Posts by bombastic bob

Re: WinXP machines are still for sale... @MJI

"32-bit Windows 10 runs 16-bit Windows software probably as well as WinXP."

I doubt anyone wants to hear that, nor use it (for that matter)

Re: POS?

POS can mean:

Point of Sale

Police Officer Special (type of car made for cops)

Part of Speech

Probability of Success

Post Office Square

etc.

But of course, I read 'Piece of Shit' every time, too...

Re: Perfect timing

good one

Re: Best OS Ever

A lot of people say that about 2k, but I think 2k didn't have a 64-bit version, whereas XP did.

XP with Win-10-nic's kernel, minus device driver signing, would be *PERFECT*

Re: Couldn't a Pi do the job these days ?

A 'droid version for a POS machine sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't rely on Win-10-nic for anything like a POS since it's likely to update itself at an inconvenient time and then go titsup...

Re: Yawn?

I'd like to see a version of Linux with Wine that can be swapped in for XP on these older machines [which would be a MAJOR cost savings, not having to buy a whole new machine because of XP's end of life]

I suggest they include a "Fuck OFF!" button to PERMANENTLY stop ALL nagging, but that would make too much sense...

(yeah I haven't run windows update on my 7 boxen and VMs in a while, now, and dno't plan on it anyway, I never surf the web on them, they work fine as-is, and they're behind a firewall of MY OWN DESIGN. And I practice "safe surfing" on the web, from my non-windows machines and devices. Should not have any problems for a LONG time to come!)

coolness factor alone is a reason to go to the moon.

Also, it's an un-mined resource of minerals. It's a fair bet someone will find gold, platinum, rare earth materials, and other (similar) things there. When it becomes financially viable to mine the moon, it will be mined. And the things we want will be a) closer to the surface, and b) unclaimed by governments so you don't have to deal with international politics to get to the resources and bring 'em home.

"I'd be surprised if there was the infrastructure in space for that many people to have anywhere to go after they were launched."

Just as aircraft capable of carrying 100 people can ALSO carry a few people [and a LOT of cargo], I would expect that the plans are to bring lots of 'people + cargo' for a few years to construct something _LIKE_ the '2001 A space Odyssey' spinny station. And at that point, it will make sense.

You got to be a bit of a visionary to connect the dots.

Re: Why?

"Why is NASA persisting with the SLS?"

Well, apparently THAT is the entire issue here. Privatization by using Boeing and/or SpaceX rockets to do the trick is what we're going to get, apparently. And this is a GOOD thing. And, although NASA _does_ use private industry to develop things _like_ SLS, it seems that their way of designing new propulsion systems doesn't work very well any more. It's too slow, is filled with cost overruns and delays, and that's not going to cut it when people don't want to fund you with infinite funds.

The original moon program had a goal and a time frame, and it was tied in with military technology for launching atomic weapons. That was THEN. NASA is now focused on science and research, not RESULTS, and both science AND research extend outwards indefinitely, _ESPECIALLY_ when "science" and "research" are the goal, and NOT _results_.

That being said, NASA still has its purpose, especially for coordinating launches, setting standards, etc.. I think they do really well at those things.

But yeah, let the FREE MARKET compete and produce launch systems that get us the RESULTS, because that's what the majority of citizens seem to want, RESULTS.

[it's like fusion RESEARCH - you get what you pay for - RESEARCH. If it were fusion RESULTS that were being funded, we'd have power producing reactors by now]

icon, because, irony

Re: And with this mission, USSR/Russia is consigned to be the Portugal of the Space Race.

Portugal - good analogy

Ice crystals in hell... someone blew out the heater!!!

(Do you know how LONG it takes to get the pilot lit?)

Re: Will MS ...extend this new feature to remove problem applications like Libre Office?

I always keep downloaded install images in a safe place NOT that's writeable by a windows OS. So it'd be a pain to re-install, but CERTAINLY I wouldn't put it past M-shaft at some point to even CONSIDER this (we had to remove "XXX" because of "update install problem") even if it's M-shaft's fault to begin with...

However, with so many people scrutinizing their update process [due to last year's total pooch-screw updates], I doubt they'd get away with it.

Meanwhile. MSFT flip us the bird.

that seems to be standard operating procedures for a LOT of things...

Sinofsky/Larson-Greene maneuver

it should be known as the "Sinofsky/Larson-Greene" maneuver, where you take a perfectly good software product (Windows 7) that the customers like, and THEN turn it into a grotesque monstrosity that angers a good number (if not majority) of your existing customers and gives them NO CHOICE AT ALL but to use this, uh, *THING*, in spite of that.

And you do it ALL in the name of "providing updates" that ARE ONLY NECESSARY SINCE YOU COULD NOT GET THINGS RIGHT THE _FIRST_ TIME AND DID NOT TEST ENOUGH!!! And you sneak in "feature creep" while you're at it, INSTEAD of fixing the problems!!! And occasionally, you BREAK THINGS EVEN WORSE.

*cough* - I guess that covers it.

Re: flight mode

"without installation delays during takeoff."

"Stewardess my computer is installing updates"

"Let me see" - takes laptop, throws it out the door, shuts the door. "OK, anyone else unable to shut down any personal electronics?"

