I think part of the problem with ICQ, other than the bloat, was that AOL bought them, and continued to use AIM without linking the users together... with the number of new people getting onto AOL every day and automaticly haveing an AIM account, there was no need to push ICQ... also at the same time you had more push on yahoo, and well MSN never really mattered anyway... if ICQ was pushed and debloated then I doubt it would have ever died off the way it did... hell there are features that ICQ had almost from the begining that a few of the IMs out there just not getting...
well if you took a look at the location of new orleans and the area around it, you have to have a car to get out of the city... and well most of the low income in the area is black.. so going by statistics, there would be more black than white that are stranded.. it has nothing to do with people being perfered for evac... it just has to do with number crunching...
man dude.. I have been down there for mardi gras.. I live in shreveport, la... its not that big of a trip.. 6 hours.. weekned trip and all.. anyway... it is so damn crazy... there is this sludge that builds up on burbon street.. we don't know what it is... our best guesses lead us to think that it is vomit, urin, shit, blood, semen, and various alchohols.. we are certain that is only 25% of the content.. the rest I am guessing is some sort life form... this stuff will get everywhere...
and even at a slow walk, thousands of the able-bodied people that I'm seeing trash stores and mill around shouting at the people trying to help - they could have strolled all the way out of town before the weather and water even hit.
have you ever been to new orleans... you can't walk out of that place... not with all the cars that were on the bridge that goes over the SWAMP that surrounds the city.. I know I am nit picking here... but still man.. there was no way out for alot of these people...
New Orleans has been sinking into the swamp for years. The city is essentially a hole in the ground, surrounded by water. You know why the cemetaries have above ground caskets? They're 15 feet below sea level. The hole fills up with water as fast as they can dig it.
If we rebuild, it *will* happen again. And then what? We pay to have it rebuilt again? If the city was next to an active volcano, would you be saying we should rebuild it?
ok.. another thing about all of this... people rebuild in areas like this all the time.. look at california...
now really.... look at the location of new orleans... it is a MAJOR PORT... in a good agracultural area... this city is needed... it has taken the brunt of MANY hurricanes... hell we even have a drink named after it... damn good drink.. thank you Pat O'Brians... lets look at some other things with all of this... this hurrican was a catagory 5... people DO NOT understand what this means...
Hurricanes are ranked according to their maximum winds using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A Category 1 storm has the lowest maximum winds, a Category 5 hurricane has the highest. The rankings are not absolute in terms of effects. Lower-category storms can inflict greater damage than higher-category storms, depending on factors such as local terrain and total rainfall. In fact, tropical systems of less than hurricane strength can produce significant damage and human casualties, especially from flooding and landslides.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center classifies hurricanes of Category 3 and above as Major Hurricanes.
ok.. so we had a cat5... now what exactly does that mean?
Winds greater than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr). Storm surge generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required. Only 3 Category Five Hurricanes have made landfall in the United States since records began: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille (1969), and Hurricane Andrew in August, 1992. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane struck the Florida Keys with a minimum pressure of 892 mb--the lowest pressure ever observed in the United States. Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast causing a 25-foot storm surge, which inundated Pass Christian. Hurricane Andrew of 1992 made landfall over southern Miami-Dade County, Florida causing 26.5 billion dollars in losses--the costliest hurricane on record. In addition, Hurricane Gilbert of 1988 was a Category Five hurricane at peak intensity and is the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record with a minimum pressure of 888 mb.
just something that has always carried over for me from the bbs days... it was just something I developed over the years... I don't know why I do it... but maybe one day I will figure it out... and maybe one day I will stop... for me I guess it is just my style... w0uLd u r4tH3r m3 tYp3 l1k3 tHi$?
I am not saying in anyway that people have to use the traditional techniques.. all I am saying is that it is a shame to see them go away, or make it harder to go with... I use photoshop as well.. but for me there is just this sense of satisfaction and wonder to use the chemical process that I don't get from photoshop... but both are a pain in the ass some times...
sure.. plenty of people miss it... I mean.. don't you have paintings on the walls of your homes? dont' you doodle on your paper when you are bored? haven't you ever see any piece of art? isn't that just an expansion of cave painting? take a look under most bridges, or on most picnic tables and you will things that might as well be cave paintings...
well.. yes... you are... you are missing out on ALOT... I am a simi-pro photographer.. I grew up with a camera in my hands... I have had several years of professional schooling.. but I still don't call myself pro.. I don't know everything..
