Did you read the part where I said I am not an anti-windows guy?
I use it every day at work, the kids use it at school. One computer can dual boot into windows (olders kid plays Minecraft once in a while).
I'm going to buy two new computers before school starts and they will come with Windows. I intend to dual boot them as well so they can choose what to run. Suspect they will run Linux more then windows.
So, you tell me how you fix a system which will no longer run any setup programs? Either there was an infection, or it did that by design or a bug... Which is it?
WOW... Perhaps you misread, but I never said either Linux or windoes are superior did I?
Interesting how you critize "circular logic" yet can't see the flaws in your own logic. Here is a hint....nthere is no superior OS.n they all have pros and cons and a different design philosophy.
I never found the problem. After spending hours trying to fix it I gave up and put ubunto on it.
Lets see... the "last draw" for windows in my house: The computers are all HP's and came with windows 7 CAL's. Imagine my surprise when one started stating the license expired, and it was not able to run any setup.exe's to fix it (obviously some sort of infection). Odd how the other two identical computers bought at the same time didn't have this "license" issue. More unusual is the problem PC belongs to a 14 year old girl so i am not sure what she did to put it in this condition.
The kids have never had admin access, so it is odd that they have so many issues, especially "system" related stuff (not profile problems).
I havent had to deal with any sort of "browser hijack" nonsense in years now which is also a big time saver for me.
Windows (7 at least) seems to want to install some sort of security update almost every day and needs to restart for it to take effect. Somewhat annoying.
I'm not an anti-windows guy, but just got sick of them always telling me their computer needs me to fix something. I don't seem to have this issue with Linux and they are able to do whatever they need to do.
As I said, YMMV and if you are happy with windows, then you should continue to use it.
Excessive fragmentation is one of the unfortunate issues with Linux. The odd thing is if they collapsed some of the projects and spent that dev time on a handful of distro's they could really improve things. Instead you have a bunch of very talented people spinning yet another 'fork'.
Flip side, I am a big LINUX fan (but not a zealot, Windows has its place).
I converted all three of my kids over from windows several years ago due to having to fix their issues too often (browser hijacks, etc). They were given a choice between Mint and Ubuntu (two went with Ubuntu, the third Mint). At first they were hesitant but after all the time spent dealing with windows issues (including the almost-daily updates needing a restart) they gave in.
One time our youngest had formatting issues with a powerpoint in libreoffice so the option came up to move back to windows and she refused. The only windows PC left in the house is my wife's and she refuses to move over she's not into technology and needs the chinese IME which she knows how to work under windows.
It is far easier to drop in a Linux DVD and restart after like 15 mins with a working system (including office package) then installing windows, the drivers, the apps (probably spending the better part of an afternoon on the install).
YMMV (Your mileage may vary) but i have had pretty good luck with the 5 Linux machines (two ubuntu, 3 mint) in my house.
If you read slashdot often you probably see the 'negative bias' towards china.
I'd say 99% of those posting here have never been and are just quoting something they heard. Further, of those who do post, i'd even venture to say a lot of them dont even own a passport.
Posted by a fellow Canadian who happens to own property in China.
+1 for this (no mod points, plus i already posted on this as well).
Several years ago bootleg cigarettes were a huge issue here (Ontario). Since most of the price of them is taxes the government was actually forced to lower the taxes to compete and try to end the black market.
This "10 years in jail" sure sounds like a "cobra effect" waiting to happen:
Who will pay to house the inmates? Since this law benefits a specific industry, they should fund it. Why should my tax dollars go to imprison someone for downloading music?
No, in the US you pay taxes on "property" as the OP stated (not just realestate)
Case in point, property tax on vehicles: "Motor Vehicles are subject to a local property tax under Connecticut state law. This applies whether or not the vehicle is registered. The local property tax is computed and issued by your local tax collector."
So, if IP is property, why cant we tax it like other forms of property?
The question becomes how much of the "income" was earned in the US vs what is "foreign" and earned by the foreign entity?
Isn't apple known for paying large royalties to its "IP Owner" which is a small two man operation in Ireland? In which case Apple USA never makes any money because Apple Ireland has a large royalty fee.
