I spent several years writing nothing but 8080 assembly language in the early 1980s using an assembler running on a DEC VMS computer. Pretty much all I had in my office then was a phone, a couple of reference books from Intel, a set of hardward schematics, and a VT-100 terminal. I got damn good at writing "structured" assembly code (lots of single-purpose functions). My last project there amounted to 9k of 8080 code written in three weeks for a real-time monitoring system for industrial machines.
Did you know that the very first 6502 layout had an unused space reserved for an electrical outlet? No, not an electrical outlet on the chip, silly! An electrical outlet on the wall of the designer.
I'm now a well-adjusted professor using using computational science, numerical simulation, and some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, to solve challenging problems.
This particular "malfunction" is the exception, not the rule, because this one went undetected by the gaming machine. When a machine normally malfunctions, it enters a tilt state, prohibiting any money in/money out/game play/etc. until such time as an operator resets the machine. (After examining the error message and following the prescribed procedure, etc.)
I don't what is going to happen in this case. My opinion is: I think the casinos will demand the manufacturer of the slot machine compensate them for their losses, and I also think the manufacturer will do so. Both the manufacturer and state's Gaming Control Boards will adjust their internal processes and procedures accordingly.
How do you prove money was taken from you as a result of a malfunction?
You don't; you don't have to because the machine knows what money came in, when it came in, how it came in, along with everything else that transpired prior to the malfunction. It's all recorded and available for playback to a state gaming control officer. You have to realize that these are incredibly robust machines, meticulously regulated by a state gaming control board, and meticulously certified (such that the manufacturer has to provide full disclosure of schematics; mechanical drawings, and source code).
It was a democratic vote of the people that made gambling legal in their state so don't blame casinos for following a law passed by their citizens.
States collect sinfully large sums of money from taxing alcohol, tobacco, and yes, gambling. Nevada for instance has no personal income tax (partly) due to taxes from gaming. Are you proposing we outlaw these things? Well, people are gonna drink, smoke, and gamble anyway! (Prohibition was a failure. And how's "The War On Drugs" coming along?)
And who are these casinos? Many are public corporations owned by stockholders, including unions and pension funds. BTW: some of the greatest benefactors from legalized gaming are Indian tribes.
I'm looking at a slot machine right now and I see this notice: "MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PLAYS AND PAYS". Period. It doesn't matter whether that malfunction happens internally or externally.
Gaming is heavily regulated by a state gaming control board and the slots machines themselves have incredibly robust state machines (including power-hit tolerance), tamper resistance, history logs (games played; events; system errors; etc.), and must be certified by a state gaming control board (and possibly a third party lab such as GLI).
Disputes naturally arise and there is a state gaming board approved method for dealing with them. If the player is still unsatisfied he is free to seek a civil action in a court of law.
The vision of George Lucas' first film, THX-1138 (March 1971)--and those of other sci-fi books/movies as well--are steadily becoming reality. Constant, real-time monitoring; robotic cops; a TV channel for just about every imaginable thing; lose of humanity & compassion; state-run religion ("OMM" -- "Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses."); mandatory drug sedation beginning at adolescence; etc.
If you have not seen this film then do so, please.
Sample quotes:
Chrome Robot: Everything will be all right. You are in my hands. I am here to protect you. You have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go.
{Man opens medicine cabinet in bathroom}
Male voice (medicine cabinet has audio/video I/F): What's wrong?
Man: I need something stronger.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): Take four red capsules. In 10 minutes, take two more. Help is on the way.
Ah, but one must also recall Data Center In A Cave, which makes quite a bit of sense here:
"Plenty of cities have submitted bids for the Google Fiber project, with most of their bids being centered around the attributes that could describe many communities. Yet one small midwestern town, with much less fanfare than the metropolitan bids, provided an unusual proposition for Google in their likely quixotic nomination. Quincy, IL, has an extensive series of underground caverns that could provide year-round temperature control, dedicated hydroelectric power, and security in the case of a terrorist attack."
There's only one appropriate usage and that is (as you indicated): biological.
These are inappropriate usage, taken from the first page search results querying/. for 'ecosystem':
Java ecosystem
FLOSS ecosystem
to make sure that what we do maximizes innovation and investment across the ecosystem
'Open Web App ecosystem.'
Microsoft Server ecosystem
"Drools (sometimes called 'JBoss Rules') is a Business Rules Engine and supporting ecosystem"
SDK ecosystem
PostgreSQL ecosystem
Internet ecosystem
what if Oracle bought up the entire open source ecosystem?
the President's Cyberspace Policy Review, calls for the creation of an online environment, or an Identity Ecosystem as we refer to it in the strategy
Only one story had acceptable usage: "Another fear is that geo-engineering, as techniques like this are called, could have unforeseen consequences on the weather, ecosystem and agriculture."
Slashdot Mirror
"Microsoft App Store" will always be "Microsoft App[le] Store" in my mind because Microsoft is (once again) playing catch-up.
It's like most things--one gets used to it.
I spent several years writing nothing but 8080 assembly language in the early 1980s using an assembler running on a DEC VMS computer. Pretty much all I had in my office then was a phone, a couple of reference books from Intel, a set of hardward schematics, and a VT-100 terminal. I got damn good at writing "structured" assembly code (lots of single-purpose functions). My last project there amounted to 9k of 8080 code written in three weeks for a real-time monitoring system for industrial machines.
