Actually... for some people it is practical. After working at the computer for long hours with lots of windows open in the background, corners, sides... every which way you can stick them... the windows kind of run together! lol. Shadows around windows allow a window to appear on top making it easier for your eye to pick up the open window.
The theme of the test was "out of the box" configuration... as anyone would get if they just used the installer. With gentoo... there really isnt any out of the box configuration which would leave an optimized OS (gentoo) with an unoptimized windows unless they changed the mindset of the test. The only way to fairly test windows against gentoo would be to optimize Windows also... but again, not the basis for that test.
I think I see your argument though. It is not meant to simulate a 3D world as a space thing. It is mean to give the PERCEPTION of 3D.. whether this is 5 inches or 5 miles.. it is still depth.
Soo... think about this, is it that EVERYONE forgot what it means? Or was it you that has forgotten what it means?
I think everyone knows what it means. The 3RD dimension is depth. As long as your brain THINKS there is depth it is 3 dimentional. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck.. it is a duck. If you see depth (which is the 3rd dimension) you are seeing 3D.
The term 3D does not reference any type of technology or process therein. 3D is perceived vision. If I see depth... the 3rd diminsion is there.
Point is... the screen gives you the perception of depth. If the screen can fool your brain into thinking that there is an image in the foreground and others farther in the distance... than the IMAGE is 3D no matter how you slice it and by difinition. It doesnt matter if you can't stick your hand though there and touch the background image. They never said 3D virtuality... its 3D imagery.. and by that definition it is 3D.
It says 3D because it gives the perception of a 3D display. And yes, you can display 3D images on a flat LCD. It works by using "channels" which divert light to the other side at an angle so your eye percieves it as a different image.
You remember those 3D things you got when you were a kid? where you look at it from one side it has an image... and if looked at on the other the picture is different yet? Giving you the appearance it was moving if you twitched it? Same concept? Only the light is emitted from the left and hitting the right side. The light emitted from the right is hitting your left side.
Both of your eyes recieve two different images and they are done in sync giving the impression of 3D so you can see depth.
Okay... it is still a decentralized network with no single point of failure. DNS is NOT the Internet. It simply makes it easy for people. When I set up an application to use a server on the Internet I typically use the IP address in case DNS problems happen.
The people I was referring to are the people who argue the fact that Linux sux and Microsoft is king because linux isnt as easy to use. THOSE are the people who arent into computers. They are into "Windows" although most of them in fact claim to be computer whizzes. I too use Windows for gaming and other things... I know how to use both.
Dont mind him... he is just for MS Windows because he does not understand anything else. He has to push pretty pictures to get around or the computer will confuse him. Its kind of like making devices for children, if you want them to use it you create big colorful buttons for them to push.
I personally like computers because they are computers... not because I like the OS, so I will use anything that works as I will have a good understanding of how it works because I am smart enough... like many of the people of this forum.
Windows people are not really into computers... they are into "Windows." When it comes down to it there is no understanding of code, structure or syntax or any innerworkings therein. They like using the desktop, not into the computer itself.
Why? If you are a developer... the time developing these drivers vs developing something else for profit is enough to just freaking upgrade.
You cant tell me that 5 hours or more of a developers time when it could be spent on a $99 upgrade (ATI Radeon 9000 PRO) is worth it for voodoo hacking.
Most people who talk about the AIBO speak of running out of money. Well, this is obviously a toy not for us people then. For me, a universal remove for $19 is basically disposable.... if it breaks, so what! Thats just because I make enough to where $20 is change.
For my uncle on the other hand, $249 is chump change, and $1200 isnt going to break the pocket book. To the obvious market, this is like buying an offroad radio controlled vehicle for $80 and have it romp in the mud and jump over curves. Someone who is only making $5/hour and having to keep a low rent would never buy an $80 vehicle and extra batteries.
So if you are complaining about the price... it obviously isnt for you.
Maybe your school should get better hardware. In our Linux Administration class, students always press ALT-F7 to get to X and browse during break, and CTRL-ALT-F2 during class to work at the console and it NEVER crashes. Some people must switch back and forth over 20 times in a short time frame... and it is flawless.
This guy obviously does not know that just because the car stops... all people inside WILL not. They still have the momentum. If you go head on with something and you dont plow through it. It will stop you. Lets say you were going 50mph. When the thing hits YOU will still be going 50mph. I hope your head still feels fine after you hit. If you find it.
