Knowing that you have pretty much dominated the world in creating virual reality (Quake1-3 just feel more real than the competition) what other areas of high technology interest you? (Genetic research, aerospace, nano-tech, really fast cars:), etc.)
...per second of air time for the videos to be produced. Very expensive if what you say is true. Pay to make, pay to air. While MTV gets the advertising dollars. It will get worse, quality wise, check my other post on CBS-Viacom.
That would be a company with lots and lots of radio stations, and a company with MTV,VH1 (plus lots of other stuff, like a TV network). What's that mean? The same songs, over and over, until SOMEBODY buys 'em. Long live MP3.
you can't open source games, it just won't work. Unless you do it a few years later, a la John Carmack. I'm looking forward to the interview with him next week. I might just submit a question or two or three.
Anyone here over the age of 24? If you are you shouldn't be watching MTV, at least from thier eyes. They target an audience from 13-24, that's it. Did you watch it then? Did you like it then? Does it suck now, to you?
They also target by psychographics, i.e. intelligence. Guess which end of the spectrum they go for there. Guess which one/. goes for.
I liked it when they played videos, but do you know how much videos cost to produce? A 3-minute video costs much more than a 30-minute edit job (Real Rules & Road World). When you have to fill up 24/7 creative programming is important, cheap programming is very important, and quality programming is what HBO does.
Human Genome, nano-tech, quantum computing, creating life, Hubble telescope, the Internet, etc. All this stuff has been or will most likely be realized within our lifetimes. Interesting times, indeed.
(yes, the card games that come with the desktop envirements are fun, but I am talking about glitzy games like Q3).
Not a good example, since Quake3Arena will be released on Linux (and win32,mac). But games are still why I boot win98. Check out the free demo of Madden2k if you want to be blown away. I play about 5-10 free demos a week, and I can't think of 5-10 major games that are out in Linux. Add the 3 click from net to gaming experience that you get with win and Linux has a loooooong way to go as a gaming platform.
If any of you would like a religion that does embrace the theory of evolution, check out the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a.k.a. the Mormons. I was raised as such and have sense moved away from it, but have had some good conversations with my brother, a practicing Mormon and biology teacher. If you were curious...
Private: "Sir, they're coming. What should we do? Where's the rendevous? Is the airstrike coming? When?"
S: "Lock and load, son, we stand here."
(multiply by X units in the field)
Information is power, we know that. Controlling it and limiting it for the enemy will be a key to W.A.R. (We Are Right) in the 21st, and any other, century. Not that the above post wasn't funny, it was, but this looked like a good place for my $.02. (BTW: if CmdrTaco had.02 for every post..oh wait) (~Singing)"Back to life, back to re-al-it-y(/~S)
...the current environment where if you make your software good enough it will either be bought, stolen, assimilated by M$ depending on the day of week (or whatever makes them the most money). This, IMHO, stifles true innovation, basically forcing companies to live in the shadows to survive (much less compete), or at least avoid the attention of the big gorilla. At the very least I advocate Linux as a way to bring competition to the market and ultimately better software to my machine and my friends'/family's. (Note: better software DOES NOT MEAN more features)
kind of makes that "your every wish for the rest of your life" prize, seem a little empty, eh? I seem to remember him start *running*, when they try and tell him to stop, not so easy to do on bloody stumps. Some good early King that most of you could read in a night or two.
we are always are on the cutting edge. So, I personaly think that students add quite a bit to Slashdot.
Students, as a whole, are also a lot more likely to spout off as experts, when there are merely knowledgable. Youthful exhuberance adds a lot to a lively discussion, but aged wisdom gives it a foundation to build from. Not trying to start a war here, just that I remember thinking as a student how stupid the world was, and now I see, in many areas, that I was the idiot. (this is only 3 years out of school mind you, and a lot of the world still seems stupid).
...is one of my favorite short stories. It's in the Bachman Books and I'm sure many reprintings.
The basic premise: 100 18 yr old men are selected and start walking. They must maintain a pace of 4 mph, if they fall below 4 mph three times, they, um, get their heads blown off my soldiers (it IS King...). For every hour you walk you can lose one of your strikes, but it's always three and you're out. Last man walking wins. The prize, IIRC, is you basically get your every whim until you die.
In the book it was built up as more popular than the superbowl with massive betting on who would be next, first, last to die. Persoanally I think it's some of King's best work (before that computer started writing his books) and would make an excellent movie, if done correctly.
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Knowing that you have pretty much dominated the world in creating virual reality (Quake1-3 just feel more real than the competition) what other areas of high technology interest you? (Genetic research, aerospace, nano-tech, really fast cars :), etc.)
I believe he uses NextStep, but I could be wrong.
...per second of air time for the videos to be produced. Very expensive if what you say is true. Pay to make, pay to air. While MTV gets the advertising dollars. It will get worse, quality wise, check my other post on CBS-Viacom.
