The point was not "OMG big scary Callbacks", it was that the inherent nature of the platform requires steps that wouldn't be necessary in a desktop app. Callbacks were just an example. Data can still be stored "someplace" else in a desktop app and still have shorter number of hops. Using the DB example, a desktop app, you would have communication from App -> DB that could be handled in a single method. In a GWT app, you have Web Client -> Web Server -> DB, handled with at the minimum a method on the client to invoke the call, a method on the server to handle the call, a message class, and a callback class to handle the results are the minimums in a GWT app for the same task. Thats not even taking into account caching since a simplified example can illustrate this just as well.
Not degrading GWT since I am a big supporter of it, just pointing out that there is a lot more planning involved and leg work involved.
We built a Proof of Concept Report Designer and Report Viewer on top of BIRT using GWT for the interface. It had some cool features, like multi-user real-time report development, versioning, and tie ins to the commercial report repository that the company that built BIRT sells. It had a real nice WOW factor to it, but in the end, it was just a pretty POC that we could show at conferences, it would never replace the desktop version due to responsiveness (imagine, an Eclipse app that is more responsive than something else...) IMHO, web technology is just catching up in the UI space to where desktop apps were like 15 years ago, and Web 2.0 is still a tacky buzzword. To do some things that are trivial in a desktop app requires a lot of convoluted steps (callbacks, etc). And even things that would be done the same way still requires a network round trip to get information that desktop apps don't suffer (simple tasks like dynamic drop-down or list population). GWT is a step in the right direction, and the ability to debug in an IDE both client and server side components is very nice.
I'm sorry, but since when does the TSA constitute as law enforcement? Last time I checked, which is pretty regularly, they still do not have the power of arrest. Now the airport police officer sitting in the corner, he/she does, but not the jerk off power trippers from the TSA.
I prefer to fart into my hand and throw it at them. When they report it to HR, I laugh hysterically and say that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I mean, what kind of "professional" would conduct themselves in such a manner. Does 2 things, it gets the guy out of your face with a little sweet revenge and it makes the guy look like a loon when he reports such a stupid incident to HR:)
I think the general stigma that games are for "fun" and have little to add educationally is a bit sad. I have found some educational games to be incredible at learning new things, such as MySpanish Coach for the DS, which is especially good for when I travel. Granted, its not my only source of material, but it has been an invaluable study tool. And lets not forget, games like Police Quest were used an instructional tools many years ago.
I wonder how much the 3D shooters and GTA's have to do with the negative mindset about games as learning tools, especially when they might be taken out of context...
If you refer to modern games, there are games that I don't think I'm old enough for:)
That being said, there are tons of "educational" and brain stimulating games out there. Reading Rabbit, Brain Age, that stupid talking fish, that are great games for kids. The problem with the modern gaming era is that there aren't really any games that break from the first person shooter or RTS to be suitable for kids. Its not like when we were kids and there were games like Kings Quest (even the VGA remake) that were like interactive story books. Not that these games went away, and maybe I am a little removed from the current crop of kids games, but these were games that influenced me as a child, along with the 2d side scrollers of the NES. Although the interactive nature of the games on the Wii provide a great opportunity to improve not only puzzle solving elements, but hand eye coordination.
Of course, this wouldn't even be an issue if parents took time out of their "busy" schedule to maybe spend some time with their kids, get to know them a little, and guage for themselves which games their kids can handle both on a content level and a difficulty level. Who knows, maybe parents might even actually start playing them with the kids and spend some quality time with them.
I remember when I was working for a production company, a buddy of mine would always do stuff like this. We made a smoke cannon similar to the one shown there using an old PA speaker, some plastic cones, and a fog machine. The PA speaker pushed the fog through the cones making the smoke rings. We were going to build a large one, but never did. We also talked about doing something similar to the LCD/smoke projector with a large DLP projector when they first came out to experiment on replacing the aging atmospheric effect laser projectors. Of course, it still wasn't as impressive as a 10 watt white light laser with a color changing crystal. But its cool to see people out there playing with some of this kind of stuff. The water bridge was friggin cool.
