I'm testing Opera. Used it a fair amount years ago, but switched to Firefox. Enjoyed that for quite a while, but FF4.0 has prompted me to start looking for alternatives. Haven't switched fully, but I probably will soon, considering firefox's trajectory.
Opera is a decent browser. Not sure why it gets grief here on Slashdot.
I think the Wii Classic Controller Plus may be the best controller ever made... It's only problem may be that it lacks rumble.
The 360 controller is pretty good, and I didn't mind the old x-box one. The sony duoshock is just ok... The Gamecube controller is great, although you look at it and go 'WTF?'
This tendancy to focus on the metric that's easily measured is a problem in a lot of places...
Yes, it is. A related problem is coming to define something purely in terms of what can be easily measured. For instance, a test is used to help diagnose a medical condition... over time, the condition is redefined to be 'someone who scores over this threshold on this test'. There's a lot of smart people that fall into that trap.
I don't have a huge problem with the ACLU primarily defending minorities, be they racial or religious. The minorities probably face a bit more of a problem than the majority...
However, I am greatly irritated by the ACLU's stand on the 2nd amendment. It's hypocritical, and the fact that they pick and choose what constitutional rights they defend undercuts their credibility quite a bit. If they only concerned themselves about the first amendment, for instance, I would understand that; but, it seems like they have a stance of defending all enumerated rights except the 2nd. It feels crassly political on their part.
True. I don't have either, but if I had to get a smart phone, I would pick android, even at equivalent prices. I'm just too wary of getting stuck in the whole apple ecosystem. Plus, maybe my opinion is colored by my experiences with iTunes and QuickTime, which are both HORRIBLE.
I agree, C# is a nicely designed language. I just don't see Mono ever gaining traction, though. Most C#.NET applications are a pain to port over, because there are some APIs that will always be missing... and I don't foresee many developers using it to write Linux-specific applications..Net fills a niche in Windows, but I don't really see that niche in Linux.
aren't all the kiddies freaking out that MS is dropping.NET in favour of HTML5 in Windows 8?
Nobody important seriously thinks they are. Some people thought that the fact that MS said some applets could be written in Javascript and HTML5 in upcoming OS releases meant that they were dropping.net. That's kind of silly.
True. The Tea Party started with (and still has) a very reasonable and responsible main principle; economic freedom and reduction in spending. As they have begun to get a little bit of a toe-hold in power, though, they've both watered down their primary focus, and brought in secondary, distracting, issues (such as social concerns).
They'd be better served concerning themselves only with economic issues, and not trying to be a full party with an exhaustive platform. They should be an independent, non-affiliated source that pressures all the parties and candidates into economic reform.
Where do you get off telling folks they don't have the right to associate and bargain as a collective?
They have every right to try. The trouble is when unions have special rights enshrined into law... mandatory membership, fees, special bargaining positions, and so on. This is especially problematic when the union is in the public sector, because management doesn't even have the profit incentive to struggle against the union; they collude, raises and benefits for campaign donations and votes. The private citizen pays the price for both.
I had a home that we almost never ran the AC during the summer because it was properly built and engineered. IT was a Geodesic Dome home that had a row of windows at ground level on the windward side and a cupola at the peak of the dome with windows that would open. Even on 98 degree days it was 10 degrees cooler in the home. and that temperature differential coupled with moving air made it very comfortable even in 60% humidity.
Well, the GP said "with the windows open", which implies he has a magic house. I wager your house would quickly hit the outside temp if you had a few windows wide open.
The Tea Party isn't a religious movement. I'm an atheist, and I'm extremely sympathetic to their cause. Their battle is primarily over economic freedom.
Think of it this way; how much power is a local radio station transmitting? Maybe, 100 kilowatts? Now, think how much of that signal the cross-section of your antenna is intersecting. Suppose you're a mile away. What percentage of the surface area of a sphere 1 mile in radius does an antenna a few square cm cover?
