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November 10, 2008 at 2:37 am #2163112
Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
Lockedby shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
My husband made a very shocking statement over the weekend.
He has said he is going to install Linux on his laptop. He is planning to do it on a virtual machine, so in his eyes, its ok..
He says its for learning purposes, as most of the stuff at his new job runs on Linux… but how long before its not just “learning” anymore?? How long before he starts using it just for fun..??
I am a MS purist…I just cannot believe Linux will be taking up resisedence in my house..
How am I susposed to handle this??
What am I going to do??]:)
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November 10, 2008 at 4:53 am #2967071
to borrow a phrase
by jaqui · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
from my gay friends ]:)
“dump the b!tch, make the switch”😀
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November 10, 2008 at 4:58 am #2967070
Shock..
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to to borrow a phrase
and horror…
Jaq, who is to do the dumping..me or him???????????????
]:)
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November 10, 2008 at 5:03 am #2967068
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November 10, 2008 at 5:21 am #2967062
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November 10, 2008 at 5:25 am #2967061
riight
by jaqui · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Just not gonna happen!!!!!!!!
you are going to be an adulterer and use open source on the side. ]:)
having an affair with linux behind MS’ back, shame on you Shell.
😀
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November 10, 2008 at 5:31 am #2967058
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November 10, 2008 at 6:08 am #2967041
Cut him off.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
You’ve got the ultimate weapon. Use it.
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November 10, 2008 at 6:18 am #2967034
Every time my wife says…
by jiminpa · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Cut him off.
she’s going to cut me off. I tell she’s going to have to find out where I’m getting it first. :^0
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November 10, 2008 at 6:21 am #2967033
Ah man..
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Cut him off.
I hope it won’t get to that stage…
Surely there must be another way???????
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November 10, 2008 at 11:21 am #2966920
shirley.. well.. yes.. that is another way
by neon samurai · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Ah man..
.. and if you experimenting, I know someone who may be interested in the photos of you and Shirley
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November 10, 2008 at 6:40 am #2967025
$ rm /shellbot/sexlife.so.*
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Cut him off.
🙂
Leave that little note on his Linux box, that’ll teach him!
Seriously, split your little network in half…don’t let either side win and move along to important problems. 🙂
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November 10, 2008 at 7:02 am #2967011
hahaha
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to $ rm /shellbot/sexlife.so.*
I’ll definatly have to do that !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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November 10, 2008 at 6:25 am #2967031
VPN…
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
Hand him a VPN install disk with a custom pcf already made as a geeky way of saying “we need some space.”
Seriously, I think you’ll manage. I once dated a complete Apple zealot. Everything was always apple, apple, apple. I’m agnostic when it comes to os’s or hardware so I never really cared. I just want whatever it takes to get the job at hand done with minimal fuss, especially at home! I did inform her that I’m not paying for any Apple stuff outside of an iPod…the expensive stuff was on her if she wanted it. If I pay 5 grand or more for something for a woman, it better come with certification papers and have an clarity.
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November 10, 2008 at 6:35 am #2967027
5 Grand?
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to VPN…
If I pay 5 grand or more for something for a woman, it better have an engine and either wheels or a propeller.
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November 10, 2008 at 6:44 am #2967023
:)
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to 5 Grand?
If it has a prop is it REALLY for the woman? Sometimes you gotta love those “family” purchases.
Have you priced certified diamonds lately? They are WAY more expensive that just 6 years ago. 5 grand doesn’t get you anywhere near the solitaire that it once would.
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November 10, 2008 at 8:57 am #2966981
“Certified” diamonds: certified as what?
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to :)
No, I haven’t priced diamonds, certified, uncertified, or cubic zirconium. My wife has absolutely no use for pretty rocks.
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November 10, 2008 at 10:06 am #2966952
Pretty rocks…
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to “Certified” diamonds: certified as what?
http://www.gia.edu/3954/gia_home_page.cfm
They can also be certified by the AGSL.
http://www.americangemsociety.org/americangemsocietyla.htm
Hey, If I’m spending that much I want it certified and easily insured. When you put a policy on jewelry, certified pieces have a much hgher value than non-certified pieces so your investment is covered. Certified diamonds are guaranteed not to be african conflict stones, as well…or so the story goes.
I’m glad your wife feels that way. Lord knows every woman is different and we don’t understand any of them! 🙂
The first rock I ever bought was a 1.7 carat solitaire. When you looked at it alongside a run of the mill sam’s club non certified piece of the same size/weight the differences were visible with the naked eye. It’s all a matter of choice. My current girlfriend prefers stones with a visible defect so it is more easily identifiable as her’s and it has some individuality…while I think it looks cheap. Whatever floats her boat!
