I'll buy used games after 6 months or so, for a reasonable price, and new games after a year or two, for their reduced price, and if it looks like it'll be really good, a new game, new.
I love my 360, but half of my games are used, and it wouldn't be worth it if I just got new games. Same for any of my consoles after the SNES. If they do that, I certainly won't buy.
I'll take Win XP (classic) or KDE 3 over Win 7, which I'll take over any of those.
Someone was posting the other day (or even today?), it seems almost pathological that people seem to need the "latest" and "most modern". Do the extra features actually add much? I don't feel much gain from them.
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Last I heard, KDE didn't replace the XP UI, just gave it a bunch of KDE apps.
And if you don't like the Fisher Price UI of XP, do what I do, switch to the classic UI. It once again looks professional (if boring), rather than like a kids toy.
Really? I've tried 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 and either 4.4 or 4.5... Can't remember which in the latter two categories. Never got the feeling of Windows NT at all. I got that feeling from KDE 3.5...
From the perspective of someone who likes it, could you tell me what changes you've notted since 4.4?
The KDE3, Gnome2, and XFCE desktop UIs are very useful, and can be quite nice looking. The problem with is (1) lack of applications that are readily accessible to most users (i.e. many Application UIs suck, or aren't sufficiently tailored to novice and sub-novice computer users), (2) Application quality - sorry while some apps (Audacity comes to mind) have pretty damn good quality, others are just too much of a hassle for the desired features (any good video editors? Open Office is ok, but still doesn't compete, I'll take Photo Shop or Corel over Gimp any day... etc.) Kmail, Evolution and FireFox cover most user needs and are as good as their Windows/Mac counterparts, but then we get to (3) PR... Linux just doesn't have the right PR to sell it to the average Joe right now, except in the case of Android, where it is all dolled-up by google.
But complaining about the Desktop UIs? Thinking further, I'd say KDE3, Gnome2 and XFCE are better than Windows or Mac, simply because they have all the critical features of those, plus good multiple-desktop support.
Rejection is hardly a 10-20 year worry either, either the medicines handle it, or they don't. Although unlikely, potential cancer issues are a bigger concern, and I'm not sure "rejuvenated" (i.e. usually demethlyated) highly differentiated cells are going to be much better.
Yeah, Some of those issues (or very similar issues) could affect people as early as their 20s, in these cases, it would be very relevant. Test treatments like this, aren't as much focused on the current patients, but on prospective patients.
err, you are right, the eyes or one of the first things to fully develop aren't they? I forgot about that. It's been too long.
With the use of stem cells especially since the differentiation and growth related factors won't be there in the same amounts as during development, i'd still be worried about things like cancer. Chances are, in an adult, they'll be missing the growth factors that would, nominally, cause those issues, but I'd still be a bit skeptical.
The eye is a very complex organ though, so we would be behind. I'm glad to see progress, but even so, 4 months is a little short-term to say "no bad health effects". Given the cells are embryonic stem cells, I'm more concerned with the 10-20 year range.
I have one of the issues listed, and I seriously hope that they can do something about it, I'd prefer a biological rather than mechanical solution, however, four months is not a lot of time, especially when you are messing with something as important as the sense of sight.
Mac Finder, Windows 7 (and even Vista?) has this on the start menu, although it doesn't have an analytic to show you the most used commands first, you even have something similar on in BASH (and if you are going to count that, you might as well count the "run..." dialog on previous versions of Windows.
Actually, I'd be *very* surprised if something like this didn't exist already in KDE, Gnome, and probably even XFCE.
Sounds more like they are taking an existing tech, that was never really promoted, and promoting it, rather than actually producing something new.
Call me nuts, but I have a friend, who lives in a much less densely populated country than the US, but has good cell coverage anyway, and pays $4/month. And no, it isn't a 3rd world country. If it were I could explain the difference, but as it is, I can't help but think that rampant greed is a huge factor in pretty much all cell companies here in the US.
The best I can do is $35/month for unlimited text/data/calls, and coverage is limited to my state, and only half-assed at best, there..
