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Started by Cain, November 07, 2009, 08:22:49 PM

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The Good Reverend Roger

#75
November 10, 2009, 03:55:52 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 10, 2009, 03:31:36 PM
wat

Fuck.  Did I forget to turn on the mind control lasers this morning?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Rococo Modem Basilisk

#76
November 10, 2009, 04:12:45 PM
Neckbeards have parties. It's just that only neckbeards attend such parties, and they typically don't.

Not even neckbeards like to be geeked out on about the wonderous merits of windows.


I am not "full of hate" as if I were some passive container. I am a generator of hate, and my rage is a renewable resource, like sunshine.

The Good Reverend Roger

#77
November 10, 2009, 04:16:24 PM
Quote from: Enki v. 2.0 on November 10, 2009, 04:12:45 PM
Neckbeards have parties. It's just that only neckbeards attend such parties, and they typically don't.

Not even neckbeards like to be geeked out on about the wonderous merits of windows.

That's probably why they don't go to each others' parties.

I mean, a wild neckbeard party is what?  3 different bean dips and a 6 hour conversation about configuring Linux?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Rococo Modem Basilisk

#78
November 10, 2009, 04:18:51 PM
And free Jolt.



I'd go.


I am not "full of hate" as if I were some passive container. I am a generator of hate, and my rage is a renewable resource, like sunshine.

Cain

#79
November 10, 2009, 04:31:27 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 10, 2009, 03:55:52 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 10, 2009, 03:31:36 PM
wat

Fuck.  Did I forget to turn on the mind control lasers this morning?

I literally have no clue what his point was.

Cramulus

#80
November 10, 2009, 04:55:17 PM
I have yet to hear a convincing argument against continuing to run an OS I am familliar with. Windows does everything I need it to do (browse internet, word processing, plug and play hardware, some games), can run just about software that I download, and I don't have to learn anything new to continue to use it. As far as I know, there are no OSses which are better at doing those things in the capacity which I use them.

True, there are some annoying things about windows, but nothing as annoying as using a command prompt to do everything.



also, windows comes with MS Paint.

Bebek Sincap Ratatosk

#81
November 10, 2009, 05:04:57 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on November 10, 2009, 04:55:17 PM
I have yet to hear a convincing argument against continuing to run an OS I am familliar with. Windows does everything I need it to do (browse internet, word processing, plug and play hardware, some games), can run just about software that I download, and I don't have to learn anything new to continue to use it. As far as I know, there are no OSses which are better at doing those things in the capacity which I use them.

True, there are some annoying things about windows, but nothing as annoying as using a command prompt to do everything.



also, windows comes with MS Paint.

I won't convince you either way (see my ReligiOS experience stated earlier). However, the concept that you need to do anything in linux via command line (shell) is no longer true. My Dad built his own Linux box with no problems. There is enough of a push for Linux desktops at this point, that many distributions are heavily augmented with gui based tools. the Drake toolset from Mandriva allows you to manage hardware, firewalls, software etc etc etc. Ubuntu has gui tools for all administration as does some of the more consumer based versions like Linux Mint.

Use whatever you like, but don't fear the shell.
- I don't see race. I just see cars going around in a circle.

"Back in my day, crazy meant something. Now everyone is crazy" - Charlie Manson

Cain

#82
November 10, 2009, 05:08:28 PM
I was going to say doesn't Ubuntu have a very Window's like interface?

To me, that's a pretty big selling point.  Now, if they can sort out gaming issues and MS Paint...

Bebek Sincap Ratatosk

#83
November 10, 2009, 05:10:58 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 10, 2009, 05:08:28 PM
I was going to say doesn't Ubuntu have a very Window's like interface?

To me, that's a pretty big selling point.  Now, if they can sort out gaming issues and MS Paint...

MS Paint and many games run under Wine. If you're lazy and have money to blow, the commercial version of Mandriva ships with the Crossover Wine stuff from Codeweavers which lets you run most windows apps/games with no issues.
- I don't see race. I just see cars going around in a circle.

"Back in my day, crazy meant something. Now everyone is crazy" - Charlie Manson

Rococo Modem Basilisk

#84
November 10, 2009, 06:01:22 PM
I have come across a minimum of six MS Paint clones for *nix. Several of them are in TCL and will run on anything with a TCL/Tk environment.


I am not "full of hate" as if I were some passive container. I am a generator of hate, and my rage is a renewable resource, like sunshine.

The Good Reverend Roger

#85
November 10, 2009, 06:05:51 PM
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#86
November 10, 2009, 06:07:21 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 10, 2009, 04:31:27 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 10, 2009, 03:55:52 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 10, 2009, 03:31:36 PM
wat

Fuck.  Did I forget to turn on the mind control lasers this morning?

I literally have no clue what his point was.

Well, we had a nice long period without any real morons, then we had Morn and KopyKat.

It balances out, I guess.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

fomenter

#87
November 10, 2009, 06:12:40 PM
when it rains it pours... cog had a return of  "dar" just the other day .. it must be lame poster season..
"So she says to me, do you wanna be a BAD boy? And I say YEAH baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! I'm makin' gravy... Without the lumps. HAAA-ha-ha-ha!"


hmroogp

The Good Reverend Roger

#88
November 10, 2009, 06:21:49 PM
Quote from: fomenter on November 10, 2009, 06:12:40 PM
when it rains it pours... cog had a return of  "dar" just the other day .. it must be lame poster season..

CoG.  Heh.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

rygD

#89
November 10, 2009, 06:41:48 PM
Quote from: Burns on November 10, 2009, 04:17:37 AM

Yup, just like your mother, although, if you're not careful you might get a virus.

Someone lied to you.  She is fucking worthless.
:rbtg:

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