That's a load of shit, man. Cheaters enjoy winning more than the non-cheaters, so much so that they would use any means necessary (except learning how to play the game well) to reach that goal. Hoy was it freakin hilarious when I was playing Diablo with my level 24 character kicking ass in the dungeons until some level 1 bastard came up and killed my with 1 swipe of the sword and stole all of my hard earned posessions. It was so funny, I stopped playing!
Yeah, it's fucked up that your post was considered troll. Some moron tries to bring gender into something where it's totally not a factor, you shoot her down, and you get moderated as a troll. It's fucking ridiculous. I thought your post was right on the mark.
Don't you get it? It's not just about X11 development, it's also about X11 use. I, for one, am going to see it to see how high a score those professional developers get on X-Bill.
I realise this is massive gender stereotyping, but perhaps the majority of girls aren't interested in socially-deprived isolated activities like staring at code for hours?
Well, I spoke to an IBM rep at the Crusoe station at the PC Expo and he said he's getting around 7 hours of battery life on the Crusoe compared to 3-4 on a PIII. Not quite a 1/2 hour.
How can a farm boy crop duster turn into a ace pilot with no training?
Although he was a farm boy crop duster, he was also an excellent pilot. He wasn't a farm boy crop duster by choice, he did, afterall, want to go to the academy presumably to increase his skills as a pilot. Also, when one of the pilots of the death star mission told Admiral Ackbar that hitting the 2 meter wide ventilation shaft was impossible, Luke replied by saying that he used to blast womp rats in his t-16 back home. Therefore, he did have training... and the power of the force.
The point is that it shouldn't be a kids movie. Star Wars 4, 5, and 6 weren't kids movies, why the hell are 1, 2, and 3, going to be? Yeah, yeah, it's George Lucas' movie and all, but if you're going to name something Star Wars and turn it into the Lion King, then it's false advertising and people are going to complain. And I have to agree with the complainers. If people have waited so long for an awesome prequel to a fantastic trilogy, then they have every right to be pissed when the prequels are made for a completely different audience in a completely different style.
you give a man an inch and he asks for a foot. What would be really nice is if people stopped asking for more and more because soon enough, nobody will give out anything.
Well you just proved your own point wrong! If they hired you, being smart and possibly dishonest, you would have gotten away with the money compared to this guy who probably got a stupid and possibly dishonest. They knew he was gonna steal the money and they knew they were gonna catch him.:)
Bump mapping has always been a clever lighting hack. The algorithm in the leading 3D software packages is just better than they are incorporating into the hardware. Deforming the actual surface of a model, what you're talking about, is displacement mapping.
"...Next, you've got the OS that "replaced" it, or "defeated" it or what have you...Windows. Why? Because it was very easy to use, but there was also a lot of depth..."
Windows replaced MacOS because the hardware was cheaper, so Joe User bought his PC with Windows preinstalled, not because there was a lot of depth in Win. Joe User isn't going to switch his OS until Dell switches it for him.
Well, when you're creating digital media, you're taking a chance. That's all there is to it. There's been piracy ever since there were computers. Nobody who publishes this media should expect that they will not get their copyrighted material pirated. That's the price you pay for exposing yourself to so many millions of people. Nobody should be complaining about getting their crap stolen online, they're still getting millions of dollars from all the exposure - much more exposure than a regular farmer can get from selling his oranges in the town market.
Metallica and Dr. Dre and the RIAA can cry all they want about the evils of Napster and the internet in general but the fact is that the internet (and all programs that function because of the internet) gives many software developers and musicians the chance to get their work seen/heard throughout the world. Maybe Metallica doesn't need the exposure that the internet gives but no small companies would be able to survive as they do now selling their goods in the local computer stores in which they work (a la Richard Garriot with his first game). In short, I'm not going to shed any tears because Metallica is losing money from Napster pirates. All software gets pirated, pirating has always been around, pirating will always be around, and pirating sometimes helps musicians/software companies to build up a buzz around the creator of the art, even though the immediate product (song or program) is lost - which helps the artist in the long run.
And I apologize if this post is incoherent, but I wrote it in a hurry.
Its pretty sad when people view education as nothing more but a means to the end of getting ahead in the rat race.
yes, it is pretty sad... but as long as people are doing it, I'm not going to lose a job opportunity to some other asshole just because he has that bachelors degree, even though he doesn't know half as much. Companies don't have the time or the resources to test every applicants skill so they look at the degrees you have and the school you went to. If I was planning on becoming a genius hermit, living in the forest and solving advanced math equations, I might not need a degree, but as long as I want to support myself and my lifestyle, I'll go for my degree(s)
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yep, man I hate those guys... but who says you cant do/teach and post moronic comments on slashdot?
That's a load of shit, man. Cheaters enjoy winning more than the non-cheaters, so much so that they would use any means necessary (except learning how to play the game well) to reach that goal. Hoy was it freakin hilarious when I was playing Diablo with my level 24 character kicking ass in the dungeons until some level 1 bastard came up and killed my with 1 swipe of the sword and stole all of my hard earned posessions. It was so funny, I stopped playing!
This guy says "err" and he gets a +4 funny?
Those who can't do, teach.
