One additional thing Gimp lacks and Photoshop has is adjustment layers. It's not a dealbreaker for me, but they're awfully convenient. I'm an amateur photographer, and the lack of 16 bit is a much bigger problem for me. It means I have to be much more careful in the raw converter, and leave as little as possible to do in Gimp (cropping, unsharp mask, and some minor dodging/burning, mainly).
I agree about those Photoshop users who complain about Gimp's UI. What does it say about a person who refuses or is incapable of adapting to new software? I know both interfaces, and can switch between them at will. (I prefer Gimp's because MDI is a horrible, horrible kludge that deserved to die in a fire in the 90's.) If a new program comes along, I'll learn that as well and judge it on its' own merits.
I said that the limitations of this artificially-crippled cellphone are unacceptable to me at that price point, and that people who buy it in its' current incarnation are shortsighted and stupid.
I agree with you on most points, but I'd argue that three-strikes laws cost more money in the long-term. Considering the cost of building, supplying and staffing huge numbers of prisons to keep people for life, compared to the cost of counseling people for lengths of time usually less than life, I can't imagine it being cheaper to keep people locked up forever.
Paying full price for a crippled GSM phone with no 3rd-party app support, no real-world bluetooth support, no 3G capability, and having to lock yourself into a contract is the height of shortsightedness and stupidity. I don't care how amazing the multitouch or the screen is, I damn well expect to either 1) do anything I can normally do on a GSM phone after spending the full retail price, or 2) have the up-front price slashed if I'm being forced into a contract.
And not only that, but it doesn't use standard sim cards, so I couldn't go to another GSM carrier after the contract is up. Don't like AT&T and want to use T-mobile or Rogers or a European carrier after the contract's up? Travelling outside of AT&T's coverage area and want to avoid the extortionate roaming charges by using a local sim card? Sorry, no can do. $600 paperweight.
Apple's impressed me in the past with their greater willingness to stick to standards than other companies (OSX BSD layer, KHTML-based webkit), and I was planning on getting a macbook when leopard is released, but if this is the way the Apple is going to play I want no part of it. If they sell it unlocked with the ability to use standard sims, I might change my tune. Until then, fuck'em. No new macbook, no new ipod. I'll give my cash to Dell and Archos instead.
I'll assume you're right about the raid cards, as I have no raid experience, but this:
>Another gripe about Slackware is the lack of large file support. Unbelievable as it may sound, Slackware does not yet fully support >large (>2GB) files.
What do you mean, "doesn't support"? I'm running slackware 12.0rc2 (installed just a few days ago, it figures) and any out-of-the-box application handles any size file I throw at it. What's the context for your claim?
Exactly. In the old days, someone would have to find the stickynote on one's monitor that specifically had one's password written on it. Under this scheme, any stickynote at all will do!
It all depends on the case design. Apple is very fond of seamless cases (every ipod I've ever seen doesn't have an easily swappable battery) and everything I've heard about the iphone indicates it'll be the same. I doubt there'll be a way to change the US iphone sim card short of prying the case open with a pair of pliers, and maybe not even then. This could be what the rumored second iphone version is about, though; a slot to change the sim card for worldwide markets.
A HD capable xbox360 with the same ammount of Harddrivespace costs just as much as the PS3 (even the PS3 is a but cheaper, since it does also have Wifi built in), so in the end the PS3 isn't that pricey at all...
If ones wants to get into the whole next-gen movie disc format before there's a clear winner and risk spending $600 plus disc costs on the 21st century's very own Beta format, and if one has a high-def capable TV.
I will not sink one single penny into any high-def disc format until movie studios drop support entirely for one of the formats, and considering Sony's luck in the past on such things, I'm not betting on Blu-Ray. I'm also not getting a high-def TV until there's a disc format winner. By the time the dust settles, prices will be considerably lower.
I'm also on an older AMD (Athlon XP 2100) and the version without quicktime is working perfectly under XP SP2 for me. This installation of XP is only about 3 days old, though, and I've installed only 10 or so apps.
Safari's pretty slick. After my recent Itunes 7 nightmare (downgraded to 6 until Apple fixes all the showstopper performance problems in 7) I was wary about trying another beta Apple app, but it seems pretty quick and reliable for me so far. The fonts are taking some getting used to, though.
For example; if there is no Microsoft-brand toilet paper and there is a trademark category covering toilet paper products, you can actually register a microsoft-brand toilet paper and market it as Microsoft-brand toilet paper, and be TOTALLY in the clear of any infringement against Microsoft's trademark.
Note to self, investigate possible market among techies who would like to wipe their asses with Microsoft.
