As a business it is MUCH cheaper for Amazon to patant its processes than to wind up being sued by some guy that patents things, like say, "windowing" to fix the y2k bug. Has Amazon tried going after other businesses for infringing on the patents? If they have, then my argument is void.
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Velcro
Astronaught Ice Cream
Extreme, high temperature ceramic heat shields
Tang
Microwave Ovens
MANY studies on humans living in confined spaces for extended periods of time.
Bone loss from weightlessness for extended periods of time.
The moon is NOT made of cheese.
The United States can do Anything it sets its mind to do.
Deploying and repairing the Hubble space telescope, which alone is worth the cost of manned space flight.
This is Game Spy's top 100 games of all time, some may disagree to some extent, but virtually everythign worth playing is on this list.
Personally, my recommended must play PC games of the past 5 years are:
Homeworld Half-Life
other Great PC games I have played for more than 1 month:
Netstorm (no longer around and virtually unheard of) Quake2, Quake3 Battlefield1942 Wolfenstein 3d StarCraft, Red Alert (both) Duke Nulem 3D Doom
For console:
N64 -- Legend of Zelda Ocinar of Time ps2 -- METAL GEAR SOLID.. beats the crap out of splinter cell ps2 -- Grand Turismo 3 ps2 -- Final Fantasy X
I hope this helps, I can't put them in any particular order, other than this and I hope you get a few more cross matches to pick something and have some fun.
At least I ain't the ONLY person that doesn't think bashing innocint people with a baseball bat and stealing their car is "fun". It may not cause violence, but this glorification of the "bad guy" is pretty fucked up.
WTF are you talking about? Am I missing something? I have the $ to pay for access, I get it. Simple as that. Pass some of whatever you're smokin my way.
I generally set the midle button wheel to the Backspace key, it EASILY allows you to go "back" in pretty much any browser. I have a logitech mouse, and use Phoenix (er um Firebird) and it doesn't feel clunky in the least.
Offsite backups, and more than one person that can perform/knows the same critical aspects of the business (code or other specialized information), is all that is really necessary. Some standarized software inventory (OSs, versions, other software and version, service packs) on what machines. This is really a procedural issue. This is about all you can really to to be ready for about anything that is thrown at you.
What would be REALLY nice is a net connected player that could update its firmware when a new or better codec is announced. O, wait, there already is such a thing, its called a PC. Silly me.
We are also missing the fact that most development enfvironments provide ways for coding to XML automatically.. serialising in Java or the TClientDataset in Delphi. This makes your system extensible for when sales comes down the hall screaming that they need smoe new feature in a few days, and makes you cross-platform.
People see layoffs.. takes YEARS and new policies and management..possibly NEVER, to improve company morale. It would ALWAYS be in the back of my head.
I can do the same thing and more with a PC
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...right next to my TV. Shuttle and many other companies have been handling this kind of thing for a WHILE now.
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As a business it is MUCH cheaper for Amazon to patant its processes than to wind up being sued by some guy that patents things, like say, "windowing" to fix the y2k bug. Has Amazon tried going after other businesses for infringing on the patents? If they have, then my argument is void.
Velcro
Astronaught Ice Cream
Extreme, high temperature ceramic heat shields
Tang
Microwave Ovens
MANY studies on humans living in confined spaces for extended periods of time.
Bone loss from weightlessness for extended periods of time.
The moon is NOT made of cheese.
The United States can do Anything it sets its mind to do.
Deploying and repairing the Hubble space telescope, which alone is worth the cost of manned space flight.
Composite materials such as carbon fiber.
And many many more.
Until Microsoft desides to give an advantage to their native windows Vms and "accidentally" break other implementations on their VM.
Well the dude said he hadn't played since X-Wing, not pong.
You will no doubt become slathered with suggestion, but for PC....
e x/
First go here:
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top50ind
This is Game Spy's top 100 games of all time, some may disagree to some extent, but virtually everythign worth playing is on this list.
Personally, my recommended must play PC games of the past 5 years are:
Homeworld
Half-Life
other Great PC games I have played for more than 1 month:
Netstorm (no longer around and virtually unheard of)
Quake2, Quake3
Battlefield1942
Wolfenstein 3d
StarCraft, Red Alert (both)
Duke Nulem 3D
Doom
For console:
N64 -- Legend of Zelda Ocinar of Time
ps2 -- METAL GEAR SOLID.. beats the crap out of splinter cell
ps2 -- Grand Turismo 3
ps2 -- Final Fantasy X
I hope this helps, I can't put them in any particular order, other than this and I hope you get a few more cross matches to pick something and have some fun.
At least I ain't the ONLY person that doesn't think bashing innocint people with a baseball bat and stealing their car is "fun". It may not cause violence, but this glorification of the "bad guy" is pretty fucked up.
Anyone, anyone?
Buler?
Is this wishbringer?
hahahah..
ok.. must control self...
bwahahahahahahahahaha
ok, I'm good..
mwahahahah
ok ok ok
heh, damn that felt good.
Perhaps, but I am not being censored.
Because with the middle mouse button I don't have to navigate, don't have to look, and don't have to avoid jack. Just push, and BAM, like Emeril.
WTF are you talking about? Am I missing something? I have the $ to pay for access, I get it. Simple as that. Pass some of whatever you're smokin my way.
I generally set the midle button wheel to the Backspace key, it EASILY allows you to go "back" in pretty much any browser. I have a logitech mouse, and use Phoenix (er um Firebird) and it doesn't feel clunky in the least.
More for younger kids (my daughter is 3 and loves em)
www.noggin.com -- EXCELLENT TV network
www.pdskids.org
Besides.... its POPULAR media.... NOT mass media.
Pop culture.
Offsite backups, and more than one person that can perform/knows the same critical aspects of the business (code or other specialized information), is all that is really necessary. Some standarized software inventory (OSs, versions, other software and version, service packs) on what machines. This is really a procedural issue. This is about all you can really to to be ready for about anything that is thrown at you.
Probably my FAVORITE game of all time.
Crack open your firewall on those 9 ports..makes all the difference.
What would be REALLY nice is a net connected player that could update its firmware when a new or better codec is announced. O, wait, there already is such a thing, its called a PC. Silly me.
We are also missing the fact that most development enfvironments provide ways for coding to XML automatically.. serialising in Java or the TClientDataset in Delphi. This makes your system extensible for when sales comes down the hall screaming that they need smoe new feature in a few days, and makes you cross-platform.
I havn't read the article yet, but XML does NOT suck because:
1. the data and/or fields added at anytime WITHOUT breaking anything
2. the data is in a heiracherical format, reducing data replication and allowing for a more sophisticated data structure.
3. the daya can be changed by a text editor.
4. and BECAUSE the data is text, it compresses REALLY well.
Um that and..
2001 (but most folks know that)
People see layoffs.. takes YEARS and new policies and management..possibly NEVER, to improve company morale. It would ALWAYS be in the back of my head.
...right next to my TV. Shuttle and many other companies have been handling this kind of thing for a WHILE now.
Damn straight.