It isn't just Messenger... my Trilly links open in IE, which I hate! I could almost understand if no browser was open and MS wanted to open their own browser, and I'd probably tolerate it, but clicking on a link and expecting it to open a new tab in FF only to have the Craptastict IE launch is completely ridiculous.
Except that Vista offers the best media center I have ever used, and all of my *NEW* hardware works (as in, my ExpressCard TV Tuner).
That being said, I also have Ubuntu installed.
Oh, and as to the OS/X, I spent a couple of years developing with it (the online newspaper I worked for was mac happy), and between the four main interfaces (OS/X, Gnome, KDE and Windows) I find OS/X to be the least user friendly, most un-intuitive interface. Though it is pretty and does good with with videos:)
I run a game server out of my apartment, and whenever I exceed 10 people playing for longer than a few minutes my cable modem gets reset! The only way to fix it is to put it to standby, press the reset button, and reset the router.
I didn't say that the PS3 didn't support keyboard and mouse, I said those with out it, since most people I know would never give up their trusty controller.
Cross-platform gaming is enabled between linux, mac and windows. With a PC patch, they are the only ones who have to certify the patch, but with the PS3 I would guess there are other (Sony) parties involved who may have problems keeping up.
Besides, we all know console users w/ out a mouse and keyboard don't stand a chance in UT... this is the real reason for it:) Oh, and if you doubt such, we will see on October 10th when the Orange Box is released on PC/360. Those poor 360 users won't stand a chance in TF2 (though I'm considering picking it up for my 360 just to check it out).
... isn't that we aren't getting a full game, or that they're spreading out the story over 3 or 4 games. No, the problem is when they say they'll release them between 9 and 12 months apart, and they don't release the second episode for 2 years.
I'm a fan of the quick, 8 hour episodes, released yearly. I'm not a fan of having to wait 2 years for that type of content when many games put out full blown sequels. Honestly, either work on upgrading the engine, or work on the episodic content, not both at the same time. Besides, why should what is essentially an overgrown expansion pack run on a different engine than the original? Bang out the new content while you have another team working on upgrading the engine, then you could go back and make the old content run on the new engine, or not, as you please.
I was saying security features like sudo and UAC were good things, not inconveniences. It is just irritating to always see some linux person whining about UAC. As I said, I use multiple OSes, and I very rarely see the UAC pop up, perhaps less than I see a gsudo box.
I love my *nixes, but I actually TRIED VISTA WITH NO BIAS. And what do you know, it is actually a decent operating system. Every system is going to have flaws, and Vista has a number of really annoying ones, but it is completely illogical to argue about UAC, which is nice enough to stay in the background until you are ready to click it, when we've been dealing with the likes of sudo for years in the *nix world.
I thought I made it clear that I wasn't bashing any OS, only pointing out how similar the two systems are.
I didn't say anything about a workstation that would require a sysadmin. I'm talking about a normal PC user who uses Linux for every day tasks, and has to install software on a regular basis. I like to play around w/ the bleeding edge stuff, in both windows and *nix. It is fun getting a 3d compositing desktop working, or running CS:S through cedega. To do simple user tasks like installing new software, or updating existing software a user is (in my experience with a dozen or so distros) required to sudo.
So, if it is possible to set up *nixes such that you don't need root privs to install software, it obviously requires an experienced sysadmin and a bit of time. In Vista, to disable the Cancel/Allow options it is a simple as "disable UAC command" I'm Feeling Lucky then entering in the command in the run box.
I run both Vista and Linux (Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS), and I find I am more often asked for sudo permissions in LINUX than in Vista. It is funny how linux and mac people hammer on Vista's Cancel or Allow, when in truth, the *nixes have been doing this for YEARS! Su this, sudo that, chmod 755 hello_world.sh. If you want to hammer on MS, hammer on the fact that it took them SOOOO long to implement this security feature!
Now, as for DRM nonsense, let me remind you that the libraries you install to allow DVD playback in linux are (arguably, of course) ILLEGAL in the US, unless you buy commercial ones. Vista has built in support for both MP3's (most distros no longer have this by default) and DVD's (at least, in any version with Media Center)!!
