Airlines have incured a lot of extra costs post 9/11. Insurance for one is massively more expensive than before. The airline industry is running a lot closer to the edge financially now; It's got to be harder to justify purchases of new aircraft designs.
I guess whoever modded this didn't bother reading it... I wonder why I'm not suprised.
It seems that any post about Microsoft that doesn't start with "Microsoft sucks, Linux rules" often gets modded down. My post wasn't even really 'pro' microsoft.
Microsoft won't charge for security updates or patches, that just seems a bit too audacious even for Mr. Gates.
However, there is a new niche for Microsoft.
Earlier today I was helping a buddy update and clean his Win2k box - And no, he wouldn't let me clean it with Gentoo... He thought he was infected by a virus (he wasn't) so he bought a 'subscription' to McAfee virus scanner. After we ran that, I downloaded AdAlert (free), to remove the spyware... Found lots of that. Then I downloaded ZoneAlarm (free) and set him up a personal firewall.
We've seen MS, in the past, include options like then in the OS... WinXP already includes a personal firewall but there are lots of 'extra' services that MS could add... And why bother including them for free in the OS - expecially when they get sued for it?
I'll bet we see a MS virus scanner/privacy guard/whatever utility sometime soon. With MS's advantage of having OS and Apps in house it could, at least in theory, be faster and better integrated than the competition... And the MS name would go a long way to having the masses buy it over Norton or McAfee... A product like that has to be what Mundie was referring to.
It's more simple than that. I was born an American and I've not travelled internationally... I _live_ here, for better or worse.
It's more than that, tho. I believe that I can do well here in the USA. I know here I can buy a handfull of acres of land, build a nice house, support a family, and eventually retire in my house on my land with no debt. All of this in a country where my person, property, and (most)freedoms are protected.
I also believe that as a country the USA has done more good than bad. In the end, after all, the purpose of a goverment is to provide for it's people. I like what Uncle Sam has made it possible for me to have, for the life I've led so far and for where I hope it to go.
It should be obvious to the rest of the world now that it's not the American people that run the goverment. It's business. Most citizens don't vote. All of our laws are more influncenced by the lobbyists which are fighting for various big business interest.
I'm an American, and I'm proud to be one - if only because my standard of living is above most of the rest of the world.
It's more than the USA having nukes, tho. We have the most powerfull conventional military on the planet, too. But it's more than military force. It's the "American Dream". We still give everyone the chance to make more of themselves here in the USA. It seems like most americans have either forgotten that or become lazy. Maybe both.
The rest of the world knows, tho. We still get people from all over the world comming here - working hard (something unfamiliar to most americans) and making something for themselves. They're making lots of money and supporting families in other countries.
Well, that was a bit tangential and all. But it's not the people here in the USA anymore... It's money and business. Kinda perverts the word Democracy.
I agree with the other replies to this message. I'm almost sure the guy parent comment is a troll - either that or a moron.
These newer designs, with _real_ 3d graphics are a great way to save a few bucks. I just built my sister a system using an NForce board and a Athlon 1400. It's a very capable system. It runs UT2002 and War3 very well. Plus, if she does get into 3d stuff and wants better performance adding a 'real' geforce is always an option.
It's not even as complex as switching colors rapidly. They are talking about dithering. If you have a grid of four pixels and you change those four pixels you can get a variety of colors in the larger space those four pixels occupy.
That's the key. Cisco makes some of the best 802.11b access points and pcmcia cards. Some other brands just do not cut it. I've got a Linksys AP and both a Cisco 350 and a Linksys pcmcia card. The Cisco card far, far outperforms the linksys card in terms of range from the base station. In the case of wireless, at least, it seems to be true that you get what you pay for.
That said, the Aironet® 350 Series Wireless Bridge from Cisco is an excellent and tested solution that you could use. Of course they are pricey at around $1500usd. A less expensive solution using other Cisco 350 products and a couple of linux boxes could do the trick, but that wouldn't be a tested (corporate tested, at least) solution.
You can mod one of those metal 'briefcase' style boxes with the foam inside pretty easy. The boxes are designed for electronics, test equipment, stuff like that and they come in a variety of sizes. They aren't all that expensive, either.
FMA direct makes an awesome 'co-pilot' for helicopters. It basically does the same thing this one does except that the Draganfly is the first helicopter that comes with it in the package.
The guy that runs the local hobby shop here is really into planes and used to fly helicopters. He had never heard about the FMA co-pilot. I ordered one and a helicopter from him and he was amazed with how easy it is to fly once we got it all together. He described it as cheating. heh.
All that considered. The $1000 helicopter is fun and all but I have more fun with my friends with a couple or four Fighterbirds from Hobby Zone. They have an infrared or ir sensor/receiver system that lets you dogfight. LOTS of fun.