Real science is all theory. Any real scientist in any field knows that a new accurate observation can completely change one's understanding of a phenomenon, requiring revision or abandonment of the theory in question. In science nothing is provable, only disprovable, and this is what I think scares the crap out of idiots like you. Don't bring up the "law of gravity" argument, because there's no such thing. Newtonian gravity just another theory, albeit one with a pretty good track record on the large scale.
Don't bring up the "but math has proofs" argument argument either. Pure mathematics isn't a science. It doesn't work that way.
All the creationists I've known are either con artists looking to pull the wool over peoples' eyes for their own benefit, or idiots who accept whatever they're told by a con artist.
Absolutely right. I loved the new items and weapons (spiderman-ing with dual clawshots, swordfighting while on horseback, a bow that you could aim by pointing) but most of all they made the game epic. The cutscene that sticks out in my mind is a slow-motion scene early on. The pig-riders kidnap a kid and run off, and then Link appears on horseback with a pissed-off expression, chasing after them at full speed. The designers made it so that you'd want to smite evil.
I'm also glad they didn't go nuts with side-quests for heart pieces, like Wind Waker. There was far, far too much sailing and salvaging to do in Wind Waker, and not nearly enough real dungeons. About the only thing that would have made Twilight Princess perfect is some way to give full control over swordfighting with the wiimote, but I can wait for the next Wii Zelda for that.
...the money on videogames has always been made on game sales and licensing. I am by no means saying "Game makers shouldnt make a profit!" Im saying "They dont need to make more of a profit. They dont need to be making a profit coming and going."
Nintendo has always sold their hardware at a profit. This is nothing new. If they can profit both coming and going, and still sell every single console they can push out of the factory, why not? Nintendo is a business, not a charity. They exist to make money.
Frankly, I'm glad to see them so profitable. I want to see them stick around. I like their approach to gaming these days.
If Nintendo is making profit on console sales now, then why do they still need to completely control all licensing for the system?
Maybe... because that's how things are done in the console business? If you want a platform for games development that doesn't charge licensing fees, you know where tofindit.
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How about "model"?
One additional thing Gimp lacks and Photoshop has is adjustment layers. It's not a dealbreaker for me, but they're awfully convenient. I'm an amateur photographer, and the lack of 16 bit is a much bigger problem for me. It means I have to be much more careful in the raw converter, and leave as little as possible to do in Gimp (cropping, unsharp mask, and some minor dodging/burning, mainly).
I agree about those Photoshop users who complain about Gimp's UI. What does it say about a person who refuses or is incapable of adapting to new software? I know both interfaces, and can switch between them at will. (I prefer Gimp's because MDI is a horrible, horrible kludge that deserved to die in a fire in the 90's.) If a new program comes along, I'll learn that as well and judge it on its' own merits.
If you think Spaceballs 1987 is bad, wait until you see Rocky 5000.
...I'm familiar with his work.
I said that the limitations of this artificially-crippled cellphone are unacceptable to me at that price point, and that people who buy it in its' current incarnation are shortsighted and stupid.
I agree with you on most points, but I'd argue that three-strikes laws cost more money in the long-term. Considering the cost of building, supplying and staffing huge numbers of prisons to keep people for life, compared to the cost of counseling people for lengths of time usually less than life, I can't imagine it being cheaper to keep people locked up forever.
Paying full price for a crippled GSM phone with no 3rd-party app support, no real-world bluetooth support, no 3G capability, and having to lock yourself into a contract is the height of shortsightedness and stupidity. I don't care how amazing the multitouch or the screen is, I damn well expect to either 1) do anything I can normally do on a GSM phone after spending the full retail price, or 2) have the up-front price slashed if I'm being forced into a contract.
And not only that, but it doesn't use standard sim cards, so I couldn't go to another GSM carrier after the contract is up. Don't like AT&T and want to use T-mobile or Rogers or a European carrier after the contract's up? Travelling outside of AT&T's coverage area and want to avoid the extortionate roaming charges by using a local sim card? Sorry, no can do. $600 paperweight.
Apple's impressed me in the past with their greater willingness to stick to standards than other companies (OSX BSD layer, KHTML-based webkit), and I was planning on getting a macbook when leopard is released, but if this is the way the Apple is going to play I want no part of it. If they sell it unlocked with the ability to use standard sims, I might change my tune. Until then, fuck'em. No new macbook, no new ipod. I'll give my cash to Dell and Archos instead.
I'll assume you're right about the raid cards, as I have no raid experience, but this:
>Another gripe about Slackware is the lack of large file support. Unbelievable as it may sound, Slackware does not yet fully support
>large (>2GB) files.
What do you mean, "doesn't support"? I'm running slackware 12.0rc2 (installed just a few days ago, it figures) and any out-of-the-box application handles any size file I throw at it. What's the context for your claim?
Exactly. In the old days, someone would have to find the stickynote on one's monitor that specifically had one's password written on it. Under this scheme, any stickynote at all will do!
