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[challenge entry] Gates once again eating shite


sorry about the pinkness but i ripped it strait from shell32 . . . i blame MS . . . and SCO :@ bloody penguin haters :P

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(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:43, archived)
# and i blame you
for having a biased "Slashdot" mentaility
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:47, archived)
# I've never understood that.
Is slashdot mentality "linux is greatest. Windows sucks."

I sort of feel the same way..but just because I'm skint and windows costs too much. But linux is pretty shite at most things.

maybe slightly drunk.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:48, archived)
# linux stuff
yh but linux is more stable . . . and better when u kno wot ur doing . . . and its FREE!

p.s . . . wots WRONG with the Slashdot mentality?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:51, archived)
# "linux is more stable"
Have you ever pulled out the power plug? Kiss your filesystem goodbye.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:51, archived)
# "Kiss your filesystem goodbye"
and what happens if u do that with windows? . . . oh yes u get scandisk

so in linux u have . . . fsck!
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:54, archived)
# I don't get scandisk.
It just..boots. And I do it a lot..because I'm lazy.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:55, archived)
# Well
NT systems dont do that shit.

Win2K is nice when I suck up all 1 Gig of RAM, 128MB of VideoRAM and full my scratch disk up to full & max my Processor (2.4Ghz) and have it crash. It just reboots and starts like I'd just turned it on.

Had I have to go through scandisk, it'll only take a blink anyway Mahhahahaa !

</showing off>
(Sypher_5, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:09, archived)
# I have Win2K
& have never found scandisk
(I helped save b3ta! Duncan Disorderly, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:15, archived)
# I dont think its there...
It may be there in the OS but I dont think its active. Maybe you'd have to really screw the pooch ( not to mention crash it badly ) for it to appear.

I hardly ever actually crash the system, only when I have photoshop, ImageReady, Q3A, GTKRadiant, and 2 instances of Gmax ( Tempest ), Winamp ( 2.9 ), MSN, Norton AV, and notepad open and I want to open up something else & find myself to lazy to close something off first.
(Sypher_5, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:24, archived)
# hahah, you've never found scandisk?
must have a really shite version of win2k here....doesn't help when tattyslop 7 memory leaks and fucks the system in the ass after 2 days
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:28, archived)
# Nope,
I've got Win2k with SP3 included in the Install ( SP4 is Evil, I refuse to get it until theres fixes for the things it fixes.) & I've only ever crashed it when I've opened to much up, which is very rare.

Only got PS6, and just updated it to 6.0.1 today. Havent noticed any problems with it.

The one thing that is screwy is IE6, I've found some sort of bug to do with having over 10 forms on a page & bg images in CSS. Cant redraw the page and spazzes out leaving me with a lovley pattern in the window which turns into a whole GUI problem if I leave it open for long.
(Sypher_5, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:35, archived)
# sp4? Barf! I only put SP3
on when I found the leeetle app that enabled the OK button without actually agreeing to anything the beast wants. I'm on a bog-standard install with 100% compatible hardware and drivers and it STILL breaks. Good job I expect it on a regular basis and keep everything important on a machine that doesn't run a microsloth OS :)

mmmmm VMS
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:43, archived)
# Mine crashes frequently
usually due to Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory & Aliens vs. Predator 2
(I helped save b3ta! Duncan Disorderly, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:30, archived)
# if legal . . .
and how much did u pay 4 ur NT/2k licences?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:20, archived)
# Not sure about...
Licences for one copy to be used over multiple systems because all the PC's here at home are OEM's.

We sell Computers from home so everything is cheaper than what you pay for it in the shops because we get it wholesale. I know for retail ( from most store brought systems ) there's a 200% markup on XP home, 300% Markup on XP Pro. But I'm not sure what current prices are for Win2k.
(Sypher_5, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:29, archived)
# Licence...?
/cough
(I helped save b3ta! Duncan Disorderly, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:44, archived)
# do it regularly mate
Ok, I do it by accident when plugging in a dodgy old machine that I should really check over first, but the webserver has come back up every time.....
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:54, archived)
# On a debian box I use occasionally, everytime I unplug it / there's a powercut
Poof. It won't boot. Obviously tried fsck, etc. Maybe just the harddrive's knackered :)
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:56, archived)
# could be,
I'm using ext2fs on redhat 7.1....stable as a thing full of horses that isn't a horsebox.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:00, archived)
# neva used debian . . .
is apt get as good as it seems?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:26, archived)
# sort of
although its more of a "lolomfglmao i r l33t h4><0r windows is complete and utter shite even tho im using it on my pc right now, linux is great and the penguin is my god, but ive not got a fucking clue how to use it"

or something...
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:52, archived)
# Yeah.
I have very little clue howto use linux. I know enough to do basic stuff though, that's really all I need. And I doubt linux will ever overtake windows for desktop machines - it's too fucking hard to use!
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:53, archived)
# heh,
how, exactly? For an average user that needs desktop icons and a printer to do stuff?
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:55, archived)
# Actually, I've never used linux gui's.
That might be why, heh.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:57, archived)
# kule
. . . liking it
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:00, archived)
# that is probably not that hard
i got pissed off with it for never getting my graphics card working properly
(I helped save b3ta! Sammo, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# never had any bother, from pretty
recent GeForce stuff right back to Matrox Millennium 2 which is what the current webserver's using 'cos I can't be arsed to build in serial console control in the current kernel!

