But how much of IE can you actually see when it comes to memory (or hard drive, for that matter) use? When you launch Firefox and look at its memory use, you're seeing the total amount of RAM that it uses. When you do the same for IE, you're only seeing part of the RAM it uses because there are components of the browser embedded within the OS. You would have to take into account the memory usage of those components too to get a fair comparison.
I looked at their email client, but found myself saying "ho hum, another email client" and then going back to Outlook. Yes, sue me, I'm a windows user for my desktop.
By that logic, you should be using IE. If you seriously looked at a somewhat modern build of Thunderbird compared to Outlook, you wouldn't dismiss T-Bird so quickly. There is absolutely nothing that Outlook Express does better than Thunderbird. Nothing. And in many cases, OE is worse than Thunderbird. IMAP support comes to mind. If you're talking about Outlook "proper" the only thing it has that Thunderbird doesn't is a calendaring module. But that goes against you're previous premise that developers should stick to one thing. And there's Calendering coming to Thunderbird eventually, anyway. It's not mature enough yet, but it is usable as long as your requirements aren't too great. But comparing the Email abilities of each app against one another, Thunderbird wins hands down.
Any of those three will do something like what you're looking for in different ways. If all you need is access to data from the server, OpenVPN is easy to configure and pretty secure. VNC is MUCH nicer on *nix than it is on Windows. Multiple servers can be run with various levels of access based on the privlages of the user. Haven't messed with X over SSH too much, but I understand it'll do what you're looking for, too.
> Wireless controller standard built in. I hope not. 1. you never loose a wired controller 2. wireless control latencies are still more poor than my reflexes.
1. You should keep track of things better.:) 2. Clearly you haven't tried the Logitech Wireless Action Controller. There simply is no lag. It's a wonderful controller, second only to the OEM Dual Shock 2. If Sony can manage to create a wireless controller with the technical accumen of the Logitech WAC and the form factor of the DS II, they'd have just about a perfect controller. They'll have to supply controller ports for backwards compatibility, though. Not many people will be willing to shell out for another driving wheel if they just bought one for GT4.
> Standardised MP3 support for in-game audio. well then you have the problem that you need a harddrive, and of course this drives the cost up. Harddrives and video cards are the two items that haven't gotten cheaper over the years(video cards have gotten more expensive!).
Hard drives most certainly have gotten cheaper over time. But you don't necessarily need one for MP3 playback, though. A Memory Stick should work just fine.
> Better data caching to reduce load times. this is my biggest pet peeve. Or they could just put in a faster drive.
Supposedly the drive in the newer "Slim" PS2 is faster, but I'm not sure I've been able to notice a difference. It does support DVD-/+R, though. Some games actually make much better use of cacheing than others, exhibiting almost no load time at all once the initial game is loaded. Hopefully this can be refined even further.
> Better surround-sound. some games support dts(gtaIII vc) however i think it could be better because they don't support dts dynamically, but the do suport PL II very well. I think the next generation will have this wrapped up.
I'm right there with you on this one. Dolby Digital support would really be nice. The difference between PL II and true 5.1 Dolby Digital, even on an optical connection, is like night and day. Other than evolutionary (or hopefully revolutionary) graphics, this is the thing I'm looking most forward to in the next PS. Should be a no brainer, though.
just like every atheist isn't going to shove their moral's down your throat through legislation.
Name one instance in which an Atheist has shoved morals down anyone's throat via legislation. Just off the top of my head I can think of one going the opposite way right off the top of my head. Blue laws. There is absolutely no reason to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sunday aside from religious reasons. There are more, but I'll let that one stand as an obvious example.
(though, of course, it raises an interesting view..if you lack a religion..doesn't that become your religion? If you refuse to believe or acknowledge God, aren't you following a belief system?)
No. A lack of religion does NOT constitute religion. By definition. It's not like Atheists (in general) actively disbelieve God in the face of any evidence. On the contrary, the resounding lack of evidence is what drives us to the conclusion that there is no God. On the other hand, if God were to appear tomorrow in a manner that was indisputable, we'd (again, most of us) be instant converts. A religion implies a faith. And faith requires that one believes in something absent evidence. Given evidence, faith is no longer required.
