How hard is it to hold *ctrl* and roll the mouse wheel?
And when was the last time you had your eyes examined? Consider bifocals; they blend the lines in the lenses nowadays, and can even optimize for your average distance to the monitor screen.
Read the articles. PETA "euthanized" healthy animals enroute from the vet's clinic, before heading back to PETA. Adoption placement there is about 14%. The SPCA's placement rate in the same area is 66-73% (depending on which SPCA location you compare). Now we know why.
"The PETA employees were caught allegedly dumping the carcasses on Wednesday, June 15, after other dead animals -- enclosed in plastic bags -- were found dumped in the same spot on at least three preceding Wednesdays."
Sure, I could stop playing 95% of the games I like, install Linux, and then let my computer sit idle (I really don't use my home computer for anything other than playing games) while I wait for game developers to start producing games for my new OS of choice."
You've just described a console gamer. If games are all you use your computer for, what other conclusion can we draw?
Yep, that's pretty much it. In the last three years, the various Linux distributions have mostly improved to the point that they are better and easier to work with than Windows. This is fairly evident from Ballmer's rabid rants about TCO and ROI. All bogus. I've finally taken the stand with friends that, sure, I'll fix your computer...this one time. Plus, I'll show you what Linux is all about (live cd). Now, If you install Linux, I'll come back and help you; if you remain on Windows, I won't help you again (for free). For $90 an hour, I'll help almost anyone.
Not surprisingly (to me, anyway) those who ventured out and tried Linux, almost never call for help. There's the occasional telephone query, but I no longer find my free time being usurped by Windows' virus/bug/malware du jour.
Cover the "canvas" with masking tape. Draw your design. Cut out your design with a sharp X-Acto blade. Etch the exposed design with a bead-blaster (like a sand-blaster, but uses smaller, more uniform glass beads, and doesn't eat away as much, as fast).
You'd think they would mention Ogg right there under music, where it's most pertinent. There is ZERO mention of Ogg for the PMP-120 on the official iRiver sites.
I'm hopeful, but there's just too many contradictions.
"What about OGG support? That's the single killer feature for me."
EXACTLY. I'm in the market for an HDD music player. It HAS to handle Ogg Vorbis, as all my files are in that format. It turns out, my "Christmas bonus" is in the form of a gift certificate from (choose one) BestBuy, Amazon.com, or CircuitCity. So, now I'm looking at PMP's. The iRiver PMP-120 sounds worthy, since at least three (third-party) online reviews have stated it has Ogg support, yet there is nary a mention of this on any of the official iRiver sites. Do they, or don't they? Seems to me that a video player should have ample power to decode Ogg files, and yet there's no official word that this is the case.
It also seems silly to me that iRiver (who obviously knows how to implement Ogg Vorbis support...look at their flash players) would consciously decide not to offer that functionality on devices that cost twice as much. Do they not need/want the business or what? Quite frankly, if I buy a PMP without Ogg support, it probably won't be an iRiver, just out of principal. On the other hand, I'd love to support iRiver simply BECAUSE they support Ogg on so many other players.
I would much rather give a game for Christmas than a CD or DVD, knowing that my money is not helping to finance corporate lawsuits against thirteen year-old girls living with her single mom in HUD housing.
The problem in the enterprise is that a lot of middleware (Peoplesoft, SAP, etc.) expect only IE, and use ActiveX and/or MS-specific non-standard HTML. Corporate-types have to weigh the risks of changing all that with the costs of protecting and repairing systems running IE.
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Acroread requires two clicks to close (one for the document, one for acroread)
Try the new version ("Adobe Reader 7.0") if you're running Linux.
Those weren't line breaks. That was a haiku.
You should get out more.
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Feb 9th, 2005: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/09/carly_fio
The (!) was because the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is not the natural habitat for a 102 foot-long Blackbird. ;)
The "?" was because it was a question: ("How about...?).
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.602792,-118.0860 22&spn=0.007186,0.010050&t=k&hl=en
0 5&spn=0.007451,0.010050&t=k&hl=en
See the pretty SR-71s and U-2?
(Actually, one SR-71 and one A-12, #17973 and #06924, respectively.)
How about A-12 #06925 on the deck(!) of the USS Intrepid?
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.764384,-74.0002
You mean like these?
4 20&spn=0.029803,0.040199&t=k&hl=en
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.113061,-116.054
Those are depressions from underground atomic/nuclear tests.
Dunno. Worked for me (Mandrake 10.0, Firefox 1.0.5, Mplayer 1.0pre5-3.3.2, Mplayerplug-in 2.80).
Two questions:
How hard is it to hold *ctrl* and roll the mouse wheel?
And when was the last time you had your eyes examined? Consider bifocals; they blend the lines in the lenses nowadays, and can even optimize for your average distance to the monitor screen.
