I'm sure my experience as a contributor was very similar to the rest of the people who has left the building. The first problems arose when I got a "shadow" with my first article, any contribution from my part was changed, reverted or simply deleted. Most of the few articles started by me, ended 100% different in just a few months. Ok, maybe my thing isn't writing but all my images were deleted as well, even with a CC license.
I'm not interested to contribute anymore, life is too short.
At least in the Bush administration, there was a lot of funding to any research related to "security" and "terrorism". Some universities understood that early and had very good financing.
I was so disappointed to learn that the majority of Kickstarter projects are stupid and have no actual value. I was expecting a community of charity workers with great ideas to help developing nations, or something along those lines, of people with really awesome ideas that just need some money to get "kickstarted".
They don't have value to you. Kickstarter is clearly stated as a site to rise money for creative projects, not for charity or help poor countries. We all can create a better world in so many ways, and this is only one.
Add PlayStation_Network@playstation-email.com to your address book
PlayStation(R)Network
Estimado cliente de PlayStation Network/Qriocity:
Hemos descubierto que entre el 17 de Abril y el 19 de Abril de 2011, determinada información de usuarios de PlayStation Network y Qriocity fue puesta en compromiso en conexión con una intrusión ilegal no autorizada en nuestro sistema. Como resultado, las medidas que hemos tomado hasta la fecha son las siguientes:
1) Temporalmente cerrado los servicios de PlayStation Network y Qriocity. 2) Puesto en contacto con una agencia de seguridad externa de prestigio para conducir una investigación exhaustiva de lo ocurrido; y 3) Rápidamente tomar las medidas necesarias para fortalecer nuestra infraestructura en red, y reconstruir el sistema ofreciendo una mayor protección de vuestra información personal.
Realmente apreciamos y agradecemos vuestra paciencia, y estamos trabajando muy duro y haciendo todo lo necesario para resolver este problema de una forma rápida y eficiente lo antes posible.
A pesar de estar todavía investigando los detalles de este incidente, creemos que personas no autorizadas han podido obtener vuestra información personal: nombre, dirección (ciudad, provincia, código postal), país, dirección de correo electrónico, fecha de nacimiento, nombre de acceso y contraseña de PlayStation Network/ Qriocity, y PSN ID. Es también posible que vuestros datos de perfil así como historial de compra, y dirección de cobro hayan sido obtenidos. Si habéis autorizado una subcuenta asociada a vuestra cuenta principal a otra persona, la misma información de esta persona ha podido ser obtenida. A pesar de no haber evidencia de que los datos de tarjeta de crédito hayan sido obtenidos no podemos negar esta posibilidad. Si has facilitado tus datos de tarjetas de crédito a través de PlayStation Network o Qriocity, debemos contemplar por motivos de seguridad, la posibilidad de que el número de la tarjeta de crédito (no incluyendo el código de seguridad), y la fecha de expiración de la misma hayan sido también obtenidos.
Por vuestra seguridad, os recomendamos que seáis extremadamente cuidadosos con estafas vía email, correo, o teléfono preguntando cualquier tipo de información personal sensible. Sony nunca se pondría en contacto con vosotros de ninguna manera, incluyendo correo electrónico, preguntando por vuestro número de tarjeta de crédito, número de la seguridad social, identificación de impuestos o cualquier otro tipo de información personal de identidad. Si alguien se pone en contacto preguntando por este tipo de información, os aseguramos que Sony no es la entidad que requiere esta información. Adicionalmente, si usas el mismo nombre y contraseña que los usados para PlayStation Network o Qriocity para otros servicios o cuentas no relacionados con Sony, recomendamos que también sean modificados.
Para evitar un posible robo de identidad o perdida financiera, recomendamos revisar regularmente el saldo y movimientos realizados en vuestras cuentas corrientes.
Os agradecemos vuestra paciencia hasta haber completado la investigación de este incidente, y sentimos mucho las posibles molestias ocasionadas. Nuestros equipos están trabajando sin descanso, y nuestros servicios serán restablecidos lo antes posible. Sony se toma la protección de la información muy en serio y continuará trabajando para asegurarse de que medidas adicionales son tomadas para proteger dicha información. Proveer un servicio de entretenimiento seguro y de calidad para nuestros consumidores es nuestra prioridad principal.
Para mayor información contáctenos en 1-800-345-7669.
Sinceramente,
Sony Network Entertainment y Sony Computer Entertainment
I can call my son's pediatrician in the middle of the night and asking for help, he'll provide me a free consult. If the problem is too complex and involves x-rays or antibiotics he will tell me to go with him the next day.
Not every free help we ask is because we feel is wothless.
