To expostulate, if you have a computer with a Pentium 4 or newer CPU, as a Flash developer you can use the high performance Papervision 3D, or if you want max details, there is Away3D, and then the original Sandy. When you say "sufficiently advanced" that's a very subjective term, as some of the websites using these 3D API's are quite advanced compared to other websites built in a different technology, such as Java or Microsoft's Silverlight. If you had said "sufficiently advanced" and compared it to something like 3D done by modern computer games or a video game console such as the Sony Playstation 2, then yes, Flash is still a ways off, but these 3D engines for Flash 9 combined with the JIT compiling that Actionscript 3 uses, is what I would call sufficiently advanced compared to Actionscript 2 (interpreted), for example.
Assuming all of this stuff is approved by the bankruptcy courts for starters. I find it amazing how the tech media latches on to what MIGHT happen and not what actually HAS happened. "The SCO Group" didn't get any money yet, but many in the tech media act like they did.
Of course, that quasi-journalistic slut, MOG, projects that McBride's leaving was a goal of the Groklaw audience, when in fact, it never was.
The quote: "...playthings of adolescent boys..." is completely dismissing the fact that the average video gamer is 33 years old, so the submitter of this article has put forward a false assumption/non-factual belief.
As a military employee working for the USCG, we have two types of security clearances. The first level of security is "secret", which is what I have, and you fill out a number of questions on an electronic format and then it takes between 3-6 months on average to get clearance. "Secret" clearance gives you access to semi-restricted assets, like server rooms. The second level of security is "top secret", and it's a very thorough check of your background, but by having it you gain access to buildings that have additional electronic locking mechanisms and other privileges, including a secured data network. Having a security clearance is of course very valuable, because you can basically work for more branches of the federal government if you have one. Also, websites like www.clearancejobs.com can show you additional jobs...to check on your security clearance status, you need to know, or talk to someone who deals with security (such as a Command Security Officer) clearance-related topics.
Starbucks has ARTISTS and DESIGNERS as far as THEY are concerned. The ARTISTS-who do not write code at all, but create the visual layout for Starbuck's music page. Then, they hand off their work to two DESIGNERS who translate the ideas of the ARTISTS into Actionscript 3 code. The DESIGNERS work with the ARTISTS to make sure the initial vision of what the ARTISTS are looking for remains as close to their original ideas as possible. Then, for the "heavy lifting" (databases), one dedicated programmer handles all back end logic.
If you don't like Starbuck's terms, I'd suggest you take it up with them up in Seattle, where these guys work. They consider their "senior web developers" as DESIGNERS and the web developers refer to themselves as designers and make a clear distinction between how the roles are split.
I just got back from an Adobe Flash 3D (Papervision 3d) training approximately one week ago, and there were many designers who attended. There were also some coders, but all the larger companies hire full blown artists. For example, Starbucks currently has two artists who create the concepts, and then they have two Actionscript/PHP coders who translate the artists' vision, and they have a back end coder for database stuff and other heavy-logic items. If an artistic element is a requirement, you really should outsource/hire someone who actually has a true art background (with experience in visual design), because artists just think in very different ways than coders do, and most people can't bridge the gaps. Sure, you can make something that could be pretty good, but it will never have the actual "feel" of an art project.
One more thing-80% of the audience had MacBook pro's. Why? The majority of people felt that the workflow was more intuitive/refined than what Microsoft Windows has to offer.
I like it how Google has their corporate logo modeled with Lego bricks right now (January 28, 2008), in honor of the 50th anniversary. In my personal experience, many engineering types played with Lego bricks at some point in their past. Hell, in my own cubicle, I have a Lego tank (Exo-force), with the "Technic" tank treads with the appropriate gear pieces, and not the one-piece rubber tread that comes with it...I actually would have bought the $500 Star Wars Millennium Falcon model, but when I found out that the inside didn't have the virtual chess table and anything at all, it didn't seem that special to me, so I decided to pass. I do regret not getting the Star Wars deluxe Rebel Blockade Runner-that was a cool Lego Star Wars model.
