Let me guess, his Chasing Amy performance didn't put him further down into the cellar just because it was directed by Kevin Smith...
Going OT here but what the hell. I am not a Kevin Smith booster, and in fact will be boycotting his next movie Jersey Girl. If you are interested, I believe that Affleck and Smith both peaked in that movie, and neither will ever top his performance.
It even raised my opinion of Ben Affleck out of the cellar.
Everything Affleck has done since Chasing Amy has sent him further into the cellar in my opinion. I make a conscious effort to avoid his new movies at all costs.
In one of his best rants ever, he talked about the state of the average (American) tourist in Las Vegas. They are all fat, and his simple answer was: STOP EATING!
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Down with PS/2! Down with RS232! Down with ECP+EPP!
Speak for yourself. Without PS/2 connectors I couldn't use my homebuilt arcade controller with Mame. Without RS232 I couldn't have built my custom button to control a camera at work. Without EPP my Parallel only printer wouldn't connect to my computer.
I don't want legacy-free machines just yet. I suppose if I wasn't interested in hacking together custom hardware jobs it wouldn't matter as much. Designing something as simple as a pushbutton for an application or an led status light is trivial with RS232. I can't say the same for USB.
So, anyone know a soundcard that will let me play mutiple streams WITHOUT having to use esd/artsd, and is decently well supported under Linux? Anyone? BTW, can we keep it under $100 (USD) if possible?
How about a Soundblaster Live 5.1 OEM? I picked one up for ~59$ CDN about 5 months ago. I am sure they are even cheaper now. No ESD, ARTS, whatever is needed. Just install the OSS drivers and it works. You can playback ogg's and still have the dsp ready for more (flash, cd, whatever)
Total Recall was written by Peirce Anthony Not Piers Anthony. You may be thinking of Philip K. Dick (whose story was a mere inspiration), although that's a hell of a mistake.
Actually, Piers Anthony wrote the novelization of Total Recall. I know this because I read it when I was still in high school. I remember wanting to see the movie when I was finished, mainly because of Sharon Stone playing Lori.
How about adding a 6-channel baybus ? Even if you don't have fans to connect to it, there is something I find funny about having analog switches on the front of a computer. The only real problem is that the LED's are far too bright. Of course, if you have nothing connected to it, you can turn them on or off at will. When your friends and family ask what the lights and switches are for, tell them they are blinkenlig
I don't own that many consoles, but I have used this device both at home and at work. I have hooked up a DVD, VCR, Cable box and NES to the same TV. No problem. To make it really easy (for the ones who can't remember numbers) you can even label what each number is connected to. Simple.
The only problem I can see is when the kids want to disconnect the console to take to a friend's house.
don't disagree that cable and satellite companies don't give you enough "a la carte" programming, but your option is to not get it.
It would be much easier if the Cable/Satellite companies had a say in the matter. Unfortunately, the CRTC ultimately sets the rules. Honestly, Rogers and Bell are hardly the problem. It isn't corporations forcing me to watch Aboriginal People's Television an Riseau de Sport. I am legally forced to pay for channels that I will never watch.
've noticed, though, for some people it's not so much about saving money as it is a moral imperitive to rip off a big company. I disagree with this sentiment, but I hear and read a lot from people who steal content, and reading between the lines that's the conclusion I come to fairly often. That is quite hypocritical.
I used to have a cable descrambler in Toronto. Rogers was the only game in town until a few years ago, and is still the only cable television provider. I wasn't able to descramble every channel, only the movie and premium channels. The major problem was that you had to purchase package deals, you couldn't just pick a few channels here and there. If you wanted the good stuff (Discovery, History, etc.) you had to take everything, even the ones you didn't want (MuchMusic, BET, Life, etc). I was paying probably around 50 bucks a month, and wasn't even getting internet access at the time. I justified my descrambler by thinking that they owed me a few good channels for free, seeing as 90% of the crap that I am forced to pay for I never watch. I know I am still wrong in what I am doing, but I still don't feel as bad, provided I am paying for something. I still feel that if cable and satellite companies made it easier to purchase channels individually there would probably be less theft. Why should I pay 100 bucks a month to get 140 channels, only 5 of which I actually want? I'd rather pay 40 bucks and get just the 5 that I want.
Remember when it was stolen a while back? The owners asked in the media that it be returned. I'm not sure how long it was gone, but they got it back eventually.
This place has everything an electronics nut could want. And more.
Not sure if they have an online presence. It wouldn't matter. Most of the fun is going there and scouring through the thousands of bins full of assorted electronic components. Whenever I've needed parts for any electronic project I have never failed to find the parts at Active Surplus.
Get real and be happy with a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year. That's many times more than what most of us make
I remember seeing Jello Biafra on Politically Incorrect, and he made an interesting point along these lines. He said that there should be a law enacted that limits how much money one person can make in a year. I don't remember the number he gave, but I think it was $300,000. I thought at the time it was a bit low, but lets face it: I will NEVER make $300,000 a year, nor will most people I know.
If I am talking out of my rear end, please explain to me in polite language why this wouldn't work.
