@SpectateSwamp said:
Random is pure entertainment. The more video you got the better this feature works.
Starting at a random point in a random video file is pure entertainment? Dammit, don't you have anything better to do?
@SpectateSwamp said:
Random is pure entertainment. The more video you got the better this feature works.
Starting at a random point in a random video file is pure entertainment? Dammit, don't you have anything better to do?
@TDC said:
SS, the pilot - probably overwriting the flight computer with SSDS to search the destination coordinates
This is WTF Airlines flight 1234, with destination ... well, let me choose a random destination here on my flight computer... much better now.
@SpectateSwamp said:
its GDS 100,000 character MAX limit VS Swamp Search 300,000,000,000 + UNKNOWN limit. (SmackDown bell rings)
Yet your program failed, as shown here, to work with the Linux kernel source.
@SpectateSwamp said:
I when to the photo forums and told them things like "video puts things in context"
But there are times when you can't video stuff.
@SpectateSwamp said:
I went to the video production forums and tell them "break all the old video rules. Those that won't break. use"
By "break all the old video rules", do you mean "don't edit it, shoot a lot of crap and then use it to search for aliens"?
@SpectateSwamp said:
Word powerpoint excel email and many more data types resist sharing. Baaad formats Begone!! With a few simple steps
those persistent Data sharing = Inhibiting No-Good-Nicks can be cured once and for ALL.
Not when one chooses to use open formats, like ODF, or at least use an easily-readable format like PDF (which, by the way, keeps the structure of the original document).
@SpectateSwamp said:
Do screen captures to JPG For everything you need to know and want to keep. And catalogue it with SSDS for keeps.
I'd rather catalog my images using a tool designed for the purpose (like, digiKam - which I use for managing my photography - or Picasa).
@SpectateSwamp said:
Export all your emails to text files. Keeping them forever.
Why would I? Even if Thunderbird (my current e-mail client) was suddenly discontinued, migrating to another one would be quite simple.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Keep plain text over formated text. Letters seldom get sent twice. If they are sooo pretty then do a screen capture to jpg and blow the original away. By having the picture of the screen along with source code in a plain text file. You got it. It's yours in these formats. Not some software group pressuring you to buy their next version OR Else.
Why would I keep plain text over formatted text? Letters don't get sent twice. Articles, documentation and research papers do get read many times. But if ALL that you do on your PC is write letters...
Also, it seems strange that for someone that enjoys "transparency" and "openness", you know nothing about open formats.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Don't leave those great flowcharts and interesting emails behind ever again. It's easy. WHY does Swampie do all this? Because Spectate Swamp is Lazy! SSDS makes it Easy to be Lazy with your computer data responsibilities.
So, it's a good idea to throw everything on text files and call yourself lazy? There, have a cookie. I'd rather do "hard work" like sorting files into folders and giving descriptive names for them.
@SpectateSwamp said:
But 100's 1000's even millions of Swampies will wonder why not?
And then realize they can do the same with decent tools with a smooth learning curve, or even something with a steeper curve but with good documentation (that is, not the source code).
@SpectateSwamp said:
It will easily transfer to c or any other language
Why would I want to port your mess of a program to C? Keep it confined to VB5, which will eventually stop working.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Maybe more than any program on the planet. SSDS has been jammed a lot.
Why would that be a good thing? Good software projects aren't jammed, they use a source code management system.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Lets just say my coding grammer isn't what it should be. But I do work hard at keeping things simple.
say you are a Newspaper Editor and wanted a random headline displaying in your window. Random Christmas wishes. Random ToDo list... Using the Delayed print "'feature'" How easy is this. Mmmm maybe the random todo list will get me motivated.
@SpectateSwamp said:
First do a "gf" for "Get Files" at prompt #2 This function will do an auto catalog looking for mp3 files You pick the folder you want or the entire c:\ drive. This won't take a minute or 2.
Why, when Music Player Daemon already has my music folder indexed?
@SpectateSwamp said:
at prompt #2 enter "rand" so it will pick a random song.
at prompt #2 enter "randa" so it will pick a random start point.
at prompt #2 enter "thumb" so the song will stop after the number of seconds in the timer setting below
at prompt #2 enter "tt8" so it will play a 8 second random sample
at prompt #2 enter "ww" to start screen saver mode
at prompt #3 enter "photo" (the default search string) it exists on every catalog line.The random 8 second segments begin to play and play and play. Hit enter to hear the whole song. After the full play SSDS goes back to random sampling
Why would I want to do that?
