It's actually really good for breaking in baseball caps too - if you get that plastic hat holder thingy. It's much less messy than taking showers in your cap and wearing it around the house.
Ah! But apparently while trying to find a link to some such hat rack product, I ran into a couple of pages describing why this is a bad idea. Here's one
I run a few web sites and for all of the e-mails that I put on the site, I just use a little javascript to paste the components of the e-mail address together - fools the spiders.
Still, I can't figure out how to prevent the relatives from signing me up for free offers or sending me e-cards through unreputable sites. I have a hard time giving them an e-mail address like andrewc.2.mom@spamgourmet.com (check it out: spamgourmet)
Oh man! I had to check that out on IMDB - I have actually always thought that was Toby McGuire in October Sky!
I was like, "well, he sucked in Cider House Rules, but October Sky was really good so I guess he's hit or miss". Now I have no reason to like him - Spiderman was good despite Toby McGuire, not because of.
He's a goldmine because they let him do whatever the hell he wants and let him take 6 years to make one game. I doubt Miyamoto would be a great asset to any company other than Sega or Nintendo, because I doubt any company other than those two would give him the freedom he needs to be great.
Nor would Miyamoto ever want to work for another video game company. When Nintendo's done, he will either retire or try to create a new company or development studio.
Ha! We just got 7-9" here in sunny Nashville, Tennessee and I just had a blast watching countless SUVs fish-tailing and spinning their wheels as they tried to gain speed up a *very* slight incline outside of my office building. Nothing pleased me more than to see abandoned SUVs on the sides of roads last Thursday.
My Volkswagon Jetta did just fine - since I'm sharp enough to realize that you aren't supposed to drive fast on snow and ice whether you have AWD or not. Oh, and flooring it rarely works in any case =)
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And if you want to get that pedantic, it wasn't technically "Mario" at all when Donkey Kong came out - he was just called "Jumpman".
Are there official rules/guidelines for the Turing test out there somewhere? What I'm wondering is whether or not they also judge a human at the same time. Would a human pass the turing test 70% of the time?
A 'typo' is when you juxtapose two letters like 'teh' instead of 'the' or possibly miss a key altogether.
This would be a logic error... unless you're actually suggesting that he was trying to type "there" but his fingers were flying so fast that he typed "ir" instead of "re"?
I can't tell you the exact setting, but Proxomitron works just fine for me with the new window commands. The only thing it has trouble on is sites like Salon.com that are heavily laden in javascript navigation.
I tried about 4-5 different ad blockers and Proxomitron was definitely the best.
A 15-year-old student at the University? Man, it kills me to hear stuff like that. That poor kid probably thinks he's tough stuff now, but I'm betting he'll regret his lack of a social life later on. There are more important things in life than advancing quickly.
There are probably tons of people here that could've skipped grades at a time, but wouldn't you at least want to be in your sexual prime when you went to college?
Somebody needs to watch American Beauty again - you gotta stop and smell the roses.
Not sure if this is sarcastic or not, but the iPAQ is only second-ugliest after the new Cassiopeia.
The Jornada was IMHO the best looking of the PPC2002 devices and will only be superceded by the upcoming LOOX in terms of sexiness;-)
However, you're definitely right about how much looks matter. The iPAQ was just riddled with quality control problems and design flaws (no onboard memory expansion, no simultaneous button presses, dust under the screen, digitizer problems, etc.), but it won the PocketPC battle by a long shot merely because of hype and its 'sleek' silver color (though I personally think it looks like shite).
It's dissappointing to see the Jornada go the way of the dinosaurs because I will never consider an iPAQ after Compaq's history with quality control (not to mention the butt-ugly design). Hopefully another manufacturer will set up to the plate to replace it (Dell?)... and PLEASE Microsoft, let them design their PocketPCs the way they want to - the limitations on button arrangement, screen type, etc. just stifles innovation and expansion.
What about those of us that not only don't have anything to do, but aren't allowed to install software on our machines?
I only have my PocketPC for games - though I still feel a little apprehensive about playing the NES/Gameboy emulators because it definitely looks like I'm playing games.
I always feel like I could be doing something productive like going through a programming book or learning a new skill.
Why use free/open source software when you can get the commercial software for free?
We've all heard how software pirating hurts the commercial software industry, but how about the cheap bastards that would otherwise be using free/open source applications?
Mm - my guess would be people like me who don't have enough to do. I end up trying to make up new programs to write that might help me or the company out down the road.
