Now if this can be hooked up to Quake or Doom3 coming out I'd be all for this!
Great excersize, great frag'n, and best of all I'd impress the ladies with a great shape. Imagine the look on her face when she asks you how much you pump to keep that form and you answer "With my railgun or rocket launcher?"
You know each weapon would be a different workout.Railguns are light excersize (Camping) while rocket launchers are heavy excersize (Running and rocket jumping).
I would venture a guess for Europa, but thats further out. Reasoning for my choice is a definate supply of water ice which oxygen and water can be extracted.
Laptops really need to be brought out of the obscure and expensive parts world they currently live in. I personally think parts for them should be readly accessable as desktop parts are. Might make for some interesting new PC designs as well as easy to fix laptops.
As far as my laptop goes, the warrenty just ran out I think. Three year Dell at home service. I did find that my batteries that have worked flawlessly for the three years I had it just died. I saw batteries.com has replacements as well as Dell. I'm not buying Dell because of their lousy support services, but I'm going to check their prices for the heck of it.
Once something breaks on this laptop I think I'm SOL with the warrenty out. I ain't going through the hassle of contacting Dell and getting charged an arm and a leg to fix a 3 year old Inspiron 8000.
I'd just be happy with a stable internet connection. Around Feburary of 2003 I got Sprint DSL and about 2 months later I went from the 512 package to the 1.5mb package. Everything was peachy keen and I was hosting a nice little NWN server for fun and a programming excersize to write scripts for the module.
Then about late September or early October the connection started crapping out on me. I basiclly have to restart the modem to regain a network connection.
Originally I hooked up by linking the modem to a nice 16 port switch using PPPOE over all my machines (Running 3 at the time, with 1 24/7 for the server.). Turns out after 3 support calls I finally found out they flipped a switch to force people to go through an internet connection sharing setup or a router. So I bought a router.
Turns out after I got the router I was still getting disconnected from the internet. Modem would crap out regularly and I'd have to restart it. Eventually the replaced the modem but that didn't work either. (NOTE: I'm not going in to the nightmare of my first experience at configuring a firewall in the router D-Link 604 series.)
Well it's January 2004, I still get disconnected regularly from Sprint even though they were suposed to scale me back to 512 cause I'm so far out from the DSL office and my router or modem has just flat out refused to allow me to host any more NWN servers even though I opened all the ports and made them UDP like the help files and everyone said.
My question isn't wither how much bandwidth is enough, my question is wither or not I can get a simple internet connection anymore and not have to dork around with firewalls, ports, and little packet fairies that deny me a simple pleasure of creativity and having fun with other people.
I feel better venting now and look forward to contact Comcast Cable to get an internet connection thats hopefully better as far as stability then Sprint DSL. I also hope they have better support people who actually give streight answers.
If your like me and a bit PO'd about this from the article.
Paragraph 4 from the yahoo article:
' "There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore," Carly Fiorina, chief executive for Hewlett-Packard Co., said Wednesday. "We have to compete for jobs." '
I wouldn't want to see this in a software solution. I think this is great. Not only will it inspire future generations to think big, but also could make a nice historical landmark on mars tourists can visit in the future if everything goes successfully.
What really stinks is at the rate humanity is going I may not see it in my life time.:/
I wonder what effect this will have with Joe Average tourist who's recording that next epic film of their family on vacation and they decide to stop in a theater. Could possibly effect tourism revenue for theaters out there.
I know I wouldn't feel safe leaving an $800 cam corder with a minimum wage theater worker while I watch a film. Though I'm not sure what degree tourism gives revenue to theaters. I'm just glad I don't live in California.:)
1> Open the nwnplayer.ini file. 2> Under [Control Options] add the entry: Unlockcamera=1
That should unlock the camera from default settings and allow better freedom of movement. The program was nifty but when I used it before SoU it did some EXE modifications and I had to keep a clean copy in order to patch for updates. This I always thought was a simpler and easy solution when they came out with it.
