I tend to find that if you buy a branded computer (dell, compaq(HP), Fujitsu, etc) they have very little in the way of upgrade path. Their idea of upgrading is to buy the next model up!
I also saw the same documentary, and was rather impressed with the demonstration of the damage the bullet would have done to the body. They fired a bullet through some jelly like substance (Similar to the human body?) through which you could clearly see the rather large cavity left in the middle of the body, even though the entry and exit wounds were only bullet sized. Is this the hydrostatic effect you're on about?
I would hope they mean one character at once per paying customer. This would mean you could create an initial character, learn the ropes, the delete and create a much better suited character.
One thing that would make me switch from xine to mplayer to watch DVD's is an lirc plugin. I've got a headless machine under my tv to play DVD's on with a funky Packard bell remote! (Also doubles as a jukebox with ~2500 mp3s and oggs!)
Hopefully someone will point out that I'm being slow or thick and there is an lirc plugin! *8-)
Would it be possible to let dhcp serve out ip addresses, but then have a different program such as arpwatch to watch for new mac addresses, check a database, then disconnect that user. They might have access for a few seconds, but thats all. Any rouge mac addresses deteced can then be reported.
You have to maintain a high-quality vacuum over that entire length
Who said anything about a high-quality vacuum? Yes, a high quality vacuum would be hard to maintain, probably impossible on such a large scale, but does it really have to be high-quality for this plan to work?
That's a common misconception caused by the careless application of statistics
Don't forget, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Stats can prove that cars are the most dangerous form of transport known to man, or the safest!
(1) Got a file over 5Mb? Put it on a CD and mail it. Probably just as good as email, and you can send it recorded delivery to prove receipt. Also lets the customer have a hard copy.
(2) MS click 'n' drool means people don't have to know about ftp. Just type a url into your email message and the client can click the url to download it. You can even put usernames and passwords in to make it secure! To put the file on the ftp server can be as simple as drag and drop into a folder on a network drive. No instructions needed for the receiver and little training for the sender (an example url or two and a bit of text would suffice for 99.9% of users - there's always a few dumb ones!)
Putting a large file on an ftp site that is password protected and sending an email with a url containing the password and username already is just as secure as sending an email.
The added benefit is, you've also then got logs to see if the file has been accessed, which you can't guarantee with email.
When I say every now and then for a few users, this tends to occur perhaps once every six months!
Most other times the info isn't urgent so we burn the info to a CD and get them to snail mail it.
Our company restricts emails to 2meg, and we rarely have any problems with that. On the few occasions that a large email needs to be sent, the IT department will temporarily raise the quota.
Personally I hate receiving emails over 1 meg in size!
I would recommend going for a MP3 CD player. You can write a lot more MP3's to a CD and you can use any CD writer. Most come with at least 50 seconds of cache, which means you won't get a skip whilst jogging unless you bounce hard enough to dislodge the CD!
I've had numerous fillings (never taken care of my teeth until I had to have a root canal, by which time it was too late) but never had numbing. I hate needles. As said in a previous post, its not the drilling that hurts, its catching the nerve that hurts!
The worst you get from fillings is the vibrations, which numbing doesn't stop anyway! (Oh, and the occasional slight twinge when the dentist gets to the bottom!)
I finally relented to having an injection for my root canal. I was in quite a lot of pain, so it was rather welcome!
This is fair enough if its to be used on an Intranet. If a company only uses IE5.5, then develop the web pages for IE5.5 using all the bells and whistles you want to make it look good and please the bosses. If you are developing a site for the Internet, then you can't let anyone bully you into this. IE might have the market share when it comes to browsers, but you can't exclude other browsers. What if a multi-million pound company uses linux and mozilla to browse the web. If they can't read your site properly you might lose out on a large contract!
One thing you've got to bear in mind is that there is a difference between Office use and Home use. Linux on the home desktop is still some distance off, the install and configuration is still too hard for your common joe/jane.
Linux as a desktop in the office environment is another matter. Using either thinclient or desktop machines, linux can be installed, set up and administrated by a relatively small team of unix admins for a much cheaper total cost of ownership compared to a MS office solution.
In a business environment, applications such as Word and Excel can be replaced by one of the suites available on linux (StarOffice for example, and hopefully soon, KOffice!). Outlook facilities such as shared calendars and contacts are available using any one of a number of web based.
KDE and GNOME are both straight forward to use (I'm a KDE person myself, happy b'day btw KDE!) and can be set up securely by the sysadmins (Another important aspect to consider!).
Also, when a company expands past being able to stick to wintel servers, you've already got the expertise to look after larger Sun/HP unix systems with very little extra training! (I've gone from being a Linux admin to a Solaris admin with no training yet... I've been too busy to actually take the courses and haven't needed to yet!)
If you have a less than 30gig of data to backup and are on a tight budget, I can recommend the OnStream DI30. Perfect for home users and small offices without SCSI. Its an IDE tape device (ie, its slooooowwwwwww...) but it is a lot cheaper than getting even a bottom of the range scsi dat drive. Tapes hold 30gig and its even Linux certified.
Well, I saw the headline and the first thing that came into my head that PVR could stand for was Perfectly Valid Reason!
I guess thats just the way my brain works... like you need a reason for two straight weeks of TV!
