>>I love some shoot 'em up games, but guns in real life scare the hell out of me. I didn't even like cops pointing 'em at me when I'd get repeatedly called in as a prowler when I served papers as a process server...
I hear you.
Once I got pulled over on the Garden State Parkway in NJ (for driving too slow, go figure), and as I reached for my license (in my wallet in a tray on the center console) the trooper put his hand on his holstered weapon.
Plumbers and auto mechanics, along with many other skilled tradespeople, tend to be slightly scornful of white collar workers in general, and may have trouble seeing why a programmer should earn any more than an accountant -- and many skilled tradespeople consider accountants overpaid, too.
So what exactly does these guys jealosy have to do with the facts. If they were making a programmer's salary themselves, they wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it. They'd get used to it, and eventually start wanting more for themselves.
I'm sure there's some garbage man or broom pusher out there who thinks that the guy changing spark plugs at the local service station is making too much money. It's all about perspective.
Also, programmers get paid so much because we're writing the software that keeps track of where the money is. (Well in my industry, banking anyway). It's about skill and the ability to think through a particular set of problems.
If the mechanic changing spark plugs doesn't do the job right, the consequences are that some poor guys car doesn't run properly. Big deal. If I don't do my job right, the system starts dropping trades and money starts to dissapear. Not so good.
And in other news the Firebird/Thunderbird source tree has been checked out by Chevysoft and is undergoing modifications for eventual release as the Camaro Browser.
A high speed version called the IROC will also be produced. The target market for this version of the browser will be young users who don't mind paying 20% more for the same product with fancy packaging.
My buddie's Mom used to play Myst back in the day. Now that I think about it, I remember my Ex boss telling me back then that his sister was into Myst too.
Also, the girl that used to cut my hair was into the Leisure Suit Larry games. She thought they were pretty funny.
So I guess I'm not suprised at all that some girls like video games.
>>This like saying that if you put an internal memo if a drop tube down to the basement mailroom you owe the Post Office a stamp.
Yeah. Back in 96 or 97 when the US Post office really started to lose revenue because of Email they tried to figure out a way to impose a tax on every Email sent. That lasted about 15 minutes, but I hear that they were taling to AOL and other ISP's about it for a while.
Linksys Broadband Router $99.99 Linksys NIC cards ($34.99 X 4) 139.96 Linksys PCMCIA card $49.99 Linksys Workgroup Hub $75.00 Slimmp3 player $250.00 Cables (approx) $75.00 ----------------------- Equipment total $689.94
So if the state were to tax my modest home LAN at 10%, I'm looking at approx $70 a year. That's insanity.
But where does the definition of LAN stop? Are my actual computers considered to be part of the LAN? In the case of my awesome slimmp3 player, is my stereo now part of my LAN?
What's gonna happen in a couple of years when my fridge, toaster oven and dishwasher are all on the network? Will I pay LAN tax on them too? Where does it end?
>>Ha ha, prison rape is funny! I'm so glad this country is civilized enough that we can not only condone it, but we can laugh at his humiliation!
Actually, when a violent offender goes to jail, this is one of the things that I hope happens. IMO, it's cool to think about wife beaters, child molesters, rapists and murderers being humiliated and physically harmed. Repeatedly.
>>Galaxies shine with the combined light of all the stars in them. Most of the light from young stars is blue, coming from very hot massive stars. These blue stars live fast and die young, ending their lives in supernova explosions
So I guess that Jimmy Dean, John Belushi, Keith Moon and Bon Scott were blue stars eh?
>>Does that mean we'll never get to see Duke Nukem Forver?
Forget it. That game is never going to come out.
Doom 3 was conceived and coded long after DNF was supposed to be out 'the first time'. Interesting display of how 1 'super programmer'(Carmack) can be so much more productive than a team of average guys(3d Realms).
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>>I love some shoot 'em up games, but guns in real life scare the hell out of me. I didn't even like cops pointing 'em at me when I'd get repeatedly called in as a prowler when I served papers as a process server...
I hear you.
Once I got pulled over on the Garden State Parkway in NJ (for driving too slow, go figure), and as I reached for my license (in my wallet in a tray on the center console) the trooper put his hand on his holstered weapon.
Scared the living shit out of me. My wife too.
wbs.
I don't get it.
Overtighten you screws, pour cola on your mainboard, chew something and create crumbs....
Why is this news? This kind of stuff stopped being funny sometime in 1995. So even if it WAS published in 98, it was cruft then too.
Tomorrow we'll talk about how to properly destroy an old stereo amplifier.
wbs.
Yeah, but we're talking about kids here. Who was supposed to be watching them when they grabbed the guns? And who was watching the guns?
The gun owner has a responsibility to keep them locked up. Right?
wbs.
Mod parent up please!
+1 insightful or +1 interesting.
He's right. Access to the game isn't the problem it's access to the guns.
wbs.
>> its "pimp" factor would quickly drop to "ghetto" levels
:)
And your point is?
Think about it for a minute.
wbs.
So now I can build my own lava lamp, smoke grass, and have my very own source of Random Numbers.
Cool. cough. cough. Anyone got a clip?
wbs.
>>The fence is cool- my wife and I can run outside naked when doing chores on the weekend without being seen.)
:)
Does said fence keep the neighbors from peering down at you from their second story?
