Firefox has been stagnating for longer than a year, now. Chrome is slowly but very steadfastly growing, and eating IE's lunch - but I wonder if we'll soon see the day that it'll eat into Firefox's usage share as well. I don't want to speculate about it, but if and when it does, all hell will break out in the Linux community, because Linux users have been extremely (no, really) loyal Firefox users.
Batteries that can take charge rates like that don't exist yet.
No, and they are not even needed, for the application you mention: during charging, the battery can be sliced into small cells, all charged in parallel. As for the charging station, that doesn't need a battery, either: a flywheel on a generator is a much better solution: spin it up with the electricity from the grid, and switch it to generator mode when charging a car's battery.
....but played it way more than was good for me. That was in the 90's. Then I played it some more via Telnet, a couple of years ago, but I must admit, a lot of the charm had disappeared. I realized too clearly that it was just primitive virtual point collection. Now I wish I had that time back, but perhaps it was a valuable lesson for the times ahead, and helped me to avoid MMOs and other destructive time-wasters.
However, I don't believe in karma. If such thing existed (the way it's understood in the West, which is the context in which we are speaking), Microsoft would have been bankrupt long ago, along with Monsanto, the RIAA and MPAA companies... and many, many politicians and executives would have had the equivalent happen to them.
Almost true, but not completely: when Bill G. asked from Jack Tramiel (of Commodore), for a per-unit royalty fee, he was told to get bent (not necessarily with those words). A few days later Bill G accepted the lump sum and that was that.
Parent is best post in thread. Yes, does it really take that long to figure out how to charge for apps? Just do it through the phone bill. Simple as that.
I thought this kind of embargo would cause all sorts of sanctions from WTO members, and that China wasn't supposed to do this as a signatory of various WTO trade agreements.
I'm getting a bit annoyed at China's constant attempts at having their pie and eating it. But I guess they can get away with this - after all, way too many countries have their balls squeezed by China.
Early onset Alzheimer is not "faster paced" than Alzheimer's in elder people. It causes an overall greater reduction of lifespan than Alzheimer's that affect elder people, because the sufferer dies relatively young, but the pace is about the same.
In any case, it's a cruel disease, because it takes from you what is the most precious: your memory and your humanity.
He said he's a grad student supporting a family of three. A $200 PC for one game considering the computer he has now apparently suits his needs for everything else? That's not a very helpful suggestion.
I wish all the participants in this thread had your comprehension skills.
However, you don't have the right to bitch that new software doesn't run on your antique paperweight.
Actually, I do have that right. What are you going to do about it? Throw a hissy fit? Call your mama? Call the cops to arrest me for having offended your tender feelings? Wait for mod points and unleash all the power that the intertubes give you - nereriously scavenging for my posts and modding them down - oh the horror, the agonizing pain, being modded down! Actually, that last one you could do. Won't change the fact that I have the right to bitch about the HW specs of Civ V, if I want to.
To be honest, I didn't bitch on Civilization V at all. Just said that for the first time, they overstepped my currently available HW. I admit being surprised at all the hate answers I got, and many of them twisting my words/purposefully misunderstanding them as complaining. Some people seem to be happy only when they can hate on something/someone. Pathetic.
A dual core with 2GB I consider to be the minimum sort of system you should have these days for desktop usage.
Really, why? I can run all of the office apps I need (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Gimp, Inkscape etc. and even Comsol Multiphysics and a few Spice (el. circuit simulation) packages. I can watch any movie I like, regardless of codec. What else is there, for contemporary desktop usage, that I'm missing out on?
You are in grad school and have three kids. When were you planning on playing video games?
I don't have three kids, but one. The family of three would be my kid, my wife and myself:) Nevertheless, you make a very good point. On week-ends I do get an hour or two that I can squander on something which I do by myself, such as cycling around or playing a strategy game, but I guess I really don't want to get my hands on Civ V, as that would be detrimental to my health, my time spent with the family, my attentiveness at work, or all of the above.
