Agree. In reality though, I rarely ever directly send mail out anymore. I haven't bought stamps in years and then I walked in to the P.O. to buy just one. I really have little need for the P.O. service besides receiving bills that I haven't automated. My mailperson must hate me though because I only go to the mailbox once a month to clear out the junk.
Is it easy for them to buy a Linux Pre-installed PC from HP?
Is it easy for them to load up Crysis in Linux or Mac?
Is it easy for them to log into their business Active Directory Network with a Mac? (I'm not sure on this actually anymore...)
Can they install those Logitech G15 keyboard drivers in Linux?
Can I go out and order the latest nVidia graphics card and be able to go home, install it and be up and running with a Mac or Linux?
Can you pick up a cheap wifi USB dongle and guarantee that it will work on your non-Windows laptop when you get home?
It's NOT "easy enough" yet. It might be for the tech savvy, but for someone who shops at Wal-Mart for computers... it's not. There's still too much reliance on Windows to the point where people think Microsoft Windows when they say PC (Personal Computer) and they think Word when they want to edit a resume.
And so long as it doesn't make me click through 8000 goddamned windows to get to network connection properties. Network troubleshooting with vista is a pain in the ass.
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed in this front. Network administration is still like Vista and completely unlike 2K/XP. It seems as though they stripped out the stuff that made XP and 2K good and went with a Vista Base. Very few of the old interfaces made it into the build and they retained all the Vista wizards and methods.
What are we talking about here? Bundled tools or the OS? And let's argue the idea that you could add themes to NT, or indexing... or any of the other tacked on tools. They segregated the video drivers a bit... but I'm at a loss as to what groundbreaking features are different between the two systems. If I open Vista, revert to the classic theme, classic start menu, and run Office, how will they be different? The gradient in the title bar? A quick launch menu added to the taskbar? How could these not be back ported or extended into the NT base? I can think of a lot of eyecandy, but little functionality that actually needed a whole new OS itself. I'm not talking about all the programs they added (like AD authentication... which I'll argue could have been patched into NT.)
They've been reselling NT with a fresh coat of paint and a couple extra tools in the trunk every few years.
They want to design an OS that will be able to stick around and take full advantage of the CPU's and memory advances for several years (at least). This means that several years before the CPU's are developed, they must guess where they will be for the next 5 years and try to take advantage of that processing power to create an OS that will do more than play videos and music.
I know I've heard this about MMOs and such, but I was under the impression that Microsoft would rather you upgrade to the latest Windows every 2 years (XP being the exception that raised this issue)
I can't find the link now, but I remember someone stating something about XP being on the market longer than they would have liked and they wanted to get back into a 2-3 year release cycle.
I know it would be an ugly security risk, but I question if it would be possible/feasible to create clickable links to run copy/paste fixes people post. Most blindly copy and paste the code anyway without seeing what it does or what the errors state. Maybe a "code block" on the forum with a "run in terminal" addin for Firefox or something.
I know... security. Maybe pop up a menacing looking window with variable button placing or wording.
So, where's your proof that doubleclick knows you bought that TV or book you were looking at? That doubleclick can link your yahoo account to your blog? That you even use doubleclick ads on your blog? How does it differentiate your use of "the bomb" to mean cool as opposed to a real bomb?
I think people are being overly paranoid or as the article states, paid.
There seems to be a lot of that going around. When will people realize that hope doesn't get things done?
The only hope I have is that he doesn't screw this up so bad that racism takes a turn for the worse. IMHO, he's just another guy. I follow the ideals that racism has two faces. One of repression and one of recognition. Lifting him up on a pedestal just because he's part black will only make a failure hurt worse. If he screws up in any way, it will forever be known as the biggest failure in the world by those with racist tendencies.
Perhaps you misunderstood what I wrote. You are in California. You travel back to 1920, drive to Mexico, travel to 2008, get drugs, travel to 1920, drive back to California, and finally travel to 2008.
I think you hit on an interesting perspective though. The only way I have to combat Monopolistic Microsoft is to support Google. When Google becomes the next abusing monopoly, then I should support the next company creative enough to bite into Google's market. It's a never ending cycle of the power of consumer dollars killing off a monopoly.
