Seriously, bravo. That's exactly how some of this research works. It's not so much science, math, or original thought but marketing. You sell the idea so you can ride the wave of the idea.
This goes on much more than we would like to admit in science and technology. Scientists and technologists like to think we're unbiased and dispassionate in our analysis... but we're not. We're subject to the forces of marketing and hype as much as anyone else.
That's why we need to really be careful with our figures especially if they prove what we wanted to prove.
I too was always pretty baffled at that. Me though, I'm more the opposite. I've always been a huge fan of fantasy, but not nearly as much of sci fi. I've enjoyed some sci fi, like Star Wars and Stargate, but most of it was more boring for me.
Considering slashdotting and MMORPG are things we do for fun... isn't it kinda dumb for us to outsource having fun? Isn't that the point of having a job? You know... to pay for having fun?
How amazingly filthy stinking rich are we (Americans and Europeans) that we outsource our fun-having because it's not quite the optimal fun-having we want?
I don't know about you but I've been working for years on the 4 digit UID thing. I finally made it! Woo! Just a little longer and I'll get that coveted 1 digit UID... yah baby!
That's exactly the problem. Buying a lower UID. You should have to level up on your own. I've been buffing this account for a long time now and anyone with a low UID like this should have had to spend as much time collecting totems as I have.
... for example if we really do keep this system I don't think you should get points for things beyond your control. For example I have "member of the 4 digit UID club" which is all nice for me but simply unfair to award points for. There's nothing you can do to get a lower UID as far as I know.
This is my general gripe with achievement systems, they should be based on achievable things. Things that you can do and things you can do something about. I'll continue playing/. but I'm not going to worry about these. I'm not in this MMO for points I'm playing/. to enjoy myself. Engineer more fun not more rules guys! I don't think/. needed this, it needed new expansion packs with new art.
All the big MMO like/. and WoW seem to be trying to engineer social behavior but honestly how much time do you guys spend studying human psychology and group behavior before making these things? Really? There's whole friggin' disciplines called psychology and sociology built to deal with these things.
Ah... the hubris of programmers... we seem to think that because we can make the machine do anything we want we are also qualified to make the user do anything we want.
Over the past year, 95.2% of my network's incoming mail was spam. But hey, it's not THAT bad, is it? Like the spammers always say, we can just hit "delete", right?
The source will be made a available, so that users can study and modify the application for their own needs. If they want to contribute their changes back, they can submit them for review. To discourage piracy, a tiny but essential core (also containing the licensing code), will be kept private (at least until users reach a certain rating).
Earlier in the post it says "The central dilemma of Open Source is, and has always been, how to make a living doing it" -- but then it turns out that the actual plan is a non sequitur.
I'd say that's the biggest flaw. There's no way to open source something and simultaneously have a concept of piracy let alone the concept of the prevention of piracy.
I don't know what their plans are but I would make unglamorous work pay more. If it is unglamorous and very worth while then you pay people well to do it. If it is unglamorous and worthless why even ask for it to begin with? If you need it done, then pay for it to get done. That particular problem seems simple.
WebSphere is still stuck in Java 1.4 land (circa 2002 for non-Java heads) and is punishing many companies who simply cannot take advantage of some of the new Java technologies developed in the last decade.
Excuse me? WebSphere 7.0 uses Java 1.6.
Well, if that's true then the folks I keep hearing from who are complaining about WebSphere are just cheap. I admit it. I don't use WebSphere myself.
NetBeans and Eclipse are practically the same thing, I'm sure they'll either merge them or keep them going separately but sharing code.
Actually, the issue with Eclipse is that it uses this SWT graphics stuff that is made by bridging into native code to render graphics. It is slightly faster and less buggy than Swing. However, it is also gawd-awful to write in.
Sun has a new Swing replacement(?) called JavaFX which is supposed to be a Flash competitor... obviously it is still not that widely adopted yet.
I would hope the result of the merger would be better JavaFX and a stop to this SWT nonsense. (I mean it's technically very reliable and good technology it just creaks with age).
If IBM is smart, they will adopt/adapt the GlassFish appserver to be the next generation of WebSphere (merge the two product lines using the new GlassFish as the core) and virtually give away the upgrade. WebSphere is still stuck in Java 1.4 land (circa 2002 for non-Java heads) and is punishing many companies who simply cannot take advantage of some of the new Java technologies developed in the last decade.
In fact... if I were making decisions at IBM this might be a major factor in seeking to acquire another application server vendor. I would ignore the hardware business almost entirely. But, that's just my opinion so who knows what they will do.
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yes, that's an old joke that I happen to like. It never got to meme status around here though. Not like that damn "I for one" joke.
I do consider BSG sci-fi ... but I consider Star Wars Syfy. Ironic, I know.
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Seriously, bravo. That's exactly how some of this research works. It's not so much science, math, or original thought but marketing. You sell the idea so you can ride the wave of the idea.
