No offence taken. Yes I used to do the IRC thing. I agree that this shorthand came about because these people couldn't keep up with conversation. (maybe because they couldn't type worth a damn?) It feels like it has gone from being a shortcut to being trendy, especially when two or three letters are being substituted with a number, which actually takes more effort for me. (every1, 2morrow, etc) Or when an entire sentence is spewed out without a single word more than 3 letters long.
Yes, it probably takes fractions of a second longer to type Be right back instead of brb, but not enough time for me to actually notice.
And I don't have strong opinions on this subject, I just care about the way I communicate, whether it's in writing or verbally.. and I don't like sounding like a tool, although it might happen from time to time.
But what really irritates me is when people vocalize these things... which is at least mostly isolated to the dorky gamers out there. I don't even want to go into that, it's embarrassing.
If you can type worth a damn, then it really doesn't save you any time abbreviating everything; it just ends up making you look like a tool.
The only time I could consider using such abbreviations is when I'm typing a text message on a phone, or some keyboard that is so hopelessly small that it doesn't lend itself to touch-typing.
I think the idea behind offering a prize is to motivate people.. this isn't really much of an incentive. The actual motivation was there before NASA decided they've toss a few bucks to someone for doing all of the legwork.
I suppose though, with budget cuts and all, NASA doesn't have a whole lot of capital behind them to do it themselves.
Why is it so hard to make a decent-looking case that doesn't look like someone riced it up with stupid lights or clear plastic? I just ordered the parts to build a PC, and the hardest part was finding a case that didn't look like crap. I wasn't successful.
Oh c'mon.. maybe you shouldn't be looking at directron.com or xoxide.com for your computer cases if you can't find a nice clean brushed aluminum case.
Lian-Li makes plenty of cases that are plain, well built, and good looking.. although there's no accounting for taste; your opinion may differ.
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I have worked as a QA guy and reported to the Dev manager..
I agree that this could be a problem in some companies.. but in our case, we had worked on a single product. Everyone responsible for this product was in a small satellite office of 15 people, who all took pride in knowing we released good software. This was especially true for the development manager.
In a more sterile corporate environment, I can see how pressure to release on time would compromise the workability of such a situation.
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Yes, Professional QA is a full time separate job, but in my past experience as a QA engineer, we worked right along side with the developers. Attended the same meetings, and for a while even reported to the same person. Having a good relationship with the devs made it easy to discuss things that needed improvement.
It made the job more enjoyable too. In the job before that one, it always felt like it was Dev vs QA, and it was more of a game of "pass the buck to cover your ass".
I believe that Black-Man is saying that QA was so far separated, they were somewhat out of the loop, and were expected to sift though unfamiliar changes/fixes/enhancements at the end of the development cycle and find everything that was wrong.
With the number of people I see constantly yapping on cell phones in cars, grocery stores, the mall, restaurants, etc, I've come to the conclusion that people in the US have already willingly do this.
Hell, in the morning on the weekend, my roomate calls me from his bedroom to see what I want to do for breakfast.
Idunno.. maybe I'm weak, but sometimes I just can't resist the urge to punch the monkey in the face or play the little Orbitz.com baseball/golf/whatever flash games in their ads.
Well, no browser interprets 100% of the W3C recommendations, let alone correctly.. but it's still easier to create a standards compliant site that renders the way you want in Firefox. That same code usually renders the same way in other browsers like Opera and the rest leaving IE to be the one that requires tinkering.
And if by "Fun" you mean "infuriating", then I totally agree.
For me, Gnome is plenty functional. I wouldn't mind a little more snazzy. Maybe I'm just not geeky enough to realize what functionality I might be missing.
Yup, that wattage rating is pretty much for marketing purposes. Instead, add up the wattage delivered by the three "+" volt lines which will give you a better idea of the actual maximum power output available to your components.
Even then, cheaper PSUs tend to be a little liberal with these figures and many burn up when approaching their advertised maximum load.
There are other factors such as voltage stability and efficiency that should also be taken into consideration.
I guess the moral here is that when it comes to PSUs, brand name can be important. Enermax and Kingwin PSUs have always treated me well, and Sparkle has also for a less expensive alternative.
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No offence taken. Yes I used to do the IRC thing. I agree that this shorthand came about because these people couldn't keep up with conversation. (maybe because they couldn't type worth a damn?) It feels like it has gone from being a shortcut to being trendy, especially when two or three letters are being substituted with a number, which actually takes more effort for me. (every1, 2morrow, etc) Or when an entire sentence is spewed out without a single word more than 3 letters long.
Yes, it probably takes fractions of a second longer to type Be right back instead of brb, but not enough time for me to actually notice.
And I don't have strong opinions on this subject, I just care about the way I communicate, whether it's in writing or verbally.. and I don't like sounding like a tool, although it might happen from time to time.
But what really irritates me is when people vocalize these things... which is at least mostly isolated to the dorky gamers out there. I don't even want to go into that, it's embarrassing.
