I need several apps that don't run on Linux: mostly music production applications and plugins. They don't run reliably on Wine, etc..
That's the only reason for me.
Maybe Linus could contact Albeton and fund a Linux version? If that happened, Linux might pull in tens of thousands users overnight.
Presumably, this new site would have to have some kind of revenue, right? If they implemented some type of revenue sharing with the users, wouldn't that create a massive incentive to switch?
I know, I know, but hang on:
Once you install Classic Shell or Start8 (my personal preference, well worth $5), which effectively hides the tiled "Metro" side of things, Win 8.1 is an excellent version of Windows. It's much faster and more stable than Win 7. It boots in about 4-5 sec. It's still fully supported with security updates. with Start8 the desktop, start menu, etc. are all just how you want them. The Win 10 crap is nowhere to be found.
I bought a laptop 3 years ago and fully intended to reformat and install Win 7 but thought I'd try Win 8 for a couple of weeks. Once I install the shell replacement, I was surprised at how good Win 8 was and I haven't had ANY problems with it. It's better that Win 7 in every way and good solution if you want to avoid Win 10.
There was a plot arc in the Canadian Sci-Fi series ReGenesis about a Spanish Flu outbreak coming from a frozen body.
ReGenesis was a very good series, one of the few TV that included at least some hard science. It's hard to find. I had to Torrent it.
Actually that's not the usual mocking point. Back in 1973, when they ditched DST, the biggest complaint that I remember is that a lot of school kids were waiting for buses or walking to school in the dark. I don't know how applicable that is today?
There have been many posts in this thread that claim there was no conclusive evidence to support Obama's claims re: the Russian hacking. That is simply not true. Below is a link the the report from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) with a detailed forensic analysis that clearly identifies the source as Russian intelligence services. The are planning to release an even more detailed report very soon.
Did you read the NCIC report about the hacking that was published as part of Obama's press conference?
The report provides detailed forensic security analysis of the hacking and provides ample evidence that it originated with Russian intelligence agencies. They are going to release more details soon.
Say what you want about it but there's no doubt about what happened and how did it.
The Big Picture by Sean Carroll
Excellent overview of theoretical physics as applied to thinking about everyday life.
I checked out the spideroak web site. The only way to find out anything in depth is via "Find Out More" or "Take the Tour", which forces you to *download and install the software*! WTF? Lost me right there.
A few years ago, I had gig that involved helping a company sell approx 600 hundred still-useful PCs. The catch was that they all had to be shown to in good working order to the buyers. Of course the drives were all wiped and licensing issues preventing them using Windows, so the easy solution was to install FreeDOS. Super fast install and they could all be shown to be bootable and in good working condition.
OK, so this is a bit OT. I bought a laptop (ASUS 15" Zenbook UX51VZ) a couple of years ago that came with Win 8. I fully intended to reformat it and install Win 7 but I got a bit lazy and thought I'd give Win 8 a try for a couple of weeks. No surprise, the tiled "Metro" side of Win 8 was as bad, or worse, than I expected it to be, so I tried a couple of the utilities that restore the Win 7 style start menu, finally settling Start 8 from Stardock which was well worth $5. Once I had that installed and configured, it thoroughly changed my experience of Windows 8. I had fully functioning Start menu and the desktop worked just like Win 7. The result: I NEVER have to even look at the Metro UI - it effectively doesn't exist.
The best part is that Win 8 is considerably faster that 7, boots from a cold start in about 6 sec. and it's light years more stable than 7. I work it pretty hard: everything from coding and dev environments to 32 track music production and live DJing and it hasn't hiccuped once
Sanders at the top will inspire more local activism.
I'm 65 and I'm also living on SS and a few short term freelance IT gigs. I'm barely getting by but I'm blessed with good health (physically and mentally). I started to get depressed but what turned everything around for me was finding something I could do to help other people. There are a LOT of people and organizations that are suffering or just need help. For me, it was volunteering at the senior center a couple of time a week, mostly with computer related stuff. You know. when your out there in the real world (low income, public transportation, generalized fear and anxiety) acts of kindness and compassion are few and far between and people are immensely grateful for help. You want a dopamine and serotonin rush? Help others will fix you up just fine, without loading up your body with system prescriptions.
When the Snowden "papers" were leaked, I took the time to read through a very lengthy report by FISA on their court on their proceedings with the NSA which included a lot of transcriptions of the proceedings. There were multiple confrontations over the NSA's failure to comply with FISA mandated restrictions on the surveillance, including the overly broad reach of some of the programs. Some of these transcriptions included laughable excuses from the NSA: "x program is complicated, we haven't had time to figure it out" - [six months later] "x program is so complicated that we gave up trying to figure it out", "we complied but then x program reverted mysteriously to collecting unauthorized data - we don't know why". The FISA court seemed very patient for a while but finally gave the NSA an ultimatum that it would have to comply with restrictions by the next meeting or face forced termination of some of the programs but the NSA just stonewalled them again. Then there was the ruling that FISA court handed down that one of the email surveillance programs that was consistently over broad in capturing U.S. citizens email meta data was in violation of the 4th Amendment. The NSA just ignored it. Though not completely surprising, it was bizarre and infuriating to me to read this playing out.
This is a snippet from a book published (and translated directly from Korean to English) in North Korea that was purchased in Pyongyang from the Foreign Languages Bookshop. The book was named; “Kim Jong-Il – The Great Man”:
As to a successful nuclear test in the DPRK, the fellow countrymen in South Korea said with pride, "Great the great north Korea! The pride of our nation! The nuclear test is the exercise of great self-defense right of the north as a sovereign state with Juche character. Isn't it stately and above board national defence, not subservient and cowardly to any outside forces? Chairman Kim Jong Il of the National Defence Commission is really a man of gut. I congratulate north Korea on possessing nuclear weapon. How wonderful it is for the north, though small in territory to live with dignity, fighting squarely against the US, not losing national pride and sovereignty. Chairman Kim Jong Il0 had done really well. Great north Korea! Brace up! And win! I hope you will do what others cannot. It is the most thrilling, monumental deed since King Tangun founded Korea,"
This is part of a great series of photo essays by by an American travelling North Korea:
http://www.earthnutshell.com/1...
http://www.earthnutshell.com/1...
http://www.earthnutshell.com/n...
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