When I read about this, yesterday, the indication was that IBM and AMD would be working together, not against Intel or anything so interesting. It's a simple technology sharing arrangement, which benefits AMD, allowing them keep costs lower by using IBM or jointly developed materials technology. Where Intel can do it all in-house (at least for now).
I certainly fell for the hype initially, thinking "AMD + IBM + Hammer?!?!?", alas, not to be.
FWIW IBM also has similar arrangements with Intel.
It would have been filled with robots, lasers and naked babes;o)
Yeah, Arwen would have boobs hanging out all over the place, Aragorn played by Ahnold, and galadriel would have been played by Madonna. *shiver*
You left out the car chases, huge fireball explosions for no reason whatsoever and soppy feel-good endings.
Seriously, Havard Lampoon wrote up Bored of the Rings, mocking the characters and all. I haven't read it, but some reviews liked it and others hated it (as it goes with all things)
There was a comic parody of LoTR many years ago where they were sitting around eating pizza and one of the hobbits throws a slice at a giant spider (Shelob?), yelling "Eat hot pizza!" The spider dies and then the hobbit offers another slice to Gandalf who wisely declines. (Might have been drawn by Wally Wood?) Anyone remember this one?
...though I do get the feeling I know of Sauron, I feel the eye upon me and the evil growing everytime I look consider buying a CD...
It seems
that Microsoft had much more to gain from letting its partner fail than
helping it to succeed: in the event of a bankruptcy, Microsoft acquired all of Sendo's
intellectual property related to the z100 Stinger SmartPhone
IIRC Microsoft has a stake in General Magic, which developed video software for handheld devices. It was of note, a few years ago, because General Magic was down to $1 a share when Microsoft took interest. Last I looked General Magic closed September or early October and was winding down completely about December. Guess who will get their IP, as a significant debtor
upporters envision the use of drones, also known as unmanned
aerial vehicles, for such tasks as moving cargo, pinpointing traffic problems, patrolling
the border, searching for fugitives or fighting forest fires..."
...flying them into buildings, blowing stuff up, etc. This reminds me of the guy with the VTOL car, featured on/. a few times (recenlty about it's apparent utter failure to achieve important goals, like taking off and landing)
Does anyone actually think about this stuff?
I used to live in Midland, Michigan, home of Dow Chemical, and recall that airspace above their plant was jealously guarded. Probably against industrial espionage ("Ah, I see where they store the brine!"), but nowadays most likely against some jerk trying to blow things up and poison the atmosphere with stuff that was safely contained in OSHA and EPA approved buckets and pipes.
Imagine anyone being able to pick up something like this (not like you couldn't already, someone build a flying Snoopy on his doghouse with RC stuff) and attaching mischevious exploding devices, with an X10 camera, and buzzing it around town looking for buses full of the children of Israel to blow up.
Yeah, it's a pretty good country, it hasn't had any serious weirdness since Tim McVeigh drove a truck to Oklahoma City and that kid flew a plane into a bank in Florida but I gotta wonder.
FWIW aviation still is a pretty unrestricted area. Expiremental aircraft can still be build and flown with minimal checks or license requirements. Anyone ever meet Five-Dollar Frank of Fayetteville, WV? The man had a pacemaker and was still flying, last I knew, and had a couple books out about training flyers for WWII.
Interesting, somewhat entertaining, but hardly objective or insightful. Eric S. Raymond could follow their organizational lead rather than pander. In many cases I have seen, the better idea loses out because the presenter lacks communication skills.
No, he and his wife murdered all six of their children before committing suicide.
Ah, yeah, I forgot that. And I even read the book (Rise and Fall of the Third Reich) including the trials.
But I'm sure you'll be able to compare GWB to Hitler regardless.
Nope, wouldn't do that, both governments usurped rights from the people, but AH had no intention of holding any further elections. I seriously doubt Bush would ever entertain such a thought. Parallels are tenuous at best.
