People don't use DCC much cause IT SUCKS. When someone wants to send me a copy of the new web layout, or an audio clip they made, or even just do a DCC chat, 9 times out of 10 it doesn't work. Unless I'm not behind a firewall, they're not behind a firewall, ports have been opened, or for whatever reason, DCC just decides to work.
If DCC2 is available, and it actually works, then people will start to use it more often. I sure as hell will.
Adobe Encore is a great package. It's got 2 major drawbacks... First, it will only run under WinXP. (I had to install XP. grr) Secondly, its $549. That right there is enough to stop mostly anyone from buying it.
On the other hand, the DVDs you can make with Encore are absolutely phonemonal. I tried a bunch of windows software before Encore (cause I didn't want to install XP) and most have some major flaw or another. Nero wouldn't let me use an intro movie before the menu. Roxio wouldn't recompress the videos enough to fit what I wanted onto the DVD. Pinnacle and Intervideo also failed. Neither was all that great, or even easy to use. Standard 'consumer' apps always tend to fall short if you really want to do a nice job. Adobe will let you have multiple menus, menus with video/sound/still, you can make your own buttons with pictures/video, etc.
In the end, Adobe knows what they're doing, and they know that they can make people $550 if they really want a nice DVD.
Honestly, I'm sure MS will add/change API's, and who knows what else. And I hope they do.
We keep using Samba as an example, and it's a great one. Just think of all the companies that had Windows systems. They're running NT 4.0, maybe 3.51. Their most important boxes, the servers need upgraded. Having a bloated OS with a GUI running will just take too much in the IT budget. Or, they can get less powerful servers (or possibly just less servers) and run an OS that doesn't cost them much.
This makes your IT director happy. They run Linux, or freeBSD, etc and they really like it. Once they get things switched over and set they have less problems, and productivity go up.
This makes your CTO very happy.
Now, the time comes around, and the workstations in the office are all blowing up caues they're p60's and they can't handle it anymore. Would you look to MS for your new OS, who not only charge you an assload per seat, and let your network get hacked and steal the source code from your developers, then infect everyone's computers, or are you going to look over to an open source OS, which works amazingly well with your servers, and even opens up new options? (take breath)
Make your CEO smile. Give him Frozen Bubble.
I like allegory, you should too. But in the end, when you open up as many avenues as people can ask for, you give them No Reason not to switch. If Samba can help, so can Mono. And Evolution. And Wine. ad infinitum.
I've run across one good headhunter... back in Buffalo, NY. Name was Kim Z I believe (dont remember the last name exactly, its polish). She worked with me through several different agencies. Each time, she managed to get me a decent placement, she sought me out whenever there was something that she thought I might like. She even had a job for me after I had moved to Texas, just in case I needed one. Damned if I know what agency she was with last, but if you're in the area, ask if she works for what ever agency you call.
Since then, I haven't managed to get a single job from those places. Absolutely worthless. Some nice people, but no jobs.
You mean people with RoadRunner service? The very same service that uses "fast music downloads" as part of their advertising?
Mind you, they don't specify anything about the music downloads. They don't say that some music downloads are illegal. 12 year old girls are supposed to know all this stuff.
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Click for the Google Cache of the SCO page, since they've changed it. Looks like someone at SCO has been reading/. a bit. They know where their threat lies. And its in using stock images!!!!:)
Seems like someone forgot to mention... Not only did Suse take this to court already, but they also shut down SCO's actions in Germany. Guess that missed the article
I do agree that IBM shouldn't buy out SCO. If they do, then they're giving in to a little bully with a big mouth.
If IBM wins, they're vindicated. Don't mess with Big Blue, cause we still know how to play. Linux would be proven in the face of the dreaded 'IP' battle, and if there's anything left of SCO, it'll get sued by so many other people they'll be begging for someone to buy them out for nothing.
But something not many people consider... what if SCO wins? What if in the end, we've been backing the wrong guy and IBM really did something wrong? Would/could they do something that destructive to the opensource movement? Not like Linux couldn't recover, 2 weeks and whatever offending code would be gone. Most would probably be in the 2.5x kernel, which isn't production anyway.
