Didn't Oracle prevail on appeal by claiming that the structure, sequence, and organization of the Java API was copyrighted, not the fact that there's a function called this, a function called that, etc.?
Airport runway numbers are based off their magnetic headings with the last zero removed. So a runway that runs due south/north is 18/36 (i.e., it faces 180 degrees south and 360 degrees north - 0 isn't used). A runway that runs due east/west is 9/27. And so on. When there are parallel runways facing the same direction, the L, C, and R designations are used. A pair for parallel east/west runways are 9R/27L and 9L/27R.
So as the pole drifts this sometimes causes runways to have be renumbered. One previous example is Reagan-National airport in Washington, D.C., where runways 1/19 and 4/22 were originally 18/36 and 3/21.
Planning has been underway since before the vote last year. The HSR will have its own right-of-way and will require building new track.
Am I confident it's going to happen? Eh, maybe. But the idea is that it will be true high-speed rail, and with that requires specially constructed track and all the trappings thereof.
Like you I loved 2000 and didn't really like 3000. 4 is pretty much the definitive Sim City game now and will be until Spore comes out.
Speaking of Spore, I like to think that's why there hasn't been a new Sim City lately... why stop work on a new (real) Sim City when you're working on the end-all-be-all of the simulation genre?
Is it just me, or is becoming trendy in open source development to introduce changes your userbase hates because the active developers think they know what's good for them?
Another shining example of this recently is pidgin. In the most recent version (2.4.0) they introduced a change to the IM window that automatically sizes the area you type in. The default size is 2 lines and you cannot resize this area at all. They claim that this is all most users need but I hate the sizing - as you start typing it will resize itself and generally I like having that area be around 3-4 lines. But more importantly I want to be able to redesign the damn typing area like I've been able to do since I started using AIM 10 years ago.
Yeah, seriously. I studied linguistics a bit in college and what seemed far more interesting to me is why when we reach a certain age it becomes significantly harder to acquire languages.
It's too early to feel alienated...the console hasn't even been out for a year and as another poster noted, no one was developing games for this thing before launch.
I'm not saying you're not allowed to feel this way of course, but I just wanted to point out the console hasn't really been out that long.
Your music list has a glaring omission:
All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan/Jimi Hendrix)
Easily the best cover ever - Dylan's songwriting talents compared with someone who actually had some musical talent. Brilliant!
Agreed on your first-party point, but since Nintendo has (so far) been my only console purchase, I like having 3rd party titles to play as well.
Launching with Twilight Princess is indeed a great move and pretty much sealed the deal for me (the videoes at E3 were the icing on the cake). Too bad SSB won't be out until the spring, but it should help convince those who didn't get a Wii during the holidays to pick one up.
Except it was called "Nintendo learns from mistakes with N64".
Seriously though...I've seen a few articles like this for the Wii, but I can almost remember them saying nearly the same things about how the learned from mistkes with the N64 and promised for 3rd party support for the 'Cube.
I think you're getting ripped off if you're not making more than a teacher.
According to the Dept. of Labor: Median annual earnings of computer programmers were $60,290 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $45,960 and $78,140 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,080; the highest 10 percent earned more than $96,860.
Median annual earnings of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $39,810 to $44,340 in 2002; the lowest 10 percent earned $24,960 to $29,850; the top 10 percent earned $62,890 to $68,530.
I dream that I can register my own domain name without exposing my personal home address to every pervert on the internet and email address to every spammer in existence.
Slashdot Mirror
I feel live I've seen this somewhere before...
Here's a trailer for the upcoming remaster of the 80's Dune film, completely with a new soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B6jgkcANRE
Didn't Oracle prevail on appeal by claiming that the structure, sequence, and organization of the Java API was copyrighted, not the fact that there's a function called this, a function called that, etc.?
This is interesting... link?
I actually got hired by Cisco straight of college and was part of their college recruiting efforts the entire time I worked there. So... YMMV?
this: https://www.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&chdv=1&chvs=Linear&chdeh=1&chfdeh=0&chdet=1363731839991&chddm=581026&chls=IntervalBasedLine&q=NASDAQ:EA&&fct=big&ei=S-VIUeiEAcmpigLBMw
This has happened before, and it'll happen again.
