I'm not a coder, but I've been following the demoscene since the days of the Amiga. I've always loved it.
Back then, and before 3D hardware and Windows became mainstream, demos were a lot about the programming skills and pushing the hardware, and less about the artistic side. (Although much of the music has always been fantastic.)
If you go to scene.org and start downloading the demos from Assembly '02, you'll see that the scene has changed quite a bit. The demos are amazing. Since most use 3D hardware now, demos are changing into a display of art; coding, music and design meshed together very effectively.
The demo scene is also changing into something bigger then demos; it's about all things creative on computers. Everything from post-rendered computer animations, freeform music (use any tool), computer art and drawings, to making a playable game.
I liked it too, actually. I'm not a HUGE Kevin Costner (spelling?) fan but to tell you the truth most of his movies aren't bad. I thought Waterworld was okay, and I thought The Postman was good (I like post-WW3 type movies). I think they just need to work on coming up with better names for these movies.
I checked my math over and over, and I still can't find a problem with it. A small percentage of people paying a discounted price wouldn't change things, in my opinion.
I don't agree with you here - if you aren't "legally" allowed to purchase the software at a discounted price then it's illegal, there is no "somewhat illegal." It either is or it isn't.
In the grand sceme of things, whether you pay out $300 or $10 for a peice of software, it won't make a difference in Microsofts' wallet. If you purchase their software "illegally" (or under false pretences) that's something they can be upset about.
As a footnote, the student prices are so low because they want students to use their software, become dependant on it, and when they are not in school anymore and deciding what software to put on 300 machines in their offices, it is hoped they would choose Microsoft. It's not for "good graces" that it's so cheap.
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Those aren't really funny at all. Nor interesting. Sorry.
This is in reference to Office Space, and nobody else seems to have ever seen the damned movie except the people modding it up (I've seen two now with a 5 rating)
Instead, I see responses: "well, that means load paper in the PAPER CASSETTE" and it's even more funny.
Truthfully, I can configure samba in my sleep. The problem is getting everyone else to do it. And what you say about using DHCP, mounting shares, and all that jazz, automatically? Sure, once you figure the damned thing out.
I have never been able to not figure anything out on a unix system. I've implimented sendmail servers and apache web servers in data centers. I'm kind of speaking for the more lay person that doesn't know linux very well, wants an alternative to Windows, and this is not it.
I love the way you can configure (almost) every unix server product from the console. True remote administration. But for the desktop.. Print dammit! Wait, I have to install this CUPS thing? Okay. Grr. Failed dependency on xyz-1.2.3.4.5.6. Find that. Install. Grr. Need to load the parport module. Failed, need to specify IRQ in/etc/conf.modules. I just want to print. And it's the same for so many different aspects.
Yea, we know that linux needs some sort of better installation system. RPM is all well and good and the open source GNU freaks will push it on everyone all day, but it's still a pain sometimes. Many times I just say screw it and install from source.
Do I want to deal with all that? I like a good mix of GUI tools and command line tools. I like to be able to do everything command line, but have the option of GUI for normal tasks. There's a SourceForge project for almost everything I want to do... but it's crazy sometimes to locate all these things and get them all working in a resonable amount of time.
And yea, Outlook I guess is insecure. Ho hum. I run an Exchange 2000 server here and host e-mail for my family and friends. It all works very well, and the Outlook Web Access in E2k is really cool. (I used to do Exchange Tech Support.. for MS) I run Trend on the server, and it takes care of most malicious stuff coming in. As far as attachments from unknown senders, well, don't open them. And as far as attachments from known senders, but look fishy, don't open them. Just say delete.
Personally I've never had a security problem with Outlook, and neither has anyone else I know. I use Outlook in "native" MAPI mode, and it's great. It's fast, I get instant notifications when e-mail shows up (you can get that from IMAP too) and all the mail is stored on the server (also can be done with IMAP, but it's not as nice.) Outlook is my Messaging Center, and no other mail client around (besides maybe Lotus Notes - don't laugh I like Notes) provides me with everything I need, including MozillaMail (Tried it, and keep trying it with every new release.)
Yea, it's really cool that UT2003 has the Linux version right on the 3rd CD. Very cool. And I'll surely check out EQ; I'm really curious how it will run. I wonder if MacroQuest will work too.. =) Never had much luck with WINE. I haven't looked at it in awhile and could only really get MiRC to work; I hope I have better luck this time.
