I see. I guess that explains some things. Thanks for the information. Much as I like the whole Saturn philosophy, I think that I will be looking elsewhere.
We have two 2000 Saturns (LW2 and LS2), and have had a lot of problems with them. A total of five different tail light assemblies, a couple of AC compressors, door switches, other stuff like that. One coolant leak from the heat exchanger that really messed up the interior. I like the cars in general (nice driving, great power (both have V6s)), but they spend too much time at the mechanic. We had previously had a 1995 wagon that had no problems like these. It was totaled by a Chevy Suburban - one reason that we went back to Saturn was that my wife walked away from the crash (a near head-on impact with her going about 40 and the SUV about 25 or 30).
Mark "Not willing to moderate" in your user profile. The current system cannot be fixed. The fewer people that moderate, the weirder the moderation will become, and the more work the editors will have to do to keep the site even at its current level of marginal sanity. Incentive to change, which they will not have as long as they are able to patch the current moderation system with band-aid type fixes.
From reading the article, there is no indication that protected files were actually read. In fact, pretty much everything he talks about seems to have been pulled from the web cache. With default security on Windows XP, each user's cache is accessible to the other users. As are everyone's Outlook data files. This is not great security, but that is not Google's responsibility.
So, I'd be really interested to know if the desktop search application runs as an admin process, or with system rights. Unless it does, this article is nothing but hot air. Google indexes files that you can read anyway? OMG!!! This is teh suxxorz!!!
And spyware? Hardly. Nothing in the article even comes close to suggesting that all of this indexed information is transmitted anywhere.
WTL indeed started life as VC++ sample code (some four or five years ago), but it is somewhat more than that now. It's a fairly widespread tool, particularly where developers are looking for something more lightweight than MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes). MS has assigned a full-time developer to the project.
I'm a moderator of the Yahoo group, and a developer on the SourceForge project, so I may be a little biased, but I find it to be an extremely useful tool for Windows development.
Good question. Part of the patent process is disclosing the invention, so the technique itself is public knowledge. So where does this leave us? What would constitute a violation of the patent? Probably selling the source code would be a violation, even though the source implementing this technique is a minuscule part of the game source. Simply publishing the source might not be, since id presumably has the copyright on their own code, and an apparently valid license from Creative to use the patented technique. Would it be legal for an end-user to compile the code? Seems likely. Would it be legal to distribute binaries of the compiled code (free or for a fee)? Probably not. GPL release? Possibly not, though this is a copyright issue rather than a patent one.
Caveat: I am not a lawyer; I am attempting to apply common sense to the dubious notion of a patent on a technique, on a particular algorithm. This is one reason why software patents are goofy (highly technical legal term) - traditionally, a patent applied to a particular implementation of an idea, not to the idea itself.
This might work for you. They have a male version as well. Or you could add a USB interface card, depending on the OS. That's what I did. USB cards are pretty cheap.
Specifically, check out the Ionic Breeze air cleaners from The Sharper Image. I don't know exactly how they do it, but I have seen them pushing air with no moving parts.
In a darker moment, one might imagine MacFriends, "that Scottish sitcom". Perhaps directed by Roman Polanski. Hmmm... Francesca Annis/Jennifer Anniston. Perhaps I'm on to something here...
I remember reading Julius Caesar as a semi-performance in sixth grade. We basically stood around in bedsheet togas and read a mimeographed script. Looking back, our teacher had to be exceptional, to get as good a response from a bunch of twelve-year-olds as she did. Perhaps the assassination scene helped.:-)
Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing would be a lighter introduction, particularly if one cares for romantic comedies. There's also a good production of Twelfth Night out there (not Branagh). I'd recommend against Othello until one has a few other plays under one's belt, however. And the recent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, while quite enjoyable, seemed as if it might be less approachable for beginners.
The fascist interpretation of Richard III, from a few years back, was quite good, but also might be classed as intermediate to advanced, rather than beginner.
I'd guess that the control delay is part of it as well (two seconds for the moon, on the order of ten minute for Mars). The controllers on Earth need time to react to the terrain, and giving the rover a slow top speed guarantees that it will not get out of control and smash into something.
When you outsource, you run the risk that the individuals doing the work do not share your company or even cultural values. If you are not willing to take the time to make sure that your outside contractors are what you expect, this is the kind of thing that will happen. Few companies really understand this.
