Comment Blipvert (Score 1) 249
Don't you remember? Blipverts kill people: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blipvert
Don't you remember? Blipverts kill people: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blipvert
There's another factor to consider: green-handcuffs.
This is the term used when an H1B worker has applied for a green-card, would like to change jobs, but can't, because it would require starting the application process over from the beginning. Obtaining a green card while on an H1B can take 6 years (or as short as a year). I used to work for a company in silicon valley that would hire H1B workers, pay them significantly lower wages (and get away with 'paying market rate' by changing the job description to one where the market was significantly lower than the position he was actually working in), encourage the worker to apply for a green card, then do what it could to stall the process so they could keep the cheap worker longer.
The H1B workers called it green-handcuffs and would leave the minute they got their green card.
I currently know a guy who went to work for a company on a particular project. the project got canned, so he got moved to another position in the company. a position he hates. he'd leave, but he's close to getting his green card approved and doesn't want to start the process all over again.
Standard 97 button controller - laptop keyboard or dig at the 360 / PS3 controller
mouse and keyboard - hardly ever used by consoles
waving wand / remote around - Wiimote / PS Move
Neural interface - PS9, currently vaporware
Wave your hands in the air - Project Natal / Kinect
Like, you just don't care - and neither does Cowboy Neil
Plastic Instruments - Rock Band / Guitar Hero
Joystick - Atari 2600, Commodore 64
I've seen it. I wish I had mod points for him. The problem is that everyone treats whitespace alignment differently. On a large enough team over enough time, people who use tabs will start to mix tabs and spaces for alignment. Once that starts happening you'll get code / comments / ascii art diagrams all misaligned when viewed in someone else's editor who doesn't have the same tabwidth. The only reliable way to solve this for everyone is to force tabs-as-spaces (:set expandtab). That way the spacing is consistant on everyone's editor.
You can do video chat on the PS3. And you can chat with multiple people at the same time. I've personally done it with three people. I don't know what the limit is. All you need is a PS3, a compatible webcam (could be a Playstation Eye, PS2 EyeToy, and there's various other webcams that supposedly work), and a network connection and you're done. Oh, sorry, replied too fast...missed the requirement about needing to be viewable on a PC. Well if that's not a strict requirement, then you can think about the PS3 option.
They'd get 42 dollars?
As far as casual 2D desktop usage is concerned, ATI is probably fine. The problems, for me, come when needing hardware OpenGL drivers. ATI has been working on it and seems to possibly be improving, but in years past, ATI's support for OpenGL has been a crap shoot at best. First, was whether OpenGL even worked on whatever ATI card you put in. Next, was what bugs to be expecting. Basic things like gl_FragCoord (in fragment shaders) were completely broken...for a long time. And there were several other bugs a developer had to deal with. As an OpenGL developer, you pretty much had the following expectations:
Nvidia driver: OpenGL worked as spec'd. Very few if any bugs.
ATI driver: OpenGL was a crap shoot. Sometimes worked well enough. Sometimes had a ton of bugs that needed working around.
Intel driver: Revert to _software_ OpenGL rendering because Intel's drivers were so completely useless.
If a new extension comes out, or a new version of OpenGL comes out:
Nvidia: expect a new driver within weeks to support it.
ATI: expect support somewhere 6 months to a year later.
Intel: OpenGL? what's that?
ATI seems to be working to improve their situation, but they're still not quite to the level of OpenGL support that NVidia has provided.
This could've lead to a somewhat funny situation as well. QA could've filed a bug saying autofocus didn't work. Then by the time the developer looked at the bug, it could've been in the working period and the developer could've marked the bug as 'WORKSFORME'. Which, when it gets back to that QA guy's plate, depending on whether it was still in the working period or not, the QA guy could've tested it and marked it as 'RESOLVED' if it was working, or re-open the bug if it still wasn't working. If it was re-opened, the whole cycle could continue to repeat.
I don't know if such a thing happened, but it would've been funny (in hindsight at least) if it had.
Actually, it's required to pass your checkride. The FAA examiner will at some point during your checkride do something to distract you and see how well you react to it (drop a pencil on your side of the floor, ask you to calculate true airspeed, etc.).
What's needed are higher standards for driving period. Right now, practically anyone can pass a driver's test and the written test is a joke. If it was more like getting a pilot's license, (harder test, more extensive practical test, required number of hours driving with an instructor), we'd probably all be a lot safer. Fewer idiots would pass the tests and be on the road. Only safe drivers and really determined idiots would be on the road
Umm, I think so Brain. But why do we need polka dotted pants at a lan party? Narf!
Hi, nice to meet you. Now increment the number of people you know who cut their teeth writing code on the linux kit before getting into the games business by 1. The Linux kit helped me get to know the GS and VU0, VU1, which came in handy a few months / year later when I interviewed for a position at Playstation (and then got that position). I work elsewhere now, but that PS2 Linux kit was definately valuable to me.
yeah, but i hate the drive from the mainland to hawaii. i just can't hold my breath underwater for that long
Get hold of portable property. -- Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations"