Games(tm) has the depth of Edge, but without taking it all quite so seriously. It reminds me of the short-lived Arcade in that respect. These are all UK mags, but you can pick up games(tm) at Borders, along with the awesome niche mag Retro Gamer.
Why can't Tivo use a net connection? I live in an 85-year-old house. I have one phone jack and no land line service. I am not going to string 100+ feet of phone cable and restart a painful relationship with SBC so my girlfriend can time-delay What Not to Wear. Meanwhile, my WAP actually sits on top of my TV (I have a cable mdoem).
Tivo sounds rad, but it's useless if it requires a land line.
This is all good advice, but people use email a lot now. I don't think we've even gotten a paper resume except with an artist portfolio in at least a year. Certainly not for a programmer position.
Also, I don't think hiring managers look down on yahoo, gmail, or hotmail accounts -- most people maintain those especially for resumes, or to have an address that will always work. As long as it isn't "bleedfucker666@gmail.com" or "k1lly0ur1md8f4mily6969@yahoo.com", a free email address is probably no big deal.
Resumes are pretty worthless, but you should still have one, because even when you're brought in a place where you know everyone and the job may be a "lock," people still want to see what you've done.
When hiring, I find the *cover letter* is vastly more important than the resume. A personally written cover letter that quickly describes skills and experience (and attitude) that are applicable will get you an interview way faster than a "dear recruiter:" form letter.
If you don't like Starbucks, you could also try... a library. Or my personal favorite, the lobby of a hotel that has free wireless. Thank you, Courtyard by Marriot! When I was finishing a major project in 2003, I hung out daily in the Courtyard a few minutes from my office. No one who worked there cared (or seemed to notice), the Internet access was fast, and if someone needed me I could be at the office in five minutes, but I wasn't constant getting interupted. I paid them back by making sure we always put up contractors there vs. other hotels in the area.
I don't have this software or an OSX capable Mac, but it does have some useful features, mainly for wants lists exportable to Palm or some other device (or paper). For instance, I have most of John D. MacDonald's books, and I'm frequently buying ones I don't think I have, only to discover I do, either under a different title, or with a different cover page, etc. So that's one use.
If you have to store your books in boxes (if you have too many), that's another good use, although I don't know if the software lets you create custom fields or specoify a location.
The sharing aspect is another great use. I have hella DVDs, so do mant of my friends, but it's surprising how little our collections overlap. Being able to browse their collections would be neat. So that's a third use.
I'm a moron. The point to my stupid anecdote was that even though all we did was stand around with cardboar signs that said "install party" and load and unload PCs from a Kharman Ghia trunk, IBM and their ad agency actually went through all this trouble to vet each individual to make sure that they were actual Linux users. And they were. Some of the guys there were wicked hardcore, and the ladies too.
IBM likes Linux. One time I got paid a $500 cashiers check for a) actually using Linux, and b) standing around while a photographer took pictures of me pretending to be part of something called "an install party" which I'd never heard of before or since. It was for their Peace, Love and Linux ad campaign, and there was also hell of free food at the photo shoot, like you read about.
I also got a ton of free black T-Shirts. Everyone was super cool, too.
By placing an undue burden on retailers, it creates a chilling atmosphere for creators. If Toys R Us' chairman is worried he's going to go to jail if some clerk accidently sells a game, TRU is less likely to stock an M-rated game. Again, why do games need to be held to a higher standard than movies?
When I was majoring in Geography, I learned that the location of about everything in America is available from USGS maps -- except water wells. Not on the maps. That's probably why kids are always falling into them.
To be fair, Joe Lieberman has been pretty complimentary of the videogame rating system. In fact, he is probably one of the best allies that videogames have in Washington, especially because he's really taken the time to get educated on it, so he doesn't just spit out media platitudes about games. Because he's basically claimed games as "his issue" it keeps less informed senators and congressmen away from the issue. This isn't to say that he doesn't continue to criticize games and the game industry to some degree, but I'd much rather have Joe Lieberman focused on this than some other senators.
Speaking as both a parent and a game developer, your post is total bullshit. The videogame industry does a better job than *ANY OTHER INDUSTRY* at labeling its content. You get content descriptors, you get ratings, you get posters with descriptions of the content descriptors and ratings at every store. Many big-box stores, such as Toys-R-Us have policies that prompt for age when you try to buy a T or M game.
