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Comment: Re:because desktop linux is a toy and novelty (Score 1) 1189

by purpledinoz (#43951421) Attached to: What Keeps You On (or Off) Windows in 2013?
I really want to use Linux as my desktop OS, but there are always things that don't work, or work as well as on Windows, such as drivers and Flash. Without good drivers, the performance can be poor, or quality can be degraded, especially with graphics. This is not the fault of Linux itself though. In the end, I just need something that works. I don't want to search through forums to figure out what configuration file I need to edit to get my sound to work.

Comment: Re:umm..... (Score 1) 474

by purpledinoz (#43800673) Attached to: The Canadian Government's War On Science
Balancing the budget? Harper wants to spend billions on war planes that hugely over-budget and do not meet Canada's requirements. The F35 is a STRIKE fighter, designed to strike targets in a foreign land after F22s have taken out air defences. Canada does not need planes for attacking, but rather defending and patrolling. I think a mix of Super Hornets and drones would be way cheaper and do a better job. Harper wants to cut social, environmental, and science, then spend 3x more on the military toys. He wants these planes so Canada can go play war with the US. All Canadians should be thankful that he wasn't in power when the US invaded Iraq, because I can sure as hell that Harper would have gladly joined the US in any war.

Comment: Re:I wish (Score 1) 124

by purpledinoz (#43693261) Attached to: Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC1 Starts To Roll Out To Devices Near You
I wish phone companies would sell a phone with stable firmware. I bought an LG Optimus 2x, and my phone crashed 10 minutes after I turned on the phone for the first time. Also, there was a memory leak, where the phone slowed to a crawl if it wasn't rebooted after a few days. But luckily, the frequent crashes meant that the phone wouldn't make it past a few days without a reboot anyway. Without CM, I would have bought a Samsung by now.

Comment: Re:What did they think was going to happen? (Score 5, Insightful) 290

by purpledinoz (#43345253) Attached to: Falling Windows RT Tablet Prices Signify Slow Adoption
It's also a marketing problem. What the hell is the difference between Windows RT, Windows RT Pro, Windows 8, Windows 7? Wait, there's no Windows RT Pro, but there's a Surface RT and Surface Pro, right? What's the difference again? One is thicker than the other, and the cheaper one runs ARM. I would do more research, but I just don't care enough. I'm sure I'm not the only one. People just want shit that works, they don't care if runs on ARM or x86.

Comment: Re:One law that everyone should implement (Score 2) 284

by purpledinoz (#43076501) Attached to: Swiss Referendum Backs Executive Pay Curbs
No bonuses when companies have losses, and no golden parachutes when a CEO gets fired. At least the shareholders should be able to claw them back. The bank situation is out of control, how can any bonuses be awarded after the biggest financial crash since the great depression? It makes no sense. The problem is that it is now official policy not to prosecute bank fraud. Just a slap on the wrist fine, which essentially announces that fraud is allowed, and the fine is the cost of doing that business. Let's face it, the elites have figured out how to game the political system, and they are robbing us blind.

Comment: Re:What worries me (Score 5, Insightful) 342

by purpledinoz (#42402471) Attached to: Give Us Your Personal Data Or Pay Full Fare
In Europe, the price tag you see is what you pay. It makes so much sense. I don't care what the before tax price is. Hidden fees are illegal. This includes buying airline tickets. The North American system where you see some price, then have to guess what you will have to pay is arcane, bordering fraudulent. If you go to aircanada.com, I have to click through to the last step before actually purchasing the ticket to see what the real price is. Often the final price is double what was initially quoted. If I go to lufthansa.com, the fees are already included in the price, so easy. I remember getting a mobile phone contract in Canada, where I was surprised to discover that the actual monthly price was significantly higher than what I was quoted, even though I specifically asked exactly what the final price after all fees was. I eventually switch to prepaid, because I hated the idea that the phone company can dictate what I have to pay, regardless of what I agreed to.

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