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Forum: General 01-31-2011, 02:27 PM
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Posted By soppy
I figured this had something to do with Vendor...

I figured this had something to do with Vendor lock-out. Because I re-soldered the pin on just now, and both cores are used in Vista. o_O But with Linux it refuses to see that they are both there....
Forum: General 01-31-2011, 01:20 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By soppy
I know everyone's focused on Barney right now,...

I know everyone's focused on Barney right now, but I just found something out.

On my 2 year old laptop I have an Intel Celeron Processor (The one made in June something of 2008) and last night I...
Forum: General 01-29-2011, 07:55 PM
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Posted By soppy
Well they're not going to reinvent the wheel. If...

Well they're not going to reinvent the wheel. If they changed everything Windows would've lost it's followers.
Forum: General 01-23-2011, 11:49 PM
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Posted By soppy
I think I'll five it a try this week sometime....

I think I'll five it a try this week sometime. Thanks for the info. :)
Forum: General 01-23-2011, 05:33 PM
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Posted By soppy
I've been wanting to try that, how is it Kenny?...

I've been wanting to try that, how is it Kenny? The only reason I haven't yet is because I dislike "deb" packages but I think with this distro I could learn to love it.
Forum: General 01-22-2011, 11:06 AM
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Posted By soppy
Agreed with MTK358 on this one. Also, have...

Agreed with MTK358 on this one.

Also, have you seen the Beginner's Guide on the Arch Wiki? It tells you step by step how to set everything up. It is probably one of the most thought-out and well...
Forum: General 01-21-2011, 10:55 AM
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Posted By soppy
To be honest, I dislike how companies lock down....

To be honest, I dislike how companies lock down. But at the same time I love it. For one, I like the challenge of breaking their security, and when I finally do I love how all that money spent by...
Forum: General 01-20-2011, 04:39 PM
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Posted By soppy
Exactly. I don't hack to steal games, that's...

Exactly. I don't hack to steal games, that's wrong that a lot of people do. I hack to see if I can do something that the machine wasn't made to do or to see how something works. If I bought it, it's...
Forum: General 01-19-2011, 11:15 AM
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Posted By soppy
They can if they have access to the PS3 flash...

They can if they have access to the PS3 flash itself, which would require a firmware update to implement which hackers would be able to resolve. So no, they don't have ways to catch it right now. All...
Forum: General 01-19-2011, 06:53 AM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Yes you can. It runs on the latest firmware and...

Yes you can. It runs on the latest firmware and Sony has no way to detect it. Regardless, this is not the place to discuss it.

And that's the spirit silvyus_06!!
Forum: General 01-18-2011, 09:11 PM
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Posted By soppy
It does hurt them directly because unfortunately...

It does hurt them directly because unfortunately there will always be people who pirate their games. Since the system is completely opened now (PS3 game encryption keys have been found thus Sony is...
Forum: General 01-18-2011, 05:05 PM
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Posted By soppy
Did not know that!!! Guess I've never really...

Did not know that!!! Guess I've never really looked it up to begin with cause like I said it would be a waste. xD

Licensing a product isn't bad, but Microsoft took it wayyy too far. Did any of you...
Forum: General 01-17-2011, 10:05 PM
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Posted By soppy
There is. It's a hacked version of Windows and...

There is. It's a hacked version of Windows and illegal to obtain (torrents). But that would be a waste to use.
Forum: General 01-17-2011, 04:51 PM
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Posted By soppy
Just because it's rolling release doesn't mean...

Just because it's rolling release doesn't mean that it updates automatically, and not a lot of distros follow that model (Arch, Debian Mint, Debian (kind of), and certainly others, those are just the...
Forum: General 01-17-2011, 04:32 PM
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Posted By soppy
For one it can handle more colors (not really a...

For one it can handle more colors (not really a big deal for me since I don't do professional photography). But I generally find it easier to use. I do use the GIMP for simple alterations and/or...
Forum: General 01-17-2011, 03:22 PM
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Posted By soppy
How about this, you install an Operating System...

How about this, you install an Operating System from almost 10 years ago and still demand support from a company like Microsoft? Yea right. Legally they don't have to and business wise they don't...
Forum: General 01-16-2011, 07:50 AM
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Posted By soppy
Honestly I agree with them. There are a lot of...

Honestly I agree with them. There are a lot of fixes in the Service Packs and I think everyone should up date. You should take advantadge of support while you can because very soon Vista and XP will...
Forum: General 01-09-2011, 03:13 PM
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Posted By soppy
It was an over exaggeration for the music...

It was an over exaggeration for the music industry yes, but for the movie/software companies that's not that far off actually.
Forum: General 01-09-2011, 01:44 PM
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Posted By soppy
It reports to see if your version of Windows is...

It reports to see if your version of Windows is LEGIT OR PIRATED. Nothing else. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that Microsoft can detect any form of DRM infringement unless it is using their WMDRM...
Forum: General 01-08-2011, 09:13 PM
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Posted By soppy
I honestly don't see how you guys can believe...

I honestly don't see how you guys can believe Windows sends data of what is actually on your HDD besides Windows itself (aka Personal Data) If they did, there would be patches to stop that from...
Forum: General 01-07-2011, 12:13 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Some people don't like Linux and I know a lot of...

Some people don't like Linux and I know a lot of people who will swear by Windows. My Computer Programming teacher is one of those people. My parents don't like Linux, and they love Windows because...
Forum: General 01-06-2011, 05:42 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Wait, why? This is not an "I don't like Linux"...

