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hunter

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20. Things we buy generally cost less to make than what we pay for them.
Sat Jan 14, 2012, 10:56 PM
Jan 2012

That's how capitalism works.

Photoshop is not worth $699 dollars to me so I don't use it.

I'm pretty sure Adobe spends more on marketing than they do on software development and I've no reason to support that nonsense.

Then again, look at me. I drive a car made in 1984 and generally acquire my computers by diverting them from the dumpsters.

Human technical progress would have a vastly different nature if most people were like me...

In my futuristic utopia you can grow anything you like in your garden. Clothing, hamburgers, bicycles, medicines, cell phones, supercomputers... who knows, maybe even space ships. All you have to do is ask around, someone will have the seeds.

Google Chrome browser, who makes that?, Google I guess... limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #1
I've never had any problems with Google. dawg Jan 2012 #2
. rawtribe Jan 2012 #3
Line 10 is supposed to be print "Penus" dawg Jan 2012 #6
It probably depends on the stage of maturity a company has reached BootinUp Jan 2012 #4
SOLIDWORKS, AutoCad, GibbsCAM are three than have been useful for me for years Ptah Jan 2012 #5
Open source community (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #9
I like gimp. hunter Jan 2012 #17
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Things we buy generally cost less to make than what we pay for them. hunter Jan 2012 #20
I agree ironflange Jan 2012 #21
I just found out about GIMP tlast week and would love it truedelphi Jan 2012 #33
Start with the Gimp tutorials... hunter Jan 2012 #36
Thanks for making those distinctions. truedelphi Jan 2012 #37
Canonical's Ubuntu Taverner Jan 2012 #8
I love Ubuntu. nt alphafemale Jan 2012 #11
Best. Linux. Distro. Ever. Taverner Jan 2012 #13
+1, Ubuntu JCMach1 Jan 2012 #23
They've done a good job of packaging it anyway Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #30
Have you heard of Kubuntu? Taverner Jan 2012 #31
That's what I use Spider Jerusalem Jan 2012 #34
That went out of style 40 years ago. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #12
How OLD are you? I still flowchart critical components. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #16
It really depends on the nature of the code. There are things you can code with your eyes closed. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #26
How about anything M$? HopeHoops Jan 2012 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #28
Oh yeah. I've got some good ones, but I'm saving them for a book I'm working on. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #29
Every manager I have ever had ran meetings and projects in flowchart form Taverner Jan 2012 #14
Depends on the application. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #19
They've tried to kill off MFC, but it still works in Win 7. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #25
ECRM jmowreader Jan 2012 #22
If my memory serves me today -- truedelphi Jan 2012 #32
No one. n/t Moondog Jan 2012 #35
Commodore BASIC Glassunion Jan 2012 #38
Frank Ostrowski's Turbo-Basic XL for the 8-bit Atari was my favorite. hunter Jan 2012 #39
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