Just as an aside, I've taken several "political test", some very serious and professional, some jokingly and online. Almost universally, I'm a Liberal. But I abhor "nanny states" and the government restricting people to stop them from hurting themselves. Does this mean that our definition of "liberal" is wrong, or our definition of "liberal nanny state" is wrong?
So, your point was, since social networking is really important to users, we'll soon see replacement of other services? Sounds like you're missing the big picture. Social networking, by the very nature of it, requires an internet connection (or some other form of communications, but internet's the fastest). Something like Word doesn't, and is less vulnerable to downtime on my home computer, along with being faster and more secure.
You're right, users want the best. But, if you ever think web apps will give an equal experience to desktop apps, you're deluding yourself. Adding more overhead means it'll always be slower. Remember that web apps, for things that don't need an internet connection, do the same thing as having a slower version of the application combined with some kind of online storage. Unless they can provide some kind of service that desktop apps can't, then they'll never win out.
We want the best possible reliability within limits. This program provides the same (or less) functionality as existing software, with the additional vulnerability of the internet. While you may think it's "reliable enough", my own experience tells me that internet connections can and will go out [b]far[/b] more often than RAM spontaneously going bad or overheating video cards. That's a straw man argument.
Actually, he didn't say that. He said that if they are flawed, it may not be best to defend them. All he did was show you (clearly) why we have a troll (a smart toll, but one nonetheless) on our hands. That you were so sensitive to his suggestion of wikipedia having flawed practices is, to be fair, a bit revealing.
And yet, with the 676,000,000 webpages related to "Yahoo", when I search a search engine for it, I get exactly what I was looking for. The problem has already been solved.
People are flocking to web applications? Where are you getting this? Can I get a source? Or are you just making this up? Or did you "get a feeling" for it from the number of friends you have using gmail? Because, my experiences tell me, beyond email and flash games, people still want their software to be desktop-based and not web-based.
Another point; before we do anything you said we "need" to do, we need to improve bandwidth to the world if we want web apps to work well. Honestly, I wouldn't know why you'd want to do that, seeing as they do the same thing as a non-web app but runs slower. Sure, they're more portable, but so is Java, and we all know how well Java caught on with the public.
You know why people on antidepressants cause an increase in suicide rate for depressives? Because they get motivated to do something, but their behaviours are still programmed to be depressed. Therefore, the one thing they're motivated to do is the one they've been afraid of or unmotivated to dou ntil that point - kill themselves.
Vista isn't painful if you don't mind a massive performance hit. On a computer with Gigahertz of power, my operating system shouldn't be taking up all of it just to show me transparent windows and "security" features. Of course, I'm the kind of guy who thinks that windows had the right amount of "fluff" when 98 came out and you turned off active desktop. In other words, nothing.
Speaking of that, anyone know of any programs/tips to slim down XP and cut out the fat?
I disagree. As amazing of a same SotN was, it felt like a handheld game. I think the switch to the GBA/DS was a fantastic choice, and those sequels are, while not as good, very good games.
So, because aircraft use transparent displays, we're not far away from everyone's brain being hooked into the internet?
I don't buy it. Try again, buddy. HUDs are a super non-issue and have been around for a long, long time. They're not the harbingers of the neural nets.
Windows only "works" because it has a huge market share, and thus has vendor support. It really doesn't "just work" out of the box, and (Vista) runs horribly slow on anything but the best computers.
And about "ease of use", "no fiddling with config files" and lets you "develop art/applications/websites with some of the best tools in the world", well, you described Mac OS X to a Tee. It's a great OS, works exactly how it's supposed to out of the box, and has the best, most intuitive "ease of use" of anything on the market. And it's What You Use if you're in the arts.
I'm not even going to cover Linux, as I believe it truly has no place on my Grandmother's desktop computer, and probably enver will. Ubuntu has made it far better, but it still fails the Grandma test (at last check).
I bet this post will get me marked as a Mac fanboy. Guess what? I'm not. Probably won't ever own a Mac - I personally really don't like ease of use (I'm weird).
Also, as a second point, supposed physical superiority (aka e-Penis) really has nothing to do with this disucssion, so please leave it out. It only espouses your ignorance even more by spouting a (quite possibly wrong) stereotype.
Nintendo threatened it with the Wii. Firmware 3.0 came with the warning message "If your Wii console has an unauthorized technical modification, this upgrade could cause inoperability of your console." Mind you, it didn't actually brick any Wiis, and the update was completely optional (seeing as they gave you the warning and the option to stop), I don't see the problem.
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Just as an aside, I've taken several "political test", some very serious and professional, some jokingly and online. Almost universally, I'm a Liberal. But I abhor "nanny states" and the government restricting people to stop them from hurting themselves. Does this mean that our definition of "liberal" is wrong, or our definition of "liberal nanny state" is wrong?
Erm, plenty of things ended up evolved for no reason, as they may have no bearing on the reproductability or survival of the species in question.
So, your point was, since social networking is really important to users, we'll soon see replacement of other services? Sounds like you're missing the big picture. Social networking, by the very nature of it, requires an internet connection (or some other form of communications, but internet's the fastest). Something like Word doesn't, and is less vulnerable to downtime on my home computer, along with being faster and more secure.
