sorry to ruffle your fanboy feathers, but "The Matrix" was released on March 31, 1999. "Max Payne" was released July 16, 2002. So even lowballing the creation of The Matrix and saying it took two years to make, you are saying that Max Payne was not only in development for more than five years, AND had a feature named Bullet Time BEFORE "The Matrix" was released?
Sure, they might be able to see things in super-fine detail. But how often is there going to be a gas cloud that acts as a perfect lens for whatever you want to look at?
'All of the sudden it is OK to (put) something other than Windows.'
Ya, I guess all these guys that finally quit CompUSA and get real tech jobs are seeing a whole new world. Honestly, did they think the entire world was living with the same misconception?
Im not going to go MS bashing, because quite honestly Im pro-MS, but really, thats a truly stupid statement to make, especially if you have worked in real data centers.
Personally, I thought the belief of 'If you build it they will come' died out with the 'new economy'.
Well, I guess this isnt as expensive as all that, and hopefully it will bring some positive results. But I think it will take more than fibre-optics to attract businesses.
They haven't made any accusations. That's the trouble.
They have made accusations, that is why the person was taken. The difference is they have not made publicly disclosed accusations.
Thats the problem: if they have a reason for taking this person, is it valid? Is it justified? Just taking somebody because they went to high school with a suspected terrorist is hardly justified. But if you went on 'vacation' to Afghanistan three years ago with this person, that could be justified.
But since they are giving out no information, or even saying if this person is being held, that becomes a serious issue.
"In order to conquer the desktop, we have to stand united."
More like "In order to conquer the desktop, we need to have people get paid to work on this". I just dont see how you can get dedicated support and professional, polished results from software made my non-professionals, or professionals working on things unpaid in their spare time.
Personally, if I had a choice between making money doing work, or doing the same difficulty of work for free, it just doesnt seem like the free option would win. OSS just doesnt pay the bills, IMO.
Right, now lets start getting this ported to every system on earth. Duke3d for Dreamcast, PalmOS, and JavaVM everyone!
No thanks, Im just gonna hold out for Duke Nukem Forever. It should be out in a few months, right?
Aside from the lame joke, am I right in remembering that DNF was supposed to be a 'quick hit' game using an existing engine (Q2 or 3 at the time), and the big release was going to be like Duke 3d II or something?
Now, since we dont really know any facts in the case, its quite possible their accusations could be true.
However, this whole holding without disclosure thing is what makes me uneasy. If they do have credibly accusations, they should be disclosed, or at the very least make the fact that he is being held a matter of public record. If they can just come in the middle of the night and take someone from their home with no accusation, or warrant, or justification, what makes them better than any other totalitarian regime?
I know the American way of life is something valuable to protect, but you cant protect it by violating the very rights and freedoms it stands for. IMO, Bush's vision for America is as bad as Saddam's vision of Iraq.
he will not receive the massive support and protest that mitnick received, simply because of his name. Kevin = American, where as Maher = sounds like something from one of those countries we are at war with. Kinda sad, really.
I knew Bill Maher's pro-terrorist comments on "Politically Incorrect" would come back to haunt him...
I know. Its just that somebody asks this question for any hardware post. New AS400? Does it play Ogg? New computerized wrist watch? Does it play Ogg? New networked blender, dishwasher, or Fridge? Fax machine? Copier? Etc...
Have these people ever used a Microsoft product? Well I'd guess so, because otherwise they wouldn't be posting this nonsense in support of it.
Have you used a Microsoft product? Well I'd guess not, otherwise you wouldnt be posting this nonsense slamming it.
Someone is saying that Microsoft has been criticised for holding back a release to fix bugs, rather than just shipping and fixing the glaring bugs in Service Pack 1.
Didnt they just hold up the release of *EVERYTHING* they make to fix bugs and security? Perhaps you werent paying attention in your rush to criticize all things Microsoft.
show me an office product (or any product) that doesnt have annoying bugs. Also, I have no problems with Outlook 'randomly' dropping emails. In my experience, when someone claims a computer does something randomly, it means they dont know what they are talking about. Computers will product repeatable results, so you just havent done proper troubleshooting.
Also, i find it rather silly that you are claiming the whole package is flawed because you dont like the way it imports something.
What you are talking about are design flaws, not stability flaws. Do I think MS Office is perfect as an application? Absolutely not. But from a purely functional standpoint, its better than anything else, even if the ease of use sucks compared to other programs.
Oh, thats right. There is only ONE version of Linux, because when they wrote it, it was perfect right off the bat. Also, Word Perfect (the buggy piece of shit) is on which version? And StarOffice has how many 'Patch Clusters'?
At least MS is nice enough to put all the patches into one SP, and not cover up the fact that the software isnt perfect by obfuscating their fixes.
And thats mighty tough talk considering the fact that Linux just had two root exploits exposed, as well as a shitload of Sendmail exploits. And ya, I know nobody smart should use Sendmail, but lots of people still do, just like nobody smart using SQL should run it without installing the latest service pack, but people still do.
So in closing, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about when you say MS stuff crashes all the time.
