Yep. Wouldn't have believed it, but a friend showed me a trick she discovered by accident.
Just rub the scratch with an ice cube for a few moments. Remove any excess water, quickly re-insert and the disk has a good chance of being able to be read. Should give you enough time to rip the track(s) with your favourite software (many have already been mentioned).
Easy math, there folks. And I don't buy the 'incoming spam' thing - texting can be just disabled completely, at the provider level. Explain to me how it's a 'better' form of communication, anyway. Why not just make a phone call? Person's not there? Leave a message!
Any form of communication that is more expensive than Hubble - deal me out. I don't need it, when there are just so many other choices.
I still don't see how hybrids or electrics are cost efficient.
All that r & d into redesigning something we already have. Those billions of dollars in research has to come from somewhere - and it's you and me, bub.
Why not figure out how to retrofit instead of dispose?
Heck, even if we use natural gas or propane as a fuel, and leave petroleum for the plastics industry. Ideally, hydrogen is THE fuel, imho.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HF__Qlhtnws&search=water%20powerhttp://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/05/340246.shtml
...telus, has had a voice-mail only system for years. I guess it's a bit different than TFA - but basically, it's like a deposit-only account. You call the number, and leave a message - that's it. The person for whom the message is destined must call the same number, authenticate, and check for messages - and/or leave one.
Wow, listen to you guys. A crowd that usually embraces and welcomes new technology is cutting this to ribbons.
Whether or not the concept is actually practical or not remains to be seen - there is certainly more than enough interest out there to continue to fund and develop and research the idea, regardless if the masses don't like it.
It'll happen anyway - just give it time.
I occasionally consult for a wireless ISP, and we've become friends.
In order for him to avoid ppl saturating his network, he's implemented a burst feature. Shaw (here in Alberta, anyway) has something similar.
So a constant stream might yield15 kb/s, whereas web surfing seems fast. That's because the network will burst (in Shaw's case) up to 25 MB/s. Let that baby stream though, regardless if it's FTP,.torrent, HTTP, and it'll slow down to 50 kb/s or so.
I seriously doubt Comcast (although I don't know anything about them) is identifying and throttling any particular protocol or P2P stream...they've just done what Shaw, and my friend has; I'd bet.
I worked on an HP account for almost 6 months (too long heh). HP, as a company, were great, they'll go to amazing lengths for the customer.
However, because of that experience, I have not (since then) and will not support or recommend any liquid ink printer, no matter who the manufacturer is.
Mark-up like you would NOT believe on those cartridges. It was explained to me something like this:
If you have a barrel of oh, let's say INK, and you ship it across the border, that barrel of ink has a tariff applied to it. If you ship it back again, there's another tariff. Ship it across again, yet another tariff (aka markup on top of markup). Now, if that barrel of ink cost only pennies to begin with...and winds up costing hundreds...uh...hello...we're getting FLEECED here...
The only time I'd ever recommend an inkjet is when the person or company is in a remote area, and absolutely requires the convenience. colour lasers are becoming affordable if colour is required. Heck even solid-ink printers are coming down now, and produce fantastic photos, AND the ink doesn't dry up or expire (HP had cartridges that could read the time and date from the connected computer, and would expire after 6 months I believe, regardless how much ink was remaining...not sure if they're still on the market). For Grandma, get her to take those digital pics to London Drugs or Costco, pretty well any place that develops film will take your CD of JPG's and print them on photo quality paper, with much higher quality materials than most consumer stuff, and for WAY cheaper than you can do it at home. It's just better economics.
It's often cheaper to buy a new printer, with warranty and ink, than it is to replace every cartridge in that same printer. After going through 5 printers this way - I've given up. I will simply NOT support that economy anymore. Pissing money away just isn't my thing. But hey, I'm an oddball.
With eyes wide open.
Oh, and I hear people are phoning each other to generate terrorist plots. Better regulate and eavesdrop on that too!
And hey, let's not forget CB radio! Power grid...cable TV... man, the list of networks just grows and grows...
So you're suggesting that all that extra (secure) code will or should run faster?
uh...LESS code runs faster, as in, the absence of code means less instructions = faster than *more* instructions.
I'm not saying Microsoft has done anything wrong, I'm just saying they've answered the market demand for security. Speed is - obviously - a trade-off.
...Vista is NOT about performance.
It's about security. The market demanded a 'more secure' Windows, and Microsoft delivered.
The market once demanded speed, and MS delivered Windows 98.
Skype is over-hyped imho. In an environment we look after, the users frequently use Skype to call their colleagues.
That is, until I pointed out how much bandwidth Skype eats up - up to 1.5 GB/day on some clients - even when they're not using it (but logged in).
A P2P app in a production, executive environment? heh - not. It just adds complexity where there need not be. Just pick up the damn phone.
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Yep. Wouldn't have believed it, but a friend showed me a trick she discovered by accident.
Just rub the scratch with an ice cube for a few moments. Remove any excess water, quickly re-insert and the disk has a good chance of being able to be read. Should give you enough time to rip the track(s) with your favourite software (many have already been mentioned).
Good luck!
My BlackBerry is subscribed with Telus - I was adamant they disable SMS - and they did, straight away.
