If there were no Windows, MS could choose to promote IE as a browser for other OSes (MacOS, Linux, *BSD, Irix, you get the point...:-)). Granted, they'd have to do more work to stay competitive in a market where IE doesn't just automatically come with the computer. Of course, this is assuming MS had an alternate source of revenue to keep them alive w/o the sales of Windows. So, I guess, in the end, you were right. If there were no Windows, the would be no Microsoft, therefore no IE.... Then again, Netscape could call their browser Internet Explorer..... but that's a horse of a different color.:-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
If you're planning on offloading some of your bandwidth to your ISP, be sure that it's ok with your ISP's Terms of Service. Some ISP/web space providers expressly forbid linking to images from an outside page, others simply state that there can be no "hidden files" (i.e. that all files must at least be linked to somewhere on your site). Take the extra time to find out what you can get away with, otherwise you might one day find that all the images on your site fail to load.:-)
On the other hand, I believe that you should invest a fair amount of time and effort into streamlining your site as much as possible. Not only will it cut down on your costs and server load, you can tell your visitors you did it for their own benefit, so they can have a faster, more navigable site. Great PR stuff.;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Well, I've got the first Tribes, and it's pretty good. I wasn't going to get Tribes 2 because my friend has it and it didn't impress me enough to spend 50 bucks on it. I think I'll buy the Loki port, though. It's a decent enough game, and if it helps their numbers, it could help future ports. Works for me.:-)
Now, if I could just find someone who carries them locally....
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I'm assuming the reason he was appealing was mainly to save face and not have the to pay the restitution fines. Unless the appeals process puts it on hold, he's all ready off probation and most likely done w/ his community service hours. So, all this appeals process has done was save him from paying restitution, but he's still guilty according to the judge(s). Do you think it was worth it? I'm sure he's had to pay much more in legal fees.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Come into my web said the spider to the fly...
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Well, Mr. Javac, you must be mighty happy right now, because your trolling did just what it was designed to do: get lots of responses. Congratulations!!
Don't get my wrong, as someone who will be attending MIT next year, I find this stuff interesting, but I'm sure there must be a better past time than trying to push people's buttons. Wouldn't you aggree? You could try looking for a Unified Theory, that's always fun, and it'll keep you entertained far longer than posting flamebait. Think about it....;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
the NSA has a scholarship program where they pay all your college expenses, and in return you work for them for 5 years. It may end up being "cooler" than working for the army/navy/air force, and you get your pick of any college.:-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
One of the most successful dates I ever had started with dinner at a Mongolian-barbecue place and followed with a visit to a gun range, where I taught the lady basic pistol technique
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I certainly hope some prankster at C|Net was messing with the display settings before they took these screenshots, because the text is unreadable! I know not whose idea it was to use white (yellow-ish?) text on a off-white (tan-ish?) background, but they must certainly suffer from some sort of mental deficiency. At least, that's what the psychologists I made up say...;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
As Tommy Lee Jones said (or, rather, the guy who wrote the script said through Tommy Lee Jones:-)) in Men In Black:
"A person is smart, people are stupid."
Or something close to that, I haven't seen the movie in a long time.:-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I was just thinking about thisthe other day. AI for driving would have to be really complex in order to be both effective and safe. There's a lot to driving when you really think about it (it's really pretty amazing if you analyze it down to the brain & muscular level:-)). Anyway, here's a few points which would need to be adressed:
The cars would have to be able to respond to pedestrian activity with sufficient foresight to stop in time without killing them:-)
They would have to be able to change lanes and know when they could do so without crashing into other cars.
They would have to be able to recognize when another car is making an unexpected stop or slowing down and act accordingly.
Presumably, if all cars were computer-controlled, there would be less crashes, but the cars should still know how to react in case there were.
There was more, but I just got a phone call and I lost my train of thought.:-) Believe it or not, the human brain is pretty powerful stuff. If we make so many mistakes when driving, it's gonna take a pretty good AI not to.:-)
Okay, well, first off, lemme say thanks for posting this question. I'm in the same predicament myself, and I thought about Askin' Slashdot, but I had just assumed it wouldn't get posted.:-)
Secondly, a quick question. Are you really gonna read all these posts? I mean, you asked the question and all, but, at last check there was 820+ posts... How do you decide when enough's enough?
For my last cent, I'll try a feeble attempt at actually contributing to the thread. I know about half a million people have all ready said this, but, the course you choose is gonna depend largely on the school you go to. Each school will design the focus of their majors a little differently. For example, at MIT there isn't a "Computer Engineering" degree, instead they have "Computer Science and Electrical Engineering" major (62 for those who care;-)). So, if you know where you're gonna go all ready, take a close look at the course catalog and see what looks best to you.
