I've googled and saw many "G vs N" articles, and some technical info on the 5GHz bands, but... let's just say, one good explanation from an experienced Slashdot writer, is far better.
Games I bought because of the demo:
Shadowgrounds + Shadowgrounds Survivor
Bloodrayne 2 (because sex sells)
Uplink
Collections I bought because I've played some games in the collection before:
id Software Super-Pack (from Keen to DOOM3)
Orange Box
Half-Life 1's other games (OpFor, Blue, TFC)
Several people have written very well on their personal gaming experiences. I hope they'll write more!
Parent made a very good point from real life experience. Anyone got mod points to spare?
I am 19 years old... How have I ended up? I am a pacifist, physically disgusted to see any real violence.
Relax. I was merely referring to an old Calvin and Hobbes comic. That comic was good for highlighting Correlation does not imply causation, i.e. some people are over-reacting when they say that violent shows/games cause kids to be violent.
... played DOOM etc.... Operation Flashpoint... three years... Max Payne, DOOM 3, CS (both 1.6 and source), Battlefield 2, Painkiller, Manhunt, the Punisher... fair share of violent movies...
Rats! You've out-beat me by at least 10 times! It's only DOOM and CS for me, not even violent movies.
I think you're very sensible, and you have very good family values. If you're reading this, my hat off to you.
CALVIN: [as he's watching a TV show] Graphic violence in the media.
Does it glamorize violence? Sure.
Does it desensitize us to violence? Of course.
Does it help us tolerate violence? You bet.
Does it stunt out empathy for our fellow beings? Heck yes.
Does it CAUSE violence?... Well, that's hard to prove.
The trick is to ask the right question.
(Credit: Written by a "GR" user on forum message 1008906 in websitetoolbox.com)
Good point. Different levels of "fun" and satisfaction.
Someone wrote about putting Age of Empires 2 on showroom PCs, and all the female customers went ga-ga over this game. They would then build mini cities and so on... all without fighting. He said they wouldn't give a second look at AoE 3, or The Sims 2... they just wanted to play AoE 2.
I agree with you that the X10 is a very good industry standard (since 1975) for controlling electrical devices at home.
I just wish that among the X10 Limitations, they would have at least solved the encryption and addressing problem.
The standard X10 power line and RF protocols lack support for encryption, and can only address 256 devices. Unless filtered, power line signals from close neighbours using X10 may interfere with each other if the same device addresses are used by each party. Interfering RF wireless signals may similarly be received, with it being easy for anyone nearby with an X10 RF remote to wittingly or unwittingly cause mayhem if an RF to power line device is being used on a premises.
Of course, there are other standards existing too.
I'm pretty sure we can modify some existing patents to apply to distributed firewalls.
US Patent Application 20080250497: Statistical method and system for network anomaly detection
"Whatever concept a person can think of, there will be a patent either active, being applied, or being prepared to include new concept." -- Troll
---
There's also some other related studies.
Modular Strategies for Internetwork Monitoring, which "addresses the longstanding and difficult problem of detecting and classifying spatially distributed network anomalies from multiple monitoring sites on the Internet".
The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of Bombyx mori, the domesticated silkmoth.... In Korea they are boiled and seasoned to make a popular snack food known as beondegi. In China street vendors sell roasted silkworm pupae.
However, what I've noticed is that people assume because you can play real guitar, that you should RIP at Guitar Hero. In my case, nothing could be further from the truth.
Well said.
I had two friends. One was a top racer in arcade cars (specifically Daytona). The other was a hobbyist racer in real cars. Turned out both of them couldn't do well in each other's fields.
3) People are lazy. I had instructors DEMANDING that I... (so they don't have to do any work).
I once taught music to three classes of young students. I created all my own lecture notes. Trust me, it was very tedious work creating quality materials, that were "easy to understand, easy to grasp the concept".
Students requested to know how to play songs like She Bangs and Flying Without Wings. I spent so much time transposing scores for them that I didn't have time to learn new stuff.
In the 10th and last lesson, I showed students the existence of software like Cakewalk and Cooledit. Yes, they ran on Windows, because these were the only software I knew.
Moral of the story:
Instructors are not lazy. They had other things to do, like prepare exam notes and mark assignments. Don't fault them for using only Windows software, because these are nothing more than tools for teaching.
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... As I tied the red scarf around my forehead, and picked up the AK-47*, I looked around and saw my brothers doing the same ...
The war on corporate greed has just begun. Corporate Wars Episode One: The Lawsuit Menace
* AK-47 = xxAA-Knockout Version 47.0
Also, don't forget to read another person's Web Server Wars dialogue, rated "5, Funny".
What's the reasons for using the older "A" (5GHz ODFM) technology instead of the still-draft (2.4/5GHz ODFM with MIMO) technology?
I've googled and saw many "G vs N" articles, and some technical info on the 5GHz bands, but ... let's just say, one good explanation from an experienced Slashdot writer, is far better.
Games I bought because of the demo:
Shadowgrounds + Shadowgrounds Survivor
Bloodrayne 2 (because sex sells)
Uplink
Collections I bought because I've played some games in the collection before:
id Software Super-Pack (from Keen to DOOM3)
Orange Box
Half-Life 1's other games (OpFor, Blue, TFC)
Several people have written very well on their personal gaming experiences. I hope they'll write more!
Just read the last page of the PDF document.
Let's all pray that the recording and subsequent broadcastings will be a success.
Waaaaa! YOU DA MAN!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!
No, seriously, you know PowerShell programming? You typed all that from memory?
He's afraid of losing his proud "+5, Funny" history in his comments.
His 6-digit UID also looks beautiful and provides many mathematical factors.
I understand. They're afraid you'd put on a ring and "rule them all".
Weekday Warrior, about a bored corporate drone struggling against office politics.