If IBM really did take proprietary code, which they were not allowed to use as they saw fit, and put it under the GPL, they they should cough up a billion dollars.
I doubt it, but we have yet to see one way or the other.
Okay, when TW first came out with the DVR in Austin, I was itching to get one. So I did. I felt it was the only thing that would really make Digital Cable worth getting. I've had it a few months now, and I've got my own opinions. Lets start with good points first.
Its easy. Instead of having multiple devices, its my cable box, and my DVR all in one. I had digital cable before (or at least my old roomie did) so the remote is very similar, as is the interface. I already knew how to use it for the most part. When you go through the guide, you can either tune in, or record. And you can tell it to record all episodes of a show, despite time / day.
Dual digital tuners is nice. But then again, if it didn't have it, it would probably be fairly useless. The guys on the radio say it can record 40 hours, and I dunno about that. It complained about being full for the first time the other day, but I didn't actually check how much I had recorded. The list of recorded proggys was pretty long, though. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets somewhere near there. I think it's got an 80 gig drive.
Its got a lot of ports on the back. I can use the Svideo out, or RCA, or coax. There's more ports, but that goes in the complaints section.
One little thing... it gets all its info from the cable line. No external connection to a phone line, etc.
Overall, I've been fairly happy... its not spectacular though. Its just kinda okay. I do certainly have gripes though.
Back to the ports. There's a set of RCA's in, but they don't really seem to do anything. The remote seems to be able to change the video source, but nothing happened when I plugged my DVD player to the inputs. Then there's 2 sets of RCA outs, but only one works. One RCA out also has an svideo, and that does work. There's also a pair of Firewire ports, also dead. Then there's some port labeled IR. I don't really know what it does, and I can't plug anything into it. I assume its also dead.
The response can be slow. It can be real slow on occasion. Hit the remote, nothing happens. Hit it again, nothing happens. Hit it a lot more times, and then all of a sudden everything you pushed happens.
Then there's the recording. Sometimes it just refuses to record a show. Then it erases all future recordings of that show, too. Or sometimes it decides that you want to watch something else on the same channel instead, and changes your 'record all episodes' to something you really, really' don't want. This can usually be solved by unplugging the damn thing, and waiting for it to boot back up.
And there's a big crack in the front of it, on the display. Oh wait, that's just mine. Sometimes it can be very aggrevating.
Final rating... good enough for the price. Like $7 per month. Is it as good as a Tivo? No. Does it require a phone line? Well, I don't have one... so if I did I wouldn't be able to use it. All I can do is hope that it starts to behave better with upgrades. It hasn't gone squirly I don't think since its last update.
I've been looking for an IT job for 2.5 years now. I've applied at numerous places, sent off countless resumes, and had very few interviews in that time. So many of the people I know have been in similar situations. I can't count how many people I know across the US who have lost their jobs in the past year or 2. Most of them haven't found new IT jobs. Some haven't found worthwile jobs at all. People going from making 6 figures down to nil.
Maybe some people in better jobs at big companies may have some sort of security, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it.
I don't recall him saying that he was using MS Windows exclusively. Yes, IE is installed with Windows. Yes, its more than sufficient for most user's needs. But if he wants something that users will be comfortable across multiple systems, he's not going to be able to use IE unless its a Windows (or perhaps Mac) box. But he will be able to use Mozilla browser, mail, news, etc. across any computer he has. Sometimes standardization can be good, especially if users don't want to learn anything other than they need. (usually a good plan anyway)
Not to mention, he may have other needs for Mozilla. Perhaps their company site runs better with Moz. Maybe they need Moz for testing websites. Not everything that 'works' in IE works in Moz, and vice versa. Perhaps the users requested Mozilla, due to some of its features, like the tabbed browsing. (I recall a mention of that) Personally, I hate having to be at work without my tabs or mouse gestures.
The question was not "How can I get rid of the MS garbage," but how to install Mozilla easily. They may still like & use IE.
Its harder to introduce something in the US. simply put, people dont really want something that will impact their lives in major ways. Little changes are accepted, and sometimes embraced. (now I dont know where these things were thought up, just some examples of acceptance).
