Reminds me of a few months ago when they were saying the FBI has not been able to hire many computer experts because they could not pass the required physical tests.
Yeah just like once a Marine always a Marine. No matter what job you do, officer or grunt, your still infantry. Any how with the budget as is and a limit to how many agents they can have.
Brink back some of these ideas from classic gaming!
You are so right. But be careful what you wish for, like many songs that are redone, you don't want a Mili-Vanili creeping up again. But then again you can redo Elite 2 through in killer graphics and many of the teenagers will not even know about the *real* one.
In a round-about way this is a bit like selling karma (something I think you've avoided).
My friend I do not think it is a "bit" like-it_is_like selling Karma. But they can do this, like the wish of software, their choice is FREE. I won't pay, but heck let them do what they want, if it helps more power for them-if it hurts less power to them.
1. So can one truly notice the difference between say 45fps and 100fps? 2. How many games will be out within the next six months to take advantage of this cutting edge technology?
I understand this is the business practice of these times. To always wait about 6-8 months before hyping up the next release of something. Why so many changes to squeeze more fps? Is it like trying to add 10 more HP to your Honda? How many people on this place can actually look at a screen shot or video and name what type of graphics card is being used and what options are set like AA and such?
You will get pretty damn good pricing, if you go to the right area that offers it. Down here in Italy we have to wait for the Phone company to decide if they want to install it or not. I know around Frankfurt you can get a 100k connection for around 18 Euros.
So if this algorithm gets patented as many have said what other algorithms will line up. Algorithms do include programs and simple thought processes. So in a short construed sense-war tactics can be patented in the future. Yeah I know a bit off but many cases in America are based off of previous verdicts.
So theoretically this patent is for a set of switch positions, pixel colors and how to combine them all...I wonder how many inventions would have been stifled about four hundred years ago if they could patent them.
Why complain about the $800/yr/liscense? Do you realize that the government has to spend so much money on businesses to also help the economy out? Besides most of the people making the money/OS decision don't get to involved with computers, and I'm sure they have a stipulation of "free software" not being so secure, besides you can't blame anyone if you use it;-) . Atop of that I'm sure RH could probably charge less to nothing for this BUT I look at it more as a weeding out process. Think about it, if you streamline your customer base, you narrow down the people you have to build for, because of the price, not too many businesses or people will buy for the heck of it. You should see the type of contracts the government get bought into by some lobbyists or committee members, I'm glad that the money is going to Red Hat!
Let me ask this then, why would you go to a 4 yr college and pay $100K for a sys admin job? If you pay that much I hope you would be trying to do something more interesting. Plus I don't think these HS kids will get sys admin job at say IBM, or any other good sized company without experience. Remember there are plenty of small to medium sized businesses that can use HS sys admins.
O.k. first of all if we followed the Constitution by the word this country would be in utter (Moo) Chaos. Two it's hard to apply a set of rules meant to government a couple of million to about 290 Million people. Third this great paper that is the foundation of out nation was written by...drum roll...slave owners and property owners. Who intern wanted to make sure that no other entity like the Monarchy could take away their possesions! I love this country, that has laws so I can say what I want, and lets the mod ghods put me down as a troll. It's our rights; I just don't believe that we should selectively apply them as we wish.
Just imagine this being used near a busy traffic intersection, or near a hospital.
If it gets in the wrong hands-yes. But I don't think the U.S. military would look for a hospital to test it on, or even a traffic intersection. Any weapon can be lethal if given the right settings.
1) Use low heat and good solder a 63/27 tin content. 2) Use a small tip, and I mean small, not the stock screwdriver tip! 3) Use flux, most people don't and wonder why the solder doesn't melt. 4) If you dont want the little SMD to "stick" to anything else, cover the other solder point with a little oil (just clean it when you are done) 5) Don't get frustrated, just take a break if you feel yourself getting worked up. 6) Do use an ESD strap and make sure you and the strap are grounded. 7) If you have not done much soldering don't do it, unless you have money to burn along with your finger tips.
Oh, and you'll need to download the game's resource data or use a Windows install, the CD is only good for the reg. key
Well the reg key is on the book, so if that's the only reason to buy it then Bioware is about to flop on this. This just sounds to a regular person like you have to d/l about two disks worth of stuff-if you only use linux, or just do a mass amount of file moving from one partition to the other. Plus some extra little tweaks. This sounds very messy and poorly thought out. At least UT2k3 was simple, as was quake3, RtCW, and I am sure Doom III will be easy too. So what in the heck was the set back? Poor management that just thought at the last moment that it would be "kewl" to make it for the top three OS's out there? I bought the game and run it on Windows, if I have to go through a bunch of install crap to get it running under Linux, then I' ll just keep it on windows. Don't give me that crap that I'm not supporting Linux game noise. I do support it but if I have to copy this, tweak that, and download this; then I would rather keep playing the version I have on Windows that is already updated, besides I can use the tools set-unlike Linux where you have to tweak wine or winex a few twists to get it running.
