Hmmm, I can take my _entire_ mp3 catalog and download it to my memory stick walkman (not all at once obviously) no matter how I acquired the mp3, or what rights I have to it. Why should I care what format it's stored in once it's on the memory stick?
In addition, I have a secure, accountable way to purchase music in digital format (quite cheaply) that guards against theft. Sounds good to me, what exactly is your beef?
If I ever run into one of these @$$holes on the street I'm gonna stick my boot so far up his ass he'll be digesting it. The nerve of these knuckle heads, implying that I'm aggressive just because I play a few friggin games! This makes me so mad I could scream.
DAMN!!! Now I've gone and broken my monitor. Soory if there ar any typos, I can't see what I'm typng anymore...
Are you an idiot, or did you just not read the post or story? The olny thing similar between this thing and an iMac are the colors. Guess this means Ford will be suing everyone who makes black cars now, eh?
I generaly dump al my HTML docs onto my Intranet server and index them, fixing that problem. I have one vendor though, who sends me documentation for a terminal based unix app in PDF format. How the heck are my users at terminals supposed to read that?
NASA refused to comment on the OS question, however one source has told me that they got a $7,600 savings thanks to a $400 per unit rebate from MSN.....
NO no no, don't listen to him. He's just a shill for 'da man' trying to keep us in the dark. The real truth of the mater is that this is an exploratory mission, being undertaken on the behalf of Microsoft. You see, it appears that they have a problem with the way the earth is rotating, and they are working with NASA to 'resolve the issue'. Apparently they are going to be testing a beta version of Microsoft Earth Service Patch 1.
RTFA.... The download is only active for 1 day. One would infer from their description of the process that they are using some sort of cool technology to allow this.
The article states that a feature length film could be downloaded in 15-20 minutes over a broadband connection, and viewed full screen at VHS quality. WTF??? Whose broadband technology are they using?
I was tempted to start my reply off with a rant, blasting the Librarian for his arrogance and hubris, however after re-reading the article, I can't. It's not that I agree with the guy - he's way off base - it's just that he doesn't know any better.
When asked about the parralels between the Internet revolution and the invention of the printing press, he responded that:
"some of the hostility to the printing press originated because cheap reproduction made books and pamphlets available to more people. Previously, only kings and an elite few had access to libraries."
And the internet?
"So far, the Internet seems to be largely amplifying the worst features of television's preoccupation with sex and violence, semi-literate chatter, shortened attention spans, and near-total subservience to commercial marketing,"
What he doesn't get is the drive of this, the second media revolution. The first gave us (the great unwashed masses) access to published materials, this one gives us access to publish materials. No longer is the media (news, non fiction, fiction et. all) under the control of "Kings and an elite few".
So no, Mr. Billings, I will not "be one of those mindless futurists, who sit in front of a lonely screen", I will be one of the millions who will be shaping your future, your nation's future, and that of the world.
From the cowardice that dare not face new truths, From the laziness that is contented with half truth, From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth, Good Lord, deliver me. - anonymous
Calm down people, there is no news here. The phone call to KROQ said nothing about a due date for the DVD, all George said was that he was 'working on it' and that it would be released when it was ready. K&B should have the audio of the interview up some time this week (their web site is notoriously slow for being updated).
The majority of overweight people in America don't overeat because they're hungry, they overeat for emotional reaons (enjoyment, 'social eating', or the hundreds of shades of depression). Eliminating the hunger is something we have been able to do for years, and it has not proven effective at all. Taken another way, if it were only the hunger, diet food would work better than it does. Telling one to avoid food altogether would be counter productive.
I'm having trouble seeing how this qualifies as 'news', as these chipshave been announced, and tested, for weeks now. This is at _least_ the fourth such article on the web, and not exactly one of the most technically well done. Read here for a much better job imho.
