You're too focused on the tunnel itself and missing the fact that a whole bunch of infrastructure is going to have to be built to make any use of it...infrastructure on both sides of the strait.
Well first you realize they are just talking about the trailing to be released in a matter of days...and they probably didn't use any of the recently shot scenes in that anyway.
Rarely do movies like this satisfy their fans. Recent example of that would be "Dune" and "Dungeons & Dragons." I'm not saying don't bother, I'm saying don't set your expectations too high and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised...after all, if you're expectations are low enough, you'll never be disappointed:) And there is always that movie that blows away the hype like "Braveheart," or "Jurassic Park," but many people still felt that one wasn't true enough to the book.
I agree, Wolfenstein 3d knocked my socks off. I played that game well into the dawn on many occasions. Doom was just a better Wolfenstein. For me, Wolfenstein is the first great first-person shooter.
I loved the King's Quest series, but I think they chose the wrong one. The very first King's Quest is the one that really showed the PC jr. user what it could do graphically! Visually that game was like nothing I'd ever seen.
You don't get it, the bit about not posting a review of Page Creators is in the terms of service (TOS), and since slashdot has not agreed to the TOS, it doesn't have to abide by them. The folks who agreed to them are the people who paid $15 bucks a month or whatever to have their web page hosted. Catch my drift, snowflake?
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In reference to B, in your example it's not about how a compiler actually does optimization that's important, it's the problems encountered and their solutions. It's almost a study of problem solving. Take the operating system class required for CS students. It's not about how to program an operating system - not even 1% of programmers end up programming operating systems (and they would do nothing as simple as the stuff we learned in a semester). The purpose of that class is to use a real example of a program that encounters classic issues in computer science. And why not use the program that is fundamental to most computing?
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Re:School isn't just to get a job
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Blah.
I went to school to learn a skill that would allow me to get a job I could tolerate, make money for 25 years, and retire early:) The only mind expansion I did was drug induced. You can be all philosophical about meeting man's potential here on this piece of dust, but I just wanna be happy. Having a nice job that keeps me comfortable is part of what makes me happy.
Now wait a minute. I freely admit I took up CS because of the money. So what? This was my path of least resistance. It came easy to me, there were LOTS of jobs out there, and yes, they paid well. I didn't start fooling with computers seriously until I was 19 or 20. My passion was history, but the world doesn't need another academic. I'd be asking somebody if they wanted fries with that right now if I went for a liberal arts degree. Don't get me wrong, I consider myself very good at what I do, but I found comp sci because it made my life better.
And please save the "you should have followed your heart speeches." I'm quite happy with the 2 cars and big 401(k) money...and the works not too bad either:)
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Re:Yay! Lack of quality in schools show through!
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Well I'll jump in on this, but not on the spelling grammar issue:)
A funny thing is happening in America, there is so much money that just about anyone can go to college, and the universities are loving it. Immediately you may think, "All those losers are devaluing my degree!" But hold on, all those losers don't get degrees. The universities will take your money for almost as long as you'll continue to give it, but they won't necessarily give you the piece of paper for it.
In this weather (5 degrees farhenheit here) all I can think about is how cold to the touch that stainless steel case would be in the winter!
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Goodness, step down off the high horse. I think someone may be projecting their own insecurities on me...
I cringe everytime I get the question "What do you want for Christmas?" because I don't know the answer! If I could think of something I wanted, I would buy it:) So I saw the geek list as some good ideas to give my family (who won't stop asking)
I think the writing is on the wall, the world isn't going to change its definition of 'hacking' no matter how hard we try.
I propose we start calling ourselve something that doesn't have such a negative conotation...maybe junkies, oops, that's taken too. You know what, that's our problem, all the cool names are taken.
How does AOL survive providing their own content and their own "interface" to the internet?
And now they sever another link between their clients and the outside world? I don't get it.
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Perspectrum - All possible views or perspectives on an issue.
I think goes deeper than a lack of action...
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It's the contempt geeks show for the non-computer savy that's at the root of all this. Geeks are going to have an extremely difficult time trying to change anybody's mind about anything with the patronizing elitist attitude that prevails in our community. In our meritocracy, if someone doesn't get it we don't the spend the time to explain it to them in a way that won't leave them with a distaste for us (and therefore our point of view).
