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This week, a dark and odd fable, a must-read short story collection, and a YA throwback to the likes of Logan's Run. Plus: Neil Gaiman's latest.
In The House upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell (Soho Press) - This debut novel is a dark, intriguingly odd fable about what it means to be a father. The narrator (no character is given a proper name) takes his new bride to a secluded house in an area populated only by wildlife, including an overly symbolic she-bear. The carefully wrought prose takes its cues from magical realism and the oedipal competition between a father and son for a mother's love paces the story. Check out how being a father and husband has influenced Bell's writing.
Italo Calvino: Letters, 1941-1985 by Italo Calvino, selected and with an introduction by Michael Wood, trans. from the Italian by Martin McLaughlin (Princeton Univ.) - Acclaimed Italian author Calvino (1923–1985) is best known for his fables, stories, and novels, including If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. Yet he was also a book editor, journalist, and WWII Resistance fighter. This first English translation of 650 letters spanning the period from the war years until his death include Calvino's correspondence with writers Umberto Eco, Gore Vidal, Elsa Morante, and Primo Levi; directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Pier Paolo Pasolini; composer Luciano Berio; as well as mentors and critics.
Cemetery Lake by Paul Cleave (Atria) - New Zealander Cleave's powerful third Christchurch noir introduces PI Theodore Tate. Two years earlier, the grown daughter of bank manager Henry Martins asked Tate, then a policeman, to investigate what she believed to have been her father's murder. Tate found nothing, but now the second husband of Martins's widow has died, possibly of poisoning. Martins's body is exhumed—a measure that wasn't taken initially—revealing some unpleasant surprises, and three bodies surface in a lake adjacent to the cemetery, one belonging to a missing 19-year-old girl.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow) - "Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later... but they are never lost for good"—and the most grim of those memories, no matter how faint, can haunt one forever, as they do the anonymous narrator of Gaiman's subtle and splendid modern myth. The protagonist, an artist, returns to his childhood home in the English countryside to recover his memory of events that nearly destroyed him and his family when he was seven. a fresh story of magic, humanity, loyalty, and memories.
Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee (Algonquin) –This not-to-be-missed story collection microscopically examines the familiar motifs of infidelity, apathy, and unrequited love, revealing through each incisive tale deeper, novelistic layers of humanity and truth. Each of Lee's stories is told from a first-person perspective, and many of them take place on college campuses. They are all centered on unique and arresting set-pieces and showcase astonishing prose: as the dinner party in the title story disintegrates multiple marriages, the meal "is revealed as a collection of crazy bones"; in "The Banks of the Vistula," a student plagiarizes her paper, accidentally revealing the shadowy past of her professor who "looked like a dream one might have in childhood." Find out why Lee thinks writing slowly is okay.
Proxy by Alex London (Philomel) – London moves from middle-grade to YA with an entertaining throwback to '70s dystopias like Logan's Run, offering intriguing moral dilemmas amid breakneck action. Knox is a spoiled rich kid who spends his time doing drugs, seducing girls, and occasionally stealing a car for a joyride. He has nothing to worry about, because whenever he gets in trouble, it's his Proxy—a slum resident and tech genius named Syd—who pays the price, since he's tied to Knox as a result of crippling debt he was born into. When Knox's recklessness gets his latest conquest killed, the consequences and the boys' reactions lead to fast-paced chases, conspiratorial revelations, and assorted twists.
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Ben Greenman (Grand Central) - In this enjoyable memoir, Thompson, drummer/founder of The Roots, tells of his work as a DJ and producer with some of the biggest names in the music business, such as Jay-Z and Common, and Dave Chappelle. His always fascinating and sometimes hilarious recollections touch on everything from drumming at age five in his father's professional doo-wop and soul band to roller-skating as an adult with Eddie Murphy at a bizarre party hosted by Prince.


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encode text with md5sum or sha1sum
I have these files that look something like this:
988.207079 2
144.9625 0.8969
147.1986 2.3309
148.7969 2.1577
156.0010 0.8954
158.7631 0.6406
168.3721 0.6769
169.0449 1.7547
171.2164 1.6338
173.0547 2.8426
I need to store the contents of entire file in a MySQL database. I was wondering if there was a way to compress/re-encode the contents of the file and then store the result. That way if I needed the file I could just de-code/convert the format.
I'm envisioning something like:
[ In Perl script calling database function via DBI ]
my $txt = mysql_query(select * from table where file_name = 'someName');
yes, that is quite reasonable.
In the title of your post you refer to MD5/SHA1, you do realise that is not encoding and that more than one file could have the same MD5/SHA1 hash ?
More importantly that you can not create a hash from a file delete the file and expect to recreate the file from the hash.
look at zlib (what gzip uses) for compression, I am sure there are Perl APIs for it.
If all you want is compression/uncromression, MySql has functions you can use, so you don't need to do it in a script. But you should set the column type to BLOB since it's binary data. Here's an example:
CREATE TABLE files (filename VARCHAR(255),filecontent BLOB)
INSERT INTO files (filename,filecontent) VALUES ('thefilename.txt',COMPRESS('Lots of text here...'))
SELECT filename,UNCOMPRESS(filecontent) FROM files
I haven't found a perl library that compresses the text the way I was looking for. The closest I got was the encode_base64() function in the MIME::Base64 module. The zlib library seems to be for binary compression and I want to keep the resulting data in ascii or utf8.
