We don't have a fair use clause of any kind. If you reproduce any copyrighted work at all without written permission, even if you own it, you're breaking the law.
Who's talking about dumbing anything down? It seems he's recommending rejecting the old method of approaching CS as just algorithms, or changing the definition of algorithms altogether. It's classical Von Neumann/Turing schools of thought that seem to be tripping up even geniuses like Carmack who don't seem to be able to get their heads around simple parallelism. It also seems to be why FPGAs aren't given more attention; the idea that you can sample multiple inputs, process and produce output simultaneously just doesn't fit in to classical models.
I'm pretty sure the/. summary about forgetting math is wrong though. That doesn't seem to be what this guy is saying at all.
You could say the same thing about any other form of entertainment.
No you couldn't. People need some form of entertainment. Or, perhaps more accurately, a society benefits if its people are entertained. Whereas no person or society needs pornography except for the aforementioned unbalanced people.
1.) Brits can't own guns; the right to forcibly overthrow your government is Freedom Zero, no other freedom can come before it 2.) Brits can't even carry knives -- is that true? my Brit friends tell me it's true 3.) Brits still tolerate (or even love!) their royal family which, while benign recently, is most certainly an unfree undemocratic relic; and Brits can claim that the royals don't have any power, but if they didn't have any power, they wouldn't be royalty 4.) Is it also true that Brits can be searched for no reason at any time? In America, that freedom is so important we put it right after free speech and free firearms 5.) The second most important thing after firearms is constitutional protection; freedom from the tyranny of the majority is fundamental to successful free democracies (as opposed to unfree semi-democracies, like Britain)
I'm going to assume you're american.
So how's that government overthrowing thing going for you? When did you last carry a knife in your hand luggage on a plane without getting searched? Lucky you've got freedom from tyranny though. That piece of paper some old dead guys signed must really be worth a lot.
Yes but there's a reason that a lot of other destructive material isn't dished out willy nilly. Try and buy a pack of C4 sometime. It's worse for porn since it's much more addictive than violence and has zero benefits for anyone save for the wallets of people in the industry.
Give unbalanced people opportunities to feed their problems and they'll take them.
Well you see they used to provide places that cared for such people. They were call asylums. But we're not allowed such barbaric places these days. Instead it's much better to have them out in the community hanging around parks and schools. But that's okay since you drive your kids everywhere now anyway and never let them out of your sight.
Don't be stupid. Those 'wasps' are still responsible for their own actions. Surely you're not calling their kind mindless automatons are you?
They're not defending their territory from a foreign invader - they're taking advantage of a lack of a totalitarian government to push for a Muslim state.
See that's why crackpot theories about Atlantis get so much attention. It's convenient to say most of the events/artifacts on your list happened on one little continent that happened to sink, and rather than skip to another continent they built a spaceship and headed for Proxima I.
Uh, so what's the problem? A more realistic game comes along with a better storyline and gameplay to boot and you're saying that's a bad thing?
Hell I still break out oldies like Alex Kidd and Wolf3D every couple of years for a bit of nostalgic play, as I suspect you do with other games, going by your sig.
Look it's nice to go back to 1986 every now and again but I sure don't want to live there, thanks.
You believe that any game that involves shooting and places the player in a first-person perspective with a degree of visual realism is for graphics whores and johnny-come-latelys?
Give. Me. A. Break. I'm guessing you stopped following FPSs after the UT/Quake3 multiplayer adrenaline junkie fad of a few years ago. Go play some actual single-player FPSs for a while, (not ones like Doom3 that really are tech demos) and get back to me. You know, the ones with storylines and sub-plots.
Just to make sure I understand you correctly, does a graphics whore describe someone who wants their gaming experience to be realistic and immersing, as well as all the usual good storyline, gameplay, etc?
If that's your definition then yes, I suppose I must be a graphics whore.
In fact, you're a tiny niche market.
Given how well games such as Crysis, FEAR, Deus Ex and HalfLife 2 have sold and the anticipation for the likes of StarCraft 2 I would say I have to disagree with you.
Which is well and good for people who like those kinds of games, but some of us like games to be sophisticated simulations that give a sense of immersion as if we are actually in a new environment. Back in the 90s this used to be called Virtual Reality, or Quake:) Currently such games are often still labelled FPSs or flight sims and for that no console even now comes close to a PC.
And please don't bring out the old strawman that every FPS player is a pimply case-modding adrenaline junkie. You may as well say that everyone who drives a decent car is a boy racer.
Sure I like the odd 1992-era candyland bubblegum game from time to time and that's when I break out my console, but for my style of serious gaming let's just say I'm apparently not Nintendo's target market.
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What do you mean "remember"? I use it all the time.
And New Zealand.
We don't have a fair use clause of any kind. If you reproduce any copyrighted work at all without written permission, even if you own it, you're breaking the law.
Don't worry, it will soon enough.
Is is really SOP for sysadmins to tell the janitor about such things?
Who's talking about dumbing anything down? It seems he's recommending rejecting the old method of approaching CS as just algorithms, or changing the definition of algorithms altogether. It's classical Von Neumann/Turing schools of thought that seem to be tripping up even geniuses like Carmack who don't seem to be able to get their heads around simple parallelism. It also seems to be why FPGAs aren't given more attention; the idea that you can sample multiple inputs, process and produce output simultaneously just doesn't fit in to classical models.
