One thing everyone should have with their browser (and all software really) is freedom of choice. Even if these means choosing IE, they should be able to. One shouldn't have some rouge file trading software forcing them to use one browser or another.
But hey, if it gets people to try one of the better browsers, maybe it isn't *that* bad:)
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In the past game-to-movie conversions have been _______(negative adjective.) But ________ (newest game-to-movie) has the chance to break the habit. Since the game has sold over _____ (big number) copies, and the movie has a budget of _____ (big number), it will probably be very ______(positive adjective.)
I read the interviews, and they don't tell you how to make GNU friends. We're stuck with our old D&D playing, zit faced, smelly friends until we can afford that 'vette.
I agree. John Dogget is a great character, and so is Agent Reyes. I was actually looking forward to this season with the main focus on these 2 agents. But in all honesty, I've turned it off the last couple times I watched it because it didn't hold my intrest. Most episodes seemed to start off good, but then turned into crap quickly. Good ideas gone bad I guess. Anyways, I think it's because they changed the opening credits so dramatically. You can't have a show on for that long with the same opening and then change it. It happened to the A-Team in it's last season, which got cancelled half way through.
Although it probably only makes up a small percentage of the searches, I know theres a lot of people (mostly webmasters) that will search for CNN over and over to see when the Google index updated. This is because the date is on CNN's page, so you can check the cache to see when the robot grabbed it. Of course, now Google is grabbing the more popular sites daily, so this doesn't work anymore.
Ah yes, Excalibur. I remember they had some security device that would only allow one login name on each computer. I could never make dummy accounts or anything. I never did figure out how they did it. Anyways, the Excalibur BBS in my area was so full of bugs. If you went forward two menus then back one, it'd drop you to the Sysop only area. I used to make my nick "Sysop " (note the space) and wreck havok. There also was a bug that allowed 20 minutes a day free internet (which was the greatest thing ever, because they charged like $30 a month and there was no way I could pay that as a kid.) You could even replace files in the download section by just uploading a file with the same name. I uploaded a picture of Elle McPherson over the sysop's picture, and got myself banned. The dude even called my house and yelled at my parents. Ah, those were the days.
Seems it's not a flying scooter, but a robot chair that can climb stairs, although the website's still not exactly clear what it's for, I'd guess it's for the disabled.
The robot chair is one of the inventor's previous inventions. I saw it at Epcot in Disney World, and it was very cool. It could climb stairs, balance on 2 wheels, and do other cool things. A lot of speculation is that Ginger uses this same type of self-balancing technology.
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kids across America see this, complain about the xbox's crappy graphics, and buy a gamecube.
Yeah, and everyone who's been holding off on an Apple (including me) until OS 10.1 was released just bought them. I live in Michigan, and had a small delay in my shipment too. Apple told me it was due to unforseen demand. (Who couldn't have forseen this though?)
Of course, theres no better way to honor 100 years of the Nobel prize and all that genius scientific research then with a scratch and sniff stamp. What's next, fruit scented markers commemorating Picasso?
I bet in certain cases Google's cache could be a big security hole too. One that springs to mind is how after 9.11 nuclear power plants removed a bunch of info off of their sites. I just checked, and these pages (now 404's) are still in Google's cache.
Do you all feel that technical courses should show a bit more emphasis on working with others, or is this just one of life's lessons that you pick up as you go along?
Of course it has to be taught, CS students are antisocial by nature.
All these CodeRed sequels...
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I wish the Matrix sequels were released this quickly.
Conspiracy? Grow up.. Sounds like you don't belong running a computer in the first place!
Sounds like you shouldn't be posting on Slashdot. I'm so sick of this, everytime I post I get flamed. Yeah, I clicked on the link to download Netscape and IE froze up. I thought this was funny. You know, that Microsoft programmed IE so it'd freeze up when trying to download Netscape. No, I didn't really think it was a conspiracy, and I know they really didn't do this. I don't even know why you're telling me I shouldn't be running a computer in the first place. It has no relevance to my post, and just so you know, I work in the computer industry. Gosh people can be mean.
Change the ballots (slightly OT)
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Whether the decision is made to vote electornicly or the old fashioned way, I think what we've seen these last few days should make us change the whole ballot system. I think we should make all ballots in essay form. People will have to write (or type) the name of the canidate, so there will be no disputes on who they voted for, and they'll have to write why they are voting for who they are voting for. This will get rid of the whole "I think he just looks trustworthy" or "I think he's cute/ugly" thing that goes on today. In a recent survey, seventeen percent of people polled said they would vote according to celebrity endorsments. After Al Gore shoved his tounge down Tipper's throat at the Democratic Convention, his ratings in the polls went way up! People who vote because of dumb reasons shouldn't be able to vote!!
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One thing everyone should have with their browser (and all software really) is freedom of choice. Even if these means choosing IE, they should be able to. One shouldn't have some rouge file trading software forcing them to use one browser or another.
