Just wondering: if I downloaded and/or ripped my CD's, made a playlist, then piped the iPod output back through my Kenwood amp, how would it sound? Anyone tried this?
I live across the street from the park, and stopped by for a bit. Kind of boring, really. Then, I went over to the City Paper Beer Festival at the DeGroen's brewery. It was canceled. Got drunk anyway. Boring, rainy, alcohol-laden day.
Which will be the official, U.S. sanctioned format for Iraq? I mean, once they get back electricity and stuff. You'd think Jobs would be pressuring the White House to get AAC, but this will never work because only liberal hippies use Macs.
"36.3% of all e-mail received by consumers in March was spam; the ESPC's estimate is 40%"
What horseshit. AT LEAST 90% of the e-mail I get is spam, and that's being generous. I get something like 40 spams per day, and probably around 4 legit messages. Their article makes it sound like spam is less of a problem than it really is.
And thus it was in the beginning. Excel was originally a Mac program. I remember one of my chemistry profs laughing at our "toy" computer and its funny li'l "mouse". Laughing 'til he saw the output, anyway. Off a networked postscript laserprinter. The year was 1985.
You can't even get it on video, which is odd since it's a Belushi and Ackroyd movie. I think it didn't do well because Belushi played the straight man with Ackroyd as the crazy one. This flip-flop probably startled those who had come to expect the reverse.
This movie has one line that has become a permanent part of my repertoire. When asked if he's hungry, Capt. Vick replies: "I could eat a baby's butt through a park bench."
I'm a biophysical chemist. My Dad used to be a state legislator in Mississippi. One day, some crazy inventor actually got some of the legislators to listen to his "discovery" of an engine that produced more energy than it used. He wanted the state legislature to pressure the U.S. patent office to give him a patent, which it had so far refused to do. I had to explain why this couldn't possibly be (Dad, just put your hand on it.: is it warm?). But, man, is it hard trying to explain thermodynamics to the layfolk.
If you haven't seen it, Whedon wrote a comics series for Dark Horse called "The Fray", which was basically a Slayer in the future. Perhaps that could be on tap for a sequel series?
What the hell are you talking about? Voyager was one of the worst shows in the history of television, not just Trek. They had to stick Jerri Ryan in a skin-tight suit _just to get the geeks to watch_! It had New Age spirit guide crap that had to have Roddenberry whirling like a turbine in his grave! Voyager had nothing to do with Star Trek. I don't even consider it part of the franchise.
Voyager was Gilligan's Island in space, but not as well written or acted as Gilligan's Island. If you think Nemesis failed at the box office, just _try_ putting a Voyager movie out. The world really doesn't need another "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
A scary [insert technobabble here] is going to destroy Earth and the Enterprise prevents it.
How many times can they make the same movie and expect people to pay for it? If you haven't noticed, the James Bond films ain't tearing it up lately either. Same reason (a scary _blank_ is threatening the West, and Bond stops it).
Maybe someday they'll make science fiction again (like in TOS), y'know with a plot? The kind you used to get before "science fiction" became synonymous with "special effects movie".
Unless there's some way to trick Apple CD and DVD drives into not recognizing the media, then the CD's that won't play on Apples also won't play on CD players. You'll have to go out and buy a new Walkman or a new CD player for your home and/or car just to listen that new Britney CD. It ain't going to happen.
There are at least 1,836 X-Men alone!
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No one can keep them straight, there are so many. You could also split the "regular" characters with the "Ultimate" and "X Universe" characters to give you an infinite number.
I would use only OS X if I could, but here are some things that don't work in Classic that work fine in OS 9.2 (I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones that keep me in OS 9 most of the time):
1. Microsoft Word 98. It does everything I want. Why do I have to spend $500 to upgrade to Office X? In OS 9, it's peachy. Under Classic, it crashes when Document->Format is chosen. Great. Can't change the format of a document in Classic.
2. Endnote 4. Also does everything I want. Why pay $200 for an upgrade? Does not work with Word 98 under Classic.
3. USB writer for RCA Lyra2 MP3 player. So, I gotta buy an iPod now for $400? RAM card doesn't appear on desktop.
4. LaCie DD3 tape drive. Doesn't work under X with the Grappler 906F PCI SCSI card. I guess I'm supposed to buy the Firewire version ($800)?
