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Comment Re:This is a bad list (Score 1) 226

by stardaemon (#36448638) Attached to: PC Gaming's 10 Commandments

While some things are legit, common sense UI issues, like the SF4 controller issue, most of it is latching onto conventions of the past for no other reason that they are conventions of the past. You really shouldn't need to edit the graphics settings more than like screen resolution and then "low, medium, high, ultra", at least in the game's interface. Maybe give people access to a plaintext config file if they want to do more, but there's no reason to expose more options than this through the user interface other than "PC gamers are used to it". Being "used to" something that makes for bad or confusing UI doesn't make it not a bad or confusing UI.

As long as DoF/Blur/View bob/Tripple buffering is permanently of, vsync on, FoV is locked to 110, and a few other details, I _may_ not complain to vocally...
I'd still like the option to decide whether to step back on AA,shadows or view distance on various things.
There are likely a lot more settings like this I'd like to prioritize myself;)
So I'd still complain:p

Point is, I disagree, because most of us have different preferences and prioritizations regarding settings.

Submission + - HTC Unlocks Android Phones (muktware.com)

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mukt77 writes: "There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC"

Comment Re:National security exception (Score 0) 518

by stardaemon (#36104200) Attached to: AP Files FOIA Request For Bin Laden Photos

I have dealt with conspiracy loons for decades. Their theories have no basis in reality with or without the photos.

We have photos of planes hitting buildings but some people think it was a controlled explosion, regardless of the solid scientific facts. We have photo of men standing on the Moon, but people still make shit up to claim we didn't get there.

FTFY.
Sorry, had to, it was just a bit painful to read:p

Comment Re:I could use your skills... (Score 1) 283

by stardaemon (#33867944) Attached to: Grad Student Looking To Contribute To Open Source

I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but there are a lot of warning flags in what you wrote.

It's pretty common for us to have ideas that seem great and innovative, but because of our lack of expertise in a given field, we don't realize that the idea is either flawed, or has already been refined and applied. I expect this is especially true with difficult math problems, such as large-number factorization.

All I'm saying is that before you start hiring employees, you should probably invest a lot more effort in vetting your idea.

And regarding big numbers, you might want to look at the Gnu Multiple Precision library. It's meant for efficiently handling numbers bigger than 64 bits.

Even if it's flawed, it can still be a fun learning experience.
For me, at least, this would be enough of a reason to do something like this.
And even if the math of it is well known, it's still possible to create a new and useful implementation.

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