I purchased this particular backpack from a local BestBuy. So far, I've been using it for about six months, wearing it to school every day, usually with the laptop (Inspiron 8500, wide screen and all, fits perfectly), and it is yet to show any sign of wear. I have a tendency of mistreating my backpacks and require about 2 per year, but this one seems like it may be up for another year after this one yet.
Although I never carried my laptop with me back in highschool, so I suppose I'm a bit more careful now. But still, it's excellent!
It's only flaw, as far as I can tell, is it's missing a little hole for headphones. But that's alright, I just run it between two zippers.
The fact of the matter is, the scientific community has been wrong more often than right.
That's because it's quite easy to prove something wrong, while it's nearly impossible to prove something right. In order for something to be utterly correct, then all of the foundation on which it is built also needs to be proven correct. That's a whole lot of proving, compared to one tiny disproof.
Heh I don't think anything as ever really been proven right. Other than the ol' "I exist" clause. But even that's questionable in some circles.;)
I think it's an excellent idea. If someone could only centralize a 'code bounty' site or something where people could list what they want and offer money, and other people could join in and add money to the pot, then once it's done, the person/group that comes up with it gets the money and the whole thing gets put up as open source. That way, everyone's benefitting.
I think the only thing that the open source community is suffering from is lack of motivation. This would give a perfect opportunity to support the community and push it further.
I think the biggest issue, especially in MMORPGs, is the roleplaying aspect. The content that users create would have to be parallel to the world it's based in or otherwise it just throws everything out of context. So, another important issue would be censorship.
Not entirely sure of a viable way to keep this under control though.
In contrast to a portal such as Yahoo!, which also offers customers free e-mail and other services, a pure search engine is always but a click away from losing users.
I don't know about everyone else but the main reason I use Google instead of the dozens of other search engines is because it gives me what I need. Nothing more, nothing less.
If I wanted free email, I go get free email. If I want to play java games, I go play java games. If I want to read news, I go read news. If I want to search the net, I search google.:D
It's simple, plain, and to the point. Sure, it has a bunch of features-in-testing that are full of maybe less than useful, but it still keeps the Search Engine aspect of Google a priority.
A logo, text input box and a couple of buttons is all it takes.
I will keep using Google unless it starts cluttering itself up with too many useless features on its front page.
Heh well the whole idea is for all the different distributions to work towards a single compatability standard. Either that, or provide 5-10 different package versions in each universal package.:D Or at least the ones the parts that wont be compatable. Heh.
I say we call it something like... umm.. *.nix Hehehehe
I have been using this configuration ever since Quake 1 Team Fortress. Though ideally, I use it with two hands, but occasionally when I am eating... and stuff... I can easily switch to one hand and place with decent effectiveness.:D
This requires a 5 buttoned mouse. I recommend the Microsoft IntelliEye Optical mouse, for it can be used with either hand. (Unlike its Explorer counterpart.)
Basically, my primary movement buttons are: Mouse1 - forward Mouse2 - backward
Then, normally I use my keyboard for the rest, but if I'm playing one handed: Mouse3 - duck Mouse_up - jump Mouse_down - whatever else you need?:D Mouse4 - attack1 Mouse5 - attack2
And that works out really well for me. Well, I don't play at optimum skill level with one hand, but that's probably because I never forced myself to really get used to this. Normally, I use: Mouse1 - forward Mouse2 - backward CTRL (left) - attack1 ALT (left) - attack2 a - side step left s - side step right z - jump x - crouch q - last weapon space - use and the rest is rather arbitrary. I find that with this mouse+keyboard combination, I tend to have more agility freedom than most;)
I do agree that this may have been true for the longest time, but what about this age of perfection?
More or less every other woman suffers from an eating disorder. Probably even more. I don't think that's attributing to their long lives. On campus of my school, I tend to see a lot more girls smoking than guys. That's not enough to draw conclusions, but still.