You mean the "Bruce Sterling has a short list" link (http://www.google.com/search?q="ten+technologies" +"Bruce+Sterling")? I assumed that the lack of italics meant that it had been added by timothy (or one of the other editors). My point was that if you link to the actual article, you get a login page. The Google search might get you a cached copy, but there appears to be no cache for techreview.com (which I did not notice at the time of my post).
The ad was well done, except for the fact that, by the time the movie hits the first screen (theater or computer), all of those people have already been paid. The people still waiting for their money are the studios, the producers, and anyone else with "points" (probably includes the director, and maybe some higher-paid actors). The only way that stealing a movie hurts the people in the commercial is when a studio goes our of business, or if fewer movies are produced due to piracy. With their concentration on big-budget special effects showcases, and big-name romantic comedies, the studios have hurt those people a lot more than all net piracy combined.
I'm not saying that it's right to d/l movies, but let's not be quite so hypocritical.
Yes, that is true. I've been asked that when I have given a reference. The two companies that I was talking about, though, both specifically stated only start date, end date, and position (I forgot "position" in the earlier post). The fact that states allow it does not mean that companies can't have stricter policies. One of the companies was justifiably sensitive about the possibility of litigation; the other had somewhat less reason.
Get a lawyer. Have him make a call to check your references. Sue the guy and the company.
I am serious about this. Slander by a former employer is a serious problem for you. He's effectively preventing you from getting a job. If you have copies of your performance reviews, you can prove that he is lying.
Alternatively, tell prospective employers about this in advance. You could show them copies of your reviews. If they are serious about hiring you, they will be able to identify someone with a grudge.
These days, many companies will only confirm dates of employment, due to concerns about geing sued. My last two employers had this as an explicit policy. As an employee, one could give only personal references. Managers were restricted from even that. Start date and end date only, not even reason for separation.
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I see. I guess that explains some things. Thanks for the information. Much as I like the whole Saturn philosophy, I think that I will be looking elsewhere.
We have two 2000 Saturns (LW2 and LS2), and have had a lot of problems with them. A total of five different tail light assemblies, a couple of AC compressors, door switches, other stuff like that. One coolant leak from the heat exchanger that really messed up the interior. I like the cars in general (nice driving, great power (both have V6s)), but they spend too much time at the mechanic. We had previously had a 1995 wagon that had no problems like these. It was totaled by a Chevy Suburban - one reason that we went back to Saturn was that my wife walked away from the crash (a near head-on impact with her going about 40 and the SUV about 25 or 30).
IIRC, Saturn has been mostly subsumed back into GM. The quality is indicative of that, anyway. I will likely not buy a fourth one.
Mark "Not willing to moderate" in your user profile. The current system cannot be fixed. The fewer people that moderate, the weirder the moderation will become, and the more work the editors will have to do to keep the site even at its current level of marginal sanity. Incentive to change, which they will not have as long as they are able to patch the current moderation system with band-aid type fixes.
Yah. I e-mailed them from The Mysterious Past, but they didn't fix it.
From reading the article, there is no indication that protected files were actually read. In fact, pretty much everything he talks about seems to have been pulled from the web cache. With default security on Windows XP, each user's cache is accessible to the other users. As are everyone's Outlook data files. This is not great security, but that is not Google's responsibility.
So, I'd be really interested to know if the desktop search application runs as an admin process, or with system rights. Unless it does, this article is nothing but hot air. Google indexes files that you can read anyway? OMG!!! This is teh suxxorz!!!
And spyware? Hardly. Nothing in the article even comes close to suggesting that all of this indexed information is transmitted anywhere.
WTL indeed started life as VC++ sample code (some four or five years ago), but it is somewhat more than that now. It's a fairly widespread tool, particularly where developers are looking for something more lightweight than MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes). MS has assigned a full-time developer to the project.
There is a WTL mailing list where one can obtain more information (also acessible through the Gmane mail-to-nntp gateway at gamne.comp.windows.wtl), and a WTL area on CodeProject, in addition to the SourceForge WTL page.
I'm a moderator of the Yahoo group, and a developer on the SourceForge project, so I may be a little biased, but I find it to be an extremely useful tool for Windows development.
