It's interesting that a lot of effort has been put into things like SecureBoot, but there is still a plethora of devices in a PC which are ready to accept new (potentially malicious) firmware at any given point in time.
Maybe it causes stability problems when solving actual graphics problems like screen tearing?
Why would that cause any problems? A proper graphics stack can easily deal with VSYNC. I'm sure that even AMD hardware isn't so crusty that it couldn't handle such a basic feature.
Huh? An R9 270 achieves a G3DMark of 4000. Hey, it's not the latest flagship Deluxe Gamerz ReaperJaws Anniversary Edition Moon Commander card, but still an extremely fast one. Should play even new games on quite high settings.
It seems that Microsoft has learned to make a stable, fast and secure OS, but at the same time they have let the user experience and graphic design departments to rot.
No. The MinGW version of GCC allowed to compile programs against the Microsoft C++ runtime library, but the compiler created code which did not follow the spec of the Microsoft library. There really isn't anything to blame about Windows here.
The driver support is usually *better* on Linux because you aren't reliant on some stupid hardware vendor who doesn't feel like updating their driver for a new OS release. This happens on Windows all the time.
They don't have to update the driver. Even Vista drivers work fine in Windows 10.
Driver quality is usually better too; manufacturers are notorious for making shoddy and bloated driver packages with all kinds of extra crapware included.
Most stuff coming from Windows Update does not have crapware. These days even OEMs often provide junk-free installation packages. What comes to the actual driver quality, it usually is better under Windows, as all features are implemented and optimized, and the power management works properly.
The problem is that they don't notice their privacy being compromised during the daily use of the service. Maybe they will see some tailored advertisements but that's it. If they would get a detailed report about what information is pulled from their messages and how it is used, then maybe they would change their minds about using the service. All the datamining happens quietly in the background. It's a discreet man-in-the-middle operation.
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Significant optimizations are possible, but would I raise the minimum to a Pentium 3 and a slightly beefier GPU.
Thank you! I've been wanting to play Minecraft for so long, but it's never been available without activation.
That sums up the freeloader community pretty nicely. Facepalm.
I never liked XP, even after the Service Packs. It was just a garbage version of Windows 2000. I used Linux through the whole XP era.
I suspect that as well.
Apart from some tweaks here and there, we're still mostly dealing with the NT6 core (even when the kernel version was bumped to 10).
Pretty much all changes have been on the shell, and the Modern app engine has been introduced.
Things can be mangled in many ways to make it look like the even/odd rule applies.
I'd simply summarize that Windows 2000, Windows 7 and Windows 10 have been the rock solid releases.
It's interesting that a lot of effort has been put into things like SecureBoot, but there is still a plethora of devices in a PC which are ready to accept new (potentially malicious) firmware at any given point in time.
Maybe it causes stability problems when solving actual graphics problems like screen tearing?
Why would that cause any problems? A proper graphics stack can easily deal with VSYNC. I'm sure that even AMD hardware isn't so crusty that it couldn't handle such a basic feature.
heh, well a 270 wont do much. he is lying.
Huh? An R9 270 achieves a G3DMark of 4000. Hey, it's not the latest flagship Deluxe Gamerz ReaperJaws Anniversary Edition Moon Commander card, but still an extremely fast one. Should play even new games on quite high settings.
It seems that Microsoft has learned to make a stable, fast and secure OS, but at the same time they have let the user experience and graphic design departments to rot.
saying almost the exact opposite of TFA (which I actually read, because the summary is obvious nonsense).
Oops, indeed... 80-bit for GCC, 64-bit for MSVCRT. I stand corrected.
Which means it's a 100% windows bug
No. The MinGW version of GCC allowed to compile programs against the Microsoft C++ runtime library, but the compiler created code which did not follow the spec of the Microsoft library. There really isn't anything to blame about Windows here.
Also earlier versions of MinGW do not have the problem. It's a regression.
Classes, class inheritance, smart pointer, vector, operator overloading.
That should suffice as the starter pack. You can learn the rest in your job when the need comes.
The driver support is usually *better* on Linux because you aren't reliant on some stupid hardware vendor who doesn't feel like updating their driver for a new OS release. This happens on Windows all the time.
They don't have to update the driver. Even Vista drivers work fine in Windows 10.
Driver quality is usually better too; manufacturers are notorious for making shoddy and bloated driver packages with all kinds of extra crapware included.
Most stuff coming from Windows Update does not have crapware. These days even OEMs often provide junk-free installation packages. What comes to the actual driver quality, it usually is better under Windows, as all features are implemented and optimized, and the power management works properly.
Can bad scientific practices be fixed?
I whipped together a quick study that shows that it is completely impossible. I'm sorry, it can't be fixed.
I included the Wikipedia link for that purpose.
GUI is more than just icons.
Good point. It seems that practicality trumps privacy for a lot of people.
The problem is that they don't notice their privacy being compromised during the daily use of the service. Maybe they will see some tailored advertisements but that's it. If they would get a detailed report about what information is pulled from their messages and how it is used, then maybe they would change their minds about using the service. All the datamining happens quietly in the background. It's a discreet man-in-the-middle operation.
I didn't mean that I personally am a content creator.
Of course not, but someone had to create Slashdot.
You have to look it from the perspective of the content creator as well.
What's the sudden (the last year or two) appeal with the super flat GUIs all over the place ?
It's the move to fully scalable UIs. Cool graphics have not yet arrived at that scene. Making everything flat and simple is the easy way out.
I asked for plausible alternatives. Please explain how "no advertising" is such.
The advertising industry is ruining the internet.
I challenge you to describe a plausible alternative.