hmm. constructive criticismon this crappy gtk 2.4 file selector: case insensitive sort the files, show some indicator of wether a file is a file, or a directory, and what type of file it is, filter for different types of files, rename "Filesystem" to something that makes sense (like 'root' or '/'), need a way to show hidden files/directories.. the system i'm on doesn't HAVe a cd-rom or floppy drive, yet those entries can't be removed.. and put the resize/title bar back on top, where it is with every other window in the system
How about we start, by dealing with the window managers. Every window manager I've found is virtually impossible to configure things in unless you are a SuperGeek. And, I am a SuperGeek, but I still have never bothered to try to do anything particularly complex with any of the available WM's because it's just way too much of a pain in the ass.
There isn't a word in any of Gimp's menus/buttons/actions/whatever that makes ANY sense to someone who's not already intimately familiar with software of that type.
Somewhere in this thread, and also on the #gaim IRC channel, the Gaim developers have expressed their complete lack of involvement with this project. Moderators, please seek out their comments (ChipX86 and L.Schiere) and moderate them UP.
The slashdot article is not just a little off, it's virtually wrong on every thing.
See, that's a funny part, because the masses don't care how long it takes. For that matter, it's really only geeks that care about how long it takes to do something.
One of the many products that I sell is dsl and cable internet service. You would be quite surprised at the number of people who I see every day that cannot tell the difference between their 33-50kbps dialup speed, and a 1-4mbps high speed connection. They actually cannot tell. Not even when those two connections are compared. For anything but movies, pretty much. And the answer about the movies "well, it doesn't matter if it takes longer."
I think the Aliens TC for Doom was the scariest thing I've ever seen. Played it for over two hours, without killing anything, and still damn near wet myself.
I've been playing Q3 off and on for what, now, 5 years? since it came out? and all I ever play is DM. I hate all the other games out there that i've seen. Most of the mods that people make suck, capture the flag sucks, team play sucks.:)
I think the distinction and honor should really go to the inventor of Gopher, or for that matter, even maybe Archie, as they could be descendents of each other.. archie -> gopher -> www
On the other hand, me and my best friend in middle/high school invented and developed a system that was technologically far superior to the www, was able to seamlessly integrate content of virtually any type from virtually any source.. and had initial test versions developed and running under OS/2 and AmigaOS.. but those two operating systems had certain capabilities that we were using that would not be implemented into a common user's version of Windows until Win2k or XP eras.. and the development time needed for the two of us (especially as we knew ZERO about Windows API at the time) to re-create those functions would've been a probably very long time, since we were in school, had regular jobs.. so, we were screwed by the fact that we designed dependant upon functions we THOUGHT were going to be implemented in Win95 (as they had already been implemented in NT.. but in '95 NT had fewer users than OS/2 or Linux or AmigaOS, only to find out that Win95/98/ME only implemented STUBS of those functions, and they didn't actually work...the story of my life. screwed by Bill Gates..
well, let's see. The server is 1.6.0, as it says. The client versions available on the FTP sites range from 0.95 to 1.7.1, but with data files that range in version from 0.9 to 1.3.0.
It looks like the sourceforge data hasn't been updated in 6 months or more.
Virtually ALL of the big name game developers have finger servers with.plans updated regularly. Check out bluesnews.com, last i was over there, it had a big.plan tracker of all the big names in the games business
You know, this sounds wonderful.. but.. the homepage and the project page are just not jiving here.. it says the latest version is 1.7.0, but the latest files range from v 1.0.0 to 1.5.0.. wtf?
While technically correct, there is nothing there (except perhaps file extension) to denote that it is actually PHP, and I'd argue that you have to at least use one statement/command out of a language to actually make something count as being written IN that language. Otherwise, it's just written in English.
ya know, i suppose that could be an answer too.. but you might want to have your phone checked to see if it is in spec.. i've never had any buzzing on anything i've ever owned, though, and i don't have any really expensive stereo hardware or anything.. (except with my phone that i mentioned elsewhere that would blow the circuits in my bathroom)
It's freaky. Virtually anything that lights up, will light with a Nextel keyed near it. Had a friend with a Nextel that would demonstrate this by going near a place in a mall that sold the flashing antennas.. and when he'd get near the display, and key the mic, every one of the antennas would go crazy.. like a foot away.
This guy's phone or hearing aid is really fukt up. I deal in cell phones, every day, and most days involving at least one or two people with hearing aids. No one has ever complained to me about the phone causing interference, or even having to take their aids out to use their cell phone.
Nokia makes a device that will connect to any of their phones, and interface it directly to any LoopSet compatible hearing aid.
