hey are quite fast enough for 3D desktop. The onboard GMA 950 can comfortably run either compiz or beryl 3d desktops with high efficiency.
As far as I know, not with vsync though. Vsync is a must when you try it once.
However your points about opensource-ness are not refutable:). Hope the drivers keep improving. Nevertheless when talking about performance... the Intel cards are comparable to nvidia ones? I mean from hardware point of view- I'm not sure if gaming performance lack is due to drivers or to the card themselves.
despite the sarcasm...
The question is not that everyone uses windows, but that everyone will have to use windows forever- which is a different thing. Also, when choosing standard tools and protocols, everyone using windows will not loose any capability.
Furthermore, your point is in contradiction with the word "university".
Sure. Let me add that you can forward mail to a given address or select if POP retrieval deletes messages at the server or not.
IMAP would make sense, though, since you could access to the gmail account with your favorite client. Nevertheless, since gmail does not use folders (uses labels) I guess they do not offer IMAP because of that lack (heh, they say it is a feature:-P and probably is because their automagic organization of the mail threads )
Don't really know, but let me point a couple of things:
1. The doors are planar, without the benefits of the curvature to withstand pressure stresses and thus need to be thicker. Making them curved would reduce the opening angle and so on.
2. The frames need to be reinforced in both wall/door sides, because there stresses tend to concentrate. Also, sealing is important and correct sealing probably requires some thickness in contact.
Using safari slows down any system:
1) You use Safari
2) You state Safari slows down your system
3) You post it
3) Gets posted in Slashdot
4) You get slashdotted
5) The holding system slows down
The funny thing is that Safari may slow down other system than yours as well.
For instance, my available sessions choices (yes I like playing a lot:-P): GNOME Fvwm E-GNOME E-KDE Enlightenment KDE Looking Glass Window maker Xfce Session Failsafe GNOME Failsafe Terminal
Of course what happens when someone who wants something like K3B uses Gnome, they end up installing a less well supported Gtk CD burner and unhappy.
Not my case!. I use gnome -and I like it more than KDE, but I like using CLI- and when I want something like K3B, I end up installing a less well supported Gtk CD burner, seeing it it does not suffice my needs and launching K3B.
There is no hurt in using KDE apps in gnome. I use LyX a lot (QT app) and sometimes I fire up Konqueror for certain tasks, Opera or whatever I need at that moment. I prefer GTK apps because they look more integrated in gnome -obviously- but since there is not a hi end CD burner based in GTK, I happily use K3B.
Someone may claim that memory is filled with QT and GTK libs, I don't care so much (most of the time I'm not burning CDs, are you?). And as for desktop integration, using the same color scheme solves most of the annoyances, so once I started kcontrol and setup my preferred color scheme everything is nice.
I'm using NEdit text editor (Motif based) because I don't feel so confortable with none of the GTK/Qt/KDE editors I have tried. I love the way NEdit handles block selections and I've get used to it so far I cannot leave it. Again, just setting correctly ~/.gnome2/xrdb entries my NEdit Motif windows almost match my gnome windows around (if only Motif supported Xft... but it is work in progress in that way so future is bright)
Because I get lost in technical acronysms (just see below)
The inclusion of XCB is one of the major changes. It replaces the fuctionality of Xlib, but offers an Xlib compatibility layer. XCB is the way of the future, my good man.
Sweet. When I read the changelog- thanks for the link- I didn't notice how important XCB was. You have made me follow the XCB link and understand what it is about and why it is so important. Thanks for pointing it:).
Well, SR-71 is by far the most beautiful plane ever made. I thought we were restricting to fighters:-P
SR-71 is the perfect combination of smooth lines of the wing-fuselage blending with the brute force of the powerplant (in both means of power and visual impact)
Mustang has the bubble canopy. The latests Spitfire versions with bubble canopy were not so cool.
Also, with the oil radiator under the fuselage there is somewhat a parallelism with the F-16 (IMHO the coolest looking aircraft except YF23(*) and A12 which were even more beautiful).
Elliptic wing is a point for the Spitfire, but personally I like more the P51. But opinions are subjective, aren't them?:))
Right as of yet no one has figured out a way to beat stealth.
The question is... has someone tried it?
For instance, just imaging: real time image processing (i.e. changing radar by direct image analysis as taken by a fish-eye camera) might eventually make stealth mean nothing (except for night and/or adverse weather conditions). CPUs are quicker and smarter, and software is as well. Imagine the cost of F22 invested on developing that technology.
I have the feeling that stealth technology development is far more expensive than alternatives to fight it. Probably I'm wrong, but no one is nowadays in condition of wasting such amount of money just to avoid USA fighters - the ones who have such money are allies.
Remember the Spitfire? Im sure that most of the world agrees it was a better plane overall than the P-51. But Americans...
Well, P-51 was superior to Spitfire in many aspects for instance in range.
P-51 was far more beautiful as well:-P (and Spitfire was a beautiful plane)
Unless one of those AMRAAM missiles fails.
Stealthy is a great feature, indeed. But I'm not sure if it is "iddqd" as people is stating here. Nobody says here that there exist anti-stealth technologies on going which could eventually make all the stealthy worth nothing.
Let the market decide. The future is the future, and the present is the present.
If MS thinks Xen is the future, OK- MS: invest in Xen and demonstrate it is a better path, but do not change license on purpose to hurt vmware.
I'm afraid, MS will provide special XEN-enabled Windows versions (obviously more expensive ones), and does not want competition in the easy way path.
Nevertheless I did not read the story and I know little about Xen... sorry if I missed the point.
Slashdot Mirror
10. Xorg 7.2 which should be speedier than Edgy's.
to be continued...
