You could make casual games about as easily with javascript libraries like jquery or prototype/script.aculo.us as you can with flash these days. Its probably preferable considering there is no need for proprietary tools or learning actionscript...
Well, I'm certain they could easily incorporate a 'What kind of movie are you in the mood for today?' question and a dropdown for the different options....
I'm in the army. I loathe anything that is 'milspec'. Milspec means that they take something like, say, a $5 cable that is available on the commercial market as a standard, make the rubber thicker and replace the easy-to-use connector with some crazy screw-on piece of crap. The cable is now ridiculously expensive and if it goes bad, requires that the entire unit be turned in for repairs. There is commercially available equipment for nearly every task out there, with the occasional exception to equipment designed to kill, etc, and its often cheap, reliable, and easy to replace. For the cost of one 'milspec' iPod device, you could likely buy a dozen iPods and save yourself the headache of a costly government contract.
It may be an installation issue. I'm using version 10,0,20,7 in FF 3.06 and I watch videos on Hulu, CBS, YouTube, and others on a daily basis without experiencing crashes. I chose to uninstall the distribution flash package and placed the plug-in I downloaded off the Adobe site in my ~/.mozilla/plugins directory.
I mean, FFS, Adobe had Flash ready for the iPhone in months.... But we can't even get a native x64 version of it on ANY OS.
Funny you should say that, because I'm running the x64 linux flash plug-in right now. Its supposedly in alpha, but seems entirely functional to me. Check out the release notes. Yeah, they came up with something for the iPhone in a few months, but it is simply running a derivative of OS X, and the plug-in had a huge demand.
Is it a waste? Or is it an opportunity for budding developers to learn conflict resolution, debugging, and planning without buggering up a major distribution?
No, but what about those that could afford and desired an upgrade, but chose not to because Vista got such bad press? They might be considering Windows 7...
QoS allows the router to drop packets coming in for a particular ip/port (your client) if they exceed a certain rate (normal and/or burst). TCP will automatically renegotiate the transfer speed to accommodate the loss of packets. In this way users hogging bandwidth can be contained. The real powers of QoS are in prioritizing outgoing packets in the queue, allowing protocols that require low latency (VoIP) to go out before those that have no latency requirements (torrent), but the outgoing queue can also be shaped so each user gets a fair share of outgoing traffic.
Well, considering that Ubuntu seems to think that the terminal is an 'Accessory', rather than a system tool... I can't believe you're arguing that a using visual aids with tutorials is bad. Lets all go back to HTML 1.0 why don't we, at least all that boring text out there will load way faster!
XP and below were quite painful for me to install. I do find the Vista and Win7 installs to be much more straightforward. The most tedious part is dealing with the serials and activation, which is one thing I thankfully will never have to worry about with linux...
Aside from the cool geek factor, why load Debian? It's a distro optimized for servers.
Who told you that? My experience is that Debian's strength is in its versatility, rather than a focus on servers. Thats why it is seen in using for anything from the firmware-based Linksys NSLU2 to being the base of some of the most popular desktop distros of the past few years, suck as Knoppix and Ubuntu.
I always cheer loudly when these commercials are played at the movie theatres. I think it provides some comic relief and lets everybody know that not everybody believes the bullshit.
Microsoft's interests are pretty clear here. Vista is a non-seller, and every day that its out on store shelves Microsoft is losing potential revenue to its bad street-cred. Regardless of how many people actually buy Windows 7, it's still crucial to release it as soon as possible. It might not be something the masses will clamor for right away, but its the idea is to hush the people screaming and moaning about Vista.
It seems to me that the only time a non-compete clause should be enforceable is if:
1. You take special knowledge of a product/design to another company.
2. You use work relationships to bring in clients of your former employer.
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You could make casual games about as easily with javascript libraries like jquery or prototype/script.aculo.us as you can with flash these days. Its probably preferable considering there is no need for proprietary tools or learning actionscript...
How is that relevant to the discussion of Google competing with their core product?
Well, I'm certain they could easily incorporate a 'What kind of movie are you in the mood for today?' question and a dropdown for the different options....
