hahahah... what an idiot. you bought a dell. best of luck getting hold of some brainless Indian who will get you to rip out your RAM, reboot your computer a bunch of times, then tell you it's a software problem and you should reinstall Windows.
I'd like to know how an output device slows down an input device. That's some pretty high level trickery.
But I can see why you contacted/. before contacting Dell tech support.
When you buy the cheapest shit on the market, don't expect reasonable quality.
what return will the investors get? considering so much money has been spent on building a shell for a PC, how many subscribers will be needed over how long a period before the investors start seeing a return back? let alone when the company will start actually turning a profit.
After all that's been said and done, even if the Phantom DOES eventuate and some games DO start to come out, there is no way in hell I would consider getting one. The company just seems too flaky and dishonest.
Are you going to give them your credit card details?
Are you going to pay for a one year subscription in advance only to have the realise their folly 3 months through and close up shop?
For the record, I buy pretty much every game console that comes out, regardless of how much the company suck. Yes, I even have an Xbox and I thoroughly enjoy it.
But I'm way too paranoid to buy anything from Infinium Labs or whatever they may change their name to in the future to avoid bad press.
Andre laMothe has managed to not spout shit endlessly and has produced a fantastic system called the xGameStation. it's aimed at a sligtly different market, sure, but he has managed to make a fantastic idea a reality, all without wasting billions of dollars.
Enjoy Google while it lasts, its going to start to expand into other areas and start to fail
How so? It's working for Microsoft. They started out as a creator of an operating system, then wrote BASIC interpreters for all different machines, and today they write almost every kind of software imaginable. They produce hardware, and gaming consoles.
A Bellevue teenager whose heart stopped while playing a video game last week is recovering, thanks to a device and some heroes who knew how to use it.
what device? what heroes? the only device mentioned was the device which checked her and her family members for evidence of the genetic disease.
and were the heroes the ones who called the EMTs?
"You could be asleep, walking running, sitting down to eat. It can hit ya," said Eddie Wilson, Kimber's father.
This wouldn't have made news if she got the attack while eating her dinner. Her circumstances had her playing a game and this has launched this heart attack into the media.
what a complete crock of shit.
and thank you to the/. editors who thought this was newsworthy enough to bring to the global masses. lay off the crack guys.
What makes good sex good is its exclusive and secret nature.
This is something which I personally find distasteful. Not from the perspective of wanting to see others doing it, but because secrecy allows those in a position of power to take advantage of it. This can lead to rape, even in a marital situation, but even if it's just discomfort, secrecy does not allow the uncomfortable party the freedom to discuss it with friends and family because they will feel they are breaking the sanctity and secrecy of sex.
This is very, very dangerous and is still very common among churches and followers.
If, as society, we force people to keep quiet about these sort of things, then we will also silence those who genuinely need help.
I've tried this on all my computers. My C64's don't have CDROMs, but my amiga 1200, 2000's and 3000 just won't recognise it. Now I can't get my money back because the shop thinks I somehow pirated it.
So have EMI released an amiga player, or can I sue them for selling me something that's not fit for the purpose?
now if only powermac g5's were cheap enough for me to buy one, and completely ignore the warranty to build a piece of art like this. Of course, I'd use those chrome tubes and attach Doctor Octopus claws on the end of mine.
sorry, I should have clarified. by mac, I meant OSX. Anything prior to OSX isn't even worth joking about.
one button is not an issue (mine has 5 + scroll wheel and works great), and you can pick and choose from shells.
but I'm not sure if anyone has written a version of magicmenu... context menus work if you have more than a one button mouse, but no transparency.. yet...
I must warn everybody that I'm an Amiga since 1989, so don't expect a very objective review:) I'm an Amigan and will defend my beloved System at all costs.
can we please have a review from someone with a clue?
what I want to know is whether this is worth making the jump to. I waited so long for my beloved amigas to make a comeback that I bought a mac. it's a big investment, but I've already made one with my laptop. Do I want to make another, or should I just wait until I can afford a G5?
This poor excuse for a review basically just tells us that the CD works, it connects him to the net and it runs a small selection of his old apps.
sure they exist for other platforms, but they're not as prevalent as on windows.
before windows XP, I would have said stability, but that is getting better, no matter how much we hate to think so. perhaps once windows is stable to a workable level, they will work on security, but I'm not holding my breath.
