I use these services a lot and for me the primary value isn't such silly endeavors at all, in fact, these seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Most people use them as online photo albums, something far more useful. They are also fun to just browse randomly. It's like taking a short trip in someone else's shoes.
Flickr, if I may say, is one of the best designed web apps out there. It's quick to use, clean, and very featureful. Additionally it seems to have a semi-open API because I see tons of projects (like the squared circle collage) being made out stuff on there. And, most importantly, the interface makes ample use of DHTML and flash in a way that is genuinely useful. Interface elements that on most sites require loading a new page (say changing the title of an image you uploaded) or changing your navigation style are either javascripted or implemented very elegantly in flash. It feels quite close in many ways to a traditional app.
The groups on it are also good for meeting people and sharing tips / techniques. My one complaint about these groups is that people are *too* nice. Even in the ones where it is required that users include negative feedback, none ever is.
no format means custom formats. Currently music is only available on the CD. Now things are changing, it'll be available in any encoding and you won't need to buy the CD. (this has already happened partially)>
Rush is considered these days? Maybe 15 or 20 years ago...... and tool's pretty good. But if you want good you have to look. There's tons of good music coming out these days, you just have to know where to look.
Probably not ATI's fault. Did you actually buy card where not just the chipset, but the board was made by ATI? I bought a cheap ass nVidia 5200 and had the same problem. On a graphics board likely the only thing made by ATI or nVidia is the actual chipset, all other parts are provided by a separate manufacturer.
Oh, and my Powercolor 9700pro has run like a dream for the last 5 months.
Well, they're both bad names, but Grevious is such an obvious fucking designator name. It's akin to General Badperson. Skywalker is much better.
OC the only good star wars with Episode V. And not cuz of the story, but because of the excellent directing. The scripts have always sucked balls (tho I loved the movies as a kid)
except SQL isn't very useful when it comes to technologies like RSS say......
if you're using an XML file in a place where you need a high performance SQL database then you're doing something wrong. If you're using XML as datastorage for some small webapp who cares so long as it's fast enough for that particular application.
how do you deal with the slowdown from emerge compilation? Do you compile binary packages off production servers? Is this at all a hassle? I'm curious.
Good programmers often don't need a lot of lines. It is possible to have a lot of duplication rather than factor commonalities into libraries, etc., cranking up your line count. I am not saying that you in particular have done this, but it is something to keep in mind. The trick is to write good lines, not lots of them.
Stop karma whoring. Who here on slashdot hasn't heard this!
The rate of 3-10Mbps for a dvd video (dunno about HD video) isn't likely to go down too much more with other compression
Ever hear of MPEG4, or DivX? Large LARGE gains can be made. DVD's MPEG2 sucks balls. Most DVDs can be ripped to a 1400 meg file and look excellent. Imagine if they weren't having to recompress then MPEG2!
Ok, that's what I thought. But how this product is being compared to a database is odd. A database provides persistence. This sounds like it needs a constant stream of data.
I hadn't actually read your weblog (I didn't find anything political, despite your sig, on the first few entries). So I figured you were one of those 'meet in the middle means I'm guaranteed to be right' kind of people. Apologies for that.
Still, LJ doesn't deserve to be bashed. It doesn't even pollute google like the political blogs do!
I dunno, you may very well have a point, I was going more for the cheap joke. That said, all the elderly people I meet just want to write / send email, browse the web, and compose documents. Maybe my sample's off though....
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why wouldn't they just make the cores seperately. Do dual core chips have to be printed on the same die?
Interesting, but I still prefer flickr's slideshow mode. I like the clean look.
Flickr lets you upload 1 gig a month for $45 a year.
I use these services a lot and for me the primary value isn't such silly endeavors at all, in fact, these seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Most people use them as online photo albums, something far more useful. They are also fun to just browse randomly. It's like taking a short trip in someone else's shoes.
Flickr, if I may say, is one of the best designed web apps out there. It's quick to use, clean, and very featureful. Additionally it seems to have a semi-open API because I see tons of projects (like the squared circle collage) being made out stuff on there. And, most importantly, the interface makes ample use of DHTML and flash in a way that is genuinely useful. Interface elements that on most sites require loading a new page (say changing the title of an image you uploaded) or changing your navigation style are either javascripted or implemented very elegantly in flash. It feels quite close in many ways to a traditional app.
The groups on it are also good for meeting people and sharing tips / techniques. My one complaint about these groups is that people are *too* nice. Even in the ones where it is required that users include negative feedback, none ever is.
no format means custom formats. Currently music is only available on the CD. Now things are changing, it'll be available in any encoding and you won't need to buy the CD. (this has already happened partially)>
Rush is considered these days? Maybe 15 or 20 years ago...... and tool's pretty good. But if you want good you have to look. There's tons of good music coming out these days, you just have to know where to look.
For me it would price. Which is where this makes sense.
It's like spending $20 on a journey album: I'm not going to stop you, but I'm sure as hell going to have my opinion of you lowered as a result.
That's the fault of bad labeling in the past. The consumer shouldn't be assuming that.
Probably not ATI's fault. Did you actually buy card where not just the chipset, but the board was made by ATI? I bought a cheap ass nVidia 5200 and had the same problem. On a graphics board likely the only thing made by ATI or nVidia is the actual chipset, all other parts are provided by a separate manufacturer.
Oh, and my Powercolor 9700pro has run like a dream for the last 5 months.
Well, they're both bad names, but Grevious is such an obvious fucking designator name. It's akin to General Badperson. Skywalker is much better.
OC the only good star wars with Episode V. And not cuz of the story, but because of the excellent directing. The scripts have always sucked balls (tho I loved the movies as a kid)
Well, prepare to get angry cuz they made these techs a long time ago:
XPath
XSL
XLink
XHTML
XForms
XPointer
It makes sense to put the X in front of tech that uses XML. CSS doesn't need an X because it works on SGML too for instance
except SQL isn't very useful when it comes to technologies like RSS say......
if you're using an XML file in a place where you need a high performance SQL database then you're doing something wrong. If you're using XML as datastorage for some small webapp who cares so long as it's fast enough for that particular application.
how do you deal with the slowdown from emerge compilation? Do you compile binary packages off production servers? Is this at all a hassle? I'm curious.
Stop karma whoring. Who here on slashdot hasn't heard this!
Ever hear of MPEG4, or DivX? Large LARGE gains can be made. DVD's MPEG2 sucks balls. Most DVDs can be ripped to a 1400 meg file and look excellent. Imagine if they weren't having to recompress then MPEG2!
Ok, that's what I thought. But how this product is being compared to a database is odd. A database provides persistence. This sounds like it needs a constant stream of data.
I'm curious as to exactly what this does. The article is rather vague.
Can't they just stop off on the way to mars?
I hadn't actually read your weblog (I didn't find anything political, despite your sig, on the first few entries). So I figured you were one of those 'meet in the middle means I'm guaranteed to be right' kind of people. Apologies for that.
Still, LJ doesn't deserve to be bashed. It doesn't even pollute google like the political blogs do!
So says the author of yet another political weblog whose startling impartialiality and sense will pave the way for a brave new world?
Obviously it's not bullshit because if you go to www.google.com and type in "traktor" as a query, you get pics. It only works on certain queries.
Ummm, me. I'm broke you insensitive clod.
And no, it isn't funny.
I dunno, you may very well have a point, I was going more for the cheap joke. That said, all the elderly people I meet just want to write / send email, browse the web, and compose documents. Maybe my sample's off though....