Except a lot of modern motherboards won't see the keyboard if it wasn't detected during startup. Plugging in a keyboard won't do jack shit until you restart. That wasn't true back during the AT days, but it is now, at least for most of the mobo's we use.
This is all giant myth. Shark can make good friendship and companion for any man, woman, or youung child who swim in water's ocean.
Umm...right. Would you remind repeating that to the family of the woman killed by the Great White not 5 miles from where I live? Giant myth my ass. Some things have been exaggerated, yes, but understating the danger can be just as bad, for both humans and sharks.
These companies who are selling technology "solutions" to the piracy problem are like snake-oil salesmen selling cures to old ladies. It might make them feel better, but it doesn't make a damn bit of real difference.
magnetic heading will always be there to fall back on.
Not always, no. We're overdue for a flip in the magnetic poles. The flip itself won't happen instantaneously, and during that period there will be a lot of weird currents and local poles that would shift constantly. Magnetic heading would change drastically, possibly from day to day.
Seriously, did the textures they use start off as photos of real life objects? Then this isn't an all-artificial movie. The first all-artificial movie will be made by an AI that has no access to any outside materials. Everything until then is just a matter of degree of human involvement.
Apple's already taken care of this for you. It's called iTunes. If they switch to a digital only distribution method such as iTunes, then they can control how many times you can burn that particular album as it was meant to be heard by the artist. Of course, you can always copy the newly burnt disc, but that will be true of *any* copy protection that is backwards compatible with the redbook standard.
My god, that could have been so much better. If only he had put the fridge facing up! As it is now, he might have to get out of his chair to either put in a cd or get a drink, depending upon which side he puts this on. Oh the humanity! Oh the Fanta! Why god?
I might be a cynic, but rather than curing a disease, I'll bet we'll find a new flood of cosmetic upgrades.
From a biological standpoint, health and beauty are very closely related. In fact, you might say the best way to make someone beautiful is to make them healthy first. That's not be how we do things now, but it will be the best way once we have the technology.
Interesting point. Here's how I see things heading regarding handhelds vs. consoles:
You handheld becomes your controller when in the living room. The console is replaced by a reciever that can coordinate the action between multiple handhelds and display it to the screen. This way you can have many more people playing, no cords necessary if you throw some bluetooth or similar tech into the handheld.
I believe Nintendo already did something similar to this with the Crystal Chronicles for Gameboy Adv. Watch for more of this to happen as handhelds catch up graphically with the consoles.
Isn't this the same old double-slit experiment, just slightly modified? Perhaps this is new to some people, but anyone who's had the slightest interest in quantum mechanics or parallel universes should have heard of this by now.
Sounds like a disgruntled Verizon customer decided to take out his frustrations...in which case I can hardly blame him. It's unfortunate that others had to suffer, but a man can only get passed from call center to call center so many times before he snaps like a dried twig.
Max Payne 2's storyline was pretty good, but it got downright pretentious at moments, trying for an emotional depth that the characters just didn't deserve. And you can forget about subtlety.
No, the best storyline I've ever seen in a game is the Marathon series from Bungie. They've been out for over 9 years, and people are still discovering new depths to the story after all this time.
Regular ol' SDRAM is getting pretty damn pricey too. We've had to stop stocking it. It's become a "special order", as it's too expensive to keep any amount of inventory for it for any length of time.
Sure. And I'm all ears on how having 6 kids tramples other people's rights. Or was that an attempt to distract from the issue?
Not really. I was merely pointing out that while these 6 kids might not starve, they are a burden on the economy, especially if the parents are not making enough to care for these children without support from the rest of society. It might not be trampling other peoples rights, but that doesn't make that kind of behavior acceptable.
Personally, I think we're going to end up with a Ender's Game type scenario, where people are limited by *law* to 2 children. Would it be morally and ethically right? Probably not. Would it be necessary? Most likely, and probably pretty damn soon.
Really? Who? In every developed country, there's more than enough food for everyone. Anything that can't be grown locally (due to a variety of problems) can be easily imported. The only ones I see without food are underdeveloped countries where they can't or won't develop a strong enough economy to meet the needs of the people.
You *do* realize there is more to life than just eating...right?
"Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the atmosphere. I believe it is the fuel of the future," said Kamaruzzaman. "People tend to equate hydrogen with hydrogen bombs, but in fact, it is really quite safe because it is so light that it disappears into the atmosphere as soon as it is released."
Apparently physics is *not* this guys strong suit.
One of the nominees for best novel, Ilium, I highly recommend. It's by the same author that did the Hyperion novels. Incredible blend of myth, science, religion, you name it. It's only part 1 of (2 part?) series and it just kicked 7 different kinds of ass. I won't spoil it by telling you any of the story. Just go read it already.
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It's the spelling nazi that will get you in the rear. SNEAK, not SNEEK.
We trust you have learned your lesson this time, no? Just be grateful that the "Lose, not Loose" guy is out of town.
Except a lot of modern motherboards won't see the keyboard if it wasn't detected during startup. Plugging in a keyboard won't do jack shit until you restart. That wasn't true back during the AT days, but it is now, at least for most of the mobo's we use.
I'll just wait for the Space Escalator, thank you very much.
Just you parents make sure your kids aren't wearing loose jeans on the escalator!
This is all giant myth. Shark can make good friendship and companion for any man, woman, or youung child who swim in water's ocean.
Umm...right. Would you remind repeating that to the family of the woman killed by the Great White not 5 miles from where I live? Giant myth my ass. Some things have been exaggerated, yes, but understating the danger can be just as bad, for both humans and sharks.
seriously...mod this shit up.
and I'll say it again:
If I can hear it, I can copy it.
These companies who are selling technology "solutions" to the piracy problem are like snake-oil salesmen selling cures to old ladies. It might make them feel better, but it doesn't make a damn bit of real difference.
magnetic heading will always be there to fall back on.
Not always, no. We're overdue for a flip in the magnetic poles. The flip itself won't happen instantaneously, and during that period there will be a lot of weird currents and local poles that would shift constantly. Magnetic heading would change drastically, possibly from day to day.
Seriously, did the textures they use start off as photos of real life objects? Then this isn't an all-artificial movie. The first all-artificial movie will be made by an AI that has no access to any outside materials. Everything until then is just a matter of degree of human involvement.
Apple's already taken care of this for you. It's called iTunes. If they switch to a digital only distribution method such as iTunes, then they can control how many times you can burn that particular album as it was meant to be heard by the artist. Of course, you can always copy the newly burnt disc, but that will be true of *any* copy protection that is backwards compatible with the redbook standard.
Think of having a pen that could double as a PDA with a nice hi res, low power, display that doesn't strain the eyes.
Then think of losing that PDA, because it's the size of a PEN.
My god, that could have been so much better. If only he had put the fridge facing up! As it is now, he might have to get out of his chair to either put in a cd or get a drink, depending upon which side he puts this on. Oh the humanity! Oh the Fanta! Why god?
I might be a cynic, but rather than curing a disease, I'll bet we'll find a new flood of cosmetic upgrades.
From a biological standpoint, health and beauty are very closely related. In fact, you might say the best way to make someone beautiful is to make them healthy first. That's not be how we do things now, but it will be the best way once we have the technology.
Interesting point. Here's how I see things heading regarding handhelds vs. consoles:
You handheld becomes your controller when in the living room. The console is replaced by a reciever that can coordinate the action between multiple handhelds and display it to the screen. This way you can have many more people playing, no cords necessary if you throw some bluetooth or similar tech into the handheld.
I believe Nintendo already did something similar to this with the Crystal Chronicles for Gameboy Adv. Watch for more of this to happen as handhelds catch up graphically with the consoles.
Isn't this the same old double-slit experiment, just slightly modified? Perhaps this is new to some people, but anyone who's had the slightest interest in quantum mechanics or parallel universes should have heard of this by now.
So...the little monty python foot icon didn't tip you off?
Sounds like a disgruntled Verizon customer decided to take out his frustrations...in which case I can hardly blame him. It's unfortunate that others had to suffer, but a man can only get passed from call center to call center so many times before he snaps like a dried twig.
I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.
Max Payne 2's storyline was pretty good, but it got downright pretentious at moments, trying for an emotional depth that the characters just didn't deserve. And you can forget about subtlety.
No, the best storyline I've ever seen in a game is the Marathon series from Bungie. They've been out for over 9 years, and people are still discovering new depths to the story after all this time.
Regular ol' SDRAM is getting pretty damn pricey too. We've had to stop stocking it. It's become a "special order", as it's too expensive to keep any amount of inventory for it for any length of time.
Sure. And I'm all ears on how having 6 kids tramples other people's rights. Or was that an attempt to distract from the issue?
Not really. I was merely pointing out that while these 6 kids might not starve, they are a burden on the economy, especially if the parents are not making enough to care for these children without support from the rest of society. It might not be trampling other peoples rights, but that doesn't make that kind of behavior acceptable.
Personally, I think we're going to end up with a Ender's Game type scenario, where people are limited by *law* to 2 children. Would it be morally and ethically right? Probably not. Would it be necessary? Most likely, and probably pretty damn soon.
Really? Who? In every developed country, there's more than enough food for everyone. Anything that can't be grown locally (due to a variety of problems) can be easily imported. The only ones I see without food are underdeveloped countries where they can't or won't develop a strong enough economy to meet the needs of the people.
You *do* realize there is more to life than just eating...right?
"Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the atmosphere. I believe it is the fuel of the future," said Kamaruzzaman. "People tend to equate hydrogen with hydrogen bombs, but in fact, it is really quite safe because it is so light that it disappears into the atmosphere as soon as it is released."
Apparently physics is *not* this guys strong suit.
I have to ask...why wasn't this review written in an interactive format?
Lets see if it can recognize partial songs.
Hmm hmm hmm Go with him...
And don't forget Sarah Silverman! What a hottie...and she's a completely disgusting geek too...sigh.
One of the nominees for best novel, Ilium, I highly recommend. It's by the same author that did the Hyperion novels. Incredible blend of myth, science, religion, you name it. It's only part 1 of (2 part?) series and it just kicked 7 different kinds of ass. I won't spoil it by telling you any of the story. Just go read it already.