Remember "the force is a powerful influence on weak minds"? By that point in the movie, Anakin had already killed Jacksons character after being tricked by Palpatine. He was crying help, Anakin stepped in and Palpatine quickly got up and killed Jackson. Anakin was probably stunned, and with the combination of killing a Jedi and his previous admitted "being lost", Palpatine moved in and pretty much took him over. Anakin never really had a chance, he was weakened by his hate (as Yoda said in one of the eariler movies), and Palpatine just picked him up and put him in his pocket.
This is something that it seems like Matt Groening has been pushing for for a while now. Every once in a while you'll see a Futurama reference in Matt's Simpsons. I'm sure he's happy Fox is considering reviving his hilarious futuristic show, but he'll probably end up pushing for it to go back on the air too. With the recent success of the return of Family Guy, I'm willing to bet it will go back on Fox rather than straight to DVD, given it's picked back up at all.
Someone like John Carmack or Pixar might want to tinker around with this kind bleeding edge technology, but there are tons of kids out there who will end up buying this card so they can play their Halo 2 and Ultimate Marbles.
In a few months the price will drop to less than half, and BFG, LeadTek, or Asus will release the same board but with 1GB of RAM.
Why not stick with a controller for a few systems. I understand new items are added to controllers to upgrade performance or add some new element to the game (rumble pack for GC for example), but there's a clear threshhold where a controller doesn't need to be "enhanced" much more to be suitable for a new system. Just update the system, gamers will probably like you better for it. Then again, they aren't getting the extra sales for those controllers they would have been selling... perhaps thats the motivation.
I'm not making these, oddly enough, to be giant, successful blockbusters. I'm making them because I'm telling a story
I don't know about you, but the Star Wars saga just wouldn't have been so good had I not had available to me hundreds upon thousands of various Star Wars toys, action figures, t-shirts, and the double platinum super ultra DVD collectors edition DVD's with commentary. Theatrical releases are only half the story.
Not sure why everyone thinks this story is so hilarious, it's just sad. I used to see these sorts of people all the time, they are especially plentiful in the gaming community; check out gamesurge.net. Almost any 15 year old who plays some first-person-shooter game has been lured to used some sort of third party cheating program because they feel they are not "good enough" to play with the "leet" players, so they use their "wall hacks" and what not, which soon leads to them wondering what else they can download that doesn't pertain to their silly games. Next thing you know everyone is using some lame mIRC script that says they are "super leet and immune to any m4d l33t h4x", moving then to some old crap like winNuke which they think still works. Meanwhile their friends are doing the same and little "battles" break out, when in fact no one is doing anything at all because they have no idea what anything they are looking at does (outside the realm of IRC that is). People think you hack their computer if they are glined for a few hours -- this isn't news.
Because 64 bit linux users don't have an acceptable flash solution yet. There are open source efforts such as gplflash, but none of them are near complete yet.
Could this mean we may be seeing a 64 bit version of flash soon? Macromedia didn't seem too interested in creating a port (or at least until a 64 bit version of Windows is released), maybe this merger will rekindle the debate.
I think they mean that what the law said was more or less valid for 40 years.
The law, according to Wikipedia is that (generally) the complexity of the circuit doubles every 18 months. Maybe it's just me, but thats quite an impressive accomplishment, especially relative to development in other areas.
Forgive us if we're stating the obvious, but here's how it works: Just slide your iPod into the sock to keep it safe and warm. Slide it out to dock or change playlists. It's as easy as... putting on a pair of socks.
I have one of these too, it's called a pocket, and it's with me where ever I go.
I never noticed this feature before, so when I read the post I had no idea what it was talking about, other than something google was doing had changed from linking to dictionary.com to answers.com.
For those of you wondering the same thing, since the post didn't really discuss where the feature is located, if you google query for "juxtaposition" (or any other word), at the top right portion of the results page there is a little information about how long the query took:
Results 1 - 10 of about 887,000 for juxtaposition [definition]. (0.10 seconds)
[definition] is the link which the post is referring to, it links to answers.com with the definition of the word.
.NET is merely thin wrappers to Win32 calls"
Of course it is. That's called functional programming!
Last I checked,.NET was almost exclusively object oriented; that would be the opposite of functional programming.
On another note, I'm pretty fond of functional programming; C seems to be my language of choice. I don't mind writing programs in C++ using OOP techniques, but it shouldn't be heavily relied upon. I notice todays code seems to be more and more "how many different objects can I write", without taking into consideration 90% of them should really just be normal functions.
Todays schools teach in the order:
Java -> C++ -> C -> ASM
Sometimes skipping Java and going directly to C++. But when they start C++, students are immediately introduced to classes and object design without knowning the fundamentals of the underlying language. For example, the university in which I attend teaches C++ only (no C, no Java, no ASM). I'm in the second semister of my second year, and just the other day someone in my class (this is the first chance I've have to take this class due to prerequisites) asks, "why is that function above main()?" She honestly didn't know you could write a function above the main() function.
