As a mandrake club member, I think there would be twice as many members if they had a members-only FTP mirror. What good is a club membership if you have to wait with the non-members for the new releases? It's like joining a private a golf club and finding out that it is open to the public for less than what the members pay.
they won't go up that much
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I really don't think prices will go up too much and if they do go up it will probably be a temporary increase. Look how much competition there is amongst the PC makers. The reason why PC prices are so low is because of the ease of entry in to the marketplace coupled with rapidly changing technology and a reduced consumer demand for the latest and greatest PC. Ten years ago, you had to buy a new computer every two years in order to run the latest and greatest software. Not so anymore, a Pentium II will run just about everything the non-gamer needs to run, plus I've seen some thrifty gamers running P-II's with not too much of a problem, besides a little wait.
I know people have experienced problems with Gnutella clients in the past but Limewire has improved dramatically over the past few months. If your willing to spend $8.50 you can get the pro version which has no bundled software and has a few additional features. You can always use the free version and run Ad Aware to get rid of the additional apps. Limewire is open source too so you can compile it yourself and remove the additional apps plus it works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The 2.3 version has a bunch of new features including the ability to search by media type: audio, video, programs, etc.
One observation I made the other day while looking for this PDA on ebay is that they are going for a little over $300 dollars new. This is not a good sign for the product, considering that usually when a hot niche product is released they go for around the retail price or over in some circumstances (Ipod, Imac, PS2, Xbox, etc).
Instead of having program expiration, what about a notification system that is package independent so it works with all distros? When the system is booted up the user is alerted to new updates automatically. The app would have a link to download the update via the web and also have a link to the distro specific package updater. You could even have a modified version for corporate lans so update alerts for multiple boxen get sent to the lazy sysadmin's system.
My parents had a C-band dish installed about 15 years ago, and it was so interesting to watch local news from big cities, such as LA, NY, and Chicago. You can still find a lot of network feeds on C-band, although its extremely outdated compared to the newer services. I guess the local affiliates didn't make a fuss about c-band because it was expensive and not widely adopted compared to Cable.
Someone should tip off the police and tell them to investigate his song collection. There is a song called "Suicide Solution" by a devil worshiper known to his followers as "Ozzy." Here are the lyrics, do not sing them out loud! It has been proven that singing these lyrics aloud will induce a trancelike state which causes the singer to kill himself immediately upon finishing the last verse.
Wine is fine, but whiskey's quicker
Suicide is slow with liquer
Take a bottle, drown your sorrows
Then it floods away tommorows
Away tommorows
Evil thoughts and evil doings
Cold, alone you hang in ruins
Thought that you'd escape the reaper
You can't escape the master keeper
'Cos you feel life's unreal, and you're living a lie
Such a shame, who's to blame, and you're wondering why
Then you ask from your cask, is there life after birth
What you saw can mean hell on this earth
Hell on this earth
Now you live inside a bottle
The reaper's travelling at full throttle
It's catching you, but you don't see
The reaper's you, and the reaper is me
Breaking laws, knocking doors
But there's no one at home
Made your bed, rest your head
But you lie there and moan
Where to hide, suicide is the only way out
Don't you know what it's really about
Wine is fine, but whiskey's quicker
Suicide is slow with liquer
Take a bottle, drown your sorrows
Then it floods away tomorrows
I was excited when I saw that the NR70V was an mp3 player and had a digicam, but was sceptical about storage since it wasn't listed on the main page so I clicked on the specs page
Memory
16 MB (DRAM)
8 MB (Flash)
With 8 megs of memory I guess can take one photo and play one mp3 without purchasing sony's propreitary memory stick(cough.. cough.. remember beta guys)? I would be much more excited about this device if it had a substantial amount of built in storage or had a CF reader.
Their reason for allowing this was the band felt that they had "made their money" Each member had enough to keep their families set for life.
The Grateful Dead did not allow live recording because they "had their money", they used live recordings as a promotional tool. The Dead allowed people to record their concerts from the beginning. Part of their success is owed to the distribution of live shows. JamBands such as Phish have kept with that tradition with much success. A lot of Phish's early growth (pre 95) can be traced to the distribution of bootleg tapes. People heard the tape, went to a show, and eventually bought a CD, T-shirt, etc. This paradigm works great with bands who emphasize live performances and grass routes growth.
I've noticed a few people complaining that you can't update your Ipod's firmware with Xplay. If your looking to update your Ipod's firmware via windows, check out Ipodtronic's updater. They also have the source code for the updater available here, maybe someone can port it to Linux.
The old M3 only had 240 horsepower, something you could get in a $20,000 Buick
I guess the amount of horsepower determines the speed of a car? A buick with a 240 horsepower V-8 engine that probabally does 0-60 in 9 seconds compared to say a 1999 M3 with a 240 hp inline 6 and 1/2 the weight of the buick?
I guess your trying to apply Intel's Mhz empasis to cars, the 2Ghz p3 is 2X faster than Apples 1gz G4. A corvette z06 does not seat 4 people and you have obviously never looked in to buying an M5 because there are only 4 options because M-series cars come loaded without any options.
