I remember years ago at a gaming con (I was there to play Civilization and StarFleet Battles) there was a video playing a Voltron episode, and one of the dubbed voices said (after seeing the destruction of his robot) "Aah! Now I get his parking spot!" That 0wned.
Can you name any famous rock stars from a socialist country that make good music?
Not necessarily rock *stars*, Mekanik Destruktiv Kommando was a East German metal band from back in 'the day'. They 0wn. I could swear my air compressor was in love when it heard that album.
I've always been pretty curious as to Nader's stance on tech, and the article, while it doesn't really give his core stances, certainly shows what he thinks about telecommunications and product bundling.
Mr. Nader complains about the bundling of cable and Internet services. This is a case of consumers getting more for more money; it increases consumer satisfaction.
'[M]ore for more money'. I wonder if that's a typo. Of course you're going to get more if you spend more money.
Agreed. I'm personally going to start on a PPC port, if only to run StarOffice on the school's lab computers, which run OS-X. It'd be nice to see an Alpha port sometime in the future (no rush, patience is one of my strong points) because the lab's also going to (in a few months) start getting into Alpha for the computer architecture classes.
What I mean by that is, where does the banning stop? Could colleges and universities be pressured into banning CD-R(W)'s because they *could* be used to copy copyrighted materials? Could they also be pressured into shutting down ftp and nntp, because they also are sometimes used to transmit copyrighted materials? Can the colleges/universities even be pressured into banning anything computer related? I'm curious, because I might be moving into a dorm soon and I'd hate to see the school laying the smack down on my computers.
As far as the bandwidth issue goes, I think they might take a bit of offence to my plans to have dorm-wide deathmatches, but those don't use up *that* much bandwidth, now do they?;)
Actually, if you have a burned hdd, just pop the magnet out of that one. I swear ours holds at least 1cm thick of paper. They're also really good for holding the week's liquor store sales ad.;)
It's alright. I've got csh and vi and all the JDK tools necessary for doing my homework and programming, but it's a bit bloated and, well, it's a/Mac/. Still, the UNIX is nice to see on there, especially since my school's main servers are all run on Win2k. I just enjoyed seeing the look on the lab tech's face when I asked if I could copy.cshrc and alias my own commands. I don't want to be typing 'vi foo.java' all the time and then 'javac foo.java', not to mention the times I type 'ls -ral |more'.
I always will love Adventure for the 2600. Arcade games were great, especially I, Robot and Gauntlet and the Star Trek game. Anyone else remember pumping loads of quarters into that big sit-down game? I must have spent at *least* $50 in quarters at the local arcade on Star Trek. I'm trying to track down one of those large modules for my home, but no luck so far (I want to stay local, easier on the transportation.)
Gauntlet was also a great game. "Valkyrie, your life force is running out" used to be an integral part of some of my conversation. I worked my ass off to get money to burn on that game.
I still wish that local arcades would have more of the older stuff, if only to attract us 'older' people back into there for some sweet flashbacks.
I'm pretty sure something like this could be argued as illegal in the DMCA, but IANAL, so I haven't a clue as to where to start.
I also seem to remember some federal statute regarding fax machines and the such and transmission of unsolicited advertisement on them. Maybe this can be used to combat ABC. Any takers?
I would be more willing to accept the idea of a counter-conspiracy in Micro$haft's programming HQ. I mean, how better to take a company down than from the inside? That, so far, is the best explaination I've heard for Outlook and IE. No self-respecting coder would make shit like that unless she/he was attempting to make her/his company look *really* bad.
I couldn't get to the article, it appeared that it was removed or some such thing, but was this bill only passed by the House, or has it already passed the Senate and gone on to the President? If it is the former, there still is time for those of you who don't agree with this bill (myself included, for reasons pretty much elaborated by posters before me) to contact your Senators and/or their assistants. I'm sure going to write (snail mail, even) mine and request that further committee study be performed before a vote is even considered or debated.
The stress test is sweet. It just reiterates the adage: "Mac for multimedia, Linux for programming, Windows for games". I'm just hoping that my new hdd and RAM sticks will be able to handle constant hours of gaming.
Someone noted that Geek Culture is selling First Post T-Shirts.
I really don't know if I want one or not... This is almost too scary to pass up. (However, imagine how high my Geek Score on campus will rise if I'm the first Geek to get a First Post t-shirt. Think I might be in running for Alpha?)
In related news, annoyed Metallica fans constructed a stake and immolated drummer Lars Ulrich in effigy in hope to "deter other super-rich, self-righteous, watered down pop bands from abusing their popularity."
"They deserve this", says Metallica fan Gunter Heindeman. "I mean, I have Ride The Lightning and Kill Em All on record and I have no way to burn them into mp3 format. How the fuck else can I listen to them, now that my turntable is broken?"
Metallica's lawyers were not impressed. "Metallica demands that all record owners who want to have mp3s buy the compact disk. If the listener wants to make his/her own copies of the music for his/her own use, that's just fine, but Metallica will not tolerate opportunists trying to profit from their hard work and arti < segmentation fault in module pre_recorded_drivel.exe>
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Oh? Do tell. I'd love to get my hands on this spoof, if at all possible.
And in other news, an anime convention drew a whole 1477 people.
I suppose it would have been cooler if it had drawn 1337 people, right?
I remember years ago at a gaming con (I was there to play Civilization and StarFleet Battles) there was a video playing a Voltron episode, and one of the dubbed voices said (after seeing the destruction of his robot) "Aah! Now I get his parking spot!" That 0wned.
I wonder if there's any linux software for that thing...
Hell, man, I'd be down for developing something like that. Could you imagine navigating X with that glove? It'd 0wn.
Can you name any famous rock stars from a socialist country that make good music?
Not necessarily rock *stars*, Mekanik Destruktiv Kommando was a East German metal band from back in 'the day'. They 0wn. I could swear my air compressor was in love when it heard that album.
I've always been pretty curious as to Nader's stance on tech, and the article, while it doesn't really give his core stances, certainly shows what he thinks about telecommunications and product bundling.
Mr. Nader complains about the bundling of cable and Internet services. This is a case of consumers getting more for more money; it increases consumer satisfaction.
'[M]ore for more money'. I wonder if that's a typo. Of course you're going to get more if you spend more money.
Agreed. I'm personally going to start on a PPC port, if only to run StarOffice on the school's lab computers, which run OS-X. It'd be nice to see an Alpha port sometime in the future (no rush, patience is one of my strong points) because the lab's also going to (in a few months) start getting into Alpha for the computer architecture classes.
Damn, I love open source.
This is Very Good(tm). Now I can compile out all the crap I don't need and keep the tools I do need.
If I'm judging the open source community correctly, there'll be an entire enclave dedicated to various source hacks popping up very soon.
Are the moderators high this morning, or has someone slipped LSD into my morning Mountain Dew?
What I mean by that is, where does the banning stop? Could colleges and universities be pressured into banning CD-R(W)'s because they *could* be used to copy copyrighted materials? Could they also be pressured into shutting down ftp and nntp, because they also are sometimes used to transmit copyrighted materials? Can the colleges/universities even be pressured into banning anything computer related? I'm curious, because I might be moving into a dorm soon and I'd hate to see the school laying the smack down on my computers.
;)
As far as the bandwidth issue goes, I think they might take a bit of offence to my plans to have dorm-wide deathmatches, but those don't use up *that* much bandwidth, now do they?
Actually, if you have a burned hdd, just pop the magnet out of that one. I swear ours holds at least 1cm thick of paper. They're also really good for holding the week's liquor store sales ad. ;)
It's alright. I've got csh and vi and all the JDK tools necessary for doing my homework and programming, but it's a bit bloated and, well, it's a /Mac/. Still, the UNIX is nice to see on there, especially since my school's main servers are all run on Win2k. I just enjoyed seeing the look on the lab tech's face when I asked if I could copy .cshrc and alias my own commands. I don't want to be typing 'vi foo.java' all the time and then 'javac foo.java', not to mention the times I type 'ls -ral |more'.
And word from Microsoft about porting Office apps to Linux gets my thumbs up
Up what?
I've always figured that Tetris was a Soviet plot to immobilize the US. ;) I know that I've spent hours upon hours mesmerized by that game...
I always will love Adventure for the 2600. Arcade games were great, especially I, Robot and Gauntlet and the Star Trek game. Anyone else remember pumping loads of quarters into that big sit-down game? I must have spent at *least* $50 in quarters at the local arcade on Star Trek. I'm trying to track down one of those large modules for my home, but no luck so far (I want to stay local, easier on the transportation.)
Gauntlet was also a great game. "Valkyrie, your life force is running out" used to be an integral part of some of my conversation. I worked my ass off to get money to burn on that game.
I still wish that local arcades would have more of the older stuff, if only to attract us 'older' people back into there for some sweet flashbacks.
This is the best argument yet made for a new moderation category: +1 Groaner.
I'm pretty sure something like this could be argued as illegal in the DMCA, but IANAL, so I haven't a clue as to where to start.
I also seem to remember some federal statute regarding fax machines and the such and transmission of unsolicited advertisement on them. Maybe this can be used to combat ABC. Any takers?
I would be more willing to accept the idea of a counter-conspiracy in Micro$haft's programming HQ. I mean, how better to take a company down than from the inside? That, so far, is the best explaination I've heard for Outlook and IE. No self-respecting coder would make shit like that unless she/he was attempting to make her/his company look *really* bad.
$100M for Cyber Patrol? I think I'll give JSB a call, I have a really good deal for them. Cash only, of course, and in small bills...
I couldn't get to the article, it appeared that it was removed or some such thing, but was this bill only passed by the House, or has it already passed the Senate and gone on to the President? If it is the former, there still is time for those of you who don't agree with this bill (myself included, for reasons pretty much elaborated by posters before me) to contact your Senators and/or their assistants. I'm sure going to write (snail mail, even) mine and request that further committee study be performed before a vote is even considered or debated.
The stress test is sweet. It just reiterates the adage: "Mac for multimedia, Linux for programming, Windows for games". I'm just hoping that my new hdd and RAM sticks will be able to handle constant hours of gaming.
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Someone noted that Geek Culture is selling First Post T-Shirts.
I really don't know if I want one or not... This is almost too scary to pass up. (However, imagine how high my Geek Score on campus will rise if I'm the first Geek to get a First Post t-shirt. Think I might be in running for Alpha?)
In related news, annoyed Metallica fans constructed a stake and immolated drummer Lars Ulrich in effigy in hope to "deter other super-rich, self-righteous, watered down pop bands from abusing their popularity."
"They deserve this", says Metallica fan Gunter Heindeman. "I mean, I have Ride The Lightning and Kill Em All on record and I have no way to burn them into mp3 format. How the fuck else can I listen to them, now that my turntable is broken?"
Metallica's lawyers were not impressed. "Metallica demands that all record owners who want to have mp3s buy the compact disk. If the listener wants to make his/her own copies of the music for his/her own use, that's just fine, but Metallica will not tolerate opportunists trying to profit from their hard work and arti < segmentation fault in module pre_recorded_drivel.exe>
Does this mean I can't be a karma whore for a whole hour or so?! Shit!