So, a switch to activate a device that makes noise in order to draw attention to the source. Hmmm, I think I'll patent that and call it a "Horn". I'll make millions!
If that's their training for leadership I hope they plan on leading people who are using saws and eating dirty hot dogs. I can't think that's part of my career plan.
Natural selection would mean that it would be ok for me to beat you to death. However in civilized nations we create rules that the majority of people believe are for the greater good. These rules general serve to protect those those that need protecting.
You have to have OpenGL support in the driver that you're trying to use. Linux support of OpenGL, even though it does work, it not optimized the say way that the Windows support is. What John is saying is that they are using some of the less commonly used OpenGL routines and that the only shot of it working in Linux is to use the Nvidia binary driver. I don't know what the current rate of use of ATI versus Nvidia is among Linux users but if you reduce the Linux market from the entire market to only the ones that are running Linux with a binary Nvidia driver it cuts a small market to an even smaller market.
I think what you meant to say is that "If you have over half a million users, you're paying Microsoft enough money that they have people there fixing problems already."
The problem with your theory is that point number 2 and number 5 are false. There are no private APIs. If there were private APIs it would not be a subset, it would be a superset with missing functionality.
The only issue with Google using a subset of functionality is that if they strip too much out that is useful developers won't use it and instead opt to use one of the many other hosting options.
No, they don't. You WANT them to run better than what you could buy new. In reality today's cars and trucks are better than just about anything we've ever had. When you combine safety, performance, and reliability they are better than anything we've had.
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I would mod you +1 "You're right but nobody that drives to work wants to believe you" if I could.
Can I mod you -1 Wishful Thinking? Today's vehicles are so much better than just about anything made in the 1960's that can be measured. For instance dependability, durability, handling and performance. The only thing that stuff from the 60's gets is a big nostalga factor. I owned two 1960's era vehicles, a 1970's truck, two 1980's truck, a 1990's car, a 1990's truck and a 2000's car. With the exception of the car each successive vehicle has gotten better.
My 1998 truck has 186,000 miles on it and all I've had to do to it was replace the alternator (about $80 and 45 minutes). The 70's truck was on it's third engine by this mileage. Both 60's era vehicles were on their second or third transmission and their second engine. I got rid of the 90's era car at 137,000 because things seemed to be wearing out at about the same time and were about to come due.
Today's vehicles are the best I've ever seen with regards to measurable features. They don't have the soul of the older stuff but they also don't have the demons either.
I've had more than one situation where a sketch power supply or questionable RAM would totally refuse to run in various flavors of Ubuntu but Windows would just slow down or freeze for a while and eventually start working again. I think the guys at Microsoft just plan on running with crap hardware and their stuff degrades more gracefully.
When you can upgrade hardware for $2000 and achieve the same result with $20,000 in development costs that makes sense but it doesn't always work that way.
I've been in situations where we had over $20 million in hardware and we have increased performance or scalability by 50% with no additional hardware. In this case it was not even close when comparing the cost of hardware, licensing, and additional administrator capacity to the software devleopment time.
If that's the case, when are we going to get some good drivers for Vista? I got a new PC and gave Vista an honest go. I used the drivers as shipped on the PC (tested by the manufacturer to be compatible, right?). It was crap. It was slow. It crashed during the install of Office 2007, repeatedly. I wipe XP and put the same software back on and it's quick. It never crashes.
I gave Vista an honest week and determined that it sucked.
I also installed Office 2007 and after a few days of adjusting I decided that I liked it so I'm not just anti new software.
Maybe you should let me protect me and you can just worry about yourself? If you don't want a hydrogen refueling station in your garage you don't have to get one but don't go taking away my freedoms just because you're scared.
Your assumptions are: Last week is like every week. Each month has exactly four weeks (28) days. 350,000 is not rounded or approximated. 1.4 million isn't rounded or approximated.
It's so hard to find one because so many people want one, they're a reasonable price (compared to the current generation of consoles), they're fun for the family, and they have less reclusive geek stigma attached to them compared to the PS3 or XBox 360.
Yeah, what if they come out with something better than USB. Like, I dunno, USB 2.0 or something. It could be faster and people couldn't use it because it's newer.
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So, a switch to activate a device that makes noise in order to draw attention to the source. Hmmm, I think I'll patent that and call it a "Horn". I'll make millions!
If that's their training for leadership I hope they plan on leading people who are using saws and eating dirty hot dogs. I can't think that's part of my career plan.
Natural selection would mean that it would be ok for me to beat you to death. However in civilized nations we create rules that the majority of people believe are for the greater good. These rules general serve to protect those those that need protecting.
If he's got 10 million invested, having 500k in the bank is a reasonable percentage. You don't want all your money tied up in non-liquid assets.
