I do... of course, I am Asian, with an Asian last name, so I get all sorts of unreadable SPAM that is apparently uses an Asian charcter set.
I also keep getting SPAM in French... someone who appears to be trying to sell art or something.
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Dude, chics do it too.
Yes, in fact, in the article, it's about a 'chic' looking up a guy she'd dated that evening.
The last girl I dated did it to me before we even went out.
Yup, the last girl I went out with did a google search on me as well. She found out that I was into a wide variety of hobbies.
Since it was her idea, I punched up her name... I got a million hits, 'cause I guess her name is too common (mine isn't)... so I used her Email address instead.
Then I learned that she had made several posts to alt.drugs.hardcore and that she'd had a meth addiction, some time ago.
Needless to say, she was none too pleased that I had dug up that bit of her past... but then she was hardly in a position to complain since doing the google search wasn't *my* idea to begin with.:-)
Sun, 11 August, 2002 Goodbye little dragon guy! [Blog] - Davezilla @ 07:07:43 pm re: DAVEZILLA.COM Dear Mr. Linabury:
We represent Toho Co., Ltd ("Toho") in intellectual property matters. Toho is the owner of all rights in and to the trademark and service mark GODZILLA and the GODZILLA characters. In addition, the name "GODZILLA" and the likeness of Toho's GODZILLA character are federally registered trademarks belonging to Toho. Copies of Toho's U.S. Registrations for GODZILLA and the GODZILLA character image are enclosed.
[Omitted long, dull paragraph about the history of Toho...]
It has come to our attention that you have incorporated the "ZILLA" portion of our client's GODZILLA marks in the name of your "DAVEZILLA.COM" domain name, and that you have included a "reptile-like" character as well as a "monster-like" character, which you refer to as "GODZILLA", on your website accesible through "DAVEZILLA.COM." Please be advised that your use of the GODZILLA mark constitutes a trademark infringement and confuses consumers and the public into believing that your "GODZILLA" character originates from Toho, which it does not. Moreover, your use of the "ZILLA" formative along with imagery associated with GODZILLA is likely to cause the users of your site to believe that the "DAVEZILLA.COM" website is either associated with, authorized by, or sponsored by our client, and demonstrates an attempt by you to trade on the goodwill built up by our client. As such, we request that you remove the objectionable imagery and reference to GODZILLA from your website to eliminate any likelihood of confusion and posibility of an inaccurate affiliation with Toho and GODZILLA.
We look forward to receiving your prompt reply, with a statement of your intentions, no later than August 16, 2002. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Very truly yours,
SEYFARTH SHAW
Jill A. Jacobs
Wow. Guess the little dragon at the top has to go bye-bye. At least they are letting me keep the domain name. A few inaccuracies: I have, until today, never mentioned Godzilla, nor do I have any imagery of him on this site. Nor do I refer to my logo as Godzilla. It's always been. "That little dragon guy." Could have been a lot worse. Expect a new banner this week and changes to the colophon.
No, there are magnets. I had the game in my house for 6 months once.. in fact most modern pinball games had magnets for a while.. it sux sometimes when they activate. other then that part T2 was a great pinball game.
Sorry... but no, there are no magnets in T2. There are three in "Addams Family (Gold)", four in "The Twilight Zone" (and two of those are on the Powerfield), and occasionally those used for "Magna-Save" (clearly marked)... in games like "Black Knight 2000", "World Cup Soccer", or "Theatre of Magic".
"Modern" pinball machines do not include magnets... I doubt the older ones did, either. What you are probably seeing is what's known as "ball spin", which affects the ball's path in somewhat unpredictable ways.
FWIW, I own four pinball machines, one of them being an Addams Family. I have also been fixing them for ~10 years now. If you can find me an actual magnet in a T2 game, I'll buy you lunch.
I'm assuming you are referring to the implanted telephone headset that Phyllis was wearing, that was ultimately left on the cutting room floor... but is now available as an outtake on the DVD.
Media critics love to compare gross sales of film A to gross sales of film B.
Of course they do, that way, you *always* (well, almost always) have a new >>Blockbuster
But are they adjusting for inflation ( in ticket price? )
Uhhhhhh, nope...
