I agree. Bose is WAY overpriced for the quality of equipment that you're getting. For a good midrange system at a great price, I'd recommend the Kenwood htb-503. 600 watts, Dolby Digital decoding, 5 channel speakers and a powered sub for under $500. It's great for someone who's on a budget or just starting out with home theatre systems.
Tell me about it. I've got two PC's that belong to my mother-in-law sitting in my basement right now. That kind of shit gets old after a while. It's fun to play around with your own hardware, but I could care less if someone else is having a problem with their PC. My solution: Charge EVERYONE that wants "a little help" with their computer. I don't care if they're family or not. I may sound like a bastard, but it's gotten to the point where every couple of weeks someone was wanting me to install/fix something for them(free of course) and I just got tired of it all. All new Compaq's have a about two gigs partitioned off into a D drive that contains the core OS files. The copy protection should accept just about any hardware upgrades with the exception of the motherboard. Of course, most people who are buying Compaq's would be better off buying a new PC if they're doing enough upgrades to require a new motherboard. The only problem I've encountered is when you're starting off with a clean format of the hard disk. I recently installed a hard drive for my father's P200 and the disc wouldn't recognize the new drive. I ended up copying straight from drive A to drive B.
Just out of curiosity, be-fan, What is the model number of the joystick you just purchased. Is it a USB joystick? USB didn' exist when Win95 was written so it only makes sense that you would need to upgrade. I don't see this as so much of a stunt, rather than useful innovation and support of new products. I only wish Linux had better USB support.
Currently, when you purchase a name-brand PC (Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..) this technology is already in use. You will receive a "Restore CD" instead of a Windows install CD. In addition to installing a bunch of garbage and AOL software, these Restore CD's are hardware specific. For example, If I were to purchase a HP that has Windows ME and later, I were to purchase another PC with Windows 98 on it, I could not use the Windows ME "Restore Disc" to on the other machine. Manufacturers built a little bit of room to install upgrades. For instance, I could upgrade the processor or the RAM and the software should recognize that I'm still using the same machine with a few modifications and allow me to proceed.
It's Michael. Notice how the link to the Undernet site is gone now. I'm glad to see that Slashdot's authors are professional enough to admit they've made a poor judgement call and take the necessary steps to correct it.
The article says that legitimate research would be allowed. The law is intended to stop people from surfing porn sites while they are on the job. Most workplaces already have Internet usage restricted, the article refers to a government agency doing what businesses have been doing for years. The sexual disfunction medical drivel was inserted into the story by the slashdot author who posted the story. The actual law was never intended to prevent legitimate, informative sites from being blocked or to stifle meaningful learning or discussion. So to answer your question: Yes slashdot should be banned.
The only decent medical college in Virginia is VCU/MCV which is state owned and operated. I'm currently a student at VCU and I've never encountered any sites blocked on University computers. I'm not sure about other state schools, but VCU doesn't seem to be affected. (and yes, the Napster port is still open too)
So DON'T READ IT. Or better yet, start your own website and post higher quality stories that relate to your interests. Regardless, you have no right to whine and complain unless you plan on doing something about it.
Let's face it, most people are too self centered to run any kind of distributed project just for the scientific benefit. Joe AOL would rather leave his pretty Flying Windows screensaver up than donate CPU cycles to find ET/cure cancer/crack encryption/whatever. There needs to be some kind of monetary reward to encourage the majority of users to run a distributed client. I'm pretty sure that the "pay based on the numbers you crunch" business model is out of the question, since most of these organizations aren't operating as a commercial entity. And don't have any way to raise the capital to fund such a project, so I would likepropose an alternative method: The owner of the computer that gets the lucky number and ends up completing the goal of the project gets $1,000,000. I'm sure that would be only a small percentage of the revenue generated by marketing the cure for cancer, but I think that an approach where one lucky user gets a huge sum would be more enticing to the average user and help to foster more widespread use of distributed computing.
"My understanding was that the Dreamcast had a proprietary "GD-ROM" drive that has a capacity of 1Mb"
I certainly hope that GD-ROM discs have a capacity higher than one megabit. Otherwise, we're all going to have to go back to playing Asteroids and Frogger.
I believe Ford strapped a small scale nuclear reactor onto a car in the '50's or '60's. I rememberr seeing something like that in popular science a while back. Can't seem to find a link though. The main reason we've never seen this become mainstream is the danger involved. It's bad enough when Joe Sixpack can get behind the wheel of his SUV and cause an accident that kills 4 or 5 people, but what if he wrecked his nuclear car. We'd be dealing with a China Syndrome type of disaster instead of a small explosion.
I totally agree with your point about the oil, though.
Sorry, try again. I voluntarily agree to read my inbox every day as well. E-mail was designed to encourage discussion and I voluntarily go to hotmail to read my messages.
