Well the slashdot C.S. major at a liberal arts school with courses in A.I. thinks that this is a good definition but is hard to pragmatically create in a computer. There are ways to do this, but the problem it in the descriptions you would use you are building in a set idea, which limits the system. Recursive logic is used often, especially in LISP, which along with ProLog is used for AI work. This idea is interesting but it would take years of work to get anything near working that actually did something more than detect it's own output, and detect the output of that detection.
I dislike the DMCA also, but there are appropriate uses. Here is an analogy; a man buys a stock gun and then hacks/mods/upgrades it to get around laws. He now has an illegal item. Or here is another analogy, a criminal mods a home console to play pirated software... oh wait, that's what happened! The problem with the DMCA is that it has no clause for malice or intent to circumvent other laws. Simply modding to add legal features should not be a crime, what they did should be. The DMCA has serious flaws, which can be abused. Cars can kill people, something that the DMCA has yet to do. Why not stop driving cars? The law should be amended, not repealed.
Because you're looking at it all wrong, it's not just a service, it's a community. For the Same reasons people won't just let New Orleans go they won't leave these communities at the first sign of trouble. Sociology is a science that needs to be applied to the web more and more...
true, they are doing a horrible job in the programming department, but if they had done a better job as G4 and Techtv separately in that department they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place don't get me wrong, I loved techtv, especially "call for help" and "the screensavers" but obviously they whole thing was a wash financially, my point was the market for slashdot tv just isn't big enough, if it was, we'd be watching right here
If they just folow these three easy steps they can be our friends!
1. show the shows we want them to, despite their being poor advertising returns for our "tivo" demographic
2. ???
3. profit
seriously... they do what makes them money, just like any other network, no point in complaining... have you seen the drible they show on the learning channel... and if I see one more shark week on discovery! It's the way tv works, unless they can make a premium(ads free) cable tech channel work, they're going to have to give us what the advertisers want, not what we want
No, it was their fault. They thought the industry wasn't ready for 3d, neither did Nintendo... who actually gave Sony their gaming ambitions in the first place. Sega screwed up with the 32x and then again with the Saturn, although a good system, development was horrible.
I just bought a new RF unit for my system last week. The dreamcast was the best all around console ever. It gave excellent graphics for the time at a fare price. The games were innovative and the online play was fun! With some great launch titles they easily had one of the best launches ever. If only they hadn't had such a hard time with the Saturn Sega would still be an industry leader instead of a digital pimp for a pachinko company!
Yeah, I wonder if that can get me out of submitting trouble tickets? "Sorry Boss, but you're being an enabler right now... and that's just no good for me and my addiction."
If Bush finds this game he'll be calling for an all out assult on the green guys attacking from Mexico, America needs that continental bonus for our troops in Iraq!
True, of course my previous statement was more of a test of wit then an actual complaint. I'm headed to grad school in January, so I'm fully aware of the benefits. Thanks for you level head commment.
Are you serious, you have time to harass someone for a typo on a slashdot thread? This is rediculous, trying to add little levity to the world and I get bitch-slapped by an Anonymous Coward who is so afraid of bad e-karma that he gets his rocks of like this.
I went four years for my degree at a private school at a cost of 21 grand a year. Thats 84 grand in total. You're telling me that paper they printed the degree on it work 84k, I'm heading to ebay right now!
No, what really scares developers is a good interactive storyline. Ever play Max Payne 2, or rather bush buttons to get to the next cut scene. If I wanted that sort of game play I'd hook a bike up to my tv to power my dvd player! Nothing like watching a movie that makes you jump through hoops.
CNN is reporting that Jack Thompson has recently discovered SUN makers of the popular MMO "Stock Market" have created a game wich had lead to many deaths. It seems players of this game have become so distraught after losing all their "Stock" the in game term for money that they have commited suicide. Also some other users become so addicted that they neglect family and friends. Jack Thompson is proceeding in a class action law suite funded by former Enron and Wordlcom executives. When reached for comment Mr. Thompson had this to say, "This game is an outrage! This is the worst threat to our moral society since the fiends at Penny Arcade!"
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Well the slashdot C.S. major at a liberal arts school with courses in A.I. thinks that this is a good definition but is hard to pragmatically create in a computer. There are ways to do this, but the problem it in the descriptions you would use you are building in a set idea, which limits the system. Recursive logic is used often, especially in LISP, which along with ProLog is used for AI work. This idea is interesting but it would take years of work to get anything near working that actually did something more than detect it's own output, and detect the output of that detection.
