Wow, brings memories of the pre-1.0 phase. Do you remember when only the most basic apps would run in WINE and required a lot of tweaking? Nowadays I can run most apps but Game Maker (Like Hydorah, Spelunky, etc) based games. Even painting and music apps, or games like Touhou or other doujin arcade games work practically out of the box (mostly requiring directx 9 runtimes). I don't play much mainstream, but I have been satisfied with my indie/arcade gaming needs and WINE. This is only going to get better with time, and I am kind of happy about it. Years ago I had to use virtualbox or use my laptop to run simplistic apps reliably, and it's not the case anymore (in my use case at least, you know, generalizing, anecdotal evidence, your mileage may vary, etc)
Man, Dillo is the ultimate authority in Spartan browsers, you can't get any more barebones than that (except maybe those "wrapper" browsers that only put a frontend over webkit libraries). However it renders a lot of stuff wrong, so for me its use ended up as a lightweight local HTML reader. Modern websites, in many cases, are simply unusable with something as lightweight as Dillo, unfortunately. But it used to be good for lightweight online browsing before sites started requiring 200kb javascript libraries/includes.
Binaural beats, someone recommended them to me to take care of my sleep issues (narcoleptic), and it's a placebo at best. That or I lack something inside my brain.
"Anyone who writes a song enjoys the benefits being the copyright holder." I think a recent article debunks this myth, the song writers only get the crumbs on the plate while the media overlords have the whole cake. A shame they decide it's a good idea to throw part of that pie to the pedestrians walking by instead of eating it, or giving it to the real artists.
Sure you can say they are artists of deceit and corporate evil, but that's art only enjoyable by a minor part of the population.
"There are a tremendous number of people who have grown up in an age where it is so easy to copy information, and where it is so easy to self-publish so you *think* you're creative,[...]" Are you implying there are no creative people that self-publishes? Sure there is a lot of garbage, but I have seen really brilliant things that people publish by themselves. That "*think*" kind of makes it feel like everyone who publishes freely is ridden by ego and sucks.
I hope that Leanback thing is better than the current suggestion system. After seeing 300+ videogame videos, 200+ videos of avian life, and 100 cooking-related shows, all I get is suggestions about videos some random person linked me to via IM, that are extremely offtopic. So much "youtube poop" and crap like that. Also I once watched a SINGLE video about a game someone wanted me to see, I think it was supreme commander or something like that, and I still keep getting 5+ of those in my suggestions every update.
This can explain why birds never stop moving their heads. I always thought they were scanning the area for possible hazards, food or companions, or positioning their heads to receive sounds better, but this gives a new possibility to their constant head tilting (which I find adorable by the way).
I use a Wii remote + Classic pad for most PC gaming purposes, while not "retro" it works for most games and works for Linux/Windows using a small app and a USB bluetooth adapter. I guess it works with Mac too. Except for N64(which I rarely play) games, it kind of works for all. For most consoles you just need a d-pad and a few buttons, and after years of physical labor my hands aren't as agile to hold a square/flat pad like when I was a kid, so this is a good solution for me. It being wireless helps a lot with "party"/hotseat gaming, too. I used to have a PSX/PS2 pad with an USB adapter for two pads before that, but all the wires were a bit of a pain when passing the pad around.
Not the parakeet you anti-bird racist, friend of cats! Stop spreading FUD! (just kidding) Cats are more likely to carry it, and I thought it was found on mammals...the article says so, so maybe I am not mistaken here.
Argh where go mod points when you need them. I didn't actually notice until you pointed this out, and indeed, he might be retelling the story with his own words, or he might be lying about it. Considering many comments point out his "lack of modesty", that can be the case... Also the kind of teens that are "zero-sum" to argue with don't talk like that, indeed.
