Some years ago, I used DOOM for a model of my house (although some alterations had to be done, since it's two-storey high). It worked fine, and provided for a nice game, but it looked like it was just a quick&dirty prototype. I keep trying to make time available to do it in Quake...
It is very easy to use a Quake map-editor to create a map of a house of a building, but you'll hit the limits of these engines as soon as you try to polish the chromes, so to speak (lightning conditions, proper wall textures, bathrooms, etc.). As a prototype, it's great, but that's pretty much its scope.
Pitman's answered 19 questions so far, and I can't help but wonder if this second 'leg' is the final. Does anybody know how many more is he going to answer?
This is the best interview I remember reading here, and I definitely want more of the same (and thanks to whoever decided to post in in sections - it's been easier to digest it this way).
... and, while we're at it, ban the cakes, too. And the spanish cocas. And all kinds of biscuits. And pretzels, too, just in case. It's easier to forbid the food that's Bad For You than to pass a directive requiring all european citizens to go on a diet.
I just can't help buy wonder what will Cookie Monster say about this: "When cookies are outlawed, only outlaws will have delicious meals", or something like that.
I still use a MS-DOS partition for some stuff, and I still use the SRDISK ramdrive manager. It's WAY beyond ramdrive.sys (it lets you change the size of the drive on-the-fly!). I can't check it now, but it surely is still to be found in SIMTEL's MS-DOS section, or in garbo.uwasa.fi. Look for a file called sr*.zip in the ramdrive directory (my memory is a bit hazy right now).
Would you care to provide a better solution to the dilema?
The current method allows for the little guys to have a chance at something that normally for financial reasons they wouldn't even dream of. This is what the American Dream is all about.
This might be a good idea for assigning domains between legitimate candidates. , it also gives a fair chance to cybersquatters, which shouldn't even be considered (look at my McDonalds example - do I have any right for the mcdonalds.biz domain? None - yet I could have it assigned to me).
I can imagine now cybersquatters happy because they "won" a.biz domain, and because this would, after a fashion, legitimize their activity.
I'll go place a $1 bid for mcdonalds.biz - if I win, I can go offer McDonalds the domain for $10.000. If they sue me, I can retort by stating I got the domain in a legitimate way.
It may or not be illegal - but it sure as hell is stupid.
I happen to dislike massive commercial music, and prefer less commercial genres (King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Brand X, Spock's Beard, Steve Hackett, Camel etc. - you get the drill). Many of the artists I like have their own independent labels and issue their CDs by themselves.
I can't help but wonder what do they think about the whole issue (other than their piracy policies, which are already well known).
FWIW, I use my old HP48SX calculator (which otherwise would be stored away) as a multipurpose programmable remote control.
It's got LOADs of buttons, the feel is good, and has a built-in screen so you can play games if you get bored with TV!
Seriously, it's been functioning this way for a time now, and has performed well.
Pros:
I don't have to buy anything, except AAA batteries.
re-uses hardware that still functions, and is handy to have a calculator in hand when I need it.
You can do a program yourself to assign the keys to whatever you like, including your own quirkiness. For example, I got the four lower right buttons (in a 2x2 square) to do the same thing. Why? This was I don't have to be too precise with my finger.
Cons:
I don't remember where I got the codes.
You can't paint the functions in the calculator (you're forced to remember them, or program a help key).
I don't even know wether this can be used for non-Sony equipment.
Chiappe says the eggs were about the size of softballs, [...]
Proportionally to the adult size, birds' eggs are bigger. OTOH, fish's eggs are smaller. Is it just me, or the relative size of the egg has grown in the evolution of egg-laying animals?
I'm not gonna go into the obvious "alcohol & cigarettes comercials are forbidden because that's the policy", but on two more subtle ones:
Are political campaigns acceptable? Condom commercials acceptable? Commercials from OTHER colleges?
Who will get to set the "unacceptable" policy and how will its fairness be enforced? For example, let's say that I'm a raving laborist, and I decide to ban propaganda from the Conservative Party in my college. Or worse, let's say that Coca-cola has lots of ads in this system, and Pepsi pays me to ban those commercials.
Of course, the loss of "editorial" independence of the college is a serious peril.
In light of your clarification here, I think there is a risk of it being purposefully misquoted ("Zimmermann says he doesn't regret creating PGP! He's EVIL!!!", and dropping the reasoning behind - we all know slogans are powerful) in order to make you look like a villain, and then using this image to pursue you as a "role model" of terrorist-colaborator.
Are you afraid this might be done to you? If so, would you consider this risk higher than the one you suffered diring the last decade?
