Better yet, just use a public bitlbee server on IRC. Can't get more lightweight than an app that isn't using any resources whatsoever. At least none of your resources.
What's with the obsession of a single year being the period of time in which Linux booms and rises to OS stardom? It's not like it's losing ground or stagnating or anything, it's constantly rising in desktop usage. Right now it's just "nerds" and nerds' grandmothers, but it'll eventually go beyond. I mean, Dell is selling Ubuntu PCs. It seems like a small gesture right now, but it'll all work out in the long run. Nothing's going to happen overnight.
As is every game when you're making a tool-assissted speedrun of it. The Mips and backwards long jump glitches are disgustingly difficult to pull off in real-time (but possible).
Nor can I disprove the existence of unicorns living in Venus's core. So as long as we can't put cameras there, we might as well just accept that we'll never know, right?
don't teach creationism nor evolutionism as an exact science
And why in the hell not? Evolution is a scientific theory, and a widely accepted one at that. There's no reason it shouldn't be taught. Creationism on the other hand is religion and nothing more.
I see a lot of atheists that hang on to evolution and the big bang theory as a religion, something that has to be and is true, no matter what other people think or say. Why? Because you feel the need to be religious about something? What if I come up with a scientific theory that better fits the bill? You're going to massively change then? Or am I going to be incorrect.
Hey, feel free to try. If it has significant basis in fact and mountains of evidence behind it like evolution before it, then sure, we'll "massively change." You seem to think this is some kind of a game, evolutionists vs. creationists. In reality, the "debate" doesn't exist. Evolution is scientific theory and is based on facts. Creationism is based on a book, and on no facts whatsoever. Game over.
I think it was reviewing both purely on a practical basis (i.e., "can both OSes do this? Which one does it better?") without any philosophy or question of cost getting in the way. Doing so puts them on equal footing and no "well, it doesn't do this as well, but hey, it's free" rationalizing occurs. If anything, this review just strengthens the point that Ubuntu is just a hair away from a free total replacement for non-gamers (or not-too-selective gamers).
I suppose so, but it's not really that the command line is insurmountably difficult, it's just ominous as all fuck. Monotype, blinking cursor, commands that are total gibberish at first, etc. For those who want to learn, it becomes very easy to use very quickly, and those who don't want to learn will most likely have a guide who feeds them instructions while giving the occasional "I know it looks scary but it's not going to break anything." The latter solution ain't perfect, but it's being worked on. Ubuntu has sure as hell made great strides in that department, and the Migration Assistant just blew me away. To be fair, as a fairly advanced user, I haven't had to touch the command line for anything basic since Edgy's release. Anything advanced is in the terminal simply out of convenience, but I'm sure there's some GUI element out there for whatever I want to do. Don't mistake that for a badly-designed UI, though, whenever I know exactly what I want it's always going to be easier in a terminal.
I think the N64 drove developers to acheive that balance of next-gen and old school gaming, because at the time it was fairly advanced so games could look good, but the limited cartridge space didn't inspire superfluous FMVs and such. Unfortunately, the high costs associated with cartridge manufacturing prohibited this balance from being used to its full potential and being used beyond a single generation. It's a pretty artificial (and quite possibly unfair) limitation, I know, but the match of high-quality visuals and SNES-style coexistence of complexity yet overall tautness made for some great games.
Hell and winged pigs have collaborated in an effort to simultaneously freeze over and fly. Unfortunately, Satan's poor planning concerning the sequence of these events has rendered the high temperature conditions of the pig launchers devastatingly unsuitable for the hopeful swine. Meteorologists the world over predict a torrential rain of bacon.
No, they treat their computers like they treat their furnace: it should just work. Like it or not, Mom and Pop expect their computer to work like an appliance: it should do what it's supposed to do, and they shouldn't have to fiddle with it. Maybe it will break once every 5 or 10 years, but other than that it should basically do what I want it to do with a minimum of hassle. Mom and Pop are not tinkerers, they just want shit to work and not require any extra time or effort to operate.
Microsoft's monopoly has actually made this sort of mindset easier to cater to, since hardware manufacturers and software programmers only need to deal with one operating system. Linux, meanwhile, has continued to lag behind in hardware and software support because of this.
So you're right, they may ask for Linux if they see enough coverage about it. But until Linux can (relatively) painlessly run everything people want to run on it, they will not stick with it, and they will certainly not evangelize it to their friends.
