If you do a search for "Acer no keyboard/mouse" you'll find lots of forum posts about a range of their laptop models that had Mobos go bad (no mouse, USB or keyboard function) that basically bricked them.
Acer ran people in circles, sending them mobos that had been returned by other people with the same problem (one guy got his OWN sent back to him, and they claimed it was NEW. It even came back in the wrapping he put it in), basically jerking them around until the warranty ran out, then simply claimed it was no longer covered...as the warranty had expired.
Only reason I know this is because I tried to fix one. They are not fixable. That is why Acer fucked everyone. Even the NEW boards they sent out soon failed, so they had two choices. Refunds, or fuck the customers. Which do you think they chose?
You missed the part about portability. I'd have to haul a bunch of other stuff around as well(keyboard, mouse, cords, etc.). The Acer mentioned above still requires an external keyboard/mouse.
I am looking for a device that covers my needs and only requires a single cord(HDMI/VGA) to interface with the TV.
I have found numerous devices that fit the bill, except for the video output ports. Everything I have found so far lacks video output. My daughter has a HP Netbook, but it requires a PROPRIETARY cable, something I refuse to encourage with my dollars.
I suspect that the reason I cannot find a reasonable solution is because of collusion on the part of various manufacturers to keep us all buying multiple platforms for video. Such a solution as I am looking for would preclude a lot of products. The HP I just mentioned would seem to support that.
Fuck 'em all. I am not going to pay for half-assed solution to my needs. I'll just do without until someone that cares makes what I want.
Too bad it is made by Acer. Their past history of totally fucking over customers when their cheap Mobos die prevents me from doing business with them. Ever.
"I think a regular old PC would do what you want. Any recent Nvidia card will get you vdpau."
I already have one. I just don't want another one in my living room. I also want to retain the portability so that I can simply hook up to someone else's TV as well (Grandma's...Her vision ain't so hot, so she has a bigass TV. I want to be able to surf with her without buying her a PC).
Some airports that have free Wi-Fi have seen an increase in people setting up Wi-Fi from the parking lots in an attempt to go on a Phishing expedition. They basically take advantage of people that don't really pay attention to what network they are connecting to.
Anyone really expect McDonald's customers to check such things?
McDonald's is simply making this as easy as possible. Buy a cup of coffee in the drive-thru, go back around to the parking lot, bait ya hook, and start Phishing.
Have any of you ever been to one of the ORIGINAL McDonald's restaurants? You know, the ones that actually had big golden arches over the entire building?
The one I went to when I was a kid down in LA was a WALK-UP with precisely TWO tables, and both of those were outdoors on the patio. There was NO inside for customers.
What you describe is exactly what Kroc had in mind (and built), a hamburger STAND.
Read this article. It states that McDonald's is building NEW stores exactly the same way.
Gee, I always assumed Google simply ranked 1st page search results depending on who paid them the most, with people that COST them money simply disappearing.
In my neck of the woods, and every other neck of the woods I've ever lived in, this car would go straight to impound the moment he got pulled over by a cop, for whatever reason. More then likely he would also be going to jail.
It has long been, and still remains, illegal to have a scanner capable of listening into police frequencies in a moving vehicle, at least everywhere that I have lived. It seems the cops do not like the people they are pursuing to have the capability to listen in on the cops whilst the pursued flee.
In short, he would have been better off putting all this shit on a DESK.
And in a $500 car, the cops are probably going to catch him regardless of the technological advantages he may have. Hell, if nothing else, all they have to do is put out an APB for the vehicle with 50 fucking antennae sticking out of it.
In the last two hours the leech count on the first download of SkyGrabber (1st link) has gone from 178 to 236.
It seems some have not headed my warning (or haven't seen it. I assume the article was posted elsewhere).
Please stop downloading that file. The Pirate Bay already has enough pressure on them, and we most certainly do not want to give ANY government legitimacy, in that regard, by giving them(governments) reason to claim "a matter of state security". This will simply be used against TPB.
This could be exactly what they want. I fear the next article we see coming from the Firehose will be about the U.S. Military(and cohorts) shutting down TPB with the appearance of vindication.
It is the reason people are told to buckle up in airplanes when they are nowhere near landing. Doppler radar can catch it even though it is not visible to the naked eye (unless it contains particles that are visible) and thus the pilots know it is coming. Unbuckled people have been killed being tossed about in airliners because of it.
Comment in first link warns not to trust uploader. Possible nasty shit instead of actual App.
And, no, I am not going to find out...The last thing I want is the feds kicking in my door. Keeping the article in mind, I suspect the Government will be closely watching these torrents now (if they haven't already been doing so. Wouldn't surprise me if the whole story is a government plant to smoke out tourists...erm, terrorists).
I apologize for the self-response, but felt it was warranted.
Until a few months ago, my brother was using a 12 year old 333mhz PC. His page load times were painfully slow. CNN literally took over a minute to load. Simply as an experiment, I asked him to install Firefox then ABP.
His response: "What the FUCK!? And I thought my ISP sucked!"
Turns out his machine was so slow that the ads alone were killing it. He never looked back, and probably never will.
