What in God's name kind of computer network has autorun on USB devices set to "always run"? What are we running here, Windows ME? That's a ridiculous hole in computer security, rather unrelated to the people themselves. That's like getting your computer auto-infected with a word macro virus and saying "Well, it's your fault even though our system has macros set to autorun. Social engineering, nehh."
Now, if they put in the same USB keys in any real operating system, either it wouldn't run, or it would come up with a menu, the top option being "Clearly not a Virus." Anyone who's ever used a USB drive before knows the XP (or higher) autorun has "Open these files" further down on the list, and would be put off by a fake one being at the top and probably report something.
Nobody cares, because for trademark matters the only thing that counts is consumer confusion.
So, any old logo, I can take and, as long as I've modified it enough (apparently enough is a color change, filling in some blank space, and placing my own name on it), it's different enough to call my own and there's no problem at all? Get fuckin' real.
Additionally, you're now saying that Apple owns all arcs with a given radius?
If I take the apple logo, enlarge it to 2x, it's still the same thing, isn't it? Sounds like, yes, they seem to have a claim to that particular arc, or at least that arc when called an apple. There are infinite different ways to draw an apple, but this logo happens to be exactly the same as Apple Computer's.
If you play enough with the scale, you can superimpose any arc on any other.
Unless you keep the aspect ratio. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about, and have no place arguing if something looks similar or not in a graphic design situation.
Well, if Green(RandomCityHere) had a logo that was the MS Windows logo, traced, pallete swapped, and a window filled in, wouldn't we be support MS here, at least a little bit? People here on Slashdot are biased in one direction, yes, but we're not stupid. We can see when things are right and when they're not. Look at the posts above yours - you can find a picture of the two logos superimposed. One is clearly based on the other.
I boot Slax from my USB drive to log in on my school's router. It works relatively fast and looks neat. And it's based on Slackware, which is my favorite. Then again, I don't have any older PCs to test it out - I run it on my brand-new laptop.
As well, this is coming from the not-so-open-standards company of Microsoft. If they had produced a complete, clean, open standard that was truly better than the already-approved ODF (and not significantly worse), not many people would really be complaining. We'd probably be saying "wow, MS really did it up this time. Times change."
And, as for "fixed the technical problems", I'll just quote Holloway and say that it's "inconsistent, buggy, inflexible, ugly... technically awful, broken, not-cross-platform, designed to confer the appearance of standardisation but without the detail necessary."
What next, suing Nikon for daring to include Bayer filters on their CCDs? Yes, it is possible to build CCDs where the R, G and B are cosited, nobody actually uses the Foveon sensor because the difference in the capture picture is not discernable.
That would only apply if Nikon claimed to use Foveon and really used Bayer. False advertising is false advertising; it depends not on whether you can really tell the difference. It's much like going to a bar and ordering Absolut vodka, and being given something much cheaper, only later being told (and only because you asked) you couldn't tell the difference anyways. "It gets you drunk, right?"
Laptops are supposed to be portable and used for productivity, hence their light weight and low power consumption. Some manufacturers make attempts to create "desktop replacement" monstrosities, but they're just deluding customers into thinking that these laptops are as good as desktops.
Portability has little to do with being able to also use 3D applications, despite what you might think. "Desktop replacement" is just a marketing term, yes, but isn't it funny how they cost about the same, do more, have comparable battery life, and are usually only marginally larger? Why, exactly, would you compromise, especially if your laptop is your only machine (because you can't just go throwing around >$1000 whenever you want)?
There are many midrange video cards for ~$100-200 that offer good performance. People buying 8800 GTX and SLI video cards for >$350 can be called enthusiasts.
Uh, thanks for agreeing with me, I guess.
...and have no problems maxing out settings in latest games. My P-III Gateway laptop is still doing just fine for documents, e-mails, and remote administration with 4 hr battery life. It's all about using the right tool to get the job done.
My aforementioned $1300 laptop does both. It plays games, and it works great for everything else. And it gets about 4-5 hours of battery life, as long as I don't use 3d applications . I'm doing everything you're doing, but more portable, and without having to compromise and switch between two machines. So, what's the advantage of your situation? Why do you really need two tools, when using one does the job?
But strangely, a PSP can play games with 3D, considerably better than most laptops with integrated Intel chips.
3D rendering being a "compromise" is a huge myth. When not in a 3d application, a dedicated 3D card uses no more power than an integrated Intel GPU. It's only when using 3D applications does it use more power. Tell me why, then, having the option, at little extra cost, is a bad thing? Why are you compromising?