According to your statement though, if you traveled back in time 6 months in a split second (and the Sun was the center of the universe) then the car would have to pass through the Sun in order to appear in the same location on Earth as it did before the jump. The car would have to: a) travel faster than light and be able to pass through objects b) or teleport through time and space
That would be an interesting problem for drug enforcement. If a vehicle could go back to a time before drug laws and transport said goods then travel back to the time they were targeting... there would be no need for borders except for those too poor to afford a time machine.
Dynasty Warriors was at least a fun button masher. This puts you through the torture of remembering specific button combinations for each class and the tutorial made you switch classes and made it sound as though this was a major part of the game. I could probably master one or two classes, but they are all different. (and not in a good way...) They all play as though a different team created each class from the controls up. At the end of the tutorial, you fight Sauran and he completely ignores everyone else. You can't stand up to him for more than a few hits and you spend most of your time running away from him. As soon as you die, he starts attacking others, but after you respawn and hit him, he's on you again until you die. There's really no sense of strategy other than to remember the 6-10 keypress combos and try to get them off before you die.
I was trying to figure that out. I lost interest in the game when they introduced the first combo move as Square, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle... I was thinking, "WTF! I need a cheat sheet to play this game!" Then they got into the "special moves" where you have to hold the button for a period of time then hit the most inconvenient button on the controller afterward.
Also, I admit to not reading the books, but were there assassins that could make themselves invisible?
Many installers would detect that you were using Win2K and not install. I moved to XP, enabled the classic view (win2K) only to avoid having to edit every single installer or jump through hoops to get things done. Also, the fact that Microsoft felt the need to not put out DirectX9 for Win2k and my Windows box is for gaming only... well, my hands were tied. And I began to hate Microsoft even more.
For the record, I dislike the added features on the windows. If I ever really need the properties they are there, and when I don't want them, they don't take up resources. I do like that I can turn off file properties, but I dislike that I cannot remove the added window bars.
I still can't get over how they want me to pay for less. They seemed to have spent an exorbitant amount of time working on the gloss and glitter of the OS, but seemed to strip features that I liked out of the OS altogether. I love the ability to turn quicklaunch bars into menus. It made transitions from Gnome to Windows (and back) easier. (Maybe this was their point in removing them?) I also dislike that the classic start menu is gone. I understand people didn't like that depth of menus (which is what I actually liked, being able to customize the layout) but to remove the feature altogether seems like a knee-jerk reaction. Also, I read about someone disliking the new treeview and I have to agree. I want lines and I don't want my icons disappearing if the view loses focus.
I also dislike the addition of more toolbars that cannot be removed. This seems to enforce the idea that the OS has to be a greater part of your computer usage when, in fact, I want it to get out of my way more.
If you follow the directions for copying the files to the specific.mozilla folder of your home directory... Flash 64 works great. At least it does for me. I have yet to witness a crash, but I do get some tearing in full screen.
Why not? I mean, Ubuntu kept that poor woman from going back to school. As we've been properly educated by far more intelligent people, Open Source is a cancer and should be exterminated. The Internet would be much safer without it. In fact, I doubt we'd even have a problem with some Windows worm if Open Source never even existed to route those evil packets around the world like that.
I know you probably meant that to be like jittering while trying to type on the keyboard, but I imagined someone falling off a tall building, stuck in a deep well, or a cave.
I played KoL some time ago and I didn't see anything that made it "communal." It felt like a Browser based Myst with stick figures.
Did they actually add interaction with other people and dungeons or did I stop playing in the "tutorial" section because I couldn't stand it anymore. (The humor is somewhat interesting though.)
I think you can actually install RPMs in Ubuntu. I remember doing this at one time and I don't think I added anything to do it.
For some strange reason, I prefer DEBs over RPMs, but I have no real reason for that opinion. Maybe it's because I used Redhat years ago and never liked it but since I'm using Debian more recently it's a whole new good experience with Linux opposed to my earlier Redhat trials.
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Agree. In reality though, I rarely ever directly send mail out anymore. I haven't bought stamps in years and then I walked in to the P.O. to buy just one. I really have little need for the P.O. service besides receiving bills that I haven't automated. My mailperson must hate me though because I only go to the mailbox once a month to clear out the junk.