BTW, thanks to PGP's digital signature I got rid of an extremely annoying impersonator that pestered me in Usenet a few years ago. Thank you for that.
So how exactly could this idea be implemented on building built in areas with eartquakes? The design I saw on the article invites disaster: IANAEE, but I think the turbine in at least that design could be shaken enough to fall in a big earthquake, producing serious damage.
You say that as if its a bad thing. I would think that a job in which a kid could learn and develop new skills is a far better form of 'rehabilitation' than 8 months of getting the crap kicked out of him.
It IS a bad thing: the company treated him as a genius that deserved a good job (blah blah blah). All the people who know a bit about how things work know this is just show in order to save face, but the script kiddies are dumb enough to believe it, and now have a powerful signal saying "D00d, if u br3ak d law, u get reward3d w1th a j0b!!!", or some crap like that.
Over here (Chile), a 15-year old script kiddie cracked a webhosting company (Meganet) [presumably abusing a very stupid security hole]. Guess what he got? A job... in the very same company as an apprentice.
At least, this Mafiaboy has gotten a "bad boy!" message...
The field of DNA computing was kicked off in 1994 when Leonard Adleman used strands of DNA to solve a simple example of a mathematical conundrum known as the Travelling Salesman Problem. This involves working out the shortest path that takes in all points on a given route.
Considering the Cilia's linked list capability, and the fact they're so successful, I think we should rename the problem to Traveling cilia.
Invoking prior art sounds like the only way to fight generic patents today. Could the Curie lab find a test created previously to the patent that is covered by its too-broad scope?
Oh, this just screams for people to pull a NSA Line Eater-like filler into their mail, if just to PO the lawyer at the other side of the litigation and render their indexing useless.
This is way cool. The idea of looking for previous sightings of newly discovered stuff has an enormous potential.
Asteroid 2001 KX76 is even larger than Pluto's moon Charon (diameter 1150 km), adding fuel to the discussions concerning Pluto's status as a "major" or "minor" planet.
I heavily suspect that there are several Pluto-sized objects in the KB waiting to be discovered. This newest finding has changed my mind: I was a stubborn "Pluto is a planet" supporter, now I think it's not.
the new research suggests that at least some human behaviors may be subliminally influenced by invisible chemicals with no obvious odors.
I completely lack the sense of smell. I can't help but wonder wether this influence applies anyway. Is the detection of those chemicals part of the olfatory glands or is it detected by a different (but related) means?
The judge had a pretty clear-cut case here, so it wasn't hard to determine that the anonymous posters didn't have to be turned on. However...
What if some of the anonymous posters had been indeed posting trade secrets or posting defamatory statements ("Pre-Paid workers eat alive children for lunch on every sunday, poison their bones and then give those to dogs!!! Really!" or some crap like that)? Where do you draw the line between protected free speech and unprotected abuse of it?
Let's just hope it's not Christina Aguilera and/or Britney Spears. I'm sick of both of them. For quality female singers, I'd rather hear Kate Bush.:-)
On a serious note, I think the article lacks detail: how does the Damascus steel compare to the steel used in the Toledo swords? Those are remembered with envy, too, and the know-how hasn't been lost. Who knows, maybe Verhoeven and Pendray al simply reinvented the wheel...
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Some years ago, I used DOOM for a model of my house (although some alterations had to be done, since it's two-storey high). It worked fine, and provided for a nice game, but it looked like it was just a quick&dirty prototype. I keep trying to make time available to do it in Quake...
It is very easy to use a Quake map-editor to create a map of a house of a building, but you'll hit the limits of these engines as soon as you try to polish the chromes, so to speak (lightning conditions, proper wall textures, bathrooms, etc.). As a prototype, it's great, but that's pretty much its scope.
Pitman's answered 19 questions so far, and I can't help but wonder if this second 'leg' is the final. Does anybody know how many more is he going to answer?
This is the best interview I remember reading here, and I definitely want more of the same (and thanks to whoever decided to post in in sections - it's been easier to digest it this way).
by helping to get it down with the dreaded slashdot effect.
I can't help but wonder... how much time until "slashdot effect" becomes a mainstream word?
... and, while we're at it, ban the cakes, too. And the spanish cocas. And all kinds of biscuits. And pretzels, too, just in case. It's easier to forbid the food that's Bad For You than to pass a directive requiring all european citizens to go on a diet.
I just can't help buy wonder what will Cookie Monster say about this: "When cookies are outlawed, only outlaws will have delicious meals", or something like that.
Oh, you mean software cookies? Oh...
