I am the AC who posted it. I forgot to type my credentials before clicking submit:P I resubmitted the comment as myself shortly thereafter to avoid having my comment overlooked by others with a threshold of 1.
How about subtracting the user's current gold from the maximum positive int value,
then if the amount being added to the user's gold is greater than the difference, only add the difference.
WoW that was hard.
"I think that there's a certain synchronicity, so far, with what I like and with what the audiences like. But I don't make the movies for them. I make them because I wanna go see them myself."
Perhaps this works for making movies, but when you're an old fart who has likely never touched a controller (yes, I'm jumping to conclusions here - but there's a very good chance I'm right, based on the other 62 year olds I know) this sort of self-indulgent logic falls apart.
Perhaps if he'd grown up with the gamer generation his method of production would work. Unfortunately, he didn't, and it's likely to be a disaster when he tries it here.
This is news? I thought everyone knew Vista is the biggest failure since the cheeseshake.
Yeah that's right - you haven't heard about it because it failed miserably.
The main point is that they can't suddenly beef up production to meet immediate demand.
They have to ESTIMATE in advance, which is especially difficult if you don't know ahead of time that your product is going to be THE item for the holidays that year.
Had they beefed up prematurely and then NOT been THE item for the holidays they would have been out quite a large amount of money.
Would you rather be Sony, with thousands of unsold PS3's waiting around in warehouses, or Nintendo, with nothing to spare because your increased production rates STILL can't keep up with the demand?
As for those saying people might drift to other consoles - are you stupid or just insane?
The Wii is appealing to the masses because it actually has gameplay that appeals to the average person. The Wii wasn't made for fanboys (read: future 40 yr. old basement dwellers). It was made for regular people - with friends and families that don't just sit around gaming ALL DAY.
On the whole, people who want the Wii (except wii fanboys) aren't going to drift to a fanboy console like PS3 or Xbox360.
This sounds to me like a great example of passing the buck.
EE Guy #1: We can't seem to build faster chips.
EE Guy #2: No problem. We'll just put tons of processor cores in instead.
EE Guy #1: But people have spent the past 30 years creating algorithms for single core machines. Almost none of the programmers have any experience writing multi-core algorithms!
EE Guy #2: Exactly! We'll be able to blame the programmers for being lazy and not wanting to learn new complicated algorithms that require an additional 4 years of university.
EE Guy #1: Brilliant! We should come up with a catchy headline like "The Free Lunch is Over" or something like that.
EE Guy #2: Yeah, and we could get Slashdot to post a link to the article. Slashdot users are sure to sympathize with our devious plans...
The least one can do is keep a Web site running on a server for what amounts to peanuts. I disagree. I think the least one can do is add a few <br> tags to their run-on paragraphs so as to get people to actually read them.
Indeeed, I thought the title should read "Government caught with their pants down"
Unfortunately, Bill Clinton ensured that this phrase would never carry shock value ever again.
Because maybe they won't notice that all of the hardware drivers are labeled "VMWare"...
Of course, if they opt to not send you your free copy of vista, you'll be the real winner anyway.
Anyone else think it's funny that Microsoft can hardly get people to sign up for FREE copies of Vista? You know your product sucks when....
Hey wait, I remember another company whose products turned into coasters. Where is AOL today anyway?
You know a product has failed when: (This is fun - it works with terms like "Windows Vista" and "Democracy")
You know you want our [insert product here].
You don't?
Here, we'll give you a free trial of [insert product here] for a trial period, only we're going to monitor your usage of it, and if you like it, you get the full version free!
You still don't want it?
Look it's free - you'd have to be crazy to not want it! We'll just keep monitoring your usage until you decide you want to keep it.
In an anti-climactic finish, I actually support the liberation of captive peoples. Democracy seeks to liberate whilst Microsoft seeks to enslave...
Indeed, while there are many categories, the "help" on the other end of the line can be categorized into one single group.
This is because when you call tech support, they don't know who they'll get, but you can already be assured that they're a know-it-all with a preconceived hatred/contempt/indifference for you.
Slashdot Mirror
Electricity and water.
What could possibly go wrong?
Geek Rejection Lines for Tomorrow:
HEY! I am NOT an iPhone!
