I'll reproduce for you what I left in the comments of that Anandtech report.
Uh, this "protection" crap is making me sick.
And so is this vision of the future where I have even less control over my machines and the data in my possession.
Media (Ed. note: plural of medium) matter more than ever in culture, and you are going to hand over control to entities whose sole responsibility is to make money, in effect, giving up control of your culture? You are going to let someone who doesn't care what you believe in manage how you make sense of the world?
Think. Please. Think about what is going on. You choose what you want, but consider what it is you are slated to lose and how important that is to you.
Sometimes I think they don't care. Sometimes I think that they just don't put two and two together. For whatever reason, they do not see this as a problem of much urgency.
A key to getting games to come to Linux may be to convince game developers to use OpenGL and SDL. This will surely eliminate some of the cost of porting (YMMV). Anything that reduces the cost of a port makes a port more likely. So if any of you out in SlashLand have it in with some game developers (hey, it could happen), see if you can put in a good word for OpenGL and SDL.
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Yeah, I guess so. The important thing is to turn USE flags (that's the portage term, right?) into checkboxes that say something like what's on screenshot 3 at http://xfce-installers.os-cillation.com/, and dependency checking into something that looks like screenshot 2. Basically, give an interface that the rest of the world is familiar with (the installation wizard), but tie it in with the disto's package management system, and/or build from source.
Should we look more at build/installation wizards?
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A a universal frontend for configure and make, which has a list of --enable-* and --with-* options, maintained in a file separate from configure. The front-end could be customized by each distro to create packages in its native form if desired. It should depend on some simple widget set, maybe even Xlib, and not GTK+ or Qt.
It doesn't have to be for essential things like glibc, bash, or other such text-based programs. Maybe the X server itself and up should be buildable by this system.
The name of the planet on which this mission is occurring is "Mars," after the Roman god of war. The male symbol is a traditional symbol of Mars. Therefore, that symbol is relevant.
Of course I'm glad that graphics are becoming more realistic, but that's not good for every game. Who really wants to play a game starring an overweight plumber or an actual hedgehog.
Perhaps you missed the point of this article. This is not about graphical realism, this is about graphic style. Details, not truth to actual reality, make the style.
You know, I may oogle over video game and cartoon women, but at least I have the decency to do it in private or among other pervs, and to not broadcast it on TV.
"...stating a link between broadband access and education and employment."
There may be a link; but once again, correlation != causation.
Some politician probably hatched the idea to give himself some kind of boost, whether power or money or whatever. It's one in a series of technological red herrings, back-room deals, and stupidities that politicians here have started. Don'tbelieveme?
I would think that cases with a window on the side and a switchable light is within the bounds of good taste and certainly not ricing, nor is adding extra fan mounts.
Either that, or turn the case into a work of art, instead of a bunch of blinking crap. I know there are very good mods out there with actual themes, and those are acceptable too.
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I agree. If TV show boxed sets were half the price / season they are now, I just might buy them instead of using BitTorrent.
On this subject, I would say that synchronous forms of communication are more sociable than asynchronous forms. I say this mostly on the basis that I am more comfortable in sending an email or leaving a post on Slashdot, as opposed to making a phone call or being involved in an IM conversation or chatroom discussion.
Please, show me a terrorist who would attack anything in Greenwich, CT over in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., or any other major metropolitan area in the US.
And have you checked out their website? They have such genuinely useful things as e-mail notification of town emergencies to any affected residents. Please tell me that some of you also think that to be a marginal waste of resources. And what's this crap on the front page about needing permission to reproduce the town seal? Apparently the fair use train doesn't make stops in Greenwich also.
Congratulations, Greenwich, CT: you have successfully pissed me off.
I'm going to sleep now. Good morning, and good riddance.
Some of us are ourselves cheap, you insensitive clod! $120 may not be much anymore, but it's still not petty cash! And I'll let whatever ideology I want to get in the way, you doubly-insensitive clod!
If I want to play a game with Mario in it, I will load a 1st or 2nd-party game like Super Mario 64 or Super Smash Bros.Dance Dance Revolution has a recognizable look-and-feel, which this abomination will dilute.
Ugh, why do I even try to rationalize this opinion? I hate this I hate this I hate this.
It's only one guy (I think; didn't RTFA), and it's nowhere near being included in the mainline kernel. Your observation may be correct in general, but what's the problem here? If an experiment pans out, the internals will be changed down the line to incorporate the new idea; if this idea were to have yielded a 5-10% increase in performance, would you have made that comment?
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Don't we have that already in SDL?
