I did this search on the Technology Preview site: DES algorithm c++ code. It came up with no results! Try any other search engine and you will come up with myriad results to this simple query.
the internet goes down so much around here that unless we were directly told that it was a terrorist's fault, we would just think it was another Comast hiccup
for example: games, you can't say "walk forward, strafe left, fire, fire, switch weapon to pistol". It just wouldn't be efficient. You can do all of those in rapid succession with a keyboard. Voice is better for natural language, which was set up for the human voice and not for the keyboard (the keyboard is unnaturally clumsy at emulating language). Software that was specifically designed around the keyboard input shows the true power of 108 keys (or however many there are). Until direct input from the brain is invented (keyboard without the clumsy fingers interface and an almost infinite number of "keys") the keyboard is here to stay.
dell laptops have a battery life of about 2 hours new. They of course always last a little bit less time than they say they do, and as the batteries get old they run for shorter and shorter durations. If you want to play a DVD on a Dell, cross your fingers because it will be a close one.
that companies such as SCO think that they can get away with patent fraud like this.
Additionally, I think that if someone wants to give away something for free (like linux distributions) then they shouldn't have to worry about patents and such. Only if they are selling the product for profit should they be liable for lawsuit
I personally have no experience with OpenGL (except playing games that utilize it), but I have found that DirectX is very logical [modular], and there are some excellent reference out there for it. For beginners who have experience in basic c/c++ and a good start in win32 API, I suggest Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus written by Andre Lamothe. While my boss has a personal vendetta against the man, I like his clear writing style, and he put in just the right amount of detail! (amusing/witty comments are also scattered throught he book). Even if you are a bit shaky on the win32 api's or the math behind the algorithms, he makes sure to touch on everything that you could be shaky on. It comes at a reasonable price on www.amazon.com and covers most of the major DirectX features to create a good two dimensional game. You can also buy the second volume of the series in which he covers three dimensional graphics. With such excellent reference books, who can go wrong?
so what you are saying is that you want stupid people to be able to use Linux...
Personally I would want to strangle anyone who thought they were a Linux guru just because they can use a Linux installer wizard [*cough* Mandrake *cough*]. If my boss ever thought he knew how to use Linux and then tried to strike up a conversation about it, I think I would have to castrate him for trying to be 1337 when in fact he's over the hill and doesn't know the difference between a for loop and an if statement.
It seems that more and more, Microsoft is trying to make their products more stable and Linux is trying to make their products more flashy like Windows. If this continues, Linux and Windows will essentially become the same operating system except for the much larger budget of Microsoft. Linux remains a viable option because of what it offers that windows doesn't (increased stability, better environment for development [its also free, but i'm sure that most normal people don't pay for windows either -.-]).
IMHO, Linux will dig its own grave by developing the shiny things that windows has instead of further strengthening its own unique aspects. [The grass is always greener on the other side]
I wonder how many people are going to apply to this? I mean last time that they initiated a relatively closed beta test (1000 testers for d2) they had something like 500,000 applicants! This time they've gotten smarter I guess and are only doing it for 24 hours. Might cut down on the multiple applications by the same ppl and maybe only ppl who watch their website closer will apply. Still, I'm betting that there will be over 500,000 people applying once again (in 24 hours!) Perhaps their server will get swamped since they have reduced the signup period.
Oh well, I guess we will have to see. I for one am definately going to cross my fingers and go for it.
What? You don't wear your tower hooked up to a car battery on your back all day?
On another note, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they came out with some sort of HUD (Heads Up Display) for glasses. Perhaps with useful info such as the current time, and maybe a targeting reticle for those super spies among us. =p
Tanaraus: if they shut us down
Tanaraus: we fill the RCA cable modem with fruit
Tanaraus: when they ask us to return it
Tanaraus: we do so gladly
m5jjs: isn't that what's in there already?
Tanaraus: one might think...
When I first signed up for @home cable modem service about two years ago, the internet latency as well as bandwidth were excellent. Over the past months both of these have degraded, though the first has degraded to a much higher degree than the second. I knew there would be some degradation, and the bandwidth has stayed within acceptable levels, but internet latency has risen to intolerable levels, higher than dialup modems. While I used to be getting between 15 and 100 millisecond pings with reliable servers on the east coast, I am now regularly getting 250+ millisecond pings to these same sites, while other people I know (both other @home users in different areas and also college students using the high speed college connections) are still getting the 15 to 100 millisecond pings that I was beginning to positively relate with your service. This makes the service compare less than equally to a less expensive dial up service for many applications.
