Since you're a subscriber, I was wondering if you could give some detail on something mentioned in the article.
eMusic also has massive jazz and classical sections (it recently acquired the entire Naxos catalog, for instance), and is also a good place to go for (of all things) comedy albums.
I went to the site just looking to see if they had a list of artists I could download but the only thing I could do, it seems, is sign up. Now this wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that I'm at work.
Any chance you could post a selection of what is offered in the jazz, classical, and comedy genres?
I don't click on Flash ads either but, more often than not, Firefox's NukeAnythingEnhanced is unable to get rid of them. Sure, I could get Flashblock as well but I've had some problems with Flashblock in the past.
My major concern is being able to remove them as well with NAE regardless of if the icon is tasteful or not. So long as I can do that, I doubt I'll be as bothered with them as I am about video that automatically plays (pointing at you, ESPN.com).
My only question is how you would execute this plan without it failing. Then you'd have to test it in a company. Perhaps within a small project team first and then expand as success occur.
I did an undergraduate design competition where we pretty much had free reign to do what we wanted for the design but had a mid-term and a final review where we got feedback. The deadlines were set and we had no funding since this was academic. I enjoyed that management style from up top even though the program manager wasn't all there. Perhaps this is the system you are suggesting?
I'm not a fan of completely removing management from the picture and giving free reign. But at the same time, overbearing management isn't a great solution either.
From a later post: Why weren't those experts working within those teams or at the same level as those teams?
Is it not likely that these experts have their own projects to run and work on as well? The people I work with all have multiple projects they are on. Even our graduate advisors (the role of expert) had more important things for them to work on. Sure, they could have been on our team and done the work for us but then, it's their design and they have the knowledge and don't share why things are that way. This might not be completely what happened at NASA but it could be. Granted, ignoring expert opinions completely isn't something we did. I wonder who gets hit with the "you fucked up stick".
One of the biggest problems with computer hardware in space is that it hasn't been tested for durability with exposure to radiation. This is why NASA still uses old, proven hardware.
One option is to bring some machines to ISS and let them run and see how space affects them but I don't know where that is on their priority list.
Although I'm interested in what the next generation brings with such innovations, I likely won't pick anything up unless the Wii really releases at $200. Then I might just give it a shot for kicks and giggles.
Meanwhile, after seeing what appeared to be a laggy demo at the press conference, I was pleasantly surprised by how well Warhawk worked. I'm sorry, but anyone who says it's laggy was probably wearing their Nintendo-colored glasses.
I'm sorry but I might have a case of the retardeds. The demo was laggy but anyone who says so wears Nintendo glasses? Didn't you just say it was? Can you make that make sense? How much do Nintendo glasses cost?
The only thing "beneficial" is seen from the eyes of the RIAA or MPAA.
Perhaps. They would gain a lot from this but it is likely that it would only be short term. Such files can be replaced and those that got hit will probably take some more procautions than they did before.
If either organization wants to make a serious impact on file sharing/piracy, they should just drop the prices on all of they merchandise. People aren't as stupid as they once were (perhaps debateable though) and considering that it is common knowledge that making CDs or DVDs is not an overly expensive process, there just isn't serious reason to spend the money.
There are many solutions around this, some more feasible than others (many I've seen proposed here). Drop prices to help mitigate piracy and sharing. Cut into their profits and give more back to the actual artists. Just a couple of examples but none will be taken seriously since there is no competition for these organizations.
Beyond what the trojan actually does (which is serious), I say there's nothing to see here. Just the current "Oh noes!!!" virus that everyone is concerned about. Once protections have gone out, it's dust in the wind.
Lacks facial expressions? Emoticons really do work... especially in block communication like e-mail. It doesn't take long for someone to get used to emoticons as a "second language" of sorts to real-life facial expressions.
I'm going to disagree here. Emoticons are distracting while trying to read. For use in messaging, emoticons are acceptable because the medium is significantly more informal. We use it a lot where I work so we don't have to get up as much. However, I consider email a more formal medium.
Granted, there is a lot of shit out there with spam and phishing and the like, but I'm not going to send an email with emoticons over work's internal header just so people understand me. It looks bad and suggests your writing is lacking. If you are going to email me, I'm not going to take the trouble to read it if it contains significant emoticons. A simple "Thanks. Try again." is all you'll get in response or I won't do whatever it was that was needed.
