StackOverflow: A very strange date before 1970

brangles · 9 months

Yes, in the same way that video game makers are saying fuck you for games that don't work with screen reader. I.E., they're not.

Screen reader doesn't work well (if at all) with flash/video/"rich content".

brangles · 10 months

I feel the same. I could never see there being a good reason behind actively denying users based on browser capability.

I know why some developers do so. They want to save face by offloading the blame upon any doubt. I.E., they don't want any users thinking improper rendering is due to their fault.

My belief?

Let the client handle it. If it cannot display it, it wont.

brangles · 10 months

No, you're right. You can view the content that doesn't require javascript.

The content that does require javascript would take extra work to display if it is not available on the client.

Such is the current state of development. Unless there is a large percentage of users that cannot display the content, there's no reason to gracefully degrade.

That's my definition of a non-user; One who is not represented enough to make a special case for.

steelypip · 1 year

http://lifehacker.com/#!245774/lifehacker-code-dropcloth-windows

Hasn't been updated in four years, but should be fine for XP.

Another old app is Jedi Concentrate:

http://www.techiequest.com/jedi-concentrate-fate-inactive-windows-application-in-black/

Jigsus · 1 year

This may not be of much help, but there's a Unity extension that handles semi-procedural animation:

http://unity3d.com/support/resources/unity-extensions/locomotion-ik

And here are the papers for the Spore system:

http://www.chrishecker.com/Real-time_Motion_Retargeting_to_Highly_Varied_User-Created_Morphologies

daw0157 · 1 year

Quitting would be a terrible mistake. Don't burden yourself and waste away your savings at the same time. Spend a couple of hours each night for the next couple of months focusing on Java web app frameworks.

Honestly, if you can pass a mock SCJP exam/Brainbench and can talk about web app development, you're already in a good position.

What you should be doing right off the bat is contributing to a popular Java web app framework, such as one of the many Apache projects. The technical skills will come more easily to you than the experience and soft skills that will land you the job.

MolotovCat · 1 year

Minecraft is a clone itself.

newstart · 1 year

Check out the Play Framework. It's a lot like RoR but using Java.

The tutorials and community are great.

jmarquiso · 1 year

It shouldn't be hard to <complex task that sounds easy to non-programmers>.

People telling the programmers how easy it should be. Story of my life.

Edit: Let's put it this way..

Your AI never has true awareness or critical thinking abilities. You give it a set of parameters and it does work. In the case of the level designer, even if the AI is given more advanced geometry parsing capabilities and can find "suitable" cover, the AI is bound to take cover in places that just aren't strategically smart, or takes cover in a place that impedes the flow of the game. There is going to be mismatch in where the LD wants the AI to take cover and where it actually takes cover based on its algorithm. Now the LD has to painstakingly tweak the level to "guide" the AI to the right geometry. This is less of a sure thing and could take more time than manually placing cover points.

vladocar · 1 year

I also have this issue in Chrome and Firefox in Windows with a pretty high end machine. Tried with IE 7 just for laughs but the page doesn't load.

hagridlove · 1 year

I'd look into using Bullet physics engine's soft-body capability:

http://bulletphysics.org/mediawiki-1.5.8/index.php/Soft_Body_Rendering

They have active forums and can answer any particular implementation questions.

hagridlove · 1 year

I believe it's actually physics based. If you take a close look at videos, each of the vertices is affected, but the lines are not distorted.

You could find tutorials for 3D cloth/water simulation in the language of your choice and extrapolate that for use with the grid background.

fragem · 1 year

This is the epitome of Java development.

The issues of boilerplate and large APIs all but disappear with the proper use of an IDE. Not to mention there are plenty of Eclipse plugins which will make your life even easier.

Those who don't use an IDE should stay far away from Java.

SugarWaterPurple · 1 year

Exactly.

This makes the false positives all the more relevant.

It's a great idea, but in practice, it seems to cause more harm than good. At the very least, it would create enough false positives to create an issue for the average user.

SugarWaterPurple · 1 year

I don't think vendors would want to deal with the false positives.

SugarWaterPurple · 1 year

Probably because (as you see elsewhere in this thread), false positives often occur. Not only that, but it is a special-case scenario where you have to maintain a database of possible recalls.

Erroneously telling someone that their battery is recalled would really strain OEM relations and cause problems for the average user.

jack_alexander · 1 year

Corporations exist to maximize profits. There was obviously no need for the workers that were laid off.

Feelings have no place in making money, and Boeing is not a charity.

Likewise, Boeing is enormous. Getting a contract in one sector has little to do with other sectors. You can essentially treat them as separate entities. And no, the workers that were laid off were not in the same sector.

