... For instance, the latest sends the subtle message that only whipped boyfriends willing to wear yoga tights will use a Windows Phone.
This is probably Microsoft's marketing divisions perception of what the iPhone market is like. It's most likely a ploy to get customer converts from that market.
So, the question is will it be USB 3.0 or something proprietary.
My guess would be proprietary, so they don't have to worry about it getting hacked this time. Of course, that would also mean that there's a new XBox in the works.
I think getting it "hacked" is what made it so popular with other developers. Hopefully they aren't that short sighted, but you never know.
They either think it makes their computer safer, or they don't realize they already have one installed when they go to install another.
It's like wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time. Anyone who does it really looks like a dork and the two counteract with each other making it worse than having just one or the other. I'm guessing people do it because they don't want to get caught with their pants down.
What you want is a course in Continuum Mechanics. The progression could go as follows:
High School - > single variable calculus - > linear algebra -> multi-variable calculus -> differential equations (ordinary and partial) -> various physics courses (this is important to put the math in context) -> Continuum Mechanics (Mechanics of a continuous media)
See the wikipedia article on this. Continuum mechanics will teach you all about tensors (or about 3/4 of what the wikipedia article talks about).
You can top it off with some Statistical Mechanics and Quantum mechanics (these are about non-continuous media, such as atoms) if you like. You would get most of this with an applied math degree I'd presume. To get just the math down, you could probably get there in a year or so of intense study if you've got some time and some wits.
We couldn't get the country to adopt metric measurements fer chrissakes. No way we could convince bubba that 2 AM is lunch break.
It's hard to make this argument if you don't really "try" to make it happen. Everyone else had no issues. By the way, most technical companies (Ford, GM, Caterpillar, on and on) use the METRIC system. We think in inches and miles in North America (even Canada), but good luck getting a technicians diploma or engineering degree without understanding the Metric system.
So I can spend 50 -60$ on a 20 hour game? Yeah, that's EXACTLY what I'm after. Sounds like a good way to keep development costs low and reap in more profit. I call bullsh*t on this.
I agree with you 100%. It should also be noted what's missing from the discussion. Why aren't these games keeping people playing for more than 10 hours. Look at some titles: Quake, Doom, Guitar Hero (GH2, not so much the later ones), Rock Band, WOW, etc. These games kept users engaged for long periods of time (MUCH longer than just 10 hours). The fact is, most games out nowadays are stale and the users know it and just don't want to invest the effort for more of the same boring grind.
The real fact is, these big game houses just don't get what makes a good game anymore. They're metrics driven. This is a perfect example of that.
Continuing this line of thought, Merrill said, "Put all your eggs in one basket; Count your chickens before they hatch. Serve some wine before its time, find yourself an itch to scratch."
They would have gone out of business sooner if they only had books. They added all those other things in an attempt to get people to come in and buy something at least...
I don't think that's entirely true. I think what the TS is hinting at is the "type" of books they choose to stock. Best sellers sell, but what really get's people into the store (especially a big one) are the obscure books. All the big companies came into small towns and put the smaller places out of business because they had a great selection. Then once the competition dried up, they tried to over-optimize by getting rid of the obscure books and of course for the short term it worked. The car analogy here is to forgo oil changes in order to get more driving in... in the short term it works, but in the long term your engine seizes up.
The last few times I went into a Borders, or B&N (they are a bit better, but not like they used to be) or a Chapters (in Canada) I go to the science and technology section and all they have are best sellers. I want ACTUAL science books like they used to sell. They have a mathematics department and it's full of books like "the history of sqrt(-1)" and the like... yet no books on complex variable math. It's no problem for the clerks though, because as they point out I can just go an order the book from their website. Of course, if I'm going to do that, I'm going to see what Amazon has at the same time... and guess which site is consistently less expensive and has a better selection.
THAT is what killed Borders (and will eventually kill B&N).
