If Kinect can see my enraged expression at yet another ad with loud, obnoxious music peddling something I've not the slightest interest in and show a different one I'd be happy... or to be more precise, less angry.
I hope that includes "don't vote according to forecasts". I mean, it'd be nice if more people voted for the candidate they actually want instead of the one they think will win.
If the game were to crash, or to run poorly, or to have obvious code-related glitches, then by all means, blame Carmack. But from what I've heard, that's not what the problem is. The game runs fine, even has some quite remarkable technical features (he streams textures directly from disc into video memory via DMA), but it's just not fun or interesting to play. You don't blame the writers for bad special effects, you don't blame the level designers for terrible voiceacting, and you don't blame the engine programmer for the game not being fun to play.
It's interesting that you should mention that, since texture pop-in was actually a big problem with RAGE. It was bad running from my SSD so I can only imagine what console players had to deal with.
As an aside, I find it quite interesting that id's public face is essentially their lead programmer.
There's even some evidence that we're optimized for endurance running...
This chimes with something I've heard about in the past: prehistoric humans were endurance hunters. A common strategy was to tag prey with a spear or some such then pace it until it keeled over from exhaustion, in contrast to the more energy-intensive strategy used by some big cats.
Maybe that's why Microsoft was so eager to drop in that 'no class action' thing into their EULA.
How you do figure that? Assume that EULAs are legally enforceable and "no class action things" are too. How does that affect Red Hat, who aren't actually buying copies of Windows?
The issue here is anti-competitive behaviour, which frankly has damn all to do with EULAs that seek to deny end users of their right to sue. One might argue that these measures are meant to prevent people from running alternative OSes, but that has no bearing on dubious licence agreements.
Maybe "spent a lot of time" meant they copied the work of the "android x86" guys... Reinventing the wheel?
Ah, ahem, that's what you are supposed to do in open source, that's how it works. It's massively parallel, effort is supposed to be duplicated. Good things happen that way.
I must have completely missed the point of OSS; I thought the idea was to share code so that people didn't have to continually reinvent the wheel.
That may be the case, and I never meant to pass judgement on whether or not this suicide was warranted since that can't be decided by anyone but the individual. What I take exception to is the suggestion that people "decide" to kill themselves. I don't believe this to be the case; it's a last resort to them.
People like you who think a third party should be held responsible for someone's choices and actions
truly sicken me. You lack the courage and the balls to stand up and accept the blame for your own
problems and you lack the courage to not care what other people think or say, and you want to shift the blame to someone else because it's easier that way.
I don't think so, and never said I did. What you're saying seems to boil down to suicide being a rationally arrived-at decision, which simply isn't true; it's an act of desperation.
Now, I'm not suggesting that in this particular case Ravi could (or did) have any idea what the kid's mental state was, but sometimes people do "egg on" others with full knowledge of how close they are to the edge, metaphorically speaking. Are you saying that they shouldn't be held accountable?
And don't get me started on the olympics - I'm considering suing the IOC everytime the Olympics are held abroad. I, and countless others Aussies, will have to wait til the evening to get any live action, whilst the English can watch it in the morning and afternoon as it happens. Outrageous!
sincerely, Balzi
Please do, you're welcome to the £11 Billion boondoggle of corporate sponsorship that is the Olympic games. The chances are that they will benefit you just as much as me anyway, despite my living in the UK. (I'm in the North so the best we have to hope for is the torch passing through.)
ARM, on the other hand, has not yet tried to compete in PC or server markets.
Yes they did although the venture failed in the end (not necessarily because of the chips). The amusing part is that one of the more widely known models used an ARM chip made by... Intel. I don't disagree with the rest of what you say, but it seemed like an appropriate time to bring up an often overlooked piece of kit.
We had a couple of those quite some time ago, and I don't mind saying that loading the OS from ROM made for some pretty speedy boots. One wonders how differently ARM would be seen today if Windows had been ported to ARM much earlier.
Supporting those black natives, however, are two researchers, Richard Tren and Roger Bate, whose Malaria and the DDT Story, recently published by the Institute for Economic Affairs in London, shows how to foster both a healthier and an environmentally friendlier Third World. Greenpeace, in its self-assurance, embodies a contemporary cultural imperialism as offensive as any Jesuit's.
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If Kinect can see my enraged expression at yet another ad with loud, obnoxious music peddling something I've not the slightest interest in and show a different one I'd be happy... or to be more precise, less angry.
I hope that includes "don't vote according to forecasts". I mean, it'd be nice if more people voted for the candidate they actually want instead of the one they think will win.
If the game were to crash, or to run poorly, or to have obvious code-related glitches, then by all means, blame Carmack. But from what I've heard, that's not what the problem is. The game runs fine, even has some quite remarkable technical features (he streams textures directly from disc into video memory via DMA), but it's just not fun or interesting to play. You don't blame the writers for bad special effects, you don't blame the level designers for terrible voiceacting, and you don't blame the engine programmer for the game not being fun to play.