Wait, why? This is not an "I don't like Linux" thread at all. 90% of us were talking about how great Linux is compared to Windows. With the "I don't like Linux", people could be more interested in...
Forum: General 12-27-2010, 07:37 PM
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Posted By soppy
What? No...just no.. Linux doesn't have...

What? No...just no..

Linux doesn't have viruses because when an exploit is found, it's fixed the next day. Microsoft on the other hand may take weeks. And yea, people ship viruses with cracks and...
Forum: General 12-26-2010, 02:56 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Everything that you cannot restart and unload...

Everything that you cannot restart and unload from RAM must be rebooted for the update to take effect. The only thing I've ever known I can't do that to is the Kernel. You should've been able to...
Forum: General 12-25-2010, 07:32 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
No problem!! :D And I hope everyone had (or is...

No problem!! :D And I hope everyone had (or is having) a Merry Christmas!
Forum: General 12-25-2010, 08:18 AM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
No, but as far as I know, Wayland will ship first...

No, but as far as I know, Wayland will ship first in Ubuntu.
Forum: General 12-22-2010, 10:41 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Oh snap Wal-Mart? Everyone looks so unhappy...

Oh snap Wal-Mart? Everyone looks so unhappy there!!! I don't want to see that happen to you leopard and lose your cheery disposition!!!
Forum: General 12-22-2010, 10:25 PM
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Posted By soppy
That's the thing, there isn't one and Kenny...

That's the thing, there isn't one and Kenny doesn't understand that. Capitalism is the best way. Socialist ideals lead to more Government control and Kenny isn't about that. Then there's communism,...
Forum: General 12-22-2010, 04:29 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
I really don't understand how you view Microsoft...

I really don't understand how you view Microsoft as evil. Sure, their products aren't absolutely amazing, but they set the industry standard and push computing to the next gen. Without them, we'd...
Forum: General 12-14-2010, 09:48 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Agreed with Tobi. And even if your registry gets...

Agreed with Tobi. And even if your registry gets out of whack and for SOME reason you can't boot using a previous version or by booting into safe mode, then you can pop in the Windows install disk...
Forum: General 12-13-2010, 09:10 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
If you like Grub Legacy instead of Grub2, you can...

If you like Grub Legacy instead of Grub2, you can just black-list it for apt-get and it won't overwrite your current grub loader. Honestly, Mandriva is nice, but if you want something like that use...
Forum: General 12-12-2010, 10:42 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
The name Linux is copyrighted by Linus Torvalds. ...

The name Linux is copyrighted by Linus Torvalds. So your argument is invalid sir. :p
Forum: General 12-12-2010, 07:27 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
That's because Rhythmbox isn't an Ubuntu product....

That's because Rhythmbox isn't an Ubuntu product. It's separate. So why would they put Ubuntu One service into their program if people like me on Arch Linux will never use Ubuntu One? That's what...
Forum: General 12-12-2010, 04:34 PM
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Posted By soppy
I'm not sure if ALL other distros do, but the...

I'm not sure if ALL other distros do, but the spin-offs like Mint I believe do. I think I read somewhere that it was able to use it. And really I understand their thing though; if you're not going...
Forum: General 12-12-2010, 10:20 AM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Agreed with Jeebizz. My laptop I've had for 2...

Agreed with Jeebizz. My laptop I've had for 2 years now, and it's only been dropped once because of my sister (She messes EVERYTHING up...). I don't have crumbs or anything in my laptop, but it may...
Forum: General 12-11-2010, 12:07 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Wow...really? It's not the fact that Microsoft...

Wow...really? It's not the fact that Microsoft has lots of money, it's the fact that the PEOPLE know what they want. And unfortunately, that's Windows. If Dell started only selling computers with...
Forum: General 12-11-2010, 10:21 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
If this were Facebook I'd like this. That was...

If this were Facebook I'd like this. That was really getting annoying.
Forum: General 12-09-2010, 08:45 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
I don't really know. But let's get back on track....

I don't really know. But let's get back on track.

I've been exchanging e-mails with one of the counselors at my college(interview for a paper) and I asked him what kind of computers they're...
Forum: General 12-06-2010, 11:47 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
I think over all I've found about 5-10 nasty bugs...

I think over all I've found about 5-10 nasty bugs in Linux that has given me root privileges. I've also found some that have given memory leaks in software (especially in wine). The reason why none...
Forum: General 12-05-2010, 05:54 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
LOL!!! Kenny, that made me laugh. 1. Schools...

LOL!!! Kenny, that made me laugh.

1. Schools use Windows because it is what you use out in the Real-World at 90% of jobs. Plus, it is something that a lot of schools trust and there's a lot of...
Forum: General 12-04-2010, 10:23 PM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
These lawsuits are for patents (obviously didn't...

These lawsuits are for patents (obviously didn't look through all 21,900,00 cause that's too many :D). That's different. That was actually Linux's own fault for not covering its tracks in the US...
Forum: General 12-04-2010, 09:29 PM
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Views: 407,151
Posted By soppy
Sigh....I don't know whether to laugh or get very...

Sigh....I don't know whether to laugh or get very angry at some of you people...Microsoft is in NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM HALF OF WHAT YOU SAY!!!! If they are, prove it. AND NOT SOME LINK TO A PERSONAL...
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