I think there are many women that are much dumber than many men. And there are many men that are much dumber than both. But in the end, I doubt it'll come down to gender but more of the individual habbits.
Naturally, non-smokers tend to live longer. Just as a computer geek would tend to live longer than a drafted soldier in the Israeli army.:D
But it's not all that bad. Considering how dumb people live shorter lives, this works out very nicely for natural selection....
Yes, it's a very important skill. One that is overlooked in most modern tests, I would say.
I find myself being very capable of finding what I want because I know where to look. I know where to look because I've already referenced similar things before. In a way, I have learned that subject, but not to the extent to be able to test me with 'facts'.
I suppose it's mostly because I'm bitter, though. Some talents are simply left unnoticed, while they can be a lot more important and useful than ones that are so greatly acknowledged.
I think it's coming to the point that, online, knowledge is more or less irrelivent. It's more about how resourceful you are. How potently you use your favourite search engine and how well your instincts navigate you between the junk and into the holy grail.:D
People think I'm smart, but really it's just that I've learned how to find what I'm looking for. Smarts has little to do with it, as I have little of it.:D
Slashdot Mirror
They end up with a free +R drive?
Where's the loss?
- shazow
Heh, usually when people do something stupid, I usually say they had nothing better to do because they didn't have a computer.
:D
What's their excuse?!
When did overclocking become a sport? I thought it was just a way to save a few bucks on a processor. Or rather, waste a few bucks if you're unlucky.
- shazow
Better yet, let's put warning labels on the turbines and teach the birds how to read. OR we could use some nice gruesome symbolic signs.
- shazow
I purchased this particular backpack from a local BestBuy. So far, I've been using it for about six months, wearing it to school every day, usually with the laptop (Inspiron 8500, wide screen and all, fits perfectly), and it is yet to show any sign of wear. I have a tendency of mistreating my backpacks and require about 2 per year, but this one seems like it may be up for another year after this one yet.
Although I never carried my laptop with me back in highschool, so I suppose I'm a bit more careful now. But still, it's excellent! It's only flaw, as far as I can tell, is it's missing a little hole for headphones. But that's alright, I just run it between two zippers.
- shazow
Heh next thing you know, Ultima Online is racking in money for pioneering graphical MMORPGs.
- shazow
Heh indeed. The matrices were excellent!
I loved the third one. It was one very elaborate [object oriented] programming joke.
The Smiths got garbage collected! Teehee.
- shazow
Heh I don't think anything as ever really been proven right. Other than the ol' "I exist" clause. But even that's questionable in some circles.
- shazow
I think it's an excellent idea. If someone could only centralize a 'code bounty' site or something where people could list what they want and offer money, and other people could join in and add money to the pot, then once it's done, the person/group that comes up with it gets the money and the whole thing gets put up as open source. That way, everyone's benefitting.
I think the only thing that the open source community is suffering from is lack of motivation. This would give a perfect opportunity to support the community and push it further.
- shazow
Spontaneously, right?
- shazow
Let me guess. Against gravity both ways? In the cold void of space? 384,000km each way?
More bits, same problems, today.
No, what are you talking about?! I'm not reading slashdot, I'm doing my homework, I swear!!
- shazow
Or maybe all the smart hackers liked their music sharing, so they moved away from the US to avoid the RIAA. =8-]
- shazow
I think the biggest issue, especially in MMORPGs, is the roleplaying aspect. The content that users create would have to be parallel to the world it's based in or otherwise it just throws everything out of context. So, another important issue would be censorship.
Not entirely sure of a viable way to keep this under control though.
- shazow
Finished, yes, but that does not mean we wont see it long before it is finished.
- shazow
If I wanted free email, I go get free email. If I want to play java games, I go play java games. If I want to read news, I go read news. If I want to search the net, I search google.
It's simple, plain, and to the point. Sure, it has a bunch of features-in-testing that are full of maybe less than useful, but it still keeps the Search Engine aspect of Google a priority.
