I did once, a long time ago, but the comment is out of my non-subscriber history now. Perhaps a subscriber can look back through my comments and find it... The parent said something about aluminum foil not working, and I commented that he should have tried tin foil.:)
I'd just like to point out that we never got answers from this second interview with Wil Wheaton. Surely that must count as the worst interview ever since it wasn't finished. (Although he did answer some of the questions in the threads.)
Here's a question - I recently replaced my motherboard in my computer, and I had to reregister Windows. When I next played one of the songs I downloaded from iTunes, it said it wasn't authorized for this computer and had to go reregister. Now I'm wondering if I only have 3 licenses available for those songs (the original plus the replacement) or 4.
Shouldn't be a major problem for me, but I am curious.
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My employer recently had a "human capital" survey to get our opinions on work conditions. I wanted to tell them that calling us "employees" or even "human beings" would be a good step in the right direction. Even the term "resources" is slightly better than "capital". Unfortunately, I wasn't in the survey.
The gas station receipts I get don't include the full card number (usually just the last 4 digits) or much else information of use. They really have no value to anyone other than the person that actually bought the gas, who only uses it to enter the information in their checkbook.
Again? Mine never stopped! I recently bought an RC10-TC4 and put it together - and it's just as much fun as the RC-10!:) I also took the opportunity to update the steering linkage with a turnbuckle link from the servo to the mechanism - it reduced the play in the steering a LOT, and it now steers the same amount in both directions.
Does your car have the gold-colored bottom? That's what mine has, and I guess they are the original RC-10 model.
And my standard response: You don't have to click on "Read More"...if you don't find the article interesting, read something else. Do you complain to the newspaper when they print an article you don't read?)
Yeah, and I should've mentioned that this is my server, not my desktop PC. Speed isn't critical, and it's not heavily loaded by any stretch even in it's current configuration, a Duron 850 with 512 megs of RAM. (It'll likely have an Athlon XP 1900+ when I'm ready to set up the RAID drives. The Duron will become the MythTV frontend.)
Thanks for your insights, even though I'm not the guy who asked. I'm looking into a RAID setup myself for a video-on-demand system at home using MythTV. (I want to rip my DVDs of television shows to the hard drive so I can watch them without having to flip discs.) Backups of that seem kind of funny - I have a DL DVD drive, but it's going to take almost as many discs as the original DVDs if I leave them in the MPEG format. On the other hand, it takes a while to rip one DVD into the library, so the time savings alone probably makes burning a lot of data DVDs with just MPEG files on them worthwhile. (Plus, then I'd have DVDs I could easily grab to take with me on trips.)
So my real question is, do I want software or hardware RAID? I'm thinking of using a generic SATA card and Linux RAID 5, to keep it cheap and not rely on one hardware vendor. I was thinking of buying 3 250GB hard drives to get started and adding more later...
Still, there are plenty of other people here saying "You wouldn't be saying this if it was MS!!!!", and they aren't talking about MSN Search. My point stands.
On the other hand, I don't think a store or restaurant should be responsible for a simple typographic error. (In this case, that's not a defense.) When I worked in retail, we had that happen once - and people came into the store insisting we had to sell them that drill at less than we paid for it. We weren't trying to draw customers in under false pretenses; it was just a mistake...
I occasionally telework, and we aren't given any budget. We are expected to supply and maintain our own computer, desk, internet connection, phone line, etc. Of course, most people already have those things so no problem there. I don't understand why someone would need money from their employer to telework. In fact, as another poster pointed out, teleworking saves me money and time.
I can't believe someone that bought an Alpine receiver is complaining about the money. You do realize Alpine is top of the line, right? You could've gotten XM for a LOT less - most $150 and up head units support it now, and maybe even some under that. You still have to buy the tuner for around $50 and an antenna (say, $40), but that's still far less than $600.
I'd say you paid too much for the installation, too - swapping a radio is a matter of minutes, and it can't be that hard to put in the antenna - I did one on mine in about 10 minutes start to finish. Only thing left is mounting the tuner and running wires, but I can't see the whole job taking more than an hour or so for an experienced installer.
They wouldn't compile for me. I didn't have time to figure out the problem, but neither they nor the old 55?? (don't remember the number off the top of my head, and I'm at work) drivers would compile.
For me, it compiles fine - but it doesn't actually work. The driver isn't clearing the screen correctly - for example, I'll see the "login" prompt sitting directly on top of the Nvidia splash screen.
I just upgraded to a new ABIT motherboard, so the problem is likely related to the kernel's AGP workings of that, not the NVIDIA driver.
Maybe 2.6.11 will fix whatever the problem is. (I haven't nailed it down enough yet to supply a useful bug report.)
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I did once, a long time ago, but the comment is out of my non-subscriber history now. Perhaps a subscriber can look back through my comments and find it... The parent said something about aluminum foil not working, and I commented that he should have tried tin foil. :)
I'd just like to point out that we never got answers from this second interview with Wil Wheaton. Surely that must count as the worst interview ever since it wasn't finished. (Although he did answer some of the questions in the threads.)
Thanks - I'll check into that. First I'll check to see how many licenses I have remaining to see if this really happened.