My opinion isn't that of a fifty year-old businessman that hates the internet and new-fangled technology. I'm twenty-two and I just wish things would be formal or informal when and where they needed to be. Too many problems have been created from a lack of communications skills. People should step up and help solve the problem instead.
I also like to proofread for misspellings and that is clear to help it show that I care. But since we all read/. on our blackberries, misspelled words can be forgiven.
My only grief with that mantra is that it doesn't mean that they can't post some things to the site. A simple "Hey! We're pushing through." with a couple of preliminary screens or game-related info would be nice.
Bioware continues to deliver and maintains such a reputation. Since Jade Empire is coming to PC (woo!!!), perhaps I've found something else to tide me over. Unless, Dragonage becomes Bioware's DNF.
I had the same problem with my Saitek flight stick. I bought it for Freespace 2 and stopped playing it once last semester got rough. Perhaps not as steep as a cyberman but a fuck-ton of buttons makes things complicated.
I still drive gas but if I can figure out how to make biodiesel myself (or not), I'll likely make the switch. I knew biodiesel will gel in cool temperatures but diesel cold start was stuff I picked up from word of mouth. Shows how valuable hearsay is.
Assuming you can fix the cold start problems of diesel and cold weather problems with biodiesel, then it would work for everyone. Until then, only warm climates would benefit even though it is still a significant help.
I'm pretty interested in biodiesel myself and will probably use the summer to read a couple of books on the subject. Granted, I'm no expert on diesel engines but I gotta start somewhere.
You know what I did this afternoon? I read the fucking article.
Considering that headaches, sleep problems, feelings of short attention span, and backpain are not statements of "You are a lardo fatass", you, along with others that posted, instead insist that the article calls all geeks fat asses.
Although you bring up completely valid, though offtopic, points, the focus of the article is making suggestions that people in a tech environment could make to improve health on those four points. And since these same problems can be carried over to other careers such as office assistants, other people can benefit from the article.
Yea. I mistyped some of it after looking back at it. I meant 60's concepts like the Saturn 5, which is pretty much what you cleaned up for me. It's been almost a year since I've followed any of it but I was familar a lot of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study conducted last year.
Considering a lot of the stuff I saw was preliminary, God only knows what has changed.
This isn't economics. This is political lobbying. Funny how the only group this benefits are the drug companies.
I understand that developing new drugs is an expensive process; however, from what I understand, the US still pays the brunt of it while the rest of the world gets cheaper drugs. Since everyone benefits from the drugs, shouldn't it be fair that everyone contribute somewhat equally.
I've noticed a significant increase in drug commercials throughout the years. Perhaps instead, they should spend their time advertising to the doctors (perhaps a cheaper endeavour) and not to the patients. It's funny how many patients come to the doctor and tell them what drug they think they need based on advertising. Let's see how much money is spent on advertising and decide.
Back to the Medicare Modernization Act. I've seen figures that suggest that it's gone over $100b over budget in other places besides wiki. I wonder how much of that could have gone into R&D for alternative power and what impact that would have had. Fund a professor and some grads/undergrads. Subsidize a company researching a concept. Run a set up like NIAC and I imagine that it could go a long way.
I'm no expert but I'm more than willing to listen to other people's views. I wouldn't doubt that I'm wrong somewhere.
We could always allow Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate with drug companies to pay less on prescription drugs (fix the Medicare Drug Benefit plan). But while we're at it, we might as well let the average American pay less for medical costs too.
Throw the savings into alternative power research. I don't know how much it would be but I imagine that it would be significant. But I'm not really full of solutions to these problems. I just haven't lived long enough.
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Since you're a subscriber, I was wondering if you could give some detail on something mentioned in the article.
eMusic also has massive jazz and classical sections (it recently acquired the entire Naxos catalog, for instance), and is also a good place to go for (of all things) comedy albums.
I went to the site just looking to see if they had a list of artists I could download but the only thing I could do, it seems, is sign up. Now this wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that I'm at work.
Any chance you could post a selection of what is offered in the jazz, classical, and comedy genres?
I don't click on Flash ads either but, more often than not, Firefox's NukeAnythingEnhanced is unable to get rid of them. Sure, I could get Flashblock as well but I've had some problems with Flashblock in the past.