Birds are the most underestimated creatures you can find around. Most people just thinks birds are poop factories (actually, their "dive bombs" are necessary, since they must remove weight from their bodies as soon as possible. By the way you can actually train birds to do that in a corner you want, much like dogs and cats, but most people just lets their birds rot inside a cage without interacting with them). Or just look at the depiction of birds in popular culture, it's either poop jokes or "birds are stupid/evil/pests" jokes. The only positive trait remembered is their singing or their colorfulness.
I always noticed that in those cartoons or anime where animals can walk and talk, birds are often depicted as regular birds instead of intelligent creatures wearing clothes and stuff. Sure there are exceptions like Falco in Starfox but they are far rarer than silly talking dogs and stuff.
If you take a bit of time to read about birds, you'll see they are worth more than just something you put inside a cage. Take a look at ravens, magpies (the pica pica species AKA European magpie), most curved-beak birds, etc...they can be trained to do many "intelligent" things. Even "not so smart" birds like sparrows (you can actually teach a little sparrow to talk like a parrot). And if you actually let a pet bird be comfortable (as opposed to being inside a tiny cage all day long), getting out of the cage and fly around, have toys and stuff, they won't run away from you even if you keep your windows open all day.
The way you train them and the company they give, I find it more fitting for a nerd than cats (which seem to be a popular nerd choice). I had dogs and cats (and a hamster) to compare.
"Battery life on iPhone sucks and Apple is totally to blame"? You must be new here. Apple fans manage to excuse every single mistake Apple can make. If Steve came and dynamited someone's house just for the kicks, they'd manage to excuse it too. Something like hypnosis, brainwashing and disruption of the time-space continuum, all fused in one single fruity entity.
Eh...? But there IS a native Linux version of Dosbox...it'd be just copying the configs and files, then running it. I don't see why WINE is even needed.
'I don't really care what you had for breakfast' as statement shows bigotry and ignorance that can't be measured in numbers. Those engineers must be of the not-that-smart type, or the rotten elitist type.
My dear friend, every time Microsoft makes a secret/undocumented/shady update, there is a massive uproar in Slashdot...And I recall reading similar stories about other companies recently, and the comments are way harsher than in here. Because it's an Apple-related thing, I think commenters are even going soft on them to avoid the Rage of the Fanboi.
--"The affects are clearly deleterious. Overwhelmingly so. You have to remember, that 20 years ago you did have to have some skill to be able to operate a computer, or any form of advanced technology. Most kids were not using computers the way we were because they lacked the drive, or maybe the intelligence, to really operate it. You had to have a certain level of tenacity to operate a computer at that point in our history. Think about how easy a computer is today in just terms of the UI alone?"
Just have them using Linux, the level of tenacity requirement is still there, even if it's decreasing over time.
So yeah, right, war against the pedos... When the government of Berlusconi, of all people, says it, it's a lie. That man likes himself some barely legal girls in parties, and while nothing confirms he goes with actual minors, suspicions have been raised. Of course we'll never know if it's true, or if the denied claims are the effect of his political power. Shame this wonderful tool can't be used against politics by the citizens (politicians who like dirty play *will* abuse it for sure against rivals).
I bet many politicians will surely regret this eventually. Power is not forever and precisely politicians are the type to have bizarre fetishes.
Blood vessels and bone marrow all inside a kidney? This is even more hardcore than something a horror film might throw at you. Reality pwns fiction once again.
I must be missing it, but TFA doesn't say anything about the kid (19-yo-man? that's still a kid by many standards) being armed? So if I write "kill", "murder" or anything like that, I can be arrested because it's "suspicious words"? Even if I am talking about a game or something? Thankfully he didn't mention killing the Queen or he'd find himself with 007 up his rear end.
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No, but it's polite, it's greeting the world. You are so insensitive!
Wow, brings memories of the pre-1.0 phase. Do you remember when only the most basic apps would run in WINE and required a lot of tweaking? Nowadays I can run most apps but Game Maker (Like Hydorah, Spelunky, etc) based games. Even painting and music apps, or games like Touhou or other doujin arcade games work practically out of the box (mostly requiring directx 9 runtimes). I don't play much mainstream, but I have been satisfied with my indie/arcade gaming needs and WINE.
