there are few things more irratating & detremental to productivity than an angry/whiny co-worker
Actually, the person most irritating and detrimental to productivity is the cheerful, optimistic sysadmin who continues to do upgrades and apply patches while saying, "It won't affect anything," no matter how many times he has broken everything. I can ignore the angry/whiny people that aren't breaking stuff (well, except when it's my boss:).
I bought Ico some time ago and I even read some reviews before buying it. They were all soooo positive. I was really disappointed. Yeah, it's pretty, but the game isn't all that fun.
Ico, IMHO, is one of the best games ever made. I thought the demons were not needed (and if you wish, they can be nullified with cheats). Otherwise, it is one of the best PS2 games I've played. If you don't understand that you need Yorda's help, you probably won't get it.
I want to climb and kill these giant beasts, not piddle with their underlings. They knew this game was going to be short. I'm mildly impressed they didn't try to cram it full of the little guys to stretch the game play. It was short, but fulfilling.
That sounds like a good thing. As someone who has to work for a living and can only do gaming in short stretches, I'm really fed up with games with very long levels and restricted saves that only serve to make the game longer. I'm more interested in good game play and interesting puzzles, and I appreciate games with saves that are available anywhere (or at least frequently).
10/10. Trust me. Well, I haven't played it yet, but I will.;) (Just kidding, but these are the same people who made Ico, and that's a great recommendation - and I will play it once I get to the store and buy it.)
Reviews are a good thing, and the more the better to get different opinions. I'm going to buy it in any case because it was made by the same people who made Ico, and that had to be one of the best games ever.
I couldn't believe that Ico didn't sell well. Okay, they could/should have done away with the demons - they didn't add anything to the game, but some people need things to slash at. Once you figure out that Yorda is an asset and helps you along, it's a real gaming experience. I recommend Ico to anyone that hasn't played it. The controls were the most intuitive I've seen - you didn't need a training section. For people who played it and couldn't figure it out, I'd suggest you stick with FPS or RPGs or try it again and pay attention to Yorda. The game is not all about you.
I wonder if tax evasion would be a serious enough charge for a state to get an internet wiretap warrant.
As TykeClone pointed out, the police could never get the "goods" on Al Capone, but evading taxes on *suspected* income can get you an effective death penalty. You can do pretty much what you want as long as you can get away with it, you don't mess with the system, and you cover your butt. (See Kenneth Lay (who got too obvious), for an example of how to fail this easy system.)
I spent a good deal of time working on the ivtv driver to get audio working on the PVR-150. You should also thank Hauppauge for providing some source to help the project along. The ability to control these cards under Linux (I feel) far surpasses that of their windows counterpart.
Okay, thanks to you personally and kudos added to the folks at Hauppauge for providing specs to the Linux community! (Although if they stopped changing the tuner without changing the model number, it seems to me it would be far easier to get things working.) The system works great when it is correctly configured.
One thing confuses me though. You said you worked on getting the PVR-150 audio working correctly (and this is the main part that doesn't work well under Windows). From the documentation, I thought that all the audio from the 150 was part of the MPEG-2 encoded stream/file from the card. How does that differ from the 250 or 350?
Not only can we not utilize a CD in art, we can't edit it to a new form and re-sell it with the same profit rules that we apply to any other physical property. How exactly is this fair?
Copyright history lesson: Fair stopped happening when a guy named Sonny Bono decided to give up an honorable job as pimp to become a member of Congress. Sonny had been dumped by his ride, Cher, but continued to lust after the tons of money that those neat recording contracts gave him for the use of her voice. Pimp to the end, Sonny legislated himself a lifetime (plus 90 years) piece of the unwilling Cher. Then in a sad twist of fate, instead of dying horribly in a flaming mousse incident, the clown became the ultimate tree-hugger while skiing. His new wife took up the grand cause by taking his place in Congress and is valiantly protecting her ass..., I mean his assets. Sometimes life is not fair - for the rest of us.