As a BMW owner and a PC user, I can tell you that the Mac BMW comapirson is fundamentally flawed. BMW started as a way to get a sportly & luxorious car for a decent price. BMW's engineers focused on performace and getting the most out of smaller engines. If you want to compare Macs to car, I think a mercedes is a better fit. People buy mercedes because of brand recognition not because of performance. You true-blue BMW owner buys a BMW because it performs better than any other comparible car with the same features. That's why a $65,000 M5 blows the doors off of a $130,000 mercedes with the same features. The BMW owner would pick up a Athlon XP 2000 system with a geoforce 4 for under $1000 which would perform better than this powermac for $3000
As a member of the Mandrake Club, I was hoping to try out Star Office, but since I'm only a standard member, I will have to stick to open office for my Linux office needs.
I've been a loyal AT&T wireless customer for over 3 years now (I'm forced to use it because its a business account) and I've had an 8260 for over 2 years now. My phone is on its last leg but AT&T has not had an exciting phone since the release of the 8260. They have a Motorola V60 but it has no major advantages over the 8260. When are we going to see new phones? Nextel has some really neat phones with a lot of features but their coverage in my area (PA) is sporadic at best. The phone I really want is the 7650 but it doesn't look like it will be arriving in the states anytime soon.
I joined the mandrake club a few days a go and my main complaint is that there is no "club only" FTP site. So when a new version of mandrake is released, club members have to use the same mirrors as the general public.
The other strange thing is when you do join, there is a lag time between when you pay and when you get your website login, mine was about 4 days. The receipt for payment doesn't even notify the customer that he will be receiving a login. Some people probably pay and mistakenly assume that it is just a donation until 4 days later when they get a login.
Shouldn't they be spending more time on TF2? I preordered it from ebworld.com in September of 98, it was suppose to arrive on my doorstep in late November of 1998 and I have been waiting diligently on my doorstep every day since for my TF2 add-on pack.
First of all, if I'm a free software developer I owe nothing to the users of my software. This is because I'm not being payed for my work. I'm doing it out of love for what I'm doing. If you want something added then do it yourself.
This is a classic example of what companies site when they refuse to adopt OSS.
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I love the SHN format for downloading shows of etree or Furthur but as a portable device format it doesn't stand a chance because the filesize is just way too large and there are no SHN chip decoders in existance. What I would really like to see is a lossless format that reduces file size even further. Shorten is basically abandonware that has been adopted by a niche.
"Rapidly increasing component costs is an industry-wide issue right now. Since the new iMac's launch in January, memory costs have tripled and flat-panel costs have increased twenty-five percent, with little relief in sight,"
I know memory prices have increased a little but tripled? I guess Apple can't just come out and say "We priced the new iMac too low so in order to obtain maximum profitability we are going to raise the price"
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As a mandrake club member, I think there would be twice as many members if they had a members-only FTP mirror. What good is a club membership if you have to wait with the non-members for the new releases? It's like joining a private a golf club and finding out that it is open to the public for less than what the members pay.
My Osbourne One did this a long time ago.
I really don't think prices will go up too much and if they do go up it will probably be a temporary increase. Look how much competition there is amongst the PC makers. The reason why PC prices are so low is because of the ease of entry in to the marketplace coupled with rapidly changing technology and a reduced consumer demand for the latest and greatest PC. Ten years ago, you had to buy a new computer every two years in order to run the latest and greatest software. Not so anymore, a Pentium II will run just about everything the non-gamer needs to run, plus I've seen some thrifty gamers running P-II's with not too much of a problem, besides a little wait.
I know people have experienced problems with Gnutella clients in the past but Limewire has improved dramatically over the past few months. If your willing to spend $8.50 you can get the pro version which has no bundled software and has a few additional features. You can always use the free version and run Ad Aware to get rid of the additional apps. Limewire is open source too so you can compile it yourself and remove the additional apps plus it works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The 2.3 version has a bunch of new features including the ability to search by media type: audio, video, programs, etc.
One observation I made the other day while looking for this PDA on ebay is that they are going for a little over $300 dollars new. This is not a good sign for the product, considering that usually when a hot niche product is released they go for around the retail price or over in some circumstances (Ipod, Imac, PS2, Xbox, etc).
Instead of having program expiration, what about a notification system that is package independent so it works with all distros? When the system is booted up the user is alerted to new updates automatically. The app would have a link to download the update via the web and also have a link to the distro specific package updater. You could even have a modified version for corporate lans so update alerts for multiple boxen get sent to the lazy sysadmin's system.
My parents had a C-band dish installed about 15 years ago, and it was so interesting to watch local news from big cities, such as LA, NY, and Chicago. You can still find a lot of network feeds on C-band, although its extremely outdated compared to the newer services. I guess the local affiliates didn't make a fuss about c-band because it was expensive and not widely adopted compared to Cable.
aww shucks..