I do animation/video post-production. A couple of years ago Adobe Premiere 5.5 (bought circa 2000) stop working, then a message appeared: "this version is too old, please update".
They are treating Ireland like another banana republic. This is something you see very often in countries in Latin America. A recent example is with tobacco companies in Mexico a few weeks ago, they threated to leave if legislators approved a new bill increasing tax to cigarettes.
I live in Mexico, and became a fan of BSG after buying the mini-series in DVD. Didn't understood this was the beginning of a tv series after a couples of years, when the first season aired at Universal almost at midnight. Then the second season was moved with no explanation to another channel (TNT LA) at dinner time and the third season to another channel (I-Sat or something) almost two years after that. Season 4 never saw the light here.
I don't know what happened, but if I as a fan didn't have opportunity to follow the show correctly, imagine what happened with the common, non-geek public.
Kiss performed in Mexico a few weeks ago. Newspapers reported they sent people from the staff to buy memorabilia or "unofficial" products from street vendors. They don't seem to care that much about the little man making a few bucks from their name.
Their fulltime team was around 12 people. Consider a salary of 2,000 euros per person, for a full year (the length of the production), this goes to 288,000 euros just in salaries. They had to move people to Nederlands, pay for the space of the blender foundation, voice actors, film print, Dolby editing and license, etc. When you start to consider real costs then 400,000 euros is not much for a 19 minute movie.
Proprietary or not, the cost of the license here is the minimum part, You pay a Maya license with a couple of artist's salary, the most expensive part is actually the salaries.
The point Blender Foundation want to make is that Blender is suitable to make real life projects. And nobody can neglect it.
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Comparing Sumatra to Reader or Foxit. Sumatra does bad with some rendering, sometimes the output is very different.
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&id_nota=738774
http://www.msemanal.com/node/4514
They acomplish their strong communications network thanks to money, corruption and kidnapping of engineers.
/. is the first site I visit every week day.
I'm sure my experience as a contributor was very similar to the rest of the people who has left the building. The first problems arose when I got a "shadow" with my first article, any contribution from my part was changed, reverted or simply deleted. Most of the few articles started by me, ended 100% different in just a few months. Ok, maybe my thing isn't writing but all my images were deleted as well, even with a CC license.
I'm not interested to contribute anymore, life is too short.
At least in the Bush administration, there was a lot of funding to any research related to "security" and "terrorism". Some universities understood that early and had very good financing.
I was so disappointed to learn that the majority of Kickstarter projects are stupid and have no actual value. I was expecting a community of charity workers with great ideas to help developing nations, or something along those lines, of people with really awesome ideas that just need some money to get "kickstarted".
They don't have value to you. Kickstarter is clearly stated as a site to rise money for creative projects, not for charity or help poor countries. We all can create a better world in so many ways, and this is only one.
This is the mail (in Spanish):
Add PlayStation_Network@playstation-email.com to your address book
PlayStation(R)Network
Estimado cliente de PlayStation Network/Qriocity:
Hemos descubierto que entre el 17 de Abril y el 19 de Abril de 2011,
determinada información de usuarios de PlayStation Network y Qriocity
fue puesta en compromiso en conexión con una intrusión ilegal no autorizada
en nuestro sistema. Como resultado, las medidas que hemos tomado hasta la
fecha son las siguientes:
1) Temporalmente cerrado los servicios de PlayStation Network y Qriocity.
2) Puesto en contacto con una agencia de seguridad externa de prestigio para
conducir una investigación exhaustiva de lo ocurrido; y
3) Rápidamente tomar las medidas necesarias para fortalecer nuestra infraestructura
en red, y reconstruir el sistema ofreciendo una mayor protección de vuestra información
personal.
Realmente apreciamos y agradecemos vuestra paciencia, y estamos trabajando
muy duro y haciendo todo lo necesario para resolver este problema de una
forma rápida y eficiente lo antes posible.
A pesar de estar todavía investigando los detalles de este incidente, creemos
que personas no autorizadas han podido obtener vuestra información personal:
nombre, dirección (ciudad, provincia, código postal), país, dirección de correo
electrónico, fecha de nacimiento, nombre de acceso y contraseña de PlayStation
Network/ Qriocity, y PSN ID. Es también posible que vuestros datos de perfil
así como historial de compra, y dirección de cobro hayan sido obtenidos.
Si habéis autorizado una subcuenta asociada a vuestra cuenta principal a
otra persona, la misma información de esta persona ha podido ser obtenida.
