They need to take that gizmo to Venus after it can self-replicate. Venus has loads of CO2 (an atmosphere so thick it would crush you like a grape), if a way could be found to stop its greenhouse effect, we'd have a nice, warm earth-sized planet to play around with.
Convert C02 to 02, react the 02 with whatever else is there (C0, CH4, any CNHO compounds, et cetera). This makes a big BOOM BOOM. And water. Start creating limestone carbon sinks. New vacation spot.
"Think virtual reality. The screen can be as big as you like (movie screen, anyone?)."
That's a very good point (same with the wireless). But it seems to only prove the point. After all, if you are actually wearing the computer, then that's a VERY personal computer.
Sure, I can sit in my room with my 3.5 year old pentium pro setup - but I sure as hell wouldn't wear it outside.
This "PC is dead" crap is pure bullshit. MY setup will always have a BIG keyboard and a BIG screen. That's hard to do in a portable. Furthermore, there will always be usage for the extra CPU as it is developed. Not to mention joysticks, flightsticks, speakers, printers, etc. Are all these GIANT devices going to attach to some walkman-sized PC kept in your pocket?
To use an analogy - if you took the applications from 8 years ago - you might conclude that the PC would be dead in 2000. After all, what could you do 8 years ago on a PC that can't be done on a cheap portable?
Applications however do not stand still. Video display, video caputure (PC TV/VCR anyone?), 3D, multiple screens, networking, massively complex games with AI opponents, speech recognition/interpretation (more big CPU crunch), automatic security surveillance. Am I leaving anything out? Yes about a million things.
Sure, everything I do today can be done tomorrow on some piece-of-shit portable. Big whoop.
Agreeing to an interview is not agreeing to answer every question. It would of been nice if he had mentioned that he wasn't or couldn't answer the question, but that is different.
I'm against the split as much as anyone. However, this split doesn't change the browser outlook for the negative. After all, the 2 big browsers are already owned by giants: MSFT and AOL. Calling either one a "content" provider is a bit of a stretch (assuming AOL sans Time Warner).
Besides, an OS still needs to "browse" its files. They wouldn't take IE from windows, more likely, they just cripple it and have the installation carried out by the 3rd company.
Twiki represented a division of robot labor. The smart robot (in that little circular smart roboty thingy) was powerless without Twiki. It had to sit on the table while Buck, Hawk, and the Chick went on adventures.
Sorry, but telling people not to use Outlook is bad advice. You're teaching them nothing and the advice is likely to be out of date. People who use Outlook and know how attachments work should of been immune. If the thrill of being "loved" got to them, then that's not a computer hack, it's a social hack.
Besides, security settings can be set for Outlook to disable scripting, activeX, et cetera.
The university owns the machines. The students don't pay for their access. When you get your account, you sign an agreement saying that you give the university the right to your data, especially if they're getting sued over it.
Well that's just fine and dandy. Perhaps its time to call the universities by their traditional name: high schools.
What I would have liked to see is procs released like the Pentium Pro - no multiplier lock and no set bus frequency. You should be able to take a PIII from 100 MHz to 133 MHz without overclocking. Intel & AMD can sell their procs at a rated speed and make this info easily identifiable.
Perhaps I shouldn't whine too much. After all, the shitty state of affairs is why I still run pentium pros.
Well, at least you're being honest. What rattles my cage is when you see 2 people in a discussion (both registered). Things get heated and deep into a thread 2 AC's start swearing back and fourth.
Now did the original 2 posters leave only to have their issues, opinions, and writing style mimicked by 2 AC's to carry on the fight? I don't think so.
Perhaps Taco and friends can fix the code so that it is obvious a registered user is "hiding". Call them AB's: Anonymous Bastards
Why would Duron beat Celeron by a smaller margin? Rumor had it, AMD was concerned about releasing Duron before Thunderbird because Duron is expected to be on par with Athlon's at the same speed - possibly even better.
The 700 MHz celeron's can fry as far as I'm concerned. Although both Intel and AMD are guilty of multiplier locking and fixing the user to a bus speed, only Intel seems to use the lock to peddle ancient technology (66 MHz bus) to enforce product segmentation. Pathetic.