You could easily use an earpiece that doesn't go "in the ear", with almost any hearing aid, as well.
It's a cool device he's built, but his problem isn't what he thinks it is.
If your phone does this sort of thing, it's time to get a new phone. You've probably got some serious problems. I've never seen a cell phone,except for Nextels, which are at higher RF output power, cause interference like this, when tuned properly.
However, I did have a phone that anytime it would ring if it was near my bathroom, the electrical circuit wired to the bathroom would overload, causing the breaker that provides power for that area of my house to trip. After that happened twice, I took the phone in to a service center, and it turned out that not only did the software need a very important upgrade, but also the RF transmitter was WAY out of spec.
All handheld cell phones are 300 mW, except for Nextels, which I've heard they managed to pay off the FCC enough to allow them to bend the rules and make 1W handheld transmitters, or perhaps even more.. (you ever hold a Nextel a few inches away from an incandescent light bulb, and key the mic? scary)
Technically, if the phone model speaks the same communication protocol and same frequency as the carrier you want to use it with, it doesn't matter who branded the phone initially. You CAN activate a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, if you know the program code for the phone. (It's a little more difficult going the other way around, since Sprint has a pre-approved ESN list, if they don't have the serial #, it can be virtually impossible to get it to activate) You can get phones for the GSM carriers, as long as they speak the right frequencies, that can be switched among the GSM carriers, as long as you get them carrier unlocked.
At least in the case of Verizon, though, highly recommended to use only a Verizon approved handset. I've seen a few people use Sprint PCS phones on Verizon's network, and the performance is awful - Sprint's phones aren't nearly as high quality as the ones that Verizon approves. (This is also why Verizon takes freakin forever to get new phones to market, because they go through at least a 3 month long QC process)
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The new GTK dialogs absolutely SUCK.
hmm. constructive criticismon this crappy gtk 2.4 file selector: case insensitive sort the files, show some indicator of wether a file is a file, or a directory, and what type of file it is, filter for different types of files, rename "Filesystem" to something that makes sense (like 'root' or '/'), need a way to show hidden files/directories.. the system i'm on doesn't HAVe a cd-rom or floppy drive, yet those entries can't be removed
and put the resize/title bar back on top, where it is with every other window in the system
How about we start, by dealing with the window managers. Every window manager I've found is virtually impossible to configure things in unless you are a SuperGeek. And, I am a SuperGeek, but I still have never bothered to try to do anything particularly complex with any of the available WM's because it's just way too much of a pain in the ass.
There isn't a word in any of Gimp's menus/buttons/actions/whatever that makes ANY sense to someone who's not already intimately familiar with software of that type.
Somewhere in this thread, and also on the #gaim IRC channel, the Gaim developers have expressed their complete lack of involvement with this project. Moderators, please seek out their comments (ChipX86 and L.Schiere) and moderate them UP.
The slashdot article is not just a little off, it's virtually wrong on every thing.
In case you missed it, every game that id has made since the original Quake, has had the demo come out AFTER the full version.
I think Doom was a simul-release, and Quake demo came out only a few days before the full..
Someone correct me if i'm wrong.
See, that's a funny part, because the masses don't care how long it takes. For that matter, it's really only geeks that care about how long it takes to do something.
One of the many products that I sell is dsl and cable internet service. You would be quite surprised at the number of people who I see every day that cannot tell the difference between their 33-50kbps dialup speed, and a 1-4mbps high speed connection. They actually cannot tell. Not even when those two connections are compared. For anything but movies, pretty much. And the answer about the movies "well, it doesn't matter if it takes longer."
People really don't care.
I think the Aliens TC for Doom was the scariest thing I've ever seen. Played it for over two hours, without killing anything, and still damn near wet myself.
amen, brother!
:)
I've been playing Q3 off and on for what, now, 5 years? since it came out? and all I ever play is DM. I hate all the other games out there that i've seen. Most of the mods that people make suck, capture the flag sucks, team play sucks.
I think the distinction and honor should really go to the inventor of Gopher, or for that matter, even maybe Archie, as they could be descendents of each other.. archie -> gopher -> www
..the story of my life. screwed by Bill Gates..
