That's satire, right?
Having read the artical, I can see where MS is really stepping in the doo-doo here, and I'm sure that the meta-tag to turn off the Smart-Tags will change to a meta-tag to turn the Smart-Tags on for the page.
Take for example my Icecream page (which btw the link above onloner works, I need to fix it; http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/Henry/Icecream/icecream. html is correct), what is stopping MS and IE 6 from linking every time I wrote Icecream to link to Eddy's or Ben and Jerry's or 31 Flavors? If I wanted them to be lined to somewhere else I'd have done the work myself.
One: Yes entire game teams have been headhunted.
Two: It a fricking joke.
Photos of the game staff in the credits have been around since Altered Beast (Sega 1990?), where they all had their eyes masked out.
First thing that strikes me is that he talks about medical emerancies, which I do agree. I *do* want the EMS people to know my medical history while rushing me to the hospital.
What I don't want, and what he does not talk about is how Americans made the faustian bargin on tracking and collecting of personal data, and the details which can then be used to learn about your habits to better sell you services and the like.
Direct Marketing sorta works. I've worked for Epsilon (Burlington, MA) which is a data mining operation / DMA. I've seen the data silos, heard about the size of the credit card databases (one goes all the way back to the card's inception with every transaction), how the data is used to find customers, spot fraud, and gain new users.
It's scary. Very scary stuff. But you watch it with the fasiation(sp?) like you would a car accient in the making.
If you want to maintain any sense of privacy, toss the credit cards. Use plain old cash, which is nice and anonymous.
You then refuse any awards / redemption cards (like the coupon cards at Stop-n-Shop here in Boston, Airline Freq. Flyer Cards, Blockbuster rental cards, etc.) <rant>
Credit cards in this country are too easy, and the laws do not cover the data created by the transaction; and in many ways the government has made easier to work with the credit card than with anonymous cash. (Such as the paper work when dealing with any amount of money over $10,000 dollars). </rant>
Sorry for being so disjoined, but this nation really does need a privacy czar; the wants of the corporation must be balance with the privacy of the consumer.
Ah, they were suicide balloonists, trained to float through the skys like a deadly horde of jellyfish, waiting for the chance to swoop down on helpless American fighters and explode.
I sure hope that your attempt at humor since at the time there were two reported cases of these balloons making it to America. PBS' Nova did a special on this back in the early 90s (or late 80s) on the one that killed a group of people in the Pacific North West.
Anyway, on topic; I think that it's about time that the insurance companies started to take a greater look at the risks of the networked machine. Since the article didn't go into too much detail on how the risk was asset, I'm sure that an NT box behind a properly configured firewall would have the same low-low rates as a Linux box.
Trying to figure out how to write games for it.[1]
And remember that up til the Dreamcast these machines did NOT come with a OS![2]
The X-Box is completely new in the area, and it will take time to get all the 'bugs' out, but if they're willing to spend the time and money to fix these problems, and if they can get these items fix in time, I'll certainly take a good look at the underlying system and see just how hackable it really is.
[1] Wrote the Sega Genesis Programming FAQ
[2] Not that I'll call Windows CE a gamer's OS, but kudos to MS for getting Sega to include it in the first place. And even more to MS for making the thing work on Sega's box, even though there is only a few games that take use of it.
Hummm.... Now that the Dreamcast is going, I wonder if Sega would be willing to release the developer's software for it?
Do NOT allow them (employer) to 'hold' onto your passport, be sure to have an open ended ticket for your return flight, and enjoy your time.
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Again you've missed my point.
It is not an us.vs them, which you associate with a union.
I grew up in West Virginia, so I know how strong a union can be, what it's strengths and weaknesses are. A coal miner really wants the same thing we want; a good place to work, reasonable safe (we're talking coal mines here), chance to learn and grow, and everything else.
I have never seen a union protect someone for being a slacker or having done something stupid which would get them fired from any non-union job. Yes unions are worried about firings, but when the details come out, 19 times out 20, that person is history, and usually no other coal mine or union will touch that person again.
And again you missed my main point: A union is what we make it.
