I live in Iowa and the only of those activities I could really do is cross country skiing. I've done it, it's alright. Downhill skiing I love, but it's not really an option here. It's an inconvenience, causes accidents, and my dog comes back in the house with wet feet all the time. My friends from Alabama that think it's beautiful haven't seen the disgusting, filthy snow on the side of the road.
I'm not a bitter, unhappy person. I just don't like snow. Incidentally, it's less of an inconvenience than mowing the lawn during the summer.
My point wasn't to complain about snow or even imply that we should engage in trying to eliminate it. The OP thought everyone liked snow.
Really? A lot of people hate snow and would presumably be more than willing to go without. Myself included. Unfortunately, living in a tiny town just west of a larger city, if this were to ever happen I'd probably be a little unhappy.
I wore one for 6 years and couldn't disagree more. I don't know how much time you spend thinking about what you're going to wear to work, but for me, it's a process that doesn't take any longer than putting my clothes on. Grab a pair of pants, while I'm putting them on spot a shirt that doesn't clash, then reach left or right for shoes that "go."
Oh, and the reason I prefer not to wear a uniform is so I can express myself. My employer can't take away my individuality!
That's right. No one will ever mistake me for a metrosexual.
Just live with it. A reasonable person can see the difference between a simple mistake years ago (especially if there is no conviction) and a habitual law breaker. I sold alcohol to a minor because I was too lazy to check an ID, and it turned out to be a sting. It didn't ruin my life.
I don't use any Firefox extensions and I feel like it's bloated. Extensions aren't the problem, they're the solution.
Firefox has slowly become more and more like what really bothered me about IE. Nothing specific -- but it's getting slower and buggier. Just like IE. It's not quick and light like it used to be. I'm ready to try Chrome on my Mac.
What I don't understand is why people aren't still ripping Microsoft for this. They make software with an exploit that can prevent your PC from booting,.... meh.
It's like a data center losing your data and blaming it on a fire. Yes, the fire destroyed the data. Yes, there should have been redundancy.
Looking at and attempting to identify trends is a tool. You might have heard of it. It's not foolproof, and unfortuntely in this case it made eldavojohn say something. Implying that what the original comment said was racist was pure BS, though.
I suppose I should have just said what I was really thinking all along, though. eldavojohn is a huge loser that does nothing but sit around on slashdot all day posting a comment carefully crafted to make it look like he has incredible insight to EVERY STORY POSTED.
By the way, notice that I never claimed the view wasn't occidental. But "occidental", "racist" and "wrong" are all different words with different meanings.
Seriously, what part of subsidy do people not understand? You don't build, ship, stock and sell an Xbox 360 for under $200. Microsoft doesn't want to sell a ton of new ones because they don't make money on them. It is honestly because Microsoft doesn't want people to pirate games because they DO make money selling them.
I don't know what LMS is, or where it's developed, but no. The system I worked on is called ARMS, Aviation Resource Management System. From what I've seen, all DOD software is awful and having worked on it is embarassing whenever I've run in to someone that's ever used it.
It really puts a lot of things in perspective, though. None of the things that make ARMS (or any other DOD software as far as I can tell) is in the control of the developers. The most blatantly obvious problem, just at first glance, is the Playskool appearance that doesn't look like any other software you've ever used. Many of the bugs in our system were due to the fact that we were using Oracle Forms and Reports 2.1, so hopelessly obsolete and out of support that we had to set the dates back on our computers to install the tools and spent more time trying to make the IDE work properly than writing and debugging code (literally). You'd have to make sure every file was opened in a particular order or nothing would compile correctly, or close the IDE and start over.
Bureaucracy got in the way more than usual, especially on ARMS. Project managers just managers. The "customer" in our case was a group of functionals, people that had been using the software for years and had a one day crash course in our development process, and in ARMS case, also spent most of their time supporting end users. Because they'd been using the system so long, every one of them (and the steering committee) outranked all of the developers, so there was never any negotiation. Ridiculous dates for milestones get set, any lost time is made up in development, yadda yadda. Not totally different than everywhere else, but in my experience, much worse. ARMS was always so far behind schedule that project managers kept getting replaced, and by the time we'd convince the new guy the entire system absolutely HAD to be redesigned, they'd be fired and replaced with a new guy who was certain we could work through it. A neverending (not true -- I'm out now!) cycle of pain.
