Hey bad pictures are bad pictures. I can see your point but it would seem to be a case of discipline. This might be a good thing for people just starting. For every bad picture put a dime in a jar:) at the end of the year buy some new lenses or a good point and shoot camera:)
Well take the longer view of this. This ship started off as a troop transport in WWII It was built in 1943! It was mothballed and reactivated a few times and finally turned into a tracking ship. This ship has been reused often and now is going to be used as an artifical reef. Seems like a great use of resources to me. Eventually it will end up as... Iron ore again.
It has been a long time since I was diving but is it still the 60 60 rule? 60 minutes at 60 feet was safe. Of course that usually just about worked out as a single tank.
I also think that there are a good number of X-Ray and sonogram machines that used Polaroid Film. I am sure that a lot of them have been replaced but in many clinics in poor areas I will bet they are still being used.
You know what? I saw a horse drawn buggy Friday night. They still make them for the hobbyist and for a number of businesses. So by that standard it should work out well for them.
Not really. The LCD is much smaller and lacks the resolution of the full sized picture. The advantage of Digital is cost. You might as well take ten pictures and throw out nine. Also digital just doesn't have the same quality of image. But then I am not going to run out and buy this film. If there are enough people to want it then great for them. I just hate to see Mr. Land's name fade from the scene.
Dream on. Even if IE is only 20% Support will still be mandatory at least of good web designers/programmers. You don't lock 1 out of five people out of your site. It doesn't matter if that 1 is on IE or FireFox. But I don't really think that IE is down to 65% I could be wrong but that sounds very low for a world wide number. If it is true then great but IE support will be an evil we have to live with for a very long time.
You have the NDA? Palm has a huge stake in the Pre. Right now the company is ridding on it and it has not been released yet. Again it is all just fluff and bother for now. These guys just wanted to get in first and become the place for Pre stuff and probably generate ad revenue.
How long until HTML 5 is supported in every browser? The "good" thing about Flash is that it is a plug in. Flash can be added to just about every browser by downloading a plug in. HTML 5 will take a lot longer to get into every browser. I really don't like Flash or plug-ins but in this case it is an advantage and will be for a long time to come. Oh and NOBODY except Slashdot will write to a standard that IE doesn't support.
For now. I wonder how long that will last. Microsoft copies all things Apple. My bet it will be just a matter of time before it puts in an AppStore and locks things down. Microsoft has never seen a revenue stream it didn't love.
Why? Really all that happened is these guys talked to Palm about setting this up, signed and NDA, got a meeting set up, then some yo yo tweeted about it and probably violated the NDA. So the meeting got canceled. No take down notice or anything like that. Now they are all upset and posting about how unfair this is and Slashdot picks it up and runs with it. Well just what are you going to replace your Tungsten E with then? Windows Mobil, iPhone, S60 maybe? Good grief folks get some perspective. Palm my end up sucking but the Pre may be great. Seems way out of line to get bent before the phone is even out yet.
As I said you want to bet that it will run? I had a friend of a friend that needed to open Microsoft Office Docs. I asked her what she was running and she said "Windows". Okay so I got her a CD with Open Office on it. It wouldn't run, She was running Windows 95 on a very old PC. Wine has been a big disappointment to me. It doesn't runny any of the small selection of games that I want to run so I will probably have to duel boot. Java is actually a lot better than it was and yes I support a Java program that is used on Linux, OS/X and Windows. It one of the few systems that uses an Applet that doesn't suck. Applets where a good idea that people just used for stupid things like hover buttons. My application will not work as an Ajax web app and Flash was too ugly to use at the time. I hear Flex is better but it is still more closed than Java. But a Windows Executable isn't portable by any definition. If you have ANY desire to make your programs portable and really want a native look the best solution is to use QT and make it portable at the source level. Other than that try Java today. It is much faster and I feel a really nice environment. And I feel it is a great platform for your typical form+database application that so many people have used VisualBasic for in the past. I wouldn't replace C++ with Java but VisualBasic? Yea boy..
You sure it runs on OSX under Wine? Did you target Wine and Test with it? No that isn't what portable means. None geek meaning of portable is a laptop! As far as a developer goes even Windows is no walk in the park as far as compatibility goes! Will your program run under Windows 98? What about W2K? XP works but does it require SP1, SP2, or SP3? What about Vista, Vista 64, and the evil XP 64? So if you are writing "Hello World" then maybe your right but in the real world that real developers live in there is no such thing as Windows. Windows if a family of OSs each with their own quirks, slightly different APIs, and a parent company that keeps up the lie that they are all compatible. And since we are talking about programming and developing software the only terms that matter are the "geek" terms.
Interesting a windows app is portable? Can you run it on Linux, Solaris, Mac, or BSD? I don't think you really know what that word means. As to downloading the JRE most people probably already have the JRE so that isn't an issue. But if you want to play that game isn't it easier to download a JRE than to buy Windows, download and install VirtualBox, and Install Windows under VirtualBox just to run your oh so portable app?