@SpectateSwamp said:
SSDS lets you jam your computer. See what your computer can do! start 3 rapid slide shows going, maybe random video as well.
I like to see my computers doing useful stuff. Like solving engineering problems or doing business applications. Not running random videos and slide shows.
@SpectateSwamp said:
See how fast you can be in and see the last page in a huge text file (your merged text) and close out completely.
I already have the tail command to do that for me.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Programs that aren't fast, won't be used.
Nor will crap programs which expect users to know random commands. On command-line interfaces we have consistent, documented commands. I can type man command or command -? (or -h, or --help) on my Linux terminal and get information about the command. I'd expect the Windows command line to have similar feature.
SSDS doesn't have that, except if your sorry excuse for source code (hell, I have done quite a lot of VB a few years ago, and even though I wasn't a good programmer, my code didn't suck like yours) IS the documentation.
Also, command-line apps are simple and fast. They just do their jobs, unlike SSDS which tries to be everything but fails.
@SpectateSwamp said:
SSDS is better way better. It can play random segments of songs and video. Hit enter to play the full file
Why would anybody sane want to do that? Usually, when I listen to music or watch videos, I want to watch them completely, not to listen to segments.
@SpectateSwamp said:
With SSDS you can take your files with you on a USB drive. Show them off to your family, friends etc
Why can't I do that without SSDS? I have directories for a good reason.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Everything must be cataloged in one form or another. I bet 1/3 of your songs doesn't have any metadata. With SSDS the catalog function uses the metadata if there along with the file name and folder info.
All my songs are tagged. Thank you. And pretty much any audio player can search through metadata, so SSDS is not useful at all.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Life without random would be prison. Computers without lots and lots of random would be the same.
OK, let me apply random to your bank account. Did you enjoy it?
@SpectateSwamp said:
If there is something SSDS does that you don't like. Make the fix and pass it on to me. I'll jam it through VB5 and send the exe back to you.
I hate everything about SSDS. Get over it.
@SpectateSwamp said:
That bad code does a lot and is very extensible!
Which doesn't change the fact that your code SUCKS.
@SpectateSwamp said:
I can easily share the "old mill" pics because I'm in control. Not microsoft or some indexer app.
So, you mean you can have control even though you drop Microsoft? Strange, for a Visual Basic app that runs under Windows.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Excessive spell checking and grammer concerns slow knowledge transfer.
So, you is saying we all can mispell every thing in order to maek nowledge transfer more fastly?
@SpectateSwamp said:
Have those notes encrypted and tagged to the end of a very large text file.
No, have them encrypted on separate text files (in fact, this is my approach for quick-and-dirty note taking: vim + grep).
It makes no sense to just throw everything on a very large file.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Having the USB set to autorun demoing data in your hoard is a great way to show and share your knowledge with dumb dumb co-workers.
I disable USB autorun on all my machines... Too many viruses on USB drives already.
And I feel so sorry for you if you have dumb dumb coworkers ... Sure, my coworkers might not shine, but they DO know how to use a computer. And they are NOT willing to learn your magic app, nor to JAM IT!.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Swamp search is even better than cloud computing.
I don't like cloud computing, and I don't like Swamp search either. At least cloud computing is useful, unlike your app.
With just a simple USB drive and SS you can take all your data with you.
Why would I want to, if I already have a laptop with all my data?
@SpectateSwamp said:
When I need something I don't need to think about which app I'll use. Just SS and jam it.
I'd rather think about the app I'll use, but use a good app that actually does its job. Instead of not thinking at all and just using your user-hostile 'SSDS'.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Sharing knowledge and sharing memories. It's easy to do.
It's easy to do, and it's better when done with proper apps, like desktop search (Google Desktop, Beagle, etc...), photo managers (Adobe Lightroom, iPhoto, digiKam, F-Spot are the ones I can recall right now). Or even with grep, as I have done in the past.
Not with your application that you proudly call "desktop search" even though it ISN'T.