Yeah.. 700% looks good, buuuut.. I stopped by a casino on my way home a little while ago, with $10 in my pocket -- and left with $80 -- WHOOT WHOOT 700% WHOOT
Yeah, I hear ya. Lol, I admit I actually typed it that way and a couple others, and it just didn't "feel" right.. The 'k' seemed to give a nice break to it. Of course, by 2013 it won't sound as odd.
As for syllables, I guess I should add that "two.kay.thir.teen" is as efficient as "twen.tee.thir.teen":)
Sweet, so Office XP 2k13 will still fit on one disc!
Re:I've never understood the obsession with Halo
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I agree, sort of. I've had an xbox since day 1, so of course I had Halo. Being a major FPS keyboard and mouse fan (Halflife DM still rules!) -- unimpressed, played it for perhaps 15 minutes over the first several months I had it.
Then, fairly late one quiet Sunday evening, a friend came over and we started playing through it, co-op. Needless to say (at least to others who have experienced it,) I was "sick" for work the next day.
~19 hours, some green stuff smoked we *DID* inhale, a ton of beer, and two Domino's deliveries later, we finished it.:)
After that, I understood. HUGE disappointment that co-op doesn't go over live in 2.
Hmm.. Sure, reviews can be biased, but the accuracy of your comment in this particular case is questionable.
Listing Nintendo and Sony is hardly a relevant example to this particulary story -- Sony and (especially) Nintendo would kill to have Halo(2) on their respective platforms.
Sure, there is a large segment that the 'appliance' appeals to, but I question that when a marketing catch-phrase used like "A gamer's best friend." Gamers, particularly those who would buy little-known brands like this, aren't in that segment.
SFF is cool, but to target "Gamers", a design that is small and yet not a nightmare to work on -- thus having a more well-thought-out design -- seems like it could sell far better.
"Standard TV", at least NTSC analog, is 720x480 interlaced. Realistically, an s-video connection with a good TV can resolve ~400 lines of resolution.
720p is not "almost" 640x480, it is 1280x720 non-interlaced. 1080i is 1920x1080 interlaced, substantial even by PC standards.
Most games are still too taxing for current systems to handle 720p+, but everything on the XBox, and many newer games on the PS2 can do at least 4:3 480p, i.e. 720x480 non-interlaced.
Most stuff on XBox supports widescreen, so 16:9 480p, or 854x480 -- and looks great. Can't wait for next gen beauty in full HD res!
Crap in, crap out. Analog SD signals usually suck, and when you show crap blown up huge, it is extra crappy.
16:9 migration is rapidly speeding up though, and with a good HD signal it looks fantastic. I wouldn't advocate buying a 4:3 TV unless you are looking at = 32"
With a typical 16:9 rear-projection TV that uses tubes, or a plasma, 4:3 content is decidely sub-optimal, because of burn-in issues. You either take stretching, which makes an already marginal analog signal look even worse, or you deal with gray bars on the left and right sides.
With LCD or DLP based projectors & displays (or the fairly rare standard tube widescreen), you can safely watch 4:3 content 'sideboxed' with the left and right sides black - preserving the original aspect ratio. IMHO this helps significantly.
Come on. "true zoom" requires data that simply isn't there in a TV signal.
Sure, an HD signal can be zoomed and interpolated to some extent, but call it "creation" or not, there is only so much info that can be "guessed".
Re:I see these +0.1 releases discussed often, but.
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Sorry for the ambiguity. I think "Good" bug fixes should be promoted, like: Bug: too #%@ slow, and promotion 'Now 220% faster!' Stuff such as 'crashed, corrupted' should be summarized and not prioritized.. link the gut-level details.
Market better, absolutely. Maybe part of that means advertise less, get more impact for the real stuff. Don't have a real justifiable opinon on that one.
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Sure, the cost is a good point -- but the open source movement generally doesn't have the monopoly to think only about upgraders.. the breakthrough comes from the new people, the current fans' will be happy with all the fixes.
And I'm not advocating features over solid function by any means.. just considering the marketing / exposure level of what IS done.
Re:I see these +0.1 releases discussed often, but.