Well, speaking only for the USCG, we use a Nortel VPN for the client software plus a CAC (Common Access Card) reader for connecting to standard workstations. The CAC is the standard Federal government ID card. Wireless connections and PoE are not allowed, but it takes the network security staff about 20 minutes before they drop the connection for various reasons-if you violate the policy multiple times in a row, your rights to telecommute are removed and are not easy to get back even if your supervisor tries to clear you again. In addition, network security has only authorized some broadband providers, although I've tested other "non-approved" broadband providers on an irregular basis, and they have yet to shut me down.
As an employee of the USCG, I am allowed to telecommute one day a week, every week on any regular 5-day work week. Any Ensign (O-series) and higher, 3rd class Petty Officer (E-series) and higher and all GS-7's and higher can do telecommuting, pending supervisory (permission is granted from supervisory GS-12's or GS-13's) and network security approval. Non-rates and the majority of contractors don't get assigned a security token, and therefore don't get the privilege. Now I can't speak for other Federal agencies of course...
Yeah, well America's Army used to run on Linux, thanks to Ryan Gordon (Icculus), but today it only runs on Microsoft Windows. To me, America's Army lost it's "that's cool" factor when they changed it to Microsoft Windows-only.
For example, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is moving to Windows Vista on all their workstations in 2008, even though they don't NEED it. Part of this is due to a federal mandate, and part of it is because Microsoft has it as part of their service agreement. Service pack 1 for Windows Vista has nothing to do with the USCG's standard workstation operating system policy.
AFAIK, one point of the lawsuits against consumers is to try to generate fear with the general public. Now that the legal system is catching on to the shady RIAA tactics, it seems that what little momentum the RIAA was hoping for to alter the mindset of the general public, won't happen.
Well, I and others, consider Veteran's Day AND Memorial day MAJOR American holidays because the United States Federal government and the majority of banks are closed on those days. Just because dot coms may be open those days, doesn't lessen the value of the holiday.
If you like pinball, may I suggest you check out California Extreme? They tend to have http://www.caextreme.org/ great pinball machines, going all the way back to beginning of pinball history.
"There is a new beta of the Flash Player Update available. That's right: the beta is even available for Linux (same time as Windows and Mac).
This beta is affectionately named Moviestar due to these key new features:
* H.264 video
* AAC audio
* Hardware-accelerated fullscreen video playback (new for Linux in this beta; Win/Mac had it in previous beta)
Yep-- fullscreen hardware acceleration during video playback using OpenGL/GLX on Linux, where available... and functional. If you find that it does not work right, you can disable hardware acceleration using the "Settings..." menu from the right-click context menu. Oh, and file a bug with hardware details, video card driver version, GLX version, that sort of stuff.
If you have any questions about the new audio/video stuff, check Tinic's thorough blog post on the matter.
I would also like to hear if anyone is still experiencing the click bug (where no events are triggered in response to mouse clicks)."
Now that the Novell ruling has been handed down, reaffirming that Novell owns the copyrights Caldera Systems claimed and wished to have had, most of McBride's public statements are now worth less than zero. Before the judgment, there was some intangible value in the FUD factor, especially for Microsoft (and maybe SUN Microsystems).
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I wonder IF Caldera Systems will make it to their next quarterly report AND what will they say in the conference call and the legal filings...
IANAL, but McBride might be a jail candidate for Lanham Act violations, but I don't think Yarro is because he wasn't publicly talking shit-just funding it...here's a possible example:
From things I have read though, fines are more common. It should be interesting to see how much of a shield Caldera Systems will actually be for McBride, now that Caldera Systems is effectively fucked.
...until I found out how much of a bad corporate citizen they actually are. I will never buy a Nissan or Infiniti vehicle because of this incident http://www.nissan.com/Digest/The_Story.php, nor will I recommend Nissan/Infiniti to any of my close circle of friends.
