The company I work at has done the opposite. Firefox/Mozilla is the company standard. This eases development for the internal web site, and prevents a zillion security issues at the same time. A very nice way to save costs on both development and IT maintenance in one fell swoop.
In about a year, the embedded mobile video controller market will be quite different. Combine that with whatever mobile G5 is available, and I'd be pretty happy, I'm sure.
So when you replaced your laptop HD, were all the connectors in the same location? Someone who took apart one of the mini's said the tolerances were so exact you'd have to replace it with a drive with connectors in pretty much the _exact_ same location.
That's great news about the coolness of the 7200rpm drive.
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Oh yeah, and up the network to gigabit. Especially if this thing is supposed to be the hub of an existing home networked type entertainment system.
And the video should be of the latest generation, not the previous (doesn't have to be high-end, just of current generation).
FYI, there _are_ 7200rpm 2.5" laptop drives available (40 & 60 gig capacities, I think). I wish Apple had included them as BTO options, but there may be heat issues with them, as someone pointed out to me earlier.
I would like to have seen a headless PowerMac (say, the size of an SFF or so, one PCIe/AGP slot, and one PCI/PCIe x4 slot), and priced around $1000 (using Apple's pricing scheme, of course), with room for a normal 3.5" SATA HD. Have an external SATA II connector for connecting a little external storage as needed, and voila.
The Mac mini is pretty close to what I'd really _need_, however. Once they can get a G5 in a notebook (cooling issues), then they'll be able to get it in the mini. Up the FW port to 800, the networking to 801.11n (by the time this happens, that should be more commonplace and standardized), and better audio options. Oh, and up the standard memory to 512Meg, for cripes' sake!
I'd also like to see that top cheap-ass plastic part replaced by more aluminum. And make it stackable for 'mini-size' addons (external HD, and other accessories). Those stackable mini audio components are a good way to move with this.
It's about the same price (and same configuration) as the Value Pack version of the Japanese release. No word yet on whether the US will get the 'regular' version without the memory stick.
Hell, no, Captain Proton was hilarious! And 7 of 9's reaction to one of the holographic robots was one of the funniest things on any of the ST episodes.
Let me guess - you didn't like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," either, didja?
Oh yeah, another couple of brilliant bits found in Voyager:
Q's interaction with Janeway was _brilliant_. Yes, very different from his interactions with Picard and Sisko, but you'd have to expect that.
The Doctor inhabiting 7 of 9's body was a brilliant piece of acting by whatserface.
Seriously, talk about change! The scene is completely different now than 1979 when the joke, "Battlestar Galaxative: Flushes out starship engines and bad tv series" was all the rage. What a difference 25 years makes, eh?
I can never really think back badly upon Voyager for one simple reason:
Captain Proton!
That rocked on so many levels, I'm still in disbelief it was even a part of Voyager.
I think Voyager also had the most disappointing Trek series finale of any of them thus far. Just "okay, we're back, end of show"!? Unbelievable. Closure, people, closure.
Stargate and Battlestar Galactica are both doing very well on Friday
And this is even more amazing considering any geek worth his salt has long since downloaded the entire first season of the new BSG, as it's already aired in its entirety in the UK. Great ratings even WITH that - impressive!
re: geekiness
Okay, so you KNOW you're a week when you're on Slashdot, posting to a story mentioning Battlestar Galactica, and instead of 'BSG,' you initially type 'BSD.'
*sigh*
*BSG is _not_ dying!
And, wow, but that's one HELL of a season finale to BSG - nicely-done, and I absolutely cannot WAIT for the next season!
The same thing happened with Angel. The show's last season was simply amazing, and was getting its best ratings _ever_, and they cancel it without enough time to make a proper finale episode. Very disappointing.
And if you can see the puppet episode and not admire that, well, then, I really feel sorry for you.
The names, indeed. You know when a show has a main character with the name of 'Dylan Hunt,' THAT is a Rodenberry show!
And 'Trance Gemini'? C'mon! She was cool until she lost her tail and wasn't purple anymore. *sniff* And hardly any Lexa Doig (I Remember Cowgirl!), the actress who plays the 'character' the show is _named after_. WTF?!
I like the names of the ships, though. Andromeda Ascendant, Pax Magellanic. Now _those_ are some awesome names.
See, that's a trick question. Ideally, you'd want to mix and match from the three.
First, take the Millennium Falcon, add ST's transporter & holodeck systems, and add the storytelling from the (new!) BG, and you'd be all set. Best ship, best universe, best storytelling. Et voila! And all that without using muppets! Sweet...
This is a roll your own type, so I guess that'd be the equivalent of either Gentoo or LFS.
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The company I work at has done the opposite. Firefox/Mozilla is the company standard. This eases development for the internal web site, and prevents a zillion security issues at the same time. A very nice way to save costs on both development and IT maintenance in one fell swoop.
No need for Linux to get a decent OS on a CoCo3 - use NitrOS-9. It's also free (with source available).
title Hello World Program (hello.asm)
; This program displays "Hello, World!"
dosseg
.model small
.stack 100h
.data
hello_message db 'Hello, World!',0dh,0ah,'$'
.code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov ah,9
mov dx,offset hello_message
int 21h
mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp
end main
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In about a year, the embedded mobile video controller market will be quite different. Combine that with whatever mobile G5 is available, and I'd be pretty happy, I'm sure.
