What did you see screenshots of? Demos? There have been quite a few released.
Supposedly the hacker behind it said he also has the beta, but I haven't seen any evidence. The source is quite easy to get though. And I don't know much about bittorrent kiddies nowadays, but fake warez are released all the time over sharing networks.
I find it interesting that several chess matches were resigned by a human operator because the computer program didn't recognize it was beaten.
I've drawn Fritz in the endgame, when it was lost for me. Sure it was playing friendly, but I don't know why programs are so retarded in the endgame. Not so surprising to me.
They compete in some tournaments, against humans and other machines. It's not the programmer versus the grandmaster, it's the product of a fleet of high-ranking programmers versus the grandmaster! It's a complex tool that needs to work on its own, which is certainly different from a person using a tool (unless we're talking advanced chess which I don't think is true in this case).
I'm know I'm equivocating... as machines get better they'll make better analysis for humans, which I would consider their true function. Competition among humans and computers is just for fun.
The article compared the windows situation now to the linux situation now (for the average user). The only problem is, there is no linux situation now! Those millions of windows users still need a reason to switch, and it won't be just for better security. If changing permissions and running root is what it takes for the average linux user of the future, then that's what they'll do when an e-mail tricks them.
Besides, isn't the virus issue moot when windows people can just run a virus scanner and firewall? Yet the author compares a poorly setup windows machine to a linux average user who doesn't exist.
Isn't there still the issue of updates? The latest windows worms exploited fixed bugs. But people didn't update. Why would that be any different with linux? All MS needs to do is turn on automatic patching by default on their next OS.
After reading User Friendly all weekend, I decided it would be fun to find some text-based game to play. I decided on a mud.
I've been searching for the past hour or so.
My criteria are:
Powerful Scripting (perl or python)
Simple Scripting (triggers, aliases, etc.)
Text Based (or mostly so, just a simple layout)
I think I'm going to try using Lyntin. Either that, or TinTin++ or maybe TinyFugue (I liked it except for input - my input was always broken up by incoming mud text). Lyntin looks really nice, though.
Maybe this doesn't count, because the system in question is Tru64 unix, but:
At school locally logged in people MUST run CDE. Since we're only logged in for work, it isn't a problem. I would prefer a more sleek and functional desktop (it takes many more clicks than necessary to do things). So I don't see how it's so bad that one desktop size is made to fit all, it that environment.
Then again I only have to connect locally once per week for an hour, so it might not bother me so much because of that.
I have a question for you since it seems highly likely you'll actually answer them.:) It is only mildly off topic.
How exactly do telomeres relate to cell and organism death? If a cell can only divide, say 40 times, then does that mean you have that cell for your entire lifetime? (doesn't seem so) But then if cells only live for small amounts of time, and the telomeres dictate their lives, how does that relate to the life of the organism? Does one "knot" on the telomere chain span generations of cells before it's lost?
That's pretty much my only problem with consoles: the gamepad! While it does rock for almost every kind of game out there, I could never play an FPS without a mouse. I know you get better with the gamepad for aiming with practice (I've played golden eye), but it just isn't good. And FPS seem to be my number one genre right now.
I'm pretty sure that isn't true. At least in one instance: if you buy the single-player only version. Otherwise, I wouldn't be too surprised if the multiplayer-also version to connect for single player, since LAN games can't be played now without internet access. It doesn't make sense though so I doubt it.
So far, the new HL interface with steam is nice, but starting the game is slow and buggy (I haven't been able to play DOD yet). I may just sit out HL2 - I'm trying to use linux more anyway.
And it hurts! I love Half-life, and really like the card's ATI is making... but I'm weening myself off of Windows. My next hardware upgrade is including an nvidia card at this point. And I guess I'll be playing Unreal Tournament 2004.
I played originally on my P2-MMX 200mhz machine, with a voodoo2. It ran fine then. Of course, if I were to go play on it now I'd notice the bad framerate, but if I had never used a faster computer since I'd still be playing happily on it.
I thought the point was that the new MS search would have neural networks that can see certain images within images, which you could search for. (So no metadata attached, but you don't need the name of the picture to find it). But the article isn't there so I haven't actually read it yet!
Apparantly that kind of addiction is due to endorphins, which your brain gives you when you do something enjoyable... thus you might actually get addicted to the endorphin rush.
Any knowledgable people like to comment on what this sort of addiction is at a chemical level?
Greedy layers? Maybe, but they aren't the ones actually suing everyone; people hire THEM. If I knew there was a market like that and nobody worked in it I'd want to be a part of it!
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Just read a story about leaked beta screenshots though, and saw the torrent link myself. Two Cds worth..
What did you see screenshots of? Demos? There have been quite a few released.
Supposedly the hacker behind it said he also has the beta, but I haven't seen any evidence. The source is quite easy to get though. And I don't know much about bittorrent kiddies nowadays, but fake warez are released all the time over sharing networks.
I think Kasparov once said that white can guarantee a draw, but black cannot. I don't know what he was basing that on, though.
