I'm wondering who costs American taxpayers more, actually - NSA or Russian hackers.
It's probably all about money - involving NSA in such operations would be a net loss regardless of the result. I'm too lazy now to check the numbers, so it's just a guess.
Last decade I decided to be my own boss, so really I was just feeling out the market.
Yes, it's time to become Master Jedi and be on your own. Do you complain that you're not allowed to remain a Padawan for the rest of your life?
I'm 42, I'm my own boss, and no damn way I'd like to go back to being a wage slave.
Yes, and that's why some consumers are attracted by their image, just the same way as some women are attracted to their abusers. The same idea - Apple look like they're tough guys, rebels, "think different" and so on.
I don't think the game generates any revenue for BioWare anymore, they've stopped doing expansions a long time ago, etc. CD keys are all compromised now as well - they were the last line of protection.
Can't they just make the sources available so all the fans can go on improving the game?
If there is a demand for some kind of games - there will be an offer. In a short time - especially considering the current game market saturation. If there are no games of some particular kind - that means that the demand is way too low to be on the radar of publishers, or even independent studios.
Because the chances of successful exploitation are much higher with Flash.
Not unless you allow Flash in Flashblock. Everyone has a kind of Flashblock today - even Chrome.
Because Flash kills performance.
Nonsense. Flash performance is much better than performance of JS, doing the same task.
Because Flash hurts usability.
Oh, really? I thought it was bad designers/programmers who hurt usability. A well-designed RIA in Flex is much better than JS/CSS/HTML mess when it comes to usability. I don't even mention support.
Because they still don't have a proper x86_64 version.
Most PC games do not have 64bit versions. Should we hate them too?
Because advertisers are abusing it.
Again, how it it the problem of Flash? And again - flashblock is an easy answer. Just like NoScript is the answer to many JS abuses.
Because it's not a W3C recommendation. Because it has DRM. Because deleting cookies doesn't delete flash cookies. Because it hurt standards like SVG and SMIL.
OSMF does support SMIL - to a much better degree than any browser out there. You do know, what OSMF is, don't you?
Because it doesn't work well (or at all) on mobile devices.
Oh... right! Here is the reason - it's not Apple. Should I start hating Java/Scala/Python too since Jobs didn't bless them either?
Because there's no graceful degradation. Because the authoring tools cost big $$$. Because the authoring tools are Mac/Windows-only.
Again - a lie. There is Flex SDK for Linux. It's free (open source). You can use it with VIM - or with Intellij IDEA, if you prefer.
Because swf files are near impossible to decompile, let alone modify.
Ever tried decompiling minified/obfuscated JS? Or looking into the "source" of GMail, which is JS/HTMLCSS? If someone wants you to have sources - he will give you the _sources_. BTW, there are many SWF decompilers out there, if you really need one.
Because they can't be crawled.
So what? It's a problem of a webmaster - not yours, as a user. BTW, GWT and many other HTML/JS/CSS monsters are not exactly SEO-friendly by default either. Any AJAX/RIA application contradicts with SEO friendliness - you've got to find a way around, and they do exist.
And again - GP question was not "what problems we have with Flash?". It was "why all the hate on Flash?". Everything has problems - just as CSS/JS/WebGL do. The more features it has, the more potential problems it can bring.
I would understand if for the price I'd get IPS screen. But Apple's screens are just "good" old TN ones. Granted, those of a bit better quality than ones on the cheap Acer notebooks - but it's still a TN, with screwed up vertical angles.
It takes quite a long time for the engine to cool down to the level where the low temperature can be an issue for an engine start. I'd be more concerned with an accumulator battery discharging during those stops - since driver will obviously not going to turn off the car stereo or the climate control. But engineers will probably take that into the account and will not stop the engine if the battery charge is below some limit.
You don't need an anti-free-speech law to cut someone off of the funds they need in order to exercise their rights. You don't need it to arrest a troublemaker for rape accusation (which basically means just "didn't do exactly what a woman said" today). In other words, laws are one thing. But their application, the day-to-day practice, is a completely different beast.
The problem with MSE is that it causes latency/sound problems after working for long on systems with high network activity. This problem will definitely affect anyone running uTorrent, for example. Check Google for "MSE DPC latency". This problem exists from the very beginning, MS acknowledged it several months ago, but still there is no fix.
You're still the leech. They are providing a service, which is being paid for by advertising. If it bothers you so much, don't use the service.
