It's fun to read some of the pro-MS propoganda^H^H^H^H comments. For example:
COMMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY refering to the settlement:...However, it is carefully crafted to ensure that Windows will remain available to consumers as a reliable operating platform.
Hmmm. I thought the court case was to prevent Microsoft from engaging in anticompetitive practices. I didn't think that keeping windows as a reliable operating platform was part of the court case. If anything, allowing for some competition *WOULD* make Windows into a reliable operating platform.
I've been a Linux Zealot/Diehard since switching from my PowerMac 7100 to a Intel machine back in 1996 (I even installed Linux on that PowerMac). The problems with the Mac was the Operating system.
Until one month ago when my powerbook G4 arrived. Now I have XFree86, Gimp, Gnumeric, Octave, Gcc, Xemacs... all my favorites running in BSD. I'll probably install Linux just for the heck of it, but IMHO there's not too much reason to do it. Darwin/XFree86 is absolutely perfect when it comes to development of your own projects. This is because you don't have to worry about some company that owns the libraries and interfaces from changing things and screwing up your code or ruining your knowledge. Since the Darwin/Xfree combo is completely opensourced, I have faith in my fellow progammers that they will continue to support the combo despite Profits or Marketshare.
Anyways, True transparent terminals are pretty cool. So is IPhoto/ITunes. Each recognized my Digital Camera or MP3 player respectively and each has a great intuitive interface. Having a legal DVD player is also a plus.
I guess if there is a point to this post (not much of one), it's that using Darwin/Xfree is using GPL software. The Aqua interface and kewl G4 processor are bonuses. That's why OS X will continue to impress Linux users.
Stallman's move DID NOT resonate round the computer science community and now there are NOT thousands of similar projects. The star of the movement is NOT Linux, RATHER WINDOWS XP, an operating system created by MIT student BILL GATES in the early 1990s and installed on around 180,000 million computers worldwide.
What sets open source software apart from commercial software is the fact that it HAS A VIRAL NATURE, in both the political and the economic sense. If you want to use a commercial product such as Windows XP you WILL BE HAPPY FOREVER. But if you want to run Linux or another open source package, you can do so without paying a penny--although IT WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO SUPPORTING THE COMMUNIST PARTY. </snip>
My distances were always disappointingly low compared to my colleagues - I use keyboard-shortcuts much more, I find them quicker
Well... this is your chance to show up your colleagues. For years we have referred to you as a slacker behind your back due to your low productivity levels measured with a mouse-odometer.
I challenge you to get us all set up with these key-loggers and then we will see that you are still a slacker and all that *keyboard-shortcuts* was foofy-foof. You are a slacker.
From the Macworld Mac OS X Bible review: There are few stones left unturned, including such important new concepts as the "superuser" account, the NetInfo Manager, and access rights and privileges.
I don't think that the story submitter is looking for a book that explains the concepts of "superuser". He probably wants a less bulky O'reilly-ish book that gets directly to the point and doesn't waste time with "Opt-Shift-Drag use preset icon sizes"
Good point. He should also create numerical algorithms with log files that keep track of how far they are getting and track results.
This sounds like common sense to me. You never know when the disk is going to poop, the power shut off, the network reset.
At my old job, we were required to record the status of all jobs that took longer than an hour (on a 6 cpu SGI). They never crashed on their own, but I would usually interrupt them if the requirements changed or whatever. If they ever did crash, then there was a record of exactly where they left off.
Generally, 30% deflation makes for people to barter and store commoditties rather than money (e.g. Jewels, magic items, etc.). It is in players' best interest to spend money as fast as they can recieve it.
I feel that this deflation is neccessary to make the game more enjoyable. For example, new players and experienced players are not going to *work* in the game in order to earn money from other players. Thus, more money has to be constantly introduced into the game in order to keep the game enjoyable. This has a negative effect on any savers since their stash depreciates at such a high rate.
Additionally, since new magic items/Jewlery/etc. are constantly being introduced to the game (for the same reason as above), these items depreciate too.
My solution to this constant downward economic spiral is to introduce unique magic items and creatures into the campaign. Built into the game should be a history that is reported and recorded for each item. As an example, a vorpal sword +3 is one thing, but a if it had a unique name and a history that it killed the first dragon ever introduced to the game (or was wielded by a famous character), then suddenly it would have value. Depending upon the history and uniqueness, it may even increase in value with time... possibly offsetting the depreciation inherent with the rest of the economy.
