Imagine if this technology were built into large parking lots, so you would know upon entering where the nearest parking place was that did not have a likely parker approaching ahead of you...
So programs are only actually "programs" if they can be executed from MS DOS? Wow. Tens of thousands of Mac apps are now not "programs". Some of the most popular software in the world are not "programs".
I guess the people who wrote them are "appers" or "scripters" or "serverers" or "clienters". Certainly not "programmers", since they're not writing "programs".
OK, I'll stop now. I'm sure you've had the error of your ways pointed out many times. It's OK to make a mistake; what I'm really amused by is the fact that your post has been modded "Interesting".
Dilbert's buying a computer, and the salesman shows him one, saying, "This is our easiest-to-use computer. It's only got one button. All you have to do is click it!"
Dilbert: "But what does it do?"
Salesman: "Woah there! You're beyond me. Here's the number for tech support!"
(BTW, I don't have the strip handy, so the quotes may be approximate.)
And you're saying that people are currently happy when they've stupidly left money in in the middle of the desert? Loved your post; I've nver heard a better description of gambling in Las Vegas!
Anyone need a 6502/6510 assembly language programmer? I'm a little rusty, but if I can just find my old book by Compute!'s Gazette, I'll be ready to go!
People just don't care anymore, do they? Capitalization, their-they're-there, you're-your, mixing tenses, dangling modifiers, unclear use of pronouns and run-on sentences are just a few of the most common problems. My wife has finally given me the validation I need in that she has me look over official correspondence she writes because I am, in her words, the grammar police.
My spelling's pretty good, too, but not perfect, so no flames please!
I laughed at that, then realized it's not quite accurate. The requests are indeed solicited by the SPAM messages; they just don't expect more than a 0.001% response level, which is all they need in order to be fabulously profitable.
Why not have it turn into a tree or some other tall plant with a solar-powered cell tower at the top? Even if it were just a low wattage, if it could act as a repeater, it could increase coverage wherever it grows...
Of course, you might want something faster than a tree... maybe a saguaro cactus?
Did you win it multiple times? The ending (i.e. the newspaper articles) changed based on how many helicopters you lost, and there was some random factor as well, since there were a lot of different articles.
My favorite was the weather forecast, which said something like, "fair and warm with fireworks in the evening."
My interpretation of this was that the writer was talking about things like vi, emacs, lynx, etc... Many of the most powerful programs that a lot of people associate with unix predate the MS office suite significantly.
You're right, "older" didn't need to be said, but I'd hardly call it "silly"
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Imagine if this technology were built into large parking lots, so you would know upon entering where the nearest parking place was that did not have a likely parker approaching ahead of you...
How did you know that I was able to post my message using only the finder? I thought my mojo was secret!
installed a couple of hours ago, and everything's working great
I guess the people who wrote them are "appers" or "scripters" or "serverers" or "clienters". Certainly not "programmers", since they're not writing "programs".
OK, I'll stop now. I'm sure you've had the error of your ways pointed out many times. It's OK to make a mistake; what I'm really amused by is the fact that your post has been modded "Interesting".
And yes, I know that it should be e^x, but it just doesn't look as good...
Sex = ex
Is this why so breakup sex is so good?
Dilbert: "But what does it do?"
Salesman: "Woah there! You're beyond me. Here's the number for tech support!"
(BTW, I don't have the strip handy, so the quotes may be approximate.)
And you're saying that people are currently happy when they've stupidly left money in in the middle of the desert? Loved your post; I've nver heard a better description of gambling in Las Vegas!
Mine's not!
Makes me think of that new song, "1985". Come to think of it, I do code best when the Thompson Twins are blasting on my cassette boombox.
...by putting in two drives and a RAID 1 controller.
Anyone need a 6502/6510 assembly language programmer? I'm a little rusty, but if I can just find my old book by Compute!'s Gazette, I'll be ready to go!
Now I've done it; I've doomed the thing to be wildly successful!
DOS frees old people!
My spelling's pretty good, too, but not perfect, so no flames please!
I laughed at that, then realized it's not quite accurate. The requests are indeed solicited by the SPAM messages; they just don't expect more than a 0.001% response level, which is all they need in order to be fabulously profitable.
Yeah, and the screensaver stays dim with just a "stay tuned" message...
Of course, you might want something faster than a tree... maybe a saguaro cactus?
I understand that people have a problem with that, but it's better than leaving sh*t unpatched...
...but I still think the cube was nicer, for a fanless beauty. Too bad it was just waaaay too expensive.
My favorite was the weather forecast, which said something like, "fair and warm with fireworks in the evening."
And yeah, it's OK to be a little nostalgic.
If you get a chance to beat it, do. One of the most rewarding victories of any game I've ever played.
You're right, "older" didn't need to be said, but I'd hardly call it "silly"
I'm learning java right now... maybe that should be my first project :-)
http://www.dreamfabric.com/c64/