When first evaluating my next portable hardware purchase, I was intrigued by the PSP appearing to be a portable "Playstation 1.5" as far as graphics and other capabilities go...
But I ended up going with the DS for three main reasons.
1. ~$120 USD cheaper 2. GBA-compatible -- I have a decent GBA library so I could give the GBA to my son:) but still play the games on the DS. 3. Mario Kart DS -- 'nuff said
At first I was also dubious about the dual-screen thing, but now I think of it as a great idea. It's nice for even simple things like in Mario Kart where you can glance down to check the overhead view of the other cars, etc.
For future RPG games it seems like a great thing as well to always have map or inventory available on another screen. I'm also looking forward to the recently announced Zelda game.
Not trying to sound like a "fanboy", just my $.02.
In my opinion a lot of it comes down to how quick and effective you are at making good personal connections. I think the best way to find another job is to know someone at the other company who can inform you of and/or recommend you for the new opportunity. These connections are pretty obvious -- your friends, ex-coworkers, ex-professors, etc.
Therefore, I usually don't think it's good to "jump ship" just for the sake of making a change. By using your connections, you tend to have a better sense of whether the new opportunity is really a good fit for you -- or at least better than job searching on your own or through a recruiter.
I think what's making me hold off for now isn't the price of the console but the price of the GAMES.
Once there's enough games on the market and the initial release titles drop into the $29.99 range I'll maybe consider jumping in then. All I see right now are a handful of $59.99 titles that don't particularly excite me.
There's plenty of good "bargain" games for the pre-Xbox360 generation of consoles to keep me content.
My main issue with client-side scripting is not necessarily the language/platform, but the manner in which it is used...
IMHO, it's OK for web pages to use JS or some other client-side to supplement or enhance the user experience (i.e., basic form validation, help pop-ups, etc). However, I've also seen web pages that depend on JS and I've seen that result in menus that do not work across all browsers and are often even lacking some kind of navigational alternative when the JS doesn't work.
So I agree with those who say it's not always about programming languages. It's more about universal design principles and good separation (non-interdepedence) of functional roles between client and server-side scripting logic.
With the recent news about Sprit and Opportuntity, I'm really tempted to go back and re-read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars).
These books get into a lot of detail about the colonization and terraforming of Mars and how different factions splinter off into different directions (think of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for you gamers).
"More American"??? I guess that's why the Board of Directors, oops I mean the Council, decided to outsource the ring-bearing jobs to hobbits b/c they're cheap labor!!!
Strange, when I gave my then girlfriend / now wife a ring she NEVER seemed to disappear for even a second from my sight and she became a LOT louder too.:))
You sir must never have played D&D. Rangers are very adept with the bow in D&D. Aragorn is a Ranger. Where do you think Tolkien got his ideas from? That's right...Gary Gygax.
(2) Aragorn -- he has been working toward his 'destiny' his entire life; there is no "Oh, I'm not good enough" angst in the books.
Dang, I wish I had the books with me so I could quote exactly. I believe there is one scene at the beginning of TTT where Aragorn expresses a lot of remorse and self-doubt when Boromir dies. I'll have to go dig that up later.
Because I haven't archived all my old DOS startup floppy disks onto Hard Drive or CD!
I can't remember how many floppies I have floating around b/c of all the DOS games I played. All that work I did to tweak autoexec.bat and config.sys to get games to boot was epic!
It's not just an issue w/ readability as far as OUTER JOINS are concerned. After banging my head several times against my desk to solve one hell of a bug, I'm now 100% in the habit of using INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN clauses rather than = and *=.
From SQL Server Books Online
"In earlier versions of Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000, left and right outer join conditions were specified in the WHERE clause using the *= and =* operators. In some cases, this syntax results in an ambiguous query that can be interpreted in more than one way. SQL-92 compliant outer joins are specified in the FROM clause and do not result in this ambiguity. Because the SQL-92 syntax is more precise, detailed information about using the old Transact-SQL outer join syntax in the WHERE clause is not included with this release. The syntax may not be supported in a future version of SQL Server. Any statements using the Transact-SQL outer joins should be changed to use the SQL-92 syntax."