Is it easy for them to buy a Linux Pre-installed PC from HP?
Is it easy for them to load up Crysis in Linux or Mac?
Is it easy for them to log into their business Active Directory Network with a Mac? (I'm not sure on this actually anymore...)
Can they install those Logitech G15 keyboard drivers in Linux?
Can I go out and order the latest nVidia graphics card and be able to go home, install it and be up and running with a Mac or Linux?
Can you pick up a cheap wifi USB dongle and guarantee that it will work on your non-Windows laptop when you get home?
It's NOT "easy enough" yet. It might be for the tech savvy, but for someone who shops at Wal-Mart for computers... it's not. There's still too much reliance on Windows to the point where people think Microsoft Windows when they say PC (Personal Computer) and they think Word when they want to edit a resume.
And so long as it doesn't make me click through 8000 goddamned windows to get to network connection properties. Network troubleshooting with vista is a pain in the ass.
As far as I can tell, nothing has changed in this front. Network administration is still like Vista and completely unlike 2K/XP. It seems as though they stripped out the stuff that made XP and 2K good and went with a Vista Base. Very few of the old interfaces made it into the build and they retained all the Vista wizards and methods.
Like run an executable file?
What are we talking about here? Bundled tools or the OS? And let's argue the idea that you could add themes to NT, or indexing... or any of the other tacked on tools. They segregated the video drivers a bit... but I'm at a loss as to what groundbreaking features are different between the two systems. If I open Vista, revert to the classic theme, classic start menu, and run Office, how will they be different? The gradient in the title bar? A quick launch menu added to the taskbar? How could these not be back ported or extended into the NT base? I can think of a lot of eyecandy, but little functionality that actually needed a whole new OS itself. I'm not talking about all the programs they added (like AD authentication ... which I'll argue could have been patched into NT.)
They've been reselling NT with a fresh coat of paint and a couple extra tools in the trunk every few years.
They want to design an OS that will be able to stick around and take full advantage of the CPU's and memory advances for several years (at least). This means that several years before the CPU's are developed, they must guess where they will be for the next 5 years and try to take advantage of that processing power to create an OS that will do more than play videos and music.
I know I've heard this about MMOs and such, but I was under the impression that Microsoft would rather you upgrade to the latest Windows every 2 years (XP being the exception that raised this issue)
I can't find the link now, but I remember someone stating something about XP being on the market longer than they would have liked and they wanted to get back into a 2-3 year release cycle.
I thought he was trying to say:
std::cin Windows >> Mac >> Linux;
I know it would be an ugly security risk, but I question if it would be possible/feasible to create clickable links to run copy/paste fixes people post. Most blindly copy and paste the code anyway without seeing what it does or what the errors state. Maybe a "code block" on the forum with a "run in terminal" addin for Firefox or something.
I know... security. Maybe pop up a menacing looking window with variable button placing or wording.
So, where's your proof that doubleclick knows you bought that TV or book you were looking at? That doubleclick can link your yahoo account to your blog? That you even use doubleclick ads on your blog? How does it differentiate your use of "the bomb" to mean cool as opposed to a real bomb?
I think people are being overly paranoid or as the article states, paid.
So now instead of installing just Silverlight... you also need mono? ...or is this a standalone bin that can be run and deleted after?
I can't help but to -- hope.
There seems to be a lot of that going around. When will people realize that hope doesn't get things done?
The only hope I have is that he doesn't screw this up so bad that racism takes a turn for the worse. IMHO, he's just another guy. I follow the ideals that racism has two faces. One of repression and one of recognition. Lifting him up on a pedestal just because he's part black will only make a failure hurt worse. If he screws up in any way, it will forever be known as the biggest failure in the world by those with racist tendencies.
Perhaps you misunderstood what I wrote. You are in California. You travel back to 1920, drive to Mexico, travel to 2008, get drugs, travel to 1920, drive back to California, and finally travel to 2008.
I think you hit on an interesting perspective though. The only way I have to combat Monopolistic Microsoft is to support Google. When Google becomes the next abusing monopoly, then I should support the next company creative enough to bite into Google's market. It's a never ending cycle of the power of consumer dollars killing off a monopoly.
