But the REAL issue of why he's on trial is because McLean's magazine (Canada's largest circulated magazine) has him as a regular contributer while refusing to let anyone offer a rebuttal. So, people complained.
So a privately-owned business should be forced by government to give away wordspace because of some peoples' hurt feelings? Do you know much about this issue? Do you know the conviction rate of the HRCs? Are you aware of the tactics used by the HRCs?
This whole thing is about the right to not be offended. Most important is the fact that any individual can file a complaint and legally go after (paid by the government) anyone they think has slighted or defamed them or said nasty words against them. Of course, the defendant has to foot all his/her own legal expenses.
It's actually a free speech issue and I'll leave out my own prejudices and let readers decide for themselves.
Good point. But nVidia charges an extreme amount for the Quadro cards and I don't see any appreciable difference (network speed is a bigger factor, actually). Caveat emptor I guess.
My bitching is probably more better pointed towards the CAD magazines who are always touting the latest software and hardware (completely honestly, unbiased and critical of course).
The market is so specialized and narrow that there's little competition or feedback from actual users, and the software is so expensive and rapidly changing that no outfit that values their ad revenues dares to set up reliable test rigs and keep them current.
Because you, personally, don't work with 3D engineering graphics on a day-to-day basis for a living? I do, and this topic is extremely interesting since much of the writing concerning 3D is related to gamers.
You'll likely never know what I'm talking about because the real world software where this is important is hideously expensive and esoteric. Download PDMS or SmartPlant cracks (if they are even available) and see if you can get them to work.
That's the trick - there are so many combinations that a apples-to-apples comparison is impossible (and so expensive), so people go along with whatever the existing trend is.
I've not seen noticeable differences between a Quadro 256MB card and a generic 128MB card but perhaps my applications are different from other users'.
I work in an engineering field where we use Quadro cards for visualization of largish process plants in an AutoCAD 3D environment.
This type of work is not as intensive as 3D animation.
Over the years I've seen not much difference between "professional" and "consumer" video cards even though the cost between the two can be $600 or more.
Even with relatively lame, $200 cards the walkthrus are pretty responsive when using the proper viewing software (the "walkthrus" are typically specially created for responsiveness so we can zoom to detail we need to see).
Perhaps sluggish performance is a result of demos given by people who intentionally attach one entire GB of 3D models to one session and use that to demonstrate (even though no 3D modeler would ever do such a thing).
"copyright infringement...is detrimental to the public health..."
I don't type "WTF" much, but WTF?
It looks like Tim Ball was right when he wrote, "For years I wondered what extremists provide to any debate. I've learned it is to define the limits for the majority. By taking extreme positions they cause the majority to say, hold on, now you are going too far.".
Myself, I keep hoping I'll be noticed enough to get a movie or modeling contract due to my stunning good looks, care-free-but-tough comportment and especially white teeth.
Bah, keyboard command input is the way to go for CAD, and certain companies keep moving around and redefining the cute icons so that veterans that don't follow all the latest trends get lost with new releases.
When I see a 35 year veteran stumbling around trying to plot a 22x34 to scale I know something's wrong.
Many changes are/were made to uncomplicate the work of CAD support drones, not for the fricking guys/gals that actually do the REAL work. That was a nice sneaky slide into making ones self irreplaceable and the designers resent it.
I think the answer that you are looking for is that it allows joe sixpack (joe bloggs) to use a computer in a more natural fashion.
Is there a "natural fashion" to use a computer?
As a drafting table-trained draftsman (back 25 years or so ago) I had to learn how to interpret the real world at a small scale. Going to CAD and a 14" screen was tough because I couldn't see the extents of my normal 22"x34" (or larger - some older P&IDs were on scrolls many feet long) field of view. Later I used dual 21" CRTs, then went to 4 22" LCDs and am now using a single 30" monitor.
None of these solutions are "natural", since zooming around inside an active screen is extremely artificial. On the other hand, old draftsmen will be all dead soon, so this perception of natural will go away.
Aaaaarrrghhh! One doesn't even have to be a junior high school graduate to be annoyed by this misuse of the language. Or is being ignorant about language "cool" now, similar to the way that ignorance of math is "cool" for those that can't program computers?
They've been given a thousand different chances to show they are a legitmate business in today's world and have literally thrown every single ounce of good will out the window and resorted to the bottom barrel extortion tactics.
The people that run these organizations are likely made up of mostly lawyers and MBA-types. These are both categories not known for their concern for customers. An MBA is typically one who jumps on the latest management fad bandwagon and tries to suck out a percentage of money "saved" and (attack, corporate, at least) lawyers are quite often people who are similar in their motivations.
Neither one creates anything (as opposed to artists and entrepreneurs) and are part of the crowd that take a cut of the "largesse" for doing nothing or next to nothing. It's easy money if you have the credentials and can weasel your way through life without feeling guilty about it.
We have to make sure the layout looks the same on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari with Windows XP & Vista, OSX, and Linux using the same code base.
I've had success with my site looking (essentially) the same in Win and Mac with IE, FF, Safari and Opera without trying too hard and I'm not a pro. Is it because I code with a text editor?
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So it's like pooping? Doesn't that define all life?
Since it's a jet, there must not have been (Lucas) electrical stuff. Am I just propagating a meme?
Or UFO sightings.
But the REAL issue of why he's on trial is because McLean's magazine (Canada's largest circulated magazine) has him as a regular contributer while refusing to let anyone offer a rebuttal. So, people complained.
