You know, I never said that the polls were definitely incorrect, nor did I say the election wasn't rigged.
I simply pointed out that poll results are not the bible.
Let's look at the two scenarios: 1. The election was rigged, which would've required a vast conspiracy - across many states, which use different polling methods and hundreds or thousands of people, none of whom leaked it - to occur. 2. The survey - which was designed by a small committee of people (probably) - was in error. And it has had questions raised about the techniques.
The simplest explanation there is #2. That's not to say #1 is impossible, but let's face it; #2 is a LOT more probable. Of course, some Democrats want to think the election was somehow "stolen" from Kerry, so they go for #1.
...exit polling suggests the last two elections were rigged. As someone who works in a survey organization as a statistician, please let me explain that there is no guarantee any poll/survey comes up with the true answer. Perhaps people that voted for a candidate didn't want to admit it for some reason. Perhaps people just said anything to get away from the pollsters. Or perhaps the sampling was messed up. Or perhaps the pollsters had their own agenda.
I assume SpaceShipTwo will earn money, some of which will be put toward the design of SpaceShipThree or SpaceShipFour or whatever that will someday be orbital. It seems very relevant to me - crawl before you can walk.
Slackware doesn't include Gnome any more, and hasn't for several versions. This is an independent third-party creating it for Slackware.
I use Slackware for a server, a desktop, a laptop, and a MythTV frontend. It works perfectly in all of those roles. I don't see why it has to focus on one or the other - Patrick is doing a great job with it as it is.
I think what killed the PCjr at least in part was the memory mapping situation. Strangely, it's very common on low-end motherboards these days, but back then, it was a hindrance (the PCjr had a number of features that were ahead of its time - the graphics that you mentioned, the 4-voice sound, wireless keyboard, etc.). They didn't have separate video memory, and programs that tried to access memory directly (and didn't account for that) would suddenly hit the wrong spot of memory when the screen changed. So, a lot of software had to be rewritten to be able to work on the PCjr.
We did get one of the original keyboards years after the PCjr was no longer relevant, and I used it for a while - I thought it was fine for typing, too. Not great, but it wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.
I'm not sure what happened to our PCjrs (we got a second one, which is where they keyboard came from). They were at my parents' place, and they were moving so they asked my brother and I to get them. So we both went there at different times, and neither of us could find them, so we both thought the other had them. I'm guessing Dad threw them away. (Oh well - it's not like they're valuable, the museums have as many as they need, and they'd just be in the way.)
Yeah, I run two computers all the time and my power bill is at most $150 or $160 during the hottest months of the summer. In winter it'll be well under $100 (I have natural gas heat). I do turn off the monitors when I'm not using them - either via DPMS or by physically turning them off at night and when I'm at work.
I have no idea how turning off a computer at night would save $100.
In my old place, the electric bill was conveniently split between HVAC and everything else. Everything else - including an electric range, fridge, lights, fans, TV, computers, etc. - was about $25/month, even with two computers on.
Me too. Don't forget the 4-voice sound. But we didn't have the bad keyboard - we had the replacement.
We played a lot of "Mouser" and "River Raid" via cartridges on that thing, and we used it to connect to CompuServe via a 1200 baud Hayes Smartmodem with nice blinkenlights (I still have the modem, I think).
Here in DC the local stations have all banded together to create commercial with the news anchors to let everyone know. There are something like 12 stations I think; even the Spanish stations are in it. Honestly, if they keep running that, it's hard to see how people could miss it. Remember the TV stations have a vested interest in keeping people watching.
Actually, not everyone can update maps. It does require some training and even still is frequently done incorrectly.
I work for an organization that has people going out and mapping and listing houses all over the US. Some do very well. Some do quite poorly. We see things that are obviously wrong even though we're not familiar with the area being worked.
I do agree that formal education (college or whatever) is irrelevant. In our case, the biggest factor is whether or not the person can read a map (there are plenty of educated people out there that can't), but it's not the only factor.
Letter carriers don't even walk in this country anymore... Mine does. Yes, he drives the truck to the neighborhood, but then I see him walking from house to house delivering the mail. If I'm working outside he'll at least wave, but usually he stops to chat.
DC has several. They are mostly movable rigs, but there are a few fixed setups, too. However, there are signs marking at least the ones I drive through, and of course everyone knows about them so they all slow down until they see if it's clear. DC even has a map of the zones, which doesn't tell you where they are right now, but it does tell you where they could be.
First, what kind of film was it that had a tendency to burn? Nitrate-based film?
