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Forum: General 12-10-2021, 03:33 PM
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Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
From my experience of managing a lab with a...

From my experience of managing a lab with a variety of instruments* controlled by windows PCs**, the answer the answer is yes.



An opinion which I learned to share. Admittedly anectdotal...
Forum: General 07-19-2021, 12:11 AM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
It's to help people who are installing something...

It's to help people who are installing something that "requires Windows XX or better".



Although hopefully the choice will become more comprehensive.
Forum: General 10-15-2020, 03:35 AM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
I don't remember how much I paid for the BIG 40MB...

I don't remember how much I paid for the BIG 40MB hard drive (which had to be partitioned into two drives) in the second computer I bought, but I do remember paying $200AU for the 1MB RAM.

It had...
Forum: General 07-02-2020, 05:55 AM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
I understand that's the case...

I understand that's the case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Fuchsia).
Forum: General 05-24-2020, 06:02 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Speaking for myself, both. Actually, all the...

Speaking for myself, both.

Actually, all the downsides of A******d I see are a result of google being google, so I should have said "the former".
Forum: General 11-07-2019, 06:17 AM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Because I'm an ex-windows luser and believe that...

Because I'm an ex-windows luser and believe that it's possible to put a fire out by dousing it with enough petrol (or even gasoline):

How can you tell if a windows user has a flat tyre?
They've...
Forum: General 07-10-2019, 05:56 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
So you're saying that the dollars handed over for...

So you're saying that the dollars handed over for permission to borrow the software is just a tiny part of the total cost? Not a good business strategy (for the user) to my mind.
Forum: General 02-20-2019, 03:29 PM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
What can I say? I'm a Wallace and Gromit fan. And...

What can I say? I'm a Wallace and Gromit fan. And I was a maths (another spelling difference) teacher.




You've just created a milestone for me - now every single forum I visit has F-35 jokes....
Forum: General 02-20-2019, 12:21 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
I should have remembered - my first year...

I should have remembered - my first year (university) physic textbook kept referring to vacuum tubes... (a mere five decades ago).

Music very slightly distorted by tubes/valves has a nice warm...
Forum: General 02-19-2019, 04:34 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
A reason (though not the only one) the MiG-25...

A reason (though not the only one) the MiG-25 interceptor relied on valve technology for its radar.
Forum: General 02-19-2019, 04:31 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Actually in many cases the "hate" is actually...

Actually in many cases the "hate" is actually "fear" of the way systemd is all but impossible to replace because of the way it's a constantly moving target - if it did just one thing (or even one...
Forum: General 02-19-2019, 04:20 PM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
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Forum: General 02-19-2019, 04:16 PM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Note that while it's spelt "Micro$hit" it's...

Note that while it's spelt "Micro$hit" it's pronounced "Macro$hit".
Forum: General 11-25-2018, 03:53 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Microsoft are testing the waters before...

Microsoft are testing the waters before relicencing windows under the GPL?
Forum: General 05-18-2018, 02:16 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Copyright - one of my favourite hobby horses. The...

Copyright - one of my favourite hobby horses. The younglings (when they were young) had trouble understanding how I could so forcefully criticise copyright legislation and yet avoid unlicensed...
Forum: General 05-17-2018, 06:48 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
More information about the conversation PLEASE :)...

More information about the conversation PLEASE :) The only controversy I can think of is the init system which must not be named? Or is there another?

My sister's kids' significant others ...
Forum: General 05-14-2018, 05:12 AM
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Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
OK for adults using web applications, but the...

OK for adults using web applications, but the only advantage chromebooks have in schools is lower hardware cost. I really have a problem with closed source or walled gardens in schools - curiosity...
Forum: General 02-24-2018, 03:23 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
In my experience of windows and Linux users those...

In my experience of windows and Linux users those statements can be applied to both groups.



But this IS the windows bashing thread :)
Forum: General 02-22-2018, 02:12 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Shouldn't that be 128 bits of bloat? :)

Shouldn't that be 128 bits of bloat?
:)
Forum: General 02-22-2018, 01:01 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
64 bit GUI... 32 bit extensions... 16 bit...

64 bit GUI...
32 bit extensions...
16 bit shell...
8 bit OS...
4 bit kernel...
2 bit company...
1 bit of competition.
Forum: General 02-13-2018, 03:35 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Based on my experience since DOS 3.2 days,...

Based on my experience since DOS 3.2 days, "Macro$uck i$ $ooo bad!!!" - and I'm anything BUT a "$y$temd fanboy".

Microsoft may be systemd free, but it's also GPL free and that's a deal breaker for...
Forum: General 02-15-2017, 11:26 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Not really a problem, since .BAT is invisible.

Not really a problem, since .BAT is invisible.
Forum: General 06-22-2016, 02:13 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,674
Posted By fido_dogstoyevsky
Not so much "very angry and bitter" Linux users...

Not so much "very angry and bitter" Linux users as "very angry and bitter" microsoft (or ex-microsoft) users.

It would be nice if microsoft returned the compliment. If we can still install...
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