i never worked out how that thing passed as a chicken just because he wore a fucking rubber glove. bloody clay things. Still, used to work near aardman. rather creative peeps came out of that place all day:-)
Its the point that longhorn was meant to be a new start... and they can't even get the foundation (new file system) which was a big premise for most of this off the ground before launch.
I like the 'different ways of distributing throughout large corps' thing... in the way that it's basically code for "we're going to try another convoluted way of stopping corporate editions from being pirated. COUGH"
I love to agree here too. I own a '74 MG and it's just a dream. Even though they're notoriously unreliable, the things that go wrong are so much easier to fix than on my car before that, an all electronic Renault megane. Key fob code out of sync?!! Sorry! You gotta get towed to a garage and pay 120 quid for an error that happens 'every few years'.
SO much could go wrong in that bloody car. Now in the MG Midget, if you hear a crunch or a clank, you know there's something up and amazingly, nearly everything can be done at roadside. I heard a story once of a guy who, with help of a truck driver, replaced a clutch by the side of the road for his 70s MG!
There's modern 00's era electronic upgrades for parts of the MG, but they're, believe it or not, much less reliable than the old versions. Mad. So yeah, old cars, woo!
i think 60fps is plenty enough for a refresh rate on a speedo, but what could be a slight problem is latency. LCDs have approx. 20ms latency which in critical situations could cause problems... of course the advantage of all this is that the computer can log the speeds etc VERY accurately and at a high rate so if the police question you, you can say 'actually'...
OH please do this with every joke on slashdot. Please!!!! I dont understand parodies so please, explain each and every one so I can laugh like the rest!!!!!!!!
SUDDENLY I FEEL ALIVE AND NOT SO STUPID! YES! YES!
In other news, shut the hell up and stop being a patronising git. Everyone should have read that book... and if they havent... they should read it now.
id disagree there. There are some INCREDIBLY intelligent car thieves out there.. they just happen to have very little morals. Although, id argue that stealing from the Richest (what the pros do) is a whole lot less detrimental to society that stealing off a family with 2.4 children and in some ways is ALMOST 'right'.
however,the most intellignet car thieves will do so through very complex agendas... and could get into any car if they tried hard enough... without one of these. They'd be much more likely to use what probably is a high status for them (now theyve earnt millions shipping posh cars) to befriend people and then take their keys at the strongest moment of trust.
Man, with all those ideas, i could be a car stealer. IF only i lacked morals:'-(
It's different, that's for sure. when I was that age, I just wanted to know what it did, how to do stuff, and why.... and just keep playing for hours.... yet i did find that due to my limitations, i got very frustrated. i simply didnt have the life experience or logic to fully understand it. I started HTML at 10, and found is relatively straightforward, and if i'd actually have read info about it in books i probably would have been fluent by 11......
i started perl programming at 12 and to start with found that i just nicked bits of code (Even the header code) from other scripts and patchworked it together. i soon started to READ the code properly and see why stuff happened...... and figured the login.. and from then on could write code flat out no problem - kinda like a turning point - and just needed to look up something on the net if i needed a new function to use etc.....
I'm not exactly sure if i learn faster now or then. I think now i'm gaining a bit of an 'arrogance' towards things, which doesnt help, and i find myself saying 'why do this when i could just do this'... then a year later being the ultimate fan kid of what i once slagged off..... so its definately nicer when youre younger and have no preconceptions.. and just an IF statement makes you go OH MY GOD WOW. Now it takes quite a bit more.
Having said that... my current big wows are dynamic flash apps that i build, and i never fail to be amazed by what i can achieve with time spent dug into actionscript...
I agree. When i started, it was just plonked in front of me. Basic was just 'there'... everything was so low level... itd just be 'there'... so id play... and there'd be no paranoid parents worrying you'd do something totally wrong.
Now I fear that there isn't so much of this. nothing is a sandbox, and for a kid to really learn programming now, they have to open up visual basic or what not. It's certainly not the way it used to be and i think it's kinda sad.
I just posted this too. I was using windows 1.0 from the age of 4, before I could even read properly....used to just click and click till i found stuff etc, and then learnt what things said by myself. I'd make pixel art in paint too........
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i never worked out how that thing passed as a chicken just because he wore a fucking rubber glove. bloody clay things. Still, used to work near aardman. rather creative peeps came out of that place all day :-)
Its the point that longhorn was meant to be a new start... and they can't even get the foundation (new file system) which was a big premise for most of this off the ground before launch.
Yeah, with all it's promised features being thrown out plus a serious lack of ANY NEW FILESYSTEM it sure will OWN OSS of the time...
