I understand what you're saying, but whenever people tell me that TV is crap and I should "kill my television," I feel I must set them straight. It's not the invention of television that's the problem. It's the content. Television's amazing, I think it's one of the most influential mediums that has existed. However, the shit that passes for content on the networks, especially primetime, is intolerable. That's why I find myself watching cable most of the time.
The thing is, because of the way programming works, nothing you'll ever learn on TV is really that in-depth. I'm really guilty of watching a lot of the History Channel, thinking I know a lot, then realizing that the show glossed over a lot.
I've been reading all these replies to my post, and felt that I should clarify. (Maybe it's not a good idea right now, I've been up all night from insomnia) I sort of assumed that people would be eventually using these unsecured access points to get a free internet connection. I imagine there are people out there who just record where the open WAPs are. However, from what I've read in the newspapers, magazines, web, etc., I have noticed that people have been marking these spots like hoboes used to do or maybe still do. Or maybe there's a web site out there that catalogs them all. Now there's no point in doing that besides letting others know where the free access is. That results in eventual theft of service. So while just cataloging the open wireless transmissions isn't theft of service, making these spots widely known seems to me to be a bit unscrupulous, like a locksmith publishing his book of lock backdoors to the Internet. Hopefully you understand what I was getting at.
Sometimes I have to wonder about the real-world intelligence of these people. Sure, they probably are really bright when it comes to technology, but evolution should have taken care of the guys wearing these t-shirts long ago.
Yeah, I think that Olin01 wanted to stress-test his web server before the school year started up. That thing's running at a crawl right now! Maybe if there were less cutesy pictures and more text, things would be usable.
It seems to me that theres no reason to complain about this.
1.)Theres an easy fix
2.)If mozilla has it...go use mozilla, I dont see how that takes a rocket scientist
A lot of corporate folks would rather use something they've heard of, i.e. Netscape, than some weird browser with a fire-breathing lizard on the splash screen.
Yes I have. In fact, something that annoys the hell out of me is the fact that Netware 6.0 is in fact version 5.60, according to the version number of its NLMs. For the unaware, NLMs are the executable files of Netware. I think it's more marketable if you release major releases, so they do it.
Yeah, no shit, I could hardly believe my eyes. I actually refreshed the page like it asked me to, just because I couldn't believe that a web server could be so frail!
That's outrageous that directors and their cronies would try and prevent people from editing movies and renting them out. As long as the box is clearly marked and you don't get tricked into renting an edited movie, who's it hurting? People who are so scared of seeing something that might challenge their way of thinking or disturb them would rather watch a sliced-up version of the movie. Maybe they'll enjoy it so much that they decide to see the real thing some day!
On a side note, Blockbuster does this editing nonsense. My friend rented "Mulholland Drive" and during the lesbian scene, the good parts were cropped out or replaced with black boxes. He was tricked into renting this because Blockbuster doesn't clearly label their edited videos.
I think what he meant was that when he goes somewhere, he notices that the handicap spots are near the door, and frequently are open (maybe he meant open like wide, uncrowded open?) If it was a troll, then hats off, it was snuck in there pretty nice.
You can play this virtual sword-fighting game at Walt Disney World's Disney Quest area in the part of the park called Downtown Disney. It's pretty fun, and a good value, since you pay around $15 and get to play unlimited arcade games, pinball, and weird cool things like the sword fight. I don't think you need admission to the park, either. You could just do this if you wanted. I got sort of bored of the sword fight once I did it once. The gyroscopic sword is a really cool way of simulating an actual sword though. It's sort of funny to see 10 people wearing headsets and waving these handles around! There's also this incredibly cool thing at Disney Quest where you make your own rollercoaster and ride it. How that works is you lay out the track, then once you get all that good to go, the track is rated based on how severe it is. The attendant told me that if you're only going on it once, make it as severe as possible. Then you get into this rotating cabin that can spin a full 360 degrees in any direction. You look into this screen that takes up your entire view and the combination of the spinning, the video, and the fact that you have no idea which way is up makes your body feel like it's actually on a rollercoaster. It's a better feeling than a real rollercoaster, people have gotten sick on it. Amazing.
Would someone care to educate the Slashdot masses about the differences between the old bearings and these new liquid ones? I'm in the market for a new drive, and I'd be curious to know what the difference is. Would the new bearings come at a price premium?
Over the last few years of open source, why is it that when an open source company becomes successful financially (and by this, I mean is able to operate without going under), they become the source of evil-ness in the eyes of others?
