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Forum: General 07-31-2015, 04:19 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
After the 8/10 fiasco, I don't think there is any...

After the 8/10 fiasco, I don't think there is any fixing Windows
Forum: General 07-17-2015, 12:39 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Why am I not surprised. Every time I have raised...

Why am I not surprised. Every time I have raised the concern of SELinux in the past, I get put down for it.
But if the NSA was to put a back door in Linux, wouldn't their own code be the easiest...
Forum: General 06-29-2015, 03:44 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Stallman can be a bit extreme at times. But I...

Stallman can be a bit extreme at times. But I can't say I totally disagree. Ubuntu has really taken a downturn over the years. It used to be one of the easiest ways for newbies to get into Linux. I...
Forum: General 05-18-2015, 11:56 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Me three. Personally I have never found...

Me three.

Personally I have never found reason to pay for overpriced photoshop. GIMP takes care of all the editing needs
Forum: General 02-24-2015, 05:12 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Most of the time I would. Sorry but I don't like...

Most of the time I would. Sorry but I don't like jumping through hoops for a relatively low chance of
a security breach.

Actually the idea is interesting. To have a website that could build...
Forum: General 02-24-2015, 01:02 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
NVidia has never been customer friendly. They...

NVidia has never been customer friendly. They have always been about the $$$
Forum: General 02-23-2015, 01:18 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
This

This
Forum: General 01-19-2015, 04:05 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
You can also download the ISO legally and use it...

You can also download the ISO legally and use it for 30 days without
activation. I don't believe that is is illegal although IANAL:p.
Forum: General 01-07-2015, 02:52 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I can't tell how serious you are really being but...

I can't tell how serious you are really being but it made me burst out laughing
Forum: General 01-06-2015, 08:17 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
You can always dual boot. But even if you do...

You can always dual boot. But even if you do built a dedicated machine, you should only need two.

One for Windows stuff and one for Linux stuff. I AM a hoarder but you don't need to hoard
to use...
Forum: General 01-05-2015, 11:09 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
+1 to this pretty much summing it up. ...

+1 to this pretty much summing it up.

Although VMs are not well suited for games or anything performance critical. I have heard many times
that VMs can get close to the speed of a native machine...
Forum: General 01-05-2015, 02:35 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
What they are most likely referring to is render...

What they are most likely referring to is render farms
which chain many processors and a lot of RAM.

Linux and similar OSes handle that far better than Windows.

Its a toss up what is used in...
Forum: General 01-05-2015, 12:53 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Source?

Source?
Forum: General 01-03-2015, 06:04 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
It is mostly less common, specialized software ...

It is mostly less common, specialized software
Such as sound card FFT/Scope and processing software.
IDA Pro disassembler

I haven't found much for video editing software for Linux

Not...
Forum: General 01-03-2015, 12:31 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Sorry but this isn't true. There is still a lot...

Sorry but this isn't true. There is still a lot of more specific software that is Windows only.
Forum: General 01-01-2015, 07:05 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Until Linux supports even half as much software,...

Until Linux supports even half as much software, than I will have to continue to run Windows.
Software dev's fault and not Linux.
Forum: General 12-31-2014, 04:05 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Much like google and many other larger software...

Much like google and many other larger software developers.

Having a centrally accessible registry that any program can read and write was a supremely horrible idea. And of course it picks up...
Forum: General 12-25-2014, 12:31 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Not exactly the same. Technically speaking Linux...

Not exactly the same. Technically speaking Linux is a kernel rather than a complete operating system.
Most other components are provided by the GNU project.

Similarly, Android could be called...
Forum: General 12-23-2014, 12:50 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
On the other hand "\/\/!|\|o|0\/\/$ $|_|X"...

On the other hand "\/\/!|\|o|0\/\/$ $|_|X" clearly uses more bandwidth than "windows sux" (by itself since it is more bytes)

It is hard to say how those symbols will be he handled by the search...
Forum: General 12-23-2014, 02:27 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
How?

How?
Forum: General 12-18-2014, 04:01 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I didn't notice high CPU usage with Windows 10...

I didn't notice high CPU usage with Windows 10 (1-3%) but I did notice 1.4GB of RAM usage.
Forum: General 12-18-2014, 01:22 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Goodness I tried Windows 10 and it was bad. ...

Goodness I tried Windows 10 and it was bad.

First impression is that the Windows Setup experience is the WORST I have ever had.
It required the creation of a Microsoft account including my full...
Forum: General 08-25-2014, 08:20 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Woah creepy stuff

Woah creepy stuff
Forum: General 08-19-2014, 04:39 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Me too. Atleast I know if I would be wasting time...

Me too. Atleast I know if I would be wasting time and space if not worse.
Forum: General 08-19-2014, 01:23 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Good lesson to learn (especially if running...

Good lesson to learn (especially if running Windows!)
My mother got hit by Cryptowall which is particularly nasty ransomware
Lost everything. That is exactly why you need to back things up
Forum: General 08-06-2014, 05:11 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
7 and even Vista really are not terrible IF you...

