I understand if Amazon recommends a CD to me, based on all the other CDs that I have bought and/or rated. Same with books.
What I don't understand is today's Electronics recommendation of a Handspring Visor Deluxe (Graphite), "because [I] purchased or rated Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins."
They do go overboard a little bit, too -- all you have to do is look sideways at an item and they start using it for recommendations. So if I even think of purchasing a My Little Pony for my niece for Christmas, I'll immediately start getting recommendations for every little girl item in the Toys R Us inventory.
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For those of us of a certain age, we had an even earlier experience -- he might not have had lasers, but Donald Duck taught us all about the angles on a pool table in the classic Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land.
" A potentially more practical achievement is a Japanese device that measures the tone of a dog's bark and relays his mood. The device is on the market in Japan, and an English version, called Bow-Lingual, should be ready in about a year. "
Imagine a Beo-WOOF! cluster of these.
Printed at the bottom of each receipt
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"The unit's ability to save audio onto its hard drive is not limited to CD's, either. It can just as easily store the music on your tapes or even vinyl records, thanks to the analog and digital audio inputs on the back, or even from the built-in radio. "
She (Tara, i.e. Amber Berson) provides backing vox on a couple tracks of Anthony Stweart Head's recent CD "Music For Elevators." (Actually, it's ASH and George Sarah). James Marsters (Spike) is on a track as well.
Creative Computing magazine, founded by David Ahl, was one of, if not the first magazine to cover personal computing. It started publishing in 1974 -- "It contained, among other things, computer games written in BASIC. The programs ran on time-shared systems with Teletype machines hooked up to an HP or DEC minicomputer - a typical configuration for the time. " (http://www.uwp.edu/academic/mathematics/usaco/hom e/don.htm)
[aside: you kids haven't lived if you haven't typed the BASIC source for Hunt the Wumpus on a model 33 Teletype and saved it to paper tape!]
Creative also covered hobbyist systems such as the MITS Altair, and when the various home systems started to hit the market, Creative was there to cover Apple, Atari, IBM PC, etc.
Of course, the home systems soon had dedicated magazines -- for the Ataris, there were A.N.A.L.O.G ("Atari Newsletter And Lots Of Games") and Antic. (I've got a closet full of these if anybody wants to purchase some history).
Incidentally, the first issue of Byte was not published until 1975. I can't seem to find a date for the founding of Dr. Dobbs Journal.
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Now, considering the questioner's place of employment, how is "unreasonable" going to be defined?
Should our interpretation of "unreasonable" be modified in light of the attacks of 9/11?
How much "stuff" can/should a person need to carry to/from work that is not strictly work-related?
Remember when DC's database got hacked? I had used my seldom used Post Office Box address to sign up, and I eventually got a $10 coupon to use at Radio Shack. It made those speaker stands just affordable enough.
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> One or two times a day I receive calls with
> nobody on the other end. I usually say
> "Hello..... Hello??? Anybody there?" for a while
> and then hang up.
> I have been told that this is a telemarketing
> system seeing if my number is "good". Is there
> any truth to this?
Could be, but more likely it's a badly programmed dialer. Dialers are used to make lots and lots of phone calls -- they only patch through to an agent when they think they have a person on the other end. They'll also give that agent a screen pop, so they can read their script that begins "May I speak to."
In general, a dialer will be programmed to make more calls than there are agents, since some percentage of those calls will not reach a valid target. If the dialer manages to reach somebody, but doesn't have an available agent to connect to, then you get dead air or a hangup. Then somebody needs to fine tune the ratio of calls made to agents available.
It's not about "being depressing," it's about "causing depression." Depression is a serious affliction that affects a lot of people, but you probably don't care about that either.
If you link through to the title article, there's a link in the sidebar that goes to a story about the 3D game. It was supposed to be available in "Spring 2001," but those wacky game publishers usually have trouble meeting dates.
I see a chart with cells in mint green or yellow, with white text. The source shows cells with background colors of "CCFFCC" and "FFFF99", with the overall page text as "FFFFFF".
Of course it's a matter of opinion. It's not presented as anything but.
