Theres lots of reasons why it won't happen TODAY. The internet doesn't reach enough places, or at least in sufficient speeds. Not too mention gifting, which Valve has tried to implement into Steam but isn't quite the same as an actual gift. No one is going to make their Kid login to their Steam Account to see their present Christmas morning - at least not in THIS day and age (though I could see my Grandchildren maybe).
Alot of Kids don't have Credit Cards (albeit some do), and most generally don't use Paypal - so for those that don't how are they going to access this online purchasing model without a way to spend their hard earned money? Johnny does his paper route and goes to EB, not EBay.
Then you get the occaisonal stickler who never wants to put his Credit Card information online - ever.
There's just tons of reasons why Physical Media will always be around.
You obviously didn't play doom to its fullest. There were many verticle points in Doom, and you COULD look up or down.
Now, I specifically can't REMEMBER any staircases in Wolfienstien. But I'm not going to say they don't exist. But the Parent is right in saying that Doom was more 3D then Wolfienstein.
They keep throwing arond "They're suing us over something which we don't own" - if I make alot of money through a company I own which is involved with illegal behaviour - selling the company does NOT strip you free from all crimes.
Yeah, they're taking alot of flak from just about everyone around the world, but only because they're so smug about what they're trying to get away with. They're just getting what they deserve.
Everybody, Roll back to Flash player 5 for a little bit. And then have that warm gooey feeling of when you first tried animating with it... Now change your pants.
This is quite possibly the most needed reboot of all time.
Flight simulators are few and far between - and for decent reason I guess, the Ace Combat Series handles the arcade flight style enough for most people.
Every Star Wars Game to come out AFTER X-wing Vs Tie fighter that featured Flying an X-wing made flying an X-wing feel a little ridiculous. Scratch That, Rogue Squadron was pretty good, but thats it. If Rogue Squadron had Multiplayer it would have been a huge hit.
X-wing vs Tie Fighter had the gameplay mechanics to be an amazing game. If they toned up the Graphics a LITTLE bit, fixed the Netcode to not lag as much (as it was developed during Serial port days), it would be THE best Star Wars game to date. Because everyone's favourite mission, 8 X-wings taking out a Fully loaded Imperial Star Destroyer... It was epic...
Given the complexity of the different participants in a university, how does one have a coherent strategy that fulfills the needs of such a wide audience?
It's simple: Relatively Unrestricted WiFi - (You can block off the obvious Battle.net and filter anything involving porn) and this allows any student with a laptop to research anything they want. Alot of kids today are getting laptops for the sake of college and university. Its almost a must.
Then you completely lockdown outter-access to anything within the physical domain of the Campus - being the plugs in the wall. Let them access their shared drives if they're in that kind of course - let them use the library printers, let them use outlook for email - (or your own campus built email). Other than that, they shouldn't need anything outside of the campus available to them on Campus computers.
How does one promote open source in a managerial culture?
You tell them the benefits. How else do you promote Open source. (Rhetorical)
How does one deal with the curse of the virtual learning environment?"
Everything they NEED to use should be EASY to use. The things that most students use the University domain for are - Campus Library Book Tracking, Grades, and updates from teachers.
Thus if you can build those in-house and KISS, you won't have any problems. The LAST thing you need is a seperate piece of software that doesn't work fully with your current system. If a student has to remember more than one username or password - its not a good system.
If they're looking at IP tables on who a person is connected to, and they find that someones grabbing ALOT of files from alot of different locations, the normal person would suspect that person for P2P tranfering music, movies, etc etc.
However if I happen to be gaming while checking my email and my friend posts me a funny vid - well you get the idea.
I worked in a North American Company (I won't say whom) that also transcribed data this way, and you're right, its usually people going to or planning on College or University.
They also make you go through some pretty Rigorous testing to make sure you understand English pretty well. Like those Grade 9 "Hand is to glove as Foot is to ___" kind of questions, but they get progressively harder. There was also a Math exam.
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Computing.
Yeah, but "Computer Mathematics" just sounds so ridiculous.
Theres lots of reasons why it won't happen TODAY. The internet doesn't reach enough places, or at least in sufficient speeds. Not too mention gifting, which Valve has tried to implement into Steam but isn't quite the same as an actual gift. No one is going to make their Kid login to their Steam Account to see their present Christmas morning - at least not in THIS day and age (though I could see my Grandchildren maybe).
Alot of Kids don't have Credit Cards (albeit some do), and most generally don't use Paypal - so for those that don't how are they going to access this online purchasing model without a way to spend their hard earned money? Johnny does his paper route and goes to EB, not EBay.
Then you get the occaisonal stickler who never wants to put his Credit Card information online - ever.
There's just tons of reasons why Physical Media will always be around.
You obviously didn't play doom to its fullest. There were many verticle points in Doom, and you COULD look up or down.