I think it's more like how companies see their competitors as their antagonists. The other Linux distributors consider Red Hat to be an "evil force" because when a person buys a copy of Red Hat, they're not buying a copy of Suse or Slackware or whatever. I do see what you're saying with people criticizing Red Hat for doing well, but I don't think that's what CmdrTaco was implying by "evil forces."
Reminds me of the Melvins' track off "Prick" entitled "Pure Digital Silence." Basically, it's just a guy saying in a gravelly voice, "And now, pure digital silence," followed by a minute or so of silence.
Or their cover of John Cage's 4'33" which they retitled "Shit Sandwich (and you just took a bite)" because they also released it on a limited pressing of vinyl. They've been performing this "song" at shows recently... it's sort of a different reaction from the crowd of a rock show than it is at a classical concert!
I have the OEM version of XP Pro, and it does require you to activate it. The version that does not is the corporate or volume license version. I forget the exact terminology. Even people who buy their OSes preloaded on their PCs have to do the stupid verification stuff. Maybe not with Dell, HP, or some of the other big OEMs, but the supplier my company gets our PCs from does require you to do an activation.
I agree with you 100%. I work on computers all day for work, and I've seen a ton of crappy cases. Mostly the tiny little PCs by Compaq, HP, and the thankfully gone eMachines. People ask me why I spent so much on a case, and I explain how everything's exactly like I dream of cases being. I instinctively reach to unhook a latch, and it's there. Everything's really smooth and sturdy. And you can fit like 6 hard drives in it, if that's your thing.
That's a bit far-fetched. Sure, it's possible, but it's a lot more likely that it's just annoying to hear all sorts of beeping going on during a movie. The theatre cared enough to give its patrons an all-digital experience, not to have it ruined by an ass clicking away on his laptop.
Yes, except that it sounds like shit when you take a picture and make sound out of it. From the article:
MetaSynth is a Mac-only application that can take any image and generate sounds from it. The software was widely used in The Matrix to accompany the movie's mind-bending bullet-speed special effects.
Most musicians who use the application input abstract pictures because they can generate meaningful sounds. Scanned photographs tend to create a kind of discordant, metallic scratching. The program's creator, Eric Wenger, ran pictures of factories through it for some industrial techno compositions.
So, really, you'd have to dedicate some of the CD to irritating noise, like Aphex Twin must have done.
Sneak your choice of beers in, then transfer them into your pre-washed "large soda" cup from last time you went to this theater. Or just drink out of the bottle, throwing caution to the wind. That is, if you don't mind being kicked out. Try your method at the local cheap seats first.
It doesn't sound like the guy's using Flash to make a web site, rather to make a set of "toys" which I imagine would stand by themselves and be little programs that people would use. I would imagine that these programs might be used in a presentation or something, something private where it can be assumed that all viewers will have Flash installed.
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The thing is, because of the way programming works, nothing you'll ever learn on TV is really that in-depth. I'm really guilty of watching a lot of the History Channel, thinking I know a lot, then realizing that the show glossed over a lot.
I've been reading all these replies to my post, and felt that I should clarify. (Maybe it's not a good idea right now, I've been up all night from insomnia) I sort of assumed that people would be eventually using these unsecured access points to get a free internet connection. I imagine there are people out there who just record where the open WAPs are. However, from what I've read in the newspapers, magazines, web, etc., I have noticed that people have been marking these spots like hoboes used to do or maybe still do. Or maybe there's a web site out there that catalogs them all. Now there's no point in doing that besides letting others know where the free access is. That results in eventual theft of service. So while just cataloging the open wireless transmissions isn't theft of service, making these spots widely known seems to me to be a bit unscrupulous, like a locksmith publishing his book of lock backdoors to the Internet. Hopefully you understand what I was getting at.
Unless you think of THEFT OF SERVICE!
Sometimes I have to wonder about the real-world intelligence of these people. Sure, they probably are really bright when it comes to technology, but evolution should have taken care of the guys wearing these t-shirts long ago.
Yeah, I think that Olin01 wanted to stress-test his web server before the school year started up. That thing's running at a crawl right now! Maybe if there were less cutesy pictures and more text, things would be usable.
A lot of corporate folks would rather use something they've heard of, i.e. Netscape, than some weird browser with a fire-breathing lizard on the splash screen.
Yes I have. In fact, something that annoys the hell out of me is the fact that Netware 6.0 is in fact version 5.60, according to the version number of its NLMs. For the unaware, NLMs are the executable files of Netware. I think it's more marketable if you release major releases, so they do it.
Yeah, no shit, I could hardly believe my eyes. I actually refreshed the page like it asked me to, just because I couldn't believe that a web server could be so frail!