Good question. Part of the patent process is disclosing the invention, so the technique itself is public knowledge. So where does this leave us? What would constitute a violation of the patent? Probably selling the source code would be a violation, even though the source implementing this technique is a minuscule part of the game source. Simply publishing the source might not be, since id presumably has the copyright on their own code, and an apparently valid license from Creative to use the patented technique. Would it be legal for an end-user to compile the code? Seems likely. Would it be legal to distribute binaries of the compiled code (free or for a fee)? Probably not. GPL release? Possibly not, though this is a copyright issue rather than a patent one.
Caveat: I am not a lawyer; I am attempting to apply common sense to the dubious notion of a patent on a technique, on a particular algorithm. This is one reason why software patents are goofy (highly technical legal term) - traditionally, a patent applied to a particular implementation of an idea, not to the idea itself.
This might work for you. They have a male version as well. Or you could add a USB interface card, depending on the OS. That's what I did. USB cards are pretty cheap.
Absent a satisfactory response from PayPal, Slashdot should stop accepting PayPal to pay for subscriptions.
Specifically, check out the Ionic Breeze air cleaners from The Sharper Image. I don't know exactly how they do it, but I have seen them pushing air with no moving parts.
Ouch. I was actually thinking of the bloodier aspects of the play. :-)
:-)
In a darker moment, one might imagine MacFriends, "that Scottish sitcom". Perhaps directed by Roman Polanski. Hmmm... Francesca Annis/Jennifer Anniston. Perhaps I'm on to something here...
I remember reading Julius Caesar as a semi-performance in sixth grade. We basically stood around in bedsheet togas and read a mimeographed script. Looking back, our teacher had to be exceptional, to get as good a response from a bunch of twelve-year-olds as she did. Perhaps the assassination scene helped. :-)
Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing would be a lighter introduction, particularly if one cares for romantic comedies. There's also a good production of Twelfth Night out there (not Branagh). I'd recommend against Othello until one has a few other plays under one's belt, however. And the recent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, while quite enjoyable, seemed as if it might be less approachable for beginners.
The fascist interpretation of Richard III, from a few years back, was quite good, but also might be classed as intermediate to advanced, rather than beginner.
I'd guess that the control delay is part of it as well (two seconds for the moon, on the order of ten minute for Mars). The controllers on Earth need time to react to the terrain, and giving the rover a slow top speed guarantees that it will not get out of control and smash into something.
Perhaps you are dating yourself, but I also remember talking about them (in a junior high school science class).
When you outsource, you run the risk that the individuals doing the work do not share your company or even cultural values. If you are not willing to take the time to make sure that your outside contractors are what you expect, this is the kind of thing that will happen. Few companies really understand this.
You mean the "Bruce Sterling has a short list" link (http://www.google.com/search?q="ten+technologies" +"Bruce+Sterling")? I assumed that the lack of italics meant that it had been added by timothy (or one of the other editors). My point was that if you link to the actual article, you get a login page. The Google search might get you a cached copy, but there appears to be no cache for techreview.com (which I did not notice at the time of my post).
The article requires you to log in as a Technology Review subscriber.
The ad was well done, except for the fact that, by the time the movie hits the first screen (theater or computer), all of those people have already been paid. The people still waiting for their money are the studios, the producers, and anyone else with "points" (probably includes the director, and maybe some higher-paid actors). The only way that stealing a movie hurts the people in the commercial is when a studio goes our of business, or if fewer movies are produced due to piracy. With their concentration on big-budget special effects showcases, and big-name romantic comedies, the studios have hurt those people a lot more than all net piracy combined.
I'm not saying that it's right to d/l movies, but let's not be quite so hypocritical.
Time to buy a new $10 network card.
Yes, that is true. I've been asked that when I have given a reference. The two companies that I was talking about, though, both specifically stated only start date, end date, and position (I forgot "position" in the earlier post). The fact that states allow it does not mean that companies can't have stricter policies. One of the companies was justifiably sensitive about the possibility of litigation; the other had somewhat less reason.
Get a lawyer. Have him make a call to check your references. Sue the guy and the company.
I am serious about this. Slander by a former employer is a serious problem for you. He's effectively preventing you from getting a job. If you have copies of your performance reviews, you can prove that he is lying.
Alternatively, tell prospective employers about this in advance. You could show them copies of your reviews. If they are serious about hiring you, they will be able to identify someone with a grudge.
These days, many companies will only confirm dates of employment, due to concerns about geing sued. My last two employers had this as an explicit policy. As an employee, one could give only personal references. Managers were restricted from even that. Start date and end date only, not even reason for separation.
Ringworld. Nessus loses a head. Something like 30 years ago, right?