At some point, parents have to step up and take some responsibility for what they let their children access. Unless you're literally blind, you cannot go into a game store or any other place where you can buy videogames without being advised of the ESRB ratings system. If you still buy an M game for your 10 year old, it's *your fault.* Why should videogames be held to a higher standard than movies?
The videogame industry has also taken significant steps in the past five years to address the situation of advertising inappropriate games to younger kids -- you'll never see a preview or ad for an M game in an E game box, for instance, and that didn't used to be case.
If I had any knock on games, it would be to see more use of the AO rating, to signify games that are really explicit -- I'm thinking of the difference between a Resident Evil game and maybe Vice City here.
Overall, the rating system has been great for games, because its enabled creators like Rockstar to create games that fulfill their vision without worrying that kids will inadvertantly be exposed to inappropriate material. But it takes two to tango. The responsibility cannot fully be just on the game industry, otherwise we'd be forced to only make E games, and we'd be letting down the adult portion of our audience who want to see more mature content.
Parents must take responsibility for the media their minor children consume, from videogames to movies to TV. The game industry is definitely doing its part.
The nice thing about H&R Block or a local preparer, is that they'll typically indemnify you against mistakes (assuming you don't lie to them), and represent you if you're audited. They can also save you *much* more money than an automated program. Even though they basically use an automated program themselves, if they are competant, they have a great knowledge of tax laws.
Beware of H&R seasonal employees though, you want someone who is there 12 months a year. Before I found a great independent, I would drive 1+ hour to go to a permanent H&R location to ensure I got a permanent employee.
The clones do make some good kits though -- war stuff that Lego would never touch, more serious models, and this awesome space shuttle , which, at 2000+ plus bricks is not only MASSIVE, but also pretty fun to build -- It's got way more stuff (satellites, space labs) than, and is vastly superior to the merely 827 piece current shuttle offering from Lego.
Yeah, but with 4000 members, can you even call it massively multiplayer? Still, if they've found a business model that works with ~2000 players that's super, super cool -- the possibly would exist then for all kinds of niche MMO entertainment.
Hi, I am rational economic man. I have iTunes. I do not like Apple's restrictive DRM, which degrades the quality of my songs when I burn them to CD. Therefore, while I use iTunes to manage my music collection, I do not purchase music from iTunes Music Store, preferring instead to purchase online music from elsewhere, or rip my own mp3s from my extensive CD collection.
The guy suing Apple needs to stfu; there's no *right* to open music standards. Apple can make their system as proprietary as they want. Don't like it? Don't use it. Nothing forces you to purchase from iTMS.
I agree. It does suck if you're Jose Padilla, but the wheels of justice are grinding forward.
Frankly, I hope once the precedent is set and he can't be held as an enemy combatent, he is then properly charged and ground to a pulp under those same wheels of justice, because he doesn't seem like a very nice guy.
That's no excuse to not give him due process though. And that's why our system is so great, if it even protects scumbags like him, you can have a reasonable assurance it will protect you more or less.
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Games(tm) has the depth of Edge, but without taking it all quite so seriously. It reminds me of the short-lived Arcade in that respect. These are all UK mags, but you can pick up games(tm) at Borders, along with the awesome niche mag Retro Gamer.
Tivo sounds rad, but it's useless if it requires a land line.
Just more drivel and pap
It might have been good
were lines not delivered in wood
and without all that love story sap.
sorry.
It's a feature, or "soft news" if you prefer. Nothing crucial, but still of interest. Common in news sites when real news is slim.
Also, I don't think hiring managers look down on yahoo, gmail, or hotmail accounts -- most people maintain those especially for resumes, or to have an address that will always work. As long as it isn't "bleedfucker666@gmail.com" or "k1lly0ur1md8f4mily6969@yahoo.com", a free email address is probably no big deal.
24 characters, but gets the point across better than either previous optimizations, since it keeps the topic, resumes, in the sentence.
When hiring, I find the *cover letter* is vastly more important than the resume. A personally written cover letter that quickly describes skills and experience (and attitude) that are applicable will get you an interview way faster than a "dear recruiter:" form letter.
If you don't like Starbucks, you could also try... a library. Or my personal favorite, the lobby of a hotel that has free wireless. Thank you, Courtyard by Marriot! When I was finishing a major project in 2003, I hung out daily in the Courtyard a few minutes from my office. No one who worked there cared (or seemed to notice), the Internet access was fast, and if someone needed me I could be at the office in five minutes, but I wasn't constant getting interupted. I paid them back by making sure we always put up contractors there vs. other hotels in the area.
