Manhattan is, in general, very well serviced as long as you live below 110th Street. North of that, things get a bit dicey as it can take nearly an hour to go from 207th Street to Times Square/42nd street on the 1 train due to lack of express trains along that line. (They shouldn't have dropped the 9 train, IMO!) Also, the further north you go, the more affordable housing is but also the less "nice" the area is.
Skyscrapers are abundant below 59th Street (the southern border of Central Park) and then the buildings get gradually shorter as you go north. By the time you get to 110th Street, a vast majority of buildings are short ones, typically brownstones.
If you live in Manhattan, chances are you'll have excellent access to the rest of the city. If you live in the other boroughs, it's a hit or miss. Plenty of huge gaps in the subway system there, but the MTA plugs it up with an excellent bus service. Staten Island? Forget about it. You need a car if you don't live along the Staten Island Railroad corridor. Oh, and the toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge is now $14 going toward the island, or $8 on the Goethals or Bayonne bridges.
You give some, you take some. I hope you do get the chance to visit the city sometime, it is a truly amazing experience.
Oh gawd... I drive on I-4 from Altamonte Springs down to Orange Blossom Trail past downtown everyday on my way to work. I cannot begin to tell you how much of a pain in the ass it is. It's also where my car got totaled on the 5th of this month, thanks to some jackass who decided to park his car in the fast lane just around a curve when everybody was going 50mph. Normally I would have been "at fault" but considering the situation I could not have avoided that accident.
I think a LOT of the problem has to do with the fact that there are exits on the left side as well as the right, so we get lots of people trying to cut through four lanes of highway traffic to get to the exit on the opposite side. Also, I would blame the kids in rice rockets who get in front of you even if there's just barely a car length of space in front of you. That would cause some panic braking which would cascade throughout the traffic, reaching as far back as Sanford.
A good place is Playa Linda Beach in Titusville. I was there a few weeks ago and could see the shuttle quite clearly on the launchpad. It would have been an awesome place to watch the shuttle go up but I'm sure it'd be packed on launch days!
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If your Internet connection happens to lose a bit of CSS data, you get a mess on your screen.
Oh come on, Dvorak, this does NOT happen. TCP/IP has checksum features, if packets come in corrupt or not at all, the server resends that packet. It's an integral feature of TCP/IP.
Dvorak is an idiot. I really should stop paying attention to him.
Rather, I think that they like the iPod itself coupled with how society perceives iPods and their owners. The iPod is "chic" these days, so people who buy them may like them because of the name, not because of the features and what they could do.
I'm no astronomer, but I remember hearing in Astronomy class about the Roche Limit, the absolute minimum distance that an orbiting body can be from a planet before it'd be disintegrated by the gravity. I also remember hearing that Saturn's rings could have been developed as a result of objects falling within the Roche Limit and disintegrating, thus adding to the ring. This object seems much larger than most of the ones in the ring structure, though. I find that really odd. But then again, IANAA.:P
You're right... I haven't had to deal with many operators, but I do know when I'm getting the short end of the stick.
Oh yeah, I've had those problems. Actually, it's been happening ever since the Sidekick II was released. They recently had an extended downtime for "system upgrades" (which didn't change a damn thing at all... Emails keep bouncing, AIM refuses to sign on, webpages fail to load) and yes, they keep shrugging it off and blaming me. Feh.
I prefer the Sidekick because it has a "full web browser." That is, you can go anywhere on the Internet without having to rely on WAP or RSS feeds. Also, the Sidekick II is open enough that I can download games onto it for practically free from www.skdr.net.
But good point... My friend has a Smartphone which I really like, though it has a numerical keypad. Whenever I get a job and my contract with TMo expires, I might look at my options and decide what to do.
I've had T-Mobile since May, when I bought the Sidekick Color and upgraded to Sidekick II back in October. In recent months my friends and I would simultaneously lose signal for no apparent reason (It is identified by one, two or three "dancing dots" at the top of the screen, as opposed to a "G" which means full connection). I've called them (via relay) on it several times. Most of the time they give me some half assed excuse (Scheduled system upgrade at 1:00pm on a Wednesday? Come on...)