Am I the ONLY person who read this as: "Pope Denounces Some Biotch as Affront to 'Human Dignity'"
If he did that'd be reason enough to vote for him.
Because the point of life is to always operate at maximally optimal efficiency, ignoring all other considerations, right?
Better start eating noodles for every meal....
I would say feeling good about yourself is a pretty important part of life.
People get sick of it pretty fast when they don't.
I am the AC who posted it. I forgot to type my credentials before clicking submit :P
I resubmitted the comment as myself shortly thereafter to avoid having my comment overlooked by others with a threshold of 1.
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How about subtracting the user's current gold from the maximum positive int value, then if the amount being added to the user's gold is greater than the difference, only add the difference. WoW that was hard.
The range for a signed integer is 2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,64_7_ (not 8).
The negative range always extends one higher, since zero uses the first "positive" value.
I call fabrication. And I call O.o for slashdotters not realizing this sooner.
Your plan is ALMOST complete.
You just need to get together with the "automated-anal-probulator(tm)" guy and you'll have a complete plan.
You'd probably also want to install seat cover dispensers...
You should be modded redundant - Not with a previous post, but with yourself.
A quote from Jerry's Bio (trivia section):
"I think that there's a certain synchronicity, so far, with what I like and with what the audiences like. But I don't make the movies for them. I make them because I wanna go see them myself."
Perhaps this works for making movies, but when you're an old fart who has likely never touched a controller (yes, I'm jumping to conclusions here - but there's a very good chance I'm right, based on the other 62 year olds I know) this sort of self-indulgent logic falls apart.
Perhaps if he'd grown up with the gamer generation his method of production would work. Unfortunately, he didn't, and it's likely to be a disaster when he tries it here.
It grows up to 4 times the original size and can go for 20 hours?
They're going to put Extenze (and Viagra) out of business with a product like this.
On the bright side we won't have to see any more commercials of the chick with the freaky eyes.
This is news? I thought everyone knew Vista is the biggest failure since the cheeseshake.
Yeah that's right - you haven't heard about it because it failed miserably.
Absolutely. We should teach or children to blindly respect the rules, even when those rules are illogical.
Yay for communism.
</sarcasm>
I think so.
The main point is that they can't suddenly beef up production to meet immediate demand. They have to ESTIMATE in advance, which is especially difficult if you don't know ahead of time that your product is going to be THE item for the holidays that year.
Had they beefed up prematurely and then NOT been THE item for the holidays they would have been out quite a large amount of money.
Would you rather be Sony, with thousands of unsold PS3's waiting around in warehouses, or Nintendo, with nothing to spare because your increased production rates STILL can't keep up with the demand?
As for those saying people might drift to other consoles - are you stupid or just insane? The Wii is appealing to the masses because it actually has gameplay that appeals to the average person. The Wii wasn't made for fanboys (read: future 40 yr. old basement dwellers). It was made for regular people - with friends and families that don't just sit around gaming ALL DAY.
On the whole, people who want the Wii (except wii fanboys) aren't going to drift to a fanboy console like PS3 or Xbox360.
Who's going to hear it anyway? Everyone seems to be walking around with earplugs, er... headphones, these days anyway.
When the machines get too cold, they install Microsoft products.
Then Satan shows up and heats up the joint.
Somehow the phrase "you get what you pay for" seems appropriate.
Have you seen the pay scale on govt. jobs?
Indeeed, I thought the title should read "Government caught with their pants down"
Unfortunately, Bill Clinton ensured that this phrase would never carry shock value ever again.
Of course, if they opt to not send you your free copy of vista, you'll be the real winner anyway.
Anyone else think it's funny that Microsoft can hardly get people to sign up for FREE copies of Vista?
You know your product sucks when....
Hey wait, I remember another company whose products turned into coasters. Where is AOL today anyway?
You know a product has failed when: (This is fun - it works with terms like "Windows Vista" and "Democracy")
In an anti-climactic finish, I actually support the liberation of captive peoples. Democracy seeks to liberate whilst Microsoft seeks to enslave...
Indeed, while there are many categories, the "help" on the other end of the line
can be categorized into one single group.
This is because when you call tech support, they don't know who they'll get, but you can already
be assured that they're a know-it-all with a preconceived hatred/contempt/indifference for you.
And rightly so.