OK, I'll get on the "design for all seasons" bandwagon, but what about the Red London Routemaster bus?
Those familiar double-decker buses first went into use in the early 50's (don't know date, sorry) and it's only now that the bus companies are starting to phase them out.
Tough as old boots, but small and relatively cramped by modern standards.
In Europe at least the 3G vendors like Hutchison and Vodafone will be sweating a little over whether Wi-Fi hotspots will steal potential market share away from their target markets.
Wi-Fi = cheaper, more widely supported. Also 3G handsets are going to be too expesive for most users, for a few years anyway.
Could be interesting to see how the technologies mature and maybe merge (3G PCMCIA cards?)
Your ISP could foot the bill for the "estamps" and each email you send could get marked in this way making the message "legitimate" going through their email servers.
Though the spammers themselves could easily get around this. Unless, however, every ISP clubbed together to create a list of legit stamp-issuers and not allow anything unstamped to pass through. their relays.
Though this is just filtering based on an email field that does not exist.
MS would probably hijack it and bastardise it anyway:-(
Sitting here in my slippers typing by the light of an oil lamp, I wish for nothing more than:
1) A mobile phone that works properly; 2) Digital TV that works properly; 3) A DSL modem where the drivers have not been coded by sadists; 4) Good health; 5) Peace and quiet.
As long as the equipment we use daily remains "inadequate" enough to not distinguish finely enough the different transmissions we see, my aural pleasure will always be shat-upon by Pirate broadcasts.
There's many Pirate radio stations breaodcasting all over our FM bands and it leaves me with no way to listen to a radio programmes that I am interested in.
Not that I'm against Pirate radio, I just think that if they opened up the spectrum more, then cramming 100+ stations into a very narrow band would be unecessary.
Heh heh... Looks like I have all the extra evidence I need to take on CAPTAIN CYBORG! (That's Prof. Kevin Warwick of Reading University. See here: The Register.co.uk)
The presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Commission passes to Libya this year. No kidding.
It's a trite example I suppose but my point is that multinational organisations like the UN are hampered by smaller members punching above their weight. Thich could cause no end of hassle for something that relies on consistency and majority consent like the Standards that Govern the Internet (TM).
OK, this post is probably off-topic, but those are my thoughts.
I stopped reading Wired when they published an article (1999?) about how the Dow had broken the 10000 barrier and that people's quality of life was going to improve many-fold, and how famine would cease, and, and... It was essentially amazing that this article had ever goptten past editorial - it fantasy and speculation and almost offensive to anyone with the merest grasp of worlk events.
Strange they covered the Dow breaking 10000 again the other way...
I was not aware of the distinction between Nerds and geeks, until now.
I use the word Geek interchangeably with Nerd everyday. "Geek" to me is simply somebody who is enthusiastic, and maybe a touch obsessive in about detail, over something. For example, there are many Steam Engine Geeks who love nothing more than to tinker. My dad is a classic motorbike geek., I've been to those rallies, man! The guys there are great - they know/everything/ about any bike that a manufacturer has ever built. they can strip it down and rebuild it blindfolded, and usually half-cut!
We computer geeks are much the same in personality traits: attention to details, thrist for complete knowledge, and the willingness (I hope) to share it with anyone who expesses an interest.
Nerd I always thought of as more bookish, though that's just my opinion.
It was the cse at our school, like all other schools, that the Geeks were singled out for "special" attention. However, that attention was infrequently hostile, and if you had the wit to deal with it (a decent put-down, offer people help in classes if they asked for it, laugh at their jokes if necessary, etc.) you soon got the respect and the social acceptence that came with it.
Essentially, merely "being Geeky" was not enough to attract hostility, even from the footballers, but it was poor social skills aggravated by what the "geek" percieved as persecution.
Simply laughing it all off is usually the best way to deal with it.
It's like your parents used to say (shyeah! like/they/ knew) "Ignore them and they'll soon get bored."
The station in the Film was labelled as "Vauxhall Cross" whch is a region close to where MI6 are headquartered on the South Bank of the Thames. However, there is no/official/ confirmation that this station has ever existed. Though I do remember reading that theere were some private shuttle tube stationslinking Parliament, Whitehall, and the Intelligence Services, though this is likely to be fantasy.
For the set of the film, I believe thay shot it on a mixture of a sound-stage in Pinewood studios and on a frequently filmed disused platform at Holborn station. Holborn has a disused line that used to run to Aldwych, but this closed 6 years ago dues to lack of use. London Underground Ltd frequently rent out this old platform for use on TV and Film and it normally gets a complete makeover each time.
