This lawsuit only applies to artists, not programmers.
From the article:
The lawsuit alleges that EA improperly classified some of its employees, including 'animators,' 'modelers,' 'texture artists,' 'lighters,' 'background effects artists' and 'environmental artists' as exempt from overtime, and therefore failed to pay those employees overtime compensation.
So the programmers at EA are still out of luck with respect to their own lawsuit. Whether they're exempt or not is probably the crux of the matter. ------------
I played GT2 extensively a couple of years ago. I would generally consider myself very unknowledgeful about cars. I talk to my father-in-law about them from time to time (he is quite an enthusiast) and just barely can discuss it. However, I'm light-years ahead of where I was two years ago thanks to my experience with the game. Having only played 'arcade style' racing games before that, I was amazed at how I could tell the differences between the cars. It really did raise my awareness of what was out there. Now, given, they cannot completely simulate the car - and probably won't be able to for some time to come, but it did give me a good picture of what I might be interested in when I finally need to replace my current car. To hear that the manufacturers are giving more thought and effort into these games is not surprising, and is a good thing.
Tell me you've also got every single feature in the book. As a student in apartments, there have been several times now where I sign up for a new phone line. I tell them I don't want any of their special features (if I notice I have them on my bill, I call and cancel them) including their so-called 'line backer' which is basically insurance on phone lines my landlord has to maintain anyway.
My monthly bill is about $20-$30 per month, depending on whether I make long distance calls or not. Until cellphones cost the same amount, I'm not switching - I can get by fine with e-mail and my cable modem.
I can understand you have different long distance needs than I do, but I still think you can reduce the bill for your local phone line by cutting features.
In related news, slashdot.org has changed its mission statement. Instead of bringing you the latest _news_ (which is now done more effectively by Google)
Seeing as how Slashdot is currently listed as the second source in Google News' tech article concerning this subject, I find your complaint rather ironic.:-)
I just finished calling my local Congressman to tell him that I support this bill and want him to as well.
Instead of writing your congressman e-mail through the EFF's webpage, pick up your phone and call him or her. Politicians respond much more strongly to physical letters and phone calls than they do to e-mails. My Senate rep, Dick Durbin, won't even reply to your e-mail except in snail-mail form, and only if you attach your address to the e-mail when you send it.
You can find your House Rep's phone number by putting in your ZIP code at vote smart's website. Pick up the phone and give him your view on the bill - the person there will write that information down and let him or her know.
A lot of the discussion here seems to be centered on AI as a conscious Matrix-like entity, rather than what I think of when someone mentions AI.
AI to me is the enemy I face in any number of games that I play. It's an algorithm used to try and handle situations that can't be entirely predicted, NOT some mystic self-conscious entity that can outwit man himself.
What I'd like to hear about is how well we're doing in terms of creating AIs for applicable situations, such as the recent/. article on the German robotic driver. What new and innovative uses are AIs being developed for?
Slashdot Mirror
From the article:
So the programmers at EA are still out of luck with respect to their own lawsuit. Whether they're exempt or not is probably the crux of the matter.
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I played GT2 extensively a couple of years ago. I would generally consider myself very unknowledgeful about cars. I talk to my father-in-law about them from time to time (he is quite an enthusiast) and just barely can discuss it.
However, I'm light-years ahead of where I was two years ago thanks to my experience with the game. Having only played 'arcade style' racing games before that, I was amazed at how I could tell the differences between the cars. It really did raise my awareness of what was out there.
Now, given, they cannot completely simulate the car - and probably won't be able to for some time to come, but it did give me a good picture of what I might be interested in when I finally need to replace my current car. To hear that the manufacturers are giving more thought and effort into these games is not surprising, and is a good thing.
$45?!?
Tell me you've also got every single feature in the book. As a student in apartments, there have been several times now where I sign up for a new phone line. I tell them I don't want any of their special features (if I notice I have them on my bill, I call and cancel them) including their so-called 'line backer' which is basically insurance on phone lines my landlord has to maintain anyway.
My monthly bill is about $20-$30 per month, depending on whether I make long distance calls or not. Until cellphones cost the same amount, I'm not switching - I can get by fine with e-mail and my cable modem.
I can understand you have different long distance needs than I do, but I still think you can reduce the bill for your local phone line by cutting features.
You can get a new one here.
Much more availible than the subject of this article.
Seeing as how Slashdot is currently listed as the second source in Google News' tech article concerning this subject, I find your complaint rather ironic. :-)
I just finished calling my local Congressman to tell him that I support this bill and want him to as well.
Instead of writing your congressman e-mail through the EFF's webpage, pick up your phone and call him or her. Politicians respond much more strongly to physical letters and phone calls than they do to e-mails. My Senate rep, Dick Durbin, won't even reply to your e-mail except in snail-mail form, and only if you attach your address to the e-mail when you send it.
You can find your House Rep's phone number by putting in your ZIP code at vote smart's website. Pick up the phone and give him your view on the bill - the person there will write that information down and let him or her know.
No notes on airbags, Bewulf clusterability, onboard mp3 players or OnStar buttons (in case of problem press & scream - quickly!)
Yes, but if you read the fine print, there's an option to install a big red "Don't Panic" button.
Douglas Adams rules.
Wasn't a cavitation drive the super-secret technology that the Red October was supposed to have in Tom Clancy's novel "The Hunt for the Red October"?
So they had a typo on the timestamp- they also had a typo (or similar problem) with the post #.
I believe they meant to indicate post #87, not #86. If you look at #87, it has a bunch of code posted to it.
A lot of the discussion here seems to be centered on AI as a conscious Matrix-like entity, rather than what I think of when someone mentions AI.
/. article on the German robotic driver. What new and innovative uses are AIs being developed for?
AI to me is the enemy I face in any number of games that I play. It's an algorithm used to try and handle situations that can't be entirely predicted, NOT some mystic self-conscious entity that can outwit man himself.
What I'd like to hear about is how well we're doing in terms of creating AIs for applicable situations, such as the recent