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Comment Re:I just want an OS (Score 1) 82

Probably talking about WDS/MDT/SCCM for managing and deploying Windows systems in bulk. The process for capturing a baseline for a pre-updated, pre-device-drivered, pre-configured image of Windows 7 and up is...painful, to say the least. And that's just on Windows 7 - Windows 8 introduced Audit Mode and deprecated the tools used by Windows 7 just when people were getting used to them since DISM and fighting with integrating updates in a way that doesn't see a reboot-mandating update breaking the whole chain is one headache after another. Then there's the convoluted amalgamation of tools in the server-side deployment suite like Windows Deployment Server, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, System Image Manager, and System Center Configuration Manager.

Yes, it can be learned and understood. But for a lot of organizations' understaffed IT departments, it's a VERY daunting mountain to climb when there are other things to worry about and so a lot of admins end up either installing and configuring individual systems one at a time the old fashioned way, or turning to third-party tools to fill in the gaps.

Comment Re:The sign that you are a software slave: (Score 1) 156

The obvious difference is that SMB was a game, run solely for entertainment purposes and which has no impact on your daily life or productivity. We play games with the understanding that we're engaging in interaction with the software under a particular set of rules for the purpose of creating a challenging experience.

A computer is a tool and the OS is part of its utility. An OS that imposes artificial limitations on what the user can do is akin to a tool dictating how its wielder can use it. People using a computer are generally not interested in a constant game-like experience with arbitrary rules and limitations. If they want that, they can install a game on the computer and run it to get that fix.

Comment Re: Hyberbole much? (Score 1) 278

They are desperate for you to believe that you can't legally leave, but there are many stories of people doing exactly that. TSA knows that they don't have the authority to prevent you from leaving - that's why they threaten an $11,000 lawsuit that they try very hard to present as a "fine". Puffed-up screening clerks have told travelers "We WILL be bringing that lawsuit" and nothing has happened.

The only authority they have is to prohibit people from entering the terminal. They can try to get airport police involved, but airport cops don't always uphold TSA's narrative that you can't leave.

Comment Re:Another year, another video codec... (Score 2) 285

You shouldn't. "NAS" drives, at least as they come from WD, are just Greens with TLER so they don't drop out of RAID. If you're not RAIDing, or if you're doing software RAID with MDADM or ZFS, shouldn't matter what you use. Even with hardware RAID, it really only matters if you're doing parity RAID. 1 or 10 won't care.

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Nokia Wants To Make Phones Again 111

An anonymous reader writes: Nokia has indicated that it's interested in returning to the phone-making business. In a post on the company's website, spokesman Robert Morlino explains that although they sold their devices business to Microsoft last year, they're still interested in the phone industry. They're not capable of building their own devices, and it looks unlikely that they'll be able to build a new hardware section in a reasonable time frame. Instead, they're looking for a partner to build the actual phones (and support them). Nokia would contribute design and branding. All that said, their deal with Microsoft prevents them from getting back into the phone business until Q4 2016, so we won't be seeing Nokia phones soon either way.

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