This seems to always happen on any forum, netgroup, maillist or whatever. Someone pops up who doesn't like other people's grammar and decides to provide an inpromptu grammar or spelling lesson. Who the hell cares? While grammar is important in formal documents, publications and formal situations (interviews or negotiations), I for one do not think it matter much on the net. As long as your point comes across, that is what matters. Only trolls care how it is spelled. But then again I am NOT a grammar Nazi.
I'm exhausted by correcting this paragraph. You suck.
No, what I'm saying is that the U.N. docs, while not representative of common language usage in all cases, are in fact translated to different languages BY HUMANS, not a word-for-word type of translation. Patterns that appear in corresponding translations will be recorded and used to infer what the translation should be for the new translation. It's a fabulous idea. Will it work? Dunno.
Actually, that's the point: it won't take long (theoretically). They just need to write a set of rule with which the translationn programs learns the rules of translation and grammar by matching up the corresponding translations of all of the 200 billion words worth of material in the U.N. vaults. Viola!
Well, I think I mentioned what they had delivered on. Gmail and Google Maps are groundbreaking in the sense of being some of the richest client-side applications the web has seen as of yet. Gmail is a joy to use, well organized and hassle-free (IMO). I haven't seen the Usenet/fron end thingamabob you mention, though. Google Maps offer many advanced features. My favorite is "bicycle shops near 121 Main street, Podunkville, VA". Brings up all the bike shops in close proximity to the address, with their phone #'s, etc. Like the yellow pages on steroids.
I'm bilingual as well (Egnlish/Spanish), and I certainly enjoy being able to speak both. However, bemoaning the potential consolidation of languages is a bit of a useless battle, as the internet has already dug the grave for wide variety of colorful sayings and phrases in languages all over the world. This is the way the evolution of language has always happened, it's just happening more quickly in the information age. As one brand of "linguistic hilarity" dies, the nature of human beings will only birth another to take its place.
Oh, come on! It's because in the past, most of what Google has undertaken has been enormously successful and useful. Yeah, they hire alot of smart people and have lots of money. Gmail (IMO) is the golden standard of free webmail. Google Maps (IMO) is the best map system out there. They also are responsable for Adsense, Adwords and I think they even have a search engine that gets a good amount of hits per diem. Maybe there is a reason to think this translation thingamabob will be good!
In agreement...the success or failure of a game is determined by whether or not you have fun playing it, not by how realistic it is. Or else the majority of games would be about sitting on the coach.
Right. The universal "Good Game" (not just a good video game), has nothing to do with how real it is or how real it seems. A game as humans make them up encompasses a subset of what we know or what we can make up, slaps on some rules and puts you in a contrived situation where you try to satisfy the conditions for "winning". The basic fact that is often lost on your "Hollywood" gamers is that the basic experience of playing Half Life 7 1/2 and Tetris is THE SAME.
I think it would be acceptable for MS to do this as well, as long as ALL the included apps could be installed or not based on the choice of the user. MSN Messenger, Media Player, IE, etc. should all be optional.
Yes, but GNOME isn't part of the "Linux OS" either. There is an argument to be made that in fact Linux (as in GNU/Linux) DOES include all of these related tools, as they all use one another to create more advanced applications. They were comparing Windows XP, Suse and Ubuntu. The GIMP is included with 2 of those.:)
About the calculator...mmm...Ok.:)
Hmmm...That's not really my experience. Linux is rather difficult to install (not with Ubuntu), but is easy to use once configured. That said, it is DIFFERENT than Win or Mac, so it'll be challenging to some.
I agree, to a certain extent, but the Cell Processor is going to require some changes to the way programs are written to get the full benefits. It's understandable that they don't want to put numbers out there before there is some software out there to take advantage of it. I would begin to worry if we don't see some numbers in the next...well...before the year is out. Sony's vote of confidence is reassuring, though. They wouldn't ruin the PS3 with a crappy processor would they?
I agree with alot of this. It's possible that the Cell Processor won't give much of a performance boost to the Office apps of today.
But...
The current trend (See Longhorn, OS X and various Linux tools) is too create visual environments that are more and more "real" and three dimensional. In three years, I could see the value of the Cell Processor being to help speed up this new generation of GUIs while still keeping the backends running at incredible speeds.
I get the feeling that computer UIs are getting to the point where another quantum leap like the jump from CLI to GUI is set to occur. The processing power is there. There are oodles of projects exploring new ideas about how to incorporate the use of real three dimensional space into the computing experience. I don't pretend to know what direction this will take or whether or not the Cell Processor is going to succeed (although Sony's vote of confidence is somewhat reassuring), but I feel like the ground is shifting and it's going to be fun to be there to see what happens in the next 5 years or so.
However, the difference is that one is open source, free to resell and modify, while the other is tightly integrated (apparently) into the core of a closed, commercial OS whose goal is world domination and baby murder.
Then, if you could get a dime for each time someone complained about Windows, you'd have some more dimes...
Then, if you could get a dime every time...
Right. I'm an American with a logical mind and I've never understood why people in the U.S. use mm.dd.yyyy...makes no sense. Either yyyy.mm.dd or dd.mm.yyyy, please!
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I agree completely that English is a living language. However, the point remains that some things are correct and others are not. Ummm...right?
