I think MS ought to go and read the code, learn some lessons and carry it back
They haven't done that in 4 decades. Why would they start now?
I think Microsoft's attitude of "If it ain't invented here" is a big stumbling block. Afterall Cygwin has been around since 1995 and must have been doing something right.
I live in a trilingual area. When you buy a computer you have to decide which layout you will be most typing in and then stick with that. For many people who need to switch a lot between languages it would be nice to be able to set and see the keyboard layout according to the language used, like one can do on mobile phones and tablets. The same goes for shared computers at home (bilingual family here), in offices or on production floors.
I definitely do agree with you in cases like you have mentioned but for most people, it all boils down to a particular keyboard normally given by default for their purchase and they make do with it.
It is time for a new Apple desktop design. More than just keyboards. But touch screen as well.
Nearly all the other manufacturers have a touch display.
While touch screen displays are fine for a tablet, smartphone (pretty much essential) and possibly a laptop they IMHO are useless on a large screen display for a desktop although I will add the caveat it depends on what you are doing.
I have a Logitec MK710 Cordless Desktop which I purchased last December and I have never changed the batteries for either the mouse or the keyboard, My battery status is still basically at 90% even though I use it every day and never turn off either device. The only problem I have is my "A" and "S" letters are starting to wear off. Yes, I know you can get corded devices and good ones (read expensive) are almost essential for serious gaming.
Which part of BETA release is not understood?
If you like to update because is the "latest version" every 6/9 months, go for a Rolling Release distribution (ArchLinux, Gentoo) and LEARN how manage this.
Fedora needs something similar to Ubuntu LTS versions. That get updated continuously in Kernel, XOrg/Graphics, and maintain several packages updated by the community in a central way, like Canonical PPAs that have many years working.
And no, CentOS 7 is not an option in desktop usage for many people, Gnome 3.8 in a desktop in 2016?
I normally update to the latest "stable" Fedora every six months or so. Personally, I don't like Gnome preferring KDE instead, but if people like a different GUI or none at all (eg. server) then that is their prerogative.
I always do a fresh install since I find that is usually the fastest way of upgrading to the next major release with the added benefit of no rubbish being left behind from a previous installation. All up the system install takes me about an hour and that includes install and customization although you really do want to make sure your filesystems are configured properly. I document all customizations such as repos, special files and additional applications so it's just a matter of copy and paste for "dnf" installs.
The last part is the update of the new OS, for me this may take an hour although I can still use the machine while it is being updated and like all Linux distributions I reboot at my convenience.
Note: This still means you still have to backup your data but you rarely have to do a recovery unless you reconfigure your file-systems or you have a catastrophic disk failure.
Unpopular opinion, but I haven't any issues with the GUI. Is bashing W10 still the cool thing around here?
The Windows 10 GUI is fine although IMHO not as nice or as customisable as my KDE desktop. What I don't like, are all the so called privacy features that are "on" by default unless you do something about them and even then are you really sure you have locked down Windows 10 especially after the latest mandatory update?
That is nice but you do know that you have to pay for the product unless you are the type of person who likes to have that jolly green parrot on their shoulders. Me I will stick to The GIMP since I don't have to worry about a parrot doing it's business on my shoulders.
So taking over a million secret aerial photographs is supposed to stop crime and terrorism?
If another person or organization did this I suppose they could plead that they did this for the good of the community. I'm sure the police would believe them.
You mean the guy whose only verification is a bunch of people that know him and "totally believe that dude is like... 145 years old"?
Lots of places have anecdotal reports of really long lifetimes, always dating from before accurate records. Hiking in Yorkshire a couple of years ago, I came across a town whose major point of pride is a claim that one man lived to be 169. But that was way before printed records.
England has had the Doomsday Book from 1085 which covers all births, marriages and deaths from that time. Yorkshire was an English shire so all information relating to births and deaths could be found going back over 931 years and churches did also keep records. Of course, that won't stop exaggerated claims.
