Yes, I had a family member fix it, I think by using a Live CD or a Windows CD. (No, I didn't pirate Windows... believe it or not, some people don't immediately know where their Windows CD is.)
Did you ever go back to ubuntu or try any other distro?
No. Poor design is my "fingernails on a blackboard". The install setup (including instructions, download site, the HIGH RECOMMENDATION of Grub, etc.) was inexcusable, so I can't justify going back to Ubuntu until I see serious improvements. Since I found out you're supposed to have a spare box when installing a new OS, I'm going to wait until my next computer purchase to try Linux, in which case I'll probably get something from Linspire.
However, your behavior in that thread does illustrate exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of very intelligent people away from those types of mailing lists. It's not easy trying to help people, with no compensation, when you get that kind of abuse for your trouble.
However, the design problems revealed in that thread do illustrate exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of very intelligent people away from adopting Linux. It's not easy trying to help expand the Linux user base, with no compensation, when you get locked out of your computer and forced beg for arcane commands to re-establish access for your trouble.
Is it really necessary to troll such a helpful forum, though?
What did they do that was helpful?
Why not troll someplace where people just flame you for not RTFMing? Those response are usually more entertaining for you, and you don't waste the time of those who are genuinely trying to help people. A regular win-win.
Oh, I've done that too. Except that I wasn't intending to troll; rather, someone made responses to me that appeared to be serious but were mind-numbingly stupid, so I rhetorically abused him before going away.
No, no link. s/n had too much identifying information.
But I still think people should read to the end of short posts; recommend non-impossible, non-drastic solutions; and follow up when someone has tried a suggestion.
I'm guessing that part of the reason is due to taxes. That is, employees don't have to count the "value" of the bus service as income, so it's not taxed. So if the bus service costs $500/employee-year and their effective marginal tax rate is 35% (state, local, fed, SS), as long as the bus service is better than $325/year in additional pay, it's a good deal.
"The CBC is reporting that a team of Danish scientists are claiming that telephone signals are transmitted by sound and not electricity. 'The common view that telephone wires transmit information through electricity is wrong and that they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists. The Copenhagen University researchers argue that telecom textbooks that say telephones relay electrical impulses from the source to the destination are incorrect.'"
Since we can't yet mod down stories, and I know a lot of you are aching to direct your mod points at someone, I thought as a courtesy, I'd post here so you could use me as a close enough proxy to modding down the story. Given as I've often criticized Linux.
To be honest, I'd say "People ALWAYS say this and it's crap." about the sentiment expressed in your post. (Though I'll go for a more dignified "What you've posted is, in my experience, incorrect.")
It's true that there are lazy good-for-nothings in the private sector. Absolutely. That says nothing about their equivalence though. The major difference is that private companies face competition while, you cannot "opt out" of your governments services, e.g., "Oh yeah? IRS #2 has more competent service personnel!" WAIT WAIT WAIT let me acknowledge in advance that this is a simplification. People can "switch governments" (i.e., leave for another city, state, nation, planet.) I'm just saying, it's much easier for "customers" to switch companies than governments (or not start in the first place), so there are much stronger feedback mechanisms in the private sector.
Average "time from sucking to firing" is much shorter for that reason in the private sector.
Good-for-nothings remain, but the question we should be asking in the private sector is, "What is the barrier to entry in this industry, and why aren't poorly-run companies quicker to fail?"
I'd agree in that innovations in AI have required, and will continue to require, more of a "paradigm shift" (for lack of a less trendy phrase) than simply giving it more computational power. One example I like to give is Republic: the Revolution. In that game, there are several regions within a city, and the game brags about how your "support level" for each region is determined by modeling each individual person and their reactions to your campaigning. The problem is, however, that the actual *results* of this are indistinguishable from what you would get from old-fashioned dice rolls with modifiers. All the AI does is make the game very slow, and require 100 megs to save a file.
So, giving more computational power is necessary for rigorously implementing a more complicated algorithm, but that doesn't make it proportionally better AI.
Semi-OT: Oddly enough, Morgan Stanley Capital International classifies SK as an "emerging market" (which is a euphemism for "developing country", which in turn is a euphemism for "underdeveloped country", which is a euphemism for... etc.). Apparently (see link) that's for historical reasons, even though that classification basically excludes a lot of mutual funds from investing in such fly-by-nights as Hyundai and Samsung, and means that those with high risk tolerances are investing in blue-chips. Go fig.
