This could be fixed by teaching/training that dealed with a computer/word-processor/... by teaching understanding -- but even if a user gets any training the teacher probably does not have the insight to do this.
You were obviously never in one of my classes. Be that as it may, it's one thing for the teacher to teach understanding; it's quite another for the student to learn understanding. The former does not guarantee the latter!
The George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River was also over-engineered because they didn't know the exact tolerances, and it has held up rather well.
And you're right. I shouldn't have suggested he run Fat32 if he is paranoid that newer filesystems are inherently unsafe. He should run Fat16 to be sure.
Not sure about FAT16 - yeah, it's older than FAT32, but FAT12's been around longer. Just to be safe, though, I'd go back whatever the filesystem was that CP/M used.
Installed on my HP s3707c while still in development (early Aug), and have been updating ever since. No obvious issues other than video. The nouveau driver doesn't work with the onboard nvidia 9100 graphics, but this isn't an Ubuntu problem - I see the same issues with Fedora. However, using the proprietary nvidia driver, I can run compiz as my window manager in Fedora but not in Ubuntu. Ah, the joys of the bleeding edge.
Oh, also: write in pencil. I guarantee you that whenever you bring a pen, I will spend the entire lecture correcting minor mistakes by erasing with the heel of my hand, changing variable notations, and editing diagrams and drawings halfway through working a problem.
I used to do that regardless of instrument with which my students would chose to write their notes.
So why Windows? "A lot of the time people are using netbook for their productivity too," explained Wong, "and under Windows they have better productivity and also a better browsing experience with IE [Internet Explorer]."
Better productivity? I suppose that may be true if you're tied to Windows apps. But a better browsing experience with IE? All I can respond with is, "wtf?"
Maybe the continuing success of netbooks is due to the increased availability of Windows XP on netbooks. This in spite of the fact that for many, if not most, netbook users, a decent Linux distribution would provide the same functionality.
Actually, the reason I have a netbook is as a laptop replacement. It's half the size, half the weight, and cost half the price of my previous laptop but has twice the HDD space, twice the RAM, and twice the number of threads per CPU (but the same clock speed). Netbooks may have been overtly marketed an email/word-processing/internet appliances, but they're clearly being used for additional tasks; tasks that netbook owners and potential buyers seem to think warrant a newer operating system.
I run Ubuntu (non-netbook edition) on my Acer Aspire One with its 8.9" 1024x600 screen. Many apps fit, some don't, alt+mouse_drag works in both directions (required a GConf tweak to make it work with Compiz, but it worked as expected with Metacity). That being said, more pixels would be greatly appreciated
Well, exactly half DO fall under the mean IQ, by definition. Whether that is also representative of mean intelligence is another issue.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. You just failed statistics 101. The mean is neither the median nor the mode. And I'll even give you an example:
Consider the numbers 88,88,90,92,157. The mean is 103. The median is 90. The mode is 88.
I think we have the wrong perspective here. The term "Linux" (and "GNU/Linux", for that matter), as commonly used isn't a single OS, it refers to hundreds, or even thousands of operating systems that share a common codebase. If I buy a netbook loaded with Windows XP Home, it's the same operating system, whether I buy an Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, or other netbook. If I buy a netbook with "Linux" on it, it may be Xandros, Linpus Lite, or Ubuntu; and when I install "Linux" on my netbook, it may be any of the three Linux distros mentioned here or Fedora, Crunchbang, Moblin, Puppy, Kuki, Suse, Mandriva, etc... Each of these is a different operating system; they have their own unique way of doing things. The principal failing of netbook manufacturers has been pre-installing versions of "Linux" that don't allow their customers to do what those customers expect to be able to do with their netbooks. If the expectation is that a netbook should be able to browse the web, play videos, do email and video chat, read and store data on a variety of flash media using built-in card readers, etc..., then it's up to the manufacturers to ensure that they install the software required to do this. Given the current situation, where no two netbook manufacturers offer the same version of "Linux" (whereas they offer identical versions of WinXP) just tells me that there is no one Linux distribution that clearly meets the needs of the manufacturers.
Shell is an oil/petrochemical company, so I can understand the "return to core competencies." What bothers me is the following (taken from the summary):
...and to increase its debt load to pay for dividends...
I've been reading PC Mag since the early 80's. Not sure when those ads from Cybernet first started appearing, but I'd swear it was more than 20 years ago
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This could be fixed by teaching/training that dealed with a computer/word-processor/... by teaching understanding -- but even if a user gets any training the teacher probably does not have the insight to do this.
You were obviously never in one of my classes. Be that as it may, it's one thing for the teacher to teach understanding; it's quite another for the student to learn understanding. The former does not guarantee the latter!
If computers are basically Internet portals and almost everything we do takes place online,...
If a premise is false, the conclusion must be false. In (at least my particular) case, the premise is false.
The George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River was also over-engineered because they didn't know the exact tolerances, and it has held up rather well.
Hey, I crossed that bridge when I came to it.
