That works fine for snow, trees and stuff like that, but it doesn't apply to character models and buildings, effects like smoke, reflection, etc.
Also, I would think a snow flake is actually a flat square polygon with a texture being used to picture the ice crystal. It would be rather foolish to make a complex polygon for each and every snow flakes... ! In fact, look at the trees and you will see they do exactly that for foliage.
Maybe by offering more on Windows platforms for.NET ? By being ahead of competition, you virtually eliminate it; by trying to keep up with it instead of innovating, you will always be a step behind.
I hope the Open Source community will understand this someday... No need to use patents or other tricks if you are always a step ahead.
You got it wrong. Windows *appears* easy, but to configure it the right way (tm), you really need to dig for infos and sometimes go through obscure steps. Unixes are even worse in this domain, but it's not something to brag about. So, I would rather say that it's easier to be a lazy admin on Windows than on Unixes.
About dynamic pages, what about ASP.NET ? I know PHP, Perl, Java, ASP but I must admit that from a programmer point of view, ASP.NET beats them all hands-down. If only it was supported on Apache... Mono may make this possible.
Dude, get a good IDE and stop whining ! Any IDE with intellisense will make you happy...
About the semicolon, what if I want my line of code to be on several lines to improve readability ? Think array initializations... With CR/LF, that would not be possible. Also, the new line character varies from system to system.
And frankly, VarPointer would be a fine compromise. VARPTR is ugly and I agree that VariablePointer is a bit verbiose.
The fact that you suspended a boy for using "net send" command on the school network made it into the new on http://www.slashdot.org, a highly regarded Web site for computer literates. The reason why this got the attention of the editors of that site is that the punishment for the act is way too excessive and the use of term "hacking" for such a simple use of a widely known application (which is part of Windows) demonstrate the lack of understanding of technology on the part of the school management.
I suggest you simply reprimand the boy and hire a qualified network administrator who will promptly disable the Windows service that makes the use of this command possible. Even better, you could ask the boy how to accomplish that straighforward task and make him do so as punishment.
I took the time to write that letter because I think it's important to encourage discovery and exploration instead of rising little sheeps that will conform to the system instead of improving it and the society as a whole.
You can also customize views or create new ones, with very powerful options.
I'm glad you pointed this out because people don't realise how powerful Outlook really is as both an email and agenda manager. It is too often mistaken with Outlook Express which really sucks.
The soundtracks of this serie have been played by an orchestra and a choir/soloists and it sounds awesome. I especially like FF VI soundtrack and FF VIII has a nice theme too.
Warcraft II and Starcraft soundtracks were pretty cool too, even if they sound a bit too techno/pop.
Other games that I remember having a good theme are Max Payne, Diablo I (the town song), Curse of Monkey Island 3 (the pirates song was hilarious), No one live forever 1 & 2, Rayman...
The problem with teamplay is different skill level.
It's relatively easy to build teams of novices since this is where most people fit.
Unfortunately, as you go up in skill level, the number of people available to make a team diminishes almost exponentially.
This is what is happening in Warcraft III on Battle.net. Once you go up in level, you have to wait longer and longer to get a team game or even a 1v1 game. And this is by making teams out of players of different levels so it would be even worse if a team was to be made only of players of the same level.
Another problem that has arisen on Battle.net is that players will *very* often create a new account from scratch in the hopes of getting a better win record. As a consequence, you have many very good players in the low levels and that makes leveling a bit harder.
Anyway, playing online means also the need of a VERY balanced game and even Starcraft / Warcraft, while making a good attempt at it, have still some problems to solve.
Well, at least they could contribute a little bit ! Are they so greedy to not technically help TransGaming a little bit and maybe give ~1000 $ ? It's not like Linux market is THAT small after all...
I don't think making it an UI easier to use for novice is a bad goal per se. In fact, that's what Mac is advertising for its OS since the beginning.
The problem is that it's very difficult to design an UI that is both appealing to novice and expert. The compromise so far is that you can disable most of the "helping" stuff. That is true in Windows XP, but last I checked, it's next to impossible to do with OSX.
It's really sad to still see this kind of lame statements and to see it modded insightful. How the hell is this insightful ?!
There is a digital divide, just like there are people who are knowledgeable in medicine and some that aren't, and so on for law, education, economy, etc. !
You can buy a car, use it extensively and still have no clue about how it works and what kind of motor is inside ! If a mechanician was to tell you what you just said, how would you react uh ?
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That works fine for snow, trees and stuff like that, but it doesn't apply to character models and buildings, effects like smoke, reflection, etc.
... ! In fact, look at the trees and you will see they do exactly that for foliage.
Also, I would think a snow flake is actually a flat square polygon with a texture being used to picture the ice crystal. It would be rather foolish to make a complex polygon for each and every snow flakes
Reading your comment, I think you have overdone it yourself :)
This can already be done in Outlook XP. Save the following to a .reg file :
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0
"Level1Remove"=""
Have a look at Mind Manager by Mindjet.
I use it regularly and I'm still finding new uses for it. It's *very* easy to use yet powerful.
Maybe by offering more on Windows platforms for .NET ? By being ahead of competition, you virtually eliminate it; by trying to keep up with it instead of innovating, you will always be a step behind.
