And from that day forward, little Johnny had to live with the knowledge that were it not for some quirk of fate, his parents wouldn't have had him.
I would also say that little Johnny has to live with the fact that if he had not been born, his older sister would most likely have died. I think the fact that knowing you have saved someone else's life (especially a family memeber) would cancel out any negative feelings. Think about it, this baby is a hero, and he didn't even have to do anything!
They are't rogue employees, I belive both Adrian and Kevin were co-founders of id (correct me if I'm wrong about that) with John Carmack and John Romero.
Adrian yes, but Kevin came later. The original guys from Softdisk were J. Carmack, A. Carmack, Tom Hall, and John Romero.
Unfortunately, John couldn't do much to stop it. Kevin & Adrian own 66% of id compared to John's 33%. So, it was either agree, or leave. Personally, I think that if J. Carmack went to work at Valve, they could have an incredible game.--------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Since everything is slashdotted right now, here's Carmack's plan update:
Welcome to id Software's Finger Service V1.5!
Name: John Carmack Email: johnc@idsoftware.com Description: Programmer Project: Quake 3 Arena Last Updated: 06/01/2000 02:51:45 (Central Standard Time) -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- 6/1/00 ------ Well, this is going to be an interesting.plan update.
Most of this is not really public business, but if some things aren't stated explicitly, it will reflect unfairly on someone.
As many people have heard discussed, there was quite a desire to remake DOOM as our next project after Q3. Discussing it brought an almost palpable thrill to most of the employees, but Adrian had a strong enough dislike for the idea that it was shot down over and over again.
Design work on an alternate game has been going on in parallel with the mission pack development and my research work.
Several factors, including a general lack of enthusiasm for the proposed plan, the warmth that Wolfenstien was met with at E3, and excitement about what we can do with the latest rendering technology were making it seem more and more like we weren't going down the right path.
I discussed it with some of the other guys, and we decided that it was important enough to drag the company through an unpleasant fight over it.
An ultimatum was issued to Kevin and Adrian(who control >50% of the company): We are working on DOOM for the next project unless you fire us.
Obviously no fun for anyone involved, but the project direction was changed, new hires have been expedited, and the design work has begun.
It wasn't planned to announce this soon, but here it is: We are working on a new DOOM game, focusing on the single player game experience, and using brand new technology in almost every aspect of it. That is all we are prepared to say about the game for quite some time, so don't push for interviews. We will talk about it when things are actually built, to avoid giving misleading comments.
It went smoother than expected, but the other shoe dropped yesterday.
Kevin and Adrian fired Paul Steed in retaliation, over my opposition.
Paul has certainly done things in the past that could be grounds for dismissal, but this was retaliatory for him being among the "conspirators".
I happen to think Paul was damn good at his job, and that he was going to be one of the most valuable contributors to DOOM.
We need to hire two new modeler/animator/cinematic director types. If you have a significant commercial track record in all three areas, and consider yourself at the top of your field, send your resume to Kevin Cloud.
-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- There you have it.
Northern VA is a very nice place. I moved here 2 years ago for a tech job, and I love it. Sure, DC is very crowded, but most of the good tech jobs aren't there anyway. I am getting about $40K a year (ok, so the stock options help), and I don't have much trouble making ends meet.
Apartments are pretty expensive (at least compared to where I moved from) at around $1000/month for a 1 bedroom. However, I rent the master bed/bath in a townhouse for about $450, and it's only about 15 mins from work. There are *tons* of tech jobs in this area, and you can usually find good housing outside the area for a good price. Now, all you California Girls, you just call me when you get here, and we can work something out:o) Just my $0.02.
I think developers releasing source to old games is a great idea. It gives young developers guidance and inspiration. That's one of the things I admire about Carmack, Quake isn't really even all that out of date, and he already released the source. What a guy:o)
I think that many corporations would be hesitant to resgister company.god simply because they would fear alienating and pissing off customers who have strong religious beliefs. This really seems to be more of a TLD for people who dont give a damn. Maybe not tho..
...Schmam notes that Stevie Case, one of the designers for Quake II, now working with Ion Storm...
Maybe I am on crack here, but Stevie Case wasn't a designer on Quake II. She worked on Daikatana (a Quake II engine game) but had nothing to do with the development of Quake II. I don't think that she even gained widespread recognition until the development of SiN (At least I had never heard of her before that and I used to follow the community pretty closely). At the time she was dating Paradox at Ritual (or Hipnotic as it was called at the time). IIRC, she was a a student in Kansas, and somehow made her way to Texas to play games.. And the rest is history. Oh, and I do think she looks better now, but not cause of the new b00bs, but because I prefer blondes:o)
Of course, you realize that if Slashdot complies, we should be expecting an email from Natalie Portman any day requesting that Slashdot remove all those "hot grits" articles.
