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Forum: General 12-21-2012, 07:42 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I believe he's referring to "DLL Hell", or the...

I believe he's referring to "DLL Hell", or the phenomenon when one updates a particular DLL that a bunch of programs depend on to a newer version, and because of A[PB]I changes or what have you, it...
Forum: General 02-10-2012, 10:58 PM
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Posted By MrCode
…reminds me of this...

…reminds me of this (http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/01) little "rant" about the differences between BSD and Linux…for some reason.
Forum: General 10-25-2011, 11:18 AM
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Posted By MrCode
I only restart if there's a kernel update or...

I only restart if there's a kernel update or NVIDIA module/nvidia-utils update…but even then, I don't technically have to restart:


$ su -c "init 3"
Password:
<drops to console>
<logs in>
$...
Forum: General 09-10-2011, 06:18 PM
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Posted By MrCode
When an NVIDIA (proprietary) driver update rolls...

When an NVIDIA (proprietary) driver update rolls around:

Kill X (init 3 or whatever other method you use to drop to console)
rmmod nvidia; modprobe nvidia
Restart X


Congratulations,...
Forum: General 07-14-2011, 12:48 AM
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Posted By MrCode
With the "do it yourself" distros (e.g....

With the "do it yourself" distros (e.g. Slackware, Gentoo, Arch), you can use pretty much any DE you want…or even just a plain window manager. ;)

There's a lot more flexibility in general (IMO),...
Forum: General 07-12-2011, 03:39 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Another thing about memory usage: define "usage"....

Another thing about memory usage: define "usage". Are we talking about caching, "actively" used memory for processes, or both? I'd say you can get any Linux to use way more memory than Windows if...
Forum: General 07-12-2011, 10:44 AM
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Posted By MrCode
IMO Puppy makes a good LiveCD distro, but it's...

IMO Puppy makes a good LiveCD distro, but it's hardly suitable as a permanent installation. The reason? You're root by default (at least last time I used Puppy, you were always the root user). I...
Forum: General 07-11-2011, 10:19 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Thumbs up Exactly this. I personally use Linux because I...

Exactly this. I personally use Linux because I find it interesting/fun to mess with, not because it's "more popular" or somehow objectively "better" than everything else.
Forum: General 07-10-2011, 12:01 AM
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Posted By MrCode
Agreed; many just don't understand the whole...

Agreed; many just don't understand the whole hardware/software dichotomy…if you really wanted to, I suppose you could use the car analogy: the car body/chassis is like the computer itself (the...
Forum: General 07-03-2011, 11:53 AM
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Posted By MrCode
Try running a Qt and GTK program at the same time...

Try running a Qt and GTK program at the same time without the use of anything like QGTKStyle(?)…unless you have a Qt and GTK theme that look 100% alike, you're typically going to see a big...
Forum: General 07-03-2011, 08:21 AM
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Posted By MrCode
I'm with silvyus_06 on this one. This thread is...

I'm with silvyus_06 on this one. This thread is just begging to be merged with the giant "Linux vs. Windows" thread.
Forum: General 06-23-2011, 07:27 PM
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Posted By MrCode
The Xbox 360 is a PPC machine...

The Xbox 360 is a PPC machine (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Xenon_%28processor%29), not x86.
Forum: General 03-09-2011, 01:12 AM
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Posted By MrCode
<- Notice icon. :D I once tried FreeBSD on...

<- Notice icon. :D

I once tried FreeBSD on one of my machines, but I couldn't get it online; it would talk to my main desktop, and I could even ssh back and forth, but I couldn't reach the...
Forum: General 03-08-2011, 11:54 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By MrCode
Umm, it's BSD...it's even more geek-centric than...

Umm, it's BSD...it's even more geek-centric than Linux. :p

(No offense intended to blahblalblah, BTW)
Forum: General 03-06-2011, 03:54 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Well, VTx/AMD-V extensions do help...

Well, VTx/AMD-V extensions do help...
Forum: General 03-05-2011, 04:08 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I started with Ubuntu myself, then "graduated" to...

I started with Ubuntu myself, then "graduated" to Arch, and I just loves the flexibility/transparency of the CLI...sometimes I wonder if I've even scratched the surface of what I can do. :D

Now...
Forum: General 03-05-2011, 02:40 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I tend to think of it the other way around: the...

