The best thing for an invetor to do is NOT research prior art, and let the patent attorneys do it. That way you don't taint the patent with ideas from other patents. Otherwise, you could blow the chances for the patent being accepted because of contamination.
I went to Beijing in January 2007, and the polution was TERRIBLE. I couldn't get away from the smell, even in my 5 star hotel room! The smog in the air is so bad, that you can blow your nose and black shit comes out. Breathing is difficult.
I have hopes for Beijing to clean up its act for the Olympics, but the reality is that it's likely NOT to happen to the degree they need it to, not in that summer heat.
Despite the crap I have to read about him, I actually enjoy reading stories about acting like a total loser, in my personal opinion. Reading of his potential demise justifies the time I waste on him.
Build a data export tool for their data only. Then they request the data dump, download it, and install it on their servers to massage. Simple.
This solves the data privacy issues, lowers the security hole, reduces potential runaway query problems, and makes the end user responsible for figuring out their own queries.
Done.
I had the same problem... I had another gamer tag and for the reason for moving to the US, I had to create a new one. When I got a RRoD, I turned in my console, and got a refurbed one. Then when I tried playing quite a number of games that I had downloaded via XBox Live Arcade, they no longer worked. I contacted XBox technical support, and they basically couldn't troublshoot my issue. I gave up, but honestly, I wish I could get the 4 or games back working again... they were fun to play, and expensive.
A first person shooter MMO... Oblivion-Online FPS MMO... Oblivion is an adventure/RPG in first person perspective.
Nobody has yet created the ultimate FPS MMO from what I can recall. One day it will happen, but any storyline or character progression immediately moved it closer to the realm of RPG-land.
I think FPSs will only make it as far as the crop of FPSs with their online compontents, BF series, UT series, Quake series, FEAR, etc.
Nuf said... I think that's why the PS2 was popular. Now that DVD players are cheap as dirt, nobody cares about the XBox platform or the PS3 in Japan. DVD is way more compelling a switch than Blu-Ray, considering everyone emptied their pockets on the DVD generation. It's going to take quite a few more years yet to inspire people to switch to the high-def formats and equipment.
The Bilderberg group says that the meetings are closed to the public because they want free and candid discussions without the fear of the press twisting their words. In actuality, it's a forum where the world's 100 most powerful and influential people get together and make plans for us peons.
Sounds like W3C is using a page out of the Bilderberg textbook. For shame.
I can't stand it when people throw the "terrorist" label around. No matter what the cause, IMHO it's irresponsible. Period. When bombs start going off, then we can start looking at terrorism as a possible motive. Otherwise, forget it.
Let's all refrain from over hyping this more than it needs to be...
Does the open source community do anything to change it's fractured ways since the last time this was mentioned?
Probably not./* end flamebait end */
I agree with him... I think open-source software is awesome. But there is too much fractured choice in the OSS community, and sometimes businesses are better managed and operate smoother when OSS is not part of the equation.
Just my opinion... I know someone will flame me *toast* *poof*
Aprox 80% of web traffic is IE. You hope and pray that Firefox and Safari work on your site, but they represent a smaller demographic than what the mainstream population uses right now.
Now those sheep farmers caught with their pants down lovin' the sheep in the fields won't get charged with bestiality... maybe just jailed for rape instead!
This is just a fruitcake-land idea... chimeras are BAD BAD BAD
As a hobby, I like to follow the video game industry (who doesn't?). I have been very intrigued by the very fabric of the video game console war in this generation.
