John Carmack, the amazing programmer and lead in games such as Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, and many others, released this for the Apple II in 1989. Later on, it was ported to MS-DOS
Published by Softdisk Publishing Country
United States Release Date 1989 Comments Softdisk compilation #114
DOS
Published by Softdisk Publishing Developed byPC Arcade Ported byGamer's Edge Country
United States Release Date 1990 Big Blue Disk #50 Published by Verbatim PC disk Developed byPC Arcade Ported byGamer's Edge Country
Australia Release Date 1990
Can't tell if trolling. First, the Apple II version was released in 1989 while the DOS port was released in 1990. The in 1991 an Apple IIgs version was released. Also, the Apple II version had 15 levels while the DOS only had 10. I was not wrong about anything.
Your definition of democracy is only of one type known as "direct democracy". There are also semi-direct and representative democracy variants. There is much more nuance than you make it seem.
Software doesn't 'wear out.' If it's not buggy, it will stay buggy. If it's working, it will stay working.
Only true if you never upgrade any part of the system it runs on. Any upgrade to the OS or its dependencies (the dependencies of those dependencies, ad infinitum) and you risk introducing bugs.
Telecoms all over the country are hurting because of this and lobbying heavily to get their regulation lifted. (I've worked for both. I currently work for a Telecom)
Their profits say otherwise. Verizon, for example, has been raking in record profits for multiple past quarters.
Nah nothing that profound. Just a statement of basic logic. Too many people trot out the pseudo-logic statement "can't prove a negative" when that is simply a misunderstanding of the real fallacy. Mathematics, for example, contains tons of negative proofs.
Yeah, wanting a hardware keyboard on a cell phone isn't a bad thing.
No one said wanting one was bad. The point is that the average consumer doesn't care about the theoretical benefits that they won't see.
Physical keyboards are nice in the sense that you have some god damn feedback about where you're thumbs are on the keyboard. there are occasions you'd like to be able to type something in a search box or dial a number without having to look at the phone. an onscreen keyboard doesn't do this.
This assumes that most people are touch typists. Most people are henpeckers who stare at their keyboards when typing. This is why hardware keyboards only appeal to a niche market.
Just because something is old does not make it automatically inferior.
And just because something is old does not make it better.
I have - all my old colleagues who had those old blackberries - looks pants, but held carefully in both hands, their thumbs whizzed about the little keyboard. They looked happy too.
Biased sample and unrepresentative of the average consumer. The average phone owner wasn't a crackberry user.
Most people get what they're told to have by the media.
*yawn* Not this stupid "sheeple" argument.
I would like one manufacturer to stop chasing the idea of being the number 1, and instead settle for making the different phone for people who want that kind of thing.
You had that with Blackberry who kept releasing phones with hardware keyboards. Their Q10 with a hardware keyboard was an abysmal failure.
Have you ever actually observed the average consumer using a keyboard? They are very inefficient typists regardless of whether they have a physical or software keyboard. Manual transmissions are also more efficient yet the average car owner prefers an automatic because a stick shift either provides no noticeable gain to them or not enough of one to be worth the effort.
Then simply buy a bluetooth keyboard and be happy. If hardware keyboards were really as popular as you're trying to insinuate then there would be more phones that have them. The fact of the matter is that you're a niche minority not worth chasing.
Exactly. Most people are terrible typists so for them a hardware keyboard provides no noticeable benefit. The speed typists tend to forget that they represent a minority of people.
What tablet shows you ads when reading an ebook? I've used the Kindle and Nook apps on multiple tablets and yet have never seen these mythical ads you mention.
Slashdot Mirror
Apple did not say any such thing. Their exact words were:
Apple has determined that, in rare cases, the Apple 5W European USB power adapter may overheat
http://www.apple.com/uk/suppor...
Nowhere did they use the word "prone". Rare cases != prone. It's a troll bait title.
Their, of course.
Do you suffer from aspergers? There post is what those of us with functioning senses of humor call a joke.
They have plenty of excuse:
1) We don't want to. Fuck you.
2) We don't want to. Fuck you.
3) We don't want to. Fuck you.
And lastly: We don't want to. Fuck you.
What benefit does alacarte give the cable companies that they would provide it?
My original post said nothing about number of levels.
And if you want citations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...
It was originally created for the Apple II, and later ported to the PC
http://abandoneddosgames.blogs...
