I don't plan on voting this election. Yes, me, "Fervent". I simply don't believe any of the candidates are worthy of my endorsement, and that includes Nader.
I agree with Katz. I think you make just as important a statement when you don't vote as when you do. You're saying, in no uncertain terms, the system we are working with now doesn't work. Kind of like how Linux pundits deal with the rest of the world.
My grandmother, on the other hand, literally told me that she liked George W. Bush "because he had a serious face". I'm not making this shit up. And since older Americans, who I'm not, decide the crux of most elections through voting, this might be the mentality most "voters" share.
I would suggest recondering the process we've become indebted to. Maybe if we downplay it enough, it will eventually change.
As anyone with experience with radiation and cancer know, radiation can also kill (usually excessive amount are fired at cancerous cells. An old technique, but limited in effectiveness).
One can draw an analogy: would the radiation in mutating Linux also call to kill it?
We're all Linux users, and we know that Windows 2000 is a horror, and was developed under insane conditions.
This really bothers me, but I try to keep mum because it's been addressed before. This is supposed to be "News for Nerds" not "News for Linux users".
You may not use Windows 2000. I use it all the time. I like it. I like Linux as well, but Linux has a LONG way to go before it even touches the usability in the GUI department for me.
I do agree with your sentiment that textures could do a reasonable job in fooling the consumer into thinking bolts were there. But the other poster saw my comment more succinctly.
If I want to click on a wall section and find out exactly what parts it entails, I can't really do that with a texture. The stronger systems can do it, at a cost in buying the software as opposed to using Quake 2.
I wouldn't say "quaking". I would say "understanding". The now know that Linux has become a threat since Joe Luser has started purchasing boxed copies of RedHat (boosting the Linux user base to an "amazing"... *cough*... 3-4% of the user populace).
They now know it's a little chiuana yapping at it's heels. Best to kick the little bugger away.
Along with a copy of the smart card you'd also have to take considerable "traditional" measures to become the person. Change the way you look. Change your birth certificate. Change other official documents.
Copying the card would have the same effect as using your older brother's ID to purchase alcohol. It may work in some cases, but if someone looks at the ID they will obviously realize it is not you.
A Quake 2 solution for a blueprint would leave a lot of information out. Granted, in a "professional" simulator the model you show to the consumer ignores much of the structural information (they get the "pretty tour"). But you can always turn a few widgets on and say "here's the crossbeam below the thirtieth floor" or even "here's where that series of nails should be".
Inclusion of this in a Quake 2 model would slow the system down and ultimately not be as detailed. In addition, you wouldn't be able to click on a wall section and find the exact parts needed, order replacements online, etc. like you can with more professional suites (without massive modifications to the code base).
a feature that allows parents to automatically check, with one click, what sites your kids have visited lately
You mean kind of like a proxy? Or a DNS that kept tabs on what sites were visited? I'd buy that.
If the issue was adults in public areas were to be as closely watched, I'd definitely decline. However, parents are legally responsible for their children. If your kid goes to a bombmaking site, then comes into the kitchen for supplies, the parents should have a right to look at the logs and say "Gee, why does little Jimmy need acidic cleaning fluid"?
Organic solutions don't surprise me. There was a bacteria-based RAM solution I read about a while back -- light "froze" the bacteria into different positions that were readable from subsequent light passes. Kind of like a CD-ROM.
I also heard about a light-crystal RAM solution that was pretty impressive. It used multiple layers to push up to a terrabyte into a piece of crystal. Very nice.
I'd feel a lot better about this merger if local cable (like Time-Warner has such a big hand in) itself faced tougher competition than it does right now.
The idea that a single company would own every entertainment medium on the planet - movies, music, radio, web - doesn't scare you enough?
Personally, I think upping the sample rate is a good idea. I've long heard arguments from audio proponents that 44K was simply not enough to sample high-quality tracks.
Calls to question, however, what will we do about all the CD's already burned at this rate (that is, if the standard gets acknowledged)? Will we be seeing Super CD's in the future with warnings on the back "Due to the fact that this CD was recorded in conventional format, you may experience small pops and scratches that are a known limitation of this original format" (much like they say with CD's created from old records).
