Those "high priests" also tend to know a hell of a lot more about kernels in general and the Linux kernel specifically than a random layperson, or even a highly experienced coder. It would do you good to learn from them. Perhaps instead of bull-doggedly trying to push your patch, perhaps you should figure out what they specifically objected to (they don't randomly object to all patches, as the kernel does keep being developed and having patches applied), figure out why, and fix it. Either by explaining to them (with evidence!) why they are wrong, and you better be DAMN sure you're right, or more likely by fixing the problems with you patch. Do you expect the engineers at Ferrari to take your suggestion on what cam to put in their engine, even if you're a fast car enthusiast? Why would you think the Linux kernel keepers are any less elite in their skills and knowledge?
Well, if you really stretch your cranial capacity past it's single-digit-IQ capabilities, you'd search for "eyetoy driver linux" under google, and get this helpful page as the first result showing that it'll be available soon, in theory. My, that was hard, wasn't it?
Not very efficient my ass. Just put another resistor on the board, and change the power output relative to it's value. Minimal cost, hardware lock that'd require soldering to fix, rather than just code. That should indemnify the hardware manufacturer from any wrongdoing, and still allow open drivers.
And I'm not even an engineer. If I can figure that out, then I guarantee you someone else can. It's all about corporate paranoia. Lots of businesses have all kinds of things they lock down for no good reason except for paranoia.
Unfortunately for every one of someone that does that like you and I, there are ten bozos who don't get good enough reception so will just crank up the power. They'll find it on a message board somewhere and think it's a great idea, then you'll get all kinds of issues.
Anyone who takes RMS at face value needs a boot to the head. Not that he's not a visionary, it's that he's a wacko visionary whose pronouncements need to be taken with a full shaker of salt;)
Your watch, calculator, and Gameboy (if it's a first-generation Gameboy Advance or earlier) have what's known as a reflective LCD, or they block out reflected light. You can't read your watch or use your calculator in the dark, can you? They take ambient light around them, and block portions of it that would otherwise be reflected to make a display. There are also transflective displays, which work better in bright ambient light.
How were you conned? The author gave you a lot of legitimate information, and gave you the option of buying something that they obviously care and know a lot about. You begrudge them a profit because... they gave you what you wanted? Seriously. If you don't want ads, you're going to have to deal with things like this. I personally find that kind of approach MUCH more palatable than a "Punch the monkey!" flash ad, and even nice, because I learn something, and know that whoever is selling me that kind of stuff really cares about their product. You can't become extremely knowledgeable about something without caring about it somewhat.
So... what you're essentially saying is "I'm too lazy and stupid to do things right, so rather than feeling bad that I screwed up and trying to fix it, I'm gonna redefine failure as success"? You've got a career in politics ahead of you, boy.
And then you say to management "We can sell this software by saying we can do a better job on much less expensive hardware than our competitors, because of our 1337 sk1lz". Or something to that effect;)
Yet, somehow, my desktop with Beryl will play multiple HD resolution videos simultaneously without hiccuping on a 6600GT, and on my laptop with a 7600Go in it. Neither of which are DX10 class cards. Hell, I can even start up a windowed OpenGL application, too. You don't need a DX10 card to support GPU multitasking. You just need a decently structured OS.
I assume those 8 movies are all small so they all fit in memory and don't let the hard drive become the bottleneck, and low-resolution so they don't engage the tilt bits? Vista may be a bit faster than XP, but that doesn't make it a useful operating system for people who want to go where they want to today, rather than go to whichever sandbox Microsoft has approved today.
That being said, I've had multiple HD resolution videos running on my Linux laptop and desktop, flawlessly, on multiple Beryl cube sides. Vista isn't faster than Linux in any meaningful measure, and is slower in many instances because of it's insistence on DRM and encryption over INTERNAL BUSES.
Oh, they're allowed to do so. The problem is that they're passing laws and such that short-circuit that, as well as being the only suppliers by strong-arming distributors, so they can set the price at whatever they want, they don't respond to the market.
So, what you're saying is you don't want caricatures, you just want to paste a picture of yourself on a Mii's head? Seriously... there are more than enough options to do a decent representation of anyone, of any race, including personality. Everyone knows that my Mii is me because the smile goes up on one side, and I have a lopsided smile. Kinda like the Woody Allen caricature from the link in the GPP. Everything else is unremarkable, though. Maybe it's just your family and friends that are vanilla, and not the Mii's?
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They aren't even partially rememberful according to this ;) They just find it, they don't remember any of it.
Show me a Fortune 500 (or even 1000, let's get crazy) company that uses ZFS in a critical space. ZFS isn't relevant (yet) compared to Linux.
