I rarely turn the lights on. Unless there's a storm rolling through, I get plenty of glow through the closed window blinds. OSHA seems to think offices need to be saturated, but I can't stand florescents. Between the hum, flicker, and overall brightness, they drive me crazy. Employers often find it strange, but I think they get used to the idea of the IT guy in his dark cave. I even convinced my last boss to give it a try, and we just quit turning on the lights at all. Saves energy, reduces noise (both sonic and EMI), and keeps my eyes happy.
I stare at various LCDs for 16+ hours a day without any problem. I'd even go so far as to say I have sensitive eyes. I can't attest to newer LEDs. I've installed a few for video conference units, but I don't spend my day looking at them. They're definitely not any worse than a CRT. I used to have two giant CRTs on my desk and they'd damn near give you a tan.
I haven't given MS a free pass. Aside from a copy of Windows, I haven't been giving them money either. I was considering giving them more money before I saw the XBONE specs, but quickly changed my mind. I don't trust MS, but I trust Sony even less. They've been downright criminal in some of their schemes. They tend to run a serious burn on their customers every couple years, and yet people flock to them. MS has just done less to piss me off.
I probably still won't buy one, but whatev. I've always been a PC gamer and never really got into the console market. I was contemplating hopping on board this gen, but the initial xbox specs instantly turned me off. PS4 just isn't an option. I refuse to buy anything from Sony even though the price is always right. I'd rather pay double somewhere else than give a penny to that shit-stain of a company. I even try to stay away from their movies. I've considered the Wii, but never seriously. If I want to play such casual games, I'll open my browser. Xbox was really my only option. That's where the games are. That's where my friends play. I definitely won't be standing in line on opening night, but this news gives me some hope. I'll wait and see how launch goes and just maybe with enough glowing reviews, I'll bite the bullet. Or maybe I'll keep dumping money into microtransactions on f2p mmos. We'll see.
I, too, find it very difficult to sell inferior products at a huge mark-up.
It sounds like all our country's Internet woes could be easily solved if ISPs just spent more money on marketing.
I remember back in school when I was experimenting with extreme overclocking on some expendable hardware. Intel was always so much nicer to OC.
With Intel: you could keep cranking up settings until you finally reached a point when things stopped working, drop your settings back down a hair, and watch your proc scream along at max speed.
With AMD: you keep cranking up settings until you see blue smoke, then you install another proc and try really hard not to make that mistake again.
My PC at home is overclocked, but only slightly. I mostly did it because I had some really nice ram that was being underutilized. Cranking it up a couple steps gave it a little more pep and hasn't been detrimental at all to stability. It runs a little warm if I'm rendering video or something, but nothing it can't handle.
He wanted both the.com and.org. They offered to sell him the.com and/or give him the.org for free. I'm willing to bet he didn't take the.org for fear that it would hurt his ability to file for the.com, like a settlement of sorts.
"Disaster Recovery", huh. Sounds like a cover for a Z-day survival stash. Everyone knows to head to the mall at first sign of a mysterious outbreak, right?
If it's a bad rule, get rid of the rule. This isn't a bad rule. Kids shouldn't be mixing caustic chemicals in their school parking lot. Experimenting is encouraged, but proper precautions are prerequisite. This isn't a case of civil disobedience.
I'm glad you acknowledge that the system is broken. Upon that realization, I would prefer you take to fixing the system rather than accepting it as broken and praising those who've exploited it most successfully.
Slashdot Mirror
yadda yadda yadda.
Not OUR bombs. They're defined as "Fiery Freedom Hugs". It's a very subtle distinction based mostly on the color of paint used.
I need my workgroups.
by being asian
If only there was an article enumerating possible applications of this technology.
I rarely turn the lights on. Unless there's a storm rolling through, I get plenty of glow through the closed window blinds. OSHA seems to think offices need to be saturated, but I can't stand florescents. Between the hum, flicker, and overall brightness, they drive me crazy. Employers often find it strange, but I think they get used to the idea of the IT guy in his dark cave. I even convinced my last boss to give it a try, and we just quit turning on the lights at all. Saves energy, reduces noise (both sonic and EMI), and keeps my eyes happy.
I stare at various LCDs for 16+ hours a day without any problem. I'd even go so far as to say I have sensitive eyes. I can't attest to newer LEDs. I've installed a few for video conference units, but I don't spend my day looking at them. They're definitely not any worse than a CRT. I used to have two giant CRTs on my desk and they'd damn near give you a tan.
I haven't given MS a free pass. Aside from a copy of Windows, I haven't been giving them money either. I was considering giving them more money before I saw the XBONE specs, but quickly changed my mind. I don't trust MS, but I trust Sony even less. They've been downright criminal in some of their schemes. They tend to run a serious burn on their customers every couple years, and yet people flock to them. MS has just done less to piss me off.
I probably still won't buy one, but whatev. I've always been a PC gamer and never really got into the console market. I was contemplating hopping on board this gen, but the initial xbox specs instantly turned me off. PS4 just isn't an option. I refuse to buy anything from Sony even though the price is always right. I'd rather pay double somewhere else than give a penny to that shit-stain of a company. I even try to stay away from their movies. I've considered the Wii, but never seriously. If I want to play such casual games, I'll open my browser. Xbox was really my only option. That's where the games are. That's where my friends play. I definitely won't be standing in line on opening night, but this news gives me some hope. I'll wait and see how launch goes and just maybe with enough glowing reviews, I'll bite the bullet. Or maybe I'll keep dumping money into microtransactions on f2p mmos. We'll see.
How many coppers is this gonna cost me?
I, too, find it very difficult to sell inferior products at a huge mark-up.
It sounds like all our country's Internet woes could be easily solved if ISPs just spent more money on marketing.
I'd push it well over the takeoff weight. I guess I'll have to wait until they make a flying tandem bicycle.
SC: Ghost
I remember back in school when I was experimenting with extreme overclocking on some expendable hardware. Intel was always so much nicer to OC.
With Intel: you could keep cranking up settings until you finally reached a point when things stopped working, drop your settings back down a hair, and watch your proc scream along at max speed.
With AMD: you keep cranking up settings until you see blue smoke, then you install another proc and try really hard not to make that mistake again.
My PC at home is overclocked, but only slightly. I mostly did it because I had some really nice ram that was being underutilized. Cranking it up a couple steps gave it a little more pep and hasn't been detrimental at all to stability. It runs a little warm if I'm rendering video or something, but nothing it can't handle.
I've never tried it, but apparently you can brute force one of those within a half hour.
Richard Ayoade
Is the reward money enough to get me out of federal prison when I'm arrested for unauthorized access?
How does first post get modded redundant?
it's in the rules.
He wanted both the .com and .org. They offered to sell him the .com and/or give him the .org for free. I'm willing to bet he didn't take the .org for fear that it would hurt his ability to file for the .com, like a settlement of sorts.
"Disaster Recovery", huh. Sounds like a cover for a Z-day survival stash. Everyone knows to head to the mall at first sign of a mysterious outbreak, right?
I've done vampire taps, but I'm really not sure why. They were well before my time. I guess our teacher was just bored in lab that day.
Break out the BNCs and coax.
If it's a bad rule, get rid of the rule. This isn't a bad rule. Kids shouldn't be mixing caustic chemicals in their school parking lot. Experimenting is encouraged, but proper precautions are prerequisite. This isn't a case of civil disobedience.
I'm glad you acknowledge that the system is broken. Upon that realization, I would prefer you take to fixing the system rather than accepting it as broken and praising those who've exploited it most successfully.