xfce works mostly for me, though it is setup with separate X sessions on each monitor. This means, yes, separate virtual desktop per monitor, but no, apps can't cross monitors. Not a bad deal.
Really, Unity is like Old Windows back in the 90's, it's built towards simple use and does not contain anything beyond in terms of usability. One size fits all....NOT. Will leave the Microsoft bugs and evil arguments aside.
Making the decision and demanding that only producing something better is worth listening to...that's just silly.
Fact: made design Fact: many have issues with said design
I'm sure lots of folks are like me: stuck using an old piece of equipment because "mainstream" went a different way.
Good example: 3 button mouse No, not a damn wheel for a third "button", rather a good old Logitech Mouse Man. Wide, with three buttons. I'm stuck on this mouse for the simple middle button, as I use the thing all the time; opening links in new tabs, cutting and pasting text in linux xterms, etc. I can't stand the wheel as clicking with it typically moves the target, gah! Any new mice right now like this old thing? Nope.
Repeat for various schools of devices: keyboards, monitors, etc etc.
You got a refund for the vendor-forced Microsoft Windows? Doubt it.
The purchase may have been ignoring Windows, but the money still paid for it and promoted it. Not a sweet deal for Microsoft, more like a sour evil they put in place long ago.
Linux on laptop is really a laptop issue, the hardware is shortcut to use Windows junk to run. Vendors are skipping hardware solutions for items that use Windows Drivers and the CPU to do instead. This would be why I refused to get a laptop sold with Windows, shooting for a Linux-based or no-OS model. Surprise, big price difference for roughly the same CPU/Memory/Disk.
Same applies to the original Wii. The controllers were novel, something different and drove initial sales, but they aren't all that great for many "gamer" games (FPS specifically).
Gee, where's all the usual complaining about how "people will have to relearn, don't do it!!", "Dummies won't be able to pick up how to use the new interface, no matter how much it makes sense!"?
Yes, all the arguments used against switching folks to say Ubuntu or another useful Linux OS suddenly get ignored. Not surprised but very annoyed.
..like, maybe this should be done for alcohol. That stuff is nasty, will kill the liver over time and is considered a poison. Surely that would be a good thing to do.
I've been less and less likely to go to movies, thanks dudes.
Being specific: the idea that y'all think movies are a good way to strip cash from consumers to your pockets is annoying. The idea that you deserve to do so no matter what is plain offensive.
I'm a current Dish customer and on the fence regarding this Hopper/Autohop upgrade.
Primary issues:
Dish has said for the upgrade to Hopper, all my existing equipment (some of which is owned by ME) must be thrown off my account. I can't add a Hopper and keep some of my older 311 units to say, play some Sirius music in the basement. Strike One.
In addition, the Hopper has three tuners. However, Autohop sucks up one tuner all the time. This makes the Hopper/Joey combo less useful, given the issues I have with one DVR with two tuners serving only the main TV. Strike Two.
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xfce works mostly for me, though it is setup with separate X sessions on each monitor. This means, yes, separate virtual desktop per monitor, but no, apps can't cross monitors. Not a bad deal.
One of the reasons I don't like Python:
As long as there is enough memory....until there isn't. Oops.
Similar here, I decided to pick up Ruby because it is very perl-like. However, number of perl opportunities is low compared to Ruby-on-Rails.
Major cause: person kept alive
Solution: uhhh....
I'm a guy who recently had a piece of matter removed from the brain area and am still recovering six months later.
What's your point? Better that I was already dead?
Really, Unity is like Old Windows back in the 90's, it's built towards simple use and does not contain anything beyond in terms of usability. One size fits all....NOT. Will leave the Microsoft bugs and evil arguments aside.
Making the decision and demanding that only producing something better is worth listening to...that's just silly.
Fact: made design
Fact: many have issues with said design
Sure, not today. But...sooner or later, likely.
Speaking as a keeper of my own email of course. :)
How soon for Gmail or other services to follow this route?
Really it's the correct path: give something away free to get clients, then start charging when competitors are mostly dead. No real surprise.
I'm sure lots of folks are like me: stuck using an old piece of equipment because "mainstream" went a different way.
