I work for an IT department at a bank, and I telecommute about 90% of the time. Employer pays for broadband and provides a laptop, and a set of docking stations, keyboards, mice and monitors (one for home one for office). You get VPN software and a SecureID card and you get a credit card to buy equipment and books you might need.
My boss has instituted a mandatory In the Office day - every second monday of the month we all come in and get free lunch. However, some people live outside of practical driving distance, and are exempt. Most people live reasonably near a data center, close enough to drive to once a month.
It works excellently for us, but our managers are all pretty good with it - in fact, my manager _refuses_ to meet employement candidates face-to-face until they've actually been hired.
I've been waiting for my Palm IIIc to die for AGES so I could upgrade to a Clie, but the damn thing's rock solid, even though I overclocked it to 40MHz! I figure if I overclock it, stick it in a really hot PC case right between two 7200RPM drives (docked so it doesn't turn off) and then do a find / -print, that might do it!
Well - it's been a few years since they had used the tech (was it used in Gladiator and earlier in the last Bruce Lee film?),
"The Game of Death" is the movie Bruce Lee was working on when he died (actually he started working on it, took a break to make "Enter the Dragon").
Bruce Lee was writing and directing, as well as starring in the movie, which was to deliver his philosophy and vision.Unfortunately his notes and storyboards were lost, and the movie that got released had very little resemblance to his original intent.Only about 30 minutes out of hundreds of hours of film were deemed suitable for release.
Amongst the tricks used to complete the film were, indeed, body doubles, as well as having Bruce's character off camera, having his fact blown off and even scenes shot with Bruce Lee Cardboard Cutouts.
A couple of years ago, the documentary "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" was released. It contains the actual final scenes Bruce shot for "The Game of Death".They're somewhat incomplete, but they're well worth watching. The entire documentary is actually one of the best Bruce Lee documentaries out there - has a lot of archive footage and old interviews with him. My TiVo picked it up on TCM or AMC or something a few days ago, so it's probably floating around right now. Anyone interested in Bruce Lee or Martial Arts in general should definately attempt to catch it.
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Hey now! Automan totally ruled. I have a whole bunch of it in DiVX too! I remember liking it when I was a kid because it was the first show I ever saw that actually involved computers and, yes, hackers (the REAL kind).
I'd much rather DM a real-life game. But since me and another guy from the The Party moved to the other side of the world, another guy got married and has kids now, one's not been heard from for about a year and one has an erratic schedule, I find the idea of setting up an online RPG module and having them all be able to play whenever they have a few minutes quite interesting. Kind of like PBM only with graphics.
Not that I think this will come to pass, nor that this is EXACTLY what the system is meant for, but it still sounds like fun.
P.S. Yes, I have tried starting something local with real people, couldn't get it to fly though.
I actually liked Lexx. Never watched it till about 6 months ago, and then I managed to find nearly all the episodes and catch up.
Yes, its a very childish show, and at times brings back memories of very bad 70s German Soft-porn. But they did stuff on that show that no other show would dare to do.
The one distinct advantage Lexx had over Farscape was that the main characters were always the same. Stanley, Xev and Kai. Sure, Xev changed to Zev, you got Lykka for a while, and Prince for a while, but the Crew of The Lexx were always the main three characters.
Whereas Farscape added Chiana, Jool and New Chick from tonight, and lost Zhaan. And man is Jool annoying!
I'm still trying to get a few of the S4 Lexx episodes I've never seen. I do think that S3 of Lexx was a masterpiece.
The stiff movements and lack of (approximately) realisitic body language in the Yoda puppet is dissapointing today given the range of communication CG can produce.
Nevermind CG. Have you seen the puppeteering Jim Henson's Creature Shop are doing nowadays? Creatures like Pilot on "Farscape" contain no CG, but are still amazingly lifelike, especially compared to The Original Yoda.
I think Jim Henson's Creature Shop is an amazing outfit. They combine CG, animatronics and traditional (as it is) puppetry, and it usually ends up in a show or movie with actual plots.
Well, I mean the angle at which I'm looking up (: I can get altitude form my GPS, not sure if that's the same as elevation (English is my first language but wasn't my primary for about 14 years).
Installing doesn't seem difficult except that I have no ladder that'll reach the roof... also it's a bit late now I guess, as I don't have any of the 'self-install' stuff. Maybe if I call American Satellite they'll give me a refund and send it to me... nah.....
