It's just typical ignorance. The "Mac" download is just a HTML file with the flash in it. No need to go using things that specifically aren't emulators on Linux to play this.
Well, just think about this for half a second, and you'll see that it's not:
If Linux is advertised: -> People google "Linux" and find out what it's about. They will probably check out the wikipedia page, which is very helpful, or else one of the other pages that appear, which are sufficiently clear on the story. -> Somebody hears about a specific distribution and ask "is that 'Linux'?". Answer: "yes."
If Red Hat (or whatever) is advertised: -> People google "Red Hat" and find out what it's about. Apparently it does cost money. It has a free version. Probably crippled, lite version lacking all the features. Likely that "free" is a marketing angle. -> Somebody hears about Ubuntu and doesn't recognise that it's the same thing as Red Hat deep down; that this is something else, of which the person knows nothing. Maybe it's not trustworthy enough to get a radio ad.
But KDE != Linux too! However, I do agree that there is likely a lot of work to be done to make that a reality. While Amarok (v1.4) is my favourite music player, I think it might be worthwhile to make a new ground-up replacement for Haiku. I say that because I am VERY excited about this. I have been watching it since reasonably early on, and it doesn't have a lot of the problems that Linux has (slow window system, fragmented systems like sound and the general feeling of things being slapped together, due to the enormous amount of choice available), but it also has the freedom and openness that I love about Linux. Hope it works out well and develops a strong following...
Of course it happens on Linux. That's the point - it's not doing what it says it's doing. It would be interesting if it DIDN'T happen on Linux because that would mean it was actually checking something. [Well, I know it would just have to look at the user agent string]
I am simply not experimenting with Linux because I care about flash working reasonably well, and apparently, it doesn't.
It's less than perfect, but it's less than perfect everywhere. There are lots of decent reasons to not use Linux, but this isn't one of them. It works more than adequately well. I didn't notice that the performance is any worse than on windows until somebody mentioned to me that it is.
OK A lot of people are saying things about the cost, but it probably wouldn't cost much. A lot of people mention security, but there are obviously ways of doing this without making the school less secure than it would be with the pupils' phones off.
The question here is, why would they do this?! What do they think is the point of the no-phones rule? If students insist on breaking it, those same students are certainly not going to learn a lot more with more strict regulation. This, to me, is a classic example of people trying to find the best way to enforce a particular rule without really considering what is to be gained by that. The use of mobile phones is an effect of students misbehaving, not a cause.
The solar system is far too sparse for that to work. Don't be fooled by those posters that show the planets nicely lined up pretty close together - there are huge distances between all of them; distances far too great for the solar system to act as one body, as you appear to be suggesting.
If you're saying that Jupiter affects the trajectory in such a way as to "throw" things towards Earth, then RTFA! That's what the critic of the theory said, but I don't buy it.
...and that's why we still get hit by meteors every now and then. But listen, what you're saying only really applies to something coming straight at the solar system from outside and managing to hit one of the planets. Do you realise how unbelievably unlikely this is? The majority of the things that hit planets are wandering about in our solar system. Over a (very) long period of orbiting, the weak gravitational effects can play a considerable role in deflecting meteors.
That's something which seems to be ignored in the mention of Lexell's comet: if something passes quickly by Jupiter, it will not be affected, but if takes an inwardly-spiraling orbit - and think about it. That's more likely to be one that collides with something - then it's given sufficient time to be affected.
What surprises me is that the comment was modded "insightful" and then EVERY replier proceeded to miss the point. The point isn't about quality. It's about objectivity. I don't dislike Apple ( well, I think they do some objectionable things like the whole iEcosystem thing they have going of non-compatibility ) but the advantages you have mentioned are subjective. The points you make don't objectively label Apple PCs as premium PCs, they just show that you think they should.
If we were to compare acoustic guitars, I could say that mine is superior to yours because it has: - a pickup to amplify the sound - a cutaway body to easily reach bodyside frets - fret markers at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, where the best harmonics can be created - a custom-built bridge for firmly held but easily removed strings
It's hard to argue that the guitar would be better to not have any of these features, but they don't make it a well-made guitar by any definition.
I don't necessarily disagree with you on the assertion that are premium PCs, but I do disagree that it's undeniable.