Heh, they can have my Haapauge PVR-350 when they pry it out of my cold dead hands.
Or for just video capture or play on a computer, all you needs is a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 (cheap). The funny thing is that it works better under Linux than it does under Windows XP. Kudos to the people on the ivtv and MythTV projects - you rock. The pace of adaptation to new/changing hardware and the production of new drivers is amazing. (Disclaimer: users of a 150 need the absolute latest stable versions of both, and you will have to spend some time RTFMs - it may be free as in beer and free as in libre, but it won't be free of your time invested - that's fair.)
Now I realize that'll rattle your chains even more ("WHAT! I spent $100 for Win 3.1 about 8 years ago, I *deserve* a $100 discount for XP!) but give me a break. Microsoft isn't required to praise your kindness just because you bought something nearly a decade ago.
I think you missed the point. I paid for every version upgrade between DOS 3.1 and Win98 (less Win95 which came preinstalled and was part of the price), and they weren't cheap. MS didn't lose any money on me. I registered every version. I was the legal owner of that copy of the OS but was prevented from using it by their lame attempt at DRM, and they were unwilling to make it right. And right or wrong, the MS CS rep told me I could use the Win98 upgrade disc with any previous version installed. That was about five years ago and is the reason I switched to Linux full-time.
And what happens to the loyal MS customer^W consumer whose most recent full version is Windows 3.1 on 5.25 floppy, and you no longer have a working 5.25 floppy drive? I'll tell you: MS Consumer Service tells you to buy and install a 5.25 floppy drive or buy the full install version of Windows even though you're a registered user of all intermediate versions.
Yeah, right. $16 for a case and 400W PS. You need to add the cost of hearing protection to the project. Been there and done that. Don't ever buy a cheap PS. And after installing everything in a cheap case, you'll look like one of Freddy's victims.
Only in Microsoft's wettest dreams is it not allowed to reeuse a copy of windows on a newer PC.
That's wrong on two levels. If you have "upgrade" media (which is what most people buy) from MS and try to install it on a PC without an installed MS OS, it will abort. Secondly, if you have the full version of XP, you will have to have to activate Windows again, and you aren't allowed to install it on two machines. Microsoft's wet dream has been realized. Microsoft no longer has customers, it has consumers.
Given that all that is true, how does it apply to the point that MS didn't apply enough horsepower to capture all the data generated, which means there are likely culprits who weren't identified? Surely, it should have been a trivial thing for the world's preeminent (and richest) software company.
I have to question the validity of those numbers as well. Does that apply to "new" computers? Try buying a Windows box these days that doesn't have Norton or MacAfee pre-installed.
And what about 30 days later when the trial period runs out and the user isn't willing to fork out $30 to $70 to protect themselves from their operating system?
If you're going to deride them at least do it when it's appropriate... not when they're taking a legit step toward finding a solution.
Yeah, I see this as a Good Thing (TM), but the article makes it sound like Microsoft just invented the honeypot - ooh, more innovation! Also, according to the article, MS couldn't handle all the data their honeypot generated. C'mon, they've got more money than God and Croesus combined. They could certainly throw a few dozen Dell PCs and few dozen interns at the effort if they were really serious.
See previous response. Now, you're just wasting my time by name calling when you're unable to continue the debate or provide any support for your claims. I've been following the H-1B visa since it was instituted. There is even a mailing list devoted to news about it, and I subscribe to it - you obviously don't, so you might want to avoid commenting when the subject comes up in the future.
Employment in the U.S. company must be as a manager, executive or person with specialized knowledge and skills
If you read that several times, you might spot the common phrase.
L1 is intra company transfer: you would need to have an office overseas and employ that person there for at least a year.
So what? That has nothing to do with what I said. All large companies are international these days, and we should expect those best and brightest to be employed and experienced.
And, or, BTW, L1 is abused even worse then H1B
Again, so what? Both programs are abused, and both should be done away with. There is, however, slightly more justification for the reasoning behind the L1 visa.
Uneducated xenophobe.
