100's of mostly novice programmers isn't going to be the same as several very good programmers. The idea here is to develop a good Photoshop alternative, not something the equiviland of a bad Lotus Notes clone.
GimpShop people are going to whinge (don't they always) that GIMP doesn't have all the features of Photoshop. For those people I have two suggestions: code them, or pay someone to code them.
Many of the people doing the whining are people who already use Photoshop, and only whine because others keep trying to convert them to GIMP. So suggesting they pay, or even the more silly idea of coding it themselves, doesn't really fit.
I support GIMP, but still use Photoshop, and get sick of people claiming that GIMP is an OK alternative for most Photoshop users. GIMP is like Photoshop Elements for the more techical-minded, at the moment. And I don't think that is going to change quickly, even if lots of money is throwen at it; it took Photoshop a long time to get where it is today, and they have a full-time, professional development team.
The critical differece is that in reality, the only thing the US offers is slighty more money, at the expence of general social welfare.
You see, "the good life" really is pretty much the same for all people. And a state like France doesn't really impose it's "correct vision" anymore than the US does.
Sounds like an insulting comparason, to me. It looks tighening up on paperwork, and that's about it. I can't see what all the fuss is about. There are more effective ways to discourage cultural contamination.
I think you've missed my point, or I'm not sure what your point is.
At 60-20, they may be effecint. But they're still not powerfull. To stop from 20-0 using the motor, you would have to apply a current, and even then, it wouldn't be as powerful as normal mechanical brakes. Hence cars like the Primus will have dual braking systems for quite some time.
While these batteries would mean more efficient regenerative braking systems, it would not eliminate mechanical braking.
The thing is, pure motor braking (shorting the motor, and/or using it as a generator) means that the slower you go, the less braking power you get. In fact, if the car is standing still, there will be no braking power at all.
In general, motor braking isn't anywhere near as powerful as normal mechanical brakes. Probably the only way to make motor braking as powerful would be to apply a current to the motor (basically, putting it in reverse). But that isn't very efficient.
The other thing is, motor braking works only through the drivetrain, which means you only have braking on the drive wheels. Plus you have to contend with the differential. So if you had a RWD, then braking hard in a corner would put most of the braking power on the inside, rear wheel; exactly what you don't want.
Of course, this may not be the case if you had 4WD with computer controlled diffs, or an independent motor for each wheel, but you'd still suffer from the lack of braking power, of course.
No LAB support last time I checked. The typographical side of things isn't as good either (and I even find Photoshop lacking in that area). Using the beizier curves has always been a pain. In Photoshop I can clear-cut a car in under 2 mins.
Not to mention all the other little things. I was actually going to make a list of all this once. But then I felt it would be slagging off GIMP, when I do infact support the project entirely. It's just not ready for what I need it for.
As for the UI. It's not that it's differrent, it's that it's totally inconsistant with the rest of Windows, not to mention distracingly ugly.
Since when is computer literacy and ease-of-use mutualy exclusive? I've installed various linux distros before, and I'm a web developer by trade. But I still like easy to use software. Why would I want something that is hard to use? Or are you confusing "powerful" with "hard to use"?
Besides. Out of the above comments, I don't see that many saying OS X doesn't have security issues. I just see many saying that Turner is an idiot for impling that Apple products are form over function.
Doubt it. What the human brain thinks is hardly accurate enough to be used as evidence. Police doing interviews will attest to that--people describing the same car as a different colour etc. Not to mention psychosis and other such things would give missleading/wrong info. It might not be as easy to fool as a normal lie detector, but I'm pretty sure it would be possible.
Infoshop's OpenWiki - a general wiki with an anarchist bent (and run in an authoritarian fashion)
Anarchopedia - a general wiki with an anarchist bent (and run in an anarchic fashion)
Sorry for nitpicking, but surely "indervidualistic" is more accurate than "authoritarian", and "collaborative" or "communal" rather than "anarchic"?
On the other hand: You might get fire because you appear not to be able to keep things running properly.
Besides, I doubt by simply switching to Firefox, you'd suddenly encounter no tech support problems, and that your manager would fire you because they thing you aren't needed anymore.