So how do you pass in the whole file into the table?
INSERT INTO files (filename, filecontent) VALUES ('thefilename.txt', COMPRESS(LOAD DATA INFILE '/abs/path/to/file')))
I was thinking about just reading the file into a variable, and putting the content of the file in the query. You can't use LOAD DATA INFILE like that.
But your aim is a bit strange. You want to store files in the database, and compress them to save space, but you don't want it to be binary data. Why is that? If you actually want to do it, you can compress, then base64_encode, but I doubt you save a lot of space that way.
It seems to me you are confused about some things:
compress (zlib) compresses data, but the result will be binary data.
base64_encode is used to convert binary data to ascii data. The result is typically 30% more data.
md5sum/sha1sum makes hashes (checksums) of data. It is not encoding of any kind - you just get checksums, and you can't get the data back with just a checksum.
All of those things can be done with Perl or with MySQL functions. It doesn't matter much how you do it.
But keep in mind that a database is for structuring information. Unstructured data can be put in a database, but it's usually better to keep files as files.
Also, if this is something for like an archive of old data, MySql has a special table type, where everything is compressed with zlib, so you wont have to worry about compression/decompression. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...ge-engine.html
But those tables have some limitations, like no indexes, and you cant do UPDATE or DELETE. If it really is an archive, it can be very useful though.
You are right I'm a bit confused. (And my post is confusing too).
Thanks for the clarification.
The data files I'm trying to store are just like the example I posted originally. Each file represents 1 experiment. Ultimately we would like the user to be able to run queries like this:
SELECT file_name, experiment_data
This would return 1 row for each experiment an the experiment_data would contain the entire contents of the file as one long string.
The user then just saves this output to a file and runs a perl script on it to convert the long string back into the contents of the file.
As you pointed out encode_base64() in perl results in output that is much longer than the original file. I was hoping there was another (similar) method that doesn't result in such long strings.
Does this make more sense?
Hi again.
If you ask me, files like that don't belong in a database. Why not use files when that's what it is? You could then easily gzip/gunzip the files when needed. And things like incremental backups are a harder when the stuff is in the database.
But if you really need to put it in a MySQL database, why not let the database do the compression?
CREATE TABLE filetable (
filename VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL ,
experiment_data TEXT NOT NULL
) ENGINE = archive;
Note the "ENGINE = archive" - now all the data will be compressed/uncomressed without you or scripts having to do anything.
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'It was a sea of humanity': Rep. John Lewis and Bill Moyers revisit the March on Washington
Nearly 50 years after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial during a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) went back to the scene alongside Bill Moyers to recount his memories of the "March on Washington."
"It was unreal, unbelievable," Lewis told Moyers. "When I got up to speak, I can see the people, the young people. I can see those middle aged and older people. I can see some members of Congress down near the foot of the podium. It was a sea of humanity."
Lewis, who was the sixth out of 10 speakers during the Aug. 28, 1963 event in Washington, D.C. — best remembered for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech — is the only one still alive today. He told Moyers that he came to the event not long after becoming the head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and was confident that the 250,000 people attending the gathering would hold true to the principles of civil disobedience set forth by the movement.
But Moyers, who was deputy director of the Peace Corps at the time and commuted into the city, told Lewis that the environment around the area was rife with tension, as authorities had canceled time off for the day and called in 15,000 paratroopers.
"The police were so nervous that they rigged your sound system in case they had to take it over when violence erupted," Moyers explained. "So, you may have been calm, but there was a fear in the heart of the city that things were going to go badly."
Lewis did reveal that other civil rights leaders were nervous about some remarks in the original version of his speech, including an exhortation that African-Americans "cannot be patient."
"There was some people who said something like, 'In the speech, you're saying revolution, black masses. What are you talking about?'" Lewis recounted. "And A. Philip Randolph came to my rescue. He said, 'There's nothing wrong with the use of the word black masses. I use it in myself sometimes. There's nothing wrong with the use of the word revolution. I use it in myself –' so, for the most part, we kept that in it."
Lewis also shared his memories of King's speech, telling Moyers that as King continued, he knew that he was reaching not just the audience, but the American people.
"He had the largest audience he ever had," Lewis said of King. "He had been to Washington before, like in 1957, on May 17, 1957 and spoke on the steps. But this audience was different. It was larger. And I think he was inspired. I think he was inspired by God almighty. I think he had been tracked down by what I call the spirit of history. And he responded."
Watch Moyers' interview with Lewis, posted online Friday by Moyers & Company, below.


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You look real good, make some nice moves to get close and punch well to the body. One thing you need to work on is finishing.
What I mean is this. You'll jab your way in, throw some nice punches, then stop punching and step back. I only watched a couple rounds but you did it every time in what I saw, and I know its a sparring session but how you train is how you'll fight. When I boxed,I loved guys that would just step back like that because it would let me steal a lead right on them and finish the exchange in my favor.
You can finish in a bunch of different ways. I was tall for my weight and liked to jab and slide straight back because if he'd follow me I could walk him into a right hand. generally though, angles are better. You can move yourself out to the side, out of his punching range, but in a position where you can keep punching if you choose to.
Good eye with the stepping back. I do have a habit of doing it. At times it just because I do it or if I hurt someone I tend to step back and let them gain their composure.
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Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:01:58 GMT —
arlos Santana hit two more home runs, giving him six in six games, and the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City 10-3 Sunday to end the Royals' winning streak at five.
Santana hit a pair of two-run homers. He has connected in three straight games.
Santana went 3 for 3 and reached base in all five plate appearances. He homered in a four-run fifth inning and hit another drive in ninth for his fifth career multihomer game and his second of the series.
In his past six games, Santana is 14 for 23, including three doubles and 10 RBIs.
Ryan Raburn and Yan Gomes also homered for the Indians, who had lost six straight at Kauffman Stadium.


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First glock thoughts on model
I am looking to get a glock to use as a service weapon in armed security to replace my old school s&w 9mm any thoughts on model and caliber only issue I have is my big ol gorilla paws
I would recommend either Glock 17 Gen 4 (my personal choice), or the Glock 22 Gen 4. They are the same full size, just different caliber.
If you want to conceal, I would recommend the Glock 19 Gen 4 or Glock 23 Gen 4, unless you can conceal a full size pretty well. It all depends
i love my glock 19 just a tad smaller than the 17 so it could easily be used as a service pistol or concealed pistol. plus the 17 mags fit in the g19. I perfer 9mm because its what i can control the best and still have speed and accuracy with. But if you feel better with a 40 id recommend the glock 23 same size as the g19.
Security is universally open carry.
I have big hands as well, carried a g20 back when I was on the armored trucks.
BUT, 10mm is cost prohibitive if you are loading yourself.
Go with the g17. 17+1, can still be concealed. Ammo is widely available and fairly cheap.
Hello, i am new to the site and a novice gun owner of a Rueger sr9.
I hope someone can help me as i am contemplating the purchase of a Glock 22 Gen4 in a small gun shop.
The owner said the gun has been recently been purchased and returned. I am not sure why it was returned but after handling the gun i am really serious on pulling the trigger on the purchase. He is asking 499$ for it. I had him open up the gun and there was still the red greece from the manufacturer in it. which tells me the prior owner only shot it once and returned it.
I really want to purchase it today and i feel he may sell it bc Semiautos are scarce in NJ. (which is were i reside). He stressed that he may not have it as the guns are litterly flying off the shelf.
If anyone can give me any feed back on issues with the spring or any other issues that they may know of i would greatly appreciate it.
The G19 3rd gen as used by NYPD with 9mm Speer Gold Dots
I've currently got 4, and owned more than that, but I've never seen red GREASE in a glock.
Glock 17. I like the backstrap adjustability of the Gen 4 models but there's not much wrong with the Gen 3 models.
There's no compact or subcompact pistol made that's easier to shoot than an equivalent full size model.
Since it's a service pistol, I seriously doubt a few ounces and a half inch in length will make it more difficult to carry than a compact model.
You said you have large hands, so that pretty much rules out compact and subcompact pistols. I have large, not huge, hands and I don't find the Glock 19 to be as comfortable to grip as a Glock 17.
ya can't go wrong with the .40 I've seen field mice take a 9 before and crawl off with their guts hanging out... and that's MOUSE (that event inspired me to never own a 9mm in my life) whereas I've seen the .40 stop animals that you wouldn't think it would in their tracks... as for gen3 to gen4?... all my glocks are gen3 and I recommend the g22 or g35 and g24 if ya like a longer barrel and a few more factory extras
I shot a chow, in the face, with a 40, pmc starfire, from 12', that didn't die.
Good thing I haven't based every decision since then on that event.
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Can a ceasefire be reached between Israel and Hamas?
After a weekend of rising violence, diplomatic efforts are intensifying to reach a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza. As The Globe and Mail's Patrick Martin reports from Jerusalem the efforts in Cairo involve key regional powers, the Arab League and the United Nations, who will push for immediate end to the fighting, now in its six day.
President Obama goes to Myanmar
The newly elected president, on his first foreign junket since the Nov. 6 election that secured him a second term, gave a major boost to the once-isolated Asian country's efforts to come in from the cold. The six hour visit included a meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein, who has led the reform effort in Myanmar, also known as Burma. The United States has rewarded the country's move away from decades of repression under military rule by lifting some economic sanctions.
'One father and mother for all children:' French protests
Thousands took to the street in France as protests gear up against the government's plan to legalize gay marriage in 2013, a key promise in President François Hollande's election campaign. The protests, spurred by the Roman Catholic Church, have taken the government by surprised. Despite the demonstrations, polls show the move to legalize same sex unions enjoys significant support across France.
More talks, still no hockey
Despite growing pessimism over chances of cutting a deal and saving the NHL season, formal talks will resume today in New York. While the players and owners have agreed to move to a 50-50 revenue split, differences remain over timing and other contract rights.
Signs of hope in Ontario's education tumult
There is positive news in the growing labour unrest with Ontario's teachers. Five tentative deals were signed this weekend, providing hope of a possible breakthrough for others. The development puts pressure on boards and union locals that have still not signed agreements as well as Education Minister Laurel Broten, who needs to approve any deals.
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Five Real Mexican Drinks for Cinco de Mayo
Let's just get this straight right away, OK?
