Comments on: The woman who dropped out of MATC after mistakenly buying a Ubuntu laptop from Dell http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chowder http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 Chowder Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:26:04 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-5597 I don't care what anyone says, as far as I'm concerned that woman is mentally retarded for dropping out of college over a computer. I don’t care what anyone says, as far as I’m concerned that woman is mentally retarded for dropping out of college over a computer.

]]> By: Enigma Sky http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3794 Enigma Sky Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:55:09 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3794 This is really surprising to be honest. Ive just started using linux mint as i've found it to be simpler than any other linux type at the moment for me. Why can't people just spend some time learning how to use computers and playing around with them a little rather than wasting two semesters of a college course? It seems devolution is hitting the world and the margin between the clever and the stupid is widening. This is really surprising to be honest. Ive just started using linux mint as i’ve found it to be simpler than any other linux type at the moment for me. Why can’t people just spend some time learning how to use computers and playing around with them a little rather than wasting two semesters of a college course?
It seems devolution is hitting the world and the margin between the clever and the stupid is widening.

]]> By: Anurag Panda http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3685 Anurag Panda Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:02:41 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3685 I totally agree with you. Its really shameful that few zealots stooped this low to harass this lady. I totally agree with you. Its really shameful that few zealots stooped this low to harass this lady.

]]> By: Adam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3656 Adam Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:27:47 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3656 AY: Again, interesting information. The story just doesn't add up to a satisfying whole somehow - there seems to be some elements missing that might explain how she managed to even find the Ubuntu laptops, ignore all the warnings posted on the pages associated with the sale, buy it anyway, own it for two semesters and then have to drop out of school because she suddenly discovered it wasn't Windows. Heck we both learned to use Ubuntu by trying things, reading the Ubuntu Forums, your website. Neither of us had to call Dell (our first Ubuntu PC is running on a used Dell Optiplex GX260 that came with XP, I don't think they would be pleased to hear from us!) or even any media outlets. Heck I still giggle to myself every time I do an optical character recognition (OCR) on an XSANE-produced ".tif" file using Tesseract from the command line. It is that easy, that much fun and all self-taught. AY: Again, interesting information. The story just doesn’t add up to a satisfying whole somehow – there seems to be some elements missing that might explain how she managed to even find the Ubuntu laptops, ignore all the warnings posted on the pages associated with the sale, buy it anyway, own it for two semesters and then have to drop out of school because she suddenly discovered it wasn’t Windows.

Heck we both learned to use Ubuntu by trying things, reading the Ubuntu Forums, your website. Neither of us had to call Dell (our first Ubuntu PC is running on a used Dell Optiplex GX260 that came with XP, I don’t think they would be pleased to hear from us!) or even any media outlets.

Heck I still giggle to myself every time I do an optical character recognition (OCR) on an XSANE-produced “.tif” file using Tesseract from the command line. It is that easy, that much fun and all self-taught.

]]> By: Colanth http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3654 Colanth Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:25:19 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3654 The problem is that the casual user (the computer illiterate, if you want my *real* opinion) assumes that, since everyone else can use a computer, it must be simple, so if something isn't working right, it must be someone else's fault. (Hang out in answers.yahoo.com for a while to see what I mean. "I want to have a free website where my friends can upload videos. Someone give me the code." I kid you not, and that's a fairly intelligent request.) Some day, either computers will become self-aware, and anyone will be able to operate one with 2 minutes of instruction, or people will come to realize that they have to expend at least a *little* effort to learn how to use one. I suppose that, back in the first decade of the 20th century, many people thought that anyone could drive a car safely without having to learn how. Where do you buy chill pills by the railroad car full? Booze isn't strong enough any more. The problem is that the casual user (the computer illiterate, if you want my *real* opinion) assumes that, since everyone else can use a computer, it must be simple, so if something isn’t working right, it must be someone else’s fault. (Hang out in answers.yahoo.com for a while to see what I mean. “I want to have a free website where my friends can upload videos. Someone give me the code.” I kid you not, and that’s a fairly intelligent request.)

