slightly on-topic, ish.. I saw that "Firefox 1.5" story a couple days ago, so I tried it out.
Oh boy, if there's one thing Open-source products love to do, it's copy microsoft with all the skill of Mad TV or Saturday Night Live.
Look, this isnt a flame, it's off-topic, granted, but this shit has got to stop. Please, just _STOP_ copying microsoft.
"I wonder what, specifically, he does not like."
Every time you decide to completely change the way something looks or works, think to yourself "Wait, am I choosing this specific way because microsoft does it this way? Then, shoot yourself in the face.
bnetd's ability to "circumvent" Blizzard's authentication is a SIDE-EFFECT.
I loved starcraft, but why the crap should I connect to somebody else's server to play? I liked Jedi Knight, where I could connect to "The Zone" if I wanted to find someone I didnt know, but if I just wanted to set up a quick game, I'd tell someone on IRC and he'd connect to me directly. Because it's convenient, and it makes more sense. I dont know anything about World of Warcraft, but if bnetd supports it, and it's the only way to set up a private world, then hell yeah it's a good reason for bnetd.
I can't comprehend the ability to not see a strong legitimate use. If bnetd really support world of warcraft, I may just buy world of warcraft- because there's no way I'm buying a game I can only play by paying to connect to a particular server.
how in the flying fuck is that flamebait? Look, moderators, it's not that hard: If someone is Attempting to get people to flame them, they are FLAMEBAIT. If someone is trying to make a joke and ISNT FUNNY, they are OVERRATED.
"In the name of linux" is my whole point. Who is "Linux" supposed to be? Is "Linux" only people who think "Linux" has no flaws at all and is superior to windows in every way?
short, to the point: If I want to make a website called TheLinuxOpinion.net, and it turns out people posting to the site have the opinion that linux is (gasp) generally not as pleasant-looking as windows when it's actually being used, the great Linux Trademark could come down and crush us just for posting our opinions. "But they wouldnt do that!"
but that is the exact reason this exists. Wanting to stop people from spreading "FUD" while "pretending" to be "Linux".
If the purpose of your trademark is to crush the dissenting views you like less than various other dissenting views, that's abuse of the trademark (I am not a lawyer and am not using these terms in any legal sense). What brand identity are they trying to protect with the trademark? The identity of "Linux likes Linux"?
Have you ever tried it? No? Then don't judge it. It actually works. Of course, make sure it is dry- ice forming is bad. But it does work. This tends to be an "absolute last resort" after you've realized the drive is not going to be fixed by sane means.
as opposed to all that physical work I'm doing now by driving to the office every day and sitting there for hours, then driving home and sitting for the rest of the night? Though I guess you have a point- we dont have simulated smells.
I never dared try anything which would normally be CPU-intensive (other than one hour where I tried Photoshop- got as far as the open file dialog!) Just running the most basic programs, trying to see if I could find anything at all that would run at a useable speed. Found nothing, tried a few things, nothing helped, asked around, was told "well of course it's not going to be as fast as native windows", and figured that meant "people who use wine don't mind how horribly slow it is"
"He says his personal user experience was poor! I _DEMAND_ Documented proof! How dare he question the greatness of the project based only on his own experiences!"
I _DID_ spend time fiddling, and _EVERY_ program ran like SHIT (oh no! He said "SHIT"! He's definatly a troll now! Nobody uses that word just because it's suitable!)
Whenever I try wine, it's always because someone has said "It's better now!". Then I try it and it's _not_. Do I have Evidence? No, of course not. Do you have evidence that your experience with wine is good? Of course you dont have that either. We're talking about opinions. My opinion is "ten minutes to launch notepad(for fucking example, don't say "Oh, well notepad is a poor performer try program X") followed by slower performance than I can get from typing in the binary manually, that's just too slow. Do I have evidence? No. Do I need evidence? I'm talking about my own personal experience. NO, I do not need evidence. I dont ask you for evidence that wine is suddenly going to wrun better on my computer, I ask only "does it run better now?" and see only replies of "Yes, it has always run well, you must be a liar and a troll." meaning: oh, if it's always run well to you, I guess it/does not run any better now/.
If you saw "OMFG WINE SUX0RSSS!!111111" and nothing else, you're just a moron. Do not reply.
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glad somebody said it, I thought I was the only one.
that's a great idea![/sarcasm] [serious]Please do this and report back your results!
Even Less of the screen actually showing my document! Hooray progress!
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html
slightly on-topic, ish..
I saw that "Firefox 1.5" story a couple days ago, so I tried it out.
Oh boy, if there's one thing Open-source products love to do, it's copy microsoft with all the skill of Mad TV or Saturday Night Live.
Look, this isnt a flame, it's off-topic, granted, but this shit has got to stop. Please, just _STOP_ copying microsoft.
"I wonder what, specifically, he does not like."
Every time you decide to completely change the way something looks or works, think to yourself "Wait, am I choosing this specific way because microsoft does it this way?
Then, shoot yourself in the face.
