I might be mistaken, but I thought google has a 10,000 query limit per IP address per day. So it might be conceivable that enough computers over several days could get it, though I imagine it wouldn't be trivial
I think this is mentioned in Google Hacks by O'Reilly. Those with an online account there can check it out and mock me if I'm wrong:)
Too extreme to whom? Libertarian style government was what the US had for nearly the first 100 years. No debt. Until the board of education was created around 1950, US was ranked 1st in the world in math and science. 50 years later... something like 20th and falling. Social Security, a bloated pyramid scheme. FDA? Making drugs cost 8-10 billion to bring a drug to market, thereby making it impossible for most people to afford without national health care, which in turn lowers everyones spendable income.
What's becoming too extreme is everyone turning to the government to fix all their damn problems...
So that battle between socialism (nationwide health care, expanded government welfare, progressive income taxes) and facism (patriot act, patriot act II?) will be faught again another day. Each side doing what's "best for america", meanwhile eroding our liberties away.
And somewhere... my man michael badnarik is crying:)
T'is a sad day for me indeed. Support instant runoff voting! This 2 party crap has got to go.
alright, now flame away. But I had to get that off my chest.
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Ignorance can be astounding sometimes...
1. Sure, experience in other offices helps, but a 3rd party candidate shooting for high offices will always lose in an entrenched 2 party system.
2. Badnarik may not have held an office with a little name sign on his door, but has been studying the US constitution for over 22 years now. In fact, he teaches an 8 hour class on the constitution, which is available online for your viewing pleasure. He's been teaching it now for at least 4 years, but possibly more. I bet senator Kerry and presient Bush couldn't even tell you what article of the US constitution describes their position, much less what it actually says their powers are.
I could go on, but it's not worth my time. Libertarians actually go after a lot of this country's problems from the fundamental root, rather than using broad sweeping generalizations like "a safer america is what we want".
Bear in mind, the school holding the "top" spot goes in cycles. As a school that updates there internet backbone makes a huge leap forward on the list and then eventually gets passed while others upgrade.
Also, fast access does not guarantee anything about the education. It's nice, yes, but being number 1 in internet speed is like being number 1 in number of campus dining options. It's nice, but not essential in creating a good campus atmosphere.
Watching this interview, I almost wanted to cry with him. Here is a guy who is actually bringing good points to the table, and bowtie boy is asking trite questions like "Are you this funny at home, do you lecture everybody, etc etc". I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point. As soon as things get interesting and THEY get in the hot seat, they start the insults and quick cut to commericial. Meanwhile, Jon Stewart is desperately trying to hold onto the audience that is connecting with him.
Kudos to Jon Stewart. Even though I don't agree with his political views, I support him in his efforts.
I was thinking about putting that, but felt it was just details:)
It would be stupid to port windows if the games didn't work through some sort of emulation. I mean, aren't all windows programs compiled for x86 only (mostly, not all), and thus would require some sort of emulation otherwise it would be a useless OS?
Point taken though, i should've been more thorough in my post.
The only advantage that I see is the possibility of dual booting. This would solve the age old problem of "not having enough games on the mac". That being said, you can see why microsoft would NOT want to port it to the PPC, as it would only give them a paltry increase in sales, while making the mac platform that much more enticing. And let's face it, microsoft has ZERO control over the devlopment over apple's hardware.
I know there are other PPC vendors than apple, but it's the one we all think about when discussing these "port this OS to that architecture" questions.
I honestly don't understand why the parent poster is getting so much flack for the "Best Viewed in Firefox/Mozilla" quote. NO, it's not being childish. It's saying hey, this site was built on standards. These 2 browsers support such standards and thus are site is best viewed by these browsers.
Yes, they could just put a little HTML/CSS validation icon at the bottom. However, the average user doesn't really understand that. They are just wondering why IE won't display a proper markup on the site they are viewing.
Please. 1500 channels? There is absolutely no need for this many channels, except for the cable/satellite channels to bundle them all together for "value" and keep prices artificially high. I live in Boston and subscribe for comcast cable. If I had the option, I would only turn on 15 of these channels.
Another key point, is increasing the number of channels does not mean there will be an increase in quality programming. This will only dilute the few good shows and force them to piss off customers with "I have 1500 options and they all suck!" syndrome. Oh great, more local cable access channels that no one will watch.
Ugh. Just give me the daily show with jon stewart, aqua teen, and family guy (summer 2005 baby!) and i'll be happy. And it sure as hell doesn't need to be in high def.
whynot.net already came up with a very elegent and clever solution that gets around any sort of GPS, odometer, tracking measures.
Solution? Put it in the cost of gasoline.
Think about it. You need gas to drive the damn thing, you can't skirt around that issue. So the more you drive (and thus the more gas you use) the more you are paying for insurance. Now granted, this has a few flaws, namely that it is the lowest common denominator insurance. But perhaps that's a good thing. Additional coverage and plans above the standard could be purchased above and beyond what the baseline covers and would be strictly voluntary.
