Adult Content and Vista

Adult Content and Vista

Alright yesterday when I was doing my rant as I posted it on LJ I noticed a little place that wanted me to flag if what I was writing has adult content. Now the choices they actually give you are “Adult Concepts” and “Explicit Adult Content.” However the catch to it is that they never clarify what is in it in order for it to be flagged these things. Most of my rants and writing are raw with a moderate amount of swearing. However I also write in a way that is very easy for anyone to understand. However I am not sure if some of the topics that I write about could be considered this. LJ should try and do a better job of clarifying what these mean exactly.

According to how movies are rated if you say “Fuck” twice in a movie it is automatically given an “R” Rating. This is such a stupid thing because they act as if teens don’t use the word and don’t even know what it is. So does this mean the same for my rants? If I say “Fuck” again (which I just did) is this rant going to all of a sudden be flagged as having adult content? That doesn’t make any sense. Now if I went around and started posting explicit sex stories, then yeah, that would be considered adult content. However if people go around and think that what I write is explicit adult content should really come to a realization that this is the year 2007. With the internet younger people are going to be exposed to a lot more explicit things.

A few months back I wrote something about Windows Vista at around the time it came out. I noted how there were problems with it and it wasn’t even out yet. Well I am here today to give an updated opinion on it. My opinion on it is that is still sucks and has a lot of flaws. Now you are probably wondering what I am basing this on. I am basing this on what I have heard from other people and how they have felt about it. Now before you go calling me out and saying “but in your last rant you said how ratings don’t matter.” The difference between this and some movie or video game is that most people will use a computer for the same reasons. People are going to know if a computer locks up or if it is really confusing to use a certain operating system. Also don’t forget that when something costs about 400 dollars, you want to make sure people have good things to say about it. They will also be able to tell me if they can use their old hardware with it or if they went out and wasted their money on new hardware.

The first problem with Windows Vista is that it is having trouble supporting a lot of hardware. You would think that by now Microsoft would have made sure every kind of hardware was compatible with their OS. However they have not done this and people do not want to go out and spends hundred of dollars on new drives, printers, scanner, etc. If I wanted to go and use one of those old printers where you have to tear the holes in the side of the paper off after you print it I should be able to. I should be able to use an old printer that would wake up the neighborhood and print at 1 page every 3 minutes. Let’s also not forget about software and how you have to go out and buy the same thing but have it be compatible with Vista. Operating Systems should be backward compatible. If I get Vista then any program that worked for a previous Windows OS should work.

Now another problem with Vista is that the upgrade is a joke. My father bought the Vista Ultimate upgrade and when he did this he had all kinds of problems with it. The solution he was told is that you have to go out and buy the full blown version of Vista Ultimate. He had already spent 260 dollars to get the upgrade and then they expected him to spend another 400 and get the full blown version. An upgrade is meant so you do not have to do that. He ended up going out and just getting a Mac because he was tired of the BS. Meanwhile he gave me the Vista Upgrade and it has been sitting in my desk because I am afraid to put it in. Not to mention that a lot of people who have put in Vista have become so frustrated with it that they have actually downgraded back to XP. Usually when people downgrade that is not a good sign.

Now as of right now I am happy with my computer. I run XP professional and I love it. However I want to get a laptop. With all the negative things I have heard about Vista I am leaning towards having this laptop be a Mac. I’m not sold on Mac but the reason I would want a laptop would simply be for internet, typing, and video editing. I have heard all good things about Macs and video editing which is why I would lean towards getting it. When the time comes to make the choice I think I will end up trying out Mac. However I do still want my desktop computer to be a PC because there are a lot more programs out for a PC then a Mac. Oh and another thing that would pull me away from getting a Mac are the retarded commercials they have.

Anyways that’s all I am going to write about and I said I was going to do another rant and I actually stood by what I said. Also don’t bitch at me because I said I was going to do it the same day. I went to sleep and then woke up and haven’t gone to sleep again so I am still doing what I said I was going to do in a way. Trust me just go with me here because I could always just edit the time I posted this and say it was the same day. Anyways I’m rambling so I’ll just end it.

12/16/07