The first time I played CS, my buddy installed a couple cheats for me and showed me how to use them. It really sapped all the fun out of the game for me, haven't cheated since.
So why do people cheat? Sure, in tournaments there may be money involved, but 99.99 percent of cheaters aren't getting any material reward. So a bunch of anonymous strangers think you're leet? Seriously? Any good studies online that have looked into this?
I'm assuming that he's referring to the fact that lots of old Windows software and even some new ones require the user to have admin rights in order to run properly. That and the fact that Windows' handling of user data has been a moving target from version to version makes for some real support nightmares that (to the best of my knowledge) you just don't see in the Mac and Linux world.
To put it in a nutshell, Mac and Linux are much more structured and consistent about separating user, system, and application files than Windows, and this makes software written for those platforms less likely to have problems. In my experience of supporting hundreds of Macs and PCs running scores of applications, he's right.
"Your data is sitting on their box. Vendor lock-in and over-priced. "
I don't live in the UK, so I can't comment on their pricing (although it does seem steep), but I have no problem with them keeping users' data on their servers. You think Gramma is backing up all her photos and MP3s on her Windows box? I can guaranty you that she'll be one unhappy camper when her hard drive goes south.
I'm assuming that it's possible for users to download their data to a local disk, of course. And that if the company goes under they'll give users enough notice for them to get their data off the server.
OK, I'm not an engineer, but from what I understand cable companies generally dedicate one analog channel to provide the 5 mbps or so that we now enjoy. The cable is capable of carrying a couple hundred channels, so lop off the Home Shopping Network and some other cruft channels and dedicate them to data and voila, 100 Meg to your doorstep with minimal infrastructure investment.
"Fixing that would create even more competition within DSL than exists today."
"Even more competition"? You completely ignore Hoxford's argument about how telco's marginalize their DSL "competition". Qwest is our local telco, and none of the other local DSL providers can beat Qwest's rates or performance. If you believe that has nothing to do with the fact that Qwest controls the pipes, I have a nice bridge you might be interested in.
I know my memory's not what it used to be, and it's been a while since I read the trilogy, but I can't see why in the hell you couldn't shoot this without CG. Wondered if I'd forgotten the part about blue 10 foot tall aliens or something.
"giving a robot the ability to keep a fast car from skidding/sliding on loose gravel on an off-camber turn appears to me to be a wholly different type of challenge than previous autonomous driving projects."
Actually, that's the easy part. It's called Traction Control, and it's standard on pretty much all cars sold in the US these days. Given that the article mentions how they're using a lot of Audi's electronics and sensor systems, I expect they'll leave these systems in place.
It is true that a good driver is probably faster without the Traction Control, so it would be interesting if they rolled their own that was dialed in for maximum cornering speed instead of safety.
"But they want that option to be there for their expert to fix it."
As the "personal mechanic" for most of my family's computers, I love the idea of the App Store, because I can be sure that Kazaa and it's ilk will never be available on those devices. I don't want to have the option to fix my cousin's iPhone, I want it to work and stay the hell out of my life.
Spot on. I've been working at a university for almost two decades, and I can tell you the tech-savvy kids meme is a myth. Yeah, about 10 percent are awesome and really know computers well, the rest can use Facebook and iTunes, anything beyond that it is hard.
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As someone who has worked in higher ed providing technology for the disabled, I'm happy to see this. If you actually read TFA, you'll see the issue is that there's no text-to-speech in Kindle's menus, so the blind can't navigate the device.
There have been text readers on the market designed for blind people to use on their own for years, there's no excuse for Amazon not to have included this functionality from day one. Too bad they had to get sued to make it happen, but sometimes that's what it takes. Hell, I've seen blind kids navigate Windows at ludicrous speed using it's built-in accessibility tools. If MS can make a whole OS accessible, there's no excuse for Amazon to fail with a simple ebook reader.
In the 80s computer science was a popular major because anybody with that degree could make good money right off the bat. Now that experienced IT professionals are seeing their jobs off-shored, why would anyone want to devote the time and money to start a career with zero security?
