Actually, when "Star Wars" was released, it was intended as a single movie. Due to its huge succes it was renamed "Star Wars IV: A new hope" on rerelease, and the story line was extended to 9 movies (later scaled back to 6 movies, partly because of the stories unfolding in episode 5 and 6).
Post an obfuscated email and I'll send you a cheat-sheet, with how to do common things that are too easy for the gurus to think of supplying and too hard for a novice like me to figure out. Mostly network stuff.
This, and other recent, articles about BSD have made me consider giving BSD a test run on one of my computer. It appears to have some interresting posibilities. And it should be worth getting to know better, it could be the right tool (OS) for some types of "jobs".
The problem is always where to start, I assume there is no BSD flavor as easy to install as Mandrake (just to pick one), but then I am a happy user of Debian (2.2) floppy installer. A few hints to start out on, for instance a install/easy of use comparison of the various BSD's would probably be helpful to more than a few readers.
So what this means is that if gravity has a speed, then each orbiting body will be pulled by the phantom ghost of the other one, which will appear to be slightly behind the center of rotation. Therefore, the two bodies will keep on accelerating
Which suggest that gravity have a final speed. Remember that a change in speed in a direction, is a acceleration. Therefore it follows that a object can be in constant acceleration, without the objects vector speed increases. A constant speed and constant acceleration is a circle. And orbits are circular/elliptic, then it must follow that gravity is in all likelyhood a finite speed.
When your carrier signal goes in analog you get static, but in digital you get nothing.
In the GSM system, when a packet is beyond repair (Class I bits are f***ed), the system (EFR) repeats the last decoded packet, so you will get sound the whole time.
If you have a basic sine wave. In digital you will have part of that way. The sample points. In analog you have the whole wave. If you have a higher sample speed you get more points. Live with it!
That's why the GSM system is not based on sample rate but on the frequencies made by the human throat+mouth, and the sound made is sent as digital information based on that, therefore a sine wave will be transmited perfectly without loss.
That is common knowledge. 200 rats give you back stabbing. 1 Balrogs gives you death until next gaming session.;p
Seriously though, the level system is fine for the fast and "pure fun" gamming sessions, and a huge favorit for powermonger players too. It is easy to compare characters with NPCs, and add more players. But in the long run, it can never be as flexible as a "level-less" system, neither in enjoyment of creating your own character, logic of the system, or ease for the GM to spring nasty/fun surprises at the players.
The level system is especially a good starting point for new players, as it is very simpel (take D&D) to introduce the mekanics/flow of what RPG is. Not meaning that level-less are not equally suited. After a while it is "safe" to move onto Aria/Ars Magica/...
But as you point out, the system is outdated, and it is (luckely) becoming rare in the paper and pencil world (as far as I know). And it appears to be happening in computer games too, take Dungeon Siege or Linage (to name a few that I know off).
The article speaks mostly about Sun's StarOffice and how students will be offered it, not that every school will switch to Linux.
What I find amazing is that this story is more "news worthy" than Denmarks resent law (passed on 11/12-02) and enforced from 22/12-02, whick makes it illegal to import or resell music CDs, DVDs, books and comics from outside EU. Except for your own personal use. Which means that any buisness, education or public service (Radio and TV) have to ask permission each time they want to buy/import any of these items, if they survive long enough. Laserdisken (a Danish shop specilized in import of DVDs from America and Asia) have already begone to close two of its three shops.
Just because it seem obviously for people to use time as the fourth dimension, does not make it so.
Time is often represented as the fourth dimension. But it is not nesecarily the fourth, as it can be a seperate concept (as it often is in science). Take the concept of time and space, it represents any given universe, either based on super string theory (10+ dimensions at times) or a 3D universe as we persive it, or any other theory. Together these make the world that can be observed, regardless of the abilities of the observer.
Besides, when was the last time you gave the time of the day in meters?;p
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Warning, rant in progress...
What really bothers me about these so called reviews, are their constant need to make references to other products. I don't care if you (the reviewer) thinks this is similar to something else, your perception of the product will in all likelyhood never be the same as everyone elses idea. If you think it should be compared to another book, movie, comic or your auntie's smelly cats, put them in a seperate place in the review, recommendations would be a good place to start. The references should not interfer with the review, it only distract from the (hopeful) real purpose of the review, informing the reader why it was good or bad. If you can not make a review of a products on its own merits then don't, anything less looks like a fanboys wet dream. Don't get me wrong, it is fine to compare, but it should never be the essential part of the writing. Keep the two parts seperate.
--- Any spelling errors is a figment of my imagination:)
Yeah, what Linux is missing is a good and big adventure game (most are small and good, like Nethack). Like Bard's Tale, Ultime Underworld or similiar. Lets call it Lord of the Herrings, where your quest is to finde a Herrings to rule them all:)
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Basically, a script serves the same purpose as it does in a porno!
Screwing people and getting paid for it?
It certainly fit a lot of the "blockbuster" movies pouring out of Hollywood (to name one). All flash and fluffy but no substance in the long run.
Me Hulk, me smash puny humans. Me bend boom sticks, makes Hulk angry.
What? Oh, General Hull.
*cough* I better move on then...
Considering the continious drop of quality in ads, THE LINK will probably be part of a Cola TV commercial or some such in 5-10 years.
What advertising exec believes that annoying people is good for business?
The same people who believe in spam...
Actually, when "Star Wars" was released, it was intended as a single movie. Due to its huge succes it was renamed "Star Wars IV: A new hope" on rerelease, and the story line was extended to 9 movies (later scaled back to 6 movies, partly because of the stories unfolding in episode 5 and 6).
Yeah, that would not be a grave decision.
No no, this was a clever reference to poin.
So any true fan af this game would have caught the pun.
The odd thing is, despite the speed increase, the performance is less between the fastest and slowest in some cases
OpenGL: MHz *30.6 ; frames *24.4
DirectX: MHz *18.4 ; score *16.5
And the reverse in others
MP3 encding: MHz *30.6 ; time *108
Post an obfuscated email and I'll send you a cheat-sheet, with how to do common things that are too easy for the gurus to think of supplying and too hard for a novice like me to figure out. Mostly network stuff.
:)
That will be most helpful, thank you
mathness at z42 dot dk
This, and other recent, articles about BSD have made me consider giving BSD a test run on one of my computer. It appears to have some interresting posibilities. And it should be worth getting to know better, it could be the right tool (OS) for some types of "jobs".
The problem is always where to start, I assume there is no BSD flavor as easy to install as Mandrake (just to pick one), but then I am a happy user of Debian (2.2) floppy installer. A few hints to start out on, for instance a install/easy of use comparison of the various BSD's would probably be helpful to more than a few readers.
Review Of Upcoming Projectile Keyboards.
Now that would have been interesting to read about.
So what this means is that if gravity has a speed, then each orbiting body will be pulled by the phantom ghost of the other one, which will appear to be slightly behind the center of rotation. Therefore, the two bodies will keep on accelerating
Which suggest that gravity have a final speed. Remember that a change in speed in a direction, is a acceleration. Therefore it follows that a object can be in constant acceleration, without the objects vector speed increases. A constant speed and constant acceleration is a circle. And orbits are circular/elliptic, then it must follow that gravity is in all likelyhood a finite speed.
When your carrier signal goes in analog you get static, but in digital you get nothing.
In the GSM system, when a packet is beyond repair (Class I bits are f***ed), the system (EFR) repeats the last decoded packet, so you will get sound the whole time.
If you have a basic sine wave. In digital you will have part of that way. The sample points. In analog you have the whole wave. If you have a higher sample speed you get more points. Live with it!
That's why the GSM system is not based on sample rate but on the frequencies made by the human throat+mouth, and the sound made is sent as digital information based on that, therefore a sine wave will be transmited perfectly without loss.
