I don't get the logic here...

[L815]

Hmm, I'm trying to figure it out... But I can't :confused::confused:

[NovaAesa]

Wow, that's confusing. Btw, I'm using the same (awesome) theme as you :P

[Joeb454]

Very confusing ;) What theme is it that you're using?

[pp.]

Presumably, it's just a bug. The video runs with Flash Player 9. Unless, of course, they are afraid that people living in the future are looking at their broadcasts.

[BlueSkyNIS]

This happened to me many times...

[L815]

The theme for those that requested is:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Shiki-Colors?content=86717&PHPSESSID=68e99db4ca31b5ffecb56214122b4aae

First time it happened to me. The message is what is making me fall out of my seat laughing (exaggerated of course)

[NovaAesa]

Very confusing ;) What theme is it that you're using?
It's Shiki.

[pp.]

I just realised that OP asked about the logic of it all. From the message in the screenshot we see:

- The required version is 8
- The installed version is 10
- The program declares 10 to be less than 8

The program apparently compares the version identifications as strings instead of numbers. Since strings are compared from left to right, the program compares '8' with '1'. '1' is less than '8', hence '10' (as string) is less than '8'.

This kind of error is quite common.

[Kingsley]

I shot CNN an e-mail about that months ago. The response was they realize the issue and it'll be fixed soon...

[JillSwift]

I shot CNN an e-mail about that months ago. The response was they realize the issue and it'll be fixed soon...And so CNN's logic continues to astound. Unless they mean "soon" on a geologic time scale.

[mike1234]

Hmm, I'm trying to figure it out... But I can't :confused::confused:


Maybe because version 10 is still considered beta? Just a guess, I don't it's current status. Last time I downloaded it was.

M.

[terabyte1]

What's hard with logic? 0 switches it off. 1 switches it on

Now that's Binary! Speed it up and source it through a filter like a CPU and several thousand transistors (oh pardon me) Chips, feed it through your monitor and you got - zilch (Ahem!) You do have to switch on the monitor y'know?

Its wonderful how it works almost Black Magic really....:D


terabyte:lolflag:

[Prefix100]

yeah I also have the latest version of flash installed but the zero7 site says I need to update :/

[hyperhopper]

Presumably, it's just a bug. The video runs with Flash Player 9. Unless, of course, they are afraid that people living in the future are looking at their broadcasts.

but then the people in the future could just get 8 or 9, OR they could just wait untill cnn fixed it to work for ten because they are in the future so they really wouldnt have to wait....

[Mateo]

I just realised that OP asked about the logic of it all. From the message in the screenshot we see:

- The required version is 8
- The installed version is 10
- The program declares 10 to be less than 8

The program apparently compares the version identifications as strings instead of numbers. Since strings are compared from left to right, the program compares '8' with '1'. '1' is less than '8', hence '10' (as string) is less than '8'.

This kind of error is quite common.

I doubt it's even that complex. More likely I bet that it discovers that the installed version is not compatible with version 8 and assumes the installed version to be older.

[pp.]

I doubt it's even that complex. More likely I bet that it discovers that the installed version is not compatible with version 8 and assumes the installed version to be older.

I have version 9, and it accepts that. I presume that it accepts version 8 as well. Hence, the string comparison hypothesis would fit the available facts best, I think.

A great many software products produce strings when asked about their version IDs.

[MaxIBoy]

CTHUGA did the same thing, it said I needed to upgrade to D3D version 4.