I'm speaking from experience here, not from some "bandwagon" that you claim.
I wish I could switch to a provider that protects their "secured" website better than T-Mobile but they're the only company that provides the Sidekick II in the United States. And I can't really use other phones because of my hearing disability.
I hate the feeling of being trapped to one provider because they have something the others don't, even though they treat their customers like complete and utter shit. T-Mobile customer service leaves quite a lot to be desired.
I know it's not your point but the Nissan Altimas and Maximas do at least have it, and they're mid-range cars. I drive a 2000 Altima and it cost me $74 for a new key, $49 to program both keys (the old one and the new one) and the car.
You can install the terminal client for free, the source code is included in the SDK. You can simply compile it and upload it to the SKII. That's what I did.:D
T-Mobile has a pretty good coverage, when I had my Color Sidekick, I flew from Orlando, FL to Boston, MA and was still online. (I know, I know... Nobody recognized it as a phone though, and it was a newer plane that wouldn't have been affected by GSM/GPRS signals, anyway...) They offer national roaming (US/Canada) and free international with certain phones (The Sidekick II is tri-band, so it works out nicely.) Can't go to Japan with it though, since they have a 3G network.:(
The Sidekick II has unlimited megabytes and SMS for a flat rate of $29.99 a month, plus $35 to activate at the first month.
IMO, AT&T has a lot to do if they want to compete with T-Mobile. Perhaps they should offer the Sidekick II themselves for some extra competition. Or not.:P
Some people may think that it'd appeal to deaf users like me, but from reading up on it, I think the Sidekick II (which I own) is a much better choice. Granted, you pay more (Although if you go here you can purchase the Sidekick II for $139.99 instead of the $479.99 retail price.) but you have the ability to do telnet/SSH (REALLY useful!), upload homebrew games and programs.
The Ogo, on the other hand, seems to be an entirely closed system. If I was really strapped for cash, I would consider that but overall the Sidekick II is a much better choice for the geek on the go.
Yeah, I suppose you're right. It was several years ago, in fact I was 16 then and didn't have much common sense. Well, it's a bit too late for that. We're going to see what happens, hopefully EFF will reply to my snailmail letter.
Did I say that I didn't ask for permission? I emailed Square a few years ago, professionally presenting my ideas and asked for one. After a week without a reply, I sent another, still no reply. Then I decided to just go ahead and go with it, since they apparently didn't care enough to defend their trademark to reply. A simple one word "no" would've been enough to stop it back then. Please, don't make assumptions.
I've been working on an "unofficial sequel" of Chrono Trigger for a number of years now, albeit slowly. We're now at the point where our development is progressing much faster than ever before. Last night when I found out about this, I started writing a letter to the EFF in order to consult with them regarding the legal implications of creating a not-for-profit derivation of a commercial game made a decade ago. The way I look at it, after researching a few court cases, such as the Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, which ruled that it is legal to parodize a commercial project, AS LONG AS one does not market it commerically. However, UCT2 isn't a parody in the sense that it makes fun of Chrono Trigger. It's a honest-to-goodness sequel that closes up a lot of plot holes that Chrono Trigger and the bastard sequel, Chrono Cross, created.
I used to think that as long as I wasn't duplicating the product and wasn't marketing it at all, and making it available for free download, I would be safe from any legal issues but in light of the cease-and-desist order for CT:R, I'm starting to get nervous. I mean, I'm no match for a team of highly paid corporate lawyers.
I'm interested in this as well. My Philips 34" widescreen HDTV supports DVI-D input, and I want to build a HTPC. I guess a better question for me would be, could I use any DVI-capable video card, as long as it can display the 1920x1080 interlaced resolution? I do know that most DVI capable cards are DVI-I, which can output in both DVI-A and DVI-D. Any thoughts?
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Manhattan is, in general, very well serviced as long as you live below 110th Street. North of that, things get a bit dicey as it can take nearly an hour to go from 207th Street to Times Square/42nd street on the 1 train due to lack of express trains along that line. (They shouldn't have dropped the 9 train, IMO!) Also, the further north you go, the more affordable housing is but also the less "nice" the area is.