On the other hand, me and my best friend in middle/high school invented and developed a system that was technologically far superior to the www, was able to seamlessly integrate content of virtually any type from virtually any source.. and had initial test versions developed and running under OS/2 and AmigaOS.. but those two operating systems had certain capabilities that we were using that would not be implemented into a common user's version of Windows until Win2k or XP eras.. and the development time needed for the two of us (especially as we knew ZERO about Windows API at the time) to re-create those functions would've been a probably very long time, since we were in school, had regular jobs.. so, we were screwed by the fact that we designed dependant upon functions we THOUGHT were going to be implemented in Win95 (as they had already been implemented in NT.. but in '95 NT had fewer users than OS/2 or Linux or AmigaOS, only to find out that Win95/98/ME only implemented STUBS of those functions, and they didn't actually work.
well, let's see. The server is 1.6.0, as it says. The client versions available on the FTP sites range from 0.95 to 1.7.1, but with data files that range in version from 0.9 to 1.3.0.
It looks like the sourceforge data hasn't been updated in 6 months or more.
The whole project looks like a nightmare.
Spent like 5 hours trying to figure out how to get that installed. Still failed, miserably.
Whomever tried to moderate me as a Troll sucks, too, I certainly am not trolling.
Virtually ALL of the big name game developers have finger servers with .plans updated regularly. Check out bluesnews.com, last i was over there, it had a big .plan tracker of all the big names in the games business
I'm more fucked here on the cost of buying all new hardware. I haven't bought any hardware in 4 years, my best system is a 700MHz PIII .. doh.
quick little word of warning:
166MB download.
I thought it was a 17MB, then when Moz started downloading it, I realised I slipped a zero. Oops..
Let me re-iterate:
The installation of this looks like an absolute nightmare, and has zero documentation.
Hope it's all worth it, cuz whomever designed the packages sucks.
You know, this sounds wonderful.. but.. the homepage and the project page are just not jiving here.. it says the latest version is 1.7.0, but the latest files range from v 1.0.0 to 1.5.0 .. wtf?
and zero documentation.
While technically correct, there is nothing there (except perhaps file extension) to denote that it is actually PHP, and I'd argue that you have to at least use one statement/command out of a language to actually make something count as being written IN that language. Otherwise, it's just written in English.
there you go. much better.
ya know, i suppose that could be an answer too.. but you might want to have your phone checked to see if it is in spec.. i've never had any buzzing on anything i've ever owned, though, and i don't have any really expensive stereo hardware or anything.. (except with my phone that i mentioned elsewhere that would blow the circuits in my bathroom)
It's freaky. Virtually anything that lights up, will light with a Nextel keyed near it. Had a friend with a Nextel that would demonstrate this by going near a place in a mall that sold the flashing antennas.. and when he'd get near the display, and key the mic, every one of the antennas would go crazy.. like a foot away.
at least the older ones...
This guy's phone or hearing aid is really fukt up. I deal in cell phones, every day, and most days involving at least one or two people with hearing aids. No one has ever complained to me about the phone causing interference, or even having to take their aids out to use their cell phone.
Nokia makes a device that will connect to any of their phones, and interface it directly to any LoopSet compatible hearing aid.
You could easily use an earpiece that doesn't go "in the ear", with almost any hearing aid, as well.
It's a cool device he's built, but his problem isn't what he thinks it is.
If your phone does this sort of thing, it's time to get a new phone. You've probably got some serious problems. I've never seen a cell phone ,except for Nextels, which are at higher RF output power, cause interference like this, when tuned properly.
However, I did have a phone that anytime it would ring if it was near my bathroom, the electrical circuit wired to the bathroom would overload, causing the breaker that provides power for that area of my house to trip. After that happened twice, I took the phone in to a service center, and it turned out that not only did the software need a very important upgrade, but also the RF transmitter was WAY out of spec.
All handheld cell phones are 300 mW, except for Nextels, which I've heard they managed to pay off the FCC enough to allow them to bend the rules and make 1W handheld transmitters, or perhaps even more.. (you ever hold a Nextel a few inches away from an incandescent light bulb, and key the mic? scary)
Technically, if the phone model speaks the same communication protocol and same frequency as the carrier you want to use it with, it doesn't matter who branded the phone initially. You CAN activate a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, if you know the program code for the phone. (It's a little more difficult going the other way around, since Sprint has a pre-approved ESN list, if they don't have the serial #, it can be virtually impossible to get it to activate) You can get phones for the GSM carriers, as long as they speak the right frequencies, that can be switched among the GSM carriers, as long as you get them carrier unlocked.
At least in the case of Verizon, though, highly recommended to use only a Verizon approved handset. I've seen a few people use Sprint PCS phones on Verizon's network, and the performance is awful - Sprint's phones aren't nearly as high quality as the ones that Verizon approves. (This is also why Verizon takes freakin forever to get new phones to market, because they go through at least a 3 month long QC process)