If you want to "fix" this, tax corporate income the same way you tax individuals income.
Look at the history of the US interstate system and see why it was built out.. Back when it suited the US they spent money on infrastructure (creates jobs, ease of troop movement, etc).
Much of this is now crumbling while billions are spent on newer "bombs" which serve little purpose.
Thankfully Canada introduced UBB (Usage Based Billing) to prevent stuff like this from taking off here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...
How long until everyone else adopts UBB to thwart the offerings from competitors? (Yes, i know there are companies offering unlimited access and i have my service with one of them).
Looks like even "Rogers" (early UBB adopter) has started offering "unlimited" plans as an add-on. Odd, they said they needed to charge for usage as a small number of customers were "hogging" all the bandwidth. Guess they "solved" that and now if you pay $25 you no longer "hog" the available bandwidth?
"When learning new vocabulary you must practice both the pronunciation of the word and its tone. The wrong tones can change the meaning of your sentences."
They discuss the issue using the classic "ma" example as well.
The problem is the report fails to point the finger at what is probably the single greatest reason for the price gap (the government).
Buy a pair of kids socks in most US states and you will find they are tax exempt. Not so here, the government wants its 13% tax on that purchase (Ontario, we have HST)
Buy a winter coat in most states and only pay taxes on the "non-exempt" portion (assuming your coat is over the non-exempt amount). Buy a winter coat in Canada, and it is 100% taxable, clearly they have no issues taxing "required" things as well.
Heck, they even tax food here (there is a very small list of "exempt" items, but only what they determine is "essential").
I just wish consumers would be able to take advantage of "global markets" the same way the large multinationals can.
They are free to export their jobs to the cheapest source, but thanks to copyright laws and "region restrictions" we (the consumer) cant re-import products where they are cheaper.
Real dvd's (not bootlegs) sell for like a dollar in China and $29 here. Why cant i import them and sell them for $10 and make a tidy profit?
First-sale doctrine says i can, lawsuits says you cant.
What you will find out is that the credit cards have coded the country of issue into the number. I once had XM radio US refuse to accept my Canadian mastercard when i was living in the US (obviously an attempt to enforce the higher prices in Canada policy). The thing is, since i used a US address how did XM know it was a Canadian card?
All the bilingual people i klnow (Chinese, spanish, french) have told me they can tell someone used "google translate" as the resulting "translation" sucks.
English -> Chinese is especially bad.
If you want to see some funny stuff, look at the translations of the Chinese tattoos some people have.
They went to google translate, picked some characters they liked and then had them tatoo'd. Unfortunately they seldom mean what they think they do.
"Chinese is hard, but you can't tell me that saying hello in English is meaningfully different than saying hello in Chinese."
Yes, i can tell you that is how it is.
No matter what "tone" i use to say "hello" it is still "hello". You may be able to tell that i am angry, etc based on the tone but the meaning is the same.
In Chinese, the tone is critical and if it changes, the meaning of what was said changes (drastically).
Case in point, the Chinese word "ma". It has 4 meanings depending on the tone.
They are : Mother Hemp Horse Scold
So if you miss the tone, instead of taking about your mother you could be talking about scolding someone (or one of the other choices).
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Did you read the part where I said I am not an anti-windows guy?
I use it every day at work, the kids use it at school. One computer can dual boot into windows (olders kid plays Minecraft once in a while).
I'm going to buy two new computers before school starts and they will come with Windows. I intend to dual boot them as well so they can choose what to run. Suspect they will run Linux more then windows.
So, you tell me how you fix a system which will no longer run any setup programs?
Either there was an infection, or it did that by design or a bug... Which is it?
WOW...
Perhaps you misread, but I never said either Linux or windoes are superior did I?
Interesting how you critize "circular logic" yet can't see the flaws in your own logic. Here is a hint....nthere is no superior OS.n they all have pros and cons and a different design philosophy.
I never found the problem. After spending hours trying to fix it I gave up and put ubunto on it.
I think the Same can be said for a windows based home setup.
