Actually, that's an interesting point- When Ford releases a new truck, it's safe enough. Same for MS updates (i.e. no current exploits). If Ford finds out later that their trucks can be rather unsafe, they issue a recall. Perhaps MS should, too.
Would things get better if Dell sent out postcards to all their customers, saying "Your DELL has been recalled. To fix this problem yourself, visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com"
Mozilla provides a number of builds- Windows, MacOS X, and Linux i686, and each in a wide variety of languages.
These are the ONLY builds they should be worried about patching (and if they could make it language independent, it would be 3 packages). Everyone else gets the source code. Let Portage figure out how to update things.
And how does that compare to a cheap video card? Pricewatch has a TNT2 8MB for $10, (GeForce2 32MB for $25) and it obviously would have benefits over the integrated solution. How much extra did the onboard video cost? Unless it was less than an equivelent AGP card, there's simply no reason.
Yeah, but I would suspect that only a small portion of Europeans visit the U.S. on a regular basis (OTOH, I've seen MANY idiots stateside that think being able to use their phone in Europe, which they have no plans on visiting anytime soon, is an important feature).
Besides, aren't the GSM phones sold in Europe (mostly) the same as the ones sold over here?
(BTW, Verizon, a CDMA carrier, has traveller plans for leasing a GSM phone to use abroad)
Well, the reason ATT/Cingular wouldn't affect Sprint is that ATT/Cingular (and T-Mobile) use GSM. Sprint and Verizon use CDMA. CDMA phones cannot roam on GSM networks, and vice-versa.
Now, I have no idea why Sprint wouldn't be able to benefit from a good Verizon signal (I have Verizon, and used to have to roam on Sprint's towers in a certain region).
Granted, it was roaming, and therefore expensive- but typically, if there's enough demand for one (or two) carriers to provide quality service, then most of the rest join in.
As for the OP, I bet he's only tested it with ATT/Verizon, not that the others have poor service.
All Transcoders suck. While DVDShrink with Deep Analysis is pretty good, go with a full re-encoding solution.
DVD Rebuilder (mentioned by someone else) is really good, simple, and uses CCE, the best MPEG-2 encoder (requires purchase of CCE, which I think the basic version is something like $20).
The best part? Includes a mode for render farms, so you can use all those CPU cycles.
hmmm....I'm gonna take a wild guess here...V3, right? (1 light per connection)
I'll be god damned if I can figure out how that piece of shit EVER got out of testing. Sent 2 back before I hit google and demanded a replacement V2. Cost me about $15 and a month that shouldn't have happened in the first place.
Actually, for most games, I would say the slower dual-core would be faster, since the game isn't ever the only thing running. Given a typical gaming rig, it's got the game running, in addition to several of the following: WinXP Anti-virus Firewall Spyware protection
In addition to all sorts of bullshit that thinks it should run all the time (AIM, MSN, etc).
Now, if your system is stripped down completely (so it's just XP and the game), then the single-core would probably win.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Sam_laws Notice the last piece: "Though the New York law was struck down, many such laws still exist in other states, mostly because they are so rarely invoked. The Supreme Court ruling actually stated that Son of Sam laws could conceivably be constitutional, but only if written very carefully with regard to First Amendment concerns; most of the remaining Son of Sam laws are not."
You sure about the effects of secondhand? Most organizations that lobby against 2nd-hand smoke rely on the EPA study that was thrown out in federal court for violating scientific method.
I'm not saying 2nd-hand smoke is safe, just that your assumption is unproven.
And what if there's some incompatability? I like to consider myself rather knowledgable in the field of computers, and I have a friend with a wireless router and a laptop running XP home. A few months after I secured it (very basic encryption, and changed passwords), XP stopped liking it. At all. As of now, it's sitting unsecured, because that's the only way it's usable.
That's also *IF* they decide to pay. I know firsthand that Officemax has a policy to say that the rebate wasn't mailed in before the deadline (Happened on more than one occassion).
They (and Best Buy) are currently being sued by the Attorney General of Ohio over it. I think a few other states have done the same.
Just a slight correction, unless your area's different than mine, TracFone is a Cingular reseller, and therefore GSM.
I think the only real requirement is a digital connection (and carrier support, which might cost extra. I know Cricket, a CDMA carrier, charges an extra $4/month for SMS).
