There are some people who operate under the delusion that if Linux developers could just all work on one project, Linux would dominate the desktop/laptop/netbook computing sphere. Windows and Mac OS X wouldn’t stand a chance. I disagree. Here are the reasons why: One of the appeals of Linux and its related projects is open… Continue reading Regarding so-called fragmentation in Linux
Tag: choice
Making sense of an abundance of choice
When I was a child, I chose among thousands of movies, thousands of musicians, thousands of comic books to find the ones I liked and wanted to spend money on. At no point was I ever confused about what I wanted to consume. When I became an adult, I was confronted with a simple choice… Continue reading Making sense of an abundance of choice
Can you help whom you’re attracted to?
Kind of an odd question for a married person to ask, I know. But I do have single friends. My gut tells me “No.” It says “You can’t help whom you’re attracted to. Attraction is chemical. It’s coincidence or fate or something magical. It’s not like going to a store and picking something off the… Continue reading Can you help whom you’re attracted to?
Choice pressure
Whether it’s a mate, a name change, clothes to wear, software to use, or food to eat, I’ve read and heard a lot of people refer to choices in life as more or less equal. As Charlotte York proclaims in Sex and the City, “I choose my choice. I choose my choice!” Do we choose… Continue reading Choice pressure
Individual Choice
People should be responsible for their own actions—no one should be able to use the excuse, “Well, I was brought up in this environment,” or “It’s just not easy enough for me to do that.” The flip side of being responsible for individual actions (or inaction) is recognizing how much individual “choices” are not so… Continue reading Individual Choice