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November 10, 2008 at 11:24 am #2966918
it may have an engine and prop yet still not be a “vehicle”. ;)
by neon samurai · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to :)
(I couldn’t resist.. seems it’s just a bring-in-gutter kind of day thankfully. 😀 )
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November 10, 2008 at 6:45 am #2967022
Divorce is Eminent
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
As an MS Purist :0 you will not be able to tolerate his change.
He will move from ‘testing’ to ‘replacing Windows’ shortly.
The longer you wait, the worse things will get as Tux will come in your house, and constantly tell you to ditch Windows too. Just to note — penguins are very manipulative, and as a MS truist, you will not be able to handle it’s sight for long. Your productivity will seem to fall rapidly everytime you even think that Tux is around the corner to mess with you some more.-
November 10, 2008 at 7:00 am #2967014
Dunno
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Divorce is Eminent
do ya really think it will come to that Scummy??
Can the two co-exist together???
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November 10, 2008 at 7:10 am #2967008
Nothing says true love
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Dunno
Like dual booting for your significant other. Or you two could get drunk and install both along side OSx on a macbook. But that kind of 3-way supporting lifestyle isn’t for everyone…
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November 10, 2008 at 7:32 am #2967002
I could live with a dual boot
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Nothing says true love
but no way in h*ll will there be a mac in my house..
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November 10, 2008 at 7:48 am #2966996
I said that once…
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to I could live with a dual boot
But the user that came along with the mac was really gorgeous. 🙂
OSx is actually quite pleasant once you find anything you’re looking for and you break your right click dependancy. The upkeep for the user was too much to bear and I can’t say I was sorry to see her or the mac go.
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November 10, 2008 at 8:32 am #2966989
An OS for people looking for simplification
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to I said that once…
Simple people love a simple OS. OSx takes away all the complexity of having TWO buttons to have to click. Decisions decisions….. ;\
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November 10, 2008 at 11:27 am #2965566
nah.. just turned two buttons into a key+button
by neon samurai · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
Just one button on the mouse but now for your right click, you have to hold the Apple button with the left click.
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November 10, 2008 at 2:35 pm #2965483
Wait just one darn minute there!
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
There are context menus in Mac world. I have a two button
external mouse for when I don’t want to deal with the touch
pad on my Mac Book. Or I can tap the touch pad with two
fingers and get the context menu that way.I like playing from the command line. UNIX is a joy to use.
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November 10, 2008 at 2:40 pm #2965479
So Tigs
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
you bought a simplified OS just to add complexities?
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November 10, 2008 at 2:51 pm #2965474
Ice skating will become an Olympic event in…
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
Hell before I will go back to using Windows again. I bought
a Mac because I wanted the stability of OS X.I’ve tried to make myself go back to Windows. Couldn’t do it.
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November 10, 2008 at 3:03 pm #2965472
Then why add complexities?
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
next thing we know, you are gonna program in random errors and blue screens :0 :^0
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November 10, 2008 at 3:23 pm #2965470
No to the random page errors
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to An OS for people looking for simplification
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November 10, 2008 at 7:19 am #2967004
If you try to hinder TUX
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Dunno
to a VM, Tux will come and plop down on your couch, just to show you he cares, and to stay visible. However, as an MS groupie, you will of course go crazy always knowing Tux is there for you.
However, if you use MS products in a VPN instead, the MS logo will constantly badger you that you have Tux around. It will constantly tell you how much better MS products are, and try to convince you to kill Tux, or at minimum to get it out of your house. As a fangirl of Win, the MS logo will fly around sending you secret messages of how much better each and every pricey upgrade is as well. Tux will try to warn you, but you would have blocked out all sense by this time :0
Then, when you have a problem with Win, Tux will try to inform you of how it can be fixed, but just the sight of Tux still there will bug the cr@p outta you, and you will eventually start beating Tux with the broom handle.
When hubby finds out about this outrage, and driving off Tux, he will become enraged, and shortly after, the divorce will start -
November 10, 2008 at 8:58 am #2966980
Dual booting like being bi-sexual.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Dunno
Do you really want to go there?
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November 18, 2008 at 2:09 pm #2983410
Dual Boot works…
by steve9199 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Dunno
Shell-
I’m typing on a Dell PC that has half the hard drive set up with XP Pro, and the other half is Linux Mint. Both work well, except for not being able to print to my Lexmark printer on the Linux side of my desktop (Lexmark is notoriously “Linux Un-Friendly”).
Don’t let Linux scare you. You’ll find a LOT of servers are Linux based, and it’s quite easy to get used to… depending on the Distro.
Linux isn’t QUITE ready to compete with MS in the desktop market, but the new flavors work right out of the box and you might find you actually like the experience. You never know…you might even come over to the “Dark Side”….LOL!
-Steve
(geek)
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November 10, 2008 at 6:55 am #2967017
Inspect his hard drive
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
If you find a tattoo, it’s over.