I agree that non-computer literate folk generally do treat their computers as they would toasters, but they're also in the mindset that random pop-ups, sluggishness and monthly reinstalls are just "facts of life" concerning owning a computer. Linux OSes have the barrier of having to do some extra, sometimes quite intimidating things to get what most would consider basic to work. Proper video settings is the largest part of this, but it's surrounded by little things like Flash and MP3 support; little things that are as easy and even perhaps easier than to install in Windows but have foreign methods such as moving individual files across the filesystem with root priveleges. However, once it's all set up, it'll stay like that for as long as you don't screw it up somehow, which is hard to do for those who don't want anything to do with a terminal window. The only "maintenence" required is clicking the icon in the notification area that says there's new updates available, hitting apply, entering your password, waiting a bit and perhaps rebooting at the end (but don't count on that last one). As it stands, Ubuntu and its variants in many cases require a person who knows what they're doing to get it up and running for Joe Grandma (embrace the phrasal portmanteau), but as long as they do a good job and explain the differences ("this is how you install new programs," "this is how you write documents," etc.) Joe Grandma isn't going to have any trouble whatsoever with their new OS.
You could probably say that non-preinstalled Windows would require assistance as well, but it has the advantage of every conceivable driver available in one form or another floating around the net. Then there's the transitional wall, the most pervading obstacle in Linux evangelism. It's rare you'd find someone migrating from Windows to Linux with all their files intact and have them all work. It's also rarely installed by Joe Grandma; it's what came with their computer. A Linux-based OS won't be preinstalled until there's significant demand for it, and significant demand is borne of big-name commercial apps, and big-name commercial apps are borne of consumer popularity, and consumer popularity is borne of preinstallation. Therein lies the paradox. In this Microsoft-monopolized consumer PC industry, that's the rather inexorable situation, so the only real solution is to have Microsoft legally called on their shit and given a bit more than a slap on the wrist this time around, then maybe we'll see some genuine competition. Other than that, I'm stumped.
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but backwards?
Better yet, just use a public bitlbee server on IRC. Can't get more lightweight than an app that isn't using any resources whatsoever. At least none of your resources.
What's with the obsession of a single year being the period of time in which Linux booms and rises to OS stardom? It's not like it's losing ground or stagnating or anything, it's constantly rising in desktop usage. Right now it's just "nerds" and nerds' grandmothers, but it'll eventually go beyond. I mean, Dell is selling Ubuntu PCs. It seems like a small gesture right now, but it'll all work out in the long run. Nothing's going to happen overnight.
As is every game when you're making a tool-assissted speedrun of it. The Mips and backwards long jump glitches are disgustingly difficult to pull off in real-time (but possible).
Perhaps even more innovative and just as fun, but with wider appeal.
Metroid Prime and Mega Man 2 hit #2 and #3 on my personal list, respectively.
ensertin sum adz
Fuck you, I won't browse where you tell me!
Oh god that was lame.
Or perhaps Netcraft's confirmation was just that strong.
Wow! Amazing!
You can't prove God does (not) exist
Nor can I disprove the existence of unicorns living in Venus's core. So as long as we can't put cameras there, we might as well just accept that we'll never know, right?
don't teach creationism nor evolutionism as an exact science
And why in the hell not? Evolution is a scientific theory, and a widely accepted one at that. There's no reason it shouldn't be taught. Creationism on the other hand is religion and nothing more.
I see a lot of atheists that hang on to evolution and the big bang theory as a religion, something that has to be and is true, no matter what other people think or say. Why? Because you feel the need to be religious about something? What if I come up with a scientific theory that better fits the bill? You're going to massively change then? Or am I going to be incorrect.
Hey, feel free to try. If it has significant basis in fact and mountains of evidence behind it like evolution before it, then sure, we'll "massively change." You seem to think this is some kind of a game, evolutionists vs. creationists. In reality, the "debate" doesn't exist. Evolution is scientific theory and is based on facts. Creationism is based on a book, and on no facts whatsoever. Game over.
If you think this colour looks like poop, you should visit your optometrist.
Or your proctologist.
Wikipedia's not that kind of girl.
Fine, then I propose we rename piracy to "Even More Digital Consumer Enablement"
The idea of anarchy is that you can do what you like so long as you are not denying others of their freedom.
Wha? I thought that was libertarianism.
So, why the fence sitting?
I think it was reviewing both purely on a practical basis (i.e., "can both OSes do this? Which one does it better?") without any philosophy or question of cost getting in the way. Doing so puts them on equal footing and no "well, it doesn't do this as well, but hey, it's free" rationalizing occurs. If anything, this review just strengthens the point that Ubuntu is just a hair away from a free total replacement for non-gamers (or not-too-selective gamers).