I find it interesting that several chess matches were resigned by a human operator because the computer program didn't recognize it was beaten.
I've drawn Fritz in the endgame, when it was lost for me. Sure it was playing friendly, but I don't know why programs are so retarded in the endgame. Not so surprising to me.
They compete in some tournaments, against humans and other machines. It's not the programmer versus the grandmaster, it's the product of a fleet of high-ranking programmers versus the grandmaster! It's a complex tool that needs to work on its own, which is certainly different from a person using a tool (unless we're talking advanced chess which I don't think is true in this case).
I'm know I'm equivocating... as machines get better they'll make better analysis for humans, which I would consider their true function. Competition among humans and computers is just for fun.
I agree!
The article compared the windows situation now to the linux situation now (for the average user). The only problem is, there is no linux situation now! Those millions of windows users still need a reason to switch, and it won't be just for better security. If changing permissions and running root is what it takes for the average linux user of the future, then that's what they'll do when an e-mail tricks them.
Besides, isn't the virus issue moot when windows people can just run a virus scanner and firewall? Yet the author compares a poorly setup windows machine to a linux average user who doesn't exist.
Isn't there still the issue of updates? The latest windows worms exploited fixed bugs. But people didn't update. Why would that be any different with linux? All MS needs to do is turn on automatic patching by default on their next OS.
I can highlight the URL, and then middle click to have to browser load it.
Against a EULA or not, my games are ISOs on my hard-drive for quick and easy running. What else am I going to hold on 120gigs?
After reading User Friendly all weekend, I decided it would be fun to find some text-based game to play. I decided on a mud.
I've been searching for the past hour or so.
My criteria are:
Powerful Scripting (perl or python)
Simple Scripting (triggers, aliases, etc.)
Text Based (or mostly so, just a simple layout)
I think I'm going to try using Lyntin. Either that, or TinTin++ or maybe TinyFugue (I liked it except for input - my input was always broken up by incoming mud text). Lyntin looks really nice, though.
Thank you. I couldn't have understood him before you cleared that up.
Maybe this doesn't count, because the system in question is Tru64 unix, but:
At school locally logged in people MUST run CDE. Since we're only logged in for work, it isn't a problem. I would prefer a more sleek and functional desktop (it takes many more clicks than necessary to do things). So I don't see how it's so bad that one desktop size is made to fit all, it that environment.
Then again I only have to connect locally once per week for an hour, so it might not bother me so much because of that.
I have a question for you since it seems highly likely you'll actually answer them. :) It is only mildly off topic.
How exactly do telomeres relate to cell and organism death? If a cell can only divide, say 40 times, then does that mean you have that cell for your entire lifetime? (doesn't seem so) But then if cells only live for small amounts of time, and the telomeres dictate their lives, how does that relate to the life of the organism? Does one "knot" on the telomere chain span generations of cells before it's lost?
You've gotta love genetics, unless you have crummy ones.
Still pretty cold for life to begin down there, isn't it? Or are you just referring to those sea mammals nowadays?
Technically all as we know it just follows electrostatics, doesn't it? Or am I thinking of a less specific force...
Chemicals bad!
That's pretty much my only problem with consoles: the gamepad! While it does rock for almost every kind of game out there, I could never play an FPS without a mouse. I know you get better with the gamepad for aiming with practice (I've played golden eye), but it just isn't good. And FPS seem to be my number one genre right now.
I'm pretty sure that isn't true. At least in one instance: if you buy the single-player only version. Otherwise, I wouldn't be too surprised if the multiplayer-also version to connect for single player, since LAN games can't be played now without internet access. It doesn't make sense though so I doubt it.
So far, the new HL interface with steam is nice, but starting the game is slow and buggy (I haven't been able to play DOD yet). I may just sit out HL2 - I'm trying to use linux more anyway.
And it hurts! I love Half-life, and really like the card's ATI is making... but I'm weening myself off of Windows. My next hardware upgrade is including an nvidia card at this point. And I guess I'll be playing Unreal Tournament 2004.
But was everything being rendered?
I played originally on my P2-MMX 200mhz machine, with a voodoo2. It ran fine then. Of course, if I were to go play on it now I'd notice the bad framerate, but if I had never used a faster computer since I'd still be playing happily on it.
But those are "FEATURED SITES". Under "WEB DIRECTORY SITES" we have (count really starts at 5 of course):
1. Linux Online 2. Linux Journal 3. Linux Utilities 4. Linux HQ
I'm just saying it isn't exactly fair to call it propaganda, when really all it is is advertising.
I thought the point was that the new MS search would have neural networks that can see certain images within images, which you could search for. (So no metadata attached, but you don't need the name of the picture to find it). But the article isn't there so I haven't actually read it yet!
Apparantly that kind of addiction is due to endorphins, which your brain gives you when you do something enjoyable... thus you might actually get addicted to the endorphin rush.
Any knowledgable people like to comment on what this sort of addiction is at a chemical level?
Greedy layers? Maybe, but they aren't the ones actually suing everyone; people hire THEM. If I knew there was a market like that and nobody worked in it I'd want to be a part of it!