I see that one of the tags for this story is "noob". And it occurs to me; we need a disparaging name for someone who is just no longer in the loop. noob doesn't do it because that implies that the person is just new to the game but may get there with time. Dvorak often seems like someone who was there but isn't with it anymore.
Google needs a mascot to start pushing stuff like this. Gieko has the gecko, Linux has the penguin. Google should have something like a platypus maybe. Or a lemming. Something soft and furry to soften people's hearts.
I don't get it. Who exactly do the "Furries" represent? I am familiar with the Klingons, but if the Furries represent some group in particular, I have no clue who that would be...
Isn't it obvious, who are the Klingon's arch-archenemies? No-one gives them any respect, that's the trouble with Tribbles.
So basically, their developers never have to do anything they don't really want to do. I've worked in organizations that fostered this kind of working environment (though usually not intentionally) and here's what happens: developers spend all their time finding intellectually challenging work to do, and just ignore all the boring stuff. So you get lots of kewl new features, but nobody's squashing bugs or polishing the GUI, or doing any of the other boring chores you need to polish the rough edges off a product.
Well, if they embrace the open source approach to software development then they can't be all bad.
(Dear mods, this is a joke. You can tell because I'm pseudonymous and hardly cowardly at all).
Haven't read the article (yet!) but most of the discussion here seems to be another airing of opinions on climate change, rather than anything about the man or the article itself. I would have thought more people would be interested in the nerd angle. This is the man who gave sci-fi the awesome Dyson Sphere to play with, after all.
It's more than usually the case.. if something is in the public domain, you don't need a license.
You know that and I know that. Just to muddy the waters however, creativecommons.org does in fact provide a PD licence (dedication?) as one of its options.
World of Starcraft? Seriously? Why the hell does everyone keep saying World of Starcraft? This naming convention makes sense for Warcraft or Diablo, where all battles are fought on one world, but not for Starcraft!!! There are at the very least three different planets (Worlds) that will have to exist (one for each race), and we know from the original game that there are far more worlds involved in the storyline than just the three homeworlds.
There's no need for us to need to be so literal, the word isn't a mere synonym for planet is it? One of Terry Pratchett's early SF novels turned on the interpretation of "Joker's World" being something other than it appeared to be. Some people say I live in my own little world. Cross Walter Sobchak and you're entering a world of pain.
Dictionary.com gives this as one meaning of the word:
8. any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it: a child's world; the world of dreams; the insect world.
The World of Warcraft isn't a physical place where Warcraft-ing happens. It's (imagine bad fantasy movie trailer voiceover) "a world like our own but different, a world of magic and adventure, a world where dreams^Wgankings come true". By the same token StarCraft is a world of Zergs, Koreans and outer space. World of StarCraft is a perfectly good name for a game like that, especially since it's more clearly part of the same brand than alternatives such as "Galaxy"/"Universe"/"Time"/etc.
What czaries might say with irony, I say with conviction: "Welcome to the World of Slashdot";)
If you live in Australia and haven't seen The Chaser it's one of the funniest shows that we've got (9pm on ABC 1). If you don't live here, you can download every episode, legally at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/vodcast/.
I'm quite happy to defer to your superior knowledge since you're familiar with the programme/channel and their surrounding culture. However, the the standard disclaimer at the bottom of the linked page says something quite different.
First two lines of the small print:
This video podcast is made available for use by persons located in Australia only. If you are not located in Australia, you are not authorised to use this podcast.
The brute force approach is fundamentally impossible, unless you are the luckiest person in the world.
Define "lucky". You've beaten amazing odds in a manner unrepeatable even given a million lifetimes and what do you get for it? A copy of Windows Vista.
Probably not even one of the Turbo Hyper Fighting versions either.
Sadly enough, the allegation regarding unlawfully obtained blueprints are, in my case, true.
Note "unlawfully" there, is he just talking ingame? What he's admitted to is easily a sackable offence (a path which apparently hasn't been taken), but is it actionable in any practical sense? Probably by his employers if they had shown themselevs so inclined, but not by the community, I'm guessing. Any other NALs with a take on this?