Here's a question - I recently replaced my motherboard in my computer, and I had to reregister Windows. When I next played one of the songs I downloaded from iTunes, it said it wasn't authorized for this computer and had to go reregister. Now I'm wondering if I only have 3 licenses available for those songs (the original plus the replacement) or 4.
Shouldn't be a major problem for me, but I am curious.
My employer recently had a "human capital" survey to get our opinions on work conditions. I wanted to tell them that calling us "employees" or even "human beings" would be a good step in the right direction. Even the term "resources" is slightly better than "capital". Unfortunately, I wasn't in the survey.
I'll have to take your word for it - I've never heard of the show. :)
Watching it creates a demand for it. I think the point of the laws is to attack both sides of the supply/demand chain.
That's nothing compared to the time I tried to make orange juice by concentrating!
That didn't work either...
Because a lot of people like the long-running story lines. Simple as that.
The gas station receipts I get don't include the full card number (usually just the last 4 digits) or much else information of use. They really have no value to anyone other than the person that actually bought the gas, who only uses it to enter the information in their checkbook.
Again? Mine never stopped! I recently bought an RC10-TC4 and put it together - and it's just as much fun as the RC-10! :) I also took the opportunity to update the steering linkage with a turnbuckle link from the servo to the mechanism - it reduced the play in the steering a LOT, and it now steers the same amount in both directions.
Does your car have the gold-colored bottom? That's what mine has, and I guess they are the original RC-10 model.
you must really be a glass-is-half-full guy :)
You mean an optimist?
I'm sorry, I had to do it. :)
I'd say it's past the point of pissing you off. ;)
And my standard response: You don't have to click on "Read More"...if you don't find the article interesting, read something else. Do you complain to the newspaper when they print an article you don't read?)
Yeah, and I should've mentioned that this is my server, not my desktop PC. Speed isn't critical, and it's not heavily loaded by any stretch even in it's current configuration, a Duron 850 with 512 megs of RAM. (It'll likely have an Athlon XP 1900+ when I'm ready to set up the RAID drives. The Duron will become the MythTV frontend.)
Thanks for your insights, even though I'm not the guy who asked. I'm looking into a RAID setup myself for a video-on-demand system at home using MythTV. (I want to rip my DVDs of television shows to the hard drive so I can watch them without having to flip discs.) Backups of that seem kind of funny - I have a DL DVD drive, but it's going to take almost as many discs as the original DVDs if I leave them in the MPEG format. On the other hand, it takes a while to rip one DVD into the library, so the time savings alone probably makes burning a lot of data DVDs with just MPEG files on them worthwhile. (Plus, then I'd have DVDs I could easily grab to take with me on trips.)
So my real question is, do I want software or hardware RAID? I'm thinking of using a generic SATA card and Linux RAID 5, to keep it cheap and not rely on one hardware vendor. I was thinking of buying 3 250GB hard drives to get started and adding more later...
Sorry - missed the stuff in the parens.
Still, there are plenty of other people here saying "You wouldn't be saying this if it was MS!!!!", and they aren't talking about MSN Search. My point stands.
The general sense I got from the last article on /. about MSN Search doing something silly was "Who cares? We'll just use a different search."
You are, in effect, comparing an operating system to a search engine - apples and oranges.
On the other hand, I don't think a store or restaurant should be responsible for a simple typographic error. (In this case, that's not a defense.) When I worked in retail, we had that happen once - and people came into the store insisting we had to sell them that drill at less than we paid for it. We weren't trying to draw customers in under false pretenses; it was just a mistake...
My coworker is right-handed but uses his mouse with his left hand.
I occasionally telework, and we aren't given any budget. We are expected to supply and maintain our own computer, desk, internet connection, phone line, etc. Of course, most people already have those things so no problem there. I don't understand why someone would need money from their employer to telework. In fact, as another poster pointed out, teleworking saves me money and time.
I can't believe someone that bought an Alpine receiver is complaining about the money. You do realize Alpine is top of the line, right? You could've gotten XM for a LOT less - most $150 and up head units support it now, and maybe even some under that. You still have to buy the tuner for around $50 and an antenna (say, $40), but that's still far less than $600.
I'd say you paid too much for the installation, too - swapping a radio is a matter of minutes, and it can't be that hard to put in the antenna - I did one on mine in about 10 minutes start to finish. Only thing left is mounting the tuner and running wires, but I can't see the whole job taking more than an hour or so for an experienced installer.
No one else was on the flight. That was the big deal.
Voyager went around the world unrefueled, but it had two pilots, not one.
They wouldn't compile for me. I didn't have time to figure out the problem, but neither they nor the old 55?? (don't remember the number off the top of my head, and I'm at work) drivers would compile.
I like the song. At first, I was like, "Whaaaat?" But after I realized what they were doing, I thought it was one of the best theme songs ever.
:) (/blatant troll)
Of course, all great art is controversial.
For me, it compiles fine - but it doesn't actually work. The driver isn't clearing the screen correctly - for example, I'll see the "login" prompt sitting directly on top of the Nvidia splash screen.
I just upgraded to a new ABIT motherboard, so the problem is likely related to the kernel's AGP workings of that, not the NVIDIA driver.
Maybe 2.6.11 will fix whatever the problem is. (I haven't nailed it down enough yet to supply a useful bug report.)