I saw Star Wars for $1.50 in 1976. I saw Spiderman for $9.00 in 2002.
Well, this page attempts to adjust for inflation, though it hasn't been updated since mid-May, and therefore does not include this past weekend's numbers (at least, not at the time of this writing):
Anyone here to give a good reason not to have 128 or 256 bit processors?
Sure... there's nothing out there to take advantage of it. How quickly will we see 128 or 256 bit compiliers and applications? Or is it just wasted dollars on R&D and beefy hardware since most people would rather spend less IT dollars buying 32 bit processors that are plenty powerful to do the job.
Seriously, way-back-when, my company outfitted the management staff with the 386/SX-16 desktop models, while reserving the more powerful 386/DX-25 machines for the development staff.
The majority of the business world (you know, Email, word processing) doesn't even need a 64-bit processor, much less 256-bit.
Video game consoles have them. Wouldn't it be kickass?
It probably depends on your application. Simply having them for the sake of having them isn't enough.
Do you have a good reason to have them, aside from bleeding edge video games?
Due to legal issues with Hasbro over the usage of the word "monopoly"
<< In a "free" country, the only legal issue would be the punitive damages Hasbro had to pay for trying to intimidate someone from using a word that they clearly have no reasonable claim over.
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True... however, "legal issues" means they're not interested in entering into litigation, which can be costly and time consuming, and has the danger of said punitive damages.
Hence, we're in a "free country"... but they still have to deal with the legal issues. One side simply has bigger lawyers.
<< Unless, that is, Hasbro invented the word. But either way, I guess that doesn't apply around here. >>
They didn't... "Parker Brothers" might have, though.:-)
No more Portable Monopoly. Dr.Jones writes "...well, not really. It seems Portable Monopoly is being forced to give up their web address 'Due to legal issues with Hasbro over the usage of the word "monopoly"'.
Soooo... Hasbro has a monopoly on the word Monopoly?
[Page 2 is also pretty interesting... then it delves into BIOS screen shots and benchmarks] . . .
Got Storage?
Have a look at the vast number of ATA connectors - 6 channels! The yellow connectors are for the Highpoint ATA/133 RAID controller (which works perfectly fine in non-RAID mode). The two higher up on the board are the natively controlled IDE channels, also supporting ATA/133. This makes for an amazing 12 possible drives without the use of a single PCI slot!
Below the RAID channels you'll see a floppy adapter, one of the lingering legacy ports still found on this generation of MAX boards... I personally don't use a floppy drive anymore, but it will be necessary to use a floppy if you plan on installing Windows XP on a drive controlled by the Highpoint IDE. How ironic!
Besides what I've mentioned, and the fact that there are 4 RAM slots (up to three 1GB sticks may be used at a time with non-registered RAM, four if you are using registered), the layout is pretty much standard ATX fare. There are a couple nasty layout problems though, which I'll get to later in the review.
In addition to the 6 USB ports on the ATX rear panel (4 USB1.1 and 2 USB2.0), there are onboard connectors for 4 more USB 2.0 connectors, for a total of 10 devices! There is also an extra output for one more IEEE1394 port. The IEEE1394 controller used by the AT7 is capable of full speed 400mb/sec. So no matter what interface your advanced external peripherals are going to use, Abit definitely has you covered with the AT7.
Once again, Abit gets unique with the AT7, this time with the bundle. Included are a set of nifty black IDE cables (3 IDE cables, 1 floppy cable). This is a great way to have some nice looking custom IDE cables without worrying about using rounded cables (IDE cables are flat for a reason you know!). Also included are a set of cable tie-downs, to aide in keeping your PC nice and tidy inside. This is a great little bundle for a motherboard! A custom ATX rear panel plate is also included of course; the one that came with your case is now officially outdated. You also get one PCI plate USB adapter, to be used on one of the USB2.0 outputs on the motherboard. I would have liked to see a pair of these, in addition to another firewire adapter, since the board supports it. Unfortunately, you're going to have to get your own this time.
