I just charge $40 an hour for my advice/help... I still get asked to help, but now it's not quite so annoying:)
But really, if you go from a 5+ year old 25 inch tv, to a new HDTV, you're going to notice a huge difference in quality even without using an HD signal, so I can see how a lot of people would just assume the quality jump is from the HD signal.
You know, if grammar and punctuation used over IM was above a kindergarten level it would be a lot harder for a virus to imitate an actual person. I mean, really, the virus could randomly generate 'lol','omg','rofl',':)',':-P' and manage to carry on a 30 minute conversation with the average IMer.
MMOGs already have huge issues with synchronization and lag even with servers directly connected to each other, it would just add a huge level of overhead for keeping everything together.
Also, as soon as they don't have direct control over servers and all game information, the potential for cheating explodes. As it is, the servers only have to validate input from clients; if it became distributed, then calculations would have to be validated as well.
Currently most games have worlds in multiple states/countries, so you can find a server with optimal ping. It makes the most sense to keep an entire world in the same area, so everyone on it has a consistent connection.
GTX Global Cognitive Robotics(TM) product schedule includes interactive banner advertising utilizing Automated Intelligence Agents for website sales and customer service...
The next, obvious, and far too long overdue, step is for Google to flag web-sites that attempt to install malware, redirect you to sites you didn't want to visit, spawn endless pop-up windows, attempt to create a full-screen browser that you can't close, or disable features of your browser like right mouse button clicks. ...
The first decent search engine that takes this step to protect its users can count on the majority of my traffic.
The first time I read that sentence I read it as:
The next, obvious, and far too long overdue, step is for Google to:
flag web-sites that attempt to install malware
redirect you to sites you didn't want to visit
spawn endless pop-up windows
attempt to create a full-screen browser that you can't close
disable features of your browser like right mouse button clicks
"In the end, there will be one person and he will be crowned King of Slashdot, and he will get girls. And touch their boobies."
Even the King of Slashdot will still have to leave his basement. You can't add anything to the term 'Slashdot' to turn it into a boobie magnet; that's even harder than making colored bubbles.
Err, well not to put down your idea... but... I think the whole point is that you can still maintain it... I can't imagine lasting very long when the boss comes and says "I need you to fix this bug." and you say "It will take me two days"
"But it's like a one line fix!"
"One line? Okay... three days."
"Fine, I'll ask Jenkins."
"It will take him a week, since I wrote the code."
Damn! Why is that modded funny? It's definitely Informative+5. I never figured out I had to pull out the freaking junk mail... I mean, now that I look at it it's completely obvious! Time to go play that again.
Millions of teenagers will love it if light gets slowed that much. It could give them time to zip up their pants when their mom walks in the room wondering what she heard coming from the computer.
Yes!! I mean, I was always getting close, but zipping up in 10 nanoseconds was tough. Now that I've got a whole 3 microseconds, no one will ever catch me with my pants down!
Think about that for a moment... and then ask yourself why we actually take this for granted instead of suing Microsoft into oblivion. Would a car company get away with cars breaking down on real-life roads an average 26 minutes after they're purchased? The thought is totally ridiculous, yet we accept the same from Microsoft. Why?
Yeah, but most of us don't steal our cars
Also, it's not a question of breaking down at this point (that was Windows ME's job) It's all about security.
You didn't see car manufacturers issuing major recalls on older cars just because you could unlock them with a coat hanger. Imagine how long you'd own your car if there were thousands of people trying to steal it every minute it was parked.
(If you couldn't figure it out, the answer is: not long)
It (as the finished project is conceived) is a conversation piece designed to make observers actually think past what they're going to have for lunch, and whether or not Battlestar Galactica is a re-run or not tonight.
Oh sweet! There's a Battlestar on tonight?!
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I just charge $40 an hour for my advice/help... I still get asked to help, but now it's not quite so annoying :)
But really, if you go from a 5+ year old 25 inch tv, to a new HDTV, you're going to notice a huge difference in quality even without using an HD signal, so I can see how a lot of people would just assume the quality jump is from the HD signal.
