Daily Diatribe

Diatribe of 7/9/08

You might think that by purchasing a new and powerful computer with the latest and greatest version of that bloatware known as Windows, that life's problems (or at least the problems introduced by using an antiquated computer) would become a thing of the past. Well you could think that, but if you did you'd be an idiot. No, what you get by upgrading from a bug-ridden and primitve machine that was on a par with using stone knives and bear skins for your computer needs, is a machine that will deliver the system errors and bugs to you in a faster and more efficient manner. When it's not giving you the good old BSOD for having the audacity for bringing it out of standby, or asking you for confirmation before every single action can be completed (Are you sure you want to move your mouse 0.2 inches? < Y > < N > < Reboot >), it's dropping the internet connection every few minutes. But you know, perhaps I'm being too hard on the folks in Redmond. After all, a machine that isn't powered or connected to the internet runs pretty much zero risk of contracting some sort of malware or virus. So let me be one of the first to say; way to go Microsoft, you've finally found a sure-fire way to get those reliability numbers up. On an unrelated note, does anyone have a Linux version for home use that they'd like to recommend?