If you're allergic to trimming your neckbeard and running a modern init,
There's no reason a Window Manager should depend on a particular init system. Doing so is a clear sign of bad software architecture.
Correct. But KDE isn't just a Window Manager. There is no reason why a Window Manager should interact with power management.
One more reason to use Mint. That's the best they could do out of this situation.
The thing about staying neutral in a war of religion is that you run the risk of being branded a heretic by both sides.
Except that Debian support both, too. It is more about communication (marketing it), then anything else.
The shocking thing is that You can imagine how shocked I was to read:
I guess I proved my point by screwing up this sentence
It seemed obvious to me, even when I was young, that lots of practice is important in mastering a skill.
[...] Guy with 90 IQ is never gonna be a chess grandmaster or a nuclear physicist, even after 10,000 hours or 100,000 hours.
Or maybe I'm not a genius and these are pretty damn obvious points that should occur to anyone looking without blinders on [...]
I'm sure it is true for nuclear physicist. For years I would have agreed with the statement about chess grandmasters (being a chess player myself). The shocking thing is that You can imagine how shocked I was to read:
After a century of investigation, not a single study with adult chess players has managed to establish a link between chess skill and intelligence. Intellect had little predictive power among strong chess players.
So what did the studies find? From the same article:
Studies have found that adult chess players are more introverted and intuitive than the general population.
It would nice to be able to have a realistic alternative to Apple and Google. Unfortunately, signs are that Ubuntu will stand with them rather than apart from them with regards to privacy intrusions.
I'm a happy owner of a FirefoxOS device (the geeksphone revolution). Privacy and Softwarefreedom wise it is unbeatable. It is my first modern smart phone so I don't really feel the pain of the apps I am (currently) missing (never had an iOS/Android). I do think that the html5 platform has an interesting future.
You have a good point, but I think it is important to understand that Windows is probably only the third most popular OS after Android and iOS at this point if we count installations where the end user has the right and ability to install new software.
However, non-jail-broken (can't I just say jailed?) iOS violates that definition.
Computers have moved on to more intellectually challenging games . . . like Jeopardy.
I'd say a little less than half are below average.
Only if you keep the metric constant. Poor self judgment isn't even half the story why so many people think they are above average.
I'm an above average driver, because I take my bicycle or public transportation instead of driving (it's almost 10 years since the last time I drove a car). Being a good driver starts with picking the right vehicular for the job
As a professional developer myself, the last thing I would want is someone googling my name and seeing that I "accept bribes" or something stupid. Given how HR departments work these days, they probably wouldn't even bother going to the website to see what it's actually about, and your resume would go into the trash can without a second look.
Maybe. But maybe instead your new employer would have expectations that you find uncomfortable to fulfill.
YOu bike is you transportation it is n't a car. Stop trying to make bike riding sound as cool as driving.
Don't get me wrong, I used to be an avid bike rider, all the way up until I get my drivers liscense.
A bike is more than transportation. It's exercise/work-out and recreation/holiday activity. YMMV, but I think riding a bike is way cooler than driving a car. And yes, I have a drivers license (but only used it a few times in the last twenty years).
"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -- William E. Davidsen
