They're cartoons, you fucking cretin. Nothing more.
Thank you for that insightful reply. In the public consciousness, the term "cartoon" denotes shows along the lines of Spongebob Squarepants or Invader Zim - shows that are a far cry from the likes of Gasaraki, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, or Evangelion. They're more adequately serviced by the term "Japanese animation," or "anime," or just something other than "cartoon," which does not do the anime realm justice at all.
(1) "Anxious times in the cartoon underground." Nothing like the term "cartoon" to once again give people inaccurate impressions of the entire anime world. I expect better from CNET.
(2) I will not buy DVDs blind, nor will I watch anime dubbed. I require at least a sampling before I plunk $ down on discs. Fansubs meet this requirement and have determined every single one of my anime purchases, with the exceptions of those series that came out before fansubbing really existed.
Talk about backwards compatibility
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You can take a program for the original Apple ][, pop it into a 5.25" drive on a GS, and run it without a hitch. A program for a 1977 computer running on a 1993 computer.
That's the kind of backwards compatibility Microsoft, Sony, etc. can only dream of.;)
Why the heck isn't the Apple/// in there? They made it for three whole years, less than 100,000 units (something around 75,000 I believe?).
The first models were plagued by quality control problems - a clock chip from National Semiconductor that wouldn't work, inadequate ventilation resulting in the unseating of chips (which was rectified by lifting the computer a few inches and dropping it), too-short keyboard cables, and very little software.
The Apple///'s reputation was ruined almost right after it was out of the gate, despite the advanced SOS. Production stopped in '83 I believe, and it's a damn good thing Apple had the Mac coming out right afterwards.
the result of this experiment is clear: Mac: 1, PC: 0.
Nonsense. Give Dell or HP a little time and motivation, and I'm sure they could pull it off. Hell, maybe IBM has a patent rotting in a drawer somewhere to help this kind of thing.
The result of this experiment is more like:
Lame tinkerers with way too much time: 0 Everyone else: 1
"We have to try as an industry to get ahead of this and give the audience an attractive model before the illegal file-sharer providers meet their needs," said David F. Poltrack, CBS Television's executive vice president for research and planning.
Unfortunately, the "illegal file-sharer providers" kind of already meet my needs. I've no need for 90% of the TV channels currently available, or the commercials that are on nearly all of them. All I need are the few shows that I follow. Click, click, BitTorrent away!
Of course, none of these files give me super-high-quality video and audio. For that, I will buy the DVDs.
developers are forced to rethink their design approach and can't flood the right click menu.
What? In a lot of applications, if you hold down the button, you get the equivalent of a right-click menu. How in the world does this restrict developers?
If they only posted old Microsoft ads, it would basically be mass murder of geeks who died from internal hemorrhaging as a result of uncontrollable laughter.
Anyone that saw the recently posted video of Ballmer touting Windows 1.0 knows what I'm talking about.
Is it just me, or has almost every second story today had some kind of spurious leading comment tagged on to the end?
"Perhaps this is the end of Microsoft?" "Perhaps this is Apple's rebirth?" "Perhaps Sun is growing up?" "Perhaps Firefox really is taking over?" "Perhaps Linux really is taking over?" "Perhaps games are sacrificing gameplay for graphics?" "Perhaps RIAA/MPAA execs really do eat babies?" "Perhaps AMD's stuff is better than Intel's?" "Perhaps Bush really is an autistic monkey?"
Don't get complacent, Mr. Mickos. Don't you dare get complacent. Complacency is the state people get into just before some legal challenge arises out of nowhere and kicks them in the head. The only proper mindset to have with respect to legal issues is paranoia. You have to strategize for every possibility and then some.
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They're cartoons, you fucking cretin. Nothing more.
Thank you for that insightful reply. In the public consciousness, the term "cartoon" denotes shows along the lines of Spongebob Squarepants or Invader Zim - shows that are a far cry from the likes of Gasaraki, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, or Evangelion. They're more adequately serviced by the term "Japanese animation," or "anime," or just something other than "cartoon," which does not do the anime realm justice at all.
...for two reasons.
(1) "Anxious times in the cartoon underground." Nothing like the term "cartoon" to once again give people inaccurate impressions of the entire anime world. I expect better from CNET.
(2) I will not buy DVDs blind, nor will I watch anime dubbed. I require at least a sampling before I plunk $ down on discs. Fansubs meet this requirement and have determined every single one of my anime purchases, with the exceptions of those series that came out before fansubbing really existed.