The best self-study guide I ever read for Algebra was Painless Algebra. I used it for a refresher when I was in college Calculus and I realized my math skills were insufficient to understand the basic concepts in the course. Once I understood the basic Algebra concepts, Calculus became fun.
As far as the actual Calculus, I believe the courses text book was sufficient. Of course by that time I already enjoyed working the problems and had worked them over in class with the professor, so going at them in a text book wasnt a problem. I went to Half Priced Books and bought about 10 old text books in addition to the courses text (ranging roughly 50 cents to 3 dollars). Plenty of different points of view and presentation styles to work with. Of course, you could always go to Borders or B&N and check out their study aid books and see which ones help you the most.
Also, check out Vedic Math. Its a subject I came across and intend to go back and study when time permits. The rules are fairly simple, and working with it made solving problems more like a game, which made them very interesting.
Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't it be in the retailers best interest to reduce shoplifting, and not Hollywoods? I mean, once a retailer purchases their product from a producer, its in their best interest to sell all purchased units, and when items get stolen, retailers have to jack up the price to make up for the loss. either way, Hollywood gets their money and the retail is the one SOL.
That means the distributors are A: looking for excuses that their movies just plain suck and people aren't buying them as much and are looking for means to jack up product prices, and just plain full of shit B: Genuinely concerned about their business partners the retailers and want to get into new markets (as the article described)
Or am I missing something? I'm not exactly on the front line of retail marketing.
When all other heros were dead or wounded, Cap was the last one to stand against Thanos in what was a distraction for the Silver Surfer to attempt to grab the gauntlet. He failed, and as a result, Cap was killed by a backhand that Thanos delivered in anger when he realized he let his attention slip.
His role was more of a symbolic one in that confrontation, saying as long as there is one hero standing, they will stand against evil even in the face of impossible odds. Of course, all things were reverted when Nova managed to steal the gauntlet and set reality back by 24 hours.
1: Take 4 -5 apples, core them, and run them through a juicer. Take 3-4 bananas. Mix the whole thing in a blender. Drink. 2: Take 3-4 Bananas, put in blender, add milk until they are covered. Blend and drink. 3: Juice 4-5 oranges (no pulp). Drink 4: Take half a pound of grapes. Juice and drink.
Works great, have plenty of energy for the day, and I've lost like 50 pounds (with exercise of course) doing it.
Lets see, considering Hollywoods track record with movies sincce the time period of the original Wargames, I have a feeling that they are going to make this soooo bad that it will ruin any quality the original had. This.... this is why your profits are slipping, bad movies, not piracy.
Being a former Citi employee, I can say I don't have a whole lot of confidence in this. Citibanks own internal biometric attempts have been disastrous, and this was in a controlled population of 4000 in one off their service centers. Half the time the biometric readers wouldn't acknowledge the thumbprints as being valid, some people were able to use other login ID's with their own thumb prints, and that was if and when the readers themselves were even working. They had limited success, and I believe they even abandoned the project. Considering that fiasco, I am surprised that they would proceed to a much wider audience.
Considering these results I don't think chopping off thumbs will even be necessary...
Is anyone else reminded of the scene in the "Animatrix" when the machines have all the humans up on racks and are experimenting on the brain and the one guy starts laughing, and then crying? I wonder if this is foreshadowing something ominous...
!necesitas aprender español! The great thing about that is, el número dos usually takes you to the forign language units in most call centers, which is usally located in the US. FLU groups are usually bilingual, and two little words will get you back to dealing with a more understandable english speaker, "?habla inglés?". Of course, if the answer no, it doesn't hurt to actualy know a little spanish. It works for me about 4 out of 5 times. Unfourtunatly, they are starting to get Spanish, French, etc speakers in call centers in India, but usually those are Europeans who are bilingual, so it works out for the time being.