This goes on much more than we would like to admit in science and technology. Scientists and technologists like to think we're unbiased and dispassionate in our analysis... but we're not. We're subject to the forces of marketing and hype as much as anyone else.
That's why we need to really be careful with our figures especially if they prove what we wanted to prove.
I too was always pretty baffled at that. Me though, I'm more the opposite. I've always been a huge fan of fantasy, but not nearly as much of sci fi. I've enjoyed some sci fi, like Star Wars and Stargate, but most of it was more boring for me.
I don't consider Star Wars sci fi.
Neither can I!
Well, I don't either but I feel I must comment.
... GET WHAT? COME AGAIN?!?
ME! ME! ME! PASS IT TO ME!!!!
Call me when they figure out how to install a giant energy burner that does nothing but burn energy.
We call those "muscles".
They take a bit of effort to get, but pretty much anyone's capable if they genuinely want to lose weight.
I tried these muscle things and they need to work out some of the bugs in the control scheme. For example my double jump isn't nearly high enough.
I refuse to get myself involved in any of this.
indubitably
Does this mean we're playing vanilla /. then? Can we please get an expansion pack? How about the ability to post comments as YouTube videos?
Considering slashdotting and MMORPG are things we do for fun... isn't it kinda dumb for us to outsource having fun? Isn't that the point of having a job? You know... to pay for having fun?
How amazingly filthy stinking rich are we (Americans and Europeans) that we outsource our fun-having because it's not quite the optimal fun-having we want?
and wheres the "I dont play wow" achievement?
It's called a life
I don't know about you but I've been working for years on the 4 digit UID thing. I finally made it! Woo! Just a little longer and I'll get that coveted 1 digit UID ... yah baby!
you could make your own /. with... beer... and hookers... on second thought, forget the /.
That's exactly the problem. Buying a lower UID. You should have to level up on your own. I've been buffing this account for a long time now and anyone with a low UID like this should have had to spend as much time collecting totems as I have.
... for example if we really do keep this system I don't think you should get points for things beyond your control. For example I have "member of the 4 digit UID club" which is all nice for me but simply unfair to award points for. There's nothing you can do to get a lower UID as far as I know.
This is my general gripe with achievement systems, they should be based on achievable things. Things that you can do and things you can do something about. I'll continue playing /. but I'm not going to worry about these. I'm not in this MMO for points I'm playing /. to enjoy myself. Engineer more fun not more rules guys! I don't think /. needed this, it needed new expansion packs with new art.
All the big MMO like /. and WoW seem to be trying to engineer social behavior but honestly how much time do you guys spend studying human psychology and group behavior before making these things? Really? There's whole friggin' disciplines called psychology and sociology built to deal with these things.
Ah... the hubris of programmers ... we seem to think that because we can make the machine do anything we want we are also qualified to make the user do anything we want.
Over the past year, 95.2% of my network's incoming mail was spam. But hey, it's not THAT bad, is it? Like the spammers always say, we can just hit "delete", right?
If you delete all your email you never get spam.
Really it's that low I thought it was more.
From the blog post:
Earlier in the post it says "The central dilemma of Open Source is, and has always been, how to make a living doing it" -- but then it turns out that the actual plan is a non sequitur.
I'd say that's the biggest flaw. There's no way to open source something and simultaneously have a concept of piracy let alone the concept of the prevention of piracy.
I don't know what their plans are but I would make unglamorous work pay more. If it is unglamorous and very worth while then you pay people well to do it. If it is unglamorous and worthless why even ask for it to begin with? If you need it done, then pay for it to get done. That particular problem seems simple.
WebSphere is still stuck in Java 1.4 land (circa 2002 for non-Java heads) and is punishing many companies who simply cannot take advantage of some of the new Java technologies developed in the last decade.
Excuse me? WebSphere 7.0 uses Java 1.6.
Well, if that's true then the folks I keep hearing from who are complaining about WebSphere are just cheap. I admit it. I don't use WebSphere myself.
NetBeans and Eclipse are practically the same thing, I'm sure they'll either merge them or keep them going separately but sharing code.
Actually, the issue with Eclipse is that it uses this SWT graphics stuff that is made by bridging into native code to render graphics. It is slightly faster and less buggy than Swing. However, it is also gawd-awful to write in.
Sun has a new Swing replacement(?) called JavaFX which is supposed to be a Flash competitor... obviously it is still not that widely adopted yet.
I would hope the result of the merger would be better JavaFX and a stop to this SWT nonsense. (I mean it's technically very reliable and good technology it just creaks with age).
If IBM is smart, they will adopt/adapt the GlassFish appserver to be the next generation of WebSphere (merge the two product lines using the new GlassFish as the core) and virtually give away the upgrade. WebSphere is still stuck in Java 1.4 land (circa 2002 for non-Java heads) and is punishing many companies who simply cannot take advantage of some of the new Java technologies developed in the last decade.
In fact... if I were making decisions at IBM this might be a major factor in seeking to acquire another application server vendor. I would ignore the hardware business almost entirely. But, that's just my opinion so who knows what they will do.