Ahn'Qiraj. Almost all dungeons have a two letter abbreviation assigned by the community for speed and clarity purposes (most people can't write proper English, much less spell imaginary words).
This isn't even in the same realm, is it? That's why I say one step...perhaps the better term would be "away" and not forward or backward. Our constitution doesn't cover the issue of fair use rights as far as I'm aware, but shouldn't legal precedent prevent anything this insane from being upheld on challenge?
I'll second that. Our database is fairly light usage (in the relative sense), but with MySQL 4 or 5 and the latest admin tools (Administrator, Query Browser) it's very smooth and efficient.
...a hell of a lot better than MSSQL, at any rate.
This - unfortunately - just isn't true. If a player doesn't know current events and can't understand basic English or refuses to communicate, they don't belong in a group with me. It's the sad truth that these factors invariably point to a farmer. Why would you want to play a massively multiplayer game with people you don't know and with whom you can't communicate, with the game itself written in a language you don't understand, when all those things are readily available for less overall cost and better speeds in your native language?
First, I don't agree that his reasons are viable, but that's actually beside the point.
What this man is doing is holding money hostage from charity. Had he simply given the money away alongside his "satirical" proposal, it might have been something admirable. What he's doing is saying that he has the money and will give it to the sick kids or educational software creaters or whomever, but not until his demands are met.
Whether you agree with his justification for ponying up or not, that's fucking despicable. And so is he.
Yeah, I'm the one man IT department for a nonprofit. Network admin, IT, webmaster, how to do something neat in MS Office explainer, copy machine fixer...you name it, I do it;)
One of the failures of the Linux community is recognizing the fact that most users don't want and don't care about such a tool. If you want full Linux-installer-style partition and format control over a Windows install, it's there, and it's not that hard to find.
For most users, a partition is something that's between them and the guy in the next cubicle. They don't want to know what a computer partition is, they don't care, and they don't even want to see it - not even "Do you want the computer to partition for you?" Forcing such a thing on them is annoying at best, and for some especially inexperienced computer users, it can actually be scary. One of the things I had to get used to on the job was two of my users (out of 35) who would call me at the slightest hiccup because they simply didn't want to deal with anything at all out of the ordinary. That's my job, they'd say.
That the gaming industry has established memorable and long lasting characters is a good thing. Every mainstream industry needs recognizable figures, even if you don't know much else about them or the industry itself. Even if you're not a fan of Western movies, you know who Clint Eastwood is.
Now, on to the reason behind the problem. This next generation of consoles have taken the wrong path with their hardware. That is, two of them have. The XBox 360 and the PS3 have graphical processors that are fantastically adept at processing large amounts of raw graphical information. The thing is, they went to such an extreme to get that extra edge, they sacrificed other things, like logical processing power. Essentially, the XBox 360 and PS3 can process a million bajillion bajillion polygons per second, but then they can't do anything with that information.
The Revolution can. It's more powerful than its predecessor, the Gamecube, by a fewfold (estimates put it 2-4x), so it looks really good, but it doesn't push its raw graphical power to such an extreme that it ignores what's important. Add in the controller and that, my friends, is where we will see original gaming make its return.
This has, actually, nothing at all to do with Chinese farmers except for the fact that the majority of sweatshop farmers are from China. Apologies to the writer if he doesn't want to admit it, but it's the truth. Thus, the birth of the Chinese farmer.
Add this: the "Chinese" part has nothing to do with it, either. The problem is farmers. They disrupt the economy in many online games and are generally harmful to the play of the game.
Conclusion: Farmers are bad. There's no getting around it, and pulling the race card on flimsy pretext isn't a defense. I could care less about their ethnicity or their race. I just want them to stop spamming my damn WoW mailbox with offers for cheap gold.
Good god, note to self: a comment that says Windows is good on/. will get modded overrated for no other reason than the mod disagrees with its content (against the moderator guidelines).
See my above comment. Win 2k3/Exchange 2k3, 6 months, 99.95% uptime, 1 total file infected by a virus, 0 security breaches. Plus I can pull up a configuration tool and, you know, it isn't...text. I can see what I'm doing and do it quickly and efficiently.
I disagree. I'm a Windows server guru, and we run Win Server 2k3/Exchange 2k3. Our system is zero non-maintenance downtime in the 6 months since I was hired and installed it. Total uptime is above 99.95%. I don't quite understand why everyone always comes down so hard on Windows; Linux confuses the hell out of me. In my opinion, why use something that is stuck in the past? GUI is so, like, 1995.
PS I have a friend considering making the journey to the 'states as well. I'd like to know what you take from this thread - my contact information is in my user profile.
Freelancing is always hard, my friend. At least, I think it is. However, if you're willing to fight the good fight in a free economy, then I say go for it. You should do well. I'd still rather have a steady job, though. The changes you have to make all depend on the country in which you're currently living. In general, though, moving from a Western country to the US shouldn't be that big a leap.