If you have to store your books in boxes (if you have too many), that's another good use, although I don't know if the software lets you create custom fields or specoify a location.
The sharing aspect is another great use. I have hella DVDs, so do mant of my friends, but it's surprising how little our collections overlap. Being able to browse their collections would be neat. So that's a third use.
I'm a moron. The point to my stupid anecdote was that even though all we did was stand around with cardboar signs that said "install party" and load and unload PCs from a Kharman Ghia trunk, IBM and their ad agency actually went through all this trouble to vet each individual to make sure that they were actual Linux users. And they were. Some of the guys there were wicked hardcore, and the ladies too.
I also got a ton of free black T-Shirts. Everyone was super cool, too.
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By placing an undue burden on retailers, it creates a chilling atmosphere for creators. If Toys R Us' chairman is worried he's going to go to jail if some clerk accidently sells a game, TRU is less likely to stock an M-rated game. Again, why do games need to be held to a higher standard than movies?
When I was majoring in Geography, I learned that the location of about everything in America is available from USGS maps -- except water wells. Not on the maps. That's probably why kids are always falling into them.
To be fair, Joe Lieberman has been pretty complimentary of the videogame rating system. In fact, he is probably one of the best allies that videogames have in Washington, especially because he's really taken the time to get educated on it, so he doesn't just spit out media platitudes about games. Because he's basically claimed games as "his issue" it keeps less informed senators and congressmen away from the issue. This isn't to say that he doesn't continue to criticize games and the game industry to some degree, but I'd much rather have Joe Lieberman focused on this than some other senators.
At some point, parents have to step up and take some responsibility for what they let their children access. Unless you're literally blind, you cannot go into a game store or any other place where you can buy videogames without being advised of the ESRB ratings system. If you still buy an M game for your 10 year old, it's *your fault.* Why should videogames be held to a higher standard than movies?
The videogame industry has also taken significant steps in the past five years to address the situation of advertising inappropriate games to younger kids -- you'll never see a preview or ad for an M game in an E game box, for instance, and that didn't used to be case.
If I had any knock on games, it would be to see more use of the AO rating, to signify games that are really explicit -- I'm thinking of the difference between a Resident Evil game and maybe Vice City here.
Overall, the rating system has been great for games, because its enabled creators like Rockstar to create games that fulfill their vision without worrying that kids will inadvertantly be exposed to inappropriate material. But it takes two to tango. The responsibility cannot fully be just on the game industry, otherwise we'd be forced to only make E games, and we'd be letting down the adult portion of our audience who want to see more mature content.
Parents must take responsibility for the media their minor children consume, from videogames to movies to TV. The game industry is definitely doing its part.
Beware of H&R seasonal employees though, you want someone who is there 12 months a year. Before I found a great independent, I would drive 1+ hour to go to a permanent H&R location to ensure I got a permanent employee.
The clones do make some good kits though -- war stuff that Lego would never touch, more serious models, and this awesome space shuttle , which, at 2000+ plus bricks is not only MASSIVE, but also pretty fun to build -- It's got way more stuff (satellites, space labs) than, and is vastly superior to the merely 827 piece current shuttle offering from Lego.
Microsoft has done pretty well on Flight Simulator over the years too.
Yeah, but with 4000 members, can you even call it massively multiplayer? Still, if they've found a business model that works with ~2000 players that's super, super cool -- the possibly would exist then for all kinds of niche MMO entertainment.
Is it actually a copyright violation to download an over-the-air TV show that you could have, in theory, recorded yourself?
You can't write in drop-caps. A drop cap only comes at the begining of a paragraph.
Yeah, well, he may have been playing to the audience a bit. Why piss off the RIAA if don't have to? They have already shown they're not super nice.
The guy suing Apple needs to stfu; there's no *right* to open music standards. Apple can make their system as proprietary as they want. Don't like it? Don't use it. Nothing forces you to purchase from iTMS.
Frankly, I hope once the precedent is set and he can't be held as an enemy combatent, he is then properly charged and ground to a pulp under those same wheels of justice, because he doesn't seem like a very nice guy.
That's no excuse to not give him due process though. And that's why our system is so great, if it even protects scumbags like him, you can have a reasonable assurance it will protect you more or less.