In an effort to make a profit, god has decided to advertise on all newborn human beings. The ads will start appearing on children as soon as next month. More details later. Heh.
Anyway, this doesn't sound like such a bad thing. It is only on their webpage, which I can't say I've ever used anyway. Just don't visit. Or if you must, use junkbuster.
I heard a while back that Corel was going to give the wine guys some help. Any idea if they are still doing this? And how will this move affect what Corel does?
Last semester I co-oped with a power company (who will remain nameless) working on y2k testing for the software used in the nuclear power plants. The company owns 5 nuc. plants and is working on buying more.
Nobody in the y2k testing teem ever encountered a significant problem with the software. We ran many tests--rolling over the machines to 2000, upgrade of all database and database components, and extensive testing of homebrew software. None of the core systems will even be affected. The only potential problem is with these external systems.
The thing to remember (at least for our nuc. plants) is that we have many failsafe plans. The plants are so government regulated you have to fill out paperwork to sneeze, and you can only do so in approved areas. If something goes wrong, the plant goes into a safe mode.
Don't be disapponted when nothing happens (at least in the nuc. plants) because of y2k.
The FBI and other U.S. law enforcement agencies are worried that new space-based telephone systems, which theoretically allow a citizen to use a wireless phone from virtually anywhere on earth, will undermine their ability to control people and trace thought criminals through cellphones.
Some may argue I am just paranoid. But I offer this: being paranoid is the way we protect our rights. The problem these days is we have been tricked into no longer caring. We are so wrapped up in petty material addictions, we can't even focus on the real issues. And when no one cares anymore, we will lose all of our rights.
Sorry to hear about your wife. Cancer has taken many in my family, so I do know first hand the effects it has. But in most cases where cancer killed someone in my family, it might have been preventable.
I just wonder if some the risks we take to fight cancer are realy worth it. We're talking about a potential silent, airborn, invisible killer. If I had to choose between dying of cancer within a year and potentially being exposed to an enhanced ebola, I would probably choose cancer.
Great. Now we can create a supervirus and sell it to the highest bidder.
I am not sure if curing cancer is worth the destruction of using this technology for the wrong reasons. That is a hard call.
Seems like we should be trying to eliminate cancer by changing what we put into our bodies and what we expose ourselves to, (Smoking, too much sun, overly processed food, etc), then start worrying about the other ways to fight it.
Go to your preferences page and down near the bottom there is:
Long Comment Bonus (Assign +1 to lengthy comments): [A text box with a number in it]
There is no explanation of the number, but I think (after playing with it for a bit) it is the length in chars a comment must be before it gets the +1. Jack it up to a really high number and noone seems to get the length bonus.
This leads me to believe that the boost in score is not 'real'. It just is a filter that is applied every time you view a page of comments.
Oh, boy, I can see it now...
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LinModems?
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Thousands of posts all over the usenet:
Subject: NEED MODEM HELP!!!!!!
hi, i just bought this linmodem and cant get it working under windows. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME???? a window just pops up and says it cant find a driver for the unknown card... --- hehehehe.
My highschool didn't have internet access when I was there, so I guess I can't fully appreciate the problem, but...
One thing that seems obvious (at least, from talking to a few still in highscool [different school, btw]) is that the librarians that have to deal with this software hate it just as much as the students do. I guess it is one of those mandates from the "heavens"--you know, those totaly detached school administrators who believe they know what is best for the children. Most of them have either never taught in highschool or haven't taught in quite a while.
Now, I don't have kids atm, but I know I wouldn't want these people making moral judgements for my children. I remember in my highschool, we were not allowed to read certain books in English class. That really pissed me off. But if you complain, you are marked as a trouble maker. That only leaves pulling your children out of that school, and many people don't have that option.
I guess the solution is to start working for change at the state government level, and try to get some of these silly regulations changed.
This is probably just a way to take attention away from Echelon.
If everyone gets all crazy about this before it even happens, the gov hopes maybe we will forget the fact they are already spying on us. Blah. Time to mail the old congressman again.
The idea of having a major office productivity suite that looks and feels the same no matter which OS is beneath it is simply too good to be denied.
Why again, is that a good thing?
I would rather someone standardize file formats. That way I can use some doze tool at work and still go home and run a free tool to work with that format. I certainly don't need Sun telling me how my computer at work should look and feel, *and* how my computers at home should look and feel. (And if you try to tell me *any* of the office suites out there look and feel good [Office, WP, SO, etc] I will laugh).
Could you explain to me the difference in video input types? What is RCA in? How is that different from S-video, composite, etc and all the other types I hear listed.
I'm looking around for the best video capture card and I want to make sure it has the right input type. (And it has got to be cheap:)
Also, you know where to find plans for building the parallel port controller box you mentioned? (I wouldn't need any more than 5 cams.)
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In an effort to make a profit, god has decided to advertise on all newborn human beings. The ads will start appearing on children as soon as next month. More details later. Heh.
Anyway, this doesn't sound like such a bad thing. It is only on their webpage, which I can't say I've ever used anyway. Just don't visit. Or if you must, use junkbuster.
my $cents = $penny x 2;
Nuff said. The argument doesn't hold.
:)
There is nothing to see here. Everyone move along.
How could the construction of homes be changed to stop people from being able to spy on you in this way?
Line the walls with some material that could block this?
I heard a while back that Corel was going to give the wine guys some help. Any idea if they are still doing this? And how will this move affect what Corel does?
Last semester I co-oped with a power company (who will remain nameless) working on y2k testing for the software used in the nuclear power plants. The company owns 5 nuc. plants and is working on buying more.