/. summary about forgetting math is wrong though. That doesn't seem to be what this guy is saying at all.
I'm pretty sure the
You could say the same thing about any other form of entertainment.
No you couldn't.
People need some form of entertainment. Or, perhaps more accurately, a society benefits if its people are entertained. Whereas no person or society needs pornography except for the aforementioned unbalanced people.
So what's degrading about a facial? Do some rights groups object to women having their faces cleaned, exfoliated and treated?
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What's next, deodorant is degrading too? Okay so perhaps on
1.) Brits can't own guns; the right to forcibly overthrow your government is Freedom Zero, no other freedom can come before it
2.) Brits can't even carry knives -- is that true? my Brit friends tell me it's true
3.) Brits still tolerate (or even love!) their royal family which, while benign recently, is most certainly an unfree undemocratic relic; and Brits can claim that the royals don't have any power, but if they didn't have any power, they wouldn't be royalty
4.) Is it also true that Brits can be searched for no reason at any time? In America, that freedom is so important we put it right after free speech and free firearms
5.) The second most important thing after firearms is constitutional protection; freedom from the tyranny of the majority is fundamental to successful free democracies (as opposed to unfree semi-democracies, like Britain)
I'm going to assume you're american.
So how's that government overthrowing thing going for you? When did you last carry a knife in your hand luggage on a plane without getting searched? Lucky you've got freedom from tyranny though. That piece of paper some old dead guys signed must really be worth a lot.
Don't forget US and UK schools. You're allowed to quote the Koran but not the Holy Bible.
That's a screen-door on a battleship, you dork.
Oh wait... sorry
Perhaps you might like to read about Ted Bundy.
I said Ted, not Al.
Sadly, yes. Give it another 15 years and you'll get what you want. Well except perhaps the Koran, depending on how much the UK keeps bending over.
Last time I checked, seeing an anvil dropped on a head is not likely to elicit desire in an adult but seeing someone getting aroused, well, is.
Yes but there's a reason that a lot of other destructive material isn't dished out willy nilly. Try and buy a pack of C4 sometime. It's worse for porn since it's much more addictive than violence and has zero benefits for anyone save for the wallets of people in the industry.
Give unbalanced people opportunities to feed their problems and they'll take them.
Well you see they used to provide places that cared for such people. They were call asylums. But we're not allowed such barbaric places these days. Instead it's much better to have them out in the community hanging around parks and schools. But that's okay since you drive your kids everywhere now anyway and never let them out of your sight.
Bah, this must be just another proprietary Sony format that will never catch on, like the 3.5" floppy disk. When will they ever learn?
Well given the other nasty habit a lot of slashdotters claim to do, I don't fancy your chances...
Don't be stupid. Those 'wasps' are still responsible for their own actions. Surely you're not calling their kind mindless automatons are you?
They're not defending their territory from a foreign invader - they're taking advantage of a lack of a totalitarian government to push for a Muslim state.
See that's why crackpot theories about Atlantis get so much attention. It's convenient to say most of the events/artifacts on your list happened on one little continent that happened to sink, and rather than skip to another continent they built a spaceship and headed for Proxima I.
I'm still miffed they skipped Flatulent Ferret.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that up to the writers, not the director?
In this case, that would be John Rogers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
It would be interesting to get a hold of the screenplay and see what if anything was changed.
Uh, so what's the problem? A more realistic game comes along with a better storyline and gameplay to boot and you're saying that's a bad thing?
Hell I still break out oldies like Alex Kidd and Wolf3D every couple of years for a bit of nostalgic play, as I suspect you do with other games, going by your sig.
Look it's nice to go back to 1986 every now and again but I sure don't want to live there, thanks.
Just to be sure I understand you correctly:
You believe that any game that involves shooting and places the player in a first-person perspective with a degree of visual realism is for graphics whores and johnny-come-latelys?
Give. Me. A. Break. I'm guessing you stopped following FPSs after the UT/Quake3 multiplayer adrenaline junkie fad of a few years ago. Go play some actual single-player FPSs for a while, (not ones like Doom3 that really are tech demos) and get back to me. You know, the ones with storylines and sub-plots.
If that's your definition then yes, I suppose I must be a graphics whore.
Given how well games such as Crysis, FEAR, Deus Ex and HalfLife 2 have sold and the anticipation for the likes of StarCraft 2 I would say I have to disagree with you.
Which is well and good for people who like those kinds of games, but some of us like games to be sophisticated simulations that give a sense of immersion as if we are actually in a new environment. Back in the 90s this used to be called Virtual Reality, or Quake :) Currently such games are often still labelled FPSs or flight sims and for that no console even now comes close to a PC.
And please don't bring out the old strawman that every FPS player is a pimply case-modding adrenaline junkie. You may as well say that everyone who drives a decent car is a boy racer.
Sure I like the odd 1992-era candyland bubblegum game from time to time and that's when I break out my console, but for my style of serious gaming let's just say I'm apparently not Nintendo's target market.