Several coworkers, and myself, have taken courses with ITI. [www.iti.com] I've been impressed by the breadth and depth of knowledge they come out of the course with. I've always been disappointed by courses that skim the surface, or that pander to the lowest common denominator in the class. Instead, ITI tends to weed out those who can't keep up, rewarding the bright folks who pay attention.
I said a hick, hack, the hacker, the hacker
To the hick hick hack, a you don't stop!
The hack it to the bang bang hacker say up hacked the hacker
The the ryhthm of the hacker, the hack!
Old school!
Little, simple card, board, and RPG games also get little respect from card, board, and RPG game developers or "hardcore" gamers. Magic: The Gathering (the card game) and Mage Knight (the miniatures game) are both available for purchase in every game store in existence, you can learn to play either in about 20 minutes, and they are fun and addictive. The rules, while not particularly rich or complicated, are elegant, and strong enough to keep people playing. But both of these games are looked down upon by "traditional" gamers.
In fact, the only cardio I get is from Dance Dance Revolution. I can't stand jogging, riding a stationary bike while watching TV is dull, and riding a bicycle around these parts is a drag (I'm in Vancouver, and it rains a lot lot lot). Now if they could just give me XP in Asheron's Call for every KM I bike...
I've known a couple of people who, as strange as it may seem, really disliked eating and food in general. They always said that if meal pills were available a la "Jetsons", they'd be the first to step up to the, er, plate. Is this the first step in that direction?
Hey, as a programmer when I'm in a hurry I'll often use protein powder + banana + milk + blender as a meal, or eat a protein bar and a veggie bar. Being able to pull a superfruit off the tree on your desk while in a coding frenzy would be the ultimate in geek food.
It's always seemed to me that the most effective way to make a profit off your open source product is to sell after-install support, training, and so on. That way, complex products will always get the larger companies shelling out for these "extras". No, you don't make Microsoft money this way, but you can operate with exactly as many staff as you need to fulfill the requests, and expand (training internally, which is in itself training the trainers!) as needed.
Open source good. Design by vote bad.
Letting people vote for which packages rate inclusion would be like polling the public for what sort of TV shows should be aired. The humanity!
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My cousin, after reading my post, PHONED me to tell me this. Sorry, you (and he) are right.
Everything Metallica has released since Master of Puppets has been garbage :).
Several coworkers, and myself, have taken courses with ITI. [www.iti.com] I've been impressed by the breadth and depth of knowledge they come out of the course with. I've always been disappointed by courses that skim the surface, or that pander to the lowest common denominator in the class. Instead, ITI tends to weed out those who can't keep up, rewarding the bright folks who pay attention.
I said a hick, hack, the hacker, the hacker To the hick hick hack, a you don't stop! The hack it to the bang bang hacker say up hacked the hacker The the ryhthm of the hacker, the hack! Old school!
"omfg lag!"
Practical uses of this new technology include drawing the layman a picture detailed enough to explain it...
Little, simple card, board, and RPG games also get little respect from card, board, and RPG game developers or "hardcore" gamers. Magic: The Gathering (the card game) and Mage Knight (the miniatures game) are both available for purchase in every game store in existence, you can learn to play either in about 20 minutes, and they are fun and addictive. The rules, while not particularly rich or complicated, are elegant, and strong enough to keep people playing. But both of these games are looked down upon by "traditional" gamers.
In fact, the only cardio I get is from Dance Dance Revolution. I can't stand jogging, riding a stationary bike while watching TV is dull, and riding a bicycle around these parts is a drag (I'm in Vancouver, and it rains a lot lot lot). Now if they could just give me XP in Asheron's Call for every KM I bike...
Hey, as a programmer when I'm in a hurry I'll often use protein powder + banana + milk + blender as a meal, or eat a protein bar and a veggie bar. Being able to pull a superfruit off the tree on your desk while in a coding frenzy would be the ultimate in geek food.
Of course you can't replace pizza, but hey =).
It's always seemed to me that the most effective way to make a profit off your open source product is to sell after-install support, training, and so on. That way, complex products will always get the larger companies shelling out for these "extras". No, you don't make Microsoft money this way, but you can operate with exactly as many staff as you need to fulfill the requests, and expand (training internally, which is in itself training the trainers!) as needed.
In Soviet Russia, .NET names YOU!
Open source good. Design by vote bad. Letting people vote for which packages rate inclusion would be like polling the public for what sort of TV shows should be aired. The humanity!
I used to play a lot of Pac-Man back in the day, and I weigh well over 230 pounds now. The connection is obvious!
Peter Enckelman was voted the Online Villan Of The Year.
From spamcop.net: Aliases and Addresses Name: Alan M Ralsky 5016 Patrick Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48322 248-661-3355 AKA: Jeff Kramer 6567 Long Lake Road Birmingham, MI 48009 US Domain Name: cambridgewater.net Jeff Kramer (COCO-227918) aral54 AKA: Additional Benefits 2121 Richard Ave W. Bloomfield, MI 48322 248-200-3492 AKA: Creative Marketing Zone Inc 5016 Patrick Rd West Bloomfield, MI 48322 AKA: Sam Smith (MAILSVC2-DOM) 200 W. Long Lake Drive Troy, MI 48332 US Domain Name: MAILSVC.NET Smith, Sam (SS9752) aral AKA: William Window (template COCO-265759) 4512 Westside Royal Oak, Michigan 48098 US William Window (COCO-265759) aral54 +1 248 544 4314 AKA: Alan Ralsky, (AR1574) aral Sav-Rx (RXPOINT-DOM) Domain Name: RXPOINT.COM 9439 N Leamington Skokie, IL 60077 (847) 677-5516 (FAX) (847) 677-5329 AKA: Alan M Ralsky, (AMR43) amr1 Additonal Benefits 5016 Patrick Drive West Bloomfield, MI 48322 1-248-661-3355 (FAX) 1-248-661-3054 AKA: AB Internet 528 S. State St. PMB 523 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (There is no building face with that address on it. There *is*, however, a building that accepts that mail - the University of Michigan Student Union, and the Mailboxes, Etc. that is housed therein.) AKA: rxpoint.com 5016 Patrick Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48322 AKA: MPI Global 5016 Patrick Road W Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 661-3355 AKA: mpiglobal 25514 Graceland Dearborn Heights, MI 48125US AKA: Ray Esseily mpiglobal.com 25514 Graceland Drive Dearborn Heights , MI 48125 1-313-278-8845