I can't see them turning out a profit. Since they released their stock, they have been burning money with not too much to show for it. Every release they had some new scheme to try to get more money, albeit the Members club, flat out donation begging, or a last cry for money. Granted that the economy all over the world is hurting, but it still depends on how you spend the money. I think the turning point came when they still wanted to use StarOffice with their distro. As we all now it became a "pay-for" app at roughly $60! So all the silver members (people who paid $60 for that membership) were excluded from downloading StarOffice, they had to upgrade their membership. That is what totally stopped me, why did they no switch to Open Office? Second, they are not known for great stability or a streamlined install. They always seemed to be a working Beta than a Full Release by the lack of this performance. Any how I hope the programmers fir the distro can find good jobs else were. I don't care for the distro, but the programmers that put it together obviously have some more to contribute to the community, just hope it is in their schedule.
in fact, we've made no decisions, formed no programs and announced nothing about this Timothy said he would "feel better about a straight denial." If that isn't a straight denial, I don't know what is.
Well they did not say "no we will not", and that is a straight denial. They just said in a different verbiage that they weren't ready for the question and have to think of an answer.
I mean in this day and age every one is shortening a name to an acronym, like LoTR, RtCW, UT2k3, and so on. So my point is why call a game that will have an acronym of MOO? What is it a game of cows?
You know in Italy a mechanic needs to be certified, and it costs a heck of a lot of money. This doesn't mean they are honest though. Hell I would even venture to say the rob you more than the American ones. Could also be for the fact that in Italy it is illegal to work on you own car.
Well I have always loved the Sony Playstation line since day one. There has always been a sense of dedication and ingenuity about them. The companies that they contract for games, and the games they make themselves. I only buy a few games here and there but they are the games the Sony puts on their Playstation,, like Tekken, Final Fantasy, Grand Tourismo, Mortalcombat 4 and Robotech. Sure some games come out on other platforms and I have played them on others-but it "feels" more or better ( you damn English majors;-P ) to play them on a Playstation....now if they would only pay me for this creaking post!;-) X2
Well I think if you measure success by the size of a bank account or how many "things" you own, you'll never achieve it. Having a house with 20 rooms, and five maids to clean is not successful. I think the best measure is if you have the things you like, just enough to keep you busy and interested you're on a good way. If you want enough money to go out every night to dance clubs or have a huge lot of computer parts, and can afford them then that should be fine. I make enough money to put some in saving go traveling some where around the world one a year, and enough to donate to different charities. Sure I would like to have a nice $30K car, but it all depends on how you_manage_ your money.
First I would never consider an education a waste of time, but you do bring up a good point about what the job focus needs. At least in America businesses often require a degree and experience. Granted most of these job descriptions are used as deterrence rather than a true representation of what they really need. But to get a good job in the Technology industry it is an unwritten law that you need a degree. At least for some one whom is just writing a bit of HTML I would say should take at least associates in a related filed? Many people who teach them selves c++ with book don't know the true way to format or how and what to program. Nothing like a good school can teach you. Not going to college is kind of like playing a piano without ever learning how to read the sheet of music, or even the basics of music. You can get some great musicians, but they are few, and in our society would really ever make it that far just from the discriminations of people who have gone to college and have achieved a certain level in the job market.
And I do not mean the T.V. channel. I have a BBC, and yes on a 52 meg business card. And I keep it with me where ever I go. Sure it's too geeky to admit to some one but it has helped me out numerous times, when some one fudges up their system at work, or even a laptop that craps out. Not many people have a restore disk or a Live CD available then. Plus with it you can get a basic Xserver with xterm, and Black Box as the WM. Can mount many file-systems, setup networking....This could also be a great hacking distro-but I'm sure some else already has done it.
Come on! A (Score: 3) is all you give the guy/gal? This is one of the best analogies on this thread, quit intelligently put too! Hell how many people here remember those days, or even where born then?
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Reminds me of a few months ago when they were saying the FBI has not been able to hire many computer experts because they could not pass the required physical tests.
Yeah just like once a Marine always a Marine. No matter what job you do, officer or grunt, your still infantry. Any how with the budget as is and a limit to how many agents they can have.
