Might work for a monitor, but when I said I wanted to see a laptop working before I bought it, Compusa gave me a song and dance about not being able to do that. Solution? Don't buy from them. So I didn't. If I can't see the screen before I buy, I might as well buy online.
It's true that you can pull Applications down into the Dock (and even move the Dock over to the left to get closer to that OS 9 look), but one thing I don't see is the blinding speed of the OS 9 menu. The fact that the Applications "popup" is live also means that it's slower.
One thing I used to do a lot is simply start a Classic application, then use the Classic menu. Since I have the hard drive in the Apple menu as well, it's a quick way to navigate, and I was also able to start OS X applications from the Classic menu, after adding an alias to the Apple Menu Items directory. In fact, I think I'll get into the habit again.
I just finished watching the entire series on DVD, and I had a similar reaction. I remember seeing a little bit of it when it was on, and not getting much out of it. (the typical "cowboys in space. I expected more from Joss" reaction. Watching it now, I'm impressed. It's very good, and would doubtless have pulled me in as effectively as Buffy and Angel, if it had had the chance. I would love to see Serenity lead to a resurrection of the series.
"They were found out and resigned. This must have been a long time ago..."
Ain't that the truth. It seems that corruption, theft, contempt for democracy, jingoism, incompetence, etc., are not reasons for resignation any more. Only irrelevant trivia is considered reasons for being purged from the power elite, which really means that you angered the wrong person.
Sorry you got such a sucky response. 'Anonymous Coward' certainly fits. I completely agree with you. I gave up some time ago, and now conclude that anyone who can't figure out the difference between one 'o' and two, is too stupid for me to waste any more time with.
I do like your idea - evil pedants! Of course, the same idiots who don't know the language (or are just too lazy), will think you're making some kind of sexual reference.
How about we just turn off the damned floodlights already.
Any light that goes sideways and up is not just wasteful, it's an assault on everybody around, and it's contributing to the screwing up of the planet, and floodlights are almost always mostly sideways. I can hardly even go outside after the sun falls. When I drive at night, not only do I have to contend with shriekingly bright headlights at the level of my head, but the street lights are those stupid cobra-head lamps, parking lights are brightly lit all night long, and idiot business owners, and even neighbors, have floodlights blinding me. Security lights, my ass!
The scariest point in the article: "he and others have been considering transplanting modified pig organs into people and have been wondering if that might pose a risk of pig viruses getting into patient's cells. Now scientists know the risk is real, he said, because the viruses may gain access when the two cells fuse.".
We already know the results when humans spend too much time too close to pigs and chickens. It's called influenza. Now, maybe some poor mutant creature, bringing pigs/birds closer to humans than ever before, can birth a bug that'll kill off a sizable portion of the human race.
I can't think of a better technology for for a monitor - or a TV. I can envision large projection TVs about the size, and weight, of a baseball. I'd love to hear details about the mirror; I expect there's an interesting combination of hardware and software in that gadget.
I've been chewing on this idea for more than a year, and I keep coming back to the difficulty of the pixel management, the shape of the mirror, the screen, and of course the generation of color. Yet I can clearly visualize opening up my laptop, positioning the projector, and never having to worry about a broken pixel again. So I'm cheering them on with this effort; I hope they apply it broadly. I want a tiny big-screen TV, and a 3 lb laptop with a 22 inch screen.
Add me to those loudly proclaiming FOUL! I certainly don't have all the facts, but the one fact that the votes can NOT be audited is enough to stop everything in its tracks. Add to that a statement I read (which I haven't confirmed) that Kerry was leading Bush in early voting in Florida by 51-43%, the discrepancy between exit polls and paperless voting - and the lack of discrepancy when there was a paper trail, the flip-flopped voting in some Florida counties, the convenient way that the problems all seem to benefit Republicans - no way do I accept this election as anything but Grand Theft Electoral. These thieves and thugs, with their smug preening over the reported results, make me sick. Then I get sick all over again at Kerry's acceptance (no doubt, "for the good of America"), and the general lack of outrage.
Leaving - and surrendering my citizenship - is one of the possible choices I'm facing. Another is to become dirt poor; that way, I won't be supporting the bastards.
How bad is it that I'm even considering leaving the country? Pretty damned bad.
