They are not clones, but they are trying to make the languages available for multiple platforms. They also make Dotnet available for multiple platforms, because C# and Visual BASIC.net use Dotnet as part of their standard framework.
The reasons why they aren't clones is because you cannot take Visual Studio code and compile it on Mono and DotGNU unless you modify the code and tweak it. That is because Mono and DotGNU are written from scratch and not actual ports of Visual Studio.
Momo does not just implement the ECMA standard, it also implements WinForms, which is outside the standard and a purely MS/Windows thing.
From the linked page: "And that's the whole point of Winforms: to allow existing.Net SWF apps to run on Mono."
Well, maybe the reason why that game hasn't been released yet is because it heavily depends on that kernel. Probably it also has some Perl 6 dependencies.:-)
trillions of years from now the universe will become 'static' Back on earth, we can't even predict, with any real certainty, whether next Friday will be rainy, sunny, cloudy, etc. That's because the weather is incredibly more complex than the large-scale universe.
Case Western Reserve University physicists are theorizing that trillions of years from now the universe will become 'static'.
Give us a break. Scientists can hardly predict tomorrow's weather, and now you want us to believe that you can predict what the universe will look like trillions of years from now? C'mon... I can hardly predict what you'll do in five minutes, but I still can predict with almost certainty that 150 years from now you'll already be dead.
Your BIOS bootstraps at an extremely early stage in the boot process, when your x86 PC is running in an 8-bit mode, and at the speed of an 8088.
16 bit mode. The 8086 never had an 8 bit mode. The 8088 was "8 bit" only from the outside (to interface with 8-bit memory), but was an 8086 from the software's view.
Also while I don't know for sure, I highly doubt that modern processors start with an 8088 frequency (IIRC 8 MHz). I'd guess that they at least run at the speed of the front side bus.
Well, my DVD drive actually closes if you press against the front (i.e. do the same you would do to manually close it). Which I consider a pretty good and intuitive interface. When closed, the open/close button isn't really hard to reach.
So you hit power, hit the CD tray eject button as the BIOS self-test runs, and now you're in a race against time as the CD takes its time to self-test before allowing you to eject, and the BIOS does its self-test, and you hope like heck that you can hit the magic BIOS interrupt key (whichever it is on this model) *at precisely the magic moment* to stop the boot cycle before it kicks into Windows and corrupts the hard drive - because if you have any keys, including the magic BIOS interrupt function key, held down as the self-test runs and not during that magic half-second of grace you'll get the 'Keyboard error press F1...' and then *maybe* you'll be allowed to get into the BIOS and pause the boot cycle...
But if your only goal is to halt the boot cycle until you've inserted the CD or DVD (i.e. you don't plan to actually do anything in the bios), shouldn't the "Keyboard error" do exactly what you want? I mean the last time I've gotten that error was on a 286 (I never tried to hold down a key during self-test, though), but at that time it completely halted the booting process until I pressed F1. Which is exactly what you need in that situation. Doesn't it still do that today?
I still, still, _still_ don't understand why cordless phones have had beepers so that you can find them, but appliances such as TVs and DVD players do not!
That one's easy: Cordless phones already have all the hardware needed to make this work: Bidirectional communication (otherwise you couldn't hear the other one talk, and the phone wouldn't know when to ring) and having a way to make loud sound (ringing).
OTOH, a TV remote is generally just an IR sender. To add the functionality you want would mean: (a) The remote would need a radio connection (because it likely will not be in sight and/or direction of the TV when you are seeking for it). I guess setting up a radio connection would be much more expensive than a simple IR LED. (b) The remote would have to be equipped with some loudspeaker. This would probably make the remote much more expensive (and I guess it also would reduce its battery life very much), for a feature I guess only a minority of all people would ever use (I certainly wouldn't).
Ask Slashdot: What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? 126 of 74 comments
What the hell does 126 of 74 comments mean? That has been like that since they changed over. I build web-based apps for a living and even though this is a terrible example given we're talking Slashdot, seeing that on something I built would be as embarrassing as seeing a misspelled word in production. Isn't it obvious? The first number is the number of comments you'll be shown. The second number tells you how many comments got submitted. Thus, if the first number is higher than the second one, you'll get more comments shown than actually got submitted.
Probably they have an automatic comment generator which adds Soviet Russia jokes, "Does it run Linux", etc. In the case above, the automatic comment generator has generated 52 comments.
But even then, that more expensive one should offer the basic functionality without setting the time. Only those functions needing it should be affected. Compare it e.g. with a VCR: It's obvious that you can't use the timer to control recordings if you don't set the time. However if you only ever use that VCR to play pre-recorded tapes, or for non-timer controlled recording, there should be no need to set the time to do so.
Either that or if they got smart with those, they would add a battery to the clock for when the power goes out... or just power the microwave via a UPS, same difference Or use a radio-controlled clock. Of course the UPS would also allow to cook food during the power outage if it doesn't last too long (and the UPS is powerful enough).
