It's not new folks... Del was the first, he's been busting out rhymes that appeal to the geekier hip-hop listener before the rest.
Protoculture, From the album Both Sides Of The Brain (2000):
"Play games by Capcom with a power glove strapped on On any platform, I don't spend my dough on Phat Farm"
Virus, from the album Deltron 3030 (2000):
"I wanna devise a virus
To bring dire straits to your environment
Crush your corporations with a mild touch
Trash your whole computer system and revert you to papyrus
I want to make a super virus
Strong enough to cause blackouts in every single metropolis"
...Too bad wired had no mention of MC Chris, Del, or even Ugly Duckling
In short, yes. Same goes for the Namco, C64, and other things like that that you see sold in most "reputable" stores.
Although I see you use quotes around reputable, although a store such as wal mart may have a reputation.... I wouldn't necessarily trust their knowledge of the law because of this.
As an anecdote for Wal-Mart in specific... My local Wal Mart sells a good number of spin fishing tackle items that contain lead. I know they sell more than one, but, one item in specific is a lead weighted indicator that I have bought. The catch is, lead fishing tackle (especially weights) is illegal in New York State [state.ny.us] (where I live).
The more specialized local fishing tackle establishment (my local fly shop) knows the laws surrounding fishing (and probably has more concern for the effects of using lead tackle) more closely and doesn't sell a single lead item.
The moral of this little comparison is: Just because a company is big and "reputable", doesn't mean that they don't ever break the law.
(and as an aside: those 'classic-games-in-a-joystick' are probably legal, they sure use a lot of the atari/nintendo/etc branding, and that branding always seems to get a lot of attention from the copyright watch dogs.)
where'd you get that key, a cracker jack box?
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the segway pilot got the red key as a prize from cracker jacks.... that might explain a lot.
love the term:) i consider myself a subsistence programmer, i just never had a good term for it.
i run a small image hosting service called weblogimages.com (not a plug, just an example, it's not exactally marketed to the slashdot sort) and it pays my rent and then some. it gives me a little insurance so i can go and sell more of my work. I know i'll make most of my bills, and I can keep on selling work to other customers. i don't live in a big city either, i live in central new york. It's not exciting, but, the cost of living is dirt cheap, and at least out here, it's no more than 4-5 hours to new york, boston, montreal.
originally i used my extra time (and a steady job) to build some web applications that i knew i could sell to small business people on a personal basis (no advertising, no shrink wrap) and do minimal tweaking to personalize the application for each customer.
the cost is so low for my clientelle, and the profit is so good for me, i'm always excited to do work, and my clients are more than willing to give me more.
anyhow, i recommend any programmer to at least attempt to do some work on the side. pick some up and give it a shot. i got real tired of writing estimates as an employee of a company, and seeing them bill my annual salary for a couple weeks of my work. Divide that price by 26 and make some extremely happy customers!:)
Maybe NASA should take note and start using Linux to save tax payer money powering their multi million dollar space shuttle toilets. If robots can watch logs, they can flush 'em too.
agreed.
XML isn't perfect, but, what programming language is?
When I'm stuck outputting a text-like file (that i'll have to input again), I definately use XML. I like the standard, and it makes me more organized.
Saying "XML is hard" is like saying "math is hard". all depends on the situation and the person using it.
(1 + 1 = 2) == ([hotdog] all beef frank [/hotdog])
This has probably been mentioned, but... If you're putting down money on a game, and then taking money back at the 'end' of the game, isn't that gambling?
When I was 12 years old, I remember going to an arcade in New Hampshire, USA, called "Fun Spot", where you exchanged money for token which you could use to play video games, skeet shoot, stuff like that. They also had a machine where you could pump tokens into in hopes of winning more tokens. I hit the jack pot on that particular token machine, and got the bright idea that I'd exchange my tokens for cash -- i was a smart kid, cash was surely better than some 8 bit crummy games of the day, BUT! You weren't allowed to exchange the tokens back for cash -- cause it's considered gambling! I was bummed.
Anyways... I personally have nothing against gambling, but... Uncle Sam isn't so keen on kids gambling (although this is a sweedish game, i assume they're looking for some american customers), think there might be an issue with letting kids play a game where you can put down real cash to win or lose it? And for the sake of discussion -- what will morally conservative types think about a game where you can kill someone and take their -actual- money.
Regardless, I think it's a relatively neat idea -- and yes, ground-breaking. But, you won't see me signing up for it. I have a modest budget, and If I lost my wad cause some spoiled brat kid fragged me cause they have the money to spend on the best weapon, i'd be turned off for life, so... I just won't go there.
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It's not new folks... Del was the first, he's been busting out rhymes that appeal to the geekier hip-hop listener before the rest.
