I was going to mod you up until you began bitching about Bill Gates, racist motives and the lack of balls. How you could possibly shift the blame onto Gates is beyond me. Even worse are those who modded you "Interesting" instead of "Flamebait".
Regardless of health related issues, second hand smoke is annoying and disgusting if you do not smoke yourself.
So is having to listen to music other people play in public places, either with their cell phones or in their cars, having to listen to loud (telephone) conversations, etc.. Why don't you ban alcohol? Why don't you fine someone who hasn't showered? I find it disgusting when you eat meat, I find it annoying and disgusting when people go hunting, I find it disgusting when women dress like sluts, and so on... You people just want to ban something for the sake of banning something because you want it your way and that's the right way.
While I agree with your general point of crappy Linux marketing, Linux also lacks a lot of useful, mature software, which is available for Apple or Windows. For example, there's no software for Linux geared towards writers, while there are several for OS X (Avenir, Ulysses, Scrivener, CopyWrite, etc..). It's also "more fun" to use an Apple. The (normal) user experience is just superior. For a typical coder or general computer geek it might not be so and Linux might suit their needs, but quite frankly, while I use Linux almost exclusively, using my Macbook is a delight.
I know this is slashdot and jumping at anything so we can scream 1984!!! POLICE STATE!!11!!! gets you modded informative or insightful, but this slashdot article is just crap.
The upside to this agreement is that basically doubling the people they are "monitoring" will mean said monitoring will be much less effective. Americans and Europeans will have potentially less privacy, but in reality there will be no change.
Are you really that naive?
I don't even have the words to come up with a polite answer to such a dense comment.
Okay, so I understand that this is a huge success, yay GPL and all that, but what is wrong with Sun's JDK? What makes the OpenJDK more desirable than Sun's? Is it merely the GPL? Are there any performance gains? I don't use java, so I really have no idea and it would be nice if someone could enlighten me.
I disagree. This isn't about closed vs open source, this is about decent programming. Comments in code are neccessary and a minimal requirement for any project. At least add one line to any function explaining what the function does, what its input is and what it returns. This isn't so hard and it won't kill you, but it'll make life easier for you and anyone else who will have to deal with the code later. It also makes finding errors easier, as your code may not be doing what your specifications say it should do. I don't understand this hatred for comments and the "code-is-its-own-documentation"-philosophy. I really don't.
And here I thought the US was stupid. What about people afraid of flying? They tend to sweat more and look anxious and it's rather unlikely that they want the plane to go down. Or what about people with an ugly mug like mine?
I've made some forays into MSI (a relationship that was abruptly and permanently terminated when I discovered I had to have XP to upgrade the BIOS), EPoX and AOpen. You're wrong. You can apply BIOS updates on MSI boards on non-FAT-filesystems, but you need a win98 or winME bootfloppy and a floppy with the bios. You can also make a boot-cd with freedos (you should only need kernel.sys and command.com) and the BIOS-files.
Disclaimer: I haven't done it myself yet, since mine came with the latest BIOS, but have heard from others who had no problems. Still, your hardware, your responsibility.
What OS you run DOES NOT = LESS or MORE security at this point from an OS architectual standpoint unless you have an older OS without security inherently designed at the core level. (Like Win9x, OS/2, System 9 earlier) I really enjoyed how you were able to type four paragraphs, but were unable to type "equal".
It's also marvelous how you emphasized every other word. "Cool it Shatner, we don't read in the same voice you speak." (maddox)
I can very well see why audiobooks would have such an effect, since most audiobooks I've come across are read in a boring, monotone voice and make me sleepy. Usually I'm able listen to them for 20-30 minutes without blending them out for a few minutes or completely, but those 20-30 minutes take a lot of concentration. Radio plays on the other hand tend to be spoken by several people, so they're rather nice to listen to while I work/code and help me stay awake on long days.
No, though I think that PotC1-3 are overrated, and PotC2 and PotC3 are utter crap.
What I meant was, that I haven't seen any decent movie which was based on a game, no matter who directed it. May I remind you of: * Tomb Raider, directed by Simon West, * Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, directed by Jan De Bont, * Mario Bros, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel * Street Fighter, directed by Steven E. de Souza, * Wing Commander, directed by Chris Roberts, * Final Fantasy, directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi * Double Dragon, directed by James Yukich, * Resident Evil, directed by Paul Anderson * Resident Evil: Apocalypse, directed by Alexander Witt * Resident Evil: Extinction, directed by Russell Mulcahy *...
No Uwe Boll involved in any of them, still all of them beyond shitty.
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I was going to mod you up until you began bitching about Bill Gates, racist motives and the lack of balls.
How you could possibly shift the blame onto Gates is beyond me.
Even worse are those who modded you "Interesting" instead of "Flamebait".
Regardless of health related issues, second hand smoke is annoying and disgusting if you do not smoke yourself.
So is having to listen to music other people play in public places, either with their cell phones or in their cars, having to listen to loud (telephone) conversations, etc..
Why don't you ban alcohol? Why don't you fine someone who hasn't showered?
I find it disgusting when you eat meat, I find it annoying and disgusting when people go hunting, I find it disgusting when women dress like sluts, and so on...
You people just want to ban something for the sake of banning something because you want it your way and that's the right way.
Thanks.
I did not know Celtx, but it does indeed look interesting.
While I agree with your general point of crappy Linux marketing, Linux also lacks a lot of useful, mature software, which is available for Apple or Windows.
For example, there's no software for Linux geared towards writers, while there are several for OS X (Avenir, Ulysses, Scrivener, CopyWrite, etc..).