And to think that this is what happens after they released Windows98 in Iowa. Maybe the people of iowa should start a lawsuite to get the Windows 98SE release ready for refund!
I cant believe this is even news... I walked in about two weeks ago to Fry's Electronics for a memory stick, when I saw a MMC BlueTooth card by palm sitting there in front of me. I thought to myself... WOW Palm finally released it, put it down then went on my business. There were lots of them scattered everywhere and the barcode tape even worn a little like its been there for a while. Did someone just stumble apon it like I have and just decide to share it to the rest of the world? If thats the case.... HEY They just released neat trashcans with foot levers to oopen the lid! Check it out, its in the inventory control system of Fry's Marketplace now.
They are not doing it because they are imitating the IPAQ! They all have the same button arrangement because Microsoft is trying to standardize on hardware for the developers and have said such arrangement in their PPC2002 papers! As for the speaker in the button though... that is a IPAQ imitation... but the button arrangement kind of has to be followed. 2 buttons on both side of scroll.
How the heck are you going to flash ANY OS to a device with no FLASH memory? SURE you can install applications... but I seriously doubt that the Linux kernel and tools will run as an application on top of PalmOS!
The reason why its not compatible isnt because the programmers didnt make it incompatible.. it is because the IIIe is a cheap device made with no FLASH memory to lower production cost!
You know... it is funny how people will whine about a feature like turbo that is not even enabled by default when it is something that Microsoft has been doing for years! I just wish there WAS a way to replace explorer as a framework for MS Windows. Maybe developers of Mozilla could integrate "startbar" like features and give us an option to replace our shells?
On the MS Windows platform.... you will not get a browser to load faster than IE unless you do this. Internet Explorer (or portions of) is loaded upon Windows load and provides everything. That is how it starts instantly... and to quote your post "In reality this is just an illusion, don't let it placate you, demand a better solution!"
So ask Microsoft for a better solution if Mozilla is to compete with millions of users in the IE camp.
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Actually ... for some people it is practical. After working at the computer for long hours with lots of windows open in the background, corners, sides ... every which way you can stick them ... the windows kind of run together! lol. Shadows around windows allow a window to appear on top making it easier for your eye to pick up the open window.
The theme of the test was "out of the box" configuration ... as anyone would get if they just used the installer. With gentoo ... there really isnt any out of the box configuration which would leave an optimized OS (gentoo) with an unoptimized windows unless they changed the mindset of the test. The only way to fairly test windows against gentoo would be to optimize Windows also ... but again, not the basis for that test.
I think I see your argument though. It is not meant to simulate a 3D world as a space thing. It is mean to give the PERCEPTION of 3D .. whether this is 5 inches or 5 miles .. it is still depth.
... think about this, is it that EVERYONE forgot what it means? Or was it you that has forgotten what it means?
Soo
I think everyone knows what it means. The 3RD dimension is depth. As long as your brain THINKS there is depth it is 3 dimentional. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck .. it is a duck. If you see depth (which is the 3rd dimension) you are seeing 3D.
... the 3rd diminsion is there.
The term 3D does not reference any type of technology or process therein. 3D is perceived vision. If I see depth
Point is ... the screen gives you the perception of depth. If the screen can fool your brain into thinking that there is an image in the foreground and others farther in the distance ... than the IMAGE is 3D no matter how you slice it and by difinition. It doesnt matter if you can't stick your hand though there and touch the background image. They never said 3D virtuality ... its 3D imagery .. and by that definition it is 3D.
It says 3D because it gives the perception of a 3D display. And yes, you can display 3D images on a flat LCD. It works by using "channels" which divert light to the other side at an angle so your eye percieves it as a different image.
... and if looked at on the other the picture is different yet? Giving you the appearance it was moving if you twitched it? Same concept? Only the light is emitted from the left and hitting the right side. The light emitted from the right is hitting your left side.
You remember those 3D things you got when you were a kid? where you look at it from one side it has an image
Both of your eyes recieve two different images and they are done in sync giving the impression of 3D so you can see depth.
Okay ... it is still a decentralized network with no single point of failure. DNS is NOT the Internet. It simply makes it easy for people. When I set up an application to use a server on the Internet I typically use the IP address in case DNS problems happen.