I remember looking at the TV images on the night of September 11, and saying "I hope this doesn't mean the end of democracy in America". (What's left of it, that is). Now, I feel prescient. This election is the last nail in the coffin of democracy.
The use of absolutely unauditable machines is unconscionable. I expected the Bushites to steal this election, just like last time, only more effectively. Now they have.
I am convinced that this election has been stolen. I do not accept Bush as a legitimate president. I never will. And those who support the use of these untraceable machines are supporting the antithesis of democracy.
Welcome to the USA, prime banana republic.
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Yes. At what point does a culture of rat brain cells become a feeling entity? I just find it repulsive. But then I don't want to see critters killed for "education" either, and I don't think much of the life-long torture to which we subject animals in the meat factories.
I have to agree about the commercials on SciFi. Don't they realize that people get sick of seeing the same thing repeatedly, over months? I've been working out of town, and haven't watched much lately, but I remember reaching the point where I was sickened at the idea of watching something that had been advertised infinity-squared times. I'd change the station, turn off the TV, anything to stop the assault. I remember seeing the initial advertisement for the Farscape miniseries (Yeah!), then seeing that it was going to be some MONTHs away. Forget it, I can't maintain my anticipation that long.
I might have considered switching during the desklamp iMac time, but I like the iMac G5. If I buy another machine, it'll probably be another Mac (maybe if my Cube decides to die). I hardly use my PC at all anymore.
Does anyone know whether this rock has been around a really long time, or whether it's a chunk broken off a larger chunk? What happens if it breaks in two just as its rotation slings one end of it right at us?
Well, as someone else said, we don't need any help; we're doing a really good job of murdering the planet all by ourselves.
Actually, that's a pretty good idea. We could probably do it today if we sent out a fuzzy-logic driven vehicle with a solar sail. Yeah, it'd take years. So what?
I completely agree. Unfortunately, I've discussed this with some people who are very concerned about what might result. Specifically, employers, union bosses, or whoever, might demand to get that unique number, so that they can confirm you voted the way they want.
Personally, I would tell anyone who demanded such information to stuff it, regardless of the consequences, and I'd want them thrown in jail immediately. But I do recognize that it's a tradeoff.
A tradeoff, but one we desperately need. I was concerned on September 11, 2001, that the attacks would mean the end of democracy in America (what was left at the time). Electronic voting with Diebold's double booking is a clear sign of the end of representative democracy.
It's interesting that some experiments are able to produce excess energy, but I wonder if there is excess energy across the entire cycle. How much energy is required to "saturate" the palladium? Can the same palladium be used repeatedly, or is there some additional energy-consuming reprocessing that must be done? (Or, even worse, does it for some reason simply not work on reprocessed palladium?). How much energy is required to extract and concentrate the deuterium? Even, how much energy is required to mine and process the palladium.
Some of the results are definitely attention-getting, but before I start celebrating, I'll want to see whether this is just a shifting of energy consumption.
And that doesn't even address whether the process can be effectively done in an environment for capturing the heat output (like a power plant).
With that said, I'd still like to see money put into researching this, because I don't like being a major contributor to the worldwide environmental destruction of "global warming" through the use of a computer in an air-conditioned house.
"Track the money. That's how all of those other terrorist cells have been found in Europe".
Well, sure, if you actually want to stop terrorism - or drugs. It works. That's why the people in power don't do it. Better to spread barbed tentacles through every facet of your life, than work within the strictures of a civil society.
For a very good understanding of what could be done, I recommend "The Underground Empire". (It's about drugs). Then ask yourself, why isn't it being done this way?
I hadn't heard of this before, but it's certainly plausible. Just another link in the chain.
I never trusted cops _or_ soldiers, and I have both in the family. Cops have been the more immediate danger, since they can kill you with impunity, and they're a constant presence. But maybe the military is being prepared for special duties in case major election fraud is exposed. And with the loyal support of a sizeable minority for ANYTHING the current administration does, it'll likely get very ugly.
Only after posting did I realize that the subject line is an exercise in binary logic itself - a _versus_ b. Choose one of two. Do not pass Go, go directly to jail.
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Might work for a monitor, but when I said I wanted to see a laptop working before I bought it, Compusa gave me a song and dance about not being able to do that. Solution? Don't buy from them. So I didn't. If I can't see the screen before I buy, I might as well buy online.
