Well, I live in NE, and I can tell you that my county also has a thing called a Wheel Tax. We have to pay a 10 bucks per wheel tax every time we renew our registration. And let me tell you, our potholes are shinier than ever, the traffic lights are designed to stop the traffic, not to move it smoothly, and the old people, oh the old, people still drive ever so slowly.
(And you forgot that in adittion to the state income tax, we also have a sales tax.)
By Tony Smith 30 Sep 2005 14:04 Dell, HP slam Intel, MS' 'erroneous' HD DVD claims Our format's better. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is...
Backers of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) have hit back against "erroneous" claims from Intel and Microsoft that HD DVD is the superior next-generation optical disc format for PCs.
The joint Intel/Microsoft statement was said to be "not aligned" with the "vast majority" of computer industry participants, Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) members Dell and HP said.
"Microsoft and Intel's announcement erroneously indicates that HD-DVD has an advantage in a number of areas," they claimed, pointing to the chip and software giants' statement that HD DVD offers a greater storage capacity than BD.
As The Register noted at the time, Intel and MS' claim that HD DVD's 30GB capacity is better than BD's 25GB is nonsense: the two companies conveniently ignored the fact they were talking about dual-layer HD DVD discs and single-layer BDs.
Dell and HP also challenged MS and Intel on their claim that HD DVD is the only format to allow users to make controlled copies of the content stored on the disc: that's part of the AACS copy-protection system, the BDA said, and AACS is also part of the BD spec.
BD also provides scope for hybrid discs, backward compatibility with DVD, the ability to operate in slimline drives for notebook PCs and a high degree of interactivity, all features MS and Intel claimed were only available with HD DVD, the PC vendors said.
"Dell has no doubt that BD best meets the needs of computer users and provides the type of open industry standards needed to drive innovation and growth of the format across all platforms - consumer electronic, personal computers and gaming consoles," the company's CTO, Kevin Kettler said.
"From a PC end-user perspective, Blu-ray is a superior format. It offers 67-150 per cent more storage capacity, higher transfer rates, slimline notebook compatibility, broadband connectivity and a proven interactive layer with BD-Java," added Maureen Weber, general manager of HP's Personal Storage Business. ®
I'm sure a lot of people still do. I think it's kinda like a music situation. You can download a lot of questionable music of poor quality, and untagged, or you can save yourself some time and purchase it online. (I like iTunes and allofmp3.com)
pr0n is somewhat different, but I think the basic principle still applies. If you want quality and orderliness, you've gots to pay for it. (though empornium does have some pretty impressive siterips)
Pickle manufacturers? I was under the impression that those things are processed, not manufactured. Perhaps then, there is a link between manufactured pickles and cancer?
I let it reboot my system a couple of times, but after that, that was that.. I'd come to work on a wednesday morning with a helpful message "It was necessary to reboot your system". WTF? They didn't happen to save my 8 Firefox tabs, and, let's see, 18 Lotus Notes tabs... Oh, I forget, MS doesn't believe in tabs yet.
So yes, here's one machine that doesn't do automatic updating. I wanna go home and hug my Mac.
you know, i just got a used cube for 50 bucks. i was gonna wait for an xbox, but figured i can't go wrong for 50 bucks... and I'm so happy with it too.
Don't be an idiot Jones. Didn't you see the commercials where they (MS) draw stadiums, and airports and concerts around people, announcing that our potential is their passion?
I'd like to see Apple release software that can help aspiring musicians achieve their potential.
What good is Garage Band if you can't put all your potential in an Excel spreadsheet and email it to all your aunts and uncles and show them your numbers?
Oh, I wasn't comparing it to linux, I don't know where you got that idea. However, since you ask there are many open source programs (artificial neural nets) that deal with these two however.
Vision processing is beyond Microsoft. Much like keeping the control of the OS while emptying a recycle bin.
So, and I'm not trying to be a smartass, the same guys whose flagship product can't empty a recycle bin without seizing, are trying to be leaders in speech and video recognition?