You can whinge all you want and it won't get you anywhere. The only way Microsoft is going to take notice is if you do something about it such as adopting a penguin mascot or picking up an Apple.
What do you mean? They can't be removed, and I'd very much like to get rid of them, while you can actually get rid of Alarms and Camera for example via Power Shell, something TFS claims still can't be removed in a more user friendly way.
You can remove just about anything on a decent operating system but why bother if its' not active in the first place?
What's this "PowerShell"? I have searched everywhere in my OS and I can only find the Korn and the Bash shells, is it some new Linux or Unix shell?:-)
Publicly traded companies like these are required by law to do what is best for it's shareholders. Since they are not bound by law to tell the truth, they could simply be lying because not lying could hurt them financially.
You are quite right, lying cannot hurt you financially but being caught lying can.
The problem you have is many people adopt the attitude of "I have nothing to hide". Sad really, I guess George Orwell was only out by about 40 years.
I bet if you explained exactly how these work to any of your family or friends, they would think twice about buying one.
If you pointed out the really basic vulnerabilities routinely found in these IoT type devices, they would think twice again.
Of course in the real world Google's marketing budget is a lot bigger than yours, and plenty of technically naive people will buy one.
Family maybe but most friends probably don't want to believe you. After all how many people use Windows 10 with all the default settings turned on because and I quote "I have nothing to hide" or worse still "I have the operating system locked down" (as if).
We need a grey-hat to take this and use it to "secure" all the insecure IoT devices, be it patching, changing passwords, or bricking them.
The problem you have here is that if you get caught attempting to crack IoT devices even with the best of intentions you could be charged as a criminal cracker. The only way to legally run network sniffing software which can also include tools like Wireshark is to actually get written permission and therein lies the problem.
Anyone who has worked in the enterprise should be well aware of the tiers bureaucracy of the organisation and how some departments can be downright antagonistic to others to the point where cooperation is almost impossible. So say you have someone who offers to test IoT in a particular organization but is not a member of the department who should be responsible for the testing the hardware or worse yet there are multiple departments involved. Honestly without written permission from the CEO any well meaning "grey hat" risks a prison term.
The best solution is for IPS's to be aware and have the ability to pinpoint the sites were these IoT devices have been compromised and submit a report that can't be disputed to a particular body that has the power to fine the organisations responsible for lax security. I am not holding my breath for something like this to occur though.
The company claimed on official government forms for multiple years that the drug is a generic.
The drug, epinephrine, is generic. It is adrenaline, which your body produces naturally. There is no patent stopping generic injectors, but so far none have been approved by the FDA. Teva submitted an injector, but the FDA denied approval for reasons that are not clear.
The patent on epinephrine expired Sep 11, 2005. Basically, the Epipen is a mechanism for delivery of the drug which could easily be likened to a simple auto-injection procedure or as it was known during the Second World War a Syrette.
Yes, why don't we patent a device known for over 60 years, put a new coat of paint on it and (this is the most important part) wrap it up in legalese so that professional people who are supposedly peers have no idea what the new patent is about and get rich. It does help if a few palms are greased as well.
M$ also as per their licensing agreement count multiple cores as multiple computers. So still meaningless numbers, especially as they have a history of lying, any press release with regard to sales I would only partially accept, if they were released to the SEC as made part of financial reports, in that case there is at least a legal requirement they be accurate. Other than that typical PR=B$ marketing.
If that is the case they must be counting each XBox1's as eight licenses per box since the machine has 8 Cores and it would be very likely that out of the 22 million XB1's most would have been switched on over the last 28 days. Not bad 160+ million computers out of say 20 million physical machines.
Me? I still rely on Linux — Mint 17.3 to be exact — for my main desktop. With it, I, and not some company, get to decide when to update and when to patch. I like having control over my desktop. If you don’t care, go and follow the Windows 10 lemmings. I’ll go my own way.