I really wish I was a programmer. I'd help out and program Linux stuffs.
But other then that, I really don't know how to support it.
I use it whenever I can, but I can't use it prime time. I push it on everyone, and I run it on five out of the 13 machines I have at my house. I'll use Linux exclusively to do web serving and firewalling/routing, and I use it for a boat load of other stuff. Mostly utility though.
Everyone's requirements for switching to Linux are different. I play games. I enjoy them quite a bit. And, if Sony ported Everquest to Linux, I would be a lot closer to switching. UT2003, EQ.. would be pretty nice.
And I can't find a damned mail client that's got half the features I like in Outlook. All the good Linux mail clients are clumsy. And no, I won't use a terminal based mail client.
I understand that by holding back because the applications are not available to me is part of the problem. Why develop applications so people like me *might* switch?
There is another thing about Linux on the desktop though, and I need to mention it. It's not just application availability. It's the user-friendly aspect. With a Windows machine (2000, XP) file sharing, printer sharing, (in fact, PRINTING at all!) is so easy. You plug into the network, and you're good. Sometimes I just want to bring my machine to my friends house, plug into his network, and have full run of his services (well, with a user account..) without hours of learning and configuration, messing with NFS or Samba or ssh or whatever.
I completely agree with you about the security of your identity and information. People should be required (and able) to take a little bit of responsibility and make sure they secure themselves. The problem is finding the right tools to give people so that they can protect their own information successfully.
I think a large scale authentication system could definately be USEFUL, I mean, having one sign in for thousands of web pages would be great. There's a better way then a large server sitting on the internet though.
Of course, try getting Microsoft to impliment these features into IE. IE was a better browser then Netscape.. at the time. But it's stagnant now, and we're all screwed because of it.
The facts still remain: Opteron is 100% native on existing 32-bit code (a lot faster for today's software - which won't go away for a good long time), it is targeted at both server and end-users (won't cost 8,000 to own one).
There are so many thousands of software packages out there that rely on full x86 compatibility and I don't think we should turn our backs on that if Opteron can run these with no problems at high speeds.
In my opinion, if you don't mind paying a lot for a machine, don't mind reduced compatibility.. why use a PC at all? You could use a Sun or SGI workstation today.
I do believe in the phrase "The greater the power the greater the responsibility" and Microsoft acts very irresponsibly when it comes to some (okay, many) of their business practices.
But. I do like Office. It's easy to use and it's got a ton of stuff you can do. And there's other things I like. Hell, I like the Windows interface (no, not OS, the Interface. If it was linux under the hood, it would rule.) The guys that make this stuff aren't the ones that run the business. A lot of it is good. And if you deny that, you lose credibility IMO (statement not targeted at anyone in particular.)
So, I would like it if I could run Linux and yet still run Office (natively!)
I am not at the point where I can replace my workstation with Linux. I wish I could say "Yea well whateva' I run GNU - WORD UP!" but I cannot.
If more games and more commercial applications hit the shelves, I'll switch. Until then, Photoshop is still more powerful then The Gimp, MSOffice is easier for me to use then OpenOffice, and I like to play more then the four (fairly recent) commercial games out there.
I do use Linux wherever I can; I enjoy it quite a bit. Not for my "main" machine though.
And yes, The Gimp and OpenOffice are free. They are very nice. But for me, and many others (especially Business) I don't want free if it's not the best or easiest. I am willing to pay for software if it's what I need.
I don't know. I agree that I wouldn't want microsoft controlling all the authentication on the internet. But I wouldn't want any other single entity doing it either; I would want it a bit more distributed.. simply saying "NOT MS" isn't good enough for me.
*MORE* backward compatible? I didn't realize that Itanium had ANY backward compatibility. Opteron insures 100% compatibility, so you can run all your 32-bit code faster than any other AMD processor, as well as 64-bit code.
I'm a huge fan of Opteron. Look at AMD's Processor Road map. They are replacing their entire line of CPU's with them. And not so long from now.
What does that mean? It means we'll be able to actually OWN them for what we pay for Athlons now (which isn't much!) So, sure, Itanium probably has a lot going for it, after all; it's a new archetecture. Most existing CPU systems were drawn up many years ago.
