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Comment how about some new template features? (Score 2) 209

by GabboFlabbo (#39235723) Attached to: PHP 5.4 Released
It'd be really nice if PHP would add some nice template features that Smarty / Twig have. (elseforeach, simple echo htmlentities construct ?)

The developers of PHP are so focused on becoming a real language that they've forgotten what PHP is all about: templating! There's no real focus on adding template features (ok... I don't have to type array now...).
Games

EVE Online Battle Breaks Records (And Servers) 308

Posted by Soulskill from the blame-it-on-the-torrents dept.
captainktainer writes "In one of the largest tests of EVE Online's new player sovereignty system in the Dominion expansion pack, a fleet of ships attempting to retake a lost star system was effectively annihilated amidst controversy. Defenders IT Alliance, a coalition succeeding the infamous Band of Brothers alliance (whose disbanding was covered in a previous story), effectively annihilated the enemy fleet, destroying thousands of dollars' worth of in-game assets. A representative of the alliance claimed to have destroyed a minimum of four, possibly five or more of the game's most expensive and powerful ship class, known as Titans. Both official and unofficial forums are filled with debate about whether the one-sided battle was due to difference in player skill or the well-known network failures after the release of the expansion. One of the attackers, a member of the GoonSwarm alliance, claims that because of bad coding, 'Only 5% of [the attackers] loaded,' meaning that lag prevented the attackers from using their ships, even as the defenders were able to destroy those ships unopposed. Even members of the victorious IT Alliance expressed disappointment at the outcome of the battle. CCP, EVE Online's publisher, has recently acknowledged poor network performance, especially in the advertised 'large fleet battles' that Dominion was supposed to encourage, and has asked players to help them stress test their code on Tuesday. Despite the admitted network failure, leaders of the attacking force do not expect CCP to replace lost ships, claiming that it was their own fault for not accounting for server failures. The incident raises questions about CCP's ability to cope with the increased network use associated with their rapid growth in subscriptions."
Movies

Netflix Extends "Watch Instantly" To Mac Users 205

Posted by kdawson from the instant-grats dept.
CNet is reporting that Netflix has opened up its "Watch Instantly" feature to Mac users (here is Netflix's blog entry). They accomplished this by using Microsoft's Silverlight technology on both platforms, abandoning the Windows Media Player solution that had been employed in the first, Windows-only, version. Silverlight's DRM capabilities meet Netflix's needs, apparently. Netflix warns that this is beta software. Mac users can opt in here, then watch instantly with Safari or Firefox 2+, with the Silverlight plugin in place. Movie selection is somewhat limited.

Comment Re:Misleading (Score 1) 322

by GabboFlabbo (#18500507) Attached to: MS Says Vista Selling At Twice XP's Pace
My Dad's company is switching their OS from Win2k to Vista for ALL their corporate computers and servers. They have 66,000 employees.

I asked him why he's doing this, since after every major release of windows it's been nothing but bugs and security holes for 6+ months. His comments "ya, it'll be buggy and a security risk, but they'll eventually get it fixed."

I also asked who's bright idea this was. Apparently the CTO who's going to be retiring in 5 years.

The numbers for Vista are probably higher than you'd think.

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