I have used digital and manual... I have used 1hour processing and I have processed by hand.. I have worked in digital dark rooms and real life dark rooms... all of these tools have a time and a place... their pro's and their cons.. but I still think my best work is done in a dark room...
the dark room is one of the few places that magic still occurs... there is something amazing about placeing a piece of blank paper and shining a light on it.. dipping it in a chemical and seeing an image appear before you...
This is very sad news that they are working on taking this away from us... This is litterally a dying art form... this is the difference between a hand woven tapistry and mass produced articals... this process is still young in so many respects.. photography hasn't even been around for 200 years...
I will agree with other posters that said that there are still other companies.. but how long until they follow suit?
yeah.. now that is a good point.. and I do agree with it.. I ment more in an extreme sence of this... like say someone that belongs to a group of straight edgers smoking... or a crack head being a member of Mothers Against Drugs... stuff like that... direct contradiction... not pushing for rights...
I grew up in the Christian Science Religion, but I am no longer a member of the religion (long story) The monitor does not in any way shape or form take a religious biased approch in the news. In fact there is only one page (other than ads) that talks about the religion at all. I do know that the current publication's head is infact not a member of the religion at all. This news paper at one point, and maybe still is, one of the top news papers for news. Their approch is very unique. One thing that they do in their movie reviews is list things like how much cussing or drug use is in what ever movie they are reviewing. This is something that I feel more people should do.
Also as far as the religion goes, I have seen more people true to the religion than in other religions. The thing is in my views if one is going to belong to a certain group or say they do, then they need to follow the teachings of said group.
one should atleast read the Wiki entry on Christian Science http:///http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_sci ence> before judging the religion. I understand poking fun at it or something, but come on. atleast do a little reseach and find more material.
I wish I had a list at hand, but quite a few famous actors and what not were atleast at one point in their life a christian scientist. If I remember right Keanu Reeves is. and James Hetfield of matallica was brought up as one as well. (I don't blame him for droping the religion)
This religion, from my experiance can really fuck your head up, but so can any religion. I personally can not stand a religion that has a strict idea of disallowing self exploration (no not masturbation get your head out of the gutter). But this is a trend that I see very often in most forms of the christian religion in and of itself. anyway.. I am tired.. it is late... good night... blah!
So will Nabisco and Keebler and other makers of those engineered, aeresol-cheeze products now be make foods that are smarter and more useful than the consumers who eat them? This could open up all sorts of ethical issues.
hmm... and all of this time I thought those foods already were smarter...
Before I go worrying about quantum computers, I need to get my own working. But in a quantum world, I guess they are working AND messed up at the same time.
Broken and working at the same time.. how is that different than running windows?
Right now.. I am out of a computer... I am having to use my uncles... what a shame a geek without a computer... anyway... recently my mother got a mac... I helped her set it up.. showed her how to use it.. and man.. I must say.. it has come a long way since the days of the IIsi and System 7... I was impressed... then they release the mac mini... nice.. I have a monitor sitting around... I have a keyboard and mouse.. but no computer... I am tired of windows... I have had my fill.. my uncles computer is always having problems.. and I am always fixing them.. it is slow.. buggy... doesn't want to shut down right half the time... yes.. it is running ME... anyway... I would love to get more familure with Linux... but I don't want to live in Linux... what I like about this article is the instructions on duel booting... why not? keep the full capabilities of Panther and beable to learn more about linux... that sounds good to me... I am tired of the people that are sitting her saying why? not everyone on this site is kernal hacker... not everyone on this site thinks that the x86 is the best thing in the world... its good for those out there that have a mac and want to learn more about linux...
Damn it son.. I thought I taught you right... Keep the price low.. sell more.. keep people happy.. you stay out of trouble.. now look at what you have done...
so umm... where are the links to your project? or even a fourm... I am no coder... I just play with hardware... I would help if I could... but I know jack...
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Really I think this is some of the best advertising that I have seen in quite some time... it is witty...
the thing to remember about advertising is that you want people to remember the add...
just like a jingle or something.. something to stick in peoples head...
if I were to say:
"Plop Plop Fizz Fizz"
you would probably be able to finish it and tell me what it is an add for...
same concept is being used here.. something to stick in your head...
