Isn't that inherent to the demand? A real demand has a method to manifest the supply. It's like a simple energy exchange (no loss or gain). That is, if you have a *real need, you will spend your money, hence manifestint a supply.
And you don't have to have another layer in front of the apps to concieve such interoprability. You just need to follow standards. Preferably ones that make sense. There are many techniques, and a virtual environment is just one of them.
I know, but that is the kicker of what I'm saying. The common user doesn't use a computer as much as they use the "desktop". The desktop, in this case is just an abstract idea, it's not real. It's quite posible to give the user a "desktop" under linux. I've done it. Believe it or not, mom & dad have noticed very little difference.
That said, linux distributions should NOT be obtained by those kinds of users. Because, a computer is *not* a desktop, it's a mesh of circuitry. And a distribution covers all aspects of this circuitry to facilitate you a fake desktop. This is much easier said than done, especially in a diverse hardware/social environment where the system lives. These users need a system that's already setup, which doesn't exist anywhere except for Macs (or at least, they come the closest).
Windows, while it'll "drive" anything, it lacks the breaks, the seatbelt, and the steering wheel. Don't mean to troll, but while we're on the subject, it does contain the easiest to use installation wizard (maybe I lack experience with those). But that's not a setup, that's an install, with probably minimal configuration. Most of the users still end up avoiding necessary setup. So that's why I don't think windows achieves this goal either.
I'm pretty sure that if tools like "grope", "pully", "xtract", and "gunit" existed, they would be so COMMON (as most of these types of tools are) then anyone with ANY unix experience would chuckle quietly at the notion that there's actually something "wrong" with the way they're named.
It's a computer, it knows 1 and 0. what names you give to them are entirely up to you. THESE particular names you're strugling with, are there for historical reasons. Since they STILL do the SAME job, there is NO incentive to change them, and confuse a lot of people that know what they do.
Because computers carry with them a hype. Every one must have one. The problem is that very few people know what computers are actually for, letalone know how to use them. They don't see the layers, the simplicity, or the complexity. They see a "Desktop", and that's as far as they're willing to be abstract about it.
As a consequence, these people are being raped, left and right from their money, and don't know any better.
M$ and GPL.... I can see it now. No really... I can. Stop laughing at me.
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I guess the answers to your questions are within your questions: Am I the only one that believes that nature will find a way to fight back at some point no matter what when things are out of balance as they are now?
This will definately prevent trillions.
But... I don't necesarily that I need a good pandemic right very this second. I don't really hold on to life desprately, but I'm not all for death either. So here we are.
I wonder how to communicate the short burst of laugher I experienced once I read your sig. "bahahaha" seems to convay sarcasm, but I assure you, there is none.
Simple fact of the matter is that violence is part of human existence. Seeing it in games is just a reflection of the fact. To say that now games are used to train people to pull the trigger with more ease, undermines the entire situation that these people are in. For one, the influence is not the game itself. The game is nothing but a method. With it, or without, the influence of other people doesn't all of a sudden disappear.
Another point that seems to be completely overlooked is that violent images have been recorded throughout history. Most of which can be see in one museum or another. As a matter of fact, these are records of actual events where violence was not only thought of, it was executed. What would that say about people who devote entire lifetimes to study such imagery? By the current trend in thinking, one could even propose that these people are all ill due to their interests.
Games, like anything else that starts out as a vision, more closely resemble different types of arts and literature. They are there because someone conceived an alternate reality that you can be a part of for a while. If this reality can influence you to do something violent in the real world, I don't think the game can be the cause. More than likely there already was a tendency for violence to begin with. And even more likely it is influenced by something more immediate. Usually, signs for violence exist for quite a while before any act is committed.
The worst consequence of this is that I have to deal with people that make choices for me. Not that they're bad people or anything, but that's not acceptable. As a person, I wish to maintain a sense that others can trust me, and rely on me. While this doesn't really sound like a big deal, if social structures move to a model that does not trust the people, I doubt anyone will really benefit in the long run.
People can't continue to deny that violence is a part of life. Every time they do, it bites them in the ass. They act all surprised, panic, put a band-aid on and forget something happened. Thats just not good philosophy.
Communism has never been properly implemented anywhere. Such a system would require us to be at a level where we won't squable over things because we can always get our share at our desire. When reality is like this, the system makes sense. Unfortunately, this is not reality. Some people have things, some people don't. Enfocing, which is what has so far been attempted, such a system on people relatively have nothing is strictly impossible because as these people vastly outnumber those who wish to enforce. Historically, every place has had its share of civil wars and revolutions.
There's actually nothing wrong with the idea of communism, it's just never practiced. The basic idea relies on the supposed fact that anything can be given with negligable cost. This altimately should encourage trade to the extent where the gain exponentially greater then the loss, leading to a financial paradise... of sorts. Another assumption is that with enough patientce, this is possible.
