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Forum: General 03-27-2017, 08:53 PM
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Posted By dalek
Let's not forget, no more security updates...

Let's not forget, no more security updates either. Any security problems that come along won't be fixed because it is no longer updated. Heck, even worse, no one may even know about the security...
Forum: General 03-19-2017, 11:57 AM
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Posted By dalek
Sort of sounds like a deer grunting, sort of.

Sort of sounds like a deer grunting, sort of.
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 06:44 PM
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Posted By dalek
I think it was windows 3.1 I was thinking about. ...

I think it was windows 3.1 I was thinking about. I seem to recall the version we had was like 12 or 15 floppies. In all honesty tho, windows back then was fairly small. It was big at the time but...
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 04:27 PM
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Posted By dalek
I recall windows NT. Of them all, I think it was...

I recall windows NT. Of them all, I think it was the most stable and usable OS for windows. I've never owned it but did work with it for a good while. If I couldn't have Linux or a Mac, I'd want...
Forum: General 02-15-2017, 08:08 PM
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Posted By dalek
I did a small amount of research on this a long...

I did a small amount of research on this a long time ago. It was amazing to find out that a lot of companies and such use Linux of some kind. If I recall correctly, Nasdaq runs Linux. I noticed...
Forum: General 09-11-2015, 08:19 PM
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Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
If someone does, post a link here so we can move...

If someone does, post a link here so we can move over there. Also, a mod may want to lock this thread too, due to age if nothing else.
Forum: General 07-31-2015, 01:45 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I've never bought anything windoze. I build my...

I've never bought anything windoze. I build my own puters so that I don't have to pay for it that way either. Basically, I have zero use for windoze. If Microsoft closed its doors tomorrow, I'd...
Forum: General 07-31-2015, 07:27 AM
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Posted By dalek
Not to mention that some of us that already use...

Not to mention that some of us that already use something else most likely would not switch to them even if they made those changes. I know I wouldn't use windoze even if it was free.
Forum: General 12-12-2013, 10:24 PM
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Posted By dalek
I guess I been pretty lucky on this. I have...

I guess I been pretty lucky on this. I have never used M$ on any of my systems. Never. When I built my first rig, I put Linux on it. Given all the things we know now and maybe some things we don't...
Forum: General 06-04-2013, 03:43 AM
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Posted By dalek
I'm going to take a wild guess here and bet that...

I'm going to take a wild guess here and bet that you have never installed or even know what it takes to install Gentoo Linux. Take a look here:
...
Forum: General 06-02-2013, 12:43 AM
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Posted By dalek
I been running Linux since about 2003. The only...

I been running Linux since about 2003. The only time I do a install is when I build a new rig, twice so far. I used Mandrake for a while at first and did reinstall it a couple times but mostly...
Forum: General 05-08-2013, 06:27 PM
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Posted By dalek
When I bought my TV, I checked to see what it ran...

When I bought my TV, I checked to see what it ran since it is a LCD. Mine runs Linux. It's a LG brand. I read somewhere that the Vizio (sp?) runs some sort of windoze. If you open the manual and...
Forum: General 02-04-2013, 06:50 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
Well speaking of looking at things critcally,...

Well speaking of looking at things critcally, here is some for your point. I have NEVER bought anything M$, NEVER. I have NEVER had anything M$ installed on any of my systems, NONE. Does that mean...
Forum: General 02-01-2013, 04:31 AM
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Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I have never bought M$. I seriously doubt I ever...

I have never bought M$. I seriously doubt I ever will either. It's not worth the CD/DVD they put it on. I built my first computer in about 2003 and I put Mandrake on it. After I got tired of...
Forum: General 12-25-2012, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
Holy smoke. Their idea of tech support is how to...

Holy smoke. Their idea of tech support is how to set your home page to their web address. I have used some bad ISPs in the past, this one takes the cake. Heck, it takes not only a slice but the...
Forum: General 12-25-2012, 05:20 PM
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Posted By dalek
So you are connecting through a cell phone? Some...

So you are connecting through a cell phone? Some other wireless? I ask because some URLs have disappeared in the other thread. Sort of reading between the lines here.

:) :)
Forum: General 12-25-2012, 02:36 PM
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Posted By dalek
If you don't mind, what ISP are you using? ...