If I changed your query to an outer join,
Select A.* From A,B Where A.MayorName is not null and A.CityID *= B.CityID and B.TaxRate > 5
This could be interpreted as
"Give me all rows from A and B where the CityID's match and TaxRate > 5. and MayorName is not Null"
OR
"Give me all rows from A where MayorName is not null and only join rows from B where the CityID's match and the TaxRate > 5".
But if you write it as
Select A.* From A LEFT OUTER JOIN B ON and A.CityID = B.CityID and B.TaxRate > 5 Where A.MayorName is not null
OR
Select A.* From A LEFT OUTER JOIN B ON and A.CityID = B.CityID Where A.MayorName is not null and B.TaxRate > 5
Maybe it's related, maybe not, but remember that Blizzard is working heavily on Worlds of Warcraft which will be in direct competition with whatever version of EverCrack is popular right now...
Microsoft has been recycling the same OS for years and charging US for it. Shouldn't they have to pay a tax?
But seriously, if Joe Consumer is willing to pay the bucks for the Microsoft/AOL/recycling tax and fewer PC parts are dumped in a third world country or shot into space, then it's all fine with me...
I've also gone from Mandrake to Debian and share your sentiments about 'Drake. Having barely any *nix experience at the time, installing and configuring Mandrake wasn't bad at all.
Like marijuana, I think of Mandrake as the "gateway drug.":) It got me serious about converting my home PC to 100% Linux and probably would never have tried Debian if I didn't have such a positive experience with Mandrake.
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Yes better get it sorted. We can't have all these people using their Wii in a way that's "not fit for the purpose intended".
When first evaluating my next portable hardware purchase, I was intrigued by the PSP appearing to be a portable "Playstation 1.5" as far as graphics and other capabilities go...
:) but still play the games on the DS.
But I ended up going with the DS for three main reasons.
1. ~$120 USD cheaper
2. GBA-compatible -- I have a decent GBA library so I could give the GBA to my son
3. Mario Kart DS -- 'nuff said
At first I was also dubious about the dual-screen thing, but now I think of it as a great idea. It's nice for even simple things like in Mario Kart where you can glance down to check the overhead view of the other cars, etc.
For future RPG games it seems like a great thing as well to always have map or inventory available on another screen. I'm also looking forward to the recently announced Zelda game.
Not trying to sound like a "fanboy", just my $.02.
In my opinion a lot of it comes down to how quick and effective you are at making good personal connections. I think the best way to find another job is to know someone at the other company who can inform you of and/or recommend you for the new opportunity. These connections are pretty obvious -- your friends, ex-coworkers, ex-professors, etc.
Therefore, I usually don't think it's good to "jump ship" just for the sake of making a change. By using your connections, you tend to have a better sense of whether the new opportunity is really a good fit for you -- or at least better than job searching on your own or through a recruiter.
I think what's making me hold off for now isn't the price of the console but the price of the GAMES.
Once there's enough games on the market and the initial release titles drop into the $29.99 range I'll maybe consider jumping in then. All I see right now are a handful of $59.99 titles that don't particularly excite me.
There's plenty of good "bargain" games for the pre-Xbox360 generation of consoles to keep me content.
Is that really a laptop or a collectors edition Etch-a-Sketch for Dilbert's Pointy Haired Boss?
Come on put some Spoiler tags in your messages people! Not all of us have seen the original Star Wars trilogy yet!
"Maybe having an adult content provider listed on your geek resume isn't so bad after all."
Did I say on my resume that I've worked at Google? Sorry, I meant BOOBLE!!!
My main issue with client-side scripting is not necessarily the language/platform, but the manner in which it is used...
IMHO, it's OK for web pages to use JS or some other client-side to supplement or enhance the user experience (i.e., basic form validation, help pop-ups, etc). However, I've also seen web pages that depend on JS and I've seen that result in menus that do not work across all browsers and are often even lacking some kind of navigational alternative when the JS doesn't work.
So I agree with those who say it's not always about programming languages. It's more about universal design principles and good separation (non-interdepedence) of functional roles between client and server-side scripting logic.
With the recent news about Sprit and Opportuntity, I'm really tempted to go back and re-read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars).
These books get into a lot of detail about the colonization and terraforming of Mars and how different factions splinter off into different directions (think of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for you gamers).
