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Buy an Xbox 360, use your computer for work only. That's what I've done.
360 is actually very impressive, it feels like PC gaming done better. Although I miss the mouse for FPS stuff, most console games are going 3rd person shooter, like RE4, and this works very well with a gamepad.
I barely read print articles anymore, journalists as a breed seem to be barely informed, ignorant and prone to pushing corporate agendas.
I don't find the Internet much better, although generally you can read from more sources, and there is less corporate agenda. And you can often find blogs from "experts" in relevent fields.
Nintendo were trying to market the Wii at people who have never gamed before by making the wiimote. The wiimote's simple interface and few buttons are testiment to that. It's sad your wife will not be able to use the wiimote, but Nintendo's goal of trying to bring fun into more people's lives than ever before is still noble. You can't always design for everyone.
I'm like you in that I tend to turn things off at the wall when not in use. But int this case I'd prolly leave it on, as the program listing sounds useful.
This meme is propagated a lot, but it's not really insightful.
Instead of worrying about 2W, manufacturers could be encouraged to reduce the average power usage of a system in a working (ie not standby state). A saving of 10% on all appliances would be far more significant.
Of course if you argue we, not companies should be responsible, then I point out that using energy saving lightbulbs would have a far, far greater effect on your household energy consumption than switching off devices on standby.
Don't get me wrong, I am a huge proponent of saving oil* and reducing global carbon emissions. But I feel persuading people en-mass to change their behaviour should be directed at something that has a significant effect. This meme is aimed at the wrong factor of ten.
* What will we make drugs and plastic out of once we have burnt away all the oil?
Your post is full of falacies. Why shouldn't a piece of software for a desktop OS by larger than that for a nuclear power station? You give no reasoning.
If anything I can fully imagine the code for a nuclear power station being much smaller than a desktop OS, for one a desktop OS is much more flexible, and for two, when it comes to something that must be 100% reliable and 100% robust, you want to keep the number of lines of code to an absolute minimum to make it possible to check all code paths, and maintain the code without introducing bugs.
Only if you emphasise LOC at the individual level. As a statistic for a corporation, or even a nation, it is interesting and can lead to conclusions. Statistics innit.
Your point is sound, but I think you missed the fact that you and gp agree.
You can't just emphasise two words he says and take them out of context. He means potentially no gain, in terms of preventing catastrophic climate change, not no gain at all in anyway like you portrayed him to mean.
However I am glad you said what you did as points like that need to be made more publically known, especially here on slashdot where the slashbots know very little about science and how it works.
I suppose the news is that the BPI have no tolerence for me giving my friends my music and vice versa. I don't do p2p and feel a little insulted that sharing with my friends is some kind of criminal offence. We all buy plenty of music.
It really does sound great. And you've tempted me to try it out.
However my opinion of valve is pretty low right now. The source engine is buggy, stuttering and crashing like crazy on my computers. I still loved HL2, but it was a frustrating experience at times.
The quality of their code isn't a Carmack, that's for sure.
Your point is valid but somewhat ridiculous. I have 4 users on my linux computer, how can you say losing all of their files is better than one of them losing their files?
Can you summarise that into something I can be arsed to read?
As far as I can tell you missed my point that copyright is essential, but everyone can afford for their goods to be copied by say 5%. Moaning about insignificant copying is pointless and a waste of effort.
I produce goods, software goods, for a living, so it's not as though I'm some kind of hippy.
People who are obsessed with 100% copyright are generally greedy morons in my experience.
Copying of works is necessary for them to live on in perpetuity, it only becomes an issue worthy of prosecution when it eats into the copyright owners expected profits significantly. People who expect 100% of their copyrights are being both unreasonable and unfair to the greater population who deserve for these works of culture to be preserved for longer periods.
I do not dispute the value of copyright, just the attitude that anyone deserves 100% of the right to produce copies, or that they are somehow hurt by a bunch of bloggers.
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Buy an Xbox 360, use your computer for work only. That's what I've done.
360 is actually very impressive, it feels like PC gaming done better. Although I miss the mouse for FPS stuff, most console games are going 3rd person shooter, like RE4, and this works very well with a gamepad.
I barely read print articles anymore, journalists as a breed seem to be barely informed, ignorant and prone to pushing corporate agendas.
I don't find the Internet much better, although generally you can read from more sources, and there is less corporate agenda. And you can often find blogs from "experts" in relevent fields.
Indeed, slashdot is essentially one huge bunch of short-sighted morons afaict.