Well, after all it could be that you are connected to the internet another way (analog modem, ISDN modem, another ethernet card). Of course if the driver installation failed if it could not get online, then it would be clearly stupid. Also it would probably be a good idea to ask the user first if it should really look for newer drivers.
gas pedal: (right side) push to go break: (left side) push to stop steering wheel: turn the wheel, turn the car. turn signal bar: turn towards the left for left, right for right horn: press to make loud noise gas gague: shows amount of gas, has a little bar, and things that say "empty" and "full" oil light: if it goes on, you need oil.
Winshield wiper may vary and is the only thing that might be difficult. Cars may be stadard transmission, which adds a bit more complexity.
Hello, car support? I just read your car introduction and wanted to try it out. So I entered the car, and since I wanted the car to go, I pressed the right pedal, but absolutely nothing happened! I think the car is broken! Also, it was a bit dark. Isn't there some way to make light? Your short introduction didn't tell me. Also there are a lot of little lights. I figured out which one is the oil light, but what are the other lights about? Is there a problem if one of them is on?
Yes, because the use of a car is designed to be a lot more intuitive than that of a computer.
No, that's because you've learned such things when getting your driving license (unless you've learned it earlier; that cars need gas, which has to be refilled, is pretty much common knowledge today).
I'm sure if someone who has no prior experience with cars would drive one, and run into that problem the first time, he'd also have no clue what the problem is.
Another point is that running out of gas is a more frequent event than running out of disk space. It's likely you'll be confronted with running out of gas very soon after you buy your car. OTOH it's not unlikely that the first time you hit the disk space limit is after having used the computer for quite some time.
Care to elaborate how to do any of that faster/easier/better?
List all files in a directory:
ls -l
Note: No star. Also, if the command line had not gotten to long, the result of your command likely wouldn't have been what you wanted: It would have listed not only the contents of the current directory, but also the contents of each direct subdirectory.
However, your command line problem could re-surface when trying to list all files starting with a:
ls -ld a*
(Note that the d option disables listing the content of subdirectories)
BTW, does Windows have a limit on the command line length?
"MS owns the desktop and OS, so technical they can do what every they want without asking or telling you"
pfft no they don't. i paid for a license to use windows, i gave no such permission that ms may alter my desktop or gather data WITHOUT my permission.
(Emphasis added by me).
The license/permission is a legal issue, not a technical one. Your argument is like "I don't need a firewall, because breaking into computers is forbidden." There's a difference between what you can do (the technical side) and what you are allowed to do (the legal side). And on the technical side, usually it would be damn easy for MS to get the information without asking or telling you.
If he can't lift it, then he lacks the power to lift a particular rock.
If he makes a rock he can't lift. then afterwards he will lack the power to lift it, which means he will not be omnipotent any more. It doesn't mean he's not omnipotent before making that rock. Of course omnipotence includes the power to end that omnipotence. Just as being able to go anywhere you like doesn't imply that there's no place you can't leave after going there (i.e. a place from where you actually can't get anywhere else).
I'm not sure that classical mass production of content will still be done by then. I guess the future will be in online distribution (probably heavily DRMed). That way, the preloaded mass production will simply not exist (there may be shops offering a memory stick loading service for those who don't have broadband).
As of the ecological argument: When has an ecological argument ever stopped a consumer technology? BTW, if the same stick is reused for several movies, the ecological impact of this is reduced as well.
If his site gets slashdotted due to your link, the FBI might think he's turning it off so that they don't see what he does at that moment. You are responsible if they send him to Guantanamo because of it!
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Momo does not just implement the ECMA standard, it also implements WinForms, which is outside the standard and a purely MS/Windows thing.
From the linked page:
"And that's the whole point of Winforms: to allow existing
Well, maybe the reason why that game hasn't been released yet is because it heavily depends on that kernel. Probably it also has some Perl 6 dependencies. :-)
Give us a break. Scientists can hardly predict tomorrow's weather, and now you want us to believe that you can predict what the universe will look like trillions of years from now? C'mon... I can hardly predict what you'll do in five minutes, but I still can predict with almost certainty that 150 years from now you'll already be dead.
No, commercial fusion is constantly due in 30 years, that is, it will not come until IPv4 has been exhausted 6 times.
16 bit mode. The 8086 never had an 8 bit mode. The 8088 was "8 bit" only from the outside (to interface with 8-bit memory), but was an 8086 from the software's view.
Also while I don't know for sure, I highly doubt that modern processors start with an 8088 frequency (IIRC 8 MHz). I'd guess that they at least run at the speed of the front side bus.
Well, my DVD drive actually closes if you press against the front (i.e. do the same you would do to manually close it). Which I consider a pretty good and intuitive interface. When closed, the open/close button isn't really hard to reach.
But if your only goal is to halt the boot cycle until you've inserted the CD or DVD (i.e. you don't plan to actually do anything in the bios), shouldn't the "Keyboard error" do exactly what you want? I mean the last time I've gotten that error was on a 286 (I never tried to hold down a key during self-test, though), but at that time it completely halted the booting process until I pressed F1. Which is exactly what you need in that situation. Doesn't it still do that today?
