Of course. But if your hard drive is almost full, defragging is not a great solution. For one thing you need a decent amount of space available if you don't want it to take forever. My point was that in normal situations where you have adequate space Linux performs better, and when getting close to max it won't be any worse. Then again, with SSDs the whole debate is moot..
He means there is absolutely no reason to wipe and reinstall Ubuntu or OSX.
You're the one that is failing to understand this concept, which has now led you to assume that he can't read rather than consider that you might be wrong. Rather high opinion you have of yourself.
And yet up above you said "Every year or so I wipe the drive with a fresh XP-CD install"..? And you also thought that was required on every OS. Either you're trolling, or you just have never used another OS. Maybe you should try it sometime. I grew up on Macs and Amigas, and I always found Windows not particularly nice to use. Not because I can't administer it - I picked it up very quickly, and have done years of professional Windows IT support without any problem, but I still prefer Linux and OSX to Windows.
I specifically chose the example of a "project" rather than an essay, ie a practical experiment. "Stealing an idea" doesn't even have to involve copying something exactly, but copying something exactly falls within stealing someone's idea.
Speed limits aren't about morality, they're about placing limits on poor drivers so that when they have an accident, it hopefully won't cause too much death and/or construction. You can still kill people doing 40 in that 55 zone, if you're a fuckwit. Comparing speed limits to copyright is ridiculous..
Both sides are trying to brainwash the other. We say stealing because it is natural to do so. Imagine two kids in a science class, and one copies the other's project. The first kid wouldn't say "hey, you infringed on my intellectual property!", he'd say "hey, you stole my idea!". It's not seen as offensive as stealing physical property, but it's still through of as stealing. We naturally assign value to our ideas (perhaps amplified by stuff like school and grading, I don't know), and that was put into law as copyrights and patents to stop grown-ups acting like lazy children who don't want to work for anything.
I don't think open and free is always the best approach. If even wikileaks themselves want such privacy, I do think it's pretty hypocritical to expect governments and business to make every single communication public.
I don't really have any problem with wikileaks releasing private government docs and such, I just think it would be funny if the same happened to them. Who watches the watchers?
My Xoom is pretty damn sexy, thanks very much:) My flatmate has an iPad, and toyed with the idea of getting an iPad 2 (though didn't see any real benefit), and he likes the Xoom.
What about Android? They could even now have just ported the thing to Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS (though that's actually covered by Android now that BB can run Dalvik apps), Palm, etc. The guys are total morons for 1) only developing for iOS, and 2) folding like little bitches instead of just sucking it up and fighting for their business. If it had 6 million downloads on iOS, why wouldn't they expect it to also do well on Android? I like having Kindle on my Android devices, but I'd be open to other eBook readers too if they had a selection of books that Amazon didn't have, or they had better prices, or even just a nicer interface (which wouldn't be that hard to do - Kindle is okay, but it's nothing special).
It's a douchy move by Apple no doubt, but the business plan in this case was exceptionally poor. At the very least they should have been developing this for Android too, and trying to get niche books that Amazon don't already have on Kindle for example.
It is however easy to say that someone is retarded for building their business exclusively around iOS - especially when Apple already had a directly competing service built in.
A few days ago some guy was eagerly trying to tell me how iOS is the future of console gaming and will make the Xbox and PS3 obsolete etc, just because he develops iOS games. The iPhone and iPad are doing well right now, but he should at the very least try porting some stuff to Android (and maybe Xbox Live and PC) if he doesn't want to be screwed over in the same way that these eBook guys were. Even if Apple don't try to manipulate the iOS gaming market, the current success of iDevices is not guaranteed forever.
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Because then they can talk about it! Actually, if I *had* to watch TV, I'd probably prefer that to most of the other channels.
Of course. But if your hard drive is almost full, defragging is not a great solution. For one thing you need a decent amount of space available if you don't want it to take forever. My point was that in normal situations where you have adequate space Linux performs better, and when getting close to max it won't be any worse. Then again, with SSDs the whole debate is moot..
Those are some good ideas to use for worst offenders, thanks. Usually I just clean out Run manually rather than blocking access.
Umm.. they ask you? The summary even says "according to a survey.
You mean you're not getting any? That's a shame.
