it allows you to steal any car you want, run over people (without consequences), shoot hookers, set people on fire with a flame thrower, blow people's heads off (resulting in a Kill-Bill style fountain of blood), cut people to ribbons with a chainsaw, and much much worse.
That was EXACTLY the reason why I liked Syndicate so much as a kid. (Well, except the hookers. And I'm not sure about the chainsaw.) The best part? the statistics at the end of the level showing the number of cops, guard, criminals and civilians you shot.
Then again, I became one twisted bastard in the process:P
No, application developers that use the IE renderer can choose to use or extend the blocker functionality, NOT the website designers. You know, applications running locally?
No, it's the kind of crap movie where the producers know it's crap, so it's declared to be a homage or parody to a pulp genre, so the fact that it's crap is actually put forward as one of its good qualities. Compare with Godzilla.
Suspension of disbelieve for me does not tolerate people drilling to the center of the earth, to do anything remotely noticable to the core.
Of course, a mathematician can solve the puzzle in 5 minutes. He proves the algorithm will solve the puzzle in the end, and leaves the actual moving of the stones as an exercise for his readers.
He then goes on to generalize the algorithm to support n-dimensional stacks.
You know wrong. Address 0 constains the vector for interrupt 0 (the divide-by-zero handler)
From HelpPC 2.10, by David Jurgens (emphasis mine): - power supply starts Clock Generator (8284) with Power Good signal on BUS - CPU reset line is pulsed resetting CPU - DS, ES, and SS are cleared to zero - CS:IP are set to FFFF:0000 (address of ROM POST code) - jump to CS:IP (execute POST, Power On Self test) - interrupts are disabled - CPU flags are set, read/write/read test of CPU registers - checksum test of ROM BIOS - Initialize DMA (verify/init 8237 timer, begin DMA RAM refresh) - save reset flag then read/write test the first 32K of memory - Initialize the Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259) and set 8 major BIOS interrupt vectors (interrupts 10h-17h) - determine and set configuration information - initialize/test CRT controller & test video memory (unless 1234h found in reset word) - test 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller - test Programmable Interrupt Timer (8253) - reset/enable keyboard, verify scan code (AAh), clear keyboard, check for stuck keys, setup interrupt vector lookup table - hardware interrupt vectors are set - test for expansion box, test additional RAM - read/write memory above 32K (unless 1234h found in reset word) - addresses C800:0 through F400:0 are scanned in 2Kb blocks in search of valid ROM. If found, a far call to byte 3 of the ROM is executed. - test ROM cassette BASIC (checksum test) - test for installed diskette drives & FDC recalibration & seek - test printer and RS-232 ports. store printer port addresses at 400h and RS-232 port addresses at 408h. store printer time-out values at 478h and Serial time-out values at 47Ch. - NMI interrupts are enabled - perform INT 19 (bootstrap loader), pass control to boot record or cassette BASIC if no bootable disk found
Seriously, how many of these joke-RFCs are there? I thought RFCs were meant as a pretty serious attempt at standardization, and throwing in these jokes does not exactly help giving it credibility.
Advertising is NOT just about direct sales. It's also about brand awareness. Do you think.003 of television viewers jump up and run to the nearest supermarket the minute they see a Pepsi commercial? No, and Pepsi doesn't care. It cares about how people feel about the brand, so they'll pick up a couple of bottles when they're shopping.
Same thing with banners. If I had a sudden craving for overpriced geek gear, I'd go straight to thinkgeek.com, because I've seen that banner a million times here on slashdot, and yet I've never clicked on it.
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it allows you to steal any
:P
car you want, run over people (without consequences), shoot hookers, set
people on fire with a flame thrower, blow people's heads off (resulting in a
Kill-Bill style fountain of blood), cut people to ribbons with a chainsaw,
and much much worse.
That was EXACTLY the reason why I liked Syndicate so much as a kid. (Well, except the hookers. And I'm not sure about the chainsaw.) The best part? the statistics at the end of the level showing the number of cops, guard, criminals and civilians you shot.
Then again, I became one twisted bastard in the process
Is anything going to shock us in 10 years?
I don't think poop sex with dead horses will become mainstream anytime soon.
Did I say that out loud?
Every year is a smaller part of your life so far than the previous years, so yes, it would make sense that it goes faster.
No, application developers that use the IE renderer can choose to use or extend the blocker functionality, NOT the website designers. You know, applications running locally?
From your sig:
In The Lord of the Rings, the character of "Elrond" was based on "Agent Smith" from The Matrix.
And we all know who's going to be the G-man in the movie version of Half-life.