There is a lot at stake for Sony, and a lot of ground to try to gain by Microsoft and Nintendo with their offerings in overall marketshare. Sony announced it's PS3 and Cell platform earlier than Microsoft did with it's XBox 360. Microsoft decided to go on the offensive this generation with the XBox 360. MS seems to have made some calculated choices with it's platform to put Sony on the defensive side of the war. Sony was the 800 pound in the last generation and has a lot of marketshare to lose this generation. Microsoft decided to release a platform that is arguably easier to program for out of the box, uses current cheaper DVD technology, shipped with a modest hard drive, and managed to keep features like wireless and rumble accessible for most of its customers. Alongside a very competent online experience with XBox Live, the biggest strategic move I think Microsoft made was that it decided to ship sooner than the PS3. One could argue that the PS3 slipped because of the offering made by Microsoft with the XBox 360 and that it wasn't about the games not being ready. It has been suggested that the PS3 platform simply is overambitious an undertaking and required many changes and revisions to get it to a launch-able state for customers.
Today, PS3 sales are steady but smaller than the Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. The PSP has had modest success compared to the Nintendo DS, and the UMD format has all but flopped as a universal format for mass media consumption. Exclusive titles for PS3 have gone multiplatform, giving less incentive to customers to buy a PS3 system for the exclusive titles. The Playstation Online has been criticized as weak and not as compelling as XBox Live. The software library is small and lacked in killer launch titles. People just aren't excited about the PS3 as a "oh I want it so bad" platform.
QUESTION: Given these circumstances, how will Sony convince customers who have moved away from the Sony platform to trust its plans for the PS3 platform coming in the future so those customers will decide to jump back in and buy a PS3?
I know of a radio show in Austin, TX that is connected to the radio network located in MN through an ISDN line. It's clean, clear, and digital. I don't know the kind of equipment they use, but it is a direct digital channel between both points, and I would highly investigate this as an option. It may cost money, but it's likely worth it ($50-75/month my best guess). Check your local telecos.
The same could be said of Apple in relation to iTunes and Windows Vista... Apple had AMPLE time to review and build in a fix for iTunes so that it wouldn't nuke iPods when used with Windows Vista, but it didn't. It said "we're still working on it", creating FUD with Windows Vista, and basically doing what Microsoft is accused of saying in a document (not like it actually did anything at all with Mac Office). I'm not defending anyone... just trying to put things back into perspective.
Teach people how to program... it will get you up out of a desk, in front of people, and into a challenging environment where helping people learn is the probably one of the most rewarding experiences you can take.
If you need to get into this, check out a continuing education program at a local technical college.
...sunglasses! Big Brother can't make you not wear sunglasses when you're out in public. So much for catching those pesky terrorists by looking at their irises!
I think an apple with a pig in it's mouth would be the best:D
FWIW, I think Apple is starting to really show their arrogance streak, just like the rest of the big dogs. Welcome to the club, "Apple, Inc."!
I am extremely disappointed by the poster of this story. Forget the fact this is a plugin dealio... that's not what got me steamed. See, I read the article they were talking about and it said explicitly that Novell was going to incorporate the Open Office XML plug-in technology BACK INTO OpenOffice.org. "Forking" stupid if you ask me.
Don't get stuck with a slow removal of debt. Clean out your decks as soon as possible. As you progress in your career, your debt will eventually approach 0%, and you can then make a decision based on fun vs. profit. You could take that fun job later... seriously, get rid of your debt load. If the dollar crashes, interest rates will go up and you'll be screwed. So lighten your debt so it will be more manageable. Besides, the fact you'll be paying little to no interest will feel so good.
I own both consoles. I agree that the UMD has the ability to offer more immersive content, but based on history and playing LOTS of games for PSP, the DS is by far better at delivering immersive games. Instant or near instant access to content through a cart is highly desireable compared to a disc load. Since I bought my DS lite, I haven't picked up my PSP to do anything other than watch a movie. I wish it Sony had come up with something better than a disc format, because in reality, the games that you can buy for PSP touch only a fraction of the UMD's size (save GTA:LCS and maybe a couple of others). DS may not have the high quality graphics and the extra media features, but it makes up for it in innovative and immersive gameplay.
Slashdot Mirror
Hi wife sounds like a loser too...
The best thing for an invetor to do is NOT research prior art, and let the patent attorneys do it. That way you don't taint the patent with ideas from other patents. Otherwise, you could blow the chances for the patent being accepted because of contamination.