In short, though, practically no decisions aren't made by developers. Anything you didn't like about the system was on someone else, with almost no regard for the opinions of the technical team members. That was a lot to type for something no one will ever read.
I'm not crazy enough to generalize that many people or even try to compare Korean (I assume you imply South Korean) culture to Chinese culture. That's a brazenly occidental view of the world.
As far as I can tell, he isn't suggesting anything about any number of "people." He's discussing cultures. When you watch the History Channel, do you complain that a show generalizes the Aztecs and implies every single one of them murdered for sacrifice? Is it not true that asian cultures play more games? Again, an honest question. Occidental or not, I'm a lot more likely to believe Chinese people, as a whole, would be more likely to play more games than Americans.
Are you an expert on both?
Do you need to be an expert to make casual observations on anything? I'm not an expert on Ford Mustangs, but I can tell when one is red. I can say that Mustangs are faster than Ford Aspires. Always true? No. True in general? Yeah. But you aren't going to play your card here (or most of the time when people make comments about things they have no more insight in to than a fly) because (I'm assuming) it has no racial implications.
I got a "bug report" that our Oracle Forms app would give an undefined error message after you "type in a first name, push tab twice, and click save 17 times." I didn't debug it, but I did offer a workaround.
I also had a bug report for when you tried to add a prerequisite that didn't exist to a training task (the system tracked flight Air Force crew training and experience), an error would pop up that said "All this time and it still doesn't work..." In that case, apparently debugging was as far as anyone ever got.
I get your point, but in the end, what is the difference? Many people are die hard users of the plugins (I use firefox and I'll never understand the hype) that they insist they could never go without them, and in many cases it's the primary force in their decision to use firefox.
Anyway, allowing plugins to run that may have vulnerabilities is a vulnerability in itself.
Really? That's lame. I stated nothing but facts. I used NetBeans in school, I use Eclipse now that I do real projects. And the original point was I didn't realize anyone used NetBeans for real projects. Not that I've been paying attention.
The threat of death is already present for drivers. People don't consider the worst possible consequences, they think about how likely they are to happen. It's unlikely to happen, so the consequences are meaningless. If hitting a car head on at 100mph would cause $200 worth of damage and there was a 50% chance of it happening, people would slow down. If it means 4 people die and the driver goes to prison but there's a.001% chance of it happening, they won't.
And blaming the safety features is just silly. Any fool can press the gas pedal while steering with the same knee and do whatever they want with their hands, no matter how old the car is. And they will.
Gotcha. The way I understood it, and the way it would make sense seeing as the first word is "angular,"
is the apparent size of a round object due to distortion from the angle you're viewing from. Cut a circular piece of construction paper, then turn it so you aren't looking at the flat surface directly.
Instead of this: O
You see this: 0 (I hope you're using the same font as me)
If angular diameter refers to the apparent size due to distance from the object.. it should be called apparent diameter. So above, my bad. But whoever coined the term is a moron.
Others would say that it restricts the freedom of expression for the game designer.
First, the question I feel stupid even asking: How would that restrict the game designer's freedom of expression?
And, the one that doesn't make me feel stupid: Are you serious? Can I get a "who fucking cares" ? "Selling out" is what happens when you have bills to pay. Get used to it.
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Ironic, isn't it, that this is coming from the most awful coverage wireless provider?
I live in Iowa and the only of those activities I could really do is cross country skiing. I've done it, it's alright. Downhill skiing I love, but it's not really an option here. It's an inconvenience, causes accidents, and my dog comes back in the house with wet feet all the time. My friends from Alabama that think it's beautiful haven't seen the disgusting, filthy snow on the side of the road.
I'm not a bitter, unhappy person. I just don't like snow. Incidentally, it's less of an inconvenience than mowing the lawn during the summer.
