Intriguing, no? Also, the Windows taskbar is situated just underneath the Apple menu bar, and is itself behind a Mac window, which further suggests that they're doing more than just superimposing everything but the background. They're messing directly with the GUI APIs.
Yeah. A couple of icons on the desktop and in the start menu would have been much better.:) Uh, I don't think you're clear about our discussion:
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I hit one page looking for a free/open source application (wish I could remember which one it was) and was greeted with a large banner at the top and an audio recording saying my computer was "infected" with internet explorer and I should switch to Firefox to remedy it. Were you thinking about how Firefox installs itself? It does what you described: it gives you options to place an icon on your desktop and/or the start menu. No sound recording.
On a tangential note, have you tried installing Firefox?
There's no question that using Internet Explorer greatly compromises your internet security (now slightly less so with IE7), but yeah, an audio recording imforming you of a browser 'infection' is a bit much. I've even seen some relatively small anti-IE buttons that were similarly disrespectful. Insulting IE users isn't the way to win converts, even if Firefox is the most advanced, customizable and secure browser around.
That said, I'm still a bit miffed that Mozilla hasn't remedied their JavaScript issues in 2.0.
Couldn't you combine this with a projector to make a wall you can "paint"? Could be great fun.
Great for kids too - finger painting on the wall without making a mess.How freaky! I was just thinking of a paint-less paint wall even before I read the article. Although, I'm not sure that this technology would be the best option, since it can only track two positions. Imagine a swarm of tots flailing their hands across the virtual canvas, while only one or two kids are actually affecting the projected image.
Isn't that what market crowding is? Only in the case of WoW, it's a morbidly obese hog taking up six rows in the theater. It's all a matter of proportion.
Also, your response is irrelevant to Rinzai's post. He was talking about his experience with the current version of WoW, not what changes they'll have made in a few months. Save the punishment 'till then.
No, I don't think he would have a chance suing the student. The student could claim that the recording was fair use, e.g. that he only intended to study it privately.
BTW. Strictly speaking, atheism is distangent to heaven and hell, it only denies the existence of a supreme being. Most who call themselves atheists, though, are probably also naturalists, i.e. those who believe that the tangible world is all there is.
So, are you saying that only those who believe in heaven or hell are able to be sent there? That it's only real to those who believe in it? That's yet another type of belief, and a rather strange one. What led you to think it?
Oh, I agree. TV preachers are there to fuel the Sunday couch potato lifestyle of the typical god-fearing American. Still, what atheist needs to preach? and to whom?
Also, did you not detect the slightest hint of sarcasm in turgid's tone?
Yes, I've heard of the term. Yes, its meaning is exactly what you described: pirated games that would otherwise be unable to be enjoyed. But that's not what you were talking about. You were talking about (S)NES games. Many of them (the most popular) will be available legally from the Virtual Console. I won't personally stop you from downloading games that aren't obtainable in other ways, because I also personally understand your feelings on that point. But you don't have a leg to stand on if you choose to rip off Virtual Console games.
I bought Tetris DS for US$35, I and thought it was worth every dollar. (Yeah, £30 is a bit more than that...) Still, I can't imagine Nintendo asking for more than US$15 for even Zelda. A good number of very nice, yet somewhat unpopular GC games have been moved to the "Player's Choice" category, giving them a substantial discount. There's no way they would overprice their 10~30yo games.
Also, the Virtual Console, is, uh, legal. Unless you're using your own backed-up roms, or are downloading only the ROMs of games that you own, using an emulator is neither legally nor ethically acceptable.
That's why it's good for you. You've joined the legion of lazy-ass gamers who complain that using the Wiimote for even a few minutes tires them quickly. Stiff muscles and fatigue are VERY common in those who exert themselves suddenly without having exerted themselves recently (like within the last week). So, congratulations; you've had your first real workout in weeks (months?).
Whoa, you're going way too far. You assumed they would want to use heat as the CPU's only source of power. That would quite obviously never work. I don't think grandparent was thinking about that, only to reduce heat and increase efficiency. I think that's also what Dster76 was thinking when he wrote in to/. with the article. But think: if AMD had their hands on this technology, they could design chips with twice the heat output (before the heat-sink device) and still maintain comparable power efficiency. They could topple Intel as the manufacturers of the fastest x86 chips ever made.
BINGO! LGPL is way better for these types of frameworks; that is, as long as the framework's makers are willing to let it go for free. Even still, I support TrollTech for providing the two options. The open source community loses nothing from the dual nature of their licenses, and their commercial license prices are not unreasonable.
This is exactly the situation the iPod faced. I haven't yet found a better way to call someone than through Nokia's contact list, but that could be because of some fundamental design flaw in today's phones, which Apple has perhaps found. If Apple can actually improve on that design, they may launch the next generation of cell phone interfaces. I would be disappointed if they did any less than start a revolution.
can you see where I switched to cut & paste above?---riiiight.....)
Very good example; it illustrates just what I was thinking. Analyzing behavior in order to find automated 'players' will never work; the human mind can get stuck in a rut so bad that there is no distinguishing between her and a bot. The only real way to find bots is to find ways in which it is impossible for a human to interact with the game, e.g. unexpected memory access.
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:) Funny you should mention that! My uncle's a Linux programmer at a sister company of SCO. I'll tell him to bring some stones to work.
Funny you should say that; I live on a mountain in Utah.
Yeah, I had a bit of trouble trying to fiddle with <tt> tags and whatnot. This is what I meant to do:
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...as a poor ASCII of me slapping my head.
`O *smack*
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Sorry about that. I get it now.
