There's a bit about regulation that really bothers me...
Back in the 90's, we worked out a deal with the local telco (GTE at the time) for extra iforgetwhattheyrecalledbitletusforwardmorecallsperline.
A few months later we get a call from GTE telling us we can no longer do that, since it was not covered by FCC rules or somesuch. Since there was no rule for it, they couldn't do it.
Right now I pay Comcast $30 and $39 for two seperate 50+ Mbs lines (I get 63/14 mbs from each) in my home, I made a deal with them. If the FCC was controlling pricing I couldn't have made that deal.
Linux doesn't require any video card at all. It'll boot up happily without one. And if you want your console to be over a 38400,N81 serial connection it'll be just happy with that too. Or none at all.
Same, I got carpal back in 1988 when I was 14 after doing nothing but typing on keyboards for 5 years, but after starting using mice in 1994 or so that all went away (I assume it was me switching from typing to moving a mouse and back).
I occasionally get burns in my shoulder/neck which I blame on using a mouse. But luckily I'm a smoker (probably catch up with me later, and counteract all this) so I go out and smoke about once an hour. Everyone knows they need to get up away from the computer every so often, right?
Anyhow, he should use an external input device if he don't like the ones that come with the laptop. Pretty simple. I never use the trackpads on any of my laptops if I have a wireless mouse handy.
Hell, my main PC is a Sony VGN-FW490 with an HP 23" monitor connected to it via HDMI, then a Logitech Revolution mouse/keyboard connected via bluetooth. Which I suppose mostly makes it a desktop. On the road I use a bluetooth mouse... still hate the laptops keyboard but I can rough it.
I just want them to release the firmware that enables 3D Blu-Ray damnit (they said the firmware was going to be released in Sep and now they say Oct). Anything else is moot. If they don't get off their ass and release it I'm going to have to go buy a Sony 3D Blu-Ray player...
We have a webdev using Dreamweaver on MacOS... He stored all his files via SFTP to the dev server (which runs Debian) and then promptly deleted the whole directory. Losing all his files. And complained that Debian (Linux) didn't have a trash can.
Sure, and after you mess up the heck out of the outside using a soldering iron and butter knife (to pry the case free) to melt the glue used to hold the external case in place, it will look just like new!
He was asking if there was a way to do it on a touch screen device. Which there is (since other devices handle it no problem). It's simply a limitation of the iDevices.
Easy enough. A tap is a click, holding your finger on the screen is a hover. That happens to be the way my MSI Wind Top touch screen PC running Windows 7 functions.
My Blackberry Storm 2 also has no issue with hover (since you have to press the screen to register a click)
It still comes down to the "average customer" and it just working though. If web browsing is included in the list of things an "average customer" wants to do then playing a flash based game they run across or are told about (which is how my mother ends up playing the things, since they happen to be multiplayer and she likes playing with her grand kids) is also on that list (I don't know of any "average consumers" that even know what Flash is, but they know what the games they play over the interwebs are).
"hover states" are not a requirement in Flash based application UI design. Using them is a design decision, same as with pure HTML websites that also require "hover states" in order to function. I personally consider the iPad not supporting "hover states" as not a deficiency of Flash (or HTML or GTK or QT or Cocoa) but a deficiency of the iPad itself. The touch screen PC in my kitchen and my Blackberry Storm 2 both handle "hover states" seamlessly so it's not simply a matter of it being a touch screen interface.
Note, Cocao (which is used for both MacOS and iPhone development) supports "mouse hovers".
Just to reiterate. "Hover states" are not a requirement of Flash, using them is a UI design decision made by the developer of the Flash application. Same stands with HTML, or Cocao.
Also note that the Blackberry Storms (which are touchscreen) have no problem with mouse over/hover since you need to physically "press" the screen to register a click (simply touching the screen just registers pointer position, performs gestures, etc).
I'd assume it's not. I ran their benchmark with Chrome on Win 7 and my Sony laptop and got 43.8ms as the result which is quite a bit faster than they listed as their result.
I also got 149.72 with FF 3.6, which again is quite a bit faster.
I'm going to mention I got a score of 149.72ms using Windows 7 and FF 3.6 on my laptop. Which doesn't matter much since my hardware is probably much difference that what they used to do their benchmark. But their 405ms seems pretty dang slow.
I know for a fact that the Blackberry Storms (1 and 2) have this feature available on the Verizon network. As far as I'm aware other Verizon phones support this feature as well.
More than one tool could also mean using Windows for the GUI (which I prefer) or Unix for the command line (which is why I have this headless Unix box sitting beside my desktop).
Happy Unix user (command line only, dislike X) since 1987.
Looking at the video it looks like the "wallpaper" was supported at the top and the bottom by the rig used to hold the wall (and "wallpaper") in place. Making the "wallpaper" act more like a safety net catching a falling object than something reinforcing the wall itself.
How well does it work when it's a wall bearing load instead of the rig bearing the load of the "wallpaper" and the impact?
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For the record IL-2 does exist on consoles, and uses my Saitek X52 (at least on the PS3)...
Assign button 18 to this, 16 to that, took forever to setup.
I'm pretty sure that's just normal for Tron Legacy in 2D or 3D.
There's a bit about regulation that really bothers me...
Back in the 90's, we worked out a deal with the local telco (GTE at the time) for extra iforgetwhattheyrecalledbitletusforwardmorecallsperline.
A few months later we get a call from GTE telling us we can no longer do that, since it was not covered by FCC rules or somesuch. Since there was no rule for it, they couldn't do it.
Right now I pay Comcast $30 and $39 for two seperate 50+ Mbs lines (I get 63/14 mbs from each) in my home, I made a deal with them. If the FCC was controlling pricing I couldn't have made that deal.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1068127921.png
That's just one of the two, $30 a month.