A pesar de no haber evidencia de que los datos de tarjeta de crédito hayan
sido obtenidos no podemos negar esta posibilidad. Si has facilitado tus
datos de tarjetas de crédito a través de PlayStation Network o Qriocity,
debemos contemplar por motivos de seguridad, la posibilidad de que el
número de la tarjeta de crédito (no incluyendo el código de seguridad),
y la fecha de expiración de la misma hayan sido también obtenidos.
Por vuestra seguridad, os recomendamos que seáis extremadamente cuidadosos
con estafas vía email, correo, o teléfono preguntando cualquier tipo de
información personal sensible. Sony nunca se pondría en contacto con vosotros
de ninguna manera, incluyendo correo electrónico, preguntando por vuestro
número de tarjeta de crédito, número de la seguridad social, identificación
de impuestos o cualquier otro tipo de información personal de identidad.
Si alguien se pone en contacto preguntando por este tipo de información,
os aseguramos que Sony no es la entidad que requiere esta información.
Adicionalmente, si usas el mismo nombre y contraseña que los usados para
PlayStation Network o Qriocity para otros servicios o cuentas no relacionados
con Sony, recomendamos que también sean modificados.
Para evitar un posible robo de identidad o perdida financiera, recomendamos
revisar regularmente el saldo y movimientos realizados en vuestras cuentas corrientes.
Os agradecemos vuestra paciencia hasta haber completado la investigación
de este incidente, y sentimos mucho las posibles molestias ocasionadas.
Nuestros equipos están trabajando sin descanso, y nuestros servicios serán
restablecidos lo antes posible. Sony se toma la protección de la información
muy en serio y continuará trabajando para asegurarse de que medidas adicionales
son tomadas para proteger dicha información. Proveer un servicio de
entretenimiento seguro y de calidad para nuestros consumidores es nuestra
prioridad principal.
Para mayor información contáctenos en 1-800-345-7669.
Sinceramente,
Sony Network Entertainment y Sony Computer Entertainment
My college roomate powered his bycicle with tequila.
Really? nice model man. Going from zero to this work in no time is a good acomplish.
This is the first minute of a short film we're working on, completely done in Blender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoiOgVgcOmc
Mod parent up.
It has changed a lot, but remains unintuitive. There's a lot of online documentation but a newcomer needs a crash course to use it.
Just watch the new TV sets with frequency interpolation. The video have a soap opera look.
I can call my son's pediatrician in the middle of the night and asking for help, he'll provide me a free consult. If the problem is too complex and involves x-rays or antibiotics he will tell me to go with him the next day.
Not every free help we ask is because we feel is wothless.
I do animation/video post-production. A couple of years ago Adobe Premiere 5.5 (bought circa 2000) stop working, then a message appeared: "this version is too old, please update".
This works until the soldiers come for you.
>If you think it's an easy task, try it!
Well, we did this in AI/Dynamic Systems class more than a decade ago. It was heavy stuff then, not sure nowadays..
They are treating Ireland like another banana republic. This is something you see very often in countries in Latin America. A recent example is with tobacco companies in Mexico a few weeks ago, they threated to leave if legislators approved a new bill increasing tax to cigarettes.
I live in Mexico, and became a fan of BSG after buying the mini-series in DVD. Didn't understood this was the beginning of a tv series after a couples of years, when the first season aired at Universal almost at midnight. Then the second season was moved with no explanation to another channel (TNT LA) at dinner time and the third season to another channel (I-Sat or something) almost two years after that. Season 4 never saw the light here.
I don't know what happened, but if I as a fan didn't have opportunity to follow the show correctly, imagine what happened with the common, non-geek public.
Kiss performed in Mexico a few weeks ago. Newspapers reported they sent people from the staff to buy memorabilia or "unofficial" products from street vendors. They don't seem to care that much about the little man making a few bucks from their name.
Only if you mean Stephen King when you say FKD:
http://bestsellers.about.com/od/stephenking/a/king_films.htm
The first technology they created was a rendering machine, then decided to ditch it and do it in software, this program is called RenderMan.
Nope, Pixar started as a harware developement company, it was when they realized this was a bad idea they switched to software developement.
This movie was done entirely with open source software, with a budget bellow the million dollar mark.
http://www.plumiferos.com/
Their fulltime team was around 12 people. Consider a salary of 2,000 euros per person, for a full year (the length of the production), this goes to 288,000 euros just in salaries. They had to move people to Nederlands, pay for the space of the blender foundation, voice actors, film print, Dolby editing and license, etc. When you start to consider real costs then 400,000 euros is not much for a 19 minute movie.
Proprietary or not, the cost of the license here is the minimum part, You pay a Maya license with a couple of artist's salary, the most expensive part is actually the salaries.
The point Blender Foundation want to make is that Blender is suitable to make real life projects. And nobody can neglect it.