Even if we are to ignore the issue of this post being 'newsworthy', The reviews' implication that a P3 650 performs on par with the ~900Mhz Celermine is laughable. The reviewers decided (for whatever reason) to limit the 3d benchmarks with an old (many would say obsolete) video card. The bottleneck is clearly not the CPU at this point, an assertion backed by many of the other reviews of these chips. There is just no technical reason to support the odd results they got, nor were any attempts made to explain them.
Come on people, let's at least try to analyze what we read on the web before we submit it to/. Geez, maybe I oughta start submitting the local bowling league results.....
Yet another poster who is not paying attention to the article, it's details, or the facts in general. This program only exposes the contents of the cyber.not list, it doesn't allow anyone to circumvent it's 'protections'....
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TCO may be higher if they used aircraft engines, but my understanding of the article points to something more along the lines of an electric fan as the eventual form of propulsion. Electric fans are quite cheap to maintain, and with modern advances in low friction surfaces they could run 24/7 for quite some time before needing maintenance.
In reality, there's not much chance of you ever getting an opportunity to use your NBC suit before being exposed, unless you're planning on traveling to ground zero. By the time you were made aware of a chem agent, it's already hit 80-90% of the people it will hit. Bio agents will spread much slower, but still affecting many people before the epedemic is recognized. A good chem/bio weapon isn't going to go *BANG* and carry a litte yellow a flag that says *chem agent on board*.
This knowledge leads to a fatalistic response in most people; is it really worth worrying about something that you can do nothing about? It's kinda like me, living in earthquake country. I can't really do anything to stop or avoid an earthquake, all I can do is prepare for the *aftermath* of it.
My vision of a VC is a way to enhance a real-space community, wether it be a neighborhood, workplace, a club, or just your family. Using a VC to keep in touch and share things with people who missed the last get together is the only way I can really see to maintain a real sense of community online.
This is not to say that a VC can't grow out of the Internet - I've seen many VCs come out of BBSs, newsgroups, weblogs, homepages, etc. but the one thing the lasting ones have in common is that the members actually get together, share air, and basically become a real-space community.
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Hmmm, I can take my _entire_ mp3 catalog and download it to my memory stick walkman (not all at once obviously) no matter how I acquired the mp3, or what rights I have to it. Why should I care what format it's stored in once it's on the memory stick?
In addition, I have a secure, accountable way to purchase music in digital format (quite cheaply) that guards against theft. Sounds good to me, what exactly is your beef?
If I ever run into one of these @$$holes on the street I'm gonna stick my boot so far up his ass he'll be digesting it. The nerve of these knuckle heads, implying that I'm aggressive just because I play a few friggin games! This makes me so mad I could scream.
DAMN!!! Now I've gone and broken my monitor. Soory if there ar any typos, I can't see what I'm typng anymore...
Are you an idiot, or did you just not read the post or story? The olny thing similar between this thing and an iMac are the colors. Guess this means Ford will be suing everyone who makes black cars now, eh?
I generaly dump al my HTML docs onto my Intranet server and index them, fixing that problem. I have one vendor though, who sends me documentation for a terminal based unix app in PDF format. How the heck are my users at terminals supposed to read that?
NASA refused to comment on the OS question, however one source has told me that they got a $7,600 savings thanks to a $400 per unit rebate from MSN.....
NO no no, don't listen to him. He's just a shill for 'da man' trying to keep us in the dark. The real truth of the mater is that this is an exploratory mission, being undertaken on the behalf of Microsoft. You see, it appears that they have a problem with the way the earth is rotating, and they are working with NASA to 'resolve the issue'. Apparently they are going to be testing a beta version of Microsoft Earth Service Patch 1.
'Truth seeks to be free, don't moderate it down!'
Actually, the article says 24, not 4
RTFA.... The download is only active for 1 day. One would infer from their description of the process that they are using some sort of cool technology to allow this.
The article states that a feature length film could be downloaded in 15-20 minutes over a broadband connection, and viewed full screen at VHS quality. WTF??? Whose broadband technology are they using?
