VLC's behavior in this regard has been annoying me for ages.
IMHO, the window size should be the deciding factor, not the video size. If the user opens a window, resizes and positions it, the app never should relocate and/or resize it. Period.
Requiring 10 fingerprints means practically that 30% of carpenters worldwide will be denied entry... (provided that 10 prints of the same finger won't do)...
Everything is justified by "harmonization" in the EC/EU. Meaning that everything is levelled to the worst.
I was in favor for the EC/EU many years ago and even voted in favor of my country's entry. In the meantime, "EU" is synonymous for corruption, lobbyism and the like. A MUCH too small group of people decides over us 300M+ "sheep".
Sorry, this is bulls... and one of the most stupid arguments of the pro-patent lobby.
Nobody stops companies to operate in multiple countries.
If company A has patent protection in country A, company B is bound to it in country A. Same vice versa. Hence, both companies have the same chances and possibilities. (Foreign companies can apply for patents in the US, you know)
Also in Country B, where sw-pats are not available, both companies have equal possibilities.
This will either be dead-slow (drivers need read-access for some graphics operations, since hardware can't accelerate everything) or moot (smells like needing a shadow frame buffer for current OS implementations).
Either way, I'll give it a week before work-arounds exist.
Web apps these days consist nearly entirely of dynamic content invisible to googlebot. If you try to make your page visible on the web, this is really a problem.
But think twice before adding invisible div's or alike in order to achieve proper seach results: Google might as well ban you (since they don't check whether or not the keywords you name in your invisible divs do in fact relate to the page's purpose or contents).
... only problem with Debian is the amount of politics involved.
X is severely broken for weeks, but let's discuss politics and ethics instead. Nice goin'.
... and not only does Google ignore their complaints and fail to present *any* evidence (not to mention any IP addresses etc so that one can go and investigate himself), Google even "collects" on all accrued earnings of a certain longer period by closing down the account. (I had adserve on my private homepage for years, but payout was disabled due to relatively low earnings and high commission rates and other fees when cashing google's checks. When I launched a professional website in April this year, they [falsely] accused me of click-fraud only a few weeks later and kept all the earnings from my private page as well. Thanks, guys.)
Could someone PLEASE come up with a similar system (that works in Europe and the rest of the world, too), google's monopoly really sucks. (And no, Adster & Co simply don't cut it.) I would even book Microsoft for that matter...
Thanks, had I had the time, I would have expressed myself in a more accurate way, very much like you did. You're entirely correct.
No doubt, they are good in patent law. Unfortunately, the "legal training" patent lawyers have does not suffice to look beyond the plate's edge in most cases. They are in NO WAY the ones to talk to when it comes to more philosophical issues like the question whether swpats are a "good thing" or not, ie whether they have the effects that some parties claim.
Bullcrap. Who likes installing zillions of extra drivers when updating the kernel?!
And about "fatter": I don't get it. You will probably use ONE sound driver, ONE (or perhaps two) network drivers, etc. Just the fact that the *amount* of drivers is gettling bigger, does not mean the kernel "is getting fatter".
No, the opposite is true - at least for SiS cards (which are pretty close to XGI's): If there is a monitor connected, they will NOT enable s-video. Physically disconnect the monitor before booting, and have the TV switched on.
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DNRTFA, but what happens if someone steps into the "beam"? BBQ anyone?
Thank you. IMHO, this is the best posting on /. for ...erm.. decades.
VLC's behavior in this regard has been annoying me for ages. IMHO, the window size should be the deciding factor, not the video size. If the user opens a window, resizes and positions it, the app never should relocate and/or resize it. Period.
*replies above quoted text* Amen.
Are you writing this on a Windows 7 machine? Probably a DRM problem with text copying/pasting then.
"The Beatles wrote straight-up, standard pop music." Something Britney isn't capable of and never will be. QED.
Simple: Not.
Amidock anyone? When was that? 1991?
I want to be SCO's attorney. These 100M are mine, mine, mine. All of them. 'nuff said.
Apple's current keyboards are the worst I had under my fingers since the C64...
Requiring 10 fingerprints means practically that 30% of carpenters worldwide will be denied entry... (provided that 10 prints of the same finger won't do)...
Everything is justified by "harmonization" in the EC/EU. Meaning that everything is levelled to the worst.
I was in favor for the EC/EU many years ago and even voted in favor of my country's entry. In the meantime, "EU" is synonymous for corruption, lobbyism and the like. A MUCH too small group of people decides over us 300M+ "sheep".
Don't like parts of that list. I wouldn't call them "influencial" for most parts. The author lays to much weight on games released 1990 and later.
Defender of the Crown: Supercool gfx, crappy gameplay. Loaded for "Ah"s and "Oh"s only, never player longer than 10 mins.
Sensible Soccer: Wasn't Kick Off earlier?
Full agree with Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast, Cannon Fodder, however.
Sorry, this is bulls... and one of the most stupid arguments of the pro-patent lobby.
Nobody stops companies to operate in multiple countries.
If company A has patent protection in country A, company B is bound to it in country A. Same vice versa. Hence, both companies have the same chances and possibilities. (Foreign companies can apply for patents in the US, you know)
Also in Country B, where sw-pats are not available, both companies have equal possibilities.
This will either be dead-slow (drivers need read-access for some graphics operations, since hardware can't accelerate everything) or moot (smells like needing a shadow frame buffer for current OS implementations). Either way, I'll give it a week before work-arounds exist.
Web apps these days consist nearly entirely of dynamic content invisible to googlebot. If you try to make your page visible on the web, this is really a problem. But think twice before adding invisible div's or alike in order to achieve proper seach results: Google might as well ban you (since they don't check whether or not the keywords you name in your invisible divs do in fact relate to the page's purpose or contents).
Some drives (ie models, brands) required activating the stepper motor in order to report disk change events.
... only problem with Debian is the amount of politics involved. X is severely broken for weeks, but let's discuss politics and ethics instead. Nice goin'.
... and not only does Google ignore their complaints and fail to present *any* evidence (not to mention any IP addresses etc so that one can go and investigate himself), Google even "collects" on all accrued earnings of a certain longer period by closing down the account. (I had adserve on my private homepage for years, but payout was disabled due to relatively low earnings and high commission rates and other fees when cashing google's checks. When I launched a professional website in April this year, they [falsely] accused me of click-fraud only a few weeks later and kept all the earnings from my private page as well. Thanks, guys.)
Could someone PLEASE come up with a similar system (that works in Europe and the rest of the world, too), google's monopoly really sucks. (And no, Adster & Co simply don't cut it.) I would even book Microsoft for that matter...
Social networking with a phone? What ELSE is one supposed to do with a phone???
Stop whining, Jon. We got your point. We did a long time ago.
Thanks, had I had the time, I would have expressed myself in a more accurate way, very much like you did. You're entirely correct. No doubt, they are good in patent law. Unfortunately, the "legal training" patent lawyers have does not suffice to look beyond the plate's edge in most cases. They are in NO WAY the ones to talk to when it comes to more philosophical issues like the question whether swpats are a "good thing" or not, ie whether they have the effects that some parties claim.
Patent lawyers are no legal experts, they are technicians.
Bullcrap. Who likes installing zillions of extra drivers when updating the kernel?!
And about "fatter": I don't get it. You will probably use ONE sound driver, ONE (or perhaps two) network drivers, etc. Just the fact that the *amount* of drivers is gettling bigger, does not mean the kernel "is getting fatter".
No, the opposite is true - at least for SiS cards (which are pretty close to XGI's): If there is a monitor connected, they will NOT enable s-video. Physically disconnect the monitor before booting, and have the TV switched on.