Yes, probably with FreeBSD 5.3, the 5.x branch will become -STABLE and 4.9 will only be supported for critical security flaws. (4.9-STABLE, not -RELEASE, it's what's out, and 5.2.1-RELEASE.)
Except, of course, in the case of process patents, some of which Microsoft undoubtedly holds. (Apple has one on the mac toolbar at the top of the screen.)
Diablo II is still fun and engrossing, better with the expansion. The Mac version is on the same CD as the PC version is, and you can play online for free on battle.net since it's a Blizzard game.
I don't know about WCIII or whatever, but Diablo II and the expansion can be had for $20 combined nowaday, quite worthwhile.
Thanks for your reply. I don't take offense at people saying it's an extraordinarily fun game, or fun multiplayer game, or that it's among the best shooter games ever released, but I've played it a decent amount with some friends. It's fun. But if you were to ask me what the best game ever is, I'd have to weigh innovation and originality in there, somewhere, and that's where I find Halo coming short.
When the Halo 2 screenshot was posted, I looked at it and its crappy moon-rocks or whatever the fuck and said to myself, "wow, it's Half-Life except with people who look better, mostly because they have masks on." Am I the only one who thinks Halo is the most overrated game ever, bar none? It's just another standard 3D shooter game based on a foreign planet with you being a soldier. We've seen it before, I think, a few times... um... Doom, Doom II, Half-Life, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D...
You're right, to a point... it was condoned then, but it no longer is. Were the MS Halloween memos and Diebold leaked from the inside? If so that's an important difference; if a Linux cracker got into MS's servers and got the memos, I think you'd have heard a lot more outrage.
The best way to look for copyrighted information, and check whether it's being shared, is to see if it's available. If it is then it's copyrighted. Everything ever created is copyrighted, we're looking for things that are copyrighted without the copyright holder's permission.
Me too. I checked Wal-Mart, EB Games, Software Etc., and Fred Meyer, eventually getting one after the new year (I think) at a small-town Wal-Mart. (251, $20)
Smaller population != lower population density. Most Canadians live close to an American border. Canada has a lower population density, but it isn't evenly distributed... not many live in northern Nova Scotia, but many live in southern Ontario. Japan has a much lesser population than the US but it has a much greater population density on the whole.
If it's cheaper. That's a groundrule of economics: if you can do something for less money than it would take otherwise, do it. If you see one banana that costs five cents and one that costs a dollar, and they're comparable bananas, buy the five-cent one. If you can have an Indian mission control that works as effectively as an American mission control then go with the Indian one.
I can think of no justifiable reason to go to Mars, except "Tech jobs," as you mentioned. But employing nerds at high cost isn't something the government should be doing without reason. Let the private sector do it.
I'd figure it'll sell at well as the iPod did; everybody's clamoring that it's just another $50 for the 15gb, but that's a 20% difference... many would rather pay $14,000 for a `99 Volvo than they would pay $16,500 for a 2002 model, and the percentages are the same. If somebody was on the fence about whether to buy an iPod or not, I'd fancy that this would either get them to buy an iPod mini (since it beats the similarly-priced flash memory model) or a full-fledged iPod, and either way Apple wins.
Ben Folds did a spoken-word album with Shatner on the track "In Love"... the Conan appearance was AWESOME. Just imagine Shatner reciting these lyrics:
At puberty, I was sworn to secrecy By the international brotherhood of lying, fickle males I can't tell you anything And I can't commit! You're right! I can't commit... to you.
It's just like The Sims, except with adorable animals, and interior decorating is rewarded! The thing that sucks is I finally bought my own copy recently and now my mom keeps me up until 3:00 am playing it with her character in my town...
I really doubt the film jibe. Read this and look at the date. If there's a film in the works, it's not shooting yet, and it would take presumably at least one year or possibly two to get everything simply DONE in preparation for release.
And why only twelve? The Cylons can travel faster than light, launch completely covert attacks on an advanced civilization, but they can only think of twelve different models for themselves?
Well, specialization is always optimal... maybe twelve's all they needed.
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Yes, probably with FreeBSD 5.3, the 5.x branch will become -STABLE and 4.9 will only be supported for critical security flaws. (4.9-STABLE, not -RELEASE, it's what's out, and 5.2.1-RELEASE.)
Alright, excuse me, but...
Are you fucking retarded?