Yes, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday. It's a Mexican holiday the way Patriots' Day is an American holiday. Patriots' Day is only observed in two out of the 50 American states (Massachusetts and Maine, in case you were wondering); Cinco de Mayo is only observed in one out of the 31 Mexican states (Puebla, in case you were wondering).
The whole "drinko for Cinco" malarky, where gloppy combo plates with cheese melted over everything or grade-D meat tacos get chased with a small ocean of the beer-flavored soda known as Corona, is about as Mexican as I am (in other words, not at all). It's thoroughly an American invention, St. Patrick's Day with worse beer.
If you're going to celebrate the defeat of the French army at the hands of the Mexican soldiers in Puebla (insert surrender joke here), which is at least as good an excuse to party as any, at least do so by drinking drinks that might actually be recognizable by Mexicans. Here are five to get you started:
1. Margarita
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Yes, margaritas really are Mexican drinks--but this business of blended fruit, ice and crappy bottled sour mix has got to go. A margarita is tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Proportions vary, but the "official" recipe is 7 parts tequila, 4 parts triple sec and 3 parts lime juice, served on the rocks; a salted rim is optional. No strawberries, no mangoes, no blenders, and most importantly, no Cuervo Gold. Use a real tequila, one that's marked 100% de agave, but don't splurge; you don't need $50-a-fifth sipping tequila for this drink.
2. Paloma
Ask an American to name a tequila cocktail and the first word out of his mouth will be "margarita". Ask a Mexican the same question and he'll tell you "una paloma". The most popular tequila drink (besides straight shots) in Mexico is a shot of tequila and three shots of Squirt, Jarritos Toronja or another grapefruit soda, served on the rocks. The same rules for tequila apply here as for the margarita; try a real tequila and you may get past the "one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor" problem.
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I have had two vbeam treatment done the first in feb. and the second in march. I am only 23 years old and it has left my skin with a crepey thin leathery like texture. I have large pores (where I had none before), lines covering my face ie. mostly on cheeks and forehead and now my skin is no longer able to hold moisture. My skin is so dehydrated I look like I have aged 10+ years. I have spent a fortune on skin care products with no hope in sight. Is there anything I can do to correct this?
Damage Done by Vbeam. Any Way To Correct This?
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Dehydrated skin and V-Beam
Thank you for your question. This is a very unusual occurance as the V-Beam is tradionally one of the safest lasers on the market today. I would look into other products you are using as well. If you are using high doses of Retin-A you may need to back off on the use, and have your skin evaluated by a Board Certified Dermatologist. If you recently discontinued Accutane, this can be a factor as well. If you are using Hydroquinone, you may be having an adverse reaction to that as well.
I hope this helps.
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Hello guys!
Im gonna start htis by being honest in that I have limited knowledge of programming/coding, and moderate knowledge of working graphics and modelers such as maya and blender, BUT I WANT BOTH OF THESE TO CHANGE!
Basically, I am looking at this from a perspective of a really fun hobby. Ive played so many games and mmos and thought "I can do better" I mean...who hasnt right? well I wanna put my money where my mouth is and begin to not so much build a game but some of the features Ive always found lacking in games.
So...where do I start? what engine can work with an utter noob but not be limiting in the regard that if I learn more and more programming I can grow within the engine...
I dont care if its free or costs money. Money I have (not thousands and thousands) but time I dont so I want to stream line my learning process.
I would like to caveat this by saying I am smart, and i learn fast, so it doesnt need to be an idiot proof system.
Some of the things I wish to look into making is:
Destrucable environments Fantasy flight systems (proper wing thrust, use of thermals and dives) mounted flying combat dynamic fighting that is real dynamic quest systems
I know these are ambitious but there just for fun, but I wanna have the tools to do these things.
You can't get something for nothing. No engine is suitable for the complete noob. You need to learn how to program first. In any language.
I have one link for you: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
thats what i was asking for?
a programming language that is good to learn on, and a book/tutorial, heck a school I could look into. An engine that i can begin playing around with it on, because I for one am of a mind a person learns best by doing something.
ive been absorbing data for a week now, and Ive learned alot about the types of program languages that are out there, the engine choices, graphics, physics, ect...
but I was looking for 'friendly" advice on where to look at to start that wont be a dead end. Because the chances are if I just pick something research it and try it, it might possibly leads me to know where except knowing what not to do.
I am trying to limit that.
ive been absorbing data for a week now
Keep doing that for a few years and things will be much clearer. Mix it with some actual "doing things" and it will also be useful. There is no silver bullet, and at the stage where you are, there are no dead ends. Any path you try, anything you do, will net you some valuable experience.
thats fair information, and I thank you for your candor...
I dont truly understand where the hostility comes from, I guess its just the nature of the internet these days.
but I wasnt looking for a "silver bullet" or even a get rich quick scheme...just opinions on how people started out, and what sites were good or books that they enjoyed or didnt that were targeting noobies.
I guess thats to hard? to much of a guarded secret? anyways! I guess Ill post what im looking at now.
Blender and the blender game engine - I already know Maya preatty well, but I figured if they have a game engine Ill check out there 3d program as well. Seems to me since its open source and made by people that it would have tons more add-ons/scripts than others (course that means more bugs) but im hoping more people to work through them as well.
