Not entirely true, but it brings up something to mind. At one time they used to sell IBM computers at Radio Shack, but now when you go into Radio Shack you only see Compaqs and Packard Bells.
IBM still sells their computers in stores, but they only sell them in "IBM Stores." There are two near me and they look pretty cheesy. Gateway did the same thing and a few months ago, it flopped.
In Canada, IBM sells their computers through a company called Buck a Day through TV advertisements.
Do you guys ever wonder how long the site you just linked will last? I always find it amusing how a site goes down five minutes after it gets Slashdotted.
I am suprised they haven't done the same to Wine. If you think about it, they're reverse-engineering the Windows API to run applications designed for Windows, not Linux or whatever OS that Wine can work on.
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CHEK is no longer CTV! It is now "CH", ala Global TV (VTV is now CTV, BCTV is now Global, Global is now CKVU).
Currently, the only two sattelite providers in Canada is Starchoice and Bell ExpressVu. I am not too keen on ExpressVu as I don't know it's hardware too well, yet I do know a fair bit about Starchoice considering that I am a Starchoice customer. (I pay $60/m CDN for 500+ channels compared to what I paid to Shaw Cable (for the same price) for 30 channels)
Starchoice currently uses Motorola and General Instrument receivers. They too catch on 91W.
My main question is, what is stopping me from trying to pick up DirecTV feeds on these recievers? Does the DirecTV (and Dish Network) use similar receivers? If not, can they be adapted to receive US Sattelite broadcasts?
I am not too interested in getting American TV as I do get enough of it, but I am quite curious on the magic inside these little boxes.
I took a picture of the insides of my computer whole running. There are two fans (one of the processor spinning at about 5000 RPM and one for the case spinning at about 6500 RPM) and when I took a photo using a digital camera, the fans looked still.
It is still possible that it is a fake, but it may not either.
If it ran Microsoft Windows, it would be sure to fall down and then catch of fire. Microsoft would then come out and say it was a feature, but then wouldn't give much detail on why the feature exists.
Running Linux, if it crashes it can climb back up on to the table itself without the administrator being there.
I could be wrong as it could be a typo, but isn't the Jaguar the first 32-bit system? (it is NOT a 64-bit system, it has two 32-bit Motorola 68060 processors, but it doesn't make it 64-bit)?
As well, Playstation is 32-bit, not 64-bit as stated by the article.
As well, it looks like the article is biased towards Microsoft's Xbox.
At first, Quicktime was cool. Yet in the past two years, Quicktime has gone downhill.
Quicktime 1.0 - Good
Quicktime 2.0 - Better
Quicktime 3.0 - At it's prime
After 3.0, it went downhill. The latest version is designed to somewhat imitate the "Aqua" feel, yet the problem with the look enhancement is that it makes it quite slow, even on my Celeron 600.
I usually shrug if I see a Quicktime video for downloading as RealPlayer and Windows Media (which are both plagued with problems, but face it, they're better) is much better.
It is sort of sad to see such a decent format go into the rut that it is in now.
It will be a added benefit to the United States (and Canada too since we're usually one day behind the United States, or sometimes even two weeks ahead, depending on what the situation is).
The only foreseeable problem here is that if those came into play, what about people who drive? It is bad enough people talk on the phone while driving, do we exactly need streaming video coming into our phones while we're driving?
I am not bashing Mac users here, but face it, there are more Windows/Unix users than there are Mac OS users.
Thus saying that, with less users using that OS, the less chance of a security problem occuring due to the low usage of Macintoshes as Servers. I am certain there are a lot of undiscovered bugs in Mac OS that we're not aware of, it is only a matter or time before they're found or never found out at all.
IIRC, the last bug or exploit that I have seen involving the Mac OS was a exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer. That is a third-party issue though.
I feel the urge to move back to Macintosh now, though. OS X looks very purdy.
In the next bit, China is going to join WTO. Many people, including me, will see this as a stab into Lady China's chest as it will cause the country's economy to crumble further and then cause the current government to collapse out of Communism.
Then again, they're not really Communist when they have moved away from the Communist side of Economics.
I was saying that is the only way you could do that until this was heard of. Sorry if I confused you there.
I was basically stating that the alternative method to running KDE on Windows is to get a X Server program (such as Exceed or Micrografx) and run X off a network (allowing you to run KDE in Windows). I never stated that those were false.
I think the purpose is to see if you can do it. It's like running Emulators on top of Emulators, it really has no point, but just to see if you could do it (like running Virtual PC in Mac OS, running Windows with Basilisk running Mac OS, then running SoftWindows 68K with Windows 3.1, and so on...).
Yet, IMHO, it is neat to see KDE running in Windows. Even though that can be done by running it off another computer and using a X server on a Windows box, this way allows you to access the files on your local drive. I personally like to see the same thing pulled off with Gnome. Heck, GIMP runs in Windows and it installs the GTK+ libraries, so I guess it isn't too hard to get Gnome working.
I beleive it is up to the parent to decide what is right for their child to play. If their parent decides it is okay for their child to play World War II online, then it is her decision and not that of the BC government.
A follow up from the Times Colonist is availble too.
This is one of many things that I am happy to see from the Liberal government.
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IBM still sells their computers in stores, but they only sell them in "IBM Stores." There are two near me and they look pretty cheesy. Gateway did the same thing and a few months ago, it flopped.
In Canada, IBM sells their computers through a company called Buck a Day through TV advertisements.
If I go on IRC will I see myself getting peer'd often because of a cloud or two? What about latency?
I think I can live without the internet for a few hours.
If Santa is using stealth technology, can I detect him with my cellular phone? It would be cool to see him for the 0.00000001ms he'd be in my house.