You can take a program for the original Apple ][, pop it into a 5.25" drive on a GS, and run it without a hitch. A program for a 1977 computer running on a 1993 computer.
;)
That's the kind of backwards compatibility Microsoft, Sony, etc. can only dream of.
Why the heck isn't the Apple /// in there? They made it for three whole years, less than 100,000 units (something around 75,000 I believe?).
///'s reputation was ruined almost right after it was out of the gate, despite the advanced SOS. Production stopped in '83 I believe, and it's a damn good thing Apple had the Mac coming out right afterwards.
The first models were plagued by quality control problems - a clock chip from National Semiconductor that wouldn't work, inadequate ventilation resulting in the unseating of chips (which was rectified by lifting the computer a few inches and dropping it), too-short keyboard cables, and very little software.
The Apple
Using readily available salt water and electricity, his technique is much easier than trying to cut patterns with a rotary tool.
The site is down. Therefore I will assume that he poured water over the case and shocked the shit out of it.
You could get some interesting burn patterns that way. You might even match your case.
the result of this experiment is clear: Mac: 1, PC: 0.
Nonsense. Give Dell or HP a little time and motivation, and I'm sure they could pull it off. Hell, maybe IBM has a patent rotting in a drawer somewhere to help this kind of thing.
The result of this experiment is more like:
Lame tinkerers with way too much time: 0
Everyone else: 1
So he takes everything inside the case that makes a Mac a Mac, guts it, and puts in everything that Apple hopes people are leaving behind for the Mac.
I have to admit, it has a kind of black symmetry to it.
"We have to try as an industry to get ahead of this and give the audience an attractive model before the illegal file-sharer providers meet their needs," said David F. Poltrack, CBS Television's executive vice president for research and planning.
Unfortunately, the "illegal file-sharer providers" kind of already meet my needs. I've no need for 90% of the TV channels currently available, or the commercials that are on nearly all of them. All I need are the few shows that I follow. Click, click, BitTorrent away!
Of course, none of these files give me super-high-quality video and audio. For that, I will buy the DVDs.
developers are forced to rethink their design approach and can't flood the right click menu.
What? In a lot of applications, if you hold down the button, you get the equivalent of a right-click menu. How in the world does this restrict developers?
"Made in Taiwan,
80% Cotton,
20% Polyester,
Dry Clean Only."
what's with all these old apple ads?
If they only posted old Microsoft ads, it would basically be mass murder of geeks who died from internal hemorrhaging as a result of uncontrollable laughter.
Anyone that saw the recently posted video of Ballmer touting Windows 1.0 knows what I'm talking about.
So, how long until Colonization?
Is it just me, or has almost every second story today had some kind of spurious leading comment tagged on to the end?
"Perhaps this is the end of Microsoft?"
"Perhaps this is Apple's rebirth?"
"Perhaps Sun is growing up?"
"Perhaps Firefox really is taking over?"
"Perhaps Linux really is taking over?"
"Perhaps games are sacrificing gameplay for graphics?"
"Perhaps RIAA/MPAA execs really do eat babies?"
"Perhaps AMD's stuff is better than Intel's?"
"Perhaps Bush really is an autistic monkey?"
$99... same price as XP Home Edition I believe.
Which also still has Reversi.
First, the illusion of anonymity -- an illusion because Internet use can be easily tracked -- leads to disinhibition.
This is known.
.Net? Hell, I thought Microsoft owned that already.
all may not be lost: Rick Berman said today he's working on a new Trek feature film
Might as well have stopped right there. If Berman's working on it, all is lost.
Replace Berman with "J. Michael Straczynski" and I would have continued reading.
condecending culture
;)
Not that Slashdot would know anything about that, of course.
Don't get complacent, Mr. Mickos. Don't you dare get complacent. Complacency is the state people get into just before some legal challenge arises out of nowhere and kicks them in the head. The only proper mindset to have with respect to legal issues is paranoia. You have to strategize for every possibility and then some.
Curently, the TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-85, TI-86, TI-89, TI-92,a nd TI-92 Plus can be accelerated.
Pfeh. If I can't overclock my TI-2500 Datamath I'm not interested.
I tried to overclock my slide rule, but it just went up in smoke.
EA has signed an exclusive contract with humans stating that only EA is able to makes games involving such.
"One idea could be that you're controlling a family, telling them when to go to the kitchen and when to go to the bedroom,
If they leave the bedroom option in there, I think I can see the future of this show already.
I don't have the 80-column card!
east, west, south and north
;)
Well, technically that's true...