As I recall, there was exactly one path through the game
Nope, there were multiple paths to the game, but there wre aset number of pre-filmed scenes, which were iterated over in a random order (and sometimes repeated). You had to memorize exactly when and where to toggle the dongle (joystick) in order for Dirk to do his thing. Same thing with Space Ace.
You misunderstand, overachiever. We're talking every.java file having a page-and-a-half of import calls, at least 20 of which are for classes from java.lang , and then a number of other files where there are no imports because every single appearance of a class is prefaced with it's package path.
Those basic "obvious beginner" issues are just the tip of the iceberg, which includes (1) leaving large sections of experimental test code (not TEST code, but "let's see if I can get this completely unrelated stuff to work... INSIDE this class"), (2) creating large sections of synchronizing code for absolutely no reason (no, really. NO REASON), (3) creating singletons to reference static non-synchronized methods rather than just reference the static methods directly, (4) implementing struts for no reason on a non-web application (subsequent research revealed that some "manager" declared that they "use struts!" even though it was not needed), etc.
You know, BASIC coding problems.:-)
I promise you that I will never refer to other people's code as "beyond horrific" lightly.
We've got a lot of Python and Jython here at work. Turns out it was coded a few years ago by some C++ coders who were asked to work with Java and just couldn't comprehend it and therefore wrote in Jython. Their Java and Jython code is beyond horrific. Currently removing and replacing with better code.
Selection. Wife likes Christian Bale (after seeing him in Batman Begins). I went to 4 local Blockbusters and only one of them had Equilibrium, and it was a $20 copy for sale.
Signed up for NetFlix. Not only is there a gigantic selection, but I don't have to worry about those so-called "edited for content Wal-Mart style" movies that Lacklustre is rumored to be pushing.
I was interviewing for a job (Java Development) a few months back. They asked me to come in and take a test. I came in, spoke with the man in charge, and they gave me a test; it was a sheaf of papers and it had a bunch of SAT Math/Mensa style tests.
I know for a fact that I overthought one of them and got it wrong, but the rest were fine.
Then they gave me a Brainbench test. FYI, I have taken many Brainbench tests in my years as a developer, going to different consulting gigs, and at every institution I go to, I inform them (after the fact) that the test seemed quite outdated and one would seriously be unable to gauge one's ability to program from a Brainbench test.
Anyway, I don't think I did too well on it and they never called me back. I got another job closer to home for more pay; I've been optimizing their legacy code systems, and it's been going great. I mention the test thing to a coworker or two, who laugh. Other coworkers and former coworkers agree that "Brainbench is shitty".
Months pass, then I get a phone call.
"Hi, I'm VP of the company you interviewd with that never called you back. I have some questions for you. Do you mind?"
Long story short, this VP knows one of my coworkers through the guy whose desk I am now working at (he wasn't happy at THIS company). They had all met at a party months ago and my coworker brought up the test thing. VP investigated. Then checked out his people.
Turns out that the manager wanted people that he could "control" and essentially enslave. And he also primarily hired people who were non-US citizens.
Suffice to say, the VP is looking into it, but I'm pretty happy where I am anyway. The moral of the story? Brainbench is shitty.
Stop penalizing us for using PayPal, a service that YOU supposedly own. We're charged for the service of selling on eBay, and charged a high premium for transacting via PayPal on your site. Just combine and somewhat reduce the damn costs already; it's not like this thing isn't already raking in all the dough. If you hadn't opened up 3 bazillion offices around the world that are likely just stagnating your business and eating up dollars, I think a lot of us might get quite a bit more use out of you.
Back in the day, we didn't have your fancy-schmancy foryums and blahgs on everyone's webpage. We had ourselves the NEWSGROUPS.
And we liked it!
In order to discuss super-hero based RPGs on the rec.games.frp.* hierarchy, our posts would get lost. I decided to act upon this and had rec.games.frp.super-heroes created. There was much (ridiculous) debate ([sarcasm]on the internet? NO...[/sarcasm]) regarding the name.
We couldn't used "Superheroes" because of the joint trademark. We couldn't use "Supers" because someone (idiot) thought it meant the forum was only for discussion of GURPS: Supers . So a news admin suggested that we hyphenate. I mean, it's not like we were selling anything.
I maintained the FAQ for years, but then that C++ Hybrid guy kept spamming the Newsgroup and most of us left to go to various other gaming forums.
The guy spends all his time doing crazy crap like this. I tried doing it once; sold wind from one of the hurricanes 2 years ago; got on the local news and Jay Leno showed the picture from eBay on the Tonight Show. Took way too much of my time. And this guy does this stuff, seemingly for a living. Wow.
Barium barium barium barium barium barium marion barium barium eggs and barium.:-)
Yeah, ick. I think I'm gonna ralph too. Nah, but my throat is having sympathy pains. Drink that stuff and if you think of metal, it's like a thousand razor blades going own your throat. Make sure to drink your water after the scan, kiddies! Gotta whiz it all out.