Logically, I see no reason why this wouldn't be possible. The amount of energy we intake is practically negligable. The number of countries where this is happening is growing. So I will argue that we have the energy to put some work into it. This is where patience will become critical, as it would be silly to expect immediate gain.
I can see why this would be a great challenge too, as things stand, within the current global climate this could mean the sacrifice of an entire generation, if not two. Mentally, or physically, it will be most hard at the beggining.
Don't take my word on it though, just random thoughts on various things.
But it's a competition of projects, not whole OS's. If anything, this will end up being something of a pick your style competition. Any feature can be adapted to any *nix system. I doubt that useless features will survive the ultimate time test, so they'll all be useful too. Oh I can see it now, it all is so perfectly useful:).
"...but pretty soon Solais 10 is going to be a big competitor to Linux on laptops, especially the 64-bit AMD ones."
Ever concieved that maybe Solaris 10 and the Hundreds variation builts on Linux may coexist simply because each has it's own features to offer? If it's a competition, then it's a competition of tools, which happen to be different tools. I don't see a future for this so called "competition".
Sorry man, but to say that men and women are inheritingly differ in ability is slightly short sighted. No one knows this, and no one can prove it. Even if you look at brain structure, you're still faced with the fact that no one know how the brain works. Yes, you can scan it to see activity, but then you're stuck with explaining what you saw. So far, there is no explanation.
Rather than bash your logic though, concider a person's mind, any mind, a general mind without gender. Now customize it to a lifetime of experiences. Each person will have their own. People will experience life as males, females, and anything inbetween. Those experiences, however are not entierly up to the person. Other people will see you as male, female, or whatever too. Hence you're constantly exposed to a bias.
Now, if we step back into the debate at hand, there is no doubt that IT folk are mostly male. It is basically percieved as a group to an outsider. If you happen to be a male, it is expected to be ok to chose a path in IT. If you're a female, and you look at this group, a gut feeling may direct you away from such a setting. This group is different from anything previously encountered (true for any single sex dominated proffession).
Lastly, and most sadly, many of the people that are in IT shouldn't be there. Yes, this is a bias, but from my experiences as a student, people strugle with abstraction. I suppose that there are only few people who are made for the job. The current social structure creates a bias. And people are predisposed to make these judgments based on that bias. It really doesn't matter if you're male or female (and no, it's not that black and white), it's the analitical skills involved that are needed. Most people simply don't have them. Women, sadly, are just overlooked.
heh... I had a feeling that would come back to haunt me. Sadly that feeling appeared after I submitted. Thanks for the hint, but I'm not taking your advice. I'm just not gonna try to buy it, is all.
Hehe... I'll consider MacOS X when it runs on x86. Nothing personal, but if I'm going to buy hardware, it's gonna be peace by peace. So it's not really a question of which is stronger... as soon after the fact, the question is not at all concidered. I'll still hate windows tho, all the way till they're forced to Open Source it.
Which would result in the bits to be played, which are not identifyable as anything else but bits to be played because that's what those bits are for. Hehehe.
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Appearantly this guy's fallen to the same noob perception, and associated the word "free" with the word "cost" augh.
Isn't that inherent to the demand? A real demand has a method to manifest the supply. It's like a simple energy exchange (no loss or gain). That is, if you have a *real need, you will spend your money, hence manifestint a supply.
Propane system
Funny they should light a match and cause a chemical reaction to produce fire, and avoid another chemical reaction that moves electrons around.
A little off topic... but I just can't bend my mind around it.
Usually, if there's a demand, a supply manifests itself. it's automagic, really.
And you don't have to have another layer in front of the apps to concieve such interoprability. You just need to follow standards. Preferably ones that make sense. There are many techniques, and a virtual environment is just one of them.
I don't know why... but I had to.
main() has a type!
lol
I don't really use wizards these days, so I'm not very familiar with the current bleeding-edge.
That said, linux distributions should NOT be obtained by those kinds of users. Because, a computer is *not* a desktop, it's a mesh of circuitry. And a distribution covers all aspects of this circuitry to facilitate you a fake desktop. This is much easier said than done, especially in a diverse hardware/social environment where the system lives. These users need a system that's already setup, which doesn't exist anywhere except for Macs (or at least, they come the closest).
Windows, while it'll "drive" anything, it lacks the breaks, the seatbelt, and the steering wheel. Don't mean to troll, but while we're on the subject, it does contain the easiest to use installation wizard (maybe I lack experience with those). But that's not a setup, that's an install, with probably minimal configuration. Most of the users still end up avoiding necessary setup. So that's why I don't think windows achieves this goal either.