A final question that this brings up is the following... Is appreciation a good idea? Maybe depreciation in these games is a good idea. If we had appreciation and interest rates, then the oppurtunity would arise for players to start banks within the game. Having large banks run by players might be detrimental to the world for the developers. The developers would not be able remove the bank without having a detrimental effect on the game world overall.
Watch what you say. There's plenty of episodes of Junkyard Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer on television. These are my favorite two shows and also the only shows that watch. (actually, I'm being serious)
Heisenberg's War even suggests that Heisenberg worked on an atomic powered vehicle rather than a bomb for moral reasons. People tried to convince him and his family to stay in the United States as the Nazi's were becoming stronger, but he refused. His reluctance to focus nuclear energy on a bomb may have saved the world as we know it.
Why don't any of these Media Servers collect and organize my digital photographs for me? I'm forced to archive my photographs onto CDs and label the envelops.
Isn't digital photagraphy a form of media? Aren't millions of digital cameras being sold? Why don't people demand a photo-management box? That would be easy compared to a DVD decoder. All that mine requires is PostGresQLa, PHP, and Apache. Probably USB so that the camera can upload to that rather than my PC.
Countless children shall go blind soon after. I can't imagine a harder to see screen then my cursed GBA.
It's just CmdrTaco's typical editorial soapbox comment that he attaches to most stories.
On a more positive note, this bluetooth adapter sounds awesome. Can anybody comment on the hackability factor of the GBA? I'd buy one if I could hop onto any wireless network for surfing, email, etc.
I have pine set up to point and click just fine. It's a setting and you have to use it with an Xterm. Then you can click on messages or click on the options at the bottom and it works just find. Click somewhere within a message and the cursor moves there.
Mountain bicycling is the bridges all social gaps. Buy mountain bikes. Go to the local trail for some practice and then drop a few hints around the office that you like to ride. You'll hanging out and drinking beer with co-workers in no time.
There is also the issue of terrorism. As a member of the Subcommittee on Crime, international terrorism is something that I have been working on for quite some time. We have had to deal with the bombings of the World Trade Center and let us not forget one of the most devastating and heinous acts of terrorism in American history which was perpetrated by Americans, the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City.
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It's fun to read some of the pro-MS propoganda^H^H^H^H comments. For example:
COMMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY refering to the settlement: ...However, it is carefully crafted to ensure that Windows will remain available to consumers as a reliable operating platform.
Hmmm. I thought the court case was to prevent Microsoft from engaging in anticompetitive practices. I didn't think that keeping windows as a reliable operating platform was part of the court case. If anything, allowing for some competition *WOULD* make Windows into a reliable operating platform.
Until one month ago when my powerbook G4 arrived. Now I have XFree86, Gimp, Gnumeric, Octave, Gcc, Xemacs... all my favorites running in BSD. I'll probably install Linux just for the heck of it, but IMHO there's not too much reason to do it. Darwin/XFree86 is absolutely perfect when it comes to development of your own projects. This is because you don't have to worry about some company that owns the libraries and interfaces from changing things and screwing up your code or ruining your knowledge. Since the Darwin/Xfree combo is completely opensourced, I have faith in my fellow progammers that they will continue to support the combo despite Profits or Marketshare.
Anyways, True transparent terminals are pretty cool. So is IPhoto/ITunes. Each recognized my Digital Camera or MP3 player respectively and each has a great intuitive interface. Having a legal DVD player is also a plus.
I guess if there is a point to this post (not much of one), it's that using Darwin/Xfree is using GPL software. The Aqua interface and kewl G4 processor are bonuses. That's why OS X will continue to impress Linux users.
Come on. Wouldn't bringing back giant squid be enough? Do the squid actually have to be copulating in order to be really cool?
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Teach Yourself Teaching Yourself In 21 Days in 22 Days
That way I can actually learn something.
<snip>
Stallman's move DID NOT resonate round the computer science community and now there are NOT thousands of similar projects. The star of the movement is NOT Linux, RATHER WINDOWS XP, an operating system created by MIT student BILL GATES in the early 1990s and installed on around 180,000 million computers worldwide.
