I think BSG is one of the best things to happen to American TV in awhile. I guess we can only hope that the same talent behind the show will continue to make other excellent TV shows like this.
Definitely. Someone needs to devote less attention to tricked-out 3D graphics a la Morrowind/Oblivion and just give us storyline, attitude, and PipBoys.
1) set up a darkroom with a secondhand enlarger. 2) print a few 8x10 RC/FB silver prints (black and white). 3) hold the prints in your hand. admire tonality. drool over oldschool provenance. 4) profit.
I understand that in Firefox Ctrl-Tab allows you to tab between tabs, in a one-way fashion. However, both Safari and Camino under Mac OS X allow you to move between yours tabs in both directions:
Safari uses Apple-Shift-Left/Right Arrow, and Camino uses Apple-Option-Left/Right Arrow.
It would be great if someone added this feature into Firefox; I'm one of those users who use the keyboard primarily to do almost everything.
far more traditional factors determine choice of university in my i'm-a-first-year-student-in-university opinion. where i come from, its all about the reputation of the university in question, and the weight a degree from the university will carry in your resume.
between universities of similar 'repute' it then comes down to stuff like school culture, how 'happening' it is, the course-specifics (like whether Law is taught better in institution A or B) etc.
freebies? nah. these add to the overall first impression of the university (like cufflinks do on a shirt), but do not represent a material factor in decision making.
Sue them to comply with the GPL; what is valuable that can be reaped from this episode is not $$$, but the publicity that will be given to OSS and the GPL, not to mention mplayer.
I'm impressed that a self-confessed 're-convert from Linux back to Windows' hasn't been modded down as 'Flamebait' yet.:)
But on top of that, it is the corporate cost of 'retraining' workers to use the more recent versions of Windows (especially since XP has a UI change compared to 98SE), and the inability to migrate clunky, odd bits of inhouse software that might not work in the XP environment because of their innate quirks, that is also a factor keeping companies from moving to XP. Plus the other comments above on "ain't broke don't fix it", etc.
Microsoft seems to be grasping at straws, shifting towards actually pandering to the needs of its (perceived to be) dwindling customer base, in order to deal with the threat of OSS and other alternatives.
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We need one that can snatch aeroplanes out of the air as they dive towards huge skyscrapers, filled to the brim with wailing passengers.
They should offer a hard-anodised aluminium chassis version of the iPod, for those of us out there that like our gadgets scratch-resistant and tough. In fact, go the whole way and make an iPod body out of a solid billet of aluminium, just like some of the more military-grade torchlights out there.
That's an exaggeration of the common set of attitudes on Slashdot; there tends to be no explicit endorsement of music piracy here. But I would agree that:
Someone finds way to circumvent DRM and publishes it, effectively allowing other people to copy 10,000 songs == Slashdot hero.
Though similarly
Apple finds way to sell music cheaply, using a business model that works -- iTunes == Slashdot hero.
Seriously, sometimes I think you would actually DIE for the GPL. GET A LIFE!
For many developers, the GPL is the assurance they hang on to that their hard coding efforts don't go down the drain, or go towards helping some other n00b yuppie get a new bungalow, because he ripped off someone else's open source. Though the usual copyright laws still apply, the GPL is an added layer of assurance, and is thus defended as such.
I was always under the impression that Neo killed Smith by allowing the big-bad machines in the Machine City to open a direct conduit to the Smith program through Neo, due to the fact that Neo was plugged into the Matrix *through* the Machines themselves. Hence once Smith added Neo to his Smith-clan, Neo could then destroy it from the inside, by sacrificing himself and allowing the machines to 'debug' the virus-code from the inside.
But your insight into how he chooses to die because Trinity is already dead makes perfect sense; thank you for that.
You mean a country with one of the most visible, talked-about, criticised and publicised human rights record.
I'm not convinced that China's human rights record is significantly more appalling (sp?) than that of the USA. Especially in light of Afghanistan and Iraq; but even before that, it still applies.
