We are in the early design stages of a turn-based strategy game. In the gaming industry, you're always asked "What's the BFI?" (Big Fucking Idea). If you don't have a BFI, it's just a rehash of an old game.
Well the spin here is that I work at a TV channel (G4) - and therefore the idea is that the game will somehow integrate with some on-air elements within it's universe. (Live or pre-recorded). Not yet sure what those elements will be, but there are quite a few possibilities. (From just displaying stats to actually having some of the gameplay on TV, etc.)
You can read the post here, where we're soliciting input from the G4 community before starting development.
The TV industry is adapting. I work at a TV channel, and I'm seeing it first hand. We have a huge sponsorship deal with Pringles (Procter & Gamble).
Obviously part of the sponsorship includes ads on TV, but it also includes changing one of the show titles from "Cheat" to "Cheat Pringles Gamers Guide", and changing the actual set of the show to include Pringles "stuff". The show home page on our web site (for this show) is also part of it.
You get exposure even if you fast forward the commercials.
I recently switched to mozilla after using IE for quite a few years as my default browser. The pop-up blocker won me over.
Being a web developer, this causes me to primarly develop with Mozilla, and then leave the other browser testing to the QA cycle. Ultimately this causes sites I develop to be "optomized for Mozilla", which in turn may cause more users to use Mozilla.
So although currently the percentage of the userbase using Mozilla is low, I would guess that the percentage of web developers is much higher - meaning we are at the begining of a growth cycle.
So, I decided that if I couldn't distribute DeCSS, I would distribute DeCSS. Like, I could distribute another piece of software called DeCSS, that is perfectly legal in every way, and would be difficult for even the DVD-CCA's lawyers to find fault with.
So that's what I'm doing. I wrote a small utility called "DeCSS" that strips Cascading Style Sheet tags from an HTML document. Yes, agreed, that's pretty much USELESS, but what the fuck. Maybe somebody wants to do that. AND it makes the name of the software much more plausible.
This message seems to be of interest and is stimulating to the thousands of Slashdot readers.
90% of usenet is spam and wastes our time instead of being interesting...and you lash out against the one interesting message??
Besides, I've always been a big fan out of people maximizing and being creative within a small limited set of possibilities. (As opposed to someone being creative within a blank slate, such as a regular painting or a brand new piece of code)
Mentioned twice before but I figured I'd add my bit:
1. Regular expression "replace" - very useful
2. opens (very) large files quickly
3. I actually paid the shareware fee - for those that know me that should say something...
4. Hex mode
Also, not a text editor but a very usefull addition to your toolset is "EasyDiff" and "EasyDiff Pro", which is a powerhouse of text and file system comparisons.
This is a very novell scientific idea with very little useful application, IMO. What percentage of the public is going to actually believe that their individual answers are not going to be stored? Or an even better question - what percentage of companies claiming to use this technique will not actually store the data entered by their users?
the razor companies didn't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole because the blades were so durable that you would only need one a year.
Speaking of which.. I'm really sick of my Gillette razors becoming dull after 3 shaves! I tried the "VONS generic brand" ones and they seem to last MUCH longer, but then I get more cuts & nicks. Maybe this new metal is the answer? Any high-tech suggestions out there? (Maybe this should be posted as an "Ask Slashdot"...)
Searching for matching records in a database (phone call logs) with known values (phone #'s of known agents) is not data mining. It's simply setting up an indexed data warehouse and issuing queries.
Data Mining is looking for UNKNOWN relationships between that data, not KNOWN relationships. So although referring to it as Data Mining may make it sound advanced and exotic, it's incorrect.
The difference is actually beyond a pretty syntax, when you're dealing with an outer join. The two join syntaxes function in a subtly different way.
The SQL-89 outer join syntax using *= performs the rest of the WHERE clause after the join, whereas the SQL-92 version, using the LEFT OUTER JOIN syntax performs the WHERE clause before the join. This can result in a different result set in certain cases - and if you know what you're doing, the difference can be used for your benefit.