The 2009 RX8 is rated at 22 highway mpg by the EPA. The bigger, heavier, faster Corvette is rated at 25 mpg. So yeah, the rotary is a great, powerful, compact engine. Unless you care about fuel economy.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have an RX8, as long as someone else was paying for the gas.
From TFA:
The footage she shot also includes the pre-film commercials, as well as her talking about the camera and the movie.
“You can hear me talking the whole time,” Tumpach said.
She admits she was talking during the movie! Normally that would be a hangin' offense, but for a Twilight movie I say life behind bars is sufficient.
...is convenience. I would say RTFA, but you actually have to watch the video to get it...Chrome OS will boot into the browser in a few seconds, compared to XP taking about a minute to boot and then another 30 seconds of housekeeping before Firefox launches (YMMV). That's a game changer. And before people start whining about how it won't slice bread and do everything else they want a computer to do, it doesn't have to. I would guess at least half of home users just do web browsing, email, light word processing, iTunes and photo management. All easy to do in a browser, and that's a pretty big market to go after.
No, it's not a gaming rig. And most people don't care, or they wouldn't be buying PCs with Intel video chips in them.
I'll admit Netflix looks better, because Netflix will stop and buffer for 5 minutes 5 or 6 times during a one-hour show. Hulu is willing to let me watch a seriously degraded picture without interruptions, and for 90 percent of what I watch, that's fine with me.
From TFA "Sliding your fingers sideways on the surface of the mouse causes you to strafe."
OK, but what if by some wacky twist of fate you want to strafe and shoot at the same time? Sure, you can use the Fire key on the keyboard, but what if you want to strafe, shoot, and--call me crazy-- aim your weapon at the same time?
Some of the applications looked pretty cool, but I'll stick with a programmable 5-button mouse for FPS.
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Don't feel bad, I had the same thought. Learn something everyday, even on slashdot!
even though backing up is easy, I have a hard time believing that even half of home users do so with any frequency.
The first time I played CS, my buddy installed a couple cheats for me and showed me how to use them. It really sapped all the fun out of the game for me, haven't cheated since.
So why do people cheat? Sure, in tournaments there may be money involved, but 99.99 percent of cheaters aren't getting any material reward. So a bunch of anonymous strangers think you're leet? Seriously? Any good studies online that have looked into this?
I'm assuming that he's referring to the fact that lots of old Windows software and even some new ones require the user to have admin rights in order to run properly. That and the fact that Windows' handling of user data has been a moving target from version to version makes for some real support nightmares that (to the best of my knowledge) you just don't see in the Mac and Linux world.
To put it in a nutshell, Mac and Linux are much more structured and consistent about separating user, system, and application files than Windows, and this makes software written for those platforms less likely to have problems. In my experience of supporting hundreds of Macs and PCs running scores of applications, he's right.
"Your data is sitting on their box. Vendor lock-in and over-priced. "
I don't live in the UK, so I can't comment on their pricing (although it does seem steep), but I have no problem with them keeping users' data on their servers. You think Gramma is backing up all her photos and MP3s on her Windows box? I can guaranty you that she'll be one unhappy camper when her hard drive goes south.
I'm assuming that it's possible for users to download their data to a local disk, of course. And that if the company goes under they'll give users enough notice for them to get their data off the server.
OK, I'm not an engineer, but from what I understand cable companies generally dedicate one analog channel to provide the 5 mbps or so that we now enjoy. The cable is capable of carrying a couple hundred channels, so lop off the Home Shopping Network and some other cruft channels and dedicate them to data and voila, 100 Meg to your doorstep with minimal infrastructure investment.
If I'm blowing smoke, please educate me.
"Fixing that would create even more competition within DSL than exists today."
"Even more competition"? You completely ignore Hoxford's argument about how telco's marginalize their DSL "competition". Qwest is our local telco, and none of the other local DSL providers can beat Qwest's rates or performance. If you believe that has nothing to do with the fact that Qwest controls the pipes, I have a nice bridge you might be interested in.
mine-destroying robots are pretty futuristic-cool.
I know my memory's not what it used to be, and it's been a while since I read the trilogy, but I can't see why in the hell you couldn't shoot this without CG. Wondered if I'd forgotten the part about blue 10 foot tall aliens or something.
