You have a 95 machine and you wanted USB. So, instead of patching the OS to add the feature you needed you downloaded a copy of a different OS. How can you not view that as piracy? 95 and 98 are *different* products. Owning one does not give you the right to use the other.
TRI is independent and is currently publishing through GOD. They were never bought by MS. Their last MS title was Monster Truck Madness 2. Since they joined GOD they've released Fly!, Fly! 2K, and Nocturne. They're currently working on a new 4x4 truck game that will be multiplatform and mulitplayer.
The author states that if the program hadn't attempted to put his computer into online work mode repeatedly he would never have known about it because there isn't a way to detect those types of programs.
That's not true. Any decent personal firewall for Windows (Black ICE, Norton Internet Security 2000, or ZoneAlarm) will alert you to both unauthorized inbound and *outbound* connection attempts.
ZoneAlarm is my favorite, and it is free for personal use. You can get it at http://www.zonealarm.com
You have to keep portable electronics (laptops, gameboys, palm devices, walkmen, CD players, etc...) off during taxi, takeoff, and landing. But, after the plane has cleared about 10k feet or so the flight attendants will make an announement that it is ok to turn those devices on.
Granted, my experience with air travel is mostly limited to US Airways. But I find it hard to believe that they are the only airline that allows for use of personal electronic devices.
In terms of auto shows any sexy, gotta have it, gee isn't that AWESOME vehicle that will never see the light of day in the same incarnation is a concept car.
If the buyer wants to void the warrantee and overclock his purchase that is fine. What is wrong is that he was sold an item that was not what was advertised.
While the margins between 650s and 700s aren't that much, the margins between 500s and 700s is quite large. As the author stated in his article, AMD started using the 650 core in 500s near the end of their life cycle because it was easier/cheaper for them to do so than to produce 500mHz cores.
Most news segments and television shows are recorded on Betacam SP. It is *not* the same as BetaMax. Betacam has more lines of resolution, more space for audio, and comes in two tape sizes. Betacam SP is what Sony made after Betamax failed so that they wouldn't lose all of their R&D investment.
While most local news affiliates still use Betacam SP the DV formats are quickly being adopted by the major networks for news and syndicated shows.
A 32 minute download movie is $3.95. When I go to see a full length motion picture in the theater I pay $7.00 for 90 - 120 minutes. The better value is still the movie theater.
Does it really matter that the shuttle was originally designed in the late 70's? The F-117a was designed around the same time. Almost every one of our front line fighters (F-14, F-16, F-15), come from the 60's.
That doesn't mean that they are still based on technology from that era, though. All have updated computer systems, glass cockpits, better engines, etc... The platform might be a few decades old, but the technology is quite current.
If you tell them to remove you from their list and they call back twice more in a 52 week period you can claim damages of up to $500. Go to Junkbusters and learn your rights.
I mention my rights, mention the Act that protects them, and ask to be removed. I don't get calls back. I've learned that the key is to let them know that *you* know your rights. Otherwise they'll assume you don't and continue to call
Your statistics aren't quite right. Currently only about 25000 homes in the top 48 markets get the automated Nielsen system, the "People Meters". That is not the only way Nielsen collects viewing habits. They also send out thousands upon thousands of viewing journals. Each journal covers 1 week of time and the home is on its honor to accurately fill out the journal during the week.
I just did this a few weeks ago. I'm sure the Nielsen people were very interested in a week long journal that had only listings for the Sci-Fi, Learning, and Discovery channels and only averaged about 2 hrs of viewing a day.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Please do not use made up percentages of anything. If you have documentation to back up your claim(read: rant) then please post links to the publications.
I own Napster. I use Napster. I use Napster because with my broadband connection it is quicker for me to find.MP3 files of the music on the CDs in my CD collection and download them then it is to manually rip every song off of every CD I own. I have every right to the.MP3 version of the song, since I own the CD. Napster is a time saving device.
Some of my CDs have scratches on them. I still own them though. Napster allows me to effectively legally "fix" these errors in my collection by downloading good versions of songs that I legally own on CD. That way I don't have to drop more money just to repair something I've already purchased.
Amiga based Video Toasters are not digital editors. They are analog editors with a computer interface, a character generator, a 3D package, and a lot of DVEs.
You do not digitize the video before editting. All editting is done from A/B roll edit decks through the Switcher onto a record deck. You could automated the process with edit decision lists and a Video/LAN that could control your vLAN capable decks, but all editting happens in the analog realm.
If you get the ill-fated Video Toaster Flyer add-on you have access to a limited digital NLE system, but it isn't much better than using Adobe Premiere, some software from FAST, or Avid's low-end Mac and NT based NLE.
