Posts by JDX
3651 posts • joined Friday 28th May 2010 13:33 GMT
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Re: Er
>>Talking of forgetting to mention things, how will all the hydrogen be produced? oops
On an industrial scale meaning that the pollution per gallon of oil will be less than just burning the oil in your car.
Re: Er
I don't recall battery death being mentioned as an electric car criticism. Not that it's not a valid point, but I don't believe this is a major factor why the average family isn't interested.
Re: What will Oil companies do..
Oil companies will simply buy into H2 production, they've probably been planning their strategy for a decade or two.
Re: WP 7 and WP 8 bashers
So the fact I've never owned an Android phone or run Linux desktop does not diminish the credibility of my statement that they're shoddy and not user-friendly?
Using something for a few minutes or using it day in and out are totally different. If I used Linux every day I might come to love all the things I'd have to learn, which on first impressions just annoy me.
Re: If you are having trouble connecting to the Internet
Seems the affected customers have no problem accessing FaceBook or Twitter, so their main uses are not affected!
Re: Internet Exploder....
>>Fuck - another tedious rant....
You got that part right if nothing else.
Re: "...older versions of IE continue to be a real challenge for developers "
I don't think MS make any pretence about IE6 not being crap.
IE9 relied on DirectX 10 which is a core component of Windows and not available for XP. The debate is whether DX10 should have been released for XP, not IE9.
Re: Or, alternatively ...
Not going bankrupt because you stopped using proprietary software is the best endorsement you can come up with for FOSS? Great, where do I sign up.
@Christian Berger
I can agree with b) although technically I see why it is a problem to achieve and not worth the hassle with 3rd party solutions (IE6 tab, VMs available.
But there are solid technical reasons why some versions of IE only run on certain versions of Windows. The extra work it would have taken (for a purpose they don't really value) is evident if you follow the mozilla mailing lists when those things are discussed for FF.
Re: Prediction
It's still a strain on the limited resources - I'm sure some games even render at less than 720p (early titles perhaps).
It's very game specific, but when I worked in the industry it was a big deal to NEVER drop below 50/60 FPS for any reason.
Prediction
It will not be download only.
It will not render at 4k
It will have the grunt to render at 1080p (most Ps3 games don't)
It will have 3D functionality
It might use a special high-capacity blu-ray
In other words it will be a more powerful PS3. Consoles are generally of similar grunt to a mid-level gaming PC at time of launch, at best. So I predict we'll get a console which can push full 1080p HD to the limit, and maybe upscale to 4k, but nothing more.
Re: Some people wonder
Who is popular with everyone?
Apple stores do definitely have a unique look though. You can protect a brand...
Google Chrome – tooting the horn of web standards compliance from the very beginning
Apart from the fact it is packed full of non-standard stuff. Webkit extensions, Pepper API, NaCl, Gears, ...
Re: Just don't
MS have been campaigning for ages to get everyone to stop using IE6, and even IE7. The difference is that they don't act like a petulant child and force you to use newer versions in the same way many sites and tech-stacks (Google, Wordpress) do.
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good anti-MS rant though, Sorry, M$ I mean.
Q to the Reg
Is there a way you can automatically tell any user quoted in such articles about that fact? I'm sure the Ts&Cs allow you to do it, I just wouldn't want to miss the ego trip :)
Take that anti-Moore pessimists
Just as it seems things are slowing down, something new comes along!
Bargain
The 610 I got for £160 last year (it's a bit slow but otherwise decent). This is powerful enough to run the more demanding NT kernel and costs even less?
If it runs WP8 OK this is a seriously good deal, but that would be my main concern. Did they mention if it has SD support?
Everyone going 7" seems a mistake to me. The original iPad form factor seems ideal to me for browsing the web and watching video without having to zoom in on smaller text.
You can already get excellent addons for SVN-VS integration which cost money. I suppose git ones may exist too... so sucks for those companies but means MS have to make something as good.
Re: @ JDX
The tiles comment is the one METRO-specific comment, which I already pointed out. I'll give you a clue... every review of W8 has said it is faster and better than W7 in desktop mode. No go read the damn article a 3rd time and you'll spot mention of super-quick standby/reboot/etc. These are all areas W8 improves on W7.
