Man, those were the days. I was bored in college, and my friend sent me a great gift via email one day -- the full version of Wolf 3D. Those were the days before copy protection, and when games were small enough to email. My roommates and I spent much time on that, and remember how smooth it ran when I upgraded to my 486.
More like: 1. Find something non-Linux based. 2. Make an overpriced Linux version. 3. Watch everybody rave about it on/. 4. ??? 5. Watch as established competitors outsell new Linux version.
Sad but true, at least at the beginning. Any PDA costing over $200 has a color screen and an mp3 player these days.
Wifi is not a problem, evidently. Understandable, given its short range.
The reason it's not a problem has nothing to do with range at all. It's more because of the low usage when compared to other RF. If there were as many wifi users as mobile phone users, it would be just as big of a problem.
So they're saying that a poorly designed application can take down the entire operating system? The OS should be resilient enough to handle application crashes and keep on running, who cares who causes the crash? It's the OS's responsibility to handle it.
Correct, and Windows sucks at this. But it's not the only OS.
About once a month, my Linux system will just die. The power is still on, but all network function is dead, the KB does nothing, and nothing is displayed. I see nothing at all in the logs. Also, if I try to do anything with my sound card, it's history until I push the reset button. Granted these could be bad configuration, but I don't think it's "resilient".
Also, I once had a Sun Ultra 5 on my desktop at work. I ran xmms and had it do CDDB lookups. When I put this particular CD in, it would kernel panic, every single time. Weird.
Many RIAA stooges say that you also buy a "license to listen" when you purchase an audio CD, but this is simply not the case. No shrinkwrap EULA, no signature, no license. It's a clear transfer of ownership.
So what the hell do you want? You're one of these fucks that believes that everything you get your hands on belongs to you? Just because you touch something, or listen to it, or run it on your Linux system (how do you know what a EULA is, again?) doesn't mean it's yours.
I've only coded a little bit of Perl, but every time I did I really didn't care for the language. Too many esoteric symbols in place of where commands should be in play for my taste.
Bah. If you don't like remembering stuff, quit your crying and
Find me a dual-processor computer with built-in FireWire 800 and 802.11g. As mentioned several times above, FireWire 800 is essentially useless at this point. And 802.11g isn't even finalized, and might turn out to be much slower than planned. Oh yeah, by the way, where did you buy this computer? How do you like it?
Find me an all-in-one computer with an articulated 17" digital LCD. All-in-one anything sucks. Pixels going dead? Buy a new computer! Want to upgrade the motherboard? Buy a new computer!
Find me a 17" laptop with built-in Gigabit ethernet. Find me an individual that actually uses Gigabit ethernet at home. Also find me someone that wants to lug around a 17" laptop.
You Mac lovers love to hop up and down on things that you have, but that you don't actually need.
The only thing I wish they'd solve is the glare off the screen.
Buy some of those Fellowes Write Right stick-on screen protectors. In addition to protecting the screen and giving you a nice textured surface to write on, they cut the glare down quite a bit.
Congratulations. You linked to an auction that not only has a high bid of 50% more than the quoted price, it also has more than 1 day left. An experienced researcher such as yourself should know what happens to the bids in the last hour, let alone the last day.
Further, the requirements stated a decent sound and video card, presumably one with a composite or S-video output, given the topic. The store-bought crap you linked to assuredly has neither.
Try again when you have something besides active auctions and four-letter words.
So, considering that I can get a P3 these days for about $200
You can get a whole P3 system -- CPU, mobo, memory, HDD, decent sound card, decent video card, for $200? That's great! Please reveal your hardware source.
The link said the transcript was "poorly spelled". I think the submitter has been reading too much/. lately. The spelling appeared fine to me. They even got "Grokster" right.
If you have an interest in anything remotely electronic, you'll find it at the Hamvention. It's pretty much like local computer show on steroids. I used to go with my dad when I was a kid and had a blast just from the auxilary stuff.
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Man, those were the days. I was bored in college, and my friend sent me a great gift via email one day -- the full version of Wolf 3D. Those were the days before copy protection, and when games were small enough to email. My roommates and I spent much time on that, and remember how smooth it ran when I upgraded to my 486.
Sigh...
More like: /.
1. Find something non-Linux based.
2. Make an overpriced Linux version.
3. Watch everybody rave about it on
4. ???
5. Watch as established competitors outsell new Linux version.
Sad but true, at least at the beginning. Any PDA costing over $200 has a color screen and an mp3 player these days.
