That sounds awfully like the older people who complain about "self checkouts" at a supermarket. For one thing, they're not mandatory (at least not yet), and for another, I vastly prefer them as they tend to have much shorter waiting times, and I can scan and pay much faster when doing everything myself. It makes no sense that "other people should be doing this for me" when all it involves is pressing a couple of buttons, and in the end the result is far more convenient - and should result in savings for you when the store or whatever has to employ less staff.
Actually, I already left it at my mum's house for my little sister to use, but technically it's still mine;) I similarly gave the DS to my sis, don't think she uses it. PSP is lying in my room for when.. I don't know when.. my Dell Streak has a larger screen and way more uses. Considering getting a PSP emulator for the streak, or perhaps one of the latest PSPs. I like the games I have on my PSP, I just hate the stupid "analog nub" thing, I'd much rather have a mini joystick.
Yep nigger is actually one of the strangest words today I think. It actually is a pretty cool word, ie works well in rap songs, etc, but if a white person says it, they're in trouble. The world is a very strange place.
They do, but some devices inside your network may not be capable of running their own firewall.
At work we do generally rely on a firewall on the main router rather than on individual machines, but that means that if a device behind the firewall is compromised then it basically has free reign on the whole network, which isn't the best situation.
Indeed. I actually have a high standard of driving, but I also prefer my passengers to wear their seatbelts;)
No matter how well someone drives, it only takes some other idiot who can't drive to cause an accident. If you are observant then hopefully you can reduce the risk of any accident actually being serious, but still, the risk is always there. This is why I don't have a motorbike.
My objection is to you asserting that it matters what games are available when discussing the merits of an OS
Yep I think you read the opposite intent of what I had. I've been wanting to get away from Windows ever since it was basically forced on me in '98. My dad's reasoning was that if I wanted to be a developer I should really learn to write code for the most common OS rather than continue to mess around learning C on my Amiga, which I had to agree made sense. He developed software for both Windows and Macs btw, he wasn't some kind of Windows zealot, guess he was just trying to give me a good education.
The only good thing about that was being able to play all these games that I'd only heard people talking about but never experienced first hand. I guess I'd have to say it was worth it for Counter-Strike alone, that was a big part of my life, and I had fun writing bots for it:)
Well I guess you could say the fact that I learned how to troubleshoot PC hardware issues and Windows issues was all beneficial too, it has stood me in good stead in my professional life.
I don't think Windows bests any other OS in any way other than market penetration. Just because something is popular, definitely does not make it the best option. That's just an unfortunate reality in human society, but at least things are slowly drifting in the right direction. As the world moves more towards online services, things are becoming fairly platform agnostic, and the more people move to mobile devices and the like, the more open developers will be to making multi-platform apps and games.
I only mentioned games because personally I found it difficult to think of any actual "problems" that Linux has other than not being able to play games. There are plenty of people that like to complain and have wars over which window manager, text editor (ffs!), or sound system etc is better, but I see that flexibility as a bonus rather than a problem. Of course, I'm happy to get on with both work and home stuff on Ubuntu on an almost standard install, I guess I'm just boring.
Actually, everyone uses "curse words", just some people use more politically acceptable ones. So I don't think that's the entire answer.
I never used to "swear", though I certainly always had words I'd use if I hurt myself or was describing a negative situation etc. Since I'm no longer religious I've started drifting to using more conventional swear words - mostly when nobody else is around, in fact, so it's not to try and shock anyone. I still wouldn't swear in front of my family because they would find it heavily offensive. The most taboo of current swear words do seem to just roll off the tongue in a nice stress relieving way. Maybe it's purely a psychological thing like you say, but I think many current swear words have gotten to be where they are today just because they are fun to say, whether socially acceptable or not.
Yes, for certain words to be considered taboo is pretty silly.
Though I do think it's extremely sad when I hear parents shouting and swearing at their 2 year old kids when they are crying (makes you wonder why they're crying when their parents are treating them so nicely!). Seems like they don't have much chance of being happy in life and are just going to do the same to their own kids.
The best/worst one around here (my workplace is right next to a rather "deprived" area), was a parent shouting "DON'T YOU FUCKING SWEAR!!" at their kid. What kind of chance do you have in life when you're being brought up dealing with that kind of logic/attitude?
Yeah I suppose it was the OP asking a silly question rather than you giving a silly answer.
Since the energy density is the same I'd be more interested in how much flexibility you can retain when you layer this stuff up - or if layering it would cause overheating issues, etc.
