Yes, yes, troll poster alert. If you actually took time to read through any of his posts or even look at the titles of any of his previous articles it would be clear that he's obviously pushing for Microsoft in a very clear and very determined manner. True, he might be a genuine (vocal and prolific) Microsoft admirer. But knowing the financial strength of MS, the tactics of MS, and their recent legal irks with/., it would seem more than helpful to have a bit of the Linux crowd turn on itself.
And unfortunately, I don't have linux installed, nor am I personally a linux groupie/follower/guru, I'm just another guy. But I have been watching MS, and I _do_ think they are much more sneaky than most people give them credit for.
What's interesting is that at Microsoft, easter eggs discovered are grounds for dismissal. They have a somewhat low tolerance for pranks and potential public relations issues.
Romero is a fantastic public figure. That's about it. Romero is primarily a figurehead, I honestly doubt that he could run a project such as this well. Reason being? He simply goofs around too much. John Romero is the _only_ popular 3DFPS developer that insists on making the occasional IRC visit. He constantly shows up to press events and interviews. He loses to well publicized matches against other FPS 'celebrities' (anyone remember killcreek? I'm sure you do, she's in playboy this month).
"It was dreadfully apparent that neither Romero or Wilson had ever played Age of Empires outside of once or twice, and both were aptly defeated by Shelley, with Wilson resigning first. The second tournament -- Gods, Mortals, and a Beta Tester - was a bit more exciting." Tim Deen, a programmer from ES, finally won the second match.
He faked his own death. His constant antics and shows only show us what kind of person he is; an actor, someone who enjoys being in the limelight. It comes as absolutely NO surprise that daikatana failed, I was telling people this years ago when he insisted on coming to IRC to 'gauge' what's going on in the community. John, don't you have some work to do or something?
Though it's scary at times, I'm still a firm believer in the fact that the single most important goal that the human race should be working towards is the invention and cultivation of AI. I could get into the scarier details, the science fiction of AI; couple AI with robotics and have some 'sentient cyborgs' who aren't happy with their creators, but that is only one outcome. The outcome I foresee is a reliance and interdependence.. A joining of man and machine over time.
The first primary goal of an AI should be that of learning. Learning about it's environment, about the entities that have provided for it, etc. The second goal should be interaction, the 3rd understanding, the 4th complete thought & problem solving, and the 5th, sentience.
There is a lot to think about when thinking about AI. What will happen to humans? What will happen to machines? Does this ultimately mean the end of humanity, or human vs robot wars we have so much popular fiction about? Possibly. But this is how evolution works, and besides, aren't you tired of the lemony-fresh life we have now? What ever happened to just surviving? I don't feel like I have a huge purpose aside from making money, but I think with the advent of computing I now have the tools available to me to make a true change in the course of human history.
This is absolutely not ridiculous. Napster's move is one that manages to please the 'Media-Suits-RIAA-Metallica' bad guys while anyone who actually USES Napster knows all you need to do is recreate an account. Napster isn't out to get rid of all their users, on the contrary, they are most likely doing everything they can to keep every single user pleased with the product.
Napster is a great piece of software, unfortunately, they get the unfortunate role of being a focal point in a war between new technology/the users/musicians associated with it and the old technology/the corporations/musicians associated with it (the old technology).
Napster has managed to delay a bit of the pressure exerted on them. If we boycott Napster, what we get is a company that slowly and surely shrinks and disappears, and sets a precedent in the courts (since they all have Napster dead square in their sights), and eventually.. well, I won't jump to conclusions, but let's just say that it's in our best interests to side with Napster.
Unfortunately, this isn't going to do exactly what you want it to - what's going to happen is that (assuming they do manage to successfully link your IP/Cookie info with RealLife address info) you are just going to get more 'less-targeted' advertising info. Who's to say you aren't actually browsing those sites your friends distributing your cookies are?
In enough numbers, and with enough vocalization, sure, this might be a solution, but in enough numbers, opting out would be just as loud if not louder, because it has a definitive impact - less cookies. And that's going to be the key. And a suplex to doubleclick employees now and then.
Right. The primary reason windows crashes so often is the tremendous codebase they have to attempt to maintain to make the aol-type people using computers for the first time happy (and not have to install custom device drivers etc..).
