I've found a way to make money without developing a product or service.
What is it, then?
We sue a Linux user tomorrow.
Sue a Linux user?...
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
What's this, then?
It's a way to eat cheese and bread without having to touch the cheese. I call it the 'Cheese Sandwich'.
Cheese Sandwich? Brilliant!
Brilliant!
... A discontinued PDA with a small rabid fan base now runs an emulator for a game console that's been discontinued for far longer with a larger rabid fan base. Cue the Venn diagrams please.
No, seriously, the best non-synthetic test of a system's datapath IMHO is to build the Linux kernel repeatedly. GCC is quite RAM and disk intensive, and so stresses the most flakiness-prone parts of a machine. Plus it gets the CPU pretty hot. This, in my experience, will make a machine with marginal memory, clock settings, or even heat dissipation fall over.
Because they sell archives through Audible. Using a streaming format with DRM at least provides some ass-coverage against redistribution. Remember, Car Talk is not free-as-in-beer. Your local NPR affiliate pays a hefty chunk of change for Car Talk, All Things Considered, and other radio shows you all take for granted.
I hear that the DOT has developed a new driver identification system called 'license plate'. It uses a specially developed optical identification system that can be read at a distance not only by sensors but by individual motorists. The serial number encoded on each 'license plate' can be used with a government database to identify the owner of the vehicle and even reference their criminal record.
You know, I used to have one of those as my computer desk. Unfortunately, the welds in the 'T' of the base cracked after a year under the strain of a 19" monitor.
Talking about cigarette lighters, why not power it with one of those microturbines that was discussed some time ago? Then you could run your cellphone, PDA, and Zippo off of lighter fluid.
Maybe they should worry about shorter-term concepts like social ramifications of bioengineered replacement organs or the social impact of PDAs and smartphones rather than far-fetched technologies such as mind transferrance and sentient* AI.
(* the definition of 'sentience' is still up for debate)
Great for you if you want to hide in a library during some of your most formative years. I tooled around with NetBSD on a VAX I scrounged and learned a good deal about my chosen field (comp. engr.). I also met some interesting people and had some good times. Now that I'm working in the real world, I've come to realize that most of the knowledge I use on the job was self-taught, and that those thousands spent on my education were pretty much wasted if the only value I ever saw in college was just in education.
By the way, last I checked there was no shortage of people with technical backgrounds in the U.S. In fact, I'd say there's now a glut of very skilled, very bright scientists and engineers who are looking for work here, partially due to outsourcing of design and labor to overseas companies that can manage to pay their employees much less than over here.
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I've found a way to make money without developing a product or service. ...
What is it, then?
We sue a Linux user tomorrow.
Sue a Linux user?
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
What's this, then?
It's a way to eat cheese and bread without having to touch the cheese. I call it the 'Cheese Sandwich'.
Cheese Sandwich? Brilliant!
Brilliant!
... A discontinued PDA with a small rabid fan base now runs an emulator for a game console that's been discontinued for far longer with a larger rabid fan base. Cue the Venn diagrams please.
If the iPod is the treasure chest for the online music pirate's treasure, then does that mean this guy is actually Professor Booty?
it's not a hack if you followed directions.
Please give this man a drink of grain alcohol and rainwater.
What will the name change to if they decide to give it a Java interpreter?
No, seriously, the best non-synthetic test of a system's datapath IMHO is to build the Linux kernel repeatedly. GCC is quite RAM and disk intensive, and so stresses the most flakiness-prone parts of a machine. Plus it gets the CPU pretty hot. This, in my experience, will make a machine with marginal memory, clock settings, or even heat dissipation fall over.
Because they sell archives through Audible. Using a streaming format with DRM at least provides some ass-coverage against redistribution. Remember, Car Talk is not free-as-in-beer. Your local NPR affiliate pays a hefty chunk of change for Car Talk, All Things Considered, and other radio shows you all take for granted.
It seems his account has been frozen in carbonite as well.
I didn't even know they made rad-hard flash!
I hear that the DOT has developed a new driver identification system called 'license plate'. It uses a specially developed optical identification system that can be read at a distance not only by sensors but by individual motorists. The serial number encoded on each 'license plate' can be used with a government database to identify the owner of the vehicle and even reference their criminal record.
you insensitive clod!
if the Rangers can legally certify who dealt it?
Nope, sorry, you guessed wrong. They all run OS/2. No kidding.
I've picked one up at Goodwill for $5 (actually a DirecTV dish) and it works great with the cantenna.
And you thought that your Deskstar was just committing suicide...
Is there a bending unit in their roadmap, and if so, will they be powered by booze?
You know, I used to have one of those as my computer desk. Unfortunately, the welds in the 'T' of the base cracked after a year under the strain of a 19" monitor.
You obviously are not familiar with sarcasm.
I disagree. He was much more believable in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
...unless it gots the bling.
Talking about cigarette lighters, why not power it with one of those microturbines that was discussed some time ago? Then you could run your cellphone, PDA, and Zippo off of lighter fluid.
Maybe they should worry about shorter-term concepts like social ramifications of bioengineered replacement organs or the social impact of PDAs and smartphones rather than far-fetched technologies such as mind transferrance and sentient* AI.
(* the definition of 'sentience' is still up for debate)
In TX, Shiner is king. Of course, we also have Lone Star, but that's only good for when you've run out of Natty Light.
Great for you if you want to hide in a library during some of your most formative years. I tooled around with NetBSD on a VAX I scrounged and learned a good deal about my chosen field (comp. engr.). I also met some interesting people and had some good times. Now that I'm working in the real world, I've come to realize that most of the knowledge I use on the job was self-taught, and that those thousands spent on my education were pretty much wasted if the only value I ever saw in college was just in education.
By the way, last I checked there was no shortage of people with technical backgrounds in the U.S. In fact, I'd say there's now a glut of very skilled, very bright scientists and engineers who are looking for work here, partially due to outsourcing of design and labor to overseas companies that can manage to pay their employees much less than over here.