I am frankly amazed that a large group of (supposedly) logical-minded individuals have not yet defended poor Latin. If something IS in fact the "Latin of programming languages", then for Dog's sake, learn that first.
The Latin of programming languages is the one which forces you to understand why there are such formats and conventions in programming. It is the one which doesn't let you get away with sloppiness. It is the one that has few ways of expressing something, and each way is clearly distinct from the others.
Well, EENterestingly, that's pretty much what people are saying when they complain that early paleontologists ruined priceless artifacts.
You learn as you go, like when you're learning to play Ghosts 'n' Goblins and you keep getting killed by the red gargoyle, but then you eventually learn that you have to jump away from him as he swoops and fire frantically towards him. I know other people have made similar responses, but I only understand things in terms of analogies. Particularly ones related to throwing lances at gargoyles.
Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
The war ended on July the 4th, so this is no longer confidential military information. For more information on the invasion, see this recent documentary
One of YOUR assumptions is wrong: that the planet is a simple system and that there are no major variations in the climate. A trend of increasing temperature is still present even if there are temporary drops.
We always try to keep in mind that correlation does not equal causation, but if that is so, what does the "55% of scientists are Democrats" statistic mean?
A lot more than your comment. Honestly, i can't make head nor tail of this. "but if that is so" - if correlation DOES imply causation?
The fact that correlation doesn't imply causation is often taken to extremes, like this, and if you say it in relation to something like global warming, where there are solid reasons for accepting the link, it is fair to say that you need not believe anything. For future reference, it is necessary to point out that correlation does not imply causation where there is a false or tenuous or overly complicated reason given for why the two things are related.
I don't think the answer is "because I can" at all. That's a possible answer to any question and a valid answer to none ("why cut off your legs?").
I think the answer is because it's interesting and you learn a lot. But more importantly, it's fun. You get some experience in how to deal with arbitrary limitations and obstacles that you're imposing on yourself for no practical reason. Does that sound like anything familiar to you? To me it does - it sounds like virtually any video game (or other games you play solo). Why try to finish Jet Set Willy or Ghosts 'n' Goblins? Because it's fun. The fun is in the challenge and the satisfaction of overcoming that challenge.
Put yourself in the shoes of a virus writer: do you want to infect as many computers as possible? Yes. So are you going to test your software against the most widely-used AV? You better believe you will. Norton and McAfee offer almost unbeatable vulnerability to newly-written malware. It's simple common sense. Also, do you want to attack the reputation of big, money-hoarding corporations or well-meaning people giving away software they've written? I think that's an easy one. The difference is that when an AV program is actively targeted, the protection you're getting is mostly against past exploits rather than future ones.
Subjective, anecdotal evidence: My dad was running McAfee until it was brought down by the AntiVirusXP2008 or whatever it was called. Since then, AVG on the Windows computers has been perfect protection (although it hasn't been there long enough for that to be meaningful) and substantially less crippling and annoying, which is always meaningful.
Of course, as the nerd in the family, I avoid the hornet's nest with free OS's...
I disagree with your point that you can pay in two halves in this manner. To me, it's a matter of courtesy and respect. A company should treat its customers well, and to ask someone for payment in money AND annoyance is just wrong. A customer might say "well, at least it's free," if it's got ads inside or else enjoy a product that allows her a bit of dignity if she has to pay, but to ask for both is a bit insulting, don't you think?
Seriously, what is wrong with my comment? It's a perfectly valid point. I'm guessing that someone thought that I was knocking the SNES (my favourite console) by saying what I thought Sony's marketing angle is. I'm told that it was moderated "overrated". At 0?! Seriously, this is moderation trolling by whoever did it. The underrated and overrated choices are just ways to digg or bury the posts, which is exactly what the/. comment system would do well to avoid.
I used to think so, too, but I think Sony made the right decision in developing the Playstation controller: it fits perfectly in large hands. If you think back to when the Playstation was launched, there was a clear message that this was serious stuff - no more cutesy characters running about. Now, holding my SNES pad (in hands big enough to pick up a basketball with just one), there's a lot of empty space.
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It's just typical ignorance. The "Mac" download is just a HTML file with the flash in it. No need to go using things that specifically aren't emulators on Linux to play this.
Well, just think about this for half a second, and you'll see that it's not:
If Linux is advertised:
-> People google "Linux" and find out what it's about. They will probably check out the wikipedia page, which is very helpful, or else one of the other pages that appear, which are sufficiently clear on the story.