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Allsop released a CD case many years ago that is darned near indestructible in normal use (and then some). I bought some for some of my favorite CDs and they're still completely intact. You can pound on these things and they don't so much as crack. If I recall correctly, the marketing info for them showed cars running over them and not causing them to crack. They were not very sucessful in the marketplace, though. Here's a link:
The only point you raise I'd agree with is the directory structure issue. There really does need to be some standardization there. I'm not entirely sure why there isn't, to be honest. I mean, is it really that much more efficient to have a particular library in a specific directory rather than in another specific directory? Wouldn't having a standard structure across all distros make development easier?
On the Desktop environments, though, I'd have to totally disagree. Gnome and KDE have pushed each other to be better faster than either would have done without the other. And you'll never get a consensus on which is the better environment. I've always been a KDE guy, but I've always thought that Gnome was prettier. The reason I started with KDE instead of Gnome was footprint. KDE was tighter and smaller and thus faster than Gnome. Apparently that distinction has gone as Gnome has matured, but I still use KDS because it's what I'm comfortable with. Others are Gnome zealots. And never the twain shall meet. It's good for the platform, though.
When will there be a Zaurus port of this? I'm aware of only one such project, but thus far I've been unable to get Firefox to run on the standard Sharp ROM. I tried OpenZaurus but it was buggy. It certainly would be nice to be able to run Firefox on the many Linux-based handhelds.
Some valid points. However, I think I'd rather see both a streaming AND a downloadable version. Some of us prefer to download the entire thing so we can listen to it whenever. Being downloadable != backward technology, just a different choice.
(I'm actually replying instead of moderating because I've seen a number of spammy posts like the recently.)
Apparently the show has your attention enough to bother responding to this thread. Seriously, dude, if it doesn't interest you, why waste time and bandwidth replying? Why bother even reading the thread? Do you need a life that badly?
Actually, there was pretty strong demand for FFX2. And it wasn't exactly pumped out a couple of weeks after FFX. In addition, FFXII isn't due out for months still, and from all indications, the series is taking a dramatic departure gameplay-wise. To date, the only direct FF sequel is FFX2. True, there is a Kingdom Hearts sequel on the GB and another coming out for the PS2, but there was also fan interest in these, as well. The forthcoming "sequel" to FFVII is NOT an RPG, so though many fans would have liked to have seen an RPG sequel to FFVII, Square decided to go in a different direction. In short, Square has generally been giving the fans what they want, just not always in the form in which the fans expected. It's expected that when a company reaches a certain level of dominance in a field, there will be backlash against that company. Sometimes the backlash is warranted (Microsoft, EA) sometimes it's not. Thus far I haven't seen anything that warrants the backlash that Squenix is getting. However, if it's true that they're going in a mostly online direction, they'll lose a number of fans, myself included. I played FFXI for 9 months and if their future games are to be the endless level grinding fare that FFXI turned out to be, I won't be buying.
Good point. More interested in your sig, though.:)
You're throwing a 20b into a convertable? Niiiice. I'll be sure to follow your progress. How much do you figure all of this is going to cost? I've got an '88 RX-7 (second one I've owned and had a '79 before the first one) and have always wondered how hard and expensive it would be to toss a 20b in it.
I've never felt quite as productive in any OS as I did in AmigaOS. Couldn't tell you why. Perhaps it's that the system was so responsive. Perhaps it's because the multitasking worked so seamlessly. Whatever it was, I've never found anything its equal.
It's because the whole cuss word thing is TOTALLY ARBITRARY! Think about it. The ONLY reason these words are offensive is that we have decided that we will be offended by them. We could just as easily have made "lunch" offensive. Being offended by cuss words is silly. If you're going to be offended by any words, at least pick ones that are derogatory, like racial slurs.
Conservatives and liberals both want to control our lives. They merely tend to want to control different aspects of our lives. The Conservative movement used to not be quite this bad. This is what has driven me to the Libertarian party.
The industry will fight vociferously to protect them.
