I entirely disagree. Perl gives you experience for sysadmin jobs (if you have significant UNIX administration exprience) and python/ruby jobs. That's it. .NET gives you opportunity for all new OO language jobs (.NET and Java), which are in high demand at the moment.
You're doing a job. You are getting paid for that job. You want to STILL get paid for a job instead of working in the same job, right?
I guess it really depends on ambition. If you want to sit in a cube and code all your life, then take the Perl job. It'll be more fun for you in the long run. Its a risky chance, though, because 'heads down' developers are what China and India are replacing.
If you aspire to be an architect or move into PHB positions while increasing your income and enjoying life away from work, take the.NET job.
Whoops... meant to add in the bit about the new mod for SS2 (called Rebirth) that updates the graphics for modern systems. Worth using when you reminisce about one of the best games of all time. Just google "SS2 rebirth" or look at the SS2 wikipedia entry...
Very similar, here... though I'd add in BF1942 mod Desert Combat, and the Shiny game Sacrifice which is still not only pretty, but incredibly fun. Was horribly underrated when it came out...
I disagree. Dedicated gamers want a break from the same-old. It all comes down to the Wiimote. We've seen how different controllers can do so much (DDR, anyone?), but the Wiimote can affect every type of game you play. If the Wiimote charm wears off after a few weeks, the Wii could die a painful death. If they keep coming up with new and unique ways to get the gamer INTO the game (I swing the sword instead of pushing a button), then the Wii with crush the market.
I used to be a dedicated gamer (have a wife and kids, so I only play after 8pm on most days, now-a-days), and am eagerly waiting for the Wii...
DAMN STRAIGHT! I'm glad the parent said something, or I'd have to jump in. For the experience I got with Episode 1, I say, take your time, Valve... that way we KNOW it will be good when it comes out.
Deadlines have killed even the strongest franchises. Anyone else remember Ultima IX?
I used to deal with BPM's a lot. The more you spend, the more flexible and more stuff you get out of the box. Personally, FileNET is probably the tops of the list, but is extrodinarily expensive. JBoss is the cheapest (free), but requires extreme customization.
The best answer depends on what you will be using it for. If you don't have a reason to use a BPM, then you probably should take the cost (or development effort) to throw one in.
And, of course, 90% of the replies here will be "do your own homework" which is semi-legit. As while I've seen a company work well with the adobe workflow, and one work great with the fileNET and jboss ones, it really depends on the client and their specific needs (which you really didn't define except in a very global sense).
The best answer would be to hire an expensive consultant that has lots of experience with BPMs. Let them look at your situation and make suggestions for you. You won't get anything worthwhile, here...
Dude... System Shock 2.
I guarantee it'll scare the pants off of you if you get the mod that upgrades the models. Play at night, no lights, turn the sound up.
Granted, it is short (but if you consider it 33% of a game, its about right), but, unlike even halflife 2, itself, its the most immersive game I've played. Because they concentrated on such a (relatively) small amount of game, they were able to completely and utterly finish it. Alyx reacts to most major situations, jokes during 'down time', and everything. Once all three are finished (assuming the other two are just as good as the first), and you play them in order, you'll agree that it's the best game, yet, that valve has released, and you have to play an additional $10 to get them in pieces instead of waiting over a year to get it all...
I thought Taco was claiming to look outside the box for something clean and good looking, but still retain the slashdot 'feel'.
Well, these three designs are pretty much clones of the current frontpage with just some prettiness and wizbangs added. I'm thoroughly unimpressed with these. Are these really $4,000 designs???
The 'top selected URLs' you plan on using in two weeks... will you provide the webspace to host them. Because most of us have bandwidth expenses and fear the slashdot effect from the story...
This has absolutely nothing really to do with slashcode. Log into slashdot.org mainpage. Click 'save as...' in your browser of choice. Tweak the css line to your new css. Place html on website with new css. Voila.
Yeah, I've never finished the psi track (tried a few times, but its uber hard... probably a flaw on their side). The army track is too easy imho (with enough practice, you can just go guns blazing and kill the scary effect). Navy is the way to go. Use the computers to your advantage, you can use the guns, but not very well, so it becomes a major disadvantage at bad times. Can't tell you how many times I snuck into a corner of a room with a zombie hearing and searching for me, and I only have 1 or 2 shots before my gun is jammed. I actually shook with fear the first couple times...