Thats great. I remember a several years ago when I was working for a production company, he hired us to do a laser show for his birthday party in Austin. He had a huge ass ice slide set up in his front yard with ice sculptures, and everyone was in costume. Although I didn't actually witness this firsthand, one of the other production guys told me he had set up a mock "encounter" with his wife where he bursts in with a shotgun and bloew her away. Of course she was wired up with bursts to make it look like she got shot. What a character, too bad I missed it. But I remember being told to keep up a professional demeaner, and although we begged to go up on the slide, we weren't allowed. A second later our boss disapears, only to be spotted coming down the slide with a colored clowns wig and clown nose, gets off the slide and says "Get back to work" barely able to keep from laughing his ass off. That was a lot of fun.
But its good to see Lord British getting the recognition he deserves. I loved the Wing Commander series (especially Privateer) back in their prime.
Even with usernames/audit trails, the only difference is the "idiot" is identifiable. I'm not condemning Wiki, in fact as far as knowledge bases are concerned, it is incredibly powerful as a starting point of research, and for the most part fairly accurate. But erronious information does make its way into Wiki, and as the above artcles point out, people with an agenda of their own can make changes, and no amount of "accountability" is going to change that. The same thing will occur with an online spreadsheet like application with Wiki-type properties. While it has potential to be a useful technology, just like anything, if not set properly, it will be abused.
So I defend myself from your virtual "beating sense into my head" with an opionion better expressed by others.
Oh... almost forgot. It uses the technology of the minute, AJAX, so it must be revolutionary.
While I admit that an AJAX front-end giving the look and feel of a spreadsheet that allows large-scale collaboration for companies is a cool concept, now it will allow for any idiot to change those crucial forecasting numbers for the 4th quarter, which is kind of from a business standpoint, even if it is internal only.
Hmmm lets see. A rows and columns type structure similar to a spreadsheet that lets multiple users edit and view data, and can link in other similar structures in some sort of relational way.... and provides simple functions for doing calculations... this sounds like a RDMS. Im not sure, but I have the feeling this technology has been around for many years.
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The point was not "OMG big scary Callbacks", it was that the inherent nature of the platform requires steps that wouldn't be necessary in a desktop app. Callbacks were just an example. Data can still be stored "someplace" else in a desktop app and still have shorter number of hops. Using the DB example, a desktop app, you would have communication from App -> DB that could be handled in a single method. In a GWT app, you have Web Client -> Web Server -> DB, handled with at the minimum a method on the client to invoke the call, a method on the server to handle the call, a message class, and a callback class to handle the results are the minimums in a GWT app for the same task. Thats not even taking into account caching since a simplified example can illustrate this just as well.
Not degrading GWT since I am a big supporter of it, just pointing out that there is a lot more planning involved and leg work involved.
We built a Proof of Concept Report Designer and Report Viewer on top of BIRT using GWT for the interface. It had some cool features, like multi-user real-time report development, versioning, and tie ins to the commercial report repository that the company that built BIRT sells. It had a real nice WOW factor to it, but in the end, it was just a pretty POC that we could show at conferences, it would never replace the desktop version due to responsiveness (imagine, an Eclipse app that is more responsive than something else...) IMHO, web technology is just catching up in the UI space to where desktop apps were like 15 years ago, and Web 2.0 is still a tacky buzzword. To do some things that are trivial in a desktop app requires a lot of convoluted steps (callbacks, etc). And even things that would be done the same way still requires a network round trip to get information that desktop apps don't suffer (simple tasks like dynamic drop-down or list population). GWT is a step in the right direction, and the ability to debug in an IDE both client and server side components is very nice.
I'm sorry, but since when does the TSA constitute as law enforcement? Last time I checked, which is pretty regularly, they still do not have the power of arrest. Now the airport police officer sitting in the corner, he/she does, but not the jerk off power trippers from the TSA.
when the dead rise from the grave and vote Republican.
I prefer to fart into my hand and throw it at them. When they report it to HR, I laugh hysterically and say that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I mean, what kind of "professional" would conduct themselves in such a manner. Does 2 things, it gets the guy out of your face with a little sweet revenge and it makes the guy look like a loon when he reports such a stupid incident to HR :)
I think the general stigma that games are for "fun" and have little to add educationally is a bit sad. I have found some educational games to be incredible at learning new things, such as MySpanish Coach for the DS, which is especially good for when I travel. Granted, its not my only source of material, but it has been an invaluable study tool. And lets not forget, games like Police Quest were used an instructional tools many years ago.
