Nice attitude. Oddly enough our American cousins were similarly bullish in 1982 when car seatbelts became compulsory in the UK. This is estimated to save around 2000 lives a year (we have 64Million-ish population for those not in the know).
Then again this is exactly what evolution is all about and I'm all for Darwin's finest theory. If you want to breathe in toner, not wear a seatbelt or ride a motorcycle without a helmet etc Go For It.
So... You were assaulted by a member of the staff and then meekly left when asked to leave? You could have stood your ground, asked for a refund of the fee and then watched the film with some free popcorn in return for not pressing charges. That would have been fair and a reasonable application of the law to stop over-zealous idiots...
Come to the UK and you'll find the same $60 titles you're whinging about for sale for £40. That's $80-ish to those of you that don't speak sterling. Every time I go to the US I think wouldn't it be nice to pick up some of your cheaper games (or DVD's for that matter). Then I remember that the manufacturers have explicitly region locked them so we can't and we're forced to buy our own localised (over-priced) ones.
I bring back loads of Audio-CD's though. Funny that - the standard was developed by Philips (a european firm) who didn't add that kind of draconian region-specific feature to audio CD's originally...
If Americans aren't willing to pick up their guns and police their borders properly then I don't see how you can complain that the government isn't giving the task their full attention.
At the end of the day its just an older generation of illegal immigrants policing the border against a newer generation of illegal immigrants. A bit like CTF really...
So what we have here is a non-lethal weapon designed to harmlessly incapacitate an individual, allowing law enforcement to take them into custody without exchanging gunfire or risking serious injury or loss of life.
It's only harmless in certain situations like if the border patrol person isnt driving their big 4x4 towards them at speed. Expect a few cases of people 'accidentally' stumbling into the paths of moving vehicles because they can't see and government employees not taking the blame.
On a similar note ISTR the military have been playing with 'non-lethal' weaponry in lethal scenarios for years. What do you think happens when pilots get blinded for 'only' a few minutes when they're flying?
...unless you're a good teacher. A good teacher will find a way to help someone see the relevence of the facts presented, and present them in a way, as well as using points of reference that can be understood.
If its easy to replicate the fault by moving the console, why hasnt someone worked up how to either transplant the pads from another drive or create their own then proved it works by replicating the conditions? One would have thought this is an obvious thing to do and publish as a HOWTO on the intrawebthingy...
I'm sure I'll generate some controversey, but Good On Them! This is entertainment. Those REALLY in the know will ignore it. No harm done. Those less in the know will discuss it which is normally interesting for all the opinions expressed. Those least in the know will be conned, which is normally very amusing to everyone else. In the most unexpected scenario its actually true, in which case everybody wins regardless. So bar some embarassment over people being suckered when they should know better, which in reality is a positive learning experience, this is all great! More please!
As I'm not an American citizen I probably have a different point of view, BUT... I'd be 100% for treating this as treason as I believe this was 'bad treason'. Of course if this had been done 24 years ago by someone trying to expose the CIA's involvement in Nicaragua I would be 0% in favour of treating it as treason as in my mind it would have been a case of 'good treason'.
So, by the letter of the law it IS treason, but it's all a matter of perspective and Governer Bush has the priviledge to take his perspective and act on it while babysitting the presidency. Personally I don't like what he's done but nice to see him openly wearing his cronyism on his sleeve - maybe it will help persuade more people that have blindly trusted in the office previously of his true attitude and politics which can only be a good thing?
I'm not changing the definition, i'm using the one that using what was written! Theres a difference between an environment supporting an application and and applications supporting an environment. 32-bit apps on x64 windows run in an emulation layer. Your argument that an app supports the OS because it happens to run is akin to saying Microsoft Office Supports OSX and Linux because it tuns under VMWare and Wine respectively. Or indeed saying that a PPC binary supports Intel OSX as it happens to run using Rosetta.
Personally I have nothing against Windows XP x64 Edition - I'd probably use it myself but my main development environment is Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder and it doesnt formally support Windows XP x64 Edition.
~Pev
P.S. Its a bit of a bad example for you to have quoted as IE and Outlook Express as supported - given that their part of the OS as distributed its pretty obvious MS will have recompiled for the OS they're distribute with...
A 32-bit app that "works' under WOW32 emulation != an app supporting 64-bit windows (i.e. ported to x64)
Also, just because our 32-bit app "works" in x64 emulation doesn't mean your app vendor will give you support for it which is critical to nearly every commercial organisation.
Actually there are several examples of apps running quicker when rebuilt for x64 Windows. e.g. photoshop manipulations of large files taking up to 50% less time and audio processing taking 30% less time. Admitedly it's not a straight scalar improvement across the board, but there is a big tangible potential benefit for many media apps if ported right.
