And then everyone rushes to the empty space, and when everyone is 5 meters away from it, the gps unit shows the space is occupied, because a single car has just parked in the space.
It's simply a navigation task, not some particular combination of voodoo prayer and the position of the moon.
I agree. We can't "forget" how to park cars without "forgetting" how to drive. Take, for example, someone who claims to have forgotten how to park a car, but yet knows how to drive a car safely otherwise. Well, just say to that person, "Drive into that space between those two cars." And voila. That person has just parked a car.
Installing, removing, and upgrading software is far easier on Linux, as good Linux distros have a centralized application for maintaining their software. Windows has no equivalent. There is no way to make sure that AIM is up to date, as is your ssh client, as well as your IRC client, etc... You can do it for some core Microsoft stuff, but that doesn't cover much. So you are left on your own with regards to tracking your installed software and keeping it up to date.
It is true that installing and maintaining software is much easier on Linux, when the package exists. But what if I want to use software that isn't in the centralized database? Then I'd probably have to compile it from source, and often run into dependency or other problems. Plus it might take a long time.
In windows, however, all applications are (almost) equally easy/hard to install. One could also argue that windows does not need a centralized package management system, as all software released is compiled for a single distribution of windows.
My prediction is that the trend will continue, and the more advanced everyday AI becomes, the more people will rely on AI instead of skills and reasoning. Today's kids might not know what 12x12 is, but tomorrow's kids will have problems with a doorknob, as they'll be used to doors opening by AI.
I agree that having calculators handy everywhere causes people to rely on them more and more, but I *don't* think that more and more people will rely on AI instead of skills and reasoning - well, at least reasoning. Why do you know (instantly) what 12x12 is? Is it because you calculate it in your head everytime you need the answer? Or is it because you've memorized it - if that's the case, do you really think memorizing the answer to 12x12 is valuable skill for tomorrow's kids? It's not as if they don't understand the *concept* of 12x12 - I'm sure they do. Likewise, tomorrow's kids might have problems using a doorknob, but how do you know how to use a doorknob? Is it because you take it apart and analyse its inner workings everytime you open a door? Or is it because you've used a lot of doorknobs and know that they usually work by twisting it - again, if that's the case, is that little tidbit of knowledge really that useful for tomorrow's kids? I'm sure they wouldn't have trouble understanding *how* a doorknob works, if given the chance to experiment with it and analyse it.
Or take a look at today's adults. Many of them don't know how to read/write latin, or operate a telegraph. Are they really worse off? I'm sure they could learn those skills if they wanted to. Instead, today's adults are focussing on learning skills and using reasoning with more relevant things. Instead of worrying about tedious and error-prone (or sometimes practically impossible) calculation, today's researchers use computers to calculate models, or provide simulations, and thus are free to *reason* about the results, or test new theories.
My point is, different generations of people might have different skillsets, but the skillsets do not decrease over time. And reasoning and understanding of concepts never goes away.
I totally agree. People aren't going to be stumped or hit a wall if they're faced with a totally different user interface, and as you mentioned, it's probably better to have different interfaces for things that function differently. The key thing is that the new interface must be *consistent*, so they can quickly learn its conventions and unique features. With linux, unless you stick to all Gnome apps or all KDE apps, etc, you're going to face inconsistencies, both in look and function, amongst various programs. *That* is what will annoy new users.
Frankly, though, I think user interfaces for linux apps are pretty much OK now, and most, if not all users can easily cope with slight variations and inconsistencies. *Using* preinstalled apps is really not a problem for anyone. Installing and maintaining apps, and configuring devices is what's really difficult, and GUI's for configuring settings often fail to expose the underlying organization of config files it modifies, and thus don't work as intended a lot of the time.
It's not that they have a soul, it's just that they have a certain image of their company (which they apparently think will help them with profits in either the short or long run) they want to project onto consumers, and being unbiased, clear, and honest is part of that image.
arguably, what a game needs is that each mission/level require a limited subset of skills, and as the game progresses, combine those learned skills, instead of just throwing more monsters at you.
I find that is the best way to learn pretty much anything, including games. I find it analogous to the way a course is taught in school - start with a limited subset of skills/knowledge, master those, then build upon those skills/knowledge while adding new skills/knowledge. It works pretty well, imho.
I don't care what all you anti-Nintendo people say about the games being "kiddy".
Huh? Where are the anti-Nintendo people saying Nintendo games are "kiddy"? It sure sounds like you're arguing against someone, but *who*?
I'm confused.
At any rate, yes Nintendo games are fun. The main reason I have a Gamecube, and do not have any other consoles, is because Nintendo creates unique games that are unlike any to be found on the PC platform. I can satisfy my running down helpless civilians needs using my PC.
