It's designed for shared computers, but once set up it can reset the computer back to the default state on each boot, perfect for a parent or child without great computer skills. It's a free download too. Not sure but I think it can be set to allow saving to a particular drive or folder to at least allow for some permanence of data.
For $1538 you can configure a Dimension 9200 on the small business site with a 2.4GHz Core Duo, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2, a 2007FPW 20" LCD, and Vista Ultimate. The only slightly less powerfull part would be the video with an 256MB X1300 instead of a 128MB X1600...still, not a bad comparison, and unless you really want everything integrated, this is a better machine for the money. And much more expandable.
The "rule of law" is for catching and incarcerating criminals and making them pay their debt to society. While a crime was commited today, the attack was also an act of war. We should wait a couple of weeks to investigate and find out who is responsible, and then officially declare war on them and any goverment standing between them and our armed forces. We have fought three wars since WWII, and not a single one was fought because of a direct attack against the American people. We have good cause to go to war over this, in fact we may even have good cause to go to war against all Fundamental Islamic groups (who are most likely responsible, but I will withhold judgement). The entire military might of the US and it's allies should be brought the bear on those responsible for today's attack. This is war. You may not agree with it, and you are entitled to your opinion, but it does not change fact. The time for trials and hearings will be after whoever did this is brought to the US. Until then, the aprehension of those responsible should be the job of the Armed Forces, using whatever tactics of war they deem necessary to bring justice and break the backs of these worldwide terrorist networks.
Net appliances will take off when every company who wants to make one quits trying to bundle it with their crap 56k modem-based service. Give me a device with an 8" or so screen that can wirelessly access any website or email account through my existing $40/mo cable service, and sell it for $299, and I'll be first in line to buy one for myself and everyone in my family. The concept of a PC-in-every-room is just not practical. Large scale home networks are too bulky and expensive. But if I could have an Audrey-type device in every room without having to pay for another service provider, I'd gladly do it. Until the hardware is cheap enough that they don't have to subsidize it with a bundled service, people aren't going to flock to these devices en masse.
I wonder what sort of mousepad people are using the optical mice with and have problems with fast mouse movement. I'm using the 3M "Precise Mousing Surface" with the built-in wrist pillow with my Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical, and I don't have many speed problems, even when gaming. The mouse works fine at any normal speed. If I start moving it from edge to edge on the pad at a rate of about 2 oscillations per second, movement can become jerky, but at that speed even a gamer can't do much useful with the mouse. I mean, the mouse wasn't designed for movement of close to 30 inches per second. I play CS for about 3-4 hours a night, and it's improved my game a lot, it's simply way more accurate, and the number of headshots I get reflect the accuracy. I'd try one of the 3M pads or similar(Ratpadz, Everglide) if a tabletop/desktop or cloth-covered pad isn't working well.
While we're talking up Logitech, they just released two new optical mice, one basic two-button with a scroll wheel for about $30, and one sculpted Mouseman-style with wheel for about $50. I just picked up the $30 mouse. I was using an MS Intellimouse, but am I ever glad I switched. This Logitech is extremely smooth, and accurate as hell. I play Counterstrike for Half-Life with it a lot, and I haven't noticed any of the mentioned problems such as speed issues, and the mouse tracking while lifted above the pad. Logitech's mouse doesn't track after its up about 1/4 of an inch. I can move it very fast, and it doesn't "stick" in place like some have claimed about the MS opticals. Another cool feature similar to the new Mac mouse is that the red LED in the Logitech is dimmed until you move it, then it instantly goes to full brightness until you stop. I think that this has to be the best $30 I've spent on a mouse. I'd urge anyone looking for an optical mouse to check out Logitech. Oh, another thing...they have a cool dark blue metallic look. Much better than the dirty aluminum look on MS optical mice.
I think the idea of an open source Windows is great. If it succeeds, it will have the biggest advantage IMO of Linux, which is open source code. And it wouldn't have the biggest disadvantage of Linux, which is the need to practically have a CS degree to use it. Lets face it; most people just aren't capable of using Linux as it sits now, doubly so if they have a Mac or Windows background. Having a version of Windows that is open source will let two major user groups to feed off of each other, and create much greater cross-compatibility. I'm not saying that I think the project will likely succeed, but if they do, it will be a great thing for the computer industry. And if they even come close, it may be enough to scare MS into just opening their source code, which would be the best thing that company ever did.