You display a typical arrogant attitude of many webmasters, who fail to realize that they deal not with some "traffic" or "hits". You deal with human beings. An offline business has very strict rules about being polite to customers - but webmasters still have a weird idea that screaming at your customers "LOOK! you've GOT to watch HERE! and now HERE!" constantly while they are at your territory is the best business plan ever. Who the hell would behave like that in their shop?
You don't get to say "oh stopping to buy a ticket slows me down and get in the say so I'm just going to jump over the turnstile" when you're getting in the subway. The same thing applies to ad supported websites.
Wait... you're not asking them to buy tickets before they enter - no, that would be too honest. You're actively pursuing them. You're doing you best to attract them to your site. You probably deprive other sites of search engine ranks in the process. And then you throw at your readers a bunch of flashy banners, tons of distracting underlined text in different colors (because they look like links and draw attention) and wonder why they protect their sanity and peace of mind? Try communicating to them and be polite - for a start.
So if a resource owner fails to monetize the traffic he generated - it's a fault of a customer now? Next step - you're blaming shop visitors for not buying anything, soiling your floor and just leeching you of money you paid to cleaners.
Monetizing traffic is a hard job. If you fail at it - it probably means you should go find another one
If I ever dare disabling AdBlock+ in my browser, I'll have problems with page load times (=my time) + it will be much harder to concentrate on the content in a presence of distracting animations and other crap (=my productivity). On the road it will also lead to increased bandwidth bill (=my money) and shorter battery life (=productivity)
...It does have ad block. Built in. Right click, block content. That take too long?
Yes, if you value your time. With AdBlock+ I don't need to click/block etc. It's already blocked, and the list is always up-to date. My custom block list in AdBlock+ is about 5 lines.
Probably the best bet is to copy it from visiting aliens, if any ever bother to visit.
And the first interstellar traveler will be a lawyer - traveling to the alien court on their planet as a defendant's attorney in patent infringement lawsuit.
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In other words, Saddam's WMDs strike again.
They should have gone with the virgin Mary story and said that God was the father of the child.
I don't think God would be happy to receive an order from the Kansas court.
I'm wondering who costs American taxpayers more, actually - NSA or Russian hackers.
It's probably all about money - involving NSA in such operations would be a net loss regardless of the result. I'm too lazy now to check the numbers, so it's just a guess.
You need medication, citizen. Everyone deserves to be happy. Medical team has been dispatched.
Last decade I decided to be my own boss, so really I was just feeling out the market.
Yes, it's time to become Master Jedi and be on your own. Do you complain that you're not allowed to remain a Padawan for the rest of your life? I'm 42, I'm my own boss, and no damn way I'd like to go back to being a wage slave.
Yes, and that's why some consumers are attracted by their image, just the same way as some women are attracted to their abusers. The same idea - Apple look like they're tough guys, rebels, "think different" and so on.
I don't think the game generates any revenue for BioWare anymore, they've stopped doing expansions a long time ago, etc. CD keys are all compromised now as well - they were the last line of protection.
Can't they just make the sources available so all the fans can go on improving the game?
If there is a demand for some kind of games - there will be an offer. In a short time - especially considering the current game market saturation. If there are no games of some particular kind - that means that the demand is way too low to be on the radar of publishers, or even independent studios.
Good God, why all the hate on Flash?
Because Adobe is losing the PR battle to Apple.
Because the chances of successful exploitation are much higher with Flash.
Not unless you allow Flash in Flashblock. Everyone has a kind of Flashblock today - even Chrome.
Because Flash kills performance.
Nonsense. Flash performance is much better than performance of JS, doing the same task.
Because Flash hurts usability.
Oh, really? I thought it was bad designers/programmers who hurt usability. A well-designed RIA in Flex is much better than JS/CSS/HTML mess when it comes to usability. I don't even mention support.
Because they still don't have a proper x86_64 version.
Most PC games do not have 64bit versions. Should we hate them too?
Because advertisers are abusing it.
Again, how it it the problem of Flash? And again - flashblock is an easy answer. Just like NoScript is the answer to many JS abuses.
Because it's not a W3C recommendation. Because it has DRM. Because deleting cookies doesn't delete flash cookies. Because it hurt standards like SVG and SMIL.
OSMF does support SMIL - to a much better degree than any browser out there. You do know, what OSMF is, don't you?
Because it doesn't work well (or at all) on mobile devices.
Oh... right! Here is the reason - it's not Apple. Should I start hating Java/Scala/Python too since Jobs didn't bless them either?
Because there's no graceful degradation. Because the authoring tools cost big $$$. Because the authoring tools are Mac/Windows-only.
