A lot has been going on about it, and I’ve declined to say much because, frankly, I don’t like any of my choices, and the situation is far more complex than a simple answer. First of all, I’ve done enough network stuff to know that, at scale, youhave to do QOS (quality of service) stuff to make sure critical voice (or other deemed critical) packets don’t disappear or get dropped when things get tight.Barring a vastly more capable backbone and capacity to the premises, there will always be some…
While I’ve a nearly lifelong love for Kipling, plus a number of the classic english poets, I have also developed a liking for a number of poems by Robert Frost, such as this example posted recently at Men of the West [https://www.menofthewest.net/stopping-woods-snowy-evening-robert-frost/]. STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING” BY ROBERT FROST Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My litt…
Well. EA stepped in it. So, to set a few things straight. I fully want developers to make money, so they can make good games. Just because they put out an awesome game doesn’t mean I expect them to maintain patches and platform compatibility for years and years, migrate it to my favorite console or OS, and keep giving me new levels, etc.. I feel a dev is fully justified in charging subscriptions to maintain persistent game servers and/or develop new content for MMO’s or other constantly expand…
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And yet this post may come across as being a bit woo – woo. I also apologize about being vague with details. I’m generally a pretty hard nosed skeptic. Nonetheless, I’m not very quick to scoff at stories like the following by Brian Niemeier: > Spend any amount of time working in any kind of theater, whether movie, Broadway show, summer stock, etc., and you’ll meet at least one old hand who’ll tell you that every theater has a ghost. I’ve worked at multiple such establishments over the years, a…