Let me put this simply. A company (lets call them Microsoft for the sake of argument) have two products. They decide to call the two products:
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Another company (lets call them Apple shall we?) releases a product thats compatible with "Windows XP Professional" and a user is surprised that it doesn't magically work with the other product? Er... These are two separate products and you shouldn't assume that because the names are similar that they are automatically compatible. Its a bit like buying a tomato from the grocers and then complaining that they didn't explicitly tell you that you shouldn't use it in a fruit salad...
All of *your* software works? Good for you! You could of course open your mind and take into account programs that others use too before accusing the parent of spreading rumors!
There are two issues here - the original said "You can count the number of apps that currently support 64 bit windows on one hand." this is cynical but true. Most 32-bit apps can run in emulation under x64 XP but thats different. Also, bear in mind that theres also a difference between "seems to work" and "fully supported and tested" for professional users. Take for example products by Digidesign or Autodesk. No one that uses these products for a living would use them on an unsupported system even if they appear to run in emulation. Additionally there are lots of explorer extensions that won't work with the 64-bit XP.
Logically speaking, professional speakers should produce results far closer to the source than the ones that aren't.
Er, WTF? Audiophiles don't use 'professional' kit they buy posh shiny Audiophile setups. If you want to listen to music as the recording engineer intended, buy a set of decent powered studio monitors for far less then supposed audiophile setups. You'll be far closer to the intended sound than any artificial response you get from consumer gear. And yes, audiophiles are consumers too, just consumers with more cash to blow than common sense.
As a bonus thought, instead of spending 10K on hardware, spend some thought instead on looking at the acoustics of your listening space.
Normally in English the addition of a question mark turns a statement into a question instead. For example :
You understand how to speak English (a statement) becomes :
You understand how to speak English? (a question)
Thus, the original headline can be interpreted as a question. To paraphrase - "does this confirm a second-generation iPhone?"
Is it beyond the realms of possibility that they're developing a new model for europe? No. The long development time after announcement makes this quite feasible, as does the.eu release three month after the US release. Additionally given that the European market has significant differences in network hardware requirements and device certification this necessitates a parallel development. I'd say this is perfectly plausible.
Surely, banks should supply their own client side standalone apps for accessing accounts instead of using the web. This would render most phishing attacks completely pointless if you're not using a web browser. Sure theres a few cases of convenience but given the prevalence of laptops these days its not a biggie.
At the risk of sounding churlish, thats quite an impressive feat as I can't imagine there are many indian take-aways to land near when flying over the Atlantic!
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Nice attitude. Oddly enough our American cousins were similarly bullish in 1982 when car seatbelts became compulsory in the UK. This is estimated to save around 2000 lives a year (we have 64Million-ish population for those not in the know).
Then again this is exactly what evolution is all about and I'm all for Darwin's finest theory. If you want to breathe in toner, not wear a seatbelt or ride a motorcycle without a helmet etc Go For It.
~Pev
So... You were assaulted by a member of the staff and then meekly left when asked to leave? You could have stood your ground, asked for a refund of the fee and then watched the film with some free popcorn in return for not pressing charges. That would have been fair and a reasonable application of the law to stop over-zealous idiots...
~Pev
Modded as a troll taking the piss out of Bush's lack of regard for international law? Looks like the republicans are taking over Slashdot...
~Pev
I guess you must be a native american then?
Have some empathy for others trying to find a better life in exactly the same way your ancestors did!
~Pev
Come to the UK and you'll find the same $60 titles you're whinging about for sale for £40. That's $80-ish to those of you that don't speak sterling. Every time I go to the US I think wouldn't it be nice to pick up some of your cheaper games (or DVD's for that matter). Then I remember that the manufacturers have explicitly region locked them so we can't and we're forced to buy our own localised (over-priced) ones.
I bring back loads of Audio-CD's though. Funny that - the standard was developed by Philips (a european firm) who didn't add that kind of draconian region-specific feature to audio CD's originally...
~Pev
At the end of the day its just an older generation of illegal immigrants policing the border against a newer generation of illegal immigrants. A bit like CTF really...
~Pev
It's only harmless in certain situations like if the border patrol person isnt driving their big 4x4 towards them at speed. Expect a few cases of people 'accidentally' stumbling into the paths of moving vehicles because they can't see and government employees not taking the blame.
On a similar note ISTR the military have been playing with 'non-lethal' weaponry in lethal scenarios for years. What do you think happens when pilots get blinded for 'only' a few minutes when they're flying?
~Pev
Since when has that been an consideration of the Bush administration?
~Pev
...unless you're a good teacher. A good teacher will find a way to help someone see the relevence of the facts presented, and present them in a way, as well as using points of reference that can be understood.
~Pev
If its easy to replicate the fault by moving the console, why hasnt someone worked up how to either transplant the pads from another drive or create their own then proved it works by replicating the conditions? One would have thought this is an obvious thing to do and publish as a HOWTO on the intrawebthingy...
