I agree, but this is why our politicians have advisers: people who's only job is to make sense of or actually create meaningful regulations, present them to the senator who will say, "And this is what the people want?"
Expansionist Russia vs expansionist USA... which do we believe, or disbelieve? Is USA really the "good guys" as they would claim?
If you look at things in a different light, you might see the world as eventually coming together. No longer separate nations, but one global economy, one currency, one government. But long before then, there will be struggles for power in the economic area, political area, military, human rights, resources, etc.
The US has the upper hand in many areas but they need to keep that upper hand, and they aren't going to be able to do it by becoming Fortress America. Military bases in the Middle East (moreso, the fear incited by our attacks there), expansion of global industry and commerce (outsourcing, international companies, etc), making sure we don't "follow" (see Kyoto, etc) and that we're always seen as a leader.
It's difficult to see a road where the US and its beliefs/policies that we're used to are premier in the world without us throwing our weight around. Call us expansionist, imperialist, whatever...we're trying to stay on top.
I suppose the big question is: Do we want the US and its beliefs/policies to be on top? Many of them, I'd say yes to...but power corrupts and we may end up being genocidal to accomplish our goals and that's not something I believe in.
It's not a dem/rep issue - it is a problem with the core of our political system.
In this case, forcing Open Document formats all at once for government agencies would be a little bit like forcing hybrids for all government agencies. It's a good idea, but it's not really feasible in one fell swoop. I haven't read the legislation, but I'd imagine it was set to move slowly anyway. And with Office 2007 kicking things out in XML anyway, once that gets fully adopted (say...2010), you'll see open formats become more prominent.
It was hard enough to switch from Eudora 5 to 6 for my school, and all that really changed were the icons. Switching from Eudora to Thunderbird is even slower. Getting people to actually choose to save as RTF vs.doc or.docx? May as well ask people to brush their teeth with their off hand.
You sound like you haven't played many MMORPGs (probably a good thing). They differ greatly in terms of gameplay from single-player games like Half-Life or even Morrowind. As far as I can tell in my MMO gaming experience, everything is substandard to a single-player game (story, gameplay, environment). But there's one thing that makes them 100 times more interesting (to some) and that's the interaction with other people.
But everything you mentioned is a trait of almost every other MMO (though EQ and Ultima Online, the first two big ones, had collision detection).
Xorg, as they should, uses the OpenSource Linux format for storing information:
"Say, Paul, where'd you install that software?" "It's in/opt. No..wait. I put that one in/usr/local. Or did I actually just install it in my home? Which box are you sitting at?"
Not sayin' everyone needs a/programs folder, but it would be nice to have some of the guesswork taken out of things. Then document it in a similar fashion.:-)
That's it exactly. 400 computers, one sys admin. If I built my own, I'd be a computer-builder, not a sys admin. That extra 30% over 3 years balances the cost to my department for my time in avoiding trifling matters like replacing motherboards with bulged capacitors, etc.
Well, rehabilitiation generally means you see the source of your crime for what it is. Have his entire case handled by e-mail, both scattered amongst and embedded inside his billions of spam e-mails. He just needs to sift through to find the charges, his defense, evidence, etc.
If you're buying from EMC or another large storage company, you do pay a premium. Generally, it's for simple configuration of the NAS or SAN using their proprietary software. You're also paying for warranty and support, something you don't get through NewEgg (you get it, but it's limited). If you're either a large company not wanting to pay a yearly salary for 3 or 4 admins to run your storage system, or a smaller company that doesn't have the technical know-how to do it yourself reliably (not everyone reads "Ask Slashdot" regularly), then the premium stores are a good way to go (if you have the money).
It's the same reason we buy Dell. We could buy white boxes or parts from Newegg for all of our systems, but talk about a hassle when it comes to them needing hardware maintenance or just assembly. With the support Dell offers, we get a complete box that's been tested, we just need to reformat and install our own stuff. Something breaks, we make a 10 minute phone call and get a replacement the next day, with or without assisted installation. But we pay probably 30% more per box for that.
