Even if this was passed, it wouldn't really last very long. People would quickly find a way to bypass or alter the system so it reads incorrectly. The only people that would be affected are those that go 5 or 10 mph over the limit and are too honest to alter the system. People that really want to fly will find a way around the system so that they can fly and not get caught.
I think that "The Lost World" suffered even worse than "Jurassic Park". They cut out half of the book, took out some characters, added others, added about an hour to the movie of stuff that was never even remotely close to being in the book, and now they want to make a third movie that is being written by someone other than Michael Crichton. I hate when Hollywood takes away from the authors original intentions just to try to make a buck, and their protrayal sucks compared to the original piece. You'd think they would learn by now.
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You're right. There are some problems. Our school replaced the machines that would actually cause a problem which was a very small number. Most of the machines were either compliant or in a non vital area. At our school it doesn't really matter if the date is correct most of the time. It is only important on the administrative end which has been up to date for a long time. We didn't really have to go out of the way to fix anything. The natural cycle of replacing out of date machines took care of it. To the best of my knowledge, there were not any mission critical applications that had any problems. If you are having problems on that large of a scale, it is probably because the machines are rather old and you didn't take time to test them for compliance.
OK. Here is my take on this whole Y2K mumbo jumbo.
I'm a student in a Technical High School where I am studying computers, so naturally I try to keep up on the news surrounding computers. I sucked down every document, every broadcast, and every rumor that was floating around and tried to make my own assumptions about what was going to happen.
The scary revelation that I came to was, this is all a bunch of hype. If you really listened to the reports about what was supposedly going to happen, you would have realized that a lot of what they were saying was total fiction. The message that was being conveyed was that any device with a microchip in it could be affected and stop working in the year 2000.
That's right. They were implying that any device, whether it was date dependent or not, as long as it had a microchip, could possibly screw up. They went on to suggest that heart monitors and things like that could stop functioning if they were not updated. Pardon me, but when was the last time that a heart monitor was dependent on the date? Sure, it displays the time and date up in the corner, but what does that date really affect?
The answer is, nothing. Absolutely nothing. And that's just what happened. Nothing. Everyone ran around panicing and trying to update things so that they were Y2K compliant when many of these devices would have worked fine.
As a computer technician it was clear to me the benefit of getting people worried about Y2K. The money. Anything that causes fear can be exploited to get money. Just look at how much money was spent on this whole deal. The amount is astonishing. And where did all this money go? Right into the pockets of the very people who got people all upset in the first place. The people who warned us of the impending danger of Y2K were more than happy to help us get over our trouble, that is, as long as the price is right.
Looking back, although it may have cost you a lot of money, you have to admit, it was a pretty good plan. Odds are that most of the people involved in the whole situation were just as fooled as everyone else, but they still were able to benefit. What everyone else blames on laziness on the part of some programmers many years ago, I chalk up to planning for job security in the future.
AD: (Latin) Anno Domini: Transation: In the year of our lord.
It is called AD because it is based on the birth of Jesus which was 1 AD which means that the Millenium starts in 2001 which is off anyway because people aren't all that bright and the Millenium really occured a few years ago. Thank you and good night.
There really is no such thing as a perfect Geek city. I live in a small to medium sized town and I love it. I would hate to live in a big city. I cringe to even think about commuting to one. Sometimes a person just needs a little bit of quiet time after a long day at the office and a large city just doesn't offer that the way smaller towns do.
I received an anonymous tip that Santa had just been hired at Compaq and even though it's almost a week late, he decided to give us another gift to play with when we get bored with our other new toys. Shhh. Don't tell anyone.
You wonder if Andy would have "stooped so low"? Andy Kaufman wasn't exactly fond of Taxi but he did it in order to gain exposure and enhance his career. Jim Carrey did the same thing. Before Ace Ventura I didn't even know who Jim Carrey was. Then when I heard that he was going to play a serious role in the Truman Show I jumped on a chance to see how he would handle it. If I had never heard of Jim Carrey before I may not have seen the movie as quickly. Jim just did the same thing that Andy did and gained exposure so that he would be able to land larger and better roles in other movies.
My plans for Y2K include getting enough gas for my backup generator and keeping myself near my closet full of baseball bats of various sizes and compositions. (Wood/Aluminum)
Well, maybe I'll buy some Twinkies and a case of Jolt.
The review was not making a comparison between Larry Flint and Andy Kaufman. It was referring to the fact that the director, Milos Forman, has made movies about both of them, and they are/were both people surrounded by controversy.
One thing about this movie that impressed me and made me want to see it was the way it was made. Jim Carrey was devoted to making this movie as real as possible. While on the set of the movie Carrey was always in character. He was never himself. He was always trying to stay in the mood that made Andy act the way he did.
