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Comment That different? (Score 1, Insightful) 136

by mathgeek13 on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @07:34AM (#27223191) Attached to: The Best Games of 2020

I don't really think that video games will be so ridiculously advanced as many of these predictions paint them. 2020 is only 11 years away; 11 years ago, we had the N64 and Playstation. Since then graphics technology has greatly improved and online multiplayer has appeared, but the consoles are really quite similar (at least, not nearly as different as they are painted in these articles). I also don't see the huge paradigm shift to real-life games. For the most part, games are still something you play in your home, which has not really changed since the first home consoles appeared. I think we might see these changes by 2050, but certainly not by 2020.

Comment Some combination? (Score 1) 592

by mathgeek13 on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @12:01AM (#26055365) Attached to: Best Paradigm For a First Programming Course?

I know that you said it should be language-independant, but some sort of language like Python might be good. With Python you can do object-oriented programming or not. Something with that sort of flexibility might be a good language to teach with.

Journal Journal: Tunguska More Woosh than Boom

Journal by fyoder on Thursday May 15, 2008 @01:41AM

The Tunguska event in which an asteroid air detonated over Siberia is approaching its 100th anniversary, which will be on June 30th. A lower re-estimation of the blast force (the devastation being more from the shock wave of the air blast than the explosion itself) suggests that asteroid events capable of this level of destruction may be more common than thought, possibly occurring every few centuries. Reflecting on these 'little guys' as the anniversary approaches, also causes one to consi

Submission + - USAF Considering Creation of Military Botnet (armedforcesjournal.com)

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sowjetarschbajazzo

on Sunday May 11, 2008 @07:47PM

sowjetarschbajazzo writes: "Air Force Col. Charles W. Williamson III believes that the United States military should maintain its own botnet, both as a deterrent towards those who would attempt to DDoS government networks, and an offensive weapon to be used against the networks of unfriendly nations, criminal groups, or terrorist organizations. From the article: "Some people would fear the possibiltiy of botnet attcks on innocent parties. If the botnet is used in a strictly offensive manner, civilian computers may be attacked, but only if the enemy compels us. The U.S. will perform the same target preparation as for traditional targets and respect the law of armed conflict as Defense Department policy requires by analyzing necessity, proportionality and distinction among military, dual-use or civilian targets. But neither the law of armed conflict nor common sense would allow belligerents to hide behind the skirts of its civilians. If the enemy is using civilian computers in his country so as to cause us harm, then we may attack them." What does Slashdot think of this proposal?"

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