I remember a nice cheap Internet place in Granada in Spain last year and browsed through to find other ones in the area. They were listing prices in Pesetas, but I'm pretty sure that Spain is using the Euro more or less everywhere.
Can anyone confirm?
I used the Internet at cafes in 20 different countries last year. A site like this would've been quite helpful for travellers trying to find an affordable place within a city. Often the best places are hidden away (we found a great one in the backstreets of a university district in Naples). Some places in Europe were hideously expensive, Asia was a mixed bag. Some in South America were quite affordable.
The best was a sushi-internet-cafe in Hong Kong. The staff were confused, having never had anyone come in before who wanted to only use the internet and not eat sushi, so they didn't charge us. Very convenient to do some price-checking on iPods and digital cameras before we went back into all the stores!
I used to think the same thing, but it's actually less usable than a visible taskbar.
You have to move your mouse just to see what's open.
You can't see any alerts blinking in the system tray (new email, network activity, CPU usage, bandwidth usage, etc).
Instead of flicking the mouse down to click something (knowing exactly where it is), you have to move the mouse, wait for the taskbar to appear, locate the button and then click it.
Maybe it's an issue if you're at 640x480 on a 14" screen though.
Look up "cat in heat" on Google. I wasn't referring to fur or lethargy. Just the words "in heat" are a bit amusing to anyone who has owned a female cat.:)
Not yet showing up in Google, but only 45 results for the word "cedega" so far. I expected a bit more competition from viticulturalist sites, but it seems to be a good choice of name to avoid competition.
"Wine" was a little bit more common (28,100,000 results on Google!), but WineHQ.com is the first result regardless.
I'm not going to pretend that I know exactly what's going on, but the first of those two is worth looking at if you have even a passing interest. The second looks to be a little more towards the "deep end".
There've been stories on Slashdot in past months about Linux in China, and with good reason. Yes, piracy over there is rife, but the Chinese are patriotic enough to build a kind of national pride in doing something differently to the Americans and their Microsoft dependence. They also have the discipline to learn and develop with a new operating system and the concept of open-source software.
The chief threat, I think, stems from that same national pride in their rush to show that they can "do corporate" just as well as the Americans or Europeans. I'm not sure what the overall status of open-source/Linux awareness is amongst the technologically aware in China, but it might be that an opportunity has passed?
International competitiveness is huge in China recently -- around Beijing, for example, you'll see endless signs touting ISO numbers. It's similar in Vietnam (which could be ripe for open-source and Linux in general).
They'd be professionals at walking a very fine line and getting away with what they wanted. The overall effect would probably not be positive for a participant.
I know it's different, but have a look at a show like There's Something About Miriam for an example of what TV is capable of doing in the current climate of entertainment. That said, I believe that some of the participants in that show sued and got an out of court settlement.
Obviously, anyone getting themselves involved in something like this would do well to read any disclaimers and go in well prepared.
This article was about someone doing their research beforehand, but I imagine that many people would not have done that in their lust for the 15 minutes.
Think about the potential for selective editing. And they've got the audience. Perception is reality. If they want to make you look like an idiot, they will. If you run rampant with their joke, they'll make it look like that was the serious, professional you. If you present professionally, they'll make it look like you were fooled.
This is what television has come to. Unless it's a live show, chances are that they'll get what they want out of you.
I appreciate your calculations, but spamming is an easier option for some nerd or fat kid who doesn't want to leave the house.
You could offer them a $16/hr retail job, but that'd still require them to have a shower, leave the house and spend the majority of each day not sitting around checking stats online.
Also, instead of crossing the road to avoid people, if you're pretty sure you're facing trouble and you're walking through a residential area, walk into the front yard of the next house and knock on the door. Look like you live there or are visiting a friend. If someone comes to the door, pretend you're doing a survey or any old crap until the trouble has passed. Unless you've walked straight onto property owned by one of the troublemakers, you should get away unscathed.
Nice one! I actually responded with "Partial product", but I should have taken $x000 worth of porn and sold it (I was in the UK at the time, and they're porn starved over there -- spend so much money to get it in).
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I remember a nice cheap Internet place in Granada in Spain last year and browsed through to find other ones in the area. They were listing prices in Pesetas, but I'm pretty sure that Spain is using the Euro more or less everywhere.
Can anyone confirm?
I used the Internet at cafes in 20 different countries last year. A site like this would've been quite helpful for travellers trying to find an affordable place within a city. Often the best places are hidden away (we found a great one in the backstreets of a university district in Naples). Some places in Europe were hideously expensive, Asia was a mixed bag. Some in South America were quite affordable.
The best was a sushi-internet-cafe in Hong Kong. The staff were confused, having never had anyone come in before who wanted to only use the internet and not eat sushi, so they didn't charge us. Very convenient to do some price-checking on iPods and digital cameras before we went back into all the stores!
I used to think the same thing, but it's actually less usable than a visible taskbar.
You have to move your mouse just to see what's open.
You can't see any alerts blinking in the system tray (new email, network activity, CPU usage, bandwidth usage, etc).
