That Dark Elf has enough personality and badassery to have 10+ movies to himself. If done right these movies could be up there with the best of the best!
.. probably said the same thing before shipping the product; "You know.. In theory, people could mess with this through sound waves."
Because I doubt anyone smart enough to make something like this wouldn't be smart enough to realize that.
Oh, and then they probably all laughed their way to the bar and enjoyed a couple beers as colleagues usually do after a tough project.
Pretty much.
I remember the first few weeks of the game development/programming course I took in college, half the people there answered the "what got you interested in taking this course" question with answers like "I heard it makes good money." or "I'm always using my computer, so a job on a computer only makes sense." Without the slightest notion that a boat load of problem solving was soon to come, vs the learn everything-by-heart that we get used to in high-school.
Needless to say, the real winners among them are the ones who realized it wasn't for them and dropped out early. Pity on the ones who graduated and still looked at you funny at the mention of something like a smart pointer.
I know a lot of people are pretty adamant about having their browsing open for all to see, but some of us really don't care, myself included. I understand the implications, but people also need to understand what's been said for a long time.. "If it's on the internet, assume anyone can see it."
That said, I'd be OK with something like this, if only the consumer could somehow profit, either directly or indirectly (through reduced costs for example), from these sales. Unfortunately it's just a way for big corp to get bigger.
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That Dark Elf has enough personality and badassery to have 10+ movies to himself. If done right these movies could be up there with the best of the best!
.. probably said the same thing before shipping the product; "You know.. In theory, people could mess with this through sound waves." Because I doubt anyone smart enough to make something like this wouldn't be smart enough to realize that. Oh, and then they probably all laughed their way to the bar and enjoyed a couple beers as colleagues usually do after a tough project.
Pretty much. I remember the first few weeks of the game development/programming course I took in college, half the people there answered the "what got you interested in taking this course" question with answers like "I heard it makes good money." or "I'm always using my computer, so a job on a computer only makes sense." Without the slightest notion that a boat load of problem solving was soon to come, vs the learn everything-by-heart that we get used to in high-school. Needless to say, the real winners among them are the ones who realized it wasn't for them and dropped out early. Pity on the ones who graduated and still looked at you funny at the mention of something like a smart pointer.
These are probably all compromised already. Why is this being posted?
I know a lot of people are pretty adamant about having their browsing open for all to see, but some of us really don't care, myself included. I understand the implications, but people also need to understand what's been said for a long time.. "If it's on the internet, assume anyone can see it." That said, I'd be OK with something like this, if only the consumer could somehow profit, either directly or indirectly (through reduced costs for example), from these sales. Unfortunately it's just a way for big corp to get bigger.