No, Deus Ex Machina requires the resolution to drop in that moment, without story support. God suddenly appears, and fixes things.
That's not at all what BSG did. BSG pre-seeded their resolutions a year or more in advance. Sure, they were miracles, but they were miracles we'd been told a year ago would happen, all the finale did was show us exactly how they happened.
You can not like the way it was resolved, but that doesn't mean it was Deus Ex Machina.
I can't remember most of the details, but the idea was that mobile phone users could snap pictures of poor (or good) environmental practices, and geolocating would pin them to a map.
I concur with this. I don't think I've ever learned anything in the real world or schooling* that I haven't eventually been able to put to use while designing or coding.
(*-I would have said "anything", but being able to memorize your way around Windows NT gets you absolutely nothing.)
Actually, the wait time for an individual is still about two days. As a company, you'd likely face a longer wait.
I think this is a great idea. The iPhone SDK is simple to develop for compared to desktop environments, and the Objective-C language is close enough to C++ to have a bit of a head start, but far enough away to be something new.
If you [submitter] own an iPhone and a Mac, the cost to get in is $100. Even if you don't, a new 2nd generation iPod touch will cost about $230, and a low-end Mac mini is about $600. $930 is not exactly a huge barrier. You don't even need the iPod until you have something you want to sell, as Xcode includes an iPhone simulator you can use for development (the simulator is not 100% accurate, though, so you'll need to test on real hardware before submitting to the store).
Keep your existing job (stable income!) and spend a couple hours in an evening a few times a week, and one day of the weekend to get learn Objective-C and Cocoa touch. It isn't hard to pick up, and an application in the store will serve as a good point on a resume if you want a "real job" later.
Sure, Objective-C and Cocoa is probably not what you'll need at a real job, but if you're any good with it you can probably learn other things too. C++, Objective-C, iPhone development and a shipping product looks better than just C++ on a resume.
The other thing worth looking into would be web programming.
If you discount everything unique Mozilla adds - and ignore security - of course Internet Explorer is better, if you don't discount IE's unique features.
The secret to making any decision poorly is to set your criteria correctly to support the conclusion you want to come to.
No, not American, and I actually probably say bugger more often than booger. Well, I did until I had a two year old son. Now booger comes up more often.
Back when I signed up, it took about a week to get enrolled in Apple's program. A coworker went through it about a month ago, and it's down to two days now.
Sorry, I don't. I had heard some reports that it ran well when the MacBook first came out, but you should that with a grain of salt. Also, I didn't hear anything about 1920x1080 specifically, that's a lot of pixels...
You could probably ask over at Apple's forums. The MacBook has been out for a while, I'm sure someone's tried it.
The new Mac mini has the same memory capacity as the old iMac.
(I realize your first sentence could be read as "the mini now has enough memory capacity to be useful, just like the previous two generations of iMac," but I didn't read it that way.)
Which voice did West steal? I've heard him talk about how he came up with the Fry and Zoidberg voices, which leaves only Brannigan and Farnsworth. Now Brannigan was supposed to be voiced by Hartman, but West took over when Hartman died.
So that leaves Farnsworth, and we're down to "actor" from "actors." Who was his voice supposed to be?
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Wikipedia agrees with me: "sudden invocation of extraordinary circumstance."
Note the sudden. Hinting at it for over a year makes it not sudden. :)
No, Deus Ex Machina requires the resolution to drop in that moment, without story support. God suddenly appears, and fixes things.
That's not at all what BSG did. BSG pre-seeded their resolutions a year or more in advance. Sure, they were miracles, but they were miracles we'd been told a year ago would happen, all the finale did was show us exactly how they happened.
You can not like the way it was resolved, but that doesn't mean it was Deus Ex Machina.
Sometimes, yes, I want to be a spectator. Other times I want to be a creator.
Life is multi-dimensional. Try to be multi-dimensional yourself.
I can't remember most of the details, but the idea was that mobile phone users could snap pictures of poor (or good) environmental practices, and geolocating would pin them to a map.
I concur with this. I don't think I've ever learned anything in the real world or schooling* that I haven't eventually been able to put to use while designing or coding.
