Oh man, do I remember the Rubik's Magic. Hours and hours of entertainment. I could "unlink" the rings in less than 5 seconds. We also used to see how many different things we could make -- a chair, box with lid, etc -- with it.
One thing I always hated, though, was what we called "the fix". If you folded things wrong, you could get the thing in a state where it wouldn't fold out flat anymore. You'd pop a string if you tried to force it. We'd have that thing laying around in "the fix" for weeks before someone accidentally did something to get it back to normal.
I think I might even actually still own one of those.
I was looking for a job last Spring, and I put a lot of effort into building a Monster profile. Didn't help me a bit, and I found a job by other means.
I left my profile active, because hey, what was it doing? Nothing. Then about a month after I started my new job the notifications of job matches started pouring in. Now I get a half dozen matches to my criteria each week. Of course, I don't investigate them so I don't know how useful they really are.
Microsoft is offering to license its FAT file system specification and associated intellectual property. With this license, other companies have the opportunity to standardize the FAT file system implementation in their products, and to improve file system compatibility across a range of computing and consumer electronics devices.
This indicates to me that MS is not pulling a patent enforcement trick here, but rather just offering manufacturers the opportunity to work with the official MS FAT specifications, reference source code, and test specifications. The idea being that manufacturers will be able to improve the performance/interoperability of their devices.
Mozilla 0.9.2.1? Is this truly the case? That is quite an old version, and even though it is a stable one, the most recent (0.9.5) is much more stable and is also faster. I would disagree with the choice for 0.9.2.1, even if it is the version that NS6 was based on.
There is certainly no denying that media has a profound effect on our society, and that the liberal views portrayed in the media have contributed to more liberal attitutes of our youth. However, violent video games are no more to blame than any violent movie that has ever been made. They create the same situation.
That situation is that parents must monitor the actions of their children. Kids who are able to watch anything they want, without supervision of their parents, will be likely to adopt the attitudes (e.g. of violence) that are portrayed. Video games are no different. In both cases, it is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that their children do no adopt those attitutes.
I have played as many violent video games in my life as just about anyone else. I have been addicted to id games since Wolfenstein. The difference is that my parents explained to me from the first time that I saw someone die on TV that the things I was seeing were not real, and that the actions of the characters were not acceptable.
There's bad stuff all over the media. Attacking video games will solve nothing. Monitering kids' activities and discussing the consequences of what the view is the only solution.
Getting a little off topic, I would love to see Windows "dethroned" while GNU/Linux stays in its current state. Why? Because then users would be forced to learn something about computers. If you think about it, where do most computer problems, helpdesk questions, etc. come from? People who don't know a thing about computers and therefore can't figure out the simple problems on their own.
Just as a clarification to Where do you think Linux [the OS, as well as the kernel] will head in the future?:
There is no operating system called Linux. Linux is strictly a kernel. In most cases, the kernel Linux is a part of the operating system GNU.
(RMS would be very upset with you.)
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I am a huge Metallica fan, and I normally make my best attempt to rationally defend the actions of Metallica and their fans. Unfortunately, I am unable to do so in this case. I will refrain from re-iterating my comments on the Napstar issue in general and get right to the point at hand. Metallica doesn't need any money. First of all, regardless of how much piracy occurs, Metallica albums still sell like crazy. Second there are millions of people like me who are willing to pay 50 bucks for a seat at a concert. And finally, Metallica have made so much money, if they haven't already put enough aside to secure their early retirement, then it's their own fault. Message to paylars.com -- Wonderful gesture, but it isn't necessary. Message to Metallica -- Keep cranking out the music and quit screwing with petty legal issues.
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Oh man, do I remember the Rubik's Magic. Hours and hours of entertainment. I could "unlink" the rings in less than 5 seconds. We also used to see how many different things we could make -- a chair, box with lid, etc -- with it.
One thing I always hated, though, was what we called "the fix". If you folded things wrong, you could get the thing in a state where it wouldn't fold out flat anymore. You'd pop a string if you tried to force it. We'd have that thing laying around in "the fix" for weeks before someone accidentally did something to get it back to normal.
