Only a few states actually make the legal age 21 for purchasing it. I believe there are four of them, and one is Alabama
Unless it's your sister/cousin.;)
Actually, I knew that. Read my original post again. I put in there the disclaimer: "Do (some) Americans have their priorities straight or what? " I was talking more about what ages people feel are appropriate as opposed to what is law (since that changes state to state?).
For some reason (I blame the Puritans 8) the English speaking West has an utterly warped view of sex, and on keeping children away from sex (where "children" seems to include, eg, 21 year olds if you're the US vice-president's wife).
Is that like how a girl has to be 21 to get into a bar - unless she's a stripper - then she can get in to strip when she's 18?
Do (some) Americans have their priorities straight or what? You can drive a car when you're 16 (average for the states), you can enlist in the Army when you're 17, you can become a stripper when you're 18 but you can't drink, gamble or be old enough to look at pr0n until 21.
Yeah, just what we need. 3 Microsofts running around...
The baby MS's would likely not be very independent of one another, and the whole thing would start again.
I know that the company I work for has billions of dollars worth of "corporate alliances". Simply put, these coporate alliances are where each company invest hundreds of millions of dollars in each other and in return, they both work together on joint projects to increase both companies stock levels.
My question is, what will stop Baby-Microsoft #1 from doing this with Baby-Microsoft #2 & #3? If the government doesn't do anything about this, it will be the same thing over again, only with two other stock symbols to keep track of.
It really depends on how much you consider a reasonable price and how waterproof you want it.
As a serious scuba diver, I can tell you that there are NO fully waterproof digital cameras on the market right now. By waterproof, I'm talking something waterproof to at least 100 ft (30m). Your best bet if you're wanting a waterproof camera for this depth is to go with a Nikonos camera from Nikon or a digital camera with a waterproof case from Ikelite. Just be warned, a new Nikonos camera will run you $500+ (It's a 35mm, not digital - I know...) and a decent digital camera with a U/W housing will run about $500-$1000 for the camera and another $750 for the housing.
Finally, sand-proof and waterproof do not go together very well. In order to make them waterproof, cameras use O-rings to keep the water out. Sand is very hard on the O-rings and can cause them to leak if you get sand on them. If you're going to have your waterproof camera in the sand, make sure you clean all of the seals to remove any pieces of sand from the seals...
Well, I'm sure I've probably given you too much info because it sounds like you're only using it in shallow water. As I said, I haven't heard of any watertight digital cameras, but keep your eyes out in the future...
Personally, I'm using a Sony Mavica camera. They are a little pricey (the mid-range cameras run from $550 to $900) but they have done a pretty good job for me. They work very well in low-light, they have some built in special effects (I like the option to take black and white photos on the camera) and they have a 2.5" LCD screen on the back of the camera (Fairly standard except on the really cheap cameras). It can also take up to a minute of MPG movies in the lowest resolution mode.
The best thing about them though is that they store pictures on 3.5" floppy disks (it has a 4x drive so it's pretty fast).
First off, I don't understand why people are sending/. hatemail because of this book. These are the smae people that posted the comments in the first place and now they're saying that they're not appropriate or sensitive? How hypocritical. There isn't anything new here in this book, it's mainly the same articles and posts you can find in the Slashdot archive. Why is it so insensitive to transfer it from electronic format to a book.
I guess I'm one of the few people that will admit it but I'm actually looking forward to the book.
And if I can vote for it, my vote goes to the EFF as the charity that the profits are sent to.
but since when is it MS's responsibility (or ability) to support other operating systems? That makes no sense - Don't you mean Linux has to support the WinCE device?
This is pretty much correct EXCEPT: Linux currently doesn't support WinCE and supports Palms. If MS wants to beat Palm, they're going to have to do something about it because the Linux community isn't. I'm not saying that it's their responsibility, just that it's the only way to progress further into the handheld market.
Hey, come on moderators. I think he was being funny. Whoever moderated this down has either never read Userfriendly or that haven't paid attention to the UF/SuSE banner ads that have been posted all over SuSE.com and Slashdot.
More info on the alliance between SuSE and UF here.
Just because you did not copyright something doesn't mean its not copyrighted. Everything I say is copyrighted, regardless of whether I put a (c) or not. I can write a book. If someone takes it and publishes it, and says "it didn't have a copyright notice on it", they'll still get raped in court. Therefore, I believe that publishing people's comments is still copyrighted by author, regardless of whether there's a claim or not.
So are you going to sue me for copyright infringement for just quoting you without your permission? No, because anything you say in a public forum is up for grabs. That's just like the President trying to say that anything he says in a public speach is copyrighted by him and that we can't reprint it without his permission. (Although that would have been nice to cover up some stupid sayings that dumb politicians have made...)
Yes, the comments are owned by the poster, but have you copyrighted any of your Slashdot comments (and posted the copyright info in the comment)? If not, to the best of my knowledge, they're fair game.
