I guess I've never thought of it as "boy stuff" because my mom is an engineer. I'll never forget the first computer I actually owned. I'd been begging for my own computer for years, so she finally put one together for me, plopped me in front of it, and explained to me that even though it was incapable of running any of the games I wanted to play, I could write my own. And then she taught me how to program.
It didn't even occur to me that women were under-represented in the engineering world until I actually started working, but even now I cringe when people call it "boy stuff". So it struck me as ironic that Cathy said she didn't know why there aren't more female engineers and then, a few paragraphs later, referred to engineering as "boy stuff.";)
Sure, as long as the file isn't locked. I do it all the time with MP3s...I'll start an encoding process and then listen to it as it encodes to make sure it's working okay. This is also why you can listen to MP3s as you download them via Gnutella, etc.
I've seen one comment hint at this, but everyone else seems to be suggesting complex technical solutions when this is really quite simple. Winamp will stream MP3 files even while they're being written to, so all you need to do is this:
Encode the audio from the radio to MP3 in realtime using the Winamp Live Input plugin.
In another Winamp session, manually start playback of the file after the appropriate delay.
So I take it you designed this train, then? Because the manufacturer says existing rail networks can be used, and I'm more inclined to believe the manufacturer than I am an anonymous coward...
They should make more of a point that the North American railway system needs a major overhaul in order to support faster trains.
Is it too much to ask that submitters read the article they're submitting? The entire reason this train was developed is so it could be used on existing tracks with a minimum of modifications. It's right there in the second paragraph of the article: "Bombardier believes its 240-kilometres-an-hour JetTrain is the answer to providing high-speed rail service throughout North America using existing track and without the prohibitive cost of electrifying rail networks."
I agree with you, I find it annoying when an article is posted referencing a software product I've never heard of, and the article summary makes no attempt to describe what the software does. I guess I just don't have a problem sifting through this information myself. If the name of the software looks interesting enough, I might do some more research and figure out what it does (as I did with Moonlight|3D). Otherwise, I'll move on.
It's a little silly to turn this into a big issue. I think it's hilarious when people demand perfection from sites like Slashdot. People don't seem to realize that Slashdot is nothing more than editorial brain-wanking. Most of the editors could care less whether or not the readers are interested in something; all that matters is that the editors themselves are interested. If you want it the other way around, I suggest you take a look at Kuro5hin.
"Love it or leave it," is a very childish attitude. However, I won't stoop to the same level. Keep advocating that attitude if you like. See what happens to Slashdot if the minority voices decide to leave. Maybe it'll mean less bitching and whining, but in the long run it also means stagnation.
I think boycotting Slashdot because they post articles about software without telling you what the software does is a lot more childish than just ignoring such posts and enjoying the stuff you're actually interested in. But hey, that's just me.
Half the time, the link is to some cryptic page on Sourceforge where I'd still have to spend 5 minutes poking around to figure out wtf the thing is, and the other half it's a link to some poor unsuspecting server that's going to be crushed within 10 seconds of the post making the front page.
Here's a simple solution that will save you time and energy: Stop trying to figure out what these things are. It's not like there's a gun to your head.
Oh my god. I stand corrected. Wow, I hate it when I think I'm all cool and smart for bashing someone else's grammar and then it turns out they were using real words all along.
Honestly, how would they be able to figure out that you are using a local proxy program to filter out all their advertising?
Easy. They look at their logs and say, "Well now, it looks like the user from 12.34.56.78 loaded our front page, but none of our popup ads! And it appears a user from that IP is logged on as 'johnsmith'. Looks like it's time to fire off a legal threat to Mr. John Smith!"
Not that they'd have a snowball's chance in hell of winning any kind of legal action for something so silly, but it's totally possible for them to correlate their log data to determine which users are blocking ads. A workaround would be to use something like the BannerBlinds plugin for Mozilla, which still loads the ads, but then removes them from the page layout when displaying the page.
If you'd like a simple Windows app to download and install the latest nightly build of Mozilla or Phoenix with just a few button clicks, check out MozUpdate.
Dave Matthews Band was on Carson (Daly) a month or two ago, and said (if I remember correctly) that they don't mind song-trading at all, except when it involves their unreleased studio tracks, which they're a little embarrassed about.
Says who? If it's being projected from film stock, then it's a film, whether it's animated or not. Now, if it's digital, that's another story. I'm not really sure what we'd call those.
Wow Mr. Bitgeek, I was doing my best to keep this civil, but since you seem to have broken the suit: shut the fuck up, you whiny retarded hippie.
Airports are not privately owned.
Actually, Mr. Bitgeek sir, they are privately owned, unless you're talking about an Air Force base or other military airfield. Cities often provide incentives and funding to get airports built, since they're good for commerce, but commercial airports are privately owned. If they weren't, they wouldn't be called commercial airports, dumbass.
Furthermore, you apparently wanked your way through your high school Government class. Or perhaps you dropped out of high school so you could fuck your uncle's sheep while all the other kids were away. In any case, YOU HAVE NO GODDAMN RIGHT TO GET ON A PLANE. It's a commercial service that you're paying for, you wang-gobbling jackass. Since it's a commercial service, you have a right to exactly jack and shit.
You seem to think I'm saying you don't have the right to refuse a search. I'm not. You have every right to refuse a search. But if you refuse a search, you have no right to board a commercial airliner.