7 and even Vista really are not terrible IF you have the hardware to run them
W2k is quite underrated

Windows 8 is complete and udder garbage. Worst UI screwup
Forum: General 06-21-2014, 11:22 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I don't think anyone is really expected to read...

I don't think anyone is really expected to read it all
Forum: General 06-09-2014, 12:50 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I don't think anyone suggested that. If one's...

I don't think anyone suggested that.
If one's only major source of income is plumbing, then the plumber would charge the cost of parts + a fair labor charge to survive.
In profit motive the...
Forum: General 06-08-2014, 11:58 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
When profit motive trumps that of serving a...

When profit motive trumps that of serving a company.
And arguably the purpose of companies/businesses/corporations is to provide a needed product/service and making a profit is a byproduct.
That's...
Forum: General 06-08-2014, 11:09 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Agreed. The problem is evil greedy monopolistic...

Agreed. The problem is evil greedy monopolistic corporations.
I use a lot of open source software because well it is free and you can modify it if you want/need
but I need to use proprietary...
Forum: General 06-02-2014, 05:13 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
They need to. It seems like their FX modules are...

They need to. It seems like their FX modules are sucking it
The Phenom 2 were "ok" and I think if the old Phenom2 arch was optimized it would be quite competitive
Forum: General 05-22-2014, 03:15 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Minecraft on an eee -- or even a desktop with...

Minecraft on an eee -- or even a desktop with intel graphics just isn't going to happen.
Forum: General 05-22-2014, 01:27 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Honestly I don't think I could ever be happy with...

Honestly I don't think I could ever be happy with 1024x600. 600 is just too low.
Even mid 90s computers could do 1024x768
Forum: General 05-21-2014, 11:54 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I just got an EEE for free. I always used to...

I just got an EEE for free. I always used to think they sucked when I heard about them. And guess what...they do.
It is slow and unpleasant. And the low res screen drives me nuts

The HDA Intel...
Forum: General 05-16-2014, 04:30 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I got Linux to recognize my network card on my...

I got Linux to recognize my network card on my single floppy system by passing the ether=0,0x240,eth0 on the kernel command line. Posting from links in text mode

For a text mode browser it is sure...
Forum: General 05-16-2014, 01:46 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
It is support to emulate an NE2000 which should...

It is support to emulate an NE2000 which should be well supported.
I have never had any luck at all with ndiswrapper. For net cards it has either been
it worked with a kernel driver (like 80%) or...
Forum: General 05-16-2014, 01:32 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Its a D-Link DE220 ISA plug n pray card....

Its a D-Link DE220 ISA plug n pray card. Shouldn't be terribly rare but I guess DSL doesn't have the right module. I could try puppy or even a full distro I guess. I used
an CF card instead of a...
Forum: General 05-16-2014, 02:23 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I guess that is true. Windows 98 is somewhat...

I guess that is true. Windows 98 is somewhat usable on my 486DX-120 with 64MB RAM which is pretty impressive.
Damn small linux booted on it but unfortunately could not find my net card (which is...
Forum: General 05-16-2014, 01:22 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Not technically correct. Maybe not much changed...

Not technically correct. Maybe not much changed from Windows 2000 but from 98 to now was a big change with the shift to the NT kernel
Forum: General 05-13-2014, 11:35 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Well if you don't have a fast CPU and lots of RAM...

Well if you don't have a fast CPU and lots of RAM virtualizing isn't very fast.
Forum: General 05-07-2014, 11:53 AM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Things like mplayer can play videos on the...

Things like mplayer can play videos on the framebuffer device and many image viewers exist for it as well so if you are physically at the computer you can watch videos
and view pictures just fine.
Forum: General 05-06-2014, 10:24 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I often run Linux systems CLI only. Never liked X...

I often run Linux systems CLI only. Never liked X -- its clunky and screwy.
Really don't like no indication what so ever for the password on the CLI though because I often can't tell if a keystroke...
Forum: General 02-05-2014, 04:09 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
LOL I know what that means. It was pretty much...

LOL I know what that means. It was pretty much the only part I did get
Forum: General 02-05-2014, 03:16 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Your posts are very obfuscated What does...

Your posts are very obfuscated

What does virtual legos have to do with chrome?
Forum: General 02-05-2014, 12:41 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I don't get it

I don't get it
Forum: General 01-20-2014, 12:43 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
I have to agree. That googles integration sucks....

I have to agree. That googles integration sucks. Especially when they brought it to youtube
Forum: General 01-12-2014, 10:36 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Chrome book is a more or less useless niche IMO ...

Chrome book is a more or less useless niche IMO
Very nonfunctional and a waste of hardware
Forum: General 12-09-2010, 06:32 PM
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Posted By smeezekitty
Select it with your mouse and its easy to read. ...

Select it with your mouse and its easy to read.
Like this: "Hello, World. What has happened to this thread?"
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