I'm sorry, but I too think the Windows 7 UI is crap. I have more trouble finding stuff, need to check every icon on the taskbar to see what window it is because there is no text anymore.
Installing isn't imporved at all, yeah maybe the installing of the OS itself, but for me that's something I only do once in a couple of years, and then I don't mind if I have to check for those few drivers.. And in regard to installing, installing a printer for example is a bitch on windows 7 IMHO, why the hell can't it keep the list of drivers after I have said to use 'Windows update'..
The new startmenu is a real bitch, I hate having to click through every single menu, I'm glad someone made a replacement which makes it more like the XP version where is just pops open when you hoover over it.
I also don't see any real improvement on networking compared to Windows XP.
But because YOU like the UI doesn't mean for someone else it also must be better. I guess you really believe a newer UI always is better for productivity,well maybe it's for you, but the windows 7 UI certainly isn't for me.. I'm not saying it doesn't have any plusses..
I will be buying windows 7 for my new computer, but that's not because I like it, but because it's the current OS MS is only supporting right now..
Ani23 above my post says it perfectly.. also when I read your response, you are comparing it to Vista instead of XP, as I don't get ANY nags in XP.. and I'm a developer too..
You're joking.. no MGM rep would ever buy such bad CGI for release in theater, not even as a intermittance movie.. I do congratulate you on your effort to produce something, but it's very amateuristic.. IMHO this whole story just seems to me as an attempt to get some attention to yourself and your little production. And especially your remark about them stealing it from your house, no self respecting corporation would ever steal such an amateuristic production. And if htey really did steal it from your house while you were asleep, why didn't you call the cops?
Well, I'm sorry, but I'd rather have Amazon app store, as opposed to the GMail needed Google App store (yes you need a GMAil account, a Google account by itself isn't enough).. Since I already buy regularly at amazon, I won't mind having it's store as an app on my device..
But I know for a fact, that the Amazon app store isn't as cheap for developers as the Google App store, it will cost you $99 a year.. Also it takes about 2 weeks for them to review your app, and that's with every revision (well according to the information they send to a developerfriend of mine)..
It can't be the reason as I know for a fact there are a few 'homemade'-movies which have imdb listings like cardboardman (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1730680/) and it has only got a youtube publication...
But maybe the problem is, they still haven't released it.. And until they release it, it just doesn't exist to them.. Try again when it's actually finished (and ofcourse I don't blame them for that, otherwise imdb would be full of crap that is never finished.. And yes there are exceptions ofcourse when it comes to high profile production companies, but that's because they have a track record of actually producing the movies...
So I guess the makers of this movie should stop bitching and finish the movie first.. so many 'homemade' movies have started but never finished.. finish and release it and then submit it to imdb, then you'll certainly will get an entry...
this whole story seems more like a cry for attention...
This is all nothing special yet, as everything up till now when it comes to homebrew games/emulators was already possible with OtherOS..
Best thing would be for Sony to just open up the PS3 development with something like microsoft's XNA-studio.. So just release the latest SDK and let people do what they want with it.
biggest problem though is piracy of games, if that was somehow not possible then they propably already have done it.
but then again, how many real homebrew have we already seen on other devices after the first wave when homebrew was made possible on those devices.. Not much...
this is a great day for content freedom around the world
This has nothing to do with content freedom, this is only interesting if you plan on 'stealing' content. If people would just buy their content instead of stealing it, all these DRM/copy-protections would not have been necessary.
If you think content is too expensive, then just ignore it and go for it when it's a lower price you are willing to pay. It's not like you would steal a car because you don't want to pay for it (at least normal people wouldn't), but when it comes to something that can be stolen without a risk on getting caught it's ok for a lot of people. Let's not forget that all of these content are nothing more than luxury items and not a basic necessity..
ahwell, everything damages your health these days. Also mp3 playback damages your hearing because of missing frequencies (and ofcourse we don't even mention wearing headphones with music loud playing), but that doesn't bother many people anyway.. 3D with shutterglasses is only bad for children and teens who are still growing, for adults it's a lot less, but then again, just watching tv is also very bad for your eyes....