"More American"??? I guess that's why the Board of Directors, oops I mean the Council, decided to outsource the ring-bearing jobs to hobbits b/c they're cheap labor!!!
Strange, when I gave my then girlfriend / now wife a ring she NEVER seemed to disappear for even a second from my sight and she became a LOT louder too. :))
You sir must never have played D&D. Rangers are very adept with the bow in D&D. Aragorn is a Ranger. Where do you think Tolkien got his ideas from? That's right...Gary Gygax.
Wasn't it a barrow-wight that actually wounded Frodo in the book? Ack, my memory is so bad even though I've read LOTR 3 times!
(2) Aragorn -- he has been working toward his 'destiny' his entire life; there is no "Oh, I'm not good enough" angst in the books.
Dang, I wish I had the books with me so I could quote exactly. I believe there is one scene at the beginning of TTT where Aragorn expresses a lot of remorse and self-doubt when Boromir dies. I'll have to go dig that up later.
OMG, this guy is going to eat the mods!!!
Except there's no icculus.org for Windows security...
Because I haven't archived all my old DOS startup floppy disks onto Hard Drive or CD!
I can't remember how many floppies I have floating around b/c of all the DOS games I played. All that work I did to tweak autoexec.bat and config.sys to get games to boot was epic!
Ouch, bad pun in subject. But so far this year Harrison and Entwistle have passed on. I hope John Paul Jones isn't next...
Damn, that's what I get for copy/paste. Let me try again. There shouldn't be an "and" after the LEFT OUTER JOIN ON clause. Time to wake up. :)
It's not just an issue w/ readability as far as OUTER JOINS are concerned. After banging my head several times against my desk to solve one hell of a bug, I'm now 100% in the habit of using INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN clauses rather than = and *=.
From SQL Server Books Online
"In earlier versions of Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000, left and right outer join conditions were specified in the WHERE clause using the *= and =* operators. In some cases, this syntax results in an ambiguous query that can be interpreted in more than one way. SQL-92 compliant outer joins are specified in the FROM clause and do not result in this ambiguity. Because the SQL-92 syntax is more precise, detailed information about using the old Transact-SQL outer join syntax in the WHERE clause is not included with this release. The syntax may not be supported in a future version of SQL Server. Any statements using the Transact-SQL outer joins should be changed to use the SQL-92 syntax."
If I changed your query to an outer join,
Select A.*
From A,B
Where A.MayorName is not null
and A.CityID *= B.CityID
and B.TaxRate > 5
This could be interpreted as
"Give me all rows from A and B where the CityID's match and TaxRate > 5. and MayorName is not Null"
OR
"Give me all rows from A where MayorName is not null and only join rows from B where the CityID's match and the TaxRate > 5".
But if you write it as
Select A.*
From A
LEFT OUTER JOIN B ON
and A.CityID = B.CityID
and B.TaxRate > 5
Where A.MayorName is not null
OR
Select A.*
From A
LEFT OUTER JOIN B ON
and A.CityID = B.CityID
Where A.MayorName is not null
and B.TaxRate > 5
...you avoid this ambiguity.
I admit I had never heard of Metacity. Here's a link to and quote from the Debian package.
:)
"Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios".
Hmm. OK, I guess I'll stick with IceWM. I like Froot Loops better.
Get the attention of all of the task force members.
http://rpc.senate.gov/httf/fastfacts.htm
Maybe it's related, maybe not, but remember that Blizzard is working heavily on Worlds of Warcraft which will be in direct competition with whatever version of EverCrack is popular right now...
Microsoft has been recycling the same OS for years and charging US for it. Shouldn't they have to pay a tax?
But seriously, if Joe Consumer is willing to pay the bucks for the Microsoft/AOL/recycling tax and fewer PC parts are dumped in a third world country or shot into space, then it's all fine with me...
I've also gone from Mandrake to Debian and share your sentiments about 'Drake. Having barely any *nix experience at the time, installing and configuring Mandrake wasn't bad at all.
:) It got me serious about converting my home PC to 100% Linux and probably would never have tried Debian if I didn't have such a positive experience with Mandrake.
Like marijuana, I think of Mandrake as the "gateway drug."