This is just an idea, but couldn't someone simple create a function to do a CRC check on the driver file or the display properties applet since both are bound to differ from standard nVivia drivers? The game could simply check the CRC against its own database compiled from standard drivers.
True...and it also means the "cheat" applies only to owner of Asus brand cards...not every nVidia user will be able to do this, which is the only good side here.
I don't think people really fear the ability to cheat at a single player game. What really has people in an uproar (especially over at the Counter-Strike forums) is the ability to use this in multiplayer games. Think about a game like Counter-Strike, or almost any online FPS. Half of the challenge in the game is to find your opponents. Would be pretty damn easy if you had x-ray vision, now wouldn't it? People would no longer be able to hide, or have any element of surprise if you can see the other players when you can look through any object between you and them. This would pretty much ruin most deathmatch-style online games.
Exactly. The combination of a crappy video card and OS problemsare to blame for bad video performance, not the platform. I can watch videos in Windows without stuttering with a Celeron 566 and a TNT2. Hell, in BeOS I can run four or five videos in different windows and not have any of them stutter. Anyone who thinks you need a Mac for decent video performance is brainwashed or just stupid.
There are dozens of Windows programs that can do virtual desktops. If you mean multiple independant desktops across multiple diplays, then you would have to have special hardware, either cards supported by Windows to do this via their drivers, or a card that can do multiple displays itself such as the Matrox G400 and the upcoming NVidia Geforce MX.
Granted, even if everyone followed what he said to the letter, AIDS would still exist. On the societal level, there is no way to get rid of it short of some miracle cure. On a personal level, the greatest impact AIDS can have on any individual is if they contract the disease. Following his suggestion almost guarantees that won't happen unless a person got some tainted blood via transfusion, which is extremely rare. However, you are correct in saying that the impacts of AIDS are felt by everyone, because everyone doesn't live by the same rules. You paint such a fatalistic picture though that I wonder if anyone should even care if they live or die. If you sincerely believe that people can't "take care of themselves," then I'm sorry for you. My responsibility in life is to take care of myself first, my family second, and the rest of the world a very distant third. As long as I don't contract the disease, then I couldn't really care less about what AIDS is doing in Africa or anywhere else. Diseases like AIDS are simply a natural event in an overpopulated world. If people die, then that's the way it is. I'm not going to lose sleep over it. The simple fact of the matter is that there are too many cultures where people think you have to procreate like rabbits (the Catholic Church not the least of these). If people can't learn how to keep it in their pants (regardless of how fun it is, sex is primarily for reproduction, and hence is the way nature is choosing to transmit its corrective measures), then nature will make them pay the price. The effects of AIDS that your portray as being so negative have little bearing on my day-to-day life. It is people with your attitude who will suffer most, because you aren't focused on the true issue of survival, but rather on trivial issues such as economy and government. I'm not saying I don't enjoy the luxuries I have from living in this country, but I wouldn't cry much if the government or the economy went to hell. My priority is survival, all the rest is just icing on the cake. And until more people share this attitude, nature will do what it has always done...introduce a chaotic event in order to maintain the balance of life. And people who live for the luxuries will have the most to lose.
Yeah, humans won't behave, and those who don't will get diseases and stuff...what's the point here? "Morals" or not (btw, I find it funny how some people bristle whenever this word pops up), the fact of the matter is that certain behaviors cause certain things to happen...and the opposite of those behaviors cause certain things not to happen. Social Darwinism in action...some people do stupid shit and pay the price. It may sound all cute for you to try to defend humanity against the "evil fascist Right," but really, your post does nothing to invalidate what he said. So what if humans can't be controlled, all he was advocating was that humans who don't want diseases should control themselves. Just because he's suggesting traditionally "moral" solutions to a problem doesn't mean that he's trying to force his morals on you or anyone else. It just means that because you and people like you refuse to take advice from others, then you take your life in your own hands. "Morals" (in reality, just being intelligent, rather than letting animal instinct rule you) might not sound so bad after you spend a few months worrying about your t-cell count and what horrible thing you might catch that could kill you.