It's amazing what you can construct when you don't bother to include the truth.
And what truth would that be? Seems you, and the moderators all lept to the wrong conclusion.
Goebels was the information officer, in charge of propaganda, glorifying a horrible man, party and government, while spinning about how necessary it was and how good it would be. I'm sure he'd enjoy depicting all this spying, routing all internet through government filters and rounding suspects up in the name of national security. I just hope another president quickly dismantles it all. Once these mechanisms are in place, even the most benevolent leader may be tempted to see how they work.
"The case is essentially about juristiction when attempting to
prosecute a number of defendants simultaneously in order to save on legal fees."
Now that the 'cat is out of the bag', why can't MPAA and the authorities just accept that CSS is out in the open and is no
longer a secret?
Which cat are you referring to? It seems the best we can expect here is not a decision, but an opinion.
So it's more of a Schroedinger's cat. Is it inside or outside the bag, and is it dead or alive?
Hopefully the supremes will, in ruling on trying many people in this instance to save legal fees, write some opinion thus: "And we find the DMCA a circumvention of the rights of the people as laid down in etc etc etc."
The owners of Stone Trek thank you for their suddenly maxed out bandwith.
It maxes out frequently without/. help. This is why I provided the link to CampChaos, who seem to have less of a bandwidth problem. However, you can only get the Marooned on Tatooine episode from StoneTrek. I suggest getting it and then copying it from your cache to a directory somewhere, particularly if you wish to see it again because you missed something (some humorous background stuff, much of which goes by fast.)
Currently I reside in the US. I'm probably going to pick up one of those pre-paid phones at the electronics barn. Since I'll have to buy time it should temper my enthusiasm to use it. I will check out the terms, as my sister has indicated the time expires in 3 months. I feel that is a complete swindle, however the state (CA) I live in may have something to say on the matter.
If, like me, you don't have a cell phone, payphones are a good thing.
Payphones have all but disappeared around London, since so few calls are made on them and almost everyone has a cell phone. This trend started years ago. When I was last in London cellphones even worked down in the Tube.
One thing disappearing payphones would mean: One more parking place available at finer gas stations and 7-11's everywhere.
I think Amazon is going down one of those slippery slopes, directed by morons. I don't care for 'relatedness' or similar items when I shop online, and find it a bother.
Perhaps it works on others, but in clothing, particularly, fashion is in the detail.
Many of Amazon's recent patent applications do not appear to be efforts to lock anyone out of using them or efforts to crush smaller e-businesses, like Pan-IP does, but to ensure no-one, like Pan-IP, can come to them later and say, "Ahem, we have a patent for that, pay us $,$$$,$$$,$$$" Amazon hasn't been enforcing their patents, in case anyone has paid attention.
It's not a game, at least, not in the sense of anything civilization has had up to the past decade.
You buy, you subscribe, and you actually WORK at it. The author is right on target here. Regardless of what Sony does or does not do, people who are unhappy have to realize this isn't entertainment, and there are other things to do, and walk away from it. When any 'game' ceases to be fun, it's work. And amazingly, people are paying for the privilege.
I had the remarkable coincidental meeting, in Brugge, Belgium (apologies to non-earth folk, re: h2g2) to encounter a couple, one night while dining in one of the finer restaurants in that fair city. Their occupation was treating people addicted to the internet, computers, message boards, etc. We talked at length, because my youngest brother clearly was an addict, and much of what we discussed rang true. That was in January, 1994, well before half the USA was on web browsers or knew what an ISP was, let alone Europe and the rest of the world. Imagine the size of the afflicted population now.
Please, no P.T. Barnum references, that 'sucker' comment was invented by a reporter.
I tend to agree here. Kevin didn't do anything positive for computer geeks. He excercised extremely poor judgement and, rather than turn himself in and apologize, he ran and hid. In effect he blazed the trail for every scumbucket out there today. Assume Kevin had been born 10 years later, would be still be praised, or reviled like Alan Ralsky?