If you don't mind, what ISP are you using?

:) :)
Forum: General 12-25-2012, 12:33 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I have had a few ISPs over the years. None of...

I have had a few ISPs over the years. None of them support Linux but Linux works just fine. Right now, I have AT&T DSL. It's the only broadband connection available other than satelitte. Anyway,...
Forum: General 12-18-2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By dalek
Some are pretty secure even with all that as long...

Some are pretty secure even with all that as long as there is no person in the chair. A lot of problems are the user, not the computer. If a person clicks on spam or some other link in a email that...
Forum: General 12-14-2012, 04:05 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I think they would try but I think it would be...

I think they would try but I think it would be much more difficult for them to infect a Linux box. I'm not saying impossible just much more difficult. There will also always be a user that will...
Forum: General 12-14-2012, 01:30 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I like being able to upgrade and no reboot...

I like being able to upgrade and no reboot required. I update about twice a week and check this out:

root@fireball / # uptime
01:22:14 up 82 days, 18:31, 9 users, load average: 0.58, 0.35,...
Forum: General 12-07-2012, 09:45 AM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By dalek
This is funny. I used to work for a computer...

This is funny. I used to work for a computer company on computers. When windoze 3.1 came out, I quit and went to work for a magazine company. I got so sick of sitting there changing floppies, all...
Forum: General 05-16-2012, 08:31 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By dalek
That's right. I get the two confused for some...

That's right. I get the two confused for some reason. Thanks for the correction.
Forum: General 05-16-2012, 06:14 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
If you are talking about the one a few weeks ago,...

If you are talking about the one a few weeks ago, it was actually flash that had the problem if I understood the problem correctly. Of course, what else is new when it comes to security problems...
Forum: General 04-29-2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
Same here. I have also installed drivers but...

Same here. I have also installed drivers but they no longer work and new ones are not available. My brother bought a Canon camera and uses XP. We can't get the software to access the camera even...
Forum: General 02-12-2012, 08:46 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I used to work on puters until winders 3.1 came...

I used to work on puters until winders 3.1 came out. I then changed careers. I built my first rig about 2003. I put Linux on it not knowing anything about it. I had heard about it but never seen...
Forum: General 02-11-2012, 08:50 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
Well, try to grasp this. I use Gentoo. It...

Well, try to grasp this. I use Gentoo. It doesn't have a version like most Linux dostros do. Yea, they make a new CD every year and name it something but that is just the CD. I upgrade my OS a...
Forum: General 11-09-2011, 05:52 AM
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Posted By dalek
I don't recall saying RAID was a replacement for...

I don't recall saying RAID was a replacement for a backup. I just said that it would mirror the data on two drives. I know what I am talking about and what my thoughts are. It's everyone else that...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 11:06 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I don't think you understand what I have said...

I don't think you understand what I have said many times. I had a hard drive fail. Not a controller failure, not a user error or any of the other things that people have mentioned. It was a hard...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 04:46 PM
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Posted By dalek
True for both. Thing is, even I can think of...

True for both. Thing is, even I can think of ways to lose data no matter what is done to prevent it. Even if I have RAID where it is mirrored over 4 drives, 5 sets of backups and such, something...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 04:15 PM
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Posted By dalek
One of the RAID methods mirrors data. Basically...

One of the RAID methods mirrors data. Basically there is two copies. If one drive fails, there is a second copy. Buy a replacement drive and put it in and RAID is off to the races. No data loss,...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 02:17 PM
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Posted By dalek
Then maybe backup is a bad word. How about...

Then maybe backup is a bad word. How about redundancy to data loss in the event of a single drive failure? I used to work for a computer place that made regular backups of data. The drive with all...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 11:52 AM
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Posted By dalek
But it beats what he has now. That would be...

But it beats what he has now. That would be nothing basically. The best thing, no. Better than nothing, yep. We don't have fast internet connections out here in the sticks so some backup server...
Forum: General 11-08-2011, 02:14 AM
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Posted By dalek
Well once he gets his mower paid off, we plan to...

Well once he gets his mower paid off, we plan to build a new rig. His current rig is pretty old. I plan to have one drive for the OS, Linux of course, and two drives in RAID mirror for the /home...
Forum: General 11-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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Posted By dalek
I get what everyone is saying. Thing is, I also...

