"Is how much do the refills cost? Surely, 100ml or whatever of methanol is going to last you for 10 hours, but what do you do then? You can't regenerate it, so you go shopping for a refill?"
I can verify that. And support it. Lightwave comes with a.PDF manual, though it comes with a physical manual as well. However, LW has a new update every few months that really changes things, so they just send an updated.PDF manual to use. No printed material.
Thing is, I haven't opened the manual since I bought the software. You get so damn used to going to edit/find when you're looking for how to use a certain feature. Supposedly the next version of LW won't have a printed manual with it. I won't shed a tear over it.
"Satan's Face in the WTC smoke? Wow, I never heard of that one... that's pretty funny.:)"
You may not find it so amusing if you saw the video. The moment of the collision, a cloud of smoke formed which momentarily looked like the face of a rather amused devil.
There are those that believe we're due for armageddon, and given that 2001 was the new millineum and that an attack like this could have sparked World War III, it was rather spooky.
"The idea of shooting look-a-likes of your friends in a videogame outraged a lot of soccer moms, so it was scrapped."
Wow. That shocked me when I first read it, but then I did a mental flashback to when they were looking for 'warning signs'. Kids getting suspended for the pettiest of reasons because they said they'd shoot or kill somebody.
"Perfect Dark originally had support for face mapping, but it was pulled after Columbine."
What was the story behind that? I don't mean to sound insensitive to the people who lost loved ones in the tragedy, but what is the beef that this game threatened to cause?
"How many people do you know that cannot drive a manual transmission car? Probably about 80%. "
Which orifice did you pull that number out of?
"Are people actually smarter now?"
Yes. Broader knowledge of history, math, science, you name it. It was what, 20 years ago, when the average Joe thought travelling at light speed meant getting to another star within hours.
"When you say "do a lot more" what exactly does this mean? Time spent on the computer? Useless chatting on cellphones simply 'cause you can? Pretending to be busy? "
Working. Pursuing interests/hobbies. Creating. You name it.
"Doing more" and being more effective are two different (but not necessarily mutually exclusive) things."
And...? It's hard to 'kill time' these days without doing something useful. Like playing games? Today you have the opportunity to add to those games. That's how things like Q3F came about. Like chatting on the net? These days you have can develop your own audience to listen to you. Betcha Jerry Seinfeld would have liked to have had that.
"Cameras on phones are totally worthless for the general public. Yes, there are a few applications, but they pretty much are not even fun toys."
Since when is "I can live without this!" ever interesting or insightful? The guy doesn't get it! Never mind that millions of people have digital cameras today, having one in their cell phone that they carry around all the time is completely worthless.
I wish I could understand the psychology of somebody who can live in such an over-simplified world.
"Imagine who will be next. What if Asia, Canada, South America, Africa, Austrilia were lobbying for software patents! This is an international problem, and it must be protested everywhere! "
"what happens when we forget how to park cars ourselves?"
Is it really all that likely? It's simply a navigation task, not some particular combination of voodoo prayer and the position of the moon. Calculators didn't kill the study of math, elevators didn't kill the climbing of stairs, and even if you made those arguments it's arguable that society has grown to a higher level since both these devices came along. So tell me, why would a self parking car make people forget how to park cars? That's a ridiculous, cliche filled, statement.
"but people are getting too darn lazy these days."
People are smarter than they ever were. They do a lot more these days than they did in the olden days. Lazy?
"is parking really that hard?"
If it were, dontcha think that these things would have been around ages ago? Back in the 50's they had a car with a fifth wheel so you could pivot your car into a paralell spot. Didn't exactly take off. However, technology has gotten a lot better these days, it's gotten cheaper, and car companies are in a competition to get more marketshare. What you're seeing here is a result of competition, not some need to park cars. Besides, have you ever had a valet driver bump your bumper? Happens to my car daily.
"There's nothing wrong with a pro-Mozilla bias. It IS the shiznits. I've got it running amicibily on all our disparate platforms."