-> Somebody hears about a specific distribution and ask "is that 'Linux'?". Answer: "yes."
If Red Hat (or whatever) is advertised:
-> People google "Red Hat" and find out what it's about. Apparently it does cost money. It has a free version. Probably crippled, lite version lacking all the features. Likely that "free" is a marketing angle.
-> Somebody hears about Ubuntu and doesn't recognise that it's the same thing as Red Hat deep down; that this is something else, of which the person knows nothing. Maybe it's not trustworthy enough to get a radio ad.
But KDE != Linux too! However, I do agree that there is likely a lot of work to be done to make that a reality. While Amarok (v1.4) is my favourite music player, I think it might be worthwhile to make a new ground-up replacement for Haiku. I say that because I am VERY excited about this. I have been watching it since reasonably early on, and it doesn't have a lot of the problems that Linux has (slow window system, fragmented systems like sound and the general feeling of things being slapped together, due to the enormous amount of choice available), but it also has the freedom and openness that I love about Linux. Hope it works out well and develops a strong following...
Of course it happens on Linux. That's the point - it's not doing what it says it's doing. It would be interesting if it DIDN'T happen on Linux because that would mean it was actually checking something. [Well, I know it would just have to look at the user agent string]
I don't know all that much about computers, but is "Bfff" kind of like BFF's but moreso?
All I need now is an iPhone emulator for the C64. That way, I can play all my C64 games on my C64
!uk!
I'm sure i heard of something happening in Ireland round about 1916...
I am simply not experimenting with Linux because I care about flash working reasonably well, and apparently, it doesn't.
It's less than perfect, but it's less than perfect everywhere. There are lots of decent reasons to not use Linux, but this isn't one of them. It works more than adequately well. I didn't notice that the performance is any worse than on windows until somebody mentioned to me that it is.
OK
A lot of people are saying things about the cost, but it probably wouldn't cost much.
A lot of people mention security, but there are obviously ways of doing this without making the school less secure than it would be with the pupils' phones off.
The question here is, why would they do this?! What do they think is the point of the no-phones rule? If students insist on breaking it, those same students are certainly not going to learn a lot more with more strict regulation. This, to me, is a classic example of people trying to find the best way to enforce a particular rule without really considering what is to be gained by that. The use of mobile phones is an effect of students misbehaving, not a cause.
The solar system is far too sparse for that to work. Don't be fooled by those posters that show the planets nicely lined up pretty close together - there are huge distances between all of them; distances far too great for the solar system to act as one body, as you appear to be suggesting.
If you're saying that Jupiter affects the trajectory in such a way as to "throw" things towards Earth, then RTFA! That's what the critic of the theory said, but I don't buy it.
...and that's why we still get hit by meteors every now and then. But listen, what you're saying only really applies to something coming straight at the solar system from outside and managing to hit one of the planets. Do you realise how unbelievably unlikely this is? The majority of the things that hit planets are wandering about in our solar system. Over a (very) long period of orbiting, the weak gravitational effects can play a considerable role in deflecting meteors.
That's something which seems to be ignored in the mention of Lexell's comet: if something passes quickly by Jupiter, it will not be affected, but if takes an inwardly-spiraling orbit - and think about it. That's more likely to be one that collides with something - then it's given sufficient time to be affected.
What surprises me is that the comment was modded "insightful" and then EVERY replier proceeded to miss the point. The point isn't about quality. It's about objectivity. I don't dislike Apple ( well, I think they do some objectionable things like the whole iEcosystem thing they have going of non-compatibility ) but the advantages you have mentioned are subjective. The points you make don't objectively label Apple PCs as premium PCs, they just show that you think they should.
If we were to compare acoustic guitars, I could say that mine is superior to yours because it has:
- a pickup to amplify the sound
- a cutaway body to easily reach bodyside frets
- fret markers at frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, where the best harmonics can be created
- a custom-built bridge for firmly held but easily removed strings
It's hard to argue that the guitar would be better to not have any of these features, but they don't make it a well-made guitar by any definition.
I don't necessarily disagree with you on the assertion that are premium PCs, but I do disagree that it's undeniable.
I am frankly amazed that a large group of (supposedly) logical-minded individuals have not yet defended poor Latin. If something IS in fact the "Latin of programming languages", then for Dog's sake, learn that first.