MediaXP
One significant absence in our package (I believe Abit is going to make it an option for some retail packages) is a MediaXP panel! MediaXP is one of the great steps forward with the MAX series. Basically, it adds integrated support for various portable media, including Smart Media, Compact Flash, and even Sony's Memory Stick. MediaXP also includes headphone and microphone jacks, SPDIF ports, and 2 USB ports! It is expected that most cases will start using MediaXP panels, rather than their own Mickey Mouse panels you see now. It is already beginning to look like the MAX is taking the PC a step in the right direction...
However... if the court finds the record labels don't actually own the copyrights , could not Napster then sue for damages as their entire business was effectively shut down, based on this premise?
One word: Macrovision. It screws with video capture cards along with tape decks...maybe not all video capture cards, but certainly all the ones i've played with. You get a picture, but you
also get nice lines in the picture and fun hue shifts:).
Macrovision is defeatable. I have a device right now that strips away the macrovision signal and replaces it with a regular video signal.
Why do I have this?
My TV only has one RCA input on it. In order to select my DVD from my IR remote, I have it hooked into the system through one of my VCRs. In doing so, I fall into Macrovision's trap, and my DVD's video signal get's goobered by the VCR. I don't want this to happen, since I'm not actually taping the DVD, I just wanna watch it with convenience.
Last I heard, devices such as these were legal to buy, legal to own, and legal to use... so long as all you were doing was viewing a program (this was in pre-DVD/pre-DMCA days though). There are certain brands of VCR/TV combinations that respond to a Macrovision signal on a VHS tape, despite there being no second VCR to muck up the video... and this device allows them to properly view their legally purchased VHS tapes.
If your intention is to take a Macrovision protected VHS or DVD and pipe it into a Video Capture card that repsonds to Macrovision, then there is no reason that a similar device shouldn't be able to "fix" the video signal for you.
FWIW, I bought mine out of a "Radio Electronics" type magazine... way in the back, there was an ad for one. You can buy one ready-made, or you can probably find the schematics on-line and build your own. If I recall properly, I paid ~$20-$40 for mine. Totally worth the dough...
And yes... a device like this *does* make it possible for you to copy a commercial VHS tape, or a DVD that's protected with Macrovision. However, a friend tells me you could have always done this... if you dump the signal to say, a (high-end) Beta machine.:-)
BTW: The new Stern machine-- Monopoly-- was *designed* by the same guy who built Addams Family, Monster Bash, and numerous other Williams/Bally classics.
If you mean Pat Lawlor... then yes, he designed Monopoly, Addams Family, Funhouse, Whirlwind, Earthshaker, Twilight Zone, Banzai Run and No Good Go*fers.
He did NOT do "Monster Bash", however. That game was designed by George Gomez... not one of my most favored designers, but I did think MB was a rockin' game!!
OTOH, Pat Lawlor (as I understand it) was head of Pinball Engineering down at Williams at the time MB was made, so I'm sure he had a hand in it. He just wasn't the "chief" designer is all...
I remember once seeing a program on television about modern pinball machines. I was surprised that they actually used a 486 in the pinball machine, with a special "video" card to display stuff on the LED grid display.
Why in the world is a whole 486 needed? I don't see why they couldn't implement the thing using a few cheap 8 bit processors. Oh well.
Dunno what you were watching, but they're entirely wrong. Late model "true" pinball machines did indeed use 8-bit processors in them... specifically, the Motorola 6809. Sega games used a 68000 16-bit CPU to run the dot-matrix display (gas plasma, not LEDs), but that was about as complex as it got.
Now, if you wanna talk Pinball 2000... then yes, these machines used more "standard" PC-style hardware. Whether it was indeed a 486 or not, I don't know... but these games came with full-screen color video monitors, not LED displays.
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Go to www.filenet.com ... we hire interns all the time, and we even pay them.
At least, we do at the Costa Mesa location.
I do ... of course, I am Asian, with an Asian last name, so I get all sorts of unreadable SPAM that is apparently uses an Asian charcter set.
... someone who appears to be trying to sell art or something.
I also keep getting SPAM in French
Dude, chics do it too.
... I got a million hits, 'cause I guess her name is too common (mine isn't) ... so I used her Email address instead.
... but then she was hardly in a position to complain since doing the google search wasn't *my* idea to begin with. :-)
Yes, in fact, in the article, it's about a 'chic' looking up a guy she'd dated that evening.
The last girl I dated did it to me before we even went out.
