Vertical drops on a roller coaster are about as close as most people will get to sustained zero g in their lives. I think you are comparing to the wrong thing.
Re:std::for_each
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A Taste of Qt 4
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This would not "do the trick" for me. The STL for_each requires a pre-defined functor outside the scope where the for_each pseudoloop algorithm is executed. I like the perlness of a "for each" that acts like a natural extension to the for loop.
IIRC, the g++ "typeof" extension is evaluated at compile-time. I think it's not at all related to RTTI, which may be what you are thinking of. RTTI is a performance drag, and is "considered harmful" by some.
If you use a c++ compiler with "typeof" (g++ has this) and STL containers, you can do this handy trick:
#define EACH( I , C ) typeof((C).begin()) (I) = (C).begin();\
(I) != (C).end(); ++(I)
that allows:
std::vector<MyBigClass> v =...
for ( EACH( i, v ) ) { ... do something with i... }
which is very readable and maintainable. My guess is that Qt's foreach is something similar:
#define foreach( I , C ) for ( typeof((C).begin()) (I) = (C).begin();\
(I) != (C).end(); ++(I) )
foreach( i, v ) { ... do something with i... }
The problem is that this is too much of a departure from C++ syntax (foiling editor syntax highlighting), and the macro hides too much of the actual loop construct.
No kidding. As a former Amiga owner, and a former rabid Amiga fan, I can say that the new Amiga OS is the successor to the old Amiga in trademark only. What made Amiga cool in 1985-1990 was the hardware. Let me repeat, the hardware. What about the ease of programming? Again, that came from the hardware. It did have a color GUI desktop before macintosh, yes, and that was cool. Nobody, though, chose Amiga for any reason that can not be satisfied by other hardware/software combinations today.
The only analogue I can think of that would show what Amiga would be in today's market is some hybrid of the Playstation 2 graphics and sound with a Mac OS desktop and Cocoa programming.
and it doesn't distract you like some other operating systems.
You mean distract you with things like applications?
Re:Yomega yoyos rock too, at a much better price
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Extreme Yo-Yoing
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As the owner of a Yomega Raider (~$10), a Spintastics (~$14), various Duncans (~$5), a few BC Spitfires (~$4), and a Custom Goldeneye (~$60), I can say that in metal-axle and ball bearing yoyos, you definitely get what you pay for. Duncans are not as good as yomega, for sure, but Yomega is not the top of the heap. I would look into an aluminum Custom, IIWY.
In wood-axle yoyos, you can get an amazing amount of play for cheap. The BC spitfire is still my favorite looper. I also found an unlabeled black wood saber-shape (with wooden transaxle) at a liquidation sale for $5, that rivaled the Spintastics for sleep time.
I think what you may be getting at is the fact that writing a compelling IF world is literally NP hard. Every choice leads to a few new choices, and those each lead to a few new choices, etc., exponentially. Unless you have an artful way of constraining the user's choices and re-using scenarios that they otherwise would have chosen their way out of, you will have to do exponential work in relation to the depth of the user's experience in the game. Perhaps that application of subtle constraints and convincingly presenting of otherwise "forced" scenarios is the "art" to be judged in this medium.
No they can't. I'm talking about the random number generation itself. Look into the general problem of (pseudo)random number generation algorithms. What iTunes does is let you choose between "random" and various sortings by categories.
What I am proposing is not sorted, but weighted randomization. iTunes would do what I want if it had selections like "Randomize with (strong|medium|weak|no) (positive|negative) correlations in (size|time|date added|year|artist|song name|composer|...)"
Since "random" shuffle is so popular, it might be a good thing to develop other shuffle methods for the shuffling connoisseur:
Time-correlated shuffle, so that songs heard within the last few days are more likely to show up again. This allows songs to "stick in your head." This is more like what you actually hear on radio.
Low-discrepancy sequences based on, e.g., date and/or genre. This provides a more uniform sampling of your music library for short duration listening, since in, say, four songs you are guaranteed four maximally different dates or genres, or whatever.
In a human language that has no possibility for redundancy (allows anything to be described in only one way) there wouldn't be space for steganography at all. Combined with the fact that most languages at least pay some attention to being efficient, it's no surprise that human language is terrible as a carrier for hidden data.
This actually goes a long way in explaining the difference between the two presidential candidates. What Kerry likes to call "nuance," is actually a steganographic secret message. I have now decoded it and find the contents to be the repetition of this one phrase: "I am wishy-washy."
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Oregon Trail.
Question: Is yours the kind of post that masquerades insecurity with pedantry?
Vertical drops on a roller coaster are about as close as most people will get to sustained zero g in their lives. I think you are comparing to the wrong thing.
No, he threatens Greedo with a U.N. resolution.
This would not "do the trick" for me. The STL for_each requires a pre-defined functor outside the scope where the for_each pseudoloop algorithm is executed. I like the perlness of a "for each" that acts like a natural extension to the for loop.
IIRC, the g++ "typeof" extension is evaluated at compile-time. I think it's not at all related to RTTI, which may be what you are thinking of. RTTI is a performance drag, and is "considered harmful" by some.
Yeah, if they said that Quake 4 were being positioned directly against Java, that would make more sense.
The only analogue I can think of that would show what Amiga would be in today's market is some hybrid of the Playstation 2 graphics and sound with a Mac OS desktop and Cocoa programming.
You mean distract you with things like applications?
As the owner of a Yomega Raider (~$10), a Spintastics (~$14), various Duncans (~$5), a few BC Spitfires (~$4), and a Custom Goldeneye (~$60), I can say that in metal-axle and ball bearing yoyos, you definitely get what you pay for. Duncans are not as good as yomega, for sure, but Yomega is not the top of the heap. I would look into an aluminum Custom, IIWY.
In wood-axle yoyos, you can get an amazing amount of play for cheap. The BC spitfire is still my favorite looper. I also found an unlabeled black wood saber-shape (with wooden transaxle) at a liquidation sale for $5, that rivaled the Spintastics for sleep time.
I think what you may be getting at is the fact that writing a compelling IF world is literally NP hard. Every choice leads to a few new choices, and those each lead to a few new choices, etc., exponentially. Unless you have an artful way of constraining the user's choices and re-using scenarios that they otherwise would have chosen their way out of, you will have to do exponential work in relation to the depth of the user's experience in the game. Perhaps that application of subtle constraints and convincingly presenting of otherwise "forced" scenarios is the "art" to be judged in this medium.
What I am proposing is not sorted, but weighted randomization. iTunes would do what I want if it had selections like "Randomize with (strong|medium|weak|no) (positive|negative) correlations in (size|time|date added|year|artist|song name|composer|...)"
- Time-correlated shuffle, so that songs heard within the last few days are more likely to show up again. This allows songs to "stick in your head." This is more like what you actually hear on radio.
- Low-discrepancy sequences based on, e.g., date and/or genre. This provides a more uniform sampling of your music library for short duration listening, since in, say, four songs you are guaranteed four maximally different dates or genres, or whatever.
Any others?Give us the information Johnny! Come on, cough it up!
I think you meant mnemonic.
Which article? this article? (note the date).
That's right. Everyone who uses it knows that IE is not a web browser, it is "the internet," or possibly, "the intarweb."
And I thought I blocked his stories...
With frickin' laser beams on its head.
This actually goes a long way in explaining the difference between the two presidential candidates. What Kerry likes to call "nuance," is actually a steganographic secret message. I have now decoded it and find the contents to be the repetition of this one phrase: "I am wishy-washy."
Uh, Parent is NOT off-topic.
"No one ever got fired for being bought by IBM."
Yeah, those indian givers.
Not in America.