and macguyver would have used basic acid-base reaction principles to make a doomsday device out of the knife, tape and fishing line...
He sure was crafty...
but back to dark city- yeah, I can't understand how my friends HATED that movie and yet loved the matrix. Matrix had flash while Dark City had noir. Oh well, I guess my friends have no taste.
Well there were the original toys which at the time I thought were lack luster and haven't improved with nostalgia. But its the new ones that got me... I can't count how many times I built 'recognizers' out of legos... its nice to see someone else thought "this would make a great toy".
Well, its the sort of movie you HAD to grow up with- I saw it tons of times as a kid... it just sticks with you.
On a related note: I just bought two of the kubrick action figure sets that were released along with the special edition dvd- I'm usually not a fan boy but while walking the streets of San Fran with my little cousin I was magnetically drawn into this store: they had Recognizers, they had the tanks, and the light cycles have jet-wall stands! check 'em out at kidrobot.com- scroll half way down, clikc on the sets, then check out the "more pics" button on the left... Of course, once I got 'em my wife said "but they look like happy meal toys!" She almost spent the night on the couch.;)
Russle Crowe was great in it, and the fight scenes were REALLY well filmed. Instead of this quick-cut crap they try to pass off as "fast action!" these days at the movies, this REALLY felt like I was rushing in for a fight.
I read the book, and loved the movie. True, Dicaprio was prolly the reason why it bombed, but he did a great job, AS DID Boyle- it was a good take. That scene when they go back to "civilization" that looks like spring break gone wrong with punters puking in the streets... gives me the heebee jeebees.
definitely not under-appreciated in this crowd... but despite its disney-nature, it was also the best looking thing I'd ever seen. Its the reason I went into computers in the first place.
Great link... That's INSANE! Their website hasn't just been hacked (I assumed they had just been slashdotted...) but their press had their credentials revoked from the N.Y. Stock Exchange- that's a petty low-blow.
Yeah, this sucks- I was using washingtonpost.com, guardian.co.uk, and english.ajazeera.net to balance my view of the world. I figure 3 lies == 1 truth?! This suxx0rz.
And yes- what is up with slashdot?! But at least this story made it into the older stuff pile- for the past two days I've been constantly loading english.ajazeera.net and checking the google cache for the regular aljazeera.net- nope- its days old.
yeah, here's to being able to afford real beer and food.
If you ever catch me saying anything about "those good ol' days" stick a packet of ramen in one of my hands, a milwaukee beast in the other, and tell me I have $3.25 that has to last me the rest of the week. Oh yeah, and that I have no clean clothes. (bye-bye $3.25!)
I'm sorry. I've been looking at a lot of assembly these days... it corrupts the language centers of the brain. I'll let you know when I've mastered the basics of english.
Not only does not having anti-overclocking buy them street credibility with the geeks, overclocking kills a lot of processors out there, thus necessitating a re-purchase.
So instead of a single-sale to one person for 3-4 years, AMD can sell 5 chips to the same schmuck in under a year!
From the page:
DOS 3.3 is the world's best operating system for running sequencers - as long as those sequencers aren't necessarily expecting to find something more "advanced". DOS 3.3 won't let its timing or its very stability get confused by peripheral distractions that nobody actually needs (like Graphic User Interfaces). Our friend Mike who works with Erasure says that the tutu boys are still using old BBC computers for much the same reason.
I guess they've never tried a real Real Time Operating System?
Do some reasearch on Demming and the paradigm shift from the factory model of production.
The more workers feel like they "own" the company; they are proud of it and understand their contributions and sacrifices, the better their output.
This also has a tie-in with business process. The more that business process reflects the way that workers actually work, the more people are willing to comply with it.
First, I agree with you totally. However, beoynd the web development/+5 years java experience/visual basic etc. etc. market, there exists a seedy underbelly to the IT world. That is the land of Legacy Systems.
There exist systems so large and arcane, that it takes a developer the better part of a calendar year just to understand some basics of how the system works (and I've seen others struggle for longer). There is ADA. There may be FORTRAN. And there is a whole lot of assembler.
These are systems that have their own operating systems written on top of the operating system. These have components that average 100,000 lines of code each- with another 100,000 lines of code for the test harness. Now multiply that by 12 support components. And we haven't even gotten to the actual APPLICATIONS that run on top!
