On that train on thought, I also find it peculiar that people ( in my observation ) are disgusted/disturbed at the thought/idea that their parents have sex, even if the parents are relatively young. This might make sense if the person is a child and thinks it is "dirty" but even people engaged in sexual activity themselves seem to exhibit the same response.
On that train on thought, I also find it peculiar that people ( in my observation ) are disgusted/disturbed at the thought/idea that their parents have sex, even if the parents are relatively young. This might make sense if the person is a child and thinks it is "dirty" but even people engaged in sexual activity themselves seem to exhibit the same response.
[quote]Hell, my 9 year old still occasionally asks me "did this really happen?" when we're watching a movie that is at least halfway plausible.[/quote] He seems to know when it is obviously fantasy, obviously reality and when it is halfway plausible ( i.e. he's not sure ) he asks. That's good, right?
Yes, my initial comment was to ask whether the writing was to different blocks ( free? ) and not over-writing the old blocks ( which to me sounds very, very bad ).
Is this what happens?
1) Write new data to free blocks 2) Update metadata to point to newly written blocks 3) Mark old blocks as free
Am I right believing that the new data is written elsewhere and then the metadata is updated in place to point to the new data? I don't know much about filesystems..
They will care when the provider vanishes into thin air. Unlike a 'no-user-serviceable-parts-inside black box' where you get to keep it until it breaks, the provider vanishing will take the service and any data pertaining to it *instantly*.
And with a thought to those that might read this in the future, it reads: "Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) indicates the end of the Internet..."
If you're a Linux user and feel the need to have a play, it runs fine under Wine ( with a small tweak to stop the sound vanishing half-way through game-play ):)
In racing games, specifically Need For Speed Underground where I first noticed this, opponents get a permanent speed boost as they pass the finish line. I was on a particular race for a good few hours where I would be leading by a bit the first few laps but the last lap my car physically couldn't keep up and I had to resort to "dirty tricks" to win i.e. spinning opponents out. The next race I completed first time so it wasn't because my car was under-powered for the race.
You might want to look at Dark Reign ( a golden oldie IMO ) where the units are very much limited by their fog of war/line of sight. I have established secondary bases right next to the walls of their base because the wall blocked their view ( Prison rescue mission of the campaign ).
I fully load my machine during cross-country flights, you insensitive clod!
Ahem, meme's aside..
1) If a customer doesn't know how much load playing a DVD is, they don't care about advertised battery life. 2) Minimum is a more useful number because it always applies. Typical usage figures can be plucked out of thin air because it varies too much.
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On that train on thought, I also find it peculiar that people ( in my observation ) are disgusted/disturbed at the thought/idea that their parents have sex, even if the parents are relatively young. This might make sense if the person is a child and thinks it is "dirty" but even people engaged in sexual activity themselves seem to exhibit the same response.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Jesus, I really need to pay attention to what I am doing. This was in reply to something else I posted ( except the first line ).
*kicks self*
Whoops, should have used HTML formatting.
On that train on thought, I also find it peculiar that people ( in my observation ) are disgusted/disturbed at the thought/idea that their parents have sex, even if the parents are relatively young. This might make sense if the person is a child and thinks it is "dirty" but even people engaged in sexual activity themselves seem to exhibit the same response.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Maybe this is because violence happening between family members ( i.e. parent to child ) is more likely than sexual activity?
[quote]Hell, my 9 year old still occasionally asks me "did this really happen?" when we're watching a movie that is at least halfway plausible.[/quote]
He seems to know when it is obviously fantasy, obviously reality and when it is halfway plausible ( i.e. he's not sure ) he asks. That's good, right?
You seem to presume that they will even be told this is happening.
Customer: Why has my bill gone up?
ISP: We've had to increase our charges due to an increase in service costs.
"Service" being giving the music industry as much money as possible, stolen from the general populace.
By the way, I own everyone's soul, to be collected at midnight, unless they opt out.
Is downloading a copy of a song, that you already own a copy of, illegal?
Yes, my initial comment was to ask whether the writing was to different blocks ( free? ) and not over-writing the old blocks ( which to me sounds very, very bad ).
Is this what happens?
1) Write new data to free blocks
2) Update metadata to point to newly written blocks
3) Mark old blocks as free
And I guess with ext4 it is 2, 1, 3?
Am I right believing that the new data is written elsewhere and then the metadata is updated in place to point to the new data? I don't know much about filesystems..
Yeah, so instead of getting an answer which *does* help, you just get the answer "No, you can't"
How awesome
At least he knows what to look for now, so he can ask for some one-to-one assistance on IRC, for example, or a nearby LUG.
They will care when the provider vanishes into thin air. Unlike a 'no-user-serviceable-parts-inside black box' where you get to keep it until it breaks, the provider vanishing will take the service and any data pertaining to it *instantly*.
And with a thought to those that might read this in the future, it reads: ..."
"Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) indicates the end of the Internet
And if you brought the game but don't have the CD, this might be of interest to you ( if you didn't already know, I only just found it ).
http://darkreign.ws/
If you're a Linux user and feel the need to have a play, it runs fine under Wine ( with a small tweak to stop the sound vanishing half-way through game-play ) :)
In racing games, specifically Need For Speed Underground where I first noticed this, opponents get a permanent speed boost as they pass the finish line. I was on a particular race for a good few hours where I would be leading by a bit the first few laps but the last lap my car physically couldn't keep up and I had to resort to "dirty tricks" to win i.e. spinning opponents out. The next race I completed first time so it wasn't because my car was under-powered for the race.
You might want to look at Dark Reign ( a golden oldie IMO ) where the units are very much limited by their fog of war/line of sight. I have established secondary bases right next to the walls of their base because the wall blocked their view ( Prison rescue mission of the campaign ).
Which version?
My brain is obviously off as I can't think of the right way of putting that..
I'll STFU for now..
Having possession of a car and being able to afford the insurance are not mutually exclusive.
Outstanding argument Sir! I've seen the errors of my argument and stand corrected on this issue. ...
Scratch that ( I'm obviously not paying attention today, maybe I'll just shut up ), I meant I apologise to 'Chris Burke', not myself.
Very true, I completely missed the last paragraph of the grand-parent. My apologies to him.
I fully load my machine during cross-country flights, you insensitive clod!
Ahem, meme's aside..
1) If a customer doesn't know how much load playing a DVD is, they don't care about advertised battery life.
2) Minimum is a more useful number because it always applies. Typical usage figures can be plucked out of thin air because it varies too much.
Last week? The year is currently 2009.
*chomp*
That is a much better and useful idea actually.
Unfortunately, most metrics seemed to be measured with only one value but I would really like to see a 'battery life curve'.
Even if you could come up with such a worst-case scheme, it'd probably get so hot that the hardware would either throttle itslf back, or melt.
Then it isn't really fit for use as a computer, let alone a laptop, is it?