Bullshit. Java is the devil when it comes to performance. I hold up: The Citrix Metaframe Console, IBM Director, and Websphere as real world, real work that is hampered by the use of Java.
The didnt' TRY to mimmick EQ2, the simply imported the code from EQ2! SWG now has all the same NASTY game mechanics of EQ2. What sucks is that for a year now they have been telling us that the CU will fix many of our issues, but in the end they did a rush port of the code from one of thier other games. For something this big, there are simply too many bugs. For as long as they were "working" on this, it shouldn't have been such a rush job.
Since things are balance on the lower level one has to wonder if they did it to push out the experienced players. SOE has made no bones about thier distain for the SWG community. Perhaps they are counting on lots of people cancelling their accounts and picking up new ones with the launch of Ep3?
Barring these things, most average users will stick with the status quo. In fact, many users never use a program on their computer that did not come pre-installed.
I call bullshit. From corporate environments to my most technophobe friends and family this is just not true. No how many times you try and make this your mantra for MS dominance, it just isn't true. Make a compelling piece of software, and the masses will use it as long as you make it easy to use.
But this is just it: No 'trade secrets' were leaked. The real reason Apple is being vindictive here because the almighty Jobs got scooped by one whole day! Apple already had developed and manufactured the devices and were just waiting to unviel. So commming after the rumor site over 'trade secrets' is pure BS.
I'm sure you can explain how the lack of choice in web browsers has prevented the stagnation in Internet Explorer can't you?
What lack of choice? Can you please point out the time where I didn't have at least 3 browsers to choose from in the last 10 years? Are you really better off with 100 versions of notepade floating around? Or would it be pointless?
According to Lucas and all the press I read in the 70s, is that Lucas wrote an outline of a really long story about a guy who falls then is redeamed, then his legacy is pushed forwad by his son. Lucas realized the story was way to long to film, so chose the best 'chapter' to take to the film studio. That was episode 4. So he started in the middle hoping the whole thing would catch on.
I propose that the rates for each youngest group would rise to meet the previous group. Again, a simple reason: experience. The reason drivers get safer in their 20s is the years of accumulated experience. Anyone with no driving experience is really no better off than a first time 15 y/o. The statistics would change to reflect that. We are better off letting begining drivers in the 15/16 y/o range because they can begin under the supervision of their parents. Once you go above 18, that safety net is gone. Plus, 15-17 y/o will drive less than 18+. Imagine someone who has to commute to college, but is a newbie driver. It only gets scarier the longer you wait.
Sure, you discuss whatif, but at somepoint you pick a path and DO it. From there you observe the results. Too many people either do nothing from whatifs or dismiss direction with whatifs that don't crop up in the reality of implimentation. Like with Wiki. This guy dismisses Wiki with whatifs that fly in the fact of Wiki reality.
Simple fact: Raise the age for a drivers license and the age that is most likely to get into an accedent will rise.
Insurance compaies are making this push all accross the country. They also ignore the fact that after the driving age is raised to 18, that 18 to 20 y/o are the most dangerous drivers in those states instead of 15-17 y/o. Given that you can't almost require a car to drive to be employed in most of the US, you're only making the problem worse at an age where we all can least afford it.
The problem with this thought is "whatif." People when discussing the theory of Wikipedia or another concept is they paint themselves into an inescapable whatif senario. Its nice that people are brainstorming ideas, but you have to face them up with what you see actually happening.
Not to mention that a good number of the Marx books will be arguemnts debunking his ideas. While with Franklin there are only so many fart jokes we want to hear. Plus, most works on the founding fathers tends to stray away from crtical thinking of their ideas and roam into making them larger than life myths.
Yes, it will be interesting to see what happens when many signors cannot meet their obligations and if they are willing to take a poison pill to thier economies to fix it.
The problem is that we tend to take wild statements from guys like this at face value. NK has been promising fire and dealth for the world for years. They are looking for an effect and by overreacting to what they say, we're giving them that effect.
Yet what about the IDEAL of freedom of speech? Are we really practicing and living free speech when government can't censor yet we have a mechanism that guarantees unpopular viewpoints are stifled? Sure, a business may be acting out of necessity in cutting a controversial website, but why are the laws setup so that carriers of speech are subject to such an adverse business environment?
The views expressed here are not directly related to the story. I have no knowlege of the details of that situation. This is just an exercise in thought.
The problem with programming in general is that companies are despirately trying to turn it into assembly line work, rather than an engineering discipline.
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Bullshit. Java is the devil when it comes to performance. I hold up: The Citrix Metaframe Console, IBM Director, and Websphere as real world, real work that is hampered by the use of Java.
