The Blue-Ray/HD DVD drives are really for watching movies. They aren't there to make your games better. The only games that will take advantage of the blue-ray are lame japanese rpg's that have 50+ hours of cut-scenes of androgenous dudes with big swords who sound like women.
"Standard belief is that oil comes from dead animal and plant life - animals ate plants, and plants 'eat' sunlight."
I've always been tought that. As an adult I find it hard to believe. Are oil fields thin veins? or large underground pools? If they aren't veins, does it make sense that they are massive deposits of organic life? Not being a biologist (and being totally full of crap) it doesn't add up to me.
I remember some guy theorizing that oil is actually created by the earth and bubbles up into oil deposits from time to time. he he.
I read an article once about a study that concluded that many dumb people think they are smart.
Conversely, smart people often feel they aren't that smart.
Keep this in mind when you read all the posts that start with "As a smart person, I..."
I wish I had the article. I believe it was printed in the San Jose Mercury news about 10 years ago.
"isn't that the point of open source software in the first place? that it is better than the 'commercial solutions'"
NO! That is not the point of oss. Its about some kind of hippy freedom philosophy. SOME of the OS software is better(in terms of quality/features etc). Many are NOT.
Give up on your silly argument. Many times it is better to build your own software. Many times it is better to buy the software. Its a business decision with as many factors as there are different businesses (core competencies, time to market, capitol, etc. etc.)
Hint Hint. Bringing in OS software isn't necessarily an argument for build you own, especially if you don't have any programmers on staff. At that point its the equivalent of buying software, albeit at a much lower initial cost.
I own an xbox. Backwards compatibility is important to me. I don't want 2 consoles connected to my tv. Bottom line is, if its not hooked up to the tv, its not getting played.
If I can't play my current xbox games on 360, then I might consider buying the ps3 over the 360. I'd definately wait longer to buy the 360 just to see what the ps3 will have to offer. Most games come out on both systems anyway, so at that point, both are pretty equal (technical merits aside)
For MS, why would the want to give their customers any reason not to upgrade to their new console? Its almost(not quite) like asking why make Longhorn backward compatible with xp/2000/98 etc.
Its called "The Scientific Method." One of the controls is the algorithm. Changing the algorithm would ruin the test.
I haven't taken a thorough look at the shootout, but I do see many different tests. There would be where your algorithm's change. Perhaps you should send a fibonacci2 test to them and see if they would post it. The key being all the languages would have to implement your new, non-recursive algorithm to be fair.
Its the package name for the class File.
Similar to c++ namespaces. Its a CS thing dude.
That said, the grandparent poster was a bit disingenous. The File class is roughly equivalent to the stat function/structure in C. You can't read the file without creating an inputstream/reader.
So yes. You are correct. It is more verbose when doing simple operations. But I like to think that more complex operations fall together more easily.
Many programmers like to whip something out now. A quick "one off". Instead, often, with a little more time and more ground work, they can make something that is reusable.
In terms of the IO being verbose. Well its pretty flexible. 2 Interfaces (InputStream/OutputStream) are used for many different opertations. Read/write a file. Read/write to/from a socket. Read/write from a string or byte array. Read/write serialized object s to/from a file/socket/etc.... Its not just File IO. Its ALL IO. Long story short, that is why.
Where is the review?
"I tried very hard to get myself to buy the PSP this weekend but in the end I thankfully stopped myself."
That is not a review. You are like all those tards on Amazon that post "reviews" for items that haven't shipped yet. I'd at least expect you to rent the psp before reviewing it and calling a "NO-SPIN" review. Or does no spin refer to you not "spinning" up the umd discs before doing the "review"? Man, what a troll.
It is near-universally accepted everyewhere that global warming is happening.
It is not universally accepted that humans are responsible for it. There are mounds of evidence that suggest that global warming and cooling has happened many times in the past without human intervention, and that the changes occur over a relatively short time span.
Humans are undoubtably responsible for the polution in the air and water, and I am all for getting rid of it, despite it helping or not helping stop global warming.
Cable/Satelite provider with Video on Demand
Cost for hbo/showtime/max/starz plus 200 other channels ~$100/month
watch 10/20/100 movies a month - $100
buy 10/20/100 DVD's a month - $200/$400/$2000
It doesn't matter that you don't own the music from napster. What matters is that while you are a subscriber, you have acccess to their entire catalog. You have the ability to listen to more music than you normally would with the same amount of money. Lets take your maths....
itunes 15 songs a month. cost 15 bucks
napster 15/100/10000 songs a month. cost 15 bucks
No matter what you say, there is value in being able to download 10000 songs. Assuming you have the bandwidth/time/etc to make use of and listent to the 10000 songs. Perhaps that value is 15 bucks a month??
