Check the laws. You actually do NOT have the right to 'space-shift' CDs. You can make a CD-to-CD copy for backup purposes, but CD-to-other-format, be it tape, minidisc, mp3, or whatever, is not allowed. That is considering creating a 'derivative work'.
Wow, it's a good thing you didn't read the comments below, because your incorrect statement is just SO important. You would have seen that it was, indeed, made already by many people, and, what's more, is WRONG. Trademarks require active protection by the holder, not patents.
So let's see:
1. Didn't read previous comments.
2. Ignorant of the law.
3. Just had to demonstrate ignorance of the law.
4. [Assumption] Didn't read the article, just the summary.
When was the last time you read Tolkein and thought "Where is the love story?"
Everytime it mentions Aragorn and Arwen in one sentence and then drops the subject entirely. I think the tragic love story of those two deserved more development than a few pages tossed in to the appendix.
Heh, there's no way Slashdot would be worth visiting if it weren't for off topic discussions!
Anyway, I also agree that sodomy laws would be a better example for the issue as you stated. However, I also agree that anti-discrimination laws are a good thing, and fervently disagree with the Libertarian notion that personal liberties should NEVER be compromised for the benefit of social liberties.
So, basically, I was just being a nit-picking bastard.
It's interesting how you handwave a desire that there be laws to prevent behavior you dislike (firing someone for being gay) into a rant about how the government is bad for making many things illegal.
Having the government force people to conform to your (and my) opinion that gay people are not bad is just another example of the denial of person freedom. If I start a business with my own money, then why should the government make special cases about who I can and cannot fire at will?
Let's do the same thing with abortion doctors and homosexuals next! Us Slashdot readers are so smart -- we know some stuff about computers! -- that naturally we have the right to pass mortal judgement on everyone.
This is what happens when your website design values "looking cool" over "being useful". Flashy sites (especially FLASH-y sites) may be more fun for the creator, but they all present serious user interface problems and make things extraordinarily difficult for people who had a reason to come to the site in the first place.
It's "Moore's Law", and it does not state that CPU speed doubles every two years. Moore's Law states that transistor density doubles roughly every 18 months.
Actually, picture quality on an LCD is better. There's no DAC needed, and you aren't dealing with the less precise magnetic directioning. Also, refresh rate, even adjustible, isn't a pro for monitors. Having to constantly recharge the phosphors is definitely a disadvantage to CRT.
Sure, this isn't a case of Linux replacing Windows, but it is a case of Free replacing Proprietary, and that's just as important, if not moreso. Microsoft's Ministry of FUD has been working overtime trying to scare people away from Free Software solutions, using "arguements" that are little more than "Free Software Is Communism!".
Free Software / Linux advocates should be glad that: 1) the best a multi-billion dollar corporation can do is mimic some of the very unoriginal trolls around here; and 2) companies are not being trolled.
Exactly. If you vote, it means you accept the game and will abide by the results. You took part in the supposedly democratic process and lost fairly (although 'fairly' doesn't really apply to this last election). It seems like you have LESS of a right to complain if you voted, because you implicitly acknowledged the fairness of the result.
Skylarov's software had a legitimate use in Russia, where Adobe's crippling the product is illegal. In America, however, it is OK for Adobe to put restrictions on their product (the DMCA is encouragement for this kind of behavior) and it's Skylarov's software that is illegal. I don't think it's ethically right, but what's a legitimate use in Russia is not a legitimate use in the US.
FPS's are FPS-intensive. But modern architecture allows for even these applications to be developed using high-level API calls and maintainable, less efficient code.
There has not been a shift to the "proper" way of programming! What's causing the flood of crappy games are the entertainment conglomerates driving programmers to work 18 days every day of every week, paying well less than tech sector average wages, and sacking teams after every game.
Games today will be more complicated and more graphics-oriented than in the past. It's what the market dictages. But by taking advantage of software engineering practices, even lightweight ones like XP, programmers will find that its easier to develop robust, extensible, maintainable engines -- they can then spend more time working on the gameplay issues instead of constant rework on the graphics engine or squashing bizarre, intermitant bugs.
Writing games for modern hardware does not require the obfuscating (although certainly clever) hacks needed when consumer computing was in its infancy. A modern game engine can be designed in a robust, readable, object-oriented manner and still get outstanding FPS.
If a student recently wrote a game using the "old school" attitude than I think his professors would be perfectly justified in at voicing dissatisfaction with the students work.
The main disadvantage to GPLing Kylix itself would be opening up the product to a monopolistic competitor that quite frankly cannot be trusted not to steal code a violate the GPL. Microsoft already tried to sink Borland by marketing vastly inferior tools promoted by the OS monopoly, and then trying to hire away ALL Borland talent.
Fortunately, the market is realizing how much better Borland's tools are, and the courts stopped Microsoft from using their massive amounts of cash to hire away all Borland developers.