OEM video is for gamers in the first place. OEM video is just fine for what it is - people who use computers at work on office documents, presentations, and web browsing.
Ever used a laptop? There's a plethora of people (college students and young working adults, mostly) who would love to play a 3d game, but can't because their 1300 dollar laptop has an Intel chip in it.
No matter what GPU is on the on-board video, it won't be enough for gamers.
You're mistaking "gamers" for those people on the cutting edge who actually spent money on SLI video cards. Enthusiasts. Gamers just want to play games. For instance, I'm a gamer. My laptop has a GeForce 8600M GT in it. It can play Team Fortress 2, cranked. It's enough for me, and I suspect, far more than enough for those people who would love to do anything in 3D but can't.
And guess how much this laptop cost? 1300 USD. OEM video can exist in a form that doesn't suck, and without too much extra cost.
According to this guy, we find "contemporary writers opting for vocal chords instead of vocal cords 49% of the time". That's pretty big, and it may end up being another accepted spelling.
Well, you're wrong! Linux users are hardly spoiled, most of them having lived through the days when there were no such things as packages! They're perfectly willing to buy software when it's better than what's available for free. And besides, Linux doesn't have libraries like DirectX, and thus can't play most games at all.
Safari is doing well on Acid tests because the developers put a lot of effort into making Safari do well on Acid tests, not because Safari is "ahead of the game" on standards.
Are these really different? The Acid Tests test standards compliance, so if you do well on them, even if it is your aim to do so, aren't you embracing standards?
You win the gold star for today. A man talks about the clear problems with capitalism, and you turn him around and say "BUT COMMUNISM IS BAD." It's called a straw man. You can't argue against the center by saying he belongs to the edge.
Then again, you won over somebody, as you got modded up.
I really doubt it. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down exactly, with almost no mutation, even among non-identical siblings. It's one of the ways we can trace "family" lines back, because it simply doesn't change. The mitochondrial DNA in humans is estimated to be quite ancient. Because of this, if the identical twins have differences here, they're probably not related, or have much bigger problems than just not sharing DNA.
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I belive that "iSlang" is not the word used for Internet Slang. Ever. In any situation. Maybe by people who still call the internet "Cyberspace".
Now, if they put in the same USB keys in any real operating system, either it wouldn't run, or it would come up with a menu, the top option being "Clearly not a Virus." Anyone who's ever used a USB drive before knows the XP (or higher) autorun has "Open these files" further down on the list, and would be put off by a fake one being at the top and probably report something.
Well, if Green(RandomCityHere) had a logo that was the MS Windows logo, traced, pallete swapped, and a window filled in, wouldn't we be support MS here, at least a little bit? People here on Slashdot are biased in one direction, yes, but we're not stupid. We can see when things are right and when they're not. Look at the posts above yours - you can find a picture of the two logos superimposed. One is clearly based on the other.
Too bad nobody modded you "-1 offtopic drunk dumbass".
I boot Slax from my USB drive to log in on my school's router. It works relatively fast and looks neat. And it's based on Slackware, which is my favorite. Then again, I don't have any older PCs to test it out - I run it on my brand-new laptop.
That there's even a debate really shows what a sad state the whole copyright system is in.
Did you know that Alt-Tabing is called "Cool Switch"ing?
There are two I can think of off the top of my head:
Lots of small African nations suddenly sign-up and favour Microsoft.
Some countries change their vote from "decline" to "abstain", for no good reason.
Also, see:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080327231223154
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2008032913190768
As well, this is coming from the not-so-open-standards company of Microsoft. If they had produced a complete, clean, open standard that was truly better than the already-approved ODF (and not significantly worse), not many people would really be complaining. We'd probably be saying "wow, MS really did it up this time. Times change."
And, as for "fixed the technical problems", I'll just quote Holloway and say that it's "inconsistent, buggy, inflexible, ugly... technically awful, broken, not-cross-platform, designed to confer the appearance of standardisation but without the detail necessary."
2004 called, they want their worn-out, unfunny joke back.
Then again, some people love the taste of tenderized horse burger.
No, that's absolutely wrong. Maybe it wasn't added until a later patch, but my copy of Doom 3 has a checkbox for "EAX HD 4.0" that happens to work.
What next, suing Nikon for daring to include Bayer filters on their CCDs? Yes, it is possible to build CCDs where the R, G and B are cosited, nobody actually uses the Foveon sensor because the difference in the capture picture is not discernable.