I think the main problem is the fact that the majority of songs on these new albums suck. If you go ahead and make a movie out of said album, the movie will also suck. Badly. People will not see it for the same reason they will not buy the cd: It isn't any damn good.
You think people are upset now about paying $20 for the CD? How about you first pay $15 to watch the movie, and then another $20 after you've already seen it. Did I mention that the music is no good?
How about saving money on geeky favours and buying the universal party favour: Alcohol. Lots of alcohol. It wouldn't hurt to invite as many women as possible. This will only help the chances of the other geeks at the party. What do MIT geeks really want? Drunken women or geeky flashlight keychains?
It seems to me (I may be wrong) that the only market for something like this would be for some backwards compatibility and perhaps the odd person that just wants a 10,000 RPM drive.
Dude, wait till I get to the LAN party with one of these. Inside my PC (don't worry, look through the window!) just behind the cold cathode is a 15,000 RPM SCSI drive, running beside my IDE RAID array of 320GB!
As if my 30 fans weren't loud enough, now I have this SCSI screamer, which adds a really cool effect I like to call 'smoke' coming out the PSU.
I am not anything close to an American Football fan, but I do know that former NFL'er Lyle Alzado died from Cancer. It was said that his cancer was caused by using HGH, along with many other anabolics.
Of course, he was probably taking enough to kill a race horse. From what I have both read and heard, this stuff makes bone tissue grow, not just muscle tissue. Who the heck knows what it does to your kidneys.
Similarly for the serial port. These ports are only there to support older hardware for those too uncreative to go find dongles if they're stuck with crufty old hardware.
I'd like to see you design your own device that can interface with a USB port. I for one could not do it. On the other hand, it is trivial to interface with a serial port. The pinouts are common knowledge, and anybody with even mediocre soldering skills can put something together. A USB connector requires much more skill with electronics. Much more, in fact, than simply soldering a few wires together.
I thought Bugs Bunny settled this. He threw a baseball clear around the planet. When he caught it again, it had tourism stickers from all over the world.
Not before the famous argument between Columbus and the King:
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Let me guess, his Chasing Amy performance didn't put him further down into the cellar just because it was directed by Kevin Smith...
Going OT here but what the hell. I am not a Kevin Smith booster, and in fact will be boycotting his next movie Jersey Girl. If you are interested, I believe that Affleck and Smith both peaked in that movie, and neither will ever top his performance.
It even raised my opinion of Ben Affleck out of the cellar.
Everything Affleck has done since Chasing Amy has sent him further into the cellar in my opinion. I make a conscious effort to avoid his new movies at all costs.
In one of his best rants ever, he talked about the state of the average (American) tourist in Las Vegas. They are all fat, and his simple answer was: STOP EATING!
Down with PS/2! Down with RS232! Down with ECP+EPP!
Speak for yourself. Without PS/2 connectors I couldn't use my homebuilt arcade controller with Mame. Without RS232 I couldn't have built my custom button to control a camera at work. Without EPP my Parallel only printer wouldn't connect to my computer.
I don't want legacy-free machines just yet. I suppose if I wasn't interested in hacking together custom hardware jobs it wouldn't matter as much. Designing something as simple as a pushbutton for an application or an led status light is trivial with RS232. I can't say the same for USB.
So, anyone know a soundcard that will let me play mutiple streams WITHOUT having to use esd/artsd, and is decently well supported under Linux? Anyone? BTW, can we keep it under $100 (USD) if possible?
How about a Soundblaster Live 5.1 OEM? I picked one up for ~59$ CDN about 5 months ago. I am sure they are even cheaper now. No ESD, ARTS, whatever is needed. Just install the OSS drivers and it works. You can playback ogg's and still have the dsp ready for more (flash, cd, whatever)
Total Recall was written by Peirce Anthony
Not Piers Anthony. You may be thinking of Philip K. Dick (whose story was a mere inspiration), although that's a hell of a mistake.
Actually, Piers Anthony wrote the novelization of Total Recall. I know this because I read it when I was still in high school. I remember wanting to see the movie when I was finished, mainly because of Sharon Stone playing Lori.
How about adding a 6-channel baybus ? Even if you don't have fans to connect to it, there is something I find funny about having analog switches on the front of a computer. The only real problem is that the LED's are far too bright. Of course, if you have nothing connected to it, you can turn them on or off at will. When your friends and family ask what the lights and switches are for, tell them they are blinkenlig
I don't own that many consoles, but I have used this device both at home and at work. I have hooked up a DVD, VCR, Cable box and NES to the same TV. No problem. To make it really easy (for the ones who can't remember numbers) you can even label what each number is connected to. Simple.
The only problem I can see is when the kids want to disconnect the console to take to a friend's house.
don't disagree that cable and satellite companies don't give you enough "a la carte" programming, but your option is to not get it.
It would be much easier if the Cable/Satellite companies had a say in the matter. Unfortunately, the CRTC ultimately sets the rules. Honestly, Rogers and Bell are hardly the problem. It isn't corporations forcing me to watch Aboriginal People's Television an Riseau de Sport. I am legally forced to pay for channels that I will never watch.