There's actually a psychological phenomena describing this - the name of it escapes me at the moment. All of us do it, though...we tend to ignore facts that don't fit preconceived notions and both recognize and remember better ones that do. For example, you're driving on the highway and someone cuts you off. You see their license plate from state X and think "Dang, those drivers sure do suck out there!"
What's different with the conspiracy theorists is that they're taking this to an extreme.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) and Dawn of Sorrow (DS) are two really great games. Neither have totally unlimited replay value, mind you, but they will keep you occupied for a nice loooooooooooooooooong time.
Good news, friend. XHTML, CSS, and PHP are the three major languages of the web today, and you already know one. XHTML is very, very similar to HTML. One change, for example, is the tag being replaced with />. The reason is that all tags must have a closing tag, like <a> </a> does. Lots of other stuff is mostly the same. The one big change you'll need to make is that all style tags have been dropped from XHTML. No more <b>! You use CSS now. Grab a book on moving from HTML to XHTML. There are lots out there! As for programming languages, you'll probably be more comfortable with PHP than Perl. Again, I'd grab a getting started with PHP book and work your way in. As for programs...I do everything by hand in Notepad. It makes for very sleek webpages, and there's no other way to get full control over your page's code. Stick with it. I was in your shoes about 3 years ago, and now I do this for a living:)
Disclaimer: I'm a WoW addict. This is written from that perspective, but I feel my point about the companies' histories remains valid.
Put a different way, I think what parent means is that in the land of MMOs, you're buying the expectation of content as well as what's currently there. WoW's strength, even despite the very long gap between the 1.1 and 1.2 patches, is that Blizzard has done "the little things" to keep the game at least somewhat fresh. They've made mistakes, sure - like ignoring midlevels and gearing too much new content to level 60 (maximum) - but they haven't actually done anything that could or would be perceived by the community as malicious.
SoE has. Time and time again. I think that speaks more toward the futures of the two MMOs than even the strengths of the games.
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Ahn'Qiraj. Almost all dungeons have a two letter abbreviation assigned by the community for speed and clarity purposes (most people can't write proper English, much less spell imaginary words).
This isn't even in the same realm, is it? That's why I say one step...perhaps the better term would be "away" and not forward or backward. Our constitution doesn't cover the issue of fair use rights as far as I'm aware, but shouldn't legal precedent prevent anything this insane from being upheld on challenge?
I'll second that. Our database is fairly light usage (in the relative sense), but with MySQL 4 or 5 and the latest admin tools (Administrator, Query Browser) it's very smooth and efficient.
...a hell of a lot better than MSSQL, at any rate.
This - unfortunately - just isn't true. If a player doesn't know current events and can't understand basic English or refuses to communicate, they don't belong in a group with me. It's the sad truth that these factors invariably point to a farmer. Why would you want to play a massively multiplayer game with people you don't know and with whom you can't communicate, with the game itself written in a language you don't understand, when all those things are readily available for less overall cost and better speeds in your native language?
Answer: gold farmer.
First, I don't agree that his reasons are viable, but that's actually beside the point.
What this man is doing is holding money hostage from charity. Had he simply given the money away alongside his "satirical" proposal, it might have been something admirable. What he's doing is saying that he has the money and will give it to the sick kids or educational software creaters or whomever, but not until his demands are met.
Whether you agree with his justification for ponying up or not, that's fucking despicable. And so is he.
MOAN!
That is all.
Yeah, I'm the one man IT department for a nonprofit. Network admin, IT, webmaster, how to do something neat in MS Office explainer, copy machine fixer...you name it, I do it ;)
PS: http://www.civilwar.org/
Thankee :)
One of the failures of the Linux community is recognizing the fact that most users don't want and don't care about such a tool. If you want full Linux-installer-style partition and format control over a Windows install, it's there, and it's not that hard to find.
For most users, a partition is something that's between them and the guy in the next cubicle. They don't want to know what a computer partition is, they don't care, and they don't even want to see it - not even "Do you want the computer to partition for you?"
Forcing such a thing on them is annoying at best, and for some especially inexperienced computer users, it can actually be scary. One of the things I had to get used to on the job was two of my users (out of 35) who would call me at the slightest hiccup because they simply didn't want to deal with anything at all out of the ordinary. That's my job, they'd say.
What are those LED-looking things in the pics? They appear to have some RAM designation on them....
That the gaming industry has established memorable and long lasting characters is a good thing. Every mainstream industry needs recognizable figures, even if you don't know much else about them or the industry itself. Even if you're not a fan of Western movies, you know who Clint Eastwood is.
