Sometimes I just code for fun, to see if something can be done. No one is saying you have to devote every hour of your offtime to OSS, just do it whenever you can. If everyone does just a little bit at a time, everything will become better. Also, don't feel guilty about not contributing if you can't, for whatever reason. I am somewhat of an amateur when it comes to programming, so I can't contribute to a lot of things. But I still use lots of OSS. As Marx said, "From each according to ability to each according to need".
If these evil things come to pass, I'm gonna build a shack in Western Canada, with a hi-speed (satilite?) internet connection, and buy myself a nice collection of guns. Anyone who tells me I shouldn't do whatever I'm doing gets a slug through the forehead (I'll make Orrin feel special: I'll hit him in the nuts with a sledgehammer first).
Gentoo always tests out kernels before marking them as stable, and always releases their own patches to improve performance and stability. What's different now?
That is the one disadvantage, but there is always a chance of an open WiFi router nearby. Try to keep network requirements at a minimum, so you only have to use IE when it's desperately necessary.
Knoppix is doomed to get you in trouble I've found, and accepting defeat is never an option. Use a laptop with a linux install, and all will be good.
Oh, as to why they're doing this: they are technophobic idiots. This applies to a lot of the world, and the situation isn't getting better.
And there already was something like this in Canada. I could have got it starting at fourteen, and been flying by myself by now. I chose to wait until next summer, when I'll be 16, to start on the actual private pilots license. Why, you ask? Because I'll invariably want to move up to the next level (I'm even considering an aviaton career). Flying is so fun that this is like the free sample of crack given by a drug dealer.
because God forbid we would actually have to use regular paper, and perhaps hole punch it and put it in a binder! I would say this were a real advancement if it were smaller, and sold for under $1000. As an amateur author, it would be useful and professional looking. That being said, what makes paperback any better than regular paper coming out of a regular laser printer? I buy high-quality paper, usually twice as good as the average paperback, and I don't have a problem with it.
It is already possible to create a LiveCD, a la knoppix, that will boot and open a game. There are several HOWTOs on the internet for it. Combine this with a S-Video-Out Graphics Card, and instant "console" computer. Or you could get an LCD TV that supports VGA/DVI and television...
This proves that every networked computer device can be infected with a virus. This makes it stupid and illogical to assume that there will be no security holes on any given OS. What matters is how severe those security holes are, and how quickly they are patched. It is in that area that linux is firmly ahead of Microsoft (and perhaps OS X, I'm not sure).
There should be some way that the "guts" of the application can be completely disconnected from the user interface. Some designer type person should then design one/multiple UIs that can be connected back to the "guts". Programmers don't write good GUIs (trust me, I'm a programmer; everything just ends up falling randomly onto the screen). Designers don't create good GUIs because it is prohibitively hard to then connect those GUIs to the application behind it. If the connection between these two could be made simpler, it would be a boon for usability.
I have an LCD TV that functions as a monitor for my linux box (which will soon play Neverwinter Nights, Doom 3, and UT2004) and a TV. In front of it, I have a piece of a sectional couch. The sofa piece is wide, so it can easily accomodate my laser mouse on the side. Combined with a keyboard on my lap, it is perfect for anything. And, sitting in the same place, I can switch easily to playing on my XBOX or PS2. All without this expensive contraption, who would have guessed...
One couldn't argue that the maps in Civ II (the only Civ I have experience with) were connected to any sort of possible reality. There were jungles, deserts, tundra, etc, all kind of mashed together. That being said, it's still an entertaining game. With cheats, I've been able to get into space in 1600. Oddly, that is no less satisfying than playing it the way it's meant to be played, because the map/diplomacy, is alway different.
A nice, usable, set of GUI guidelines for OSS would be positive for the adoption of linux by the wider community. But that doesn't mean it's necessary. Sometimes I think OSS developers/users/zealots forget that it doesn't matter how many people turn away from closed-source software, it is the fact that some people get a benefit from it. I think that the best solution, at least from my point of view, would be to create a standard framework for coding applications, that would then allow all users to use a drag-and-drop interface to connect to the various features of the application. Sure a default layout would be provided, but all elements could be easily moved around and connected/disconnected from the backend without ever seeing the code. This might be too much to ask for at the moment, but I think it would be a step in the right direction.
