You're mistaken. Quick example: When a character in WoW talks, their mouth moves. This does not happen in DS2. This is not the only example, just the first one I noticed.
Having the entire HR and Accounting dept going missing isn't unusual in disaster situations They just don't seem to understand that very rarely their job isn't going be 9 to 5.
They also aren't as addicted to communications stuff as us tech people. As I type here at work I have four routes to the Internet (two ADSL connections to the same ISP, a 3G mobile phone -- which auto-roams to a secondary network if it can't connect to the first -- and a laptop with a modem if worst comes to worst). Also, I have a desk phone and said mobile. Move two offices down and the staff member has one Internet connection (two if I help them route through our second ADSL line), a desk phone and a pre-paid mobile they rarely keep topped up.
At home I have an ADSL connection and of course that mobile phone again, since it's mobile. A modem or three as well, plus a heap of WiFi-enabled portable computing power if my only option is to travel to a nearby wireless hotspot. I have plenty of stuff with batteries, plus multiple ways of charging them, eg; I have a USB charger for my PDA and a USB/Firewire power adapter for my car's cigarette lighter. Not to mention a portable police/emergency services scanner that takes AAs and a wind-up/solar powered AM/FM radio. That same staff member has only dial-up at home with a desktop PC.
Most people are quickly isolated by even minor telecommunications outages. What's more, if they're with their family, they usually feel no urgency to contact the outside world. Maybe the odd call to a friend, but most of them would be content with listening to the radio or watching TV until someone else solves everything.
Now, these are broad generalisations and there are plenty of people not in IT that, for example, volunteer for the local emergency services, but they're relatively rare. The average accountant doesn't suffer withdrawl symptoms if they can't connect to the Internet for a day, whereas I might.
If most people don't fight these lawsuits they're profitable. Not only does that mean the RIAA has deep pockets, but they get deeper with every settlement. If people don't fight the RIAA and cost them money pretty soon it will have enough money to sue every man, woman and child on the planet. It's like one big protection racket.
Why doesn't some enterprising programmer produce a store and forward email/SMS messaging system for, say, Series 60 mobiles phones using Bluetooth. A bit of public key crypto would keep the messages private. As soon as the message is on a device with a working cellular service or an Internet connection, it gets sent.
This is just a brief thought, and I'm sure there are dozens of holes you can poke in the idea, but there must be some way to get something like this working to create an ad-hoc network with such powerful little devices.
Yeah, but how much of your donation to the Red Cross will actually reach the people they say it will? The Red Cross has had a number of scandals recently showing either slow money transfer or money going to a different cause.
You're probably better off finding a family in your extended social network that is in need of either supplies or shelter and helping them directly.
If you have a Series 60 mobile phone, you can get a Morse Code text entry program that will help you practice Morse. I was into the amateur radio thing back in high school, but the Morse requirements (and cost of equipment) meant I never got my own license. A program like this probably would have made quite a difference.
Hear, hear. If it wasn't for Homestar Runner and Neurotically Yours I wouldn't have Flash installed on anything. If it's not being used to serve ads, it's being used to create yet another crap menu system that makes it harder than it need be to find the actual content. (Do I click on the spinning monkey or the flashing coconuts?)
What the hell is this ad doing on/.? Seriously. I mean, there have been blatent ads before, but for a strategy guide? I think the "editor" who posted this could do with six months in the "don't display their stories on the front page" bin.
Are there any other CPU companies that could compete in such a challenge? I'd be interested if there was a chance that a small niche manufacturer might win.
There is no target audience for this product. This product is a pure marketing tool, so the company can be the first to market with a 1000 watt power supply. The very existence of this/. article proves it works. Yesterday I'd never heard of Enermax, now I'm discussing their power supplies.
If while cutting the decks to see who goes first either player draws a card with a Q anywhere in the title or description the game has a queue. Wait one minute for each card in that deck before playing.
*raises hand* I didn't RTFA. I'm assuming that the one Knoppix image is able to boot on several different platforms, or else this really wouldn't be achieving much.
I assume you're referring to "irony". I'll also assume you don't think it means "sarcastic" (damn US Heritage Dictionary). I would then be arguing the position that it's ironic that the author of Harry "Talk about it before the official release date and we'll sue you" Potter would be criticising censorship in Olympic advertising. I'll readily agree it's also hypocritical, but I think I can safely stretch the definition of ironic to include these events, particularly if J.K. doesn't recognise the hypocrisy of her actions.
The Olympics has turned into just another way to turn public money into private money. Quite frankly, I can't think of a single legitimate reason for anyone to bid to be the host anymore.
You miss the point. Professions in WoW typically max out at level 300, but you can't get above 150 unless your character level is at least 20, and you can't get above level 225 unless your character level is at least 35. Making clothes, or gold bars, or potions does not increase your character's level, just your character's skill at their profession. Only killing things and doing quests (usually the quests require killing things) increase your character's level. Thus, to be the ultimate tailor, you must kill lots of things.