Exactly what I was thinking :) I tend to snooze several times..
You can already view a lot of YouTube as HTML5 vids, or use separate YouTube applications on both desktop and mobile devices.
He means there is absolutely no reason to wipe and reinstall Ubuntu or OSX.
You're the one that is failing to understand this concept, which has now led you to assume that he can't read rather than consider that you might be wrong. Rather high opinion you have of yourself.
And just how do you do "a bit of registry cleanup" on OSX or Linux? Have you ever felt the need to defrag a Linux or OSX machine?
And yet up above you said "Every year or so I wipe the drive with a fresh XP-CD install"..? And you also thought that was required on every OS. Either you're trolling, or you just have never used another OS. Maybe you should try it sometime. I grew up on Macs and Amigas, and I always found Windows not particularly nice to use. Not because I can't administer it - I picked it up very quickly, and have done years of professional Windows IT support without any problem, but I still prefer Linux and OSX to Windows.
What if they don't really need the car?
I specifically chose the example of a "project" rather than an essay, ie a practical experiment. "Stealing an idea" doesn't even have to involve copying something exactly, but copying something exactly falls within stealing someone's idea.
Speed limits aren't about morality, they're about placing limits on poor drivers so that when they have an accident, it hopefully won't cause too much death and/or construction. You can still kill people doing 40 in that 55 zone, if you're a fuckwit. Comparing speed limits to copyright is ridiculous..
That depends - did any other bread exist before that first loaf? Did you replicate it with the owner's consent?
Both sides are trying to brainwash the other. We say stealing because it is natural to do so. Imagine two kids in a science class, and one copies the other's project. The first kid wouldn't say "hey, you infringed on my intellectual property!", he'd say "hey, you stole my idea!". It's not seen as offensive as stealing physical property, but it's still through of as stealing. We naturally assign value to our ideas (perhaps amplified by stuff like school and grading, I don't know), and that was put into law as copyrights and patents to stop grown-ups acting like lazy children who don't want to work for anything.
STFU Skynet, first you hack PSN, and now this! The more you protest, the more obviously guilty you are.
I don't think open and free is always the best approach. If even wikileaks themselves want such privacy, I do think it's pretty hypocritical to expect governments and business to make every single communication public.
I don't really have any problem with wikileaks releasing private government docs and such, I just think it would be funny if the same happened to them. Who watches the watchers?
Yet all other confidential info in the world is fair game?
*facepalm*
It's not non sequitur..? It makes sense if the researchers have never heard Spanish.
Unlikely? Yes. Non sequitur? Bananas.
My Xoom is pretty damn sexy, thanks very much :) My flatmate has an iPad, and toyed with the idea of getting an iPad 2 (though didn't see any real benefit), and he likes the Xoom.
What about Android? They could even now have just ported the thing to Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS (though that's actually covered by Android now that BB can run Dalvik apps), Palm, etc. The guys are total morons for 1) only developing for iOS, and 2) folding like little bitches instead of just sucking it up and fighting for their business. If it had 6 million downloads on iOS, why wouldn't they expect it to also do well on Android? I like having Kindle on my Android devices, but I'd be open to other eBook readers too if they had a selection of books that Amazon didn't have, or they had better prices, or even just a nicer interface (which wouldn't be that hard to do - Kindle is okay, but it's nothing special).
It's a douchy move by Apple no doubt, but the business plan in this case was exceptionally poor. At the very least they should have been developing this for Android too, and trying to get niche books that Amazon don't already have on Kindle for example.
It is however easy to say that someone is retarded for building their business exclusively around iOS - especially when Apple already had a directly competing service built in.
A few days ago some guy was eagerly trying to tell me how iOS is the future of console gaming and will make the Xbox and PS3 obsolete etc, just because he develops iOS games. The iPhone and iPad are doing well right now, but he should at the very least try porting some stuff to Android (and maybe Xbox Live and PC) if he doesn't want to be screwed over in the same way that these eBook guys were. Even if Apple don't try to manipulate the iOS gaming market, the current success of iDevices is not guaranteed forever.
BTW, there is already a paid-for subscriber system for PSN called PSN Plus, and it obviously didn't help security one jot.
You mean so that even more people can have their CC details stolen? I don't see that particular spin working :p