I got to agree with AC. This is the second "Duron" story where half the comments are "funny" and I have dig thru the lamest jokes to find real information.
Serves me right, because apparently, nobody has anything of value to add. Off to tom's hardware...
Yeah he's a troll. But at least he didn't click the checkbox "Post Anonymously". You're no AC, you're just a kharma whore protecting your stash of $3 crack.
OMG did I say that? You're damn fucking right I said that.
That clerk is a big fucking asshole (I orignally said "moron" but he's just being an asshole salesman). A DVD player adds a marginal amount to the cost of a computer ($50 maybe less now). Furthermore, software is likely to be distributed in DVDs soon. Already, many of the "Extras" on a movie DVD require a PC.
This clerk was obviously trying to sell the nice old couple something they didn't want. He wanted to moved the merchandise he had.
The whole 19" vs 31" is irrelevant. I don't sit 12" from TV set. Resolution on my monitor (only 17" 1024x768) is superior to any TV set I've seen. I can read the fine print in commercials.
Besides, in many households, the main TV is tied up or otherwise difficult to use as your work n surf.
Pathetic salesperson. Buy online. Buy out of state.
1) To save money. 2) Some people want more power, just like some people want to knit quilts. Why the fuck would anyone want to knit a quilt? I don't know, it doesn't matter, and I wouldn't enter a quilt knitting discusion to ask. 3) The learning curve is not that steep. What is steep is the equipment often required. But O/C'ing is a hobby, cost isn't the only factor always. 4) Without hacking/optimization you would NOT be satisfied with the performance of any machine. 5) Processors aren't just generally rock solid, they are also sold at below their capacity - at least by the reputable vendors (the old Intel never would of released that POS 1 GHz proc). 6) Like I said: it's a hobby.
Question: "Unless you've got something to hide, why do you need your privacy?"
Answer: If you have nothing to protect, then you need no privacy.
"Unless you've got a credit card, why do you need to hide your social security number?"
"Unless you've got a house, why do you need keys and a lock?"
"Unless you've got money in a vault, why do you need a combination?"
"Unless you've got children, why do you need to not inform strangers of their whereabouts, interests, and route home from school?"
"Unless you've got a power-hungry government, why do you have to encrypt political dissent?"
"Unless you've got absolutely nobody in the world that wants anything you got, why do you need security, privacy, a strong lock, and a damn good lawyer?"
"One easy trick is, next time you find yourself at a mall, stop in at EB or whatever you find, browse the games for a while, pick an expensive one that only runs on Windows, and carry it up to the counter and ask whether they have a Linux version of it."
Are you joking?
1) You're asking people to ask a question they know the answer to. So you're gonna send an army of zealots to insult the intelligence of retail clerks 2) You'll get 1 of the following responses a) that version DOES run on Linux b) no c) what's linux
If you want to show support, then buy what few Linux games there are. Money talks.
Oddly enough, legislated laws don't stop flying bullets. Why would one stop a DoS? If you rely on the law for your protection, you will be disappointed. DoS may be nasty, but it AFAIK it doesn't kill anyone and it makes the internet stronger. Imagine if know virus had ever been written (you know, because we have LAWS - ha). Well imagine that, what do you do when a nasty virus comes around? You have no protection.
"Aside: It's funny how racism only runs rampant in the one country that considers 'racial hatred' to be a protected, inalienable civil right."
Are you forgetting Germany, USSR, Cambodia? And, BIG FYI, "racial hatred" is not considered a "civil right". Speech is protected under the first amendment. I don't know what amendment covers emotion ("hatred"), but I'm damn sure techno-jerks like yourself will construct a way to detect that as well. Civil rights were introduced in like the '60s.
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They need to take that gizmo to Venus after it can self-replicate. Venus has loads of CO2 (an atmosphere so thick it would crush you like a grape), if a way could be found to stop its greenhouse effect, we'd have a nice, warm earth-sized planet to play around with.
Convert C02 to 02, react the 02 with whatever else is there (C0, CH4, any CNHO compounds, et cetera). This makes a big BOOM BOOM. And water. Start creating limestone carbon sinks. New vacation spot.