My major concern is being able to remove them as well with NAE regardless of if the icon is tasteful or not. So long as I can do that, I doubt I'll be as bothered with them as I am about video that automatically plays (pointing at you, ESPN.com).
My only question is how you would execute this plan without it failing. Then you'd have to test it in a company. Perhaps within a small project team first and then expand as success occur.
I did an undergraduate design competition where we pretty much had free reign to do what we wanted for the design but had a mid-term and a final review where we got feedback. The deadlines were set and we had no funding since this was academic. I enjoyed that management style from up top even though the program manager wasn't all there. Perhaps this is the system you are suggesting?
I'm not a fan of completely removing management from the picture and giving free reign. But at the same time, overbearing management isn't a great solution either.
From a later post: Why weren't those experts working within those teams or at the same level as those teams?
Is it not likely that these experts have their own projects to run and work on as well? The people I work with all have multiple projects they are on. Even our graduate advisors (the role of expert) had more important things for them to work on. Sure, they could have been on our team and done the work for us but then, it's their design and they have the knowledge and don't share why things are that way. This might not be completely what happened at NASA but it could be. Granted, ignoring expert opinions completely isn't something we did. I wonder who gets hit with the "you fucked up stick".
One of the biggest problems with computer hardware in space is that it hasn't been tested for durability with exposure to radiation. This is why NASA still uses old, proven hardware.
One option is to bring some machines to ISS and let them run and see how space affects them but I don't know where that is on their priority list.
Interesting. Thanks for clearing that up.
Although I'm interested in what the next generation brings with such innovations, I likely won't pick anything up unless the Wii really releases at $200. Then I might just give it a shot for kicks and giggles.
Meanwhile, after seeing what appeared to be a laggy demo at the press conference, I was pleasantly surprised by how well Warhawk worked. I'm sorry, but anyone who says it's laggy was probably wearing their Nintendo-colored glasses.
I'm sorry but I might have a case of the retardeds. The demo was laggy but anyone who says so wears Nintendo glasses? Didn't you just say it was? Can you make that make sense? How much do Nintendo glasses cost?
The only thing "beneficial" is seen from the eyes of the RIAA or MPAA.
Perhaps. They would gain a lot from this but it is likely that it would only be short term. Such files can be replaced and those that got hit will probably take some more procautions than they did before.
If either organization wants to make a serious impact on file sharing/piracy, they should just drop the prices on all of they merchandise. People aren't as stupid as they once were (perhaps debateable though) and considering that it is common knowledge that making CDs or DVDs is not an overly expensive process, there just isn't serious reason to spend the money.
There are many solutions around this, some more feasible than others (many I've seen proposed here). Drop prices to help mitigate piracy and sharing. Cut into their profits and give more back to the actual artists. Just a couple of examples but none will be taken seriously since there is no competition for these organizations.
Beyond what the trojan actually does (which is serious), I say there's nothing to see here. Just the current "Oh noes!!!" virus that everyone is concerned about. Once protections have gone out, it's dust in the wind.
Lacks facial expressions? Emoticons really do work... especially in block communication like e-mail. It doesn't take long for someone to get used to emoticons as a "second language" of sorts to real-life facial expressions.
I'm going to disagree here. Emoticons are distracting while trying to read. For use in messaging, emoticons are acceptable because the medium is significantly more informal. We use it a lot where I work so we don't have to get up as much. However, I consider email a more formal medium.
Granted, there is a lot of shit out there with spam and phishing and the like, but I'm not going to send an email with emoticons over work's internal header just so people understand me. It looks bad and suggests your writing is lacking. If you are going to email me, I'm not going to take the trouble to read it if it contains significant emoticons. A simple "Thanks. Try again." is all you'll get in response or I won't do whatever it was that was needed.
My opinion isn't that of a fifty year-old businessman that hates the internet and new-fangled technology. I'm twenty-two and I just wish things would be formal or informal when and where they needed to be. Too many problems have been created from a lack of communications skills. People should step up and help solve the problem instead.
My two cents...
I also like to proofread for misspellings and that is clear to help it show that I care. But since we all read /. on our blackberries, misspelled words can be forgiven.
My only grief with that mantra is that it doesn't mean that they can't post some things to the site. A simple "Hey! We're pushing through." with a couple of preliminary screens or game-related info would be nice.
