Don't need Windows to download the video. Not sure about playback. It's 742MB ".asf" file. ffmpeg, ffplay, mplayer, ...? http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/249344/249344.asf
To summarize, there exists at least one person who wants to write their own tools, or at least use open source tools. For at least this one person, downloading closed source software from the chip manufacturer is not…
Maybe you have a very poor understanding of your systems, or you have given up trying to understand them. Or maybe you think that because any attempts at understanding systems are in your opinion "difficult", other…
I do not use Linux on a day to day basis as I said multiple times in these threads, nor do I consider the popular Linux distributions as a good example of small(er) software. They keep getting larger. Some have said the…
Any program that is constantly being updated and/or re-released is, for me, the one I'm more wary about trusting. As an example, look at djb's software. After a period in the beginning, you do not see the constant…
The way I remember "Eternal September" was giving UNIX shell accounts to incoming university students. The problem is when students graduate; no more shell account. Then what?
Alright, I think we have reached agreement. Software that is "smaller" than Microsoft Windows. It exists. I prefer such "smaller" software and use it every day. For me, it is "practically useful". I regularly see others…
What difference does it make what small software program I am using? You do not believe such a program exists? Or maybe you want to critique the program? That would be typical commenter behavior, but it is totally…
Are you saying you are unaware of any program that can post text to a web server that is "small"? If all you are aware of is large software, then your statement that "All software is large" makes more sense. "All…
In contrast to others, this is a comment that reflects truth. The only points I would contest are 1. that "a bunch" is effectively the "same thing" as large software. A "bunch" can vary in number and quality. My…
Nope. Maybe you can explain? My comment was about closed source versus open. Popularity is only relevant to the extent someone would argue Windows is not the easiest target but rather the most frequent one, due to its…
OK, I'll bite. What do you think is the easiest? Keep in mind what I said about configuration. Distinguish configuration from source code. Proper configuration s within the user's control and can be anticipatory and…
A well-deserved endorsement from a Microsoft employee. (Assuming your HN profile is up-to-date.) The kernel I start with is indeed derived from the same one that project started with.
If the code were ever released in a form that I could compile myself, and I could omit the parts I did no want... then I might be interested in Windows. Given that MS is a very successful company that got to where it is…
Maybe Redhat's configuration was at fault? I have seen popular Linux distributions where interfaces are enabled and have programs listening by default. I, the user, never asked for that. This is one reason I do not use…
Not sure what Linux has to do with my comment. Are you assuming I use a Linux "distribution"? Sometimes I have done so, but only occasionally when I need to check something on Linux. Anyway, I am missing your point.
So are the choices listed at the url below not going to be available in the future? I always liked that there are choices of different sized images (.img not .iso), including xfce and especially the minimal "standard".…
"... and there is no option to opt-out of this form of cross-device tracking." Does it work with Javascript disabled? Does it work with text-only browsers? How about netcat? Do I have to get a "smartphone" to make this…
"John W. Backus suggested to IBM a language to replace assembly language." And today, in a world with far more CPU homogeneity, we have an endless stream of nerds suggesting to HN languages to "replace" C. I am never…
"kill UEFI" Sounds good to me. I see UEFI as an added, redundant, poor quality OS. I'm a connoisseur of bootloaders and live in a TTY so UEFI is another command line that I do not need. You said it best: its features…
If I could, I would upvote this.
Cloudflare posts to HN should be in the same category as post about YC companies that are hiring. Ads. No voting. It is difficult to believe that CF does not have a "special relationship" with YC, give PG's close ties…
Don't need Windows to download the video. Not sure about playback. It's 742MB ".asf" file. ffmpeg, ffplay, mplayer, ...? http://msrvideo.vo.msecnd.net/rmcvideos/249344/249344.asf
To summarize, there exists at least one person who wants to write their own tools, or at least use open source tools. For at least this one person, downloading closed source software from the chip manufacturer is not…
Maybe you have a very poor understanding of your systems, or you have given up trying to understand them. Or maybe you think that because any attempts at understanding systems are in your opinion "difficult", other…
I do not use Linux on a day to day basis as I said multiple times in these threads, nor do I consider the popular Linux distributions as a good example of small(er) software. They keep getting larger. Some have said the…
Any program that is constantly being updated and/or re-released is, for me, the one I'm more wary about trusting. As an example, look at djb's software. After a period in the beginning, you do not see the constant…
The way I remember "Eternal September" was giving UNIX shell accounts to incoming university students. The problem is when students graduate; no more shell account. Then what?
Alright, I think we have reached agreement. Software that is "smaller" than Microsoft Windows. It exists. I prefer such "smaller" software and use it every day. For me, it is "practically useful". I regularly see others…
What difference does it make what small software program I am using? You do not believe such a program exists? Or maybe you want to critique the program? That would be typical commenter behavior, but it is totally…
Are you saying you are unaware of any program that can post text to a web server that is "small"? If all you are aware of is large software, then your statement that "All software is large" makes more sense. "All…
In contrast to others, this is a comment that reflects truth. The only points I would contest are 1. that "a bunch" is effectively the "same thing" as large software. A "bunch" can vary in number and quality. My…
Nope. Maybe you can explain? My comment was about closed source versus open. Popularity is only relevant to the extent someone would argue Windows is not the easiest target but rather the most frequent one, due to its…
OK, I'll bite. What do you think is the easiest? Keep in mind what I said about configuration. Distinguish configuration from source code. Proper configuration s within the user's control and can be anticipatory and…
A well-deserved endorsement from a Microsoft employee. (Assuming your HN profile is up-to-date.) The kernel I start with is indeed derived from the same one that project started with.
If the code were ever released in a form that I could compile myself, and I could omit the parts I did no want... then I might be interested in Windows. Given that MS is a very successful company that got to where it is…
Maybe Redhat's configuration was at fault? I have seen popular Linux distributions where interfaces are enabled and have programs listening by default. I, the user, never asked for that. This is one reason I do not use…
Not sure what Linux has to do with my comment. Are you assuming I use a Linux "distribution"? Sometimes I have done so, but only occasionally when I need to check something on Linux. Anyway, I am missing your point.
So are the choices listed at the url below not going to be available in the future? I always liked that there are choices of different sized images (.img not .iso), including xfce and especially the minimal "standard".…
"... and there is no option to opt-out of this form of cross-device tracking." Does it work with Javascript disabled? Does it work with text-only browsers? How about netcat? Do I have to get a "smartphone" to make this…
"John W. Backus suggested to IBM a language to replace assembly language." And today, in a world with far more CPU homogeneity, we have an endless stream of nerds suggesting to HN languages to "replace" C. I am never…
"kill UEFI" Sounds good to me. I see UEFI as an added, redundant, poor quality OS. I'm a connoisseur of bootloaders and live in a TTY so UEFI is another command line that I do not need. You said it best: its features…
If I could, I would upvote this.
Cloudflare posts to HN should be in the same category as post about YC companies that are hiring. Ads. No voting. It is difficult to believe that CF does not have a "special relationship" with YC, give PG's close ties…