Whether your games (IP) are pirated or not, once you get used to the speed and convenience of running them off a hard drive or SD card, why would anyone want to go back to swapping discs (that, in a household with a 3-year-old, often get lost)?
Weren't many of us using (at least trying) Firefox well before the 1.0 release? I thought I remembered using 0.8 or something. So isn't Firefox older than 5 years?
I've seen a handful of pictures from this Pacific Gyre, but they tend to be closely cropped pictures of nets full of garbage. Are there any pictures that give you a sense of scale for the Gyre? Maybe an aerial photo or something?
Is this really a problem, or are some professional photographers just put out because their pictures not showing up on Wikipedia? I hadn't noticed the pictures on Wikipedia sucking, and all my pictures have been licensed such that Wikipedia could use them (though I didn't think of Wikipedia when I chose the license) since I started using flickr, years ago.
Speaking of the license, I think this statement is wrong: "Wikipedia runs only pictures with the most permissive Creative Commons license, which allows anyone to use an image, for commercial purposes or not, as long as the photographer is credited." I don't think the most permissive CC license requires even attribution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons#Types_of_Creative_Commons_licenses
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Oh, okay. Thanks for the explanation, Space Pirate!
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That's a good idea, but I can't access the wiki.
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Follow-up to my own comment: When you run the 1.0.0 installer (in Windows) it will detect earlier versions and ask if it can uninstall them before installing the new version. So far, so good.
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Checking for updates from VLC 0.9.9 reports that I have the latest version. I figured I'd visit Videolan's site and see what the release notes said about upgrading, but I can't find any release notes. So I tried checking the FAQ, wiki, and forums. The FAQ doesn't cover upgrading from 0.9.9 to 1.0.0, and the wiki and forum links just seem to return you to the VLC main page. I'm downloading 1.0.0 now. I'll probably end up uninstalling 0.9.9 and installing 1.0.0, but it sure would be nice if the "check for updates" functionality worked. And it would be nice if the wiki and forums worked, too.
CAPS LOCK is handy for typing things such as CTRL[1]. It's also very handy when working in CAD, where all-caps is usually expected.
The delete key on the (Apple) keyboard in front of me is already nearly as big as the enter key; does it really need to be bigger? And while I do use the escape key with some frequency, I don't have any problems with missing it or hitting adjacent keys, so why does it need to be bigger?
Finally, I thought I'd comment directly to the PC Authority article. It says you need to login or register to comment, so I registered and logged in. The top bar on the site said I was logged in, but below the article it continued to tell me to login or register in order to comment. I just wanted to share my annoyance with that.
[1] Which is why I'm replying to this, instead of starting a new thread.
I assume users of Monster.com should change their password at that site and anywhere else they may have used the same password. What else can users do? Is a password change sufficient?
I haven't worked with a widescreen monitor yet, but I certainly don't want to step down from my current 1600 pixel vertical resolution. That means when I replace my current monitor I'll have to go from a 20" display to a 24" or larger one.
CAD is my business, and I just can't see any advantage to going wider in CAD. A 1:1 ratio would probably be best for a CAD display.
Anyway, I don't think the switch to widescreen will be too painful, but I'd rather stick with 4:3.
A year or two ago, someone stole a package off my porch that contained new handles for my PowerMac. The thief opened the box, saw it wasn't something they wanted, and dumped it in a neighbor's recycling bin. The neighbor returned the box to me, with contents intact, when I got home from work.
Sure, the thief never suffered any consequences, but I thought it was a pretty good outcome, and was resolved in just a couple hours without the internet.
I'm not real impressed with the used car dealer selling the thief's hat after he was arrested. Yeah, the kid was a dope, but that doesn't make it any more acceptable to steal his stuff.
It's been irritating me for a long time that Apple Software Update keeps trying to trick me into installing iTunes when I just want to be notified of updates to Quicktime. I *finally* noticed that there's an option under the Tools menu that says "Ignore Selected Updates". That's hardly intuitive, Apple!
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That's beside my point, but downloads can be lent, too, on a variety of media.
Whether your games (IP) are pirated or not, once you get used to the speed and convenience of running them off a hard drive or SD card, why would anyone want to go back to swapping discs (that, in a household with a 3-year-old, often get lost)?
This sounds a lot like a book I read a few years ago:
To engineer is human: the role of failure in successful design By Henry Petroski
http://books.google.com/books?id=mkLB8dasvPYC&dq=engineering+failure+book&printsec=frontcover&source=in&hl=en&ei=wGcfTKjnD8mOlAfquKTACw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=engineering%20failure%20book&f=false
Heh. Yeah, that would surprise me, too.
