They should start by making their "Watch Instantly" video-on-demand system work on other operating systems and browsers. Right now it is "Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, running Internet Explorer version 6 or higher". I am not a fan of Flash, so I hate to say it, but at least start by switching to Flash instead of ActiveX (or whatever Windows tech they are using). I don't get it really. They will send me a DVD that I can (maybe not allowed, but still can) make copies of and re-encode to whatever format I want, but they won't send me the bits to play using any software I want.
The point I was making was addressing the idea that a game is 2D because of being confined to a single plane of movement. Under such a definition, Wolfenstein 3D is really only a 2D game with a different perspective (first-person) while a game like the original Doom was actually 3D because you were not confined to a single plane of movement. So it all comes down to the question of what classifies a game as 3D? We have accepted that it is not the use of 3D models because many early games used 2D sprites. That really only leaves us with control mechanics. By that definition, Wolfenstein 3D is really only a 2D game, but it might have some nuance that makes it an exception to the rule. The challenge is to classify that property.
If you are classifying a 2D game as confining the player movement to a single plane, then Wolfenstein 3D fits that category. If you remember, rooms in W3D had no real "height". All rooms were the same height and the player could not move up and down (i.e. jump or climb). W3D is just Gauntlet from a first-person perspective. As you said, "a plane that ran perpendicular to the monitor", but it was still a single plane.
I am aware that it is a figure of speech. The point of my post is that it is a bad figure of speech in this case because even systems that are used daily gather layers of dust. The title of my post was "bad dust analogy", but perhaps it should have been "bad dust figure of speech" instead. I also thought it would be funny to give a reason for some of the gamers here to discover the the thick layer of dust on the top of their consoles.
For all of you gamers with any console, go give it a good finger swipe on the top to see how much dust is there. Especially if you have a system that is front-loading. Most people don't move their consoles and most people are too lazy or apathetic to bother dusting it. I was recently at a friends house and saw how much dust was on top of his Xbox. It was pretty ridiculous. So the lesson here is; don't relate a system's popularity with the amount of dust on them.
Couldn't companies like Red Hat and Novell get around this kind of thing by simply selling support and never media in a box? Fedora is a separate entity from Red Hat and provides free downloads. If a group like Fedora decided to have "stable" release, similar to Ubuntu's LTS system, then Red Hat could sell manuals and support for the "stable" release. Therefore, they could get around actually having to make money from distributing anything that could infringe on such patents and the patent companies like Acacia would be forced to go after communities instead of big companies. IANAL, but it seems like a logical approach to me. Think about it, do you see something like the Debian community getting sued?
That is a very interesting point. So are there any notebook ODM companies that do not export their manufacturing to China? It would be nice if someone with inside knowledge could provide a short list of major ODMs, where they manufacture, and who their main customers are.
Most companies, even Lenovo, use ODM companies to make laptops. Some of these companies are Chinese, but Taiwan is also a major competitor. Look for names like Quanta, Compal, or ASUS if you want to go with a Taiwanese company instead of a Chinese company. The ODM relationships are not advertised, so you will have to do some digging. Join forums like notebookreview.com and ask people to tell you where their laptops label says it was manufactured if you want to be sure.
The number pairs are stored as a compound 60 bit data (first 30 bytes for the first number, and the next 30 bytes for the second)
That math does not seem to work out.
60 b = 30 B + 30 B (huh?)
So which is it, bits or bytes? Oh well, I guess I will go read the article to find out.
First, check warranty conditions. Next, if you did indeed void your warranty, then reinstall Windows and go to a different store or return to the same store during a different shift. If you did not void your warranty, then return to the store and ask them to show you where the "no linux" clause is in the warranty text. Give 'em hell.
No, it is not theft. I ask a server for a page and it gives it to me. I control which parts of the page will load and which parts won't. If websites don't like it, then they need to find a better business model.
While I can guess what your complaints against Microsoft would be, I am unsure about what you don't like about IBM. What is it about IBM that makes them an evil corporation? Are your complaints current or only concerning past transgressions?
You actually don't need much hardware for stuff like Compiz. I was able to turn Compiz on when I was using Ubuntu Feisty and it was a very smooth experience. What hardware did I have? A laptop with 1.6 GHz Pentium M, 768MB main memory, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 32MB ( a laptop bought 2 years ago when it was not even cutting edge ). That is essentially an augmented R100 ATI chip. I think what matters most is that the driver is of good quality. The X.org radeon driver is very stable and works very well and the same goes for the Intel drivers.