So use Yahoo for your email, Google for your search, amazon for your purchases... shall I go on?
You can't make any money that way!
According to your statement though, if you traveled back in time 6 months in a split second (and the Sun was the center of the universe) then the car would have to pass through the Sun in order to appear in the same location on Earth as it did before the jump. The car would have to:
a) travel faster than light and be able to pass through objects
b) or teleport through time and space
That would be an interesting problem for drug enforcement. If a vehicle could go back to a time before drug laws and transport said goods then travel back to the time they were targeting... there would be no need for borders except for those too poor to afford a time machine.
Dynasty Warriors was at least a fun button masher. This puts you through the torture of remembering specific button combinations for each class and the tutorial made you switch classes and made it sound as though this was a major part of the game. I could probably master one or two classes, but they are all different. (and not in a good way...) They all play as though a different team created each class from the controls up. At the end of the tutorial, you fight Sauran and he completely ignores everyone else. You can't stand up to him for more than a few hits and you spend most of your time running away from him. As soon as you die, he starts attacking others, but after you respawn and hit him, he's on you again until you die. There's really no sense of strategy other than to remember the 6-10 keypress combos and try to get them off before you die.
I was trying to figure that out. I lost interest in the game when they introduced the first combo move as Square, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle ... I was thinking, "WTF! I need a cheat sheet to play this game!" Then they got into the "special moves" where you have to hold the button for a period of time then hit the most inconvenient button on the controller afterward.
Also, I admit to not reading the books, but were there assassins that could make themselves invisible?
Many installers would detect that you were using Win2K and not install. I moved to XP, enabled the classic view (win2K) only to avoid having to edit every single installer or jump through hoops to get things done. Also, the fact that Microsoft felt the need to not put out DirectX9 for Win2k and my Windows box is for gaming only... well, my hands were tied. And I began to hate Microsoft even more.
For the record, I dislike the added features on the windows. If I ever really need the properties they are there, and when I don't want them, they don't take up resources. I do like that I can turn off file properties, but I dislike that I cannot remove the added window bars.
I still can't get over how they want me to pay for less. They seemed to have spent an exorbitant amount of time working on the gloss and glitter of the OS, but seemed to strip features that I liked out of the OS altogether. I love the ability to turn quicklaunch bars into menus. It made transitions from Gnome to Windows (and back) easier. (Maybe this was their point in removing them?) I also dislike that the classic start menu is gone. I understand people didn't like that depth of menus (which is what I actually liked, being able to customize the layout) but to remove the feature altogether seems like a knee-jerk reaction. Also, I read about someone disliking the new treeview and I have to agree. I want lines and I don't want my icons disappearing if the view loses focus.
I also dislike the addition of more toolbars that cannot be removed. This seems to enforce the idea that the OS has to be a greater part of your computer usage when, in fact, I want it to get out of my way more.
If you follow the directions for copying the files to the specific .mozilla folder of your home directory... Flash 64 works great. At least it does for me. I have yet to witness a crash, but I do get some tearing in full screen.
(sarcasm alert)
Why not? I mean, Ubuntu kept that poor woman from going back to school. As we've been properly educated by far more intelligent people, Open Source is a cancer and should be exterminated. The Internet would be much safer without it. In fact, I doubt we'd even have a problem with some Windows worm if Open Source never even existed to route those evil packets around the world like that.
I know you probably meant that to be like jittering while trying to type on the keyboard, but I imagined someone falling off a tall building, stuck in a deep well, or a cave.
I played KoL some time ago and I didn't see anything that made it "communal." It felt like a Browser based Myst with stick figures.
Did they actually add interaction with other people and dungeons or did I stop playing in the "tutorial" section because I couldn't stand it anymore. (The humor is somewhat interesting though.)
I think you can actually install RPMs in Ubuntu. I remember doing this at one time and I don't think I added anything to do it.
For some strange reason, I prefer DEBs over RPMs, but I have no real reason for that opinion. Maybe it's because I used Redhat years ago and never liked it but since I'm using Debian more recently it's a whole new good experience with Linux opposed to my earlier Redhat trials.