Yea now that I think back I do recall the software being very exacting at times. I lived just down the street from Loomis but I do recall visiting the lab at FLB a few times.
I have fond memories of taking Physics quizzes and exercises on the PLATO machines at Loomis Laboratory while an undergraduate engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in the early 90s. The plasma monitors with their orange glow were cool for such "old" technology.
I used a CueCat UPC barcode scanner in order to speed up data entry of UPC codes into the Windows app "MediaMan" (free). MediaMan uses Amazon.com as its source for book information (including book covers).
Once all the books were scanned in, I exported the MediaMan catalog to comma separated value format, and parsed it into a custom MySQL database using some custom PERL that I wrote.
Finally, I made it all searchable via the web using simple PHP/MySQL. I would post the link, but the server wouldn't withstand a slashdotting.
I'm willing to part with the PERL script if you need it.
Clifford Stoll came to many of the same conclusions regarding the use of computers in the classroom and their detrimental effects towards learning. Check out "Silicon Snake Oil" sometime.
What are your thoughts on utilizing the SMART functionality on most drives nowadays to determine when they're close to failing? I have an app currently in my systray that shows the current SMART variables for each drive (RPM speed deltas, etc.) in order to tell if a drive is about to fail.
an account of how we lost 4 nukes over Italy due to a refueling accident in the 60s. We recovered 3 and only later recovered the 4th bomb in the water. Whole crops were contaminated with radioactivity as some of the bombs broke open on impact with the ground. We had to bulldoze farmland and help pay for a desalination plant to appease the government. Interesting read.
I was a member of a team way back in around 1993 that was going for the Sikorski Challenge, which I believe was similar to this one. At the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana our project, named the X-391 Dragonfly, was to hover at 1 meter for I forget how many minutes. We got as far as building the main rotor from carbon fiber/kevlar/foam injection with a custom made oven/vacuum bag contraption as well as designing the 'cockpit' the rider would sit in. It was a great experience even if it never "got off the ground" pardon the pun.
There could be factions vying for the control of the galaxy - but it would be ongoing. Players would choose their faction and work to move it forward. A dark jedi could walk into a bar and start attacking people - if it brought points to his faction.
Uh..That's why it's called "Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided". You can choose to be part of the rebellion or the empire (or a bunch of other factions like Thugs, etc.). These give you FACTION POINTS that determine PVP combat, etc.
Learn more about the game before you criticize it.
It's rated R. Quit your bitching. Make sure your mommy covers your eyes during the sex scene but you have my blessing to watch all the VIOLENCE! Hail America!
I'm sorry, but in this case (Indiana Jones Trilogy) we can make a f*cking exception:p I actually think $49 for the entire set plus a bonus DVD is UNDER charging for a series of movies that are so important and anticipated...
I totally agree with your conclusion, with one main distinction. While current games look more "real" and arguably easier to "get into the world", I still believe the older, blockier, more pixellated graphics required more imagination to "fill in the holes" and thus, like a book, you ended up feeing more "immersed" in the game world and therefore, became more tied to it during gameplay.
That is why you have so many aging graphic adventure fans who pine for the old days because that connection was so strong. I don't think in 10-15 years people will be saying "weren't the graphics in Half Life amazing back then?". Once you go the route of "realism" in graphics, there is no turning back.
I relive the old days personally by using an Dos emulator that works in Windows XP called "DosBox" (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net)./me uses the rubber chicken on the pulley
If your friend can move her hand about an inch you could rig up some sort of a light gate which when closed would sound a buzzer/alarm whatever. Could mount it on her armrest and all she would need to do would be to break the beam to set it off. A simple IR LED and IR detector would do the trick (IR is nice to avoid ambient light interference). Main thing would be to design a case for it where you could mount it easily. Radio Shack has all the parts you need..Check out the Forrest Mims books for circuit diagrams..Radio Shack has these books as well..
If you don't like BSD, why would you bother to post endless html pastes of the End Of BSD over and over as an anonymous coward. Unless you were either:
a) a Microsoft PR cronie b) a disgruntled Linux user with free time c) someone without a clue d) all of the above
I'd rather have my OS update later rather than buggy and earlier.
Very well said. I totally agree. This is movie number 5 people:) Box office numbers don't make a movie great. Saying so just makes you another suit wearing studio lackey. Lucas is simply trying to tell the rest of the story he started in 1977 now that special effects are good enough.
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Andy Hertzfeld helped design the UI.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/google_gave_original_mac_designer_free_rein_on_new_google_ui.html
Yea now that I think back I do recall the software being very exacting at times. I lived just down the street from Loomis but I do recall visiting the lab at FLB a few times.
I have fond memories of taking Physics quizzes and exercises on the PLATO machines at Loomis Laboratory while an undergraduate engineering student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in the early 90s. The plasma monitors with their orange glow were cool for such "old" technology.
