I believe what you're talking about is "Open Standard", not "Open Source". To encourage people to develop applications or components to plug in to your services system so that more people will purchase your services system is very, very analagous to what Sun is doing with Java.
Gandalf was the master of fire. Partly, this manifested itself through his skill with fireworks and magical fire, but that wasn't the important bit.
I always thought that was because Gandalf wore the elvish ring of fire (one of the four elivish rings that the One controls). Similarly, Elrond wears the one for Water [from which he creates the river flood that brings down the Nazgrul that are chasing Frodo and company] and Galadriel(sp?) wears the one for Air.
That was why Gandalf (and Frodo and Bilbo, since they used/wore the One) was invited to leave with the Elves, and specifically why the three of them left together.
That's it, today I'm going to tell my teacher how I really feel about her!
I'm going over to her house right now, and I'll bang down the door and shoot her husband if I have to!
Thanks!
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Actually, I think it was the episode of MTV Cribs with the newest 15 minute alt-rock band Maroon 5 stated how they have all thier "cool" friends over for a game of scrabble (that was all set up on thier dining room table).
The problem with that though, is that the majority of foreign graduate students are working on thier *second* or *third* graduate degree, most often already having the equivalent of a PhD when they start the PhD program here in the states. While most american students were being presented the graduate information for the first time, some of the foreigners had taken the same classes in thier home education.
At least this was the case of the Russians and Chinese that were in the Physics program with me at UCLA a few years ago.
Also, your Top 10% statistic isn't right: if an American student with a techincal degree wants to get a post bachelorette degree, you can get one for free doing research/teaching; it just might not be at a top tier school.
I think that the chung li player was assuming that the power that goes down even with a successful block was going to kill the ken player and win the round. If you look, the ken player has just a pixel of life left.
Actually, "stealth" technology isn't the same as the material used in microwave doors. I'm not too up into the physics of microwaves, but I can tell you that the "small particle physics" involved in the stealth technology is different than the material science dampening that is used for microwaves.
What happens in the stealth case, is that a collection of molecules absorb electromagnetic radiation to excite thier vibrational states. The wavelength range absorbed of the radiation is dependent and on the order on the size of the molecules used. AFAIK, the small particle is the only way to absorb EM radiation in the radar frequency bands. This is different in that there is no EM radiation "reflected" (or transmitted through the material), the EM radiation just excites the molecules and the energy is converted into vibration.
The problem with the method isn't in the physics, its in the application. When you combine the small particles with an adhesive or paint, you change the properties of the material and it will no longer absorb the radiation. This is why the stealth bomber in its early missions could not fly in the rain: its "stealth paint", which was just layered on without an adhesive, would wash off.
Depending on how long you stay and how many games you end up playing, someone could end up paying less than a quarter per game. Meaning, if the convention entry was $100 for one person and you ended up playing 1000 game instances, then you are paying $0.10/game, which isn't that bad of a deal!
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The only thing that i remember about it that the technology that he described (implants in your head to receive commercial shows and trendy fashions) is pretty far off. If I had an implant in my head, the last thing I would want is the inability to control what I receive all the time.
I could understand implanting a cell phone mic into my jaw or a receiver into my ear, but an important note is that I would have to be able to turn them off (and they would have to be removable with no permanent damage).
The last thing you would want would to be recieving spam projected into your brain 24-7.
Why even play the game the first time through? Just type in the game/level/npc/quest item/whatever into a search engine and have one of the multitude of spoiler sites guide you through it.
A lot of people are using templates nowadays to paint thier political picture. Often taking a picture image, cutting out the cardboard and then just spraying the monocolor paint (usually black) over the template and you have your instant message. I would think that it is a lot more up-front work at home, but the application is faster and people generally don't have to spend night after night spraying on a wall for thier message to come across.
Most graffiti that I see nowadays that isn't template based is all gang related (LA based). The only ones trying to convey a political message are those using templates and monotone.
No offense, but $800 dollars in a MMORPG game is not that much money.
Castles and rares in UO sold for THOUSANDS at a time, I was too young to know what the hell was happening or how much money was actually changing hands. However, there were cases of people in Asheron's Call made upwards of 50k a year selling (duped) items and pyreals, and one character in September 2000 sold for $5000. I never played Everquest, so I don't know the numbers on that game, but even in the "non-major" games there has been lots of money floating around.
And although it may seem like a lot of money to a college student, $800 is nothing to someone that has been around the scene for a while.
you're right, you get more half life in at your real job:D
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I think one of the first modules released by Gygax was Blackmoor, set on the planet Oerth in the campaign world Greyhawk (named after the main city in the world). In fact, the creator of D&D later wrote a series of novels (first published by TSR, later by another (i forget) when they let Mr. Gygax go called 'Gord the Rogue' series) about the Greyhawk campaign.
The poster above is correct: Tolkein did not invent any of the fantasy elements he included in his works, he just set them down on paper so eloquently to tell a story (and create a language) that he might get credit for them nowadays (especially with the movies being so popular). They were all mythological devices long before Tolkein used them in his novels.
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I believe what you're talking about is "Open Standard", not "Open Source". To encourage people to develop applications or components to plug in to your services system so that more people will purchase your services system is very, very analagous to what Sun is doing with Java.
Also, I don't want to meet with people IRL that I meet online.
They are all creepy.
Gandalf was the master of fire. Partly, this manifested itself through his skill with fireworks and magical fire, but that wasn't the important bit.
