bla. i'm not implying that all kids that watch japanese cartoons end up with ADD, just that it might have a part in it, i assume there are *many* contributing factors. hell if that were the case, i'm sure mothers of america would've gotten anime banned on tv by now. on a similar note, i don't see the big thing about anime...from what i have been exposed to, the storylines are usually pretty decent but the artwork is just....well, cheap. not the drawings themselves (at times too though), but rather the animation...they can get away with 2 alternating frames for a 10 second dialogue...no (e)motion in the characters...then again i'm making reference to what i've seen, i'm sure there's a boatload out there that would defy that generalization.
"but there is a body of evidence linking hyperactivity and video games"
i've also heard that too much cartoon-viewing (esp japanime) is a big factor...the brain absorbs so much during those first few years...and if all you're given is flashy cartoons with half-assed dialogue and split-second scenes, well yea your brain is gonna adapt that into real life....cartoons back in the day actually had solid movement and a much slower pace (remember disney cartoons back in the 80s)
any particular reason these suits vaguely resemble that of spiderman's? could this be some geek-inventor's (redundant, i know) idea of making his childhood dream of being a superhero come true?
"The only way eBook readers could become commonplace is if they give them away"
even then i wouldn't really prefer these eBook readers. nothing can beat the feeling of a book that you can hold in your hands, turn pages, etc. plus how are you supposed to use them as a conversation starter..."excuse me, you seem to be using the same eBook reader as me" yea, good luck.
"well sir, the car you just purchased has no doors, no tires to speak of, no airbags, nothing you can call a seat, no radio, missing bumpers and a horrible AC package.
I volunteer to adopt it, I think it would make a great companion plus the added perk of being an infinite power source.
*rolls up newspaper* but if it starts behaving badly, we're gonna have a problem.
A: "wow, that's a sweet rig, where'd you get that?"
B: "It came with my purchase of Windows Vista."
It's kinda like those people that drive with huge-ass spoilers on their tiny cars. Did the car come with the spoiler or did the spoiler come with the car?
"...was being used for piracy and hence it was authorising people to infringe copyright."
Come on now, this is the same argument that's been going on for decades concerning VHS tapes, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, etc. Sure Kazaa has its share of illegal bits and bytes, but if you want to censore everything, might as well get rid of the internet altogether.
A few years ago when i was in a course for young leaders (think military) one of the instructors asked the class if you learn better from the good leaders or the bad ones. The whole class went 'well the good ones of course.' WRONG! you learn better from the bad ones because they show you how *not* to do it and how *not* to be once you reach that level.
"The bottom line is that this stripped-down Windows configuration is not practical, but makes a cool demonstration of just how little of Windows is required for basic functionality."
that's kinda like saying why not drive in cars made from ~50 years ago. not very pratical, but they'll still get you from A to B. ...unfortunately, you can't sell a stripped-down version of Windows for $$$ as a collector's item.
"... if the price came down, I'd be interested in this for a Windows install..."
why not try this now? i agree that the price vs. space ratio isn't exactly great, but if you're just gonna use it for the OS install, it oughta be enough.
anyone have any idea how much quicker paging, program launch, defrag, etc would work on one of these?
on that note, they could use the speed as their sales pitch. "Formats Windows partitions 6 times faster!!!" *ducks*
I have had a similar issue where games would lock up at random times for no apparent reason (this was on a 2000 box a few years ago)...turns out that my sound card (Creative Audigy) and my video card (NVidia type) were sharing the same IRQ...ideally this shouldn't matter, but i found out that i had to go from APCI back to APM (which required a reinstall of the OS) so that the devices could get their own unique IRQ (if there was an easier way, please share).
To check for this, go to your device manager and View > Resources by Connection and expand the IRQ portion...this will tell you if you may have a similar issue.
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i'm not implying that all kids that watch japanese cartoons end up with ADD, just that it might have a part in it, i assume there are *many* contributing factors. hell if that were the case, i'm sure mothers of america would've gotten anime banned on tv by now.
on a similar note, i don't see the big thing about anime...from what i have been exposed to, the storylines are usually pretty decent but the artwork is just....well, cheap. not the drawings themselves (at times too though), but rather the animation...they can get away with 2 alternating frames for a 10 second dialogue...no (e)motion in the characters...then again i'm making reference to what i've seen, i'm sure there's a boatload out there that would defy that generalization.
i'm not implying that people end up violent, just that they don't have much attention span (hence, ADD)
"but there is a body of evidence linking hyperactivity and video games"
i've also heard that too much cartoon-viewing (esp japanime) is a big factor...the brain absorbs so much during those first few years...and if all you're given is flashy cartoons with half-assed dialogue and split-second scenes, well yea your brain is gonna adapt that into real life....cartoons back in the day actually had solid movement and a much slower pace (remember disney cartoons back in the 80s)
just make sure you don't accidentally set your scrotum on fire
any particular reason these suits vaguely resemble that of spiderman's?
could this be some geek-inventor's (redundant, i know) idea of making his childhood dream of being a superhero come true?
