I've quit playing plenty of games fairly quickly because thumb-on-glass is terrible compared to real buttons for shooters and driving games, for example. Exploring games, even basic arcade games are okay, but I'd honestly rather have the tactile feel of a button when I'm button mashing.
As a geek I don't have a PC connected to my TV either. Its a horrible idea...
For one, my primary television is 8 feet wide (and yes, a projector) that faces out the window. Letting my neighbours watch me play Gran Turismo doesn't bother me, but having them watch my Facebook browsing over my shoulder would be odd.
I have a 6GB/mo data plan in Canada on Rogers, web browsing is fast and easy on my Galaxy Nexus and was excellent on my Dell Streak before that. Streaming music and video is great at over 20Mbps on the road, I've even done video conferencing with it on the go.
I get that you're an immature troll, but I figure in case anyone believes your pile, they should get some facts from someone else too.
I see no reason not to distribute both (as Skype sort of does)... distribute a dynamically linked version in a package format, so it explicitly shares its requirements with YUM/APT, and a static build for everyone else that may or may not be perpetually updated with library fixes.
Yes, I live in a country that has actually implemented the system you criticized, and so I told you how it works.
If you don't want to argue about how state-funded healthcare works, then don't. But if you do, those of us who live with it will remind you how backward American thinking on the subject is.
You seem to have very little real first-hand experience with how these systems actually work.
First of all, very few people in the USA could afford to pay the cost of experimental treatments themselves even if they wanted to, so lets stop claiming its an option for anyone but the uber-wealthy.
Secondly, my wife has a rare genetic disorder here in Canada and our doctors ordered up special drugs from a drug company directly that had no official clearance numbers associated at a cost of $20,000/day because they were deemed worthwhile. Doctors aren't making these decisions about your health because of costs, they're making them because of their educated opinions and experience. cf. Ornathine Transcarbamylase deficiency if you need to.
If your doctor in either funding system doesn't think you should be on an experimental treatment, he's either a quack or you shouldn't be on it. Neither has anything to do with the funding model.
That is to say, drugs are either approved or they aren't. If they're approved, they're available. If they're not, its because they're not deemed to be safe.
I'm confused about this whole article at some level. I love my Transformer Prime (Android tablet with docking keyboard) but when I'm using it in a primarily touch-based fashion, I disconnect the keyboard because its in the way.
Those of us who've used MySQL for years with InnoDB and transactions know better. Yes, MySQL has faults if you don't know what you're doing. Yes, some people see that as a bad thing. Then again, a lot of the people who think MySQL is horrible can't recognize the need for non-RDBMS database systems either.
Indeed. Last time we were above parity with the US, the Bank of Canada worked very hard to manipulate it back down to increase exports. Without this somewhat artificial manipulation, the Canadian dollar would likely be even higher and have a very negative effect on our export economy.
The problem with my 30/3Mbps connection is that I'm downloading for such a short time that very few people get the chance... besides, I can't afford the overage charges lol.
However, even at that it amounts to thousands of dollars, not millions or hundreds of millions.
Have you seen the amounts passed around in US politics? Its shameful when you consider that these millions are spent on lining a politician's pockets rather than actually helping the American people.
Most of those people to whom you refer aren't exactly students of human nature. This, on the other hand, is an anthropologist. You know the difference, right?
I know people who've spent decades living by a lake and don't know as much about that lake as a marine biologist who showed up last week.
I've heard many apocryphal things like this, mostly from back when Resistance 1 came out with 7.1 uncompressed audio output.
I didn't mean the sound quality, incidentally (which was also excellent), I mean production and composition -- real composer, director, orchestra, recorded at Skywalker Studio...
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I've quit playing plenty of games fairly quickly because thumb-on-glass is terrible compared to real buttons for shooters and driving games, for example. Exploring games, even basic arcade games are okay, but I'd honestly rather have the tactile feel of a button when I'm button mashing.
As a geek I don't have a PC connected to my TV either. Its a horrible idea ...
For one, my primary television is 8 feet wide (and yes, a projector) that faces out the window. Letting my neighbours watch me play Gran Turismo doesn't bother me, but having them watch my Facebook browsing over my shoulder would be odd.
Droid devices can be paired with bluetooth controllers and connected to TVs ... that's all this company is bragging about.
I have a 6GB/mo data plan in Canada on Rogers, web browsing is fast and easy on my Galaxy Nexus and was excellent on my Dell Streak before that. Streaming music and video is great at over 20Mbps on the road, I've even done video conferencing with it on the go.
I get that you're an immature troll, but I figure in case anyone believes your pile, they should get some facts from someone else too.
Agreed, I play games with a PS3 controller on my Transformer Prime regularly ... this isn't new.