Area = 4/3PIr^2, right? so, about 4 square miles surface area. A square mile is 4,014,489,600 square inches, so the sphere would be about 16,800,000,000 sq inches. Say the antenna covers one square inch. The most energy it can intercept, assuming perfect performance, is 100KW / 16,800,000,000, or about 0.000006 watts. (Anybody want to check my math?) You might be able to intercept more than one source, and build a larger antenna, but also most would be further away, and the efficiency is surely less than 50%.
This may have some use, but only in certain applications that are built around incredibly small power requirements.
I'm also thinking you could plug in a cheapo little bluetooth adapter, and connect a wiimote to it. That would be sufficient controls for web-browsing, emulators, media playing from the couch.
I have a Wii and a 360; I was toying with the idea of finally getting a PS3, but the Wii-U squashed that idea. Unlike the 3DS, and more like the original DS, the 'gimmick' with the Wii-U seems like a stroke of genius. Pulling the game off the TV and playing it on the controller if somebody else needs the TV?
I don't see the 3DS as ever becoming a hit, although I think it'll end up selling respectably as people gradually transition to that platform. I think the Wii-U will do fine, though.
Since I first used the Wii, it's been obvious to me that it's a far better platform for first person shooters than any other console. While the accelerometers don't add much, the ability to use the pointer works great; it's much closer to mouse control than any analog stick.
Sadly, there weren't many FPS made. I think the FPS genre is stagnant, and couldn't break away from their mold of remaking the exact same game, over and over, with slightly better graphics. FPS players seem to be the greatest graphics whores of them all.
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I'm testing Opera. Used it a fair amount years ago, but switched to Firefox. Enjoyed that for quite a while, but FF4.0 has prompted me to start looking for alternatives. Haven't switched fully, but I probably will soon, considering firefox's trajectory.
Opera is a decent browser. Not sure why it gets grief here on Slashdot.
Apple's love for rendering fonts is well known.
That's so true, and is such a sadly insightful comment about Apple's position in the tech industry.
Why?
My guess is so that Apple's products can be defined out of the 'netbook' category.
I think the Wii Classic Controller Plus may be the best controller ever made... It's only problem may be that it lacks rumble.
The 360 controller is pretty good, and I didn't mind the old x-box one. The sony duoshock is just ok... The Gamecube controller is great, although you look at it and go 'WTF?'
This tendancy to focus on the metric that's easily measured is a problem in a lot of places...
Yes, it is. A related problem is coming to define something purely in terms of what can be easily measured. For instance, a test is used to help diagnose a medical condition... over time, the condition is redefined to be 'someone who scores over this threshold on this test'. There's a lot of smart people that fall into that trap.
I hope you're humorously imitating some of the psychotic editors that are causing such problems over at Wikipedia.
Does it relate to "Xanadu", the decades-in-development ambitious hyperlinking system for information? That would tie in to wikipedia, tangentially.
Where did he state what church he was in, or whether he was a member of a church at all?
You're making an assumption purely to make your position feel better to yourself.
I don't have a huge problem with the ACLU primarily defending minorities, be they racial or religious. The minorities probably face a bit more of a problem than the majority...
However, I am greatly irritated by the ACLU's stand on the 2nd amendment. It's hypocritical, and the fact that they pick and choose what constitutional rights they defend undercuts their credibility quite a bit. If they only concerned themselves about the first amendment, for instance, I would understand that; but, it seems like they have a stance of defending all enumerated rights except the 2nd. It feels crassly political on their part.
People buy garbage because it's cheaper, and it's cheaper because it's garbage. Those people are the lemmings.
The worst lemming of them all is the one who buys expensive garbage because it's expensive.
True. I don't have either, but if I had to get a smart phone, I would pick android, even at equivalent prices. I'm just too wary of getting stuck in the whole apple ecosystem. Plus, maybe my opinion is colored by my experiences with iTunes and QuickTime, which are both HORRIBLE.
I agree, C# is a nicely designed language. I just don't see Mono ever gaining traction, though. Most C# .NET applications are a pain to port over, because there are some APIs that will always be missing... and I don't foresee many developers using it to write Linux-specific applications. .Net fills a niche in Windows, but I don't really see that niche in Linux.
aren't all the kiddies freaking out that MS is dropping .NET in favour of HTML5 in Windows 8?
