The games available at release and soon after do not look very interesting. Granted that the Japanese have different tastes in gaming, but other than Metal Gear it's a pretty bland list. I'm sure that the US launch will look quite different.
And is it just me, or is this recent trend toward "Sponsored Links" a real pain in the ass? When I see text in an article that is a link I expect it to be relevant, not a redirect to a merchant site.
I still have my copy of Undocumented Windows, the book that uncovered many of the APIs that Microsoft used in their products that they didn't publicize.
The information that developers needed to compete with Microsft applications was out there, but using it came with the risk that Microsoft would change it and not tell you. I think that Novell has a case here.
The problem with your thinking on this is that unions made sense when the product was essential (eg. coal) and the work was physically harmful.
Video games are not essential and programming them is not physically harmful (spare me the RSI and vague notions of "stress").
You don't have to work in a job that requires long hours. Just don't expect to earn the same pay or benefits. I did the 60-80 hour a week thing for quite a while, and now I don't have to, because doing it earned me points that, when redeemed, put me in my current position (metaphorically speaking, of course).
I loved Stratego. In high school we'd get high and play for hours. After a while we started modifying pieces and rules - even numbers take odd numbers, movable bombs, etc. Our mods never quite improved the game, but we felt creative.
This is every "exempt" salary position in corporate America. Get over it.
This guy complains because his employer put him to work on a project he didn't like - hey, that's what they're paying you for, boyo. If you want to earn the big bucks be prepared to pay the price.
Don't be surprised when these requests are denied on the grounds that providing this information would compromise our ability to prevent vote fraud. (my head spins just typing that)
The radical right now control the White House, the Senate and the House. Some of the senators voted in last night make Barry Goldwater look like Ted Kennedy. This faction will not allow anyone to look behind the curtain.
voting for a third party presidential candidate IS useless. if you want to see a viable third party then you/we must start at the legislative level. it's much more likely that a 3rd party candidate could win a congressional seat (some independants ARE in there). if just 5 3rd party candidates were to win they could wield a great deal of influence.
funny, this is the first time I think it's important TO vote for the lesser of two evils. we need a tourniquet to stop the bleeding (Kerry). once the bleeding stops we can attend to the rest of our injuries. I don't like Kerry much at all, but Bush is dangerous (well, Bush, and the people around him).
" I'm not sure what the article is talking about" - then READ it. You would find the following:
from Microsoft: "The Web application puts both the encrypted.mht file and the signed publishing license into a file called a compound file. This file, which has an.rmh file extension, is used by the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer to permit viewing of RMS-protected content in Internet Explorer. For more information, see Compound Files. You can use your own format if you are not using the add-on."
Using compound documents isn't the problem here, it's what the compound documents ARE; one is the documentation, the other is a "publishing license" which is used to encrypt the documentation, and is only usable by the IE Rights Management add-on.
"no time for social lives"? like they would know what to do if they did?
but seriously, good managers manage. Bad managers threaten, cajole, bribe or whine. software is either a product, which means that management is monitoring to be sure the product is what they can sell; or software is a tool, in which case the manager must ensure that the tool works.
either way, successful software is a combination of good programming and good management.
Is this any worse than people relying on Rush Limbaugh or that god-awful Air America to get them out to vote?
I actually prefer having Sonic the Hedgehog try to rally the turnout, rather than political operatives picking up busloads of senior citizens or inner-city church goers and instructing them exactly how to mark their ballots.
I agree with the first part of your comment; Recreating MSOffice gets us very little.
But which "non-bloating" features do we add? And how? Do we stick with the one function, one app mindset of Excel/Word/Powerpoint, or move toward a multifunction app/document that can be whatever we want it to be?
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How long before I can play as Kennedy and turn and fire on Lee Harvey when his misses that first shot?
of course, each religion only embraced it as it applied to disseminating their own works. they burned the presses of those who printed hersey.
The games available at release and soon after do not look very interesting. Granted that the Japanese have different tastes in gaming, but other than Metal Gear it's a pretty bland list. I'm sure that the US launch will look quite different.
And is it just me, or is this recent trend toward "Sponsored Links" a real pain in the ass? When I see text in an article that is a link I expect it to be relevant, not a redirect to a merchant site.
I'll agree if you define income as profit derived from investment, and NOT the exchange of time for wages.
"Knoppix Reloaded, in Chapter 8, takes on Knoppix variants Morphix, Gnoppix, Mediainlinux, Freeduc, Damn, Small Linux, INSERT, L.A.S. Linux, Knoppix-STD"
your wish was granted.
