If it was a "cheap ripoff", it wouldn't bear the Wolfenstein name, which I'm sure is trademarked...
Hasn't Carmack talked of letting outside developers contuing the Doom line with a "Doom 2000"? If he's amenable to that, I see no reason why he wouldn't be amenable to an external Wolf 2K...
$5K OGL dev kit? That's news to me! To me it seems Be has done everything to encourage development...
It may be a mutually beneficial thing to let Be do the port however... Be benefits by having more "cool apps" to lure users, and one more way to show off how cool BeOS is to the media...
Xatrix benefits by getting increased exposure, free cleanup work on making the code portable (useful if they want to do other ports like Linux or Mac), and free revenue -- they don't do the work...
The Wolfenstein storyline was pretty slim to begin with. Really it was about as well developed as Doom's storyline (or is that backwards...:>) -- which is to say it was "run around and kill (x)" where "x" is Nazis in this case.
Ok, so Wolfenstein 3D doesn't have a rich storyline to offer. Then what exactly does this game bring to the table? Q3A and UT have DeathMatch locked down, Kingpin, and Half-Life have rich single-player locked down...
Perhaps there is room for an "old-school" kill-fest but it will have to be as visceral and cutting edge as Wolfenstein was in it's day...
<> I think in the case of small companies it's more a matter of blind copying. Most of the employment agreement from my last company (a startup I cofounded) was just taken from employment agreements the CEO had been subjected to in previous jobs...
<<My current company actually doesn't have a non-competition clause, even though they loose a lot of people to competitors.>> Sounds like your present company is run by people who are in it for "the love of the game" as it were... More motivated by developing cool stuff than by profit motive?
This is undoubtedly what they mean. I just thought it was kinda funny how they made it sound like it was the end of the world: "horrific scenes of teenage sex"! LOL!
<> Really? That's odd then... I've had several employers -- from book stores where I was a sales associate to software companies -- that had lengthy non-compete clauses. And I am firmly planted in Silicon Valley!
I guess someone needs to tell them that these clauses are a joke...:)
<<Using the speed of technological change as an argument against them is novel, and I'm not sure how happy I am with that. It would be far better to strike down non-competion clauses completely. >> Yes, if the argument is that an entire year is just too long, then companies will make it 3 months. That is more reasonable after all -- within 3 months, their IP becomes essentially worthless externally. Time to market is everything. But that doesn't obsolete the engineer...:)
<In that case, the only thing the Palm needs is; a more reasonable price-tag. (if they could synch with that Apple AirPort thing, then THAT would be cookin' with gas!)>>
For an individual, the needs will be unique, but what I meant was to build broad consumer confidence. The Pilot is still something that the vast majority of people feel they "don't need", or "just isn't useful enough".
Now, you tell them "you use Quicken right? the Pilot works with Quicken!" or "You play SimCity right? You can play it on the Pilot!" and it starts looking just a tad more useful or worthwhile.
If you had a hundreds apps that people *recognize* then it starts to look much more compelling. Most consumers don't realize the potential of the Pilot...
At my previous company, we named our machines after great writers (preferrably dead).
My workstation was Asimov. Development server was Dickens. Production server was Burroughs. For a while, our office router was Shakespeare. The list goes on and on...:)
My current company names machines eon1, eon2, etc... With aliases for unusual female names (lola, farrah, etc...)
I'm off to buy it now... I'm only concerned with performance... Is it going to be slow as a dog, or stay at the pace of the original? Their animated screenshots would seem to indicate the latter but that doesn't say much.
I think this is a really good thing for the Palm. What the Palm needs are some "brand name" recognizable apps... It has very few recognizable brands or programs avilable for it.
That isn't to say there aren't any *good* apps, I mean, of course there are, but it lends yet more credibility to the system to have this on it. Quicken is the only other example of a recognizable brand/product on the Palm...
And let's not forget that this will demonstrate the Palm's true potential as a portable gaming platform... Even if the controls are unsuitable for MegaMan...:)
That's an idea! An attachment that provides GameBoy style controls which map to the basic buttons... Perhaps calc/menu can be the mappings for start/select? Add a gameboy emulator, or some game ports, and there ya go!:)
From what I understand, the risk is actually quite minor... Thankfully though I don't need it... The thought of someone peeling back part of my eye is just sickening!
My mom is considering it though... Time or Newsweek or some such had an article about it that covered the procedure and the risks quite well..
Apparently quite a few people need follow up surgery to correct what are essentially imprecisions of the first procedure, but very few have severe outcomes...
>I wonder if they've heard of the Fair Use >principle? Or maybe parody?
Everyone seems to be confusing copyright and trademark law! Repeat after me: COPYRIGHT LAW and TRADEMARK LAW are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
"Fair Use" does not apply to trademark law. Not being a lawyer, I cannot say for sure whether or not parody is allowed and what the requirements are if it is. Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer, Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
Perhaps a better way of phrasing it would be: "That message is really nothing more than a suggestion that IDG publish a '...for Dummies' book on the topic of Sendmail. This was not meant to dilute your trademark, rather it was a specific request for a book in your series."