When asked about the parralels between the Internet revolution and the invention of the printing press, he responded that:
And the internet?
What he doesn't get is the drive of this, the second media revolution. The first gave us (the great unwashed masses) access to published materials, this one gives us access to publish materials. No longer is the media (news, non fiction, fiction et. all) under the control of "Kings and an elite few".
So no, Mr. Billings, I will not "be one of those mindless futurists, who sit in front of a lonely screen", I will be one of the millions who will be shaping your future, your nation's future, and that of the world.
From the cowardice that dare not face new truths,
From the laziness that is contented with half truth,
From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
Good Lord, deliver me. - anonymous
Calm down people, there is no news here. The phone call to KROQ said nothing about a due date for the DVD, all George said was that he was 'working on it' and that it would be released when it was ready. K&B should have the audio of the interview up some time this week (their web site is notoriously slow for being updated).
The majority of overweight people in America don't overeat because they're hungry, they overeat for emotional reaons (enjoyment, 'social eating', or the hundreds of shades of depression). Eliminating the hunger is something we have been able to do for years, and it has not proven effective at all. Taken another way, if it were only the hunger, diet food would work better than it does. Telling one to avoid food altogether would be counter productive.
I'm having trouble seeing how this qualifies as 'news', as these chipshave been announced, and tested, for weeks now. This is at _least_ the fourth such article on the web, and not exactly one of the most technically well done. Read here for a much better job imho.
/. Geez, maybe I oughta start submitting the local bowling league results.....
Even if we are to ignore the issue of this post being 'newsworthy', The reviews' implication that a P3 650 performs on par with the ~900Mhz Celermine is laughable. The reviewers decided (for whatever reason) to limit the 3d benchmarks with an old (many would say obsolete) video card. The bottleneck is clearly not the CPU at this point, an assertion backed by many of the other reviews of these chips. There is just no technical reason to support the odd results they got, nor were any attempts made to explain them.
Come on people, let's at least try to analyze what we read on the web before we submit it to
For someone so concerned with aesthetics, that sure was an ugly post! Ever hear of paragraphs, tabs, or hard returns?
Check back with BofA now, they don't charge anymore, likely because they make serious bank on the float..
Kensignton had a scroll whell mouse available beofre M$ did....
Yet another poster who is not paying attention to the article, it's details, or the facts in general. This program only exposes the contents of the cyber.not list, it doesn't allow anyone to circumvent it's 'protections'....
TCO may be higher if they used aircraft engines, but my understanding of the article points to something more along the lines of an electric fan as the eventual form of propulsion. Electric fans are quite cheap to maintain, and with modern advances in low friction surfaces they could run 24/7 for quite some time before needing maintenance.
I'd actually prefer a /. style moderator gizmo.. imagine, being able to moderate your boss down so nobody could hear him!
In reality, there's not much chance of you ever getting an opportunity to use your NBC suit before being exposed, unless you're planning on traveling to ground zero. By the time you were made aware of a chem agent, it's already hit 80-90% of the people it will hit. Bio agents will spread much slower, but still affecting many people before the epedemic is recognized. A good chem/bio weapon isn't going to go *BANG* and carry a litte yellow a flag that says *chem agent on board*.
This knowledge leads to a fatalistic response in most people; is it really worth worrying about something that you can do nothing about? It's kinda like me, living in earthquake country. I can't really do anything to stop or avoid an earthquake, all I can do is prepare for the *aftermath* of it.
My vision of a VC is a way to enhance a real-space community, wether it be a neighborhood, workplace, a club, or just your family. Using a VC to keep in touch and share things with people who missed the last get together is the only way I can really see to maintain a real sense of community online.
This is not to say that a VC can't grow out of the Internet - I've seen many VCs come out of BBSs, newsgroups, weblogs, homepages, etc. but the one thing the lasting ones have in common is that the members actually get together, share air, and basically become a real-space community.