Also, that's what disclaimers are for. For example, on the weeder I got the other day, it says not to operate on a ladder, upside down, on drugs etc... you'd think the LegalZoom software guys knew that already and would have had a "this is not really legal advice" disclaimer. Err, wait, are they actually lawyers?
...Paul Allen has mistaken me for this dickhead Marcus Halberstram. It seems logical because Marcus also works at P&P and in fact does the same exact thing I do and he also has a penchant for Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. Marcus and I even go to the same barber, although I have a slightly better haircut.
But, not everyone can be brilliant. Isn't one of the purposes of education to teach people, even so-so ones, a job ? To paraphrase my friend cap. Obvious, not all programmers can be above average.
The "drink from the firehose" approach in the first year isn't to weed out the "so so" people. It's to weed out the people that don't have the commitment to stay the course. They used to do this to us the first two weeks of wrestling season and they called it "tryouts." The funny thing was, if you stuck around after all the "run until you puke" sessions uninjured and willing to continue, you made the team.
If you give it your all and still can't cut it, then there's probably a great two year diploma type technician school in your area that you'd find more to your liking. Or, perhaps a different degree program all together. Not all great mathematicians make good engineers for example.
I agree with the parent poster, make it harder. It'll only make the degree more valuable.
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What about "the shocker" salute?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocker_(hand_gesture)
... For instance, the latest sends the subtle message that only whipped boyfriends willing to wear yoga tights will use a Windows Phone.
This is probably Microsoft's marketing divisions perception of what the iPhone market is like. It's most likely a ploy to get customer converts from that market.
This often happens when a process goes off line for a time. It also normally works itself out after a few months.
I'll be waiting a few months myself.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux
"It was based on Debian. Version 3 available from 2011 is based on Ubuntu 8.10 and version 4 will be based on Ubuntu 10.10."
Unity is sort of like if Goatse man had a baby with tub girl, nothing but an elaborate effort to troll teh internetz.
In other words, Unity is NSFW.
So, the question is will it be USB 3.0 or something proprietary.
My guess would be proprietary, so they don't have to worry about it getting hacked this time. Of course, that would also mean that there's a new XBox in the works.
I think getting it "hacked" is what made it so popular with other developers. Hopefully they aren't that short sighted, but you never know.
For some reason it didn't give the href link: http://www.despair.com/incompetence.html
sorry for the double post
... but she didn't specify which one so someone took upon themselves to install both.
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They either think it makes their computer safer, or they don't realize they already have one installed when they go to install another.
It's like wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time. Anyone who does it really looks like a dork and the two counteract with each other making it worse than having just one or the other. I'm guessing people do it because they don't want to get caught with their pants down.
We all know the truth!
Luckily some of us remember. Perhaps the law of diminishing returns is lost on some ....
Noooooooooo!
What you want is a course in Continuum Mechanics. The progression could go as follows:
High School - > single variable calculus - > linear algebra -> multi-variable calculus -> differential equations (ordinary and partial) -> various physics courses (this is important to put the math in context) -> Continuum Mechanics (Mechanics of a continuous media)
See the wikipedia article on this. Continuum mechanics will teach you all about tensors (or about 3/4 of what the wikipedia article talks about).
You can top it off with some Statistical Mechanics and Quantum mechanics (these are about non-continuous media, such as atoms) if you like. You would get most of this with an applied math degree I'd presume. To get just the math down, you could probably get there in a year or so of intense study if you've got some time and some wits.
Best of luck!
Tamran
We couldn't get the country to adopt metric measurements fer chrissakes. No way we could convince bubba that 2 AM is lunch break.
It's hard to make this argument if you don't really "try" to make it happen. Everyone else had no issues. By the way, most technical companies (Ford, GM, Caterpillar, on and on) use the METRIC system. We think in inches and miles in North America (even Canada), but good luck getting a technicians diploma or engineering degree without understanding the Metric system.
I like how when Steve Jobs copies something he was "inspired by it" but if anyone else copies something from Apple they "stole it".
