i wonder how much computer and video card sales will spike due to doom3. it's a killer app (pun intended!) for gamers. if I had money to spare, i'd definately buy a new computer and doom3, as well as all the other games i've missed out on since a pII 350MHz and gforce 2 became not enough muscle.
depends what the program is and how often you will be using it. i'm developing and stuck on a simple fast command line app that does some graphics conversions. in making it cross platform (mostly filesystem independence issues, using C++. no C++ trolls please. and yes i know of boost, i'm still evaluating it... etc.) it's become a little less easy to use, so i'm stuck right now and won't release it upon the wild until i figure out an "easy to use" solution.
so it is an itch that i intend to scratch. i might have to just provide shell script wrappers for my app on the most common platforms that make it easy for common use. as it is, i've made documentation on The Right Way of Doing Things, and that is a pain in the end users ass.
good libraries are eye opening. like going from directX to libSDL. libSDL might not be perfect, but it is damn easy to understand. (sorry, my directX frame of reference is notibly outdated, maybe it's gotten better?)
Easier said than done. UI design sounds easy but it's not.
that's what you UI people have been saying for years. It's like us developers saying "Writing safe, bugfree code is impossible." Bah!, i say. You're just saying it to demand a premium pay and more flexible schedule. UI's are simple! just look at Emacs.
it's the generic hands you have there. you need to upgrade to the "I can no longer hand write anything" version of typing hands. Get the cordless infrared version and freak everyone out.
now that I know someone wants all the stuff i've packed in my old MB boxes, I have reason enough to keep it all for another 5 years atleast! My ISA graphic cards aren't going anywhere yet! Neither is my Cyrix 50MHz chip! Neither is my half broken Atari tape drive! Hey, the Atari still works, that's hooked up to the t.v. it's got atleast 10 more years. 4 1MB memory chips that cost me over $200?...from my cold dead hands...
how is usenet any different than say a local club? like perl mongers, or poetry readings. you sit around and discuss ideas specific to a topic of interest. just another new tool for the same purpose. if you want to have truly new applications, you'll need to have a truly new goal to accomplish. that's pretty hard.
All these better versions of old tools havn't yet trickled down through the ranks of end users. it's only us nerds who simulate things (like a stained glass window in POV-ray before you start cutting. Mmmm photons...) or whatever.
The sooner you have more people using the better tools for old ideas, the sooner you'll have better ideas. having an outright new idea will be an event to note.
that has yet to be determined. It will be interesting to see how it turns out though. we're sort of just on the upturn in mozilla products popularity, so we can't really be sure yet if exploits come with popularity. everyone speculates that it does, which is good for security because it drives the developers to show the world wrong.
Yet everyone is so eager to jump on Mozilla for having a bug
(i hate to say this after all my years of mocking MS with the same line) It was a feature, not a bug. It was designed, implemented correctly, and the user had the option to turn it off. A bug would have been the result of a programming error. It was a vulnerable feature, maybe we need a short word that describes such a thing, but bug is not appropriate in my opinion.
Instead, it is based on touchscreen technology and relies entirely on your thumbs for input -- which are harder to lose than a stylus.
and probably harder to use than a stylus for the impaired. someone with paralyzed arms may be able to use the stylus with their mouth, or an amputee might as well.
i'd rather use a stylus anyway, less clunky than my thumbs. after all, i'm "all thumbs" when it comes to some things.
thanks for the link to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
i noticed it only notifies them if they are logged on as Administrator (from what i've read). This may be why they are never notified. They each have their own username on the system i think, and not the Administrator account.
thats a good point, and that's probably the best case scenario if they do decide some legislation is necesary. but this is all to prevent a disruption in the democratic process, in reality it's creating a disruption without the terrorist groups doing anything tangible to the U.S. mainland in recent months.
Remember, the PATRIOT Act was supposed to be constrained by a period of time too. That sure is looking indefinite to me.
It seems like a defensive move by Bush in terms of winning the election. A successful attack a few weeks before, or days, or hours before the polls open would seriously harm Bush's bid for a reelection (basically saying bush didn't do enough in the last 4 years). A delay would heavily favor him, give him time to make yet another sly "patriotic" speach and win back voters temporarily.
call me a cynic, call me anti-bush. I just don't see a delay as a good thing. i'd rather see a law on the books saying that no delay should be allowed under any circumstances. A "very limited provision" seems like it could escape all checks and balances too easily. Besides, what would constitute a reasonable use of the delay provision? a suspected attack? if so, call the election delayed already.
i have no idea. this is their machine, not mine. My computer runs slackware. My last windows frame of reference in windows98. They usually call me if they get some message they aren't used to seeing. they never mentioned anything like this, and whenever I am home i use to run Windows Update through IE, which showed many updates available. So apparently it isn't set as that for their computer. They are running XP
Now if that exists, and I trust by your general bluntness that it does, are there any repercusions I need to be aware of to let them know?