John Carmack, the amazing programmer and lead in games such as Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, and many others, released this for the Apple II in 1989. Later on, it was ported to MS-DOS
http://www.mobygames.com/game/...
Apple II
Published by Softdisk Publishing
Country
United States
Release Date
1989
Comments
Softdisk compilation #114
DOS
Published by Softdisk Publishing
Developed byPC Arcade
Ported byGamer's Edge
Country
United States
Release Date
1990
Big Blue Disk #50
Published by Verbatim PC disk
Developed byPC Arcade
Ported byGamer's Edge
Country
Australia
Release Date
1990
Sorry, junior but you're a fucktard.
Can't tell if trolling. First, the Apple II version was released in 1989 while the DOS port was released in 1990. The in 1991 an Apple IIgs version was released. Also, the Apple II version had 15 levels while the DOS only had 10. I was not wrong about anything.
Catacomb was an Apple II game that was ported to DOS. It was also from 1989.
They won't? So care to explain the dozens of newly purchased GM vehicles I saw on the road this morning?
No, binary analysis can tell you exactly what the bug is. Researchers do it all the time for programs they have no source code to.
Neither this bug or heartbleed were found by looking at the source code. They were found through binary analysis.
Your definition of democracy is only of one type known as "direct democracy". There are also semi-direct and representative democracy variants. There is much more nuance than you make it seem.
Where's the audit and the methodology, then?
Software doesn't 'wear out.' If it's not buggy, it will stay buggy. If it's working, it will stay working.
Only true if you never upgrade any part of the system it runs on. Any upgrade to the OS or its dependencies (the dependencies of those dependencies, ad infinitum) and you risk introducing bugs.
Telecoms all over the country are hurting because of this and lobbying heavily to get their regulation lifted. (I've worked for both. I currently work for a Telecom)
Their profits say otherwise. Verizon, for example, has been raking in record profits for multiple past quarters.
Verizon Caps Strong Record of Success in 2013 With Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Double-Digit Earnings Growth
Oh those poor telcos. I just won't be able to sleep at night over their pain and suffering. *rolls eyes*
Nah nothing that profound. Just a statement of basic logic. Too many people trot out the pseudo-logic statement "can't prove a negative" when that is simply a misunderstanding of the real fallacy. Mathematics, for example, contains tons of negative proofs.
Yeah, wanting a hardware keyboard on a cell phone isn't a bad thing.
No one said wanting one was bad. The point is that the average consumer doesn't care about the theoretical benefits that they won't see.
Physical keyboards are nice in the sense that you have some god damn feedback about where you're thumbs are on the keyboard. there are occasions you'd like to be able to type something in a search box or dial a number without having to look at the phone. an onscreen keyboard doesn't do this.
This assumes that most people are touch typists. Most people are henpeckers who stare at their keyboards when typing. This is why hardware keyboards only appeal to a niche market.
Just because something is old does not make it automatically inferior.
And just because something is old does not make it better.
I have - all my old colleagues who had those old blackberries - looks pants, but held carefully in both hands, their thumbs whizzed about the little keyboard. They looked happy too.
Biased sample and unrepresentative of the average consumer. The average phone owner wasn't a crackberry user.
Most people get what they're told to have by the media.
*yawn* Not this stupid "sheeple" argument.
I would like one manufacturer to stop chasing the idea of being the number 1, and instead settle for making the different phone for people who want that kind of thing.
You had that with Blackberry who kept releasing phones with hardware keyboards. Their Q10 with a hardware keyboard was an abysmal failure.
Politics has always been about people seeking power. You're laughably naive to think otherwise.
Have you ever actually observed the average consumer using a keyboard? They are very inefficient typists regardless of whether they have a physical or software keyboard. Manual transmissions are also more efficient yet the average car owner prefers an automatic because a stick shift either provides no noticeable gain to them or not enough of one to be worth the effort.
Then simply buy a bluetooth keyboard and be happy. If hardware keyboards were really as popular as you're trying to insinuate then there would be more phones that have them. The fact of the matter is that you're a niche minority not worth chasing.
Exactly. Most people are terrible typists so for them a hardware keyboard provides no noticeable benefit. The speed typists tend to forget that they represent a minority of people.
You can prove negatives. What you can't prove is that something is true by the absence of any proof that it is false.
What tablet shows you ads when reading an ebook? I've used the Kindle and Nook apps on multiple tablets and yet have never seen these mythical ads you mention.
Java isn't an extension.