A zombie is a process whose mother has died. For example, say you open a terminal, then in the terminal you start PICO. Then you somehow manage to crash the terminal. PICO will hang around as a zombie.
While one definition of megabyte is 2^20 bytes, HD makers have almost always used the definition of 10e6 bytes. Similarly, they define gigabyte as 10e9 bytes.
As long as there have been HDs for PCs, RAM makers have been using the binary definitions of megabyte and gigabyte and HD makers have been using the decimal definitions. Both used the definition that was easiest for them. (It'd be a bitch making chips with round numbers of bytes, wouldn't it?)
I'm sorry, I missed all the other games where the hero was actually a delusional second-rater who was blocking the memory of how big a loser he actually was, and who was secretly being baby sat by the woman who loved him (and knew the truth) while he wandered around mooning over another chick...
I was thinking about that. I think that's what pisses the PC bigots off the most; back in the day every new computer model generated this kind of excitement. These days, people are so ground down by the PC treadmill that they barely notice when a new generation of CPU comes out. Dell can change models and their own customer service department won't know.
Meanwhile, Apple still has to post guards around their booth to keep people from peeking at unannounced stuff....
I haven't bought a new CD in 6 or 7 years, but I've got CDs with hidden tracks, CDs with two versions of the same song (radio mix and uncut, usually) and CDs with data tracks.
The CDs with data tracks piss me off actually, because they confuse my elderly CD jukebox.
IIRC, it was explained that HAL went mad because of contradictory instructions. On the one hand, he was commanded to always tell the truth. On the other, he was commanded to not tell the astronauts about the ship's real mission. When they arrived at Jupiter, they would see the monolith and realize that something had been hidden from them, and then they would demand an explanatin that HAL could not give. The only way he could resolve tha paradox was to kill the crew, preventing them from asking him about the real mission.
Not exactly a seg fault, but definitely an unintended consequence.
Also, TAE may not have been the first to use the term. An excerpt of his journal (I forget where I read it) referred to the term "bug" as jargon in use around his shop.
both consider my little website a spammer for the simple reason that it uses dynamic dns. The only mail that leaves my site is replies to mail sent to the webmaster (me) and to do registration e-mails for YABB.
Bulbs tend to burn out in that first instant power is applied to them; because the filament heats and flexes. This flexing will eventually break the filament, assuming oxidation doesn't get it first.
They are *exactly* the same size as the incadescents they are replacing...
Ummm... The size of the base isn't the issue. While cf bulbs *have* gotten smaller than the old ring-style bulbs, they are simply too plump to fit in most of the table lamp fixtures in my house - they interfere with the "bulb shaped" struts that hold up the shade.
I have no idea what you are talking about here. Our compact flourescent lights have a much more pleasing spectrum than the yellow incandescents, and are very close to the full-spectrum lights we use around the house.
Ask any photographer why digital cameras have special "flourescent light" settings and why film cameras often use a special filter for flourescent lights.
In a nut shell, incandescents have a very yellow light, flourescents are green. You often don't notice it because your own brain automatically subtracts the color of the ambient light when you view a room.
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The command should be:
/
sudo update_prebinding -root
Sorry.
A zombie is a process whose mother has died. For example, say you open a terminal, then in the terminal you start PICO. Then you somehow manage to crash the terminal. PICO will hang around as a zombie.
So does defragging the disk. You might want to look into getting DiskWarrior or similar.
To do the optimize by hand, open a terminal and type
update_prebinding -root
And press return. Enter your admin password when it asks.
oh, and "ditto", too.
While one definition of megabyte is 2^20 bytes, HD makers have almost always used the definition of 10e6 bytes. Similarly, they define gigabyte as 10e9 bytes.
As long as there have been HDs for PCs, RAM makers have been using the binary definitions of megabyte and gigabyte and HD makers have been using the decimal definitions. Both used the definition that was easiest for them. (It'd be a bitch making chips with round numbers of bytes, wouldn't it?)
