🚀 go-pugleaf

Op 19-10-2011 18:51, ervaqre schreef:
> DG is a mighty pirate...
>
>>> You're still using Windows? Recently I had to use a Windows machine
>>> and I was surprised by the amount of crapware. Chinese software of
>>> today is much like what our software was ten years ago, but then
>>> worse. For example, one of the most popular video players is just like
>>> Real Player but then with ads displaying even when you're watching the
>>> video in full screen. Now, of course, you can install things such as
>>> the VLC Player, but I've always found maintenance a lot of work on
>>> Windows. Or do they finally have a way to update all of your software
>>> to the latest version with one click of the mouse?
>>
>> There's an app for that. Probably some spamilicious piece of adware that
>> installs a brand new browser that hijacks clicks and e-mail client with
>> emoticons.
>
> That's one of the things that drove me away from Windows. A while ago
> I had to use somebody's Windows laptop and I needed a very simple
> program just to be able to cut segments out of an mp3 file and save
> them as new mp3 files. Now I thought this would be easy to find, but
> all Google gave me was adware, shareware and so called freeware that
> was free but with limited functionality, i.e. no option to save your
> files. I'm sure there are free and fully functional programs out there
> that do what I need, but it's just too much effort to wade through all
> the crapware out there to find the good ones.

Audacity with the lame dll file. Can convert to different formats aswell.

> It is why I so much love the solution of most Linux distributions. All
> you have to do is open your software center program, search for what
> you need, and the click install and that's all. No spyware, no adware,
> o shareware whatsoever. I am surprised that somebody like you who uses
> Firefox, Thunderbird and VLC still sticks to an OS where you need
> things such as virus scanners and firewalls to constantly monitor and
> protect your system.

I've used and liked several Linux versions. But for daily use on one 
single machine, Windows still wins out. I've got everything running the 
way I like it, e-mail, RSS feeds, podcasts. It took a while to get that 
set up the way I like it. If you could copy all that over to Linux and 
also pop one of those PC game CD's into a Linux machine and just have it 
run, it would become an actual option.

>>> Oh, good idea! I could just buy a PS3 then instead! I've actually
>>> thought about buying a console or perhaps even a portable such as the
>>> Playstation Vita or this Nintendo 3DS.
>>
>> Hmmm, I've been holding off on that. I just don't take the time to play,
>> and even when I do I prefer Turn Based Strategy and stuff like Sim City.
>> They don't do so well on consoles.
>
> Actually, I also haven't been taking time to play computer games for
> several years now. Wonder why I still want a Playstation Vita. Perhaps
> I am easily influenced by marketing or perhaps it is because as a
> child I never had a Gameboy!

I had several Nintendo Game And Watch thingies. Skipped The whole 
NES/Gameboy time.

>>> Okay, you know it's illegal to discuss Star Wars in here, don't you?
>>> Let me discuss with the elders whether or not you deserve to be
>>> banned!
>>
>> Star Wars isn't Pine. In fact Pine is the name of the actor that plays
>> the new James T. Kirk in Star Trek. Totally different franchise.
>
> I am pretty sure Star Wars is banned! I banned it myself. Star Trek is
> banned as well! Tsjakka!
>
Now that's something that *should* be banned: Tsjakka, my foot.

-- 
Danny.