tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post6847473849463737951..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: The Lion has Lost the MagicAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-48015100708662207602011-04-25T22:33:40.954-05:002011-04-25T22:33:40.954-05:00is good face haaaaais good face haaaaapak tanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311517349323869367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-649272258762818152010-11-02T23:14:41.190-05:002010-11-02T23:14:41.190-05:00Irony: Apple's Launchpad is simply them licens...Irony: Apple's Launchpad is simply them licensing Canonical's Launchpad to develop Mac and iOS.<br /><br />End sarcasm/wittiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-84635941734352457322010-11-01T16:31:22.854-05:002010-11-01T16:31:22.854-05:00i love lampi love lampAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812108336290518214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-92064354341065923842010-10-25T07:07:29.645-05:002010-10-25T07:07:29.645-05:00Ubuntu was nowhere near the first Linux distro wit...Ubuntu was nowhere near the first Linux distro with a online software store. Linspire (then LindowsOS) introduced the Click'n'Run store in 2002. That's eight (8) years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-15269864405510083342010-10-25T03:03:49.878-05:002010-10-25T03:03:49.878-05:00To build further upon what I said earlier and add ...To build further upon what I said earlier and add to what tracyanne said, I have started a nuclear consulting business on the side, and I am saving right now for an ultraportable notebook to be used when I am in "road warrior" mode.<br /><br />The logical choice for this tool's OS will be Windows 7, in spite of my poking fun at it above :) it will provide me with the compatibility I need to work at client sites.<br /><br />There is something for everyone!<br /><br />Honestly, I think we are fortunate to have such a wide variety of good operating platforms and software.Brett Legreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757121278866748797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-6605973598381877952010-10-24T20:41:43.620-05:002010-10-24T20:41:43.620-05:00I agree with Brett Legree, which is why I use Wind...I agree with Brett Legree, which is why I use Windows for C# ASP.NET programming. Outside of that, I haven't found anything that I can't use Linux for, to run my Business.tracyannehttp://lxer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-23951919701633090352010-10-24T12:12:36.599-05:002010-10-24T12:12:36.599-05:00Hey, if Linux and FOSS work for you as a professio...Hey, if Linux and FOSS work for you as a professional designer, that's great - no disrespect was intended towards those who use it for serious things.<br /><br />Linux and FOSS do great things for me too, as does my Mac. I use GIMP on my Mac rather than an alternative since it works so well, and you can't beat the price. My file server runs Ubuntu.<br /><br />I am a senior nuclear engineer, and I believe in the "right tool for the job". If that's Linux, great - if it's Mac, great - if it's Windows, great. Each has strengths and weaknesses.<br /><br />The main thing is getting done what you need to get done.Brett Legreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757121278866748797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-86064749789399003582010-10-24T09:13:07.653-05:002010-10-24T09:13:07.653-05:00I can't remember the last time I ever 'muc...I can't remember the last time I ever 'mucked around' on my linux box. That is to say, I can't remember the last time I ever mucked around when I didn't feel like it.<br /><br />As a professional designer, and webdev, I get things done all the time. No hassles. All with free software.cblesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134262689997835382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-5680462716903628292010-10-24T04:58:59.866-05:002010-10-24T04:58:59.866-05:00Hmm. I think I'd be happier to reserve judgeme...Hmm. I think I'd be happier to reserve judgement based on an actual test drive of the final, released OS next year, rather than relying on a few screenshots, press releases and a flashy keynote speech.<br /><br />I mean, if I were to base my interpretation of Linux on the same things, I wouldn't necessarily have the positive opinion of it that I do now - especially Ubuntu, which I would just categorize from "screenshots and press releases" as a rip-off of Mac OS X...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Yes, I have a Mac, and yet I am highly technical. I chose to run it because I wanted to "get things done" without mucking around too much.<br /><br />If I want to muck around on my desktop, I can always run Linux (or, *shudder*, Windows) in Fusion.Brett Legreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757121278866748797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-85547861601255591182010-10-23T13:30:35.053-05:002010-10-23T13:30:35.053-05:00I find Ubuntu to be too much like Mac anyway, so t...I find Ubuntu to be too much like Mac anyway, so to me they are competing against each other. I go Fedora Linux, because Fedora seems to be swimming happily in its own little private pool, yet maintains one step ahead of everyone in features and isn't trying to be a Mac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-16518081374800558392010-10-23T13:23:48.236-05:002010-10-23T13:23:48.236-05:00How long will it be before they lock you out of th...How long will it be before they lock you out of the filesystem, and keep you from running the software you want to run?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-36323896241114436912010-10-23T12:39:24.653-05:002010-10-23T12:39:24.653-05:00Apple is doing what they have been successful at -...Apple is doing what they have been successful at - catering to the less computer astute ('make it simple crowd') and then charging a premium for it.<br /><br />The six-month release cycle of Ubuntu is now finally kicking in as 'apparent to all'. Continuous improvements are small and methodical but they add up "all of a sudden". Batching development builds, like Windows every 5 years and OSX every 3 years is just too slow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-450028757691313062010-10-23T12:07:25.500-05:002010-10-23T12:07:25.500-05:00Great post!
It shocks me how Macs are borrowing m...Great post!<br /><br />It shocks me how Macs are borrowing many ideas from Linux. First the log-off(which looks like a compiz cube transition), then the workspaces and now all this.<br /><br />BTW your title strangely made me think of Narnia's magical lion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-83602360868068201962010-10-23T11:50:55.775-05:002010-10-23T11:50:55.775-05:00Mac fanboys would probably argue that the operatin...Mac fanboys would probably argue that the operating system is close to perfection already.<br /><br />In the days before Mac and Linux became good alternatives I used to cringe at all things microsoft. Now I cringe equally at all things Mac.Zona de Slumbergodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832040714410780705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-22957740535358653142010-10-23T11:44:13.442-05:002010-10-23T11:44:13.442-05:00*claps**claps*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967276963607619061noreply@blogger.com