It's been a long time since I've seen the slit experiment shown. Does anyone have a link to the general experiment? I don't recall the specifics of it...
I'd like to second that. I'm an over the road trucker, and go quite literally all over the U.S. It works everywhere I go (except a small stretch of I-40 in Arizona). I have a plan with no roaming charges, free long distance, free nights and weekends, 600 anytime minutes and free incoming calls for $60 a month (400 anytime minutes would be $40). It's pretty useful. On top of that, I have an unlimited internet package for $60 on top of that that doesn't even use my minutes. It works great with my laptop.
We're talking 3000 miles from home, and I talk with home for free, thanks to weekends or incoming. I don't think there's much of a problem with external incompatibiltiy (though with Nextel, you can get a phone that works in the US and overseas anyway), because of what you said, there's a heck of a lot to the U.S. and it's amazing that coverage is this good here anyway, and most people in the U.S. truly do live very far from any other country.
* You may also reproduce one additional copy of the OS Components solely for archival purposes or reinstallation of the OS Components on the same computer as the OS Components were previously installed.
It may not be nice, but it says you can make one copy for backup. WinXP contains a similar clause.
I received one of those for solstace, and I have to say that it's the most useless thing I've ever had. Making pancakes one at a time is annoying, but what's worse is that the non-stick coating didn't stick to the pan and ended up in my pancakes, and to boot, the way it works is pointless anyway -- you can't tell when the things are ready to flip!
Elementary school: K-4 Middle School: 5-6 Junior High: 7-8 High: 9-12 (some classes in 11 and 12 are for college credit at the school, some kids go to vocational school for all 4 years, some kids skip out for college after 11th, and some spend many extra years hehehe)
Hehe. Yeah, it's either type 2 or 3 that you can get the disc out. I don't know why you would anyway, though. It's not as if you can read them with a regular drive or anything.
I've been very lucky with respect to that. I found something from everyone between Amazon, eBay, ThinkGeek and New Egg. eBay has especially useful, especially by way of finding spiffy antiques (small ones, though, I'm pretty broke) for a collector in the family.
Hmmm..quick question for grammar-type people. Was I suppose to capitalize the e in eBay because it was the beginning of the sentance? It feels odd starting a sentance with a lowercase letter.
Good luck with the HD backup scheme. It really has simplified things!
Well, admittedly, I got mine fairly cheaply. It was new, but I didn't buy it retail - a friend had one die on him, this was the warranty replacement. He didn't want it anymore, after dealing with Creative. The discs work, but they're slow, and unreliable...and the fact that you have to load them in caddies (granted, they come in them) is just silly.
Hehe, I'm not using RAID, just a backup script to drop it on the other hard drive in a different box. Yes, it takes forever over the network, but hey, it's easier than RAID for me:)
I hear you about the backup capacity...but I have the mother of all unreliable media -- I have a Creative DVD-RAM. 4.7 GB disc. Great...if only it would read the backup I made ages ago. Anyone out there want a slightly used (like 10 times) DVD-RAM drive? Hehehe...
Yeah, no multisession discs on that SB drive. I've been using crap Imation discs, which I'm sure is a bad thing, but hey, they've worked so far. I've got a hard drive backup of my hard drive (go cheap drives, I only use a 20gb drive anyway), so if the CDs go, no big deal. I am interested in how the Yamaha writer will do, though...
I'll be glad to let you know, no problem. I have gone through three CD-RWs in the past, though. The first was a Ricoh which was the victim of shoddy packing during a move. Crunch. The other two were Creatives that died within 3 months of purchase. Never again with that brand...
I've actually checked most of the discs, as they're used for backups and the like. No problems when verified, and they even work on the old 1-2x (who knows what it is) Creative drive attached to the SB16 in my *old* computer. They even work in my POS car stereo (audio cds burnt --the thought that my car stereo would play MP3s is laughable...but that's another story).
