Really? Because 1/2 of my time in HL2 has been a lot like this:
LOADING.
It's so awesome. Beats the hell out of that Doom 3 "OK.. there's health over there.. but if I get it.. something will attack me.......... ok RUN... EEEEEEEE. Got it. *GRRRRRRRRaAAAAAAAA* CRAP *RUN* *RUN* *FIRE* *FIRE* *RUN* AAAAH *FIRE*..... *look around* phew.. I'm ok.. OH HOLY HELL WHAT WAS THAT *FIRE* *FIRE* *FIRE* *FIRE*"
In all honesty I have completely enjoyed the playing time in HL2, but due to my lack of an enlarged prostate I can't take advantage of the constant LOADING breaks.
I hate to see you use the word "soldiers" because of the image that immediately creates (due to what's been drilled into us by the media).
But, the military makes some of the best leaders in the world, and you have to be able to manage if you want to lead. That's probably why my company has so many great managers, almost all of them are former military officers.
Not all of them at EA are bad. Like I mentioned, I worked for EA, my managers were two wonderful guys. I even played EverQuest with them in my free time (and occassionally lunch breaks). They would frequently reserve a movie theatre for us to see the latest sci-fi movie on company time - although I was only around for the Final Fantasy movie that came out.
Not only that, I work with managers who are responsible for growing their area of the company from 17 million USD per year to ~80 million per year. And they did it without slave driving.
Alas, I'm only 23. But I spent my entire time in business management classes going "Why are you teaching me to not be an asshole?" The unfortunate truth was that that's what managers have turned out to be in a lot of cases. This is just like every other story though, where you only hear the bad and not the good.
I really doubt I'm the only one who experiences good managers, after all I work with 150 other people all reporting to the same group manager and everyone seems to love this guy. I also work for a company that shifts people between jobs temporarily in efforts to secure them a new long term job within the company.
I work for Alion Science and Technology ( http://www.alionscience.com ), they're a defense contractor that hires mostly retired military but they hire geeks too. It's an employee owned company that's growing like crazy.
Hey there buddy. Management does actually DO something. You've just been heart broken by the bad managers. Good managers recognize the employees under them as their "customers" and as such do everything they can to make sure they can do their job. They also make sure YOU have a job.
So that's it. Managers make sure you can do your job to make sure you make the customer happy to make sure the company makes money. Some people are better at it than others. There are probably good managers at EA but they've been destroyed by the atmosphere created by the head exec's at EA.
Which I'm sorry, but a lot of people here helped create. Employment is a supply and demand market. There's a butt load of supply for very little demand in the gaming industry. That means things aren't in your favor.
I feel obligated to mention I worked for EA as a tester 4 years ago in Virginia and have few if no negative things to say about my job, my hours (40/wk), or my management. However, your post pissed me off from the management point of view (what I studied in college, when working for EA for a summer).
But sports games need revisions every year. The teams change every year. Hell a lot of teams change during season (Jerry Rice moving to the Seahawks, for example).
If you want to play as your latests team incarncation then you want a release every year.
However, if you're like me and a Redskins fan then you'll settle for Madden '91 when your team last performed well.
...Parents are still sending their kids to college to get degress in Website Production and Media Design with no idea that they are setting them up for failure.
I have to laugh because I submitted this like 3 months ago and it got rejected. I just assumed I wasn't liked (I've had like two dozen submissions rejected)..
Not really. The Left opposes anything that isn't perfect in their eyes.
They oppose disposing of nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain until we can actually recycle it. But what's the other solution? Leave it in the basements of nuclear power plants that are susceptible to terrorist attacks and even bigger exposure to the country.
So instead of excercising a decent plan now they'd rather risk death and wait for a perfect plan in the future.
Doom 3 wasn't programmed with SMP optimizations like Quake3 was. Do you really expect Aspyr to re-thread the entire game to better support dual processors?
>The election is over, you can stop being a mouthpiece. Unless you are rich, that reasoning is utter bullshit. You are suggesting that if Kerry had been elected, you would lose your job. I don't like him either, but being a troll doesn't convert anyone.
Right. Kerry supported protectionist economics and labor laws. What does that mean? Higher unemployment rate. HI FRANCE, GERMANY, et al!
Seems to me the more accurate quote Tanenbaum should make would be something like "I wrote Minix, who's weaknesses resulted in Linus Torvald's creating of Linux."
The way he uses "precursor" is like saying Ford was the precursor to Jaguar. Sure Ford predates. Minix wasn't exactly an indication of the coming of Linux anymore than Ford was of Jaguar.
Coffee is hot. Coffee doesn't always stay warm during your trip to work.
Mcdonald's solution? Brew hotter coffee. Why? Because the customer reqested it.