I guess it really depends on what your fans sound like. If they sound like a low, dull rumble of wind, I could see how that would be beneficial. However, mine sound highly abrasive, with a slight high-pitched whistle.
Um, explain how that is relevant to the parent post?
What do wrong and right have to do with true and false, and furthermore, where is it disputed that !false is not true?
Its an electronics kit being marketed as a game system that wants to be hacked/modded/rebuilt. It supports homebrew everything-- joystick adapters, displays, software, roms, the whole nine yards."
In other words, it's a PC.
You've just made my point. They feel they need MS Office products because everyone else uses it or because they don't know of other options.
I actually feel I need MS Office products, not because OpenOffice isn't good enough (in fact I think it's better in some respects) but because everyone else uses it. If OpenOffice was 100% compatible with MS Office, I would use it, but unless that happens, I just have to use MS Office. I can't stop people from forcing me to submit MS Word files, or from sending me MS Word files. (What is their obsession with MS Word anyways? Can't I use PDF files for read only stuff?).
Anyways, the point is, unless I can open *any* MS Word file in OpenOffice or some other office alternative, and have the formatting show up exactly the way the author intended, (and also send others MS Word files created in OpenOffice without worrying about the formatting being different), then I am forced to use MS Office.
And don't get me started on stupid websites that only work with Internet Explorer. I still find myself starting IE every once in a while (I usually use Mozilla Firebird) just because the author of the website thought IE was the only browser in the world.
Then really it's not an issue of how accurate electronics are (your speedo is supposed to tell you how fast your tires are spinning, and it does that pretty accurately), but rather an issue of how data is interpreted.
Yes but why *mirror*?? I'd much rather have a screen in the hallway that shows when the Next Bus is coming along (why would I want a mirror in the hallway? That's just creepy), a screen over your wet bar that can show cocktail recipies via the Internet, a screen in your main room that can also be a control panel for your TiVO/MP3 jukebox/digital camera gallery?
Maybe it's just me, but I don't especially like mirrors, except in the washroom/bathroom.
Maybe it's just me, but who really cares if people can't handwrite? I learned handwriting in elementary school too, but I've never used it since then. I think that speaks for how useful it is. If I want something to look nice, I type it and do layout with desktop publishing programs. Other times, I just want to write fast and legibly, and I highly doubt writing my calculus or physics notes in handwriting would help with either. (Besides, how do you handwrite greek letters?). My writing is pretty much a fusion of handwriting and printing anyways (read: scribbling), hopefully with benefits of both.
The only possibly useful application for handwriting I see is writing English/History/etc essays on the spot, without a word processor, but I did do fine writing these in my own style of writing, without running into time or legibility issues.
"The optimal resolution while in PC use is 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz although the maximum is 1280 x 768 @ 75Hz."
If this is an LCD screen, why is the optimal resolution not the maximum resolution? Or is it capable of actually scaling down signals that are larger than it can physically support?
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And then everyone rushes to the empty space, and when everyone is 5 meters away from it, the gps unit shows the space is occupied, because a single car has just parked in the space.
I agree. We can't "forget" how to park cars without "forgetting" how to drive. Take, for example, someone who claims to have forgotten how to park a car, but yet knows how to drive a car safely otherwise. Well, just say to that person, "Drive into that space between those two cars." And voila. That person has just parked a car.
It is true that installing and maintaining software is much easier on Linux, when the package exists. But what if I want to use software that isn't in the centralized database? Then I'd probably have to compile it from source, and often run into dependency or other problems. Plus it might take a long time.
In windows, however, all applications are (almost) equally easy/hard to install. One could also argue that windows does not need a centralized package management system, as all software released is compiled for a single distribution of windows.
Oops. That should read he/she.
I think he meant "higher level" as an analogy to abstraction in software.
I agree that having calculators handy everywhere causes people to rely on them more and more, but I *don't* think that more and more people will rely on AI instead of skills and reasoning - well, at least reasoning. Why do you know (instantly) what 12x12 is? Is it because you calculate it in your head everytime you need the answer? Or is it because you've memorized it - if that's the case, do you really think memorizing the answer to 12x12 is valuable skill for tomorrow's kids? It's not as if they don't understand the *concept* of 12x12 - I'm sure they do. Likewise, tomorrow's kids might have problems using a doorknob, but how do you know how to use a doorknob? Is it because you take it apart and analyse its inner workings everytime you open a door? Or is it because you've used a lot of doorknobs and know that they usually work by twisting it - again, if that's the case, is that little tidbit of knowledge really that useful for tomorrow's kids? I'm sure they wouldn't have trouble understanding *how* a doorknob works, if given the chance to experiment with it and analyse it.
Or take a look at today's adults. Many of them don't know how to read/write latin, or operate a telegraph. Are they really worse off? I'm sure they could learn those skills if they wanted to. Instead, today's adults are focussing on learning skills and using reasoning with more relevant things. Instead of worrying about tedious and error-prone (or sometimes practically impossible) calculation, today's researchers use computers to calculate models, or provide simulations, and thus are free to *reason* about the results, or test new theories.
