Zimahl

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by Zimahl 14y ago
their failure rate is just as spectacularly high, if not higher I asked a question, you are making a statement. If you have numbers that prove that the formally educated are failing more then I think we'd all love to see them. Otherwise
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by Zimahl 14y ago
my background is mathematics You are a terrible example because you come from a formal background of a hard science. Even worse, you come from one where proofs (the cathedral in the mathematics sense) are required or you aren't taken ser
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Well, as far as Penny Arcade goes, their ads were non-intrusive and actually well targeted so it didn't make sense to pay not to see them. I think that was something that prevented this from really taking off.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
non-converts don't cost you money. They cost you money if they use your servers to transmit game info.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
1) Don't spend two years working on your iPad game before you ship it. Far too long a cycle. You have to wonder where Notch would've been if he hadn't sold Minecraft before he was "done". As flakey as he (all of us really) can be as a de
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by Zimahl 14y ago
While this is a sad story, I'm finding it hard to feel sorry for them. This is a prime example of excellent execution but poor marketing. First, I've never heard of this game an it looks pretty awesome. My wife and I loved The Incredible
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by Zimahl 14y ago
The java teams are the only teams that have to stop the world for hours when doing server code upgrades. I will say that this has more to do with the project than the language. Having recently inherited an old codebase at a new job, I've
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by Zimahl 14y ago
I disagree, those are not arcades, they are bars and nightclubs that happen to have retro games spread throughout. I live in Portland and we have a fairly well known 'barcade' called Ground Kontrol. The games aren't spread out at all, th
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Yeah, ouch. At first I was thinking some of the comparisons were going to be reaching but when even the x/y scale of objects is the same, that's pretty blatant.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
You can purchase non-NATO 5.56/.223 ammo for hunting, and are typically required to use it when hunting game. I re-read my sentence and it didn't come out quite right. I agree that 5.56/.223 isn't your typical hunting round. What I mean
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Then again, while it is common for us 'computer folk' to have more than 1 computer, a lot of households have just 1 shared by many people. My sister's family has 1 shared computer with 3 Facebook users (soon to be 4 in a year or two).
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by Zimahl 14y ago
There are handguns that shoot a .410 shotgun shell. The Taurus Judge[1] is one such gun. However, I think the parent meant that owners either are shot by someone they know who is using their guns maliciously or non-maliciously, or have the
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by Zimahl 14y ago
The AR-15's 5.56mm NATO ammunition [1] is designed to be light and portable, and to injure rather than kill. Compare that to, say, the AK-47 and it's 7.62x39 ammunition [2]. The energy of the AR-15 ammo is about 1300J, while that of the AK
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by Zimahl 14y ago
They aren't going to care about one or two or even 100. When the majority of Padmapper's listings were scraped from CL, that is how we end up with this ToS change. CL told them to knock it off, so Padmapper did an end-around thinking they
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by Zimahl 14y ago
And if I wrote a piece of software that helped you post the same thing simultaneously on Craigslist and EBay, I bet they'd sue me. That's not what this is about. CL doesn't care where you post it, or how many times you post it. CL just
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Six figures? You know all those taxes you (or your parents) pay to the state you are living in? Some of those are going to subsidize in-state colleges. If you want to go to an expensive private school or out-of-state because they are top
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by Zimahl 14y ago
The skills gained are minimal Depends what you do. One of my CS professors worked at JPL on some pretty significant projects. I doubt I would've ever had access to him and his knowledge anywhere else. If you want to make Facebook, or Tw
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Agreed. The anti-college bias here is astounding. College is an incredible time to learn everything . What are you even interested in? I went to college thinking chemistry or chemical engineering. Found I just didn't like either and mo
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by Zimahl 14y ago
You can learn computer science, programming, physics, chemistry, english, psychology and more...in your own home. You don't need a B.A. or a B.S. for that. I'll disagree when it comes to chemistry and physics. If you are going to be doin
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by Zimahl 14y ago
He says camel's milk contains insulin and can improve quality of life for diabetics (seems legit) ... Not legit. Insulin can't be ingested, it doesn't survive the stomach. So while it may contain a ton of insulin, it's broken down long
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by Zimahl 14y ago
This is exactly what happened with their OMGPOP (Draw Something) acquisition. It was an obvious hit but not one that was very monetizable and the popularity has declined after paying a ridiculous sum for it. This is all explained better he
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by Zimahl 14y ago
Agree 100%. I don't understand why there isn't (at a minimum) a clip-on thumb-pad and 2-button controller for the iPhone. We don't need it built in like the Xperia Play but I need something to get my giant thumbs out of the field of view.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
And as a user you can put your information up on PadMapper if you like. If you don't, then it isn't up to PadMapper to get it for you.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
This is a pretty sweet demo. It worked well for me in Chrome, smooth and responsive. I have an underlying worry about the significance of HTML5 when it comes to gaming. Since it's all JS and CSS, how are developers going to protect their
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by Zimahl 14y ago
That's not necessarily streaming, that is you loading assets of a zone when you enter it. You can see that happen all the time with fast connections too because their flying mounts move faster than their location reference. WoW does stream
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by Zimahl 14y ago
No there aren't. No other penalty / liability against the notice server is provided for in the statute. So are you going to ignore section f (Misrepresentations) which makes the entity providing the notice responsible for various penalt
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by Zimahl 14y ago
That said, Apple can do whatever they like with their platform, and show little compunction about doing so. You were defending Apple for not taking down the offending material say that they don't have to because the DMCA gives them safe h
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by Zimahl 14y ago
That's the way it works and it works pretty well. There are provisions in the DMCA which punish false DMCA takedown notices.
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by Zimahl 14y ago
This is completely wrong. The Safe Harbor provision gives a content site the ability to be safe from infringement if they comply with the specific rules set forth in the DMCA. The onus is on the content provider first and foremost. They n
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by Zimahl 14y ago
It should definitely be valid. Apple should pull down the app until EGLS can disprove infringement, and if Apple doesn't they are just as liable.

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