Copying a CD produces a perfect copy of the digital data. Analog media are subject to degradation when multiple copies are made; digital media are not.
And walking out of a Microsoft Office at 6pm doesn't?
Well, Clippy the paper clip certainly doesn't have much room to conceal small electronic devices, and I'm not sure who else would be walking out of Microsoft Office...
The oldest piece of hardware I still use regularly is my IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155. It was manufactured in 1983 and was the first computer my family ever owned. I use it for dialin terminal sessions and the like, as it's compact, cool-looking, and equipped with a modem.
NASA's solid rocket boosters use powdered aluminum as a propellant. I doubt the Hindenburg was made of powdered aluminum (although that would be quite a feat of engineering!)
During the winter, I have to block the duct that supplies heat to my room - that way, the room is held at the perfect temperature by the insane amounts of heat put out by my Athlon XP 1700+ system. I have a fast video card, two hard drives, and a big 400W power supply all crammed into a mid-tower case, and it provides enough heat to keep my room at 75 degrees all winter.
They actually do use Windows 95 for a lot of stuff on board, but I think they use something custom in the guidance systems and the other really-mission-critical stuff.
The only way for any of them to escape alive would have been to parachute out of the shuttle, which is impossible at that speed and altitude. The orbiter is almost certainly completely destroyed, along with its crew. Sorry to burst your bubble.:(
The US and ESA launch radioisotopic generators containing plutonium (and other fun substances) all the time. Usually they are very heavily shielded, but the shielding is probably not designed to be directly exposed to the heat of reentry - the shuttle body is supposed to do that.:( Satellites containing radioisotope generators - including SNAP 9 and SNAP 10 - have been destroyed during reentry, which has spewed plutonium throughout the upper atmosphere. It happens. Fortunately, the shuttle uses fuel cells for power, so there's not much risk of that in this case, but it still happens...
Nvidia has no control over what the card manufacturers do in terms of the other components on the card. Nvidia merely sells the GPUs that they use. Some manufacturers use good TV chipsets that produce good results, others use crappier ones. They all remain pretty competitive...it's merely a matter of choice on the part of the card manufacturer as to which part they prefer.
DirectX is a proprietary extension of the API. Their despotism means that the API meets their whims, not those of the hardware developers, and I'd rather have an API optimized for hardware instead of one optimized for a shitty operating system.
Total Annihilation is one of the few RTS games I actually enjoy playing. It not only has better control over the units, but it's varied and dynamic enough to add an element of actual strategy (!!!), unlike games such as Starcraft where the entire game hinges on how quickly you build units and in what order. TA is put together in such a way that it takes strategy (the right combinations of units, good placement, targeted strikes) to win, as opposed to the blind rushes of Starcraft and its kin. It's sad that there aren't any recent RTS games that are that good...many people will refuse to play a game that's five years old, even if it is that great. I suspect that Blizzard's heavy marketing is mostly responsible for Starcraft's (ugh) success compared to better games like TA.
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I agree wholeheartedly. Cell phones seem to include far too many features at the expense of usability, size, and reliability.
Copying a CD produces a perfect copy of the digital data. Analog media are subject to degradation when multiple copies are made; digital media are not.
I'm inclined to agree, especially since the post was titled "Zalman Showcase Massive P4 Heatsink."
Microsoft bundled their own anti-virus software with many versions of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. This is nothing new.
And walking out of a Microsoft Office at 6pm doesn't?
Well, Clippy the paper clip certainly doesn't have much room to conceal small electronic devices, and I'm not sure who else would be walking out of Microsoft Office...
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Can anyone recommend a good non-symantec antivirus and software firewall? I hear unplugging your computer is great for stopping hackers and viruses.
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CafePress is amusing. Buy products with ESR's logo before everyone forgets about this!
The oldest piece of hardware I still use regularly is my IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155. It was manufactured in 1983 and was the first computer my family ever owned. I use it for dialin terminal sessions and the like, as it's compact, cool-looking, and equipped with a modem.
Sorry, didn't get much sleep last night. :-\
Please don't kill me.
NASA's solid rocket boosters use powdered aluminum as a propellant. I doubt the Hindenburg was made of powdered aluminum (although that would be quite a feat of engineering!)
Handheld ham radio transceivers can do a lot more than short-range UHF police radios that depend on repeaters.
Hilary Rosen isn't in charge of the RIAA anymore, is she?
During the winter, I have to block the duct that supplies heat to my room - that way, the room is held at the perfect temperature by the insane amounts of heat put out by my Athlon XP 1700+ system. I have a fast video card, two hard drives, and a big 400W power supply all crammed into a mid-tower case, and it provides enough heat to keep my room at 75 degrees all winter.
The SE/30 can run m68k ports of Linux or NetBSD on its own. Why modify it when you can do it with the original hardware?
Halt den Mund, Arschloch!
Diese Idee eine gute ist.
It's "Merovingian". Merrill Lynch is an investment firm.
They actually do use Windows 95 for a lot of stuff on board, but I think they use something custom in the guidance systems and the other really-mission-critical stuff.
The only way for any of them to escape alive would have been to parachute out of the shuttle, which is impossible at that speed and altitude. The orbiter is almost certainly completely destroyed, along with its crew. Sorry to burst your bubble. :(
The US and ESA launch radioisotopic generators containing plutonium (and other fun substances) all the time. Usually they are very heavily shielded, but the shielding is probably not designed to be directly exposed to the heat of reentry - the shuttle body is supposed to do that. :( Satellites containing radioisotope generators - including SNAP 9 and SNAP 10 - have been destroyed during reentry, which has spewed plutonium throughout the upper atmosphere. It happens. Fortunately, the shuttle uses fuel cells for power, so there's not much risk of that in this case, but it still happens...
Fuck 'em - and Ohm's Law
VESA? No wonder you're worried about "hardware diversity"... does ANYTHING still run on your 486? :P
Nvidia has no control over what the card manufacturers do in terms of the other components on the card. Nvidia merely sells the GPUs that they use. Some manufacturers use good TV chipsets that produce good results, others use crappier ones. They all remain pretty competitive...it's merely a matter of choice on the part of the card manufacturer as to which part they prefer.
DirectX is a proprietary extension of the API. Their despotism means that the API meets their whims, not those of the hardware developers, and I'd rather have an API optimized for hardware instead of one optimized for a shitty operating system.
Total Annihilation is one of the few RTS games I actually enjoy playing. It not only has better control over the units, but it's varied and dynamic enough to add an element of actual strategy (!!!), unlike games such as Starcraft where the entire game hinges on how quickly you build units and in what order. TA is put together in such a way that it takes strategy (the right combinations of units, good placement, targeted strikes) to win, as opposed to the blind rushes of Starcraft and its kin. It's sad that there aren't any recent RTS games that are that good...many people will refuse to play a game that's five years old, even if it is that great. I suspect that Blizzard's heavy marketing is mostly responsible for Starcraft's (ugh) success compared to better games like TA.