For projects like these, management does have to watch their back. They don't have lots of money to keep useless developers on, but once a new project ramps up they say 'oh, we need developers who have a lot of experience with our system' hahaha! Hire back those guys you fired!
It is companies like these (think: big ol' gov't contracts) that have to play this dancing game of shelling out some money for pizza every now and then to keep people happy because if they let go of everyone now (or piss them off enough so they leave), they won't be able to staff up in time when the new projects come, and they won't be able to complete the new projects (because they are aggressively scheduled) and they never make a dime on new projects again.
Actually, advertising regulations for mutual funds are super strict ( but then again, so are all the laws regulating mutual funds... but I digress). The SEC will fine you (well, your fund) big time if its advertisments violate regulations (clearly mentioning that any famous poeple in the ad are paid, guiding people to the prospectus, warning of risks, etc.) also- the NASD regulates its member's advertising as well.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a securities lawyer, I'm married to a soon-to-be securities lawyer. All my knowledge comes from a paper she wrote for her Market Regulations class. If its any consolation, she got an "A".
read through the whole thing though- there are like 4 pages that link to eachother, and the first page worked for me- I flipped some setting*, rebooted, and then next thing I know when I shutdown I get that pretty "its safe to turn of your computer" screen.
*IRQ Steering This option allows several PCI devices to share the same interrupt request line (IRQ). If the BIOS is not fully compliant, this option may cause your computer not to shut down properly, even if two or more devices are not sharing an IRQ. To disable PCI bus IRQ Steering, follow these steps: (go to the web page for details)
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It's so refreshing to have someone talk about games in relation to reality
I'm sorry, this is related to academia, reality has nothing to do with it!
and macguyver would have used basic acid-base reaction principles to make a doomsday device out of the knife, tape and fishing line...
He sure was crafty...
but back to dark city- yeah, I can't understand how my friends HATED that movie and yet loved the matrix. Matrix had flash while Dark City had noir. Oh well, I guess my friends have no taste.
Well there were the original toys which at the time I thought were lack luster and haven't improved with nostalgia. But its the new ones that got me... I can't count how many times I built 'recognizers' out of legos... its nice to see someone else thought "this would make a great toy".
Is this the point where I also plug gl tron?
'cept the matrix was "shinier"- much more mtv. (not that that's bad)
DItto.
Well, its the sort of movie you HAD to grow up with- I saw it tons of times as a kid... it just sticks with you.
;)
On a related note:
I just bought two of the kubrick action figure sets that were released along with the special edition dvd-
I'm usually not a fan boy but while walking the streets of San Fran with my little cousin I was magnetically drawn into this store: they had Recognizers, they had the tanks, and the light cycles have jet-wall stands! check 'em out at kidrobot.com- scroll half way down, clikc on the sets, then check out the "more pics" button on the left... Of course, once I got 'em my wife said "but they look like happy meal toys!" She almost spent the night on the couch.
ahhhh, stop motion + dehumanization of occupied japan = one whack-ass trip.
I hear they had a sequel?! As if the first wasn't ENOUGH?!
Russle Crowe was great in it, and the fight scenes were REALLY well filmed. Instead of this quick-cut crap they try to pass off as "fast action!" these days at the movies, this REALLY felt like I was rushing in for a fight.
I read the book, and loved the movie. True, Dicaprio was prolly the reason why it bombed, but he did a great job, AS DID Boyle- it was a good take. That scene when they go back to "civilization" that looks like spring break gone wrong with punters puking in the streets... gives me the heebee jeebees.
You haven't lived until you've seen a muppet utter those words.
definitely not under-appreciated in this crowd... but despite its disney-nature, it was also the best looking thing I'd ever seen. Its the reason I went into computers in the first place.
Great link... That's INSANE! Their website hasn't just been hacked (I assumed they had just been slashdotted...) but their press had their credentials revoked from the N.Y. Stock Exchange- that's a petty low-blow.
thanks for the tip! (and thanks for the caveat re: protest songs, too! ;)
Yeah, this sucks- I was using washingtonpost.com, guardian.co.uk, and english.ajazeera.net to balance my view of the world. I figure 3 lies == 1 truth?! This suxx0rz.
