This is just dumb. The lady is obviously a moron of the highest caliber. She could have just called up someone for tech support vs drop out of her courses and call the local news paper?
Seriously
She's gotta be the dumbest person to every try and take online courses!
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NJ5 said:
When they install that snazzy scanner which doesn't have Linux drivers except for some hacked up mess that someone made, and which requires adding C files to the kernel and potentially some small changes in existing files. Sure, if they only need Firefox and OpenOffice and are never ever going to upgrade their computer, Linux is fine and I'm not denying that. My point is that it's nowhere near Windows in terms of ease of use and trouble-free PC usage (even with all of Windows's problems). I realize that the fault is largely of the computer industry in not supporting Linux with decent drivers and the such, but that doesn't change the facts of the situation.
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Okay, that's fair. Yes, device drivers are a big problem.
She was too busy downloading porn.
As for the OP's article, clearly people should get help from a friend who knows something about PCs when buying a new computer, even if only in order not to get ripped off. I can understand that someone would do this mistake, many people don't know what an operating system is.
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Also, why the hell does her internet require installation?
I have never heard of that being the case, but maybe that is just us europeans? Or maybe just danes?
| Rainbird said: Also, why the hell does her internet require installation? I have never heard of that being the case, but maybe that is just us europeans? Or maybe just danes? |
Verizon's HSI service uses the phone jack and likely requires dialing into a server. If she was unable to tell what operating system she was getting, it's highly unlikely she could easily figure out how to set this functionality up on a linux distro.
Words Of Wisdom said:
Verizon's HSI service uses the phone jack and likely requires dialing into a server. If she was unable to tell what operating system she was getting, it's highly unlikely she could easily figure out how to set this functionality up on a linux distro.
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Well, that explains it. I keep forgetting dial-up is still around 
why she bought a $ 1100 laptop if she was only use word and internet?
| Scinfaxi said: why she bought a $ 1100 laptop if she was only use word and internet? |
To take online courses at MATC. It's in the article. In fact, it's in the same sentence as that price.
i guess i can understand her frustration, but she didn't do anything to help herself - only whine about it.
- she didn't read any of the requirements for her courses or else she wouldn't have gotten ubuntu with open office (she probably wanted the cheapest alternative).
- she didn't call verison to help her get connected to the internet (she can't be their only ubuntu user).
- she didn't call her coordinator to determine how to submit her assignments... or even do a simple web search to figure out how to save her documents in a Word format.
well, she somehow sucked me into her 5 minutes of fame.
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