I can't picture a gaming market without Nintendo. Mario, Zelda, Metroid... all classics. I got the cube when Metroid came out, and I'm glad I did.. it is superior to the PS/2 in many ways.
I just wish the plethura of games that PS/2 and XBox compete with also appear on the cube (and further systems).
Well, it's not just the small amount in making one chip, it's in making thousands [or millions?]. And it's not just the fossil fuels, it's all the chemicals and other ingredients.
It's not the fact that this sort of thing is just in chips, but it's in almost every part of society.
There are many tyrannical and/or dictator-like people in the world. We don't even realize that because they don't sit on top of the world's second largest (i think) oil fields.
There are other reasons too, but let's not forget that Bush comes from big oil. We are now looking for Oil in africa, despite the poor governments that exist there.
I am referring to any society/culture that does not live in harmony with nature. Not to get all native-american on ya or other aboriginal society, but there is a clear disction to be made: humans lived for thousands of years without destroying the earth. We (meaning everyone from the past 2000 years, or even more recently) are screwing that up.
Take a look at ishmael.org, Daniel Quinn breaks it down into Takers and Leavers. aka, Gorts, and Gortbusters.
In regards to the other species, we should note that given the natural course of history the planet's natural animals are huge dinosaurs. They lasted for millions of years, the earth was a jungle planet for longer then we can imagine.
This is one example of how our society is breeding the destruction of mother earth.
I'm not knocking technology as much as I'm saying that we will pay any price to have the newest technology, the biggest SUV, etc.
This is just like the Detroit project which states how SUV's love of gasoline is help putting the US into war.
Don't ya think America is largely a socialist country? Granted we tote as being totally capitalistic, but there are many socialism type ideals that we support... wellfare is one prime example.
even since the dawn of mp3s, I think we've all had that little feeling in our stomachs that the days of CD sales are limited. It wouldn't ruin the industry.. there'd still be concerts, music videos, and merchandising.
But what would be the main delivery of the art [music] to the public?
It is certainly difficult to say.. 20 dollars for a CD with 12 songs, of which 2-3 are usually "good". (poor generalization) Is it web radio or some other streaming service? Possibly.
Maybe 'albums' need to get bigger, like DVDs that include music videos. Traditional CDs are sold more like singles - very cheaply.
Yes, Java hype is very bad. Whenever I took a java course - in college or from work - it would always have an introduction to a section.
The introduction went something like this:
"This is possible using programming-language-X but has these sort of things that make it annoying for the programmer. Java provides the best solution for Y."
The J-Books (java books) would do much better to just present java's solution to a given problem or technology space, rather than trying to convince me to drop everything and make me a jdeveloper!
I remember this argument when I was talking to an MS employee before.NET was so widely available. He would say I could write Perl, PHP, Java, C, C++, I could write anything I wanted and.NET - a new paradigm - would solve all my problems.
My response: Heh.
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It's true... managers aren't interested in all the fancy technical feets that can be accomplished. The bottom line is they want to make money, and certain buzz words will move them towards different technologies. Java,.NET, both buzzwords. My guess is that a lack of knowledge in both will yield a 'who cares, just do the work' attitude. If they have a background in one, they will probably be slanted in that direction.
when you think about it, MS is really trying to kill java... and in more ways than just the JVM stuff. If you ever visit the MSDN, you might see many items for converting your java code to C#, reasons to use C#.
Take away the business side, what are the advantages of using java versus C#? Looking at Mono it seems to marry both technologies -- correct me if I'm wrong, but they want to compile both.
These 10 fonts shall increase my usability experience, allowing me to show them off to all!
It's always good to hear news like this.. companies don't need to open source everything.. just donate a little to the community and it'll fill our hearts with warm feelings.
I agree there is a cultural context around the original doctrine... but then again, this is what kids are taught in Sunday school.
There is always cultural influence. Notice how sex was taboo in those times. Then just marital sex, then premarital sex is okay. Now we have premiscuous sex in almost every tv show and movie.
Some doctrine apparently changes and other do not. But 'turning the other cheek' was so core, I didn't think it should have been changed if you were to take it as an ultimate truth - something that defines a Christian. If it is not this, what else is it?
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I like the one console to rule them all... 'without Nintendo' meant, without their games, their insight into the industry.
I can't picture a gaming market without Nintendo. Mario, Zelda, Metroid... all classics. I got the cube when Metroid came out, and I'm glad I did .. it is superior to the PS/2 in many ways.
I just wish the plethura of games that PS/2 and XBox compete with also appear on the cube (and further systems).
Well, it's not just the small amount in making one chip, it's in making thousands [or millions?]. And it's not just the fossil fuels, it's all the chemicals and other ingredients.
It's not the fact that this sort of thing is just in chips, but it's in almost every part of society.
There are many tyrannical and/or dictator-like people in the world. We don't even realize that because they don't sit on top of the world's second largest (i think) oil fields.
There are other reasons too, but let's not forget that Bush comes from big oil. We are now looking for Oil in africa, despite the poor governments that exist there.