I realize the media will try to report on stories that sell, but isn't that why mainstream media is losing credibility? With the MTV 10 second info-spots on any topic from troops dying in Iraq to Paris Hilton's jail sentence, people are getting tired of news with no content. TV news is basically a series of headlines blurbed by the anchor. Even certain news websites are a full page, where the same paragraph is just written over and over (CNN comes to mind).
I don't expect the 11 PM news to have lots to say in the small time alotted them, but if they left out more of the tripe (infotainment) and spent some more time on investigative journalism (Abu Ghraib), they'd earn more respect.
What you just said bears repeating. Many times, it's not what the media says, it's how they say it, or what they leave out. Check major and minor headlines between Fox and CNN, then delve into a couple stories. You'll be surprised at what overlaps and what doesn't. Then try something like Yahoo news, which is a conglomeration of different news organizations...it's a little less biased in its reporting.
Fox turns me off because of their over-the-top blustering be it their newscasters or talk show hosts. CNN turns me off because it screams "INFOTAINMENT!" You'll have a report on US soldiers found in Iraq at the same time the bottom streamer is talking about Paris Hilton's latest escapades, who the NFL #3 draft pick was, etc. I can watch Entertainment tonight and ESPN for that kind of stuff. When I'm watching world news, I want world news.
It would be interesting, for sure. Mainstream radio playing non-contracted music, directing people to go to this or that site to download the latest hits from this band.
The only downside I can see (if this gets used in print) is the waste of paper compared to current methods.
I think that's why the specify online...the text can be reformatted on the fly and waste nothing more than a touch of processor time and some electron whitespace.:-)
I usually work on side projects not because I'm bored with my current work, but because something snags my imagination and I get excited about it. It doesn't mean I'm any less enthralled (no pun intended) with my current work, it's just that people can focus on more than one thing at a time (unless it's chewing gum and walking where statistics certainly conclude....)
MS Passport was similar. A centralized authentication area shared amongst not just Microsoft users but affiliates as well. Rather than have a single, central keyserver so you can form a committee to determine who's the least unethical company to run it, why not have the ISPs hold their own keyservers?
That way, it's obvious where to look and you can do an ldap search using your cool built-in LDAP functionality in Thunderbird to look up their public keys, which can be stored in LDAP.
Well, let's say it's all of Alaska's tax income data for the 2006 year. Of course it's not impossible to recreate the data, but since it's basically electronic money, you could consider it "lost" if only temporarily.
Given the story line of Civil War where the government wants registration of heroes and Captain America chooses a more libertarian approach by going underground to fight against the Big Brother government, I'd say Marvel is trying to make a point. And I think your post was it: Captain America died because we, the Americans, failed him.
But you know what: we voted in a new House and Senate who will hopefully change America back to the way I think it should be. How's that for an honest statement.
You make a good point, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if there was a written pronounciation of letters, just like there is in modern schools. Latin is "ancient" but it's not prehistorical. "The latin 'et' is spoken with a moderate tone, finishing with the tongue tight behind the top teeth. 'Cetera' begins with a sharp noise from the back of the tongue, follows with 'et', then rolls into...." etc, etc.;-)
I didn't see the original post that was deleted, but in general, you'll find, especially on public boards, that criticisms don't always fit under the category of ideas. Constructive criticism would do well on a board called IdeaStorm, but if you are simply saying "Your implementation sucks," it's not much of an idea.
I agree with the parent post and disagree strongly with the article. I think it's a great way to release games. There are likely hundreds of games that had amazing potential, but ran out of money. I don't think applying this standard to boxed single-player games will work very well, as replayability is minimal already. One buggy run-through and you won't care if the next patch makes the game any better...you've played it.
MMOs are different - the experience changes every time. So I think that putting out something playable but not perfect (this is important...you can't put out complete crap) and use the subscriptions to continue your bankroll. Let the market decide if your game is good enough to stay afloat.
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I agree, but this is why our politicians have advisers: people who's only job is to make sense of or actually create meaningful regulations, present them to the senator who will say, "And this is what the people want?"
Expansionist Russia vs expansionist USA... which do we believe, or disbelieve? Is USA really the "good guys" as they would claim?
If you look at things in a different light, you might see the world as eventually coming together. No longer separate nations, but one global economy, one currency, one government. But long before then, there will be struggles for power in the economic area, political area, military, human rights, resources, etc.
