Hell, why not milk the PS2 for as long as they can? I've got to imagine that as the technology in the PS2 gets cheaper, they'll actually start making money per unit instead of losing it, and as long as people are buying, then more profit for Sony.
Apparantly it's a winning strategy since people are still buying PSOnes...
If you're a Google H4X0R...
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Google Hacks
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· Score: 5, Funny
I have no problem with banner ads on the site, however I never click on them because they are rarely for something that I am interested in.
Is it possible to classify the ads somehow (hardware, software, toys, conferences, etc.) and then have checkboxes in my preferences for the types of things I'm most interested in to help target the ads? Say you need to have a minimum number of classifications checked, otherwise you see all ads.
Considering that a small paint fleck travelling at 20,000 kph can imbed itself through several layers of lexan, what's to to stop stray bolts from constantly clipping this thing in two?
I seem to recall that the base of these things would be on large platforms anchored in the middle of the ocean, so if they did collapse, they would just fall harmlessly over water.
If you're going to implement this, I'd say you'd better be investing in a good UPS system and some scripts to dump everything to disk in case the system is triggered by an outage...
This goes north into Milwaukee as well. The cool thing is that in Milwaukee, there are also traffic cameras that are viewable by clicking icons on the map.
If you note this page, you'll see that every geosynchronous satellite follows the same orbit (the cloud around the equator). All the other satellites, such as Iridium or the GPS satellites, are on a tilt and are at varying distances from Earth, and therefore, cannot be geosynchronous.
Read this story about the former Alabama coach who left his team in the lurch when he bolted schools. It seems the school is stuch with 1000's of bobble heads of him.
One populat idea what to charge a few bucks and give people a 3-wood and tee off on his head. That was dismissed as being too mean spirited...
In the compliance lab I work in, anything we do needs to be documented to prove that it happened. We always joked that we need miner's helmets with little cameras attached that always film what we do. That's what this looks like...
At what age are kids being required to type papers? I can't imagine that schools are requiring this as they can't assume that every family owns a computer.
I know that most schools now have computers in the labs/library, but this isn't like college where you can head off to the library after class to work on projects.
I've been trying to resist buying games for my 3-year-old. The software we have bought is mostly reading/numbers stuff. I learned to read/count before kindergarten by watching Sesame Street; I suppose this isn't much different. Games for the sake of entertainment are out. That's what her toys are for.
It's not that I find computers bad for kids, it's just that, like popping in a video, I don't want it to become a babysitter.
It's amazing all the parenting advice that pops up on Slashdot, isn't it?
Yes, it's bond, the four ferociously hot women playing strings, not Bond, James Bond...
The first album got me hooked. The second one, Shine, is a little too much techno and not enough strings. At times, even the violins sound synthesized, which combined with the (loud) dead drummer takes away from how talented the quartet really is.
Since I was eventually able to extract the audio, I guess I've gotten all I wanted out of the CD as the original will never see the light of a laser again unless I manage to lose both copies of my MP3 collection.
Do I still take the CD back to Best Buy and complain? I wouldn't feel right getting my money back for it since I now have the MP3s in my poession. I suppose I wouldn't mind a few repeated exchanges of the same CD, but there's a fine line between trying to make a point and being annoying (as well as inconvieniencing me).
(Yes, I can honestly say that I bought this for my own personal use and have no intention of "casually copying" it like Universal is trying to prevent.)
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Just bought the new Bond CD. (Universal, not BMG).
Popped it into my Mac. The CD mounted, but wasn't recognized as an audio CD, so it wouldn't open into iTunes and I couldn't transfer the songs onto my iPod.
Scanned the CD case and discovered that the CD logo was nowhere to be found. I guess I should have checked for that first...
The funny thing is, all the tracks showed up as AIFF files, so I copied them all to the HD. Double clicking them opened them up in iTunes. A quick convert to MP3 format and I was all set! Yay, Jaguar!
Roadrunner let me pick up a self install kit, so no tech ever came to my house.
And no software needed to be installed anyway. Screwed the cable line into the modem, turned it on, attached it to the Linksys router, turned it on, attached that to the LAN port on my Mac, turned that on, and presto! A working internet connection!
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Further down the page was news that made my day! A live-action Jetsons! Whoopie!
Ugh.
Hell, why not milk the PS2 for as long as they can? I've got to imagine that as the technology in the PS2 gets cheaper, they'll actually start making money per unit instead of losing it, and as long as people are buying, then more profit for Sony.
Apparantly it's a winning strategy since people are still buying PSOnes...
make sure you're using this Google...
When Hydrogen Tech played Oxygen U,
the game had just begun,
when Hydrogen racked up two fast points,
and Oxygen still had none.
Then Oxygen scored a single goal,
and thus it did remain,
at Hydrogen 2 and Oxygen 1,
called because of rain.
