FlyingLabs software is developing Delta Green, which may or may not be very good. But, after seeing Doom3 at E3, the dev team has created some stunning visuals; particularly with the normal mapping technique. Check out vids here. There's also a HomeLAN interview here.
Now, what about people who want to advertise their address for open source projects and the like? Well, put it in the source code, in the README files, wherever you like. Just not on your web page.
I've been waiting for people to put important info that they don't want roaming spiders to get at into images. More specifically, images generated by this project.
There are 11 kinds of people. Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
In my experience, you buy a book detailing the Java API, then in half a year, it changes and your book is out of date and you can't use it for fear that you might end up using a depricated method.
In my experience, you might want to get more experience.
All the major java compilers have a flag to alert the user when he/she is using deprecated methods.
The fact that deprecation is part of the language should tell you that Sun realizes forcing abrupt API changes is counterproductive.
If you start/started with 1.2 or later, the number of deprecated methods you are likely to see or have to migrate is in reality very small.
Having said that, I do agree with you that you shouldn't waste the money; only because the full APIs are free (and usable via HTML) from Sun. Only someone with a paper fetish may want a hardcopy of the API. You should buy a book that deals in depth on a topic concerning you (JDBC, threads, beginning, etc.)
I carry knowledge of Java in my head for the same reason I carry a Leatherman: it's no good approaching every problem with only a hammer.
It would be nice if stories like these (product launches in which the product is far short of revolutionary, but still worth notice to many) could be grouped for easy filtering, ala a new topic or even a section.
Committing an illegal act is not defensible just because it is expedient and can be rationalized to a satisfactory extent. Your argument might have some plausibility if the denied rights in question were very basic human rights (as generally agreed upon, such as life, liberty, etc). The right to consume music is not very high on that list.
The reason many people look down on Capitalism and why it doesn't work as such in the US is that the overwhelming majority of citizens abdicate their most powerful right/tool. This tool can be exercised directly with their pocketbook or indirectly by influencing others' use of their pocketbooks. The disparity between insignificant use of the boycott and tremendous communicative power of current technology is simply amazing.
As long as you don't have the willpower to pass on instant gratification (new music, esp. via P2P) for a long term goal (better treatment of consumers and artists by music industry), groups such as the RIAA will be able to help the enacting of wrong-headed legislation that only prolongs the problem.
As much as the RIAA bemoans the hypothesis that P2P apps lower their revenues, they are not oblivious to the cost-benefit analysis at all. I think they know P2P generally boosts, or most likely has little cumulative effect on their revenues. But they also know that citizens in general do not have the willpower to do what it takes to force their current business plan in to the ground.
Technology that provides expedient ways around current law does not justify the act, as many people try to convince themselves. Moreover, it is not even the best way. The RIAA attack on fair use is unconscionable, but so is the illegal act of using an unlicensed work.
Chess programming has long since diverged from AI research and application. The three things that drive computer chess engines at the moment are (a) computing power, (b) clever hacks like rotated bitboards and (c) extensive opening databases. Remember, if the branching factor of the tree is 3 (which is really quite good for a chess engine), it will take 3 times the "computing power" to reach one more ply. The opening database tends to have a much greater effect than either a or b. And is the reason many criticize these matchups, saying things like, "Well, computers win because of their huge opening databases, with pre-computed scores, but they can't really outplay the human opponent."
A much more interesting and level playing field is Fischer Random Chess, which effectively renders opening books reverse obsolescent (with a large time scale).
It's also a fun variant that doesn't require a paradigm shift in thought to play.
In the school districts I'm familiar with (and they are no where near a statistical sampling), those who switched to Linux either loved Linux, or where of the opinion, "Well, there are some problems with Linux (mostly read: we need to get used to a slightly different way), but it is still better than Microsoft."
And while there are plenty of good things about Microsoft software, given the current climate of security concerns and lack of funding in education, most school ITs are more than willing to give Linux a serious evaluation. It seems to me these strongarm tactics will only bring school management in line with this view.
