That sounds pretty cool, but one thing I didn't like is the spying aspect. Not because spying isn't cool, but because the spying is external to the game. People use their alts to see what's going on in an enemy corporation, then report back. CCP should either limit alts to NPC corps or to the same corp as main.
I started my account after hearing about the last huge battle a few months ago and very coincidentally uninstalled EVE the day after this battle. When the game is fun, it's great, but there's SOO much downtime in between PVP fights (PVE, PI, mining and such get old fast). CCP took the approach of more content rather than focusing on playability and new players get a truckload dumped in their laps. The UI is murder on new players and even the plugins could use a major upgrade or at least more consistency with colors. I had major friendly fire annoyances with color tags that were too close or misleading.
Game could be fun if there was more interaction, but from my experience there's a lot of spinning ships in station and yacking on Mumble. My two recommendations would be for CCP to create true CCP-sponsored corporations that stage lots of PVP and training against each other (much like the Blue and Red do) and do away with the non-functional NPC noob corps where new toons get dumped. Second, they need to improve the UI standardize that overview. The colors and codes are head scratching and sometimes *way* too similar.
The curve is just too high for people looking to have fun and not turn the game into a way of life. I felt barely competent after 4 months of play.
It emerged in court that their complex mathematical investigation examined the software behind the code. It has been available on the internet since 2009.
My only objection to hackers revealing exploits is they must give the affected company time to fix the problem. This time is going to be longer for VW since their software is literally running all over the world. But, 4 years is ample time.
I'd be curious to know exactly what VW has done to address the problem, or more broadly did they even *bother* to fix the problem.
Plenty of dirt poor Asian countries full of workers who aren't going to cry about better treatment. If they're willing to wait 10 years, I'm sure they could relocate to Michigan for even cheaper!
Doubt it. Back then, people were fundamentally against these intrusions. Sixty years ago, Americans would've flipped a lid if they found out their SSNs were being used to track them. Today, your whole life is indexed in a database somewhere and we're happy to contribute new data points (e.g. Facebook).
Slightly OT, but I read a lot of motorcycling travel stories on advrider.com. While a lot of these trips seem incredible, the ONE reason I'd never attempt one is having to deal with foreign bureaucrats in small countries. I just don't have that ear-eye for when someone's asking for a handout. And, these guys get hit up by everyone from boarder checkpoint guards to local sheriffs. They seem to know when to give in and when to refuse. Knowing me, I'd either get arrested for offering a bribe or end up locked for a week until the embassy stepped in.
I don't have as much an issue with taxes as all the bitching here indicates. My problem is with how revenue is being used. Cities are more than willing to shortchange pension plans (then cry poverty in 20 years when the bills come due), finance billion dollar mega stadiums that price the average Joe right out the door, or fund other upscale touristy projects. Yeah yeah I've heard all the talk about how this helps the city increase it's appeal, but when you're neglecting basic services it's like spending $5K on a new paint job for your Gremlin when the transmission is shot.
I'd say they'd be perfect for students. I used one in college for textbooks and note taking and the only problem I had was with the damned capacitive crayons you need to use to write.
Seeing some search I did 2 days ago now following me around the internet is like 1984. eBay has started pushing activity-based sales at you, so now every time I log in I see ads for the laptop I sold a year or two a go. And, I'm sure like most people we do innocuous searches all the time. I dig around for new house info, but I'm not seriously considering one any time soon.
Until Americans man up and accept the reality that Big Brother can't guarantee 100% security, they're going to keep doing this. I'm disheartened by how relatively low disapproval for these practices is. I think I heard only 56% against. In the US, I would expect those numbers to be astronomical.
Java is a *very* good language with a great syntax. C is a great language with a great syntax. C++ has a very poor syntax that gives developers far too much rope to hang themselves with, though its ubiquity makes it powerful. While the typical novice programmer will blindly assume that "harder to use" means "better" and "easier to use" means "for bad programmers," all it takes is one look at Programming Research High-Integrity C++ Coding Standard Manuals juxtaposed with most C++ code you see in the wild to understand that "harder" means "more likely to contain bugs."
