The point just flew right over your head, didn't it? Microsoft more than likely has software that violates patents that OIN members hold. If Microsoft starts patent litigation against Mono, it risks the same litigation in return from OIN members. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that Microsoft will not "KILL MONO", because doing so would be very, very costly.
Also, Mono is not "in Linux". It is an application which can be run on a Linux system, and is included on a handful of Linux distributions. This does not mean it is "in Linux", as there are versions for Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, and Solaris.
Just FYI, you can use pkgsrc with any of the BSDs. In fact, I believe DragonFlyBSD has replaced the FreeBSD ports completely with pkgsrc for their uses.
Because Imahara's an electrical engineer with years of experience building remote controlled logic boxes?
That may have sped things up a bit, but I don't doubt that this kit would allow the average geek to achieve a similar result in a longer timeframe. They're kind of limiting, but kits like this are designed to be fairly easy to set up and program (no assembly language here!). A friend of mine bought a robot kit (admittedly it was mechanically simpler than this) and quickly had a robot capable of navigating a maze on its own, and while he's a pretty intelligent guy he's not a seasoned electrical engineer. Something like this might be beyond the capabilities of Bubba Ray, but if the kit is fairly complete I'm sure most of the people here could build a rudimentary machine capable of wandering around a room without bumping into things in a day or two, with more complex functionality coming as they get more comfortable with the system.
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Scratch that. They will stick with XP unless they buy a new computer with Vista already installed. You have no idea how many people I deal with on a given day that are still using Windows 98. I even come across people who think Windows 95 is the cat's meow. For most people, that shit is "good enough", so it's unlikely that people will jump en masse to Vista without some major incentive.
Actually, there was a Doom mod in use by the Marines for squad tactics training, and it had more "realistic" weapons and enemies. You can read about it here.
In any event, Windows-based attacks on public IPs occur so frequently that an unpatched Windows machine, say a fresh install from a CD, is likely to be compromised in less than an hour, and it's entirely possible for a fresh install of Windows to be hacked before the admin can finish downloading the first run of security patches.
I'll confirm this. Not that long ago, I reinstalled Windows XP Pro on one of my machines and the first time I logged in there were dozens of viruses and other malware already running on my system. It had been compromised before the installation had even been completed. I used another computer to download the necessary security updates, burned them to a CD, and reinstalled without my network cable attached and didn't have the same problems, but it was still very disconcerting. After patching it was fine, but I'm still wary of booting into Windows because I'm never sure what new vunerabilities have popped up in the time I've been using Linux between Windows boots.
What's scary is that I get the point you're making entirely. I think it speaks more about how utterly terrible the prequel trilogy was than how great of a character Jar Jar was, though.
I like popcorn movies too, but a popcorn movie doesn't necessarily need to be totally derivative shit either. The Rundown was one of the best Hollywood action movies I've seen in a while, for example. It didn't have a totally original premise, but it had clever writing, a sense of humour, and interesting characters. The movie isn't all gunfights and explosions, so shit like that helps to keep me interested in the meantime and actually give a damn about the characters during those action scenes. Compare that to some of the other popcorn action movies to come out lately (hell, you could just compare it to The Rock's movies since) and they're just garbage. I think that's the problem here. Even the one-dimensional "fun" movies have really gotten boring.
If you do your sums the M$ way, OO is frustrating even though it's better, and your bad habit has defeated you.
That's something I've noticed for a long, long time about discussing OSS UIs. People often hold up the MS way as the "right" way, even though it's often incredibly confusing and nonsensical if you aren't already familiar with it. That's not to say that OSS software universally has great interfaces (the GIMP comes immediately to mind as a crime against God and man), but even when they get it right and make a more sensible and/or intuitive way of doing things, it's considered "wrong" because it doesn't mimick the way MS does things.
I'm not going to debate whether OO.o beats Office in terms of functionality because I really only use the basics of each of them. I just find it amazing how if OO.o copied Office completely, it would be derided for being an Office clone, and when they try new things with the UI, even the successes are dismissed because they didn't copy Office.
