While I agree with much of your post, I think that to a large extent the 'Vista hate' can be explained because a number of the defenses you listed for Vista have been thrown out by Microsoft proponents when used to defend other operating systems in the past.
Does it strike anyone else here as strange that the user is blamed for the virus/spyware/phishing? The user didn't create the problem, so PEBKAC is false. These numbers merely report how many of the poor sods aren't capable of defending themselves against the attacks of those with questionable moral fibre. Now not only are these users having difficulty with using their computers, they are being blamed for the actions of those causing the trouble.
There has been a synaptic utility available since at least Edgy which requires only to be installed for it to work (no kernel changes as someone suggested!). Dell should have included it, all Windows OEMs install a separate synaptic utility on their laptops (where applicable).
I know this is a late addition to the discussion, but I just want to congratulate you on posting the only comment that demonstrates an understanding of the fact that strict layout doesn't belong in web pages. It'd be nice if just a few more web developers understood this and stopped complaining that "CSS can't produce table layouts".
IT people aren't necessarily any more or less likely to do bad things - but often the consequences of them doing a bad thing are a lot worse (or at least more widespread as in this case).
Every time I see one of these management articles/questions on Slashdot, I wonder from which perspective many posters are commenting. If each poster was tagged "have been in management" or "have never been in management", I think that would make for very interesting reading...
Disclaimer: have been in management (goodbye karma)
I like your analogy. The free car sounded great to start with, but perhaps you would have been better served by buying one dirt cheap at the local dealer who has already sorted out all the problems for you. Pity there aren't many dealers yet...:(
I understand the sentiment to want to vote on an article, but that's a different mechanism.
If slashdot wants to implement a "Vote on this article" mechanism, I have no problem with that. As you stated, those types of statistics would be meaningful and useful in certain situations... but the point of tagging is to associate a given piece of data with meaningful keywords.
Like music... as an example, "Pearl Jam - Ten - Even Flow"... meaningful tags might be "Grunge", "Alternative", "90's music", "Flannel band", etc... You wouldn't tag it as "duh":)
More good points... I concede:) (just don't tag your article "PearlJam"!)
Really? How is it informative when the same, single article has the following associated tags: "Yes", "No", "Maybe", "duh"
Good point - if it has all of them at once, it's probably a waste of time. Although it could be a good indicator of whether this is a hotly debated topic, or possibly just a load of crap not worth reading (OK, a waste of time as first stated).
For as smart as the average/. user is (allegedly anyway), it never ceases to amaze me to read the tags associated to a story. Are/. users incapable of comprehending what a *tag* is for?
It's supposed to be a way to identify an article based on keywords. It's not an opinion poll. Keywords like "yes", "no", and "duh", are completely irrelevant!
Every article on/. needs certain "tags" to be given automatically... ala Wheel of Fortune's vowels and consonants (Wheel of Fortune is a game show, google it if you don't know.)
We automatically give you - "yes", "no", "maybe", "duh", "slownewsday", "slashdotted", and "fud"
Search slashdot articles based on tags for "duh"... uhh... ok... yeah - that makes sense.
Personally, I find a "yes" or "no" tag somewhat more informative than a list of the words in the story title... (which seems to be the usual situation)
i make lots of phone calls too - does that make me a "serious phone user"...all i am saying is that the phrasing implies that it's for someone who is above the average and norm...not true though
Actually I thought your phrasing regarding the content of the email not being at all serious was quite insightful.
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Microsoft Bob, anyone?
The second article lists Samba as being certified at the top level (Rung 2)
'leaks like a sieve' has been a figure of speech for quite some time now, I don't think you can blame its inaccuracy on the author of the article
While I agree with much of your post, I think that to a large extent the 'Vista hate' can be explained because a number of the defenses you listed for Vista have been thrown out by Microsoft proponents when used to defend other operating systems in the past.
Does it strike anyone else here as strange that the user is blamed for the virus/spyware/phishing? The user didn't create the problem, so PEBKAC is false. These numbers merely report how many of the poor sods aren't capable of defending themselves against the attacks of those with questionable moral fibre. Now not only are these users having difficulty with using their computers, they are being blamed for the actions of those causing the trouble.
There has been a synaptic utility available since at least Edgy which requires only to be installed for it to work (no kernel changes as someone suggested!). Dell should have included it, all Windows OEMs install a separate synaptic utility on their laptops (where applicable).
I know this is a late addition to the discussion, but I just want to congratulate you on posting the only comment that demonstrates an understanding of the fact that strict layout doesn't belong in web pages. It'd be nice if just a few more web developers understood this and stopped complaining that "CSS can't produce table layouts".
Microsoft doesn't care whether you keep it or not, they still got their cut of that transaction.
As much as I admire your enthusiasm and even agree with much of your post, it strikes me that you've most likely not been the Boss before...
IT people aren't necessarily any more or less likely to do bad things - but often the consequences of them doing a bad thing are a lot worse (or at least more widespread as in this case).
Every time I see one of these management articles/questions on Slashdot, I wonder from which perspective many posters are commenting. If each poster was tagged "have been in management" or "have never been in management", I think that would make for very interesting reading...
Disclaimer: have been in management (goodbye karma)
It doesn't make you a good employee, either. There's got to be something wrong if you don't want the boss to know what you're doing (at work)...
No, just stricter controls on emissions.
That question is actually very insightful from a couple of different perspectives.
I'm not sure that's what it says - I read it as not being able to charge other parties for the derivative works they create.
I like your analogy. The free car sounded great to start with, but perhaps you would have been better served by buying one dirt cheap at the local dealer who has already sorted out all the problems for you. Pity there aren't many dealers yet... :(
I wasn't aware that it was possible to be both of those
More good points... I concede :) (just don't tag your article "PearlJam"!)
Good point - if it has all of them at once, it's probably a waste of time. Although it could be a good indicator of whether this is a hotly debated topic, or possibly just a load of crap not worth reading (OK, a waste of time as first stated).
And the number one offender: explorer.exe
Personally, I find a "yes" or "no" tag somewhat more informative than a list of the words in the story title... (which seems to be the usual situation)
Actually I thought your phrasing regarding the content of the email not being at all serious was quite insightful.
Sounds exactly like the definition of a serious email user to me.