the scroll wheel mouse was shipped right before they stopped shipping hardware.
No, NeXT never shipped a scroll mouse. The last mouse they produced was an ADB mouse affectionately referred to by some as the Bat Mouse, which was a pretty cool design, IMHO, but not a scroller.
Optical media is subject to a decay called "CD Rot", which essentially means that it has a shelf life of ~10 years.
I own a copy of one of the first commerially released CDs, Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations, released by Sony in 1982. It still plays perfectly after ~23 years. Other than storing it in its case, I have done nothing extraordinary to extend its life.
I have other 80's CDs, too, and all of them still work. YMMV, I suppose, but that 10-year lifespan figure doesn't jibe with my experience.
If you choose to reject the reliability of manuscripts and their origin, make sure to throw out all of antiquity.
I wouldn't throw anything out completely. I would prefer to regard all ancient texts, the Bible included, with an equally critical eye. I'm sure the Gallic Wars is full of inaccuracies, and so is the Bible.
Bein attracted to children ISN'T a problem. The girl next door to me is 14 and VERY hot (I'm in the UK she's legal in two years).
Attraction to children might be a problem, but we need to be clear about our terms: a fourteen-year-old may be a child in the eyes of the law but as far as our primate brain is concerned she is a woman, ready to reproduce, and it is very, very normal for a heterosexual male of any age to be attracted to her. Acting on that attraction may be illegal or inapproprite in other ways, but the attraction itself is normal and should not be worrisome.
A persistent sexual attraction specifically to pre-pubescent children is the clinical definition of pedophilia and persons with such feelings should seek counseling ASAP.
If Al Gore had won back in 2000, what would he have done? What alternative was there?
I'm sure he would have invaded Afghanistan much like the Shrub administration did. Few people anywhere objected to this. I doubt a Gore administration would have pushed for an Iraq invasion, though. There are/were no substantial connections between 9/11 and Iraq, despite GWB's wish to the contrary.
Wasn't L. Ron Hubbard a con artist before he became the leader of the Church of Scientology?
No, just a third-rate SF writer. He did decide to start his own religion when writing wasn't making him rich and famous enough, though, which is quite an ambitious con. One he pulled off quite well.
The days of OS X unencumbered by serial numbers / registration are not going to last.
I hope not. Any scheme they implement will be broken, as all such schemes are, and Apple will waste valuable resources chasing after the impossible dream of "copy protection". I hope they are smart enough to avoid that trap.
Their stockholders don't pay them to care, and they personally have no real interest in it - protecting the environment doesn't make them any money - so why should they care?
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I don't have a problem with DRM persay
No offence, but I think you meant per se.
spending bucku bucks
I think you meant "beaucoup", as in merci beaucoup.
men with guns will show up and escort you to gaol.
:D
Huh? Isn't that someplace Caesar conquered in 50BC?
the scroll wheel mouse was shipped right before they stopped shipping hardware.
No, NeXT never shipped a scroll mouse. The last mouse they produced was an ADB mouse affectionately referred to by some as the Bat Mouse, which was a pretty cool design, IMHO, but not a scroller.
I can pee standing AND have multiple orgasms!
Simultaneously? Wait, on second thought maybe I don't want to know...
I really have to wonder how come Lucas started his first movie (i.e. "A New Hope") with the specific subtitle of "Episode IV".
He didn't. "Episode IV" was added to the crawl later.
Optical media is subject to a decay called "CD Rot", which essentially means that it has a shelf life of ~10 years.
I own a copy of one of the first commerially released CDs, Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations, released by Sony in 1982. It still plays perfectly after ~23 years. Other than storing it in its case, I have done nothing extraordinary to extend its life.
I have other 80's CDs, too, and all of them still work. YMMV, I suppose, but that 10-year lifespan figure doesn't jibe with my experience.
Olive Oil style screams
FYI, her name is spelled Olive Oyl.
I'm sure you were dying to know that.
Average people are phisically (neurophisiologically)
Check your spelling there, genius.
They are total fucking clueless morons and should die a painful death right now, all of them...
Does "they" include people who can't spell? Simmer down, man.
there are usually a few rouge servers running around
I prefer black faceplates for my servers, but to each his own.
If you choose to reject the reliability of manuscripts and their origin, make sure to throw out all of antiquity.
I wouldn't throw anything out completely. I would prefer to regard all ancient texts, the Bible included, with an equally critical eye. I'm sure the Gallic Wars is full of inaccuracies, and so is the Bible.
Because geeks lust after Terry Hatcher.
"They're real, and they're spectacular!"
You may choose to reject biblical records, but what would you do about secular documents which corroborate them?
Such as...? Links, please.
Oh, and Josephus doesn't really count. Most of the stuff about Jesus was added later.
Bein attracted to children ISN'T a problem. The girl next door to me is 14 and VERY hot (I'm in the UK she's legal in two years).
Attraction to children might be a problem, but we need to be clear about our terms: a fourteen-year-old may be a child in the eyes of the law but as far as our primate brain is concerned she is a woman, ready to reproduce, and it is very, very normal for a heterosexual male of any age to be attracted to her. Acting on that attraction may be illegal or inapproprite in other ways, but the attraction itself is normal and should not be worrisome.
A persistent sexual attraction specifically to pre-pubescent children is the clinical definition of pedophilia and persons with such feelings should seek counseling ASAP.
If Al Gore had won back in 2000, what would he have done? What alternative was there?
I'm sure he would have invaded Afghanistan much like the Shrub administration did. Few people anywhere objected to this. I doubt a Gore administration would have pushed for an Iraq invasion, though. There are/were no substantial connections between 9/11 and Iraq, despite GWB's wish to the contrary.
Wasn't L. Ron Hubbard a con artist before he became the leader of the Church of Scientology?
No, just a third-rate SF writer. He did decide to start his own religion when writing wasn't making him rich and famous enough, though, which is quite an ambitious con. One he pulled off quite well.
You are describing exactly what happened when Lenin overthrow a democratic government and seized control of old Russia.
Whatever else it was, the government of Czar Nicholas II was anything but democratic.
Yeah, get back to me when it displays the click through license agreement in the shell rather than sitting there on some co-loed screen miles away.
I agree, this is a pain. However, you can get around it for the moment by killing the PID you find by typing 'ps auxc | grep -i qt'.
What it really means is that the CIA sees your porn collection as a threat to the American way of life
But pr0n is part of the 'American Way of Life'.
It's now in iMacs and the new displays. Looks like Steve basically took what they did in NeXT and moved it into Apple, piece by piece.
You're right! It's the descendant of the NeXTstation.
The days of OS X unencumbered by serial numbers / registration are not going to last.
I hope not. Any scheme they implement will be broken, as all such schemes are, and Apple will waste valuable resources chasing after the impossible dream of "copy protection". I hope they are smart enough to avoid that trap.
Their stockholders don't pay them to care, and they personally have no real interest in it - protecting the environment doesn't make them any money - so why should they care?
We need a new mod: "+1 Scary Because It's True".
The US population is below replacement rate,
Immigration is taking care of this problem, now and for the forseeable future (in the US at any rate).
I found a dentist who anally sterilizes everything, I've not once come down sick after he's been in my mouth.
Maybe not, but I think I might be after reading that.
The Nokia 6230
Looks like the phone for me, but apparently it's not available in the US. Does anyone know what the equivalent model is on this side of the pond?