The blueprints in question will be returned to CCP and reintroduced through a new raffle in the future.
Isn't he wearing two hats in this sentence, first the penitent's, then the dev's? Why is the guilty party telling us how the items will be redistributed? A simple "I have been told that..." might at least make it sound more palatable.
As much as this is a confession it is also a request for your forgiveness for events of which I'm truly sorry.
The term has lost all meaning. People are throwing it around whenever they stumble upon any bug, missing feature, or technical limitation that causes them grief. "I can't use my iPod with multiple computers, I hate DRM." "Internet Explorer crashed, DRM strikes again." "This website requires registration, DRM is out of control."
You're right, but show me a user-friendly expression that isn't abused until it becomes a meaningless expression of approval/disapproval. It's political correctness gone mad!
Good call. Most likely there was only room for one animal astronaut on the list and it's dog-heavy already. Three other possible reasons for preferring Ham:
A chimp is easier to anthropomorphise. A dog may be a man's best friend, but looking at an ape is like looking in a mirror.
Have you ever heard anyone use the expression "We can put a man into space, but we can't..."?
Damn, I was really hoping for a clean sweep of "Hey! Does this remind anyone else of Minority Report?" movie-themed posts, but you had to go ruin it with your fancy Voight-Kampf reference. For shame!
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Wait, so we've all got to apologise to Ursula K Le Guin now?
Damn you Doctorow!
Dweezil, the "Don't be evil!" Weasel?
Isn't it obvious, who are the Klingon's arch-archenemies? No-one gives them any respect, that's the trouble with Tribbles.
"I know not for how many billions of dollars Web 2.0 companies will be sold, but Web 3.0 companies will sell for nickels and dimes." - Albert Einstein
Well, The Simpsons is such a great show, and we need reminders like this to keep us watching.
(Dear mods, this is a joke. You can tell because I'm pseudonymous and hardly cowardly at all).
Haven't read the article (yet!) but most of the discussion here seems to be another airing of opinions on climate change, rather than anything about the man or the article itself. I would have thought more people would be interested in the nerd angle. This is the man who gave sci-fi the awesome Dyson Sphere to play with, after all.
Totally tagging this one "numberfiveisalive".
I have never beaten my wife.
Being a Brit, I recognised the first figure as one regularly bandied about. Grandparent post is talking in £££, not $$$, which makes you both right.
There's no need for us to need to be so literal, the word isn't a mere synonym for planet is it? One of Terry Pratchett's early SF novels turned on the interpretation of "Joker's World" being something other than it appeared to be. Some people say I live in my own little world. Cross Walter Sobchak and you're entering a world of pain.
Dictionary.com gives this as one meaning of the word:
The World of Warcraft isn't a physical place where Warcraft-ing happens. It's (imagine bad fantasy movie trailer voiceover) "a world like our own but different, a world of magic and adventure, a world where dreams^Wgankings come true". By the same token StarCraft is a world of Zergs, Koreans and outer space. World of StarCraft is a perfectly good name for a game like that, especially since it's more clearly part of the same brand than alternatives such as "Galaxy"/"Universe"/"Time"/etc.
What czaries might say with irony, I say with conviction: "Welcome to the World of Slashdot"
"Well, there's Death-Sex-Blood-and-Death, that's not got much Death in it".
I'm quite happy to defer to your superior knowledge since you're familiar with the programme/channel and their surrounding culture. However, the the standard disclaimer at the bottom of the linked page says something quite different.
First two lines of the small print:
Probably not even one of the Turbo Hyper Fighting versions either.
I'd be considered the hairy, unkempt member of clan Stallman.
Damn, I was really hoping for a clean sweep of "Hey! Does this remind anyone else of Minority Report?" movie-themed posts, but you had to go ruin it with your fancy Voight-Kampf reference. For shame!
My eyes! The goggles, they do everything!