For starters, I don't understand why there is a necessity to constantly re-invent the wheel and create gaming engines from scratch just about each time a new game is released.
I don't know about you, but in my programming experience, I tend to want to craft things myself - for the experience of it, plus the fact that I understand my coding more than anyone else's, obviously.
As to why they are doing it, I haven't got a damn clue. Perhaps something to do with licenses, since there currently isn't any XBox/PS2/GC open source engine, is there?
so I wouldn't trust them further than I could comfortably spit out a rat.
As a sort of hypothetical question, if one were to have a rat in one's mouth, wouldn't one be inclined to spit it out as far as physically possible? I mean, I don't know about you, but I'm not one for letting the rodent down carefully - once it's out, it's staying out.
I do wonder what the public's reaction would be if it was obviously and without-a-doubt shown that Microsoft was stealing, blatantly. Like, wholesale your-product-is-now-my-product. What sort of effect would that have on their sales? Do people even care anymore?
Frankly, I didn't even notice the lack of smart-ass remarks; while they might've added to his familiarity, I don't think they would've added anything to the movie.
On the glasses note - he wears them because his vision goes back to being terrible, so that he needs them. I never really understood why he lost his powers temporarily, but there's at least a logical(somewhat) reason behind the glasses.
And the train? Well, that wasn't with his "bare hands". He had web, heh.
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I actually purchases Gish - it's rather disappointed, mostly because I managed to beat it fairly quickly, and I had no real incentive to play the other modes. The two player modes are faulted, because of the maximum number of keys that can be held down on keyboards. So two player is fun, but you'll end up with one person being stuck moving only one direction.
The game's physics are wonderful, though, and the game is quite fun to play if you don't mind spending a quick $30.
The article talks about retrieval rates; how well the dog associated specific objects with their given names. It doesn't particularly compare dogs and children - just their retrieval rates for objects.
Read it next time. Hell, even the quote in the/. summary gives you enough context.
For the last time: retrieval rate != intelligence.
especially the European stuff made out of rapeseed oil.
Not to be a nit-picker, but that was the most hilarious comment I've read all day. I assume you were referring to grapeseed oil, but just picture the alternative you mentioned.
Comical, no?
I actually did a small report on OSS a little while back; I'm about to fix it up for my good copy. Needless to say it's terribly written, and mostly based upon my own knowledge. However, I did come across a few of the problems you're describing.
You're right that the main problem with the "millions of reviewers" argument is that there is some question as to whether this review even happens; I personally hate reviewing my code.
OSS, as it is, is either developed as a commercial product, and thus security is essential, or it is developed small-scale, where security is a very miniscule issue in comparison.
Logically, it makes sense that the more popular a piece of software is, the more it gets used and the source browsed. As well, the bugs that do get found can be fixed much faster than their commercial counterparts.
Although I've yet to see whether that argument is really true, it sounds logical to me.
People will believe what's in front of them unless it directly affects them in a manner adverse to their liking.
The only way people will wake up is when it is integral to their career or lifestyle that they do. Otherwise, people don't care.
Also, it's not that people believe that Microsoft "just happened" to support companies that actively discredit Linux. It's that they don't know or don't care.
Except for single applications like QuickTime Player for Windows and iTunes for Windows, which *do* essentially contain large chunks of Carbon.
Really? I didn't know harddrives were made out of carbon.
I know you probably don't need a reply, but if you had read, it's for the Educational project that OOo is running, and is therefore child targeted. Obviously, it isn't meant to be used in a corporate setting.
Let me summarize: RTFA.
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But, but, but... they can't lie! That would be illegal and wrong! No one would violate the innocence of simple computer users! Never!
As to why they are doing it, I haven't got a damn clue. Perhaps something to do with licenses, since there currently isn't any XBox/PS2/GC open source engine, is there?
As a sort of hypothetical question, if one were to have a rat in one's mouth, wouldn't one be inclined to spit it out as far as physically possible? I mean, I don't know about you, but I'm not one for letting the rodent down carefully - once it's out, it's staying out.
I do wonder what the public's reaction would be if it was obviously and without-a-doubt shown that Microsoft was stealing, blatantly. Like, wholesale your-product-is-now-my-product. What sort of effect would that have on their sales? Do people even care anymore?
Frankly, I didn't even notice the lack of smart-ass remarks; while they might've added to his familiarity, I don't think they would've added anything to the movie.
On the glasses note - he wears them because his vision goes back to being terrible, so that he needs them. I never really understood why he lost his powers temporarily, but there's at least a logical(somewhat) reason behind the glasses.
And the train? Well, that wasn't with his "bare hands". He had web, heh.
I actually purchases Gish - it's rather disappointed, mostly because I managed to beat it fairly quickly, and I had no real incentive to play the other modes. The two player modes are faulted, because of the maximum number of keys that can be held down on keyboards. So two player is fun, but you'll end up with one person being stuck moving only one direction. The game's physics are wonderful, though, and the game is quite fun to play if you don't mind spending a quick $30.
The article talks about retrieval rates; how well the dog associated specific objects with their given names. It doesn't particularly compare dogs and children - just their retrieval rates for objects. Read it next time. Hell, even the quote in the /. summary gives you enough context.
For the last time: retrieval rate != intelligence.
Wow. You learn a little more every day, I guess. And I thought it was just an amusing misspell.
I actually did a small report on OSS a little while back; I'm about to fix it up for my good copy. Needless to say it's terribly written, and mostly based upon my own knowledge. However, I did come across a few of the problems you're describing.
You're right that the main problem with the "millions of reviewers" argument is that there is some question as to whether this review even happens; I personally hate reviewing my code. OSS, as it is, is either developed as a commercial product, and thus security is essential, or it is developed small-scale, where security is a very miniscule issue in comparison.
Logically, it makes sense that the more popular a piece of software is, the more it gets used and the source browsed. As well, the bugs that do get found can be fixed much faster than their commercial counterparts.
Although I've yet to see whether that argument is really true, it sounds logical to me.
People will believe what's in front of them unless it directly affects them in a manner adverse to their liking. The only way people will wake up is when it is integral to their career or lifestyle that they do. Otherwise, people don't care. Also, it's not that people believe that Microsoft "just happened" to support companies that actively discredit Linux. It's that they don't know or don't care.
Except for single applications like QuickTime Player for Windows and iTunes for Windows, which *do* essentially contain large chunks of Carbon. Really? I didn't know harddrives were made out of carbon.
I know you probably don't need a reply, but if you had read, it's for the Educational project that OOo is running, and is therefore child targeted. Obviously, it isn't meant to be used in a corporate setting. Let me summarize: RTFA.