Another issue that causes many people to use ABP?
Bandwidth Caps. You will NEVER get someone to watch ads if they have to PAY for them.
"Really? You don't think cutting the number of entrances/exits and the placement of the metal detectors and cameras at all reduces the chance of a successful attack?"
No, I do not.
I am realist. There is no way in hell we are going to be able to entirely stop attacks on schools, so we might as well focus on limiting the damage they might cause rather then put all the eggs in one basket.
"However, the other 20 or so entrances are locked off to the outside, but open from the inside."
Then the entire security system set in place is nothing more then theater.
Harris and Klebold worked as a team. One could simply go in unarmed and open a back door for the other.
A school with a completely open architecture, multiple buildings each with their own entrances and exits, simply cannot be covered by a small team. An open layout, by design, limits how much of a threat anyone may be to the school population as a whole.
The further you spread out students, the more you lessen the effects of attackers.
The more I think about it, the more I think this is exactly what the designers of my old High School had in mind when the designed the place. It certainly wasn't for convenience as it made getting from one class to another take longer.
Are they saying that all 30,000 mutations are the DIRECT result of exposure to sunlight, or are they saying an initial mutation caused by sunlight exposure was then multiplied by cell division/replication?
If it was the first case, how did they determine the cause of each mutation? If it was the second case, the question still remains--How did they determine the cause of ANY of these mutations?
"Whatever. Smoking is still awful for you, but this kind of nonsensical extrapolation without regard to detail is terribly annoying."
Yes, terribly annoying, but apparently it gets them grant money.
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"More people using the network because it's now free, therefore more targets for break-in?"
Bingo. Makes it worthwhile for someone to sit there Phishing.
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If you do a search for "Acer no keyboard/mouse" you'll find lots of forum posts about a range of their laptop models that had Mobos go bad (no mouse, USB or keyboard function) that basically bricked them.
Acer ran people in circles, sending them mobos that had been returned by other people with the same problem (one guy got his OWN sent back to him, and they claimed it was NEW. It even came back in the wrapping he put it in), basically jerking them around until the warranty ran out, then simply claimed it was no longer covered...as the warranty had expired.
Only reason I know this is because I tried to fix one. They are not fixable. That is why Acer fucked everyone. Even the NEW boards they sent out soon failed, so they had two choices. Refunds, or fuck the customers. Which do you think they chose?
You missed the part about portability. I'd have to haul a bunch of other stuff around as well(keyboard, mouse, cords, etc.). The Acer mentioned above still requires an external keyboard/mouse.
I am looking for a device that covers my needs and only requires a single cord(HDMI/VGA) to interface with the TV.
I have found numerous devices that fit the bill, except for the video output ports. Everything I have found so far lacks video output. My daughter has a HP Netbook, but it requires a PROPRIETARY cable, something I refuse to encourage with my dollars.
I suspect that the reason I cannot find a reasonable solution is because of collusion on the part of various manufacturers to keep us all buying multiple platforms for video. Such a solution as I am looking for would preclude a lot of products. The HP I just mentioned would seem to support that.
Fuck 'em all. I am not going to pay for half-assed solution to my needs. I'll just do without until someone that cares makes what I want.
The hindrance of a clear field of view would be enough to pull him over and cite him.
That is EXACTLY what I want.
Too bad it is made by Acer. Their past history of totally fucking over customers when their cheap Mobos die prevents me from doing business with them. Ever.
"I think a regular old PC would do what you want. Any recent Nvidia card will get you vdpau."
I already have one. I just don't want another one in my living room. I also want to retain the portability so that I can simply hook up to someone else's TV as well (Grandma's...Her vision ain't so hot, so she has a bigass TV. I want to be able to surf with her without buying her a PC).
I agree. It is turning back into a laptop at this point.
But I think they are headed in the right direction as far as my own needs go.
I simply want an HDMI/VGA capable, networkable device to throw the web onto my television without stuttering. So far, it doesn't exist.
This sounds like it is pretty close, if not there already.
God dammit, I want to sit on my fucking couch again.
Some airports that have free Wi-Fi have seen an increase in people setting up Wi-Fi from the parking lots in an attempt to go on a Phishing expedition. They basically take advantage of people that don't really pay attention to what network they are connecting to.
Anyone really expect McDonald's customers to check such things?
McDonald's is simply making this as easy as possible. Buy a cup of coffee in the drive-thru, go back around to the parking lot, bait ya hook, and start Phishing.
+5 funny?
Have any of you ever been to one of the ORIGINAL McDonald's restaurants? You know, the ones that actually had big golden arches over the entire building?
The one I went to when I was a kid down in LA was a WALK-UP with precisely TWO tables, and both of those were outdoors on the patio. There was NO inside for customers.
What you describe is exactly what Kroc had in mind (and built), a hamburger STAND.
Read this article. It states that McDonald's is building NEW stores exactly the same way.
http://retrolife.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/02/mcdonalds_reviv.html
Gee, I always assumed Google simply ranked 1st page search results depending on who paid them the most, with people that COST them money simply disappearing.
They do otherwise?