Now, I specifically can't REMEMBER any staircases in Wolfienstien. But I'm not going to say they don't exist. But the Parent is right in saying that Doom was more 3D then Wolfienstein.
I'll Rez you when you log off.
They keep throwing arond "They're suing us over something which we don't own" - if I make alot of money through a company I own which is involved with illegal behaviour - selling the company does NOT strip you free from all crimes.
Yeah, they're taking alot of flak from just about everyone around the world, but only because they're so smug about what they're trying to get away with. They're just getting what they deserve.
That's Green actually. And the Orange one is all Jittery. I can't remember the Blue one's personality at all...
There aren't enough dang Blue M&M's!
Seriously! Enough Red, Brown, and Yellow! I get like an entire bage of those!
Have you wondered if that soda can over there is empty or full?
Remember when Nelly and a bunch of other Rappers put little bandages on their faces? Now its going to come back... AS BLING...
Everybody, Roll back to Flash player 5 for a little bit. And then have that warm gooey feeling of when you first tried animating with it... Now change your pants.
1: MY XBOX HAS 10000 POINTS
2: YA WELL MY XBOX HAS 20000 POINTS!
3: Umm. Hey guys, can you like... DO anything with those points?
1 & 2: ???
why would you EVER purchase an account for its gamerscore....
You CAN play X-wing vs Tie Fighter online today -
its just a little laggy because the netcode wasn't written very well for TCP/IP
This is quite possibly the most needed reboot of all time.
Flight simulators are few and far between - and for decent reason I guess, the Ace Combat Series handles the arcade flight style enough for most people.
Every Star Wars Game to come out AFTER X-wing Vs Tie fighter that featured Flying an X-wing made flying an X-wing feel a little ridiculous. Scratch That, Rogue Squadron was pretty good, but thats it. If Rogue Squadron had Multiplayer it would have been a huge hit.
X-wing vs Tie Fighter had the gameplay mechanics to be an amazing game. If they toned up the Graphics a LITTLE bit, fixed the Netcode to not lag as much (as it was developed during Serial port days), it would be THE best Star Wars game to date. Because everyone's favourite mission, 8 X-wings taking out a Fully loaded Imperial Star Destroyer... It was epic...
2 and a half inches doesn't get you into the porn business.
Believe me I've tried.
I was running out of space for my massive collection of...
No, I wasn't going to say that, you perv.
Given the complexity of the different participants in a university, how does one have a coherent strategy that fulfills the needs of such a wide audience?
It's simple: Relatively Unrestricted WiFi - (You can block off the obvious Battle.net and filter anything involving porn) and this allows any student with a laptop to research anything they want. Alot of kids today are getting laptops for the sake of college and university. Its almost a must.
Then you completely lockdown outter-access to anything within the physical domain of the Campus - being the plugs in the wall. Let them access their shared drives if they're in that kind of course - let them use the library printers, let them use outlook for email - (or your own campus built email). Other than that, they shouldn't need anything outside of the campus available to them on Campus computers.
How does one promote open source in a managerial culture?
You tell them the benefits. How else do you promote Open source. (Rhetorical)
How does one deal with the curse of the virtual learning environment?"
Everything they NEED to use should be EASY to use. The things that most students use the University domain for are - Campus Library Book Tracking, Grades, and updates from teachers.
Thus if you can build those in-house and KISS, you won't have any problems. The LAST thing you need is a seperate piece of software that doesn't work fully with your current system. If a student has to remember more than one username or password - its not a good system.
They call it the iDoc
When you program a computer to have a "Gut Instinct" I'll support autonomous functions fully. Until then...
I'm investing in this new company called "Woozywuzzles"
In related news, in the New York Stock Exchange "Aimbots Industries" stocks have risen by more than a dollar today...
Its people who are SUSPECTED though.
There is no actual proof.
If they're looking at IP tables on who a person is connected to, and they find that someones grabbing ALOT of files from alot of different locations, the normal person would suspect that person for P2P tranfering music, movies, etc etc.
However if I happen to be gaming while checking my email and my friend posts me a funny vid - well you get the idea.
No, its not that you're not allowed, its that you're underrepresented!
Don't go!
Awww, there goes another one.
I worked in a North American Company (I won't say whom) that also transcribed data this way, and you're right, its usually people going to or planning on College or University.
They also make you go through some pretty Rigorous testing to make sure you understand English pretty well. Like those Grade 9 "Hand is to glove as Foot is to ___" kind of questions, but they get progressively harder. There was also a Math exam.
Anyways, it was a decent job with decent pay.
You know those people you know you can trust...
When you say "Don't tell anyone about my great idea..." and they DON'T?
Yeah those are great people to talk to.
Surely you could come up with some sort of sciency rationalizations to justify those requirements.
Which is more productive at arousing men and women:
Whipped Cream
or
Chocolate Sauce?
FOR SCIENCE!