But the price... and do we want to be locked into Intel again? Itanium processors are very very expensive. No, not $800. Try $8,000. You can get the ones with less cache and less Mhz for a bit less, in the order of $6,000. Just for the CPU.
And what happens when we all switch to Intel? I'm sure all the legal documents have been drawn up so to tightly seal up IA-64 - nobody else will be able to build them, unlike x86. Would we be using two or three GIGAhertz machines right now if AMD and friends never showed up? I am willing to bet no.
Intel makes good quality stuff. But it has to be done Intel's way, or no way.
Competition is good, and because there has been so much competition in x86, other archetectures have had to advance as well to keep pace.
I would much prefer it if Intel was also introducing an x86 64-bit CPU.
I don't want to be locked into AMD either, but their 64-bit CPU offers me and the masses a clear upgrade path.
It's not suprising that these companies are reducing the warranry. I believe that the drives are mostly well built, but like you said, they are a lot faster now and they indeed run at higher temperatures.
Fortunately however, IDE storage is very, very cheap now a days, and there's a lot of systems including RAID support. I think we'll see more and more computers coming standard with dual drives in a RAID set. This will offset the reliability issues that we might see with the faster drives.
Of course, like anything, back up your important data to somewhere else.
Really, it's the OS that we don't want Microsoft controlling right?
If this is a move on their part to start supporting Linux as a "valid" operating system, and start developing applications for it, I'm not upset with that one bit.
You can "OpenOffice" all you want, but personally, I *do* like Microsoft Word. And I like Outlook. If they started making these applications available in full form to Linux, I would run them.
Personally, I think that down the road sometime (probably not very soon) Microsoft will be developing real products for alternate operating systems. On one hand, they want everyone to use Windows. On the other hand, there is a growing amount of users switching to alternate systems, and Microsoft would love to sell you software. At some point, unless something goes horribly wrong with Linux, the community won't be able to be ignored.
Why don't you stop correcting everyone's mistakes on a web message board and do someting constructive? You're not the editor around here are you?
I am not a robot, and when some dumbass goes around commenting on my posts because of grammar or use of the wrong word - I get annoyed. When my entire post is trivialized because some smartass feels the need to publically correct a dumb mistake - I get annoyed.
Sorry, this is not free of any emotional subtext. Sorry if this is considered "demeaning" to you, but I felt that you correcting me for "my benefit" (your motives are questionable) was demeaning in itself.
I don't "gain some sort of personal satisfaction" from correcting someone in ANY way, because I won't publically correct someone for something that isn't relavent to the topic on hand.
If you won't use private messages, maybe you should just keep quiet - less your feelings be hurt again when someone else doesn't appreciate this kind of unconsctuctive help.
That's the way it's supposed to be done, so yea, it makes perfect sense.
If you put closing quotes on the third line, you would be required to add another "said Mildred" somewhere in the fourth line or it would be assumed that you said it, not Mildred. Also, the fifth line would be implied to have been said by Mildred, not you.
English is somewhat confusing because of these nuances, but it does make sense. I believe it is this way to help the flow of a spoken conversation; it would be tedious to read (or write) "she added" and "he said" in every line of dialogue.
The only real difference between American English and Brittish (European) English (that I am aware of) is the spelling of some words, like color.
Attacked? Haha! What are you, 10? I don't understand why you had to "inform me of my mistake" in the first place. It really had no significant bearing on the content of my post.
If it was so innocent and selfless you would have just sent me a personal message, not a message for everyone to see. It was not necessary and really arrogant.
If you have something further to say, take it somewhere else or just save it.
Well, if you look, I was the guy you were trying to "help." Although the words may have completely different meanings, you obviously understood what I meant, and it was just a common error!
The words do sound the same and I just tapped out the wrong one. It's not the end of the world and I don't see why you are having such a hard time with it.
Incidently, the reasoning behind the error was because of "it's just a message board so who cares." (it makes a lot more sense to think about it that way from a straight logic point of view, imo)
I think AMD's 64-Bit "Opteron" has serious potential. It's based on x86, which isn't terrible. It uses extensions for 64-bit stuff, kinda like how 32-bit is extentions on the 16-bit core set.
It sounds like this would make the CPU inneficient, but AMD says by using an extension method instead of a exclusively 64-bit system is only a few % slower, and the advantages of keeping compatibility are enourmous.
