Having been both an EE and a CS major I had an idea exactly like this. Alas I didn't do anything about it. Hopefully this project will go somewhere and end up creating really complex music.
'I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,'
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Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX all have major vendor tooling support to help coding, developing, deploying on these platforms easy. I don't know of any tools in existence or in development that can beat the solutions offered by these vendors. Adobe might be willing to do that in the past, but they own Macromedia (flash) so I don't know if they will step up. In short, unless the tools are there, it will not see major adoption.
Binaries availability: Commercial Windows and Mac customers will have access to a package containing a prebuilt Qt library supporting commercial compilers such as Visual Studio.NET.
But if like you said you can just build the binary libraries yourself, why would you bother with QT commercial? For support? To save some time?
I guess I'll have to try it to see what you mean. I would prefer to use full VS integration so I can use the debugger and compiler that I am familiar with, along with all the add-ins that I have. I would not want to switch to another tool and lose all of the add-ins. I guess I'll have to play around with the add-in vs using qt creator tonight.
that's the add-in. I didn't know that existed before. Anyway, the commercial version says it has full visual studio integration. What does that mean? What is the difference. If there is no difference then why would anyone pay the a commercial license?
Last I checked QT 4.5 Visual Studio compiler still required a license and lots of money. Only the MinGW + QT was free. I guess it's ok if you use sharedevelop and tell it to use the MinGW compiler toolchain, but for someone wanting the VS integration it is not too good. Has this changed?
If they give discounts for people who downloaded the RC, then EVERYONE in the world would download a copy whether they install it or not just so they could qualify for the discount. Me thinks that's a bad way to go to make money.
I can't believe people would bitch about this. I mean it's May now and March is like TEN months away. Holy cow - TEN months. Like seriously Windows 7 would probably get its first service pack around that time; almost 2 new versions of Ubuntu would be out, and Snow Leopard would have been released. That is so much time for people to try out the OS and decide if they like it. Hey if you can stand it enough to keep in on your machine for TEN months, then maybe you see some real value in it and that it is worth spending some money on (you can even start budgeting now if that is a concern for you). I mean how long do people keep their "playing-around-with-Linux-distro-of-the-week" around? And I'm fairly sure there is a windows migration tool to help moving data from older windows version; it might actually work from RC->RTM. If not, Microsoft should make one and make sure people know about it.
Also think about the money custom builders could save from now till March. Instead of forking out for a windows license, put 7 on the machine and delay the cost of the operating system. That easily shaves $200 off a build and you can buy better hardware with that money. What's NOT to love?
I also like how the ports tree sits on the disk makes it easy to browse via standard commands like "ls", "cd", etc. I don't know if such a thing exists with apt systems; from my limited experience with apt, it seems like a 3rd party tool is needed like synaptic to display the packages in a database file. Furthermore, the bsd ports system's search is really good, and commands like "whereis package_name", where package_name is a package, like "vi" will show you the location in the ports tree and you make just cd to that dir and do your make. It feels too me more like it's the "unix" way where everything is a file.
I guess it's another point in favor of win7 = vista sp3 since win7 will be so good that deploying RTM is actually a possibility. No longer waiting to SP1 or SP2 or update.
I just wanted to say "thank you" for providing that insight. I heard on NPR that Egyptians were slaughtering their swines but I just thought it out of fear and hatred for pigs in the Islamic world. Using the flu as an excuse makes sense.
And yeah, swine flue is a misnomer. There hasn't been further reports of transmission from pigs or pigs getting sick for that matter.
It doesn't seem like the graphics engine was updated. The original bioshock engine was really cool and produced some good looking water effects and I kinda wanted the developers to push the envelop some more. Maybe this is a side effect of having to develop for the xbox as well, thereby holding the potential back?
I just wonder about the environmental impact manufacturing all those batteries is? Recycling and manufacturing both take energy and electricity and possibly involves toxic material. I always wonder if it's better for the environment to drive a efficient car (honda or like a geo) until it's dead (15-20yrs) rather than to upgrade to a new "environmentally friendly" car. Anyone know of any studies which makes this comparison?
wow. I doubt people would switch to an obscure os that is less known than linux that kinda looks like windows 2000 but not manufactured by microsoft, not to mention probably lots and lots of hardware and software won't work on it. At least with Linux you have broad hardware support and maybe the expectation that software isn't compatible with it. But with reactOS the expectation is to be a XP clone and it will be a disaster. When MS retires XP, people will:
A. take the hit and upgrade to Windows 7 with new hardware. B. Beg, borrow, torrent XP from the web if they need to install it. C. Get fed up and buy a Mac. D. Hear about this OS called linux that people rave about so they give it a try. E. Keep using whatever they have. F.... G.... AAA. install reactOS.
