Oh, man, thanks for that! I was wondering what all these bits of stuff in my throat were, and it turns out that it's just a bunch of Ritz crackers with Jesus Christ on them. Thanks for the info!
Doctor: Uh, this is Doctor Brody at the Mayo Clinic. There's a passenger on your Chicago flight 209er, a little girl named Lisa Davis, en route to Minneapolis. She's scheduled for a heart transplant, we'd like you to tell her mother we found a donor an hour ago. We have the heart here, ready for surgery. . . We must have the recipient on the operating table within 6 hours. I want you to make sure she's kept in a reclined position and that a continuous watch is kept on her IV. Also, its very important that she remain calm. ..
Operator: EXCUSE ME, This is the operator Captain Oever, I have an emergency call on line 5 from a Mr. Hamm.
One of the funniest emails I have ever received was when I worked at EA Redwood Shores. Someone in HR or something would (annoyingly) send out an email every Friday to everyone @ EARS with the subject line "Weekend Weather", containing a local weather report for the weekend, presumably so people could plan their camping trips, etc. One day, someone replied (to all)...
I've worked at 3 different game companies, including EA. EA is the absolute worst for crunch time. I, along with most of my team, worked every single day for 4 months straight, 80+ hours a week, and were told by management that we had it easy (other teams had had mandatory Saturdays for a whole year). After crunch time was done, I mentioned my concerns about the overtime to management. This led to my being placed on a probationary "get your act together" period, one step away from being fired. Knowing that life could be so much better, I quit.
> Finding your passion (such as, for me, engineering) is so incredibly rewarding! For me, it was digging graves.
> Knowing that on the morrow, when I awake, I will create peace for > hundreds of people, some I've met, and many more I'll never know. Ah, you must be a highway engineer!
In a statement, Terra Networks said the sale [was part] of the company's strategy of "strengthening its presence in geographical areas in which the Telefónica Group has significant operations and in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market."
Translation in English: In a statement, Terra Networks said the sale was part of the company's strategy of "Thrashing around wildly in markets it doesn't even slightly understand."
But the quantum leap in experience results when creative sound mixing takes advantage of the new capabilities of the technology. Footsteps could come down the centre aisle of the theatre, bubbles might emerge under audience seats...
Yeah, it's not a horrible idea. I didn't mean to be as harsh as that sounded. It's just that most people would prefer "instant shit" to high quality later. But it's just a (relatively short) matter of time before the technology and bandwidth allows for the quality you want with VOD. The significant infrastructure expenditure needed to realize the "delayed viewing" model doesn't seem cost effective, particularly with fickle consumers who are, by and large, unlikely to embrace it. But then, who expected TiVo to catch on like it has...?
> "The movie you selected will be available in 42 minutes, if purchased, you may start watching it at that time"
Yes, "Video at Some Point in the Future" (VSPF) service is going to be huge. If I were you, I'd start a company and pitch this idea to some venture capitalists. Perhaps you will find their laughter encouraging.
Chiming in here... I have used Squeak. It's a miserable environment to work in, with its own nasty unintuitive pre-Macintosh windowing system. It harks back to a time when language designers felt that the language, OS, and GUI environment need to be tightly integrated. And that GUI needed to be based on some abstract concept of computer science rather than designed based on human factors and usability.
If you need to communicate with someone, Squeak is not the way to go. Send an email using one of the millions of other solutions.
> It sort of coincided with "South Park's" "Night of a Miliion Shits" episode, where they would say it a couple of times per scene (and there was a little counter at the bottom of the screen).
>1. Micheal wrote, directed, *AND* produced the film.
>2. He owns the copyright.
You seem to believe that 2 follows from 1. You are mistaken. I don't know the details of whether Mr. Moore actually holds the copyright, but writing, directing, and producing a thing does not imply ownership of the thing. Usually, either through contract or employment terms, the copyright holder is the source of funding. For example, just look at what David Bowie had to do to buy back the rights to his works. A very expensive deal for something you might assume was his to begin with.
> If there's any fault to be found, it's that they didn't do this sooner.
Sooner? TO run on which processor? No-execute regions require CPU support. Linux is in the same boat: support for NX protection was just added recently.
> The problem is that programs written after SP2 will have difficulty > running on older operating systems.
Bzzt! Wrongo. No-execute (NX) regions create a new subset, not a superset, of programs that will run properly on a Windows OS. Did anyone actually RTFA?!?!?
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Oh, man, thanks for that! I was wondering what all these bits of stuff in my throat were, and it turns out that it's just a bunch of Ritz crackers with Jesus Christ on them. Thanks for the info!
Doctor: Uh, this is Doctor Brody at the Mayo Clinic. There's a passenger on your Chicago flight 209er, a little girl named Lisa Davis, en route to Minneapolis. She's scheduled for a heart transplant, we'd like you to tell her mother we found a donor an hour ago. We have the heart here, ready for surgery. . . We must have the recipient on the operating table within 6 hours. I want you to make sure she's kept in a reclined position and that a continuous watch is kept on her IV. Also, its very important that she remain calm. . .