Yes, American TV sucks. Sadly, we know it. The only things worth watching are "Seinfeld" reruns and "The Simpsons" (new AND reruns). Other than that, I just surf the internet or read a book, or (most likely) play a video game.
So what? Its not like QuickTime or MPEG arent championing their codecs either. This is all about a little something called "Free Markets" and "Competition".
If you dont like it, go to Russia. Oh wait, that wont work. Go to China! Um, no, that isnt it... Cuba?
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Get real. Move along, fanboy, move along.
I hear they are going to call it "Googer"
When you want to see something, pull my finger.
Ya, I guess all these guys that finally quit CompUSA and get real tech jobs are seeing a whole new world. Honestly, did they think the entire world was living with the same misconception?
Im not going to go MS bashing, because quite honestly Im pro-MS, but really, thats a truly stupid statement to make, especially if you have worked in real data centers.
Ya, but you can be sure "Max Payne 2" is going to rip off the name of whatever they use this time.
Wow, what a bargain! Only $2000 to make sure my microwave burritos are nice and toast by the time I come home from work.
Linux: opening up holes in MS Networks since 1995.
oh ya, we should all use grainy looking QuickTime. Fight the evil empire: watch crappy looking movie files!
Just to be safe, Im stockpiling bottled water, shotguns, and 386s...
Im only interested in this if there are graphic depictions of tentacle rape
Well, I guess this isnt as expensive as all that, and hopefully it will bring some positive results. But I think it will take more than fibre-optics to attract businesses.
They have made accusations, that is why the person was taken. The difference is they have not made publicly disclosed accusations.
Thats the problem: if they have a reason for taking this person, is it valid? Is it justified? Just taking somebody because they went to high school with a suspected terrorist is hardly justified. But if you went on 'vacation' to Afghanistan three years ago with this person, that could be justified.
But since they are giving out no information, or even saying if this person is being held, that becomes a serious issue.
More like "In order to conquer the desktop, we need to have people get paid to work on this". I just dont see how you can get dedicated support and professional, polished results from software made my non-professionals, or professionals working on things unpaid in their spare time.
Personally, if I had a choice between making money doing work, or doing the same difficulty of work for free, it just doesnt seem like the free option would win. OSS just doesnt pay the bills, IMO.
No thanks, Im just gonna hold out for Duke Nukem Forever. It should be out in a few months, right?
Aside from the lame joke, am I right in remembering that DNF was supposed to be a 'quick hit' game using an existing engine (Q2 or 3 at the time), and the big release was going to be like Duke 3d II or something?
However, this whole holding without disclosure thing is what makes me uneasy. If they do have credibly accusations, they should be disclosed, or at the very least make the fact that he is being held a matter of public record. If they can just come in the middle of the night and take someone from their home with no accusation, or warrant, or justification, what makes them better than any other totalitarian regime?
I know the American way of life is something valuable to protect, but you cant protect it by violating the very rights and freedoms it stands for. IMO, Bush's vision for America is as bad as Saddam's vision of Iraq.
Im all for John Kerry's "Regime Change".
I knew Bill Maher's pro-terrorist comments on "Politically Incorrect" would come back to haunt him...
Hey, programming has to go Extreme, otherwise they cant broadcast it on ESPN2. Better start calling it X-treme Programming, tho.
I know. Its just that somebody asks this question for any hardware post. New AS400? Does it play Ogg? New computerized wrist watch? Does it play Ogg? New networked blender, dishwasher, or Fridge? Fax machine? Copier? Etc...
Have you used a Microsoft product? Well I'd guess not, otherwise you wouldnt be posting this nonsense slamming it.
Someone is saying that Microsoft has been criticised for holding back a release to fix bugs, rather than just shipping and fixing the glaring bugs in Service Pack 1.
Didnt they just hold up the release of *EVERYTHING* they make to fix bugs and security? Perhaps you werent paying attention in your rush to criticize all things Microsoft.
Also, i find it rather silly that you are claiming the whole package is flawed because you dont like the way it imports something.
What you are talking about are design flaws, not stability flaws. Do I think MS Office is perfect as an application? Absolutely not. But from a purely functional standpoint, its better than anything else, even if the ease of use sucks compared to other programs.
At least MS is nice enough to put all the patches into one SP, and not cover up the fact that the software isnt perfect by obfuscating their fixes.
And thats mighty tough talk considering the fact that Linux just had two root exploits exposed, as well as a shitload of Sendmail exploits. And ya, I know nobody smart should use Sendmail, but lots of people still do, just like nobody smart using SQL should run it without installing the latest service pack, but people still do.
So in closing, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about when you say MS stuff crashes all the time.
Does it play Ogg?
This would lead one to believe that you are just spreading anti-MS FUD, rather than giving a credible opinion...
Yes, American TV sucks. Sadly, we know it. The only things worth watching are "Seinfeld" reruns and "The Simpsons" (new AND reruns). Other than that, I just surf the internet or read a book, or (most likely) play a video game.
If you dont like it, go to Russia. Oh wait, that wont work. Go to China! Um, no, that isnt it... Cuba?