I spent ~ a week of evenings measuring and drawing up the tools (machinists' square, 3 hex keys, 8mm wrench, analog caliper, scribing point, micrometer, Starrett screwdriver, bit cases) for my milling machine and then making a file to mill it out of foam (working on a new version to do it out of wood):
I don't think the license for GNUstep would allow them to use it for that (though it is designed to allow *step apps to run on the platforms it's ported to, and there is a port to Windows which NovaMind uses).
There is Cocotron though: http://www.cocotron.org/ --- it's an M.I.T. license, so should be good to go.
Once one runs up against such a limitation, one either moves on to a real programming environment, or a real programmer has to write a new widget / block to meet the need.
Not opensource, but free for people running Windows:
MS Office and iTunes are both Carbon apps, not Cocoa --- GNUstep is only targeting the NeXTstep-derived OPENSTEP-equiv frameworks, so only Cocoa apps need apply --- there aren't as many as one would think, and that's a shame.
Flexisheet is a clone of Lotus Improv --- another clone of it which is still distributed is Quantrix Financial Modeler.
Basically, Lotus Improv was the spreadsheet re-created w/o the limitations of the Apple ][ and done right. It's done so right, that Quantrix Financial Modeler is $1,495 per seat.
I've decided to limit myself to games which only use IR pointing or Wii Motion Plus, since I spend entirely too much time sitting at my day job, and if anything is going to pull me out of my workshop (I do woodworking w/ hand tools only) or off the range (I'm up to a streak of two weeks of shooting archery on days w/ nice weather), it needs to be something which doesn't involve me sitting down.
I made exceptions for Xenoblade and the Last Story, because I believed in Operation Rainfall and was really hoping for Pandora's Tower (which I bought on release and am almost through, except for the glitch at the end).
But, I'm not going to be wasting any more of my life sitting in front of the TV for a game --- I'll at least be standing.
I did enjoy Dragon Quest Swords --- but it lost its shine when the Wii Motion Plus came out.
The kids enjoyed Tales of Symphonia, but it's too party/ally focused for my taste. Considered Arc Rise Fantasia, but I've decided I'm not getting anything which doesn't use IR pointing or Motion Plus.
I'd really like to see a desktop suite of alternatives which do away w/ the shackles of backwards compatibility and instead try to do things right:
- LyX for documents
- Flexisheet for spreadsheets
Wish there was something other than Asymptote or METAPOST to suggest for vector graphics (I'd like to see a successor to Altsys Virtuoso and Aldus IntelliDraw and FutureWave SmartSketch).
- Link's Crossbow Training (Twilight Princess only has 3 save logs, so everyone else in the family got to play that, so instead, I just shot stuff --- bought a bunch of used copies and made wooden Wii Zappers to give to co-workers)
- Skyward Sword --- if this had downloadable content, I'd play it as a daily workout analogue
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Xenoblade - large areas to explore --- doing a 3rd playthrough now 'cause I missed a quest
- The Last Story --- enjoyed this despite the crossbow being aimed using a joystick (rather than the IR pointer) --- if it used motion controls, I'd still be playing it
- Red Steel 2 --- ditto DLC and workout
- The Conduit --- the conspiracy stuff got to be a bit much, couldn't bring myself to play the sequel
- Goldeneye --- much better than Quantum of Solace
- Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga --- I really like RPGs, and there's not much to choose from for the Wii....
I really want to see a full-fledged RPG for the Wii U, which has multiple control schemes, including full Motion Plus control for swordplay and archery (a la Skyward Sword, but w/ options to set handedness) which uses the tablet for mapping and additional interface options and engaging on-line play and downloadable content --- I could justify it as a workout regimen....
I've been considering the Surface Pro as the closest thing to a replacement for my ancient Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4121. Concerns:
- display readability in full daylight --- I use my Stylistic, which has a Transflective display as a map and ebook reader when traveling and to control my CNC milling machine when I set it up on the back porch --- I can't find anything on how readable the display is in full sunlight, I'm guessing no better than any other normal LCD?
