No, it already works. It was active for a while some 10 years ago, but was removed because it was hard to sanitize. You could easily write you own comment score by reversing direction at the right time.
Still they could reactivate it if they just found a reasonable way of sanitizing features they don't want.
Dude, all other websites support Unicode. Sanitizing it properly cannot be rocket science.
When I think about how much faster (at a hardware level) my current computer is relative to my old 486SX 33MHz, and how I still have to spend time waiting for the damn thing to catch up to what I'm trying to do, I just have to shake my head.
Part of the blame goes to slow mechanical hard disks, though.
What if I do not want to restart my computer? Windows updates seem to require that for every update (compared to Linux, where only kernel updates require a reboot, normally you just restart the affected service(s)).
That's because under Windows userspace apps typically have their own updater, which do not require a reboot. During Patch Tuesday you usually get a small 10-pack of Windows core updates and it's not that unreasonable for those to require a reboot. Updates to Office, and video driver updates, still do not require reboots. Under Linux you cannot install a new video driver on the fly, and that's a sad trombone: wah-wah-wah-waaaaa.
Should be all that has to be said. There should be a price to pay.
Lenovo is not shipping Superfish anymore. Hey, they listened to feedback and made appropriate changes. What else do you want? Please, let's not make this another decade-long nerd-grudge like IBM DeathStar or SonyBMG rootkit.
"Yle Areenan videot toimivat edelleen Flash-soittimen avulla. Flash-soitinta käytämme siksi, että HTML5 standardi ei medioiden jakelussa tarjoa vielä sellaista suojausta, jota tekijänoikeuksien haltijat Yleltä vaativat. Vaatimukset tulevat sekä ohjelmantoimittajilta, että musiikin tekijänoikeusjärjestöiltä. Käyttöliittymätekniikkana HTML5 on käytössä, kuitenkin niin että palvelu on saavutettavissa myös vanhemmilla selaimilla."
Translation: "Yle Areena videos still utilize Flash player. Flash is used because the HTML5 standard does not provide sufficient content protection that the copyright holders expect from Yle when distributing media. These requirements come from both programme distributors and music copyright organizations. HTML5 is being used in the user interface, but in a fashion that older browsers are also supported."
Of course that information is now a bit obsolete, as these days HTML5 supports DRM as well.
1. They still have two separate control panels: The windows vista era one, and the one that uses that butt-ugly 'modern UI' that looks and works like something thrown together on linux 15 years ago, complete with badly rendered fonts. They didn't even try to consolidate them either. Fucking idiotic.
Wait, what? I though they consolidated them late last year already.
Yep. Chrome is the only way to get modern Flash under Linux. The old NPAPI plugin is stuck at version 11.2 and only gets security updates. The PPAPI plugin is already at version 18.0.
It's one of the few things where I just want some basic GUI where I can add a bunch of files and click a "burn these to a CD please" button and let it sort it all out.
Windows handles this pretty well.
You chuck in an empty CD-R, it gives you a new Explorer window, you drag files into it, and click "Burn" from the toolbar.
Notice that the OP said that he experienced the lag under MATE, but the GP says he experienced it under Cinnamon! So there certainly are problems. I personally find the Cinnamon Start Menu lag to be extremely annoying and it gives an unprofessional impression. Surely a simple menu could be made work smoothly? Under Windows there is even live tiles in the Start Menu and it's still super responsive.
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No, it already works. It was active for a while some 10 years ago, but was removed because it was hard to sanitize. You could easily write you own comment score by reversing direction at the right time.
Still they could reactivate it if they just found a reasonable way of sanitizing features they don't want.
Dude, all other websites support Unicode. Sanitizing it properly cannot be rocket science.
Uhh...yeah. Sorry about that. Here, have a Snickers.
-- submitter
When I think about how much faster (at a hardware level) my current computer is relative to my old 486SX 33MHz, and how I still have to spend time waiting for the damn thing to catch up to what I'm trying to do, I just have to shake my head.
Part of the blame goes to slow mechanical hard disks, though.