This is only going to get better with time, and I am kind of happy about it. Years ago I had to use virtualbox or use my laptop to run simplistic apps reliably, and it's not the case anymore (in my use case at least, you know, generalizing, anecdotal evidence, your mileage may vary, etc)
Man, Dillo is the ultimate authority in Spartan browsers, you can't get any more barebones than that (except maybe those "wrapper" browsers that only put a frontend over webkit libraries). However it renders a lot of stuff wrong, so for me its use ended up as a lightweight local HTML reader.
Modern websites, in many cases, are simply unusable with something as lightweight as Dillo, unfortunately. But it used to be good for lightweight online browsing before sites started requiring 200kb javascript libraries/includes.
Binaural beats, someone recommended them to me to take care of my sleep issues (narcoleptic), and it's a placebo at best. That or I lack something inside my brain.
"Anyone who writes a song enjoys the benefits being the copyright holder."
I think a recent article debunks this myth, the song writers only get the crumbs on the plate while the media overlords have the whole cake.
A shame they decide it's a good idea to throw part of that pie to the pedestrians walking by instead of eating it, or giving it to the real artists.
Sure you can say they are artists of deceit and corporate evil, but that's art only enjoyable by a minor part of the population.
"There are a tremendous number of people who have grown up in an age where it is so easy to copy information, and where it is so easy to self-publish so you *think* you're creative,[...]"
Are you implying there are no creative people that self-publishes? Sure there is a lot of garbage, but I have seen really brilliant things that people publish by themselves. That "*think*" kind of makes it feel like everyone who publishes freely is ridden by ego and sucks.
I hope that Leanback thing is better than the current suggestion system.
After seeing 300+ videogame videos, 200+ videos of avian life, and 100 cooking-related shows, all I get is suggestions about videos some random person linked me to via IM, that are extremely offtopic. So much "youtube poop" and crap like that. Also I once watched a SINGLE video about a game someone wanted me to see, I think it was supreme commander or something like that, and I still keep getting 5+ of those in my suggestions every update.
This can explain why birds never stop moving their heads. I always thought they were scanning the area for possible hazards, food or companions, or positioning their heads to receive sounds better, but this gives a new possibility to their constant head tilting (which I find adorable by the way).
Birds are so underrated by us humans.
You haven't seen much of the real world if you honestly think that.
I use a Wii remote + Classic pad for most PC gaming purposes, while not "retro" it works for most games and works for Linux/Windows using a small app and a USB bluetooth adapter. I guess it works with Mac too.
Except for N64(which I rarely play) games, it kind of works for all. For most consoles you just need a d-pad and a few buttons, and after years of physical labor my hands aren't as agile to hold a square/flat pad like when I was a kid, so this is a good solution for me. It being wireless helps a lot with "party"/hotseat gaming, too.
I used to have a PSX/PS2 pad with an USB adapter for two pads before that, but all the wires were a bit of a pain when passing the pad around.
Maybe not Bob Smith, but Abdul, Jose or Pierre will have a tough time. Racism exists.
Not the parakeet you anti-bird racist, friend of cats! Stop spreading FUD! (just kidding)
Cats are more likely to carry it, and I thought it was found on mammals...the article says so, so maybe I am not mistaken here.
Argh where go mod points when you need them.
I didn't actually notice until you pointed this out, and indeed, he might be retelling the story with his own words, or he might be lying about it.
Considering many comments point out his "lack of modesty", that can be the case...
Also the kind of teens that are "zero-sum" to argue with don't talk like that, indeed.
Birds are the most underestimated creatures you can find around.