Bioware continues to deliver and maintains such a reputation. Since Jade Empire is coming to PC (woo!!!), perhaps I've found something else to tide me over. Unless, Dragonage becomes Bioware's DNF.
what about Dragonage? I've been pumped for a while now and it won awards at E3 '04. Anything from them on that or is it still hush-hush?
I had the same problem with my Saitek flight stick. I bought it for Freespace 2 and stopped playing it once last semester got rough. Perhaps not as steep as a cyberman but a fuck-ton of buttons makes things complicated.
Yea. I wasn't completely sure.
I still drive gas but if I can figure out how to make biodiesel myself (or not), I'll likely make the switch. I knew biodiesel will gel in cool temperatures but diesel cold start was stuff I picked up from word of mouth. Shows how valuable hearsay is.
It's a dog and pony show. The presentation has changed, but gaping holes still exist.
Sounds just like the massive changes in porn the past 20 years...
I just couldn't help myself. Sorry.
Can I just tie myself up so the government can ream me? Anything to get back to liberty.
Assuming you can fix the cold start problems of diesel and cold weather problems with biodiesel, then it would work for everyone. Until then, only warm climates would benefit even though it is still a significant help.
I'm pretty interested in biodiesel myself and will probably use the summer to read a couple of books on the subject. Granted, I'm no expert on diesel engines but I gotta start somewhere.
I've always wanted to sit around an pay money to run diagnostics on a Federation vessel!!! It would be just like work if my coworkers and I played.
Although I'm sure Star Trek Online will likely offer more than just that, I thought of that first and laughed.
Anyone running odds on which one eats the other? Or what happens post eating?
You know what I did this afternoon? I read the fucking article.
Considering that headaches, sleep problems, feelings of short attention span, and backpain are not statements of "You are a lardo fatass", you, along with others that posted, instead insist that the article calls all geeks fat asses.
Although you bring up completely valid, though offtopic, points, the focus of the article is making suggestions that people in a tech environment could make to improve health on those four points. And since these same problems can be carried over to other careers such as office assistants, other people can benefit from the article.
Interesting...
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Fry-kun's post could lead us to a greater understanding of
Yea. I mistyped some of it after looking back at it. I meant 60's concepts like the Saturn 5, which is pretty much what you cleaned up for me. It's been almost a year since I've followed any of it but I was familar a lot of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study conducted last year.
Considering a lot of the stuff I saw was preliminary, God only knows what has changed.
Too bad the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act prohibits the Federal government from negotiating discounts with drug companies (unlike the practice in most other countries)
This isn't economics. This is political lobbying. Funny how the only group this benefits are the drug companies.
I understand that developing new drugs is an expensive process; however, from what I understand, the US still pays the brunt of it while the rest of the world gets cheaper drugs. Since everyone benefits from the drugs, shouldn't it be fair that everyone contribute somewhat equally.
I've noticed a significant increase in drug commercials throughout the years. Perhaps instead, they should spend their time advertising to the doctors (perhaps a cheaper endeavour) and not to the patients. It's funny how many patients come to the doctor and tell them what drug they think they need based on advertising. Let's see how much money is spent on advertising and decide.
Back to the Medicare Modernization Act. I've seen figures that suggest that it's gone over $100b over budget in other places besides wiki. I wonder how much of that could have gone into R&D for alternative power and what impact that would have had. Fund a professor and some grads/undergrads. Subsidize a company researching a concept. Run a set up like NIAC and I imagine that it could go a long way.
I'm no expert but I'm more than willing to listen to other people's views. I wouldn't doubt that I'm wrong somewhere.
I'm glad I got to see a link of the WORLD'S BIGGEST PICTURE!!! Talk about killing my computer's productivity. A zoomed out view would have been fine.
We could always allow Medicare and Medicaid to negotiate with drug companies to pay less on prescription drugs (fix the Medicare Drug Benefit plan). But while we're at it, we might as well let the average American pay less for medical costs too.
Throw the savings into alternative power research. I don't know how much it would be but I imagine that it would be significant. But I'm not really full of solutions to these problems. I just haven't lived long enough.
Bah!!! That's irrelevant. Why not just relaunch instead!!! http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/31/ 1935230