Putting "RP" after the name of a server is not enough. You must also make sure the servername isn't at the top or bottom of the list. See WoW and the hordes of stupid fuckers souring up Argent Dawn.
Yeah, bookmarks work pretty well for 50+ new forum threads that didn't exist on your last visit:)
I browse forums by clicking "New posts", then middle-clicking all the interesting threads. Close thread list, read each tab in order. If the wi-fi goes down, I still have lots to read right in front of me.
I haven't seen game rentals since 2003 here in Northern Europe. At least the local Gamestops have used games, but as mentioned by other posters, they're nearly full price for too long.
If microtransactions for clothing items in an iPhone game bother you, don't do it. It seems you don't already, since you have never bought anything;)
Apple has this rule that you need to provide full functionality. You can't submit an app with unfunctional buttons. You also need to charge for the app in the first place to have microtransactions available. I'm not a scummy developer, but I am sure we'll see some *cough* EA *cough* crop up. If I was to implement microtransactions in a game, I'd make sure a small fee gave players access to a few levels, a few new opponents, a few new powers. Permanently, and not one item at a time. A 99 cent levelpack is fine, even to a $1.99 game. Bugfixes still need to be free, because once paid for, a user gets all updates for free.
I hope that the system can be used to buy content in one game, and re-use the DLC in a sequel. I can think of gametypes where a prequel's content could still be useful.
Seeing how many pushed "Buy" on iFart, we can safely say that there will be buyers for microtransactions. But please provide something a little more useful:)
If people were to darwinise guys like that, it would be even better to get them girlfriends and STEAL them. Nothing like suicide to clean the genepool!
Alternatively, just kick the fucker out of the house if he isn't doing anything. There are shared household duties, right?
With these random rejections happening all the time, I'm starting to think there is one Apple employee who is a complete dipshit/not fit for his job/bears a grudge against the world. It would be interesting to see what this hypothetical employee approves, if anything.
Since when did Microsoft start shipping NVIDIA drivers with their Windows releases, anyways?
I dunno, but Win7 RC gives me a simple nVidia driver on first install, and on validation there is an offer to download an 80MB driver update. This gives me the control panel and lets me play all games. So yes, they finally get it. I haven't downloaded a single driver manually, and it recognises sound, graphics, all ports and even my printer (which is a recent model Samsung).
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You have to write them to get the open source components. Even worse, the system itself is only subscription-based. I might be interested in trying it if there is just a once-off payment, but I don't accept subscriptions to be able to use my computer.
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I wish for the same - I want a stack of tiny, flat USB sticks at 1-4GB, no more than 50p or so each. At that amount, I could give them away freely. I spend that amount on DVDs and paper sleeves anyway.
The only thing I could ask would be for the libraries to be smaller. The way you build a program for a platform where Qt isn't guaranteed to be installed inflates the distribution by a lot. On Mac, you use macdeployqt to include frameworks with the app, and they take at least 40MB extra. Compared to wxWidget's modest requirements, that's enormous.
Gtk+ is a mess, but it's really an apples and oranges comparison. Gtk+ is purely a GUI library, with Glib below it performing some utility functions, and Gnome above it for more convenience functionality.
Qt is a full application framework, with all levels of networking and graphical sub-libraries/plugins.
If Gnome switched to Qt, development would be set back by years. It's no small task to convert all those programs. Some are C-based (pure Gnome libraries and Gtk+), others C++ (Gnomemm and Gtkmm). Gnomemm and Gtkmm is more pleasant to code with, in my opinion, but they still doesn't abstract many tasks beyond a GUI.
I bought a cheapo Medion laptop (less than $400 in the US), with a 1.67GHz CPU. I didn't expect much, but it was both 64-bit capable and included VT. It's really a lottery, with same model laptops having different CPUs, motherboards and connectors depending on what month it was built.
If you sneak in an extra extension in OS X, you can't hide any of the extensions anymore.
If you rename a trojan app to name.jpg and distribute via mail, Preview tries to open it and gives you an error.
If you rename a command line trojan to include.app, you see the extension in e-mail, and double-clicking it in Finder will make the system think it's a Classic app, therefore failing. It expects a.app bundle, a directory with the actual executable in a special place.
If it's not a bundle, it doesn't show an icon. I don't see how this can be exploited. An exploit in a picture or sound format loader seems much more likely.
Tag your MP3s with the genre YOU think is correct, and MD5 signatures don't match anymore. Or just use a different tagging syste, add album artist...any little change which doesn't affect the music.
I'm just waiting for him to come to the conclusion that only Internet access you provide on your own is safe. Or is he already running his own ISP? What about the many other servers on the 'net which his packages could pass through? I know he doesn't use the web (or even know what it is, and that it has graphics now), but his e-mail goes through The Outside. Can he ensure that only trusted servers see his mail? Encryption doesn't count; outsiders snooping can still see *who* he's having contact with, which can be just as harmful as sensitive content.
At least I would consider it harmful to my image if I was caught e-mailing back and forth with him;)
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Putting "RP" after the name of a server is not enough. You must also make sure the servername isn't at the top or bottom of the list. See WoW and the hordes of stupid fuckers souring up Argent Dawn.
Yeah, bookmarks work pretty well for 50+ new forum threads that didn't exist on your last visit :)
I browse forums by clicking "New posts", then middle-clicking all the interesting threads. Close thread list, read each tab in order. If the wi-fi goes down, I still have lots to read right in front of me.