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I certainly fell for the hype initially, thinking "AMD + IBM + Hammer?!?!?", alas, not to be.
FWIW IBM also has similar arrangements with Intel.
Yeah, Arwen would have boobs hanging out all over the place, Aragorn played by Ahnold, and galadriel would have been played by Madonna. *shiver*
You left out the car chases, huge fireball explosions for no reason whatsoever and soppy feel-good endings.
Seriously, Havard Lampoon wrote up Bored of the Rings, mocking the characters and all. I haven't read it, but some reviews liked it and others hated it (as it goes with all things)
There was a comic parody of LoTR many years ago where they were sitting around eating pizza and one of the hobbits throws a slice at a giant spider (Shelob?), yelling "Eat hot pizza!" The spider dies and then the hobbit offers another slice to Gandalf who wisely declines. (Might have been drawn by Wally Wood?) Anyone remember this one?
Grey Matter
Matter Horn
Another Matter Entirely
Alma Matter
Whatsa Matter You
Matter 'n a Wet Hen
Anti Matter
Auntie Matter
Anti Auntie Matter
Auntie Anti Matter
Mindover Matter
Matter of Time
Matter of Fact
Matter of Fiction
Matter of Process
Laughing Matter
No Laughing Matter (also known as: Anti Laughing Matter)
Private Matter
Public Matter
And the aptly named Sir Matter not appearing in this list
Personally, I think they forgot to dust the lens.
IIRC Microsoft has a stake in General Magic, which developed video software for handheld devices. It was of note, a few years ago, because General Magic was down to $1 a share when Microsoft took interest. Last I looked General Magic closed September or early October and was winding down completely about December. Guess who will get their IP, as a significant debtor
Does anyone actually think about this stuff?
I used to live in Midland, Michigan, home of Dow Chemical, and recall that airspace above their plant was jealously guarded. Probably against industrial espionage ("Ah, I see where they store the brine!"), but nowadays most likely against some jerk trying to blow things up and poison the atmosphere with stuff that was safely contained in OSHA and EPA approved buckets and pipes.
Imagine anyone being able to pick up something like this (not like you couldn't already, someone build a flying Snoopy on his doghouse with RC stuff) and attaching mischevious exploding devices, with an X10 camera, and buzzing it around town looking for buses full of the children of Israel to blow up.
Yeah, it's a pretty good country, it hasn't had any serious weirdness since Tim McVeigh drove a truck to Oklahoma City and that kid flew a plane into a bank in Florida but I gotta wonder.
FWIW aviation still is a pretty unrestricted area. Expiremental aircraft can still be build and flown with minimal checks or license requirements. Anyone ever meet Five-Dollar Frank of Fayetteville, WV? The man had a pacemaker and was still flying, last I knew, and had a couple books out about training flyers for WWII.
Interesting, somewhat entertaining, but hardly objective or insightful. Eric S. Raymond could follow their organizational lead rather than pander. In many cases I have seen, the better idea loses out because the presenter lacks communication skills.
Ah, yeah, I forgot that. And I even read the book (Rise and Fall of the Third Reich) including the trials.
But I'm sure you'll be able to compare GWB to Hitler regardless.
Nope, wouldn't do that, both governments usurped rights from the people, but AH had no intention of holding any further elections. I seriously doubt Bush would ever entertain such a thought. Parallels are tenuous at best.
It's amazing what you can construct when you don't bother to include the truth.
And what truth would that be? Seems you, and the moderators all lept to the wrong conclusion.
Goebels was the information officer, in charge of propaganda, glorifying a horrible man, party and government, while spinning about how necessary it was and how good it would be. I'm sure he'd enjoy depicting all this spying, routing all internet through government filters and rounding suspects up in the name of national security. I just hope another president quickly dismantles it all. Once these mechanisms are in place, even the most benevolent leader may be tempted to see how they work.
