Sounds like you were suffering massive packet loss when you last played QW. I still play QW on a regular basis, and with a decent connection, it is MUCH MUCH smoother than netquake.
I have only seen what you are talking about, when I have something like 30% or more packet loss. When your connect is total crap like that, you need to turn off delta compression in QW. Then you won't get the jumpy stuff you mentioned.
Ok, the mods must be crazy. This guy might be a troll, but... One thing I would like to point out is that Haskell is by far an "academic" language, if there ever was such a thing. Not sure why the parent poster uses that as an insult about Java's generics.
What is so hard about installing applications on Redhat 9? Using Redhat's update tool or apt for rpm (with Synaptic GUI), installing and updating to the latest apps is a breeze. If I want an IRC client, I look under the correct category (apps - internet - irc), then I select the one I like, click a button to tell synaptic to install it. Synaptic then automatically downloads the necessary packages and installs the IRC client.
BAM! The IRC client is available under the Redhat "start" menu, listed under "Internet"... same place you find the web browser and email client.
I am not sure how much easier that can get. How do you install an IRC client on Windows? I assume it starts by searching the net for an IRC client, downloading an installer, running the installer, tell the installer where to install, answer a few questions, etc...
Seems like Windows requires you the extra steps to search for what you want, find a place to download what you want, download it, and install it.
Windows gets even harder when the software can't be downloaded from the net. Then you have to find a vendor that sells the software you want, drive to the store, buy it, drive home, put in CD, run installer from CD, etc...
Recent Redhat releases do not require you to edit config files. Everything can be done through the user-friendly GUIs. I am using Redhat 9.0 right now.
I am sure the same applies to the latest versions of Mandrake and SuSe. The installs are also most likely just as automatic as Redhat 9.
From what I can tell, Linux has been this easy for a while now. You got to use the right distro, if you want an easy-to-use desktop.
Your post is misleading. C, Haskell, and Prolog are significantly different languages. Sure the fact that each is Turing Complete implies that one can be implemented in the other, but the compilation is neither straightforward, nor are the languages the same.
Going from Prolog to Java, for example, requires one to implement backtracking, unification, etc...
Similarly, going from Haskell to C++ requires one to implement a fairly sophisticated static type inference system... unless your translation isn't going to be safe. Lazy evaluation can be done quite easily, but not if you care about efficiency of the translated program. Oh, and don't forget about automatic garbage collection.
Now, C, C++, and Java are significantly the same, but even then, I wouldn't say coding a translator between those languages is straightforward. The languages are HUGE, with many little quirks.
Programming languages do matter. Theoretical computer science is about formal languages and their respective metatheories. When you write a formal proof, the language you use dictates what can and cannot be proven....the same goes for programming...
When you write an algorithm, the language you use dictates what can and cannot be programmed. From primitive recursive functions to lambda-calculi... the language you choose matters. Try programming Ackermann's function as a primitive recursive function? Try programming it as an untyped lambda-expression.
The core of computer science will always be about formal languages, from metamathematics onward.
Microsoft keyboards typically use foam keyswitches, which are the cheapest, crapiest keyswitch technology. A buckling spring keyswitch will last you a lifetime. An IBM model M will never have to be replaced, which is great because you can get used to one keyboard - great for touch typing.
Debian forked with the release of Progeny, which was basically a user-friendly commercial Debian. The fork was great, but didn't last. This is history repeating itself.
Someone needs to write a virus that DOS attacks people like the ones you mentioned. The attack would consist of opening up dialog boxes with long paragraphs with Ok, Cancel or Yes, No buttons on the bottom.
Computer users that HAVE to read everything and ponder over each bit will be so overloaded their brains will crash.
Exactly. If people that spread this myth would just try the user-friendly distros like Mandrake, Redhat, SuSe, or even Knoppix... they might realize that they are wrong. Redhat in particular made a big jump in usability with the release of Redhat 8.
Also, as I said, Linux keeps improving, and since it is easy to obtain and install... your computer can improve with it. OSX might improve, but you have to pay big bucks to get new versions.
What is "the Linux" hassle? Redhat 9 is easy to install, use, and maintain.
If Apple was the monopoly, which they really want to be, it would be far worse than the current Microsoft monopoly. Not only would we have closed software... we would have close hardware too.
Linux is the turtle. It is always making progress. It will win the race.
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So something has to be wacky to be invented? If a formal binary system wasn't invented, then where did it come from? Are there people that still believe in the Platonic Ideal Realm of Forms? I mean, using religion as a foundation for mathematics is kind of hypocritical, don't you think?
Hush Tech makes a far better tiny computer that is also completely silent (except when using the DVD/CD drive). It looks allot nicer too, when used as a set-top box. The thing is powerful enough to be a DIVX/MP3 player, but it can also double as a TiVo or emulation based console gaming system.