"The only way eBook readers could become commonplace is if they give them away"
even then i wouldn't really prefer these eBook readers. nothing can beat the feeling of a book that you can hold in your hands, turn pages, etc.
plus how are you supposed to use them as a conversation starter..."excuse me, you seem to be using the same eBook reader as me" yea, good luck.
"The last bubble was lots of fun"
tell that to the people that have lost their jobs.
"is either a slick film pirate or an unwitting victim of someone who fits that description"
I doubt that Paramount gives a shit. Even if he is unwitted, they're still gonna make an example out of him.
how many of us computer-savvy are guilty of doing this for our login accounts, web banking, Email, etc? I know i am.
I will feel sorry for the idiot that buys 'localhost'
us guys have one too!
"well sir, the car you just purchased has no doors, no tires to speak of, no airbags, nothing you can call a seat, no radio, missing bumpers and a horrible AC package.
....but i got good news."
I volunteer to adopt it, I think it would make a great companion plus the added perk of being an infinite power source.
*rolls up newspaper* but if it starts behaving badly, we're gonna have a problem.
A: "wow, that's a sweet rig, where'd you get that?"
B: "It came with my purchase of Windows Vista."
It's kinda like those people that drive with huge-ass spoilers on their tiny cars. Did the car come with the spoiler or did the spoiler come with the car?
"...was being used for piracy and hence it was authorising people to infringe copyright."
Come on now, this is the same argument that's been going on for decades concerning VHS tapes, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, etc. Sure Kazaa has its share of illegal bits and bytes, but if you want to censore everything, might as well get rid of the internet altogether.
".. I'm thankful for bad bosses.."
A few years ago when i was in a course for young leaders (think military) one of the instructors asked the class if you learn better from the good leaders or the bad ones. The whole class went 'well the good ones of course.' WRONG! you learn better from the bad ones because they show you how *not* to do it and how *not* to be once you reach that level.
I'll never forget that.
"Man invented fire for a reason."
it was actually more of a discovery. But someone did have to invent the match, yes.
(carelessly plagarized from a 90s McDonalds commercial)
"The bottom line is that this stripped-down Windows configuration is not practical, but makes a cool demonstration of just how little of Windows is required for basic functionality."
that's kinda like saying why not drive in cars made from ~50 years ago. not very pratical, but they'll still get you from A to B.
...unfortunately, you can't sell a stripped-down version of Windows for $$$ as a collector's item.
whoops
"... if the price came down, I'd be interested in this for a Windows install..."
why not try this now? i agree that the price vs. space ratio isn't exactly great, but if you're just gonna use it for the OS install, it oughta be enough.
anyone have any idea how much quicker paging, program launch, defrag, etc would work on one of these?
on that note, they could use the speed as their sales pitch. "Formats Windows partitions 6 times faster!!!" *ducks*
...bragging about yourself and it's totally unnecessary. If you're really that shit hot, people will find out eventually - no need to advertise it.
"And my BSD devil?"
it's not a devil. It's a daemon.
...to identify itself as Internet Explorer
...i need to get out more
*que ROTJ scene in front of Jabba's palace*
electronic eyeball: "Tee chuta hhat yudd!"
Opera: "Goodness gracious me!" *point to IE, then to itself* "Internetwha Explorewha bo Operawha ey toota odd mischka...Identify Preferences"
"On the other hand, Skype, just like Kazaa and other software, are encouraging people to buy broadband connections."
'why' do you ask?
warez, pr0n and MP3s!
I have had a similar issue where games would lock up at random times for no apparent reason (this was on a 2000 box a few years ago)...turns out that my sound card (Creative Audigy) and my video card (NVidia type) were sharing the same IRQ...ideally this shouldn't matter, but i found out that i had to go from APCI back to APM (which required a reinstall of the OS) so that the devices could get their own unique IRQ (if there was an easier way, please share).
:)
To check for this, go to your device manager and View > Resources by Connection and expand the IRQ portion...this will tell you if you may have a similar issue.
Hope this helps...if not, tough luck