Uhh you're just paraphrasing and repeating whatever Schmidt & the 2 co-founders said in the article. Are you trying to mirror the article in case it gets slashdotted? Why THANK YOU!
Secondly, baby monitors can wreck havoc upon wifi systems, even if they aren't in the same frequency range. Don't ask me how, I have stopped trying to figure it out. We only use the monitor when it is necessary.... that's because while the monitor may be at a different frequency range, the sub-sonic and super-sonic wails of the baby cross frequency boundaries and fsck with your wi-fi.
Perhaps in isolation, having too many answers and options may overwhelm the new user. But this, coupled with a community that one can turn to for recommendations and suggestions, as well as helpful documentation on the nature of various alternatives, as well as the ability to switch between alternatives more painlessly than Windows, for example, does allow the multitude of alternatives to be a benefit, not a harm, for Linux.
A quick scan through most of the comments on this page reflect the sentiment that KDE represents one of the pinnacles for why any windows user would want to switch to linux, and why linux "is ready".
My two cents on this matter is that what I feel should be Linux's selling point, what should be the reason why people start using Linux, is not so much a single desktop GUI, a smattering of 'features' that windows lacks, or anything. It should be the notion that Linux is an aggregate whole of multiple works, and that under Linux there is always more than one answer to something.
*sniff* Now wasn't that sentimental and goo-gahish.
if they label all the hotspots, it'll only draw more people to piss there, fart there, graffiti-se the area, and generally use it as a...means to vent frustration.
If I'm not wrong (and I may be), reliability is still an issue with VoIP: and taking the hypothetical company -- the question is whether, taking long-distance conference calls and otherwise using the telephone lines extensively for critical purposes, the company would feel more "secure" using the tried and tested analog telephone lines, as opposed to VoIP.
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I think BSG is one of the best things to happen to American TV in awhile. I guess we can only hope that the same talent behind the show will continue to make other excellent TV shows like this.
Definitely. Someone needs to devote less attention to tricked-out 3D graphics a la Morrowind/Oblivion and just give us storyline, attitude, and PipBoys.
1) set up a darkroom with a secondhand enlarger.
2) print a few 8x10 RC/FB silver prints (black and white).
3) hold the prints in your hand. admire tonality. drool over oldschool provenance.
4) profit.
Just to add to this, on a slightly related note:
I understand that in Firefox Ctrl-Tab allows you to tab between tabs, in a one-way fashion. However, both Safari and Camino under Mac OS X allow you to move between yours tabs in both directions:
Safari uses Apple-Shift-Left/Right Arrow, and Camino uses Apple-Option-Left/Right Arrow.
It would be great if someone added this feature into Firefox; I'm one of those users who use the keyboard primarily to do almost everything.
short answer: no.
far more traditional factors determine choice of university in my i'm-a-first-year-student-in-university opinion. where i come from, its all about the reputation of the university in question, and the weight a degree from the university will carry in your resume.
between universities of similar 'repute' it then comes down to stuff like school culture, how 'happening' it is, the course-specifics (like whether Law is taught better in institution A or B) etc.
freebies? nah. these add to the overall first impression of the university (like cufflinks do on a shirt), but do not represent a material factor in decision making.
Sue them to comply with the GPL; what is valuable that can be reaped from this episode is not $$$, but the publicity that will be given to OSS and the GPL, not to mention mplayer.
I'm impressed that a self-confessed 're-convert from Linux back to Windows' hasn't been modded down as 'Flamebait' yet. :)
But on top of that, it is the corporate cost of 'retraining' workers to use the more recent versions of Windows (especially since XP has a UI change compared to 98SE), and the inability to migrate clunky, odd bits of inhouse software that might not work in the XP environment because of their innate quirks, that is also a factor keeping companies from moving to XP. Plus the other comments above on "ain't broke don't fix it", etc.
Microsoft seems to be grasping at straws, shifting towards actually pandering to the needs of its (perceived to be) dwindling customer base, in order to deal with the threat of OSS and other alternatives.
We need one that can snatch aeroplanes out of the air as they dive towards huge skyscrapers, filled to the brim with wailing passengers.