What if I do not want to restart my computer? Windows updates seem to require that for every update (compared to Linux, where only kernel updates require a reboot, normally you just restart the affected service(s)).
That's because under Windows userspace apps typically have their own updater, which do not require a reboot. During Patch Tuesday you usually get a small 10-pack of Windows core updates and it's not that unreasonable for those to require a reboot. Updates to Office, and video driver updates, still do not require reboots. Under Linux you cannot install a new video driver on the fly, and that's a sad trombone: wah-wah-wah-waaaaa.
Umm...nope.
Automatic updates are already enabled by default.
We don't know what this specifically means. Maybe it only means that some Windows Store apps may auto-update.
Maybe there are not that many competing hardware reviews in the submission pool. MojoKid submits pretty nice ones, so they get the front page.
Superfish
Should be all that has to be said. There should be a price to pay.
Lenovo is not shipping Superfish anymore. Hey, they listened to feedback and made appropriate changes. What else do you want? Please, let's not make this another decade-long nerd-grudge like IBM DeathStar or SonyBMG rootkit.
They give a reasoning in the FAQ:
"Yle Areenan videot toimivat edelleen Flash-soittimen avulla. Flash-soitinta käytämme siksi, että HTML5 standardi ei medioiden jakelussa tarjoa vielä sellaista suojausta, jota tekijänoikeuksien haltijat Yleltä vaativat. Vaatimukset tulevat sekä ohjelmantoimittajilta, että musiikin tekijänoikeusjärjestöiltä. Käyttöliittymätekniikkana HTML5 on käytössä, kuitenkin niin että palvelu on saavutettavissa myös vanhemmilla selaimilla."
Translation: "Yle Areena videos still utilize Flash player. Flash is used because the HTML5 standard does not provide sufficient content protection that the copyright holders expect from Yle when distributing media. These requirements come from both programme distributors and music copyright organizations. HTML5 is being used in the user interface, but in a fashion that older browsers are also supported."
Of course that information is now a bit obsolete, as these days HTML5 supports DRM as well.
Facebook videos can now be viewed with HTML5.
For Finnish people, YLE Areena is kind of important. That's the national public-broadcasting company's programme streaming website.
1. They still have two separate control panels: The windows vista era one, and the one that uses that butt-ugly 'modern UI' that looks and works like something thrown together on linux 15 years ago, complete with badly rendered fonts. They didn't even try to consolidate them either. Fucking idiotic.
Wait, what? I though they consolidated them late last year already.
Works fine with Core 1 Duo / GMA950.
What do you drink, then?
The hardware acceleration of 11.2 is pretty crusty.
Well, that's a larger discussion.
No, I don't. I am not behind this boycott.
Just whitelist Flash in your browser. Problem solved.
I would, but I listen to Pandora Radio on my desktop while at work. Pandora needs flash.
Facepalm. Dude, it's called a boycott. It's part of the idea that you have to make compromises for it.
Yep. Chrome is the only way to get modern Flash under Linux. The old NPAPI plugin is stuck at version 11.2 and only gets security updates. The PPAPI plugin is already at version 18.0.
The feature set is sufficient for such simple burning tool. One can use a dedicated burning software for the additional features that you mentioned.
It's one of the few things where I just want some basic GUI where I can add a bunch of files and click a "burn these to a CD please" button and let it sort it all out.
Windows handles this pretty well.
You chuck in an empty CD-R, it gives you a new Explorer window, you drag files into it, and click "Burn" from the toolbar.
Then you can just sip coffee and relax.
Notice that the OP said that he experienced the lag under MATE, but the GP says he experienced it under Cinnamon! So there certainly are problems. I personally find the Cinnamon Start Menu lag to be extremely annoying and it gives an unprofessional impression. Surely a simple menu could be made work smoothly? Under Windows there is even live tiles in the Start Menu and it's still super responsive.
I've been using Linux on the desktop for over 10 years. I've never had any problems.
Sure... and my uncle is Santa Claus.