From my perspective, I wonder, "Who are these people that complain about working 60-70 hour weeks?"
Actually, both Doom and Quake are playable on PocketPCs. I've played Doom myself and that runs at 100%, but I hear Quake's still hovering around 10-12 fps which is too slow for me to even bother trying.
PocketPCs are miles ahead of Palm in the game department. The only problem is stupid MS's standards for the D-pad to be in the middle of the device. I'm sticking with my EM-500 until those restrictions are relaxed and another faster device comes out with the D-pad in the proper "gameboy layout".
Current PocketPCs run GB emulators just fine - in fact they run NES emulators just fine too (though I suppose the processing power is pretty similar).
I overclocked my EM-500 (from 150-180mhz) and that gave me full speed w/ sound on the best NES emulator.
I hear that Genesis/SNES runs around 10-12 fps right now (yes, there are emulators for them - along with Gameboy Advance), so that means that the X-Scale devices should be able to run those games full-speed since they'll be in the 300-400mhz range.
No, there's not a big market - especially when you consider that you can get all of the "old school" games to run at 100% speed using popular free emulators.
I... ahem... know people that have had great success overclocking their PocketPCs and running all NES & Gameboy Color games at full speed with sound.
What amazes me is the Palm-centric slant of slashdot. Okay, so PocketPCs are Microsoft, but they can do so much more! At some point, your love of technology has to take over. I've been playing NES, Game Gear, & Game Boy Color games on my Cassiopeia EM-500 for over a year now (and you can snag one of these for just over $200 now).
Just wait 'till the X-Scale devices come out later this year and we'll be able to play SNES, Genesis & Gameboy Advance games at full speed.
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It's actually really good for breaking in baseball caps too - if you get that plastic hat holder thingy. It's much less messy than taking showers in your cap and wearing it around the house.
Ah! But apparently while trying to find a link to some such hat rack product, I ran into a couple of pages describing why this is a bad idea. Here's one
Try again ... the largest coin is 41.
1) 41
2) 1 (40 + 41 is 81, so you must go to the next smallest coin)
3) 1
4) 1
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40) 1
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For great commentary on all things that 20-something males grew up on in the 80's, head over to seanbaby's web site.
One of the funniest web sites I've ever seen - of course I think you have to be in the same demographic to really appreciate it.
I run a few web sites and for all of the e-mails that I put on the site, I just use a little javascript to paste the components of the e-mail address together - fools the spiders.
Still, I can't figure out how to prevent the relatives from signing me up for free offers or sending me e-cards through unreputable sites. I have a hard time giving them an e-mail address like andrewc.2.mom@spamgourmet.com (check it out: spamgourmet)
Oh man! I had to check that out on IMDB - I have actually always thought that was Toby McGuire in October Sky!
I was like, "well, he sucked in Cider House Rules, but October Sky was really good so I guess he's hit or miss". Now I have no reason to like him - Spiderman was good despite Toby McGuire, not because of.
He's a goldmine because they let him do whatever the hell he wants and let him take 6 years to make one game. I doubt Miyamoto would be a great asset to any company other than Sega or Nintendo, because I doubt any company other than those two would give him the freedom he needs to be great.
Nor would Miyamoto ever want to work for another video game company. When Nintendo's done, he will either retire or try to create a new company or development studio.
Ha! We just got 7-9" here in sunny Nashville, Tennessee and I just had a blast watching countless SUVs fish-tailing and spinning their wheels as they tried to gain speed up a *very* slight incline outside of my office building. Nothing pleased me more than to see abandoned SUVs on the sides of roads last Thursday.
My Volkswagon Jetta did just fine - since I'm sharp enough to realize that you aren't supposed to drive fast on snow and ice whether you have AWD or not. Oh, and flooring it rarely works in any case =)
And if you want to get that pedantic, it wasn't technically "Mario" at all when Donkey Kong came out - he was just called "Jumpman".
Are there official rules/guidelines for the Turing test out there somewhere? What I'm wondering is whether or not they also judge a human at the same time. Would a human pass the turing test 70% of the time?
A 'typo' is when you juxtapose two letters like 'teh' instead of 'the' or possibly miss a key altogether.
... unless you're actually suggesting that he was trying to type "there" but his fingers were flying so fast that he typed "ir" instead of "re"?
This would be a logic error
I can't tell you the exact setting, but Proxomitron works just fine for me with the new window commands. The only thing it has trouble on is sites like Salon.com that are heavily laden in javascript navigation.
