I am actually very excited for the full 6 episode dvd box set (probably HD DVD/Blu-Ray when it is released). I am going to watch them all in succession. I want to wait a while though so I can see everything like I would for the first time (I forget things easily).
There are some more links in his blog that are very interesting, especially the one that is about Uncle Owen not recognizing C-3PO.
The thing is; companies are required to collect all this data. It is due to the US patriot act (I have to read it to every customer).
"To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities US Federal Law requires financial institutions to OBTAIN, VERIFY, AND RECORD information in order to open an account..."
We have no choice but to get this information, and record it, this includes drivers license numbers, with the expiration dates, and other information that is not necessary to even open an account.
That would be so great. I never released what a pain that working with 2 seperate companies for phone, internet, and cable is until I bought a house.
I almost bought a townhouse in Minnesota that had fiber being run to every unit. I thought that was pretty neat, and was almost a selling point for me (I went through Pulte, who gave me a new 42" LG plasma).
Either companies (or schools in this case) are getting more careless with delicate information, or it is being publicized more. I would tend to think that some organizations are getting so large that they can't possibly keep track of where all their information is at all times.
I am not that concerned about identity theft as others, but it is happening so often that maybe these companies should be held accountable.
I mean, just last week alone 600,000 people had their identities sold from 6 seperate banks (this was a little different, but still...).
I think you could easily transfer these findings into the OS world. Mac's and Linux are generally safe because they are a much smaller target. It wouldn't make the news as quickly, or as widespread as it does when they hammer Windows with viruses. It is not only more convenient, but more damaging to flood Windows with viruses.
I would be willing to wager a very large bet that if Mac OS X was the industry leader there would be the same difficulties with viruses, and other criminal activities that are currently associated with Microsoft's products.
It also definitely comes down to how adept the user is too, and how knowledgeable they are in internet/computer security (such as not opening email attachments unless you know how sent it, or using up-to-date virus protection).
I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on this one. I hate to say it but Clear Channel in Minneapolis only plays 10 minutes of commercials per hour (on their FM stations). I'm not sure about how much they play on AM, but this argument is about FM. I agree that their play lists aren't that great, but don't try and tell me that it is commercial after commercial.
Have you watched TV lately? I can get through an hour show in less than 40 minutes some times with my TiVo, never over 40 minutes. That is 20 minutes of the same crappy commercials.
We even have a new NPR FM station that is fantastic if you are in the Minneapolis area that plays a ton of local homegrown music, along with a lot of other great indie stations. I really, really wish my iPod had FM just for that station alone.
I can always flip to other stations when I get bored.
You clearly listen to the wrong stations, or the radio in your neck of the woods is sub-par compared to Minneapolis.
Why wouldn't a company pimp it's product? So maybe they do get carried away, but they have to generate hype somehow.
I think it is completely wrong of them to use pre-rendered images, and say it is actual gameplay footage (killzone, anyone?), but I can't imagine that this early on the developers have even gotten close to figuring out the nuances of the systems.
It all comes down to the games. If a console has powers like a supercomputer, it still won't be fun if the games are terrible.
You don't play the hardware in the console, you play the games. That's all there is to it.
I really like watching the movies about the Wars in the Stars, but I am concerned that you may be considering releasing too many movies upon us, thereby possibly ruining the overall greatness of the name Star Wars.
I am also worried about some of your true fans (some think Star Wars is real, shhhh). I think all hope is lost though on them.
Please consider my request (to save the true star Wars fans from themselves),
...adding to that...How could you possibly even try and figure out which scenarios are going to happen?
The most damaging scenarios are going to be the ones that nobody has thought of yet (some crazy idea that only a psychotic genius could think of, not some underpaid/overworked CIA agent. Even if they are able to work on some of these situations, is there really *that* much they can do?
This is a fantastic idea, except for one flaw. This would only work for cities near the coast. Where I'm from (Minnesota) I don't see how this could possibly work (Lake Superior is very cold though, that is a possibility).
I like how he irrigates the farms. The sweating of the pipes below ground is a great idea. It seems much more efficient than spraying water everywhere, and having a lot of it evaporate.
He may be a nut (or not, I'm not a good judge of character), but he does have a great way of looking at his environment.
I'm surprised, this actually showed a significant increase in performance in their charts. This is one of the best mods I have ever seen on a Video Card.
I wonder if this would actually hurt, or help Nvidia's sales, or have no effect?
