Comment Re:Assumes PHP Dev Effort = C++ Dev Effort (Score 1) 752
Elitist much?
Comment Re:Hmm... (Score 1) 278
It's OK, the media will inform the voters. The media always report the unbiased truth!
Comment Re:No Silver Bullet (Score 1) 234
Then you'd just have added another programming layer since you'd still have to tell the computer exactly what type of software you want it to write. Really not that different from a compiler.
Comment Re:I assume the SOURCE fits into 4 kb (Score 1) 255
Maybe you just shouldn't use a word like "source" to mean "executable" when you're talking about software. It's just bound to create confusion.
On a side note, kilobyte is abbreviated kB, not KB or kb.
Comment Re:I'm always taken back by this (Score 1) 184
Why wouldn't consciousness be fit to be made into an algorithm? You think somehow consciousness doesn't follow the same rules of physics as everything else in the universe?
Comment Re:Virtual mirror world you say? (Score 1) 124
This forum is made up of several people, so there can sometimes be what would seem to you as conflicting opinions.
Comment Re:Will programmers be able to utilize? (Score 2, Informative) 107
That would produce some bad looking results, as the driver wouldn't know the difference between a model that is intentionally polygonal and one that is not.
Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 248
Why would you even run 64-bit Firefox if not everything works with it? I can't imagine there are any noticable performance gains to be made from surfing the web in a 64-bit application. Placebo effect?
Submission + - MAG: Massive Action Game for PlayStation 3 (ps3home.co.uk)
abeeku73 writes: "Zipper Interactive's ambitious Massive Action Game may not be as visually impressive as, say Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, but give 'em a break. They're dealing with 256 players at a time.
While the PlayStation 3 game's first gameplay trailer may not show all 256 combatants on-screen at once, cumulatively we'd wager they make that number, if not exceed it. If you're a fan of the SOCOM series or want a big, big Battlefield-style experience, I'm guessing MAG will already be in your sights."
Submission + - Windows 7 RCs to shut off to force upgrades (itpro.co.uk)
nk497 writes: "The release candidate for Microsoft Windows 7 will expire June 2010, and the software giant will let users know they need to pay to upgrade by shutting down the system every two hours for three months. According to Microsoft: "The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you'll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You'll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.""
Comment Phase 4... (Score 1) 181
Phase 4: ???
Phase 5: PROFIT!
Comment Re:The Odds (Re:Deliberately causing panic) (Score 4, Funny) 604
If you're 18-40 and healthy, be careful!
Thank god we're nerds.
Comment Re:Wow.... (Score 5, Insightful) 410
It has everything to do with linking people and information, since hyperlinking copyrighted material is not considered a crime in Sweden.
Until now, because torrents are technically not much more than a file with links.
Of course there's an outrage. Linking copyrighted material is LEGAL in Sweden. Hosting copyrighted material for unlawful distribution is illegal. It is obvious that The Pirate Bay have not been involved in the latter.
They got a one-year prison sentence and 30 million SEK in fines for something that is legal.
Comment I don't know if this is actually such a great idea (Score 1) 273
This sounds like a great invention.
I mean, who wouldn't like to drive around with their mini-airplane, potentially bumping into cars, trees, mailboxes or senior citizens, or have it suffer some other unnecessary wear and tear, or have their cars messed with while parked only to find out that something vital has been broken while in mid flight?
Comment Re:Smart move (Score 5, Insightful) 317
Sigh.
They were hardly protesting against having their music spread to the big masses. They obviously intented to point out that the most influential politician/pro-copyright spokesman of France is a hypocritical asshole.
It's incredible how anyone could miss the point.
