These all contribute to not talking to people, not mingling, and not making new friends. Why make a new friend on the streetcar when you're yapping to a friend on your Bluetooth cell phone in your car? Why go out to a theatre when you can see it in private on DVD or cable? Why make listen to that attractive woman trying to hit on you when you're rocking out with your iPod?
The more private, the more personal devices and tools we have, the more solitary our lives are becoming We don't want to share an experience anymore. We don't want to do things for the common good or the benefit of society at large. The Internet is just one facet of an overall trend. Our lifestyle in the early 21st century promotes this focus inwards and our selfishness.
In Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, between April 15 and June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square was a site of student protests. The students were protesting communist party/government corruption and economic instability. It was violently suppressed by the government.
I think the difference between an image search google.com and google.cn speak for itself:
If you're familiar with the classic Doctor Who shoe will see enough similarity in the new Doctor Who to invoke fits of nostalgia.
The overall biggest change for me was he pacing of the stories is much, much faster, however, and it took a bit of getting used to. For me, I found the stories closest to old Doctor Who series were "The Unquiet Dead" and "The Christmas Invasion". Aside from the "Christmas Invasion", which is the last story in the 2005 season, the shows are a lot shorter, only 45 minutes.
Technobable is kept relatively low and the acting is first rate. The F/X are what you'd expect from a sci-fi television show today and are mostly first rate. Gone are the days of wobbly sets, but the actor-in-rubber-suit monsters still come and go. Some of the old monsters are back too -- Autons and Daleks.
The series pretty much focuses in on present-day Earth in England. The Doctor and Rose, his new companion, make jaunts to the past and future, but never leave the Earth far behind. There is a bit more "touchy-feely" type stuff than classic Doctor Who, but it thankfully doesn't reach the "soap opera" level.
All in all it was an enjoyable romp through the Whoniverse. It's about time someone in the USA picked up the series.
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I don't have an Apple Music Store account, but yet use iTunes. I have the latest, greatest iTunes from yesterday and the Music Store doesn't recommend songs or artists to me. But I think that is because I'm not logged in to their service and not a customer.
I wonder if iTunes would make suggestions to Music Store customers who are not signed in. I suspect that it would not.
Some MAX stations simply don't seem to exist to Google Transit, especially on the westside blue line, and the streetcar seems to be absent too.
Since this is Portland, OR only, it didn't seem to localize very well unless the city and state was added to the address. Thankfully, TriMet's Trip Planner does a much better job!
The Doctor Who Restoration Team has been actively involved in the recovery and restoration of Doctor Who, Quartermass, and other BBC programmes. Some of their earlier work was been in creating a good colour print by combining black and white film with color NTSC betamax video. Recently they have been restoring the quality to B&W programmes. In addition to the video, they also have worked to restore the shows' sound track. More information is on their website: http://www.restoration-team.co.uk/.
Many developers I know began writing code in college and compiling using gcc for MUDs. Most popular MUDs in my circles were DikuMUD based derived from the work of Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt. (The creator fo CircleMUD, Jeremy Elson, also deserves a mention in my opinion too.) Freely available MUD code helped promote using open source software. I and many of my friends had our first introduction to Linux by finding a OS to run our MUD since we were getting booted off our university's unix boxes. So if you're looking for unsung open source heros, look at those who created and opened up their MUD source code back in the early 1990s.
Yes, many people think electric trains aren't being made anymore because they don't often see them at big box retail outlets. Lionel is still around and primarily sells O-gauge trains. The nice thing about O-gauge as opposed to HO or the other scale model trains is the size of the models and how rugged they are. O-gauge is funny, because there are two types of trains: 0-27/0-31 which isn't built to scale and runs on 3-rail track and 1:48 O-scale which is built to scale and can run on 2-rail or 3-rail track.
Also, model trains rank pretty high on the geek-o-meter. MIT has had Tech Model Railroad Club since 1946. Getting involved with model trains allows a person to hack on both hardware and software, and is a lot of fun.