~Pev
I'm sure I'll generate some controversey, but Good On Them! This is entertainment. Those REALLY in the know will ignore it. No harm done. Those less in the know will discuss it which is normally interesting for all the opinions expressed. Those least in the know will be conned, which is normally very amusing to everyone else. In the most unexpected scenario its actually true, in which case everybody wins regardless. So bar some embarassment over people being suckered when they should know better, which in reality is a positive learning experience, this is all great! More please!
~Pev
As I'm not an American citizen I probably have a different point of view, BUT... I'd be 100% for treating this as treason as I believe this was 'bad treason'. Of course if this had been done 24 years ago by someone trying to expose the CIA's involvement in Nicaragua I would be 0% in favour of treating it as treason as in my mind it would have been a case of 'good treason'.
So, by the letter of the law it IS treason, but it's all a matter of perspective and Governer Bush has the priviledge to take his perspective and act on it while babysitting the presidency. Personally I don't like what he's done but nice to see him openly wearing his cronyism on his sleeve - maybe it will help persuade more people that have blindly trusted in the office previously of his true attitude and politics which can only be a good thing?
~Pev
Personally I have nothing against Windows XP x64 Edition - I'd probably use it myself but my main development environment is Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder and it doesnt formally support Windows XP x64 Edition.
~Pev P.S. Its a bit of a bad example for you to have quoted as IE and Outlook Express as supported - given that their part of the OS as distributed its pretty obvious MS will have recompiled for the OS they're distribute with...
Did you even read the post?
A 32-bit app that "works' under WOW32 emulation != an app supporting 64-bit windows (i.e. ported to x64)
Also, just because our 32-bit app "works" in x64 emulation doesn't mean your app vendor will give you support for it which is critical to nearly every commercial organisation.
~Pev
Actually there are several examples of apps running quicker when rebuilt for x64 Windows. e.g. photoshop manipulations of large files taking up to 50% less time and audio processing taking 30% less time. Admitedly it's not a straight scalar improvement across the board, but there is a big tangible potential benefit for many media apps if ported right.
~Pev
Another company (lets call them Apple shall we?) releases a product thats compatible with "Windows XP Professional" and a user is surprised that it doesn't magically work with the other product? Er... These are two separate products and you shouldn't assume that because the names are similar that they are automatically compatible. Its a bit like buying a tomato from the grocers and then complaining that they didn't explicitly tell you that you shouldn't use it in a fruit salad...
~Pev
All of *your* software works? Good for you! You could of course open your mind and take into account programs that others use too before accusing the parent of spreading rumors!
There are two issues here - the original said "You can count the number of apps that currently support 64 bit windows on one hand." this is cynical but true. Most 32-bit apps can run in emulation under x64 XP but thats different. Also, bear in mind that theres also a difference between "seems to work" and "fully supported and tested" for professional users. Take for example products by Digidesign or Autodesk. No one that uses these products for a living would use them on an unsupported system even if they appear to run in emulation. Additionally there are lots of explorer extensions that won't work with the 64-bit XP.
~Pev
Er, WTF? Audiophiles don't use 'professional' kit they buy posh shiny Audiophile setups. If you want to listen to music as the recording engineer intended, buy a set of decent powered studio monitors for far less then supposed audiophile setups. You'll be far closer to the intended sound than any artificial response you get from consumer gear. And yes, audiophiles are consumers too, just consumers with more cash to blow than common sense.
As a bonus thought, instead of spending 10K on hardware, spend some thought instead on looking at the acoustics of your listening space.
~Pev
Normally in English the addition of a question mark turns a statement into a question instead. For example :
You understand how to speak English (a statement)
becomes :
You understand how to speak English? (a question)
Thus, the original headline can be interpreted as a question. To paraphrase - "does this confirm a second-generation iPhone?"
~Pev
Is it beyond the realms of possibility that they're developing a new model for europe? No. The long development time after announcement makes this quite feasible, as does the .eu release three month after the US release. Additionally given that the European market has significant differences in network hardware requirements and device certification this necessitates a parallel development. I'd say this is perfectly plausible.
~Pev
Not new, but most people call it "family"....
~Pev
Surely, banks should supply their own client side standalone apps for accessing accounts instead of using the web. This would render most phishing attacks completely pointless if you're not using a web browser. Sure theres a few cases of convenience but given the prevalence of laptops these days its not a biggie.
~Pev
At the risk of sounding churlish, thats quite an impressive feat as I can't imagine there are many indian take-aways to land near when flying over the Atlantic!
~Pev
A beowulf cluster? How about an XGrid cluster instead? Believe me configuration is a doddle...
~Pev
Well he's currently got 2813 friends on myspace - If I'm not mistaken, with Diebolds help that should be just enough to take the next presidency!
~Pev