I agree. I much prefer the more realistic weapons to the silly sci-fi stuff. I'd like to see some UT servers that offered realistic weapons for 'serious' play and others that had the sci-fi ones for 'light relief'.
In reality, it wouldn't be at all easy to determine where a sniper was shooting at you from. Sniping (and camping) are legitimate tactics in the game and it's too bad if you get fragged. I know it's damned annoying but then that's what soldiers are trained to do in real life! I've got no time for those players who think it's cheating somehow.
whoever devised musical notation was autistic, as it is a purely abstract, symbolic notation. It has no relationship, other than imagery, with the music it represents.
I slightly dissagree. The musical stave maps pretty well to the physical process of selecting pitches on a keyboard instrument. It's almost a schematic for the way ones fingers move physically up and down the keyboard.
Perhaps written languages illustrate your point better - i.e. there is no relationship between the symbolic glyphs C, A and T and the sound one physically makes when saying 'cat' or indeed the concept of 'a cat'.
Developing software using the proprietary model may not always produce the greatest code, but there's no doubt that it provides a good income to thousands of developers with average skills that allows them to support their families.
Thanks for pointing this out. For some of us around here, coding is our day job!
I submitted a story about the fact that MS were forcing current 'bCentral' subscribers to use Passport IDs a couple of weeks ago, but the/. editors, in their wisdom, didn't think it was newsworthy at the time.
Because society doesn't advance any slower or any faster based on how many fiction novels or movies come out.
Maybe I misunderstood your comment but are you asserting that the rate at which society advances is related only to the amount of 'useful technical information' available?
I suppose it depends what you mean by 'advance' but I would hazard that art (including novels and movies), political and economic thinking etc. have done at least as much to advance human society as any technical information.
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And I get modded down -1, Flambait for making the same point!
Way to go Slashdot!
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In what way is Ada more 'stable' than C++, or any other language?
Do you mean the C++ compiler generates different object code depending on the day of the week, ambient air temperature or orientation of the processor relative to Magnetic North?:)
Kidding aside, what do you mean by 'stable' in this context?
Also, do you know of any kernals written in Ada (not bashing Ada, just curious to know)?
I think was the 'cabin fever' brought on by sitting here alone coding, hour after hour (well, reading slashdot actually) that made the 'good times' seem more attractive than perhaps they really are.
I'd much rather be playing Ace Combat 4 or GTA3 than trying to hold up one end of a "status" fiendship any day!
I'm not sure what you mean by a "status" fiendship. I socialize with the people I do because I enjoy their company, their friendship - not for any kind of status by association.
It's interesting that you chose IT because of its supposed reputation for being a loner's profession. Maybe its a self-fulfilling prophesy in that case.
About a year ago, I stopped working in an office and now work full time from my office at home.
I get more done and have less distractions but I really do miss the social interaction, the gossip, the afterwork beers etc.
Why is there always this stereotypical assumption that because you cut code for a living you must be some kind of antisocial, introverted misfit? Coders have friends too y'know.
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Yeah I know. It was supposed to be a joke.
What humorless jerk modded it 'off topic' (probably a Finn) ?
This may be a dumb question, but if ternary logic states are represented by -ve, zero and +ve voltages on the gates, why are the states enumarated as '0', '1' and '2' rather than '-1', '0' and '1'?
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More than likely, the poster is not a US citizen at all. He probably just wants to stir things up.
It would only be a matter of time before some lamer decided to burst into the lounge with a rocket launcher and frag everyone.
I agree. I much prefer the more realistic weapons to the silly sci-fi stuff. I'd like to see some UT servers that offered realistic weapons for 'serious' play and others that had the sci-fi ones for 'light relief'.
In reality, it wouldn't be at all easy to determine where a sniper was shooting at you from. Sniping (and camping) are legitimate tactics in the game and it's too bad if you get fragged. I know it's damned annoying but then that's what soldiers are trained to do in real life! I've got no time for those players who think it's cheating somehow.
Great post man ;o)
God help us if they actually put in just 2 hours a day for a couple of months...
Well, it made me laugh, but sadly I think your sense of irony will be lost on most /. readers.
I slightly dissagree. The musical stave maps pretty well to the physical process of selecting pitches on a keyboard instrument. It's almost a schematic for the way ones fingers move physically up and down the keyboard.
Perhaps written languages illustrate your point better - i.e. there is no relationship between the symbolic glyphs C, A and T and the sound one physically makes when saying 'cat' or indeed the concept of 'a cat'.
I think you'll find that some of the attributes you ascribe solely to autistic poeple are quite often found in 'normal' people too.
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What if Joe Schmuck was a brain surgeon, or a concert pianist, or a playwright - he'd still be a schmuck because he didn't know how to use DDD, right?
Thanks for pointing this out. For some of us around here, coding is our day job!
I submitted a story about the fact that MS were forcing current 'bCentral' subscribers to use Passport IDs a couple of weeks ago, but the /. editors, in their wisdom, didn't think it was newsworthy at the time.
Probably done more harm than good.
See... San Francisco takes IBM to the cleaners
I don't think IBM are the marketing geniuses they once were!
Maybe I misunderstood your comment but are you asserting that the rate at which society advances is related only to the amount of 'useful technical information' available?
I suppose it depends what you mean by 'advance' but I would hazard that art (including novels and movies), political and economic thinking etc. have done at least as much to advance human society as any technical information.
Way to go Slashdot!
I mean, 5%! I just can't get excited about 5%.
In what way is Ada more 'stable' than C++, or any other language?
Do you mean the C++ compiler generates different object code depending on the day of the week, ambient air temperature or orientation of the processor relative to Magnetic North? :)
Kidding aside, what do you mean by 'stable' in this context?
Also, do you know of any kernals written in Ada (not bashing Ada, just curious to know)?
Hey - me neither :)
I think was the 'cabin fever' brought on by sitting here alone coding, hour after hour (well, reading slashdot actually) that made the 'good times' seem more attractive than perhaps they really are.
I'm not sure what you mean by a "status" fiendship. I socialize with the people I do because I enjoy their company, their friendship - not for any kind of status by association.
It's interesting that you chose IT because of its supposed reputation for being a loner's profession. Maybe its a self-fulfilling prophesy in that case.
Just imagine the rush-hour carnage!
I get more done and have less distractions but I really do miss the social interaction, the gossip, the afterwork beers etc.
Why is there always this stereotypical assumption that because you cut code for a living you must be some kind of antisocial, introverted misfit? Coders have friends too y'know.
What humorless jerk modded it 'off topic' (probably a Finn) ?
Wow! Now there's an interesting factoid - but hmmm, wait just a second...
a) You could only know this by being inside the UK intelligence community.
b) If 'a' is true then you will have signed the Official Secrets Act.
c) The software the UK intelligence community uses is a secret.
If (a && b && c) then you are in contravention of the Official Secrets Act and must go directly to jail!
However, the most likely scenario is...
d) You're full of it!
...their music!
The next thing you know, phones will come with built-in GPS and will report your exact position to your significant other in real-time.
It was bad enough having to do 'busy office', 'stuck in traffic' and 'on the train' sound effects - and now this!
But that's exactly why I read Slashdot!
If I really want 'Stuff that matters' there are plenty of other places to go.
Duh! let me guess now...
Well thanks. Actually I'm, quite familiar with number base.
I was only wondering anyone had any alternative thoughts on the subject - which one of the posters above did.
Just wondering.