My point wasn't to complain about snow or even imply that we should engage in trying to eliminate it. The OP thought everyone liked snow.
Grab a pair of pants, while I'm putting them on spot a shirt that doesn't clash, then reach left or right for shoes that "go."
Oh, and the reason I prefer not to wear a uniform is so I can express myself. My employer can't take away my individuality!
Oh the irony! Or sarcasm.
What are you, 13?
No.
Really? A lot of people hate snow and would presumably be more than willing to go without. Myself included. Unfortunately, living in a tiny town just west of a larger city, if this were to ever happen I'd probably be a little unhappy.
Genius. I would say RTFA, but you all you really need to do is read the summary.
I wore one for 6 years and couldn't disagree more. I don't know how much time you spend thinking about what you're going to wear to work, but for me, it's a process that doesn't take any longer than putting my clothes on. Grab a pair of pants, while I'm putting them on spot a shirt that doesn't clash, then reach left or right for shoes that "go."
Oh, and the reason I prefer not to wear a uniform is so I can express myself. My employer can't take away my individuality!
That's right. No one will ever mistake me for a metrosexual.
Just live with it. A reasonable person can see the difference between a simple mistake years ago (especially if there is no conviction) and a habitual law breaker. I sold alcohol to a minor because I was too lazy to check an ID, and it turned out to be a sting. It didn't ruin my life.
many humans struggle with the challenge on a day-to-day basis
I bet one or two of them are reading this right now.
I don't use any Firefox extensions and I feel like it's bloated. Extensions aren't the problem, they're the solution.
Firefox has slowly become more and more like what really bothered me about IE. Nothing specific -- but it's getting slower and buggier. Just like IE. It's not quick and light like it used to be. I'm ready to try Chrome on my Mac.
Dead? Wow. Apparently the 300 million people in the US that are going to turn their TVs on tonight are pretty oblivious, too. Who knew?
What I don't understand is why people aren't still ripping Microsoft for this. They make software with an exploit that can prevent your PC from booting, .... meh.
It's like a data center losing your data and blaming it on a fire. Yes, the fire destroyed the data. Yes, there should have been redundancy.
Sigh.
Looking at and attempting to identify trends is a tool. You might have heard of it. It's not foolproof, and unfortuntely in this case it made eldavojohn say something. Implying that what the original comment said was racist was pure BS, though.
I suppose I should have just said what I was really thinking all along, though. eldavojohn is a huge loser that does nothing but sit around on slashdot all day posting a comment carefully crafted to make it look like he has incredible insight to EVERY STORY POSTED.
By the way, notice that I never claimed the view wasn't occidental. But "occidental", "racist" and "wrong" are all different words with different meanings.
Seriously, what part of subsidy do people not understand? You don't build, ship, stock and sell an Xbox 360 for under $200. Microsoft doesn't want to sell a ton of new ones because they don't make money on them. It is honestly because Microsoft doesn't want people to pirate games because they DO make money selling them.
I don't know what LMS is, or where it's developed, but no. The system I worked on is called ARMS, Aviation Resource Management System. From what I've seen, all DOD software is awful and having worked on it is embarassing whenever I've run in to someone that's ever used it.
It really puts a lot of things in perspective, though. None of the things that make ARMS (or any other DOD software as far as I can tell) is in the control of the developers. The most blatantly obvious problem, just at first glance, is the Playskool appearance that doesn't look like any other software you've ever used. Many of the bugs in our system were due to the fact that we were using Oracle Forms and Reports 2.1, so hopelessly obsolete and out of support that we had to set the dates back on our computers to install the tools and spent more time trying to make the IDE work properly than writing and debugging code (literally). You'd have to make sure every file was opened in a particular order or nothing would compile correctly, or close the IDE and start over.