The Swiffer. Its no big deal, really. Just an electrostatic cloth on a stick. I mean, how many of these things have they sold? Even I have one. Its not a big change from a broom, not interrupting anyone's life.
Electric cars. Have you ever met someone with an electric car? I haven't. Hybrids, yes... but not a real electric car. Even hybrids aren't that common really, or alternative-fuel ones. Americans like their big cars. Fuel guzzling, view blocking, unnecessarily large vehicles thet people don't really need. Some people do have valid uses for large vehicles, but for the person who just goes to work every day, they dont need it, its just engrained in them that they need a huge vehicle. Lots of people won't accept something that's more efficient. Not to mention the corporations aren't exactly geared up behind them. The biggest hybrid seller in the US is from Honda. The Big 3 dont have reason enough to make something else.
The Metric System. This one is always brought up. I used it in high school. Once I got out, the only time I see it is when I buy a 2 liter of DP. Not only would it require a massive infrastructure change, but it's something we just don't want to get used to.
There's lots of examples, but in the end, its the monumental things people dont want to get used to. The technology age still hasn't caught up with some people. How many people do you know just got a computer recently, don't have one, or just know how to use hotmail? They haven't made the computer part of their life. (then again, we're a bunch of geeks, and have our own views about computers) It took a while for people to get used to the idea of having transportation that isn't animal powered. At one point, people believed that your head would explode if the train went over 27 mph. (or something around there) The US is set in many of its ways, and being so large, its hard to introduce something, have it be uniform all across the country, and then get people to accept it. Some changes are just hard to implement due to the size of the US. Look at people's reaction to the new paper money. They're really going to freak when they change it to color.
In Japan, or Europe, they've had all sorts of new, cool devices that we'll never see in the US. And some others that will take forever to get here. Go to Japan sometime, and see all the electronics there. They have devices you've never imagined. (okay, you've imagined them, but didn't think anyone would make them) When Sony introduced Linux for the PS2, where was it sold first? Japan. Its easier to introduce things there, since they're more willing to accept new ideas. In the US, there are still places that have 'Blue Laws,' passed down from old puritanical ideals. We just have a hard time letting things go sometimes.
Another major factor I see is that in the US, things are geared towards the masses. aka Sheep. They deal with whatever is given to them. They don't want change, because it requires too much thought. This is everywhere in the world, but they just seem to be louder here, since the government is 'by the people'. Look how many people bitch when they come up with stricter pollution controls on cars. In Europe, they have vehicles that put the SUV to shame. Just check out the euro car websites. And there was also the story the other day about the 1L car. 1 liter, 100 km, or something like that. Here, we dump 10x that or more or a regular basis. Which ends up putting the middle east in our political sights far too often.
Yes, i know this is going to get a lot of "Oh, that's not me" replies, but I'm not talking about you. Many of the people who read/. don't fit into the "masses" category. The rest like to troll.
The other thing I see is money. Yes, the big corporations do a lot of R&D, but they also try to squeeze every penny they can before they have to get something from R&D. Best example? The Intel 386. Development finished ahead of the 286, but they didn't want to put it out since they could get money out of the 286 first, then get it again with the 386. The car companies and their gasoline combustion engines. They would have to dump lots of money (far more than they are now, c'mon... look at the jokes they've come out with) into developing better engines, electric, other fuels, etc. but they want to get their money out of the gas engines.
So yes, the corporations are at fault. And yes, the people are at fault. And I saw posts about the schools, and yes, there's probably something in there too, but that's based on the culture issues we've got going on, and I need to get back to work.
Solutions? I don't know. Come up with something, patent it. In 17 years, after the patent runs out, maybe someone will implement it.
I've got the clip-on organizer for my old StarTac phone. Now, I don't use it a whole lot. I put notes into it, which isn't the easiest, since its has one of the scroll-and-select alphabet things. Most of the time its easier to just update the computer, and sync it up. Which is nice, the TrueSync software has an online app that I can update at any time, it just doesn't go into the phone right away.
Now, this PDA doesn't have a whole lot of features. Its got a calendar, phone numbers/addresses, and todo list/notes. Its convenient when I need it. Its also nice to have something that holds a little more info, like addresses and email. But in the end, what I really care about is that its small. It just clips on the back of the phone, which I'm carrying anyway. Its not some large, obtrusive hunk of plastic that's too big for my pocket. I only take it off when I use my other belt clip, or a different back style accessory.