Same for Springfield, OH. Limit of 3 per year, and the permits are either free or dirt cheap. Designed mainly to keep people from running a business without paying taxes.
I read about this in my local dead-tree newspaper, and the official statement (by one of the sponsors, IIRC) was that it was passed before anyone realized it could apply to eBay. So yeah, of course they're going to want to revise it (or at least claim to).
This isn't an attempt to tax eBay sellers, it's just another poorly-worded law with unintended effects.
The delay and warm-up are not in every bulb. The lights I am under right now (Homier) have no delay and no warm-up period. The downside? They have a very definite blue tint.
The ones in the next room (G.E., IIRC) have a slight delay, a horrible warm-up period (10 minutes, with the first 5 being only a step above off), and a painfully strong yellow/orange feel.
When I read it, I saw this part as more telling: "and is in the process of becoming a C# VisualStudio shop"
As in, the style of management has changed, and the maxims are no longer the ones that were enjoyable. Then again, there's no "Before" picture, so there's no way to tell exactly what changed (or if it really is the developer tools and he's a bit anal about that stuff- many people absolutely refuse to drive a car with an automatic transmission, no matter how much they love everything else)
Part of the concern is threshold- how far is "too far"? I'd rather stop things before they get to that point.
The U.S. is currently on the path towards Soviet-style asking for papers everywhere. Airlines are only the first part, and I can easily see it extending further. Best to stop it here.
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Actually, that's an interesting point- When Ford releases a new truck, it's safe enough. Same for MS updates (i.e. no current exploits). If Ford finds out later that their trucks can be rather unsafe, they issue a recall. Perhaps MS should, too.
Would things get better if Dell sent out postcards to all their customers, saying "Your DELL has been recalled. To fix this problem yourself, visit windowsupdate.microsoft.com"
Mozilla provides a number of builds- Windows, MacOS X, and Linux i686, and each in a wide variety of languages.
These are the ONLY builds they should be worried about patching (and if they could make it language independent, it would be 3 packages). Everyone else gets the source code. Let Portage figure out how to update things.
And how does that compare to a cheap video card? Pricewatch has a TNT2 8MB for $10, (GeForce2 32MB for $25) and it obviously would have benefits over the integrated solution.
How much extra did the onboard video cost? Unless it was less than an equivelent AGP card, there's simply no reason.
Actually, I think PureGig is hosted at Easynews, not the other way around- PG only recently opened itself to the public. Hell, their job oppotunities are the same:
http://www.puregig.net/jobs/
http://www.easynews.com/jobs/
Easynews needs a HUGE pipe, being MUCH larger than any other news server.
Yeah, but I would suspect that only a small portion of Europeans visit the U.S. on a regular basis (OTOH, I've seen MANY idiots stateside that think being able to use their phone in Europe, which they have no plans on visiting anytime soon, is an important feature).
Besides, aren't the GSM phones sold in Europe (mostly) the same as the ones sold over here?
(BTW, Verizon, a CDMA carrier, has traveller plans for leasing a GSM phone to use abroad)
Why do most European phones support CDMA? By law, it doesn't exist there (more accurately, IIRC, GSM is required).
On top of that, most markets are the same way (with the notable exception of the U.S., which has many GSM markets) so there wouldn't be much demand.
Well, the reason ATT/Cingular wouldn't affect Sprint is that ATT/Cingular (and T-Mobile) use GSM. Sprint and Verizon use CDMA. CDMA phones cannot roam on GSM networks, and vice-versa.
Now, I have no idea why Sprint wouldn't be able to benefit from a good Verizon signal (I have Verizon, and used to have to roam on Sprint's towers in a certain region).
Granted, it was roaming, and therefore expensive- but typically, if there's enough demand for one (or two) carriers to provide quality service, then most of the rest join in.
As for the OP, I bet he's only tested it with ATT/Verizon, not that the others have poor service.
Have things changed recently? In 2003, Canada trailed Mexico by 20,000 barrels/day, which trailed Saudi Arabia by almost 200,000 barrels/day.
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/rankings/crudebycount
All Transcoders suck. While DVDShrink with Deep Analysis is pretty good, go with a full re-encoding solution.
DVD Rebuilder (mentioned by someone else) is really good, simple, and uses CCE, the best MPEG-2 encoder (requires purchase of CCE, which I think the basic version is something like $20).
