if Microsoft defaulted to 64-bit, Canon would HAVE to release 64-bit drivers.
Microsoft doesn't default to anything, because Microsoft doesn't sell computers. Moreover, Vista and Win7 both come with licenses to install both 32 and 64-bit versions with the same product key, so this fellow's argument about licensing issues is moot.
It's the hardware sellers like Dell & HP that would need to install 64-bit OSes by default, but they won't do that just yet because people are still mostly buying computers with 4GB of RAM become more common. But every month/year they can put it off is another month/year for old devices to die and be replaced with more modern devices with existing 64-bit drivers. That means fewer "[Perform 30 minutes of generic troubleshooting steps] followed by [we're sorry, you need to contact the device manufacturer]" calls they'll receive, and fewer people returning their new PC because of unmet expectations, however misguided.
There's a big difference between telling the occasional joke to your best friend, who has a good idea that you don't really believe the implications of the joke, and telling it to a random stranger or a new acquaintance. Although, if you constantly make race jokes, your friend may come to believe that you really are a racist, and that he just happens to be the exception to your bigotry for whatever reason.
Have you ever needed to insert terrible code to make something work at the last minute?
A properly designed project will never require the last-minute insertion of bad code. Rather, proper planning and foresight allows terrible code to be implemented in each and every step of the process.
I've found an excellent practice is to define what problem I want to solve, and who my target audience is. In the first case, the problem I'm trying to solve is often the same: I want to make money. And my target audience is anyone who likes purple primates, which is obviously everyone. Next, since I know I can't please all the people all the time, I throw their expectations out the window and instead create whatever I want.
Also, a little tip for you beginners: Recursion is super fast, so use it for EVERYTHING. In fact, you should only need one function or method in the entire program. If recursion is too intimidating, you can start out by overloading all of your methods to a single identifier. Eventually you can merge them together by adding optional parameters to a base method.. but DON'T be tempted to use case switches. Instead, use nested if statements, like this: if ![condition1] {if ![condition2] {if ![condition3] {[dostuff for condition4]} else {[dostuff for condition3]} else {[dostuff for condition2]} else {[dostuff for condition1]} Also avoid line breaks, the way I did, because they make your program run slower. Obviously 1 line is less than 2 lines, so use this to your advantage.
Some laptops have that setting in BIOS, which is probably why it happens for you in XP. Vista and Win7 let you define it in the Power Settings, and Win7 further allows you to set a timer for dimming.
Either that, or you have to create the Hermaphrodite Olympics.
Or we could just accept that people are the gender they say they are. There simply are no pure scientific definitions of male or female, and even XX females can have hormonal abnormalities that increase physical abilities. To discriminate beyond that -- even for transgenders, is simply beyond the scope of the Olympic committee, IMO. How many historical athletes could have had similar disabilities? Should we dig them up and strip their accomplishments as well?
Which brings me to my next point: I don't believe that "performance enhancing substances" should be banned either. Should a scientist be disqualified from winning a Nobel because he takes medicine for ADHD? Of course not. The accomplishments are no less real, even if he has improved his attention beyond a "normal" individual's level (which isn't uncommon -- just like some people with glasses or contacts can see better than 20/20). Yes, there are negative consequences to taking some substances, especially in quantity, but people should be in control of their own destinies. If they're willing to risk heart disease down the road for the sake of physical performance, then so be it. There are people engaging in other activities that carry equal or greater risks for much less noble purposes.
PC games have much more memory and disk space to use (in general) than console games, so they could theoretically offer far more depth.
The depth of a game is not limited by memory or disk space, even on a console, but by the imagination of the designer and the time allotted to implement their design. In fact, the processing power of the computer, especially in online games, is just about worthless for anything but the graphics, since it is literally the front end -- the client -- and all of the AI, and most of the game mechanics are handled on the server.
So in reality, the framing technique brings into question DNA evidence, and the anti-framing technique brings into question DNA evidence.
Ah, but you only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha h
Actually, "back in the day", it was believed that zeroing was insufficient protection against data recovery. In fact, I remember hearing such rumors since at least the time I could comprehend data storage, as a kid in the 80s. I forget where I read (or watched) it, but someone researched what was really necessary, and if I recall correctly, couldn't find a single data recovery company who would guarantee results on a zeroed drive, and most wouldn't even try. Maybe someone with better googling skills than my own can find a pertinent link.
It's possible that the NSA has classified technology to pull it off, but in the civilian sector there's just no chance from what I've seen.