I dislike the DMCA also, but there are appropriate uses. Here is an analogy; a man buys a stock gun and then hacks/mods/upgrades it to get around laws. He now has an illegal item. Or here is another analogy, a criminal mods a home console to play pirated software... oh wait, that's what happened! The problem with the DMCA is that it has no clause for malice or intent to circumvent other laws. Simply modding to add legal features should not be a crime, what they did should be. The DMCA has serious flaws, which can be abused. Cars can kill people, something that the DMCA has yet to do. Why not stop driving cars? The law should be amended, not repealed.
Because you're looking at it all wrong, it's not just a service, it's a community. For the Same reasons people won't just let New Orleans go they won't leave these communities at the first sign of trouble. Sociology is a science that needs to be applied to the web more and more...
true, they are doing a horrible job in the programming department, but if they had done a better job as G4 and Techtv separately in that department they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place
don't get me wrong, I loved techtv, especially "call for help" and "the screensavers" but obviously they whole thing was a wash financially, my point was the market for slashdot tv just isn't big enough, if it was, we'd be watching right here
If they just folow these three easy steps they can be our friends!
1. show the shows we want them to, despite their being poor advertising returns for our "tivo" demographic
2. ???
3. profit
seriously... they do what makes them money, just like any other network, no point in complaining... have you seen the drible they show on the learning channel... and if I see one more shark week on discovery! It's the way tv works, unless they can make a premium(ads free) cable tech channel work, they're going to have to give us what the advertisers want, not what we want
Computer Science, I don't know the specifics of my position yet, all I know is the stipend amount basically.
This makes me feel so much better about my Grad School choice. I will be starting my TA position at UK in January, less than a month away!
Or good old SB will take away the internets!
No, it was their fault. They thought the industry wasn't ready for 3d, neither did Nintendo... who actually gave Sony their gaming ambitions in the first place. Sega screwed up with the 32x and then again with the Saturn, although a good system, development was horrible.
Apparently the same people who used the basic design again for the Xbox.
I just bought a new RF unit for my system last week. The dreamcast was the best all around console ever. It gave excellent graphics for the time at a fare price. The games were innovative and the online play was fun! With some great launch titles they easily had one of the best launches ever. If only they hadn't had such a hard time with the Saturn Sega would still be an industry leader instead of a digital pimp for a pachinko company!
Yeah, I wonder if that can get me out of submitting trouble tickets? "Sorry Boss, but you're being an enabler right now... and that's just no good for me and my addiction."
That's why I get my fix on the internet... delete my cache and no one is the wiser! Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A bitches!
Hell, with a good hammer it only takes one swing! ... What's everybody looking at me for?
I don't want to be flamebate, it was only a joke.
If Bush finds this game he'll be calling for an all out assult on the green guys attacking from Mexico, America needs that continental bonus for our troops in Iraq!
True, of course my previous statement was more of a test of wit then an actual complaint. I'm headed to grad school in January, so I'm fully aware of the benefits. Thanks for you level head commment.
Are you serious, you have time to harass someone for a typo on a slashdot thread? This is rediculous, trying to add little levity to the world and I get bitch-slapped by an Anonymous Coward who is so afraid of bad e-karma that he gets his rocks of like this.
I went four years for my degree at a private school at a cost of 21 grand a year. Thats 84 grand in total. You're telling me that paper they printed the degree on it work 84k, I'm heading to ebay right now!
No, what really scares developers is a good interactive storyline. Ever play Max Payne 2, or rather bush buttons to get to the next cut scene. If I wanted that sort of game play I'd hook a bike up to my tv to power my dvd player! Nothing like watching a movie that makes you jump through hoops.
CNN is reporting that Jack Thompson has recently discovered SUN makers of the popular MMO "Stock Market" have created a game wich had lead to many deaths. It seems players of this game have become so distraught after losing all their "Stock" the in game term for money that they have commited suicide. Also some other users become so addicted that they neglect family and friends. Jack Thompson is proceeding in a class action law suite funded by former Enron and Wordlcom executives. When reached for comment Mr. Thompson had this to say, "This game is an outrage! This is the worst threat to our moral society since the fiends at Penny Arcade!"