I've always been a linux/unix geek, and after trying OSX 2 years ago, I haven't looked back.
I started computer life as a Mac user. I think one button is the simplest and most elegant way to design a mouse.
I don't understand this logic.
At first I thought it was a retro thing - hell, I play my PC Engine as much as my Xbox, I thought I understood.
Then I thought it was just people who are kidding themselves. I still haven't managed to get past this one.
My mac has a 5 button mouse + scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is my life. My only computer which doesn't have a scroll wheel is my Sparc at work and I'm forever finding myself scrolling my finger to no avail.
and no, I don't use my mac for serious cad or 3d work. just web surfing, writing, and looking at pr0n.
I like my computer - mouse included to be FUNCTIONAL, before it's elegant.
I just wish I could permanently and completely switch off this "feature" of X11, in all programs. I'm not stupid, I've been using X11 nearly daily since 1990, and I've been screwing it up since then.
If not being able to adapt to something you've been using nearly DAILY for 14 years doesn't make you stupid, I don't know what does.
Maybe it's time you bought a mac again. they really are wonderful - UNIX without having to suffer X's quirks.
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hahahah... what an idiot. you bought a dell. best of luck getting hold of some brainless Indian who will get you to rip out your RAM, reboot your computer a bunch of times, then tell you it's a software problem and you should reinstall Windows.
/. before contacting Dell tech support.
I'd like to know how an output device slows down an input device. That's some pretty high level trickery.
But I can see why you contacted
When you buy the cheapest shit on the market, don't expect reasonable quality.
moron.
I'd like the ability to be able to mod the poster of the article as troll, flame bait, or interesting, etc.
/. should get a rating based on the quality of his approvals.
that way, readers can filter the MAIN PAGE according how fucking stupid they are.
and we can rate the fuckwits who give their moronic opinions in the articles instead of just giving us facts.
and while we're at it, the slashdot "staff" member who authorises this sort of shit for
depends on which original you're talking about.
what return will the investors get? considering so much money has been spent on building a shell for a PC, how many subscribers will be needed over how long a period before the investors start seeing a return back? let alone when the company will start actually turning a profit.
After all that's been said and done, even if the Phantom DOES eventuate and some games DO start to come out, there is no way in hell I would consider getting one. The company just seems too flaky and dishonest.
Are you going to give them your credit card details?
Are you going to pay for a one year subscription in advance only to have the realise their folly 3 months through and close up shop?
For the record, I buy pretty much every game console that comes out, regardless of how much the company suck. Yes, I even have an Xbox and I thoroughly enjoy it.
But I'm way too paranoid to buy anything from Infinium Labs or whatever they may change their name to in the future to avoid bad press.
Andre laMothe has managed to not spout shit endlessly and has produced a fantastic system called the xGameStation. it's aimed at a sligtly different market, sure, but he has managed to make a fantastic idea a reality, all without wasting billions of dollars.
How so? It's working for Microsoft. They started out as a creator of an operating system, then wrote BASIC interpreters for all different machines, and today they write almost every kind of software imaginable. They produce hardware, and gaming consoles.
that's probably the funniest, yet most insightful thing you've ever said. my world is spinning.
personally, I don't trust either. why would they promote themselves as the creators of Kazaa if kazaa is globally known as a spyware infested package?
and the OSX version asks for the root password to install, so I just don't know what the potential harm is.
I'll wait for some hackers to comb over it.
you're a knob end. wtf has osx to do with the hardware? iMacs are LOW END BASIC machines.
thanks to a very kind soul, I have a gmail account now, so no need to send me any more :)
seeing as people are giving away gmail accounts, I could really use one.. please send invites to wouldratherhavegmail@hotmail.com
well, now we know that when you max out your gmail mailbox, you will no longer be able to send it mail.
/much/ more constructive use.
That's fantastic.
i would have put that account to
how much does this guy get paid?
shouldn't someone have to produce a working example instead of just patenting an IDEA for software?
surely this would stop 90% of software patent applications even being made.
or you could get a mouse with more than one button and click the right mouse button. :)
A Bellevue teenager whose heart stopped while playing a video game last week is recovering, thanks to a device and some heroes who knew how to use it.