I think in this case, we can attribute both (I would be very surprised if Rand Paul didn't have a way around that security checkpoint, that he chose not to take). He may not have gotten the knee surgery for it, but that doesn't mean the result didn't provide him with a useful tool for the task.
Also, just because it was an act of malice against TSA, doesn't make it a bad thing:)
it still manages a few cases classic floating point would miss. However, if you give me an infinitely wide register, I would happily work on something that would handle irrational numbers:-)
acute angles are definitely bad in electronics like that, also, if you tried to use them as hexagons, you'd have to merge six, which would have a whole extra set of complexities, and room for error. Yes, square is going to be the best option.
for a limited subset of tasks, very high performance.
If the chip can achieve either (a) higher clock speed or (b) fewer cycles for the same op, or even both - then there can easily be some operations that are faster. For tasks focused on those operations, the chip will be faster. The memory improvements won't hurt things either.
CPUs and GPUs are rarely the same speed and transistor count, but we use both. GPUs excel for floating point and rapid fire streams of the same op against an array of data. CPUs are better at integer processing, and rapidly changing operations on individual values.
The idea of something like this isn't to replace the CPU I suspect, except in extremely low power/size situations, but rather, to add another unit to offload difficult tasks. Also, it could easily be a proof of concept, in which case, a more powerful built-in CPU could be in the pipeline.
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That, and many people buy both.
I'll buy used games after 6 months or so, for a reasonable price, and new games after a year or two, for their reduced price, and if it looks like it'll be really good, a new game, new.
I love my 360, but half of my games are used, and it wouldn't be worth it if I just got new games. Same for any of my consoles after the SNES. If they do that, I certainly won't buy.
I'll take Win XP (classic) or KDE 3 over Win 7, which I'll take over any of those.
Someone was posting the other day (or even today?), it seems almost pathological that people seem to need the "latest" and "most modern". Do the extra features actually add much? I don't feel much gain from them.
Last I heard, KDE didn't replace the XP UI, just gave it a bunch of KDE apps.
And if you don't like the Fisher Price UI of XP, do what I do, switch to the classic UI. It once again looks professional (if boring), rather than like a kids toy.
Really? I've tried 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 and either 4.4 or 4.5... Can't remember which in the latter two categories. Never got the feeling of Windows NT at all. I got that feeling from KDE 3.5...
From the perspective of someone who likes it, could you tell me what changes you've notted since 4.4?
Just because someone doesn't like KDE 4.x doesn't mean they haven't tried it.
Mind you, I've tried, IIRC, 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 and 4.4 or 4.5 and haven't liked it in any of those, over 3.5
Different people have different tastes.
I see you ate your herpaderp-ohs this morning.
The KDE3, Gnome2, and XFCE desktop UIs are very useful, and can be quite nice looking. The problem with is (1) lack of applications that are readily accessible to most users (i.e. many Application UIs suck, or aren't sufficiently tailored to novice and sub-novice computer users), (2) Application quality - sorry while some apps (Audacity comes to mind) have pretty damn good quality, others are just too much of a hassle for the desired features (any good video editors? Open Office is ok, but still doesn't compete, I'll take Photo Shop or Corel over Gimp any day... etc.) Kmail, Evolution and FireFox cover most user needs and are as good as their Windows/Mac counterparts, but then we get to (3) PR... Linux just doesn't have the right PR to sell it to the average Joe right now, except in the case of Android, where it is all dolled-up by google.
But complaining about the Desktop UIs? Thinking further, I'd say KDE3, Gnome2 and XFCE are better than Windows or Mac, simply because they have all the critical features of those, plus good multiple-desktop support.
No, I think it's a low, even for idle.
These "psychics" were probably taking too many drugs while watching Transformers and Apollo 18.
That, is a much simpler explanation.
Rejection is hardly a 10-20 year worry either, either the medicines handle it, or they don't. Although unlikely, potential cancer issues are a bigger concern, and I'm not sure "rejuvenated" (i.e. usually demethlyated) highly differentiated cells are going to be much better.