I hope he has that shiny new hard drive for me.
This is the discourage the hosting of webservers, distributing large amounts of files, and what-not.
Do you guys ever wonder how long the site you just linked will last? I always find it amusing how a site goes down five minutes after it gets Slashdotted.
Merry Christmas.
WinRAR
Winamp
Wine
WinMac
..must I go on?
I am suprised they haven't done the same to Wine. If you think about it, they're reverse-engineering the Windows API to run applications designed for Windows, not Linux or whatever OS that Wine can work on.
So why hasn't Microsoft gone after them?
What happens if you get a major power spike? What is in place to protect my HomePlug card on my computer?
I don't exactly like the idea of feeding electricity into my computer like that.
I live in Surrey, come by my place and watch CTV West, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, or Newfoundlandian on my Starchoice dish. :)
DirecTV is availble up here if you're willing to pirate it, which I wouldn't.
Every year, the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission) zaps the H/HU cards (or is it DirecTV?).
If the Canadian receivers were "hacked," could they receive the broadcasts without such cards?
http://www.starchoice.ca/english/shop/step3.asp contains some information on what sattelite receivers Starchoice uses.
Starchoice currently uses Motorola and General Instrument receivers. They too catch on 91W.
My main question is, what is stopping me from trying to pick up DirecTV feeds on these recievers? Does the DirecTV (and Dish Network) use similar receivers? If not, can they be adapted to receive US Sattelite broadcasts?
I am not too interested in getting American TV as I do get enough of it, but I am quite curious on the magic inside these little boxes.
Too bad it won't fit under my christmas tree or in my backyard.
Not in all cases.
I took a picture of the insides of my computer whole running. There are two fans (one of the processor spinning at about 5000 RPM and one for the case spinning at about 6500 RPM) and when I took a photo using a digital camera, the fans looked still.
It is still possible that it is a fake, but it may not either.
If it ran Microsoft Windows, it would be sure to fall down and then catch of fire. Microsoft would then come out and say it was a feature, but then wouldn't give much detail on why the feature exists.
Running Linux, if it crashes it can climb back up on to the table itself without the administrator being there.
Warez is one giant group? Since when?
If warez is a gang, then how come are there no gang wars and people being shot in drive-by shootings?
As well, if the warez gang is a gang, could they charged for being in a gang?
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It is sad to see it go. Too bad some people ruined it for others.
I could be wrong as it could be a typo, but isn't the Jaguar the first 32-bit system? (it is NOT a 64-bit system, it has two 32-bit Motorola 68060 processors, but it doesn't make it 64-bit)?
As well, Playstation is 32-bit, not 64-bit as stated by the article.
As well, it looks like the article is biased towards Microsoft's Xbox.
Problem here.
What happens if I have to send out a document to 50 people via e-mail?
I look forward to seeing this on Space or some other CHUM station.
At first, Quicktime was cool. Yet in the past two years, Quicktime has gone downhill.
Quicktime 1.0 - Good
Quicktime 2.0 - Better
Quicktime 3.0 - At it's prime
After 3.0, it went downhill. The latest version is designed to somewhat imitate the "Aqua" feel, yet the problem with the look enhancement is that it makes it quite slow, even on my Celeron 600.
I usually shrug if I see a Quicktime video for downloading as RealPlayer and Windows Media (which are both plagued with problems, but face it, they're better) is much better.
It is sort of sad to see such a decent format go into the rut that it is in now.
Just think of it...
Movies
Music
Games
News
Video Conferncing
It will be a added benefit to the United States (and Canada too since we're usually one day behind the United States, or sometimes even two weeks ahead, depending on what the situation is).
The only foreseeable problem here is that if those came into play, what about people who drive? It is bad enough people talk on the phone while driving, do we exactly need streaming video coming into our phones while we're driving?
I am not bashing Mac users here, but face it, there are more Windows/Unix users than there are Mac OS users.
Thus saying that, with less users using that OS, the less chance of a security problem occuring due to the low usage of Macintoshes as Servers. I am certain there are a lot of undiscovered bugs in Mac OS that we're not aware of, it is only a matter or time before they're found or never found out at all.
IIRC, the last bug or exploit that I have seen involving the Mac OS was a exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer. That is a third-party issue though.
I feel the urge to move back to Macintosh now, though. OS X looks very purdy.
Reason?
In the next bit, China is going to join WTO. Many people, including me, will see this as a stab into Lady China's chest as it will cause the country's economy to crumble further and then cause the current government to collapse out of Communism.
Then again, they're not really Communist when they have moved away from the Communist side of Economics.
Umm... I wasn't accusing them of doing that.
I was saying that is the only way you could do that until this was heard of. Sorry if I confused you there.
I was basically stating that the alternative method to running KDE on Windows is to get a X Server program (such as Exceed or Micrografx) and run X off a network (allowing you to run KDE in Windows). I never stated that those were false.
I think the purpose is to see if you can do it. It's like running Emulators on top of Emulators, it really has no point, but just to see if you could do it (like running Virtual PC in Mac OS, running Windows with Basilisk running Mac OS, then running SoftWindows 68K with Windows 3.1, and so on...).
Yet, IMHO, it is neat to see KDE running in Windows. Even though that can be done by running it off another computer and using a X server on a Windows box, this way allows you to access the files on your local drive. I personally like to see the same thing pulled off with Gnome. Heck, GIMP runs in Windows and it installs the GTK+ libraries, so I guess it isn't too hard to get Gnome working.
I beleive it is up to the parent to decide what is right for their child to play. If their parent decides it is okay for their child to play World War II online, then it is her decision and not that of the BC government. A follow up from the Times Colonist is availble too. This is one of many things that I am happy to see from the Liberal government.