Skyscrapers are abundant below 59th Street (the southern border of Central Park) and then the buildings get gradually shorter as you go north. By the time you get to 110th Street, a vast majority of buildings are short ones, typically brownstones.
If you live in Manhattan, chances are you'll have excellent access to the rest of the city. If you live in the other boroughs, it's a hit or miss. Plenty of huge gaps in the subway system there, but the MTA plugs it up with an excellent bus service. Staten Island? Forget about it. You need a car if you don't live along the Staten Island Railroad corridor. Oh, and the toll on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge is now $14 going toward the island, or $8 on the Goethals or Bayonne bridges.
You give some, you take some. I hope you do get the chance to visit the city sometime, it is a truly amazing experience.
So basically it's a duck blind on wheels. Gotcha.
I think it's pretty much time to just kill the franchise, leave it with SOME dignity.
I saw one near a Subway restaurant that said "Jared Is Still Fat"
Also died laughing.
Oh gawd... I drive on I-4 from Altamonte Springs down to Orange Blossom Trail past downtown everyday on my way to work. I cannot begin to tell you how much of a pain in the ass it is. It's also where my car got totaled on the 5th of this month, thanks to some jackass who decided to park his car in the fast lane just around a curve when everybody was going 50mph. Normally I would have been "at fault" but considering the situation I could not have avoided that accident.
I think a LOT of the problem has to do with the fact that there are exits on the left side as well as the right, so we get lots of people trying to cut through four lanes of highway traffic to get to the exit on the opposite side. Also, I would blame the kids in rice rockets who get in front of you even if there's just barely a car length of space in front of you. That would cause some panic braking which would cascade throughout the traffic, reaching as far back as Sanford.
Butterfly effect, anyone?
Reference, please... I have not heard anything about this. Thanks!
A good place is Playa Linda Beach in Titusville. I was there a few weeks ago and could see the shuttle quite clearly on the launchpad. It would have been an awesome place to watch the shuttle go up but I'm sure it'd be packed on launch days!
If your Internet connection happens to lose a bit of CSS data, you get a mess on your screen.
Oh come on, Dvorak, this does NOT happen. TCP/IP has checksum features, if packets come in corrupt or not at all, the server resends that packet. It's an integral feature of TCP/IP.
Dvorak is an idiot. I really should stop paying attention to him.
Rather, I think that they like the iPod itself coupled with how society perceives iPods and their owners. The iPod is "chic" these days, so people who buy them may like them because of the name, not because of the features and what they could do.
A kitchen sink! /wasn't it obvious?
I'm no astronomer, but I remember hearing in Astronomy class about the Roche Limit, the absolute minimum distance that an orbiting body can be from a planet before it'd be disintegrated by the gravity. I also remember hearing that Saturn's rings could have been developed as a result of objects falling within the Roche Limit and disintegrating, thus adding to the ring. This object seems much larger than most of the ones in the ring structure, though. I find that really odd. But then again, IANAA. :P
WE should be apologizing! ;)
I haven't the foggiest why submitter would think the robot would cause nightmares. I mean, look at it. It's the cutest damn robot I've ever seen!
You're right... I haven't had to deal with many operators, but I do know when I'm getting the short end of the stick.
Oh yeah, I've had those problems. Actually, it's been happening ever since the Sidekick II was released. They recently had an extended downtime for "system upgrades" (which didn't change a damn thing at all... Emails keep bouncing, AIM refuses to sign on, webpages fail to load) and yes, they keep shrugging it off and blaming me. Feh.
I prefer the Sidekick because it has a "full web browser." That is, you can go anywhere on the Internet without having to rely on WAP or RSS feeds. Also, the Sidekick II is open enough that I can download games onto it for practically free from www.skdr.net.
But good point... My friend has a Smartphone which I really like, though it has a numerical keypad. Whenever I get a job and my contract with TMo expires, I might look at my options and decide what to do.
No.
I've had T-Mobile since May, when I bought the Sidekick Color and upgraded to Sidekick II back in October. In recent months my friends and I would simultaneously lose signal for no apparent reason (It is identified by one, two or three "dancing dots" at the top of the screen, as opposed to a "G" which means full connection). I've called them (via relay) on it several times. Most of the time they give me some half assed excuse (Scheduled system upgrade at 1:00pm on a Wednesday? Come on...)
