my pathetic attempt at a psychological stab at the question of why video games are violent instead of comedic is that I think many players play games to do stuff they wouldn't be allowed to do in real life. I blow shit up and kill people, because, you know, I'd kinda get in trouble if I did that in reality. On the other hand, you can give anyone a wedgie (well I suppose giving a guard one would get you in a little trouble too). This is not to say that funny, non-violent games can't succeed (indeed a few have in the past); but rather, it is more difficult for them to be noticed.
I would be against unions (at least ones for developers). In the short term, they definitely pay off, however, the long-run repercussions tend to be disastrous: often times unions become too constraining for a company, and they outsource their work. I'm not all too worried about outsourcing for developers right now, despite all the hype, but the potential threat is there.
That said, I wouldn't have a problem with a more liberal union that doesn't try to suffocate the life-blood out of a company's revenues. For example, one that tries to prevent layoffs instead of one that forces unfair raises (I've heard that Detroit car factory employees in a union make about $50k starting, which is about how much a computer science major makes - that seems a little unfair).
I think from now on we should use Dvorak's predictions as extremely accurate to the extent that we can take what he says, flip it around, and that's probably true.
So, in conclusion, Dvorak's article is physical proof that Microsoft will dominate for at least the next three years =\
I call Godwin's Law. I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but people genuinely do seem to enjoy making analogies between stuff they don't like and Nazi Germany.
We used a program called VPython in my physics class for simulations. It doesn't have a lot of features at all, and its cbut if you're looking for simple 3D graphics, it's amazing.
I used to be a teaching assistant for the intro to Java class at the my University, which all engineers were required to take. What was amazing was that after 10 weeks, no body knew Java in a class that was dedicated solely to teaching it, and yet, in my physics class, people were able to mess around with VPython in only a week. Consequently, this is also a testament to the power and simplicity of Python.
I'm sure at one point a couple people claimed that windowed systems were 'eyecandy'. People often don't take other people into account when designing programs and operating systems: we like simplicity, we like beauty and we like intuitiveness. What's wrong with embracing these desires?
Besides, most operating systems (including Vista) can downgrade to less intense graphics. The choice is there, so what's the problem?
What ramifications does this have on the heisenberg uncertainty principal? I may be no expert, but doesn't this mean that you could make a remote copy of a particle, and measure one's momentum and the other's position with great accuracy?
I think that there should be a law that whenever a politician or public official makes a completely ludicrous statement like that, they must be ready to be the first test subjects. Let's start by installing cameras in his home.
As a sophmore in college, I just went to a career fair for computer science majors. Among all the companies I talked to, only one of them was hiring.NET programmers, and they only wanted one. Everyone else was going for Java & C++. One of the guys didn't even know what.NET was, but it's management; what do you expect?
Then again, this career fair was for students at my university, and our computer science department is based on Java, so that might make a difference.
I personally hope that.NET does get bigger. Even though it was made by M$, C# is simply wondeful.
The irony of Congress' entire argument is that they themselves have supported the censorship of the Internet in certain respects. Now, obviously, it is nowhere near to the extent of the Chinese, but was it not the US Government that was attempting to prevent the creation of the.xxx domain, for example?
Basically, it comes down to this: should we retain the traditional model of the Internet, making it as realistically free (as in speech) as possible? Or should there be certain restrictions, in order to prevent things like libel, where the most recent incident that comes to my mind was the case of John Seigenthaler Sr. and Wikipedia?
i hope i dont win...somehow 50 ft pimples consuming times square seems more like something out of the next godzilla movie than something someone would actually want to see
As bad as it may sound, Steven J. Levitt, author of the award-winning Freakonomics, said that the lowering crime rate is because of the legalization of abortion about 2 decades before. Teens that otherwise would have been neglected and possibly would turn to the streets were aborted instead, so syousef may actually be pretty correct.
they're just trying to find something else for their cops to enforce. My brother's friend was actually arrested (jailed & everything) in North Dakota for overdue library books...
Well, first of all, I cycle, and that DOES take away a lot of the waste. So I don't waste oil at all. But you do bring up a good point.