"giving a robot the ability to keep a fast car from skidding/sliding on loose gravel on an off-camber turn appears to me to be a wholly different type of challenge than previous autonomous driving projects."
Actually, that's the easy part. It's called Traction Control, and it's standard on pretty much all cars sold in the US these days. Given that the article mentions how they're using a lot of Audi's electronics and sensor systems, I expect they'll leave these systems in place.
It is true that a good driver is probably faster without the Traction Control, so it would be interesting if they rolled their own that was dialed in for maximum cornering speed instead of safety.
"But they want that option to be there for their expert to fix it."
As the "personal mechanic" for most of my family's computers, I love the idea of the App Store, because I can be sure that Kazaa and it's ilk will never be available on those devices. I don't want to have the option to fix my cousin's iPhone, I want it to work and stay the hell out of my life.
Spot on. I've been working at a university for almost two decades, and I can tell you the tech-savvy kids meme is a myth. Yeah, about 10 percent are awesome and really know computers well, the rest can use Facebook and iTunes, anything beyond that it is hard.
All social networking and no news makes Jacques a dull boy.
All social networking and no news makes Jacques a dull boy.
All social networking and no news makes Jacques a dull boy.
All social networking and no news makes Jacques a dull boy.
All social networking and no news makes Jacques a dull boy.
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As someone who has worked in higher ed providing technology for the disabled, I'm happy to see this. If you actually read TFA, you'll see the issue is that there's no text-to-speech in Kindle's menus, so the blind can't navigate the device.
There have been text readers on the market designed for blind people to use on their own for years, there's no excuse for Amazon not to have included this functionality from day one. Too bad they had to get sued to make it happen, but sometimes that's what it takes. Hell, I've seen blind kids navigate Windows at ludicrous speed using it's built-in accessibility tools. If MS can make a whole OS accessible, there's no excuse for Amazon to fail with a simple ebook reader.
1. Parents arrive late to pick up kids.
2. Charge parents a late fee. Even more parents arrive late.
3. PROFIT!!!!!!!!!!
If I had any mod points, I'd give you an "insightful"
"Enough of the silly repetition. It is getting repetitive."
You can say that again!
In the 80s computer science was a popular major because anybody with that degree could make good money right off the bat. Now that experienced IT professionals are seeing their jobs off-shored, why would anyone want to devote the time and money to start a career with zero security?
Man, there's nothing they can't do with that console! Provided you have the right controller.
The 2009 RX8 is rated at 22 highway mpg by the EPA. The bigger, heavier, faster Corvette is rated at 25 mpg. So yeah, the rotary is a great, powerful, compact engine. Unless you care about fuel economy.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have an RX8, as long as someone else was paying for the gas.
they can get George Lucas to fix it.
From TFA:
The footage she shot also includes the pre-film commercials, as well as her talking about the camera and the movie. “You can hear me talking the whole time,” Tumpach said.
She admits she was talking during the movie! Normally that would be a hangin' offense, but for a Twilight movie I say life behind bars is sufficient.
...is convenience. I would say RTFA, but you actually have to watch the video to get it...Chrome OS will boot into the browser in a few seconds, compared to XP taking about a minute to boot and then another 30 seconds of housekeeping before Firefox launches (YMMV). That's a game changer. And before people start whining about how it won't slice bread and do everything else they want a computer to do, it doesn't have to. I would guess at least half of home users just do web browsing, email, light word processing, iTunes and photo management. All easy to do in a browser, and that's a pretty big market to go after.
No, it's not a gaming rig. And most people don't care, or they wouldn't be buying PCs with Intel video chips in them.
I'll admit Netflix looks better, because Netflix will stop and buffer for 5 minutes 5 or 6 times during a one-hour show. Hulu is willing to let me watch a seriously degraded picture without interruptions, and for 90 percent of what I watch, that's fine with me.
From TFA "Sliding your fingers sideways on the surface of the mouse causes you to strafe."
OK, but what if by some wacky twist of fate you want to strafe and shoot at the same time? Sure, you can use the Fire key on the keyboard, but what if you want to strafe, shoot, and--call me crazy-- aim your weapon at the same time?
Some of the applications looked pretty cool, but I'll stick with a programmable 5-button mouse for FPS.