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November 10, 2008 at 7:01 am #2967012
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November 10, 2008 at 8:11 am #2966995
Dual Boot….
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
I foolishly installed Vista and my wife and kids liked it (SP1) but it was killing my gaming performance, so I made a separate partition for XP and set up a dual boot scenario. They boot into Vista, I boot into XP, their silly cookies for online games dont’ bother me and everyone is happy.
James
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November 10, 2008 at 8:27 am #2966990
Vista is one thing
by shellbot · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Dual Boot….
I like Vista..however, I’ve not yet tried gaming on it.
But James..he’s talking about Linux…LINUX
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November 10, 2008 at 10:06 am #2966951
Principle is the same
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Vista is one thing
Dual boot utility I got off the net, shows a menu of three things: Vista (first partition), XP (second partition) and memory diagnostic.
So you never ever have to see it.
You’d really have hated me 10 years ago when I was running Unix on my Macintosh….
James
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November 10, 2008 at 8:34 am #2966988
Does he have a list yet?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
If he doesn’t have a list of applications to try, and things to do, it will become just one more unfinished project. B-)
If he has that list… pray for him to not find the right drivers he needs…. ;\
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November 10, 2008 at 11:06 am #2966925
enjoy interoperability
by neon samurai · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
I find one of the fun puzzles at home is seeing how many different platforms I can get playing nicely together on my network. Unless you run MS AD at home, it should be pretty seamless between Remote Desktop, VNC and Samba/CIFS shares.
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November 10, 2008 at 1:47 pm #2965505
I ran samba at home very successfully for backups
by forum surfer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to enjoy interoperability
It ran so well I forgot to turn it off for over a year. Didn’t notice the box was dead until my backup jobs were crashing. Seems I set the box to turn on at the correct time on friday evenings yet I didn’t have it shutting down after the job was done. The old dell dimension celeron box it was on didn’t like 24/7 duty in the garage, as I also used it for surfing car related problems.
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November 10, 2008 at 2:14 pm #2965491
C’mon, Shell- take a walk on the wild side!
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
It will be much easier to continue to find work if you open
your heart and mind to other OS options. I strongly believe
that OS agnostic is the best way to go.But then, what do you expect from someone posting from a
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November 10, 2008 at 2:45 pm #2965476
what would we expect?
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to C’mon, Shell- take a walk on the wild side!
to be able to comprehend the post — however since it is MAC Speak, we cannot understand what you are saying or even implying.
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November 10, 2008 at 3:25 pm #2965469
What’s in YOUR operating system?
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to what would we expect?
I’ll just bet that there is a Window in your world even though
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November 10, 2008 at 3:44 pm #2965461
:0 Oh No!!! Its now known to all
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to What’s in YOUR operating system?
wait, everyone already knew ~whew~ I thought I would have to hide out for a bit or something.
Yes, I am sadly forced to use more than 1 version of Windows. And my main home system is XP. But at least I aint on a MAC 😀
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November 10, 2008 at 4:01 pm #2965456
At least I
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to :0 Oh No!!! Its now known to all
Don’t have to reboot my system every time I turn around. It
is not uncommon to leave it running 24×7. It’s UNIX. It’s
happy that way.I NEVER get BSOD errors…
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November 10, 2008 at 5:01 pm #2965446
but Tigger
by jaqui · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to At least I
you could get the same with a any PC flavour, running LINUX.
no need to spend extra on the Apple Mac PC hardware. :p
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November 11, 2008 at 1:32 am #2965362
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November 13, 2008 at 9:07 am #2966107
Actually Jaq
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to but Tigger
After the HP went TU after ten months I decided that better
hardware is better hardware. And besides, I LIKE OS X.I’ve had this for a year now and I don’t see myself going back
to a PC. I have a couple and you’re absolutely correct- they
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November 13, 2008 at 8:49 am #2966117
Nice waste of energy there
by the ‘g-man.’ · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to At least I
it would save you cash to turn it off.
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November 13, 2008 at 9:03 am #2966110
It hibernates
by tig2 · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Nice waste of energy there
No waste of energy.
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November 18, 2008 at 2:00 am #2982364
MS and Novell SuSE Linux partnership
by bodwyer · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to Bringing Linux into a MS marriage (Dear Abbey: )
You might be surprised to know, but MS are already involved in Windows and Linux interoperability and support with SuSE (Novell) linux. See http://www.novell.com/news/press/microsoft_and_novell_announce_broad_collaboration_on_windows_and_linux_interoperability_and_support
Cheers, Brian
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November 18, 2008 at 6:58 am #2982279
It still causes debate in the community
by neon samurai · about 15 years, 5 months ago
In reply to MS and Novell SuSE Linux partnership
.. at least it was a more productive deal than the MS/SCO deal though.
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