Yup, the last girl I went out with did a google search on me as well. She found out that I was into a wide variety of hobbies.
Since it was her idea, I punched up her name
Then I learned that she had made several posts to alt.drugs.hardcore and that she'd had a meth addiction, some time ago.
Needless to say, she was none too pleased that I had dug up that bit of her past
Does Australia have a DMCA?
I won't believe that Britney's albums are not selling as well as they used to because everyone wants to get them for free.
Of course not, Britney's albums aren't selling as well as they might because they don't include any naked pictures of her in the booklet.
Not sure if it's on a search engine or not, but there's also http://www.missbobzilla.com/.
Here is the text from Davezilla.com:
Sun, 11 August, 2002
Goodbye little dragon guy!
[Blog] - Davezilla @ 07:07:43 pm
re: DAVEZILLA.COM
Dear Mr. Linabury:
We represent Toho Co., Ltd ("Toho") in intellectual property matters. Toho is the owner of all rights in and to the trademark and service mark GODZILLA and the GODZILLA characters. In addition, the name "GODZILLA" and the likeness of Toho's GODZILLA character are federally registered trademarks belonging to Toho. Copies of Toho's U.S. Registrations for GODZILLA and the GODZILLA character image are enclosed.
[Omitted long, dull paragraph about the history of Toho...]
It has come to our attention that you have incorporated the "ZILLA" portion of our client's GODZILLA marks in the name of your "DAVEZILLA.COM" domain name, and that you have included a "reptile-like" character as well as a "monster-like" character, which you refer to as "GODZILLA", on your website accesible through "DAVEZILLA.COM." Please be advised that your use of the GODZILLA mark constitutes a trademark infringement and confuses consumers and the public into believing that your "GODZILLA" character originates from Toho, which it does not. Moreover, your use of the "ZILLA" formative along with imagery associated with GODZILLA is likely to cause the users of your site to believe that the "DAVEZILLA.COM" website is either associated with, authorized by, or sponsored by our client, and demonstrates an attempt by you to trade on the goodwill built up by our client. As such, we request that you remove the objectionable imagery and reference to GODZILLA from your website to eliminate any likelihood of confusion and posibility of an inaccurate affiliation with Toho and GODZILLA.
We look forward to receiving your prompt reply, with a statement of your intentions, no later than August 16, 2002. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Very truly yours,
SEYFARTH SHAW
Jill A. Jacobs
Wow. Guess the little dragon at the top has to go bye-bye. At least they are letting me keep the domain name. A few inaccuracies: I have, until today, never mentioned Godzilla, nor do I have any imagery of him on this site. Nor do I refer to my logo as Godzilla. It's always been. "That little dragon guy." Could have been a lot worse. Expect a new banner this week and changes to the colophon.
No, there are magnets. I had the game in my house for 6 months once.. in fact most modern pinball games had magnets for a while.. it sux sometimes when they activate. other then that part T2 was a great pinball game.
... but no, there are no magnets in T2. There are three in "Addams Family (Gold)", four in "The Twilight Zone" (and two of those are on the Powerfield), and occasionally those used for "Magna-Save" (clearly marked) ... in games like "Black Knight 2000", "World Cup Soccer", or "Theatre of Magic".
... I doubt the older ones did, either. What you are probably seeing is what's known as "ball spin", which affects the ball's path in somewhat unpredictable ways.
Sorry
"Modern" pinball machines do not include magnets
FWIW, I own four pinball machines, one of them being an Addams Family. I have also been fixing them for ~10 years now. If you can find me an actual magnet in a T2 game, I'll buy you lunch.
I'm assuming you are referring to the implanted telephone headset that Phyllis was wearing, that was ultimately left on the cutting room floor ... but is now available as an outtake on the DVD.
Of course they do, that way, you *always* (well, almost always) have a new >>Blockbuster But are they adjusting for inflation ( in ticket price? )
Uhhhhhh, nope...
I saw Star Wars for $1.50 in 1976. I saw Spiderman for $9.00 in 2002.
Well, this page attempts to adjust for inflation, though it hasn't been updated since mid-May, and therefore does not include this past weekend's numbers (at least, not at the time of this writing):
http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/Top10everad . tml
According to this page, the #1 highest grossing movie of all time is ......... "Gone With the Wind"!!
