It's not limited to just MMORPGs -- a while back I was reading a thread on the GuitarNoise forums about musical genres. Someone referenced Surf music and I almost laughed out loud when I saw the artist cited as an example: Richard Dale.
If you've ever been to his website or seen him in concert, you'll know that Dick Dale is definitely a "Dick", not a "Richard".
I posted a comment to that effect, only to see the references in my post ALSO listed as "Richard". Seems that the BB software in use at the time had a "kiddie filter" turned on.
They call into our company phone directory constantly -- hundreds of calls per day -- trolling for names, hawking their job candidates, and refusing to hang up or stop calling,
Excuse me, but what is preventing those on the receiving end of the call from placing the phone back on the cradle?
Caller: So, whaddya say, want a new job? Receiver: Go away. C: Nope, I'm gonna stay on the line all day. R: But I don't wanna talk to you. C: So what? It's my job to talk on the phone. R: I don't care! C: I don't even get paid for this; it's my hobby. R: Mommmmmeeeeee!
I can't abide pop music. Top-40 radio is horrid. Blathering, inane DJs suck.
Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to live within the broadcast region of WRNR, an independent station. There's no playlist -- the DJs are free to play whatever they want. Refreshing, that.
For the love of Mike, why? What possible good could come from this?
The original was, well, not even that original a concept. "Bunch of misfits get even with the popular/athletic guys by outsmarting them". If I had a nickel...
In real life, if a bunch of nerds outmaneuvered th jocks, they wouldn't get a standing ovation from the crowd. They'd get a blanket party instead.
I'm not disputing the value of web-based word-processing software -- being able to work from any (net-connected) computer is indeed A Good Thing.
My point is that having multiple, possibly un-synchronized copies of ANY document is a logistical nightmare. Having lived through too many cases of "it works on MY system" where the problem turns out to be different versions of the "same" source code makes me cringe at the thought of anything other than One True Copy of a document being "live" at any given time.
For groupwork, a collaborative workspace is ideal.
[fogey-alert] Back in MY day, I wrote papers on a typewriter -- a backup copy was something I made on a Xerox machine on my way to turn the paper in. [/fogey-alert]
Even Star Wars itself was revised several times during the storyboard phase.
And this is a bad thing why? Are you saying that once something reaches the storyboard phase that the storyline must be set in stone at that point?
What if somebody has A Great Idea that changes something for the better while shooting a scene? According to your logic, the director's obligated to say, "Sorry, but the storyboard says it's gotta be like this. Your suggestion would make it 100% better, but the storyboard..."
IIRC, the "interesting" thing about the Transmeta chips was that they did a lot of things differently than other chips out there.
Things such as very low power consumption (important for mobile/embedded computing), cooler operation (same application), and some very nifty things in software (within the chip, not at the OS level), allowing them to run x86 instructions while being a very different architecture underneath.
It is my understanding that Linus was there because of that last point -- the software.
The point was that YOU built it and it's something to showoff to your friends.
Amen!
Following the logic of the original poster, why would one ever bother to learn to play an instrument when there's all of that recorded music out there?
Answer: for the sheer joy of playing.
I play bass (sort of). Am I going to quit my day job and go play in a band? Hell no! I lack the talent, and my wife and kids depend on my income. Do I love playing? You bet...
Eclipse is a great free GUI for software that doesn't either have a user interface or run on a server.
You have (partially) answered your own question.
Not everyone who programs in Java is creating UI components.
I've been developing in Java exclusively since 1997, and have created more non-GUI code than GUI code -- server-side, middleware, etc. -- I've been fortunate enough to have people who actually like (and are good at) doing GUI code around to handle those things for me.
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[we] canna change the laws o' physics!
It's not limited to just MMORPGs -- a while back I was reading a thread on the GuitarNoise forums about musical genres. Someone referenced Surf music and I almost laughed out loud when I saw the artist cited as an example: Richard Dale.
If you've ever been to his website or seen him in concert, you'll know that Dick Dale is definitely a "Dick", not a "Richard".
I posted a comment to that effect, only to see the references in my post ALSO listed as "Richard". Seems that the BB software in use at the time had a "kiddie filter" turned on.
They call into our company phone directory constantly -- hundreds of calls per day -- trolling for names, hawking their job candidates, and refusing to hang up or stop calling,
Excuse me, but what is preventing those on the receiving end of the call from placing the phone back on the cradle?
Caller: So, whaddya say, want a new job?
Receiver: Go away.
C: Nope, I'm gonna stay on the line all day.