...Too bad wired had no mention of MC Chris, Del, or even Ugly Duckling
Protoculture, From the album Both Sides Of The Brain (2000):
"Play games by Capcom with a power glove strapped on On any platform, I don't spend my dough on Phat Farm"
Virus, from the album Deltron 3030 (2000):
"I wanna devise a virus
To bring dire straits to your environment
Crush your corporations with a mild touch
Trash your whole computer system and revert you to papyrus
I want to make a super virus
Strong enough to cause blackouts in every single metropolis"
....I wonder if you can still read the site via the http://www.waybackmachine.org/ ;) I bet you can at least get the content without the images.
Yeah, the goverment is doing such a great job with everything else -- spending our taxes, foreign policy, etc...
[sarcasm]...I'm POSITIVE they can sling some great code!![/sarcasm]
In short, yes. Same goes for the Namco, C64, and other things like that that you see sold in most "reputable" stores. Although I see you use quotes around reputable, although a store such as wal mart may have a reputation.... I wouldn't necessarily trust their knowledge of the law because of this. As an anecdote for Wal-Mart in specific... My local Wal Mart sells a good number of spin fishing tackle items that contain lead. I know they sell more than one, but, one item in specific is a lead weighted indicator that I have bought. The catch is, lead fishing tackle (especially weights) is illegal in New York State [state.ny.us] (where I live). The more specialized local fishing tackle establishment (my local fly shop) knows the laws surrounding fishing (and probably has more concern for the effects of using lead tackle) more closely and doesn't sell a single lead item. The moral of this little comparison is: Just because a company is big and "reputable", doesn't mean that they don't ever break the law. (and as an aside: those 'classic-games-in-a-joystick' are probably legal, they sure use a lot of the atari/nintendo/etc branding, and that branding always seems to get a lot of attention from the copyright watch dogs.)
the segway pilot got the red key as a prize from cracker jacks.... that might explain a lot.
love the term :) i consider myself a subsistence programmer, i just never had a good term for it.
:)
i run a small image hosting service called weblogimages.com (not a plug, just an example, it's not exactally marketed to the slashdot sort) and it pays my rent and then some. it gives me a little insurance so i can go and sell more of my work. I know i'll make most of my bills, and I can keep on selling work to other customers. i don't live in a big city either, i live in central new york. It's not exciting, but, the cost of living is dirt cheap, and at least out here, it's no more than 4-5 hours to new york, boston, montreal.
originally i used my extra time (and a steady job) to build some web applications that i knew i could sell to small business people on a personal basis (no advertising, no shrink wrap) and do minimal tweaking to personalize the application for each customer.
the cost is so low for my clientelle, and the profit is so good for me, i'm always excited to do work, and my clients are more than willing to give me more.
anyhow, i recommend any programmer to at least attempt to do some work on the side. pick some up and give it a shot. i got real tired of writing estimates as an employee of a company, and seeing them bill my annual salary for a couple weeks of my work. Divide that price by 26 and make some extremely happy customers!
Maybe NASA should take note and start using Linux to save tax payer money powering their multi million dollar space shuttle toilets. If robots can watch logs, they can flush 'em too.
agreed. XML isn't perfect, but, what programming language is? When I'm stuck outputting a text-like file (that i'll have to input again), I definately use XML. I like the standard, and it makes me more organized. Saying "XML is hard" is like saying "math is hard". all depends on the situation and the person using it. (1 + 1 = 2) == ([hotdog] all beef frank [/hotdog])
This has probably been mentioned, but... If you're putting down money on a game, and then taking money back at the 'end' of the game, isn't that gambling? When I was 12 years old, I remember going to an arcade in New Hampshire, USA, called "Fun Spot", where you exchanged money for token which you could use to play video games, skeet shoot, stuff like that. They also had a machine where you could pump tokens into in hopes of winning more tokens. I hit the jack pot on that particular token machine, and got the bright idea that I'd exchange my tokens for cash -- i was a smart kid, cash was surely better than some 8 bit crummy games of the day, BUT! You weren't allowed to exchange the tokens back for cash -- cause it's considered gambling! I was bummed. Anyways... I personally have nothing against gambling, but... Uncle Sam isn't so keen on kids gambling (although this is a sweedish game, i assume they're looking for some american customers), think there might be an issue with letting kids play a game where you can put down real cash to win or lose it? And for the sake of discussion -- what will morally conservative types think about a game where you can kill someone and take their -actual- money. Regardless, I think it's a relatively neat idea -- and yes, ground-breaking. But, you won't see me signing up for it. I have a modest budget, and If I lost my wad cause some spoiled brat kid fragged me cause they have the money to spend on the best weapon, i'd be turned off for life, so... I just won't go there.