The contrast is the fact that the central repository simply doesn't even exist for Windows or MacOS...
I think that you are kind of missing the point. There is no central repository for MacOS because it is not needed. There are no real packages, because they are not needed. An application is the package. Everything that is needed is in the.app bundle. For most users, and for mot programs, this is a great way to handle things. Dependencies are either in the system by default (which includes the kitchen sink), or they are built into the package, or they are included in ~/Frameworks (or/Library/Frameworks). Developers are left to maintain their own programs, and they don't (generally speaking) have to worry about package management. Users don't have to futz with package management, because it is dealt with transparently. I am sure that we in the Mac world are missing out on something, but I haven't yet seen what.
Actually, that is probably why those animals survived in Africa, Asia, and Europe. When Homo sapiens sapiens arrived in Austrailia and the Americas, the animals were unused to seeing humans, and likely sat and watched as they were hunted to extinction. The had no instictual fear of humans. This is what happened to the Dodo, and probably what happened to the Moa on New Zealand (a set of islands that was probably not inhabited by humans until the last 1 or 2 thousand years). On the continents where megafauna survives, the animals grew up with humans, learning and adapting to human hunting methods as those same methods were refined.
It is interesting to note that there are several species that evolved in the New World and expanded into the Old World a couple of hundred thousand years ago, then were wiped out in the New World when humans arrived, but continued to survive in the Old World. For instance, horses and camels.
I see, however, that I was a bit unclear in my original post. I hope this clears things up a bit.
Because in other parts of the world, the megafauna survived. For intance, in Africa: Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Rhinos, Hippos, and Gazelles; in Europe: Cows, Deer, and Reindeer; in Asia: Pigs, Sheep, Yaks, and Water Buffalo.
In North America, which is the part of the world that I know best, Mammoths, Mastadons, Giant Armadillos, Giant Beavers, Sabre Tooth Tigers, and numerous other species all went extinct between 11 and 9 kBP (those are radiocarbon years -- I don't recall right off where that calibrates in calendar years -- about 15 kBP, maybe), about the time that a sizeable group of anthropologists think that humans first made it into the New World.
I happen to come from a school of thought that is somewhere in between. There were climate changes at about the time that megafauna went extinct (about 40 kBP in Austrailia, about 11-9 kBP in North America -- both global changes, however there were still megafauna in the Americas after 40 kBP). The climate probably put pressure on the large animals, but I think what finlly killed them off was over hunting. In a more hospitable climate, the animals might have survived. Without humans, the animals might have survived. With both, there was no chance.
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I must agree. Command and Concur was a great game. It is always nice when you give an order, and units agree to follow it. ^_^
This is just another Micro$oft scheme to get your passwords. First, they convince you to write down your passwords, then they send the Micro$oft Ninjas (MSN) or Micro$oft Death Ninjas (MSDN) to sneak into your house in the middle of the night and steal your passwords.
Sociology claims to be a social science. There is some attempt to use emperical and logical methods, but there is an understanding in sociology (and anthropology, and economics, &c.) that human nature is not 100% predicatable using pure math, &c. Again, sociology is a social science... the emphasis is on social.
Man, I remember \/\/007 from my last year of high school... that would have been in 1998 or 1999. It has definitely been around for a while. The acronym is stupid and wrong.
Seriously, while the unknow authors had great ability to narrate, and a great skill as poets, their story sucks. Every time a hero is going to do something decisive, God gets in the way, helping him or not. There are almost no human achievements in The Bible, because God does all the hard work, while humans do all the dying.
Have you heard about "Deux Ex Machina"? A magic plot device that solves any problem in the story? The Bible is plagued with them, so you cannot enjoy the story, because you know that, whenever things are getting interesting, God will interfere.
In modern literary analysis, deus ex machina is used to describe actions that are improbable, unexpected, and create solutions to nearly insolvable problems. For instance, a calvary charge that turns the tide of a battle, or a train crossing the road at just the right moment to allow the hero to excape during a car chase. In The Illiad, the intervention of the gods was not unexpected or improbable (though their interference did often solve problems).
On a side note, the gods are interfering on both sides of the battle, and (to my mind) the gods often make things more interesting. They are fighting each other as much as the mortals are!
I really don't think that this would be a problem. How well do you think an independently evolved lifeform from Europa would survive at Earth normal temperatures, in a chemical environment that is totally novel? Much less in a human body...
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The contrast is the fact that the central repository simply doesn't even exist for Windows or MacOS...
.app bundle. For most users, and for mot programs, this is a great way to handle things. Dependencies are either in the system by default (which includes the kitchen sink), or they are built into the package, or they are included in ~/Frameworks (or /Library/Frameworks). Developers are left to maintain their own programs, and they don't (generally speaking) have to worry about package management. Users don't have to futz with package management, because it is dealt with transparently. I am sure that we in the Mac world are missing out on something, but I haven't yet seen what.