Wise man once said:
"Good artists copy, great artists steal"
- Steve Jobs
That's because Steve Jobs was partially inspired by them.
I think Steve Jobs was actually inspired by the Ferengi ... while Bill Gates was inspired by the Borg.
Or, both could be vice-verse.
Well stated.
So I can spend 50 -60$ on a 20 hour game? Yeah, that's EXACTLY what I'm after. Sounds like a good way to keep development costs low and reap in more profit. I call bullsh*t on this.
I agree with you 100%. It should also be noted what's missing from the discussion. Why aren't these games keeping people playing for more than 10 hours. Look at some titles: Quake, Doom, Guitar Hero (GH2, not so much the later ones), Rock Band, WOW, etc. These games kept users engaged for long periods of time (MUCH longer than just 10 hours). The fact is, most games out nowadays are stale and the users know it and just don't want to invest the effort for more of the same boring grind.
The real fact is, these big game houses just don't get what makes a good game anymore. They're metrics driven. This is a perfect example of that.
Continuing this line of thought, Merrill said, "Put all your eggs in one basket; Count your chickens before they hatch. Serve some wine before its time, find yourself an itch to scratch."
Citation Needed
Actually, I believe the cake is an analogy for Mono ... and you might be right that it's a trap.
They would have gone out of business sooner if they only had books. They added all those other things in an attempt to get people to come in and buy something at least...
I don't think that's entirely true. I think what the TS is hinting at is the "type" of books they choose to stock. Best sellers sell, but what really get's people into the store (especially a big one) are the obscure books. All the big companies came into small towns and put the smaller places out of business because they had a great selection. Then once the competition dried up, they tried to over-optimize by getting rid of the obscure books and of course for the short term it worked. The car analogy here is to forgo oil changes in order to get more driving in ... in the short term it works, but in the long term your engine seizes up.
The last few times I went into a Borders, or B&N (they are a bit better, but not like they used to be) or a Chapters (in Canada) I go to the science and technology section and all they have are best sellers. I want ACTUAL science books like they used to sell. They have a mathematics department and it's full of books like "the history of sqrt(-1)" and the like ... yet no books on complex variable math. It's no problem for the clerks though, because as they point out I can just go an order the book from their website. Of course, if I'm going to do that, I'm going to see what Amazon has at the same time ... and guess which site is consistently less expensive and has a better selection.
THAT is what killed Borders (and will eventually kill B&N).
Just my opinion of course.
Tamran
Also, that's what disclaimers are for. For example, on the weeder I got the other day, it says not to operate on a ladder, upside down, on drugs etc ... you'd think the LegalZoom software guys knew that already and would have had a "this is not really legal advice" disclaimer. Err, wait, are they actually lawyers?
...Paul Allen has mistaken me for this dickhead Marcus Halberstram. It seems logical because Marcus also works at P&P and in fact does the same exact thing I do and he also has a penchant for Valentino suits and Oliver Peoples glasses. Marcus and I even go to the same barber, although I have a slightly better haircut.
Is that a play on the scene from American Psycho?
Consistency - It's only a virtue if you're not a srew-up.
http://www.despair.com/consistency.html
But, not everyone can be brilliant. Isn't one of the purposes of education to teach people, even so-so ones, a job ? To paraphrase my friend cap. Obvious, not all programmers can be above average.
The "drink from the firehose" approach in the first year isn't to weed out the "so so" people. It's to weed out the people that don't have the commitment to stay the course. They used to do this to us the first two weeks of wrestling season and they called it "tryouts." The funny thing was, if you stuck around after all the "run until you puke" sessions uninjured and willing to continue, you made the team.
If you give it your all and still can't cut it, then there's probably a great two year diploma type technician school in your area that you'd find more to your liking. Or, perhaps a different degree program all together. Not all great mathematicians make good engineers for example.
I agree with the parent poster, make it harder. It'll only make the degree more valuable.
... A Trap!
After what happened on the PS3, if you didn't say it I was going to!