Most people just thinks birds are poop factories (actually, their "dive bombs" are necessary, since they must remove weight from their bodies as soon as possible. By the way you can actually train birds to do that in a corner you want, much like dogs and cats, but most people just lets their birds rot inside a cage without interacting with them). Or just look at the depiction of birds in popular culture, it's either poop jokes or "birds are stupid/evil/pests" jokes. The only positive trait remembered is their singing or their colorfulness.
I always noticed that in those cartoons or anime where animals can walk and talk, birds are often depicted as regular birds instead of intelligent creatures wearing clothes and stuff. Sure there are exceptions like Falco in Starfox but they are far rarer than silly talking dogs and stuff.
If you take a bit of time to read about birds, you'll see they are worth more than just something you put inside a cage. Take a look at ravens, magpies (the pica pica species AKA European magpie), most curved-beak birds, etc...they can be trained to do many "intelligent" things. Even "not so smart" birds like sparrows (you can actually teach a little sparrow to talk like a parrot). And if you actually let a pet bird be comfortable (as opposed to being inside a tiny cage all day long), getting out of the cage and fly around, have toys and stuff, they won't run away from you even if you keep your windows open all day.
The way you train them and the company they give, I find it more fitting for a nerd than cats (which seem to be a popular nerd choice). I had dogs and cats (and a hamster) to compare.
Yes, yes, you are getting old ;)
But C is like "more low level" than many popular modern languages.
"Battery life on iPhone sucks and Apple is totally to blame"? You must be new here.
Apple fans manage to excuse every single mistake Apple can make. If Steve came and dynamited someone's house just for the kicks, they'd manage to excuse it too. Something like hypnosis, brainwashing and disruption of the time-space continuum, all fused in one single fruity entity.
I assume your internet connection is stable, that must be the reason :P
Seriously, try using anything steam enabled with bad or no internet. You can't.
Eh...? But there IS a native Linux version of Dosbox...it'd be just copying the configs and files, then running it. I don't see why WINE is even needed.
Humans are a race to which one mistake weights much more than 1000 successes, too.
'I don't really care what you had for breakfast' as statement shows bigotry and ignorance that can't be measured in numbers.
Those engineers must be of the not-that-smart type, or the rotten elitist type.
My dear friend, every time Microsoft makes a secret/undocumented/shady update, there is a massive uproar in Slashdot...And I recall reading similar stories about other companies recently, and the comments are way harsher than in here.
Because it's an Apple-related thing, I think commenters are even going soft on them to avoid the Rage of the Fanboi.
--"The affects are clearly deleterious. Overwhelmingly so. You have to remember, that 20 years ago you did have to have some skill to be able to operate a computer, or any form of advanced technology. Most kids were not using computers the way we were because they lacked the drive, or maybe the intelligence, to really operate it. You had to have a certain level of tenacity to operate a computer at that point in our history. Think about how easy a computer is today in just terms of the UI alone?"
Just have them using Linux, the level of tenacity requirement is still there, even if it's decreasing over time.
So yeah, right, war against the pedos... When the government of Berlusconi, of all people, says it, it's a lie.
That man likes himself some barely legal girls in parties, and while nothing confirms he goes with actual minors, suspicions have been raised.
Of course we'll never know if it's true, or if the denied claims are the effect of his political power.
Shame this wonderful tool can't be used against politics by the citizens (politicians who like dirty play *will* abuse it for sure against rivals).
I bet many politicians will surely regret this eventually. Power is not forever and precisely politicians are the type to have bizarre fetishes.
Blood vessels and bone marrow all inside a kidney? This is even more hardcore than something a horror film might throw at you.
Reality pwns fiction once again.
I must be missing it, but TFA doesn't say anything about the kid (19-yo-man? that's still a kid by many standards) being armed?
So if I write "kill", "murder" or anything like that, I can be arrested because it's "suspicious words"? Even if I am talking about a game or something?
Thankfully he didn't mention killing the Queen or he'd find himself with 007 up his rear end.