lime-burner - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Isn't leaving things out fun? (Score 1) 645

by lime-burner on Thursday May 12, 2011 @06:26PM (#36113008) Attached to: Sergey Brin: Windows Is "Torturing Users"

I'm not a Windows fan, but Mac OSX updates annoy me more. At least in Windows, you have the option to install the updates at another time. In Mac OSX, I always get prompted for updates just after I sit down to do something. If I'm doing something on the computer, I don't want to stop to do updates. How hard is it to provide an option to authorise the update now, but do the update later when I'm not using the computer?

Comment Re:GMail HTML version (Score 1) 287

by lime-burner on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @08:20PM (#35510652) Attached to: Advocacy Group For the Blind Slams Google Apps

Maybe you should try writing valid css then. Try "style="display: none;" instead

World of Goo Dev Wants Big Publishers To Build Indie Teams 74

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 11, 2010 @06:39AM from the and-a-pony dept.

Ron Carmel, co-founder of game developer 2D Boy, which created the indie hit World of Goo, gave a speech at Montreal International Games Summit in which he encourages large game publishers to put more time and money into smaller, indie-like teams. Quoting GameSetWatch: "'We need a medium-sized design studio. Something that is larger than a typical indie, but has the same propensity for of talent density, focus, and risk-taking,' said Carmel, formerly an employee of major publisher Electronic Arts prior to going independent. Notably, a focus on profit must be eliminated from the equation. 'Creating this within a major developer doesn't present a problem,' said Carmel. With a budget of $1-$2 million dollars, 10 staffers could be hired to work on 'creatively ambitious and forward-thinking projects.' He likened it to the automobile industry, which alongside its mainstream consumer products works on concept cars — few of which enter production as regular models. The concept car is, said Carmel, 'a marketing expense to build your brand, and say, "Look at all the amazing things we're creating."' It also helps with recruitment. Said Carmel, 'there's no reason the larger game companies can't do that.' He also said that developers must move away from the notion that a team comprised primarily of programmers and artists can create a great work. Why do Valve's games have such amazing environments? Because, said Carmel, 'Valve has architects on staff.'"

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