User: Rossome

Re:yes, but...

On: Google Introduces Command-Line Tool For Linux

PS is useless for MS SQL...

function sql-connect( [string] $connStr = "Data Source=PUT_SERVER_HERE; Initial Catalog=PUT_DATABASE_HERE; UID=PUT_USERID_HERE; PWD=PUT_PASSWORD_HERE;" )
{
        $Global:conn = new-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection( $connStr )
        $conn.Open()
}

function sql-disconnect()
{
        $conn.Close()
}

function select-sql( [string] $sql )
{
        $cmd = new-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand($sql, $conn);
        $rdr = [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader]$cmd.ExecuteReader();

        $datatable = new-Object System.Data.DataTable
        $datatable.Load($rdr)
        $rdr.Close()

        return $datatable
}

function execute-sql( [string] $sql )
{
        $cmd = new-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand($sql, $conn);
        $retval = $cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

        return $retval
}

Personality

On: Why Game Developers Should Finish What They Start

I think it comes down to the fact that most good designers are bad implementors. Once designers grasp the concepts, they get really bored with the details. Or they get bogged down with the details initially (pitfall #1). So I can see how speeding through the bare-bones implementation might help.

Maybe better promotion of your game idea will encourage detail-oriented developers to join you? ie. create quick storyboards and notes and publish them.
I dunno -- I'm stuck with lots of ideas and half-finished projects too.

LP

A Better Article

On: Coffee is a "Health Drink"

"So what's wrong with your coffee habit? How about low energy, extra stress, mineral depletion, exhausted adrenal glands, indigestion, anxiety and mood swings":
Caffeine, Grounds for Concern?

Re:Uh...

On: Do We Still Need Telcos (and ISPs)?

I think it's a cop-out to treat this question as though it came from a spoiled kid. It's not just about money -- it's about freedom. And this is not just another 'thing' -- it's global communication. I think it is important to keep the grubby hands of capitalism off of it, so that anyone can have access to it. If anyone can talk to anyone, it helps to keep people honest, which IMHO is sadly lacking in the global community today.