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To expostulate, if you have a computer with a Pentium 4 or newer CPU, as a Flash developer you can use the high performance Papervision 3D, or if you want max details, there is Away3D, and then the original Sandy. When you say "sufficiently advanced" that's a very subjective term, as some of the websites using these 3D API's are quite advanced compared to other websites built in a different technology, such as Java or Microsoft's Silverlight. If you had said "sufficiently advanced" and compared it to something like 3D done by modern computer games or a video game console such as the Sony Playstation 2, then yes, Flash is still a ways off, but these 3D engines for Flash 9 combined with the JIT compiling that Actionscript 3 uses, is what I would call sufficiently advanced compared to Actionscript 2 (interpreted), for example.
Assuming all of this stuff is approved by the bankruptcy courts for starters. I find it amazing how the tech media latches on to what MIGHT happen and not what actually HAS happened. "The SCO Group" didn't get any money yet, but many in the tech media act like they did.
Of course, that quasi-journalistic slut, MOG, projects that McBride's leaving was a goal of the Groklaw audience, when in fact, it never was.
The quote: "...playthings of adolescent boys..." is completely dismissing the fact that the average video gamer is 33 years old, so the submitter of this article has put forward a false assumption/non-factual belief.
As a military employee working for the USCG, we have two types of security clearances. The first level of security is "secret", which is what I have, and you fill out a number of questions on an electronic format and then it takes between 3-6 months on average to get clearance. "Secret" clearance gives you access to semi-restricted assets, like server rooms. The second level of security is "top secret", and it's a very thorough check of your background, but by having it you gain access to buildings that have additional electronic locking mechanisms and other privileges, including a secured data network. Having a security clearance is of course very valuable, because you can basically work for more branches of the federal government if you have one. Also, websites like www.clearancejobs.com can show you additional jobs...to check on your security clearance status, you need to know, or talk to someone who deals with security (such as a Command Security Officer) clearance-related topics.
Starbucks has ARTISTS and DESIGNERS as far as THEY are concerned. The ARTISTS-who do not write code at all, but create the visual layout for Starbuck's music page. Then, they hand off their work to two DESIGNERS who translate the ideas of the ARTISTS into Actionscript 3 code. The DESIGNERS work with the ARTISTS to make sure the initial vision of what the ARTISTS are looking for remains as close to their original ideas as possible. Then, for the "heavy lifting" (databases), one dedicated programmer handles all back end logic.
If you don't like Starbuck's terms, I'd suggest you take it up with them up in Seattle, where these guys work. They consider their "senior web developers" as DESIGNERS and the web developers refer to themselves as designers and make a clear distinction between how the roles are split.
I just got back from an Adobe Flash 3D (Papervision 3d) training approximately one week ago, and there were many designers who attended. There were also some coders, but all the larger companies hire full blown artists. For example, Starbucks currently has two artists who create the concepts, and then they have two Actionscript/PHP coders who translate the artists' vision, and they have a back end coder for database stuff and other heavy-logic items. If an artistic element is a requirement, you really should outsource/hire someone who actually has a true art background (with experience in visual design), because artists just think in very different ways than coders do, and most people can't bridge the gaps. Sure, you can make something that could be pretty good, but it will never have the actual "feel" of an art project.
One more thing-80% of the audience had MacBook pro's. Why? The majority of people felt that the workflow was more intuitive/refined than what Microsoft Windows has to offer.
I like it how Google has their corporate logo modeled with Lego bricks right now (January 28, 2008), in honor of the 50th anniversary. In my personal experience, many engineering types played with Lego bricks at some point in their past. Hell, in my own cubicle, I have a Lego tank (Exo-force), with the "Technic" tank treads with the appropriate gear pieces, and not the one-piece rubber tread that comes with it...I actually would have bought the $500 Star Wars Millennium Falcon model, but when I found out that the inside didn't have the virtual chess table and anything at all, it didn't seem that special to me, so I decided to pass. I do regret not getting the Star Wars deluxe Rebel Blockade Runner-that was a cool Lego Star Wars model.