I guess a lot of my disgust comes from the idea that someone would purchase a disposable DVD just because it requires less 'work'. I mean, convenience is one thing, but some things take it too far. This being one of them.
This is so ridiculously wasteful. Because someone is too lazy to drive a couple miles and return a video, they buy a disposable DVD instead? How idle can someone honestly be?
Oh I deffenitely agree with you; in fact I think that eye candy of any shape or form is productive in that it makes the experience more enjoyable. On some small level, eye candy always helps.
The question is - is it worth it on a server that could be using the resources on something else and is rarely accessed by people? I don't think so. But that's why I like Longhorn's idea of offering several different levels of eye candy. The more important it is to you, the more of it you can use. A great idea. Then again I also think that people bash Longhorn too much - yes it does copy OS X, but has Apple never copied Microsoft? You wouldn't stay in business if you didn't copy at least a little. If Microsoft can finally get the product on the door, I think Longhorn has the *potential* to be a very successful product.
uhhh...is it just me or is the second link [http://www.mediacircus.net/armageddon.html] redirecting to penthouse right now? smooth move to avoid a/.ing:D
Firstly, unlike a lot of people on this discussion board, I commend Wikipedia; I think it's a great resource, and I use it all the time for research, even yesterday. What amazes me is that despite the fact that it is open for edit by anyone, it hasn't fallen apart. One would think that a single DDoS attack that involves mass editing Wikipedia's articles would be easy to achieve, but then again I'm not completely familiar with the inner workings, and I'm sure they have more than enough protective measures to prevent such an attack (i.e. the ability to lock the articles in the event of obvious attempts to degrade the sincerity of the article, like they did with President Bush's article before the elections).
Also what I find interesting is that in October of 2002 there was a surge of new articles and activity according to their statistics page. Anyone know what triggered this?
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my pathetic attempt at a psychological stab at the question of why video games are violent instead of comedic is that I think many players play games to do stuff they wouldn't be allowed to do in real life. I blow shit up and kill people, because, you know, I'd kinda get in trouble if I did that in reality. On the other hand, you can give anyone a wedgie (well I suppose giving a guard one would get you in a little trouble too). This is not to say that funny, non-violent games can't succeed (indeed a few have in the past); but rather, it is more difficult for them to be noticed.
So I opened this page, and lo and behold: there's an ad for Microsoft Office on Windows Mobile. Coincidence? I think not.
I would be against unions (at least ones for developers). In the short term, they definitely pay off, however, the long-run repercussions tend to be disastrous: often times unions become too constraining for a company, and they outsource their work. I'm not all too worried about outsourcing for developers right now, despite all the hype, but the potential threat is there. That said, I wouldn't have a problem with a more liberal union that doesn't try to suffocate the life-blood out of a company's revenues. For example, one that tries to prevent layoffs instead of one that forces unfair raises (I've heard that Detroit car factory employees in a union make about $50k starting, which is about how much a computer science major makes - that seems a little unfair).
I think from now on we should use Dvorak's predictions as extremely accurate to the extent that we can take what he says, flip it around, and that's probably true. So, in conclusion, Dvorak's article is physical proof that Microsoft will dominate for at least the next three years =\
Haha, gotta love the tags for this article: yes and no. That'll really help categorize this article!
I call Godwin's Law. I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but people genuinely do seem to enjoy making analogies between stuff they don't like and Nazi Germany.
We used a program called VPython in my physics class for simulations. It doesn't have a lot of features at all, and its cbut if you're looking for simple 3D graphics, it's amazing. I used to be a teaching assistant for the intro to Java class at the my University, which all engineers were required to take. What was amazing was that after 10 weeks, no body knew Java in a class that was dedicated solely to teaching it, and yet, in my physics class, people were able to mess around with VPython in only a week. Consequently, this is also a testament to the power and simplicity of Python.
I'm sure at one point a couple people claimed that windowed systems were 'eyecandy'. People often don't take other people into account when designing programs and operating systems: we like simplicity, we like beauty and we like intuitiveness. What's wrong with embracing these desires? Besides, most operating systems (including Vista) can downgrade to less intense graphics. The choice is there, so what's the problem?