I've been on Slashdot for 10+ years reading posts from young, brash coders pounding their chests and extolling the superiority of C++ and sneering at Java development. And, I've read enough code to know how wrong they are.
This is SlashDot where irrational nuke love is guaranteed karma whoring. I'm no expert, but every time I've looked up one of these "obvious" technologies people rave about here there's always something like this behind the numbers.
Actually, the Russians are playing it very diplomatically. They already stated he can only stay if he stops with the comments hurting the US. Not everything another country does outside of our interests is "thumbing their nose." They definitely want that next defector with some juicy intel looking their way for an escape route.
Say my home network gets hacked and all my data gets released into the wild. There's a tangible cost in time it would take me to change passwords, but how do you quantify costs of embarrassment or damage to your reputation? Say I've got some scathing criticisms of a family member or reprehensible views on some issue.
Can you put a price tag on the damage to Anthony Weiner from the leaked sexting conversations?
I used mine for college to take notes on and read textbooks via Kindle. Now, YOU might not see a use for them (and I was that guy 2 years ago), but that doesn't mean they're just for games.
The problem is that international law covers software patents just like tangible product patents under the dubious basis that software is an "arrangement of matter" at the microscopic level. I never appreciated how bad they are for innovation. The big boys sit around accumulating patents on everything and sharpening their lawyer-axes. The little guys scurry in the shadows waiting for one to drop on them.
1. Apple products are good, but expensive 2. Android products are cheaper, but the lack of standards causes all kinds of platform development issues. Personally, I've also had issues with performance and stability. 3. A new platform can sell itself as THE privacy option. Give users more control or access over the platform to see what applications and the OS is up to.
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That sounds pretty cool, but one thing I didn't like is the spying aspect. Not because spying isn't cool, but because the spying is external to the game. People use their alts to see what's going on in an enemy corporation, then report back. CCP should either limit alts to NPC corps or to the same corp as main.
I started my account after hearing about the last huge battle a few months ago and very coincidentally uninstalled EVE the day after this battle. When the game is fun, it's great, but there's SOO much downtime in between PVP fights (PVE, PI, mining and such get old fast). CCP took the approach of more content rather than focusing on playability and new players get a truckload dumped in their laps. The UI is murder on new players and even the plugins could use a major upgrade or at least more consistency with colors. I had major friendly fire annoyances with color tags that were too close or misleading.
Game could be fun if there was more interaction, but from my experience there's a lot of spinning ships in station and yacking on Mumble. My two recommendations would be for CCP to create true CCP-sponsored corporations that stage lots of PVP and training against each other (much like the Blue and Red do) and do away with the non-functional NPC noob corps where new toons get dumped. Second, they need to improve the UI standardize that overview. The colors and codes are head scratching and sometimes *way* too similar.
The curve is just too high for people looking to have fun and not turn the game into a way of life. I felt barely competent after 4 months of play.
It emerged in court that their complex mathematical investigation examined the software behind the code. It has been available on the internet since 2009.
My only objection to hackers revealing exploits is they must give the affected company time to fix the problem. This time is going to be longer for VW since their software is literally running all over the world. But, 4 years is ample time.
I'd be curious to know exactly what VW has done to address the problem, or more broadly did they even *bother* to fix the problem.
We cheer on labor rights in China, but complain about unions in the US. Maybe it's the balance, I don't know. But, it seems hypocritical.
Plenty of dirt poor Asian countries full of workers who aren't going to cry about better treatment. If they're willing to wait 10 years, I'm sure they could relocate to Michigan for even cheaper!
Doubt it. Back then, people were fundamentally against these intrusions. Sixty years ago, Americans would've flipped a lid if they found out their SSNs were being used to track them. Today, your whole life is indexed in a database somewhere and we're happy to contribute new data points (e.g. Facebook).
Don't kid yourself about that. Police were cracking plenty of skulls in the days before unions were entrenched.
