No I haven't:-( But at the CD rental service where I worked they always protect the label side with a plastic sticker to prevent scratching of the metal layer like I described. And you can of course stick the stickers described on e68.com to the label side in the same way as they show. I think that makes more sense anyway.
There you are not correct. On what you call the data side the data is protected by a thick layer of plastic. On the other side of the CD, the label side, the data (the pits in the metal layer) is only protected by a thin layer of plastic. So scratching the label usually does a lot more damage than scratching the other side of the CD. So the sticker has to be applied to the label side. It is transparent so you can still read the label after application. Scratches in the thick protective layer on the data side can be repaired by filling them with a material with the same refractive index as the CD itself. There are also kits for that. I'm sure you can find them using Google.
I can easily beat that. I can still read data from the floppies I wrote using my Commodore 1541 diskdrive connected to my trusty C64. That was around 1987. So these floppies are 16 years old!
I'n none of the gamers mentioned in the article. I do, however, spend quite a lot of time playing adventure games. After a few years in coma, it seems like this genre is coming 'round again, fortunately for me and lots of others. Yesterday I learned that Jane Jensen (the author of the fantastic Gabriel Knight series) is making an adventure game for The Adventure Company. And there's a new Tex Murphy adventure in the works too. Check The Unofficial Tex Murphy Website for details.
Thanks for improving my English. What I forgot to write (but most people will see that right away) is that this system is difficult to tamper with because all votes are on the same piece of paper so no votes can be easily added or removed.
Maybe a voting machine that produces a roll of paper with all the votes written on it close to each other (like the machines they use in stores, which I don't know the English name for, but you get a small paper receipt that shows how much you paid) is in order. The counting of the votes goes very quickly with the computer and in case of doubt there is this long slip of paper that is difficult to tamper with if the right ink is used.
The only problem with CorelDraw for Linux was that it was rpm-based and therefore very difficult to install on my Slackware system. If they release a next version I hope it has a decent install program like OO and Mozilla.
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The difference with SCO is that Corel has had a positive attitude towards linux. They contributed a lot to the wine project while developing Corel Draw and WP for Linux. I would be very surprised if they turn around 180 degrees all of a sudden.
This can also happen with NiMe-H batteries. They also generate hydrogen when charged. There is a pressure vent in these batteries that starts leaking when the pressure gets too high. I can imagine this happens when the battery gets hot.
I was wondering about that too but then for 'new and improved' washing powder. Does anyone even know why your laundry has to be absolutely white? That is another case of programming the minds of innocent potential customers.
I think what was meant was that in the eyes of the corporate world there are only two companies: RedHat and Suse, and nothing else. Everyone knows that the real world is different than the corporate view of the world:-)
Maybe I sound very European when I say this but isn't it more sensible to try to reduce the amount of energy spent by the various components of the computer to minimize heat output?
The biggest problem I see (and I became a Mac user in 2001, so beige Apple boxes make me think of the Apple IIe) is how much OS X needs RAM. 512MB minimum. Really.
Well, I have a G3 iMac with 160 MB and it used to run OS-X just fine. It wasn't very fast but you could certainly work with it. But because I find the Aqua interface total and utter crap I put Yellowdog Linux on it. That I can configure to my taste... There isn't much speed difference with OS X, only the scrolling is much smoother.
And if you consider buying a second-hand Mac and happen to live near Holland, buy it there. Here 2nd hand Mac's are very cheap compared to the surrounding countries because in Holland it can't be good when there's no MS logo on the box.
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Sorry, I misread your comment. I will pay more attention next time :-)
No I haven't :-( But at the CD rental service where I worked they always protect the label side with a plastic sticker to prevent scratching of the metal layer like I described. And you can of course stick the stickers described on e68.com to the label side in the same way as they show. I think that makes more sense anyway.