Stardragon.txt does not appear to be text. At least, not ASCII text. Dozens of weird characters on the first page alone.
:(
;)
The pdf looks okay, as does the rtf in Open Office. But I can't directly import those into my Newton.
Ah, well. I guess I'll see how the html version formats in my Newt.
Read the articles. PETA "euthanized" healthy animals enroute from the vet's clinic, before heading back to PETA. Adoption placement there is about 14%. The SPCA's placement rate in the same area is 66-73% (depending on which SPCA location you compare). Now we know why.
"The PETA employees were caught allegedly dumping the carcasses on Wednesday, June 15, after other dead animals -- enclosed in plastic bags -- were found dumped in the same spot on at least three preceding Wednesdays."
"Well, they won't have the cow, they'll treat it nicely."
Doubtful.
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/news.cfm
Sure, I could stop playing 95% of the games I like, install Linux, and then let my computer sit idle (I really don't use my home computer for anything other than playing games) while I wait for game developers to start producing games for my new OS of choice."
You've just described a console gamer. If games are all you use your computer for, what other conclusion can we draw?
Yep, that's pretty much it. In the last three years, the various Linux distributions have mostly improved to the point that they are better and easier to work with than Windows. This is fairly evident from Ballmer's rabid rants about TCO and ROI. All bogus. I've finally taken the stand with friends that, sure, I'll fix your computer...this one time. Plus, I'll show you what Linux is all about (live cd). Now, If you install Linux, I'll come back and help you; if you remain on Windows, I won't help you again (for free). For $90 an hour, I'll help almost anyone.
Not surprisingly (to me, anyway) those who ventured out and tried Linux, almost never call for help. There's the occasional telephone query, but I no longer find my free time being usurped by Windows' virus/bug/malware du jour.
Free time is good.
"English is a primary language of India due to its long history as a British colony."
True enough, but I've often wondered, if this is true, why don't they (folk from/in India) sound like Brits?
Cover the "canvas" with masking tape. Draw your design. Cut out your design with a sharp X-Acto blade. Etch the exposed design with a bead-blaster (like a sand-blaster, but uses smaller, more uniform glass beads, and doesn't eat away as much, as fast).
Been doing this for years.
Try using a distro made in this century, and you won't have those problems.
"...says that the iRiver supports OGG out of the box."
And yet under the category "Music," it says:
"* Playback support for: MP3, WMA (level 1, 2A, 2B), ASF, WAV"
You'd think they would mention Ogg right there under music, where it's most pertinent. There is ZERO mention of Ogg for the PMP-120 on the official iRiver sites.
I'm hopeful, but there's just too many contradictions.
"I think the poster means if you take an MP3 and recode it as an OGG. In which case it will not sound better than the mp3."
WTF? Who would do this?
You, sir, are a nitwit.
And an AC, to boot.
"...I seem to recall that if you don't take affirmative steps to protect your copyrights you can lose the protection they provide."
You're thinking of trademarks.
"WTF? And I bet the music manager only runs on Windows and OS/X. But it's based on Linux! Super."
You are correct, sir.
"What about OGG support? That's the single killer feature for me."
EXACTLY. I'm in the market for an HDD music player. It HAS to handle Ogg Vorbis, as all my files are in that format. It turns out, my "Christmas bonus" is in the form of a gift certificate from (choose one) BestBuy, Amazon.com, or CircuitCity. So, now I'm looking at PMP's. The iRiver PMP-120 sounds worthy, since at least three (third-party) online reviews have stated it has Ogg support, yet there is nary a mention of this on any of the official iRiver sites. Do they, or don't they? Seems to me that a video player should have ample power to decode Ogg files, and yet there's no official word that this is the case.
It also seems silly to me that iRiver (who obviously knows how to implement Ogg Vorbis support...look at their flash players) would consciously decide not to offer that functionality on devices that cost twice as much. Do they not need/want the business or what? Quite frankly, if I buy a PMP without Ogg support, it probably won't be an iRiver, just out of principal. On the other hand, I'd love to support iRiver simply BECAUSE they support Ogg on so many other players.
Linux support would be nice, too.
Just bought a 21.3" LCD a month ago. 1600x1200 with zero dead pixels.
Brand? You guessed it - Samsung.
Yep, Samsung SyncMaster 192MP here; zero dead pixels.
...game companies don't sue their customers.
I would much rather give a game for Christmas than a CD or DVD, knowing that my money is not helping to finance corporate lawsuits against thirteen year-old girls living with her single mom in HUD housing.
The problem in the enterprise is that a lot of middleware (Peoplesoft, SAP, etc.) expect only IE, and use ActiveX and/or MS-specific non-standard HTML. Corporate-types have to weigh the risks of changing all that with the costs of protecting and repairing systems running IE.