5. LaCie 4x4x16 CD-RW. Same as (4) above.
It seems to me that eliminating booting into OS 9 is Apple's way of ending compatibility with a lot of legacy software and hardware. I don't necessarily think that's a terrible thing, but to imply you can do everything in Classic that you can do under OS 9 is just flat wrong.
If people's home computers suddenly won't work with the internet, those people will complain to Microsoft, and possibly switch. "Should've bought a Mac" will be my response to anyone who pisses and moans about not being able to use the internet for anything other than hotmail.
Horrible install with Mandrake 8.2. Buggy. X crashing constantly. Installed RedHat 7.2. No problems. I don't think Mandrake is the right distro for the Wal-Mart crowd.
That's one of the biggest. If you give as many presentations around the country as I do, having to keep track of a dongle just to connect your laptop to a standard VGA adapter (found on just about every podium these days) is a hassle. Just another thing to lose during travel, which then hoses your presentation.
"Ummm...does anyone here have a spare DVI to VGA converter? I can't seem to find mine." [sound of crickets chirping]
DVI output port VGA output support with included Apple DVI to VGA Adapter S-video output port Composite output support with included S-video to composite adapter
I take my PB Ti with me everywhere. I bought it 1.5 years ago to give presentations, since it was lighter and more powerful than anything on the PC side. I've given presentations at a dozen places countrywide, using the VGA output connected to a dozen different LCD projectors. No problems, and lots of envy.
Recently, a colleague bought an iBook, since he routinely also makes presentations and the iBook is even more portable than the Ti. However, he was greatly shocked to discover that the iBook has a non-standard video out. What the hell is that thing supposed to connect to anyway? He now has to remember to check to make sure his dongle is in the case before he goes anywhere.
I was kind of smug with my Ti, thinking "well, you get what you pay for. If you want everything included, get a Ti." Now Apple has gone and put a DVI (?) adapter in place of the VGA. This means everyone who wants to give presentations with a new PB now has to take their dongle along. I don't get it. Honestly. If I were buying a PB again, I would seriously consider a PC laptop now. Why go to the hassle of having to keep up with some stupid dongle when you could buy a computer with VGA built in? I really don't understand what Apple is doing, going back to the bad old "we're not compatible with any standard peripherals" days.
I installed 8.2 and found it to have serious problems with X and KDE 2.2. I wiped the disk and installed RedHat 7.2, and had absolutely none of the problems I had with Mandrake 8.2 (or any problems so far).
Scientists throughout the world today announced key new evidence that supports the theory of gravity.
"The data is pretty conclusive," stated noted scientist Ferlin Husky.
In a multi-generational experiment, scientists over the last 100 years have prayed to a variety of gods and animal totems, tried mental telekinesis, and crossed their fingers that creationists worldwide would suddenly be hurled from the Earth and sent on a trajectory that would take them into a fiery encounter with the sun. However, according to Husky, there are still a number of creationists left on Earth.
"They are really pulling down the average intelligence of the world," noted Husky, "and so we thought if they were just hurled into space, the rest of us could get along with more interesting matters. Also, we're sick of hearing that crap about the second law of thermodynamics."
In Husky's analysis of the results, it appears that the force known as gravity is holding the creationists to the Earth. So far, scientists have not found a way to directly modify the theory of gravitiy to eject creationists from the planet.
"We would still have to use rocket propulsion to get rid of them all," said Husky. "That is a compelling reason to think the theory of gravity is sound."
But, some creationists disagree. Phillip Johnson, an out-of-work attorney, responded.
"Those scientists are bamboozeling the public again. We Christians are not held to the Earth by some scientific theory. Gravity is nothing but a lie. It is God's love and compassion that holds us to the Earth."
Johnson later added, "Can I borrow a dollar for bus fare?"
Why, other than the "gosh, wow" factor would anyone want to develop any linux software for PS2? You can count the number of interesting linux games on one hand, so it can't be "porting of games". I could imagine a cheapo beowulf cluster (not THE troll; that's farther down)--seriously, a cluster at $200/node would be great. But, if you have to add another $200 in hardware per node, now you're up in the ballpark of a cheap x86/PPC cluster.
I do think it would be neat to fill out a purchase order for 32 PS2's. I bet the call from accounting would come in about 10 seconds after they got the P.O. request.
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Just wondering: if I downloaded and/or ripped my CD's, made a playlist, then piped the iPod output back through my Kenwood amp, how would it sound? Anyone tried this?
