My logic says that the toolkit that Chrome uses should be ported to have a Mir backend, rather than Chromium itself? I guess Google uses so much in-house stuff that it makes this necessary.
Not that I would be interested in Ubuntu anyway. The Unity desktop is laggy and, I'm not a big fan of having a custom display server (Mir) instead of the widely-adopted Wayland.
I don't see how your comment is relevant to what I said. I only said that the concept of Universal Serial Bus encompasses more than just the connector.
Some guy who began working on Linux while being sponsored by the solid social welfare system of Finland*. These days for Linux Foundation, through which big companies give big bucks, essentially paying him a nice salary.
*) As a side note, these days you can't even "pull a Linus" anymore (slacking in an university, coding, drinking beer). The graduation times and student benefits have much stricter limits.
All hope is not lost! Let's not forget that mobile gaming also means dedicated handhelds such as 3DS and Vita. The quality is good over there, and there are not many $1 gimmick games.
Pfft, and next thing we know, you'll be telling us to exercise too! My sedentary lifestyle has kept me out of the hospital while the active lifestyles kept by the rest of my immediate family have resulted in...
But how do you know if there is not an dangerous iceberg rising inside you which would lead to serious illnesses on an older age instead? Cardiovascular problems, brain problems, etc.
0.1 % is not much, bu still stomething. It would be better if Google Play only allowed free software where the user could read the source code prior to installing, that way knowing that the software wa snot malicious; unlike non-free software which we know is malicious.
Do you realize that an app can realistically be tens of thousands lines of code? Good luck going through and fully understanding that before installing an app.
A better approach might be to have much more strict policies towards unnecessary permissions the apps are asking. If a fancy sound board app needs permissions to read your call data and have full access to Internet, Google should disapprove the application from the Play Store.
I'm not sure if only "many eyes make bugs shallow" is enough, but that also professional, thorough code audits (like OpenBSD does) are needed to produce the most secure open source software. Any comments?
given that CPU horsepower today is good enough, and tomorrow will be more so. Besudes how much video power do you need for your typical low-rez linux display.
So you are fine with Linux requiring gobs of CPU horsepower and delivering low video performance? Then it is technologically worse option than Windows. Windows lets me squeeze more out of my hardware. Why would I use Linux anymore then?
There was a time when I used Linux precisely because it was the faster option and gave me more power. There are still good reasons to use Linux. But this unoptimized bloated software is really starting to now appear everywhere on Linux world. Not good.
Performance is a top thing I want from my computer.
Facebook is a stressful place to be. It encourages to care about all sorts of psychopathic bullshit like this. Who has most friends, who has most action-packed photos, who makes the wittiest status updates, who collects the Likes.
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Yeah, I guess I have said "widely-planned".
My logic says that the toolkit that Chrome uses should be ported to have a Mir backend, rather than Chromium itself? I guess Google uses so much in-house stuff that it makes this necessary.
Not that I would be interested in Ubuntu anyway. The Unity desktop is laggy and, I'm not a big fan of having a custom display server (Mir) instead of the widely-adopted Wayland.
I agree completely.
I don't see how Windows Phone could be counted as a dedicated handheld gaming console.
I don't see how your comment is relevant to what I said. I only said that the concept of Universal Serial Bus encompasses more than just the connector.
Good question. Who made Linux, again?
Some guy who began working on Linux while being sponsored by the solid social welfare system of Finland*. These days for Linux Foundation, through which big companies give big bucks, essentially paying him a nice salary.
*) As a side note, these days you can't even "pull a Linus" anymore (slacking in an university, coding, drinking beer). The graduation times and student benefits have much stricter limits.
All hope is not lost! Let's not forget that mobile gaming also means dedicated handhelds such as 3DS and Vita. The quality is good over there, and there are not many $1 gimmick games.
I'm just saying that if someone points out mistakes made by other people, he better have his own facts straight.
Not necessarily. We should just say "all right, back to the drawing board". Happens in science all the time.
FTA:
12% said "USB" is the acronym for a European country. In fact, USB is a type of connector.
USB is actually a serial data interface. The connector is just one part of the spec.
Pfft, and next thing we know, you'll be telling us to exercise too! My sedentary lifestyle has kept me out of the hospital while the active lifestyles kept by the rest of my immediate family have resulted in...
But how do you know if there is not an dangerous iceberg rising inside you which would lead to serious illnesses on an older age instead? Cardiovascular problems, brain problems, etc.
If you can make a computer so simple even an idiot can use it, only an idiot will want to.
How do you know that? I use many things that even an idiot can use, and still find them useful even when I'm not a complete idiot myself.*
*) Some people may disagree.
So stop spreading FUD you idiot. I would accuse you of being a shill but given that it's free software you're just a butthurt religious zealot.
The angry blurb at the end of some AC comments is really a classic. I should start collecting these.
0.1 % is not much, bu still stomething. It would be better if Google Play only allowed free software where the user could read the source code prior to installing, that way knowing that the software wa snot malicious; unlike non-free software which we know is malicious.
Do you realize that an app can realistically be tens of thousands lines of code? Good luck going through and fully understanding that before installing an app.
A better approach might be to have much more strict policies towards unnecessary permissions the apps are asking. If a fancy sound board app needs permissions to read your call data and have full access to Internet, Google should disapprove the application from the Play Store.
I'm not sure if only "many eyes make bugs shallow" is enough, but that also professional, thorough code audits (like OpenBSD does) are needed to produce the most secure open source software. Any comments?
But at that point you have only taught the very basic concept of calculus. Working on the actual problems can be much harder.
given that CPU horsepower today is good enough, and tomorrow will be more so. Besudes how much video power do you need for your typical low-rez linux display.
So you are fine with Linux requiring gobs of CPU horsepower and delivering low video performance? Then it is technologically worse option than Windows. Windows lets me squeeze more out of my hardware. Why would I use Linux anymore then?
There was a time when I used Linux precisely because it was the faster option and gave me more power. There are still good reasons to use Linux. But this unoptimized bloated software is really starting to now appear everywhere on Linux world. Not good.
Performance is a top thing I want from my computer.
"I seriously doubt it. I'll find it myself."
That has to be spoken with the Comic Book Guy voice.
What do you think of Slashdot beta?
Will the new engine running Slashdot Beta be open sourced, like the previous two /. discussion systems?
Facebook is a stressful place to be. It encourages to care about all sorts of psychopathic bullshit like this. Who has most friends, who has most action-packed photos, who makes the wittiest status updates, who collects the Likes.
I do not maintain any side in this discussion. I am looking it from all angles.
Why would I want to help you survive?
For the greater good.
Very possible indeed.
Oh the humanity. Having to hold a button for a second with your thumb. Without having to take it off the wheel. At all.
So? It can still be easily made to be just pressed instead of being held. The question is only of which one provides better usability and safety.
Or a phone from a company that began by selling fish and vegetables in the 1930s.