Lastly, "Is Apple planning native PE execution within OSX?" - if they were _planning_ that, they wouldn't include this into a production release of the OS. This means that it's already used for something.
That, or they implemented the support in such a way that conditional compilation (using #ifdefs) was significantly more complicated and bug-prone than just leaving it in and not documenting it. If you've ever written a C program that had to behave differently on different platforms, you've doubtlessly run into this issue once or twice.
I'm -really- tired of people saying how well OpenOffice works when it doesn't. Just because it -is- an alternative doesn't mean it's superior, or even on an even footing with its competition.
Patents may not be law, per se, but they ARE a free ticket to get a judge to hear your case on and off for several years while the defendant's lawyer fund goes further and further into the red. Chances are, the other guy will run out of money before the legality of your patent is ever determined. His future is ruined so he's no longer a threat, and you get his $$$ to boot.
I'm flabbergasted. Honestly, I fucking am. This is just not fucking acceptable. Just... no. What the fucking... I mean, how the fuck.... FUCK.
I have a request for you, world. Please end. Immediately. I really mean it. No more. It's not worth it to keep existing, y'know? We are an embarrasment to the concept of existence.
... transparent elements of the interface: panels, menus, dialogs (pseudo-transparency, doesn't show windows underneath)...
So they're using the old "copy and alpha-blend the desktop image" trick. That's been around for ages in other software.... Does this actually bring us anything helpful?
The iPod has always been able to play back high-res videos at a scaled-down resolution; I once verified this independently by encoding a couple of MP4s at some resolution higher than QVGA (I don't remember which exactly...) and sending them to iPod owners.
The reason for the low resolution on the older iTMS videos was simply the fact that the content providers we know and love (*cough*) weren't ready at the time to commit to this newfangled internet distribution concept; Apple appealed to them by promising to use lower-quality versions of all the content, just so they could get -something- out the door. Now that the providers have seen it in action and the world hasn't ended, they appear to be warming up to it.
If Apple and Google are so tight, where the hell is that Mac-compatible Google Talk voice chat client we were promised a year ago?
Not to mention... well... ALL the rest of Google's software.
I'm not blaming Google specifically, mind you.... Apple should hurry up and fix those Javascript bugs in Safari already so that stuff like Writely will finally work.
Simpler method: Hold down the mute key during startup.
I don't remember whether this works on desktops but I use it on my Powerbook. The cool part is that after bootup, the volume level goes back to normal.
Hmm, you don't seem to be aware that this expression you're using originates from a time when the word "prove" actually meant "test" rather than "demonstrate to be irrefutably true."
There's another expression concerning the skill of a chef: "The proof is in the pudding." You've probably heard this one as well.;)
For example, what about debris in orbit, which will be a serious problem.
Well they can always build it at a handy Lagrange point so there's at least plenty of room for it to spread out. As a bonus, the orbit would be that much more stable, as well.
The behavior of the software, according to current patent law, can be considered to constitute a device. This may include behavior pertaining not to its implementation, but to its interface.
I'm just guessing here, but I would think that unless you could prove that the freeware codecs were true clean-room reimplementations that didn't involve any of AT&T's IP...
This probably wouldn't help in the slightest. Any freeware implementation of a standard has to adhere to a certain level of compatibility, which necessarily includes stuff covered by patents because the standard designers need to hold onto the ability to sue people over it later, regardless of how they reimplement it.
Even a "patent-free" standard is very likely to fall under accidental patent restrictions. And when (not if) it's found that it does, you can't just license a percentage of 0 profit, either; the patent holder will want to recover lost profit, and if that doesn't come out of the price that users pay, it will come out of the developers' wallets.
Ironic how the human instinct to stick to what we're familiar with impedes us even in supposedly objective fields of science and research. I wonder if this gentle nudge will succeed in returning us to a path of progress.
Ugh. Of course MS won't get coverage if it doesn't do anything actually newsworthy -- but if it does, it will. Note how long it's been since XP came out (the service packs in fact get -much- more coverage than the free updates to OS X) and how much buzz there's been recently over Vista.
Also behold E3, one of MS' few opportunities to introduce cool new hardware like Apple does every five minutes.
how the hell did this get modded informative?:\ I was kidding around, there is actually no such thing as talk-like-a-ninja day.
It's just that the pirates do have such a day, and we ninjas are jealous..... that, and it would be awesome if there was a day when everybody would just shut the hell up. *evil grin*
Ha. You speak as if (a) your tax dollars have a chance of actually getting used for something non-frivolous in the modern day and (b) this would be paid for by your actual tax dollars (which it wouldn't; the govt. would just borrow money from some other country and charge you with the interest).
