Combining PyGtk and PyGlade is one of the most amazing user interface programming experiences I've ever had. That is to say, it's not completely unbearable. My favorite feature by far is that if you have a class (let's call it "InterfaceSignals"), you can call signal_autoconnect(InterfaceSignals) to automagically connect every method in that class to the respective signals defined in your Glade file, due to Pythons wonderfully introspective nature.
Perl still has a very active community with some very incredible and dedicated hackers. The main thing that keeps me coming back to Perl for personal projects is the fact that it's such a FUN language to program in.
I can think of many benefits to using Python and PHP in a work environment, but no matter how long I work with other languages, I always come running back to Perl when I'm in the mood for some highly caffeinated drinks and a late night of hacking. Say what you will about Python or PHP, but you probably can't say either is fun or enlightening to use.
I've found that Larry Wall is a very unique individual, and a lot of that is pervayed through the style of his programming language. In Perl I can say (figuratively).. "Go fetch the paper!" or "Can you get the paper?" and both of them work. While that might be a readability nightmare, it lets you be very creative with your code. And to some people, being creative is a nice release after the regimented, controlled environment we deal with in the workplace.
Cisco produces hardware VoIP phones. When I was studying for my CCNA in highschool, we visited one of the Cisco headquarters and they told us to just go ahead and make a phonecall to anywhere out of the country.
While that in itself isn't telling, the phones were set top units (no computer needed) that had an ethernet cable plugged into them.
Slightly off topic, but may appeal to the geek in you. Their cameras and televisions, projectors, thermostats and lighting was controlled by hardware TCP/IP based units. Very neat stuff.
Seriously, this guy is quite possibly the most funny person I've ever had the pleasure of observing. Please, drop me an email sometime! I'd really like to have a chat with you one of these days.
I really like to think of most Id games as something that really attracts a large cult following. If you think about nearly every game they have released, you will see that all of them have had very major staying power. People still play Quake3, people still play RTCW.. do you really think this time will be any different?
Another point I feel is relatively important is that these games are not just games. They are built of beautifully and portably crafted game engines that put a lot of power into the hands of modders and other game developers which license it.
One reason that I can say I will definitely buy this is that it will run on my system. Unlike some, I don't have that second hard drive with WinXP on it to pop in and use at will to play Deus Ex 2 and whatever other DirectX 9 game hits the market. I'm very intent on supporting people like John Carmack to decide to use published, open standards for their products and for thinking of the small guy (who else releases high quality completely free games like Enemy Territory?)
I sincerely hope that SCO would go for a maneuver like this. Think how many people see the google front page each day, if there was a link about how they were being sued by this moronic company, and link to information proving it's illegitimacy, the game would be over for SCO. Perhaps even replace the inevitable Turkey picture we'll be seeing that links to information about Thanksgiving with an image that has anti SCO circles taking the place of the usual OO's in Google.
While I'm not the kind of person that needs a silent PC, I know there are a lot of people that require a low noise polution level in their home or work environments. Several studies show that having computers perpetually running can cause people to become aggrivated often, due in part to the noise produced by loud fans or hard drives.
When I had my first computer, I remember every 2-3 minutes the fan would intermittantly become about 40db louder than it should be, warranting a swift kick (or 2,3,4,..) to the side or front panels of the case (and I'm not a violent man). So I can definitely sympathize with why some people find a quiet computing environment optimal.
Sorry, little walk through nostalgia lane. But that said, I do have a few recommendations for people that don't want to build their own wooden case just to limit noise output.
* Buy quiet fans
* Buy quiet hard drives
* Make sure things are mounted securely!
* NEVER skimp out when buying a case
If you follow these very simple, unspecific guidelines, you will be well on your way to a quieter computer (at least one that doesn't require you to kick its ass at regular intervals)
I appologize if this didn't turn out coherent, I tried to proofread, but I'm a little out of it ~~
This was mentioned in one of the linked to articles, but I think it's a very valid example of how to deal with misdemeanor in a virtual world.
