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by kenver 18y ago
I quite enjoyed that. It really does amaze me how far computer graphics software/hardware has come since those days. I'd love to know what the guys who worked on that bit of kit went on to do.
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by kenver 18y ago
That reminds me of a story I read about Michelangelo. He stared at the lump of marble that was to become David for a very long time before making the first cut, when asked what he was doing he said "I'm working"
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by kenver 18y ago
Sometimes I find that after a few months working in the same job theres little left to learn which causes the boredom to set in. The problem is that you either settle into it and plug away, or move on to something new and challenging. If th
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by kenver 18y ago
I think it's incredible that given the entire resources of the American state they can't give the president secure access to his email.
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by kenver 18y ago
I think iPod playlists probably do say something about a person, but I for one listen to totally different tunes based on the situation I'm in. I'm not sure you can draw conclusions about someone, based on what they have on at a particular
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by kenver 18y ago
I really dont think there's anything good about a recession at all. When "bad companies" go down people lose their jobs, the economy takes a hit, social security costs rise and everyone hurts. I don't really understand what worthless compe
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by kenver 18y ago
It's a shame he didn't get some official recognition, but he willingly sent his work to these guys. He's obviously one of the few people around who cares more about helping people than money. He's got the respect of his peers, which in aca
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Sun melting down, and where's Java?(javaworld.com)
20 points by kenver 18y ago|6 comments
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by kenver 18y ago
Nice service. It was only yesterday that I was copy/pasting into word to print some slides.
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by kenver 18y ago
It also has the benefit of helping you to find your family if they and the cat ever get kidnapped by undesirables wanting to rob a bank - as in the film Firewall.
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by kenver 18y ago
Offer prizes/incentives to people who manage to incorporate a second "sponsor" type word.
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by kenver 18y ago
Really good idea and I like the site. You probably know, but when I tried to find it with a search engine there was nothing there. You should probably do something about that
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by kenver 18y ago
It seems to me that he doesn't like macs because they arent like Windows/Intel machines. The whole mouse button argument shows that he's criticising something he hasn't really used. When I first started using a Mac I missed it because I'd
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by kenver 18y ago
It seems that network security is not near the top of many people agendas over there (it might be now) - even though not having it done properly leaves them open to attacks which could stop them achieving their primary goal.
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by kenver 18y ago
You know I never even thought of Steam as a form of DRM before - even though now you point it out, it clearly is.
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Computer crash brings LSE to a standstill(guardian.co.uk)
2 points by kenver 18y ago|0 comments
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by kenver 18y ago
Good point about the bunkers. Would they really initiate a conflict in space knowing they could only shoot down 5% though? Seems to me if you cant take them all in one go then you probably shouldn't bother.
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by kenver 18y ago
How does showing you can shoot down other peoples satellites protect your own, when the people who might do it to you dont have many anyway. "If you shoot down our 444, we'll shoot down your 43". Just seems to me like another obscene was
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IPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'(news.bbc.co.uk)
3 points by kenver 18y ago|0 comments
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by kenver 18y ago
Anything they do to improve it's standards compatibility is welcome. Unfortunately I think IEs reputation is so bad, most people who care enough to upgrade will probably use something else.
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by kenver 18y ago
Software Engineering 101 - assume all your users are idiots.
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by kenver 18y ago
I think this is probably an example of using a hammer to crack a very annoying nut. If his usual users are all linux types anyway I suppose it probably isn't hurting much.
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Actors paid to queue for Poland's iPhone launch(theregister.co.uk)
3 points by kenver 18y ago|0 comments
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by kenver 18y ago
Yea thats true, but if buying a polaroid camera and getting say 10 pictures with it included was cheaper than buying 10 of the media seperately it would be a bit crazy, and thats exactly what I've seen with some printers recently.
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by kenver 18y ago
It's a bit absurd that in many cases it's actually cheaper to throw your printer away and buy a new one, rather than replace a multicolour cartridge.
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by kenver 18y ago
Given enough time the two disciplines will probably become closer, some university departments have aready combined them both (Southampton I believe does this). I dread to think what sort of toasters we'll get when this happens!
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by kenver 18y ago
SKRAIP is a system for submitting and discovering intellectual property - currently in hardware applications but could also be expanded for software. The content on the website is trivial at the moment and is still in an alpha stage, but th
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SKRAIP - A system for hardware, intellectual property dicsovery(skraip.co.uk)
3 points by kenver 18y ago|2 comments
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by kenver 18y ago
It seems that all the parties involved have something to lose and nothing to gain by Pandora shutting down. Surely it's in everyones interest to keep it going. If the royalties gained aren't as much right now does it really matter? Surely
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by kenver 18y ago
Interesting read and some good points. My own opinion on newspapers (mostly tabloids) is that they are generally full of reams of inane comment, sensationalist reporting, and too much space is given to celeb culture. With the internet I ca

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