Wine is fine, but whiskey's quicker Suicide is slow with liquer Take a bottle, drown your sorrows Then it floods away tommorows Away tommorows
Evil thoughts and evil doings Cold, alone you hang in ruins Thought that you'd escape the reaper You can't escape the master keeper
'Cos you feel life's unreal, and you're living a lie Such a shame, who's to blame, and you're wondering why Then you ask from your cask, is there life after birth What you saw can mean hell on this earth Hell on this earth
Now you live inside a bottle The reaper's travelling at full throttle It's catching you, but you don't see The reaper's you, and the reaper is me
Breaking laws, knocking doors But there's no one at home Made your bed, rest your head But you lie there and moan Where to hide, suicide is the only way out Don't you know what it's really about
Wine is fine, but whiskey's quicker Suicide is slow with liquer Take a bottle, drown your sorrows Then it floods away tomorrows
Given that T2 came out in the summer of 92, what did you expect? I didn't know they were even still developing games for the C64 in 1992.
Ever see SpaceBalls?
Memory
16 MB (DRAM)
8 MB (Flash)
With 8 megs of memory I guess can take one photo and play one mp3 without purchasing sony's propreitary memory stick(cough.. cough.. remember beta guys)? I would be much more excited about this device if it had a substantial amount of built in storage or had a CF reader.
The Grateful Dead did not allow live recording because they "had their money", they used live recordings as a promotional tool. The Dead allowed people to record their concerts from the beginning. Part of their success is owed to the distribution of live shows. JamBands such as Phish have kept with that tradition with much success. A lot of Phish's early growth (pre 95) can be traced to the distribution of bootleg tapes. People heard the tape, went to a show, and eventually bought a CD, T-shirt, etc. This paradigm works great with bands who emphasize live performances and grass routes growth.
I've noticed a few people complaining that you can't update your Ipod's firmware with Xplay. If your looking to update your Ipod's firmware via windows, check out Ipodtronic's updater. They also have the source code for the updater available here, maybe someone can port it to Linux.
I guess the amount of horsepower determines the speed of a car? A buick with a 240 horsepower V-8 engine that probabally does 0-60 in 9 seconds compared to say a 1999 M3 with a 240 hp inline 6 and 1/2 the weight of the buick?
I guess your trying to apply Intel's Mhz empasis to cars, the 2Ghz p3 is 2X faster than Apples 1gz G4. A corvette z06 does not seat 4 people and you have obviously never looked in to buying an M5 because there are only 4 options because M-series cars come loaded without any options.
As a BMW owner and a PC user, I can tell you that the Mac BMW comapirson is fundamentally flawed. BMW started as a way to get a sportly & luxorious car for a decent price. BMW's engineers focused on performace and getting the most out of smaller engines. If you want to compare Macs to car, I think a mercedes is a better fit. People buy mercedes because of brand recognition not because of performance. You true-blue BMW owner buys a BMW because it performs better than any other comparible car with the same features. That's why a $65,000 M5 blows the doors off of a $130,000 mercedes with the same features. The BMW owner would pick up a Athlon XP 2000 system with a geoforce 4 for under $1000 which would perform better than this powermac for $3000
As a member of the Mandrake Club, I was hoping to try out Star Office, but since I'm only a standard member, I will have to stick to open office for my Linux office needs.
I've been a loyal AT&T wireless customer for over 3 years now (I'm forced to use it because its a business account) and I've had an 8260 for over 2 years now. My phone is on its last leg but AT&T has not had an exciting phone since the release of the 8260. They have a Motorola V60 but it has no major advantages over the 8260. When are we going to see new phones? Nextel has some really neat phones with a lot of features but their coverage in my area (PA) is sporadic at best. The phone I really want is the 7650 but it doesn't look like it will be arriving in the states anytime soon.
The other strange thing is when you do join, there is a lag time between when you pay and when you get your website login, mine was about 4 days. The receipt for payment doesn't even notify the customer that he will be receiving a login. Some people probably pay and mistakenly assume that it is just a donation until 4 days later when they get a login.
Shouldn't they be spending more time on TF2? I preordered it from ebworld.com in September of 98, it was suppose to arrive on my doorstep in late November of 1998 and I have been waiting diligently on my doorstep every day since for my TF2 add-on pack.
Saddam is behind this push for distributed computing, he bought 4000 PS2's and realized that he couldn't cluster them together.
This is a classic example of what companies site when they refuse to adopt OSS.
I love the SHN format for downloading shows of etree or Furthur but as a portable device format it doesn't stand a chance because the filesize is just way too large and there are no SHN chip decoders in existance. What I would really like to see is a lossless format that reduces file size even further. Shorten is basically abandonware that has been adopted by a niche.
"Rapidly increasing component costs is an industry-wide issue right now. Since the new iMac's launch in January, memory costs have tripled and flat-panel costs have increased twenty-five percent, with little relief in sight,"
I know memory prices have increased a little but tripled? I guess Apple can't just come out and say "We priced the new iMac too low so in order to obtain maximum profitability we are going to raise the price"
Does anyone know where one can purchase these, specifically the SS40. I've been intel free for over 2 years now and I see no sense in stopping now.