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Post by karl on Sept 15, 2019 6:11:43 GMT
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Post by Elizabeth on Sept 19, 2019 20:52:36 GMT
There's no windows 11 yet or anything better? Officially they claim that their worst ever product is their final product which will only ever be updated ad hoc. Though realistically, I doubt that this is true because win10 is just too backward with its absolute nonsense compulsive updating, which I can assure you is 99%+ spam that serves only to put money in the hands of corruption. But I wonder of it might be the antivirus which is eating all the power of the processor? Have all the good programmers died or given up the game? Or have they just been elbowed out by the mob? I still reckon whenever there is a crime, its all about the prime motive, and whoever has the most to gain has got to be the chief culprit: MAC. Why don't they listen to their customers though? That's very important in the business world. And customers prefer Windows 7, Vista, etc...more. They need to provide a good customer experience. |
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Post by karl on Sept 19, 2019 23:11:41 GMT
I'm sure you know this already, but Linux does offer anti-virus software. As it's becoming more popular, I'm sure it will also be increasingly targeted with viruses, especially through Windows compatibility layers, such as Wine. Ransomware for Windows installed in Wine, that is tweaked to recognise the Wine environment, could, for example, encrypt files on a Linux computer. I don't know whether this has ever happened, but an increasing threat from malicious software would also have the Linux programmers develop more and better software to deal with it. But nothing is safe. As a hacker once put it: If you want to make sure that your computer is safe, you can bury it down in your garden.
I didn't understand what it meant when you stated that you're ranked first at google. Is it some official list where the quality of different programmers work is evaluated?
Well you asked what was running slowly, like animations, so I answered what I am working on, and why it needs processing speed more than any other feature. Windows 10 number-crunches at 10% of XP, and I am still trying to ascertain to what extent this is due to its antivirus, and whether Linux is going to be any better before I take the dive and find I am no better off. Google is an objective assessment of one's ability to write functional algorithms as well as error-free web-sites, but even more vitally, to assess and deconstruct their ranking algorithm. I cannot think of a more objective assessment of programming than google, and they are rigorously cut-throat when it comes to algorithms of this nature, of which there are far fewer than most realize. Official lists are normally subjective and based on greasy-palms as well as other queer considerations.
What prevents you from disabling the antivirus to see whether that is the culprit?
In case you do decide to try Linux, then Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop environment is a good place to start. It looks quite a bit like Windows 7, and has a lot of essentials installed from the start. After a month, I moved over to Manjaro, which is still user friendly compared to the more pro versions of Linux, like Arch Linux, but more of a hassle to deal with for a first time user.
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Post by jonbain on Sept 20, 2019 13:39:16 GMT
Well you asked what was running slowly, like animations, so I answered what I am working on, and why it needs processing speed more than any other feature. Windows 10 number-crunches at 10% of XP, and I am still trying to ascertain to what extent this is due to its antivirus, and whether Linux is going to be any better before I take the dive and find I am no better off. Google is an objective assessment of one's ability to write functional algorithms as well as error-free web-sites, but even more vitally, to assess and deconstruct their ranking algorithm. I cannot think of a more objective assessment of programming than google, and they are rigorously cut-throat when it comes to algorithms of this nature, of which there are far fewer than most realize. Official lists are normally subjective and based on greasy-palms as well as other queer considerations.
What prevents you from disabling the antivirus to see whether that is the culprit?
In case you do decide to try Linux, then Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop environment is a good place to start. It looks quite a bit like Windows 7, and has a lot of essentials installed from the start. After a month, I moved over to Manjaro, which is still user friendly compared to the more pro versions of Linux, like Arch Linux, but more of a hassle to deal with for a first time user.
What prevents me from disabling the antivirus? Naked fear and PTSD from the barrage of virus attacks I suffered during 2005, most of which came from the antivirus manufacturers. I'll eventually button down the hatches, backup the backups, remove all sensitive data, and get experimenting with such ideas. But only after I have published my latest algorithms which include a complete evolutionary solution to 3D n-body gravity in the solar system. It entirely proves that the only valid theory on gravity is Newtonian, and in essential respects is more accurate than the famous Horizon Ephemeris. The last thing I want is to get hacked in the middle of that. But the real problems I expect with Linux is compatibility with my suite of development apps. 10 in total, not including word processors and other replaceable peripheral minor apps. Its gonna take some serious time working through it all, so maybe next year. |
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Post by jonbain on Sept 20, 2019 13:54:16 GMT
Officially they claim that their worst ever product is their final product which will only ever be updated ad hoc. Though realistically, I doubt that this is true because win10 is just too backward with its absolute nonsense compulsive updating, which I can assure you is 99%+ spam that serves only to put money in the hands of corruption. But I wonder of it might be the antivirus which is eating all the power of the processor? Have all the good programmers died or given up the game? Or have they just been elbowed out by the mob? I still reckon whenever there is a crime, its all about the prime motive, and whoever has the most to gain has got to be the chief culprit: MAC. Why don't they listen to their customers though? That's very important in the business world. And customers prefer Windows 7, Vista, etc...more. They need to provide a good customer experience. You are right, their process makes no business sense. That's why I can only conclude that its likely deliberate sabotage by their competitor. Whether its the antivirus that chews up the processor, or if its deliberate bad code its hard to say. Or both! The other possibility is that recent graduates are just very bad at writing code and simply do not have the skills from previous generations, and that its all part of a nasty learning curve. Or a combination of all of the above! Writing fast and efficient code takes massive amounts of time and effort you see. The faster the program operates, the longer time it takes to program it. There are very quick routes to writing code which make very inefficient use of the computer's power. So it may just be sheer laziness because they own most of the market. If the source code is at its 'lowest level' this paradoxically means it runs fastest and most efficiently. But 'high level' code is very easy to generate but its slow and clumsy when it runs. I make the analogy of lego bricks. Big lego bricks allow you to build fast. Small lego bricks take longer to build, but you get a better result. And its not a matter of one always being better than the other either, some things do not require low level code so its a waste of time using it. Often the time it takes to write such code is 100's of times longer, or even more - and similarly the efficiency can be 1000's of times different. But the operating system should be written at the lowest level possible, and it does not appear that this is what windows 10 is using. |
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Post by karl on Sept 20, 2019 15:06:33 GMT
What prevents you from disabling the antivirus to see whether that is the culprit?
In case you do decide to try Linux, then Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop environment is a good place to start. It looks quite a bit like Windows 7, and has a lot of essentials installed from the start. After a month, I moved over to Manjaro, which is still user friendly compared to the more pro versions of Linux, like Arch Linux, but more of a hassle to deal with for a first time user.
What prevents me from disabling the antivirus? Naked fear and PTSD from the barrage of virus attacks I suffered during 2005, most of which came from the antivirus manufacturers. I'll eventually button down the hatches, backup the backups, remove all sensitive data, and get experimenting with such ideas. But only after I have published my latest algorithms which include a complete evolutionary solution to 3D n-body gravity in the solar system. It entirely proves that the only valid theory on gravity is Newtonian, and in essential respects is more accurate than the famous Horizon Ephemeris. The last thing I want is to get hacked in the middle of that. But the real problems I expect with Linux is compatibility with my suite of development apps. 10 in total, not including word processors and other replaceable peripheral minor apps. Its gonna take some serious time working through it all, so maybe next year.
I only really trust read-only media for backup. So for things that really matter, I use blu-rays/DVDs in addition to external hard drive.
I agree that figuring out a new operative system takes a lot effort, and is best done when you have loads of time to spare. I think I can guarantee that there is a way to run all those applications in Linux, but there might be instability issues and/or performance hit for some of them.
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