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02-20-2018, 11:32 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

windows is to linux as socialism is to...

windows is to linux as socialism is to self-governance

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04-27-2015, 07:14 PM

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Sticky: Because Shiny Things Are Fun - The New New Windows v Linux Thread

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Posted By dogpatch

Windows free at home; sometimes have to use a...

Windows free at home; sometimes have to use a public computer, which is almost always Windows

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04-13-2015, 10:15 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

fwiw: On my lightly-traveled websites, linux is...

fwiw: On my lightly-traveled websites, linux is steadily gaining ground over windows. A few years ago, windows was over 90 percent of my traffic (counting only real human persons, not counting robots...

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06-26-2013, 11:00 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

Actually, there is some logic to this assumption....

Actually, there is some logic to this assumption. With rare exceptions, perhaps the only people using IE anymore are those who have no alternative available.

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03-14-2012, 10:51 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

It is attractively priced... for Mr. Gates.

It is attractively priced... for Mr. Gates.

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12-21-2011, 12:35 PM

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Sticky: Because Shiny Things Are Fun - The New New Windows v Linux Thread

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Posted By dogpatch

Since this thread is ostensibly about Windows v....

Since this thread is ostensibly about Windows v. Linux, Dalek's suspicion about a hard drive failure under Windows is the salient point, not backup v. RAID. And i will add my two cents to say this:...

Forum: General

07-11-2011, 05:39 PM

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Sticky: Because Shiny Things Are Fun - The New New Windows v Linux Thread

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Posted By dogpatch

You guys are right; I stand corrected, (and...

You guys are right; I stand corrected, (and embarrassed) :redface: . My Windows is running on a type '7' (HPFS/NTFS) filesystem, not FAT. In any case, those disk heads rattle back and forth alot, as...

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07-11-2011, 04:09 PM

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Posted By dogpatch

Just for the record: It isn't even strictly my...

Just for the record: It isn't even strictly my 'fault' that I'm running Windows in the first place. It came already loaded on the used computer that I bought.

The two comments I made above are...

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07-11-2011, 09:03 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

This particular topic may have already been...

This particular topic may have already been covered in this or some other "Linux vs Windows" thread, but I'll plow into it again anyway:

My computer does not have a flashing led to indicate hard...

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07-11-2011, 08:56 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

I agree, having also used both Windows and Linux,...

I agree, having also used both Windows and Linux, I have found Linux to be the far superior system. This may be an arguable opinion, but it is not a bias, since it is founded upon experience and hard...

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01-08-2011, 02:07 AM

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Posted By dogpatch

Linux vs. Windoze? That seems roughly...

Linux vs. Windoze?

That seems roughly analogous to the Pittsburg Steelers vs. the Lincoln Middle School B-squad (coached by Mr. Johnson, the math teacher). Gosh, i wonder who will win?

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