what is the advantage of separating the "Windows" (/usr) and "Program Files" (/opt,/usr/local) directories on WinXX?
... Gee, I guess that's why *nix does the same thing (and did it first!)
And yet, reading the UNIX directory names you supplied, most people wouldn't know what the fuck is in them.
Meanwhile, it's easy to see how PROGRAMS go in "Program Files" *gasp*! and WINDOWS goes in "Windows".
On a side note, do most WinXX users have any idea where their menu and desktop items link to?
Most that I know do. Mainly because names like "Program Files" are big flashing lights that say "HERE'S WHERE YOUR F-ING PROGRAMS ARE!". Imagine that. And there are times when a person has to browse through the filesystem (sending email attachments, for example). Windows users seem to manage it OK.
The user just clicks an icon or selects a menu item, and the program runs -- the same as KDE or Gnome.
Except if I'm using KDE or Gnome, 2/3rds of the time when I install software, I have to make the damn menu entry or icon manually.
Do you know how confusing for a newbie it is to see directories like/bin/sbin/usr/local/bin/usr/local/sbin/etc/lost+found ??!!!
Not just for newbies. Here's the question: is there ANYTHING inherently "better" about the old UNIX filesystems compared to possible alternatives?
What advantage is there to/usr/lib and/lib over "/libraries"??
None.
The staunch unwillingness here to seriously consider alternatives makes me think the Linux community is not NEARLY as "forward-thinking" as claimed.
I use Linux too. I dual-boot a Linux (Gentoo) and a Windows (which one depends on speed of PC) on all my machines except my LAN server (that's Linux only). Linux is my main OS. I've learned the file system. But I will not pretend that it's intuitive or something that we should fight to preserve.
when in the end, getting used to a new filesystem is not a hard thing, with some form of "intro to GNU/Linux" book in front of you you can learn the basics in a day.
And you've summed up the problem nicely. Most people sit at a PC and learn Windows *without* a book, as names like "My Documents" (guess what goes there: your documents!) and "Windows" (hey, I bet all the files for Windows are there!) are intuitive enough to be understood without a book.
Contrast with/usr/local/,/lib,/usr/lib,/usr/bin,... not even close.
Do people really imagine future computers using such archaic relics like these file systems? I'm real sure Data busts out the symbolic links when Picard & Co. are on their little escapades....
OR - you can pay (lets be optimistic) $500 for a relatively nice Dell computer nowadays that requires hours of setup time (just entering in personal information), most likely months to get as used to the original software, and the issue of having to update windows on a regular basis.
Never underestimate the power that being able to put "hot chixx" on one's desktop holds over users.
NO NO NO! That's wrong! He's not the Keymaker, he's the Keymaster. And he gets it on with the Gatekeeper before turning into a giant dog - pet of Gozer! Jeeze!
And lets face it, if you liked the phillosophical theme you would have preferred Dark City, the matrix predecessor that had a very similar plot (without the action and the kung foo).
You may as well admit it -- you liked the action.
You know, if someone else had gotten the role, we'd be saying "can you imagine Keanu Reeves in that role? "The One" is a guy that's dumber than dirt?? Thank God THAT didn't happen!"
I rather doubt that someone who buys an HP Athens computer is going to want to run Linux on it if that requires a hardware mod or running some lame game every time you want to boot.
The only way I see multiplayer working in a GTA game is a sort of multiplayer co-op mode. Going around in some sort of kill-each-other deathmatch would NOT work well with that game engine, but a co-op mode where two people work missions together could be VERY interesting. One chucks a grenade over the wall, the other mows 'em down as they come running out. Or one guy's driving with some sort of sensitive cargo, and the other guy's running interference against cops or gangs or whathaveyou. THAT would have potential.
I'm no hardware scholar, but wouldn't porting the game to GameCube and X-Box speed up the framerate?
Things are never that simple. The GC and Xbox ARE more powerful than the PS2 pretty much across the board, but it comes down to optimization and the like.
There's no reason that Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance should run so poorly on GC and so much better on PS2, but that's how it does.
However, let's take into account that the PC version of Vice City runs far superior to the PS2 version, given a decent PC. Since an Xbox is basically just "a decent PC", architecture-wise, and uses the same DirectX APIs as the PC version, then we can pretty safely conclude that the Xbox versions of the games will run much smoother than the PS2.
The GameCube versions hinge entirely on the amount of time put into optimizing the engine for the Cube architecture.
Little Suzy Goodshit's parents won't bother using this more than maybe a couple of times for novelty, because Suzy's always gotten her crap done.
Billy Slackoff, now, is a different story. The kid that doesn't do anything in school (like, say, myself before college) is the one that will get affected. If he got his act together and showed that he can regularly do his stuff, then he might find the trust restored.