Maybe all the non-glasses 3dTV suck, but for me 3D shutterglass works perfectly, the 3D is just as I would imagine. Also wearing glasses isn't a problem for me, as I'm already wearing glasses most of the time anyway. The glasses will only get better and cheaper and are already available as light and slim as regular sunglasses. also with the shutterglasses you don't have the viewingangle problem, which is a major MAJOR problem with non-glasses-based TV's.
for me 3D with some movies do actually add something, but watching a romantic comedy in 3D is overkill IMHO.. But I guess some people just need something to bitch about, and it's never good enough..
for pc-gaming I'm still waiting for the HMD's with 1280x720p or fullHD with tracking, as all current affordable HMD's are still 640x480 per eye with crappy (yaw)tracking (ex, vuzix VR920).
psjailbreak can pack it's bags, nobody will buy those expensive usbdevices anyway.. Just order an USB development board for $24 and just use google for the PSGroove software, and that's all you need now, there are even projects now starting to get your psp/iPhone/ti calculator/and a bunch of other USB capable devices doing exactly the same.. Since there is no way Sony can get an injunction on USB developmentboards in any country they are screwed.. Well that's what you get for screwing with your customers who used OtherOS.. We'll see what sony will do with the next firmware...
Just remember that you will be banned (your PS3 and all your PSN-accounts that are on your PS3), so be carefull when using the hack....
Well it's a sure thing to get the iPhone banned in a lot of countries due to privacyregulation.. Also a sure thing NOT to buy that crappy phone anyway...
Yep I agree... Let's all find out where the man lives, and keep photographing him constantly and upload it with GPS and time data.. See how he likes it..
Why is this only on the windows platform? and why can't it be the other way around, ASK me if I want a silent update or not instead of silent updates being the default..
This seems more to me like a way to hush hush how vulnerable FF really is..
But there are some new Pacman games released the last years.. Also you HAVE to protect your IP/trademark, because if you don't you'll loose the IP/Trademark..
Also, go and think some stuff up yourself if you are so against these protection scheme's, see how difficult it is.. Also why would you need to use something you didn't think up yourself?
Using Pacman as an educational example is ok, but publishing the result isn't.. why would you need to publish your 'homework'? and that's where the catch is, NAMCO doesn't mind if they use pacman as an example to learn how to create a game, but publishing that result is the problem...
Just like secretary-day, I find this a BS-day.. Why would a sysadmin have a special day? what is so special about him/her that they need a special day? You're getting paid to do the job you were hired for, just like any other person is being paid for the job he/she does and they don't get a special day.. it's just big BS...
and will mislead consumers into thinking one phone is safer than another
Well, it would be misleiding if it wasn't true, but lower radiation also means safer to use... The real effect of cellphones has yet to be determined, it will take at least 2 decades before the real consequences will be known... And let's not forget, we already know from the past that a test that was said there is no harm, later revealed to be disasterous..
[i]With the speed of today’s computers, though, you shouldn’t (usually) need that amount of optimization.[/i]
I'm sorry but I really hate comments like that... That is exactly the mentality why with every new computer I buy and loading it with the latest versions of all the software I had, the computer runs just as slow as the old computer with the earlier versions.
Also it's one of the reasons why everything is getting so bloated, and people actually don't know how stuff really works below the bonnet.
I want the best possible performance of my new computer, so why should I take bloated/unoptimized programs for granted, just because my computer is fast enough? hell that's not why I buy a new computer.
Personally I think people are just becoming too lazy to really understand the underlying stuff, and a better comprehension of the underlying stuff will only make you write better code..
I don't care about 3D, I just want my OtherOS back.. Why can't they just release a firmware that actually is usefull, like MKV support, more codec support, and ofcourse OTHEROS BACK!! Since I have my PS3 (28 dec 2009) they haven't released a single firmware that actually had something that would improve my experience with the PS3, they only removed stuff I liked (the original theme (the current 'original' theme isn't the same especially when it comes to colors day/nigh), and ofcourse OTHEROS!)..
Yeah, that's something I'm always wondering about, let's say we get some real static in the air (due fallout from some meteor storm which hit earth, or some stupid country going around throwing nukes) I wonder how we can communicate using digital radio as with analog even bad reception can be heard/seen but digital can't...
Well, ofcourse he has a good point, because Activision doesn't get any money from the live-subsciptions, BUT most live subscriptions are bought because of Activision online games (like modern warfare).. But then again, it shouldn't be that hard to actually create a system that will give the publishers their share, as they know exactly how many times/how long/who has played specified online games, and accordingly could share royalty.. Let's not forget the xboxlive made more than a billion dollars last year.
The Sony reference I don't understand as it was said sony let the publishers run their own servers, so why not bring games like WOW to that console, shouldn't be that hard..
I had to look up how much 65 feet was in meters. It's only 20 meters, so even a camera without a zoomlense can take a picture, and frankly a lot of photographers have zoomlenses with which you can see a coin from about 1KM. I think they are just bitching here..