...and I, for one, won't play Civ V in the foreseeable future. Why? Because none of my computers reaches the minimum hardware specs required by the game. I could spend some money to get up to speed with the newest PC gadgetry (plus some money for the game itself), but as a grad student supporting a family of three, I cannot easily afford that, just to play a game. I bought all the Civilization games, from the good-old DOS-based first Civ to Civ IV, and all expansion packs. But for the first time Civilization's HW specs overstepped my current setups.
Actually, Hurd was ousted for fraud. The sexual harassment is unproven (and from what I've read, most likely untrue allegation), but his fraudolent behavior is more than bad enough to warrant the loss of confidence of the HP shareholders.
I purchased more games from GoG in a year than I have in the last 10 through any other channel. Specifically BECAUSE they were DRM-free.
So did I - and also because I like the older games, a lot more than the newer ones (with exceptions, of course). I hope they get back online so I can re-download the few games I am not sure where I put the install files. Oh, and it's really cool that GOG.com had other good resources associated with each game, such as documentation/manual, walktroughs etc. And for each game there was a link for related forum threads. I thought GOG.com was the ideal service.
I've been telling people for years if they want to help the environment, to stop recycling paper.
Yep, that would go some way towards capturing carbon, if the wood pulp for the paper is produced from tree farms (that is, continually replenished wood stock).
It's probably close to a decade ago, that I had had this specific idea. Also, burying all sorts of "energy" waste, such as difficult-to-recycle cardboard, paper, wooden and polymer products. But I guess my idea was way ahead of time, hence I'm not filthy rich.
Actually, even now, nobody gets filthy rich from capturing carbon.
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Sure: Opera. Excellent browser, in many ways better than both Firefox and Chrome.
As of recent, there is also Chrome for Linux.
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Were you going for a "+1 Ironic"?
Firefox has been stagnating for longer than a year, now. Chrome is slowly but very steadfastly growing, and eating IE's lunch - but I wonder if we'll soon see the day that it'll eat into Firefox's usage share as well. I don't want to speculate about it, but if and when it does, all hell will break out in the Linux community, because Linux users have been extremely (no, really) loyal Firefox users.
Batteries that can take charge rates like that don't exist yet.
No, and they are not even needed, for the application you mention: during charging, the battery can be sliced into small cells, all charged in parallel. As for the charging station, that doesn't need a battery, either: a flywheel on a generator is a much better solution: spin it up with the electricity from the grid, and switch it to generator mode when charging a car's battery.
....but played it way more than was good for me. That was in the 90's. Then I played it some more via Telnet, a couple of years ago, but I must admit, a lot of the charm had disappeared. I realized too clearly that it was just primitive virtual point collection. Now I wish I had that time back, but perhaps it was a valuable lesson for the times ahead, and helped me to avoid MMOs and other destructive time-wasters.
I do thank you for that, kind sir.
However, I don't believe in karma. If such thing existed (the way it's understood in the West, which is the context in which we are speaking), Microsoft would have been bankrupt long ago, along with Monsanto, the RIAA and MPAA companies... and many, many politicians and executives would have had the equivalent happen to them.
MS: Get our mobile OS - it's good, it'll protect you from lawsuits.
All: Protect us? From who?
MS: Us, mostly...
Microsoft has never not charged a license fee.
Almost true, but not completely: when Bill G. asked from Jack Tramiel (of Commodore), for a per-unit royalty fee, he was told to get bent (not necessarily with those words). A few days later Bill G accepted the lump sum and that was that.
Parent is best post in thread. Yes, does it really take that long to figure out how to charge for apps? Just do it through the phone bill. Simple as that.
I thought this kind of embargo would cause all sorts of sanctions from WTO members, and that China wasn't supposed to do this as a signatory of various WTO trade agreements.
I'm getting a bit annoyed at China's constant attempts at having their pie and eating it. But I guess they can get away with this - after all, way too many countries have their balls squeezed by China.
Early onset Alzheimer is not "faster paced" than Alzheimer's in elder people. It causes an overall greater reduction of lifespan than Alzheimer's that affect elder people, because the sufferer dies relatively young, but the pace is about the same.