They should offer a hard-anodised aluminium chassis version of the iPod, for those of us out there that like our gadgets scratch-resistant and tough. In fact, go the whole way and make an iPod body out of a solid billet of aluminium, just like some of the more military-grade torchlights out there.
Just so you know: all three of the above links do not work.
That's an exaggeration of the common set of attitudes on Slashdot; there tends to be no explicit endorsement of music piracy here. But I would agree that:
Someone finds way to circumvent DRM and publishes it, effectively allowing other people to copy 10,000 songs == Slashdot hero.
Though similarly
Apple finds way to sell music cheaply, using a business model that works -- iTunes == Slashdot hero.
Seriously, sometimes I think you would actually DIE for the GPL. GET A LIFE!
For many developers, the GPL is the assurance they hang on to that their hard coding efforts don't go down the drain, or go towards helping some other n00b yuppie get a new bungalow, because he ripped off someone else's open source. Though the usual copyright laws still apply, the GPL is an added layer of assurance, and is thus defended as such.
I wish I could 'automagically' skip parts of my life I got bored with/didn't want to endure.
I was always under the impression that Neo killed Smith by allowing the big-bad machines in the Machine City to open a direct conduit to the Smith program through Neo, due to the fact that Neo was plugged into the Matrix *through* the Machines themselves. Hence once Smith added Neo to his Smith-clan, Neo could then destroy it from the inside, by sacrificing himself and allowing the machines to 'debug' the virus-code from the inside.
But your insight into how he chooses to die because Trinity is already dead makes perfect sense; thank you for that.
I concur; that's actually a pretty accurate and concise reason for why the Matrix trilogy was a flop.
You mean a country with one of the most visible, talked-about, criticised and publicised human rights record.
I'm not convinced that China's human rights record is significantly more appalling (sp?) than that of the USA. Especially in light of Afghanistan and Iraq; but even before that, it still applies.
I sense a slashdotting in the force...
Uhh you're just paraphrasing and repeating whatever Schmidt & the 2 co-founders said in the article. Are you trying to mirror the article in case it gets slashdotted? Why THANK YOU!
A beowulf cluster of those ;)
Secondly, baby monitors can wreck havoc upon wifi systems, even if they aren't in the same frequency range. Don't ask me how, I have stopped trying to figure it out. We only use the monitor when it is necessary. ... that's because while the monitor may be at a different frequency range, the sub-sonic and super-sonic wails of the baby cross frequency boundaries and fsck with your wi-fi.
Perhaps in isolation, having too many answers and options may overwhelm the new user. But this, coupled with a community that one can turn to for recommendations and suggestions, as well as helpful documentation on the nature of various alternatives, as well as the ability to switch between alternatives more painlessly than Windows, for example, does allow the multitude of alternatives to be a benefit, not a harm, for Linux.
A quick scan through most of the comments on this page reflect the sentiment that KDE represents one of the pinnacles for why any windows user would want to switch to linux, and why linux "is ready".
My two cents on this matter is that what I feel should be Linux's selling point, what should be the reason why people start using Linux, is not so much a single desktop GUI, a smattering of 'features' that windows lacks, or anything. It should be the notion that Linux is an aggregate whole of multiple works, and that under Linux there is always more than one answer to something.
*sniff*
Now wasn't that sentimental and goo-gahish.
Congrats to the Kdevelopers for Kde 3.1
...i mean, apart from that bugtraq email and that announcement, has anyone really found such an mp3/etc with the virus in the wild?
this really looks like some kinda hoax.
if they label all the hotspots, it'll only draw more people to piss there, fart there, graffiti-se the area, and generally use it as a...means to vent frustration.
porn 3D is good, if carried off well. i think the industry, and technological progress in general, is best fuelled by pornography and human lust.
If I'm not wrong (and I may be), reliability is still an issue with VoIP: and taking the hypothetical company -- the question is whether, taking long-distance conference calls and otherwise using the telephone lines extensively for critical purposes, the company would feel more "secure" using the tried and tested analog telephone lines, as opposed to VoIP.