Nobody gets confused by the newbies.
I remember sitting and war-dialing the local BBS waiting for the guy who was hogging the line to finally log off.
Heh. BBS's for one user at a time... Man that takes me back.
I'm sorry, I missed all the other games where the hero was actually a delusional second-rater who was blocking the memory of how big a loser he actually was, and who was secretly being baby sat by the woman who loved him (and knew the truth) while he wandered around mooning over another chick...
I was thinking about that. I think that's what pisses the PC bigots off the most; back in the day every new computer model generated this kind of excitement. These days, people are so ground down by the PC treadmill that they barely notice when a new generation of CPU comes out. Dell can change models and their own customer service department won't know.
Meanwhile, Apple still has to post guards around their booth to keep people from peeking at unannounced stuff....
I love that original Natural keyboard. All of mine have died (due to accidents, not failure) except one that I cherish.
Damn shame you can't get that model anymore!
I haven't bought a new CD in 6 or 7 years, but I've got CDs with hidden tracks, CDs with two versions of the same song (radio mix and uncut, usually) and CDs with data tracks.
The CDs with data tracks piss me off actually, because they confuse my elderly CD jukebox.
Especially since I've had it happen.
How strong can Apple Corps trademark be, if they haven't actually used it in 30 years?
Seriously, other than the Beatles and Badfinger, are there any bands under the Apple Corps label?
Since every 3rd post is someone complaining that Fox is the only source for this story.
What part of "forged originator address" don't you understand?
The "you've got a virus" messages DON'T GO BACK TO THE INFECTED PERSON. Instead, they come to me, and I'm running a freaking Macintosh!
She also had exactly one speech, that she gave every time I encountered her. (Graduation from college, talk at the pentagon, on tv, etc...)
IIRC, it was explained that HAL went mad because of contradictory instructions. On the one hand, he was commanded to always tell the truth. On the other, he was commanded to not tell the astronauts about the ship's real mission. When they arrived at Jupiter, they would see the monolith and realize that something had been hidden from them, and then they would demand an explanatin that HAL could not give. The only way he could resolve tha paradox was to kill the crew, preventing them from asking him about the real mission.
Not exactly a seg fault, but definitely an unintended consequence.
I was going to complain about that, too.
Also, TAE may not have been the first to use the term. An excerpt of his journal (I forget where I read it) referred to the term "bug" as jargon in use around his shop.
Is that where you take charge and plug yourself into current events?
Yellow Dog Linux sells Macs pre-installed with Linux. Dunno if they have G5s yet. They also sell G4 based small-footprint machines called "briQs".
contradictory, obsolete and conflicting versions of SPEWS flood the internet, including one containing an MP3 of Madonna saying "WTF are you doing?!?"
both consider my little website a spammer for the simple reason that it uses dynamic dns. The only mail that leaves my site is replies to mail sent to the webmaster (me) and to do registration e-mails for YABB.
when SPEWS blacklisted somethingawful.com?
After all, if spammers saw a lot of it, wouldn't they just learn to send the same spam several times at one hour intervals?
Bulbs tend to burn out in that first instant power is applied to them; because the filament heats and flexes. This flexing will eventually break the filament, assuming oxidation doesn't get it first.
They are *exactly* the same size as the incadescents they are replacing...
Ummm... The size of the base isn't the issue. While cf bulbs *have* gotten smaller than the old ring-style bulbs, they are simply too plump to fit in most of the table lamp fixtures in my house - they interfere with the "bulb shaped" struts that hold up the shade.
I have no idea what you are talking about here. Our compact flourescent lights have a much more pleasing spectrum than the yellow incandescents, and are very close to the full-spectrum lights we use around the house.
Ask any photographer why digital cameras have special "flourescent light" settings and why film cameras often use a special filter for flourescent lights.
In a nut shell, incandescents have a very yellow light, flourescents are green. You often don't notice it because your own brain automatically subtracts the color of the ambient light when you view a room.