Did you know that the very first 6502 layout had an unused space reserved for an electrical outlet? No, not an electrical outlet on the chip, silly! An electrical outlet on the wall of the designer.
It was (don't know if it still is) common for the layout "artist" to include a graphic of his choice on the die.
Roger your intel, Alpha Charlie. Right. Black-Op, Sunday, 0900 zulu, rendezvous Alpha Charlie's place. Bring standard issue gear. And, oh, by the way: don't drink the water. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, out.
45 years from now, perhaps some of you "youngsters" reading this will be trying to resurrect this site from a roomful of forgotten, dusty hard drives.
Nah...
The building is For Sale or Lease according to the sign out front when Google drove by.
I'm now a well-adjusted professor using using computational science, numerical simulation, and some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, to solve challenging problems.
+1 unintentional irony
This particular "malfunction" is the exception, not the rule, because this one went undetected by the gaming machine. When a machine normally malfunctions, it enters a tilt state, prohibiting any money in/money out/game play/etc. until such time as an operator resets the machine. (After examining the error message and following the prescribed procedure, etc.)
I dunno; human error? Conspiracy? Exploit in one of the development tools? (The investigation is on-going.)
I don't what is going to happen in this case. My opinion is: I think the casinos will demand the manufacturer of the slot machine compensate them for their losses, and I also think the manufacturer will do so. Both the manufacturer and state's Gaming Control Boards will adjust their internal processes and procedures accordingly.
by betting on black
"That sounds like a pretty racist thing to consider."--Ha!
Learn the diff between racial and racist.
How do you prove money was taken from you as a result of a malfunction?
You don't; you don't have to because the machine knows what money came in, when it came in, how it came in, along with everything else that transpired prior to the malfunction. It's all recorded and available for playback to a state gaming control officer. You have to realize that these are incredibly robust machines, meticulously regulated by a state gaming control board, and meticulously certified (such that the manufacturer has to provide full disclosure of schematics; mechanical drawings, and source code).
It was a democratic vote of the people that made gambling legal in their state so don't blame casinos for following a law passed by their citizens.
States collect sinfully large sums of money from taxing alcohol, tobacco, and yes, gambling. Nevada for instance has no personal income tax (partly) due to taxes from gaming. Are you proposing we outlaw these things? Well, people are gonna drink, smoke, and gamble anyway! (Prohibition was a failure. And how's "The War On Drugs" coming along?)
And who are these casinos? Many are public corporations owned by stockholders, including unions and pension funds. BTW: some of the greatest benefactors from legalized gaming are Indian tribes.
I'm looking at a slot machine right now and I see this notice: "MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PLAYS AND PAYS". Period. It doesn't matter whether that malfunction happens internally or externally.
Gaming is heavily regulated by a state gaming control board and the slots machines themselves have incredibly robust state machines (including power-hit tolerance), tamper resistance, history logs (games played; events; system errors; etc.), and must be certified by a state gaming control board (and possibly a third party lab such as GLI).
Disputes naturally arise and there is a state gaming board approved method for dealing with them. If the player is still unsatisfied he is free to seek a civil action in a court of law.
Er, "Hit Caps". (Fuckin' Cap Shit!)
"haptics" is an anagram for "Caps Hit"
Frankly, I would find that more exciting than trolling as A. Coward
Sometimes you just have to wonder about the /. editors...
Brice Hortefeux is well known for not knowing what he is talking about and lying about facts on a daily basis.
Applies to others as well. Here is the link to The Dissident Frogman's take on French news agency AFP.com. Or go directly to the hysterically funny, good-natured videotaped farce he performed for the occasion.
In summary:
We can live with a dishonest press -- as long as we know it -- but ignorance from those who pretend to inform us?
The vision of George Lucas' first film, THX-1138 (March 1971)--and those of other sci-fi books/movies as well--are steadily becoming reality. Constant, real-time monitoring; robotic cops; a TV channel for just about every imaginable thing; lose of humanity & compassion; state-run religion ("OMM" -- "Blessings of the state, blessings of the masses."); mandatory drug sedation beginning at adolescence; etc.
If you have not seen this film then do so, please.
Sample quotes:
Chrome Robot: Everything will be all right. You are in my hands. I am here to protect you. You have nowhere to go. You have nowhere to go.
{Man opens medicine cabinet in bathroom}
Male voice (medicine cabinet has audio/video I/F): What's wrong?
Man: I need something stronger.
Male voice (medicine cabinet): Take four red capsules. In 10 minutes, take two more. Help is on the way.
No, I think "dire straits" is correct in this case.
"Plenty of cities have submitted bids for the Google Fiber project, with most of their bids being centered around the attributes that could describe many communities. Yet one small midwestern town, with much less fanfare than the metropolitan bids, provided an unusual proposition for Google in their likely quixotic nomination. Quincy, IL, has an extensive series of underground caverns that could provide year-round temperature control, dedicated hydroelectric power, and security in the case of a terrorist attack."
I saw these Chinese pictures 30 minutes ago and now I'm already hungry for more!
These are inappropriate usage, taken from the first page search results querying
Only one story had acceptable usage: "Another fear is that geo-engineering, as techniques like this are called, could have unforeseen consequences on the weather, ecosystem and agriculture."
Didn't you read the title of the summary? It doesn't "chew," it "sips."