The 6 Java people didn't do as well as the.net people overall, but their stuff ran on Mac most of the time. They reported spending some time and effort to get the Mac version working.
I call "Shenanigans" on this. I'm not a Java fanboy by any means but I would have to say that if they could not get it to run on Windows, Mac and Linux, then clearly they were not very good coders. The projects I did in Java for my programming classes ran on Windows and Linux with never a problem. My machines were Linux at home and Windows (sometimes dual-boot) at school and I constantly transported the project files back and forth and not once had an issue of running on one platform but not the other.
Actually, this is not a bad model at all: at least in a futuristic setting like AO, it fits in nicely. But I'd love to see them try showing ads in a game with a medieval theme... now that'd be a real treat.
Just what I need... Billboards next the entance to intances in WoW. "You're next wipe could be prevented if you bought the nVidia 99999934495900 GTX (now with hecta-SLI)"
MATURE Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.
ADULTS ONLY Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content that should only be played by persons 18 years and older. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.
I *love* the difference between these two ratings. Because it's so amazing how much maturity a 17 yr old gains on her 18th birthday. As though watching sexual content the day (week, or month) before one's 18th birthday will irreversably scar them.
Things like that are what I consider one of the more embarrassing things about the design of Linux. In fact, it really surprises me that in 2006, there is still not a true, separate driver interface API. It's pretty backwards that device drivers are a part of the kernel source tree, to be frank. However, it's pretty clear now that Linux's niche is, and perhaps always will be, the server market, where that's not as much of a concern (since hardware doesn't change a lot anyway).
As opposed to when doing a new install of WS2k3, it tries to load every RAID and SCSI driver it has (especially, after I already told it I have a floppy for it).
Once a week, my Mac tells Apple about all the versions of Apple-branded software on my computer so that Apple can check to see whether my software is up-to-date. Is that spyware? Well, yes it is. On the other hand, I approve of that kind of action.
But it is possible to have the server tell the client what the latest versions are released and the client-side update application can decide to download it (think just about all linux updaters (apt-get, yum, portage, etc). These corporations choose to collect this information users and quite possibly a lot more.
The Supreme Court ruled on this some time ago - common carrier status doesn't apply to internet service providers offerings because their offerings are considered to be "information services" rather than "telecommunications services" under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. That's not to say I don't think they *should* be considered common carriers, but under current law they're not.
I think what the GP was trying to ask was *If* AT&T and other common carriers stop being packet neutral would they lose their status? Because if random-child-porn.com starts paying AT&T to provide better QoS to their customers, doesn't this make them responsable for that traffic flowing over their network?
I suspect that since most people get their signals from cable companies or dish networks that they will eventually go to an ala carte system where you sign up for particular channels. The cable company will then pay the network that provides the channel a percentage which would be based on number of customers that buy that channel. This in turn may (stress MAY) get the networks to produce better shows so more people will buy their channels. Those channels that don't produce content that generates significant sales would slowly die.
Having worked for a satellite tv provider, I can tell you that this is *very* unlikely to happen. It is the content providers, not the cable companies that are trying to prevent the unbundling of channels. Disney, Viacom and the others use their main channels (ESPN, MTV, etc) to force the broadcasters to also carry ESPN: The Ocho and VH1:More Crap bands with One Hit, etc. The providers know that they could never get many to order 150+ channels when most people are only going to watch maybe 5-10 channels.
I disagree. Apple is not bowing completely to every RIAA wish. If this were the case each song would be at least $3.99 and you would have to pay twice, once to have it on the computer and once to put it on the iPod. Apple must make some consessions to RIAA in order to have the rights to sell the songs, or the RIAA will just take their toys and go home. The fact that you can still get a song for $.99 and can even rip the AAC files to a playable CD shows that Apple is looking out for the customer. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people forget that businesses have to compromise, not every business can take MS's and Walmart's "My-way-or-the-highway" business style or the economy would fail.
I find it particularly disturbing that according to Stallman, if I'm a hairdresser or a butcher I can sell my services, if I'm a programmer I must be a hippie for the good of mankind and sell T-shirts.
What is disturbing is how this misconception continues. There's is nothing in the GPL that says you have to give away your services. To use your analogy, if you create a new hairstyle, the GPL says any other hairdresser can use your style but they can't stop others from copying the style from them either, even if they make a minor change to the style. So while you've let other hairdressers copy a haircut style you have come up with, you can still charge people to get that haircut.
And before someone says it, Gentoo fixes this and yes I use it. Spending a day emerging KDE wasn't very feasible for a workstation at work though.
Personally, this is why I think is better that Gentoo has moved is default install to Stage 3. You can have a full system up and running with KDE or Gnome using the GRP packages in about the same time it takes to install any other Distro. Then get to doing whatever you want to do. Adjust your cflags, use flags, etc. and install screen, "emerge -e world" as you go home.
Without much work you can setup a cron script to update portage tree, fetch packages to install, and using the "B" switch have emerge build the updates but not install, and have it done overnight.
Can we please, for the love of god, have a game like Quake 3? *Every* other FPS is exactly the same. You know what the difference is between Halo 2 and Half Life 2? The story. Oh sure, the storylines are great. I loved those games. But they are all the same in terms of gameplay. They just have different graphics. Quake 3 - particularly with the threewave mod, is totally unique. It's not like anything else out there.
Just to make sure I read your comment correctly. Your complaint is that all other FPS (First Person Shooters) are the same except that they have different stories and graphics. Isn't that a bit like saying all Racing Sims are the same except that they have different cars and graphics? If you're not running around looking from behind weapon X, shooting at random baddies (NPCs or PvP), and throwing the occasional switch, then its not a FPS.