The didnt' TRY to mimmick EQ2, the simply imported the code from EQ2! SWG now has all the same NASTY game mechanics of EQ2. What sucks is that for a year now they have been telling us that the CU will fix many of our issues, but in the end they did a rush port of the code from one of thier other games. For something this big, there are simply too many bugs. For as long as they were "working" on this, it shouldn't have been such a rush job.
Since things are balance on the lower level one has to wonder if they did it to push out the experienced players. SOE has made no bones about thier distain for the SWG community. Perhaps they are counting on lots of people cancelling their accounts and picking up new ones with the launch of Ep3?
I call bullshit. From corporate environments to my most technophobe friends and family this is just not true. No how many times you try and make this your mantra for MS dominance, it just isn't true. Make a compelling piece of software, and the masses will use it as long as you make it easy to use.
But this is just it: No 'trade secrets' were leaked. The real reason Apple is being vindictive here because the almighty Jobs got scooped by one whole day! Apple already had developed and manufactured the devices and were just waiting to unviel. So commming after the rumor site over 'trade secrets' is pure BS.
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What lack of choice? Can you please point out the time where I didn't have at least 3 browsers to choose from in the last 10 years? Are you really better off with 100 versions of notepade floating around? Or would it be pointless?
According to Lucas and all the press I read in the 70s, is that Lucas wrote an outline of a really long story about a guy who falls then is redeamed, then his legacy is pushed forwad by his son. Lucas realized the story was way to long to film, so chose the best 'chapter' to take to the film studio. That was episode 4. So he started in the middle hoping the whole thing would catch on.
I claim this is by design. Don't have to look very far into Lucas' repitoire to see he doesn't like dynamic, expressive acting in his films.
I've always noted that Star Wars CG always gets people wrong. The legs are always too long and CG people don't quite move right.
Yeah, because travelling to Asia is so easy and cheap for the average American. Doubly so just to save a few bucks on clothes!
That's sooooo 1990.
No. That would be Nerd, not Geek. Bad enought that the press purposely mixes up the two, but it is completely unacceptable on /.
I was being a bit sarcastic. Since the airline is claiming the issue is a federal law, and then the FCC says it is a secret.
I propose that the rates for each youngest group would rise to meet the previous group. Again, a simple reason: experience. The reason drivers get safer in their 20s is the years of accumulated experience. Anyone with no driving experience is really no better off than a first time 15 y/o. The statistics would change to reflect that. We are better off letting begining drivers in the 15/16 y/o range because they can begin under the supervision of their parents. Once you go above 18, that safety net is gone. Plus, 15-17 y/o will drive less than 18+. Imagine someone who has to commute to college, but is a newbie driver. It only gets scarier the longer you wait.
Sure, you discuss whatif, but at somepoint you pick a path and DO it. From there you observe the results. Too many people either do nothing from whatifs or dismiss direction with whatifs that don't crop up in the reality of implimentation. Like with Wiki. This guy dismisses Wiki with whatifs that fly in the fact of Wiki reality.
Insurance compaies are making this push all accross the country. They also ignore the fact that after the driving age is raised to 18, that 18 to 20 y/o are the most dangerous drivers in those states instead of 15-17 y/o. Given that you can't almost require a car to drive to be employed in most of the US, you're only making the problem worse at an age where we all can least afford it.
Good to know that the FAA can make Federal Law without any of the hassles of Congress, the President, and Judicial review.
The problem with this thought is "whatif." People when discussing the theory of Wikipedia or another concept is they paint themselves into an inescapable whatif senario. Its nice that people are brainstorming ideas, but you have to face them up with what you see actually happening.
Not to mention that a good number of the Marx books will be arguemnts debunking his ideas. While with Franklin there are only so many fart jokes we want to hear. Plus, most works on the founding fathers tends to stray away from crtical thinking of their ideas and roam into making them larger than life myths.
Yes, it will be interesting to see what happens when many signors cannot meet their obligations and if they are willing to take a poison pill to thier economies to fix it.
The problem is that we tend to take wild statements from guys like this at face value. NK has been promising fire and dealth for the world for years. They are looking for an effect and by overreacting to what they say, we're giving them that effect.
That will never happen. The ego is strong with that one.
The views expressed here are not directly related to the story. I have no knowlege of the details of that situation. This is just an exercise in thought.
And soon we'll be living in a Free, dry, starving country. Don't let that bother you.
The problem with programming in general is that companies are despirately trying to turn it into assembly line work, rather than an engineering discipline.