A big problem with getting into these specialty board games is the cost of entry. Reviews help, but it's hard to really know if you're going to like a game until you buy it and try it out. You can get more bang for your buck by getting a game system, which allows you to play many games. One of my favorites is Icehouse, which enables you to play hundreds of games of different genres. Geeks love Zendo, an inductive logic game you can play with an Icehouse set.
Another option is Cheapass Games, a company specializing in selling games you can play using equipment you probably already have (dice, tokens, cards).
I've also heard good things about Piecepack games. Piecepack is a public domain gaming system, so you can buy a set from several different manufacturers or make your own.
Use a good template system like Smarty. Just because PHP lets you mix code with HTML doesn't mean it's a good idea.
There are some who would strongly disagree with you on this point. For some interesting arguments against templating systems written in PHP, check out this article at phpPatterns.
I've got a similar setup (SBC DSL, bot the Yahoo version). No problems for me getting things set up on OS X without EnterNet; I even got official instructions from SBC on setting it up. (They were SBC Ameritech here at the time, so the rules may have changed).
Currently I have the DSL modem hooked up to my AirPort base station, and then have my B/W G3 hooked up to that and also use the connection for my TiBook. You need to have Connect Using PPPoE checked in the Network preference pane, and use the appropriate settings (you can probably guess them using the EnterNet setup instructions). Then use Apple's Internet Connect app to make the connection.
Lots of "barrier pushing" code can be found in obfuscation contests. Check out the Obfuscated C contest or the Obfuscated Perl contest. For similar feats on the web, check out The 5k (which recently featured a lightweight chess entry).
I can't agree enough. Goedel, Escher, Bach is my favorite book of all time, and it combines all of the asker's stated interests (philosophy, math, computer science) along with a smattering of art and music as well. One of the best things about it as an answer to this question is that it truly is appropriate for a beginner. No previous knowledge about computers is assumed; it was written before everyone played with computers now and then. Start it now. It's a great read!
More to the point, Apple's technote points out the fields in the vCard that are actually read by the iPod viewer: fn, n, adr, tel, email, title, org, url, note.
I hacked together a little Cocoa app that allows storing arbitrary text files in the Contacts directory (not just business cards from Entourage and Mail). Get it, try it, send me feedback.
I agree; any comment mechanism this open is bound to be hopelessly skewed. The population responding is self-selected, so is composed of those who have not only the interest but the time to respond. I can't say if this is bad for one side or the other, but certainly defeats the purpose of this as a "poll." Those numbers mean nothing.
The content of those messages, on the other hand, could prove very useful to TPTB. Whether five or five hundred people write in opposing the settlement shouldn't matter, but one reply that raises excellent points should. I pity the bureaucrats saddled with the responsibility of reading these messages...
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A big problem with getting into these specialty board games is the cost of entry. Reviews help, but it's hard to really know if you're going to like a game until you buy it and try it out. You can get more bang for your buck by getting a game system, which allows you to play many games. One of my favorites is Icehouse, which enables you to play hundreds of games of different genres. Geeks love Zendo, an inductive logic game you can play with an Icehouse set.
Another option is Cheapass Games, a company specializing in selling games you can play using equipment you probably already have (dice, tokens, cards).
I've also heard good things about Piecepack games. Piecepack is a public domain gaming system, so you can buy a set from several different manufacturers or make your own.
Insert lame joke about trolls in WarCraft and trolls on Slashdot here.
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There are some who would strongly disagree with you on this point. For some interesting arguments against templating systems written in PHP, check out this article at phpPatterns.
I've got a similar setup (SBC DSL, bot the Yahoo version). No problems for me getting things set up on OS X without EnterNet; I even got official instructions from SBC on setting it up. (They were SBC Ameritech here at the time, so the rules may have changed).
Currently I have the DSL modem hooked up to my AirPort base station, and then have my B/W G3 hooked up to that and also use the connection for my TiBook. You need to have Connect Using PPPoE checked in the Network preference pane, and use the appropriate settings (you can probably guess them using the EnterNet setup instructions). Then use Apple's Internet Connect app to make the connection.
Lots of "barrier pushing" code can be found in obfuscation contests. Check out the Obfuscated C contest or the Obfuscated Perl contest. For similar feats on the web, check out The 5k (which recently featured a lightweight chess entry).
I can't agree enough. Goedel, Escher, Bach is my favorite book of all time, and it combines all of the asker's stated interests (philosophy, math, computer science) along with a smattering of art and music as well. One of the best things about it as an answer to this question is that it truly is appropriate for a beginner. No previous knowledge about computers is assumed; it was written before everyone played with computers now and then. Start it now. It's a great read!
This release is over two months old. Perhaps you meant to publish a story about iPhoto 1.1?
More to the point, Apple's technote points out the fields in the vCard that are actually read by the iPod viewer: fn, n, adr, tel, email, title, org, url, note.
Well, you can download the iPod AppleScripts that grab all of your contacts from Entourage or Address Book in one go, to make this easier on you.
Was "About" any better?
It's one more step, but just select "Artists" then "All" to get a list of albums.
I hacked together a little Cocoa app that allows storing arbitrary text files in the Contacts directory (not just business cards from Entourage and Mail). Get it, try it, send me feedback.
I had to read this story's subject three times before I realized it did not say "Linux Turning Tricks."
Mortimer Ichabod Marker.
Reminds me of one of Brian's great BBSpottings... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2001/06/xbox.html
I agree; any comment mechanism this open is bound to be hopelessly skewed. The population responding is self-selected, so is composed of those who have not only the interest but the time to respond. I can't say if this is bad for one side or the other, but certainly defeats the purpose of this as a "poll." Those numbers mean nothing. The content of those messages, on the other hand, could prove very useful to TPTB. Whether five or five hundred people write in opposing the settlement shouldn't matter, but one reply that raises excellent points should. I pity the bureaucrats saddled with the responsibility of reading these messages...