What sets open source software apart from commercial software is the fact that it HAS A VIRAL NATURE, in both the political and the economic sense. If you want to use a commercial product such as Windows XP you WILL BE HAPPY FOREVER. But if you want to run Linux or another open source package, you can do so without paying a penny--although IT WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO SUPPORTING THE COMMUNIST PARTY.
</snip>
Well... this is your chance to show up your colleagues. For years we have referred to you as a slacker behind your back due to your low productivity levels measured with a mouse-odometer.
I challenge you to get us all set up with these key-loggers and then we will see that you are still a slacker and all that *keyboard-shortcuts* was foofy-foof. You are a slacker.
-- A coworker (you'd never guess which one)
There are few stones left unturned, including such important new concepts as the "superuser" account, the NetInfo Manager, and access rights and privileges.
I don't think that the story submitter is looking for a book that explains the concepts of "superuser". He probably wants a less bulky O'reilly-ish book that gets directly to the point and doesn't waste time with "Opt-Shift-Drag use preset icon sizes"
This sounds like common sense to me. You never know when the disk is going to poop, the power shut off, the network reset.
At my old job, we were required to record the status of all jobs that took longer than an hour (on a 6 cpu SGI). They never crashed on their own, but I would usually interrupt them if the requirements changed or whatever. If they ever did crash, then there was a record of exactly where they left off.
I feel that this deflation is neccessary to make the game more enjoyable. For example, new players and experienced players are not going to *work* in the game in order to earn money from other players. Thus, more money has to be constantly introduced into the game in order to keep the game enjoyable. This has a negative effect on any savers since their stash depreciates at such a high rate.
Additionally, since new magic items/Jewlery/etc. are constantly being introduced to the game (for the same reason as above), these items depreciate too.
My solution to this constant downward economic spiral is to introduce unique magic items and creatures into the campaign. Built into the game should be a history that is reported and recorded for each item. As an example, a vorpal sword +3 is one thing, but a if it had a unique name and a history that it killed the first dragon ever introduced to the game (or was wielded by a famous character), then suddenly it would have value. Depending upon the history and uniqueness, it may even increase in value with time... possibly offsetting the depreciation inherent with the rest of the economy.
A final question that this brings up is the following...
Is appreciation a good idea? Maybe depreciation in these games is a good idea. If we had appreciation and interest rates, then the oppurtunity would arise for players to start banks within the game. Having large banks run by players might be detrimental to the world for the developers. The developers would not be able remove the bank without having a detrimental effect on the game world overall.
Call it Copy prevention because that's what it does!! Perhaps Copy interference even.
Watch what you say. There's plenty of episodes of Junkyard Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer on television. These are my favorite two shows and also the only shows that watch. (actually, I'm being serious)
Relax, it's just a joke.
Heisenberg's War even suggests that Heisenberg worked on an atomic powered vehicle rather than a bomb for moral reasons. People tried to convince him and his family to stay in the United States as the Nazi's were becoming stronger, but he refused. His reluctance to focus nuclear energy on a bomb may have saved the world as we know it.
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Isn't digital photagraphy a form of media? Aren't millions of digital cameras being sold? Why don't people demand a photo-management box? That would be easy compared to a DVD decoder. All that mine requires is PostGresQLa, PHP, and Apache. Probably USB so that the camera can upload to that rather than my PC.
It's just CmdrTaco's typical editorial soapbox comment that he attaches to most stories.
On a more positive note, this bluetooth adapter sounds awesome. Can anybody comment on the hackability factor of the GBA? I'd buy one if I could hop onto any wireless network for surfing, email, etc.
I have pine set up to point and click just fine. It's a setting and you have to use it with an Xterm. Then you can click on messages or click on the options at the bottom and it works just find. Click somewhere within a message and the cursor moves there.
rsync is your friend when it comes to this matter.
The RIAA will probably try and stop it's production since it tends to do that with non-Apple MP3 software.
My favorite SNK product was a NES game called 'Athena'. I used to call their customer support line and get tips for the game.
This is all old newz.
Mountain bicycling is the bridges all social gaps.
Buy mountain bikes.
Go to the local trail for some practice and then drop a few hints around the office that you like to ride. You'll hanging out and drinking beer with co-workers in no time.
s/iMac/iBook/g;