I, for one, could hardly care less about an Apple tablet.
My employer blocks Bing but allows Google. I guess I'd be screwed if I had to use a Verizon Blackberry on my employer's network.
Fair enough... It still doesn't seem like the 'real' anniversary to me, but I can be pretty hard-headed about stuff like that.
Weren't many of us using (at least trying) Firefox well before the 1.0 release? I thought I remembered using 0.8 or something. So isn't Firefox older than 5 years?
Thanks for the links, dtmos!
I've seen a handful of pictures from this Pacific Gyre, but they tend to be closely cropped pictures of nets full of garbage. Are there any pictures that give you a sense of scale for the Gyre? Maybe an aerial photo or something?
Well, better that the Entertainment Software Association does this than the European Space Agency. :P
Is this really a problem, or are some professional photographers just put out because their pictures not showing up on Wikipedia? I hadn't noticed the pictures on Wikipedia sucking, and all my pictures have been licensed such that Wikipedia could use them (though I didn't think of Wikipedia when I chose the license) since I started using flickr, years ago.
Speaking of the license, I think this statement is wrong:
"Wikipedia runs only pictures with the most permissive Creative Commons license, which allows anyone to use an image, for commercial purposes or not, as long as the photographer is credited."
I don't think the most permissive CC license requires even attribution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons#Types_of_Creative_Commons_licenses
Oh, okay. Thanks for the explanation, Space Pirate!
That's a good idea, but I can't access the wiki.
Follow-up to my own comment:
When you run the 1.0.0 installer (in Windows) it will detect earlier versions and ask if it can uninstall them before installing the new version. So far, so good.
Checking for updates from VLC 0.9.9 reports that I have the latest version. I figured I'd visit Videolan's site and see what the release notes said about upgrading, but I can't find any release notes. So I tried checking the FAQ, wiki, and forums. The FAQ doesn't cover upgrading from 0.9.9 to 1.0.0, and the wiki and forum links just seem to return you to the VLC main page. I'm downloading 1.0.0 now. I'll probably end up uninstalling 0.9.9 and installing 1.0.0, but it sure would be nice if the "check for updates" functionality worked. And it would be nice if the wiki and forums worked, too.
CAPS LOCK is handy for typing things such as CTRL[1]. It's also very handy when working in CAD, where all-caps is usually expected.
The delete key on the (Apple) keyboard in front of me is already nearly as big as the enter key; does it really need to be bigger? And while I do use the escape key with some frequency, I don't have any problems with missing it or hitting adjacent keys, so why does it need to be bigger?
Finally, I thought I'd comment directly to the PC Authority article. It says you need to login or register to comment, so I registered and logged in. The top bar on the site said I was logged in, but below the article it continued to tell me to login or register in order to comment. I just wanted to share my annoyance with that.
[1] Which is why I'm replying to this, instead of starting a new thread.
Thank you for that!
Is Marine One like Air Force One in that it's not a specific helicopter, but just whichever helicopter the President happens to be in?
I assume users of Monster.com should change their password at that site and anywhere else they may have used the same password. What else can users do? Is a password change sufficient?
I haven't worked with a widescreen monitor yet, but I certainly don't want to step down from my current 1600 pixel vertical resolution. That means when I replace my current monitor I'll have to go from a 20" display to a 24" or larger one.
CAD is my business, and I just can't see any advantage to going wider in CAD. A 1:1 ratio would probably be best for a CAD display.
Anyway, I don't think the switch to widescreen will be too painful, but I'd rather stick with 4:3.
A year or two ago, someone stole a package off my porch that contained new handles for my PowerMac. The thief opened the box, saw it wasn't something they wanted, and dumped it in a neighbor's recycling bin. The neighbor returned the box to me, with contents intact, when I got home from work.
Sure, the thief never suffered any consequences, but I thought it was a pretty good outcome, and was resolved in just a couple hours without the internet.
I'm not real impressed with the used car dealer selling the thief's hat after he was arrested. Yeah, the kid was a dope, but that doesn't make it any more acceptable to steal his stuff.
It's been irritating me for a long time that Apple Software Update keeps trying to trick me into installing iTunes when I just want to be notified of updates to Quicktime. I *finally* noticed that there's an option under the Tools menu that says "Ignore Selected Updates". That's hardly intuitive, Apple!
"I think it shows without a doubt that their efforts to 'get back' at the scammers are working."
I'd like to agree with you, but it makes about as much sense as saying that increased violence in Iraq is proof that the US has terrorists on the run.
The scam-baiters may be doing a lot of good, but DDoS attacks against them aren't proof of it.