This is not an insightful post. It is an extremely *REDUNDANT* post. Every time there is an article about the Amiga someone has to jump in with the "This isn't original Amiga hardware, so this isn't really an Amiga" post.
I remember it being mentioned numerous times while Iridium was in phase of launching satelites. One of biggest problems with the system is that about the time they expected to pay off their original debt they were going to have to incur the same debt (probably more) all over again as they started replacing the birds.
Ohhh yeah. No more getting my butt kicked by the Queen Alien after she rips Bishop in half and sends that annoying little half-pint Newt into the access tunnels. No siree. Next time I find myself in THAT situation I'll just don my ARPA funded, Catepillar built, lemon yellow power armor and KICK SOME XENOLOGICAL BOOTAY!
It's gotta have the welding torch, though. It's useless without the welding torch. A Queen Alien can withstand grendades, bullets, flame throwers, evil looks, and even a thermonuclear explosion, but the sight of a 1.5" long yellow flame causes her to have a coniption fit.
So Circuit City, the company that tried to completely control a medium with DiVX, is now selling out of a DVD player that is easily hacked to allow people to circumvent the MPAA's heavy handed region tactics and attempted control of a medium?
Am I the only one who remembers the "backup systems" for Amigas that actually encoded the contents of your HD into video bar-codes and stored it on regular VHS tapes? I used that system constantly and never had a problem with it. It required software and a dedicated hardware interface between the monitor port, video output port, and the vcr. The name of it escapes me at the moment.
They should do the broadcast in that format. I'd dig out my old 1200 with the hardware and have a working copy of DeCSS on a platform that doesn't even have DVD-ROM support;)
What would Netscape do to cause this person to "pop his pants"? You can't connect to a BBS with it. The internet won't be available to you and even if it was every link in your bookmarks file would give you a 404 error.
And then, even if you managed to get on the nascent internet and found some odd scientific "web" page with nothing but text NS would decide to crash a horrible death for no apparent reason.
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Don't forget Guidescope for Windows (http://www.guidescope.com/). I find it superior to Webwasher, personally.
You have a 95 machine and you wanted USB. So, instead of patching the OS to add the feature you needed you downloaded a copy of a different OS. How can you not view that as piracy? 95 and 98 are *different* products. Owning one does not give you the right to use the other.
TRI is independent and is currently publishing through GOD. They were never bought by MS. Their last MS title was Monster Truck Madness 2. Since they joined GOD they've released Fly!, Fly! 2K, and Nocturne. They're currently working on a new 4x4 truck game that will be multiplatform and mulitplayer.
Yeah, YEAH!
Why isn't EA-SPORTS inventing NEW sports and making games about them!
MS stopped support for PowerPC somewhere around NT4 SP3. Alpha support pretty much died right around SP5. Win2K (NT5) is X86 only.
The author states that if the program hadn't attempted to put his computer into online work mode repeatedly he would never have known about it because there isn't a way to detect those types of programs.
That's not true. Any decent personal firewall for Windows (Black ICE, Norton Internet Security 2000, or ZoneAlarm) will alert you to both unauthorized inbound and *outbound* connection attempts.
ZoneAlarm is my favorite, and it is free for personal use. You can get it at http://www.zonealarm.com
When was the last time you flew on an airliner?
You have to keep portable electronics (laptops, gameboys, palm devices, walkmen, CD players, etc...) off during taxi, takeoff, and landing. But, after the plane has cleared about 10k feet or so the flight attendants will make an announement that it is ok to turn those devices on.
Granted, my experience with air travel is mostly limited to US Airways. But I find it hard to believe that they are the only airline that allows for use of personal electronic devices.
In terms of auto shows any sexy, gotta have it, gee isn't that AWESOME vehicle that will never see the light of day in the same incarnation is a concept car.
So, how about ConceptWare?
>>Schools use systems and programs which the student is most likely to encounter in their career.
Schools use systems and programs which vendors/manufacturers have either given them, or given them the best deal on.
If the buyer wants to void the warrantee and overclock his purchase that is fine. What is wrong is that he was sold an item that was not what was advertised.
While the margins between 650s and 700s aren't that much, the margins between 500s and 700s is quite large. As the author stated in his article, AMD started using the 650 core in 500s near the end of their life cycle because it was easier/cheaper for them to do so than to produce 500mHz cores.
There are *always* exceptions to the rule...
Not quite.
Most news segments and television shows are recorded on Betacam SP. It is *not* the same as BetaMax. Betacam has more lines of resolution, more space for audio, and comes in two tape sizes. Betacam SP is what Sony made after Betamax failed so that they wouldn't lose all of their R&D investment.
While most local news affiliates still use Betacam SP the DV formats are quickly being adopted by the major networks for news and syndicated shows.