It's interesting that you should mention that, since texture pop-in was actually a big problem with RAGE. It was bad running from my SSD so I can only imagine what console players had to deal with.
As an aside, I find it quite interesting that id's public face is essentially their lead programmer.
Perhaps it's because he's the only founder left?
There's even some evidence that we're optimized for endurance running...
This chimes with something I've heard about in the past: prehistoric humans were endurance hunters. A common strategy was to tag prey with a spear or some such then pace it until it keeled over from exhaustion, in contrast to the more energy-intensive strategy used by some big cats.
I was going to answer "Tesla and one of his experiments" but your explanation works for me.
Presumably the experiment involving time travel.
If there's already a gas supply in place, why use electricity for heating?
Maybe that's why Microsoft was so eager to drop in that 'no class action' thing into their EULA.
How you do figure that? Assume that EULAs are legally enforceable and "no class action things" are too. How does that affect Red Hat, who aren't actually buying copies of Windows?
The issue here is anti-competitive behaviour, which frankly has damn all to do with EULAs that seek to deny end users of their right to sue. One might argue that these measures are meant to prevent people from running alternative OSes, but that has no bearing on dubious licence agreements.
Folks just don't understand proper writing anymore (my own posts notwithstanding)...
"In" in this case should not be capitalised, as it's a preposition, just like the page you linked to says in its title. Did you even read it?
News outlets report more bad news than good.
Movie at 11.
What do you do? I assume from your u/n you have a lot of time to fill.
Maybe "spent a lot of time" meant they copied the work of the "android x86" guys... Reinventing the wheel?
Ah, ahem, that's what you are supposed to do in open source, that's how it works. It's massively parallel, effort is supposed to be duplicated. Good things happen that way.
I must have completely missed the point of OSS; I thought the idea was to share code so that people didn't have to continually reinvent the wheel.
That may be the case, and I never meant to pass judgement on whether or not this suicide was warranted since that can't be decided by anyone but the individual. What I take exception to is the suggestion that people "decide" to kill themselves. I don't believe this to be the case; it's a last resort to them.
People like you who think a third party should be held responsible for someone's choices and actions truly sicken me. You lack the courage and the balls to stand up and accept the blame for your own problems and you lack the courage to not care what other people think or say, and you want to shift the blame to someone else because it's easier that way.
I don't think so, and never said I did. What you're saying seems to boil down to suicide being a rationally arrived-at decision, which simply isn't true; it's an act of desperation.
Now, I'm not suggesting that in this particular case Ravi could (or did) have any idea what the kid's mental state was, but sometimes people do "egg on" others with full knowledge of how close they are to the edge, metaphorically speaking. Are you saying that they shouldn't be held accountable?
The dead guy chose to kill himself.
Have you ever felt suicidal? People who kill themselves tend to do it when they don't see any other option.
And don't get me started on the olympics - I'm considering suing the IOC everytime the Olympics are held abroad. I, and countless others Aussies, will have to wait til the evening to get any live action, whilst the English can watch it in the morning and afternoon as it happens. Outrageous!
sincerely, Balzi
Please do, you're welcome to the £11 Billion boondoggle of corporate sponsorship that is the Olympic games. The chances are that they will benefit you just as much as me anyway, despite my living in the UK. (I'm in the North so the best we have to hope for is the torch passing through.)
I haven't tried that, but in any case I'm talking about getting to the desktop in a few seconds.
Low-power processor maker ARM Holdings
ARM Holdings do not "make" processors, low powered or otherwise.
Indeed not. In fact, Intel themselves have made their fair share of ARM chips.
ARM, on the other hand, has not yet tried to compete in PC or server markets.
Yes they did although the venture failed in the end (not necessarily because of the chips). The amusing part is that one of the more widely known models used an ARM chip made by... Intel. I don't disagree with the rest of what you say, but it seemed like an appropriate time to bring up an often overlooked piece of kit.
We had a couple of those quite some time ago, and I don't mind saying that loading the OS from ROM made for some pretty speedy boots. One wonders how differently ARM would be seen today if Windows had been ported to ARM much earlier.
I assumed it was just a pun and quite a funny one at that.
For your own sake and ours please don't ever cite The Mail, especially if you're talking about "Britishness".
denounced citizenship just in time...
Did you mean "renounced"?
That depends on his opinion of the US.
You must be lacking in logic. This is only an HIV *test*, not a vaccine or cure.
It needn't be a cure for HIV; if people believe a prospective partner is clean they're more likely to go bare.
Um, yeah...because DDT is safe
Supporting those black natives, however, are two researchers, Richard Tren and Roger Bate, whose Malaria and the DDT Story, recently published by the Institute for Economic Affairs in London, shows how to foster both a healthier and an environmentally friendlier Third World. Greenpeace, in its self-assurance, embodies a contemporary cultural imperialism as offensive as any Jesuit's.
The Telegraph at its finest.
RoA #34: War is good for business.
Ummm, what?
Not that one; this one.
Yes indeed. Very eloquently put, Librarian.
I was just trying to avoid any donkey cart-related incidents.