Clearly this is a hoax but for what reason? It's funny, I'll grant them that.
The only motivation I can think of is to stress test the web server by getting the link posted on slashdot. I must admit, I'm impressed they're still online after what must have been a brutal slashdotting.
Screw the phantom computer they're shilling. Sell me one of their webservers.
The men and women who play the stock market on a regular basis are no fools...
Anyone who has been paying attention to the markets for more than 6 months knows the market is full of fools. That's not to say there is nothing to the rise of the stock price but it is quite likely the fools are driving the price up, not the wise investors.
Were I a gambling man, I'd be shorting that stock.
Bootable game disks make sense for the same reason game discs make sense in a PS/2: uniform hardware platform. All Apple IIs were pretty much the same. They had to be since the OS provided no uniform API above the hardware. The same is true for all those old 8 bit systems. Some deviation was possible: varing amounts of RAM, I/O cards, etc. But they couldn't supplant core hardware features without tremendous risk.
In the PC world, it's a different ballgame entirely. It's hard to even find a solid universal VGA solution, nevermind universal GL or (god forbid) audio support.
Nowadays, you really need that OS more than ever. It would be very hard to program a compelling game without an OS.
In 2004, don't be surprised when Linux overtakes Windows to become the main focus for developers.
Thank you, Kruschev, you can put your shoe back on now.
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The thing is, as more of those jobs move to overseas they bring the standard of living in those countries up.
In case this isn't completely obvious: there is no guarantee this will happen, and even if it does it will take decades. I need to eat every day and I my blood sugar won't wait for the great wheels of economics to turn.
What really puzzles me is that Republican's aren't more on the protectionist agenda. Losing all this capacity means our military is rapidly becoming dependent on foreign suppliers for just about everything. To be paranoid, I think a day will come when we will find our military completely under the stranglehold of foreign nations just because they supply everything but the bodies.
There's a novel in that idea somewhere. Maybe I can hire a few Canadians to write it for me.
Damn, that's where her boobs were. She was so pissed this morning when she couldn't find her boobs. She had to leave for work without them. Luckily I had some low-polycount bowling balls she could borrow.
I hope the maid doesn't throw them out before Lara gets home. There'll be hell to pay if that happens.
It's a nice idea but I'm quite sure the RIAA would drag your sorry indie butt into court as soon as it was worth dragging. I don't know what charges they would bring but it wouldn't matter. You can compete with them on talent, techology, spirit, and creativity but they'll still try and bury you under a pile of lawyers.
And if that fails, there is always legislation. I don't think they would have too much trouble getting congress to think you are a threat to the American way of life. If you can't put just as much cash into the Senators' coffers as the RIAA, you don't stand a chance.
God I feel cynical today. I really must adjust my meds.
Another 3d suit? No, not really. But a 3d suit fits much better than a 2d suit. Sure, 2d suits come in nice textures but they're very difficult to get tailored for the 3d gentleman.
No one seems to have mentioned emulators for old 8 bit machines. I know I learned on an Apple II.
A couple of advantages:
1) Kids can't ruin an emulated computer no matter what they do. 2) Almost all 8-bit home PC's had simple graphics and sound systems. 3) Most had built in Basics and some sort of ML monitor. 4) These old machines were fully comprehensible to me by the time I was 16. I got "it", how the CPU accessed the RAM, how the I/O cards worked, how the disk drive worked... it all made sense. This has never been true on any of the machines I work on today 5) I sincerely doubt learning on a bass-ackward language like a line numbered basic will screw up their thinking forever. Lots of us learned that way. Learning it wasn't the only way was a learning experience in itself, one that I'm glad I had.
There are numerous disadvantages too but I bet you'll come up with those on your own. I just wanted to point out a new option.
As I am currently employed in my second job involving a large scale java server application, I can say without a doubt, yes, yes, most emphatically yes, people write real software in Java.
Sometimes we have regrets, but I had those in C and C++ too. On the whole, java has been a great step forward. It could be a heck of a lot better but it is more than usable right now.
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Clearly this is a hoax but for what reason? It's funny, I'll grant them that.
The only motivation I can think of is to stress test the web server by getting the link posted on slashdot. I must admit, I'm impressed they're still online after what must have been a brutal slashdotting.
Screw the phantom computer they're shilling. Sell me one of their webservers.
