There are a ton of grads coding in open source and MS environments from the local college here in IL that would disagree with you, and prove you quite wrong. I imagine this school is not in the minority.
Not in the US, my friend. Here we litigate until your checkbook bleeds, no matter how genuine or big of a fan of the music/artist you are.
It's sad, because while technically yes, it's copyright infringement, it really served as a method of promoting the music of the artist in the first place, because often it was bar cover bands learning songs to play in clubs, which got songs out there, and caused people to perhaps go out and buy the real CD of songs they heard at a bar.
I know I personally bought Maroon 5's debut, after hearing "Harder to Breathe" by a bar band. That's probably next; cover bands will have to pay royalties to the RIAA, or face lawsuits.
More money. The Averatec 1500 series is about the same size, Core 2 Duo, 1 gig of RAM, 120GB drive, built-in DVD burner, for ~ $1300.
I'd rather save my pennies a bit longer for something like that and be able to run Winbloze, Ubuntu, or whatever, use whatever software I want, watch movies on the plane, etc.
Their predecessors can be had for even less; the 1000 series go for $840. Still far better specs than the Palm, but even less of a price difference.
Oh, so software is just as easy to install as Windows? I love Linux just as much as the next guy, but you're sorely mistaken if you think software is as easy to install overall as Windows software. Combine that with the lack of availibility, and that's your reason. The minute you have to go to a terminal line, you've lost. I'm sorry you can't see with those elitist blinders on, and I'm sorry you have to pull the FUD card anytime someone disagrees with you. But it's the way it is. I work in a mixed environment with AD and SuSe (10.2, which btw is awesome!) and Linux is almost there. Almost.
I think it is simpler than this. The "average" user...hell, the average person on the street...is an idiot.
No, the average user is a user. They don't want to be bothered with compiling this or that, worrying about what a dependency is, etc. Why should they be?
Average users don't like Linux because up until at least recently it forced you to be an enthusiast about computers, and they don't have time for that. That's not their function.
SuSe 10.2 and Ubuntu 7.04 are making great strides in changing all of this for Linux. But it's going to take time.
Elitist attitudes like yours do nothing for the state of Linux adoption by the masses.
maybe the real future of AI robots designed to please men will be made with the parts of deceased women. it would require having biologists find a way to preserve the three most important parts- ass, snatch, and tits. they could have strippers purfume inside the android, and it could fart out that smell. the eyes could be wide and open in anticipation. the ears could turn red with the flush of blood comming to the outer skin, the sensation is real.
This is the most disturbing and disgusting thing I've read on the Internet.......in at least a week.
The only punishment appropriate for treason is death, no matter the political party of the accused. Karl Rove deserves death, and would continue to deserve death if he switched party affiliations this very day.
Did someone forget to take their pills today? What exatly does this have to do with a Mac?
We're always looking for new things that can allow you to do things uniquely different today. For example, this new feature tool we have would allow me to tunnel directly using HTTP into my corporate Exchange server without having to go through the whole VPN (virtual private network) process, bypassing the need to use a smart card.
Oh yeah, sounds great. I bet it's really secure!
It's such a huge time-saver, for me at least, compared to how long it takes me now. We will be extending that functionality to the next version of Windows.
Yeah it's such a pain in the ass to right-click an icon and click connect. That took all of 10 seconds, what a friggin' time-waster.
Does MS actually expect to increase respect for themselves when they have PR trainwrecks like Ballmer and this assclown out speaking for them?
He'd rather whine about how hard it is to police his children in regard to video games than realize there are a lot bigger problems out there that children are exposed to.
If you're 10 year old is playing a game that carries an M rating, with a horrible feature that has to be unlocked or patched with something from the Internet, something tells me that you've already failed as a parent in this particular case.
Perhaps the rating system sucks. I don't know, I thought M FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY is pretty damn obvious.
Maybe they need a neon sign with XXX on it too, just so dumbfounded parents can finally get a clue.
"I'm quite comfortable letting my kids experience anything they're prepared to handle. But they're not prepared to handle everything they might actually be exposed to, at any given age. And if you believe that they can, regardless of age and credulity, you're either not a parent or you're a fool."
I don't recall saying they're able to handle anything they're exposed to. Where the hell do you get that idea? That's what you're for, PARENT! To look into what they're exposed to.
Don't whine about having to do research about it; if you're going to complain, don't have kids.
This isn't like someone bought a Spongebob Squarepants video game and then the kid saw two people screwing.
This is an M RATED GAME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. Yeah, Rockstar is slimey, IMO.
But children shouldn't have had the opportunity to see it or "mod" it, or "unlock it" in the first place, because YOU, THE PARENT, read the M rating label, right?
Parent my children for me, for I cannot do it myself. Protect my children from my laziness and unwillingness to do the 5 minutes of Google research it takes to find out the contents of a game rated M.
While you're at it, let's get rid of R rated movies. I know, it has the R rating on there, but somehow my kids are going to see it. After all, I don't keep track of their whereabouts, nor take an active role in their daily lives.
Also, get rid of profane music. Tipper was right; the kids will still get their hands on it, and it'll scar my little babies even more than my completely incompetent parenting skills.
