It's the same thing, probably. My degree was in Computer Science with Information Engineering. Unless you knew every module I did you'd be none the wiser. My first job title was Junior Programmer. Just words.
I bought an Asus Zenbook, as it's all the advantages of a macbook air sized device, but half the price.
If travelling very light, I take a Xoom tablet or just my smart phone. There's plenty of choices before you go nuts on pico projectors etc!
It seems to me that modern kids talk to their friends a lot more that. I ever used to! When I was 15, being social was getting you mate to bring his computer around so you could play linked games by serial port. I had maybe 2 or 3 good friends I saw outside of school. Today our kids regularly talk online to many more people, have better grammar and writing skills and enjoy being social online.
P.s. I met my wife on icq.
I used to buy the computer mags for Amiga, Atari St, even as far back as BBC micro. It's certainly how I got my first copies of Bryce, Poser, etc. And faster than typing programmes in on the BBC ! Now I just subscribe to New Scientist. I might buy the occasional photography magazine if the cover grabs my attention. Most of what I want to read now is free and online but in the summer there's nothing better than sitting outside with a magazine. I have no idea what US magazines are like for comparison.
I bought my first PC compatible Epson Apex in 1991 with a 40 megabyte hard drive. I had so much data on it I was running Stacker to do real-time compression giving nearly 80 megabytes for DOS 4.01 and Windows 3.0. Floppy disks held 720
A few years later I bought a 300 megabyte drive for my Amiga A1200. I remember clearly costing £300, but being massive!
Now I have a network server for mass storage with a two 2 terrabyte drives installed and room for seven more drives. I'll just buy them as I need them, as obviously prices plunge as fast as sizes increase.
I worked for 11 years writing payroll applications in a version of basic. It powered a significant number of payroll systems in the UK and probably accounts for most people's wage slips even today.
Now I write web sites in ASP, running VBScript. BASIC lives and will always have a place.
Is the film going to make only profits that look like binary numbers?
I still remember watching the original film as a kid. It was amazing. I also thought War Games was amazing, but I saw a sequel to that recently and groaned.
You never bought a film, you just bought a license to watch it. This is why you aren't allowed to play it in public places, prisons and schools.
Nothing has changed, just the delivery medium and the fact you can't sell it on when you're done.
I decided to buy an old refurbished server last month, except the RAM I needed is so rare now it costs 4 times as much as the server. If I wanted to fit a graphics card, I'd have to pay over-the-odds to get one suitable.
People replace old PC's when they break because new ones are cheaper and faster.
I work all day and every day to music. It blanks out the background noises like servers whirring, ducks quacking and planes on the bombing run.
Luckily I work from home and am self-employed.
If you change a PAL XBOX to NTSC it can output 1080i or 720p using component leads. It runs XBMC nicely, but can't handle hi-def video playback. A Pentium 3 just hasn't got the oomph.
I moved all my "user data" to a network drive and it only took a few hours to upgrade a sluggish 1.6 celeron laptop with 2GB ram from Vista pro 32bit to Windows 7 ultimate 32bit.
Like some distorted Moore's law, I usually buy a hard drive twice as large every two years. Maybe I should delete stuff?
I get some joy from running drives on bog-standard SATA controllers and letting the OS handle the mirroring. At least if the controller fails I can build a new machine and can still read my data.
Are you too young to remember... or maybe too old to remember? *8-7
Back before floppy discs we used to buy blank cassettes and use a twin tape deck to copy mate's games for the BBC B and Spectrum. It was the same for music!
Half the reason for buying originals was getting the documentation and printed packaging.
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I reckon he's been watchng streethawk.
It's the same thing, probably. My degree was in Computer Science with Information Engineering. Unless you knew every module I did you'd be none the wiser. My first job title was Junior Programmer. Just words.
I bought an Asus Zenbook, as it's all the advantages of a macbook air sized device, but half the price. If travelling very light, I take a Xoom tablet or just my smart phone. There's plenty of choices before you go nuts on pico projectors etc!
It seems to me that modern kids talk to their friends a lot more that. I ever used to! When I was 15, being social was getting you mate to bring his computer around so you could play linked games by serial port. I had maybe 2 or 3 good friends I saw outside of school. Today our kids regularly talk online to many more people, have better grammar and writing skills and enjoy being social online. P.s. I met my wife on icq.
I used to buy the computer mags for Amiga, Atari St, even as far back as BBC micro. It's certainly how I got my first copies of Bryce, Poser, etc. And faster than typing programmes in on the BBC ! Now I just subscribe to New Scientist. I might buy the occasional photography magazine if the cover grabs my attention. Most of what I want to read now is free and online but in the summer there's nothing better than sitting outside with a magazine. I have no idea what US magazines are like for comparison.
They look different probably because Russia have pictures of the other side of the earth, you know, outside of USA.
I was surprised that my HTC phone uses the same quirky connector as my new Sony Reader. Now I find out it's a standard!
I bought my first PC compatible Epson Apex in 1991 with a 40 megabyte hard drive. I had so much data on it I was running Stacker to do real-time compression giving nearly 80 megabytes for DOS 4.01 and Windows 3.0. Floppy disks held 720 A few years later I bought a 300 megabyte drive for my Amiga A1200. I remember clearly costing £300, but being massive! Now I have a network server for mass storage with a two 2 terrabyte drives installed and room for seven more drives. I'll just buy them as I need them, as obviously prices plunge as fast as sizes increase.
I worked for 11 years writing payroll applications in a version of basic. It powered a significant number of payroll systems in the UK and probably accounts for most people's wage slips even today. Now I write web sites in ASP, running VBScript. BASIC lives and will always have a place.
Is the film going to make only profits that look like binary numbers? I still remember watching the original film as a kid. It was amazing. I also thought War Games was amazing, but I saw a sequel to that recently and groaned.
You never bought a film, you just bought a license to watch it. This is why you aren't allowed to play it in public places, prisons and schools. Nothing has changed, just the delivery medium and the fact you can't sell it on when you're done.
I decided to buy an old refurbished server last month, except the RAM I needed is so rare now it costs 4 times as much as the server. If I wanted to fit a graphics card, I'd have to pay over-the-odds to get one suitable. People replace old PC's when they break because new ones are cheaper and faster.
That's one of the most shocking news items I've read in a while! Thanks for posting.
I already have my own hosting though, and if I can't host it elsewhere I am effectively locked in.
That looks really good. It's a shame the install requirements are so non-windows based.
I work all day and every day to music. It blanks out the background noises like servers whirring, ducks quacking and planes on the bombing run. Luckily I work from home and am self-employed.
I have a phone watch. Very handy when I'm out and about not carrying a bulky mobile phone in my pocket.
If you change a PAL XBOX to NTSC it can output 1080i or 720p using component leads. It runs XBMC nicely, but can't handle hi-def video playback. A Pentium 3 just hasn't got the oomph.
I moved all my "user data" to a network drive and it only took a few hours to upgrade a sluggish 1.6 celeron laptop with 2GB ram from Vista pro 32bit to Windows 7 ultimate 32bit.
Like some distorted Moore's law, I usually buy a hard drive twice as large every two years. Maybe I should delete stuff? I get some joy from running drives on bog-standard SATA controllers and letting the OS handle the mirroring. At least if the controller fails I can build a new machine and can still read my data.
I copied all of my CDs onto network storage. Not only is it a safer location, but easier to find and takes up less shelf space!
Are you too young to remember... or maybe too old to remember? *8-7 Back before floppy discs we used to buy blank cassettes and use a twin tape deck to copy mate's games for the BBC B and Spectrum. It was the same for music! Half the reason for buying originals was getting the documentation and printed packaging.
Ah, here in the UK I went from 2Mbps in Peterborough to 8Mbps in a small village 40 miles north, 2 minutes walk from a primary school.
Move to the sticks, by a school. You get much better speed than in a city with less contention. This is my experience anyway.
I have this book too. I even emailed the author about his excessive use of the word "bunch" and he answered in good humour. Good book though.