I can't wait to be running a 64 bit workstation that runs all my programs faster than any existing 32-bit system as well as run 64-bit software (albiet with a 64-bit OS; Microsoft says they are commited to supporting this new processor and Linux will obviously support it) as well.
I think the Opteron fookin' rools. We could be looking at the new front-runner in PC microprocessors, as well as a strong contender in server systems (Opteron will support 8-way.)
Check out all the stuff about it on AMD's website, look at their road maps (they are planning on replacing all their existing processors with Opteron-type processors) and be excited that you will be able to get a full 64-bit workstation for the same price you pay for an AthlonXP today.
Opteron also seems to have a lot of focus on increasing the speed of current technologies, like AGP (facilitated by their "hyper pipeline")
I'm sure Itanium is very fast. I'm sure it's a very nice system. It is also prohibitively expensive and incompatible with x86. It may have a place in specialized situations, but certainly not for the masses; not with the prices so high.
I think that's the big question. Why do girls like different types of games then guys.
I think perhaps it's just a matter of upbringing. Guys are bombarded with technical things at a very young age; things you put together and figure out.
When it comes to video games, part of why *I* find them so fascinating (and a large porting of my friends' feel the same way) is the technical aspect (look, you can jump off the walls now! 120FPS! High-res textures! Combination jumps!) where as most girls that look at these things say "okay, so what's so special about that?" - No to say girls don't understand but they are not interested.
Just my opinion. Not backed up by research or some random HTML link.
Aye, that is true. I love Linux, and hope it continues it's evolution. It's excellent for the server.
Personally I think that I can do many things in Windows better then linux. But, like most people, it's the applications that make that true not really the OS.. so yea, for my main workstation Windows has its place because of the applications. (and games.)
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I'm not a coder, but I've been following the demoscene since the days of the Amiga. I've always loved it.
Back then, and before 3D hardware and Windows became mainstream, demos were a lot about the programming skills and pushing the hardware, and less about the artistic side. (Although much of the music has always been fantastic.)
If you go to scene.org and start downloading the demos from Assembly '02, you'll see that the scene has changed quite a bit. The demos are amazing. Since most use 3D hardware now, demos are changing into a display of art; coding, music and design meshed together very effectively.
The demo scene is also changing into something bigger then demos; it's about all things creative on computers. Everything from post-rendered computer animations, freeform music (use any tool), computer art and drawings, to making a playable game.
I totally dig it.
I liked it too, actually. I'm not a HUGE Kevin Costner (spelling?) fan but to tell you the truth most of his movies aren't bad. I thought Waterworld was okay, and I thought The Postman was good (I like post-WW3 type movies). I think they just need to work on coming up with better names for these movies.
I checked my math over and over, and I still can't find a problem with it. A small percentage of people paying a discounted price wouldn't change things, in my opinion.
So, uh, dude, Newsflash.
I don't agree with you here - if you aren't "legally" allowed to purchase the software at a discounted price then it's illegal, there is no "somewhat illegal." It either is or it isn't.
In the grand sceme of things, whether you pay out $300 or $10 for a peice of software, it won't make a difference in Microsofts' wallet. If you purchase their software "illegally" (or under false pretences) that's something they can be upset about.
As a footnote, the student prices are so low because they want students to use their software, become dependant on it, and when they are not in school anymore and deciding what software to put on 300 machines in their offices, it is hoped they would choose Microsoft. It's not for "good graces" that it's so cheap.
Those aren't really funny at all. Nor interesting. Sorry.
Yea it's the Amiga crashout screen. I always thought "Guru Meditation Error" was pretty funny =)
Suprised nobody mentioned it besides you.
This is in reference to Office Space, and nobody else seems to have ever seen the damned movie except the people modding it up (I've seen two now with a 5 rating)
Instead, I see responses: "well, that means load paper in the PAPER CASSETTE" and it's even more funny.
Very funny movie BTW.
Most machines (x86) shout out a beep code when there's a detectable display problem. Two quick beeps and four long beeps.
Probably because it's the size of a flea. Looking at all my boards here, there ain't no visible fuses that could be replaced.
Truthfully, I can configure samba in my sleep. The problem is getting everyone else to do it. And what you say about using DHCP, mounting shares, and all that jazz, automatically? Sure, once you figure the damned thing out.
/etc/conf.modules.