Well, if you look at it as they aren't ever your songs, but instead, you have access to all of their catalog while subscribed, then maybe it makes more sense.
Many people like to collect things, and the model kind of goes against their natures I guess.
Ideally, you wouldn't download at all. You'd have instant streaming from a wireless device. What do I want to listen to today? How about a little William Hung. Well, here you go. She bangs, She Bangs! Of course, that isn't what they are selling. Maybe in 2020.
If u want cvs on windows, I recommend installing cygwin and add cvs as one of the packages. I just found it easier to get working. Plus you get all the gnu tools to boot.
Jeez, I haven't used clearcase in 6 years, but when I did, I didn't even know you could lock a file. It was all unreserved. All merges were done through the gui tool. I didn't set it up. We had a guy and a bunch of support scripts that abstracted much of the actual minutia. I moved to bitkeeper about 4 years ago and never moved back. Its expensive, but easy to set up and does everything you could want. At least everything I want.
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IANAL and I am not a historian, but it seems like Trademark law in france is pretty gnarly. Palm Pilot vs Pilot pens, Lindows(well dutch, but close enough) and now this. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Ahhh... but for the next incarnation of the star trek enterprise. Butt whatever they do, do not ever, ever, ever talk about warf getting naked for a wedding. Not funny. Not cute. Just stupid and retarded.
I was mocking the parent of my post who said "This just goes to show you that when television gets better, less people watch it."
I admittedly have not watched more than 10 minutes of the last 2 seasons. I stopped after the first. I have given it a couple of shots recently and the bad acting pretty much shuts me off. What I don't understand, is how you slogged through the first and second seasons. But hey, Soren42, that is a tits nickname.
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Not to mention DOA4 which was delayed but just released. Also delayed was ninety nine nights, Enchant arm and Frame City Killers.
The Blue-Ray/HD DVD drives are really for watching movies. They aren't there to make your games better. The only games that will take advantage of the blue-ray are lame japanese rpg's that have 50+ hours of cut-scenes of androgenous dudes with big swords who sound like women.
Not being a biologist (and being totally full of crap) it doesn't add up to me.
I'm not a geologist either. In case someone got the wrong impression 8P
"Standard belief is that oil comes from dead animal and plant life - animals ate plants, and plants 'eat' sunlight."
I've always been tought that. As an adult I find it hard to believe. Are oil fields thin veins? or large underground pools? If they aren't veins, does it make sense that they are massive deposits of organic life? Not being a biologist (and being totally full of crap) it doesn't add up to me.
I remember some guy theorizing that oil is actually created by the earth and bubbles up into oil deposits from time to time. he he.
Anyone have any good articles on the theories?
I read an article once about a study that concluded that many dumb people think they are smart. ..."
Conversely, smart people often feel they aren't that smart.
Keep this in mind when you read all the posts that start with "As a smart person, I
I wish I had the article. I believe it was printed in the San Jose Mercury news about 10 years ago.
"isn't that the point of open source software in the first place? that it is better than the 'commercial solutions'"
NO! That is not the point of oss. Its about some kind of hippy freedom philosophy. SOME of the OS software is better(in terms of quality/features etc). Many are NOT.
Give up on your silly argument. Many times it is better to build your own software. Many times it is better to buy the software. Its a business decision with as many factors as there are different businesses (core competencies, time to market, capitol, etc. etc.)
Hint Hint. Bringing in OS software isn't necessarily an argument for build you own, especially if you don't have any programmers on staff. At that point its the equivalent of buying software, albeit at a much lower initial cost.
I own an xbox. Backwards compatibility is important to me. I don't want 2 consoles connected to my tv. Bottom line is, if its not hooked up to the tv, its not getting played.
If I can't play my current xbox games on 360, then I might consider buying the ps3 over the 360. I'd definately wait longer to buy the 360 just to see what the ps3 will have to offer.
Most games come out on both systems anyway, so at that point, both are pretty equal (technical merits aside)
For MS, why would the want to give their customers any reason not to upgrade to their new console? Its almost(not quite) like asking why make Longhorn backward compatible with xp/2000/98 etc.
The tin foil protects better if you staple it directly to your head.
Linus' I'm sure. Your opinion really doesn't matter if you are not developing the kernel.