Second, I just heard that the studio that produced Aerosmith's first album has lost the masters, so they're going to re-record it.
This kind of problem isn't new, and blaming it on electronic media is silly.
Yes, you do have to take steps to ensure the availability of it in the future - but the same is true of analog versions too. If you don't have a good filing system, or your 'vault' is the backseat of a car in southern California, the reels are going to get damaged/destroyed/lost, too.
I was on a railroad photographers' list for a while, and I remember the digital/analog debate came up one time. Someone said, "I'll be laughing when you lose all your files because your hard drive crashed and don't have pictures any more!" Obviously he never considered he could easily lose his negatives/slides, or have them damaged in a flood or fire. Analog media has different risks and storage requirements, but they BOTH require proper storage. (And, frankly, digital has the additional advantage that it can be easily backed up at multiple sites with no loss in quality.)
Then don't get it. You can easily buy cars without OnStar. What's the problem?
Personally I wouldn't pay someone to change my oil, but plenty of people do. But, unlike you, I'm not sitting here starting a flamewar on/. about people that pay someone to change their oil.
Tabs aren't mandatory. Just turn them off and you won't have them. I'm know this is configurable in Firefox, and every other browser I've used with them can turn them off. So, to answer your question: any browser.
Actually I dislike MS as well but I love their mice (though I use it under Linux:) ). I've heard their keyboards are very good, too, though I haven't used one. More to the point, though, MS isn't actually making the hardware in the 360 - it's done by third party vendors that have been building boards and whatnot for PCs for years, isn't it? If so, I would be surprised if the hardware quality was really poor.
The software could be a different issue, but that's not what I'm hearing from my gamer friends (I only have a PS2).
Honda Civic, Pontiac Sunfire, Chevrolet Cavalier are best-selling cars right here, especially Civic. For your, the USA, those kind of car are sh*t. I went to the USA and it's very rare that I see those cars... You lost me here. I see dozens of those around here (DC area) every time I go out. There are millions of them on the roads.
(Actually GM stopped selling the Cavalier and Sunfire in North America after the 2005 model year.)
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You know, I never said that the polls were definitely incorrect, nor did I say the election wasn't rigged.
I simply pointed out that poll results are not the bible.
Let's look at the two scenarios:
1. The election was rigged, which would've required a vast conspiracy - across many states, which use different polling methods and hundreds or thousands of people, none of whom leaked it - to occur.
2. The survey - which was designed by a small committee of people (probably) - was in error. And it has had questions raised about the techniques.
The simplest explanation there is #2. That's not to say #1 is impossible, but let's face it; #2 is a LOT more probable. Of course, some Democrats want to think the election was somehow "stolen" from Kerry, so they go for #1.
...exit polling suggests the last two elections were rigged. As someone who works in a survey organization as a statistician, please let me explain that there is no guarantee any poll/survey comes up with the true answer. Perhaps people that voted for a candidate didn't want to admit it for some reason. Perhaps people just said anything to get away from the pollsters. Or perhaps the sampling was messed up. Or perhaps the pollsters had their own agenda.I was thinking about the Coleman lantern wicks too, but I didn't think anyone here on /. would know what I was talking about. :)
I assume SpaceShipTwo will earn money, some of which will be put toward the design of SpaceShipThree or SpaceShipFour or whatever that will someday be orbital. It seems very relevant to me - crawl before you can walk.
Google Sightseeing is on the case. Unfortunately the image isn't that great.
We'll know that one was definitely fake.
(I kid, I kid...)
I use MySQL pretty heavily (and, yes, I'm aware of the issues) but this made me laugh out loud. Thanks! :)
It's not all "bork bork bork"?
Slackware doesn't include Gnome any more, and hasn't for several versions. This is an independent third-party creating it for Slackware.
I use Slackware for a server, a desktop, a laptop, and a MythTV frontend. It works perfectly in all of those roles. I don't see why it has to focus on one or the other - Patrick is doing a great job with it as it is.
I think what killed the PCjr at least in part was the memory mapping situation. Strangely, it's very common on low-end motherboards these days, but back then, it was a hindrance (the PCjr had a number of features that were ahead of its time - the graphics that you mentioned, the 4-voice sound, wireless keyboard, etc.). They didn't have separate video memory, and programs that tried to access memory directly (and didn't account for that) would suddenly hit the wrong spot of memory when the screen changed. So, a lot of software had to be rewritten to be able to work on the PCjr.
