This results in a contradictory use of GB for HDDs (1GB = 1 billion bytes) and RAM (1GB = 2^30 bytes). Unless they're going to sell their RAM in GiB units now...
It is even more confusing for flash storage and SDD, where some people will expect capacities to be powers of 2 (because of a simplistic view of these devices), but manufacturers treat them like HDDs (1 GB = 1 billion bytes).
What's made so many people take notice is that blockbuster videogames now take in more cash than blockbuster movies, which was the point of the quote that you argue with.
Somehow I cannot get used to the idea of calling best selling videogames such as "Wii Fit" (20m+ copies, 2b+ revenue) a "blockbuster". Next thing we know, people will be talking about "blockbuster" Barbie doll dresses or blockbuster Lego Kits.
... you look lazy and/or like you have no confidence in your own 2 legs, which can carry you at a much higher maximum speed (than 12.5 mph) if you are an individual of average build/health.
I don't know why they let cops who can't seem to run faster than 12.5 mph out on the streets at all.
It's time for the English citizens to have a civil war.
But this is a civil war already. It was started in 2001 by the groups that were already in power, in order to gain more power and make sure that they'd keep it. It wasn't started by oppressed people, which is why you may have overlooked it.
... and the points he tries to make are pretty thin. Right now, it doesn't take as many humans as he'd like to kill "the Internet" or "the financial system" to which he assigns a high "survival intelligence". It takes a single guy to press a red button (Mr. Obama perhaps), or a deadly virus, or perhaps a comet hitting the earth. Survival is a good metric for survival "prowess" and not every other positive attribute one would wish for, just because survival is a prerequisite for its existence. Survival is also not a good metric for artistic ability, for example.
My impression is that this particular narcissist ape brain got bored of A.I. research and would rather be developing weapons, or reproducing...
... before our childhood memories are destroyed by graphically impressive, but lifeless sequels. There's plenty of not-so-ancient games around that deserve a sequel or two.
I find such claims dubious, then again I don't know whether the pay-to-play games producers include people who take the free 14-day trials in their claimed player numbers...
Well, times change. Those rants used to be against the GPL and we used to slap "use a BSD license and write code for fun" in their faces. They used to complain about the GPL not being enforceable and companies ripping them off, now they think it is and they'd rather not see their code used than someone else getting rich with a company using GPL code.
While I do see a great value in having GPL software available for everyone, the fact that it is actually for the most part used intentionally to prevent businesses from building some (non-GPL'd) products using GPL software, makes me sad because it prevents good quality code from spreading, only to be replaced by (probably) crappy closed source code or (hopefully!) good quality BSD licensed code.
Next time I buy, say, a WLAN router, do I want it to be using good quality code? Hell, yeah. Would I prefer one with GPL'd software if it has a competitive price? Of course. Will I have the choice to buy one? Nope... (right now I use Tomato, which has a slightly confusing license).
... the way it's done in WoW is as close to perfection as it can get. There has to be a trade-off between reducing the boring travel times and making the world feel big enough and the guys at Blizzard have really got it right.
These patents look very much like they would cover MapReduce, the parallel search patent is obviously just a specification of a straightforward parallel search implementation e.g. using PVM (many trivial implementations exist since the 90s).
The USPTO will once again be the laughing stock of the whole IT field if they grant these patents.
Alternatively, is Linux was so easy to code for that porting your software for that 5% of users was only 5% of the software development effort, you'd see companies scrambling to create Linux software.
No, because porting is only one part of the effort required to support Linux. The other is actual tech support, keeping your programmers, sales people and support personnell up-to-date with Linux etc....
Linux is a server OS, only used on the desktop by enthusiasts. Accept it, because the kind of standardized APIs that are needed are not going to happen with the attitudes that this community has.
As a former Linux desktop user (~1996-1999, rarely after that) I can assure you that you are wrong. Most of the issues with desktop usage are still due to crappy support from hardware manufacturers, on the application (programming) level there have been no major issues since 10 years ago or so and even the licensing FUD has been cleared up mostly (with developers being unsure about whether they could even sell software for Linux). Even the terrible state of the sound APIs has not been a major obstacle for many noncommercial projects, besides most applications don't need sound anyway.