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As to the specific applications you ask about, well, I use Firefox too.. MS office is still better, sorry - though, if I were paying for it, justifying MS as truly more productive would be difficult. I was mostly addressing the window system -- if I can between a few key things quickly, good key combos, configurability, etc wonderfully for the dev stuff on linux.. for the random, "never know what you're gonna run" kind of work or surfing, bouncing around between lots of different stuff, the consistency & cohesiveness of most UIs in windows is superior (to KDE&G, not that it's good)
As to the rest, well, I don't disagree with you, though how many Joes hear a mention of slashdot between geeks at work, articles, etc.. especially the psuedo-geeks who can be *very* influential.
I really just wonder how much the marketing spin means -- don't get me wrong,/. is a great place to discuss the little differences -- in some ways.
I'm hit by the irony of the question.. how much has/.'s wide exposure changed how effective/understood/absorbed/impacted the headline stories are -- i.e., which would have the better long-term influence.
Not truly answerable, I know, just thinking 'out loud', well, just for the hell of it.
I see these +0.1 releases discussed often, but..
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I use linux and 'doze both daily, but spend ~70% of my time hacking code on linux. The WM doesn't matter that much to me, because it just needs to be a good way between 4 desktops full worth of bash shells and vi windows.. but both gnome and kde feel weak when it comes to the 'everyday' stuff I usually do on windows.. email, browsing, office apps, etc. - the real BUT, though, is this thought - Would it help the (big) open source groups to start being more feature focused?
Look at many dot releases from M$ or Apple.. 90% is NEWNEWNEW and a little is 'does xyz better, zyx works now'
The geek stuff needs to be available, sure, but "higher level" messages might go far to boost adoption.
My thinking is, Average Joe just dipping a toe into 'non-conformist' ways, and sees a big new announcement.. he looks in and sees a ton of stuff he doesn't understand, and a long list of bugs fixed that makes him think 'ugh, this still has too many problems.'
If he looks in and sees mostly "Now imports Word 2006 docs with perfect formatting!.... New graphics engine leverages 3d hardware to be 80% faster!.." he is going to have a very different view.
Although with a 5.0 mustang 'twas just a downshift and gas tap dance, no brake needed... the stereo did need to be loud enough to drown out the rattles tho;)
Maybe, although for "midrange" stuff they are OK.. Though I'm not a fan, their sound stuff is like the sound equivalent of the Accord or Camry.. sure, pricier than a Hyundai, but do everything OK (if unremarkably), be unobtrusive, reliable -- in the middle...
Like the cars, appealing to average joe and inexplicable to the enthusiast:)
Number one for both is easy - establish partnerships with cable / satellite companies.
TiVo is ahead here thanks to DirecTV but that is looking sketchy since DirecTV's NDS subsid. has DVR technology of their own. POD, cablecard, and other open standards aren't even off the ground yet.
Within two years both TiVo and (especially) MS will be trailing in marketshare to cable-delivered boxes (Digeo's Moxi, Motorola 620x, SA Explorer 8k) with built-in conditional access.
Think no upfront investment, no change in service, and ten bucks a month.
Pity for TiVo - thanks to the brand recognition, people will be recording their shows with box XYZ and still saying "haven't watched it yet, but TiVo'ed it so don't tell me."
Fortunately, DirecTiVo gets guide data from over the dish. YMMV, but I worked with no line for over 6 months. They'll eventually block PPV (because it can't report back) and you might run into trouble with location-identified stuff, like the NFL package where they track location for blackout restrictions.
Side note, when I finally moved and hooked it up, my software was updated sometime within the next 48 hours.
Ironic, isn't it then, that the PS/2 keyobards (and the near-twins on on IBM typewriters, before or after I don't know) are still the best damn keyboards ever made.
Come on. There isn't a single open-source-support company out there who can hold a candle to the level of support (i.e. ass-kissing) that M$ and it's $billions in the bank can give.
The advantage is in being able to modify the code to help the purchaser's problems -- with "premier" level support at MS, the hand-holding is stellar.. but once your problem has worked it's way back to engineering, things slow to a crawl.
I think this is a valuable niche (customer-directed code fixes/changes) that no open-source support company has really exploited to full advantage -- yet.
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On purpose or not, it seems pretty short-sighted. What happens when Intel wants the advantages of an integrated memory controller?
Then again, they can just change the spec again and make more money off new boards and chipsets. Ahh, well.