Nobody in the y2k testing teem ever encountered a significant problem with the software. We ran many tests--rolling over the machines to 2000, upgrade of all database and database components, and extensive testing of homebrew software. None of the core systems will even be affected. The only potential problem is with these external systems.
The thing to remember (at least for our nuc. plants) is that we have many failsafe plans. The plants are so government regulated you have to fill out paperwork to sneeze, and you can only do so in approved areas. If something goes wrong, the plant goes into a safe mode.
Don't be disapponted when nothing happens (at least in the nuc. plants) because of y2k.
Doesn't take much editing to produce:
The FBI and other U.S. law enforcement agencies are worried that new space-based telephone systems, which theoretically allow a citizen to use a wireless phone from virtually anywhere on earth, will undermine their ability to control people and trace thought criminals through cellphones.
Some may argue I am just paranoid. But I offer this: being paranoid is the way we protect our rights. The problem these days is we have been tricked into no longer caring. We are so wrapped up in petty material addictions, we can't even focus on the real issues. And when no one cares anymore, we will lose all of our rights.
my $cents = $penny x 2;
Sorry to hear about your wife. Cancer has taken many in my family, so I do know first hand the effects it has. But in most cases where cancer killed someone in my family, it might have been preventable.
I just wonder if some the risks we take to fight cancer are realy worth it. We're talking about a potential silent, airborn, invisible killer. If I had to choose between dying of cancer within a year and potentially being exposed to an enhanced ebola, I would probably choose cancer.
But that is just me.
Great. Now we can create a supervirus and sell it to the highest bidder.
I am not sure if curing cancer is worth the destruction of using this technology for the wrong reasons. That is a hard call.
Seems like we should be trying to eliminate cancer by changing what we put into our bodies and what we expose ourselves to, (Smoking, too much sun, overly processed food, etc), then start worrying about the other ways to fight it.
my $cents = $penny x 2;
Go to your preferences page and down near the bottom there is:
Long Comment Bonus (Assign +1 to lengthy comments):
[A text box with a number in it]
There is no explanation of the number, but I think (after playing with it for a bit) it is the length in chars a comment must be before it gets the +1. Jack it up to a really high number and noone seems to get the length bonus.
This leads me to believe that the boost in score is not 'real'. It just is a filter that is applied every time you view a page of comments.
Thousands of posts all over the usenet:
Subject: NEED MODEM HELP!!!!!!
hi, i just bought this linmodem and cant get it working under windows. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME???? a window just pops up and says it cant find a driver for the unknown card...
---
hehehehe.
All a part of the secret Shadow Government.
;)
Hey, I might even vote for you. That would be *two* votes. ;)
Almost a non-intelligence issue. As a Democrat, I am ashamed of some of the policy coming out of my representatives.
Maybe we need to come together and form some kind of Technocratic party and run our on canditates. Heh. Just a thought.
My highschool didn't have internet access when I was there, so I guess I can't fully appreciate the problem, but...
One thing that seems obvious (at least, from talking to a few still in highscool [different school, btw]) is that the librarians that have to deal with this software hate it just as much as the students do. I guess it is one of those mandates from the "heavens"--you know, those totaly detached school administrators who believe they know what is best for the children. Most of them have either never taught in highschool or haven't taught in quite a while.
Now, I don't have kids atm, but I know I wouldn't want these people making moral judgements for my children. I remember in my highschool, we were not allowed to read certain books in English class. That really pissed me off. But if you complain, you are marked as a trouble maker. That only leaves pulling your children out of that school, and many people don't have that option.
I guess the solution is to start working for change at the state government level, and try to get some of these silly regulations changed.
Just my cents x2.
This is probably just a way to take attention away from Echelon.
If everyone gets all crazy about this before it even happens, the gov hopes maybe we will forget the fact they are already spying on us. Blah. Time to mail the old congressman again.
Last I checked, this was *your* site. You can post any darn think you like. You can post a thousand stories about the greatness of The Who.
*shrug*
The idea of having a major office productivity suite that looks and feels the same no matter which OS is beneath it is simply too good to be denied.
Why again, is that a good thing?
I would rather someone standardize file formats. That way I can use some doze tool at work and still go home and run a free tool to work with that format. I certainly don't need Sun telling me how my computer at work should look and feel, *and* how my computers at home should look and feel. (And if you try to tell me *any* of the office suites out there look and feel good [Office, WP, SO, etc] I will laugh).
Could you explain to me the difference in video input types? What is RCA in? How is that different from S-video, composite, etc and all the other types I hear listed.
:)
I'm looking around for the best video capture card and I want to make sure it has the right input type. (And it has got to be cheap
Also, you know where to find plans for building the parallel port controller box you mentioned? (I wouldn't need any more than 5 cams.)
By that logic, you might say that only script kiddies use Linux, because anyone legit would have the cash to spring for NT.
That doesn't make any sense.
*grin* I like this place. More things on the list to buy.
I like this one the best. :)
http://www.microsoff.com/
I would very much like to filter out this IPO junk.
Why is it that everyone seems to have to choose names like iMac, iPlanet, eWhatever, jMax, etc?
Who came up with this? Does it actually make more money?
I'm glad State keeps me busy. Otherwise I would have to shoot myself.
:)
It is always hot.
It rains all the time. (Read: muggy)
There isn't a darn thing to do. (I don't hunt or fish, thanks
I'm gettin outta here as soon as I can. Oh well, could be worse. Could be Alabama or Louisiana. Hehe.
Real men don't use dns. :P
But seriously. I just remember the ip's of a lot of the boxen I connect to. Guess that will have to stop.