Touch works on the iPhone because it has to. Don't get me wrong, I finally caved in and bought one, and now I'm glad I did, but even with the interface carefully designed for touch, it's still more cumbersome than using a laptop, let alone a desktop. Touch is great with handheld devices not because it's a particularly good input mechanism, but because the alternatives are so terrible on that scale. Using small keyboards is tiresome, as is navigating a GUI using the Up/Down/Left/Right keys of many phones, my previous smartphone included. And it's neither practical nor reasonable to carry around a separate device just for input on a handheld, whereas a mouse or trackball (shudder) can easily be placed in a laptop bag.
In other words, if we could use standard input devices on a handheld, we would. I type so I don't *have* to write, not because my computer doesn't have an input mechanism to accommodate writing. I use a mouse because it's the most efficient way to manipulate onscreen symbols for both my arms and the computer. Bringing an inferior input mechanism over to larger devices just doesn't make sense, and once the novelty wears off, I expect the market for these devices to crash and burn outside of very small niches.
I had a similar experience, in that I recently bought an HP, and found out right after it arrived that they had sent me a neatly packaged but dull turd. For just $50 more, they would have polished it.
I realize there is plenty of dry and black humor, in the most British sense of the words, but the triumph, in my opinion, was that he told a compelling story in spite of that, not because of it. Obviously if you found them humorous as well, then that probably lent something to the subjective quality of the novels. But the HHGTTG series had a much wider audience than British comedy does, so clearly it wasn't the humor alone that drove the popularity, and I think that focusing on that alone is missing the appeal of the books. It's missing the forest for the trees, the way George Lucas did with his prequels, assuming that the popularity of the series had something to do with the special effects, when they were really just a footnote in a story and universe (ok, galaxy) that we loved.
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if Microsoft defaulted to 64-bit, Canon would HAVE to release 64-bit drivers.
Microsoft doesn't default to anything, because Microsoft doesn't sell computers. Moreover, Vista and Win7 both come with licenses to install both 32 and 64-bit versions with the same product key, so this fellow's argument about licensing issues is moot.
It's the hardware sellers like Dell & HP that would need to install 64-bit OSes by default, but they won't do that just yet because people are still mostly buying computers with 4GB of RAM become more common. But every month/year they can put it off is another month/year for old devices to die and be replaced with more modern devices with existing 64-bit drivers. That means fewer "[Perform 30 minutes of generic troubleshooting steps] followed by [we're sorry, you need to contact the device manufacturer]" calls they'll receive, and fewer people returning their new PC because of unmet expectations, however misguided.
There's a big difference between telling the occasional joke to your best friend, who has a good idea that you don't really believe the implications of the joke, and telling it to a random stranger or a new acquaintance. Although, if you constantly make race jokes, your friend may come to believe that you really are a racist, and that he just happens to be the exception to your bigotry for whatever reason.
Have you ever needed to insert terrible code to make something work at the last minute?
A properly designed project will never require the last-minute insertion of bad code. Rather, proper planning and foresight allows terrible code to be implemented in each and every step of the process.
I've found an excellent practice is to define what problem I want to solve, and who my target audience is. In the first case, the problem I'm trying to solve is often the same: I want to make money. And my target audience is anyone who likes purple primates, which is obviously everyone. Next, since I know I can't please all the people all the time, I throw their expectations out the window and instead create whatever I want.
Also, a little tip for you beginners: Recursion is super fast, so use it for EVERYTHING. In fact, you should only need one function or method in the entire program. If recursion is too intimidating, you can start out by overloading all of your methods to a single identifier. Eventually you can merge them together by adding optional parameters to a base method.. but DON'T be tempted to use case switches. Instead, use nested if statements, like this: if ![condition1] {if ![condition2] {if ![condition3] {[dostuff for condition4]} else {[dostuff for condition3]} else {[dostuff for condition2]} else {[dostuff for condition1]} Also avoid line breaks, the way I did, because they make your program run slower. Obviously 1 line is less than 2 lines, so use this to your advantage.
Most people don't get why the integral of "e to the x" is so funny.
Ohh, nice one! Check this out: Type 58008 into your calculator, then hold it upside down. Go ahead, I'll wait... it's fucking hilarious.
My company IS Google, you inconsiderate clod!
Reading Slashdot is, uh.. my 20% time.
Some laptops have that setting in BIOS, which is probably why it happens for you in XP. Vista and Win7 let you define it in the Power Settings, and Win7 further allows you to set a timer for dimming.
"It never snows in August"
"Categorically wrong. Your assertion is untrue. Study the 'little ice age' of the medieval period."