I see no reason not to distribute both (as Skype sort of does) ... distribute a dynamically linked version in a package format, so it explicitly shares its requirements with YUM/APT, and a static build for everyone else that may or may not be perpetually updated with library fixes.
Yes, I live in a country that has actually implemented the system you criticized, and so I told you how it works.
If you don't want to argue about how state-funded healthcare works, then don't. But if you do, those of us who live with it will remind you how backward American thinking on the subject is.
You seem to have very little real first-hand experience with how these systems actually work.
First of all, very few people in the USA could afford to pay the cost of experimental treatments themselves even if they wanted to, so lets stop claiming its an option for anyone but the uber-wealthy.
Secondly, my wife has a rare genetic disorder here in Canada and our doctors ordered up special drugs from a drug company directly that had no official clearance numbers associated at a cost of $20,000/day because they were deemed worthwhile. Doctors aren't making these decisions about your health because of costs, they're making them because of their educated opinions and experience. cf. Ornathine Transcarbamylase deficiency if you need to.
If your doctor in either funding system doesn't think you should be on an experimental treatment, he's either a quack or you shouldn't be on it. Neither has anything to do with the funding model.
That is to say, drugs are either approved or they aren't. If they're approved, they're available. If they're not, its because they're not deemed to be safe.
So like Groklaw, but with nothing interesting on it?
I'm confused about this whole article at some level. I love my Transformer Prime (Android tablet with docking keyboard) but when I'm using it in a primarily touch-based fashion, I disconnect the keyboard because its in the way.
I'd love to see that list of failures running on InnoDB with a modern version of MySQL. Not to be argumentative, but it can't be that long of a list.
cf http://www.wikivs.com/wiki/MySQL_vs_PostgreSQL#MySQL:InnoDB
Sounds like you needed the --complete-insert option.
You get mysqldump output like this:
LOCK TABLES `user` WRITE; ... );
INSERT INTO `user` (`Host`, `User`, `Password`, `Select_priv`, `Insert_priv`, `Update_priv`, `Delete_priv`, `Create_priv`, `Drop_priv`, `Reload_priv`, `Shutdown_priv`, `Process_priv`, `File_priv`, `Grant_priv`, `References_priv`, `Index_priv`, `Alter_priv`, `Show_db_priv`, `Super_priv`, `Create_tmp_table_priv`, `Lock_tables_priv`, `Execute_priv`, `Repl_slave_priv`, `Repl_client_priv`, `Create_view_priv`, `Show_view_priv`, `Create_routine_priv`, `Alter_routine_priv`, `Create_user_priv`, `ssl_type`, `ssl_cipher`, `x509_issuer`, `x509_subject`, `max_questions`, `max_updates`, `max_connections`, `max_user_connections`) VALUES (
UNLOCK TABLES;
Those of us who've used MySQL for years with InnoDB and transactions know better. Yes, MySQL has faults if you don't know what you're doing. Yes, some people see that as a bad thing. Then again, a lot of the people who think MySQL is horrible can't recognize the need for non-RDBMS database systems either.
Sounds like ignorance to me, actually.
Indeed. Last time we were above parity with the US, the Bank of Canada worked very hard to manipulate it back down to increase exports. Without this somewhat artificial manipulation, the Canadian dollar would likely be even higher and have a very negative effect on our export economy.
Considering my step-father has his PhD in the study of heavy metals on freshwater fish and I never knew the word either, I'm not surprised.
I've asked all three major ISPs local to me if I can get IPv6 addressing and they don't even know why I'd want it.
You get paid to upload movies? That would be commercial.
Sure its up to the crown to prove, but its pretty solid.
Canada still makes a large effort to keep our exchange rate vis-a-vis the US favourable to our export-centric market.
Its not in Canada's favour to have a very strong currency, even if its deserved.
You do realize that iTunes music is DRM-free, right?
The problem with my 30/3Mbps connection is that I'm downloading for such a short time that very few people get the chance ... besides, I can't afford the overage charges lol.
I wrote in too. In fact, every time I do a vanity search, my comments on Copyright still show up in Google at the government's website.
However, even at that it amounts to thousands of dollars, not millions or hundreds of millions.
Have you seen the amounts passed around in US politics? Its shameful when you consider that these millions are spent on lining a politician's pockets rather than actually helping the American people.
FYI http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/
Although I have to say, the 10kg coin is cooler: http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/10-kilo-coin-6500002
Most of those people to whom you refer aren't exactly students of human nature. This, on the other hand, is an anthropologist. You know the difference, right?
I know people who've spent decades living by a lake and don't know as much about that lake as a marine biologist who showed up last week.
I've heard many apocryphal things like this, mostly from back when Resistance 1 came out with 7.1 uncompressed audio output.
I didn't mean the sound quality, incidentally (which was also excellent), I mean production and composition -- real composer, director, orchestra, recorded at Skywalker Studio ...