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Agnostics are those that don't have the guts to admit there are no higher powers.
Actually, agnostic has to do with knowledge, not higher powers. Gnosis (greek) means knowledge. Gnostic means, roughly, "one who knows all." Agnostic means, roughly, "one who knows nothing."
Agnostics are the world's true idiots; they don't know anything, and they aren't even smart enough to pretend that they do.
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AI built into a web browser that could automatically restructure a web page before rendering based on readability and usability. The browser could monitor your browsing (perhaps with feedback, i.e., asking what you like about various pages) and learn how you like information to be presented. Or, perhaps an intelligent text-to-speech engine designed specifically for websites and their varied designs, rather than reading all text in a linear manner. This would be great for blind people, or people who are just busy and would like a page to be read to them. Plus, it would cut down on eye strain. Another cool idea is to have AI software that could learn how a person uses the net, what they are interested in, what they are likely to be doing on the net, and what their hobbies and work are like, and then generates a personal portal when you launch your browser. The coolest use for AI in my opinion would be to create an OS or software that integrates with an OS and learns what your computing skill level is, and completely hides all complex features above your current level of knowledge. The AI would monitor your computer usage, and gradually reveal more of the complexity to you as your skill level grows (or hides stuff if your skill level doesn't grow). Something like this would seem to me to be the holy grail for tech support people, since it would truly enable a computer to become "foolproof".
or a person could try the simplest solution: Radio shack sells a device that will broadcast A/V signals between two devices in your home for $99. Simply run you soundcard output to it, and connect the reciever to your stereo. If you want to control it, use the TV out on your vid card, broadcats that through the same device to your TV, and get an IR keyboard and an IR repeater device. Once you've done all that, you've a full interface to your computer in your living room for less than $200., and all of it's wireless.
if you are interested in etext/ebooks for reading or archiving can be found here.
The list there is almost as comprehensive as my bookmarks, and much better organized!
That is an excellent idea. I've been sitting here thinking of how to start some sort of youth advocacy program to help kids who put up with abuse via WAVE and general geek discrimination. Perhaps such an orginization could even get the backing of the ACLU or something...I wonder if there are any other slashdotters who might be interested in such a project. There are a lot of kids who are going to be hurt by WAVE, just as there are lots of kids out there suffering peer discrimination. I would love the chance to be able to put together some sort of support community for those kids. Perhaps if there were such support from a community of people who can make these kids feel pride in their intelligence and differences, some of the recent problems with school violence would never have happened. So is there anyone else who wants to do something about it? I'd really like some feedback about possible ways to help these kids buck the "different=violent" trend of the last year... gizzmo-phx@uswest.net
The point isn't to hook an XBox up to a 19" or 21" monitor and run it at the highest resolution possible. Upcoming graphics chips from all the major players are expected to have FSAA without a significant performance hit. The reason to have an SVGA or DVI interface is so that you could take that 19" or 21" and run it at 1024x768 or 1280x1024 at 60fps with FSAA cleaning up the jaggies. That would put the smack down on any TV you can buy short of an HDTV or plasma flat panel. MS will be shooting themselves in the foot with the XBox if they don't make allowances for PC-centric gamers who are interested in the XBox. More PC-type features could keep this thing from ending up being remembered as the XBob.
Another thing I think all these net/game consoles are missing is that the web isn't designed in any way/shape/form for display on a TV. 90% of my time spent online I'm reading or writing. I'm not gonna do that on a fuzzy and flickering TV screen, it just ain't gonna happen. I don't think many people are going to see browsing on TV as a replacement for using a PC or net appliance. HDTV is a few years away from being widespread, and until that quality of a display is available cheaply, I don't think the net is ready for TV and vice versa.
I hope so, I think MS would really have something special if they could add an SVGA port to the X-Box. With a decent 19" monitor sell for just over $300, I would think many people might think twice about hooking all those pretty graphics up with a crappy old TV. Plus, it would give people who like the eye candy an interim solution until HDTV becomes cheap enough for the masses.