I voluntarily read hotmail. Spam messages are part of hotmail.
"1) it forces me to hear what you have to say. You have every right to say it. You have no right to force it on me if I don't want it.
2) you use my resources to force me to see it."The same criteria would apply to your previous post. I did not ask to hear what you in particular have to say. In fact, when I click "read more" I am forced to read your post whether I want to or not. I may be interested in other posts, but perhaps I do not want to see yours. (Just an example as I have nothing against you personally)
Furthermore, your post is wasting bandwidth, my CPU time, and about 10k or space in my browser cache. You are using MY resources to further your own post.
I'm not denying that spam is annoying at best and unethical or immoral at worst. I don't know anyone who pays per byte per Internet access so it's not costing me anything at all. Most of the spam I get is under 10k so even if I did pay per MB for my access, the cost would be negligible. I'm not trying to say spam is good at all, I just think that it's a relatively minor nuisance considering all of the other things wrong with the world today. It seems like a lot of the slashbots have started this crusade to stop all spammers at any cost, even if that means wasting government resources and what few empty beds we have in our nation's jails. Even as we speak, there are literally, millions of people with swollen stomachs in the final stages of starvation. War torn countries have children who'se parents have been killed wandering the streets looking for food or a warm bed to sleep in, and you people don't seem to care about that because it doesn't directly affect you. It doesn't take 30 seconds to delete victims of genocide or ethnic cleansings from your inbox, so obviously what you can't see from the comfort of your living room doesn't matter. It's this attitude that will eventually lead to the end of humanity if we don't do something to stop it. I think it's a good idea to get involved in what you believe is right, but damn is it really worth it to harass all the spammers.
I understand that spam can be annoying sometimes, but I can usually tell which are spam and which are actual messages directed to me by reading the subject. I simply check off all the spam and click "delete". At most, I've wasted 30 seconds out of my day. While I don't think spamming is the best way of making potential customers aware of your product or services (I personally don't purchase anything from spammers), I believe strongly in the First Amendment right of free speech and I believe that all speech, be it good or bad, should be protected.
I think it's absolutely rediculous that people are actually being thrown in jail for exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech. I vaguely recall hearing that it costs the government somewhere around $35,000/yr to keep someone in jail. I damn sure don't want my hard earned dollars going towards this travesty of freedom. Our prisons are crowded enough as they are, shouldn't we be spending our tax dollars putting real criminals behind bars. You anti-spam people are so adamant about doing "whatever it takes" to prevent spam, but it gets to the point where the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. Perhaps you should take a step back from your crusade for a moment and think again about the way our country is today when a spammer gets locked up and the rapists, murderers and drug users out there are roaming around, free to prey on our children and loved ones.
The main reason the chunnel is needed in the first place is that a lot of people want to go back and forth between the UK and France. Siberia and Alaska are both some of the most unpopulated, barren, desolate places on earth. Who the hell would use the thing? I don't even think the space shuttle costs $60 billion. This is quite possible the most vaporous post I've ever seen on slashdot. How the hell is it "news for nerds"?
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What's REALLY scary is that the t-shirts are available in kids sizes.
4,000 washes.
-this post is completely on-topic and should not be modded down.
I agree. Bose is WAY overpriced for the quality of equipment that you're getting. For a good midrange system at a great price, I'd recommend the Kenwood htb-503. 600 watts, Dolby Digital decoding, 5 channel speakers and a powered sub for under $500. It's great for someone who's on a budget or just starting out with home theatre systems.
Tell me about it. I've got two PC's that belong to my mother-in-law sitting in my basement right now. That kind of shit gets old after a while. It's fun to play around with your own hardware, but I could care less if someone else is having a problem with their PC. My solution: Charge EVERYONE that wants "a little help" with their computer. I don't care if they're family or not. I may sound like a bastard, but it's gotten to the point where every couple of weeks someone was wanting me to install/fix something for them(free of course) and I just got tired of it all. All new Compaq's have a about two gigs partitioned off into a D drive that contains the core OS files. The copy protection should accept just about any hardware upgrades with the exception of the motherboard. Of course, most people who are buying Compaq's would be better off buying a new PC if they're doing enough upgrades to require a new motherboard. The only problem I've encountered is when you're starting off with a clean format of the hard disk. I recently installed a hard drive for my father's P200 and the disc wouldn't recognize the new drive. I ended up copying straight from drive A to drive B.
Just out of curiosity, be-fan, What is the model number of the joystick you just purchased. Is it a USB joystick? USB didn' exist when Win95 was written so it only makes sense that you would need to upgrade. I don't see this as so much of a stunt, rather than useful innovation and support of new products. I only wish Linux had better USB support.