I currently have an ATI card, and am very happy with ATI, but would be willing to switch to Nvidia since the price/performance on this card is so high now.
I think they should have called it the wacky wax worm. That would seem to be a more fitting name for a worm that waxes a hard drive, and isn't quite all there.
I think it still comes down to personal preference. My girlfriend wouldn't find too many of the geekier types very interesting, and would find the comedians, and entertainers more interesting.
That is the biggest draw of blogging, you can find someone that is writing about what you like, and don't have to read articles that don't interest you. There is so much out there.
I think trying to categorize bloggers is mostly useless.
I agree, the hardware is going to be so close. It is going to come down to the software.
This is what Microsoft is betting on with releasing the console 6 months before. They are thinking that the earlier release is going to give them more time to have a strong library of games before the PS3 ever comes out.
What would you buy? A PS3 with 20 decent launch games? Or an XBox 360 with 80 games, with a bunch of them that are great?
I think most people will pick the second option. Look what Halo did for the Xbox. Now take that to the next generation, and not have any next-gen competition when they launch. People will be awestruck at the Xbox 360, even if the PS3 is more powerful (it won't matter because it hasn't launched yet at the time).
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I am actually very excited for the full 6 episode dvd box set (probably HD DVD/Blu-Ray when it is released). I am going to watch them all in succession. I want to wait a while though so I can see everything like I would for the first time (I forget things easily).
There are some more links in his blog that are very interesting, especially the one that is about Uncle Owen not recognizing C-3PO.
I just put everything in the C:\ drive and know that I can find it using Windows XP's sweet search capabilities!
err...yea...
The thing is; companies are required to collect all this data. It is due to the US patriot act (I have to read it to every customer).
"To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities US Federal Law requires financial institutions to OBTAIN, VERIFY, AND RECORD information in order to open an account..."
We have no choice but to get this information, and record it, this includes drivers license numbers, with the expiration dates, and other information that is not necessary to even open an account.
It is quite ridiculous...
Should have been "I never realized what a pain..."...
Doh, I shouldn't be trying to post comments while talking on the phone (at work, to say the least)...
That would be so great. I never released what a pain that working with 2 seperate companies for phone, internet, and cable is until I bought a house.
I almost bought a townhouse in Minnesota that had fiber being run to every unit. I thought that was pretty neat, and was almost a selling point for me (I went through Pulte, who gave me a new 42" LG plasma).
Does anyone use Xandros? How is it compared to like Fedora, or Mandrake?
It seems pretty fluffy to me (probaby a good thing for who they are trying to target with these discount PCs).
Either companies (or schools in this case) are getting more careless with delicate information, or it is being publicized more. I would tend to think that some organizations are getting so large that they can't possibly keep track of where all their information is at all times.
I am not that concerned about identity theft as others, but it is happening so often that maybe these companies should be held accountable.
I mean, just last week alone 600,000 people had their identities sold from 6 seperate banks (this was a little different, but still...).
I think you could easily transfer these findings into the OS world. Mac's and Linux are generally safe because they are a much smaller target. It wouldn't make the news as quickly, or as widespread as it does when they hammer Windows with viruses. It is not only more convenient, but more damaging to flood Windows with viruses.
I would be willing to wager a very large bet that if Mac OS X was the industry leader there would be the same difficulties with viruses, and other criminal activities that are currently associated with Microsoft's products.
It also definitely comes down to how adept the user is too, and how knowledgeable they are in internet/computer security (such as not opening email attachments unless you know how sent it, or using up-to-date virus protection).
I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on this one. I hate to say it but Clear Channel in Minneapolis only plays 10 minutes of commercials per hour (on their FM stations). I'm not sure about how much they play on AM, but this argument is about FM. I agree that their play lists aren't that great, but don't try and tell me that it is commercial after commercial.
Have you watched TV lately? I can get through an hour show in less than 40 minutes some times with my TiVo, never over 40 minutes. That is 20 minutes of the same crappy commercials.
We even have a new NPR FM station that is fantastic if you are in the Minneapolis area that plays a ton of local homegrown music, along with a lot of other great indie stations. I really, really wish my iPod had FM just for that station alone.
I can always flip to other stations when I get bored.
You clearly listen to the wrong stations, or the radio in your neck of the woods is sub-par compared to Minneapolis.
Why wouldn't a company pimp it's product? So maybe they do get carried away, but they have to generate hype somehow.