It's an even better thing that you're smart enough to grasp the point that in a large group of people, be they MS employees or OSS enthusiasts, you're going to find at least a few idiots. That didn't fly over your head at all.
I get my roms from a private bittorrent tracker with absolutely no popups or advertising. There are no viruses in any of the sets, and all the sets are either complete or near complete. They're all a quick search away, and free. It's no trouble to get my computer to plug into my TV, and a TV-out card is far cheaper than a 360 with no compelling games. And since the 360 controller is USB, I can buy one and use it with the emulators on my PC without any trouble. A lot of emulators offer multiplayer over the internet as well, so really you're paying $5 for a leaderboard. My romsets may be illegal, but they were free, and most of the publishers don't really give a shit anyway. That's why they call it "abandonware".
If you're willing to dig a bit, you can probably find a torrent for the XBox version of Red Star, and it's apparently mostly complete. I wouldn't know, though. I've downloaded the game, but I haven't modded my XBox yet.
From TFA: Microsoft shouldn't be shy about boosting the price for the Xbox 360 NEO, either: $450-600 is a reasonable introductory price for a streamlined, enhanced Xbox 360
I don't fucking think so. If Microsoft wants to charge $600 for their console, Sony and Nintendo are going to knock them right out of the market. And don't buy the hype that the PS3 is going to cost in that range, either. Sony will bring it in for a price more in line with gamers' expectations to keep their stranglehold on the console market. A $600 price tag won't save the 360, it'll kill it.
One time I got over 6 weeks of uptime out of my old Windows 98 machine. Of course, it was during the summer and I was almost never home at the time, but the fact remains that I got 6 weeks of uptime out of it!
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I didn't even know you could do that! I knew there were alternatives to mod chips, but I didn't know flashing was one of them. Thanks for the info!
The point just flew right over your head, didn't it? Microsoft more than likely has software that violates patents that OIN members hold. If Microsoft starts patent litigation against Mono, it risks the same litigation in return from OIN members. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that Microsoft will not "KILL MONO", because doing so would be very, very costly.
Also, Mono is not "in Linux". It is an application which can be run on a Linux system, and is included on a handful of Linux distributions. This does not mean it is "in Linux", as there are versions for Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, and Solaris.
The problem isn't the patent portfolio, it's what they do with it.
patents != copyright
Thanks for playing.
Just FYI, you can use pkgsrc with any of the BSDs. In fact, I believe DragonFlyBSD has replaced the FreeBSD ports completely with pkgsrc for their uses.
It compiles and runs without any errors. Therefore it is valid. That doesn't make it a good idea.
"void main()" is valid C/C++. It's just not considered "the right way" to do things.
If only I had mod points. This is the funniest thing I've seen on Slashdot in a long time.
Because Imahara's an electrical engineer with years of experience building remote controlled logic boxes?
That may have sped things up a bit, but I don't doubt that this kit would allow the average geek to achieve a similar result in a longer timeframe. They're kind of limiting, but kits like this are designed to be fairly easy to set up and program (no assembly language here!). A friend of mine bought a robot kit (admittedly it was mechanically simpler than this) and quickly had a robot capable of navigating a maze on its own, and while he's a pretty intelligent guy he's not a seasoned electrical engineer. Something like this might be beyond the capabilities of Bubba Ray, but if the kit is fairly complete I'm sure most of the people here could build a rudimentary machine capable of wandering around a room without bumping into things in a day or two, with more complex functionality coming as they get more comfortable with the system.
In fact, forget the cartoon!
They might stick with XP
Scratch that. They will stick with XP unless they buy a new computer with Vista already installed. You have no idea how many people I deal with on a given day that are still using Windows 98. I even come across people who think Windows 95 is the cat's meow. For most people, that shit is "good enough", so it's unlikely that people will jump en masse to Vista without some major incentive.
Actually, there was a Doom mod in use by the Marines for squad tactics training, and it had more "realistic" weapons and enemies. You can read about it here.
In any event, Windows-based attacks on public IPs occur so frequently that an unpatched Windows machine, say a fresh install from a CD, is likely to be compromised in less than an hour, and it's entirely possible for a fresh install of Windows to be hacked before the admin can finish downloading the first run of security patches.