That would be a company with lots and lots of radio stations, and a company with MTV,VH1 (plus lots of other stuff, like a TV network). What's that mean? The same songs, over and over, until SOMEBODY buys 'em. Long live MP3.
err, append "in todays environment" to that "you can't open source games" above.
:)
Rob, please let us edit comments.
you can't open source games, it just won't work. Unless you do it a few years later, a la John Carmack. I'm looking forward to the interview with him next week. I might just submit a question or two or three.
Is this a good thing, that single people can have such a profound effect on the economy?
a few weeks ago when he said Internet companies were overvalued. The market lost 5% in a week.
Anyone else here not watched it for years?
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Anyone here over the age of 24? If you are you shouldn't be watching MTV, at least from thier eyes. They target an audience from 13-24, that's it. Did you watch it then? Did you like it then? Does it suck now, to you?
They also target by psychographics, i.e. intelligence. Guess which end of the spectrum they go for there. Guess which one
I liked it when they played videos, but do you know how much videos cost to produce? A 3-minute video costs much more than a 30-minute edit job (Real Rules & Road World). When you have to fill up 24/7 creative programming is important, cheap programming is very important, and quality programming is what HBO does.
-NT-
...have you dyed your short hair blond?
......
...Generation Why.
Human Genome, nano-tech, quantum computing, creating life, Hubble telescope, the Internet, etc. All this stuff has been or will most likely be realized within our lifetimes. Interesting times, indeed.
(yes, the card games that come with the desktop envirements are fun, but I am talking about glitzy games like Q3).
Not a good example, since Quake3Arena will be released on Linux (and win32,mac). But games are still why I boot win98. Check out the free demo of Madden2k if you want to be blown away. I play about 5-10 free demos a week, and I can't think of 5-10 major games that are out in Linux. Add the 3 click from net to gaming experience that you get with win and Linux has a loooooong way to go as a gaming platform.
...but pronounced "dow". Of course this would make us the ultimate thing in reality, hmmm.....
yes, he teaches evolution. When I broached the subject he started quoting scripture, backing evolution. He couldn't believe Kansas either.
If any of you would like a religion that does embrace the theory of evolution, check out the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a.k.a. the Mormons. I was raised as such and have sense moved away from it, but have had some good conversations with my brother, a practicing Mormon and biology teacher. If you were curious...
-NT-
that's what I figured. I left out "never take advice from a cokehead" from my original post, but I guess it applies now...
Seargant: "Command?"
.02 for every post..oh wait)
S: "Command?"
S: "Command?"
Private: "Sir, they're coming. What should we do? Where's the rendevous? Is the airstrike coming? When?"
S: "Lock and load, son, we stand here."
(multiply by X units in the field)
Information is power, we know that. Controlling it and limiting it for the enemy will be a key to W.A.R. (We Are Right) in the 21st, and any other, century. Not that the above post wasn't funny, it was, but this looked like a good place for my $.02. (BTW: if CmdrTaco had
(~Singing)"Back to life, back to re-al-it-y(/~S)
.. at least that's what the poll said.
/.'s international flavor, I also try to specify, where applicable, my own cultural biases.
I like
..., a fraudian slip, or an actual jab.
I've read a number of his articles and have yet to see something really interesting, insightful, or useful, but maybe he used to write good stuff.
...the current environment where if you make your software good enough it will either be bought, stolen, assimilated by M$ depending on the day of week (or whatever makes them the most money). This, IMHO, stifles true innovation, basically forcing companies to live in the shadows to survive (much less compete), or at least avoid the attention of the big gorilla. At the very least I advocate Linux as a way to bring competition to the market and ultimately better software to my machine and my friends'/family's. (Note: better software DOES NOT MEAN more features)
kind of makes that "your every wish for the rest of your life" prize, seem a little empty, eh? I seem to remember him start *running*, when they try and tell him to stop, not so easy to do on bloody stumps. Some good early King that most of you could read in a night or two.
we are always are on the cutting edge. So, I personaly think that students add quite a bit to Slashdot.
Students, as a whole, are also a lot more likely to spout off as experts, when there are merely knowledgable. Youthful exhuberance adds a lot to a lively discussion, but aged wisdom gives it a foundation to build from. Not trying to start a war here, just that I remember thinking as a student how stupid the world was, and now I see, in many areas, that I was the idiot. (this is only 3 years out of school mind you, and a lot of the world still seems stupid).
...is one of my favorite short stories. It's in the Bachman Books and I'm sure many reprintings.
The basic premise: 100 18 yr old men are selected and start walking. They must maintain a pace of 4 mph, if they fall below 4 mph three times, they, um, get their heads blown off my soldiers (it IS King...). For every hour you walk you can lose one of your strikes, but it's always three and you're out. Last man walking wins. The prize, IIRC, is you basically get your every whim until you die.
In the book it was built up as more popular than the superbowl with massive betting on who would be next, first, last to die. Persoanally I think it's some of King's best work (before that computer started writing his books) and would make an excellent movie, if done correctly.