It's being designed for netbooks, which aren't typically designed for gamers.
Fortunately, the one good thing that's come from Vista is that now almost all new computers come with decent graphics cards.
I hated looking for new laptops that were $800 and finding out they had integrated graphics, then being forced to pay for the "premium" product tier to get discrete graphics, which included a much more expensive processor and RAM.
With a desktop, you can just buy a $500 PC at Walmart and drop in a decent graphics card.
First they enter the U.S. and depress wages. Then they leave the depressed wages in their wake. Meanwhile, the U.S. has fewer "smart" people getting such degrees and training and will take some time before a bounce back can occur.
Let's go over this again: 1. Democrats create legislation that allows people to get loans for homes they can't afford ("Community Reinvestment Act") 2. Congress & George Bush fail to prevent said loans from being approved. 3. Some banks fail, ones that don't reduce the amount of money they lend. 4. Businesses can't get loans and have less money to spend. 5. Businesses lay off workers. 6. Businesses' stock prices go down 7. People with 401k's and stocks spend less money 8. Recession occurs
I think this is the RIAA all over again. The cable companies see new technology as a threat to their existing business model, and are trying to block competitors by inking exclusive deals with content providers.
I also believe this is why they are going crazy about Bittorrent and the bandwidth "problem."
Right now while my TV is turned off my cable company is broadcasting several digital HD channels at my house, and I don't even have a digital converter box yet. Total waste of bandwidth to broadcast all this data at people who aren't even watching that channel.
False. It's being broadcast over one wire, which splits off to each house in your neighborhood.
ABC, CBS, and NBC are broadcasting television over the air. I'm not watching either one right now. It's not wasting any bandwidth.
f you think that the commercial CAs are running a racket, you don't need to take part. Really. [...] You only need the CAs when you are communicating with people who don't already know you
So you do have to take part, because the browser makers have decided that self-signed SSL is deserving of error messages due to being somehow less secure than plain http. Therefore making it a "racket" instead of just a "scam".
It's not a scam. It would just be plain stupid to accept an SSL certificate that was signed by anyone. Just because a site says "Hi, I'm eBay!" doesn't mean that it is. CAs sign the certificate as "proof" that it is really eBay.
It's sad but true. When an employee does something wrong it's unprofessional. When an employer does something wrong it's business.
The term "professionalism", as used around here means employees giving unpaid perks to the company. I've thought about asking the grocery store for a few extra carrots for the same money, then if they refuse, tell them it's "unprofessional".
What if you told them the other grocery store was selling more carrots for the same price?
That happens all the time- working overtime gives you an edge over people competing to replace you.
People like what they're used to. Since they use Windows at work, and Windows comes preinstalled on every computer today, everyone uses Windows.
Of course, the other problem with using non-Windows OSes is programs not working. I'd like to know how many Mac switchers complain about programs not working, because it seems like a very common one with Linux.
Actually, in my opinion the "gated community" metaphor fits perfectly: providing the illusion of security for a substantial sum without providing any actual benefit. It's not even giving up freedoms in return for safety, it's giving up freedoms in return for the illusion of safety.
Yup, there's a gated community right behind my house, and a dirt road around the back with no gate that leads right to it. Any idiot can use Google satellite view to find it.
Why do we allow bills to be so big anyway? That makes it so easy for people to slip things into them like this without anyone noticing.
If I were president, I'd veto any bill that was over 10 pages long, 12 point, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. If you want your bill to be longer, break it up into smaller bills.
I live in California. Feinstein is my senator. She was my senator 12 years ago when I was taking government in Jr. High. She'll probably still be senator when I'm 50.
The joys of living in a blue state with no term limits on senators...
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It's being designed for netbooks, which aren't typically designed for gamers.
Fortunately, the one good thing that's come from Vista is that now almost all new computers come with decent graphics cards.
I hated looking for new laptops that were $800 and finding out they had integrated graphics, then being forced to pay for the "premium" product tier to get discrete graphics, which included a much more expensive processor and RAM.
With a desktop, you can just buy a $500 PC at Walmart and drop in a decent graphics card.
Well, at least we still have the most guns.
First they enter the U.S. and depress wages. Then they leave the depressed wages in their wake. Meanwhile, the U.S. has fewer "smart" people getting such degrees and training and will take some time before a bounce back can occur.
Let's go over this again:
1. Democrats create legislation that allows people to get loans for homes they can't afford ("Community Reinvestment Act")
2. Congress & George Bush fail to prevent said loans from being approved.
3. Some banks fail, ones that don't reduce the amount of money they lend.
4. Businesses can't get loans and have less money to spend.
5. Businesses lay off workers.
6. Businesses' stock prices go down
7. People with 401k's and stocks spend less money
8. Recession occurs
I've been very successful at getting embedded WMV to play on Linux, but, as of now, don't know of any such tools for Silverlight.