The best part? Includes a mode for render farms, so you can use all those CPU cycles.
hmmm....I'm gonna take a wild guess here...V3, right? (1 light per connection)
I'll be god damned if I can figure out how that piece of shit EVER got out of testing. Sent 2 back before I hit google and demanded a replacement V2. Cost me about $15 and a month that shouldn't have happened in the first place.
My V2, however, works wonderfully.
Actually, for most games, I would say the slower dual-core would be faster, since the game isn't ever the only thing running. Given a typical gaming rig, it's got the game running, in addition to several of the following:
WinXP
Anti-virus
Firewall
Spyware protection
In addition to all sorts of bullshit that thinks it should run all the time (AIM, MSN, etc).
Now, if your system is stripped down completely (so it's just XP and the game), then the single-core would probably win.
Jesus Fucking Christ, doesn't ANYONE research details being disputed before spewing them further?
A simple search on google for 'KFC' led mainly to regional KFC corporate websites, and to a few other notable sites about this subject:
Snopes,UNH story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Sam_laws
Notice the last piece:
"Though the New York law was struck down, many such laws still exist in other states, mostly because they are so rarely invoked. The Supreme Court ruling actually stated that Son of Sam laws could conceivably be constitutional, but only if written very carefully with regard to First Amendment concerns; most of the remaining Son of Sam laws are not."
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Did you add the clause to call managers 'Knobface'?
If cable companies are not selling ad space, then why do I keep seeing commercials that go something like this:
"I'm Bob, of Bob's Pizzeria on Oak St. Advertising on Time Warner Cable has been great for our business. It would be great for your business too."
Almost always a local-only business, and always uses the phrase "advertising on Time Warner Cable".
And nobody ever feels better after smoking a joint or having a drink. Both are depressents, yet they can have a very stimulating effect.
Besides, even if nicotine won't calm you down, smoking might.
You sure about the effects of secondhand? Most organizations that lobby against 2nd-hand smoke rely on the EPA study that was thrown out in federal court for violating scientific method.
I'm not saying 2nd-hand smoke is safe, just that your assumption is unproven.
And what if there's some incompatability? I like to consider myself rather knowledgable in the field of computers, and I have a friend with a wireless router and a laptop running XP home. A few months after I secured it (very basic encryption, and changed passwords), XP stopped liking it. At all. As of now, it's sitting unsecured, because that's the only way it's usable.
(D-Link router, Netgear PCMCIA card)
That's also *IF* they decide to pay. I know firsthand that Officemax has a policy to say that the rebate wasn't mailed in before the deadline (Happened on more than one occassion).
They (and Best Buy) are currently being sued by the Attorney General of Ohio over it. I think a few other states have done the same.
Just a slight correction, unless your area's different than mine, TracFone is a Cingular reseller, and therefore GSM.
I think the only real requirement is a digital connection (and carrier support, which might cost extra. I know Cricket, a CDMA carrier, charges an extra $4/month for SMS).
Same for Springfield, OH. Limit of 3 per year, and the permits are either free or dirt cheap. Designed mainly to keep people from running a business without paying taxes.
I read about this in my local dead-tree newspaper, and the official statement (by one of the sponsors, IIRC) was that it was passed before anyone realized it could apply to eBay. So yeah, of course they're going to want to revise it (or at least claim to).
This isn't an attempt to tax eBay sellers, it's just another poorly-worded law with unintended effects.
The delay and warm-up are not in every bulb. The lights I am under right now (Homier) have no delay and no warm-up period. The downside? They have a very definite blue tint.
The ones in the next room (G.E., IIRC) have a slight delay, a horrible warm-up period (10 minutes, with the first 5 being only a step above off), and a painfully strong yellow/orange feel.
When I read it, I saw this part as more telling:
"and is in the process of becoming a C# VisualStudio shop"
As in, the style of management has changed, and the maxims are no longer the ones that were enjoyable.
Then again, there's no "Before" picture, so there's no way to tell exactly what changed (or if it really is the developer tools and he's a bit anal about that stuff- many people absolutely refuse to drive a car with an automatic transmission, no matter how much they love everything else)
Part of the concern is threshold- how far is "too far"? I'd rather stop things before they get to that point.
The U.S. is currently on the path towards Soviet-style asking for papers everywhere. Airlines are only the first part, and I can easily see it extending further. Best to stop it here.