I wonder how much the 3D shooters and GTA's have to do with the negative mindset about games as learning tools, especially when they might be taken out of context...
Thats great.... the article is dated May 12, 2006. Is it still "news" if its "old news"?
If you refer to modern games, there are games that I don't think I'm old enough for :)
That being said, there are tons of "educational" and brain stimulating games out there. Reading Rabbit, Brain Age, that stupid talking fish, that are great games for kids. The problem with the modern gaming era is that there aren't really any games that break from the first person shooter or RTS to be suitable for kids. Its not like when we were kids and there were games like Kings Quest (even the VGA remake) that were like interactive story books. Not that these games went away, and maybe I am a little removed from the current crop of kids games, but these were games that influenced me as a child, along with the 2d side scrollers of the NES. Although the interactive nature of the games on the Wii provide a great opportunity to improve not only puzzle solving elements, but hand eye coordination.
Of course, this wouldn't even be an issue if parents took time out of their "busy" schedule to maybe spend some time with their kids, get to know them a little, and guage for themselves which games their kids can handle both on a content level and a difficulty level. Who knows, maybe parents might even actually start playing them with the kids and spend some quality time with them.
I remember when I was working for a production company, a buddy of mine would always do stuff like this. We made a smoke cannon similar to the one shown there using an old PA speaker, some plastic cones, and a fog machine. The PA speaker pushed the fog through the cones making the smoke rings. We were going to build a large one, but never did. We also talked about doing something similar to the LCD/smoke projector with a large DLP projector when they first came out to experiment on replacing the aging atmospheric effect laser projectors. Of course, it still wasn't as impressive as a 10 watt white light laser with a color changing crystal. But its cool to see people out there playing with some of this kind of stuff. The water bridge was friggin cool.
Yeah... but the cake was a lie, so the android references might be lies too.
Besides, didnt they say something about the human room being broken?
The best self-study guide I ever read for Algebra was Painless Algebra. I used it for a refresher when I was in college Calculus and I realized my math skills were insufficient to understand the basic concepts in the course. Once I understood the basic Algebra concepts, Calculus became fun.
As far as the actual Calculus, I believe the courses text book was sufficient. Of course by that time I already enjoyed working the problems and had worked them over in class with the professor, so going at them in a text book wasnt a problem. I went to Half Priced Books and bought about 10 old text books in addition to the courses text (ranging roughly 50 cents to 3 dollars). Plenty of different points of view and presentation styles to work with. Of course, you could always go to Borders or B&N and check out their study aid books and see which ones help you the most.
Also, check out Vedic Math. Its a subject I came across and intend to go back and study when time permits. The rules are fairly simple, and working with it made solving problems more like a game, which made them very interesting.
Why not... the Gay bomb can only be a reference to the "Gay Uncle" Bomb... we almost have the whole dysfunctional family.
Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't it be in the retailers best interest to reduce shoplifting, and not Hollywoods? I mean, once a retailer purchases their product from a producer, its in their best interest to sell all purchased units, and when items get stolen, retailers have to jack up the price to make up for the loss. either way, Hollywood gets their money and the retail is the one SOL.
That means the distributors are
A: looking for excuses that their movies just plain suck and people aren't buying them as much and are looking for means to jack up product prices, and just plain full of shit
B: Genuinely concerned about their business partners the retailers and want to get into new markets (as the article described)
Or am I missing something? I'm not exactly on the front line of retail marketing.
When all other heros were dead or wounded, Cap was the last one to stand against Thanos in what was a distraction for the Silver Surfer to attempt to grab the gauntlet. He failed, and as a result, Cap was killed by a backhand that Thanos delivered in anger when he realized he let his attention slip.
His role was more of a symbolic one in that confrontation, saying as long as there is one hero standing, they will stand against evil even in the face of impossible odds. Of course, all things were reverted when Nova managed to steal the gauntlet and set reality back by 24 hours.
