I took the trans mongolian railway from Moscow to Beijing about 10 years ago. One memorable experience is that near the border between Russia and Mongolia (or Mongolia and China i forget) they will change the bogie's on the entire train because the gauges differ in russia and china. The entire trainset is lifted up; the bogies moved out and new ones put in place. A very memorable experience.
I may receive flack for this but Lucas' is *horrible* at writing dialogue. Try to count the number of times he has used the line "I have a bad feeling about this" throught the Star Wars movies and you'll get to jesus kabillion in no time.
What's more - the only variance with these lines is where to put the intonation. Here's a quick rundown on Lucas' options when writing dialogue: 1. *I* have a bad feeling about this 2. I *HAVE* a bad feeling about this 3. I have *A* bad feeling about this 4. I have a *BAD* feeling about this 5. I have a bad *FEELING* about this 6. I have a bad feeling *ABOUT* this 7. I have a bad feeling about *THIS*
I am not entirely confident that the guys Apple use for service are doing their job in my best interest.
I had a 12" PowerBook where the Harddrive started failing on me. Periodically i would have the entire system freeze on me. It might be 2 minutes after I had booted - it might be 2 hours. It was consistent that i would experience it around 4 times a day.
After talking to Apple I had a UPS guy pick it up for service. I had written a detailed description on what was wrong, how the problem revealed itself and how long they should expect to monitor it before it revealed itself.
I had it returned less than 36 hours after the UPS guy picked it up. Mind you that I live in Denmark and repairs and service is done in the Netherlands. This amounts to a significant time in transit. The returned computer hadn't even been opened. It only had a note saying that the problem could not be reproduced or identified.
As much as I like Apple for their products I get this tiny knot in my stomach when I think about what might happen if something breaks.
"A common gripe I have with the Mac OS community..."
A common gripe I have is when some random pro-mac statement is misinterpreted as being something that the "Mac OS community" (whatever that means) utters with one voice.
Me? I primarily use a Mac. I also use windows and couldn't care less about who copied who. I couldn't care less about OS-wars, browser-wars or searchengine-wars either. Whenever possible I'll use the best tool I can get my hands on.
"Apps should be made via server side processes eliminating the end user's browser to be compatible."
I used to think so too when I developed server side apps. However, with the job I have now - server side processing is not an option.
For one thing our customers demand that the apps we build work both online and offline - the apps are used by people that have no technical skills whatsoever, so it is essential that they work without the need to set up webservers, databases etc.
Another thing is that we need to be SCORM compliant (SCORM is a means to provide standardised content packages for Learning Management Systems). This means that serverside processing is not even an option - all SCORM API calls are done through Javascript.
Had you asked me a couple of years back I'd probably have said the same thing as you. Today I have to admit that there are scenarios in which client-side scripting is the only way to go. However - I still agree with you completely: However much it simply isn't possible: Apps *should* be made via server side processes eliminating the end user's browser to be compatible;-)
Living in Denmark I am a customer of 'Danske Bank' (Danish Bank) who recently deployed an optional ActivCard password generator.
Usage is easy: punch in a selfdefined 4 digit PIN-code and the calculator-thingie returns an 8 digit password code. What's more: when doing transactions one will be presented with a 6 digit code that one has to punch into the ActivCard, which then returns a 6 digit confirmation-code that one has to key in in order for the transaction to take place.
It sounds like a lot, but it really isn't. There's very little hassle involved. Furhter: I can log in from any computer that has internet access. No files are involved. And with codes changing every half minute or so (i believe) security seems to be top notch. Plus there's a definite geek-factor in using the card: generating passwords, keying in confirmation codes etc.;)
... whenever I see Vint Cerf mentioned on/. I get the urge to post pictures I have of him posing along with friends in these really cool thriftstore StarTrek shirts.
Apart from being a really cool geek he is also a really cool geek to me.
Sorry for the interruption, mod me down now please.
I've had that thought as well. Don't forget however, that the iPod doubles as an external harddrive aswell. I know that I'd be able to fill up 20GB's worth of stuff easily.
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Okay - thanks a bunch for your trouble.
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Yeah, but that's not the point really.
I wasn't downloading my files to RAM. However, although I'd choose a destination for the download on my harddrive the download would be cached before finally saved, regardless of where I had told IE to cache files, which happened to be in RAM.
