It's been a while since I've played the game but, if I recall correctly, the ONLY time poor larry actually got laid, there was a big fat (wobbling) "censored" bar across the good bits (taking into account the graphics of that era).
The original Mac Portable had that, the keyboard could slide left and right a few inches, and in that space you could fit either a trackball or a numeric keypad.
Of course, dimensions were somewhat larger back then...
Both police and fire training involves a fair bit of *knowing how the enemy thinks*. True, no actual mugging/pyromania is involved, but it comes closer than you think. How do you think they set up the training sessions? Somebody has to play the perp, or set the house on fire, and you can be damn sure they are told exactly how to go about it.
I can vouch for cdparanoia (I use Grip with a cdparanoia back-end). Some of my worst cd's took well over two hours to rip, but the job did eventually get done.
I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over. I don't know where you're at, but over here it's illegal to use your (camera)phone while driving. If you're fiddling with your phone when the man steps up to your window, I'm sure he'll give you a bonus for it.
Can someone explain how something can be legal in a small area, yet illegal in a broader and encompassing area?
The other way around I can understand; a country saying "this is okay" and a town saying "fine but we're having none of that around here". That's a matter of more fine-grained definitions, but what's described in the blurb is rather going against what the higher-ups are saying. Or not? Enligten me, please.:)
As a user, I really don't care about development or marketing. I care about usability, specifically the parts that say "be consistent" and "do not surprise the user".
See, my #1 problem with apps written with this or that library is not the name, or the look -- it's the order of the friggin' dialog buttons.
If only they [Gnome & KDE, or even better freedesktop.org] could agree on a system to let the *desktop* (not the library) decide if it's to be "OK,Cancel" or "Cancel,OK" then I'd be much more confident, not to mention faster.
That's what I'm thinking. Only, it seems extremely complicated:
the gun works by mixing a liquid or gaseous fuel with air in a combustion chamber behind the bullet. This determines the explosive capability of the propellant and consequently the velocity of the bullet.
Couldn't you achieve the same effect by adjusting a side valve in the explosive chamber, thereby dissipating part of the gas, and not propelling the bullet as much? Granted, you'd need an extra valve/nozzle type protrusion on the weapon, but surely that's less cumbersome than a liquid reservoir?
I started out with a Mac, Ansi Pascal v1.0, two reference manuals, and basically no other help. Today, I would hand out Python, and have regular talks -- not about programming, but about things that you could do with (simple) programs. Let the kid figure out his (oops, presume it's a he) own level, his own assignments. Stick in a challange or two along the way.
Compare this to the cost of a minor traffic accident where a tail light is cracked. No, you cannot replace the lens or any individual part, just the whole assembly. Instead of $100-$200 for an incandescent bulb assembly expect to pay $1500-$2000 for the LED tail light.
In modern cars, you cannot replace any individual part anyway.:( On my VW Golf, I recently had to spend DKK1700 to replace an entire headlight instead of only the front glass that was cracked (presumably DKK300, if it were to be had).
I understand all these posts that are sceptic towards pair programming. To be sure, you get half as many 'effective programmer hours' than if you gave them a workstation each.
However, I know from personal experience that pair programming yields far superior code. Zero typo bugs, less logic bugs, and far improved overall quality, because two brains and four eyes were on it from start to finish.
So even though the 'effective programmer hours' are half, the actual quality is better - but it *is* more expensive on an up-front hour-by-hour basis (which, sadly, is the only perspective usually observed; nevermind you get it all back in less maintenance hours, that's a different quarter...). Oh, and don't say "yeah but I can just hire one good instead of two bad coders and get the same improvement that way"; pair programming "works" no matter what your level is.
Having said all this... I would very much like to object to the "twenty minutes" (or "frequently"), exactly because programmers need to get into a flow. Rather, I would recommend switching no more than every 8 or 4 hours (say, after lunch). I suppose the 20-minute rule was due to the class environment; classes are short and everybody needs/wants to have a turn at the weel to feel some ownership.
There are some things touchscreens can replace, but FPS games are not one of them, and that is a BIG game segment.
Or just a simple thing such as scrolling down this list of posts. I can sit comfortably laid back with the mouse near me and use the scroll wheel.
With a touch screen, I could have the entire thing in my lap, newspaper-like, and use the nifty modern inertial scroll swipe....but I'd get a sore neck or shoulder before I ever got a sore mousing-wrist.
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It's been a while since I've played the game but, if I recall correctly, the ONLY time poor larry actually got laid, there was a big fat (wobbling) "censored" bar across the good bits (taking into account the graphics of that era).
<erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
Have a look at this TED video. It's utterly fascinating.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
http://www.penisreductionpills.com/
Seriously.
Has anyone actually done this? For me, Google returns exactly one hit -- your comment. Nice googlewhack, but not exactly a valid citation.
(ooohh, you mean without the quotes!)
The original Mac Portable had that, the keyboard could slide left and right a few inches, and in that space you could fit either a trackball or a numeric keypad.
Of course, dimensions were somewhat larger back then...
