The mistake most people who've posted are making are assuming that their experiences are universal; everybody reacts differently to pot. It makes Carl Sagan draw curves in the shower, it makes others giggle, it kills others. As for arguments about the relative dangers of tobacco, they're irrelevant. I've no doubt whatsover that cigarettes are vastly more dangerous, but to insist that pot is harmless is just silly. It has dangers for some, and some people do become psychologically addicted. To the best of my knowledge, no-one can become physiologically addicted, but I'm willing to be corrected by an authoritative source. Speaking personally, I'd like to attest to the effectiveness of hash (grass is damn difficult to get in Ireland) as an anti-nausea drug; when I was undergoing chemotherapy, it was the only thing that kept me from barfing the day away. Of course, I'm only talking about its effect on me. Your mileage may vary.
This is truly a Good Thing among Good Things. My questions: is there a site that those of us in various far-flung corners of the globe can use to see if there are any local operatives? If there isn't, will someone set one up? If no-one else will, is anyone willing to send me information on their projects so I can do it myself? Is animaniacs on today?
Making it be done on FM is magic. Not really. The limited edition of the 2.2.10 kernel that was given away with Kellogg's Cornflakes had a special frequency modulation module; it works best when combined with Kellogg's proprietary 'snap crackle pop' sound card. It's only got three channels, and the second one sounds like an old LP, but it's still very effective. The entire musical output of Fatboy Slim can be generated overnight and released as MP3s when you get up in the morning.
For about ten years now, I've been viewing the terms 'PGP' and 'uncrackable' as pretty interchangable. Granted, I'm not the cypherpunk I should be, but I'm pretty sure the only way you're getting into PGP is by some sort of distributed cracking attempt. Or am I wrong? There's a first time for everything.
I wonder what kind of programs are on there Well, there was a version of BASIC written by billg; they were Microsoft's first big customer, afaik. Check out the Virtual Altair Museum.
the guy was still *using* the computer Why not? There's very little that could be done in Office 97 that couldn't be done in, say, Wordstar (which still holds a place in my heart, tucked inside the left ventricle). The main difference -- unless your OLEing all over the place -- is that in Wordstar you had to know how to spell. Of course, you needed to know a bit about grammar, but not as much as you do nowadays so you can contradict Office's[1] view of the English language.
[1]Not just Office, of course; they're all shite. But who can resist an opportunity to pick on Microsoft?
Which is more aesthetically pleasing; calling it a W2**10 bug or W2^10 bug? Or W1K bug, perhaps? Or Just WK? A while ago I attempted a humourous web page, part of which enumerated some of the ways that tech was going wrong; I was surprised that my research research dug up so many ways that technology we relied on is fundamentally flawed. It seems that there isn't a technology out there that doesn't feature a fatal flaw that'll kill us all a few years hence. It's got to the stage where I'm thinking of heading for the hills not because of Y2K, but because sooner or later something electronic is going to kill us all.
Where to old computers go?
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Alias|Wavefront provides artists with open workflow solutions for creative advantage Snigger. What the hell does that mean?
Sneers aside, this looks like a Good Thing, particularly with SMP. I've read a few pieces that say Linux is ideal for multimedia, but I've seen little evidence in the software. And $3,000 for a renderererer? Truly Linux has come of age.
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Inferring from the specific to the general is always a bad idea, and Katz has done just that here (disclaimer: haven't seen TBWP, and know nothing about it) Remember when El Mariachi was made for sixteen cents and packet of chewing gum? That wasn't the end of the hollywood blockbuster, and nor will this be. Style over substance will always be Hollywood's signature.
btw, from Jon's description, TBWP sounds remarkably similar in style to Pi, one of the worst fucking movies I've ever seen. Just because it hasn't got a budget, don't assume it's good.
It was on Yahoo news, not ZDNet Read it again; it was written by Larry Barrett of ZDNet. I did read the article, and while it's more intelligently written than most, it still contains no new information or even any insight. I didn't like it.
Rules of engagement: 1. Sitting back and waiting for the machine to crash by itself doesn't count. 2. If it does go down by itself, it's for periodic (every half hour) maintenance. 3. It's not a crash, it's a prank paging.
Oh, cheer up. Look at it this way; if we can make it, we can break it. And to be honest, the millions of cancer sufferers who may get to live longer probably don't care about your flu. But I do. Robert the caring.
I appreciate that there are limits to how a company can expand, but I'd love to see a branch in Europe. Anywhere'd do, but Ireland in particular. Actually, there's a huge building operation going on down the road from me, so if anyone from VA is reading this, I can give them directions.
I've been using if for a few days now, and it seems impressive. It's certainly fast. Google is still my engine of choice (even though it's visited my page a ton of times, and still won't find it when I search for it). As for its coverage: it may be "the result of more than a decade of research into optimising search algorithms and architectures", frankly this sounds dubious. If it covers 30% of the web it'll be twice as good as existing engines, but I suppose thirdoftheweb.com isn't that catchy.