I'm not complaining about Mozilla itself, it's the over-the-top zealousy of it. I respect Mozilla just fine, I think it's something the community should be damned proud of. But that doesn't mean make headline news out of minor revisions of it.
Linux is treated the same way sometimes, though not as badly today as it used to be. I remember two years ago thinking "Hey, my coworker installed Linux at home so his wife could use it, this story could make front page!"
My point is that its hard to take stories about Mozilla (and IE) because of how over-the-top they are about it. If somebody creates a Mozilla exploit, how can I trust Slashdot to post it? I can always trust Slashdot to post IE exploits, but I cannot trust that the article that Slashdot points to about Microsoft's recent evil deeds are actually evil deeds.
That sort of clear my thoughts up a bit? Reading the tech news on Google is a breath of fresh air. The authors may have their personal biases, but at least you can pick from the stories on the same topic.
Maybe I should have read the article or something, but what'd they mean by "Shuttle Launches Form Arctic Clouds"? I envisioned Bespin or something. Heh.
Slashdot Mirror
Crap. I wasn't paying attention. Please ignore my 'like shopping for AAs' comment, I see what you mean now.
"Is how much do the refills cost? Surely, 100ml or whatever of methanol is going to last you for 10 hours, but what do you do then?
You can't regenerate it, so you go shopping for a refill?"
Kinda like those AA's you have in your walkman.
I can verify that. And support it. Lightwave comes with a .PDF manual, though it comes with a physical manual as well. However, LW has a new update every few months that really changes things, so they just send an updated .PDF manual to use. No printed material.
Thing is, I haven't opened the manual since I bought the software. You get so damn used to going to edit/find when you're looking for how to use a certain feature. Supposedly the next version of LW won't have a printed manual with it. I won't shed a tear over it.
"The very idea of having a computer capable of accurately identifying one face in thousands -- scanning from afar -- is far fetched."
I feel sorry for the guy wearing a Bin Laden T-Shirt.
"A lot of the web comics are poor quality, make obvious jokes, and have lame characters. "
So? A comic need only entertain you. It doesn't have to do it every time, it just needs that defining moment.
The nice thing about the internet is any comic'll find its audience at no cost to the end user.
"Satan's Face in the WTC smoke? Wow, I never heard of that one... that's pretty funny. :)"
You may not find it so amusing if you saw the video. The moment of the collision, a cloud of smoke formed which momentarily looked like the face of a rather amused devil.
There are those that believe we're due for armageddon, and given that 2001 was the new millineum and that an attack like this could have sparked World War III, it was rather spooky.
"The idea of shooting look-a-likes of your friends in a videogame outraged a lot of soccer moms, so it was scrapped."
Wow. That shocked me when I first read it, but then I did a mental flashback to when they were looking for 'warning signs'. Kids getting suspended for the pettiest of reasons because they said they'd shoot or kill somebody.
Okay, yeah I guess I can understand that.
"Perfect Dark originally had support for face mapping, but it was pulled after Columbine."
What was the story behind that? I don't mean to sound insensitive to the people who lost loved ones in the tragedy, but what is the beef that this game threatened to cause?
Ha! I got a chance to meta-mod the insightful moderation of the parent post I was roasting! Heheh
"will KDE finally be capable of actually getting viruses? "
When it has a couple of interesting features to use, then yes.
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"How many people do you know that cannot drive a manual transmission car? Probably about 80%. "
Which orifice did you pull that number out of?
"Are people actually smarter now?"
Yes. Broader knowledge of history, math, science, you name it. It was what, 20 years ago, when the average Joe thought travelling at light speed meant getting to another star within hours.
"When you say "do a lot more" what exactly does this mean? Time spent on the computer? Useless chatting on cellphones simply 'cause you can? Pretending to be busy? "
Working. Pursuing interests/hobbies. Creating. You name it.
"Doing more" and being more effective are two different (but not necessarily mutually exclusive) things."
And...? It's hard to 'kill time' these days without doing something useful. Like playing games? Today you have the opportunity to add to those games. That's how things like Q3F came about. Like chatting on the net? These days you have can develop your own audience to listen to you. Betcha Jerry Seinfeld would have liked to have had that.