I think part of this can be attributed to the fact that OSS and Linux is gaining popularity. While it isn't probebly the whole reason, there is a certain amount of truth to being in the spot light more and being a bigger target. I'm sure there will be more of these stories in the future. It's only natural to get more attention when you winning a popularity contest.:)
I started out working in a more open spaced environment. Then we had a cubical wall thing setup in our work area which is kinda nice. It took away the distractions of everyone else and gave me a decent sense of privacy to work, but it was open and still a shared space.
The openess was great for collaborating with a fellow developer and helping him or having him help me. What sucked about the openness was I had to listen to his country music, foot tapping, and other little things that were distracting and anoying. I'm sure I had some mannerisms that irritated him. If given a choice, I'd want my own cubical that doesn't let me hear or see other people. That way I can code in peace.
I never really cared for mouse gestures. I did love the Black and White game I first saw it in but I never could get gestures down with a mouse and I never went far in Black and White because of it.
Now if there was something that could read my thoughts and interprate my actions based on what my brain does then you'd have something that could be really user friendly I think. Course that could open up a whole other can of worms too for ethics, security, and safty depending on how it's done.
I just put a post in their forums saying wither an open source developer can do it or if I have to pay for it, I'm adding my name to whatever list there is for people who want a Linux toolset. Probebly won't do much, but atleast I'm adding my voice to whatever group may be out there requesting it.
NWN's original campaign got me interested. I charged through as a barbarian on a rampage and loved every minute of it. When I went to online play the game shined and shot me in the keister too for game exploits.
I really enjoyed the fact the Linux client came out for it. Once I switched over to Linux I have little reason for Windows anymore. Right now the only thing keeping Windows alive on my other machine is the fact I need the NWN Toolset. I really, REALLY!, wish they would put out a toolset for Linux. I feel sorta cheated for not having it.
I'll definatly pick up the HoU expansion but I won't be buying any new titles from Bioware or any other game company unless there's direct Linux support and no half way, "Oh here it is a day late." type deals either. I just hope they keep the HoU release in step with both Windows and Linux.
As for the client on my Linux Mandrake box, thing runs better then it did on Windows with the same graphics resolution. I'm flat out amazed and the picture seems slightly sharper and things are snappier for me. Nice job and keep it up and make things better! By that I mean make a toolset for Linux!
I've seen a lot of this in online games. Particularlly NWN, where people just let the situation get to their heads and take it too personal. Older player picking on new players and such. I've also seen it in FPS's on some servers.
The thing kids should remember is it's just a game and you can turn off the bully any time you desier just by logging off or going to a differnt server and not mentioning where you go. Another thing is to hide your online presence if that option is availble. Makes it harder for you to get tracked.
As for IM's, block sender and only allow people you authorize to contact you are great options. Websites are a little more difficult, and emails just add em to your blocked list.
The worst thing is to let them get to you. Keep a cool level head and take the necessary steps to deal with the situation in a way that gives them the least amount of attention possible. They'll get bored and move on in most cases.
Actually I worked in retail for about 7-10 years. I know exactly what happens with customers. I know how long it takes to find what they want, ring them up, chit chat, load up their cars, and even deliver at their homes when I spent some time working at Boscov's department store on the recieving dock.
I never said it would be a wonderful experience. I said there is the potential for more jobs being offered in delivery and even warehouse shipping if demand picks up enough. I'm also thinking from the flexable worker theory which I adapted to many times in my working life to keep employeed. You can't be picky if you want to keep a paycheck coming in.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. asklauraout.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
LINKAGE SECTION.
01 NAME PIC X(6) VALUE "Laura".
01 PHONE PIC X(8) VALUE "123-1234".
01 QUESTION PIC X(30) VALUE "Want to go out friday?".
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
CALL NAME USING PHONE QUESTION.
EXIT PROGRAM.
Yeah I know, but I was inspired after reading this and thinking back to highschool when I had a Cobol course in the late 80's. As for Laura, well she never cared for the computer, but...;)
The nice thing about that is there would be plenty of work for delivery people if everyone in the country went to online shopping. They can't outsource that to some far off country easly.
