The only thing not functioning in the generic Adobe Raw convertor (which is pretty lousy anyways, Nikon Capture delivers much better quality) are the custom white balance settings.
Honestly I feel like this is complaining about needing a CD player after you buy a CD (or some kind of CD recording device). Remember we're still paying to Philips and Sony for every player? This is hardly new. (and somewhat exaggerated imho)
Along with Nikon Capture comes a (as far as I know) fully NEF compatible photoshop plugin. (made by Nikon obviously)
I don't think Nikon ever imagined this would cause such a fuss. Because D2x owners (a $5000+ piece of equipment) will easily spend the extra $140 for Nikon Capture and full NEF conversion support anyways.
But of course "Help! Help! I'm being oppressed" makes great headlines.;)
Also, let's not forget how easy software installation on Windows and MacOS is. Download setup.exe, install, run. No dependencies (except a few possible dll's, which can be included with the application), no compiling, no need for 50 libs on your system to match a certain version number. It just works. More often than not anyways.
For many users it would make the transition to a Linux desktop much easier if (desktop) Linux software could be installed as easily. Just a simple package which doesn't have to care about the rest of the system.
Yes, Java/Python/.Net etc. are a possible way to go, but those applications still often depend on a bunch of libs and aren't known for their cpu and memory friendliness either.
It should be noted that Steam's offline mode is a very buggy and very 'sensitive' feature. Steam in offline mode often just stops and starts asking for an internet connection.
Also you need internet to move into 'offline mode'.. too bad for people without internet. Also patches are now 'conveniently' sent through Steam, so no more delivering patches on CD.
Internet for everyone! (or: Steam simply sucks and should've been an optional component to begin with)
And "with the default MS runtime that's the only way to get GUI" is not really true, since you can release the gtk# lib or wx# lib with your application (plus the native dll for windows), and it will run fine using the MS.Net runtime. Pretty much like Python or Perl applications using wx or gtk.
Umm.. the.Net library has a namespace called System.Windows which contains all the windows-specific functionality (COM, System.Windows.Forms, etc).
Nobody is forced to use this namespace, nor can we blame MS for offering Windows-only functionality. .Net is undeniably built with Windows in mind, but it's hardly 'win32-based'. The runtime runs just fine on any platform (Rotor and Mono show this) and the library is clearly devided between Windows libs and 'common' libs like XML, SOAP, HTTP, etc.
There are also plenty third party libraries available to enable platform independence. (GTK#, WX#, etc.)
1. I write a.Net application. 2. Microsoft rewrites Windows, ejects the old API but keeps.Net compatibility. (it's a thin wrapper after all) I don't have to rewrite my application (not even recompile it), while MS can fix their low-level API. 3. PROFIT!!!
I do agree there are a bunch of flaws in the.Net library.. but the whole system is still a solid improvement over MFC et al. IMHO
Of course you can drive your car at 200mph.. On a closed track. Just like having a massive spoiler is perfectly legal, unless you go out on the public road.
There's (obviously) a big difference between "What you may do with your property" and "How you may use your property in the public area".
Making a massive spoiler and selling it is perfectly legal. Hacking a game and distributing the hack should also be perfectly legal. (in a sane world)
It becomes more complicated if you use a hack in a multiplayer game, which is a service with rules. Break those rules and you can lose the right to use the service. (makes sense)
Getting sued for altering your own property in your own home is an abuse of the justice system.
Methylchloroisothiazolinone (5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolinon-3-one) is a preservative with antibacterial and antifungal effects, it is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeast and fungi.
It is found in many water-based personal care products and cosmetics. It is also used in glue production, detergents, paints, fuels and other industrial processes. Methylchloroisothiazolinone is known by the registered tradename Kathon CG when used in combination with methylisothiazolinone.
It can be used in combination with alcohols and other long-chain organics in compounds such as methylchloroisothiazolinone ethylparaben benzalkonium chloride or methylchloroisothiazolinone 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol benzalkonium chloride.
It was first used in cosmetics in the 1970s. In high concentrations it can cause chemical burns and it is a skin and membrane irritant and so it was largely removed from most cosmetic products except for those with only short duration skin contact such as rinse-offs. Its inclusion in certain forms makes it more acceptable to sensitive users, so it can be found in cosmetic creams and lotions which require skin contact. In the US accepted concentrations are 15 ppm in rinse-offs and 8 ppm in other cosmetics.
