"I still can't understand why people are so religious about using only one platform."
Me, personally, I'm only willing to buy one console shortly after release. Other consoles come about when the price dips to around $100, interesting games permitting. So it's in my interests to have the games I want on the console I want. I dun wanna pay $200 for a game system so I can pay $50 for a game.:)
"Would the price not make it substatially different? If people are constantly seeing PC's at $399 and the same PC at $899 w/windows, don't you think someone's going to get the picture?"
The uninformed will get the picture that Windows is a better OS since they're charging more.
"In that vein, I'll point out that "nothing is constant" is a self-refuting statement."
Not true. The definition of nothing never changes. Once you have something, nothing ceases to be. Therefore, the definition of nothing cannot ever possibly change.
Heh I just got up so don't beat me up too hard, I'm just goofin around.
"not to mention you suggest Linux should be different... right after you say it should change to become the same!"
Actually, what he's saying isn't a paradox. (Though I think he could have communicated it better.) He's saying that the only way that Linux can take a bite out of MS's marketshare is if people can switch to it easily. But from there, it's sort of like a 'Windows clone', and will seem inferior.
Eventually, it'll need to split away from Windows. That's where being different comes in. Think about Mac, for example. You can buy a Mac, use it for some of what Windows does, but what there? I mean, I personally would like one of their Titanium laptops because then I can hook up my DV camera to it and poop out DVD's later. But how many people would buy a laptop just for that?
Basically, he left out that there needs to be a huge benefit to using Linux that Windows doesn't share. Linux doesn't have that today, which is really slowing it's adoption. Once it can do what Windows does, and just as well I might add, then it can afford to be different and cooler and so on.
b.) Wisdom is only as timeless as what is considered right or wrong. Nature, for example, does not subscribe to our wisdom. "Thou shalt not kill...", there are lots of cannibals out there.
I'm not arguing with you for the sake of arguing, instead the point I'm attempting to make is that nothing is constant.
" If your statement was made in Spanish, would your meaning change?"
Probably.
I am 14 years old. -- Yo tengo catorce anos. -- I have 14 years.
Here's another one:
You're right! -- Tienes razon! -- You have reason!
Yes, your meaning changes when you go from English to Spanish. Not sure how relevent it is to your point. I apologize, I didn't understand it. (I didn't understand the whole compressed post bit...)
"Advice doesn't have to be contemporary to be valid. "Don't murder people" has been around far longer than you or I (or Aristotle), but just because we've forgotten who "supposedly" said it first, that doesn't mean it's suddenly now bad advice."
Bad example, killing people is not a theme that has changed over time. Let me fix your metaphor:
"Spank your child when he or she is bad."
Good advice a few years ago, not good advice today. The reasoning is that children are better understood today. More is known about how parenting affects a child. (Supposedly)
Movies != Theater. Apply theater acting rules to a movie, and you get... a bad movie! All it takes is the tiniest bit of study of the two mediums of story-telling and you'll realize that you use different media to tell different stories. There's a reason that cartoonists don't go into animation. Movies are not a good medium for telling complicated plots. What they are good at is showing character development.
The fact that theater is still around should say something of importance to this thread. Movies didn't make theater go extinct. Cameras didn't make paintings go extinct, yadda yadda yadda. If movies only needed to follow the well established rules of theater, then theater would be gone. Simple.
Aristotle cannot tell people how to make movies any better than I can teach time travel etiquette to Captain Janeway.
I like how people act like you gave something away when you said "Nobody's going to say they cared about that".
Piece of advice for everybody: UNDERSTAND what the guy's saying before you respond. A bunch of you sound like idiots, particularly when you overdraw on literalism.
... need to make use of a hd-warranty, then I won't buy that brand of drive anymore. I've been fortunate in that I've never needed to discover what the warranty terms are.
I haveta admit, though, it does make pre-built systems a little more enticing. You can get 4-year warranties on the entire machine, not just the hard-drive. I suppose that's a plus, particularly if you need to have your computer up all the time.
"I need the keygen for Bon Jovi 1.0. Reply "me too" if you n33d it too. Many thanks to the CR3W!"
It wouldn't be that hard to generate a valid #: Start with 0000000000000001, then 0000000000000011, then 0000000000000010, then 0000000000000111, then 0000000000000110, and so on. I bet you crack it within an hour. =)
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"I still can't understand why people are so religious about using only one platform."
:)
Me, personally, I'm only willing to buy one console shortly after release. Other consoles come about when the price dips to around $100, interesting games permitting. So it's in my interests to have the games I want on the console I want. I dun wanna pay $200 for a game system so I can pay $50 for a game.
"Would the price not make it substatially different? If people are constantly seeing PC's at $399 and the same PC at $899 w/windows, don't you think someone's going to get the picture?"
The uninformed will get the picture that Windows is a better OS since they're charging more.
"Thanks! It's definitely been fun. We should do this again some time :)"
:)
Same, cheers man.
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..you can capture nearly all of the SNL skits that weren't funny!
Maybe your point of view is obstructed by your IANUS? Heh
"In that vein, I'll point out that "nothing is constant" is a self-refuting statement."