Well that's it. I'm going to give up on suing companies for making hot beverages and switch to suing over my privacy!
Linux doesn't require any video card at all. It'll boot up happily without one. And if you want your console to be over a 38400,N81 serial connection it'll be just happy with that too. Or none at all.
Or just install a new Linux based OS on them yourself.
Same, I got carpal back in 1988 when I was 14 after doing nothing but typing on keyboards for 5 years, but after starting using mice in 1994 or so that all went away (I assume it was me switching from typing to moving a mouse and back).
I occasionally get burns in my shoulder/neck which I blame on using a mouse. But luckily I'm a smoker (probably catch up with me later, and counteract all this) so I go out and smoke about once an hour. Everyone knows they need to get up away from the computer every so often, right?
Anyhow, he should use an external input device if he don't like the ones that come with the laptop. Pretty simple. I never use the trackpads on any of my laptops if I have a wireless mouse handy.
Hell, my main PC is a Sony VGN-FW490 with an HP 23" monitor connected to it via HDMI, then a Logitech Revolution mouse/keyboard connected via bluetooth. Which I suppose mostly makes it a desktop. On the road I use a bluetooth mouse... still hate the laptops keyboard but I can rough it.
I just want them to release the firmware that enables 3D Blu-Ray damnit (they said the firmware was going to be released in Sep and now they say Oct). Anything else is moot. If they don't get off their ass and release it I'm going to have to go buy a Sony 3D Blu-Ray player...
We have a webdev using Dreamweaver on MacOS... He stored all his files via SFTP to the dev server (which runs Debian) and then promptly deleted the whole directory. Losing all his files. And complained that Debian (Linux) didn't have a trash can.
Sure, and after you mess up the heck out of the outside using a soldering iron and butter knife (to pry the case free) to melt the glue used to hold the external case in place, it will look just like new!
And the sheep has a gun.
He was asking if there was a way to do it on a touch screen device. Which there is (since other devices handle it no problem). It's simply a limitation of the iDevices.
Easy enough. A tap is a click, holding your finger on the screen is a hover. That happens to be the way my MSI Wind Top touch screen PC running Windows 7 functions.
My Blackberry Storm 2 also has no issue with hover (since you have to press the screen to register a click)
It still comes down to the "average customer" and it just working though. If web browsing is included in the list of things an "average customer" wants to do then playing a flash based game they run across or are told about (which is how my mother ends up playing the things, since they happen to be multiplayer and she likes playing with her grand kids) is also on that list (I don't know of any "average consumers" that even know what Flash is, but they know what the games they play over the interwebs are).
"hover states" are not a requirement in Flash based application UI design. Using them is a design decision, same as with pure HTML websites that also require "hover states" in order to function. I personally consider the iPad not supporting "hover states" as not a deficiency of Flash (or HTML or GTK or QT or Cocoa) but a deficiency of the iPad itself. The touch screen PC in my kitchen and my Blackberry Storm 2 both handle "hover states" seamlessly so it's not simply a matter of it being a touch screen interface.
Note, Cocao (which is used for both MacOS and iPhone development) supports "mouse hovers".
Just to reiterate. "Hover states" are not a requirement of Flash, using them is a UI design decision made by the developer of the Flash application. Same stands with HTML, or Cocao.
The "average consumer" also wants to play flash based games. Especially their younger children which seem to be drawn to those sort of things.
And they don't care if it's flash or not, just if it works or not.
You call that hefty? My Cell phone bill is $411 a month without overages.
I do have 2 Blackberries and 3 data lines (Verizon) but I'd still love a $80-$100 a month bill.
Also note that the Blackberry Storms (which are touchscreen) have no problem with mouse over/hover since you need to physically "press" the screen to register a click (simply touching the screen just registers pointer position, performs gestures, etc).
Not only is it turned "off" by default, but requires third party software to make it work (not just enable it, but add the complete functionality) as mentioned a long time ago here http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/11/03/1649246/Unfinished-Windows-7-Hotspot-Feature-Exploited?from=rss
I don't know, I ran their benchmark in IE8 and got 382ms, so not sure how they got 4000+. Their benchmark though.
I'd assume it's not. I ran their benchmark with Chrome on Win 7 and my Sony laptop and got 43.8ms as the result which is quite a bit faster than they listed as their result.
I also got 149.72 with FF 3.6, which again is quite a bit faster.
I'm going to mention I got a score of 149.72ms using Windows 7 and FF 3.6 on my laptop. Which doesn't matter much since my hardware is probably much difference that what they used to do their benchmark. But their 405ms seems pretty dang slow.
Visual voicemail?
I know for a fact that the Blackberry Storms (1 and 2) have this feature available on the Verizon network. As far as I'm aware other Verizon phones support this feature as well.
http://support.vzw.com/clc/features/calling_features/visual_voice_mail.html
Asking if it's locked or not IS asking if it will work on their carrier.
Note, Unlocked GSM phones will work on any GSM carrier. As opposed to say, a locked to T-Mobile phone which will only work with T-Mobile.
More than one tool could also mean using Windows for the GUI (which I prefer) or Unix for the command line (which is why I have this headless Unix box sitting beside my desktop).
Happy Unix user (command line only, dislike X) since 1987.
Looking at the video it looks like the "wallpaper" was supported at the top and the bottom by the rig used to hold the wall (and "wallpaper") in place. Making the "wallpaper" act more like a safety net catching a falling object than something reinforcing the wall itself.
How well does it work when it's a wall bearing load instead of the rig bearing the load of the "wallpaper" and the impact?