I'm pretty sure it's just the players/teams/stadiums that are licensed here.
Sure, other game companies will just have to be creative. They can have a baseball game featuring such teams as the Pittsburgh Privateers, the Los Angeles Duckers, and the New York Metrosexuals.
Then: teenage girls arguing with each other via blogs
Now: CEOS of multi-million dollar corporations arguing with each other via blogs
omg u would not believe what I heard at the conference last night!!!! the pres of oracle (she was wearing like this skirt that was like so cute omg!!) said that she's like totally adopting a 10b51 plan and selling like so much stock!!! and i was all like you gotta be careful cuz mr. donaldson over at the sec is like totally a dork and will be all up in her face about whether she had like inside information!! god he's such a tool lol!!
Seen those funky remote scripting techniques employed by Orkut, Gmail and Google Suggests that avoid that oh so 80's page reloading (think IBM 3270 only slower).
Great, I was just thinking the other day, "Ok, having UNIX underpinnings is great, but I miss the clunky, inefficient, bloated, ugly and outdated graphical interface that I used to have with linux and solaris."
Excuse me? Where did you go to college, and what did you study ?
Actually I transferred twice in college, so I attended three different ones, and they were all decent, though not ivy league.
Or maybe it's your High School was well above above average?
That's entirely possible, it was a real nerd school (not a geek school unfortunately; people there studied because they felt obligated to, not because they enjoyed learning things), I think every single person graduating ended up going to college. All I remember was the incessant paperwork, homework assignments, stupid reports, that sort of thing. I could never be bothered to keep up with that sort of garbage, so I ended up with a community college GPA and an ivy league SAT.
It's also a lot to do with your major, I realize, I usually took classes in the arts and social sciences mostly.
when they get to college they'll realize what a piece of cake HS was
Have to disagree with that, college was a breeze compared to HS.
in grad school they'll realize how much easier undergrad was
Well that's definitely true. Though the advantage in grad school is you're actually learning something you presumably are really interested in. Plus, you start to get enough of the field that you start running into the same things again and again in different classes.
when they get a job they'll long for the days of grad school, etc...
Jobs are easier than grad school, but they're not as enjoyable simply because they're too time-consuming and boring I've found.
First of all, you seem to be supporting the wikipedia assertion that in Brushaber the Court found income tax "void". That's an assertion only the insane or feebleminded would agree with, that somehow the Court overturned the 16th amendment. Which are you?
Brushaber carved out a narrow exception to the 16th amendment. That's it. The goddamn wikipedia ARTICLE on the case gets it right. So try reading that article, then go actually read the Brushaber case, then
come back and talk. You're obviously the truth-allergic one. And learn to spell amendment, it's not that hard a word.
* 1916 - In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax void.
This is what you get when you let anyone with internet access edit your encyclopedia. What I've never understood is why the tinfoil hat tax protester crowd is so drawn to the internet.
Which is sad because I love IT. But I don't want to be around when all the jobs disappear. Like what happened to textiles, aerospace, and manufacturing. Sometimes its good to hedge your future.
Yep. I left IT for law school, and don't regret it at all. I'm sure eventually they'll find some way to outsource lawyer jobs (they're starting to outsource physician jobs), but hopefully by that time I'll have made enough money to retire on.
I don't think so, they're probably not getting that much more publicity from this thing that they'd usually get.
This is just Steve Jobs throwing a huge tantrum because someone let information leak before he could make a big presentation himself. It's just like the whole ATI thing.
"Bashing a WWII hero"? What the hell's the matter with you? First of all, since when exactly does having fought in WWII make you immune from criticism in ANY field? I've run into shoddy logical reasoning on slashdot too often, but this takes the cake, and I hereby coin a new term: slashlogic.
Secondly, sure, Roddenberry deserves credit for his casting choices, but let's be honest here, we were talking 1966, not 1866, it was an accomplishment but not an unheralded one. By this time the country was well past the bland, white picket world of the 50's.
For a setting with so much potential and so many interesting ideas, the current caretakers have done poorly by Roddenberry's legacy.
