oops, missed this comment. But i had to ask.. you listen to multiple music players at the same time? Your computer playing Modest Mouse on decent speakers while you have headphones on listening to your ipod/zune/walkman and your car is playing something in the garage? Unless i misunderstood and you mean you can listen to the same music in your car as on your computer. If that's the case, then games would make a decent comparison. There are many different computers to play the same game on.
As far as "Physical CDs provide superior sounds than MP3s.." go. I will have to take your word for it because a CD sounds identical to it's rip'd counterpart on my end. Though i'm assuming the MP3 has a decent bitrate or VBR.
For argument, do you feel the same with buying music? Buying MP3s online versus physical CDs?
I use steam and push everything onto the storage server for fast re-install later (or for someone else in the house to grab it without having to re-download). Ditto for music. I think people are being way to harsh on you about physical media though. It is far better in the long run, obviously. But i feel most of the pro's of physical game copies are false. Most games have cd-keys, which prevent safe re-sell.. i would never buy a game that someone else had the key for unless they were a good friend. Online activation also prevents a purely offline install from working. On the other side, steam won't last forever and it's possible all my games (currently 74) will cease to work through steam. Another downside is no pretty manual and goodies in a box : )
There will always be people living too far away for decent service. Trying to bring top end service to those people would quickly become a "bridge to nowhere" type issue. I live in Kentucky and have 50mb service. But 10 miles (16km) away from town, the best available is 10mb. Population density allows for more expensive infrastructure.. there is nothing wrong with that. But the problems come in with competition, which you pointed out. If your local ISPs aren't investing in infrastructure and both offer similar service for the same price then it just won't progress.
Half of my state population lives within one city (not my city). So if that city has 50mbit service and the rest of the state was 1.5mb.. it would look like terrible coverage. But really half of the state population has great service. eh, don't quote me on half of the state not having more than 1.5mb.. most cities have atleast 10mb here. DSL for people further out.
We're not talking about just UI. But ignoring that, if someone wants to maintain several different front-ends.. they certainly can. Not everyone wants to though.
I think you are misunderstanding what a port means though. Typically they are a conversion from one system to another because the same code doesn't work on both. Cross-platform specifically means it works on both platforms with identical code. I do understand what you are saying though. That if you want the mac version of your program/game to look good (on the mac), that using a native toolkit is best. I agree with that. But if you are making a cross-platform desktop shell that runs in windows, linux, and mac.. you'll need cross-platform libs to ensure the desktop looks identical on each platform. In this situation, you wouldn't want to use natives on each platform.
In iraq, it was not uncommon for the VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) driver to be handcuffed to the steering wheel. This is very similar to your "The handler can't trust the person to push their own button".
I don't have much experience with suicide vests but they are usually detonated by the wearer. This way they can go in with guns first and detonate when/if they become incapacitated by return fire. I'm also pretty sure that suicide bombers wear the vest for long periods beforehand. So they become accustomed to the vest and act natually in it.
I agree with you on all points. The bombers themselves weren't trained anythings.. they were puppets who couldn't be trusted by their parent organization. So they weren't soldiers for their cause.. more like they had more reasons to die than live.
So many people download their tv shows too. Good shows get bought when they come out on DVD but that's usually not until after the damn show gets the axe.
You are certainly right that if they remove a feature from the vanilla browser to be replaced by an extension.. the extension should atleast function.
However i can't accept that the status bar is "extremely useful". So many people just click links without seeing where they actually go. Throw in some URL shortners and the statusbar has become almost useless.
I like the status bar and will be re-adding it. I like to see where a link will be taking me before clicking it. But it is frustrating with url shortners and redirects. I run FF in sandboxie with noscript and other do-dads.. a somewhat paranoid setup. I love websites that function with javascript disabled.. so i hope you can understand how much i do like the status bar functionality. However it truely is not an important part of FF.
So much bitching going on when people can very easily add a status bar. If you'd like, i can pre-package FF with a status bar and serve it up on an advert covered page? Or you can take one minute and add it in along with all your normal plugins (noscript, betterprivacy, tineye, blah blah)
The option of adding a status bar is... an option. I doubt it will be missed that much and more browsers will head the same direction. Sorry to sound combative but this whole thread is so silly.
Hah, you are borderline crazy man. I didn't demand identification from you, i asked the person on the other end of a number i've never called before if he was the person i thought he was. Ask != Demand
ID blocking is a basic feature that almost every phone has. Not everyone is so cavalier with their phone number as you. Feel free to do as you please. I do.
Anything else batshit insane you'd like to discuss? We could get back on topic and talk about botnets perhaps?
If you get lonely, you can post your phone number again. But i doubt it will go very well, you are verbally abusive and wouldn't even let me know if i had the right number. On second thought, i'm just going to -5 you and be done with this. Maybe the next incarnation of your account won't be so violent and crazy. Good luck in life.