The people I was referring to are the people who argue the fact that Linux sux and Microsoft is king because linux isnt as easy to use. THOSE are the people who arent into computers. They are into "Windows" although most of them in fact claim to be computer whizzes. I too use Windows for gaming and other things ... I know how to use both.
Dont mind him ... he is just for MS Windows because he does not understand anything else. He has to push pretty pictures to get around or the computer will confuse him. Its kind of like making devices for children, if you want them to use it you create big colorful buttons for them to push.
... not because I like the OS, so I will use anything that works as I will have a good understanding of how it works because I am smart enough ... like many of the people of this forum.
... they are into "Windows." When it comes down to it there is no understanding of code, structure or syntax or any innerworkings therein. They like using the desktop, not into the computer itself.
I personally like computers because they are computers
Windows people are not really into computers
Why? If you are a developer ... the time developing these drivers vs developing something else for profit is enough to just freaking upgrade.
You cant tell me that 5 hours or more of a developers time when it could be spent on a $99 upgrade (ATI Radeon 9000 PRO) is worth it for voodoo hacking.
Most people who talk about the AIBO speak of running out of money. Well, this is obviously a toy not for us people then. For me, a universal remove for $19 is basically disposable .... if it breaks, so what! Thats just because I make enough to where $20 is change.
... it obviously isnt for you.
For my uncle on the other hand, $249 is chump change, and $1200 isnt going to break the pocket book. To the obvious market, this is like buying an offroad radio controlled vehicle for $80 and have it romp in the mud and jump over curves. Someone who is only making $5/hour and having to keep a low rent would never buy an $80 vehicle and extra batteries.
So if you are complaining about the price
Maybe your school should get better hardware. In our Linux Administration class, students always press ALT-F7 to get to X and browse during break, and CTRL-ALT-F2 during class to work at the console and it NEVER crashes. Some people must switch back and forth over 20 times in a short time frame ... and it is flawless.
This guy obviously does not know that just because the car stops ... all people inside WILL not. They still have the momentum. If you go head on with something and you dont plow through it. It will stop you. Lets say you were going 50mph. When the thing hits YOU will still be going 50mph. I hope your head still feels fine after you hit. If you find it.
And to think that this is what happens after they released Windows98 in Iowa. Maybe the people of iowa should start a lawsuite to get the Windows 98SE release ready for refund!
No .... SuSE comes with KDE3
I cant believe this is even news ... I walked in about two weeks ago to Fry's Electronics for a memory stick, when I saw a MMC BlueTooth card by palm sitting there in front of me. I thought to myself ... WOW Palm finally released it, put it down then went on my business. There were lots of them scattered everywhere and the barcode tape even worn a little like its been there for a while. Did someone just stumble apon it like I have and just decide to share it to the rest of the world? If thats the case .... HEY They just released neat trashcans with foot levers to oopen the lid! Check it out, its in the inventory control system of Fry's Marketplace now.
They are not doing it because they are imitating the IPAQ! They all have the same button arrangement because Microsoft is trying to standardize on hardware for the developers and have said such arrangement in their PPC2002 papers! As for the speaker in the button though ... that is a IPAQ imitation ... but the button arrangement kind of has to be followed. 2 buttons on both side of scroll.
Thats funny .... I didnt even know the m100 even had FLASH memory for you to install Linux to?
How the heck are you going to flash ANY OS to a device with no FLASH memory? SURE you can install applications ... but I seriously doubt that the Linux kernel and tools will run as an application on top of PalmOS!
The reason why its not compatible isnt because the programmers didnt make it incompatible .. it is because the IIIe is a cheap device made with no FLASH memory to lower production cost!
You know ... it is funny how people will whine about a feature like turbo that is not even enabled by default when it is something that Microsoft has been doing for years! I just wish there WAS a way to replace explorer as a framework for MS Windows. Maybe developers of Mozilla could integrate "startbar" like features and give us an option to replace our shells?
On the MS Windows platform .... you will not get a browser to load faster than IE unless you do this. Internet Explorer (or portions of) is loaded upon Windows load and provides everything. That is how it starts instantly ... and to quote your post "In reality this is just an illusion, don't let it placate you, demand a better solution!"
So ask Microsoft for a better solution if Mozilla is to compete with millions of users in the IE camp.