If you can type worth a damn, then it really doesn't save you any time abbreviating everything; it just ends up making you look like a tool. The only time I could consider using such abbreviations is when I'm typing a text message on a phone, or some keyboard that is so hopelessly small that it doesn't lend itself to touch-typing.
Man, that PodWatch looks badass. I'd love to have something like that.. except that I KNOW I'd lose the wireless earbuds in a matter of hours.
It mean's light-weight ultra-strong extension cords.
I think the idea behind offering a prize is to motivate people.. this isn't really much of an incentive. The actual motivation was there before NASA decided they've toss a few bucks to someone for doing all of the legwork.
I suppose though, with budget cuts and all, NASA doesn't have a whole lot of capital behind them to do it themselves.
They also said in the article that they turned the wobble all the way up to make it easier to see in the video.
Personally, I think a slight stretch/wobble/settling effect on dragged windows would make them seem a little more tangible.. slightly more physical.
Hey, waddaya know, "Space Elevator" is written in the article too!
I haven't played this yet.. Is it a good have-some-drinks-with-friends-and-play type game?
Pshh, have some imagination! Just use ActiveX to install it like the rest of the software Joe Desktop doesn't know he installed.
Green is a very large color.
Their technology for waste management alone must be revolutionary.
Why is it so hard to make a decent-looking case that doesn't look like someone riced it up with stupid lights or clear plastic? I just ordered the parts to build a PC, and the hardest part was finding a case that didn't look like crap. I wasn't successful.
Oh c'mon.. maybe you shouldn't be looking at directron.com or xoxide.com for your computer cases if you can't find a nice clean brushed aluminum case.
Lian-Li makes plenty of cases that are plain, well built, and good looking.. although there's no accounting for taste; your opinion may differ.
I have worked as a QA guy and reported to the Dev manager..
I agree that this could be a problem in some companies.. but in our case, we had worked on a single product. Everyone responsible for this product was in a small satellite office of 15 people, who all took pride in knowing we released good software. This was especially true for the development manager.
In a more sterile corporate environment, I can see how pressure to release on time would compromise the workability of such a situation.
Yes, Professional QA is a full time separate job, but in my past experience as a QA engineer, we worked right along side with the developers. Attended the same meetings, and for a while even reported to the same person. Having a good relationship with the devs made it easy to discuss things that needed improvement.
It made the job more enjoyable too. In the job before that one, it always felt like it was Dev vs QA, and it was more of a game of "pass the buck to cover your ass".
I believe that Black-Man is saying that QA was so far separated, they were somewhat out of the loop, and were expected to sift though unfamiliar changes/fixes/enhancements at the end of the development cycle and find everything that was wrong.
Running? Like... with your feet? After a moving router? I'm getting winded just thinking about it.
Let me know when the host a go cart enabled competition. Or at least with those scooters for handicapped people. I'd be all over that.
With the number of people I see constantly yapping on cell phones in cars, grocery stores, the mall, restaurants, etc, I've come to the conclusion that people in the US have already willingly do this.
Hell, in the morning on the weekend, my roomate calls me from his bedroom to see what I want to do for breakfast.
Idunno.. maybe I'm weak, but sometimes I just can't resist the urge to punch the monkey in the face or play the little Orbitz.com baseball/golf/whatever flash games in their ads.
Well, since today was my first day back to work from vacation, I didn't see it the first two times.
I can't bring myself to look at Slashdot unless I'm getting paid for it.
Having never seen an invisible galaxy before, I'm glad they circled it...
Sometimes I get the feeling that scientists are just fucking with me.
Well, no browser interprets 100% of the W3C recommendations, let alone correctly.. but it's still easier to create a standards compliant site that renders the way you want in Firefox. That same code usually renders the same way in other browsers like Opera and the rest leaving IE to be the one that requires tinkering.
And if by "Fun" you mean "infuriating", then I totally agree.
Functional for who?
For me, Gnome is plenty functional. I wouldn't mind a little more snazzy. Maybe I'm just not geeky enough to realize what functionality I might be missing.
Yes, the trailer you're looking for is a flash movie at the top of the front page of http://www.amazon.com/
Idunno, I kinda like the name Hula. It'll fit well with the Mambo content management system.
I'm not familiar with opengroupware.org, but it looks like it's a *nix only application.
It looks like Hula will work on any platfrom that has a current standards compliant web browser available on it.
Yup, that wattage rating is pretty much for marketing purposes. Instead, add up the wattage delivered by the three "+" volt lines which will give you a better idea of the actual maximum power output available to your components.
Even then, cheaper PSUs tend to be a little liberal with these figures and many burn up when approaching their advertised maximum load.
There are other factors such as voltage stability and efficiency that should also be taken into consideration.
I guess the moral here is that when it comes to PSUs, brand name can be important. Enermax and Kingwin PSUs have always treated me well, and Sparkle has also for a less expensive alternative.