Windows machines also have to be setup and configured, networked, etc.
Before I flipped everything from windows I was the resident "windows system admin" as well.
I was just about to do that, but then worried someone would fork it ;)
Lets see... the "last draw" for windows in my house:
The computers are all HP's and came with windows 7 CAL's. Imagine my surprise when one started stating the license expired, and it was not able to run any setup.exe's to fix it (obviously some sort of infection). Odd how the other two identical computers bought at the same time didn't have this "license" issue. More unusual is the problem PC belongs to a 14 year old girl so i am not sure what she did to put it in this condition.
The kids have never had admin access, so it is odd that they have so many issues, especially "system" related stuff (not profile problems).
I havent had to deal with any sort of "browser hijack" nonsense in years now which is also a big time saver for me.
Windows (7 at least) seems to want to install some sort of security update almost every day and needs to restart for it to take effect. Somewhat annoying.
I'm not an anti-windows guy, but just got sick of them always telling me their computer needs me to fix something. I don't seem to have this issue with Linux and they are able to do whatever they need to do.
As I said, YMMV and if you are happy with windows, then you should continue to use it.
Where is the "hosts" file guy when you need him?
I'm sure he can post his 2 page response about how you can use the "hosts" file to block this.
Excessive fragmentation is one of the unfortunate issues with Linux.
The odd thing is if they collapsed some of the projects and spent that dev time on a handful of distro's they could really improve things. Instead you have a bunch of very talented people spinning yet another 'fork'.
Flip side, I am a big LINUX fan (but not a zealot, Windows has its place).
I converted all three of my kids over from windows several years ago due to having to fix their issues too often (browser hijacks, etc).
They were given a choice between Mint and Ubuntu (two went with Ubuntu, the third Mint). At first they were hesitant but after all the time spent dealing with windows issues (including the almost-daily updates needing a restart) they gave in.
One time our youngest had formatting issues with a powerpoint in libreoffice so the option came up to move back to windows and she refused.
The only windows PC left in the house is my wife's and she refuses to move over she's not into technology and needs the chinese IME which she knows how to work under windows.
It is far easier to drop in a Linux DVD and restart after like 15 mins with a working system (including office package) then installing windows, the drivers, the apps (probably spending the better part of an afternoon on the install).
YMMV (Your mileage may vary) but i have had pretty good luck with the 5 Linux machines (two ubuntu, 3 mint) in my house.
If you read slashdot often you probably see the 'negative bias' towards china.
I'd say 99% of those posting here have never been and are just quoting something they heard. Further, of those who do post, i'd even venture to say a lot of them dont even own a passport.
Posted by a fellow Canadian who happens to own property in China.
I was a customer before this whole thing unfolded... and this has convinced me to support them with my business.
They could have just handed over everything, but they chose to challenge things and act in their customers best interests.
+1 for this (no mod points, plus i already posted on this as well).
Several years ago bootleg cigarettes were a huge issue here (Ontario). Since most of the price of them is taxes the government was actually forced to lower the taxes to compete and try to end the black market.
This "10 years in jail" sure sounds like a "cobra effect" waiting to happen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...
Who will pay to house the inmates? Since this law benefits a specific industry, they should fund it. Why should my tax dollars go to imprison someone for downloading music?
No, in the US you pay taxes on "property" as the OP stated (not just realestate)
Case in point, property tax on vehicles:
"Motor Vehicles are subject to a local property tax under Connecticut state law. This applies whether or not the vehicle is registered. The local property tax is computed and issued by your local tax collector."
So, if IP is property, why cant we tax it like other forms of property?
You do need an account if you want to download anything (even freeware) from the "app store".
Are you sure they subsidized your PC? I'd guess the "bloat-ware" money went straight to the vendor's bottom line.
Not exactly true, most countries have a "tax on foreign income" requirement.
Here (Canada) we have this: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nd...
The question becomes how much of the "income" was earned in the US vs what is "foreign" and earned by the foreign entity?
Isn't apple known for paying large royalties to its "IP Owner" which is a small two man operation in Ireland? In which case Apple USA never makes any money because Apple Ireland has a large royalty fee.