You can either read the book (which I found to be very interesting). Or just go to their website, here's the link for this topic
1) Decline in education stictness / increased dropout rate of schools 2) Information overload (I mean honestly, I could waste 3 hours a day reading slashdot comments alone, not to mention the 10 different news / info sites I tend to frequent on a daily basis 3) In america, the work week continues to extend well beyond 40+ hours. Whether it's the student just out of college trying to get a head up in a company... or a family trying to make ends meet... families just planning their lives to 5 minute increments.
Combine any/all of those, and it's not shocking. Plus, add in TV channels, etc and it's not too shocking.
Sadly, that's the attitude most people take in any arguement... trying to ignore anything that might shatter there theory/arguement, no matter how strong the evidence.
Did you're parents teach you about the good book? When an iPod dies, it goes to iPod heaven, where they spends the rest of eternity in eternal peace with their creater... err, mr. jobs.
Let me guess, it's a room with a computer in the middle of the room, much like a mall kiosk. When you open mozilla, it brings you right to sourceforge.net, where you proceed to download the linux software you want. To make sure you're not a microsoft spy, you need to recompile the CD-R drivers before you're allowed to burn your CD. This is a test to see if you're heart and mind are pure. A 10% discount is given if you can do it all in perl. 20% off if you can do it in less that 6 lines like DVD-Jon. Upon leaving, a guy dressed like Gary Busey beats you up for $10.
Totally agree here. This game, and X-COM UFO defense are my 2 most favorite games of all time. True, it is a shame that this genre died out (or at least appeared to). Probably the biggest reason is that games of this nature gain nothing by the use of "STATE OF THE ART, 3D TECHONOLOGY!", which game developers have been using as their major selling point. Sure the game sucks to play, but look how realistic the blood splatters out of the Zorg soldiers!
Plus, maniac mansion required a very creative story line, as well as multiple endings, etc. Which must have really pushed the envelope for systems like the old NES.
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I might be mistaken, but I thought google has a 10,000 query limit per IP address per day. So it might be conceivable that enough computers over several days could get it, though I imagine it wouldn't be trivial
:)
I think this is mentioned in Google Hacks by O'Reilly. Those with an online account there can check it out and mock me if I'm wrong
Ya, you're right. Giving back everyone their rights all at once might make people go crazy.
Too extreme to whom? Libertarian style government was what the US had for nearly the first 100 years. No debt. Until the board of education was created around 1950, US was ranked 1st in the world in math and science. 50 years later... something like 20th and falling. Social Security, a bloated pyramid scheme. FDA? Making drugs cost 8-10 billion to bring a drug to market, thereby making it impossible for most people to afford without national health care, which in turn lowers everyones spendable income.
What's becoming too extreme is everyone turning to the government to fix all their damn problems...
So that battle between socialism (nationwide health care, expanded government welfare, progressive income taxes) and facism (patriot act, patriot act II?) will be faught again another day. Each side doing what's "best for america", meanwhile eroding our liberties away.
:)
And somewhere... my man michael badnarik is crying
T'is a sad day for me indeed. Support instant runoff voting! This 2 party crap has got to go.
alright, now flame away. But I had to get that off my chest.
Ignorance can be astounding sometimes...
1. Sure, experience in other offices helps, but a 3rd party candidate shooting for high offices will always lose in an entrenched 2 party system.
2. Badnarik may not have held an office with a little name sign on his door, but has been studying the US constitution for over 22 years now. In fact, he teaches an 8 hour class on the constitution, which is available online for your viewing pleasure. He's been teaching it now for at least 4 years, but possibly more. I bet senator Kerry and presient Bush couldn't even tell you what article of the US constitution describes their position, much less what it actually says their powers are.
I could go on, but it's not worth my time. Libertarians actually go after a lot of this country's problems from the fundamental root, rather than using broad sweeping generalizations like "a safer america is what we want".
well said!
plus, my boss really thinks i'm working hard when he sees 4 terminals open with stuff flying past them. hence, i always compile from source
An iPod with picture capabilties: I dub thee The iPor
-Particularly amusing when you consider that you can easily control an ipod with one hand.
Bear in mind, the school holding the "top" spot goes in cycles. As a school that updates there internet backbone makes a huge leap forward on the list and then eventually gets passed while others upgrade.
Also, fast access does not guarantee anything about the education. It's nice, yes, but being number 1 in internet speed is like being number 1 in number of campus dining options. It's nice, but not essential in creating a good campus atmosphere.
Thanks for the kind words.
Watching this interview, I almost wanted to cry with him. Here is a guy who is actually bringing good points to the table, and bowtie boy is asking trite questions like "Are you this funny at home, do you lecture everybody, etc etc". I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point. As soon as things get interesting and THEY get in the hot seat, they start the insults and quick cut to commericial. Meanwhile, Jon Stewart is desperately trying to hold onto the audience that is connecting with him.
Kudos to Jon Stewart. Even though I don't agree with his political views, I support him in his efforts.
I was thinking about putting that, but felt it was just details :)
It would be stupid to port windows if the games didn't work through some sort of emulation. I mean, aren't all windows programs compiled for x86 only (mostly, not all), and thus would require some sort of emulation otherwise it would be a useless OS?