Clippy AV: "Hello User/Bear/Shrub, I see you've brought a Hammer/Salmon/Exhaust Manifold. Would you like me to assist you with it? [No] [Cancel]
I wouldn't be so sure about Vista being unstoppable on corporate desktops.
We are a small shop, (500 PCs) and we just this summer upgraded to XP. (Once the SP2 was released.)
After all the work we've put into cleaning up spyware, a couple of virus infections, updating and configuring patches, there's no thinking about switching to anything from a (relatively) stable XP SP2.
I would imagine there are other shops like us out there.
Sure, iChat on Tiger supports it, and if you don't have Tiger, you can do Adium, or Fire, but that's not an optional solution for a lot of us. (My parents for example are on a dial-up connection in eastern europe and don't speak english.)
Awesome choices. I would also like to suggest Casper Van Dien, Harry Prince JR., or Tom Cruise or Jude Law, just for the good measure. Let's not forget the unlimited talent that Keanou has as well.
Van Damme. Damn, that's a good one.
Seeing as I got off on an IMDB-like thread, I would also like to point out that all the critics are wrong, you all are idiots, and the only one that knows the real truth about any movie is Me. (And if there is any sort of a twist or a surprise ending to a movie, I have figured it out in the first five minutes.)
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Well, I live in NE, and I can tell you that my county also has a thing called a Wheel Tax. We have to pay a 10 bucks per wheel tax every time we renew our registration.
And let me tell you, our potholes are shinier than ever, the traffic lights are designed to stop the traffic, not to move it smoothly, and the old people, oh the old, people still drive ever so slowly.
(And you forgot that in adittion to the state income tax, we also have a sales tax.)
On top of that L. Ron Hubbard was born in NE.
How I love South Dakota...
From the Register:h p_vs_ms_intel/
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/09/30/dell_
By Tony Smith 30 Sep 2005 14:04
Dell, HP slam Intel, MS' 'erroneous' HD DVD claims
Our format's better. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is. Isn't. Is...
Backers of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) have hit back against "erroneous" claims from Intel and Microsoft that HD DVD is the superior next-generation optical disc format for PCs.
The joint Intel/Microsoft statement was said to be "not aligned" with the "vast majority" of computer industry participants, Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) members Dell and HP said.
"Microsoft and Intel's announcement erroneously indicates that HD-DVD has an advantage in a number of areas," they claimed, pointing to the chip and software giants' statement that HD DVD offers a greater storage capacity than BD.
As The Register noted at the time, Intel and MS' claim that HD DVD's 30GB capacity is better than BD's 25GB is nonsense: the two companies conveniently ignored the fact they were talking about dual-layer HD DVD discs and single-layer BDs.
Dell and HP also challenged MS and Intel on their claim that HD DVD is the only format to allow users to make controlled copies of the content stored on the disc: that's part of the AACS copy-protection system, the BDA said, and AACS is also part of the BD spec.
BD also provides scope for hybrid discs, backward compatibility with DVD, the ability to operate in slimline drives for notebook PCs and a high degree of interactivity, all features MS and Intel claimed were only available with HD DVD, the PC vendors said.
"Dell has no doubt that BD best meets the needs of computer users and provides the type of open industry standards needed to drive innovation and growth of the format across all platforms - consumer electronic, personal computers and gaming consoles," the company's CTO, Kevin Kettler said.
"From a PC end-user perspective, Blu-ray is a superior format. It offers 67-150 per cent more storage capacity, higher transfer rates, slimline notebook compatibility, broadband connectivity and a proven interactive layer with BD-Java," added Maureen Weber, general manager of HP's Personal Storage Business. ®
Shit, can I join the club?
uh-oh, here come the troll mods! prolly the same ones who modded me troll yesterday, as opposed to offtopic.
I'm sure a lot of people still do.
I think it's kinda like a music situation. You can download a lot of questionable music of poor quality, and untagged, or you can save yourself some time and purchase it online. (I like iTunes and allofmp3.com)
pr0n is somewhat different, but I think the basic principle still applies. If you want quality and orderliness, you've gots to pay for it. (though empornium does have some pretty impressive siterips)
I only remove the iPod from this protection when it is in the dock for syncing/charging. And I remove it slowly.