For those of use who do use a Linux distribution as our main desktop we only need to change "Mint 17.3" to whatever distribution we are currently running and the sentence pretty much says it all.
They're not even bothering to call their surveillance software by some other name to obfuscate it's actual purpose anymore, they're coming right out and telling you: We are watching and recording everything you say, do, and type, and are analyzing that data to predict your intentions. The only obfuscation left is saying it's for 'Bing', when it's also going to government agencies. It is clear now that anyone who actually tolerates this violation of their civil liberties and human rights just doesn't understand the implications of what is being done to them, and needs to have it explained to them, so they can be properly outraged.
Microsoft needs to be dismantled, plain and simple.
Unfortunately when you mention or try to explain this to people they 1) Don't believe you. 2) Say "I don't have anything to hide". 3) Say "There is nothing I can do, so I will tolerate it".
There is a fourth option but most people find that too difficult to comprehend much less implement.
I know ya'll in the tech industry love to poach employees from other companies... But REALLY Capcom!? Did you have to hire that guy from Sony !?!?
I have no idea why Capcom bothered, all they needed to do is get in the good books with Microsoft and all the information pertaining to a suspect user is theirs for the asking. You have read the Windows 10 EULA, haven't you?
You mean, nobody is installing Sony software these days after the rootkit incident 2012? Right.
The Sony rootkit scandal was 2005 and was instigated by BMG who were in the process of being merged by Sony, consequently Sony took the blame. See the following for more details.
Yes the root-kit was a stupid thing to do but you would think that people would also blame the operating system and virus protection software for allowing this to happen.
I do understand Capcom were trying to stop people from cheating but there are much more acceptable ways although the more you try to prevent someone from cheating the more you penalise the honest player. The bottom line is if someone is determined to cheat they will find a way and the only way to reduce this is "Don't play with cheats."
Which modern variant are you using that you have conflicts of this kind?
Well to be fair I did have a conflicting package in Fedora 24 (the only one I have ever had with this distribution) a few weeks ago and my options were 1) Update all other packages except the offending package. 2) Remove the offending package and reinstall at a later date. 3) Wait about two days for the issue to be fixed.
As least with Linux you have options so a two-day wait was not a big deal and also the package that I had the update issue with was one that I rarely used, but even so if I chose options "1" or "3" I could still use the full functionality of the package, it's not as if the conflicting package stopped working.
BTW. The AC comment was a troll since the did not appear to have a clue.
Many would say "Windows 10 bricked this or that" when in reality it did no such thing and they are just cavemen who dislike change.
No, I can say it actually did brick the inlaw's machine.... Of course it was an old pile of garbage that was on it's last legs, but it sure stopped working when my mother in law accidently hit that "Install Windows 10" button after I told her not to.. Don't know if the disk drive, mother board or what couldn't take the strain of an install, but the hardware was toast when I went to re-install 7.
To be fair I did install Windows 10 in a virtual machine using a legitimate Windows 7 license and I did not have any problems installing it. It did take a little time to do the installation since I chose to customize and what an eye opener. All the settings were on by default and some were quite intrusive so I ended up turning all the settings off.
I had to do some searching on the web to find out how to lock down the operating system further and low and behold you have to hack the Registry which we all know is so easy for the average user to edit (sarcasm off). Even after that, I found that Windows 10 still likes to chat (Wireshark is your friend) to machines that are owned by Microsoft that may not even be in the same country as you. Yes I am aware of third party software that can help lock your Windows 10 machine down further although it is very doubtful that it can fully lock it down - this is sort of like what malware tries to do.
I think I gave up after that and have not switched on the Windows 10 virtual machine since and that was over two months ago. Honestly, I don't miss it.
The sony console cant play 4k blurays.
INSTANT PASS. and ive been ps since the ps2 (dvd). and the ps3 (bluray)
Ah! you must be a videophile who does not mind paying a premium for a 4K disk.