All that Linux really needs is a major boost in the number of installations and commercial software developers will follow - natural growth is too slow and the one with the Netbooks was not sufficient / going in the wrong direction (those aren't really "desktops").
We'll see if the continued abuse of the browser as a sluggish "OS" to run daily productivity apps in will get more people to install Linux, the big problem though is still that while it can do many things well, Linux can't do "everything" yet (games, run various popular commercial apps), so it's naturally not seen as a full replacement of the Windows PC we know. Look at OSX, it only lacks games and a non-broken MS Office compared to Windows and even has some real advantages, it still can't get past 10-15% market share. I wonder how much it's losing only because of games, it could be 20%+ (and another 5% because of the single mouse button, eh;-P).
... everyone would scramble to support it. Do you see what the real issue is now? Companies (and individuals) feel it costs them too much for too little profit/reward. That's all there is to it and that's why certain companies should think really hard about why they are in the position to benefit from Free (Beer) Software all the time. It's because someone else put a lot of effort into it despite the lack of profit/reward. Who's evil now, eh?
If you want a better UI toolkit, write one yourself. Otherwise use wx or Qt. But it's OK, everyone knows you're just making lame excuses for not supporting Linux properly despite having enough resources for it easily (even the Mozilla Project can do it and it doesn't earn billions every year).
The EU should force the large PC manufacturers to support multiple OSes, that's all that is needed. Start with drivers, come up with a certificate that is awarded only if the hardware manufacturer publishes an Open Source reference driver for that piece of hardware, then make that certificate a requirement for imports into / sales in the EU.
I really don't see why the browser should be such a priority, it is easier to install Firefox than another OS and Windows is more dominant in the OS market than MSIE in the browser market.
Booming url-shortening services because of booming websites that enforce brokenness (140 char limit) on the web... now people are seriously considering "enhancing" their websites with external short URLs, adding a whole new dimension of brokenness to the web.
Seriously, when will we go back to solving problems that actually matter?
I went for the Dell Mini 9 instead - although it has a far too "slick" design, it feels solid as well and - best of all - it's completely noiseless since it has no fan. The most disappointing feature is the keyboard though, it's awful...
to make it more manly, install some BSD on it (avoid Linux, esp. Ubuntu) and ask them to try to use it
throw it away and buy a Lenovo one (only in black!). Even though they have lost the funky red-blue-black design in the IdeaPad line, the Lenovo (ex IBM) design is still the manliest out there (only geeks find it appealing).
if your netbook is in white, pink, red, yellow or some other popular color, it's probably easier to solve your problem by undergoing sex reassignment surgery... Or perhaps try spraypainting it in khaki as a last desparate measure.
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It is even more confusing for flash storage and SDD, where some people will expect capacities to be powers of 2 (because of a simplistic view of these devices), but manufacturers treat them like HDDs (1 GB = 1 billion bytes).
What's made so many people take notice is that blockbuster videogames now take in more cash than blockbuster movies, which was the point of the quote that you argue with.
Somehow I cannot get used to the idea of calling best selling videogames such as "Wii Fit" (20m+ copies, 2b+ revenue) a "blockbuster". Next thing we know, people will be talking about "blockbuster" Barbie doll dresses or blockbuster Lego Kits.
I don't know why they let cops who can't seem to run faster than 12.5 mph out on the streets at all.
It's time for the English citizens to have a civil war.
But this is a civil war already. It was started in 2001 by the groups that were already in power, in order to gain more power and make sure that they'd keep it. It wasn't started by oppressed people, which is why you may have overlooked it.
It's rather obvious who is losing this war...
... I'm shocked.
My impression is that this particular narcissist ape brain got bored of A.I. research and would rather be developing weapons, or reproducing...