And for all those that haven't tried Java for a while the latest version of the JRE has a much faster startup time. It is actually really nice to use and app that run on it are pretty fast and work well.
Yea nobody would ever use something like that! I guess you better tell Valve so they can shut down Steam and cut their losses.
Actually an App Store is a great idea. Yes the Internet works but you have to find the software on the Internet. It also makes life easy for the developers. They don't have to run a store. Linux could really us one. Click n Run just isn't very good and Ubuntu sells like two pieces of software on their site and hide it well. Of course the faithful will be up in arms over the idea of selling software on Linux but hey it is all about freedom of choice.
For me it really depends on which satillite your using. If it is a Sigint/comint then yes I have a problem with it. If it is a photoint then no I really don't They can only see what you could see from a plane anyway. Train some civilian interpreters and there is your separation.
I have also heard it called the "mainframe". Yea and my mother called Atari 2600 cartridges "tapes". And you have no idea how much stupid stuff I hear from "computer experts" every day. Just let it go it will ruin your life.
My opinion as to why has more to do with dogma and the difficultly in marketing and selling software on Linux. Yes I know about ClicknRun but it isn't a good implementation. There isn't a workable FOSS business model for many types of software programs. There is no good business model for FOSS games. There is no way to recover your investment with "support" or "customization" for a game. Same can be said for CAD software and so far video editing. What you are life with are some great programs that are a labor of love or with a lot of dead projects that just don't cut it. Linux needs a good integrated software store. You can put media in there a well if you like. It needs to be easy to use like the iPhone/Android App store and handle dependencies like Synaptic. That and a stable binary driver interface would do wonders for Linux on the desktop. Developers could make money providing software that users want and need. FOSS will never go away but if you want Linux on the desktop that is the step that is needed. If not FOSS will still live but it will live as Firefox, Thunderbird, Gimp, and OpenOffice running on a Windows desktop.
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Plus I would love to dive this wreck! :)
The whole green thing lets one feel good about a trip the Keys
Hey bad pictures are bad pictures. I can see your point but it would seem to be a case of discipline. :) at the end of the year buy some new lenses or a good point and shoot camera :)
This might be a good thing for people just starting. For every bad picture put a dime in a jar
Well take the longer view of this.
This ship started off as a troop transport in WWII It was built in 1943! It was mothballed and reactivated a few times and finally turned into a tracking ship.
This ship has been reused often and now is going to be used as an artifical reef. Seems like a great use of resources to me.
Eventually it will end up as... Iron ore again.
It has been a long time since I was diving but is it still the 60 60 rule?
60 minutes at 60 feet was safe. Of course that usually just about worked out as a single tank.
I also think that there are a good number of X-Ray and sonogram machines that used Polaroid Film. I am sure that a lot of them have been replaced but in many clinics in poor areas I will bet they are still being used.
You know what? I saw a horse drawn buggy Friday night. They still make them for the hobbyist and for a number of businesses.
So by that standard it should work out well for them.
Not really. The LCD is much smaller and lacks the resolution of the full sized picture.
The advantage of Digital is cost. You might as well take ten pictures and throw out nine. Also digital just doesn't have the same quality of image. But then I am not going to run out and buy this film. If there are enough people to want it then great for them. I just hate to see Mr. Land's name fade from the scene.
well to be honest Linux cell based desktops is a very small % of users. Have you tried Gash?
That doesn't work well in the real world. Heck there are people still using Win98 to surf the net.
Notice I said, Can be added. The Wii does have Flash but not the latest version which does suck. Nintendo should update it.
From what I hear the Pre will have Flash,
But for Android.. http://gizmodo.com/5091778/flash-10-on-the-android-g1-its-getting-there
Flash on the iPhone.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/31/adobe_apple_working_together_on_flash_for_iphone.html
Flash for Windows Mobile http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices/wm.html
Flash for the S60 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices/nokia_s60.html
Dream on.
Even if IE is only 20% Support will still be mandatory at least of good web designers/programmers. You don't lock 1 out of five people out of your site. It doesn't matter if that 1 is on IE or FireFox.
But I don't really think that IE is down to 65% I could be wrong but that sounds very low for a world wide number. If it is true then great but IE support will be an evil we have to live with for a very long time.
You have the NDA?
Palm has a huge stake in the Pre. Right now the company is ridding on it and it has not been released yet.
Again it is all just fluff and bother for now. These guys just wanted to get in first and become the place for Pre stuff and probably generate ad revenue.
How long until HTML 5 is supported in every browser?
The "good" thing about Flash is that it is a plug in. Flash can be added to just about every browser by downloading a plug in.
HTML 5 will take a lot longer to get into every browser.
I really don't like Flash or plug-ins but in this case it is an advantage and will be for a long time to come.
Oh and NOBODY except Slashdot will write to a standard that IE doesn't support.
For now.