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I tend to find that if you buy a branded computer (dell, compaq(HP), Fujitsu, etc) they have very little in the way of upgrade path. Their idea of upgrading is to buy the next model up!
Does hangun crime include holdups with replica guns?
I also saw the same documentary, and was rather impressed with the demonstration of the damage the bullet would have done to the body. They fired a bullet through some jelly like substance (Similar to the human body?) through which you could clearly see the rather large cavity left in the middle of the body, even though the entry and exit wounds were only bullet sized. Is this the hydrostatic effect you're on about?
I would hope they mean one character at once per paying customer. This would mean you could create an initial character, learn the ropes, the delete and create a much better suited character.
Ok, so I'll reply to myself and slap my wrists. I should've looked a bit closer!
Doh!
One thing that would make me switch from xine to mplayer to watch DVD's is an lirc plugin. I've got a headless machine under my tv to play DVD's on with a funky Packard bell remote! (Also doubles as a jukebox with ~2500 mp3s and oggs!)
Hopefully someone will point out that I'm being slow or thick and there is an lirc plugin! *8-)
or be British!
Ebay!
Just look under collectables, there's approx 7000 entries in it for the uk alone!
Would it be possible to let dhcp serve out ip addresses, but then have a different program such as arpwatch to watch for new mac addresses, check a database, then disconnect that user. They might have access for a few seconds, but thats all. Any rouge mac addresses deteced can then be reported.
Who said anything about a high-quality vacuum? Yes, a high quality vacuum would be hard to maintain, probably impossible on such a large scale, but does it really have to be high-quality for this plan to work?
That's a common misconception caused by the careless application of statistics
Don't forget, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Stats can prove that cars are the most dangerous form of transport known to man, or the safest!
Just a couple of answers
(1) Got a file over 5Mb? Put it on a CD and mail it. Probably just as good as email, and you can send it recorded delivery to prove receipt. Also lets the customer have a hard copy.
(2) MS click 'n' drool means people don't have to know about ftp. Just type a url into your email message and the client can click the url to download it. You can even put usernames and passwords in to make it secure! To put the file on the ftp server can be as simple as drag and drop into a folder on a network drive. No instructions needed for the receiver and little training for the sender (an example url or two and a bit of text would suffice for 99.9% of users - there's always a few dumb ones!)
Putting a large file on an ftp site that is password protected and sending an email with a url containing the password and username already is just as secure as sending an email. The added benefit is, you've also then got logs to see if the file has been accessed, which you can't guarantee with email.
When I say every now and then for a few users, this tends to occur perhaps once every six months! Most other times the info isn't urgent so we burn the info to a CD and get them to snail mail it.
Our company restricts emails to 2meg, and we rarely have any problems with that. On the few occasions that a large email needs to be sent, the IT department will temporarily raise the quota. Personally I hate receiving emails over 1 meg in size!
I would recommend going for a MP3 CD player. You can write a lot more MP3's to a CD and you can use any CD writer. Most come with at least 50 seconds of cache, which means you won't get a skip whilst jogging unless you bounce hard enough to dislodge the CD!
I've had numerous fillings (never taken care of my teeth until I had to have a root canal, by which time it was too late) but never had numbing. I hate needles. As said in a previous post, its not the drilling that hurts, its catching the nerve that hurts! The worst you get from fillings is the vibrations, which numbing doesn't stop anyway! (Oh, and the occasional slight twinge when the dentist gets to the bottom!) I finally relented to having an injection for my root canal. I was in quite a lot of pain, so it was rather welcome!
8 short and sweet answer, but the lameness filter won't allow it!
This is fair enough if its to be used on an Intranet. If a company only uses IE5.5, then develop the web pages for IE5.5 using all the bells and whistles you want to make it look good and please the bosses.
If you are developing a site for the Internet, then you can't let anyone bully you into this. IE might have the market share when it comes to browsers, but you can't exclude other browsers. What if a multi-million pound company uses linux and mozilla to browse the web. If they can't read your site properly you might lose out on a large contract!
The book Orphans of the Sky is these two short stories together (and a damn good read!)
They're probably just taking the piss! ** This comment came from the "it was waiting to happen" department! ** Sorry!
Linux as a desktop in the office environment is another matter. Using either thinclient or desktop machines, linux can be installed, set up and administrated by a relatively small team of unix admins for a much cheaper total cost of ownership compared to a MS office solution.
In a business environment, applications such as Word and Excel can be replaced by one of the suites available on linux (StarOffice for example, and hopefully soon, KOffice!). Outlook facilities such as shared calendars and contacts are available using any one of a number of web based.
KDE and GNOME are both straight forward to use (I'm a KDE person myself, happy b'day btw KDE!) and can be set up securely by the sysadmins (Another important aspect to consider!).
Also, when a company expands past being able to stick to wintel servers, you've already got the expertise to look after larger Sun/HP unix systems with very little extra training! (I've gone from being a Linux admin to a Solaris admin with no training yet... I've been too busy to actually take the courses and haven't needed to yet!)
http://www.onstream.com/
Well, I saw the headline and the first thing that came into my head that PVR could stand for was Perfectly Valid Reason!
I guess thats just the way my brain works... like you need a reason for two straight weeks of TV!
All the more bandwidth for p0rn! *8-)