Of course, you realize that if Slashdot complies, we should be expecting an email from Natalie Portman any day requesting that Slashdot remove all those "hot grits" articles.
>What we need is some sort of a universial translator. So depending on a browser setting, all text on a website would automatically be converted to the language set as default in the browser.
In the mean time, try babelfish.altavista.com. I agree it isn't perfect, and doesn't cover all languages, but it covers the major one, and usually it gives you enough that you at least get a basic understanding of the page.
Wow this is cool.. not my favorite show of all time, but still a very good one. I don't get the SciFi channel right now, but I will beginning in May.. the downside is the SciFi channel is replacing the porn channel. Dammit!
Yes, I get a dynamic from Bell.. Do you live in Northern VA? Possibly it's dynamic in some places and static in others.. However, I am sure that bell would give me a static if i wanted to shell out a few bucks:o)
I have read that PPPoE support is supposed to be in the kernel, although I don't know how well it will work or what hardware it will support. In the meantime however, you can use the PPPoE drivers from Roaring Penguin. I have Bell Atlantic DSL, and it works great.
IMHO, This is good, because installing Win98 inside VMware on my linux machine was probably one of the most painful experiences I have ever had. It took FOREVER. Now, perhaps I should clarify myself my saying that this is a good thing as long as there is still an option to purchase VMware without any OS. Actually, I think the best thing for VMWare to do would be to offer a pre-compiled version for every OS that they support. Just my $0.02.
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And from that day forward, little Johnny had to live with the knowledge that were it not for some quirk of fate, his parents wouldn't have had him.
I would also say that little Johnny has to live with the fact that if he had not been born, his older sister would most likely have died. I think the fact that knowing you have saved someone else's life (especially a family memeber) would cancel out any negative feelings. Think about it, this baby is a hero, and he didn't even have to do anything!
Just my $0.02.
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
solar in addition to a battery?
segfault@bellatlantic.net
They are't rogue employees, I belive both Adrian and Kevin were co-founders of id (correct me if I'm wrong about that) with John Carmack and John Romero.
Adrian yes, but Kevin came later. The original guys from Softdisk were J. Carmack, A. Carmack, Tom Hall, and John Romero.
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Unfortunately, John couldn't do much to stop it. Kevin & Adrian own 66% of id compared to John's 33%. So, it was either agree, or leave. Personally, I think that if J. Carmack went to work at Valve, they could have an incredible game.--------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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Since everything is slashdotted right now, here's Carmack's plan update:
- ----------------------------- .plan update.
- -----------------------------
Welcome to id Software's Finger Service V1.5!
Name: John Carmack
Email: johnc@idsoftware.com
Description: Programmer
Project: Quake 3 Arena
Last Updated: 06/01/2000 02:51:45 (Central Standard Time)
-------------------------------------------------
6/1/00
------
Well, this is going to be an interesting
Most of this is not really public business, but if some things aren't stated explicitly, it will reflect unfairly on someone.
As many people have heard discussed, there was quite a desire to remake DOOM as our next project after Q3. Discussing it brought an almost palpable thrill to most of the employees, but Adrian had a strong enough dislike for the idea that it was shot down over and over again.
Design work on an alternate game has been going on in parallel with the mission pack development and my research work.
Several factors, including a general lack of enthusiasm for the proposed plan, the warmth that Wolfenstien was met with at E3, and excitement about what we can do with the latest rendering technology were making it seem more and more like we weren't going down the right path.
I discussed it with some of the other guys, and we decided that it was important enough to drag the company through an unpleasant fight over it.
An ultimatum was issued to Kevin and Adrian(who control >50% of the company): We are working on DOOM for the next project unless you fire us.
Obviously no fun for anyone involved, but the project direction was changed, new hires have been expedited, and the design work has begun.
It wasn't planned to announce this soon, but here it is: We are working on a new DOOM game, focusing on the single player game experience, and using brand new technology in almost every aspect of it. That is all we are prepared to say about the game for quite some time, so don't push for interviews. We will talk about it when things are actually built, to avoid giving misleading comments.
It went smoother than expected, but the other shoe dropped yesterday.
Kevin and Adrian fired Paul Steed in retaliation, over my opposition.
Paul has certainly done things in the past that could be grounds for dismissal, but this was retaliatory for him being among the "conspirators".
I happen to think Paul was damn good at his job, and that he was going to be one of the most valuable contributors to DOOM.
We need to hire two new modeler/animator/cinematic director types. If you have a significant commercial track record in all three areas, and consider yourself at the top of your field, send your resume to Kevin Cloud.
-------------------------------------------------
There you have it.
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Northern VA is a very nice place. I moved here 2 years ago for a tech job, and I love it. Sure, DC is very crowded, but most of the good tech jobs aren't there anyway. I am getting about $40K a year (ok, so the stock options help), and I don't have much trouble making ends meet.