That was a different proof. I remember a different one that proved that even if you chose optimal block placement (nondeterministically you guess the best answer each time), you will eventually have your blocks rise all the way to the top. It has to do with the block shapes, and the probability that you get the shapes needed to complete a row before you have to cover it up.
People often use the word "racism" to refer to discrimination based on ethnicity. This is an accepted use, and secular Zionism is therefore racism. One ethnicity is given a higher status than another.
Furthermore, comparing a block of people living on a piece of land, that they refer to as their nation... is far different from saying that everyone of a certain ethnicity deserves a nation-state based around that ethnicity.
You implied that "Arab/Persian" are "(redundant)". Just to fill you in, Persian aka Iranian is not the same as Arab. Sure it is a greyscale, but pure blooded Iranians are a different race than Arabs. Arabs are semites, while Iranians are Aryan. Both peoples have historical records of their race back to thousands of years ago.
Now, science shows that we are are all actually Africans, but in everyday argument, you wouldn't claim that Caucasian/African is redundant.
Finally, even if you acknowledge that their race is different, but you claim their traditions are the same... well lets just say you are even more wrong. The cultures are as distinct as apples and oranges. But from an outsider looking in, I guess it all looks the same, right? If you have never had an apple or an orange, then to you, they are both fruits.
It's called capitalism. Why do so many slashdotters get upset about this stuff? Are slashdotters terrorists or terrorists apologizers? Are they against freedom?
Here are my predictions for Nintendo's upcoming improvements to the Gameboy:
1. Organic LED Screen: extremely power efficient, so you can play longer without a recharge.
2. Bluetooth: This would allow adhoc LAN parties, without having to lug around cables and HUBs.
3. Analog Joystick: This will allow for better control in 3D games, and open up more possibilities in 2D games.
4. More Memory, Faster CPU: These are obvious improvements.
5. Wireless (i.e. Mobile) Internet: This one is the farthest off because in order for it to work, it will have to be trouble-free... something that wireless internet access is not! It will eventually happen, but not until we see at least a few more iterations of the Gameboy system.
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mqwcl doesn't change the physics. It is a client. The physics are calculated on the server, not the client.
Sounds like you were suffering massive packet loss when you last played QW. I still play QW on a regular basis, and with a decent connection, it is MUCH MUCH smoother than netquake.
I have only seen what you are talking about, when I have something like 30% or more packet loss. When your connect is total crap like that, you need to turn off delta compression in QW. Then you won't get the jumpy stuff you mentioned.
Ok, the mods must be crazy. This guy might be a troll, but... One thing I would like to point out is that Haskell is by far an "academic" language, if there ever was such a thing. Not sure why the parent poster uses that as an insult about Java's generics.
What is so hard about installing applications on Redhat 9? Using Redhat's update tool or apt for rpm (with Synaptic GUI), installing and updating to the latest apps is a breeze. If I want an IRC client, I look under the correct category (apps - internet - irc), then I select the one I like, click a button to tell synaptic to install it. Synaptic then automatically downloads the necessary packages and installs the IRC client.
BAM! The IRC client is available under the Redhat "start" menu, listed under "Internet"... same place you find the web browser and email client.
I am not sure how much easier that can get. How do you install an IRC client on Windows? I assume it starts by searching the net for an IRC client, downloading an installer, running the installer, tell the installer where to install, answer a few questions, etc...
Seems like Windows requires you the extra steps to search for what you want, find a place to download what you want, download it, and install it.
Windows gets even harder when the software can't be downloaded from the net. Then you have to find a vendor that sells the software you want, drive to the store, buy it, drive home, put in CD, run installer from CD, etc...
Recent Redhat releases do not require you to edit config files. Everything can be done through the user-friendly GUIs. I am using Redhat 9.0 right now.
I am sure the same applies to the latest versions of Mandrake and SuSe. The installs are also most likely just as automatic as Redhat 9.
From what I can tell, Linux has been this easy for a while now. You got to use the right distro, if you want an easy-to-use desktop.
Your post is misleading. C, Haskell, and Prolog are significantly different languages. Sure the fact that each is Turing Complete implies that one can be implemented in the other, but the compilation is neither straightforward, nor are the languages the same.
...the same goes for programming...
Going from Prolog to Java, for example, requires one to implement backtracking, unification, etc...
Similarly, going from Haskell to C++ requires one to implement a fairly sophisticated static type inference system... unless your translation isn't going to be safe. Lazy evaluation can be done quite easily, but not if you care about efficiency of the translated program. Oh, and don't forget about automatic garbage collection.
Now, C, C++, and Java are significantly the same, but even then, I wouldn't say coding a translator between those languages is straightforward. The languages are HUGE, with many little quirks.
Programming languages do matter. Theoretical computer science is about formal languages and their respective metatheories. When you write a formal proof, the language you use dictates what can and cannot be proven.
