Okay, I am so very tired of reading pseudo-technical idiots who think they need 64-bit versions of all their software, and give developers grief over it. Here, I will beat the topic to death, hopefully inspiring these idiots to shut the hell up and let the programmers make the programming decisions.
Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Why I support piracy
July 3rd, 2010
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I, Billco, am a strong supporter of piracy; I think it’s a great thing. I say this, despite being a software developer, amateur musician and huge music/movie buff. It doesn’t make any sense, right ?
Spam alert
March 12th, 2008
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This is an FYI for anyone visiting my site in response to spam / e-cards or any other garbage received from aliuysal@ billsmind.com, ajrang@ billsmind.com or michaelmcfadden@ billsmind.com. The spam did not originate from my server. These are just half-bred scammers putting fake addresses in the “From” field. I would love to find out who’s [...]
YouTube – Xubuntu Compiz Fusion VERY OLD computer / Better than Vista
November 22nd, 2007
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YouTube – Xubuntu Compiz Fusion VERY OLD computer / Better than Vista I don’t usually post Youtube links, but this one actually has adults commenting Damn kids. Anyway, the topic I want to touch on is old computers. Not old like Atari, old like a Pentium-III 800mhz, which was released in 1999, almost [...]
Secure-p2p as a potential successor to BitTorrent
October 30th, 2007
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Secure-p2p You know what sucks about BitTorrent ? Well frankly, a lot of stuff, but it’s the best thing we have right now. The fine folks from The Pirate Bay are hard at work designing the next evolutionary step in P2P file sharing, and I for one, could not be happier! Say what [...]
The Art of Computer Maintenance
June 25th, 2007
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What is the Art of Computer Maintenance ? It’s the difference between you and me. It’s what makes my PC fast, reliable and long lasting (graphics cards excepted) . It’s an oil change for your PC, a set of good habits and practices that are cheap, quick and easy. Some of the most important things [...]
How to Stop Warez Pirates: Ask Them Nicely!
June 18th, 2007
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How to Stop Warez Pirates: Ask Them Nicely | TorrentFreak It’s all in the headline, folks! It’s an article about an independent software developer who simply asked a warez group to stop pirating his software. Not surprisingly, they immediately complied with his request. You see, the “real” pirates don’t do it for profit, [...]
Fear and loathing in Las Linux
June 4th, 2007
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Disclaimer: I’m a prick. No, really! I complain all the time.
Today, I’m going to complain about Linux, A-GAIN! Actually my gripe isn’t so much with the Linux kernel or community, I’m specifically irritated at Redhat, Fedora, CentOS and any other RPM-based distro that relies on “yum†for installing and updating packages.
Piracy isn’t necessarily a bad thing
May 22nd, 2007
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The Market Function of Piracy, by Jerry Kirkpatrick, professor of international business and marketing at California State Polytechnic University.
Prof. Kirkpatrick explains in his article how software piracy can have a positive effect on sales. He likens it to handing free samples to everyone, which is well known to be a costly yet highly effective marketing strategy, and argues that pirated software can serve as free advertising
BitTorrent done well
May 15th, 2007
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I’m always bitching about bad programmers and how they should be murdered and raped (in that specific order), but I can certainly acknowledge talent when I see it. Today’s example of excellent software is the awesome µTorrent, possibly the best BitTorrent client for Windows.
