I know a few people with the latest Acer Aspire models. They look cheap and nasty, but are quite nice as long as you don't expect them to take the punishment of an active outdoor life:)
Seriously, yeah! If you can't sit down for hours at a computer and *create*, it probably isn't for you. Try other ways. Don't force yourself to be productive if you deep down don't like it.
If you're a programmer by trade, I understand. You might want to do something completely different outside work.
Lots of schools in Norway have outdated computer equipment. Many of them have started rolling out laptops for the students instead of trying to upgrade and maintain their own network. and it seems to be working out well.
Thinking like an admin, I see many benefits. Of course, I am also thinking like a bastard operator. The laptop is the kid's own, and they will learn how to take care of it. The first run-in with malware can be enlightening.
(And a great wallet-liner for an independent fixer like me!)
My no-name notebook has HDMI, VGA and S-Video out. The most common non-HP brands here, like Acer and Packard Bell, comes with HDMI on most models now. DVI-HDMI cables are cheap, and the thin they do better than DisplayPort is BEING AVAILABLE in stores where I live.
I tried out the latest Ubuntu beta as recently as today with WPA2 and a hidden SSID. Worked with an Intel 3945abg in a laptop. My problem with random hardware is always sound in Linux, not networking:/
I think the Trusted Computing video was posted in higher quality on various torrent sites (including LegalTorrents). It has seen some circulation.
It's true the iPhone is locked down. Apps live in their own environment, totally unable to access files outside directly, which is a good thing for safety..but there really should have been a built-in mechanism for sending various kinds of data to a "public" storage portion on the iPhone/iPod touch. Datacase and similar let you treat the device like USB mass storage, but then you still need to access the files from within that app.
Apple may have gone slightly too far with their locking down and these latest NDA shenanigans. I'll give development a try, only for the money, but first they have to actually approve me. Been a few weeks, and not even a "we're working on it" e-mail:/ (Maybe that's a good thing, not being approved?)
Handbrake will do that, I think. I like Toast Titanium on Mac, though; it converts damn near any format to another in a batch job. DVD to iPod, Blu-Ray to Xvid etc.
There are countries with as few people, but they still sell mobile phones there. Add up all the blind people everywhere, go global and it's possible to make a profit.
Uhm..what?! You don't store passwords in plain text, full stop. One-time passwords, alright. Generate one based on your bank card, and give it to the operator. It can't be used again. But a regular password? No way.
Adjust the difficulty if Mass Effect is kicking your ass. Or do some other missions and come back later. The key to winning a fight is using Lift so the enemy can't hit back, so bring a biotic or two:)
Mass Effect's scaling is harsher because most powers can be available starting at level 1. Some powers are just no fun to be hit with when all you have is a point in Pistols, Basic Armor and First Aid. The Benezia encounter was the worst thing I've ever encountered because I had no real hint of the danger. Fortunately, I could still trek all the way back to the ship and explore some other areas before exacting my revenge. (It was far easier playing as an Adept, though, with about 10 levels of training before I kicked some ass on Noveria.)
I kind of like open worlds, but I kind of hate being able to get myself in an open world of trouble without warning.
I've seen stupid mallcops running after tourists taking pictures in Oslo, of all places. It's not a big city! You've seen most of what's worth seeing if you turn around slowly in one spot!
No spam in three months. My e-mails are across two domains, and one particular address hasn't seen less than 100 spams a day until last year, when I made my own filters. Then only rarely a message slipped through.
About a month before the spam completely stopped, I moved my domains' MXes over to SiteGround, and it stayed at less than 5 per week until three months ago.
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I don't use Gnome - I get a brighter, more colourful theme by default with KDE3. KDE4, though, is dark, smoky and Vista-like.
An art studio?
I sometimes work for a place where it's OK to bring your paint and canvas. It's not so silly.
Spotlight lets you choose what categories of files to ignore. Since you are anonymous, you probably won't learn this useful little fact :)
I know a few people with the latest Acer Aspire models. They look cheap and nasty, but are quite nice as long as you don't expect them to take the punishment of an active outdoor life :)
Seriously, yeah! If you can't sit down for hours at a computer and *create*, it probably isn't for you. Try other ways. Don't force yourself to be productive if you deep down don't like it.