Nintendo were trying to market the Wii at people who have never gamed before by making the wiimote. The wiimote's simple interface and few buttons are testiment to that. It's sad your wife will not be able to use the wiimote, but Nintendo's goal of trying to bring fun into more people's lives than ever before is still noble. You can't always design for everyone.
This is an interesting point, I'll bear it in mind in the future. Thanks.
I'm like you in that I tend to turn things off at the wall when not in use. But int this case I'd prolly leave it on, as the program listing sounds useful.
This meme is propagated a lot, but it's not really insightful.
Instead of worrying about 2W, manufacturers could be encouraged to reduce the average power usage of a system in a working (ie not standby state). A saving of 10% on all appliances would be far more significant.
Of course if you argue we, not companies should be responsible, then I point out that using energy saving lightbulbs would have a far, far greater effect on your household energy consumption than switching off devices on standby.
Don't get me wrong, I am a huge proponent of saving oil* and reducing global carbon emissions. But I feel persuading people en-mass to change their behaviour should be directed at something that has a significant effect. This meme is aimed at the wrong factor of ten.
* What will we make drugs and plastic out of once we have burnt away all the oil?
Your post is full of falacies. Why shouldn't a piece of software for a desktop OS by larger than that for a nuclear power station? You give no reasoning.
If anything I can fully imagine the code for a nuclear power station being much smaller than a desktop OS, for one a desktop OS is much more flexible, and for two, when it comes to something that must be 100% reliable and 100% robust, you want to keep the number of lines of code to an absolute minimum to make it possible to check all code paths, and maintain the code without introducing bugs.
Only if you emphasise LOC at the individual level. As a statistic for a corporation, or even a nation, it is interesting and can lead to conclusions. Statistics innit.
Your point is sound, but I think you missed the fact that you and gp agree.
You can't just emphasise two words he says and take them out of context. He means potentially no gain, in terms of preventing catastrophic climate change, not no gain at all in anyway like you portrayed him to mean.
However I am glad you said what you did as points like that need to be made more publically known, especially here on slashdot where the slashbots know very little about science and how it works.
I suppose the news is that the BPI have no tolerence for me giving my friends my music and vice versa. I don't do p2p and feel a little insulted that sharing with my friends is some kind of criminal offence. We all buy plenty of music.
I have to agree with the others, great ideas. Current MMORPGS are too linear.
So I'm not alone in finding it sad that slashdot rarely has anything other than unfunny jokes attached to science articles?
It really does sound great. And you've tempted me to try it out.
However my opinion of valve is pretty low right now. The source engine is buggy, stuttering and crashing like crazy on my computers. I still loved HL2, but it was a frustrating experience at times.
The quality of their code isn't a Carmack, that's for sure.
Your point is valid but somewhat ridiculous. I have 4 users on my linux computer, how can you say losing all of their files is better than one of them losing their files?
Good post, please post more often, then maybe there wouldn't be so much rampant fanboyism for linux and it'd get more respect. Thanks! :)
I understand what you mean, my bad.
What's wrong with porn? Talk about spreading FUD, use decent arguments next time please.
The idea of muscle-memory being related to something that can be anywhere on the screen vertically is hilarious.
FFS if you have to explain how to use a minor feature then that feature is not good, it doesn't relate to the whole design.
Anyway, once figured out once you always understand it, and considering it isn't vital to the whole site's functionality, it doesn't matter at all.
Why does everyone consider themselves some kind of usability expert?
So it's more important the game be realistic than it have balanced gameplay?
Although in this case I can't see what the purpose of limiting the flashlight battery is, I'm sure they gave it consideration, it's a polished game.
What like Zuma? Or Half-Life? Or Powerpoint?
You naming-elitists are all fucking idiots.
Can you summarise that into something I can be arsed to read?
As far as I can tell you missed my point that copyright is essential, but everyone can afford for their goods to be copied by say 5%. Moaning about insignificant copying is pointless and a waste of effort.
I produce goods, software goods, for a living, so it's not as though I'm some kind of hippy.
People who are obsessed with 100% copyright are generally greedy morons in my experience.
Copying of works is necessary for them to live on in perpetuity, it only becomes an issue worthy of prosecution when it eats into the copyright owners expected profits significantly. People who expect 100% of their copyrights are being both unreasonable and unfair to the greater population who deserve for these works of culture to be preserved for longer periods.
I do not dispute the value of copyright, just the attitude that anyone deserves 100% of the right
to produce copies, or that they are somehow hurt by a bunch of bloggers.
The better people in life are motivated by more than just money. You know.