It's a computer, it knows 1 and 0. what names you give to them are entirely up to you. THESE particular names you're strugling with, are there for historical reasons. Since they STILL do the SAME job, there is NO incentive to change them, and confuse a lot of people that know what they do.
As a consequence, these people are being raped, left and right from their money, and don't know any better.
M$ and GPL.... I can see it now. No really... I can. Stop laughing at me.
This will definately prevent trillions.
But... I don't necesarily that I need a good pandemic right very this second. I don't really hold on to life desprately, but I'm not all for death either. So here we are.
I wonder how to communicate the short burst of laugher I experienced once I read your sig. "bahahaha" seems to convay sarcasm, but I assure you, there is none.
The best part of that entire explanation was that rape, when it happens, is about power, not sex.
Another point that seems to be completely overlooked is that violent images have been recorded throughout history. Most of which can be see in one museum or another. As a matter of fact, these are records of actual events where violence was not only thought of, it was executed. What would that say about people who devote entire lifetimes to study such imagery? By the current trend in thinking, one could even propose that these people are all ill due to their interests.
Games, like anything else that starts out as a vision, more closely resemble different types of arts and literature. They are there because someone conceived an alternate reality that you can be a part of for a while. If this reality can influence you to do something violent in the real world, I don't think the game can be the cause. More than likely there already was a tendency for violence to begin with. And even more likely it is influenced by something more immediate. Usually, signs for violence exist for quite a while before any act is committed.
The worst consequence of this is that I have to deal with people that make choices for me. Not that they're bad people or anything, but that's not acceptable. As a person, I wish to maintain a sense that others can trust me, and rely on me. While this doesn't really sound like a big deal, if social structures move to a model that does not trust the people, I doubt anyone will really benefit in the long run.
People can't continue to deny that violence is a part of life. Every time they do, it bites them in the ass. They act all surprised, panic, put a band-aid on and forget something happened. Thats just not good philosophy.
There's actually nothing wrong with the idea of communism, it's just never practiced. The basic idea relies on the supposed fact that anything can be given with negligable cost. This altimately should encourage trade to the extent where the gain exponentially greater then the loss, leading to a financial paradise... of sorts. Another assumption is that with enough patientce, this is possible.
Logically, I see no reason why this wouldn't be possible. The amount of energy we intake is practically negligable. The number of countries where this is happening is growing. So I will argue that we have the energy to put some work into it. This is where patience will become critical, as it would be silly to expect immediate gain.
I can see why this would be a great challenge too, as things stand, within the current global climate this could mean the sacrifice of an entire generation, if not two. Mentally, or physically, it will be most hard at the beggining.
Don't take my word on it though, just random thoughts on various things.
But it's a competition of projects, not whole OS's. If anything, this will end up being something of a pick your style competition. Any feature can be adapted to any *nix system. I doubt that useless features will survive the ultimate time test, so they'll all be useful too. Oh I can see it now, it all is so perfectly useful :).
Ever concieved that maybe Solaris 10 and the Hundreds variation builts on Linux may coexist simply because each has it's own features to offer? If it's a competition, then it's a competition of tools, which happen to be different tools. I don't see a future for this so called "competition".
Rather than bash your logic though, concider a person's mind, any mind, a general mind without gender. Now customize it to a lifetime of experiences. Each person will have their own. People will experience life as males, females, and anything inbetween. Those experiences, however are not entierly up to the person. Other people will see you as male, female, or whatever too. Hence you're constantly exposed to a bias.
Now, if we step back into the debate at hand, there is no doubt that IT folk are mostly male. It is basically percieved as a group to an outsider. If you happen to be a male, it is expected to be ok to chose a path in IT. If you're a female, and you look at this group, a gut feeling may direct you away from such a setting. This group is different from anything previously encountered (true for any single sex dominated proffession).
Lastly, and most sadly, many of the people that are in IT shouldn't be there. Yes, this is a bias, but from my experiences as a student, people strugle with abstraction. I suppose that there are only few people who are made for the job. The current social structure creates a bias. And people are predisposed to make these judgments based on that bias. It really doesn't matter if you're male or female (and no, it's not that black and white), it's the analitical skills involved that are needed. Most people simply don't have them. Women, sadly, are just overlooked.
heh... I had a feeling that would come back to haunt me. Sadly that feeling appeared after I submitted. Thanks for the hint, but I'm not taking your advice. I'm just not gonna try to buy it, is all.
tru dat!
Hehe... I'll consider MacOS X when it runs on x86. Nothing personal, but if I'm going to buy hardware, it's gonna be peace by peace. So it's not really a question of which is stronger... as soon after the fact, the question is not at all concidered. I'll still hate windows tho, all the way till they're forced to Open Source it.
Which would result in the bits to be played, which are not identifyable as anything else but bits to be played because that's what those bits are for. Hehehe.