>Reason: Lawyers don't like to be insulted. >Although others feel they would not be nearly >as polite, I caution you to be even more so. >Both security and lawyers DO NOT have a sense >of humor.
"Do not trifle with wizards for they are subtle and quick to anger"?
(all trademarks, copyrights, etc are the property of their respective owners, yada yada yada...)
I got the impression this was hardware-level... I.E. compare a reference chip (such as a P3) with a test chip (theirs for example)...
Some of the phrasing is interesting though... They talk about "selectable comparable points". That would indicate that the execution of code/code being executed is not identical on both systems, but is intended to have the same *result* on both systems.
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Which does *not* make use of a security hole as you suggest. I will look into eliminating the JavaScript though, as it does seem superfluous... I'll talk to the engineer in charge of that as soon as he is off the phone. Expect a fix, or at least a workaround (vanilla link) within the hour.
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If it was a "cheap ripoff", it wouldn't bear the Wolfenstein name, which I'm sure is trademarked...
Hasn't Carmack talked of letting outside developers contuing the Doom line with a "Doom 2000"? If he's amenable to that, I see no reason why he wouldn't be amenable to an external Wolf 2K...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
$5K OGL dev kit? That's news to me! To me it seems Be has done everything to encourage development...
It may be a mutually beneficial thing to let Be do the port however... Be benefits by having more "cool apps" to lure users, and one more way to show off how cool BeOS is to the media...
Xatrix benefits by getting increased exposure, free cleanup work on making the code portable (useful if they want to do other ports like Linux or Mac), and free revenue -- they don't do the work...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
The Wolfenstein storyline was pretty slim to begin with. Really it was about as well developed as Doom's storyline (or is that backwards... :>) -- which is to say it was "run around and kill (x)" where "x" is Nazis in this case.
Ok, so Wolfenstein 3D doesn't have a rich storyline to offer. Then what exactly does this game bring to the table? Q3A and UT have DeathMatch locked down, Kingpin, and Half-Life have rich single-player locked down...
Perhaps there is room for an "old-school" kill-fest but it will have to be as visceral and cutting edge as Wolfenstein was in it's day...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
<>
I think in the case of small companies it's more a matter of blind copying. Most of the employment agreement from my last company (a startup I cofounded) was just taken from employment agreements the CEO had been subjected to in previous jobs...
<<My current company actually doesn't have a non-competition clause, even though they loose a lot of people to competitors.>>
Sounds like your present company is run by people who are in it for "the love of the game" as it were... More motivated by developing cool stuff than by profit motive?
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
This is undoubtedly what they mean. I just thought it was kinda funny how they made it sound like it was the end of the world: "horrific scenes of teenage sex"! LOL!
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
<>
:)
:)
Really? That's odd then... I've had several employers -- from book stores where I was a sales associate to software companies -- that had lengthy non-compete clauses. And I am firmly planted in Silicon Valley!
I guess someone needs to tell them that these clauses are a joke...
<<Using the speed of technological change as an argument against them is novel, and I'm not sure how happy I am with that. It would be far better to strike down non-competion clauses completely. >>
Yes, if the argument is that an entire year is just too long, then companies will make it 3 months. That is more reasonable after all -- within 3 months, their IP becomes essentially worthless externally. Time to market is everything. But that doesn't obsolete the engineer...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
<In that case, the only thing the Palm needs is; a more reasonable price-tag.
(if they could synch with that Apple AirPort thing, then THAT would be cookin' with gas!)>>
For an individual, the needs will be unique, but what I meant was to build broad consumer confidence. The Pilot is still something that the vast majority of people feel they "don't need", or "just isn't useful enough".
Now, you tell them "you use Quicken right? the Pilot works with Quicken!" or "You play SimCity right? You can play it on the Pilot!" and it starts looking just a tad more useful or worthwhile.
If you had a hundreds apps that people *recognize* then it starts to look much more compelling. Most consumers don't realize the potential of the Pilot...
-JF
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
At my previous company, we named our machines after great writers (preferrably dead).
:)
My workstation was Asimov. Development server was Dickens. Production server was Burroughs. For a while, our office router was Shakespeare. The list goes on and on...
My current company names machines eon1, eon2, etc... With aliases for unusual female names (lola, farrah, etc...)
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
Naturally the online ordering system has been SlashDotted, or is otherwise unavailable... *sigh*...
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I'm off to buy it now... I'm only concerned with performance... Is it going to be slow as a dog, or stay at the pace of the original? Their animated screenshots would seem to indicate the latter but that doesn't say much.
:)
:)
I think this is a really good thing for the Palm. What the Palm needs are some "brand name" recognizable apps... It has very few recognizable brands or programs avilable for it.