I think that you are kind of missing the point. There is no central repository for MacOS because it is not needed. There are no real packages, because they are not needed. An application is the package. Everything that is needed is in the
Actually, that is probably why those animals survived in Africa, Asia, and Europe. When Homo sapiens sapiens arrived in Austrailia and the Americas, the animals were unused to seeing humans, and likely sat and watched as they were hunted to extinction. The had no instictual fear of humans. This is what happened to the Dodo, and probably what happened to the Moa on New Zealand (a set of islands that was probably not inhabited by humans until the last 1 or 2 thousand years). On the continents where megafauna survives, the animals grew up with humans, learning and adapting to human hunting methods as those same methods were refined.
It is interesting to note that there are several species that evolved in the New World and expanded into the Old World a couple of hundred thousand years ago, then were wiped out in the New World when humans arrived, but continued to survive in the Old World. For instance, horses and camels.
I see, however, that I was a bit unclear in my original post. I hope this clears things up a bit.
Because in other parts of the world, the megafauna survived. For intance, in Africa: Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Rhinos, Hippos, and Gazelles; in Europe: Cows, Deer, and Reindeer; in Asia: Pigs, Sheep, Yaks, and Water Buffalo.
In North America, which is the part of the world that I know best, Mammoths, Mastadons, Giant Armadillos, Giant Beavers, Sabre Tooth Tigers, and numerous other species all went extinct between 11 and 9 kBP (those are radiocarbon years -- I don't recall right off where that calibrates in calendar years -- about 15 kBP, maybe), about the time that a sizeable group of anthropologists think that humans first made it into the New World.
I happen to come from a school of thought that is somewhere in between. There were climate changes at about the time that megafauna went extinct (about 40 kBP in Austrailia, about 11-9 kBP in North America -- both global changes, however there were still megafauna in the Americas after 40 kBP). The climate probably put pressure on the large animals, but I think what finlly killed them off was over hunting. In a more hospitable climate, the animals might have survived. Without humans, the animals might have survived. With both, there was no chance. xander
I must agree. Command and Concur was a great game. It is always nice when you give an order, and units agree to follow it. ^_^
This is just another Micro$oft scheme to get your passwords. First, they convince you to write down your passwords, then they send the Micro$oft Ninjas (MSN) or Micro$oft Death Ninjas (MSDN) to sneak into your house in the middle of the night and steal your passwords.
Is orange dick anything like spotted dick?
Yay. Another Slash-vertisment. Or is that an adver-dot?
Yeah, but that would cut a two hour movie down to about 27 seconds.
On second thought, that is probably just about enough time for the average slashdotter.
Sociology claims to be a social science. There is some attempt to use emperical and logical methods, but there is an understanding in sociology (and anthropology, and economics, &c.) that human nature is not 100% predicatable using pure math, &c. Again, sociology is a social science... the emphasis is on social.
Hey, you said it, not me.
Man, I remember \/\/007 from my last year of high school... that would have been in 1998 or 1999. It has definitely been around for a while. The acronym is stupid and wrong.
Wow. I didn't know that was there. That is teh a\/\/350|\/|3!!!!1!!11!1111!one
You don't have to be the fastest member of the crowd, just faster than the slowest member.
According to the timestamps, it was more like 13 minutes later... geez, learn to tell time. ^_^
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To paraphrase:
Seriously, while the unknow authors had great ability to narrate, and a great skill as poets, their story sucks. Every time a hero is going to do something decisive, God gets in the way, helping him or not. There are almost no human achievements in The Bible, because God does all the hard work, while humans do all the dying.
Have you heard about "Deux Ex Machina"? A magic plot device that solves any problem in the story? The Bible is plagued with them, so you cannot enjoy the story, because you know that, whenever things are getting interesting, God will interfere.
In modern literary analysis, deus ex machina is used to describe actions that are improbable, unexpected, and create solutions to nearly insolvable problems. For instance, a calvary charge that turns the tide of a battle, or a train crossing the road at just the right moment to allow the hero to excape during a car chase. In The Illiad, the intervention of the gods was not unexpected or improbable (though their interference did often solve problems).
On a side note, the gods are interfering on both sides of the battle, and (to my mind) the gods often make things more interesting. They are fighting each other as much as the mortals are!
interface to prevent inadvertant affirmative response to automated queries
I.P.I.A.R.A.Q. -- IPIARAQ ?
What the hell does that mean? You need to come up with a better acronym! Something a bit more pronouncable.
I really don't think that this would be a problem. How well do you think an independently evolved lifeform from Europa would survive at Earth normal temperatures, in a chemical environment that is totally novel? Much less in a human body...
Yeah, but the automobile lobby is bigger and more powerful.
You had to go there, didn't you.
Bah, I'm just upset that I didn't get there first.
Right.
No, what's on second... Who's on first.
He's on first.
There is more later in the game. The demo is a bit limited.
xander
Darwinia is a great game. If you have only played the demo, you should buy it. Now. What are you waiting for? xander