Airport runway numbers are based off their magnetic headings with the last zero removed. So a runway that runs due south/north is 18/36 (i.e., it faces 180 degrees south and 360 degrees north - 0 isn't used). A runway that runs due east/west is 9/27. And so on. When there are parallel runways facing the same direction, the L, C, and R designations are used. A pair for parallel east/west runways are 9R/27L and 9L/27R.
So as the pole drifts this sometimes causes runways to have be renumbered. One previous example is Reagan-National airport in Washington, D.C., where runways 1/19 and 4/22 were originally 18/36 and 3/21.
It'd be nice if they'd implement the real time extensions, then. I like how clock_gettime() works on Linux and BSD and not OS X.
Well, okay, that last statement isn't entirely true.
Planning has been underway since before the vote last year. The HSR will have its own right-of-way and will require building new track. Am I confident it's going to happen? Eh, maybe. But the idea is that it will be true high-speed rail, and with that requires specially constructed track and all the trappings thereof.
The Space Devil will not be pleased.
Like you I loved 2000 and didn't really like 3000. 4 is pretty much the definitive Sim City game now and will be until Spore comes out.
Speaking of Spore, I like to think that's why there hasn't been a new Sim City lately... why stop work on a new (real) Sim City when you're working on the end-all-be-all of the simulation genre?
Is it just me, or is becoming trendy in open source development to introduce changes your userbase hates because the active developers think they know what's good for them?
Another shining example of this recently is pidgin. In the most recent version (2.4.0) they introduced a change to the IM window that automatically sizes the area you type in. The default size is 2 lines and you cannot resize this area at all. They claim that this is all most users need but I hate the sizing - as you start typing it will resize itself and generally I like having that area be around 3-4 lines. But more importantly I want to be able to redesign the damn typing area like I've been able to do since I started using AIM 10 years ago.
Nope, it's a "feature". I love everything else in FF3 so far except for this so-called "awesomebar".
Yeah, seriously. I studied linguistics a bit in college and what seemed far more interesting to me is why when we reach a certain age it becomes significantly harder to acquire languages.
Hey, they worked hard enough to bring the rich fullness of mono sound! Cut them some slack.
Oblig. Penny Arcade Link: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/09/28
It's too early to feel alienated...the console hasn't even been out for a year and as another poster noted, no one was developing games for this thing before launch. I'm not saying you're not allowed to feel this way of course, but I just wanted to point out the console hasn't really been out that long.
Presumably, Gabe picked up the Dreamcast version: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/05/25
Your music list has a glaring omission: All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan/Jimi Hendrix) Easily the best cover ever - Dylan's songwriting talents compared with someone who actually had some musical talent. Brilliant!
Agreed on your first-party point, but since Nintendo has (so far) been my only console purchase, I like having 3rd party titles to play as well.
Launching with Twilight Princess is indeed a great move and pretty much sealed the deal for me (the videoes at E3 were the icing on the cake). Too bad SSB won't be out until the spring, but it should help convince those who didn't get a Wii during the holidays to pick one up.
Except it was called "Nintendo learns from mistakes with N64".
Seriously though...I've seen a few articles like this for the Wii, but I can almost remember them saying nearly the same things about how the learned from mistkes with the N64 and promised for 3rd party support for the 'Cube.
Hopefully, it work this time.
On the same tangent, but from Clerks:
I would like to making fuck BESERKER!
"Did he just say 'making fuck'?"
I think you're getting ripped off if you're not making more than a teacher.
According to the Dept. of Labor:
Median annual earnings of computer programmers were $60,290 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $45,960 and $78,140 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,080; the highest 10 percent earned more than $96,860.
Median annual earnings of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $39,810 to $44,340 in 2002; the lowest 10 percent earned $24,960 to $29,850; the top 10 percent earned $62,890 to $68,530.
Sources:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos110.htm
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm