Right - it's Apple Itunes for without their $3 rip, Al would make the same amount of money. Of course big corporations that don't work for free are evil!
Those who can do, those who can't write useless articles that once in a while get green-lit on/. where half the comments posted to it are more insightful and poignant than the original article.
I actually have a guide on how to make a huge amount of money in Second Life. It cost $19.95.
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No, YOU'RE a towel!
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Kinda snooty there, aren't we?
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I do have a degree in MIS, so all of the relational stuff (3rd normal form, etc.) is old hat to me - but I didn't NEED to go to school to learn this and it's relatively obvious to anyone who does it for a while of what works best. Very self-evident.
You don't need a whole book for this - you need a magazine article. A whole book on theory is much less useful than maybe a book with a chapter on theory and a whole lot of chapters on practical appications specific to a given engine.
The problem is that the differences in the engines reach SO DEEP and affect so much that you actually could have a book on theory - for each one of them.
Whell, when the RIAA slaps you with a megafine, please feel free to proceed to make this argument all the way to the SCOTUS. I've spent more time in that room listening to them and more time reading their decisions than you have.
Besides, this discussion isn't about laws, it's about morality. You know, stealing is bad, etc.
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The authors almost never mention particular database products.
SQL is implemented differently in all of the environments I have encountered it (yeah, I'm not a PRO, just a hacker, so don't hate on me.) Those environments are MS SQL, MySQL, FoxPro, and MS Access. I think I messed around with PostgreSQL. Maybe a few others.
Point is nothing is really transferable and even basic syntax varies widely as do optimizations and 'the best way to do x'.
It's great to see a book that tells me SQL can do pretty much anything - but I pretty much already knew that.
This book might be good for THEORY, but for actually getting useful and applicable information, the review leaves me wondering who would be a worthwhile reader.
First, copyright law is unconstitutional as written
I kinda stopped reading right there. I was initially looking at the shape of the post and thinking, hmm, maybe this guy is interested in a serious discussion. Then I saw that line, chuckled, and stopped.
Just tell yourself whatever you have to tell yourself to keep downloading that pr0n.
Only on/. can such a blindingly stupid comment be promoted to +5 insightful. A same tired canard about it being ok to STEAL music because you're not STEALING from the artists, but from the record companies and that's ok because they RIP OFF artists.
No artists was ever forced to sign with a recording company. They partnered. Most artists LOSE money for the recording company and, hell, the purpose of the recording company is to make money so what's wrong with that?
Stealing from the recording industry makes it harder for them to support nich artists that might be of interest to pencil necked virgins reading Slashdot. Maybe you should think about that the next time you listen to Skinny Puppy (Hunter Records, RIAA member) or Phish (Elektra, RIAA member).
This was a major issue for Second Life. I got into it briefly but the total amount of lag involved in trying to design stuff was rediculous.
The game would have been much better if it gave you an off-line sandbox where you could do your design and then move back online when you were done with your object.
Ah but we aren't talking about what makes a GOOD magazine. A GREAT magazine would have zero ads (though I often prefer ads to content, myself - particularly in triathlon magazines where the articles are mostly garbage).
What I am talking about is a financially healthy magazine. Someone earlier mentioned that mags are doing badly Because they have so many ads, and I was saying it was quiet to the contrary.
usually when a major magazine sees it's ad pages drop, it is a sign it is struggling and possibly going under.
OXM's editorial staff has 100% liberty to write whatever they want. I think they may still have their 'complete' ratings list in each magazine and you can see how many bombs there are.
REalize that this runs contrary to the idea that the mags are dying.
There is no bigger indicator of a magazine's success then the count of 'ad pages.'
Your comment on the ratio of the magazine being 50% ads is also flawed. Imagine the same amount of content but half as many ads - so now it's just 33% advertising. Is it a better magazine? Actually, no, because with less ad revenue, the content is lamer as they can't afford better/more writers.
Totally with you on that one. I recall a few actual multiplayer games I did play that lasted for HOURS. It was cool that if someone dropped out, you could get someone else to take their place.
There was sort of a constant state of betrayal in that game for multiplayer. You just had no idea if you were being setup or lied to or what was going to happen.
I also recall that it was on the MS Gaming Zone.
I should dig it up and put it on my laptop as a time waster. Hey - shoot me an email - matt at braynard dot com to discuss this game more.
By the way, if I'd sent my VHS tape to someone and paid them $20 to make me a backup because I was concerned about the loss of quality on an item that was no longer in print, would that be fair use?
Yes. LEgally, yes.
You talk about IP being important but by buying your pirated copy, you are feeding the beast that can take the 'food' off of your table.
I didn't read your post but for some reason the paragraph caught my eye. It appears a more blatent lie slipped out in your list of small ones justifying theft of IP.
TLM is "in the vault". I couldn't purchase one from Disney if I wanted to, so some Malaysian pirate got my $20
See here. And no, even if it wasn't available, it still would not be justified - unless maybe you ripped your own vhs version to a DVD.
No, actually, I have tried many brands and for me, Nike's the very best. Countless races, including 4 marathons and an Ironman. And try 50+ miles per week, thanks.
Right now I do most runs in 2:40s and have two pair of discontinued Air Zoom spiridons (one for tris, one for road races).
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Seems almost no one is consumer-friendly if you define it as giving away your product for free.
True, but in some small parts of an economy, a country like France can be better than the US.
Right - it's Apple Itunes for without their $3 rip, Al would make the same amount of money. Of course big corporations that don't work for free are evil!
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Those who can do, those who can't write useless articles that once in a while get green-lit on /. where half the comments posted to it are more insightful and poignant than the original article.
I actually have a guide on how to make a huge amount of money in Second Life. It cost $19.95.
No, YOU'RE a towel!
Kinda snooty there, aren't we?
You don't need a whole book for this - you need a magazine article. A whole book on theory is much less useful than maybe a book with a chapter on theory and a whole lot of chapters on practical appications specific to a given engine.
The problem is that the differences in the engines reach SO DEEP and affect so much that you actually could have a book on theory - for each one of them.
Besides, this discussion isn't about laws, it's about morality. You know, stealing is bad, etc.
SQL is implemented differently in all of the environments I have encountered it (yeah, I'm not a PRO, just a hacker, so don't hate on me.) Those environments are MS SQL, MySQL, FoxPro, and MS Access. I think I messed around with PostgreSQL. Maybe a few others.
Point is nothing is really transferable and even basic syntax varies widely as do optimizations and 'the best way to do x'.
It's great to see a book that tells me SQL can do pretty much anything - but I pretty much already knew that.
This book might be good for THEORY, but for actually getting useful and applicable information, the review leaves me wondering who would be a worthwhile reader.
I kinda stopped reading right there. I was initially looking at the shape of the post and thinking, hmm, maybe this guy is interested in a serious discussion. Then I saw that line, chuckled, and stopped.
Just tell yourself whatever you have to tell yourself to keep downloading that pr0n.
No artists was ever forced to sign with a recording company. They partnered. Most artists LOSE money for the recording company and, hell, the purpose of the recording company is to make money so what's wrong with that?
Stealing from the recording industry makes it harder for them to support nich artists that might be of interest to pencil necked virgins reading Slashdot. Maybe you should think about that the next time you listen to Skinny Puppy (Hunter Records, RIAA member) or Phish (Elektra, RIAA member).
Really, sounds like you should check out gamefaq or something before you get the game to see if the unlock coads are listed. Problem SO-ZIZLED!
The game would have been much better if it gave you an off-line sandbox where you could do your design and then move back online when you were done with your object.
What I am talking about is a financially healthy magazine. Someone earlier mentioned that mags are doing badly Because they have so many ads, and I was saying it was quiet to the contrary.
usually when a major magazine sees it's ad pages drop, it is a sign it is struggling and possibly going under.
I was also surprised by the cost. The RedOctane Afterburner is only 200 and requires no assembly time.
OXM's editorial staff has 100% liberty to write whatever they want. I think they may still have their 'complete' ratings list in each magazine and you can see how many bombs there are.
There is no bigger indicator of a magazine's success then the count of 'ad pages.'
Your comment on the ratio of the magazine being 50% ads is also flawed. Imagine the same amount of content but half as many ads - so now it's just 33% advertising. Is it a better magazine? Actually, no, because with less ad revenue, the content is lamer as they can't afford better/more writers.
There was sort of a constant state of betrayal in that game for multiplayer. You just had no idea if you were being setup or lied to or what was going to happen.
I also recall that it was on the MS Gaming Zone.
I should dig it up and put it on my laptop as a time waster. Hey - shoot me an email - matt at braynard dot com to discuss this game more.
Fascinating but totally irrelevant. Did you just save that as your 'stock Ebay karma-whore' post?
Yes. LEgally, yes.
You talk about IP being important but by buying your pirated copy, you are feeding the beast that can take the 'food' off of your table.
TLM is "in the vault". I couldn't purchase one from Disney if I wanted to, so some Malaysian pirate got my $20
See here. And no, even if it wasn't available, it still would not be justified - unless maybe you ripped your own vhs version to a DVD.
You are sooo dark!
Right now I do most runs in 2:40s and have two pair of discontinued Air Zoom spiridons (one for tris, one for road races).
And the pod jsut works great when I hop on my bike.