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan boy. I still have my trusty XP SP2 box, and Vista is very bloated, slower to start up, and even more difficult to use in some aspects. But give credit where it is due, some of the enhancements have brought more security and an easier to use Start Menu (oh search bar! then again, there's no frigging Run by default).
Now, if I could just play those Mp3's while I was transferring files, or let the screen saver come up while listening to them:)
1) well, X*0 = 0
2) and the limit of X/y as y approaches 0 (that is to say, X/0) goes to Infinity (as you divide by smaller and smaller numbers the result gets lager and larger).
3) Infinity * X = Infinity... so
1/0 * 0 = 0/0
1/0 = Infinity
Infinity * 0 = ??? which one "takes precedence", since rules 1 and 3 conflict in this case.
Aha, found it... I was worried I was the first one to catch that, and no, it is no different here in the US. The bud has become the butt of this joke:P
I too went to a private school which censored the internet. It is very frustrating for students, but I would have to guess that this is becoming popular among private schools.
40~50 FPS is more than playable
15.4" @ 5 lbs laptop isn't portable?
A 7 hour battery isn't long enough?
Perhaps you haven't checked out the modern technology behind a strong laptop 0.0
How is a one year old computer an outdated POS? How many/.'ers have a computer that is more than one year old? And trust me, he wasn't extremely technically inclined and had no desire to build his own. He got a damn good deal.
First you say that as you get "older" (implying middle age or older here from your context), you don't want to do things like put together a computer, then you say you are in college, and apparently live there from your comments, so really old, yup.
oh, and my xbox is modded so it is totally worth it:)
There is no "if I need to..." with my PC. I have to have it. Between programming, writing papers, researching, hosting, desigining, and generally amusing myself it is essential and no console can compare to it.
Console's have their place, in the $100-$400 market. They aren't better than PC's, they are different.
I can play FEAR @ 1600x1200 on my 21" CRT at HIGH, 1280x1024 @ Ultra.
And, $600 for it.
Aaannnddd, my next computer is going to be a desktop replacement laptop... $1400 w/ a docking station to plug into my LCD and periphs, better than my existing box, though that is w/ about a 6% employee discount, w/ the 12 cell battery and TV tuner. How is that for portability and power?
And that is w/ a core 2 duo proc.
If you are running a comfortable $1000 mac, you could run a PC lappy for $400, but that still wouldn't beat my desktop.
$4k+??? You are crazy!
I built my first gaming PC for about $600 almost 4 years ago. I also spent $200 on a 19" LCD last year, but that would count as the TV, not the console.
When my first PC was "out of date" I sold it for $600 to a friend, and spent that $600 to build an entirely new one.
Repeat the selling for the same price and buying a new one again. And what do I have? A system that can play any game out there, looking far better than the last-gen consoles, and it is a frakking computer which carried my through college getting two majors in 4 years. A computer is far more useful then a console!
And, I got the additional pleasure of having a new system every year and putting it together (one of the most enjoyable parts)! I was able to UPGRADE whatever I wanted to, whenever.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking on consoles, I own an Xbox and soon a Wii. But a PC is far more cost effective and it is the ONLY way to play a real FPS:P
Wow, that post reminds me of soo many issues I have seen playing Counter-Strike: Source.
Most of the time, hackers are immature losers who can't compete well, though yeah, some people like to try them out for fun. I try not to get mad anymore, I just log on to my server's IRC channel, contact an admin and then proceed to give the cheater what he deserves: a brutal verbal owning after every time he gets killed. If you hack, then you should never die. If you die, then you are a f***tard and should be shot. I am one of those players who knife's the aimbotter in the back, and I enjoy every last death of a cheater.
The most cheating I have ever done is single player: IDDQD, IDKFA, IDSPISPOPD... anyone who NEEDS to cheat with other people to have a good time is NEVER a good player with out the hacks.
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It isn't just Messenger... my Trilly links open in IE, which I hate! I could almost understand if no browser was open and MS wanted to open their own browser, and I'd probably tolerate it, but clicking on a link and expecting it to open a new tab in FF only to have the Craptastict IE launch is completely ridiculous.