Its small, convenient, and the few features it has are exactly what I want. What more can I ask for?
Nissan Motors has always been Nissan Motors. Datsun was just a name they used to avoid the stigma of being a Japanese company, which wasn't great publicity after WWII. The name used in the US was created by using the last name of the president/owner (I don't remember which he was), which was Dat. In the early 80's, after a few decades of prosperity, they changed the name they used back to Nissan. But they always had and used that name, at least in Japan.
Now we can pass on our opinions to channels, like the Sci-Fi channel, which I plan on dumping. See if they still like the idea of cancelling Farscape when their subscription base goes up, and we have the option of picking up the other channel that grabs the show.
The words in italics are a direct quote from the person who submitted the story. The poster's own misguided comments are in a regular font, though in this case there weren't any. Any misspellings or mistakes in italics are from the submitter, though I'm sure Scothoser never meant any disrespect to the town of Fort Stockton. And if he did, I'm sure he could've come up with something a bit more clever, like all the redneck jokes that are sure to ensue.
I dunno, sounds like fun, but then again, that's why I'm going to Quakecon next month. We're running a full 100mbit LAN with internet access in a 1500 seat Bring-Your-Own-Computer area, and of course 2 tournaments with big cash prizes. Not going to have paintball, but then again its only 3 days for the event. (a little easier if you can only come on the weekend.) Get to see some of the cool displays from id Software, ATI, and whoever else is there this year. Last year, something like 3000 people showed up, to play, compete, or just to hang out.
Not to mention, I'd rather have my computer inside. Just one of those things. Concrete floor, A/C, etc.
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the format for audio is Vorbis. Ogg is just the name of everything, like Ogg Theora
People don't use DCC much cause IT SUCKS. When someone wants to send me a copy of the new web layout, or an audio clip they made, or even just do a DCC chat, 9 times out of 10 it doesn't work. Unless I'm not behind a firewall, they're not behind a firewall, ports have been opened, or for whatever reason, DCC just decides to work.
If DCC2 is available, and it actually works, then people will start to use it more often. I sure as hell will.
Adobe Encore is a great package. It's got 2 major drawbacks... First, it will only run under WinXP. (I had to install XP. grr) Secondly, its $549. That right there is enough to stop mostly anyone from buying it.
On the other hand, the DVDs you can make with Encore are absolutely phonemonal. I tried a bunch of windows software before Encore (cause I didn't want to install XP) and most have some major flaw or another. Nero wouldn't let me use an intro movie before the menu. Roxio wouldn't recompress the videos enough to fit what I wanted onto the DVD. Pinnacle and Intervideo also failed. Neither was all that great, or even easy to use. Standard 'consumer' apps always tend to fall short if you really want to do a nice job. Adobe will let you have multiple menus, menus with video/sound/still, you can make your own buttons with pictures/video, etc.
In the end, Adobe knows what they're doing, and they know that they can make people $550 if they really want a nice DVD.
Heh... my cell phone says "Hello Commander, computer reporting" when it fires up.
I was kinda hoping that they would realize how dumb the DMCA is when they realize it could take away our very freedom of choice in this country.
Next they'll take away the 4th amendment. No, that's already gone too. Dumb FBI.
Honestly, I'm sure MS will add/change API's, and who knows what else. And I hope they do.
We keep using Samba as an example, and it's a great one. Just think of all the companies that had Windows systems. They're running NT 4.0, maybe 3.51. Their most important boxes, the servers need upgraded. Having a bloated OS with a GUI running will just take too much in the IT budget. Or, they can get less powerful servers (or possibly just less servers) and run an OS that doesn't cost them much.
This makes your IT director happy. They run Linux, or freeBSD, etc and they really like it. Once they get things switched over and set they have less problems, and productivity go up.
This makes your CTO very happy.
Now, the time comes around, and the workstations in the office are all blowing up caues they're p60's and they can't handle it anymore. Would you look to MS for your new OS, who not only charge you an assload per seat, and let your network get hacked and steal the source code from your developers, then infect everyone's computers, or are you going to look over to an open source OS, which works amazingly well with your servers, and even opens up new options? (take breath)
Make your CEO smile. Give him Frozen Bubble.