Yeah.. 700% looks good, buuuut.. I stopped by a casino on my way home a little while ago, with $10 in my pocket -- and left with $80 -- WHOOT WHOOT 700% WHOOT
Yeah, I hear ya. Lol, I admit I actually typed it that way and a couple others, and it just didn't "feel" right.. The 'k' seemed to give a nice break to it. Of course, by 2013 it won't sound as odd.
As for syllables, I guess I should add that "two.kay.thir.teen" is as efficient as "twen.tee.thir.teen"
Sweet, so Office XP 2k13 will still fit on one disc!
I agree, sort of. I've had an xbox since day 1, so of course I had Halo. Being a major FPS keyboard and mouse fan (Halflife DM still rules!) -- unimpressed, played it for perhaps 15 minutes over the first several months I had it.
:)
Then, fairly late one quiet Sunday evening, a friend came over and we started playing through it, co-op. Needless to say (at least to others who have experienced it,) I was "sick" for work the next day.
~19 hours, some green stuff smoked we *DID* inhale, a ton of beer, and two Domino's deliveries later, we finished it.
After that, I understood.
HUGE disappointment that co-op doesn't go over live in 2.
Hmm.. Sure, reviews can be biased, but the accuracy of your comment in this particular case is questionable.
Listing Nintendo and Sony is hardly a relevant example to this particulary story -- Sony and (especially) Nintendo would kill to have Halo(2) on their respective platforms.
Ok, it isn't a *T*LA, but my favorite is still:
PCMCIA-
People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
Sure, there is a large segment that the 'appliance' appeals to, but I question that when a marketing catch-phrase used like "A gamer's best friend." Gamers, particularly those who would buy little-known brands like this, aren't in that segment.
SFF is cool, but to target "Gamers", a design that is small and yet not a nightmare to work on -- thus having a more well-thought-out design -- seems like it could sell far better.
"Standard TV", at least NTSC analog, is 720x480 interlaced. Realistically, an s-video connection with a good TV can resolve ~400 lines of resolution.
720p is not "almost" 640x480, it is 1280x720 non-interlaced. 1080i is 1920x1080 interlaced, substantial even by PC standards.
Most games are still too taxing for current systems to handle 720p+, but everything on the XBox, and many newer games on the PS2 can do at least 4:3 480p, i.e. 720x480 non-interlaced.
Most stuff on XBox supports widescreen, so 16:9 480p, or 854x480 -- and looks great. Can't wait for next gen beauty in full HD res!
Hmm, not sure if that was it.. I voted against him just for that, how can you be pro-environment when you waste green like that??
Crap in, crap out. Analog SD signals usually suck, and when you show crap blown up huge, it is extra crappy.
16:9 migration is rapidly speeding up though, and with a good HD signal it looks fantastic. I wouldn't advocate buying a 4:3 TV unless you are looking at = 32"
With a typical 16:9 rear-projection TV that uses tubes, or a plasma, 4:3 content is decidely sub-optimal, because of burn-in issues. You either take stretching, which makes an already marginal analog signal look even worse, or you deal with gray bars on the left and right sides.
With LCD or DLP based projectors & displays (or the fairly rare standard tube widescreen), you can safely watch 4:3 content 'sideboxed' with the left and right sides black - preserving the original aspect ratio. IMHO this helps significantly.
Come on. "true zoom" requires data that simply isn't there in a TV signal.
Sure, an HD signal can be zoomed and interpolated to some extent, but call it "creation" or not, there is only so much info that can be "guessed".
Sorry for the ambiguity. I think "Good" bug fixes should be promoted, like: Bug: too #%@ slow, and promotion 'Now 220% faster!' Stuff such as 'crashed, corrupted' should be summarized and not prioritized.. link the gut-level details.
Market better, absolutely. Maybe part of that means advertise less, get more impact for the real stuff. Don't have a real justifiable opinon on that one.
Sure, the cost is a good point -- but the open source movement generally doesn't have the monopoly to think only about upgraders.. the breakthrough comes from the new people, the current fans' will be happy with all the fixes.
And I'm not advocating features over solid function by any means.. just considering the marketing / exposure level of what IS done.