Slightly OT, but I read a lot of motorcycling travel stories on advrider.com. While a lot of these trips seem incredible, the ONE reason I'd never attempt one is having to deal with foreign bureaucrats in small countries. I just don't have that ear-eye for when someone's asking for a handout. And, these guys get hit up by everyone from boarder checkpoint guards to local sheriffs. They seem to know when to give in and when to refuse. Knowing me, I'd either get arrested for offering a bribe or end up locked for a week until the embassy stepped in.
I don't have as much an issue with taxes as all the bitching here indicates. My problem is with how revenue is being used. Cities are more than willing to shortchange pension plans (then cry poverty in 20 years when the bills come due), finance billion dollar mega stadiums that price the average Joe right out the door, or fund other upscale touristy projects. Yeah yeah I've heard all the talk about how this helps the city increase it's appeal, but when you're neglecting basic services it's like spending $5K on a new paint job for your Gremlin when the transmission is shot.
I'd say they'd be perfect for students. I used one in college for textbooks and note taking and the only problem I had was with the damned capacitive crayons you need to use to write.
Seeing some search I did 2 days ago now following me around the internet is like 1984. eBay has started pushing activity-based sales at you, so now every time I log in I see ads for the laptop I sold a year or two a go. And, I'm sure like most people we do innocuous searches all the time. I dig around for new house info, but I'm not seriously considering one any time soon.
This is the genius of it all. Take advantage of greed and the desperation people seem to have for their reality TV moment.
Until Americans man up and accept the reality that Big Brother can't guarantee 100% security, they're going to keep doing this. I'm disheartened by how relatively low disapproval for these practices is. I think I heard only 56% against. In the US, I would expect those numbers to be astronomical.
Why would you need an array longer than 2^32? Unless...wait, are you sequencing alien DNA????
Java is a *very* good language with a great syntax. C is a great language with a great syntax. C++ has a very poor syntax that gives developers far too much rope to hang themselves with, though its ubiquity makes it powerful. While the typical novice programmer will blindly assume that "harder to use" means "better" and "easier to use" means "for bad programmers," all it takes is one look at Programming Research High-Integrity C++ Coding Standard Manuals juxtaposed with most C++ code you see in the wild to understand that "harder" means "more likely to contain bugs."
I've been on Slashdot for 10+ years reading posts from young, brash coders pounding their chests and extolling the superiority of C++ and sneering at Java development. And, I've read enough code to know how wrong they are.
Not a parent, are you? Probably never had a girlfriend either.
This is SlashDot where irrational nuke love is guaranteed karma whoring. I'm no expert, but every time I've looked up one of these "obvious" technologies people rave about here there's always something like this behind the numbers.
excessively wealthy philanthropists did wonderful things, like build universities, parks, and feed the homeless
Last generation? That was more like 5 generations ago.
Actually, the Russians are playing it very diplomatically. They already stated he can only stay if he stops with the comments hurting the US. Not everything another country does outside of our interests is "thumbing their nose." They definitely want that next defector with some juicy intel looking their way for an escape route.
I think he meant he would assume the signs were real except for the missile.
Say my home network gets hacked and all my data gets released into the wild. There's a tangible cost in time it would take me to change passwords, but how do you quantify costs of embarrassment or damage to your reputation? Say I've got some scathing criticisms of a family member or reprehensible views on some issue.
Can you put a price tag on the damage to Anthony Weiner from the leaked sexting conversations?
I used mine for college to take notes on and read textbooks via Kindle. Now, YOU might not see a use for them (and I was that guy 2 years ago), but that doesn't mean they're just for games.
He thinks he's people!
The problem is that international law covers software patents just like tangible product patents under the dubious basis that software is an "arrangement of matter" at the microscopic level. I never appreciated how bad they are for innovation. The big boys sit around accumulating patents on everything and sharpening their lawyer-axes. The little guys scurry in the shadows waiting for one to drop on them.
Here are 3 reasons why IMO:
1. Apple products are good, but expensive
2. Android products are cheaper, but the lack of standards causes all kinds of platform development issues. Personally, I've also had issues with performance and stability.
3. A new platform can sell itself as THE privacy option. Give users more control or access over the platform to see what applications and the OS is up to.