When you write an algorithm, the language you use dictates what can and cannot be programmed. From primitive recursive functions to lambda-calculi... the language you choose matters. Try programming Ackermann's function as a primitive recursive function? Try programming it as an untyped lambda-expression.
The core of computer science will always be about formal languages, from metamathematics onward.
How about we stop giving weapons to people in the Middle East? That saves money, and would stop allot of fighting.
Microsoft keyboards typically use foam keyswitches, which are the cheapest, crapiest keyswitch technology. A buckling spring keyswitch will last you a lifetime. An IBM model M will never have to be replaced, which is great because you can get used to one keyboard - great for touch typing.
Tetris lacks depth to its gameplay? Have you ever played the game? Have you ever seen good players play the game?
Debian forked with the release of Progeny, which was basically a user-friendly commercial Debian. The fork was great, but didn't last. This is history repeating itself.
Someone needs to write a virus that DOS attacks people like the ones you mentioned. The attack would consist of opening up dialog boxes with long paragraphs with Ok, Cancel or Yes, No buttons on the bottom.
Computer users that HAVE to read everything and ponder over each bit will be so overloaded their brains will crash.
Exactly. If people that spread this myth would just try the user-friendly distros like Mandrake, Redhat, SuSe, or even Knoppix... they might realize that they are wrong. Redhat in particular made a big jump in usability with the release of Redhat 8.
Also, as I said, Linux keeps improving, and since it is easy to obtain and install... your computer can improve with it. OSX might improve, but you have to pay big bucks to get new versions.
What is "the Linux" hassle? Redhat 9 is easy to install, use, and maintain.
If Apple was the monopoly, which they really want to be, it would be far worse than the current Microsoft monopoly. Not only would we have closed software... we would have close hardware too.
Linux is the turtle. It is always making progress. It will win the race.
Sun fan-boys have been using the "Microsoft" excuse with regards to many Java related things, from standardization to open source.
Yes, people claimed that it would be bad for Sun to standardize Java because that would allow Microsoft to hijack it.
I don't see Microsoft hijacking Linux. (No, SCO ain't going to get a damn thing from Linux.)
So were there WMDs in Iraq or were there none?
Stop being unpatriotic!
So something has to be wacky to be invented? If a formal binary system wasn't invented, then where did it come from? Are there people that still believe in the Platonic Ideal Realm of Forms? I mean, using religion as a foundation for mathematics is kind of hypocritical, don't you think?
Hush Tech makes a far better tiny computer that is also completely silent (except when using the DVD/CD drive). It looks allot nicer too, when used as a set-top box. The thing is powerful enough to be a DIVX/MP3 player, but it can also double as a TiVo or emulation based console gaming system.
That was a different proof. I remember a different one that proved that even if you chose optimal block placement (nondeterministically you guess the best answer each time), you will eventually have your blocks rise all the way to the top. It has to do with the block shapes, and the probability that you get the shapes needed to complete a row before you have to cover it up.
Someone actually mathematically proved that all Tetris games eventually end. That is, no matter how well you play, you can't play forever.
People often use the word "racism" to refer to discrimination based on ethnicity. This is an accepted use, and secular Zionism is therefore racism. One ethnicity is given a higher status than another.
Furthermore, comparing a block of people living on a piece of land, that they refer to as their nation... is far different from saying that everyone of a certain ethnicity deserves a nation-state based around that ethnicity.
You implied that "Arab/Persian" are "(redundant)". Just to fill you in, Persian aka Iranian is not the same as Arab. Sure it is a greyscale, but pure blooded Iranians are a different race than Arabs. Arabs are semites, while Iranians are Aryan. Both peoples have historical records of their race back to thousands of years ago.
Now, science shows that we are are all actually Africans, but in everyday argument, you wouldn't claim that Caucasian/African is redundant.
Finally, even if you acknowledge that their race is different, but you claim their traditions are the same... well lets just say you are even more wrong. The cultures are as distinct as apples and oranges. But from an outsider looking in, I guess it all looks the same, right? If you have never had an apple or an orange, then to you, they are both fruits.
It's called capitalism. Why do so many slashdotters get upset about this stuff? Are slashdotters terrorists or terrorists apologizers? Are they against freedom?
It's called illegal too, pure and simple.
Here are my predictions for Nintendo's upcoming improvements to the Gameboy:
1. Organic LED Screen: extremely power efficient, so you can play longer without a recharge.
2. Bluetooth: This would allow adhoc LAN parties, without having to lug around cables and HUBs.
3. Analog Joystick: This will allow for better control in 3D games, and open up more possibilities in 2D games.
4. More Memory, Faster CPU: These are obvious improvements.
5. Wireless (i.e. Mobile) Internet: This one is the farthest off because in order for it to work, it will have to be trouble-free... something that wireless internet access is not! It will eventually happen, but not until we see at least a few more iterations of the Gameboy system.