Now that the 'cat is out of the bag', why can't MPAA and the authorities just accept that CSS is out in the open and is no longer a secret?
Which cat are you referring to? It seems the best we can expect here is not a decision, but an opinion.
So it's more of a Schroedinger's cat. Is it inside or outside the bag, and is it dead or alive?
Hopefully the supremes will, in ruling on trying many people in this instance to save legal fees, write some opinion thus: "And we find the DMCA a circumvention of the rights of the people as laid down in etc etc etc."
One would think.
Well, I dunno if they will be the last, but San Francisco has already moved to ban them from sidewalks.
It maxes out frequently without /. help. This is why I provided the link to CampChaos, who seem to have less of a bandwidth problem. However, you can only get the Marooned on Tatooine episode from StoneTrek. I suggest getting it and then copying it from your cache to a directory somewhere, particularly if you wish to see it again because you missed something (some humorous background stuff, much of which goes by fast.)
It'll still be a while until we get these songs free of copyright control.
I hope like heck they put in secure mail servers so I'm not getting spam routed through .LA domains next.
It's not everyday that I get to watch a Trek show during lunch. :-)
Just as the captain is heading to the bridge, someone jumps into the turbolift and shuts the door. (in the teaser) :P
Also hosted on Camp Chaos
The adventures of the BCC-1701 Magnetize are in Flash.
Currently I reside in the US. I'm probably going to pick up one of those pre-paid phones at the electronics barn. Since I'll have to buy time it should temper my enthusiasm to use it. I will check out the terms, as my sister has indicated the time expires in 3 months. I feel that is a complete swindle, however the state (CA) I live in may have something to say on the matter.
Payphones have all but disappeared around London, since so few calls are made on them and almost everyone has a cell phone. This trend started years ago. When I was last in London cellphones even worked down in the Tube.
One thing disappearing payphones would mean: One more parking place available at finer gas stations and 7-11's everywhere.
Perhaps it works on others, but in clothing, particularly, fashion is in the detail.
Many of Amazon's recent patent applications do not appear to be efforts to lock anyone out of using them or efforts to crush smaller e-businesses, like Pan-IP does, but to ensure no-one, like Pan-IP, can come to them later and say, "Ahem, we have a patent for that, pay us $,$$$,$$$,$$$" Amazon hasn't been enforcing their patents, in case anyone has paid attention.
You buy, you subscribe, and you actually WORK at it. The author is right on target here. Regardless of what Sony does or does not do, people who are unhappy have to realize this isn't entertainment, and there are other things to do, and walk away from it. When any 'game' ceases to be fun, it's work. And amazingly, people are paying for the privilege.
I had the remarkable coincidental meeting, in Brugge, Belgium (apologies to non-earth folk, re: h2g2) to encounter a couple, one night while dining in one of the finer restaurants in that fair city. Their occupation was treating people addicted to the internet, computers, message boards, etc. We talked at length, because my youngest brother clearly was an addict, and much of what we discussed rang true. That was in January, 1994, well before half the USA was on web browsers or knew what an ISP was, let alone Europe and the rest of the world. Imagine the size of the afflicted population now. Please, no P.T. Barnum references, that 'sucker' comment was invented by a reporter.
...That's what you get for paying to play a MUD.
Shows what you know about jewelry... you have to mount a diamond.
What? You didn't know all women are already networked in a huge, anti-guy conspiracy? Well, that certainly takes the ca
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Resistance is ... useful?
I can barely imagine the ThermalTake Volcanoes for these things...
I tend to agree here. Kevin didn't do anything positive for computer geeks. He excercised extremely poor judgement and, rather than turn himself in and apologize, he ran and hid. In effect he blazed the trail for every scumbucket out there today. Assume Kevin had been born 10 years later, would be still be praised, or reviled like Alan Ralsky?