Yes I know where to get them.... I saw them on eBay not too long ago.. but you have to order though Skype and pay with PayPal
I think part of the problem with ICQ, other than the bloat, was that AOL bought them, and continued to use AIM without linking the users together... with the number of new people getting onto AOL every day and automaticly haveing an AIM account, there was no need to push ICQ... also at the same time you had more push on yahoo, and well MSN never really mattered anyway... if ICQ was pushed and debloated then I doubt it would have ever died off the way it did... hell there are features that ICQ had almost from the begining that a few of the IMs out there just not getting...
well if you took a look at the location of new orleans and the area around it, you have to have a car to get out of the city... and well most of the low income in the area is black.. so going by statistics, there would be more black than white that are stranded.. it has nothing to do with people being perfered for evac... it just has to do with number crunching...
man dude.. I have been down there for mardi gras.. I live in shreveport, la... its not that big of a trip.. 6 hours.. weekned trip and all.. anyway... it is so damn crazy... there is this sludge that builds up on burbon street.. we don't know what it is... our best guesses lead us to think that it is vomit, urin, shit, blood, semen, and various alchohols.. we are certain that is only 25% of the content.. the rest I am guessing is some sort life form... this stuff will get everywhere...
1: There was 100% chaos in Louisiana...
3: Dead bodies lying on the streets?
4: Desperate people walking in s**t?
these happen all the time in new orleans.. its part of mardi gras...
and even at a slow walk, thousands of the able-bodied people that I'm seeing trash stores and mill around shouting at the people trying to help - they could have strolled all the way out of town before the weather and water even hit.
have you ever been to new orleans... you can't walk out of that place... not with all the cars that were on the bridge that goes over the SWAMP that surrounds the city.. I know I am nit picking here... but still man.. there was no way out for alot of these people...
Heartless bastard reporting for duty.
New Orleans has been sinking into the swamp for years. The city is essentially a hole in the ground, surrounded by water. You know why the cemetaries have above ground caskets? They're 15 feet below sea level. The hole fills up with water as fast as they can dig it.
If we rebuild, it *will* happen again. And then what? We pay to have it rebuilt again? If the city was next to an active volcano, would you be saying we should rebuild it?
ok.. another thing about all of this... people rebuild in areas like this all the time.. look at california...
now really.... look at the location of new orleans... it is a MAJOR PORT... in a good agracultural area... this city is needed... it has taken the brunt of MANY hurricanes... hell we even have a drink named after it... damn good drink.. thank you Pat O'Brians... lets look at some other things with all of this... this hurrican was a catagory 5... people DO NOT understand what this means...
from wikipedia.org
Categories and ranking
Hurricanes are ranked according to their maximum winds using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A Category 1 storm has the lowest maximum winds, a Category 5 hurricane has the highest. The rankings are not absolute in terms of effects. Lower-category storms can inflict greater damage than higher-category storms, depending on factors such as local terrain and total rainfall. In fact, tropical systems of less than hurricane strength can produce significant damage and human casualties, especially from flooding and landslides.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center classifies hurricanes of Category 3 and above as Major Hurricanes.
ok.. so we had a cat5... now what exactly does that mean?
taken from the national weather service website
Category Five Hurricane:
Winds greater than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr). Storm surge generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required. Only 3 Category Five Hurricanes have made landfall in the United States since records began: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Camille (1969), and Hurricane Andrew in August, 1992. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane struck the Florida Keys with a minimum pressure of 892 mb--the lowest pressure ever observed in the United States. Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast causing a 25-foot storm surge, which inundated Pass Christian. Hurricane Andrew of 1992 made landfall over southern Miami-Dade County, Florida causing 26.5 billion dollars in losses--the costliest hurricane on record. In addition, Hurricane Gilbert of 1988 was a Category Five hurricane at peak intensity and is the strongest Atlantic tropical cyclone on record with a minimum pressure of 888 mb.
just something to keep in mind with all of this
just something that has always carried over for me from the bbs days... it was just something I developed over the years... I don't know why I do it... but maybe one day I will figure it out... and maybe one day I will stop... for me I guess it is just my style... w0uLd u r4tH3r m3 tYp3 l1k3 tHi$?
I am not saying in anyway that people have to use the traditional techniques.. all I am saying is that it is a shame to see them go away, or make it harder to go with... I use photoshop as well.. but for me there is just this sense of satisfaction and wonder to use the chemical process that I don't get from photoshop... but both are a pain in the ass some times...
jason
ok.. I know the defs... the reason why I said semi-pro is because I do it as a side job... it isn't my main source of income...
sure.. plenty of people miss it... I mean.. don't you have paintings on the walls of your homes? dont' you doodle on your paper when you are bored? haven't you ever see any piece of art? isn't that just an expansion of cave painting? take a look under most bridges, or on most picnic tables and you will things that might as well be cave paintings...
well.. yes... you are... you are missing out on ALOT... I am a simi-pro photographer.. I grew up with a camera in my hands... I have had several years of professional schooling.. but I still don't call myself pro.. I don't know everything..