Honestly. Has anyone even tried it? I can't imagine what it would be like to install that on real hardware and try to get real work done. This is not meant to be a troll or flame post, but I just can't logically see people moving to reactos as a first, second, or even distant third choice when XP is discontinued.
I recommend switching to decaf. For me coffee causes me to take a dump, so I drink it for regularity and for the energy boost. When I quit cold turkey I was suffering from headaches but I switched to decaf to still get a bit of caffeine and still promote regularity. I'm still lethargic, but that is just who I am.
ARM faces battle on two fronts - Intel and Microsoft. The Intel/Microsoft duopoly will make sure those devices fail to penetrate a large percentage of the market. Currently there is development of putting Android on ARM powered chips and I suspect that unless it provides some killer feature that the Intel/Windows can't provide, it will fail to make significant inroad to market share. For example, if it could provide 8 hours of 1080p video playback and lots of storage and wireless connectivity then it might sell well. But as soon as any company does that, Intel or Nvidia's ION will follow with it's x86 code and Windows 7. Windows 7 should win each time if it could provide the same amount of functionality.
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Chrome has it's share of issues on Windows too.
Using Chrome dev 4.0+, slashdot scrolls very slowly when browsing with the weird slider bar at top (as guest). No problem in FF.
I also experienced several crashes, and it sorely needs a bookmark tree or side panel.
A lot of the extensions didn't work as advertised.
It's definitely a work in progress like it warned.
It's like this episode of the simpsons, treehouse of horror XII where Bart casts a frog into a frog/man hybrid and it was a "sin against nature".
I feel like the Ibex that was only alive for 7 minutes probably felt about the same.
Can't we just leave the extinct alone? Some mistakes can't be corrected.
http://en.sevenload.com/videos/qMVhCUs-Simpsons-Harry-Potter-spoof
But can you get SUA for Windows Vista/7 non enterprise or ultimate editions?
I couldn't and I'm using Home edition.
Having been both an EE and a CS major I had an idea exactly like this. Alas I didn't do anything about it. Hopefully this project will go somewhere and end up creating really complex music.
So far the tunes sound meh...
I wonder if voice can be generated too?
'I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios,'
From: 20th Century Fox
To: Youtube video winer
Subject: you won 300 million US
Congratulations Mr. Alvarez! Your youtube entry was the lucky winner of our video sweepstakes. To collect your lumpsum of 300 million US dollars please send a small processing fee of 2000 US dollars so we can begin releasing the funds to you. Once your payment has been processed you will be contacted for an account to deposit the funds to. Please do not delay!
Regards,
Mr. Jones.
I am sure he has learned his lesson and will keep his mouth and other holes shut at Federal PMITA prison.
Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX all have major vendor tooling support to help coding, developing, deploying on these platforms easy. I don't know of any tools in existence or in development that can beat the solutions offered by these vendors. Adobe might be willing to do that in the past, but they own Macromedia (flash) so I don't know if they will step up. In short, unless the tools are there, it will not see major adoption.
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I am thinking of IDE integration, and I can't tell the difference between that (commercial) vs the VS add-in (free).
From the FAQ:
http://www.qtsoftware.com/developer/faqs/121?hotspoturl=None
Binaries availability: Commercial Windows and Mac customers will have access to a package containing a prebuilt Qt library supporting commercial compilers such as Visual Studio .NET.
But if like you said you can just build the binary libraries yourself, why would you bother with QT commercial? For support? To save some time?
I don't get it.
I guess I'll have to try it to see what you mean. I would prefer to use full VS integration so I can use the debugger and compiler that I am familiar with, along with all the add-ins that I have. I would not want to switch to another tool and lose all of the add-ins. I guess I'll have to play around with the add-in vs using qt creator tonight.
that's the add-in. I didn't know that existed before. Anyway, the commercial version says it has full visual studio integration. What does that mean? What is the difference. If there is no difference then why would anyone pay the a commercial license?
Last I checked QT 4.5 Visual Studio compiler still required a license and lots of money. Only the MinGW + QT was free. I guess it's ok if you use sharedevelop and tell it to use the MinGW compiler toolchain, but for someone wanting the VS integration it is not too good. Has this changed?
If they give discounts for people who downloaded the RC, then EVERYONE in the world would download a copy whether they install it or not just so they could qualify for the discount. Me thinks that's a bad way to go to make money.
