Interestingly enough, correct me if i'm wrong here, Jobs tried to woo Linus to Apple around 1997, but obviously failed. Makes you wonder how it all would have turned out though, doesn't it?
Square as an entity no longer exists, neither does their partnership with EA. To state the obvious, they merged with Enix to become Square Enix. No Square characters in EA games.
I'm uncertain about the logic of Lycoris branching out into Tablets and now PDAs. Especially when they have a Linux distribution that is looking *so* 2001 (gcc 2.95, KDE 2.22). Perhaps they should consider perfecting that one first - no Linux distribution is currently equivalent to Windows on the desktop for the average user.
It is almost as if Lycoris have decided participating in the fledgling desktop Linux market isn't fringe enough and they need to venture in to even less chartered waters. I want to admire their bravery - but there is a thin line between being brave and being stupid.
1. More consistentcy between apps due to the Human Interface Guidelines 2. Nicer interface layout. Better spacing, and I like the OS 9 style menu up the top, feels less like a windows clone, taking the best from both worlds. Also less flashly, more standard than KDE. 3. Options. Apart from Gconf, GNOME comes with far less options. KDE is nice, but trying to locate an option in the KDE Control Center is hell. GConf is a far better way to go. 4. Apps. GNOME/GTK2+ has all the apps I want. Gems like Rhythmbox and the GIMP when there is nothing that compares on KDE. Also the old standbys like Abiword, Bluefish and Gnumeric. 5. Lastly, the GNOME community! Sites like planet.gnome.org and gnomedesktop.org help GNOME rock just that much more.
I posted this on the PGC boards, thought i'd put it up here too...
How did this make it out of R&D? I will hold my judgement until I have seen and played it but here is my major thought...
As humans we cannot control two different elements at one time. It is beyond our evolutionary capabilities. Maybe a couple of billion generations down the track but certainly not now. Therefore, the 2 screen idea has seriously limited potential. I hear "oh, for maps, inventory" etc. So? How hard is it to press a button to bring that up then resume to your game. Exactly the same as having two screens. Both methods involve a change of focus. Even driving a car, looking in the rear view mirror changes where your attention is directed and seriously limits your ability to look at the road ahead.
That is why this "idea" is stupid. It isn't innovative, it isn't incredibly clever, just incredibly flawed. "Hey, here's an idea, why don't we stick two screens on it!". Doh.
Nintendo, drop this one, lick your wounds before they incur and do something neat with Sharp's new 3D displays.
"With this action AOL controls everything from the OS to the Word Processor to the web sites their customers browse."
What exactly is your point? So do Microsoft and MSN, to an even further degree. This is hardly anything new, it is not like we're not one step closer to 1984 as a result.
Sitting in my living room about 20mins walk from the Embassy where the premiere is taking place. To be honest, I find the excitement the whole city is experiencing a little embarrassing. All four of our free-to-air television stations are doing specials tonight, the Dominion Post newspaper devotes the entire first three pages to it. I mean, really it is just a film premiere. Nevertheless, some of the buildings around Wellington look fantastic, a few adorned with giant models from Weta. I believe the red carpet is over 400 metres long, spanning the length of Courtenay Place, one of our largest streets. Should be interesting, but really the hype is almost unbearable.
Just letting Slashdot know not every Wellingtonian is so damn excitable!
"Parents, once you're past making the huge mistake of actually letting the kids have computers in their rooms, what's a reasonable set of guidlines?"
Once you're past? If you're so damn worried about what your kids are getting up to on the net, take the PCs out. You can you know; just because you put them there, doesn't mean you can't take them out. A 15 year old boy with a computer in his room is going to look at porn. Weren't you at that age, through any means possible? Plus, you can try to stop him, trust me on this one, that will just make him more determined and resourceful. Start checking the history and he'll start browsing newsgroups. And trust me here - you definately don't want him doing that. So if it bothers you that he is doing that (and he IS) take them out. Simple, you're still the boss. If you can't bring yourself to stand up to your kids, and cave in, think about adopting out. But ultimately a little porn isn't going to hurt him. Did it really scar you for life?
There is an interesting read about John Sculley's tenure at Apple, a sample chapter from the book "Apple Confidential" in pdf format, if anyone is interested:
read it here.
There rest of the sample chapters, which appear to make up the whole book, are here.
Slashdot Mirror
Interestingly enough, correct me if i'm wrong here, Jobs tried to woo Linus to Apple around 1997, but obviously failed. Makes you wonder how it all would have turned out though, doesn't it?
Out of all the ones i've recieved (they know their target market!), my favorite is... "Smash walls with your massive penis!" No joke.
Square as an entity no longer exists, neither does their partnership with EA. To state the obvious, they merged with Enix to become Square Enix. No Square characters in EA games.
