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Comment cad systems (Score 2) 100

by BluRBD!E on Friday March 11, 2011 @06:10AM (#35451182) Attached to: DraftSight 2D CAD For Linux Beta Available

The problem is if the CAD program is for Architectural design and drafting, it's basically useless in the industry now unless it's BIM (Building Information Modelling). Which means you need a 3D system to create a model so you can extrapolate any data and export it to other 3D systems. ArchiCAD and Revit are the only two packages I would even consider these days, and ArchiCAD has the edge especially for big business and collaboration. Don't even get me started on the new features of version 15. (disclaimer: alpha tester). What I really want to see is those two software packages working on all current operating systems. ArchiCAD is currently Mac and Windows, Revit is Windows only. Screw emulation. Note: Did not read the article.

Comment GOOD! (Score 5, Insightful) 255

by BluRBD!E on Thursday April 29, 2010 @11:01PM (#32040178) Attached to: Australian Government Delays Internet Filter Legislation

With any luck we can get this farcical idea shot down somehow before then... I just wish every day Joe and Jane understood the slippery slope that is censorship. Unfortunately the government lackeys and christian rights groups continue to scream "CHILDREN!!!" and "PEDOPHILIA!!!!" and no real logic ever comes into play. Oh well, I already have a remote box in Europe anyway... this won't effect me. I just feel bad for the technical illiterate folk who suffer. I wish it was OPT-IN.

Comment Re:Confusing Comparison: RTS vs RPG (Score 1) 737

by BluRBD!E on Wednesday July 01, 2009 @06:49PM (#28551203) Attached to: Blizzard Confirms No LAN Support For <em>Starcraft 2</em>

God this is worse then not releasing a decent demo to try before I buy... why would I want to buy a product that stipulates when and where I can play with my friends? An MMORPG is one thing, you expect it to be on the net due to it's thousands of players... a game that has every reason to be LAN playable that can only be played when connected to battle.net? Pass.

Hilarious. I had no idea they were forcing people to buy 3 copies of the game for the different race solo campaigns (read in another post). If that's true, combined with the lack of a LAN feature, everyone I know will DEFINITELY be downloading this game instead of purchasing.

Comment Wrong question (Score 1) 442

by BluRBD!E on Saturday May 02, 2009 @01:15AM (#27796099) Attached to: Portables Without Cameras?

I'm more of the opinion that cameras SHOULD be allowed in. If it's just regular information being discussed then why the need for secrecy?

Unless trade secrets that would ruin a company or real national security topics (none of the oh my god terrorism bullshit either) are under investigation... what has the government or corporation got to hide?

Freedom of information people, it is your right.

Yahoo Changes User Profiles, To Massive Outrage 255

Posted by kdawson on Sunday October 19, 2008 @12:20AM from the why'd-you-go-and-do-that dept.

Wiseleo writes "Yahoo decided to massively screw up their entire userbase by changing all user profiles to blank. No warning, no automated way to get data back, and other unwanted changes. The blog has such choice quotes as 'We know this has been a rough transition for some of you and, and are committed to helping you use, understand, and (hopefully) enjoy your new profile,' and, 'We also know lots of you worked hard on your old profiles and want your data. If you feel like you're missing data, we've saved a copy of your old profile (and alias) and our Customer Care team can retrieve this information. You won't, however, be able to revert back to your old profile format, but you will be able to get any data that you think is missing. To do this, please go here to contact Customer Care.' There were 850 comments posted, all negative, on the first day. There are hundreds more today. There is even more outrage on the Yahoo Messenger blog."

Comment Re:Server population (Score 1) 55

by BluRBD!E on Saturday October 18, 2008 @08:24PM (#25427593) Attached to: Large <em>Warhammer</em> Patch In December, Two New Classes

Come play with D!E on Anlec Destruction. Frequently engage in 100 vs 100 open RVR.

SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing 321

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @02:22PM from the comment-write-themselves dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "SCO Group CEO Darl McBride is now claiming that competition from Linux was behind the company's filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 'In a court filing in support of SCO's bankruptcy petition, McBride noted that SCO's sales of Unix-based products "have been declining over the past several years." The slump, McBride said, "has been primarily attributable to significant competition from alternative operating systems, including Linux." McBride listed IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems as distributors of Linux or other software that is "aggressively taking market share away from Unix.""

Survey Shows More Women Blogging Than Men 181

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday August 30, 2007 @09:41PM from the ladies-choice dept.

thefickler writes "The blogosphere has hit the mainstream, according to a new survey, which reveals that 80% of Americans know what a blog is, 50% regularly visit blogs, and 8% publish their own blog. The survey also reveals that more women than men are bloggers, with 20% of American women who have visited blogs having their own versus 14% of men."

Intel 45nm Processors Waiting to Clobber AMD's Barcelona? 302

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday August 20, 2007 @03:18PM from the surprise-processor-clobber dept.

DKC writes "Tech ARP's anonymous source claims that Intel is merely waiting for AMD to release their Barcelona processors before they clobber them with their 45nm die-shrinked processors. In fact, Intel is already producing these 45nm processors at one of their fabs in Arizona. AMD and Intel are in for a long and tough battle ahead. Should be an interesting one though."

No Video Games on School Nights 337

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 04, 2006 @10:30PM from the it-will-rot-your-brain dept.

Donkey Konga writes "In the latest round of the ongoing debate on the effect of video games and TV on academics, a new study in Pediatrics says that any amount of gaming is too much if if happens on a school night. '"On weekdays, the more they watched, the worse they did," said study coauthor Dr. Sharif. Weekends were another matter, with gaming and TV watching habits showing little or no effect on academic performance, as long as the kids spent no more than four hours per day in front of the console or TV." Of course we all know that correlation does not equal causation, but the study is sure to get many parents thinking about how much time in front of the Xbox and idiot box is too much."

Net Neutrality Voted Down in U.S. House Committee 354

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday April 28, 2006 @12:39AM from the multi-lane-internets dept.

Ana10g writes "Business Week provides a look at the recent vote by the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, in which the FCC would have been given the power to prohibit discrimination of Internet traffic. The battlefield seems to be centered around which group has the better funded lobbyists, with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and many others competing against the well funded Telecommunications lobbysts. The committee voted the amendment down, 34 to 22."

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