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Okay I might be asking a dumb question, so please forgive me if so.
I tried using a RAM disk with Win XP to speed up caching in IE. However, when a download would exceed the (fixed) size of the RAM disk the download would hang.
Can anyone tell me if this holds true for Safari as well?
I'm sorry to say this, but when I looked at macromedia.com lately and was presented their rewamped website it occured to me that they have used a tremendous amount of resources reinventing the wheel. What's the facking point of remaking plain vanilla GUI controls in a Flash-applet?
If I've missed something bleeding obvious here, please enlighten me, 'cause I !really! don't see the point.
'cause believe it or not, the conflict is an intrinsic part of all games.
How this conflict is visually represented is an entirely different matter. However, violent or non-violent, direct or indirect (Chris Crawford) playing a game revolves around the attempt to resolve a structural conflict.
Seems like they'll be keeping themselves perty busy in Germany.
I know I might sound completely moronic when I say this, but I think the title 'NetHack' is almost, but not quite, entirely misleading to the actual theme of the game.
I've stumpled upon NetHack here and there and always thought it to be something along the lines of the ancient Neuromancer Amiga game that I loved so much.
Why don't they call it something like "[insert D&D'ish sounding name]: The legacy of [insert other D&D'ish sounding name]
Example: Crangrall: the legacy of Wanhall Forthrall: the legacy of Krilltorr
You can all troll me or flame me to pieces now for not getting it.
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I took the trans mongolian railway from Moscow to Beijing about 10 years ago. One memorable experience is that near the border between Russia and Mongolia (or Mongolia and China i forget) they will change the bogie's on the entire train because the gauges differ in russia and china. The entire trainset is lifted up; the bogies moved out and new ones put in place. A very memorable experience.
I may receive flack for this but Lucas' is *horrible* at writing dialogue. Try to count the number of times he has used the line "I have a bad feeling about this" throught the Star Wars movies and you'll get to jesus kabillion in no time.
What's more - the only variance with these lines is where to put the intonation. Here's a quick rundown on Lucas' options when writing dialogue:
1. *I* have a bad feeling about this
2. I *HAVE* a bad feeling about this
3. I have *A* bad feeling about this
4. I have a *BAD* feeling about this
5. I have a bad *FEELING* about this
6. I have a bad feeling *ABOUT* this
7. I have a bad feeling about *THIS*
That is all.
"The common theory is that games like World of Warcraft are addictive."
Please enlighten me: exactly which theory is that?
To quote a favourite band of mine:
"But this feels so unnatural
Peter Gabriel too"
I am not entirely confident that the guys Apple use for service are doing their job in my best interest.
I had a 12" PowerBook where the Harddrive started failing on me. Periodically i would have the entire system freeze on me. It might be 2 minutes after I had booted - it might be 2 hours. It was consistent that i would experience it around 4 times a day.
After talking to Apple I had a UPS guy pick it up for service. I had written a detailed description on what was wrong, how the problem revealed itself and how long they should expect to monitor it before it revealed itself.
I had it returned less than 36 hours after the UPS guy picked it up. Mind you that I live in Denmark and repairs and service is done in the Netherlands. This amounts to a significant time in transit. The returned computer hadn't even been opened. It only had a note saying that the problem could not be reproduced or identified.
As much as I like Apple for their products I get this tiny knot in my stomach when I think about what might happen if something breaks.
"A common gripe I have with the Mac OS community ..."
;)
A common gripe I have is when some random pro-mac statement is misinterpreted as being something that the "Mac OS community" (whatever that means) utters with one voice.
Me? I primarily use a Mac. I also use windows and couldn't care less about who copied who. I couldn't care less about OS-wars, browser-wars or searchengine-wars either. Whenever possible I'll use the best tool I can get my hands on.
Just two cents from the Mac OS Community
ffs - has the use of buzzwords become so anemic that it's simply a matter figuring out which major revision is next?
I hereby proclaim that Buzzword 2.0 will rule Hype 3.0 of Blogosphere 4.0 of Web 5.0.
The show / movie escapes me but I'll remember this pants wetting funny awful sequence to the day I draw my terminal breath:
> DELETE ALL SECRET FILES
SECRET FILES ARE PROTECTED. CANNOT DELETE.
> OVERRIDE
DELETING ALL SECRET FILES...DONE!