This summarizes the oil situation.
I am referring to any society/culture that does not live in harmony with nature. Not to get all native-american on ya or other aboriginal society, but there is a clear disction to be made: humans lived for thousands of years without destroying the earth. We (meaning everyone from the past 2000 years, or even more recently) are screwing that up.
Take a look at ishmael.org, Daniel Quinn breaks it down into Takers and Leavers. aka, Gorts, and Gortbusters.
In regards to the other species, we should note that given the natural course of history the planet's natural animals are huge dinosaurs. They lasted for millions of years, the earth was a jungle planet for longer then we can imagine.
This is one example of how our society is breeding the destruction of mother earth. I'm not knocking technology as much as I'm saying that we will pay any price to have the newest technology, the biggest SUV, etc.
This is just like the Detroit project which states how SUV's love of gasoline is help putting the US into war.
Aren't there other means for chip production?
Don't ya think America is largely a socialist country? Granted we tote as being totally capitalistic, but there are many socialism type ideals that we support... wellfare is one prime example.
Does it matter to you, a consumer, whether or not Nike has toxic sweat shops, or the music industry is related to bomb making?
The only significance seems to be whether you want to be lead blindly, or free your mind (lame matrix reference).
The music industry is like a large tentacled beast, business wise, with even ties to war businesses!
Take a look at MTV... good idea to have videos to express the artistic visuals for music. What is it really? A company run by brain
On the topic of corporate structure, would you believe that business wise the music industry tied to the war industry?
You caught me, I haven't bought a CD since 1996, but last I heard they were around 16+ dollars, so I rounded.
Don't forget..
Recording Industry -> Music -> Girls -> Girls on MTV -> Horny guys who don't goto clubs
We love watching things squirm and die like that.
Ironically, it will be interesting to see how the method for music revenue changes.
Remember, the music industry is loosely associated with the war industry.
even since the dawn of mp3s, I think we've all had that little feeling in our stomachs that the days of CD sales are limited. It wouldn't ruin the industry.. there'd still be concerts, music videos, and merchandising.
But what would be the main delivery of the art [music] to the public?
It is certainly difficult to say.. 20 dollars for a CD with 12 songs, of which 2-3 are usually "good". (poor generalization) Is it web radio or some other streaming service? Possibly.
Maybe 'albums' need to get bigger, like DVDs that include music videos. Traditional CDs are sold more like singles - very cheaply.
Yes, Java hype is very bad. Whenever I took a java course - in college or from work - it would always have an introduction to a section.
The introduction went something like this:
"This is possible using programming-language-X but has these sort of things that make it annoying for the programmer. Java provides the best solution for Y."
The J-Books (java books) would do much better to just present java's solution to a given problem or technology space, rather than trying to convince me to drop everything and make me a jdeveloper!
Not many people realize that we live on the earth, not to reap every resources and benefit that we can, but to live harmoneous with it.
Native cultures, plants, and animals have been drove to extinction in the name of 'progress' in our western culture terms.
Shouldn't the other living beings on this planet be considered a network of life? That will be the first step to assure our survival on this planet.
Next item of business... atoms, computers, and the whole 9 yards.
Guess Michael didn't have his cup of Java this morning? Har Har Har.
I remember this argument when I was talking to an MS employee before .NET was so widely available. He would say I could write Perl, PHP, Java, C, C++, I could write anything I wanted and .NET - a new paradigm - would solve all my problems.
My response: Heh.
It's true... managers aren't interested in all the fancy technical feets that can be accomplished. The bottom line is they want to make money, and certain buzz words will move them towards different technologies. Java, .NET, both buzzwords. My guess is that a lack of knowledge in both will yield a 'who cares, just do the work' attitude. If they have a background in one, they will probably be slanted in that direction.
when you think about it, MS is really trying to kill java... and in more ways than just the JVM stuff. If you ever visit the MSDN, you might see many items for converting your java code to C#, reasons to use C#.
Take away the business side, what are the advantages of using java versus C#? Looking at Mono it seems to marry both technologies -- correct me if I'm wrong, but they want to compile both.
True B, True. I can take RedHat 8, and people are much more comfortable with it than the 7.x series.
Fonts really put the polish on RH8.
These 10 fonts shall increase my usability experience, allowing me to show them off to all!
It's always good to hear news like this.. companies don't need to open source everything.. just donate a little to the community and it'll fill our hearts with warm feelings.
I was slightly aware of it - heard of it before, thank you for bringing me into mental focus. Way to go army.
I agree there is a cultural context around the original doctrine... but then again, this is what kids are taught in Sunday school.
There is always cultural influence. Notice how sex was taboo in those times. Then just marital sex, then premarital sex is okay. Now we have premiscuous sex in almost every tv show and movie.
Some doctrine apparently changes and other do not. But 'turning the other cheek' was so core, I didn't think it should have been changed if you were to take it as an ultimate truth - something that defines a Christian. If it is not this, what else is it?
You might wonder why the army doesn't push the virtual immitations more to train the youngsters for the real thing? Hah!