I have never been able to not figure anything out on a unix system. I've implimented sendmail servers and apache web servers in data centers. I'm kind of speaking for the more lay person that doesn't know linux very well, wants an alternative to Windows, and this is not it.
I love the way you can configure (almost) every unix server product from the console. True remote administration. But for the desktop.. Print dammit! Wait, I have to install this CUPS thing? Okay. Grr. Failed dependency on xyz-1.2.3.4.5.6. Find that. Install. Grr. Need to load the parport module. Failed, need to specify IRQ in
I just want to print. And it's the same for so many different aspects.
Yea, we know that linux needs some sort of better installation system. RPM is all well and good and the open source GNU freaks will push it on everyone all day, but it's still a pain sometimes. Many times I just say screw it and install from source.
Do I want to deal with all that? I like a good mix of GUI tools and command line tools. I like to be able to do everything command line, but have the option of GUI for normal tasks. There's a SourceForge project for almost everything I want to do... but it's crazy sometimes to locate all these things and get them all working in a resonable amount of time.
And yea, Outlook I guess is insecure. Ho hum. I run an Exchange 2000 server here and host e-mail for my family and friends. It all works very well, and the Outlook Web Access in E2k is really cool. (I used to do Exchange Tech Support.. for MS) I run Trend on the server, and it takes care of most malicious stuff coming in. As far as attachments from unknown senders, well, don't open them. And as far as attachments from known senders, but look fishy, don't open them. Just say delete.
Personally I've never had a security problem with Outlook, and neither has anyone else I know. I use Outlook in "native" MAPI mode, and it's great. It's fast, I get instant notifications when e-mail shows up (you can get that from IMAP too) and all the mail is stored on the server (also can be done with IMAP, but it's not as nice.) Outlook is my Messaging Center, and no other mail client around (besides maybe Lotus Notes - don't laugh I like Notes) provides me with everything I need, including MozillaMail (Tried it, and keep trying it with every new release.)
Yea, it's really cool that UT2003 has the Linux version right on the 3rd CD. Very cool. And I'll surely check out EQ; I'm really curious how it will run. I wonder if MacroQuest will work too.. =) Never had much luck with WINE. I haven't looked at it in awhile and could only really get MiRC to work; I hope I have better luck this time.
I really wish I was a programmer. I'd help out and program Linux stuffs.
But other then that, I really don't know how to support it.
I use it whenever I can, but I can't use it prime time. I push it on everyone, and I run it on five out of the 13 machines I have at my house. I'll use Linux exclusively to do web serving and firewalling/routing, and I use it for a boat load of other stuff. Mostly utility though.
Everyone's requirements for switching to Linux are different. I play games. I enjoy them quite a bit. And, if Sony ported Everquest to Linux, I would be a lot closer to switching. UT2003, EQ.. would be pretty nice.
And I can't find a damned mail client that's got half the features I like in Outlook. All the good Linux mail clients are clumsy. And no, I won't use a terminal based mail client.
I understand that by holding back because the applications are not available to me is part of the problem. Why develop applications so people like me *might* switch?
There is another thing about Linux on the desktop though, and I need to mention it. It's not just application availability. It's the user-friendly aspect. With a Windows machine (2000, XP) file sharing, printer sharing, (in fact, PRINTING at all!) is so easy. You plug into the network, and you're good. Sometimes I just want to bring my machine to my friends house, plug into his network, and have full run of his services (well, with a user account..) without hours of learning and configuration, messing with NFS or Samba or ssh or whatever.
I completely agree with you about the security of your identity and information. People should be required (and able) to take a little bit of responsibility and make sure they secure themselves. The problem is finding the right tools to give people so that they can protect their own information successfully.
I think a large scale authentication system could definately be USEFUL, I mean, having one sign in for thousands of web pages would be great. There's a better way then a large server sitting on the internet though.
Of course, try getting Microsoft to impliment these features into IE. IE was a better browser then Netscape.. at the time. But it's stagnant now, and we're all screwed because of it.
I wouldn't guess that.
The facts still remain: Opteron is 100% native on existing 32-bit code (a lot faster for today's software - which won't go away for a good long time), it is targeted at both server and end-users (won't cost 8,000 to own one).
There are so many thousands of software packages out there that rely on full x86 compatibility and I don't think we should turn our backs on that if Opteron can run these with no problems at high speeds.
