As a Dota 2 player with lots of commends, this makes me a little bit happy. I work hard for those commends.
Buuuut... because I have so many "teaching" commends, I OFTEN get matched with new people. And this really makes me mad. The matchmaker sees that I have tons of "forgiving" and "teaching" commends, and it constantly puts me with players with 0-20 wins, even though I have over 100 wins.
In short, I like getting a discount, but I don't like getting a competitive disadvantage. I would rather pay full price, and get fair matchups.
What he's referring to is the fact that Amazon retains the right to cut the price of the books in their Kindle Store without compensating the author. So even if your book costs $20 normally, Amazon can put your book on sale for $1 and give you the same percentage - NOT THE SAME AMOUNT.
I'm glad they finally got around to this, but what about audio books? The same scheme appears to be in place. It's absolutely ridiculous that I can buy a hollywood (or indie) movie download for $5-$10, but it costs me $10-$30 for an audio book.
People wouldn't give up a fight unless there was a human cost. So the idea that it would be drones is ridiculous. Why would an institution/government waste time killing drones? That won't end the war. If space-war was only drones, then one enemy would take the fight to the population. Basically the concept of space war is a little ridiculous.
As others have pointed out, this story is full of sh%t. Pittsburgh is clean. Pittsburgh is very clean. There has been no heavy industry in the Pittsburgh area for 30 years. Pittsburgh is dominated by robotics, medicine and software companies.
That first complaint is nonsense, as it can equally be applied to ANY language. The same thing could be said of.Net or C or C++. No single programmer will ever learn to do everything in one language. Still, experts can learn how to do nearly everything in one language.
That second complaint is trickier: "Second, and most important, even as Java has stretched outward to embrace more concepts and technologies â" adding APIs and language features as it goes â" newer, more lightweight tools have appeared that do most of what Java aims to do. And they often do it better"
I've read plenty of good popular science books in the last few years.
My favorite was Stephen Johnson's Emergence, which is about swarm intelligence.
After that, I liked Amir Aczel's The Mystery of the Aleph... a book about infinity, and the mathematics surrounding infinity.
Neil Turok's new book isn't half bad. I think it's called Endless Universe.
Finally, for people interested in more scientific writing that is still enjoyable, you should check out a series of collections called The Best Science Writing of 2007 (and 2006, 2005... so on). I've read 2 or three books in this series, and they're all good.
Well, what's your yardstick? Fortran has been very influential, and it has been successful in academia. Since it was designed as a language for science, I suppose you could call it successful.
Still, taking a broader look at it with respect to who is using it today, and how much code has ever been written in it... you can see how it might be judged unsuccessful.
I don't have an opinion on it, but I can see both sides.
I'm not sure about some other people's comments, but as a Windows developer, I have come to exactly the same conclusion as this article. Especially this line: "Windows Vista's improved security model is nothing more than a series of obstacles that in reality only make it more difficult for honest ISVs to publish working code and not actually providing any true protection from malware authors."
After I'm-not-sure-how-many shipped Windows applications, I have to agree.
Still, I'm not a security expert, like some of the people here.
Also, in the upcoming Force Unleashed game, you play as a female sith. Supposedly the unknown apprentice of Darth Vader. The character in this TV series may NOT be killed when Anakin kills the other padawans, rather, she may fall to the dark side with him, and be the apprentice in that game.
I agree with you 100%. I listen to 3 stations here in Pittsburgh. The NPR affiliate that plays jazz, the NPR affiliate that plays classical, and the NPR affiliate that plays indie/folky music. I get so angry when someone tries to cut NPR's funding.
How big is the software? How big is the bug/change?
For a new feature, 48 hours is generall way too short.
For a bug fix, the question is where is the bug? If it deals with money at all, then it needs to be fixed quickly, but it can't contain errors, so both time and correctness are important. In that case, then the size of your team becomes the determining factor. If you have a small team (
(disclaimer: I am a similar bhopping, rocket jumping TF vet)
You haven't spent enough time with TF2. For all the reasons that TF & TFC were great, TF2 is better.
The biggest difference isn't grenades, as you would know if you had spent more time with it. The biggest difference is that one player can't affect a match as much as teamwork can. In other words, one uber-1337 player on a team of nubs will never win a match in TF2. Only teams that can work together can truly dominate in TF2.
It is the only game I have ever played where this is the case (some other games come close).