I live across the street from the park, and stopped by for a bit. Kind of boring, really. Then, I went over to the City Paper Beer Festival at the DeGroen's brewery. It was canceled. Got drunk anyway. Boring, rainy, alcohol-laden day.
Which will be the official, U.S. sanctioned format for Iraq? I mean, once they get back electricity and stuff. You'd think Jobs would be pressuring the White House to get AAC, but this will never work because only liberal hippies use Macs.
According to the article:
"36.3% of all e-mail received by consumers in March was spam; the ESPC's estimate is 40%"
What horseshit. AT LEAST 90% of the e-mail I get is spam, and that's being generous. I get something like 40 spams per day, and probably around 4 legit messages. Their article makes it sound like spam is less of a problem than it really is.
And thus it was in the beginning. Excel was originally a Mac program. I remember one of my chemistry profs laughing at our "toy" computer and its funny li'l "mouse". Laughing 'til he saw the output, anyway. Off a networked postscript laserprinter. The year was 1985.
You can't even get it on video, which is odd since it's a Belushi and Ackroyd movie. I think it didn't do well because Belushi played the straight man with Ackroyd as the crazy one. This flip-flop probably startled those who had come to expect the reverse.
This movie has one line that has become a permanent part of my repertoire. When asked if he's hungry, Capt. Vick replies:
"I could eat a baby's butt through a park bench."
I'm a biophysical chemist. My Dad used to be a state legislator in Mississippi. One day, some crazy inventor actually got some of the legislators to listen to his "discovery" of an engine that produced more energy than it used. He wanted the state legislature to pressure the U.S. patent office to give him a patent, which it had so far refused to do. I had to explain why this couldn't possibly be (Dad, just put your hand on it.: is it warm?). But, man, is it hard trying to explain thermodynamics to the layfolk.
If you haven't seen it, Whedon wrote a comics series for Dark Horse called "The Fray", which was basically a Slayer in the future. Perhaps that could be on tap for a sequel series?
Gearhead, motorhead...whatever. Significantly different from Motörhead.
Give 'em hell, Lemmy!!!
Application of classical statistics (Boltzmann) to highly quantized systems. Fermi-Dirac statistics don't yield negative temperatures. See ch. 22 in Hill's "An introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics" (Dover).
What the hell are you talking about? Voyager was one of the worst shows in the history of television, not just Trek. They had to stick Jerri Ryan in a skin-tight suit _just to get the geeks to watch_! It had New Age spirit guide crap that had to have Roddenberry whirling like a turbine in his grave! Voyager had nothing to do with Star Trek. I don't even consider it part of the franchise.
Voyager was Gilligan's Island in space, but not as well written or acted as Gilligan's Island. If you think Nemesis failed at the box office, just _try_ putting a Voyager movie out. The world really doesn't need another "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
A scary [insert technobabble here] is going to destroy Earth and the Enterprise prevents it.
How many times can they make the same movie and expect people to pay for it? If you haven't noticed, the James Bond films ain't tearing it up lately either. Same reason (a scary _blank_ is threatening the West, and Bond stops it).
Maybe someday they'll make science fiction again (like in TOS), y'know with a plot? The kind you used to get before "science fiction" became synonymous with "special effects movie".
Unless there's some way to trick Apple CD and DVD drives into not recognizing the media, then the CD's that won't play on Apples also won't play on CD players. You'll have to go out and buy a new Walkman or a new CD player for your home and/or car just to listen that new Britney CD. It ain't going to happen.
No one can keep them straight, there are so many. You could also split the "regular" characters with the "Ultimate" and "X Universe" characters to give you an infinite number.
I would use only OS X if I could, but here are some things that don't work in Classic that work fine in OS 9.2 (I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones that keep me in OS 9 most of the time):
1. Microsoft Word 98. It does everything I want. Why do I have to spend $500 to upgrade to Office X? In OS 9, it's peachy. Under Classic, it crashes when Document->Format is chosen. Great. Can't change the format of a document in Classic.
2. Endnote 4. Also does everything I want. Why pay $200 for an upgrade? Does not work with Word 98 under Classic.
3. USB writer for RCA Lyra2 MP3 player. So, I gotta buy an iPod now for $400? RAM card doesn't appear on desktop.
4. LaCie DD3 tape drive. Doesn't work under X with the Grappler 906F PCI SCSI card. I guess I'm supposed to buy the Firewire version ($800)?