If only the citizenry of the US would fight as hard for our REAL property rights! Over the last several years, eminent domain has been used by many municipalities to force people off of the property they OWN so that developers like Wal-Mart can build stores. Some examples:
Alameda Square in Denver Colorado: The City of Denver is considering condemning the shopping center so that Wal-Mart can build a super center. story
Alabaster, Alabama: Colonial Properties Trust wants to build a shopping center anchored by a Wal-Mart in the town of 24,000. The local government is all for it because they're "not receiving enough in tax revenue to support the town." Trouble is, there are a few property owners that don't want to sell. Answer, local government is resorting to eminent domain. They're citing the increase in tax revenue as the "public good" that justifies condemnation of the property. story
Ardmore, Pennsylvania. A local government plan to "revitalize" the town of Ardmore has officials seeking to use eminent domain to oust property owners and demolish several historic buildings. story
New London, Conneticut. (This is the Supreme Court case that's being heard and was referenced in the posted article). The town is attempting to use eminent domain to forcibly evict seven property owners and sieze their property so that a private company can develop more tax-profitable properties on the land. story
Lakewood, Ohio. Scenic Park, a middle class neighborhood, was seized under eminent domain. The homes were deemed "blighted" because they didn't conform to certain criteria. They didn't have three bedrooms, two baths, an attached garage or central air. Incidentally, the mayor's house, in another neighborhood, doesn't fit these criteria, either. The homes were razed in order to put in a mall and high-end condos. story
Ogden, Utah. The Mayor and City Council want to demolish 34 homes and 6 businesses in order to erect a Wal-Mart (there's that Wal-Mart again) Super Center.
Clemson, SC (right up I-26 from me). Pickens County Council voted to invoke eminent domain to condemn a tract of land zoned residential for the purpose of building a Wal-Mart. story
Between the years 1998-2002, TEN THOUSAND properties were seized via eminent domain in order for the municipalities to sell to private developers!!! The right to own land and property is directly tied to all our other rights. Now, I'm not a big, Anti-Corporation type of guy as I recognize that corporations are not vast, faceless entities, but are made up of individuals that work, eat, sleep, and all that. I have BECOME extremely anti-Wal-Mart, though, in part due to this eminent domain thing and also because of their recent trouble with the labor laws. I don't begrudge Wal-Mart's right to exist, but they've demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to tight rope the law and even break it if necessary in order to continue growing. They're like a virus that must be stopped. I'm on a personal boycott of Wal-Mart. If something isn't done about governments seizing property rightfully owned by law-abiding individuals, a huge pillar of our democratic republic is going to be severely compromised. This is no joke, people. This poses one of the most severe threats to our country.
If you want to keep abreast of the situation, here are a couple of good links. And I especially want to thank Neal Boortz (national talk radio guy, Libertarian). Were it not for him, FAR fewer pe
While I sympathize with your mother's plight, I must respectfully disagree with your proposed solution. There is a minimal level of familiarity that one needs to operate any piece of equipment. What you're talking about is exactly that minimum level of familiarity for a computer. You would never let your mother drive if she couldn't grasp the concept of the gas peddle vs. the brake pedal or if she couldn't figure out what the various street signs meant. If it was a problem, you'd find a way to teach her. These concepts are not difficult to grasp, but certain people take to certain types of learning better than other types of learning. Perhaps you should find someone (or you, yourself) that can figure out the way your mother learns best and apply that technique to teaching her the basics of desktop computing. Draw analoguous diagrams for the concepts involved. For instance, when attempting to explain the directory structure, you could use a drawing of a tree and all of its branches or (honestly this isn't meant as a sexist thing) take her to the kitchen and explain it by saying that the kitchen is the root directory, the drawers are file directories, the organizers in the drawers are subdirectories and the refridgerator is a system, or special directory. There IS a way to teach her these simple concepts, it's a matter of finding it. Of course, this assumes she wants to learn. That's paramount.
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...was Dreamcast exclusive, so what?
Mozilla or even firefox is a heavier app than IE.
But how much of IE can you actually see when it comes to memory (or hard drive, for that matter) use? When you launch Firefox and look at its memory use, you're seeing the total amount of RAM that it uses. When you do the same for IE, you're only seeing part of the RAM it uses because there are components of the browser embedded within the OS. You would have to take into account the memory usage of those components too to get a fair comparison.