Anywhre physically on the house wouldn't work - that damn tree IS huge. I do think the guy was looking at a different angle than the TiVo said.
I wouldn't mind holding on to the dish and receiver and experimenting with them, but there's only a month to return the thing for a refun, and you also have to activate your service within that time.
As for a series 2 - yeah, I know it can't do DirecTV yet. But if I could get DirecTV I'll be more than happy to keep the DSR6000 - That plus the dish cost me LESS than a Series 2 would and it gives you so much more (record 2 things at once, etc)! That's probably why I've been 'forgetting' to get 'clear packaging tape' to send the thing back with.
Ok, now, a compass I can do, but where the heck to you get an azimuth measurer? I've been pretty much guessing...
Well, I finally got my DirecTivo system - nice dish and a Philips DSR6000. Then the guy came over to install it and went "Nope, this won't work."
It's like in those Cable anti-dish commercials. "Yeah, you can get 150 channels for cheaper than cable. But first you have to chop down that 300 year old maple tree for us."
I personally think there's plenty of places I can get a decent view of the southern sky from, but apparently putting up poles or something doesn't work for the installers.
Oh well, I guess I'll send it back and get the much lamer IMO Series 2.
However, I don't have the four or five real-time hours every night to devote to flying LGA-LAX. That's where the non-realism, the fantasy if you will, comes into play. With FS2000, I can set the simulation speed to 8x real-time, so my flight takes less than an hour.
I have a friend who's a flight simulator nut. He did a TLV to LAX in real-time. This is an approx 20 HOUR flight. No pauses or anything - he did take a short nap in the middle though.
The crazy part is that he did this many, many times.
I'm about to read the review, but I'm guessing the Intel CPU performed better. Otherwise the headline would have been "AMD Slams Intel Once Again!".
In order to defeat the lameness filter, I will point out that MP Athlon boards are a lot cheaper than a few months ago and that I want one, and that it's about timeto hit Pricewatch.
Over the years, I have accomulted five OmniKeys different OmniKeys. My main one survived anything from cats sleeping on it to coke poured into it, pizza falling on it, dropping onto the floor, etc.
I don't use 'em anymore because my wrists were starting to die. I have to admit that this @#%&( Microsoft Natural Keyboard deal is actually helping.
HOWever, if you want an OmniKey with Flying Windows keys, you might want to look at an Avant Stellar keyboard. Manufactured based on the original OmniKey blueprints, or something. They're fully programmable now, too. Cost a lot, but you know these things'll last a lifetime.
Make sure you're actually looking at the Stellar and not the Avant Prime, which has no side F-Keys.
That's no joke for me. My English spelling was simply HORRIBLE until I started playing all the Sierra games.
That, and after I learned to stop asking my dad how to spell stuff (he spells like he speaks and has an Indian accent - took me forever to figure out how to spell "sceptre").
Well, I guess I was somewhat paraphrasing, but it all needs to be taken in context. (A) Is this REALLY the reason HP hasn't switched to 64-bit? and (B) The guy was YELLING at us, for goodness sake. It's just a vendor doing a really bad job trying to mislead people.
I wish I was home to post this a few hours ago - probably nobody will see this now.
One time I was at a conference sponsered by HP, Netscape, SCO and Oracle. It was called "UNIX in the Year 2000" (this was in 1998 or something). This took place in Israel. Netscape, SCO and Oracle sent some top-dog public-speakers from their European divisions, all of which gave great talks (even Oracle!)
HP had some guy from the Israeli vendors.
He was asked when HP is going to support 64-bit computing.
His answer: "64-bit is SLOWER than 32-bit! With 64-bit there's DOUBLE the memory to go through, so it takes the program TWICE AS LONG to do anything!!!"
Yes, caps and exclemation marks and all - the guy was YELLING at the person who asked the question. And he said this in front of HUNDREDS of highly experienced UNIX guys.
I used to work for a DotCom that issued that sort of credit card. It made absolutely no sense to me. I could either use my own CC, then issue an expense report and get reimbursed,or use a Corporate Card, which I still have to pay for, and issue n expense report, and get reimbursed. What's in it for me?
