That's funny. My gf suggested to me today that we should build a house out in the boonies & live there. My first question was "How are we supposed to get decent net access in bumfuk?"
The biggest problem is that 90+% of 'normal' mechanics out there seem incapable of interpreting the complexities of modern fuel injection systems (I've helped design some, and even I find them hard to understand at times), more information does not always fix that problem! The number of times 'they' (your normal mechanic) fall back to a mode of just replacing bits at random to 'fix' a problem is high.
Hey I can do that... No, what they do is decide that since they don't know what the error codes mean, it must be a problem with the computer. "Oh, your brakes are pulsing? Hmm, must be the computer, you know that controls the antilock brakes, don't you?" Or, "your headlights don't work? Must be the computer..."
Ok, I'm exaggerating (how the f* DO you spell that??). But you know what? It doesn't bother me any more. I've got my pimp-ass '79 Caddy Coupe Deville, w/ 7.0L V8. Sure I get ~10mpg, but it'll get up and go. Talk about your sleeper:) Plus, it's pimp, did I mention that???
Well, frightful that he works on win32 & his virus protection sw isn't working. If I weren't a dumbass I'd be frightened too. I want a Mac for the OS, not the dvd-rw, though.
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So we'll/. NPR and thus demonstrate to them that linking really *is* harmless, right?
Yeah, I wonder if/. filled out the little form before linking to them...
I love this game. I just today played 911-2, the sequel. It r0x0rs! Used to be, it was the only real exercise I got. Now that I have a girlfriend, it's a distant second.
Most people don't even know what browser they use. I've seen people with three browsers installed, but they can't tell you which app they use. They have to click on the "internet button", to show you. This icon can be anything from a fish to a spaceship, and it'd take much less than 10,000 monkeys to come up with the name.
The current state of the "browser war" reminds me of the old hippie saying, "What if they had a war and nobody came?" The only time they'd notice if they were using a different browser is when they got to a browser specific site. But to the nontechnical, it's just another dead site. There are a lot of dead/broken sites on the internet. Everyone eventually comes across a few.
I tend to write my code so that NS4.x sees it ok. That's because it's the browser I used before konqueror & kmeleon(?), and most code tested on ns4 looks at least ok w/ other browsers.
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I think I read somewhere that most of the new virus defs are submitted by the "whitehat" virus writers (you know, the ones that write them for educational purposes and the virus is usually one step away from being actually functional). In addition, I'd be shocked & amazed if the AV ppl didn't have some programmers writing new virii. As a preemptive measure (but good for FUD, too).
Hmmm. I *would* have agreed with you. Until I got the Palm m105 (see previous/. article). Now, I'd like to add "reliable" to the picture.
I have one of the original Timex Datalink watches. I got it for a gift ~6-7 years ago. It still works great. The only issues I have with it are 1)limited memory (the 2nd edition solved that), 2) no way to add info on-the-fly, and 3)no Linux or Win2k support. I've replaced the battery once, and the band several times. And it just keeps going. Timex, it takes a licking & keeps on ticking. Hmmm, maybe Timex needs to make a Palm...
Lots of other people are using, too, but that doesn't make us some kind of community. It just makes a bunch of people with one shared interest.
Actually, from dictionary.com:
community Pronunciation Key (k-myn-t) n. pl. communities
2. a. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
So, yes. We are a community. *I* feel like I'm a part of the "Linux Community". I don't contribute much, but I can help with the dummie newbie questions (without snide superiority complexes). I give what I can, and take what I need.
Well, if they were smart the game publishers would jump on it. There's a reason MS & Apple love the education market. Get the kids hooked on a game at school, and they'll probably buy it for home...
Xine w/ d5d is what I was trying to use. (well, up until Thurs when my HD bit the dust). I've heard that VideoLAN is supposed to be much easier to get working, but haven't yet had a chance to try it.
Yeah. I wondered why Tom seemed to kind of barely skim that subject. I thought that was the most interesting thing in the article. Well, at least it was once I determined that the performance hit using wineX sucks:(
I was thinking about subscribing, but decided not to. I already have to dual-boot to watch DVDs (I must be an idiot, because deCSS makes it sooo easy to pirate DVDs, and I can't even get the SOB to play them).
Oh, well. I've found that I play bzflag most of the time, anyway. It's even cross-platform:)
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And you have the people who come from real shitty families, that somehow manage not to kill, rape, rob, or otherwise damage other people. I'll never listen to an argument that someone because of their home life. With obvious exceptions, if you're physically/sexually abusing me, I'm liable to whack off your head w/ an axe. But for the most part, it's a copout.
He's a writer. Consider that writing is an art. So he's an artist. Artists are wacky. So he thinks vinyl is better than CD. I know artists who think barbeque tofu is better than pulled pork shoulder.
Maybe it's the crowd I run around with, but nearly every thing I see that doesn't make sense or is confusing can be resolved in three words. They're an artist.
Hell, I run 7.x on a 486. The only reason it doesn't run 8 is because it's working so well I don't have to think about it. I put Slack on all my servers, from the 486 to a 1.8P4. Slack is good.
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That's funny. My gf suggested to me today that we should build a house out in the boonies & live there. My first question was "How are we supposed to get decent net access in bumfuk?"
The biggest problem is that 90+% of 'normal' mechanics out there seem incapable of interpreting the complexities of modern fuel injection systems (I've helped design some, and even I find them hard to understand at times), more information does not always fix that problem! The number of times 'they' (your normal mechanic) fall back to a mode of just replacing bits at random to 'fix' a problem is high.