Star Wars (Ep 4) is #2, Titanic is #6, and Spider-Man is #89 (remember, this doesn't include Memorial Day's numbers yet!)
Well, you could save yourself a byte if you spelled "Hello" right.
Sorry ... had to. :-)
So, you're saying there *shouldn't* be a law preventing 13-year old kids from buying/renting a video game featuring rape and prostitution?
Parents should be aware of what their kids are doing.
Gee, I thought *I* said that.
Yes, parents *should* be aware of what their kids are doing. No law in the world can MAKE that happen, but this law would make it more likely.
- decapitation and dismemberment,
- murder,
- car jackings,
- illegal drug use,
- rape,
- prostitution,
- assault and other violent crimes.
There's no reason kids *shouldn't* get parental permission before buying video games involving the above material.Parents should be aware of what their kids are doing.
- .. can I reprogram it to clean my dorm room?
I think the more likely possibility is geeks programming it to steal bikini tops at the beach.Yup, I think I saw that in a movie once...
- Anyone here to give a good reason not to have 128 or 256 bit processors?
SureSeriously, way-back-when, my company outfitted the management staff with the 386/SX-16 desktop models, while reserving the more powerful 386/DX-25 machines for the development staff.
The majority of the business world (you know, Email, word processing) doesn't even need a 64-bit processor, much less 256-bit.
It probably depends on your application. Simply having them for the sake of having them isn't enough.
Do you have a good reason to have them, aside from bleeding edge video games?
- Quoting the article:
Quoting Homer Simpson:"over 750,000 copies of RadLight had been downloaded from CNET as of February 2002."
"Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that."
But seriously ... you do know that 47% of all statistics are made up, right? :-)
- I assume it doesn't do the check everytime it runs - if so, isn't a post-install an easy workaround?
At least, until the next version of RadLight comes out...- <a HREF="mailto:abc(insert 1000 characters here)@blahblahblah.com">
have any detrimental effect?<< In a "free" country, the only legal issue would be the punitive damages Hasbro had to pay for trying to intimidate someone from using a word that they clearly have no reasonable claim over. >>
True ... however, "legal issues" means they're not interested in entering into litigation, which can be costly and time consuming, and has the danger of said punitive damages.
Hence, we're in a "free country" ... but they still have to deal with the legal issues. One side simply has bigger lawyers.
<< Unless, that is, Hasbro invented the word. But either way, I guess that doesn't apply around here. >>
They didn't ... "Parker Brothers" might have, though. :-)
Soooo ... Hasbro has a monopoly on the word Monopoly?
[Page 2 is also pretty interesting ... then it delves into BIOS screen shots and benchmarks]
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Got Storage?
Have a look at the vast number of ATA connectors - 6 channels! The yellow connectors are for the Highpoint ATA/133 RAID controller (which works perfectly fine in non-RAID mode). The two higher up on the board are the natively controlled IDE channels, also supporting ATA/133. This makes for an amazing 12 possible drives without the use of a single PCI slot!
Below the RAID channels you'll see a floppy adapter, one of the lingering legacy ports still found on this generation of MAX boards... I personally don't use a floppy drive anymore, but it will be necessary to use a floppy if you plan on installing Windows XP on a drive controlled by the Highpoint IDE. How ironic!
Besides what I've mentioned, and the fact that there are 4 RAM slots (up to three 1GB sticks may be used at a time with non-registered RAM, four if you are using registered), the layout is pretty much standard ATX fare. There are a couple nasty layout problems though, which I'll get to later in the review.
In addition to the 6 USB ports on the ATX rear panel (4 USB1.1 and 2 USB2.0), there are onboard connectors for 4 more USB 2.0 connectors, for a total of 10 devices! There is also an extra output for one more IEEE1394 port. The IEEE1394 controller used by the AT7 is capable of full speed 400mb/sec. So no matter what interface your advanced external peripherals are going to use, Abit definitely has you covered with the AT7.