Realm Crafter 2- I saw a game one team i smaking with realm crafter 1, and it was very impressive, so Im going to look into this.
multiverse- seems ambitious but nothing anyone has made to this point looks any good, and the features seem lacking.
C4- the physics engine for this one looks nice! but the reviews on ths board alk of some problems, but its new so thats to be expected?
Questions: anyone know of any good engines with WYSIWG? i wanna look into this. I saw the cry engine and the intuitive ai was sweet!
well, dinner time im off.
I started out with the unreal engine myself. Just pick up an unreal based game that has the editor with it. I can't say it's the best way to start, but the unreal engine is famous for it's tools, and you can ease into the whole thing by making some levels. It probably won't let you make an mmo, but 64 players should be plenty to try out your ideas right? And you won't have all the restrictions the major mmo's do. Oh, you won't be able to destroy the environments, but that's not feasable for an mmo anyway.
Just an opinion. Good on you for putting up with the jaded pros.
Did you read it the link? I've read it. Its quite insightful. I wish I'd known that when starting out!
The hostility was because the OP can easily do the research himself if he felt like it. I never had to post a "How do I make a game?" post, because all I had to do was sit and read these forums and articles here, on gamedev.net, gamasutra, igda.org, and you'd be surprised what you can Google with the right words. I got books out of the library, bought several of the recommended game developing books on eBay and Amazon, and someone keyed me to the best site: http://sloperama.com/advice.html
Ourselves, we decided (mainly budget-based) to work with Panda3D, Blender and/or Milkshape, and we're using Python for the actual scripting.
Im glad we live in such a cut throat society....(sarcasm)
but anyways...
Razor: I like your idea but if I use an unreal engine and make some "levels" can I make my own art that can then be transitioned into a diffrent engine that caters more to mmo style? (i know nothing of unreal, i hate fps games)
Im atually looking at some of the same things. I know python enough for basics and to get mysefl in trouble, but I like the way it works so im going with it for now.
I am also using blender, and maya because I know it. Im going to look on the boards for some converters for diffrent formats. If anyone has some suggestions? or you can just yell at me for asking, that works too.
Now I saw panda on the engine list but I havent looked into it. Hows it working for you?
The levels would of course be specific to unreal, as would the code (being in unreal script). Models, including static ones (as long as you have the "source files") and textures should work in another game. If I'm not mistaken, UT2003 came with a slightly unlocked version of Maya PLE for making models with. I wouldn't worry about transitioning the art to another game myself, because by the time you switch engine you'll probably be so much better at it you'll think what you've done is crap anyway.
But once again, it's just a possibility, pick your own path.
lol your probably right about that. ive done alot of 3d modeling, and some 3d static art on maya, but ive never animated anything....I dunno though...unreal and doom and wolfenstein stuff...its never been my cup of tea, in fact I really really abhore it.
Ill look into it though...OH HEY! I was at a "guys night" tonight and one of the gents was a programmer and told me about how he got into it, and some of the diffrences in programming languages and what is good to learn with for what I wish to do...was very helpful!
Panda3d is doing all right for us, since we're not aiming to be the next World of Warcraft. Another thing we like is that it has a lot of support (forums, several colleges are now using it), so the likelihood of help and getting more workers eventually is a good one.
ill look into it. Im still playing around between maya, 3dmax, blender....I also like them in that order.
but ill look into panda.
so far this is where Im at now; HOLDING PATTERN!
Im taking some programming tutorials and ive signed up for both a programming and a graphical design class next semester.
There are three mmo designs i am looking into in order of my favorite
torque engine with the mmo kit (they have great support and tons of good add-ons and documentation) from what I can tell.
realm crafter 2 (realm crafter one looks nice, but the grpahics suck, sounds like thats to be fixed when 2 comes out)
multiverse (sounds ambitious, dunno what its capable of, so I am a bit apprehensive.)
What knows though in 6 months though? woooo!
Although people hate to hear this, it always has to be said.
Make something in 2d efore stepping into the 3d realm, then make a 3d game before making that MMO.
MMOs are a massive amount of work, and although there are tools around to speed up the process, you're still looking at 2+ years to get anything decent.
Keep in mind you'll have to find a server, aswell as some GMs, not to mention that you'll probably end up needing 3-4 team memebers just to get something done.
If you do want to make a MMO, go read [www.devmaster.net/wiki](www.devmaster.net/wiki) , you'd be surprised about how many people want to make a MMO, and how many consider themselves unique.
I do ike the whole fly dragons thing, espcially if there was massive combat, now that would be cool. But keep in mind that aiming for realisim in a MMO will equal instant death, as it'll eat up too much time. It's probably best to build a simple mouse driven flight system similar to Freelancer, but mix it up with magic etc.
yeah i understand, what you are saying and maybe i didnt state it clearly enough or emphasize it, but I am in this as a hobby. Im not trying to make the next wow, or make anything really....
maybe if the "mechanics" i wish to create work out, I could sell those, but I am not aiming for that. I just love physics and I want to work with it in games.
Oh! and I have made seven 2-d games in the last week. I bought a book from borders called...
"beginning game programming" by Michael Morrison
and from it i built a basic engine and 7 games, that are kinda fun to be honest.