And my last bit of wisdom for this: Chemo Patients Always Flush Twice!
I didn't get my port taken out for a few months after treatment (just in case), and when I went in to get it flushed with whatever it is they put in to keep it from clotting - THAT nearly made me sick every time.
I had the underskin one; like a bump on my chest. Was always afraid of getting hit in the chest by something. I tasted both the saline and that anti-clot stuff (when they inject, it goes straight to your taste senses). Blech. The iodine/barium from the CAT Scans is sicko too.
Berry Fruit Flavored Bariumshake ? More like Metal Ass Flavored Bariumshake. Not that I know what ass tastes like. Oh, this is going to take the thread in the wrong direction.
My original point (that I missed) was that I was going to start a blog about my Hodgkin's, but held out because I just didn't have the time or energy to dwell on it (and I had a serious lack of energy). Kudos to the author for keeping it going.
Java developer out of work due to the big dot-bomb crash of 2001; had my fiance's insurance. We got married in September, had a honeymoon, Sept 11th happened on the day we were supposed to come back.
I'd been having night sweats for months and had lost a lot of weight for the wedding; wasn't eating much, but thought that fat guys sweat a lot at night, so didn't think much of it.
Lost 60 pounds. Night sweats. Drenched the bed.
After our honeymoon, I started having CHILLS. and Night Sweats. Crazy stuff. Teeth chattering, etc.
I got to the doctors and he said I had Montezuma's Revenge and... something else. Hepatitis? Blood work was coming up weird. He ran more tests then sent me to an oncologist at the "Cancer Center".
"Don't be scared of the name," he told me. "It just says Cancer. Doesn't mean you have cancer."
My oncologist was great. I had a lump under my armpit. She and the surgeon could feel it. I couldn't tell. Married for 2 weeks. No job. Whee, fun.
I had a bone marrow test; no cancer there. Surgery told us it was Hodgkin's Disease. Later to be renamed by Larry David as "The Good Hodgkin's" [ http://tinyurl.com/lpcsz ] He's a crackup.
Stage 3B. It's spread across my chest and into my spleen and liver. Curable, they told me. On the roulette wheel of cancers, you want Hodgkin's. No one in my family had ever had it. A blood aunt had Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A non-blood aunt also had had NHL.
My mom kept a clean home - they say that many Hodgkin's cases come from clean homes. That bitch.:-)
I was told 6 months of chemo and then radiation treatment. In the meantime, I was frantically looking for a job, but no one was hiring.
Had my first chemo, then 2 days later an interview. Java development. They wanted to hire me, but I told him, "Look, I have to be honest with you. I can easily do what you ask, but I just started chemotherapy. It's curable they tell me, but I need one day off every 2 weeks for treatment; they only do treatment on a weekday. I just had my first treatment 2 days ago (true) and I'm right here, fine, and coherent."
My future manager really liked me and agreed, but I wasn't paid top dollar for my position. Who cares; we had 2 incomes and I had something to think about instead of mulling my "doom" in the apartment. They were fantastic to me, but have been out of business for 3 years (through no fault of mine - they were bought out and everyone was laid off or forced to move to Utah).
I had ABVD chemo on Mondays. In retrospect, I should have scheduled for Thursdays or Fridays. I was violently ill on Wednesdays and couldn't properly taste anything until the next Wednesday. Of course, that didn't stop me from eating and my mom said I'm a miracle - the first person to gain weight while on chemo.:-) That bitch.:-)
I got a portocatheter in my chest; if you're going to get Chemo, that's the f*cking Rolls Royce of chemotherapy. Just plug right into the chest.
Chemo ended up being 8 months, but no radiation. I involunterily vomited every time they injected me with saline to "clean the pipes". Told me that the old people didn't notice it, but since I was young, it was bad. I still can't swallow salt water without a little retching.
After 8 months, the PET Scan showed it was clear. Gone. Vanished. I was good to go. Remission. Had cat scans to follow up every 3 months and then 6 months after that. After 5 years, I'll be considered cured.
Regarding the weight thing; I was scared to lose weight for the last 3 years. I realized that I subconsciously related weight loss to having cancer. Saw a therapist and she helped me move on with a little advice. Told me that I was "easy because I'm a self-realized hypocondriac". She's was right. I eventually joined the Dr. Siegel "Cookie Diet" and lost 70 pounds.
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As I recall, there was exactly one path through the game Nope, there were multiple paths to the game, but there wre aset number of pre-filmed scenes, which were iterated over in a random order (and sometimes repeated). You had to memorize exactly when and where to toggle the dongle (joystick) in order for Dirk to do his thing. Same thing with Space Ace.
Hike!
Memorial Day Weekend, dude.