I tend to think of it the other way around: the CLI is my savior when all else fails. ;)

But, to each their own. :)
Forum: General 03-04-2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By MrCode
I'm not necessarily agreeing with SigTerm's...

I'm not necessarily agreeing with SigTerm's opinion, I'm just trying to point out what (I think) he's trying to say. I could be wrong on this one, though. :redface:

EDIT: nvm, SigTerm beat me to...
Forum: General 03-04-2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By MrCode
But there exist multiple libraries for basically...

But there exist multiple libraries for basically the same purpose, and I think this is the point SigTerm is trying to make. Example: GTK+ and Qt. Both are GUI toolkits, but have different APIs.
Forum: General 03-03-2011, 02:08 PM
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Posted By MrCode
You can change that, actually: just grab the...

You can change that, actually: just grab the *.msstyles theme from Windows (XP and lower; Vista/7's Aero most definitely won't work ;)) and select that as your Wine theme in the "Desktop Integration"...
Forum: General 02-27-2011, 12:10 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I hope this doesn't come off as...

I hope this doesn't come off as condescending/insulting to some people, but somehow I doubt the "average" user knows much about virtualization software, if at all... :scratch:

By an interesting...
Forum: General 02-12-2011, 03:03 PM
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Posted By MrCode
The point silvyus_06 is trying to make is that it...

The point silvyus_06 is trying to make is that it won't be advertised as Linux, it'll be advertised simply as Chrome OS. In other words, people won't somehow automatically know it's Linux.
Forum: General 02-12-2011, 02:21 AM
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Posted By MrCode
When I got my lappy (got it from Best Buy...

When I got my lappy (got it from Best Buy :rolleyes:), they of course asked me if I wanted all the extra warranty protection, "Geek Squad" whatnot, antivirus package, etc. I just declined...
Forum: General 02-05-2011, 08:32 PM
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Posted By MrCode
:doh: *sigh* I believe the point SigTerm is...

:doh: *sigh* I believe the point SigTerm is trying to make is that for most proprietary software companies, that business model simply wouldn't work.
Forum: General 02-05-2011, 04:36 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Linux Mint already does a similar thing...

Linux Mint already does a similar thing (http://www.onestoptechnologyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/linux-mint-10-welcome.jpg) on first-time bootup.
Forum: General 02-05-2011, 03:07 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I'm pretty sure that just using "Adobe Photoshop"...

I'm pretty sure that just using "Adobe Photoshop" to label a piece of software that isn't Photoshop is infringing on the trademark...
Forum: General 02-05-2011, 02:02 AM
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Posted By MrCode
Umm, no...that would just paint an even more...

Umm, no...that would just paint an even more negative image of Linux ("Hey, I was promised Photoshop...WTF is this 'GIMP' thing?").
Forum: General 02-04-2011, 08:27 PM
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Posted By MrCode
@SigTerm I know this is gonna seem almost...

@SigTerm

I know this is gonna seem almost hypocritical (or whatever you might call it :scratch:), but really, I'd like to apologize for my previous posts. Seriously.

I really don't think of...
Forum: General 02-04-2011, 04:20 PM
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Posted By MrCode
About the whole usage share thing: I think...

About the whole usage share thing: I think SigTerm should read the last point here (http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm).

But then again, since I'm just another kid who doesn't know anything...
Forum: General 02-03-2011, 01:51 AM
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Posted By MrCode
That doesn't even render properly in my...

That doesn't even render properly in my browser...



So basically this translates roughly to "get a real job/life before thinking about even using (let alone promoting) Linux/FOSS", right? ...
Forum: General 01-30-2011, 05:08 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Apparently he's already tried Lucid...

Apparently he's already tried Lucid...
Forum: General 01-29-2011, 11:12 PM
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Posted By MrCode
For the first example (i.e. the fact that you can...

For the first example (i.e. the fact that you can mount anything to /home), you could just put all your personal stuff on a separate drive (even if it's really just a separate parition; the...
Forum: General 01-29-2011, 08:42 PM
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Posted By MrCode
TBH, I don't see "drive letters" as necessarily...