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The best thing to do would be to install Windows SteadyState
It's designed for shared computers, but once set up it can reset the computer back to the default state on each boot, perfect for a parent or child without great computer skills. It's a free download too. Not sure but I think it can be set to allow saving to a particular drive or folder to at least allow for some permanence of data.
For $1538 you can configure a Dimension 9200 on the small business site with a 2.4GHz Core Duo, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2, a 2007FPW 20" LCD, and Vista Ultimate. The only slightly less powerfull part would be the video with an 256MB X1300 instead of a 128MB X1600...still, not a bad comparison, and unless you really want everything integrated, this is a better machine for the money. And much more expandable.
The classic menu bar can be toggled on and off by pressing ALT while the window is in focus.
The "rule of law" is for catching and incarcerating criminals and making them pay their debt to society. While a crime was commited today, the attack was also an act of war. We should wait a couple of weeks to investigate and find out who is responsible, and then officially declare war on them and any goverment standing between them and our armed forces. We have fought three wars since WWII, and not a single one was fought because of a direct attack against the American people. We have good cause to go to war over this, in fact we may even have good cause to go to war against all Fundamental Islamic groups (who are most likely responsible, but I will withhold judgement). The entire military might of the US and it's allies should be brought the bear on those responsible for today's attack. This is war. You may not agree with it, and you are entitled to your opinion, but it does not change fact. The time for trials and hearings will be after whoever did this is brought to the US. Until then, the aprehension of those responsible should be the job of the Armed Forces, using whatever tactics of war they deem necessary to bring justice and break the backs of these worldwide terrorist networks.
Net appliances will take off when every company who wants to make one quits trying to bundle it with their crap 56k modem-based service. Give me a device with an 8" or so screen that can wirelessly access any website or email account through my existing $40/mo cable service, and sell it for $299, and I'll be first in line to buy one for myself and everyone in my family. The concept of a PC-in-every-room is just not practical. Large scale home networks are too bulky and expensive. But if I could have an Audrey-type device in every room without having to pay for another service provider, I'd gladly do it. Until the hardware is cheap enough that they don't have to subsidize it with a bundled service, people aren't going to flock to these devices en masse.
I wonder what sort of mousepad people are using the optical mice with and have problems with fast mouse movement. I'm using the 3M "Precise Mousing Surface" with the built-in wrist pillow with my Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical, and I don't have many speed problems, even when gaming. The mouse works fine at any normal speed. If I start moving it from edge to edge on the pad at a rate of about 2 oscillations per second, movement can become jerky, but at that speed even a gamer can't do much useful with the mouse. I mean, the mouse wasn't designed for movement of close to 30 inches per second. I play CS for about 3-4 hours a night, and it's improved my game a lot, it's simply way more accurate, and the number of headshots I get reflect the accuracy. I'd try one of the 3M pads or similar(Ratpadz, Everglide) if a tabletop/desktop or cloth-covered pad isn't working well.
While we're talking up Logitech, they just released two new optical mice, one basic two-button with a scroll wheel for about $30, and one sculpted Mouseman-style with wheel for about $50. I just picked up the $30 mouse. I was using an MS Intellimouse, but am I ever glad I switched. This Logitech is extremely smooth, and accurate as hell. I play Counterstrike for Half-Life with it a lot, and I haven't noticed any of the mentioned problems such as speed issues, and the mouse tracking while lifted above the pad. Logitech's mouse doesn't track after its up about 1/4 of an inch. I can move it very fast, and it doesn't "stick" in place like some have claimed about the MS opticals. Another cool feature similar to the new Mac mouse is that the red LED in the Logitech is dimmed until you move it, then it instantly goes to full brightness until you stop. I think that this has to be the best $30 I've spent on a mouse. I'd urge anyone looking for an optical mouse to check out Logitech. Oh, another thing...they have a cool dark blue metallic look. Much better than the dirty aluminum look on MS optical mice.
I think the idea of an open source Windows is great. If it succeeds, it will have the biggest advantage IMO of Linux, which is open source code. And it wouldn't have the biggest disadvantage of Linux, which is the need to practically have a CS degree to use it. Lets face it; most people just aren't capable of using Linux as it sits now, doubly so if they have a Mac or Windows background. Having a version of Windows that is open source will let two major user groups to feed off of each other, and create much greater cross-compatibility. I'm not saying that I think the project will likely succeed, but if they do, it will be a great thing for the computer industry. And if they even come close, it may be enough to scare MS into just opening their source code, which would be the best thing that company ever did.