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100's of mostly novice programmers isn't going to be the same as several very good programmers. The idea here is to develop a good Photoshop alternative, not something the equiviland of a bad Lotus Notes clone.
Many of the people doing the whining are people who already use Photoshop, and only whine because others keep trying to convert them to GIMP. So suggesting they pay, or even the more silly idea of coding it themselves, doesn't really fit.
I support GIMP, but still use Photoshop, and get sick of people claiming that GIMP is an OK alternative for most Photoshop users. GIMP is like Photoshop Elements for the more techical-minded, at the moment. And I don't think that is going to change quickly, even if lots of money is throwen at it; it took Photoshop a long time to get where it is today, and they have a full-time, professional development team.
Not really sure what the orginal point was, just clearing things up; I think that might have been the point he was after.
Heh. What I'd like to know is where the original SoupIsGoodFood is.
You see, "the good life" really is pretty much the same for all people. And a state like France doesn't really impose it's "correct vision" anymore than the US does.
Sounds like an insulting comparason, to me. It looks tighening up on paperwork, and that's about it. I can't see what all the fuss is about. There are more effective ways to discourage cultural contamination.
The fingerprinting, OTOH...
Nice nick, BTW.
Perhaps you should re-name it "Spend an Extra Couple of Days in Canada Day" or perhaps "Pay a Fine for Wasting Government Time Day".
But that's still a PDA.
You still seem to imply that I think there is something wrong motor breaking. I've never said such a thing.
At 60-20, they may be effecint. But they're still not powerfull. To stop from 20-0 using the motor, you would have to apply a current, and even then, it wouldn't be as powerful as normal mechanical brakes. Hence cars like the Primus will have dual braking systems for quite some time.
The thing is, pure motor braking (shorting the motor, and/or using it as a generator) means that the slower you go, the less braking power you get. In fact, if the car is standing still, there will be no braking power at all.
In general, motor braking isn't anywhere near as powerful as normal mechanical brakes. Probably the only way to make motor braking as powerful would be to apply a current to the motor (basically, putting it in reverse). But that isn't very efficient.
The other thing is, motor braking works only through the drivetrain, which means you only have braking on the drive wheels. Plus you have to contend with the differential. So if you had a RWD, then braking hard in a corner would put most of the braking power on the inside, rear wheel; exactly what you don't want.
Of course, this may not be the case if you had 4WD with computer controlled diffs, or an independent motor for each wheel, but you'd still suffer from the lack of braking power, of course.
Surely you mean internal resistance, rather than density?
Not to mention all the other little things. I was actually going to make a list of all this once. But then I felt it would be slagging off GIMP, when I do infact support the project entirely. It's just not ready for what I need it for.
As for the UI. It's not that it's differrent, it's that it's totally inconsistant with the rest of Windows, not to mention distracingly ugly.
I'm still waiting for sub-folders.
Since when is AAC proprietary, either, for that matter.
Not when you look at the US's gun stats.
It does Bill Hicks, and includes a cue when to swear at your audience, I'm not interested.
Performace artists are not exactly highly paid most of the time. I doubt most of them did it for the money alone.
I thought it was about both.
Besides. Out of the above comments, I don't see that many saying OS X doesn't have security issues. I just see many saying that Turner is an idiot for impling that Apple products are form over function.
Slacking off == productivity. Obviously, there are certain limits to this. If you spend all day slacking off, your not going to get much done.
Doubt it. What the human brain thinks is hardly accurate enough to be used as evidence. Police doing interviews will attest to that--people describing the same car as a different colour etc. Not to mention psychosis and other such things would give missleading/wrong info. It might not be as easy to fool as a normal lie detector, but I'm pretty sure it would be possible.
Anarchopedia - a general wiki with an anarchist bent (and run in an anarchic fashion)
Sorry for nitpicking, but surely "indervidualistic" is more accurate than "authoritarian", and "collaborative" or "communal" rather than "anarchic"?
Besides, I doubt by simply switching to Firefox, you'd suddenly encounter no tech support problems, and that your manager would fire you because they thing you aren't needed anymore.
Rather, I think you're just choosing to be lazy.
Surely you mean Mac OS X? :P