Yes you can. Well, if you have Telus, you can. I called them and said "disable text", and they did. What's the problem?
uh here's a thought:
DON'T USE TEXT!!
no use = no fees
Easy math, there folks. And I don't buy the 'incoming spam' thing - texting can be just disabled completely, at the provider level. Explain to me how it's a 'better' form of communication, anyway. Why not just make a phone call? Person's not there? Leave a message!
Any form of communication that is more expensive than Hubble - deal me out. I don't need it, when there are just so many other choices.
Hell yeah, modem gamers don't like puzzles!! They MUCH prefer getting that init script juuuust rii@#$%^)(*%&$ NO CARRIER
My Series 1 SA doesn't get this (much) spam!
I still don't see how hybrids or electrics are cost efficient. All that r & d into redesigning something we already have. Those billions of dollars in research has to come from somewhere - and it's you and me, bub. Why not figure out how to retrofit instead of dispose? Heck, even if we use natural gas or propane as a fuel, and leave petroleum for the plastics industry. Ideally, hydrogen is THE fuel, imho. http://youtube.com/watch?v=HF__Qlhtnws&search=water%20power http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/05/340246.shtml
...telus, has had a voice-mail only system for years. I guess it's a bit different than TFA - but basically, it's like a deposit-only account. You call the number, and leave a message - that's it. The person for whom the message is destined must call the same number, authenticate, and check for messages - and/or leave one.
Windows DOES have encryption built in :)
Wow, listen to you guys. A crowd that usually embraces and welcomes new technology is cutting this to ribbons. Whether or not the concept is actually practical or not remains to be seen - there is certainly more than enough interest out there to continue to fund and develop and research the idea, regardless if the masses don't like it. It'll happen anyway - just give it time.
"Just one more reason not to run Windows on your computer." ...whaaat? oh come on...soo absurd, yet I bet the /. crowd just eats it up...
A more realistic closing statement might be "Just one more reason to ensure you use encryption if you value privacy" - considerably more fair.
:( ...that's all I have to say.
...I wonder how XP stacks up
haha!!! I had one of those...forgot all about it!! Thanks for the blast from the past :)
I occasionally consult for a wireless ISP, and we've become friends. In order for him to avoid ppl saturating his network, he's implemented a burst feature. Shaw (here in Alberta, anyway) has something similar. So a constant stream might yield15 kb/s, whereas web surfing seems fast. That's because the network will burst (in Shaw's case) up to 25 MB/s. Let that baby stream though, regardless if it's FTP, .torrent, HTTP, and it'll slow down to 50 kb/s or so.
I seriously doubt Comcast (although I don't know anything about them) is identifying and throttling any particular protocol or P2P stream...they've just done what Shaw, and my friend has; I'd bet.
I worked on an HP account for almost 6 months (too long heh). HP, as a company, were great, they'll go to amazing lengths for the customer. However, because of that experience, I have not (since then) and will not support or recommend any liquid ink printer, no matter who the manufacturer is. Mark-up like you would NOT believe on those cartridges. It was explained to me something like this: If you have a barrel of oh, let's say INK, and you ship it across the border, that barrel of ink has a tariff applied to it. If you ship it back again, there's another tariff. Ship it across again, yet another tariff (aka markup on top of markup). Now, if that barrel of ink cost only pennies to begin with...and winds up costing hundreds...uh...hello...we're getting FLEECED here... The only time I'd ever recommend an inkjet is when the person or company is in a remote area, and absolutely requires the convenience. colour lasers are becoming affordable if colour is required. Heck even solid-ink printers are coming down now, and produce fantastic photos, AND the ink doesn't dry up or expire (HP had cartridges that could read the time and date from the connected computer, and would expire after 6 months I believe, regardless how much ink was remaining...not sure if they're still on the market). For Grandma, get her to take those digital pics to London Drugs or Costco, pretty well any place that develops film will take your CD of JPG's and print them on photo quality paper, with much higher quality materials than most consumer stuff, and for WAY cheaper than you can do it at home. It's just better economics. It's often cheaper to buy a new printer, with warranty and ink, than it is to replace every cartridge in that same printer. After going through 5 printers this way - I've given up. I will simply NOT support that economy anymore. Pissing money away just isn't my thing. But hey, I'm an oddball. With eyes wide open.
Give up!! 'nuff said
Oh, and I hear people are phoning each other to generate terrorist plots. Better regulate and eavesdrop on that too! And hey, let's not forget CB radio! Power grid...cable TV... man, the list of networks just grows and grows...
Oh I know about compilers. I also know bloat. I suggest not listening to you!
So you're suggesting that all that extra (secure) code will or should run faster? uh...LESS code runs faster, as in, the absence of code means less instructions = faster than *more* instructions. I'm not saying Microsoft has done anything wrong, I'm just saying they've answered the market demand for security. Speed is - obviously - a trade-off.
...Vista is NOT about performance. It's about security. The market demanded a 'more secure' Windows, and Microsoft delivered. The market once demanded speed, and MS delivered Windows 98.
..."Can't we, please, smile on our brother, everybody love one another, right now?" *gasps*
Skype is over-hyped imho. In an environment we look after, the users frequently use Skype to call their colleagues. That is, until I pointed out how much bandwidth Skype eats up - up to 1.5 GB/day on some clients - even when they're not using it (but logged in). A P2P app in a production, executive environment? heh - not. It just adds complexity where there need not be. Just pick up the damn phone.
...tingling!
...just another reason for XP :)
Or *nix, OSX, whatever. Anything *but* Vista.