I am the lead programmer at a small software company. We have struggled for months to get our installer working in Vista. Finally, we think we have it, but it has been a headache for so long.
Now, we just flat-out tell our customers "Don't buy Windows Vista!".
Yeah, our software and installer finally play nice with Vista, but Vista just creates too many headaches for no visible benefits.
Yet another reason to stick with XP. Like most people here, I constantly upgrade my computer. Every few months I tinker with something or other. Maybe adding some RAM... maybe upgrading the video card... maybe swapping in an ethernet card just to see if it is functional...
Maybe this article is just FUD, but it still makes me glad that I have 3 or 4 XP install disks sitting around my house.
You must be new to this game. Here let me help you with some other good ones:
Yes, she looks good in that outfit.
Yes, you like what she made for dinner... You kind of like it burnt anyway.
Yes, she is still as attractive as the day you met.
No, you don't mind Hugh Grant movies.
Yes, you like her family.
Of course that restaurant is fine with you.
Yes you have time to get those chores done this weekend.
If you repeat those things enough, you may just get away with 3 computers, 4 remote controls, a basement full of electronics, and an occasional roll in the hay.
For years, I have wondered why I have to pay for #*&*#$@ like FX, Hallmark, Biography, Lifetime, Court-TV, CNN, Fox News, TCM,... the list goes on and on.
I only watch the major networks, PBS, ESPN, Fox Sports, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Comedy Central and NFL Network (yes, I realize that those are the most expensive channels anyway). My girlfriend watches HGTV and Style. Why are we paying for anything else?
Even if it's only a $10 decrease in my monthly bill, I would gladly get rid of that extra garbage.
You said that the videos would come out a week after airing. It's actually worse than that: "The programs, including 'Heroes' and 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,' will be offered for a week immediately after their initial broadcasts"
So they will only be available for a week, AND you will have to pay for them. Sounds convenient, until you use your brain.
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What's worse is that if you're a good, forgiving player, you will get matched with the winless idiots ... sigh (see my post below)
As a Dota 2 player with lots of commends, this makes me a little bit happy. I work hard for those commends. Buuuut ... because I have so many "teaching" commends, I OFTEN get matched with new people. And this really makes me mad. The matchmaker sees that I have tons of "forgiving" and "teaching" commends, and it constantly puts me with players with 0-20 wins, even though I have over 100 wins.
In short, I like getting a discount, but I don't like getting a competitive disadvantage. I would rather pay full price, and get fair matchups.
What he's referring to is the fact that Amazon retains the right to cut the price of the books in their Kindle Store without compensating the author. So even if your book costs $20 normally, Amazon can put your book on sale for $1 and give you the same percentage - NOT THE SAME AMOUNT.
I'm glad they finally got around to this, but what about audio books? The same scheme appears to be in place. It's absolutely ridiculous that I can buy a hollywood (or indie) movie download for $5-$10, but it costs me $10-$30 for an audio book.
People wouldn't give up a fight unless there was a human cost. So the idea that it would be drones is ridiculous. Why would an institution/government waste time killing drones? That won't end the war. If space-war was only drones, then one enemy would take the fight to the population. Basically the concept of space war is a little ridiculous.
Wow! What a coincidence! He reveals this a day before the new X-Files movie is released! What are the odds?!?!
As others have pointed out, this story is full of sh%t. Pittsburgh is clean. Pittsburgh is very clean. There has been no heavy industry in the Pittsburgh area for 30 years. Pittsburgh is dominated by robotics, medicine and software companies.
This story is nonsense.
That first complaint is nonsense, as it can equally be applied to ANY language. The same thing could be said of .Net or C or C++. No single programmer will ever learn to do everything in one language. Still, experts can learn how to do nearly everything in one language.
That second complaint is trickier: "Second, and most important, even as Java has stretched outward to embrace more concepts and technologies â" adding APIs and language features as it goes â" newer, more lightweight tools have appeared that do most of what Java aims to do. And they often do it better"
That is basically true.
I've read plenty of good popular science books in the last few years.
My favorite was Stephen Johnson's Emergence, which is about swarm intelligence. After that, I liked Amir Aczel's The Mystery of the Aleph ... a book about infinity, and the mathematics surrounding infinity.
Neil Turok's new book isn't half bad. I think it's called Endless Universe.