TBH, I don't see "drive letters" as necessarily being a bad thing. It can make it easier to make a connection between mount point and physical device. *nix devices can be mounted just about...
Forum: General 01-29-2011, 06:58 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Er, you do realize that modern versions of...

Er, you do realize that modern versions of Windows are no longer based on DOS, right? Versions of Windows from 2000 up are based on the NT kernel...
Forum: General 01-23-2011, 02:43 PM
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Posted By MrCode
How does something like wpa_supplicant "break"...

How does something like wpa_supplicant "break" your wireless card? All it does is associate/authenticate your WNIC with a WPA/WPA2-protected router.
Forum: General 01-17-2011, 10:52 PM
Replies: 3,733
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Posted By MrCode
Yeah, it's especially annoying when people...

Yeah, it's especially annoying when people combine misspellings (e.g. "Winbloze", "Winblow$", etc.) because they just don't even make sense anymore.
Forum: General 01-15-2011, 03:46 AM
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Posted By MrCode
My mom sometimes has this happen on her laptop...

My mom sometimes has this happen on her laptop (running Windows 7 Home Premium), minus the last two steps. :p

I don't bother with trying to get people to switch to Linux; if they don't care, so be...
Forum: General 01-08-2011, 02:25 AM
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Posted By MrCode
Oh I'm sure the real tin-foil-hat types would...

Oh I'm sure the real tin-foil-hat types would disagree with you...the OpenBSD IPSEC (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/*bsd-17/openbsd-ipsec-backdoored-850373/) debacle comes to mind.

Not...
Forum: General 12-27-2010, 07:51 PM
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Posted By MrCode
*sigh* I suppose it might be worth explaining in...

*sigh* I suppose it might be worth explaining in that case that just because two OSes can share the same hard disk doesn't mean they can run concurrently on the same computer. :rolleyes:
Forum: General 12-22-2010, 05:48 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I don't understand how this is "unrelated"...it's...

I don't understand how this is "unrelated"...it's comparing an aspect of Linux with aspects of other OSes, and I'd say that's relatively on-topic.
Forum: General 12-14-2010, 07:55 PM
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Posted By MrCode
It may be just because I don't boot into it very...

It may be just because I don't boot into it very often anymore, but I haven't really had any noticeable problems with the registry on my desktop with Windows XP. But again, that's probably because...
Forum: General 12-13-2010, 10:56 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Yeah, IIRC I had heard some bad things about XP's...

Yeah, IIRC I had heard some bad things about XP's SP3 when it was first released (this was back before knew much of anything about Linux), so I would always have to uncheck it whenever MS wanted to...
Forum: General 12-12-2010, 09:28 PM
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Posted By MrCode
This is how it renders for me on my desktop:

This is how it renders for me on my desktop:
Forum: General 12-11-2010, 06:11 PM
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Posted By MrCode
I dunno exactly why, but I found this kinda...

I dunno exactly why, but I found this kinda funny. *stifled giggling*
Forum: General 12-05-2010, 08:46 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Sorry if this is a little OT, but...you can...

Sorry if this is a little OT, but...you can change (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108/) that (http://userstyles.org/styles/browse/all/linuxquestions.org) if you're on FF.
Forum: General 12-05-2010, 12:43 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Actually, I believe this is supposed to be one of...

Actually, I believe this is supposed to be one of Arch's strengths: you get what is basically a blank slate that you can shape into whatever you want. I like it this way...of course, I've done quite...
Forum: General 12-04-2010, 11:05 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Or to take the flip-side: Windows has suck...

Or to take the flip-side: Windows has suck points, Linux has suck points. No OS is perfect. ;)
Forum: General 12-04-2010, 05:51 AM
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Posted By MrCode
:doh:

:doh:
Forum: General 12-03-2010, 04:29 PM
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Posted By MrCode
Thanks for that. Still didn't clear everything...

Thanks for that. Still didn't clear everything up, but maybe I just didn't look hard enough to find all the stuff that wants to run...? :scratch:
Forum: General 12-03-2010, 03:14 PM
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Posted By MrCode
XavierP, was I the one who crossed the line? I'm...

XavierP, was I the one who crossed the line? I'm guessing this post (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/general-10/the-all-new-linux-vs-windows-megasuperthread-606415/page331.html#post4178699)...
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