I'd say that the ball dynamics in foosball are much more complex than that of ping-pong. Yeah, there's another dimension to consider in ping-pong but in general there's no ball control, the ball comes towards you, makes contact with the bat (which has its own trajectory) and almost instantaneouly leaves in another direction. Pretty simple physics.
In foosball, not only does each player have 11 (or 13) 'bats', but the men have 4 sides and corners which can all be used effectively. More importantly, the ball can be stopped and can remain in constant contact with the man while it moves. Without this ability the machine has no chance at a decent passing game and definitely no shot - ie, no game.
yeah, the AVRs are much better chips, they're mostly pin compatible with the PICs, their assembly language is MUCH nicer, gcc produces pretty good code for it, the free debugger from atmel is excellent, they faster, use less power, and there's a huge range of different versions. and you can build a programmer for about $10.
ouch! you know you can download the Platform SDK from Microsoft? It includes all the latest headers, compilers and build tools, including ATL/WTL. Make sure you get the debugging tools, too.
Well, in a free market the best doctors tend to be the most expensive. why? because there's high demand for them, simple economics.
same with software engineers (or anyone, for that matter), sure nobodoy would want to work in a shithole of a company for a few bucks more, but if you've got kids you want to put through college you've probably got more important things on your mind that the vain recognition of your peers.
besides, most of the best ideas in many areas come from academic research, and they're not published for free, they're either licensed to paying academic journals, or patented by the institutions that funded them.
At least C# doesn't have some awful templating system. (Watch me get replies from people claiming to enjoy templates).
Well, I'm a fan of C++, C# and Java, and while they all have their good points, the single thing that sets C++ apart from the rest IMO is templates (and no, the generics in future versions of C# & Java aren't even close).
For an excellent example of the power of C++ templates and oft-maligned operator overloading, take a look at Boost's brilliant Spirit Library that allows you to write EBNF-style grammars in C++. eg:
I find it genuinely offensive that you seem to think it OK for someone to stand by and refuse to part with food unless for money when there are people starving to death.
well, if you take the food from the vendor and give it to someone else then you're reducing the value of the goods. if you reduce the financial incentive for the vendor to make the goods then he'll work less efficiently, or even stop working all together. besides, if he goes on the poverty line then you'll provide for him, too, right? alternatively you can him a slave and force him to work for others. tanstaafl.
The BSD license contains no requirement that you release the source. It just says that if you do then it must include a copy of the license.
I should also say that there's no stipulation that you continue to release the source. This is one of the most important differences between the GPL and BSD licenses.
yeah, but the point is that with the BSD license you can choose at any point to cease releasing the source. say, for example, you realize that if you add a new feature that makes use of some other proprietary technology you own or develop, then you can do this without losing the value of that technology. with the GPL you either have to give up exclusive rights to that technology or start from scratch. neither or these are good selling points in a business plan.
it has a lot to do with it. it means that if you licence your code under BSD then you can choose whether or not you want to release the source. the copyright holders retain the ability to leverage the value of the IP.
it's a simple matter of economics: value is derived from an inbalance between supply and demand, and ROI comes from exercising that value. with the GPL there is no demand, therefore there is no value, and there is no potential for return on investment. therefore it makes no fiscal sense to invest in the GPL.
the only time it makes sense to invest in GPL'd code is when the value that you gain by work done by others outwighs the investment that you put into it.
the altruistic nature of the GPL is warm and fuzzy, but it's fiscally foolish.
The Oracle at Delphi is not an idea or a myth, it's history. The Pythia sat in the temple of Apollo from 650BC until about 400AD when Christianity outlawed most of the pagan customs in Greece.
well, i'm not saying that she had anything to do with Jesus, but she certainly was an influential religeous character in her time. most of the theological and philosophic references in the matrix don't originate in christianity, although some of them do appear in the bible and later dogma. most of them can be found in much older texts.
I'll bite. The Oracle at Delphi is a character from ancient Greek history. As the story goes, a goat herder (Koretas) wandered up the slopes of mount Parnassus and came across a crack in the mountainside where he became intoxicated and started spouting prophetical gibberish ("there was a man, born inside..."). Eventually it was decided that a woman (the Pythia) should be appointed to reside in a specially-built temple (of Apollo) at the site. Orginally the post was supposed to be held by young virgins, but eventually it was decided that the Oracles should be women no younger than 50. In the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Oracle tended a fire (oven?) and a crack in the floor from which arose sweet smelling vapours ("smell good, don't they?") which the Pythia would inhale, seated on a three-legged stool, and, entranced by the noxious fumes, speak the words of the Gods. One of the famous enscriptions on the walls of the temple was "Know Thyself", supposedly a quote from the God Apollo himself.
Michelangelo painted the Oracle of Delphi on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Compare Michelangelo's painting to the costume worn by Gloria Foster in the movie.
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Yeah, first of all the robot would need to be able to control the ball. I don't think this Kiro can do that.
In foosball, not only does each player have 11 (or 13) 'bats', but the men have 4 sides and corners which can all be used effectively. More importantly, the ball can be stopped and can remain in constant contact with the man while it moves. Without this ability the machine has no chance at a decent passing game and definitely no shot - ie, no game.
I love the fact that this comment was modded +5 insightful. There is life in slashdot afterall.
yeah, the AVRs are much better chips, they're mostly pin compatible with the PICs, their assembly language is MUCH nicer, gcc produces pretty good code for it, the free debugger from atmel is excellent, they faster, use less power, and there's a huge range of different versions. and you can build a programmer for about $10.
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same with software engineers (or anyone, for that matter), sure nobodoy would want to work in a shithole of a company for a few bucks more, but if you've got kids you want to put through college you've probably got more important things on your mind that the vain recognition of your peers.
besides, most of the best ideas in many areas come from academic research, and they're not published for free, they're either licensed to paying academic journals, or patented by the institutions that funded them.
For an excellent example of the power of C++ templates and oft-maligned operator overloading, take a look at Boost's brilliant Spirit Library that allows you to write EBNF-style grammars in C++. eg:
proprietary software isn't 'antisocial', it's 'anti-socialist'.
yeah, but the point is that with the BSD license you can choose at any point to cease releasing the source. say, for example, you realize that if you add a new feature that makes use of some other proprietary technology you own or develop, then you can do this without losing the value of that technology. with the GPL you either have to give up exclusive rights to that technology or start from scratch. neither or these are good selling points in a business plan.
it's a simple matter of economics: value is derived from an inbalance between supply and demand, and ROI comes from exercising that value. with the GPL there is no demand, therefore there is no value, and there is no potential for return on investment. therefore it makes no fiscal sense to invest in the GPL. the only time it makes sense to invest in GPL'd code is when the value that you gain by work done by others outwighs the investment that you put into it. the altruistic nature of the GPL is warm and fuzzy, but it's fiscally foolish.
shouldn't that be 'Red Hat Gnu/FreeBSD'? ;-)
The Oracle at Delphi is not an idea or a myth, it's history. The Pythia sat in the temple of Apollo from 650BC until about 400AD when Christianity outlawed most of the pagan customs in Greece.
neither of us has any idea what you're talking about. if you work it out, let me know.
sarcasm, look it up.
well, i'm not saying that she had anything to do with Jesus, but she certainly was an influential religeous character in her time. most of the theological and philosophic references in the matrix don't originate in christianity, although some of them do appear in the bible and later dogma. most of them can be found in much older texts.
Tell that to those that read the bible... It's just a book, right?
here's a better link to that image.
Michelangelo painted the Oracle of Delphi on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Compare Michelangelo's painting to the costume worn by Gloria Foster in the movie.
so, yes.