This is not "some random thing." The developers are claiming that GIMP runs on OS X without (apparently) really understanding what they're saying. Until I can install GIMP by dragging one file to my Applications folder, and run it without installing the optional X11 package, GIMP is not a proper Mac application. I presume the original poster wouldn't be complaining if the developers hadn't made the technically correct but still dubious claim that GIMP runs on Mac OS X.
A lot of apps have dependencies. Just because some of them don't package all of them into a nice install doesn't mean you need to get your panties in a bind.
A typical Mac user will get their panties in a bind over this. Macs are about consistency and simplicity; they are not about chasing dependencies that the developer was too lazy to include in the installer. There is an installer, right? Or better yet, a single application bundle that the user can simply drag to their Applications folder? No? Then this is not a proper Mac program, and saying it "runs in Mac OS X" is technically correct but mildly deceitful.
You're missing the point. The highest priority in interface design on the Mac is fitting in. When you code for the Mac, your application must look and feel like other Mac programs. If it doesn't, then you've created an app that technically "runs in Mac OS X" but is by no means a proper Mac application. Normal users will be confused at best, disgusted and annoyed at worst. Pass judgment if you like, but that's the way it is.
Mac programs are held to certain standard, and running on X doesn't cut it.
Your comparison of men and women's physical abilities leaves out two key advantages that women have, so I thought I'd point them out for the sake of fairness: endurance and longevity. Women tend to live longer than men, and they can physically exert themselves for longer periods. All else being equal, in a long-distance race between a man and a woman, the woman will win.
The question now is, of course, what have I screwed up?
Well, how about the entire second half of your post?:-)
"Typo" is short for "typographical error." And strictly speaking, typography is not necessarily concerned with being aesthetically pleasing. It's simply the use of type.
There's an aircraft instrument called an automatic direction finder (ADF). It's just a circular compass card with a rotating arrow on it, and the arrow points in the direction of whatever radio beacon is tuned in. That is, unless you're near a thunderstorm -- in which case it points in the direction of lightning strikes! Most ADF's can be tuned to anything in the 190-1750 kHz band, so maybe your garage door's frequency is in there somewhere.
Where do you think the CG of a typical airliner craft is?
Your comparison of airliners to hang gliders is misguided at best, and completely ignorant at worst. An airliner is not even remotely similar to this aircraft, least of all in terms of how they achieve stability. An airplane with wings and a tail is a lever, with the wings situated just behind the fulcrum/CG. The wings produce an upward force, and the tail produces a downward force. These two forces balance each other to stabilize the aircraft about its lateral axis. A flying wing, such as the aircraft featured here, has no tail to counteract the upward force produced by the wings. It relies on pendulum action to stabilize itself. With the center of gravity above the center of lift, this aircraft will exhibit negative dynamic stability.
Max load factors for utility category airplanes are +4.4g -2.2g. Aerobatic category airplanes are certified for +6g -3g. I believe there is a 150% safety factor built into these numbers as well, so a utility category airplane (such as a Cessna 172, when loaded properly) must be able to actually withstand +6.6g -3.3g. Now, bear in mind that the real-life numbers match the book when the plane rolls of the assembly line, and decrease with age. You sure as hell won't catch me pushing a '77 Skyhawk to its design limits.
And there is every reason to assume it doesn't. The binaries aren't even in Mach-O format. The whole thing is Carbon. And even if it were Cocoa, you'd couldn't port it without finishing GNUstep first. When are people going to understand this and stop saying "but OS X is UNIX so you can just port it"?
I could see a horn being slightly out-of-tune compared to a piano, but not a stringed instrument. You put your finger in the exact same place for C# and Db when playing strings.
By your own admission, we have neither. "Code Red is alive and well." So we have a virus that exploits the flaw, disrupts computer networks but evidently does not force people to patch the flaw.
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This is not "some random thing." The developers are claiming that GIMP runs on OS X without (apparently) really understanding what they're saying. Until I can install GIMP by dragging one file to my Applications folder, and run it without installing the optional X11 package, GIMP is not a proper Mac application. I presume the original poster wouldn't be complaining if the developers hadn't made the technically correct but still dubious claim that GIMP runs on Mac OS X.