I purchased a PS3 day one and in that time I have rarely played a Bluray or even a DVD movie on it since I actually purchased the PS3 too, well play games on it. The odd movie (including 3D) was just icing on the cake. It also still works and I still play or should I say replay the odd game on it.
Fast forward to when I purchased a PS4. I have never played a Bluray movie on it I mainly use the Bluray player to load games otherwise I actually download them. If my wife wants to watch a movie or show she uses the Netflix app on my PS3.
My situation is not that much different to millions of people who don't have 4K TV's and really can't see the point of getting one just yet and even those who do have a 4K TV providing they have a reliable performing Internet, a good IPS plan and a content provider such as Netflix they are quite happy with streaming.
I am well aware that playing a 4K Bluray disk will be better than streaming, however most people are quite happy with streaming since they get their show/movie pretty much instantly. Also for the price of one 4K movie disk they can get (within reason) unlimited movies and shows for two to three months.
Will I get the PS4pro? Difficult to say but probably not since I am quite happy with my current setup although I the price is very attractive since it will be the same price the original PS4 was. If I upgrade my current 1080p IPS monitor to a 4K monitor (I need to do a bit of homework for this) then I will consider the PS4pro replacing my PS4 and my wife or son (most likely since he plays games, my wife does not) can have it.
In those days though subtle variation in MHz actually made quite a noticeable difference in how the system performed, even noticeable to an average user - the differences MS/Sony are talking about have an impact but is more than subtle enough that few people can really even tell them apart.
HD vs 4K is almost never going to be noticeable for TV viewing: you have to be within 8 feet for a 65" screen, closer still for 55" or 42". However, for games it's different. People often sit closer for gaming than they do for TV viewing (filthy console peasants - they sit on the floor with their livestock), and text looks better in 4K.
You are quite right screen size, screen resolution and screen viewing distance are all integrated. Even if you are a Golden Haired PC gamer:-) you still have to consider the three "S" guideline when selecting a monitor. A good rule of thumb and this also applies to TV viewing. "If you can see the pixels you are sitting too close, either get you eyesight checked or if you don't have eye issues then you need a smaller screen or a higher resolution screen."
So getting 4K right is probably within the realm of what humans can distinguish. 8K OTOH - you basically have to be so close that the whole TV won't fit in your field of view (so maybe there's a point in 8K movie theater projectors, but not home use).
Actually, its allot more complex than that and I am definitely not going to give a lecture on it since there are many good sites that can do just that. Sometimes the best solution for a person who prefers gaming to watching a TV show or movie is to get a monitor for their console rather than argue with household members as to what they want to use the TV for.
With a monitor, you treat the console as if it is a PC with the added convenience of having your PC connected as well. Obviously, you do need a monitor with one or more HDMI ports so you can connect your console to it and an appropriate PC port. I actually use my monitor's second HDMI port and can toggle between PC and console in seconds.
Now comes the fun part of choosing your monitor and again rather than me rant there are plenty of web sites that can help and some that will confuse as well. Don't believe all the hype you should get what is best for you by being aware that screen size and minimum comfortable viewing distance (see Note) will dictate your screen resolution. Of course, there are other factors to consider as well such as refresh rate (in Hertz and the higher the better), HDR for 4K screens (you need HDR10 for PS4 and XB1) and latency which can be affected by HDR. Another rule is "don't buy cheap". It is sometimes well worth paying that little bit extra for quality but you can also waste money of features you don't need although monitors are not like TV's.
Note: When I say "minimum comfortable viewing distance" I am talking about the distance your face is from your screen. In the case of a PC (particularly when doing PC tasks) that may be from 30cm (1ft) to double that although for a console game you may wish to sit further back. This should be taken into account when selecting your screen size and eventual resolution.
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I think MS ought to go and read the code, learn some lessons and carry it back
They haven't done that in 4 decades. Why would they start now?
I think Microsoft's attitude of "If it ain't invented here" is a big stumbling block. Afterall Cygwin has been around since 1995 and must have been doing something right.