My breakfast consists of an alternating diet of
1: Take 4 -5 apples, core them, and run them through a juicer. Take 3-4 bananas. Mix the whole thing in a blender. Drink.
2: Take 3-4 Bananas, put in blender, add milk until they are covered. Blend and drink.
3: Juice 4-5 oranges (no pulp). Drink
4: Take half a pound of grapes. Juice and drink.
Works great, have plenty of energy for the day, and I've lost like 50 pounds (with exercise of course) doing it.
Lets see, considering Hollywoods track record with movies sincce the time period of the original Wargames, I have a feeling that they are going to make this soooo bad that it will ruin any quality the original had. This.... this is why your profits are slipping, bad movies, not piracy.
Being a former Citi employee, I can say I don't have a whole lot of confidence in this. Citibanks own internal biometric attempts have been disastrous, and this was in a controlled population of 4000 in one off their service centers. Half the time the biometric readers wouldn't acknowledge the thumbprints as being valid, some people were able to use other login ID's with their own thumb prints, and that was if and when the readers themselves were even working. They had limited success, and I believe they even abandoned the project. Considering that fiasco, I am surprised that they would proceed to a much wider audience.
Considering these results I don't think chopping off thumbs will even be necessary...
You know... surprisingly that really is no consolation
Is anyone else reminded of the scene in the "Animatrix" when the machines have all the humans up on racks and are experimenting on the brain and the one guy starts laughing, and then crying? I wonder if this is foreshadowing something ominous...
!necesitas aprender español! The great thing about that is, el número dos usually takes you to the forign language units in most call centers, which is usally located in the US. FLU groups are usually bilingual, and two little words will get you back to dealing with a more understandable english speaker, "?habla inglés?". Of course, if the answer no, it doesn't hurt to actualy know a little spanish. It works for me about 4 out of 5 times. Unfourtunatly, they are starting to get Spanish, French, etc speakers in call centers in India, but usually those are Europeans who are bilingual, so it works out for the time being.
Funny... I always thought Gentoo was for Ricers
Thats great. I remember a several years ago when I was working for a production company, he hired us to do a laser show for his birthday party in Austin. He had a huge ass ice slide set up in his front yard with ice sculptures, and everyone was in costume. Although I didn't actually witness this firsthand, one of the other production guys told me he had set up a mock "encounter" with his wife where he bursts in with a shotgun and bloew her away. Of course she was wired up with bursts to make it look like she got shot. What a character, too bad I missed it. But I remember being told to keep up a professional demeaner, and although we begged to go up on the slide, we weren't allowed. A second later our boss disapears, only to be spotted coming down the slide with a colored clowns wig and clown nose, gets off the slide and says "Get back to work" barely able to keep from laughing his ass off. That was a lot of fun.
But its good to see Lord British getting the recognition he deserves. I loved the Wing Commander series (especially Privateer) back in their prime.
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/ 09/0433252/ 29/1732238
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01
Even with usernames/audit trails, the only difference is the "idiot" is identifiable. I'm not condemning Wiki, in fact as far as knowledge bases are concerned, it is incredibly powerful as a starting point of research, and for the most part fairly accurate. But erronious information does make its way into Wiki, and as the above artcles point out, people with an agenda of their own can make changes, and no amount of "accountability" is going to change that. The same thing will occur with an online spreadsheet like application with Wiki-type properties. While it has potential to be a useful technology, just like anything, if not set properly, it will be abused.
So I defend myself from your virtual "beating sense into my head" with an opionion better expressed by others.
Or better yet from here.
Oh... almost forgot. It uses the technology of the minute, AJAX, so it must be revolutionary.
While I admit that an AJAX front-end giving the look and feel of a spreadsheet that allows large-scale collaboration for companies is a cool concept, now it will allow for any idiot to change those crucial forecasting numbers for the 4th quarter, which is kind of from a business standpoint, even if it is internal only.
Hmmm lets see. A rows and columns type structure similar to a spreadsheet that lets multiple users edit and view data, and can link in other similar structures in some sort of relational way.... and provides simple functions for doing calculations... this sounds like a RDMS. Im not sure, but I have the feeling this technology has been around for many years.