I looked at their email client, but found myself saying "ho hum, another email client" and then going back to Outlook. Yes, sue me, I'm a windows user for my desktop.
By that logic, you should be using IE. If you seriously looked at a somewhat modern build of Thunderbird compared to Outlook, you wouldn't dismiss T-Bird so quickly. There is absolutely nothing that Outlook Express does better than Thunderbird. Nothing. And in many cases, OE is worse than Thunderbird. IMAP support comes to mind. If you're talking about Outlook "proper" the only thing it has that Thunderbird doesn't is a calendaring module. But that goes against you're previous premise that developers should stick to one thing. And there's Calendering coming to Thunderbird eventually, anyway. It's not mature enough yet, but it is usable as long as your requirements aren't too great. But comparing the Email abilities of each app against one another, Thunderbird wins hands down.
Any of those three will do something like what you're looking for in different ways. If all you need is access to data from the server, OpenVPN is easy to configure and pretty secure. VNC is MUCH nicer on *nix than it is on Windows. Multiple servers can be run with various levels of access based on the privlages of the user. Haven't messed with X over SSH too much, but I understand it'll do what you're looking for, too.
> Wireless controller standard built in.
:)
I hope not.
1. you never loose a wired controller
2. wireless control latencies are still more poor than my reflexes.
1. You should keep track of things better.
2. Clearly you haven't tried the Logitech Wireless Action Controller. There simply is no lag. It's a wonderful controller, second only to the OEM Dual Shock 2. If Sony can manage to create a wireless controller with the technical accumen of the Logitech WAC and the form factor of the DS II, they'd have just about a perfect controller. They'll have to supply controller ports for backwards compatibility, though. Not many people will be willing to shell out for another driving wheel if they just bought one for GT4.
> Standardised MP3 support for in-game audio.
well then you have the problem that you need a harddrive, and of course this drives the cost up. Harddrives and video cards are the two items that haven't gotten cheaper over the years(video cards have gotten more expensive!).
Hard drives most certainly have gotten cheaper over time. But you don't necessarily need one for MP3 playback, though. A Memory Stick should work just fine.
> Better data caching to reduce load times.
this is my biggest pet peeve. Or they could just put in a faster drive.
Supposedly the drive in the newer "Slim" PS2 is faster, but I'm not sure I've been able to notice a difference. It does support DVD-/+R, though. Some games actually make much better use of cacheing than others, exhibiting almost no load time at all once the initial game is loaded. Hopefully this can be refined even further.
> Better surround-sound.
some games support dts(gtaIII vc) however i think it could be better because they don't support dts dynamically, but the do suport PL II very well. I think the next generation will have this wrapped up.
I'm right there with you on this one. Dolby Digital support would really be nice. The difference between PL II and true 5.1 Dolby Digital, even on an optical connection, is like night and day. Other than evolutionary (or hopefully revolutionary) graphics, this is the thing I'm looking most forward to in the next PS. Should be a no brainer, though.
just like every atheist isn't going to shove their moral's down your throat through legislation.
Name one instance in which an Atheist has shoved morals down anyone's throat via legislation. Just off the top of my head I can think of one going the opposite way right off the top of my head. Blue laws. There is absolutely no reason to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sunday aside from religious reasons. There are more, but I'll let that one stand as an obvious example.
(though, of course, it raises an interesting view..if you lack a religion..doesn't that become your religion? If you refuse to believe or acknowledge God, aren't you following a belief system?)
No. A lack of religion does NOT constitute religion. By definition. It's not like Atheists (in general) actively disbelieve God in the face of any evidence. On the contrary, the resounding lack of evidence is what drives us to the conclusion that there is no God. On the other hand, if God were to appear tomorrow in a manner that was indisputable, we'd (again, most of us) be instant converts. A religion implies a faith. And faith requires that one believes in something absent evidence. Given evidence, faith is no longer required.