See, very few parents will waste their time checking a site like that without cause. It's mainly for the parents who have a hunch they're being lied to but lack proof.
He's not talking about "the right to be a Nazi", at least not as some isolated "right". He's talking about the right to have and voice an opinion, even one that is hostile and very much looked down upon and even hated by the state. The Nazi part is simply proving the point by means of extreme case - the implication being that the same applies to less-extreme cases as well.
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And yet, reading the UNIX directory names you supplied, most people wouldn't know what the fuck is in them.
Meanwhile, it's easy to see how PROGRAMS go in "Program Files" *gasp*! and WINDOWS goes in "Windows".
Most that I know do. Mainly because names like "Program Files" are big flashing lights that say "HERE'S WHERE YOUR F-ING PROGRAMS ARE!". Imagine that. And there are times when a person has to browse through the filesystem (sending email attachments, for example). Windows users seem to manage it OK.
Except if I'm using KDE or Gnome, 2/3rds of the time when I install software, I have to make the damn menu entry or icon manually.
Not just for newbies. Here's the question: is there ANYTHING inherently "better" about the old UNIX filesystems compared to possible alternatives?
What advantage is there to /usr/lib and /lib over "/libraries"??
None.
The staunch unwillingness here to seriously consider alternatives makes me think the Linux community is not NEARLY as "forward-thinking" as claimed.
I use Linux too. I dual-boot a Linux (Gentoo) and a Windows (which one depends on speed of PC) on all my machines except my LAN server (that's Linux only). Linux is my main OS. I've learned the file system. But I will not pretend that it's intuitive or something that we should fight to preserve.
And you've summed up the problem nicely. Most people sit at a PC and learn Windows *without* a book, as names like "My Documents" (guess what goes there: your documents!) and "Windows" (hey, I bet all the files for Windows are there!) are intuitive enough to be understood without a book.
Contrast with /usr/local/, /lib, /usr/lib, /usr/bin, ... not even close.
Do people really imagine future computers using such archaic relics like these file systems? I'm real sure Data busts out the symbolic links when Picard & Co. are on their little escapades....
Fun, indeed! Unix/Linux geeks sure know how to have a good time. Wheeeee!
You live on Bitch St. now.
I mean, that's like.. like... re-using bits of SOURCE CODE!
Never underestimate the power that being able to put "hot chixx" on one's desktop holds over users.
There is no spoon, only Zuul.
I preferred Dark City. :)
But what if it's a really cool game?
The Archos Jukebox Recorder can do exactly what you talk about.
For people that missed these games the first time around, the remakes are a godsend.
The only way I see multiplayer working in a GTA game is a sort of multiplayer co-op mode. Going around in some sort of kill-each-other deathmatch would NOT work well with that game engine, but a co-op mode where two people work missions together could be VERY interesting. One chucks a grenade over the wall, the other mows 'em down as they come running out. Or one guy's driving with some sort of sensitive cargo, and the other guy's running interference against cops or gangs or whathaveyou. THAT would have potential.
Things are never that simple. The GC and Xbox ARE more powerful than the PS2 pretty much across the board, but it comes down to optimization and the like.
There's no reason that Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance should run so poorly on GC and so much better on PS2, but that's how it does.
However, let's take into account that the PC version of Vice City runs far superior to the PS2 version, given a decent PC. Since an Xbox is basically just "a decent PC", architecture-wise, and uses the same DirectX APIs as the PC version, then we can pretty safely conclude that the Xbox versions of the games will run much smoother than the PS2.
The GameCube versions hinge entirely on the amount of time put into optimizing the engine for the Cube architecture.
The ever-present flaw in this line of thinking is defining a game by the subject matter instead of the gameplay.
I guess Spiderman himself wasn't available for comment...
No AA? Where on earth did you come up with that? (the other two statements are on the money)
The PLAYSTATION2 has no FSAA support. The Xbox sure as hell does.
Hmm, maybe between all these PCs and consoles and portable devices... hold on, HOLD yourself now, I'm getting there, just don't make me lose count....
Billy Slackoff, now, is a different story. The kid that doesn't do anything in school (like, say, myself before college) is the one that will get affected. If he got his act together and showed that he can regularly do his stuff, then he might find the trust restored.
See, very few parents will waste their time checking a site like that without cause. It's mainly for the parents who have a hunch they're being lied to but lack proof.
But then the satellites are called "tools of Big Brother", and the government handling them is in a no-win...
If you discuss whether the state you're in is a police state, and you're not hauled away for talking about it, it's not.
He's not talking about "the right to be a Nazi", at least not as some isolated "right". He's talking about the right to have and voice an opinion, even one that is hostile and very much looked down upon and even hated by the state. The Nazi part is simply proving the point by means of extreme case - the implication being that the same applies to less-extreme cases as well.
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Google fulfills #4 as well. It works as well as Google.