The point is that variables are scoped to functions, not to blocks like in all other C-style family languages (and all other languages which permit variable declarations within blocks; the only other exception I'm aware of is VB6).
For the record, the first is actually a standard GameCube controller. While you can hook them to the Wii (and in fact you must if you want to play GC games on the Wii), they're designed for the old GameCube.
They also work on certain Wii titles... Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are the first two to come to mind.
I just assumed that the Axis of Anarchy would be Horde if they were playing WoW... rather than the generic MMO they play (although the characters are suspiciously like WoW characters)
However I would expect if Microsoft was willing to toss away its old legacy support it would be a rather solid OS that would make Linux and OS X look rather flimsy.
Essentially, you want Microsoft to start back off with 0 apps that run on it?
You know, it seems like Intel tried something different on the hardware level with the Itanium. That's why we all run Itanium chips right now!
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except that we don't. What actually happened is that everyone, Intel included, ended up adopting AMD's 64-bit instruction set, in part because it could run x86 operating systems and programs.
In three or four years, when you can only get Chrome OS on a netbook, the geeks will turn against Google as well.
Well, given that there's no point in running it on any other type of computer...
Hell, even current netbooks have the power to run non-web-applications; we'd almost have to invent a new category lower than netbooks to classify ChromeOS as.
No, wait, I lied. I forgot to take into account that native applications run faster than web applications, so you'll actually need dual-core netbooks for ChromeOS.
I don't know about your mom and pop, but mine also do finances/checkbook balancing, keep track of medical information, play games, all in addition to doing web and email.
HTML 5 not a standard yet.... Like HTML 4 was not a standard until 2000, but supported in every browser well before this, including IE (with IE only extensions)
And IE *still* does not fully support ISO HTML (HTML 4.01) Nine years later.....
Neither does Mozilla/Firefox. In fact, they never will, because the Mozilla developers have chosen to not implement full support for col and colgroup by not supporting certain attributes on them, such as align.
Is this a comment about CSS3 support? The standard isn't even established yet so it seems irresponsible for web designers to use that format for their entire framework, and premature to consider it a must-have for web browsers.
I think this is all just an excuse for Google to turn up its nose at Microsoft by making them look like they're dragging their heels. It's a very Google ideal to embrace beta and subject users to technologies while they're still only half baked. Microsoft releases beta software too, but with warnings not to use the software in production. HTML5 is a good example of this difference of philosophy, and certainly so is this Chrome Frame plugin which is essentially a sloppy man-in-the-middle attack vector. It's like one of those obnoxious browser toolbars that acts as an intermediary to hijack all your search queries.
That's the thing. Every time you see a comparison of security in Windows and Linux, the users in Windows is always assumed to be the administrator, and you get all this FUD about how insecure Windows is. The proper comparison would be to a Windows machine where the user is logged in as a limited user. In that case, it's as secure as a Linux box.
If you'd ever actually used Windows Vista/7 as an admin user, you'd know that you still get a UAC prompt for program installers. A different one than a limited user would get (theirs asks for an admin username and password too, iirc).
Or, for that matter, for any program that attempts to certain locations on disk (determined by Windows itself, but including the Windows directory, the Program Files directory, and the various user directories that aren't yours as I recall).
I far preferred Dune 2 until Warcraft 2 came out. I loved the mod tools they provided in that second Warcraft game. Subsequent games lacked the charm of that one.
I thought Starcraft was pretty good, too.
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I'm sorry, I'd prefer not to talk about Warcraft III.
I probably should have mentioned that I adjusted the speed after that, but kinda lost interest in the game.
There's a reason Warcraft 2 got ported to Windows and Warcraft didn't... the first Warcraft was basically just a clone of the Command & Conquer, Warcraft II is where Blizzard took the series in a different direction.
The first Monkey Island game just got a remake earlier this year. Among other things, it includes the old DOS graphics/music as an option (as opposed to the newer graphics, music, and voices that it defaults to).
The newer graphics are 1080i (if Wikipedia is correct).
Yes, I've personally run Warcraft (the original, not 2) through it... and found that the speed it defaulted to was TOO slow. Even taking into account that Warcraft moves slower than Warcraft 2/Starcraft/Warcraft 3.
Of course, I don't need an emulator for Warcraft 2, as I have the Battle.Net edition, which basically uses ths Starcraft engine for Windows/Mac.
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Add PHP to the list of exceptions.
This made me think of Classic ASP, where one of the options was to use JScript on the server-side... which is Microsoft's version of JavaScript.