I'm uncertain about the logic of Lycoris branching out into Tablets and now PDAs. Especially when they have a Linux distribution that is looking *so* 2001 (gcc 2.95, KDE 2.22). Perhaps they should consider perfecting that one first - no Linux distribution is currently equivalent to Windows on the desktop for the average user. It is almost as if Lycoris have decided participating in the fledgling desktop Linux market isn't fringe enough and they need to venture in to even less chartered waters. I want to admire their bravery - but there is a thin line between being brave and being stupid.
Yeah - I use GNOME. Why you ask?
1. More consistentcy between apps due to the Human Interface Guidelines
2. Nicer interface layout. Better spacing, and I like the OS 9 style menu up the top, feels less like a windows clone, taking the best from both worlds. Also less flashly, more standard than KDE.
3. Options. Apart from Gconf, GNOME comes with far less options. KDE is nice, but trying to locate an option in the KDE Control Center is hell. GConf is a far better way to go.
4. Apps. GNOME/GTK2+ has all the apps I want. Gems like Rhythmbox and the GIMP when there is nothing that compares on KDE. Also the old standbys like Abiword, Bluefish and Gnumeric.
5. Lastly, the GNOME community! Sites like planet.gnome.org and gnomedesktop.org help GNOME rock just that much more.
Quote the website: "Reliability is a necessity". Might want to review that quote, chief.
I posted this on the PGC boards, thought i'd put it up here too...
How did this make it out of R&D? I will hold my judgement until I have seen and played it but here is my major thought...
As humans we cannot control two different elements at one time. It is beyond our evolutionary capabilities. Maybe a couple of billion generations down the track but certainly not now. Therefore, the 2 screen idea has seriously limited potential. I hear "oh, for maps, inventory" etc. So? How hard is it to press a button to bring that up then resume to your game. Exactly the same as having two screens. Both methods involve a change of focus. Even driving a car, looking in the rear view mirror changes where your attention is directed and seriously limits your ability to look at the road ahead.
That is why this "idea" is stupid. It isn't innovative, it isn't incredibly clever, just incredibly flawed. "Hey, here's an idea, why don't we stick two screens on it!". Doh.
Nintendo, drop this one, lick your wounds before they incur and do something neat with Sharp's new 3D displays.
Keep It Stolen, Stupid.
if the GIMP team will have time to rip this feature off before 2.0.
"With this action AOL controls everything from the OS to the Word Processor to the web sites their customers browse."
What exactly is your point?
So do Microsoft and MSN, to an even further degree. This is hardly anything new, it is not like we're not one step closer to 1984 as a result.
Sitting in my living room about 20mins walk from the Embassy where the premiere is taking place. To be honest, I find the excitement the whole city is experiencing a little embarrassing. All four of our free-to-air television stations are doing specials tonight, the Dominion Post newspaper devotes the entire first three pages to it. I mean, really it is just a film premiere.
Nevertheless, some of the buildings around Wellington look fantastic, a few adorned with giant models from Weta. I believe the red carpet is over 400 metres long, spanning the length of Courtenay Place, one of our largest streets.
Should be interesting, but really the hype is almost unbearable.
Just letting Slashdot know not every Wellingtonian is so damn excitable!
"Parents, once you're past making the huge mistake of actually letting the kids have computers in their rooms, what's a reasonable set of guidlines?"
Once you're past? If you're so damn worried about what your kids are getting up to on the net, take the PCs out. You can you know; just because you put them there, doesn't mean you can't take them out. A 15 year old boy with a computer in his room is going to look at porn. Weren't you at that age, through any means possible? Plus, you can try to stop him, trust me on this one, that will just make him more determined and resourceful. Start checking the history and he'll start browsing newsgroups. And trust me here - you definately don't want him doing that. So if it bothers you that he is doing that (and he IS) take them out. Simple, you're still the boss. If you can't bring yourself to stand up to your kids, and cave in, think about adopting out. But ultimately a little porn isn't going to hurt him.
Did it really scar you for life?
There is an interesting read about John Sculley's tenure at Apple, a sample chapter from the book "Apple Confidential" in pdf format, if anyone is interested: read it here.
There rest of the sample chapters, which appear to make up the whole book, are here.
"There's anecdotal evidence that other game developers have been targeted by whoever attacked us."
Bad news for 3D Realms today - Duke Nukem Forever source liberated. Sadly, there wasn't that much to liberate.
Here it is, contents of dukeforever.c:
main()
{
printf("Duke Nukem Forever\n");
}
The government of New Zealand provides me with free blood glucose meters. I might sadly drop and break mine today and head off and claim a new GBA SP.
Cheers New Zealand!