If you look at what IBM offers for their x86 tower servers, you'll see that hardware and price-wise they are very similar to any run of the mill PC you might buy. When I think of "server", I generally think of multi-chip systems with gobs of RAM connected to large RAID systems. In fact, the laptop I am typing this message on has better specs than their low end servers.
I once knew a professional trumpet player (doctor of music) who would do fake auditions for the hell of it. He bought a cheap violin, which he had no idea how to play, and would just fake it at auditions.
Mobile phones cause millions of car accidents every year. There's your proof.
And before you try the "but it's hands free" excuse, holding a phone doesn't cause the accidents, it's the fact that the driver is focusing on the device instead of the road. For example, I can smoke a cigarette while driving and not be distracted because it doesn't require any thought. Trying to hold a conversation with someone who isn't present in the car with you does.
Personally, I could see this being useful for easily making skyboxes for video games. The resolution could use some work, but it looks like a good start.
Not at all. When people try to self censor by saying "n-word" instead of "nigger" or "frick" instead of "fuck", they are still placing the uncensored term into the head(s) of those that they are addressing. That's why it's so stupid. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be a coward and try to hide behind some lame placeholder, because it's not going to make anyone think anything other than what your true intent was. They are just words and any rational person can understand the context in which it was used and make their own decision as to what they take away from the overall message.
Google has been slowly making Youtube worse. First they get rid of channel customization, then they get rid of the ability to have a background image, then they start repeatedly asking for your real name and most recently they make it a requirement that you have a Google+ account to upload videos or to post comments.
Vimeo, Blip and Twitch are looking better every day.
Oh, I certainly believe that. I used to be an overseas contractor for the DoD. That was very different than working for a company or for yourself in a foreign country.
I have been doing that for years without concern. I pay taxes to the government where I live, not to a place where I gain nothing from it. It would be very difficult for the IRS to actually prove that I had any taxable income.
Of course my case might be a bit different because I don't intend to ever return to the US.
Instead of extradition, wouldn't it be better to have agreements in place with other countries where the criminal is tried by their own legal system? That would be less biased because it removes any motivation based on retaliation/revenge and more fair because it doesn't have the requirement that everyone has to know the laws of all countries (obviously only if they were outside of the country with the grievance).
Extradition, mostly for computer crimes, is based on the somewhat dumb theory that if something happens to an American computer, the perpetrator was "in" the USA for legal purposes, even if he or she has never actually visited the USA and has nothing to do with the country.
Funny how the NSA doesn't hold themselves to the same standard when they infiltrate systems outside of the USA.
Just being a non-US citizen doesn't make a person a foreign power. Spying on the governments of other countries, fine. Spying on the citizens of other countries is just as bad as spying on US citizens.
Inkscape doesn't handle animation, but it is quite a good piece of software. I like it more than the commercial stuff that is out there. That said, you can always design in Inkscape and pull your SVGs into something else for animation. I primarily work with 3D engines and modeling, so I haven't had the need.
It's not my responsibility and I feel I have already done my bit by letting other people know about the troubles I ran into. Sorry if you cannot understand it, but each of us have our own choices to make in life. Feel free to file a bug report yourself if you're so inclined.
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If you look at what IBM offers for their x86 tower servers, you'll see that hardware and price-wise they are very similar to any run of the mill PC you might buy. When I think of "server", I generally think of multi-chip systems with gobs of RAM connected to large RAID systems. In fact, the laptop I am typing this message on has better specs than their low end servers.
Small servers are PCs
Heh, I used to be so addicted to Grand Prix Story. It really is a fun game.
I once knew a professional trumpet player (doctor of music) who would do fake auditions for the hell of it. He bought a cheap violin, which he had no idea how to play, and would just fake it at auditions.
Mobile phones cause millions of car accidents every year. There's your proof.
And before you try the "but it's hands free" excuse, holding a phone doesn't cause the accidents, it's the fact that the driver is focusing on the device instead of the road. For example, I can smoke a cigarette while driving and not be distracted because it doesn't require any thought. Trying to hold a conversation with someone who isn't present in the car with you does.
Personally, I could see this being useful for easily making skyboxes for video games. The resolution could use some work, but it looks like a good start.
the bolder is being spun with the cutter head
I'm not sure why I find the mental image of that so funny.
Not at all. When people try to self censor by saying "n-word" instead of "nigger" or "frick" instead of "fuck", they are still placing the uncensored term into the head(s) of those that they are addressing. That's why it's so stupid. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be a coward and try to hide behind some lame placeholder, because it's not going to make anyone think anything other than what your true intent was. They are just words and any rational person can understand the context in which it was used and make their own decision as to what they take away from the overall message.
By doing away with free speech, you become the very thing that you sought to prevent.
That is why I always check the change logs before manually updating any app.
Google has been slowly making Youtube worse. First they get rid of channel customization, then they get rid of the ability to have a background image, then they start repeatedly asking for your real name and most recently they make it a requirement that you have a Google+ account to upload videos or to post comments.
Vimeo, Blip and Twitch are looking better every day.
Another problem with print magazines is that they tend to consist mostly of advertisements. It makes you wonder what exactly you were paying for.
Oh, I certainly believe that. I used to be an overseas contractor for the DoD. That was very different than working for a company or for yourself in a foreign country.
I have been doing that for years without concern. I pay taxes to the government where I live, not to a place where I gain nothing from it. It would be very difficult for the IRS to actually prove that I had any taxable income.
Of course my case might be a bit different because I don't intend to ever return to the US.
I rue the day RuPaul is an improvement over Paul Reubens.
Speak for yourself. I don't want ANY entity, whether it is a government, corporation or person spying on me.
Instead of extradition, wouldn't it be better to have agreements in place with other countries where the criminal is tried by their own legal system? That would be less biased because it removes any motivation based on retaliation/revenge and more fair because it doesn't have the requirement that everyone has to know the laws of all countries (obviously only if they were outside of the country with the grievance).
Extradition, mostly for computer crimes, is based on the somewhat dumb theory that if something happens to an American computer, the perpetrator was "in" the USA for legal purposes, even if he or she has never actually visited the USA and has nothing to do with the country.
Funny how the NSA doesn't hold themselves to the same standard when they infiltrate systems outside of the USA.
Just being a non-US citizen doesn't make a person a foreign power. Spying on the governments of other countries, fine. Spying on the citizens of other countries is just as bad as spying on US citizens.
Yes, I did read the entire thread and saw you wildly diverging from the question he asked.
Inkscape doesn't handle animation, but it is quite a good piece of software. I like it more than the commercial stuff that is out there. That said, you can always design in Inkscape and pull your SVGs into something else for animation. I primarily work with 3D engines and modeling, so I haven't had the need.
Tepples, Try Synfig. I saw it mentioned here and gave a quick test. It might be what you are after.
That may be so, but it still doesn't solve the question of which software he should use to design and export the animation from in the first place.
It's not my responsibility and I feel I have already done my bit by letting other people know about the troubles I ran into. Sorry if you cannot understand it, but each of us have our own choices to make in life. Feel free to file a bug report yourself if you're so inclined.
A game that beats "Soda Drinker Pro" and "Progress Quest" in pointlessness.