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Comment Re:Mod Parent Up (Score 1) 290

It gets even better than that. I have installed Kubuntu to a USB stick. I've booted about ten different computers from it and had them work perfectly. Or at least I haven't come across any problems. Even the wireless connections on laptops have worked fine. I'd like to see someone try that with windows.

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Comment Re:Kubuntu Mobile (Score 1) 94

The main problem right now is that each kernel must be specific to the device, since each one is wired differently and there aren't any standards (in use) for enumerating the various chips available (e.g. bluetooth, GPU, etc.).

This is actually a huge problem for installing alternative OSs. Most of the drivers are closed source, and there is no incentive for the manufacturers to release or open them. It's actually the other way round. Manufacturers benefit more by keeping other OSs out, so for that to happen, there would have to be some sort of paradigm shift in the market.

Comment Re:What to buy? (Score 3, Informative) 169

The preferred phone is Pre 3. I have one and it's ... well ... nice. Really nice. Not the superphone of my dreams, but really nice, and it's open. The webOS is marvelous, but there are a lot of kinks and small unpolished bits that are kind of annoying in the long run. I'm hoping opensourcing the OS will help fix those. The hardware isn't as good as I've been used to with Nokia phones, but it's nice never the less. The best points are the hardware keyboard and excellent design. The round shapes make it a unique piece of tech, and it fits in the pocket like no other, because everything's rounded. And did I mention it's open. People have been writing patches for years to improve the built in functionalities in all sorts of cool ways, so you get to customise it the way you like. OK now this is starting to sound like a pitch. I better stop.

Comment Re:It's the Same Everywhere (Score 2) 103

It's a valid point, but on the other hand you can't routinely try breaking into random houses or cars with little chance of getting caught, and then use them undetected for your personal gains. Your crappy lock will do unless someone from your neighbourhood personally targets your house. With computer security there is a constant global crime spree trying all the locks all the time. This is why I think that computer security needs to be handled with extra care.

Comment Re:I have problems with this (Score 2) 1319

It's quite sad really. I'm not a scientist, but I've learned enough of our universe to know, that there are plenty of places for a god to hide. We have all this dark matter and energy we're not really sure about, and the whole quantum mechanics stuff seems close to magical and has a lot to do with probabilities. We don't even know how gravity works. Oh and then there are the dimensions that may exist even though we don't seem to be able to observe them.

Now an entity that has control of these things would be pretty close to god in my book, so doing science and learning new stuff doesn't mean you have to accept that there's no god. Besides - no matter how much we learn, every answer brings more mysteries to solve, so it's not like you're ever going to know everything and prove that god doesn't exist.

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