Can we stop this gaming saves the world stuff? It's getting old, way old.
Games that the author/TFA discuss are not tools, but forms of entertainment. Try entertaining a soldier (and even through interactive, entertaining means) and guess what, I bet you get 100%, the same result. Just that games are on computers which means cheaper and maybe faster than having a person do it.
It's about the entertainment value. The general public does the same everyday by escaping to a movie or something. Games = mind abstracts, not necessarily reality and definitely not saving the world.
Not flawed: live performance is still a booming business. Especially in Vegas (including sfx!).
2D--not as good as live, but gets the story across--it's enough to convey the information (entertainment or informational) nowadays, whether it's a great story, action, sfx, or boobs. And over the last 50yrs, we've gone pretty good at it.
3D--it's trying to bridge live and 2D, but currently... it just flat out fails. Case in point: Avatar looks as mighty good on 2D Blu-ray and 2D IMAX.... as much as it does on 3D. What was gained (oh that I could not move my head in the 3D version)? If you lost "info" from live to 2D, guess what? You lost more from 2D to 3D (which is not what the sales promoters say). In the end, does 3D get the point across as much as 2D? IMO, no, it's about the same... maybe less due to the framing, lighting and shot requirements of 3D.
Really, 3D is a solutions looking for a problem *or* that we haven't figured out how to use it yet.
"Excuse my country Mr. Ballmer (and Mr. Gates), I'll set up a law to ban copying MS software and make people buy it at your prices."
Following day:
"CNN reports China developing their own OS (out of FreeBSD... not Linux!), set their own set of open standards, etc... and will set up app stores for people to buy software. Expect release in 6 months"
After 7 months:
"Forbes reports top software app store in the US is the china app store (0.01 apps)."
1 year later:
MS abandons selling OS software, pushes Congress to impose taxes/tariffs on the china app store. Congress rejects the idea. MS goes Chap 11.
2 yrs later:
China app store hits 100 trillion downloads.
Ballmer is playing political theater to keep the price of MS products at current levels, business 101 says you need China and he'll likely have to lower those prices (supply and demand).
Sure they've made no new friends in the F/OSS world.
But to all those former Sun customers with Sun poorly running their business, Oracle (a big company with lots of support) became an instant friend. And to all those potential business partners for Sun, but choose not to buy Sun cause it was losing money hand over fist, Oracle is making them reconsider. And for those customers wanting a stack based solution and didn't like IBM, HP, SAP, or even RedHat (huh?), Oracle brings a lot to the table. And that's paying customers I say.
I say they've made more new friends in the business environment than losing friends in the F/OSS environment.
There's a reason why Oracle is #2 today. Larry knows how to take care of his shareholders. Duh.
You, as it appears, learned that lesson after the fact.
Hindsight is 20/20, you didn't know back then and likely don't get it still. Sun lost from it. Guess what, Oracle's been in the OSS game for awhile (since 2003) and competing with IBM, HP and CIsco (other F/OSS contributors) they get it, heck IBM gets it, which is scary--its the F/OSS community that needs to deal with it now, which will be interesting.... much like a chess game.
Thanks for your wisdom too little too late.
Former Sun employee.
From that logic, with the fanboy masses out there, it is truly a Android vs. iOS vs. MeeGo vs. BBOS religious war. Cause in the end, no one wins the war (when it comes to religion anyways).
Yep, Lessig needs to take a class on theater at his campus.
It's a entertaining movie (popcorn, not facts), not a documentary (his approach to the review).
Much like The Office as a fictional comedy, not a documentary of facts.... though folks can easily draw parallels to truths about work life.
Jim's story is truly a right place at the right time moment in life for him. Of course, that moment echoed throughout the world (timing) and Java became the standard.
It's not like John Kerry's story, were he trained for it, met the right people, had the support and was given his turn to run for president.
Sure, Apple pays, but so does the developer. Do you realize that to develop on the $299 iphone that you need a Mac (like a expensive model), the latest iOS iPhone and/or an iPad (the simulator is like 70% exact), developer fees, snd the fact that the iOS documentation is misleading (ever try building in storekit, multitasking API, or push notification). Mind that you need a decent internet connection to download that 3GB sdk update. Along with the 1/3 app cut from sales, Apple is making up the dev costs but charging the developers a preimum--it's definitely a pay to play business model.
On other platforms, I download free stuff (e.g. eclipse), write it on a desktop, simulate it 99% there (better simulators) and it's out the door within 2 days. And the languages (Android, PalmOS, C#) are a lot more efficient than Obj-C.
Instead of referencing cnet, have you even programmed a major app on the iphone, in 2.1, 3.1 or iOS?
Do you realize the 5% of apps in limbo most of the time are the ones that typically have the most potential (if they are approved). Granted there are a lot of copy-cats that Apple is rejecting.
We got real, experienced developers complaining about the dev community process, not joe shmo learning Obj-C for the 1st time copying the calendar app or a iFart app.
Engineers have the information (the knowledge of "how" and "what").
Politicians/Business folks exploit this, aka the engineering in order for themselves to gain power or money.
Politicians create a society that pigeon-holds the engineer. Engineer realizes he is the source of information, aka knowledge, thinks he has the power, and hence, rebels.
Or that the technology deemed reliable was in fact, not reliable and they are all expiring now,.
Sort of like putting 100watt light bulbs in a room, they are suppose to last 2000 hours, but they all start to fail at 800 hours, one by one (cause you put then in around the same time).
It's all about Gamestop thinking that closed minded politicians or a nit witted public think it's unpatriotic and end up boycotting Gamestop--such that sales go off a cliff.
If they were really smart, soliders should use the game and play as the bad guy--cause for them to think in the ememy's shoes equates to a better solider from getting hurt. Heck, if you knew your opponents chess moves, guess who wins? Granted, the game probably has crappy agent logic for foes.
If one can think about your enemy and 2nd guess, you're better off. The military should be using it as a training tool. But then again, we live in a lemming, non-intelligent world nowadays. It is... all about control, control of cash (gamestop) in this case.
Remember when we tried searching video aka Oracle VIR? I sure do (part of a firm that used VIR as a core for a NL video search engine).
Yes, 11mil is not gonna cut it.
Then again, when I interviewed with Google for youtube:
"We develop on the main servers, it's typical here, but now, aside from that and more importantly, I have a question : can you show the result of inserting the following values into an empty AVL Tree... in a Python context"
Being more of a software engineer than a pure CS wonk (couldn't answer the question completely), and having worked on spacecraft control software........ just say not working there was mutual.
"program is also expected to create thousands of desperately needed jobs, while reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil "
I've been hearing that phrase since 1976. And of course, it's been en vogue since 2006. Can we retire this phrase--we know the result (hint: it's cyclic).
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Can we stop this gaming saves the world stuff? It's getting old, way old.
Games that the author/TFA discuss are not tools, but forms of entertainment. Try entertaining a soldier (and even through interactive, entertaining means) and guess what, I bet you get 100%, the same result. Just that games are on computers which means cheaper and maybe faster than having a person do it.
It's about the entertainment value. The general public does the same everyday by escaping to a movie or something. Games = mind abstracts, not necessarily reality and definitely not saving the world.
Well, you can't really send an image.
Or get your swiss checking account cleared out so you have some cash during the blackout... and pay your online bills.
Not flawed: live performance is still a booming business. Especially in Vegas (including sfx!).
2D--not as good as live, but gets the story across--it's enough to convey the information (entertainment or informational) nowadays, whether it's a great story, action, sfx, or boobs. And over the last 50yrs, we've gone pretty good at it.
3D--it's trying to bridge live and 2D, but currently... it just flat out fails. Case in point: Avatar looks as mighty good on 2D Blu-ray and 2D IMAX.... as much as it does on 3D. What was gained (oh that I could not move my head in the 3D version)? If you lost "info" from live to 2D, guess what? You lost more from 2D to 3D (which is not what the sales promoters say). In the end, does 3D get the point across as much as 2D? IMO, no, it's about the same... maybe less due to the framing, lighting and shot requirements of 3D.
Really, 3D is a solutions looking for a problem *or* that we haven't figured out how to use it yet.
"Excuse my country Mr. Ballmer (and Mr. Gates), I'll set up a law to ban copying MS software and make people buy it at your prices."
Following day:
"CNN reports China developing their own OS (out of FreeBSD... not Linux!), set their own set of open standards, etc... and will set up app stores for people to buy software. Expect release in 6 months"
After 7 months:
"Forbes reports top software app store in the US is the china app store (0.01 apps)."
1 year later:
MS abandons selling OS software, pushes Congress to impose taxes/tariffs on the china app store. Congress rejects the idea. MS goes Chap 11.
2 yrs later:
China app store hits 100 trillion downloads.
Ballmer is playing political theater to keep the price of MS products at current levels, business 101 says you need China and he'll likely have to lower those prices (supply and demand).
From that list, it appears 2010 was a pretty boring year.
Was I affected by these people? Nope. Were they on the news a lot, yep.
Now I realize why the year went so fast. I want my 2010 back, thank you.
Hence proves my theory: "Information doesn't want to be free, it wants to be exploited."
Sure they've made no new friends in the F/OSS world.
But to all those former Sun customers with Sun poorly running their business, Oracle (a big company with lots of support) became an instant friend. And to all those potential business partners for Sun, but choose not to buy Sun cause it was losing money hand over fist, Oracle is making them reconsider. And for those customers wanting a stack based solution and didn't like IBM, HP, SAP, or even RedHat (huh?), Oracle brings a lot to the table. And that's paying customers I say.
I say they've made more new friends in the business environment than losing friends in the F/OSS environment.
Or build a cloud-based stack and execute with pre-knowledge of where Google went wrong with the enterprise.
