Haven't you heard of progress through experimentation? Do you really think ANY musician in the world comes up with a perfect song off the top of their head?
Consider Jimi Hendrix trying to compose a song... He hits a few chords, and it sounds cool. He created something artistic out of random attempts, by using his artistic mind to discrimate between interesting sounds and uninteresting sounds.
If THAT doesn't fit in your definition of 'art', then your definition excludes half of Mankind's works of art.
Wonder how long it'll take before this becomes the convenient excuse for blocking servers espousing such dangerous ideas as freedom and political/ideological dissidence. Not that they don't do it already, mind you, but it would provide a nice, PR-friendly reason.
Er... You do realize it's CHINA we are talking about, right?
They don't exactly need a reason to do anything, and as you pointed out yourself, they already do it and are fine with it.
So is China evil because they censor the Internet? Or are they good because the block spam?
Hard to see the world in slashdotter green-and-white, is it?:)
Being in China myself, I can't wait to see if this measure will block the 200+ spam emails I get every day. That would rock, evil-communist-empire-decree or not.
Large developpers can't 'jump 6 levels of technology' either. That's why we saw the rise of the game engines like Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament.
If you want to make a kick-ass distro, do you need to recode your entire OS? What's the point? Take the source and tweak it. If you want to do a great game, take the engine and build on it.
I think the arrival of game engines as a standard in the industry is a reason why indy development has a lot more potential than before. But most 'indy developpers' are too proud of their 1337 skillaz and need to redo everything from scratch. And unfortunately, it usually sucks.
Myself, I can't wait for MMORPG engines or RTS engines. It sounds like the future of the industry.
It's funny. Every time I see a Katz article, I think of how cutting-edge and revolutionary his statements on online culture and multimedia revolution would be... If he had written them in 1992.
So the Internet is being used to create art? Wow! Fancy the thought!:)
I don't think he was creating an allegory. He was creating a fantasy world according to his own personal beliefs, and I think that makes perfect sense. So Gandalf was not an allegory for an archangel: he WAS an archangel, because in Tolkien's belief system, all world were created by God and would hold the same hierarchy of beings.
It's like creating a world with gravity... If it's at the core of your vision of reality, better make it consistent.
Actually, there are plenty of very Christian references in LotR. JRRT himself was very Christian. One example that comes to mind is the use of language for magic: every act of magic, whether from Gandalf or the Balrog, comes from the voice, since it was the belief of Tolkien that the Word was the founding principle of Creation. Additionally, Gandalf and the other wizards were more or less gardian angels. All this is detailed in the Silmarillion.
C'mon... That wasn't a troll, it's the absolute truth. If a company approaches the lost bid by pointing out the shortcomings of the competitor who won it, it will just make it look like the company who made that call is a bunch of morons. When you lose a bid, it's better to simply walk away. The last thing you want is to come across as a sore loser.
Rather, when a NEW bid is made, this is the time to show off strong by pointing out that your solution is secure, compared to ASP/NT. If they read that and still don't pick you, then *gasp* perhaps security is not that big of a concern for them.
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It would have to be an Australian
to mix beer and CDs..
You guys DID invent the 3X PC beer holder!
Haven't you heard of progress through experimentation? Do you really think ANY musician in the world comes up with a perfect song off the top of their head?
Consider Jimi Hendrix trying to compose a song... He hits a few chords, and it sounds cool. He created something artistic out of random attempts, by using his artistic mind to discrimate between interesting sounds and uninteresting sounds.
If THAT doesn't fit in your definition of 'art', then your definition excludes half of Mankind's works of art.
Mad scientists and evil overlords everywhere mourn your passing!
I guess you won't believe me when I say I work in the gaming industry, either... Drat.
Now you mention it, I sure hope the censors appreciate sarcasm...
I've heard that people have had some results by CCing their complaints to every known Chinese ambassador contact address
:)
Dude... That's a lot of VERY powerful people you're trying very hard to piss off...
I hope you're not planning a vacation to the PRC for the next 10 years...
I had complained countless times to the Chinese whois contacts without positive result.
I'm sorry; living in China, I find your statement very funny.
The day a single man complaining to China makes a difference is the day I push the Earth out of orbit by sneezing.
Wonder how long it'll take before this becomes the convenient excuse for blocking servers espousing such dangerous ideas as freedom and political/ideological dissidence. Not that they don't do it already, mind you, but it would provide a nice, PR-friendly reason.
Er... You do realize it's CHINA we are talking about, right?
They don't exactly need a reason to do anything, and as you pointed out yourself, they already do it and are fine with it.
My karma maxed out a year or so ago.
I'm not a whore, I do it for fun!
I would also welcome you to come back and talk with me after you pass a couple of High School science courses.
Too bad for your little condescending attitude I have a Physics major, huh?
Dunno... Doesn't sound like a very American point of view of the world to me...
So is China evil because they censor the Internet? Or are they good because the block spam?
:)
Hard to see the world in slashdotter green-and-white, is it?
Being in China myself, I can't wait to see if this measure will block the 200+ spam emails I get every day. That would rock, evil-communist-empire-decree or not.
You should listen to the news more, then, it will make you less ignorant and self-important.
Blue is the property of objects emitting in the blue color. The sky is blue because the light emitted to us from the sky is blue.
As for your little sunset paradox; the sky changes color at sunset, so it's both blue and red, duh.
What is the color of a blue ball if you paint it red? Is it still blue?
Large developpers can't 'jump 6 levels of technology' either. That's why we saw the rise of the game engines like Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament.
If you want to make a kick-ass distro, do you need to recode your entire OS? What's the point? Take the source and tweak it. If you want to do a great game, take the engine and build on it.
I think the arrival of game engines as a standard in the industry is a reason why indy development has a lot more potential than before. But most 'indy developpers' are too proud of their 1337 skillaz and need to redo everything from scratch. And unfortunately, it usually sucks.
Myself, I can't wait for MMORPG engines or RTS engines. It sounds like the future of the industry.
Now we live in a Universe where the question AND the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything are both known.
The Universe was complicated enough... What have you DONE?
Man, must be a slow news day.
It's funny. Every time I see a Katz article, I think of how cutting-edge and revolutionary his statements on online culture and multimedia revolution would be... If he had written them in 1992.
:)
So the Internet is being used to create art? Wow! Fancy the thought!
Yeah. If they keep this up, they'll need to undiscover the atom.
Of course, if you had an ounce of pop culture, you wouldn't live in your parents' basement.
If you had any knowledge of crypto, you'd understand how dumb you just sounded.
It's like creating a world with gravity... If it's at the core of your vision of reality, better make it consistent.
You always put words in other people's mouths? Where did I say we should ban it?
Actually, there are plenty of very Christian references in LotR. JRRT himself was very Christian. One example that comes to mind is the use of language for magic: every act of magic, whether from Gandalf or the Balrog, comes from the voice, since it was the belief of Tolkien that the Word was the founding principle of Creation. Additionally, Gandalf and the other wizards were more or less gardian angels. All this is detailed in the Silmarillion.
By the way, Cryo announced at E3 that they will put out a Dune MMORPG next year. It looks gorgeous, but time will tell.
Rather, when a NEW bid is made, this is the time to show off strong by pointing out that your solution is secure, compared to ASP/NT. If they read that and still don't pick you, then *gasp* perhaps security is not that big of a concern for them.
Whining after you lost is just bad.