I'm speaking from experience here, not from some "bandwagon" that you claim.
I wish I could switch to a provider that protects their "secured" website better than T-Mobile but they're the only company that provides the Sidekick II in the United States. And I can't really use other phones because of my hearing disability.
I hate the feeling of being trapped to one provider because they have something the others don't, even though they treat their customers like complete and utter shit. T-Mobile customer service leaves quite a lot to be desired.
I know it's not your point but the Nissan Altimas and Maximas do at least have it, and they're mid-range cars. I drive a 2000 Altima and it cost me $74 for a new key, $49 to program both keys (the old one and the new one) and the car.
Needless to say, it was a pain in the ass...
...Lots of it. Won't make the problem go away but it'll make you feel better for a while. Job security isn't guaranteed though.
Actually, a few points:
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You can install the terminal client for free, the source code is included in the SDK. You can simply compile it and upload it to the SKII. That's what I did.
T-Mobile has a pretty good coverage, when I had my Color Sidekick, I flew from Orlando, FL to Boston, MA and was still online. (I know, I know... Nobody recognized it as a phone though, and it was a newer plane that wouldn't have been affected by GSM/GPRS signals, anyway...) They offer national roaming (US/Canada) and free international with certain phones (The Sidekick II is tri-band, so it works out nicely.) Can't go to Japan with it though, since they have a 3G network.
The Sidekick II has unlimited megabytes and SMS for a flat rate of $29.99 a month, plus $35 to activate at the first month.
IMO, AT&T has a lot to do if they want to compete with T-Mobile. Perhaps they should offer the Sidekick II themselves for some extra competition. Or not.
Some people may think that it'd appeal to deaf users like me, but from reading up on it, I think the Sidekick II (which I own) is a much better choice. Granted, you pay more (Although if you go here you can purchase the Sidekick II for $139.99 instead of the $479.99 retail price.) but you have the ability to do telnet/SSH (REALLY useful!), upload homebrew games and programs.
The Ogo, on the other hand, seems to be an entirely closed system. If I was really strapped for cash, I would consider that but overall the Sidekick II is a much better choice for the geek on the go.
Yeah, I suppose you're right. It was several years ago, in fact I was 16 then and didn't have much common sense. Well, it's a bit too late for that. We're going to see what happens, hopefully EFF will reply to my snailmail letter.
Did I say that I didn't ask for permission? I emailed Square a few years ago, professionally presenting my ideas and asked for one. After a week without a reply, I sent another, still no reply. Then I decided to just go ahead and go with it, since they apparently didn't care enough to defend their trademark to reply. A simple one word "no" would've been enough to stop it back then. Please, don't make assumptions.
Disclaimer: IANAL!
I've been working on an "unofficial sequel" of Chrono Trigger for a number of years now, albeit slowly. We're now at the point where our development is progressing much faster than ever before. Last night when I found out about this, I started writing a letter to the EFF in order to consult with them regarding the legal implications of creating a not-for-profit derivation of a commercial game made a decade ago. The way I look at it, after researching a few court cases, such as the Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music , which ruled that it is legal to parodize a commercial project, AS LONG AS one does not market it commerically. However, UCT2 isn't a parody in the sense that it makes fun of Chrono Trigger. It's a honest-to-goodness sequel that closes up a lot of plot holes that Chrono Trigger and the bastard sequel, Chrono Cross, created.
I used to think that as long as I wasn't duplicating the product and wasn't marketing it at all, and making it available for free download, I would be safe from any legal issues but in light of the cease-and-desist order for CT:R, I'm starting to get nervous. I mean, I'm no match for a team of highly paid corporate lawyers.
I'm interested in this as well. My Philips 34" widescreen HDTV supports DVI-D input, and I want to build a HTPC. I guess a better question for me would be, could I use any DVI-capable video card, as long as it can display the 1920x1080 interlaced resolution? I do know that most DVI capable cards are DVI-I, which can output in both DVI-A and DVI-D. Any thoughts?