So a privately-owned business should be forced by government to give away wordspace because of some peoples' hurt feelings? Do you know much about this issue? Do you know the conviction rate of the HRCs? Are you aware of the tactics used by the HRCs?
This whole thing is about the right to not be offended. Most important is the fact that any individual can file a complaint and legally go after (paid by the government) anyone they think has slighted or defamed them or said nasty words against them. Of course, the defendant has to foot all his/her own legal expenses.
It's actually a free speech issue and I'll leave out my own prejudices and let readers decide for themselves.
Good point. But nVidia charges an extreme amount for the Quadro cards and I don't see any appreciable difference (network speed is a bigger factor, actually). Caveat emptor I guess.
My bitching is probably more better pointed towards the CAD magazines who are always touting the latest software and hardware (completely honestly, unbiased and critical of course).
The market is so specialized and narrow that there's little competition or feedback from actual users, and the software is so expensive and rapidly changing that no outfit that values their ad revenues dares to set up reliable test rigs and keep them current.
I actually can and do speak French, moron mods. Perhaps my comment was perceived as "insensitive".
Because you, personally, don't work with 3D engineering graphics on a day-to-day basis for a living? I do, and this topic is extremely interesting since much of the writing concerning 3D is related to gamers.
You'll likely never know what I'm talking about because the real world software where this is important is hideously expensive and esoteric. Download PDMS or SmartPlant cracks (if they are even available) and see if you can get them to work.
In engineering (real engineering, not software "engineering") I don't care about a few bad pixels or colour, I care about speed.
That's the trick - there are so many combinations that a apples-to-apples comparison is impossible (and so expensive), so people go along with whatever the existing trend is.
I've not seen noticeable differences between a Quadro 256MB card and a generic 128MB card but perhaps my applications are different from other users'.
I work in an engineering field where we use Quadro cards for visualization of largish process plants in an AutoCAD 3D environment.
This type of work is not as intensive as 3D animation.
Over the years I've seen not much difference between "professional" and "consumer" video cards even though the cost between the two can be $600 or more.
Even with relatively lame, $200 cards the walkthrus are pretty responsive when using the proper viewing software (the "walkthrus" are typically specially created for responsiveness so we can zoom to detail we need to see).
Perhaps sluggish performance is a result of demos given by people who intentionally attach one entire GB of 3D models to one session and use that to demonstrate (even though no 3D modeler would ever do such a thing).
What, La Resistance? Quelle surprise!
"copyright infringement...is detrimental to the public health..."
I don't type "WTF" much, but WTF?
It looks like Tim Ball was right when he wrote, "For years I wondered what extremists provide to any debate. I've learned it is to define the limits for the majority. By taking extreme positions they cause the majority to say, hold on, now you are going too far.".
No, wait - put guns in them! That'd be cool.
Myself, I keep hoping I'll be noticed enough to get a movie or modeling contract due to my stunning good looks, care-free-but-tough comportment and especially white teeth.
Bah, keyboard command input is the way to go for CAD, and certain companies keep moving around and redefining the cute icons so that veterans that don't follow all the latest trends get lost with new releases.
When I see a 35 year veteran stumbling around trying to plot a 22x34 to scale I know something's wrong.
Many changes are/were made to uncomplicate the work of CAD support drones, not for the fricking guys/gals that actually do the REAL work. That was a nice sneaky slide into making ones self irreplaceable and the designers resent it.
I think the answer that you are looking for is that it allows joe sixpack (joe bloggs) to use a computer in a more natural fashion.
Is there a "natural fashion" to use a computer?
As a drafting table-trained draftsman (back 25 years or so ago) I had to learn how to interpret the real world at a small scale. Going to CAD and a 14" screen was tough because I couldn't see the extents of my normal 22"x34" (or larger - some older P&IDs were on scrolls many feet long) field of view. Later I used dual 21" CRTs, then went to 4 22" LCDs and am now using a single 30" monitor.
None of these solutions are "natural", since zooming around inside an active screen is extremely artificial. On the other hand, old draftsmen will be all dead soon, so this perception of natural will go away.
You are hilariously overreacting.
Not only that, those words sound like they come straight out of some prescribed, remedial "Talking Points for Socialist/Activist Dummies" book.
But if you're using paper you're killing trees, and that's bad.
"wouldn't of"
Aaaaarrrghhh! One doesn't even have to be a junior high school graduate to be annoyed by this misuse of the language. Or is being ignorant about language "cool" now, similar to the way that ignorance of math is "cool" for those that can't program computers?
They've been given a thousand different chances to show they are a legitmate business in today's world and have literally thrown every single ounce of good will out the window and resorted to the bottom barrel extortion tactics.
The people that run these organizations are likely made up of mostly lawyers and MBA-types. These are both categories not known for their concern for customers. An MBA is typically one who jumps on the latest management fad bandwagon and tries to suck out a percentage of money "saved" and (attack, corporate, at least) lawyers are quite often people who are similar in their motivations.
Neither one creates anything (as opposed to artists and entrepreneurs) and are part of the crowd that take a cut of the "largesse" for doing nothing or next to nothing. It's easy money if you have the credentials and can weasel your way through life without feeling guilty about it.
MADD is a bunch of nutcases that want ANY amount of drinking to be illegal.
Does the BAL for DWI keep getting lower and lower?
Sometimes they are set up by parents.
And a paying subscriber.
We have to make sure the layout looks the same on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari with Windows XP & Vista, OSX, and Linux using the same code base.
I've had success with my site looking (essentially) the same in Win and Mac with IE, FF, Safari and Opera without trying too hard and I'm not a pro. Is it because I code with a text editor?