've noticed, though, for some people it's not so much about saving money as it is a moral imperitive to rip off a big company. I disagree with this sentiment, but I hear and read a lot from people who steal content, and reading between the lines that's the conclusion I come to fairly often. That is quite hypocritical.
I used to have a cable descrambler in Toronto. Rogers was the only game in town until a few years ago, and is still the only cable television provider. I wasn't able to descramble every channel, only the movie and premium channels. The major problem was that you had to purchase package deals, you couldn't just pick a few channels here and there. If you wanted the good stuff (Discovery, History, etc.) you had to take everything, even the ones you didn't want (MuchMusic, BET, Life, etc). I was paying probably around 50 bucks a month, and wasn't even getting internet access at the time. I justified my descrambler by thinking that they owed me a few good channels for free, seeing as 90% of the crap that I am forced to pay for I never watch. I know I am still wrong in what I am doing, but I still don't feel as bad, provided I am paying for something.
I still feel that if cable and satellite companies made it easier to purchase channels individually there would probably be less theft. Why should I pay 100 bucks a month to get 140 channels, only 5 of which I actually want? I'd rather pay 40 bucks and get just the 5 that I want.
Users are getting shocked when the cable company then bills the cable user for all of the ordered PPV."
Parents are even more shocked when they find out how many of those PPV movies their son ordered were pornos.
For most (90%) of people, a good set of speakers is a much wiser investment in sound quality than a good sound card. On a cheap set of speakers,
Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers. You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers.
Sorry, couldn't resist. I love that song.
That includes a giant ape
Remember when it was stolen a while back? The owners asked in the media that it be returned. I'm not sure how long it was gone, but they got it back eventually.
This place has everything an electronics nut could want. And more.
Not sure if they have an online presence. It wouldn't matter. Most of the fun is going there and scouring through the thousands of bins full of assorted electronic components. Whenever I've needed parts for any electronic project I have never failed to find the parts at Active Surplus.
Get real and be happy with a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year. That's many times more than what most of us make
I remember seeing Jello Biafra on Politically Incorrect, and he made an interesting point along these lines. He said that there should be a law enacted that limits how much money one person can make in a year. I don't remember the number he gave, but I think it was $300,000. I thought at the time it was a bit low, but lets face it: I will NEVER make $300,000 a year, nor will most people I know.
What about Gus Gorman in Superman 3? Micheal Bolton even mentions it in Office Space!
If I am talking out of my rear end, please explain to me in polite language why this wouldn't work.
I think the main problem is the fact that the majority of songs on these new albums suck. If you go ahead and make a movie out of said album, the movie will also suck. Badly. People will not see it for the same reason they will not buy the cd: It isn't any damn good.
You think people are upset now about paying $20 for the CD? How about you first pay $15 to watch the movie, and then another $20 after you've already seen it. Did I mention that the music is no good?
How about saving money on geeky favours and buying the universal party favour: Alcohol. Lots of alcohol. It wouldn't hurt to invite as many women as possible. This will only help the chances of the other geeks at the party. What do MIT geeks really want? Drunken women or geeky flashlight keychains?
and DSP (think reason)
What the hell does the PS3 have to do with Snowcrash?
I Wanna Rock!
It seems to me (I may be wrong) that the only market for something like this would be for some backwards compatibility and perhaps the odd person that just wants a 10,000 RPM drive.
Dude, wait till I get to the LAN party with one of these. Inside my PC (don't worry, look through the window!) just behind the cold cathode is a 15,000 RPM SCSI drive, running beside my IDE RAID array of 320GB!
As if my 30 fans weren't loud enough, now I have this SCSI screamer, which adds a really cool effect I like to call 'smoke' coming out the PSU.
I am not anything close to an American Football fan, but I do know that former NFL'er Lyle Alzado died from Cancer. It was said that his cancer was caused by using HGH, along with many other anabolics.
Of course, he was probably taking enough to kill a race horse. From what I have both read and heard, this stuff makes bone tissue grow, not just muscle tissue. Who the heck knows what it does to your kidneys.
Similarly for the serial port. These ports are only there to support older hardware for those too uncreative to go find dongles if they're stuck with crufty old hardware.
I'd like to see you design your own device that can interface with a USB port. I for one could not do it. On the other hand, it is trivial to interface with a serial port. The pinouts are common knowledge, and anybody with even mediocre soldering skills can put something together. A USB connector requires much more skill with electronics. Much more, in fact, than simply soldering a few wires together.
Is version 2.6 as good as version 7.3 of Redhat Linux? How come Linus Linux is so many versions behind Redhat Linux?
I thought Bugs Bunny settled this. He threw a baseball clear around the planet. When he caught it again, it had tourism stickers from all over the world.
Not before the famous argument between Columbus and the King:
Columbus: "She's round, like the apple!"
King: "She's flat, like the pancake!"
Columbus: "She's a round..."
King: "She's flat..."
repeats about 3 more times.