There you are not correct. On what you call the data side the data is protected by a thick layer of plastic. On the other side of the CD, the label side, the data (the pits in the metal layer) is only protected by a thin layer of plastic. So scratching the label usually does a lot more damage than scratching the other side of the CD. So the sticker has to be applied to the label side. It is transparent so you can still read the label after application. Scratches in the thick protective layer on the data side can be repaired by filling them with a material with the same refractive index as the CD itself. There are also kits for that. I'm sure you can find them using Google.
Does anyone know where I can get the software they used for the test? I want to see in what state my CD's are in.
I can easily beat that. I can still read data from the floppies I wrote using my Commodore 1541 diskdrive connected to my trusty C64. That was around 1987. So these floppies are 16 years old!
You can buy special transparant stickers for that. They cover almost the whole CD. You need a tool to stick them on properly. See here.
I'n none of the gamers mentioned in the article. I do, however, spend quite a lot of time playing adventure games. After a few years in coma, it seems like this genre is coming 'round again, fortunately for me and lots of others. Yesterday I learned that Jane Jensen (the author of the fantastic Gabriel Knight series) is making an adventure game for The Adventure Company. And there's a new Tex Murphy adventure in the works too. Check The Unofficial Tex Murphy Website for details.
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Thanks for improving my English. What I forgot to write (but most people will see that right away) is that this system is difficult to tamper with because all votes are on the same piece of paper so no votes can be easily added or removed.
Maybe a voting machine that produces a roll of paper with all the votes written on it close to each other (like the machines they use in stores, which I don't know the English name for, but you get a small paper receipt that shows how much you paid) is in order. The counting of the votes goes very quickly with the computer and in case of doubt there is this long slip of paper that is difficult to tamper with if the right ink is used.
The only problem with CorelDraw for Linux was that it was rpm-based and therefore very difficult to install on my Slackware system. If they release a next version I hope it has a decent install program like OO and Mozilla.
The difference with SCO is that Corel has had a positive attitude towards linux. They contributed a lot to the wine project while developing Corel Draw and WP for Linux. I would be very surprised if they turn around 180 degrees all of a sudden.
AFAIK gimp is a bitmap drawing package not a vector drawing package.
Does this mean we get to keep Corel Draw? Maybe there will be a new Linux version in the future? That'll be soo cool!
This can also happen with NiMe-H batteries. They also generate hydrogen when charged. There is a pressure vent in these batteries that starts leaking when the pressure gets too high. I can imagine this happens when the battery gets hot.
I was wondering about that too but then for 'new and improved' washing powder. Does anyone even know why your laundry has to be absolutely white? That is another case of programming the minds of innocent potential customers.
In the article they claim there are about 50 Mac viruses. Does anyone know how many viruses there are for Linux?
Hmm, the SCO morning post came almost at dinner time today. Must be running towards the weekend...
I think what was meant was that in the eyes of the corporate world there are only two companies: RedHat and Suse, and nothing else. Everyone knows that the real world is different than the corporate view of the world :-)
He did google. RTFP!
It means:
"Which one is to there still say, a piece of cream of the superlative. There I get damp eyes."
Maybe I sound very European when I say this but isn't it more sensible to try to reduce the amount of energy spent by the various components of the computer to minimize heat output?
Then let them pay the Linux community for keeping those lines in there ;-) I think 1 billion dollars would do nicely.
The biggest problem I see (and I became a Mac user in 2001, so beige Apple boxes make me think of the Apple IIe) is how much OS X needs RAM. 512MB minimum. Really.
Well, I have a G3 iMac with 160 MB and it used to run OS-X just fine. It wasn't very fast but you could certainly work with it. But because I find the Aqua interface total and utter crap I put Yellowdog Linux on it. That I can configure to my taste... There isn't much speed difference with OS X, only the scrolling is much smoother.
And if you consider buying a second-hand Mac and happen to live near Holland, buy it there. Here 2nd hand Mac's are very cheap compared to the surrounding countries because in Holland it can't be good when there's no MS logo on the box.
That's why you don't get karma for being funny anymore.