That would only apply if Nikon claimed to use Foveon and really used Bayer. False advertising is false advertising; it depends not on whether you can really tell the difference. It's much like going to a bar and ordering Absolut vodka, and being given something much cheaper, only later being told (and only because you asked) you couldn't tell the difference anyways. "It gets you drunk, right?"
Laptops are supposed to be portable and used for productivity, hence their light weight and low power consumption. Some manufacturers make attempts to create "desktop replacement" monstrosities, but they're just deluding customers into thinking that these laptops are as good as desktops.
...and have no problems maxing out settings in latest games. My P-III Gateway laptop is still doing just fine for documents, e-mails, and remote administration with 4 hr battery life. It's all about using the right tool to get the job done.
Portability has little to do with being able to also use 3D applications, despite what you might think. "Desktop replacement" is just a marketing term, yes, but isn't it funny how they cost about the same, do more, have comparable battery life, and are usually only marginally larger? Why, exactly, would you compromise, especially if your laptop is your only machine (because you can't just go throwing around >$1000 whenever you want)?
There are many midrange video cards for ~$100-200 that offer good performance. People buying 8800 GTX and SLI video cards for >$350 can be called enthusiasts.
Uh, thanks for agreeing with me, I guess.
My aforementioned $1300 laptop does both. It plays games, and it works great for everything else. And it gets about 4-5 hours of battery life, as long as I don't use 3d applications . I'm doing everything you're doing, but more portable, and without having to compromise and switch between two machines. So, what's the advantage of your situation? Why do you really need two tools, when using one does the job?
But strangely, a PSP can play games with 3D, considerably better than most laptops with integrated Intel chips. 3D rendering being a "compromise" is a huge myth. When not in a 3d application, a dedicated 3D card uses no more power than an integrated Intel GPU. It's only when using 3D applications does it use more power. Tell me why, then, having the option, at little extra cost, is a bad thing? Why are you compromising?
OEM video is for gamers in the first place. OEM video is just fine for what it is - people who use computers at work on office documents, presentations, and web browsing.
Ever used a laptop? There's a plethora of people (college students and young working adults, mostly) who would love to play a 3d game, but can't because their 1300 dollar laptop has an Intel chip in it.
No matter what GPU is on the on-board video, it won't be enough for gamers.
You're mistaking "gamers" for those people on the cutting edge who actually spent money on SLI video cards. Enthusiasts. Gamers just want to play games. For instance, I'm a gamer. My laptop has a GeForce 8600M GT in it. It can play Team Fortress 2, cranked. It's enough for me, and I suspect, far more than enough for those people who would love to do anything in 3D but can't.
And guess how much this laptop cost? 1300 USD. OEM video can exist in a form that doesn't suck, and without too much extra cost.
A lot of people like the straightforward, game-tells-you-where-to-go style gameplay. See Final Fantasy and its popularity.
For you, try Morrowind.
You mean This?
According to this guy, we find "contemporary writers opting for vocal chords instead of vocal cords 49% of the time". That's pretty big, and it may end up being another accepted spelling.
Circles also have chords.
Who agrees with this? Show of hands, NOW!
Well, you're wrong! Linux users are hardly spoiled, most of them having lived through the days when there were no such things as packages! They're perfectly willing to buy software when it's better than what's available for free. And besides, Linux doesn't have libraries like DirectX, and thus can't play most games at all.
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Safari is doing well on Acid tests because the developers put a lot of effort into making Safari do well on Acid tests, not because Safari is "ahead of the game" on standards.
Are these really different? The Acid Tests test standards compliance, so if you do well on them, even if it is your aim to do so, aren't you embracing standards?
*clap clap clap*
You win the gold star for today. A man talks about the clear problems with capitalism, and you turn him around and say "BUT COMMUNISM IS BAD." It's called a straw man. You can't argue against the center by saying he belongs to the edge.
Then again, you won over somebody, as you got modded up.
I really doubt it. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down exactly, with almost no mutation, even among non-identical siblings. It's one of the ways we can trace "family" lines back, because it simply doesn't change. The mitochondrial DNA in humans is estimated to be quite ancient. Because of this, if the identical twins have differences here, they're probably not related, or have much bigger problems than just not sharing DNA.
Go buy a Wii. You'll be more happy with it. And, given 6 months, you can run linux on that, too.
Yes, but less-so, fun-wise. ;-)