Allsop released a CD case many years ago that is darned near indestructible in normal use (and then some). I bought some for some of my favorite CDs and they're still completely intact. You can pound on these things and they don't so much as crack. If I recall correctly, the marketing info for them showed cars running over them and not causing them to crack. They were not very sucessful in the marketplace, though. Here's a link:
Allsop Strongbox
Actually, you can replace the shell in XP. I messed around with GeoShell for a while. It's actually pretty nice.
GeoShell
The only point you raise I'd agree with is the directory structure issue. There really does need to be some standardization there. I'm not entirely sure why there isn't, to be honest. I mean, is it really that much more efficient to have a particular library in a specific directory rather than in another specific directory? Wouldn't having a standard structure across all distros make development easier?
On the Desktop environments, though, I'd have to totally disagree. Gnome and KDE have pushed each other to be better faster than either would have done without the other. And you'll never get a consensus on which is the better environment. I've always been a KDE guy, but I've always thought that Gnome was prettier. The reason I started with KDE instead of Gnome was footprint. KDE was tighter and smaller and thus faster than Gnome. Apparently that distinction has gone as Gnome has matured, but I still use KDS because it's what I'm comfortable with. Others are Gnome zealots. And never the twain shall meet. It's good for the platform, though.
death.
Seriously, though, if one has no control over how or when they end their life, what rights do we really have?
When will there be a Zaurus port of this? I'm aware of only one such project, but thus far I've been unable to get Firefox to run on the standard Sharp ROM. I tried OpenZaurus but it was buggy. It certainly would be nice to be able to run Firefox on the many Linux-based handhelds.
Some valid points. However, I think I'd rather see both a streaming AND a downloadable version. Some of us prefer to download the entire thing so we can listen to it whenever. Being downloadable != backward technology, just a different choice.
(I'm actually replying instead of moderating because I've seen a number of spammy posts like the recently.)
Apparently the show has your attention enough to bother responding to this thread. Seriously, dude, if it doesn't interest you, why waste time and bandwidth replying? Why bother even reading the thread? Do you need a life that badly?
Funny... I thought VII was the one everyone considered to be the masterpiece of the series.
Actually, there was pretty strong demand for FFX2. And it wasn't exactly pumped out a couple of weeks after FFX. In addition, FFXII isn't due out for months still, and from all indications, the series is taking a dramatic departure gameplay-wise. To date, the only direct FF sequel is FFX2. True, there is a Kingdom Hearts sequel on the GB and another coming out for the PS2, but there was also fan interest in these, as well. The forthcoming "sequel" to FFVII is NOT an RPG, so though many fans would have liked to have seen an RPG sequel to FFVII, Square decided to go in a different direction. In short, Square has generally been giving the fans what they want, just not always in the form in which the fans expected. It's expected that when a company reaches a certain level of dominance in a field, there will be backlash against that company. Sometimes the backlash is warranted (Microsoft, EA) sometimes it's not. Thus far I haven't seen anything that warrants the backlash that Squenix is getting. However, if it's true that they're going in a mostly online direction, they'll lose a number of fans, myself included. I played FFXI for 9 months and if their future games are to be the endless level grinding fare that FFXI turned out to be, I won't be buying.
Actually, FFXI has a pretty decent story. It's just a story that you can't gain access to if you try to go solo.
Good point. More interested in your sig, though. :)
You're throwing a 20b into a convertable? Niiiice. I'll be sure to follow your progress. How much do you figure all of this is going to cost? I've got an '88 RX-7 (second one I've owned and had a '79 before the first one) and have always wondered how hard and expensive it would be to toss a 20b in it.
I've never felt quite as productive in any OS as I did in AmigaOS. Couldn't tell you why. Perhaps it's that the system was so responsive. Perhaps it's because the multitasking worked so seamlessly. Whatever it was, I've never found anything its equal.
I'd take the 24x7 SNL Pat channel.
It's because the whole cuss word thing is TOTALLY ARBITRARY! Think about it. The ONLY reason these words are offensive is that we have decided that we will be offended by them. We could just as easily have made "lunch" offensive. Being offended by cuss words is silly. If you're going to be offended by any words, at least pick ones that are derogatory, like racial slurs.
I would hope so. Most of Christianity is derivative of all those other religions. :)
That would certainly explain US drug policy.
