[Johnny and Jane have just broken into the computer warehouse] Johnny Mnemonic: [swipes a pile of circuit boards and components off the desk and says to no one in particular] I need a Sino-logic 16. Jane: [runs around the computer warehouse finding everything he calls for] Johnny Mnemonic: Sogo 7 Data Gloves, a GPL stealth module, one Burdine intelligent translator... Thompson iPhone.
That's historically been the case. However, the java plugin has recently been rewritten and the newer version is much faster and eliminates browser crashes (the applet executes in a separate process).
It's just a shame that Sun (now Oracle) hasn't open sourced the plugin, even though they said they would.
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Although the 800 pound gorilla, Android, uses webkit.
It's from a company called Mazolla.
With the latest version of Java (u18), the browser freeze has been eliminated (as well as a vm crash taking out your whole browser).
Snoracle have put a ton of effort into making Java plugins more usable.... finally.
I'm pretty sure they've already de-trolled the area. It's a nasty process evicting a troll from his home once he's settled in.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/toyota-acceleration-problems-new-evidence-imprisoned-minnesota-toyota-camry-owner/story?id=9903455
This guy apparently killed a few people and got put in jail for it. Now it looks like he was telling the truth when he said the car wouldn't stop.
Twitter's only moving to this new database written in Java because everyone else is.
Oh, so *Doom 3* played like a survival horror game.
I see.
In all fairness, we do tend to browse the pictures.
My bad, I misread your post.
Although I don't blame myself. I blame the drugs, like a good pilgrim.
Unfortunately, the faster the processors get, fancier rendering features become possible in the offline space as well.
Realtime rendering will never be on par with offline rendering of the same vintage.
They've discovered the hidden secrets to rendering Academy Award winning films such as "Gears of War" and "Crysis."
Congrats Intel dev team!
K.R. Sridhar's only response when questioned how it worked was: "Who run Barter Town?"
Dude these drugs look awesome, where can I get some and how much are you asking?
In english Slashdot, latin fatur vos!
[Johnny and Jane have just broken into the computer warehouse]
Johnny Mnemonic: [swipes a pile of circuit boards and components off the desk and says to no one in particular] I need a Sino-logic 16.
Jane: [runs around the computer warehouse finding everything he calls for]
Johnny Mnemonic: Sogo 7 Data Gloves, a GPL stealth module, one Burdine intelligent translator... Thompson iPhone.
Wow, did you just compare being black to being blind?
Who are you, Al Franken?
It'll be interesting when they start offering bonuses to any military staff who opt in to a "Predator Vision" program.
No, he's right.
Pirates don't steal things because they're making some kind of political statement.
They steal stuff because they don't want to pay for it and it's easy with little chance of getting caught.
Yeah well, how many zerg could there be?
Yeah, outlook sucks.
What he's saying is, every person under 30 who lives in Australia is scarier than Biker Gangs?
Does he ever leave the house?
I just knew the strange spacetime distortion field I drove through on the way to work was going to cause issues!
I've apparently gone a few years back in time, wait.. wha.. nooooo, I have to relive going through the recession again!
Oh wait...
More like XTarded, never again will I use comcast.
NEVER AGAIN.
That's historically been the case. However, the java plugin has recently been rewritten and the newer version is much faster and eliminates browser crashes (the applet executes in a separate process).
It's just a shame that Sun (now Oracle) hasn't open sourced the plugin, even though they said they would.
For rich features that aren't currently possible with other technologies like flash, html, etc.