I asked finance/HR department why I should do this, and they said "It's easier for us." That was not a good enough reason. I don't see why anyone would want to use this.
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I work for an IT department at a bank, and I telecommute about 90% of the time. Employer pays for broadband and provides a laptop, and a set of docking stations, keyboards, mice and monitors (one for home one for office). You get VPN software and a SecureID card and you get a credit card to buy equipment and books you might need.
My boss has instituted a mandatory In the Office day - every second monday of the month we all come in and get free lunch. However, some people live outside of practical driving distance, and are exempt. Most people live reasonably near a data center, close enough to drive to once a month.
It works excellently for us, but our managers are all pretty good with it - in fact, my manager _refuses_ to meet employement candidates face-to-face until they've actually been hired.
I've been waiting for my Palm IIIc to die for AGES so I could upgrade to a Clie, but the damn thing's rock solid, even though I overclocked it to 40MHz! I figure if I overclock it, stick it in a really hot PC case right between two 7200RPM drives (docked so it doesn't turn off) and then do a find / -print, that might do it!
Bruce Lee was writing and directing, as well as starring in the movie, which was to deliver his philosophy and vision.Unfortunately his notes and storyboards were lost, and the movie that got released had very little resemblance to his original intent.Only about 30 minutes out of hundreds of hours of film were deemed suitable for release.
Amongst the tricks used to complete the film were, indeed, body doubles, as well as having Bruce's character off camera, having his fact blown off and even scenes shot with Bruce Lee Cardboard Cutouts.
A couple of years ago, the documentary "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" was released. It contains the actual final scenes Bruce shot for "The Game of Death".They're somewhat incomplete, but they're well worth watching. The entire documentary is actually one of the best Bruce Lee documentaries out there - has a lot of archive footage and old interviews with him. My TiVo picked it up on TCM or AMC or something a few days ago, so it's probably floating around right now. Anyone interested in Bruce Lee or Martial Arts in general should definately attempt to catch it.
Hey now! Automan totally ruled. I have a whole bunch of it in DiVX too! I remember liking it when I was a kid because it was the first show I ever saw that actually involved computers and, yes, hackers (the REAL kind).
Granted, it's total BS, but it's entertaining.
Not that I think this will come to pass, nor that this is EXACTLY what the system is meant for, but it still sounds like fun.
P.S. Yes, I have tried starting something local with real people, couldn't get it to fly though.
Actually, judging by the link, I'm guessing anyone who follows it is helping HIM get one for dirt-cheap...
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I actually liked Lexx. Never watched it till about 6 months ago, and then I managed to find nearly all the episodes and catch up.
Yes, its a very childish show, and at times brings back memories of very bad 70s German Soft-porn. But they did stuff on that show that no other show would dare to do.
The one distinct advantage Lexx had over Farscape was that the main characters were always the same. Stanley, Xev and Kai. Sure, Xev changed to Zev, you got Lykka for a while, and Prince for a while, but the Crew of The Lexx were always the main three characters.
Whereas Farscape added Chiana, Jool and New Chick from tonight, and lost Zhaan. And man is Jool annoying!
I'm still trying to get a few of the S4 Lexx episodes I've never seen. I do think that S3 of Lexx was a masterpiece.
Lots of people die on B5. Some of them more than once, and I think that's the idea the parent port had in mind.
Also, I don't believe we actually see Sheridan die in this one, do we?
I think Jim Henson's Creature Shop is an amazing outfit. They combine CG, animatronics and traditional (as it is) puppetry, and it usually ends up in a show or movie with actual plots.
I actually still have that from the good ol' StarOffice 5 days or something. So that doesn't actually do it.
Will this thing make my machine hang during installation like OpenOffice does?
(OpenOffice hangs my machine when attempting to run it with DRI enabled, apparently a known bug or something).
Well, I mean the angle at which I'm looking up (: I can get altitude form my GPS, not sure if that's the same as elevation (English is my first language but wasn't my primary for about 14 years).
Installing doesn't seem difficult except that I have no ladder that'll reach the roof... also it's a bit late now I guess, as I don't have any of the 'self-install' stuff. Maybe if I call American Satellite they'll give me a refund and send it to me... nah.....
Thanks for your reply.
Anywhre physically on the house wouldn't work - that damn tree IS huge. I do think the guy was looking at a different angle than the TiVo said.