Conservatives and liberals both want to control our lives. They merely tend to want to control different aspects of our lives. The Conservative movement used to not be quite this bad. This is what has driven me to the Libertarian party.
The industry will fight vociferously to protect them.
If only the citizenry of the US would fight as hard for our REAL property rights! Over the last several years, eminent domain has been used by many municipalities to force people off of the property they OWN so that developers like Wal-Mart can build stores. Some examples:
Alameda Square in Denver Colorado: The City of Denver is considering condemning the shopping center so that Wal-Mart can build a super center. story
Alabaster, Alabama: Colonial Properties Trust wants to build a shopping center anchored by a Wal-Mart in the town of 24,000. The local government is all for it because they're "not receiving enough in tax revenue to support the town." Trouble is, there are a few property owners that don't want to sell. Answer, local government is resorting to eminent domain. They're citing the increase in tax revenue as the "public good" that justifies condemnation of the property. story
Ardmore, Pennsylvania. A local government plan to "revitalize" the town of Ardmore has officials seeking to use eminent domain to oust property owners and demolish several historic buildings. story
New London, Conneticut. (This is the Supreme Court case that's being heard and was referenced in the posted article). The town is attempting to use eminent domain to forcibly evict seven property owners and sieze their property so that a private company can develop more tax-profitable properties on the land. story
Lakewood, Ohio. Scenic Park, a middle class neighborhood, was seized under eminent domain. The homes were deemed "blighted" because they didn't conform to certain criteria. They didn't have three bedrooms, two baths, an attached garage or central air. Incidentally, the mayor's house, in another neighborhood, doesn't fit these criteria, either. The homes were razed in order to put in a mall and high-end condos. story
Ogden, Utah. The Mayor and City Council want to demolish 34 homes and 6 businesses in order to erect a Wal-Mart (there's that Wal-Mart again) Super Center.
Clemson, SC (right up I-26 from me). Pickens County Council voted to invoke eminent domain to condemn a tract of land zoned residential for the purpose of building a Wal-Mart. story
Between the years 1998-2002, TEN THOUSAND properties were seized via eminent domain in order for the municipalities to sell to private developers!!! The right to own land and property is directly tied to all our other rights. Now, I'm not a big, Anti-Corporation type of guy as I recognize that corporations are not vast, faceless entities, but are made up of individuals that work, eat, sleep, and all that. I have BECOME extremely anti-Wal-Mart, though, in part due to this eminent domain thing and also because of their recent trouble with the labor laws. I don't begrudge Wal-Mart's right to exist, but they've demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to tight rope the law and even break it if necessary in order to continue growing. They're like a virus that must be stopped. I'm on a personal boycott of Wal-Mart. If something isn't done about governments seizing property rightfully owned by law-abiding individuals, a huge pillar of our democratic republic is going to be severely compromised. This is no joke, people. This poses one of the most severe threats to our country.
If you want to keep abreast of the situation, here are a couple of good links. And I especially want to thank Neal Boortz (national talk radio guy, Libertarian). Were it not for him, FAR fewer pe
While I sympathize with your mother's plight, I must respectfully disagree with your proposed solution. There is a minimal level of familiarity that one needs to operate any piece of equipment. What you're talking about is exactly that minimum level of familiarity for a computer. You would never let your mother drive if she couldn't grasp the concept of the gas peddle vs. the brake pedal or if she couldn't figure out what the various street signs meant. If it was a problem, you'd find a way to teach her. These concepts are not difficult to grasp, but certain people take to certain types of learning better than other types of learning. Perhaps you should find someone (or you, yourself) that can figure out the way your mother learns best and apply that technique to teaching her the basics of desktop computing. Draw analoguous diagrams for the concepts involved. For instance, when attempting to explain the directory structure, you could use a drawing of a tree and all of its branches or (honestly this isn't meant as a sexist thing) take her to the kitchen and explain it by saying that the kitchen is the root directory, the drawers are file directories, the organizers in the drawers are subdirectories and the refridgerator is a system, or special directory. There IS a way to teach her these simple concepts, it's a matter of finding it. Of course, this assumes she wants to learn. That's paramount.
Good luck!