But the spawning only happens in the first couple levels were there are security cameras. A naval officer can disable security for long periods of time, and eventually you can start using your hacking skills to place turrents and stuff under your control...
Still think System Shock 2 is 'the' game of the last century. Incredible story, scary as hell voice acting, the graphics are good for the times (someone made new models to add to the game to 'update' it).
I play SS2 and sacrifice when the newer games start getting boring. Both are still very playworthy!
I don't see any real major flaw with sacrifice. Never see a bug, and I'm playing it again at home forl ike the 16th time. I think its one of the most underrated games next to System Shock 2.
If anyone is up for a networked game of sacrifice, gimmie a hollar.
Adobe has recently released its Intelligent Document Platform which gives PDFs the ability to use javascript and imbed things within their PDFs, along with the ability to use submission and make PDFs dynamic on the web.
And considering that Adobe recently purchased Macromedia, its only a matter of time before they have flash embedded and working solidly in PDFs.
Unipage is already waaay behind (like Hemos said, they don't have the solid installbase), and will have to come up with something extremely impressive that Adobe won't be able to copy.
I see this as vaporware before it even comes to release 1.0.
So, please explain to me how you can have a sane system of laws that restrict things like sharing over P2p and don't restrict things like letting a friend read a book. In a digital world, I do not believe this is possible.
'sharing over P2P' doesn't make sense. When it is over, you have a copy, and I have a copy. You are not 'sharing' your copy, you are creating and giving me a copy.
This isn't rocket science, people!
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I entirely disagree. Perl gives you experience for sysadmin jobs (if you have significant UNIX administration exprience) and python/ruby jobs. That's it.
.NET gives you opportunity for all new OO language jobs (.NET and Java), which are in high demand at the moment.
.NET job.
You're doing a job. You are getting paid for that job. You want to STILL get paid for a job instead of working in the same job, right?
I guess it really depends on ambition. If you want to sit in a cube and code all your life, then take the Perl job. It'll be more fun for you in the long run. Its a risky chance, though, because 'heads down' developers are what China and India are replacing.
If you aspire to be an architect or move into PHB positions while increasing your income and enjoying life away from work, take the
Whoops... meant to add in the bit about the new mod for SS2 (called Rebirth) that updates the graphics for modern systems. Worth using when you reminisce about one of the best games of all time. Just google "SS2 rebirth" or look at the SS2 wikipedia entry...
Very similar, here... though I'd add in BF1942 mod Desert Combat, and the Shiny game Sacrifice which is still not only pretty, but incredibly fun. Was horribly underrated when it came out...
I disagree. Dedicated gamers want a break from the same-old. It all comes down to the Wiimote. We've seen how different controllers can do so much (DDR, anyone?), but the Wiimote can affect every type of game you play. If the Wiimote charm wears off after a few weeks, the Wii could die a painful death. If they keep coming up with new and unique ways to get the gamer INTO the game (I swing the sword instead of pushing a button), then the Wii with crush the market.
I used to be a dedicated gamer (have a wife and kids, so I only play after 8pm on most days, now-a-days), and am eagerly waiting for the Wii...
Make sure the old discussion is an option... it doesn't have to be default, but I'd like to be able to still use the old way, if I want.
DAMN STRAIGHT! I'm glad the parent said something, or I'd have to jump in. For the experience I got with Episode 1, I say, take your time, Valve... that way we KNOW it will be good when it comes out.
Deadlines have killed even the strongest franchises. Anyone else remember Ultima IX?
That's no moon... that's a BIG BLUE!
Nope... just doesn't work.
Maybe that's how Jeff Goldblum uploaded the virus to the mothership...
I agree. Ben Affleck is the only reason for negativity of Matt Damon. Matt, by himself, is a good actor.
I used to deal with BPM's a lot. The more you spend, the more flexible and more stuff you get out of the box. Personally, FileNET is probably the tops of the list, but is extrodinarily expensive. JBoss is the cheapest (free), but requires extreme customization.
The best answer depends on what you will be using it for. If you don't have a reason to use a BPM, then you probably should take the cost (or development effort) to throw one in.