Aha! You'd think that, but take a look at this.
Intriguing, no? Also, the Windows taskbar is situated just underneath the Apple menu bar, and is itself behind a Mac window, which further suggests that they're doing more than just superimposing everything but the background. They're messing directly with the GUI APIs.
I hit one page looking for a free/open source application (wish I could remember which one it was) and was greeted with a large banner at the top and an audio recording saying my computer was "infected" with internet explorer and I should switch to Firefox to remedy it. Were you thinking about how Firefox installs itself? It does what you described: it gives you options to place an icon on your desktop and/or the start menu. No sound recording.
On a tangential note, have you tried installing Firefox?
There's no question that using Internet Explorer greatly compromises your internet security (now slightly less so with IE7), but yeah, an audio recording imforming you of a browser 'infection' is a bit much. I've even seen some relatively small anti-IE buttons that were similarly disrespectful. Insulting IE users isn't the way to win converts, even if Firefox is the most advanced, customizable and secure browser around.
That said, I'm still a bit miffed that Mozilla hasn't remedied their JavaScript issues in 2.0.
Heh, it's not from Spore. flOw is an independently developed Flash game.
Couldn't you combine this with a projector to make a wall you can "paint"? Could be great fun.
Great for kids too - finger painting on the wall without making a mess.How freaky! I was just thinking of a paint-less paint wall even before I read the article. Although, I'm not sure that this technology would be the best option, since it can only track two positions. Imagine a swarm of tots flailing their hands across the virtual canvas, while only one or two kids are actually affecting the projected image.
Yeah, mmorpg.com's ratings are pretty volatile, and subject to the opinion of those with no life, clicking away on the VOTE button.
Isn't that what market crowding is? Only in the case of WoW, it's a morbidly obese hog taking up six rows in the theater. It's all a matter of proportion. Also, your response is irrelevant to Rinzai's post. He was talking about his experience with the current version of WoW, not what changes they'll have made in a few months. Save the punishment 'till then.
No, I don't think he would have a chance suing the student. The student could claim that the recording was fair use, e.g. that he only intended to study it privately.
BTW.
Strictly speaking, atheism is distangent to heaven and hell, it only denies the existence of a supreme being. Most who call themselves atheists, though, are probably also naturalists, i.e. those who believe that the tangible world is all there is.
So, are you saying that only those who believe in heaven or hell are able to be sent there? That it's only real to those who believe in it? That's yet another type of belief, and a rather strange one. What led you to think it?
Oh, I agree. TV preachers are there to fuel the Sunday couch potato lifestyle of the typical god-fearing American. Still, what atheist needs to preach? and to whom? Also, did you not detect the slightest hint of sarcasm in turgid's tone?
They have evil syentifik brain-sucker machines that turn you into babbling Godless drones!
Whoops, I'm an idiot. Darn those tags.
Yes, I've heard of the term. Yes, its meaning is exactly what you described: pirated games that would otherwise be unable to be enjoyed. But that's not what you were talking about. You were talking about (S)NES games. Many of them (the most popular) will be available legally from the Virtual Console. I won't personally stop you from downloading games that aren't obtainable in other ways, because I also personally understand your feelings on that point. But you don't have a leg to stand on if you choose to rip off Virtual Console games.
I bought Tetris DS for US$35, I and thought it was worth every dollar. (Yeah, £30 is a bit more than that...) Still, I can't imagine Nintendo asking for more than US$15 for even Zelda. A good number of very nice, yet somewhat unpopular GC games have been moved to the "Player's Choice" category, giving them a substantial discount. There's no way they would overprice their 10~30yo games.
Also, the Virtual Console, is, uh, legal. Unless you're using your own backed-up roms, or are downloading only the ROMs of games that you own, using an emulator is neither legally nor ethically acceptable.
That's why it's good for you. You've joined the legion of lazy-ass gamers who complain that using the Wiimote for even a few minutes tires them quickly. Stiff muscles and fatigue are VERY common in those who exert themselves suddenly without having exerted themselves recently (like within the last week). So, congratulations; you've had your first real workout in weeks (months?).
Whoa, you're going way too far. You assumed they would want to use heat as the CPU's only source of power. That would quite obviously never work. I don't think grandparent was thinking about that, only to reduce heat and increase efficiency. I think that's also what Dster76 was thinking when he wrote in to /. with the article. But think: if AMD had their hands on this technology, they could design chips with twice the heat output (before the heat-sink device) and still maintain comparable power efficiency. They could topple Intel as the manufacturers of the fastest x86 chips ever made.
BINGO! LGPL is way better for these types of frameworks; that is, as long as the framework's makers are willing to let it go for free. Even still, I support TrollTech for providing the two options. The open source community loses nothing from the dual nature of their licenses, and their commercial license prices are not unreasonable.
I really would not have known.
I've been wanting to play that game for months! Once I get time, I'll get it from Steam.
Notice what I just said. It's available from Steam, one of the most profitable game networks ever. If it's a good game, it will show.
This is exactly the situation the iPod faced. I haven't yet found a better way to call someone than through Nokia's contact list, but that could be because of some fundamental design flaw in today's phones, which Apple has perhaps found. If Apple can actually improve on that design, they may launch the next generation of cell phone interfaces. I would be disappointed if they did any less than start a revolution.
Very good example; it illustrates just what I was thinking. Analyzing behavior in order to find automated 'players' will never work; the human mind can get stuck in a rut so bad that there is no distinguishing between her and a bot. The only real way to find bots is to find ways in which it is impossible for a human to interact with the game, e.g. unexpected memory access.