Operator: EXCUSE ME, This is the operator Captain Oever, I have an emergency call on line 5 from a Mr. Hamm.
Oever: Alright, Give me Hamm on 5, hold the Mayo.
I've worked at 3 different game companies, including EA. EA is the absolute worst for crunch time. I, along with most of my team, worked every single day for 4 months straight, 80+ hours a week, and were told by management that we had it easy (other teams had had mandatory Saturdays for a whole year). After crunch time was done, I mentioned my concerns about the overtime to management. This led to my being placed on a probationary "get your act together" period, one step away from being fired. Knowing that life could be so much better, I quit.
You can play SS2 on 2000/XP. The main thing is to run "setup -lgntforce"
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> Finding your passion (such as, for me, engineering) is so incredibly rewarding!
For me, it was digging graves.
> Knowing that on the morrow, when I awake, I will create peace for
> hundreds of people, some I've met, and many more I'll never know.
Ah, you must be a highway engineer!
In a statement, Terra Networks said the sale [was part] of the company's strategy of "strengthening its presence in geographical areas in which the Telefónica Group has significant operations and in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market."
Translation in English:
In a statement, Terra Networks said the sale was part of the company's strategy of "Thrashing around wildly in markets it doesn't even slightly understand."
Was that an attempt at humor?
Grand Haven Population: 11,168
OK, so it's larger than 2 people. But not much. Sorry if I offended your little village there.
Now both residents of Grand Haven, Michigan have wireless access!
I ordered 2, and both arrived DOA. The replacements are still working though. So 50% is my experience.
Eww, really?
Hugs are really simple.
Hugs are really fun.
There are many kinds of hugs.
What's your favorite one?
My favorite hug is a birthday hug.
A birthday hug makes me feel so special.
My favorite hug is a grandparent hug.
I love it when they come to visit.
My favorite hug is a "that's OK" hug.
Thank you. That makes me feel better.
My favorite hug is a puppy hug.
Ooh! That feels all wet and tickly!
My favorite hug is a "feel better" hug.
Now it doesn't hurt so much.
My favorite hug is a "good job" hug.
Yea! I like feeling proud.
My favorite hug is a "don't be afraid" hug.
That makes me feel safe.
My favorite hug is a goodnight hug.
Ah! Now I feel all warm and snuggly.
My favorite hug is an "I love you" hug.
That's the best feeling of all!
Hugging once, hugging twice -
Every hug feels very nice.
Yeah, it's not a horrible idea. I didn't mean to be as harsh as that sounded. It's just that most people would prefer "instant shit" to high quality later. But it's just a (relatively short) matter of time before the technology and bandwidth allows for the quality you want with VOD. The significant infrastructure expenditure needed to realize the "delayed viewing" model doesn't seem cost effective, particularly with fickle consumers who are, by and large, unlikely to embrace it. But then, who expected TiVo to catch on like it has...?
> "The movie you selected will be available in 42 minutes, if purchased, you may start watching it at that time"
Yes, "Video at Some Point in the Future" (VSPF) service is going to be huge. If I were you, I'd start a company and pitch this idea to some venture capitalists. Perhaps you will find their laughter encouraging.
> But, hey, you say it sucks, so you must be right! Right?
We're both right. We are expressing opinions.
Chiming in here... I have used Squeak. It's a miserable environment to work in, with its own nasty unintuitive pre-Macintosh windowing system. It harks back to a time when language designers felt that the language, OS, and GUI environment need to be tightly integrated. And that GUI needed to be based on some abstract concept of computer science rather than designed based on human factors and usability.
If you need to communicate with someone, Squeak is not the way to go. Send an email using one of the millions of other solutions.
> Nobody was winning the Palme d'Or for telling you about it.
It's still not "made-up".
> It sort of coincided with "South Park's" "Night of a Miliion Shits" episode, where they would say it a couple of times per scene (and there was a little counter at the bottom of the screen).
Comedy Central is not a broadcast network.
>>Talk about a made up controversy.
>Why not - look what it did for Michael Moore.
Yeah, the war in Iraq wasn't at all controversial until Michael Moore came along.
This is about as elegant as adding WiFi to your lawnmower... by running over a PocketPC with the lawnmower.
What is this "Starbucks" you speak of? Does it have to do with spending money in outer space?
>2. He owns the copyright.
You seem to believe that 2 follows from 1. You are mistaken. I don't know the details of whether Mr. Moore actually holds the copyright, but writing, directing, and producing a thing does not imply ownership of the thing. Usually, either through contract or employment terms, the copyright holder is the source of funding. For example, just look at what David Bowie had to do to buy back the rights to his works. A very expensive deal for something you might assume was his to begin with.
>You can't keep an API exactly the same forever.
What API changes do you refer to from the article?
> If there's any fault to be found, it's that they didn't do this sooner.
Sooner? TO run on which processor? No-execute regions require CPU support. Linux is in the same boat: support for NX protection was just added recently.
> The problem is that programs written after SP2 will have difficulty
> running on older operating systems.
Bzzt! Wrongo. No-execute (NX) regions create a new subset, not a superset, of programs that will run properly on a Windows OS. Did anyone actually RTFA?!?!?