RuneScape has lots of resource-gathering activities (fishing, cooking, wood-chopping, etc.) that feels just like work.
Parent made a very good point from real life experience. Anyone got mod points to spare?
I am 19 years old... How have I ended up? I am a pacifist, physically disgusted to see any real violence.
Relax. I was merely referring to an old Calvin and Hobbes comic. That comic was good for highlighting Correlation does not imply causation, i.e. some people are over-reacting when they say that violent shows/games cause kids to be violent.
... played DOOM etc. ... Operation Flashpoint ... three years ... Max Payne, DOOM 3, CS (both 1.6 and source), Battlefield 2, Painkiller, Manhunt, the Punisher ... fair share of violent movies ...
Rats! You've out-beat me by at least 10 times! It's only DOOM and CS for me, not even violent movies.
I think you're very sensible, and you have very good family values. If you're reading this, my hat off to you.
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson:
CALVIN: [as he's watching a TV show] Graphic violence in the media.
... Well, that's hard to prove.
Does it glamorize violence? Sure.
Does it desensitize us to violence? Of course.
Does it help us tolerate violence? You bet.
Does it stunt out empathy for our fellow beings? Heck yes.
Does it CAUSE violence?
The trick is to ask the right question.
(Credit: Written by a "GR" user on forum message 1008906 in websitetoolbox.com)
1,500,000 users on Slashdot.
2 users are married (users #1 and #570).
1,499,998 users to compete over this woman.
When am I ever gonna get married??
Good point. Different levels of "fun" and satisfaction.
Someone wrote about putting Age of Empires 2 on showroom PCs, and all the female customers went ga-ga over this game. They would then build mini cities and so on ... all without fighting. He said they wouldn't give a second look at AoE 3, or The Sims 2 ... they just wanted to play AoE 2.
Someone wrote about his entire family playing mostly older games (including all Mario games), and mostly avoiding newer, copy-protected games.
It amazes me reading these posts.
... we finally have an answer for the ages-old question of "why would I need an IP address for my fridge?" ... Not Talking Toasters though ...
What about toasts with pictures?
(Way to go, antifoidulus (807088)!)
I agree with you that the X10 is a very good industry standard (since 1975) for controlling electrical devices at home.
I just wish that among the X10 Limitations, they would have at least solved the encryption and addressing problem.
The standard X10 power line and RF protocols lack support for encryption, and can only address 256 devices. Unless filtered, power line signals from close neighbours using X10 may interfere with each other if the same device addresses are used by each party. Interfering RF wireless signals may similarly be received, with it being easy for anyone nearby with an X10 RF remote to wittingly or unwittingly cause mayhem if an RF to power line device is being used on a premises.
Of course, there are other standards existing too.
and so forth.
And I'm going to hassle you again.
(Opps, forgot to check the AC option!)
Never mind, carry on ...
(I also have problems with U3 flash drives. I had to use basic flash drives - thus missing out on all the app portability features.)
So THAT's why we don't have Year of the Linux Desktop! It has performance problems ... just like Vista has performance problems!
From your post:
... that Joe Twelvepack who is slurping down his seventh can of Bud Light can ...
From another TFS:
... helping Joe Six Pack fight aging and cancer with every swill of beer ...
There's a correlation somewhere here, but I can't figure it out.
I'm pretty sure we can modify some existing patents to apply to distributed firewalls.
US Patent Application 20080250497: Statistical method and system for network anomaly detection
"Whatever concept a person can think of, there will be a patent either active, being applied, or being prepared to include new concept." -- Troll
---
There's also some other related studies.
Modular Strategies for Internetwork Monitoring, which "addresses the longstanding and difficult problem of detecting and classifying spatially distributed network anomalies from multiple monitoring sites on the Internet".
Good one.
Just wanna point out that we had always been eating insect parts in jams, canned fruits, and other products, without being aware.
That said ... EEEEWWWW!! Over my dead body!
Excerpts from TFA.
TFA:
"Each astronaut would need to consume 170 silkworm pupae and cocoons a day to fulfill their animal protein needs."
Article:
The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of Bombyx mori, the domesticated silkmoth. ... In Korea they are boiled and seasoned to make a popular snack food known as beondegi. In China street vendors sell roasted silkworm pupae.
Just wait till a certain company hears about this! They'll come out with something that runs inside digital cameras.
Oh, wait, the product already exists.
no, you should be saying soviet russia.
or overlords.
stuff like that.
... Beowulf cluster of Sony point&shoot cameras! ... Beowulf cluster compiling Gentoo!!! I need to go to the bathroom...
Tech turns me on too. But not like this!
However, what I've noticed is that people assume because you can play real guitar, that you should RIP at Guitar Hero. In my case, nothing could be further from the truth.
Well said.
I had two friends. One was a top racer in arcade cars (specifically Daytona). The other was a hobbyist racer in real cars. Turned out both of them couldn't do well in each other's fields.
3) People are lazy. I had instructors DEMANDING that I ... (so they don't have to do any work).
I once taught music to three classes of young students. I created all my own lecture notes. Trust me, it was very tedious work creating quality materials, that were "easy to understand, easy to grasp the concept".
Students requested to know how to play songs like She Bangs and Flying Without Wings. I spent so much time transposing scores for them that I didn't have time to learn new stuff.
In the 10th and last lesson, I showed students the existence of software like Cakewalk and Cooledit. Yes, they ran on Windows, because these were the only software I knew.
Moral of the story:
Instructors are not lazy. They had other things to do, like prepare exam notes and mark assignments. Don't fault them for using only Windows software, because these are nothing more than tools for teaching.
I learned the real-world meaning of "promiscuous" in 2008.
Before that, I learned the network meaning in the 1990s.
I didn't get the chance to make lots of jokes!