- battery life --- I use a pair of high-capacity batteries and can manage up to 12 hours or so w/o needing a charge
- Windows 8
Well, not quite every, ISTR a news article about one nation in Central Asia (Burma/Myanmar?) legislating organic farming on a national scale, but not finding it (maybe the original was a poor translation?).
Also, I don't think this will work w/ rice, so a major percentage of the world's food would be ``safe''.
Modern farming practices burn 10 calories of petro-chemical energy to get 1 calorie of food energy --- at the very least, we should mandate that all farming of bio-fuels be done using equipment powered by sustainable energy sources.
I'd love to see someone manage this using biblatex --- I wonder though if the solution isn't to turn the problem around --- type the citation, then after the fact, run a tool which finds all the cites, displays them in an interactive tool and allows one to match things up and extend them w/ links as you described.
While there've been a few developments recently, there still doesn't seem to be a single, comprehensive reference solution which will handle all of the (idiosyncratic) Bluebook style rules.
William (who always just uses \frenchspacing in his.tex documents)
I don't even think it's intentional / volitional --- I suspect he simply doesn't know his father's oeuvre as well as he should. Having the bull so killed was a couple of sentences and didn't alter anything else in the book, so there was no reason for the change beyond his careless ignorance.
These days, if I want something thoughtful like Frank Herbert would've written, I either read an original, or I read C.J. Cherryh --- finally got around to _The Faded Sun_ trilogy, which is an interesting pastiche on _Dune_.
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3D modeling is a pain.
I spent ~ a week of evenings measuring and drawing up the tools (machinists' square, 3 hex keys, 8mm wrench, analog caliper, scribing point, micrometer, Starrett screwdriver, bit cases) for my milling machine and then making a file to mill it out of foam (working on a new version to do it out of wood):
http://www.shapeoko.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1797
One can instead print the parts @102% (or so) and do lost wax casting in aluminum for production oneself:
http://3dtopo.com/lostPLA/
There are 6.974 billion or so reasons --- we're using up 2.5 Earth's worth of renewable resources each year to support them.
I don't think the license for GNUstep would allow them to use it for that (though it is designed to allow *step apps to run on the platforms it's ported to, and there is a port to Windows which NovaMind uses).
There is Cocotron though: http://www.cocotron.org/ --- it's an M.I.T. license, so should be good to go.
Once one runs up against such a limitation, one either moves on to a real programming environment, or a real programmer has to write a new widget / block to meet the need.
Not opensource, but free for people running Windows:
http://www.sanscript.net/
Not upgrading here until I get a replacement for Macromedia FreeHand --- using it limits me to Mac OS X 10.6.8.
MS Office and iTunes are both Carbon apps, not Cocoa --- GNUstep is only targeting the NeXTstep-derived OPENSTEP-equiv frameworks, so only Cocoa apps need apply --- there aren't as many as one would think, and that's a shame.
I've subscribed to the IPE mailing list, and have installed and tried it a few times --- the interface leaves a lot to be desired.
Flexisheet is a clone of Lotus Improv --- another clone of it which is still distributed is Quantrix Financial Modeler.
Basically, Lotus Improv was the spreadsheet re-created w/o the limitations of the Apple ][ and done right. It's done so right, that Quantrix Financial Modeler is $1,495 per seat.
I've decided to limit myself to games which only use IR pointing or Wii Motion Plus, since I spend entirely too much time sitting at my day job, and if anything is going to pull me out of my workshop (I do woodworking w/ hand tools only) or off the range (I'm up to a streak of two weeks of shooting archery on days w/ nice weather), it needs to be something which doesn't involve me sitting down.
I made exceptions for Xenoblade and the Last Story, because I believed in Operation Rainfall and was really hoping for Pandora's Tower (which I bought on release and am almost through, except for the glitch at the end).
But, I'm not going to be wasting any more of my life sitting in front of the TV for a game --- I'll at least be standing.
I did enjoy Dragon Quest Swords --- but it lost its shine when the Wii Motion Plus came out.