Now, on to the reason behind the problem. This next generation of consoles have taken the wrong path with their hardware. That is, two of them have. The XBox 360 and the PS3 have graphical processors that are fantastically adept at processing large amounts of raw graphical information. The thing is, they went to such an extreme to get that extra edge, they sacrificed other things, like logical processing power. Essentially, the XBox 360 and PS3 can process a million bajillion bajillion polygons per second, but then they can't do anything with that information.
The Revolution can. It's more powerful than its predecessor, the Gamecube, by a fewfold (estimates put it 2-4x), so it looks really good, but it doesn't push its raw graphical power to such an extreme that it ignores what's important. Add in the controller and that, my friends, is where we will see original gaming make its return.
Seriously. What is with mods lately using "overrated" to mod a post down they don't personally like? It's against the moderator guidelines.
This has, actually, nothing at all to do with Chinese farmers except for the fact that the majority of sweatshop farmers are from China. Apologies to the writer if he doesn't want to admit it, but it's the truth. Thus, the birth of the Chinese farmer.
Add this: the "Chinese" part has nothing to do with it, either. The problem is farmers. They disrupt the economy in many online games and are generally harmful to the play of the game.
Conclusion: Farmers are bad. There's no getting around it, and pulling the race card on flimsy pretext isn't a defense. I could care less about their ethnicity or their race. I just want them to stop spamming my damn WoW mailbox with offers for cheap gold.
Good god, note to self: a comment that says Windows is good on /. will get modded overrated for no other reason than the mod disagrees with its content (against the moderator guidelines).
Good job, mods! Show me that you're a man!
See my above comment. Win 2k3/Exchange 2k3, 6 months, 99.95% uptime, 1 total file infected by a virus, 0 security breaches. Plus I can pull up a configuration tool and, you know, it isn't...text. I can see what I'm doing and do it quickly and efficiently.
I disagree. I'm a Windows server guru, and we run Win Server 2k3/Exchange 2k3. Our system is zero non-maintenance downtime in the 6 months since I was hired and installed it. Total uptime is above 99.95%. I don't quite understand why everyone always comes down so hard on Windows; Linux confuses the hell out of me. In my opinion, why use something that is stuck in the past? GUI is so, like, 1995.
PS I have a friend considering making the journey to the 'states as well. I'd like to know what you take from this thread - my contact information is in my user profile.
Freelancing is always hard, my friend. At least, I think it is. However, if you're willing to fight the good fight in a free economy, then I say go for it. You should do well. I'd still rather have a steady job, though. The changes you have to make all depend on the country in which you're currently living. In general, though, moving from a Western country to the US shouldn't be that big a leap.
There's actually a psychological phenomena describing this - the name of it escapes me at the moment. All of us do it, though...we tend to ignore facts that don't fit preconceived notions and both recognize and remember better ones that do. For example, you're driving on the highway and someone cuts you off. You see their license plate from state X and think "Dang, those drivers sure do suck out there!"
What's different with the conspiracy theorists is that they're taking this to an extreme.
Add my voice to the DS crowd. Trust me, it's NOT crap.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) and Dawn of Sorrow (DS) are two really great games. Neither have totally unlimited replay value, mind you, but they will keep you occupied for a nice loooooooooooooooooong time.
Good news, friend. XHTML, CSS, and PHP are the three major languages of the web today, and you already know one. XHTML is very, very similar to HTML. One change, for example, is the/>. The reason is that all tags must have a closing tag, like <a> </a> does. Lots of other stuff is mostly the same. The one big change you'll need to make is that all style tags have been dropped from XHTML. No more <b>! You use CSS now. Grab a book on moving from HTML to XHTML. There are lots out there! :)
tag being replaced with
As for programming languages, you'll probably be more comfortable with PHP than Perl. Again, I'd grab a getting started with PHP book and work your way in.
As for programs...I do everything by hand in Notepad. It makes for very sleek webpages, and there's no other way to get full control over your page's code.
Stick with it. I was in your shoes about 3 years ago, and now I do this for a living
The system still works every once in a while. Kudos for someone in the music industry recognizing that things like this help instead of hurt them.
Disclaimer: I'm a WoW addict. This is written from that perspective, but I feel my point about the companies' histories remains valid.
Put a different way, I think what parent means is that in the land of MMOs, you're buying the expectation of content as well as what's currently there. WoW's strength, even despite the very long gap between the 1.1 and 1.2 patches, is that Blizzard has done "the little things" to keep the game at least somewhat fresh. They've made mistakes, sure - like ignoring midlevels and gearing too much new content to level 60 (maximum) - but they haven't actually done anything that could or would be perceived by the community as malicious.
SoE has. Time and time again. I think that speaks more toward the futures of the two MMOs than even the strengths of the games.
Here you go. Not the best of transcriptions, but something you'll be able to read at your own pace :)
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13967511