Well said.
Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day.
I used a CueCat UPC barcode scanner in order to speed up data entry of UPC codes into the Windows app "MediaMan" (free). MediaMan uses Amazon.com as its source for book information (including book covers).
Once all the books were scanned in, I exported the MediaMan catalog to comma separated value format, and parsed it into a custom MySQL database using some custom PERL that I wrote.
Finally, I made it all searchable via the web using simple PHP/MySQL. I would post the link, but the server wouldn't withstand a slashdotting.
I'm willing to part with the PERL script if you need it.
LeMonkey
Clifford Stoll came to many of the same conclusions regarding the use of computers in the classroom and their detrimental effects towards learning. Check out "Silicon Snake Oil" sometime.
What are your thoughts on utilizing the SMART functionality on most drives nowadays to determine when they're close to failing? I have an app currently in my systray that shows the current SMART variables for each drive (RPM speed deltas, etc.) in order to tell if a drive is about to fail.
You can listen to all the XM channels online since you're already a subscriber. Chill...they just opened it up as of March.
wiki is hawaiian for fast or quick.
All these worlds are yours except Europa.
Attempt no landings there.
an account of how we lost 4 nukes over Italy due to a refueling accident in the 60s. We recovered 3 and only later recovered the 4th bomb in the water. Whole crops were contaminated with radioactivity as some of the bombs broke open on impact with the ground. We had to bulldoze farmland and help pay for a desalination plant to appease the government. Interesting read.
I was a member of a team way back in around 1993 that was going for the Sikorski Challenge, which I believe was similar to this one. At the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana our project, named the X-391 Dragonfly, was to hover at 1 meter for I forget how many minutes. We got as far as building the main rotor from carbon fiber/kevlar/foam injection with a custom made oven/vacuum bag contraption as well as designing the 'cockpit' the rider would sit in. It was a great experience even if it never "got off the ground" pardon the pun.
Use a DOS emulator. Works great for many DOS based games while in Windows XP.
s =1
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_new
Quitter.
There could be factions vying for the control of the galaxy - but it would be ongoing. Players would choose their faction and work to move it forward. A dark jedi could walk into a bar and start attacking people - if it brought points to his faction.
Uh..That's why it's called "Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided". You can choose to be part of the rebellion or the empire (or a bunch of other factions like Thugs, etc.). These give you FACTION POINTS that determine PVP combat, etc.
Learn more about the game before you criticize it.
Reseting? Clearly a sign of an open source app if it has typos in its comments to the user.
It's rated R. Quit your bitching. Make sure your mommy covers your eyes during the sex scene but you have my blessing to watch all the VIOLENCE! Hail America!
I'm sorry, but in this case (Indiana Jones Trilogy) we can make a f*cking exception :p I actually think $49 for the entire set plus a bonus DVD is UNDER charging for a series of movies that are so important and anticipated...
Molaram...Sularam!
I totally agree with your conclusion, with one main distinction. While current games look more "real" and arguably easier to "get into the world", I still believe the older, blockier, more pixellated graphics required more imagination to "fill in the holes" and thus, like a book, you ended up feeing more "immersed" in the game world and therefore, became more tied to it during gameplay.
/me uses the rubber chicken on the pulley
That is why you have so many aging graphic adventure fans who pine for the old days because that connection was so strong. I don't think in 10-15 years people will be saying "weren't the graphics in Half Life amazing back then?". Once you go the route of "realism" in graphics, there is no turning back.
I relive the old days personally by using an Dos emulator that works in Windows XP called "DosBox" (http://dosbox.sourceforge.net).
just like the kind of people who reply just to say how much time people have on their hands..
Get this book. Has tons of examples of interesting physics principles. I cherish my copy from 1988 :p
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0
If your friend can move her hand about an inch you could rig up some sort of a light gate which when closed would sound a buzzer/alarm whatever. Could mount it on her armrest and all she would need to do would be to break the beam to set it off. A simple IR LED and IR detector would do the trick (IR is nice to avoid ambient light interference). Main thing would be to design a case for it where you could mount it easily. Radio Shack has all the parts you need..Check out the Forrest Mims books for circuit diagrams..Radio Shack has these books as well..
Good luck,
Lemonk
If you don't like BSD, why would you bother to post endless html pastes of the End Of BSD over and over as an anonymous coward. Unless you were either:
a) a Microsoft PR cronie
b) a disgruntled Linux user with free time
c) someone without a clue
d) all of the above
I'd rather have my OS update later rather than buggy and earlier.
Sheesh. Trolls.
Very well said. I totally agree. This is movie number 5 people :) Box office numbers don't make a movie great. Saying so just makes you another suit wearing studio lackey. Lucas is simply trying to tell the rest of the story he started in 1977 now that special effects are good enough.