The US has the upper hand in many areas but they need to keep that upper hand, and they aren't going to be able to do it by becoming Fortress America. Military bases in the Middle East (moreso, the fear incited by our attacks there), expansion of global industry and commerce (outsourcing, international companies, etc), making sure we don't "follow" (see Kyoto, etc) and that we're always seen as a leader.
It's difficult to see a road where the US and its beliefs/policies that we're used to are premier in the world without us throwing our weight around. Call us expansionist, imperialist, whatever...we're trying to stay on top.
I suppose the big question is: Do we want the US and its beliefs/policies to be on top? Many of them, I'd say yes to...but power corrupts and we may end up being genocidal to accomplish our goals and that's not something I believe in.
It's not a dem/rep issue - it is a problem with the core of our political system.
.doc or .docx? May as well ask people to brush their teeth with their off hand.
In this case, forcing Open Document formats all at once for government agencies would be a little bit like forcing hybrids for all government agencies. It's a good idea, but it's not really feasible in one fell swoop. I haven't read the legislation, but I'd imagine it was set to move slowly anyway. And with Office 2007 kicking things out in XML anyway, once that gets fully adopted (say...2010), you'll see open formats become more prominent.
It was hard enough to switch from Eudora 5 to 6 for my school, and all that really changed were the icons. Switching from Eudora to Thunderbird is even slower. Getting people to actually choose to save as RTF vs
You sound like you haven't played many MMORPGs (probably a good thing). They differ greatly in terms of gameplay from single-player games like Half-Life or even Morrowind. As far as I can tell in my MMO gaming experience, everything is substandard to a single-player game (story, gameplay, environment). But there's one thing that makes them 100 times more interesting (to some) and that's the interaction with other people.
But everything you mentioned is a trait of almost every other MMO (though EQ and Ultima Online, the first two big ones, had collision detection).
Xorg, as they should, uses the OpenSource Linux format for storing information:
/opt. No..wait. I put that one in /usr/local. Or did I actually just install it in my home? Which box are you sitting at?"
/programs folder, but it would be nice to have some of the guesswork taken out of things. Then document it in a similar fashion. :-)
"Say, Paul, where'd you install that software?"
"It's in
Not sayin' everyone needs a
That's it exactly. 400 computers, one sys admin. If I built my own, I'd be a computer-builder, not a sys admin. That extra 30% over 3 years balances the cost to my department for my time in avoiding trifling matters like replacing motherboards with bulged capacitors, etc.
Well, rehabilitiation generally means you see the source of your crime for what it is. Have his entire case handled by e-mail, both scattered amongst and embedded inside his billions of spam e-mails. He just needs to sift through to find the charges, his defense, evidence, etc.
If you're buying from EMC or another large storage company, you do pay a premium. Generally, it's for simple configuration of the NAS or SAN using their proprietary software. You're also paying for warranty and support, something you don't get through NewEgg (you get it, but it's limited). If you're either a large company not wanting to pay a yearly salary for 3 or 4 admins to run your storage system, or a smaller company that doesn't have the technical know-how to do it yourself reliably (not everyone reads "Ask Slashdot" regularly), then the premium stores are a good way to go (if you have the money).
It's the same reason we buy Dell. We could buy white boxes or parts from Newegg for all of our systems, but talk about a hassle when it comes to them needing hardware maintenance or just assembly. With the support Dell offers, we get a complete box that's been tested, we just need to reformat and install our own stuff. Something breaks, we make a 10 minute phone call and get a replacement the next day, with or without assisted installation. But we pay probably 30% more per box for that.
[G]enerosity activated a primitive part of the brain that usually lights up in response to food or sex...
Evil will always triumph over good, because good is dumb.
I realize the media will try to report on stories that sell, but isn't that why mainstream media is losing credibility? With the MTV 10 second info-spots on any topic from troops dying in Iraq to Paris Hilton's jail sentence, people are getting tired of news with no content. TV news is basically a series of headlines blurbed by the anchor. Even certain news websites are a full page, where the same paragraph is just written over and over (CNN comes to mind).
