As I was graduating DeVry they had just started a Graphics and Simulation Programming degree, or something like that. One of the professors I talked to about it was of the opinion that its purpose was to trick students into actually doing something useful e.g. running simulations for Sandia Labs. I think that if a game programming degree does its job in teaching computer science concepts those graduates will have no problems branching out to whatever flavor of programming they want.
Actually gang! is pretty clever. It could be a language built on exception handling. Each exception is a ! and as your pogram is running it just gets thrown !'s from all directions. The trick is to handle all the !'s so as not to interrupt your intended process flow.
Be kind. Most people need something tangible to inspire creative thought.
No, what most people need is a life threatening situation, such as imminent loss of air. That's why I like LifesABeach's idea of putting NASA's offices on the moon.
Over the past 5 years, that's the only time I've ever run a virus check. It came up with 0 viruses. I conclude that the likelihood of me getting a virus on a mac is still small compared to my XP box, which every time I run a virus check flags *something* new as wrong/suspicious.
I don't know if this says anything about one's likelyhood to get a virus, but it does tell me that virus scanning products are probably not a good investment of resources.
While Windows users find it hard to believe, that's actually worked quite well over the last eight years.
Works on windows too. I think in the practical sense security is more a function of the user than the OS. After all, how often do people actually have their systems compromised as a result of something that they didn't approve?
But I also have 5 virus/malware scanners, but only Windows Defender actively protects. I do daily quick scans and weekly full scans. Haven't had a virus/malware since DOS(about 15 years).. was a stupid virus to. It's sole purpose was to eat just enough conventional memory to make most exe's unable to load since back then all running drivers/exes had to fit in 640k
Isn't that a waste of resources and an overreaction to something that was a very minor problem at most?
Yup. I'm also one who doesn't run with a virus scanner on a day to day basis. Once or twice a year, I've run online scanners or something like malware bits, and I've never found anything on my system. If you're careful about what executables you run, and you keep good entry point security (e.g. firewall, noscript) then you're pretty unlikely to get something. This works for a case where you're not too worried about someone actively trying to get into the system. If it's known that you've got something people want (valuable private information, critical services) then you're playing a different game.
Welcome, welcome sir to the Ministry of Sharing! Here you can see our top programmers at work on the next version of Digital Rights Management. We're giving people an amazing amount of freedom with this. And over here... this is brilliant. One of our most cunning works to date if I may say so myself. It's a server, but wait... with no open ports!
Well, I hope you've enjoyed your visit. Please come back and see our open facility again! Oh no, carry on, nothing more to see here. We really must be going. No, put that down... You can't... SECURITY!
I think a lot of people are in the same boat. I know I am... I love the universe and the intricacies of the plot, but some serious editing work is needed. What I would like to see once the story is finished is say... books 7-11 summarized into two books and re-released. I doubt it will happen though.
I'm just starting on the first couple chapters. It seems good to me so far. Some sections of the prologue were kind of random but that's nothing new. Partly it's that it's been a long time since I've read the previous book, and partly I expect things to be tied in more as the book progresses.
I read Elantris and was really impressed, so I have high expectations for Brandon Sanderson's work on this series. He knows how to build the proper amount of tension to keep you turning the pages, and he knows when to wrap things up. I think he has a good chance of revitalizing it and making it once again a series worth recommending.
Wait, being religious you imply believing in a God. But you can be a theist but not believing in any religion at all, some call this being a weak agnostic. I think that instead of stamps I feel it is closer to martial arts. You can believe that martial arts help developing self-defense skills, or you can believe that martial art skills are useless. That would be the theist/atheist arguments. Now believing that a particular dojo teaches the "real" martial art, is believing in a religion. Believing that martial arts help in self-defense but not believing that any dojo can actually teach you to defend yourself properly, would be agnosticism.
Your understanding of agnosticism is wrong. A person is a theist regardless of whether they believe in a God that someone else told them about, or a God that they discovered for themselves. Either way, they believe in God and are a theist.
Atheism I think is pretty straight forward. That means you don't believe in any God.
That leaves are third category, agnostic, in which you don't know if there is a God or not. A strong agnostic says that the existence of God is not knowable, by anyone. A weak agnostic doesn't know if there is a God, but believes that it is possible that one day we will find proof. Wikipedia has a good article on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic
Basically though, none of these categories have anything to do with whether you got your beliefs from someone else or derived them on your own somehow. They're classifications of what you believe, not why.
It is awful the digital manipulation like this is used, however... and it just looks flat out FAKE. You can tell when someone has been over-Photoshopped because they just look "off" somehow.