I still have my copy of Undocumented Windows, the book that uncovered many of the APIs that Microsoft used in their products that they didn't publicize.
The information that developers needed to compete with Microsft applications was out there, but using it came with the risk that Microsoft would change it and not tell you. I think that Novell has a case here.
The problem with your thinking on this is that unions made sense when the product was essential (eg. coal) and the work was physically harmful.
Video games are not essential and programming them is not physically harmful (spare me the RSI and vague notions of "stress").
You don't have to work in a job that requires long hours. Just don't expect to earn the same pay or benefits. I did the 60-80 hour a week thing for quite a while, and now I don't have to, because doing it earned me points that, when redeemed, put me in my current position (metaphorically speaking, of course).
Yeah, a six figure relo package is JUST LIKE getting beaten and gassed at Auschwitz.
Far too many people think they DESERVE the job they want. My take is that this guy is one of them.
I loved Stratego. In high school we'd get high and play for hours. After a while we started modifying pieces and rules - even numbers take odd numbers, movable bombs, etc. Our mods never quite improved the game, but we felt creative.
Tinkertoys - I got one of my creations published in the Tinkertoy magazine.
Lego - the rectangular block kind. None of this Star Wars/Pirate/Bionicle nonsense.
Anything else that fosters imaginative thinking: PlayDoh, Etch-a-sketch, and the like.
This is every "exempt" salary position in corporate America. Get over it.
This guy complains because his employer put him to work on a project he didn't like - hey, that's what they're paying you for, boyo. If you want to earn the big bucks be prepared to pay the price.
Don't be surprised when these requests are denied on the grounds that providing this information would compromise our ability to prevent vote fraud. (my head spins just typing that)
The radical right now control the White House, the Senate and the House. Some of the senators voted in last night make Barry Goldwater look like Ted Kennedy. This faction will not allow anyone to look behind the curtain.
Here are your answers:
1) Jeb Bush. Seriously. I'll bet you real money.
2) The Democrats don't groom anyone. They, unfortunately, actually use the primaries to select their candidate. Big mistake.
3) Kerry is still a senator, and will be skipping votes again when the senate returns to DC in January.
voting for a third party presidential candidate IS useless. if you want to see a viable third party then you/we must start at the legislative level. it's much more likely that a 3rd party candidate could win a congressional seat (some independants ARE in there). if just 5 3rd party candidates were to win they could wield a great deal of influence.
funny, this is the first time I think it's important TO vote for the lesser of two evils. we need a tourniquet to stop the bleeding (Kerry). once the bleeding stops we can attend to the rest of our injuries. I don't like Kerry much at all, but Bush is dangerous (well, Bush, and the people around him).
it's not often that I get a glimpse of the future, but I just had one.... hundreds and hundreds of "Gilligan/professor/coconut" posts on Slashdot.
(or have I been missing something all along?)
...but that horrid layout makes it tough to tell where the ads end and the article starts.
" I'm not sure what the article is talking about" - then READ it. You would find the following:
.mht file and the signed publishing license into a file called a compound file. This file, which has an .rmh file extension, is used by the Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer to permit viewing of RMS-protected content in Internet Explorer. For more information, see Compound Files. You can use your own format if you are not using the add-on."
from Microsoft: "The Web application puts both the encrypted
Using compound documents isn't the problem here, it's what the compound documents ARE; one is the documentation, the other is a "publishing license" which is used to encrypt the documentation, and is only usable by the IE Rights Management add-on.
In 1998 the average concentration of CO2 in the atomosphere was 369ppm.
"no time for social lives"? like they would know what to do if they did?
but seriously, good managers manage. Bad managers threaten, cajole, bribe or whine. software is either a product, which means that management is monitoring to be sure the product is what they can sell; or software is a tool, in which case the manager must ensure that the tool works.
either way, successful software is a combination of good programming and good management.
Is this any worse than people relying on Rush Limbaugh or that god-awful Air America to get them out to vote?
I actually prefer having Sonic the Hedgehog try to rally the turnout, rather than political operatives picking up busloads of senior citizens or inner-city church goers and instructing them exactly how to mark their ballots.
I agree with the first part of your comment; Recreating MSOffice gets us very little.
But which "non-bloating" features do we add? And how? Do we stick with the one function, one app mindset of Excel/Word/Powerpoint, or move toward a multifunction app/document that can be whatever we want it to be?
Is document-centric over yet?
at the mechanical pong guy.....
Every song on my wife's iPod is either from our own CD collection, or purchased from iTunes.
Fuck you, Ballmer.