With oppressive DRM and licensing restrictions being shoved down your throat, I see no reason anyone other than a dumb fat fuck who shits gold and has pond scum for brains would "upgrade" to vista. Vote with your wallet. Don't buy vista.
For all those who believe in Google's marketing slogan "don't be evil", wake the hell up.
Google is yet another large corporate entity intent on making profits. They will achieve that by whatever means they deem fit. Heads could roll tomorrow, big shots could be replaced by someone from the NSA. Maybe Pagey and Sergey would be zapped by an evil ray and they'd turn over all our records to the CIA.
Don't be too complacent about google's increasing power. You never know when they'll shaft you.
While we're at it, why not an over 70 or a handicapped section? That will ensure the old folks who're not yet blind, who actually have access to a computer, who even care about games, can get to play it but are too feeble or need to piss every 5 minutes or forget about shooting up their neighborbood mall or school because they forgot what it is they set out to do 3 minutes ago? Or maybe a braille version for the "visually impaired"?
This was bound to happen. Unless you guys fight it, Canada will be yet another statistic in the waves of destruction unleashed by greedy US mega-corporations.
Given the demographic of people on/. does anyone actually use outlook for email here? And outlook with HTML enabled? I'd think the probability of that happening would be around 0.001.
I see no women around me advertising their fertility. Heck, I'd be happy with a disdainful scowl, instead of "get lost, I'm armed" and reaching for the Mace.
That brings me to another point - write speeds. I can imagine how pleasant it would be for the early adopters, with 1x or 2x write speeds:) Start the burn, go on your annual vacation, and it's done when you're back. Muwahahaha.
You want to store 200 gigs on a single, open-to-the-elements, unprotected piece of plastic? What happens when it's scratched, I wonder...
At the prices they're selling at today, I'd rather use a portable HDD. They had better come up with some nuclear blast resistant protection for these discs.
Hmmm let's see. No replaceable battery, no use to business users since it won't talk to exchange servers, sync with outlook, read excel/word docs, etc, no Java, no 3G, and now no 3rd party apps? So they want people to pay $599 for something that "looks cool" and do little else? I'm reminded of Lisa and Newton.
*Any* editor is better than the brain damaged vi. Even MS-DOS's "edit", pico, nano, gedit, and most other current editors. The only things worse than vi are ex, ed and the dreaded edlin. Emacs rules.
Curses does the job. It may not be the most elegant solution, but it does it. I see no reason why you shouldn't use it. Curses has been around for donkeys years and it works.
Things have been getting steadily worse since 9-11, and the only reason I'd ever visit the United fascist states of amrika is on business, when my company arranges everything.
Fingerprints aside, the fact that you can't lock your luggage (or get the locks smashed by luggage manhandlers) is enough of a deterrent not to go to the US.
Freedom for the people? Hmmm let's see... 0. Torture, indefinite detention and abuse? Check. 1. Warrantless wiretapping, reading your emails? Check 2. The authority to detain and arrest anyone at any place without charge? Check. 3. Freedom of speech squashed? Check. 4. The feds can bust into your house at any time and seize anything they like? Probably put you in the slammer as well? Check. 5. Speak against the republicans and get your ass busted in 15 minutes? Check. 6. No fly list? Check. 7. Tasers for anyone who has the balls to stand up for themselves? Check. 8. One totally brainf***ed legal system? Check.
No thanks, I will pass. The last time I visited the US on "pleasure" was in 1999.
Consumers need to wake up and just boycott these companies. There is no other way to set things right. We need to talk with our money. As long as foolish people keep buying their DRM infested garbage these companies continue to thrive. Doesn't matter how glittery and shiny their next new toy is, people must just say no.
The zune is another top contender for this treatment. Together with the DRM infested BluRay players and stuff.
We hate mircoshaft because of their business practices. Forcing small companies and larger vendors to ship only microsoft products or else kill them with unfair pricing, killing smaller competitors, stealing ideas and designs from everyone else, and producing fat, buge, slow bug ridden bloatware.
What can one expect from a government run by incompetent morons? The babus and bureaucrats making these decisions probably have no clue what they're dealing with. They'll remain in the stone age for another 5000 years.
Is there anything surprising about this? What with the amount of "high tech" BS coming out of government controlled news sources and "scientists" from there... Remember the story about the high speed CPU's "designed and fab'd" in China?
What an absolute fucking moron he must be, who has his entire house connected to the net. In all likelihood, the next "fridge DDOS" would hose your fridge and make it heat up everything inside, the next "pink underwear virus" would get your washing machine and make it explode soap suds all over your kitchen and the next "code red 4004" would hose your microwave and make it evaporate everyone in sight.
We know that under Tony, the UK is the US's lapdog. See how they bent over backwards and forwards for Georgie during the Iraq war. Whatever the US wants, the UK will do for them, it ain't gonna be any other way. Bunch of spineless bureaucrats. Why can't they, for once, stand up and say "no", Gary will be tried and prosecuted right here in the UK?
Lenovo can take their thinkpads and shove it up their collective asses. Who needs them anyway? There are so many other notebook/laptop vendors. Pity about the PC's though. IBM PC's were quite decent, well constructed and reliable so far, in our office use. Dell's giving us a couple of servers with RHEL supported by them.
What is the guy drinking, or smoking? Whatever it is, I'll have some of that. I really need a delusionary acid trip right now, after a stressful day at work.
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With oppressive DRM and licensing restrictions being shoved down your throat, I see no reason anyone other than a dumb fat fuck who shits gold and has pond scum for brains would "upgrade" to vista. Vote with your wallet. Don't buy vista.