The correct URL for today's strip is of course, this.
My question: What is the capital of Burkina Faso, and why does it have so many vowels?
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You won't see improvements, you didn't get first post, and Suse 6.2 is just about out (if it isn't already). Happy birthday.
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Hypocritical? Not really, as so far no-one's saying it's a good thing. Few people will, I suspect; the two main concerns I have are the 'modem as root' that you've mentioned along with the resources hog that any such device would necessarily be.
It'd be a nice thing to have available as an option if you've got a space PCI slot and nothing else, but I can't see it catching on.
Read the article. I did, and I apologise for my injudicious phrasing; but my main point remains, which is that the shuttle is a waste of money, and allowing it to compete with (for example) the ESA won't prove to be a moneyspinner. If NASA subsidise such launches, they're losing money which is contrary to the point of the exercise. If they compete without subsidising, it'll take a hell of a lot more Ariane 5 blow-ups before anyone looks at the shuttle as a viable alternative.
Another Linux IPO, except this time it's a hardware company so no-one can bitch. Someone'll still find a reason, though. This is the best news of all the Linux IPOs so far. It's all very well having a cool OS, but with accompanying hardware, it'll be something people can really appreciate.
Talk of NASA keeping any money they make from satellite launches is pretty moot at the moment; the shuttle is such an inefficient piece of shite that there's no way NASA can charge the full cost of the launch, and subsidise every flight.
Forcing NASA to become profitable will effectively kill off the space shuttle. No bad thing. It'll probably also kill the space station. I'd hate to see that go, but it is horribly expensive and a waste of money (speaking as a firm advocate of manned space flight).
Re:Holy Shit! Someone has heard of Enders Game!
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"Ender's Game" was cool. "Speaker For The Dead" was a disaster. It was like the two books were written by two completely different people. Seems to me like "Ender's Shadow" should've been the sequel instead. I must disagree. I loved Ender's Game, I loved Speaker. I thought Xenocide sucked, and I wasn't that impressed by Children either. I can't wait for the new one, though. If anyone cares, I consider Maps in a Mirror to be one of the finest short story collections ever.
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The mistake most people who've posted are making are assuming that their experiences are universal; everybody reacts differently to pot. It makes Carl Sagan draw curves in the shower, it makes others giggle, it kills others.
As for arguments about the relative dangers of tobacco, they're irrelevant. I've no doubt whatsover that cigarettes are vastly more dangerous, but to insist that pot is harmless is just silly. It has dangers for some, and some people do become psychologically addicted. To the best of my knowledge, no-one can become physiologically addicted, but I'm willing to be corrected by an authoritative source.
Speaking personally, I'd like to attest to the effectiveness of hash (grass is damn difficult to get in Ireland) as an anti-nausea drug; when I was undergoing chemotherapy, it was the only thing that kept me from barfing the day away. Of course, I'm only talking about its effect on me. Your mileage may vary.
This is truly a Good Thing among Good Things. My questions: is there a site that those of us in various far-flung corners of the globe can use to see if there are any local operatives? If there isn't, will someone set one up? If no-one else will, is anyone willing to send me information on their projects so I can do it myself? Is animaniacs on today?
Making it be done on FM is magic.
Not really. The limited edition of the 2.2.10 kernel that was given away with Kellogg's Cornflakes had a special frequency modulation module; it works best when combined with Kellogg's proprietary 'snap crackle pop' sound card. It's only got three channels, and the second one sounds like an old LP, but it's still very effective. The entire musical output of Fatboy Slim can be generated overnight and released as MP3s when you get up in the morning.
For about ten years now, I've been viewing the terms 'PGP' and 'uncrackable' as pretty interchangable. Granted, I'm not the cypherpunk I should be, but I'm pretty sure the only way you're getting into PGP is by some sort of distributed cracking attempt.
Or am I wrong? There's a first time for everything.
I wonder what kind of programs are on there
Well, there was a version of BASIC written by billg; they were Microsoft's first big customer, afaik. Check out the Virtual Altair Museum.
the guy was still *using* the computer
Why not? There's very little that could be done in Office 97 that couldn't be done in, say, Wordstar (which still holds a place in my heart, tucked inside the left ventricle). The main difference -- unless your OLEing all over the place -- is that in Wordstar you had to know how to spell. Of course, you needed to know a bit about grammar, but not as much as you do nowadays so you can contradict Office's[1] view of the English language.
[1]Not just Office, of course; they're all shite. But who can resist an opportunity to pick on Microsoft?
Which is more aesthetically pleasing; calling it a W2**10 bug or W2^10 bug? Or W1K bug, perhaps? Or Just WK?