I've got a couple of these Hobby Zone Fighterbird's http://www.hobbyzone.com/fighterbird.html It's lots of fun because there is an IR or some other sort of sensor and transmitter on it so you can dogfight.
A couple friends of mine have 'em too and we've wasted waaaay too many hours 'shooting' each other down.
It's not as advanced as some of the newer park fliers but it sure is easy to fly, cheap, and lots of fun!
NT4 does support AGP video cards. You'll most likely need to upgrade the service pack before installing the (correct) video driver. It should be working in standard vga to that point.
A couple of friends and I here at work have been discussing this and I think I have the best solution.
For clarification: The jars are not stated as being full, just of having 50 marbles in them. Also, it says that a marble must be picked at random. I believe that that would preclude any layering.
I can't make it any more sure than about 75% chance of living... That's a whole lot better than 50/50 or less.
What I would do is take all but one white marble from the white jar and put 49 of 'em in with the black marbles. That way if I got the first jar, I'd have a 100% chance of getting a white marble and with the 2nd jar I'd have close to a 50/50 shot. I think that's the best solution.
As a matter of fact, I do. It's model number: 13H6705. It also says 'Plt No 1 - Model M13'. I'm pretty sure it was originally sold with a IBM thinkpad docking station.
I've got three of 'em right now. Two of the original M models and one black one with a built-in eraser-mouse.
I learned to type on an old IBM Selectric typewriter and this keyboard has the same feel. I just hope my keyboards last 'till my fingers stop wiggling.
Yep, That's what I do. I spend a bit of money on my PC every three months or so then I upgrade friends and family's boxes with the old parts. Of course you can only really do this with a clone but I think that's the best way to build PC's anyway. I can't build 'em cheap but I build them to last and perform.
It's about impossible to block the web on a page by page basis so if any domain has something bad on it, *poof*. They have what I think is an impossible job of blocking bad content while letting just the good stuff thru. Of course it's impossible, we can't even define good or bad.
I guess they're overblocking with the idea that it's better to block some weird or strange or niche-market stuff than to let something offensive in. In the corporate world they don't care about the feelings of any niche market.
Okay, sure. But that just makes it a tradeoff between how much cash flow you want and how much of an army you want. What I tried a couple times against a buddy was to explode at the start and make 8 bases as soon as I can. Well, not bases just gold collection points. I kept my a small army at my main base and used town recall scrolls to jump to any base that was in trouble. After a little while it became a bit too much trouble to defend all of them but by that time I'd sucked most of the gold away anyway. So that when I had to build a larger army to offset my opponent I had more cash to do it with.
Plus, warping in with an elite army is pretty fun.:)
I think 'low upkeep' ends at 70 food? That's still a pretty good force. 25 on gold at 5 bases. 5 more on wood maybe? That leaves an army of 40. That's not 40 units because the better units use more than one food, but it's still a sizable force.
The reason I like the 5 peon per mine limit is that it forces everyone to expand early so they can get in more cash flow. War3 isn't the first with this. Empire Earth did the same thing and to me it just seems natural now. You have to explore in a RTS anyway... Why not do it with your hero and a few troops and open the way for a 2nd and 3rd base at the same time?
I don't know... Maybe my brain has been warped by the hundreds and hundreds of hours I've played War2, C&C, AOE, EE and other games. I just think they are getting better.
The games in the genre are just getting better. I think that War3, with it's hero system and it's group/subgroup system takes a big step forward.
The way I see it, RTS's come down to:
Resource management: Getting the resources you need without wasting any resources. Not making too many workers or mining more resources than you need.
Unit Managment: Moving and fighting your units, controlling them efficently. Making sure your weak units are protected and getting your units where they need to be.
And...
Army Building: Having the right units and unit combos to offset your oponent and get the job done with the least losses or cost.
In multiplayer the winner is the one that is better at most of the above. I don't see that changing. War3 adds a bit, tho with the Hero system. In previous games the winner had a large, massive army. Some people killed there workers so they could get more warriors in under the population cap. With the heros you don't have to have as large of an army so it's easier to manage. Unit matchups and other real 'strategic' elements will become more important than being able to control huge armies.
I've been playing War3 for over a week now and I really like it. I think it's the current 'king' of the RTS's.:)
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Of course the Xmas shopping mania is so strong that Universal would be stupid to pull the product now.
Plus, most consumers will not complain and of those that do few will bother to send in their disks 2 and 3.
It's a win/win situation for Universal.
Airlines have incured a lot of extra costs post 9/11. Insurance for one is massively more expensive than before. The airline industry is running a lot closer to the edge financially now; It's got to be harder to justify purchases of new aircraft designs.
