I make a point of trying to mod up my foes/freaks whenever possible. Just because I don't agree with $foe about some issue doesn't mean that $foe can't be right about some other issue.
It's really unfortunate that you chose to be so antagonistic, because your post actually contains some useful info.
But that info's widely available already, and there's no call for you to be a dick and attack the site's moderators willy-nilly in an effort to stoke your martyr complex. I am frequently one of those, and I am no Microsoft stooge.
So I agree with the Flamebait mod. We don't need "advocates" like you, AC.
I don't know who this "us" is, but I quit using Windows 10+ years ago. Since then, I've been using your "operating system that gives us everything we want via functionality and interface, without any of Microsoft's control and invasion" and nobody's ever "bullied" me for it.
Please don't confuse your personal/social identity issues with the matter at hand, because it sounds like this is what you're doing.
And you can't just drop a Ford motor into a Chevy and expect to drive it away, either.
You're the one dwelling on complexity, not the average user, to whom a computer is a thing that you turn on, it shows you little pictures on a screen and you click on one or more of these in order to view web pages or email, write an office doc, make a Skype call, etc. Whether the logo on the case is a little window, a little apple, a little penguin, or the likeness of Kim Jong-Un, it's still a computer, and this is what computers do. End of story.
Alas, the average consumer thinks he's had a "computer virus" because that's the phrase used in the mass media.
Whenever someone asks me about "computer viruses", my response is always along the lines of, "Do you mean *Windows* viruses? Well, I don't use Windows, so I never have to worry about those..."
You're conflating trademarks and copyrights. No-one's disputing Disney's right to hold a *trademark* for the Mickey Mouse character and likeness to use in representing their company and its products.
As for *copyright*, you're asking the wrong question. This is because copyright is not a right, but rather a privilege granted by the State. So the proper question in this case is, "Why should the government continue grant Disney the privilege of copyright on the Steamboat Willie cartoon *indefinitely*?"
If you were Irish, you'd know that diplomacy is actually the art of telling someone to go to Hell in such as way that he'll be looking forward to the trip.:)
...of a Slashdot where the editors actually edit submissions and turn them into something approaching standard English.
When actual fucking EDITING commences, I'll consider that worth coming up with the bucks to fly out to Oregon and meet you guys at *Con. Thanks for the invite, though.
But knowing to not shoot selfies of yourself being a total jackass is something that can make some sense a lot earlier than 18. If some 15 year old can know enough not to drop his pants in front of his grandmother or in front of his classroom at school, he already has what it takes to know not to do it online.
Mod this up. (I've already posted in the thread, so I can't.)
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You, today:
Personally I'm seriously considering Linux over Windows 10.
Me, 2004:
Personally I'm seriously considering Linux over Windows XP.
Come on in, the water's fine. :)
You left out "an oversupply of self-styled 'advocates' who seem to think they'll win converts by insulting them".
I make a point of trying to mod up my foes/freaks whenever possible. Just because I don't agree with $foe about some issue doesn't mean that $foe can't be right about some other issue.
It's really unfortunate that you chose to be so antagonistic, because your post actually contains some useful info.
But that info's widely available already, and there's no call for you to be a dick and attack the site's moderators willy-nilly in an effort to stoke your martyr complex. I am frequently one of those, and I am no Microsoft stooge.
So I agree with the Flamebait mod. We don't need "advocates" like you, AC.
I don't know who this "us" is, but I quit using Windows 10+ years ago. Since then, I've been using your "operating system that gives us everything we want via functionality and interface, without any of Microsoft's control and invasion" and nobody's ever "bullied" me for it.
Please don't confuse your personal/social identity issues with the matter at hand, because it sounds like this is what you're doing.
And you can't just drop a Ford motor into a Chevy and expect to drive it away, either.
You're the one dwelling on complexity, not the average user, to whom a computer is a thing that you turn on, it shows you little pictures on a screen and you click on one or more of these in order to view web pages or email, write an office doc, make a Skype call, etc. Whether the logo on the case is a little window, a little apple, a little penguin, or the likeness of Kim Jong-Un, it's still a computer, and this is what computers do. End of story.
Thanks for the Sunday morning chuckle.
The average consumer hasn't had a Windows virus?
Alas, the average consumer thinks he's had a "computer virus" because that's the phrase used in the mass media.
Whenever someone asks me about "computer viruses", my response is always along the lines of, "Do you mean *Windows* viruses? Well, I don't use Windows, so I never have to worry about those..."
IN my case, I gained 5 additional desktops which provide the added bonus of actually being useful.
I could gain more, but 6 desktops has worked just fine for me for the last decade or so, so I'll stick with that.
Eastman?
You've a 6-digit UID and you're just now figuring this out?
(BTW, some of us who don't live in the US might not have heard about this yet. It doesn't seem to have been widely reported elsewhere.)
You're conflating trademarks and copyrights. No-one's disputing Disney's right to hold a *trademark* for the Mickey Mouse character and likeness to use in representing their company and its products.
As for *copyright*, you're asking the wrong question. This is because copyright is not a right, but rather a privilege granted by the State. So the proper question in this case is, "Why should the government continue grant Disney the privilege of copyright on the Steamboat Willie cartoon *indefinitely*?"
Nought better to do
Than post this drivel each day--
What are you, 14?
If you were Irish, you'd know that diplomacy is actually the art of telling someone to go to Hell in such as way that he'll be looking forward to the trip. :)
It could be no more free than the least free place, and quite possibly less free than that, yes.
Those leaders sought to be elected as leaders, then failed to meet their responsibilities. Nobody forced them to run for office.
...of a Slashdot where the editors actually edit submissions and turn them into something approaching standard English.
When actual fucking EDITING commences, I'll consider that worth coming up with the bucks to fly out to Oregon and meet you guys at *Con. Thanks for the invite, though.
If you're going to try to misrepresent people convincingly, you'll need to do it MUCH better than that, Ace.
Good thing you're a mind-reader, then, since I'm not.
Trust me, it reads better in the original Klingon.
A certain general would like to speak to you: http://www.brainyquote.com/quo...
That would in fact be the 6th Century (BC).
But knowing to not shoot selfies of yourself being a total jackass is something that can make some sense a lot earlier than 18. If some 15 year old can know enough not to drop his pants in front of his grandmother or in front of his classroom at school, he already has what it takes to know not to do it online.
Mod this up. (I've already posted in the thread, so I can't.)
Did you confront the responsible party? No? Then don't ask everyone else to fix your problem, which is with that person, not with us or the Internet.
I can see you've not actually been to Shenzhen recently. I have.