For the record, the first is actually a standard GameCube controller. While you can hook them to the Wii (and in fact you must if you want to play GC games on the Wii), they're designed for the old GameCube.
They also work on certain Wii titles... Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii are the first two to come to mind.
Not only that, but the DSi (and DSi XL coming next year) ditch the GBA slot, so they only play DS/DSi games.
I just watched the season finale last night. :D
I just assumed that the Axis of Anarchy would be Horde if they were playing WoW... rather than the generic MMO they play (although the characters are suspiciously like WoW characters)
<Axis of Anarchy> is now recruiting Level 85 Goblin Sappers!
The Plan:
1. Google makes an OS.
2. ???
3. Profit!
This is what the article/summary says The Plan is:
1. Google makes an OS.
2. Google puts ads in the OS and gives away free computers with it installed.
3. Profit!
Essentially, you want Microsoft to start back off with 0 apps that run on it?
You know, it seems like Intel tried something different on the hardware level with the Itanium. That's why we all run Itanium chips right now!
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except that we don't. What actually happened is that everyone, Intel included, ended up adopting AMD's 64-bit instruction set, in part because it could run x86 operating systems and programs.
Well, given that there's no point in running it on any other type of computer...
Hell, even current netbooks have the power to run non-web-applications; we'd almost have to invent a new category lower than netbooks to classify ChromeOS as.
No, wait, I lied. I forgot to take into account that native applications run faster than web applications, so you'll actually need dual-core netbooks for ChromeOS.
No, but Windows CE 6 "just works" on ARM processors. Of course, it can't run the same apps that Windows 7 can.
Then again, ChromeOS runs exactly 0 applications other than Chrome itself, so that comparison is moot.
I don't know about your mom and pop, but mine also do finances/checkbook balancing, keep track of medical information, play games, all in addition to doing web and email.
Most of those they want to keep off the cloud.
I was going for a funny mod by copying most of the GGP's post and changing HTML5 to CSS3. (and I only changed the first one, whoops)
No, there is one novel thing he did: Give it a name.
I wonder if he trademarked it and can sue MS over that...
Neither does Mozilla/Firefox. In fact, they never will, because the Mozilla developers have chosen to not implement full support for col and colgroup by not supporting certain attributes on them, such as align.
Is this a comment about CSS3 support? The standard isn't even established yet so it seems irresponsible for web designers to use that format for their entire framework, and premature to consider it a must-have for web browsers.
I think this is all just an excuse for Google to turn up its nose at Microsoft by making them look like they're dragging their heels. It's a very Google ideal to embrace beta and subject users to technologies while they're still only half baked. Microsoft releases beta software too, but with warnings not to use the software in production. HTML5 is a good example of this difference of philosophy, and certainly so is this Chrome Frame plugin which is essentially a sloppy man-in-the-middle attack vector. It's like one of those obnoxious browser toolbars that acts as an intermediary to hijack all your search queries.
You beat me to it!
I should take the time to play around with CentOS sometime, rather than just sticking to Debian (and Ubuntu).
If you'd ever actually used Windows Vista/7 as an admin user, you'd know that you still get a UAC prompt for program installers. A different one than a limited user would get (theirs asks for an admin username and password too, iirc).
Or, for that matter, for any program that attempts to certain locations on disk (determined by Windows itself, but including the Windows directory, the Program Files directory, and the various user directories that aren't yours as I recall).
I realized too late that Project Hosting on Google Code makes a much better link.
Because that's what big companies do.
Bingo!
Spies do it from behind, pretending to be someone else!
I thought Starcraft was pretty good, too.
I'm sorry, I'd prefer not to talk about Warcraft III.
I probably should have mentioned that I adjusted the speed after that, but kinda lost interest in the game.
There's a reason Warcraft 2 got ported to Windows and Warcraft didn't... the first Warcraft was basically just a clone of the Command & Conquer, Warcraft II is where Blizzard took the series in a different direction.
The first Monkey Island game just got a remake earlier this year. Among other things, it includes the old DOS graphics/music as an option (as opposed to the newer graphics, music, and voices that it defaults to).
The newer graphics are 1080i (if Wikipedia is correct).
Yes, I've personally run Warcraft (the original, not 2) through it... and found that the speed it defaulted to was TOO slow. Even taking into account that Warcraft moves slower than Warcraft 2/Starcraft/Warcraft 3.
Of course, I don't need an emulator for Warcraft 2, as I have the Battle.Net edition, which basically uses ths Starcraft engine for Windows/Mac.