Markup of the theater?
A 32 minute download movie is $3.95. When I go to see a full length motion picture in the theater I pay $7.00 for 90 - 120 minutes. The better value is still the movie theater.
Like the liberty they've taken by not listing a Duncan Idaho in the cast or showing pictures of him in the gallery.
Does it really matter that the shuttle was originally designed in the late 70's? The F-117a was designed around the same time. Almost every one of our front line fighters (F-14, F-16, F-15), come from the 60's.
That doesn't mean that they are still based on technology from that era, though. All have updated computer systems, glass cockpits, better engines, etc... The platform might be a few decades old, but the technology is quite current.
If you tell them to remove you from their list and they call back twice more in a 52 week period you can claim damages of up to $500. Go to Junkbusters and learn your rights.
I mention my rights, mention the Act that protects them, and ask to be removed. I don't get calls back. I've learned that the key is to let them know that *you* know your rights. Otherwise they'll assume you don't and continue to call
Your statistics aren't quite right. Currently only about 25000 homes in the top 48 markets get the automated Nielsen system, the "People Meters". That is not the only way Nielsen collects viewing habits. They also send out thousands upon thousands of viewing journals. Each journal covers 1 week of time and the home is on its honor to accurately fill out the journal during the week.
I just did this a few weeks ago. I'm sure the Nielsen people were very interested in a week long journal that had only listings for the Sci-Fi, Learning, and Discovery channels and only averaged about 2 hrs of viewing a day.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Please do not use made up percentages of anything. If you have documentation to back up your claim(read: rant) then please post links to the publications.
.MP3 files of the music on the CDs in my CD collection and download them then it is to manually rip every song off of every CD I own. I have every right to the .MP3 version of the song, since I own the CD. Napster is a time saving device.
I own Napster. I use Napster. I use Napster because with my broadband connection it is quicker for me to find
Some of my CDs have scratches on them. I still own them though. Napster allows me to effectively legally "fix" these errors in my collection by downloading good versions of songs that I legally own on CD. That way I don't have to drop more money just to repair something I've already purchased.
Don't call me a thief. I am not a thief.
Amiga based Video Toasters are not digital editors. They are analog editors with a computer interface, a character generator, a 3D package, and a lot of DVEs.
You do not digitize the video before editting. All editting is done from A/B roll edit decks through the Switcher onto a record deck. You could automated the process with edit decision lists and a Video/LAN that could control your vLAN capable decks, but all editting happens in the analog realm.
If you get the ill-fated Video Toaster Flyer add-on you have access to a limited digital NLE system, but it isn't much better than using Adobe Premiere, some software from FAST, or Avid's low-end Mac and NT based NLE.
This is not an insightful post. It is an extremely *REDUNDANT* post. Every time there is an article about the Amiga someone has to jump in with the "This isn't original Amiga hardware, so this isn't really an Amiga" post.
There's no insight in that anymore.
I remember it being mentioned numerous times while Iridium was in phase of launching satelites. One of biggest problems with the system is that about the time they expected to pay off their original debt they were going to have to incur the same debt (probably more) all over again as they started replacing the birds.
Ohhh yeah. No more getting my butt kicked by the Queen Alien after she rips Bishop in half and sends that annoying little half-pint Newt into the access tunnels. No siree. Next time I find myself in THAT situation I'll just don my ARPA funded, Catepillar built, lemon yellow power armor and KICK SOME XENOLOGICAL BOOTAY!
It's gotta have the welding torch, though. It's useless without the welding torch. A Queen Alien can withstand grendades, bullets, flame throwers, evil looks, and even a thermonuclear explosion, but the sight of a 1.5" long yellow flame causes her to have a coniption fit.
So Circuit City, the company that tried to completely control a medium with DiVX, is now selling out of a DVD player that is easily hacked to allow people to circumvent the MPAA's heavy handed region tactics and attempted control of a medium?
Ironic, isn't it?
Am I the only one who remembers the "backup systems" for Amigas that actually encoded the contents of your HD into video bar-codes and stored it on regular VHS tapes? I used that system constantly and never had a problem with it. It required software and a dedicated hardware interface between the monitor port, video output port, and the vcr. The name of it escapes me at the moment.
;)
They should do the broadcast in that format. I'd dig out my old 1200 with the hardware and have a working copy of DeCSS on a platform that doesn't even have DVD-ROM support
What would Netscape do to cause this person to "pop his pants"? You can't connect to a BBS with it. The internet won't be available to you and even if it was every link in your bookmarks file would give you a 404 error.
And then, even if you managed to get on the nascent internet and found some odd scientific "web" page with nothing but text NS would decide to crash a horrible death for no apparent reason.