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Café Pedro 5: Slightly Anticlimatic
baseballlover312
I don't understand why touchscreens are so popular. You can't memorize a touchscreen keyboard and a mouse gives much more presicion and possibilities. People are like, "look, I can scroll with a flick of my finger". But with a mouse I don't even have to lift a finger to scroll with ease. It's counter productive.

For phones and stuff I get it, but I think Windows 8 should have been exclusively mobile then.Personally, I don't think this is the new age with tablets and crap. It might just be a passing trend when people finally realize what is better. I don't understand why they would screw over the people who gave them their success for peope who will buy any crap gimmick. I mean, it doesn't even have a start button,. instead it has an ugly Metro thing. Counter intuitive.

In terms of Steam, I can't see it getting that poular (as much as windows) because Microsoft has many deals with the hardware designers to come with Windows. Only their hardware would have it. Therefore I would see it battling with Mac and Linux more.

Touchscreens are also counter productive in replacing buttons. This commercial always aggravates me.



Okay, so it is somehow easier to scroll and manuever through a touchscreen instead simply pressing a button while driving a car at 65 mph on a highway. That makes sense. Simplicity is the point, but it is not simple at all! So what is the point? I can press a button in my car just by feeling it, why should I have to look at it. And this goes for all tablets. I feel the keyboard and mouse and can type. Companies aren't worried about safety that could be involved in this because it's the latest gimmick. It will end soon. I hope. PC is the best. Bring on the fights. For once I can prove my case properly. Or perhapess we should move this to the Difficult Topics.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 16-02-2013 19:01
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Crommy
baseballlover312 wrote:

Okay, so it is somehow easier to scroll and manuever through a touchscreen instead simply pressing a button while driving a car at 65 mph on a highway. That makes sense. Simplicity is the point, but it is not simple at all! So what is the point? I can press a button in my car just by feeling it, why should I have to look at it. And this goes for all tablets. I feel the keyboard and mouse and can type. Companies aren't worried about safety that could be involved in this because it's the latest gimmick. It will end soon. I hope. PC is the best. Bring on the fights. For once I can prove my case properly. Or perhapess we should move this to the Difficult Topics.


What you're talking about is a really interesting problem in human-computer interaction called haptic feedback. Lots of work is being done on it, and some of the solutions are pretty cool: https://www.bbc.co...y-20970928
Edited by Crommy on 16-02-2013 21:10
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Aquarius
One of the problem with keyboards is the amount of microbes they host. Only the toilet lid host more of them in an average house.
 
Ian Butler
Aquarius wrote:
One of the problem with keyboards is the amount of microbes they host. Only the toilet lid host more of them in an average house.


What about the door knobs?
 
CrueTrue
For once Baseballlover actually managed to argue for one of his opinions. Great progress Smile
 
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baseballlover312
Aquarius wrote:
One of the problem with keyboards is the amount of microbes they host. Only the toilet lid host more of them in an average house.


But I'm the only one that touches my keyboard and I clean it regularly. Why do they get so many?

Crommy: That is fricking brilliant! I still don't like tablets, but that is a great change. Should definetly be on all tablets and phones.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 16-02-2013 21:58
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Ian Butler
Okay, just had the weirdest dream: I was in a band with Peter Sagan, he was the bass player. Pfft
 
Daggen
Ian Butler wrote:
Okay, just had the weirdest dream: I was in a band with Peter Sagan, he was the bass player. Pfft


That sounds..... weird Pfft. I sure as hell would enjoy it Grin
 
Ian Butler
I really did enjoy it. We were late for a gig but we didn't care. We were just having some fun, he was drinking beer, I was playing some music... Pfft
 
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I went to the cinema earlier tonight (and saw Lincoln). It made me you feel young again when I entered the room with a U25 (or was it U26 ?) ticket. Grin
 
miggi133
huh... Spend my whole day writing this god damn essay... Dont think it is that good, but what can you do with only 2000 words at your disposal?
 
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viking90
I have a question for you Danes and Germans here, what are the rules about winter tires/summer tires in your countries?

Is it allowed to drive with studded(?) tires?
And when are you allowed to drive with summer tires etc...


Thanks in advance!

 
CrueTrue
Denmark:
You're allowed to use studded tires from 1st of November to 15th of April.

There's no rules regading Winter / Summer tires.

Germany:
Studded tires are not allowed at any time.

Your car has to use Winter tires when there's snow, slush or ice on the road.
 
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roturn
If it`s not snowy, icy or muddy, then there is no duty to have winter tires in Germany.
If it is and you still have summer tires you pay a nice fee.
If you have all-weather tires, then it counts as winter tires iirc. So having those might be the safest. Wink

Profiles of min. 1,6mm are needed. Min. 4mm for winter tires are recommended.

Studded tires are forbidden in Germany.


Edit: Zabel`d in a non cycling topic... Wink
Edited by roturn on 18-02-2013 16:07
 
viking90
I see, thanks for clearing that up for me both of you Smile
 
Spilak23
So, I gues you have all heared from Tomorrowland? The world's best festival in Boom, Belgium. Fans from all over the world do anything for tickets.

The organiser come with a new concept: TomorrowWorld! Pfft
 
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Oh dear, are we in for another weird thing that those damn hippies come up with? Pfft Grin
 
TheManxMissile
*pant*....*pant*...*pant*...
Wow.... oh my god....
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... wow...

Spoiler
That was the greatest game of Battlefield (any version) ever!!!
Vietnam, Hastings map.
32 vs. 32
USA wins by 2 over Vietnam...
67mins of solid fighting and it comes down to that! Neither side ever gained an advantage. As soon as a control point was taken, another was instantly lost.
The biggest gap between the teams was only ever 20!
In the closing stages Vietnam took a 30-20 lead, which, after the greatest scene of fighting ever (seriously i wish i could have screeshoted) had dropped to 14-5!
The enter Rambo (me) on a rampage with a pistol, who brings it back to 3-2 in favor of Vietnam.
Then (yes there is more!) a Huey is hit and starts to sprial down out of the sky. If it hits the ground Vietnam will win!
Not if Rambo can help it, stabs one man, draws pistol, kills second man, emptys pistol wildly across river.... Huey hits a building.... Game over....
USA 2 Vietnam 0.....
Still recovering....

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Spilak23 wrote:
So, I gues you have all heared from Tomorrowland? The world's best festival in Boom, Belgium. Fans from all over the world do anything for tickets.

The organiser come with a new concept: TomorrowWorld! Pfft


About Belgian festivals, I'd rather go to Rock Werchter, this year's line up includes Kings of Leon, Green Day, The Bots, TDCC, Blur, John Legend, The Hives, Rammstein, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Depeche Mode and... PHOENIX! Grin

I don't think I'm going, though Frown
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