The same thing can be said for the recent news of the U.S. thinking about how they can delay the November election if "something happens"
I, at least, say good on them for delaying the November election if it means they can better deliver on some of the promises which they've made after the 9/11 attacks
If nothing else, at least Bush is trying much, much harder at security nowadays.
I know this is offtopic. but if the election is delayed, we need to remove the man from office "manually". Public awareness needs to be raised now on this matter. The public doesn't need to be blindsided by this a week before the election.
Alright, a few weeks ago i walked my parents through setting up firefox over the phone. I don't want them touching IE with a 10 foot pole. I have heard there is an app from MS for running Windows Update without a web browser. anyone have any more details? any experience using it?
A show that's broadcast over the air is being censored by its corporate distributor (in this case PBS) in order to avoid the imminent fines by the FCC (either that or to maintain its wholesome image), and somehow it's the fault of the big bad Bush administration? This has "publicity stunt" written all over it.
Ask yourself this question. Who appointed the current FCC chairman Michael Powell?
The same could have been said for IE, yet it wasn't. If DHTML is invalid, what are the chances any browser wil render it correctly? none, there is no such thing as correctly rendered invalid HTML or DHTML.
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i wonder how much computer and video card sales will spike due to doom3. it's a killer app (pun intended!) for gamers. if I had money to spare, i'd definately buy a new computer and doom3, as well as all the other games i've missed out on since a pII 350MHz and gforce 2 became not enough muscle.
depends what the program is and how often you will be using it. i'm developing and stuck on a simple fast command line app that does some graphics conversions. in making it cross platform (mostly filesystem independence issues, using C++. no C++ trolls please. and yes i know of boost, i'm still evaluating it... etc.) it's become a little less easy to use, so i'm stuck right now and won't release it upon the wild until i figure out an "easy to use" solution.
so it is an itch that i intend to scratch. i might have to just provide shell script wrappers for my app on the most common platforms that make it easy for common use. as it is, i've made documentation on The Right Way of Doing Things, and that is a pain in the end users ass.
library development is an art. pure and simple.
good libraries are eye opening. like going from directX to libSDL. libSDL might not be perfect, but it is damn easy to understand. (sorry, my directX frame of reference is notibly outdated, maybe it's gotten better?)
yeah. much like optimization. optimize for the most frequently used path. wait, backtrack...
:)
first of all, don't optimize. after you've sufficiently not optimized then optimize for the most frequently used path
Easier said than done. UI design sounds easy but it's not.
that's what you UI people have been saying for years. It's like us developers saying "Writing safe, bugfree code is impossible." Bah!, i say. You're just saying it to demand a premium pay and more flexible schedule. UI's are simple! just look at Emacs.
(just busting your balls, i'm completely kidding)
it's the generic hands you have there. you need to upgrade to the "I can no longer hand write anything" version of typing hands. Get the cordless infrared version and freak everyone out.
the bin of $7 ethernet cards at any used computer store seems cheap enough if your in a hurry.
now that I know someone wants all the stuff i've packed in my old MB boxes, I have reason enough to keep it all for another 5 years atleast! My ISA graphic cards aren't going anywhere yet! Neither is my Cyrix 50MHz chip! Neither is my half broken Atari tape drive! Hey, the Atari still works, that's hooked up to the t.v. it's got atleast 10 more years. 4 1MB memory chips that cost me over $200? ...from my cold dead hands...
how is usenet any different than say a local club? like perl mongers, or poetry readings. you sit around and discuss ideas specific to a topic of interest. just another new tool for the same purpose. if you want to have truly new applications, you'll need to have a truly new goal to accomplish. that's pretty hard.
All these better versions of old tools havn't yet trickled down through the ranks of end users. it's only us nerds who simulate things (like a stained glass window in POV-ray before you start cutting. Mmmm photons...) or whatever.