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What ramifications does this have on the heisenberg uncertainty principal? I may be no expert, but doesn't this mean that you could make a remote copy of a particle, and measure one's momentum and the other's position with great accuracy?
I think that there should be a law that whenever a politician or public official makes a completely ludicrous statement like that, they must be ready to be the first test subjects. Let's start by installing cameras in his home.
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I, personally use folders. I find that they help a lot.
As a sophmore in college, I just went to a career fair for computer science majors. Among all the companies I talked to, only one of them was hiring .NET programmers, and they only wanted one. Everyone else was going for Java & C++. One of the guys didn't even know what .NET was, but it's management; what do you expect?
Then again, this career fair was for students at my university, and our computer science department is based on Java, so that might make a difference.
I personally hope that .NET does get bigger. Even though it was made by M$, C# is simply wondeful.
The irony of Congress' entire argument is that they themselves have supported the censorship of the Internet in certain respects. Now, obviously, it is nowhere near to the extent of the Chinese, but was it not the US Government that was attempting to prevent the creation of the .xxx domain, for example?
Basically, it comes down to this: should we retain the traditional model of the Internet, making it as realistically free (as in speech) as possible? Or should there be certain restrictions, in order to prevent things like libel, where the most recent incident that comes to my mind was the case of John Seigenthaler Sr. and Wikipedia?
i hope i dont win...somehow 50 ft pimples consuming times square seems more like something out of the next godzilla movie than something someone would actually want to see
As bad as it may sound, Steven J. Levitt, author of the award-winning Freakonomics, said that the lowering crime rate is because of the legalization of abortion about 2 decades before. Teens that otherwise would have been neglected and possibly would turn to the streets were aborted instead, so syousef may actually be pretty correct.
At my university, several students got alcohol violations for having alcoholic beverages in their pictures on Facebook...
finally, this will actually work!
they're just trying to find something else for their cops to enforce. My brother's friend was actually arrested (jailed & everything) in North Dakota for overdue library books...
Well, first of all, I cycle, and that DOES take away a lot of the waste. So I don't waste oil at all. But you do bring up a good point. I guess a lot of my disgust comes from the idea that someone would purchase a disposable DVD just because it requires less 'work'. I mean, convenience is one thing, but some things take it too far. This being one of them.
This is so ridiculously wasteful. Because someone is too lazy to drive a couple miles and return a video, they buy a disposable DVD instead? How idle can someone honestly be?
Oh I deffenitely agree with you; in fact I think that eye candy of any shape or form is productive in that it makes the experience more enjoyable. On some small level, eye candy always helps.
The question is - is it worth it on a server that could be using the resources on something else and is rarely accessed by people? I don't think so. But that's why I like Longhorn's idea of offering several different levels of eye candy. The more important it is to you, the more of it you can use. A great idea. Then again I also think that people bash Longhorn too much - yes it does copy OS X, but has Apple never copied Microsoft? You wouldn't stay in business if you didn't copy at least a little. If Microsoft can finally get the product on the door, I think Longhorn has the *potential* to be a very successful product.
Half the features on modern UIs don't increase productivity, and that includes OS X and other non-Microsoft products. People just like eye candy...
uhhh...is it just me or is the second link [http://www.mediacircus.net/armageddon.html] redirecting to penthouse right now? smooth move to avoid a /.ing :D
Firstly, unlike a lot of people on this discussion board, I commend Wikipedia; I think it's a great resource, and I use it all the time for research, even yesterday. What amazes me is that despite the fact that it is open for edit by anyone, it hasn't fallen apart. One would think that a single DDoS attack that involves mass editing Wikipedia's articles would be easy to achieve, but then again I'm not completely familiar with the inner workings, and I'm sure they have more than enough protective measures to prevent such an attack (i.e. the ability to lock the articles in the event of obvious attempts to degrade the sincerity of the article, like they did with President Bush's article before the elections).
Also what I find interesting is that in October of 2002 there was a surge of new articles and activity according to their statistics page. Anyone know what triggered this?