You have to have OpenGL support in the driver that you're trying to use. Linux support of OpenGL, even though it does work, it not optimized the say way that the Windows support is. What John is saying is that they are using some of the less commonly used OpenGL routines and that the only shot of it working in Linux is to use the Nvidia binary driver. I don't know what the current rate of use of ATI versus Nvidia is among Linux users but if you reduce the Linux market from the entire market to only the ones that are running Linux with a binary Nvidia driver it cuts a small market to an even smaller market.
I can't believe I don't get any mod points today. Informative, Insightful, this one has it all.
I can clearly see why you posted anonymously.
I think what you meant to say is that "People should not be permitted to use more than what I think their share of resources are..."
I think what you meant to say is that "If you have over half a million users, you're paying Microsoft enough money that they have people there fixing problems already."
The problem with your theory is that point number 2 and number 5 are false. There are no private APIs. If there were private APIs it would not be a subset, it would be a superset with missing functionality.
The only issue with Google using a subset of functionality is that if they strip too much out that is useful developers won't use it and instead opt to use one of the many other hosting options.
No, they don't. You WANT them to run better than what you could buy new. In reality today's cars and trucks are better than just about anything we've ever had. When you combine safety, performance, and reliability they are better than anything we've had.
I would mod you +1 "You're right but nobody that drives to work wants to believe you" if I could.
Can I mod you -1 Wishful Thinking? Today's vehicles are so much better than just about anything made in the 1960's that can be measured. For instance dependability, durability, handling and performance. The only thing that stuff from the 60's gets is a big nostalga factor. I owned two 1960's era vehicles, a 1970's truck, two 1980's truck, a 1990's car, a 1990's truck and a 2000's car. With the exception of the car each successive vehicle has gotten better.
My 1998 truck has 186,000 miles on it and all I've had to do to it was replace the alternator (about $80 and 45 minutes). The 70's truck was on it's third engine by this mileage. Both 60's era vehicles were on their second or third transmission and their second engine. I got rid of the 90's era car at 137,000 because things seemed to be wearing out at about the same time and were about to come due.
Today's vehicles are the best I've ever seen with regards to measurable features. They don't have the soul of the older stuff but they also don't have the demons either.
I've had more than one situation where a sketch power supply or questionable RAM would totally refuse to run in various flavors of Ubuntu but Windows would just slow down or freeze for a while and eventually start working again. I think the guys at Microsoft just plan on running with crap hardware and their stuff degrades more gracefully.
You're doing it wrong.
When you can upgrade hardware for $2000 and achieve the same result with $20,000 in development costs that makes sense but it doesn't always work that way.
I've been in situations where we had over $20 million in hardware and we have increased performance or scalability by 50% with no additional hardware. In this case it was not even close when comparing the cost of hardware, licensing, and additional administrator capacity to the software devleopment time.
If that's the case, when are we going to get some good drivers for Vista? I got a new PC and gave Vista an honest go. I used the drivers as shipped on the PC (tested by the manufacturer to be compatible, right?). It was crap. It was slow. It crashed during the install of Office 2007, repeatedly. I wipe XP and put the same software back on and it's quick. It never crashes.
I gave Vista an honest week and determined that it sucked.
I also installed Office 2007 and after a few days of adjusting I decided that I liked it so I'm not just anti new software.
It's an Escape. Its as much of a truck as a mini van is. Out of the factory the hybrid version gets 34mpg in town and 31mph on the highway.
Maybe you should let me protect me and you can just worry about yourself? If you don't want a hydrogen refueling station in your garage you don't have to get one but don't go taking away my freedoms just because you're scared.
Your assumptions are:
Last week is like every week.
Each month has exactly four weeks (28) days.
350,000 is not rounded or approximated.
1.4 million isn't rounded or approximated.
It's so hard to find one because so many people want one, they're a reasonable price (compared to the current generation of consoles), they're fun for the family, and they have less reclusive geek stigma attached to them compared to the PS3 or XBox 360.
Yeah, the great thing about everyone speaking English will be that there will be so may more English languages to choose from.
You can buy dimmmer friendly CFLs today.
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Yeah, what if they come out with something better than USB. Like, I dunno, USB 2.0 or something. It could be faster and people couldn't use it because it's newer.
The only way that comment would have been better is if it wasn't an Anon and I had mod points.
Brilliant!
Cherry trees usually branch very low and the branches spread very quickly. They're almost more bush-like than tree-like. They also split very easily.
If they were all on one branch bouncing quite happily they most likely split the tree and it will die.
Tree removal and Stump grinder service = $400-$800
New 2" cherry tree = ~$300
Wait 20 years for it to grow up again = $????
If going to jail was bad how about forced child labor in order for them to pay restitution? I know for a fact that's what I'd have had to do.