I'm curious as to when Microsoft strong-arming reaches critical mass, and "Well, Microsoft, you want us to play by stupid rules or you'll take your ball home? Okay, we've got a new ball!" becomes the standard reaction.
As easy as it is to believe that most congressmen are unscrupulous money hounds, the fact is that most are doing what they think is right given the limited (to none) information they posess regarding technological issues.
Even though this PAC does not have it as an express purpose to educate our representatives, anything that will move towards this goal should be appreciated.
Like GI Joe never said, "Educating your congressmen is half the battle."
That's certainly true, don't even get me started there. Unfortunately, my little sister learns more about sex/dating/etc from "Real World" and shows of that ilk than from my parents. This irks me (partly because of what I think of "Real World" and "Dismissed" and etc etc etc), but she cares little for what I think on this matter....
How many problems would cease to exist (or be vastly altered for the better) with better parents?
Many adults like myself take a civil disobedience type approach to music sharing. I buy as many CDs (if not more) than I used to, but I unabashedly use these services to make sure those CDs I buy are going to be worth it. People that fall more or less in this category (I think) are waiting for a good digital music policy from the major labels(although there seems to be no light at the end of this tunnel).
However, as I've seen with my little sister and her friends (and others of the pre-teen to teen age group), they have "grown up" on free music whenever they want it, so "why buy the CD?". At this young age, none of them had given any thought (nor had I at that age) to Intellectual Property and the other issues regularly discussed in the heyday of Napster.
It is the difference between "The artist certainly has rights, but the industry is subverting the process to their substantial benefit, and this must be altered." and "Hey, we have a right to free music, how dare you take it away?"
And obviously, this demographic is too large to ignore.
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FlyingLabs software is developing Delta Green, which may or may not be very good. But, after seeing Doom3 at E3, the dev team has created some stunning visuals; particularly with the normal mapping technique. Check out vids here. There's also a HomeLAN interview here.
There are 11 kinds of people. Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
Actually, the spaciness in the text is due to overusage of the Opera 7 Beta 1. Oh, well.
Paper is just a tree recycled.
Efforts like this are very good. It is good to see government agencies marry the cheap delivery of the internet to their huge datasets.
... spacey.
And, appropriately enough, the text on their page is quite
The Army Understands
The cases in which I care at all if your pun was intended are so rare, it would be better to leave off any "(no) pun intended"s.
Your correction does not apply to the meaning I intended. Thanks anyway.
I beg to differ. I think Michael Jackson funded much of the research in this area so that he can enter what he calls 'Phase 2'.
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All the major java compilers have a flag to alert the user when he/she is using deprecated methods.
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The fact that deprecation is part of the language should tell you that Sun realizes forcing abrupt API changes is counterproductive.
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If you start/started with 1.2 or later, the number of deprecated methods you are likely to see or have to migrate is in reality very small.
Having said that, I do agree with you that you shouldn't waste the money; only because the full APIs are free (and usable via HTML) from Sun. Only someone with a paper fetish may want a hardcopy of the API. You should buy a book that deals in depth on a topic concerning you (JDBC, threads, beginning, etc.)I carry knowledge of Java in my head for the same reason I carry a Leatherman: it's no good approaching every problem with only a hammer.
Remember, paper is just a tree recycled.
It would be nice if stories like these (product launches in which the product is far short of revolutionary, but still worth notice to many) could be grouped for easy filtering, ala a new topic or even a section.
10 is the only number you'll ever need.
Haven't you heard? Following this, their robust IT department is looking into implementing packet-level EULAs!
Committing an illegal act is not defensible just because it is expedient and can be rationalized to a satisfactory extent. Your argument might have some plausibility if the denied rights in question were very basic human rights (as generally agreed upon, such as life, liberty, etc). The right to consume music is not very high on that list.