Bureaucracy got in the way more than usual, especially on ARMS. Project managers just managers. The "customer" in our case was a group of functionals, people that had been using the software for years and had a one day crash course in our development process, and in ARMS case, also spent most of their time supporting end users. Because they'd been using the system so long, every one of them (and the steering committee) outranked all of the developers, so there was never any negotiation. Ridiculous dates for milestones get set, any lost time is made up in development, yadda yadda. Not totally different than everywhere else, but in my experience, much worse. ARMS was always so far behind schedule that project managers kept getting replaced, and by the time we'd convince the new guy the entire system absolutely HAD to be redesigned, they'd be fired and replaced with a new guy who was certain we could work through it. A neverending (not true -- I'm out now!) cycle of pain.
In short, though, practically no decisions aren't made by developers. Anything you didn't like about the system was on someone else, with almost no regard for the opinions of the technical team members. That was a lot to type for something no one will ever read.
I may be a bit touched in the head ...
What does that mean? Honest question.
I'm not crazy enough to generalize that many people or even try to compare Korean (I assume you imply South Korean) culture to Chinese culture. That's a brazenly occidental view of the world.
As far as I can tell, he isn't suggesting anything about any number of "people." He's discussing cultures. When you watch the History Channel, do you complain that a show generalizes the Aztecs and implies every single one of them murdered for sacrifice? Is it not true that asian cultures play more games? Again, an honest question. Occidental or not, I'm a lot more likely to believe Chinese people, as a whole, would be more likely to play more games than Americans.
Are you an expert on both?
Do you need to be an expert to make casual observations on anything? I'm not an expert on Ford Mustangs, but I can tell when one is red. I can say that Mustangs are faster than Ford Aspires. Always true? No. True in general? Yeah. But you aren't going to play your card here (or most of the time when people make comments about things they have no more insight in to than a fly) because (I'm assuming) it has no racial implications.
I got a "bug report" that our Oracle Forms app would give an undefined error message after you "type in a first name, push tab twice, and click save 17 times." I didn't debug it, but I did offer a workaround.
I also had a bug report for when you tried to add a prerequisite that didn't exist to a training task (the system tracked flight Air Force crew training and experience), an error would pop up that said "All this time and it still doesn't work..." In that case, apparently debugging was as far as anyone ever got.
Without clicking the link, let me guess.. it says "Og!" ?
I get your point, but in the end, what is the difference? Many people are die hard users of the plugins (I use firefox and I'll never understand the hype) that they insist they could never go without them, and in many cases it's the primary force in their decision to use firefox.
Anyway, allowing plugins to run that may have vulnerabilities is a vulnerability in itself.
I asked a question.
"Really?"
Really? That's lame. I stated nothing but facts. I used NetBeans in school, I use Eclipse now that I do real projects. And the original point was I didn't realize anyone used NetBeans for real projects. Not that I've been paying attention.
I wasn't aware anyone seriously used it. I used it for school and I've been on Eclipse since I started doing real projects.
Asked politely and it didn't work? Have you asked with a fist?
The threat of death is already present for drivers. People don't consider the worst possible consequences, they think about how likely they are to happen. It's unlikely to happen, so the consequences are meaningless. If hitting a car head on at 100mph would cause $200 worth of damage and there was a 50% chance of it happening, people would slow down. If it means 4 people die and the driver goes to prison but there's a .001% chance of it happening, they won't.
And blaming the safety features is just silly. Any fool can press the gas pedal while steering with the same knee and do whatever they want with their hands, no matter how old the car is. And they will.
Gotcha. The way I understood it, and the way it would make sense seeing as the first word is "angular," is the apparent size of a round object due to distortion from the angle you're viewing from. Cut a circular piece of construction paper, then turn it so you aren't looking at the flat surface directly.
Instead of this: O
You see this: 0 (I hope you're using the same font as me)
If angular diameter refers to the apparent size due to distance from the object.. it should be called apparent diameter. So above, my bad. But whoever coined the term is a moron.
Others would say that it restricts the freedom of expression for the game designer.
First, the question I feel stupid even asking: How would that restrict the game designer's freedom of expression?
And, the one that doesn't make me feel stupid: Are you serious? Can I get a "who fucking cares" ? "Selling out" is what happens when you have bills to pay. Get used to it.