I still use a MS-DOS partition for some stuff, and I still use the SRDISK ramdrive manager. It's WAY beyond ramdrive.sys (it lets you change the size of the drive on-the-fly!). I can't check it now, but it surely is still to be found in SIMTEL's MS-DOS section, or in garbo.uwasa.fi. Look for a file called sr*.zip in the ramdrive directory (my memory is a bit hazy right now).
The current method allows for the little guys to have a chance at something that normally for financial reasons they wouldn't even dream of. This is what the American Dream is all about.
This might be a good idea for assigning domains between legitimate candidates. , it also gives a fair chance to cybersquatters, which shouldn't even be considered (look at my McDonalds example - do I have any right for the mcdonalds.biz domain? None - yet I could have it assigned to me).
I can imagine now cybersquatters happy because they "won" a .biz domain, and because this would, after a fashion, legitimize their activity.
I'll go place a $1 bid for mcdonalds.biz - if I win, I can go offer McDonalds the domain for $10.000. If they sue me, I can retort by stating I got the domain in a legitimate way.
It may or not be illegal - but it sure as hell is stupid.
I happen to dislike massive commercial music, and prefer less commercial genres (King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Brand X, Spock's Beard, Steve Hackett, Camel etc. - you get the drill). Many of the artists I like have their own independent labels and issue their CDs by themselves.
I can't help but wonder what do they think about the whole issue (other than their piracy policies, which are already well known).
It's got LOADs of buttons, the feel is good, and has a built-in screen so you can play games if you get bored with TV!
Seriously, it's been functioning this way for a time now, and has performed well.
Pros:
Cons:
This drew my attention:
Chiappe says the eggs were about the size of softballs, [...]
Proportionally to the adult size, birds' eggs are bigger. OTOH, fish's eggs are smaller. Is it just me, or the relative size of the egg has grown in the evolution of egg-laying animals?
... or, considering the iPaq's size, maybe it should be a Gollum cluster of these. ;->
Of course, the loss of "editorial" independence of the college is a serious peril.
Are you afraid this might be done to you? If so, would you consider this risk higher than the one you suffered diring the last decade?
BTW, thanks to PGP's digital signature I got rid of an extremely annoying impersonator that pestered me in Usenet a few years ago. Thank you for that.
So how exactly could this idea be implemented on building built in areas with eartquakes? The design I saw on the article invites disaster: IANAEE, but I think the turbine in at least that design could be shaken enough to fall in a big earthquake, producing serious damage.
It IS a bad thing: the company treated him as a genius that deserved a good job (blah blah blah). All the people who know a bit about how things work know this is just show in order to save face, but the script kiddies are dumb enough to believe it, and now have a powerful signal saying "D00d, if u br3ak d law, u get reward3d w1th a j0b!!!", or some crap like that.
At least, this Mafiaboy has gotten a "bad boy!" message...
Considering the Cilia's linked list capability, and the fact they're so successful, I think we should rename the problem to Traveling cilia.
Invoking prior art sounds like the only way to fight generic patents today. Could the Curie lab find a test created previously to the patent that is covered by its too-broad scope?
Oh, this just screams for people to pull a NSA Line Eater-like filler into their mail, if just to PO the lawyer at the other side of the litigation and render their indexing useless.
Now, this is lame. When I see a PDA made out of peanut butter, then we'll talk (creamy or crunchy? Now, there's a great flame war).
Asteroid 2001 KX76 is even larger than Pluto's moon Charon (diameter 1150 km), adding fuel to the discussions concerning Pluto's status as a "major" or "minor" planet.
I heavily suspect that there are several Pluto-sized objects in the KB waiting to be discovered. This newest finding has changed my mind: I was a stubborn "Pluto is a planet" supporter, now I think it's not.
I completely lack the sense of smell. I can't help but wonder wether this influence applies anyway. Is the detection of those chemicals part of the olfatory glands or is it detected by a different (but related) means?
In any case, let's be glad he doesn't sing on it, or else the RIAA would come after him, too.
What if some of the anonymous posters had been indeed posting trade secrets or posting defamatory statements ("Pre-Paid workers eat alive children for lunch on every sunday, poison their bones and then give those to dogs!!! Really!" or some crap like that)? Where do you draw the line between protected free speech and unprotected abuse of it?
Let's just hope it's not Christina Aguilera and/or Britney Spears. I'm sick of both of them. For quality female singers, I'd rather hear Kate Bush. :-)
On a serious note, I think the article lacks detail: how does the Damascus steel compare to the steel used in the Toledo swords? Those are remembered with envy, too, and the know-how hasn't been lost. Who knows, maybe Verhoeven and Pendray al simply reinvented the wheel...