Not much a bomb if it didn't do any damage to the walls, lockers, etc...
And why would you herd kids outside because someone set off what's basically a homemade M80? In that situation you already know what's going on - some kid goofing off... That's not a bomb threat call.
So? That has nothing to do with the comment I was responding to.
The grandparent implied that it was useless to EVEN COMPARE the two; that there was no way to compare them. I disagree - you can definitely compare them. I have no clue which one performs better, but I'm sure you can compare them.
all they do is try to lie to you when there actually *was* a bomb, like saying a light bulb fixture breaking was the cause of a huge "boom" sound and an entire hallway filling with smoke.
I think a loud noise and a smoky hallway isn't a bomb - that's what's known as a firecracker. They wouldn't stop school for that when I was in school, either.
thats a good one! my school had never once sent people home in the event of a bomb threat
That would be a good point, except that I never said they sent people home, I said 'school operations must cease'. When I was in school, this consisted of herding us outside and making us wait around in the heat while they did whatever it is that they do.
If someone leaves a note outside the office during school offers, you can be pretty sure that it's a student who left the note. AND most modern, urban schools have security cameras, so you'd see the kid doing it on the tape.
If someone called in a bomb threat, you can find out what number the call came from. My school had it's payphones taken away for this reason.
Even email, you can track to a certain extent.
And why can't you shoot the messenger? There are lots of things not allowed in schools.
Personally, I don't see why kids should be on AIM in school. They are there to learn, not chat on AIM.
What does this have to do with bomb threats? By law (at least I was always told, but I imagine in varies from state to state), if there is a bomb threat, school operations must cease while the threat is checked out. If AIM use was leading to bomb threats that couldn't be tracked, then it could cause some serious disruptions. At least if someone phones in a bomb threat, you can get the phone company to tell you were the call came from.
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Major retailers don't carry them, I imagine, since it's a new product and they only work on certain burners & with certain software, and they do not want to have to deal with irate customers who don't get this key fact.
Nero, arguably the best burning software out there supports 90 minute CDRs, as you can see if you scroll down a bit on that link.
If you choose to not believe in new products, that's your business. However, they _do_ exist.
How many people still have a serial port palm pilot?
If they have a serial port palm pilot, it follows they probably already have a computer that has a serial port.
For the rest, if you are configuring that sort of gear, you are probably savvy enough to request a computer that has the port, or get a usb-serial converter.
What does "the age of the console" have to do with your decision, though? They way you said implied that you thought that the day of the console was coming to an end, when the truth is anything but.
It has nothing to do with anyone else's decision to waste their money on a console that does exactly as much as their PC can.
And there are still lots of things a console can do a PC can't, and vice-versa. That's why a lot of us have both.
I know that I have pretty much decided that the age of the console is over.
Hmm. Even though console sales numbers are breaking records, and the PS2 has sold more than any home console ever (with the possible exception of the NES, but it's sure to break the NES' worldwide sales of 62 million by the end of 2003)?
Even if these people haven't improved the iPod, it still isn't vandalism or property destruction. One imagines the iPod they have experimented with are their own, that they are free to do with what they will.
We prosecute one company for a monopoly and another does the same but because they're smaller and out of the way it's ok?
If a company is small and out of the way, it's probably not a monopoly - or at least not one that could be prosecute under the anti-trust laws.
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I'm looking for an Xbox mod that allows me to playback my content stored on ANOTHER computer through the network (the 10GB HDD on the thing would never be enough to store my files), and still be able to play my original, legally owned games in a non-intrusive way. Simplicity and ease-of-use are valued above all else in a console.
What, you mean like this? Only for the PS2 now, but I imagine they'll be coming out with an Xbox version.
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Why should you have to write a script to download files? Choice FTP programs let you queue downloads just fine.
No such thing as 800 mb CDs?
My mom, seriously, used to read Anne McCaffery (sp?) books to me before I could read.
I quit reading Necromancer with a few chapters to go. I just had no friggin idea what was going on anymore.
I read that book when I was eleven, and was able to follow it just fine.
Not much a bomb if it didn't do any damage to the walls, lockers, etc...
And why would you herd kids outside because someone set off what's basically a homemade M80? In that situation you already know what's going on - some kid goofing off... That's not a bomb threat call.