The reason why Tandy is even mentioned in this columnist's list is simple. Tandy/Radioshack is based out of Houston, TX the same city where Dwight Silverman is writing his column.
Silverman pretty much admits this when he wrote, "who apparently missed the fact that the column was written for a general interest newspaper in Houston, Texas, USA."
In my opinion, if he was going to beat the drum for the home team, I think he would have been better off selecting the TRS-80, but whatever, Tandy is only in there because of the Houston, TX connection.
I am partial to Tempora Heroica, but then I'm one of the developers. one of the nicest things about running and developing a MUD as opposed to making 'levels' or 'maps' for games like NeverWinterNights or some other game is that you can make your own engine. Don't like levels, they're gone. Don't like classes, they're gone. Think HPs, experience, etc are all silly, don't use 'em. With someone elses engine you're locked into their way of doing things. So with NWN, you're locked into Hasbro's D&D game.
You can make great, fun, and interesting games without artists! Those games are called MUDs and Interactive Fiction.
Most MUDs are indie and free. Many are even open source and kept alive and going by one or two developers and a handful of loyal players.
Over the past decade, the player base for MUDs and IF have been whittled away by first-person shooters, Diablo, and now games like Everquest. But MUDs and IF are still alive and kicking. A lot of them are more creative and groundbreaking than any commercial game.
I think most people are too overly concerned about pretty pictures and not concerned enough about game play. I guess this is why most people would rather watch TV or a movie than listen to some 'radio drama' or read a book.
There are a lot of new ideas in games, but few of those new ideas are coming from the commerical game developers. I've found there is many new ideas on game design and play floating around in the MUD/MUSH/etc community, but most of today's gamers won't touch them because they lack graphics and require thinking.
I wholeheartedly agree. I think all users' posts should start at the same moderation level of 1 and AC posts start at 0. Get rid of the bonus karma point.
It is still at least a few months away from a final ruling, but this is by prediction.
Call me a cynic, but 2000 is an election year in the USA. Watch the money going to the candidates running for US president.
There will be a new president, and consequently a new executive branch. A newly elected president, especially one with a warchest funded by numerous, large Microsoft associated campaign contributions, will most likely not have the DoJ further appeal, or if the DoJ is still 'winning', orders will be given to be not overly aggressive in negotiating an out-of-court settlement. (I also doubt that if it were dropped by the DoJ after an appeal reversal, there would be large public outcry.)
With the change in power, I doubt it will be appealed all the way up to the US Supreme Court.
I'm printing out the web and all those PDFs I have on my HD so after the total global collapse brought about by y2k I'll still be able to surf the web by candlelight.
I wonder how many hamsters in wheels will it take to keep my box up after the ups dies. =)
Seriously thought, acid-free paper or vellum are probably the best, proven, long-term storage option currently available to protect knowledge against collapse of civilisation. Keep paper away from fire and water and you're doing okay. Microfiche is a close second, but in a total global collapse, it may be hard to read the little type. =)
Electronic archive methods need obviously electricity to be usable and a machine that understands the format the media is in. Data also has a habit of evaoprating off of magentic media.
It seems to me that emachines has a very similar slogan to Apple too. But like many things in the wintel world its just bulky and not as stylish.
Apple: Think different.
emachines: changing the way we think about computing.
Despite how you feel about the iMac or Apple, any company should have the right to protect its trade dress and trade marks. Consumers can be easily mislead or confused.
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Can anyone confirm if the iMac built-in modem works with LinuxPPC and ppp? Or does a list exist what works and doesn't work with the LinuxPPC RC5 and iMacs? I was thinking about using an iMac as a primary Linux box.
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These all contribute to not talking to people, not mingling, and not making new friends. Why make a new friend on the streetcar when you're yapping to a friend on your Bluetooth cell phone in your car? Why go out to a theatre when you can see it in private on DVD or cable? Why make listen to that attractive woman trying to hit on you when you're rocking out with your iPod?