Also, does DAT produce any better recordings? Does DAT even sample the same way a CD does?
I don't understand the legitimacy of the submitter's complaint. Allowing parents to effectively not have their children buy violent games (without accomping them to the place of sale) is reasonable. If they were saying they wouldn't sell the games, regardless of whether or not a parent was there, then I would see the complaint.
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I agree with Katz. I think you make just as important a statement when you don't vote as when you do. You're saying, in no uncertain terms, the system we are working with now doesn't work. Kind of like how Linux pundits deal with the rest of the world.
My grandmother, on the other hand, literally told me that she liked George W. Bush "because he had a serious face". I'm not making this shit up. And since older Americans, who I'm not, decide the crux of most elections through voting, this might be the mentality most "voters" share.
I would suggest recondering the process we've become indebted to. Maybe if we downplay it enough, it will eventually change.
Except if they were monitoring corporate traffic. Then it wouldn't matter whose domain you were using.
Encryption? Just use traffic analysis ("Hmm... it appears Rob is sending email through his own domain, instead of the company's domain. Why?")
Makes sense considering their trademark is a duck. Look at the website.
My suggestion: make it a ton colder.
(Besides, do we really know if this thing is connected to their thermostat anyway? No active pictures available).
Is this a Slashdot first? A site (the 8-ball site) setting itself up to be Slashdotted? Try the 8-ball and check out the image you get.
One can draw an analogy: would the radiation in mutating Linux also call to kill it?
This really bothers me, but I try to keep mum because it's been addressed before. This is supposed to be "News for Nerds" not "News for Linux users".
You may not use Windows 2000. I use it all the time. I like it. I like Linux as well, but Linux has a LONG way to go before it even touches the usability in the GUI department for me.
"The horrors! The insanity!"
Don't be hypocritical by trying to turn the situation around.
If I want to click on a wall section and find out exactly what parts it entails, I can't really do that with a texture. The stronger systems can do it, at a cost in buying the software as opposed to using Quake 2.
Summit bank works quite well on all the platforms I've tried. In addition, their support staff is intelligent and friendly.
They now know it's a little chiuana yapping at it's heels. Best to kick the little bugger away.
Copying the card would have the same effect as using your older brother's ID to purchase alcohol. It may work in some cases, but if someone looks at the ID they will obviously realize it is not you.
Inclusion of this in a Quake 2 model would slow the system down and ultimately not be as detailed. In addition, you wouldn't be able to click on a wall section and find the exact parts needed, order replacements online, etc. like you can with more professional suites (without massive modifications to the code base).
I think this article will go down as "the most front page header space wasted in Slashdot history". A joke, but still...
a feature that allows parents to automatically check, with one click, what sites your kids have visited lately
You mean kind of like a proxy? Or a DNS that kept tabs on what sites were visited? I'd buy that.
If the issue was adults in public areas were to be as closely watched, I'd definitely decline. However, parents are legally responsible for their children. If your kid goes to a bombmaking site, then comes into the kitchen for supplies, the parents should have a right to look at the logs and say "Gee, why does little Jimmy need acidic cleaning fluid"?
I also heard about a light-crystal RAM solution that was pretty impressive. It used multiple layers to push up to a terrabyte into a piece of crystal. Very nice.
Anyone who's ever seen the cutscenes in some of the better video games (such as Diablo II) would agree with me.
Were we not able to make them before?
Anyone notice the near strictly political motivations of most of the pictures?
Granted, I'm not really interested in the older archives (which I'm sure they have on file).
Still, I use it every day (particularly when I'm having driver issues or want fan reviews of my favorite games.
The idea that a single company would own every entertainment medium on the planet - movies, music, radio, web - doesn't scare you enough?
...if noone listens. Money talks. If Napster isn't lobbying the committee, they can kiss their company goodbye.
Calls to question, however, what will we do about all the CD's already burned at this rate (that is, if the standard gets acknowledged)? Will we be seeing Super CD's in the future with warnings on the back "Due to the fact that this CD was recorded in conventional format, you may experience small pops and scratches that are a known limitation of this original format" (much like they say with CD's created from old records).
Also, does DAT produce any better recordings? Does DAT even sample the same way a CD does?
As it stands, it's not really a ban.
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