Name just ONE feature introduced ... in the 21st century ... regularly uses,
Print to PDF?
Yes yes you could get add-ons or use OO but that's not the question. I use this all the time.
Re: Taking the iPiss!
When you say crippled, what % of iPad owners do you think struggle with running out of space?
And that's before taking into account the fact that everything you buy from iTunes is automatically stored in iCloud so you can swap which 50Gb of crap you have on the device.
I think it's mainly a problem Android fans love to latch on to regardless if it's actually a problem in real use.
must cough a minimum £639, maybe £739.
Unless you, like, sell the old one.
Re: surprised at the use of iPhones.
Never mind Khaptain, if you don't get it you don't get it.
Re: @ JDX
It's not my job to baby-feed it to you. The article is literally one click away.
Read the article
This is not about suddenly having to pay for access. It's about allowing people to charge for access to their content IF THEY WISH. So all the people who put stuff up for free can do so, but people who want to use YouTube as an independent way to self-publish content can charge for their work.
Anyone wanting to charge will have to differentiate from the free alternatives.
I wonder though if this is actually an attempt to barge in on Netflix as much as anything else... let established companies charge to view their stuff directly in YT.
Re: Silverlight?
What's annoying in practical terms, rather than your idealism being dinted?
@eSeM
Avoiding the question? No doubt we'll suddenly see a wave of Android 128Gb models because the average buyer will NEVER buy a SD card.
Re: surprised at the use of iPhones.
I guess there are a lot of non-sensible companies out there. Non-sensible, highly profitable companies.
Re: "now they just carry an iPhone"
They already had the iPhones... if they're running 7yo laptops they are not going to drop 6000 iPhones and a bespoke app.
Re: "I'm not writing puff advertisment pieces and passing them off as journalism"
There are several pro-W8 comments, and precisely 1 pro-Metro comment.
But I guess reading the article and stating facts makes me a shill.
Re: Silverlight?
Apart from every single Netflix subscriber who runs FF.
Re: This noscript?
It depends what you mean by "without the user knowing". They have to install the plugin of course, but then any page which uses it would automatically load the plugin without them knowing.
It seems a little pointless I have to admit.
Re: Google Doing Good Things
It's no different to MS gifting or giving crazy discounts on their software. MS do it to cynically hook people on MS, but Google are helping to spur education?
It is simply a different take on the same idea - 'hearts & minds' might be the right term.
@K
is it as exciting as the hype makes out?
Re: The only tablet
Pauper.
Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
I wouldn't be so sure. They already released iPad4 without really telling anyone which practically doubled the performance. So this might indicate another refresh, which seems to be the plan rather than announcing new versions every time.
It's a lot of cash, but are there many 128Gb tablets out there?
I bet F1 teams would love a go.
Re: 99%
Unless there is a single app which is iPad only, or badly maintained on Android, then it can't be 100%.
Re: Oh! My! God!
And let LibreOffice is still being actively developed. Are you admitting it's at least 6 years behind MS?
Re: No one cares
I hardly count your tiny office as "everyone" but it's nice of you to make these sweeping generalisations on behalf of the 95% of businesses which aren't running Linux.
Although I would suggest that realistically, even Office fans are not going to get excited. Maybe mildly interested... seriously MS a hyped product launch for a business suite?
@Ian
The real losers in all this are those who like to generalise people based on the browser they use. Inf act, they're the losers in pretty much any situation.
I don't want to turn off my brain, ever
You seem to be providing a pretty decent impression that it's already switched off.
Greg... having watched every episode of ST, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise as well as every single ST film made, and having read the books of all the original ST stories to boot, I still think the new film is good and authentic - clever even.
Perhaps your brain simply can't understand it is possible for two people to have the same facts at their disposal and come to different conclusions?
They had ewoks in ST? I would say SW is far more serious SF than ST.
It wasn't called ST 9. You're idealising ST to a ridiculous level, the original has none of those things you talk about. You're seriously trying to defend a show which had William Shatner as the lead as being serious, well-written TV?
Because the old Star Trek films were deep cinematic masterpieces? Come on, I love ST but it's just trashy sci-fi.
Re: Star "Coronation Street" Wars
Flogging a franchise that was originally planned to have 9 parts before Episode 4 was even written?