I wouldn't be suprised if they have an anual bonus.
Its called "The Scientific Method." One of the controls is the algorithm. Changing the algorithm would ruin the test.
I haven't taken a thorough look at the shootout, but I do see many different tests. There would be where your algorithm's change. Perhaps you should send a fibonacci2 test to them and see if they would post it. The key being all the languages would have to implement your new, non-recursive algorithm to be fair.
Its the package name for the class File. Similar to c++ namespaces. Its a CS thing dude.
That said, the grandparent poster was a bit disingenous. The File class is roughly equivalent to the stat function/structure in C. You can't read the file without creating an inputstream/reader.
So yes. You are correct. It is more verbose when doing simple operations. But I like to think that more complex operations fall together more easily.
Many programmers like to whip something out now. A quick "one off". Instead, often, with a little more time and more ground work, they can make something that is reusable.
In terms of the IO being verbose. Well its pretty flexible. 2 Interfaces (InputStream/OutputStream) are used for many different opertations. Read/write a file. Read/write to/from a socket. Read/write from a string or byte array. Read/write serialized object s to/from a file/socket/etc.... Its not just File IO. Its ALL IO. Long story short, that is why.
Where is the review?
"I tried very hard to get myself to buy the PSP this weekend but in the end I thankfully stopped myself."
That is not a review. You are like all those tards on Amazon that post "reviews" for items that haven't shipped yet. I'd at least expect you to rent the psp before reviewing it and calling a "NO-SPIN" review. Or does no spin refer to you not "spinning" up the umd discs before doing the "review"? Man, what a troll.
don't forget "methane ice"
sbc yahoo have been providing dsl for under 30 bucks for quite a while. Go nuts here.
It is near-universally accepted everyewhere that global warming is happening.
It is not universally accepted that humans are responsible for it. There are mounds of evidence that suggest that global warming and cooling has happened many times in the past without human intervention, and that the changes occur over a relatively short time span.
Humans are undoubtably responsible for the polution in the air and water, and I am all for getting rid of it, despite it helping or not helping stop global warming.
I am also an American.
Of course. But so what?
Cable/Satelite provider with Video on Demand
Cost for hbo/showtime/max/starz plus 200 other channels ~$100/month
watch 10/20/100 movies a month - $100
buy 10/20/100 DVD's a month - $200/$400/$2000
It doesn't matter that you don't own the music from napster. What matters is that while you are a subscriber, you have acccess to their entire catalog. You have the ability to listen to more music than you normally would with the same amount of money. Lets take your maths....
itunes 15 songs a month. cost 15 bucks
napster 15/100/10000 songs a month. cost 15 bucks
No matter what you say, there is value in being able to download 10000 songs. Assuming you have the bandwidth/time/etc to make use of and listent to the 10000 songs. Perhaps that value is 15 bucks a month??
Well, if you look at it as they aren't ever your songs, but instead, you have access to all of their catalog while subscribed, then maybe it makes more sense.
Many people like to collect things, and the model kind of goes against their natures I guess.
Ideally, you wouldn't download at all. You'd have instant streaming from a wireless device. What do I want to listen to today? How about a little William Hung. Well, here you go. She bangs, She Bangs! Of course, that isn't what they are selling. Maybe in 2020.
If u want cvs on windows, I recommend installing cygwin and add cvs as one of the packages. I just found it easier to get working. Plus you get all the gnu tools to boot.
Jeez, I haven't used clearcase in 6 years, but when I did, I didn't even know you could lock a file. It was all unreserved. All merges were done through the gui tool. I didn't set it up. We had a guy and a bunch of support scripts that abstracted much of the actual minutia. I moved to bitkeeper about 4 years ago and never moved back. Its expensive, but easy to set up and does everything you could want. At least everything I want.
nope
IANAL and I am not a historian, but it seems like Trademark law in france is pretty gnarly. Palm Pilot vs Pilot pens, Lindows(well dutch, but close enough) and now this. Discuss amongst yourselves.
Ahhh... but for the next incarnation of the star trek enterprise. Butt whatever they do, do not ever, ever, ever talk about warf getting naked for a wedding. Not funny. Not cute. Just stupid and retarded.
I was mocking the parent of my post who said "This just goes to show you that when television gets better, less people watch it." I admittedly have not watched more than 10 minutes of the last 2 seasons. I stopped after the first. I have given it a couple of shots recently and the bad acting pretty much shuts me off. What I don't understand, is how you slogged through the first and second seasons. But hey, Soren42, that is a tits nickname.