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Comment on What’s in a name? Marriage vs. Domestic Partners by Yarik

Yarik — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:32:42 +0000

Very interesting (albeit not very productive) discussion…

I am really curious: Are there any more or less reliable demographic data about opposers/supporters of the “gay marriage” concept, state-wide or country-wide? I think such data could explain why this discussion (and other similar discussions I witnessed) appears to be leading nowhere beyond “let’s agree to disagree” conclusion.

Comment on Top 5 Ways Windows is Better Than Unix or Linux by arif

arif — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:33:24 +0000

A long time ago some body told me that linux is best operating system and i started using it and using it since 3 years, for the last two years i kept on thinking that as i am new to this system so thats why i am getting problem, and my system crashes because i didnot knew how to use linux, but after using almost all the distros available on internet and wasting a huge sum of my time i am now back to windows xp. I think still much development is needed in these 5 points discussed in detail above. I am using currently ubuntu jaunty and windows xp together. all the productive work i do is on xp, and linux distro is just for fun there to play around with my pc but really a tough and time consuming job to make it useful for you because when ever i install on working software it installs it in the form of ten’s of packages, and when i remove this software only one package is removed leaving all the unused packages there

Comment on Top 5 Ways Windows is Better Than Unix or Linux by arif

arif — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:18:56 +0000

Great article, and no doubt about it that windows operating system remained at top in history, and i think it will be.

But if you think upon cost of development of the two operating systems i.e linux and windows, microsoft is spending millions of dollars on development of windows, on the other hand linux is developed by mostly by community based efforts, so its a good effort of community to reach at a level where people are trying to compare these two and a lot of discussion is going on that which one is better, I think its great achievment of this community based OS.

So far linux is really struggling to fight with its dependency hell and complex OS structure. further if we compare technically windows xp with any mainstream linux disro, XP is far more easier and ready to use operating system than any linux distro. No doubt you could use it only if you have lot of money in your pocket.

Comment on Top 5 Ways Windows is Better Than Unix or Linux by Frank L

Frank L — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:07:25 +0000

You shouldn’t compare operating systems. They all have their advantages or disadvantages.

OF EVERYTHING… Why Linux and Windows? That’s like comparing oranges and apples. They’re different and function differently. One’s proprietary the other is open source. You can’t compare something that’s ‘free’ to something a multiBILLION dollar corporation created.

Mind you that Linux accomplished a lot during the recent decades where dedicated programmers around the world spent time for no charge creating such a sophisticated alternative to Windows.

p.s. Don’t flame this… I use both Windows and Linux and I can say that both of them are good on some features and bad in others.

Frank

Comment on 5 Reasons Supreme Court Justices Matter by bill

bill — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:28:51 +0000

Russell,

Thanks for the comment. I edited the text of my post to read “extend rights to emancipated slaves” instead of “abolish slavery” which is more accurate. Can we at least agree that the 20th century interpretation of the 14th has become so broad as to deny states the right to make decisions for their citizens that are best made at the state level, rather than the federal level? The balance has shifted WAY to far away from States rights.

Comment on 5 Reasons Supreme Court Justices Matter by Russell

Russell — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:29:15 +0000

The 13th amendment abolished slavery. The 14th amendment was explicitly intended as a federal mechanism to restrict state law vis-a-vis individual rights. Its chief framer, John Bingham, was explicit that, among other things, it would incorporate the first eight amendments. 19th century courts interpreted it narrowly in that regard, and 20th century courts later broadened that. Narrowly or broadly, its intent from its framing was precisely to impose the federal government between what law states could write restricting individuals. Yes, the motive was the recently freed slaves. But it’s simply wrong to the plain text and wrong to the original intent and historically inaccurate to say that the 14th wasn’t intended to shift the federal balance.

Comment on Top 5 Ways Windows is Better Than Unix or Linux by bill

bill — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:58:40 +0000

Here’s a bunch of more reasons why Linux Sucks: http://lunduke.com/?p=429 from the Linux community itself.

Comment on OFAC Compliance, the Easy Way by James

James — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:56:48 +0000

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Comment on Tax Cuts Do Not Cause Deficits by DAVE

DAVE — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:45:23 +0000

Spending went up during the Clinton years, but there was economic expansion. Yes, tax increases does bring down the deficits.

Comment on It’s Still the Latency, Stupid…pt.2 by Latency Vs. Bandwidth - Part II - Super-Networking Blog

Latency Vs. Bandwidth - Part II - Super-Networking Blog — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:34:40 +0000

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