A better virtual desktop manager for Windows is made by nvidia. I can't remember if it's free to download or if it only comes on the cd with the gfx card, but it's good.
Nvidia also has a little app called "nview" that adds "roll up" controls to windows, adds an "always on top" option for windows, can make any window alpha-blended etc.
"Interestingly, most of the images and films were not recovered from the laserdiscs, but were instead re-digitised from the original analog films at a higher resolution than the laserdiscs contained. "
This is why I have all my CDs stored as.flac, so I can be laughing in the distant future when everyone has crappy mp3s just because they wanted to save some space decades ago when 700 meg was a lot.
" Do you steal a car in the bright daylight with a lot of people around? Or do you steal a car, go for a joyride at 4 am in the morning when there aren't a lot of people around."
I have visions of that scene from Groundhog day, except instead of Bill Murray and a groundhog driving it's Linus and a penguin...
Never claim anything is hack-proof if you don't want to get hacked.
Especially do not claim that safety-critical systems are hack-proof, since even people who wouldn't normally try to hack them will try.
It's like security through obscurity- in this case more like security through non-boasting. The same thing applies- it doesn't really make you more secure, but it stops a lot of people from trying.
I actually stopped halfway through reading all these posts and went to my local shop and bought a tin of spam. It was really expensive: £1.32, but that's local shops vs. supermarkets for you.
I think I'm going to have spamburgers and chips for tea.
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A better virtual desktop manager for Windows is made by nvidia. I can't remember if it's free to download or if it only comes on the cd with the gfx card, but it's good.
Nvidia also has a little app called "nview" that adds "roll up" controls to windows, adds an "always on top" option for windows, can make any window alpha-blended etc.
graspee
"Once the nose of the camel is in the tent, pretty soon the whole camel is in the tent"
graspee
You missed one of the best ones.
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Yes there really is a "Catholicism for Dummies".
http://cda.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/pr
graspee
"Interestingly, most of the images and films were not recovered from the laserdiscs, but were instead re-digitised from the original analog films at a higher resolution than the laserdiscs contained. "
.flac, so I can be laughing in the distant future when everyone has crappy mp3s just because they wanted to save some space decades ago when 700 meg was a lot.
This is why I have all my CDs stored as
graspee
"I leave it to you to think of various violent ways a farm boy could take out people based only on literature you've read."
Well, mabye a farm boy could join up with a group of like-minded anti-authoritarian friends and blow up a huge military base.
graspee
I use python to write 1337 5cr1p75 for Xchat.
If you already know other languages I wouldn't say you really have to do much learning, mainly it's just the few classic moments of exclaiming:
"What do you mean, whitespace is significant?!"
"Where's the case statement?"
etc.
graspee
"Both love the game, and it has an added benefit for Dad: he can play with one hand while using the other to talk on the phone or check e-mail."
An unfortunate turn of phrase considering that slashdot readers were all over the article...
graspee
"DVDs have no clear standards at this point."
DVD-R or DVD+R. Pick one.
"but is it *there* yet?"
Benn there for years. Bought the t-shirt. Opened *own* t-shirt shop. Selling online.
"And the media, last time I looked, was still hard to find and expensive when you did find it"
Well, the last time you looked must have been about 2 years ago.
"I don't think DVD-writers are viable until there is one standard that everyone can read."
I write dvd-rs with my pioneer drive- all my dvd-rom drives can read them.
graspee
" Oh my God! I was coding earlier and I used the number "0"! I'll have to go turn myself in now.."
Don't worry, at least one person (me) knew enough about the history of mathematics to get the joke...
graspee
From article:
" Do you steal a car in the bright daylight with a lot of people around? Or do you steal a car, go for a joyride at 4 am in the morning when there aren't a lot of people around."
I have visions of that scene from Groundhog day, except instead of Bill Murray and a groundhog driving it's Linus and a penguin...
graspee
With a name like Deep Space 6, they should really be using Cisco routers...
graspee
" If someone "exploited" a toaster so that the toaster could also take out your dog etc, would a company making toasters sue the "exploiter"?"
"Leon Hack" for toasters. Now your toaster can 'take out' your dog- from 1/4 mile away.
Never be bothered by your dog again!
Coming next week from the mod team, a toaster hack that means your toaster (if on the compatibility list) can take out OTHER PEOPLE'S dogs!
graspee
The Japanese sound on the Pioneer DVD really sucks. The English one is high quality and the Japanese one is very low quality, unfortunately.
There was only one German dub as far as I know.
You'd kill to see what? The German dub??
graspee
" So what hot new features can we expect from the new 2.6 Kernel"
/. auto fr0sty pister built into tcp stack
100% accurate spam detection in the kernel
altered tcp stack so pr0n downloads 50% faster
DMCA violation built into kernel, just in case you have doubts about whether to be a proper "penguin guerilla" (!) or not
viruses are introduced, making linux more like Windows
xvid playback IN THE KERNEL, works on all gfx cards ever produced and all that will every be made
graspee
" There was a lot of use of artistic nudes in Sailor Moon that was axed from the dub."
The English dub maybe, but not the incredibly faithful German dub.
graspee
"it's not like you'd want to remove the blood and noise from Saving Private Ryan and show it to your children"
But that's exactly what those Salt Lake City dudes wanted to do.
graspee
"I find people far more interesting than computers"
Intruder Alert!
graspee
"Bill Gates can lick the back of my bag."
You say this, yet I believe were he to do so, you would lose your sanity from the sheer horror of the experience.
graspee
I gave up using Outlook when it completely blocked me off from attachments with certain extensions, not even letting me save them.
graspee
To paraphrase Alexei Sayle:
"Anyone who uses the word 'architecting' who isn't even remotely connected with designing buildings is a twat".
(Original was 'workshop'...'light engineering').
graspee
But what would you put on the back?
graspee
Your sig claims you were "raised on the command line", well, I was CONCEIVED on the command line!
Yes, that's right, I'm the only child ever to be born from the unholy union of two lamers cyber-sexing on IRC!
graspee
Never claim anything is hack-proof if you don't want to get hacked.
Especially do not claim that safety-critical systems are hack-proof, since even people who wouldn't normally try to hack them will try.
It's like security through obscurity- in this case more like security through non-boasting. The same thing applies- it doesn't really make you more secure, but it stops a lot of people from trying.
graspee
I thought I would update everyone after having done some SPAM research.
The UK SPAM site is here. They don't have as much merchandise available as the US site, but it's easier to get if you're in the UK.
They have a fanclub! I signed up for it with my real address so that I could get SPAM spam! Is that cool or what?
Another thing I found on there is that in the 1940s there was an advert in the US with a song:
"SPAM®, SPAM®, SPAM®, SPAM®;
Hormel's new miracle meat in a can;
Taste fine, saves time;
If you want something grand; ask for SPAM®."
Could this be the inspiration for the Monty Python sketch????
graspee
I actually stopped halfway through reading all these posts and went to my local shop and bought a tin of spam. It was really expensive: £1.32, but that's local shops vs. supermarkets for you.
I think I'm going to have spamburgers and chips for tea.
graspee