I like allegory, you should too. But in the end, when you open up as many avenues as people can ask for, you give them No Reason not to switch. If Samba can help, so can Mono. And Evolution. And Wine. ad infinitum.
I've run across one good headhunter... back in Buffalo, NY. Name was Kim Z I believe (dont remember the last name exactly, its polish). She worked with me through several different agencies. Each time, she managed to get me a decent placement, she sought me out whenever there was something that she thought I might like. She even had a job for me after I had moved to Texas, just in case I needed one. Damned if I know what agency she was with last, but if you're in the area, ask if she works for what ever agency you call.
Since then, I haven't managed to get a single job from those places. Absolutely worthless. Some nice people, but no jobs.
You mean people with RoadRunner service? The very same service that uses "fast music downloads" as part of their advertising?
Mind you, they don't specify anything about the music downloads. They don't say that some music downloads are illegal. 12 year old girls are supposed to know all this stuff.
Click for the Google Cache of the SCO page, since they've changed it. Looks like someone at SCO has been reading /. a bit. They know where their threat lies. And its in using stock images!!!! :)
Seems like someone forgot to mention... Not only did Suse take this to court already, but they also shut down SCO's actions in Germany. Guess that missed the article
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I do agree that IBM shouldn't buy out SCO. If they do, then they're giving in to a little bully with a big mouth.
If IBM wins, they're vindicated. Don't mess with Big Blue, cause we still know how to play. Linux would be proven in the face of the dreaded 'IP' battle, and if there's anything left of SCO, it'll get sued by so many other people they'll be begging for someone to buy them out for nothing.
But something not many people consider... what if SCO wins? What if in the end, we've been backing the wrong guy and IBM really did something wrong? Would/could they do something that destructive to the opensource movement? Not like Linux couldn't recover, 2 weeks and whatever offending code would be gone. Most would probably be in the 2.5x kernel, which isn't production anyway.
If IBM really did take proprietary code, which they were not allowed to use as they saw fit, and put it under the GPL, they they should cough up a billion dollars.
I doubt it, but we have yet to see one way or the other.
p24t
Okay, when TW first came out with the DVR in Austin, I was itching to get one. So I did. I felt it was the only thing that would really make Digital Cable worth getting. I've had it a few months now, and I've got my own opinions. Lets start with good points first.
Its easy. Instead of having multiple devices, its my cable box, and my DVR all in one. I had digital cable before (or at least my old roomie did) so the remote is very similar, as is the interface. I already knew how to use it for the most part. When you go through the guide, you can either tune in, or record. And you can tell it to record all episodes of a show, despite time / day.
Dual digital tuners is nice. But then again, if it didn't have it, it would probably be fairly useless. The guys on the radio say it can record 40 hours, and I dunno about that. It complained about being full for the first time the other day, but I didn't actually check how much I had recorded. The list of recorded proggys was pretty long, though. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets somewhere near there. I think it's got an 80 gig drive.
Its got a lot of ports on the back. I can use the Svideo out, or RCA, or coax. There's more ports, but that goes in the complaints section.
One little thing... it gets all its info from the cable line. No external connection to a phone line, etc.
Overall, I've been fairly happy... its not spectacular though. Its just kinda okay. I do certainly have gripes though.
Back to the ports. There's a set of RCA's in, but they don't really seem to do anything. The remote seems to be able to change the video source, but nothing happened when I plugged my DVD player to the inputs. Then there's 2 sets of RCA outs, but only one works. One RCA out also has an svideo, and that does work. There's also a pair of Firewire ports, also dead. Then there's some port labeled IR. I don't really know what it does, and I can't plug anything into it. I assume its also dead.
The response can be slow. It can be real slow on occasion. Hit the remote, nothing happens. Hit it again, nothing happens. Hit it a lot more times, and then all of a sudden everything you pushed happens.
Then there's the recording. Sometimes it just refuses to record a show. Then it erases all future recordings of that show, too. Or sometimes it decides that you want to watch something else on the same channel instead, and changes your 'record all episodes' to something you really, really' don't want. This can usually be solved by unplugging the damn thing, and waiting for it to boot back up.
