I feel the same way about my Apple Extended Keyboard.
Best Apple Keyboard EVER!
It's 20 years old, and only NOW is one of the keys beginning to act up. The decimal key on the keypad. I suppose that one day, I should take the keyboard apart and see about fixing that key, but as it only seems to be problematic once every few months...
I've used the Model M IBM keyboard. Damn fine piece of work! If I ever do anything with this PIII box I picked off the curb ahead of the trash pickup, the first thing I'm getting for it is a proper IBM keyboard.
After using a real keyboard, like the Extended or the M, typing on a membrane board is like poking at a slab of Silly Putty(TM)!
I have to say, I really didn't know if they were going to live or die.
Seriously, Season 3 was so dark that killing off everyone was a distinct possibility.
When I saw the "reboot" and "restore" on the screen, I was cheering!
And for a 40 something guy to be so caught up in a "children's" tv series, well, either I'm more of a geek than I thought, or it was such a well done series.
Take your pick.
I felt the same way about Futurama. To this day, I will not watch "Jurassic Bark" when it comes up in the [adult swim] rotation. The wait for Futurama to hit the Comedy Central schedule will be awful.
I hope that the rebooted ReBoot will be as good as the original.
[Roy receiving a tech support call, answers after 15 rings with a sigh]
Roy: Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Roy: Well, the button on the side, is it glowing?
Roy: Yeah, you need to turn it on.
Roy: The button turns it on.
Roy: You DO know how a button works, don't you?
Roy: No, not on clothes.
Roy: No, no, there you go, there you go. I just heard it come on.
Roy: No, no, that's the music you hear when it comes on.
Roy: No, that's the music you hear when you..
Roy: I'm sorry, are you from the past?
"Let me see... I had to reinstall Windows 12 times on my son's computer, 8 times on my Wife's computer, 5 times on my computer at work, 15 times on my dad's computer, and so on...."
Dude. Take the hint already!
Find your nearest Apple Store and get some Macintosh love in your life.
Sweet Jebus! I cannot remember the last time I had to reinstall OS X. Oh, right. I've never HAD TO REINSTALL OS X!
"And how, pray, does the BBC detect the difference between a CRT monitor hook up to computer and a CRT TV set.
They detect the I.F. from the tuner that is retransmitted back up the aerial.
Indeed, however will they detect an LCD TV?
Exactly the same way, as it still has a tuner.
Hmmm... So, if one were to trap that "backwash" I.F. in some manner, then the TV, no matter if it's CRT or LCD, would, effectively, be undetectable?
My knowledge of R.F. engineering is woefully weak, but would there be some manner of choke or filter that would trap that signal from reaching the outside aerial?
""...We have a fleet of detector vans, plus, our enforcement officers have access to hand-held detection devices capable of detecting a magnetic field when a TV is switched on....""
And how, pray, does the BBC detect the difference between a CRT monitor hook up to computer and a CRT TV set.
the value of that content would likely be greatly diminished if people in other countries can download it from the BBC before their local networks can get access to show it.
Don't tell anyone, but we already do. Check, for instance, how many non-British people are posting on Doctor Who discussion forums the day after the UK broadcast.
Another example is "The IT CROWD". The DRMed streaming media files were ripped, stripped and on BitTorrent within hours. Followed up by the broadcast versions of each episode.
As for Doctor Who, Yep! Had each episode on the hard drive within hours after it was broadcast! Grabbed the whole of Torchwood in one gulp as well.
DRM DOES NOT WORK!
BBC would be better off if they offered a download license for a modest sum for people not in the UK.
As it stands now, ANYTHING made available on the BBC websites will be on BitTorrent almost instantly.
"I am a Unix Administrator and I find Mac OS X difficult."
You must therefore learn how to Think Different!
For only then will you gain true enlightenment and find the One True Path to Inner Peace and Greater Productivity.
I can send you pamphlets, or you can find out more at your local airport, just find someone in a black turtleneck and jeans, selling copies of OS X. They'd be HAPPY to show you how to Think Different!
"This article will only examine malicious programs written for the Windows operating system (and its predecessor, DOS) due to the rarity and relatively small number of malicious programs for other platforms."
OK, you had to go to the second page of TFA to see this, but at least they came right out and said that Windows is the primary and almost exclusive target of malware.
Unlike almost every other article about viruses and malware in recent years.
Mac OS X: Because it was easier to make UNIX user friendly than it was to fix Windows!
"And that Phillips player is illegal, under their licensing agreement. All region players have been subject to more than one crackdown, with the threat of pulling their license to manufacture in the balance."
Well, I suppose I'd better order THIS as soon as possible before the DVD CCA shuits down Amazon.com and/or Phillips!
I have Mactheripper and several other DVD copying/copyprotection-stripping/de-regionalizing applications, as well as a brand new DVD-CD R/W drive in the PowerMac. (Soon to have another, faster R/W drive in the second bay to make backing up DVDs all the faster.)