Scroll wheel. That's an MS innovation you got under your middle finger my friend.
Correction: FreeBSD is not GNU/Linux.
Yes, that is a joke.
Anyone who has been paying attention to the markets for more than 6 months knows the market is full of fools. That's not to say there is nothing to the rise of the stock price but it is quite likely the fools are driving the price up, not the wise investors.
Were I a gambling man, I'd be shorting that stock.
Too late! I already had to buy matching left and right Shift key cozies for my keyboard.
If I propose you remove operator overloading, can I get my kidney back?
My two favorite books are probably:
Fiction: Try Michael Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
Non-fiction: Laurie Garrett's "The Coming Plague"
They're both on the large size but they are so engaging you won't notice how heavy they are.
No, you're not on to something.
Bootable game disks make sense for the same reason game discs make sense in a PS/2: uniform hardware platform. All Apple IIs were pretty much the same. They had to be since the OS provided no uniform API above the hardware. The same is true for all those old 8 bit systems. Some deviation was possible: varing amounts of RAM, I/O cards, etc. But they couldn't supplant core hardware features without tremendous risk.
In the PC world, it's a different ballgame entirely. It's hard to even find a solid universal VGA solution, nevermind universal GL or (god forbid) audio support.
Nowadays, you really need that OS more than ever. It would be very hard to program a compelling game without an OS.
Thank you, Kruschev, you can put your shoe back on now.
In case this isn't completely obvious: there is no guarantee this will happen, and even if it does it will take decades. I need to eat every day and I my blood sugar won't wait for the great wheels of economics to turn.
What really puzzles me is that Republican's aren't more on the protectionist agenda. Losing all this capacity means our military is rapidly becoming dependent on foreign suppliers for just about everything. To be paranoid, I think a day will come when we will find our military completely under the stranglehold of foreign nations just because they supply everything but the bodies.
There's a novel in that idea somewhere. Maybe I can hire a few Canadians to write it for me.
Profit strikes me as a fine reason. Bought any cables or adaptors lately?
Damn, that's where her boobs were. She was so pissed this morning when she couldn't find her boobs. She had to leave for work without them. Luckily I had some low-polycount bowling balls she could borrow.
I hope the maid doesn't throw them out before Lara gets home. There'll be hell to pay if that happens.
It's a nice idea but I'm quite sure the RIAA would drag your sorry indie butt into court as soon as it was worth dragging. I don't know what charges they would bring but it wouldn't matter. You can compete with them on talent, techology, spirit, and creativity but they'll still try and bury you under a pile of lawyers.
And if that fails, there is always legislation. I don't think they would have too much trouble getting congress to think you are a threat to the American way of life. If you can't put just as much cash into the Senators' coffers as the RIAA, you don't stand a chance.
God I feel cynical today. I really must adjust my meds.
Well, the good news is then that in America, everybody will now pay! We get the benifits of competition in (er.. "on") both ends! Hurray for us!
Another 3d suit? No, not really. But a 3d suit fits much better than a 2d suit. Sure, 2d suits come in nice textures but they're very difficult to get tailored for the 3d gentleman.
I had to stop reading as soon as I came to the word "bloggeratti."
No one seems to have mentioned emulators for old 8 bit machines. I know I learned on an Apple II.
A couple of advantages:
1) Kids can't ruin an emulated computer no matter what they do.
2) Almost all 8-bit home PC's had simple graphics and sound systems.
3) Most had built in Basics and some sort of ML monitor.
4) These old machines were fully comprehensible to me by the time I was 16. I got "it", how the CPU accessed the RAM, how the I/O cards worked, how the disk drive worked... it all made sense. This has never been true on any of the machines I work on today
5) I sincerely doubt learning on a bass-ackward language like a line numbered basic will screw up their thinking forever. Lots of us learned that way. Learning it wasn't the only way was a learning experience in itself, one that I'm glad I had.
There are numerous disadvantages too but I bet you'll come up with those on your own. I just wanted to point out a new option.
As I am currently employed in my second job involving a large scale java server application, I can say without a doubt, yes, yes, most emphatically yes, people write real software in Java.
Sometimes we have regrets, but I had those in C and C++ too. On the whole, java has been a great step forward. It could be a heck of a lot better but it is more than usable right now.