If that doesn't get modded funny then nothing deserves to be. I literally laughed out loud. I have been up for 36 hours straight so I'm not sure if my judgement is sound...
J.C. is a brilliant man so that helps. He's good with physics, calculus and just about anything he tries. There are some more details on Carmack in one of Michael Abrash's books IIRC.
They don't have to shut anyone down, just follow a nice formula. Full speed up to X bandwidth used in a month. 10% speed for next X bandwidth used in a month. 10% of that speed for X more bandwidth used in a month... etc. etc.. Speed gets reset for next billing cycle. If they stagger billing cycles (not all on the same day), then their pipes will be free
Roflmao, I had a flashback to my OS Design course when I read that. Visions of scheduling and page replacement algorithms flashing through my head.
It's scary when you realize that you're actually learning something in school.
I did something similar. 6 weeks in to my first semester in college and I landed a part-time programming job. I'm now entering my 4th year of school in the fall and have a truck load of practical experience.
Continuing in school isn't requisite for this job. If I quit school I have a full time position waiting for me. I've been able to force myself to keep up with school pretty well until this past semester. My GPA has been pretty consistent. Mid-range 2. I do virtually no work for school outside of programming projects. Which is probably why I'm on academic probation this fall(failed calc II, my 1st failed class ever).
School is enjoyable as far as the peer interaction goes(read: drinking and being stupid).
The even greater thing was when they added the unwinnable position protection it didn't narrow the variety of things to do. It actually made it the game more open because you could do stupid things on purpose!
There's a difference between not choosing the technology for yourself and not seeing the use of the technology.
I didn't make it clear in my post that I _do_ see the use. My aversion to the communication method outweighs the advantage of the uses for me. I do wish people would be a little more respectful. There are kids in my classes that don't bother to turn their phones off. In particular there is a guy in a class I'm taking right now that just presses his phone between his thighs when it goes off and loudly says,"Sorry!".
If I said "I don't see the point" I didn't mean to say that. I do see the point, I can't even remember why I made my original post. It doesn't make sense in this thread.
A study found that text-message has decreased the level of smoking in teenage girls in the UK (sorry, I can't remember the reference, it was discussed in a seminar). That's a communication technology overpowering a chemical addiction. Reasons for the link were unclear, but it was theorised that it either sucked up their disposable cash, or gave them something to keep their hands busy (for want of a better choice of words).
That's really cool. Friends of mine who have quit smoking pick up a habit as/after they quit smoking. e.g. nail biting. They say that they just have to have their hands doing something.
Ah, so you're one of those people who don't like to talk to people?
It's not that I don't like talking to people. I just can't stand the flat interaction that goes on through the phone. It's even flatter to me than a communication method like slashdot. I will admit that I am more reserved around many people than most.
And you know mobile phones have caller-id too.
Yeah I know. The silent mode on my mobile phone is not completely silent. So, off it stays. I understand why people have/use (mobile)phones. I just prefer not to use them, so I don't. I do like the security of having a mobile in case of emergency or having auto trouble in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know if age factors in to it. I'm 22 years old and refuse to use phones as much as possible(within reason[cell and otherwise]). I think they are rude, impersonal and obtrusive. If I want to speak to someone I'll do it face to face.
I do have both a personal landline and cell phone. The cell phone stays off unless I must make a call. The landline doesn't get answered unless I'm expecting a call or the caller-id is someone I want to talk to.
I hold a similar philosophy about instant messengers. I always have AIM running at home on away status and at work I have IBM Sametime. Sametime is pretty unused unless I'm wasting time while looking busy[during the worst time of the week - 3-5pm on Fridays] or need to check with someone who's on a long duration phone call.
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THIS IS A STUPID ARTICLE? SURELY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING EXCITING ENOUGH GOING ON IN THE WORLD THAT WE DON'T NEED TO PUT THIS CRAP ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE SITE?
I think that's definately a good reason to get rid of caps lock.