:o) Just my $0.02.
Apartments are pretty expensive (at least compared to where I moved from) at around $1000/month for a 1 bedroom. However, I rent the master bed/bath in a townhouse for about $450, and it's only about 15 mins from work. There are *tons* of tech jobs in this area, and you can usually find good housing outside the area for a good price. Now, all you California Girls, you just call me when you get here, and we can work something out
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Ahhhrrrrrggghhhh... brain.. hurts..
segfault@bellatlantic.net
I think developers releasing source to old games is a great idea. It gives young developers guidance and inspiration. That's one of the things I admire about Carmack, Quake isn't really even all that out of date, and he already released the source. What a guy :o)
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
I think that many corporations would be hesitant to resgister company.god simply because they would fear alienating and pissing off customers who have strong religious beliefs. This really seems to be more of a TLD for people who dont give a damn. Maybe not tho..
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
...Schmam notes that Stevie Case, one of the designers for Quake II, now working with Ion Storm...
:o)
Maybe I am on crack here, but Stevie Case wasn't a designer on Quake II. She worked on Daikatana (a Quake II engine game) but had nothing to do with the development of Quake II. I don't think that she even gained widespread recognition until the development of SiN (At least I had never heard of her before that and I used to follow the community pretty closely). At the time she was dating Paradox at Ritual (or Hipnotic as it was called at the time). IIRC, she was a a student in Kansas, and somehow made her way to Texas to play games.. And the rest is history. Oh, and I do think she looks better now, but not cause of the new b00bs, but because I prefer blondes
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Of course, you realize that if Slashdot complies, we should be expecting an email from Natalie Portman any day requesting that Slashdot remove all those "hot grits" articles.
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Of course, you realize that if Slashdot complies, we should be expecting an email from Natalie Portman any day requesting that Slashdot remove all those "hot grits" articles.
Segfault
segfault@bellatlantic.net
>What we need is some sort of a universial translator. So depending on a browser setting, all text on a website would automatically be converted to the language set as default in the browser.
In the mean time, try babelfish.altavista.com. I agree it isn't perfect, and doesn't cover all languages, but it covers the major one, and usually it gives you enough that you at least get a basic understanding of the page.
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Must be linux, because in space, no one can hear you scream.. when you blue screen :o)
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segfault@bellatlantic.net
I'll pay $1/point for some Slashdot karma
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Found the price. It's $214 USD.
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Yes, there is one for your car.. Check it out at http://www.carplayer.com. Here are some of the specs (pulled from thier site):
:o)
1. Runs with any ATAPI device i.e. CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW or even DVD-ROM. (required)
2. Full support for MPEG1, MPEG2 Audio Layer III, MP3 files (except 256+Kbits).
3. Multiple CD file formats: ISO-9660, Joliet, Romeo and most others.
4. Auto switch play mode between CD-DA (audio CD) or MP3 Disk.
5. Supports CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD-ROM media.
6. Can have up to 2200 files per cd.
7. Accepts 63 play list numbers in user programmable memory and has Single, Shuffle, Repeat, 10 second scan and more.
8. 31 Key Remote Control
9. Output level for headphones, speakers, tape adapter (for car), and stereo amps.
I didn't see a price on thier site, but you can be sure it isn't cheap. But then again, geek toys rarely are
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Wow this is cool.. not my favorite show of all time, but still a very good one. I don't get the SciFi channel right now, but I will beginning in May.. the downside is the SciFi channel is replacing the porn channel. Dammit!
segfault@bellatlantic.net
Yes, if you check out Bero's Post from an earlier thread, it does appear that RedHat wants to wait for 2.4.5 (which makes perfect sense to me too)
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Yes, I get a dynamic from Bell.. Do you live in Northern VA? Possibly it's dynamic in some places and static in others.. However, I am sure that bell would give me a static if i wanted to shell out a few bucks :o)
segfault@bellatlantic.net
I have read that PPPoE support is supposed to be in the kernel, although I don't know how well it will work or what hardware it will support. In the meantime however, you can use the PPPoE drivers from Roaring Penguin. I have Bell Atlantic DSL, and it works great.
segfault@bellatlantic.net
So does this mean that 2.4 is released? I checked kernel.org, and it still has 2.2.14 as the most recent stable kernel.
segfault@bellatlantic.net
I am sure that his motherboard will still make him stop and ask for directions!
segfault@bellatlantic.net
You have been in an auto accident.
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail?
segfault@bellatlantic.net
IMHO, This is good, because installing Win98 inside VMware on my linux machine was probably one of the most painful experiences I have ever had. It took FOREVER. Now, perhaps I should clarify myself my saying that this is a good thing as long as there is still an option to purchase VMware without any OS. Actually, I think the best thing for VMWare to do would be to offer a pre-compiled version for every OS that they support. Just my $0.02.
segfault@bellatlantic.net