Your thoughts on what a union is to you are as outdated as the steam engine. When we make the union, we make the rules. I'd think of it as a way to make the befits more equal.
Need time to take a class - okay, union offers deals with local colleges and training locations to keep everyone's skills up to date.
Health plan doesn't cover eyeware or RTS? Union health could cover that.
Layed off? Unemployment running out? Union pays out unemployment and covers you COBRA payments or puts you in their health care plan.
So you see what I'm getting at is that we use our ability as a tool for collective barginning.
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Just a quick look at the postings tells me that not too many of you have given a long thought about what a union can be.
There is nothing stopping us from designing a union that only addresses the isses which we need to have addressed, WHICH was the entire point of the CNN story.
It is not about money or job protection, it's about standards and skills. The union need not be anything more than that.
Funny thought - I forget where on the net there is a searchable database of the first million numbers in PI - so if I search PI for this string of numbers, would that make PI illegal too?
turn them down and explain why you can not work on the project.
Review all you contracts and see what they layed claim too, then have everything you've done at home documented so you are protected from and legal action.
Also hire a lawyer since you've asked for legal advice, and as far as I know, there is only one lawyer here on slashdot, and I'm not him (or her).
If the company is cool about you having writen program foo, maybe they be willing to license a copy of it from you for this client only, with the understanding that you own the code.
Good luck!
Back in the days of Genesis, the game Ecco the Dophin was so damn hard, if not impossible, that a cheat was needed to make it to the end of the game. In fact, when it was ported to Japan, they made it easier to complete.
So, to answer the question if a cheat means that there is poor design, I'll say that it depends on the game, and the skill needed to complete the game.
Simple to learn, hard to master are the best rules for game design; which is why tetris still does well in this day and age, adn RGPs where the focus is on the story line does wonders. (Shenmue is simplely out of this world)
On TV, that is
1. Studios and recoding industries on a rampage agiast consumer rights, check.
2. Mindless TV programs coving "hoaxes", check.
3. New Star Trek series, check.
Well people we're all going to hell. Bring marshmallows.
Whoa. Someone out there is stepping in the cow dung rather foolishly.
Case study: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/constitu tion/amdt1.html...Talley v. California,\166\ the Court struck down an ordinance which
banned all handbills that did not carry the name and address of the
author, printer, and sponsor; conviction for violating the ordinance was
set aside on behalf of one distributing leaflets urging boycotts against
certain merchants because of their employment discrimination. The basis
of the decision is not readily ascertainable. On the one hand, the Court
celebrated anonymity. ``Anonymous pamphlets, leaflets, brochures and
even books have played an important role in the progress of mankind.
Persecuted groups and sects from time to time throughout history have
been able to criticize oppressive practices and laws either anonymously
or not at all . . . . [I]dentification and fear of reprisal might deter
perfectly peaceful discussion of public matters of importance.'
Someone should have these people write out 10,000 times the Constitution
This is neat, but unless you'll be fighting in space, why?
Chemical weapons (ie: guns, rockets) are smaller, self contained, easier to maintain in battlefield conditions than something that needs it's own Mr. Fusion(TM) power source, and more reliable.
Well when I went to Canada last (1997 - http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/henry/travels/) a new ferry service just started which could cross the Bay of Fundy in 3 hours. While I was there, one of these ferries ran over a 65 foot fishing boat. Literary.
As for the "Perfect Storm" - (1) The ship was built in the 60s. (2) It is a military ship - designed to work under extream condidtions and punch its way though waves.
The Montreal (or is it the Quebec?, I forget), which is on display in Halifax could cross the Atlantic in 2 days. Monster Jet turbine engines powered this ship, and it was designed to hunt subs.
Built in the early 60s if I recall correctly, and only used twice - deemed too expensive to operate.
Slashdot Mirror
Great so only Garry Kasparov can beat any of the games...
Er, Slashdot is the contraception.
I mean, how many of us have been fucked by something other than Unix?