What legacy? Roddenberry never did anything especially impressive. The original series' strength was the writers he managed to get (and who've publicly grumbled about how much credit he took for the things they did). His premise wasn't especially original, and he failed to actually come up with a consistent backstory to the series, which is why there were so many continuity errors and ambiguities.
The next generation's success was also due to the writers (and the design department). The less he had to do with it the better it got. The show's best seasons appeared after he died.
I've been playing nethack off and on for about 15 years or so, so no, I haven't skipped it. I am, however, kind of sick of it.
And when was the last time you saw something NEW in nethack? Same old same old. And when was the last time you saw a puzzle or riddle in nethack? Besides the sokoban levels I mean.
Give me a singleplayer game with a plot for Linux!
And make it CHALLENGING. I can't believe how much they've dumbed down games. I remember back in the day where if you didn't solve the damn puzzle, you didn't go any further. And they were HARD. And if you talked to someone in the game you had to use the keyboard; none of this pre-selected sentences to choose.
Yes, sir, I am willing to contribute.
I'd definitely contribute to a nice, long, mind-numbingly hard single player game, maybe a System Shock/Deus Ex type FPS. Wouldn't even be that hard, there are available open source 3d engines, not cutting edge anymore but who cares if the game is good.
The problem, of course, is the same one you always run into in OS projects; the art. Just not enough artistic talent available in the OS world.
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I'm pretty sure it's just the players/teams/stadiums that are licensed here.
Sure, other game companies will just have to be creative. They can have a baseball game featuring such teams as the Pittsburgh Privateers, the Los Angeles Duckers, and the New York Metrosexuals.
Then: teenage girls arguing with each other via blogs
Now: CEOS of multi-million dollar corporations arguing with each other via blogs
omg u would not believe what I heard at the conference last night!!!! the pres of oracle (she was wearing like this skirt that was like so cute omg!!) said that she's like totally adopting a 10b51 plan and selling like so much stock!!! and i was all like you gotta be careful cuz mr. donaldson over at the sec is like totally a dork and will be all up in her face about whether she had like inside information!! god he's such a tool lol!!
Seen those funky remote scripting techniques employed by Orkut, Gmail and Google Suggests that avoid that oh so 80's page reloading (think IBM 3270 only slower).
Mr. Grammar has left the building.
But how many blargs to the hogshead?
What's the purpose of it, other than male sex appeal?
I don't understand the question.
Great, I was just thinking the other day, "Ok, having UNIX underpinnings is great, but I miss the clunky, inefficient, bloated, ugly and outdated graphical interface that I used to have with linux and solaris."
Not anymore, it's businesspeople, who tend to be anti-lawyer. Look at the renewed interest in tort reform.
Excuse me? Where did you go to college, and what did you study ?
Actually I transferred twice in college, so I attended three different ones, and they were all decent, though not ivy league.
Or maybe it's your High School was well above above average?
That's entirely possible, it was a real nerd school (not a geek school unfortunately; people there studied because they felt obligated to, not because they enjoyed learning things), I think every single person graduating ended up going to college. All I remember was the incessant paperwork, homework assignments, stupid reports, that sort of thing. I could never be bothered to keep up with that sort of garbage, so I ended up with a community college GPA and an ivy league SAT.
It's also a lot to do with your major, I realize, I usually took classes in the arts and social sciences mostly.
Nothing like busting my back every day for a 30K/year salary without a degree compared to sitting in a nice office making 70k/year with a degree.
Hell, I'd rather sit in a nice office making 30k a year than busting my back for the same amount.
when they get to college they'll realize what a piece of cake HS was
Have to disagree with that, college was a breeze compared to HS.
in grad school they'll realize how much easier undergrad was
Well that's definitely true. Though the advantage in grad school is you're actually learning something you presumably are really interested in. Plus, you start to get enough of the field that you start running into the same things again and again in different classes.
when they get a job they'll long for the days of grad school, etc...
Jobs are easier than grad school, but they're not as enjoyable simply because they're too time-consuming and boring I've found.
As far as outsourcing lawyers. Never. Who controls entry to the bar?
Only problem is it's the government who lets the bar associations regulate the profession. They could change their mind.
I apologize for the spelling flame, it was a cheap shot, especially since there was only one word spelled wrong, implying typo rather than error...