Scott,
There's a reason why Oracle is #2 today. Larry knows how to take care of his shareholders. Duh.
You, as it appears, learned that lesson after the fact.
Hindsight is 20/20, you didn't know back then and likely don't get it still. Sun lost from it. Guess what, Oracle's been in the OSS game for awhile (since 2003) and competing with IBM, HP and CIsco (other F/OSS contributors) they get it, heck IBM gets it, which is scary--its the F/OSS community that needs to deal with it now, which will be interesting.... much like a chess game.
Thanks for your wisdom too little too late.
Former Sun employee.
that it's not a question about what is/should be private, but a question on what is public.
From that logic, with the fanboy masses out there, it is truly a Android vs. iOS vs. MeeGo vs. BBOS religious war. Cause in the end, no one wins the war (when it comes to religion anyways).
Yep, Lessig needs to take a class on theater at his campus.
It's a entertaining movie (popcorn, not facts), not a documentary (his approach to the review).
Much like The Office as a fictional comedy, not a documentary of facts.... though folks can easily draw parallels to truths about work life.
Jim's story is truly a right place at the right time moment in life for him. Of course, that moment echoed throughout the world (timing) and Java became the standard.
It's not like John Kerry's story, were he trained for it, met the right people, had the support and was given his turn to run for president.
Sure, Apple pays, but so does the developer. Do you realize that to develop on the $299 iphone that you need a Mac (like a expensive model), the latest iOS iPhone and/or an iPad (the simulator is like 70% exact), developer fees, snd the fact that the iOS documentation is misleading (ever try building in storekit, multitasking API, or push notification). Mind that you need a decent internet connection to download that 3GB sdk update. Along with the 1/3 app cut from sales, Apple is making up the dev costs but charging the developers a preimum--it's definitely a pay to play business model.
On other platforms, I download free stuff (e.g. eclipse), write it on a desktop, simulate it 99% there (better simulators) and it's out the door within 2 days. And the languages (Android, PalmOS, C#) are a lot more efficient than Obj-C.
Instead of referencing cnet, have you even programmed a major app on the iphone, in 2.1, 3.1 or iOS?
Do you realize the 5% of apps in limbo most of the time are the ones that typically have the most potential (if they are approved). Granted there are a lot of copy-cats that Apple is rejecting.
We got real, experienced developers complaining about the dev community process, not joe shmo learning Obj-C for the 1st time copying the calendar app or a iFart app.
I'm expecting to see a Google "Follow Me Now" button next to "Live Traffic".
Engineers have the information (the knowledge of "how" and "what").
Politicians/Business folks exploit this, aka the engineering in order for themselves to gain power or money.
Politicians create a society that pigeon-holds the engineer. Engineer realizes he is the source of information, aka knowledge, thinks he has the power, and hence, rebels.
Hollywood figured this out years ago.
That's cutting edge, but I rather go with the current "state of the art"?
More practical and way more fun to drive.
Yeah, also, on what you're asking: isn't that what a typical home multi TB NAS does anyway...today.
Second time suggests
Or that the technology deemed reliable was in fact, not reliable and they are all expiring now,.
Sort of like putting 100watt light bulbs in a room, they are suppose to last 2000 hours, but they all start to fail at 800 hours, one by one (cause you put then in around the same time).
It's all about Gamestop thinking that closed minded politicians or a nit witted public think it's unpatriotic and end up boycotting Gamestop--such that sales go off a cliff.
If they were really smart, soliders should use the game and play as the bad guy--cause for them to think in the ememy's shoes equates to a better solider from getting hurt. Heck, if you knew your opponents chess moves, guess who wins? Granted, the game probably has crappy agent logic for foes.
If one can think about your enemy and 2nd guess, you're better off. The military should be using it as a training tool. But then again, we live in a lemming, non-intelligent world nowadays. It is... all about control, control of cash (gamestop) in this case.
Remember when we tried searching video aka Oracle VIR? I sure do (part of a firm that used VIR as a core for a NL video search engine).
Yes, 11mil is not gonna cut it.
Then again, when I interviewed with Google for youtube:
... in a Python context"
"We develop on the main servers, it's typical here, but now, aside from that and more importantly, I have a question : can you show the result of inserting the following values into an empty AVL Tree
Being more of a software engineer than a pure CS wonk (couldn't answer the question completely), and having worked on spacecraft control software........ just say not working there was mutual.
Just make sure those printf()s aren't printing out CC numbers or passwords in hex, etc...
Answer to the TFA:
Nein! nein! nein! nein! nein!
"program is also expected to create thousands of desperately needed jobs, while reducing the nation's dependence on foreign oil "
I've been hearing that phrase since 1976. And of course, it's been en vogue since 2006. Can we retire this phrase--we know the result (hint: it's cyclic).
And you get to see real (but old) field stuff. And airplanes!.More close to Air & Space vs. the Spy Museum.
And it's much different from the spy museum, which that place eventually pushes hollywood references, aka faked stuff.