I gott ask tho, at what point would it have made more sense just to buy a regular computer? The green lighting is a nice touch tho.
What's the point? Well, since the site is slashdotted, I was unable to read the article.... but, the point is, to have a nice looking machine... that, get this, plays X-BOX games. I'm sick and tired of the "buy a $300 Walmart PC", for most people a $300 Walmart PC doesn't DO what the want to do. Believe it or not, hardware doesn't mean squat if it doesn't run the software you want.
I'm sure like most of us, his income consisted of his mother giving him a couple bucks for successfully making the bed twice in a row. I know that's the way I was able to blow money on comics.
Well, I for one sure wish you guys would hurry up and make your decision! Important tactical decisions are being made, and we need to know if we can count on your tank being there!
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whenYouCan(keepReferencingYourObjects)->LikeThis An d(you->use)->VerboseVariableNames(then, line(breaks,can->be))->Few(andFarBetween);
Actually, it should be:
whenYouCan(keepReferencingYourObjects).LikeThisA n d(you.use).VerboseVariableNames(then, line(breaks,can.be)).Few(andFarBetween);
remember, no pointers... *wink, wink*
Anyways, I have yet to see anything that bad (I know you were making a point), nor have I seen anything similar that can't be fitted within 80 columns on 2 lines. You can't seriously tell me you have never seen a C/C++ line that long. You can always write horrible code no matter the language, blaming it on the language itself is just an excuse.
What are your reasons for preferring C++ (or even C#) over Java? Speed, standards-compliance, readability, lower memory usage, saner language constructs, not controlled by Sun?
Speed - used to be, IBM is doing some amazing things with their JIT compilers. I think someone else mentioned they were getting 90% of native code. So this is no longer an issue for me. I've even writing some fairly advanced 3D apps using GL4Java.
Standards-compliance - well... not sure what to say here. There's not ASCI Java if that's what you mean. Never been much of an issue for me.
Readability - as I have been arguing above, I prefer Java's... just me I guess?
Lower Memory Usage - For sure! Java's memory footprint is horrible. Price you pay for a virtual machine. I do hate this.
Saner Language Constructs - see Readability.
Not Controlled By Sun - someone has to control it, I'd say they are doing a decent job of maintaining the API. They also seem to do a fine job of listening to the needs of the users. I think sun does a fine job with the API itself, they need to improve their application of it (Sun's JVM pretty bad, etc).
My main reasons for preferring C++... - lower level, like the control I think. - Sun's Swing and AWT API's suck IMHO. - Java is very large API, I get a bit overwhealmed at times.
The main things I hate about Java are its verbosity and its enforced and contrived structures.
Except that verbosity and (contrived?) structures goes a long way towards keeping source maintainable. By requiring this verbosity and not to mention strongly recommending the Sun Java coding standards + Javadoc, code becomes magnitudes easier to read. Sure, it adds work and a bit of pain to the original coder/programmer, but adds substantially more ease of use for those down the line. Don't get me wrong it's still very easy to write hard-to-read-and-or-maintain code, but it's a bit easier to go the correct route.
But if that's how you get your kicks, gagged and bound with Sun sticking it to you, then so be it...
That depends on what you are referring to. You are right that Sun tends to stick it to the end user now and then and ultimately Sun can be said to be Java's worst enemy. For example, Mac OS X trying to do some amazing things with Java showing how it can be used viably, getting very little support from Sun.
After all that's said, I too still prefer C++ (even C#) over Java, but just not for the reasons mentioned.
Except is S3 going to make any splash in the market? They've always been the bastard childs of the graphics industry. Substandard performance, drivers, etc, etc... It's like the turtle and the hare... except the turtle has been stapled to the road.
Guys in hazmat suits seal off my monkey when the drinks he poured caused a strange illness. There's probably less hair floating in it this way, as well.
That's not what he meant. There's a folder in your home dir called Public... where, you guessed it, you put anything you want anyone free access too. My grandma can do it... and she's DEAD!
3. Excessive consumerism-no one really needs one of these, it is just more marketing hype by the Redmond Bug Factory. Instead, why not spend the money on helping Open-source projects. Take 10% of what you spend on Microsoft and other proprietary software/hardware, and the quality of open-source will improve dramatically.
But how does THAT benefit ME. More importantly, how does that benefit me RIGHT NOW!?!?!?
I'd be cheaper for me to just gain the ability to hold my damn current digital camera still while taking a picture. That would improve the pictures of my pooch 100%.
Raise your hand if, like me, you cried when you saw the current selling price of the original action figures you proceded to tie to a fence, shoot with BB guns and explode with fire crackers. Twenty minutes of sheer joy, a lifetime of regret.
In favor of a PlayStation (n)? Since when did Sony become the underdog company that strives to rid the world of evil? If you truly make purchasing decisions based on the "ethics" of the companies that produce it, then ALL console systems should be off your list.
Aren't most web sites inaccessible due to the web server being down? I agree, this is skirting the issue, but... still. How often are sites inaccessible due to some node in the path being down? I would wager it is a very small percentage, with simply having the server crash being the major culprit.
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specious
adj.
Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious: a specious argument.
Deceptively attractive.
Where's the discrimination in 'Under God'? God could be Jesus, Jehovah, Allah, Buddah, Money, Sex, Snicker bars, etc...
For example, I worship at the Church of My Livingroom Couch, and find that I am NOT in fact discriminated against through the pledge of allegiance.
You can make $20/mo go a long way if you drink Scope and Thunderbird for lunch.