That isn't to say there aren't any *good* apps, I mean, of course there are, but it lends yet more credibility to the system to have this on it. Quicken is the only other example of a recognizable brand/product on the Palm...
And let's not forget that this will demonstrate the Palm's true potential as a portable gaming platform... Even if the controls are unsuitable for MegaMan...
That's an idea! An attachment that provides GameBoy style controls which map to the basic buttons... Perhaps calc/menu can be the mappings for start/select? Add a gameboy emulator, or some game ports, and there ya go!
-JF
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
<>
From what I understand, the risk is actually quite minor... Thankfully though I don't need it... The thought of someone peeling back part of my eye is just sickening!
My mom is considering it though... Time or Newsweek or some such had an article about it that covered the procedure and the risks quite well..
Apparently quite a few people need follow up surgery to correct what are essentially imprecisions of the first procedure, but very few have severe outcomes...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
If it's "pre-diluted", that would make it an indefensible trademark, would it not?
Trademarks are only allowed to be terms not in general usage -- thus I cannot trademark "car" and make demands upon everyone who uses the term...
-JF
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
>I wonder if they've heard of the Fair Use
>principle? Or maybe parody?
Everyone seems to be confusing copyright and trademark law! Repeat after me: COPYRIGHT LAW and TRADEMARK LAW are TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
"Fair Use" does not apply to trademark law. Not being a lawyer, I cannot say for sure whether or not parody is allowed and what the requirements are if it is.
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
Does sarcasm alone constitute parody?
If so, then I think Slashdot is safe...
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
>copyright
:)
It's a trademark, not a copyright but you are exactly right.
A trademark can go bye-bye if it is abused. A copyright can not.
A copyright can only become void if the owner places something in the public domain, or the copyright expires. (which happens after 75 years IIRC)
-JF
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
He needs to be polite. Not to kiss their heinies.
Perhaps a better way of phrasing it would be: "That message is really nothing more than a suggestion that IDG publish a '...for Dummies' book on the topic of Sendmail. This was not meant to dilute your trademark, rather it was a specific request for a book in your series."
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
>Reason: Lawyers don't like to be insulted.
>Although others feel they would not be nearly
>as polite, I caution you to be even more so.
>Both security and lawyers DO NOT have a sense
>of humor.
"Do not trifle with wizards for they are subtle and quick to anger"?
(all trademarks, copyrights, etc are the property of their respective owners, yada yada yada...)
Jon Frisby, Senior Internet Software Engineer,
Personal Site (MrJoy.com)
I got the impression this was hardware-level... I.E. compare a reference chip (such as a P3) with a test chip (theirs for example)...
Some of the phrasing is interesting though... They talk about "selectable comparable points". That would indicate that the execution of code/code being executed is not identical on both systems, but is intended to have the same *result* on both systems.
-JF
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th0m,
Thank you for alerting me to the problem. It seems to have been a slight code synchronization issue, and has been corrected. Ironically it had to do with checking to make sure that cookies are enabled... *sigh* Somehow a "bad" version of one file got copied to the live site, and that killed searches from affiliates... (I.E. SlashDot)
Please e-mail me if you have any further issues...
-JF
How about "bug free", and "powerful" then?
Most of the problems we have had in the past have been solved with our state maintenance system. Our code is simpler now. It's cleaner. It's more easily understandable. Things that just weren't feasible before are now trivial to implement.
-JF
Our system will work in non-Apache environments, and we have some specific details in mind to allow very simple clustering/scaling and fault tolerance features to be implemented cleanly...
It is a bit of reinvention, but it's not horrendously bad and it does have some advantages (you'll see what I mean when we GPL it...)
-JF
If you look at the JavaScript code you'll see it's simply
h tml');"
onClick="javascript:location.replace('js_reg1.p
Which does *not* make use of a security hole as you suggest. I will look into eliminating the JavaScript though, as it does seem superfluous... I'll talk to the engineer in charge of that as soon as he is off the phone. Expect a fix, or at least a workaround (vanilla link) within the hour.
-JF
Those deficiencies are a result of the poster of the job. Some posters choose to include salary information (which is seperated out and displayed towards the top of the page) but most do not.
How exactly is information hard to find? We've put a lot of effort into making it easy to find information, although our hands are somewhat tied WRT jobs... Companies and recruiters simply aren't willing to invest the time to fill out a complicated job posting form. We know, we've tried.
-JF
Our site now checks to ensure that you have cookies.
Unlike other search engines, our site does a *lot* more than just do searches. Just because that's all you've used doesn't mean there isn't more. For one thing, when you do a search from SlashDot, the state maintenance system tracks that fact, so if you post your resume at any time that session, SlashDot gets credit for it. The same goes for any affiliate.
Also we have the BrainCenters -- candidate, company,and recruiter centers for managing your information. The recruiter/company BrainCenters in particular are quite sophisticated.
The state maintenance system allows our code to be much simpler, more robust, more flexible, and more extensible than an average "search engine". (It also allows for great scalability, but that's another issue for another day)
-JF