Again - a lie. There is Flex SDK for Linux. It's free (open source). You can use it with VIM - or with Intellij IDEA, if you prefer.
Because swf files are near impossible to decompile, let alone modify.
Ever tried decompiling minified/obfuscated JS? Or looking into the "source" of GMail, which is JS/HTMLCSS? If someone wants you to have sources - he will give you the _sources_. BTW, there are many SWF decompilers out there, if you really need one.
Because they can't be crawled.
So what? It's a problem of a webmaster - not yours, as a user. BTW, GWT and many other HTML/JS/CSS monsters are not exactly SEO-friendly by default either. Any AJAX/RIA application contradicts with SEO friendliness - you've got to find a way around, and they do exist. And again - GP question was not "what problems we have with Flash?". It was "why all the hate on Flash?". Everything has problems - just as CSS/JS/WebGL do. The more features it has, the more potential problems it can bring.
Absolutely ANY code you produce will be EOL'ed at some point.
Just as your children will (surprise) die one day.
Does it make the life worthless?
Or just proves that Slashdot readers still don't check calendars :)
I would understand if for the price I'd get IPS screen. But Apple's screens are just "good" old TN ones. Granted, those of a bit better quality than ones on the cheap Acer notebooks - but it's still a TN, with screwed up vertical angles.
Either this - or MS "usability testing" is flawed.
It takes quite a long time for the engine to cool down to the level where the low temperature can be an issue for an engine start. I'd be more concerned with an accumulator battery discharging during those stops - since driver will obviously not going to turn off the car stereo or the climate control. But engineers will probably take that into the account and will not stop the engine if the battery charge is below some limit.
You don't need an anti-free-speech law to cut someone off of the funds they need in order to exercise their rights. You don't need it to arrest a troublemaker for rape accusation (which basically means just "didn't do exactly what a woman said" today). In other words, laws are one thing. But their application, the day-to-day practice, is a completely different beast.
The problem with MSE is that it causes latency/sound problems after working for long on systems with high network activity. This problem will definitely affect anyone running uTorrent, for example. Check Google for "MSE DPC latency". This problem exists from the very beginning, MS acknowledged it several months ago, but still there is no fix.
You mean... like Linux has been killed by RHEL?
No, he talks about new Operating System: GUN/Linux.
An easy explanation: admin from India has messed up timezone settings on the missile computer and set TZ to "Delhi".
You're still the leech. They are providing a service, which is being paid for by advertising. If it bothers you so much, don't use the service.
You display a typical arrogant attitude of many webmasters, who fail to realize that they deal not with some "traffic" or "hits". You deal with human beings. An offline business has very strict rules about being polite to customers - but webmasters still have a weird idea that screaming at your customers "LOOK! you've GOT to watch HERE! and now HERE!" constantly while they are at your territory is the best business plan ever. Who the hell would behave like that in their shop?
You don't get to say "oh stopping to buy a ticket slows me down and get in the say so I'm just going to jump over the turnstile" when you're getting in the subway. The same thing applies to ad supported websites.
Wait... you're not asking them to buy tickets before they enter - no, that would be too honest. You're actively pursuing them. You're doing you best to attract them to your site. You probably deprive other sites of search engine ranks in the process. And then you throw at your readers a bunch of flashy banners, tons of distracting underlined text in different colors (because they look like links and draw attention) and wonder why they protect their sanity and peace of mind? Try communicating to them and be polite - for a start.
So if a resource owner fails to monetize the traffic he generated - it's a fault of a customer now? Next step - you're blaming shop visitors for not buying anything, soiling your floor and just leeching you of money you paid to cleaners.
Monetizing traffic is a hard job. If you fail at it - it probably means you should go find another one
No, you're just a leech.
If I ever dare disabling AdBlock+ in my browser, I'll have problems with page load times (=my time) + it will be much harder to concentrate on the content in a presence of distracting animations and other crap (=my productivity). On the road it will also lead to increased bandwidth bill (=my money) and shorter battery life (=productivity)
Who is the leech now?
...It does have ad block. Built in. Right click, block content. That take too long?
Yes, if you value your time. With AdBlock+ I don't need to click/block etc. It's already blocked, and the list is always up-to date. My custom block list in AdBlock+ is about 5 lines.
And use css to remove the whitespace
Or just build your own site...
Probably the best bet is to copy it from visiting aliens, if any ever bother to visit.
And the first interstellar traveler will be a lawyer - traveling to the alien court on their planet as a defendant's attorney in patent infringement lawsuit.