I suppose so, but it's not really that the command line is insurmountably difficult, it's just ominous as all fuck. Monotype, blinking cursor, commands that are total gibberish at first, etc. For those who want to learn, it becomes very easy to use very quickly, and those who don't want to learn will most likely have a guide who feeds them instructions while giving the occasional "I know it looks scary but it's not going to break anything." The latter solution ain't perfect, but it's being worked on. Ubuntu has sure as hell made great strides in that department, and the Migration Assistant just blew me away. To be fair, as a fairly advanced user, I haven't had to touch the command line for anything basic since Edgy's release. Anything advanced is in the terminal simply out of convenience, but I'm sure there's some GUI element out there for whatever I want to do. Don't mistake that for a badly-designed UI, though, whenever I know exactly what I want it's always going to be easier in a terminal.
You don't sound like you're too up on your internets history, friend.
Like it or not, it's internets history. It's especially relevant to /. for the reason you stated (trolling).
I think the N64 drove developers to acheive that balance of next-gen and old school gaming, because at the time it was fairly advanced so games could look good, but the limited cartridge space didn't inspire superfluous FMVs and such. Unfortunately, the high costs associated with cartridge manufacturing prohibited this balance from being used to its full potential and being used beyond a single generation. It's a pretty artificial (and quite possibly unfair) limitation, I know, but the match of high-quality visuals and SNES-style coexistence of complexity yet overall tautness made for some great games.
A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. Yes
More than one answer may be chosen.
Hell and winged pigs have collaborated in an effort to simultaneously freeze over and fly. Unfortunately, Satan's poor planning concerning the sequence of these events has rendered the high temperature conditions of the pig launchers devastatingly unsuitable for the hopeful swine. Meteorologists the world over predict a torrential rain of bacon.
Nonsense! I use that term all the time.
No, they treat their computers like they treat their furnace: it should just work. Like it or not, Mom and Pop expect their computer to work like an appliance: it should do what it's supposed to do, and they shouldn't have to fiddle with it. Maybe it will break once every 5 or 10 years, but other than that it should basically do what I want it to do with a minimum of hassle. Mom and Pop are not tinkerers, they just want shit to work and not require any extra time or effort to operate.
Microsoft's monopoly has actually made this sort of mindset easier to cater to, since hardware manufacturers and software programmers only need to deal with one operating system. Linux, meanwhile, has continued to lag behind in hardware and software support because of this.
So you're right, they may ask for Linux if they see enough coverage about it. But until Linux can (relatively) painlessly run everything people want to run on it, they will not stick with it, and they will certainly not evangelize it to their friends.
I agree that non-computer literate folk generally do treat their computers as they would toasters, but they're also in the mindset that random pop-ups, sluggishness and monthly reinstalls are just "facts of life" concerning owning a computer. Linux OSes have the barrier of having to do some extra, sometimes quite intimidating things to get what most would consider basic to work. Proper video settings is the largest part of this, but it's surrounded by little things like Flash and MP3 support; little things that are as easy and even perhaps easier than to install in Windows but have foreign methods such as moving individual files across the filesystem with root priveleges. However, once it's all set up, it'll stay like that for as long as you don't screw it up somehow, which is hard to do for those who don't want anything to do with a terminal window. The only "maintenence" required is clicking the icon in the notification area that says there's new updates available, hitting apply, entering your password, waiting a bit and perhaps rebooting at the end (but don't count on that last one). As it stands, Ubuntu and its variants in many cases require a person who knows what they're doing to get it up and running for Joe Grandma (embrace the phrasal portmanteau), but as long as they do a good job and explain the differences ("this is how you install new programs," "this is how you write documents," etc.) Joe Grandma isn't going to have any trouble whatsoever with their new OS.
You could probably say that non-preinstalled Windows would require assistance as well, but it has the advantage of every conceivable driver available in one form or another floating around the net. Then there's the transitional wall, the most pervading obstacle in Linux evangelism. It's rare you'd find someone migrating from Windows to Linux with all their files intact and have them all work. It's also rarely installed by Joe Grandma; it's what came with their computer. A Linux-based OS won't be preinstalled until there's significant demand for it, and significant demand is borne of big-name commercial apps, and big-name commercial apps are borne of consumer popularity, and consumer popularity is borne of preinstallation. Therein lies the paradox. In this Microsoft-monopolized consumer PC industry, that's the rather inexorable situation, so the only real solution is to have Microsoft legally called on their shit and given a bit more than a slap on the wrist this time around, then maybe we'll see some genuine competition. Other than that, I'm stumped.
...y'know...uh...does it like...touch itself? You know like, down there?
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