I have used digital and manual... I have used 1hour processing and I have processed by hand.. I have worked in digital dark rooms and real life dark rooms... all of these tools have a time and a place... their pro's and their cons.. but I still think my best work is done in a dark room...
the dark room is one of the few places that magic still occurs... there is something amazing about placeing a piece of blank paper and shining a light on it.. dipping it in a chemical and seeing an image appear before you...
This is very sad news that they are working on taking this away from us... This is litterally a dying art form... this is the difference between a hand woven tapistry and mass produced articals... this process is still young in so many respects.. photography hasn't even been around for 200 years...
I will agree with other posters that said that there are still other companies.. but how long until they follow suit?
yeah.. now that is a good point.. and I do agree with it.. I ment more in an extreme sence of this... like say someone that belongs to a group of straight edgers smoking... or a crack head being a member of Mothers Against Drugs... stuff like that... direct contradiction... not pushing for rights...
I grew up in the Christian Science Religion, but I am no longer a member of the religion (long story) The monitor does not in any way shape or form take a religious biased approch in the news. In fact there is only one page (other than ads) that talks about the religion at all. I do know that the current publication's head is infact not a member of the religion at all. This news paper at one point, and maybe still is, one of the top news papers for news. Their approch is very unique. One thing that they do in their movie reviews is list things like how much cussing or drug use is in what ever movie they are reviewing. This is something that I feel more people should do.
i ence> before judging the religion. I understand poking fun at it or something, but come on. atleast do a little reseach and find more material.
Also as far as the religion goes, I have seen more people true to the religion than in other religions. The thing is in my views if one is going to belong to a certain group or say they do, then they need to follow the teachings of said group.
one should atleast read the Wiki entry on Christian Science http:///http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_sc
I wish I had a list at hand, but quite a few famous actors and what not were atleast at one point in their life a christian scientist. If I remember right Keanu Reeves is. and James Hetfield of matallica was brought up as one as well. (I don't blame him for droping the religion)
This religion, from my experiance can really fuck your head up, but so can any religion. I personally can not stand a religion that has a strict idea of disallowing self exploration (no not masturbation get your head out of the gutter). But this is a trend that I see very often in most forms of the christian religion in and of itself. anyway.. I am tired.. it is late... good night... blah!
Now lets see how far back we can get this to go...
Hard Drive? Your first computer had a hard drive? man.. you were lucky.. I remember switching discs to play Bards Tale on a C64...
So will Nabisco and Keebler and other makers of those engineered, aeresol-cheeze products now be make foods that are smarter and more useful than the consumers who eat them? This could open up all sorts of ethical issues.
hmm... and all of this time I thought those foods already were smarter...
That might be an improvement
I have heard YMCA an inordinate amount of times on my ipod shuffle. I wonder what that means.
Did you paint a rainbow on it too?
Before I go worrying about quantum computers, I need to get my own working. But in a quantum world, I guess they are working AND messed up at the same time.
Broken and working at the same time.. how is that different than running windows?
Move My Computer Next To My Fron Door, Then Ill Never Need To Leave My Computer Again
So your toilet is by the front door... sick man.. very very sick man...
Right now.. I am out of a computer... I am having to use my uncles... what a shame a geek without a computer... anyway... recently my mother got a mac... I helped her set it up.. showed her how to use it.. and man.. I must say.. it has come a long way since the days of the IIsi and System 7... I was impressed... then they release the mac mini... nice.. I have a monitor sitting around... I have a keyboard and mouse.. but no computer... I am tired of windows... I have had my fill.. my uncles computer is always having problems.. and I am always fixing them.. it is slow.. buggy... doesn't want to shut down right half the time... yes.. it is running ME... anyway... I would love to get more familure with Linux... but I don't want to live in Linux... what I like about this article is the instructions on duel booting... why not? keep the full capabilities of Panther and beable to learn more about linux... that sounds good to me... I am tired of the people that are sitting her saying why? not everyone on this site is kernal hacker... not everyone on this site thinks that the x86 is the best thing in the world... its good for those out there that have a mac and want to learn more about linux...
Damn it son.. I thought I taught you right... Keep the price low.. sell more.. keep people happy.. you stay out of trouble.. now look at what you have done...
so umm... where are the links to your project? or even a fourm... I am no coder... I just play with hardware... I would help if I could... but I know jack...