Also, when the movie was being made it was rumored that Jim Carrey had suffered an actual neck injury at the hand of Jerry Lawler, the wrestler who supposedly broke Kaufman's neck in real life. This rumor was the kind of thing that Kaufman lived for. He wanted people to wonder when he was telling the truth and when he was playing a role.
In conlusion, I think that even if you weren't a fan of Kaufman, but were aware of the kind of person he was, you would enjoy this movie. Jim Carrey did an excellent job in the role and I think that his performance alone merits seeing this movie.
I have a dream that one day, all computers will be treated equally, despite the brand of their OS. It's about time that Linux users stood up and shouted out it one loud voice, "we will not go quietly into the night. We will not give in to stingy hardware manufacturers. We are going to go on. We are going to fight for our right to use the same hardware as everyone else. Do not bow to mighty Microsoft. For once do what is good for the community and not just what is good for your relationship with Bill Gates."
You can get away with overclocking many processors without any additional cooling equipment. Also, if you are the kind of person that is going to be overclocking your system, you are probably also going to be the one to replace your system after a relatively short period of time. If you are just going to overclock a little to save some money, you aren't going to have your CPU die on you before you're done with it.
Here's a thought. SMP costs money. Overclocking does not. It's as simple as that. If you want more speed and you don't feel like paying for 50 extra MHz, overclocking is the way to go. Not all of us have a lot of money to spend on our computers.
Some people complain that the AMD CPU's performance is often lacking in some areas, but if you compare the AMD with an equally priced Intel CPU, you will find that the AMD can hold it's own in most situations.
I really don't think that people should get into trouble for linking to illegal material. The people that should get in trouble are the people that are making it available in the first place. They are the ones that are breaking all the laws. Go after them. Leave the little guy that's pointing at the doorway alone. This is like busting someone for telling someone where you can order a mod chip for your Playstation.
The first item listed under technology leaves me wondering this. If you are going to attempt to grow organs, why whould you start with a bladder? I can think of a lot of organs that would be a bit more usefull to have lying around. If you lose your bladder you don't usually have time to go to the doctor and say, "hey, can I have a new bladder? Mine seems to have burst."
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Even if this was passed, it wouldn't really last very long. People would quickly find a way to bypass or alter the system so it reads incorrectly. The only people that would be affected are those that go 5 or 10 mph over the limit and are too honest to alter the system. People that really want to fly will find a way around the system so that they can fly and not get caught.
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I think that "The Lost World" suffered even worse than "Jurassic Park". They cut out half of the book, took out some characters, added others, added about an hour to the movie of stuff that was never even remotely close to being in the book, and now they want to make a third movie that is being written by someone other than Michael Crichton. I hate when Hollywood takes away from the authors original intentions just to try to make a buck, and their protrayal sucks compared to the original piece. You'd think they would learn by now.
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You're right. There are some problems. Our school replaced the machines that would actually cause a problem which was a very small number. Most of the machines were either compliant or in a non vital area. At our school it doesn't really matter if the date is correct most of the time. It is only important on the administrative end which has been up to date for a long time. We didn't really have to go out of the way to fix anything. The natural cycle of replacing out of date machines took care of it. To the best of my knowledge, there were not any mission critical applications that had any problems. If you are having problems on that large of a scale, it is probably because the machines are rather old and you didn't take time to test them for compliance.
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OK. Here is my take on this whole Y2K mumbo jumbo.
I'm a student in a Technical High School where I am studying computers, so naturally I try to keep up on the news surrounding computers. I sucked down every document, every broadcast, and every rumor that was floating around and tried to make my own assumptions about what was going to happen.
The scary revelation that I came to was, this is all a bunch of hype. If you really listened to the reports about what was supposedly going to happen, you would have realized that a lot of what they were saying was total fiction. The message that was being conveyed was that any device with a microchip in it could be affected and stop working in the year 2000.
That's right. They were implying that any device, whether it was date dependent or not, as long as it had a microchip, could possibly screw up. They went on to suggest that heart monitors and things like that could stop functioning if they were not updated. Pardon me, but when was the last time that a heart monitor was dependent on the date? Sure, it displays the time and date up in the corner, but what does that date really affect?
The answer is, nothing. Absolutely nothing. And that's just what happened. Nothing. Everyone ran around panicing and trying to update things so that they were Y2K compliant when many of these devices would have worked fine.
As a computer technician it was clear to me the benefit of getting people worried about Y2K. The money. Anything that causes fear can be exploited to get money. Just look at how much money was spent on this whole deal. The amount is astonishing. And where did all this money go? Right into the pockets of the very people who got people all upset in the first place. The people who warned us of the impending danger of Y2K were more than happy to help us get over our trouble, that is, as long as the price is right.