Both police and fire training involves a fair bit of *knowing how the enemy thinks*. True, no actual mugging/pyromania is involved, but it comes closer than you think. How do you think they set up the training sessions? Somebody has to play the perp, or set the house on fire, and you can be damn sure they are told exactly how to go about it.
Do the kids have flash drives? because that would be like a bio hazard suit with pockets.
Or brains with memory?
I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that we're sick and tired of car analogies.
But this computer analogy for cars? Hmm, you might have something there!
Just not on foot ...
I can vouch for cdparanoia (I use Grip with a cdparanoia back-end). Some of my worst cd's took well over two hours to rip, but the job did eventually get done.
You cannot fight global terrorism by turning the USA into a police-state.
'Course you can. It won't work (or even help), but you sure can.
Honest citizens need to act like international spies.
I might have said 'are forced' instead of 'need', but that is a dissapointingly true and insightful statement.
I wonder what happens if you inform a cop that you are recording him when he pulls you over.
I don't know where you're at, but over here it's illegal to use your (camera)phone while driving. If you're fiddling with your phone when the man steps up to your window, I'm sure he'll give you a bonus for it.
You'd not be very intelligible, but you could speak.
So it would be EXACTLY the same as talking on land! :-D
Can someone explain how something can be legal in a small area, yet illegal in a broader and encompassing area?
The other way around I can understand; a country saying "this is okay" and a town saying "fine but we're having none of that around here". That's a matter of more fine-grained definitions, but what's described in the blurb is rather going against what the higher-ups are saying. Or not? Enligten me, please. :)
As a user, I really don't care about development or marketing. I care about usability, specifically the parts that say "be consistent" and "do not surprise the user".
See, my #1 problem with apps written with this or that library is not the name, or the look -- it's the order of the friggin' dialog buttons.
If only they [Gnome & KDE, or even better freedesktop.org] could agree on a system to let the *desktop* (not the library) decide if it's to be "OK,Cancel" or "Cancel,OK" then I'd be much more confident, not to mention faster.
"Spelunkers Explore Crystalline Cave in New Mexico, find issue of Spelunker Today in a dead end."
That's what I'm thinking. Only, it seems extremely complicated:
the gun works by mixing a liquid or gaseous fuel with air in a combustion chamber behind the bullet. This determines the explosive capability of the propellant and consequently the velocity of the bullet.
Couldn't you achieve the same effect by adjusting a side valve in the explosive chamber, thereby dissipating part of the gas, and not propelling the bullet as much? Granted, you'd need an extra valve/nozzle type protrusion on the weapon, but surely that's less cumbersome than a liquid reservoir?
The butler did it. There, I said it.
Fourthed (Forth'ed?).
I started out with a Mac, Ansi Pascal v1.0, two reference manuals, and basically no other help. Today, I would hand out Python, and have regular talks -- not about programming, but about things that you could do with (simple) programs. Let the kid figure out his (oops, presume it's a he) own level, his own assignments. Stick in a challange or two along the way.
Is the factory itself made of legos? If so, can it build more factories?
It can't -- and that's a good thing! Imagine Lego factories building themselves coast-to-coast (and then on to floating Lego pontoons?).
Not exactly a 'gray goo' doomsday, but no place left to put up Lego stores, or play rooms... :(
Compare this to the cost of a minor traffic accident where a tail light is cracked. No, you cannot replace the lens or any individual part, just the whole assembly. Instead of $100-$200 for an incandescent bulb assembly expect to pay $1500-$2000 for the LED tail light.
In modern cars, you cannot replace any individual part anyway. :( On my VW Golf, I recently had to spend DKK1700 to replace an entire headlight instead of only the front glass that was cracked (presumably DKK300, if it were to be had).
I understand all these posts that are sceptic towards pair programming. To be sure, you get half as many 'effective programmer hours' than if you gave them a workstation each.
However, I know from personal experience that pair programming yields far superior code. Zero typo bugs, less logic bugs, and far improved overall quality, because two brains and four eyes were on it from start to finish.
So even though the 'effective programmer hours' are half, the actual quality is better - but it *is* more expensive on an up-front hour-by-hour basis (which, sadly, is the only perspective usually observed; nevermind you get it all back in less maintenance hours, that's a different quarter...).
Oh, and don't say "yeah but I can just hire one good instead of two bad coders and get the same improvement that way"; pair programming "works" no matter what your level is.
Having said all this ... I would very much like to object to the "twenty minutes" (or "frequently"), exactly because programmers need to get into a flow. Rather, I would recommend switching no more than every 8 or 4 hours (say, after lunch).
I suppose the 20-minute rule was due to the class environment; classes are short and everybody needs/wants to have a turn at the weel to feel some ownership.
There are some things touchscreens can replace, but FPS games are not one of them, and that is a BIG game segment.
Or just a simple thing such as scrolling down this list of posts. I can sit comfortably laid back with the mouse near me and use the scroll wheel.
With a touch screen, I could have the entire thing in my lap, newspaper-like, and use the nifty modern inertial scroll swipe. ...but I'd get a sore neck or shoulder before I ever got a sore mousing-wrist.