The more private, the more personal devices and tools we have, the more solitary our lives are becoming We don't want to share an experience anymore. We don't want to do things for the common good or the benefit of society at large. The Internet is just one facet of an overall trend. Our lifestyle in the early 21st century promotes this focus inwards and our selfishness.
Bingo.
Do not underestimate the power of the snark side.
In Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, between April 15 and June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square was a site of student protests. The students were protesting communist party/government corruption and economic instability. It was violently suppressed by the government.
I think the difference between an image search google.com and google.cn speak for itself:
If you're familiar with the classic Doctor Who shoe will see enough similarity in the new Doctor Who to invoke fits of nostalgia.
The overall biggest change for me was he pacing of the stories is much, much faster, however, and it took a bit of getting used to. For me, I found the stories closest to old Doctor Who series were "The Unquiet Dead" and "The Christmas Invasion". Aside from the "Christmas Invasion", which is the last story in the 2005 season, the shows are a lot shorter, only 45 minutes.
Technobable is kept relatively low and the acting is first rate. The F/X are what you'd expect from a sci-fi television show today and are mostly first rate. Gone are the days of wobbly sets, but the actor-in-rubber-suit monsters still come and go. Some of the old monsters are back too -- Autons and Daleks.
The series pretty much focuses in on present-day Earth in England. The Doctor and Rose, his new companion, make jaunts to the past and future, but never leave the Earth far behind. There is a bit more "touchy-feely" type stuff than classic Doctor Who, but it thankfully doesn't reach the "soap opera" level.
All in all it was an enjoyable romp through the Whoniverse. It's about time someone in the USA picked up the series.
I don't have an Apple Music Store account, but yet use iTunes. I have the latest, greatest iTunes from yesterday and the Music Store doesn't recommend songs or artists to me. But I think that is because I'm not logged in to their service and not a customer.
I wonder if iTunes would make suggestions to Music Store customers who are not signed in. I suspect that it would not.
Some MAX stations simply don't seem to exist to Google Transit, especially on the westside blue line, and the streetcar seems to be absent too. Since this is Portland, OR only, it didn't seem to localize very well unless the city and state was added to the address. Thankfully, TriMet's Trip Planner does a much better job!
Trying to recall OS X 10.4 now is like trying to catch a tiger by the tail.
The Doctor Who Restoration Team has been actively involved in the recovery and restoration of Doctor Who, Quartermass, and other BBC programmes. Some of their earlier work was been in creating a good colour print by combining black and white film with color NTSC betamax video. Recently they have been restoring the quality to B&W programmes. In addition to the video, they also have worked to restore the shows' sound track. More information is on their website: http://www.restoration-team.co.uk/.
Many developers I know began writing code in college and compiling using gcc for MUDs. Most popular MUDs in my circles were DikuMUD based derived from the work of Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt. (The creator fo CircleMUD, Jeremy Elson, also deserves a mention in my opinion too.) Freely available MUD code helped promote using open source software. I and many of my friends had our first introduction to Linux by finding a OS to run our MUD since we were getting booted off our university's unix boxes. So if you're looking for unsung open source heros, look at those who created and opened up their MUD source code back in the early 1990s.
Yes, many people think electric trains aren't being made anymore because they don't often see them at big box retail outlets. Lionel is still around and primarily sells O-gauge trains. The nice thing about O-gauge as opposed to HO or the other scale model trains is the size of the models and how rugged they are. O-gauge is funny, because there are two types of trains: 0-27/0-31 which isn't built to scale and runs on 3-rail track and 1:48 O-scale which is built to scale and can run on 2-rail or 3-rail track.
Some of the best electric trains being made today are done by one of Lionel's competitors: Mike's Train House based in Columbia, Maryland. They have a nice variety of high-quality starter sets such as a Pennsylvania RR 2-8-0 steam freight train or a Union Pacific F-3 diesel passenger train that make a good beginning point for those interested in trains.
Also, model trains rank pretty high on the geek-o-meter. MIT has had Tech Model Railroad Club since 1946. Getting involved with model trains allows a person to hack on both hardware and software, and is a lot of fun.
