Yes, I installed Steam on my Dell running Zorin Linux. Works great. I play Civ 5(yea I know...) and have a blast doing it. If I want to play a certain kind of cutting edge game then I will resort to Windows 7.
The robots cannot handle the pace of change and the complexity of the key customization options available for the company's S-Class saloon at the 101-year-old Sindelfingen plant
"Hey! We don't serve their kind here.
What?
Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't want them here.
At least Clinton has policy points to defend instead of vague and jingoist fluff meant to successfully sway the soft minded.
Full Disclosure: I'm not a Clinton supporter.
I would suggest that you and your new sister sit down and watch some Portlandia, specifically the "Feminist Bookstore" episodes.
The one where the character Carrie plays forcefully tells an HVAC contractor to stop saying "unit", as that word has a connotation for a male sex organ. Hilarious to the last.
Nothing can let the hot air out of a PC Kop like comedy.
If there is anyone in current American Culture who is "taking the piss out of" SJW's and the politically correct nightmare they have created for themselves, it is the writers and actors of Portlandia.
Years ago I ran hacked versions of Sonar on an XP system with a basic two channel usb input. For basic recording it worked fine, and Sonar wasn't bad.
Here we are several years later and I have been thinking about getting back into it, and I've researched DAW on Linux and found Ardour, which I haven't tried.
Like others have pointed out, getting drivers of interfaces to work has worried me on Linux, though they show certain M-Audio ones they recommend.
But alas, I've stayed on Windows 7 with Sonar and it is working fine.
The way I look at this, the more the better.
The more that important infrastructure gets compromised, the more the public will become aware of how fragile these systems are. We need more publicity like this. It will only be through things like this that will draw attention to how bad the security is for computer systems at places like hospitals, etc;
I remember when there was a "buzz" about how the internet would allow technology workers to work from anywhere, etc; And yes, I've known devs who have worked from their rural locations far from urban areas. In my experience however, the only time its ok for someone to work remotely is if they are in a country with a significantly reduced payscale than the US...
However, as you say, what has come to pass is the concentration of tech workers in a few urban hotspots.
Sad, but ultimately this too will pass.
Where I work, and at most of the companies I have worked for, the vast majority of the software used, ran on Windows.
Whether it was servers or workstations, Windows was the choice. This was because the software used could only be ran on Windows. I suspect there are many companies/government agencies/schools, etc that are in that same situation. Sure, there may be a *nix server here, an Apple product there, etc, but Microsoft definitely has the stranglehold.
Since Microsoft is in this position, and the software used by my workplace runs only on Windows, there will eventually come a time, when vendors have put out versions of their software that will run on WX, that all workstations in our workplace will be WX. I don't see this NOT happening.
This means, that unless someone took the time to configure a firewall to block all of the telemetry, etc, connections going out to Microsoft's "user data and profiling aggregation infrastructure", anything someone did on one of those WX machines, while at work, would essentially be tracked and logged by Microsoft and whoever they were sharing that data with.
I don't think people really understand what this means.
Oh, and do me a favor. Please don't suggest I use Linux. If a workplace like mine, or the others I've been at, could have used Linux instead of Windows, that transition would have happened years ago.
And another thing, there is a false sense of privacy among many about BYOD. As if using your iPhone or Samsung is going to leave you a trail free of crumbs. Free from every comment you make online, free of every post or update.
Have you ever worked for a company with many employees telecommuting? They tend to be dysfunctional, with many workers out-of-the-loop, and poor coordination. It is surprising how much companies rely on informal communication around the water cooler, or chance meetings in the break room.
Correct you are.
The real key is communication skills. Most people don't have them, or have them just enough to get by.
Face to face communication is by far the best way to communicate critical or time sensitive info. Email, phone calls, etc will work, but they just add time and inconvenience.
I strip away the old debris that hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta, from a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime
As a Gen-Xer, personally despise anything with hype, melodrama, and electric guitar riffs in a DOCUMENTARY!
As a fellow Xer, and a fan of PBS/Nova/Frontline, I agree completely. However, we have to be fair here and acknowledge that those things you describe started when Xers started getting into their 30s and watching programs like that.
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Yes, I installed Steam on my Dell running Zorin Linux. Works great. I play Civ 5(yea I know...) and have a blast doing it. If I want to play a certain kind of cutting edge game then I will resort to Windows 7.
The robots cannot handle the pace of change and the complexity of the key customization options available for the company's S-Class saloon at the 101-year-old Sindelfingen plant
"Hey! We don't serve their kind here.
What?
Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't want them here.
Brilliant. And scary as hell.
Trump awarded PETA humanitarian of the year award.