"bullsquidsss... are a disease..."
"Welcome to Black Mesa, Mr. Freeman."
"We've been rather busy in your absense, Mr. Anderson"
Oh yes, easiest piece of casting ever.
No, it's the kind of crap movie where the producers know it's crap, so it's declared to be a homage or parody to a pulp genre, so the fact that it's crap is actually put forward as one of its good qualities. Compare with Godzilla.
Suspension of disbelieve for me does not tolerate people drilling to the center of the earth, to do anything remotely noticable to the core.
Of course, a mathematician can solve the puzzle in 5 minutes. He proves the algorithm will solve the puzzle in the end, and leaves the actual moving of the stones as an exercise for his readers.
He then goes on to generalize the algorithm to support n-dimensional stacks.
You know wrong. Address 0 constains the vector for interrupt 0 (the divide-by-zero handler)
From HelpPC 2.10, by David Jurgens (emphasis mine):
- power supply starts Clock Generator (8284) with Power Good signal on BUS
- CPU reset line is pulsed resetting CPU
- DS, ES, and SS are cleared to zero
- CS:IP are set to FFFF:0000 (address of ROM POST code)
- jump to CS:IP (execute POST, Power On Self test)
- interrupts are disabled
- CPU flags are set, read/write/read test of CPU registers
- checksum test of ROM BIOS
- Initialize DMA (verify/init 8237 timer, begin DMA RAM refresh)
- save reset flag then read/write test the first 32K of memory
- Initialize the Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259) and set 8 major BIOS interrupt vectors (interrupts 10h-17h)
- determine and set configuration information
- initialize/test CRT controller & test video memory (unless 1234h found in reset word)
- test 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller
- test Programmable Interrupt Timer (8253)
- reset/enable keyboard, verify scan code (AAh), clear keyboard, check for stuck keys, setup interrupt vector lookup table
- hardware interrupt vectors are set
- test for expansion box, test additional RAM
- read/write memory above 32K (unless 1234h found in reset word)
- addresses C800:0 through F400:0 are scanned in 2Kb blocks in search of valid ROM. If found, a far call to byte 3 of the ROM is executed.
- test ROM cassette BASIC (checksum test)
- test for installed diskette drives & FDC recalibration & seek
- test printer and RS-232 ports. store printer port addresses at 400h and RS-232 port addresses at 408h. store printer time-out values at 478h and Serial time-out values at 47Ch.
- NMI interrupts are enabled
- perform INT 19 (bootstrap loader), pass control to boot record or cassette BASIC if no bootable disk found
The stupid thing is, I'd probably download it, too, if there was a torrent.
I don't think Buba is the one wearing the dress in that scenario.
Then again, I could be wrong.
Hardly. Most of it is oxydized.
I agree that the frozen metal part is probably the least interesting of this article. I want to see the lead rain/snow down.
Uh oh, it looks like intelligent design. Bring out the creationists.
Seriously, those are pretty amazing crystals. Are these formed naturally?
Great, Swedish jokes.
Something about elderly people being treated like neglected packages???
He never lies either, so that works out just fine :P
Thanks, now I won't be able to watch tv anymore.
Reading "goatse.cx" and "I'm Feeling Lucky" in one sentence sent shivers down my spine.
Seriously, how many of these joke-RFCs are there? I thought RFCs were meant as a pretty serious attempt at standardization, and throwing in these jokes does not exactly help giving it credibility.
Then again, maybe I just need to lighten up.
300 mm refers to the size of the wafer. One wafer contains lots of chips.
There's no other reason I can see that they would have this requirement except to lock out GPL apps.
Maybe they don't like to give away complete control over their patent licenses? Sounds like it makes perfect (business) sense to me.
Cobol = boring
Financial software = boring
Open source = volunteers in their spare time
You see the problem?
Advertising is NOT just about direct sales. It's also about brand awareness. Do you think .003 of television viewers jump up and run to the nearest supermarket the minute they see a Pepsi commercial? No, and Pepsi doesn't care. It cares about how people feel about the brand, so they'll pick up a couple of bottles when they're shopping.
Same thing with banners. If I had a sudden craving for overpriced geek gear, I'd go straight to thinkgeek.com, because I've seen that banner a million times here on slashdot, and yet I've never clicked on it.
How is that different than this one?
I probably just didn't get the joke or something.
That's what they WANT you to think.
In reality, this is just a plot to replace Diebold with a company that is owned by Rumsfeld.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I'm pretty sure Syria would not be allowed by the US to perform this kind of research, not even for "defensive" reasons.
Exactly what patent is Linux threatened by?