No, they are wearing the TOS-style uniforms. It's from one of the upcoming two-parters (In A Mirror Darkly, IIRC).
The synopsis is like this: In the Mirror Universe, The Enterprise crew comes across the USS Defiant (from TOS) that has somehow been pulled through time and space and universes from the TOS timeline into the ENT Mirror timeline via a Tholian Web.
Good news: They built a nice replica of the TOS Enterprise bridge for the episodes. Plus, new Tholian stuff. Great for TOS fans.
Bad news: Just when we got rid of all of the time-travel stuff, in comes this story...
But wait there's more - the IR transciever portion of the key, when aimed at the driver door can open, close, or place anywhere in between all the side windows and sunroof at once. Great for getting into the car on a hot day or sealing up all the windows as you leave. Impressive what they they've put usably into a key, albeit oversized.
Great for those 'learning' remote controllers for TVs, too. As I recall from a past issue of 2600, all that needs to happen for someone to gain access to the interior of the car is to use a learning remote to learn the IR signal. Assign the IR signal to a button (say, volume up) and the car can be unlocked with a $9.95 tool.
They surely use more than one RF code for the ignition interlock. Here's hoping that they use more than one for the unlocking of doors.:)
I my first year Chem lectures, the prof would sometimes try to wake the class up with little videos or flash animations that somewhat pertained to the material at hand.
So, on the projection screen in an auditorium with ~400 sleepy students, out blares "IT'S NOT THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH SIDE!" "NO IT'S NOT!" It was priceless, and the entire class couldn't stop laughing at it until the end of the lecture.
Sadly that, and the fact that David Hasselhoff is popular in Germany, are the only things I remember from that course. (And yes, Hasselhoff was on the exam... )
Some EA reps were recruiting in my area not too long ago, and the head of research (his name escapes me, but he was really cool guy) gave a speech. He explained to us that for sports games, they try to get the bulk of their revenues in the bag during the first 6 weeks of the respective sport's season. In NHL 2005's case, he explained that EA was already expecting that 2005 would not do well because nobody was psyched for the season with the strike, and hence nobody would be psyched to buy the game.
Especially telling was the 25 minutes of EA game trailers before the speech with trailers for every EA Sports game, except NHL 2005.
I worked on a similar project in the past, where I had to PDF a lot of paper-based documents.
A nice ADF scanner will save your sanity. We had a newer ScanJet, resembling the 5550c, where you couldn't feed too much at once, and it would jam up, We later got a hold of an older HP Network ScanJet that worked like a champ. If I could remember the model numbers, I'd give them to you.:(
That said, from the sounds of your situation, outsourcing would be the best solution. They already have the high-end scanners, they high-end software to work with your documents, (i.e. Acrobat Capture) and all you'll have to worry about is giving them the documents, and picking up the CDs with the PDFs on them. I don't remember what it cost us, but I'd wager that the overall value was superior.
Another thing I loved about Black Isle`s work on Fallout was the Fallout Bibles that Chris Avellone published for a while. Not only fun to read, but interesting to see how some of the ideas were developed, extra background info, etc. I doubt that many developers would do that kind of thing for fans, especially so long after the release of the games. (The first issue came out in March 2001)
The Kazaa Lite Codec Pack provides codecs for many formats, and it doesn't even require you to install Kazaa/Kazaa Lite. Available from http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/
Not a member, just a satisfied customer.
Slithyly OT but interesting: the Genesis video sequence from Star Trek II was one of the early works of Pixar, back when they were still at ILM, circa 1981/1982.
Sure, opening up things to competition would be nice, but at the moment, there's two big things that hold me back from using Bell's ADSL: the monthly bandwidth cap, and the speed. I'm with Rogers, and they decided to hold back on implementing a similar plan until they were done seeing how Bell fared with it... and they haven't implemented it yet.:) Plus I've found that my cable connection is often faster than friends of mine who went with Bell.
From where I'm sitting, it costs about the same for Bell or Rogers. The unlimited bandwidth and increased speed that Rogers offers is very nice, considering that I have roommates whose downloading habits I can't control.
In other words, the telcos can compete with themselves all they like, but (at least in my situation) it's a moot point if they still can't really compete with cable.