I don't use Windows (outside of when I have to occasionally support it at work), and I have the most expensive games console currently available. I'm not cheap, I just consider the lack of commercial games available for Linux to be one of the main "problems" it faces, and the reason I stuck with Windows so long was that while I enjoyed consoles for some types of game, I wasn't looking forward to having to play my FPSes on a console. In the end I decided just to deal with the crappier control method for FPSes so that I didn't have to endure Windows any longer.
What exactly is "real computing"? I don't think many computer users these days are doing any of it on their real computers. Most of us use our computers for things like Slashdot and YouTube these days.
When did I claim Windows is superior? Good job on making illogical assumptions and trying to patronise me.
I'll point out that I was brought up (and cut my teeth programming on) Commodores and Amigas rather than Nintendo or SEGA toys because my dad was into his "real computing" too, but I don't see why I can't enjoy games and using the power of "real" computers to get an even better gaming experience than I can on a console. I'll be tempted to get another Windows box when something like Half-Life 3 comes out, but in the meantime, I'm resisting.
Problems such as games not being developed natively? Sweet, sign me up! Unless you're going to point me to OSX. I installed Ubuntu on my MBP to get around OSX problems.
For a site like Slashdot that's running a database back end, all the session info could be stored directly on the database, so the only thing you need on the client side is the identification cookie.
You're kind of correct about the hidden form variables, though the thing that will determine whether data shows in the URL or not is whether the form submits via GET or a POST.
Ah, I guess I'm just too young and have never been exposed to ELO's music. That's definitely a worthy set of references, though the post would still be funny even if the band ELO never existed.
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I was going to complain that you're re-buying it instead of just downloading it, but it's a DiscWorld game, and I'd like to see more of those..
That sounds awfully like the older people who complain about "self checkouts" at a supermarket. For one thing, they're not mandatory (at least not yet), and for another, I vastly prefer them as they tend to have much shorter waiting times, and I can scan and pay much faster when doing everything myself. It makes no sense that "other people should be doing this for me" when all it involves is pressing a couple of buttons, and in the end the result is far more convenient - and should result in savings for you when the store or whatever has to employ less staff.
Probably should get a car with seatbelts and a decent roof then. Or, you could not drive like a tool on a gravel road.
Actually, I already left it at my mum's house for my little sister to use, but technically it's still mine ;) I similarly gave the DS to my sis, don't think she uses it. PSP is lying in my room for when.. I don't know when.. my Dell Streak has a larger screen and way more uses. Considering getting a PSP emulator for the streak, or perhaps one of the latest PSPs. I like the games I have on my PSP, I just hate the stupid "analog nub" thing, I'd much rather have a mini joystick.
Here in the UK at least I'm pretty sure if you're over 16 it's your own responsibility/choice to put on your seatbelt.
Yep nigger is actually one of the strangest words today I think. It actually is a pretty cool word, ie works well in rap songs, etc, but if a white person says it, they're in trouble. The world is a very strange place.
They do, but some devices inside your network may not be capable of running their own firewall.
At work we do generally rely on a firewall on the main router rather than on individual machines, but that means that if a device behind the firewall is compromised then it basically has free reign on the whole network, which isn't the best situation.
Indeed. I actually have a high standard of driving, but I also prefer my passengers to wear their seatbelts ;)
No matter how well someone drives, it only takes some other idiot who can't drive to cause an accident. If you are observant then hopefully you can reduce the risk of any accident actually being serious, but still, the risk is always there. This is why I don't have a motorbike.
Persistent yes.. interested in politics.. not so much. Are you having a bad day or something? You seem very angry.
My objection is to you asserting that it matters what games are available when discussing the merits of an OS
Yep I think you read the opposite intent of what I had. I've been wanting to get away from Windows ever since it was basically forced on me in '98. My dad's reasoning was that if I wanted to be a developer I should really learn to write code for the most common OS rather than continue to mess around learning C on my Amiga, which I had to agree made sense. He developed software for both Windows and Macs btw, he wasn't some kind of Windows zealot, guess he was just trying to give me a good education.
The only good thing about that was being able to play all these games that I'd only heard people talking about but never experienced first hand. I guess I'd have to say it was worth it for Counter-Strike alone, that was a big part of my life, and I had fun writing bots for it :)
Well I guess you could say the fact that I learned how to troubleshoot PC hardware issues and Windows issues was all beneficial too, it has stood me in good stead in my professional life.