Finally, for people interested in more scientific writing that is still enjoyable, you should check out a series of collections called The Best Science Writing of 2007 (and 2006, 2005 ... so on). I've read 2 or three books in this series, and they're all good.
lol. If my boss read slashdot, he would probably be a better programmer.
Well, what's your yardstick? Fortran has been very influential, and it has been successful in academia. Since it was designed as a language for science, I suppose you could call it successful.
Still, taking a broader look at it with respect to who is using it today, and how much code has ever been written in it... you can see how it might be judged unsuccessful.
I don't have an opinion on it, but I can see both sides.
My boss is constantly creating bugs in our software. He has no beard. QED.
I'm not sure about some other people's comments, but as a Windows developer, I have come to exactly the same conclusion as this article. Especially this line: "Windows Vista's improved security model is nothing more than a series of obstacles that in reality only make it more difficult for honest ISVs to publish working code and not actually providing any true protection from malware authors."
After I'm-not-sure-how-many shipped Windows applications, I have to agree.
Still, I'm not a security expert, like some of the people here.
Also, in the upcoming Force Unleashed game, you play as a female sith. Supposedly the unknown apprentice of Darth Vader. The character in this TV series may NOT be killed when Anakin kills the other padawans, rather, she may fall to the dark side with him, and be the apprentice in that game.
This is just speculation though.
True old school nerds finally get the props they deserve.
I agree with you 100%. I listen to 3 stations here in Pittsburgh. The NPR affiliate that plays jazz, the NPR affiliate that plays classical, and the NPR affiliate that plays indie/folky music. I get so angry when someone tries to cut NPR's funding.
How big is the software? How big is the bug/change?
For a new feature, 48 hours is generall way too short.
For a bug fix, the question is where is the bug? If it deals with money at all, then it needs to be fixed quickly, but it can't contain errors, so both time and correctness are important. In that case, then the size of your team becomes the determining factor. If you have a small team (
In my experience.
(disclaimer: I am a similar bhopping, rocket jumping TF vet)
You haven't spent enough time with TF2. For all the reasons that TF & TFC were great, TF2 is better.
The biggest difference isn't grenades, as you would know if you had spent more time with it. The biggest difference is that one player can't affect a match as much as teamwork can. In other words, one uber-1337 player on a team of nubs will never win a match in TF2. Only teams that can work together can truly dominate in TF2.
It is the only game I have ever played where this is the case (some other games come close).
I am the lead programmer at a small software company. We have struggled for months to get our installer working in Vista. Finally, we think we have it, but it has been a headache for so long.
Now, we just flat-out tell our customers "Don't buy Windows Vista!".
Yeah, our software and installer finally play nice with Vista, but Vista just creates too many headaches for no visible benefits.
Yet another reason to stick with XP. Like most people here, I constantly upgrade my computer. Every few months I tinker with something or other. Maybe adding some RAM... maybe upgrading the video card ... maybe swapping in an ethernet card just to see if it is functional...
Maybe this article is just FUD, but it still makes me glad that I have 3 or 4 XP install disks sitting around my house.
You must be new to this game. Here let me help you with some other good ones: Yes, she looks good in that outfit. Yes, you like what she made for dinner... You kind of like it burnt anyway. Yes, she is still as attractive as the day you met. No, you don't mind Hugh Grant movies. Yes, you like her family. Of course that restaurant is fine with you. Yes you have time to get those chores done this weekend. If you repeat those things enough, you may just get away with 3 computers, 4 remote controls, a basement full of electronics, and an occasional roll in the hay.
For years, I have wondered why I have to pay for #*&*#$@ like FX, Hallmark, Biography, Lifetime, Court-TV, CNN, Fox News, TCM, ... the list goes on and on.
I only watch the major networks, PBS, ESPN, Fox Sports, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Comedy Central and NFL Network (yes, I realize that those are the most expensive channels anyway). My girlfriend watches HGTV and Style. Why are we paying for anything else?
Even if it's only a $10 decrease in my monthly bill, I would gladly get rid of that extra garbage.
"Right, because online payment systems are magical. Only the top wizards understand the spells that make them work"
Bwahahhaha. Funny +1
You said that the videos would come out a week after airing. It's actually worse than that: "The programs, including 'Heroes' and 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,' will be offered for a week immediately after their initial broadcasts"
So they will only be available for a week, AND you will have to pay for them. Sounds convenient, until you use your brain.
Under his current contract he owes his label 2 more CDs.