...my prescioussssss...
haha, oh my god, thank you.
hahaha, enemies are using MY dispenser.
haha, i remember all the newbies.
to think they could use my dispenser.
Umm... portable tape players?
I dunno,
I've seen some dialogue from the game. I don't think even Tala's big jigglies can save this train-wreck.
Pickle manufacturers?
I was under the impression that those things are processed, not manufactured.
Perhaps then, there is a link between manufactured pickles and cancer?
I've got a couple of boards, a megaphone, cartwheel, and some stencils: B R I N G O U T Y O U R D E A D
If anyone is interested in buying my new emergency kits, let me know!
I let it reboot my system a couple of times, but after that, that was that..
I'd come to work on a wednesday morning with a helpful message "It was necessary to reboot your system".
WTF? They didn't happen to save my 8 Firefox tabs, and, let's see, 18 Lotus Notes tabs...
Oh, I forget, MS doesn't believe in tabs yet.
So yes, here's one machine that doesn't do automatic updating.
I wanna go home and hug my Mac.
you know, i just got a used cube for 50 bucks.
i was gonna wait for an xbox, but figured i can't go wrong for 50 bucks...
and I'm so happy with it too.
Don't be an idiot Jones.
Didn't you see the commercials where they (MS) draw stadiums, and airports and concerts around people, announcing that our potential is their passion?
I'd like to see Apple release software that can help aspiring musicians achieve their potential.
What good is Garage Band if you can't put all your potential in an Excel spreadsheet and email it to all your aunts and uncles and show them your numbers?
Oh, I wasn't comparing it to linux, I don't know where you got that idea. However, since you ask there are many open source programs (artificial neural nets) that deal with these two however.
Vision processing is beyond Microsoft. Much like keeping the control of the OS while emptying a recycle bin.
So, and I'm not trying to be a smartass, the same guys whose flagship product can't empty a recycle bin without seizing, are trying to be leaders in speech and video recognition?
Clippy AV: "Hello User/Bear/Shrub, I see you've brought a Hammer/Salmon/Exhaust Manifold. Would you like me to assist you with it?
[No] [Cancel]
The question that we all want answered before we start downloading:
Does Tifa give it up, or what?
someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but if you enable the root account in system preferences, you can do the GUI login as root.
hmm, i dunno about you, but that sounds like a pretty compelling value proposition to me.
I wouldn't be so sure about Vista being unstoppable on corporate desktops.
We are a small shop, (500 PCs) and we just this summer upgraded to XP. (Once the SP2 was released.)
After all the work we've put into cleaning up spyware, a couple of virus infections, updating and configuring patches, there's no thinking about switching to anything from a (relatively) stable XP SP2.
I would imagine there are other shops like us out there.
No, older versions of iChat are not Jabber compatible. (Like iChat for Panther)
(The new iChat + Jabber only works on Tiger)
I do this in my car on cold winter nights, but all my dates find it repulsive.
Why didn't they release an os X port?
Sure, iChat on Tiger supports it, and if you don't have Tiger, you can do Adium, or Fire, but that's not an optional solution for a lot of us. (My parents for example are on a dial-up connection in eastern europe and don't speak english.)
Was it so hard to design a client for OS X?
Sabaki,
you would be wise not to call anything a guy named Atilla does dull.
Don't ask how I know.
I hide my Fu-Manchu in shame.
Awesome choices.
I would also like to suggest Casper Van Dien, Harry Prince JR., or Tom Cruise or Jude Law, just for the good measure.
Let's not forget the unlimited talent that Keanou has as well.
Van Damme. Damn, that's a good one.
Seeing as I got off on an IMDB-like thread, I would also like to point out that all the critics are wrong, you all are idiots, and the only one that knows the real truth about any movie is Me. (And if there is any sort of a twist or a surprise ending to a movie, I have figured it out in the first five minutes.)
what's going on with slashdot?