Perhaps, a few years later, Python 2 will be obsolete in favor of the later version of Python technology. I don't know which one uses Python 2 or 3 and I still find programming a major pain to do in terms of difficulty. However, the Python language is more or less the first step in learning programming and especially that Python courses are everywhere in MOOC websites like Coursera for instance. This still poses students the challenge like it already posed me one a few years ago.
The technology has been transitioning and especially that even Windows 7 will go out of extended support a few years later. For future Ubuntu releases, they have plans to demote Python 2 to 'universe' repository in favor of later versions but this is not easy as many of the packages still have yet to reach version 1.0 and especially that current components/packages used in Ubuntu today still make use of it.
So far, it seems that later images of Ubuntu 17.10 or something don't come with Python 2 and it will be the same for future releases. One of the programs is OpenStack which still uses Python 2 and the developers will need to support Python 3 ASAP in the future. According to Softpedia, there are about 35 issues detected by Ubuntu developers and it is unlikely that Python 2 will be demoted in time for Ubuntu 18.04 release. To get Python 2 removed from Ubuntu ISO images completely is the future story.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Net Neutrality in US
One full disclaimer is that I'm not from US nor do I live there but the first time I saw a bad bill that would happen there 5-6 years ago was from the video about it from Angry Joe's YouTube channel. By posting a video on YouTube, you're allowing anyone from around the globe to know it and that was how I first started knowing things like this that would cause negative damage to the freedom there. People opposed those bills for the sake for the freedom the fight is still on-going ever since. There are tons of petitions to sign although certain sites don't have international support. Even the tech news have articles about net neutrality and other stuffs that were happening there but there's one thing to keep in mind is that those news sites were more or less the western sites so most of the products and services being mentioned were the ones produced by US companies. Sometimes, they would mention the tech products and services from other countries as well.
One past discovery from me was that other countries already have net neutrality in place with nothing going against it or whatnot although the map wasn't sure about the rest.
Unfortunately, it looks like people have to think about the worse thing that will happen in the future. Without net neutrality in the US, the ISPs there can do whatever evil shit they want like throttling and blocking sites. I guess that the way to get around it will be to pay additional price. Not to mention that sites that have the real truth will be blocked as well although people from other countries know such evidences in existence there.
The freedom problem might have already existed in other countries like UK besides the US like the cyber-spying scandal, the bills that many people including tech companies opposed as well as the law enforcements' difficulty of accessing suspects' phones over how strong the encryption is. Maybe the data was assumed to be radicalized but useful as evidences.
Despite the large amount of people wanting something important intact, their voices were unfortunately outvoted as if the corporations were given mega power to do whatever they want to decrease their reputation even further.
For your YouTube channel for instance, if you're not from the US but most of your viewers are, they will have difficulty watching your videos. Not to mention that your momentum will be affected because of the above stated situation unless you have most of the viewers from other countries. For online gaming, expect a connection issue if you're playing with the US players, that is, if you're not from US in which you'll have smoother experience with other players from other countries. What about the western sites, then? Since most of the online services have multiple branches, there's no need to worry about crippled connection performance.
Lastly, even certain companies like Mozilla, Pinterest, Reddit and even Arc System Works USA have been concerned about this situation. I don't know if the US branch of other game companies were also concerned about it or not besides Arc System Works but the other branches like UK, Japan, Asia, etc. have nothing to worry about while trying to promote and release their games in corresponding regions.
Druaga1 had a video about putting SSD on the Playstation 4 console but it was taken down as he mis-mentioned the net neutrality stuff. He might have mentioned it in the other video but I guess that either some trolls or bots or whatever must be behind that takedown. The others had no problem mentioning it in their videos and especially when it comes to their rants about this situation.
One particular worry from me is that if no actions are taken against terrible bills for people's freedom, the same bad thing may happen to other countries as well. And by then, who knows what will happen to you in the future once you lose the fight?
Remember one thing that when it comes to video sharing sites like YouTube, anyone from the globe can see the video content regardless of where they live so how did I know things like S**A and the other stuffs in the first place even though I wouldn't be affected? When will those freedom advocating organizations like Fight For The Future, EFF, etc. offer international support as if anyone from the globe can join the fight for people's rights?