Yeah, the little ice age.. surely the most obvious example of snow in August.
They already have testers. What they need are testees.
Either that, or you have to create the Hermaphrodite Olympics.
Or we could just accept that people are the gender they say they are. There simply are no pure scientific definitions of male or female, and even XX females can have hormonal abnormalities that increase physical abilities. To discriminate beyond that -- even for transgenders, is simply beyond the scope of the Olympic committee, IMO. How many historical athletes could have had similar disabilities? Should we dig them up and strip their accomplishments as well?
Which brings me to my next point: I don't believe that "performance enhancing substances" should be banned either. Should a scientist be disqualified from winning a Nobel because he takes medicine for ADHD? Of course not. The accomplishments are no less real, even if he has improved his attention beyond a "normal" individual's level (which isn't uncommon -- just like some people with glasses or contacts can see better than 20/20). Yes, there are negative consequences to taking some substances, especially in quantity, but people should be in control of their own destinies. If they're willing to risk heart disease down the road for the sake of physical performance, then so be it. There are people engaging in other activities that carry equal or greater risks for much less noble purposes.
PC games have much more memory and disk space to use (in general) than console games, so they could theoretically offer far more depth.
The depth of a game is not limited by memory or disk space, even on a console, but by the imagination of the designer and the time allotted to implement their design. In fact, the processing power of the computer, especially in online games, is just about worthless for anything but the graphics, since it is literally the front end -- the client -- and all of the AI, and most of the game mechanics are handled on the server.
Yeah, that's what EQ thought too.
So in reality, the framing technique brings into question DNA evidence, and the anti-framing technique brings into question DNA evidence.
Ah, but you only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha h
You just get the DNA of the DNA, and then it's DNA all the way down.
Close.. "Hey y'all, hold my beer and watch this!"
I bet your master gets pissed when that happens.
Let's see.. beach, grill, 11PM. I believe the answer to your question is also the answer to the following riddle:
What are the most common last words of a redneck?
Actually, "back in the day", it was believed that zeroing was insufficient protection against data recovery. In fact, I remember hearing such rumors since at least the time I could comprehend data storage, as a kid in the 80s. I forget where I read (or watched) it, but someone researched what was really necessary, and if I recall correctly, couldn't find a single data recovery company who would guarantee results on a zeroed drive, and most wouldn't even try. Maybe someone with better googling skills than my own can find a pertinent link.
It's possible that the NSA has classified technology to pull it off, but in the civilian sector there's just no chance from what I've seen.
If it's chafed when you release, you're doing it wrong.
Touch works on the iPhone because it has to. Don't get me wrong, I finally caved in and bought one, and now I'm glad I did, but even with the interface carefully designed for touch, it's still more cumbersome than using a laptop, let alone a desktop. Touch is great with handheld devices not because it's a particularly good input mechanism, but because the alternatives are so terrible on that scale. Using small keyboards is tiresome, as is navigating a GUI using the Up/Down/Left/Right keys of many phones, my previous smartphone included. And it's neither practical nor reasonable to carry around a separate device just for input on a handheld, whereas a mouse or trackball (shudder) can easily be placed in a laptop bag.
In other words, if we could use standard input devices on a handheld, we would. I type so I don't *have* to write, not because my computer doesn't have an input mechanism to accommodate writing. I use a mouse because it's the most efficient way to manipulate onscreen symbols for both my arms and the computer. Bringing an inferior input mechanism over to larger devices just doesn't make sense, and once the novelty wears off, I expect the market for these devices to crash and burn outside of very small niches.
I had a similar experience, in that I recently bought an HP, and found out right after it arrived that they had sent me a neatly packaged but dull turd. For just $50 more, they would have polished it.
I only play text adventures, you inconsiderate clod!
Just for the record: is there anything that you can name that can do more than Linux?
Slap Chop. Which reminds me, you're gonna love my nuts.
I realize there is plenty of dry and black humor, in the most British sense of the words, but the triumph, in my opinion, was that he told a compelling story in spite of that, not because of it. Obviously if you found them humorous as well, then that probably lent something to the subjective quality of the novels. But the HHGTTG series had a much wider audience than British comedy does, so clearly it wasn't the humor alone that drove the popularity, and I think that focusing on that alone is missing the appeal of the books. It's missing the forest for the trees, the way George Lucas did with his prequels, assuming that the popularity of the series had something to do with the special effects, when they were really just a footnote in a story and universe (ok, galaxy) that we loved.
Does "auto" refer to the cars or the weapons?
Maybe it repeats every 2.5T digits! Only one way to find out...