Well, speaking only for the USCG, we use a Nortel VPN for the client software plus a CAC (Common Access Card) reader for connecting to standard workstations. The CAC is the standard Federal government ID card. Wireless connections and PoE are not allowed, but it takes the network security staff about 20 minutes before they drop the connection for various reasons-if you violate the policy multiple times in a row, your rights to telecommute are removed and are not easy to get back even if your supervisor tries to clear you again. In addition, network security has only authorized some broadband providers, although I've tested other "non-approved" broadband providers on an irregular basis, and they have yet to shut me down.
As an employee of the USCG, I am allowed to telecommute one day a week, every week on any regular 5-day work week. Any Ensign (O-series) and higher, 3rd class Petty Officer (E-series) and higher and all GS-7's and higher can do telecommuting, pending supervisory (permission is granted from supervisory GS-12's or GS-13's) and network security approval. Non-rates and the majority of contractors don't get assigned a security token, and therefore don't get the privilege. Now I can't speak for other Federal agencies of course...
Yeah, well America's Army used to run on Linux, thanks to Ryan Gordon (Icculus), but today it only runs on Microsoft Windows. To me, America's Army lost it's "that's cool" factor when they changed it to Microsoft Windows-only.
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So I wonder if Paul Allen is bidding as a proxy to Microsoft...it's not like Bill Gates and Paul Allen are mortal enemies.
For example, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) is moving to Windows Vista on all their workstations in 2008, even though they don't NEED it. Part of this is due to a federal mandate, and part of it is because Microsoft has it as part of their service agreement. Service pack 1 for Windows Vista has nothing to do with the USCG's standard workstation operating system policy.
Just a chat acronym, but yes it's As Far As I Know (AFAIK)...
AFAIK, one point of the lawsuits against consumers is to try to generate fear with the general public. Now that the legal system is catching on to the shady RIAA tactics, it seems that what little momentum the RIAA was hoping for to alter the mindset of the general public, won't happen.
Well, I and others, consider Veteran's Day AND Memorial day MAJOR American holidays because the United States Federal government and the majority of banks are closed on those days. Just because dot coms may be open those days, doesn't lessen the value of the holiday.
Thus the term, "submarine patents."
Yeah, he was successful with such a technique...not!
Isn't Microsoft the biggest troll already doing this?
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If you like pinball, may I suggest you check out California Extreme? They tend to have http://www.caextreme.org/ great pinball machines, going all the way back to beginning of pinball history.
"There is a new beta of the Flash Player Update available. That's right: the beta is even available for Linux (same time as Windows and Mac).
This beta is affectionately named Moviestar due to these key new features:
* H.264 video
* AAC audio
* Hardware-accelerated fullscreen video playback (new for Linux in this beta; Win/Mac had it in previous beta)
Yep-- fullscreen hardware acceleration during video playback using OpenGL/GLX on Linux, where available... and functional. If you find that it does not work right, you can disable hardware acceleration using the "Settings..." menu from the right-click context menu. Oh, and file a bug with hardware details, video card driver version, GLX version, that sort of stuff.
If you have any questions about the new audio/video stuff, check Tinic's thorough blog post on the matter.
I would also like to hear if anyone is still experiencing the click bug (where no events are triggered in response to mouse clicks)."
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer9.html
Now, how well it actually works is another matter...
Now that the Novell ruling has been handed down, reaffirming that Novell owns the copyrights Caldera Systems claimed and wished to have had, most of McBride's public statements are now worth less than zero. Before the judgment, there was some intangible value in the FUD factor, especially for Microsoft (and maybe SUN Microsystems).
I wonder IF Caldera Systems will make it to their next quarterly report AND what will they say in the conference call and the legal filings...
IANAL, but McBride might be a jail candidate for Lanham Act violations, but I don't think Yarro is because he wasn't publicly talking shit-just funding it...here's a possible example:
http://www.hhlaw.com/jfosullivan
From things I have read though, fines are more common. It should be interesting to see how much of a shield Caldera Systems will actually be for McBride, now that Caldera Systems is effectively fucked.
...until I found out how much of a bad corporate citizen they actually are. I will never buy a Nissan or Infiniti vehicle because of this incident http://www.nissan.com/Digest/The_Story.php, nor will I recommend Nissan/Infiniti to any of my close circle of friends.