It's a difficult fight for people's freedom from last year onwards.
One past discovery from me was that other countries already have net neutrality in place with nothing going against it or whatnot although the map wasn't sure about the rest.
Unfortunately, it looks like people have to think about the worse thing that will happen in the future. Without net neutrality in the US, the ISPs there can do whatever evil shit they want like throttling and blocking sites. I guess that the way to get around it will be to pay additional price. Not to mention that sites that have the real truth will be blocked as well although people from other countries know such evidences in existence there.
The freedom problem might have already existed in other countries like UK besides the US like the cyber-spying scandal, the bills that many people including tech companies opposed as well as the law enforcements' difficulty of accessing suspects' phones over how strong the encryption is. Maybe the data was assumed to be radicalized but useful as evidences.
Despite the large amount of people wanting something important intact, their voices were unfortunately outvoted as if the corporations were given mega power to do whatever they want to decrease their reputation even further.
For your YouTube channel for instance, if you're not from the US but most of your viewers are, they will have difficulty watching your videos. Not to mention that your momentum will be affected because of the above stated situation unless you have most of the viewers from other countries. For online gaming, expect a connection issue if you're playing with the US players, that is, if you're not from US in which you'll have smoother experience with other players from other countries. What about the western sites, then? Since most of the online services have multiple branches, there's no need to worry about crippled connection performance.
Lastly, even certain companies like Mozilla, Pinterest, Reddit and even Arc System Works USA have been concerned about this situation. I don't know if the US branch of other game companies were also concerned about it or not besides Arc System Works but the other branches like UK, Japan, Asia, etc. have nothing to worry about while trying to promote and release their games in corresponding regions.
Druaga1 had a video about putting SSD on the Playstation 4 console but it was taken down as he mis-mentioned the net neutrality stuff. He might have mentioned it in the other video but I guess that either some trolls or bots or whatever must be behind that takedown. The others had no problem mentioning it in their videos and especially when it comes to their rants about this situation.
One particular worry from me is that if no actions are taken against terrible bills for people's freedom, the same bad thing may happen to other countries as well. And by then, who knows what will happen to you in the future once you lose the fight?
Remember one thing that when it comes to video sharing sites like YouTube, anyone from the globe can see the video content regardless of where they live so how did I know things like S**A and the other stuffs in the first place even though I wouldn't be affected? When will those freedom advocating organizations like Fight For The Future, EFF, etc. offer international support as if anyone from the globe can join the fight for people's rights?
It's a difficult fight for people's freedom from last year onwards.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Adobe Flash Player 28
As Adobe Flash Player is quite notorious for being so much vulnerable in terms of security issues, it appears that it will be discontinued sometime 2 years later so we still have some time to make use of it.
The only reasons to make use of Adobe Flash Player again is probably Flash games as many of the web video players in video sharing sites like YouTube, Nico Nico Douga, etc. are going towards HTML5 for superior security although the NND video player in HTML5 lacks the foreign comments unless you choose a different region for your account.
Last year, I had a tons of gameplay videos of some of the Flash games released in recent times but the discontinuation of Flash Player is something we shouldn't worry about.
The only reasons to make use of Adobe Flash Player again is probably Flash games as many of the web video players in video sharing sites like YouTube, Nico Nico Douga, etc. are going towards HTML5 for superior security although the NND video player in HTML5 lacks the foreign comments unless you choose a different region for your account.
Last year, I had a tons of gameplay videos of some of the Flash games released in recent times but the discontinuation of Flash Player is something we shouldn't worry about.
Aka to Blue (Red and Blue)
It was a notorious moment to find a bunch of Capcom's 194x and Raiden ripoff/clone games on Google Play store. Some of the games had stolen assets from those games or whatnot like the ship looking similar, the firepower being quite similar as well as the sound effects. That's not cloning at times if you're trying to take those kinds of assets like that. To find an original shmup game on mobile that gives you pure arcade experience is a rare story. Aka to Blue/Red and Blue is one game that requires later versions of IOS and Android as it provides arcade and console gaming experience.
The game consists of 5 levels as well as two ships to choose from as stated from the game's title. The red man is kind of cool and badass like he sort of reminds you of Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear while the blue lady is seen being formal at times. It is a famous game due to professional developers involved in it. Plus, the music is all rock-style.