I'll confirm this. Not that long ago, I reinstalled Windows XP Pro on one of my machines and the first time I logged in there were dozens of viruses and other malware already running on my system. It had been compromised before the installation had even been completed. I used another computer to download the necessary security updates, burned them to a CD, and reinstalled without my network cable attached and didn't have the same problems, but it was still very disconcerting. After patching it was fine, but I'm still wary of booting into Windows because I'm never sure what new vunerabilities have popped up in the time I've been using Linux between Windows boots.
If the story is bad, the film will fail.
My good friend Kangaroo Jack would beg to differ.
What's scary is that I get the point you're making entirely. I think it speaks more about how utterly terrible the prequel trilogy was than how great of a character Jar Jar was, though.
I like popcorn movies too, but a popcorn movie doesn't necessarily need to be totally derivative shit either. The Rundown was one of the best Hollywood action movies I've seen in a while, for example. It didn't have a totally original premise, but it had clever writing, a sense of humour, and interesting characters. The movie isn't all gunfights and explosions, so shit like that helps to keep me interested in the meantime and actually give a damn about the characters during those action scenes. Compare that to some of the other popcorn action movies to come out lately (hell, you could just compare it to The Rock's movies since) and they're just garbage. I think that's the problem here. Even the one-dimensional "fun" movies have really gotten boring.
If you do your sums the M$ way, OO is frustrating even though it's better, and your bad habit has defeated you.
That's something I've noticed for a long, long time about discussing OSS UIs. People often hold up the MS way as the "right" way, even though it's often incredibly confusing and nonsensical if you aren't already familiar with it. That's not to say that OSS software universally has great interfaces (the GIMP comes immediately to mind as a crime against God and man), but even when they get it right and make a more sensible and/or intuitive way of doing things, it's considered "wrong" because it doesn't mimick the way MS does things.
I'm not going to debate whether OO.o beats Office in terms of functionality because I really only use the basics of each of them. I just find it amazing how if OO.o copied Office completely, it would be derided for being an Office clone, and when they try new things with the UI, even the successes are dismissed because they didn't copy Office.
It's an even better thing that you're smart enough to grasp the point that in a large group of people, be they MS employees or OSS enthusiasts, you're going to find at least a few idiots. That didn't fly over your head at all.
Bear in mind that his Slashdot username is "BadAnalogyGuy". I mean, he's honest at least, but that doesn't make it any better.
Hah, I noticed that too. I wonder if that's a commentary on me.
I get my roms from a private bittorrent tracker with absolutely no popups or advertising. There are no viruses in any of the sets, and all the sets are either complete or near complete. They're all a quick search away, and free. It's no trouble to get my computer to plug into my TV, and a TV-out card is far cheaper than a 360 with no compelling games. And since the 360 controller is USB, I can buy one and use it with the emulators on my PC without any trouble. A lot of emulators offer multiplayer over the internet as well, so really you're paying $5 for a leaderboard. My romsets may be illegal, but they were free, and most of the publishers don't really give a shit anyway. That's why they call it "abandonware".
If you're willing to dig a bit, you can probably find a torrent for the XBox version of Red Star, and it's apparently mostly complete. I wouldn't know, though. I've downloaded the game, but I haven't modded my XBox yet.
Re-read it. You'll note that Gates had removed them all from the room, just in case. ;)
From TFA:
Microsoft shouldn't be shy about boosting the price for the Xbox 360 NEO, either: $450-600 is a reasonable introductory price for a streamlined, enhanced Xbox 360
I don't fucking think so. If Microsoft wants to charge $600 for their console, Sony and Nintendo are going to knock them right out of the market. And don't buy the hype that the PS3 is going to cost in that range, either. Sony will bring it in for a price more in line with gamers' expectations to keep their stranglehold on the console market. A $600 price tag won't save the 360, it'll kill it.
One time I got over 6 weeks of uptime out of my old Windows 98 machine. Of course, it was during the summer and I was almost never home at the time, but the fact remains that I got 6 weeks of uptime out of it!