For all those who believe in Google's marketing slogan "don't be evil", wake the hell up.
Google is yet another large corporate entity intent on making profits. They will achieve that by whatever means they deem fit. Heads could roll tomorrow, big shots could be replaced by someone from the NSA. Maybe Pagey and Sergey would be zapped by an evil ray and they'd turn over all our records to the CIA.
Don't be too complacent about google's increasing power. You never know when they'll shaft you.
While we're at it, why not an over 70 or a handicapped section? That will ensure the old folks who're not yet blind, who actually have access to a computer, who even care about games, can get to play it but are too feeble or need to piss every 5 minutes or forget about shooting up their neighborbood mall or school because they forgot what it is they set out to do 3 minutes ago? Or maybe a braille version for the "visually impaired"?
This was bound to happen. Unless you guys fight it, Canada will be yet another statistic in the waves of destruction unleashed by greedy US mega-corporations.
Given the demographic of people on /. does anyone actually use outlook for email here? And outlook with HTML enabled? I'd think the probability of that happening would be around 0.001.
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I see no women around me advertising their fertility. Heck, I'd be happy with a disdainful scowl, instead of "get lost, I'm armed" and reaching for the Mace.
That brings me to another point - write speeds. I can imagine how pleasant it would be for the early adopters, with 1x or 2x write speeds :) Start the burn, go on your annual vacation, and it's done when you're back. Muwahahaha.
You want to store 200 gigs on a single, open-to-the-elements, unprotected piece of plastic? What happens when it's scratched, I wonder...
At the prices they're selling at today, I'd rather use a portable HDD. They had better come up with some nuclear blast resistant protection for these discs.
Hmmm let's see. No replaceable battery, no use to business users since it won't talk to exchange servers, sync with outlook, read excel/word docs, etc, no Java, no 3G, and now no 3rd party apps? So they want people to pay $599 for something that "looks cool" and do little else? I'm reminded of Lisa and Newton.
Now that Cisco sued Apple, we can't call it an iPhone till the storm blows over. To me, this reeks of arrogance on apple's part.
*Any* editor is better than the brain damaged vi. Even MS-DOS's "edit", pico, nano, gedit, and most other current editors. The only things worse than vi are ex, ed and the dreaded edlin. Emacs rules.
Curses does the job. It may not be the most elegant solution, but it does it. I see no reason why you shouldn't use it. Curses has been around for donkeys years and it works.
Things have been getting steadily worse since 9-11, and the only reason I'd ever visit the United fascist states of amrika is on business, when my company arranges everything.
Fingerprints aside, the fact that you can't lock your luggage (or get the locks smashed by luggage manhandlers) is enough of a deterrent not to go to the US.
Freedom for the people? Hmmm let's see...
0. Torture, indefinite detention and abuse? Check.
1. Warrantless wiretapping, reading your emails? Check
2. The authority to detain and arrest anyone at any place without charge? Check.
3. Freedom of speech squashed? Check.
4. The feds can bust into your house at any time and seize anything they like? Probably put you in the slammer as well? Check.
5. Speak against the republicans and get your ass busted in 15 minutes? Check.
6. No fly list? Check.
7. Tasers for anyone who has the balls to stand up for themselves? Check.
8. One totally brainf***ed legal system? Check.
No thanks, I will pass. The last time I visited the US on "pleasure" was in 1999.
I wonder how they'd react when you moon them and flip 'em the bird. Or better still, have the middle finger tattooed on your butt and moon them.
Javascript is like Basic - they both do the job in a quick and dirty way, and both encourage bad programming practices.
Consumers need to wake up and just boycott these companies. There is no other way to set things right. We need to talk with our money. As long as foolish people keep buying their DRM infested garbage these companies continue to thrive. Doesn't matter how glittery and shiny their next new toy is, people must just say no. The zune is another top contender for this treatment. Together with the DRM infested BluRay players and stuff.
We hate mircoshaft because of their business practices. Forcing small companies and larger vendors to ship only microsoft products or else kill them with unfair pricing, killing smaller competitors, stealing ideas and designs from everyone else, and producing fat, buge, slow bug ridden bloatware.
What can one expect from a government run by incompetent morons? The babus and bureaucrats making these decisions probably have no clue what they're dealing with. They'll remain in the stone age for another 5000 years.
Opera, my one true love... I shall never leave thee.
Is there anything surprising about this? What with the amount of "high tech" BS coming out of government controlled news sources and "scientists" from there... Remember the story about the high speed CPU's "designed and fab'd" in China?
Wow! Coming to think of it, I'm glad I don't live in the fascist states of america.
What an absolute fucking moron he must be, who has his entire house connected to the net. In all likelihood, the next "fridge DDOS" would hose your fridge and make it heat up everything inside, the next "pink underwear virus" would get your washing machine and make it explode soap suds all over your kitchen and the next "code red 4004" would hose your microwave and make it evaporate everyone in sight.
We know that under Tony, the UK is the US's lapdog. See how they bent over backwards and forwards for Georgie during the Iraq war. Whatever the US wants, the UK will do for them, it ain't gonna be any other way. Bunch of spineless bureaucrats. Why can't they, for once, stand up and say "no", Gary will be tried and prosecuted right here in the UK?
Lenovo can take their thinkpads and shove it up their collective asses. Who needs them anyway? There are so many other notebook/laptop vendors. Pity about the PC's though. IBM PC's were quite decent, well constructed and reliable so far, in our office use. Dell's giving us a couple of servers with RHEL supported by them.
What is the guy drinking, or smoking? Whatever it is, I'll have some of that. I really need a delusionary acid trip right now, after a stressful day at work.