There is way too much emphasis on OOP (object oriented programming),.NET isn't that great. If you need to use sockets, create your own library or grab one that's already written, there is no need to use a huge (non-portable) "framework" just because it is trendy.
I've been trying to learn Go for over a month now, it seems extremely difficult to learn the basics of this game than most others. I've read through various beginners guides, and play the computer version Igowin where my kyu stays around 15-20. I recommend trying a computer version out before spending the money on a physical set; the game is fun, don't get me wrong, but it takes forever to learn, and I picked up basic Chess strategies rather quickly.
That's not true. I went to http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo_birthday / , logged in with my Yahoo! account I use for their online games, and it gave me a printable coupon.
You have the classic battle between OpenOffice and Microsoft Office.
After just Linux and OpenOffice installed, it will be evident the advantages are much greater than using Microsoft products, namely because of the price. If these guys are donating thousands of computers to schools, reducing software price from $200-300 per unit to $0 is going to enable them to construct out quite a bit more labs.
There are quite a few Gnome applications which would help in everyday usability. Of course, Gnome or KDE would probably be your desktop of choice, especially if the organization is coming off of Microsoft Explorer; keep it familiar to effectively show advantages.
You didn't specify what type of educational environment the labs target, but for programming Anjuta is a great alternative to Microsoft Visual C++.
I just recently saw an episode where Archer speaks with a senior Starfleet officer who's uniform had a friggin collar. A jump-suit with a collar. Another mistake. They just keep making them.
Yes a collar does matter, it actually changed the entire storyline of that episode! I remember seeing it and thinking to myself, "what the hell, no one in their right mind would wear a shirt with a collar, this is just ridiculous".
I also hate the Simpsons and their yellow skin, that just ruins the show. Oh and also, in TNG, the opening scene with the shot of the solar system, the star texture behind Saturns rings don't move in sync with the rest of the scene.. so I guess TNG sucks too(?)
Why not fire this Berman guy and hire JMS (I don't know either of these people, but Enterprise plots have been a little dull) to finish the series. If he does a good job, let him do the next ST series too. I just want to see the birth of the Federation!
The cancelation of Enterprise when it was finally getting to the event was like a kick in the balls, "oh.. here it comes.. the federation is coming.. whats going to happen next.. oh.. *over*". This is no good.
For GUI, you may also want to look into Qt (http://www.trolltech.com/). It's a free library, and can create windows for X, Windows, and the Mac. Code-wise, it seemed to me to be a short learning curve, I learned enough to write a few simple GUI applications in just a couple weeks. My only complaint is that the Windows version doesn't look quite right, some of the widgets are a little different from the native set.
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Remember "the force is a powerful influence on weak minds"? By that point in the movie, Anakin had already killed Jacksons character after being tricked by Palpatine. He was crying help, Anakin stepped in and Palpatine quickly got up and killed Jackson. Anakin was probably stunned, and with the combination of killing a Jedi and his previous admitted "being lost", Palpatine moved in and pretty much took him over. Anakin never really had a chance, he was weakened by his hate (as Yoda said in one of the eariler movies), and Palpatine just picked him up and put him in his pocket.
Don't you mean up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start?
This is something that it seems like Matt Groening has been pushing for for a while now. Every once in a while you'll see a Futurama reference in Matt's Simpsons. I'm sure he's happy Fox is considering reviving his hilarious futuristic show, but he'll probably end up pushing for it to go back on the air too. With the recent success of the return of Family Guy, I'm willing to bet it will go back on Fox rather than straight to DVD, given it's picked back up at all.
Someone like John Carmack or Pixar might want to tinker around with this kind bleeding edge technology, but there are tons of kids out there who will end up buying this card so they can play their Halo 2 and Ultimate Marbles.
In a few months the price will drop to less than half, and BFG, LeadTek, or Asus will release the same board but with 1GB of RAM.
Why not stick with a controller for a few systems. I understand new items are added to controllers to upgrade performance or add some new element to the game (rumble pack for GC for example), but there's a clear threshhold where a controller doesn't need to be "enhanced" much more to be suitable for a new system. Just update the system, gamers will probably like you better for it. Then again, they aren't getting the extra sales for those controllers they would have been selling... perhaps thats the motivation.
