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Yes it is. Currently I have *many* people within my friends and colleagues who are desperately searching for an desktop alternative to windows.
But as it comes to private area, the only reason, why windows is still in use by most of those people is: Games.
No platform has such a broad support like DirectX / Steam & Co.
No console guys. MMO guys.
Personally, I gave a big hope to RemixOS or any other Android-for-desktop alternative that might arise, but it seems it won't happen in the near future.
I use windows only for gaming too (at home). For organisation I have my Chromebook which does everything I need.
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I would have to add my code and projects to the list, but I'm already moving away forom Windows and .Net. They jumped the shark some time after Vista and .Net framework 3 and I have little hope that this will get any better anymore.
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Not enough Linux distros already for you?
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You're right, I should make the definitive one!
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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Not to sound callous, but when I heard that on the radio today it didn't surprise me one bit. Thought "well that figures." If someone in a band like Limp Bizkit off'ed themselves it wouldn't surprise me either.
Jeremy Falcon
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It's often been surmised that Linkin Park sold their souls to the devil for the ability to never write a 'bad' song. I guess the devil has started to collect on the debt.
All jokes aside, it's sad though. I never will understand suicide. To me, it seems selfish. I may not care much for this so-called life, being stuck in a meat-bag and all, but I am not going to let life beat me without a fight.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Foothill wrote: I never will understand suicide. To me, it seems selfish.
It is. It's extremely selfish. Only reason I recognize the signs is because I've been down that road. And I used to be very narcissistic. Only thing I ever knew how to be thanks to lousy influences. It's a lonely existence, and made lonely by virtue of not caring about anyone but one own's self.
Especially to leave kids behind. Not to sound callous, but I mean seriously. I feel sorry for the kids, not him. That's being a lousy parent.
Jeremy Falcon
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Foothill wrote: I never will understand suicide
But but aren't you curious as to whether the god botherers are right, curiosity being the only reason I can see to contemplate suicide.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: curiosity being the only reason I can see to contemplate suicide.
Seems like a lose-lose proposition. If they're wrong, you get an eternity of nothing. If they're right, then almost all of them classify suicide as an unforgivable act, and you get an eternity of torment.
The only time I could see it as a viable option is if you're terminally ill, with no prospect of being cured, and you're in intolerable pain. But then you'd at least talk it through with your family first, and have the chance to say goodbye.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I can agree with that. If you're going to die anyways and suffer immensely until it happens, why not make that trip a lot shorter and go out with your boots on.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Apparently, Mr. Bennington is the answer to this question:
Who's Next[^]
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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In the end it "does" matter. RIP CB
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Oi! I'm not dead yet. 
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Undead always is an option.
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lol! You're CCB. 
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Tragic indeed ... life imitating art or vise versa ...
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Money can't buy you happiness - it just puts you in a good bargaining position - but I can't understand the urge to destroy yourself either.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Money can't buy you happiness - it just puts you in a good bargaining position - but I can't understand the urge to destroy yourself either.
Once you have kids, the selfishness of suicide is off the table. He had to get his children to adulthood, then if he still was a whiny, waste of body parts he could off himself.
Putrid f***.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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My GF is mourning a lot - CB was her first celebrity crush and she talked basically only of LP for a bunch of years (I know it fairly well since we met during that time). Linkin Park (and Grey Daze, the previous band of Chester Bennington) had been extremely useful for her to get over her tremendous life experience, giving her the strenght needed to pull on.
They also had the same effect to me, if in a smaller intensity since they were my first step towards heavy metal and Metallica helped me more but still...
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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He had a lot of demons that he was very open about. That openness helped a lot of fans deal with tragedy or hardship in their own lives which they would struggle to understand or cope with.
My guess is that the Chris Cornell thing hit him a lot harder than anyone knew.
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Don't see one. The closest I see is Database, but this is a coding question. What's the best forum for MS Access questions?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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ACCESS? Perhaps, StackOverflow ?
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I hear ya, but when a client wants to pay me to work on it, I take it.
There's a "Delphi" forum. I think an MS Office forum would be nice. I'll post in Bugs & Sugs
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
Everything makes sense in someone's mind.
Ya can't fix stupid.
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