I tried about 4-5 different ad blockers and Proxomitron was definitely the best.
A 15-year-old student at the University? Man, it kills me to hear stuff like that. That poor kid probably thinks he's tough stuff now, but I'm betting he'll regret his lack of a social life later on. There are more important things in life than advancing quickly.
There are probably tons of people here that could've skipped grades at a time, but wouldn't you at least want to be in your sexual prime when you went to college?
Somebody needs to watch American Beauty again - you gotta stop and smell the roses.
Not sure if this is sarcastic or not, but the iPAQ is only second-ugliest after the new Cassiopeia.
;-)
... and PLEASE Microsoft, let them design their PocketPCs the way they want to - the limitations on button arrangement, screen type, etc. just stifles innovation and expansion.
The Jornada was IMHO the best looking of the PPC2002 devices and will only be superceded by the upcoming LOOX in terms of sexiness
However, you're definitely right about how much looks matter. The iPAQ was just riddled with quality control problems and design flaws (no onboard memory expansion, no simultaneous button presses, dust under the screen, digitizer problems, etc.), but it won the PocketPC battle by a long shot merely because of hype and its 'sleek' silver color (though I personally think it looks like shite).
It's dissappointing to see the Jornada go the way of the dinosaurs because I will never consider an iPAQ after Compaq's history with quality control (not to mention the butt-ugly design). Hopefully another manufacturer will set up to the plate to replace it (Dell?)
What about those of us that not only don't have anything to do, but aren't allowed to install software on our machines?
I only have my PocketPC for games - though I still feel a little apprehensive about playing the NES/Gameboy emulators because it definitely looks like I'm playing games.
I always feel like I could be doing something productive like going through a programming book or learning a new skill.
Why use free/open source software when you can get the commercial software for free?
We've all heard how software pirating hurts the commercial software industry, but how about the cheap bastards that would otherwise be using free/open source applications?
What's wrong with javascript? If you're worried about all of the malicious javascript code, I recommend Proximitron
After trying 5 different pop-up killers, this one was definitely the best for me. It handles tons of other annoying web-based shenanigans too.
Mm - my guess would be people like me who don't have enough to do. I end up trying to make up new programs to write that might help me or the company out down the road.
From my perspective, I wonder, "Who are these people that complain about working 60-70 hour weeks?"
They're really going to be kicking themselves when they see an ad on TV a month later for a computer that's just as powerful for only $12 million.
Hey, if he patents masturbation instead, I think Kleenex will still see a drop in sales.
Actually, both Doom and Quake are playable on PocketPCs. I've played Doom myself and that runs at 100%, but I hear Quake's still hovering around 10-12 fps which is too slow for me to even bother trying.
PocketPCs are miles ahead of Palm in the game department. The only problem is stupid MS's standards for the D-pad to be in the middle of the device. I'm sticking with my EM-500 until those restrictions are relaxed and another faster device comes out with the D-pad in the proper "gameboy layout".
Current PocketPCs run GB emulators just fine - in fact they run NES emulators just fine too (though I suppose the processing power is pretty similar).
I overclocked my EM-500 (from 150-180mhz) and that gave me full speed w/ sound on the best NES emulator.
I hear that Genesis/SNES runs around 10-12 fps right now (yes, there are emulators for them - along with Gameboy Advance), so that means that the X-Scale devices should be able to run those games full-speed since they'll be in the 300-400mhz range.
No, there's not a big market - especially when you consider that you can get all of the "old school" games to run at 100% speed using popular free emulators.
... ahem ... know people that have had great success overclocking their PocketPCs and running all NES & Gameboy Color games at full speed with sound.
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What amazes me is the Palm-centric slant of slashdot. Okay, so PocketPCs are Microsoft, but they can do so much more! At some point, your love of technology has to take over. I've been playing NES, Game Gear, & Game Boy Color games on my Cassiopeia EM-500 for over a year now (and you can snag one of these for just over $200 now).
Just wait 'till the X-Scale devices come out later this year and we'll be able to play SNES, Genesis & Gameboy Advance games at full speed.
There are restrictions to immigration??
Man, how many devices are going to be called Nomad in the near future? It used to be my Quake name and now everyone uses it =)
- Nomad (portable Genesis)
- Nomad Jukebox (mp3 player)
- Nomad (laser HUD)
Any others?
I take my porn very seriously.