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node.js (the other cool kid toy) has a new version[^] out. I have to admit, I didn't notice their version numbering scheme before (they've just moved from 0.8 to 0.10). Looks like it's mostly a perf upgrade, but nice to see it progress, for those who *really* like their JavaScript.
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TTFN - Kent
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Sh*t!
I've only just finished compiling v0.8.22 on a Raspberry Pi. (2.25hrs) 
Q. Hey man! have you sorted out the finite soup machine?
A. Why yes, it's celery or tomato.
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At the Microsoft store in Austin, the last 3 times I stopped by they were moving Surface Pros as fast as they could write invoices. I wonder if that's the exception or where Samsung got their information.
Personally I love mine and Samsung can't hold a candle to the capabilities, because I compared before buying the Pro. Or was he talking about the regular Surface RT? That wasn't doing too well.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Walt Fair, Jr. wrote: Austin
Cool... a fellow Austinite.
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Yeah, I think there are at least 2 or 3 of us here. We should have an Austin CP meeting or beer or something. I'm up north next to the IBM complex off of Burnet, but when I'm not working from home, I'm at UT most days.
I'll be here at least until the end of the year, but my wife and I are looking for an excuse to stay.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Walt Fair, Jr. wrote: Austin CP meeting
Yeah... dang it could have had a CP SXSW day. I am in S Austin. I actually just moved here from SA. Hopefully not moving again any time soon.
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And another, if the Round Rock area counts. 
Every time I've been in our MS store it's been fairly busy with sales. I'm trying to hold out for a Gen 2 Pro to replace my ultrabook, but we'll see...
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And, heading still further north, I'm in Kempner. :p
EDIT: And I somehow managed to log in with the "wrong" account.
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I know 3 people (myself included) who are very happy with their Surface Pro8. 
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<first>Jim
<last willyoudomyhomeworkforme="false">Meadors
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 I actually kind of like it too... but it does seem like MS is coming in late in the game on this. We'll see if they stand the test of time or flop in the tablet market. It's not good news to have a major hardware manufacturer(s) say your OS isn't good.
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I expect that if MS deals with the complaints department the rest will catch on. It's a great toy tool for all kinds of things!
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<last willyoudomyhomeworkforme="false">Meadors
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The only reason I haven't bought a Surface Pro is because I'm perfectly happy with a Lenovo Yoga 13 running Windows 8.
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I think they could have handled the switch to the metro UI a bit better. At this point it's almost like they're trying to force desktop users to use it. It is sad to see it compared to Vista so much...
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I compare it more to Windows ME. Vista wasn't that bad...
- Life in the fast lane is only fun if you live in a country with no speed limits.
- Of all the things I have lost, it is my mind that I miss the most.
- I vaguely remember having a good memory...
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Forogar wrote: Windows ME
THAT was a serious catastrophe... 
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Yes. They are trying to ram Metro down their desktop users' throats. Big mistake. Vista is an apt comparison, as it was trying to ram UAC and a major device driver change down users' throats.. and it wasn't too successful at it. We had to wait till Windows 7 before users accepted those changes. Fortunately for Vista, it was at least useable without significant user retraining, which isn't the case for Windows 8.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Everybody on codeproject predicted this ages ago.
This is just validation that, yes, we were RIGHT.
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If it's not based on Xorg then why should it matter *who* controls it?
It's always good PR if it improves the public's experience of open source. Which at times can fall short on the community friendliness when n00bs are dealing with hardware & configuration problems. Not something I've encountered in Ubuntu forums, though.
Q. Hey man! have you sorted out the finite soup machine?
A. Why yes, it's celery or tomato.
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dusty_dex wrote: If it's not based on Xorg then why should it matter *who* controls it?
I think most of the issue with Mir is the fact that rather than work with an existing open source solution, they're going with their own, basically reinventing the interface. Although everyone is entitled to make up their own solution, the splinters in Linux are tiring to deal with as an end-solution application provider.
Some people do expect Linux distros that are taking advantage of the GNU licensed kernels to contribute to the open source development community and that's where I guess people see Ubuntu as heading in the "evil corporation" direction with closing off some of their source.
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Yep, fragmentation is a problem with open source (always will be). I don't like it much either. 
You only have to count the number of Linux distros in existence. Almost a thousand last time I checked.
Hardly a ringing endorsement by OSS-types for accepting what's already available. But I guess that you're probably right about wanting to keep Mir in-house.
Along with Google and Microsoft, they to seem to want a slice of Apple's hardware ecosystem.
Q. Hey man! have you sorted out the finite soup machine?
A. Why yes, it's celery or tomato.
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dusty_dex wrote: they to seem to want a slice of Apple's hardware ecosystem
Guess we can't blame them for that... that a nice Apple pie to steal a slice off of. 
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