My question to you was: Do you ever get phone calls from slashdotters? Your answer: cowards tend to cower. Then just incase there was a misunderstanding i re-asked: I get that but if you are implying that anyone who sees your phone number and doesn't call it is a coward, that's crazy. I was just asking if anyone randomly calls you to discuss your comments? Your answer: an intended act can never be random. you're an idiot.
And i did say from slashdot to whoever is at that phone number.
You seem to only see the negative in everyone around you and attack anyone that comes within arms reach. Your account is pretty new and odds are you'll have to make another soon because nobody will be able to see your posts anymore. Ah, just then it dawned on me and i searched your name. It appears you have dozens if not hundreds of accounts. That's a sad trail of digital corpses you've left behind.. all just as horrible and ignorant as you appear to be. Bye.
I called that number and you hung up on me, twice. So, i'm doubting it's really your number.
I wanted to discuss why you thought people are cowards for not calling you.
For anyone curious, it went like this: Him: Hello? Me: Hi, is this Michael from slashdot? Him: I'm on a do not call list. Me: Ok, but i'm just calling about your post on slashdot.. Him: bye *click*
I get that but if you are implying that anyone who sees your phone number and doesn't call it is a coward, that's crazy. I was just asking if anyone randomly calls you to discuss your comments?
It doesn't just start with the gov though. You should also ask why universities teach mostly windows software and OSs. C# is taught over C++/Java/PHP/Python/whatever. Education is based on the windows platform.
A lot of people don't really know what they are talking about. In my organization everyone is required to take annual training about these things.. even if you aren't important. Here is the anti-fishing training: http://iase.disa.mil/eta/phishing/Phishing/launchPage.htm
You have to complete that training and print a certificate annually or you lose access to the network. The government does take these things seriously. It's a small percentage of individuals who aren't paying attention to the training or don't care. Even a simple mind could listen to these directions and follow them.
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oops, missed this comment. But i had to ask.. you listen to multiple music players at the same time? Your computer playing Modest Mouse on decent speakers while you have headphones on listening to your ipod/zune/walkman and your car is playing something in the garage? Unless i misunderstood and you mean you can listen to the same music in your car as on your computer. If that's the case, then games would make a decent comparison. There are many different computers to play the same game on.
As far as "Physical CDs provide superior sounds than MP3s.." go. I will have to take your word for it because a CD sounds identical to it's rip'd counterpart on my end. Though i'm assuming the MP3 has a decent bitrate or VBR.
For argument, do you feel the same with buying music? Buying MP3s online versus physical CDs?
I use steam and push everything onto the storage server for fast re-install later (or for someone else in the house to grab it without having to re-download). Ditto for music. I think people are being way to harsh on you about physical media though. It is far better in the long run, obviously. But i feel most of the pro's of physical game copies are false. Most games have cd-keys, which prevent safe re-sell.. i would never buy a game that someone else had the key for unless they were a good friend. Online activation also prevents a purely offline install from working. On the other side, steam won't last forever and it's possible all my games (currently 74) will cease to work through steam. Another downside is no pretty manual and goodies in a box : )
It's all end-user preference, imo.
I'd use it.. there are five computers in my house that use tupperware for the case:
Hobo computer w/o lid
Hobo computer w/ lid
I think you've got it backwards. Arduino is great for programmers who don't know anything about electronics.
There will always be people living too far away for decent service. Trying to bring top end service to those people would quickly become a "bridge to nowhere" type issue. I live in Kentucky and have 50mb service. But 10 miles (16km) away from town, the best available is 10mb. Population density allows for more expensive infrastructure.. there is nothing wrong with that. But the problems come in with competition, which you pointed out. If your local ISPs aren't investing in infrastructure and both offer similar service for the same price then it just won't progress.
Half of my state population lives within one city (not my city). So if that city has 50mbit service and the rest of the state was 1.5mb.. it would look like terrible coverage. But really half of the state population has great service. eh, don't quote me on half of the state not having more than 1.5mb.. most cities have atleast 10mb here. DSL for people further out.
We're not talking about just UI. But ignoring that, if someone wants to maintain several different front-ends.. they certainly can. Not everyone wants to though.
I think you are misunderstanding what a port means though. Typically they are a conversion from one system to another because the same code doesn't work on both. Cross-platform specifically means it works on both platforms with identical code. I do understand what you are saying though. That if you want the mac version of your program/game to look good (on the mac), that using a native toolkit is best. I agree with that. But if you are making a cross-platform desktop shell that runs in windows, linux, and mac.. you'll need cross-platform libs to ensure the desktop looks identical on each platform. In this situation, you wouldn't want to use natives on each platform.
You are silly. If someone makes a cross-platform game or program.. they will have to use cross-platform libs.
In iraq, it was not uncommon for the VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) driver to be handcuffed to the steering wheel. This is very similar to your "The handler can't trust the person to push their own button".
