Actually it could, the software was called PC-TASK, but thanks for getting totally out of topic. What the heck has emulating another OS to do with detecting if a disk is in the drive? I didn't need to make a point, but you made one for yourself. Troll.
The AmigaOS (on an Amiga 2000) ran the Indiana Jones Super Stunt Spectacular's visual and audio effects at Walt Disney World back when I worked there in 1995. Who knows, it might still do, that show hasn't changed much. Anybody in Orlando wants to check on their next visit to the Disney Studios? The control console is located in the middle of the audience.
If you can't see the other side of the intersection you shouldn't enter. If more people were capable of good driving in this country I wouldn't get road rage all the time. Instead, I always get close calls which are avoided solely by my driving skills because people are too busy:
1) Talking on the phone
2) Reading a book (I have seen it)
3) Watching a movie on their laptop (guy almost hit me without even realizing, I saw him watching his movie after I passed him)
4) Applying mascara
5) Eating scrambled eggs on a plate with a fork (I couldn't believed this, happened on the way to Boston on the Highway)
6) etc. (insert favorite)
All of the above is illegal in Europe because it's considered "distracted driving" what makes me laugh is that most states have laws to forbid distracted driving but any of the above, including cell phone calls (except for NY State) are not considered distraction unless you actually cause an accident.
What if you buy a laptop, does that count as a "computer"?
Is not like a Gateway/Sony/(insert favorite brand) laptop sold at Best Buy is going to be different than one sold directly by those brands.
That was South Dakota, Reagan did that at Federal level. South Dakota =/ United States of America.
You can bitch and moan as much as you want, but if the greatest majority of Americans are in deep shit (so much for freedom land) it's thanks to the republicans who are too worried about calling themselves patriotic (from "Patria" = Homeland) and forgetting that the Homeland is the people, not corporate interest. Patriotism is caring about your fellow citizens, something Republicans don't even know where that starts.
They prices weren't competitive at all and even during their closeout sale... I went there 2 weeks ago and most items were still more expensive than other stores I usually shop at and by far more expensive that online stores. I'm sorry for the employees but C.C. deserved what was coming to them.
> Our government used to stop these things, but they got bought out by the corporations about 20 years ago.
Let's call a duck a duck. It was thanks to Ronald Reagan, the greatest almighty president, that corporations got more and more power. For those who were too young to know, or forgot, banks also had a limit to how much interest they could charge on a credit card, but Reagan decided it wasn't fair and made them free to charge whatever they wanted. Good Morning 29% APR.
Thanks George W. Reagan!
I had Verizon for 5 years and boy, am I happy that I dropped them like hot potatoes. I even had to fight them for 9 months for getting my due rebate.
Moreover, I found out that they had me on collection for years because the idiot that I returned the phone to the day after purchasing it (it malfunctioned) forgot to do their paperwork. I had to get the FTC involved and finally they stopped asking for money. What's worse was that they don't communicate among departments otherwise they would have seen that I had an active line with payments made regularly.
I went through an immigration nightmare. My Green Card had been temporary for 5 years (legally it should be all done in 2 years). My service center was in Nebraska and the correspondence with them showed me that the people writing do not have a clue of basic English grammar. Moreover, once I called the "hotline" and someone with a thick Indian accent answered (did they outsource immigration too?). My file kept getting lost, I had to travel 6 to 10 hours several times to go to an immigration office and submit address and phone number in person. Last summer my case was declined again (for the 3rd time) because they claimed they did not have a way to contact me (after 5 TIMES I submitted my address). Fortunately for me I kept all correspondence showing that they were sending me letters therefore they HAD my address. When I asked for specific questions they never replied with a specific answer just an envelope with no date and no return address saying "your file is here" (more or less). Then my name was screwed up, I had to submit documents to have my name corrected. Finally after last rejection I got tired and went to my senator's office and complained, bringing all evidence. Within 2 days my permanent green card was issued, valid for 10 years. And guess what? It came with my name screwed up in the same way that it was the first time.
Canada has actually a very fair immigration system. Unlike the US that refuse B1/B2 visas to competent workers (in my industry we've had no foreign worker for 2 years now) to then give away 100,000 to 300,000 green cards every year based on a lottery (friends of mine had it that way, US got lucky that time as they are both teaching at Stanford), Canada's residence status for immigrants is granted through a point system given for skills, titles, etc., so one knows exactly if it has enough points to become a legal immigrant.
Don't want to piss on anyone's parade but it's just a Dune Buggy with a fan and a parasail. Nothing new or futuristic, sooner or later somebody was going to glue those 3 items together.
Agree. I watched "Bender's Game" a few days ago and it cracked me up. I'm in favor of having one of my favorite shows back, since it died way too prematurely. Give us at least 12 seasons!:)
... maybe with Windows 8 Microsoft should provide 2 versions: one entirely backward compatible and one based on a new 64/128 bit architecture with no compatibility and see how that sells. Then Windows 9 might be a better/more solid upgrade.
Except that recently the space elevator was deemed "impossible" because even with nanotubes of carbon molecules there would be too much constant structural damage. Hey, I was bummed out too.
Sorry, don't have the link handy. It had to do with japanese researchers.
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Actually it could, the software was called PC-TASK, but thanks for getting totally out of topic. What the heck has emulating another OS to do with detecting if a disk is in the drive? I didn't need to make a point, but you made one for yourself. Troll.