I'm obviously better educated than you on the subject and better mannered as well. And now you're confusing nationalism with xenophobia - you probably shouldn't be throwing stones from inside that glass house (or is it an ivory tower?).
Because not all talented people where[sic] born in U.S.
I didn't say they were. I don't think American programmers are more talented than those in other countries. I also don't believe that foreign programmers are more talented than American programmers. I believe we're all relatively equal when it comes to talents, intelligence, and good looks (or the relative lack thereof of all the previous). Why do you believe otherwise?
Since you are obviously flat out against professional immigration, I guess there is nothing to talk about indeed.
Damn, you're clueless. I'm not opposed to professional immigration, I'm opposed to the underhanded deception used by the beneficiaries of the H-1B program. We have a normal immigration policy which is being subverted by the H-1B program for the benefit of large corportions and the detriment of American workers.
But in your patriotic zeal - look back on who actually made this country great.
Don't confuse nationalism with patriotism. The people who made this country great were Americans. Most of them came here from other countries, but they followed normal immigration policy and became Americans, like my forebears.
U.S. will quickly lose its technological leadership if talented foreigners can not work here, and that's a fact.
Really? Can you provide a link to that fact? And here I thought we were in a global economy, and it no longer mattered where you lived. Besides there is nothing to stop "talented foreigners" from coming in through normal channels or on an L1 visa when needed. I've worked with and/or supervised a number of H-1Bs, and there is only one Russian that I'd call "talented" - the rest were/are mediocre at best, just like most American programmers.
It does not. You just proved you do not know what you are talking about.
The L1 visa expressly provides for people with specialized knowledge. That is why companies are allowed to bring them in with few restrictions. If you doubt that, you have no idea what you're talking about (which is obvious).
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I find this particularly interesting because it means I could cook without leaving my computer.
I see you have a P4 also.
there are few things more irratating & detremental to productivity than an angry/whiny co-worker
Actually, the person most irritating and detrimental to productivity is the cheerful, optimistic sysadmin who continues to do upgrades and apply patches while saying, "It won't affect anything," no matter how many times he has broken everything. I can ignore the angry/whiny people that aren't breaking stuff (well, except when it's my boss :).
I bought Ico some time ago and I even read some reviews before buying it. They were all soooo positive. I was really disappointed. Yeah, it's pretty, but the game isn't all that fun.
Ico, IMHO, is one of the best games ever made. I thought the demons were not needed (and if you wish, they can be nullified with cheats). Otherwise, it is one of the best PS2 games I've played. If you don't understand that you need Yorda's help, you probably won't get it.
I want to climb and kill these giant beasts, not piddle with their underlings. They knew this game was going to be short. I'm mildly impressed they didn't try to cram it full of the little guys to stretch the game play. It was short, but fulfilling.
That sounds like a good thing. As someone who has to work for a living and can only do gaming in short stretches, I'm really fed up with games with very long levels and restricted saves that only serve to make the game longer. I'm more interested in good game play and interesting puzzles, and I appreciate games with saves that are available anywhere (or at least frequently).
10/10. Trust me. Well, I haven't played it yet, but I will. ;) (Just kidding, but these are the same people who made Ico, and that's a great recommendation - and I will play it once I get to the store and buy it.)
Reviews are a good thing, and the more the better to get different opinions. I'm going to buy it in any case because it was made by the same people who made Ico, and that had to be one of the best games ever.
I couldn't believe that Ico didn't sell well. Okay, they could/should have done away with the demons - they didn't add anything to the game, but some people need things to slash at. Once you figure out that Yorda is an asset and helps you along, it's a real gaming experience. I recommend Ico to anyone that hasn't played it. The controls were the most intuitive I've seen - you didn't need a training section. For people who played it and couldn't figure it out, I'd suggest you stick with FPS or RPGs or try it again and pay attention to Yorda. The game is not all about you.
Heh, I see you got some mod points. Just because you lost an argument - what a baby.
I wonder if tax evasion would be a serious enough charge for a state to get an internet wiretap warrant.
