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what the hell is going wrong in the world?

I was working several years in Bosnia, I never even saw a gun... America sure sounds like a dangerous place to go :blink:
 
Ahh...I remember. Family and I were walking in "T-Block", (center in Karachi) just walking at night, and we hear semi-automatic weapons and see sparks in the air..We hid behind a car just to avoid fire. 14 people were killed that night, it was a attack against an MQM meeting.
 
It helps the decision making process that Domino's policy is that you don't resist in case of robbery.

When Domino is with me, I will let him do it with his policy. Until that moment, my policy is active... "You want a piece of me?" :P

Like I said, it does not happen often that I get robbed... the first and only time, I was 16, and I knew two of the guys from my school.
 
what the hell is going wrong in the world?

I was working several years in Bosnia, I never even saw a gun... America sure sounds like a dangerous place to go :blink:

Well, this is the first time I'd run across anything like this here. Dallas is a fairly high-crime area though.

Also, I'm pretty sure the guy didn't actually have a gun. He just wanted me to think he did, and I wasn't going to take chances.
 
I hate linux. Absolutely hate it.

FINALLY someone else!

I'm studying programming/"general computing" and everyone in my class (+ their dogs) speaks of Linux like it was messiah reborn... And I still don't get what's so great about it...


On another note, my Internet just "came back" after being "down" for three days (probably due to a lightning strike nearby) :cheers:
 
Well. Linux is a completely free operating system that is as or in some cases more functional then anything Microsoft has released. The software for linux is free as well. Nearly anything you could find on windows has it's equivalent for linux. Besides it's great packaging system (debian) linux is known for it's flexibility. It's also lightening fast in comparison to Windows, and overall far more stable.
 
Do we really need all those pictures? Means the thread takes about 10 minutes to load now.:@

Anyway, the reason I dislike linux is severalfold:
1) Novell netware is stupidly slow, even on SuSE. File transfers take much longer than on windows.
2) IDL is at least 10% slower.
3) The volume control sucks.
4) Banshee breaks my iPod.
5) No remote desktop.
6) My atmospheric correction algorithm takes 47% longer to run on linux.
7) Whatever the messenger thing is called doesn't like gmail very much (all IMs are delayed by abuot 2 minutes)
8) SuSE isn't free unless you want one that looks like it's been made by a bunch of monkeys.
9) g95, gfortran, g77...why?
10) Takes longer to restart than windows.
11) Has a hissy fit if I remove my external hard drive without asking it first.
12) Has a hissy fit if I restore the external hard drive without asking it first.
13) Doesn't like the danish online phonebook service.
14) Doesn't like my netbank service.
15) 32bit, 64bit, AFXsomethingorother, IA-64...wtf? Just compile, you gibbon.
16) Doesn't support my 3d card.
17) When I had it installed on a laptop it constantly said the battery was at 99%
18) Doesn't support my email client.
19) It looks like it's been drawn by Kermit the Frog.
20) Doesn't appear to have minesweeper installed.
21) Did I mention it's a lot slower?

That pretty much sums it up, I know I'm missing some though.
 
Point taken about pictures. But I guess you are a unlucky user to encounter all those "errors". It's overall much faster then windows on my end, even while running compiz fusion...
 
Actually the errors are pretty standard, the ENVI errors are well known as are the graphics card and iPod issues. The only one that I havn't heard about with anyone else is the gmail IM thing, but that's probably because of our LAN at uni.
The speed is also a well known issue, for some reason linux just can't handle very large data arrays as well as windows can. Maybe it's something to do with the file handling.
 
Haven't encountered that many errors SimonPro....maybe you should try Ubuntu?

It handles my battery, Fn functions, WiFi, and volume quite well. The graphics are the real annoyance for me.

It is very stable and secure, and the Compiz Fusion kicks anything Microsoft has done....graphically that is.

I think the best way to deal with Linux, is to find a completely compatible system before you decide to commit.
 
Reminds of the time I tried Firefox in lieu of my usual browser. Took about two hours before I started having problems I have never seen before and started asking myself, "What is so great about this?"
 