Let's start with the observation that it's a list of TECH people (from the article itself: "each has had a profound effect on the way we build networks and carry out business.") I'm hard-pressed to think of any scenario which would make Saddam a viable entry on that list. Linus (and Linux) have certainly been around for more than five years, and IMHO, his contributions to computing in that time are certainly top 10 material.
Please engage your "comprehension mode" next time before invoking "irony mode." --
I don't know if opening a DVD player will void the warranty,
It's obvious that by opening your DVD player, you were clearly attempting to circumvent CSS at the hardware level, which must violate some section or other of the DMCA -- after all, that's what we paid Congress for. You'll be hearing from our crack legal team, but in the meantime, we demand that you supply us with your address, phone number, and samples of several bodily fluids.
Respectfully,
The MPAA Protecting Your Right To Watch What We Tell You To. And How to Do So. And When, Dammit!
sure, the Deep Blue C compiler . . .
not sure of the exact location (deep in the dark recesses of a closet in the spare room, with a sign that says "Beware the Leopard" no doubt) but if you want to email me at this ID @ cavtel.net, when I locate it, I'll let you know.
I'd say the 800 was a little more than a "glorified 2600." IIRC, the 2600 was only a 4 bit computer. The 800 could be maxed out with 48K or RAM; the OS was contained on a 10K ROM. I forget where the other 6K went.
My decision to purchase an 800 (as opposed to a C64, or even that odd newcomer the IBM "Personal Computer") was based on the 10 part series about the internals of the Atari, published in Byte (basically, it was De Re Atari, serialized). And they (Atari, that is) published the OS (hmmm, open source in 1981?). Hell, I've even got a C compiler for my 800.
Maybe I should scan all those old docs and put them up on a website somewhere . . .
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I understand if Amazon recommends a CD to me, based on all the other CDs that I have bought and/or rated. Same with books.
What I don't understand is today's Electronics recommendation of a Handspring Visor Deluxe (Graphite), "because [I] purchased or rated Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins."
They do go overboard a little bit, too -- all you have to do is look sideways at an item and they start using it for recommendations. So if I even think of purchasing a My Little Pony for my niece for Christmas, I'll immediately start getting recommendations for every little girl item in the Toys R Us inventory.
For those of us of a certain age, we had an even earlier experience -- he might not have had lasers, but Donald Duck taught us all about the angles on a pool table in the classic Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land.
" A potentially more practical achievement is a Japanese device that measures the tone of a dog's bark and relays his mood. The device is on the market in Japan, and an English version, called Bow-Lingual, should be ready in about a year. "
Imagine a Beo-WOOF! cluster of these.
it says "I'm not even supposed to be here today!"
-damental
"The unit's ability to save audio onto its hard drive is not limited to CD's, either. It can just as easily store the music on your tapes or even vinyl records, thanks to the analog and digital audio inputs on the back, or even from the built-in radio. "
She (Tara, i.e. Amber Berson) provides backing vox on a couple tracks of Anthony Stweart Head's recent CD "Music For Elevators." (Actually, it's ASH and George Sarah). James Marsters (Spike) is on a track as well.
Why do you think they call it "Must See TV"?
Creative Computing magazine, founded by David Ahl, was one of, if not the first magazine to cover personal computing. It started publishing in 1974 -- "It contained, among other things, computer games written in BASIC. The programs ran on time-shared systems with Teletype machines hooked up to an HP or DEC minicomputer - a typical configuration for the time. " (http://www.uwp.edu/academic/mathematics/usaco/hom e/don.htm)
[aside: you kids haven't lived if you haven't typed the BASIC source for Hunt the Wumpus on a model 33 Teletype and saved it to paper tape!]
Creative also covered hobbyist systems such as the MITS Altair, and when the various home systems started to hit the market, Creative was there to cover Apple, Atari, IBM PC, etc.
Of course, the home systems soon had dedicated magazines -- for the Ataris, there were A.N.A.L.O.G ("Atari Newsletter And Lots Of Games") and Antic. (I've got a closet full of these if anybody wants to purchase some history).
Incidentally, the first issue of Byte was not published until 1975. I can't seem to find a date for the founding of Dr. Dobbs Journal.
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Pinky's interjections of choice were generally "narf!" or "poit."
Not all gang members need rehab, that's true, but the article clearly states:
Since 90% of the candidates he finds are drug addicts, the first step is a drug-treatment programme.
