Luxury! We used to dream of coat hangers!
In my day we had to use hand-me-down shoelaces that had been wrapped in whatever old tinfoil we could find in other people's trash!
The plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General.
Damn you! When I typed that I was tossing up which word to pluralise. I originally typed it Attorneys General and changed it just before hitting Submit. I consider myself quite the English language Nazi, so I'm rather disappointed with myself now.:(
Its about time the Australian government realized that games are not just for kids anymore.
This has nothing to do with the government's opinion as a whole.
Any changes to the film and literature classification system must be approved unanimously by the Attorney-Generals. Michael Atkinson (AG of South Australia) is the only one against the introduction of an R18+ rating. His arguments are essentially "think of the children"-based. He fully understands the "games are not just for kids anymore" argument but is on a personal crusade to protect the country from anything he sees as bad for children. He will never change his opinion because it would make him look weak. Nothing will happen unless his ability to veto the decision is revoked.
It almost makes me ashamed to live in the same state as him.
First came QUEL. The followup developed at IBM was jokingly called SEQUEL. It was changed to SEQL and then SQL for trademark reasons. See Wikipedia.
So it was originally called "sequel". Pronouncing it as S-Q-L came later.
This is why I pronounce it Sequel. I may be late 20s but I know at least SOME computer history.:)
Also ESS KYUU ELL has more syllables, is awkward to say, and just sounds silly.;)
CAT: So, what is it?
KRYTEN: I've never seen one before -- no one has -- but I'm guessing it's a white hole.
RIMMER: A _white_ hole?
KRYTEN: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe: a white hole returns it.
LISTER: So, that thing's spewing time back into the universe? (He dons his fur-lined hat.)
KRYTEN: Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on board.
CAT: So, what is it?
KRYTEN: I've never seen one before -- no one has -- but I'm guessing it's a white hole.
RIMMER: A _white_ hole?
KRYTEN: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe: a white hole returns it.
LISTER: (Minus the hat.) So, that thing's spewing time back into the universe? (He dons his fur-lined hat, again.)
KRYTEN: Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on board.
LISTER: What time phenomena?
KRYTEN: Like just then, when time repeated itself.
CAT: So, what is it?
I'm not a.NET developer... but I seem to remember having to run.NET applications with the.NET framework on my local machine?
Most high level languages require some kind of runtime library..NET needs its framework, Java needs the JRE, VC++ needs the VC++ runtime, VB6 needs the VB6 runtime.
The difference is that recent versions of Windows come with the.NET and VC++ runtimes by default, so you never really think about it.
Microsoft can't ship Java (nor most non-MS runtimes) with Windows, so you have to download them.
At least.NET makes.exe files though.
".jar"...*shudder*
You could export the ext2 disk via iSCSI or to a VM and get a Linux or FreeBSD machine to read it.
I can't boot both OpenSolaris and Ubuntu at the same time since it's the same hardware, but do you think it would possible to mount and boot my Ubuntu drive under VirtualBox? I've not used VirtualBox for anything other than booting from a disk image. If so, would it be easy to mount the other physical disks within the VM, then share them to the host OS? I'm thinking that would be the best solution, but I'll give the FUSE driver a try first.
On a semi-related note, I was looking for a better solution to my old setup (7 drives with thousands of symlinks) and I stumbled upon zfs-fuse. Thus began my love for ZFS.;)
Yeah unfortunately I'm using the same hardware but with a different boot drive, so I can't really run them both at the same time.:)
I read up on raid-z a bit more, but I think I'd prefer to have a filesystem I can grow at any time (easily). Hard drives are pretty inexpensive at the moment, so I don't really mind having to buy twice the drives for the space I want. It really bugs me that ZFS still doesn't support removal of vdevs and/or pool-shrinking (that reminds me of a Seinfeld episode actually...)
Btrfs looks interesting, but I have this feeling that once I get OpenSolaris set up (and I actually learn how to use the bloody thing), I won't want to move back to Linux.:)
I've been a ZFS fanboy for quite a while now, and last weekend I finally made the shift from Ubuntu to OpenSolaris on my server. At the moment I'm just using a basic mirrored pool and no raid-z (it scares me).
The only thing that really bugs me at the moment is its poor support for ext2/3. I was getting ridiculously slow transfer speeds from my old drives (sub 100k/s) and/or hard locks where I've had to kill off the copy process and hope that I can unmount it.