My current DVD player, a 4 year old Samsung is shortly to be retired, replaced by a Phillips all region PAL/NTSC player.
I've a 3mbps DSL line and a few BitTorrent clients. When FiOS makes its way to my neighborhhod, I'll exchange the DSL for Verizon's fiber 20mbps broadband.
The only reason I now burn copies of my DVDs is that I have yet to buy a used XBOX and install XBMC on it, along with 25 feet or so of CAT5 to run between the PowerMac and the XBOX.
Once the XBOX is in place, all the copies get copied to the XBOX hard drive and they get stored with the old Samsung.
At some point, I'll have a TiVo, and the ancient RCA VCR goes to live in the closet as well.
So, the question I have to ask is:
How on Earth is this silly amendment to the manufacturers license going to affect me in any way whatsoever?
One way or another, I will have backups of my DVDs. Those that I own now, and those that I will purchase in the future.
Seriously, do they actually expect this to do anything at all to stop DVD copying or piracy?
"The day your favorite OS dominates the market, it'll be pwned, don't you worry."
I'll be very worried when some malware forces me to log into the Admin account on my Mac, run the malware installer, entering my Admin password and hitting return.
Slashdot Mirror
Damn! Wish I had points so I could mod you down even more.
How "topical" is something that happened something like EIGHT years ago?
...just fire up Snapz Pro on your OSX machine, play the videos and use Snapz to capture the video and audio as a QuickTime movie...
What?
That Google thing was Windows only, you say?
Never mind.
"Superbowl. Jumbotron."
I bow thrice in thy honored direction, Master.
"Their governments just need to allow entrepreneurs build a bunch of solar or nuclear power plants to desalinate the water...I"
A quick question.
What happens to all that salt left over from desalinization?
You Got Owned!
"
/. readers with mod points?
Sucks to be you, Elton
(Score:-1, Troll)"
Wow. Who knew the Elton John Fanclub had enough members who were
See, Elton, the Internet CAN bring people together!
GROUP HUG!
Try creating music that people like.
I feel the same way about my Apple Extended Keyboard.
Best Apple Keyboard EVER!
It's 20 years old, and only NOW is one of the keys beginning to act up. The decimal key on the keypad. I suppose that one day, I should take the keyboard apart and see about fixing that key, but as it only seems to be problematic once every few months...
I've used the Model M IBM keyboard. Damn fine piece of work! If I ever do anything with this PIII box I picked off the curb ahead of the trash pickup, the first thing I'm getting for it is a proper IBM keyboard.
After using a real keyboard, like the Extended or the M, typing on a membrane board is like poking at a slab of Silly Putty(TM)!
I have to say, I really didn't know if they were going to live or die.
Seriously, Season 3 was so dark that killing off everyone was a distinct possibility.
When I saw the "reboot" and "restore" on the screen, I was cheering!
And for a 40 something guy to be so caught up in a "children's" tv series, well, either I'm more of a geek than I thought, or it was such a well done series.
Take your pick.
I felt the same way about Futurama. To this day, I will not watch "Jurassic Bark" when it comes up in the [adult swim] rotation. The wait for Futurama to hit the Comedy Central schedule will be awful.
I hope that the rebooted ReBoot will be as good as the original.
[Roy receiving a tech support call, answers after 15 rings with a sigh]
Roy: Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Roy: Well, the button on the side, is it glowing?
Roy: Yeah, you need to turn it on.
Roy: The button turns it on.
Roy: You DO know how a button works, don't you?
Roy: No, not on clothes.
Roy: No, no, there you go, there you go. I just heard it come on.
Roy: No, no, that's the music you hear when it comes on.
Roy: No, that's the music you hear when you..
Roy: I'm sorry, are you from the past?
"Let me see... I had to reinstall Windows 12 times on my son's computer, 8 times on my Wife's computer, 5 times on my computer at work, 15 times on my dad's computer, and so on...."
Dude. Take the hint already!
Find your nearest Apple Store and get some Macintosh love in your life.
Sweet Jebus! I cannot remember the last time I had to reinstall OS X. Oh, right. I've never HAD TO REINSTALL OS X!
"There are other considerations, like Alpha radiation or esp Beta."
What? Alpha particles are stopped by a few feet of air and Beta particles can be stopped by skin.
Granted, you don't want chunks of matter emitting either Alpha or Beta particles lodged in your lungs or sinuses or gut.
But come on, the particles themselves will all but bounce off sheer pantyhose, let alone a multi-layer suit like this.
"In Capitol v. Foster, in Oklahoma, the RIAA has been directed to pay the defendant $68,685.23 in attorneys fees."
<NelsonMuntz>"HA-ha! You got pwn3d!"</NelsonMuntz>
"I can no longer stand to use a regular calculator; RPN just seems so much more elegant..."
The HP-35 calculator: The calculator NO ONE borrows more than once!
"Hey, where's the EQUALS key?"