... No need to use patents or other tricks if you are always a step ahead.
I hope the Open Source community will understand this someday
Those GUI are hardly impressing ... Compare those screenshots with VS.NET IDE or MS Office.
Look and feel plays a BIG part in database driven applications and those represent arguably the predominant market share.
Ever bothered to look at http://www.codeproject.com ??
How about you write your own getter/setter macro and publish it there ? That is how a community is built, slowly but surely.
We exploited so much people in so many countries, it is pretty fair they take what they can while they can.
I say it's about time America (and the whole industrialized population) realizes the hard way what it is like to be on the other side of the world.
You got it wrong. Windows *appears* easy, but to configure it the right way (tm), you really need to dig for infos and sometimes go through obscure steps. Unixes are even worse in this domain, but it's not something to brag about. So, I would rather say that it's easier to be a lazy admin on Windows than on Unixes.
... Mono may make this possible.
About dynamic pages, what about ASP.NET ? I know PHP, Perl, Java, ASP but I must admit that from a programmer point of view, ASP.NET beats them all hands-down. If only it was supported on Apache
I wish I had mod points for your post ... I wouldn't have said it better.
Install litestep and download or code your own desktop the way you want it to be.
http://www.litestep.net
Dude, get a good IDE and stop whining ! Any IDE with intellisense will make you happy ...
... With CR/LF, that would not be possible. Also, the new line character varies from system to system.
About the semicolon, what if I want my line of code to be on several lines to improve readability ? Think array initializations
And frankly, VarPointer would be a fine compromise. VARPTR is ugly and I agree that VariablePointer is a bit verbiose.
All you said is true, but what about using a slice of the Defense's budget to do all this great stuff ?
... this is like a penny to those guys. And frankly, getting new weapons is far more useless than sending people to Mars.
20 billion
Mr Rollins,
The fact that you suspended a boy for using "net send" command on the school network made it into the new on http://www.slashdot.org, a highly regarded Web site for computer literates. The reason why this got the attention of the editors of that site is that the punishment for the act is way too excessive and the use of term "hacking" for such a simple use of a widely known application (which is part of Windows) demonstrate the lack of understanding of technology on the part of the school management.
I suggest you simply reprimand the boy and hire a qualified network administrator who will promptly disable the Windows service that makes the use of this command possible. Even better, you could ask the boy how to accomplish that straighforward task and make him do so as punishment.
I took the time to write that letter because I think it's important to encourage discovery and exploration instead of rising little sheeps that will conform to the system instead of improving it and the society as a whole.
Actually, it's in the View menu.
You can also customize views or create new ones, with very powerful options.
I'm glad you pointed this out because people don't realise how powerful Outlook really is as both an email and agenda manager. It is too often mistaken with Outlook Express which really sucks.
I will make the same suggestion as I did in the previous story : put your computer in another room ... Or buy ear buds (cotton, wax, etc.)
The soundtracks of this serie have been played by an orchestra and a choir/soloists and it sounds awesome. I especially like FF VI soundtrack and FF VIII has a nice theme too.
...
Warcraft II and Starcraft soundtracks were pretty cool too, even if they sound a bit too techno/pop.
Other games that I remember having a good theme are Max Payne, Diablo I (the town song), Curse of Monkey Island 3 (the pirates song was hilarious), No one live forever 1 & 2, Rayman
what about Pascal strings ? :)
Have you considered moving the computer into another room ? If your girlfriend is that much sensitive to noise, you would be better work elsewhere ...
The problem with teamplay is different skill level.
It's relatively easy to build teams of novices since this is where most people fit.
Unfortunately, as you go up in skill level, the number of people available to make a team diminishes almost exponentially.
This is what is happening in Warcraft III on Battle.net. Once you go up in level, you have to wait longer and longer to get a team game or even a 1v1 game. And this is by making teams out of players of different levels so it would be even worse if a team was to be made only of players of the same level.
Another problem that has arisen on Battle.net is that players will *very* often create a new account from scratch in the hopes of getting a better win record. As a consequence, you have many very good players in the low levels and that makes leveling a bit harder.
Anyway, playing online means also the need of a VERY balanced game and even Starcraft / Warcraft, while making a good attempt at it, have still some problems to solve.
And CountSort could mop the floor with QuickSort if people would actually use it when possible.
Inertia is the main obstacle to progress.
Well, at least they could contribute a little bit ! Are they so greedy to not technically help TransGaming a little bit and maybe give ~1000 $ ? It's not like Linux market is THAT small after all ...
I don't think making it an UI easier to use for novice is a bad goal per se. In fact, that's what Mac is advertising for its OS since the beginning.
The problem is that it's very difficult to design an UI that is both appealing to novice and expert. The compromise so far is that you can disable most of the "helping" stuff. That is true in Windows XP, but last I checked, it's next to impossible to do with OSX.
How about you show us your low ID unless a low IQ is all you got ?
Go back to your crops redneck >:
It's really sad to still see this kind of lame statements and to see it modded insightful. How the hell is this insightful ?!
There is a digital divide, just like there are people who are knowledgeable in medicine and some that aren't, and so on for law, education, economy, etc. !
You can buy a car, use it extensively and still have no clue about how it works and what kind of motor is inside ! If a mechanician was to tell you what you just said, how would you react uh ?