Except that Vista offers the best media center I have ever used, and all of my *NEW* hardware works (as in, my ExpressCard TV Tuner). That being said, I also have Ubuntu installed. Oh, and as to the OS/X, I spent a couple of years developing with it (the online newspaper I worked for was mac happy), and between the four main interfaces (OS/X, Gnome, KDE and Windows) I find OS/X to be the least user friendly, most un-intuitive interface. Though it is pretty and does good with with videos :)
I run a game server out of my apartment, and whenever I exceed 10 people playing for longer than a few minutes my cable modem gets reset! The only way to fix it is to put it to standby, press the reset button, and reset the router.
I'm using it for a couple of game servers...
from what I remember, the new warfare mode is replacing assault... The beta DOES NOT have all of the game modes, so fear not!
A few articles this summer or /. said that it was going to have Windows, Mac, and Linux clients, so I'm assuming that this article just left it out.
well, half life: source gets you most of the way there... its hl1 on the source engine.
no, if you sell the gift pass, and valve finds out about it, *boom* both accounts are shut down.
I didn't say that the PS3 didn't support keyboard and mouse, I said those with out it, since most people I know would never give up their trusty controller.
Cross-platform gaming is enabled between linux, mac and windows. With a PC patch, they are the only ones who have to certify the patch, but with the PS3 I would guess there are other (Sony) parties involved who may have problems keeping up.
:) Oh, and if you doubt such, we will see on October 10th when the Orange Box is released on PC/360. Those poor 360 users won't stand a chance in TF2 (though I'm considering picking it up for my 360 just to check it out).
Besides, we all know console users w/ out a mouse and keyboard don't stand a chance in UT... this is the real reason for it
^^ Did you read the wrong article? :P
... isn't that we aren't getting a full game, or that they're spreading out the story over 3 or 4 games. No, the problem is when they say they'll release them between 9 and 12 months apart, and they don't release the second episode for 2 years.
I'm a fan of the quick, 8 hour episodes, released yearly. I'm not a fan of having to wait 2 years for that type of content when many games put out full blown sequels. Honestly, either work on upgrading the engine, or work on the episodic content, not both at the same time. Besides, why should what is essentially an overgrown expansion pack run on a different engine than the original? Bang out the new content while you have another team working on upgrading the engine, then you could go back and make the old content run on the new engine, or not, as you please.
Did you read my first post?
I was saying security features like sudo and UAC were good things, not inconveniences. It is just irritating to always see some linux person whining about UAC. As I said, I use multiple OSes, and I very rarely see the UAC pop up, perhaps less than I see a gsudo box.
I love my *nixes, but I actually TRIED VISTA WITH NO BIAS. And what do you know, it is actually a decent operating system. Every system is going to have flaws, and Vista has a number of really annoying ones, but it is completely illogical to argue about UAC, which is nice enough to stay in the background until you are ready to click it, when we've been dealing with the likes of sudo for years in the *nix world.
I thought I made it clear that I wasn't bashing any OS, only pointing out how similar the two systems are.
I didn't say anything about a workstation that would require a sysadmin. I'm talking about a normal PC user who uses Linux for every day tasks, and has to install software on a regular basis. I like to play around w/ the bleeding edge stuff, in both windows and *nix. It is fun getting a 3d compositing desktop working, or running CS:S through cedega. To do simple user tasks like installing new software, or updating existing software a user is (in my experience with a dozen or so distros) required to sudo.
So, if it is possible to set up *nixes such that you don't need root privs to install software, it obviously requires an experienced sysadmin and a bit of time. In Vista, to disable the Cancel/Allow options it is a simple as "disable UAC command" I'm Feeling Lucky then entering in the command in the run box.
I run both Vista and Linux (Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS), and I find I am more often asked for sudo permissions in LINUX than in Vista. It is funny how linux and mac people hammer on Vista's Cancel or Allow, when in truth, the *nixes have been doing this for YEARS! Su this, sudo that, chmod 755 hello_world.sh. If you want to hammer on MS, hammer on the fact that it took them SOOOO long to implement this security feature!
