Personally, I like this idea. I think that bringing back both the droids would be the smart thing to do since the "Star Wars" saga is supposed to be from the droids' point of view anyway. Not having HK-47 and T3-M4 would be dumb.
I remember a show about another superhero named Ultraman played by Quinn from Sliders (or "the fat kid" from Stand By Me.) I remember it being a fun show, but I think that was because I was so young and his powers were so silly.
He floated.
He couldn't actually propel himself forward. He had to used some sort of spray cans for propulsion. Spray cans.
IV V For the oooooh and aaaah, and the cliffhanger at the end. Darth is Luke's... ??
Huh?
Then the explanation: I II III
Ah. I see. OK. So that's what Darth Vader really is. Well what happens to him? Conclusion: VI
The perfect order in my opinion. Except I'll have to find a copy of The Phantom Edit.
You know what would be kewl is if someone could take the "Original Trilogy" DVDs that Lucas put out, and the cleaned footage from the latest "Special Edition" and merge the two to have a cleaned up OT.
Except The Hulk and Wolverine are trademarked characters.
And as far as I know, parodies of trademarked/copyrighted stuff is still legal in this country, isn't it? And doesn't this qualify as parody? And is Jack Thompson's face/likeness a registered trademark?
From the editorial: I administrate both Windows and Linux servers and was interested to see this report. However, reading into the article a bit more makes me question the validity of their assessment.
The Yankee Group states that Windows 2003 Server led Red Hat Enterprise Linux with nearly 20% more annual up time.
I had to do a double take when I saw that. 20% more!? Assume for a moment that you have two servers, one running Windows Server 2003 and one running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Assume that your Windows box ran non-stop, without rebooting (which means you probably are not loading any Microsoft security updates) for 365 days. For your Linux box to have 20% more downtime it'd have to only be up for 292 days. If that is the case, your machine is no longer a server and is nothing more than a space heater.
Evil Genius had a very fun soundtrack. Most of the tracks were really good. I remember looking for the music for the game to listen to outside of the game because of how good it was. It's very "spy movie" (specifically James Bond-ish) and a lot of fun.
I tracked down my problem with that issue: Too much stuff. I was carrying some 50 pounds of ingredients, and that slows down any inventory menu loading quite a bit apparently.
If turning off the firewall fixes the problem, the next thing that I suggest is to complain to Norton's support staff so that they fix their firewall so that the customer doesn't have this problem again.
Because according to the customers, they "didn't change anything, and it's worked fine for months."
What I want to happen is something a little more realistic.
Include other search engines by default.
Microsoft wants to push their service. Fine. But let me choose other places to search as well. Include Google, Yahoo, IMDB, Amazon, eBay, Encarta, and whatever other MS searches they want to push, but include options that are easy to select. The benefit of the Firefox search bar is that by default it lets you search the Internet or go shopping or look up something at Answers.com. Multiple sources are good for you.
I realize the chances are slim that this will happen, but I think this would be a very good thing.
On a daily basis, I get calls from users of Norton Internet Security or McAfee Security Center (or whaever "I don't know, whatever came with my computer") who, for some reason, can't get Internet Explorer/Outlook Express to work. They don't know what a firewall *is* let alone how to configure it.
If I suggest they turn of that firewall and try it, everything is suddenly happy again.
Many of them don't understand. "It worked fine yesterday/last week/last year and I haven't changed anything..."
I specifically despise the Norton firewall as it seems to be the most popular problem causer.
I am glad that Microsoft isn't turning this feature on by default because many clueless lusers will accidentally block the programs that they're trying to use and then not understand why it doesn't work anymore.
Frequently these users try to blame us at the ISP, not realizing that it's their own fault. Firewalls are my most frequent frustration, and I'm glad this one will behave the way it will.
Because the Safari one I've seen says "RSS" which may not translate well into other languages, requiring lots of translating and many *different* icons instead of just one.
In my Tech Support experience, I have found only three basic rules.
Rule number 1. People are stupid. This one is true of all people. Tech support, highways, shopping, whatever. This rule has been extended to cover just about any stupid thing that anyone does. "Why did that guy just..." "Rule number 1."
"Did she think she could get away with that?" "Rule number 1."
Rule number 2. People lie. Me: "Has the computer been restarted since the problem started?" Them: "Yes..." Me: "OK. Let's try restarting the computer now and see what happens." Them: "What do you mean by restart?"
And when you add 1 and 2 together, you get 3. Sometimes, people are so stupid, they don't know that they're lying. You know these people. They're the ones who have "Windows 2000 XP" or "2000 ME." They're the people for whom "Nothing happens when I try to check my email. Nothing! Just this error message..." Not realizing that the error message is *exactly* what I was looking for. An error message is *not* nothing. Grr.
There is a fourth rule that also shows up from time to time: Rule number 4. No good deed goes unpunished. In the famous words of the leader of the Uruk Hai from his battle call at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers: "Grr."