10 free iPods x $299
= $2990 on Ebay
- Dual 2.3Ghz G5 w/ some upgrades
= One iPod, one really cool computer you didn't have before winning 10 iPods you don't have a use for.
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The "brilliant" sales associates at Circuit City probably don't even know there's a difference between XP and Vista.
These artists need to learn to stop shooting their mouths off against the very people who support them.
Well that would in this case imply that college kids listen to Kiss in the first place, and we all know college kids aren't that stupid.
There are a ton of grads coding in open source and MS environments from the local college here in IL that would disagree with you, and prove you quite wrong. I imagine this school is not in the minority.
Movies have corrupted my understanding of science. I have no idea how a lightsaber or warp core really works.
That would definitely be a good idea, as Dell would certainly deserve to be charged back taxes if that's all true.
Not in the US, my friend. Here we litigate until your checkbook bleeds, no matter how genuine or big of a fan of the music/artist you are. It's sad, because while technically yes, it's copyright infringement, it really served as a method of promoting the music of the artist in the first place, because often it was bar cover bands learning songs to play in clubs, which got songs out there, and caused people to perhaps go out and buy the real CD of songs they heard at a bar. I know I personally bought Maroon 5's debut, after hearing "Harder to Breathe" by a bar band. That's probably next; cover bands will have to pay royalties to the RIAA, or face lawsuits.
More money. The Averatec 1500 series is about the same size, Core 2 Duo, 1 gig of RAM, 120GB drive, built-in DVD burner, for ~ $1300.
I'd rather save my pennies a bit longer for something like that and be able to run Winbloze, Ubuntu, or whatever, use whatever software I want, watch movies on the plane, etc.
Their predecessors can be had for even less; the 1000 series go for $840. Still far better specs than the Palm, but even less of a price difference.
Oh, so software is just as easy to install as Windows?
I love Linux just as much as the next guy, but you're sorely mistaken if you think software is as easy to install overall as Windows software. Combine that with the lack of availibility, and that's your reason.
The minute you have to go to a terminal line, you've lost.
I'm sorry you can't see with those elitist blinders on, and I'm sorry you have to pull the FUD card anytime someone disagrees with you. But it's the way it is.
I work in a mixed environment with AD and SuSe (10.2, which btw is awesome!) and Linux is almost there. Almost.
I think it is simpler than this. The "average" user...hell, the average person on the street...is an idiot. No, the average user is a user. They don't want to be bothered with compiling this or that, worrying about what a dependency is, etc. Why should they be? Average users don't like Linux because up until at least recently it forced you to be an enthusiast about computers, and they don't have time for that. That's not their function. SuSe 10.2 and Ubuntu 7.04 are making great strides in changing all of this for Linux. But it's going to take time. Elitist attitudes like yours do nothing for the state of Linux adoption by the masses.
That way you can get a crappy, unreliable computer and crappy, unreliable tech support.
No, you need to spend $499. My V3 has both CF and MS, and I've had it over a year now.
Since Windows XP N is selling so well :\
We're too busy reading FUD from Microsoft on /. to be concerned with something that can be cured with a reboot.
When in doubt, reboot. =)
He'd rather whine about how hard it is to police his children in regard to video games than realize there are a lot bigger problems out there that children are exposed to. If you're 10 year old is playing a game that carries an M rating, with a horrible feature that has to be unlocked or patched with something from the Internet, something tells me that you've already failed as a parent in this particular case. Perhaps the rating system sucks. I don't know, I thought M FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY is pretty damn obvious. Maybe they need a neon sign with XXX on it too, just so dumbfounded parents can finally get a clue.
Oh and you might want to brush up on your ability to understand sarcasm. It helps here at /.
"I'm quite comfortable letting my kids experience anything they're prepared to handle. But they're not prepared to handle everything they might actually be exposed to, at any given age. And if you believe that they can, regardless of age and credulity, you're either not a parent or you're a fool." I don't recall saying they're able to handle anything they're exposed to. Where the hell do you get that idea? That's what you're for, PARENT! To look into what they're exposed to. Don't whine about having to do research about it; if you're going to complain, don't have kids. This isn't like someone bought a Spongebob Squarepants video game and then the kid saw two people screwing. This is an M RATED GAME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. Yeah, Rockstar is slimey, IMO. But children shouldn't have had the opportunity to see it or "mod" it, or "unlock it" in the first place, because YOU, THE PARENT, read the M rating label, right?
Parent my children for me, for I cannot do it myself. Protect my children from my laziness and unwillingness to do the 5 minutes of Google research it takes to find out the contents of a game rated M. While you're at it, let's get rid of R rated movies. I know, it has the R rating on there, but somehow my kids are going to see it. After all, I don't keep track of their whereabouts, nor take an active role in their daily lives. Also, get rid of profane music. Tipper was right; the kids will still get their hands on it, and it'll scar my little babies even more than my completely incompetent parenting skills.
10 free iPods x $299 = $2990 on Ebay - Dual 2.3Ghz G5 w/ some upgrades = One iPod, one really cool computer you didn't have before winning 10 iPods you don't have a use for.