This is just an idea, but couldn't someone simple create a function to do a CRC check on the driver file or the display properties applet since both are bound to differ from standard nVivia drivers? The game could simply check the CRC against its own database compiled from standard drivers.
True...and it also means the "cheat" applies only to owner of Asus brand cards...not every nVidia user will be able to do this, which is the only good side here.
I don't think people really fear the ability to cheat at a single player game. What really has people in an uproar (especially over at the Counter-Strike forums) is the ability to use this in multiplayer games. Think about a game like Counter-Strike, or almost any online FPS. Half of the challenge in the game is to find your opponents. Would be pretty damn easy if you had x-ray vision, now wouldn't it? People would no longer be able to hide, or have any element of surprise if you can see the other players when you can look through any object between you and them. This would pretty much ruin most deathmatch-style online games.
Exactly. The combination of a crappy video card and OS problemsare to blame for bad video performance, not the platform. I can watch videos in Windows without stuttering with a Celeron 566 and a TNT2. Hell, in BeOS I can run four or five videos in different windows and not have any of them stutter. Anyone who thinks you need a Mac for decent video performance is brainwashed or just stupid.
There are dozens of Windows programs that can do virtual desktops. If you mean multiple independant desktops across multiple diplays, then you would have to have special hardware, either cards supported by Windows to do this via their drivers, or a card that can do multiple displays itself such as the Matrox G400 and the upcoming NVidia Geforce MX.
Granted, even if everyone followed what he said to the letter, AIDS would still exist. On the societal level, there is no way to get rid of it short of some miracle cure. On a personal level, the greatest impact AIDS can have on any individual is if they contract the disease. Following his suggestion almost guarantees that won't happen unless a person got some tainted blood via transfusion, which is extremely rare. However, you are correct in saying that the impacts of AIDS are felt by everyone, because everyone doesn't live by the same rules. You paint such a fatalistic picture though that I wonder if anyone should even care if they live or die. If you sincerely believe that people can't "take care of themselves," then I'm sorry for you. My responsibility in life is to take care of myself first, my family second, and the rest of the world a very distant third. As long as I don't contract the disease, then I couldn't really care less about what AIDS is doing in Africa or anywhere else. Diseases like AIDS are simply a natural event in an overpopulated world. If people die, then that's the way it is. I'm not going to lose sleep over it. The simple fact of the matter is that there are too many cultures where people think you have to procreate like rabbits (the Catholic Church not the least of these). If people can't learn how to keep it in their pants (regardless of how fun it is, sex is primarily for reproduction, and hence is the way nature is choosing to transmit its corrective measures), then nature will make them pay the price. The effects of AIDS that your portray as being so negative have little bearing on my day-to-day life. It is people with your attitude who will suffer most, because you aren't focused on the true issue of survival, but rather on trivial issues such as economy and government. I'm not saying I don't enjoy the luxuries I have from living in this country, but I wouldn't cry much if the government or the economy went to hell. My priority is survival, all the rest is just icing on the cake. And until more people share this attitude, nature will do what it has always done...introduce a chaotic event in order to maintain the balance of life. And people who live for the luxuries will have the most to lose.
Yeah, humans won't behave, and those who don't will get diseases and stuff...what's the point here? "Morals" or not (btw, I find it funny how some people bristle whenever this word pops up), the fact of the matter is that certain behaviors cause certain things to happen...and the opposite of those behaviors cause certain things not to happen. Social Darwinism in action...some people do stupid shit and pay the price. It may sound all cute for you to try to defend humanity against the "evil fascist Right," but really, your post does nothing to invalidate what he said. So what if humans can't be controlled, all he was advocating was that humans who don't want diseases should control themselves. Just because he's suggesting traditionally "moral" solutions to a problem doesn't mean that he's trying to force his morals on you or anyone else. It just means that because you and people like you refuse to take advice from others, then you take your life in your own hands. "Morals" (in reality, just being intelligent, rather than letting animal instinct rule you) might not sound so bad after you spend a few months worrying about your t-cell count and what horrible thing you might catch that could kill you.