:)
But hey, if it gets people to try one of the better browsers, maybe it isn't *that* bad
In the past game-to-movie conversions have been _______(negative adjective.) But ________ (newest game-to-movie) has the chance to break the habit. Since the game has sold over _____ (big number) copies, and the movie has a budget of _____ (big number), it will probably be very ______(positive adjective.)
It's a '57. It's in pretty good condition, just needs a new paintjob mostly.
One can only own so many nomads.
(Yes, I do have all of these)
I read the interviews, and they don't tell you how to make GNU friends. We're stuck with our old D&D playing, zit faced, smelly friends until we can afford that 'vette.
Google has a language translater now also. Not quite as nice as babelfish, but it's Google!
Kind of like the book Noah's Ark: A Feasibility Study. I haven't read it personally, but I've heard it's very good.
I'm still waiting for the Newton I ordered back in '98 to be delivered!
He means they cut the number of episodes they ordered for the season.
I agree. John Dogget is a great character, and so is Agent Reyes. I was actually looking forward to this season with the main focus on these 2 agents. But in all honesty, I've turned it off the last couple times I watched it because it didn't hold my intrest. Most episodes seemed to start off good, but then turned into crap quickly. Good ideas gone bad I guess. Anyways, I think it's because they changed the opening credits so dramatically. You can't have a show on for that long with the same opening and then change it. It happened to the A-Team in it's last season, which got cancelled half way through.
Although it probably only makes up a small percentage of the searches, I know theres a lot of people (mostly webmasters) that will search for CNN over and over to see when the Google index updated. This is because the date is on CNN's page, so you can check the cache to see when the robot grabbed it. Of course, now Google is grabbing the more popular sites daily, so this doesn't work anymore.
Ah yes, Excalibur. I remember they had some security device that would only allow one login name on each computer. I could never make dummy accounts or anything. I never did figure out how they did it. Anyways, the Excalibur BBS in my area was so full of bugs. If you went forward two menus then back one, it'd drop you to the Sysop only area. I used to make my nick "Sysop " (note the space) and wreck havok. There also was a bug that allowed 20 minutes a day free internet (which was the greatest thing ever, because they charged like $30 a month and there was no way I could pay that as a kid.) You could even replace files in the download section by just uploading a file with the same name. I uploaded a picture of Elle McPherson over the sysop's picture, and got myself banned. The dude even called my house and yelled at my parents. Ah, those were the days.
The current issue of Popular Science has a similar article. It's "the hundred best products and technologies" of the past year.
Seems it's not a flying scooter, but a robot chair that can climb stairs, although the website's still not exactly clear what it's for, I'd guess it's for the disabled.
The robot chair is one of the inventor's previous inventions. I saw it at Epcot in Disney World, and it was very cool. It could climb stairs, balance on 2 wheels, and do other cool things. A lot of speculation is that Ginger uses this same type of self-balancing technology.
kids across America see this, complain about the xbox's crappy graphics, and buy a gamecube.
...this business move won't put IBM too much into "debth."
Yeah, and everyone who's been holding off on an Apple (including me) until OS 10.1 was released just bought them. I live in Michigan, and had a small delay in my shipment too. Apple told me it was due to unforseen demand. (Who couldn't have forseen this though?)
Of course, theres no better way to honor 100 years of the Nobel prize and all that genius scientific research then with a scratch and sniff stamp. What's next, fruit scented markers commemorating Picasso?
I bet in certain cases Google's cache could be a big security hole too. One that springs to mind is how after 9.11 nuclear power plants removed a bunch of info off of their sites. I just checked, and these pages (now 404's) are still in Google's cache.
Do you all feel that technical courses should show a bit more emphasis on working with others, or is this just one of life's lessons that you pick up as you go along?
Of course it has to be taught, CS students are antisocial by nature.
I wish the Matrix sequels were released this quickly.
And why? (for the record, Frankie and Amy count, but Tawnia doesn't)
Conspiracy? Grow up.. Sounds like you don't belong running a computer in the first place!
Sounds like you shouldn't be posting on Slashdot. I'm so sick of this, everytime I post I get flamed. Yeah, I clicked on the link to download Netscape and IE froze up. I thought this was funny. You know, that Microsoft programmed IE so it'd freeze up when trying to download Netscape. No, I didn't really think it was a conspiracy, and I know they really didn't do this. I don't even know why you're telling me I shouldn't be running a computer in the first place. It has no relevance to my post, and just so you know, I work in the computer industry. Gosh people can be mean.
Whether the decision is made to vote electornicly or the old fashioned way, I think what we've seen these last few days should make us change the whole ballot system. I think we should make all ballots in essay form. People will have to write (or type) the name of the canidate, so there will be no disputes on who they voted for, and they'll have to write why they are voting for who they are voting for. This will get rid of the whole "I think he just looks trustworthy" or "I think he's cute/ugly" thing that goes on today. In a recent survey, seventeen percent of people polled said they would vote according to celebrity endorsments. After Al Gore shoved his tounge down Tipper's throat at the Democratic Convention, his ratings in the polls went way up! People who vote because of dumb reasons shouldn't be able to vote!!