that was far too geeky for well after 2 in the morning
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:20, archived)
# true, it proberbly never will
and its just hard to use because people have been moulded into an ignorant mass who are afraid of using a command line interface. they are all too used to windows, which isnt nessicerily a ad thing, its good its good points and its bad points, but so has linux...
(I helped save b3ta! ChaosTime The Fucking Moon Lord, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:56, archived)
# I'm discussing OSs at 2am.
This is a lowpoint of my life.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:59, archived)
# it could be worse
you could be wanking as you...

...oh.
(martian, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:01, archived)
# fwapfwapfwap
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# why?
i think its lush

*geeks cumz out*
*runs into corner of room and hides*
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# hard to use
tru . . . it is harder to use . . . but the hard stuff is for super users!

and in sum survey they took 100ish ppl n tested OO and MSOffice . . . and guess wot . . . ppl found OO easier to use!
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:56, archived)
# Windows has a spellchecker.
...give it a try?
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# ha . . . ha
yes
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:59, archived)
# not anymore!
some of the new distros are very very userfriendly!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# Yeah
That's true. I'm talking about older school linux. Redhat9 for example is very user friendly, I know.
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:01, archived)
# the new slackware looks fucking great!
almost like a mac!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:02, archived)
# Mandrake
although im very bash orientated . . . for setup n generally user freindlyness i like mandrake
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:03, archived)
# me too!
9.0 is great and it's nice with the auto mount of ntfs partitions!
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:05, archived)
# I am
mandy's boy

that means I like mandrake by the way =D
(I helped save b3ta! Sammo, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# shell
wot bout shells? wots every1 using?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:10, archived)
# bah.
*puts down pic of mandelson*
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:11, archived)
# linux
bein curious . . . is it poss to run a poll to c wot OS's b3ta-ers use?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:58, archived)
# Not a proper poll no.
We usually just..ask. Unless you want to make a page with a poll and give us a link?
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:00, archived)
# poll
make a poll 4 linux distros?
or 4 OSs?
or both?
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:11, archived)
# Poll
Poll 4 OSs used by b3ta-ers
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:16, archived)
# my website
is only ever used for hosting b3ta images, so the stats on that should give a reasonable indication.

*goes off to check*

91% Windows
4.6% Macintosh
3.2% Linux
and a few others
(I helped save b3ta! verbal, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:03, archived)
# 3.2
lol
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:04, archived)
# If it could tell which distro
That'd be coool.

LTJ shows :

 Windows: 83.11 % (34829)
 Linux: 1.746 % (732)
 Mac/PPC: 1.639 % (687)
 FreeBSD: 0.107 % (45)
 SunOS: 0.090 % (38)
 IRIX: 0.007 % (3)
 BeOS: 0.011 % (5)
 OS/2: 0.002 % (1)
 AIX: 0 % (0)
 Unknown: 13.28 % (5567)
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# OS/2
wow . . . the diversity of b3ta users
(Pyro_Wizard, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:08, archived)
# updating my stats now,
but since it's been over a month since I did it last it'll probably take a while :-/
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:12, archived)
# arse, it's still going an' I'm
fucking off to bed. Bollocks to it.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:36, archived)
# yup, pretty much
the same here aside from the spatterings of Lynx, AmigaOS and RiscOS browser users.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 2:06, archived)
# ARGH
THE PINK!
(I helped save b3ta! dogsbollocks, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:47, archived)
# random TJ
geordie's on the phone again

she's just got out of the taxi

i should record this...
(vork and burlap, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:50, archived)
# please do,
should be entertaining!

*edit* she probably thinks she's talking to Mike "the mouth" Elliott on whatever radio station he hasn't been sacked from recently
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:50, archived)
# do!
credit card details, and clothing this time round!
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:51, archived)
# i can't get
a fucking word in

apparently i'm called Phil*

* not my name, by the way
(vork and burlap, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:52, archived)
#
Just pretend you are him.
(stop looking at my goats you bag of spunk, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:52, archived)
# go along with it.
pretend to be phil.



and yes, i have gone to bed.
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:53, archived)
# You know
you must

Pippy wants some random talking to use in a lip synced flash movie. Do it!
(I helped save b3ta! matsimpsk, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:51, archived)
#
Do it.
Whats she saying?
(stop looking at my goats you bag of spunk, Thu 21 Aug 2003, 1:51, archived)