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On my Linux hobbyware system I can store 2,097,152 versions of the file 'Micro$oft_is_crapware.txt'!
2^21 = 2097152 All because of case-sensitivity! Isn't Linux great?!?! Take that Microsoft!
Message posted on the February 5th, 2012 - 9:06 AM ET
When MaximumPC magazine builds a value $667 PC, they don't hobble it with Linux hobbyware
Of course they don't even consider the amateur crapware that doesn't fit in today's world. Maximum PC wants its readers to actually enjoy the system - to play current games and the best software, like Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe Lightroom and Far Cry ...
Message posted on the June 22nd, 2011 - 8:31 PM ET
Re: It's 2011, and the Linux hobbyware still fails at basic file handling
Another "flatfish" post. DFS spent hours trying to find a really good complaint in some other blog then tried to post it here as original. Keep in mind that a link is not actually deleted until ALL file handles are closed. And being a ...
Message posted on the March 2nd, 2011 - 1:05 AM ET
Linux slopware: 6 different distros freeze on victim's AMD system
"I bought a Toshiba satellite c655-s5533 and I have tried no less than 6 different distros and all have the same issue.The screen freezes. I am using the latest version of pclinuxos kde mini me, the hope was that by using mini me I would have ...
Message posted on the October 12th, 2012 - 10:07 PM ET
DSL 4.2.5 mouse (PS/2) not recognized...DAMN Damn Small Linux
Some background on me: programmer in C#, some of my programs are run commercially, own my own business, heavy Windows user, very knowledgeable about PCs (built about a dozen for myself and friends from scratch, all Windows machines) hand RedHat ...
Message posted on the June 3rd, 2010 - 3:52 PM ET
Pleasantly surprised by Linux...for a couple of days...The Short Happy Life of Francis Linux Macomber
When I say "pleasantly surprised" I mean it in the way that you are "plesantly surprised" you don't get food poisoning eating at a greasy spoon locally owned interstate cafe on a road trip. You know, the kind found where Doofus ...
Message posted on the June 11th, 2010 - 4:51 AM ET
Proof That Microsoft Is Behind The Huge Flood Of Anti-Linux Lies And Hate In COLA
For more than ten years, Microsoft Corporation has been flooding Usenet with articles full of lies and hatred for its competitor Linux. Microsoft posts about 130 such articles every day to the comp.os.linux.advocacy newsgroup, using dozens of false ...
Message posted on the July 8th, 2012 - 7:52 PM ET
Mint crapware: "the sound system should not give the users such problems"
"I've installed Mint, hoping it will fix some of the unstableness of Ubuntu which I heard about. And now I'm experiencing a couple of problems. I've been using Linux since 10.04, and even with it's beta I haven't had such problems. Is Mint ...
Message posted on the February 21st, 2013 - 1:12 PM ET
Razer Imperator mouse fails in Linux Mint 13 crapware, works fine under Windows 7 of course
"I have Razer Imperator and it works fine in Windows 7. But in Mint 13 it does not even get power, what I mean is the mouse is completely dead no power etc will not work no matter how many times I reboot its just dead. I have a PS2 mouse that ...
Message posted on the August 29th, 2012 - 11:03 PM ET
Linux usage in the "advocates'" households?
chrisv Apr 2010: "...Home Premium OEM is available for $100 online... My daughter runs it..." Gidget Dec 2010: "When I can fix my wife's Mac..." Gidget Jun 2011: "...it was for my son's Mac..." Creepy Chris ...
Message posted on the February 10th, 2012 - 10:17 AM ET
There seems to be some confusion...the score is DFS 24, Ubuntu/cola idiots 2
The confusion is about my recent personal exploration of Ubuntu 10.10 crapware and discovery of various bugs and bullshit "design flaws" and lame-ass "expected behavior". I'm going to recap my posts and evidence, and tally the ...
Message posted on the March 7th, 2011 - 10:57 PM ET
[long] The apathy that keeps people using Windows
These days, when you buy a PC, you're also paying for Microsoft Windows, whether you want it or not. And if you /don't/ want it, then obtaining a refund is difficult if not impossible, because retailers claim that it's the combination of hardware ...
Message posted on the November 7th, 2010 - 2:40 PM ET
The Top 3 Amazon Best Sellers are all Windows 8
www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/software 1. Windows 8 Pro 2. Windows 8 Pro System Builder 64-bit 3. Windows 8 System Builder 64-bit 9 out of the Top 10 Best Sellers right now are Microsoft products. People would much rather pay for MS Windows ...
Message posted on the October 25th, 2012 - 9:13 PM ET
Microsoft Welcomes CentOS (uh, oh)
~~ Microsoft welcomes CentOS Linux onto virtualized Windows OSBC Microsoft is taking a swing at Red Hat, promoting freebie Linux CentOS on Windows Server via its hypervisor and offering technical support for service providers. On Monday, the ...
Message posted on the May 16th, 2011 - 8:38 PM ET