I use Foxit reader for viewing as well and love it, but I do still keep Adobe Reader around. Why? Foxit still has trouble rendering some PDFs nicely. So I use Adobe Reader when I want to print something and Foxit for my default viewer.
I'm curious. Did you check the integrity of the download with the SHA/MD5 checksums provided for the download before burning it to media? Also, did you happen to try the "Alternate Install" CD as well?
This could actually happen in an easy way. Cedega could regularly release source code snapshots of an older release of their product under an open source license. This would allow Cedega to stay ahead of the curve by not having open source versions of their newest release. WINE would get the advantage of being able to merge Cedega code into WINE and Cedega would probably get more business if people knew Cedega had a commitment to give code back to the community. That is just one possibility that I see of how a merge could happen.
Let me get this straight. There is a language called Java, a platform called Java, a program called java, and now the trading symbol for Sun is JAVA. Oh, and don't forget the island. So you can write some Java to work with Java and run it with java while drinking java on the island of Java all while logged on to E-Trade to buy and sell some JAVA. And I thought, "Only perl can understand Perl", was bad enough.
By your definition, is there a green way to move a "gazillion tons of steel"? That is like saying a truck can't be green because it has to have the power to haul large loads.
Part of the idea of the public education system is to try to divorce children from the limitations of their parents.
That is exactly the problem. Judging by the state of our public education system, I don't see any possible argument that this approach is working. A child's learning process needs participation from the parents to succeed. No system is perfect, but there should be consequences for parents who refuse to take an active role in their child's education.
It seems like this should be easy enough for parents to teach. It's just a shame that we can't trust parents to teach their children anything these days.
Wow, I think that is the first time I have ever seen someone state that GIMP actually copied Photoshop's GUI. The UI approach in GIMP is very unique and is one of the most innovative parts of GIMP. Most people complain in the complete opposite direction and think the GIMP UI is too foreign and that they should just copy Photoshop (giving us projects like GIMPshop).
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They should start by making their "Watch Instantly" video-on-demand system work on other operating systems and browsers. Right now it is "Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, running Internet Explorer version 6 or higher". I am not a fan of Flash, so I hate to say it, but at least start by switching to Flash instead of ActiveX (or whatever Windows tech they are using). I don't get it really. They will send me a DVD that I can (maybe not allowed, but still can) make copies of and re-encode to whatever format I want, but they won't send me the bits to play using any software I want.
The point I was making was addressing the idea that a game is 2D because of being confined to a single plane of movement. Under such a definition, Wolfenstein 3D is really only a 2D game with a different perspective (first-person) while a game like the original Doom was actually 3D because you were not confined to a single plane of movement. So it all comes down to the question of what classifies a game as 3D? We have accepted that it is not the use of 3D models because many early games used 2D sprites. That really only leaves us with control mechanics. By that definition, Wolfenstein 3D is really only a 2D game, but it might have some nuance that makes it an exception to the rule. The challenge is to classify that property.
Huh? I was using W3D as shorthand for Wolfenstein 3D as well. What did you think I was talking about when I said W3D?
If you are classifying a 2D game as confining the player movement to a single plane, then Wolfenstein 3D fits that category. If you remember, rooms in W3D had no real "height". All rooms were the same height and the player could not move up and down (i.e. jump or climb). W3D is just Gauntlet from a first-person perspective. As you said, "a plane that ran perpendicular to the monitor", but it was still a single plane.
I am aware that it is a figure of speech. The point of my post is that it is a bad figure of speech in this case because even systems that are used daily gather layers of dust. The title of my post was "bad dust analogy", but perhaps it should have been "bad dust figure of speech" instead. I also thought it would be funny to give a reason for some of the gamers here to discover the the thick layer of dust on the top of their consoles.
For all of you gamers with any console, go give it a good finger swipe on the top to see how much dust is there. Especially if you have a system that is front-loading. Most people don't move their consoles and most people are too lazy or apathetic to bother dusting it. I was recently at a friends house and saw how much dust was on top of his Xbox. It was pretty ridiculous. So the lesson here is; don't relate a system's popularity with the amount of dust on them.