That's satire, right? Having read the artical, I can see where MS is really stepping in the doo-doo here, and I'm sure that the meta-tag to turn off the Smart-Tags will change to a meta-tag to turn the Smart-Tags on for the page. Take for example my Icecream page (which btw the link above onloner works, I need to fix it; http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/Henry/Icecream/icecream. html is correct), what is stopping MS and IE 6 from linking every time I wrote Icecream to link to Eddy's or Ben and Jerry's or 31 Flavors? If I wanted them to be lined to somewhere else I'd have done the work myself.
One: Yes entire game teams have been headhunted. Two: It a fricking joke. Photos of the game staff in the credits have been around since Altered Beast (Sega 1990?), where they all had their eyes masked out.
First thing that strikes me is that he talks about medical emerancies, which I do agree. I *do* want the EMS people to know my medical history while rushing me to the hospital.
What I don't want, and what he does not talk about is how Americans made the faustian bargin on tracking and collecting of personal data, and the details which can then be used to learn about your habits to better sell you services and the like.
Direct Marketing sorta works. I've worked for Epsilon (Burlington, MA) which is a data mining operation / DMA. I've seen the data silos, heard about the size of the credit card databases (one goes all the way back to the card's inception with every transaction), how the data is used to find customers, spot fraud, and gain new users.
It's scary. Very scary stuff. But you watch it with the fasiation(sp?) like you would a car accient in the making.
If you want to maintain any sense of privacy, toss the credit cards. Use plain old cash, which is nice and anonymous.
You then refuse any awards / redemption cards (like the coupon cards at Stop-n-Shop here in Boston, Airline Freq. Flyer Cards, Blockbuster rental cards, etc.)
<rant>
Credit cards in this country are too easy, and the laws do not cover the data created by the transaction; and in many ways the government has made easier to work with the credit card than with anonymous cash. (Such as the paper work when dealing with any amount of money over $10,000 dollars).
</rant>
Sorry for being so disjoined, but this nation really does need a privacy czar; the wants of the corporation must be balance with the privacy of the consumer.
Ah, they were suicide balloonists, trained to float through the skys like a deadly horde of jellyfish, waiting for the chance to swoop down on helpless American fighters and explode.
I sure hope that your attempt at humor since at the time there were two reported cases of these balloons making it to America. PBS' Nova did a special on this back in the early 90s (or late 80s) on the one that killed a group of people in the Pacific North West.
Anyway, on topic; I think that it's about time that the insurance companies started to take a greater look at the risks of the networked machine. Since the article didn't go into too much detail on how the risk was asset, I'm sure that an NT box behind a properly configured firewall would have the same low-low rates as a Linux box.
Trying to figure out how to write games for it.[1]
And remember that up til the Dreamcast these machines did NOT come with a OS![2]
The X-Box is completely new in the area, and it will take time to get all the 'bugs' out, but if they're willing to spend the time and money to fix these problems, and if they can get these items fix in time, I'll certainly take a good look at the underlying system and see just how hackable it really is.
[1] Wrote the Sega Genesis Programming FAQ
[2] Not that I'll call Windows CE a gamer's OS, but kudos to MS for getting Sega to include it in the first place. And even more to MS for making the thing work on Sega's box, even though there is only a few games that take use of it.
Hummm.... Now that the Dreamcast is going, I wonder if Sega would be willing to release the developer's software for it?
How about a gyroscope cage mounted on compressing springs?
Or
Just live with it.
Do NOT allow them (employer) to 'hold' onto your passport, be sure to have an open ended ticket for your return flight, and enjoy your time.
It is not an us
I grew up in West Virginia, so I know how strong a union can be, what it's strengths and weaknesses are. A coal miner really wants the same thing we want; a good place to work, reasonable safe (we're talking coal mines here), chance to learn and grow, and everything else.
I have never seen a union protect someone for being a slacker or having done something stupid which would get them fired from any non-union job. Yes unions are worried about firings, but when the details come out, 19 times out 20, that person is history, and usually no other coal mine or union will touch that person again.
And again you missed my main point: A union is what we make it.
Your thoughts on what a union is to you are as outdated as the steam engine. When we make the union, we make the rules. I'd think of it as a way to make the befits more equal.
