Comment Re:Genius (Score 5, Insightful) 250
That's pathetic. Suck it up and act like an adult.
Now, does that work for all phobias, or just the ones you don't have?
Comment Life does not offer enough privacy (Score 1) 227
In other news, going outside seriously hampers your privacy. A spokesman from Real Privacy Concerns International. is quoted saying "When I go outside, anyone can easily recognize me, and track my location. Until this serious privacy concern has been addressed, no-one should go outside." He further suggests that a temporary measure would be to force everyone to wear matching long gray coats and ski masks.
Submission + - Cash Register (POS system)
LastSaneMan writes: A mate of mine is starting his own burger joint, and need a way to register his sales and get monthly reports etc.
I told him that there's bound to be loads of Open Source apps out there that does what he needs, so he should just get something like an asus eee, and I'd help him set everything up. Turns out there isn't. I did find a topic on "Ask Slashdot" about POS systems from 2006, but there was nothing helpful there. Right now he's just looking into using a spreadsheet to punch everything into, but my feeling is that it won't be good enough in the long run. Anyone got any helpful suggestions?
Journal Journal: Hacking MMO Teaches Programming and Web-Design
A few friends and I have been working for several months now on Hack Wars, an interesting (and exceptionally nerdy) MMO.
Found Here: http://www.hackwars.net/stats.php
I am not a stranger to developing educational games, having helped conceive of the game 'Speare. Developing the game Hack Wars, however, was a much less bittersweet experience. Granted, Hack Wars is not as explicitly an educational game as 'Speare. This having been said, Hack Wars i
Submission + - Browser Based Hacking MMO (hackwars.net)
bcoe writes: "http://www.hackwars.net/about.php
This intriguing new MMO Game uses programming as a play mechanic. Level-up, to gain new API calls, which can apparently be used to hack your opponents more effectively. The programming of scripts is done in a C style syntax, looks as slick as it is nerdy."
Comment So, what hapenedto the game? (Score 1) 293
Ok, toolkit is good, but where is the game?