I understand you are in it as a hobby, but so is every second person here. If you want to make a physics perfect game, you'll want to make a basic single player system first, as networking and security will end up eating up too much of your time otherwise.
not if i dont even bother with it, haha!
there are many people out there i can pay to do such things, or if people like my project if I ever inquire for help...
im not planning on working inside a bubble, heck i already have two others but they dont really count since they are...
my brother, and my best friend! one of which is a graphical designer for an animation studio. (which helps little with programming)
Why are you even asking for advice then? Everything people have said with intents to help you, you have gone and argued off.
I don't see much point in helping someone who just disagrees with everything said.
i liked razor and ellis' advice?
and I am disagreeing and agreeing with you mostly...
Your points are VERY VALID and I was just trying to inform you I had though of these (sort of) and I appreciate you working through different things I need to be made aware of, and reminded of...
Im sorry if your feelings were hurt, It is not intentional, and I am not trying to belittle you or your opinion and if thats whats coming across to you then I am truly sorry.
In fact I was most excited that you mentioned doing a 2d game because thats what i thought, and your reassurance that it was a good plan, made me happy. Im having tons of fun programming a missile defense game right now.
Question: Are you saying I should apply my wants for a good physics system to a single player aspect so I can focus on that and not the aspects of making it multiple people capable? If so, then I never thought of it like that...but if I go with that approach can it then be transitioned into a multi user format easily? (not that anything is really easy, nor do I want it to be!)
I think the phrase, "learn to walk before you run" is appropriate here!


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Wyche: Don't count out Smith staying in Carolina
Published: June 10th, 2011 | Tags: Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers, Ron Rivera, Steve Wyche
The signs pointing out Steve Smith's future seem to be angled in every direction.
After all, Smith has denied he requested a trade from the Panthers, even as he won't commit on his uncertain future with the franchise. Head coach Ron Rivera has been equally effusive and patient when discussing the matter.
The speculation on Smith still hasn't waned, even if it's going in circles as both sides remain tight-lipped. Making sense of it all, perhaps Smith leaving Carolina isn't a foregone conclusion like many had expected. NFL.com's Steve Wyche spent part of the week watching the Panthers work out, and left with an opinion on Smith's future.
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More about the hypothetical situation
My post "Hypothetical Situation… what do you think?" from Tuesday was based on a true story. Here is the full report as I received it:
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus." And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea… (Acts 17:1-10 ESV)
There were a few details that I left out of my "hypothetical situation". 1) The "religoius people" were Jews. 2) Paul and Silas did not have New Testament Scriptures to leave with the new believers. 3) The new believers were already facing persecution before Paul and Silas left.
Paul and Silas probably visited Thessalonika around 49-50 AD. We don't know specifically what happened to the group of believers in Thessalonika after Paul and Silas left. But, we do know that the church – and Paul did consider them a church – continued to grow in both numbers and maturity. Notice what Paul says in his letter to this church, which he probably wrote only a year or two after visiting the city for the first time:
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. (1 Thessalonians 1:4-8 ESV)
So, I'll answer my own questions concerning my "hypothetical situation" now:
1) What things do you think are most important that you would have taught them over the last few weeks? According to Acts, the most important information that Paul communicated to the Jews was the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that Jesus is the Messiah. For the new believers – those to whom the gospel and the Holy Spirit had come – the most important thing for Paul was that they imitated his way of life.
For myself, I probably would not trust the Spirit as much as Paul did. I would think that I would have to present a systematic set of teachings and made sure they understood and agreed with everything.
2) What concerns would you have about this group of disciples? It seems that Paul's main concern was that they would remain faithful in spite of persecution.
My concerns would be that they would not do or believe the things that I do or believe.
3) Would you consider this group a church? Why or why not? Paul did consider them a church because the Holy Spirit had come to them.
I would consider them a church, because they had received the Holy Spirit.
4) Do you think you left them with everything they need after only a few weeks? Paul thought that they had everything they needed.
I'm learning that they had everything they needed.
(Note: "Everything they needed" does not mean that these believers were completely mature. But, then, no believer or group of believers is completely mature. Thus, we continually need the presence of the Spirit and the help from other believers.)
5) If so, how could this be enough? Paul was satisfied that if they had the Holy Spirit, then he would provide everything they needed. This is a constant and consistent theme with Paul.
See my answer above.
6) If not, what is missing? Nothing is missing.
Next week, I will publish one more post concerning this "hypothetical situation". In that post, I will discuss the point of these posts.
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Alan – Thank you for the question.
It makes you think. (ouch)
Only a few weeks???
1-Hopefully, Jesus is the example.
Jesus took His disciples into the world
and said watch me, now you go do it.
They learned quickly by watching
and doing and participating.
He taught them about love.
How many have ever been really loved?
Jesus said the greatest commandment is,
You shall love…
love the Lord your God,
love your neighbor,
love yourself,
love your enemies,
love one and other as I have loved you.
They watched Jesus have a
loving relationship with His Father.
As the Father has loved me,
so have I loved you.
They watched Jesus have communion
with the Father continuously
and be totally dependent on
someone from another realm
inside Himself.
Jesus taught them;
the Father that dwelleth in me,
he does the works.
I do nothing of myself;
but as my Father hath taught me,
I speak these things.
The Son can do nothing of himself,
but what he seeth the Father do:
for what things soever he doeth,
these also doeth the Son likewise.