A logo, text input box and a couple of buttons is all it takes.
I will keep using Google unless it starts cluttering itself up with too many useless features on its front page.
- shazow
Heh well the whole idea is for all the different distributions to work towards a single compatability standard. Either that, or provide 5-10 different package versions in each universal package. :D Or at least the ones the parts that wont be compatable. Heh.
I say we call it something like... umm..
*.nix
Hehehehe
- shazow
I have been using this configuration ever since Quake 1 Team Fortress. Though ideally, I use it with two hands, but occasionally when I am eating... and stuff... I can easily switch to one hand and place with decent effectiveness. :D
:D
;)
This requires a 5 buttoned mouse. I recommend the Microsoft IntelliEye Optical mouse, for it can be used with either hand. (Unlike its Explorer counterpart.)
Basically, my primary movement buttons are:
Mouse1 - forward
Mouse2 - backward
Then, normally I use my keyboard for the rest, but if I'm playing one handed:
Mouse3 - duck
Mouse_up - jump
Mouse_down - whatever else you need?
Mouse4 - attack1
Mouse5 - attack2
And that works out really well for me. Well, I don't play at optimum skill level with one hand, but that's probably because I never forced myself to really get used to this. Normally, I use:
Mouse1 - forward
Mouse2 - backward
CTRL (left) - attack1
ALT (left) - attack2
a - side step left
s - side step right
z - jump
x - crouch
q - last weapon
space - use
and the rest is rather arbitrary.
I find that with this mouse+keyboard combination, I tend to have more agility freedom than most
- shazow
I do agree that this may have been true for the longest time, but what about this age of perfection?
:D
...
More or less every other woman suffers from an eating disorder. Probably even more. I don't think that's attributing to their long lives.
On campus of my school, I tend to see a lot more girls smoking than guys. That's not enough to draw conclusions, but still.
I think there are many women that are much dumber than many men. And there are many men that are much dumber than both. But in the end, I doubt it'll come down to gender but more of the individual habbits.
Naturally, non-smokers tend to live longer. Just as a computer geek would tend to live longer than a drafted soldier in the Israeli army.
But it's not all that bad. Considering how dumb people live shorter lives, this works out very nicely for natural selection.
Wouldn't want it the other way around.
- shazow
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this does not account for repetetive moves, in which case there are infinite number of possible moves.
:D
Especially when a human is playing.
You never know what kind of wacky stuff one might do.
*sacrifices his queen entirely out of spite*
Mwahahhahaa!!! (Heh, I realize this does not hinder the processing algorithm, but it's still fun to do.)
- shazow
Ehm.
- shazow
What, he's not the one with the black spherical head, white running shoes and a broom sticking out of his helmet?
- shazow
LOL! I so am bringing a towel. Heh, and perhaps several other things to symbolize that I actually read the book...
Kind of makes me bitter at all the other people going to see the movie and not even hearing of the book, let alone reading it.
Towels I have, now all I need is a l33t looking PDA to scratch 'DON'T PANIC' on and a mysterious looking gold fish.
- shazow
Yes, it's a very important skill. One that is overlooked in most modern tests, I would say.
I find myself being very capable of finding what I want because I know where to look. I know where to look because I've already referenced similar things before. In a way, I have learned that subject, but not to the extent to be able to test me with 'facts'.
I suppose it's mostly because I'm bitter, though. Some talents are simply left unnoticed, while they can be a lot more important and useful than ones that are so greatly acknowledged.
- shazow
I think it's coming to the point that, online, knowledge is more or less irrelivent. It's more about how resourceful you are. How potently you use your favourite search engine and how well your instincts navigate you between the junk and into the holy grail. :D
:D
People think I'm smart, but really it's just that I've learned how to find what I'm looking for. Smarts has little to do with it, as I have little of it.
- shazow
Well, at least now we know why people are getting so smart lately. (sarcasm)
- shazow