You're right, users want the best. But, if you ever think web apps will give an equal experience to desktop apps, you're deluding yourself. Adding more overhead means it'll always be slower. Remember that web apps, for things that don't need an internet connection, do the same thing as having a slower version of the application combined with some kind of online storage. Unless they can provide some kind of service that desktop apps can't, then they'll never win out.
Heh, oops. Too much forum posting for me. Replace those []s with s.
We want the best possible reliability within limits. This program provides the same (or less) functionality as existing software, with the additional vulnerability of the internet. While you may think it's "reliable enough", my own experience tells me that internet connections can and will go out [b]far[/b] more often than RAM spontaneously going bad or overheating video cards. That's a straw man argument.
Actually, he didn't say that. He said that if they are flawed, it may not be best to defend them. All he did was show you (clearly) why we have a troll (a smart toll, but one nonetheless) on our hands. That you were so sensitive to his suggestion of wikipedia having flawed practices is, to be fair, a bit revealing.
And yet, with the 676,000,000 webpages related to "Yahoo", when I search a search engine for it, I get exactly what I was looking for. The problem has already been solved.
People are flocking to web applications? Where are you getting this? Can I get a source? Or are you just making this up? Or did you "get a feeling" for it from the number of friends you have using gmail? Because, my experiences tell me, beyond email and flash games, people still want their software to be desktop-based and not web-based.
Another point; before we do anything you said we "need" to do, we need to improve bandwidth to the world if we want web apps to work well. Honestly, I wouldn't know why you'd want to do that, seeing as they do the same thing as a non-web app but runs slower. Sure, they're more portable, but so is Java, and we all know how well Java caught on with the public.
23.32 British pounds = 47.77 U.S. dollars
$2.23 less. Sounds like you didn't get as great of a deal as you thought.
Still, yes, the USD is taking a dump.
That's because it's a lie.
Jesus Christ, I apologize to anyone reading that post. I should click the "preview" button a bit more often...
You know why people on antidepressants cause an increase in suicide rate for depressives? Because they get motivated to do something, but their behaviours are still programmed to be depressed. Therefore, the one thing they're motivated to do is the one they've been afraid of or unmotivated to dou ntil that point - kill themselves.
Vista isn't painful if you don't mind a massive performance hit. On a computer with Gigahertz of power, my operating system shouldn't be taking up all of it just to show me transparent windows and "security" features. Of course, I'm the kind of guy who thinks that windows had the right amount of "fluff" when 98 came out and you turned off active desktop. In other words, nothing.
Speaking of that, anyone know of any programs/tips to slim down XP and cut out the fat?
I'm not usually a grammar nazi, but quotes within quotes use single quotes, not double. This makes it easier to read.
I disagree. As amazing of a same SotN was, it felt like a handheld game. I think the switch to the GBA/DS was a fantastic choice, and those sequels are, while not as good, very good games.
Oops, got that backwads. Closer to baby, more likely TO care.
Because cockroaches don't have faces and aren't cute. The closer an animal is to a human baby, the more likely they are to not care about it.
On the other hand, I doubt it has much in the way of pain receptors and suffering in the way higher animals can feel. Gotta look that up, though.
It's called Utilitarianism, and has gaping holes in it without even talking about the number of people you'd kill to benifit others.
Slashdot editors get the summary wrong again. Unsurprising, dissapointing; nothing to see here.
So, because aircraft use transparent displays, we're not far away from everyone's brain being hooked into the internet?
I don't buy it. Try again, buddy. HUDs are a super non-issue and have been around for a long, long time. They're not the harbingers of the neural nets.
You really think AI is going to be programmed by humans? Google Scholar "Evolutionary Computing" and then come back to me.
Unlike a Monk's fists.
Windows only "works" because it has a huge market share, and thus has vendor support. It really doesn't "just work" out of the box, and (Vista) runs horribly slow on anything but the best computers.
And about "ease of use", "no fiddling with config files" and lets you "develop art/applications/websites with some of the best tools in the world", well, you described Mac OS X to a Tee. It's a great OS, works exactly how it's supposed to out of the box, and has the best, most intuitive "ease of use" of anything on the market. And it's What You Use if you're in the arts.
I'm not even going to cover Linux, as I believe it truly has no place on my Grandmother's desktop computer, and probably enver will. Ubuntu has made it far better, but it still fails the Grandma test (at last check).
I bet this post will get me marked as a Mac fanboy. Guess what? I'm not. Probably won't ever own a Mac - I personally really don't like ease of use (I'm weird).
Also, as a second point, supposed physical superiority (aka e-Penis) really has nothing to do with this disucssion, so please leave it out. It only espouses your ignorance even more by spouting a (quite possibly wrong) stereotype.
Nintendo threatened it with the Wii. Firmware 3.0 came with the warning message "If your Wii console has an unauthorized technical modification, this upgrade could cause inoperability of your console." Mind you, it didn't actually brick any Wiis, and the update was completely optional (seeing as they gave you the warning and the option to stop), I don't see the problem.
Porn doesn't cause violence... in fact, it's been shown to reduce violent crime and rape rates in countries where it is extremly prevalent.