I've been booting into Ubuntu, copying files over the network to my desktop PC, booting OpenSolaris, and copying back. I'm sure there's an easier way to copy 4TB, but I'm not in a hurry.
What have been your experiences in migration from Linux to OpenSolaris?
For christ's sake, it's a game! You aren't killing anyone. Nobody is dying. Nobody is killing you. It isn't real. Driving fast on Forza or Pole Position does not make me want to speed IRL, shooting cartoon people in TF2 doesn't make me want to shoot cartoon people IRL, and stealing endless amounts of cars in GTA doesn't make me want to steal cars or be a 'banger' IRL. There are no moral decisions because you aren't really a soldier, those aren't really people, and those aren't really guns. For fucks sake.
Go tell Michael Atkinson that. I'm pretty bloody sick of hearing BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN every time a game comes out with a few red pixels on a person you might do something nasty to.
In fact, I'm surprised TF2 didn't come out in Australia with party mode turned on permanently. How is shooting NPC zombies (L4D2) more gory than seeing "YOUR SPLEEN!" on the screen when you get gibbed? Having said that, party mode is pretty hilarious if only for the hats poking through halos.
Both Intel and AMD are racing to integrate video graphics into their respective CPUs.
Obviously there's a night-and-day distinction between software rendering and a separate core on the same die, but I find it amusing to see we've (sorta) come full circle.;)
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Luxury! We used to dream of coat hangers!
In my day we had to use hand-me-down shoelaces that had been wrapped in whatever old tinfoil we could find in other people's trash!
Screw 2D screens, we should be pouring funding into these technologies:
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html (TRUE 3D)
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/10/philips-3d-hdtv/ (Stereoscopic w/o glasses)
Whats next, patenting the use of punctuation in sentances?
I suspect it will be patenting grammer...
More likely spelling, as in "sentences" and "grammar" lol
Oops, replace "lol" with "."
Damn these new punctuation conventions...
Heh. #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN :)
Damn it, you beat me to it!!! :(
Then do something about it!
I do not live in Croydon. Therefore I cannot vote for a G4C candidate.
The plural of Attorney General is Attorneys General.
Damn you! When I typed that I was tossing up which word to pluralise. I originally typed it Attorneys General and changed it just before hitting Submit. I consider myself quite the English language Nazi, so I'm rather disappointed with myself now. :(
Its about time the Australian government realized that games are not just for kids anymore.
This has nothing to do with the government's opinion as a whole.
Any changes to the film and literature classification system must be approved unanimously by the Attorney-Generals. Michael Atkinson (AG of South Australia) is the only one against the introduction of an R18+ rating. His arguments are essentially "think of the children"-based. He fully understands the "games are not just for kids anymore" argument but is on a personal crusade to protect the country from anything he sees as bad for children. He will never change his opinion because it would make him look weak. Nothing will happen unless his ability to veto the decision is revoked.
It almost makes me ashamed to live in the same state as him.
First came QUEL. The followup developed at IBM was jokingly called SEQUEL. It was changed to SEQL and then SQL for trademark reasons. See Wikipedia.
So it was originally called "sequel". Pronouncing it as S-Q-L came later.
This is why I pronounce it Sequel. I may be late 20s but I know at least SOME computer history. :) ;)
Also ESS KYUU ELL has more syllables, is awkward to say, and just sounds silly.
The new Panic Button will be the equivalent of:
0118 999 881 999 119 725 3
Obligatory Red Dwarf:
CAT: So, what is it?
KRYTEN: I've never seen one before -- no one has -- but I'm guessing it's a white hole.
RIMMER: A _white_ hole?
KRYTEN: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe: a white hole returns it.
LISTER: So, that thing's spewing time back into the universe? (He dons his fur-lined hat.)
KRYTEN: Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on board.
CAT: So, what is it?
KRYTEN: I've never seen one before -- no one has -- but I'm guessing it's a white hole.
RIMMER: A _white_ hole?
KRYTEN: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. A black hole sucks time and matter out of the universe: a white hole returns it.
LISTER: (Minus the hat.) So, that thing's spewing time back into the universe? (He dons his fur-lined hat, again.)
KRYTEN: Precisely. That's why we're experiencing these curious time phenomena on board.
LISTER: What time phenomena?
KRYTEN: Like just then, when time repeated itself.
CAT: So, what is it?
I'm not a .NET developer... but I seem to remember having to run .NET applications with the .NET framework on my local machine?
Most high level languages require some kind of runtime library. .NET needs its framework, Java needs the JRE, VC++ needs the VC++ runtime, VB6 needs the VB6 runtime.