:) Plus, it's pimp, did I mention that???
:)
Hey I can do that... No, what they do is decide that since they don't know what the error codes mean, it must be a problem with the computer. "Oh, your brakes are pulsing? Hmm, must be the computer, you know that controls the antilock brakes, don't you?" Or, "your headlights don't work? Must be the computer..."
Ok, I'm exaggerating (how the f* DO you spell that??). But you know what? It doesn't bother me any more. I've got my pimp-ass '79 Caddy Coupe Deville, w/ 7.0L V8. Sure I get ~10mpg, but it'll get up and go. Talk about your sleeper
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Well, frightful that he works on win32 & his virus protection sw isn't working. If I weren't a dumbass I'd be frightened too. I want a Mac for the OS, not the dvd-rw, though.
Yeah, I wonder if
You could do what I do, get excited about the announcement, wait a week, download w/ ease...
I love this game. I just today played 911-2, the sequel. It r0x0rs! Used to be, it was the only real exercise I got. Now that I have a girlfriend, it's a distant second.
Could you perhaps elaborate a bit for those of us who don't have all the params memorized? Why is it bad?
Thanks
Actually, the company *grossed* over a million. Much of that will go to raw materials and equipment. Oh, and don't forget taxes...
Most people don't even know what browser they use. I've seen people with three browsers installed, but they can't tell you which app they use. They have to click on the "internet button", to show you. This icon can be anything from a fish to a spaceship, and it'd take much less than 10,000 monkeys to come up with the name.
The current state of the "browser war" reminds me of the old hippie saying, "What if they had a war and nobody came?" The only time they'd notice if they were using a different browser is when they got to a browser specific site. But to the nontechnical, it's just another dead site. There are a lot of dead/broken sites on the internet. Everyone eventually comes across a few.
I tend to write my code so that NS4.x sees it ok. That's because it's the browser I used before konqueror & kmeleon(?), and most code tested on ns4 looks at least ok w/ other browsers.
Shouldn't causing a /.ing incur negative karma?
I think I read somewhere that most of the new virus defs are submitted by the "whitehat" virus writers (you know, the ones that write them for educational purposes and the virus is usually one step away from being actually functional). In addition, I'd be shocked & amazed if the AV ppl didn't have some programmers writing new virii. As a preemptive measure (but good for FUD, too).
Are you calling me an asshole?!?!?! I'll shoot (my mouth off) for that!
Most of the stuff he did on the computer was possible too. The war dialer...
You know, there might be a reason why such programs are called "WAR" dialers.
that's too funny. if you weren't AC & I had mod points I'd bump you up fer shur.
Or that they need the time to find a replacement, although that shouldn't be too hard w/ todays current job market...
I agree. I got one for my daughter, and it sucks bad. *I* had problems getting it to work right, and forget about using it indoors.
I picked it up for ~$20. You get what you pay for...
Hmmm. I *would* have agreed with you. Until I got the Palm m105 (see previous /. article). Now, I'd like to add "reliable" to the picture.
I have one of the original Timex Datalink watches. I got it for a gift ~6-7 years ago. It still works great. The only issues I have with it are 1)limited memory (the 2nd edition solved that), 2) no way to add info on-the-fly, and 3)no Linux or Win2k support. I've replaced the battery once, and the band several times. And it just keeps going.
Timex, it takes a licking & keeps on ticking. Hmmm, maybe Timex needs to make a Palm...
Actually, from dictionary.com:
community Pronunciation Key (k-myn-t)
n. pl. communities
2. a. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
So, yes. We are a community. *I* feel like I'm a part of the "Linux Community". I don't contribute much, but I can help with the dummie newbie questions (without snide superiority complexes). I give what I can, and take what I need.
Damn, I'm starting to feel like a communist
Well, if they were smart the game publishers would jump on it. There's a reason MS & Apple love the education market. Get the kids hooked on a game at school, and they'll probably buy it for home...
Thanks for saving me the time. I'd have mentioned something about developers getting paid, but that's just me...
Hmph. I just lost everything in a hard drive failure. The most traumatic was the email.
Xine w/ d5d is what I was trying to use. (well, up until Thurs when my HD bit the dust). I've heard that VideoLAN is supposed to be much easier to get working, but haven't yet had a chance to try it.
Yeah. I wondered why Tom seemed to kind of barely skim that subject. I thought that was the most interesting thing in the article. Well, at least it was once I determined that the performance hit using wineX sucks :(
:)
I was thinking about subscribing, but decided not to. I already have to dual-boot to watch DVDs (I must be an idiot, because deCSS makes it sooo easy to pirate DVDs, and I can't even get the SOB to play them).
Oh, well. I've found that I play bzflag most of the time, anyway. It's even cross-platform
And you have the people who come from real shitty families, that somehow manage not to kill, rape, rob, or otherwise damage other people. I'll never listen to an argument that someone because of their home life. With obvious exceptions, if you're physically/sexually abusing me, I'm liable to whack off your head w/ an axe. But for the most part, it's a copout.
He's a writer. Consider that writing is an art. So he's an artist. Artists are wacky. So he thinks vinyl is better than CD. I know artists who think barbeque tofu is better than pulled pork shoulder.
Maybe it's the crowd I run around with, but nearly every thing I see that doesn't make sense or is confusing can be resolved in three words. They're an artist.
Hell, I run 7.x on a 486. The only reason it doesn't run 8 is because it's working so well I don't have to think about it. I put Slack on all my servers, from the 486 to a 1.8P4. Slack is good.