Point taken though, i should've been more thorough in my post.
The only advantage that I see is the possibility of dual booting. This would solve the age old problem of "not having enough games on the mac". That being said, you can see why microsoft would NOT want to port it to the PPC, as it would only give them a paltry increase in sales, while making the mac platform that much more enticing. And let's face it, microsoft has ZERO control over the devlopment over apple's hardware.
I know there are other PPC vendors than apple, but it's the one we all think about when discussing these "port this OS to that architecture" questions.
I honestly don't understand why the parent poster is getting so much flack for the "Best Viewed in Firefox/Mozilla" quote. NO, it's not being childish. It's saying hey, this site was built on standards. These 2 browsers support such standards and thus are site is best viewed by these browsers.
Yes, they could just put a little HTML/CSS validation icon at the bottom. However, the average user doesn't really understand that. They are just wondering why IE won't display a proper markup on the site they are viewing.
Cute. You wouldn't happen to be on the ballot as well? If so, you'd get all my votes... er, mod points.
And since you post was at the bottom, it was a nice humor cap to an otherwise extemely informative slew of posts.
Please. 1500 channels? There is absolutely no need for this many channels, except for the cable/satellite channels to bundle them all together for "value" and keep prices artificially high. I live in Boston and subscribe for comcast cable. If I had the option, I would only turn on 15 of these channels.
Another key point, is increasing the number of channels does not mean there will be an increase in quality programming. This will only dilute the few good shows and force them to piss off customers with "I have 1500 options and they all suck!" syndrome. Oh great, more local cable access channels that no one will watch.
Ugh. Just give me the daily show with jon stewart, aqua teen, and family guy (summer 2005 baby!) and i'll be happy. And it sure as hell doesn't need to be in high def.
whynot.net already came up with a very elegent and clever solution that gets around any sort of GPS, odometer, tracking measures.
Solution? Put it in the cost of gasoline.
Think about it. You need gas to drive the damn thing, you can't skirt around that issue. So the more you drive (and thus the more gas you use) the more you are paying for insurance. Now granted, this has a few flaws, namely that it is the lowest common denominator insurance. But perhaps that's a good thing. Additional coverage and plans above the standard could be purchased above and beyond what the baseline covers and would be strictly voluntary.
You can either read the book (which I found to be very interesting). Or just go to their website, here's the link for this topic
http://whynot.net/view_idea.php?id=499
enjoy
Till someone steals the source code and puts it up on bit torrent. Sure it's never happened before but it could, er... what? It has?
:) But I can produce a lick-able ical calender...
Ah shit. At least I have a mac and can't play it anyway
At least we still have warcraft 3! just like everybody else
It's stems from 3 main reasons
1) Decline in education stictness / increased dropout rate of schools
2) Information overload (I mean honestly, I could waste 3 hours a day reading slashdot comments alone, not to mention the 10 different news / info sites I tend to frequent on a daily basis
3) In america, the work week continues to extend well beyond 40+ hours. Whether it's the student just out of college trying to get a head up in a company... or a family trying to make ends meet... families just planning their lives to 5 minute increments.
Combine any/all of those, and it's not shocking. Plus, add in TV channels, etc and it's not too shocking.
Sadly, that's the attitude most people take in any arguement... trying to ignore anything that might shatter there theory/arguement, no matter how strong the evidence.
Did you're parents teach you about the good book? When an iPod dies, it goes to iPod heaven, where they spends the rest of eternity in eternal peace with their creater... err, mr. jobs.
Let me guess, it's a room with a computer in the middle of the room, much like a mall kiosk. When you open mozilla, it brings you right to sourceforge.net, where you proceed to download the linux software you want. To make sure you're not a microsoft spy, you need to recompile the CD-R drivers before you're allowed to burn your CD. This is a test to see if you're heart and mind are pure. A 10% discount is given if you can do it all in perl. 20% off if you can do it in less that 6 lines like DVD-Jon. Upon leaving, a guy dressed like Gary Busey beats you up for $10.
:)
I bet I'm at least 50% right
In other news, McDonalds protests the word "diet".
And furthermore, the males of the world denounce the entire cast and crew of "Sex in the City".
Am I leaving anything out?
Oh yeah, george bush eats babies.... babies with diseases.
"If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven?"
Oh yeah? Mine would be "Is Doom 3 out yet?"
Honestly, which is more likely?
Um, what exact portion of the code puts it back in? I'm not a hardcore coder, and don't really want to futz around and screw it all up.
also, since hymn says it can't extract the DRM key, it appears it isn't even accessing the information about the user who purchased the song
It's a shame that this game genre has died out.
Totally agree here. This game, and X-COM UFO defense are my 2 most favorite games of all time. True, it is a shame that this genre died out (or at least appeared to). Probably the biggest reason is that games of this nature gain nothing by the use of "STATE OF THE ART, 3D TECHONOLOGY!", which game developers have been using as their major selling point. Sure the game sucks to play, but look how realistic the blood splatters out of the Zorg soldiers!
Plus, maniac mansion required a very creative story line, as well as multiple endings, etc. Which must have really pushed the envelope for systems like the old NES.