If you're a programmer by trade, I understand. You might want to do something completely different outside work.
Lots of schools in Norway have outdated computer equipment. Many of them have started rolling out laptops for the students instead of trying to upgrade and maintain their own network. and it seems to be working out well.
Thinking like an admin, I see many benefits. Of course, I am also thinking like a bastard operator. The laptop is the kid's own, and they will learn how to take care of it. The first run-in with malware can be enlightening.
(And a great wallet-liner for an independent fixer like me!)
My no-name notebook has HDMI, VGA and S-Video out. The most common non-HP brands here, like Acer and Packard Bell, comes with HDMI on most models now. DVI-HDMI cables are cheap, and the thin they do better than DisplayPort is BEING AVAILABLE in stores where I live.
I tried out the latest Ubuntu beta as recently as today with WPA2 and a hidden SSID. Worked with an Intel 3945abg in a laptop. My problem with random hardware is always sound in Linux, not networking :/
I think of good, old Deluxe Paint when I see the tool palettes.
Sure, the Xbox has a weird USB-like port..but the Xbox 360 has a regular USB port. I don't think the problem is a technical one.
I think the Trusted Computing video was posted in higher quality on various torrent sites (including LegalTorrents). It has seen some circulation.
It's true the iPhone is locked down. Apps live in their own environment, totally unable to access files outside directly, which is a good thing for safety..but there really should have been a built-in mechanism for sending various kinds of data to a "public" storage portion on the iPhone/iPod touch. Datacase and similar let you treat the device like USB mass storage, but then you still need to access the files from within that app.
Apple may have gone slightly too far with their locking down and these latest NDA shenanigans. I'll give development a try, only for the money, but first they have to actually approve me. Been a few weeks, and not even a "we're working on it" e-mail :/
(Maybe that's a good thing, not being approved?)
I'm so stealing those for a future job interview :)
"I've written some amazing apps for the iPhone, all refinements of Apple's own."
Notepad++ is another. Bloody annoying.
Handbrake will do that, I think. I like Toast Titanium on Mac, though; it converts damn near any format to another in a batch job. DVD to iPod, Blu-Ray to Xvid etc.
There are countries with as few people, but they still sell mobile phones there. Add up all the blind people everywhere, go global and it's possible to make a profit.
If you have that much money, eight hours per month to keep it seems reasonable.
The client is a downloader. Quit out of it if it's a fucking problem. You can run any Stardock game outside of Impulse/SDC.
720p is still better than DVD. Recoded HD to 720p still looks good to me. Worsening eyesight = quality upgrade :)
I don't know *any* results. Then again, I don't care about sports. It's perfectly possible to remain ignorant :)
Heh. I don't need drugs for that. Is my brain overclocked? :)
Uhm..what?! You don't store passwords in plain text, full stop. One-time passwords, alright. Generate one based on your bank card, and give it to the operator. It can't be used again. But a regular password? No way.
Adjust the difficulty if Mass Effect is kicking your ass. Or do some other missions and come back later. The key to winning a fight is using Lift so the enemy can't hit back, so bring a biotic or two :)
Mass Effect's scaling is harsher because most powers can be available starting at level 1. Some powers are just no fun to be hit with when all you have is a point in Pistols, Basic Armor and First Aid. The Benezia encounter was the worst thing I've ever encountered because I had no real hint of the danger. Fortunately, I could still trek all the way back to the ship and explore some other areas before exacting my revenge.
(It was far easier playing as an Adept, though, with about 10 levels of training before I kicked some ass on Noveria.)
I kind of like open worlds, but I kind of hate being able to get myself in an open world of trouble without warning.
I've played recent beta builds. It feels close to ready for release, so maybe soon.
Jonathan Blow also expressed a desire for a Mac port. Dunno how soon that will happen, though.
I've seen stupid mallcops running after tourists taking pictures in Oslo, of all places. It's not a big city! You've seen most of what's worth seeing if you turn around slowly in one spot!
No spam in three months. My e-mails are across two domains, and one particular address hasn't seen less than 100 spams a day until last year, when I made my own filters. Then only rarely a message slipped through.
About a month before the spam completely stopped, I moved my domains' MXes over to SiteGround, and it stayed at less than 5 per week until three months ago.