Shit, do you think I want every chick I look at to know I'm zooming in on her boobs?
Yeah, Some of those issues (or very similar issues) could affect people as early as their 20s, in these cases, it would be very relevant. Test treatments like this, aren't as much focused on the current patients, but on prospective patients.
err, you are right, the eyes or one of the first things to fully develop aren't they? I forgot about that. It's been too long.
With the use of stem cells especially since the differentiation and growth related factors won't be there in the same amounts as during development, i'd still be worried about things like cancer. Chances are, in an adult, they'll be missing the growth factors that would, nominally, cause those issues, but I'd still be a bit skeptical.
The eye is a very complex organ though, so we would be behind. I'm glad to see progress, but even so, 4 months is a little short-term to say "no bad health effects". Given the cells are embryonic stem cells, I'm more concerned with the 10-20 year range.
I have one of the issues listed, and I seriously hope that they can do something about it, I'd prefer a biological rather than mechanical solution, however, four months is not a lot of time, especially when you are messing with something as important as the sense of sight.
Don't you mean the siffi (syfy) channel?
Unlimited talk/text, data is expensive.
Still, find that ANYWHERE here in the US.
Mac Finder, Windows 7 (and even Vista?) has this on the start menu, although it doesn't have an analytic to show you the most used commands first, you even have something similar on in BASH (and if you are going to count that, you might as well count the "run..." dialog on previous versions of Windows.
Actually, I'd be *very* surprised if something like this didn't exist already in KDE, Gnome, and probably even XFCE.
Sounds more like they are taking an existing tech, that was never really promoted, and promoting it, rather than actually producing something new.
Call me nuts, but I have a friend, who lives in a much less densely populated country than the US, but has good cell coverage anyway, and pays $4/month. And no, it isn't a 3rd world country. If it were I could explain the difference, but as it is, I can't help but think that rampant greed is a huge factor in pretty much all cell companies here in the US.
The best I can do is $35/month for unlimited text/data/calls, and coverage is limited to my state, and only half-assed at best, there..
I think part of the complaint is that they no longer have the equivalent of a "$20/day" option, you only get it if you were grandfathered in.
That being said, there are other providers out there.
I think in this case, we can attribute both (I would be very surprised if Rand Paul didn't have a way around that security checkpoint, that he chose not to take). He may not have gotten the knee surgery for it, but that doesn't mean the result didn't provide him with a useful tool for the task.
Also, just because it was an act of malice against TSA, doesn't make it a bad thing :)
I'm not certain, but given the rest of his politics, I'm pretty sure this one is one that doesn't support TSA
it still manages a few cases classic floating point would miss. However, if you give me an infinitely wide register, I would happily work on something that would handle irrational numbers :-)
Floating point is based on an integer base (rather than a fractional one).
Or maybe, I should say, floating point, as I have seen it implemented up to this point.
acute angles are definitely bad in electronics like that, also, if you tried to use them as hexagons, you'd have to merge six, which would have a whole extra set of complexities, and room for error. Yes, square is going to be the best option.
for a limited subset of tasks, very high performance.
If the chip can achieve either (a) higher clock speed or (b) fewer cycles for the same op, or even both - then there can easily be some operations that are faster. For tasks focused on those operations, the chip will be faster. The memory improvements won't hurt things either.
CPUs and GPUs are rarely the same speed and transistor count, but we use both. GPUs excel for floating point and rapid fire streams of the same op against an array of data. CPUs are better at integer processing, and rapidly changing operations on individual values.
The idea of something like this isn't to replace the CPU I suspect, except in extremely low power/size situations, but rather, to add another unit to offload difficult tasks. Also, it could easily be a proof of concept, in which case, a more powerful built-in CPU could be in the pipeline.
pfft. floating point sucks anyway.
typedef struct FRACTION_STRUCT //numerator/denominator * 10^exponent
{
int numerator;
unsigned int denominator;
int exponent;
} Fraction;
Not yet, but I'm sure it'll run a herd of HURD!