Yes, but slashcode also needs to allow users to correct their mistakes.
No, it shouldn't. If it did, you'd be really confused when you saw all the posts correcting the mistake.
Sort of like when the editors stealthily correct their stories...
Wifi is not a problem, evidently. Understandable, given its short range.
The reason it's not a problem has nothing to do with range at all. It's more because of the low usage when compared to other RF. If there were as many wifi users as mobile phone users, it would be just as big of a problem.
So they're saying that a poorly designed application can take down the entire operating system? The OS should be resilient enough to handle application crashes and keep on running, who cares who causes the crash? It's the OS's responsibility to handle it.
Correct, and Windows sucks at this. But it's not the only OS.
About once a month, my Linux system will just die. The power is still on, but all network function is dead, the KB does nothing, and nothing is displayed. I see nothing at all in the logs. Also, if I try to do anything with my sound card, it's history until I push the reset button. Granted these could be bad configuration, but I don't think it's "resilient".
Also, I once had a Sun Ultra 5 on my desktop at work. I ran xmms and had it do CDDB lookups. When I put this particular CD in, it would kernel panic, every single time. Weird.
Nothings perfect...
It probably did make them hurry up to get it finished.
And also probably made them hawk extra hard for what they spit into his food after hurrying to finish it.
Many RIAA stooges say that you also buy a "license to listen" when you purchase an audio CD, but this is simply not the case. No shrinkwrap EULA, no signature, no license. It's a clear transfer of ownership.
So what the hell do you want? You're one of these fucks that believes that everything you get your hands on belongs to you? Just because you touch something, or listen to it, or run it on your Linux system (how do you know what a EULA is, again?) doesn't mean it's yours.
Holy shit, mod this up. meta-monkey is right on the meta-money.
Bah. If you don't like remembering stuff, quit your crying and
1. Quote the Simpsons
2. ?????
3. Profit!!!!!
Snappity snap!
1. Quote Office Space
2. ???????
3. KARMA!!!!!
As mentioned several times above, FireWire 800 is essentially useless at this point. And 802.11g isn't even finalized, and might turn out to be much slower than planned. Oh yeah, by the way, where did you buy this computer? How do you like it?
Find me an all-in-one computer with an articulated 17" digital LCD.
All-in-one anything sucks. Pixels going dead? Buy a new computer! Want to upgrade the motherboard? Buy a new computer!
Find me a 17" laptop with built-in Gigabit ethernet.
Find me an individual that actually uses Gigabit ethernet at home. Also find me someone that wants to lug around a 17" laptop.
You Mac lovers love to hop up and down on things that you have, but that you don't actually need.
Remember when they used to play videos?
So this "completely new" motherboard design is, like usual, about 6 months behind motherboards for AMD and Intel chips. Sweet.
(Waiting for the Mac zealots) 3... 2... 1...
Here's hoping you're only doing that to be clever. I'd hate to see perl 6's localtime return year-2000. :-)
The only thing I wish they'd solve is the glare off the screen.
Buy some of those Fellowes Write Right stick-on screen protectors. In addition to protecting the screen and giving you a nice textured surface to write on, they cut the glare down quite a bit.
a cookie!
Is there a german word for "slashdotted"?
Let me introduce you to the concept of irony.
Do you mean the North American meaning of irony, or the mamby-pamby European meaning?
Congratulations. You linked to an auction that not only has a high bid of 50% more than the quoted price, it also has more than 1 day left. An experienced researcher such as yourself should know what happens to the bids in the last hour, let alone the last day.
Further, the requirements stated a decent sound and video card, presumably one with a composite or S-video output, given the topic. The store-bought crap you linked to assuredly has neither.
Try again when you have something besides active auctions and four-letter words.
So, considering that I can get a P3 these days for about $200
You can get a whole P3 system -- CPU, mobo, memory, HDD, decent sound card, decent video card, for $200? That's great! Please reveal your hardware source.
there are adapters availible that allow you to use all the phones in a house with a cell phone
Care to elaborate or provide a link for this?
The link said the transcript was "poorly spelled". I think the submitter has been reading too much /. lately. The spelling appeared fine to me. They even got "Grokster" right.
If you have an interest in anything remotely electronic, you'll find it at the Hamvention. It's pretty much like local computer show on steroids. I used to go with my dad when I was a kid and had a blast just from the auxilary stuff.