Except, of course, in the case of process patents, some of which Microsoft undoubtedly holds. (Apple has one on the mac toolbar at the top of the screen.)
Diablo II is still fun and engrossing, better with the expansion. The Mac version is on the same CD as the PC version is, and you can play online for free on battle.net since it's a Blizzard game.
I don't know about WCIII or whatever, but Diablo II and the expansion can be had for $20 combined nowaday, quite worthwhile.
Thanks for your reply. I don't take offense at people saying it's an extraordinarily fun game, or fun multiplayer game, or that it's among the best shooter games ever released, but I've played it a decent amount with some friends. It's fun. But if you were to ask me what the best game ever is, I'd have to weigh innovation and originality in there, somewhere, and that's where I find Halo coming short.
When the Halo 2 screenshot was posted, I looked at it and its crappy moon-rocks or whatever the fuck and said to myself, "wow, it's Half-Life except with people who look better, mostly because they have masks on." Am I the only one who thinks Halo is the most overrated game ever, bar none? It's just another standard 3D shooter game based on a foreign planet with you being a soldier. We've seen it before, I think, a few times... um... Doom, Doom II, Half-Life, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D...
You're right, to a point... it was condoned then, but it no longer is. Were the MS Halloween memos and Diebold leaked from the inside? If so that's an important difference; if a Linux cracker got into MS's servers and got the memos, I think you'd have heard a lot more outrage.
In Firebird 0.7 on FreeBSD the article loaded fine.
The best way to look for copyrighted information, and check whether it's being shared, is to see if it's available. If it is then it's copyrighted. Everything ever created is copyrighted, we're looking for things that are copyrighted without the copyright holder's permission.
Hmm. That would be sensible. Poorly-phrased, though, I feel.
Uh, what? Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is still going for $50. That's the same price it was at release.
Me too. I checked Wal-Mart, EB Games, Software Etc., and Fred Meyer, eventually getting one after the new year (I think) at a small-town Wal-Mart. (251, $20)
Smaller population != lower population density. Most Canadians live close to an American border. Canada has a lower population density, but it isn't evenly distributed... not many live in northern Nova Scotia, but many live in southern Ontario. Japan has a much lesser population than the US but it has a much greater population density on the whole.
If it's cheaper. That's a groundrule of economics: if you can do something for less money than it would take otherwise, do it. If you see one banana that costs five cents and one that costs a dollar, and they're comparable bananas, buy the five-cent one. If you can have an Indian mission control that works as effectively as an American mission control then go with the Indian one.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030307.html
I can think of no justifiable reason to go to Mars, except "Tech jobs," as you mentioned. But employing nerds at high cost isn't something the government should be doing without reason. Let the private sector do it.
I'd figure it'll sell at well as the iPod did; everybody's clamoring that it's just another $50 for the 15gb, but that's a 20% difference... many would rather pay $14,000 for a `99 Volvo than they would pay $16,500 for a 2002 model, and the percentages are the same. If somebody was on the fence about whether to buy an iPod or not, I'd fancy that this would either get them to buy an iPod mini (since it beats the similarly-priced flash memory model) or a full-fledged iPod, and either way Apple wins.
"As silly as it sound, I think higher price helps control demand not to outpace supply."
:P
That's uh, not silly at all: in fact it's a law of economics.
Wavebird controllers are a godsend.
Hey, I know who Zao is. Zao's played at the local punk shows between sets.
Ben Folds did a spoken-word album with Shatner on the track "In Love"... the Conan appearance was AWESOME. Just imagine Shatner reciting these lyrics:
At puberty, I was sworn to secrecy
By the international brotherhood of lying, fickle males
I can't tell you anything
And I can't commit!
You're right!
I can't commit... to you.
It's just like The Sims, except with adorable animals, and interior decorating is rewarded! The thing that sucks is I finally bought my own copy recently and now my mom keeps me up until 3:00 am playing it with her character in my town...
What's the gag, though? That there isn't three holes?
I have an idea for a name for it: the Apple Newton!
I really doubt the film jibe. Read this and look at the date. If there's a film in the works, it's not shooting yet, and it would take presumably at least one year or possibly two to get everything simply DONE in preparation for release.
And why only twelve? The Cylons can travel faster than light, launch completely covert attacks on an advanced civilization, but they can only think of twelve different models for themselves?
Well, specialization is always optimal... maybe twelve's all they needed.