Microsoft made a really good container/codec combination with WMV, but as was the case with Vista, they just couldn't leave good enough alone.
It would be even better if they could take some advice from Google and show you relevant ads.
I have no use for Viagra, tampons, a new car after I just bought one, or almost anything else that's advertised on TV.
I think this is the RIAA all over again. The cable companies see new technology as a threat to their existing business model, and are trying to block competitors by inking exclusive deals with content providers.
I also believe this is why they are going crazy about Bittorrent and the bandwidth "problem."
Right now while my TV is turned off my cable company is broadcasting several digital HD channels at my house, and I don't even have a digital converter box yet. Total waste of bandwidth to broadcast all this data at people who aren't even watching that channel.
False. It's being broadcast over one wire, which splits off to each house in your neighborhood.
ABC, CBS, and NBC are broadcasting television over the air. I'm not watching either one right now. It's not wasting any bandwidth.
f you think that the commercial CAs are running a racket, you don't need to take part. Really. [...] You only need the CAs when you are communicating with people who don't already know you
So you do have to take part, because the browser makers have decided that self-signed SSL is deserving of error messages due to being somehow less secure than plain http. Therefore making it a "racket" instead of just a "scam".
It's not a scam. It would just be plain stupid to accept an SSL certificate that was signed by anyone. Just because a site says "Hi, I'm eBay!" doesn't mean that it is. CAs sign the certificate as "proof" that it is really eBay.
It's sad but true. When an employee does something wrong it's unprofessional. When an employer does something wrong it's business.
The term "professionalism", as used around here means employees giving unpaid perks to the company. I've thought about asking the grocery store for a few extra carrots for the same money, then if they refuse, tell them it's "unprofessional".
What if you told them the other grocery store was selling more carrots for the same price?
That happens all the time- working overtime gives you an edge over people competing to replace you.
Sad but true.
People like what they're used to. Since they use Windows at work, and Windows comes preinstalled on every computer today, everyone uses Windows.
Of course, the other problem with using non-Windows OSes is programs not working. I'd like to know how many Mac switchers complain about programs not working, because it seems like a very common one with Linux.
They could withhold any kind of funds they want to get states to do it their way.
Someone remind me why we have a 9th amendment again?
WRT54G v3.0 FTW!
Or maybe I'll just steal my neighbors' WiFi and let them deal with it.
MAC address spoofing FTW!
Weather it be the horse whip and buggy manufaturer claiming that cars are dangerous and should not be able to travel faster than a horse,
There's gotta be an Amish joke in there somewhere...
Hopefully, the clowns in D.C. won't try to circumvent it.
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Oh Lord, I wasted my vote.
If it makes you feel better, I voted for Bob Barr.
But I live in a blue state, so it's not like it would have mattered anyway.
Splitting the internet might not be such a bad idea.
When you want anonymity, use Tor or I2P.
When you don't, get a trustworthy CA to issue you a personal certificate.
Also acceptable to me would be creating a new internet that requires passing a basic intelligence test to use.
Actually, in my opinion the "gated community" metaphor fits perfectly: providing the illusion of security for a substantial sum without providing any actual benefit. It's not even giving up freedoms in return for safety, it's giving up freedoms in return for the illusion of safety.
Yup, there's a gated community right behind my house, and a dirt road around the back with no gate that leads right to it. Any idiot can use Google satellite view to find it.
Security by obscurity FTW!
Finally, a simple, permanent solution to the piracy problem.
Nothing to see here, move along...
Exactly. Does democracy still work if most of the electorate is ignorant?
Why do we allow bills to be so big anyway? That makes it so easy for people to slip things into them like this without anyone noticing.
If I were president, I'd veto any bill that was over 10 pages long, 12 point, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. If you want your bill to be longer, break it up into smaller bills.
I live in California. Feinstein is my senator. She was my senator 12 years ago when I was taking government in Jr. High. She'll probably still be senator when I'm 50.
The joys of living in a blue state with no term limits on senators...
Bullshit, every toy made in the 50s to, what, the 70s had lead in it. Our parents somehow survived.
The big problem with Linux is that most people will go out and buy software (say Microsoft Office) and it won't work.
Then they think "Office doesn't work" instead of "there's a free program for Linux that does the same thing as Office"
Move to a city. The 2.4GHz spectrum is crowded.
Wi-Fi works because of its very limited range. Try it with a range of several miles.
Lynx?
I download sites with wget and view them with vi.