My point is, different generations of people might have different skillsets, but the skillsets do not decrease over time. And reasoning and understanding of concepts never goes away.
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Frankly, though, I think user interfaces for linux apps are pretty much OK now, and most, if not all users can easily cope with slight variations and inconsistencies. *Using* preinstalled apps is really not a problem for anyone. Installing and maintaining apps, and configuring devices is what's really difficult, and GUI's for configuring settings often fail to expose the underlying organization of config files it modifies, and thus don't work as intended a lot of the time.
It's not that they have a soul, it's just that they have a certain image of their company (which they apparently think will help them with profits in either the short or long run) they want to project onto consumers, and being unbiased, clear, and honest is part of that image.
I find that is the best way to learn pretty much anything, including games. I find it analogous to the way a course is taught in school - start with a limited subset of skills/knowledge, master those, then build upon those skills/knowledge while adding new skills/knowledge. It works pretty well, imho.
Huh? Where are the anti-Nintendo people saying Nintendo games are "kiddy"? It sure sounds like you're arguing against someone, but *who*? I'm confused. At any rate, yes Nintendo games are fun. The main reason I have a Gamecube, and do not have any other consoles, is because Nintendo creates unique games that are unlike any to be found on the PC platform. I can satisfy my running down helpless civilians needs using my PC.
I guess it really depends on what your fans sound like. If they sound like a low, dull rumble of wind, I could see how that would be beneficial. However, mine sound highly abrasive, with a slight high-pitched whistle.
Why in the world is there an XBox controller icon, a PS2 controller icon, yet no Gamecube icon, when clearly the article is about all three consoles?
Um, explain how that is relevant to the parent post? What do wrong and right have to do with true and false, and furthermore, where is it disputed that !false is not true?
Its an electronics kit being marketed as a game system that wants to be hacked/modded/rebuilt. It supports homebrew everything-- joystick adapters, displays, software, roms, the whole nine yards." In other words, it's a PC.
I actually feel I need MS Office products, not because OpenOffice isn't good enough (in fact I think it's better in some respects) but because everyone else uses it. If OpenOffice was 100% compatible with MS Office, I would use it, but unless that happens, I just have to use MS Office. I can't stop people from forcing me to submit MS Word files, or from sending me MS Word files. (What is their obsession with MS Word anyways? Can't I use PDF files for read only stuff?). Anyways, the point is, unless I can open *any* MS Word file in OpenOffice or some other office alternative, and have the formatting show up exactly the way the author intended, (and also send others MS Word files created in OpenOffice without worrying about the formatting being different), then I am forced to use MS Office.
And don't get me started on stupid websites that only work with Internet Explorer. I still find myself starting IE every once in a while (I usually use Mozilla Firebird) just because the author of the website thought IE was the only browser in the world.
uhhh are those magnetically shielded?
huh? iBox? X-Box??
Then really it's not an issue of how accurate electronics are (your speedo is supposed to tell you how fast your tires are spinning, and it does that pretty accurately), but rather an issue of how data is interpreted.
Plus, these new smart houses actually exist physically, unlike the "old" ones, which existed in sci-fi movies.
Yes but why *mirror*?? I'd much rather have a screen in the hallway that shows when the Next Bus is coming along (why would I want a mirror in the hallway? That's just creepy), a screen over your wet bar that can show cocktail recipies via the Internet, a screen in your main room that can also be a control panel for your TiVO/MP3 jukebox/digital camera gallery?
Maybe it's just me, but I don't especially like mirrors, except in the washroom/bathroom.
Or you can essentially automate the process using PDF995. And it's free too.
It depends on the service provider. Some charge only for sent SMS's, others charge for both sent and received SMS's (which I think sucks).
Maybe it's just me, but who really cares if people can't handwrite? I learned handwriting in elementary school too, but I've never used it since then. I think that speaks for how useful it is. If I want something to look nice, I type it and do layout with desktop publishing programs. Other times, I just want to write fast and legibly, and I highly doubt writing my calculus or physics notes in handwriting would help with either. (Besides, how do you handwrite greek letters?). My writing is pretty much a fusion of handwriting and printing anyways (read: scribbling), hopefully with benefits of both. The only possibly useful application for handwriting I see is writing English/History/etc essays on the spot, without a word processor, but I did do fine writing these in my own style of writing, without running into time or legibility issues.
"The optimal resolution while in PC use is 1024 x 768 @ 75Hz although the maximum is 1280 x 768 @ 75Hz." If this is an LCD screen, why is the optimal resolution not the maximum resolution? Or is it capable of actually scaling down signals that are larger than it can physically support?