At least Clinton has policy points to defend instead of vague and jingoist fluff meant to successfully sway the soft minded.
Full Disclosure: I'm not a Clinton supporter.
who so far hasn't actually shown any concrete plans
This is the part everyone should be afraid of.
This is too good!
If she had transitioned to male it would be "hir".
In this context it is "shim".
I would suggest that you and your new sister sit down and watch some Portlandia, specifically the "Feminist Bookstore" episodes.
The one where the character Carrie plays forcefully tells an HVAC contractor to stop saying "unit", as that word has a connotation for a male sex organ.
Hilarious to the last.
Nothing can let the hot air out of a PC Kop like comedy.
If there is anyone in current American Culture who is "taking the piss out of" SJW's and the politically correct nightmare they have created for themselves, it is the writers and actors of Portlandia.
God Bless Them!
Years ago I ran hacked versions of Sonar on an XP system with a basic two channel usb input. For basic recording it worked fine, and Sonar wasn't bad.
Here we are several years later and I have been thinking about getting back into it, and I've researched DAW on Linux and found Ardour, which I haven't tried.
Like others have pointed out, getting drivers of interfaces to work has worried me on Linux, though they show certain M-Audio ones they recommend.
But alas, I've stayed on Windows 7 with Sonar and it is working fine.
I am the Walrus, and climate change is impacting my habitat!
And BTW, I buried Paul.
As a drummer, this is worst idea ever.
Fast is not talent. Fast is not musical, creative, or in good taste.
Fast is pretty much just cacophony, no different than a garbage truck emptying a dumpster.
It depends on the genre and band.
Someone like Dave Lombardo shows how speed is used to great effect.
They already get more ass than the base player, now they get an extra arm??
What is a "base player"? A Ft. Hood Giggolo?
The way I look at this, the more the better.
The more that important infrastructure gets compromised, the more the public will become aware of how fragile these systems are. We need more publicity like this. It will only be through things like this that will draw attention to how bad the security is for computer systems at places like hospitals, etc;
but Apple jumped the gun in 1993 with it's tablet
FTFY
You nailed it.
I remember when there was a "buzz" about how the internet would allow technology workers to work from anywhere, etc; And yes, I've known devs who have worked from their rural locations far from urban areas. In my experience however, the only time its ok for someone to work remotely is if they are in a country with a significantly reduced payscale than the US...
However, as you say, what has come to pass is the concentration of tech workers in a few urban hotspots.
Sad, but ultimately this too will pass.
There is a point in there somewhere...
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Where I work, and at most of the companies I have worked for, the vast majority of the software used, ran on Windows.
Whether it was servers or workstations, Windows was the choice. This was because the software used could only be ran on Windows. I suspect there are many companies/government agencies/schools, etc that are in that same situation. Sure, there may be a *nix server here, an Apple product there, etc, but Microsoft definitely has the stranglehold.
Since Microsoft is in this position, and the software used by my workplace runs only on Windows, there will eventually come a time, when vendors have put out versions of their software that will run on WX, that all workstations in our workplace will be WX. I don't see this NOT happening.
This means, that unless someone took the time to configure a firewall to block all of the telemetry, etc, connections going out to Microsoft's "user data and profiling aggregation infrastructure", anything someone did on one of those WX machines, while at work, would essentially be tracked and logged by Microsoft and whoever they were sharing that data with.
I don't think people really understand what this means.
Oh, and do me a favor. Please don't suggest I use Linux. If a workplace like mine, or the others I've been at, could have used Linux instead of Windows, that transition would have happened years ago.
And another thing, there is a false sense of privacy among many about BYOD. As if using your iPhone or Samsung is going to leave you a trail free of crumbs. Free from every comment you make online, free of every post or update.
Productive means Civ 5!
Have you ever worked for a company with many employees telecommuting? They tend to be dysfunctional, with many workers out-of-the-loop, and poor coordination. It is surprising how much companies rely on informal communication around the water cooler, or chance meetings in the break room.
Correct you are.
The real key is communication skills. Most people don't have them, or have them just enough to get by.
Face to face communication is by far the best way to communicate critical or time sensitive info. Email, phone calls, etc will work, but they just add time and inconvenience.
I strip away the old debris that hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta, from a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime
Marshall Brain FTW.
FTW
Amazing that you had to point that out to parent...
As a Gen-Xer, personally despise anything with hype, melodrama, and electric guitar riffs in a DOCUMENTARY!
As a fellow Xer, and a fan of PBS/Nova/Frontline, I agree completely. However, we have to be fair here and acknowledge that those things you describe started when Xers started getting into their 30s and watching programs like that.