And, of course, 90% of the replies here will be "do your own homework" which is semi-legit. As while I've seen a company work well with the adobe workflow, and one work great with the fileNET and jboss ones, it really depends on the client and their specific needs (which you really didn't define except in a very global sense).
The best answer would be to hire an expensive consultant that has lots of experience with BPMs. Let them look at your situation and make suggestions for you. You won't get anything worthwhile, here...
Dude... System Shock 2.
I guarantee it'll scare the pants off of you if you get the mod that upgrades the models. Play at night, no lights, turn the sound up.
Metroid (i don't think the game has an ending or even a point, but it's fun)
Dude... gamefaqs and get a map. There is a point, plot, and DEFINATELY and ending. One of my fav franchises of all time.
They have a pill that takes pics as it goes through the intestines. Still not nearly as effective as a endo or colo, though...
Granted, it is short (but if you consider it 33% of a game, its about right), but, unlike even halflife 2, itself, its the most immersive game I've played. Because they concentrated on such a (relatively) small amount of game, they were able to completely and utterly finish it. Alyx reacts to most major situations, jokes during 'down time', and everything. Once all three are finished (assuming the other two are just as good as the first), and you play them in order, you'll agree that it's the best game, yet, that valve has released, and you have to play an additional $10 to get them in pieces instead of waiting over a year to get it all...
... hoping the price of the new laptop doesn't get exceeded by your bandwidth costs this month ;)
I thought Taco was claiming to look outside the box for something clean and good looking, but still retain the slashdot 'feel'.
Well, these three designs are pretty much clones of the current frontpage with just some prettiness and wizbangs added. I'm thoroughly unimpressed with these. Are these really $4,000 designs???
30 years old and still making (good?) money from a college project. Life can't get much easier than that.
And 30 feels the same as 29 I assume....?
The 'top selected URLs' you plan on using in two weeks... will you provide the webspace to host them. Because most of us have bandwidth expenses and fear the slashdot effect from the story...
This has absolutely nothing really to do with slashcode. Log into slashdot.org mainpage. Click 'save as...' in your browser of choice. Tweak the css line to your new css. Place html on website with new css. Voila.
Yeah, I've never finished the psi track (tried a few times, but its uber hard... probably a flaw on their side). The army track is too easy imho (with enough practice, you can just go guns blazing and kill the scary effect). Navy is the way to go. Use the computers to your advantage, you can use the guns, but not very well, so it becomes a major disadvantage at bad times. Can't tell you how many times I snuck into a corner of a room with a zombie hearing and searching for me, and I only have 1 or 2 shots before my gun is jammed. I actually shook with fear the first couple times...
But the spawning only happens in the first couple levels were there are security cameras. A naval officer can disable security for long periods of time, and eventually you can start using your hacking skills to place turrents and stuff under your control...
Still think System Shock 2 is 'the' game of the last century. Incredible story, scary as hell voice acting, the graphics are good for the times (someone made new models to add to the game to 'update' it).
I play SS2 and sacrifice when the newer games start getting boring. Both are still very playworthy!
I don't see any real major flaw with sacrifice. Never see a bug, and I'm playing it again at home forl ike the 16th time. I think its one of the most underrated games next to System Shock 2.
If anyone is up for a networked game of sacrifice, gimmie a hollar.
Adobe has recently released its Intelligent Document Platform which gives PDFs the ability to use javascript and imbed things within their PDFs, along with the ability to use submission and make PDFs dynamic on the web.
And considering that Adobe recently purchased Macromedia, its only a matter of time before they have flash embedded and working solidly in PDFs.
Unipage is already waaay behind (like Hemos said, they don't have the solid installbase), and will have to come up with something extremely impressive that Adobe won't be able to copy.
I see this as vaporware before it even comes to release 1.0.
Great idea if it was secure and very tamper resilient.
So, please explain to me how you can have a sane system of laws that restrict things like sharing over P2p and don't restrict things like letting a friend read a book. In a digital world, I do not believe this is possible.
'sharing over P2P' doesn't make sense. When it is over, you have a copy, and I have a copy. You are not 'sharing' your copy, you are creating and giving me a copy.
This isn't rocket science, people!