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Two words: Cave Story.
Granted, your use of the term "few" still applies, but it really, really deserves a mention.
And I wonder if those horses they're riding are made of wood. ;)
The paper claims the source code is (or will be) here. Next time, ask the paper.
I'm -really- tired of people saying how well OpenOffice works when it doesn't. Just because it -is- an alternative doesn't mean it's superior, or even on an even footing with its competition.
I know nobody will ever read this post but I still gotta point out, we already have a weird modern rendition of Dante's Inferno on our hands.
Patents may not be law, per se, but they ARE a free ticket to get a judge to hear your case on and off for several years while the defendant's lawyer fund goes further and further into the red. Chances are, the other guy will run out of money before the legality of your patent is ever determined. His future is ruined so he's no longer a threat, and you get his $$$ to boot.
I'm flabbergasted. Honestly, I fucking am. This is just not fucking acceptable. Just... no. What the fucking... I mean, how the fuck.... FUCK.
I have a request for you, world. Please end. Immediately. I really mean it. No more. It's not worth it to keep existing, y'know? We are an embarrasment to the concept of existence.
I mean seriously, holy shit.
The iPod has always been able to play back high-res videos at a scaled-down resolution; I once verified this independently by encoding a couple of MP4s at some resolution higher than QVGA (I don't remember which exactly...) and sending them to iPod owners.
The reason for the low resolution on the older iTMS videos was simply the fact that the content providers we know and love (*cough*) weren't ready at the time to commit to this newfangled internet distribution concept; Apple appealed to them by promising to use lower-quality versions of all the content, just so they could get -something- out the door. Now that the providers have seen it in action and the world hasn't ended, they appear to be warming up to it.
Note that I mentioned voice chat specifically.
iChat supports voice chat, and it supports Jabber. But it doesn't support voice chat via Jabber.
If Apple and Google are so tight, where the hell is that Mac-compatible Google Talk voice chat client we were promised a year ago?
Not to mention... well... ALL the rest of Google's software.
I'm not blaming Google specifically, mind you.... Apple should hurry up and fix those Javascript bugs in Safari already so that stuff like Writely will finally work.
Simpler method: Hold down the mute key during startup. I don't remember whether this works on desktops but I use it on my Powerbook. The cool part is that after bootup, the volume level goes back to normal.
Hmm, you don't seem to be aware that this expression you're using originates from a time when the word "prove" actually meant "test" rather than "demonstrate to be irrefutably true."
;)
There's another expression concerning the skill of a chef: "The proof is in the pudding." You've probably heard this one as well.
This has been my personal belief for years. I thought I was the only one who thought this way.
Well then I hope I'll be the first to exclaim...
BELGIAN WAFFLES!!!
(even though I seem to remember having this stance pretty much all along...)
Lucas doesn't have a chance to sue. Steve Jobs shoots first!
The behavior of the software, according to current patent law, can be considered to constitute a device. This may include behavior pertaining not to its implementation, but to its interface.
This probably wouldn't help in the slightest. Any freeware implementation of a standard has to adhere to a certain level of compatibility, which necessarily includes stuff covered by patents because the standard designers need to hold onto the ability to sue people over it later, regardless of how they reimplement it.
Even a "patent-free" standard is very likely to fall under accidental patent restrictions. And when (not if) it's found that it does, you can't just license a percentage of 0 profit, either; the patent holder will want to recover lost profit, and if that doesn't come out of the price that users pay, it will come out of the developers' wallets.
Ironic how the human instinct to stick to what we're familiar with impedes us even in supposedly objective fields of science and research. I wonder if this gentle nudge will succeed in returning us to a path of progress.
Allow me to speak for everyone:
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo
Ugh. Of course MS won't get coverage if it doesn't do anything actually newsworthy -- but if it does, it will. Note how long it's been since XP came out (the service packs in fact get -much- more coverage than the free updates to OS X) and how much buzz there's been recently over Vista.
Also behold E3, one of MS' few opportunities to introduce cool new hardware like Apple does every five minutes.
how the hell did this get modded informative? :\ I was kidding around, there is actually no such thing as talk-like-a-ninja day.
It's just that the pirates do have such a day, and we ninjas are jealous..... that, and it would be awesome if there was a day when everybody would just shut the hell up. *evil grin*
Ha. You speak as if (a) your tax dollars have a chance of actually getting used for something non-frivolous in the modern day and (b) this would be paid for by your actual tax dollars (which it wouldn't; the govt. would just borrow money from some other country and charge you with the interest).