I'm in the army. I loathe anything that is 'milspec'. Milspec means that they take something like, say, a $5 cable that is available on the commercial market as a standard, make the rubber thicker and replace the easy-to-use connector with some crazy screw-on piece of crap. The cable is now ridiculously expensive and if it goes bad, requires that the entire unit be turned in for repairs. There is commercially available equipment for nearly every task out there, with the occasional exception to equipment designed to kill, etc, and its often cheap, reliable, and easy to replace. For the cost of one 'milspec' iPod device, you could likely buy a dozen iPods and save yourself the headache of a costly government contract.
Adobe claims over 98% penetration for Flash player version 9 across the board.
It may be an installation issue. I'm using version 10,0,20,7 in FF 3.06 and I watch videos on Hulu, CBS, YouTube, and others on a daily basis without experiencing crashes. I chose to uninstall the distribution flash package and placed the plug-in I downloaded off the Adobe site in my ~/.mozilla/plugins directory.
I think Gmail is the same; do they provide a way to export your email so that you can upload it to some other provider? Yeah, I didn't think so.
You mean like by using IMAP or POP?
This is the ONLY example of a major media outlet actually taking advantage of new technologies to expand their offerings.
You must not have heard of Hulu
I mean, FFS, Adobe had Flash ready for the iPhone in months.... But we can't even get a native x64 version of it on ANY OS.
Funny you should say that, because I'm running the x64 linux flash plug-in right now. Its supposedly in alpha, but seems entirely functional to me. Check out the release notes. Yeah, they came up with something for the iPhone in a few months, but it is simply running a derivative of OS X, and the plug-in had a huge demand.
Is it a waste? Or is it an opportunity for budding developers to learn conflict resolution, debugging, and planning without buggering up a major distribution?
No, but what about those that could afford and desired an upgrade, but chose not to because Vista got such bad press? They might be considering Windows 7...
How much of this research transfers over to the animal kingdom?
QoS allows the router to drop packets coming in for a particular ip/port (your client) if they exceed a certain rate (normal and/or burst). TCP will automatically renegotiate the transfer speed to accommodate the loss of packets. In this way users hogging bandwidth can be contained. The real powers of QoS are in prioritizing outgoing packets in the queue, allowing protocols that require low latency (VoIP) to go out before those that have no latency requirements (torrent), but the outgoing queue can also be shaped so each user gets a fair share of outgoing traffic.
Or you could run Debian Testing. If that is still not cutting edge for you, move to unstable.
Of course, vital business logic being locked away in an Excel macro is a WTF in and of itself, but sometimes there's no getting around it...
You mean something like a web interface placed on an intranet? I can't think of a situation where there is no getting around a single application.
Well, considering that Ubuntu seems to think that the terminal is an 'Accessory', rather than a system tool... I can't believe you're arguing that a using visual aids with tutorials is bad. Lets all go back to HTML 1.0 why don't we, at least all that boring text out there will load way faster!
Screenshots would help a lot with this also. Is there anything like Wildform Flash Presenter available for Linux?
XP and below were quite painful for me to install. I do find the Vista and Win7 installs to be much more straightforward. The most tedious part is dealing with the serials and activation, which is one thing I thankfully will never have to worry about with linux...
Oh, but the irony of using a company's products to bring them down is so sweet!
Aside from the cool geek factor, why load Debian? It's a distro optimized for servers.
Who told you that? My experience is that Debian's strength is in its versatility, rather than a focus on servers. Thats why it is seen in using for anything from the firmware-based Linksys NSLU2 to being the base of some of the most popular desktop distros of the past few years, suck as Knoppix and Ubuntu.
I agree with you and rarely go to the theaters or even know a movie is out until it's available on dvdrip... I mean DVD.
I always cheer loudly when these commercials are played at the movie theatres. I think it provides some comic relief and lets everybody know that not everybody believes the bullshit.
This is new to you? Reviewers have been receiving PC hardware, Game Consoles, Games, and software for years now.
Microsoft's interests are pretty clear here. Vista is a non-seller, and every day that its out on store shelves Microsoft is losing potential revenue to its bad street-cred. Regardless of how many people actually buy Windows 7, it's still crucial to release it as soon as possible. It might not be something the masses will clamor for right away, but its the idea is to hush the people screaming and moaning about Vista.
It seems to me that the only time a non-compete clause should be enforceable is if:
1. You take special knowledge of a product/design to another company.
2. You use work relationships to bring in clients of your former employer.