Yeah, it's fucked up that your post was considered troll. Some moron tries to bring gender into something where it's totally not a factor, you shoot her down, and you get moderated as a troll. It's fucking ridiculous. I thought your post was right on the mark.
I have FRIENDS, unlike you and your little computer life, so I need a way to keep in contact with them
and that's how it's a troll. You had a line in your original post saying pretty much the same thing.
Don't you get it? It's not just about X11 development, it's also about X11 use. I, for one, am going to see it to see how high a score those professional developers get on X-Bill.
I realise this is massive gender stereotyping, but perhaps the majority of girls aren't interested in socially-deprived isolated activities like staring at code for hours?
The hell you say, man!
I'll tell you why we're trying to push women into technical fields... cause we geeks need girlfriends, damnit!
well, maybe girls are more susceptible to social pressure than guys are.
Sigh- OKAY... One Last Time
So how many times have you said that already cause I never heard of that before.
Well, I spoke to an IBM rep at the Crusoe station at the PC Expo and he said he's getting around 7 hours of battery life on the Crusoe compared to 3-4 on a PIII. Not quite a 1/2 hour.
How can a farm boy crop duster turn into a ace pilot with no training?
Although he was a farm boy crop duster, he was also an excellent pilot. He wasn't a farm boy crop duster by choice, he did, afterall, want to go to the academy presumably to increase his skills as a pilot. Also, when one of the pilots of the death star mission told Admiral Ackbar that hitting the 2 meter wide ventilation shaft was impossible, Luke replied by saying that he used to blast womp rats in his t-16 back home. Therefore, he did have training... and the power of the force.
The point is that it shouldn't be a kids movie. Star Wars 4, 5, and 6 weren't kids movies, why the hell are 1, 2, and 3, going to be? Yeah, yeah, it's George Lucas' movie and all, but if you're going to name something Star Wars and turn it into the Lion King, then it's false advertising and people are going to complain. And I have to agree with the complainers. If people have waited so long for an awesome prequel to a fantastic trilogy, then they have every right to be pissed when the prequels are made for a completely different audience in a completely different style.
Does that mean I'm gonna be able to see more of those kinky blue chicks from Star Trek naked? Woohoo!
you give a man an inch and he asks for a foot. What would be really nice is if people stopped asking for more and more because soon enough, nobody will give out anything.
Well you just proved your own point wrong! If they hired you, being smart and possibly dishonest, you would have gotten away with the money compared to this guy who probably got a stupid and possibly dishonest. They knew he was gonna steal the money and they knew they were gonna catch him. :)
Bump mapping has always been a clever lighting hack. The algorithm in the leading 3D software packages is just better than they are incorporating into the hardware. Deforming the actual surface of a model, what you're talking about, is displacement mapping.
Dry land is not a myth! I've seen it!!
I understand the rest but that comment about Linux on the digital watches and toasters was uncalled for and really hurt my feelings.
"...Next, you've got the OS that "replaced" it, or "defeated" it or what have you...Windows. Why? Because it was very easy to use, but there was also a lot of depth..."
Windows replaced MacOS because the hardware was cheaper, so Joe User bought his PC with Windows preinstalled, not because there was a lot of depth in Win. Joe User isn't going to switch his OS until Dell switches it for him.
Very interesting stuff.... nothing too surprising though...
What about the part where it says "oh, and Bill Gates must get a haircut every other week." That was pretty surprising.
Well, when you're creating digital media, you're taking a chance. That's all there is to it. There's been piracy ever since there were computers. Nobody who publishes this media should expect that they will not get their copyrighted material pirated. That's the price you pay for exposing yourself to so many millions of people. Nobody should be complaining about getting their crap stolen online, they're still getting millions of dollars from all the exposure - much more exposure than a regular farmer can get from selling his oranges in the town market.
Metallica and Dr. Dre and the RIAA can cry all they want about the evils of Napster and the internet in general but the fact is that the internet (and all programs that function because of the internet) gives many software developers and musicians the chance to get their work seen/heard throughout the world. Maybe Metallica doesn't need the exposure that the internet gives but no small companies would be able to survive as they do now selling their goods in the local computer stores in which they work (a la Richard Garriot with his first game). In short, I'm not going to shed any tears because Metallica is losing money from Napster pirates. All software gets pirated, pirating has always been around, pirating will always be around, and pirating sometimes helps musicians/software companies to build up a buzz around the creator of the art, even though the immediate product (song or program) is lost - which helps the artist in the long run.
And I apologize if this post is incoherent, but I wrote it in a hurry.
Oranges are tangible (not tangerinable) -- they cannot be replicated like an MP3 or photocopy can.
Oranges can be replicated. You just take out the seeds and plant them, add water and sunlight, and BOOM! Orange heaven.
Its pretty sad when people view education as nothing more but a means to the end of getting ahead in the rat race.
yes, it is pretty sad... but as long as people are doing it, I'm not going to lose a job opportunity to some other asshole just because he has that bachelors degree, even though he doesn't know half as much. Companies don't have the time or the resources to test every applicants skill so they look at the degrees you have and the school you went to. If I was planning on becoming a genius hermit, living in the forest and solving advanced math equations, I might not need a degree, but as long as I want to support myself and my lifestyle, I'll go for my degree(s)