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  1. Re:try this on Coping with Gaming Addiction · · Score: 1
    Actually, it's probably a beefier card than Rad9200, GTS does 1600 megatexels/second, whereas Radeon only 1000.

    Here's the good URL: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=1094191265%40 p14.f43.n5050.z2.ftn

  2. Palm MP3 howto on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 1
    You're new here, right?

    I didn't steal my UIN ;)

    Real sucks...

    As for palm on PC - no arguing whatsoever. Palm app OTOH - is okish.

    No RealPlayer on your desktop machine...no RealPlayer on the T5... no songs on the T5. No choice. No sale.

    All wrong: (a) It is possible to have Real on Palm and not on PC, just put needed PRC's to hotsync queue, namely:

    RealLib.prc
    RealMP3Codec.prc
    RealMP3FF.prc
    Re alOne.prc
    RealOne_enUS.prc

    (b) To put MP3 files to card you can use a card reader (probably the way to go). Or you can use smth like CardExport, but it's kinda slow. Of course, in T5 this "card drive" functionality is built in.
    (c) And finally - there are several alternative MP3 players, even w/ equalizers and stuff.

  3. You know, I'm tired... on Ballmer Says iPod Users are Thieves · · Score: 4, Interesting
    If musicians (whoever they are) think that modern technology rips them off, they are always free to go back to old-fashioned ways, like, you know - going in wagons here and there and people will throw them money in their hats. Hard to steal that, right?

    Dang, what makes them believe that they are entitled to millions and care-free lives by making a couple of template "songs" about fucks and drugs?

  4. Re:Where is OS6? on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Imagine MP3 player in the background? Well, I imagine I stretch my arm, pick my OS5 Palm and do it. What's the problem?

  5. Re:I'm confused on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 1, Informative
    No Wi-Fi built-in...

    Not everyone wants it

    no microphone...

    Really? :-(

    no Cobalt...

    OTOH - far less Gremlins ;)

    no sliding case

    Yahooo!!! Finally!

    can support stereo speakers and portable file transfers, yet it is targetted at business users?

    Sure, no business user cares about files ;)

    RealPlayer required on it and your desktop machine (ouch).

    Actually, no.

    Why does it feel like PalmOne wants me to buy a product from another company to replace my m515?

    Grass is always greener... Same can be said about the new iPaq's line, not?

  6. Re:As always, underwhelming on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 3, Informative
    Probably not, when you have a weighted checklist and put "It does what I need" on top. As for other people - there's always Microsoft.

    As for half VGA.. Do you realize that it has the same DPI as 15" panel capable of 1600x1200. Sure, you usually look at it at closer distance, but it's very, very crisp. Doubling its DPI would be an overkill.

  7. Re:Where is OS6? on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 1
    When are we getting the real Palm OS 6, with such badly needed features as multiprocessing and a file system?

    Well, dare I ask who badly needs them? Not me. I don't like much this attitude: "look Windows has it! Copy it! Quick!". Really - what real use is there for threads on PDA? As for FS (in internal memory - there is FS support for SD cards of course)... Well, it could've been not bad to be able to put plain text ebooks (EG) into main memory, but really - running a converter to some PDB format or putting them onto card is nothing to talk much about.

    Simplicity is a more valuable feature.

  8. First to charge from USB? Nah! on palmOne Announces Tungsten T5 · · Score: 1
    Well, for sure my modest T|E does it too. And so does - if I understand correctly - Zire 72.


    Oh, while talking about it: I read that the LiPol batteries have lifetimes measured mostly by number of charging cycles. Does trickle-charging count? Oh is it "healthier" to run the things until they start complaining and then fully charge them using charger? Not a 100% silly question (probably) since these Palms all have not normally replaceable battery.

  9. Re:Place your bets on IBM Sets Supercomputer Speed Record · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thitty to thitty, with temaining fotty being ttolls.

  10. Re:Piracy on Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, closer to $3 now due to inflation. ;)

  11. Seems expensive on Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia · · Score: 1
    Well, basically they are going (to try) to charge $36 for a basic diagnostics tool and hardware functioning demo. I dunno, do you think they'll be able to push a dozen of them?

