I've found that one of the only things I can't watch on Tivo is sports. There is about a one or two second delay between live television and what Tivo displays on the screen. When watching sports, I just have to see it absolutely live. My Tivo was busy getting the Playboy Fear Factor anyhow.:)
Just a note for anybody looking to get the program, it is not available yet:
Pulse is currently not available for public download. It is in its beta phase and is currently undergoing tests by a group of friends on the internet. This will be the place to download Pulse when it goes public.
"One of the big five labels claims to have quietly released 15 million copy-protected discs in Europe without attracting notice."
If pirating music is such a huge practice that is regularly occuring and hurting their business, how could 15 millions copies be released and not talked about?
A bit off the topic but still video games... A sequence in Metal Gear Solid 2 requires you to upload pictures onto a computer. Well, when the computer is booting it loads Linux. The bootup process is an exact replica. Pretty cool I thought.
Here is an example of the need for a few pentabytes of storage:
NATIONAL VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY TO PUT UNIVERSE ONLINE
The National Science Foundation has earmarked $10 million for the
development of a National Virtual Observatory (NVO), a single,
searchable database of astronomical knowledge culled from
observatories. The current total volume of astronomical information
comprises roughly 100 terabytes, and scientists predict this number
will swell to over 10 pentabytes by 2008. Caltech computer scientist
Paul Messina said that a single repository for this vast amount of
data is essential, otherwise, "we will end up like shipwrecked
sailors on a desert island, surrounded by an ocean of salt water
and unable to slake our thirst." The goal of the project is to be
able to conduct intricate computations by using the NVO to leverage
the computing power of 17 research databases.
(Newsbytes, 30 October 2001)
Lets pretend that I had said that I was going to cause a major act of terrorism in the United States and lets also say I am one of the select few in the world to have the resources to do such a thing. Then lets say a major terrorism act happens just a few weeks after I say such a thing. That, in my mind, is a great reason for suspicion of guilt. Ergo, Bin Laden is a prime suspect.
I imagine if you start off with Crystal 8 everything will be alright. The previous Crystal versions really got under my skin and upgrading from one version to another was a big pain. All i got to say is beware of crpe32.dll. Never been a more accurately named dll in my opinion.
Check out my free SI swimsuit calendar that I signed up for on a website and you'll know why it is free. Can't believe they jacked up the number of days in April...
What about Amsterdam? I know the drug policy and english speaking together would be a big enough draw to attract many of the people I know to live there. I'm not sure about an individual's rights though.
Of course, that much money (just the money they're paying to take care of uncertain licenses) could probably also buy CD burners and enough blanks to create no-license-hassles copies of Linux or Free / Open / NetBSD for every computer the city owns.
I swear, being a Microsoft advocate and reading slashdot is like being a Democrat and reading the Drudge Report.
Didn't the movie Toys have something about kids playing a shooting video game only they were actually flying real planes? It might not have been this movie but I know it is in a movie...
If my memory serves me right, these are Asimov's three rules:
1) A robot is never to hurt a human
2) A robot is to always take direct commands from its 'master' unless it conflicts with rule number one.
3) A robot is to protect itself unless it conflicts with rule 1 or 2.
I don't think this applies here though. The planes appear to be more like remote control cars than actual robots. So Asimov probably wouldn't have a problem with it.
From what I have read, the Maltron keyboards look to be excellent. They have a great layout and are specially prescribed to people with wrist troubles. They do away with the horrible qwerty layout and have one that is actually built for the fastest typing possible instead of qwerty, which was built to hinder typing speeds. I saw a speech by one of the manufacturers of Maltron keyboards and they said they are close to getting Maltron keyboards down to a reasonable price. I believe they are still around $500 right now. Check em out at http://www.maltron.com. Find the link to the United States manufacturers to find the prices.
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I've found that one of the only things I can't watch on Tivo is sports. There is about a one or two second delay between live television and what Tivo displays on the screen. When watching sports, I just have to see it absolutely live. My Tivo was busy getting the Playboy Fear Factor anyhow. :)
Just a note for anybody looking to get the program, it is not available yet:
Pulse is currently not available for public download. It is in its beta phase and is currently undergoing tests by a group of friends on the internet. This will be the place to download Pulse when it goes public.
If pirating music is such a huge practice that is regularly occuring and hurting their business, how could 15 millions copies be released and not talked about?
A bit off the topic but still video games... A sequence in Metal Gear Solid 2 requires you to upload pictures onto a computer. Well, when the computer is booting it loads Linux. The bootup process is an exact replica. Pretty cool I thought.
NATIONAL VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY TO PUT UNIVERSE ONLINE
The National Science Foundation has earmarked $10 million for the
development of a National Virtual Observatory (NVO), a single,
searchable database of astronomical knowledge culled from
observatories. The current total volume of astronomical information
comprises roughly 100 terabytes, and scientists predict this number
will swell to over 10 pentabytes by 2008. Caltech computer scientist
Paul Messina said that a single repository for this vast amount of
data is essential, otherwise, "we will end up like shipwrecked
sailors on a desert island, surrounded by an ocean of salt water
and unable to slake our thirst." The goal of the project is to be
able to conduct intricate computations by using the NVO to leverage
the computing power of 17 research databases.
(Newsbytes, 30 October 2001)
Lets pretend that I had said that I was going to cause a major act of terrorism in the United States and lets also say I am one of the select few in the world to have the resources to do such a thing. Then lets say a major terrorism act happens just a few weeks after I say such a thing. That, in my mind, is a great reason for suspicion of guilt. Ergo, Bin Laden is a prime suspect.
I imagine if you start off with Crystal 8 everything will be alright. The previous Crystal versions really got under my skin and upgrading from one version to another was a big pain. All i got to say is beware of crpe32.dll. Never been a more accurately named dll in my opinion.
Check out my free SI swimsuit calendar that I signed up for on a website and you'll know why it is free. Can't believe they jacked up the number of days in April...
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I swear, being a Microsoft advocate and reading slashdot is like being a Democrat and reading the Drudge Report.
This ring a bell with anyone: 005 737 5423
Didn't the movie Toys have something about kids playing a shooting video game only they were actually flying real planes? It might not have been this movie but I know it is in a movie...
1) A robot is never to hurt a human
2) A robot is to always take direct commands from its 'master' unless it conflicts with rule number one.
3) A robot is to protect itself unless it conflicts with rule 1 or 2.
I don't think this applies here though. The planes appear to be more like remote control cars than actual robots. So Asimov probably wouldn't have a problem with it.
Go map a portion, or all, of the school with something. We tried doing it my senior year with Quake. :)
Hell, even ps2.ign.com had posted that false story. How could something like that get going? Matters not, I want it and I want it now.
From what I have read, the Maltron keyboards look to be excellent. They have a great layout and are specially prescribed to people with wrist troubles. They do away with the horrible qwerty layout and have one that is actually built for the fastest typing possible instead of qwerty, which was built to hinder typing speeds. I saw a speech by one of the manufacturers of Maltron keyboards and they said they are close to getting Maltron keyboards down to a reasonable price. I believe they are still around $500 right now. Check em out at http://www.maltron.com. Find the link to the United States manufacturers to find the prices.