Right now, to the left of my keyboard, is my HP-45 calculator, the follow on to the classic HP-35.
It's about 35 years old and still works like new.
"And how, pray, does the BBC detect the difference between a CRT monitor hook up to computer and a CRT TV set.
They detect the I.F. from the tuner that is retransmitted back up the aerial.
Indeed, however will they detect an LCD TV?
Exactly the same way, as it still has a tuner.
Hmmm... So, if one were to trap that "backwash" I.F. in some manner, then the TV, no matter if it's CRT or LCD, would, effectively, be undetectable?
My knowledge of R.F. engineering is woefully weak, but would there be some manner of choke or filter that would trap that signal from reaching the outside aerial?
""...We have a fleet of detector vans, plus, our enforcement officers have access to hand-held detection devices capable of detecting a magnetic field when a TV is switched on. ...""
And how, pray, does the BBC detect the difference between a CRT monitor hook up to computer and a CRT TV set.
Indeed, however will they detect an LCD TV?
the value of that content would likely be greatly diminished if people in other countries can download it from the BBC before their local networks can get access to show it.
Don't tell anyone, but we already do. Check, for instance, how many non-British people are posting on Doctor Who discussion forums the day after the UK broadcast.
Another example is "The IT CROWD". The DRMed streaming media files were ripped, stripped and on BitTorrent within hours. Followed up by the broadcast versions of each episode.
As for Doctor Who, Yep! Had each episode on the hard drive within hours after it was broadcast! Grabbed the whole of Torchwood in one gulp as well.
DRM DOES NOT WORK!
BBC would be better off if they offered a download license for a modest sum for people not in the UK.
As it stands now, ANYTHING made available on the BBC websites will be on BitTorrent almost instantly.
(via my 1.42 Ghz Dual Processor MDD Powermac)
MacTheRipper to rip and strip the DVD. Usually a one click process.
Toast Titanium 8 to burn the disk. Usually a two-three click process. Mainly finding the file created by MacTheRipper.
Insert blank DVD, close drawer.
Tell Toast to burn file.
Wander off to do something else, come back to a freshly burned and DVD player playable copy of my DVD.
"I am a Unix Administrator and I find Mac OS X difficult."
You must therefore learn how to Think Different!
For only then will you gain true enlightenment and find the One True Path to Inner Peace and Greater Productivity.
I can send you pamphlets, or you can find out more at your local airport, just find someone in a black turtleneck and jeans, selling copies of OS X. They'd be HAPPY to show you how to Think Different!
"This article will only examine malicious programs written for the Windows operating system (and its predecessor, DOS) due to the rarity and relatively small number of malicious programs for other platforms."
OK, you had to go to the second page of TFA to see this, but at least they came right out and said that Windows is the primary and almost exclusive target of malware.
Unlike almost every other article about viruses and malware in recent years.
Mac OS X: Because it was easier to make UNIX user friendly than it was to fix Windows!
"...and here comes the Libertarian trolls to flame me to death..."
Fixed your typo!
"And that Phillips player is illegal, under their licensing agreement. All region players have been subject to more than one crackdown, with the threat of pulling their license to manufacture in the balance."
Well, I suppose I'd better order THIS as soon as possible before the DVD CCA shuits down Amazon.com and/or Phillips!
I have Mactheripper and several other DVD copying/copyprotection-stripping/de-regionalizing applications, as well as a brand new DVD-CD R/W drive in the PowerMac. (Soon to have another, faster R/W drive in the second bay to make backing up DVDs all the faster.)
My current DVD player, a 4 year old Samsung is shortly to be retired, replaced by a Phillips all region PAL/NTSC player.
I've a 3mbps DSL line and a few BitTorrent clients. When FiOS makes its way to my neighborhhod, I'll exchange the DSL for Verizon's fiber 20mbps broadband.
The only reason I now burn copies of my DVDs is that I have yet to buy a used XBOX and install XBMC on it, along with 25 feet or so of CAT5 to run between the PowerMac and the XBOX.
Once the XBOX is in place, all the copies get copied to the XBOX hard drive and they get stored with the old Samsung.
At some point, I'll have a TiVo, and the ancient RCA VCR goes to live in the closet as well.
So, the question I have to ask is:
How on Earth is this silly amendment to the manufacturers license going to affect me in any way whatsoever?
One way or another, I will have backups of my DVDs. Those that I own now, and those that I will purchase in the future.
Seriously, do they actually expect this to do anything at all to stop DVD copying or piracy?
"The day your favorite OS dominates the market, it'll be pwned, don't you worry."
I'll be very worried when some malware forces me to log into the Admin account on my Mac, run the malware installer, entering my Admin password and hitting return.
Yeah, They say that Mac users are arrogant fanboys. Please! Compared to the Smelly Linux Hippies, Mac fanatics are nowhere near as bad.
For an OS supposedly open and free and for "The People", the aforementioned "STFU n00b" is endemic.