This is a great idea that someone should have come up with a long time ago. I also like how the author took into consideration the security conserns of such a cutter.
You know, for starting out, I'd go to qbasic.com. The starting tutorial are really basic (pardon the pun), but there's some actual content.
I'm guessing that since you've made it through the book, it might be a little simplistic for you, but it would have made a good primer.
As far as books, I probably wouldn't bother. QBASIC is so well documented on the net, you can probably find what you need there.
I've a question for you though. Why QBASIC? In fact, why BASIC at all? There are some excellent C compilers for free (DJGPP anyone) and C is a little more useful, though maybe not as easy.
And I'm not talking about RAM and little stuff like that, but when your/whole house/ becomes obselete? Or when you want to sell your house? It sounds like much of this will be hard-wired into your homes systems, and not simply removed.
I dont know about you, but not being able to sell you house easily because it's 'smart' features are 2 years out of date doesn't soud like a happy situation to me.
I know I will. Not so much for myself, but in the fact that as the technology speeds up, I see more of some of my friends.
Compile times for programs, and render times for graphics are steadily getting better, which means they finish projects faster, and have more developed social lives.
Which brings me to an interesting question. Is this true:
Faster CPU's = More free time for 'Working' Nerds?
it seems to work in my circle of friends, but is it a 'universal' truth?
In relation to this, you may want to set up a couple of online servers prior to the event if you can. This serves a couple of purposes. First, it gives potential players a chance to test their machines for compatability. Second, it gives you a chance to test your configuration settings. Next it lest players get to know each other a little bit before the event, and could help to tip you off to potential trouble makers. Finally, it can help to build some hype over the event.
If I recall, in the 486, and possibly 386 days, didn't AMD manufacture over 20% of Intel's processors? I'm sure in the big picture it wasn't all that many, but how arbitrary is this 1 billion?
So, what happens in this case: The engineers/ programmers start the project, and are later asked by sales to come up with a list of features. The sales people start the hype train. Project goes over budget (or some VP thinks it's takig too long), and it gets release before it's time?
Now you've got software that doesn't do what you said it would. It happens in manufacturing, and I'm sure it happens in every other industry.
So are you Down on Epic for trying to make money, and a good game a the same time?
Where I come from, if you don't make money, you go out of business. So yes, their ultimate goal is to make money. Is that so wrong?
Consider this: They could go out and decide to go for the easy money, and make another deer hunting, or fishing or whatever top selling, easy and cheap to make crap they can.
Company makes money, we get a good game, and the designer of the mod gets some prizes and some recognition. How is this a bad thing?
... or maybe a life. All I could think of was pr0n. Best Character -check. Best Use of 3D Sound -I guess so, check. Best Realtime Non-Interactive Movie -Booyah, check.
Truth be told, the origional scene was to have Doctor Jones engage in a sword fight. I forget what the reason for it being changed was, but it was rewritten during shooting to his adversary being shot.
Though some people may find this comment to be funny, I'd vote for informative.
Seriously, find the kids in your area. Not that any schools are likely to go W-Fi, but it looks like this would work on a local ISP. Not sure I'd let children use it.
This is true, but ionly where life started, and can exist. Suppose life started in a pool of P.Soup. It moved out from there to expand to everywhere on the planet. One day, I expect, we'll spread life outside of our planet.
But the start of it all is life starting somewhere. What you're talking about is life spreading, not starting. Life on other planets implies it starting from somewhere other than earth.
To me, the size of the universe has nothing to do with whether there is life or not. Calling it a waste of space would imply there is a reason for life. A big universe certainly increases the probability, but it decreases the chance we will ever come in contact with it.
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This is a great idea that someone should have come up with a long time ago. I also like how the author took into consideration the security conserns of such a cutter.
Heh, full moon too. I'll wait until tomorrow, thank you.
I'm guessing that since you've made it through the book, it might be a little simplistic for you, but it would have made a good primer.
As far as books, I probably wouldn't bother. QBASIC is so well documented on the net, you can probably find what you need there.
I've a question for you though. Why QBASIC? In fact, why BASIC at all? There are some excellent C compilers for free (DJGPP anyone) and C is a little more useful, though maybe not as easy.
I dont know about you, but not being able to sell you house easily because it's 'smart' features are 2 years out of date doesn't soud like a happy situation to me.
Compile times for programs, and render times for graphics are steadily getting better, which means they finish projects faster, and have more developed social lives.
Which brings me to an interesting question. Is this true:
Faster CPU's = More free time for 'Working' Nerds?
it seems to work in my circle of friends, but is it a 'universal' truth?
last time I checked, we're still in space, so I'm sure there's something to be learned from our own little planet.
Hope that helps some.
If I recall, in the 486, and possibly 386 days, didn't AMD manufacture over 20% of Intel's processors? I'm sure in the big picture it wasn't all that many, but how arbitrary is this 1 billion?
So, what happens in this case: The engineers/ programmers start the project, and are later asked by sales to come up with a list of features. The sales people start the hype train. Project goes over budget (or some VP thinks it's takig too long), and it gets release before it's time?
Now you've got software that doesn't do what you said it would. It happens in manufacturing, and I'm sure it happens in every other industry.
Where I come from, if you don't make money, you go out of business. So yes, their ultimate goal is to make money. Is that so wrong?
Consider this: They could go out and decide to go for the easy money, and make another deer hunting, or fishing or whatever top selling, easy and cheap to make crap they can.
Company makes money, we get a good game, and the designer of the mod gets some prizes and some recognition. How is this a bad thing?
I think we have a winner
Sweet merciful carp, I need sleep
Why is this /. worthy? It's just a breach of contract, probably mixed with bad management, big egos, and stealing customers.
Truth be told, the origional scene was to have Doctor Jones engage in a sword fight. I forget what the reason for it being changed was, but it was rewritten during shooting to his adversary being shot.
Though some people may find this comment to be funny, I'd vote for informative.
Seriously, find the kids in your area. Not that any schools are likely to go W-Fi, but it looks like this would work on a local ISP. Not sure I'd let children use it.
University of Calgary is planning on teaching folk how to write virii, but I don't think for quite the same purpose.
This is true, but ionly where life started, and can exist. Suppose life started in a pool of P.Soup. It moved out from there to expand to everywhere on the planet. One day, I expect, we'll spread life outside of our planet.
But the start of it all is life starting somewhere. What you're talking about is life spreading, not starting. Life on other planets implies it starting from somewhere other than earth.
To me, the size of the universe has nothing to do with whether there is life or not. Calling it a waste of space would imply there is a reason for life. A big universe certainly increases the probability, but it decreases the chance we will ever come in contact with it.
Last time I checked, water vapor is called steam. This is a good thing?