...I've been waiting for one, thinking that someone would at least make a simple mod using Jack Thompson graphics to beat upon. Heck, after looking at his quoted e-mail, maybe he should be the main character!
Seriously, a Jack Thompson game would be hilarious. It could have characters like judges, geeks, thinkofthechildren, something to really disturb others by showing "the truth of it all";)
Someone on the Open Laszlo forums suggested that, but couldn't help me any further (as to which font, etc). The sources they pointed to were quite complex. However, I thought part of the reason for using Open Laszlo was to not have to worry about the client environment as much. Or is this a font that is needed when developing, not when viewing? Is the font not included in the install for legal reasons?
might get tagged and investigated (like people in the United States do under the Patriot Act for checking out certain books from the library).
Interesting, can you share your source for that?
One morning, a little more than two years ago, my boss told me about a long-time friend of hers that goes to she her daugher (and recently grand-daughter, too) at least once a year, if not more. She was not let on the plane and was told that she was on the "black list" recently put into place. At this point the media had already covered a few celebrities that had run into this and could not find out why they were listed. However, our town isn't that large and my boss knew the head of security at the airport, who happened to be retiring soon. She was able to report back that my bosses friend was listed because of 2-3 books checked out from the library, and 2-3 more that were purchased at Barnes & Noble. The books btw, were mostly political "Bushizms" type books (computer algorythm?). The ones that weren't political were "benign" by my opinion; gardening, quilting maybe?... although the fertilizers... Anyway, I'm surprised that people wouldn't think this is going on in the US.
Have you used Open Laszlo? I attempted to, but after weeks of not finding correct documentation (most info I needed was missing, other parts were incorrect information that steered me the wrong way), forum exchanges, and e-mails from employees I was unable to get their "Hello World" to display anything at all.
It seems like others have been able to do something with it, but I was quite surprized at how much work it took to get to a "broken" "Hello World". My environment might have had something to do with it, but I have a fairly vanilla install of Fedora Core 5; more common than an oddity.
I would be really interested in anyone that has seen practical results from their own work using Open Laszlo.
No, his concept of a bug is a deviation from the specified functionality.
That's the only reasonable definition of a bug in the software.
I would disagree that it is the only reasonable definition of a bug. Aside from you already pointing out that if the design is wrong that is a bug in the spec or requirement, there is also the scenario of the software not meeting the customer's expectations. This is where it gets "variable" as some nut could expect your calculator software to play mpegs. However, if a significant* amount of the intended audience expects your word processor to be able to have a "save" feature, and it doesn't, then you have a bug (some would argue that it's a feature request, but if your software doesn't have a feature that everyone expects, it's a bug).
* Significant would be determined by the entity (person or company) creating the software. If they don't care that only three people use their software, and 997 out of 1000 expected the missing "save" feature, then 997 is not a significant number.
If we had our way the army would still be equipped with swords, which you can still run away from by the way.;-)
Back when the army was still equipped with swords there were also throwing daggers, archers, catapaults, ballistas, crossbows, trebuchets, slings, etc. Maybe running isn't the best answer. Maybe if someone wants to kill someone they are going to do it with whatever tools are handy.
I came up with this idea after the "hanging chads" fiasco. People started suggesting that the best alternative was to go electronic. Being a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, I know that this is not a better way to handle the situation.
I think we should use less technology. So I propose that we use colored rocks! You select a color that is pre-determined to represent a Presidential candidate (okay, red for Republicans, blue for Democrats, green for Greens, yellow for Libertarians, etc). Then walk up to a large bag and put your rock in. Once the voting is over, the rocks are counted. Pretty darn fool-proof compared to hanging chads and hackable machines. At least that would work if the popular vote actually determined the President.
I think all communications with attorney generals, congress persons, cabinet members, etc should all be retained, reviewed, and utilized when corruption is evident. That'll keep our children safe!
When I first read the summary, I couldn't figure it out. Microsoft hasn't been the best example of "security is job one", and I thought news like this might be rather hidden by the Mozilla team than promoted.
But after seeing her pic, now it all makes sense. It's another way for some geeks to be near a female!
j/k I hope she's is very effective (and happy) in her new role.
Anyone else notice how the Steorn web site (appears to be the main site for the company), has no products or services to offer the world? The closest portion of their web page to resemble anything like that is their "Our Technology" section which only talks about their "revoutionary technology", i.e. the free energy stuff, that doesn't seem to have it's own name (after three years?), or any photos directly accessible. There are photos though:
At least I contributed to the discussion instead of just telling someone that they're lame without adding any information on the subject. I like how many times you use the word "clear" or "clearly". Have you found that to be an effective word for trolling in the past?