Currently, when you purchase a name-brand PC (Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..) this technology is already in use. You will receive a "Restore CD" instead of a Windows install CD. In addition to installing a bunch of garbage and AOL software, these Restore CD's are hardware specific. For example, If I were to purchase a HP that has Windows ME and later, I were to purchase another PC with Windows 98 on it, I could not use the Windows ME "Restore Disc" to on the other machine. Manufacturers built a little bit of room to install upgrades. For instance, I could upgrade the processor or the RAM and the software should recognize that I'm still using the same machine with a few modifications and allow me to proceed.
Not if you're using a dvorak keyboard.
It's Michael. Notice how the link to the Undernet site is gone now. I'm glad to see that Slashdot's authors are professional enough to admit they've made a poor judgement call and take the necessary steps to correct it.
Only now, half those IP's will be from Slashdot users trying to read the article.
The article says that legitimate research would be allowed. The law is intended to stop people from surfing porn sites while they are on the job. Most workplaces already have Internet usage restricted, the article refers to a government agency doing what businesses have been doing for years. The sexual disfunction medical drivel was inserted into the story by the slashdot author who posted the story. The actual law was never intended to prevent legitimate, informative sites from being blocked or to stifle meaningful learning or discussion. So to answer your question: Yes slashdot should be banned.
The only decent medical college in Virginia is VCU/MCV which is state owned and operated. I'm currently a student at VCU and I've never encountered any sites blocked on University computers. I'm not sure about other state schools, but VCU doesn't seem to be affected. (and yes, the Napster port is still open too)
So DON'T READ IT. Or better yet, start your own website and post higher quality stories that relate to your interests. Regardless, you have no right to whine and complain unless you plan on doing something about it.
idiot.
Just a thought.
Nope, still wrong. a little "b" denotes the word "bit". A big "B" stands for byte. A gigabit = 1/8 of a gigabyte.
I certainly hope that GD-ROM discs have a capacity higher than one megabit. Otherwise, we're all going to have to go back to playing Asteroids and Frogger.
I totally agree with your point about the oil, though.
I voluntarily read hotmail. Spam messages are part of hotmail.
"1) it forces me to hear what you have to say. You have every right to say it. You have no right to force it on me if I don't want it.
2) you use my resources to force me to see it."The same criteria would apply to your previous post. I did not ask to hear what you in particular have to say. In fact, when I click "read more" I am forced to read your post whether I want to or not. I may be interested in other posts, but perhaps I do not want to see yours. (Just an example as I have nothing against you personally)
Furthermore, your post is wasting bandwidth, my CPU time, and about 10k or space in my browser cache. You are using MY resources to further your own post.
I'm not denying that spam is annoying at best and unethical or immoral at worst. I don't know anyone who pays per byte per Internet access so it's not costing me anything at all. Most of the spam I get is under 10k so even if I did pay per MB for my access, the cost would be negligible. I'm not trying to say spam is good at all, I just think that it's a relatively minor nuisance considering all of the other things wrong with the world today. It seems like a lot of the slashbots have started this crusade to stop all spammers at any cost, even if that means wasting government resources and what few empty beds we have in our nation's jails. Even as we speak, there are literally, millions of people with swollen stomachs in the final stages of starvation. War torn countries have children who'se parents have been killed wandering the streets looking for food or a warm bed to sleep in, and you people don't seem to care about that because it doesn't directly affect you. It doesn't take 30 seconds to delete victims of genocide or ethnic cleansings from your inbox, so obviously what you can't see from the comfort of your living room doesn't matter. It's this attitude that will eventually lead to the end of humanity if we don't do something to stop it. I think it's a good idea to get involved in what you believe is right, but damn is it really worth it to harass all the spammers.
sorry about that bold tag. I was pretty pissed when I wrote that and I should have proofread it.
I think it's absolutely rediculous that people are actually being thrown in jail for exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech. I vaguely recall hearing that it costs the government somewhere around $35,000/yr to keep someone in jail. I damn sure don't want my hard earned dollars going towards this travesty of freedom. Our prisons are crowded enough as they are, shouldn't we be spending our tax dollars putting real criminals behind bars. You anti-spam people are so adamant about doing "whatever it takes" to prevent spam, but it gets to the point where the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. Perhaps you should take a step back from your crusade for a moment and think again about the way our country is today when a spammer gets locked up and the rapists, murderers and drug users out there are roaming around, free to prey on our children and loved ones.
The main reason the chunnel is needed in the first place is that a lot of people want to go back and forth between the UK and France. Siberia and Alaska are both some of the most unpopulated, barren, desolate places on earth. Who the hell would use the thing? I don't even think the space shuttle costs $60 billion. This is quite possible the most vaporous post I've ever seen on slashdot. How the hell is it "news for nerds"?
VBS scripting isn't a stupid error it's a "feature".