The main selling point for the iPod nano for me was the fact that my shit wouldn't show up so much on the black one after ramming it up my ass.
Sure, the U2 iPod is black too. But the red scroll wheel increases the chance of a false positive when checking for anal bleeding afterwards. Unacceptable, IMHO.
Considering almost all of those 1001 different versions are completely free, and Linux doesn't have a monopoly on anything, I'd say that's a fair assessment.
Are you really comparing a search engine to "the bomb?" I just want confirmation, because I'm staring straight at the screen and I still don't believe it.
"Nobody wants to write a Linux/Mac virus because the market isn't big enough."
Sure, that's a reason. Maybe the solution to worms and viruses is to not have one company with a monopoly on desktop OS's. You know, so that no single OS is a big enough target to be worth it. Might as well try it, since obviously even having a monopoly on the desktop OS market doesn't get you enough money to write secure software. Portable code, open standards, and readily available OS source code (you know, so you can see where all the bugs in the implementation are;p) makes this dream possible without making it any harder to write cross-platform software than it is to write something in the developer hell that is Windows.
His only other technical argument is that Windows XP's plug and play works better than Linux's, something that's rapidly becoming less and less true. So what? Macs do it better still, have since the dawn of time, and they're $500 now.
The rest of the time he just blathers on about how Sun and Oracle are just as bad (probably true) because they just sue Microsoft whenever they need to boost their bottom lines (doubtful; it takes long enough to sue Microsoft that it's not really a short term strategy), because all they make are useless products (Sun? Sure. Ever heard of Oracle DB, though?).
This... "thing" seems more like a thinly-veiled troll than an attempt to persuade anyone or provide any kind of insight.
Honestly, if all he's offering is a portion of the sales it might not be a good idea. I mean, how much is he going to charge for it, and how big a percentage would an actual porter get out of that? How many copies of this game (which I've never heard of, honestly) could a Linux port be expected to sell? How portable is the code?
If the code is such that it would end up being a major rewrite, and the market isn't all that big, and the cut offered isn't juicy enough, then it isn' t worth the time.
Not saying any of that is this particular case, but it is something you have to consider.
I use Dell 2001FPs side by side with a Mitsubishi Diamondtron 2070SB. Motion is smoother on the CRT. The monitor is configured to use a 100-160Hz (depending on the resolution) vertical refresh rate, which means it still updates faster than a 12ms or 16ms LCD. The LCD is still perfectly playable, but it's not as good. Of course, you have to bear in mind the fact that those 12-16ms numbers are really best case scenario (black->white transition) numbers anyway. It's not uncommon to see 30+ms on a 12ms panel when dealing with more common, less drastic color changes.
Most people will read this and think it's just meaningless bullshit. They're probably right, after a fashion. A game is a game, and as long as you're getting 30+FPS you're getting "smooth" motion. Then again, to take an example from the sports world (not at all implying gaming is a sport, 'cause it's not): while most folks can walk out there and whack an old range ball with a hickory club and not give a shit, there's a level of competition where having the sleeve of shiny new Titleists and the $500 titanium driver can be the difference between winning and losing.
I replaced a busted Sony GDM-E500 with my first 2001FP. I was determined to go all-LCD for the space savings and because you're right, they really do look better as far as color reproduction, signal quality (thanks, DVI) brightness, and contrast are concerned. There was no incentive for me to go back out and blow $800 on another 80lb CRT. I did it because I really can tell. Dell's 20" (yours) and 24" widescreen panels suffer from the same thing to my eyes, as do top-end Samsung, Viewsonic, and NEC panels. Just because you can't tell, doesn't mean all of us can't. Hell, I have coworkers who happily run their desktops at 1600x1200@60Hz all day long. It gives me a headache to look at their screens for more than 30 seconds.
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The main selling point for the iPod nano for me was the fact that my shit wouldn't show up so much on the black one after ramming it up my ass.
Sure, the U2 iPod is black too. But the red scroll wheel increases the chance of a false positive when checking for anal bleeding afterwards. Unacceptable, IMHO.
We're still here :).
Don't you know that Tentacle Hentai is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization?
Considering almost all of those 1001 different versions are completely free, and Linux doesn't have a monopoly on anything, I'd say that's a fair assessment.
Something wrong?
Note that it helps to actually have an offer if you're going to tell them you do. Just in case they decide to call your bluff.