I wonder how long that will last. Microsoft copies all things Apple. My bet it will be just a matter of time before it puts in an AppStore and locks things down.
Microsoft has never seen a revenue stream it didn't love.
Why?
Really all that happened is these guys talked to Palm about setting this up, signed and NDA, got a meeting set up, then some yo yo tweeted about it and probably violated the NDA.
So the meeting got canceled.
No take down notice or anything like that. Now they are all upset and posting about how unfair this is and Slashdot picks it up and runs with it.
Well just what are you going to replace your Tungsten E with then?
Windows Mobil, iPhone, S60 maybe?
Good grief folks get some perspective. Palm my end up sucking but the Pre may be great. Seems way out of line to get bent before the phone is even out yet.
As I said you want to bet that it will run? I had a friend of a friend that needed to open Microsoft Office Docs. I asked her what she was running and she said "Windows". Okay so I got her a CD with Open Office on it.
It wouldn't run, She was running Windows 95 on a very old PC. Wine has been a big disappointment to me. It doesn't runny any of the small selection of games that I want to run so I will probably have to duel boot.
Java is actually a lot better than it was and yes I support a Java program that is used on Linux, OS/X and Windows. It one of the few systems that uses an Applet that doesn't suck. Applets where a good idea that people just used for stupid things like hover buttons. My application will not work as an Ajax web app and Flash was too ugly to use at the time. I hear Flex is better but it is still more closed than Java.
But a Windows Executable isn't portable by any definition. If you have ANY desire to make your programs portable and really want a native look the best solution is to use QT and make it portable at the source level. Other than that try Java today. It is much faster and I feel a really nice environment. And I feel it is a great platform for your typical form+database application that so many people have used VisualBasic for in the past.
I wouldn't replace C++ with Java but VisualBasic? Yea boy..
You sure it runs on OSX under Wine? Did you target Wine and Test with it?
No that isn't what portable means. None geek meaning of portable is a laptop!
As far as a developer goes even Windows is no walk in the park as far as compatibility goes! Will your program run under Windows 98? What about W2K?
XP works but does it require SP1, SP2, or SP3?
What about Vista, Vista 64, and the evil XP 64?
So if you are writing "Hello World" then maybe your right but in the real world that real developers live in there is no such thing as Windows. Windows if a family of OSs each with their own quirks, slightly different APIs, and a parent company that keeps up the lie that they are all compatible.
And since we are talking about programming and developing software the only terms that matter are the "geek" terms.
Interesting a windows app is portable?
Can you run it on Linux, Solaris, Mac, or BSD?
I don't think you really know what that word means.
As to downloading the JRE most people probably already have the JRE so that isn't an issue. But if you want to play that game isn't it easier to download a JRE than to buy Windows, download and install VirtualBox, and Install Windows under VirtualBox just to run your oh so portable app?
And for all those that haven't tried Java for a while the latest version of the JRE has a much faster startup time. It is actually really nice to use and app that run on it are pretty fast and work well.
Yea nobody would ever use something like that! I guess you better tell Valve so they can shut down Steam and cut their losses.
Actually an App Store is a great idea. Yes the Internet works but you have to find the software on the Internet.
It also makes life easy for the developers. They don't have to run a store.
Linux could really us one. Click n Run just isn't very good and Ubuntu sells like two pieces of software on their site and hide it well.
Of course the faithful will be up in arms over the idea of selling software on Linux but hey it is all about freedom of choice.
For me it really depends on which satillite your using. If it is a Sigint/comint then yes I have a problem with it. If it is a photoint then no I really don't
They can only see what you could see from a plane anyway. Train some civilian interpreters and there is your separation.
I think you are using the wrong word.
Don't you mean vermin and not victim?
I have also heard it called the "mainframe". Yea and my mother called Atari 2600 cartridges "tapes".
And you have no idea how much stupid stuff I hear from "computer experts" every day.
Just let it go it will ruin your life.
My opinion as to why has more to do with dogma and the difficultly in marketing and selling software on Linux.
Yes I know about ClicknRun but it isn't a good implementation.
There isn't a workable FOSS business model for many types of software programs.
There is no good business model for FOSS games. There is no way to recover your investment with "support" or "customization" for a game.
Same can be said for CAD software and so far video editing.
What you are life with are some great programs that are a labor of love or with a lot of dead projects that just don't cut it.
Linux needs a good integrated software store. You can put media in there a well if you like. It needs to be easy to use like the iPhone/Android App store and handle dependencies like Synaptic.
That and a stable binary driver interface would do wonders for Linux on the desktop. Developers could make money providing software that users want and need.
FOSS will never go away but if you want Linux on the desktop that is the step that is needed.
If not FOSS will still live but it will live as Firefox, Thunderbird, Gimp, and OpenOffice running on a Windows desktop.
Zero Linux Games.
Still not accurate but your example is a bit much.
You sure that that the next version will run under wine?
I wouldn't be.
Well how about a Home media and automation controller?