Brink back some of these ideas from classic gaming!
You are so right. But be careful what you wish for, like many songs that are redone, you don't want a Mili-Vanili creeping up again. But then again you can redo Elite 2 through in killer graphics and many of the teenagers will not even know about the *real* one.
In a round-about way this is a bit like selling karma (something I think you've avoided).
My friend I do not think it is a "bit" like-it_is_like selling Karma. But they can do this, like the wish of software, their choice is FREE. I won't pay, but heck let them do what they want, if it helps more power for them-if it hurts less power to them.
1. So can one truly notice the difference between say 45fps and 100fps?
2. How many games will be out within the next six months to take advantage of this cutting edge technology?
I understand this is the business practice of these times. To always wait about 6-8 months before hyping up the next release of something. Why so many changes to squeeze more fps? Is it like trying to add 10 more HP to your Honda? How many people on this place can actually look at a screen shot or video and name what type of graphics card is being used and what options are set like AA and such?
Since your in the AF or work for them, why not ask your sponser? I'm sure they would have that info and if not the local housing office will.
You will get pretty damn good pricing, if you go to the right area that offers it. Down here in Italy we have to wait for the Phone company to decide if they want to install it or not. I know around Frankfurt you can get a 100k connection for around 18 Euros.
As the squirrel would say.
So if this algorithm gets patented as many have said what other algorithms will line up. Algorithms do include programs and simple thought processes. So in a short construed sense-war tactics can be patented in the future. Yeah I know a bit off but many cases in America are based off of previous verdicts.
So theoretically this patent is for a set of switch positions, pixel colors and how to combine them all...I wonder how many inventions would have been stifled about four hundred years ago if they could patent them.
Why complain about the $800/yr/liscense? Do you realize that the government has to spend so much money on businesses to also help the economy out? Besides most of the people making the money/OS decision don't get to involved with computers, and I'm sure they have a stipulation of "free software" not being so secure, besides you can't blame anyone if you use it ;-) . Atop of that I'm sure RH could probably charge less to nothing for this BUT I look at it more as a weeding out process. Think about it, if you streamline your customer base, you narrow down the people you have to build for, because of the price, not too many businesses or people will buy for the heck of it. You should see the type of contracts the government get bought into by some lobbyists or committee members, I'm glad that the money is going to Red Hat!
Let me ask this then, why would you go to a 4 yr college and pay $100K for a sys admin job? If you pay that much I hope you would be trying to do something more interesting. Plus I don't think these HS kids will get sys admin job at say IBM, or any other good sized company without experience. Remember there are plenty of small to medium sized businesses that can use HS sys admins.
Not to be offtopic but..
It'd be like patenting air.
Don't you think that after we figure out how to teraform a planet that the air will be "made" and therefore be patentable?
Just a thought for the future.
O.k. first of all if we followed the Constitution by the word this country would be in utter (Moo) Chaos. Two it's hard to apply a set of rules meant to government a couple of million to about 290 Million people. Third this great paper that is the foundation of out nation was written by...drum roll...slave owners and property owners. Who intern wanted to make sure that no other entity like the Monarchy could take away their possesions! I love this country, that has laws so I can say what I want, and lets the mod ghods put me down as a troll. It's our rights; I just don't believe that we should selectively apply them as we wish.
Just imagine this being used near a busy traffic intersection, or near a hospital.
If it gets in the wrong hands-yes. But I don't think the U.S. military would look for a hospital to test it on, or even a traffic intersection. Any weapon can be lethal if given the right settings.
Have you had any hand in the making of Hackers 2? I mean did you get anything out of it? Did they consult you? Do they want to redo it?
They could probably save more money on the cooling solution if they just freaking use enough thermal paste!!!
For the soldering part that is:
1) Use low heat and good solder a 63/27 tin content.
2) Use a small tip, and I mean small, not the stock screwdriver tip!
3) Use flux, most people don't and wonder why the solder doesn't melt.
4) If you dont want the little SMD to "stick" to anything else, cover the other solder point with a little oil (just clean it when you are done)
5) Don't get frustrated, just take a break if you feel yourself getting worked up.
6) Do use an ESD strap and make sure you and the strap are grounded.
7) If you have not done much soldering don't do it, unless you have money to burn along with your finger tips.