There is an anime called.hack that is a story about characters playing in a virtual world called... "The World". In this world, there are player killers, which really are able to do whatever they want- but there are also fellow game players which take on the role of the "authority" (Crimson Knights), so it becomes a self-balancing fight between good and evil.
Obviously this is just a show (about a game), but the concept is still a good one.
At least we know this game won't be used to teach Air Force or other "underground" military organizations to pilot potentially dangerous air machinery!
It seems to me that we can really consider Rockstar/Take Two as among one of the most influential game designers in the world. Honestly, how many people get to say they went the same route as Id?
On a serious note, I can definitely see this as a cop out for major game distribution stores (Walmart, EB Games) to stop selling "questionable" games. I have been playing violent games since I was about 8 years old, and I'm not violent in the least.
People like this need to take a breather, and actually think for once. If someone will kill someone because of a video game - they were probably mentally unstable enough to kill them from watching a movie, listening to a song, or having a conversation about Barney; That doesn't make the responsibility fall on anyone other than him/herself.
You mean people actually still want content in their entertainment? Here I thought it was all about the sex appeal and cliche romances - learn something new every day!
Am I the only one that finds most of this guy's posts extremely entertaining? He obviously knows quite a bit about scientific matters to be able to hit missinformation on the head like this every time. Was looking through some past posts of his, and seems like a lot of people get pretty ticked off at him, seemingly due to lack of a sense of humor.
Thanks to this server being the ass end of a slashdotting, the CRA (Computer Rights Activists) are going to be knocking on all of our doors tomorrow morning!
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Combining PyGtk and PyGlade is one of the most amazing user interface programming experiences I've ever had. That is to say, it's not completely unbearable. My favorite feature by far is that if you have a class (let's call it "InterfaceSignals"), you can call signal_autoconnect(InterfaceSignals) to automagically connect every method in that class to the respective signals defined in your Glade file, due to Pythons wonderfully introspective nature.
m l.html#method-gladexml--signal-autoconnect
Also, unlike wxPython, pyGtk actually has very nice documentation. For reference, here's the signal_autoconnect method I mentioned:
http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2reference/class-gladex
I'm considering purchasing a diesel car for my next new ride, but there was one thing I was curious about:
What kind of gas mileage do you get with vegitable oil versus mineral diesel?
Yes, but it does provide one central listing of all the open source projects they began. I think that's its intended purpose.
You mean mod_bt?
http://www.crackerjack.net/mod_bt/
Perl still has a very active community with some very incredible and dedicated hackers. The main thing that keeps me coming back to Perl for personal projects is the fact that it's such a FUN language to program in. I can think of many benefits to using Python and PHP in a work environment, but no matter how long I work with other languages, I always come running back to Perl when I'm in the mood for some highly caffeinated drinks and a late night of hacking. Say what you will about Python or PHP, but you probably can't say either is fun or enlightening to use. I've found that Larry Wall is a very unique individual, and a lot of that is pervayed through the style of his programming language. In Perl I can say (figuratively).. "Go fetch the paper!" or "Can you get the paper?" and both of them work. While that might be a readability nightmare, it lets you be very creative with your code. And to some people, being creative is a nice release after the regimented, controlled environment we deal with in the workplace.
Cisco produces hardware VoIP phones. When I was studying for my CCNA in highschool, we visited one of the Cisco headquarters and they told us to just go ahead and make a phonecall to anywhere out of the country.
While that in itself isn't telling, the phones were set top units (no computer needed) that had an ethernet cable plugged into them.
Slightly off topic, but may appeal to the geek in you. Their cameras and televisions, projectors, thermostats and lighting was controlled by hardware TCP/IP based units. Very neat stuff.
This is very good news for AMD64 owners.
Any bets on which major distro will be next? ... Slackware perhaps?
:-X
Since when is Slackware a major distro?
I say, whoever Behold'ing that Xbox, be holding one ugly game system.
Seriously, this guy is quite possibly the most funny person I've ever had the pleasure of observing. Please, drop me an email sometime! I'd really like to have a chat with you one of these days.
How many sides is that?
I really like to think of most Id games as something that really attracts a large cult following. If you think about nearly every game they have released, you will see that all of them have had very major staying power. People still play Quake3, people still play RTCW.. do you really think this time will be any different?
