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  1. Re:Apple compatibility is a joke on Apple Prepares MacOS Users For Discontinuation of 32-Bit App Support (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I believe Firewire is partially (mass-storage only) supported in Parallels, at least in the full version - not that I've tried it personally (I don't deal with video). I don't think video-capture devices are supported if that's what you're using (unless the host thinks its a normal camera, in which case it might).

    Video performance REALLY depends on the application - some work well, others don't. This can also vary between the backend used (Lite uses builtin macOS virtualisation, the full version uses it's own, and presumably VMWare/others have different ways). Could be worth trying a couple of trial versions.

    As for CS5 (which despite the name experiences rather different problems to 5.5 as far as I've seen), every macOS release has introduced new problems - first depreciation of Java, then installation problems, then odd font issues, then a variety of crashes while doing everyday tasks, etc. You can get Photoshop working OK but the other programs (particularly InDesign) are far more problematic - in the end it was far less stressful to run on a VM than deal with the quirks and crashes, with the added benefit I no longer need to worry about fixing it on OS upgrades.

  2. Re:Apple compatibility is a joke on Apple Prepares MacOS Users For Discontinuation of 32-Bit App Support (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Install it in a virtual machine. Parallels Desktop Lite uses macOS's built in virtualisation and is free on the Mac App Store (as long as you don't want to install Windows), or failing that use VirtualBox. Just install the last working version of OSX and your software on it and keep it as an image, using shared folders so everything's stored on your main computer. It'll work more or less like any other app. This is how I'm still using my old Adobe CS5 suite (which REALLY doesn't like more modern macOS variants).

  3. Re:Or... on Chicago Debates Merits of ShotSpotter Technology · · Score: 1

    Curious to note that Switzerland, with high gun ownership levels, is a very low-crime zone. The UK, by contrast, is the most violent country in Europe.

    Here are the Swedish requirements via Wikipedia:

    One major problem with your argument: Switzerland is a DIFFERENT COUNTRY to Sweden. Agree with your point about training in a national guard however.

  4. Re:Programmer on Math Skills For Programmers — Necessary Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Um... mathematicians CAME UP with those same esoteric mathematical formulae - having a mathematics degree used to be one of the best ways to get into that kind of institution.

  5. Re:I stopped reading... on Top 10 Disappointing Technologies · · Score: 1

    Um... bottom right, "Import CD" button? From my experience it gives you a dialog box asking you unless it detects some of the CD's tracks are already in your library - in which case you have to press the button and it warns you about it.

  6. Re:Oklahoma? on Oklahoma, Vatican Take Opposite Tacks On Evolution · · Score: 1

    Regarding the cooking instructions, not as stupid as it seems (at least in the UK). Talked to two of my (pretty intelligent) housemates a couple weeks ago, neither of them had even heard of pop-tarts: I have no doubt it would have taken them a while to work out to put them in the toaster... Not that I disagree with your general point though: just a few of the things that seem stupid actually have good reasons

  7. Re:It's called WIPO and the WTO on EFF, Public Knowledge Sue Over Secret IP Pact · · Score: 1

    He's pointing out that it's already the case for some things.

  8. Re:Banner ad's, dynamic content. on Why Is the Internet So Infuriatingly Slow? · · Score: 1

    Granted that's the default behaviour, and registering isn't ideal, but if you sign up for an account (basically registering the IP you're on) you can turn all that off.

  9. Re:Australia was woken up as well. on UK Report Suggests Tougher Copyright Laws · · Score: 1

    From the article:

    Chambers, from Leckwith, knocked Mr Barnes out with a single punch after he confronted youths after his car window was smashed. Mr Barnes, who ran an aquarium business, got a 14-year-old he believed responsible, in a headlock when he was attacked.

    Wouldn't this suggest that the first aggressive action was actually by Mr Barnes, getting someone else in a headlock. Admittedly he had (or believed he had) a reason, but it was still the first act of physical aggression against a person (as opposed to a car), and it could be argued that punching him was a reasonable thing to do in order to protect the 14 year old. Obviously (since there was prison time) the court believed that it was a disproportionate amount of force, but portraying this as a cold blooded murder doesn't seem to fit the facts.