I think I might even actually still own one of those.
I was looking for a job last Spring, and I put a lot of effort into building a Monster profile. Didn't help me a bit, and I found a job by other means.
I left my profile active, because hey, what was it doing? Nothing. Then about a month after I started my new job the notifications of job matches started pouring in. Now I get a half dozen matches to my criteria each week. Of course, I don't investigate them so I don't know how useful they really are.
"Fully Bashed"? As I recall, most of the comments were positive.
The article states:
Microsoft is offering to license its FAT file system specification and associated intellectual property. With this license, other companies have the opportunity to standardize the FAT file system implementation in their products, and to improve file system compatibility across a range of computing and consumer electronics devices.
This indicates to me that MS is not pulling a patent enforcement trick here, but rather just offering manufacturers the opportunity to work with the official MS FAT specifications, reference source code, and test specifications. The idea being that manufacturers will be able to improve the performance/interoperability of their devices.
I didn't sense any hint of force in the article.
Am I the only one who has NEVER heard "google" used in the context of searching for a date?
As a verb it has definitely become synonymous with "search", though.
My other question is, why would Google argue? It would seem to me that it would only promote the use of the Google search engine.
See BannerBlind for blocking your in-page adds.
FYI, there is a spell checker for Mozilla, which is suposedly to be integrated to the Mozilla source after the 1.0 release.
Hmm, so why does it work for Netscape 6, but not for Mozilla, since Netscape 6 is built on Mozilla? Doesn't make sense to me...
Mozilla 0.9.2.1? Is this truly the case? That is quite an old version, and even though it is a stable one, the most recent (0.9.5) is much more stable and is also faster. I would disagree with the choice for 0.9.2.1, even if it is the version that NS6 was based on.
As one of my professors said, in 10 years there will only be 3 companies: Microsoft, AOL, and WalMart.
There is certainly no denying that media has a profound effect on our society, and that the liberal views portrayed in the media have contributed to more liberal attitutes of our youth. However, violent video games are no more to blame than any violent movie that has ever been made. They create the same situation.
That situation is that parents must monitor the actions of their children. Kids who are able to watch anything they want, without supervision of their parents, will be likely to adopt the attitudes (e.g. of violence) that are portrayed. Video games are no different. In both cases, it is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that their children do no adopt those attitutes.
I have played as many violent video games in my life as just about anyone else. I have been addicted to id games since Wolfenstein. The difference is that my parents explained to me from the first time that I saw someone die on TV that the things I was seeing were not real, and that the actions of the characters were not acceptable.
There's bad stuff all over the media. Attacking video games will solve nothing. Monitering kids' activities and discussing the consequences of what the view is the only solution.
the "AOL Diamond" 6.0 with 700 free hours CD I got in the mail today?
Getting a little off topic, I would love to see Windows "dethroned" while GNU/Linux stays in its current state. Why? Because then users would be forced to learn something about computers. If you think about it, where do most computer problems, helpdesk questions, etc. come from? People who don't know a thing about computers and therefore can't figure out the simple problems on their own.
Just as a clarification to Where do you think Linux [the OS, as well as the kernel] will head in the future?:
There is no operating system called Linux. Linux is strictly a kernel. In most cases, the kernel Linux is a part of the operating system GNU.
(RMS would be very upset with you.)
I am a huge Metallica fan, and I normally make my best attempt to rationally defend the actions of Metallica and their fans. Unfortunately, I am unable to do so in this case. I will refrain from re-iterating my comments on the Napstar issue in general and get right to the point at hand.
Metallica doesn't need any money. First of all, regardless of how much piracy occurs, Metallica albums still sell like crazy. Second there are millions of people like me who are willing to pay 50 bucks for a seat at a concert. And finally, Metallica have made so much money, if they haven't already put enough aside to secure their early retirement, then it's their own fault.
Message to paylars.com -- Wonderful gesture, but it isn't necessary.
Message to Metallica -- Keep cranking out the music and quit screwing with petty legal issues.