But you can type in notepad and copy it into Word later. A 4 hour paper could only take 20 minutes of formatting, editing, and spell checking. I just saved $4 baby!
That's how about half of my college classes were (optional homework). Typically the first test was a good wake up call on whether you needed to even crack open the book, let alone do the homework.
I know this is off topic a bit, but it pisses me off so much to see the government throw fuel economy regulations on the auto companies. Number 1, they are already hurting bad enough. If it's in their best interest, they will do it without regulators. Number 2, any guideline that doesn't take into account efficencey per person/ton of towing weight is moronic. So if a smart car gets 45 MPG and a 15 seat van gets 10, is it more or less efficent for you to take 8 smart cars to carry those 15 people? Yet they are both judges the same by the eyes of the government in their regulations. Even comparing a 35mpg sedan to a SUV, a SUV can carry twice as many people (on a 7-8 passenger SUV) yet the MPG is about half. Seems fair. I know that often the SUVs are empty, and it's hard to take that kind of thing into consideration, but counting all vehicles even is stupid.
I wonder how many exploits will be found in IE before they are all gone. I mean, logically, there has to be some point in the future when IE7 is totally exploit free. To bad that the cycle of software replacements wont let that happen. Given enough time, IE7 and WinXP could be some of the toughest software in existence.
I don't know why VB gets such a bad rap. I'm not saying it's the best language out there, but I view it as a tool in a toolbox. Sure, it might not be the tool you'll go for most often, and if you had to limit yourself to only a few languages, maybe you'd ditch it. But it is still powerful and good for some situations.
I downgraded to Comcast's slower service. It's still 2mb or so, and I pay $40 a month as a non-cable subscriber. As an added benefit, I get the local stations in HD from Comcast for free.
EVE is an acquired taste. Market speculation? Heck, even the most popular MMORPGS have market speculation and manipulation. I remember in WoW buying my competitors items and reselling them at my price to create more business for me. I know people who never left the auction house in WoW or EQ. EVE just has the grand daddy of all market systems. I think it would be a great place for an economist to do research, and I know they have.
Ah, I had the same Discworld sound problem. I'm glad I wasn't the only person who was screwed over by that. As far as console games go, I think you will see more and more bugs going out as consoles are afforded the luxuries of PCs (Hard Disks and Internet connections). How many PS3 games have you put into your system that didn't require an immediate update from the web? Heck, half the time I have to update the PS3 itself to a newer firmware to even play the game. I've seen a lot of bugs in console games. KoTOR 1 and 2 were horrid, horrid, horrid for bugs. KoTOR 2 crashed on me 5 times in the first hour of gameplay. Of course after I copied the game to my XBox HD, the bugs disappeared. It really makes me think the developers were testing on modded XBoxs.:-)
I just thought this was a good time to remind people that for the 12th aniversary, Westwood started giving away C&C I gold edition free. I can't find the download on their website any more, but gamespot has it mirrored.
Dune 2 was a great game. There was a Dune I, but I believe it was more of an adventure type game (I never played it). I played and beat Dune 2. Yeah, the controls weren't the best, and the graphics were horrid. I was really glad when Westwood re-released Dune 2 as Dune 2000. It was basically Dune 2 with the C&C/Red Alert engine. It really made the game a lot easier. But I can tell you this, there wouldn't be a C&C without Dune 2.
If I was teaching basic, basic, programming skills...I'd almost want to use VB Script. It's very simple and everything (well, mostly) you learn can be transferred to Visual Basic.
The fact that a teacher would confiscate Linux CDs from a student isn't half as shocking to me that the teacher would take the time to write a letter to the creator of the software bashing him for it. It sounds like the teacher has to much free time on her hands.
Um, the Lenovo X300/301 is an example of an ultra thin laptop done well. The MacBook Air is an example of someone wanting to make the thinnest laptop possible, damn the repercussions.
Wow, you totally got this one wrong. You missed the very vital step (see below)
Step 1: Make expensive laptops with a shitty display.
Step 2: Start another ad with an undergrad making fun of his computer science professor.
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit!
I'm not saying that Ubuntu would foot the bill, I'm talking about having centralized torrent hosting sites for... legit content! Who'd have thunk it? There are other, easier ways to get the desired outcome without creating a safe haven for piracy, which is obviously what this is about more than anything else.
Software Freedom = Stealing? Any reason for a centralized torrent list site (even if it is technically decentralized physically) seems to only have one point...making itself immune to prosecution for doing illegal things. Yes, there are a ton of legit uses for Bittorrent, but all of these legit uses could be hosted on a website (much like torrents are today) without feat of prosecution. Am I missing something, or is this all about the piracy?
I'm personally a little more interested in a phone that truly is open, not just one that is claimed to be open. The unlocked aspect of this model is nice, but I have a feeling that is more of an Australian thing, and less of an Android thing.
I bet Google is behind it. Everyone knows that Google doesn't like Microsoft and has tons of cash to burn. I'd bet they would be ponying up the dough to help make the fight against Windows a real competition. Not the Sumo wrestler vs. super model fight that we have going on now.
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But you can type in notepad and copy it into Word later. A 4 hour paper could only take 20 minutes of formatting, editing, and spell checking. I just saved $4 baby!
That's how about half of my college classes were (optional homework). Typically the first test was a good wake up call on whether you needed to even crack open the book, let alone do the homework.