And, by the way, the reason a lawyer wouldn't take the case is because good lawyers don't take cases where they'll be fighting a losing battle with the law on the other guy's side. It's simple fucking elementary logic, but I guess a noxious pustule like you wouldn't understand such things.
You'll get no more responses from me, I'm obviously wasting my time. I just wanted to let you know what a thrill it's been, and also what a complete asshat you are. Thank you sir.
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It didn't even occur to me that women were under-represented in the engineering world until I actually started working, but even now I cringe when people call it "boy stuff". So it struck me as ironic that Cathy said she didn't know why there aren't more female engineers and then, a few paragraphs later, referred to engineering as "boy stuff." ;)
"oh lord i don't know."
Cathy on how she comes up with these shows:
"don't know quite how i have managed to end up doing so many shows about boy stuff though."
Perhaps, Cathy, the engineering world is so dominated by males because females think of it as "boy stuff"?
She almost voted against herself by walking out the wrong door. Pay attention.
Sure, as long as the file isn't locked. I do it all the time with MP3s...I'll start an encoding process and then listen to it as it encodes to make sure it's working okay. This is also why you can listen to MP3s as you download them via Gnutella, etc.
Voila, it's that easy.
So I take it you designed this train, then? Because the manufacturer says existing rail networks can be used, and I'm more inclined to believe the manufacturer than I am an anonymous coward...
You know, my car has a flywheel. So does every other car in the world. If that's not mainstream, I don't know what is.
Is it too much to ask that submitters read the article they're submitting? The entire reason this train was developed is so it could be used on existing tracks with a minimum of modifications. It's right there in the second paragraph of the article: "Bombardier believes its 240-kilometres-an-hour JetTrain is the answer to providing high-speed rail service throughout North America using existing track and without the prohibitive cost of electrifying rail networks."
Looks like you've missed the fact that this is exactly the point behind Phoenix.
...but Windows had this way back in '95. Ouch.
It's a little silly to turn this into a big issue. I think it's hilarious when people demand perfection from sites like Slashdot. People don't seem to realize that Slashdot is nothing more than editorial brain-wanking. Most of the editors could care less whether or not the readers are interested in something; all that matters is that the editors themselves are interested. If you want it the other way around, I suggest you take a look at Kuro5hin.
I think boycotting Slashdot because they post articles about software without telling you what the software does is a lot more childish than just ignoring such posts and enjoying the stuff you're actually interested in. But hey, that's just me.
Here's a simple solution that will save you time and energy: Stop trying to figure out what these things are. It's not like there's a gun to your head.
Give me a break. If that site is a SourceForge clone, then this site is a Slashdot clone.
This is just a rebranded (and uglified) Mocha P4, which was reported on previously right here.
Oh my god. I stand corrected. Wow, I hate it when I think I'm all cool and smart for bashing someone else's grammar and then it turns out they were using real words all along.
Easy. They look at their logs and say, "Well now, it looks like the user from 12.34.56.78 loaded our front page, but none of our popup ads! And it appears a user from that IP is logged on as 'johnsmith'. Looks like it's time to fire off a legal threat to Mr. John Smith!"
Not that they'd have a snowball's chance in hell of winning any kind of legal action for something so silly, but it's totally possible for them to correlate their log data to determine which users are blocking ads. A workaround would be to use something like the BannerBlinds plugin for Mozilla, which still loads the ads, but then removes them from the page layout when displaying the page.
If you'd like a simple Windows app to download and install the latest nightly build of Mozilla or Phoenix with just a few button clicks, check out MozUpdate.
Sigh.
That girl in the photo is really cute. And she's wearing glasses!
Actually, from what I've read, it doesn't. Until it does, I certainly won't be buying one.
Looks like it doesn't have a spellchecker though. Too bad.
Dave Matthews Band was on Carson (Daly) a month or two ago, and said (if I remember correctly) that they don't mind song-trading at all, except when it involves their unreleased studio tracks, which they're a little embarrassed about.
Says who? If it's being projected from film stock, then it's a film, whether it's animated or not. Now, if it's digital, that's another story. I'm not really sure what we'd call those.
Airports are not privately owned.
Actually, Mr. Bitgeek sir, they are privately owned, unless you're talking about an Air Force base or other military airfield. Cities often provide incentives and funding to get airports built, since they're good for commerce, but commercial airports are privately owned. If they weren't, they wouldn't be called commercial airports, dumbass.
Furthermore, you apparently wanked your way through your high school Government class. Or perhaps you dropped out of high school so you could fuck your uncle's sheep while all the other kids were away. In any case, YOU HAVE NO GODDAMN RIGHT TO GET ON A PLANE. It's a commercial service that you're paying for, you wang-gobbling jackass. Since it's a commercial service, you have a right to exactly jack and shit.
You seem to think I'm saying you don't have the right to refuse a search. I'm not. You have every right to refuse a search. But if you refuse a search, you have no right to board a commercial airliner.
And, by the way, the reason a lawyer wouldn't take the case is because good lawyers don't take cases where they'll be fighting a losing battle with the law on the other guy's side. It's simple fucking elementary logic, but I guess a noxious pustule like you wouldn't understand such things.
You'll get no more responses from me, I'm obviously wasting my time. I just wanted to let you know what a thrill it's been, and also what a complete asshat you are. Thank you sir.