Gp wasn't suggesting computing energy, just pointing out that a bare mv results in a vector, not a scalar that can be easily compared. What we want is m|v|, which can be computed as m * sqrt(v^2). And anway, for "energy" computation purposes mv^2 will get you double the "true" figure (assuming you were interpreting it as kinetic energy), since K.E. = 0.5 * m * v^2.
That's not true, as of recently, in the UK. There's a small overlap between some of the unlicensed spectrum and that used by GSM phones (it was originally intended to protect 3G and GSM phones from interfering).
You're mixed up in your King Canute reference. King Canute knew the tide would not obey---the point of the exercise was to prove this to his courtiers.
Let it also be noted that you are wrong. The plural is euro. It was decided that having different plurals for the different European languages would lead to too much confusion.
Why can't MMORPGs have user-modifiable, organically-growing worlds? It's pretty inefficient for a small group of developers to have to create everything: you're obviously never going to get the same level of detail (could they create something as detailed as even a typical small town?).
By comparison, allowing players to construct buildings, create communities, etc., on randomly generated terrain would create a world with detail proportional to the number of players.
It's a pity JavaScript rarely gets the attention it deserves as a legitimate programming language. Most guides to C begin with teaching you how compilers work; most guides to JavaScript teach you how to swap some images.
This is unfortunate as it's quite powerful: it supports first-class functions and an excellent generic object-system, not to mention the usual suspects such as dynamic memory management.
Hopefully its apparent resurgence these days (as browser vendors get their compatibility acts together) will change this.
Looking forward to the new Batman -- he's one of the deepest comic book heroes out there. Apart from his own turmoil, documented throughout the series, the madness, brooding insanity and general darkness of Gotham is still an interesting depiction of a vaguely 40s American Urban wasteland. It contrasts fairly starkly with today's forgettable, fluffy all-star heroes.
"Even at a price of $10k, we don't expect to sell more than maybe 20-50 license"
Very few products have a market this small. If you can get it off the ground, to the point that you ship just 20, there's no reason 200, 2,000, or more is not an option. Don't write off the chance of making some money, or at least the opportunity of recouping some of your investment.
Be careful about jumping into open-source. Remember, most successful projects scratch the itch of a developer. Chances are, this is a product of interest mainly to large companies -- not your average Linux hacker - open source won't be a panacea.
A model that combines open-source and the associated benefits with a per-seat support contract, could very well work, however. Considering the huge investment ($2m) your company has made, it's certainly worthwhile to try to recoup as much as possible.
It nearly goes without saying: don't assume that you can just throw it out into the open. It works for some projects (e.g. WebKit recently), because it's directly applicable to a lot of end-users. Not every project's like that.
All those complaining about the OSI insisting that a licence is open-source only if they approve it forget one thing: the OSI coined the term "open source". Hard as it may be to imagine, the phrase didn't exist up to 7 or so years ago.
With this in mind, their claims are somewhat justified.
A threatened seat for a senator is even more worrying than a loss of income (they can find new vested interests). Let the two sponsors of the INDUCE Act know how you feel:
"Python has some wonderful features in terms of speed and readability"
Common Lisp and Scheme are both compiled, and thus substantially faster than Python. By a factor of up to 50.
"Scheme seems like it has lost the intelligent simplicity of Python in favour of clumsy "special character" based syntax"
Scheme syntax is the same as Common Lisp's...
"its ugly, illegible, and slower than compiled languages" ...because there is no syntax, which is the point. I'm not sure how you define ugliness, but Lisp is the simplest of all languages in terms of aesthetics. Slower than compiled languages? Sorry, buddy, but Lisp has been compiled since the start. It can be interpreted, but optimised, compiled Lisp outperforms C++.
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Gp wasn't suggesting computing energy, just pointing out that a bare mv results in a vector, not a scalar that can be easily compared. What we want is m|v|, which can be computed as m * sqrt(v^2). And anway, for "energy" computation purposes mv^2 will get you double the "true" figure (assuming you were interpreting it as kinetic energy), since K.E. = 0.5 * m * v^2.
That's not true, as of recently, in the UK. There's a small overlap between some of the unlicensed spectrum and that used by GSM phones (it was originally intended to protect 3G and GSM phones from interfering).
The proper shout is "Hear, hear", which, when you think about it, makes a lot more sense.