A typical Mac user will get their panties in a bind over this. Macs are about consistency and simplicity; they are not about chasing dependencies that the developer was too lazy to include in the installer. There is an installer, right? Or better yet, a single application bundle that the user can simply drag to their Applications folder? No? Then this is not a proper Mac program, and saying it "runs in Mac OS X" is technically correct but mildly deceitful.
Mac programs are held to certain standard, and running on X doesn't cut it.
Your comparison of men and women's physical abilities leaves out two key advantages that women have, so I thought I'd point them out for the sake of fairness: endurance and longevity. Women tend to live longer than men, and they can physically exert themselves for longer periods. All else being equal, in a long-distance race between a man and a woman, the woman will win.
I don't know if they were first to report it, but I read the BBC first, so that's where I saw the article.
Well, how about the entire second half of your post? :-)
"Typo" is short for "typographical error." And strictly speaking, typography is not necessarily concerned with being aesthetically pleasing. It's simply the use of type.
There's an aircraft instrument called an automatic direction finder (ADF). It's just a circular compass card with a rotating arrow on it, and the arrow points in the direction of whatever radio beacon is tuned in. That is, unless you're near a thunderstorm -- in which case it points in the direction of lightning strikes! Most ADF's can be tuned to anything in the 190-1750 kHz band, so maybe your garage door's frequency is in there somewhere.
Where are the pilots today? The pilots are here, we're just not getting modded up.
Your comparison of airliners to hang gliders is misguided at best, and completely ignorant at worst. An airliner is not even remotely similar to this aircraft, least of all in terms of how they achieve stability. An airplane with wings and a tail is a lever, with the wings situated just behind the fulcrum/CG. The wings produce an upward force, and the tail produces a downward force. These two forces balance each other to stabilize the aircraft about its lateral axis. A flying wing, such as the aircraft featured here, has no tail to counteract the upward force produced by the wings. It relies on pendulum action to stabilize itself. With the center of gravity above the center of lift, this aircraft will exhibit negative dynamic stability.
I think the S is for "set," as in set your DG and OBS. Not so important for a localizer-based approach, but certainly critical for VORs and NDBs.
And to make matters worse, it's not God's fault because God is faultless.
Why take out a loan if you have the cash? Unless you enjoy paying interest, of course.
Max load factors for utility category airplanes are +4.4g -2.2g. Aerobatic category airplanes are certified for +6g -3g. I believe there is a 150% safety factor built into these numbers as well, so a utility category airplane (such as a Cessna 172, when loaded properly) must be able to actually withstand +6.6g -3.3g. Now, bear in mind that the real-life numbers match the book when the plane rolls of the assembly line, and decrease with age. You sure as hell won't catch me pushing a '77 Skyhawk to its design limits.
+5 Interesting? Are you people high? Crossover Office requires x86.
And there is every reason to assume it doesn't. The binaries aren't even in Mach-O format. The whole thing is Carbon. And even if it were Cocoa, you'd couldn't port it without finishing GNUstep first. When are people going to understand this and stop saying "but OS X is UNIX so you can just port it"?
Set phasers to kill.
I thought he was talking about highly logical bosses, which is of course a contradiction in terms.
I could see a horn being slightly out-of-tune compared to a piano, but not a stringed instrument. You put your finger in the exact same place for C# and Db when playing strings.
I think the only thing that could've helped him was the "no-idiot-driver" feature. ;-)
I wouldn't be too sure about that. One of my friends got into an accident with a parked car on the other side of the street once. (Yes, I'm serious.)
By your own admission, we have neither. "Code Red is alive and well." So we have a virus that exploits the flaw, disrupts computer networks but evidently does not force people to patch the flaw.
Mine does. It does it by being wrong, which causes me to look at my screen and correct my watch.
You don't have to be a meteorologist to know that every weather process is a result of heat exchange. That's basic stuff.
Uh, that's not a troll, but you apparently missed the joke. Or should I take the hook out of my mouth?
It's no more a security hole than having an admin user in the first place. If you know the admin password, you can just log in as the admin user.