Couldn't companies like Red Hat and Novell get around this kind of thing by simply selling support and never media in a box? Fedora is a separate entity from Red Hat and provides free downloads. If a group like Fedora decided to have "stable" release, similar to Ubuntu's LTS system, then Red Hat could sell manuals and support for the "stable" release. Therefore, they could get around actually having to make money from distributing anything that could infringe on such patents and the patent companies like Acacia would be forced to go after communities instead of big companies. IANAL, but it seems like a logical approach to me. Think about it, do you see something like the Debian community getting sued?
That is a very interesting point. So are there any notebook ODM companies that do not export their manufacturing to China? It would be nice if someone with inside knowledge could provide a short list of major ODMs, where they manufacture, and who their main customers are.
Most companies, even Lenovo, use ODM companies to make laptops. Some of these companies are Chinese, but Taiwan is also a major competitor. Look for names like Quanta, Compal, or ASUS if you want to go with a Taiwanese company instead of a Chinese company. The ODM relationships are not advertised, so you will have to do some digging. Join forums like notebookreview.com and ask people to tell you where their laptops label says it was manufactured if you want to be sure.
That math does not seem to work out.
60 b = 30 B + 30 B (huh?)
So which is it, bits or bytes? Oh well, I guess I will go read the article to find out.
First, check warranty conditions. Next, if you did indeed void your warranty, then reinstall Windows and go to a different store or return to the same store during a different shift. If you did not void your warranty, then return to the store and ask them to show you where the "no linux" clause is in the warranty text. Give 'em hell.
No, it is not theft. I ask a server for a page and it gives it to me. I control which parts of the page will load and which parts won't. If websites don't like it, then they need to find a better business model.
While I can guess what your complaints against Microsoft would be, I am unsure about what you don't like about IBM. What is it about IBM that makes them an evil corporation? Are your complaints current or only concerning past transgressions?
You actually don't need much hardware for stuff like Compiz. I was able to turn Compiz on when I was using Ubuntu Feisty and it was a very smooth experience. What hardware did I have? A laptop with 1.6 GHz Pentium M, 768MB main memory, ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 32MB ( a laptop bought 2 years ago when it was not even cutting edge ). That is essentially an augmented R100 ATI chip. I think what matters most is that the driver is of good quality. The X.org radeon driver is very stable and works very well and the same goes for the Intel drivers.
I think the point is that the DivX install includes all of the things you mentioned that some people would consider "bloat".
I use Foxit reader for viewing as well and love it, but I do still keep Adobe Reader around. Why? Foxit still has trouble rendering some PDFs nicely. So I use Adobe Reader when I want to print something and Foxit for my default viewer.
I'm curious. Did you check the integrity of the download with the SHA/MD5 checksums provided for the download before burning it to media? Also, did you happen to try the "Alternate Install" CD as well?
This could actually happen in an easy way. Cedega could regularly release source code snapshots of an older release of their product under an open source license. This would allow Cedega to stay ahead of the curve by not having open source versions of their newest release. WINE would get the advantage of being able to merge Cedega code into WINE and Cedega would probably get more business if people knew Cedega had a commitment to give code back to the community. That is just one possibility that I see of how a merge could happen.
So will the US version need to use high fructose corn syrup instead to avoid the crazy sugar industry restrictions?
Let me get this straight. There is a language called Java, a platform called Java, a program called java, and now the trading symbol for Sun is JAVA. Oh, and don't forget the island. So you can write some Java to work with Java and run it with java while drinking java on the island of Java all while logged on to E-Trade to buy and sell some JAVA. And I thought, "Only perl can understand Perl", was bad enough.
By your definition, is there a green way to move a "gazillion tons of steel"? That is like saying a truck can't be green because it has to have the power to haul large loads.
That is exactly the problem. Judging by the state of our public education system, I don't see any possible argument that this approach is working. A child's learning process needs participation from the parents to succeed. No system is perfect, but there should be consequences for parents who refuse to take an active role in their child's education.
It seems like this should be easy enough for parents to teach. It's just a shame that we can't trust parents to teach their children anything these days.
Wow, I think that is the first time I have ever seen someone state that GIMP actually copied Photoshop's GUI. The UI approach in GIMP is very unique and is one of the most innovative parts of GIMP. Most people complain in the complete opposite direction and think the GIMP UI is too foreign and that they should just copy Photoshop (giving us projects like GIMPshop).
It would seem the GPL is "viral". Why do you think it is not?