Congrats to the team for receiving the license.. It does show however that you shouldn't just start a fan-based game without having the proper licenses (I think they had aproval before the takeover, but I'm not certain).
that's exactly what I thought.. How in the hell is he allowed to publish this without having the actual rights to the game, and especially since Lemmings games are still being made... I can imagine he publishes the engine alone, but he's also publishing the actual artwork/sounds/music...
We all use MP3 which is also know to impear hearing (because of specific sounds(frequencies) being removed during encoding), also the sound volume has never hampered anyone from using headsets...
Also the specified report is in regard to a HMD (heda mounted device) which is something completely different as 3D-shutterglasses. Inh a HMD you have special optics which are needed to be able to see the displays up close correctly, and the biggest problem with those in cheap devices is they aren't precise enough to align the optics perfectly for most people. And it's the misalignment of those optics that are 'dangerous'.. I myself have some of those old HMD's and can attest that if you don't align/focus the optics correctly you can seriously hamper your vision if used for a longer period.. IMHO the Forte VFX-1 had the best configurable optics for any consumer HMD (if only they had used glass instead of plastic for the lenses it would even be much better).
Since the 3D-shutterglasses doesn't rely on optics it's something completely different as the HMD problems.. The only thing I can think of what might be a problem is that you can look above/under your glasses, so I think those 'sunglasses' which go 'round' your head would be much better (I know those kind of blue/red glasses work better for me as the regular 'paper'versions (as long as the colortint of the glasses are also correct ofcourse)...
If they only had been drilling for a few months at those depths then I would agree, but drilling at those depths has been going on for years now with no accidents happening.. Also they know pretty good what actually happened at the dissaster site.
Being realistic and even with that the judge might have some interest, stopping drilling would cost thousands of jobs at those sites, which means also the suppliers will have to let a lot of people go, which means the suppliers of the suppliers would also have to let people go (and so on)..
I agree that current/new sites should have stricter protocols/safeties (Hell, the US goverment should look at them selves also for the disaster as they don't even have a mandatory safetyvalve in the contracts (which over here in the EU is mandatory (I think it even must have 2 safetyvalves)), ok in this case BP did have one safetyvalve and it didn't function properly), but stopping drilling won't do anyone any good..
One thing that has bothered me, is the fact why they didn't just blow the well with nukes, just like the russians have done a couple of times.. I can only think of one reason, and that is really pure money, as I presume blowing it up like that makes the well unusable for quite some time..
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I'm sorry, but I too think the Windows 7 UI is crap. I have more trouble finding stuff, need to check every icon on the taskbar to see what window it is because there is no text anymore. Installing isn't imporved at all, yeah maybe the installing of the OS itself, but for me that's something I only do once in a couple of years, and then I don't mind if I have to check for those few drivers.. And in regard to installing, installing a printer for example is a bitch on windows 7 IMHO, why the hell can't it keep the list of drivers after I have said to use 'Windows update'..
The new startmenu is a real bitch, I hate having to click through every single menu, I'm glad someone made a replacement which makes it more like the XP version where is just pops open when you hoover over it.
I also don't see any real improvement on networking compared to Windows XP.
But because YOU like the UI doesn't mean for someone else it also must be better. I guess you really believe a newer UI always is better for productivity,well maybe it's for you, but the windows 7 UI certainly isn't for me.. I'm not saying it doesn't have any plusses..
I will be buying windows 7 for my new computer, but that's not because I like it, but because it's the current OS MS is only supporting right now..
Ani23 above my post says it perfectly.. also when I read your response, you are comparing it to Vista instead of XP, as I don't get ANY nags in XP.. and I'm a developer too..
You're joking.. no MGM rep would ever buy such bad CGI for release in theater, not even as a intermittance movie.. I do congratulate you on your effort to produce something, but it's very amateuristic.. IMHO this whole story just seems to me as an attempt to get some attention to yourself and your little production. And especially your remark about them stealing it from your house, no self respecting corporation would ever steal such an amateuristic production. And if htey really did steal it from your house while you were asleep, why didn't you call the cops?
Well, I'm sorry, but I'd rather have Amazon app store, as opposed to the GMail needed Google App store (yes you need a GMAil account, a Google account by itself isn't enough).. Since I already buy regularly at amazon, I won't mind having it's store as an app on my device..
But I know for a fact, that the Amazon app store isn't as cheap for developers as the Google App store, it will cost you $99 a year.. Also it takes about 2 weeks for them to review your app, and that's with every revision (well according to the information they send to a developerfriend of mine)..
It can't be the reason as I know for a fact there are a few 'homemade'-movies which have imdb listings like cardboardman (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1730680/) and it has only got a youtube publication... But maybe the problem is, they still haven't released it.. And until they release it, it just doesn't exist to them.. Try again when it's actually finished (and ofcourse I don't blame them for that, otherwise imdb would be full of crap that is never finished.. And yes there are exceptions ofcourse when it comes to high profile production companies, but that's because they have a track record of actually producing the movies...
