I am pissed that dropbox makes me pay 9$ / month to have 100gb that I don't need. I do not want 250gb, absolutely not useful :(. I would love a 5$ /month plan with 50gb
I can be fun if you have your own server, I have webhosting with 1and1 but no virtual/dedicated server. So hosting everything myself would cost me money to take the server.
Also I don't find it very secure, you would need to have multiple backups to make sure nothing gets lost if your server gets erased.
What is the backup guarantee of 1and1 ? Usually hosting providers don't give any guarantees for that.
And even if it feels safer because you assume they have people working on it that know what they're doing, in many cases this is a very bold assumption.
As a developer I find Linux very annoying to use.
I have tried Ubuntu on different boxes, even on powerful gaming computers, but it doesn't seem as stable as Windows 8 does. Launching programs, or switching between windows has sometimes a little bit of lag (and I'm on an i7, 8gb of ram etc...) I hate having the slightest bit of lag.
For me it would be easier to work on linux, but its just not as nice to use as Windows 8 is.
3D desktops are not at the responsiveness level of Windows or OS X despite improvements over the years.
As a result, there is still a significant amount of Linux users using 2D desktops. For example, I'm using Gnome 3 fallback (i.e. classic mode) with xmonad. I know quite a few running AwesomeWM with no DE, and others using Ubuntu 2D.
That being said, setting up xmonad or AwesomeWM requires a higher initial investment but you gain more control and efficiency in the long run. It's the same argument for using vim/emacs over notepad.
Or then you have a super fast, super productive desktop with no distractions. Depends how you configure it. Here's mine. (the configs can be stored to github, of course)
Don't you want to make blog post about your setup or something?
I love Linux, but I don't like Gnome Shell or Unity (or KDE or something), and on Desktop it's easy, you just install awesome and run with it. But for a few years I had only laptop, and I was always afraid that things like sleep, or volume and brightness control keys woudn't work, because they seem to be tied with Gnome for some reason.
If you could share some more about your setup, that would be great.
Looks like you're using Xmonad. I use it as well; it's the reason I switched to linux. It's unbelievable how nice it is to stop fussing around with overlapping windows! Combine that with all of the extensibility and you've got an incredibly productive environment (assuming you don't get caught up yak-shaving your xmonad.hs).
Weirdly enough whenever I have tried to use a minimal tiling WM the Window redraws become horrifically slow, whereas Unity with all the eye candy cranked up is smooth as silk.
Ubuntu is now by default Unity and not Gnome.
I like both, both didn't find one that doesn't lag for me, maybe im doing something wrong with the drivers :/
I work as a PHP developer, but for personal projects I create apps with Java on Android, and have also created iPhone apps with Objective C, I disagree with you.
PHP has some issues (like the ones presented here), but its also a great language for specific projects. I do prefer Java syntax honestly, but I'll never use JSP for a website, PHP is more adapted for that.
PHP is not for newbies, it is easier for newbies yes, but you can be a hardcore programmer and still use PHP.
It's annoying as I use credit cards ONLY for building credit and cashback. Credit cards for me are a tool, not something that costs me money. If it will cost money to use it then I'll just stop using it :(
The cashback reward programs are funded by the fees merchants are paying. The fact that you are using credit cards to get free money from merchants seems to be an argument in favor of this change.
It isn't. I had a FICO score of 795 with no credit card utilization at all. I get the best loan terms and was approved for a mortgage of up to a million dollars recently. No credit card utilization ratio is required to have an excellent credit score. Simply having a card and stuffing it in a drawer for a few years, while never missing a utility or loan payment, will hit all the marks that matter.
Nevermind, this law does not apply in these states:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma and Texas.
Even if you don't use credit cards often, they still build credit. Likewise, + or - 1% in cash back won't set you forward or backwards too much, especially for the few merchants who will charge fees, to really justify changing habits. Pay 99% at merchant A (cashback), 100% at merchant B (cash), or 104% at merchant C (surcharge on credit card).