"Cameras on phones are totally worthless for the general public. Yes, there are a few applications, but they pretty much are not even fun toys."
Since when is "I can live without this!" ever interesting or insightful? The guy doesn't get it! Never mind that millions of people have digital cameras today, having one in their cell phone that they carry around all the time is completely worthless.
I wish I could understand the psychology of somebody who can live in such an over-simplified world.
"They just want to make sure they can steal every new feature Apple is putting into Mac OS X.3 "
And in 2008, KDE will finally do what Longhorn does.
Uh oh, I better put on my pitchfork-proof-vest.
"Perhaps they're going to perfect one of the operating systems they already have available, before they release a new one."
This is Slashdot. You're supposed to say "they're installing new exploits!"
"Microsoft aren't regular 'deadline'-missers - opting to release sub-par software instead just to reach the deadline."
The Blaster worm probably lit a fire under Microsoft to rethink their security practices. At least I hope that's the case.
"Imagine who will be next. What if Asia, Canada, South America, Africa, Austrilia were lobbying for software patents! This is an international problem, and it must be protested everywhere! "
The Simpsons are heading for Africa!
"But can it run Linux? sorry, I had to :) "
It can, but nobody wants to type man headlts.
"Is parking really that hard? Are people really that stupid and lazy? Don't answer that. Can I get a robot to feed me my cereal in the morning? "
Yeesh. Some car company goes through all the R&D to make an interesting upsell, and suddenly the collective intelligence of society is measured? WTF?
"what happens when we forget how to park cars ourselves?"
Is it really all that likely? It's simply a navigation task, not some particular combination of voodoo prayer and the position of the moon. Calculators didn't kill the study of math, elevators didn't kill the climbing of stairs, and even if you made those arguments it's arguable that society has grown to a higher level since both these devices came along. So tell me, why would a self parking car make people forget how to park cars? That's a ridiculous, cliche filled, statement.
"but people are getting too darn lazy these days."
People are smarter than they ever were. They do a lot more these days than they did in the olden days. Lazy?
"is parking really that hard?"
If it were, dontcha think that these things would have been around ages ago? Back in the 50's they had a car with a fifth wheel so you could pivot your car into a paralell spot. Didn't exactly take off. However, technology has gotten a lot better these days, it's gotten cheaper, and car companies are in a competition to get more marketshare. What you're seeing here is a result of competition, not some need to park cars. Besides, have you ever had a valet driver bump your bumper? Happens to my car daily.
"If subscribers to slashdot get to see the story before anyone else, why aren't there any posts?"
It's a holiday?
... a protest actually accomplished something? Here in Portland, the primary accomplishment of a protest is to stop traffic.
"There's nothing wrong with a pro-Mozilla bias. It IS the shiznits. I've got it running amicibily on all our disparate platforms."
I'm not complaining about Mozilla itself, it's the over-the-top zealousy of it. I respect Mozilla just fine, I think it's something the community should be damned proud of. But that doesn't mean make headline news out of minor revisions of it.
Linux is treated the same way sometimes, though not as badly today as it used to be. I remember two years ago thinking "Hey, my coworker installed Linux at home so his wife could use it, this story could make front page!"
My point is that its hard to take stories about Mozilla (and IE) because of how over-the-top they are about it. If somebody creates a Mozilla exploit, how can I trust Slashdot to post it? I can always trust Slashdot to post IE exploits, but I cannot trust that the article that Slashdot points to about Microsoft's recent evil deeds are actually evil deeds.
That sort of clear my thoughts up a bit? Reading the tech news on Google is a breath of fresh air. The authors may have their personal biases, but at least you can pick from the stories on the same topic.
Maybe I should have read the article or something, but what'd they mean by "Shuttle Launches Form Arctic Clouds"? I envisioned Bespin or something. Heh.
Uh... why was I modded down, but the guy who I was respdoning to wasn't? Just cos he's anon maybe?