I agree computer games are (sometimes) a form of art. It's an industry too, anyway...
I see a big problem in the capitalist approach for creating games: if you invest a lot, you can't risk yourself into doing something too new most people won't understand.
That's what killed innovation since the 16-bit era.
Ahh somebody bring the good ole' 8bit-early16bit days back...
-number of plates
-density
-rotation speed ...
-average bits lost after 10E90 read/writes -average jobs lost after 10E90 read/writes
-average lifes lost per 10E90 read/writes
I wonder how good could a specifically designed RSA codebreaker be...
Another idea is putting one of these in every motherboard to emulate other systems more efficiently in a multiprocessing environment, or Java VM by hardware... Perl / PHP hardware interpreters...
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,300 (2001 est.)
To me, that says that piracy is probably as prevalent as it is because people simply cannot afford music at the prices they'd be with a legitimate album sales market in place. Perhaps I'm wrong - it could very well just be a social issue, stemming form differing cultures.
Here in the US, though, there are probably a number of factors for music piracy.
Price may be an issue for some. As a college student, I can't really afford to spend $20 a pop on CDs when my school is sucking me dry.
Just in case you didn't read, a CD is $1.80 there. We make roughly 6 times more in average and CDs are roughly 10 times more expensive here.
Their CDs are proportionally at what would be about $10 - $12 and piracy is still unstoppable, so it has become a cultural fact. Maybe the whole thing started when everything was too expensive and everybody was forced into piracy and got used to it.
...that's not so important anyway, since minus 272.99999C would be just the same as -273C for almost any practical means.
We now know how low IS temperature in some place: -272C . We have to take it simply as is, a new record and a proof to the very possibility to reach such temperatures in nature.
BTW, is there any proof to that "Zero Point Energy can't be removed" theory?
This is yet another case of blatant overmoderation.
While I think he's wrong, it's a common point of view and the pilar or the "switch / lock-in" problem.
If the kids know linux and main GNU apps , those apps he mentions (bloated pieces of software) can be learnt in 10 minutes. At least, the important 10% we use 99% of the time.
Another thing you should think about is unstability in the IT world. When I was 15, Wordperfect was dominant (5.1 for MSDOS then 6.0 for windows 16bit) and some people still used wordstar. I learnt Ashton Tate's Framework 3 and dBase. Those were the standards by then. I had to relearn EVERYTHING because in some years windows took over and then win95 (completely different BTW). I spent hundreds of hours getting used to countless key combos - things are a lot easier now.
Doesn't matter what those kids learn, it will be outdated when they leave college for a job.
Does Microsoft bashing count as trolling? Nope this is slashdot:)
If every forum I've trolled leeches me $5000 this is the end:)
So trolls are $5000. How much are first-posters?
Cellphones are already cheap enough, and may get even more cheap if this 802.11 thing works.
My 15 years old cousin uses it mainly to date chicks. His phone costed him about $100 and he spends around $20 a month in calls. For the same price, you can get him anytime, and he can call, for example, if he had problems with his bike.
Get real.
"Computer users... those arrogant yuppies. If they have so much office work to do, why don't they hire a secretary?"
Requiring registration makes a service NOT FREE . It costs you part of your information and FREEDOM
Somebody explain the guys at NYT that a registration can't be free . Of course, I'm talking free as in "free speech", "land of the free" (if that means something) and not "free beer" (not that I don't like free beer).
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Talk about serving web pages "on the fly" :-)
Sorry, couldn't resist
In Soviet Russia, our bugs have programs
Sorry again
Thanks for taking care of that MORON while I was away. What cracks me up is he talking about education...
Of course, if you care about your server's reliability in the slightest, an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) system is in order.
And that's regardless of where you store your data.
I agree computer games are (sometimes) a form of art. It's an industry too, anyway...
I see a big problem in the capitalist approach for creating games: if you invest a lot, you can't risk yourself into doing something too new most people won't understand.
That's what killed innovation since the 16-bit era.