"Standby Electronics a Waste?"
Shouldn't that be an exclamation mark at the end instead of a question mark?
Taking your stance is like saying that the inventor of the hammer contributed to violence and killings.
Or even that the inventor of the teddybear contributed to murders which involved said teddy.
Please stop being such a moron.
And it's not paranoia if everyone really is out to get you!
YEAH! And even if you are paranoid it doesn't mean that they're not out to get you!
"Apps should be made via server side processes eliminating the end user's browser to be compatible."
;-)
I used to think so too when I developed server side apps. However, with the job I have now - server side processing is not an option.
For one thing our customers demand that the apps we build work both online and offline - the apps are used by people that have no technical skills whatsoever, so it is essential that they work without the need to set up webservers, databases etc.
Another thing is that we need to be SCORM compliant (SCORM is a means to provide standardised content packages for Learning Management Systems). This means that serverside processing is not even an option - all SCORM API calls are done through Javascript.
Had you asked me a couple of years back I'd probably have said the same thing as you. Today I have to admit that there are scenarios in which client-side scripting is the only way to go. However - I still agree with you completely: However much it simply isn't possible: Apps *should* be made via server side processes eliminating the end user's browser to be compatible
Living in Denmark I am a customer of 'Danske Bank' (Danish Bank) who recently deployed an optional ActivCard password generator.
;)
Usage is easy: punch in a selfdefined 4 digit PIN-code and the calculator-thingie returns an 8 digit password code. What's more: when doing transactions one will be presented with a 6 digit code that one has to punch into the ActivCard, which then returns a 6 digit confirmation-code that one has to key in in order for the transaction to take place.
It sounds like a lot, but it really isn't. There's very little hassle involved. Furhter: I can log in from any computer that has internet access. No files are involved. And with codes changing every half minute or so (i believe) security seems to be top notch. Plus there's a definite geek-factor in using the card: generating passwords, keying in confirmation codes etc.
Which made perfect sense to me.
... whenever I see Vint Cerf mentioned on /. I get the urge to post pictures I have of him posing along with friends in these really cool thriftstore StarTrek shirts.
Apart from being a really cool geek he is also a really cool geek to me.
Sorry for the interruption, mod me down now please.
I've had that thought as well. Don't forget however, that the iPod doubles as an external harddrive aswell. I know that I'd be able to fill up 20GB's worth of stuff easily.
Okay - thanks a bunch for your trouble.
Yeah, but that's not the point really.
I wasn't downloading my files to RAM. However, although I'd choose a destination for the download on my harddrive the download would be cached before finally saved, regardless of where I had told IE to cache files, which happened to be in RAM.
Okay I might be asking a dumb question, so please forgive me if so.
I tried using a RAM disk with Win XP to speed up caching in IE. However, when a download would exceed the (fixed) size of the RAM disk the download would hang.
Can anyone tell me if this holds true for Safari as well?
Thankyou :)
Forgive me if this is a dumb*ss question, but can anyone tell me how well it applies to Mac OS X?
Thankyou.
... Jaheseus Christ that looks good.
Most often you don't get good-looking !and! silent at the same time.
Schweeet!
I'm sorry to say this, but when I looked at macromedia.com lately and was presented their rewamped website it occured to me that they have used a tremendous amount of resources reinventing the wheel. What's the facking point of remaking plain vanilla GUI controls in a Flash-applet?
If I've missed something bleeding obvious here, please enlighten me, 'cause I !really! don't see the point.
'cause believe it or not, the conflict is an intrinsic part of all games.
How this conflict is visually represented is an entirely different matter. However, violent or non-violent, direct or indirect (Chris Crawford) playing a game revolves around the attempt to resolve a structural conflict.
Seems like they'll be keeping themselves perty busy in Germany.
I know I might sound completely moronic when I say this, but I think the title 'NetHack' is almost, but not quite, entirely misleading to the actual theme of the game.
I've stumpled upon NetHack here and there and always thought it to be something along the lines of the ancient Neuromancer Amiga game that I loved so much.
Why don't they call it something like "[insert D&D'ish sounding name]: The legacy of [insert other D&D'ish sounding name]
Example:
Crangrall: the legacy of Wanhall
Forthrall: the legacy of Krilltorr
You can all troll me or flame me to pieces now for not getting it.