5. LaCie 4x4x16 CD-RW. Same as (4) above.
It seems to me that eliminating booting into OS 9 is Apple's way of ending compatibility with a lot of legacy software and hardware. I don't necessarily think that's a terrible thing, but to imply you can do everything in Classic that you can do under OS 9 is just flat wrong.
If people's home computers suddenly won't work with the internet, those people will complain to Microsoft, and possibly switch. "Should've bought a Mac" will be my response to anyone who pisses and moans about not being able to use the internet for anything other than hotmail.
Horrible install with Mandrake 8.2. Buggy. X crashing constantly. Installed RedHat 7.2. No problems. I don't think Mandrake is the right distro for the Wal-Mart crowd.
That's one of the biggest. If you give as many presentations around the country as I do, having to keep track of a dongle just to connect your laptop to a standard VGA adapter (found on just about every podium these days) is a hassle. Just another thing to lose during travel, which then hoses your presentation.
"Ummm...does anyone here have a spare DVI to VGA converter? I can't seem to find mine." [sound of crickets chirping]
From:
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html
DVI output port
VGA output support with included Apple DVI to VGA Adapter
S-video output port
Composite output support with included S-video to composite adapter
Dongle required to get VGA.
Not without the adapter dongle.
:
See
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html
I take my PB Ti with me everywhere. I bought it 1.5 years ago to give presentations, since it was lighter and more powerful than anything on the PC side. I've given presentations at a dozen places countrywide, using the VGA output connected to a dozen different LCD projectors. No problems, and lots of envy.
Recently, a colleague bought an iBook, since he routinely also makes presentations and the iBook is even more portable than the Ti. However, he was greatly shocked to discover that the iBook has a non-standard video out. What the hell is that thing supposed to connect to anyway? He now has to remember to check to make sure his dongle is in the case before he goes anywhere.
I was kind of smug with my Ti, thinking "well, you get what you pay for. If you want everything included, get a Ti." Now Apple has gone and put a DVI (?) adapter in place of the VGA. This means everyone who wants to give presentations with a new PB now has to take their dongle along. I don't get it. Honestly. If I were buying a PB again, I would seriously consider a PC laptop now. Why go to the hassle of having to keep up with some stupid dongle when you could buy a computer with VGA built in? I really don't understand what Apple is doing, going back to the bad old "we're not compatible with any standard peripherals" days.
I installed 8.2 and found it to have serious problems with X and KDE 2.2. I wiped the disk and installed RedHat 7.2, and had absolutely none of the problems I had with Mandrake 8.2 (or any problems so far).
Congratulations and good luck.
Thursday, February 7, 2002.
Internet wire service.
Scientists throughout the world today announced key new evidence that supports the theory of gravity.
"The data is pretty conclusive," stated noted scientist Ferlin Husky.
In a multi-generational experiment, scientists over the last 100 years have prayed to a variety of gods and animal totems, tried mental telekinesis, and crossed their fingers that creationists worldwide would suddenly be hurled from the Earth and sent on a trajectory that would take them into a fiery encounter with the sun. However, according to Husky, there are still a number of creationists left on Earth.
"They are really pulling down the average intelligence of the world," noted Husky, "and so we thought if they were just hurled into space, the rest of us could get along with more interesting matters. Also, we're sick of hearing that crap about the second law of thermodynamics."
In Husky's analysis of the results, it appears that the force known as gravity is holding the creationists to the Earth. So far, scientists have not found a way to directly modify the theory of gravitiy to eject creationists from the planet.
"We would still have to use rocket propulsion to get rid of them all," said Husky. "That is a compelling reason to think the theory of gravity is sound."
But, some creationists disagree. Phillip Johnson, an out-of-work attorney, responded.
"Those scientists are bamboozeling the public again. We Christians are not held to the Earth by some scientific theory. Gravity is nothing but a lie. It is God's love and compassion that holds us to the Earth."
Johnson later added, "Can I borrow a dollar for bus fare?"
Why, other than the "gosh, wow" factor would anyone want to develop any linux software for PS2? You can count the number of interesting linux games on one hand, so it can't be "porting of games". I could imagine a cheapo beowulf cluster (not THE troll; that's farther down)--seriously, a cluster at $200/node would be great. But, if you have to add another $200 in hardware per node, now you're up in the ballpark of a cheap x86/PPC cluster.
I do think it would be neat to fill out a purchase order for 32 PS2's. I bet the call from accounting would come in about 10 seconds after they got the P.O. request.