Comment Re:Ubuntu understands users (Score -1, Troll) 377
Why microsoft needs to employ a microsoft controlled boot loader - tftfy.
Windows (7, Vista, XP and so on) bootloader is already Microsoft "controlled".
Comment Re:Ubuntu understands users (Score -1, Troll) 377
Secure Boot is very much required security feature. It will lock out malware that hides rootkits in boot sector. That's a very good thing. It's also optional, so you can always install Linux. Hell, both Linux and OS X do this already.
Comment Re:Really? (Score -1, Troll) 488
That's really impressive. In what world is Microsoft losing money ? They're the largest software house (and also hardware manufacturer) on planet. Everyone knows Microsoft, everyone trusts Microsoft and everyone loves Microsoft.
Comment Ubuntu understands users (Score -1, Troll) 377
While FSF just tries to fight their ideological war, Ubuntu takes less hard road and understands why Microsoft needs to employ secure boot. Good for them, and better for Linux.
Comment Re:Blizzard distributes patches via Bittorrent (Score 1) 272
Why does it need to be a guy? Tons of women play video games.
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 488
It's appreciate to the discussion.
Comment Re:"provide a cheap place where..." (Score 1) 71
$1200 a month wth? Living in Thailand costs like $100 a month.
Comment Hackers get free housing (Score 3, Funny) 71
.. at state prison!
Comment Re:One with a clue, ten thousand to go (Score 2) 372
How is tennis game won by specialists? A good tennis player is a good tennis player. Sports really takes skills. It really does. Sports is amazingly difficult career and something "engineers" and geeks don't see. And don't get me even started on the psychological aspect of having the necessary coping skills to be a celebrity and always on spotlight.
Comment Re:Oblig: TED Talk (Score 0) 372
Big pharma should be broken up too. World would be much better if everyone had a supply of cheap medication. Especially those in non-western poorer countries. But US bullies the world and lets other citizens die because they're not American.
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 488
"cut off Netscape's air supply".
Netscape did that themselves. Do you remember how crappy it was and how Netscape tried to include their proprietary tags in HTML? Do you remember those flashy marquee scrolling texts?? Netscape was shit. IE was good. Opera played by the rules and was the most fantastic browser, but it was shareware well into the year 2004.
Comment Re:Really? (Score 0) 488
And Spotlight is fantastic. I only started using Macs in February and I can already see why people love it. OS X really is much nicer OS, it has UNIX on background and Apple (and other OS X companies) produce fantastic products. It really is amazingly fabulous.
Comment Re:Blizzard distributes patches via Bittorrent (Score 1) 272
Please. Our high for today is forecast to be 103 F / 39.4 C with high humidity. Lately (here in Richmond VA) our LOWS have been higher than the highs in Portland, OR where my brother lives. He loves rubbing that in. At least I don't have moss growing on me.
Slashdot. Weather discussions. Stuff that matters!
Comment Re:Really? (Score 5, Informative) 488
Yes. Microsoft Research.
Comment Re:Blizzard distributes patches via Bittorrent (Score 0) 272
Girls on a computer screen are so much better: they'll never start bitching over something ridiculous, they don't smell sweaty, they don't spend your money, they're accessible whenever you want them but they also won't ever bother you when you don't want to. This "summer" and "outside" thing really sounds very much an inferior experience.
Said by a girl with an username 'gaygirlie'.
Slashdot Top Deals
Ernest asks Frank how long he has been working for the company. "Ever since they threatened to fire me."