Not sad at all! I think they're kinda romantic, as some of the older and more complete station buildings were designed in a very "Art-Deco" or "Art Nouveau" style (sorry if I've completely bastardised those meanings;)
Or maybe the idea of an empty Tube station just sounds great after a day at work in London...
OK, I know it's off-topic kinda, but we have some cool abadoned Tube Stations[demon.co.uk] in London.
The tube (London's underground rail system) network is the largest in the world and there are a lot of old tube stations that were abandoned due to improvments to existing stations and changes in the organisation of the lines. They are all mainly closed off, though you can still see some above ground.
Perhaps a little more spooky than abandoned airfields mainly because they have never been redeveloped. Some still have the old advertising in them from the 40's/50's.
Just something I thought some people might find interesting...
I think it is because air travel was one of the more appropriate and popular post-war ways to travel domestically in the US, because of the States' size.
In the UK, however, we just have broken and abandoned railway stations (Dr. Beeching?).
Whilst you're right that the Motorola RISC architecture that Apple utilise cannot be compared MHz for MHz with an Intel CISC device, they have been lagging for a little while in trms of raw power (MIPS). However, their speed/performance ratio is quite high.
I think that the general feeling of the Mac-hardcore is that Motorola just do not invest enough time or money in development of their chips.
Someone more knowledgable than me can correct this fact though. Were Apple also not once considering swicthing to Intel (?!).
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OK, I'll get on the "design for all seasons" bandwagon, but what about the Red London Routemaster bus?
Those familiar double-decker buses first went into use in the early 50's (don't know date, sorry) and it's only now that the bus companies are starting to phase them out.
Tough as old boots, but small and relatively cramped by modern standards.
In Europe at least the 3G vendors like Hutchison and Vodafone will be sweating a little over whether Wi-Fi hotspots will steal potential market share away from their target markets.
Wi-Fi = cheaper, more widely supported. Also 3G handsets are going to be too expesive for most users, for a few years anyway.
Could be interesting to see how the technologies mature and maybe merge (3G PCMCIA cards?)
OK, a lame suggestion full of holes, but...
:-(
Your ISP could foot the bill for the "estamps" and each email you send could get marked in this way making the message "legitimate" going through their email servers.
Though the spammers themselves could easily get around this. Unless, however, every ISP clubbed together to create a list of legit stamp-issuers and not allow anything unstamped to pass through. their relays.
Though this is just filtering based on an email field that does not exist.
MS would probably hijack it and bastardise it anyway
Just me thinking out loud.
Sitting here in my slippers typing by the light of an oil lamp, I wish for nothing more than:
1) A mobile phone that works properly;
2) Digital TV that works properly;
3) A DSL modem where the drivers have not been coded by sadists;
4) Good health;
5) Peace and quiet.
I must be getting old before my time.
Now where's my cocoa?...
As long as the equipment we use daily remains "inadequate" enough to not distinguish finely enough the different transmissions we see, my aural pleasure will always be shat-upon by Pirate broadcasts.
There's many Pirate radio stations breaodcasting all over our FM bands and it leaves me with no way to listen to a radio programmes that I am interested in.
Not that I'm against Pirate radio, I just think that if they opened up the spectrum more, then cramming 100+ stations into a very narrow band would be unecessary.
Email ping-pong is one of the finest ways to avoid responsibility and work that exists. Totally cast-iron.
In my (bitter and hysterical) experience, dealing with support issues via email takes at least 1-2 days longer than a simple desk-visit or phone call.
But that's just me.
LOL - good call ;)
Have you already considered the legal ramifications for what you're doing?
It's a sterling idea, it's just that some publishers might get aggrieved when they see information on their publications being held by a third party.
Heh heh... Looks like I have all the extra evidence I need to take on CAPTAIN CYBORG! (That's Prof. Kevin Warwick of Reading University. See here: The Register.co.uk)
"6. The discoverer has worked in isolation."
:(
But this list was developed by one guy. Ack, I don't know what to believe anymore
Maybe he knew that I could not handle the truth?
Now, where's my hazel twigs...
Would it be fair to ask if you are an advocate of any particular type of software, or you merely promote use of the "right tool for the right job"?
Why?
The presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Commission passes to Libya this year. No kidding.
It's a trite example I suppose but my point is that multinational organisations like the UN are hampered by smaller members punching above their weight. Thich could cause no end of hassle for something that relies on consistency and majority consent like the Standards that Govern the Internet (TM).
OK, this post is probably off-topic, but those are my thoughts.