Offtopic, my ass. I wish I had some points to counteract that example of mod stupidity.
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But to correct a technical point, we use a pencil and paper in Canadian elections, not pen and paper.
When the movie of the same name was announced, I was deeply disappointed that it wasn't based on Neal Stephenson's novel.
Silence! The appearance periods of your accursed burning day-star have no meaning in this place.
It all depends on the case design. Apple is very fond of seamless cases (every ipod I've ever seen doesn't have an easily swappable battery) and everything I've heard about the iphone indicates it'll be the same. I doubt there'll be a way to change the US iphone sim card short of prying the case open with a pair of pliers, and maybe not even then. This could be what the rumored second iphone version is about, though; a slot to change the sim card for worldwide markets.
A HD capable xbox360 with the same ammount of Harddrivespace costs just as much as the PS3 (even the PS3 is a but cheaper, since it does also have Wifi built in), so in the end the PS3 isn't that pricey at all...
If ones wants to get into the whole next-gen movie disc format before there's a clear winner and risk spending $600 plus disc costs on the 21st century's very own Beta format, and if one has a high-def capable TV.
I will not sink one single penny into any high-def disc format until movie studios drop support entirely for one of the formats, and considering Sony's luck in the past on such things, I'm not betting on Blu-Ray. I'm also not getting a high-def TV until there's a disc format winner. By the time the dust settles, prices will be considerably lower.
I don't know how it is under OSX, but under this beta for windows it's as easy as "View->Show status bar".
I'm also on an older AMD (Athlon XP 2100) and the version without quicktime is working perfectly under XP SP2 for me. This installation of XP is only about 3 days old, though, and I've installed only 10 or so apps.
Safari's pretty slick. After my recent Itunes 7 nightmare (downgraded to 6 until Apple fixes all the showstopper performance problems in 7) I was wary about trying another beta Apple app, but it seems pretty quick and reliable for me so far. The fonts are taking some getting used to, though.
For example; if there is no Microsoft-brand toilet paper and there is a trademark category covering toilet paper products, you can actually register a microsoft-brand toilet paper and market it as Microsoft-brand toilet paper, and be TOTALLY in the clear of any infringement against Microsoft's trademark.
Note to self, investigate possible market among techies who would like to wipe their asses with Microsoft.
But they talk about his web-shooters as if he built them. Everyone knows that Spiderman grew them in the first movie.
Real science is all theory. Any real scientist in any field knows that a new accurate observation can completely change one's understanding of a phenomenon, requiring revision or abandonment of the theory in question. In science nothing is provable, only disprovable, and this is what I think scares the crap out of idiots like you. Don't bring up the "law of gravity" argument, because there's no such thing. Newtonian gravity just another theory, albeit one with a pretty good track record on the large scale.
Don't bring up the "but math has proofs" argument argument either. Pure mathematics isn't a science. It doesn't work that way.
All the creationists I've known are either con artists looking to pull the wool over peoples' eyes for their own benefit, or idiots who accept whatever they're told by a con artist.
It's amazing how many XP problems can be fixed by running Symantec's symnrt utility and installing something not made by Symantec afterwards.
Absolutely right. I loved the new items and weapons (spiderman-ing with dual clawshots, swordfighting while on horseback, a bow that you could aim by pointing) but most of all they made the game epic. The cutscene that sticks out in my mind is a slow-motion scene early on. The pig-riders kidnap a kid and run off, and then Link appears on horseback with a pissed-off expression, chasing after them at full speed. The designers made it so that you'd want to smite evil.
I'm also glad they didn't go nuts with side-quests for heart pieces, like Wind Waker. There was far, far too much sailing and salvaging to do in Wind Waker, and not nearly enough real dungeons. About the only thing that would have made Twilight Princess perfect is some way to give full control over swordfighting with the wiimote, but I can wait for the next Wii Zelda for that.
- Isolinear chips
- HAL's holographics
- Cowboyneal's abacus emporium
>Read only flash disks? Meh. A virus can still jump across and screw up the entire network.
In all seriousness, you're right, but... maybe we should be using write-only flash disks?
Well, pardon us "bad voters" for not wanting to come home smelling like a fucking ashtray when we just want to go out for a drink with some friends.
Nintendo has always sold their hardware at a profit. This is nothing new. If they can profit both coming and going, and still sell every single console they can push out of the factory, why not? Nintendo is a business, not a charity. They exist to make money.
Frankly, I'm glad to see them so profitable. I want to see them stick around. I like their approach to gaming these days.
If Nintendo is making profit on console sales now, then why do they still need to completely control all licensing for the system?
Maybe... because that's how things are done in the console business? If you want a platform for games development that doesn't charge licensing fees, you know where to find it.