In the months before 9/11, this was one of Ashcroft's big initiatives. Of course, that day changed things. Nice to see our law enforcement agencies working on important things.
I'm wondering what happens when people figure out they can use Google's email system as a 1GB off site backup drive. How many accounts can I get? 2? 10?
I was being sarcastic. Of course I do not think we should ignore the homeless. However, I went to college in a city (Boston), and we routinely had to walk by homeless people on the street between classes. It's a sad fact that the shock value of seeing them diminishes after awhile.
The problem seems even more pronounced in Washington DC (the area I live now).
You know what's funny? Go to Spencer's and look at the blow-up doll boxes. What do they all say? "Do you and your partner need some more excitement in the bedroom? How about a third person!"
Yeah, I'm suuuuure all those geeks buying blow-up dolls can't wait to bring it home to their "real" girlfriends.
That is why I found Halo on the X-Box to be so useless. Everyone kept saying, "This is so great!" and I'm thinking, "Have you guys played Counterstrike or Quake? Do you know what you're missing?" It's agonizing to use a controller to play an FPS when you are used to a mouse and keyboard. Joysticks (or joy-nubs) are not meant for aiming!
I love consoles, but they aren't designed for FPS's.
If your PC is a p3 700 or greater, with more than 128 mb ram, and a geforce 3 or better equivalent, any Xbox code you write will probably run better on your pc
In that case, I'll turn on Virus Scanning to get the full X-Box experience.
Well, I think even as a learning tool it would be awesome. If I could write & run X-Box code on my PC, that would be an excellent way to learn the system. Sure, it might not run as fast, but at least you could see the code in action and fiddle with it.
Another benefit is that other companies may be forced to take similar approaches. Is there Nintendo-approved Game Boy development kit for the PC? Or a program that lets mere mortals compile PlayStation2 code?
I like my IT job. But whenever I see some hot new server or piece of hardware, I think to myself, "You know what? No matter how exciting that is, there is someone somewhere who is doing the most boring thing in the world with it."
The Atlantic Monthly had an article about the Pluto situation years ago. The problem, though, is that "kids love Pluto." Scientists have tried to change names before (such as the dinosaur example). It'll be interesting to see what the public says about Pluto's demotion (if it occurs).
Umm, what part of my statement do you disagree with? Yeah, the Russians STOLE the software. And the software caused BAD SHIT TO HAPPEN. I never commented on whether the Soviets did or did not deserve bad shit to happen. My point was that they stole a black box from America and it blew up in their faces. Hence, they aren't likely to want to steal more black boxes.
1) American companies have been known for putting back-doors in programs so that organizations like the NSA could easily break in if needed. (Remember the infamous Lotus Notes story?)
2) America has put back doors in other software that caused nasty things to happen.
Well, this is a very common problem. I remember when I went for interviews in 2000...all the reps at Raytheon and Boeing were saying how a huge part of their workforce was going to retire, and all that knowledge was going to walk right out the door.
Clearly, your hiring patterns have to be continuous. You can sit out economic cycles, but you can't sit out entire generations.
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In the months before 9/11, this was one of Ashcroft's big initiatives. Of course, that day changed things. Nice to see our law enforcement agencies working on important things.
Also, on Gamefly, you can decide to keep the game and pay a used price for it. So it's kinda nice in that regard.
I read an article about 6 months ago where the Netflix guys said they weren't interested in the video game market. I'm glad they've wised up.
In the meantime, Gamefly is an excellent video game rental service. The pricing and service are almost identical to Netflix.
I'm wondering what happens when people figure out they can use Google's email system as a 1GB off site backup drive. How many accounts can I get? 2? 10?
I've written more about this here.
Oh, and I never thought G-Mail was a joke. There was grumbling about it in the days before April 1.
Oh. I thought you were going to talk about this.
Oh, I see. I guess their archives cost money to access :(
You don't have to pay a penny. Just fill in some bogus registration information and you're there.
The NY Times Tom Friedman has written many articles arguing a similar point.
I was being sarcastic. Of course I do not think we should ignore the homeless. However, I went to college in a city (Boston), and we routinely had to walk by homeless people on the street between classes. It's a sad fact that the shock value of seeing them diminishes after awhile.
The problem seems even more pronounced in Washington DC (the area I live now).
Why spend the money when it's cheaper to just ignore them like we do now?
You know what's funny? Go to Spencer's and look at the blow-up doll boxes. What do they all say? "Do you and your partner need some more excitement in the bedroom? How about a third person!"
Yeah, I'm suuuuure all those geeks buying blow-up dolls can't wait to bring it home to their "real" girlfriends.
Personally, if I'm charged with a crime I don't care wether he's scummy or not, I just want him to get me off.
No, what you want in that situation is a hooker. I know it's hard to tell the difference between hookers and lawyers, but hookers are usually cheaper.
Well, I just hope they do it soon. It's a tradition of mine to use my tax rebates to buy a new console. :)
The article also mentions a PlayStation 2 price drop in mid-April, so don't buy an X-Box based on price just yet.
I was just about the read the New Yorker Article when I saw the words "by Christopher Caldwell". No thanks.
I like the little robot up there. Is "Robotics" a new category for Slashdot?
That is why I found Halo on the X-Box to be so useless. Everyone kept saying, "This is so great!" and I'm thinking, "Have you guys played Counterstrike or Quake? Do you know what you're missing?" It's agonizing to use a controller to play an FPS when you are used to a mouse and keyboard. Joysticks (or joy-nubs) are not meant for aiming! I love consoles, but they aren't designed for FPS's.
If your PC is a p3 700 or greater, with more than 128 mb ram, and a geforce 3 or better equivalent, any Xbox code you write will probably run better on your pc
In that case, I'll turn on Virus Scanning to get the full X-Box experience.
Well, I think even as a learning tool it would be awesome. If I could write & run X-Box code on my PC, that would be an excellent way to learn the system. Sure, it might not run as fast, but at least you could see the code in action and fiddle with it.
Another benefit is that other companies may be forced to take similar approaches. Is there Nintendo-approved Game Boy development kit for the PC? Or a program that lets mere mortals compile PlayStation2 code?
I just use a dummy password for all those newspapers anyway. I let the browser remember it.
Oh, and I'm not a 65-year old CEO living in Ethiopia, but don't tell that to the Washington Post.
I like my IT job. But whenever I see some hot new server or piece of hardware, I think to myself, "You know what? No matter how exciting that is, there is someone somewhere who is doing the most boring thing in the world with it."
The Atlantic Monthly had an article about the Pluto situation years ago. The problem, though, is that "kids love Pluto." Scientists have tried to change names before (such as the dinosaur example). It'll be interesting to see what the public says about Pluto's demotion (if it occurs).
Umm, what part of my statement do you disagree with? Yeah, the Russians STOLE the software. And the software caused BAD SHIT TO HAPPEN. I never commented on whether the Soviets did or did not deserve bad shit to happen. My point was that they stole a black box from America and it blew up in their faces. Hence, they aren't likely to want to steal more black boxes.
There are several reasons.
1) American companies have been known for putting back-doors in programs so that organizations like the NSA could easily break in if needed. (Remember the infamous Lotus Notes story?)
2) America has put back doors in other software that caused nasty things to happen.
In short, other countries don't trust us.
Well, this is a very common problem. I remember when I went for interviews in 2000...all the reps at Raytheon and Boeing were saying how a huge part of their workforce was going to retire, and all that knowledge was going to walk right out the door.
Clearly, your hiring patterns have to be continuous. You can sit out economic cycles, but you can't sit out entire generations.