I'm not sure if the review was an exercise in reverse psycology. I don't like rpgs. But man that review went to such lengths to bash it, it makes me want to pick up the book, just so I could figure out if he's really anal, or if the book is that bad. In the future, he might not want to focus so much on the presentation and provide some review of the context. In all, I feel sad for the reviewer. I think this review might be a call for help.
They aren't silly enough to believe that they will impact the compaines, but they do want to raise awarness in the general population that these games are not for kids. It may sound silly, but I know a lot of clueless parents who don't realise how graphic some of these games are. While the ideal parent would be involved enough in their childs life to montier thier video games personally, many do not have the luxuary of the time required. So hopefully groups like this do cause parents of young impressionable children to take *some* time and look at what their kids are playing.
Czar, as you should remeber from history class, is russian for Ceasar. Ceasar, as you should remember from lunch, is a salad. So, like the drug and IP Czars are just like leafy green vegitables coated in a mixture of vinagar and oil. I might be afraid of soft furry kittens that rub agianst my leg, but I couldn't be afraid of something so weak and pittiful as romaine lettuce.
You think firefly makes people think?!? I think you really need to practice your thinking. I think it was just trying too hard to be different without actually alienating anyone. Sort of like buffy, or Smallville, or dare I say it,.... Friends.
That's just it. It hasn't transended its own genre. Not yet. So what's the reason for that? Why isn't more widely known outside of Comic book fanboy's? Anyone know? Or rather I should say, does any one want to ramble on for a while and pretend to be an expert on the phenomenon of popularity of a cultural piece in a distinct sub culture.
I think I need to popularise a law dictating the truth about backups and medium used for them. Henceforth, It shall be called Bill's Law:
By the time backup media that is large enough to back up your current hard drive is cheap, you will have upgraded to a new hard drive with a capacity such that it will no longer be practical to back up with that media.
Ok the phrasing needs some work, but thats certainly been mycase. When I had a hard drive that was only four gigs, cd-r's looked perfect. It would only take six of them. By the time I got one I had a 30 gig hard drive. But then it looks like dvd-r's will work as a back up. By the time I get one my hard drive is 250 gigs. So by the time I get a Recordable Blue Ray that stores 500 gigs I'm sure I'll have a 30 terrabye drive.
I'll have to think about that more, but intially it sounds like a brilliant idea. Ok, here come my counter arguments. If they aren't going to be allowed to patent anything, then they won't. That might be a problem. One of the benifits of the patent system is that a company completely explains the innovation, so that when the patent does expire anyone can easily implement it. While it might not be an issue with such a trivial idea such as the IsNot operator, it might be a huge problem in the semiconducter industry. So the monopoly might continue to come up with new ideas, they just won't tell anyone how they did anything. Then society will lose out as the information won't be shared.
So what aspects of the design and, more importantly, what aspects of the navigation and UI of the Creative devices do you find to be superior to the iPod? I'll expect very detailed answers since you have obviously used both and are forming your conclusions based on fact. And I'll pretend like I don't already know it all comes down to the fact that it is cheaper.
You *do* realise that we are talking about personal opinions of user interfaces. Right? I don't like the wheel. I do like being able to quickly change the battery on the Zen. So the price difference was enough to convince me, despite the inferior music playing software of Creative. I Don't really need to be able to transfer music back and forth, except when I buy new cd's.
Thats an intersting idea, but that is so untested and completely different than standard operating procedure that they will screw up just as much trying to make it work. You'll end up spending more trying to make something new and unproven work, then just plowing ahead. Something like that would have to be tested in a more controlled enviorment for a couple of years before being unleashed upon the populace. Just so they work out all of the kinks and really refine the procedures down.
Usually new concepts spawn new programming languages. Then after the concept has been proven, the features are hacked into other existing languages. Like Objects and SmallTalk. And the like. There are plenty of expiramental languages out there. If it really is a good idea, create a new language around it. If its such a fundemental change, then it couldn't be dropped in to a production quality language. No one would have the skills to use it, and everyone would switch to a competing language product, especially risk adverse managers.
His point is that its not good enough for anyone to trust. What if he didn't know anything about Hamilton? Could he trust the article as it was? Furthermore, what about subjects he has less expertise in? Basically, he's pointing out a fundemental flaw that he alone cannot correct. He might be able to fix Hamilton, but how can anyone trust that its correct? How does anyone know that an article has evolved into a trusted state?
What does that have to do with anything? Going between planets we will still be limited to sending messanges at the speed of light. aprox 16 minutes from here to mars. There most definitely *will* be a lengthy delay between messages.