:)
Now, as for DRM nonsense, let me remind you that the libraries you install to allow DVD playback in linux are (arguably, of course) ILLEGAL in the US, unless you buy commercial ones. Vista has built in support for both MP3's (most distros no longer have this by default) and DVD's (at least, in any version with Media Center)!!
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan boy. I still have my trusty XP SP2 box, and Vista is very bloated, slower to start up, and even more difficult to use in some aspects. But give credit where it is due, some of the enhancements have brought more security and an easier to use Start Menu (oh search bar! then again, there's no frigging Run by default).
Now, if I could just play those Mp3's while I was transferring files, or let the screen saver come up while listening to them
1) well, X*0 = 0 2) and the limit of X/y as y approaches 0 (that is to say, X/0) goes to Infinity (as you divide by smaller and smaller numbers the result gets lager and larger). 3) Infinity * X = Infinity... so 1/0 * 0 = 0/0 1/0 = Infinity Infinity * 0 = ??? which one "takes precedence", since rules 1 and 3 conflict in this case.
Aha, found it... I was worried I was the first one to catch that, and no, it is no different here in the US. The bud has become the butt of this joke :P
Fedora Core 7 alpha 1 was also released today, a trend which we will keep up through FC 1000
I too went to a private school which censored the internet. It is very frustrating for students, but I would have to guess that this is becoming popular among private schools.
40~50 FPS is more than playable /.'ers have a computer that is more than one year old? And trust me, he wasn't extremely technically inclined and had no desire to build his own. He got a damn good deal.
:)
15.4" @ 5 lbs laptop isn't portable? A 7 hour battery isn't long enough? Perhaps you haven't checked out the modern technology behind a strong laptop 0.0
How is a one year old computer an outdated POS? How many
First you say that as you get "older" (implying middle age or older here from your context), you don't want to do things like put together a computer, then you say you are in college, and apparently live there from your comments, so really old, yup.
oh, and my xbox is modded so it is totally worth it
There is no "if I need to..." with my PC. I have to have it. Between programming, writing papers, researching, hosting, desigining, and generally amusing myself it is essential and no console can compare to it.
Console's have their place, in the $100-$400 market. They aren't better than PC's, they are different.
I can play FEAR @ 1600x1200 on my 21" CRT at HIGH, 1280x1024 @ Ultra. And, $600 for it. Aaannnddd, my next computer is going to be a desktop replacement laptop... $1400 w/ a docking station to plug into my LCD and periphs, better than my existing box, though that is w/ about a 6% employee discount, w/ the 12 cell battery and TV tuner. How is that for portability and power? And that is w/ a core 2 duo proc. If you are running a comfortable $1000 mac, you could run a PC lappy for $400, but that still wouldn't beat my desktop.
$4k+??? You are crazy! I built my first gaming PC for about $600 almost 4 years ago. I also spent $200 on a 19" LCD last year, but that would count as the TV, not the console. When my first PC was "out of date" I sold it for $600 to a friend, and spent that $600 to build an entirely new one. Repeat the selling for the same price and buying a new one again. And what do I have? A system that can play any game out there, looking far better than the last-gen consoles, and it is a frakking computer which carried my through college getting two majors in 4 years. A computer is far more useful then a console! And, I got the additional pleasure of having a new system every year and putting it together (one of the most enjoyable parts)! I was able to UPGRADE whatever I wanted to, whenever. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking on consoles, I own an Xbox and soon a Wii. But a PC is far more cost effective and it is the ONLY way to play a real FPS :P
Wow, that post reminds me of soo many issues I have seen playing Counter-Strike: Source. Most of the time, hackers are immature losers who can't compete well, though yeah, some people like to try them out for fun. I try not to get mad anymore, I just log on to my server's IRC channel, contact an admin and then proceed to give the cheater what he deserves: a brutal verbal owning after every time he gets killed. If you hack, then you should never die. If you die, then you are a f***tard and should be shot. I am one of those players who knife's the aimbotter in the back, and I enjoy every last death of a cheater. The most cheating I have ever done is single player: IDDQD, IDKFA, IDSPISPOPD... anyone who NEEDS to cheat with other people to have a good time is NEVER a good player with out the hacks.