I seek not mine own will,
but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
Jesus taught them; When I leave,
the Holy Spirit will teach you all things.
And the Spirit of truth will guide
you into all truth.
I will not leave you comfortless,
I will come to you.
He told Peter.
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona:
for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee,
but my Father which is in heaven.
He taught His disciples;
But be not ye called Rabbi: (teacher)
for one is your Master, (guide, leader)
even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Neither be ye called masters: (leaders)
for one is your Master, (guide, leader)
even Christ.
They watched Jesus preach
the Kingdom of God,
heal the sick and cast out demons.
Then Jesus sent His disciples to;
preach the kingdom of God,
and to heal the sick
and say to them,
The kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you.
He taught His disciples;
When you go out to make disciples,
teach them to observe
all things whatsoever
I have commanded you.
2- If by the grace of God these disiples
experienced the love of God and
heard the shepherds voice all would be well.
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Hi! I've been reading LQ for some time - usually when I head problem, google would drag me here, but now I decided to register and try to get some help by asking, not just by reading.
I'm not a total newbie, I've been using linux (mandrake, slack, fedora...) for few years, but it was only for programming (programming environment in unix rules!). Never had time for administrative issues, so now I'm learning. I'm very familiar with unix, but only in general. I've been through many books, but when it comes to specific problem, I realize that I know so little. For example, I don't know anything about hardware and that is always a big problem.
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The reversal of options issued in 2007 has wiped nearly $2 million off the pay packages of key management at
According to the annual report of Australia's largest white goods and electronics retailer released yesterday, about $1.9 million in share options was reversed in the 2010 financial year after performance conditions in respect of the 2007 allocation were not satisfied.
"This resulted in the reversal of the cumulative share-based payments expense previously recognised in the income statement and a reversal of the share-based payments remuneration previously disclosed in the remuneration report for executive directors of the company in respect of the year ended 30 June 2008 (of $600,000) and the year ended 30 June 2009 (of $1,299,445)."
In March 2010 the retailer wanted to re-price stock options for its six executive directors after the Harvey Norman share price failed to regain its 2007 highs.
It called an extraordinary meeting for April 30 for shareholders to approve the issue of 17.5 million options (about 1.6 per cent of the shares on issue) to executive directors, including Mr Harvey, Mrs Page, chief financial officer
This was the second time Harvey Norman had asked shareholders to approve this controversial practice of lowering hurdle rates.
In 2003, the company ditched a plan to re-price 14.5 million options because large investors were opposed.
The Harvey Norman share price has fallen nearly 45 per cent over the past 12 months. The stock yesterday closed up 1¢ at $2.15, a long way off its five-year high hit in 2007 of $7.15.
Mr Harvey said the outlook for the integrated retail, franchise and property business remained positive, but retail conditions were challenging.
He warned that while Australian stores were performing strongly in the cooking, white goods and furniture and bedding categories, competition and the strength of the Australian dollar continued to drive deflationary pressures in the electrical and computer categories.
Mr Harvey said he was confident that the new e-commerce site for Harvey Norman set to launch in early October would be a success.
"Using market intelligence we have already gained from our successful photo-finishing and Domayne sites, we are confident our online transactional strategy will produce incremental dollars to the existing channel," he said.
"Added to this, we will be pioneering a software on demand multi-channel offer as an extension to our successful photo-finishing business."
In New Zealand he expected the business to benefit from the rebuilding of Christchurch and the economic uplift of the Rugby World cup.
Harvey Norman revealed a 9 per cent rise in 2011 full-year net profit to $252.3 million.
Stripping out property revaluations, profit on a property sale and impairments, core net profit declined 18 per cent to $238 million, slightly ahead of expectations but boosted by share trading gains.
Revenue climbed to $2.7 billion from $2.45 billion the year before.
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Things I liked: Very good rifle. I have no chrono but I estimate ROF to be around 800 rpm and velocity at about 350 fps. Got this gun during the promo period, at $120 this is a bargain. Deal maker here is the weaver rail integrated on top. Maybe not realistic but saves you $30 or more on rail clamp/attachments. MP5 rifles are very sexy, compact and reliable. Retractable stock doesn't wobble, high capacity magazine is a perfect fit. Lastly, safety/semi/full auto selector is VERY tight, just how I like it to be.
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For some reason, the A/R aging is not printing when I send out client statements. I've playing around with the Statement layout and can't seem to fix it, so I'm waving the white flag with the hope someone here can help. Many thanks for your assistance.
Also, for some reason the statement always produces a second page that is blank. Any ideas how to fix this?
Reed Tinsley, CPA, CVA Houston, TX email@example.com
The settings to get A/R to show on bills is found under "Bill Profile". It is the third section down on the first tab. There are several boxes you can check and also a drop down box on the right. Experiment with those settings to get the desired results. You get to Bill Profile by going to File/Setup/Billing Options/Bill Profiles
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Jeff, thanks for the quick reply. This is my frustration - The A/R aging box is checked in the DEF profiles. The A/R Aging Table prints on my invoices but not on the Statements for some reason.
I apologize, I did not pick up on the word Statement, I assumed Invoice or Bill was what you were referring to. I don't use built in Statements in Time Matters/Billing Matters but produce ours using Microsoft Access which ties into the TM database. Explain which built in "statement" you are referring to and I can experiment some and see if I can figure it out for you. If you prefer the Access method, I can give you some pointers in that regard as well.