Some day, either computers will become self-aware, and anyone will be able to operate one with 2 minutes of instruction, or people will come to realize that they have to expend at least a *little* effort to learn how to use one. I suppose that, back in the first decade of the 20th century, many people thought that anyone could drive a car safely without having to learn how.

Where do you buy chill pills by the railroad car full? Booze isn’t strong enough any more.

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 ubuntucat Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:46:38 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3652 Well, it's not a stale story, because the story just came out. But I think that's what a lot of skeptics are wondering about. Why would you drop out of two semesters of college instead of taking an hour or two to get to know the system? I understand many people are afraid of computers and don't consider themselves "tech savvy," but these people usually have power user friends they ask for help... or call companies (Dell, Verizon, MATC) instead of news stations (WKOW) for help. Clearly, though, she's smart enough to know she'll get better help after calling the news station than after calling Dell. Well, it’s not a stale story, because the story just came out. But I think that’s what a lot of skeptics are wondering about. Why would you drop out of two semesters of college instead of taking an hour or two to get to know the system?

I understand many people are afraid of computers and don’t consider themselves “tech savvy,” but these people usually have power user friends they ask for help… or call companies (Dell, Verizon, MATC) instead of news stations (WKOW) for help. Clearly, though, she’s smart enough to know she’ll get better help after calling the news station than after calling Dell.

]]> By: Adam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3650 Adam Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:59:57 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3650 "She bought it two semesters ago, back when they were selling 7.10 and before the Minis were even available. Back then it was even harder to find the Ubuntu laptops." AY: That is interesting. I did look through the Dell website back then looking for Ubuntu and I had to do a search to find it - I couldn't locate it by clicking through options, no matter how hard I tried. Also, if she bought it that long ago, wouldn't she have learned how to use it by now, or was this just a stale story? “She bought it two semesters ago, back when they were selling 7.10 and before the Minis were even available. Back then it was even harder to find the Ubuntu laptops.”

AY: That is interesting. I did look through the Dell website back then looking for Ubuntu and I had to do a search to find it – I couldn’t locate it by clicking through options, no matter how hard I tried.

Also, if she bought it that long ago, wouldn’t she have learned how to use it by now, or was this just a stale story?

]]> By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3647 ubuntucat Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:40:46 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3647 She bought it two semesters ago, back when they were selling 7.10 and before the Minis were even available. Back then it was even harder to find the Ubuntu laptops. She bought it two semesters ago, back when they were selling 7.10 and before the Minis were even available. Back then it was even harder to find the Ubuntu laptops.

]]> By: balaknair http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3646 balaknair Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:27:40 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3646 @Adam "I am not sure how she accidentally bought a Dell running Ubuntu. Have you looked on their website? It is very hard to find!" I know :D You click through two links and past a warning that 'If you’re here by mistake and you are looking for a Dell PC with Windows, please use the following link.' before you get to the Ubuntu page. The only Ubuntu machines on the actual laptops page are Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12 netbooks. @Adam

“I am not sure how she accidentally bought a Dell running Ubuntu. Have you looked on their website? It is very hard to find!”

I know :D

You click through two links and past a warning that ‘If you’re here by mistake and you are looking for a Dell PC with Windows, please use the following link.’ before you get to the Ubuntu page. The only Ubuntu machines on the actual laptops page are Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12 netbooks.

]]> By: Adam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/the-woman-who-dropped-out-of-matc-after-mistakenly-buying-a-ubuntu-laptop-from-dell/comment-page-1/#comment-3645 Adam Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:14:20 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=1053#comment-3645 balaknair: That you for the link - that helps make sense of it all! Actually the WKOW story was relatively fair and balanced, but it seems no one is a match for an uninformed consumer. I am not sure how she accidentally bought a Dell running Ubuntu. Have you looked on their website? It is very hard to find! balaknair: That you for the link – that helps make sense of it all!

Actually the WKOW story was relatively fair and balanced, but it seems no one is a match for an uninformed consumer.

I am not sure how she accidentally bought a Dell running Ubuntu. Have you looked on their website? It is very hard to find!

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