Finally we have an objective TCO study from an impartial... err, yeah... IBM.
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Yellow?! What are we going to do now?!
*Jumps out the nearest window*
Are you really comparing a search engine to "the bomb?" I just want confirmation, because I'm staring straight at the screen and I still don't believe it.
Wow, what a waste of time to read.
;p) makes this dream possible without making it any harder to write cross-platform software than it is to write something in the developer hell that is Windows.
"Nobody wants to write a Linux/Mac virus because the market isn't big enough."
Sure, that's a reason. Maybe the solution to worms and viruses is to not have one company with a monopoly on desktop OS's. You know, so that no single OS is a big enough target to be worth it. Might as well try it, since obviously even having a monopoly on the desktop OS market doesn't get you enough money to write secure software. Portable code, open standards, and readily available OS source code (you know, so you can see where all the bugs in the implementation are
His only other technical argument is that Windows XP's plug and play works better than Linux's, something that's rapidly becoming less and less true. So what? Macs do it better still, have since the dawn of time, and they're $500 now.
The rest of the time he just blathers on about how Sun and Oracle are just as bad (probably true) because they just sue Microsoft whenever they need to boost their bottom lines (doubtful; it takes long enough to sue Microsoft that it's not really a short term strategy), because all they make are useless products (Sun? Sure. Ever heard of Oracle DB, though?).
This... "thing" seems more like a thinly-veiled troll than an attempt to persuade anyone or provide any kind of insight.
Honestly, if all he's offering is a portion of the sales it might not be a good idea. I mean, how much is he going to charge for it, and how big a percentage would an actual porter get out of that? How many copies of this game (which I've never heard of, honestly) could a Linux port be expected to sell? How portable is the code?
If the code is such that it would end up being a major rewrite, and the market isn't all that big, and the cut offered isn't juicy enough, then it isn' t worth the time.
Not saying any of that is this particular case, but it is something you have to consider.
Hey, I'm willing to share my Doritos with the ladies.
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I use Dell 2001FPs side by side with a Mitsubishi Diamondtron 2070SB. Motion is smoother on the CRT. The monitor is configured to use a 100-160Hz (depending on the resolution) vertical refresh rate, which means it still updates faster than a 12ms or 16ms LCD. The LCD is still perfectly playable, but it's not as good. Of course, you have to bear in mind the fact that those 12-16ms numbers are really best case scenario (black->white transition) numbers anyway. It's not uncommon to see 30+ms on a 12ms panel when dealing with more common, less drastic color changes.
Most people will read this and think it's just meaningless bullshit. They're probably right, after a fashion. A game is a game, and as long as you're getting 30+FPS you're getting "smooth" motion. Then again, to take an example from the sports world (not at all implying gaming is a sport, 'cause it's not): while most folks can walk out there and whack an old range ball with a hickory club and not give a shit, there's a level of competition where having the sleeve of shiny new Titleists and the $500 titanium driver can be the difference between winning and losing.
I replaced a busted Sony GDM-E500 with my first 2001FP. I was determined to go all-LCD for the space savings and because you're right, they really do look better as far as color reproduction, signal quality (thanks, DVI) brightness, and contrast are concerned. There was no incentive for me to go back out and blow $800 on another 80lb CRT. I did it because I really can tell. Dell's 20" (yours) and 24" widescreen panels suffer from the same thing to my eyes, as do top-end Samsung, Viewsonic, and NEC panels. Just because you can't tell, doesn't mean all of us can't. Hell, I have coworkers who happily run their desktops at 1600x1200@60Hz all day long. It gives me a headache to look at their screens for more than 30 seconds.
I'm the same way. I have a couple nice 20" Dell LCDs I use for just about everything, but I use a CRT for FPS games.
He just saved you two long, boobless hours.
I just got back from seeing the movie, and I'd gladly have skipped it to be hanging out in Japan right now.
I'm pretty sure you got the good end of this situation.
It's actually, at most, 3Mbps both ways. Or you can do 4/2, 5/1, etc. Seems slightly misleading to me :(.
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I remember that. Kill me now.
So... not most of the people who buy/use cell phones?
Don't forget the ASCII art image thumbnails!
Because if you're using a Mac some of your more important hardware won't function, or won't function well if you run anything besides OS X.
Airport Extreme card, for one.