You mean the rich text box of it? Yes, it's a reusable component, but it's not clear to me that control was a problem before, although maybe you're right.
WordPad is also an MFC application, like many others, and in case there were something to fix there, that could be pretty important due to MFC's wide use.
The problem for me, even as a quite advanced user, is that these numbers say nothing to me. How quickly would an OS that swaps to drive now and then consume write cycles? How big difference if using an OS vs Photoshop vs an advanced and demanding computer game? I mean, I have no idea at all how quickly a computer would consume "1 million write cycles" because I have no idea how many write cycles is being used "normally" (I bet this also depends a lot on how you use the computer, or even which OS you have installed). It's not exactly something one would have had to care about before...?
Oh and as for going "inwards" to the center of that balloon and thinking "but there's the center!", that wouldn't really work, and would probably metaphorically be a bit like going back in the time part of the spacetime construct that is the balloon surface.
Yep, and if that gives one a big "huh!" look, the idea is that space expands by increasing the distance between matter, "stretching" spacetime itself, and doesn't expand inside something. There is no "something" on the outside, not even vacuum, because vacuum is a lack of matter, not a lack of spacetime. So it's a bit like a surface of a balloon expanding if you blow it up (= big bang), and wherever you go on that surface, you are always at the "center" from your point of view.
How can it not be normal if it occurs in nature? Because it doesn't commonly occur in nature? I think they're using "not normal" in the sense of "rare".
Why would anyone go to Microsoft for opinions on things like Windows Server 2003? Why? They can't possibly list any scenario with major disadvantages, because they sell the OS. Sure, it's not easy to find decent third party sources (you can obviously not ask on Linux-oriented sites either), but I'm pretty sure that the effort would be worth it.
Careful now... Windows gateways, virtual machines,... ? This is voodoo for an average gov't worker. It's technologies that can be used for terrorist activities too!
I agree... I think that's in part why it's legal to do this here. If you're in a city, it can be pretty hard to know who willingly opened their connection or not.:-p
them to spend 1.65 BILLION dollars on something if they didn't have a revenue source in mind? Having a revenue source doesn't imply having video ads. Far from it.:-p
No need to go outside anymore! The sad part about this, if I'd take your reply seriously;-), is that you need to travel farther and farther from your home these days to see the stars well due to light pollution.:-( It's far too rare for me to see a sky truly filled with stars.
Would you be willing to spend the extra bucks for network neutrality?
No, because I get "network neutrality" for $49 / month at 100 Mbps here.:-p (advertised FOIS bandwidth; in reality and across the Atlantic more like 20-25 Mbps max)
Ridiculous pricing. They need to get going at building FOIS networks since these are when in place far more cost efficient than those DSL lines.
I personally use and like Opera because it comes with the stuff I always use to have to install otherwise with Firefox built-in. Things like interactive ad blocking, the download manager, locking tabs, and so on. It's a lot of nice features without bloating the browser, and still feels lighter than Firefox to me, with the base Opera files without the profile being around 5 MB here *after* install, excluding a user profile and localization files that come with some versions.
Then it occurred to me, at least with D&D you're actually interacting with real, identifiable people. No griefing, no gold farming, no bots, no avatars with tearing polygons, no server lag to contend with.
I always disliked the XP "cost" for creating of magic items. It really made no sense to lose your experience about things by creating the things you had experience for. It's like an IT support professional being dumbed down to below the peers he's helping by answering too many support calls. Or to pick a more suitable profession, a glassworker becoming retarded. Sure it's about magic this time, but still the same reasoning behind it.
So thanks for that at least! I understand it was there for balance reasons, but I hope the balance can be achieved more logically this time!
I agree, browsing from here at least, I'd find this a bit more believable if there was at least some *signs* to it going bad in the near future. To the contrary, I am just able to efficiently browse more streaming sites than ever, and I can easily download and upload alike at over 10 Mbps especially in P2P scenarios where I'm not reliant to a single server (for real -- the advertised speed is 100 Mbps), with no monthly caps either. *shrug*
It's possible that he needs to run Windows-only apps (Windows has a vastly larger desktop market share after all) and think it's a hassle to run them through Wine or whatever, and deal with things that still don't like that software.
Vista has a ton of new features. That is not the issue here (you can read about the features on many web sites by now). You couldn't be more misinformed if you're saying Vista is just a skin. What about the virtual folders, search indexer, Windows Explorer, anti-malware, etc. The problem isn't that, a lack of features, it's the bugs and issues in its wake that are still largely unresolved.
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You mean the rich text box of it? Yes, it's a reusable component, but it's not clear to me that control was a problem before, although maybe you're right.
WordPad is also an MFC application, like many others, and in case there were something to fix there, that could be pretty important due to MFC's wide use.