Oh, and you'll need to download the game's resource data or use a Windows install, the CD is only good for the reg. key
Well the reg key is on the book, so if that's the only reason to buy it then Bioware is about to flop on this. This just sounds to a regular person like you have to d/l about two disks worth of stuff-if you only use linux, or just do a mass amount of file moving from one partition to the other. Plus some extra little tweaks. This sounds very messy and poorly thought out. At least UT2k3 was simple, as was quake3, RtCW, and I am sure Doom III will be easy too. So what in the heck was the set back? Poor management that just thought at the last moment that it would be "kewl" to make it for the top three OS's out there? I bought the game and run it on Windows, if I have to go through a bunch of install crap to get it running under Linux, then I'
ll just keep it on windows. Don't give me that crap that I'm not supporting Linux game noise. I do support it but if I have to copy this, tweak that, and download this; then I would rather keep playing the version I have on Windows that is already updated, besides I can use the tools set-unlike Linux where you have to tweak wine or winex a few twists to get it running.
I can't see them turning out a profit. Since they released their stock, they have been burning money with not too much to show for it. Every release they had some new scheme to try to get more money, albeit the Members club, flat out donation begging, or a last cry for money. Granted that the economy all over the world is hurting, but it still depends on how you spend the money.
I think the turning point came when they still wanted to use StarOffice with their distro. As we all now it became a "pay-for" app at roughly $60! So all the silver members (people who paid $60 for that membership) were excluded from downloading StarOffice, they had to upgrade their membership. That is what totally stopped me, why did they no switch to Open Office?
Second, they are not known for great stability or a streamlined install. They always seemed to be a working Beta than a Full Release by the lack of this performance.
Any how I hope the programmers fir the distro can find good jobs else were. I don't care for the distro, but the programmers that put it together obviously have some more to contribute to the community, just hope it is in their schedule.
in fact, we've made no decisions, formed no programs and announced nothing about this
Timothy said he would "feel better about a straight denial." If that isn't a straight denial, I don't know what is.
Well they did not say "no we will not", and that is a straight denial. They just said in a different verbiage that they weren't ready for the question and have to think of an answer.
I mean in this day and age every one is shortening a name to an acronym, like LoTR, RtCW, UT2k3, and so on. So my point is why call a game that will have an acronym of MOO? What is it a game of cows?
You know in Italy a mechanic needs to be certified, and it costs a heck of a lot of money. This doesn't mean they are honest though. Hell I would even venture to say the rob you more than the American ones. Could also be for the fact that in Italy it is illegal to work on you own car.
Well I have always loved the Sony Playstation line since day one. There has always been a sense of dedication and ingenuity about them. The companies that they contract for games, and the games they make themselves. I only buy a few games here and there but they are the games the Sony puts on their Playstation,, like Tekken, Final Fantasy, Grand Tourismo, Mortalcombat 4 and Robotech. Sure some games come out on other platforms and I have played them on others-but it "feels" more or better ( you damn English majors;-P ) to play them on a Playstation. ...now if they would only pay me for this creaking post! ;-) X2
Well I think if you measure success by the size of a bank account or how many "things" you own, you'll never achieve it. Having a house with 20 rooms, and five maids to clean is not successful. I think the best measure is if you have the things you like, just enough to keep you busy and interested you're on a good way. If you want enough money to go out every night to dance clubs or have a huge lot of computer parts, and can afford them then that should be fine. I make enough money to put some in saving go traveling some where around the world one a year, and enough to donate to different charities. Sure I would like to have a nice $30K car, but it all depends on how you_manage_ your money.
They are wasting 3 years of their life
First I would never consider an education a waste of time, but you do bring up a good point about what the job focus needs. At least in America businesses often require a degree and experience. Granted most of these job descriptions are used as deterrence rather than a true representation of what they really need. But to get a good job in the Technology industry it is an unwritten law that you need a degree. At least for some one whom is just writing a bit of HTML I would say should take at least associates in a related filed? Many people who teach them selves c++ with book don't know the true way to format or how and what to program. Nothing like a good school can teach you. Not going to college is kind of like playing a piano without ever learning how to read the sheet of music, or even the basics of music. You can get some great musicians, but they are few, and in our society would really ever make it that far just from the discriminations of people who have gone to college and have achieved a certain level in the job market.
And I do not mean the T.V. channel. I have a BBC, and yes on a 52 meg business card. And I keep it with me where ever I go. Sure it's too geeky to admit to some one but it has helped me out numerous times, when some one fudges up their system at work, or even a laptop that craps out. Not many people have a restore disk or a Live CD available then. Plus with it you can get a basic Xserver with xterm, and Black Box as the WM. Can mount many file-systems, setup networking....This could also be a great hacking distro-but I'm sure some else already has done it.
Come on! A (Score: 3) is all you give the guy/gal? This is one of the best analogies on this thread, quit intelligently put too! Hell how many people here remember those days, or even where born then?