Looking back, although it may have cost you a lot of money, you have to admit, it was a pretty good plan. Odds are that most of the people involved in the whole situation were just as fooled as everyone else, but they still were able to benefit. What everyone else blames on laziness on the part of some programmers many years ago, I chalk up to planning for job security in the future.
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AD:
(Latin) Anno Domini:
Transation: In the year of our lord.
It is called AD because it is based on the birth of Jesus which was 1 AD which means that the Millenium starts in 2001 which is off anyway because people aren't all that bright and the Millenium really occured a few years ago. Thank you and good night.
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I remember this one time, at band camp, a guy fell into a tuba full of pudding and died of hypothermia.
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There really is no such thing as a perfect Geek city. I live in a small to medium sized town and I love it. I would hate to live in a big city. I cringe to even think about commuting to one. Sometimes a person just needs a little bit of quiet time after a long day at the office and a large city just doesn't offer that the way smaller towns do.
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I received an anonymous tip that Santa had just been hired at Compaq and even though it's almost a week late, he decided to give us another gift to play with when we get bored with our other new toys. Shhh. Don't tell anyone.
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You wonder if Andy would have "stooped so low"? Andy Kaufman wasn't exactly fond of Taxi but he did it in order to gain exposure and enhance his career. Jim Carrey did the same thing. Before Ace Ventura I didn't even know who Jim Carrey was. Then when I heard that he was going to play a serious role in the Truman Show I jumped on a chance to see how he would handle it. If I had never heard of Jim Carrey before I may not have seen the movie as quickly. Jim just did the same thing that Andy did and gained exposure so that he would be able to land larger and better roles in other movies.
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Nothing like last minute planning. I just finished updating my company today and we are closed tomorrow. Chalk one up to good old procrastination.
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My plans for Y2K include getting enough gas for my backup generator and keeping myself near my closet full of baseball bats of various sizes and compositions. (Wood/Aluminum)
Well, maybe I'll buy some Twinkies and a case of Jolt.
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The review was not making a comparison between Larry Flint and Andy Kaufman. It was referring to the fact that the director, Milos Forman, has made movies about both of them, and they are/were both people surrounded by controversy.
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One thing about this movie that impressed me and made me want to see it was the way it was made. Jim Carrey was devoted to making this movie as real as possible. While on the set of the movie Carrey was always in character. He was never himself. He was always trying to stay in the mood that made Andy act the way he did.
Also, when the movie was being made it was rumored that Jim Carrey had suffered an actual neck injury at the hand of Jerry Lawler, the wrestler who supposedly broke Kaufman's neck in real life. This rumor was the kind of thing that Kaufman lived for. He wanted people to wonder when he was telling the truth and when he was playing a role.
In conlusion, I think that even if you weren't a fan of Kaufman, but were aware of the kind of person he was, you would enjoy this movie. Jim Carrey did an excellent job in the role and I think that his performance alone merits seeing this movie.
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I have a dream that one day, all computers will be treated equally, despite the brand of their OS. It's about time that Linux users stood up and shouted out it one loud voice, "we will not go quietly into the night. We will not give in to stingy hardware manufacturers. We are going to go on. We are going to fight for our right to use the same hardware as everyone else. Do not bow to mighty Microsoft. For once do what is good for the community and not just what is good for your relationship with Bill Gates."
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You can get away with overclocking many processors without any additional cooling equipment. Also, if you are the kind of person that is going to be overclocking your system, you are probably also going to be the one to replace your system after a relatively short period of time. If you are just going to overclock a little to save some money, you aren't going to have your CPU die on you before you're done with it.
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Here's a thought. SMP costs money. Overclocking does not. It's as simple as that. If you want more speed and you don't feel like paying for 50 extra MHz, overclocking is the way to go. Not all of us have a lot of money to spend on our computers.
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Some people complain that the AMD CPU's performance is often lacking in some areas, but if you compare the AMD with an equally priced Intel CPU, you will find that the AMD can hold it's own in most situations.
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I really don't think that people should get into trouble for linking to illegal material. The people that should get in trouble are the people that are making it available in the first place. They are the ones that are breaking all the laws. Go after them. Leave the little guy that's pointing at the doorway alone. This is like busting someone for telling someone where you can order a mod chip for your Playstation.
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The first item listed under technology leaves me wondering this. If you are going to attempt to grow organs, why whould you start with a bladder? I can think of a lot of organs that would be a bit more usefull to have lying around. If you lose your bladder you don't usually have time to go to the doctor and say, "hey, can I have a new bladder? Mine seems to have burst."
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This reminds me of a string of comments brought up a couple of weeks ago regarding Open-Sourcing NetSprockets.
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