Seriously, I have more trouble reading sql statements that are all caps'd than those written proper or all lower case.
Same way in New York. I've _never_ seen it enforced. But legality isn't much of a concern around here. Our State Police routinely hit the lights and siren so they can get to Dunkin' Donuts faster.
I don't know where you learned to drive but passing to the right isn't the proper response around here[Upstate, NY].(doesn't stop people from doing it)
I wish that they would make passing to the right illegal. Of course it probably wouldn't be enforced like the law that says if you're driving with your wipers on you have to have your headlights on[DRLs don't count].
I can't understand why people get concealed weapon permits. Isn't it completely legal to wear a firearm in full view. e.g. holstered on your hip? That way the mugger KNOWS you have a weapon. I would bet that a known danger would be more of a deterrent.
I really have no clue. I've never been very close to any physical violence.
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The only advantage a dead tree book might have is that it is more likely to have a detailed, accurate explanation of the problem and solution. Most of the fixes I find on google don't explain the hows, whens and whys.
In the vein that people have jumped on iPods in a big way. Most people think iPods are cool. They have almost become a symbol of hip-ness(or already are?).
For the new MS/Sony player to be successful it's going to have to be more stylish and at least a match in technical specs.
I can't see much room for improvement over the current iPods(other than storage capacity). A [very]low cost player is not going to compete.
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If that doesn't get modded funny then nothing deserves to be. I literally laughed out loud. I have been up for 36 hours straight so I'm not sure if my judgement is sound...
J.C. is a brilliant man so that helps. He's good with physics, calculus and just about anything he tries. There are some more details on Carmack in one of Michael Abrash's books IIRC.
...blew up a lot of prototypes
This _is_ John Carmack after all. I bet he enjoyed the explosions as much as the successes.
I'd imagine he writes some damn good simulators too.
Yup, try 'pkgtool'. Comes with slack standard.
I was going to say Real Life but that's too unrealistic.
F#*k should be a line break or two before the non-italic text :P
They don't have to shut anyone down, just follow a nice formula. Full speed up to X bandwidth used in a month. 10% speed for next X bandwidth used in a month. 10% of that speed for X more bandwidth used in a month... etc. etc.. Speed gets reset for next billing cycle. If they stagger billing cycles (not all on the same day), then their pipes will be free Roflmao, I had a flashback to my OS Design course when I read that. Visions of scheduling and page replacement algorithms flashing through my head.
It's scary when you realize that you're actually learning something in school.
I would think that they would have a fairly low operation cost.(I haven't read the article yet...)
I would bet the tickets will be cheaper than you can get a ride in a helicopter or airplane at an airshow or sightseeing tour.
I did something similar. 6 weeks in to my first semester in college and I landed a part-time programming job. I'm now entering my 4th year of school in the fall and have a truck load of practical experience.
Continuing in school isn't requisite for this job. If I quit school I have a full time position waiting for me. I've been able to force myself to keep up with school pretty well until this past semester. My GPA has been pretty consistent. Mid-range 2. I do virtually no work for school outside of programming projects. Which is probably why I'm on academic probation this fall(failed calc II, my 1st failed class ever).
School is enjoyable as far as the peer interaction goes(read: drinking and being stupid).
I would hope that the electrical system for the armor is independent of other electrical systems...
The even greater thing was when they added the unwinnable position protection it didn't narrow the variety of things to do. It actually made it the game more open because you could do stupid things on purpose!
There's a difference between not choosing the technology for yourself and not seeing the use of the technology.
I didn't make it clear in my post that I _do_ see the use. My aversion to the communication method outweighs the advantage of the uses for me. I do wish people would be a little more respectful. There are kids in my classes that don't bother to turn their phones off. In particular there is a guy in a class I'm taking right now that just presses his phone between his thighs when it goes off and loudly says,"Sorry!".