No matter how you look at it, it's jobs to make up for the mall loss and maybe then some. Granted everyone doing online shopping is a bit far fetched, but it's still possible. Another good thing about it is that it's healthy work in that your always moving and excersizing.
This is exactly why I bought a copy of McAffee's. I didn't want to have to deal with product activation on windows with something that could protect my data. I think of product activation in this case as getting mugged in a street and having a cop stand by while your getting mugged cause you didn't give him the product key for the taxes you spent.
Although I heard from a relative that they got billed by McAffee's even after they told them to cancel their subscription for virus updates. I was told they were basiclly ignored by the company. So if you have to run windows be very careful what you get when your dealing with anti-virus packages.
It's sad really, all of this adds the the nightmare of maintaining a windows system. My linux box has none of these problems and was 10x easier to install then Windows XP. (Mandrake 9.1)
This is some good advice. The best way to get laid is not to pursue, and not to give a shit. If she's interested, let her chase you down. Hell, make her wait. Then when the time is right, BAM!
"I have not seen anything like it in my entire career as a solar physicist. The probability of this happening is so low that it is a statistical anomaly,"
It's nice to know that the space weather people are just as accurate as the local forcast.
If the people pushing open source want to be shrewd. I'd say contact IT people running MS shops. Ask them how viruses and security updates effect their work schedual. Another thought would be to ask people who got sweet deals in the past from MS and now have to pay the piper so to speak at full price for upgrades.
Another method might be to point out some interesting effects of using MS software like here, here, and here to just name three quickies off slashdot. Google has a nice collection of information as well to present to the boss. Google also has links on TOC (total cost of ownership) for your researching pleasure from both camps it seems.
Slashdot Mirror
Now if this can be hooked up to Quake or Doom3 coming out I'd be all for this!
:)
Great excersize, great frag'n, and best of all I'd impress the ladies with a great shape. Imagine the look on her face when she asks you how much you pump to keep that form and you answer "With my railgun or rocket launcher?"
You know each weapon would be a different workout.Railguns are light excersize (Camping) while rocket launchers are heavy excersize (Running and rocket jumping).
To bad reality isn't like that, ahh well.
I would venture a guess for Europa, but thats further out. Reasoning for my choice is a definate supply of water ice which oxygen and water can be extracted.
A newt?
How do you know she is a witch?
Laptops really need to be brought out of the obscure and expensive parts world they currently live in. I personally think parts for them should be readly accessable as desktop parts are. Might make for some interesting new PC designs as well as easy to fix laptops.
As far as my laptop goes, the warrenty just ran out I think. Three year Dell at home service. I did find that my batteries that have worked flawlessly for the three years I had it just died. I saw batteries.com has replacements as well as Dell. I'm not buying Dell because of their lousy support services, but I'm going to check their prices for the heck of it.
Once something breaks on this laptop I think I'm SOL with the warrenty out. I ain't going through the hassle of contacting Dell and getting charged an arm and a leg to fix a 3 year old Inspiron 8000.
I'd just be happy with a stable internet connection. Around Feburary of 2003 I got Sprint DSL and about 2 months later I went from the 512 package to the 1.5mb package. Everything was peachy keen and I was hosting a nice little NWN server for fun and a programming excersize to write scripts for the module.
Then about late September or early October the connection started crapping out on me. I basiclly have to restart the modem to regain a network connection.
Originally I hooked up by linking the modem to a nice 16 port switch using PPPOE over all my machines (Running 3 at the time, with 1 24/7 for the server.). Turns out after 3 support calls I finally found out they flipped a switch to force people to go through an internet connection sharing setup or a router. So I bought a router.
Turns out after I got the router I was still getting disconnected from the internet. Modem would crap out regularly and I'd have to restart it. Eventually the replaced the modem but that didn't work either. (NOTE: I'm not going in to the nightmare of my first experience at configuring a firewall in the router D-Link 604 series.)
Well it's January 2004, I still get disconnected regularly from Sprint even though they were suposed to scale me back to 512 cause I'm so far out from the DSL office and my router or modem has just flat out refused to allow me to host any more NWN servers even though I opened all the ports and made them UDP like the help files and everyone said.