It is unfortunate that the lady spilled hot coffee in her lap. It is unfortunate that people accidentally injure themselves when they use knives, guns, or pencils.
But it's an accepted risk of life. Don't want to risk it? Don't drink coffee.
No kidding my employer blocks everything and I can only get out on a few certain ports. Try being a volunteer sysadmin for Big Bro Big Sis and needing to be able to SSH to it except you can only get out on port 80 and 443.
Oh, and you already have a web and email server running on those ports.. then you have to resort to firewall exceptions for yourself. it's retarded.
BUT IT'S OK BECAUSE BLOCKING OUTGOING PORT 22 MEANS BLOCKing H4X0RS
I thought this was super neat. I went to Dodge's website - www.4adodge.com and started to price/build a new car. I got a popup saying "Your browser is not officially supported." Before I started cussing like a sailor I continued reading and it say "If you would like to continue, press OK. Otherwise, press cancel." I couldn't believe. Someone had the state of mind to let me keep going at my own risk. It was unbelievable.
Stern - Your Dad gave you your job Powell - No I've been with the FCC for almost 9 years now and was more than qualified - in fact I was nominated by Clinton. Stern - Republicans are destroying the world with their decency Powell - Actually 2 of the 5 in the FCC board that rules for the fines are Democrats. Those two Democrats asked for HIGHER fines to be levied. When the Senate approved a bill allowing for increased fines to be levied it was voted for 99-1, and there aren't 99 Republicans and 1 Democrat in the Senate.
Stern - I'm an ATTN whore Powell - No one is arguing that.
Ok that last two lines I threw in for good measure.
The premise that personal experience is a prerequisite to comment on an issue is a pervasive cancer that threatens our democracy. The ideas that only women can have an opinion on abortion, that only minorities can have an opinion on civil rights, only teachers can have on education, etc., while they certainly appeal to a liberal elite, are absolutely incompatible with the free and open exchange of ideas.
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Really? Because 1/2 of my time in HL2 has been a lot like this:
... ... .. ok RUN... EEEEEEEE. Got it. *GRRRRRRRRaAAAAAAAA* CRAP *RUN* *RUN* *FIRE* *FIRE* *RUN* AAAAH *FIRE* ... .. *look around* phew.. I'm ok.. OH HOLY HELL WHAT WAS THAT *FIRE* *FIRE* *FIRE* *FIRE*"
LOADING.
It's so awesome. Beats the hell out of that Doom 3 "OK.. there's health over there.. but if I get it.. something will attack me..
In all honesty I have completely enjoyed the playing time in HL2, but due to my lack of an enlarged prostate I can't take advantage of the constant LOADING breaks.
Worst. Joke. Ever.
start making your own bio-diesel!
I hate to see you use the word "soldiers" because of the image that immediately creates (due to what's been drilled into us by the media).
But, the military makes some of the best leaders in the world, and you have to be able to manage if you want to lead. That's probably why my company has so many great managers, almost all of them are former military officers.
Not all of them at EA are bad. Like I mentioned, I worked for EA, my managers were two wonderful guys. I even played EverQuest with them in my free time (and occassionally lunch breaks). They would frequently reserve a movie theatre for us to see the latest sci-fi movie on company time - although I was only around for the Final Fantasy movie that came out.
Not only that, I work with managers who are responsible for growing their area of the company from 17 million USD per year to ~80 million per year. And they did it without slave driving.
Alas, I'm only 23. But I spent my entire time in business management classes going "Why are you teaching me to not be an asshole?" The unfortunate truth was that that's what managers have turned out to be in a lot of cases. This is just like every other story though, where you only hear the bad and not the good.
I really doubt I'm the only one who experiences good managers, after all I work with 150 other people all reporting to the same group manager and everyone seems to love this guy. I also work for a company that shifts people between jobs temporarily in efforts to secure them a new long term job within the company.
I work for Alion Science and Technology ( http://www.alionscience.com ), they're a defense contractor that hires mostly retired military but they hire geeks too. It's an employee owned company that's growing like crazy.
Hey there buddy. Management does actually DO something. You've just been heart broken by the bad managers. Good managers recognize the employees under them as their "customers" and as such do everything they can to make sure they can do their job. They also make sure YOU have a job.
So that's it. Managers make sure you can do your job to make sure you make the customer happy to make sure the company makes money. Some people are better at it than others. There are probably good managers at EA but they've been destroyed by the atmosphere created by the head exec's at EA.
Which I'm sorry, but a lot of people here helped create. Employment is a supply and demand market. There's a butt load of supply for very little demand in the gaming industry. That means things aren't in your favor.
I feel obligated to mention I worked for EA as a tester 4 years ago in Virginia and have few if no negative things to say about my job, my hours (40/wk), or my management. However, your post pissed me off from the management point of view (what I studied in college, when working for EA for a summer).