I wish I had mod points right now. You are dead on here. Minidiscs are great for the article poster's 8 mile runs (unless they're 8 mile walks).
You know, I think about that every time I clear a tube, and it brings a huge smile to my face. Hooray for the DEA!
That's outrageous that directors and their cronies would try and prevent people from editing movies and renting them out. As long as the box is clearly marked and you don't get tricked into renting an edited movie, who's it hurting? People who are so scared of seeing something that might challenge their way of thinking or disturb them would rather watch a sliced-up version of the movie. Maybe they'll enjoy it so much that they decide to see the real thing some day!
On a side note, Blockbuster does this editing nonsense. My friend rented "Mulholland Drive" and during the lesbian scene, the good parts were cropped out or replaced with black boxes. He was tricked into renting this because Blockbuster doesn't clearly label their edited videos.
I think what he meant was that when he goes somewhere, he notices that the handicap spots are near the door, and frequently are open (maybe he meant open like wide, uncrowded open?) If it was a troll, then hats off, it was snuck in there pretty nice.
You can play this virtual sword-fighting game at Walt Disney World's Disney Quest area in the part of the park called Downtown Disney. It's pretty fun, and a good value, since you pay around $15 and get to play unlimited arcade games, pinball, and weird cool things like the sword fight. I don't think you need admission to the park, either. You could just do this if you wanted. I got sort of bored of the sword fight once I did it once. The gyroscopic sword is a really cool way of simulating an actual sword though. It's sort of funny to see 10 people wearing headsets and waving these handles around! There's also this incredibly cool thing at Disney Quest where you make your own rollercoaster and ride it. How that works is you lay out the track, then once you get all that good to go, the track is rated based on how severe it is. The attendant told me that if you're only going on it once, make it as severe as possible. Then you get into this rotating cabin that can spin a full 360 degrees in any direction. You look into this screen that takes up your entire view and the combination of the spinning, the video, and the fact that you have no idea which way is up makes your body feel like it's actually on a rollercoaster. It's a better feeling than a real rollercoaster, people have gotten sick on it. Amazing.
I think he abbreviated it on purpose, to keep the by-line from being unreasonably long.
I thought it sounded familiar! From that one about Bruce Perens, right?
Would someone care to educate the Slashdot masses about the differences between the old bearings and these new liquid ones? I'm in the market for a new drive, and I'd be curious to know what the difference is. Would the new bearings come at a price premium?
Thanks for that comment. It was an interesting read.
Reminds me of the Melvins' track off "Prick" entitled "Pure Digital Silence." Basically, it's just a guy saying in a gravelly voice, "And now, pure digital silence," followed by a minute or so of silence.
Or their cover of John Cage's 4'33" which they retitled "Shit Sandwich (and you just took a bite)" because they also released it on a limited pressing of vinyl. They've been performing this "song" at shows recently... it's sort of a different reaction from the crowd of a rock show than it is at a classical concert!
Ah yes, the famed "Chewbacca defense." This fella's gotten me out of quite the predicament in the past. :)
I have the OEM version of XP Pro, and it does require you to activate it. The version that does not is the corporate or volume license version. I forget the exact terminology. Even people who buy their OSes preloaded on their PCs have to do the stupid verification stuff. Maybe not with Dell, HP, or some of the other big OEMs, but the supplier my company gets our PCs from does require you to do an activation.
I agree with you 100%. I work on computers all day for work, and I've seen a ton of crappy cases. Mostly the tiny little PCs by Compaq, HP, and the thankfully gone eMachines. People ask me why I spent so much on a case, and I explain how everything's exactly like I dream of cases being. I instinctively reach to unhook a latch, and it's there. Everything's really smooth and sturdy. And you can fit like 6 hard drives in it, if that's your thing.
That's a bit far-fetched. Sure, it's possible, but it's a lot more likely that it's just annoying to hear all sorts of beeping going on during a movie. The theatre cared enough to give its patrons an all-digital experience, not to have it ruined by an ass clicking away on his laptop.
So, really, you'd have to dedicate some of the CD to irritating noise, like Aphex Twin must have done.
Sneak your choice of beers in, then transfer them into your pre-washed "large soda" cup from last time you went to this theater. Or just drink out of the bottle, throwing caution to the wind. That is, if you don't mind being kicked out. Try your method at the local cheap seats first.
It doesn't sound like the guy's using Flash to make a web site, rather to make a set of "toys" which I imagine would stand by themselves and be little programs that people would use. I would imagine that these programs might be used in a presentation or something, something private where it can be assumed that all viewers will have Flash installed.