The reason many people look down on Capitalism and why it doesn't work as such in the US is that the overwhelming majority of citizens abdicate their most powerful right/tool. This tool can be exercised directly with their pocketbook or indirectly by influencing others' use of their pocketbooks. The disparity between insignificant use of the boycott and tremendous communicative power of current technology is simply amazing.
As long as you don't have the willpower to pass on instant gratification (new music, esp. via P2P) for a long term goal (better treatment of consumers and artists by music industry), groups such as the RIAA will be able to help the enacting of wrong-headed legislation that only prolongs the problem.
As much as the RIAA bemoans the hypothesis that P2P apps lower their revenues, they are not oblivious to the cost-benefit analysis at all. I think they know P2P generally boosts, or most likely has little cumulative effect on their revenues. But they also know that citizens in general do not have the willpower to do what it takes to force their current business plan in to the ground.
Technology that provides expedient ways around current law does not justify the act, as many people try to convince themselves. Moreover, it is not even the best way. The RIAA attack on fair use is unconscionable, but so is the illegal act of using an unlicensed work.
Chess programming has long since diverged from AI research and application. The three things that drive computer chess engines at the moment are (a) computing power, (b) clever hacks like rotated bitboards and (c) extensive opening databases. Remember, if the branching factor of the tree is 3 (which is really quite good for a chess engine), it will take 3 times the "computing power" to reach one more ply. The opening database tends to have a much greater effect than either a or b. And is the reason many criticize these matchups, saying things like, "Well, computers win because of their huge opening databases, with pre-computed scores, but they can't really outplay the human opponent."
A much more interesting and level playing field is Fischer Random Chess, which effectively renders opening books reverse obsolescent (with a large time scale).
It's also a fun variant that doesn't require a paradigm shift in thought to play.
In the school districts I'm familiar with (and they are no where near a statistical sampling), those who switched to Linux either loved Linux, or where of the opinion, "Well, there are some problems with Linux (mostly read: we need to get used to a slightly different way), but it is still better than Microsoft."
And while there are plenty of good things about Microsoft software, given the current climate of security concerns and lack of funding in education, most school ITs are more than willing to give Linux a serious evaluation. It seems to me these strongarm tactics will only bring school management in line with this view.
I'm curious as to when Microsoft strong-arming reaches critical mass, and "Well, Microsoft, you want us to play by stupid rules or you'll take your ball home? Okay, we've got a new ball!" becomes the standard reaction.
As easy as it is to believe that most congressmen are unscrupulous money hounds, the fact is that most are doing what they think is right given the limited (to none) information they posess regarding technological issues.
Even though this PAC does not have it as an express purpose to educate our representatives, anything that will move towards this goal should be appreciated.
Like GI Joe never said, "Educating your congressmen is half the battle."
That's certainly true, don't even get me started there. Unfortunately, my little sister learns more about sex/dating/etc from "Real World" and shows of that ilk than from my parents. This irks me (partly because of what I think of "Real World" and "Dismissed" and etc etc etc), but she cares little for what I think on this matter....
How many problems would cease to exist (or be vastly altered for the better) with better parents?
Many adults like myself take a civil disobedience type approach to music sharing. I buy as many CDs (if not more) than I used to, but I unabashedly use these services to make sure those CDs I buy are going to be worth it. People that fall more or less in this category (I think) are waiting for a good digital music policy from the major labels(although there seems to be no light at the end of this tunnel).
However, as I've seen with my little sister and her friends (and others of the pre-teen to teen age group), they have "grown up" on free music whenever they want it, so "why buy the CD?". At this young age, none of them had given any thought (nor had I at that age) to Intellectual Property and the other issues regularly discussed in the heyday of Napster.
It is the difference between "The artist certainly has rights, but the industry is subverting the process to their substantial benefit, and this must be altered." and "Hey, we have a right to free music, how dare you take it away?"
And obviously, this demographic is too large to ignore.
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Whimsiprotocol - n. 1. Standards of action or thought developed in a fit of ineptitude.