I agree with what you're saying, but you're missing my point about magic boxes. There are sometimes feasibility matters that are obvious to coder admins that are not obvious to non-coder admins. How often is this important? Rarely.
When admins are also designers, it becomes more important.
It depends on what you expect of your person with the title "admin".
People who've never coded tend to have many "magic boxes" in their thinking about systems. I find it hard to fully trust an administrator who can't at least parse through other people's code.
Covalent's entries win by my reasoning. 1984 should win on multiple fronts. Orwell is strangely neglected by the social tribe that goes under the banner "science fiction fan". So is Vonnegut. Why are Orwell and Vonnegut not considered science fiction? Because they're good?
Many of the entries being posted are so entertainment-oriented, I'm baffled how anyone can consider them depressing. "City on the Edge of Forever"? What was the happy ending supposed to be? Edith Keeler in space?
The day's not coming where film enthusiasts will find it acceptable to appreciate Hugo in 2D.
This means that sooner or later, I'm going to have buy one of these TVs. Without Hugo, that day wouldn't have come.
Yes, this means that Martin Scorsese has saved 3DTV.
Film snobs will all have 3DTVs for Hugo, and imitator wannabe geeks who want to pretend to be as appreciative as film snobs will follow suit, keeping at least a small long term market alive for the technologies involved in 3DTV.
To improve the casual viewing experience of 3DTV, try not looking at it.
I've never understood casual TV viewing. If I'm not going to actively watch something or play a game, the TV stays off. No complaints here.
I'm thinking of the company who made me pay for the following game console items for the first time:
1) Analog joysticks
2) Rumble packs, with batteries
3) Stereoscopic display (Virtual Boy)
4) Cables to connect handheld consoles to tv-based consoles for use as controllers
5) Adapters to play legacy game cartridges on new hardware
6) Extra analog sticks for motion controllers
7) Controllers for playing emulated games
8) Shoulder-mounted light-gun bazookas
9) Dance pad style floor controllers.
What company was that again?
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I agree with what you're saying, but you're missing my point about magic boxes. There are sometimes feasibility matters that are obvious to coder admins that are not obvious to non-coder admins. How often is this important? Rarely. When admins are also designers, it becomes more important. It depends on what you expect of your person with the title "admin".
People who've never coded tend to have many "magic boxes" in their thinking about systems. I find it hard to fully trust an administrator who can't at least parse through other people's code.
It was called "Atari Age". I was an avid reader of it. They had an exclusive game published for readers only: Rubik's Cube.
Before Square burnt up every bit of affection the general public had for the name "Final Fantasy".
Covalent's entries win by my reasoning. 1984 should win on multiple fronts. Orwell is strangely neglected by the social tribe that goes under the banner "science fiction fan". So is Vonnegut. Why are Orwell and Vonnegut not considered science fiction? Because they're good? Many of the entries being posted are so entertainment-oriented, I'm baffled how anyone can consider them depressing. "City on the Edge of Forever"? What was the happy ending supposed to be? Edith Keeler in space?
xyzzy
Snark much?
The day's not coming where film enthusiasts will find it acceptable to appreciate Hugo in 2D. This means that sooner or later, I'm going to have buy one of these TVs. Without Hugo, that day wouldn't have come. Yes, this means that Martin Scorsese has saved 3DTV. Film snobs will all have 3DTVs for Hugo, and imitator wannabe geeks who want to pretend to be as appreciative as film snobs will follow suit, keeping at least a small long term market alive for the technologies involved in 3DTV. To improve the casual viewing experience of 3DTV, try not looking at it. I've never understood casual TV viewing. If I'm not going to actively watch something or play a game, the TV stays off. No complaints here.
I'm thinking of the company who made me pay for the following game console items for the first time: 1) Analog joysticks 2) Rumble packs, with batteries 3) Stereoscopic display (Virtual Boy) 4) Cables to connect handheld consoles to tv-based consoles for use as controllers 5) Adapters to play legacy game cartridges on new hardware 6) Extra analog sticks for motion controllers 7) Controllers for playing emulated games 8) Shoulder-mounted light-gun bazookas 9) Dance pad style floor controllers. What company was that again?