I like the 'different ways of distributing throughout large corps' thing... in the way that it's basically code for "we're going to try another convoluted way of stopping corporate editions from being pirated. COUGH"
I love to agree here too. I own a '74 MG and it's just a dream. Even though they're notoriously unreliable, the things that go wrong are so much easier to fix than on my car before that, an all electronic Renault megane. Key fob code out of sync?!! Sorry! You gotta get towed to a garage and pay 120 quid for an error that happens 'every few years'.
SO much could go wrong in that bloody car. Now in the MG Midget, if you hear a crunch or a clank, you know there's something up and amazingly, nearly everything can be done at roadside. I heard a story once of a guy who, with help of a truck driver, replaced a clutch by the side of the road for his 70s MG!
There's modern 00's era electronic upgrades for parts of the MG, but they're, believe it or not, much less reliable than the old versions. Mad. So yeah, old cars, woo!
dude, that just isnt funny. seriously, what the fuck?
i think 60fps is plenty enough for a refresh rate on a speedo, but what could be a slight problem is latency. LCDs have approx. 20ms latency which in critical situations could cause problems... of course the advantage of all this is that the computer can log the speeds etc VERY accurately and at a high rate so if the police question you, you can say 'actually'...
There is, in the closet
No, you got that wrong too. The actual fact is that he thought the war on IRAQ was a videogame.
what the FUCK are you on about? jebus, you cant tell a joke here without some linux loon answering with shit...
you watch the OC?!
Maybe you're just a paranoid loon.
ITS JUST A BOARDGAME!
*smack*
there is.. there's a tracker server.... which obviously needs to be referenced to each time someone grabs it.....
UK visitors may quite agree with me that this guy looks like he's been ripped straight out of the league of gentlemen (ARE YOU LOCAL?!)
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Darling, that man bag... is... exquisite!
OH please do this with every joke on slashdot. Please!!!! I dont understand parodies so please, explain each and every one so I can laugh like the rest!!!!!!!!
SUDDENLY I FEEL ALIVE AND NOT SO STUPID! YES! YES!
In other news, shut the hell up and stop being a patronising git. Everyone should have read that book... and if they havent... they should read it now.
id disagree there. There are some INCREDIBLY intelligent car thieves out there.. they just happen to have very little morals. Although, id argue that stealing from the Richest (what the pros do) is a whole lot less detrimental to society that stealing off a family with 2.4 children and in some ways is ALMOST 'right'.
:'-(
however,the most intellignet car thieves will do so through very complex agendas... and could get into any car if they tried hard enough... without one of these. They'd be much more likely to use what probably is a high status for them (now theyve earnt millions shipping posh cars) to befriend people and then take their keys at the strongest moment of trust.
Man, with all those ideas, i could be a car stealer. IF only i lacked morals
You want an icecream? You wanna pee in mother maggie's shoes?
System Error:
Can't obtain exclusive rights. That method is only possible where games_publisher='EA'.
It's different, that's for sure. when I was that age, I just wanted to know what it did, how to do stuff, and why.... and just keep playing for hours.... yet i did find that due to my limitations, i got very frustrated. i simply didnt have the life experience or logic to fully understand it. I started HTML at 10, and found is relatively straightforward, and if i'd actually have read info about it in books i probably would have been fluent by 11......
i started perl programming at 12 and to start with found that i just nicked bits of code (Even the header code) from other scripts and patchworked it together. i soon started to READ the code properly and see why stuff happened...... and figured the login.. and from then on could write code flat out no problem - kinda like a turning point - and just needed to look up something on the net if i needed a new function to use etc.....
I'm not exactly sure if i learn faster now or then. I think now i'm gaining a bit of an 'arrogance' towards things, which doesnt help, and i find myself saying 'why do this when i could just do this'... then a year later being the ultimate fan kid of what i once slagged off..... so its definately nicer when youre younger and have no preconceptions.. and just an IF statement makes you go OH MY GOD WOW. Now it takes quite a bit more.
Having said that... my current big wows are dynamic flash apps that i build, and i never fail to be amazed by what i can achieve with time spent dug into actionscript...
I agree. When i started, it was just plonked in front of me. Basic was just 'there'... everything was so low level... itd just be 'there'... so id play... and there'd be no paranoid parents worrying you'd do something totally wrong.
Now I fear that there isn't so much of this. nothing is a sandbox, and for a kid to really learn programming now, they have to open up visual basic or what not. It's certainly not the way it used to be and i think it's kinda sad.
Meh.
I just posted this too. I was using windows 1.0 from the age of 4, before I could even read properly....used to just click and click till i found stuff etc, and then learnt what things said by myself. I'd make pixel art in paint too........
At 5/6 I started basic programming. Woo.
And yes, my handwriting sucks.
I was doing basic programing at the age of 5 or 6. heh.
exactly. the butterfly effect is never ever taken into account and can't be.... I simply don't watch the weather. It's never right....
my Braun worked for 7 years before the battery died. mad!