In fact, you do not need to change any config file. Just launching upgrade-manager will warn about the new release and drive you through the upgrade process.
However your points about opensource-ness are not refutable
There are potential benefits for both ReactOS and free-posix+Wine approaches, so keeping working on both sides makes a lot of sense.
despite the sarcasm...
The question is not that everyone uses windows, but that everyone will have to use windows forever- which is a different thing. Also, when choosing standard tools and protocols, everyone using windows will not loose any capability.
Furthermore, your point is in contradiction with the word "university".
Sure. Let me add that you can forward mail to a given address or select if POP retrieval deletes messages at the server or not. :-P and probably is because their automagic organization of the mail threads )
IMAP would make sense, though, since you could access to the gmail account with your favorite client. Nevertheless, since gmail does not use folders (uses labels) I guess they do not offer IMAP because of that lack (heh, they say it is a feature
Don't really know, but let me point a couple of things:
1. The doors are planar, without the benefits of the curvature to withstand pressure stresses and thus need to be thicker. Making them curved would reduce the opening angle and so on.
2. The frames need to be reinforced in both wall/door sides, because there stresses tend to concentrate. Also, sealing is important and correct sealing probably requires some thickness in contact.
Never hoped to see it in this context, thought.
Oh, wait, they've been busy with Vista.
Using safari slows down any system:
1) You use Safari
2) You state Safari slows down your system
3) You post it
3) Gets posted in Slashdot
4) You get slashdotted
5) The holding system slows down
The funny thing is that Safari may slow down other system than yours as well.
For instance, my available sessions choices (yes I like playing a lot :-P):
GNOME
Fvwm
E-GNOME
E-KDE
Enlightenment
KDE
Looking Glass
Window maker
Xfce Session
Failsafe GNOME
Failsafe Terminal
Beryl svn trunk works smoothly in edgy. Some times gets screwed but some hours later becomes OK again.
Not my case!. I use gnome -and I like it more than KDE, but I like using CLI- and when I want something like K3B, I end up installing a less well supported Gtk CD burner, seeing it it does not suffice my needs and launching K3B.
There is no hurt in using KDE apps in gnome. I use LyX a lot (QT app) and sometimes I fire up Konqueror for certain tasks, Opera or whatever I need at that moment. I prefer GTK apps because they look more integrated in gnome -obviously- but since there is not a hi end CD burner based in GTK, I happily use K3B.
Someone may claim that memory is filled with QT and GTK libs, I don't care so much (most of the time I'm not burning CDs, are you?). And as for desktop integration, using the same color scheme solves most of the annoyances, so once I started kcontrol and setup my preferred color scheme everything is nice.
I'm using NEdit text editor (Motif based) because I don't feel so confortable with none of the GTK/Qt/KDE editors I have tried. I love the way NEdit handles block selections and I've get used to it so far I cannot leave it. Again, just setting correctly ~/.gnome2/xrdb entries my NEdit Motif windows almost match my gnome windows around (if only Motif supported Xft... but it is work in progress in that way so future is bright)
Because I get lost in technical acronysms (just see below)
Sweet. When I read the changelog- thanks for the link- I didn't notice how important XCB was. You have made me follow the XCB link and understand what it is about and why it is so important. Thanks for pointing it :).
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
Alternatively, you may play with xfce if you like by adding xfce packages as follows:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
Please would you point major features of Xorg 7.2 so it is a pity it does not get included? (not pretending to troll, I'm just ignorant).
Well, SR-71 is by far the most beautiful plane ever made. I thought we were restricting to fighters :-P
SR-71 is the perfect combination of smooth lines of the wing-fuselage blending with the brute force of the powerplant (in both means of power and visual impact)
Also, with the oil radiator under the fuselage there is somewhat a parallelism with the F-16 (IMHO the coolest looking aircraft except YF23(*) and A12 which were even more beautiful). Elliptic wing is a point for the Spitfire, but personally I like more the P51. But opinions are subjective, aren't them?
(*) This is the real reason I hate F22 :-P
The question is... has someone tried it?
For instance, just imaging: real time image processing (i.e. changing radar by direct image analysis as taken by a fish-eye camera) might eventually make stealth mean nothing (except for night and/or adverse weather conditions). CPUs are quicker and smarter, and software is as well. Imagine the cost of F22 invested on developing that technology.
I have the feeling that stealth technology development is far more expensive than alternatives to fight it. Probably I'm wrong, but no one is nowadays in condition of wasting such amount of money just to avoid USA fighters - the ones who have such money are allies.
not pretending to be very original, but:
1) Say something
2) wait
3) Say the opposite
4) not so "??"
5) Profit!
6) Sit and wait for the "get the facts" article based on 3)
Remember the Spitfire? Im sure that most of the world agrees it was a better plane overall than the P-51. But Americans... :-P (and Spitfire was a beautiful plane)
Well, P-51 was superior to Spitfire in many aspects for instance in range.
P-51 was far more beautiful as well
How much does an AWACS cost?
Two cents^H^H^H^H^H words: A LOT
Unless one of those AMRAAM missiles fails.
Stealthy is a great feature, indeed. But I'm not sure if it is "iddqd" as people is stating here. Nobody says here that there exist anti-stealth technologies on going which could eventually make all the stealthy worth nothing.
Let the market decide. The future is the future, and the present is the present.
If MS thinks Xen is the future, OK- MS: invest in Xen and demonstrate it is a better path, but do not change license on purpose to hurt vmware.
I'm afraid, MS will provide special XEN-enabled Windows versions (obviously more expensive ones), and does not want competition in the easy way path.
Nevertheless I did not read the story and I know little about Xen... sorry if I missed the point.
I guess the Wii gets power from command shaking :-P