You misunderstand, overachiever. We're talking every .java file having a page-and-a-half of import calls, at least 20 of which are for classes from java.lang , and then a number of other files where there are no imports because every single appearance of a class is prefaced with it's package path.
Those basic "obvious beginner" issues are just the tip of the iceberg, which includes (1) leaving large sections of experimental test code (not TEST code, but "let's see if I can get this completely unrelated stuff to work ... INSIDE this class"), (2) creating large sections of synchronizing code for absolutely no reason (no, really. NO REASON), (3) creating singletons to reference static non-synchronized methods rather than just reference the static methods directly, (4) implementing struts for no reason on a non-web application (subsequent research revealed that some "manager" declared that they "use struts!" even though it was not needed), etc.
You know, BASIC coding problems. :-)
I promise you that I will never refer to other people's code as "beyond horrific" lightly.
Sorry; mark this offtopic.
We've got a lot of Python and Jython here at work. Turns out it was coded a few years ago by some C++ coders who were asked to work with Java and just couldn't comprehend it and therefore wrote in Jython. Their Java and Jython code is beyond horrific. Currently removing and replacing with better code.
Nintendo Weenie Revolution? What?
Selection. Wife likes Christian Bale (after seeing him in Batman Begins). I went to 4 local Blockbusters and only one of them had Equilibrium, and it was a $20 copy for sale. Signed up for NetFlix. Not only is there a gigantic selection, but I don't have to worry about those so-called "edited for content Wal-Mart style" movies that Lacklustre is rumored to be pushing.
It's pronounced "We" or "Weee" or "Whee" as in "us" or "fun".
Dammit, not on DVD and therefore not on NetFlix.
I was interviewing for a job (Java Development) a few months back. They asked me to come in and take a test. I came in, spoke with the man in charge, and they gave me a test; it was a sheaf of papers and it had a bunch of SAT Math/Mensa style tests.
I know for a fact that I overthought one of them and got it wrong, but the rest were fine.
Then they gave me a Brainbench test. FYI, I have taken many Brainbench tests in my years as a developer, going to different consulting gigs, and at every institution I go to, I inform them (after the fact) that the test seemed quite outdated and one would seriously be unable to gauge one's ability to program from a Brainbench test.
Anyway, I don't think I did too well on it and they never called me back. I got another job closer to home for more pay; I've been optimizing their legacy code systems, and it's been going great. I mention the test thing to a coworker or two, who laugh. Other coworkers and former coworkers agree that "Brainbench is shitty".
Months pass, then I get a phone call.
"Hi, I'm VP of the company you interviewd with that never called you back. I have some questions for you. Do you mind?"
Long story short, this VP knows one of my coworkers through the guy whose desk I am now working at (he wasn't happy at THIS company). They had all met at a party months ago and my coworker brought up the test thing. VP investigated. Then checked out his people.
Turns out that the manager wanted people that he could "control" and essentially enslave. And he also primarily hired people who were non-US citizens.
Suffice to say, the VP is looking into it, but I'm pretty happy where I am anyway. The moral of the story? Brainbench is shitty.
You download and install the patch from here:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Is what you eat. Bagle is l33t.
We're gonna need the BioNinjas and BioZombies to come kick Google's @$$.
Stop penalizing us for using PayPal, a service that YOU supposedly own. We're charged for the service of selling on eBay, and charged a high premium for transacting via PayPal on your site. Just combine and somewhat reduce the damn costs already; it's not like this thing isn't already raking in all the dough. If you hadn't opened up 3 bazillion offices around the world that are likely just stagnating your business and eating up dollars, I think a lot of us might get quite a bit more use out of you.
...Brubeck Yelps at Leering Floss?
Umm, it's a comic book seemingly about super-heroes drinking in a bar. That's certainly some childhood YOU had.
Back in the day, we didn't have your fancy-schmancy foryums and blahgs on everyone's webpage. We had ourselves the NEWSGROUPS.
And we liked it!
In order to discuss super-hero based RPGs on the rec.games.frp.* hierarchy, our posts would get lost. I decided to act upon this and had rec.games.frp.super-heroes created. There was much (ridiculous) debate ([sarcasm]on the internet? NO...[/sarcasm]) regarding the name.
We couldn't used "Superheroes" because of the joint trademark. We couldn't use "Supers" because someone (idiot) thought it meant the forum was only for discussion of GURPS: Supers . So a news admin suggested that we hyphenate. I mean, it's not like we were selling anything.
I maintained the FAQ for years, but then that C++ Hybrid guy kept spamming the Newsgroup and most of us left to go to various other gaming forums.
The guy spends all his time doing crazy crap like this. I tried doing it once; sold wind from one of the hurricanes 2 years ago; got on the local news and Jay Leno showed the picture from eBay on the Tonight Show. Took way too much of my time. And this guy does this stuff, seemingly for a living. Wow.
