LEO would have been a great success had John Carmack been around to write Quake for it. Of course the cost of the paper spewing out of the machine would have been prohibitive.
but why aren't the benefits of lower production costs being passed on to the consumer?
Why do movies still cost an arm and a leg to go see when they use Linux clusters rather than SGI machines to do the rendering? Just because a company becomes more efficient doesn't mean they have to pass on the savings. What if the company was losing money until they found a way to shave a few bucks from their costs and make a profit? Are they supposed to cut their prices and continue to lose money?
Quit improving so fast. Wipe machine, install new RedHat. Wipe machine, install new FreeBSD. Wipe machine, install new OpenBSD 3.3. Wipe machine, install new Libranet.
We have a merging of bio-mass, networking and telephone services where I work: when people think the network is getting flaky, my phone starts to ring.
Pff.. you lamers with your fancy-pants Windows or your free Linux or *BSDs are all clueless. I haven't patched my Apple ][+'s DOS3.3 for 20 years and it still has yet to be 0wned.
The DNA circuits will be used in mainstream computing hardware.. The DNA wired computing hardware will become Skynet.. The DNA wired computing hardware that becomes Skynet will become self-aware.. You know the rest of the story.
It does seem fair as there are only a certain number of physical DVDs to send around. That said, they should buy more of popular titles to keep the waits to a minimum for long time, and presumably good, customers.
Himmler: My orders were not from Hitler but from a virus.
Tim McVeigh: A virus filled that truck with diesel and fertilizer.
Magic Johnson: I didn't get AIDS from a woman but from a virus.
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The Stacy model from RealDoll. Granted they aren't really robots, but their so damn fuckable!
LEO would have been a great success had John Carmack been around to write Quake for it. Of course the cost of the paper spewing out of the machine would have been prohibitive.
but why aren't the benefits of lower production costs being passed on to the consumer?
Why do movies still cost an arm and a leg to go see when they use Linux clusters rather than SGI machines to do the rendering? Just because a company becomes more efficient doesn't mean they have to pass on the savings. What if the company was losing money until they found a way to shave a few bucks from their costs and make a profit? Are they supposed to cut their prices and continue to lose money?
You're talking about a $14,505 savings. Big name producers, studio time, etc cost a LOT more than that.
Importan SARS work, pr0n, goatse.cx, Kazaa... Is there anything the Internet can't do?
You missed out Windows 2003
Not installing Windows is missing out on something?
Quit improving so fast. Wipe machine, install new RedHat. Wipe machine, install new FreeBSD. Wipe machine, install new OpenBSD 3.3. Wipe machine, install new Libranet.
Can we all just get along?
We have a merging of bio-mass, networking and telephone services where I work: when people think the network is getting flaky, my phone starts to ring.
GinGin and TonicTonic with a good squeeze of LimeLime.
Make sure you add a squid cache at the head end, you wouldn't want all your bandwidth being used up by constant goatse.cx reloads.
Yeah and? Today is Thursday, May 1 10003.
Pff.. you lamers with your fancy-pants Windows or your free Linux or *BSDs are all clueless. I haven't patched my Apple ][+'s DOS3.3 for 20 years and it still has yet to be 0wned.
1: Mind control police run towards you
2: Press double-barrelled 12 gauge shotgun to forehead
3: Squeeze trigger.
4: Laugh all the way to the morgue.
Why so many downloads? I thought Macs had Gnutella clients.
yeah I'm joking
Do I have Synesthesia if I see dead people?
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
I don't see many comments. Does this mean there aren't many subscribers or subscribers don't pay to do "F1r5t p05t5!" ?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Don't be lame and have an After Hours Computer Club, be a Real Man and do what we did back in '82: an After Hours AD&D Club!
The DNA circuits will be used in mainstream computing hardware.. The DNA wired computing hardware will become Skynet.. The DNA wired computing hardware that becomes Skynet will become self-aware.. You know the rest of the story.
Where's my tinfoil hat?
"American Greetings.. you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." sorry.. watched Star Wars last night.
.. you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Pffff... I'll sit back on a lawn chair with some beer and let plate tectonics do all the work.
It does seem fair as there are only a certain number of physical DVDs to send around. That said, they should buy more of popular titles to keep the waits to a minimum for long time, and presumably good, customers.
Himmler: My orders were not from Hitler but from a virus.
Tim McVeigh: A virus filled that truck with diesel and fertilizer.
Magic Johnson: I didn't get AIDS from a woman but from a virus.
well.. ok, you can scratch the last one.
"Crossover Office" sounds like a building full of transvestites.
No. Montreal has a huge percentage of English speakers. It was Montreal that swayed the results in the last referendum.