It's true that you can pull Applications down into the Dock (and even move the Dock over to the left to get closer to that OS 9 look), but one thing I don't see is the blinding speed of the OS 9 menu. The fact that the Applications "popup" is live also means that it's slower.
One thing I used to do a lot is simply start a Classic application, then use the Classic menu. Since I have the hard drive in the Apple menu as well, it's a quick way to navigate, and I was also able to start OS X applications from the Classic menu, after adding an alias to the Apple Menu Items directory. In fact, I think I'll get into the habit again.
The menu's not gone, it's just on a side street.
I just finished watching the entire series on DVD, and I had a similar reaction. I remember seeing a little bit of it when it was on, and not getting much out of it. (the typical "cowboys in space. I expected more from Joss" reaction. Watching it now, I'm impressed. It's very good, and would doubtless have pulled me in as effectively as Buffy and Angel, if it had had the chance. I would love to see Serenity lead to a resurrection of the series.
"They were found out and resigned. This must have been a long time ago ..."
Ain't that the truth. It seems that corruption, theft, contempt for democracy, jingoism, incompetence, etc., are not reasons for resignation any more. Only irrelevant trivia is considered reasons for being purged from the power elite, which really means that you angered the wrong person.
Sorry you got such a sucky response. 'Anonymous Coward' certainly fits. I completely agree with you. I gave up some time ago, and now conclude that anyone who can't figure out the difference between one 'o' and two, is too stupid for me to waste any more time with.
I do like your idea - evil pedants! Of course, the same idiots who don't know the language (or are just too lazy), will think you're making some kind of sexual reference.
When pigs fly, use an extra strong umbrella.
How about we just turn off the damned floodlights already.
Any light that goes sideways and up is not just wasteful, it's an assault on everybody around, and it's contributing to the screwing up of the planet, and floodlights are almost always mostly sideways. I can hardly even go outside after the sun falls. When I drive at night, not only do I have to contend with shriekingly bright headlights at the level of my head, but the street lights are those stupid cobra-head lamps, parking lights are brightly lit all night long, and idiot business owners, and even neighbors, have floodlights blinding me. Security lights, my ass!
Save energy. Let there be dark.
The scariest point in the article: "he and others have been considering transplanting modified pig organs into people and have been wondering if that might pose a risk of pig viruses getting into patient's cells. Now scientists know the risk is real, he said, because the viruses may gain access when the two cells fuse.".
We already know the results when humans spend too much time too close to pigs and chickens. It's called influenza. Now, maybe some poor mutant creature, bringing pigs/birds closer to humans than ever before, can birth a bug that'll kill off a sizable portion of the human race.
And maybe pigs will fly over empty cities.
I can't think of a better technology for for a monitor - or a TV. I can envision large projection TVs about the size, and weight, of a baseball. I'd love to hear details about the mirror; I expect there's an interesting combination of hardware and software in that gadget.
I've been chewing on this idea for more than a year, and I keep coming back to the difficulty of the pixel management, the shape of the mirror, the screen, and of course the generation of color. Yet I can clearly visualize opening up my laptop, positioning the projector, and never having to worry about a broken pixel again. So I'm cheering them on with this effort; I hope they apply it broadly. I want a tiny big-screen TV, and a 3 lb laptop with a 22 inch screen.
Add me to those loudly proclaiming FOUL! I certainly don't have all the facts, but the one fact that the votes can NOT be audited is enough to stop everything in its tracks. Add to that a statement I read (which I haven't confirmed) that Kerry was leading Bush in early voting in Florida by 51-43%, the discrepancy between exit polls and paperless voting - and the lack of discrepancy when there was a paper trail, the flip-flopped voting in some Florida counties, the convenient way that the problems all seem to benefit Republicans - no way do I accept this election as anything but Grand Theft Electoral. These thieves and thugs, with their smug preening over the reported results, make me sick. Then I get sick all over again at Kerry's acceptance (no doubt, "for the good of America"), and the general lack of outrage.
Was it done on purpose? Hell, yes.
Welcome to Iraq.
Leaving - and surrendering my citizenship - is one of the possible choices I'm facing. Another is to become dirt poor; that way, I won't be supporting the bastards.
How bad is it that I'm even considering leaving the country? Pretty damned bad.
I remember looking at the TV images on the night of September 11, and saying "I hope this doesn't mean the end of democracy in America". (What's left of it, that is). Now, I feel prescient. This election is the last nail in the coffin of democracy.