I would have to say that with a standardized spec and API (and no upgrades and changes that could possibly happen from having these new waves of consoles, promising nothing but quick shoddy releases with future service releases) it would most likely be pretty stable. Also don't forget that it probably isn't the end of the world if your console doesn't work -perfectly- 100% of the time. I'm sure all of you have blown on some NES cartridges to get them to work....
Interesting to note some of the probable correlations between some of the aspects of our lives. First of all, the 35 hours number is a complete joke. I'm working for a consulting company (who is working for a dotcom startup) - and consistently putting in more than 60 hours, usually around 75, and sometimes up to 90. The real kicker is that I commute and don't even live in the city I work in (I live in a corporate apartment in NYC, reside in DC).
The interesting part of this is that I'm young, I grew up on the internet (and don't mind, even like, plugging away at the puter all day), and DotComFever is paying a stupid amount of money for what I do (I don't see it as that difficult..). I don't work with a lot of older people, and the people I _do_ work with share the same living habits as me (arrive at 8, go home at 12 or 1).
Has anyone not seen this correlation? I think this whole huff is going to change drastically as we, the 'internet generation' become older and stop wanting to work all these hours. Have some kids and get out and play golf or something. The main reason I don't see a high percentage of older people in the internet workforce is largely due to the advent of the internet and how drastically it changed our lives - To us kids, it was a toy turned into a job. For the older non-internet people, it was a toy, turned into a nightmare (how the hell am I going to get along without a website, how the hell am I going to pay for one! And I have to hire these KIDS to do it too?).
I'm surprised no one has mentioned java & swing as a viable alternative. Yeah, you'd have to write your own, but with the java.sql.* classes, it should be hard at all, maybe a day project for a qualified coder. Maybe I'll write one! Anyway, point being, java is the perfect language for something like this because just about all the tools you could ever want are there for you immediately to use, and it's cross platform. You'll have the exact same interface regardless of the OS you are in, and if you want improvements, you can make em yourself: eg, SQL Navigator's F9 to execute a query? What the heck! I want alt-x or shift-enter do execute it, like any other normal program.:) Whip open your key handler event map, change the key and boom, shift enter. Goooo java!
Katz does it again. Explain it to me as if I'm a two year old - What difference does Clotho have with a premodernistic amorphous censorship? Strip away the sugar coated features, and oops! Clotho is just making premanufactured 'perfect' people! People who like the same thing. People who aren't "distracted" by those silly little news stories Clotho doesn't see fit for us to spend time on. Heaven forbid! I bought an clotho-illegal gadget today! *gasp*
See life not for the generic 'right' way of doing things, but instead for the potential to do whatever you want. Maybe I'll make a few mistakes, but at least they'll be my own. When given the choice of choice, I choose choice.
Personally, I love my cell phone. I love to be in contact with the people around me constantly. Letting a certain sig-o know I'm coming home, etc.. However, it's interesting to think about how our lives have changed with the increase in connectivity. I know most of you don't really tune into Katz's work, but there is something to be said for not being able to reach someone (or be able to be reached) from time to time.
As much as I'm a wired person, I sometimes wonder if I'd rather be spending my life as a monk with nothing to my name but a thick robe and a stone slab to nap on. Sounds spartan? It sure is. But think about all the looking around and exploring nature-type-stuff you'd get to enjoy.
While I know this'll probably be scanned over like I scan most of these comments, I felt my two cents was appropriate since I don't know if many others are sharing this possibly common perception.
Aren't we allowed to like movies like id4, tpm, or the matrix not for the story, but for the multi-million dollar effects, big explosions and guy-gets-girl ending? Plot aside, I'd see these movies for that alone. CG is so sexy.
If you want to go see a mind twisting movie, one that'll make you think, examine and watch again to understand something about character, go see these movies:
Seven, 12 Monkeys, Slacker, The Usual Suspects, Dark City, Falling Down
Good movies not because of anything expensive, just good story writing with things that will almost always be sure to keep you thinking, keep you critical of your perceptions, things that will make you question your own assumptions. But when you are done watching these thought-provoking movies, go watch the blockbuster multimillion-dollar movies for a nice evening and not much more.
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I always liked 'Dub-dub-dub.'