I get what everyone is saying. Thing is, I also take into account my own experience. It's no different than the old Yugo car. Some people loved them, some people hated them. No different than the...
Forum: General 11-07-2011, 03:05 PM
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Posted By dalek
All that works IF you can afford to have multiple...

All that works IF you can afford to have multiple drives and all that. Plus, someone has to do the backups or make sure the backup program is working. My brother is not that tech savvy. In a way...
Forum: General 11-07-2011, 02:17 PM
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Posted By dalek
I been messing with computers since about the...

I been messing with computers since about the late 80's. That was the first drive I have ever had to go out. I have them get outdated all the time but not fail until this one. I still have drives...
Forum: General 11-07-2011, 01:29 PM
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Posted By dalek
It was windoze who couldn't even see the drive. ...

It was windoze who couldn't even see the drive. Linux not only saw the drive but copied all the data over too. As for backups, I'm going to install Linux for the moment. At least if one does start...
Forum: General 11-07-2011, 06:25 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
I recently had a hard drive to fail in my...

I recently had a hard drive to fail in my brothers winders XP box. Winders would not see the drive and it slowed the system to a crawl. They had their pictures, videos and such on the drive and...
Forum: General 07-15-2011, 07:47 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
But the ranking don't really mean anything except...

But the ranking don't really mean anything except that someone clicked on the link. That's all DW does is count clicks. It doesn't track who installs or downloads something, just the clicks.

I...
Forum: General 07-15-2011, 06:40 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,646
Posted By dalek
If you want to go by DW, then keep in mind that...

If you want to go by DW, then keep in mind that Gentoo was at the top, I think even #1, for a good while. If you want a distro that is easy to install and update, then you would have been sorely...
Forum: General 07-15-2011, 03:31 AM
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Posted By dalek
The reason for a commercial is to educate people....

The reason for a commercial is to educate people. One reason people don't try Linux is that they have never heard of it or know what it is. Even if it is just one or two commercials, that would let...
Forum: General 07-15-2011, 01:11 AM
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Posted By dalek
This is all true. Thing about Linux is this, you...

This is all true. Thing about Linux is this, you can download it once and give copies away for free and it be legal. Try that with M$. So, if you download Pup or some other distro, you can install...
Forum: General 07-14-2011, 11:29 PM
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Posted By dalek
I'm glad they are. I just think about all the...

I'm glad they are. I just think about all the ones that don't know about Linux and are either stuck with M$ or because of the OS increased cost they can't afford a computer at all. Then there are...
Forum: General 07-14-2011, 11:09 PM
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Posted By dalek
As long as M$ does the way it has done, it will...

As long as M$ does the way it has done, it will be this way for a while. It will just take time for it to spread and it will be slow. Just think about the way M$ does things and the money they...
Forum: General 07-14-2011, 09:55 AM
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Posted By dalek
Well, one thing I like about Gentoo is it doesn't...

Well, one thing I like about Gentoo is it doesn't have as much problems handling dependencies like Mandrake did. The upgrade process on Mandrake was at times worse than going to the dentist. I...
Forum: General 07-14-2011, 01:04 AM
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Posted By dalek
With Gentoo, you pick the desktop. You can use...

With Gentoo, you pick the desktop. You can use KDE, Gnome, Fluxbox and several others. I have both KDE and Fluxbox installed here. When I am updating KDE, I just log into Fluxbox. My rig is in my...
Forum: General 07-13-2011, 07:36 PM
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Posted By dalek
One thing you should know about distros, Some...

One thing you should know about distros, Some are small and are intended to be that way. Some are large and bloated to the extreme One way to analyze this is to use desktops as a example. You...
Forum: General 07-13-2011, 03:51 PM
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Posted By dalek
Running for cover may be a good idea. ...

Running for cover may be a good idea.

root@fireball / # emerge -p firefox | genlop -p
These are the pretended packages: (this may take a while; wait...)

[ebuild R ]...
Forum: General 07-13-2011, 12:26 AM
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Posted By dalek
Not much in Gentoo is quick. Word of advice on...

Not much in Gentoo is quick. Word of advice on hardware, if you don't have really good cooling for your system, don't even try Gentoo. Gentoo requires you to compile about every package there is. ...
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