Randomness is great for games like FPSs, RTSs, and other games where things can soon get repetetive. That being said, I think if a whole bunch of games start coming out with "Random" modes, it will be the plot and story that suffer. For example, I can reply Final Fantasy 7 without getting tired of it. The story is so engaging that it gets me every time. For games like racing, though, where there isn't anything in the way of plot, randomness is an excellent feature. I think both avenues need to be explored.
School librarians are the worst. We have one that thinks he knows EVERYTHING about technology, but of course he doesn't. It's a month without computers if he sees you using the command prompt (even if it's a console-based program, as far as I know). I was lucky enough to not get caught, because I used PuTTY (which I'm sure would have gotten his panties in a bunch) and pstfp (which runs from a console).
The best Final Fantasy IMO was Final Fantasy VII. My ultimate dream is for them to redo the game for the PS3, taking advantage of full 3D environments and better rendering. In terms of gameplay mechanics and storyline, it can't be beat (FF8 came close, but failed).
Once me and a few friends at school stumbled upon this. My friend did "net send * hi you are gay. have a nice day". After a few minute, heard the tech yell across the library "Blair!!!!!". And that's the story of why the command prompt is now forbidden.
I am a happy XBOX and PS2 owner, with preference to XBOX at the moment. I will not, however, be buying an XBOX 2. Why? My computer only has so many inputs (two). Therefore, I will plug my PS3 into the slot currently occupied by the PS2, and be able to play all of my PS1/2 games. The same isn't possible with the XBOX. Also, one of the things that gave the XBOX an advantage in my mind is their use of a harddrive. I loved not having to fuck around with memory cards. Hey, I started with PS1, I have no trouble moving to Sony.
My laptop only has 32MB of RAM. From what I've tested the compiler with (helloworld), even a stage 2 install would border on a week (just emerge system) if not longer. I have debian installed on it at the moment. I don't really care about it too much, because I will hopefully be getting a (non-Mac) laptop this fall.
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Sometimes I just code for fun, to see if something can be done. No one is saying you have to devote every hour of your offtime to OSS, just do it whenever you can. If everyone does just a little bit at a time, everything will become better. Also, don't feel guilty about not contributing if you can't, for whatever reason. I am somewhat of an amateur when it comes to programming, so I can't contribute to a lot of things. But I still use lots of OSS. As Marx said, "From each according to ability to each according to need".
If these evil things come to pass, I'm gonna build a shack in Western Canada, with a hi-speed (satilite?) internet connection, and buy myself a nice collection of guns. Anyone who tells me I shouldn't do whatever I'm doing gets a slug through the forehead (I'll make Orrin feel special: I'll hit him in the nuts with a sledgehammer first).
I switched a while back on gentoo, and nope, none at all. The same conf file can be kept, and it is invisible to the user. It should work fine.
It seems so useless, but yet I am compelled to get one. Such is the /. way
Gentoo always tests out kernels before marking them as stable, and always releases their own patches to improve performance and stability. What's different now?
That is the one disadvantage, but there is always a chance of an open WiFi router nearby. Try to keep network requirements at a minimum, so you only have to use IE when it's desperately necessary.
Your missing the fact that floppies can be corrupted with and kind of magnet or (I'm not sure on this one) too much static charge.
Knoppix is doomed to get you in trouble I've found, and accepting defeat is never an option. Use a laptop with a linux install, and all will be good. Oh, as to why they're doing this: they are technophobic idiots. This applies to a lot of the world, and the situation isn't getting better.
And there already was something like this in Canada. I could have got it starting at fourteen, and been flying by myself by now. I chose to wait until next summer, when I'll be 16, to start on the actual private pilots license. Why, you ask? Because I'll invariably want to move up to the next level (I'm even considering an aviaton career). Flying is so fun that this is like the free sample of crack given by a drug dealer.
because God forbid we would actually have to use regular paper, and perhaps hole punch it and put it in a binder! I would say this were a real advancement if it were smaller, and sold for under $1000. As an amateur author, it would be useful and professional looking. That being said, what makes paperback any better than regular paper coming out of a regular laser printer? I buy high-quality paper, usually twice as good as the average paperback, and I don't have a problem with it.
It is already possible to create a LiveCD, a la knoppix, that will boot and open a game. There are several HOWTOs on the internet for it. Combine this with a S-Video-Out Graphics Card, and instant "console" computer. Or you could get an LCD TV that supports VGA/DVI and television...