    And I can't see any PR value in making your ass a laughing stock. But what do I know about innovative business models.

  12. Re:This'll be good for catching downloaders . . . on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well - how many people viewed the certain hello.jpg image willingly and knowing what they are going to find? How difficult it would be for me to dupe you or someone else to load the image you mention if I find its URL?

  13. Re:Crappy MS "GDI Detection Tool" on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let me guess - do you perchance use one the "blackisted" serialz for your office registration? If not then sorry, but if so - take note that WindowsUpdate verifies your reg number and feels free to behave accordingly.

  14. Re:Kernel Recompile on Solaris vs Linux Continues · · Score: 1

    Bwah!! Not at all. On 486/66 it took only around 20 minutes, on K6-233 4-6 minutes depending on options. Taking into account the much smaller codebase (complete kernel was circa 5 megs compressed) and much faster / less optimizing GCC 2.x.x (don't remember).

  15. Two leading innovation accelerators. on 1 Terabyte Optical Storage Disks · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Wars and software piracy.

    :)

  16. Re:Kernel Recompile on Solaris vs Linux Continues · · Score: 1

    Well, those were the jolly days of 2.0.x kernels with 1.x, a.out systems still around. Convinced? ;)

  17. Re:Kernel Recompile on Solaris vs Linux Continues · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know, when I first encountered Linux back in 1997 (IIRC) I managed to successfully build/install my own kernel within an hour of first booting the CD. And I had no UNIX background back then. It's the _easier_ (and well documented) part of finding your way through the system. Setting up Samba, for example, IMHO is more complicated.

  18. Re:LaTeX on Star/OpenOffice XML Format To Become ISO Standard? · · Score: 1

    Does LaTeX really have a (semi)advanced graphing functionality or are you just playing a parrot?

  19. Re:The best thing about standards... on Star/OpenOffice XML Format To Become ISO Standard? · · Score: 1

    Indeed, standards are so cool, everybody should have his own!

  20. Re:Don't forget the long term plans! on Virgin Atlantic Licensing SpaceShipOne · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Me, not impressed. It's only Earth orbit, you know.

  21. Feature set? on Star/OpenOffice XML Format To Become ISO Standard? · · Score: 1

    Admission first: I know pretty little about OO and its document model, but I know enough I guess about that other office suit to say - the main problem w/ MSWord format is not the format per se but that the app itself is crappy. I mean - you don't even put a line of text an 45deg slant w/o 3rd party objects embedding. More importantly - the frames are embryonic to say the least.
    So, question now - would the format in subject be suitable to export, say, FrameMaker document to it and not loose anything important?

  22. Uhm, let's not mix it on HP Terminates Itanium Workstations · · Score: 1

    In "favour of AMD64" is not at all the same as in "favour of x86-64". Considering of course that x64 is something freshly invented here ;)

  23. Security rule #1 on 2004 Global Information Security Survey Results · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you don't know how to crack you don't know how to protect. Since teaching, learning, and sharing knowledge of how to crack is all but universally illegal now only criminals can be security experts. Lawmakers may pat themselves on the back - good job!

  24. Oh boy... on Broken Links No More? · · Score: 1

    What if (and the chances are high) I store the URLs in some DB, let's add a proprietary format + compression for fun here, and then let's fetch this URLs by a script depending on user entered parameters. Imagine full-text searching or stuff. How is it at all possible to write a universal checking tool here??? Man, I wish people stop wasting energy on stuff like "automatic C++ to Java converter" and similar bullshit when every semi-knowledgable person can instantly say that the thing is no go.

  25. Re:Can someone confirm... on Public Exploit For Windows JPEG Bug · · Score: 1

    Whoever modded as "informative" please burn your mod points and answer me - WHAT'S INFORMATIVE IN THERE? A QUESTION??? Yes, as for the question - what NT kernel version Linux uses? (Mod me up! :)