it's surprising how well a sport like football translates to a video game... there is so much strategy involved in choosing plays that it makes for a very fun video game.
some sports don't seem to translate as well. I havn't played many soccer games or baseball games that are as entertaining to me as a football game. but perhaps it's just because it's my favorite sport to watch anyway.
you CAN use it as a hard drive, only you cannot copy your music from iPod to computer by just dragging it through the windows or mac filesystem. any other non music files (anything not in the itunes library) are a different story.
lol big man, do you think that components for a gaming system like the DS will only be made by Nintendo? expect all the 3rd party peripheral companies to offer replacement styluses (styli?) for cheap. of course kids are gonna lose them, and there's gonna be loads of companies on board to replace them. since pda users (usually older people who won't throw their stylus out the window while driving or something) are less apt to lose a stylus and most pda's would require a stylus from a first party, the price stays high. With so many companies that create the peripherals for consoles, the competition should drive the price down.
i for one really liked that addition. I feel that it ties in the two trilogies together into more of a cohesive story. when watching the complete 6 movie marathon someday, the newest changes will make it just a little bit less obvious that they came out 25 years apart, and instead are just one single story.
what sets ed2k apart from kazaa is the quality of the content, and it's basically decentralized nature. Anyone is free to setup an ed2k server, plus the ed2k sister protocol, overnet (kademlia in it's eMule, open source variation) is serverless. As far as quality, everything is based on hashes, and your download results will be as accurate as the place you got the hash from.
now, as far as speed, like many people have mentioned, it can be slow. I'm sure I'm over simplifying, but think of ed2k the same as BitTorrent, only instead of the queueing of bandwidth being for only one single file, it is for your entire list of files. It can take quite a long time to complete downloads, but knowing that you're going to get a nice, uncorrupted file makes it worthwhile.
eMule, the open source variant, contains many enhancements over the standard eDonkey client, and there are numerous mods in circulation. this can include Fakelist databases, ip to country checking, and the ability to tweak your bandwidth usage. there is also a web-based and mobile (cell phone) client built in so you can monitor your eMule from anywhere.
It should be noted that there is a Legal Content Database hosted by the project, containing links to freeware/shareware and public domain stuff.
sigh...
no need for you to try to take pussy shots at my poker knowledge.
the point of the software is to give you a quick statistic of what could be your best option. The software I've seen takes into account the betting patterns of other players, giving you a simple percentage of your success that you can quickly visualize. When you've only got 30 seconds or so to make a decision, this can be a benefit. Obviously it's not 100% accurate. Nowhere in my comment was that implied. However, using a bot as a reference tool (similarly to somebody using a chess program to analyze potential moves during an online game) gives that person an unfair advangtage. These people don't let the bot decide what moves to make.. they use the results of the analysis as a factor when determining their decision.
it's easy to find software that is designed to follow along with the current game, giving you the statistically best move based on what is known, such as the face-up cards, who is on the button, and what your cards are. They also give you a gauge making it easier to decide whether to call or fold a hand. After seeing this type of program in action, it's turned me completely off of putting any real money into online poker.
i haven't noticed any mention of the DS being launched with different colors besides the platinum we've seen in all the demos. Has anyone seen details on what different colors, if any, Nintendo will launch with? A choice in color has been a popular feature of nintendo's handhelds since the Gameboy color, so I'd be surprised to see it missing from this system. The color choice must be a consideration when preordering, right? i'd hate to preorder, expecting a nice Platinum DS and find when I get there that all that's left is Pink or something like that...
Yeah I can see a lot of instances where this would be appropriate. Say, an office of cubicles over lunch break, a school bus full of students who are going on a field trip... and the point another poster made that being within range of an access point means that the distance is irrelevant.
yes more attack ads are EXACTLY what we need!! that's a great way to learn about a person's take on issues! Talk about what they did 40 years ago and talk about conspiracy theories, and forget about all this relevant stuff... I mean, really who needs it anyway?
The book you mentioned, Essential System Administration by AEleen Frisch is definitley an excellent reference. It was the core textbook, along with A Practical Guide to the UNIX System by Mark Sobell in my college Unix introduction course. The first book will act more as a reference, while the second book may be a better walkthrough.
This brings up an interesting point. The two "corporate" flavors of Linux, SuSE and Redhat, are both RPM based. The advantages of apt or portage are fairly obvious, so why haven't distributions based on "easier" software installation methods become more mainstream in the corporate world? are corporate customers being forced to use these "more difficult" distributions simply because it makes it more likely the end-user will need that costly support? if you switch to something like Debian with a strong user-community, will you even need to pay for software support anymore?
Of course I'm generalizing on the "ease of use" of a Debian system opposed to a Redhat system, but i think you can see my point.
along with your course, I think you would be smart to send each student home with a copy of Knoppix so they can play around on their own time. If they're like most tech people, their computer use won't stop when they leave work, and knoppix would be an easy way for them to explore linux on their own. as most computer users will tell you, exploration is the best way to learn
i think one of the big advantages corporations have over the OSS writers is that these companies can afford to hire top quality artists to accompany the coders.
while open source programmers are certainly capable of the technical aspects of a game, it is in the overall presentation that is lacking. For example, there aren't going to be too many people willing to write an entire musical score to accompany a OSS game, nevermind having an orchestra perform it.
since open source generally means "in the programmer's free time" and "with basically no monetary resources to aid development" don't expect a game with the presentation values of Doom or Half-Life.
with technologies such as GPG being used in email to authenticate messages, it's not too far-fetched to think there could be some stations set up to send absentee votes securely, probably more securely than a Fax message ever could be.
there are people developing home-brew software for lots of other consoles... Dreamcast, Gameboy, etc. They're available for a lot less than $199, and not tied to microsoft either.
how about the astronomical number of Progress Quest players???
there must be millions of people out there with Double-Wookie Mu-Fu Monks, or Enchanted Motorcycle Bastard-Lunatics...;-)
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1) Search no longer working
2) Windows installer no longer working
and the fixes MS lists involve long registry edits that don't usually work. And these problems happen on most machines I put SP2 on. :-\
i don't expect Livejournal will be affected by the slashdot effect... stats
some sports don't seem to translate as well. I havn't played many soccer games or baseball games that are as entertaining to me as a football game. but perhaps it's just because it's my favorite sport to watch anyway.