I guess whoever modded this didn't bother reading it... I wonder why I'm not suprised.
It seems that any post about Microsoft that doesn't start with "Microsoft sucks, Linux rules" often gets modded down. My post wasn't even really 'pro' microsoft.
Oh, well. No big deal.
Microsoft won't charge for security updates or patches, that just seems a bit too audacious even for Mr. Gates.
However, there is a new niche for Microsoft.
Earlier today I was helping a buddy update and clean his Win2k box - And no, he wouldn't let me clean it with Gentoo... He thought he was infected by a virus (he wasn't) so he bought a 'subscription' to McAfee virus scanner. After we ran that, I downloaded AdAlert (free), to remove the spyware... Found lots of that. Then I downloaded ZoneAlarm (free) and set him up a personal firewall.
We've seen MS, in the past, include options like then in the OS... WinXP already includes a personal firewall but there are lots of 'extra' services that MS could add... And why bother including them for free in the OS - expecially when they get sued for it?
I'll bet we see a MS virus scanner/privacy guard/whatever utility sometime soon. With MS's advantage of having OS and Apps in house it could, at least in theory, be faster and better integrated than the competition... And the MS name would go a long way to having the masses buy it over Norton or McAfee... A product like that has to be what Mundie was referring to.
It's more simple than that. I was born an American and I've not travelled internationally... I _live_ here, for better or worse.
It's more than that, tho. I believe that I can do well here in the USA. I know here I can buy a handfull of acres of land, build a nice house, support a family, and eventually retire in my house on my land with no debt. All of this in a country where my person, property, and (most)freedoms are protected.
I also believe that as a country the USA has done more good than bad. In the end, after all, the purpose of a goverment is to provide for it's people. I like what Uncle Sam has made it possible for me to have, for the life I've led so far and for where I hope it to go.
Damn straight I'm proud to be an American.
It should be obvious to the rest of the world now that it's not the American people that run the goverment. It's business. Most citizens don't vote. All of our laws are more influncenced by the lobbyists which are fighting for various big business interest.
I'm an American, and I'm proud to be one - if only because my standard of living is above most of the rest of the world.
It's more than the USA having nukes, tho. We have the most powerfull conventional military on the planet, too. But it's more than military force. It's the "American Dream". We still give everyone the chance to make more of themselves here in the USA. It seems like most americans have either forgotten that or become lazy. Maybe both.
The rest of the world knows, tho. We still get people from all over the world comming here - working hard (something unfamiliar to most americans) and making something for themselves. They're making lots of money and supporting families in other countries.
Well, that was a bit tangential and all. But it's not the people here in the USA anymore... It's money and business. Kinda perverts the word Democracy.
I didn't get much of the main page before it was slashdotted, but i do recognize a Traxxas E-Maxx in there somewhere.
I've got the nitro version, a T-Maxx.. Incredible fun.
I agree with the other replies to this message. I'm almost sure the guy parent comment is a troll - either that or a moron.
These newer designs, with _real_ 3d graphics are a great way to save a few bucks. I just built my sister a system using an NForce board and a Athlon 1400. It's a very capable system. It runs UT2002 and War3 very well. Plus, if she does get into 3d stuff and wants better performance adding a 'real' geforce is always an option.
It's not even as complex as switching colors rapidly. They are talking about dithering. If you have a grid of four pixels and you change those four pixels you can get a variety of colors in the larger space those four pixels occupy.
It's just plain BS on Palm's part.
That's the key. Cisco makes some of the best 802.11b access points and pcmcia cards. Some other brands just do not cut it. I've got a Linksys AP and both a Cisco 350 and a Linksys pcmcia card. The Cisco card far, far outperforms the linksys card in terms of range from the base station. In the case of wireless, at least, it seems to be true that you get what you pay for.
That said, the Aironet® 350 Series Wireless Bridge from Cisco is an excellent and tested solution that you could use. Of course they are pricey at around $1500usd. A less expensive solution using other Cisco 350 products and a couple of linux boxes could do the trick, but that wouldn't be a tested (corporate tested, at least) solution.
You can mod one of those metal 'briefcase' style boxes with the foam inside pretty easy. The boxes are designed for electronics, test equipment, stuff like that and they come in a variety of sizes. They aren't all that expensive, either.
FMA direct makes an awesome 'co-pilot' for helicopters. It basically does the same thing this one does except that the Draganfly is the first helicopter that comes with it in the package.
The guy that runs the local hobby shop here is really into planes and used to fly helicopters. He had never heard about the FMA co-pilot. I ordered one and a helicopter from him and he was amazed with how easy it is to fly once we got it all together. He described it as cheating. heh.