It would be really nice if the MMORPG resembles the old Marvel Superheroes RPG. It's been a long time since I've played it, but it was a remarkable easy RPG to get into, easy to create characters, and focused more on comic book action and storylines than something as deep as Neverwinter Nights. That might draw the crowds intimidated by EverCrack et al.
"THIS IS NOT A RIP OFF!" I have used this software and cdex and it is NOT a rip off.
No, even based on the screenshots, it's verrrrry similar... Apple, in the past, sued theme-makers for having the same general look-and-feel as Aqua. Industrial design is considered to be copyrightable. (IIRC, IANAL)
You are all making false accusations based on nothing. They are a little similiar but this is NOT a clone of cdex.
Although I haven't really looked at what they actually have on their site, based on the countless other posts, they've either (illegally) reassigned the copyright of CDex to themselves, or rewritten the code and mentioned that it was based on CDex. Either way, it's a clone.
If you want more proof then feel free to email me at jetonia@yahoo.com if not then STFU and quit posting this non-sence about it being a rip off because ITS NOT!
Whoops! Did I leave your e-mail address posted for the spambots? Silly me! (actually, someone should e-mail the person... see what they say.... I'm too lazy to myself;) )
If this gets used, I can see some companies taking advantage of the possible savings from using one computer instead of a couple for those Beowulfed tasks. Maybe Dreamworks can shrink their renderfarm;)
Slightly offtopic, but a question that I at least thought was interesting...
I remember reading that tons of fans went to see 'Meet Joe Black' (I'm prettysure that's what it was) just to watch the Episode I trailer, and I'm guessing that the same will happen with 'Monsters, Inc.' (although 'Monsters, Inc.' is probably more enjoyable than than 'Meet Joe Black')
I wonder: how much of an effect do the new Star Wars trailers have on the grosses of the films that they appear in front of? I'm sure that the take from 'Meet Joe Black' was nicely boosted by those who walked out after the trailer;)
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I think you're missing a verb there, buddy.
No, they are wearing the TOS-style uniforms. It's from one of the upcoming two-parters (In A Mirror Darkly, IIRC).
The synopsis is like this: In the Mirror Universe, The Enterprise crew comes across the USS Defiant (from TOS) that has somehow been pulled through time and space and universes from the TOS timeline into the ENT Mirror timeline via a Tholian Web.
Good news: They built a nice replica of the TOS Enterprise bridge for the episodes. Plus, new Tholian stuff. Great for TOS fans.
Bad news: Just when we got rid of all of the time-travel stuff, in comes this story...
But wait there's more - the IR transciever portion of the key, when aimed at the driver door can open, close, or place anywhere in between all the side windows and sunroof at once. Great for getting into the car on a hot day or sealing up all the windows as you leave. Impressive what they they've put usably into a key, albeit oversized.
:)
Great for those 'learning' remote controllers for TVs, too. As I recall from a past issue of 2600, all that needs to happen for someone to gain access to the interior of the car is to use a learning remote to learn the IR signal. Assign the IR signal to a button (say, volume up) and the car can be unlocked with a $9.95 tool.
They surely use more than one RF code for the ignition interlock. Here's hoping that they use more than one for the unlocking of doors.
I my first year Chem lectures, the prof would sometimes try to wake the class up with little videos or flash animations that somewhat pertained to the material at hand.
So, on the projection screen in an auditorium with ~400 sleepy students, out blares "IT'S NOT THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH SIDE!" "NO IT'S NOT!" It was priceless, and the entire class couldn't stop laughing at it until the end of the lecture.
Sadly that, and the fact that David Hasselhoff is popular in Germany, are the only things I remember from that course. (And yes, Hasselhoff was on the exam... )
Some EA reps were recruiting in my area not too long ago, and the head of research (his name escapes me, but he was really cool guy) gave a speech. He explained to us that for sports games, they try to get the bulk of their revenues in the bag during the first 6 weeks of the respective sport's season. In NHL 2005's case, he explained that EA was already expecting that 2005 would not do well because nobody was psyched for the season with the strike, and hence nobody would be psyched to buy the game. Especially telling was the 25 minutes of EA game trailers before the speech with trailers for every EA Sports game, except NHL 2005.
This must be a new record...
I worked on a similar project in the past, where I had to PDF a lot of paper-based documents.
