Wow.. the cases in there are sickening. It's funny to read summaries like this, but then when you relate it to actual real life.. that's kind of terrifying, and horrific for the families involved (and any future victims of the police officers that caused the deaths). I think that sometimes, unfortunately someone is going to have a weak heart or whatnot and die from one taser shot. The cases in that Wiki article seemed to involve the use of more than one taser at once. If the first one isn't planted in a good area for disruption, don't use it as well! Personally I'd rather just have my arms grabbed or something if I've gone crazy.
Don't the police get appropriate martial arts training? I know they get aikido based training in Scotland. In that case, the heavier the opponent is, the more you can use their weight against them. If the attacker knows aikido too then they'd be kind of screwed though:p Having said that, in the case where someone is being violent and non compliant with the law, then what's wrong with tasers?
Hello, it's the misheard phrase police! We would like to inform you that the actual phrase is "fell swoop". Foul kind of works too though. At least you didn't say fowl. That would have been too much.
Maybe it really is about some high-level finance strategy that only people in the know can grasp? "Shit! We just wasted a metric assload of money on Vista and now everyone's just running all their apps inside their browser anyway! Go look for a growing internet based company we can buy before the bubble bursts again!"
I meant the individual drive, rather than a 360+blu-ray player. If the 360 with blu-ray costs more than a PS3 then I just think it will make people see how much value for money you really get with a PS3.
The Wii can't even play DVDs (well, technically it can, but there is no software to do so..:/ ), so it shouldn't even come into this. I have a Wii but I don't use it much. It's developed a weird and annoying problem with showing random white flecks in some textures and in the menu too.. I'm wondering if it overheated and got damaged at some point.. I wouldn't buy another if it broke down completely. If my PS3 overheated and died in a couple of years I'd maybe consider getting another one though, since it plays games, has a decent HD browser, plays DVDs and blu-rays. I like the Wii but its appeal is usually quite short lived, and the fact that it took them this long to get Mario Kart out, and Smash Bros Brawl got delayed again means that I have just given up on it. GTA IV will keep my interest for quite some time (once they patch up the friggin multiplayer issues):) Sorry, I'm prone to ranting..
The Cell processor is hardly 'standard' computer hardware.. the 360 is a lot more standard, kind of similar to Macs of yesteryear in that it uses a PPC processor. I agree that they are rubbish, but that's mostly just because they're designed by Microsoft rather than the individual components. The only decent hardware I've ever seen by MS was the sidewinder force feedback joystick (the first one - the second was rubbish). Everything else breaks; wireless mice and keyboards someone stupidly ordered at my company, I would have got logitech stuff, and I told him that after the MS stuff started acting up. It was then put into the company handbook that all IT purchases have to go through me:p hehe. Anyway, the 360 hardware individually is fine, but the thermal design isn't great (similar again to Apple;) my Macbook Pro gets hot and bothered very quickly if you try to play 3D games)
If you want to watch Blu-ray videos then you could use some other method, why hook it to a 360? First, why the hell not?
Second, to reduce the clutter of more boxes under your TV (apart from the extra drive of course).
Third, it will also presumably be a lot cheaper than buying either a PS3 or a dedicated blu-ray player. And if you already have a 360 (some people do, for some reason..), why not?
* proud owner of a PS3 >_> currently pissed off that GTAIV isn't playing nicely with PS Network *
Microsoft do plenty of that but I don't think it's given their brand a positive connotation:P They provide really (or ignore the illegal vesion) of Windows to poor countries). If you are only doing it for the publicity or future profits and not from generousity then it's still not really going to help your image. I think what Honda are doing is quite cool though, but I already liked them (just - they are a bit arrogant sometimes in areas such as motorsport).
What are other options for the hobbyist to play around with renewable energy, other than charging a cell phone? Well, you could grow your own crops for eating, or for bio-fuel?;) Or have a separate circuit for your renewable power source so that it isn't connected to the mains..