Instead of flicking the mouse down to click something (knowing exactly where it is), you have to move the mouse, wait for the taskbar to appear, locate the button and then click it.
Maybe it's an issue if you're at 640x480 on a 14" screen though.
Oh my god, look on eBay and you'll find those very same "NV goggles that were previously mentioned on Slashdot". Exactly the same ones.
No, not really.
Maybe there have been arrests before stemming from the use of NV goggles, but these were the first ones "that were previously mentioned on Slashdot."
Currently on CNN: "Slashdot article leads to arrest of bootlegger."
Oh dear...
Oh, and predictably, I'm getting a banner ad from Microsoft on Slashdot advertising Windows Embedded, on each page load too... Very convenient!
When faced with the dirty rear-windscreen of a car, I usually write:
"I wish my girlfriend was this dirty."
I don't know. Britain seems to be all about tea, and one is never enough.
Those are probably the least "happy" snaps I've ever seen. The most exciting caption is "Wrapped in plastic".
Still, check out the calculator awaiting repair. Nice antique!
Look up "cat in heat" on Google. I wasn't referring to fur or lethargy. Just the words "in heat" are a bit amusing to anyone who has owned a female cat. :)
I think you're using the word "yatched" in the wrong context.
Here's a definition of yatch
I can appreciate your joke, but was "yatched" part of it?
"... and I do very poorly in heat."
Dude, you sound like a cat...
I've read them before. A friend of mine studies at the University of Sydney and has mentioned Steven Manos' research before.
But thanks for the reply anyway.
Oops, 29,100,000 results. Oh, who am I kidding, no one cares -- Google will only show you the first 1000 results for any query anyway.
Not yet showing up in Google, but only 45 results for the word "cedega" so far. I expected a bit more competition from viticulturalist sites, but it seems to be a good choice of name to avoid competition.
"Wine" was a little bit more common (28,100,000 results on Google!), but WineHQ.com is the first result regardless.
There are some interesting PDFs of papers co-written by Steven Manos available including these two:
I'm not going to pretend that I know exactly what's going on, but the first of those two is worth looking at if you have even a passing interest. The second looks to be a little more towards the "deep end".
There've been stories on Slashdot in past months about Linux in China, and with good reason. Yes, piracy over there is rife, but the Chinese are patriotic enough to build a kind of national pride in doing something differently to the Americans and their Microsoft dependence. They also have the discipline to learn and develop with a new operating system and the concept of open-source software.
The chief threat, I think, stems from that same national pride in their rush to show that they can "do corporate" just as well as the Americans or Europeans. I'm not sure what the overall status of open-source/Linux awareness is amongst the technologically aware in China, but it might be that an opportunity has passed?
International competitiveness is huge in China recently -- around Beijing, for example, you'll see endless signs touting ISO numbers. It's similar in Vietnam (which could be ripe for open-source and Linux in general).
They'd be professionals at walking a very fine line and getting away with what they wanted. The overall effect would probably not be positive for a participant.
I know it's different, but have a look at a show like There's Something About Miriam for an example of what TV is capable of doing in the current climate of entertainment. That said, I believe that some of the participants in that show sued and got an out of court settlement.
Obviously, anyone getting themselves involved in something like this would do well to read any disclaimers and go in well prepared.
This article was about someone doing their research beforehand, but I imagine that many people would not have done that in their lust for the 15 minutes.
Makes you wonder about "ring" tones...
That's one ring that shouldn't have a tone. Keep it silent and odourless kids...
All great points, but too idealistic.
Think about the potential for selective editing. And they've got the audience. Perception is reality. If they want to make you look like an idiot, they will. If you run rampant with their joke, they'll make it look like that was the serious, professional you. If you present professionally, they'll make it look like you were fooled.
This is what television has come to. Unless it's a live show, chances are that they'll get what they want out of you.
I appreciate your calculations, but spamming is an easier option for some nerd or fat kid who doesn't want to leave the house.
You could offer them a $16/hr retail job, but that'd still require them to have a shower, leave the house and spend the majority of each day not sitting around checking stats online.
And then when they use that footage against you elsewhere to imply that you're unprofessional?
Best to not waste time with it or, as someone else said, send in some guy off the street for a free ride.
Who said that they needed to leave the loading dock? Aren't they wireless?
Har.
A cactus would be a desert topping. I think you're looking for the word "dessert"...
Also, instead of crossing the road to avoid people, if you're pretty sure you're facing trouble and you're walking through a residential area, walk into the front yard of the next house and knock on the door. Look like you live there or are visiting a friend. If someone comes to the door, pretend you're doing a survey or any old crap until the trouble has passed. Unless you've walked straight onto property owned by one of the troublemakers, you should get away unscathed.
Nice one! I actually responded with "Partial product", but I should have taken $x000 worth of porn and sold it (I was in the UK at the time, and they're porn starved over there -- spend so much money to get it in).
I'd say that AMD's naming scheme is based on something a bit more mind-altering than speed too...