I think the point on this discussion about mico vs macro evolution has been affirmed quite strongly. In regards to that context, I have yet to see evidence that proves that one species can be made from another. There is evidence to suggest that. At the same time animal breeders have found that you can only breed one species so far before a limit (to the desired change) is reached. Until we have evidence that does more than suggest, and actually does prove macro-evolution, it will still remain to be a fact.
That is, unless you've listened to Steven Colbert's report on "wikiality";)
Since when did that happen? I thought it was still a theory. Maybe that's what the "fairly firmly" portion is about?
Before it becomes "truth" I'm quite certain it would have to change from "theory" to "law". I think the religion that people have made out of evolution is becoming worse than the relgion(s) the church has made.
I can see your point, but I think in order for companies to make a profit, they do have to focus on the "fun factor" as well. My concern with this project is that it'll be like 90% of the FOSS volunteer projects out there. (Mind you, I am QA, so I'm not going to sugar coat this much) Which includes:
Lack of documentation (or lack of documentation that tells you what you need to know, or lack of documentation that is written for someone other than the volunteering developers)
Not providing what is marketed - In the evil-for-profit software world, the app may not do what you want, but rarely will they tell you that it will contain a feature that either completely does not exist, or exists but is completely broken. Well, unless it M$.
Being released while the dough is still gooey - Make a small mile-stone for completion, stablize the code, then release. Most FOSS that I've used out there feels like I'm using something made of bubble-gum and baling wire. Semi-completed, and barely functional... forget usability.
Since game development requires nearly every resource the computer has, and does so at a high load/stress level, I don't have much confidence for this project. I've seen many projects that were far more simple, acheive next to nothing (and being touted as the best available in the FOSS world). Frankly, I'm shocked that programmers associate their names with what they release in these cases. I hope this project does take off and make a great success, but the FOSS world is lacking QA in a big way. To me it's the biggest reason why we don't see more of it on everybody's computers.
So, I agree, it will probably be more fun (provided the people involved have any amount of creativity), but that's only if they're able to complete it, stablize it, and make enough useful documentation for the rest of the world that wants to use it.
Could Dell be planning on releasing an enthusiast dock that features a high-end GPU that could not otherwise be crammed into the confinements of the notebook chassis?
Maybe the option is something cheap instead of something that performs well. Why only ask a question on one side of the coin? Of course it would be nice if there was some great innovation, but considering how much goes into graphics cards from a company focused entirely on that concept, I really doubt Dell has the resources to come up with something that's better (or unheard of).
From my experience in the dev world, easter eggs are usually created near the end of the development cycle. This is when you've had an entire team coding like mad for months, then tell all but five (or two) of them to stop as (nearly) all the features are in and a few critical bugs need to be taken care of. The managers are still to busy with the current release to give a new project to the programmers waiting in the wings, and with their boredom they start coding... easter eggs.
I think the real reason they're all going proprietary (and not providing SDKs) is because the service providers don't want there to be an easy way for anybody but them to make applications for the phones.
I agree, but I think that's only part of it. I think primarily, they aren't used to thinking that way AT ALL. In their world, they'll get in trouble using someone else's technology. In their world, if they don't create something unique and protect it like it's their genitals; then a competitor will kill them. The fear created by the closed-proprietary-ImGunnaGetMyLawersForYourIP world would easily put the blinders on them when considering using something created by someone else (even if they did want to tweak it to force income).
I could see a police officer opting to use such a system, as a good number of police are shot with their own weapon.
Most police officers are not adequately trained in firearms. They do have extensive training when they join the force, but after that (in most areas), they are only required to go to the range every few months; sometimes only once a year. And the range is just training aim and rate of fire. What they really need is monthly, or semi-monthly, comprehensive training (with people grabbing their guns, etc).
Even worse, what if you loose the ring? What if the RFID in the ring blows (EMP, Microwave, etc). What if the fingerprint reader has trouble because you're trembling? What if it just takes a nanosecond longer (than your attacker) to process?
I agree with an earlier poster, electronics in guns just makes them more dangerous at this point.
Growing up in "Rural America" I knew plenty of people that would take "enough" beer with them to go hunting. It may be that at the end of the day is when they did all of their drinking, but I wouldn't call these guys firearm enthusiasts. The people that I have met that are the most interested in firearms would never handle one after having any amount of alcohol. People like like to blow stuff up and make noise, yea they're usually near alcohol poisoning. But the people that like to study various firearms, calibres, etc are usually more concerned with improving their aim (score).
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...I've been waiting for one, thinking that someone would at least make a simple mod using Jack Thompson graphics to beat upon. Heck, after looking at his quoted e-mail, maybe he should be the main character!
;)
Seriously, a Jack Thompson game would be hilarious. It could have characters like judges, geeks, thinkofthechildren, something to really disturb others by showing "the truth of it all"
I realized if the Porn Industry did fight back against P2P Networks, the internet may very well just stop.
Don't you mean that it would get it's tubes tied?
In unrelated news, Microsoft claims, "I did not have sex with that woman"; then proceeded to attempt to verify the definition of "that".
Someone on the Open Laszlo forums suggested that, but couldn't help me any further (as to which font, etc). The sources they pointed to were quite complex. However, I thought part of the reason for using Open Laszlo was to not have to worry about the client environment as much. Or is this a font that is needed when developing, not when viewing? Is the font not included in the install for legal reasons?
- might get tagged and investigated (like people in the United States do under the Patriot Act for checking out certain books from the library).
- Interesting, can you share your source for that?
One morning, a little more than two years ago, my boss told me about a long-time friend of hers that goes to she her daugher (and recently grand-daughter, too) at least once a year, if not more. She was not let on the plane and was told that she was on the "black list" recently put into place. At this point the media had already covered a few celebrities that had run into this and could not find out why they were listed. However, our town isn't that large and my boss knew the head of security at the airport, who happened to be retiring soon. She was able to report back that my bosses friend was listed because of 2-3 books checked out from the library, and 2-3 more that were purchased at Barnes & Noble. The books btw, were mostly political "Bushizms" type books (computer algorythm?). The ones that weren't political were "benign" by my opinion; gardening, quilting maybe?Have you used Open Laszlo? I attempted to, but after weeks of not finding correct documentation (most info I needed was missing, other parts were incorrect information that steered me the wrong way), forum exchanges, and e-mails from employees I was unable to get their "Hello World" to display anything at all.
It seems like others have been able to do something with it, but I was quite surprized at how much work it took to get to a "broken" "Hello World". My environment might have had something to do with it, but I have a fairly vanilla install of Fedora Core 5; more common than an oddity.
I would be really interested in anyone that has seen practical results from their own work using Open Laszlo.
No, his concept of a bug is a deviation from the specified functionality.
That's the only reasonable definition of a bug in the software.
I would disagree that it is the only reasonable definition of a bug. Aside from you already pointing out that if the design is wrong that is a bug in the spec or requirement, there is also the scenario of the software not meeting the customer's expectations. This is where it gets "variable" as some nut could expect your calculator software to play mpegs. However, if a significant* amount of the intended audience expects your word processor to be able to have a "save" feature, and it doesn't, then you have a bug (some would argue that it's a feature request, but if your software doesn't have a feature that everyone expects, it's a bug).
* Significant would be determined by the entity (person or company) creating the software. If they don't care that only three people use their software, and 997 out of 1000 expected the missing "save" feature, then 997 is not a significant number.
If we had our way the army would still be equipped with swords, which you can still run away from by the way. ;-)
Back when the army was still equipped with swords there were also throwing daggers, archers, catapaults, ballistas, crossbows, trebuchets, slings, etc. Maybe running isn't the best answer. Maybe if someone wants to kill someone they are going to do it with whatever tools are handy.
Your both wrong. Microsoft became king because Gates stole code! Geez, start at the beginning.
I came up with this idea after the "hanging chads" fiasco. People started suggesting that the best alternative was to go electronic. Being a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, I know that this is not a better way to handle the situation.
I think we should use less technology. So I propose that we use colored rocks! You select a color that is pre-determined to represent a Presidential candidate (okay, red for Republicans, blue for Democrats, green for Greens, yellow for Libertarians, etc). Then walk up to a large bag and put your rock in. Once the voting is over, the rocks are counted. Pretty darn fool-proof compared to hanging chads and hackable machines. At least that would work if the popular vote actually determined the President.
"... Red. No, blue! AAAAHHHHH!"
Why stop with ISPs and child porn?
I think all communications with attorney generals, congress persons, cabinet members, etc should all be retained, reviewed, and utilized when corruption is evident. That'll keep our children safe!
When I first read the summary, I couldn't figure it out. Microsoft hasn't been the best example of "security is job one", and I thought news like this might be rather hidden by the Mozilla team than promoted.
But after seeing her pic, now it all makes sense. It's another way for some geeks to be near a female!
j/k I hope she's is very effective (and happy) in her new role.
Anyone else notice how the Steorn web site (appears to be the main site for the company), has no products or services to offer the world? The closest portion of their web page to resemble anything like that is their "Our Technology" section which only talks about their "revoutionary technology", i.e. the free energy stuff, that doesn't seem to have it's own name (after three years?), or any photos directly accessible. There are photos though:
This being an article with a few
A discussion I started on their forum to find pics
and finally
PES Wiki
At least I contributed to the discussion instead of just telling someone that they're lame without adding any information on the subject. I like how many times you use the word "clear" or "clearly". Have you found that to be an effective word for trolling in the past?