I don't think Windows bests any other OS in any way other than market penetration. Just because something is popular, definitely does not make it the best option. That's just an unfortunate reality in human society, but at least things are slowly drifting in the right direction. As the world moves more towards online services, things are becoming fairly platform agnostic, and the more people move to mobile devices and the like, the more open developers will be to making multi-platform apps and games.
I only mentioned games because personally I found it difficult to think of any actual "problems" that Linux has other than not being able to play games. There are plenty of people that like to complain and have wars over which window manager, text editor (ffs!), or sound system etc is better, but I see that flexibility as a bonus rather than a problem. Of course, I'm happy to get on with both work and home stuff on Ubuntu on an almost standard install, I guess I'm just boring.
Kind of like Wolverine? Cool!
Seconded. This was going to be my exact comment.
It's like saying "We don't need seatbelts anymore - we have airbags!"
Actually, everyone uses "curse words", just some people use more politically acceptable ones. So I don't think that's the entire answer.
I never used to "swear", though I certainly always had words I'd use if I hurt myself or was describing a negative situation etc. Since I'm no longer religious I've started drifting to using more conventional swear words - mostly when nobody else is around, in fact, so it's not to try and shock anyone. I still wouldn't swear in front of my family because they would find it heavily offensive. The most taboo of current swear words do seem to just roll off the tongue in a nice stress relieving way. Maybe it's purely a psychological thing like you say, but I think many current swear words have gotten to be where they are today just because they are fun to say, whether socially acceptable or not.
Yes, for certain words to be considered taboo is pretty silly.
Though I do think it's extremely sad when I hear parents shouting and swearing at their 2 year old kids when they are crying (makes you wonder why they're crying when their parents are treating them so nicely!). Seems like they don't have much chance of being happy in life and are just going to do the same to their own kids.
The best/worst one around here (my workplace is right next to a rather "deprived" area), was a parent shouting "DON'T YOU FUCKING SWEAR!!" at their kid. What kind of chance do you have in life when you're being brought up dealing with that kind of logic/attitude?
They probably did something similar with other tech sites too. Well, you certainly can't criticise Microsoft's marketing department..
Yeah I suppose it was the OP asking a silly question rather than you giving a silly answer.
Since the energy density is the same I'd be more interested in how much flexibility you can retain when you layer this stuff up - or if layering it would cause overheating issues, etc.
Sorry if I find the sentence "li-ion is comparable to li-ion" slightly redundant.
Actually now that I think about it, I have 4 games consoles - PS3, Wii, DS and PSP - I just never use the last three.
I don't use Windows (outside of when I have to occasionally support it at work), and I have the most expensive games console currently available. I'm not cheap, I just consider the lack of commercial games available for Linux to be one of the main "problems" it faces, and the reason I stuck with Windows so long was that while I enjoyed consoles for some types of game, I wasn't looking forward to having to play my FPSes on a console. In the end I decided just to deal with the crappier control method for FPSes so that I didn't have to endure Windows any longer.
What exactly is "real computing"? I don't think many computer users these days are doing any of it on their real computers. Most of us use our computers for things like Slashdot and YouTube these days.
When did I claim Windows is superior? Good job on making illogical assumptions and trying to patronise me.
I'll point out that I was brought up (and cut my teeth programming on) Commodores and Amigas rather than Nintendo or SEGA toys because my dad was into his "real computing" too, but I don't see why I can't enjoy games and using the power of "real" computers to get an even better gaming experience than I can on a console. I'll be tempted to get another Windows box when something like Half-Life 3 comes out, but in the meantime, I'm resisting.
That this is being pushed by automatic updates then? And that you are given the option to view the "Beauty of the Web" site on first run or something?
Just like Silverlight is for some reason an option and selected by default when you try to install Windows Messenger.
All I got was a stream of negativity.
This looks like it would be comparable to Li-ion
Really? I never would have guessed from the summary saying "paint layers of electricity-holding lithium-ion"..
Will try to tone down the sarcasm for the rest of the day, honest.
Problems such as games not being developed natively? Sweet, sign me up! Unless you're going to point me to OSX. I installed Ubuntu on my MBP to get around OSX problems.
For a site like Slashdot that's running a database back end, all the session info could be stored directly on the database, so the only thing you need on the client side is the identification cookie.
You're kind of correct about the hidden form variables, though the thing that will determine whether data shows in the URL or not is whether the form submits via GET or a POST.
Ah, I guess I'm just too young and have never been exposed to ELO's music. That's definitely a worthy set of references, though the post would still be funny even if the band ELO never existed.