The list of pokemon on List of Pokemon. The list includes the romanization of their japanese names, which Pokedexes they're in, and what they evolve from. These are all clearly trivia. The Pokedex columns should be changed to a list of which games they are in, since that's what the four Pokedex columns actually represent.
Of course, the entire list may be in violation of WP:DIRECTORY because it and its 20 sub-pages (List of Pokémon (1-20) through List of Pokémon (481-493)) are a list of trivial things that have no notability on their own. (See: WP:DIRECTORY 1; 2 may apply as well)
The Dominion War is a page covering the minutia of a fictional war in a fictional universe. Do I need to say more? That article belongs over on the Star Trek Wiki, Memory Alpha.
Except, Apple doesn't have a monopoly. In anything.
They have a music player like a dozen others (except more expensive). They have a phone/player like half a dozen others (except more expensive). They have a PC like a hundred others (I won't say it lest I start a flamewar).
Just a reminder: A Monopoly has nothing to do with how many competitors one has, but rather the market share one holds. See Also: Microsoft in the OS and Office Suite areas.
I'm not saying that Objective C is better or worse than C#, because I've never used either, but I have a hard time taking that guy seriously when he says things like
That's great, but what you might not have noticed here is that I have foreknowledge of the data type of the destination property. What the hell does that mean? It means that this works because I knew at compile-time that FirstName is a string.
I don't know about him, but I don't go arbitrarily changing object properties without reading the documentation about what they're for.
So... since I didn't go into depth in my other post in my thread, I think I'll go more in-depth here.
A UI, even in real life, doesn't need transparency. My car's steering wheel, foot pedals, and guages don't; elevator buttons don't; signs on a wall don't; and those are just the first few examples that popped into my head.
Linux broke drivers? I thought the kernel team was responsible for all the drivers other than the ones nVidia and AMD/ATI refuse to give them to specs to implement...
Sadly that's not really possible anymore, as each of the three desktop offerings is made less versatile than a standard desktop PC by design decisions.
The Mini is actually one of the easier systems to upgrade, since you just have to pop the case off. Much easier to get at than a laptop... I can upgrade much of the system with improved laptop components (like a faster drive and more memory). Mostly the things people would upgrade anyway.
Strawman. On a standard desktop PC (bolded for emphasis), I can pop in a new video card if I feel mine isn't up to spec. Same with sound. Same with ethernet cards (ooh, gigabit). I can't add any of those to a Mac Mini, or I wager to the iMac.
-1 Troll??? At what point advocating for free software *on slashdot* became taboo?
He had two moderations, one Troll and one Flamebait.
It's not surprising that a post filled with rhetoric and hyperbole gets those two mods.
At the same time, "el lobo" gets moderated +5 for clearly offtopic and offensive post.
He got moderated Informative for giving information about Windows Licensing in a topic about Windows Licensing. I can't see how anyone but a GNU zealot would find that offensive.
Speaking of Flamebait and Troll mods, don't be surprised if you get some too for the same reasons listed above.
i bet most of the software on YOUR site is GPLv2 OR later.
That really depends on what kind of site you're talking about. For some reason, I thought web site rather than workplace; if you actually meant workplace, the following probably doesn't apply.
I can build a web server that doesn't use any GPL software just by using *BSD, Apache or Lighttpd, Perl or PHP or Python, and PostgreSQL. All of these are open source; none of these are GPLed.
From the user perspective, gnome sits somewhere between windows and mac in ease of use and accessibility. Front and center is apt-repositories (ala ubuntu) and easy, automatic handling of devices and hard disks. It's not "windows", it's "modern". It's just recently getting to the point where it can be called a modern operating system alongside Windows and Mac.
I hate to say it, but saying that GNOME does these things is inaccurate, as it's the GNU/Linux system that does. I can use kubuntu or xubuntu (or install KDE/xfce on a ubuntu install) and have everything you just mentioned.
My concern with Mono following Microsoft's language is that in the event that Microsoft changes a significant feature, like Java did when it added assert, Mono would almost certainly make the same change, leaving a bunch of open-source developers to deal with the whims of Microsoft.
Microsoft doesn't intend for.NET to be backwards compatible. That's why, on Windows, there are 3 different.NET VMs that need to be installed if you want to support all.NET apps (1.1, 2.0, and 3.0). You can find these in subdirectories of %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework along with a 1.0.xxxx directory for compatibility reasons.
Java, on the other hand, is supposed to be able to run almost all older programs in newer versions (but not necessarily vice-versa).
They basically have two choices - sell games for cheaper in poorer countries, or not sell them at all in these countries. I commend them for choosing the first option; people in less wealthy countries deserve entertainment too (without the Windows 3rd world crippling mentality). Arbitrage threatens to cut their main sense of revenue: American gamers who can afford American prices. Obviously they could choose the latter option I mentioned above, but this is lose-lose. The Thai can't play Valve games, and Valve loses a legitimate source of revenue.