Right, so we should ban any photographs that look '"off" somehow'. Let's put it on the books!
In other news, the DPS has determined that if everyone agreed to submit a list of their frequently visited restaurants, friends and contacts, and passwords to all electronic devices, they would be able to find criminals far more easily. This concept is a major advance in social science and will allow us to finally be free of the terror and uncertainty that has gripped us for so long.
People don't work for Palm. They work for Jon Rubinstein.
Interesting... I used to work for a guy like that. I and several people I talked to joined the company solely based upon our interview with him. After he got let go following a dispute with upper management, most of those under him left as well. He was somewhat notorious for ignoring the anti compete policies and having a band of loyal followers where ever he went.
The guy cared about the people under him, and would try to help them advance their careers. Their appreciation of that was only natural. Combine that with a strong sense of direction and a willingness to take command and you've got a pretty effective leader. Only problem is getting his direction to line up with the business... so maybe guys like that just belong at the top, or running their own gig.
North and South Korea should settle all of their disputes via Starcraft. Kim Jong Il can play the Protoss and use the mothership's gravitation beam to complete his plan to bring the moon to the earth. Then he can switch to his true form: the zerg.
That's disregarding the fact that Blizzard is no longer independent, and no longer has the same leadership that it started out under. When the company was young, their goal was to distinguish themselves and create some really quality games. Now their main objective is to milk the franchises that they've created. The actions of a company in its early stages do not necessarily predict what will happen when it gets bigger.
I think Blizzard has done very well maintaining the quality of their products as their company matures. Yes, they've lost some of the heart and soul as they've boiled down their success into a formula that can be repeated. That's a natural process though, and that's what a smart company does when it's successful. I don't expect anything new or spectacular from them though. If I want innovation, be it in the business model or the product itself, I'll be looking for new players in the industry. New companies have to fight more to distinguish themselves, so they are largely responsible for pushing the envelope. It's more of a gamble too, but hey, "Variety is the spice of life."
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As I was graduating DeVry they had just started a Graphics and Simulation Programming degree, or something like that. One of the professors I talked to about it was of the opinion that its purpose was to trick students into actually doing something useful e.g. running simulations for Sandia Labs. I think that if a game programming degree does its job in teaching computer science concepts those graduates will have no problems branching out to whatever flavor of programming they want.
Actually gang! is pretty clever. It could be a language built on exception handling. Each exception is a ! and as your pogram is running it just gets thrown !'s from all directions. The trick is to handle all the !'s so as not to interrupt your intended process flow.
Be kind. Most people need something tangible to inspire creative thought.
No, what most people need is a life threatening situation, such as imminent loss of air. That's why I like LifesABeach's idea of putting NASA's offices on the moon.
Over the past 5 years, that's the only time I've ever run a virus check. It came up with 0 viruses. I conclude that the likelihood of me getting a virus on a mac is still small compared to my XP box, which every time I run a virus check flags *something* new as wrong/suspicious.
I don't know if this says anything about one's likelyhood to get a virus, but it does tell me that virus scanning products are probably not a good investment of resources.
While Windows users find it hard to believe, that's actually worked quite well over the last eight years.
Works on windows too. I think in the practical sense security is more a function of the user than the OS. After all, how often do people actually have their systems compromised as a result of something that they didn't approve?
...download and run NudePicturesBritneySpears.zip.exe.
Hold on, my brain just turned off. Where do I click?
But I also have 5 virus/malware scanners, but only Windows Defender actively protects. I do daily quick scans and weekly full scans. Haven't had a virus/malware since DOS(about 15 years).. was a stupid virus to. It's sole purpose was to eat just enough conventional memory to make most exe's unable to load since back then all running drivers/exes had to fit in 640k
Isn't that a waste of resources and an overreaction to something that was a very minor problem at most?
Yup. I'm also one who doesn't run with a virus scanner on a day to day basis. Once or twice a year, I've run online scanners or something like malware bits, and I've never found anything on my system. If you're careful about what executables you run, and you keep good entry point security (e.g. firewall, noscript) then you're pretty unlikely to get something. This works for a case where you're not too worried about someone actively trying to get into the system. If it's known that you've got something people want (valuable private information, critical services) then you're playing a different game.
Welcome, welcome sir to the Ministry of Sharing! Here you can see our top programmers at work on the next version of Digital Rights Management. We're giving people an amazing amount of freedom with this. And over here... this is brilliant. One of our most cunning works to date if I may say so myself. It's a server, but wait... with no open ports!
Well, I hope you've enjoyed your visit. Please come back and see our open facility again! Oh no, carry on, nothing more to see here. We really must be going. No, put that down... You can't... SECURITY!
I think a lot of people are in the same boat. I know I am... I love the universe and the intricacies of the plot, but some serious editing work is needed. What I would like to see once the story is finished is say... books 7-11 summarized into two books and re-released. I doubt it will happen though.
I'm just starting on the first couple chapters. It seems good to me so far. Some sections of the prologue were kind of random but that's nothing new. Partly it's that it's been a long time since I've read the previous book, and partly I expect things to be tied in more as the book progresses.
I read Elantris and was really impressed, so I have high expectations for Brandon Sanderson's work on this series. He knows how to build the proper amount of tension to keep you turning the pages, and he knows when to wrap things up. I think he has a good chance of revitalizing it and making it once again a series worth recommending.
I'm in agreement - the value of a belief is in the actions it leads to.
Wait, being religious you imply believing in a God. But you can be a theist but not believing in any religion at all, some call this being a weak agnostic. I think that instead of stamps I feel it is closer to martial arts. You can believe that martial arts help developing self-defense skills, or you can believe that martial art skills are useless. That would be the theist/atheist arguments. Now believing that a particular dojo teaches the "real" martial art, is believing in a religion. Believing that martial arts help in self-defense but not believing that any dojo can actually teach you to defend yourself properly, would be agnosticism.
Your understanding of agnosticism is wrong. A person is a theist regardless of whether they believe in a God that someone else told them about, or a God that they discovered for themselves. Either way, they believe in God and are a theist.
Atheism I think is pretty straight forward. That means you don't believe in any God.
That leaves are third category, agnostic, in which you don't know if there is a God or not. A strong agnostic says that the existence of God is not knowable, by anyone. A weak agnostic doesn't know if there is a God, but believes that it is possible that one day we will find proof. Wikipedia has a good article on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic
Basically though, none of these categories have anything to do with whether you got your beliefs from someone else or derived them on your own somehow. They're classifications of what you believe, not why.
There will be cake as well. Come to the next discussion.
It is awful the digital manipulation like this is used, however... and it just looks flat out FAKE. You can tell when someone has been over-Photoshopped because they just look "off" somehow.
Right, so we should ban any photographs that look '"off" somehow'. Let's put it on the books!
Now the real question: Has their statistical methodology improved in the last 20 years? Is NASA any less of a PR whore than it was back then?
http://www.ralentz.com/old/space/feynman-report.html
Freeloaders are pretty common. Perl programming? Now that's suspicious.
In other news, the DPS has determined that if everyone agreed to submit a list of their frequently visited restaurants, friends and contacts, and passwords to all electronic devices, they would be able to find criminals far more easily. This concept is a major advance in social science and will allow us to finally be free of the terror and uncertainty that has gripped us for so long.
You did what, for who, for how many green jelly beans?!!
Anyway, Plato was not a nice guy.
Neither is Linus.
People don't work for Palm. They work for Jon Rubinstein.
Interesting... I used to work for a guy like that. I and several people I talked to joined the company solely based upon our interview with him. After he got let go following a dispute with upper management, most of those under him left as well. He was somewhat notorious for ignoring the anti compete policies and having a band of loyal followers where ever he went.
The guy cared about the people under him, and would try to help them advance their careers. Their appreciation of that was only natural. Combine that with a strong sense of direction and a willingness to take command and you've got a pretty effective leader. Only problem is getting his direction to line up with the business... so maybe guys like that just belong at the top, or running their own gig.
North and South Korea should settle all of their disputes via Starcraft. Kim Jong Il can play the Protoss and use the mothership's gravitation beam to complete his plan to bring the moon to the earth. Then he can switch to his true form: the zerg.
Right, because drug use at Burning Man is a closely kept secret.
"they want to force you to name your firstborn child Raynor,"
Fuck, that's a good idea. No forcing is necessary.
That's disregarding the fact that Blizzard is no longer independent, and no longer has the same leadership that it started out under. When the company was young, their goal was to distinguish themselves and create some really quality games. Now their main objective is to milk the franchises that they've created. The actions of a company in its early stages do not necessarily predict what will happen when it gets bigger.
I think Blizzard has done very well maintaining the quality of their products as their company matures. Yes, they've lost some of the heart and soul as they've boiled down their success into a formula that can be repeated. That's a natural process though, and that's what a smart company does when it's successful. I don't expect anything new or spectacular from them though. If I want innovation, be it in the business model or the product itself, I'll be looking for new players in the industry. New companies have to fight more to distinguish themselves, so they are largely responsible for pushing the envelope. It's more of a gamble too, but hey, "Variety is the spice of life."