So I guess the makers of this movie should stop bitching and finish the movie first.. so many 'homemade' movies have started but never finished.. finish and release it and then submit it to imdb, then you'll certainly will get an entry...
this whole story seems more like a cry for attention...
This is all nothing special yet, as everything up till now when it comes to homebrew games/emulators was already possible with OtherOS..
Best thing would be for Sony to just open up the PS3 development with something like microsoft's XNA-studio.. So just release the latest SDK and let people do what they want with it.
biggest problem though is piracy of games, if that was somehow not possible then they propably already have done it.
but then again, how many real homebrew have we already seen on other devices after the first wave when homebrew was made possible on those devices.. Not much...
this is a great day for content freedom around the world
This has nothing to do with content freedom, this is only interesting if you plan on 'stealing' content. If people would just buy their content instead of stealing it, all these DRM/copy-protections would not have been necessary. If you think content is too expensive, then just ignore it and go for it when it's a lower price you are willing to pay. It's not like you would steal a car because you don't want to pay for it (at least normal people wouldn't), but when it comes to something that can be stolen without a risk on getting caught it's ok for a lot of people. Let's not forget that all of these content are nothing more than luxury items and not a basic necessity..
BS ofcourse, something like this can also happen in OpenOffice.. This smells more like incompetence on the judges part (not knowing how to use Word).
ahwell, everything damages your health these days. Also mp3 playback damages your hearing because of missing frequencies (and ofcourse we don't even mention wearing headphones with music loud playing), but that doesn't bother many people anyway.. 3D with shutterglasses is only bad for children and teens who are still growing, for adults it's a lot less, but then again, just watching tv is also very bad for your eyes....
Maybe all the non-glasses 3dTV suck, but for me 3D shutterglass works perfectly, the 3D is just as I would imagine. Also wearing glasses isn't a problem for me, as I'm already wearing glasses most of the time anyway. The glasses will only get better and cheaper and are already available as light and slim as regular sunglasses. also with the shutterglasses you don't have the viewingangle problem, which is a major MAJOR problem with non-glasses-based TV's. for me 3D with some movies do actually add something, but watching a romantic comedy in 3D is overkill IMHO.. But I guess some people just need something to bitch about, and it's never good enough.. for pc-gaming I'm still waiting for the HMD's with 1280x720p or fullHD with tracking, as all current affordable HMD's are still 640x480 per eye with crappy (yaw)tracking (ex, vuzix VR920).
psjailbreak can pack it's bags, nobody will buy those expensive usbdevices anyway.. Just order an USB development board for $24 and just use google for the PSGroove software, and that's all you need now, there are even projects now starting to get your psp/iPhone/ti calculator/and a bunch of other USB capable devices doing exactly the same.. Since there is no way Sony can get an injunction on USB developmentboards in any country they are screwed.. Well that's what you get for screwing with your customers who used OtherOS.. We'll see what sony will do with the next firmware... Just remember that you will be banned (your PS3 and all your PSN-accounts that are on your PS3), so be carefull when using the hack....
Well it's a sure thing to get the iPhone banned in a lot of countries due to privacyregulation.. Also a sure thing NOT to buy that crappy phone anyway...
Yep I agree... Let's all find out where the man lives, and keep photographing him constantly and upload it with GPS and time data.. See how he likes it..
Why is this only on the windows platform? and why can't it be the other way around, ASK me if I want a silent update or not instead of silent updates being the default.. This seems more to me like a way to hush hush how vulnerable FF really is..
But there are some new Pacman games released the last years.. Also you HAVE to protect your IP/trademark, because if you don't you'll loose the IP/Trademark.. Also, go and think some stuff up yourself if you are so against these protection scheme's, see how difficult it is.. Also why would you need to use something you didn't think up yourself? Using Pacman as an educational example is ok, but publishing the result isn't.. why would you need to publish your 'homework'? and that's where the catch is, NAMCO doesn't mind if they use pacman as an example to learn how to create a game, but publishing that result is the problem...
Just like secretary-day, I find this a BS-day.. Why would a sysadmin have a special day? what is so special about him/her that they need a special day? You're getting paid to do the job you were hired for, just like any other person is being paid for the job he/she does and they don't get a special day.. it's just big BS...
and will mislead consumers into thinking one phone is safer than another
Well, it would be misleiding if it wasn't true, but lower radiation also means safer to use... The real effect of cellphones has yet to be determined, it will take at least 2 decades before the real consequences will be known... And let's not forget, we already know from the past that a test that was said there is no harm, later revealed to be disasterous..