The Latin of programming languages is the one which forces you to understand why there are such formats and conventions in programming. It is the one which doesn't let you get away with sloppiness. It is the one that has few ways of expressing something, and each way is clearly distinct from the others.
Well, EENterestingly, that's pretty much what people are saying when they complain that early paleontologists ruined priceless artifacts.
You learn as you go, like when you're learning to play Ghosts 'n' Goblins and you keep getting killed by the red gargoyle, but then you eventually learn that you have to jump away from him as he swoops and fire frantically towards him. I know other people have made similar responses, but I only understand things in terms of analogies. Particularly ones related to throwing lances at gargoyles.
Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?
The war ended on July the 4th, so this is no longer confidential military information. For more information on the invasion, see this recent documentary
One of YOUR assumptions is wrong: that the planet is a simple system and that there are no major variations in the climate. A trend of increasing temperature is still present even if there are temporary drops.
We always try to keep in mind that correlation does not equal causation, but if that is so, what does the "55% of scientists are Democrats" statistic mean?
A lot more than your comment. Honestly, i can't make head nor tail of this.
"but if that is so" - if correlation DOES imply causation?
The fact that correlation doesn't imply causation is often taken to extremes, like this, and if you say it in relation to something like global warming, where there are solid reasons for accepting the link, it is fair to say that you need not believe anything. For future reference, it is necessary to point out that correlation does not imply causation where there is a false or tenuous or overly complicated reason given for why the two things are related.
I don't think the answer is "because I can" at all. That's a possible answer to any question and a valid answer to none ("why cut off your legs?").
I think the answer is because it's interesting and you learn a lot. But more importantly, it's fun. You get some experience in how to deal with arbitrary limitations and obstacles that you're imposing on yourself for no practical reason. Does that sound like anything familiar to you? To me it does - it sounds like virtually any video game (or other games you play solo). Why try to finish Jet Set Willy or Ghosts 'n' Goblins? Because it's fun. The fun is in the challenge and the satisfaction of overcoming that challenge.
Put yourself in the shoes of a virus writer: do you want to infect as many computers as possible? Yes. So are you going to test your software against the most widely-used AV? You better believe you will. Norton and McAfee offer almost unbeatable vulnerability to newly-written malware. It's simple common sense. Also, do you want to attack the reputation of big, money-hoarding corporations or well-meaning people giving away software they've written? I think that's an easy one. The difference is that when an AV program is actively targeted, the protection you're getting is mostly against past exploits rather than future ones.
Subjective, anecdotal evidence: My dad was running McAfee until it was brought down by the AntiVirusXP2008 or whatever it was called. Since then, AVG on the Windows computers has been perfect protection (although it hasn't been there long enough for that to be meaningful) and substantially less crippling and annoying, which is always meaningful.
Of course, as the nerd in the family, I avoid the hornet's nest with free OS's...
...I would wholeheartedly endorse book burning.
Good god...
AHA! So you're on the God/book-burning side, eh? No need to read the text before and after that: I've heard all I need to know.
I disagree with your point that you can pay in two halves in this manner. To me, it's a matter of courtesy and respect. A company should treat its customers well, and to ask someone for payment in money AND annoyance is just wrong. A customer might say "well, at least it's free," if it's got ads inside or else enjoy a product that allows her a bit of dignity if she has to pay, but to ask for both is a bit insulting, don't you think?
Seriously, what is wrong with my comment? It's a perfectly valid point. I'm guessing that someone thought that I was knocking the SNES (my favourite console) by saying what I thought Sony's marketing angle is. /. comment system would do well to avoid.
I'm told that it was moderated "overrated". At 0?! Seriously, this is moderation trolling by whoever did it. The underrated and overrated choices are just ways to digg or bury the posts, which is exactly what the
I used to think so, too, but I think Sony made the right decision in developing the Playstation controller: it fits perfectly in large hands. If you think back to when the Playstation was launched, there was a clear message that this was serious stuff - no more cutesy characters running about. Now, holding my SNES pad (in hands big enough to pick up a basketball with just one), there's a lot of empty space.
...so it's possible to get any POS computer doing anything you want pretty quickly
sorry to reply to self, but in case anyone points out that this isn't true - I KNOW. But it was true in my case :-|