I wouldn't mind holding on to the dish and receiver and experimenting with them, but there's only a month to return the thing for a refun, and you also have to activate your service within that time.
As for a series 2 - yeah, I know it can't do DirecTV yet. But if I could get DirecTV I'll be more than happy to keep the DSR6000 - That plus the dish cost me LESS than a Series 2 would and it gives you so much more (record 2 things at once, etc)! That's probably why I've been 'forgetting' to get 'clear packaging tape' to send the thing back with.
Ok, now, a compass I can do, but where the heck to you get an azimuth measurer? I've been pretty much guessing...
Well, I finally got my DirecTivo system - nice dish and a Philips DSR6000. Then the guy came over to install it and went "Nope, this won't work."
It's like in those Cable anti-dish commercials. "Yeah, you can get 150 channels for cheaper than cable. But first you have to chop down that 300 year old maple tree for us."
I personally think there's plenty of places I can get a decent view of the southern sky from, but apparently putting up poles or something doesn't work for the installers.
Oh well, I guess I'll send it back and get the much lamer IMO Series 2.
You don't think the technology exists to bore the hell out of people for a few hours?
The crazy part is that he did this many, many times.
I'm about to read the review, but I'm guessing the Intel CPU performed better. Otherwise the headline would have been "AMD Slams Intel Once Again!".
In order to defeat the lameness filter, I will point out that MP Athlon boards are a lot cheaper than a few months ago and that I want one, and that it's about timeto hit Pricewatch.
Over the years, I have accomulted five OmniKeys different OmniKeys. My main one survived anything from cats sleeping on it to coke poured into it, pizza falling on it, dropping onto the floor, etc.
I don't use 'em anymore because my wrists were starting to die. I have to admit that this @#%&( Microsoft Natural Keyboard deal is actually helping.
HOWever, if you want an OmniKey with Flying Windows keys, you might want to look at an Avant Stellar keyboard. Manufactured based on the original OmniKey blueprints, or something. They're fully programmable now, too. Cost a lot, but you know these things'll last a lifetime.
Make sure you're actually looking at the Stellar and not the Avant Prime, which has no side F-Keys.
That's no joke for me. My English spelling was simply HORRIBLE until I started playing all the Sierra games.
That, and after I learned to stop asking my dad how to spell stuff (he spells like he speaks and has an Indian accent - took me forever to figure out how to spell "sceptre").
Well, I guess I was somewhat paraphrasing, but it all needs to be taken in context. (A) Is this REALLY the reason HP hasn't switched to 64-bit? and (B) The guy was YELLING at us, for goodness sake. It's just a vendor doing a really bad job trying to mislead people.
I wish I was home to post this a few hours ago - probably nobody will see this now.
One time I was at a conference sponsered by HP, Netscape, SCO and Oracle. It was called "UNIX in the Year 2000" (this was in 1998 or something). This took place in Israel. Netscape, SCO and Oracle sent some top-dog public-speakers from their European divisions, all of which gave great talks (even Oracle!)
HP had some guy from the Israeli vendors.
He was asked when HP is going to support 64-bit computing.
His answer: "64-bit is SLOWER than 32-bit! With 64-bit there's DOUBLE the memory to go through, so it takes the program TWICE AS LONG to do anything!!!"
Yes, caps and exclemation marks and all - the guy was YELLING at the person who asked the question. And he said this in front of HUNDREDS of highly experienced UNIX guys.
Killed/Injured Israel 286/1024 Palestine 1125/20,000+ [electronicintifada.net]
You know, I've been holding myself back from commenting on your signature for a long time, but I'm in a weird mood today, so what the hell.
The attitude displayed in your signature is the reason there's still a war in the middle-east. The violence will only stop when it reads:
Killed/Injured Israel Too Many/Too Many, Palestine Too Many/Too Many
Of course I don't mean you personally. When people in the middle-east start thinking this way, then maybe we'll have a chance.
I used to work for a DotCom that issued that sort of credit card. It made absolutely no sense to me. I could either use my own CC, then issue an expense report and get reimbursed,or use a Corporate Card, which I still have to pay for, and issue n expense report, and get reimbursed. What's in it for me?
I asked finance/HR department why I should do this, and they said "It's easier for us." That was not a good enough reason. I don't see why anyone would want to use this.