Here is how it'd work:
Download and run applications on someone else's computer via one of those nifty remote desktops.
If it has a virus, you don't download and run it on your own computer.
No doubt you need to know OO to be an advanced programmer, but someone starting programming for their first time doesn't need to jump into OO. There is something cerebral about programming things like a laundry list. Once they get a hang on procedural, then you can introduce them to OO.
Actionscript is like C/C++, but with protection from some of the nastier stuff. Also, if you want to get straight to displaying graphics, I haven't found a language as easy to do that with. The most important thing is that Flash games are actually pretty cool so if you become a master in Flash over the years, you can crank out some games. I coded Basic since the Ti-99 in 82, through C64 basic in 85 to GW basic in 91 to quick basic in 92. C/C++ from 95-2009, and now I'm on Flash which I picked up in a week.
I think the secret to any object oriented language is to avoid complex memory references as much as possible, and just stick with dumb arrays and procedural programming as much as possible. I'd say it is possible for a person to code in Flash without knowing any OO concepts at all as long as they have someone to spoon feed them the basics. Another tip: If you code small chunks at a time, you almost never get caught blinded by where the bugs could be... They're most likely in the new code you wrote!
I know God is real, Jesus is LORD. Because he is good, loving, and defeats evil, I also worship him. I'm a video game designer so I've considered making games with "God in them" for years. The problem is that when you put God in a video game, you're basically putting God in a box. There's no telling what God would actually do in any situation because God is so far above us in our thinking!
It isn't so much the application to find E.T. that astounds me, its the use of a distributed networking. I don't follow SETI, but I assume the power they have in distributed computing is something like or above a Super Computer. The students can learn about distributed computing, and maybe be the guy who builds the next big network. I mean, imagine a commercial system that pays for processing. So you turn your computer and get paid by the team. The team in turn gets paid by scientists with very difficult problems and need distributed computing.
Don't focus on it being "searching for aliens", focus on it being "distributed computing".
How much does the Earth weigh? At first, you think just weigh up every object in the Earth, but you need to remember it has less weight the deeper it gets into the core, so I'm thinking you'll run into some Calculus there.
I'm currently working on a video game project I can finish in a couple months that may make me some money so I can support myself and do other more ambitious projects. The #1 project I feel that needs to be done is the freeing up of textbooks in education. If someone doesn't offer a free textbook that is important, we should have a community that rewrites it without plagurizing, and then provide it free of charge. The Internet should be a global library. The old problem with distribution was printing, but that problem is solved. Publishers like newspapers have less importance in this society. The new problem is compensating people who provide free information, but this problem is less of a problem than restricting their information from eager minds.
My theory is that computers can do books better than books do books. We can have multimedia experiences yes, but we're so new at knowing how they help people learn, we don't need to consider them at first. We need to do books, and link a course together by the books people need to tackle to get through them. We can have videos that train people like lectures. We can have LOTS of redudandant passive learning eventually. We can even have live tutors through live chat and email. There is a definite revolution in education looming at the horizon, and I hope that I'm not the only one who sees it because I'm horrendous at being able to accomplish big projects on my own, with no funding.
For some reason, Legacy of Ancients for C64 tugs at my heart strings as one of my favorite RPGS. It was also one of my first computer RPGS, and there is always something about your first RPG where you feel powering up your character really matters. I bet a lot of WOW people think powering up their character matters somehow because the game is so big.
My favorite things to do in Legacy of Ancients is to rob towns or to play flip flop(and consequently run out of town when I break the bank). There is also a sequel: Legend of Blacksilver which was bigger, but Legacy of the Ancients seemed more fun... Sorta the same way Super Mario Bros 1 was more fun for its time than Super Mario Bros 3 was even though SMB3 was superior in several ways.
Other games I liked on C64 were: Mail Order Monsters, and Racing Destruction Set. I wonder if they built a modern "Racing Destruction Set" and gave it the level creation tools and networking power of Little Big Planet if it would be a long time hit.
Anyone with access to satellite imagery?
If you have a satellite camera, you could open a website,"FindDarpaBallons.com" and pay people who find the balloons 500$ each to report them to you. Then just use your Satellite to confirm it. Send in to Darpa, make 40k, pay out 5k, and be up 35k.
One reason I purchased CO was to see what people make with the Avatar customization. It breaks what we think is standard for MMOS. You think if you find armor, your avatar should change, but they don't do it this way. They let you pick what your avatar looks like and you stick with it. It makes sense anyway considering most games have an OP Armor set that everyone wears and looks the same end game. I give them points for thinking outside the box.
If you have some time to read, I'll explain my vision for the future: If we put solar panels across the
desert, we'll need to have a transmission line to get it to places where people live. I reason that a
super conductive line would do the trick. It is costly in terms of energy to cool the lines, but if you
have an excess of energy to begin with, it could actually cost less than the loss of power you get in
copper lines. Basically you just leech off the super conductive line for cooling.