How do you know the allegations are completely unproven?
We don't, but we all knew Iraq had weapons of mass destruction because the US Government said so.
I live in a trilingual area. When you buy a computer you have to decide which layout you will be most typing in and then stick with that. For many people who need to switch a lot between languages it would be nice to be able to set and see the keyboard layout according to the language used, like one can do on mobile phones and tablets. The same goes for shared computers at home (bilingual family here), in offices or on production floors.
I definitely do agree with you in cases like you have mentioned but for most people, it all boils down to a particular keyboard normally given by default for their purchase and they make do with it.
It is time for a new Apple desktop design. More than just keyboards. But touch screen as well. Nearly all the other manufacturers have a touch display.
While touch screen displays are fine for a tablet, smartphone (pretty much essential) and possibly a laptop they IMHO are useless on a large screen display for a desktop although I will add the caveat it depends on what you are doing.
I have a Logitec MK710 Cordless Desktop which I purchased last December and I have never changed the batteries for either the mouse or the keyboard, My battery status is still basically at 90% even though I use it every day and never turn off either device. The only problem I have is my "A" and "S" letters are starting to wear off. Yes, I know you can get corded devices and good ones (read expensive) are almost essential for serious gaming.
Which part of BETA release is not understood? If you like to update because is the "latest version" every 6/9 months, go for a Rolling Release distribution (ArchLinux, Gentoo) and LEARN how manage this. Fedora needs something similar to Ubuntu LTS versions. That get updated continuously in Kernel, XOrg/Graphics, and maintain several packages updated by the community in a central way, like Canonical PPAs that have many years working. And no, CentOS 7 is not an option in desktop usage for many people, Gnome 3.8 in a desktop in 2016?
I normally update to the latest "stable" Fedora every six months or so. Personally, I don't like Gnome preferring KDE instead, but if people like a different GUI or none at all (eg. server) then that is their prerogative.
I always do a fresh install since I find that is usually the fastest way of upgrading to the next major release with the added benefit of no rubbish being left behind from a previous installation. All up the system install takes me about an hour and that includes install and customization although you really do want to make sure your filesystems are configured properly. I document all customizations such as repos, special files and additional applications so it's just a matter of copy and paste for "dnf" installs.
The last part is the update of the new OS, for me this may take an hour although I can still use the machine while it is being updated and like all Linux distributions I reboot at my convenience.
Note: This still means you still have to backup your data but you rarely have to do a recovery unless you reconfigure your file-systems or you have a catastrophic disk failure.
Unpopular opinion, but I haven't any issues with the GUI. Is bashing W10 still the cool thing around here?
The Windows 10 GUI is fine although IMHO not as nice or as customisable as my KDE desktop. What I don't like, are all the so called privacy features that are "on" by default unless you do something about them and even then are you really sure you have locked down Windows 10 especially after the latest mandatory update?
16 bit support and layers with a nice GUI? Photoshop version history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
That is nice but you do know that you have to pay for the product unless you are the type of person who likes to have that jolly green parrot on their shoulders. Me I will stick to The GIMP since I don't have to worry about a parrot doing it's business on my shoulders.
So taking over a million secret aerial photographs is supposed to stop crime and terrorism?
If another person or organization did this I suppose they could plead that they did this for the good of the community. I'm sure the police would believe them.
You mean the guy whose only verification is a bunch of people that know him and "totally believe that dude is like... 145 years old"?
Lots of places have anecdotal reports of really long lifetimes, always dating from before accurate records. Hiking in Yorkshire a couple of years ago, I came across a town whose major point of pride is a claim that one man lived to be 169. But that was way before printed records.
England has had the Doomsday Book from 1085 which covers all births, marriages and deaths from that time. Yorkshire was an English shire so all information relating to births and deaths could be found going back over 931 years and churches did also keep records. Of course, that won't stop exaggerated claims.
So is there a button to uninstall Windows10?
