So wait, a LINUX program's configuration involves editing obscure.conf files? How could they let that happen? And the beta had bugs? That's it, I'm never using this company's products.
Yup, Core OS files like Windows Movie Maker (protected in Windows XP [my old copy anyway] by the don't-let-the-OS-files-get-fucked-up filter- if you delete it, it comes back! if you replace it, your change is negated and it comes back! fuck you if you don't want it!).
Or maybe that zip file I downloaded a week ago that got bugged and I'm never going to be able to delete.
Essentially, the damaging effects of institutionalized racism are STILL AROUND, and there needs to be action taken to get the situation anywhere near fixed.
It's like if there was a big leak in the ceiling of your house and it rained. Just fixing the leak isn't going to fix the entire problem.
Not entirely tech support related, but we got a call from a telemarketer while the 9/11 events were still going on.
Me: "...do you know what's going on right now?" Marketer: "No, I heard something was happening, what is it?" Me: "Well, a couple airplanes just flew into the World Trade Center in New York." Marketer: "Holy shit!" *click*
Based on an interview with Torvalds that was posted here a while back, I think fading off into the sunset is more or less what he wants. (if I remember it correctly)
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"Seriously, what does Opera do that Konqueror doesn't?"
And this isn't modded funny yet? For shame, moderators, for shame.
That's kind of odd, most of the people I know value the ability to grab a book and flip through it at the table, rather than grab their laptop and click through a pdf.
Your argument is sound, but your conclusion is hasty and based on a small sample. The grandparent isn't "absolutely" false- it's entirely possible that they're correct. Of course, you could be correct too. Who knows?
Yeah, I agree. It personally offends me and makes me very upset when other people use anything Microsoft produces- we should specifically limit user choice and force them to jump through hoops if they want to use it.
(sarcastic, if you can't tell... I hear the internet is bad for that sort of thing)
I don't think it's a big difference. Mainly because it's a convenient term to use- rather than saying "we released a full game that costs less than most full games, is shorter than most full games, and is the lead-in for two more shorter cheaper games" they can say "this is episodic!"
Something along the lines of "Web 2.0", it's not really anything new, just a term probably invented to drum up interest that also allows for some easier distinguishing between different, similar, things without using 20 words.
"If you buy this product, the net result (over the alternative listed above) will be to simply annoy anyone else who uses your keyboard. If this is your goal, you NEED this product"
Not true- I once switched all the keys on my keyboard around semi-randomly (some can't fit in certain places and still function). Bothered the hell out of anyone who tried to use my keyboard- not only were the letters mislabelled, but they stuck out at odd angles and, unless you got used to it (only took about ten minutes for me), your fingers would end up tripping all over the place.
Honestly, Vanguard doesn't look to me like something for people who want "something different". It looks like it's for people who want the current things, but done slightly differently, hopefully better.
Guild Wars was different. Vanguard looks like it's shaping up to be like WoW- nothing new, just the (good?) stuff that's tested true.
Hell, that's even how they describe it in the FAQ.
In my experience, college dorm security is a joke. They tell you not to hold the door for anyone, but are you really going to slam it shut in the face of the guy who says he lost his keycard, and is hovering right outside the door? And there are people coming back at all times of the night. There are, however, locks on all of the room doors you should probably make good use of...
Not that your general concern is entirely wrong, but this specific case isn't terribly strong. Better, maybe, is that a few of the other, non-dorm buildings on my campus are locked by only a card reader, I think. The individual rooms still take old-fashioned metal keys, and I've seen more than a few fingerprint readers with number pads...
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Plus it doesn't hurt that they're cheaper than a regular optical mouse (or at least, were at the bricks-and-mortar store I got mine at)
I'm completely in favor of aquatic gorillas.
It doesn't matter, just email them to whoever you like and the maintainer will get them anyway.
So wait, a LINUX program's configuration involves editing obscure .conf files? How could they let that happen? And the beta had bugs? That's it, I'm never using this company's products.
Yup, Core OS files like Windows Movie Maker (protected in Windows XP [my old copy anyway] by the don't-let-the-OS-files-get-fucked-up filter- if you delete it, it comes back! if you replace it, your change is negated and it comes back! fuck you if you don't want it!).
Or maybe that zip file I downloaded a week ago that got bugged and I'm never going to be able to delete.
