language that makes sense.
Haskell would be Taoism - It is so different from other languages that many people don't understand how can anyone use it to produce anything useful. Its followers believe that it's the true path to wisdom, but that wisdom is beyond the grasp of most mortals.
Erlang would be Hinduism - It's another strange language that doesn't look like it could be used for anything, but unlike most other modern languages, it's built around the concept of multiple simultaneous deities.
Perl would be Voodoo - An incomprehensible series of arcane incantations that involve the blood of goats and permanently corrupt your soul. Often used when your boss requires you to do an urgent task at 21:00 on friday night.
Lua would be Wicca - A pantheistic language that can easily be adapted for different cultures and locations. Its code is very liberal, and allows for the use of techniques that might be described as magical by those used to more traditional languages. It has a strong connection to the moon.
Ruby would be Neo-Paganism - A mixture of different languages and ideas that was beaten together into something that might be identified as a language. Its adherents are growing fast, and although most people look at them suspiciously, they are mostly well-meaning people with no intention of harming anyone.
Python would be Humanism: It's simple, unrestrictive, and all you need to follow it is common sense. Many of the followers claim to feel relieved from all the burden imposed by other languages, and that they have rediscovered the joy of programming. There are some who say that it is a form of pseudo-code.
i am aware of that, it was a copy & paste from distrowatch, if i edited it then it would not be an accurate "copy & paste" regarless of the dated distro version posted. i have slack 12.2 running famously great on all my PCs (i been a slacker for years)...
The Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Glasgow recently migrated their main logon server across to Slackware Linux. Shane Kelly writes: "A little while ago, the requirements for data transfer from some overseas research sites jumped tremendously, meaning I needed to assess the impact on our aging 'log in' server that was used as a portal to the Physics network." Their original server running SUSE Linux 9.3 had been working well, handling numerous login sessions, but its P3 CPU, 100 Mb network card and 96 MB of RAM were no longer enough to handle the increasing load. A new AMD Opteron-based server was selected and when it came time to choose a distribution, he headed here to DistroWatch.com to help decide. "I have never liked Red Hat (too many 'extras' between you and the operating system), ditto SUSE, and looking at the top twenty Linux distributions on DistroWatch, I could see that many were more suited to desktops, while many more had no 'pedigree' and were simply re-vamped editions of something else. Then my eye hit upon an old-timer that was said to be a bit difficult, devoid of GUI management tools, and rock solid. Yep, I'm talking about Slackware, the oldest surviving Linux distribution, now at version 12.1". The author is happy to be re-acquainted with his old friend Slackware and is recommending it to others for use on their servers.
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delaying it is like pulling a bandaid off a wound slowly causing the pain to be prolonged and more acute, when just grabbing the bandaid and ripping it off completely gets it over with quicker, sure there is going to be some pain but you get it over with quicker and can get on when cleaning & dressing the wound with antibiotics and a fresh bandaid...
either way there is going to be some pain but what would you prefer? get it over with quicker? or prolonged and more acute pain?
what i dont understand is why Windows Update requires activeX & Internet Explorer, it should be just a dialog box that only connects to Windows Update independent of any browser, i have not used ms-windows in a long long time but i assume Windows Update works the same (through IE) maybe microsoft's way of making sure IE a necessary & integral part of the OS...
i thank the GNU/gods that Linux rescued me from such a kludge of an OS (windows) many years ago...
i would flatten their buildings with a bulldozer!
McUnix, probably run just as cheap as their hamburgers taste...
when the owner of Broadcom (or any other company) spends all the extra cash on drugs instead of making better products & drivers to run those products (R & D)...
i bet they have a vested interest in selling those CFL lights, i bet they own stock in them or something along those lines...
i bought a GrandTec Virtually Indestructible keyboard, i love it, best keyboard i ever owned, it is waterproof if it ever gets dirty i can just take it to the kitchen sink and wash it with hot soapy water and towel dry.
the year is 2025, Microsoft and Apple went bust, filed chapter 11, then MS & Apple merged in to one company, OSWinXV is the OS and can only be installed on WinApple Hardware, and the bundle literally costs a bundle (about the price of a new luxury car) while all the rest of the world runs 95% Linux & BSD (mostly Linux) and a sprinkling of OpenSolaris, only the uber rich buy the MS/Apple with OSWinXV, (roman humerals for 15) and it does not do much other than surf the internet & email, and solitare, while all the real work and productivity is on the *Nixes...
and... ...and if windows-7 turns out to be another flop like winME & vista did? it could be the straw the breaks the camel's back, microsoft better produce a mostly bug free and responsive system that people will actually like to use or it could be curtains for microsoft in the OS department...
just think if 7 was a flop, and microsoft quit making an OS and started just selling ms-office &other ms-applications for Linux (and other *nixes)?
RE:why (what) do we think it's going to happen this time?
more people will either keep eXPee, or grab a free Linux distro is what i think will happen, the tighter the budget the less people are willing to spend money on expensive luxury items like a new PC for personal use or retail copy of windows-7
you can always say "i promise it wont hurt" :D
my kids get free "hand me down" PCs & printer with Linux & OpenOffice pre-installed to do homework on, (no subscription necessary)
i smell a law suit brewing against Fairpoint...
they are both guilty of milking the cow dry until it is almost dead, the UAW and those fat cats & CEOs with their multi-million dollar annual incomes...
don't forget PirateBay! YAR!