- Need time to take a class - okay, union offers deals with local colleges and training locations to keep everyone's skills up to date.
- Health plan doesn't cover eyeware or RTS? Union health could cover that.
- Layed off? Unemployment running out? Union pays out unemployment and covers you COBRA payments or puts you in their health care plan.
So you see what I'm getting at is that we use our ability as a tool for collective barginning.Just a quick look at the postings tells me that not too many of you have given a long thought about what a union can be.
There is nothing stopping us from designing a union that only addresses the isses which we need to have addressed, WHICH was the entire point of the CNN story.
It is not about money or job protection, it's about standards and skills. The union need not be anything more than that.
Aren't libraries a part of government?
If so this is a mute point since government can not censor.
Funny thought - I forget where on the net there is a searchable database of the first million numbers in PI - so if I search PI for this string of numbers, would that make PI illegal too?
PI by roman numerials
turn them down and explain why you can not work on the project. Review all you contracts and see what they layed claim too, then have everything you've done at home documented so you are protected from and legal action.
Also hire a lawyer since you've asked for legal advice, and as far as I know, there is only one lawyer here on slashdot, and I'm not him (or her).
If the company is cool about you having writen program foo, maybe they be willing to license a copy of it from you for this client only, with the understanding that you own the code.
Good luck!
is a real time Ray Tracer.
Back in the days of Genesis, the game Ecco the Dophin was so damn hard, if not impossible, that a cheat was needed to make it to the end of the game. In fact, when it was ported to Japan, they made it easier to complete.
So, to answer the question if a cheat means that there is poor design, I'll say that it depends on the game, and the skill needed to complete the game.
Simple to learn, hard to master are the best rules for game design; which is why tetris still does well in this day and age, adn RGPs where the focus is on the story line does wonders. (Shenmue is simplely out of this world)
On TV, that is
1. Studios and recoding industries on a rampage agiast consumer rights, check.
2. Mindless TV programs coving "hoaxes", check.
3. New Star Trek series, check.
Well people we're all going to hell. Bring marshmallows.
I think...
Well keeping the messages is imporant when your looking for a peice of information about some widget, so I rejoyce in that.
Whoa. Someone out there is stepping in the cow dung rather foolishly. :u tion/amdt1.html ...Talley v. California,\166\ the Court struck down an ordinance which
banned all handbills that did not carry the name and address of the
author, printer, and sponsor; conviction for violating the ordinance was
set aside on behalf of one distributing leaflets urging boycotts against
certain merchants because of their employment discrimination. The basis
of the decision is not readily ascertainable. On the one hand, the Court
celebrated anonymity. ``Anonymous pamphlets, leaflets, brochures and
even books have played an important role in the progress of mankind.
Persecuted groups and sects from time to time throughout history have
been able to criticize oppressive practices and laws either anonymously
or not at all . . . . [I]dentification and fear of reprisal might deter
perfectly peaceful discussion of public matters of importance.'
Case study
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/constit
Someone should have these people write out 10,000 times the Constitution
Corrected link. Sorry.
For internet service which is a public good, check out the town of , which offers net access for a minimum fee ($5.15 per month).
They even have wireless access downtown.
This is neat, but unless you'll be fighting in space, why?
Chemical weapons (ie: guns, rockets) are smaller, self contained, easier to maintain in battlefield conditions than something that needs it's own Mr. Fusion(TM) power source, and more reliable.
Well when I went to Canada last (1997 - http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/henry/travels/) a new ferry service just started which could cross the Bay of Fundy in 3 hours. While I was there, one of these ferries ran over a 65 foot fishing boat. Literary.
As for the "Perfect Storm" - (1) The ship was built in the 60s. (2) It is a military ship - designed to work under extream condidtions and punch its way though waves.
The Montreal (or is it the Quebec?, I forget), which is on display in Halifax could cross the Atlantic in 2 days. Monster Jet turbine engines powered this ship, and it was designed to hunt subs.
Built in the early 60s if I recall correctly, and only used twice - deemed too expensive to operate.