But sports games need revisions every year. The teams change every year. Hell a lot of teams change during season (Jerry Rice moving to the Seahawks, for example).
If you want to play as your latests team incarncation then you want a release every year.
However, if you're like me and a Redskins fan then you'll settle for Madden '91 when your team last performed well.
...Parents are still sending their kids to college to get degress in Website Production and Media Design with no idea that they are setting them up for failure.
I have to laugh because I submitted this like 3 months ago and it got rejected. I just assumed I wasn't liked (I've had like two dozen submissions rejected)..
:-(
so haah DUPE
Not really. The Left opposes anything that isn't perfect in their eyes.
They oppose disposing of nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain until we can actually recycle it. But what's the other solution? Leave it in the basements of nuclear power plants that are susceptible to terrorist attacks and even bigger exposure to the country.
So instead of excercising a decent plan now they'd rather risk death and wait for a perfect plan in the future.
Doom 3 wasn't programmed with SMP optimizations like Quake3 was. Do you really expect Aspyr to re-thread the entire game to better support dual processors?
>The election is over, you can stop being a mouthpiece. Unless you are rich, that reasoning is utter bullshit. You are suggesting that if Kerry had been elected, you would lose your job. I don't like him either, but being a troll doesn't convert anyone.
Right. Kerry supported protectionist economics and labor laws. What does that mean? Higher unemployment rate. HI FRANCE, GERMANY, et al!
Troll or not, it's a fact.
Thank God people don't let foreign opinion dictate their selections for Presidents.
You realize that to most Americans France's President Chirac is a complete and utter tool, right? Didn't stop them. The beauty of the system.
Oh yea, and Thank God Bush got Re-Elected. I can look forward to continued employment and more money in my wallet.
No need to apologize. I didn't vote for Edwards nor do I really have any regard for other peoples' opinion so I wasn't offended.
Or maybe it was just a joke my ill-tempered and humor lacking friend?
You're not voting for Kerry/*Edwards* then, I assume?
But does that necesitate the "pre-cursor"?
Seems to me the more accurate quote Tanenbaum should make would be something like "I wrote Minix, who's weaknesses resulted in Linus Torvald's creating of Linux."
The way he uses "precursor" is like saying Ford was the precursor to Jaguar. Sure Ford predates. Minix wasn't exactly an indication of the coming of Linux anymore than Ford was of Jaguar.
Apprently I'm not smart because I don't understand how Minix is the precursor to Linux. Could someone elaborate?
Yea, it was.
Coffee is hot. Coffee doesn't always stay warm during your trip to work.
Mcdonald's solution? Brew hotter coffee. Why? Because the customer reqested it.
It is unfortunate that the lady spilled hot coffee in her lap. It is unfortunate that people accidentally injure themselves when they use knives, guns, or pencils.
But it's an accepted risk of life. Don't want to risk it? Don't drink coffee.
OMG THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS
No kidding my employer blocks everything and I can only get out on a few certain ports. Try being a volunteer sysadmin for Big Bro Big Sis and needing to be able to SSH to it except you can only get out on port 80 and 443.
Oh, and you already have a web and email server running on those ports.. then you have to resort to firewall exceptions for yourself. it's retarded.
BUT IT'S OK BECAUSE BLOCKING OUTGOING PORT 22 MEANS BLOCKing H4X0RS
... Thanks hotshot.
My point was, the mentality used to be "OMG NOT IE NO YOU CANNOT VIEW MY SITE"
But things are changing.
I thought this was super neat. I went to Dodge's website - www.4adodge.com and started to price/build a new car. I got a popup saying "Your browser is not officially supported." Before I started cussing like a sailor I continued reading and it say "If you would like to continue, press OK. Otherwise, press cancel." I couldn't believe. Someone had the state of mind to let me keep going at my own risk. It was unbelievable.
Recap:
Stern - Your Dad gave you your job
Powell - No I've been with the FCC for almost 9 years now and was more than qualified - in fact I was nominated by Clinton.
Stern - Republicans are destroying the world with their decency
Powell - Actually 2 of the 5 in the FCC board that rules for the fines are Democrats. Those two Democrats asked for HIGHER fines to be levied. When the Senate approved a bill allowing for increased fines to be levied it was voted for 99-1, and there aren't 99 Republicans and 1 Democrat in the Senate.
Stern - I'm an ATTN whore
Powell - No one is arguing that.
Ok that last two lines I threw in for good measure.
The premise that personal experience is a prerequisite to comment on an issue is a pervasive cancer that threatens our democracy. The ideas that only women can have an opinion on abortion, that only minorities can have an opinion on civil rights, only teachers can have on education, etc., while they certainly appeal to a liberal elite, are absolutely incompatible with the free and open exchange of ideas.