You can whinge all you want and it won't get you anywhere. The only way Microsoft is going to take notice is if you do something about it such as adopting a penguin mascot or picking up an Apple.
What do you mean? They can't be removed, and I'd very much like to get rid of them, while you can actually get rid of Alarms and Camera for example via Power Shell, something TFS claims still can't be removed in a more user friendly way.
You can remove just about anything on a decent operating system but why bother if its' not active in the first place?
What's this "PowerShell"? I have searched everywhere in my OS and I can only find the Korn and the Bash shells, is it some new Linux or Unix shell? :-)
Publicly traded companies like these are required by law to do what is best for it's shareholders. Since they are not bound by law to tell the truth, they could simply be lying because not lying could hurt them financially.
You are quite right, lying cannot hurt you financially but being caught lying can.
The problem you have is many people adopt the attitude of "I have nothing to hide". Sad really, I guess George Orwell was only out by about 40 years.
I bet if you explained exactly how these work to any of your family or friends, they would think twice about buying one. If you pointed out the really basic vulnerabilities routinely found in these IoT type devices, they would think twice again. Of course in the real world Google's marketing budget is a lot bigger than yours, and plenty of technically naive people will buy one.
Family maybe but most friends probably don't want to believe you. After all how many people use Windows 10 with all the default settings turned on because and I quote "I have nothing to hide" or worse still "I have the operating system locked down" (as if).
We need a grey-hat to take this and use it to "secure" all the insecure IoT devices, be it patching, changing passwords, or bricking them.
The problem you have here is that if you get caught attempting to crack IoT devices even with the best of intentions you could be charged as a criminal cracker. The only way to legally run network sniffing software which can also include tools like Wireshark is to actually get written permission and therein lies the problem.
Anyone who has worked in the enterprise should be well aware of the tiers bureaucracy of the organisation and how some departments can be downright antagonistic to others to the point where cooperation is almost impossible. So say you have someone who offers to test IoT in a particular organization but is not a member of the department who should be responsible for the testing the hardware or worse yet there are multiple departments involved. Honestly without written permission from the CEO any well meaning "grey hat" risks a prison term.
The best solution is for IPS's to be aware and have the ability to pinpoint the sites were these IoT devices have been compromised and submit a report that can't be disputed to a particular body that has the power to fine the organisations responsible for lax security. I am not holding my breath for something like this to occur though.
The company claimed on official government forms for multiple years that the drug is a generic.
The drug, epinephrine, is generic. It is adrenaline, which your body produces naturally. There is no patent stopping generic injectors, but so far none have been approved by the FDA. Teva submitted an injector, but the FDA denied approval for reasons that are not clear.
The patent on epinephrine expired Sep 11, 2005. Basically, the Epipen is a mechanism for delivery of the drug which could easily be likened to a simple auto-injection procedure or as it was known during the Second World War a Syrette .
Yes, why don't we patent a device known for over 60 years, put a new coat of paint on it and (this is the most important part) wrap it up in legalese so that professional people who are supposedly peers have no idea what the new patent is about and get rich. It does help if a few palms are greased as well.
M$ also as per their licensing agreement count multiple cores as multiple computers. So still meaningless numbers, especially as they have a history of lying, any press release with regard to sales I would only partially accept, if they were released to the SEC as made part of financial reports, in that case there is at least a legal requirement they be accurate. Other than that typical PR=B$ marketing.
If that is the case they must be counting each XBox1's as eight licenses per box since the machine has 8 Cores and it would be very likely that out of the 22 million XB1's most would have been switched on over the last 28 days. Not bad 160+ million computers out of say 20 million physical machines.
Here is a different take on the story: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3032976/microsoft-windows/there-s-something-fishy-about-those-windows-10-market-share-numbers.html
I like the author's last paragraph and I quote:
Me? I still rely on Linux — Mint 17.3 to be exact — for my main desktop. With it, I, and not some company, get to decide when to update and when to patch. I like having control over my desktop. If you don’t care, go and follow the Windows 10 lemmings. I’ll go my own way.