Hey, do what moves you. Run around naked, I'm all for it. But remember, the neighbors have eyes.
wbs.
Plumbers and auto mechanics, along with many other skilled tradespeople, tend to be slightly scornful of white collar workers in general, and may have trouble seeing why a programmer should earn any more than an accountant -- and many skilled tradespeople consider accountants overpaid, too.
So what exactly does these guys jealosy have to do with the facts. If they were making a programmer's salary themselves, they wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it. They'd get used to it, and eventually start wanting more for themselves.
I'm sure there's some garbage man or broom pusher out there who thinks that the guy changing spark plugs at the local service station is making too much money. It's all about perspective.
Also, programmers get paid so much because we're writing the software that keeps track of where the money is. (Well in my industry, banking anyway). It's about skill and the ability to think through a particular set of problems.
If the mechanic changing spark plugs doesn't do the job right, the consequences are that some poor guys car doesn't run properly. Big deal. If I don't do my job right, the system starts dropping trades and money starts to dissapear. Not so good.
wbs.
>>The difference is a single graffiti artist doesn't disrupt large portions of the economy.
Nope just a small part of the economy like whole neighborhoods.
When a bunch of taggers start writing in a clean neighborhood you can almost hear the property calues drop.
Nobody wants to buy a house if there's graffiti on the fence across the street. Even if it's been painted over, you know it's been painted over.
So yeah. Cane the graffiti writers.
wbs.
Did HP buy licenses for this setup? Could this be why SCO says HP is in the 'clear'?
wbs.
And in other news the Firebird/Thunderbird source tree has been checked out by Chevysoft and is undergoing modifications for eventual release as the Camaro Browser.
:)
A high speed version called the IROC will also be produced. The target market for this version of the browser will be young users who don't mind paying 20% more for the same product with fancy packaging.
Hello, it's 1987 calling.
wbs.
>>Why do the uninformed have the loudest voice?
:)
Why do homeless guys and the mentally disturbed run around the streets screaming gibberish?
Same answer.
wbs.
Was that Oscar The Grouch by any chance?
wbs.
My buddie's Mom used to play Myst back in the day. Now that I think about it, I remember my Ex boss telling me back then that his sister was into Myst too.
Also, the girl that used to cut my hair was into the Leisure Suit Larry games. She thought they were pretty funny.
So I guess I'm not suprised at all that some girls like video games.
wbs.
>>This like saying that if you put an internal memo if a drop tube down to the basement mailroom you owe the Post Office a stamp.
Yeah. Back in 96 or 97 when the US Post office really started to lose revenue because of Email they tried to figure out a way to impose a tax on every Email sent. That lasted about 15 minutes, but I hear that they were taling to AOL and other ISP's about it for a while.
Scary.
wbs.
Linksys Broadband Router $99.99
Linksys NIC cards ($34.99 X 4) 139.96
Linksys PCMCIA card $49.99
Linksys Workgroup Hub $75.00
Slimmp3 player $250.00
Cables (approx) $75.00
-----------------------
Equipment total $689.94
So if the state were to tax my modest home LAN at 10%, I'm looking at approx $70 a year. That's insanity.
But where does the definition of LAN stop? Are my actual computers considered to be part of the LAN? In the case of my awesome slimmp3 player, is my stereo now part of my LAN?
What's gonna happen in a couple of years when my fridge, toaster oven and dishwasher are all on the network? Will I pay LAN tax on them too? Where does it end?
wbs.
>>But what's Disney going to do? Move to South Carolina?
Disney doesn't need to move to another state because they kind of are a state.
I think that Disney, being a seperate government entity for all intents and purposes will be immune from this tax.
p/g
Hi, I'm Earl Shive and I'll slander any company, with any point of view, for $199.00.
wbs.
Actually the 'when' is meant as an emphasis on my firsthand knowledge.
But I can see your point.
wbs.
>>Then again, it's all about eye-for-an-eye (or butthole) in the US, I guess.
When someone you know is murdered, you may see things differently than you do now.
wbs.
>>Really, would you chuckle at the thought of, say, Susan Smith being gang raped?
Knowing that she killed her 2 innocent babies, I'd turn a blind eye to anything that happened to her.
>>Ha ha, prison rape is funny! I'm so glad this country is civilized enough that we can not only condone it, but we can laugh at his humiliation!
Actually, when a violent offender goes to jail, this is one of the things that I hope happens. IMO, it's cool to think about wife beaters, child molesters, rapists and murderers being humiliated and physically harmed. Repeatedly.
wbs.
I wish I had points today. I'd toss a couple of +1 interesting's your way.
:)
Thanks for the story.
wbs.
>>Galaxies shine with the combined light of all the stars in them. Most of the light from young stars is blue, coming from very hot massive stars. These blue stars live fast and die young, ending their lives in supernova explosions
So I guess that Jimmy Dean, John Belushi, Keith Moon and Bon Scott were blue stars eh?
wbs.
>>Does that mean we'll never get to see Duke Nukem Forver?
Forget it. That game is never going to come out.
Doom 3 was conceived and coded long after DNF was supposed to be out 'the first time'. Interesting display of how 1 'super programmer'(Carmack) can be so much more productive than a team of average guys(3d Realms).
wbs.