Does anyone make a scanner yet that allows you to put a stack of pictures in it and have the scanner automatically scan the pictures one at a time and save them in a directory?
That's the feature I'm looking for. I've got a bunch of old pictures that I'd like to share online, but I don't want to have to scan them one at a time.
Yes, but the fact that you can add all of those features (including that "Tab Groups" feature you wanted and more) to Firefox with Extensions is what makes Firefox so great. If you want a feature, just grab the extension. I like how much Firefox can be customized.
Can I have Flashblock in Opera? How about something like the "NukeAnything" extension? Can I configure it to automatically open new tabs when I type an address in the address bar? I'm sure there's a way to do that. I just haven't found it yet. Can someone point me there? I'm going to give Opera a try since it's free, but so far, I can't figure out how to get things the way I have them in Firefox.
Don't worry. Lots of geeks all over the world are joining in on your joke that almost nobody gets.
We do it here where I work too, and it's caught on. I was playing with a Office Space soundboard from ebaumsworld and played that soundclip on a Thursday. The next day, half the people really were wearing hawaiian shirts and jeans, and since then, everyone who remembers that it's Friday does too.
My problem is remember that it's Friday first thing in the morning when I'm stumbling out the door...
This Tetris thought process is especially useful when moving. I realize it every time I help a friend pack stuff or load their boxes into a car/van.
What's really frustrating is playing Tetris for a few hours before bed then dreaming about playing Tetris all night... And even in my dreams, I can't get that one stupid block I need...
They have tried it. Lots of people tried making planes that flew by flapping their wings instead of using flaps and rudders to control their direction. You'll generally find clips of these attempts in the comedy section...
I remember reading the Dune series a while back and I had to pull out a dictionary to look up what an ornithopter was. Wouldn't current technoloy be a lot more efficient?
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Personally, I like this idea. I think that bringing back both the droids would be the smart thing to do since the "Star Wars" saga is supposed to be from the droids' point of view anyway. Not having HK-47 and T3-M4 would be dumb.
I remember a show about another superhero named Ultraman played by Quinn from Sliders (or "the fat kid" from Stand By Me.) I remember it being a fun show, but I think that was because I was so young and his powers were so silly.
He floated.
He couldn't actually propel himself forward. He had to used some sort of spray cans for propulsion. Spray cans.
My preferred order:
IV
V
For the oooooh and aaaah, and the cliffhanger at the end.
Darth is Luke's... ??
Huh?
Then the explanation:
I
II
III
Ah. I see. OK. So that's what Darth Vader really is. Well what happens to him?
Conclusion:
VI
The perfect order in my opinion.
Except I'll have to find a copy of The Phantom Edit.
You know what would be kewl is if someone could take the "Original Trilogy" DVDs that Lucas put out, and the cleaned footage from the latest "Special Edition" and merge the two to have a cleaned up OT.
Except The Hulk and Wolverine are trademarked characters.
And as far as I know, parodies of trademarked/copyrighted stuff is still legal in this country, isn't it? And doesn't this qualify as parody? And is Jack Thompson's face/likeness a registered trademark?
Another tech site has an editorial article on this report.
From the editorial:
I administrate both Windows and Linux servers and was interested to see this report. However, reading into the article a bit more makes me question the validity of their assessment.
The Yankee Group states that Windows 2003 Server led Red Hat Enterprise Linux with nearly 20% more annual up time.
I had to do a double take when I saw that. 20% more!? Assume for a moment that you have two servers, one running Windows Server 2003 and one running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Assume that your Windows box ran non-stop, without rebooting (which means you probably are not loading any Microsoft security updates) for 365 days. For your Linux box to have 20% more downtime it'd have to only be up for 292 days. If that is the case, your machine is no longer a server and is nothing more than a space heater.
Evil Genius had a very fun soundtrack. Most of the tracks were really good. I remember looking for the music for the game to listen to outside of the game because of how good it was. It's very "spy movie" (specifically James Bond-ish) and a lot of fun.
I think the most annoying thing about the ending was the repeated "I'm ME!"
?????
What's up with that?
Of course you're you. You're also annoying.
I tracked down my problem with that issue:
Too much stuff.
I was carrying some 50 pounds of ingredients, and that slows down any inventory menu loading quite a bit apparently.
If turning off the firewall fixes the problem, the next thing that I suggest is to complain to Norton's support staff so that they fix their firewall so that the customer doesn't have this problem again.
Because according to the customers, they "didn't change anything, and it's worked fine for months."
What I want to happen is something a little more realistic.
Include other search engines by default.
Microsoft wants to push their service. Fine. But let me choose other places to search as well. Include Google, Yahoo, IMDB, Amazon, eBay, Encarta, and whatever other MS searches they want to push, but include options that are easy to select. The benefit of the Firefox search bar is that by default it lets you search the Internet or go shopping or look up something at Answers.com. Multiple sources are good for you.