;)
I think the point on this discussion about mico vs macro evolution has been affirmed quite strongly. In regards to that context, I have yet to see evidence that proves that one species can be made from another. There is evidence to suggest that. At the same time animal breeders have found that you can only breed one species so far before a limit (to the desired change) is reached. Until we have evidence that does more than suggest, and actually does prove macro-evolution, it will still remain to be a fact.
That is, unless you've listened to Steven Colbert's report on "wikiality"
I speak as a former rancher. I know fucking better.
Then you'd also know that there's a difference between a farm and ranch.
Farm = place where plants are grown and harvested
Ranch = place where animals are raised
I grew up on a horse ranch. What animals did you raise? btw, the circle was done in an Oat Field!
Your post is like a breath of fresh air in the middle of Los Angeles county. Thank you for the distinction! (Macro vs Micro, that is)
btw, I'd only be using your offspring in experiments to further micro evolution.
fairly firmly established scientific truth
Since when did that happen? I thought it was still a theory. Maybe that's what the "fairly firmly" portion is about?
Before it becomes "truth" I'm quite certain it would have to change from "theory" to "law". I think the religion that people have made out of evolution is becoming worse than the relgion(s) the church has made.
Real scientists stay objective!
- Lack of documentation (or lack of documentation that tells you what you need to know, or lack of documentation that is written for someone other than the volunteering developers)
- Not providing what is marketed - In the evil-for-profit software world, the app may not do what you want, but rarely will they tell you that it will contain a feature that either completely does not exist, or exists but is completely broken. Well, unless it M$.
- Being released while the dough is still gooey - Make a small mile-stone for completion, stablize the code, then release. Most FOSS that I've used out there feels like I'm using something made of bubble-gum and baling wire. Semi-completed, and barely functional... forget usability.
Since game development requires nearly every resource the computer has, and does so at a high load/stress level, I don't have much confidence for this project. I've seen many projects that were far more simple, acheive next to nothing (and being touted as the best available in the FOSS world). Frankly, I'm shocked that programmers associate their names with what they release in these cases. I hope this project does take off and make a great success, but the FOSS world is lacking QA in a big way. To me it's the biggest reason why we don't see more of it on everybody's computers.So, I agree, it will probably be more fun (provided the people involved have any amount of creativity), but that's only if they're able to complete it, stablize it, and make enough useful documentation for the rest of the world that wants to use it.
Could Dell be planning on releasing an enthusiast dock that features a high-end GPU that could not otherwise be crammed into the confinements of the notebook chassis?
Maybe the option is something cheap instead of something that performs well. Why only ask a question on one side of the coin? Of course it would be nice if there was some great innovation, but considering how much goes into graphics cards from a company focused entirely on that concept, I really doubt Dell has the resources to come up with something that's better (or unheard of).
But we can all dream for a while!
From my experience in the dev world, easter eggs are usually created near the end of the development cycle. This is when you've had an entire team coding like mad for months, then tell all but five (or two) of them to stop as (nearly) all the features are in and a few critical bugs need to be taken care of. The managers are still to busy with the current release to give a new project to the programmers waiting in the wings, and with their boredom they start coding... easter eggs.
I think the real reason they're all going proprietary (and not providing SDKs) is because the service providers don't want there to be an easy way for anybody but them to make applications for the phones.
I agree, but I think that's only part of it. I think primarily, they aren't used to thinking that way AT ALL. In their world, they'll get in trouble using someone else's technology. In their world, if they don't create something unique and protect it like it's their genitals; then a competitor will kill them. The fear created by the closed-proprietary-ImGunnaGetMyLawersForYourIP world would easily put the blinders on them when considering using something created by someone else (even if they did want to tweak it to force income).
Okay, how about credit cards?
I could see a police officer opting to use such a system, as a good number of police are shot with their own weapon.
Most police officers are not adequately trained in firearms. They do have extensive training when they join the force, but after that (in most areas), they are only required to go to the range every few months; sometimes only once a year. And the range is just training aim and rate of fire. What they really need is monthly, or semi-monthly, comprehensive training (with people grabbing their guns, etc).
Even worse, what if you loose the ring? What if the RFID in the ring blows (EMP, Microwave, etc). What if the fingerprint reader has trouble because you're trembling? What if it just takes a nanosecond longer (than your attacker) to process?
I agree with an earlier poster, electronics in guns just makes them more dangerous at this point.
Growing up in "Rural America" I knew plenty of people that would take "enough" beer with them to go hunting. It may be that at the end of the day is when they did all of their drinking, but I wouldn't call these guys firearm enthusiasts. The people that I have met that are the most interested in firearms would never handle one after having any amount of alcohol. People like like to blow stuff up and make noise, yea they're usually near alcohol poisoning. But the people that like to study various firearms, calibres, etc are usually more concerned with improving their aim (score).