Yes, yes, troll poster alert. If you actually took time to read through any of his posts or even look at the titles of any of his previous articles it would be clear that he's obviously pushing for Microsoft in a very clear and very determined manner. True, he might be a genuine (vocal and prolific) Microsoft admirer. But knowing the financial strength of MS, the tactics of MS, and their recent legal irks with /., it would seem more than helpful to have a bit of the Linux crowd turn on itself.
And unfortunately, I don't have linux installed, nor am I personally a linux groupie/follower/guru, I'm just another guy. But I have been watching MS, and I _do_ think they are much more sneaky than most people give them credit for.
What's interesting is that at Microsoft, easter eggs discovered are grounds for dismissal. They have a somewhat low tolerance for pranks and potential public relations issues.
Hardware related, though.
http://slashdot.org/articles/9807 29/1327205.shtml
Romero is a fantastic public figure. That's about it. Romero is primarily a figurehead, I honestly doubt that he could run a project such as this well. Reason being? He simply goofs around too much. John Romero is the _only_ popular 3DFPS developer that insists on making the occasional IRC visit. He constantly shows up to press events and interviews. He loses to well publicized matches against other FPS 'celebrities' (anyone remember killcreek? I'm sure you do, she's in playboy this month).
"It was dreadfully apparent that neither Romero or Wilson had ever played Age of Empires outside of once or twice, and both were aptly defeated by Shelley, with Wilson resigning first.
The second tournament -- Gods, Mortals, and a Beta Tester - was a bit more exciting."
Tim Deen, a programmer from ES, finally won the second match.
(from here)
He faked his own death. His constant antics and shows only show us what kind of person he is; an actor, someone who enjoys being in the limelight. It comes as absolutely NO surprise that daikatana failed, I was telling people this years ago when he insisted on coming to IRC to 'gauge' what's going on in the community. John, don't you have some work to do or something?
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000602/n02100 038.html
Though it's scary at times, I'm still a firm believer in the fact that the single most important goal that the human race should be working towards is the invention and cultivation of AI. I could get into the scarier details, the science fiction of AI; couple AI with robotics and have some 'sentient cyborgs' who aren't happy with their creators, but that is only one outcome. The outcome I foresee is a reliance and interdependence.. A joining of man and machine over time.
The first primary goal of an AI should be that of learning. Learning about it's environment, about the entities that have provided for it, etc. The second goal should be interaction, the 3rd understanding, the 4th complete thought & problem solving, and the 5th, sentience.
There is a lot to think about when thinking about AI. What will happen to humans? What will happen to machines? Does this ultimately mean the end of humanity, or human vs robot wars we have so much popular fiction about? Possibly. But this is how evolution works, and besides, aren't you tired of the lemony-fresh life we have now? What ever happened to just surviving? I don't feel like I have a huge purpose aside from making money, but I think with the advent of computing I now have the tools available to me to make a true change in the course of human history.
cd
This is absolutely not ridiculous. Napster's move is one that manages to please the 'Media-Suits-RIAA-Metallica' bad guys while anyone who actually USES Napster knows all you need to do is recreate an account. Napster isn't out to get rid of all their users, on the contrary, they are most likely doing everything they can to keep every single user pleased with the product.
Napster is a great piece of software, unfortunately, they get the unfortunate role of being a focal point in a war between new technology/the users/musicians associated with it and the old technology/the corporations/musicians associated with it (the old technology).
Napster has managed to delay a bit of the pressure exerted on them. If we boycott Napster, what we get is a company that slowly and surely shrinks and disappears, and sets a precedent in the courts (since they all have Napster dead square in their sights), and eventually.. well, I won't jump to conclusions, but let's just say that it's in our best interests to side with Napster.
Unfortunately, this isn't going to do exactly what you want it to - what's going to happen is that (assuming they do manage to successfully link your IP/Cookie info with RealLife address info) you are just going to get more 'less-targeted' advertising info. Who's to say you aren't actually browsing those sites your friends distributing your cookies are?
In enough numbers, and with enough vocalization, sure, this might be a solution, but in enough numbers, opting out would be just as loud if not louder, because it has a definitive impact - less cookies. And that's going to be the key. And a suplex to doubleclick employees now and then.
cd
Right. The primary reason windows crashes so often is the tremendous codebase they have to attempt to maintain to make the aol-type people using computers for the first time happy (and not have to install custom device drivers etc..).