Another point I feel is relatively important is that these games are not just games. They are built of beautifully and portably crafted game engines that put a lot of power into the hands of modders and other game developers which license it.
One reason that I can say I will definitely buy this is that it will run on my system. Unlike some, I don't have that second hard drive with WinXP on it to pop in and use at will to play Deus Ex 2 and whatever other DirectX 9 game hits the market. I'm very intent on supporting people like John Carmack to decide to use published, open standards for their products and for thinking of the small guy (who else releases high quality completely free games like Enemy Territory?)
I sincerely hope that SCO would go for a maneuver like this. Think how many people see the google front page each day, if there was a link about how they were being sued by this moronic company, and link to information proving it's illegitimacy, the game would be over for SCO. Perhaps even replace the inevitable Turkey picture we'll be seeing that links to information about Thanksgiving with an image that has anti SCO circles taking the place of the usual OO's in Google.
While I'm not the kind of person that needs a silent PC, I know there are a lot of people that require a low noise polution level in their home or work environments. Several studies show that having computers perpetually running can cause people to become aggrivated often, due in part to the noise produced by loud fans or hard drives.
When I had my first computer, I remember every 2-3 minutes the fan would intermittantly become about 40db louder than it should be, warranting a swift kick (or 2,3,4,..) to the side or front panels of the case (and I'm not a violent man). So I can definitely sympathize with why some people find a quiet computing environment optimal.
Sorry, little walk through nostalgia lane. But that said, I do have a few recommendations for people that don't want to build their own wooden case just to limit noise output.
* Buy quiet fans * Buy quiet hard drives * Make sure things are mounted securely! * NEVER skimp out when buying a case
If you follow these very simple, unspecific guidelines, you will be well on your way to a quieter computer (at least one that doesn't require you to kick its ass at regular intervals)
I appologize if this didn't turn out coherent, I tried to proofread, but I'm a little out of it ~~
This was mentioned in one of the linked to articles, but I think it's a very valid example of how to deal with misdemeanor in a virtual world.
.hack that is a story about characters playing in a virtual world called... "The World". In this world, there are player killers, which really are able to do whatever they want- but there are also fellow game players which take on the role of the "authority" (Crimson Knights), so it becomes a self-balancing fight between good and evil.
There is an anime called
Obviously this is just a show (about a game), but the concept is still a good one.
Newfoundlan man fails attempting a terrorist attack on Toronto, Ontario.
More Information available here
Ohhh.. rare with a capital 'R' .. silly me :-P
At least we know this game won't be used to teach Air Force or other "underground" military organizations to pilot potentially dangerous air machinery!
It seems to me that we can really consider Rockstar/Take Two as among one of the most influential game designers in the world. Honestly, how many people get to say they went the same route as Id?
On a serious note, I can definitely see this as a cop out for major game distribution stores (Walmart, EB Games) to stop selling "questionable" games. I have been playing violent games since I was about 8 years old, and I'm not violent in the least.
People like this need to take a breather, and actually think for once. If someone will kill someone because of a video game - they were probably mentally unstable enough to kill them from watching a movie, listening to a song, or having a conversation about Barney; That doesn't make the responsibility fall on anyone other than him/herself.
You mean people actually still want content in their entertainment? Here I thought it was all about the sex appeal and cliche romances - learn something new every day!
Anything sounds bad when you say it with that tone of voice!
Anyway, if you try to be optimistic, you'd notice how well this game is going to sell if the traits you described are factual.
a Beowolf cluster of these!
Couldn't resist.
Am I the only one that finds most of this guy's posts extremely entertaining? He obviously knows quite a bit about scientific matters to be able to hit missinformation on the head like this every time. Was looking through some past posts of his, and seems like a lot of people get pretty ticked off at him, seemingly due to lack of a sense of humor.
More importantly is the unit measurement they use. Centimetres? - Wonder what colour it is.
Thanks to this server being the ass end of a slashdotting, the CRA (Computer Rights Activists) are going to be knocking on all of our doors tomorrow morning!