R: But I don't wanna talk to you.
C: So what? It's my job to talk on the phone.
R: I don't care!
C: I don't even get paid for this; it's my hobby.
R: Mommmmmeeeeee!
*sheesh*
I can't abide pop music. Top-40 radio is horrid. Blathering, inane DJs suck.
Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to live within the broadcast region of WRNR, an independent station. There's no playlist -- the DJs are free to play whatever they want. Refreshing, that.
If only they did a streaming broadcast...
Anyone here read Farnham's Freehold?
What? Spell "bolor" with a 'k'?
"Kolor".
I never thought of that... What a silly bunt!
For the love of Mike, why? What possible good could come from this?
The original was, well, not even that original a concept. "Bunch of misfits get even with the popular/athletic guys by outsmarting them". If I had a nickel...
In real life, if a bunch of nerds outmaneuvered th jocks, they wouldn't get a standing ovation from the crowd. They'd get a blanket party instead.
[white-goodman-mode="on"]
Touche!
[/white-goodman-mode]
I'm not disputing the value of web-based word-processing software -- being able to work from any (net-connected) computer is indeed A Good Thing.
My point is that having multiple, possibly un-synchronized copies of ANY document is a logistical nightmare. Having lived through too many cases of "it works on MY system" where the problem turns out to be different versions of the "same" source code makes me cringe at the thought of anything other than One True Copy of a document being "live" at any given time.
For groupwork, a collaborative workspace is ideal.
[fogey-alert]
Back in MY day, I wrote papers on a typewriter -- a backup copy was something I made on a Xerox machine on my way to turn the paper in.
[/fogey-alert]
As a college student, I often have multiple unsynchronized copies of term papers in different places.
OK, I'll bite.
WHY do you often have multiple unsynchronized copies of important documents laying around?
Are you really that disorganized that you can't keep track of a single copy?
Puzzled...
The universal install cd contains binary packages, which allow you to jumpstart the process.
can be found here
See? Seasonal work isn't all that terrible...
Thanks for the sanity check. Oh, and good luck on the millionaire thing.
Or to make it more culturally appropriate:
"Töne wie jemand hat einen Fall von den Montagen." (tip o' the hat to BabelFish)
Anyone else thinking of Brazil and the computers they used?
This study, found in the scholarly journal Duh...
Oh My ${deity}, the noise must be horrific! My ears are hurting just from *looking* at that picture.
Even Star Wars itself was revised several times during the storyboard phase.
And this is a bad thing why? Are you saying that once something reaches the storyboard phase that the storyline must be set in stone at that point?
What if somebody has A Great Idea that changes something for the better while shooting a scene? According to your logic, the director's obligated to say, "Sorry, but the storyboard says it's gotta be like this. Your suggestion would make it 100% better, but the storyboard..."
*harumph*
IIRC, the "interesting" thing about the Transmeta chips was that they did a lot of things differently than other chips out there.
Things such as very low power consumption (important for mobile/embedded computing), cooler operation (same application), and some very nifty things in software (within the chip, not at the OS level), allowing them to run x86 instructions while being a very different architecture underneath.
It is my understanding that Linus was there because of that last point -- the software.
How many here are old enough to have ever used CP/M?
I used it as recently (warning: geezer alert!) as 1986, and definitely liked it better than DOS.
Anyone who has only been exposed to GUI-based environments just can't appreciate the simplicity of an efficient command-line OS.
Ever heard of FORTH?
Geez, it's only been around since 1970...
And LISP has been around since the 1950s...
The point was that YOU built it and it's something to showoff to your friends.
Amen!
Following the logic of the original poster, why would one ever bother to learn to play an instrument when there's all of that recorded music out there?
Answer: for the sheer joy of playing.
I play bass (sort of). Am I going to quit my day job and go play in a band? Hell no! I lack the talent, and my wife and kids depend on my income. Do I love playing? You bet...
... fire hot.
Does this surprise anyone at all? Was this move really to bolster Oracle's position in the market or to drive a competitor out of it?
Obviously, someone is unclear on the definition of "recent".
Check out the story of when Dick Dale met Leo Fender and blew up amps on a regular basis.
Eclipse is a great free GUI for software that doesn't either have a user interface or run on a server.
You have (partially) answered your own question.
Not everyone who programs in Java is creating UI components.
I've been developing in Java exclusively since 1997, and have created more non-GUI code than GUI code -- server-side, middleware, etc. -- I've been fortunate enough to have people who actually like (and are good at) doing GUI code around to handle those things for me.