Good example: 3 button mouse
No, not a damn wheel for a third "button", rather a good old Logitech Mouse Man. Wide, with three buttons. I'm stuck on this mouse for the simple middle button, as I use the thing all the time; opening links in new tabs, cutting and pasting text in linux xterms, etc. I can't stand the wheel as clicking with it typically moves the target, gah! Any new mice right now like this old thing? Nope.
Repeat for various schools of devices: keyboards, monitors, etc etc.
I remember Turbolinux and thanks for notifying. PASS.
You got a refund for the vendor-forced Microsoft Windows? Doubt it.
The purchase may have been ignoring Windows, but the money still paid for it and promoted it. Not a sweet deal for Microsoft, more like a sour evil they put in place long ago.
Soldering a CPU is less expensive...as long as it works.
Wasting a CPU due to a soldering issue on the other hand...not good.
I would think vendors would be against soldered CPU as well. How does on fix a poor CPU on 1000 systems? Throw them away?
Yet simple Amazon MP3 purchasing has changed for Linux clients, now having to mess with Cloud player.
Not happy, Amazon.
Low Level Virtual Machine. However, has little to do with what it is now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LLVM
Rename needed, certainly, it is.
Carry on.
Linux on laptop is really a laptop issue, the hardware is shortcut to use Windows junk to run. Vendors are skipping hardware solutions for items that use Windows Drivers and the CPU to do instead. This would be why I refused to get a laptop sold with Windows, shooting for a Linux-based or no-OS model. Surprise, big price difference for roughly the same CPU/Memory/Disk.
Blaming Linux for crappy hardware is no good.
Same applies to the original Wii. The controllers were novel, something different and drove initial sales, but they aren't all that great for many "gamer" games (FPS specifically).
Wii U will be the same deal.
Gee, where's all the usual complaining about how "people will have to relearn, don't do it!!", "Dummies won't be able to pick up how to use the new interface, no matter how much it makes sense!"?
Yes, all the arguments used against switching folks to say Ubuntu or another useful Linux OS suddenly get ignored. Not surprised but very annoyed.
..like, maybe this should be done for alcohol. That stuff is nasty, will kill the liver over time and is considered a poison. Surely that would be a good thing to do.
Oooooh, wait, the United States tried that already: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
For those not reading well, THIS IS SARCASM.
To: RIAA/MPAA assholes
I've been less and less likely to go to movies, thanks dudes.
Being specific: the idea that y'all think movies are a good way to strip cash from consumers to your pockets is annoying. The idea that you deserve to do so no matter what is plain offensive.
I'm a current Dish customer and on the fence regarding this Hopper/Autohop upgrade.
Primary issues:
Dish has said for the upgrade to Hopper, all my existing equipment (some of which is owned by ME) must be thrown off my account. I can't add a Hopper and keep some of my older 311 units to say, play some Sirius music in the basement. Strike One.
In addition, the Hopper has three tuners. However, Autohop sucks up one tuner all the time. This makes the Hopper/Joey combo less useful, given the issues I have with one DVR with two tuners serving only the main TV. Strike Two.
Time to stand up and hit Dish, you listening?
Manually tagging of ads is actually required due to the advertisers acting strongly to break DVR use in the first place.
Such as:
* Shows start and stop at times other than the top of the hour, in terms of several minutes.
* Ads displayed DURING the show (really hate that).
* Poor communication of schedule time, especially changes.
Agree, the annoying ads on DURING the show is what is making me consider getting rid of Dishnetwork period.
Dish, you get that? Get rid of that crap, I might consider staying.
Selling to my eyeballs that don't want your crap in the first place: dumb. It simply pisses me off MORE towards your company and products.
I'm not a fan of having the home page constantly refresh. I prefer to do that when I'm ready. You know, the way it worked for years. ;)
Unfortunately, with the way it is currently working, I actually end up reading slashdot less, as I lose my place.
And no, I don't RSS or other feed junk, have always hated that.
ISCABBS was where I spent a lot of time, pre-ISP, pre-browser.
And it still exists and yes, I still visit on a regular basis.
bbs.iscabbs.com (that's telnet to get there, kids!).
The good old days of 600+ simultaneous online users. Ah!
Today's forums are a lot harder to read.
Tracking who is not tracked while not tracking them.
Hmm.
Oh, right, it's that stupid day when I should stay away from Slashdot, whoops.