Who knows. It certainly seems that the end of the road for 3d technology should be nigh. Especially with today's displays.
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Thanks for the quotage, but, uhhh... Why should I or my company care?
Seriously. Not flaming or trolling. Sounds great and all, but what we have is a description of the means, not the ends. (An all too common situation in technology.)
For example: I chose Gnome over KDE (back during KDE 1.1 or 1.2, so this probably is no longer valid) because Gnome was prettier and had better themes. Who gives a crap about CORBA?
Will any of this make things easier for the end-user?
(Sorry, just read Mythical Man-Month and am starting on the Lunatics are in Charge of the Asylum. I'm beginning to feel that the end users are REALLY being left out)
By and large, it is the administrators who are stupid. The teachers are usually just scared sheep. Remember, no matter what happens, teachers will be blamed. Bad test scores, violence in the halls, poor lessons, etc.
The kids (and their parents, and attorneys) will point their fingers at the teachers, who are not protected by administration.
Administration will point their fingers at teachers, who are not backed by kids.
Why should the teachers care? It's beyond me.
FWIW, I generally agree with you about who winds up in the teaching classes. I saw a number of people go from Bio or Chem into teaching. (I almost did myself, but went to Econ instead. Not from lack of ability, but because I really didn't care about the higher levels of chemistry.) But I also saw a great number of people (disclaimer: my wife among them) start college with the sole intention of becoming a teacher.
Finally, let's not forget that just because you are not an electrical engineer does not mean you are morally bankrupt and do not care about anyone or anything. Those people would have wound up as communications majors, not teachers. MOST teachers do at least begin their careers as caring people. The same system that grinds down the kids often grinds down the teachers.
Boy, nothing like due process, probable cause, innocent until proven guilty, etc.
I am so glad that I'm not in school today.
Unforunately, in 16 years, I'll be the parent trying to decide whether or not to sue the school system over stuff like this. (Oh, please let my child be that smart and obnoxious. Together, we'll rule the galaxy! Oh, erm, that's someone else...)
And if you are a good teacher, you should smile when they exceed you/your teachings.
When my wife was teaching, it was quite clear that her meager paycheck was insignificant compared to a student finally getting through a primer. (Spec. Ed. students)
If they wanted to move on to Sports Illustrated, so what? It showed that she succeeded.
While cracking passwords and sniffing mail probably wasn't in your course outline, I'm sure you were glad to see it.
Unfortunately, most school administrators I've run across are scared of anything not in the book. Scared of new techniques, scared of probing questions from students, scared that the students will surpass the teacher.
One of the best instructors (Econ in college) I had admitted that he had a good day when one of his students made him look at something in a slightly different way.
Any high school teacher I ever had would have probably wet him/herself or simply blown up at the student.
If they can't take satisfaction from the achievments of the students, why are they teaching?
In some (US) jurisdictions, owning, for example, lock picks without being a licensed blacksmith is a crime. So, in some areas, owning of the tools is as illegal as using them.
Yeah, the Church eventually adapted, but how many
were burned at the stake, tortured, nearly guilted
to death, excommunicated, etc. before they
finally decided that yes, maybe a bible isn't a
bad thing.
By Church, I assume you mean Roman Catholic. Let's
not forget that while they may have accepted the
bible, the services (in the US, anyway) were in Latin
until just the past... 35 years?
Change is not something that is liked by big,
monolithic operations. That's why M$ should embrace
the DOJ breakup: their corporate ship is now like
the Titanic: too big to turn around, and not as
indestructible as the captain thinks.
I'm not sure, but I'd file a civil suit (small claims, of course) naming both companies as defendants. This latter part is important: if you just name one, they can finger point.
I haven't bought anything from Loki (yet) because I haven't seen any games there that I like. If they had RA2, I would have bought it. Roller Coaster Tycoon, ditto. OTOH, I was planning on getting Deus Ex for Windows, but will be spending the extra few bucks to get it for Linux.
Not every game is the same. I don't want 'all games for Linux'. I want the games I want for Linux.
Once there was $19.95 for unlimited access, everything else went into the crapper. All of the US (people outside the US, please comment) wants price, price, price. They never figure customer service or support into the equation.
Want cheap health insurance? Fine, you get to deal with those friendly HMO's.
Want a cheap airline ticket? Risk getting bumped (or better yet, some of the lovely routes produced by Priceline)
Want cheap internet access? Don't count on having tech support.
It doesn't even seem to be an option to get good tech support. At home, I'll be cheap, but I'd pay an extra 10% at work for tech support from someone who knows more than I do. (FWIW, fsck internetconnect. There NOC is staffed by the most clueless morons in the biz. Where else will you be told that log files cannot be changed or manipulated?)
Eventually, you get to a point where you have changed enough stuff that even the simplest RPM doesn't want to work. Things may be different for apt. Not sure. That's why, for me, it's 'either/or'.
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Hopefully, the ACLU sees a case here. I frequently disagree with 'em, but in some cases, where else can you turn? (The A-Team?)
Now we know the answer to this question.
"640k ought to be enough for anyone."
Who knows. It certainly seems that the end of the road for 3d technology should be nigh. Especially with today's displays.
Thanks for the quotage, but, uhhh... Why should I or my company care?
Seriously. Not flaming or trolling. Sounds great and all, but what we have is a description of the means, not the ends. (An all too common situation in technology.)
For example: I chose Gnome over KDE (back during KDE 1.1 or 1.2, so this probably is no longer valid) because Gnome was prettier and had better themes. Who gives a crap about CORBA?
Will any of this make things easier for the end-user?