And you're right. I shouldn't have suggested he run Fat32 if he is paranoid that newer filesystems are inherently unsafe. He should run Fat16 to be sure.
Not sure about FAT16 - yeah, it's older than FAT32, but FAT12's been around longer. Just to be safe, though, I'd go back whatever the filesystem was that CP/M used.
Developed by WarMouse in partnership with the OpenOffice.org community,...
. I'm part of that community, as I'm sure many of us here on Slashdot are, and that monstrosity was certainly not developed in partnership with me.
Installed on my HP s3707c while still in development (early Aug), and have been updating ever since. No obvious issues other than video. The nouveau driver doesn't work with the onboard nvidia 9100 graphics, but this isn't an Ubuntu problem - I see the same issues with Fedora. However, using the proprietary nvidia driver, I can run compiz as my window manager in Fedora but not in Ubuntu. Ah, the joys of the bleeding edge.
Oh, also: write in pencil. I guarantee you that whenever you bring a pen, I will spend the entire lecture correcting minor mistakes by erasing with the heel of my hand, changing variable notations, and editing diagrams and drawings halfway through working a problem.
I used to do that regardless of instrument with which my students would chose to write their notes.
So why Windows? "A lot of the time people are using netbook for their productivity too," explained Wong, "and under Windows they have better productivity and also a better browsing experience with IE [Internet Explorer]."
Better productivity? I suppose that may be true if you're tied to Windows apps. But a better browsing experience with IE? All I can respond with is, "wtf?"
Perhaps the netbooks running Windows 7 will come with the OS pre-installed, but without the sticker.
I just took it for granite that shadowknot, although fully aware of the pun, was not familiar with the orthorhombic polymorph.
Someone's going to be (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2
Someone's going to be anthophyllite? I'm sure that's not what you meant, but your sig can definitely be interpreted that way!
They've got attention, but they haven't conveyed any information.
They've conveyed the information, but it's encoded in the 24 bits of the light pulse
Maybe the continuing success of netbooks is due to the increased availability of Windows XP on netbooks. This in spite of the fact that for many, if not most, netbook users, a decent Linux distribution would provide the same functionality.
I think my 14 lb Tandy LT1400 was considered a laptop in its day. Boy, am I glad its day has come and gone!
Actually, the reason I have a netbook is as a laptop replacement. It's half the size, half the weight, and cost half the price of my previous laptop but has twice the HDD space, twice the RAM, and twice the number of threads per CPU (but the same clock speed). Netbooks may have been overtly marketed an email/word-processing/internet appliances, but they're clearly being used for additional tasks; tasks that netbook owners and potential buyers seem to think warrant a newer operating system.
1968 is well before my use of a computer, but the first teletype-type terminal I used (1976) had a 110 baud modem.
I run Ubuntu (non-netbook edition) on my Acer Aspire One with its 8.9" 1024x600 screen. Many apps fit, some don't, alt+mouse_drag works in both directions (required a GConf tweak to make it work with Compiz, but it worked as expected with Metacity). That being said, more pixels would be greatly appreciated
Well, exactly half DO fall under the mean IQ, by definition. Whether that is also representative of mean intelligence is another issue.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. You just failed statistics 101. The mean is neither the median nor the mode. And I'll even give you an example: Consider the numbers 88,88,90,92,157. The mean is 103. The median is 90. The mode is 88.
At least half of the human race falls below the mean intelligence level.
Not necessarily true. On the other hand, exactly half (+/- 1) of the human race falls below the median intelligence level.
I think we have the wrong perspective here. The term "Linux" (and "GNU/Linux", for that matter), as commonly used isn't a single OS, it refers to hundreds, or even thousands of operating systems that share a common codebase. If I buy a netbook loaded with Windows XP Home, it's the same operating system, whether I buy an Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, or other netbook. If I buy a netbook with "Linux" on it, it may be Xandros, Linpus Lite, or Ubuntu; and when I install "Linux" on my netbook, it may be any of the three Linux distros mentioned here or Fedora, Crunchbang, Moblin, Puppy, Kuki, Suse, Mandriva, etc... Each of these is a different operating system; they have their own unique way of doing things. The principal failing of netbook manufacturers has been pre-installing versions of "Linux" that don't allow their customers to do what those customers expect to be able to do with their netbooks. If the expectation is that a netbook should be able to browse the web, play videos, do email and video chat, read and store data on a variety of flash media using built-in card readers, etc..., then it's up to the manufacturers to ensure that they install the software required to do this. Given the current situation, where no two netbook manufacturers offer the same version of "Linux" (whereas they offer identical versions of WinXP) just tells me that there is no one Linux distribution that clearly meets the needs of the manufacturers.
I believe there are only 24 letters in Hangul
...and to increase its debt load to pay for dividends...
That sounds fiscally irresponsible
I already dualboot Windows and Linux. Will Presto totally fsck up grub and/or the MBR?
I guess we've never met
I've been reading PC Mag since the early 80's. Not sure when those ads from Cybernet first started appearing, but I'd swear it was more than 20 years ago