The proper shout is "Hear, hear", which, when you think about it, makes an awful lot more sense.
You're mixed up in your King Canute reference. King Canute knew the tide would not obey---the point of the exercise was to prove this to his courtiers.
Let it be noted that the plural of euro is euros.
Let it also be noted that you are wrong. The plural is euro. It was decided that having different plurals for the different European languages would lead to too much confusion.
This Euro FAQ published by the EU clarifies things.
Why can't MMORPGs have user-modifiable, organically-growing worlds? It's pretty inefficient for a small group of developers to have to create everything: you're obviously never going to get the same level of detail (could they create something as detailed as even a typical small town?).
By comparison, allowing players to construct buildings, create communities, etc., on randomly generated terrain would create a world with detail proportional to the number of players.
I'd nearly play that game.
It's a pity JavaScript rarely gets the attention it deserves as a legitimate programming language. Most guides to C begin with teaching you how compilers work; most guides to JavaScript teach you how to swap some images.
This is unfortunate as it's quite powerful: it supports first-class functions and an excellent generic object-system, not to mention the usual suspects such as dynamic memory management.
Hopefully its apparent resurgence these days (as browser vendors get their compatibility acts together) will change this.
This is an improvement over the only noticable feature of "has nipples" from previous Batman films... I approve!
No no, the concept is good! The mistake was making Batman's visible. Maybe that explains this film's creation...
Looking forward to the new Batman -- he's one of the deepest comic book heroes out there. Apart from his own turmoil, documented throughout the series, the madness, brooding insanity and general darkness of Gotham is still an interesting depiction of a vaguely 40s American Urban wasteland. It contrasts fairly starkly with today's forgettable, fluffy all-star heroes.
This Kuro5hin article makes interesting reading.
"Even at a price of $10k, we don't expect to sell more than maybe 20-50 license"
Very few products have a market this small. If you can get it off the ground, to the point that you ship just 20, there's no reason 200, 2,000, or more is not an option. Don't write off the chance of making some money, or at least the opportunity of recouping some of your investment.
Be careful about jumping into open-source. Remember, most successful projects scratch the itch of a developer. Chances are, this is a product of interest mainly to large companies -- not your average Linux hacker - open source won't be a panacea. A model that combines open-source and the associated benefits with a per-seat support contract, could very well work, however. Considering the huge investment ($2m) your company has made, it's certainly worthwhile to try to recoup as much as possible. It nearly goes without saying: don't assume that you can just throw it out into the open. It works for some projects (e.g. WebKit recently), because it's directly applicable to a lot of end-users. Not every project's like that.
Yee gads! I wonder if I can patent this as a business methodology?
You couldn't patent it, there's way too much prior art.
All those complaining about the OSI insisting that a licence is open-source only if they approve it forget one thing: the OSI coined the term "open source". Hard as it may be to imagine, the phrase didn't exist up to 7 or so years ago. With this in mind, their claims are somewhat justified.
With these sizes, how long 'till hard-drive backup becomes cheaper than tape in $/mb?
Lol. Mod parent up.
The bigger cost is getting the paper to distribute them for you.
This is a fantastic idea. Better still if somebody gets it done in a country that doesn't have the broadband penetration that Spain does.
A threatened seat for a senator is even more worrying than a loss of income (they can find new vested interests). Let the two sponsors of the INDUCE Act know how you feel:
Orrin Hatch
Patrick Leahy
Common Lisp and Scheme are both compiled, and thus substantially faster than Python. By a factor of up to 50.
"Scheme seems like it has lost the intelligent simplicity of Python in favour of clumsy "special character" based syntax"
Scheme syntax is the same as Common Lisp's...
"its ugly, illegible, and slower than compiled languages"
...because there is no syntax, which is the point. I'm not sure how you define ugliness, but Lisp is the simplest of all languages in terms of aesthetics. Slower than compiled languages? Sorry, buddy, but Lisp has been compiled since the start. It can be interpreted, but optimised, compiled Lisp outperforms C++.
This must be a good thing. At least they're getting started on a UNIX OS, and not contributing to the Windows hegemony.
Get out and support your GNU Organisation if you're anywhere around! Networking in reality still means a lot more than its virtual counterpart.
So, this is the one that killed the dinosaurs as well, yeah?
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