That! is a good idea!
i wish i had mod points, i would bump your comment up + eleventy billion +
yup, i agree more with your comments about the UAW, the UAW milked the big three for all its worth and now that the cow has run dry they are crying for the government to bail them out, i say fsck the UAW and force the big thee in to bankruptcy then they can wipe all those exorbitant union contracts away and then start from scratch without the UAW even being in the picture anymore, the workers can quit being UAW members and work for wages like the rest of the US workers get in other non-union factories...
GAH! sorry about that, i had about 15 tabs open in firefox and that was meant for a windows weenie...
horsesh!t! microsoft windows is a fucking racket! "you get windows, next you gotta buy anti-virus, and anti-malware, and anti-this and anti-that but none of them are effective and securing that kludge of an operating system then internet explorer is a vulnerable piece of crap that hands over control of your PC to the whims of any website you visit, you can take your microsoft windows and cram it up your ass!
just give them a PC with no OS on it and an OpenBSD CDrom and Theo's phone number :D
HF propagation is effected too...
"If programming languages were religions" (Inspired by "If programming languages were cars")
C would be Judaism - it's old and restrictive, but most of the world is familiar with its laws and respects them. The catch is, you can't convert into it - you're either into it from the start, or you will think that it's insanity. Also, when things go wrong, many people are willing to blame the problems of the world on it.
Java would be Fundamentalist Christianity - it's theoretically based on C, but it voids so many of the old laws that it doesn't feel like the original at all. Instead, it adds its own set of rigid rules, which its followers believe to be far superior to the original. Not only are they certain that it's the best language in the world, but they're willing to burn those who disagree at the stake.
PHP would be Cafeteria Christianity - Fights with Java for the web market. It draws a few concepts from C and Java, but only those that it really likes. Maybe it's not as coherent as other languages, but at least it leaves you with much more freedom and ostensibly keeps the core idea of the whole thing. Also, the whole concept of "goto hell" was abandoned.
C++ would be Islam - It takes C and not only keeps all its laws, but adds a very complex new set of laws on top of it. It's so versatile that it can be used to be the foundation of anything, from great atrocities to beautiful works of art. Its followers are convinced that it is the ultimate universal language, and may be angered by those who disagree. Also, if you insult it or its founder, you'll probably be threatened with death by more radical followers.
C# would be Mormonism - At first glance, it's the same as Java, but at a closer look you realize that it's controlled by a single corporation (which many Java followers believe to be evil), and that many theological concepts are quite different. You suspect that it'd probably be nice, if only all the followers of Java wouldn't discriminate so much against you for following it.
Lisp would be Zen Buddhism - There is no syntax, there is no centralization of dogma, there are no deities to worship. The entire universe is there at your reach - if only you are enlightened enough to grasp it. Some say that it's not a language at all; others say that it's the only language that makes sense.
Haskell would be Taoism - It is so different from other languages that many people don't understand how can anyone use it to produce anything useful. Its followers believe that it's the true path to wisdom, but that wisdom is beyond the grasp of most mortals.
Erlang would be Hinduism - It's another strange language that doesn't look like it could be used for anything, but unlike most other modern languages, it's built around the concept of multiple simultaneous deities.
Perl would be Voodoo - An incomprehensible series of arcane incantations that involve the blood of goats and permanently corrupt your soul. Often used when your boss requires you to do an urgent task at 21:00 on friday night.
Lua would be Wicca - A pantheistic language that can easily be adapted for different cultures and locations. Its code is very liberal, and allows for the use of techniques that might be described as magical by those used to more traditional languages. It has a strong connection to the moon.
Ruby would be Neo-Paganism - A mixture of different languages and ideas that was beaten together into something that might be identified as a language. Its adherents are growing fast, and although most people look at them suspiciously, they are mostly well-meaning people with no intention of harming anyone.
Python would be Humanism: It's simple, unrestrictive, and all you need to follow it is common sense. Many of the followers claim to feel relieved from all the burden imposed by other languages, and that they have rediscovered the joy of programming. There are some who say that it is a form of pseudo-code.
COBOL would be Ancient Pagani
i am aware of that, it was a copy & paste from distrowatch, if i edited it then it would not be an accurate "copy & paste" regarless of the dated distro version posted. i have slack 12.2 running famously great on all my PCs (i been a slacker for years)...
paste from distrowatch weekly:
The Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Glasgow recently migrated their main logon server across to Slackware Linux. Shane Kelly writes: "A little while ago, the requirements for data transfer from some overseas research sites jumped tremendously, meaning I needed to assess the impact on our aging 'log in' server that was used as a portal to the Physics network." Their original server running SUSE Linux 9.3 had been working well, handling numerous login sessions, but its P3 CPU, 100 Mb network card and 96 MB of RAM were no longer enough to handle the increasing load. A new AMD Opteron-based server was selected and when it came time to choose a distribution, he headed here to DistroWatch.com to help decide. "I have never liked Red Hat (too many 'extras' between you and the operating system), ditto SUSE, and looking at the top twenty Linux distributions on DistroWatch, I could see that many were more suited to desktops, while many more had no 'pedigree' and were simply re-vamped editions of something else. Then my eye hit upon an old-timer that was said to be a bit difficult, devoid of GUI management tools, and rock solid. Yep, I'm talking about Slackware, the oldest surviving Linux distribution, now at version 12.1". The author is happy to be re-acquainted with his old friend Slackware and is recommending it to others for use on their servers.