That's not an insurmountable problem, but it is an important consideration. People have long wanted to be able to churn out laptop's for $100, cf. OLPC. The problem is that if you want a computer that just does office suites, web browsing, and media, you really only need 1995-era technology, and OLPC projects want a lot more than that. It's ridiculous.
What we need is for someone to make a "Fisher Price" type computer someone can buy for under $200 that has the bare-bones software and OS installed and ready to go.
Oh, I understand how you feel. I'm just saying: what *specific* thing did I fail to read before making a post? Did someone claim something, and then I responded in ignorance of it? Where?
If you run off, fine, just reveal that you make baseless accusations. I've had my share of it: the whole "it must have been a hard drive failure" thing, remember?
1. What do you hope to accomplish by bringing this up every time? To explain the flaws of Linux and why, if you want more people to use it, that goal will not be accomplished at the present rate. 2. Instead of simply deciding that the software wasn't for you, did you decide to bacome an anti-Ubuntu evangelist? To answer those who deem it a mystery. 3. Do you want attention? I want this issue to gain attention for those to whom it is relevant. 4. Revenge? No.
How you didn't see that in my initial answer is beyond me.
This isn't mix-and-match, sometimes you have to think about what you read.
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BTW - I take it you got your MBR fixed?
... believe it or not, some people don't immediately know where their Windows CD is.)
Yes, I had a family member fix it, I think by using a Live CD or a Windows CD. (No, I didn't pirate Windows
Did you ever go back to ubuntu or try any other distro?
No. Poor design is my "fingernails on a blackboard". The install setup (including instructions, download site, the HIGH RECOMMENDATION of Grub, etc.) was inexcusable, so I can't justify going back to Ubuntu until I see serious improvements. Since I found out you're supposed to have a spare box when installing a new OS, I'm going to wait until my next computer purchase to try Linux, in which case I'll probably get something from Linspire.
However, your behavior in that thread does illustrate exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of very intelligent people away from those types of mailing lists. It's not easy trying to help people, with no compensation, when you get that kind of abuse for your trouble.
However, the design problems revealed in that thread do illustrate exactly the sort of thing that drives a lot of very intelligent people away from adopting Linux. It's not easy trying to help expand the Linux user base, with no compensation, when you get locked out of your computer and forced beg for arcane commands to re-establish access for your trouble.
Is it really necessary to troll such a helpful forum, though?
What did they do that was helpful?
Why not troll someplace where people just flame you for not RTFMing? Those response are usually more entertaining for you, and you don't waste the time of those who are genuinely trying to help people. A regular win-win.
Oh, I've done that too. Except that I wasn't intending to troll; rather, someone made responses to me that appeared to be serious but were mind-numbingly stupid, so I rhetorically abused him before going away.
No, no link. s/n had too much identifying information.
I'm not posting it for that reason, no.
But I still think people should read to the end of short posts; recommend non-impossible, non-drastic solutions; and follow up when someone has tried a suggestion.
In this story, one of the links is apparent that it's to a video, since the URL is a video.google... link.
Oh, by the way, I *think* I'm one of the poisonous people they're referring to.
I'd go for double daylight savings if I could.
Yeah, we could call it DDST. The extra "D" is for a double dose of the savings.
That's freedom benefits, terrorist.
I'm guessing that part of the reason is due to taxes. That is, employees don't have to count the "value" of the bus service as income, so it's not taxed. So if the bus service costs $500/employee-year and their effective marginal tax rate is 35% (state, local, fed, SS), as long as the bus service is better than $325/year in additional pay, it's a good deal.
"Do No Evil" became "Be as corrupt and evil as possible."
Actually, it became "Don't be evil, unless necessary for the greater advancement of the human race." Just a heads-up.
"The CBC is reporting that a team of Danish scientists are claiming that telephone signals are transmitted by sound and not electricity. 'The common view that telephone wires transmit information through electricity is wrong and that they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists. The Copenhagen University researchers argue that telecom textbooks that say telephones relay electrical impulses from the source to the destination are incorrect.'"
Since we can't yet mod down stories, and I know a lot of you are aching to direct your mod points at someone, I thought as a courtesy, I'd post here so you could use me as a close enough proxy to modding down the story. Given as I've often criticized Linux.
