That'd create a lot of confusion, since compressors and limiters aren't the same thing. I doubt very much you'll find any AEs sympathetic to your idea. Just learn and move on.
My reaction time isn't quite as good anymore at 30, but every time I play games against teenagers, they're overconfident and kind of terrible. Clearly that's not universal, but I wonder how many kids have grown up thinking they're good at video games because they've grown up with easy games. That is, it's not a matter of reflexes most of the time, but skill.
Police seize and keep stuff all the time, even without charging anyone. Consider Tenaha, Texas. Or Detroit. But the problem is pervasive.
It's thanks to civil asset forfeiture law that police can keep your stuff, even if they don't charge you with any crime. This isn't news, and it isn't a "conspiracy", as you put it, just (increasingly) common practice among law enforcement.
Hash tables are a funny example, because I'd naively expect no matter what you were working on, you'd be familiar with some basic data structures after that many years. Physics, not so.
But then, I suppose different developers do have different experiences. I'm curious what those programmers you know tend to work on.
The moment those artists stop preaching and performing for dictators for million dollar payments. The moment those artists stop using tax shelters the moment their subsidized careers start to generate a profit.
Do these things apply to the creators of every song you've ever downloaded? Do you go out of your way to find some ethical lapse for every artist you like, and if you can't find one, you pull out your wallet or stop listening?
Or perhaps you download rather than buying not because every musician in the world is an asshole, but because you want music for free?
Do I get special laws to protect me? No? Then SCREW the fucking artists.
This come across as more rationalizing. "These guys are assholes, so I don't want to give them money." That's easy to say about every musician ever, but it's probably not true of all of them. Do you actually make an attempt to figure out who the assholes are, or do you use these blanket statements to justify downloading whatever you want without paying?
There's definitely people I don't want to support. I won't give any money to Billy Sheehan, for example, because I know the money will go to Scientology. I get not wanting to support assholes. But it doesn't really seem like that's your goal here.
This is still based on the flawed notion that downloading is something for which the musician needs to be 'compensated'. It isn't.
No, it's based on the notion expressed in the post I was replying to. They said not to buy, because the money didn't go to the artists. Your idea is nice, but not relevant to the point at hand.
I've always taken factoid to mean other than fact, because it ends in -oid. It's much like "android", which does not mean "man". Unfortunately, people interpret the term differently, often while assuming other people interpret it the same way they do, so I find it best to avoid using the word altogether.
The term "rationalization" here means they're deciding to take something because they want it, but they're saying some alternate explanation to make it sound like it's noble to download whatever they want without paying.
I'm not saying not to download things. But if someone's reason for downloading rather than buying is because the musician isn't getting paid enough, then it seems to me like they should give money directly to the musician to compensate. Otherwise, it sounds like a "rationalization", rather than the actual reason they're downloading.
Download whatever you please, after all, your advertising dollars, your theatre tickets and your concert tickets paid the FULL COST OF PRODUCTION.
Buh? No.
Buying media does the artist very little good -- pennies per item, or so I'm told.
Okay, but if you're going to download, at least send the artists some money. You said you're choosing not to give them money, because their slice of the pie is too small. So send them a check for the whole pie.
Of course, if you're just downloading because it's free, and this is all just rationalization, then carry on and ignore what I said.
Don't forget the room, when you're talking about costs. The room you listen in is at least as important as the gear you buy--something audiophiles often overlook.
There are also people who care, but have trouble learning to spell. One acquaintance of mine is a native English speaker but an exceptionally poor speller, and an even more exceptional engineer. He's done quite well for himself, but I imagine if he posted on sites like this, people would assume he was stupid.
There's all sorts of reasons someone might not spell well. So who cares?
No, only Flash games made with the horrifying IDE have FLA files. Flash games made with the open source Flex SDK don't use FLA files in the first place. (I'd expect that's more than half, these days.)
Browsers have been deleting "un-deletable supercookies" those since Flash 10.3. Though the more visible effect is users deleting their Flash game save data without meaning to.
Diet soda does suck. How can people stand to put that stuff in their mouths? It must be less horrifying to them than me, I suppose.
If I had to choose between soda and diet soda, I'd only drink soda, even though it'd be awful for me. Fortunately, that's not actually the choice I have to make! I prefer to drink water most of the time, and tea the rest.
My old doctor told me this, too. But like most things doctors tell me, I've learned to trust it about as far as I can throw it.
Here's a citation to the contrary (that is to say, agreeing with you), from the NIH: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003051.htm I'm not sure where to begin searching the literature, so I'll pretend that link proves the point for the time being!
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Without commenting on how good the game is, it's not an innovative concept. The basic concept is taken from Infiniminer, and Notch has said as much.
Did they fix the headline, or do we have differing interpretations? It seems fine here.