I got a reply from justin. He said that AOL had put a hiring freeze on. They wren't allowed to hire anyone else, and if someone left they wouldn't be replaced. It was pretty clear that he was really frustrated with the situation. So this doesn't come as such a big suprise.
I find it also strange that the two were bundled for a while. Installing Netscape installed winamp. Its like they tied them together so they wouldn't have to use as much gasoline.
They completely rewrote all of office as a broswer based application suite. They evaluated it internally against Office XP and apparently Office XP won. Now, we'll never know why XP won. I suspect that it was deemed more profitable than the browser based alternative. It would take a lot of work to get companies to switch over to a browser based office suite, especially if it meant that the coperate data was going to be stored on external servers.
Yes, yes. There the insane ones.. Why wouldn't women date guys like us? High IQ's, steady paychecks, dashingly good looks from 200 yards, No noticable odors from 300 yards, ego's the size of large cities. Man I tell you, I am this close to cloning myself , but switching the sex to female. Yeah, that would show them. That would show them All.
I just thought the parallel was interesting. I really didn't mean to spread any predjudice. But, there is a bit of truth in saying that the contry is corrupt. Read this Bangladesh was recently named the most corrupt nation on earth.
The website mntions that its designed for the Bangladesh market. I went to college with a prince of Bangladesh. He screwed me over on our final project for physics. Didn't show up for the presentation, then claimed that he had done all of the work I presented. Unfortunate for him, he didn't relalise that I had been consulting the professor on a regular basis about the project. So it was obvious who was telling the truth. I'm not saying everyone there is corrupt. In fact, the only problem I had with the situation is that he didn't even offer me a bribe of any kind.
You didn't care enough to RTFA, but you cared enough to post telling us how much you don't care. Thus showing us how much you do care. You care enough to not care, but are very passionate about your not caring. You want us to care that you don't care. Or perhaps you want us to care how much you care that you don't care? Well, buddy, I just wanted you to know that I care about wheather you wanted us to care about you not caring or wanted us to care about you caring about not caring. And I hope that everyone else cares about me caring about you either wanting us to care about you not caring or wanting us to care about you caring about you not caring. Just thought I'd write this to let you all know I care.
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I'm not sure if the review was an exercise in reverse psycology. I don't like rpgs. But man that review went to such lengths to bash it, it makes me want to pick up the book, just so I could figure out if he's really anal, or if the book is that bad. In the future, he might not want to focus so much on the presentation and provide some review of the context. In all, I feel sad for the reviewer. I think this review might be a call for help.
They aren't silly enough to believe that they will impact the compaines, but they do want to raise awarness in the general population that these games are not for kids. It may sound silly, but I know a lot of clueless parents who don't realise how graphic some of these games are. While the ideal parent would be involved enough in their childs life to montier thier video games personally, many do not have the luxuary of the time required. So hopefully groups like this do cause parents of young impressionable children to take *some* time and look at what their kids are playing.
They didn't create it anymore than they created itunes.
Czar, as you should remeber from history class, is russian for Ceasar. Ceasar, as you should remember from lunch, is a salad. So, like the drug and IP Czars are just like leafy green vegitables coated in a mixture of vinagar and oil. I might be afraid of soft furry kittens that rub agianst my leg, but I couldn't be afraid of something so weak and pittiful as romaine lettuce.
You think firefly makes people think?!? I think you really need to practice your thinking. I think it was just trying too hard to be different without actually alienating anyone. Sort of like buffy, or Smallville, or dare I say it, .... Friends.
That's just it. It hasn't transended its own genre. Not yet. So what's the reason for that? Why isn't more widely known outside of Comic book fanboy's? Anyone know? Or rather I should say, does any one want to ramble on for a while and pretend to be an expert on the phenomenon of popularity of a cultural piece in a distinct sub culture.
Not to start another flamewar BUT...
Here is a box of matches and a gallon of gasoline. Lets see who can light a mathc quickest after being drenched in gasoline.
The adminstration has done this. Its recent, but its a step in the right direction.
I think I need to popularise a law dictating the truth about backups and medium used for them. Henceforth, It shall be called Bill's Law:
By the time backup media that is large enough to back up your current hard drive is cheap, you will have upgraded to a new hard drive with a capacity such that it will no longer be practical to back up with that media.
Ok the phrasing needs some work, but thats certainly been mycase. When I had a hard drive that was only four gigs, cd-r's looked perfect. It would only take six of them. By the time I got one I had a 30 gig hard drive. But then it looks like dvd-r's will work as a back up. By the time I get one my hard drive is 250 gigs. So by the time I get a Recordable Blue Ray that stores 500 gigs I'm sure I'll have a 30 terrabye drive.