In my opinion, if you don't mind paying a lot for a machine, don't mind reduced compatibility.. why use a PC at all? You could use a Sun or SGI workstation today.
I do believe in the phrase "The greater the power the greater the responsibility" and Microsoft acts very irresponsibly when it comes to some (okay, many) of their business practices.
But. I do like Office. It's easy to use and it's got a ton of stuff you can do. And there's other things I like. Hell, I like the Windows interface (no, not OS, the Interface. If it was linux under the hood, it would rule.) The guys that make this stuff aren't the ones that run the business. A lot of it is good. And if you deny that, you lose credibility IMO (statement not targeted at anyone in particular.)
So, I would like it if I could run Linux and yet still run Office (natively!)
I am not at the point where I can replace my workstation with Linux. I wish I could say "Yea well whateva' I run GNU - WORD UP!" but I cannot.
If more games and more commercial applications hit the shelves, I'll switch. Until then, Photoshop is still more powerful then The Gimp, MSOffice is easier for me to use then OpenOffice, and I like to play more then the four (fairly recent) commercial games out there.
I do use Linux wherever I can; I enjoy it quite a bit. Not for my "main" machine though.
And yes, The Gimp and OpenOffice are free. They are very nice. But for me, and many others (especially Business) I don't want free if it's not the best or easiest. I am willing to pay for software if it's what I need.
I don't know. I agree that I wouldn't want microsoft controlling all the authentication on the internet. But I wouldn't want any other single entity doing it either; I would want it a bit more distributed.. simply saying "NOT MS" isn't good enough for me.
*MORE* backward compatible? I didn't realize that Itanium had ANY backward compatibility. Opteron insures 100% compatibility, so you can run all your 32-bit code faster than any other AMD processor, as well as 64-bit code.
I'm a huge fan of Opteron. Look at AMD's Processor Road map. They are replacing their entire line of CPU's with them. And not so long from now.
What does that mean? It means we'll be able to actually OWN them for what we pay for Athlons now (which isn't much!) So, sure, Itanium probably has a lot going for it, after all; it's a new archetecture. Most existing CPU systems were drawn up many years ago.
But the price... and do we want to be locked into Intel again? Itanium processors are very very expensive. No, not $800. Try $8,000. You can get the ones with less cache and less Mhz for a bit less, in the order of $6,000. Just for the CPU.
And what happens when we all switch to Intel? I'm sure all the legal documents have been drawn up so to tightly seal up IA-64 - nobody else will be able to build them, unlike x86. Would we be using two or three GIGAhertz machines right now if AMD and friends never showed up? I am willing to bet no.
Intel makes good quality stuff. But it has to be done Intel's way, or no way.
Competition is good, and because there has been so much competition in x86, other archetectures have had to advance as well to keep pace.
I would much prefer it if Intel was also introducing an x86 64-bit CPU.
I don't want to be locked into AMD either, but their 64-bit CPU offers me and the masses a clear upgrade path.
Oh well, there I went rambling on again.
It's not suprising that these companies are reducing the warranry. I believe that the drives are mostly well built, but like you said, they are a lot faster now and they indeed run at higher temperatures.
Fortunately however, IDE storage is very, very cheap now a days, and there's a lot of systems including RAID support. I think we'll see more and more computers coming standard with dual drives in a RAID set. This will offset the reliability issues that we might see with the faster drives.
Of course, like anything, back up your important data to somewhere else.
No way, I think it's really cool. If they were affordable and lots of people had them (ie - all your friends) it would be a lot of fun.
Too bad Sprint is the only one that is really pushing this stuff; Sprint offers terrible coverage around here (New England.) Lots of black holes.
Really, it's the OS that we don't want Microsoft controlling right?
If this is a move on their part to start supporting Linux as a "valid" operating system, and start developing applications for it, I'm not upset with that one bit.
You can "OpenOffice" all you want, but personally, I *do* like Microsoft Word. And I like Outlook. If they started making these applications available in full form to Linux, I would run them.
Personally, I think that down the road sometime (probably not very soon) Microsoft will be developing real products for alternate operating systems. On one hand, they want everyone to use Windows. On the other hand, there is a growing amount of users switching to alternate systems, and Microsoft would love to sell you software. At some point, unless something goes horribly wrong with Linux, the community won't be able to be ignored.
Ahh well. Who cares what I think anyways.
