23 Feb
2013
23 Feb
'13
11 a.m.
On 02/22/2013 02:09 PM, Murray McCullough wrote:
Should we be surprised at how and why
classic-computing, this site in
particular, is so popular amongst the hobbyist/experimenter community
today? There is a modicum of control that?s lacking in today?s
computing, or computing-like, technology. Granted it?s ?easier? to
use/employ, nearly by all; everything, or almost, done without
consumer input but turning the infernal beast on. Or, maybe not with
the ?intelligence agents? been employed today! And even our computers
I dare say going this route. Automatic updates, etc., etc.,
happen?Making a computer or otherwise do what you want it to do,
rather than say an Apple or something akin, is fast becoming a thing
of the past. Freedom. Let?s hope it?s not pass? either!
That's the way the suits in industry are attempting to "steer" the
rest of us, yes. But why do you say this as if it's some sort of a
mandatory thing? There are ALWAYS ways around it. Always. Just don't
submit to their attempts at control, and you'll be fine. I didn't
(never have!) and I don't have any of these issues.
The only technology that I feel I'm "at the mercy" of is binary-only
Nvidia drivers...and by and large, they work fine for me so I've never
had to worry about them. The only thing that I depend on in my
day-to-day life, both personally and professionally, that I don't have
the source code for is VMware and the boot ROMs in my machines.
Complete control. There's really no reason to accept anything less.
"Just Say NO".
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA