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since i hardly ever read larlar's posts all the way through
Is this a Linux sandwich or a Gentoo sandwich?
I'll have to make them longer so you don't even read part of the way through.
My (free) Toshiba Satellite did not have any of those problems...
Neither have any of the other laptops I've seen.
I take that back there was a bluescreen on the resume of my toshiba ONE TIME. Thats because we removed the wireless network card and opened it back up. Which any hardware changes will pretty much cause a bluescreen when you come back from hibernate on any windows machine.
Most linux geeks that have problems with windows machines cause these problems themselves.
Because they know just enough to fuck with things, and they have this pre-set notion in their head how it should work. But because they are linux geeks they feel the need to fuck with every little thing even when it straight tells you DONT TOUCH THIS YOU CAN BREAK THINGS.
Then they all say microsoft sucks after they break it.
I don't want to "work" on my computer when I get on it. I don't troubleshoot problems when the occur I simply remove whatever caused it and reinstall.
I've installed linux, got it running, realized there wasn't a damn thing I could do with it that I would even care to do.
I really don't see the obsession some people have with this, but then again I don't understand dudes that are into sado-masichism either.
Grenaded? Now I'm imagining a page of old arcane C code suddenly shouting some arabic epithet and exploding violently
I don't know why this was my first thought but I can't get it out of my head
basically linux geeks are like kids who stick pennies in light sockets even though their parents warn them against it.
This is pretty much what C does anyway, except it's more like a crazy guy that uses his own blood to write satanic messages on his wall, stuffs a grenade in his mouth, pulls the pin, and shouts "SEGMENTATION FAULT"
hey now, not all of us
some of us know when not to fuck with shit we don't understand
you're right, my bad.
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Their laptops are not all that much more than a similarly configured Dell.
Your whole idea of this doesn't make any sense, because most Linux users have been trained not to screw with things they don't understand. In Windows, digging into deep crevices and tweaking hidden settings is the cultural norm because there's no other way to get things done. The registry is the ultimate sign of this -- a giant unreadable blob that magically affect almost everything on your computer, but it's not even possible to set a different e-mail agent without digging into it. Users are encouraged to monkeypatch core OS libraries so they can have themes, which would make any Linux user yell "what the fuck!?" in horror.
ahahhahahah
So then I thought I'd play around with Ubuntu a bit. I decided to try to get dual monitors working. I couldn't find any good information anywhere. I ended up with everything all fucked up, and no idea how to fix it.
Doing some things in Windows is a huge pain in the ass. Doing some things in Linux is a huge pain in the ass. But in Windows, you can just fuck around with shit until it works. It's a lot harder to fuck it up, because Windows tends to assume you don't know what you're doing. Linux assumes you always know exactly what you're doing.
Look, every OS sucks. It's just a fact. For my money, Windows sucks less because it wastes less of my time.
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
I use them when needed, but most of the time I prefer to use megabytes because seriously, who can do base-2 math in their head (not me)
ATI card? nVidia cards have a little program you start, enable the second screen, set the resolution, all done.
I've always wondered about this
The main thing for home users is you don't have to run firewall / antivirus / disk mounter / whatever to have basic functionality. It's also harder to screw up accidentally, which makes it rather useful for family members that seem to act as virus magnets.
Now, if you pull out that little chestnut 'it's only free if your time is worthless, then I will stab you. I installed Ubuntu a week or two ago with absolutely no problems.
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it's a lot quicker, especially on older hardware. It's a lot more customizable, so if you're really anal about how things work, you have a lot of options.
But really, the primary argument is simply that it's free. Windows is supposed to cost over $100, and most of us might not pay that, but that doesn't make it right. Linux is a morally sound free option.
-Mikal-
The price difference is no longer relevant to most people, because in the age of bittorrent Windows is free. Anybody who wants to can download and install a pirated copy of Windows with no significant issue.
unless you feel bad about stealing software, etc.
-Mikal-
Ah you're right I'm just nervous about buying one
The laptop came with Windows, I'm good
it was bundled in with the cost.
imagine the same laptop for $100 less.
also, re pirating windows/music: just because everybody does it doesn't make it fucking right.
-Mikal-
Or you could just go to a university that offers it for a ridiculously low price or free.
http://atlanticus.tumblr.com/
^-- this
Applies to big $$ software like Photoshop also. You just know people aren't paying $2500 to put captions on pictures of their cats, but mention Paint.NET and GIMP and see if anybody knows what they are.
Best rationale for doing anything ever.
http://atlanticus.tumblr.com/
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Installing it is easy. Getting it working like you want it to can be a major pain.
Whereas with ATI cards, you try a thing, try another thing, realize you didn't undo the first thing, try to fix things, screw them up worse, and boot back into your Windows install, which doesn't get fucked up just trying to extend your desktop.
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
I've spent countless hours getting windows to work like I want it to and I've spent countless hours getting linux to work like I want it to.
Windows is fantastic for what it does, and most of the problems people have are due to their own actions. The same can not be said of Linux.