Oh, how long can trusty Cadet Stimpy hold out? How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to push the button that could erase his very existence? Will his tortured mind give in to its uncontrollable desires? Can he resist the temptation to push the button that, even now, beckons him even closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate history? At the MERE...PUSH...of a SINGLE...BUTTON! The beeyootiful SHINY button! The jolly CANDY-LIKE button! Will he hold out, folks? CAN he hold out?
Squinting acts as a filter for scattered light (kind of like how those showboxes with the pinholes in them allow you to see an eclipse).
Close, but nope. Squinting is analogous to "stopping down," or increasing the f-number on a lens (making the diaphragm smaller). The smaller the opening, the greater the depth of field. The greater the the depth of field, the greater range of distance that things are in focus. That's why cheap non-focus (not auto-focus) cameras have a lens with such a high f-number, even though it limits their use in low light.
"Upon detection of pirated software the user will be given the oppportunity to"... finally cut the strings and go to Linux one hundred percent. No more dual-booting.
Once the infrastructure is in place, Microsoft will wrap their map technology into other bits of software to sell GIS functionality in their handheld OS and other applications.
Even if we assume that's true, why would I, as a potential consumer of MS' GIS apps, want to buy anything that sucked as badly as their "demo?" First impressions often make or break a product, and due to the inevitable comparison to Google's offering, the consensus seems to be, "the MS satellite mappy thingy sucks."
Well, I have a right to my opinion too, and it's based off of the simple economic prinipal of the law of demand.
Exactly correct. Which is why iAudio, iRiver, Neuros, Samsung and others DO offer Ogg Vorbis in their hardware. You don't really think they're doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, do you?
There was a large number of people who simply refused to buy an "mp3 player" until it also played Ogg. These companies saw that, and responded.
I know: I was one of those hold-outs. Six months ago I bought a 20GB iRiver H320 for $214 from Best Buy. About the size of an iPod, you should see the ipukes jaws hang slack when they see my H320 playing an episode of Futurama, or LOTR! lol!
This little cube is more than 20% smaller than an iPod shuffle by volume....It also has FM radio, which no ipod does.
Plus, you can actually USE the thing to listen to music. It will allow you to select a song without clicking through two dozen others before finding the one you want, and it will play albums in the correct order using a drawer/directory file system.
Why anyone would buy a "shuffle" over this is beyond me. (BTW, this cube has a shuffle mode, too)
As far as the form factor goes, yeah, I can see it being annoying if you're wearing skin-tight clothes, but it should be no big deal to drop the cube in a jacket pocket, or clip it to a belt-loop.
The software industry is constantly evolving and so should you.
What does a business benefit, if their current software does the job? Is a new version of Word going to suddenly make all of a secretary's documents better? Are their spreadsheets suddenly going to command more attention?
And as far as IE7 is concerned, what will it bring to a business whose intranet is optimized for IE6?
None of these increase cashflow; in fact, they will probably reduce productivity with all the Help Desk calls it'll generate when the new software doesn't look exactly like the old.
Most businesses will get IE7 when they buy new machines, not before.
I got my first virus on the amiga. My buds didn't believe me...
Hey, I remember that! I also remember no one in the sysops' association I was in at the time believed there was such a thing as a "computer virus." They said it was just the users screwing up.:-)
Still have that Amiga virus on a diskette, somewhere...
Heh. At AmiExpo in 1988 (or 1989) in Chicago, I, too, paid $450 for a 2MB RAM board for an A2000. Full-length card, densely populated with 16-pin DIP packages.:-)
I used an A3000 up until late 1999, when a near-miss (near-hit?) lightning strike blew out its I/O (and the external modem, and melted the phone line). The A2000 I sold to a friend was in use even longer. Still have an A500 and A1000 (and the dead A3000) in the basement. In the 1980's I used the A2300 Genlock a fair amount (always wanted a NewTek Video Toaster), and then there was the Lightwave software, and the PPS Framegrabber video capture units (still have two of these). These were the heady days of early DIY video, and there was simply nothing remotely similar on any other platform at the time.
Slashdot Mirror
http://enlightenment.org/Enlightenment/Screenshots /files/_files/e17_video.avi
Oh, how long can trusty Cadet Stimpy hold out? How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to push the button that could erase his very existence? Will his tortured mind give in to its uncontrollable desires?
Can he resist the temptation to push the button that, even now, beckons him even closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to eradicate history? At the MERE...PUSH...of a SINGLE...BUTTON! The beeyootiful SHINY button! The jolly CANDY-LIKE button! Will he hold out, folks? CAN he hold out?
Squinting acts as a filter for scattered light (kind of like how those showboxes with the pinholes in them allow you to see an eclipse).
Close, but nope. Squinting is analogous to "stopping down," or increasing the f-number on a lens (making the diaphragm smaller). The smaller the opening, the greater the depth of field. The greater the the depth of field, the greater range of distance that things are in focus. That's why cheap non-focus (not auto-focus) cameras have a lens with such a high f-number, even though it limits their use in low light.
or does this sound like...Opera...
Yeah, my girlfriend watches her show all the time; pisses me off.
"There is nothing so permanent as a temporary fix."
Consider the results of a budget-crunch, or manpower shortage. The IE-only pages could very well be deemed "good enough."
Are there any portable music players that support .ogg vorbis yet? (and are they any good?)
Cowen/JetAudio's iAudio, iRiver, MPIO, Rio, IOPS, Samsung, Neuros, ISM; all offer Ogg Vorbis-capable players.