This is so patently stupid (pun intended) that it should have never even seen the light of a Slashdot day.
It will NEVER become a reality, for so many reasons(medical privacy rights would be a good place to start), so why are we even discussing this shit?
Oh, right. Because it is funny.
Please continue...
In my neck of the woods, and every other neck of the woods I've ever lived in, this car would go straight to impound the moment he got pulled over by a cop, for whatever reason. More then likely he would also be going to jail.
It has long been, and still remains, illegal to have a scanner capable of listening into police frequencies in a moving vehicle, at least everywhere that I have lived. It seems the cops do not like the people they are pursuing to have the capability to listen in on the cops whilst the pursued flee.
In short, he would have been better off putting all this shit on a DESK.
And in a $500 car, the cops are probably going to catch him regardless of the technological advantages he may have. Hell, if nothing else, all they have to do is put out an APB for the vehicle with 50 fucking antennae sticking out of it.
Being a guy, I can safely say that there are not enough women, period.
"In the last two hours the LEECH count on the first download of SkyGrabber (1st link) has gone from 178 to 236."
That would be seeder count. Sorry.
Follow up:
In the last two hours the leech count on the first download of SkyGrabber (1st link) has gone from 178 to 236.
It seems some have not headed my warning (or haven't seen it. I assume the article was posted elsewhere).
Please stop downloading that file. The Pirate Bay already has enough pressure on them, and we most certainly do not want to give ANY government legitimacy, in that regard, by giving them(governments) reason to claim "a matter of state security". This will simply be used against TPB.
This could be exactly what they want. I fear the next article we see coming from the Firehose will be about the U.S. Military(and cohorts) shutting down TPB with the appearance of vindication.
"Really, what's to prevent them from waiting until the tech is firmly embraced, then changing the deal?"
A broad-reaching statement that they wouldn't sue?
I'm sure someone would bring it up in court if they did sue.
"As a 49 yo grandmother, a feminist, and having HAD a long career as a C programmer..."
My emphasis.
God dammit. Why is there no +1 Troll mod option?
"...it's the kind of thing anyone with a few weeks of experience with 3D animation would try to avoid..."
Or they tried to make the movie effects as accurate as possible.
It is called Wind Shear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_shear
It is the reason people are told to buckle up in airplanes when they are nowhere near landing. Doppler radar can catch it even though it is not visible to the naked eye (unless it contains particles that are visible) and thus the pilots know it is coming. Unbuckled people have been killed being tossed about in airliners because of it.
Warning:
Comment in first link warns not to trust uploader. Possible nasty shit instead of actual App.
And, no, I am not going to find out...The last thing I want is the feds kicking in my door. Keeping the article in mind, I suspect the Government will be closely watching these torrents now (if they haven't already been doing so. Wouldn't surprise me if the whole story is a government plant to smoke out tourists...erm, terrorists).
I apologize for the self-response, but felt it was warranted.
Pretty easily stolen?
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4783224/SkyGrabber_v2.8.6.4_Inc_Crack_(satellite_internet_downloader)_%5Ba
Or,
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3563609/SkyGrabber.XP.v2.7.5.Cracked-EXPLOSiON
Until a few months ago, my brother was using a 12 year old 333mhz PC. His page load times were painfully slow. CNN literally took over a minute to load. Simply as an experiment, I asked him to install Firefox then ABP.
His response:
"What the FUCK!? And I thought my ISP sucked!"
Turns out his machine was so slow that the ads alone were killing it. He never looked back, and probably never will.
Another issue that causes many people to use ABP?
Bandwidth Caps.
You will NEVER get someone to watch ads if they have to PAY for them.
Two words.
Faster Surfing.
"Really? You don't think cutting the number of entrances/exits and the placement of the metal detectors and cameras at all reduces the chance of a successful attack?"
No, I do not.
I am realist. There is no way in hell we are going to be able to entirely stop attacks on schools, so we might as well focus on limiting the damage they might cause rather then put all the eggs in one basket.
"However, the other 20 or so entrances are locked off to the outside, but open from the inside."
Then the entire security system set in place is nothing more then theater.
Harris and Klebold worked as a team. One could simply go in unarmed and open a back door for the other.
A school with a completely open architecture, multiple buildings each with their own entrances and exits, simply cannot be covered by a small team. An open layout, by design, limits how much of a threat anyone may be to the school population as a whole.
The further you spread out students, the more you lessen the effects of attackers.
The more I think about it, the more I think this is exactly what the designers of my old High School had in mind when the designed the place. It certainly wasn't for convenience as it made getting from one class to another take longer.
I agree. Most confusing summary.
Are they saying that all 30,000 mutations are the DIRECT result of exposure to sunlight, or are they saying an initial mutation caused by sunlight exposure was then multiplied by cell division/replication?
If it was the first case, how did they determine the cause of each mutation? If it was the second case, the question still remains--How did they determine the cause of ANY of these mutations?
"Whatever. Smoking is still awful for you, but this kind of nonsensical extrapolation without regard to detail is terribly annoying."
Yes, terribly annoying, but apparently it gets them grant money.