You know, if grammar and punctuation used over IM was above a kindergarten level it would be a lot harder for a virus to imitate an actual person. I mean, really, the virus could randomly generate 'lol','omg','rofl',':)',':-P' and manage to carry on a 30 minute conversation with the average IMer.
So we're sure that it's not to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel."?
MMOGs already have huge issues with synchronization and lag even with servers directly connected to each other, it would just add a huge level of overhead for keeping everything together. Also, as soon as they don't have direct control over servers and all game information, the potential for cheating explodes. As it is, the servers only have to validate input from clients; if it became distributed, then calculations would have to be validated as well. Currently most games have worlds in multiple states/countries, so you can find a server with optimal ping. It makes the most sense to keep an entire world in the same area, so everyone on it has a consistent connection.
Bingo
GTX Global Cognitive Robotics(TM) product schedule includes interactive banner advertising utilizing Automated Intelligence Agents for website sales and customer service...
I for one welcome our new banner ad overlords.
...
The first decent search engine that takes this step to protect its users can count on the majority of my traffic.
The first time I read that sentence I read it as:
The next, obvious, and far too long overdue, step is for Google to:
I was confused...
I can stop any time I want... starting after the next article on Slashdot... I swear.
I've seen this movie, but it's the other way around. We're the ones that upload the virus to the aliens, not them to us... don't be silly.
"In the end, there will be one person and he will be crowned King of Slashdot, and he will get girls. And touch their boobies."
Even the King of Slashdot will still have to leave his basement. You can't add anything to the term 'Slashdot' to turn it into a boobie magnet; that's even harder than making colored bubbles.
Funny thing is, it's not as funny when I explain it.
Funny thing is that it's not even that funny that it's not as funny when you explained it.
Err, well not to put down your idea... but... I think the whole point is that you can still maintain it... I can't imagine lasting very long when the boss comes and says "I need you to fix this bug." and you say "It will take me two days"
"But it's like a one line fix!"
"One line? Okay... three days."
"Fine, I'll ask Jenkins."
"It will take him a week, since I wrote the code."
I can tell you how it ends. Microsoft saves the day with a Fatal Error.
Damn! Why is that modded funny? It's definitely Informative+5. I never figured out I had to pull out the freaking junk mail... I mean, now that I look at it it's completely obvious! Time to go play that again.
My cat used to chase my neighbor's full grown dalmation around the yard. Not play chase, more like "If I catch you I'll eat you" chase.
Millions of teenagers will love it if light gets slowed that much. It could give them time to zip up their pants when their mom walks in the room wondering what she heard coming from the computer.
Yes!! I mean, I was always getting close, but zipping up in 10 nanoseconds was tough. Now that I've got a whole 3 microseconds, no one will ever catch me with my pants down!
Think about that for a moment... and then ask yourself why we actually take this for granted instead of suing Microsoft into oblivion. Would a car company get away with cars breaking down on real-life roads an average 26 minutes after they're purchased? The thought is totally ridiculous, yet we accept the same from Microsoft. Why?
Yeah, but most of us don't steal our cars
Also, it's not a question of breaking down at this point (that was Windows ME's job) It's all about security.
You didn't see car manufacturers issuing major recalls on older cars just because you could unlock them with a coat hanger. Imagine how long you'd own your car if there were thousands of people trying to steal it every minute it was parked.
(If you couldn't figure it out, the answer is: not long)
It (as the finished project is conceived) is a conversation piece designed to make observers actually think past what they're going to have for lunch, and whether or not Battlestar Galactica is a re-run or not tonight. Oh sweet! There's a Battlestar on tonight?!
I read Talkonaut and thought: "Podcast from Space! Sweet!"
Wait, we've known all that about Midichlorians since the 80's, and we still don't have any real Jedi?