I went to Beijing in January 2007, and the polution was TERRIBLE. I couldn't get away from the smell, even in my 5 star hotel room! The smog in the air is so bad, that you can blow your nose and black shit comes out. Breathing is difficult. I have hopes for Beijing to clean up its act for the Olympics, but the reality is that it's likely NOT to happen to the degree they need it to, not in that summer heat.
Despite the crap I have to read about him, I actually enjoy reading stories about acting like a total loser, in my personal opinion. Reading of his potential demise justifies the time I waste on him.
Build a data export tool for their data only. Then they request the data dump, download it, and install it on their servers to massage. Simple. This solves the data privacy issues, lowers the security hole, reduces potential runaway query problems, and makes the end user responsible for figuring out their own queries. Done.
I had the same problem... I had another gamer tag and for the reason for moving to the US, I had to create a new one. When I got a RRoD, I turned in my console, and got a refurbed one. Then when I tried playing quite a number of games that I had downloaded via XBox Live Arcade, they no longer worked. I contacted XBox technical support, and they basically couldn't troublshoot my issue. I gave up, but honestly, I wish I could get the 4 or games back working again... they were fun to play, and expensive.
Why doesn't that surprise me? Can't wait to see the game though. It looks gorgeous. Are they going to release it for the PC?
A first person shooter MMO... Oblivion-Online FPS MMO... Oblivion is an adventure/RPG in first person perspective. Nobody has yet created the ultimate FPS MMO from what I can recall. One day it will happen, but any storyline or character progression immediately moved it closer to the realm of RPG-land. I think FPSs will only make it as far as the crop of FPSs with their online compontents, BF series, UT series, Quake series, FEAR, etc.
Because people with no lives play it?
Nuf said... I think that's why the PS2 was popular. Now that DVD players are cheap as dirt, nobody cares about the XBox platform or the PS3 in Japan. DVD is way more compelling a switch than Blu-Ray, considering everyone emptied their pockets on the DVD generation. It's going to take quite a few more years yet to inspire people to switch to the high-def formats and equipment.
The Bilderberg group says that the meetings are closed to the public because they want free and candid discussions without the fear of the press twisting their words. In actuality, it's a forum where the world's 100 most powerful and influential people get together and make plans for us peons.
Sounds like W3C is using a page out of the Bilderberg textbook. For shame.
I am truly scarred for life... it's burned into my eyeballs! Help! I'm helpless to it's insane hole-y power!
I can't stand it when people throw the "terrorist" label around. No matter what the cause, IMHO it's irresponsible. Period. When bombs start going off, then we can start looking at terrorism as a possible motive. Otherwise, forget it.
Let's all refrain from over hyping this more than it needs to be...
/* begin flamebait comment */
/* end flamebait end */
Does the open source community do anything to change it's fractured ways since the last time this was mentioned?
Probably not.
I agree with him... I think open-source software is awesome. But there is too much fractured choice in the OSS community, and sometimes businesses are better managed and operate smoother when OSS is not part of the equation.
Just my opinion... I know someone will flame me *toast* *poof*
Aprox 80% of web traffic is IE. You hope and pray that Firefox and Safari work on your site, but they represent a smaller demographic than what the mainstream population uses right now.
Now those sheep farmers caught with their pants down lovin' the sheep in the fields won't get charged with bestiality... maybe just jailed for rape instead!
This is just a fruitcake-land idea... chimeras are BAD BAD BAD
As a hobby, I like to follow the video game industry (who doesn't?). I have been very intrigued by the very fabric of the video game console war in this generation.