Calculations, done correctly:
20 dollars = 2000 cents
2000/500 = 4 cents per kwh. Which then goes to the farmers.
40%? Where?
Because it's quirky, and appeals to geek culture.
Sorry for spamming up your Slashdot, I know all of these stories can be hard to follow all the time.
Essentially, the damaging effects of institutionalized racism are STILL AROUND, and there needs to be action taken to get the situation anywhere near fixed.
It's like if there was a big leak in the ceiling of your house and it rained. Just fixing the leak isn't going to fix the entire problem.
Not entirely tech support related, but we got a call from a telemarketer while the 9/11 events were still going on.
Me: "...do you know what's going on right now?"
Marketer: "No, I heard something was happening, what is it?"
Me: "Well, a couple airplanes just flew into the World Trade Center in New York."
Marketer: "Holy shit!" *click*
Most satisfying way to get off the line ever.
You do realize that people have been saying this, almost exactly, for hundreds of years?
Bzzt, wrong.
You can't study someone who knows they're being studied, and what about them is being studied.
Make them think you're testing something else, and there you go.
Based on an interview with Torvalds that was posted here a while back, I think fading off into the sunset is more or less what he wants. (if I remember it correctly)
"Seriously, what does Opera do that Konqueror doesn't?"
And this isn't modded funny yet? For shame, moderators, for shame.
That's kind of odd, most of the people I know value the ability to grab a book and flip through it at the table, rather than grab their laptop and click through a pdf.
Your argument is sound, but your conclusion is hasty and based on a small sample. The grandparent isn't "absolutely" false- it's entirely possible that they're correct. Of course, you could be correct too. Who knows?
Yeah, I agree. It personally offends me and makes me very upset when other people use anything Microsoft produces- we should specifically limit user choice and force them to jump through hoops if they want to use it.
(sarcastic, if you can't tell... I hear the internet is bad for that sort of thing)
I don't think it's a big difference. Mainly because it's a convenient term to use- rather than saying "we released a full game that costs less than most full games, is shorter than most full games, and is the lead-in for two more shorter cheaper games" they can say "this is episodic!"
Something along the lines of "Web 2.0", it's not really anything new, just a term probably invented to drum up interest that also allows for some easier distinguishing between different, similar, things without using 20 words.
Where is the moderation option "Wrong"?
Nobody uses paint? Nobody uses Outlook Express? Nobody plays Solitaire? Nobody uses NOTEPAD?
What the fuck are you smoking, and where can I get some?
"If you buy this product, the net result (over the alternative listed above) will be to simply annoy anyone else who uses your keyboard. If this is your goal, you NEED this product"
Not true- I once switched all the keys on my keyboard around semi-randomly (some can't fit in certain places and still function). Bothered the hell out of anyone who tried to use my keyboard- not only were the letters mislabelled, but they stuck out at odd angles and, unless you got used to it (only took about ten minutes for me), your fingers would end up tripping all over the place.
Honestly, Vanguard doesn't look to me like something for people who want "something different". It looks like it's for people who want the current things, but done slightly differently, hopefully better.
Guild Wars was different. Vanguard looks like it's shaping up to be like WoW- nothing new, just the (good?) stuff that's tested true.
Hell, that's even how they describe it in the FAQ.
In my experience, college dorm security is a joke. They tell you not to hold the door for anyone, but are you really going to slam it shut in the face of the guy who says he lost his keycard, and is hovering right outside the door? And there are people coming back at all times of the night. There are, however, locks on all of the room doors you should probably make good use of...
Not that your general concern is entirely wrong, but this specific case isn't terribly strong. Better, maybe, is that a few of the other, non-dorm buildings on my campus are locked by only a card reader, I think. The individual rooms still take old-fashioned metal keys, and I've seen more than a few fingerprint readers with number pads...
Either you're a troll or you don't know jack about Starforce.
Number 1 on my list is games that work and don't crash my computer by secretly installing a broken device driver. Starforce doesn't meet this demand.
Quite a bit lower is a total lack of copy protection. Like the other poster said, I'll take the removal of Starforce, thanks.
He didn't say people didn't hate Microsoft. He said the people he knows don't work on Linux just because they hate Microsoft.
Hell, printers are HARD. Even I could use some help from Linus if I was installing one...