I'll have to think about that more, but intially it sounds like a brilliant idea. Ok, here come my counter arguments. If they aren't going to be allowed to patent anything, then they won't. That might be a problem. One of the benifits of the patent system is that a company completely explains the innovation, so that when the patent does expire anyone can easily implement it. While it might not be an issue with such a trivial idea such as the IsNot operator, it might be a huge problem in the semiconducter industry. So the monopoly might continue to come up with new ideas, they just won't tell anyone how they did anything. Then society will lose out as the information won't be shared.
So what aspects of the design and, more importantly, what aspects of the navigation and UI of the Creative devices do you find to be superior to the iPod? I'll expect very detailed answers since you have obviously used both and are forming your conclusions based on fact. And I'll pretend like I don't already know it all comes down to the fact that it is cheaper.
You *do* realise that we are talking about personal opinions of user interfaces. Right? I don't like the wheel. I do like being able to quickly change the battery on the Zen. So the price difference was enough to convince me, despite the inferior music playing software of Creative. I Don't really need to be able to transfer music back and forth, except when I buy new cd's.
Thats an intersting idea, but that is so untested and completely different than standard operating procedure that they will screw up just as much trying to make it work. You'll end up spending more trying to make something new and unproven work, then just plowing ahead. Something like that would have to be tested in a more controlled enviorment for a couple of years before being unleashed upon the populace. Just so they work out all of the kinks and really refine the procedures down.
Usually new concepts spawn new programming languages. Then after the concept has been proven, the features are hacked into other existing languages. Like Objects and SmallTalk. And the like. There are plenty of expiramental languages out there. If it really is a good idea, create a new language around it. If its such a fundemental change, then it couldn't be dropped in to a production quality language. No one would have the skills to use it, and everyone would switch to a competing language product, especially risk adverse managers.
It was a joke. Laugh. Everyone understood Yogi berra, but his way with words was just hilarious, much like the story submission.
His point is that its not good enough for anyone to trust. What if he didn't know anything about Hamilton? Could he trust the article as it was? Furthermore, what about subjects he has less expertise in? Basically, he's pointing out a fundemental flaw that he alone cannot correct. He might be able to fix Hamilton, but how can anyone trust that its correct? How does anyone know that an article has evolved into a trusted state?
If that's not a flip-flop, I don't know what the fuck is.
obviously not. Let me inform you.
What does that have to do with anything? Going between planets we will still be limited to sending messanges at the speed of light. aprox 16 minutes from here to mars. There most definitely *will* be a lengthy delay between messages.
I got a reply from justin. He said that AOL had put a hiring freeze on. They wren't allowed to hire anyone else, and if someone left they wouldn't be replaced. It was pretty clear that he was really frustrated with the situation. So this doesn't come as such a big suprise.
I find it also strange that the two were bundled for a while. Installing Netscape installed winamp. Its like they tied them together so they wouldn't have to use as much gasoline.
Something is being "over-hyped" on Slashdot? Never.
They completely rewrote all of office as a broswer based application suite. They evaluated it internally against Office XP and apparently Office XP won. Now, we'll never know why XP won. I suspect that it was deemed more profitable than the browser based alternative. It would take a lot of work to get companies to switch over to a browser based office suite, especially if it meant that the coperate data was going to be stored on external servers.
Yes, yes. There the insane ones.. Why wouldn't women date guys like us? High IQ's, steady paychecks, dashingly good looks from 200 yards, No noticable odors from 300 yards, ego's the size of large cities. Man I tell you, I am this close to cloning myself , but switching the sex to female. Yeah, that would show them. That would show them All.
I just thought the parallel was interesting. I really didn't mean to spread any predjudice. But, there is a bit of truth in saying that the contry is corrupt. Read this Bangladesh was recently named the most corrupt nation on earth.
The website mntions that its designed for the Bangladesh market. I went to college with a prince of Bangladesh. He screwed me over on our final project for physics. Didn't show up for the presentation, then claimed that he had done all of the work I presented. Unfortunate for him, he didn't relalise that I had been consulting the professor on a regular basis about the project. So it was obvious who was telling the truth. I'm not saying everyone there is corrupt. In fact, the only problem I had with the situation is that he didn't even offer me a bribe of any kind.
You didn't care enough to RTFA, but you cared enough to post telling us how much you don't care. Thus showing us how much you do care. You care enough to not care, but are very passionate about your not caring. You want us to care that you don't care. Or perhaps you want us to care how much you care that you don't care? Well, buddy, I just wanted you to know that I care about wheather you wanted us to care about you not caring or wanted us to care about you caring about not caring. And I hope that everyone else cares about me caring about you either wanting us to care about you not caring or wanting us to care about you caring about you not caring. Just thought I'd write this to let you all know I care.