It isn't 'adding a feature', it's providing an option to use the 'default' behaviour in any IM text entry window for a text entry box, rather than something which probably took quite a bit of code and time to perfect. Just because someone is proud of getting it to work doesn't mean that it should be the only option. If they were getting indignant that the developers wouldn't add in this functionality then that would be fine, but getting indignant that the users would like their text entry window to stay the hell where they put it - when that is the default behaviour for a slide bar in any app, and a lot of people prefer it - is just being a jerk. Honestly, I get your point, it's their own project and they can do what they want - but if it were me I would have made it an option. And since this is OSS, someone has already made a plugin for it, which is the redeeming feature. Even if the developers are jerks, there are plenty of people around who care about people being happy, and are willing spend a little time resolving stupid issues like this.
I had written more, but cut it back when I realised how much I was rambling;) And as the other guy says, I completely rewrote it as the original code was beyond 'refactoring'
After a short google I didn't see anything, and I really don't want to go use a version of Office 2007 to find out. I did use it for a little while while helping someone else out - at least it's not as ugly as the interface on IE 7, but it's still a huuuuge waste of screen space
Well, traditionally software is developed for the people that will use it, and it is a bit immature of the developers to say that they don't care what other users want, they're only developing for themselves. Since the other users don't pay for the software though, the developers are technically right that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. It also basically makes them jerks. But since you say there is a fix, the that's fine. It's just an issue because it's showing a very self centred attitude from the developers, which could rear its ugly head in a more prominent issue in future?
If this is the problem then the guy should just use it as a learning experience. I spent days once trying to develop a custom graph following algorithm for a bot I wrote, but it was causing the code to crash randomly and I couldn't figure out why because everything was so convoluted. I painfully decided to just rewrite it (because random crashes aren't acceptable when my code was going to be used by other Counter-Strike players than myself). When I did rewrite it, it only took me half a day and was much more easy to follow than before, because I understood what I was trying to do more, and I managed to simplify the code to about a quarter of the lines. Even better, there were no more random crashes! I think the original issue was me trying to reference array members that didn't actually exist, since I had so many counters all over the place incrementing/decrementing and such. I managed to do without a lot of the counters that were tracking things the second time around, and just build everything into the program logic, with less special cases needing to be being detected. That made me realise that sometimes it is better just to redo things:)
Or, in this case, better to just assign it to some never-will-be-used option in the preferences.
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Wow.. the cases in there are sickening. It's funny to read summaries like this, but then when you relate it to actual real life.. that's kind of terrifying, and horrific for the families involved (and any future victims of the police officers that caused the deaths). I think that sometimes, unfortunately someone is going to have a weak heart or whatnot and die from one taser shot. The cases in that Wiki article seemed to involve the use of more than one taser at once. If the first one isn't planted in a good area for disruption, don't use it as well! Personally I'd rather just have my arms grabbed or something if I've gone crazy.
Sorry, that was me :/ Having 50kV running through my body gives me issues with bowel control
I don't think it was the length of the question so much as the nature of the question..
Don't the police get appropriate martial arts training? I know they get aikido based training in Scotland. In that case, the heavier the opponent is, the more you can use their weight against them. If the attacker knows aikido too then they'd be kind of screwed though :p Having said that, in the case where someone is being violent and non compliant with the law, then what's wrong with tasers?
Hello, it's the misheard phrase police! We would like to inform you that the actual phrase is "fell swoop". Foul kind of works too though. At least you didn't say fowl. That would have been too much.
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fell has the adjective meaning at the bottom.
FUD, monopolism, singlehandedly driving the computer-security business, advertising, creating 'standards'... stuff like that
I meant the individual drive, rather than a 360+blu-ray player. If the 360 with blu-ray costs more than a PS3 then I just think it will make people see how much value for money you really get with a PS3.
:/ ), so it shouldn't even come into this. I have a Wii but I don't use it much. It's developed a weird and annoying problem with showing random white flecks in some textures and in the menu too.. I'm wondering if it overheated and got damaged at some point.. I wouldn't buy another if it broke down completely. If my PS3 overheated and died in a couple of years I'd maybe consider getting another one though, since it plays games, has a decent HD browser, plays DVDs and blu-rays. I like the Wii but its appeal is usually quite short lived, and the fact that it took them this long to get Mario Kart out, and Smash Bros Brawl got delayed again means that I have just given up on it. GTA IV will keep my interest for quite some time (once they patch up the friggin multiplayer issues) :) Sorry, I'm prone to ranting..
The Wii can't even play DVDs (well, technically it can, but there is no software to do so..