And I don't think the Napster contraversy has done anything to help. The rest of the world (that bothers to look at this) sees it pretty clearly. It's copyright infringement. And you know what? It is. Just because you think it's in the best interest of the Music Industry to embrace the technology, doesn't mean you can force them to do it.
It's more than our lack of action that has lead us here, it's our attitude and our treatment of other people both in and out of our community.
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Perspectrum - The spectrum of all different perspectives
For a group that fancies itself to be generally libertarians and free thinkers, I'm surprised at a backlash on something that lets more skilled labor into the country.
Getting the cream of the crop from the rest of the world is one of the things that has always made America great. The price is that we have to compete with them for work, but nothing in the constitution says you have a right to a job, you have to earn that.
Most of these comments about the salaries of H-1B holders stem from ignorance. I work for a company that spun off from an Israeli parent, and we have ALOT of visa holders here and they pretty much make the same as I do. The law says they have to.
It doesn't matter whether you think this "previewing" of music is in the best interest of the record industry. THEY think it's theft, and they are not about to allow you to make decisions for them.
You can't force them to agree to something you like because you think it will be good for them anyway. The bottom line is if they don't like it (and the courts agree with them) then you can't do it.
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I loved the article though :)
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Blah.
I went to school to learn a skill that would allow me to get a job I could tolerate, make money for 25 years, and retire early :) The only mind expansion I did was drug induced. You can be all philosophical about meeting man's potential here on this piece of dust, but I just wanna be happy. Having a nice job that keeps me comfortable is part of what makes me happy.
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And please save the "you should have followed your heart speeches." I'm quite happy with the 2 cars and big 401(k) money...and the works not too bad either :)
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A funny thing is happening in America, there is so much money that just about anyone can go to college, and the universities are loving it. Immediately you may think, "All those losers are devaluing my degree!" But hold on, all those losers don't get degrees. The universities will take your money for almost as long as you'll continue to give it, but they won't necessarily give you the piece of paper for it.
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I cringe everytime I get the question "What do you want for Christmas?" because I don't know the answer! If I could think of something I wanted, I would buy it :) So I saw the geek list as some good ideas to give my family (who won't stop asking)
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I propose we start calling ourselve something that doesn't have such a negative conotation...maybe junkies, oops, that's taken too. You know what, that's our problem, all the cool names are taken.
Viva la hackers!
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But Michigan brought us cmdrtaco and hemos! Besides, my grandma lives in michigan, and she makes good pies.
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How does AOL survive providing their own content and their own "interface" to the internet?
And now they sever another link between their clients and the outside world? I don't get it.
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Perspectrum - All possible views or perspectives on an issue.
It's the contempt geeks show for the non-computer savy that's at the root of all this. Geeks are going to have an extremely difficult time trying to change anybody's mind about anything with the patronizing elitist attitude that prevails in our community. In our meritocracy, if someone doesn't get it we don't the spend the time to explain it to them in a way that won't leave them with a distaste for us (and therefore our point of view).
And I don't think the Napster contraversy has done anything to help. The rest of the world (that bothers to look at this) sees it pretty clearly. It's copyright infringement. And you know what? It is. Just because you think it's in the best interest of the Music Industry to embrace the technology, doesn't mean you can force them to do it.
It's more than our lack of action that has lead us here, it's our attitude and our treatment of other people both in and out of our community.
dynamo
Perspectrum - The spectrum of all different perspectives
For a group that fancies itself to be generally libertarians and free thinkers, I'm surprised at a backlash on something that lets more skilled labor into the country. Getting the cream of the crop from the rest of the world is one of the things that has always made America great. The price is that we have to compete with them for work, but nothing in the constitution says you have a right to a job, you have to earn that. Most of these comments about the salaries of H-1B holders stem from ignorance. I work for a company that spun off from an Israeli parent, and we have ALOT of visa holders here and they pretty much make the same as I do. The law says they have to.
You can't force them to agree to something you like because you think it will be good for them anyway. The bottom line is if they don't like it (and the courts agree with them) then you can't do it.
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