And there's a big crack in the front of it, on the display. Oh wait, that's just mine. Sometimes it can be very aggrevating.
Final rating... good enough for the price. Like $7 per month. Is it as good as a Tivo? No. Does it require a phone line? Well, I don't have one... so if I did I wouldn't be able to use it. All I can do is hope that it starts to behave better with upgrades. It hasn't gone squirly I don't think since its last update.
I've been looking for an IT job for 2.5 years now. I've applied at numerous places, sent off countless resumes, and had very few interviews in that time. So many of the people I know have been in similar situations. I can't count how many people I know across the US who have lost their jobs in the past year or 2. Most of them haven't found new IT jobs. Some haven't found worthwile jobs at all. People going from making 6 figures down to nil.
Maybe some people in better jobs at big companies may have some sort of security, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it.
remember, stuff in italics is quoted from the submitter.
I don't recall him saying that he was using MS Windows exclusively. Yes, IE is installed with Windows. Yes, its more than sufficient for most user's needs. But if he wants something that users will be comfortable across multiple systems, he's not going to be able to use IE unless its a Windows (or perhaps Mac) box. But he will be able to use Mozilla browser, mail, news, etc. across any computer he has. Sometimes standardization can be good, especially if users don't want to learn anything other than they need. (usually a good plan anyway)
Not to mention, he may have other needs for Mozilla. Perhaps their company site runs better with Moz. Maybe they need Moz for testing websites. Not everything that 'works' in IE works in Moz, and vice versa. Perhaps the users requested Mozilla, due to some of its features, like the tabbed browsing. (I recall a mention of that) Personally, I hate having to be at work without my tabs or mouse gestures.
The question was not "How can I get rid of the MS garbage," but how to install Mozilla easily. They may still like & use IE.
But Shakespeare is always best in its original Klingon.
Thank you for proving my point. See how well they've done in developing them?
Its harder to introduce something in the US. simply put, people dont really want something that will impact their lives in major ways. Little changes are accepted, and sometimes embraced. (now I dont know where these things were thought up, just some examples of acceptance).
/. don't fit into the "masses" category. The rest like to troll.
The Swiffer. Its no big deal, really. Just an electrostatic cloth on a stick. I mean, how many of these things have they sold? Even I have one. Its not a big change from a broom, not interrupting anyone's life.
Electric cars. Have you ever met someone with an electric car? I haven't. Hybrids, yes... but not a real electric car. Even hybrids aren't that common really, or alternative-fuel ones. Americans like their big cars. Fuel guzzling, view blocking, unnecessarily large vehicles thet people don't really need. Some people do have valid uses for large vehicles, but for the person who just goes to work every day, they dont need it, its just engrained in them that they need a huge vehicle. Lots of people won't accept something that's more efficient. Not to mention the corporations aren't exactly geared up behind them. The biggest hybrid seller in the US is from Honda. The Big 3 dont have reason enough to make something else.
The Metric System. This one is always brought up. I used it in high school. Once I got out, the only time I see it is when I buy a 2 liter of DP. Not only would it require a massive infrastructure change, but it's something we just don't want to get used to.
There's lots of examples, but in the end, its the monumental things people dont want to get used to. The technology age still hasn't caught up with some people. How many people do you know just got a computer recently, don't have one, or just know how to use hotmail? They haven't made the computer part of their life. (then again, we're a bunch of geeks, and have our own views about computers) It took a while for people to get used to the idea of having transportation that isn't animal powered. At one point, people believed that your head would explode if the train went over 27 mph. (or something around there) The US is set in many of its ways, and being so large, its hard to introduce something, have it be uniform all across the country, and then get people to accept it. Some changes are just hard to implement due to the size of the US. Look at people's reaction to the new paper money. They're really going to freak when they change it to color.
In Japan, or Europe, they've had all sorts of new, cool devices that we'll never see in the US. And some others that will take forever to get here. Go to Japan sometime, and see all the electronics there. They have devices you've never imagined. (okay, you've imagined them, but didn't think anyone would make them) When Sony introduced Linux for the PS2, where was it sold first? Japan. Its easier to introduce things there, since they're more willing to accept new ideas. In the US, there are still places that have 'Blue Laws,' passed down from old puritanical ideals. We just have a hard time letting things go sometimes.