As to the specific applications you ask about, well, I use Firefox too.. MS office is still better, sorry - though, if I were paying for it, justifying MS as truly more productive would be difficult. I was mostly addressing the window system -- if I can between a few key things quickly, good key combos, configurability, etc wonderfully for the dev stuff on linux.. for the random, "never know what you're gonna run" kind of work or surfing, bouncing around between lots of different stuff, the consistency & cohesiveness of most UIs in windows is superior (to KDE&G, not that it's good)
/. is a great place to discuss the little differences -- in some ways.
/.'s wide exposure changed how effective/understood/absorbed/impacted the headline stories are -- i.e., which would have the better long-term influence.
As to the rest, well, I don't disagree with you, though how many Joes hear a mention of slashdot between geeks at work, articles, etc.. especially the psuedo-geeks who can be *very* influential.
I really just wonder how much the marketing spin means -- don't get me wrong,
I'm hit by the irony of the question.. how much has
Not truly answerable, I know, just thinking 'out loud', well, just for the hell of it.
I use linux and 'doze both daily, but spend ~70% of my time hacking code on linux. The WM doesn't matter that much to me, because it just needs to be a good way between 4 desktops full worth of bash shells and vi windows.. but both gnome and kde feel weak when it comes to the 'everyday' stuff I usually do on windows
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the real BUT, though, is this thought - Would it help the (big) open source groups to start being more feature focused?
Look at many dot releases from M$ or Apple.. 90% is NEWNEWNEW and a little is 'does xyz better, zyx works now'
The geek stuff needs to be available, sure, but "higher level" messages might go far to boost adoption.
My thinking is, Average Joe just dipping a toe into 'non-conformist' ways, and sees a big new announcement.. he looks in and sees a ton of stuff he doesn't understand, and a long list of bugs fixed that makes him think 'ugh, this still has too many problems.'
If he looks in and sees mostly "Now imports Word 2006 docs with perfect formatting!
$.02
LOL, there's a teenage memory for sure!
;)
Although with a 5.0 mustang 'twas just a downshift and gas tap dance, no brake needed... the stereo did need to be loud enough to drown out the rattles tho
Maybe, although for "midrange" stuff they are OK.. Though I'm not a fan, their sound stuff is like the sound equivalent of the Accord or Camry.. sure, pricier than a Hyundai, but do everything OK (if unremarkably), be unobtrusive, reliable -- in the middle...
:)
Like the cars, appealing to average joe and inexplicable to the enthusiast
Number one for both is easy - establish partnerships with cable / satellite companies.
TiVo is ahead here thanks to DirecTV but that is looking sketchy since DirecTV's NDS subsid. has DVR technology of their own. POD, cablecard, and other open standards aren't even off the ground yet.
Within two years both TiVo and (especially) MS will be trailing in marketshare to cable-delivered boxes (Digeo's Moxi, Motorola 620x, SA Explorer 8k) with built-in conditional access.
Think no upfront investment, no change in service, and ten bucks a month.
Pity for TiVo - thanks to the brand recognition, people will be recording their shows with box XYZ and still saying "haven't watched it yet, but TiVo'ed it so don't tell me."
Nice hook!
(screw the Karma)
Fortunately, DirecTiVo gets guide data from over the dish. YMMV, but I worked with no line for over 6 months. They'll eventually block PPV (because it can't report back) and you might run into trouble with location-identified stuff, like the NFL package where they track location for blackout restrictions.
Side note, when I finally moved and hooked it up, my software was updated sometime within the next 48 hours.
This one is right up there with the little ads in the back of magazines (like Popular Science) several years ago:
"Genuine Copper Bust of Abraham Lincoln -- only $9.99!"
And the lucky purchaser received a nice envelope containing a small cardboard stand -- and a penny.
They were *unsuccessfully* sued for fraud.
Caveat emptor!
Ironic, isn't it then, that the PS/2 keyobards (and the near-twins on on IBM typewriters, before or after I don't know) are still the best damn keyboards ever made.
Let's just wear them all out..
1. Implement Paradigmal Shifts
2. ????
3. Profit!
Come on. There isn't a single open-source-support company out there who can hold a candle to the level of support (i.e. ass-kissing) that M$ and it's $billions in the bank can give.
The advantage is in being able to modify the code to help the purchaser's problems -- with "premier" level support at MS, the hand-holding is stellar.. but once your problem has worked it's way back to engineering, things slow to a crawl.
I think this is a valuable niche (customer-directed code fixes/changes) that no open-source support company has really exploited to full advantage -- yet.