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by meaty 14y ago
I don't know what you were using but I was booted and operational in under 3-4 seconds on everything I used in the 80s (BBC Master, Acorn A310)
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by meaty 14y ago
Yet it's a shame that we seem to piss that extra performance away instantly in software. Things felt faster in the 80's than they did now, even doing the same tasks.
453.
by meaty 14y ago
Until you have to get sstp-client, networkmanager-sstp versions that work on your particular API versions... External dependency hell. Not in the repository, not invited.
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by meaty 14y ago
Well its actually a better story than that. Compiler is installed in c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework folder. You get c# and vb.net compilers in there. This is by default. SSH is not really the windows way of doing things. Windows 7 pro a
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by meaty 14y ago
> Lots of ways in which windows isn't quite as expensive or has better things available seem to exist but be hidden It's the same as digging for coupons. Everything has a learning curve if you want to do it cheaply. > try installing
456.
by meaty 14y ago
It's not a particularly great thing, but it's "good enough" for your average single shot laptop. If it was a corporate machine, we'd package it and deploy it via GPO.
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by meaty 14y ago
Yes I've been a Linux user too and have experienced that as well. In fact I've kept a finger in both pots. It should be "an ignoramus tries another shaped hammer and hits their finger a few times before they get a nail in". That applies bot
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by meaty 14y ago
USB stick, or don't buy anything HP again (their laptops are all universally shit).
459.
by meaty 14y ago
Not quite. It only installs the latest version they know how to install.
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by meaty 14y ago
a) Even my grandparents worked out how to find and install k-lite codec pack. b) No there is just no value in it. 99% of PCs come with it preinstalled. Why would they bother to target a few Linux users. d) Yes there is. Look here: http://e
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by meaty 14y ago
I prefer to do it by hand. Ninite isn't always up to date so you end up with a crapfest of auto updaters running instantly.
462.
by meaty 14y ago
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.h... And you don't have to install anything. I chuck it all in c:\windows and it's available in PATH then.
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by meaty 14y ago
Actually 99% of drivers now come from Windows Update. I have only had to install one driver manually in the last 5 years and that was an old and obscure Tektronix laser printer. Drive letters are a hang back from DOS. Ironically at a very l
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by meaty 14y ago
Surprisingly short on facts, even if it is a parody. Very slashdot circa 1999. Some notes: Windows is free to download and try. You don't have to enter a product key - just hit next and add it if you decide to buy it. You get it for 30 days
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by meaty 14y ago
I've not found Gmail or Outlook filters to be different to each other in any significant way. I actually find Gmail filters slightly worrying as they don't actually let you have SPAM and decide what to do with it. Occasionally in the past,
466.
by meaty 14y ago
At which point you might as well have a feature phone and some extra cash for that meal.
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by meaty 14y ago
Actually I think you are wrong. The problem is then replaced with filter maintenance. If you've ever witnessed a seasoned outlook email hoarder, you will see this is just as bad. I very much doubt a person functions any better with a smartp
468.
by meaty 14y ago
Perhaps aptly, I just dumped my smartphone and am considerably happier.
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by meaty 14y ago
I am the fabled :) I haven't tried it but you can sync the calendar with nokias data suite which is actually pretty damn good. I think it supports ical as well but again I haven't tried it as I don't use a calendar (other than the one in my
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by meaty 14y ago
Good. Nokia's S40 based devices are awesome. They are the last bastion of sense in the mobile communications market. I've just replaced by Lumia 710 with a Nokia C2-01 on pre-pay. It cost bugger all, last literally days to the point I don't
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by meaty 14y ago
Actually a certain "critical care" Welch Allyn device magically got a switch from Windows CE to VxWorks a few years ago after some "incidents" apparently. I can't cite anything to prove this other than I know someone who worked for an agenc
472.
by meaty 14y ago
And unicorns and monkeys will start flying out of my butt... There is absolutely no possibility that Android or any bastardisation of it can or will be used for anything involving moderate productivity apart from a geek niche. Why? People r
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by meaty 14y ago
Yes and they are cumbersome.
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by meaty 14y ago
Yes but conversion and over the wire, it becomes a pain in the arse as a language extension.
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by meaty 14y ago
I am fully aware of the differences between weak typing and dynamic languages. The issue I have with dynamic languages with types is that the type is usually inferred based on the operation. It's very easy to make mistakes and for those mis
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by meaty 14y ago
Simple solution: I wouldn't write anything that requires numeric accuracy to run in the browser.
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by meaty 14y ago
This is one reason I stick to statically typed languages. I do a lot of work with cash values and without an explicit decimal type, the shit hits the fan when you hit a float issue. I get a lot of flak on here for that opinion which is odd.
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by meaty 14y ago
I tried that as well to no avail. Downvoting people who keep going on about it seems to work though.
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by meaty 14y ago
Shit. I'm taking a break from HN for a few days. Its unbearable after someone has died. Its people climbing over each other for attention. Let the man rest in peace.
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by meaty 14y ago
A refreshing change to a front page plastered with Mr Schwarz

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