The kids enjoyed Tales of Symphonia, but it's too party/ally focused for my taste. Considered Arc Rise Fantasia, but I've decided I'm not getting anything which doesn't use IR pointing or Motion Plus.
All one needs is a reasonable set of import / export tools.
I'd really like to see a desktop suite of alternatives which do away w/ the shackles of backwards compatibility and instead try to do things right:
- LyX for documents
- Flexisheet for spreadsheets
Wish there was something other than Asymptote or METAPOST to suggest for vector graphics (I'd like to see a successor to Altsys Virtuoso and Aldus IntelliDraw and FutureWave SmartSketch).
Other alternatives which aren't ``just'' clones?
Games which I've enjoyed on the Wii:
- Link's Crossbow Training (Twilight Princess only has 3 save logs, so everyone else in the family got to play that, so instead, I just shot stuff --- bought a bunch of used copies and made wooden Wii Zappers to give to co-workers)
- Skyward Sword --- if this had downloadable content, I'd play it as a daily workout analogue
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Xenoblade - large areas to explore --- doing a 3rd playthrough now 'cause I missed a quest
- The Last Story --- enjoyed this despite the crossbow being aimed using a joystick (rather than the IR pointer) --- if it used motion controls, I'd still be playing it
- Red Steel 2 --- ditto DLC and workout
- The Conduit --- the conspiracy stuff got to be a bit much, couldn't bring myself to play the sequel
- Goldeneye --- much better than Quantum of Solace
- Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga --- I really like RPGs, and there's not much to choose from for the Wii....
I really want to see a full-fledged RPG for the Wii U, which has multiple control schemes, including full Motion Plus control for swordplay and archery (a la Skyward Sword, but w/ options to set handedness) which uses the tablet for mapping and additional interface options and engaging on-line play and downloadable content --- I could justify it as a workout regimen....
William
I'd pay money for that. Where do I send a check?
Wacom Inkling?
http://www.wacom.com/en/products/mobile/inkling
I've been considering the Surface Pro as the closest thing to a replacement for my ancient Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4121. Concerns:
- display readability in full daylight --- I use my Stylistic, which has a Transflective display as a map and ebook reader when traveling and to control my CNC milling machine when I set it up on the back porch --- I can't find anything on how readable the display is in full sunlight, I'm guessing no better than any other normal LCD?
- battery life --- I use a pair of high-capacity batteries and can manage up to 12 hours or so w/o needing a charge
- Windows 8
Well, not quite every, ISTR a news article about one nation in Central Asia (Burma/Myanmar?) legislating organic farming on a national scale, but not finding it (maybe the original was a poor translation?).
Also, I don't think this will work w/ rice, so a major percentage of the world's food would be ``safe''.
Modern farming practices burn 10 calories of petro-chemical energy to get 1 calorie of food energy --- at the very least, we should mandate that all farming of bio-fuels be done using equipment powered by sustainable energy sources.
available here:
http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm
Here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20728
There's also camel: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/camel/
I'd love to see someone manage this using biblatex --- I wonder though if the solution isn't to turn the problem around --- type the citation, then after the fact, run a tool which finds all the cites, displays them in an interactive tool and allows one to match things up and extend them w/ links as you described.
How are you handling citations?
While there've been a few developments recently, there still doesn't seem to be a single, comprehensive reference solution which will handle all of the (idiosyncratic) Bluebook style rules.
William .tex documents)
(who always just uses \frenchspacing in his
I don't even think it's intentional / volitional --- I suspect he simply doesn't know his father's oeuvre as well as he should. Having the bull so killed was a couple of sentences and didn't alter anything else in the book, so there was no reason for the change beyond his careless ignorance.
These days, if I want something thoughtful like Frank Herbert would've written, I either read an original, or I read C.J. Cherryh --- finally got around to _The Faded Sun_ trilogy, which is an interesting pastiche on _Dune_.
So don't commercial companies have to honour the no-commerce licensing of individuals?
They can't have it both ways.