The funny part is that somehow people actually think that this will cause some mass exodus to Linux despite the fact that PC gaming is a niche market and that the Linux clients available will be extremely tiny in number. Currently the Mac version of Steam has only 331 vs the 4641 for Windows. The amount of Linux games is going to only be tinier.
How is it legit? The article was nothing but regurgitation of his previous rumors, there wasn't a single quote from Gabe Newell and Valve has not officially confirmed anything. Oh right, he posted an internal screenshot of a game supposedly running on Ubuntu!! OMG CONFIRMED!!!!
And? So what? Wow, Linux will finally get access to Valve games that are anywhere from nearly a decade old to nearly half a decade old!!! YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP IS NOW ASSURED!!! Oh wait, PC gaming is a niche market and very few people are going to switch to Linux just because a handful of games that they could have already been playing for years on Windows will now possibly get Linux versions.
The Source engine games make up a minscule fraction of the games on Steam. And just because a game uses Source doesn't mean it'll run on Linux OOB. Basically, a steam client will mean they'll get a hugely tiny fraction of the entire library since most of the games on Steam will never have Linux clients.
No, that just makes it an exploit target now. What idiot possibly thought that a program running with service-level permissions that bypasses UAC was a good idea?
Firefox simplifies the update process for Windows users by removing the user account control dialog (UAC) pop-up while maintaining the security of your system. Once a user gives explicit permission to Firefox on their first installation, they will not be prompted again for subsequent releases.
yeah, nothing could possibly go wrong with having a service running that never prompts the user when it is doing something. Lazy devs strike again.
You mean the same Cessna that has laid off half of its workforce since 2009 and continues to push more manufacturing to China? Wow, what an impressive story.
Well of course there are plenty of design issues. The point of my original post was that the person was being extremely silly with the 'just build a space elevator' comment.
No, i'm not. I'm quoting the fixed-costs price range that NASA had someone come up with about 7 years ago. But there is obviously more to the costs than just that. Even more recent estimates are around $20-40 billion. Your trillion dollar estimate is what is silly.
Yes and his copyright registration is for 'pantomine drama' hence it is copyrightable which is what I said in this first place. So, are you going to finally admit you were wrong about Teller being able to copyright the performance of this trick?
Since you obviously read the article, Teller registered a trademark for the performance of this trick in 1983. So, yes, he can copyright it since he already obtained the copyright 28 years ago.
If you aren't writing readable and maintainable code in C that's the programmer's fault. You aren't forced to use obscure abbreviations, bizarre inline hacks, etc. There is plenty of readable and well-maintained code that has been running non-stop longer than your modern langauges have existed.
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The funny part is that somehow people actually think that this will cause some mass exodus to Linux despite the fact that PC gaming is a niche market and that the Linux clients available will be extremely tiny in number. Currently the Mac version of Steam has only 331 vs the 4641 for Windows. The amount of Linux games is going to only be tinier.
How is it legit? The article was nothing but regurgitation of his previous rumors, there wasn't a single quote from Gabe Newell and Valve has not officially confirmed anything. Oh right, he posted an internal screenshot of a game supposedly running on Ubuntu!! OMG CONFIRMED!!!!
It means you are cheering because you'll get a handful of games that have been on Windows for years. Woo....hoo?
And? So what? Wow, Linux will finally get access to Valve games that are anywhere from nearly a decade old to nearly half a decade old!!! YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP IS NOW ASSURED!!! Oh wait, PC gaming is a niche market and very few people are going to switch to Linux just because a handful of games that they could have already been playing for years on Windows will now possibly get Linux versions.
The Source engine games make up a minscule fraction of the games on Steam. And just because a game uses Source doesn't mean it'll run on Linux OOB. Basically, a steam client will mean they'll get a hugely tiny fraction of the entire library since most of the games on Steam will never have Linux clients.
Because you think modern livestock haven't undergone genetic modification?
Yeah, access controls are so dumb. Everyone knows we should just run everything with hgh level access. That's what all the secure systems do.
Or there is an exploit in this silent updater and you don't know malware is being installed because the Firefox devs disabled UAC prompts.
It sounds like an exploit vector since it runs at a high permissions level yet silences UAC.
No, that just makes it an exploit target now. What idiot possibly thought that a program running with service-level permissions that bypasses UAC was a good idea?
Firefox simplifies the update process for Windows users by removing the user account control dialog (UAC) pop-up while maintaining the security of your system. Once a user gives explicit permission to Firefox on their first installation, they will not be prompted again for subsequent releases.
yeah, nothing could possibly go wrong with having a service running that never prompts the user when it is doing something. Lazy devs strike again.
You mean the same Cessna that has laid off half of its workforce since 2009 and continues to push more manufacturing to China? Wow, what an impressive story.
Well of course there are plenty of design issues. The point of my original post was that the person was being extremely silly with the 'just build a space elevator' comment.
No, i'm not. I'm quoting the fixed-costs price range that NASA had someone come up with about 7 years ago. But there is obviously more to the costs than just that. Even more recent estimates are around $20-40 billion. Your trillion dollar estimate is what is silly.
Yes, I was being generous to him. $6 billion is the low-range of the fixed costs for the construction. More realistic is easily double that or more.
So you're gonna write the $6 billion check for that?
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Yes and his copyright registration is for 'pantomine drama' hence it is copyrightable which is what I said in this first place. So, are you going to finally admit you were wrong about Teller being able to copyright the performance of this trick?
No, we won't. It's already well-establshed that you can copyright pantomine acts. You don't even have to take my word for it. Care to just admit you were wrong now?
Since you obviously read the article, Teller registered a trademark for the performance of this trick in 1983. So, yes, he can copyright it since he already obtained the copyright 28 years ago.
No. We don't arrest bankers, silly. We give them golden parachutes.
Yeah, it's almost as if they were making a joke about people who confuse them...
Ha ha! Spelling Nazi fail.
Except that he does have a copyright on the trick's performance. So.... it really doesn't matter what you say.
If you aren't writing readable and maintainable code in C that's the programmer's fault. You aren't forced to use obscure abbreviations, bizarre inline hacks, etc. There is plenty of readable and well-maintained code that has been running non-stop longer than your modern langauges have existed.