Mea culpa. I never could keep Texas sorted out.
The reason why Tandy is even mentioned in this columnist's list is simple. Tandy/Radioshack is based out of Houston, TX the same city where Dwight Silverman is writing his column.
Silverman pretty much admits this when he wrote, "who apparently missed the fact that the column was written for a general interest newspaper in Houston, Texas, USA."
In my opinion, if he was going to beat the drum for the home team, I think he would have been better off selecting the TRS-80, but whatever, Tandy is only in there because of the Houston, TX connection.
"Personally, I have an Indie game of my own invention."
I guess this is another way of looking at a 'first-person shooter'.
I am partial to Tempora Heroica, but then I'm one of the developers. one of the nicest things about running and developing a MUD as opposed to making 'levels' or 'maps' for games like NeverWinterNights or some other game is that you can make your own engine. Don't like levels, they're gone. Don't like classes, they're gone. Think HPs, experience, etc are all silly, don't use 'em. With someone elses engine you're locked into their way of doing things. So with NWN, you're locked into Hasbro's D&D game.
You can make great, fun, and interesting games without artists! Those games are called MUDs and Interactive Fiction.
Most MUDs are indie and free. Many are even open source and kept alive and going by one or two developers and a handful of loyal players.
Over the past decade, the player base for MUDs and IF have been whittled away by first-person shooters, Diablo, and now games like Everquest. But MUDs and IF are still alive and kicking. A lot of them are more creative and groundbreaking than any commercial game.
I think most people are too overly concerned about pretty pictures and not concerned enough about game play. I guess this is why most people would rather watch TV or a movie than listen to some 'radio drama' or read a book.
There are a lot of new ideas in games, but few of those new ideas are coming from the commerical game developers. I've found there is many new ideas on game design and play floating around in the MUD/MUSH/etc community, but most of today's gamers won't touch them because they lack graphics and require thinking.
I wholeheartedly agree. I think all users' posts should start at the same moderation level of 1 and AC posts start at 0. Get rid of the bonus karma point.
Here is a mirror: http://metalab.unc.edu/TH/bigmac/imac2 1.html. It is only partial since it was reconstructed from my browser's cache. I hope it helps out.
It is still at least a few months away from a final ruling, but this is by prediction.
Call me a cynic, but 2000 is an election year in the USA. Watch the money going to the candidates running for US president.
There will be a new president, and consequently a new executive branch. A newly elected president, especially one with a warchest funded by numerous, large Microsoft associated campaign contributions, will most likely not have the DoJ further appeal, or if the DoJ is still 'winning', orders will be given to be not overly aggressive in negotiating an out-of-court settlement. (I also doubt that if it were dropped by the DoJ after an appeal reversal, there would be large public outcry.)
With the change in power, I doubt it will be appealed all the way up to the US Supreme Court.
I'm printing out the web and all those PDFs I have on my HD so after the total global collapse brought about by y2k I'll still be able to surf the web by candlelight.
I wonder how many hamsters in wheels will it take to keep my box up after the ups dies. =)
Seriously thought, acid-free paper or vellum are probably the best, proven, long-term storage option currently available to protect knowledge against collapse of civilisation. Keep paper away from fire and water and you're doing okay. Microfiche is a close second, but in a total global collapse, it may be hard to read the little type. =)
Electronic archive methods need obviously electricity to be usable and a machine that understands the format the media is in. Data also has a habit of evaoprating off of magentic media.
It seems to me that emachines has a very similar slogan to Apple too. But like many things in the wintel world its just bulky and not as stylish.
Apple: Think different.
emachines: changing the way we think about computing.
Despite how you feel about the iMac or Apple, any company should have the right to protect its trade dress and trade marks. Consumers can be easily mislead or confused.
Can anyone confirm if the iMac built-in modem works with LinuxPPC and ppp? Or does a list exist what works and doesn't work with the LinuxPPC RC5 and iMacs? I was thinking about using an iMac as a primary Linux box.