[i]With the speed of today’s computers, though, you shouldn’t (usually) need that amount of optimization.[/i] I'm sorry but I really hate comments like that... That is exactly the mentality why with every new computer I buy and loading it with the latest versions of all the software I had, the computer runs just as slow as the old computer with the earlier versions. Also it's one of the reasons why everything is getting so bloated, and people actually don't know how stuff really works below the bonnet. I want the best possible performance of my new computer, so why should I take bloated/unoptimized programs for granted, just because my computer is fast enough? hell that's not why I buy a new computer. Personally I think people are just becoming too lazy to really understand the underlying stuff, and a better comprehension of the underlying stuff will only make you write better code..
I don't care about 3D, I just want my OtherOS back.. Why can't they just release a firmware that actually is usefull, like MKV support, more codec support, and ofcourse OTHEROS BACK!! Since I have my PS3 (28 dec 2009) they haven't released a single firmware that actually had something that would improve my experience with the PS3, they only removed stuff I liked (the original theme (the current 'original' theme isn't the same especially when it comes to colors day/nigh), and ofcourse OTHEROS!)..
Yeah, that's something I'm always wondering about, let's say we get some real static in the air (due fallout from some meteor storm which hit earth, or some stupid country going around throwing nukes) I wonder how we can communicate using digital radio as with analog even bad reception can be heard/seen but digital can't...
Well, ofcourse he has a good point, because Activision doesn't get any money from the live-subsciptions, BUT most live subscriptions are bought because of Activision online games (like modern warfare).. But then again, it shouldn't be that hard to actually create a system that will give the publishers their share, as they know exactly how many times/how long/who has played specified online games, and accordingly could share royalty.. Let's not forget the xboxlive made more than a billion dollars last year. The Sony reference I don't understand as it was said sony let the publishers run their own servers, so why not bring games like WOW to that console, shouldn't be that hard..
I had to look up how much 65 feet was in meters. It's only 20 meters, so even a camera without a zoomlense can take a picture, and frankly a lot of photographers have zoomlenses with which you can see a coin from about 1KM. I think they are just bitching here..
Congrats to the team for receiving the license.. It does show however that you shouldn't just start a fan-based game without having the proper licenses (I think they had aproval before the takeover, but I'm not certain).
that's exactly what I thought.. How in the hell is he allowed to publish this without having the actual rights to the game, and especially since Lemmings games are still being made... I can imagine he publishes the engine alone, but he's also publishing the actual artwork/sounds/music...
We all use MP3 which is also know to impear hearing (because of specific sounds(frequencies) being removed during encoding), also the sound volume has never hampered anyone from using headsets... Also the specified report is in regard to a HMD (heda mounted device) which is something completely different as 3D-shutterglasses. Inh a HMD you have special optics which are needed to be able to see the displays up close correctly, and the biggest problem with those in cheap devices is they aren't precise enough to align the optics perfectly for most people. And it's the misalignment of those optics that are 'dangerous'.. I myself have some of those old HMD's and can attest that if you don't align/focus the optics correctly you can seriously hamper your vision if used for a longer period.. IMHO the Forte VFX-1 had the best configurable optics for any consumer HMD (if only they had used glass instead of plastic for the lenses it would even be much better). Since the 3D-shutterglasses doesn't rely on optics it's something completely different as the HMD problems.. The only thing I can think of what might be a problem is that you can look above/under your glasses, so I think those 'sunglasses' which go 'round' your head would be much better (I know those kind of blue/red glasses work better for me as the regular 'paper'versions (as long as the colortint of the glasses are also correct ofcourse)...
If they only had been drilling for a few months at those depths then I would agree, but drilling at those depths has been going on for years now with no accidents happening.. Also they know pretty good what actually happened at the dissaster site. Being realistic and even with that the judge might have some interest, stopping drilling would cost thousands of jobs at those sites, which means also the suppliers will have to let a lot of people go, which means the suppliers of the suppliers would also have to let people go (and so on).. I agree that current/new sites should have stricter protocols/safeties (Hell, the US goverment should look at them selves also for the disaster as they don't even have a mandatory safetyvalve in the contracts (which over here in the EU is mandatory (I think it even must have 2 safetyvalves)), ok in this case BP did have one safetyvalve and it didn't function properly), but stopping drilling won't do anyone any good.. One thing that has bothered me, is the fact why they didn't just blow the well with nukes, just like the russians have done a couple of times.. I can only think of one reason, and that is really pure money, as I presume blowing it up like that makes the well unusable for quite some time..