One of the reasons I reboot is that OS X has a virtual memory file (kind of like the buffer cache) that grows but never shrinks again until a reboot.
OS X has a lot of headaches, but not as many as Windows, and I like it better than Linux. I never compile device drivers or wonder which version of $FOO is more stable than the other.
I agree, the window manager is one of the bugbears in this OS. I do a lot of window management and filesystem manipulation with trackpad gestures now... this lowers my stress level considerably.
...and as far as the mystery reboots, I am fairly certain these are due to security updates that Apple doesn't tell us about. Not that I think that's a terribly good idea, but you know... the amount of headache I get from Apple Computer, in terms of preventing me from being productive, is actually pretty slim compared to the equivalent from Microsoft. And I think that's significant considering how locked down the Apple OS is. To be fair, I'm including Mac Office and Windows Office in with Microsoft Windows....
This is not the typical update cycle, although I remember that one in recent memory.
Usually, a popup informs me there are updates available. I ignore it for a while, and finally click "OK". It does some updating, in the background, and finally displays a dialog box for me to reboot. I ignore that for about a day, and when I'm free and relaxed, and the battery is fully charged or whatever, I let it reboot.
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The Canadians DID invade, sacked Washington and burned down the White House.
One of the reasons I reboot is that OS X has a virtual memory file (kind of like the buffer cache) that grows but never shrinks again until a reboot.
OS X has a lot of headaches, but not as many as Windows, and I like it better than Linux. I never compile device drivers or wonder which version of $FOO is more stable than the other.
I agree, the window manager is one of the bugbears in this OS. I do a lot of window management and filesystem manipulation with trackpad gestures now... this lowers my stress level considerably.
...and as far as the mystery reboots, I am fairly certain these are due to security updates that Apple doesn't tell us about. Not that I think that's a terribly good idea, but you know... the amount of headache I get from Apple Computer, in terms of preventing me from being productive, is actually pretty slim compared to the equivalent from Microsoft. And I think that's significant considering how locked down the Apple OS is. To be fair, I'm including Mac Office and Windows Office in with Microsoft Windows....
This is not the typical update cycle, although I remember that one in recent memory.
Usually, a popup informs me there are updates available. I ignore it for a while, and finally click "OK". It does some updating, in the background, and finally displays a dialog box for me to reboot. I ignore that for about a day, and when I'm free and relaxed, and the battery is fully charged or whatever, I let it reboot.
Hey, when shopping for a house in Santa Fe, I paid a few hundred bucks to a very professional Assessment for Microbial Contamination from Dan Stih of www.HealthyLivingSpaces.com. It included counts of a variety of classes/species of fungus hanging out outside and contrasted that with the air quality in various parts of the house. It then honed in on physical penetration tests of surfaces like wood, tile grout and drywall, with an detailed recommendation for a remediation protocol.
I was very satisfied with the results and am willing to recommend him further. The telephone number is (505)992-9904.
An elephant weighs from 100 kg at birth to 12,000 kg.
Do pattern matching on what the other chat room members reply with, rather than the pick up line itself.
Fake.
Whoa, we need a Venn diagram here.
"Biggest SUV yet shows car nature"
Oh yeah; I was just admitting that I was wrong. Sorry, I figured it was obvious so I didn't even say "whoops"....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles#At_a_glance
He educated-guessed it. This is different from "said" it.
"Wog" and picking cotton are derogatory references to black people.
I think it's short for "gollywog". Not a nice word.
Britain is the entire United Kingdom... unless you know of some part that's not...?
Like a boss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I79ESPLIKyE
That is really funny.
Whoa, Linux since 1999! Have you ever done Alt-2, Alt-3 etc. to see the other terminals? Tell us about inodes and the Y2K bug. Thks.
Male brains you mean.
Come on, Kepler has been operating for years and keeps identifying a trickle of additional planets. It's not news every time the total changes.
Every fucking one of them is targeted. Ask any CISO what keeps them up at night.
More specifically, the principles I would ascribe to this is "Defense in Depth" and "Fail Securely".
I don't think you understand porn very well.
phones. typing and composing on phones doesn't make for well structured sentences (or even correctly chosen respellings)
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