I hate when I'm a geek and still don't understand the news on Slashdot. :-(
I'm Swedish so I didn't even understand the word "twee". Now I at least added it as a keyword for the story, and I think I'm done here.
The problem for me, even as a quite advanced user, is that these numbers say nothing to me. How quickly would an OS that swaps to drive now and then consume write cycles? How big difference if using an OS vs Photoshop vs an advanced and demanding computer game? I mean, I have no idea at all how quickly a computer would consume "1 million write cycles" because I have no idea how many write cycles is being used "normally" (I bet this also depends a lot on how you use the computer, or even which OS you have installed). It's not exactly something one would have had to care about before...?
Oh and as for going "inwards" to the center of that balloon and thinking "but there's the center!", that wouldn't really work, and would probably metaphorically be a bit like going back in the time part of the spacetime construct that is the balloon surface.
Yep, and if that gives one a big "huh!" look, the idea is that space expands by increasing the distance between matter, "stretching" spacetime itself, and doesn't expand inside something. There is no "something" on the outside, not even vacuum, because vacuum is a lack of matter, not a lack of spacetime. So it's a bit like a surface of a balloon expanding if you blow it up (= big bang), and wherever you go on that surface, you are always at the "center" from your point of view.
Why would anyone go to Microsoft for opinions on things like Windows Server 2003? Why? They can't possibly list any scenario with major disadvantages, because they sell the OS. Sure, it's not easy to find decent third party sources (you can obviously not ask on Linux-oriented sites either), but I'm pretty sure that the effort would be worth it.
Careful now... Windows gateways, virtual machines, ... ? This is voodoo for an average gov't worker. It's technologies that can be used for terrorist activities too!
I agree... I think that's in part why it's legal to do this here. If you're in a city, it can be pretty hard to know who willingly opened their connection or not. :-p
It would be cool if it was made at least as powerful as Celestia.
Would you be willing to spend the extra bucks for network neutrality?
:-p
No, because I get "network neutrality" for $49 / month at 100 Mbps here.
(advertised FOIS bandwidth; in reality and across the Atlantic more like 20-25 Mbps max)
Ridiculous pricing. They need to get going at building FOIS networks since these are when in place far more cost efficient than those DSL lines.
Damn, that response time was faster than a freaked out web browser company resolving a security hole!
:-o
Just days after we heard Internet TV would crash it they're working on a fix. And they're working on an Internet, not just a security hole.
I personally use and like Opera because it comes with the stuff I always use to have to install otherwise with Firefox built-in. Things like interactive ad blocking, the download manager, locking tabs, and so on. It's a lot of nice features without bloating the browser, and still feels lighter than Firefox to me, with the base Opera files without the profile being around 5 MB here *after* install, excluding a user profile and localization files that come with some versions.
I think I'm going to give this up soon. But the laptops ARE pretty polite.
Buy a couple of Realdolls to sit by the laptops and you'll be gaming with the hottest gang of D&D players in no time!
But no dancing night elves with big boobs!!!
Nah, you're not cool, you're just a misguided fool browsing Slashdot instead of Cosmopolitan. ;-)
I always disliked the XP "cost" for creating of magic items. It really made no sense to lose your experience about things by creating the things you had experience for. It's like an IT support professional being dumbed down to below the peers he's helping by answering too many support calls. Or to pick a more suitable profession, a glassworker becoming retarded. Sure it's about magic this time, but still the same reasoning behind it.
So thanks for that at least! I understand it was there for balance reasons, but I hope the balance can be achieved more logically this time!
I agree, browsing from here at least, I'd find this a bit more believable if there was at least some *signs* to it going bad in the near future. To the contrary, I am just able to efficiently browse more streaming sites than ever, and I can easily download and upload alike at over 10 Mbps especially in P2P scenarios where I'm not reliant to a single server (for real -- the advertised speed is 100 Mbps), with no monthly caps either. *shrug*
Unthinkable? - Why?
It's possible that he needs to run Windows-only apps (Windows has a vastly larger desktop market share after all) and think it's a hassle to run them through Wine or whatever, and deal with things that still don't like that software.
OS X works out of the box (to the greater extent), so why are Vista and Linux such pigs?
Consider what hardware Vista and Linux is well integrated with. Yes, that's right, none.
So there you have your answer at least as for hardware compatibility and things like that.
Vista has a ton of new features. That is not the issue here (you can read about the features on many web sites by now). You couldn't be more misinformed if you're saying Vista is just a skin. What about the virtual folders, search indexer, Windows Explorer, anti-malware, etc. The problem isn't that, a lack of features, it's the bugs and issues in its wake that are still largely unresolved.
because it's plausible they could start limiting traffic on listening ports that get a lot of traffic
That's true, but that would be the same as limiting traffic for customers who down/upload much.
It would no longer be about legality, it would no longer even be about protocols, or what you use their service for.