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BrianRobbins/20120228/163180/Why_Ataris_Pong_Indie_Developer_Challenge_is_bad_for_developers.php
That'd create a lot of confusion, since compressors and limiters aren't the same thing. I doubt very much you'll find any AEs sympathetic to your idea. Just learn and move on.
My reaction time isn't quite as good anymore at 30, but every time I play games against teenagers, they're overconfident and kind of terrible. Clearly that's not universal, but I wonder how many kids have grown up thinking they're good at video games because they've grown up with easy games. That is, it's not a matter of reflexes most of the time, but skill.
Sorry, I have no sources to add--only anecdata.
Police seize and keep stuff all the time, even without charging anyone. Consider Tenaha, Texas. Or Detroit. But the problem is pervasive.
It's thanks to civil asset forfeiture law that police can keep your stuff, even if they don't charge you with any crime. This isn't news, and it isn't a "conspiracy", as you put it, just (increasingly) common practice among law enforcement.
But the costs are externalized. A lot of people are making money off the new slave labor.
Yes, only the smart criminals can work in banking!
Hash tables are a funny example, because I'd naively expect no matter what you were working on, you'd be familiar with some basic data structures after that many years. Physics, not so.
But then, I suppose different developers do have different experiences. I'm curious what those programmers you know tend to work on.
Seriously, I don't understand how "too lazy not to cause false arrest and conviction" falls on the right side of the "malicious intent" line.
Do these things apply to the creators of every song you've ever downloaded? Do you go out of your way to find some ethical lapse for every artist you like, and if you can't find one, you pull out your wallet or stop listening?
Or perhaps you download rather than buying not because every musician in the world is an asshole, but because you want music for free?
This come across as more rationalizing. "These guys are assholes, so I don't want to give them money." That's easy to say about every musician ever, but it's probably not true of all of them. Do you actually make an attempt to figure out who the assholes are, or do you use these blanket statements to justify downloading whatever you want without paying?
There's definitely people I don't want to support. I won't give any money to Billy Sheehan, for example, because I know the money will go to Scientology. I get not wanting to support assholes. But it doesn't really seem like that's your goal here.
No, it's based on the notion expressed in the post I was replying to. They said not to buy, because the money didn't go to the artists. Your idea is nice, but not relevant to the point at hand.
Here's a citation for the original meaning, which is similar to GP, but not the same: the etymonline entry for "factoid"
I've always taken factoid to mean other than fact, because it ends in -oid. It's much like "android", which does not mean "man". Unfortunately, people interpret the term differently, often while assuming other people interpret it the same way they do, so I find it best to avoid using the word altogether.
The term "rationalization" here means they're deciding to take something because they want it, but they're saying some alternate explanation to make it sound like it's noble to download whatever they want without paying.
I'm not saying not to download things. But if someone's reason for downloading rather than buying is because the musician isn't getting paid enough, then it seems to me like they should give money directly to the musician to compensate. Otherwise, it sounds like a "rationalization", rather than the actual reason they're downloading.
Buh? No.
Okay, but if you're going to download, at least send the artists some money. You said you're choosing not to give them money, because their slice of the pie is too small. So send them a check for the whole pie.
Of course, if you're just downloading because it's free, and this is all just rationalization, then carry on and ignore what I said.
Don't forget the room, when you're talking about costs. The room you listen in is at least as important as the gear you buy--something audiophiles often overlook.
There are also people who care, but have trouble learning to spell. One acquaintance of mine is a native English speaker but an exceptionally poor speller, and an even more exceptional engineer. He's done quite well for himself, but I imagine if he posted on sites like this, people would assume he was stupid.
There's all sorts of reasons someone might not spell well. So who cares?
If you care about that, you might also care that "myself" is a reflexive pronoun, and there's no reflexive action here. Your use is a hypercorrection.
(Of course, according to Muphry's Law, this post will have an error in it somewhere, too.)
Though, note that they were suspended in 1995, just not by Jobs, as you point out.
std::to_string() is also disabled on MinGW. Minor, but something to be aware of.
No, only Flash games made with the horrifying IDE have FLA files. Flash games made with the open source Flex SDK don't use FLA files in the first place. (I'd expect that's more than half, these days.)
Browsers have been deleting "un-deletable supercookies" those since Flash 10.3. Though the more visible effect is users deleting their Flash game save data without meaning to.
Diet soda does suck. How can people stand to put that stuff in their mouths? It must be less horrifying to them than me, I suppose.
If I had to choose between soda and diet soda, I'd only drink soda, even though it'd be awful for me. Fortunately, that's not actually the choice I have to make! I prefer to drink water most of the time, and tea the rest.
My old doctor told me this, too. But like most things doctors tell me, I've learned to trust it about as far as I can throw it.
Here's a citation to the contrary (that is to say, agreeing with you), from the NIH: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003051.htm I'm not sure where to begin searching the literature, so I'll pretend that link proves the point for the time being!