OK. How is this off-topic? The comment I was replying to mentioned that Slashdot was eating HTML tags and I agreed with it and asked if anyone else is having problems.
I know, I'm probably throwing away more karma replying to your bad moderation and that I should just let you take the hit in metamoderation, but I really have to same this...
It's not off-topic when a thread drifts away from the original topic. If it was, 95% of the comments on a thread that had more than 3 replies would be off-topic. But then again, I can't understand why you would want to waste a moderator point on this when there are all of the real OT posts about Natalie Portman, grits, pancake eating ninjas, free Kevin Mitnick, first posts and Columbine HS posts.
That said, I'm probably going to loose more karma because I both insulted a moderator and because this is only on topic if you would read the post I'm replying to (which whoever moderated the last post down obviously didn't do). Well, have at the karma... Chances are I will still have more than you (and I don't have to worry about metamoderation either) and it's going to take quite a while for you to take away my +1 bonus.
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Well, you're half-right. There is such a thing as a DSL modem - however - the term modem is incorrect for it. It's kind of like saying that Seahorses are not horses. Technically, you are right but the name is still there to stay.
I have noticed, however, working in a tech support department, that those whose lives consist of something that is stereotypically NOT a computer-linked career, like athletics or military, tend to stay as far from computers as they can.
No offense intended here, but BULLSHIT. I teach scuba diving and because of this, I've worked with a number of Special OPs people (SEALS, Rangers, SWAT, and even members of the FBI HRT). In the new, modern military, they are really stressing computers because the government is finally recognizing the value and power that a computer holds. Many of these people are in computer training for hours each week. Many of these people can tell you more about Unix, data security or networking than you would ever need to know.
Do are troops have enough computer knowledge? No. But I have to say that the military knows this and is doing a pretty good job of playing catch-up...
On a WinCE device? Have you seen the color's on a handheld? It could be the purple screen of death (PSOD sounds cool) or the maroon screen of death.
It would be much better if they were running Linux. I think they should make their own distro and call it LiPalm (as in: "I love the smell of LiPalm in the morning")
Ok, there are a few reasons I don't like this. Most companies (at least where I live) are providing the DSL modems for free when you sign up for a 1-year contract for DSL. This means they can give me a cheaper (and Win-ONLY) modem. If they are anything like Winmodems, I doubt that anytime during the lifetime of DSL will they remove all of the bugs. I work for a very large computer company and we still have a large amount of problems with Winmodems and some online services (*cough* AOL).
Hell, why doesn't Microsoft just build a nuke? I mean think about it...
If MS built nukes, they would randomly explode (but the operators wouldn't seem to mind) and they would occasionally freeze during the countdown process. Maxtor and Western Digital would have to make much larger planes to be able to carry these bombs and everyone would run out to buy the newer, bigger ones to carry these bombs (Except for those people that insist that the SCSI planes are still better). And let's not forget that the smart bombs have memory leaks... And if you hold down the CTRL and ALT keys while double-clicking the DETONATE button, it brings up the hidden Easter Egg that allows you to fly through a list of all of the developers names.
OK, I'm getting silly... I apologize to anyone that for some reason is still reading...
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Unless it's your sister/cousin. ;)
Actually, I knew that. Read my original post again. I put in there the disclaimer: "Do (some) Americans have their priorities straight or what? " I was talking more about what ages people feel are appropriate as opposed to what is law (since that changes state to state?).
kwsNI
Is that like how a girl has to be 21 to get into a bar - unless she's a stripper - then she can get in to strip when she's 18?
Do (some) Americans have their priorities straight or what? You can drive a car when you're 16 (average for the states), you can enlist in the Army when you're 17, you can become a stripper when you're 18 but you can't drink, gamble or be old enough to look at pr0n until 21.
kwsNI
I know that the company I work for has billions of dollars worth of "corporate alliances". Simply put, these coporate alliances are where each company invest hundreds of millions of dollars in each other and in return, they both work together on joint projects to increase both companies stock levels.
My question is, what will stop Baby-Microsoft #1 from doing this with Baby-Microsoft #2 & #3? If the government doesn't do anything about this, it will be the same thing over again, only with two other stock symbols to keep track of.
kwsNI
As a serious scuba diver, I can tell you that there are NO fully waterproof digital cameras on the market right now. By waterproof, I'm talking something waterproof to at least 100 ft (30m). Your best bet if you're wanting a waterproof camera for this depth is to go with a Nikonos camera from Nikon or a digital camera with a waterproof case from Ikelite. Just be warned, a new Nikonos camera will run you $500+ (It's a 35mm, not digital - I know...) and a decent digital camera with a U/W housing will run about $500-$1000 for the camera and another $750 for the housing.
Finally, sand-proof and waterproof do not go together very well. In order to make them waterproof, cameras use O-rings to keep the water out. Sand is very hard on the O-rings and can cause them to leak if you get sand on them. If you're going to have your waterproof camera in the sand, make sure you clean all of the seals to remove any pieces of sand from the seals...