There is a lot at stake for Sony, and a lot of ground to try to gain by Microsoft and Nintendo with their offerings in overall marketshare. Sony announced it's PS3 and Cell platform earlier than Microsoft did with it's XBox 360. Microsoft decided to go on the offensive this generation with the XBox 360. MS seems to have made some calculated choices with it's platform to put Sony on the defensive side of the war. Sony was the 800 pound in the last generation and has a lot of marketshare to lose this generation. Microsoft decided to release a platform that is arguably easier to program for out of the box, uses current cheaper DVD technology, shipped with a modest hard drive, and managed to keep features like wireless and rumble accessible for most of its customers. Alongside a very competent online experience with XBox Live, the biggest strategic move I think Microsoft made was that it decided to ship sooner than the PS3. One could argue that the PS3 slipped because of the offering made by Microsoft with the XBox 360 and that it wasn't about the games not being ready. It has been suggested that the PS3 platform simply is overambitious an undertaking and required many changes and revisions to get it to a launch-able state for customers.
Today, PS3 sales are steady but smaller than the Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. The PSP has had modest success compared to the Nintendo DS, and the UMD format has all but flopped as a universal format for mass media consumption. Exclusive titles for PS3 have gone multiplatform, giving less incentive to customers to buy a PS3 system for the exclusive titles. The Playstation Online has been criticized as weak and not as compelling as XBox Live. The software library is small and lacked in killer launch titles. People just aren't excited about the PS3 as a "oh I want it so bad" platform.
QUESTION: Given these circumstances, how will Sony convince customers who have moved away from the Sony platform to trust its plans for the PS3 platform coming in the future so those customers will decide to jump back in and buy a PS3?
I know of a radio show in Austin, TX that is connected to the radio network located in MN through an ISDN line. It's clean, clear, and digital. I don't know the kind of equipment they use, but it is a direct digital channel between both points, and I would highly investigate this as an option. It may cost money, but it's likely worth it ($50-75/month my best guess). Check your local telecos.
The same could be said of Apple in relation to iTunes and Windows Vista... Apple had AMPLE time to review and build in a fix for iTunes so that it wouldn't nuke iPods when used with Windows Vista, but it didn't. It said "we're still working on it", creating FUD with Windows Vista, and basically doing what Microsoft is accused of saying in a document (not like it actually did anything at all with Mac Office). I'm not defending anyone... just trying to put things back into perspective.
Teach people how to program... it will get you up out of a desk, in front of people, and into a challenging environment where helping people learn is the probably one of the most rewarding experiences you can take.
If you need to get into this, check out a continuing education program at a local technical college.
...sunglasses! Big Brother can't make you not wear sunglasses when you're out in public. So much for catching those pesky terrorists by looking at their irises!
I think an apple with a pig in it's mouth would be the best :D
FWIW, I think Apple is starting to really show their arrogance streak, just like the rest of the big dogs. Welcome to the club, "Apple, Inc."!
I am extremely disappointed by the poster of this story. Forget the fact this is a plugin dealio... that's not what got me steamed. See, I read the article they were talking about and it said explicitly that Novell was going to incorporate the Open Office XML plug-in technology BACK INTO OpenOffice.org. "Forking" stupid if you ask me.
Don't get stuck with a slow removal of debt. Clean out your decks as soon as possible. As you progress in your career, your debt will eventually approach 0%, and you can then make a decision based on fun vs. profit. You could take that fun job later... seriously, get rid of your debt load. If the dollar crashes, interest rates will go up and you'll be screwed. So lighten your debt so it will be more manageable. Besides, the fact you'll be paying little to no interest will feel so good.
I own both consoles. I agree that the UMD has the ability to offer more immersive content, but based on history and playing LOTS of games for PSP, the DS is by far better at delivering immersive games. Instant or near instant access to content through a cart is highly desireable compared to a disc load. Since I bought my DS lite, I haven't picked up my PSP to do anything other than watch a movie. I wish it Sony had come up with something better than a disc format, because in reality, the games that you can buy for PSP touch only a fraction of the UMD's size (save GTA:LCS and maybe a couple of others). DS may not have the high quality graphics and the extra media features, but it makes up for it in innovative and immersive gameplay.