Yes. There is no Start button - there's a Forwards, Comrades! button.
The default theme is Red, and it can't be changed.
If you play Minesweeper and finish it, the KGB will visit you - because you know too much.
Klipski in Word will ask you if you want to unite the socialist workers from all over the world.
The good part? It's free of errors - the Glorious Leader designed it, and he doesn't make mistakes. Well, except for that nasty Dissident Error that might sometimes pop up, but all you have to do is drag that to the Recycling Gulag.
When you display it on a modern high resolution LCD it looks extremely blocky.
In the worst case the emulator runs on a non-native resolution which results in the horrible bicubic stretching. I've wondered how feasible it would be to put [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_art_scaling_algorithms]pixel scaling algorithms[/url] directly into monitors with DVI.
Thing is, central generation can be optimized while local, small-scale generation can't. You can reuse the powerplant's heat, but pretty much all the heat of the engine is lost. Also, electricity can come from several sources, gas from only a few.
If you search for Dragonball Z, you'll find part 1 and part 3, or part 1 and part 2....it's always missing a part.
It's always the part that has 95% of the grunting and leveling up and IT'S OVER 9000 in there, so that's no big loss;). In fact, I wonder how many episodes you'd have left if you'd cut it out.
This may already be enough. It's not like he's going to actively look at the insides or right-click on My Computer to see that the drive has suddenly grown from 20 to 40 gb or something, so just replace the parts and use the cheap stuff when he's not looking or on a holiday. Least you could do for him, won't break your wallet.
Then you get to the obvious problem of a non-christian Good Samaritan who did good all his life and goes to hell and a serial killer who asks for forgiveness and accepts Jesus just before he's given the chair going to heaven. Now that's messed up.
I don't care about a sedan; I commute alone, and so do millions of others. Start mass-producing these things, for the love of my wallet: http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm
The reason you borrow books at the library is because of scarcity. A digital copy removes scarcity; it becomes a matter of storage and bandwidth, and there's already enough gigabytes at the customer to store enough material you simply can't read in a single lifetime. Renting something in the digital form is only valid if you're giving away things for free (or parts); it's called a trial/shareware.
What you can see or hear, you can record and duplicate. A library would have more benefits from a score number which combines user reviews, times checked out and distribute the funds that way. Publishers? What's the role of a publisher now, if I can write my novel in a text editor and submit it directly to the library? It's not like they're going to run out of space. The matter of distribution is going to be handled by the digital library. Only when I want to publish it on dead trees an actual publisher gets in.
Think of the 2-minute warning movies you get when you buy or rent a DVD. They're stupid! I, a legitate viewer already paid for the right to consume that content, so why are they bothering me about piracy? All pirates are going to strip those 2 minutes anyway.
Usability" is another word for "safe for newbies and those too lazy to read the manual".
Even if you completely ignore the fact that things can be advanced, usability means that simple things can be done fast, with a minimum of forcing you to jump through hoops. When usability lacks, it means that the people who have designed the interface haven't put enough (or enough original) thought in designing it. If there's no need to do something in 9 out of 10 cases, it's stupid to include it in the set of steps that have to be done.
The solution is of course to stop outsourcing production to China for the next generation consoles and gadgets and remove serial numbers and labels from the parts; if you don't get the plans, you'll have to copy the hard way.
The first companies that do this will probably die a swift death at the hands of the customers who now have to pay 12 times as much and refuse to do so, but that's what you get when Made In The USA doesn't have the ring it did and Designed In The USA implies "Manufactured in low-wage country".
Still, it doesn't matter - just make sure you pay the QA and QC people enough and hold 'm to strict standards, then it (theoretically) shouldn't matter much where things are made.
So how is that games, with all their attempts to imitate real life physics and interaction, can't get this simple thing right ?
People should stay dead when they're killed (except maybe if they're zombies..)
I think lots of people would like to see the respawning done right, but they either slap R-ratings on games or pull them from the shelves.
You don't even have to invoke the spectre of global warming for this (of which/. has many doubters anyway); to avoid being raped by ludicrous oil prices ever again, it's in our best interest to get personal transport with great MPG numbers (so even if it rises, you'll still be laughing - and what's now spent on hauling 1 pair of buttocks from A to B is simply gross inefficiency) and independence of oil since there's so many ways to generate electricity - but none to generate oil.
and muscle energy isn't even particularly efficient.
A bike is the most efficient mode of transport per kilos moved unless you travel over 3000 miles with a plane or so. There is a comparison of this somewhere but you'll have to find it yourself. The design of a bike is already very efficient - even better when it's recumbent.
An analogy would be that you learn a word that only you can pronounce, and the authentication works by you saying the word aloud, such that everyone in your vicinity can hear it. "Only you can pronounce", I don't buy that.
The easier it is to share knowledge, the greater mankind becomes. My vote for invention of the last 1000 year? The internet, for all the reasons stated.
You mean the printing press. The obvious reason is that a peasant in a 3rd world country won't own a computer - heck, most people didn't because it was a nerdy thing. Both require literacy, and the press's slightly higher treshold to get things published means you wouldn't get the book equivalent of a selection of random Youtube comments.
