...he notes that SF readers today seem to prefer the Tolkienesque fantasies of some forgotten past, rather than the forward-looking works of science and space travel that used to dominate the genre.
The fact is that that we can only escape into the past... the future no longer offers escapist fantasies. It's going to be more like 1984 than like 2001, and in our hearts, we all know it.
Of course, Jack Valenti will likely claim that the only use for these cameras is to make better bootlegs from theatre recordings... in the same way that the RIAA effectively killed DAT.
I recall that in old versions of CorelDraw, they had thousands of fonts which were nearly indentical to known fonts, exploiting the fact that you can't copyright letterforms.
Ottawa was Optima, Erie was Eras, Switzerland was Helvetica, etc...
"SAGEWire reports that with the economy speeding up..."
What economy are they referring to? Certainly not the American economy...
I believe that speed he referred to is akin that that 'slight' acceleration you feel just after jumping out of an airplane. We're really heating up now!
Okay, technically speaking it's just the username and password, but in actuality the player data might take up a few K on the EQ server, right? So if we're doing a byte-to-byte comparison this should be taken into account... otherwise I figure the most expensive data would be for illegal betting/stock tips - where you may pay hundreds of dollars for a 3-letter ticker code, right?
So are we talking about data, or short-form representations of it?
You can get a lot to run on Apache using Sun Chili!Soft ASP.
We were able to port all of our web-based reporting code with only 1 line change (including COM objects). However if your ASP is truly hard-core then it might be more difficult.
It was a product that used ODBC. Both IIS (through ASP) and the product used ODBC to connect to the database.
If IIS had an ODBC connection to the database at the console level, the product (accessed through Terminal Services) couldn't open an ODBC connection. I imagine that there would be workarounds - but in this case the communication methods were pretty limited so I was outta luck.
I think that Sybase eventually issued a patch though, but by then we'd moved to the newest version which doesn't have those issues - so it was a moot point.
For example, if IIS needs access to a database (Sybase, in my case), it will not give up control so that your Terminal Server connection can use it (if you needed to connect to it directly).
Are you seriously, or trolling?
No, I'm serious. Sybase does not like Terminal Services at all. You are correct: SQL Server has no trouble, but I imagine MS went through a lot of effort to make it that way.
I personally can't stand Terminal Server due to the way it handles processes. Since you aren't actually 'taking over' the machine, but instead using a sub-process, there are many things you cannot do.
For example, if IIS needs access to a database (Sybase, in my case), it will not give up control so that your Terminal Server connection can use it (if you needed to connect to it directly). Therefore you cannot access that database unless you kill it at the 'console' level. Aside from the myriad of other problems I had, this was one total show-stopper for me.
VNC is free (as in beer) and actually really fine software. I prefer it instead.
Microsoft's chief technology officer also took the time to criticize Web services advocates and the Liberty Alliance.
"Rather than form a federation with Microsoft and work with what we had already created, there was this notion that the world should be offered an alternative," Mundie said.
Ohmygod! Choice! We can't have that now, can we? If users have a choice, we couldn't engage in anti-compet- ^H^H^H^H^H...
I mean standards! That's the ticket... standards... yeah...
The National Research Council (NRC) spun off a few companies based upon pretty much the same technology (Arius 3D, Hymark, etc.)
If you're looking for actual 3D models to view (in VRML) made using this (or similar) technology visit: The AMUSE Project. It contains 61 3D digital representations of various aboriginal artifacts. Very cool stuff.
The actual scanning resolution is much higher than what you see on the web, of course. The native resolution is incredible.
(Now assuming a certain friend of mine sees this, you'll get a better explanation since he actually worked for one of those companies...)
On behalf of web designers everywhere, I would like to extend you all a formal apology for our profession's: lack of understanding; our unwillingness to listen; our obsession with personal agendas; our disregard for basic human comfort; our arrogance against (l)users; our prioritizing ideas over substance; our facination with 'creativity' for the sake of it, and ignorance of proven solutions; our elitism in being 'producers of Culture', and obnoxious pretentiousness (etc.)
But seriously, to make a point, I think that every industry is guilty of these transgressions, especially those in the design / creative fields. A good architect / web designer / programmer will take the time to listen to - and when necessary - educate a client.
Conversely, as I client you sometimes have to educate your architect / web designer / programmer if they need it.
... should be changed now. The site linked (http://www.ias.com) and the site featured in the article (http://www.iam.com) are totally different, and there have been quite a few posts saying how much the site sucks, when they are visiting the wrong page.
