You could have fooled me. I have YET to be involved in a project that actually starts with the requirements gathering. Either:
a) The client has NO IDEA what they want
or
b) The client wants to get the maximum amount of work out of you for the least amount of "effort" (e.g., whatever they're getting billed for), so they keep the requirements nebulous on purpouse to gouge you for your time when you don't meet your end of the contract.
Both of these are only problems when you have spineless management on your end, but I have yet to see a project manager that won't crumble when the client whines.
Yes, and yes. As always, it depends on what you want to do. Can we play DVDs under linux? No (well, I can, but I've got a Creative Dxr2 board which has a driver), but can we read data? Damn straight.
Hardware raid? Lots of those are completely independent of the OS anyway. Raidtech, Falcon, etc.
I won't address the others right now, I'll leave it to other fortunate readers.
Well, given the current rates of thoughtlessness, short-term thinking, intolerance and proliferation of weapondry, it should only have to make it another 50 years or so.
What's the big deal? I've got a plastic cup right here that'll out live everyone alive today!
why my samsung SCH-3500 ALWAYS gives me a severe headache after about a 5 minute phone call? It's down near the bottom of the radiation range for digital mode (which is all I use it in) at.6 W/kg.
All the little tricks and traps in tha game show all the effort that went into it. I found a walkthrough that, when you started the game, let you get the "Dagger of Penetration". As a result of that cheat, one of the other towers up on the first level (the one with the Fountain of Thera in it) also had a giant sharga that said (in a female voice)
"Beware of the Kevin of Bass" (I assume one of the game's designers)
The realisim helps, but the lack of decent game options sucks.
My two favorite games were from the mid 90s. Stonekeep was a visual Tour-de-Force when it came out, combined with easy, fun dungeon-crawl type gameplay. I'm currently taking my 4th (or is it 5th) shot at keeping my machine stable enough to FINISH the game.
Also Silent Hunter is one of the few games I can play for hours, get killed and have to restart and STILL have lots of fun.
Both had great gameplay first and decent graphics second, but the graphics were good enough that I don't notice they're circa 95-97.
My Humble Opinion. Where the HELL is the Throggish Key?!?:-)
Nope. Journaling File System. Another in a series of a series of a series of a series of a (thwack) of a series of journaling file systems due to make it into the linux kernel.
Others include (from memory)
ext3
xfs from SGI
ReiserFS
I think there are others, but I can't remember.
I'll have to go home tonight and do something to help things, like puncture my refrigerator coils or something. This whole armageddon thing is taking WAY too long for my tastes.
Evolution? But we have to save the childern! THINK OF THE CHILDREN! You can't teach them evolution! It'll rot their minds.
Mostly, I think the squid children. Maybe the'll work out that sustainable resource utilization is important BEFORE they poison themselves and let a few rich, but equally dead, corporate executives hog all the earth's wealth.
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You could have fooled me. I have YET to be involved in a project that actually starts with the requirements gathering. Either:
a) The client has NO IDEA what they want
or
b) The client wants to get the maximum amount of work out of you for the least amount of "effort" (e.g., whatever they're getting billed for), so they keep the requirements nebulous on purpouse to gouge you for your time when you don't meet your end of the contract.
Both of these are only problems when you have spineless management on your end, but I have yet to see a project manager that won't crumble when the client whines.
Sorry... bitter day.
Intel HAS to support rambus in the P4. But they're unhappy about it.
Not quite a long walk off a short pier, but probably after the P4 intel will learn to do a little more research before making big decisions.
Um... you can't DESTROY capital with taxes. The Government SPENDS all it's money every year. It goes to contractors and employees and other groups.
It gets redistributed. Trickle down, remember? Just think of the government as another big business.
Yes, and yes. As always, it depends on what you want to do. Can we play DVDs under linux? No (well, I can, but I've got a Creative Dxr2 board which has a driver), but can we read data? Damn straight.
Hardware raid? Lots of those are completely independent of the OS anyway. Raidtech, Falcon, etc.
I won't address the others right now, I'll leave it to other fortunate readers.