AmigaOS 1.0 did that
I still own my Amiga 1200 and it still works fine. :)
The AmigaOS (on an Amiga 2000) ran the Indiana Jones Super Stunt Spectacular's visual and audio effects at Walt Disney World back when I worked there in 1995. Who knows, it might still do, that show hasn't changed much. Anybody in Orlando wants to check on their next visit to the Disney Studios? The control console is located in the middle of the audience.
Why would the above be modded a Flamebait is beyond me, it's based on actual facts.
Four force? Weak, Strong, Electromagnetic and ...? The fourth is Gravity.
1) Talking on the phone
2) Reading a book (I have seen it)
3) Watching a movie on their laptop (guy almost hit me without even realizing, I saw him watching his movie after I passed him)
4) Applying mascara
5) Eating scrambled eggs on a plate with a fork (I couldn't believed this, happened on the way to Boston on the Highway)
6) etc. (insert favorite)
All of the above is illegal in Europe because it's considered "distracted driving" what makes me laugh is that most states have laws to forbid distracted driving but any of the above, including cell phone calls (except for NY State) are not considered distraction unless you actually cause an accident.
Why stuff like this gets posted and news items I submit such as "NASA's Kepler spacecraft hurtles past moon's orbit" are rejected?
What if you buy a laptop, does that count as a "computer"? Is not like a Gateway/Sony/(insert favorite brand) laptop sold at Best Buy is going to be different than one sold directly by those brands.
That was South Dakota, Reagan did that at Federal level. South Dakota =/ United States of America. You can bitch and moan as much as you want, but if the greatest majority of Americans are in deep shit (so much for freedom land) it's thanks to the republicans who are too worried about calling themselves patriotic (from "Patria" = Homeland) and forgetting that the Homeland is the people, not corporate interest. Patriotism is caring about your fellow citizens, something Republicans don't even know where that starts.
Amen to that brother
They prices weren't competitive at all and even during their closeout sale... I went there 2 weeks ago and most items were still more expensive than other stores I usually shop at and by far more expensive that online stores. I'm sorry for the employees but C.C. deserved what was coming to them.
Let's call a duck a duck. It was thanks to Ronald Reagan, the greatest almighty president, that corporations got more and more power. For those who were too young to know, or forgot, banks also had a limit to how much interest they could charge on a credit card, but Reagan decided it wasn't fair and made them free to charge whatever they wanted. Good Morning 29% APR. Thanks George W. Reagan!
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I had Verizon for 5 years and boy, am I happy that I dropped them like hot potatoes. I even had to fight them for 9 months for getting my due rebate. Moreover, I found out that they had me on collection for years because the idiot that I returned the phone to the day after purchasing it (it malfunctioned) forgot to do their paperwork. I had to get the FTC involved and finally they stopped asking for money. What's worse was that they don't communicate among departments otherwise they would have seen that I had an active line with payments made regularly.
I went through an immigration nightmare. My Green Card had been temporary for 5 years (legally it should be all done in 2 years). My service center was in Nebraska and the correspondence with them showed me that the people writing do not have a clue of basic English grammar. Moreover, once I called the "hotline" and someone with a thick Indian accent answered (did they outsource immigration too?). My file kept getting lost, I had to travel 6 to 10 hours several times to go to an immigration office and submit address and phone number in person. Last summer my case was declined again (for the 3rd time) because they claimed they did not have a way to contact me (after 5 TIMES I submitted my address). Fortunately for me I kept all correspondence showing that they were sending me letters therefore they HAD my address. When I asked for specific questions they never replied with a specific answer just an envelope with no date and no return address saying "your file is here" (more or less). Then my name was screwed up, I had to submit documents to have my name corrected. Finally after last rejection I got tired and went to my senator's office and complained, bringing all evidence. Within 2 days my permanent green card was issued, valid for 10 years. And guess what? It came with my name screwed up in the same way that it was the first time.
Canada has actually a very fair immigration system. Unlike the US that refuse B1/B2 visas to competent workers (in my industry we've had no foreign worker for 2 years now) to then give away 100,000 to 300,000 green cards every year based on a lottery (friends of mine had it that way, US got lucky that time as they are both teaching at Stanford), Canada's residence status for immigrants is granted through a point system given for skills, titles, etc., so one knows exactly if it has enough points to become a legal immigrant.
They finally found a way to produce the most common element in the universe
(sarcasm mode=OFF)
Don't want to piss on anyone's parade but it's just a Dune Buggy with a fan and a parasail. Nothing new or futuristic, sooner or later somebody was going to glue those 3 items together.
Agree. I watched "Bender's Game" a few days ago and it cracked me up. I'm in favor of having one of my favorite shows back, since it died way too prematurely. Give us at least 12 seasons! :)
... maybe with Windows 8 Microsoft should provide 2 versions: one entirely backward compatible and one based on a new 64/128 bit architecture with no compatibility and see how that sells. Then Windows 9 might be a better/more solid upgrade.
Except that recently the space elevator was deemed "impossible" because even with nanotubes of carbon molecules there would be too much constant structural damage. Hey, I was bummed out too. Sorry, don't have the link handy. It had to do with japanese researchers.
The evidence is here.
They could have coated the panels with a layer of Snuggle :)
In Soviet Russia we don't allow texting