You're welcome.
I don't understand what "spam" the SEC is discussing, here. Didn't we eliminate spam a few years ago when congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act?
The CAN-SPAM Act didn't eliminate spam. Most people still get spam.
*please mod informative, please mod informative*
To be honest, I'd say "People ALWAYS say this and it's crap." about the sentiment expressed in your post. (Though I'll go for a more dignified "What you've posted is, in my experience, incorrect.")
It's true that there are lazy good-for-nothings in the private sector. Absolutely. That says nothing about their equivalence though. The major difference is that private companies face competition while, you cannot "opt out" of your governments services, e.g., "Oh yeah? IRS #2 has more competent service personnel!" WAIT WAIT WAIT let me acknowledge in advance that this is a simplification. People can "switch governments" (i.e., leave for another city, state, nation, planet.) I'm just saying, it's much easier for "customers" to switch companies than governments (or not start in the first place), so there are much stronger feedback mechanisms in the private sector.
Average "time from sucking to firing" is much shorter for that reason in the private sector.
Good-for-nothings remain, but the question we should be asking in the private sector is, "What is the barrier to entry in this industry, and why aren't poorly-run companies quicker to fail?"
Debereporesu, Debereporesu, Debereporesu, Debereporesu, ...
I'd agree in that innovations in AI have required, and will continue to require, more of a "paradigm shift" (for lack of a less trendy phrase) than simply giving it more computational power. One example I like to give is Republic: the Revolution. In that game, there are several regions within a city, and the game brags about how your "support level" for each region is determined by modeling each individual person and their reactions to your campaigning. The problem is, however, that the actual *results* of this are indistinguishable from what you would get from old-fashioned dice rolls with modifiers. All the AI does is make the game very slow, and require 100 megs to save a file.
So, giving more computational power is necessary for rigorously implementing a more complicated algorithm, but that doesn't make it proportionally better AI.
You're right, you're right, calling someone Richard Marks is rather harsh. I apologize, AC, you're not that bad.
Thanks, Richard Marks, for posting AC this time.
Semi-OT: Oddly enough, Morgan Stanley Capital International classifies SK as an "emerging market" (which is a euphemism for "developing country", which in turn is a euphemism for "underdeveloped country", which is a euphemism for ... etc.). Apparently (see link) that's for historical reasons, even though that classification basically excludes a lot of mutual funds from investing in such fly-by-nights as Hyundai and Samsung, and means that those with high risk tolerances are investing in blue-chips. Go fig.
Who cares if robots get abused?
*sees Nuremburg tribunal in 50 years*
I thought the "Greece" bit was just a pun on "grease", i.e. lube.
That's not an insurmountable problem, but it is an important consideration. People have long wanted to be able to churn out laptop's for $100, cf. OLPC. The problem is that if you want a computer that just does office suites, web browsing, and media, you really only need 1995-era technology, and OLPC projects want a lot more than that. It's ridiculous.
What we need is for someone to make a "Fisher Price" type computer someone can buy for under $200 that has the bare-bones software and OS installed and ready to go.
Beer goes bad rather quickly when traveling in uneven temps like you find on board ship.
Oh yeah, because we can't let beer taste like bitter, fermented swill, right? Good thing we have all these innovations to preserve its "taste".
So, you're trying to say French Lawmakers FINALLY got around to seeing the Seinfeld finale?
Btw, I still can't tell if the title for this story is supposed to warrant "In Soviet Russia" jokes, or "In South Korea, only old people..." jokes.
Oh, I understand how you feel. I'm just saying: what *specific* thing did I fail to read before making a post? Did someone claim something, and then I responded in ignorance of it? Where?
If you run off, fine, just reveal that you make baseless accusations. I've had my share of it: the whole "it must have been a hard drive failure" thing, remember?
So, I gave the answers you asked for:
1. What do you hope to accomplish by bringing this up every time? To explain the flaws of Linux and why, if you want more people to use it, that goal will not be accomplished at the present rate.
2. Instead of simply deciding that the software wasn't for you, did you decide to bacome an anti-Ubuntu evangelist? To answer those who deem it a mystery.
3. Do you want attention? I want this issue to gain attention for those to whom it is relevant.
4. Revenge? No.
How you didn't see that in my initial answer is beyond me.
This isn't mix-and-match, sometimes you have to think about what you read.