I always thought that was because Gandalf wore the elvish ring of fire (one of the four elivish rings that the One controls). Similarly, Elrond wears the one for Water [from which he creates the river flood that brings down the Nazgrul that are chasing Frodo and company] and Galadriel(sp?) wears the one for Air.
That was why Gandalf (and Frodo and Bilbo, since they used/wore the One) was invited to leave with the Elves, and specifically why the three of them left together.
Well, it would be more effective if you did not tell the students that you were going to do it!!
That's it, today I'm going to tell my teacher how I really feel about her!
I'm going over to her house right now, and I'll bang down the door and shoot her husband if I have to!
Thanks!
Actually, I think it was the episode of MTV Cribs with the newest 15 minute alt-rock band Maroon 5 stated how they have all thier "cool" friends over for a game of scrabble (that was all set up on thier dining room table).
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The problem with that though, is that the majority of foreign graduate students are working on thier *second* or *third* graduate degree, most often already having the equivalent of a PhD when they start the PhD program here in the states.
While most american students were being presented the graduate information for the first time, some of the foreigners had taken the same classes in thier home education.
At least this was the case of the Russians and Chinese that were in the Physics program with me at UCLA a few years ago.
Also, your Top 10% statistic isn't right: if an American student with a techincal degree wants to get a post bachelorette degree, you can get one for free doing research/teaching; it just might not be at a top tier school.
I think that the chung li player was assuming that the power that goes down even with a successful block was going to kill the ken player and win the round. If you look, the ken player has just a pixel of life left.
Actually, "stealth" technology isn't the same as the material used in microwave doors. I'm not too up into the physics of microwaves, but I can tell you that the "small particle physics" involved in the stealth technology is different than the material science dampening that is used for microwaves.
What happens in the stealth case, is that a collection of molecules absorb electromagnetic radiation to excite thier vibrational states. The wavelength range absorbed of the radiation is dependent and on the order on the size of the molecules used. AFAIK, the small particle is the only way to absorb EM radiation in the radar frequency bands. This is different in that there is no EM radiation "reflected" (or transmitted through the material), the EM radiation just excites the molecules and the energy is converted into vibration.
The problem with the method isn't in the physics, its in the application. When you combine the small particles with an adhesive or paint, you change the properties of the material and it will no longer absorb the radiation. This is why the stealth bomber in its early missions could not fly in the rain: its "stealth paint", which was just layered on without an adhesive, would wash off.
In the bay area, he might be able to buy a condominium. Granted, only a one bedroom, but still he could buy a modest place, sure.
Depending on how long you stay and how many games you end up playing, someone could end up paying less than a quarter per game. Meaning, if the convention entry was $100 for one person and you ended up playing 1000 game instances, then you are paying $0.10/game, which isn't that bad of a deal!
The only thing that i remember about it that the technology that he described (implants in your head to receive commercial shows and trendy fashions) is pretty far off. If I had an implant in my head, the last thing I would want is the inability to control what I receive all the time.
I could understand implanting a cell phone mic into my jaw or a receiver into my ear, but an important note is that I would have to be able to turn them off (and they would have to be removable with no permanent damage).
The last thing you would want would to be recieving spam projected into your brain 24-7.
P.S. The girl dies in the end.
/Duke basketball sucks! P.S. go cats. :)
Why even play the game the first time through? Just type in the game/level/npc/quest item/whatever into a search engine and have one of the multitude of spoiler sites guide you through it.
Its actually Mysterio going GAY for spider-man.
You should try giving Perl a shot.
Not neccesarily.
A lot of people are using templates nowadays to paint thier political picture. Often taking a picture image, cutting out the cardboard and then just spraying the monocolor paint (usually black) over the template and you have your instant message. I would think that it is a lot more up-front work at home, but the application is faster and people generally don't have to spend night after night spraying on a wall for thier message to come across.
Most graffiti that I see nowadays that isn't template based is all gang related (LA based). The only ones trying to convey a political message are those using templates and monotone.
No offense, but $800 dollars in a MMORPG game is not that much money.
Castles and rares in UO sold for THOUSANDS at a time, I was too young to know what the hell was happening or how much money was actually changing hands. However, there were cases of people in Asheron's Call made upwards of 50k a year selling (duped) items and pyreals, and one character in September 2000 sold for $5000. I never played Everquest, so I don't know the numbers on that game, but even in the "non-major" games there has been lots of money floating around.
And although it may seem like a lot of money to a college student, $800 is nothing to someone that has been around the scene for a while.
I'm not a game designer nor do I work for one...
however, I play one online.
your defintion isn't correct.
a flash mob is more like a group that just spontaneously forms out of nothing, with no forshadowed meaning or purpose.
if the flash-mob had a predetermined place and time, it would be a normal everyday-mob.
(p.s. just because it says so on flash-mob.net doesnt mean thats the accepted definition)
i think he just hasn't installed the asian font sets, so all the characters show up as rectangles.
*whoosh*
you're right, you get more half life in at your real job :D
I think one of the first modules released by Gygax was Blackmoor, set on the planet Oerth in the campaign world Greyhawk (named after the main city in the world). In fact, the creator of D&D later wrote a series of novels (first published by TSR, later by another (i forget) when they let Mr. Gygax go called 'Gord the Rogue' series) about the Greyhawk campaign.
;)
The poster above is correct: Tolkein did not invent any of the fantasy elements he included in his works, he just set them down on paper so eloquently to tell a story (and create a language) that he might get credit for them nowadays (especially with the movies being so popular). They were all mythological devices long before Tolkein used them in his novels.
For instance: try reading Beowulf.
I can stare at the sun for 6 seconds. How long can you stare at it for?