(At this point you see a number of people just pulling the batteries out)

Re: flight mode

"it shouldn't even be part of the OS anymore"

yeah well don't tell M-shaft that, they might RIP OUT YET ANOTHER USEFUL FEATURE because one or two people *FEEL* it shouldn't be there... [already done WAY too many times to Win-10-nic]

Re: LibreOffice

well last I checked Libre Office didn't CRAM forced updates at you, either. I typically just install whatever I downloaded before and to hell with feature creep.

Unless there's some compelling reason to get a "bleeding edge" version, you can go with a "known good" release if you have trouble. Last I checked they're keeping old install images around [unless that changed for some reason]. And worst case you can try www.archive.org to get an older image

unfortunately, NOT an option for Win-10-nic itself...

I wouldn't call update-fixer-fixer 'spaghetti' code [that's usually reserved for the kind of code that twists and turns so that nobody that's trying to work on it can follow it, not even the creator]. A better term might be a 4 letter word for excrement...

"flat earth" - be careful you are not pointing fingers at the wrong target

I avoid pejoratives, and will gladly debate the SCIENCE in another forum. Usually it's just an info-dump consisting of copy/pasta of what I've said before. Pretty easy, really, like a slam dunk.

Re: Kewl!

the red/cyan colors were a bit off for the movie glasses I have laying about, but the cross-eye version worked really well. The way I manage the cross-eye is to look at my finger tip and move it around until the images converge, then enjoy!

Re: I don't see this as very likely

Google is owned by 'Alphabet' and so they could sell those business groups to 'Alphabet'. As long as they run independently, things would be fine.

Re: Not Trump again, please

well, as it turns out, the 'backlash' has been a radical shift to the LEFT, for some of the WORST socialist plans EVER, such as this "green new deal".

Consider the Nixon / McGovern election in 1972. So many parallels here, and McGovern was such a socialist, he only won Massachusetts. The communist party in Russia _loved_ McGovern, or so my Jr. High English teacher said. Even though Nixon was Nixon, he still beat McGovern 49:1 (more or less, if you just count the states he won in).

I expect similar things with Trump / 'socialist candidate' in 2020. By then, Trump will have a success record BETTER than Reagan's.

Re: "I will be forced to vote for Trump again"

Voted for a polar opposite of Bernie Sanders: That's true for every Trump voter, probably. But, of course, many of us see Trump doing what WE would do if WE were president... [like me].

But voting against a pure socialist like Bernie... Trump looks really good, regardless, when compared to THAT.

I have to wonder whether the successful revolution in 1776 had any positive benefits for reform of the British government, ultimately giving more power to Parliament?

Re: I see the next scandal brewing...

yeah wouldn't that simply prove the point?

how about JUST limit fed gummint to what the CONSTITUTION says... instead of going AROUND it and ASSUMING way too much power/control, and appointing liberal supreme court justices to ALLOW it...

10th Amendment. yeah, it's there.

"she is best known for claiming she is native american indian"

ack - she's less than 1/100th of what I am... and SHE claimed to be 'American Indian' for affirmative action reasons, among others, to gain PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT [which I would NEVER do, I have WAY too much pride to SINK THAT LOW - actual merit should be enough, and if NOT, I do not WANT it].

Being an 'attention whore' causes you to behave in SIMILAR WAYS to what 'Pocahontas' Warren does, in my opinion.

I wouldn't vote for her, not just for THESE reasons, but because of her politics in general.

And gummint takeovers of "the big 3" isn't the answer. Just apply existing anti-trust legislation in a FAIR manner, and treat those companies just like you'd treat any other. Again, NO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

(and the 'preferential treatment' thing _IS_ the problem!!!)

Re: Just wait...

"a strike on your social record"

'Social Record' - W.T.F. ???

13yo girls' prank pales in comparison to some oldies

I think the worst pranks of yesteryear involved the infinite browser windows playing a flash video like "you are an idiot, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa" or "hey this guy is looking at gay porn" and so on.

Killing those generally involved stopping the browser. on linux or BSD, 'killall firefox' (or whatever) from a console would make it die really fast. On windows, ctrl+alt+del and switch to task manager let you kill it from there (or you could log out, and that'd do it too). Seriously, though, not a major problem, just an irritant that you could enjoy laughing about later.

Apparently the police in that girl's town didn't have a sense of humor. Still I imagine that girl will be _VERY_ popular in middle/high school, now.

Re: Highest satisfaction

"Microsoft did as it usually does in 10, and made the choice for you"

Well said!

Re: Win7

"I also can't see subscription pricing going down well with consumers"

ack, but Micro-Shaft will do a "froggy in hot water" maneuver to prevent people from noticing and/or complaining hard enough to affect their bottom line. Same with removal of Win32, which I expect to happen at some point, forcing EVERYONE to "go UWP" and/or "go '.Net'" or it won't work in Win-10-nic...

Re: Win7

integrating gimp with ReactOS distro, as the primary graphics editor, sounds good to me. Also Libre Office, and editors like pluma. Anything Qt or GTK could (in theory) be compiled for it, right? There are probably installable packages for most of these already.

I haven't installed the new one yet, just remembering what I saw from last time. I still have to download the new ReactOS image now and test it in a VM. Last time I was moderately impressed, though it was not ready for prime time or even occasional use. Some difficulty getting the VM to work, too. Multimedia was the worst.

this time, still hoping