This should be fixed very quickly, else Razorfish is going to get on your ass for false reporting (or whatnot)... there is a huge quality differnce in the site, and I nearly freaked when I saw the first, but after looking at the right site, there was a total 180-degree spin on the article. People are going to look at the article summary without seeing all the people saying the right URL. Get it right!!!!
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In my opinion, the answer can be summed up nicely by Chuck Palahniuk's quote: When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat?
The fact is that that we can only escape into the past... the future no longer offers escapist fantasies. It's going to be more like 1984 than like 2001, and in our hearts, we all know it.
Of course, Jack Valenti will likely claim that the only use for these cameras is to make better bootlegs from theatre recordings... in the same way that the RIAA effectively killed DAT.
Ottawa was Optima, Erie was Eras, Switzerland was Helvetica, etc...
Here's a handy-dandy lookup guide.
Also, the content on his content-related weblog The Nublog is pretty interesting.
He may be abrasive sometimes, but he usually gets it right. Moreso than Jakob Neilsen.
What economy are they referring to? Certainly not the American economy...
I believe that speed he referred to is akin that that 'slight' acceleration you feel just after jumping out of an airplane. We're really heating up now!
Actually it's so that lobbyists can make their own crazy laws. Yipee, indeed.
So are we talking about data, or short-form representations of it?
We were able to port all of our web-based reporting code with only 1 line change (including COM objects). However if your ASP is truly hard-core then it might be more difficult.
If IIS had an ODBC connection to the database at the console level, the product (accessed through Terminal Services) couldn't open an ODBC connection. I imagine that there would be workarounds - but in this case the communication methods were pretty limited so I was outta luck.
I think that Sybase eventually issued a patch though, but by then we'd moved to the newest version which doesn't have those issues - so it was a moot point.
Are you seriously, or trolling?
No, I'm serious. Sybase does not like Terminal Services at all. You are correct: SQL Server has no trouble, but I imagine MS went through a lot of effort to make it that way.
I personally can't stand Terminal Server due to the way it handles processes. Since you aren't actually 'taking over' the machine, but instead using a sub-process, there are many things you cannot do.
For example, if IIS needs access to a database (Sybase, in my case), it will not give up control so that your Terminal Server connection can use it (if you needed to connect to it directly). Therefore you cannot access that database unless you kill it at the 'console' level. Aside from the myriad of other problems I had, this was one total show-stopper for me.
VNC is free (as in beer) and actually really fine software. I prefer it instead.
"Rather than form a federation with Microsoft and work with what we had already created, there was this notion that the world should be offered an alternative," Mundie said.
Ohmygod! Choice! We can't have that now, can we? If users have a choice, we couldn't engage in anti-compet- ^H^H^H^H^H...
I mean standards! That's the ticket... standards... yeah...
If you're looking for actual 3D models to view (in VRML) made using this (or similar) technology visit: The AMUSE Project. It contains 61 3D digital representations of various aboriginal artifacts. Very cool stuff.
The actual scanning resolution is much higher than what you see on the web, of course. The native resolution is incredible.
(Now assuming a certain friend of mine sees this, you'll get a better explanation since he actually worked for one of those companies...)
Amazing... the same stuff that keeps us polite make satellites small! Wonders never cease...
The fact that it's snowing here in Ottawa right now is pretty friggin' scary, if you ask me!
Double-plus goodthinkful.
There's a good case to be made for some inventions being public domain (or something similar)
It's up on cinder blocks... kinda sad, really.
Mind you, this makes the program slower by about a factor of 100.
It sure beats using massive computers to find out better ways to blow each other up.
Whatever your opinion on the guy, I think it would be informative if Slashdot tried to interview him.
His opinion may be a little bit biased.
Just a thought.
On behalf of web designers everywhere, I would like to extend you all a formal apology for our profession's: lack of understanding; our unwillingness to listen; our obsession with personal agendas; our disregard for basic human comfort; our arrogance against (l)users; our prioritizing ideas over substance; our facination with 'creativity' for the sake of it, and ignorance of proven solutions; our elitism in being 'producers of Culture', and obnoxious pretentiousness (etc.)
But seriously, to make a point, I think that every industry is guilty of these transgressions, especially those in the design / creative fields. A good architect / web designer / programmer will take the time to listen to - and when necessary - educate a client.
Conversely, as I client you sometimes have to educate your architect / web designer / programmer if they need it.
It's all about proper communication.
This should be fixed very quickly, else Razorfish is going to get on your ass for false reporting (or whatnot)... there is a huge quality differnce in the site, and I nearly freaked when I saw the first, but after looking at the right site, there was a total 180-degree spin on the article. People are going to look at the article summary without seeing all the people saying the right URL. Get it right!!!!