There is a very thin line between a "script kiddie" and a hacker.
Don't most professional software development books preach reusing as opposed to reinventing?
Didn't we get as far as we have today technology-wise, due to each generation being able to build on the accomplishments of the previous one?
Interesting article. These "roaming station wagons" are pretty good P.R. for Verizon.
You'd think they would be able to do this from their home office - except for the part about testing each of their competitors signal at the same point. Do they really need to do that though? What they should be doing is comparing signal strengh to usage, and concentrate on making the high usage areas have a good signal, regardless of their competitors.
When I commuted across the Bay Bridge, there was a gap in the Sprint services on the bridge that lasted no more than 50 yards, but it would always drop your call. I'm sure that's one of the heaviest populated gaps in service in the country, yet it went uncovered for years.
If you really want to learn about the latest on both side of the argument, I recommend reading the two top sellers on each "side" of the argument. (As I did several years ago):
Any word on what kind of system that is going to be? I'm with a pretty similar set-up - PII-450 with a Matrox 400-TV. Whatever card I get will have the TV/Video IN+OUT just like the 400-TV - and I'm trying to decide between just upgrading the card to getting a new system.
While I certainly do agree with you that the rate of developments in this field is dizzying (for the pocket as well) there is definitely something to be said for HOW FUCKING AWESOME all the new games are.
It may even feel a bit like a conspiracy between the game developers and the 3D card makers. You may even think that the differences between last year's games this year's are real subtle. Just compare Quake I, Quake II, Quake III and maybe Soldier of Fortune 2 (released a day or two ago) to get a better appreciation of how far we've come.
We encountered a different problem with this platform/browser combination - under a specific set of circumstances, a very common Flash/Action Script command seems to fail (LoadMovie). We currently have an open incident with Macromedia and they're investigating - it's been over two weeks. So there goes your "stability" theory...
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Well the spin here is that I work at a TV channel (G4) - and therefore the idea is that the game will somehow integrate with some on-air elements within it's universe. (Live or pre-recorded). Not yet sure what those elements will be, but there are quite a few possibilities. (From just displaying stats to actually having some of the gameplay on TV, etc.)
You can read the post here, where we're soliciting input from the G4 community before starting development.
-CySurflex
Obviously part of the sponsorship includes ads on TV, but it also includes changing one of the show titles from "Cheat" to "Cheat Pringles Gamers Guide", and changing the actual set of the show to include Pringles "stuff". The show home page on our web site (for this show) is also part of it.
You get exposure even if you fast forward the commercials.
Being a web developer, this causes me to primarly develop with Mozilla, and then leave the other browser testing to the QA cycle. Ultimately this causes sites I develop to be "optomized for Mozilla", which in turn may cause more users to use Mozilla.
So although currently the percentage of the userbase using Mozilla is low, I would guess that the percentage of web developers is much higher - meaning we are at the begining of a growth cycle.
-CySurflex
my dads web site..
Have you seen this? That would make any entertainment system owner proud...
So what you're saying is,
If the government does not start going after individual Kazaa users, then the terrorists have already won.
DeCSS
So, I decided that if I couldn't distribute DeCSS, I would distribute DeCSS. Like, I could distribute another piece of software called DeCSS, that is perfectly legal in every way, and would be difficult for even the DVD-CCA's lawyers to find fault with.
So that's what I'm doing. I wrote a small utility called "DeCSS" that strips Cascading Style Sheet tags from an HTML document. Yes, agreed, that's pretty much USELESS, but what the fuck. Maybe somebody wants to do that. AND it makes the name of the software much more plausible.
This message seems to be of interest and is stimulating to the thousands of Slashdot readers.
90% of usenet is spam and wastes our time instead of being interesting...and you lash out against the one interesting message??