This proves that every networked computer device can be infected with a virus. This makes it stupid and illogical to assume that there will be no security holes on any given OS. What matters is how severe those security holes are, and how quickly they are patched. It is in that area that linux is firmly ahead of Microsoft (and perhaps OS X, I'm not sure).
There should be some way that the "guts" of the application can be completely disconnected from the user interface. Some designer type person should then design one/multiple UIs that can be connected back to the "guts". Programmers don't write good GUIs (trust me, I'm a programmer; everything just ends up falling randomly onto the screen). Designers don't create good GUIs because it is prohibitively hard to then connect those GUIs to the application behind it. If the connection between these two could be made simpler, it would be a boon for usability.
I have an LCD TV that functions as a monitor for my linux box (which will soon play Neverwinter Nights, Doom 3, and UT2004) and a TV. In front of it, I have a piece of a sectional couch. The sofa piece is wide, so it can easily accomodate my laser mouse on the side. Combined with a keyboard on my lap, it is perfect for anything. And, sitting in the same place, I can switch easily to playing on my XBOX or PS2. All without this expensive contraption, who would have guessed...
One couldn't argue that the maps in Civ II (the only Civ I have experience with) were connected to any sort of possible reality. There were jungles, deserts, tundra, etc, all kind of mashed together. That being said, it's still an entertaining game. With cheats, I've been able to get into space in 1600. Oddly, that is no less satisfying than playing it the way it's meant to be played, because the map/diplomacy, is alway different.
A nice, usable, set of GUI guidelines for OSS would be positive for the adoption of linux by the wider community. But that doesn't mean it's necessary. Sometimes I think OSS developers/users/zealots forget that it doesn't matter how many people turn away from closed-source software, it is the fact that some people get a benefit from it. I think that the best solution, at least from my point of view, would be to create a standard framework for coding applications, that would then allow all users to use a drag-and-drop interface to connect to the various features of the application. Sure a default layout would be provided, but all elements could be easily moved around and connected/disconnected from the backend without ever seeing the code. This might be too much to ask for at the moment, but I think it would be a step in the right direction.
Randomness is great for games like FPSs, RTSs, and other games where things can soon get repetetive. That being said, I think if a whole bunch of games start coming out with "Random" modes, it will be the plot and story that suffer. For example, I can reply Final Fantasy 7 without getting tired of it. The story is so engaging that it gets me every time. For games like racing, though, where there isn't anything in the way of plot, randomness is an excellent feature. I think both avenues need to be explored.
C'mon, it's rude to compare anyone (even Satan) to Orrin Hatch :)
School librarians are the worst. We have one that thinks he knows EVERYTHING about technology, but of course he doesn't. It's a month without computers if he sees you using the command prompt (even if it's a console-based program, as far as I know). I was lucky enough to not get caught, because I used PuTTY (which I'm sure would have gotten his panties in a bunch) and pstfp (which runs from a console).
I live in Canada! Yipee, none of this RIAA bullshit. I firmly think we should enact a law that would allow the police to shoot Orrin Hatch on sight.
The best Final Fantasy IMO was Final Fantasy VII. My ultimate dream is for them to redo the game for the PS3, taking advantage of full 3D environments and better rendering. In terms of gameplay mechanics and storyline, it can't be beat (FF8 came close, but failed).
Once me and a few friends at school stumbled upon this. My friend did "net send * hi you are gay. have a nice day". After a few minute, heard the tech yell across the library "Blair!!!!!". And that's the story of why the command prompt is now forbidden.
Really? Why? That's disappointing.... I only play one PS1 game anyway, but it's my favorite (Final Fantasy VII).
I am a happy XBOX and PS2 owner, with preference to XBOX at the moment. I will not, however, be buying an XBOX 2. Why? My computer only has so many inputs (two). Therefore, I will plug my PS3 into the slot currently occupied by the PS2, and be able to play all of my PS1/2 games. The same isn't possible with the XBOX. Also, one of the things that gave the XBOX an advantage in my mind is their use of a harddrive. I loved not having to fuck around with memory cards. Hey, I started with PS1, I have no trouble moving to Sony.
My laptop only has 32MB of RAM. From what I've tested the compiler with (helloworld), even a stage 2 install would border on a week (just emerge system) if not longer. I have debian installed on it at the moment. I don't really care about it too much, because I will hopefully be getting a (non-Mac) laptop this fall.