As TykeClone pointed out, the police could never get the "goods" on Al Capone, but evading taxes on *suspected* income can get you an effective death penalty. You can do pretty much what you want as long as you can get away with it, you don't mess with the system, and you cover your butt. (See Kenneth Lay (who got too obvious), for an example of how to fail this easy system.)
I spent a good deal of time working on the ivtv driver to get audio working on the PVR-150. You should also thank Hauppauge for providing some source to help the project along. The ability to control these cards under Linux (I feel) far surpasses that of their windows counterpart.
Okay, thanks to you personally and kudos added to the folks at Hauppauge for providing specs to the Linux community! (Although if they stopped changing the tuner without changing the model number, it seems to me it would be far easier to get things working.) The system works great when it is correctly configured.
One thing confuses me though. You said you worked on getting the PVR-150 audio working correctly (and this is the main part that doesn't work well under Windows). From the documentation, I thought that all the audio from the 150 was part of the MPEG-2 encoded stream/file from the card. How does that differ from the 250 or 350?
Not only can we not utilize a CD in art, we can't edit it to a new form and re-sell it with the same profit rules that we apply to any other physical property. How exactly is this fair?
Copyright history lesson: Fair stopped happening when a guy named Sonny Bono decided to give up an honorable job as pimp to become a member of Congress. Sonny had been dumped by his ride, Cher, but continued to lust after the tons of money that those neat recording contracts gave him for the use of her voice. Pimp to the end, Sonny legislated himself a lifetime (plus 90 years) piece of the unwilling Cher. Then in a sad twist of fate, instead of dying horribly in a flaming mousse incident, the clown became the ultimate tree-hugger while skiing. His new wife took up the grand cause by taking his place in Congress and is valiantly protecting her ass..., I mean his assets. Sometimes life is not fair - for the rest of us.
Heh, they can have my Haapauge PVR-350 when they pry it out of my cold dead hands.
Or for just video capture or play on a computer, all you needs is a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 (cheap). The funny thing is that it works better under Linux than it does under Windows XP. Kudos to the people on the ivtv and MythTV projects - you rock. The pace of adaptation to new/changing hardware and the production of new drivers is amazing. (Disclaimer: users of a 150 need the absolute latest stable versions of both, and you will have to spend some time RTFMs - it may be free as in beer and free as in libre, but it won't be free of your time invested - that's fair.)
Now I realize that'll rattle your chains even more ("WHAT! I spent $100 for Win 3.1 about 8 years ago, I *deserve* a $100 discount for XP!) but give me a break. Microsoft isn't required to praise your kindness just because you bought something nearly a decade ago.
I think you missed the point. I paid for every version upgrade between DOS 3.1 and Win98 (less Win95 which came preinstalled and was part of the price), and they weren't cheap. MS didn't lose any money on me. I registered every version. I was the legal owner of that copy of the OS but was prevented from using it by their lame attempt at DRM, and they were unwilling to make it right. And right or wrong, the MS CS rep told me I could use the Win98 upgrade disc with any previous version installed. That was about five years ago and is the reason I switched to Linux full-time.
And what happens to the loyal MS customer^W consumer whose most recent full version is Windows 3.1 on 5.25 floppy, and you no longer have a working 5.25 floppy drive? I'll tell you: MS Consumer Service tells you to buy and install a 5.25 floppy drive or buy the full install version of Windows even though you're a registered user of all intermediate versions.
Okay, now I understand the problem. :)
Yeah, right. $16 for a case and 400W PS. You need to add the cost of hearing protection to the project. Been there and done that. Don't ever buy a cheap PS. And after installing everything in a cheap case, you'll look like one of Freddy's victims.
Only in Microsoft's wettest dreams is it not allowed to reeuse a copy of windows on a newer PC.
That's wrong on two levels. If you have "upgrade" media (which is what most people buy) from MS and try to install it on a PC without an installed MS OS, it will abort. Secondly, if you have the full version of XP, you will have to have to activate Windows again, and you aren't allowed to install it on two machines. Microsoft's wet dream has been realized. Microsoft no longer has customers, it has consumers.