I don't have much experience with suicide vests but they are usually detonated by the wearer. This way they can go in with guns first and detonate when/if they become incapacitated by return fire. I'm also pretty sure that suicide bombers wear the vest for long periods beforehand. So they become accustomed to the vest and act natually in it.
I agree with you on all points. The bombers themselves weren't trained anythings.. they were puppets who couldn't be trusted by their parent organization. So they weren't soldiers for their cause.. more like they had more reasons to die than live.
That doesn't make any sense.
So many people download their tv shows too. Good shows get bought when they come out on DVD but that's usually not until after the damn show gets the axe.
When i think of evil, i think of Walter with his brain intact. *shudders* It might be a good thing that Dr Bell cut up Walter.
Challenge accepted. Farscape : )
I can't believe no one noticed 5MB/day, every day.
I'm with you. 5MB/day is ~60 bytes/sec. Something is very wrong! That ammount of continuous reporting is beyond strange or accidental.
You are certainly right that if they remove a feature from the vanilla browser to be replaced by an extension.. the extension should atleast function.
However i can't accept that the status bar is "extremely useful". So many people just click links without seeing where they actually go. Throw in some URL shortners and the statusbar has become almost useless.
I like the status bar and will be re-adding it. I like to see where a link will be taking me before clicking it. But it is frustrating with url shortners and redirects. I run FF in sandboxie with noscript and other do-dads.. a somewhat paranoid setup. I love websites that function with javascript disabled.. so i hope you can understand how much i do like the status bar functionality. However it truely is not an important part of FF.
So much bitching going on when people can very easily add a status bar. If you'd like, i can pre-package FF with a status bar and serve it up on an advert covered page? Or you can take one minute and add it in along with all your normal plugins (noscript, betterprivacy, tineye, blah blah)
The option of adding a status bar is... an option. I doubt it will be missed that much and more browsers will head the same direction. Sorry to sound combative but this whole thread is so silly.
$1 can of tuna? That's a rip off man, it should be closer to 0.20$
Hah, you are borderline crazy man. I didn't demand identification from you, i asked the person on the other end of a number i've never called before if he was the person i thought he was. Ask != Demand
ID blocking is a basic feature that almost every phone has. Not everyone is so cavalier with their phone number as you. Feel free to do as you please. I do.
Anything else batshit insane you'd like to discuss? We could get back on topic and talk about botnets perhaps?
If you get lonely, you can post your phone number again. But i doubt it will go very well, you are verbally abusive and wouldn't even let me know if i had the right number. On second thought, i'm just going to -5 you and be done with this. Maybe the next incarnation of your account won't be so violent and crazy. Good luck in life.
Aww, cute. I do call back if someone just hangs up without saying bye. Random hangup is usually a d/c.
You do read a lot into my phone call, i'm glad it was memorable for you. If you want me to ever call back, you'll have to ask nicely though. Night.
My question to you was: Do you ever get phone calls from slashdotters?
Your answer: cowards tend to cower.
Then just incase there was a misunderstanding i re-asked: I get that but if you are implying that anyone who sees your phone number and doesn't call it is a coward, that's crazy. I was just asking if anyone randomly calls you to discuss your comments?
Your answer: an intended act can never be random. you're an idiot.
And i did say from slashdot to whoever is at that phone number.
You seem to only see the negative in everyone around you and attack anyone that comes within arms reach. Your account is pretty new and odds are you'll have to make another soon because nobody will be able to see your posts anymore. Ah, just then it dawned on me and i searched your name. It appears you have dozens if not hundreds of accounts. That's a sad trail of digital corpses you've left behind.. all just as horrible and ignorant as you appear to be. Bye.
I called that number and you hung up on me, twice. So, i'm doubting it's really your number.
I wanted to discuss why you thought people are cowards for not calling you.
For anyone curious, it went like this:
Him: Hello?
Me: Hi, is this Michael from slashdot?
Him: I'm on a do not call list.
Me: Ok, but i'm just calling about your post on slashdot..
Him: bye *click*
I get that but if you are implying that anyone who sees your phone number and doesn't call it is a coward, that's crazy. I was just asking if anyone randomly calls you to discuss your comments?
I looked. Seems they fixed it: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/Zend/zend_strtod.c?r1=307095&r2=307094&pathrev=307095
It doesn't just start with the gov though. You should also ask why universities teach mostly windows software and OSs. C# is taught over C++/Java/PHP/Python/whatever. Education is based on the windows platform.
A lot of people don't really know what they are talking about. In my organization everyone is required to take annual training about these things.. even if you aren't important. Here is the anti-fishing training: http://iase.disa.mil/eta/phishing/Phishing/launchPage.htm
You have to complete that training and print a certificate annually or you lose access to the network. The government does take these things seriously. It's a small percentage of individuals who aren't paying attention to the training or don't care. Even a simple mind could listen to these directions and follow them.
Do you ever get phone calls from slashdotters?