All that considered. The $1000 helicopter is fun and all but I have more fun with my friends with a couple or four Fighterbirds from Hobby Zone. They have an infrared or ir sensor/receiver system that lets you dogfight. LOTS of fun.
I've got a couple of these Hobby Zone Fighterbird's http://www.hobbyzone.com/fighterbird.html It's lots of fun because there is an IR or some other sort of sensor and transmitter on it so you can dogfight.
A couple friends of mine have 'em too and we've wasted waaaay too many hours 'shooting' each other down.
It's not as advanced as some of the newer park fliers but it sure is easy to fly, cheap, and lots of fun!
NT4 does support AGP video cards. You'll most likely need to upgrade the service pack before installing the (correct) video driver. It should be working in standard vga to that point.
-MoTec
A couple of friends and I here at work have been discussing this and I think I have the best solution.
For clarification: The jars are not stated as being full, just of having 50 marbles in them. Also, it says that a marble must be picked at random. I believe that that would preclude any layering.
I can't make it any more sure than about 75% chance of living... That's a whole lot better than 50/50 or less.
What I would do is take all but one white marble from the white jar and put 49 of 'em in with the black marbles. That way if I got the first jar, I'd have a 100% chance of getting a white marble and with the 2nd jar I'd have close to a 50/50 shot. I think that's the best solution.
I was going to make some witty comment but I can't think of one...
Apparently I've been playing too many video games.
That's:
1.3 * Sweet!!! ^ 4
As a matter of fact, I do. It's model number: 13H6705. It also says 'Plt No 1 - Model M13'. I'm pretty sure it was originally sold with a IBM thinkpad docking station.
Good luck.
I've got three of 'em right now. Two of the original M models and one black one with a built-in eraser-mouse.
I learned to type on an old IBM Selectric typewriter and this keyboard has the same feel. I just hope my keyboards last 'till my fingers stop wiggling.
I saw the porn also.
I wasn't going to post anything but I just had to say that the itgo.com link _did_ link to porn...
It's not right now, tho... But why take a chance? Just use the direct link to datamining resources
Yep, That's what I do. I spend a bit of money on my PC every three months or so then I upgrade friends and family's boxes with the old parts. Of course you can only really do this with a clone but I think that's the best way to build PC's anyway. I can't build 'em cheap but I build them to last and perform.
It's about impossible to block the web on a page by page basis so if any domain has something bad on it, *poof*. They have what I think is an impossible job of blocking bad content while letting just the good stuff thru. Of course it's impossible, we can't even define good or bad.
I guess they're overblocking with the idea that it's better to block some weird or strange or niche-market stuff than to let something offensive in. In the corporate world they don't care about the feelings of any niche market.
Okay, sure. But that just makes it a tradeoff between how much cash flow you want and how much of an army you want. What I tried a couple times against a buddy was to explode at the start and make 8 bases as soon as I can. Well, not bases just gold collection points. I kept my a small army at my main base and used town recall scrolls to jump to any base that was in trouble. After a little while it became a bit too much trouble to defend all of them but by that time I'd sucked most of the gold away anyway. So that when I had to build a larger army to offset my opponent I had more cash to do it with.
:)
Plus, warping in with an elite army is pretty fun.
I think 'low upkeep' ends at 70 food? That's still a pretty good force. 25 on gold at 5 bases. 5 more on wood maybe? That leaves an army of 40. That's not 40 units because the better units use more than one food, but it's still a sizable force.
The reason I like the 5 peon per mine limit is that it forces everyone to expand early so they can get in more cash flow. War3 isn't the first with this. Empire Earth did the same thing and to me it just seems natural now. You have to explore in a RTS anyway... Why not do it with your hero and a few troops and open the way for a 2nd and 3rd base at the same time?
I don't know... Maybe my brain has been warped by the hundreds and hundreds of hours I've played War2, C&C, AOE, EE and other games. I just think they are getting better.
The games in the genre are just getting better. I think that War3, with it's hero system and it's group/subgroup system takes a big step forward.
:)
The way I see it, RTS's come down to:
Resource management: Getting the resources you need without wasting any resources. Not making too many workers or mining more resources than you need.
Unit Managment: Moving and fighting your units, controlling them efficently. Making sure your weak units are protected and getting your units where they need to be.
And...
Army Building:
Having the right units and unit combos to offset your oponent and get the job done with the least losses or cost.
In multiplayer the winner is the one that is better at most of the above. I don't see that changing. War3 adds a bit, tho with the Hero system. In previous games the winner had a large, massive army. Some people killed there workers so they could get more warriors in under the population cap. With the heros you don't have to have as large of an army so it's easier to manage. Unit matchups and other real 'strategic' elements will become more important than being able to control huge armies.
I've been playing War3 for over a week now and I really like it. I think it's the current 'king' of the RTS's.