I am not a windows user, and I despise alot of microsoft products, but what they did for society is amazing, its all due to bill starting it. Now he carries on his good work with an immensely good charity. The pope wants to hold back progress and finds poverty and disease being spread as nothing less than a holy must. This is a good sign of clear thinking.
Last time I went into a games store, the section dedicated to PC games was a tenth of that dedicated to Xbox 360. Maybe I'd buy more PC games in Game or Gamestation if they actually had a selection. They killed their own sales.
Every time OpenGL is mentioned, the John Carmack argument is raised too. OpenGL has been playing catch up since this argument was relevant, whilst it will most probably never catch up with D3D, the support for OpenGL ES within OpenGL 4.x has made it a more attractive effort, as porting to and from mobile devices is a lot easier. And on that thought of mobile devices...Mobile games are on the up and up...(they use OGL ES)
Hmm, i think the adobe thing may have something to do with the carbon API though, if you want to write the most efficient code for a mac (needed for graphics obviously), one most write the software in Obj-C through cocoa, as nice as cocoa is to developers, it doesnt [truly] exist for other platforms. The lack of support for 64 bit and other technologies in carbon are to blame i suspect.
Sure, Ive messed around with some NoSQL databases, they just aren't my thing, give me mysql, your spec and a cup of tea and i dont have to look round silly experiments to see the best way of doing things in new radical 'paradigms.' That being said, I am glad the experiments are being done by people who are in such an environment to experiment. I mean, like the article says, its the social networks like twitter and facebook developing things like Cassandra, and its good that there is someone pushing the bar, but they are the only people who CAN do this, they aren't necessary, nobodies gonna die from a 5 minute outtage of poking each other (that sounds bad). I havent really understood the whole NoSQL thing,I havent really ever had a problem with SQL based Databases, maybe thats just the nature of my work, but it all seems as though this has nothing to do with technology, just people who want to be heard...
I can see your points, all valid, but the name bit really bugs me. I hope to see Xenotic fix some basic problems that i dont think nexuiz GPL could, a refreshed project with a new name gets the chance to do so much more than an iterated improvement. As much as it was awesome, the new project is a new start from which modern gameplay improvements and a consistent style and theme can be introduced. Personally, I would love to see a theme introduced and perhaps a backstory...going even further down the pipe of dreams, a single player campaign would be cool...even if its a separate game.
My problem wasnt with any part of the languages' syntax, it was more with the size of projects. Just looking at an even relatively small project filled me with dread
That is not only closed minded, but self-inhibiting. Some of the best software developers use social networks to get there code out there, commented on and for self-improvement.
Slashdot is almost a social website as it is, so this is a bit Hypocritical.
Try to embrace all tools at your disposal. All major software companies use this 'social crap' to good effect.
OpenGL and not Direct3D.
OpenGl is best in my view simply for cross platform. If OGL3 was what it was to be it would have been better. In the end legacy won that battle.
I think the most interesting development of netbook microprocessors is the rejuvination of mips. That and ARM9. when a laptop is used to type and surf with low power and form factor, why use x86?
The linux desktop lacks unity. Give people a choice and they won't make their minds up. I love linux, and I love what it can do, but to the mainstream users, the user interface is the main difference between operating systems. Take away X windows, put in a GUI that can't be customized much and make it minimalist. This is how Linux can win. Mainstream users don't need billions of settings dialogs, they want to switch on, log in and work (or play). Take the original EEEpc interface for example. It is simple, has minimal settings and is wonderfully efficient to use. Although, the Distro there has its best feature as its worse. It dumbs down linux, which, to be honest, is needed for the new Linux user, but what happens when they get comfortable?
I agree in part, but your simplistic view here develops the problem that you can't instill morals because children will revolt anyway. If a child is treated less like a moron and more like a human being, and all these things are explained, I think the right path in life can be assessed morally (albeit defined by the parents).
Touche. Gotsta remember the EU decision on international call rates, the mobile cellular phone industry tried to play off that it was for personal gain and that the MEPs traveled alot and would benefit directly from the deal, which in all fairness, they would, but the deal was obviously for more than members of the european parliment
I understand the need to protect the games, but they went too far. If they started an account system that locks games to user accounts properly (a la steam) then no-one would object as much. Although I hate DRM, I understand why it is used, just not like it is. But even you, my cowardly friend must see the harm that this forum-game link scat will do. What if i was misunderstood (which with my sense of humour is fairly often), im gonna get banned for cross-cultural misunderstanding? I'm a drunken man from scotland...its my right to be funny and weird
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I am not a windows user, and I despise alot of microsoft products, but what they did for society is amazing, its all due to bill starting it. Now he carries on his good work with an immensely good charity. The pope wants to hold back progress and finds poverty and disease being spread as nothing less than a holy must. This is a good sign of clear thinking.
Ask Slashdot: Why do your job when you can ask others to do it for you?