For those of use who do use a Linux distribution as our main desktop we only need to change "Mint 17.3" to whatever distribution we are currently running and the sentence pretty much says it all.
They're not even bothering to call their surveillance software by some other name to obfuscate it's actual purpose anymore, they're coming right out and telling you: We are watching and recording everything you say, do, and type, and are analyzing that data to predict your intentions. The only obfuscation left is saying it's for 'Bing', when it's also going to government agencies. It is clear now that anyone who actually tolerates this violation of their civil liberties and human rights just doesn't understand the implications of what is being done to them, and needs to have it explained to them, so they can be properly outraged. Microsoft needs to be dismantled, plain and simple.
Unfortunately when you mention or try to explain this to people they 1) Don't believe you. 2) Say "I don't have anything to hide". 3) Say "There is nothing I can do, so I will tolerate it".
There is a fourth option but most people find that too difficult to comprehend much less implement.
I know ya'll in the tech industry love to poach employees from other companies... But REALLY Capcom!? Did you have to hire that guy from Sony !?!?
I have no idea why Capcom bothered, all they needed to do is get in the good books with Microsoft and all the information pertaining to a suspect user is theirs for the asking. You have read the Windows 10 EULA, haven't you?
You mean, nobody is installing Sony software these days after the rootkit incident 2012? Right.
The Sony rootkit scandal was 2005 and was instigated by BMG who were in the process of being merged by Sony, consequently Sony took the blame. See the following for more details. Yes the root-kit was a stupid thing to do but you would think that people would also blame the operating system and virus protection software for allowing this to happen.
I do understand Capcom were trying to stop people from cheating but there are much more acceptable ways although the more you try to prevent someone from cheating the more you penalise the honest player. The bottom line is if someone is determined to cheat they will find a way and the only way to reduce this is "Don't play with cheats."
Which modern variant are you using that you have conflicts of this kind?
Well to be fair I did have a conflicting package in Fedora 24 (the only one I have ever had with this distribution) a few weeks ago and my options were 1) Update all other packages except the offending package. 2) Remove the offending package and reinstall at a later date. 3) Wait about two days for the issue to be fixed.
As least with Linux you have options so a two-day wait was not a big deal and also the package that I had the update issue with was one that I rarely used, but even so if I chose options "1" or "3" I could still use the full functionality of the package, it's not as if the conflicting package stopped working.
BTW. The AC comment was a troll since the did not appear to have a clue.
Wait -- since it's a cumulative update, are we going to call them 'batch Tuesdays' from now on?
Obligatory "I run Linux."
Many would say "Windows 10 bricked this or that" when in reality it did no such thing and they are just cavemen who dislike change.
No, I can say it actually did brick the inlaw's machine.... Of course it was an old pile of garbage that was on it's last legs, but it sure stopped working when my mother in law accidently hit that "Install Windows 10" button after I told her not to.. Don't know if the disk drive, mother board or what couldn't take the strain of an install, but the hardware was toast when I went to re-install 7.
To be fair I did install Windows 10 in a virtual machine using a legitimate Windows 7 license and I did not have any problems installing it. It did take a little time to do the installation since I chose to customize and what an eye opener. All the settings were on by default and some were quite intrusive so I ended up turning all the settings off.
I had to do some searching on the web to find out how to lock down the operating system further and low and behold you have to hack the Registry which we all know is so easy for the average user to edit (sarcasm off). Even after that, I found that Windows 10 still likes to chat (Wireshark is your friend) to machines that are owned by Microsoft that may not even be in the same country as you. Yes I am aware of third party software that can help lock your Windows 10 machine down further although it is very doubtful that it can fully lock it down - this is sort of like what malware tries to do.
I think I gave up after that and have not switched on the Windows 10 virtual machine since and that was over two months ago. Honestly, I don't miss it.