A key to getting games to come to Linux may be to convince game developers to use OpenGL and SDL. This will surely eliminate some of the cost of porting (YMMV). Anything that reduces the cost of a port makes a port more likely. So if any of you out in SlashLand have it in with some game developers (hey, it could happen), see if you can put in a good word for OpenGL and SDL.
And we really need more than hot air from ATI.
from the meesa-love-you-long-time dept.
The thought I get when I read this is so wrong.
Yeah, I guess so. The important thing is to turn USE flags (that's the portage term, right?) into checkboxes that say something like what's on screenshot 3 at http://xfce-installers.os-cillation.com/, and dependency checking into something that looks like screenshot 2. Basically, give an interface that the rest of the world is familiar with (the installation wizard), but tie it in with the disto's package management system, and/or build from source.
A a universal frontend for configure and make, which has a list of --enable-* and --with-* options, maintained in a file separate from configure. The front-end could be customized by each distro to create packages in its native form if desired. It should depend on some simple widget set, maybe even Xlib, and not GTK+ or Qt.
It doesn't have to be for essential things like glibc, bash, or other such text-based programs. Maybe the X server itself and up should be buildable by this system.
The name of the planet on which this mission is occurring is "Mars," after the Roman god of war. The male symbol is a traditional symbol of Mars. Therefore, that symbol is relevant.
Of course I'm glad that graphics are becoming more realistic, but that's not good for every game. Who really wants to play a game starring an overweight plumber or an actual hedgehog.
Perhaps you missed the point of this article. This is not about graphical realism, this is about graphic style. Details, not truth to actual reality, make the style.
It gives me hope that there is still a future (that doesn't suck) for video and computer games.
The question then arises: Are they going to do hands-on research, or are they merely going to review others' data?
You know, I may oogle over video game and cartoon women, but at least I have the decency to do it in private or among other pervs, and to not broadcast it on TV.
I do believe that the city is justified. I'm just saying...
"...stating a link between broadband access and education and employment."
There may be a link; but once again, correlation != causation.
Some politician probably hatched the idea to give himself some kind of boost, whether power or money or whatever. It's one in a series of technological red herrings, back-room deals, and stupidities that politicians here have started. Don't believe me ?
The World Cup? I'd say that they've set a pretty high
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
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The Social Security number is being used for things it was not intended to be used for.
Going by the lack of Linux support for other such technologies (mini-PCI wifi on laptops)
Huh? What are you talking about? If a driver supports the Cardbus version, it supports the mini-PCI version.
I would think that cases with a window on the side and a switchable light is within the bounds of good taste and certainly not ricing, nor is adding extra fan mounts.
Either that, or turn the case into a work of art, instead of a bunch of blinking crap. I know there are very good mods out there with actual themes, and those are acceptable too.
I agree. If TV show boxed sets were half the price / season they are now, I just might buy them instead of using BitTorrent.
Well, as for clock speeds on AMD's dual core chips, the Inquirer claims to have initial specs on the chips.
2.4GHz and 2.2GHz @ 95W
2.2GHz and 2.0GHz @ 55W
1.6GHz @ 35W
On this subject, I would say that synchronous forms of communication are more sociable than asynchronous forms. I say this mostly on the basis that I am more comfortable in sending an email or leaving a post on Slashdot, as opposed to making a phone call or being involved in an IM conversation or chatroom discussion.
Yes, I know there are inappropriate "fair uses." There are also appropriate "fair uses."
I was just ranting last night. I didn't expect to be modded up.
Please, show me a terrorist who would attack anything in Greenwich, CT over in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., or any other major metropolitan area in the US.
And have you checked out their website? They have such genuinely useful things as e-mail notification of town emergencies to any affected residents. Please tell me that some of you also think that to be a marginal waste of resources. And what's this crap on the front page about needing permission to reproduce the town seal? Apparently the fair use train doesn't make stops in Greenwich also.
Congratulations, Greenwich, CT: you have successfully pissed me off.
I'm going to sleep now. Good morning, and good riddance.
Some of us are ourselves cheap, you insensitive clod! $120 may not be much anymore, but it's still not petty cash! And I'll let whatever ideology I want to get in the way, you doubly-insensitive clod!
If I want to play a game with Mario in it, I will load a 1st or 2nd-party game like Super Mario 64 or Super Smash Bros. Dance Dance Revolution has a recognizable look-and-feel, which this abomination will dilute.
Ugh, why do I even try to rationalize this opinion? I hate this I hate this I hate this.
It's only one guy (I think; didn't RTFA), and it's nowhere near being included in the mainline kernel. Your observation may be correct in general, but what's the problem here? If an experiment pans out, the internals will be changed down the line to incorporate the new idea; if this idea were to have yielded a 5-10% increase in performance, would you have made that comment?