Besides, I've always been a big fan out of people maximizing and being creative within a small limited set of possibilities. (As opposed to someone being creative within a blank slate, such as a regular painting or a brand new piece of code)
-CySurflex
Mentioned twice before but I figured I'd add my bit:
1. Regular expression "replace" - very useful
2. opens (very) large files quickly
3. I actually paid the shareware fee - for those that know me that should say something...
4. Hex mode
Also, not a text editor but a very usefull addition to your toolset is "EasyDiff" and "EasyDiff Pro", which is a powerhouse of text and file system comparisons.
CySurflex
-CySurflex
Does he help people kill themselves or do they kill themselves over all these e-commerce surveys?f
Speaking of which..
I'm really sick of my Gillette razors becoming dull after 3 shaves! I tried the "VONS generic brand" ones and they seem to last MUCH longer, but then I get more cuts & nicks. Maybe this new metal is the answer? Any high-tech suggestions out there? (Maybe this should be posted as an "Ask Slashdot"...)
-CySurflex
Searching for matching records in a database (phone call logs) with known values (phone #'s of known agents) is not data mining. It's simply setting up an indexed data warehouse and issuing queries.
Data Mining is looking for UNKNOWN relationships between that data, not KNOWN relationships. So although referring to it as Data Mining may make it sound advanced and exotic, it's incorrect.
- CySurflex
The SQL-89 outer join syntax using *= performs the rest of the WHERE clause after the join, whereas the SQL-92 version, using the LEFT OUTER JOIN syntax performs the WHERE clause before the join. This can result in a different result set in certain cases - and if you know what you're doing, the difference can be used for your benefit.
Read the label carefully on that verbatim floppy ... It says it's a l33t warez copy of Zork Text adventure
Except the retired rock stars that will have to work as hookers and drug dealers
There is a very thin line between a "script kiddie" and a hacker. Don't most professional software development books preach reusing as opposed to reinventing? Didn't we get as far as we have today technology-wise, due to each generation being able to build on the accomplishments of the previous one?
You'd think they would be able to do this from their home office - except for the part about testing each of their competitors signal at the same point. Do they really need to do that though? What they should be doing is comparing signal strengh to usage, and concentrate on making the high usage areas have a good signal, regardless of their competitors.
When I commuted across the Bay Bridge, there was a gap in the Sprint services on the bridge that lasted no more than 50 yards, but it would always drop your call. I'm sure that's one of the heaviest populated gaps in service in the country, yet it went uncovered for years.
Related Wired Links: Latin America: The Mobile World not so mobile anymore, huh?
The only thing that's truly keeping our wireless PDA's grounded is the need for juice...
Where do I sign up to buy a springboard-microwave-energy-receiver-module ?
CySurflex
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Avid athiest with an open mind.
Any word on what kind of system that is going to be? I'm with a pretty similar set-up - PII-450 with a Matrox 400-TV. Whatever card I get will have the TV/Video IN+OUT just like the 400-TV - and I'm trying to decide between just upgrading the card to getting a new system.
While I certainly do agree with you that the rate of developments in this field is dizzying (for the pocket as well) there is definitely something to be said for HOW FUCKING AWESOME all the new games are.
It may even feel a bit like a conspiracy between the game developers and the 3D card makers. You may even think that the differences between last year's games this year's are real subtle. Just compare Quake I, Quake II, Quake III and maybe Soldier of Fortune 2 (released a day or two ago) to get a better appreciation of how far we've come.
CySurflex
(Unhappy with my old 16MB card)
switched to open source, said Luis Millán Vázquez de Miguel
My name is Luis Millán Vázquez de Miguel. I have slept with over a thousand women.
My name is Luis Millán Vázquez de Miguel. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
We encountered a different problem with this platform/browser combination - under a specific set of circumstances, a very common Flash/Action Script command seems to fail (LoadMovie). We currently have an open incident with Macromedia and they're investigating - it's been over two weeks. So there goes your "stability" theory...