"American gamers who can afford American prices." You have that logic reversed. American gamers are the people who can afford American game prices. The US is not a single economic unit, particularly not since the Wal-mart effect began. Wal-mart has single-handedly killed the lower-middle class, bumping them down to the lower class, and the effect will most likely continue until the upper-middle class as we know it no longer exists. This means no fancy things like video game systems or computers.
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I can't say that. I've actually heard of 16 of those webcomics.
Sorry, 25 sub-pages. I was thinking it was a 4x5 grid rather than a 5x5 grid.
The list of pokemon on List of Pokemon. The list includes the romanization of their japanese names, which Pokedexes they're in, and what they evolve from. These are all clearly trivia. The Pokedex columns should be changed to a list of which games they are in, since that's what the four Pokedex columns actually represent.
Of course, the entire list may be in violation of WP:DIRECTORY because it and its 20 sub-pages (List of Pokémon (1-20) through List of Pokémon (481-493)) are a list of trivial things that have no notability on their own. (See: WP:DIRECTORY 1; 2 may apply as well)
The Dominion War is a page covering the minutia of a fictional war in a fictional universe. Do I need to say more? That article belongs over on the Star Trek Wiki, Memory Alpha.
I haven't even looked at the third page.
Just a reminder: A Monopoly has nothing to do with how many competitors one has, but rather the market share one holds. See Also: Microsoft in the OS and Office Suite areas.
There used to be this site called "MySpace" for indie bands.
Unfortunately, you know how that one turned out.
That makes sense... until you consider that Exposé didn't show up until 10.3 (Panther).
I don't know about him, but I don't go arbitrarily changing object properties without reading the documentation about what they're for.
So... since I didn't go into depth in my other post in my thread, I think I'll go more in-depth here.
A UI, even in real life, doesn't need transparency. My car's steering wheel, foot pedals, and guages don't; elevator buttons don't; signs on a wall don't; and those are just the first few examples that popped into my head.
I read the comment by graviplana about the review written by John Siracusa today. What makes him qualified to nitpick these changes?
(I'm too lazy to put more effort into this)
Don't forget this one.
Linux broke drivers? I thought the kernel team was responsible for all the drivers other than the ones nVidia and AMD/ATI refuse to give them to specs to implement...
So... I imagined those little arrows/dots below running applications? And the live preview for running apps?
People who have keyboard drawers and have them pushed it when they're using applications that don't use a mouse.
I feel like Captain Obvious for even having to point that out.
Strawman. On a standard desktop PC (bolded for emphasis), I can pop in a new video card if I feel mine isn't up to spec. Same with sound. Same with ethernet cards (ooh, gigabit). I can't add any of those to a Mac Mini, or I wager to the iMac.
He had two moderations, one Troll and one Flamebait.
It's not surprising that a post filled with rhetoric and hyperbole gets those two mods.
He got moderated Informative for giving information about Windows Licensing in a topic about Windows Licensing. I can't see how anyone but a GNU zealot would find that offensive.
Speaking of Flamebait and Troll mods, don't be surprised if you get some too for the same reasons listed above.
That really depends on what kind of site you're talking about. For some reason, I thought web site rather than workplace; if you actually meant workplace, the following probably doesn't apply.
I can build a web server that doesn't use any GPL software just by using *BSD, Apache or Lighttpd, Perl or PHP or Python, and PostgreSQL. All of these are open source; none of these are GPLed.
I hate to say it, but saying that GNOME does these things is inaccurate, as it's the GNU/Linux system that does. I can use kubuntu or xubuntu (or install KDE/xfce on a ubuntu install) and have everything you just mentioned.
This is blatantly wrong. In the middle, you forgot the part where they made the compiled format a new, MS-proprietary machine language.
I can also get it for debian sarge (oldstable) and etch (stable)... despite how long it takes Debian to do anything.
He didn't, his comment started at +2: +1 for being logged in, +1 for Karma Bonus.
Oh look, this comment started at +2 as well!
Microsoft doesn't intend for
Java, on the other hand, is supposed to be able to run almost all older programs in newer versions (but not necessarily vice-versa).
They don't sell Macbooks or Macbook Pros in Japan?
"American gamers who can afford American prices."
You have that logic reversed. American gamers are the people who can afford American game prices. The US is not a single economic unit, particularly not since the Wal-mart effect began. Wal-mart has single-handedly killed the lower-middle class, bumping them down to the lower class, and the effect will most likely continue until the upper-middle class as we know it no longer exists. This means no fancy things like video game systems or computers.
You mean the agreement that you can't read until you're actually installing the product because it's not printed on the box?
Just an odd comment... It's FAIR USE Act of 2007, not Fair Use Act of 2007... FAIR USE is itself an acronym.