If you want to "fix" this, tax corporate income the same way you tax individuals income.
The 24 inch HP monitor right in front if me is 16x10 (1920x1200) which seems to disagree with your statement.
Well said.
Look at the history of the US interstate system and see why it was built out..
Back when it suited the US they spent money on infrastructure (creates jobs, ease of troop movement, etc).
Much of this is now crumbling while billions are spent on newer "bombs" which serve little purpose.
What does inflation in the US look like in your situation?
http://www.investopedia.com/te...
You should read up on Canada's "Lobbying laws"
http://www.ocl-cal.gc.ca/eic/s...
They are not the same as the US and are rather strict and they have charged people for doing it.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics...
Thankfully Canada introduced UBB (Usage Based Billing) to prevent stuff like this from taking off here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...
How long until everyone else adopts UBB to thwart the offerings from competitors?
(Yes, i know there are companies offering unlimited access and i have my service with one of them).
Looks like even "Rogers" (early UBB adopter) has started offering "unlimited" plans as an add-on.
Odd, they said they needed to charge for usage as a small number of customers were "hogging" all the bandwidth. Guess they "solved" that and now if you pay $25 you no longer "hog" the available bandwidth?
I was referring to the "four tones" of mandarin.
http://mandarin.about.com/od/p...
"When learning new vocabulary you must practice both the pronunciation of the word and its tone. The wrong tones can change the meaning of your sentences."
They discuss the issue using the classic "ma" example as well.
Funny you mention that as i wasn't commenting on why they were different.
If you look here the Canadian Senate released a report to "explain" the price gap.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/...
The problem is the report fails to point the finger at what is probably the single greatest reason for the price gap (the government).
Buy a pair of kids socks in most US states and you will find they are tax exempt.
Not so here, the government wants its 13% tax on that purchase (Ontario, we have HST)
Buy a winter coat in most states and only pay taxes on the "non-exempt" portion (assuming your coat is over the non-exempt amount).
Buy a winter coat in Canada, and it is 100% taxable, clearly they have no issues taxing "required" things as well.
Heck, they even tax food here (there is a very small list of "exempt" items, but only what they determine is "essential").
Click these links and tell us what you found:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/Search/S...
http://www.bestbuy.ca/Search/S...
As you said, one describes the computer, the other is a job. How are they the same thing?
I just wish consumers would be able to take advantage of "global markets" the same way the large multinationals can.
They are free to export their jobs to the cheapest source, but thanks to copyright laws and "region restrictions" we (the consumer) cant re-import products where they are cheaper.
Real dvd's (not bootlegs) sell for like a dollar in China and $29 here. Why cant i import them and sell them for $10 and make a tidy profit?
First-sale doctrine says i can, lawsuits says you cant.
It probably wont work anyhow.
What you will find out is that the credit cards have coded the country of issue into the number.
I once had XM radio US refuse to accept my Canadian mastercard when i was living in the US (obviously an attempt to enforce the higher prices in Canada policy).
The thing is, since i used a US address how did XM know it was a Canadian card?
Try using one and see if it works out.
All the bilingual people i klnow (Chinese, spanish, french) have told me they can tell someone used "google translate" as the resulting "translation" sucks.
English -> Chinese is especially bad.
If you want to see some funny stuff, look at the translations of the Chinese tattoos some people have.
They went to google translate, picked some characters they liked and then had them tatoo'd. Unfortunately they seldom mean what they think they do.
"Chinese is hard, but you can't tell me that saying hello in English is meaningfully different than saying hello in Chinese."
Yes, i can tell you that is how it is.
No matter what "tone" i use to say "hello" it is still "hello". You may be able to tell that i am angry, etc based on the tone but the meaning is the same.
In Chinese, the tone is critical and if it changes, the meaning of what was said changes (drastically).
Case in point, the Chinese word "ma".
It has 4 meanings depending on the tone.
They are :
Mother
Hemp
Horse
Scold
So if you miss the tone, instead of taking about your mother you could be talking about scolding someone (or one of the other choices).