Oh, too easy.
First of all, you seem to be supporting the wikipedia assertion that in Brushaber the Court found income tax "void". That's an assertion only the insane or feebleminded would agree with, that somehow the Court overturned the 16th amendment. Which are you?
Brushaber carved out a narrow exception to the 16th amendment. That's it. The goddamn wikipedia ARTICLE on the case gets it right. So try reading that article, then go actually read the Brushaber case, then come back and talk. You're obviously the truth-allergic one. And learn to spell amendment, it's not that hard a word.
* 1916 - In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax void.
This is what you get when you let anyone with internet access edit your encyclopedia. What I've never understood is why the tinfoil hat tax protester crowd is so drawn to the internet.
Which is sad because I love IT. But I don't want to be around when all the jobs disappear. Like what happened to textiles, aerospace, and manufacturing. Sometimes its good to hedge your future.
Yep. I left IT for law school, and don't regret it at all. I'm sure eventually they'll find some way to outsource lawyer jobs (they're starting to outsource physician jobs), but hopefully by that time I'll have made enough money to retire on.
Visions of the body reconstruction machine from The Fifth Element...
So a machine that creates a naked Milla Jovovich. What a grim dystopia that will be.
I don't think so, they're probably not getting that much more publicity from this thing that they'd usually get.
This is just Steve Jobs throwing a huge tantrum because someone let information leak before he could make a big presentation himself. It's just like the whole ATI thing.
The price isn't dropping, that I can detect.
You're not looking at the right places. Newegg shows LCD prices dropping sharply over the past few months.
You said he never did anything especially impressive. I corrected you.
Anyone with the IQ above that of the common potato would know I was referring to his TV production credits.
A ship captained by an American and piloted by a Russian?
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. featured an American and a Russian working together before Star Trek.
A black woman who gives orders to white men, and they just obey?
Find me an episode where Uhura gave an order.
"Bashing a WWII hero"? What the hell's the matter with you? First of all, since when exactly does having fought in WWII make you immune from criticism in ANY field? I've run into shoddy logical reasoning on slashdot too often, but this takes the cake, and I hereby coin a new term: slashlogic.
Secondly, sure, Roddenberry deserves credit for his casting choices, but let's be honest here, we were talking 1966, not 1866, it was an accomplishment but not an unheralded one. By this time the country was well past the bland, white picket world of the 50's.
For a setting with so much potential and so many interesting ideas, the current caretakers have done poorly by Roddenberry's legacy.
What legacy? Roddenberry never did anything especially impressive. The original series' strength was the writers he managed to get (and who've publicly grumbled about how much credit he took for the things they did). His premise wasn't especially original, and he failed to actually come up with a consistent backstory to the series, which is why there were so many continuity errors and ambiguities.
The next generation's success was also due to the writers (and the design department). The less he had to do with it the better it got. The show's best seasons appeared after he died.
I've been playing nethack off and on for about 15 years or so, so no, I haven't skipped it. I am, however, kind of sick of it.
And when was the last time you saw something NEW in nethack? Same old same old. And when was the last time you saw a puzzle or riddle in nethack? Besides the sokoban levels I mean.
Give me a singleplayer game with a plot for Linux!
And make it CHALLENGING. I can't believe how much they've dumbed down games. I remember back in the day where if you didn't solve the damn puzzle, you didn't go any further. And they were HARD. And if you talked to someone in the game you had to use the keyboard; none of this pre-selected sentences to choose.
Yes, sir, I am willing to contribute.
I'd definitely contribute to a nice, long, mind-numbingly hard single player game, maybe a System Shock/Deus Ex type FPS. Wouldn't even be that hard, there are available open source 3d engines, not cutting edge anymore but who cares if the game is good.
The problem, of course, is the same one you always run into in OS projects; the art. Just not enough artistic talent available in the OS world.
Nothing wrong with my sentence. Adding an "of" between heard and everything simply chases the meaning of the sentence, rather than correcting it.
Now I've heard (sic) [sic] everything!
And, as you see above, [sic] requires square brackets, not parentheses.
Programmers who can't spell? Now I've heard everything!