My question isn't wither how much bandwidth is enough, my question is wither or not I can get a simple internet connection anymore and not have to dork around with firewalls, ports, and little packet fairies that deny me a simple pleasure of creativity and having fun with other people.
I feel better venting now and look forward to contact Comcast Cable to get an internet connection thats hopefully better as far as stability then Sprint DSL. I also hope they have better support people who actually give streight answers.
If your like me and a bit PO'd about this from the article.
Paragraph 4 from the yahoo article:
' "There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore," Carly Fiorina, chief executive for Hewlett-Packard Co., said Wednesday. "We have to compete for jobs." '
Feel free to send your thoughts too... HP's E-mail Carly page.
I wouldn't want to see this in a software solution. I think this is great. Not only will it inspire future generations to think big, but also could make a nice historical landmark on mars tourists can visit in the future if everything goes successfully.
:/
What really stinks is at the rate humanity is going I may not see it in my life time.
I wonder what effect this will have with Joe Average tourist who's recording that next epic film of their family on vacation and they decide to stop in a theater. Could possibly effect tourism revenue for theaters out there.
:)
I know I wouldn't feel safe leaving an $800 cam corder with a minimum wage theater worker while I watch a film. Though I'm not sure what degree tourism gives revenue to theaters. I'm just glad I don't live in California.
Quick Fix almost like camera hack.
1> Open the nwnplayer.ini file.
2> Under [Control Options] add the entry: Unlockcamera=1
That should unlock the camera from default settings and allow better freedom of movement. The program was nifty but when I used it before SoU it did some EXE modifications and I had to keep a clean copy in order to patch for updates. This I always thought was a simpler and easy solution when they came out with it.
I think part of this can be attributed to the fact that OSS and Linux is gaining popularity. While it isn't probebly the whole reason, there is a certain amount of truth to being in the spot light more and being a bigger target. I'm sure there will be more of these stories in the future. It's only natural to get more attention when you winning a popularity contest. :)
I started out working in a more open spaced environment. Then we had a cubical wall thing setup in our work area which is kinda nice. It took away the distractions of everyone else and gave me a decent sense of privacy to work, but it was open and still a shared space.
The openess was great for collaborating with a fellow developer and helping him or having him help me. What sucked about the openness was I had to listen to his country music, foot tapping, and other little things that were distracting and anoying. I'm sure I had some mannerisms that irritated him. If given a choice, I'd want my own cubical that doesn't let me hear or see other people. That way I can code in peace.
I never really cared for mouse gestures. I did love the Black and White game I first saw it in but I never could get gestures down with a mouse and I never went far in Black and White because of it.
Now if there was something that could read my thoughts and interprate my actions based on what my brain does then you'd have something that could be really user friendly I think. Course that could open up a whole other can of worms too for ethics, security, and safty depending on how it's done.
I just put a post in their forums saying wither an open source developer can do it or if I have to pay for it, I'm adding my name to whatever list there is for people who want a Linux toolset. Probebly won't do much, but atleast I'm adding my voice to whatever group may be out there requesting it.
NWN's original campaign got me interested. I charged through as a barbarian on a rampage and loved every minute of it. When I went to online play the game shined and shot me in the keister too for game exploits.
I really enjoyed the fact the Linux client came out for it. Once I switched over to Linux I have little reason for Windows anymore. Right now the only thing keeping Windows alive on my other machine is the fact I need the NWN Toolset. I really, REALLY!, wish they would put out a toolset for Linux. I feel sorta cheated for not having it.
I'll definatly pick up the HoU expansion but I won't be buying any new titles from Bioware or any other game company unless there's direct Linux support and no half way, "Oh here it is a day late." type deals either. I just hope they keep the HoU release in step with both Windows and Linux.
As for the client on my Linux Mandrake box, thing runs better then it did on Windows with the same graphics resolution. I'm flat out amazed and the picture seems slightly sharper and things are snappier for me. Nice job and keep it up and make things better! By that I mean make a toolset for Linux!
