It's nice to see this trend. I was pleased to see import PSP games at Fry's and apparently HD-DVD is region free too (Blu-Ray at least puts NA and Japan in the same region).
I dunno, I'm guessing he knew exactly what he was saying... But I do wonder if he was trying to tease Tim Berners-Lee a little. It would be interesting to see/hear audio/video of that exchange.
Very good advice. Especially if you haven't thought about retirement/don't have retirement savings covered. You can never have too much money to stash away for later. Invest it, forget it exists (within reason) and enjoy later.
I would be surprised to see the movie industry go for this given the fragility of DRM schemes thus far. It would be rather messy if the DRM scheme is cracked and suddenly the iTMS is a dirt-cheap, convenient source for quality movies. Cracking fairplay for music is less of an issue because the consumer has at least paid full price for the content. If the same thing were happening to songs that cost 10 cents and were only supposed to play for 2 days...
It will be interesting to see when and how runtime code optimization affects the high vs. low-level language debate. Systems like HP's Dynamo http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/1999/HPL-1999-77 .html show there's gains to be had here, but afaik these techniques are not being used by major language runtimes.
The irony is that it worked out the other way around. At least with their NT and Linux stuff, they have been the ones advertising graphics cards from ATI and Nvidia.
The units have standardized dimensions, right? Now that they've done the Hi-Fi, how long will it be before we see an Apple-branded car audio system, if only as an option on a few luxury brands for starters?
Apparently I either churn through electronics or don't use them enough, because I haven't run into issues with needing to replace expensive, proprietary rechargeable batteries.
Probably nothing technical but it seems like they are practically in a partnership with Intel at this point, so it would be pretty surprising given the amount of effort that has apparently been shared by the two companies in bringing these news systems to market. It also looks like the new Intel CPUs are quite the performers.
Jesus Christ, that guy has his nose so far up EA's ass he knows what all the execs had for dinner last night.
WTF is going on here? Man I thought my univerisity had some clueless corporate tools on staff. Can you say sellout? CMU should be ashamed. Preparing students is one thing, but they should be prepared for success, not being eaten alive.
Notice how he doesn't actually talk about the work he did there? Something tells he spent his residency bullshitting with execs, not writing code 12 hours a day.
The funny thing about Japan is you CAN'T use a credit card to buy groceries, rent videos, eat at a lot of restaurants, etc... They are very much a cash-based and cash-loving society.
The first time I tried to buy groceries in Japan with a CC, the woman looked at my like I was crazy, called her supervisor, who looked at me like I was crazy and called his supervisor, who looked at me like was crazy and called his supervisor, who... Well, if you've lived in Japan you know how their management and beauraucracy can work.
Dude, we are talking about fundamental data structures here... They're not going away. This is basic stuff, and understanding them is fundamental to being able to use them properly and write efficient algorithms. Needless to say it is pretty scary to know someone could have 6 years of programming experience and be unable to write a linked list.
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It's nice to see this trend. I was pleased to see import PSP games at Fry's and apparently HD-DVD is region free too (Blu-Ray at least puts NA and Japan in the same region).
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I dunno, I'm guessing he knew exactly what he was saying... But I do wonder if he was trying to tease Tim Berners-Lee a little. It would be interesting to see/hear audio/video of that exchange.
Wow... If that doesn't drive the point home nothing does.
They should have gone with throughout the known Universe.
Tinfoil bedroom? Awesome.
Backwards?
Well of course. They'll have to download and review the stuff, just to be sure.
They'll be saving money on FMV sequences and writers.
Very good advice. Especially if you haven't thought about retirement/don't have retirement savings covered. You can never have too much money to stash away for later. Invest it, forget it exists (within reason) and enjoy later.
I would be surprised to see the movie industry go for this given the fragility of DRM schemes thus far. It would be rather messy if the DRM scheme is cracked and suddenly the iTMS is a dirt-cheap, convenient source for quality movies. Cracking fairplay for music is less of an issue because the consumer has at least paid full price for the content. If the same thing were happening to songs that cost 10 cents and were only supposed to play for 2 days...
It will be interesting to see when and how runtime code optimization affects the high vs. low-level language debate. Systems like HP's Dynamo http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/1999/HPL-1999-77 .html show there's gains to be had here, but afaik these techniques are not being used by major language runtimes.
The irony is that it worked out the other way around. At least with their NT and Linux stuff, they have been the ones advertising graphics cards from ATI and Nvidia.
The units have standardized dimensions, right? Now that they've done the Hi-Fi, how long will it be before we see an Apple-branded car audio system, if only as an option on a few luxury brands for starters?
So it wasn't just me. I just noticed that (I have no idea how long they've actually being doing it) and did a double-take.
Nice links, thanks.
But I actually buy the DVDs and fail to watch them. Sounds like I need a Netflix account.
Apparently I either churn through electronics or don't use them enough, because I haven't run into issues with needing to replace expensive, proprietary rechargeable batteries.
If someone could just figure out how to replace the DVD drive with a slot-loaded panini press...
Probably nothing technical but it seems like they are practically in a partnership with Intel at this point, so it would be pretty surprising given the amount of effort that has apparently been shared by the two companies in bringing these news systems to market. It also looks like the new Intel CPUs are quite the performers.
Jesus Christ, that guy has his nose so far up EA's ass he knows what all the execs had for dinner last night. WTF is going on here? Man I thought my univerisity had some clueless corporate tools on staff. Can you say sellout? CMU should be ashamed. Preparing students is one thing, but they should be prepared for success, not being eaten alive. Notice how he doesn't actually talk about the work he did there? Something tells he spent his residency bullshitting with execs, not writing code 12 hours a day.
The first time I tried to buy groceries in Japan with a CC, the woman looked at my like I was crazy, called her supervisor, who looked at me like I was crazy and called his supervisor, who looked at me like was crazy and called his supervisor, who... Well, if you've lived in Japan you know how their management and beauraucracy can work.
But I'm sure they'll figure something out.
NickDude, we are talking about fundamental data structures here... They're not going away. This is basic stuff, and understanding them is fundamental to being able to use them properly and write efficient algorithms. Needless to say it is pretty scary to know someone could have 6 years of programming experience and be unable to write a linked list.