.net. That's kind of silly.
Nobody important seriously thinks they are. Some people thought that the fact that MS said some applets could be written in Javascript and HTML5 in upcoming OS releases meant that they were dropping
Everything is renewable with sufficient energy.
Except energy.
True. The Tea Party started with (and still has) a very reasonable and responsible main principle; economic freedom and reduction in spending. As they have begun to get a little bit of a toe-hold in power, though, they've both watered down their primary focus, and brought in secondary, distracting, issues (such as social concerns).
They'd be better served concerning themselves only with economic issues, and not trying to be a full party with an exhaustive platform. They should be an independent, non-affiliated source that pressures all the parties and candidates into economic reform.
Google only blocks you Plus account. Mail and whatnot is still intact, unless you were spamming.
That is what they say, and multiple users have said that is not true. At this point, I'm not going to unquestioningly believe either side.
Where do you get off telling folks they don't have the right to associate and bargain as a collective?
They have every right to try. The trouble is when unions have special rights enshrined into law... mandatory membership, fees, special bargaining positions, and so on. This is especially problematic when the union is in the public sector, because management doesn't even have the profit incentive to struggle against the union; they collude, raises and benefits for campaign donations and votes. The private citizen pays the price for both.
I had a home that we almost never ran the AC during the summer because it was properly built and engineered. IT was a Geodesic Dome home that had a row of windows at ground level on the windward side and a cupola at the peak of the dome with windows that would open. Even on 98 degree days it was 10 degrees cooler in the home. and that temperature differential coupled with moving air made it very comfortable even in 60% humidity.
Well, the GP said "with the windows open", which implies he has a magic house. I wager your house would quickly hit the outside temp if you had a few windows wide open.
The Tea Party isn't a religious movement. I'm an atheist, and I'm extremely sympathetic to their cause. Their battle is primarily over economic freedom.
I think he's NOT mistaken.,
That's just my hunch, based on personal experience. Seems like neither of us has figures, though.
I know that if it was legalized, the chance of any of those terrible situations would be drastically reduced.
I wouldn't ever use a prostitute, just like I'd never use drugs. But I think both should be legalized, and for basically the same reasons.
Think of it this way; how much power is a local radio station transmitting? Maybe, 100 kilowatts? Now, think how much of that signal the cross-section of your antenna is intersecting. Suppose you're a mile away. What percentage of the surface area of a sphere 1 mile in radius does an antenna a few square cm cover?
Area = 4/3PIr^2, right? so, about 4 square miles surface area. A square mile is 4,014,489,600 square inches, so the sphere would be about 16,800,000,000 sq inches. Say the antenna covers one square inch. The most energy it can intercept, assuming perfect performance, is 100KW / 16,800,000,000, or about 0.000006 watts. (Anybody want to check my math?) You might be able to intercept more than one source, and build a larger antenna, but also most would be further away, and the efficiency is surely less than 50%.
This may have some use, but only in certain applications that are built around incredibly small power requirements.
I'm also thinking you could plug in a cheapo little bluetooth adapter, and connect a wiimote to it. That would be sufficient controls for web-browsing, emulators, media playing from the couch.
I have a Wii and a 360; I was toying with the idea of finally getting a PS3, but the Wii-U squashed that idea. Unlike the 3DS, and more like the original DS, the 'gimmick' with the Wii-U seems like a stroke of genius. Pulling the game off the TV and playing it on the controller if somebody else needs the TV?
I don't see the 3DS as ever becoming a hit, although I think it'll end up selling respectably as people gradually transition to that platform. I think the Wii-U will do fine, though.
Since I first used the Wii, it's been obvious to me that it's a far better platform for first person shooters than any other console. While the accelerometers don't add much, the ability to use the pointer works great; it's much closer to mouse control than any analog stick.
Sadly, there weren't many FPS made. I think the FPS genre is stagnant, and couldn't break away from their mold of remaking the exact same game, over and over, with slightly better graphics. FPS players seem to be the greatest graphics whores of them all.