(*-I would have said "anything", but being able to memorize your way around Windows NT gets you absolutely nothing.)
Actually, the wait time for an individual is still about two days. As a company, you'd likely face a longer wait.
I think this is a great idea. The iPhone SDK is simple to develop for compared to desktop environments, and the Objective-C language is close enough to C++ to have a bit of a head start, but far enough away to be something new.
If you [submitter] own an iPhone and a Mac, the cost to get in is $100. Even if you don't, a new 2nd generation iPod touch will cost about $230, and a low-end Mac mini is about $600. $930 is not exactly a huge barrier. You don't even need the iPod until you have something you want to sell, as Xcode includes an iPhone simulator you can use for development (the simulator is not 100% accurate, though, so you'll need to test on real hardware before submitting to the store).
Keep your existing job (stable income!) and spend a couple hours in an evening a few times a week, and one day of the weekend to get learn Objective-C and Cocoa touch. It isn't hard to pick up, and an application in the store will serve as a good point on a resume if you want a "real job" later.
Sure, Objective-C and Cocoa is probably not what you'll need at a real job, but if you're any good with it you can probably learn other things too. C++, Objective-C, iPhone development and a shipping product looks better than just C++ on a resume.
The other thing worth looking into would be web programming.
If you discount everything unique Mozilla adds - and ignore security - of course Internet Explorer is better, if you don't discount IE's unique features.
The secret to making any decision poorly is to set your criteria correctly to support the conclusion you want to come to.
It's okay, man. I missed the opening season of Lost. It's on my list to watch in sequence on DVD one day.
I was just in a joking kind of mood earlier. Now I'm mostly in a headachy kind of mood. :)
That, or Mark Twain invented the lolcat.
Yeah, but people will still call it Sci Fi and text it to each other as SF.
As if I have nothing better to text people than reminding them to watch their programs. /me shifts slightly
Oh, I like Eureka. I didn't realize that was... um... Syfy's.
Lost reruns? When you lead with "That's not true," I wrongly suspected you would prove me wrong. :)
No, not American, and I actually probably say bugger more often than booger. Well, I did until I had a two year old son. Now booger comes up more often.
I think you pronounce it "Booger." But you draw out the R a little, like "Boog-ARRR!" Plus side is they could show pirate movies, too.
The only downside I see is they need to wait until Saturday to do this.
...and go straight to "The channel with Battlestar Galactica reruns, and nothing else really worth watching."
That's more than four letters, though.
Back when I signed up, it took about a week to get enrolled in Apple's program. A coworker went through it about a month ago, and it's down to two days now.
Sorry, I don't. I had heard some reports that it ran well when the MacBook first came out, but you should that with a grain of salt. Also, I didn't hear anything about 1920x1080 specifically, that's a lot of pixels...
You could probably ask over at Apple's forums. The MacBook has been out for a while, I'm sure someone's tried it.
New mini, old *iMac.*
I posted that because I was confused why the old iMac couldn't address enough money (@4GB) while the new mini could (@4GB).
I hear you. I actually like glossy now, but I'd prefer to have had a choice in the matter.
The NVIDIA 9400M has nearly twice the core speed and almost ten times the transistor count of the Mobility Radeon 9200.
My unibody MacBook has the 9400M chipset. It runs Spore really well, at least until Spore chokes on its own memory leaks.
The new Mac mini has the same memory capacity as the old iMac.
(I realize your first sentence could be read as "the mini now has enough memory capacity to be useful, just like the previous two generations of iMac," but I didn't read it that way.)
It's hard to justify "58% of iPod users would buy a Zune instead!" as a fair and balanced study.
Yes, I know about Ren and Stimpy. But that was almost 20 years ago, and there comes a time to give up a grudge.
Which voice did West steal? I've heard him talk about how he came up with the Fry and Zoidberg voices, which leaves only Brannigan and Farnsworth. Now Brannigan was supposed to be voiced by Hartman, but West took over when Hartman died.
So that leaves Farnsworth, and we're down to "actor" from "actors." Who was his voice supposed to be?