The demand for energy will only increase with time regardless of conservation efforts, and this
isn't a bad thing. The more energy we have, the cheaper transportation and food is which in turn lets
people have more money for charity to help people who need food. So creating a surplus of energy soon
could have worldwide benefits instead of just keeping up with demand.
I have a second vision that goes along with solar in the desert and superconductivity lines. It is
tidal/solar near the coast, to fuel up hydrogen tanker trucks. These hydrogen tanker trucks could run on
hydrogen themselves and take the energy inland. In the same processing plant that creates the hydrogen
from electricity, they could also produce clean water for countries that need that as a critical
resource.
Both of these visions takes a little bit of technological advancement, but not too much from what we have.
My key question would be: Would this new superconductor be possible to mass produce, and could it be used
as a new transmission line?
Strengths of multiple instances with one giant server:
1) If there is a jerk griefing you by killing the boss you want over and over, you just move to another instance and the problem is solved. Grief killing is one of the oldest things in MMORPGS dating back to muds, and this instancing helps solve your most basic kind of griefing.
2) You meet more friends. If you find someone you like, you can tend to be in their zone more because you flagged them as friends. A bigger cycle of people = More chances you'll meet a new friend
3) Since it isn't small instances like Guild Wars, you get to meet a lot of people instead of being sheltered from them, so it overcomes the typical gripe with instances.
There were some other reasons it is so great too, but I forget them right now.
If I was to do a MMORPG, I'd do it this way. It has many strengths and no real weaknesses. I have a max level on the game, and max level is sort of boring, but I had a lot of fun playing it mostly because I found a fun friend to group with.
There could be a niche market in solar shingle recycling. Assuming some still work after 30 years, you could create a makeshift powerstation from them if you had land.
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You do know open beta means "ANYONE", follow the links and you'll get a beta key
Here is how it'd work:
Download and run applications on someone else's computer via one of those nifty remote desktops.
If it has a virus, you don't download and run it on your own computer.
No doubt you need to know OO to be an advanced programmer, but someone starting programming for their first time doesn't need to jump into OO. There is something cerebral about programming things like a laundry list. Once they get a hang on procedural, then you can introduce them to OO.
Actionscript is like C/C++, but with protection from some of the nastier stuff. Also, if you want to get straight to displaying graphics, I haven't found a language as easy to do that with. The most important thing is that Flash games are actually pretty cool so if you become a master in Flash over the years, you can crank out some games. I coded Basic since the Ti-99 in 82, through C64 basic in 85 to GW basic in 91 to quick basic in 92. C/C++ from 95-2009, and now I'm on Flash which I picked up in a week.
I think the secret to any object oriented language is to avoid complex memory references as much as possible, and just stick with dumb arrays and procedural programming as much as possible. I'd say it is possible for a person to code in Flash without knowing any OO concepts at all as long as they have someone to spoon feed them the basics. Another tip: If you code small chunks at a time, you almost never get caught blinded by where the bugs could be... They're most likely in the new code you wrote!
I know God is real, Jesus is LORD. Because he is good, loving, and defeats evil, I also worship him. I'm a video game designer so I've considered making games with "God in them" for years. The problem is that when you put God in a video game, you're basically putting God in a box. There's no telling what God would actually do in any situation because God is so far above us in our thinking!
1) (Practically)Free VOIP when in WIFI zones instead of using minutes.
2) Internet Browser in WIFI zones.
3) No commitment plan, but maybe minutes bought on a trak phone style buying.
4) Ability to write my own custom aps on the phone.
This is my dream phone because I can use it as a home phone and never have to pay for it. Everything past that is bonus.
It isn't so much the application to find E.T. that astounds me, its the use of a distributed networking. I don't follow SETI, but I assume the power they have in distributed computing is something like or above a Super Computer. The students can learn about distributed computing, and maybe be the guy who builds the next big network. I mean, imagine a commercial system that pays for processing. So you turn your computer and get paid by the team. The team in turn gets paid by scientists with very difficult problems and need distributed computing.
Don't focus on it being "searching for aliens", focus on it being "distributed computing".
Knock knock knocking on Hadron's door.
Assuming LEDs last 2.5 times as long as LEDs, we conclude that LEDs last infinitely long and there is nothing superior except for LEDs.
I think this is the natural step after you get bored with your boneless chicken farm.
By sending them our DNA sequence, they can then reconstruct a human at their location.
How much does the Earth weigh? At first, you think just weigh up every object in the Earth, but you need to remember it has less weight the deeper it gets into the core, so I'm thinking you'll run into some Calculus there.