Those "high priests" also tend to know a hell of a lot more about kernels in general and the Linux kernel specifically than a random layperson, or even a highly experienced coder. It would do you good to learn from them. Perhaps instead of bull-doggedly trying to push your patch, perhaps you should figure out what they specifically objected to (they don't randomly object to all patches, as the kernel does keep being developed and having patches applied), figure out why, and fix it. Either by explaining to them (with evidence!) why they are wrong, and you better be DAMN sure you're right, or more likely by fixing the problems with you patch. Do you expect the engineers at Ferrari to take your suggestion on what cam to put in their engine, even if you're a fast car enthusiast? Why would you think the Linux kernel keepers are any less elite in their skills and knowledge?
Well, if you really stretch your cranial capacity past it's single-digit-IQ capabilities, you'd search for "eyetoy driver linux" under google, and get this helpful page as the first result showing that it'll be available soon, in theory. My, that was hard, wasn't it?
Not very efficient my ass. Just put another resistor on the board, and change the power output relative to it's value. Minimal cost, hardware lock that'd require soldering to fix, rather than just code. That should indemnify the hardware manufacturer from any wrongdoing, and still allow open drivers.
And I'm not even an engineer. If I can figure that out, then I guarantee you someone else can. It's all about corporate paranoia. Lots of businesses have all kinds of things they lock down for no good reason except for paranoia.
Unfortunately for every one of someone that does that like you and I, there are ten bozos who don't get good enough reception so will just crank up the power. They'll find it on a message board somewhere and think it's a great idea, then you'll get all kinds of issues.
Anyone who takes RMS at face value needs a boot to the head. Not that he's not a visionary, it's that he's a wacko visionary whose pronouncements need to be taken with a full shaker of salt ;)
So is proper capitalization and punctuation, yet, somehow, it doesn't happen very often...
Your watch, calculator, and Gameboy (if it's a first-generation Gameboy Advance or earlier) have what's known as a reflective LCD, or they block out reflected light. You can't read your watch or use your calculator in the dark, can you? They take ambient light around them, and block portions of it that would otherwise be reflected to make a display. There are also transflective displays, which work better in bright ambient light.
How were you conned? The author gave you a lot of legitimate information, and gave you the option of buying something that they obviously care and know a lot about. You begrudge them a profit because... they gave you what you wanted? Seriously. If you don't want ads, you're going to have to deal with things like this. I personally find that kind of approach MUCH more palatable than a "Punch the monkey!" flash ad, and even nice, because I learn something, and know that whoever is selling me that kind of stuff really cares about their product. You can't become extremely knowledgeable about something without caring about it somewhat.
Except that she got her B.S. when I was 6. I'm sure it's fine for some of you older fogeys, though :)
Seconded. And Flash 9 works perfectly in Konqueror and Firefox, no sound issues or anything.
I think the GPP was a joke, too. We really need some sarcasm tags here...
So... what you're essentially saying is "I'm too lazy and stupid to do things right, so rather than feeling bad that I screwed up and trying to fix it, I'm gonna redefine failure as success"? You've got a career in politics ahead of you, boy.
Where are my mod points when I need 'em... preach on :)
TFA says Diamond has a multi-touch table you can buy now. Doesn't mean it's affordable to the average consumer, but a business could probably buy it.
And then you say to management "We can sell this software by saying we can do a better job on much less expensive hardware than our competitors, because of our 1337 sk1lz". Or something to that effect ;)
Yet, somehow, my desktop with Beryl will play multiple HD resolution videos simultaneously without hiccuping on a 6600GT, and on my laptop with a 7600Go in it. Neither of which are DX10 class cards. Hell, I can even start up a windowed OpenGL application, too. You don't need a DX10 card to support GPU multitasking. You just need a decently structured OS.
I assume those 8 movies are all small so they all fit in memory and don't let the hard drive become the bottleneck, and low-resolution so they don't engage the tilt bits? Vista may be a bit faster than XP, but that doesn't make it a useful operating system for people who want to go where they want to today, rather than go to whichever sandbox Microsoft has approved today.
That being said, I've had multiple HD resolution videos running on my Linux laptop and desktop, flawlessly, on multiple Beryl cube sides. Vista isn't faster than Linux in any meaningful measure, and is slower in many instances because of it's insistence on DRM and encryption over INTERNAL BUSES.
Photoshop FTW!
LTTFA. Listen The Fucking Article or Listen To Fucking Article aren't quite correct grammatically. If you correct someone, do it... correctly ;)
Check out k9copy. I'm pretty sure it's in the ubuntu repositories.
Oh, they're allowed to do so. The problem is that they're passing laws and such that short-circuit that, as well as being the only suppliers by strong-arming distributors, so they can set the price at whatever they want, they don't respond to the market.
It may also be the DDC capabilities of your monitor. If it's not reported correctly, it won't show it. Dell's are notorious for that.
So, what you're saying is you don't want caricatures, you just want to paste a picture of yourself on a Mii's head? Seriously... there are more than enough options to do a decent representation of anyone, of any race, including personality. Everyone knows that my Mii is me because the smile goes up on one side, and I have a lopsided smile. Kinda like the Woody Allen caricature from the link in the GPP. Everything else is unremarkable, though. Maybe it's just your family and friends that are vanilla, and not the Mii's?