Reminds of the time I tried Firefox in lieu of my usual browser. Took about two hours before I started having problems I have never seen before and started asking myself, "What is so great about this?"

When was that?
 
In the past I always had quite a lot of problems even with installing Linux, mostly hardware compatibility issues. Until I tried Ubuntu, which works pretty good. It also even works on my Dell laptop, things like wifi works at once, which I didn't expect from linux (but I always have windows installed too).


But even though Ubuntu works pretty well, in the end it still needs quite some 'tweaking' and typing lines in the terminal to get it running properly. Especially, you're unlucky if you are an ATI graphics card user, as there are no official drivers. But after some tweaking I did manage to get it working. It'll probably take some more years until one can get Ubuntu perfectly working like Windows, without using the terminal at all...

Even eye candy things you mentioned like compiz works, but this is just fun for a few days and then it's just unpractical (also don't try to run any 3D application like GoogleEarth when compiz is enabled, that didn't always work for me).

Nearly anything you could find on windows has it's equivalent for linux.
This is one thing I don't agree with you Computerex. The biggest problem that prevents me from actually taking the step to leave windows, in my opinion, is the lack of software I use often on Windows. Ubuntu is fun to have, but I always keep having XP as 2nd boot option.
I think (when I ignore the more simple administrative applications) the problem is, that professional killer-app developers like Adobe, Maxon, Autodesk or Borland/Codegear seem to be a little scared to take the step to release their software for the Linux platform. I think there is nothing wrong with payware for linux!

If these manufacturers finally did take the step, I would be very happy to finally have a serious alternative, as I'm not planning to switch over to Vista (maybe let's wait and see what MS comes with (windows 7?) after vista, now that they learned from their mistakes with Vista).

For now, I'll just use Ubuntu for things like safe internet / banking, toying around with programming, kernel modules, small home server, exploring the available applications, etc.


regards,
mcduck
 
I've had barely any problems with Ubuntu, and I've been using it as my primary OS for nearly 3 years now. Most problems I had could be fixed within a day or two (That probably has something to do with having an ubuntu "master of the uni/multi verse" as a brother).

I now only use windows for Orbiter and a couple of games that don't work in wine (Mainly FS9)
 
In the past I always had quite a lot of problems even with installing Linux, mostly hardware compatibility issues. Until I tried Ubuntu, which works pretty good. It also even works on my Dell laptop, things like wifi works at once, which I didn't expect from linux (but I always have windows installed too).

But even though Ubuntu works pretty well, in the end it still needs quite some 'tweaking' and typing lines in the terminal to get it running properly. Especially, you're unlucky if you are an ATI graphics card user, as there are no official drivers. But after some tweaking I did manage to get it working. It'll probably take some more years until one can get Ubuntu perfectly working like Windows, without using the terminal at all...

Windows can be quite a pain in the butt to install if you install it on a machine that doesn't have it installed by default...The reason the hardware support for linux is less then friendly is because no OEM is taking a chance...Also, just look at the flexibility linux offers in comparison to Windows.

McDuck said:
Even eye candy things you mentioned like compiz works, but this is just fun for a few days and then it's just unpractical (also don't try to run any 3D application like GoogleEarth when compiz is enabled, that didn't always work for me).

I couldn't disagree more. There are many, many practical uses for compiz fusion. I have yet to see a task manager such as the compiz cube.

McDuck said:
This is one thing I don't agree with you Computerex. The biggest problem that prevents me from actually taking the step to leave windows, in my opinion, is the lack of software I use often on Windows. Ubuntu is fun to have, but I always keep having XP as 2nd boot option.
I think (when I ignore the more simple administrative applications) the problem is, that professional killer-app developers like Adobe, Maxon, Autodesk or Borland/Codegear seem to be a little scared to take the step to release their software for the Linux platform. I think there is nothing wrong with payware for linux!

The only reason why I am still on linux is because it has a limited support for video editing, and Orbiter. Otherwise I would have dumped my windows partition long ago...
 
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