You can PAY EXTRA to HAVE A SHITTY LOGO ON YOUR KEYBOARD!
do people exist who like "all black" AND for some reason think huge visible logos on everything is a good idea? Fuck those people.
Yay! Who? Yay! Who? Who? Who? Yay! Who? Who? Who?
Did you know that in the universe, two or more of the same thing can sometimes exist??
bnetd's ability to "circumvent" Blizzard's authentication is a SIDE-EFFECT.
I loved starcraft, but why the crap should I connect to somebody else's server to play? I liked Jedi Knight, where I could connect to "The Zone" if I wanted to find someone I didnt know, but if I just wanted to set up a quick game, I'd tell someone on IRC and he'd connect to me directly. Because it's convenient, and it makes more sense.
I dont know anything about World of Warcraft, but if bnetd supports it, and it's the only way to set up a private world, then hell yeah it's a good reason for bnetd.
I can't comprehend the ability to not see a strong legitimate use. If bnetd really support world of warcraft, I may just buy world of warcraft- because there's no way I'm buying a game I can only play by paying to connect to a particular server.
how in the flying fuck is that flamebait?
Look, moderators, it's not that hard:
If someone is Attempting to get people to flame them, they are FLAMEBAIT. If someone is trying to make a joke and ISNT FUNNY, they are OVERRATED.
I wish a hurricane would destroy MY town!
"In the name of linux" is my whole point. Who is "Linux" supposed to be? Is "Linux" only people who think "Linux" has no flaws at all and is superior to windows in every way?
short, to the point: If I want to make a website called TheLinuxOpinion.net, and it turns out people posting to the site have the opinion that linux is (gasp) generally not as pleasant-looking as windows when it's actually being used, the great Linux Trademark could come down and crush us just for posting our opinions.
"But they wouldnt do that!"
but that is the exact reason this exists. Wanting to stop people from spreading "FUD" while "pretending" to be "Linux".
If the purpose of your trademark is to crush the dissenting views you like less than various other dissenting views, that's abuse of the trademark (I am not a lawyer and am not using these terms in any legal sense).
What brand identity are they trying to protect with the trademark? The identity of "Linux likes Linux"?
Everyone who mentioned the cost of popcorn or drinks when saying why they dont go to movies can go fuck themselves.
I dont play video games because cheetos cost so much.
Try not eating for five minutes and maybe the fat wont press against your brain so much.
This is not a troll. This is an OPINION.
now all I need is people who can stand to talk to me!
Have you ever tried it? No? Then don't judge it. It actually works.
Of course, make sure it is dry- ice forming is bad. But it does work. This tends to be an "absolute last resort" after you've realized the drive is not going to be fixed by sane means.
hmm.. when I first wrote that, as you might imagine, (2) was (3) and the original 2 got too long so I combined it with 1 to make "Yes".. uh..
anyway:
1) Yes
2) Such is barely related to the article.
1) Yes
2) This is barely related to (1)
as opposed to all that physical work I'm doing now by driving to the office every day and sitting there for hours, then driving home and sitting for the rest of the night?
Though I guess you have a point- we dont have simulated smells.
do it with salt water, then we'll talk.
is that why the map never prints correctly in firefox? (I can't be the only one who's noticed this)
(*that was humorous)
I never dared try anything which would normally be CPU-intensive (other than one hour where I tried Photoshop- got as far as the open file dialog!)
Just running the most basic programs, trying to see if I could find anything at all that would run at a useable speed. Found nothing, tried a few things, nothing helped, asked around, was told "well of course it's not going to be as fast as native windows", and figured that meant "people who use wine don't mind how horribly slow it is"
omfggeniusINeverThoughtOfThat!!!!
"My wine runs slow, what's wrong?"
"WINE IS NOT SLOW. YOU ARE A TROLL."
"He says his personal user experience was poor! I _DEMAND_ Documented proof! How dare he question the greatness of the project based only on his own experiences!"
/does not run any better now/.
I _DID_ spend time fiddling, and _EVERY_ program ran like SHIT (oh no! He said "SHIT"! He's definatly a troll now! Nobody uses that word just because it's suitable!)
Whenever I try wine, it's always because someone has said "It's better now!". Then I try it and it's _not_. Do I have Evidence? No, of course not. Do you have evidence that your experience with wine is good? Of course you dont have that either. We're talking about opinions. My opinion is "ten minutes to launch notepad(for fucking example, don't say "Oh, well notepad is a poor performer try program X") followed by slower performance than I can get from typing in the binary manually, that's just too slow. Do I have evidence? No. Do I need evidence? I'm talking about my own personal experience. NO, I do not need evidence.
I dont ask you for evidence that wine is suddenly going to wrun better on my computer, I ask only "does it run better now?" and see only replies of "Yes, it has always run well, you must be a liar and a troll." meaning: oh, if it's always run well to you, I guess it
If you saw "OMFG WINE SUX0RSSS!!111111" and nothing else, you're just a moron. Do not reply.