Once again, Abit gets unique with the AT7, this time with the bundle. Included are a set of nifty black IDE cables (3 IDE cables, 1 floppy cable). This is a great way to have some nice looking custom IDE cables without worrying about using rounded cables (IDE cables are flat for a reason you know!). Also included are a set of cable tie-downs, to aide in keeping your PC nice and tidy inside. This is a great little bundle for a motherboard! A custom ATX rear panel plate is also included of course; the one that came with your case is now officially outdated. You also get one PCI plate USB adapter, to be used on one of the USB2.0 outputs on the motherboard. I would have liked to see a pair of these, in addition to another firewire adapter, since the board supports it. Unfortunately, you're going to have to get your own this time.
MediaXP
One significant absence in our package (I believe Abit is going to make it an option for some retail packages) is a MediaXP panel! MediaXP is one of the great steps forward with the MAX series. Basically, it adds integrated support for various portable media, including Smart Media, Compact Flash, and even Sony's Memory Stick. MediaXP also includes headphone and microphone jacks, SPDIF ports, and 2 USB ports! It is expected that most cases will start using MediaXP panels, rather than their own Mickey Mouse panels you see now. It is already beginning to look like the MAX is taking the PC a step in the right direction...
Napster is dead. Put a fork in it, it's done.
... if the court finds the record labels don't actually own the copyrights , could not Napster then sue for damages as their entire business was effectively shut down, based on this premise?
However
Macrovision is defeatable. I have a device right now that strips away the macrovision signal and replaces it with a regular video signal.
Why do I have this?
My TV only has one RCA input on it. In order to select my DVD from my IR remote, I have it hooked into the system through one of my VCRs. In doing so, I fall into Macrovision's trap, and my DVD's video signal get's goobered by the VCR. I don't want this to happen, since I'm not actually taping the DVD, I just wanna watch it with convenience.
Last I heard, devices such as these were legal to buy, legal to own, and legal to use ... so long as all you were doing was viewing a program (this was in pre-DVD/pre-DMCA days though). There are certain brands of VCR/TV combinations that respond to a Macrovision signal on a VHS tape, despite there being no second VCR to muck up the video ... and this device allows them to properly view their legally purchased VHS tapes.
If your intention is to take a Macrovision protected VHS or DVD and pipe it into a Video Capture card that repsonds to Macrovision, then there is no reason that a similar device shouldn't be able to "fix" the video signal for you.
FWIW, I bought mine out of a "Radio Electronics" type magazine ... way in the back, there was an ad for one. You can buy one ready-made, or you can probably find the schematics on-line and build your own. If I recall properly, I paid ~$20-$40 for mine. Totally worth the dough...
And yes ... a device like this *does* make it possible for you to copy a commercial VHS tape, or a DVD that's protected with Macrovision. However, a friend tells me you could have always done this ... if you dump the signal to say, a (high-end) Beta machine. :-)
BTW: The new Stern machine-- Monopoly-- was *designed* by the same guy who built Addams Family, Monster Bash, and numerous other Williams/Bally classics.
... then yes, he designed Monopoly, Addams Family, Funhouse, Whirlwind, Earthshaker, Twilight Zone, Banzai Run and No Good Go*fers.
... not one of my most favored designers, but I did think MB was a rockin' game!!
If you mean Pat Lawlor
He did NOT do "Monster Bash", however. That game was designed by George Gomez
OTOH, Pat Lawlor (as I understand it) was head of Pinball Engineering down at Williams at the time MB was made, so I'm sure he had a hand in it. He just wasn't the "chief" designer is all...
Go play it. It is a worthy machine.
Absolutely!!!
I remember once seeing a program on television about modern pinball machines. I was surprised that they actually used a 486 in the pinball machine, with a special "video" card to display stuff on the LED grid display.
... specifically, the Motorola 6809. Sega games used a 68000 16-bit CPU to run the dot-matrix display (gas plasma, not LEDs), but that was about as complex as it got.
... then yes, these machines used more "standard" PC-style hardware. Whether it was indeed a 486 or not, I don't know ... but these games came with full-screen color video monitors, not LED displays.
Why in the world is a whole 486 needed? I don't see why they couldn't implement the thing using a few cheap 8 bit processors. Oh well.
Dunno what you were watching, but they're entirely wrong. Late model "true" pinball machines did indeed use 8-bit processors in them
Now, if you wanna talk Pinball 2000