The gameplay is interesting in a way that you get to replenish the bomb-like defense quickly without having to traditionally collect the bomb item. It supersedes Dodonpachi Maximum in a way that you have multiple levels of bomb-like special attack but be warned, it's a hard game like other bullet hell shooters on mobile.
The game consists of 5 levels as well as two ships to choose from as stated from the game's title. The red man is kind of cool and badass like he sort of reminds you of Sol Badguy from Guilty Gear while the blue lady is seen being formal at times. It is a famous game due to professional developers involved in it. Plus, the music is all rock-style.
The gameplay is interesting in a way that you get to replenish the bomb-like defense quickly without having to traditionally collect the bomb item. It supersedes Dodonpachi Maximum in a way that you have multiple levels of bomb-like special attack but be warned, it's a hard game like other bullet hell shooters on mobile.
RXN -Raijin- for Nintendo Switch
What's a year without brand new arcade shooters? This year has Nex Machina from Housemarque which demonstrates the same graphical power as Resogun does 4 years ago. Not to mention Raiden V Director's Cut for Playstation 4 and Steam although the game was released last year for Xbox One. The unforgiving thing is the late celebration of the franchise's 20th anniversary but if not for delays or whatnot, the game could have been released last year although there's one concern, would the game quality be that good?
There's not much to say about the upcoming game although things have been acceptable at best unlike the upcoming game by the creators of Ginga Force which has unacceptable explosions which are mockery of the Xbox One.
There's not much to say about the upcoming game although things have been acceptable at best unlike the upcoming game by the creators of Ginga Force which has unacceptable explosions which are mockery of the Xbox One.
Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
The edition name is misleading so to speak as there doesn't seem to be the arcade version of Street Fighter V. Instead, it is an update to the original which has been milked to this day with regular free updates like additional characters via Seasons or something. This edition will have Arcade Mode which is the long-term promise to make things as common as ever similar to what other fighting games have. Even Marvel vs Capcom Infinite has the Arcade Mode although it is a mixed bag as if the story part is mainly focused on Story Mode. Those who buy games just for multiplayer modes are apparently the immature-ass people who waste their money and developers' efforts like that. What's an arcade-style game for if there's no Arcade Mode? Are you trying to make Capcom even more different than ever? It's pathetic to defend the absense of important common main modes like Arcade Mode. Perhaps, somebody should teach you what those modes are as well as large amount of maturity.
The Arcade Edition update will have changed UI as well as Season 3 characteres and is available as a free update for those who have owned the original version of the game. About upcoming stuffs that will be available in the game as free future updates, there's absolutely no reason to whine about them. If you find something unappealing, why use it in the first place?
The Arcade Edition update will have changed UI as well as Season 3 characteres and is available as a free update for those who have owned the original version of the game. About upcoming stuffs that will be available in the game as free future updates, there's absolutely no reason to whine about them. If you find something unappealing, why use it in the first place?
Densha De Go Reboots
The reboot took place last year with the release of the game on IOS and Android while the arcade game being released this year. Obviously, the arcade game of the same name as part of the franchise reboot is the most anticipated one with the cabinet design being modeled after the driver car of the specific train. The screens may represent the windows of the train car but that doesn't seem to be the case. Also, the fourth monitor is used for the touchscreen giving you virtual controls of the train in addition to the main physical controls like setting the train to accelerate or brake. The pedal is for horning and you use it for incoming bridges, incoming workers as well as the part where someone freaks out while you arrive at the station. Other on-screen settings include some brightness, the wiper as well as the upcoming objectives to appreciate and adhere by sliding the bar to the right and then adhering to the next speed limit for the orange box or the exact speed for the blue box. There's also the button that should be toggled on only after the doors are closed before you start driving the train.
Like the previous games in the series, you're supposed to drive to the next stop in time while obeying the rules. For the previous games, you get the schedule time and the main time. If the main time is reduced to zero, it's game over although this doesn't seem to be present in the reboot. The schedule time is still in the reboot though. It's just that you're presented on how much time left in moving from one stop to another. Getting negative time left means that you're seconds late. Also, the distance left value can turn negative if you go over the end spot. Go over that too far and you may have missed the station which gives you serious consequences. You can also be penalized if you accelerate after the train halts completely while on the next station like trying to arrive as the exact spot. The exact spot at the end of the next station is indicated by the glowing exclamation sign.