I can't believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We're looking up "money laundering" in the dictionary.
you CAN use it as a hard drive, only you cannot copy your music from iPod to computer by just dragging it through the windows or mac filesystem. any other non music files (anything not in the itunes library) are a different story.
don't forget the semi-sequel, Faceball 2000. it's a 4 player 3D fps for Gameboy!
yes, it is real :-)
now if only it would allow me to link it to a gmail account to include that mail as well as the outlook stuff.
lol big man, do you think that components for a gaming system like the DS will only be made by Nintendo? expect all the 3rd party peripheral companies to offer replacement styluses (styli?) for cheap. of course kids are gonna lose them, and there's gonna be loads of companies on board to replace them. since pda users (usually older people who won't throw their stylus out the window while driving or something) are less apt to lose a stylus and most pda's would require a stylus from a first party, the price stays high. With so many companies that create the peripherals for consoles, the competition should drive the price down.
i for one really liked that addition. I feel that it ties in the two trilogies together into more of a cohesive story. when watching the complete 6 movie marathon someday, the newest changes will make it just a little bit less obvious that they came out 25 years apart, and instead are just one single story.
now, as far as speed, like many people have mentioned, it can be slow. I'm sure I'm over simplifying, but think of ed2k the same as BitTorrent, only instead of the queueing of bandwidth being for only one single file, it is for your entire list of files. It can take quite a long time to complete downloads, but knowing that you're going to get a nice, uncorrupted file makes it worthwhile.
eMule, the open source variant, contains many enhancements over the standard eDonkey client, and there are numerous mods in circulation. this can include Fakelist databases, ip to country checking, and the ability to tweak your bandwidth usage. there is also a web-based and mobile (cell phone) client built in so you can monitor your eMule from anywhere.
It should be noted that there is a Legal Content Database hosted by the project, containing links to freeware/shareware and public domain stuff.
no need for you to try to take pussy shots at my poker knowledge.
the point of the software is to give you a quick statistic of what could be your best option. The software I've seen takes into account the betting patterns of other players, giving you a simple percentage of your success that you can quickly visualize. When you've only got 30 seconds or so to make a decision, this can be a benefit. Obviously it's not 100% accurate. Nowhere in my comment was that implied. However, using a bot as a reference tool (similarly to somebody using a chess program to analyze potential moves during an online game) gives that person an unfair advangtage. These people don't let the bot decide what moves to make.. they use the results of the analysis as a factor when determining their decision.
were the "play it loud" gameboys the same as the gameboy pockets?
it's easy to find software that is designed to follow along with the current game, giving you the statistically best move based on what is known, such as the face-up cards, who is on the button, and what your cards are. They also give you a gauge making it easier to decide whether to call or fold a hand. After seeing this type of program in action, it's turned me completely off of putting any real money into online poker.
to answer my own question, according to this bbc article it will be launched in Silver and Black.
i haven't noticed any mention of the DS being launched with different colors besides the platinum we've seen in all the demos. Has anyone seen details on what different colors, if any, Nintendo will launch with? A choice in color has been a popular feature of nintendo's handhelds since the Gameboy color, so I'd be surprised to see it missing from this system. The color choice must be a consideration when preordering, right? i'd hate to preorder, expecting a nice Platinum DS and find when I get there that all that's left is Pink or something like that...
i like it.
The book you mentioned, Essential System Administration by AEleen Frisch is definitley an excellent reference. It was the core textbook, along with A Practical Guide to the UNIX System by Mark Sobell in my college Unix introduction course. The first book will act more as a reference, while the second book may be a better walkthrough.
Of course I'm generalizing on the "ease of use" of a Debian system opposed to a Redhat system, but i think you can see my point.
along with your course, I think you would be smart to send each student home with a copy of Knoppix so they can play around on their own time. If they're like most tech people, their computer use won't stop when they leave work, and knoppix would be an easy way for them to explore linux on their own. as most computer users will tell you, exploration is the best way to learn
while open source programmers are certainly capable of the technical aspects of a game, it is in the overall presentation that is lacking. For example, there aren't going to be too many people willing to write an entire musical score to accompany a OSS game, nevermind having an orchestra perform it.
since open source generally means "in the programmer's free time" and "with basically no monetary resources to aid development" don't expect a game with the presentation values of Doom or Half-Life.
with technologies such as GPG being used in email to authenticate messages, it's not too far-fetched to think there could be some stations set up to send absentee votes securely, probably more securely than a Fax message ever could be.
there are people developing home-brew software for lots of other consoles... Dreamcast, Gameboy, etc. They're available for a lot less than $199, and not tied to microsoft either.
how about the astronomical number of Progress Quest players??? there must be millions of people out there with Double-Wookie Mu-Fu Monks, or Enchanted Motorcycle Bastard-Lunatics... ;-)