I missed that memo... where does it say that using windows and/or playing a game on windows == liking windows? Maybe it's in that Trolling for Dummies book... it was all checked out of the library, so I haven't got a chance to read it, sorry;-)
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The penchant for Ferraris doesn't help ;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
If there were no Windows, MS could choose to promote IE as a browser for other OSes (MacOS, Linux, *BSD, Irix, you get the point... :-)). Granted, they'd have to do more work to stay competitive in a market where IE doesn't just automatically come with the computer. Of course, this is assuming MS had an alternate source of revenue to keep them alive w/o the sales of Windows. So, I guess, in the end, you were right. If there were no Windows, the would be no Microsoft, therefore no IE.... Then again, Netscape could call their browser Internet Explorer..... but that's a horse of a different color. :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
If you're planning on offloading some of your bandwidth to your ISP, be sure that it's ok with your ISP's Terms of Service. Some ISP/web space providers expressly forbid linking to images from an outside page, others simply state that there can be no "hidden files" (i.e. that all files must at least be linked to somewhere on your site). Take the extra time to find out what you can get away with, otherwise you might one day find that all the images on your site fail to load. :-)
;-)
On the other hand, I believe that you should invest a fair amount of time and effort into streamlining your site as much as possible. Not only will it cut down on your costs and server load, you can tell your visitors you did it for their own benefit, so they can have a faster, more navigable site. Great PR stuff.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Someone in telford is gonna have one heck of a surprize in 2023....
Dr Holloway:
"What? The asteroid is still heading towards Telford? I though we cancelled that in 2015?? I better make a few phone calls...."
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Assuming I can find it at my local babbages (haven't been there in a while) or I get a credit card and order it from Loki :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
according to this ac you're right. The port was done 8 months ago and it got caught up in packaging issues.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Well, I've got the first Tribes, and it's pretty good. I wasn't going to get Tribes 2 because my friend has it and it didn't impress me enough to spend 50 bucks on it. I think I'll buy the Loki port, though. It's a decent enough game, and if it helps their numbers, it could help future ports. Works for me. :-)
Now, if I could just find someone who carries them locally....
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Fully body armor is not something you want to be made out of tinted transparent plastic... :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Name one one piece of hardware/software/anyware that is 100% reliable 100% of the time.
Question: How did this AC get +3 for this troll?
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I'm assuming the reason he was appealing was mainly to save face and not have the to pay the restitution fines. Unless the appeals process puts it on hold, he's all ready off probation and most likely done w/ his community service hours. So, all this appeals process has done was save him from paying restitution, but he's still guilty according to the judge(s). Do you think it was worth it? I'm sure he's had to pay much more in legal fees.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Well, Mr. Javac, you must be mighty happy right now, because your trolling did just what it was designed to do: get lots of responses. Congratulations!!
;-)
Don't get my wrong, as someone who will be attending MIT next year, I find this stuff interesting, but I'm sure there must be a better past time than trying to push people's buttons. Wouldn't you aggree? You could try looking for a Unified Theory, that's always fun, and it'll keep you entertained far longer than posting flamebait. Think about it....
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
the NSA has a scholarship program where they pay all your college expenses, and in return you work for them for 5 years. It may end up being "cooler" than working for the army/navy/air force, and you get your pick of any college. :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I was not insinuating that you were to lazy read it, I merely offered the quote as a service to those who are. :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
for those too lazy to read the whole article:
One of the most successful dates I ever had started with dinner at a Mongolian-barbecue place and followed with a visit to a gun range, where I taught the lady basic pistol technique
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
..."be yourself". If yourself is chronically inept with attractive women, this advice sucks.
:-)>
Don't be yourself unless you're all ready somebody people would like
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Be wary of the Quake match, she may beat you... :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
but you redeemed yourself at the end, good show! :-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I certainly hope some prankster at C|Net was messing with the display settings before they took these screenshots, because the text is unreadable! I know not whose idea it was to use white (yellow-ish?) text on a off-white (tan-ish?) background, but they must certainly suffer from some sort of mental deficiency. At least, that's what the psychologists I made up say... ;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Do you ever try working to pass the time at work? ;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
Sweet! Things are lookin' up.... ;-)
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I think that basically, most people are stupid.
:-)) in Men In Black:
:-)
As Tommy Lee Jones said (or, rather, the guy who wrote the script said through Tommy Lee Jones
"A person is smart, people are stupid."
Or something close to that, I haven't seen the movie in a long time.
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
I'll take that P200 off your hands. I just put together a new Athlon system, but my old P75 needs a drinking buddy. :-)
;-)
I haven't been complaining about bloated apps, but I could start if you'd prefer, that way you could officially be shutting me up
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I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.
There was more, but I just got a phone call and I lost my train of thought.
Okay, well, first off, lemme say thanks for posting this question. I'm in the same predicament myself, and I thought about Askin' Slashdot, but I had just assumed it wouldn't get posted. :-)
;-)). So, if you know where you're gonna go all ready, take a close look at the course catalog and see what looks best to you.
:-)
Secondly, a quick question. Are you really gonna read all these posts? I mean, you asked the question and all, but, at last check there was 820+ posts... How do you decide when enough's enough?
For my last cent, I'll try a feeble attempt at actually contributing to the thread. I know about half a million people have all ready said this, but, the course you choose is gonna depend largely on the school you go to. Each school will design the focus of their majors a little differently. For example, at MIT there isn't a "Computer Engineering" degree, instead they have "Computer Science and Electrical Engineering" major (62 for those who care
I'm done.
I missed that memo... where does it say that using windows and/or playing a game on windows == liking windows? Maybe it's in that Trolling for Dummies book... it was all checked out of the library, so I haven't got a chance to read it, sorry ;-)