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I don't think it is possible to show the Aged AR on the statements.
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I have a bill layout that I use to send client 'statements'. It says Statement across the top, but it isn't the 'statement' in the program, which I do like, but find it difficult to select the matters for which I want to send statements. So, I print my Aged AR summary. (By the way, I compare the Aged AR summary with the Aged AR by Invoice report to be sure I don't have unpaid bills AND unapplied payments on the same matter, and to confirm my 'Suspense' balance is correct.) So, my bill layout for past due has a big Gray Letters across the top, PAST DUE. And it includes a message that says something like 'I know you want to keep your accounts up to date, so here is a reminder of the invoices that are now past due.' Oftentimes, I reprint past due invoices on the 'statement' layout so that all the original details are on them. Depends on the client and situation and how many bills are unpaid. Collecting past due amounts is always a challenge, but, the older the bills get, the less likely you are to collect in full, so keep plugging away at them.
ps: You can create a BillFlow Manager that includes only matters where Aging is over 90 or over 120 and exclude any unbilled by choosing a future begin/end date. That will help you get all the matters you want to send a statement to in one group. Or, you can use the fields on the matter list to help single out the biggest offenders.
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There seems much policy reform in the pipeline in the oil and gas sector. The report of the 'Committee on the production sharing contracts mechanism in petroleum industry' calls for policy overhaul to incentivise exploration and production (E&P) of hydrocarbons. The panel, headed by Dr C Rangarajan, has recommended a revamped policy regime for new contracts in the upstream oil and gas industry based on upfront revenue share for government, rather than cost recovery for licensee operators being the primary focus as at present. The objective appears to be to rev up transparency and government take,streamline operations and discourage contested costs in the capital-intensive E&P sector.
However, such change would require institutional reform as well, given for instance that geophysical information and field data would be of vital import in the proposed new policy. Abroad, in the mature hydrocarbon licensing regimes, it is the norm that speculative seismic surveys are regularly conducted on behalf of licensee clients by seismic contractors.
In tandem, the Rangarajan committee has devised a new gas pricing formula linked to an index of regional prices, which again seems unexceptionable in principle. It would be an improvement on the currently approved rigid administered rates that do not quite appear to adequately determine local scarcity value. But it may prove difficult to work out two of the four sets of international prices suggested as benchmarks, and it is a moot point whether the average price so determined can be considered reasonably efficient for usage and supply here. In proposing to link gas prices determined regionally and beyond to domestic rates, the panel seems not to be laying sufficient emphasis again on institutional reform and market design. The point is that proactive policy and regular scope for price bids for gas should lead to a better demand and supply scenario looking ahead, even as we shore up connectivity and gas networks.
The committee's proposed changeover in E&P does, broadly, make sense. Revenue share as the basis for bidding and follow-through operations would be clear-cut and avoid opacity. A 10-year tax holiday instead of seven also seems required to factor in higher risks, especially in the deeper offshore. However, the new system would verily require massive qualitative improvement in the availability of geological and seismic data, which may not always be available in the first place. It is precisely because most of our sedimentary basins remain insufficiently explored that we have opted for a system of upfront cost-recovery to encourage investment in E&P.
The report does call for more institutional depth. It wants codification of 'good international petroleum industry practices' (paragraph 15.4), and for the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons to be 'strengthened' to render independent technical advice to the government. But the panel seems focused on the fiscal regime and wants no change in the existing 'work programme' criteria, which requires potential operators of oil & gas blocks to commit to drill wells on the basis of historical data.
Operators can be much penalised for failing on their prior 'work' commitment never mind if the drilling is not prospective enough. Abroad, in the UK for instance, there's a system of prospect licences available for limited periods without extensive 'work' requirements. We also do need systems to update and disseminate value-added seismic data to invite strong bids. The expert panel surmises that since there would be no element of cost recovery in the new system, the approval of 'annual budgets, audited accounts and auditors' would be redundant for licensee operations (para 11.10). Note that licensing regimes abroad avoid the detailed, case-by-case oversight approach, which we invariably follow in E&P, by putting out extensive codes, best practices and operator manuals that are regularly updated. We clearly need similar systems here.
As for gas, the panel wants the netback price (that reflects price received by the gas buyer for his final product) of Indian imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the wellhead of exporting countries. It would be one set of benchmark prices. The other set of prices proposed is an average of the Henry Hub in the US and the National Balancing Point in the UK, plus netback prices of the sources of LNG supply for Japan. The average of the two sets of prices is what's proposed as the local price of gas. However, while prices in the hubs of the mature markets – with hugely different supply and demand patterns than here – could be tracked, working out netback prices for LNG imported into India or Japan may be a tall order. Also, gas via LNG imports remains quite small here and Japan is highly energy efficient.
The committee wants the gas price formula reviewed in five years assuming that the gas market, and attendant infrastructure like import terminals and pipelines would be more developed then. But in the ensuing period, we surely need policy to induce transparent local price discovery in gas and in parallel develop promising clean-coal technologies like coal gasification and combined-cycle power plants, to effectively manage the explosive demand for gas likely in the medium term and well beyond.