I don't expect the 11 PM news to have lots to say in the small time alotted them, but if they left out more of the tripe (infotainment) and spent some more time on investigative journalism (Abu Ghraib), they'd earn more respect.
What you just said bears repeating. Many times, it's not what the media says, it's how they say it, or what they leave out. Check major and minor headlines between Fox and CNN, then delve into a couple stories. You'll be surprised at what overlaps and what doesn't. Then try something like Yahoo news, which is a conglomeration of different news organizations...it's a little less biased in its reporting.
Fox turns me off because of their over-the-top blustering be it their newscasters or talk show hosts. CNN turns me off because it screams "INFOTAINMENT!" You'll have a report on US soldiers found in Iraq at the same time the bottom streamer is talking about Paris Hilton's latest escapades, who the NFL #3 draft pick was, etc. I can watch Entertainment tonight and ESPN for that kind of stuff. When I'm watching world news, I want world news.
It would be interesting, for sure. Mainstream radio playing non-contracted music, directing people to go to this or that site to download the latest hits from this band.
The only downside I can see (if this gets used in print) is the waste of paper compared to current methods.
:-)
I think that's why the specify online...the text can be reformatted on the fly and waste nothing more than a touch of processor time and some electron whitespace.
I usually work on side projects not because I'm bored with my current work, but because something snags my imagination and I get excited about it. It doesn't mean I'm any less enthralled (no pun intended) with my current work, it's just that people can focus on more than one thing at a time (unless it's chewing gum and walking where statistics certainly conclude....)
Now, if the adminstration would handle the war properly, those issues could be resolved. Until that is done, those troops are fucked.
If the administration could handle itself properly, our troops wouldn't be fucked either. It's not even necessary to say anymore...
MS Passport was similar. A centralized authentication area shared amongst not just Microsoft users but affiliates as well. Rather than have a single, central keyserver so you can form a committee to determine who's the least unethical company to run it, why not have the ISPs hold their own keyservers?
keys.gmail.com
keys.netscape.net
keys.ucla.edu
etc etc
That way, it's obvious where to look and you can do an ldap search using your cool built-in LDAP functionality in Thunderbird to look up their public keys, which can be stored in LDAP.
Well, let's say it's all of Alaska's tax income data for the 2006 year. Of course it's not impossible to recreate the data, but since it's basically electronic money, you could consider it "lost" if only temporarily.
Given the story line of Civil War where the government wants registration of heroes and Captain America chooses a more libertarian approach by going underground to fight against the Big Brother government, I'd say Marvel is trying to make a point. And I think your post was it: Captain America died because we, the Americans, failed him.
But you know what: we voted in a new House and Senate who will hopefully change America back to the way I think it should be. How's that for an honest statement.
You make a good point, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if there was a written pronounciation of letters, just like there is in modern schools. Latin is "ancient" but it's not prehistorical. "The latin 'et' is spoken with a moderate tone, finishing with the tongue tight behind the top teeth. 'Cetera' begins with a sharp noise from the back of the tongue, follows with 'et', then rolls into...." etc, etc. ;-)
I didn't see the original post that was deleted, but in general, you'll find, especially on public boards, that criticisms don't always fit under the category of ideas. Constructive criticism would do well on a board called IdeaStorm, but if you are simply saying "Your implementation sucks," it's not much of an idea.
Again, didn't see the deleted post.
I wonder if students can get financial aid to help with this...
Although, for my money I'd really like to see how Captain Kirk could handle Yosaphbridge.
No doubt ending with Kirk's shirt being ripped from his body and him throwing the Assassin bodily over a balcony.
It's Shatner...how else could it end?
You have no chance to survive make your time.
HA HA HA HA HA
If they're going to continue a series, it should be Firefly. That is all.
I agree with the parent post and disagree strongly with the article. I think it's a great way to release games. There are likely hundreds of games that had amazing potential, but ran out of money. I don't think applying this standard to boxed single-player games will work very well, as replayability is minimal already. One buggy run-through and you won't care if the next patch makes the game any better...you've played it.
MMOs are different - the experience changes every time. So I think that putting out something playable but not perfect (this is important...you can't put out complete crap) and use the subscriptions to continue your bankroll. Let the market decide if your game is good enough to stay afloat.