So? That has nothing to do with the comment I was responding to.
The grandparent implied that it was useless to EVEN COMPARE the two; that there was no way to compare them. I disagree - you can definitely compare them. I have no clue which one performs better, but I'm sure you can compare them.
Why? I mean, if you are trying to decide which one to buy, you kind of have to compare them, don't you?
Did you look at the site? It has redundent power supplies. They are even hot-swappable, and it also has built-in hot-swappable battery backup.
all they do is try to lie to you when there actually *was* a bomb, like saying a light bulb fixture breaking was the cause of a huge "boom" sound and an entire hallway filling with smoke.
I think a loud noise and a smoky hallway isn't a bomb - that's what's known as a firecracker. They wouldn't stop school for that when I was in school, either.
thats a good one! my school had never once sent people home in the event of a bomb threat
That would be a good point, except that I never said they sent people home, I said 'school operations must cease'. When I was in school, this consisted of herding us outside and making us wait around in the heat while they did whatever it is that they do.
Yeah, that's why they disabled it.
If someone leaves a note outside the office during school offers, you can be pretty sure that it's a student who left the note. AND most modern, urban schools have security cameras, so you'd see the kid doing it on the tape.
If someone called in a bomb threat, you can find out what number the call came from. My school had it's payphones taken away for this reason.
Even email, you can track to a certain extent.
And why can't you shoot the messenger? There are lots of things not allowed in schools.
Personally, I don't see why kids should be on AIM in school. They are there to learn, not chat on AIM.
RTFC (read the fucking comment)
What does this have to do with bomb threats? By law (at least I was always told, but I imagine in varies from state to state), if there is a bomb threat, school operations must cease while the threat is checked out. If AIM use was leading to bomb threats that couldn't be tracked, then it could cause some serious disruptions. At least if someone phones in a bomb threat, you can get the phone company to tell you were the call came from.
Perhaps she did it before they were married.
Major retailers don't carry them, I imagine, since it's a new product and they only work on certain burners & with certain software, and they do not want to have to deal with irate customers who don't get this key fact.
Nero, arguably the best burning software out there supports 90 minute CDRs, as you can see if you scroll down a bit on that link.
If you choose to not believe in new products, that's your business. However, they _do_ exist.
Just because you aren't aware of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. (Though they are actually 870MB I believe.)
How many people still have a serial port palm pilot?
If they have a serial port palm pilot, it follows they probably already have a computer that has a serial port.
For the rest, if you are configuring that sort of gear, you are probably savvy enough to request a computer that has the port, or get a usb-serial converter.
What does "the age of the console" have to do with your decision, though? They way you said implied that you thought that the day of the console was coming to an end, when the truth is anything but.
It has nothing to do with anyone else's decision to waste their money on a console that does exactly as much as their PC can.
And there are still lots of things a console can do a PC can't, and vice-versa. That's why a lot of us have both.
that should read the PSX _and_ PS2
I know that I have pretty much decided that the age of the console is over.
Hmm. Even though console sales numbers are breaking records, and the PS2 has sold more than any home console ever (with the possible exception of the NES, but it's sure to break the NES' worldwide sales of 62 million by the end of 2003)?
So, why is the age of the console over?
How in the world is this "vandalism"?
How is this "lobbing bricks at store windows"?
Even if these people haven't improved the iPod, it still isn't vandalism or property destruction. One imagines the iPod they have experimented with are their own, that they are free to do with what they will.
Laws exist only because people believe in them, too - but commit a crime, turn yourself in and see if you don't go to jail.
We prosecute one company for a monopoly and another does the same but because they're smaller and out of the way it's ok?
If a company is small and out of the way, it's probably not a monopoly - or at least not one that could be prosecute under the anti-trust laws.
I'm looking for an Xbox mod that allows me to playback my content stored on ANOTHER computer through the network (the 10GB HDD on the thing would never be enough to store my files), and still be able to play my original, legally owned games in a non-intrusive way. Simplicity and ease-of-use are valued above all else in a console.
What, you mean like this? Only for the PS2 now, but I imagine they'll be coming out with an Xbox version.
I don't like eMachines because they are LOUD as hell, and I can already tell the HD in the one I bought for my parents is going to fail... Its getting that noise when it accesses...