We did get one of the original keyboards years after the PCjr was no longer relevant, and I used it for a while - I thought it was fine for typing, too. Not great, but it wasn't as bad as everyone made it out to be.
I'm not sure what happened to our PCjrs (we got a second one, which is where they keyboard came from). They were at my parents' place, and they were moving so they asked my brother and I to get them. So we both went there at different times, and neither of us could find them, so we both thought the other had them. I'm guessing Dad threw them away. (Oh well - it's not like they're valuable, the museums have as many as they need, and they'd just be in the way.)
Yeah, I run two computers all the time and my power bill is at most $150 or $160 during the hottest months of the summer. In winter it'll be well under $100 (I have natural gas heat). I do turn off the monitors when I'm not using them - either via DPMS or by physically turning them off at night and when I'm at work.
I have no idea how turning off a computer at night would save $100.
In my old place, the electric bill was conveniently split between HVAC and everything else. Everything else - including an electric range, fridge, lights, fans, TV, computers, etc. - was about $25/month, even with two computers on.
Me too. Don't forget the 4-voice sound. But we didn't have the bad keyboard - we had the replacement.
We played a lot of "Mouser" and "River Raid" via cartridges on that thing, and we used it to connect to CompuServe via a 1200 baud Hayes Smartmodem with nice blinkenlights (I still have the modem, I think).
In short, they're sciencing as fast as they can!
Do the Europeans realize they've been doing this for years in airports there?
Here in DC the local stations have all banded together to create commercial with the news anchors to let everyone know. There are something like 12 stations I think; even the Spanish stations are in it. Honestly, if they keep running that, it's hard to see how people could miss it. Remember the TV stations have a vested interest in keeping people watching.
Actually, not everyone can update maps. It does require some training and even still is frequently done incorrectly.
I work for an organization that has people going out and mapping and listing houses all over the US. Some do very well. Some do quite poorly. We see things that are obviously wrong even though we're not familiar with the area being worked.
I do agree that formal education (college or whatever) is irrelevant. In our case, the biggest factor is whether or not the person can read a map (there are plenty of educated people out there that can't), but it's not the only factor.
DC has several. They are mostly movable rigs, but there are a few fixed setups, too. However, there are signs marking at least the ones I drive through, and of course everyone knows about them so they all slow down until they see if it's clear. DC even has a map of the zones, which doesn't tell you where they are right now, but it does tell you where they could be.
Properly stored digital images would also be around. That's my point.
First, what kind of film was it that had a tendency to burn? Nitrate-based film?
Second, I just heard that the studio that produced Aerosmith's first album has lost the masters, so they're going to re-record it.
This kind of problem isn't new, and blaming it on electronic media is silly.
Yes, you do have to take steps to ensure the availability of it in the future - but the same is true of analog versions too. If you don't have a good filing system, or your 'vault' is the backseat of a car in southern California, the reels are going to get damaged/destroyed/lost, too.
I was on a railroad photographers' list for a while, and I remember the digital/analog debate came up one time. Someone said, "I'll be laughing when you lose all your files because your hard drive crashed and don't have pictures any more!" Obviously he never considered he could easily lose his negatives/slides, or have them damaged in a flood or fire. Analog media has different risks and storage requirements, but they BOTH require proper storage. (And, frankly, digital has the additional advantage that it can be easily backed up at multiple sites with no loss in quality.)
Then don't get it. You can easily buy cars without OnStar. What's the problem?
/. about people that pay someone to change their oil.
Personally I wouldn't pay someone to change my oil, but plenty of people do. But, unlike you, I'm not sitting here starting a flamewar on
Tabs aren't mandatory. Just turn them off and you won't have them. I'm know this is configurable in Firefox, and every other browser I've used with them can turn them off. So, to answer your question: any browser.
Really? There's a big article this month about video surveillance - what's possible and what's wrong with it.
In other issues in recent months/years I've seen editorials and articles explaining the problems with DRM and the like.
Those don't sound pro-corporate to me.
Actually I dislike MS as well but I love their mice (though I use it under Linux :) ). I've heard their keyboards are very good, too, though I haven't used one. More to the point, though, MS isn't actually making the hardware in the 360 - it's done by third party vendors that have been building boards and whatnot for PCs for years, isn't it? If so, I would be surprised if the hardware quality was really poor.
The software could be a different issue, but that's not what I'm hearing from my gamer friends (I only have a PS2).
(Actually GM stopped selling the Cavalier and Sunfire in North America after the 2005 model year.)