Not true. The definition of nothing never changes. Once you have something, nothing ceases to be. Therefore, the definition of nothing cannot ever possibly change.
Heh I just got up so don't beat me up too hard, I'm just goofin around.
"not to mention you suggest Linux should be different... right after you say it should change to become the same!"
Actually, what he's saying isn't a paradox. (Though I think he could have communicated it better.) He's saying that the only way that Linux can take a bite out of MS's marketshare is if people can switch to it easily. But from there, it's sort of like a 'Windows clone', and will seem inferior.
Eventually, it'll need to split away from Windows. That's where being different comes in. Think about Mac, for example. You can buy a Mac, use it for some of what Windows does, but what there? I mean, I personally would like one of their Titanium laptops because then I can hook up my DV camera to it and poop out DVD's later. But how many people would buy a laptop just for that?
Basically, he left out that there needs to be a huge benefit to using Linux that Windows doesn't share. Linux doesn't have that today, which is really slowing it's adoption. Once it can do what Windows does, and just as well I might add, then it can afford to be different and cooler and so on.
a.) If you look closely, I'm not an AC.
b.) Wisdom is only as timeless as what is considered right or wrong. Nature, for example, does not subscribe to our wisdom. "Thou shalt not kill...", there are lots of cannibals out there.
I'm not arguing with you for the sake of arguing, instead the point I'm attempting to make is that nothing is constant.
Hey idiot, you forgot to hit the 'AC' button when you tried to pose as me. Ass. lol.
" If your statement was made in Spanish, would your meaning change?"
Probably.
I am 14 years old. -- Yo tengo catorce anos. -- I have 14 years.
Here's another one:
You're right! -- Tienes razon! -- You have reason!
Yes, your meaning changes when you go from English to Spanish. Not sure how relevent it is to your point. I apologize, I didn't understand it. (I didn't understand the whole compressed post bit...)
"Advice doesn't have to be contemporary to be valid. "Don't murder people" has been around far longer than you or I (or Aristotle), but just because we've forgotten who "supposedly" said it first, that doesn't mean it's suddenly now bad advice."
... a bad movie! All it takes is the tiniest bit of study of the two mediums of story-telling and you'll realize that you use different media to tell different stories. There's a reason that cartoonists don't go into animation. Movies are not a good medium for telling complicated plots. What they are good at is showing character development.
Bad example, killing people is not a theme that has changed over time. Let me fix your metaphor:
"Spank your child when he or she is bad."
Good advice a few years ago, not good advice today. The reasoning is that children are better understood today. More is known about how parenting affects a child. (Supposedly)
Movies != Theater. Apply theater acting rules to a movie, and you get
The fact that theater is still around should say something of importance to this thread. Movies didn't make theater go extinct. Cameras didn't make paintings go extinct, yadda yadda yadda. If movies only needed to follow the well established rules of theater, then theater would be gone. Simple.
Aristotle cannot tell people how to make movies any better than I can teach time travel etiquette to Captain Janeway.
I like how people act like you gave something away when you said "Nobody's going to say they cared about that".
Piece of advice for everybody: UNDERSTAND what the guy's saying before you respond. A bunch of you sound like idiots, particularly when you overdraw on literalism.
How is it possible to take my silly comment about the toy palm pilot as trolling?
Heh. Dumb moderator.
"Um, you misused "it's" in your subject about misuse of words. I love a good irony."
Bye bye virgin alarm. Heh.
"Porthos will become an ensign and have to grapple with an Earth that does not grant individual freedoms to dogs."
He'll also have to face discrimination, as Starfleet doesn't allow anything with more than 2 legs to board a starship.
"Enterprise IS boring."
Women find computers boring. Is it because they're uninteresting, or that they just don't get it?
Dude, it was sarcasm.
Geez you guys only take me seriously when I'm trying to be funny.
... need to make use of a hd-warranty, then I won't buy that brand of drive anymore. I've been fortunate in that I've never needed to discover what the warranty terms are.
I haveta admit, though, it does make pre-built systems a little more enticing. You can get 4-year warranties on the entire machine, not just the hard-drive. I suppose that's a plus, particularly if you need to have your computer up all the time.
"oh no, what could happen if it strikes the moon!"
They'll make a 'special edition' DVD of Waterworld where they'll digitally paint in the new crater on the moon to fix the inconsistency it'd cause.
"How hard is it? Slashdot: News for fucking idiots. Stuff that matters to idiots."
Heh the troll was trolled by the article. That's classic!
...anybody else notice the DPI on that Palm Pilot? I'm envious!
"This is why geeks never have a social life. Its cause they are too busy playing with their toys."
Or they're too busy playing with Slashdot.
Sandspider wins: FATALITY
"I need the keygen for Bon Jovi 1.0. Reply "me too" if you n33d it too. Many thanks to the CR3W!"
It wouldn't be that hard to generate a valid #: Start with 0000000000000001, then 0000000000000011, then 0000000000000010, then 0000000000000111, then 0000000000000110, and so on. I bet you crack it within an hour. =)