Boeing is notorious for treating their employees well even though many other corporations don't. There's nothing cold-hearted about what they've done. I'd love to get paid for doing nothing as well, but it just doesn't work that way.

hav0k · 1 year

It can be anything that doesn't screw you over on range.

It seems the common consensus is that dual mags or reflex/dot sight are best.

fallingshoes · 1 year

PC doesn't have this problem, nor does it have a host issue.

Wonder when they'll respect consoles enough to allow them to have real servers and remove ridiculous filters.

jetglo · 1 year

Yeah, another method that involves a single student getting international attention.

Guns, perhaps?

MolotovCat · 1 year

Head First Java is a must read. It may not look it, but it's one of the best books I've ever read on the subject. As geekbot stated, Effective Java is a good read, as it teaches you best practices.

jestyr · 1 year

I read it, and I'm not saying that it's a non issue.

I don't see how having a similar name would make it a fake of ABP, however.

Likewise, there is a link on the AB page to ABP and addresses (although doesn't fix, obviously) this issue.

jestyr · 1 year

That is the real AdBlock. The project you're referring to is AdBlock Plus, which changed it's name from AdBlock many years ago.

They're two different projects with two different code bases.

Neither is fake.

hoodedthis · 1 year

Try gnucash instead, it's better in the long run anyway.

Quicken has far superior bank integration and setup. OFX is definitely painful in Gnucash and although it's great as a standalone piece of software, its lack of ubiquity is what really hurts it.

To be fair, I use Mint.com, but I'm trying to illustrate some of the issues that customers have come to me with.

Install Boxee.

Boxee cannot play Netflix media on Linux.

Hah.

Indeed. Relying on third party driver support has always and will continue to be hit or miss. Your new device will work, probably, and if it doesn't, there might be a workaround if you're willing to spend the time to troubleshoot.

Use amarok.

No proper iPhone support. Libimobiledevice has come a long way but it's still necessary to have a Windows/OSX device for proper music syncing and firmware updates.

When I first opened my IT business, the goal was to save customers time and money by bringing them to OSS. What I've found, though, is customers are not willing to make compromises. If they were able to run Quicken or their other software before, they should be able to run it now plus get the added benefits without having to learn anything new. In the end, there was more frustration on my end and theirs, causing me to shift the focus of my business in order to retain customers and save me from massive headache.

Others don't realize it because they don't use computers that way or they just don't buy/use devices and services that don't work on Linux. It's a totally different experience for the normal user and I didn't realize it until customers started coming to me with all of these issues that often had no acceptable answer. They'd never have those problems with Windows, which they were using before I came along.

The good news is, I was able to keep my customers and grow the business, while using OSS on their Windows machines in a constructive way. I've since moved onto development, but I learned a great lesson about some of the reasons why Linux has a hard time gaining traction on the desktop.

hoodedthis · 1 year

"Okay, I just bought Quicken. Why wont it install?"

"Why can't I watch Netflix?"

"Why isn't my new printer working?"

"How do I get my music on my iPhone?"

These are frustrating and common issues, and I can bet that users will not be happy with, "Well, it works fine on Windows..but it's not possible in Linux or you have to jump through hoops."

You do know, that just like Linux, you can set up Windows so a user can't install malware or mess up the system?

Windows comes on nearly all desktops/laptops sold today, so it's not as if you're paying extra to use it. Buy it, set it up, lock it down, done. No hardware incompatibilities, no need to install another OS or learn how to do it the slightly-different way.

Windows is easier because everything works out of the box, as it's already installed with all drivers ready to go. All consumer hardware has drivers for a Windows system and the CD conveniently comes with the hardware. Likewise, it works with all of the common software out there today without the need for VMs or almost-as-good freeware.

I don't spend any maintenance time on my computer. I've been running the RC version of Windows 7 since mid 2009 and have had zero issues. The reason someone that's not tech savvy is going to require more maintenance is because they are installing things they shouldn't be or messing with things they don't know about. In any case, lock down the system. No more users installing BS and no chance of running into the above questions.

We use Linux because we recognize the greatness of OSS, the ability to modify and configure literally anything, and choice. The average user just wants things to work the way the expect it to, and they are consumers. They're going to want to do things like watch Netflix, they're gonna buy new printers, a new phone (an iPhone, perhaps), they're going to buy software. You can't control them and tell everyone what to buy to ensure they'll be able to use it with their computer. Forget the headache. You use Linux, they use Windows, everyone gets what they need.

If they don't want to pay for some new piece of software for their Windows machines, they can still use OSS, but they don't need to install Linux to do it.

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