To the euros who say...
Talking money? Wow, I have to get me some of those.
Please, please stop with the urban legends/myths. Water (H2O) does not resonate at 2.4GHz.
But you are right the microwave comparison is bunk. The energy produced by a microwave oven is contained inside itself.
Blue EL have been out for years. But only as a single colour.
The material in the article is capable of two colours, i.e. the news is the two colour part, not the colours themselves.
I kill 200 mice, so now I'm good at lockpicking?
;p
That is common knowledge.
200 rats give you back stabbing.
1 Balrogs gives you death until next gaming session.
Seriously though, the level system is fine for the fast and "pure fun" gamming sessions, and a huge favorit for powermonger players too. It is easy to compare characters with NPCs, and add more players. But in the long run, it can never be as flexible as a "level-less" system, neither in enjoyment of creating your own character, logic of the system, or ease for the GM to spring nasty/fun surprises at the players.
The level system is especially a good starting point for new players, as it is very simpel (take D&D) to introduce the mekanics/flow of what RPG is. Not meaning that level-less are not equally suited. After a while it is "safe" to move onto Aria/Ars Magica/...
But as you point out, the system is outdated, and it is (luckely) becoming rare in the paper and pencil world (as far as I know). And it appears to be happening in computer games too, take Dungeon Siege or Linage (to name a few that I know off).
at least until PopUp blocking browsers like Mozilla/Galeon get mainstream
The rest will just keep clicking and clicking and clicking...
Wait a minut, does that means popups are powered by Duracell? =:O
The article speaks mostly about Sun's StarOffice and how students will be offered it, not that every school will switch to Linux.
What I find amazing is that this story is more "news worthy" than Denmarks resent law (passed on 11/12-02) and enforced from 22/12-02, whick makes it illegal to import or resell music CDs, DVDs, books and comics from outside EU. Except for your own personal use. Which means that any buisness, education or public service (Radio and TV) have to ask permission each time they want to buy/import any of these items, if they survive long enough. Laserdisken (a Danish shop specilized in import of DVDs from America and Asia) have already begone to close two of its three shops.
Read here for more info (sorry Danish only):
Politiken
Digital forbruger
Just because it seem obviously for people to use time as the fourth dimension, does not make it so.
;p
Time is often represented as the fourth dimension.
But it is not nesecarily the fourth, as it can be a seperate concept (as it often is in science).
Take the concept of time and space, it represents any given universe, either based on super string theory (10+ dimensions at times) or a 3D universe as we persive it, or any other theory.
Together these make the world that can be observed, regardless of the abilities of the observer.
Besides, when was the last time you gave the time of the day in meters?
Warning, rant in progress...
:)
What really bothers me about these so called reviews, are their constant need to make references to other products. I don't care if you (the reviewer) thinks this is similar to something else, your perception of the product will in all likelyhood never be the same as everyone elses idea. If you think it should be compared to another book, movie, comic or your auntie's smelly cats, put them in a seperate place in the review, recommendations would be a good place to start. The references should not interfer with the review, it only distract from the (hopeful) real purpose of the review, informing the reader why it was good or bad. If you can not make a review of a products on its own merits then don't, anything less looks like a fanboys wet dream. Don't get me wrong, it is fine to compare, but it should never be the essential part of the writing. Keep the two parts seperate.
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Any spelling errors is a figment of my imagination
Revolting end users? ;p
I think I will stay with the end users we have now, at least some of them are good looking.
Occam's Razor requires that all simpler possible explanations be eliminated first.
Nope, quite the reverse. The principle states that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
Take a look here or here or do a search on Google.
Because you did not share the killing/torture with your friends?
Yeah, what Linux is missing is a good and big adventure game (most are small and good, like Nethack). :)
Like Bard's Tale, Ultime Underworld or similiar.
Lets call it Lord of the Herrings, where your quest is to finde a Herrings to rule them all