So I went around looking for what could play it. Only a few pieces of software (winamp and xmms were the two I cared about) and zero hardware.
Zero hardware? Not so. Cowen/JetAudio's iAudio, iRiver, MPIO, Rio, IOPS, Samsung, Neuros, ISM; all offer Ogg Vorbis-capable players.
In addition, many Symbian phones can use OggPlay to playback Ogg files.
Also, current versions of WinAmp handle Ogg, and there's plug-ins for the older versions. Xmms has always handled Ogg, IIRC.
"The only two movies that I know that are based on Linux are Toy Stories and Madagascar."
t ml
http://linuxmovies.movieeditor.com/studio/index.h
And that list isn't even up to date.
...started learning Mandrin... ...we'll be learning Mandrin...
;)
You'll likely be able to find a course listing easier if you spell Mandarin properly.
"Upon detection of pirated software the user will be given the oppportunity to"... finally cut the strings and go to Linux one hundred percent. No more dual-booting.
Works for me.
See ya around, Bill.
...we be complete raving psychos.
And what, exactly, were YOU doing last Sunday night???
Once the infrastructure is in place, Microsoft will wrap their map technology into other bits of software to sell GIS functionality in their handheld OS and other applications.
Even if we assume that's true, why would I, as a potential consumer of MS' GIS apps, want to buy anything that sucked as badly as their "demo?" First impressions often make or break a product, and due to the inevitable comparison to Google's offering, the consensus seems to be, "the MS satellite mappy thingy sucks."
On the other hand, the Pocket PC OS boots from scratch in under six seconds.
:P
By that logic, I could claim that my Newton boots in less than TWO seconds.
So there.
From the post: men who were accessing unsecured wireless hotspots...
There's the key term, "unsecured." By definition, if it's unsecured, it's PUBLIC. End of case.
Okay, well, it SHOULD be the end of the case, but we know it won't be.
Those calls for computer users to be licensed before connecting to the internet are starting to sound less and less off-the-wall.
"Yes, send it back. You're too stupid to own a computer..." http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperf.htm
Well, I have a right to my opinion too, and it's based off of the simple economic prinipal of the law of demand.
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Exactly correct. Which is why iAudio, iRiver, Neuros, Samsung and others DO offer Ogg Vorbis in their hardware. You don't really think they're doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, do you?
There was a large number of people who simply refused to buy an "mp3 player" until it also played Ogg. These companies saw that, and responded.
I know: I was one of those hold-outs. Six months ago I bought a 20GB iRiver H320 for $214 from Best Buy. About the size of an iPod, you should see the ipukes jaws hang slack when they see my H320 playing an episode of Futurama, or LOTR! lol!
Apple fanatics...*shakes head*
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/iProduct.gi
How long does the battery life last... in lifetime? 10 hours per-charge if you drain it fully,
17 hours, according to the manual.
but does it only last 100 charges? 1000? More? Less?
Don't worry, you'll lose the thing before the battery poops out.
This little cube is more than 20% smaller than an iPod shuffle by volume....It also has FM radio, which no ipod does.
Plus, you can actually USE the thing to listen to music. It will allow you to select a song without clicking through two dozen others before finding the one you want, and it will play albums in the correct order using a drawer/directory file system.
Why anyone would buy a "shuffle" over this is beyond me. (BTW, this cube has a shuffle mode, too)
As far as the form factor goes, yeah, I can see it being annoying if you're wearing skin-tight clothes, but it should be no big deal to drop the cube in a jacket pocket, or clip it to a belt-loop.
They can't even seem to line up the map data with the images of roads, at least not in Houston.
Nor in Harrisonville, MO.
Why is it that you can view Groom Lake from Google Maps in satellite/aerial mode, but this MSN thing has a No Photography icon over the same area?
The software industry is constantly evolving and so should you.
What does a business benefit, if their current software does the job? Is a new version of Word going to suddenly make all of a secretary's documents better? Are their spreadsheets suddenly going to command more attention?
And as far as IE7 is concerned, what will it bring to a business whose intranet is optimized for IE6?
None of these increase cashflow; in fact, they will probably reduce productivity with all the Help Desk calls it'll generate when the new software doesn't look exactly like the old.
Most businesses will get IE7 when they buy new machines, not before.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rexx/
I recall a little dog footprint too.
The doggy print was from Jay Miner's little dog, Mitchy.
I got my first virus on the amiga. My buds didn't believe me...
:-)
Hey, I remember that! I also remember no one in the sysops' association I was in at the time believed there was such a thing as a "computer virus." They said it was just the users screwing up.
Still have that Amiga virus on a diskette, somewhere...
...payed $49.95 for a box of 10 floppies!!
:-)
Heh. At AmiExpo in 1988 (or 1989) in Chicago, I, too, paid $450 for a 2MB RAM board for an A2000. Full-length card, densely populated with 16-pin DIP packages.
Also bought CygnusEd Pro for $100...
I used an A3000 up until late 1999, when a near-miss (near-hit?) lightning strike blew out its I/O (and the external modem, and melted the phone line). The A2000 I sold to a friend was in use even longer. Still have an A500 and A1000 (and the dead A3000) in the basement. In the 1980's I used the A2300 Genlock a fair amount (always wanted a NewTek Video Toaster), and then there was the Lightwave software, and the PPS Framegrabber video capture units (still have two of these). These were the heady days of early DIY video, and there was simply nothing remotely similar on any other platform at the time.