The internet's nice, but pales compared to Gutenberg, really.
they don't treat the customer like a criminal (why do I get an anti-piracy warning when I've bought or rented a DVD, but not when I've downloaded a movie?)
removing pretty much all of the hassle of proving you're a paying customer (in terms of installation and stability)
availability (for abandonware) and convenience
cost
If you can beat the pirates on the first 3 points, people are generally a lot more willing to pay.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, there's your solution.
Python with Django.
I tried to ask it "have you stopped beating your wife yet" but it gave me a 404 :(.
Yes. There is no Start button - there's a Forwards, Comrades! button.
The default theme is Red, and it can't be changed.
If you play Minesweeper and finish it, the KGB will visit you - because you know too much.
Klipski in Word will ask you if you want to unite the socialist workers from all over the world.
The good part? It's free of errors - the Glorious Leader designed it, and he doesn't make mistakes. Well, except for that nasty Dissident Error that might sometimes pop up, but all you have to do is drag that to the Recycling Gulag.
I agree - but only if "We're sorry, this video is not available in your country" is never, ever, ever shown again.
In the worst case the emulator runs on a non-native resolution which results in the horrible bicubic stretching. I've wondered how feasible it would be to put [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_art_scaling_algorithms]pixel scaling algorithms[/url] directly into monitors with DVI.
At least these won't get out in the open that easily because someone copied them to an USB drive and lost it somewhere.
Thing is, central generation can be optimized while local, small-scale generation can't. You can reuse the powerplant's heat, but pretty much all the heat of the engine is lost. Also, electricity can come from several sources, gas from only a few.
It's always the part that has 95% of the grunting and leveling up and IT'S OVER 9000 in there, so that's no big loss ;). In fact, I wonder how many episodes you'd have left if you'd cut it out.
No fun! I've tried to tweak it for improved input and I always end up twitching and foaming at the mouth :(.
This may already be enough. It's not like he's going to actively look at the insides or right-click on My Computer to see that the drive has suddenly grown from 20 to 40 gb or something, so just replace the parts and use the cheap stuff when he's not looking or on a holiday. Least you could do for him, won't break your wallet.
Then you get to the obvious problem of a non-christian Good Samaritan who did good all his life and goes to hell and a serial killer who asks for forgiveness and accepts Jesus just before he's given the chair going to heaven. Now that's messed up.
I don't care about a sedan; I commute alone, and so do millions of others. Start mass-producing these things, for the love of my wallet: http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm
The reason you borrow books at the library is because of scarcity. A digital copy removes scarcity; it becomes a matter of storage and bandwidth, and there's already enough gigabytes at the customer to store enough material you simply can't read in a single lifetime. Renting something in the digital form is only valid if you're giving away things for free (or parts); it's called a trial/shareware.
What you can see or hear, you can record and duplicate. A library would have more benefits from a score number which combines user reviews, times checked out and distribute the funds that way. Publishers? What's the role of a publisher now, if I can write my novel in a text editor and submit it directly to the library? It's not like they're going to run out of space. The matter of distribution is going to be handled by the digital library. Only when I want to publish it on dead trees an actual publisher gets in.
Think of the 2-minute warning movies you get when you buy or rent a DVD. They're stupid! I, a legitate viewer already paid for the right to consume that content, so why are they bothering me about piracy? All pirates are going to strip those 2 minutes anyway.
Even if you completely ignore the fact that things can be advanced, usability means that simple things can be done fast, with a minimum of forcing you to jump through hoops. When usability lacks, it means that the people who have designed the interface haven't put enough (or enough original) thought in designing it. If there's no need to do something in 9 out of 10 cases, it's stupid to include it in the set of steps that have to be done.
I know! They'll add a cellphone to it!
The solution is of course to stop outsourcing production to China for the next generation consoles and gadgets and remove serial numbers and labels from the parts; if you don't get the plans, you'll have to copy the hard way.
The first companies that do this will probably die a swift death at the hands of the customers who now have to pay 12 times as much and refuse to do so, but that's what you get when Made In The USA doesn't have the ring it did and Designed In The USA implies "Manufactured in low-wage country".
Still, it doesn't matter - just make sure you pay the QA and QC people enough and hold 'm to strict standards, then it (theoretically) shouldn't matter much where things are made.
It tastes like someone DEFEC8ED on my plate :(.
I think lots of people would like to see the respawning done right, but they either slap R-ratings on games or pull them from the shelves.
You don't even have to invoke the spectre of global warming for this (of which /. has many doubters anyway); to avoid being raped by ludicrous oil prices ever again, it's in our best interest to get personal transport with great MPG numbers (so even if it rises, you'll still be laughing - and what's now spent on hauling 1 pair of buttocks from A to B is simply gross inefficiency) and independence of oil since there's so many ways to generate electricity - but none to generate oil.
Hello Kitty says you have to come with her if you want to live.
A bike is the most efficient mode of transport per kilos moved unless you travel over 3000 miles with a plane or so. There is a comparison of this somewhere but you'll have to find it yourself. The design of a bike is already very efficient - even better when it's recumbent.
Say "passport" for me, please.
You mean the printing press. The obvious reason is that a peasant in a 3rd world country won't own a computer - heck, most people didn't because it was a nerdy thing. Both require literacy, and the press's slightly higher treshold to get things published means you wouldn't get the book equivalent of a selection of random Youtube comments.
The internet's nice, but pales compared to Gutenberg, really.
If you can beat the pirates on the first 3 points, people are generally a lot more willing to pay.