Like a number of other common cosmetics ingredients methylchloroisothiazolinone has been attacked as carcinogenic.
And before utters the usual suggestion of Firefox/mozilla, no thanks - there are too many things i don't like about it - including its instance on placing its config files in "Documents and Settings"
This doesn't seem to be an isolated incident.. my brother had the same problem with his new PC. According to his vendor and the local MS fortress his key was valid.. according to Windows it wasn't.:)
The common complaint among critics is that while the movie is beautiful, it is souless with too much technological mumbo jumbo and not enough likable characters. The story is said to be at once extremely convaluted and boring with action sequences too far between and countless uniteresting quotes form philosophers or the bible hindering the story.
This for is the exact reason I'm going to see it.. I don't mind action movies, but I'd really like some SF other than another Alien movie or the Star Wars prequels.
Of course, this movie might not be good, but they should at least give a good reason for it.. not just "boring" or "not enough likeable characters".
Every day I'll get at least one popup (which doesn't get blocked) that has to be shut down via task manager and not clicked on for fear of it having a booby trapped 'close button' that really installs something.
Firefox can't show browser windows without a caption. (unless you're running with Java enabled), and in that case it will show a Java frame. (which can't do much harm, and is possible in any java-supporting browser) Firefox can't install anything other than XPI (which you need to give explicit permissions for). Spyware/Adware already on your PC won't be magically removed by switching to another browser.
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All I can say to this is: "Tell that to the shareholders."
A lax stance on infringement is bad for share value, apparently.
The only thing not functioning in the generic Adobe Raw convertor (which is pretty lousy anyways, Nikon Capture delivers much better quality) are the custom white balance settings.
Honestly I feel like this is complaining about needing a CD player after you buy a CD (or some kind of CD recording device).
Remember we're still paying to Philips and Sony for every player?
This is hardly new. (and somewhat exaggerated imho)
Along with Nikon Capture comes a (as far as I know) fully NEF compatible photoshop plugin. (made by Nikon obviously)
;)
I don't think Nikon ever imagined this would cause such a fuss. Because D2x owners (a $5000+ piece of equipment) will easily spend the extra $140 for Nikon Capture and full NEF conversion support anyways.
But of course "Help! Help! I'm being oppressed" makes great headlines.
Also, let's not forget how easy software installation on Windows and MacOS is.
Download setup.exe, install, run.
No dependencies (except a few possible dll's, which can be included with the application), no compiling, no need for 50 libs on your system to match a certain version number. It just works. More often than not anyways.
For many users it would make the transition to a Linux desktop much easier if (desktop) Linux software could be installed as easily. Just a simple package which doesn't have to care about the rest of the system.
Yes, Java/Python/.Net etc. are a possible way to go, but those applications still often depend on a bunch of libs and aren't known for their cpu and memory friendliness either.
It should be noted that Steam's offline mode is a very buggy and very 'sensitive' feature.
.. too bad for people without internet.
Steam in offline mode often just stops and starts asking for an internet connection.
Also you need internet to move into 'offline mode'
Also patches are now 'conveniently' sent through Steam, so no more delivering patches on CD.
Internet for everyone! (or: Steam simply sucks and should've been an optional component to begin with)
Also try the bb4win 'alternate flavours' bblean and xoblite
Windows-only, are you sure? :)
.Net runtime.
Pretty screens here
And "with the default MS runtime that's the only way to get GUI" is not really true, since you can release the gtk# lib or wx# lib with your application (plus the native dll for windows), and it will run fine using the MS
Pretty much like Python or Perl applications using wx or gtk.
Q.E.D.
Also, Mono. And Portable.NET. etc.
It's a thin wrapper now .. this doesn't mean it couldn't become a thick wrapper. Mono and MWF for example.
Umm .. the .Net library has a namespace called System.Windows which contains all the windows-specific functionality (COM, System.Windows.Forms, etc).
.Net is undeniably built with Windows in mind, but it's hardly 'win32-based'.
Nobody is forced to use this namespace, nor can we blame MS for offering Windows-only functionality.
The runtime runs just fine on any platform (Rotor and Mono show this) and the library is clearly devided between Windows libs and 'common' libs like XML, SOAP, HTTP, etc.
There are also plenty third party libraries available to enable platform independence. (GTK#, WX#, etc.)