The Cell processor is hardly 'standard' computer hardware.. the 360 is a lot more standard, kind of similar to Macs of yesteryear in that it uses a PPC processor. I agree that they are rubbish, but that's mostly just because they're designed by Microsoft rather than the individual components. The only decent hardware I've ever seen by MS was the sidewinder force feedback joystick (the first one - the second was rubbish). Everything else breaks; wireless mice and keyboards someone stupidly ordered at my company, I would have got logitech stuff, and I told him that after the MS stuff started acting up. It was then put into the company handbook that all IT purchases have to go through me :p hehe. Anyway, the 360 hardware individually is fine, but the thermal design isn't great (similar again to Apple ;) my Macbook Pro gets hot and bothered very quickly if you try to play 3D games)
Second, to reduce the clutter of more boxes under your TV (apart from the extra drive of course).
Third, it will also presumably be a lot cheaper than buying either a PS3 or a dedicated blu-ray player. And if you already have a 360 (some people do, for some reason..), why not?
* proud owner of a PS3 >_> currently pissed off that GTAIV isn't playing nicely with PS Network *
Microsoft do plenty of that but I don't think it's given their brand a positive connotation :P They provide really (or ignore the illegal vesion) of Windows to poor countries). If you are only doing it for the publicity or future profits and not from generousity then it's still not really going to help your image. I think what Honda are doing is quite cool though, but I already liked them (just - they are a bit arrogant sometimes in areas such as motorsport).
There is already fiber from the US - but they won't allow it to be activated because of the trade embargo. Sounds like that would be a better start.
Was it better, or worse?
He meant the special SCO bookstore
SCO: SCO's Cocksmoking Organisation?
Hark.. the computer is trying to talk to us! Get it up in the docks! Now computer, would you call yourself "a copy of UNIX"?
It isn't 'adding a feature', it's providing an option to use the 'default' behaviour in any IM text entry window for a text entry box, rather than something which probably took quite a bit of code and time to perfect. Just because someone is proud of getting it to work doesn't mean that it should be the only option. If they were getting indignant that the developers wouldn't add in this functionality then that would be fine, but getting indignant that the users would like their text entry window to stay the hell where they put it - when that is the default behaviour for a slide bar in any app, and a lot of people prefer it - is just being a jerk. Honestly, I get your point, it's their own project and they can do what they want - but if it were me I would have made it an option. And since this is OSS, someone has already made a plugin for it, which is the redeeming feature. Even if the developers are jerks, there are plenty of people around who care about people being happy, and are willing spend a little time resolving stupid issues like this.
*whooosh*
I had written more, but cut it back when I realised how much I was rambling ;) And as the other guy says, I completely rewrote it as the original code was beyond 'refactoring'
After a short google I didn't see anything, and I really don't want to go use a version of Office 2007 to find out. I did use it for a little while while helping someone else out - at least it's not as ugly as the interface on IE 7, but it's still a huuuuge waste of screen space
Well, traditionally software is developed for the people that will use it, and it is a bit immature of the developers to say that they don't care what other users want, they're only developing for themselves. Since the other users don't pay for the software though, the developers are technically right that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. It also basically makes them jerks. But since you say there is a fix, the that's fine. It's just an issue because it's showing a very self centred attitude from the developers, which could rear its ugly head in a more prominent issue in future?
Heh, I forgot to remove the 'would' after changing to 'might'. At least they listen to feedback..
If this is the problem then the guy should just use it as a learning experience. I spent days once trying to develop a custom graph following algorithm for a bot I wrote, but it was causing the code to crash randomly and I couldn't figure out why because everything was so convoluted. I painfully decided to just rewrite it (because random crashes aren't acceptable when my code was going to be used by other Counter-Strike players than myself). When I did rewrite it, it only took me half a day and was much more easy to follow than before, because I understood what I was trying to do more, and I managed to simplify the code to about a quarter of the lines. Even better, there were no more random crashes! I think the original issue was me trying to reference array members that didn't actually exist, since I had so many counters all over the place incrementing/decrementing and such. I managed to do without a lot of the counters that were tracking things the second time around, and just build everything into the program logic, with less special cases needing to be being detected. That made me realise that sometimes it is better just to redo things :)
Or, in this case, better to just assign it to some never-will-be-used option in the preferences.