I agree. A book on programming the latest version of java or something will get out dated. It would be better to have other types of books.
Too true. A few months ago I was given a 10-year-old C++ programming book. I thought I needed some files from the missing CD because the examples wouldn't compile. $100 later (bought C++ Primer Plus), I find out that the syntax has changed in the past decade, and #include <iostream.h> is no longer valid.
No he wouldn't. Why would he spend money to keep his aquifers pure? After all, nobody else is going to be able to provide the water people need, no matter how polluted the monopoly's water is.
Hopefully the proven nostalgia market in this generation will induce teh publishers to do a port to the platforms of 20 years from now, but since the effort will be non-trivial and the die hard fans won't be able to do it themselves.....
If the current trend continues, in 20 years making a game of today will be trivial compared to making a game of that day.
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Meh, if you've installed one OS, you've installed them all (except Gentoo and maybe *BSDs)
"I don't want to start a holy war here
what is the deal with you Windows fanatics?
You're off to a bad start.
In addition, during this file transfer, Netscape will not work.
I hope you are calling Firefox "Netscape" out of habit. I really don't want to know what you are doing using the actual Netscape browser.
I'd rather hear some intelligent reasons why anyone would choose to use a Windows 7 box over other faster, cheaper, more stable systems."
It's shiny. And it's not Vista (at least in name).
Even at YouTube quality, my wife's 2-4 hours a day would add up to well over 30 GB per month.
Does she rewatch any of them? If so, you can copy Flash* files out of the /tmp/ folder and watch with VLC.
Animal Crossing
Is that anything like Frogger?
Doom.
I don't know... SimCity? Wii Sports? Jewel Quest & friends?
Since when has the Mafia been a secret cabal?
Hopefully we'll see the G1 next year.
Which Autobot was a dumptruck?
Any hope of putting the marrow into a petri dish and growing more?
Not the code. It is MP3 itself that has the licence restrictions. See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats#Audio
License restrictions.
Yes.
Uh, I can see the buildings just fine in google maps (maps.google.com, not that maps.google.ca address you gave.
I agree. A book on programming the latest version of java or something will get out dated. It would be better to have other types of books.
Too true. A few months ago I was given a 10-year-old C++ programming book. I thought I needed some files from the missing CD because the examples wouldn't compile. $100 later (bought C++ Primer Plus), I find out that the syntax has changed in the past decade, and #include <iostream.h> is no longer valid.
Speaking of which: Why haven't we seen NYCL here for a while? Court gag order or something?
Closed-source companies aren't immune to mistakes.
No he wouldn't. Why would he spend money to keep his aquifers pure? After all, nobody else is going to be able to provide the water people need, no matter how polluted the monopoly's water is.
Vision without authority makes one a figurehead.
The public's opinion of Gates isn't as low as ours is. They don't know him like we do. That being said, Gates might be a better choice than Ballmer.
Who said it was?
So... What's her maiden name again?
Hopefully the proven nostalgia market in this generation will induce teh publishers to do a port to the platforms of 20 years from now, but since the effort will be non-trivial and the die hard fans won't be able to do it themselves.....
If the current trend continues, in 20 years making a game of today will be trivial compared to making a game of that day.
In the future, gamers will be nostalgic for the games they grew up on.
My games of nostalgia will be SimCity 2000 and Civilization 2
What if he doesn't want to be?