The difference is that recent versions of Windows come with the .NET and VC++ runtimes by default, so you never really think about it.
Microsoft can't ship Java (nor most non-MS runtimes) with Windows, so you have to download them.
At least .NET makes .exe files though.
".jar"...*shudder*
The MPAA is arguing that if they could directly turn those plugs on and off, they could offer more goods to consumers.
Excuse me? I fail to see the logic in that statement.
Depends. Is there a modifier for a sneak attack?
Nope, but we do get an attack of opportunity.
...rather than the evolution of universe as a whole (one which incorporates physics with chemistry and biology)
Obligatory xkcd: http://www.xkcd.com/435/
You could export the ext2 disk via iSCSI or to a VM and get a Linux or FreeBSD machine to read it.
I can't boot both OpenSolaris and Ubuntu at the same time since it's the same hardware, but do you think it would possible to mount and boot my Ubuntu drive under VirtualBox? I've not used VirtualBox for anything other than booting from a disk image. If so, would it be easy to mount the other physical disks within the VM, then share them to the host OS? I'm thinking that would be the best solution, but I'll give the FUSE driver a try first.
On a semi-related note, I was looking for a better solution to my old setup (7 drives with thousands of symlinks) and I stumbled upon zfs-fuse. Thus began my love for ZFS. ;)
Yeah unfortunately I'm using the same hardware but with a different boot drive, so I can't really run them both at the same time. :)
I read up on raid-z a bit more, but I think I'd prefer to have a filesystem I can grow at any time (easily). Hard drives are pretty inexpensive at the moment, so I don't really mind having to buy twice the drives for the space I want. It really bugs me that ZFS still doesn't support removal of vdevs and/or pool-shrinking (that reminds me of a Seinfeld episode actually...)
Btrfs looks interesting, but I have this feeling that once I get OpenSolaris set up (and I actually learn how to use the bloody thing), I won't want to move back to Linux. :)
I've been a ZFS fanboy for quite a while now, and last weekend I finally made the shift from Ubuntu to OpenSolaris on my server. At the moment I'm just using a basic mirrored pool and no raid-z (it scares me).
The only thing that really bugs me at the moment is its poor support for ext2/3. I was getting ridiculously slow transfer speeds from my old drives (sub 100k/s) and/or hard locks where I've had to kill off the copy process and hope that I can unmount it.
I've been booting into Ubuntu, copying files over the network to my desktop PC, booting OpenSolaris, and copying back. I'm sure there's an easier way to copy 4TB, but I'm not in a hurry.
What have been your experiences in migration from Linux to OpenSolaris?
*Disclaimer: I use Solaris 10 at work.
Karmic Karmic Karmic Karmic Karmic Koala Download and install Download and innnnnstaaaalllllll....
I hate you. I now have that stuck in my head... ARGH!
For christ's sake, it's a game! You aren't killing anyone. Nobody is dying. Nobody is killing you. It isn't real. Driving fast on Forza or Pole Position does not make me want to speed IRL, shooting cartoon people in TF2 doesn't make me want to shoot cartoon people IRL, and stealing endless amounts of cars in GTA doesn't make me want to steal cars or be a 'banger' IRL. There are no moral decisions because you aren't really a soldier, those aren't really people, and those aren't really guns. For fucks sake.
Go tell Michael Atkinson that. I'm pretty bloody sick of hearing BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN every time a game comes out with a few red pixels on a person you might do something nasty to.
In fact, I'm surprised TF2 didn't come out in Australia with party mode turned on permanently. How is shooting NPC zombies (L4D2) more gory than seeing "YOUR SPLEEN!" on the screen when you get gibbed? Having said that, party mode is pretty hilarious if only for the hats poking through halos.
...just like building a spaceship bodywork around your mountain bike will not get you into orbit. ^^
No, but to think it would work you'd have to be high. ;)
Amusing email, but learn to format.
But, back then every game came with a manual
Back then, you used to measure value for money by the weight of the box. More manuals must mean it's a better product... right?
Both Intel and AMD are racing to integrate video graphics into their respective CPUs.
Obviously there's a night-and-day distinction between software rendering and a separate core on the same die, but I find it amusing to see we've (sorta) come full circle. ;)
I don't know why they are running a story about something that happened August 2008!
I dunno, that's pretty close to breaking news for Slashdot.
Konami presents: "Quake Quake Revolution", coming to a mouse-accessible game arcade near you!