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I did this search on the Technology Preview site: DES algorithm c++ code. It came up with no results! Try any other search engine and you will come up with myriad results to this simple query.
the internet goes down so much around here that unless we were directly told that it was a terrorist's fault, we would just think it was another Comast hiccup
for example: games, you can't say "walk forward, strafe left, fire, fire, switch weapon to pistol". It just wouldn't be efficient. You can do all of those in rapid succession with a keyboard. Voice is better for natural language, which was set up for the human voice and not for the keyboard (the keyboard is unnaturally clumsy at emulating language). Software that was specifically designed around the keyboard input shows the true power of 108 keys (or however many there are). Until direct input from the brain is invented (keyboard without the clumsy fingers interface and an almost infinite number of "keys") the keyboard is here to stay.
dell laptops have a battery life of about 2 hours new. They of course always last a little bit less time than they say they do, and as the batteries get old they run for shorter and shorter durations. If you want to play a DVD on a Dell, cross your fingers because it will be a close one.
IMHO, anything that installs itself on your computer in multiple locations so that you have to contort your computer to remove it is spyware.
realplayer is spyware
realplayer is spyware
realplayer is spyware
that companies such as SCO think that they can get away with patent fraud like this.
Additionally, I think that if someone wants to give away something for free (like linux distributions) then they shouldn't have to worry about patents and such. Only if they are selling the product for profit should they be liable for lawsuit
I personally have no experience with OpenGL (except playing games that utilize it), but I have found that DirectX is very logical [modular], and there are some excellent reference out there for it. For beginners who have experience in basic c/c++ and a good start in win32 API, I suggest Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus written by Andre Lamothe. While my boss has a personal vendetta against the man, I like his clear writing style, and he put in just the right amount of detail! (amusing/witty comments are also scattered throught he book). Even if you are a bit shaky on the win32 api's or the math behind the algorithms, he makes sure to touch on everything that you could be shaky on.
It comes at a reasonable price on www.amazon.com and covers most of the major DirectX features to create a good two dimensional game. You can also buy the second volume of the series in which he covers three dimensional graphics.
With such excellent reference books, who can go wrong?
so what you are saying is that you want stupid people to be able to use Linux...
Personally I would want to strangle anyone who thought they were a Linux guru just because they can use a Linux installer wizard [*cough* Mandrake *cough*]. If my boss ever thought he knew how to use Linux and then tried to strike up a conversation about it, I think I would have to castrate him for trying to be 1337 when in fact he's over the hill and doesn't know the difference between a for loop and an if statement.
It seems that more and more, Microsoft is trying to make their products more stable and Linux is trying to make their products more flashy like Windows. If this continues, Linux and Windows will essentially become the same operating system except for the much larger budget of Microsoft. Linux remains a viable option because of what it offers that windows doesn't (increased stability, better environment for development [its also free, but i'm sure that most normal people don't pay for windows either -.-]).
IMHO, Linux will dig its own grave by developing the shiny things that windows has instead of further strengthening its own unique aspects. [The grass is always greener on the other side]
I wonder how many people are going to apply to this? I mean last time that they initiated a relatively closed beta test (1000 testers for d2) they had something like 500,000 applicants! This time they've gotten smarter I guess and are only doing it for 24 hours. Might cut down on the multiple applications by the same ppl and maybe only ppl who watch their website closer will apply. Still, I'm betting that there will be over 500,000 people applying once again (in 24 hours!) Perhaps their server will get swamped since they have reduced the signup period.
Oh well, I guess we will have to see. I for one am definately going to cross my fingers and go for it.
-Sanity is not statistical
What? You don't wear your tower hooked up to a car battery on your back all day?
On another note, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they came out with some sort of HUD (Heads Up Display) for glasses. Perhaps with useful info such as the current time, and maybe a targeting reticle for those super spies among us. =p
-Sanity is not statistical
Tanaraus: if they shut us down
Tanaraus: we fill the RCA cable modem with fruit
Tanaraus: when they ask us to return it
Tanaraus: we do so gladly
m5jjs: isn't that what's in there already?
Tanaraus: one might think...
When I first signed up for @home cable modem service about two years ago, the internet latency as well as bandwidth were excellent. Over the past months both of these have degraded, though the first has degraded to a much higher degree than the second. I knew there would be some degradation, and the bandwidth has stayed within acceptable levels, but internet latency has risen to intolerable levels, higher than dialup modems. While I used to be getting between 15 and 100 millisecond pings with reliable servers on the east coast, I am now regularly getting 250+ millisecond pings to these same sites, while other people I know (both other @home users in different areas and also college students using the high speed college connections) are still getting the 15 to 100 millisecond pings that I was beginning to positively relate with your service. This makes the service compare less than equally to a less expensive dial up service for many applications.