Are we still talking about Wired magazine?
Arf.
I stopped reading Wired when they published an article (1999?) about how the Dow had broken the 10000 barrier and that people's quality of life was going to improve many-fold, and how famine would cease, and, and... It was essentially amazing that this article had ever goptten past editorial - it fantasy and speculation and almost offensive to anyone with the merest grasp of worlk events.
Strange they covered the Dow breaking 10000 again the other way...
Wired: The Magazine for Absolut Poseurs.
I totally agree - "Most-used" or "personalized" menus are just masking for what are poorly designed menus in the first place.
It's as if some developers have forgotten they can use submenus.
I hear you - in the persuit of near-perfect photo-realistic images in modern games, this beast can produce them and at one hell of a price.
But seriously, have you seen those Doom3 screenshots? They're enough to give you nightmares!
How reaslistic do they need to be?
Does the Pc now become just a vessel with a hard drive purely to hold a Graphics card?
Just a thought.
I was not aware of the distinction between Nerds and geeks, until now.
/everything/ about any bike that a manufacturer has ever built. they can strip it down and rebuild it blindfolded, and usually half-cut!
I use the word Geek interchangeably with Nerd everyday. "Geek" to me is simply somebody who is enthusiastic, and maybe a touch obsessive in about detail, over something. For example, there are many Steam Engine Geeks who love nothing more than to tinker. My dad is a classic motorbike geek., I've been to those rallies, man! The guys there are great - they know
We computer geeks are much the same in personality traits: attention to details, thrist for complete knowledge, and the willingness (I hope) to share it with anyone who expesses an interest.
Nerd I always thought of as more bookish, though that's just my opinion.
Thanks for the comment though.
It was the cse at our school, like all other schools, that the Geeks were singled out for "special" attention. However, that attention was infrequently hostile, and if you had the wit to deal with it (a decent put-down, offer people help in classes if they asked for it, laugh at their jokes if necessary, etc.) you soon got the respect and the social acceptence that came with it.
/they/ knew) "Ignore them and they'll soon get bored."
Essentially, merely "being Geeky" was not enough to attract hostility, even from the footballers, but it was poor social skills aggravated by what the "geek" percieved as persecution.
Simply laughing it all off is usually the best way to deal with it.
It's like your parents used to say (shyeah! like
The station in the Film was labelled as "Vauxhall Cross" whch is a region close to where MI6 are headquartered on the South Bank of the Thames. However, there is no /official/ confirmation that this station has ever existed. Though I do remember reading that theere were some private shuttle tube stationslinking Parliament, Whitehall, and the Intelligence Services, though this is likely to be fantasy.
For the set of the film, I believe thay shot it on a mixture of a sound-stage in Pinewood studios and on a frequently filmed disused platform at Holborn station. Holborn has a disused line that used to run to Aldwych, but this closed 6 years ago dues to lack of use. London Underground Ltd frequently rent out this old platform for use on TV and Film and it normally gets a complete makeover each time.
Not sad at all! I think they're kinda romantic, as some of the older and more complete station buildings were designed in a very "Art-Deco" or "Art Nouveau" style (sorry if I've completely bastardised those meanings ;)
Or maybe the idea of an empty Tube station just sounds great after a day at work in London...
OK, I know it's off-topic kinda, but we have some cool abadoned Tube Stations[demon.co.uk] in London.
The tube (London's underground rail system) network is the largest in the world and there are a lot of old tube stations that were abandoned due to improvments to existing stations and changes in the organisation of the lines. They are all mainly closed off, though you can still see some above ground.
Perhaps a little more spooky than abandoned airfields mainly because they have never been redeveloped. Some still have the old advertising in them from the 40's/50's.
Just something I thought some people might find interesting...
I think it is because air travel was one of the more appropriate and popular post-war ways to travel domestically in the US, because of the States' size.
;)
In the UK, however, we just have broken and abandoned railway stations (Dr. Beeching?).
Or is that our current railway system?
Er... First Post!
(How weird is that? IBM and Apple...)
I keep thinking of the hammer thrown at the big-brother screen.
This 1980's...
Whilst you're right that the Motorola RISC architecture that Apple utilise cannot be compared MHz for MHz with an Intel CISC device, they have been lagging for a little while in trms of raw power (MIPS). However, their speed/performance ratio is quite high.
I think that the general feeling of the Mac-hardcore is that Motorola just do not invest enough time or money in development of their chips.
Someone more knowledgable than me can correct this fact though. Were Apple also not once considering swicthing to Intel (?!).
Probably all lies.