Hmm, that's strange.. Mono has been compiling and running some test applications I wrote in C# quite well on my debian box.
Must be luck.
1. I write a .Net application. .Net compatibility. (it's a thin wrapper after all)
.Net library.. but the whole system is still a solid improvement over MFC et al. IMHO
2. Microsoft rewrites Windows, ejects the old API but keeps
I don't have to rewrite my application (not even recompile it), while MS can fix their low-level API.
3. PROFIT!!!
I do agree there are a bunch of flaws in the
So?
Of course you can drive your car at 200mph.. On a closed track.
Just like having a massive spoiler is perfectly legal, unless you go out on the public road.
There's (obviously) a big difference between "What you may do with your property" and "How you may use your property in the public area".
Making a massive spoiler and selling it is perfectly legal.
Hacking a game and distributing the hack should also be perfectly legal. (in a sane world)
It becomes more complicated if you use a hack in a multiplayer game, which is a service with rules. Break those rules and you can lose the right to use the service. (makes sense)
Getting sued for altering your own property in your own home is an abuse of the justice system.
So long, and thanks for all the grass...
F# is a language, not a prefix.
Methylchloroisothiazolinone (5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolinon-3-one) is a preservative with antibacterial and antifungal effects, it is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeast and fungi.
It is found in many water-based personal care products and cosmetics. It is also used in glue production, detergents, paints, fuels and other industrial processes. Methylchloroisothiazolinone is known by the registered tradename Kathon CG when used in combination with methylisothiazolinone.
It can be used in combination with alcohols and other long-chain organics in compounds such as methylchloroisothiazolinone ethylparaben benzalkonium chloride or methylchloroisothiazolinone 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol benzalkonium chloride.
It was first used in cosmetics in the 1970s. In high concentrations it can cause chemical burns and it is a skin and membrane irritant and so it was largely removed from most cosmetic products except for those with only short duration skin contact such as rinse-offs. Its inclusion in certain forms makes it more acceptable to sensitive users, so it can be found in cosmetic creams and lotions which require skin contact. In the US accepted concentrations are 15 ppm in rinse-offs and 8 ppm in other cosmetics.
Like a number of other common cosmetics ingredients methylchloroisothiazolinone has been attacked as carcinogenic.
From Wikipedia of course
A good usenet server (with a large amount of groups, retention, etc.) costs money.
Using a Bittorrent tracker is free. (bandwidth costs excluded)
You pay for a service, the service should be provided to you. (of course you've read the terms on which the service is provided to you)
This doesn't just apply to government regulated services of course.
And before utters the usual suggestion of Firefox/mozilla, no thanks - there are too many things i don't like about it - including its instance on placing its config files in "Documents and Settings"
mozillafirefox.exe -profilemanager
thunderbird.exe -profilemanager
Create your profiles in a directory of choice.
(The default behaviour is annoying though)
This doesn't seem to be an isolated incident.. my brother had the same problem with his new PC. .. according to Windows it wasn't. :)
According to his vendor and the local MS fortress his key was valid
Doesn't look too spectacular though.
Here's the only screenshot available right now.
The common complaint among critics is that while the movie is beautiful, it is souless with too much technological mumbo jumbo and not enough likable characters. The story is said to be at once extremely convaluted and boring with action sequences too far between and countless uniteresting quotes form philosophers or the bible hindering the story.
This for is the exact reason I'm going to see it..
I don't mind action movies, but I'd really like some SF other than another Alien movie or the Star Wars prequels.
Of course, this movie might not be good, but they should at least give a good reason for it.. not just "boring" or "not enough likeable characters".
Gnu Enterprise might be just what you need.
It's not very 'complete', but very extensible.
Look at the pretty screenshots.
Every day I'll get at least one popup (which doesn't get blocked) that has to be shut down via task manager and not clicked on for fear of it having a booby trapped 'close button' that really installs something.
Firefox can't show browser windows without a caption. (unless you're running with Java enabled), and in that case it will show a Java frame. (which can't do much harm, and is possible in any java-supporting browser)
Firefox can't install anything other than XPI (which you need to give explicit permissions for).
Spyware/Adware already on your PC won't be magically removed by switching to another browser.
Your post sounds honest, but implausible.
I am very very impressed by PostgreSQL. I am waiting for the geeks to slap a programmable GUI onto it.
Perhaps Gnu Enterprise will suit your needs?