It's also "more fun" to use an Apple. The (normal) user experience is just superior.
For a typical coder or general computer geek it might not be so and Linux might suit their needs, but quite frankly, while I use Linux almost exclusively, using my Macbook is a delight.
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Arrr! Tis' unbreakable aye, me parrot concurs.
Ye'll ne'er get me buried booty!
I know this is slashdot and jumping at anything so we can scream 1984!!! POLICE STATE!!11!!! gets you modded informative or insightful, but this slashdot article is just crap.
The "Bundestrojaner" will only be used as a last resort and in defense to terrorism, as you can read here in an article posted today, denying the Bavarian request to use it for other crimes not directly related to terrorism.
Poor google translation:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2FBundesrat-will-heimliche-Online-Durchsuchungen-auf-Terrorabwehr-beschraenken--%2Fmeldung%2F110466&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en
Ah, screw it. 1984!!! ORWELLIAN STATE!! BURN THE WITCHES!
Back when I was young we ate the dirt and were thankful for it.
You young whippersnappers these days...how's one supposed to win a war with you?
The upside to this agreement is that basically doubling the people they are "monitoring" will mean said monitoring will be much less effective. Americans and Europeans will have potentially less privacy, but in reality there will be no change.
Are you really that naive? I don't even have the words to come up with a polite answer to such a dense comment.
Okay, so I understand that this is a huge success, yay GPL and all that, but what is wrong with Sun's JDK?
What makes the OpenJDK more desirable than Sun's?
Is it merely the GPL?
Are there any performance gains?
I don't use java, so I really have no idea and it would be nice if someone could enlighten me.
I disagree.
This isn't about closed vs open source, this is about decent programming.
Comments in code are neccessary and a minimal requirement for any project.
At least add one line to any function explaining what the function does, what its input is and what it returns.
This isn't so hard and it won't kill you, but it'll make life easier for you and anyone else who will have to deal with the code later.
It also makes finding errors easier, as your code may not be doing what your specifications say it should do.
I don't understand this hatred for comments and the "code-is-its-own-documentation"-philosophy. I really don't.
<code>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
#define ch_ty(ty) std::istream_iterator<ty>::char_type
#define tr_ty(ty) std::istream_iterator<ty>::traits_type
#define cin_iter(ty) std::istream_iterator<ty, ch_ty(ty), tr_ty(ty)>( std::cin )
#define void_iter(ty) std::istream_iterator<ty, ch_ty(ty), tr_ty(ty)>()
int main( int argc, char *argv[] ) {
while ( (cin_iter(size_t)) != void_iter(size_t)
? ( std::cin.unget(),
argc += *cin_iter(size_t)
) : (
printf( "\nsum: %d\n", --argc ), system("exit")
) );
}
</code>
Perhaps easy to understand, but one comment-line would save you minutes wasted understanding and reading it.
or
<code>
#include <stdio.h>
int v,i,j,k,l,s,a[99];main(){for(scanf("%d",&s);*a-s;v=a[j*=v]-a[i],k=i<
s,j+=(v=j<s&&(!k&&!!printf(2+"\n\n%c"-(!l<<!j)," #Q"[l^v?(l^j)&1:2])&&++
l||a[i]<s&&v&&v-i+j&&v+i-j))&&!(l%=s),v||(i==j?a[i+=k]=0:++a[i])>=s*k&&
++a[--i]);printf("\n\n");}
</code>
Well, obviously obfuscated, but one comment and it's immediately clear what it does.
And here I thought the US was stupid.
What about people afraid of flying?
They tend to sweat more and look anxious and it's rather unlikely that they want the plane to go down.
Or what about people with an ugly mug like mine?
While I agree with most (exclude Java), I find it rather ironic that they bitch about flash-sites, yet spread their list over 11 pages.
Yes, it is very sad indeed, when your possessions and time are worth more to you than your quality of life.
If trust in a relationship is gone and you have to play hide and seek, there's only one option left. Divorce.
I stand corrected, thank you.
This is indeed quite stupid.
You can apply BIOS updates on MSI boards on non-FAT-filesystems, but you need a win98 or winME bootfloppy and a floppy with the bios.
You can also make a boot-cd with freedos (you should only need kernel.sys and command.com) and the BIOS-files.
Disclaimer: I haven't done it myself yet, since mine came with the latest BIOS, but have heard from others who had no problems. Still, your hardware, your responsibility.
It's also marvelous how you emphasized every other word.
"Cool it Shatner, we don't read in the same voice you speak." (maddox)
I can very well see why audiobooks would have such an effect, since most audiobooks I've come across are read in a boring, monotone voice and make me sleepy.
Usually I'm able listen to them for 20-30 minutes without blending them out for a few minutes or completely, but those 20-30 minutes take a lot of concentration.
Radio plays on the other hand tend to be spoken by several people, so they're rather nice to listen to while I work/code and help me stay awake on long days.
No, though I think that PotC1-3 are overrated, and PotC2 and PotC3 are utter crap.
...
What I meant was, that I haven't seen any decent movie which was based on a game, no matter who directed it.
May I remind you of:
* Tomb Raider, directed by Simon West,
* Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, directed by Jan De Bont,
* Mario Bros, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel
* Street Fighter, directed by Steven E. de Souza,
* Wing Commander, directed by Chris Roberts,
* Final Fantasy, directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi
* Double Dragon, directed by James Yukich,
* Resident Evil, directed by Paul Anderson
* Resident Evil: Apocalypse, directed by Alexander Witt
* Resident Evil: Extinction, directed by Russell Mulcahy
*
No Uwe Boll involved in any of them, still all of them beyond shitty.