In any case, it's a cruel disease, because it takes from you what is the most precious: your memory and your humanity.
He said he's a grad student supporting a family of three. A $200 PC for one game considering the computer he has now apparently suits his needs for everything else? That's not a very helpful suggestion.
I wish all the participants in this thread had your comprehension skills.
However, you don't have the right to bitch that new software doesn't run on your antique paperweight.
Actually, I do have that right. What are you going to do about it? Throw a hissy fit? Call your mama? Call the cops to arrest me for having offended your tender feelings? Wait for mod points and unleash all the power that the intertubes give you - nereriously scavenging for my posts and modding them down - oh the horror, the agonizing pain, being modded down! Actually, that last one you could do. Won't change the fact that I have the right to bitch about the HW specs of Civ V, if I want to.
To be honest, I didn't bitch on Civilization V at all. Just said that for the first time, they overstepped my currently available HW. I admit being surprised at all the hate answers I got, and many of them twisting my words/purposefully misunderstanding them as complaining. Some people seem to be happy only when they can hate on something/someone. Pathetic.
A dual core with 2GB I consider to be the minimum sort of system you should have these days for desktop usage.
Really, why? I can run all of the office apps I need (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Gimp, Inkscape etc. and even Comsol Multiphysics and a few Spice (el. circuit simulation) packages. I can watch any movie I like, regardless of codec. What else is there, for contemporary desktop usage, that I'm missing out on?
You are in grad school and have three kids. When were you planning on playing video games?
I don't have three kids, but one. The family of three would be my kid, my wife and myself :) Nevertheless, you make a very good point. On week-ends I do get an hour or two that I can squander on something which I do by myself, such as cycling around or playing a strategy game, but I guess I really don't want to get my hands on Civ V, as that would be detrimental to my health, my time spent with the family, my attentiveness at work, or all of the above.
Every Age has its own Wonders ;)
Sucks to be you
I'm living the best days of my life, currently. No strategy game comes close to the wonder of holding your own baby in your arms.
...and I, for one, won't play Civ V in the foreseeable future. Why? Because none of my computers reaches the minimum hardware specs required by the game. I could spend some money to get up to speed with the newest PC gadgetry (plus some money for the game itself), but as a grad student supporting a family of three, I cannot easily afford that, just to play a game. I bought all the Civilization games, from the good-old DOS-based first Civ to Civ IV, and all expansion packs. But for the first time Civilization's HW specs overstepped my current setups.
Actually, Hurd was ousted for fraud. The sexual harassment is unproven (and from what I've read, most likely untrue allegation), but his fraudolent behavior is more than bad enough to warrant the loss of confidence of the HP shareholders.
I purchased more games from GoG in a year than I have in the last 10 through any other channel. Specifically BECAUSE they were DRM-free.
So did I - and also because I like the older games, a lot more than the newer ones (with exceptions, of course). I hope they get back online so I can re-download the few games I am not sure where I put the install files. Oh, and it's really cool that GOG.com had other good resources associated with each game, such as documentation/manual, walktroughs etc. And for each game there was a link for related forum threads. I thought GOG.com was the ideal service.
I've been telling people for years if they want to help the environment, to stop recycling paper.
Yep, that would go some way towards capturing carbon, if the wood pulp for the paper is produced from tree farms (that is, continually replenished wood stock).
Wow. I think I can tell when someone is bullshitting me. Or else the western intelligence community has gotten ridiculously porous lately.
It's probably close to a decade ago, that I had had this specific idea. Also, burying all sorts of "energy" waste, such as difficult-to-recycle cardboard, paper, wooden and polymer products. But I guess my idea was way ahead of time, hence I'm not filthy rich.
Actually, even now, nobody gets filthy rich from capturing carbon.
The MPAA site works for me, rather well, and it seems like a high-bandwidth site, too. I'm in Finland, if that's of interest.
So, it seems MPAA recovered and/or the DDoS is over already.
It looks as if 2010 really is the year of the Linux Desktop! At least, compared to 2011.
Local maxima etc.