(Sorry, just read Mythical Man-Month and am starting on the Lunatics are in Charge of the Asylum. I'm beginning to feel that the end users are REALLY being left out)
By and large, it is the administrators who are stupid. The teachers are usually just scared sheep. Remember, no matter what happens, teachers will be blamed. Bad test scores, violence in the halls, poor lessons, etc.
The kids (and their parents, and attorneys) will point their fingers at the teachers, who are not protected by administration.
Administration will point their fingers at teachers, who are not backed by kids.
Why should the teachers care? It's beyond me.
FWIW, I generally agree with you about who winds up in the teaching classes. I saw a number of people go from Bio or Chem into teaching. (I almost did myself, but went to Econ instead. Not from lack of ability, but because I really didn't care about the higher levels of chemistry.) But I also saw a great number of people (disclaimer: my wife among them) start college with the sole intention of becoming a teacher.
Finally, let's not forget that just because you are not an electrical engineer does not mean you are morally bankrupt and do not care about anyone or anything. Those people would have wound up as communications majors, not teachers. MOST teachers do at least begin their careers as caring people. The same system that grinds down the kids often grinds down the teachers.
Not sure why you got modded for funny. This seems like a perfectly rational, legalistic path of logic.
I'm sure the details will be forthcoming in the oh so likely civil suit.
Boy, nothing like due process, probable cause, innocent until proven guilty, etc.
I am so glad that I'm not in school today.
Unforunately, in 16 years, I'll be the parent trying to decide whether or not to sue the school system over stuff like this. (Oh, please let my child be that smart and obnoxious. Together, we'll rule the galaxy! Oh, erm, that's someone else...)
And if you are a good teacher, you should smile when they exceed you/your teachings.
When my wife was teaching, it was quite clear that her meager paycheck was insignificant compared to a student finally getting through a primer. (Spec. Ed. students)
If they wanted to move on to Sports Illustrated, so what? It showed that she succeeded.
While cracking passwords and sniffing mail probably wasn't in your course outline, I'm sure you were glad to see it.
Unfortunately, most school administrators I've run across are scared of anything not in the book. Scared of new techniques, scared of probing questions from students, scared that the students will surpass the teacher.
One of the best instructors (Econ in college) I had admitted that he had a good day when one of his students made him look at something in a slightly different way.
Any high school teacher I ever had would have probably wet him/herself or simply blown up at the student.
If they can't take satisfaction from the achievments of the students, why are they teaching?
Took me a minute to figure out what WMP7 was. I thought you somehow misspeled Emacs.
It's already broken: requires DOS to install. Pity, as it looked really nice.
In some (US) jurisdictions, owning, for example, lock picks without being a licensed blacksmith is a crime. So, in some areas, owning of the tools is as illegal as using them.
Not sure about this new technology, but my electricity has been more reliable than my phone service.
Of course, I'm sure de-regulation will fix that problem.
In traditional journalism, this is more akin to analysis or editorialising.
In modern journalism, this is serious, hard-hitting investigative reporting.
>Nazis vs. Jews
And, in fine Usenet fashion, the discussion is now over!
Handguns for techies, cardboard vests for marketers.
Ummm... You're a newlywed, and you spend the entire weekend playing videogames?
Yeah, the Church eventually adapted, but how many
were burned at the stake, tortured, nearly guilted
to death, excommunicated, etc. before they
finally decided that yes, maybe a bible isn't a
bad thing.
By Church, I assume you mean Roman Catholic. Let's
not forget that while they may have accepted the
bible, the services (in the US, anyway) were in Latin
until just the past... 35 years?
Change is not something that is liked by big,
monolithic operations. That's why M$ should embrace
the DOJ breakup: their corporate ship is now like
the Titanic: too big to turn around, and not as
indestructible as the captain thinks.
Oops. Didn't notice that future shop was a Canadian company. Not sure how that buggers things up.
I'm not sure, but I'd file a civil suit (small claims, of course) naming both companies as defendants. This latter part is important: if you just name one, they can finger point.
I haven't bought anything from Loki (yet) because I haven't seen any games there that I like. If they had RA2, I would have bought it. Roller Coaster Tycoon, ditto. OTOH, I was planning on getting Deus Ex for Windows, but will be spending the extra few bucks to get it for Linux.
Not every game is the same. I don't want 'all games for Linux'. I want the games I want for Linux.
This is getting to be like the freakin' circle game I saw on "Malcolm in the Middle".
Only I think I'd rather be hit than see that picture again.
Once there was $19.95 for unlimited access, everything else went into the crapper. All of the US (people outside the US, please comment) wants price, price, price. They never figure customer service or support into the equation.
Want cheap health insurance? Fine, you get to deal with those friendly HMO's.
Want a cheap airline ticket? Risk getting bumped (or better yet, some of the lovely routes produced by Priceline)
Want cheap internet access? Don't count on having tech support.
It doesn't even seem to be an option to get good tech support. At home, I'll be cheap, but I'd pay an extra 10% at work for tech support from someone who knows more than I do. (FWIW, fsck internetconnect. There NOC is staffed by the most clueless morons in the biz. Where else will you be told that log files cannot be changed or manipulated?)
Yup, that's what I'll be working on when I get some time. I dl'ed the pdf and most of the files.
Problem is, the first time I tried it was to cross-compile. Got a little ugly, and I gave up.
But this is definately the route I will be going. Standing on the shoulders of people smarter than I will get it done that much faster.
Eventually, you get to a point where you have changed enough stuff that even the simplest RPM doesn't want to work. Things may be different for apt. Not sure. That's why, for me, it's 'either/or'.
Aaron? Well, back in my day, if you wanted to change things, you got out your copy of ResEdit. Kids today. Oh, wait, I was a kid then.
:)
Can anyone else hear Stevie boy yelling "I told you NeXT was a good idea!!"?