$5000 is considerably more expensive than $0, the cost of using GUI libraries for Mac or Windows. In fact, infinitely so. It just seems ironic that a free GUI is the most expensive to use by far.
While the benefits of an interpreted language might outweight the speed penalty on any half-modern PC, it is potentially a different story on an embedded platform.
Whether or not companies should be allowed to do business in oppressive countries is debatable. But to say that businesses should be allowed to actively participate in said oppression is ludicrous.
I have to admit, I don't have the guts to admire beheading people for their religious beliefs. Maybe I'm just a spineless, moralistic, Eurocentric pig. Or maybe I'm a human being and I believe that all humans, everywhere deserve to be according basic rights, and that governments can only be legitimate insofar as they protect those rights. Installing the Shah was wrong, and it had nothing to do with the rights of the Iranian people. That doesn't make their current theocracy any more justified. People of character will speak out against human rights violations everywhere, both in their own countries and in other countries.
That is not an example of a bad article at all. It is not a GNAA troll, but rather a descriptive an informative article on what the GNAA is. Wikipedia has many faults, but that fact that it covers topics that other encyclopedias don't is one of its strengths. If you are doing serious work, Wikipedia is not the place to go, but neither is Britannica.
To be fair, only a quite limited set of 7- and 8-piece endgames have complete tablebases, but I'm fairly certain that all 6-piece tablebases have been completed.
Currently computers have analyzed chess completely where only eight pieces remain on the board. While not every move is reasonable, chess is nowhere near being completely solved. How could a comptuer even store the solution to chess, when there are more possible positions than atoms in the universe? While the time is coming soon when computers will be categorically better than humans at chess, it has not yet happened. The matches of Deep Fritz vs. Kramnik and Deep Junior vs. Kasparov both demonstrated that humans understand chess better, but are more easily fatigued and psychologically vulnerable than computers. After all, consider that a computer has to analyze tens of millions of more moves than a human to get comparable results.
Actually, the didn't use MIDI--they used 2a03 sound chip in the NES. There are still nerds making 2a03 music, with many actually writing it in assembly.
What things would be like the RIAA had offered any sort of legal downloading before Napster came along. Granted, there would still be massive piracy, and there always will be. But there's no reason that legal downloads couldn't have been the majority from the start. The RIAA is gigantic and virtually invincible, true, but so were the dinosaurs.
I mean that you are morally obligated, not that you should be forced to. Freedom lets people make good choices or bad choices, including condemning it. Speaking out in favor of liberty is an ought in the same sense as helping others--you shouldn't be forced to do it, but you should do it of your own free will anyway.
You are assuming some sort of global constitution which simply does not exist.
Like this? Even if you think the UN is stupid, human rights are not an "American" thing, they are a human thing. America doesn't define my rights, China doesn't define my rights, and you don't define my rights. People have the right, and the obligation, to speak out in favor of liberty everywhere.
To be fair, Mac OS X 10.1 was not finished. It lacked necessary features and stability. However, 10.2 and all subsequent versions have been.
I think a similar analogy would be Windows 98. It was released in a rough enough form that a second edition was necessary. I think it would be fair to call the original edition "not finished" also.
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$5000 is considerably more expensive than $0, the cost of using GUI libraries for Mac or Windows. In fact, infinitely so. It just seems ironic that a free GUI is the most expensive to use by far.
While the benefits of an interpreted language might outweight the speed penalty on any half-modern PC, it is potentially a different story on an embedded platform.
It's really great to read about what Cringely has to say. But I think I also need to know what Dvorak thinks about this.
Whether or not companies should be allowed to do business in oppressive countries is debatable. But to say that businesses should be allowed to actively participate in said oppression is ludicrous.
I have to admit, I don't have the guts to admire beheading people for their religious beliefs. Maybe I'm just a spineless, moralistic, Eurocentric pig. Or maybe I'm a human being and I believe that all humans, everywhere deserve to be according basic rights, and that governments can only be legitimate insofar as they protect those rights. Installing the Shah was wrong, and it had nothing to do with the rights of the Iranian people. That doesn't make their current theocracy any more justified. People of character will speak out against human rights violations everywhere, both in their own countries and in other countries.
Fortunately it seems that the internets have not forgotten Poland.
It's great that they are setting up in Korea, but I just hope that they don't forget Poland.
That is not an example of a bad article at all. It is not a GNAA troll, but rather a descriptive an informative article on what the GNAA is. Wikipedia has many faults, but that fact that it covers topics that other encyclopedias don't is one of its strengths. If you are doing serious work, Wikipedia is not the place to go, but neither is Britannica.
Yes, Macs can play games, like Breakout, and Super Breakout.
I'd rather my computer not be a tool for virus writers.
If the menu changes, maybe with the extra space there will be enough room to fit the entire "Shut Do..." item.
To be fair, only a quite limited set of 7- and 8-piece endgames have complete tablebases, but I'm fairly certain that all 6-piece tablebases have been completed.
Currently computers have analyzed chess completely where only eight pieces remain on the board. While not every move is reasonable, chess is nowhere near being completely solved. How could a comptuer even store the solution to chess, when there are more possible positions than atoms in the universe? While the time is coming soon when computers will be categorically better than humans at chess, it has not yet happened. The matches of Deep Fritz vs. Kramnik and Deep Junior vs. Kasparov both demonstrated that humans understand chess better, but are more easily fatigued and psychologically vulnerable than computers. After all, consider that a computer has to analyze tens of millions of more moves than a human to get comparable results.
If Apple did this, there is a chance that Microsoft would stop making MS Office for OS X, and for many users this would make OS X no longer an option.
I think that this is kind of implied by the fact that you post on /.
Actually, the didn't use MIDI--they used 2a03 sound chip in the NES. There are still nerds making 2a03 music, with many actually writing it in assembly.
What things would be like the RIAA had offered any sort of legal downloading before Napster came along. Granted, there would still be massive piracy, and there always will be. But there's no reason that legal downloads couldn't have been the majority from the start. The RIAA is gigantic and virtually invincible, true, but so were the dinosaurs.
I think Microsoft has enough experience now to start banning modded Xbox 360's from Live right from the start.
Engelbart actually patented the mouse in 1970. Never made any money off of it.
I mean that you are morally obligated, not that you should be forced to. Freedom lets people make good choices or bad choices, including condemning it. Speaking out in favor of liberty is an ought in the same sense as helping others--you shouldn't be forced to do it, but you should do it of your own free will anyway.
Like this? Even if you think the UN is stupid, human rights are not an "American" thing, they are a human thing. America doesn't define my rights, China doesn't define my rights, and you don't define my rights. People have the right, and the obligation, to speak out in favor of liberty everywhere.
I think a similar analogy would be Windows 98. It was released in a rough enough form that a second edition was necessary. I think it would be fair to call the original edition "not finished" also.
Actually, Halo was originally developed as a third-person shooter. And I love GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Halo, and Halo 2 for the record.