That one's easy: Cordless phones already have all the hardware needed to make this work: Bidirectional communication (otherwise you couldn't hear the other one talk, and the phone wouldn't know when to ring) and having a way to make loud sound (ringing).
OTOH, a TV remote is generally just an IR sender. To add the functionality you want would mean:
(a) The remote would need a radio connection (because it likely will not be in sight and/or direction of the TV when you are seeking for it). I guess setting up a radio connection would be much more expensive than a simple IR LED.
(b) The remote would have to be equipped with some loudspeaker.
This would probably make the remote much more expensive (and I guess it also would reduce its battery life very much), for a feature I guess only a minority of all people would ever use (I certainly wouldn't).
Ask Slashdot: What's the Worst Technical Feature You've Used? 126 of 74 comments
What the hell does 126 of 74 comments mean? That has been like that since they changed over. I build web-based apps for a living and even though this is a terrible example given we're talking Slashdot, seeing that on something I built would be as embarrassing as seeing a misspelled word in production. Isn't it obvious? The first number is the number of comments you'll be shown. The second number tells you how many comments got submitted. Thus, if the first number is higher than the second one, you'll get more comments shown than actually got submitted.
Probably they have an automatic comment generator which adds Soviet Russia jokes, "Does it run Linux", etc. In the case above, the automatic comment generator has generated 52 comments.
I don't think the typical relay will withstand a bullet. But then, shooting microwaves is quite uncommon anyway.
But even then, that more expensive one should offer the basic functionality without setting the time. Only those functions needing it should be affected. Compare it e.g. with a VCR: It's obvious that you can't use the timer to control recordings if you don't set the time. However if you only ever use that VCR to play pre-recorded tapes, or for non-timer controlled recording, there should be no need to set the time to do so.
Well, after all it could be that you are connected to the internet another way (analog modem, ISDN modem, another ethernet card). Of course if the driver installation failed if it could not get online, then it would be clearly stupid. Also it would probably be a good idea to ask the user first if it should really look for newer drivers.
I don't think anyone would blame Linux for a physically broken Notebook.
Hello, car support? I just read your car introduction and wanted to try it out. So I entered the car, and since I wanted the car to go, I pressed the right pedal, but absolutely nothing happened! I think the car is broken!
Also, it was a bit dark. Isn't there some way to make light? Your short introduction didn't tell me.
Also there are a lot of little lights. I figured out which one is the oil light, but what are the other lights about? Is there a problem if one of them is on?
No, that's because you've learned such things when getting your driving license (unless you've learned it earlier; that cars need gas, which has to be refilled, is pretty much common knowledge today).
I'm sure if someone who has no prior experience with cars would drive one, and run into that problem the first time, he'd also have no clue what the problem is.
Another point is that running out of gas is a more frequent event than running out of disk space. It's likely you'll be confronted with running out of gas very soon after you buy your car. OTOH it's not unlikely that the first time you hit the disk space limit is after having used the computer for quite some time.
List all files in a directory: Note: No star. Also, if the command line had not gotten to long, the result of your command likely wouldn't have been what you wanted: It would have listed not only the contents of the current directory, but also the contents of each direct subdirectory.Care to elaborate how to do any of that faster/easier/better?
However, your command line problem could re-surface when trying to list all files starting with a: (Note that the d option disables listing the content of subdirectories)
BTW, does Windows have a limit on the command line length?
Obvious? The obvious thing would be if the same action always produced the same result.
(Emphasis added by me).
The license/permission is a legal issue, not a technical one. Your argument is like "I don't need a firewall, because breaking into computers is forbidden." There's a difference between what you can do (the technical side) and what you are allowed to do (the legal side). And on the technical side, usually it would be damn easy for MS to get the information without asking or telling you.
That's not true. You can simply not send the mail.
The installed spyware might in addition analyze typing/mouse movement patterns in order to identify who's currently sitting on the computer.
Which doesn't help if the trojan is installed into the base Windows system. Of course there's always Linux
If he makes a rock he can't lift. then afterwards he will lack the power to lift it, which means he will not be omnipotent any more. It doesn't mean he's not omnipotent before making that rock. Of course omnipotence includes the power to end that omnipotence. Just as being able to go anywhere you like doesn't imply that there's no place you can't leave after going there (i.e. a place from where you actually can't get anywhere else).
I'm not sure that classical mass production of content will still be done by then. I guess the future will be in online distribution (probably heavily DRMed). That way, the preloaded mass production will simply not exist (there may be shops offering a memory stick loading service for those who don't have broadband).
As of the ecological argument: When has an ecological argument ever stopped a consumer technology? BTW, if the same stick is reused for several movies, the ecological impact of this is reduced as well.
If his site gets slashdotted due to your link, the FBI might think he's turning it off so that they don't see what he does at that moment. You are responsible if they send him to Guantanamo because of it!