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Comment on Computer Degrees: CS vs. CE vs. CIS vs. none by ninjainvisible

ninjainvisible — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:28 +0000

I’m in the process of getting my CS (although sometimes it seems pointless since I’ll have almost 10 years of experience after I graduate). After being in the programming arena for a while, taking classes can be redundant but once in a while it will correct some bad practices. I agree that without a CS degree, being able to tell if a person is “in touch” with how and why computers do what they do is difficult.

I was wondering how you felt concerning non-regionally accredited programs (in other words: programs that are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission instead of CSAB)? I’m only able to attend classes online, so my actual choices for programs is VERY limited.

Comment on Game Review: Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption by Gil

Gil — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:39:44 +0000

Glad to be of service ^.^

I personally think that no matter how great a game is (story, graphics, challenge) the controls can either make or break the game. There are plenty out there >.<

I’m glad to know that MP3 is now a more enjoyable game for you.

Comment on Game Review: Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption by Eli

Eli — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:21:51 +0000

Gil, thanks for your info … you actually made the game more fun for me! With the following things:

First of all I did switch to ‘advanced’ sensitivity, and it really improved things. The whole movement experience is much more fluid and responsive.

But most importantly, I noticed the little ‘Auto-Lock vs. Free Move’ … and now I’m in love. I was set to Free Aim … and I have no idea why that is the default. That was one of the things that annoyed me so much was when I locked onto someone, I still then had to manage to aim correctly at them. Switching it to Auto-lock did wonders for me, and has made battle time much less ‘painful’.

Comment on Game Review: Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption by Gil

Gil — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:56:14 +0000

I loved this game and I am a diehard Metroid fanatic. I have every single one of them in my collection (save for the original metroid ported onto the advance). I agree with the first comment about the doors. I realize that the reason for the delay is that it’s trying to hide the fact that it’s loading the next map. Truly it’s not a very good excuse though. The delays are actually worse in this game than the previous 2. There needs to be some reworking of the load.

Concerning your second comment, I agree that the control is somewhat sluggish but it’s still way better and more fun than Prime 1 and 2. Also I don’t know if you have gone thru the main menu to change controller functions/settings but I definitely prefer the Advanced control. You should try all versions out to see which one you prefer if you haven’t already.

Anyway it’s great that you have the game. One of the best for the Wii in my opinion. Game on!

Comment on iPhone headset jack by joestump

joestump — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:52:22 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. My Shure EC2’s require one of those adapters, which are just ugly and bulky. Lame. And the default Apple headphones don’t fit well in my ear. Lose lose for me. So much to the point that I don’t even use my iPhone for an iPod very much.

Comment on Amazon RULES! (Walmart.com is ok … UPS gets a -1) by Amazon is great (I’ll say it again) « Eli’s Ramblings

Amazon is great (I’ll say it again) « Eli’s Ramblings — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:08:39 +0000

[...] say it again) Ok, Amazon is in my opinion just one of the services out there right now. An earlier post of mine already said this, but this Christmas I’ve had more good [...]

Comment on I found my new editor by Mark Taber

Mark Taber — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:05:34 +0000

Congratulations! I’ll have to take a closer look at Textmate. I have to admit that when I saw just the title of your post — “I found my new editor” — I panicked just a tad. Like “oh crap, I *knew* I should have replied to that email message quicker!”

Comment on PHP Editor Choice by I found my new editor « Eli’s Ramblings

I found my new editor « Eli’s Ramblings — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:56:48 +0000

[...] found my new editor So, as a followup to a previous post where I was looking to find a new editor for PHP/HTML/JS/CSS work [...]

Comment on 9pm Bedtime for the kid, is hard by svemir

svemir — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:01:25 +0000

I came here to get your slides from the DC PHP conference, but this post caught my eye… We went through these kinds of things 3 times so far, and I can tell you with significant amount of confidence that you can set the bedtime yourself, by sticking to a routine. The same way you gradually delayed the bedtime, you can now gradually move it back. Just make sure to do the same kinds of activities before the bedtime, slowing things down the closer you get to the appointed hour. Child may be in a different mood on different days, as he experiences new things etc., but those are exactly the times when same old evening ritual will provide comfort. I know you will say that kicking and screaming is a strange way to react to a comforting thing, but there is a balance that can be reached…

Comment on PHP Editor Choice by rmirabelle

rmirabelle — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:47:54 +0000

The new Aptana Studio looks promising, but like you I simply cannot move away from the awesome visual editor included in dreamweaver - and of course the litany of other killer tools - if code completion was viable (would inspect your project for your own classes), I wouldn’t even consider moving away from it.

BTW Aptana looks to be powerful, but it’s clearly still buggy and is not particularly well laid out - does have lots of great looking features tho