I wouldn't say that it would hurt them, but it's an expense that would be completely unnecessary right now.
I'd bet the could get another two years out of the PS2 easy. Maybe a Christmas 2004 launch?
Perhaps this this the start of the PS3 hype machine. "Leak" a few rumors to start getting the fanboy interest up...
I have no problem with banner ads on the site, however I never click on them because they are rarely for something that I am interested in.
Is it possible to classify the ads somehow (hardware, software, toys, conferences, etc.) and then have checkboxes in my preferences for the types of things I'm most interested in to help target the ads? Say you need to have a minimum number of classifications checked, otherwise you see all ads.
Considering that a small paint fleck travelling at 20,000 kph can imbed itself through several layers of lexan, what's to to stop stray bolts from constantly clipping this thing in two?
I seem to recall that the base of these things would be on large platforms anchored in the middle of the ocean, so if they did collapse, they would just fall harmlessly over water.
If you're going to implement this, I'd say you'd better be investing in a good UPS system and some scripts to dump everything to disk in case the system is triggered by an outage...
That was great. What I was waiting for, though was:
You have moved into a dark place.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
I don't doubt which films were better overall, but the award is for best director not best film, and that's why he hasn't won.
This goes north into Milwaukee as well. The cool thing is that in Milwaukee, there are also traffic cameras that are viewable by clicking icons on the map.
If you note this page, you'll see that every geosynchronous satellite follows the same orbit (the cloud around the equator). All the other satellites, such as Iridium or the GPS satellites, are on a tilt and are at varying distances from Earth, and therefore, cannot be geosynchronous.
Like this?
...courtesy of the fish...
"...with spatula drawing formation..."
Read this story about the former Alabama coach who left his team in the lurch when he bolted schools. It seems the school is stuch with 1000's of bobble heads of him.
One populat idea what to charge a few bucks and give people a 3-wood and tee off on his head. That was dismissed as being too mean spirited...
In the compliance lab I work in, anything we do needs to be documented to prove that it happened. We always joked that we need miner's helmets with little cameras attached that always film what we do. That's what this looks like...
At what age are kids being required to type papers? I can't imagine that schools are requiring this as they can't assume that every family owns a computer.
I know that most schools now have computers in the labs/library, but this isn't like college where you can head off to the library after class to work on projects.
I've been trying to resist buying games for my 3-year-old. The software we have bought is mostly reading/numbers stuff. I learned to read/count before kindergarten by watching Sesame Street; I suppose this isn't much different. Games for the sake of entertainment are out. That's what her toys are for.
It's not that I find computers bad for kids, it's just that, like popping in a video, I don't want it to become a babysitter.
It's amazing all the parenting advice that pops up on Slashdot, isn't it?
I think the $299 comes from upgrading the USB cable to a USB cradle.
Karma :Karma Cameleon (It comes and goes)
That wretched Karma Cameleon circuit! I think I've got it fixed this time...
Yes, it's bond, the four ferociously hot women playing strings, not Bond, James Bond...
The first album got me hooked. The second one, Shine, is a little too much techno and not enough strings. At times, even the violins sound synthesized, which combined with the (loud) dead drummer takes away from how talented the quartet really is.
I'm morally torn now.
Since I was eventually able to extract the audio, I guess I've gotten all I wanted out of the CD as the original will never see the light of a laser again unless I manage to lose both copies of my MP3 collection.
Do I still take the CD back to Best Buy and complain? I wouldn't feel right getting my money back for it since I now have the MP3s in my poession. I suppose I wouldn't mind a few repeated exchanges of the same CD, but there's a fine line between trying to make a point and being annoying (as well as inconvieniencing me).
(Yes, I can honestly say that I bought this for my own personal use and have no intention of "casually copying" it like Universal is trying to prevent.)
Just bought the new Bond CD. (Universal, not BMG).
Popped it into my Mac. The CD mounted, but wasn't recognized as an audio CD, so it wouldn't open into iTunes and I couldn't transfer the songs onto my iPod.
Scanned the CD case and discovered that the CD logo was nowhere to be found. I guess I should have checked for that first...
The funny thing is, all the tracks showed up as AIFF files, so I copied them all to the HD. Double clicking them opened them up in iTunes. A quick convert to MP3 format and I was all set! Yay, Jaguar!
Shhh. Don't tell the RIAA about this...
Roadrunner let me pick up a self install kit, so no tech ever came to my house.
And no software needed to be installed anyway. Screwed the cable line into the modem, turned it on, attached it to the Linksys router, turned it on, attached that to the LAN port on my Mac, turned that on, and presto! A working internet connection!
It pulls together several thoughts gathered from observing sites like Slashdot, Everything2, and Perl Monks."
Here's the link to Slashdot for anyone that needs it...