"Think virtual reality. The screen can be as big as you like (movie screen, anyone?)."
That's a very good point (same with the wireless). But it seems to only prove the point. After all, if you are actually wearing the computer, then that's a VERY personal computer.
Sure, I can sit in my room with my 3.5 year old pentium pro setup - but I sure as hell wouldn't wear it outside.
We're both trolls (luzer). I just got the guts to login.
You forgot to logon. I guess you deemed that comment unworthy of the +2 throw.
Funny how this whole kharma/AC/moderation bullshit leads to kharma whores hiding their IDs as they troll. Real pathetic.
Next time blow your +2 throw on a topic you care about. People with real opinions are posting below that piece-of-shit post at 0 and 1.
This "PC is dead" crap is pure bullshit. MY setup will always have a BIG keyboard and a BIG screen. That's hard to do in a portable. Furthermore, there will always be usage for the extra CPU as it is developed. Not to mention joysticks, flightsticks, speakers, printers, etc. Are all these GIANT devices going to attach to some walkman-sized PC kept in your pocket?
To use an analogy - if you took the applications from 8 years ago - you might conclude that the PC would be dead in 2000. After all, what could you do 8 years ago on a PC that can't be done on a cheap portable?
Applications however do not stand still. Video display, video caputure (PC TV/VCR anyone?), 3D, multiple screens, networking, massively complex games with AI opponents, speech recognition/interpretation (more big CPU crunch), automatic security surveillance. Am I leaving anything out? Yes about a million things.
Sure, everything I do today can be done tomorrow on some piece-of-shit portable. Big whoop.
Agreeing to an interview is not agreeing to answer every question. It would of been nice if he had mentioned that he wasn't or couldn't answer the question, but that is different.
I'm against the split as much as anyone. However, this split doesn't change the browser outlook for the negative. After all, the 2 big browsers are already owned by giants: MSFT and AOL. Calling either one a "content" provider is a bit of a stretch (assuming AOL sans Time Warner).
Besides, an OS still needs to "browse" its files. They wouldn't take IE from windows, more likely, they just cripple it and have the installation carried out by the 3rd company.
Twiki represented a division of robot labor. The smart robot (in that little circular smart roboty thingy) was powerless without Twiki. It had to sit on the table while Buck, Hawk, and the Chick went on adventures.
But Twiki could strap it on and off it went.
Sorry, but telling people not to use Outlook is bad advice. You're teaching them nothing and the advice is likely to be out of date. People who use Outlook and know how attachments work should of been immune. If the thrill of being "loved" got to them, then that's not a computer hack, it's a social hack.
Besides, security settings can be set for Outlook to disable scripting, activeX, et cetera.
The university owns the machines. The students don't pay for their access. When you get your account, you sign an agreement saying that you give the university the right to your data, especially if they're getting sued over it.
Well that's just fine and dandy. Perhaps its time to call the universities by their traditional name: high schools.
What I would have liked to see is procs released like the Pentium Pro - no multiplier lock and no set bus frequency. You should be able to take a PIII from 100 MHz to 133 MHz without overclocking. Intel & AMD can sell their procs at a rated speed and make this info easily identifiable.
Perhaps I shouldn't whine too much. After all, the shitty state of affairs is why I still run pentium pros.
What a funny little post! I'm must admit, you almost got me to laugh out loud - but it did make me smile. Bravo.
Well, at least you're being honest. What rattles my cage is when you see 2 people in a discussion (both registered). Things get heated and deep into a thread 2 AC's start swearing back and fourth.
Now did the original 2 posters leave only to have their issues, opinions, and writing style mimicked by 2 AC's to carry on the fight? I don't think so.
Perhaps Taco and friends can fix the code so that it is obvious a registered user is "hiding". Call them AB's: Anonymous Bastards
Why would Duron beat Celeron by a smaller margin? Rumor had it, AMD was concerned about releasing Duron before Thunderbird because Duron is expected to be on par with Athlon's at the same speed - possibly even better.
