Well, I used to have a 486 laptop that must have been 6-8 years old, and I recently got rid of it because the monitor was getting pretty worn out. (Unfortunately, I don't know anything about toxins and such things in LCD monitors, so I can't give you any answers there...)
I'm not trying to sound mean or anything, but shorting out the battery is hardly complicated, most of the time it's even mentioned in the manual (or maybe I just need to get some newer motherboards)
Isn't it a bit more like, Joe User deserves not to be allowed to own a gun if he leaves his hunting rifle on the hood of his car while he's eating at Burger king?
Using encryption to remove any possibility of blaiming any certain individual (Pass down the password through one chain of people, and the encrypted data through another chain of people?)
I'm not sure, but last time I checked AOL and Time Warner didn't have too much influence in Europe. Well, I don't know about Time Warner, but I know that I once got an AOL CD, so they are kinda present (but I think you're right about the amount of influence they have...).
By this logic Harley-Davidson should use their motorcycles to haul motorcycles to dealers instead of using big trucks I know, "it's not a fair comparison, because motorcycles aren't really designed for hauling huge loads and trucks are.. Now HD aren't exactly competing with any major truck manufacturers are they? With your logic, a consumer should be pissed off if it's new database software isn't fun to play or doesn't run MS Office...
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I have to say, ME TOO! I desperately need some kind of newsfeed so that I can get help fixing my root partition (Where did block 0 go?):)
Under what circumstances are you allowed to knowingly pull a switch that will murder hundreds of civilians, and not be held accountable? When your choice is to pull the switch or get thrown in there with the civilians?
I think the difference is that Windows File sharing is not used mainly to distribute copyrighted material. Napster was created specifically to do that. You've never been to any major demopartys have you? Go to such an event(like, say, Dreamhack here in sweden, with 3000 visitors) and just take a quick look around and you'll notice that just about every person using windows is downloading their 3117 w4r3z using windows file sharing
but the average Eurofilm bites. So does the average american film, hell even the better ones suck (OTOH, I think just about every movies sucks...) Sorry for ranting
I would prefer to have a package concisting of a browser,a newsreader and a mail reader, all of which are separate programs (so those who don't want to don't have to install or use the parts they don't want to use)
I don't think he meant that it should say http://whateverserver/index.html, but rather that index.html shouldn't just ship you on to home.html, since that is very irritating.
Well, MAME can also emulate a NeoGeo, thus enabling you to play games such as King of Fighters 98 (over 30Mb), now that might be a reason it slows down computers.
The problem was the lack of social skills (for relating to people outide their set) many of these guys had. Or maybe others lack the social skills needed to communicate with them. Just because their communication skills are different, doesn't mean they aren't as good as everyone elses.
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Well, I used to have a 486 laptop that must have been 6-8 years old, and I recently got rid of it because the monitor was getting pretty worn out.
(Unfortunately, I don't know anything about toxins and such things in LCD monitors, so I can't give you any answers there...)
Mikael Jacobson
Thank you, from all of us who don't have .pdf viewing software installed.
Mikael Jacobson
I was listening to the song when reading your comment and there are five kill not four...
Mikael Jacobson
I'm not trying to sound mean or anything, but shorting out the battery is hardly complicated, most of the time it's even mentioned in the manual (or maybe I just need to get some newer motherboards)
Mikael Jacobson
I've got an old IBM keyboard to, the only thing I dislike about them is the noise...
Mikael Jacobson
Isn't it a bit more like, Joe User deserves not to be allowed to own a gun if he leaves his hunting rifle on the hood of his car while he's eating at Burger king?
Mikael Jacobson
Using encryption to remove any possibility of blaiming any certain individual (Pass down the password through one chain of people, and the encrypted data through another chain of people?)
Mikael Jacobson
That kinda confused me at first...
Mikael Jacobson
I'm not sure, but last time I checked AOL and Time Warner didn't have too much influence in Europe.
Well, I don't know about Time Warner, but I know that I once got an AOL CD, so they are kinda present (but I think you're right about the amount of influence they have...).
Mikael Jacobson
I hope you're joking (if not, Z80s are still pretty widely used (not in home computers though))
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By this logic Harley-Davidson should use their motorcycles to haul motorcycles to dealers instead of using big trucks I know, "it's not a fair comparison, because motorcycles aren't really designed for hauling huge loads and trucks are..
Now HD aren't exactly competing with any major truck manufacturers are they? With your logic, a consumer should be pissed off if it's new database software isn't fun to play or doesn't run MS Office...
Mikael Jacobson
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I have to say, ME TOO! I desperately need some kind of newsfeed so that I can get help fixing my root partition (Where did block 0 go?) :)
Mikael Jacobson
Under what circumstances are you allowed to knowingly pull a switch that will murder hundreds of civilians, and not be held accountable?
When your choice is to pull the switch or get thrown in there with the civilians?
Mikael Jacobson
Wasn't there like a model which had five of those D engines in the first stage?
Mikael Jacobson
I think the difference is that Windows File sharing is not used mainly to distribute copyrighted material. Napster was created specifically to do that.
You've never been to any major demopartys have you?
Go to such an event(like, say, Dreamhack here in sweden, with 3000 visitors) and just take a quick look around and you'll notice that just about every person using windows is downloading their 3117 w4r3z using windows file sharing
Mikael Jacobson
yeah, the good old konami code, raises the powerup meter one step in gradius. =)
Mikael Jacobson
Wasn't Rupert the 10th planet in hhgg?
Mikael Jacobson
but the average Eurofilm bites.
So does the average american film, hell even the better ones suck (OTOH, I think just about every movies sucks...)
Sorry for ranting
Mikael Jacobson
I would prefer to have a package concisting of a browser,a newsreader and a mail reader, all of which are separate programs (so those who don't want to don't have to install or use the parts they don't want to use)
Mikael Jacobson
Why was this moderated down? It seems quite true to me...
Mikael Jacobson
I don't think he meant that it should say http://whateverserver/index.html, but rather that index.html shouldn't just ship you on to home.html, since that is very irritating.
Mikael Jacobson
Yeah, someone should really try to reverse engineer it...
Mikael Jacobson
Well, MAME can also emulate a NeoGeo, thus enabling you to play games such as King of Fighters 98 (over 30Mb), now that might be a reason it slows down computers.
Mikael Jacobson
They've got .freenet!!!
Woohoo!
Mikael Jacobson
The problem was the lack of social skills (for relating to people outide their set) many of these guys had.
Or maybe others lack the social skills needed to communicate with them.
Just because their communication skills are different, doesn't mean they aren't as good as everyone elses.
Mikael Jacobson