I'm currently working on a video game project I can finish in a couple months that may make me some money so I can support myself and do other more ambitious projects. The #1 project I feel that needs to be done is the freeing up of textbooks in education. If someone doesn't offer a free textbook that is important, we should have a community that rewrites it without plagurizing, and then provide it free of charge. The Internet should be a global library. The old problem with distribution was printing, but that problem is solved. Publishers like newspapers have less importance in this society. The new problem is compensating people who provide free information, but this problem is less of a problem than restricting their information from eager minds.
My theory is that computers can do books better than books do books. We can have multimedia experiences yes, but we're so new at knowing how they help people learn, we don't need to consider them at first. We need to do books, and link a course together by the books people need to tackle to get through them. We can have videos that train people like lectures. We can have LOTS of redudandant passive learning eventually. We can even have live tutors through live chat and email. There is a definite revolution in education looming at the horizon, and I hope that I'm not the only one who sees it because I'm horrendous at being able to accomplish big projects on my own, with no funding.
For some reason, Legacy of Ancients for C64 tugs at my heart strings as one of my favorite RPGS. It was also one of my first computer RPGS, and there is always something about your first RPG where you feel powering up your character really matters. I bet a lot of WOW people think powering up their character matters somehow because the game is so big.
My favorite things to do in Legacy of Ancients is to rob towns or to play flip flop(and consequently run out of town when I break the bank). There is also a sequel: Legend of Blacksilver which was bigger, but Legacy of the Ancients seemed more fun... Sorta the same way Super Mario Bros 1 was more fun for its time than Super Mario Bros 3 was even though SMB3 was superior in several ways.
Other games I liked on C64 were: Mail Order Monsters, and Racing Destruction Set. I wonder if they built a modern "Racing Destruction Set" and gave it the level creation tools and networking power of Little Big Planet if it would be a long time hit.
Are we better off spending money assaulting terrorists where they live, or would we be better if we built more skyscrapers? I think no one knows.
Anyone with access to satellite imagery? If you have a satellite camera, you could open a website,"FindDarpaBallons.com" and pay people who find the balloons 500$ each to report them to you. Then just use your Satellite to confirm it. Send in to Darpa, make 40k, pay out 5k, and be up 35k.
In event of contagious diseases, we will quarantine everyone to their houses. Then we will shut off all your ability to play online games.
The goggles, they do nothing.
What, people's voices don't count once they've been influenced by others? If so, we have to rethink this whole democracy thing.
Nothing but monitor shots.
One reason I purchased CO was to see what people make with the Avatar customization. It breaks what we think is standard for MMOS. You think if you find armor, your avatar should change, but they don't do it this way. They let you pick what your avatar looks like and you stick with it. It makes sense anyway considering most games have an OP Armor set that everyone wears and looks the same end game. I give them points for thinking outside the box.
Yo dawg, I heard you liked mice, so I put a mouse on your mouse.
If you have some time to read, I'll explain my vision for the future: If we put solar panels across the desert, we'll need to have a transmission line to get it to places where people live. I reason that a super conductive line would do the trick. It is costly in terms of energy to cool the lines, but if you have an excess of energy to begin with, it could actually cost less than the loss of power you get in copper lines. Basically you just leech off the super conductive line for cooling.
The demand for energy will only increase with time regardless of conservation efforts, and this isn't a bad thing. The more energy we have, the cheaper transportation and food is which in turn lets people have more money for charity to help people who need food. So creating a surplus of energy soon could have worldwide benefits instead of just keeping up with demand.
I have a second vision that goes along with solar in the desert and superconductivity lines. It is tidal/solar near the coast, to fuel up hydrogen tanker trucks. These hydrogen tanker trucks could run on hydrogen themselves and take the energy inland. In the same processing plant that creates the hydrogen from electricity, they could also produce clean water for countries that need that as a critical resource.
Both of these visions takes a little bit of technological advancement, but not too much from what we have. My key question would be: Would this new superconductor be possible to mass produce, and could it be used as a new transmission line?
Strengths of multiple instances with one giant server:
1) If there is a jerk griefing you by killing the boss you want over and over, you just move to another instance and the problem is solved. Grief killing is one of the oldest things in MMORPGS dating back to muds, and this instancing helps solve your most basic kind of griefing.
2) You meet more friends. If you find someone you like, you can tend to be in their zone more because you flagged them as friends. A bigger cycle of people = More chances you'll meet a new friend
3) Since it isn't small instances like Guild Wars, you get to meet a lot of people instead of being sheltered from them, so it overcomes the typical gripe with instances.
There were some other reasons it is so great too, but I forget them right now. If I was to do a MMORPG, I'd do it this way. It has many strengths and no real weaknesses. I have a max level on the game, and max level is sort of boring, but I had a lot of fun playing it mostly because I found a fun friend to group with.
There could be a niche market in solar shingle recycling. Assuming some still work after 30 years, you could create a makeshift powerstation from them if you had land.