Well, I'm sure I've probably given you too much info because it sounds like you're only using it in shallow water. As I said, I haven't heard of any watertight digital cameras, but keep your eyes out in the future...
kwsNI
The best thing about them though is that they store pictures on 3.5" floppy disks (it has a 4x drive so it's pretty fast).
kwsNI
Wouldn't it be banc.rob? NSI doesn't know how to spell bank correctly.
kwsNI
How about:
th.rob
nobodylikes.rob
whois.rob
And of course, I want to register www.dot.dot or maybe just set up a sub-domain http://dot.dot.dot
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I guess I'm one of the few people that will admit it but I'm actually looking forward to the book.
And if I can vote for it, my vote goes to the EFF as the charity that the profits are sent to.
kwsNI
but since when is it MS's responsibility (or ability) to support other operating systems? That makes no sense - Don't you mean Linux has to support the WinCE device?
This is pretty much correct EXCEPT: Linux currently doesn't support WinCE and supports Palms. If MS wants to beat Palm, they're going to have to do something about it because the Linux community isn't. I'm not saying that it's their responsibility, just that it's the only way to progress further into the handheld market.
kwsNI
More info on the alliance between SuSE and UF here.
kwsNI
And don't forget that many of them only report a 8250 UART and AOL always refer them back to us because they swear it needs a 16550.
kwsNI
Looks like the . in .com was /.'ed
kwsNI
I agree. I think you'll find IBM replacing one set of boring ads with their own.
kwsNI
So are you going to sue me for copyright infringement for just quoting you without your permission? No, because anything you say in a public forum is up for grabs. That's just like the President trying to say that anything he says in a public speach is copyrighted by him and that we can't reprint it without his permission. (Although that would have been nice to cover up some stupid sayings that dumb politicians have made...)
kwsNI
Yes, the comments are owned by the poster, but have you copyrighted any of your Slashdot comments (and posted the copyright info in the comment)? If not, to the best of my knowledge, they're fair game.
kwsNI
Very geeky...
kwsNI
I know, I'm probably throwing away more karma replying to your bad moderation and that I should just let you take the hit in metamoderation, but I really have to same this...
It's not off-topic when a thread drifts away from the original topic. If it was, 95% of the comments on a thread that had more than 3 replies would be off-topic. But then again, I can't understand why you would want to waste a moderator point on this when there are all of the real OT posts about Natalie Portman, grits, pancake eating ninjas, free Kevin Mitnick, first posts and Columbine HS posts.
That said, I'm probably going to loose more karma because I both insulted a moderator and because this is only on topic if you would read the post I'm replying to (which whoever moderated the last post down obviously didn't do). Well, have at the karma... Chances are I will still have more than you (and I don't have to worry about metamoderation either) and it's going to take quite a while for you to take away my +1 bonus.
kwsNI
Well, you're half-right. There is such a thing as a DSL modem - however - the term modem is incorrect for it. It's kind of like saying that Seahorses are not horses. Technically, you are right but the name is still there to stay.
kwsNI
No offense intended here, but BULLSHIT. I teach scuba diving and because of this, I've worked with a number of Special OPs people (SEALS, Rangers, SWAT, and even members of the FBI HRT). In the new, modern military, they are really stressing computers because the government is finally recognizing the value and power that a computer holds. Many of these people are in computer training for hours each week. Many of these people can tell you more about Unix, data security or networking than you would ever need to know.
Do are troops have enough computer knowledge? No. But I have to say that the military knows this and is doing a pretty good job of playing catch-up...
kwsNI
Not quite free as in beer, is it? I wonder how much they could have saved without using a (I'm assuming) special version of Windows CE.
kwsNI
It would be much better if they were running Linux. I think they should make their own distro and call it LiPalm (as in: "I love the smell of LiPalm in the morning")
kwsNI
kwsNI
Ok, there are a few reasons I don't like this. Most companies (at least where I live) are providing the DSL modems for free when you sign up for a 1-year contract for DSL. This means they can give me a cheaper (and Win-ONLY) modem. If they are anything like Winmodems, I doubt that anytime during the lifetime of DSL will they remove all of the bugs. I work for a very large computer company and we still have a large amount of problems with Winmodems and some online services (*cough* AOL).
kwsNI
It looks like the Slashdot Geek Compound to me. I always thought CowboyNeal looked a little like an alien (and not a Cuban alien).
kwsNI
If MS built nukes, they would randomly explode (but the operators wouldn't seem to mind) and they would occasionally freeze during the countdown process. Maxtor and Western Digital would have to make much larger planes to be able to carry these bombs and everyone would run out to buy the newer, bigger ones to carry these bombs (Except for those people that insist that the SCSI planes are still better). And let's not forget that the smart bombs have memory leaks... And if you hold down the CTRL and ALT keys while double-clicking the DETONATE button, it brings up the hidden Easter Egg that allows you to fly through a list of all of the developers names.
OK, I'm getting silly... I apologize to anyone that for some reason is still reading...
kwsNI