A small monitor, my printer, a case of black ink, three crates of paper, and an uncomfortable desk chair.
Barium barium barium barium barium barium marion barium barium eggs and barium. :-)
Yeah, ick. I think I'm gonna ralph too. Nah, but my throat is having sympathy pains. Drink that stuff and if you think of metal, it's like a thousand razor blades going own your throat. Make sure to drink your water after the scan, kiddies! Gotta whiz it all out.
And my last bit of wisdom for this: Chemo Patients Always Flush Twice!
I didn't get my port taken out for a few months after treatment (just in case), and when I went in to get it flushed with whatever it is they put in to keep it from clotting - THAT nearly made me sick every time. I had the underskin one; like a bump on my chest. Was always afraid of getting hit in the chest by something. I tasted both the saline and that anti-clot stuff (when they inject, it goes straight to your taste senses). Blech. The iodine/barium from the CAT Scans is sicko too. Berry Fruit Flavored Bariumshake ? More like Metal Ass Flavored Bariumshake. Not that I know what ass tastes like. Oh, this is going to take the thread in the wrong direction. My original point (that I missed) was that I was going to start a blog about my Hodgkin's, but held out because I just didn't have the time or energy to dwell on it (and I had a serious lack of energy). Kudos to the author for keeping it going.
Java developer out of work due to the big dot-bomb crash of 2001; had my fiance's insurance. We got married in September, had a honeymoon, Sept 11th happened on the day we were supposed to come back.
I'd been having night sweats for months and had lost a lot of weight for the wedding; wasn't eating much, but thought that fat guys sweat a lot at night, so didn't think much of it.
Lost 60 pounds. Night sweats. Drenched the bed.
After our honeymoon, I started having CHILLS. and Night Sweats. Crazy stuff. Teeth chattering, etc.
I got to the doctors and he said I had Montezuma's Revenge and... something else. Hepatitis? Blood work was coming up weird. He ran more tests then sent me to an oncologist at the "Cancer Center".
"Don't be scared of the name," he told me. "It just says Cancer. Doesn't mean you have cancer."
My oncologist was great. I had a lump under my armpit. She and the surgeon could feel it. I couldn't tell. Married for 2 weeks. No job. Whee, fun.
I had a bone marrow test; no cancer there. Surgery told us it was Hodgkin's Disease. Later to be renamed by Larry David as "The Good Hodgkin's" [ http://tinyurl.com/lpcsz ] He's a crackup.
Stage 3B. It's spread across my chest and into my spleen and liver. Curable, they told me. On the roulette wheel of cancers, you want Hodgkin's. No one in my family had ever had it. A blood aunt had Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A non-blood aunt also had had NHL.
My mom kept a clean home - they say that many Hodgkin's cases come from clean homes. That bitch. :-)
I was told 6 months of chemo and then radiation treatment. In the meantime, I was frantically looking for a job, but no one was hiring.
Had my first chemo, then 2 days later an interview. Java development. They wanted to hire me, but I told him, "Look, I have to be honest with you. I can easily do what you ask, but I just started chemotherapy. It's curable they tell me, but I need one day off every 2 weeks for treatment; they only do treatment on a weekday. I just had my first treatment 2 days ago (true) and I'm right here, fine, and coherent."
My future manager really liked me and agreed, but I wasn't paid top dollar for my position. Who cares; we had 2 incomes and I had something to think about instead of mulling my "doom" in the apartment. They were fantastic to me, but have been out of business for 3 years (through no fault of mine - they were bought out and everyone was laid off or forced to move to Utah).
I had ABVD chemo on Mondays. In retrospect, I should have scheduled for Thursdays or Fridays. I was violently ill on Wednesdays and couldn't properly taste anything until the next Wednesday. Of course, that didn't stop me from eating and my mom said I'm a miracle - the first person to gain weight while on chemo. :-) That bitch. :-)
I got a portocatheter in my chest; if you're going to get Chemo, that's the f*cking Rolls Royce of chemotherapy. Just plug right into the chest. Chemo ended up being 8 months, but no radiation. I involunterily vomited every time they injected me with saline to "clean the pipes". Told me that the old people didn't notice it, but since I was young, it was bad. I still can't swallow salt water without a little retching.
After 8 months, the PET Scan showed it was clear. Gone. Vanished. I was good to go. Remission. Had cat scans to follow up every 3 months and then 6 months after that. After 5 years, I'll be considered cured.
Regarding the weight thing; I was scared to lose weight for the last 3 years. I realized that I subconsciously related weight loss to having cancer. Saw a therapist and she helped me move on with a little advice. Told me that I was "easy because I'm a self-realized hypocondriac". She's was right. I eventually joined the Dr. Siegel "Cookie Diet" and lost 70 pounds.
On the cancer side,