Why don't you stop correcting everyone's mistakes on a web message board and do someting constructive? You're not the editor around here are you?
I am not a robot, and when some dumbass goes around commenting on my posts because of grammar or use of the wrong word - I get annoyed. When my entire post is trivialized because some smartass feels the need to publically correct a dumb mistake - I get annoyed.
Sorry, this is not free of any emotional subtext. Sorry if this is considered "demeaning" to you, but I felt that you correcting me for "my benefit" (your motives are questionable) was demeaning in itself.
I don't "gain some sort of personal satisfaction" from correcting someone in ANY way, because I won't publically correct someone for something that isn't relavent to the topic on hand.
If you won't use private messages, maybe you should just keep quiet - less your feelings be hurt again when someone else doesn't appreciate this kind of unconsctuctive help.
Whatever dude.
That's the way it's supposed to be done, so yea, it makes perfect sense.
If you put closing quotes on the third line, you would be required to add another "said Mildred" somewhere in the fourth line or it would be assumed that you said it, not Mildred. Also, the fifth line would be implied to have been said by Mildred, not you.
English is somewhat confusing because of these nuances, but it does make sense. I believe it is this way to help the flow of a spoken conversation; it would be tedious to read (or write) "she added" and "he said" in every line of dialogue.
The only real difference between American English and Brittish (European) English (that I am aware of) is the spelling of some words, like color.
Attacked? Haha! What are you, 10? I don't understand why you had to "inform me of my mistake" in the first place. It really had no significant bearing on the content of my post.
If it was so innocent and selfless you would have just sent me a personal message, not a message for everyone to see. It was not necessary and really arrogant.
If you have something further to say, take it somewhere else or just save it.
Well, if you look, I was the guy you were trying to "help." Although the words may have completely different meanings, you obviously understood what I meant, and it was just a common error!
The words do sound the same and I just tapped out the wrong one. It's not the end of the world and I don't see why you are having such a hard time with it.
Incidently, the reasoning behind the error was because of "it's just a message board so who cares." (it makes a lot more sense to think about it that way from a straight logic point of view, imo)
I think AMD's 64-Bit "Opteron" has serious potential. It's based on x86, which isn't terrible. It uses extensions for 64-bit stuff, kinda like how 32-bit is extentions on the 16-bit core set.
It sounds like this would make the CPU inneficient, but AMD says by using an extension method instead of a exclusively 64-bit system is only a few % slower, and the advantages of keeping compatibility are enourmous.
I can't wait to be running a 64 bit workstation that runs all my programs faster than any existing 32-bit system as well as run 64-bit software (albiet with a 64-bit OS; Microsoft says they are commited to supporting this new processor and Linux will obviously support it) as well.
I think the Opteron fookin' rools. We could be looking at the new front-runner in PC microprocessors, as well as a strong contender in server systems (Opteron will support 8-way.)
Check out all the stuff about it on AMD's website, look at their road maps (they are planning on replacing all their existing processors with Opteron-type processors) and be excited that you will be able to get a full 64-bit workstation for the same price you pay for an AthlonXP today.
Opteron also seems to have a lot of focus on increasing the speed of current technologies, like AGP (facilitated by their "hyper pipeline")
I'm sure Itanium is very fast. I'm sure it's a very nice system. It is also prohibitively expensive and incompatible with x86. It may have a place in specialized situations, but certainly not for the masses; not with the prices so high.
This is just my 2 cents on AMD's 64 bit CPU.
Why?
I think that's the big question. Why do girls like different types of games then guys.
I think perhaps it's just a matter of upbringing. Guys are bombarded with technical things at a very young age; things you put together and figure out.
When it comes to video games, part of why *I* find them so fascinating (and a large porting of my friends' feel the same way) is the technical aspect (look, you can jump off the walls now! 120FPS! High-res textures! Combination jumps!) where as most girls that look at these things say "okay, so what's so special about that?" - No to say girls don't understand but they are not interested.
Just my opinion. Not backed up by research or some random HTML link.
I think you mean "nit pick nit pick," not "helpful."
And while we're nitpicking, the period goes inside the quotes. (see above)
Aye, that is true. I love Linux, and hope it continues it's evolution. It's excellent for the server.
Personally I think that I can do many things in Windows better then linux. But, like most people, it's the applications that make that true not really the OS.. so yea, for my main workstation Windows has its place because of the applications. (and games.)