Given that all that is true, how does it apply to the point that MS didn't apply enough horsepower to capture all the data generated, which means there are likely culprits who weren't identified? Surely, it should have been a trivial thing for the world's preeminent (and richest) software company.
I have to question the validity of those numbers as well. Does that apply to "new" computers? Try buying a Windows box these days that doesn't have Norton or MacAfee pre-installed.
And what about 30 days later when the trial period runs out and the user isn't willing to fork out $30 to $70 to protect themselves from their operating system?
So they switched it on and connected it to the net?
They were far too impatient to wait 30 minutes, so they infected it themselves. Remember these are the guys who do code reviews every twenty years.
If you're going to deride them at least do it when it's appropriate... not when they're taking a legit step toward finding a solution.
Yeah, I see this as a Good Thing (TM), but the article makes it sound like Microsoft just invented the honeypot - ooh, more innovation! Also, according to the article, MS couldn't handle all the data their honeypot generated. C'mon, they've got more money than God and Croesus combined. They could certainly throw a few dozen Dell PCs and few dozen interns at the effort if they were really serious.
This is slashdot where group think is convinced massively wealthy, divested and well run corporations are constantly on the brink of extinction.
Yes, I would agree that a "divested" company is likely in trouble. However, I do not see how that applies to Novell. Please explain.
See previous response. Now, you're just wasting my time by name calling when you're unable to continue the debate or provide any support for your claims. I've been following the H-1B visa since it was instituted. There is even a mailing list devoted to news about it, and I subscribe to it - you obviously don't, so you might want to avoid commenting when the subject comes up in the future.
Is google too tough for you? The first two hits: one:
two: If you read that several times, you might spot the common phrase.L1 is intra company transfer: you would need to have an office overseas and employ that person there for at least a year.
So what? That has nothing to do with what I said. All large companies are international these days, and we should expect those best and brightest to be employed and experienced.
And, or, BTW, L1 is abused even worse then H1B
Again, so what? Both programs are abused, and both should be done away with. There is, however, slightly more justification for the reasoning behind the L1 visa.
Uneducated xenophobe.
I'm obviously better educated than you on the subject and better mannered as well. And now you're confusing nationalism with xenophobia - you probably shouldn't be throwing stones from inside that glass house (or is it an ivory tower?).
Because not all talented people where[sic] born in U.S.
I didn't say they were. I don't think American programmers are more talented than those in other countries. I also don't believe that foreign programmers are more talented than American programmers. I believe we're all relatively equal when it comes to talents, intelligence, and good looks (or the relative lack thereof of all the previous). Why do you believe otherwise?
Since you are obviously flat out against professional immigration, I guess there is nothing to talk about indeed.
Damn, you're clueless. I'm not opposed to professional immigration, I'm opposed to the underhanded deception used by the beneficiaries of the H-1B program. We have a normal immigration policy which is being subverted by the H-1B program for the benefit of large corportions and the detriment of American workers.
But in your patriotic zeal - look back on who actually made this country great.
Don't confuse nationalism with patriotism. The people who made this country great were Americans. Most of them came here from other countries, but they followed normal immigration policy and became Americans, like my forebears.
U.S. will quickly lose its technological leadership if talented foreigners can not work here, and that's a fact.
Really? Can you provide a link to that fact? And here I thought we were in a global economy, and it no longer mattered where you lived. Besides there is nothing to stop "talented foreigners" from coming in through normal channels or on an L1 visa when needed. I've worked with and/or supervised a number of H-1Bs, and there is only one Russian that I'd call "talented" - the rest were/are mediocre at best, just like most American programmers.
It does not. You just proved you do not know what you are talking about.
The L1 visa expressly provides for people with specialized knowledge. That is why companies are allowed to bring them in with few restrictions. If you doubt that, you have no idea what you're talking about (which is obvious).