/. editors who thought this was newsworthy enough to bring to the global masses. lay off the crack guys.
what device? what heroes? the only device mentioned was the device which checked her and her family members for evidence of the genetic disease.
and were the heroes the ones who called the EMTs?
"You could be asleep, walking running, sitting down to eat. It can hit ya," said Eddie Wilson, Kimber's father.
This wouldn't have made news if she got the attack while eating her dinner. Her circumstances had her playing a game and this has launched this heart attack into the media.
what a complete crock of shit.
and thank you to the
I find games offensive if they DON'T have violence and sex. Offense is such a subjective thing.
What makes good sex good is its exclusive and secret nature.
This is something which I personally find distasteful. Not from the perspective of wanting to see others doing it, but because secrecy allows those in a position of power to take advantage of it. This can lead to rape, even in a marital situation, but even if it's just discomfort, secrecy does not allow the uncomfortable party the freedom to discuss it with friends and family because they will feel they are breaking the sanctity and secrecy of sex.
This is very, very dangerous and is still very common among churches and followers.
If, as society, we force people to keep quiet about these sort of things, then we will also silence those who genuinely need help.
An open and honest society is safer for everyone.
I've tried this on all my computers. My C64's don't have CDROMs, but my amiga 1200, 2000's and 3000 just won't recognise it. Now I can't get my money back because the shop thinks I somehow pirated it.
So have EMI released an amiga player, or can I sue them for selling me something that's not fit for the purpose?
I am legally entitled to backup my games
no, you're not. morally, you may feel entitled to it, but LEGALLY, you're not.
sorry, I agree with you on nearly everything else, but just had to point out that this statement is blatantly false.
this really is beautiful.
now if only powermac g5's were cheap enough for me to buy one, and completely ignore the warranty to build a piece of art like this. Of course, I'd use those chrome tubes and attach Doctor Octopus claws on the end of mine.
sorry, I should have clarified. by mac, I meant OSX. Anything prior to OSX isn't even worth joking about.
one button is not an issue (mine has 5 + scroll wheel and works great), and you can pick and choose from shells.
but I'm not sure if anyone has written a version of magicmenu... context menus work if you have more than a one button mouse, but no transparency.. yet...
I must warn everybody that I'm an Amiga since 1989, so don't expect a very objective review :) I'm an Amigan and will defend my beloved System at all costs.
can we please have a review from someone with a clue?
what I want to know is whether this is worth making the jump to. I waited so long for my beloved amigas to make a comeback that I bought a mac. it's a big investment, but I've already made one with my laptop. Do I want to make another, or should I just wait until I can afford a G5?
This poor excuse for a review basically just tells us that the CD works, it connects him to the net and it runs a small selection of his old apps.
next.
timothy... you just took one buddy.
sure they exist for other platforms, but they're not as prevalent as on windows.
before windows XP, I would have said stability, but that is getting better, no matter how much we hate to think so. perhaps once windows is stable to a workable level, they will work on security, but I'm not holding my breath.
I've always been a linux/unix geek, and after trying OSX 2 years ago, I haven't looked back.
most elegant way to design a mouse.
I don't understand this logic.
At first I thought it was a retro thing - hell, I play my PC Engine as much as my Xbox, I thought I understood.
Then I thought it was just people who are kidding themselves. I still haven't managed to get past this one.
My mac has a 5 button mouse + scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is my life. My only computer which doesn't have a scroll wheel is my Sparc at work and I'm forever finding myself scrolling my finger to no avail.
and no, I don't use my mac for serious cad or 3d work. just web surfing, writing, and looking at pr0n.
I like my computer - mouse included to be FUNCTIONAL, before it's elegant.
I just wish I could permanently and completely switch off this "feature" of
X11, in all programs. I'm not stupid, I've been using X11 nearly daily since
1990, and I've been screwing it up since then.
If not being able to adapt to something you've been using nearly DAILY for 14 years doesn't make you stupid, I don't know what does.
Maybe it's time you bought a mac again. they really are wonderful - UNIX without having to suffer X's quirks.