Dunge: Hello there, sorry for the noob question. I installed Eclipse for Java (Helios) and JDK update 21, I’m trying to use the Blackberry SDK but when I install it it say I require org.eclipse.jdt.debug [3.5.0,3.6.0) first. I tried to find it in “install new software” or on the website, I can’t find anything
rcjsuen: Dunge: That BB plug-in wants Galileo not Helios.
rcjsuen: “require org.eclipse.jdt.debug [3.5.0,3.6.0)”
rcjsuen: Dunge: 3.5.x corresponds to Galileo, 3.6.x corresponds to Helios
Dunge: rcjsuen : you say 3.6.x for Helios, and they actually write 3.6.0 in the required message, so why should I revert to 3.5.0?
rcjsuen: Dunge: You must not have taken Calculus, or forgot about it.
rcjsuen: [x,y) means x inclusive, y exclusive
rcjsuen: i.e. 3.5.0 <= x < 3.6.0
Dunge: should be [x,y[
rcjsuen: Dunge: I’ve never seen that notation. Where do they do that?
Dunge: I just though it was a typo
Dunge: hmm in my math classes? :)
rcjsuen: [x,y[?
Dunge: yeah
rcjsuen: Dunge: And where do you live? That’s what I meant. :)
Dunge: lol
rcjsuen: Dunge: I am interested in where they use this notation, hence I asked.
Dunge: I just asked the guy next to me and he’s saying it should be a [ too
Dunge: I’m in Quebec
rcjsuen: ah
rcjsuen: in the States they used this
rcjsuen: and I went to U Waterloo, we used that there too
Dunge: but I though it was a global notation
rcjsuen: I shall ask other ppl when I get back to Ottawa on Sunday :)
rcjsuen: Maybe that is what they use in France/Europe?
njbartlett: rcjsuen: Possibly France, but certainly not other bits of Europe
rcjsuen: That notation seems to be part of the ISO anyway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_31-11#Sets
rcjsuen: Very interesting. You learn something new every day as I always say. :)
njbartlett: Indeed, very interesting.
rcjsuen: njbartlett: So I think we need language packs for fr_FR that uses different notation. :)
njbartlett: I’ve given talks about OSGi in lots of countries, almost everywhere there’s at least one or two maths geeks who nods quietly when they see [,)
rcjsuen: hahahaha

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　新たな発売予定は”今冬予定”とさせていただき、後日改めて告知いたします。
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Well, I don’t think anyone can seriously say they’re surprised about this as visual novels seem to get delayed all the time.

I’ll be driving to Toronto tomorrow and returning to Ottawa on the 5th. I’ll be online and stuff so feel free to drop me an email if you need something.

Excellent, this will allow me to try the game out before it’s actually released.

Though I have to admit I don’t imagine this will sway my decision to preorder it.

I guess it was only a matter of time…

Well, this was unexpected…

It’s been a few months since I last read a visual novel but I’m definitely going to be getting my fix when コープスパーティーBR gets released released next month.

When someone asks you “What is Helios?” or any one of those other release train names, how do you respond? It is a question that comes up on IRC pretty often.

In the past I’ve said something like “it’s a code name” but that’s a pretty bad answer when I think about it so I’ve been trying to remind myself not to answer it that way. I’ve also called it a “marketing term” before, noting that it’s a way of grouping/naming a bunch of different projects’ releases together, but that seems wrong too.

So, I ask you, good reader, how would you describe the (name of the) release train in layman’s terms? Please try to keep your answer limited to one or two sentences as I would like to write up a short and simple entry for our IRC FAQ (that nobody reads).

I’ve actually been meaning to post this question for a while but I just couldn’t quite whip up the willpower to blog about it. However, after seeing bug 319068 fly by, I think it’s about time I asked the community.

Feels pretty weird having to go back after the past 4-day weekend.

What did Komano’s mom ever do to deserve this? For my readers out there that can read Japanese, here’s the tweet from Wada.