Well, given the current rates of thoughtlessness, short-term thinking, intolerance and proliferation of weapondry, it should only have to make it another 50 years or so.
What's the big deal? I've got a plastic cup right here that'll out live everyone alive today!
why my samsung SCH-3500 ALWAYS gives me a severe headache after about a 5 minute phone call? It's down near the bottom of the radiation range for digital mode (which is all I use it in) at .6 W/kg.
What's up? Where are the bio-tech geeks?
Have you ever spent a lot of time in one of those things (747, I mean)? Comfy is NOT the word I'd choose!
Try the 16+ hour LA -> Sydney flight some time. At least in cattle class (MOOOO!) It gets a little... close.
All the little tricks and traps in tha game show all the effort that went into it. I found a walkthrough that, when you started the game, let you get the "Dagger of Penetration". As a result of that cheat, one of the other towers up on the first level (the one with the Fountain of Thera in it) also had a giant sharga that said (in a female voice)
"Beware of the Kevin of Bass" (I assume one of the game's designers)
I ROTFL after that. That game is AWESOME!
Troll? Uninteresting, maybe. Offtopic? Possibly. Redundant? Almost certianly.
TROLL? Damn, I wish some of the moderators would TELL me what they mean. I agree with the one guy who said that we need to stop vague moderation.
WHERE ARE YOU, moderator? Please let me know what you meant?
The realisim helps, but the lack of decent game options sucks.
:-)
My two favorite games were from the mid 90s. Stonekeep was a visual Tour-de-Force when it came out, combined with easy, fun dungeon-crawl type gameplay. I'm currently taking my 4th (or is it 5th) shot at keeping my machine stable enough to FINISH the game.
Also Silent Hunter is one of the few games I can play for hours, get killed and have to restart and STILL have lots of fun.
Both had great gameplay first and decent graphics second, but the graphics were good enough that I don't notice they're circa 95-97.
My Humble Opinion. Where the HELL is the Throggish Key?!?
You mean jamie?
But I LIKE fuzzy math. It's much nicer than the cold-edged, evil math!
This particular bug was a rollover in an uptime counter. When it rolled, it caused an unhandeled exception in the kernel and BOOM.
Nope. Journaling File System. Another in a series of a series of a series of a series of a (thwack) of a series of journaling file systems due to make it into the linux kernel.
Others include (from memory)
ext3
xfs from SGI
ReiserFS
I think there are others, but I can't remember.
That not only kills people and leaves buildings and structures standing, it tidies up the place a bit.
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these?
OK, Fire the moderation beam!
P0rn.
It is a fact and a theory:
See The Evolution FAQ
*contented sigh*
Thanks, I'm feeling even better now.
I'll have to go home tonight and do something to help things, like puncture my refrigerator coils or something. This whole armageddon thing is taking WAY too long for my tastes.
I do so hope you're kidding, but even if you're not I can at least take solice that the entire human race will be wiped out.
There won't be anyone left to ignore masive global climate change and write it off as a liberal agenda.
*contented sigh*
Evolution? But we have to save the childern! THINK OF THE CHILDREN! You can't teach them evolution! It'll rot their minds.
Mostly, I think the squid children. Maybe the'll work out that sustainable resource utilization is important BEFORE they poison themselves and let a few rich, but equally dead, corporate executives hog all the earth's wealth.
I just hope we get it over with soon and let some hyper-intelligent squids evolve.
We've been hogging the top of the resource chain for too long.
Like we'll get organized enough and stop arguing long enough to colonize another planet.
Try This http://www.macslash.com/articles/00/09/28/1858238. shtml
What happened to enjoying speculation? Using rumor to build anticipation? Liking the attention?
By the time this movie comes out, I won't care at all. Rumor, speculation, things like this keep me interested.
No $8.00 from me this time, Mr. Lucas. Learn to respect the fans a bit.
Too bad AMD is shipping 1GHz chips when Intel is recalling theirs. :-)
Intel are certianly the kings of the demo, but AMD is slowly moving up through the royal court in actual production and yield.
I agree! Guilty until proven innocent, that's what I say!
Why is this troll modded up? I think the moderators are in the pay of the RIAA!