Not sure why everyone thinks this story is so hilarious, it's just sad. I used to see these sorts of people all the time, they are especially plentiful in the gaming community; check out gamesurge.net. Almost any 15 year old who plays some first-person-shooter game has been lured to used some sort of third party cheating program because they feel they are not "good enough" to play with the "leet" players, so they use their "wall hacks" and what not, which soon leads to them wondering what else they can download that doesn't pertain to their silly games. Next thing you know everyone is using some lame mIRC script that says they are "super leet and immune to any m4d l33t h4x", moving then to some old crap like winNuke which they think still works. Meanwhile their friends are doing the same and little "battles" break out, when in fact no one is doing anything at all because they have no idea what anything they are looking at does (outside the realm of IRC that is). People think you hack their computer if they are glined for a few hours -- this isn't news.
Because 64 bit linux users don't have an acceptable flash solution yet. There are open source efforts such as gplflash, but none of them are near complete yet.
Could this mean we may be seeing a 64 bit version of flash soon? Macromedia didn't seem too interested in creating a port (or at least until a 64 bit version of Windows is released), maybe this merger will rekindle the debate.
I think they mean that what the law said was more or less valid for 40 years.
The law, according to Wikipedia is that (generally) the complexity of the circuit doubles every 18 months. Maybe it's just me, but thats quite an impressive accomplishment, especially relative to development in other areas.
For those of you wondering the same thing, since the post didn't really discuss where the feature is located, if you google query for "juxtaposition" (or any other word), at the top right portion of the results page there is a little information about how long the query took: [definition] is the link which the post is referring to, it links to answers.com with the definition of the word.
On another note, I'm pretty fond of functional programming; C seems to be my language of choice. I don't mind writing programs in C++ using OOP techniques, but it shouldn't be heavily relied upon. I notice todays code seems to be more and more "how many different objects can I write", without taking into consideration 90% of them should really just be normal functions.
Todays schools teach in the order:
Java -> C++ -> C -> ASM
Sometimes skipping Java and going directly to C++. But when they start C++, students are immediately introduced to classes and object design without knowning the fundamentals of the underlying language. For example, the university in which I attend teaches C++ only (no C, no Java, no ASM). I'm in the second semister of my second year, and just the other day someone in my class (this is the first chance I've have to take this class due to prerequisites) asks, "why is that function above main()?" She honestly didn't know you could write a function above the main() function.
There is way too much emphasis on OOP (object oriented programming),
I've been trying to learn Go for over a month now, it seems extremely difficult to learn the basics of this game than most others. I've read through various beginners guides, and play the computer version Igowin where my kyu stays around 15-20. I recommend trying a computer version out before spending the money on a physical set; the game is fun, don't get me wrong, but it takes forever to learn, and I picked up basic Chess strategies rather quickly.
Their current ice cream flavor list is here http://www.baskin-robbins.com/treats/flavor_list.s html.
That's not true. I went to http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo_birthday / , logged in with my Yahoo! account I use for their online games, and it gave me a printable coupon.
Does this mean we may see him revisit his previous Enterprise effort?
For reference, Maple is a mathematics tool with a console like interface.
I agree, a demonstration of Maple would be nice, but you should note that the program is commercial and is also available under Windows.
You have the classic battle between OpenOffice and Microsoft Office.
After just Linux and OpenOffice installed, it will be evident the advantages are much greater than using Microsoft products, namely because of the price. If these guys are donating thousands of computers to schools, reducing software price from $200-300 per unit to $0 is going to enable them to construct out quite a bit more labs.
There are quite a few Gnome applications which would help in everyday usability. Of course, Gnome or KDE would probably be your desktop of choice, especially if the organization is coming off of Microsoft Explorer; keep it familiar to effectively show advantages.
You didn't specify what type of educational environment the labs target, but for programming Anjuta is a great alternative to Microsoft Visual C++.
A few other mentionable applications would include Mozilla Firefox (over Microsoft Internet Explorer), and The Gimp (over Photoshop).
For networking with existing Windows labs, Samba is an effective alternative.
Quick, convert to NOR gates!
Start the reactor...
I also hate the Simpsons and their yellow skin, that just ruins the show. Oh and also, in TNG, the opening scene with the shot of the solar system, the star texture behind Saturns rings don't move in sync with the rest of the scene.. so I guess TNG sucks too(?)
Why not fire this Berman guy and hire JMS (I don't know either of these people, but Enterprise plots have been a little dull) to finish the series. If he does a good job, let him do the next ST series too. I just want to see the birth of the Federation!
The cancelation of Enterprise when it was finally getting to the event was like a kick in the balls, "oh.. here it comes.. the federation is coming.. whats going to happen next.. oh.. *over*". This is no good.
For GUI, you may also want to look into Qt (http://www.trolltech.com/). It's a free library, and can create windows for X, Windows, and the Mac. Code-wise, it seemed to me to be a short learning curve, I learned enough to write a few simple GUI applications in just a couple weeks. My only complaint is that the Windows version doesn't look quite right, some of the widgets are a little different from the native set.