The sooner you have more people using the better tools for old ideas, the sooner you'll have better ideas. having an outright new idea will be an event to note.
that has yet to be determined. It will be interesting to see how it turns out though. we're sort of just on the upturn in mozilla products popularity, so we can't really be sure yet if exploits come with popularity. everyone speculates that it does, which is good for security because it drives the developers to show the world wrong.
Yet everyone is so eager to jump on Mozilla for having a bug
(i hate to say this after all my years of mocking MS with the same line) It was a feature, not a bug. It was designed, implemented correctly, and the user had the option to turn it off. A bug would have been the result of a programming error. It was a vulnerable feature, maybe we need a short word that describes such a thing, but bug is not appropriate in my opinion.
Instead, it is based on touchscreen technology and relies entirely on your thumbs for input -- which are harder to lose than a stylus.
and probably harder to use than a stylus for the impaired. someone with paralyzed arms may be able to use the stylus with their mouth, or an amputee might as well.
i'd rather use a stylus anyway, less clunky than my thumbs. after all, i'm "all thumbs" when it comes to some things.
thanks for the link to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
i noticed it only notifies them if they are logged on as Administrator (from what i've read). This may be why they are never notified. They each have their own username on the system i think, and not the Administrator account.
sorry, you're pretty much wrong. i havn't bought into the partisan b.s. that Washington has.
i can post my political commentary here if i like. Last time i looked there was still a 1st amendment.
you're right, you're not crazy. which is why i made my post.
thats a good point, and that's probably the best case scenario if they do decide some legislation is necesary. but this is all to prevent a disruption in the democratic process, in reality it's creating a disruption without the terrorist groups doing anything tangible to the U.S. mainland in recent months.
Remember, the PATRIOT Act was supposed to be constrained by a period of time too. That sure is looking indefinite to me.
It seems like a defensive move by Bush in terms of winning the election. A successful attack a few weeks before, or days, or hours before the polls open would seriously harm Bush's bid for a reelection (basically saying bush didn't do enough in the last 4 years). A delay would heavily favor him, give him time to make yet another sly "patriotic" speach and win back voters temporarily.
call me a cynic, call me anti-bush. I just don't see a delay as a good thing. i'd rather see a law on the books saying that no delay should be allowed under any circumstances. A "very limited provision" seems like it could escape all checks and balances too easily. Besides, what would constitute a reasonable use of the delay provision? a suspected attack? if so, call the election delayed already.
i have no idea. this is their machine, not mine. My computer runs slackware. My last windows frame of reference in windows98. They usually call me if they get some message they aren't used to seeing. they never mentioned anything like this, and whenever I am home i use to run Windows Update through IE, which showed many updates available. So apparently it isn't set as that for their computer. They are running XP
Now if that exists, and I trust by your general bluntness that it does, are there any repercusions I need to be aware of to let them know?
thanks, and nice troll attempt btw.
The same thing can be said for the recent news of the U.S. thinking about how they can delay the November election if "something happens"
I, at least, say good on them for delaying the November election if it means they can better deliver on some of the promises which they've made after the 9/11 attacks
If nothing else, at least Bush is trying much, much harder at security nowadays.
I know this is offtopic. but if the election is delayed, we need to remove the man from office "manually". Public awareness needs to be raised now on this matter. The public doesn't need to be blindsided by this a week before the election.
Alright, a few weeks ago i walked my parents through setting up firefox over the phone. I don't want them touching IE with a 10 foot pole. I have heard there is an app from MS for running Windows Update without a web browser. anyone have any more details? any experience using it?
hfc.
nice "a mighty wind" reference.
A show that's broadcast over the air is being censored by its corporate distributor (in this case PBS) in order to avoid the imminent fines by the FCC (either that or to maintain its wholesome image), and somehow it's the fault of the big bad Bush administration? This has "publicity stunt" written all over it.
Ask yourself this question. Who appointed the current FCC chairman Michael Powell?
RTFA: ... Sounds fair to me.
eh. no.
The same could have been said for IE, yet it wasn't. If DHTML is invalid, what are the chances any browser wil render it correctly? none, there is no such thing as correctly rendered invalid HTML or DHTML.
thank you, come again.
I use Firefox on my system. My wife uses IE. I recently ran a spyware scan on both. Can you guess which computer was infected?
The toaster oven?
depends.
Are you running Wine on Longhorn with SFU? If so, no. Otherwise, yes.
it's an ingenious quote, and great FUD. MS would have been proud if it had been spoken from their own mouths.