Actually, agnostic has to do with knowledge, not higher powers. Gnosis (greek) means knowledge. Gnostic means, roughly, "one who knows all." Agnostic means, roughly, "one who knows nothing."
Agnostics are the world's true idiots; they don't know anything, and they aren't even smart enough to pretend that they do.
The opinions stated are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of the owners of the forum where said opinions were stated.
AI built into a web browser that could automatically restructure a web page before rendering based on readability and usability. The browser could monitor your browsing (perhaps with feedback, i.e., asking what you like about various pages) and learn how you like information to be presented. Or, perhaps an intelligent text-to-speech engine designed specifically for websites and their varied designs, rather than reading all text in a linear manner. This would be great for blind people, or people who are just busy and would like a page to be read to them. Plus, it would cut down on eye strain. Another cool idea is to have AI software that could learn how a person uses the net, what they are interested in, what they are likely to be doing on the net, and what their hobbies and work are like, and then generates a personal portal when you launch your browser. The coolest use for AI in my opinion would be to create an OS or software that integrates with an OS and learns what your computing skill level is, and completely hides all complex features above your current level of knowledge. The AI would monitor your computer usage, and gradually reveal more of the complexity to you as your skill level grows (or hides stuff if your skill level doesn't grow). Something like this would seem to me to be the holy grail for tech support people, since it would truly enable a computer to become "foolproof".
or a person could try the simplest solution: Radio shack sells a device that will broadcast A/V signals between two devices in your home for $99. Simply run you soundcard output to it, and connect the reciever to your stereo. If you want to control it, use the TV out on your vid card, broadcats that through the same device to your TV, and get an IR keyboard and an IR repeater device. Once you've done all that, you've a full interface to your computer in your living room for less than $200., and all of it's wireless.
There is a post over at BeTips that explains how to create more space for BeOS 5 PE. I think the post is in the Misc. category.
if you are interested in etext/ebooks for reading or archiving can be found here. The list there is almost as comprehensive as my bookmarks, and much better organized!
That is an excellent idea. I've been sitting here thinking of how to start some sort of youth advocacy program to help kids who put up with abuse via WAVE and general geek discrimination. Perhaps such an orginization could even get the backing of the ACLU or something...I wonder if there are any other slashdotters who might be interested in such a project. There are a lot of kids who are going to be hurt by WAVE, just as there are lots of kids out there suffering peer discrimination. I would love the chance to be able to put together some sort of support community for those kids. Perhaps if there were such support from a community of people who can make these kids feel pride in their intelligence and differences, some of the recent problems with school violence would never have happened. So is there anyone else who wants to do something about it? I'd really like some feedback about possible ways to help these kids buck the "different=violent" trend of the last year... gizzmo-phx@uswest.net
The point isn't to hook an XBox up to a 19" or 21" monitor and run it at the highest resolution possible. Upcoming graphics chips from all the major players are expected to have FSAA without a significant performance hit. The reason to have an SVGA or DVI interface is so that you could take that 19" or 21" and run it at 1024x768 or 1280x1024 at 60fps with FSAA cleaning up the jaggies. That would put the smack down on any TV you can buy short of an HDTV or plasma flat panel. MS will be shooting themselves in the foot with the XBox if they don't make allowances for PC-centric gamers who are interested in the XBox. More PC-type features could keep this thing from ending up being remembered as the XBob.
Another thing I think all these net/game consoles are missing is that the web isn't designed in any way/shape/form for display on a TV. 90% of my time spent online I'm reading or writing. I'm not gonna do that on a fuzzy and flickering TV screen, it just ain't gonna happen. I don't think many people are going to see browsing on TV as a replacement for using a PC or net appliance. HDTV is a few years away from being widespread, and until that quality of a display is available cheaply, I don't think the net is ready for TV and vice versa.
I hope so, I think MS would really have something special if they could add an SVGA port to the X-Box. With a decent 19" monitor sell for just over $300, I would think many people might think twice about hooking all those pretty graphics up with a crappy old TV. Plus, it would give people who like the eye candy an interim solution until HDTV becomes cheap enough for the masses.