The sony console cant play 4k blurays. INSTANT PASS. and ive been ps since the ps2 (dvd). and the ps3 (bluray)
Ah! you must be a videophile who does not mind paying a premium for a 4K disk.
I purchased a PS3 day one and in that time I have rarely played a Bluray or even a DVD movie on it since I actually purchased the PS3 too, well play games on it. The odd movie (including 3D) was just icing on the cake. It also still works and I still play or should I say replay the odd game on it.
Fast forward to when I purchased a PS4. I have never played a Bluray movie on it I mainly use the Bluray player to load games otherwise I actually download them. If my wife wants to watch a movie or show she uses the Netflix app on my PS3.
My situation is not that much different to millions of people who don't have 4K TV's and really can't see the point of getting one just yet and even those who do have a 4K TV providing they have a reliable performing Internet, a good IPS plan and a content provider such as Netflix they are quite happy with streaming.
I am well aware that playing a 4K Bluray disk will be better than streaming, however most people are quite happy with streaming since they get their show/movie pretty much instantly. Also for the price of one 4K movie disk they can get (within reason) unlimited movies and shows for two to three months.
Will I get the PS4pro? Difficult to say but probably not since I am quite happy with my current setup although I the price is very attractive since it will be the same price the original PS4 was. If I upgrade my current 1080p IPS monitor to a 4K monitor (I need to do a bit of homework for this) then I will consider the PS4pro replacing my PS4 and my wife or son (most likely since he plays games, my wife does not) can have it.
In those days though subtle variation in MHz actually made quite a noticeable difference in how the system performed, even noticeable to an average user - the differences MS/Sony are talking about have an impact but is more than subtle enough that few people can really even tell them apart.
HD vs 4K is almost never going to be noticeable for TV viewing: you have to be within 8 feet for a 65" screen, closer still for 55" or 42". However, for games it's different. People often sit closer for gaming than they do for TV viewing (filthy console peasants - they sit on the floor with their livestock), and text looks better in 4K.
You are quite right screen size, screen resolution and screen viewing distance are all integrated. Even if you are a Golden Haired PC gamer :-) you still have to consider the three "S" guideline when selecting a monitor. A good rule of thumb and this also applies to TV viewing. "If you can see the pixels you are sitting too close, either get you eyesight checked or if you don't have eye issues then you need a smaller screen or a higher resolution screen."
So getting 4K right is probably within the realm of what humans can distinguish. 8K OTOH - you basically have to be so close that the whole TV won't fit in your field of view (so maybe there's a point in 8K movie theater projectors, but not home use).
Actually, its allot more complex than that and I am definitely not going to give a lecture on it since there are many good sites that can do just that. Sometimes the best solution for a person who prefers gaming to watching a TV show or movie is to get a monitor for their console rather than argue with household members as to what they want to use the TV for.
With a monitor, you treat the console as if it is a PC with the added convenience of having your PC connected as well. Obviously, you do need a monitor with one or more HDMI ports so you can connect your console to it and an appropriate PC port. I actually use my monitor's second HDMI port and can toggle between PC and console in seconds.
Now comes the fun part of choosing your monitor and again rather than me rant there are plenty of web sites that can help and some that will confuse as well. Don't believe all the hype you should get what is best for you by being aware that screen size and minimum comfortable viewing distance (see Note) will dictate your screen resolution. Of course, there are other factors to consider as well such as refresh rate (in Hertz and the higher the better), HDR for 4K screens (you need HDR10 for PS4 and XB1) and latency which can be affected by HDR. Another rule is "don't buy cheap". It is sometimes well worth paying that little bit extra for quality but you can also waste money of features you don't need although monitors are not like TV's.
Note: When I say "minimum comfortable viewing distance" I am talking about the distance your face is from your screen. In the case of a PC (particularly when doing PC tasks) that may be from 30cm (1ft) to double that although for a console game you may wish to sit further back. This should be taken into account when selecting your screen size and eventual resolution.