I gott ask tho, at what point would it have made more sense just to buy a regular computer? The green lighting is a nice touch tho.
What's the point? Well, since the site is slashdotted, I was unable to read the article.... but, the point is, to have a nice looking machine... that, get this, plays X-BOX games. I'm sick and tired of the "buy a $300 Walmart PC", for most people a $300 Walmart PC doesn't DO what the want to do. Believe it or not, hardware doesn't mean squat if it doesn't run the software you want.
I'm sure like most of us, his income consisted of his mother giving him a couple bucks for successfully making the bed twice in a row. I know that's the way I was able to blow money on comics.
I'd tell you that he didn't, but then I'd be a liar.
Well, I for one sure wish you guys would hurry up and make your decision! Important tactical decisions are being made, and we need to know if we can count on your tank being there!
Last week? I don't think I have had Duke3D installed on a system since '97.
You have never ever seen a woman, you never will
Then what the hell was it that put a gold band on my ring finger??? Now I'm scared to go home, thanks alot.
... unless a woman enters the loop!
whenYouCan(keepReferencingYourObjects)->LikeThi
Actually, it should be:
whenYouCan(keepReferencingYourObjects).LikeThis
remember, no pointers... *wink, wink*
Anyways, I have yet to see anything that bad (I know you were making a point), nor have I seen anything similar that can't be fitted within 80 columns on 2 lines. You can't seriously tell me you have never seen a C/C++ line that long. You can always write horrible code no matter the language, blaming it on the language itself is just an excuse.
What are your reasons for preferring C++ (or even C#) over Java? Speed, standards-compliance, readability, lower memory usage, saner language constructs, not controlled by Sun?
Speed - used to be, IBM is doing some amazing things with their JIT compilers. I think someone else mentioned they were getting 90% of native code. So this is no longer an issue for me. I've even writing some fairly advanced 3D apps using GL4Java.
Standards-compliance - well... not sure what to say here. There's not ASCI Java if that's what you mean. Never been much of an issue for me.
Readability - as I have been arguing above, I prefer Java's... just me I guess?
Lower Memory Usage - For sure! Java's memory footprint is horrible. Price you pay for a virtual machine. I do hate this.
Saner Language Constructs - see Readability.
Not Controlled By Sun - someone has to control it, I'd say they are doing a decent job of maintaining the API. They also seem to do a fine job of listening to the needs of the users. I think sun does a fine job with the API itself, they need to improve their application of it (Sun's JVM pretty bad, etc).
My main reasons for preferring C++...
- lower level, like the control I think.
- Sun's Swing and AWT API's suck IMHO.
- Java is very large API, I get a bit overwhealmed at times.
The main things I hate about Java are its verbosity and its enforced and contrived structures.
Except that verbosity and (contrived?) structures goes a long way towards keeping source maintainable. By requiring this verbosity and not to mention strongly recommending the Sun Java coding standards + Javadoc, code becomes magnitudes easier to read. Sure, it adds work and a bit of pain to the original coder/programmer, but adds substantially more ease of use for those down the line. Don't get me wrong it's still very easy to write hard-to-read-and-or-maintain code, but it's a bit easier to go the correct route.
But if that's how you get your kicks, gagged and bound with Sun sticking it to you, then so be it...
That depends on what you are referring to. You are right that Sun tends to stick it to the end user now and then and ultimately Sun can be said to be Java's worst enemy. For example, Mac OS X trying to do some amazing things with Java showing how it can be used viably, getting very little support from Sun.
After all that's said, I too still prefer C++ (even C#) over Java, but just not for the reasons mentioned.
Except is S3 going to make any splash in the market? They've always been the bastard childs of the graphics industry. Substandard performance, drivers, etc, etc... It's like the turtle and the hare ... except the turtle has been stapled to the road.
Guys in hazmat suits seal off my monkey when the drinks he poured caused a strange illness. There's probably less hair floating in it this way, as well.
If you can't trust those on your own subnet, then who can you trust? :-P
Ahhh finally, a good King of Queens reference. God, I love shows with fat men.
That's not what he meant. There's a folder in your home dir called Public... where, you guessed it, you put anything you want anyone free access too. My grandma can do it... and she's DEAD!
3. Excessive consumerism-no one really needs one of these, it is just more marketing hype by the Redmond Bug Factory. Instead, why not spend the money on helping Open-source projects. Take 10% of what you spend on Microsoft and other proprietary software/hardware, and the quality of open-source will improve dramatically.
But how does THAT benefit ME. More importantly, how does that benefit me RIGHT NOW!?!?!?
I'd be cheaper for me to just gain the ability to hold my damn current digital camera still while taking a picture. That would improve the pictures of my pooch 100%.
Raise your hand if, like me, you cried when you saw the current selling price of the original action figures you proceded to tie to a fence, shoot with BB guns and explode with fire crackers. Twenty minutes of sheer joy, a lifetime of regret.
In favor of a PlayStation (n)? Since when did Sony become the underdog company that strives to rid the world of evil? If you truly make purchasing decisions based on the "ethics" of the companies that produce it, then ALL console systems should be off your list.
Isn't that what http//www.fuckedcompany.com is for?
As a former employee of Alyssa Milano, I'd have to say she'd never make the top 100. She's hairy as hell.
Aren't most web sites inaccessible due to the web server being down? I agree, this is skirting the issue, but... still. How often are sites inaccessible due to some node in the path being down? I would wager it is a very small percentage, with simply having the server crash being the major culprit.