Regardless, I think it's clear that the consumer is getting screwed with this deal.
Isn't that what business is all about?
I know this is off topic a bit, but it pisses me off so much to see the government throw fuel economy regulations on the auto companies. Number 1, they are already hurting bad enough. If it's in their best interest, they will do it without regulators. Number 2, any guideline that doesn't take into account efficencey per person/ton of towing weight is moronic. So if a smart car gets 45 MPG and a 15 seat van gets 10, is it more or less efficent for you to take 8 smart cars to carry those 15 people? Yet they are both judges the same by the eyes of the government in their regulations. Even comparing a 35mpg sedan to a SUV, a SUV can carry twice as many people (on a 7-8 passenger SUV) yet the MPG is about half. Seems fair. I know that often the SUVs are empty, and it's hard to take that kind of thing into consideration, but counting all vehicles even is stupid.
After this announcement, HP decided to fire their CTO of gaming to cut costs.
Tornado isn't a flight sim. Try X-Wing or Tie Fighter without a real joystick or a full keyboard.
That's why I googled for "Quciktime Alternative", and I've been pretty happy with the results.
I wonder how many exploits will be found in IE before they are all gone. I mean, logically, there has to be some point in the future when IE7 is totally exploit free. To bad that the cycle of software replacements wont let that happen. Given enough time, IE7 and WinXP could be some of the toughest software in existence.
I don't know why VB gets such a bad rap. I'm not saying it's the best language out there, but I view it as a tool in a toolbox. Sure, it might not be the tool you'll go for most often, and if you had to limit yourself to only a few languages, maybe you'd ditch it. But it is still powerful and good for some situations.
I downgraded to Comcast's slower service. It's still 2mb or so, and I pay $40 a month as a non-cable subscriber. As an added benefit, I get the local stations in HD from Comcast for free.
EVE is an acquired taste. Market speculation? Heck, even the most popular MMORPGS have market speculation and manipulation. I remember in WoW buying my competitors items and reselling them at my price to create more business for me. I know people who never left the auction house in WoW or EQ. EVE just has the grand daddy of all market systems. I think it would be a great place for an economist to do research, and I know they have.
Ah, I had the same Discworld sound problem. I'm glad I wasn't the only person who was screwed over by that. As far as console games go, I think you will see more and more bugs going out as consoles are afforded the luxuries of PCs (Hard Disks and Internet connections). How many PS3 games have you put into your system that didn't require an immediate update from the web? Heck, half the time I have to update the PS3 itself to a newer firmware to even play the game. I've seen a lot of bugs in console games. KoTOR 1 and 2 were horrid, horrid, horrid for bugs. KoTOR 2 crashed on me 5 times in the first hour of gameplay. Of course after I copied the game to my XBox HD, the bugs disappeared. It really makes me think the developers were testing on modded XBoxs. :-)
Anyone know of a software deployment system similar to SMS/Landesk that is FOSS? I've seen a few crummy ones, but none that look very refined.
I just thought this was a good time to remind people that for the 12th aniversary, Westwood started giving away C&C I gold edition free. I can't find the download on their website any more, but gamespot has it mirrored.
Dune 2 was a great game. There was a Dune I, but I believe it was more of an adventure type game (I never played it). I played and beat Dune 2. Yeah, the controls weren't the best, and the graphics were horrid. I was really glad when Westwood re-released Dune 2 as Dune 2000. It was basically Dune 2 with the C&C/Red Alert engine. It really made the game a lot easier. But I can tell you this, there wouldn't be a C&C without Dune 2.
If I was teaching basic, basic, programming skills...I'd almost want to use VB Script. It's very simple and everything (well, mostly) you learn can be transferred to Visual Basic.
The fact that a teacher would confiscate Linux CDs from a student isn't half as shocking to me that the teacher would take the time to write a letter to the creator of the software bashing him for it. It sounds like the teacher has to much free time on her hands.
Um, the Lenovo X300/301 is an example of an ultra thin laptop done well. The MacBook Air is an example of someone wanting to make the thinnest laptop possible, damn the repercussions.
Wow, you totally got this one wrong. You missed the very vital step (see below)
Step 1: Make expensive laptops with a shitty display.
Step 2: Start another ad with an undergrad making fun of his computer science professor.
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit!
I'm not saying that Ubuntu would foot the bill, I'm talking about having centralized torrent hosting sites for... legit content! Who'd have thunk it? There are other, easier ways to get the desired outcome without creating a safe haven for piracy, which is obviously what this is about more than anything else.
Software Freedom = Stealing? Any reason for a centralized torrent list site (even if it is technically decentralized physically) seems to only have one point...making itself immune to prosecution for doing illegal things. Yes, there are a ton of legit uses for Bittorrent, but all of these legit uses could be hosted on a website (much like torrents are today) without feat of prosecution. Am I missing something, or is this all about the piracy?
I'm personally a little more interested in a phone that truly is open, not just one that is claimed to be open. The unlocked aspect of this model is nice, but I have a feeling that is more of an Australian thing, and less of an Android thing.
I bet Google is behind it. Everyone knows that Google doesn't like Microsoft and has tons of cash to burn. I'd bet they would be ponying up the dough to help make the fight against Windows a real competition. Not the Sumo wrestler vs. super model fight that we have going on now.
It's only funny cause it's true
The reward is always the same in these matters...Profit!