I can't believe people would bitch about this. I mean it's May now and March is like TEN months away. Holy cow - TEN months. Like seriously Windows 7 would probably get its first service pack around that time; almost 2 new versions of Ubuntu would be out, and Snow Leopard would have been released. That is so much time for people to try out the OS and decide if they like it. Hey if you can stand it enough to keep in on your machine for TEN months, then maybe you see some real value in it and that it is worth spending some money on (you can even start budgeting now if that is a concern for you). I mean how long do people keep their "playing-around-with-Linux-distro-of-the-week" around? And I'm fairly sure there is a windows migration tool to help moving data from older windows version; it might actually work from RC->RTM. If not, Microsoft should make one and make sure people know about it.
Also think about the money custom builders could save from now till March. Instead of forking out for a windows license, put 7 on the machine and delay the cost of the operating system. That easily shaves $200 off a build and you can buy better hardware with that money. What's NOT to love?
seriously? You mean it didn't have anti-aliasing before? I can't believe people even used it.
I also like how the ports tree sits on the disk makes it easy to browse via standard commands like "ls", "cd", etc. I don't know if such a thing exists with apt systems; from my limited experience with apt, it seems like a 3rd party tool is needed like synaptic to display the packages in a database file. Furthermore, the bsd ports system's search is really good, and commands like "whereis package_name", where package_name is a package, like "vi" will show you the location in the ports tree and you make just cd to that dir and do your make. It feels too me more like it's the "unix" way where everything is a file.
interesting point.
I guess it's another point in favor of win7 = vista sp3 since win7 will be so good that deploying RTM is actually a possibility. No longer waiting to SP1 or SP2 or update.
I just wanted to say "thank you" for providing that insight. I heard on NPR that Egyptians were slaughtering their swines but I just thought it out of fear and hatred for pigs in the Islamic world. Using the flu as an excuse makes sense.
And yeah, swine flue is a misnomer. There hasn't been further reports of transmission from pigs or pigs getting sick for that matter.
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It doesn't seem like the graphics engine was updated. The original bioshock engine was really cool and produced some good looking water effects and I kinda wanted the developers to push the envelop some more. Maybe this is a side effect of having to develop for the xbox as well, thereby holding the potential back?
isn't it just clean install from beta upgrades? Upgrading from Vista won't require a clean install, I think.
I just wonder about the environmental impact manufacturing all those batteries is? Recycling and manufacturing both take energy and electricity and possibly involves toxic material. I always wonder if it's better for the environment to drive a efficient car (honda or like a geo) until it's dead (15-20yrs) rather than to upgrade to a new "environmentally friendly" car. Anyone know of any studies which makes this comparison?
wow. I doubt people would switch to an obscure os that is less known than linux that kinda looks like windows 2000 but not manufactured by microsoft, not to mention probably lots and lots of hardware and software won't work on it. At least with Linux you have broad hardware support and maybe the expectation that software isn't compatible with it. But with reactOS the expectation is to be a XP clone and it will be a disaster. When MS retires XP, people will:
A. take the hit and upgrade to Windows 7 with new hardware. ... ...
B. Beg, borrow, torrent XP from the web if they need to install it.
C. Get fed up and buy a Mac.
D. Hear about this OS called linux that people rave about so they give it a try.
E. Keep using whatever they have.
F.
G.
AAA. install reactOS.
Honestly. Has anyone even tried it? I can't imagine what it would be like to install that on real hardware and try to get real work done. This is not meant to be a troll or flame post, but I just can't logically see people moving to reactos as a first, second, or even distant third choice when XP is discontinued.
why would XP expiration have anything to do with ReactOS? They can still do their development long after MS stops selling it.
I recommend switching to decaf. For me coffee causes me to take a dump, so I drink it for regularity and for the energy boost. When I quit cold turkey I was suffering from headaches but I switched to decaf to still get a bit of caffeine and still promote regularity. I'm still lethargic, but that is just who I am.
ARM faces battle on two fronts - Intel and Microsoft. The Intel/Microsoft duopoly will make sure those devices fail to penetrate a large percentage of the market. Currently there is development of putting Android on ARM powered chips and I suspect that unless it provides some killer feature that the Intel/Windows can't provide, it will fail to make significant inroad to market share. For example, if it could provide 8 hours of 1080p video playback and lots of storage and wireless connectivity then it might sell well. But as soon as any company does that, Intel or Nvidia's ION will follow with it's x86 code and Windows 7. Windows 7 should win each time if it could provide the same amount of functionality.