... before our childhood memories are destroyed by graphically impressive, but lifeless sequels. There's plenty of not-so-ancient games around that deserve a sequel or two.
I find such claims dubious, then again I don't know whether the pay-to-play games producers include people who take the free 14-day trials in their claimed player numbers...
... of backing up stuff by e-mailing it to a forwarding loop using a bunch of free e-mail accounts/aliases.
... it goes like this: "it's as useful as a goiter". Sums it up quite well, I think.
Well, times change. Those rants used to be against the GPL and we used to slap "use a BSD license and write code for fun" in their faces. They used to complain about the GPL not being enforceable and companies ripping them off, now they think it is and they'd rather not see their code used than someone else getting rich with a company using GPL code.
While I do see a great value in having GPL software available for everyone, the fact that it is actually for the most part used intentionally to prevent businesses from building some (non-GPL'd) products using GPL software, makes me sad because it prevents good quality code from spreading, only to be replaced by (probably) crappy closed source code or (hopefully!) good quality BSD licensed code.
Next time I buy, say, a WLAN router, do I want it to be using good quality code? Hell, yeah. Would I prefer one with GPL'd software if it has a competitive price? Of course. Will I have the choice to buy one? Nope... (right now I use Tomato, which has a slightly confusing license).
... so go for it, unless it would mean that you'd do both tech & management like many entrepreneurs.
... the way it's done in WoW is as close to perfection as it can get. There has to be a trade-off between reducing the boring travel times and making the world feel big enough and the guys at Blizzard have really got it right.
... but can you imagine base jumping there?
The USPTO will once again be the laughing stock of the whole IT field if they grant these patents.
No, because porting is only one part of the effort required to support Linux. The other is actual tech support, keeping your programmers, sales people and support personnell up-to-date with Linux etc. ...
As a former Linux desktop user (~1996-1999, rarely after that) I can assure you that you are wrong. Most of the issues with desktop usage are still due to crappy support from hardware manufacturers, on the application (programming) level there have been no major issues since 10 years ago or so and even the licensing FUD has been cleared up mostly (with developers being unsure about whether they could even sell software for Linux). Even the terrible state of the sound APIs has not been a major obstacle for many noncommercial projects, besides most applications don't need sound anyway.
All that Linux really needs is a major boost in the number of installations and commercial software developers will follow - natural growth is too slow and the one with the Netbooks was not sufficient / going in the wrong direction (those aren't really "desktops").
We'll see if the continued abuse of the browser as a sluggish "OS" to run daily productivity apps in will get more people to install Linux, the big problem though is still that while it can do many things well, Linux can't do "everything" yet (games, run various popular commercial apps), so it's naturally not seen as a full replacement of the Windows PC we know. Look at OSX, it only lacks games and a non-broken MS Office compared to Windows and even has some real advantages, it still can't get past 10-15% market share. I wonder how much it's losing only because of games, it could be 20%+ (and another 5% because of the single mouse button, eh ;-P).
... everyone would scramble to support it. Do you see what the real issue is now? Companies (and individuals) feel it costs them too much for too little profit/reward. That's all there is to it and that's why certain companies should think really hard about why they are in the position to benefit from Free (Beer) Software all the time. It's because someone else put a lot of effort into it despite the lack of profit/reward. Who's evil now, eh?
If you want a better UI toolkit, write one yourself. Otherwise use wx or Qt. But it's OK, everyone knows you're just making lame excuses for not supporting Linux properly despite having enough resources for it easily (even the Mozilla Project can do it and it doesn't earn billions every year).
I really don't see why the browser should be such a priority, it is easier to install Firefox than another OS and Windows is more dominant in the OS market than MSIE in the browser market.
somehow the internet's survived just fine.
Yeah but Rick Astley won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Seriously, when will we go back to solving problems that actually matter?
wow, you still had lingering respect? where have you been hiding? :-/ ...
I went for the Dell Mini 9 instead - although it has a far too "slick" design, it feels solid as well and - best of all - it's completely noiseless since it has no fan. The most disappointing feature is the keyboard though, it's awful...