Ahh somebody bring the good ole' 8bit-early16bit days back...
-number of plates
...
-density
-rotation speed
-average bits lost after 10E90 read/writes
-average jobs lost after 10E90 read/writes
-average lifes lost per 10E90 read/writes
I wonder how good could a specifically designed RSA codebreaker be...
Another idea is putting one of these in every motherboard to emulate other systems more efficiently in a multiprocessing environment, or Java VM by hardware... Perl / PHP hardware interpreters...
Mutable computers are a geek dream come true!!
So I can't say "does anything but toast" anymore.
Their CDs are proportionally at what would be about $10 - $12 and piracy is still unstoppable, so it has become a cultural fact. Maybe the whole thing started when everything was too expensive and everybody was forced into piracy and got used to it.
...that's not so important anyway, since minus 272.99999C would be just the same as -273C for almost any practical means.
We now know how low IS temperature in some place: -272C . We have to take it simply as is, a new record and a proof to the very possibility to reach such temperatures in nature.
BTW, is there any proof to that "Zero Point Energy can't be removed" theory?
3) migrate like the goose in winter
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Well, China is a wide country and all... but it appears like the oddest dinosaurs in this world were all in China, which makes you think ;)
I guess most species in China should be in Russia and Mongolia too (no great wall back then)
Hmm are the russians researching in this field??
This is yet another case of blatant overmoderation.
While I think he's wrong, it's a common point of view and the pilar or the "switch / lock-in" problem.
If the kids know linux and main GNU apps , those apps he mentions (bloated pieces of software) can be learnt in 10 minutes. At least, the important 10% we use 99% of the time.
Another thing you should think about is unstability in the IT world. When I was 15, Wordperfect was dominant (5.1 for MSDOS then 6.0 for windows 16bit) and some people still used wordstar. I learnt Ashton Tate's Framework 3 and dBase. Those were the standards by then. I had to relearn EVERYTHING because in some years windows took over and then win95 (completely different BTW). I spent hundreds of hours getting used to countless key combos - things are a lot easier now.
Doesn't matter what those kids learn, it will be outdated when they leave college for a job.
...not for being a troll but for being a moron. So he's harassing a website where he has left his true data?
Sue the hell out of him
Does Microsoft bashing count as trolling? Nope this is slashdot :)
If every forum I've trolled leeches me $5000 this is the end :)
So trolls are $5000. How much are first-posters?
Cellphones are already cheap enough, and may get even more cheap if this 802.11 thing works.
My 15 years old cousin uses it mainly to date chicks. His phone costed him about $100 and he spends around $20 a month in calls. For the same price, you can get him anytime, and he can call, for example, if he had problems with his bike.
Get real.
"Computer users... those arrogant yuppies. If they have so much office work to do, why don't they hire a secretary?"
I'm "sick & tired" :) of registering everywhere.
Requiring registration makes a service NOT FREE . It costs you part of your information and FREEDOM
Somebody explain the guys at NYT that a registration can't be free . Of course, I'm talking free as in "free speech", "land of the free" (if that means something) and not "free beer" (not that I don't like free beer).
For the interested: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Just the day after I downloaded 3 SUSE CD's from a 56K....
Dunno whether the BarMonkey or not, but it looks like they use 486s for serving too. Beer budget must be higher than web server budget after all :)
If you look at the link, it's http://www.craphound.com/down/
Yep, that's exactly how it is, "down".
bad input system + bad camera + bad connection + expensive phone = good?
Somebody tell me who's making the decisions at the telecom industry. Do they read slashdot?
Next fiasco. This one is easy.
1977 Honda Accord
This was supposed to be in parent... but I clicked by accident
Hey Larry Wall, time to upgrade that crappy
I don't agree the PS2 is such a big improvement over the DC in real world applications. You know the real world? programming ease counts there.
:)
If the PS3 holds true to the hype, we could be bruteforcing XBOX private key using PS3!! Now that's fun