Amendment IV:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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Now, considering the questioner's place of employment, how is "unreasonable" going to be defined?
Should our interpretation of "unreasonable" be modified in light of the attacks of 9/11?
How much "stuff" can/should a person need to carry to/from work that is not strictly work-related?
Talk amongst yourselves . . .
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Remember when DC's database got hacked? I had used my seldom used Post Office Box address to sign up, and I eventually got a $10 coupon to use at Radio Shack. It made those speaker stands just affordable enough.
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> Why on earth would I want a 3-foot tall transvestite?
Maybe (s)he could do your inch to foot conversions for you?
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> One or two times a day I receive calls with
."
> nobody on the other end. I usually say
> "Hello..... Hello??? Anybody there?" for a while
> and then hang up.
> I have been told that this is a telemarketing
> system seeing if my number is "good". Is there
> any truth to this?
Could be, but more likely it's a badly programmed dialer. Dialers are used to make lots and lots of phone calls -- they only patch through to an agent when they think they have a person on the other end. They'll also give that agent a screen pop, so they can read their script that begins "May I speak to
In general, a dialer will be programmed to make more calls than there are agents, since some percentage of those calls will not reach a valid target. If the dialer manages to reach somebody, but doesn't have an available agent to connect to, then you get dead air or a hangup. Then somebody needs to fine tune the ratio of calls made to agents available.
I haven't bothered reading the article
But you had to post something, right?
It's not about "being depressing," it's about "causing depression." Depression is a serious affliction that affects a lot of people, but you probably don't care about that either.
If you link through to the title article, there's a link in the sidebar that goes to a story about the 3D game. It was supposed to be available in "Spring 2001," but those wacky game publishers usually have trouble meeting dates.
I see a chart with cells in mint green or yellow, with white text. The source shows cells with background colors of "CCFFCC" and "FFFF99", with the overall page text as "FFFFFF".
Of course it's a matter of opinion. It's not presented as anything but.
Let's start with the observation that it's a list of TECH people (from the article itself: "each has had a profound effect on the way we build networks and carry out business.") I'm hard-pressed to think of any scenario which would make Saddam a viable entry on that list. Linus (and Linux) have certainly been around for more than five years, and IMHO, his contributions to computing in that time are certainly top 10 material.
Please engage your "comprehension mode" next time before invoking "irony mode."
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I don't know if opening a DVD player will void the warranty, It's obvious that by opening your DVD player, you were clearly attempting to circumvent CSS at the hardware level, which must violate some section or other of the DMCA -- after all, that's what we paid Congress for. You'll be hearing from our crack legal team, but in the meantime, we demand that you supply us with your address, phone number, and samples of several bodily fluids.
Respectfully,
The MPAA
Protecting Your Right To Watch What We Tell You To. And How to Do So. And When, Dammit!
It wasn't that tough, and I did it without using a search engine. I also avoided the "obvious" links (e.g. MPAA's own discussion of the DeCSS case).
MPAA.org links to the (interestingly named) Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).
The OPA links to the EFF.
The EFF links to Cryptome.
and Bob's your uncle.
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The model of Tux was mentioned in a Quickie -- here.
(which is why I didn't submit a story about the Lego desk, but that's not important right now).
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"If I Recall Correctly"
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Now I'm two clicks away from DeCSS, damn!
But at least that keeps 2600 from being sued by Amazon too!
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sure, the Deep Blue C compiler . . . not sure of the exact location (deep in the dark recesses of a closet in the spare room, with a sign that says "Beware the Leopard" no doubt) but if you want to email me at this ID @ cavtel.net, when I locate it, I'll let you know.
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I'd say the 800 was a little more than a "glorified 2600." IIRC, the 2600 was only a 4 bit computer. The 800 could be maxed out with 48K or RAM; the OS was contained on a 10K ROM. I forget where the other 6K went.
My decision to purchase an 800 (as opposed to a C64, or even that odd newcomer the IBM "Personal Computer") was based on the 10 part series about the internals of the Atari, published in Byte (basically, it was De Re Atari, serialized). And they (Atari, that is) published the OS (hmmm, open source in 1981?). Hell, I've even got a C compiler for my 800.
Maybe I should scan all those old docs and put them up on a website somewhere . . .
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