In case of the arcade reboot, you get points for doing well but you get deducted of points for incompetence. Each mission consists of few train stations similar to previous games and higher difficulties mean lesser room for mistakes. Plus, the game will be updated with additional contents like additional train stations, missions with different weather conditions although I don't know if there will be missions where in the middle of the tracks, there will be traffic lights to keep a look out for. If there's something ahead in the traffic area, you'll be notified by the ATS alarm to stop the train immediately. Bumping into something results in an accident.
Other Densha De Go games may involve driving the train on road similar to western countries where train tracks take place on the road so the same rules apply there.
Needless to say, the rules are unspeakably strict for the first game and they are less strict for the later games but even then, high amount of guts and competence are required if you want to get through without any single trouble caused.
For the reboot, the game utilizes Unreal Engine 4, Taito Type X4, multiple monitors and next-gen graphics cards to provide realism in the graphics. The mascot character for the series is replaced with a new support character as if the characters look Square-Enix style or some kind. But this is a better game than say, Summer Lesson by Namco which also uses the same graphical style and same game engine. The only time the adviser says in the previous games is that if you do something bad or poor that you'll be nagged. In the reboot, the new adviser says out praises or criticisms depending on your performance. Not to mention that there will be text boxes on top popping up, saying that you have passed that point above the speed limit or you have to stop at 4m or below at the end of the next station as indicated by Distance Left. Getting negative values on Distance Left or Time Left is a bad idea.
Lastly, for the arcade reboot's target audience. It is suited for children, teenagers, adults and even those who are train drivers as well. Even the fans of public transports are included as well. This is a closer simulation to the train driver job than the previous games in the series over the cabinet design.
Like the previous games in the series, you're supposed to drive to the next stop in time while obeying the rules. For the previous games, you get the schedule time and the main time. If the main time is reduced to zero, it's game over although this doesn't seem to be present in the reboot. The schedule time is still in the reboot though. It's just that you're presented on how much time left in moving from one stop to another. Getting negative time left means that you're seconds late. Also, the distance left value can turn negative if you go over the end spot. Go over that too far and you may have missed the station which gives you serious consequences. You can also be penalized if you accelerate after the train halts completely while on the next station like trying to arrive as the exact spot. The exact spot at the end of the next station is indicated by the glowing exclamation sign.
In case of the arcade reboot, you get points for doing well but you get deducted of points for incompetence. Each mission consists of few train stations similar to previous games and higher difficulties mean lesser room for mistakes. Plus, the game will be updated with additional contents like additional train stations, missions with different weather conditions although I don't know if there will be missions where in the middle of the tracks, there will be traffic lights to keep a look out for. If there's something ahead in the traffic area, you'll be notified by the ATS alarm to stop the train immediately. Bumping into something results in an accident.
Other Densha De Go games may involve driving the train on road similar to western countries where train tracks take place on the road so the same rules apply there.
Needless to say, the rules are unspeakably strict for the first game and they are less strict for the later games but even then, high amount of guts and competence are required if you want to get through without any single trouble caused.
For the reboot, the game utilizes Unreal Engine 4, Taito Type X4, multiple monitors and next-gen graphics cards to provide realism in the graphics. The mascot character for the series is replaced with a new support character as if the characters look Square-Enix style or some kind. But this is a better game than say, Summer Lesson by Namco which also uses the same graphical style and same game engine. The only time the adviser says in the previous games is that if you do something bad or poor that you'll be nagged. In the reboot, the new adviser says out praises or criticisms depending on your performance. Not to mention that there will be text boxes on top popping up, saying that you have passed that point above the speed limit or you have to stop at 4m or below at the end of the next station as indicated by Distance Left. Getting negative values on Distance Left or Time Left is a bad idea.
Lastly, for the arcade reboot's target audience. It is suited for children, teenagers, adults and even those who are train drivers as well. Even the fans of public transports are included as well. This is a closer simulation to the train driver job than the previous games in the series over the cabinet design.
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