No language is more universal.
esperanto?
Last time I went into a games store, the section dedicated to PC games was a tenth of that dedicated to Xbox 360. Maybe I'd buy more PC games in Game or Gamestation if they actually had a selection. They killed their own sales.
Every time OpenGL is mentioned, the John Carmack argument is raised too. OpenGL has been playing catch up since this argument was relevant, whilst it will most probably never catch up with D3D, the support for OpenGL ES within OpenGL 4.x has made it a more attractive effort, as porting to and from mobile devices is a lot easier. And on that thought of mobile devices...Mobile games are on the up and up...(they use OGL ES)
I used to use gOS a distro with similar aims, and judging from those screenshots, better aesthetics
"You're grumpy" *beep* OOOh...Sick burn!
Hmm, i think the adobe thing may have something to do with the carbon API though, if you want to write the most efficient code for a mac (needed for graphics obviously), one most write the software in Obj-C through cocoa, as nice as cocoa is to developers, it doesnt [truly] exist for other platforms. The lack of support for 64 bit and other technologies in carbon are to blame i suspect.
Sure, Ive messed around with some NoSQL databases, they just aren't my thing, give me mysql, your spec and a cup of tea and i dont have to look round silly experiments to see the best way of doing things in new radical 'paradigms.' That being said, I am glad the experiments are being done by people who are in such an environment to experiment. I mean, like the article says, its the social networks like twitter and facebook developing things like Cassandra, and its good that there is someone pushing the bar, but they are the only people who CAN do this, they aren't necessary, nobodies gonna die from a 5 minute outtage of poking each other (that sounds bad). I havent really understood the whole NoSQL thing,I havent really ever had a problem with SQL based Databases, maybe thats just the nature of my work, but it all seems as though this has nothing to do with technology, just people who want to be heard...
I can see your points, all valid, but the name bit really bugs me. I hope to see Xenotic fix some basic problems that i dont think nexuiz GPL could, a refreshed project with a new name gets the chance to do so much more than an iterated improvement. As much as it was awesome, the new project is a new start from which modern gameplay improvements and a consistent style and theme can be introduced. Personally, I would love to see a theme introduced and perhaps a backstory...going even further down the pipe of dreams, a single player campaign would be cool...even if its a separate game.
Oh ok sorry, Yea, both wrong :p
Actually nexuiz uses darkplaces which is derived from id tech 1.
My problem wasnt with any part of the languages' syntax, it was more with the size of projects. Just looking at an even relatively small project filled me with dread
That is not only closed minded, but self-inhibiting. Some of the best software developers use social networks to get there code out there, commented on and for self-improvement. Slashdot is almost a social website as it is, so this is a bit Hypocritical. Try to embrace all tools at your disposal. All major software companies use this 'social crap' to good effect.
D3D abstracts as well though...
Yea, thats all true. Sadly they were the guys that buggered up OGL3. Oh well!
OpenGL and not Direct3D. OpenGl is best in my view simply for cross platform. If OGL3 was what it was to be it would have been better. In the end legacy won that battle.
I'm a scot, and i agree.
I think the most interesting development of netbook microprocessors is the rejuvination of mips. That and ARM9. when a laptop is used to type and surf with low power and form factor, why use x86?
The linux desktop lacks unity. Give people a choice and they won't make their minds up. I love linux, and I love what it can do, but to the mainstream users, the user interface is the main difference between operating systems. Take away X windows, put in a GUI that can't be customized much and make it minimalist. This is how Linux can win. Mainstream users don't need billions of settings dialogs, they want to switch on, log in and work (or play). Take the original EEEpc interface for example. It is simple, has minimal settings and is wonderfully efficient to use. Although, the Distro there has its best feature as its worse. It dumbs down linux, which, to be honest, is needed for the new Linux user, but what happens when they get comfortable?
I predict a mod for 'Dead Space'
I agree in part, but your simplistic view here develops the problem that you can't instill morals because children will revolt anyway. If a child is treated less like a moron and more like a human being, and all these things are explained, I think the right path in life can be assessed morally (albeit defined by the parents).
Touche. Gotsta remember the EU decision on international call rates, the mobile cellular phone industry tried to play off that it was for personal gain and that the MEPs traveled alot and would benefit directly from the deal, which in all fairness, they would, but the deal was obviously for more than members of the european parliment
I understand the need to protect the games, but they went too far. If they started an account system that locks games to user accounts properly (a la steam) then no-one would object as much. Although I hate DRM, I understand why it is used, just not like it is. But even you, my cowardly friend must see the harm that this forum-game link scat will do. What if i was misunderstood (which with my sense of humour is fairly often), im gonna get banned for cross-cultural misunderstanding? I'm a drunken man from scotland...its my right to be funny and weird
In other news.... EA has forums?
Of course they do, where else can they ignore pirates...sorry i meant customers -_+