No, what I'm saying is that the U.N. docs, while not representative of common language usage in all cases, are in fact translated to different languages BY HUMANS, not a word-for-word type of translation. Patterns that appear in corresponding translations will be recorded and used to infer what the translation should be for the new translation. It's a fabulous idea. Will it work? Dunno.
Viola? That's Spanish for "violate". Viola!
Actually, that's the point: it won't take long (theoretically). They just need to write a set of rule with which the translationn programs learns the rules of translation and grammar by matching up the corresponding translations of all of the 200 billion words worth of material in the U.N. vaults. Viola!
Well, I think I mentioned what they had delivered on. Gmail and Google Maps are groundbreaking in the sense of being some of the richest client-side applications the web has seen as of yet. Gmail is a joy to use, well organized and hassle-free (IMO). I haven't seen the Usenet/fron end thingamabob you mention, though. Google Maps offer many advanced features. My favorite is "bicycle shops near 121 Main street, Podunkville, VA". Brings up all the bike shops in close proximity to the address, with their phone #'s, etc. Like the yellow pages on steroids.
I'm bilingual as well (Egnlish/Spanish), and I certainly enjoy being able to speak both. However, bemoaning the potential consolidation of languages is a bit of a useless battle, as the internet has already dug the grave for wide variety of colorful sayings and phrases in languages all over the world. This is the way the evolution of language has always happened, it's just happening more quickly in the information age. As one brand of "linguistic hilarity" dies, the nature of human beings will only birth another to take its place.
Yes...Google also has a history of fulfilling on its hype, in stark contrast to MS.
Oh, come on! It's because in the past, most of what Google has undertaken has been enormously successful and useful. Yeah, they hire alot of smart people and have lots of money. Gmail (IMO) is the golden standard of free webmail. Google Maps (IMO) is the best map system out there. They also are responsable for Adsense, Adwords and I think they even have a search engine that gets a good amount of hits per diem. Maybe there is a reason to think this translation thingamabob will be good!
In agreement...the success or failure of a game is determined by whether or not you have fun playing it, not by how realistic it is. Or else the majority of games would be about sitting on the coach.
Right. The universal "Good Game" (not just a good video game), has nothing to do with how real it is or how real it seems. A game as humans make them up encompasses a subset of what we know or what we can make up, slaps on some rules and puts you in a contrived situation where you try to satisfy the conditions for "winning". The basic fact that is often lost on your "Hollywood" gamers is that the basic experience of playing Half Life 7 1/2 and Tetris is THE SAME.
I think it would be acceptable for MS to do this as well, as long as ALL the included apps could be installed or not based on the choice of the user. MSN Messenger, Media Player, IE, etc. should all be optional.
Exactly...I mean, look at OS X nowadays. Light years ahead of Win in terms of being complete in and of itself.
Yes, but GNOME isn't part of the "Linux OS" either. There is an argument to be made that in fact Linux (as in GNU/Linux) DOES include all of these related tools, as they all use one another to create more advanced applications. They were comparing Windows XP, Suse and Ubuntu. The GIMP is included with 2 of those. :)
About the calculator...mmm...Ok. :)
Hmmm...That's not really my experience. Linux is rather difficult to install (not with Ubuntu), but is easy to use once configured. That said, it is DIFFERENT than Win or Mac, so it'll be challenging to some.
This isn't going to be for everyone.
I agree, to a certain extent, but the Cell Processor is going to require some changes to the way programs are written to get the full benefits. It's understandable that they don't want to put numbers out there before there is some software out there to take advantage of it. I would begin to worry if we don't see some numbers in the next...well...before the year is out. Sony's vote of confidence is reassuring, though. They wouldn't ruin the PS3 with a crappy processor would they?
I agree with alot of this. It's possible that the Cell Processor won't give much of a performance boost to the Office apps of today.
But...
The current trend (See Longhorn, OS X and various Linux tools) is too create visual environments that are more and more "real" and three dimensional. In three years, I could see the value of the Cell Processor being to help speed up this new generation of GUIs while still keeping the backends running at incredible speeds.
I get the feeling that computer UIs are getting to the point where another quantum leap like the jump from CLI to GUI is set to occur. The processing power is there. There are oodles of projects exploring new ideas about how to incorporate the use of real three dimensional space into the computing experience. I don't pretend to know what direction this will take or whether or not the Cell Processor is going to succeed (although Sony's vote of confidence is somewhat reassuring), but I feel like the ground is shifting and it's going to be fun to be there to see what happens in the next 5 years or so.
Good point: Why can't Cuba and the U.S. get along? They have so much in common!
Or, more incisively, property is a natural construct of man.
I agree 100%. And yet here you are, like the rest of us, keeping up to date on the gossip in the communities we love. Enjoy.
Yeah, but...who cares? I loved the stories as a child, and I turned out fine, you as;eklh;lkh fwe!2';wetjkokp[12'WTEGkrekl;ioh124j! 'wer['lgjk;;u
Ok. And I dislike MS's EULAs, but if I use their software, I'm stuck. If you use GPL tools, you're stuck.
However, the difference is that one is open source, free to resell and modify, while the other is tightly integrated (apparently) into the core of a closed, commercial OS whose goal is world domination and baby murder.
Then, if you could get a dime for each time someone complained about Windows, you'd have some more dimes... Then, if you could get a dime every time...
Right. I'm an American with a logical mind and I've never understood why people in the U.S. use mm.dd.yyyy...makes no sense. Either yyyy.mm.dd or dd.mm.yyyy, please!