I've found a small bug in the G-Loto project
paper. The F1 sub-objective function should have weights 0.2, 0.2, 0.05,
0.05, 0.25 and 0.25. It's a minor correction to the initial document. You
can NOT download the corrected paper yet, because me and Joćo Cintra,
are working very hard to build a release 1.0 version of the program, and
other changes might occur.
Today, the portuguese public television [RTP1] will
broadcast one of the most beautiful films ever made. Directed (and starring)
by Mel Gibson, Braveheart is inspired in William Wallace, a scottish
hero, cutted to pieces in 1305... It is a very, very strong piece
of art.
The whole William Wallace legend is strictly based on
a poem... there really is no undeniable proof that the man that screamed FREEDOM! while
being chopped apart, has really existed.
No matter the truth, if you have never seen this movie,
or read about William Wallace, I can assure you that it is CRIMINAL not to
learn about the myth. I own a deluxe LASERDISC of Braveheart, with
all the imaginable quality certifications (THX, DOLBY DIGITAL, 2.35:1), and
if RTP1 doesn't kill the picture by breaking it every 20 minutes, and projecting
it without the bars (4:3 is kind of crap...), you'll live a great and inspiring
night.
If you think Cameron's Titanic is emotional...
you'll find Braveheart a complete redefinition of the term. FREEDOM!
The great old BYTE magazine died almost one year ago.
The FINAL printed edition became available only to subscribers in June 1998.
Then BYTE was bought by the company behind the magazine "Windows Sources",
who promised subscribers a solution to their invested money... after all
this time, the solution never came. For example, the guys are owing me OVER
2 FULL YEARS of magazines. Shame on you.
SEGA is fighting too hard to prevent early adopters
of buying the DREAMCAST console in Europe. The situation is particularly
relevant to UK importers, who usually sell machines with the original japanese
ROM, to those who can't wait for the old continent's release (Christmas 1999?).
However, this is new. "Gray" importations
have always happened and never harmed a console. On the contrary! It is damn
strange that SEGA is disturbed about japanese DREAMCASTs in the UK, mainly
with growing rumors that the console will be *devoured* by SONY's
PLAYSTATION 2.
MICROSOFT is doing something totally unexpected. ENCARTA
buyers are used to download updates to their encyclopedia, day 15 of every
month. This happens since ENCARTA 95!, and it has only been late ONCE, with
ENCARTA 98...
...until now. The JANUARY update for ENCARTA 99 was
supposed to be available day 15 FEBRUARY, but, almost one month after schedule,
it is still NOT available on Gate's web. Why?
Plus, rumors are that the update patch #2 for MS VISUAL
STUDIO 6 will actually trash your MS DEVELOPER's NETWORK installation. Do
not download or install it!
Call me whatever you want, but I am FASCINATED with
the USA. I've only visited the country once, and I've only been to
New York for 1 day... however it is such a fantastic city, with so
much energy, that it is impossible not classify it as world's #1! I
will be posting some of my NY pictures here, or even build a dedicated
section. For now, enjoy the Statue of Liberty, against a Twin Towers
background... now imagine the hiss on the streets, the lights, the
planes... oh boy... stressing...
NY has more planes in the sky per hour, than any other
city in the world. There is such an air-traffic, that most small european
villages have less cars on the streets!