I would have to say that with a standardized spec and API (and no upgrades and changes that could possibly happen from having these new waves of consoles, promising nothing but quick shoddy releases with future service releases) it would most likely be pretty stable. Also don't forget that it probably isn't the end of the world if your console doesn't work -perfectly- 100% of the time. I'm sure all of you have blown on some NES cartridges to get them to work....
Interesting to note some of the probable correlations between some of the aspects of our lives. First of all, the 35 hours number is a complete joke. I'm working for a consulting company (who is working for a dotcom startup) - and consistently putting in more than 60 hours, usually around 75, and sometimes up to 90. The real kicker is that I commute and don't even live in the city I work in (I live in a corporate apartment in NYC, reside in DC).
The interesting part of this is that I'm young, I grew up on the internet (and don't mind, even like, plugging away at the puter all day), and DotComFever is paying a stupid amount of money for what I do (I don't see it as that difficult..). I don't work with a lot of older people, and the people I _do_ work with share the same living habits as me (arrive at 8, go home at 12 or 1).
Has anyone not seen this correlation? I think this whole huff is going to change drastically as we, the 'internet generation' become older and stop wanting to work all these hours. Have some kids and get out and play golf or something. The main reason I don't see a high percentage of older people in the internet workforce is largely due to the advent of the internet and how drastically it changed our lives - To us kids, it was a toy turned into a job. For the older non-internet people, it was a toy, turned into a nightmare (how the hell am I going to get along without a website, how the hell am I going to pay for one! And I have to hire these KIDS to do it too?).
You guys sure these sites aren't just being slashdotted a bit harder than normal? :]
No email address? :] I'd be interested in seeing this up.
cd
I'm surprised no one has mentioned java & swing as a viable alternative. Yeah, you'd have to write your own, but with the java.sql.* classes, it should be hard at all, maybe a day project for a qualified coder. Maybe I'll write one! Anyway, point being, java is the perfect language for something like this because just about all the tools you could ever want are there for you immediately to use, and it's cross platform. You'll have the exact same interface regardless of the OS you are in, and if you want improvements, you can make em yourself: eg, SQL Navigator's F9 to execute a query? What the heck! I want alt-x or shift-enter do execute it, like any other normal program. :) Whip open your key handler event map, change the key and boom, shift enter. Goooo java!
Katz does it again. Explain it to me as if I'm a two year old - What difference does Clotho have with a premodernistic amorphous censorship? Strip away the sugar coated features, and oops! Clotho is just making premanufactured 'perfect' people! People who like the same thing. People who aren't "distracted" by those silly little news stories Clotho doesn't see fit for us to spend time on. Heaven forbid! I bought an clotho-illegal gadget today! *gasp*
See life not for the generic 'right' way of doing things, but instead for the potential to do whatever you want. Maybe I'll make a few mistakes, but at least they'll be my own. When given the choice of choice, I choose choice.
Personally, I love my cell phone. I love to be in contact with the people around me constantly. Letting a certain sig-o know I'm coming home, etc.. However, it's interesting to think about how our lives have changed with the increase in connectivity. I know most of you don't really tune into Katz's work, but there is something to be said for not being able to reach someone (or be able to be reached) from time to time.
As much as I'm a wired person, I sometimes wonder if I'd rather be spending my life as a monk with nothing to my name but a thick robe and a stone slab to nap on. Sounds spartan? It sure is. But think about all the looking around and exploring nature-type-stuff you'd get to enjoy.
While I know this'll probably be scanned over like I scan most of these comments, I felt my two cents was appropriate since I don't know if many others are sharing this possibly common perception.
Aren't we allowed to like movies like id4, tpm, or the matrix not for the story, but for the multi-million dollar effects, big explosions and guy-gets-girl ending? Plot aside, I'd see these movies for that alone. CG is so sexy.
If you want to go see a mind twisting movie, one that'll make you think, examine and watch again to understand something about character, go see these movies:
Seven, 12 Monkeys, Slacker, The Usual Suspects, Dark City, Falling Down
Good movies not because of anything expensive, just good story writing with things that will almost always be sure to keep you thinking, keep you critical of your perceptions, things that will make you question your own assumptions. But when you are done watching these thought-provoking movies, go watch the blockbuster multimillion-dollar movies for a nice evening and not much more.
I got mine. :]