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Hunter2 Thompson
Feb 3, 2005

Ramrod XTreme
very few consumer and commercial appliances are improved by the addition of a built-in computer. indeed, most are made worse when a computer is incorporated into the object.

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qntm
Jun 17, 2009
Unicode is the best thing that computer people have ever done.

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
we need more emoji

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer

The Management posted:

we need more emoji bitmoji

Salt Fish
Sep 11, 2003

Cybernetic Crumb
dc is a better program than bc and I use it whenever I need to do any calculations at work.

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



The Management posted:

we need more emoji

👁👉👌👍

vodkat
Jun 30, 2012



cannot legally be sold as vodka
I can't belive you all fell for this honeypot thread, look forward to your bans :devil:

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



lol if you didnt post that webos should come back because cards are loving great and a better metaphor for users than loving apps

Ornamental Dingbat
Feb 26, 2007

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

can bing help me find meaning for my existence?

If that meaning involves streaming hardcore pornography then absolutely yup

Gazpacho
Jun 18, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
Slippery Tilde
Even if a computer could be "smart" enough to govern society (it can't) and even if that government were beneficial, it would be a mistake to create that sort of dependence

shitface
Nov 23, 2006

vr porn is dangerous due to the likelihood of stunning your toe running flailing towards the pussy you dont get as a 6 and a half figgy computer mans

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer

shitface posted:

vr porn is dangerous due to the likelihood of stunning your toe running flailing towards the pussy you dont get as a 6 and a half figgy computer mans

ubiquitous online pornography desensitizes men to sexual violence and reduces their empathy toward women. oh wait, you said controversial.

shitface
Nov 23, 2006

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

ubiquitous online pornography desensitizes men to sexual violence and reduces their empathy toward women. oh wait, you said controversial.

I only watch the gentlest and most mutual gay porn where both parties consent in writing

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



shitface posted:

I only watch the gentlest and most mutual gay porn where both parties consent in writing

legislative gay porn is not only a dream but a reality if you make it to regional government

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



Gazpacho posted:

Even if a computer could be "smart" enough to govern society (it can't) and even if that government were beneficial, it would be a mistake to create that sort of dependence

now i wait for the variable man






poo poo, has it really been that long since i read a good pkd story?

burning swine
May 26, 2004



Smythe posted:

GNOME 3 is the best window manager

nemo still crashes randomly/frequently leaving me with a nonfunctional desktop

a routine update to some random library (libpixbuf) last week left GNOME 3 completely unable to start on my box

Sapozhnik posted:

desktop linux is neither mindblowingly amazing nor irredeemably awful

actually it is one of those things

OldAlias posted:

there is no problem with audio on linux. it Just Works, like most everything else

lol I have to blacklist ALSA updates because beyond a certain version I just have no sound whatsoever. alsa and pulse both remain buggy, fragile garbage

Salt Fish
Sep 11, 2003

Cybernetic Crumb

COACHS SPORT BAR posted:

nemo still crashes randomly/frequently leaving me with a nonfunctional desktop

a routine update to some random library (libpixbuf) last week left GNOME 3 completely unable to start on my box


actually it is one of those things


lol I have to blacklist ALSA updates because beyond a certain version I just have no sound whatsoever. alsa and pulse both remain buggy, fragile garbage

Have you ever considered that you are using trash hardware?

BONGHITZ
Jan 1, 1970

Sapozhnik posted:

my computer is racist and that's totally ok

are you sure?

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






Android is pretty good

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
php is fine

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

your operating system is lovely

Symbolic Butt
Mar 22, 2009

(_!_)
Buglord
computers are good and fun

treasure bear
Dec 10, 2012

wine is an emulator

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






treasure bear posted:

wine is an emulator

GNU is unix

champagne posting
Apr 5, 2006

YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER

treasure bear posted:

wine is an emulator

it emulates bad moods into good moods.


not very good to put in a computer

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

COACHS SPORT BAR posted:

lol I have to blacklist ALSA updates because beyond a certain version I just have no sound whatsoever.

alsa updates come with the kernel

are you still running kernel 2.6.8 or something

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

Agile Vector posted:

lol if you didnt post that webos should come back because cards are loving great and a better metaphor for users than loving apps

webos was good

burning swine
May 26, 2004



Notorious b.s.d. posted:

alsa updates come with the kernel

are you still running kernel 2.6.8 or something
> uname -r
4.9.4-1
>:ins:

Elder Postsman
Aug 30, 2000


i used hot bot to search for "teens"


so is python

OldAlias
Nov 2, 2013

Larry Wall had some good ideas

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






TempleOS guy is a well balanced individual

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

webos was good
my parents teevee has webos and it sucks turds

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

the new macbook pro owns bones and the haters shirts all look like dishrags

SO DEMANDING
Dec 27, 2003

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:

my parents teevee has webos and it sucks turds

that doesnt count as webos

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD
Jul 7, 2012

"kotex why is this tv interface bad"
"cos its basically a giant fuckin palm pilot but not the good kind"
"o"

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



PalmOS 5.3.1.1.1.1-2 did nothing wrong

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006
none of my opinions are controversial

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

it's true, everyone agrees they are just the worst

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

windows 10 is better than macos now
the only advantage macos has is the insane battery life thx to apple controlling everything

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Fun Shoe

Sagebrush posted:

it's true, everyone agrees they are just the worst

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