I realize the chances are slim that this will happen, but I think this would be a very good thing.
I work at an ISP doing Tech Support.
On a daily basis, I get calls from users of Norton Internet Security or McAfee Security Center (or whaever "I don't know, whatever came with my computer") who, for some reason, can't get Internet Explorer/Outlook Express to work. They don't know what a firewall *is* let alone how to configure it.
If I suggest they turn of that firewall and try it, everything is suddenly happy again.
Many of them don't understand. "It worked fine yesterday/last week/last year and I haven't changed anything..."
I specifically despise the Norton firewall as it seems to be the most popular problem causer.
I am glad that Microsoft isn't turning this feature on by default because many clueless lusers will accidentally block the programs that they're trying to use and then not understand why it doesn't work anymore.
Frequently these users try to blame us at the ISP, not realizing that it's their own fault. Firewalls are my most frequent frustration, and I'm glad this one will behave the way it will.
These are some of my favorites here:
Better Sortable potion names
Cool armor for the Grey Fox
Show more places on the map (wayshrines, rune stones)
Make YOUR OWN map markers for things
Those are just the ones that are bookmarked on this computer at work. My home puter has a bunch more.Since I have to mod points with which to reward you, I wanted to thank you. This is exactly what I'm looking for.
The scanner is $130 with a negative scanner. (The next model down was $100, so only a $30 difference now.)
The feeder looks like it will scan anything for which I have no negatives.
Perfect! Thanks
Now I just need to come across the money with which to pay for them.
Homosapien wins?
Huh?
What planet do you live on?
Have you seen what current homosapiens are doing?
Because the Safari one I've seen says "RSS" which may not translate well into other languages, requiring lots of translating and many *different* icons instead of just one.
In my Tech Support experience, I have found only three basic rules.
Rule number 1. People are stupid. This one is true of all people. Tech support, highways, shopping, whatever. This rule has been extended to cover just about any stupid thing that anyone does.
"Why did that guy just..."
"Rule number 1."
"Did she think she could get away with that?"
"Rule number 1."
Rule number 2. People lie.
Me: "Has the computer been restarted since the problem started?"
Them: "Yes..."
Me: "OK. Let's try restarting the computer now and see what happens."
Them: "What do you mean by restart?"
And when you add 1 and 2 together, you get 3. Sometimes, people are so stupid, they don't know that they're lying. You know these people. They're the ones who have "Windows 2000 XP" or "2000 ME." They're the people for whom "Nothing happens when I try to check my email. Nothing! Just this error message..." Not realizing that the error message is *exactly* what I was looking for. An error message is *not* nothing. Grr.
There is a fourth rule that also shows up from time to time:
Rule number 4. No good deed goes unpunished.
In the famous words of the leader of the Uruk Hai from his battle call at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers: "Grr."
Does anyone make a scanner yet that allows you to put a stack of pictures in it and have the scanner automatically scan the pictures one at a time and save them in a directory?
That's the feature I'm looking for. I've got a bunch of old pictures that I'd like to share online, but I don't want to have to scan them one at a time.
Yes, but the fact that you can add all of those features (including that "Tab Groups" feature you wanted and more) to Firefox with Extensions is what makes Firefox so great. If you want a feature, just grab the extension. I like how much Firefox can be customized.
Can I have Flashblock in Opera? How about something like the "NukeAnything" extension? Can I configure it to automatically open new tabs when I type an address in the address bar? I'm sure there's a way to do that. I just haven't found it yet. Can someone point me there? I'm going to give Opera a try since it's free, but so far, I can't figure out how to get things the way I have them in Firefox.
Don't worry. Lots of geeks all over the world are joining in on your joke that almost nobody gets.
We do it here where I work too, and it's caught on. I was playing with a Office Space soundboard from ebaumsworld and played that soundclip on a Thursday. The next day, half the people really were wearing hawaiian shirts and jeans, and since then, everyone who remembers that it's Friday does too.
My problem is remember that it's Friday first thing in the morning when I'm stumbling out the door...
Yes, but their anti-spyware product is going to be free, so they're not going to be making income with that product.
This Tetris thought process is especially useful when moving. I realize it every time I help a friend pack stuff or load their boxes into a car/van.
What's really frustrating is playing Tetris for a few hours before bed then dreaming about playing Tetris all night... And even in my dreams, I can't get that one stupid block I need...
I only hope you're running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or this could happen to you even without clicking "OK" on some installer windows...
The NFL offered the exclusive license. EA came up with the highest bid.
They have tried it. Lots of people tried making planes that flew by flapping their wings instead of using flaps and rudders to control their direction. You'll generally find clips of these attempts in the comedy section...
I remember reading the Dune series a while back and I had to pull out a dictionary to look up what an ornithopter was. Wouldn't current technoloy be a lot more efficient?