I think it is completely wrong of them to use pre-rendered images, and say it is actual gameplay footage (killzone, anyone?), but I can't imagine that this early on the developers have even gotten close to figuring out the nuances of the systems.
It all comes down to the games. If a console has powers like a supercomputer, it still won't be fun if the games are terrible.
You don't play the hardware in the console, you play the games. That's all there is to it.
Wow, so that makes me about 90, every day.
Maybe that's why I couldn't remember my girlfriends birthday. This will be my excuse from now on!
"Hun, I don't eat a healthy breakfast, how am I possibly going to remember to do the laundry?!"
I haven't tried out Netscape 8.0 (Firefox is fine with me for now), but what are some reasons people are switching to Netscape 8.0?
Does anyone have any stats on how many people are even using it? What are the website statistics showing?
To me this sounds like Netscape ran into a "too little, too late" situation with their newest iteration of their browser.
Dear Mr. Lucas,
I really like watching the movies about the Wars in the Stars, but I am concerned that you may be considering releasing too many movies upon us, thereby possibly ruining the overall greatness of the name Star Wars.
I am also worried about some of your true fans (some think Star Wars is real, shhhh). I think all hope is lost though on them.
Please consider my request (to save the true star Wars fans from themselves),
Sincerely,
A fan.
...adding to that...How could you possibly even try and figure out which scenarios are going to happen?
The most damaging scenarios are going to be the ones that nobody has thought of yet (some crazy idea that only a psychotic genius could think of, not some underpaid/overworked CIA agent. Even if they are able to work on some of these situations, is there really *that* much they can do?
I forgot to mention this in my first post...but if enough customers purchase this by April 30th, Red Hat will have to pay an additional $2.5 million.
Goodness, that is a lot of money.
Red hat paid $20.5 million for this LDAP. Will they get that in return? Is it possible with this type of software?
This is a fantastic idea, except for one flaw. This would only work for cities near the coast. Where I'm from (Minnesota) I don't see how this could possibly work (Lake Superior is very cold though, that is a possibility).
I like how he irrigates the farms. The sweating of the pipes below ground is a great idea. It seems much more efficient than spraying water everywhere, and having a lot of it evaporate.
He may be a nut (or not, I'm not a good judge of character), but he does have a great way of looking at his environment.
I'm surprised, this actually showed a significant increase in performance in their charts. This is one of the best mods I have ever seen on a Video Card.
I wonder if this would actually hurt, or help Nvidia's sales, or have no effect?
I currently have an ATI card, and am very happy with ATI, but would be willing to switch to Nvidia since the price/performance on this card is so high now.
I think they should have called it the wacky wax worm. That would seem to be a more fitting name for a worm that waxes a hard drive, and isn't quite all there.
oh well, can't win 'em all.
I usually use turtle wax. Sometimes I use half the bottle on the drive alone!
Suffice it to say, I've gone through a few drives.
This is some great news!
I'm sure Nokia has hundreds of patents that could be useful for open source developers!
Let's get working on those, eh?
(I'll help once I understand the patents)
I think it still comes down to personal preference. My girlfriend wouldn't find too many of the geekier types very interesting, and would find the comedians, and entertainers more interesting.
That is the biggest draw of blogging, you can find someone that is writing about what you like, and don't have to read articles that don't interest you. There is so much out there.
I think trying to categorize bloggers is mostly useless.
I agree, the hardware is going to be so close. It is going to come down to the software.
This is what Microsoft is betting on with releasing the console 6 months before. They are thinking that the earlier release is going to give them more time to have a strong library of games before the PS3 ever comes out.
What would you buy? A PS3 with 20 decent launch games? Or an XBox 360 with 80 games, with a bunch of them that are great?
I think most people will pick the second option. Look what Halo did for the Xbox. Now take that to the next generation, and not have any next-gen competition when they launch. People will be awestruck at the Xbox 360, even if the PS3 is more powerful (it won't matter because it hasn't launched yet at the time).
This is going to be huge for Microsoft.
I was also wondering that same thing.
I think they are running out of strange words to use for naming CPU's.
They could try:
the PowerPC "superchip"
the PowerPC "asdf"
the PowerPC "snizzap"
the PowerPC "crazyfast"
Those would impress me!
Isn't this CPU more like a "do everything" CPU compared to the CELL which is focused on entertainment media?
I thought that was the biggest difference between the two.