I've seen a lot of this in online games. Particularlly NWN, where people just let the situation get to their heads and take it too personal. Older player picking on new players and such. I've also seen it in FPS's on some servers.
The thing kids should remember is it's just a game and you can turn off the bully any time you desier just by logging off or going to a differnt server and not mentioning where you go. Another thing is to hide your online presence if that option is availble. Makes it harder for you to get tracked.
As for IM's, block sender and only allow people you authorize to contact you are great options. Websites are a little more difficult, and emails just add em to your blocked list.
The worst thing is to let them get to you. Keep a cool level head and take the necessary steps to deal with the situation in a way that gives them the least amount of attention possible. They'll get bored and move on in most cases.
Registration Wizard:
Now go and sign up for the Mandrake Club you silly computer user or I shall taunt your CD-ROM a second time!
*Open and Close the CD door a few times to rasberry the user*
Actually I worked in retail for about 7-10 years. I know exactly what happens with customers. I know how long it takes to find what they want, ring them up, chit chat, load up their cars, and even deliver at their homes when I spent some time working at Boscov's department store on the recieving dock.
I never said it would be a wonderful experience. I said there is the potential for more jobs being offered in delivery and even warehouse shipping if demand picks up enough. I'm also thinking from the flexable worker theory which I adapted to many times in my working life to keep employeed. You can't be picky if you want to keep a paycheck coming in.
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
;)
PROGRAM-ID. asklauraout.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
DATA DIVISION.
LINKAGE SECTION.
01 NAME PIC X(6) VALUE "Laura".
01 PHONE PIC X(8) VALUE "123-1234".
01 QUESTION PIC X(30) VALUE "Want to go out friday?".
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
CALL NAME USING PHONE QUESTION.
EXIT PROGRAM.
Yeah I know, but I was inspired after reading this and thinking back to highschool when I had a Cobol course in the late 80's. As for Laura, well she never cared for the computer, but...
The nice thing about that is there would be plenty of work for delivery people if everyone in the country went to online shopping. They can't outsource that to some far off country easly.
No matter how you look at it, it's jobs to make up for the mall loss and maybe then some. Granted everyone doing online shopping is a bit far fetched, but it's still possible. Another good thing about it is that it's healthy work in that your always moving and excersizing.
Won't work because...
Nobody with an income less then six figure ever said, "Go ask Jeeves."
"Did you Jeeves it?" just don't have the same ring.
When was the last time you saw a butler with GoOgle eyes?
And finally.. if something went wrong.. You know who did it already!
This is exactly why I bought a copy of McAffee's. I didn't want to have to deal with product activation on windows with something that could protect my data. I think of product activation in this case as getting mugged in a street and having a cop stand by while your getting mugged cause you didn't give him the product key for the taxes you spent.
Although I heard from a relative that they got billed by McAffee's even after they told them to cancel their subscription for virus updates. I was told they were basiclly ignored by the company. So if you have to run windows be very careful what you get when your dealing with anti-virus packages.
It's sad really, all of this adds the the nightmare of maintaining a windows system. My linux box has none of these problems and was 10x easier to install then Windows XP. (Mandrake 9.1)
This is some good advice. The best way to get laid is not to pursue, and not to give a shit. If she's interested, let her chase you down. Hell, make her wait. Then when the time is right, BAM!
I've been waiting 11 years, when does it kick in?
"I have not seen anything like it in my entire career as a solar physicist. The probability of this happening is so low that it is a statistical anomaly,"
It's nice to know that the space weather people are just as accurate as the local forcast.
If the people pushing open source want to be shrewd. I'd say contact IT people running MS shops. Ask them how viruses and security updates effect their work schedual. Another thought would be to ask people who got sweet deals in the past from MS and now have to pay the piper so to speak at full price for upgrades.
Another method might be to point out some interesting effects of using MS software like here, here, and here to just name three quickies off slashdot. Google has a nice collection of information as well to present to the boss. Google also has links on TOC (total cost of ownership) for your researching pleasure from both camps it seems.