Another major factor I see is that in the US, things are geared towards the masses. aka Sheep. They deal with whatever is given to them. They don't want change, because it requires too much thought. This is everywhere in the world, but they just seem to be louder here, since the government is 'by the people'. Look how many people bitch when they come up with stricter pollution controls on cars. In Europe, they have vehicles that put the SUV to shame. Just check out the euro car websites. And there was also the story the other day about the 1L car. 1 liter, 100 km, or something like that. Here, we dump 10x that or more or a regular basis. Which ends up putting the middle east in our political sights far too often.
Yes, i know this is going to get a lot of "Oh, that's not me" replies, but I'm not talking about you. Many of the people who read
The other thing I see is money. Yes, the big corporations do a lot of R&D, but they also try to squeeze every penny they can before they have to get something from R&D. Best example? The Intel 386. Development finished ahead of the 286, but they didn't want to put it out since they could get money out of the 286 first, then get it again with the 386. The car companies and their gasoline combustion engines. They would have to dump lots of money (far more than they are now, c'mon... look at the jokes they've come out with) into developing better engines, electric, other fuels, etc. but they want to get their money out of the gas engines.
So yes, the corporations are at fault. And yes, the people are at fault. And I saw posts about the schools, and yes, there's probably something in there too, but that's based on the culture issues we've got going on, and I need to get back to work.
Solutions? I don't know. Come up with something, patent it. In 17 years, after the patent runs out, maybe someone will implement it.
Does anyone know of a project to make Ulitma IX run under Windows?
And he can do most of it from home or even across the country. Long live SSH.
I've got the clip-on organizer for my old StarTac phone. Now, I don't use it a whole lot. I put notes into it, which isn't the easiest, since its has one of the scroll-and-select alphabet things. Most of the time its easier to just update the computer, and sync it up. Which is nice, the TrueSync software has an online app that I can update at any time, it just doesn't go into the phone right away.
Now, this PDA doesn't have a whole lot of features. Its got a calendar, phone numbers/addresses, and todo list/notes. Its convenient when I need it. Its also nice to have something that holds a little more info, like addresses and email. But in the end, what I really care about is that its small. It just clips on the back of the phone, which I'm carrying anyway. Its not some large, obtrusive hunk of plastic that's too big for my pocket. I only take it off when I use my other belt clip, or a different back style accessory.
Its small, convenient, and the few features it has are exactly what I want. What more can I ask for?
Nissan Motors has always been Nissan Motors. Datsun was just a name they used to avoid the stigma of being a Japanese company, which wasn't great publicity after WWII. The name used in the US was created by using the last name of the president/owner (I don't remember which he was), which was Dat. In the early 80's, after a few decades of prosperity, they changed the name they used back to Nissan. But they always had and used that name, at least in Japan.
Now we can pass on our opinions to channels, like the Sci-Fi channel, which I plan on dumping. See if they still like the idea of cancelling Farscape when their subscription base goes up, and we have the option of picking up the other channel that grabs the show.
The words in italics are a direct quote from the person who submitted the story. The poster's own misguided comments are in a regular font, though in this case there weren't any. Any misspellings or mistakes in italics are from the submitter, though I'm sure Scothoser never meant any disrespect to the town of Fort Stockton. And if he did, I'm sure he could've come up with something a bit more clever, like all the redneck jokes that are sure to ensue.
I dunno, sounds like fun, but then again, that's why I'm going to Quakecon next month. We're running a full 100mbit LAN with internet access in a 1500 seat Bring-Your-Own-Computer area, and of course 2 tournaments with big cash prizes. Not going to have paintball, but then again its only 3 days for the event. (a little easier if you can only come on the weekend.) Get to see some of the cool displays from id Software, ATI, and whoever else is there this year. Last year, something like 3000 people showed up, to play, compete, or just to hang out.
Not to mention, I'd rather have my computer inside. Just one of those things. Concrete floor, A/C, etc.
But if I could go, I'd be there.
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