The use of absolutely unauditable machines is unconscionable. I expected the Bushites to steal this election, just like last time, only more effectively. Now they have.
I am convinced that this election has been stolen. I do not accept Bush as a legitimate president. I never will. And those who support the use of these untraceable machines are supporting the antithesis of democracy.
Welcome to the USA, prime banana republic.
Yes. At what point does a culture of rat brain cells become a feeling entity? I just find it repulsive. But then I don't want to see critters killed for "education" either, and I don't think much of the life-long torture to which we subject animals in the meat factories.
common stripped skunk, mephitis mephitis: "smelliest of the smelly." (Or so I've heard).
I have to agree about the commercials on SciFi. Don't they realize that people get sick of seeing the same thing repeatedly, over months? I've been working out of town, and haven't watched much lately, but I remember reaching the point where I was sickened at the idea of watching something that had been advertised infinity-squared times. I'd change the station, turn off the TV, anything to stop the assault. I remember seeing the initial advertisement for the Farscape miniseries (Yeah!), then seeing that it was going to be some MONTHs away. Forget it, I can't maintain my anticipation that long.
Just tease me, don't send a giant to tackle me.
I might have considered switching during the desklamp iMac time, but I like the iMac G5. If I buy another machine, it'll probably be another Mac (maybe if my Cube decides to die). I hardly use my PC at all anymore.
Does anyone know whether this rock has been around a really long time, or whether it's a chunk broken off a larger chunk? What happens if it breaks in two just as its rotation slings one end of it right at us?
Well, as someone else said, we don't need any help; we're doing a really good job of murdering the planet all by ourselves.
Actually, that's a pretty good idea. We could probably do it today if we sent out a fuzzy-logic driven vehicle with a solar sail. Yeah, it'd take years. So what?
I completely agree. Unfortunately, I've discussed this with some people who are very concerned about what might result. Specifically, employers, union bosses, or whoever, might demand to get that unique number, so that they can confirm you voted the way they want.
Personally, I would tell anyone who demanded such information to stuff it, regardless of the consequences, and I'd want them thrown in jail immediately. But I do recognize that it's a tradeoff.
A tradeoff, but one we desperately need. I was concerned on September 11, 2001, that the attacks would mean the end of democracy in America (what was left at the time). Electronic voting with Diebold's double booking is a clear sign of the end of representative democracy.
Well, granted it's $300, but the Formac Studio TVR is firewire. It's for Mac OS X only, though, so those without Macs are out of luck.
It's interesting that some experiments are able to produce excess energy, but I wonder if there is excess energy across the entire cycle. How much energy is required to "saturate" the palladium? Can the same palladium be used repeatedly, or is there some additional energy-consuming reprocessing that must be done? (Or, even worse, does it for some reason simply not work on reprocessed palladium?). How much energy is required to extract and concentrate the deuterium? Even, how much energy is required to mine and process the palladium.
Some of the results are definitely attention-getting, but before I start celebrating, I'll want to see whether this is just a shifting of energy consumption.
And that doesn't even address whether the process can be effectively done in an environment for capturing the heat
output (like a power plant).
With that said, I'd still like to see money put into researching this, because I don't like being a major contributor to the worldwide environmental destruction of "global warming" through the use of a computer in an air-conditioned house.
I still say Alvin should be painted yellow.
"Track the money. That's how all of those other terrorist cells have been found in Europe".
Well, sure, if you actually want to stop terrorism - or drugs. It works. That's why the people in power don't do it. Better to spread barbed tentacles through every facet of your life, than work within the strictures of a civil society.
For a very good understanding of what could be done, I recommend "The Underground Empire". (It's about drugs). Then ask yourself, why isn't it being done this way?
I hadn't heard of this before, but it's certainly plausible. Just another link in the chain.
I never trusted cops _or_ soldiers, and I have both in the family. Cops have been the more immediate danger, since they can kill you with impunity, and they're a constant presence. But maybe the military is being prepared for special duties in case major election fraud is exposed. And with the loyal support of a sizeable minority for ANYTHING the current administration does, it'll likely get very ugly.
Tread carefully. Be prepared. Keep fighting.
It's 'disastrous'.
Only after posting did I realize that the subject line is an exercise in binary logic itself - a _versus_ b. Choose one of two. Do not pass Go, go directly to jail.
Oh, well.