And yes- what is up with slashdot?! But at least this story made it into the older stuff pile- for the past two days I've been constantly loading english.ajazeera.net and checking the google cache for the regular aljazeera.net- nope- its days old.
At least I'm not the only one...
all your jazeera are belong to us.
yeah, here's to being able to afford real beer and food.
If you ever catch me saying anything about "those good ol' days" stick a packet of ramen in one of my hands, a milwaukee beast in the other, and tell me I have $3.25 that has to last me the rest of the week. Oh yeah, and that I have no clean clothes. (bye-bye $3.25!)
yeah, they are a little dry, but if you have a coke with 'em, the noodles are a nice and crunchy snack!
I dunno about that ragu dipping though...
I'm sorry. I've been looking at a lot of assembly these days... it corrupts the language centers of the brain. I'll let you know when I've mastered the basics of english.
They wouldn't-
Not only does not having anti-overclocking buy them street credibility with the geeks, overclocking kills a lot of processors out there, thus necessitating a re-purchase.
So instead of a single-sale to one person for 3-4 years, AMD can sell 5 chips to the same schmuck in under a year!
Teach By negative example:
"okay kids, Here's what NOT to do!"
They are using Dos 3.3 on a compaq 386 laptop.
(actually, they're up to a custom 486 rig, these days)
From the page:
DOS 3.3 is the world's best operating system for running sequencers - as long as those sequencers aren't necessarily expecting to find something more "advanced". DOS 3.3 won't let its timing or its very stability get confused by peripheral distractions that nobody actually needs (like Graphic User Interfaces). Our friend Mike who works with Erasure says that the tutu boys are still using old BBC computers for much the same reason.
I guess they've never tried a real Real Time Operating System?
Do some reasearch on Demming and the paradigm shift from the factory model of production.
The more workers feel like they "own" the company; they are proud of it and understand their contributions and sacrifices, the better their output.
This also has a tie-in with business process. The more that business process reflects the way that workers actually work, the more people are willing to comply with it.
First, I agree with you totally. However, beoynd the web development/+5 years java experience/visual basic etc. etc. market, there exists a seedy underbelly to the IT world. That is the land of Legacy Systems.
There exist systems so large and arcane, that it takes a developer the better part of a calendar year just to understand some basics of how the system works (and I've seen others struggle for longer). There is ADA. There may be FORTRAN. And there is a whole lot of assembler.
These are systems that have their own operating systems written on top of the operating system. These have components that average 100,000 lines of code each- with another 100,000 lines of code for the test harness. Now multiply that by 12 support components. And we haven't even gotten to the actual APPLICATIONS that run on top!
For projects like these, management does have to watch their back. They don't have lots of money to keep useless developers on, but once a new project ramps up they say 'oh, we need developers who have a lot of experience with our system' hahaha! Hire back those guys you fired!
It is companies like these (think: big ol' gov't contracts) that have to play this dancing game of shelling out some money for pizza every now and then to keep people happy because if they let go of everyone now (or piss them off enough so they leave), they won't be able to staff up in time when the new projects come, and they won't be able to complete the new projects (because they are aggressively scheduled) and they never make a dime on new projects again.
Actually, advertising regulations for mutual funds are super strict ( but then again, so are all the laws regulating mutual funds... but I digress). The SEC will fine you (well, your fund) big time if its advertisments violate regulations (clearly mentioning that any famous poeple in the ad are paid, guiding people to the prospectus, warning of risks, etc.)
also- the NASD regulates its member's advertising as well.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a securities lawyer, I'm married to a soon-to-be securities lawyer. All my knowledge comes from a paper she wrote for her Market Regulations class. If its any consolation, she got an "A".
How is it? :)
I think that's better than what I have- a sabbath doing war pigs live- BUT with Ronnie James Dio singing! yeccchh! MP3s are bad for your health, kids.
Try this for your shutdown woes...
read through the whole thing though- there are like 4 pages that link to eachother, and the first page worked for me- I flipped some setting*, rebooted, and then next thing I know when I shutdown I get that pretty "its safe to turn of your computer" screen.
*IRQ Steering
This option allows several PCI devices to share the same interrupt request line (IRQ). If the BIOS is not fully compliant, this option may cause your computer not to shut down properly, even if two or more devices are not sharing an IRQ. To disable PCI bus IRQ Steering, follow these steps: (go to the web page for details)