If I said "I don't see the point" I didn't mean to say that. I do see the point, I can't even remember why I made my original post. It doesn't make sense in this thread.
A study found that text-message has decreased the level of smoking in teenage girls in the UK (sorry, I can't remember the reference, it was discussed in a seminar). That's a communication technology overpowering a chemical addiction. Reasons for the link were unclear, but it was theorised that it either sucked up their disposable cash, or gave them something to keep their hands busy (for want of a better choice of words).
That's really cool. Friends of mine who have quit smoking pick up a habit as/after they quit smoking. e.g. nail biting. They say that they just have to have their hands doing something.
Ah, so you're one of those people who don't like to talk to people?
It's not that I don't like talking to people. I just can't stand the flat interaction that goes on through the phone. It's even flatter to me than a communication method like slashdot. I will admit that I am more reserved around many people than most.
And you know mobile phones have caller-id too.
Yeah I know. The silent mode on my mobile phone is not completely silent. So, off it stays. I understand why people have/use (mobile)phones. I just prefer not to use them, so I don't. I do like the security of having a mobile in case of emergency or having auto trouble in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know if age factors in to it. I'm 22 years old and refuse to use phones as much as possible(within reason[cell and otherwise]). I think they are rude, impersonal and obtrusive. If I want to speak to someone I'll do it face to face.
I do have both a personal landline and cell phone. The cell phone stays off unless I must make a call. The landline doesn't get answered unless I'm expecting a call or the caller-id is someone I want to talk to.
I hold a similar philosophy about instant messengers. I always have AIM running at home on away status and at work I have IBM Sametime. Sametime is pretty unused unless I'm wasting time while looking busy[during the worst time of the week - 3-5pm on Fridays] or need to check with someone who's on a long duration phone call.
THIS IS A STUPID ARTICLE? SURELY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING EXCITING ENOUGH GOING ON IN THE WORLD THAT WE DON'T NEED TO PUT THIS CRAP ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE SITE?
I think that's definately a good reason to get rid of caps lock.
Seriously, I have more trouble reading sql statements that are all caps'd than those written proper or all lower case.
Thank you for introducing me to a new unit of measure. The 'fuckton', has now replaced the term 'fuckload' in my vocabulary.
I'm betting the Slashdot poll would be best for this guy. Everybody will select the CowboyNeal option.
What really pisses me of is the creat system call...where's the 'e' god damn it? Why do *nix systems always lose my letters!!! WAAAAAH!
Same way in New York. I've _never_ seen it enforced. But legality isn't much of a concern around here. Our State Police routinely hit the lights and siren so they can get to Dunkin' Donuts faster.
I don't know where you learned to drive but passing to the right isn't the proper response around here[Upstate, NY].(doesn't stop people from doing it)
I wish that they would make passing to the right illegal. Of course it probably wouldn't be enforced like the law that says if you're driving with your wipers on you have to have your headlights on[DRLs don't count].
I can't understand why people get concealed weapon permits. Isn't it completely legal to wear a firearm in full view. e.g. holstered on your hip? That way the mugger KNOWS you have a weapon. I would bet that a known danger would be more of a deterrent.
I really have no clue. I've never been very close to any physical violence.
The only advantage a dead tree book might have is that it is more likely to have a detailed, accurate explanation of the problem and solution. Most of the fixes I find on google don't explain the hows, whens and whys.
In the vein that people have jumped on iPods in a big way. Most people think iPods are cool. They have almost become a symbol of hip-ness(or already are?).
For the new MS/Sony player to be successful it's going to have to be more stylish and at least a match in technical specs.
I can't see much room for improvement over the current iPods(other than storage capacity). A [very]low cost player is not going to compete.
Fsck...too many LQBB postings lately. Please excuse the mark-up. I hope everyone understands what I meant with those tags :P
[i]You know what they say about people who live in glass houses.....[/i]
They shouldn't walk around naked?
(couldn't resist, sorry, _not_ funny)