Or when designing World of Warcraft. I mean, seriously, what does slaughtering hundreds critters have to do with my ability to tailor clothes, mine minerals or mix potions?
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At home I have an ADSL connection and of course that mobile phone again, since it's mobile. A modem or three as well, plus a heap of WiFi-enabled portable computing power if my only option is to travel to a nearby wireless hotspot. I have plenty of stuff with batteries, plus multiple ways of charging them, eg; I have a USB charger for my PDA and a USB/Firewire power adapter for my car's cigarette lighter. Not to mention a portable police/emergency services scanner that takes AAs and a wind-up/solar powered AM/FM radio. That same staff member has only dial-up at home with a desktop PC.
Most people are quickly isolated by even minor telecommunications outages. What's more, if they're with their family, they usually feel no urgency to contact the outside world. Maybe the odd call to a friend, but most of them would be content with listening to the radio or watching TV until someone else solves everything.
Now, these are broad generalisations and there are plenty of people not in IT that, for example, volunteer for the local emergency services, but they're relatively rare. The average accountant doesn't suffer withdrawl symptoms if they can't connect to the Internet for a day, whereas I might.
Does anything else support Winzip's implementation of PPMd? WinRK has its own PPMd implementation, but I don't think they're compatible.
If most people don't fight these lawsuits they're profitable. Not only does that mean the RIAA has deep pockets, but they get deeper with every settlement. If people don't fight the RIAA and cost them money pretty soon it will have enough money to sue every man, woman and child on the planet. It's like one big protection racket.
This is just a brief thought, and I'm sure there are dozens of holes you can poke in the idea, but there must be some way to get something like this working to create an ad-hoc network with such powerful little devices.
You're probably better off finding a family in your extended social network that is in need of either supplies or shelter and helping them directly.
If you have a Series 60 mobile phone, you can get a Morse Code text entry program that will help you practice Morse. I was into the amateur radio thing back in high school, but the Morse requirements (and cost of equipment) meant I never got my own license. A program like this probably would have made quite a difference.
Strangely, the Pocket PC version is available as a free download from the official site. So I'm not sure quite what's going on at all.
Hear, hear. If it wasn't for Homestar Runner and Neurotically Yours I wouldn't have Flash installed on anything. If it's not being used to serve ads, it's being used to create yet another crap menu system that makes it harder than it need be to find the actual content. (Do I click on the spinning monkey or the flashing coconuts?)
What the hell is this ad doing on /.? Seriously. I mean, there have been blatent ads before, but for a strategy guide? I think the "editor" who posted this could do with six months in the "don't display their stories on the front page" bin.
Are there any other CPU companies that could compete in such a challenge? I'd be interested if there was a chance that a small niche manufacturer might win.
I only buy Antec PSUs.
There is no target audience for this product. This product is a pure marketing tool, so the company can be the first to market with a 1000 watt power supply. The very existence of this /. article proves it works. Yesterday I'd never heard of Enermax, now I'm discussing their power supplies.
If while cutting the decks to see who goes first either player draws a card with a Q anywhere in the title or description the game has a queue. Wait one minute for each card in that deck before playing.
It's because we understand the issues, dumbass.
*raises hand* I didn't RTFA. I'm assuming that the one Knoppix image is able to boot on several different platforms, or else this really wouldn't be achieving much.
I assume you're referring to "irony". I'll also assume you don't think it means "sarcastic" (damn US Heritage Dictionary). I would then be arguing the position that it's ironic that the author of Harry "Talk about it before the official release date and we'll sue you" Potter would be criticising censorship in Olympic advertising. I'll readily agree it's also hypocritical, but I think I can safely stretch the definition of ironic to include these events, particularly if J.K. doesn't recognise the hypocrisy of her actions.
The Olympics has turned into just another way to turn public money into private money. Quite frankly, I can't think of a single legitimate reason for anyone to bid to be the host anymore.
J.K. Rowling has weighed in on an over-the-top censorship issue? I suggest we refer to that event as "the-irony-that-cannot-be-ignored".
That assumes that the news services you list are in any way left of centre, when in fact they frequently show bias to the right.
...so we know who to direct the complaints to.
You miss the point. Professions in WoW typically max out at level 300, but you can't get above 150 unless your character level is at least 20, and you can't get above level 225 unless your character level is at least 35. Making clothes, or gold bars, or potions does not increase your character's level, just your character's skill at their profession. Only killing things and doing quests (usually the quests require killing things) increase your character's level. Thus, to be the ultimate tailor, you must kill lots of things.
Or when designing World of Warcraft. I mean, seriously, what does slaughtering hundreds critters have to do with my ability to tailor clothes, mine minerals or mix potions?