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Check the laws. You actually do NOT have the right to 'space-shift' CDs. You can make a CD-to-CD copy for backup purposes, but CD-to-other-format, be it tape, minidisc, mp3, or whatever, is not allowed. That is considering creating a 'derivative work'.
Fucked up, but true.
Yeah, god forbid he gets a machine that runs faster, cooler, and more reliably than your fanboy-approved AMD system.
Wow, it's a good thing you didn't read the comments below, because your incorrect statement is just SO important. You would have seen that it was, indeed, made already by many people, and, what's more, is WRONG. Trademarks require active protection by the holder, not patents.
So let's see:
1. Didn't read previous comments.
2. Ignorant of the law.
3. Just had to demonstrate ignorance of the law.
4. [Assumption] Didn't read the article, just the summary.
Thank you for supporting the Slashbot stereotype!
Gateway Nomad 386. 4 MB RAM. 40 MB HD. Was DOS 5.1. Now NewBSD firewall / NAT machine.
Actually $4000 is about top of the line for a real desktop-replacement laptop.
Everytime it mentions Aragorn and Arwen in one sentence and then drops the subject entirely. I think the tragic love story of those two deserved more development than a few pages tossed in to the appendix.
Heh, there's no way Slashdot would be worth visiting if it weren't for off topic discussions!
Anyway, I also agree that sodomy laws would be a better example for the issue as you stated. However, I also agree that anti-discrimination laws are a good thing, and fervently disagree with the Libertarian notion that personal liberties should NEVER be compromised for the benefit of social liberties.
So, basically, I was just being a nit-picking bastard.
It's interesting how you handwave a desire that there be laws to prevent behavior you dislike (firing someone for being gay) into a rant about how the government is bad for making many things illegal.
Having the government force people to conform to your (and my) opinion that gay people are not bad is just another example of the denial of person freedom. If I start a business with my own money, then why should the government make special cases about who I can and cannot fire at will?
No, not a "moral judgement", a "mortal judgement" -- a decision on terminating a life.
Let's do the same thing with abortion doctors and homosexuals next! Us Slashdot readers are so smart -- we know some stuff about computers! -- that naturally we have the right to pass mortal judgement on everyone.
This is what happens when your website design values "looking cool" over "being useful". Flashy sites (especially FLASH-y sites) may be more fun for the creator, but they all present serious user interface problems and make things extraordinarily difficult for people who had a reason to come to the site in the first place.
It's "Moore's Law", and it does not state that CPU speed doubles every two years. Moore's Law states that transistor density doubles roughly every 18 months.
Actually, picture quality on an LCD is better. There's no DAC needed, and you aren't dealing with the less precise magnetic directioning. Also, refresh rate, even adjustible, isn't a pro for monitors. Having to constantly recharge the phosphors is definitely a disadvantage to CRT.
Oh yes, you're a simpleton who's easily amused by tedious and repeatative garbage, but obviously it's the other guy who has a humor problem.
Sure, this isn't a case of Linux replacing Windows, but it is a case of Free replacing Proprietary, and that's just as important, if not moreso. Microsoft's Ministry of FUD has been working overtime trying to scare people away from Free Software solutions, using "arguements" that are little more than "Free Software Is Communism!".
Free Software / Linux advocates should be glad that: 1) the best a multi-billion dollar corporation can do is mimic some of the very unoriginal trolls around here; and 2) companies are not being trolled.
Exactly. If you vote, it means you accept the game and will abide by the results. You took part in the supposedly democratic process and lost fairly (although 'fairly' doesn't really apply to this last election). It seems like you have LESS of a right to complain if you voted, because you implicitly acknowledged the fairness of the result.
This isn't a First Amendment issue. Just because the government might be listening in shouldn't prevent you from speaking freely.
Skylarov's software had a legitimate use in Russia, where Adobe's crippling the product is illegal. In America, however, it is OK for Adobe to put restrictions on their product (the DMCA is encouragement for this kind of behavior) and it's Skylarov's software that is illegal. I don't think it's ethically right, but what's a legitimate use in Russia is not a legitimate use in the US.
He was also making fun about people with attitudes like yours. You seemed to miss that part.
Read the site policy. Trolls are not allowed. The editors there had no problem with removing comments written to just get a hysterical reaction.
FPS's are FPS-intensive. But modern architecture allows for even these applications to be developed using high-level API calls and maintainable, less efficient code.
Games today will be more complicated and more graphics-oriented than in the past. It's what the market dictages. But by taking advantage of software engineering practices, even lightweight ones like XP, programmers will find that its easier to develop robust, extensible, maintainable engines -- they can then spend more time working on the gameplay issues instead of constant rework on the graphics engine or squashing bizarre, intermitant bugs.
If a student recently wrote a game using the "old school" attitude than I think his professors would be perfectly justified in at voicing dissatisfaction with the students work.
Fortunately, the market is realizing how much better Borland's tools are, and the courts stopped Microsoft from using their massive amounts of cash to hire away all Borland developers.
It will definitely happen. While Delphi/OP is their flagship product they are perfectly aware that Linux is based around a C/C++-centric crowd.