The 700 MHz celeron's can fry as far as I'm concerned. Although both Intel and AMD are guilty of multiplier locking and fixing the user to a bus speed, only Intel seems to use the lock to peddle ancient technology (66 MHz bus) to enforce product segmentation. Pathetic.
I got to agree with AC. This is the second "Duron" story where half the comments are "funny" and I have dig thru the lamest jokes to find real information.
Serves me right, because apparently, nobody has anything of value to add. Off to tom's hardware...
Yeah he's a troll. But at least he didn't click the checkbox "Post Anonymously". You're no AC, you're just a kharma whore protecting your stash of $3 crack.
OMG did I say that? You're damn fucking right I said that.
That clerk is a big fucking asshole (I orignally said "moron" but he's just being an asshole salesman). A DVD player adds a marginal amount to the cost of a computer ($50 maybe less now). Furthermore, software is likely to be distributed in DVDs soon. Already, many of the "Extras" on a movie DVD require a PC.
This clerk was obviously trying to sell the nice old couple something they didn't want. He wanted to moved the merchandise he had.
The whole 19" vs 31" is irrelevant. I don't sit 12" from TV set. Resolution on my monitor (only 17" 1024x768) is superior to any TV set I've seen. I can read the fine print in commercials.
Besides, in many households, the main TV is tied up or otherwise difficult to use as your work n surf.
Pathetic salesperson. Buy online. Buy out of state.
1) To save money.
2) Some people want more power, just like some people want to knit quilts. Why the fuck would anyone want to knit a quilt? I don't know, it doesn't matter, and I wouldn't enter a quilt knitting discusion to ask.
3) The learning curve is not that steep. What is steep is the equipment often required. But O/C'ing is a hobby, cost isn't the only factor always.
4) Without hacking/optimization you would NOT be satisfied with the performance of any machine.
5) Processors aren't just generally rock solid, they are also sold at below their capacity - at least by the reputable vendors (the old Intel never would of released that POS 1 GHz proc).
6) Like I said: it's a hobby.
Question: "Unless you've got something to hide, why do you need your privacy?"
Answer: If you have nothing to protect, then you need no privacy.
"Unless you've got a credit card, why do you need to hide your social security number?"
"Unless you've got a house, why do you need keys and a lock?"
"Unless you've got money in a vault, why do you need a combination?"
"Unless you've got children, why do you need to not inform strangers of their whereabouts, interests, and route home from school?"
"Unless you've got a power-hungry government, why do you have to encrypt political dissent?"
"Unless you've got absolutely nobody in the world that wants anything you got, why do you need security, privacy, a strong lock, and a damn good lawyer?"
OK, South Africa (whites against blacks, and blacks against whites) and Japan vs China
"One easy trick is, next time you find yourself at a mall, stop in at EB or whatever you find, browse the games for a while, pick an expensive one that only runs on Windows, and carry it up to the counter and ask whether they have a Linux version of it."
Are you joking?
1) You're asking people to ask a question they know the answer to. So you're gonna send an army of zealots to insult the intelligence of retail clerks
2) You'll get 1 of the following responses
a) that version DOES run on Linux
b) no
c) what's linux
If you want to show support, then buy what few Linux games there are. Money talks.
Oddly enough, legislated laws don't stop flying bullets. Why would one stop a DoS? If you rely on the law for your protection, you will be disappointed. DoS may be nasty, but it AFAIK it doesn't kill anyone and it makes the internet stronger. Imagine if know virus had ever been written (you know, because we have LAWS - ha). Well imagine that, what do you do when a nasty virus comes around? You have no protection.
"Aside: It's funny how racism only runs rampant in the one country that considers 'racial hatred' to be a protected, inalienable civil right."
Are you forgetting Germany, USSR, Cambodia? And, BIG FYI, "racial hatred" is not considered a "civil right". Speech is protected under the first amendment. I don't know what amendment covers emotion ("hatred"), but I'm damn sure techno-jerks like yourself will construct a way to detect that as well. Civil rights were introduced in like the '60s.
"There should, however, be an internetworked place where the techno-idiots can feel safe {Internet 2 maybe?}"
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