I haven't seen game rentals since 2003 here in Northern Europe. At least the local Gamestops have used games, but as mentioned by other posters, they're nearly full price for too long.
People might buy their children iPod touches. They run the same software.
IE7 stopped requiring the validation at some point.
If microtransactions for clothing items in an iPhone game bother you, don't do it. It seems you don't already, since you have never bought anything ;)
Apple has this rule that you need to provide full functionality. You can't submit an app with unfunctional buttons. You also need to charge for the app in the first place to have microtransactions available. I'm not a scummy developer, but I am sure we'll see some *cough* EA *cough* crop up. If I was to implement microtransactions in a game, I'd make sure a small fee gave players access to a few levels, a few new opponents, a few new powers. Permanently, and not one item at a time. A 99 cent levelpack is fine, even to a $1.99 game. Bugfixes still need to be free, because once paid for, a user gets all updates for free.
I hope that the system can be used to buy content in one game, and re-use the DLC in a sequel. I can think of gametypes where a prequel's content could still be useful.
Seeing how many pushed "Buy" on iFart, we can safely say that there will be buyers for microtransactions. But please provide something a little more useful :)
I should send my dad to that thread. He's an incurable gambler, and considers banning of online sites a good thing.
Wow, that's the most paranoid thing I've read all day, and I've read at least two Slashdot articles!
You call it hacking, others call it intervention ;)
If people were to darwinise guys like that, it would be even better to get them girlfriends and STEAL them. Nothing like suicide to clean the genepool!
Alternatively, just kick the fucker out of the house if he isn't doing anything. There are shared household duties, right?
With these random rejections happening all the time, I'm starting to think there is one Apple employee who is a complete dipshit/not fit for his job/bears a grudge against the world. It would be interesting to see what this hypothetical employee approves, if anything.
SourceForge? That site doesn't have the requirement that your software is *finished*!
Yep, uninspiring. I tried the phrase "best place to get hookers", and it said it wasn't sure what to do with my input. Fail!
Since when did Microsoft start shipping NVIDIA drivers with their Windows releases, anyways?
I dunno, but Win7 RC gives me a simple nVidia driver on first install, and on validation there is an offer to download an 80MB driver update. This gives me the control panel and lets me play all games. So yes, they finally get it. I haven't downloaded a single driver manually, and it recognises sound, graphics, all ports and even my printer (which is a recent model Samsung).
You have to write them to get the open source components. Even worse, the system itself is only subscription-based. I might be interested in trying it if there is just a once-off payment, but I don't accept subscriptions to be able to use my computer.
I wish for the same - I want a stack of tiny, flat USB sticks at 1-4GB, no more than 50p or so each. At that amount, I could give them away freely. I spend that amount on DVDs and paper sleeves anyway.
The only thing I could ask would be for the libraries to be smaller. The way you build a program for a platform where Qt isn't guaranteed to be installed inflates the distribution by a lot. On Mac, you use macdeployqt to include frameworks with the app, and they take at least 40MB extra. Compared to wxWidget's modest requirements, that's enormous.
Gtk+ is a mess, but it's really an apples and oranges comparison. Gtk+ is purely a GUI library, with Glib below it performing some utility functions, and Gnome above it for more convenience functionality.
Qt is a full application framework, with all levels of networking and graphical sub-libraries/plugins.
If Gnome switched to Qt, development would be set back by years. It's no small task to convert all those programs. Some are C-based (pure Gnome libraries and Gtk+), others C++ (Gnomemm and Gtkmm). Gnomemm and Gtkmm is more pleasant to code with, in my opinion, but they still doesn't abstract many tasks beyond a GUI.
I bought a cheapo Medion laptop (less than $400 in the US), with a 1.67GHz CPU. I didn't expect much, but it was both 64-bit capable and included VT. It's really a lottery, with same model laptops having different CPUs, motherboards and connectors depending on what month it was built.
If you sneak in an extra extension in OS X, you can't hide any of the extensions anymore.
If you rename a trojan app to name.jpg and distribute via mail, Preview tries to open it and gives you an error.
If you rename a command line trojan to include .app, you see the extension in e-mail, and double-clicking it in Finder will make the system think it's a Classic app, therefore failing. It expects a .app bundle, a directory with the actual executable in a special place.
If it's not a bundle, it doesn't show an icon. I don't see how this can be exploited. An exploit in a picture or sound format loader seems much more likely.
Tag your MP3s with the genre YOU think is correct, and MD5 signatures don't match anymore. Or just use a different tagging syste, add album artist...any little change which doesn't affect the music.
Reinstalling Windows for a shooter with finite playtime? You'd spend nearly as much time installing as playing :P
The games worth installing it for are Sins of a Solar Empire, Company of Heroes - not another shooter ;)
While we're wishing, wake me up when all of YouTube is available in Europe.
Yes, the writable status of the source of an infection does not fucking matter! It's the rest of the system which gets it, anyway.
I'm just waiting for him to come to the conclusion that only Internet access you provide on your own is safe. Or is he already running his own ISP? What about the many other servers on the 'net which his packages could pass through? I know he doesn't use the web (or even know what it is, and that it has graphics now), but his e-mail goes through The Outside. Can he ensure that only trusted servers see his mail? Encryption doesn't count; outsiders snooping can still see *who* he's having contact with, which can be just as harmful as sensitive content.
At least I would consider it harmful to my image if I was caught e-mailing back and forth with him ;)