Good man yourself... are you sure your government will let you do that? I mean they spent a lot of cash on brainwashing you to dislike France because they wouldn't join your half cocked crusade, they might be upset at the waste of their money!
When has the government *ever* been concerned with the waste of money? Apparently you forgot the first rule of government spending: "Why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"
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Yes but in just 1 week could ENIAC come up with over 1000 movie ideas of which, over 800 include Adam Sandler??
Plus, something tells me we might just need those 0.09 TiB for the Vista SP1 update.
I call "Shenanigans" on this. I'm not a Java fanboy by any means but I would have to say that if they could not get it to run on Windows, Mac and Linux, then clearly they were not very good coders. The projects I did in Java for my programming classes ran on Windows and Linux with never a problem. My machines were Linux at home and Windows (sometimes dual-boot) at school and I constantly transported the project files back and forth and not once had an issue of running on one platform but not the other.
Thank you for leaving out the details of why you were *in* your friend. Too much info.
Senator Ted Stevens already clearly told us about the Internet: "It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes."
Just what I need... Billboards next the entance to intances in WoW. "You're next wipe could be prevented if you bought the nVidia 99999934495900 GTX (now with hecta-SLI)"
"There's an Air in Space Musuem!"
Have you ever smoked weed... IN SPACE?!
Electric guitar with headphones? (there's no sound in space)
Air Guitar.
I *love* the difference between these two ratings. Because it's so amazing how much maturity a 17 yr old gains on her 18th birthday. As though watching sexual content the day (week, or month) before one's 18th birthday will irreversably scar them.
As opposed to when doing a new install of WS2k3, it tries to load every RAID and SCSI driver it has (especially, after I already told it I have a floppy for it).
Should a man solve this problem, he would be a fool to simply provide this knowledge in a man page.
But it is possible to have the server tell the client what the latest versions are released and the client-side update application can decide to download it (think just about all linux updaters (apt-get, yum, portage, etc). These corporations choose to collect this information users and quite possibly a lot more.
That's BAD!!
I think what the GP was trying to ask was *If* AT&T and other common carriers stop being packet neutral would they lose their status? Because if random-child-porn.com starts paying AT&T to provide better QoS to their customers, doesn't this make them responsable for that traffic flowing over their network?
I'm sure this would be considered a fair use, due to being parody in nature
OR you could train it to recognise "Curly-el" to be the char "£" :)
I suspect that since most people get their signals from cable companies or dish networks that they will eventually go to an ala carte system where you sign up for particular channels. The cable company will then pay the network that provides the channel a percentage which would be based on number of customers that buy that channel. This in turn may (stress MAY) get the networks to produce better shows so more people will buy their channels. Those channels that don't produce content that generates significant sales would slowly die.
Having worked for a satellite tv provider, I can tell you that this is *very* unlikely to happen. It is the content providers, not the cable companies that are trying to prevent the unbundling of channels. Disney, Viacom and the others use their main channels (ESPN, MTV, etc) to force the broadcasters to also carry ESPN: The Ocho and VH1:More Crap bands with One Hit, etc. The providers know that they could never get many to order 150+ channels when most people are only going to watch maybe 5-10 channels.
I disagree. Apple is not bowing completely to every RIAA wish. If this were the case each song would be at least $3.99 and you would have to pay twice, once to have it on the computer and once to put it on the iPod. Apple must make some consessions to RIAA in order to have the rights to sell the songs, or the RIAA will just take their toys and go home. The fact that you can still get a song for $.99 and can even rip the AAC files to a playable CD shows that Apple is looking out for the customer. Unfortunately, I think a lot of people forget that businesses have to compromise, not every business can take MS's and Walmart's "My-way-or-the-highway" business style or the economy would fail.
I find it particularly disturbing that according to Stallman, if I'm a hairdresser or a butcher I can sell my services, if I'm a programmer I must be a hippie for the good of mankind and sell T-shirts.
What is disturbing is how this misconception continues. There's is nothing in the GPL that says you have to give away your services. To use your analogy, if you create a new hairstyle, the GPL says any other hairdresser can use your style but they can't stop others from copying the style from them either, even if they make a minor change to the style. So while you've let other hairdressers copy a haircut style you have come up with, you can still charge people to get that haircut.
Personally, this is why I think is better that Gentoo has moved is default install to Stage 3. You can have a full system up and running with KDE or Gnome using the GRP packages in about the same time it takes to install any other Distro. Then get to doing whatever you want to do. Adjust your cflags, use flags, etc. and install screen, "emerge -e world" as you go home.
Without much work you can setup a cron script to update portage tree, fetch packages to install, and using the "B" switch have emerge build the updates but not install, and have it done overnight.
Do they teach the Dark Side of the Force at Darthmouth College?
Can we please, for the love of god, have a game like Quake 3? *Every* other FPS is exactly the same. You know what the difference is between Halo 2 and Half Life 2? The story. Oh sure, the storylines are great. I loved those games. But they are all the same in terms of gameplay. They just have different graphics. Quake 3 - particularly with the threewave mod, is totally unique. It's not like anything else out there.
Just to make sure I read your comment correctly. Your complaint is that all other FPS (First Person Shooters) are the same except that they have different stories and graphics. Isn't that a bit like saying all Racing Sims are the same except that they have different cars and graphics? If you're not running around looking from behind weapon X, shooting at random baddies (NPCs or PvP), and throwing the occasional switch, then its not a FPS.
When has the government *ever* been concerned with the waste of money? Apparently you forgot the first rule of government spending: "Why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"
Lets just call it Joe.
surf the web with Joe.
Hmm, too late I think. Joe already exists.