So when you replaced your laptop HD, were all the connectors in the same location? Someone who took apart one of the mini's said the tolerances were so exact you'd have to replace it with a drive with connectors in pretty much the _exact_ same location.
That's great news about the coolness of the 7200rpm drive.
Oh yeah, and up the network to gigabit. Especially if this thing is supposed to be the hub of an existing home networked type entertainment system.
And the video should be of the latest generation, not the previous (doesn't have to be high-end, just of current generation).
FYI, there _are_ 7200rpm 2.5" laptop drives available (40 & 60 gig capacities, I think). I wish Apple had included them as BTO options, but there may be heat issues with them, as someone pointed out to me earlier.
I would like to have seen a headless PowerMac (say, the size of an SFF or so, one PCIe/AGP slot, and one PCI/PCIe x4 slot), and priced around $1000 (using Apple's pricing scheme, of course), with room for a normal 3.5" SATA HD. Have an external SATA II connector for connecting a little external storage as needed, and voila.
The Mac mini is pretty close to what I'd really _need_, however. Once they can get a G5 in a notebook (cooling issues), then they'll be able to get it in the mini. Up the FW port to 800, the networking to 801.11n (by the time this happens, that should be more commonplace and standardized), and better audio options. Oh, and up the standard memory to 512Meg, for cripes' sake!
I'd also like to see that top cheap-ass plastic part replaced by more aluminum. And make it stackable for 'mini-size' addons (external HD, and other accessories). Those stackable mini audio components are a good way to move with this.
Anyway...
"If I want a Mac, I'll get a Mac. If I want a Linux box, I'll get a Linux box."
"But you ordered three Windows machines."
"I fear change."
Bring it on, four-tines! :)
Dude, that's "GNU/Hello World," if you please.
The L4Ka-based kernel is a new project that sounds like it has a lot of promise
I don't think something called "El Forka" sounds all that inspiring.
Look, congrats and all, but if I'm going to run a pointless operating system, it's going to be one that's actually impressive, like MenuetOS .
John Delancie and Kate Mulgrew, no, not married, but very long-time friends, I think.
It's about the same price (and same configuration) as the Value Pack version of the Japanese release. No word yet on whether the US will get the 'regular' version without the memory stick.
Hell, no, Captain Proton was hilarious! And 7 of 9's reaction to one of the holographic robots was one of the funniest things on any of the ST episodes.
Let me guess - you didn't like "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," either, didja?
Oh yeah, another couple of brilliant bits found in Voyager:
Q's interaction with Janeway was _brilliant_. Yes, very different from his interactions with Picard and Sisko, but you'd have to expect that.
The Doctor inhabiting 7 of 9's body was a brilliant piece of acting by whatserface.
Seriously, talk about change! The scene is completely different now than 1979 when the joke, "Battlestar Galaxative: Flushes out starship engines and bad tv series" was all the rage. What a difference 25 years makes, eh?
"Take my Worf...please."
- Old Yellow Eyes, "Starfleet Academy"
Hmm, I'd prefer Strikeforce Morituri.
Dude, if _any_ sci-fi universe's computers run on Mac OS X, it's Star Trek. Yeesh.
I can never really think back badly upon Voyager for one simple reason:
Captain Proton!
That rocked on so many levels, I'm still in disbelief it was even a part of Voyager.
I think Voyager also had the most disappointing Trek series finale of any of them thus far. Just "okay, we're back, end of show"!? Unbelievable. Closure, people, closure.
Stargate and Battlestar Galactica are both doing very well on Friday
And this is even more amazing considering any geek worth his salt has long since downloaded the entire first season of the new BSG, as it's already aired in its entirety in the UK. Great ratings even WITH that - impressive!
re: geekiness
Okay, so you KNOW you're a week when you're on Slashdot, posting to a story mentioning Battlestar Galactica, and instead of 'BSG,' you initially type 'BSD.'
*sigh*
*BSG is _not_ dying!
And, wow, but that's one HELL of a season finale to BSG - nicely-done, and I absolutely cannot WAIT for the next season!
They havnt tried shit, other than canceling.
The same thing happened with Angel. The show's last season was simply amazing, and was getting its best ratings _ever_, and they cancel it without enough time to make a proper finale episode. Very disappointing.
And if you can see the puppet episode and not admire that, well, then, I really feel sorry for you.
"You're a wee puppet-man! - Spike"
The names, indeed. You know when a show has a main character with the name of 'Dylan Hunt,' THAT is a Rodenberry show!
And 'Trance Gemini'? C'mon! She was cool until she lost her tail and wasn't purple anymore. *sniff* And hardly any Lexa Doig (I Remember Cowgirl!), the actress who plays the 'character' the show is _named after_. WTF?!
I like the names of the ships, though. Andromeda Ascendant, Pax Magellanic. Now _those_ are some awesome names.
there's nothing a Dremel can't do
Welll, let's be fair, here, there _are_ some things that a Dremel can't do. But that's what duct tape and/or WD-40 are for!
See, that's a trick question. Ideally, you'd want to mix and match from the three.
First, take the Millennium Falcon, add ST's transporter & holodeck systems, and add the storytelling from the (new!) BG, and you'd be all set. Best ship, best universe, best storytelling. Et voila! And all that without using muppets! Sweet...
This is a roll your own type, so I guess that'd be the equivalent of either Gentoo or LFS.
Yes, I am a nerd. Shut up, so are you.