well obviously we need to still work on things and developers need to make sure multiplatform programs work equally well on all platforms. I said differences should be ignored only if you want to go with one OS or another. if slow firefox is a deal breaker for you, go with windows. I don't see what the problem is.

You're unhappy with Linux because you're making the fatal mistake of trying to live a Microsoft life with a Linux based OS. It's like deciding you like nautical life so you buy an airplane. I had the same problem when I switched from windows 98 to Linux. I used XP along side Linux for a while, but eventually Linux (more acurately, POSIX) felt oh so more right and sensible than windows. Now, if it isn't POSIX compatible, it's a weird niche system to me. If you can let go of all your windows-isms and microsoft-isms you can be much happier with your computer. You can't constantly compare the two OSes, either. You'll never be satisfied like that, especially if you're really used to the first OS. It's like watching a really great movie many times and then years later watching a remake. Even if the remake is fantastic and new and has all the elements of the old that you like, it'll still be different. It will still feel like a shameless copy that doesn't quite work the way you want it to. You'll expect a line from your favorite character only to hear something different. Does the fact it was different from what you expected make it a bad line? Probably not, but it still leaves you a bit disappointed. I guess my point is to leave behind all your preconceptions about what an OS is and how it should behave, if you truly wish to switch to Linux--or any other OS for that matter--and be happy with it.

Okay, enough bad analogies.

one of its selling points is that it is cheap. Part of that low price comes from less-than-great quality components. But really, I wish they'd produce a software compatible high-end version too. Developing on the gp2x is very fun and easy. I ported gojo to it.

Sadly I have to agree. I didn't have /too/ many problems with my gp2x (I have a second gen). I mostly used it to play SNES and GB games. battery life wasn't a problem. I used 10-minute-to-charge NiMH AA. 2700mAh for your extended enjoyment. The freezing and crashes seemed more due to the hardware than the software.

gamepark and gamepark holdings are two different companies last I checked.

yes, it is successful for what is basically a mom and pop operation. I have a gp2x and it is pretty great, stability issues aside. (Hardware is depressingly poor quality).

[pedantic] Bananas don't grow on trees. [/pedantic]

If it's not illegal to take pictures of my face when I'm in public, why should it be illegal to take pictures of an open ATM in public?

As an American and an Atheist, I say to this: "God Yes."

I remember, back in the day, when all malware was written in borland C/C++.

Er.. not that i wrote malware. >_>

Brilliant! I award you one brilliant point. Really, that made me laugh. :D

it's not just $99 for 10/10Mbps internet, but cable and phone as well, which is freaking amazing.

Same thing happens with environmentalists, animal activists, vegans / raw food dieters. Dear god, the raw foodies are just /awful/.

or blastula or gastrula