:(
A nice ADF scanner will save your sanity. We had a newer ScanJet, resembling the 5550c, where you couldn't feed too much at once, and it would jam up, We later got a hold of an older HP Network ScanJet that worked like a champ. If I could remember the model numbers, I'd give them to you.
That said, from the sounds of your situation, outsourcing would be the best solution. They already have the high-end scanners, they high-end software to work with your documents, (i.e. Acrobat Capture) and all you'll have to worry about is giving them the documents, and picking up the CDs with the PDFs on them. I don't remember what it cost us, but I'd wager that the overall value was superior.
Good luck!
Another thing I loved about Black Isle`s work on Fallout was the Fallout Bibles that Chris Avellone published for a while. Not only fun to read, but interesting to see how some of the ideas were developed, extra background info, etc. I doubt that many developers would do that kind of thing for fans, especially so long after the release of the games. (The first issue came out in March 2001)
The Kazaa Lite Codec Pack provides codecs for many formats, and it doesn't even require you to install Kazaa/Kazaa Lite. Available from http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/ Not a member, just a satisfied customer.
I got the info from my Star Trek II Special Edition DVD.
Slithyly OT but interesting: the Genesis video sequence from Star Trek II was one of the early works of Pixar, back when they were still at ILM, circa 1981/1982.
But many users with Winmodems likely won't download the cd image in the first place.
Sure, opening up things to competition would be nice, but at the moment, there's two big things that hold me back from using Bell's ADSL: the monthly bandwidth cap, and the speed. I'm with Rogers, and they decided to hold back on implementing a similar plan until they were done seeing how Bell fared with it... and they haven't implemented it yet. :) Plus I've found that my cable connection is often faster than friends of mine who went with Bell.
From where I'm sitting, it costs about the same for Bell or Rogers. The unlimited bandwidth and increased speed that Rogers offers is very nice, considering that I have roommates whose downloading habits I can't control.
In other words, the telcos can compete with themselves all they like, but (at least in my situation) it's a moot point if they still can't really compete with cable.
It would be really nice if the MMORPG resembles the old Marvel Superheroes RPG. It's been a long time since I've played it, but it was a remarkable easy RPG to get into, easy to create characters, and focused more on comic book action and storylines than something as deep as Neverwinter Nights. That might draw the crowds intimidated by EverCrack et al.
Wrong John. The rocket was put in Romero's head, as long as you were able to shoot the rogket through Romero's ego.^H^H^H^Hdemonic visage.
Jetonia@yahoo.com 05-Aug-2002 10:57:12 AM
;) )
"THIS IS NOT A RIP OFF!"
I have used this software and cdex and it is NOT a rip off.
No, even based on the screenshots, it's verrrrry similar... Apple, in the past, sued theme-makers for having the same general look-and-feel as Aqua. Industrial design is considered to be copyrightable. (IIRC, IANAL)
You are all making false accusations based on nothing. They are a little similiar but this is NOT a clone of cdex.
Although I haven't really looked at what they actually have on their site, based on the countless other posts, they've either (illegally) reassigned the copyright of CDex to themselves, or rewritten the code and mentioned that it was based on CDex. Either way, it's a clone.
If you want more proof then feel free to email me at jetonia@yahoo.com if not then STFU and quit posting this non-sence about it being a rip off because ITS NOT!
Whoops! Did I leave your e-mail address posted for the spambots? Silly me! (actually, someone should e-mail the person... see what they say.... I'm too lazy to myself
Life mirrors art. ;) In Pi, Max and Sol aren't the greatest of Go players.
CorelOS/Xandros isn't dead... Lindows uses it as its base, and from some low-key demos up here in Canada, it's looking just fine.
If this gets used, I can see some companies taking advantage of the possible savings from using one computer instead of a couple for those Beowulfed tasks. Maybe Dreamworks can shrink their renderfarm ;)
Slightly offtopic, but a question that I at least thought was interesting...
;)
I remember reading that tons of fans went to see 'Meet Joe Black' (I'm prettysure that's what it was) just to watch the Episode I trailer, and I'm guessing that the same will happen with 'Monsters, Inc.' (although 'Monsters, Inc.' is probably more enjoyable than than 'Meet Joe Black')
I wonder: how much of an effect do the new Star Wars trailers have on the grosses of the films that they appear in front of? I'm sure that the take from 'Meet Joe Black' was nicely boosted by those who walked out after the trailer