A while ago I attempted a humourous web page, part of which enumerated some of the ways that tech was going wrong; I was surprised that my research research dug up so many ways that technology we relied on is fundamentally flawed. It seems that there isn't a technology out there that doesn't feature a fatal flaw that'll kill us all a few years hence.
It's got to the stage where I'm thinking of heading for the hills not because of Y2K, but because sooner or later something electronic is going to kill us all.
Where to old computers go?
Silicon heaven. Duh.
Alias|Wavefront provides artists with open workflow solutions for creative advantage
Snigger. What the hell does that mean?
Sneers aside, this looks like a Good Thing, particularly with SMP. I've read a few pieces that say Linux is ideal for multimedia, but I've seen little evidence in the software.
And $3,000 for a renderererer? Truly Linux has come of age.
Inferring from the specific to the general is always a bad idea, and Katz has done just that here (disclaimer: haven't seen TBWP, and know nothing about it)
Remember when El Mariachi was made for sixteen cents and packet of chewing gum? That wasn't the end of the hollywood blockbuster, and nor will this be.
Style over substance will always be Hollywood's signature.
btw, from Jon's description, TBWP sounds remarkably similar in style to Pi, one of the worst fucking movies I've ever seen. Just because it hasn't got a budget, don't assume it's good.
It was on Yahoo news, not ZDNet
Read it again; it was written by Larry Barrett of ZDNet.
I did read the article, and while it's more intelligently written than most, it still contains no new information or even any insight.
I didn't like it.
Nothing of note there; but then again it's from ZDNet. It is unfortunate for poor ol' Be, though.
Rules of engagement:
1. Sitting back and waiting for the machine to crash by itself doesn't count.
2. If it does go down by itself, it's for periodic (every half hour) maintenance.
3. It's not a crash, it's a prank paging.
Oh, cheer up. Look at it this way; if we can make it, we can break it. And to be honest, the millions of cancer sufferers who may get to live longer probably don't care about your flu. But I do.
Robert the caring.
I appreciate that there are limits to how a company can expand, but I'd love to see a branch in Europe. Anywhere'd do, but Ireland in particular. Actually, there's a huge building operation going on down the road from me, so if anyone from VA is reading this, I can give them directions.
I've been using if for a few days now, and it seems impressive. It's certainly fast. Google is still my engine of choice (even though it's visited my page a ton of times, and still won't find it when I search for it).
As for its coverage: it may be "the result of more than a decade of research into optimising search algorithms and architectures", frankly this sounds dubious.
If it covers 30% of the web it'll be twice as good as existing engines, but I suppose thirdoftheweb.com isn't that catchy.
How do you get a H-1B? What is it? I already have a visa, but it's nearly maxed. Does that matter?
The correct URL for today's strip is of course, this.
My question: What is the capital of Burkina Faso, and why does it have so many vowels?
You won't see improvements, you didn't get first post, and Suse 6.2 is just about out (if it isn't already).
Happy birthday.
Hypocritical? Not really, as so far no-one's saying it's a good thing. Few people will, I suspect; the two main concerns I have are the 'modem as root' that you've mentioned along with the resources hog that any such device would necessarily be.
It'd be a nice thing to have available as an option if you've got a space PCI slot and nothing else, but I can't see it catching on.
Read the article.
I did, and I apologise for my injudicious phrasing; but my main point remains, which is that the shuttle is a waste of money, and allowing it to compete with (for example) the ESA won't prove to be a moneyspinner. If NASA subsidise such launches, they're losing money which is contrary to the point of the exercise. If they compete without subsidising, it'll take a hell of a lot more Ariane 5 blow-ups before anyone looks at the shuttle as a viable alternative.
Another Linux IPO, except this time it's a hardware company so no-one can bitch. Someone'll still find a reason, though.
This is the best news of all the Linux IPOs so far. It's all very well having a cool OS, but with accompanying hardware, it'll be something people can really appreciate.
Talk of NASA keeping any money they make from satellite launches is pretty moot at the moment; the shuttle is such an inefficient piece of shite that there's no way NASA can charge the full cost of the launch, and subsidise every flight.
Forcing NASA to become profitable will effectively kill off the space shuttle. No bad thing. It'll probably also kill the space station. I'd hate to see that go, but it is horribly expensive and a waste of money (speaking as a firm advocate of manned space flight).
Funny you should say that...
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"Ender's Game" was cool. "Speaker For The Dead" was a disaster. It was like the two books were written by two completely different people. Seems to me like "Ender's Shadow" should've been the sequel instead.
I must disagree. I loved Ender's Game, I loved Speaker. I thought Xenocide sucked, and I wasn't that impressed by Children either.
I can't wait for the new one, though.
If anyone cares, I consider Maps in a Mirror to be one of the finest short story collections ever.