GW-BASIC had everything the C64 BASIC did, and more... I wish there were a truly free GW clone. (inb4 "write it yourself": I tried, my C-fu isn't strong enough.)
It's not so much because it's successful, as it's not the kind of console the hardcore gamers want, and Nintendo is actively trying to keep it that way. They want a game system that caters to casual gamers and to the fringes of the market, not to hardcore gamers - so they probably don't see themselves as competition to Sony and M$, whose systems cater to the hardcore gamers almost exclusively.
bethere.co.uk seems to port-throttle. Friend uses it, has trouble uploading on ftp, dcc send is slow and unstable, and sftp, which I think uses the SSH port, is fairly stable and incredibly fast.
As if Americans these days know anything about freedom. While those of us who give a shit about freedom are getting buried under the masses of those who would happily sell their soul for a government that would micromanage their lives cradle to grave.
At any rate, I could see tiered usage, so long as it's neutral (no "long distance charge" if my packets happen to be routed off to East Jamunga, no special charge to carry access to certain domains, etc.), and as long as a high usage option is available. I would certainly prefer unlimited; I am a relatively heavy user, and I run a server. (Business class connection)
Anyone below 2.0 on their Tone Scale. Hubbard said either bring them up to 2.0 or "dispose" of them. Many things are below that point: sympathy, fear, regret.
Not all religions. The mainstream denominations of Christianity have believed that at once but some of *us* do believe that that goes against our holy writ. (My usual expression is "Whatever happened to 'love thy neighbour' ?")
They have an explicit doctrine of destroying critics through the legal system. They also believe that if a person is deemed "Suppressive" to the cause of Scientology, they have the right to lie, deceive, or even kill the person with impunity.
Only channels I really lost when switching from analog aerial to digital aerial were Canadian stations... my signal improved and all I'm using is a cheap pair of mount-in-a-slot-on-the-television rabbit ears.
Before: NBC (poorly), CBS (poorly), ABC (fairly), CTV (fairly), CHCH (fairly), PBS (clear), CW (clear), TBY (am I bothered?), Fox (clear), myTV (fairly), Global (fairly), and I think I got Ion.
After: NBCh (+ WeatherPlus), CBSh, ABCh (+RTN), PBSh (+PBS +ThinkBright, though the latter breaks up a lot), CWh, TBY, Foxh (+Fox), myTVh (+myTV). Except for ThinkBright and NBCh I really haven't had any problem with reception. You win some, you lose some.
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GW-BASIC had everything the C64 BASIC did, and more... I wish there were a truly free GW clone. (inb4 "write it yourself": I tried, my C-fu isn't strong enough.)
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It's not so much because it's successful, as it's not the kind of console the hardcore gamers want, and Nintendo is actively trying to keep it that way. They want a game system that caters to casual gamers and to the fringes of the market, not to hardcore gamers - so they probably don't see themselves as competition to Sony and M$, whose systems cater to the hardcore gamers almost exclusively.
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They ditched the Sunday morning blue law here in NYS just recently. THANK GHED.
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The videos are still encoded to 480x360 at the most. That's hardly "better than TV".
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Not in Australia as I recall, thank ghed one country has common sense in THAT.
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They certainly seem to compare favorably to MY isp... ugh, we'll be stuck at 3 Mbps forever up here in Niagara Falls lol
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...about the only OS sluggish on modern hardware is Vistrash.
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bethere.co.uk seems to port-throttle. Friend uses it, has trouble uploading on ftp, dcc send is slow and unstable, and sftp, which I think uses the SSH port, is fairly stable and incredibly fast.
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As if Americans these days know anything about freedom. While those of us who give a shit about freedom are getting buried under the masses of those who would happily sell their soul for a government that would micromanage their lives cradle to grave.
At any rate, I could see tiered usage, so long as it's neutral (no "long distance charge" if my packets happen to be routed off to East Jamunga, no special charge to carry access to certain domains, etc.), and as long as a high usage option is available. I would certainly prefer unlimited; I am a relatively heavy user, and I run a server. (Business class connection)
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Indeed, the nickname "Slowlaris" is well deserved.
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Beryl? Ugh, don't they realize she was a *villain* ?
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I got a 13" CRT from 1984 you insensitive clod!
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I've used "Duplication Restriction Mechanism", a friend used "Destroyed, Ruined, Mutilated"
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28, and didn't touch Zork until I was 22.
OTOH, I'm not much more than a year away from hitting the big three-oh. :(
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inb4 abuse of Hebrews 11.1
The only evidence is what can be proven true.
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Anyone below 2.0 on their Tone Scale. Hubbard said either bring them up to 2.0 or "dispose" of them. Many things are below that point: sympathy, fear, regret.
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Not all religions. The mainstream denominations of Christianity have believed that at once but some of *us* do believe that that goes against our holy writ. (My usual expression is "Whatever happened to 'love thy neighbour' ?")
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They have an explicit doctrine of destroying critics through the legal system. They also believe that if a person is deemed "Suppressive" to the cause of Scientology, they have the right to lie, deceive, or even kill the person with impunity.
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That's a tactic the sciops just LOVE to use.
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It's well-known that the "Church of Scientology" believes themselves to be above the law.
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Only channels I really lost when switching from analog aerial to digital aerial were Canadian stations... my signal improved and all I'm using is a cheap pair of mount-in-a-slot-on-the-television rabbit ears.
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Before: NBC (poorly), CBS (poorly), ABC (fairly), CTV (fairly), CHCH (fairly), PBS (clear), CW (clear), TBY (am I bothered?), Fox (clear), myTV (fairly), Global (fairly), and I think I got Ion.
After: NBCh (+ WeatherPlus), CBSh, ABCh (+RTN), PBSh (+PBS +ThinkBright, though the latter breaks up a lot), CWh, TBY, Foxh (+Fox), myTVh (+myTV). Except for ThinkBright and NBCh I really haven't had any problem with reception. You win some, you lose some.
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Seriously. I can't see a company of that size needing more than maybe 25 total IT workers, and that's being generous.
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Mad pig disease HERE WE COME! xD;
*runs like hell*
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Ain't there truth in advertising laws? Pretty sure there was and that was the name.
Oh, that's right, Big Business owns the USA and gets to do whatever it pleases, the customers be damned.
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