Just for another dot on your curve, I've got a Yamaha Yamaha CDW2200E (20/10/40). I bought it about a year ago, and have burnt over 500 cds in it. The way I can tell? I've still got all the freaking spindles all over the place! Hehe. It's still going strong, and my box is on all the time. It's probably a statistical anomaly, however.
Oh, and my other CD-RW is an old HP Multi-something or other. It does an amazing 2x burn. It still works, amazingly enough. It's an external, and I fired it up recently out of curiosity. It's still pretty happy, and it has a nice front, too. A shame that it's so slow...
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I call that a "Power Loser", but that's me. Some may prefer "Power Luser" too hehe.
It's been a long time since I've seen the slit experiment shown. Does anyone have a link to the general experiment? I don't recall the specifics of it...
Bah!
96 HOUR TIME CUBE IS A LIE!
(yep, believe it or not, someone is putting forth another one of these things! heheehe!)
Ah, so /that/ explains my old boss...
I'd like to second that. I'm an over the road trucker, and go quite literally all over the U.S. It works everywhere I go (except a small stretch of I-40 in Arizona). I have a plan with no roaming charges, free long distance, free nights and weekends, 600 anytime minutes and free incoming calls for $60 a month (400 anytime minutes would be $40). It's pretty useful. On top of that, I have an unlimited internet package for $60 on top of that that doesn't even use my minutes. It works great with my laptop.
We're talking 3000 miles from home, and I talk with home for free, thanks to weekends or incoming. I don't think there's much of a problem with external incompatibiltiy (though with Nextel, you can get a phone that works in the US and overseas anyway), because of what you said, there's a heck of a lot to the U.S. and it's amazing that coverage is this good here anyway, and most people in the U.S. truly do live very far from any other country.
Done without looking it up:
Royal Crown (RC) Cola (the best!)
Jolt Cola (what geek could miss this?)
Stewart's Cola (though their root beer is better)
Not to mension the various generic brands such as Top Pop, America's Choice and so on.
From the Windows ME EULA supplement:
* You may also reproduce one additional copy of the OS Components solely for archival purposes or reinstallation of the OS Components on the same computer as the OS Components were previously installed.
It may not be nice, but it says you can make one copy for backup. WinXP contains a similar clause.
Could be a bit different. My name with quotes returns 2, yes, 2 results. No quotes, 2500. Full name, zero results.
"Arthur von Marschall" -- Try it yourself hehe.
I received one of those for solstace, and I have to say that it's the most useless thing I've ever had. Making pancakes one at a time is annoying, but what's worse is that the non-stick coating didn't stick to the pan and ended up in my pancakes, and to boot, the way it works is pointless anyway -- you can't tell when the things are ready to flip!
Could be worse. Mine was:
Elementary school: K-4
Middle School: 5-6
Junior High: 7-8
High: 9-12 (some classes in 11 and 12 are for college credit at the school, some kids go to vocational school for all 4 years, some kids skip out for college after 11th, and some spend many extra years hehehe)
I can confirm this. I have a copy of 1.something Gold on my laptop and it does just that.
However, I don't think it appears in the 0.97 beta of *Mosaic* Netscape that I have.
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Ah-HA! So you're the one responsible for "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood!"
Guess what? Giving a CD of good songs to your father is not one of your rights under copyright.
Making a mix cd for yourself is one, as is changing the format, but distribution of one or more than one is prohibited.
I do some tech support by way of cable modems. The most common structure I get is this:
Monitor = Computer
Computer = CPU or Hard Drive
Cable Modem = That little blinky light thing you gave us
That's something I never quite got. Why would someone get a subscription to a bridal magazine. Do people really marry that often? hehe
Hehe. Yeah, it's either type 2 or 3 that you can get the disc out. I don't know why you would anyway, though. It's not as if you can read them with a regular drive or anything.
I've been very lucky with respect to that. I found something from everyone between Amazon, eBay, ThinkGeek and New Egg. eBay has especially useful, especially by way of finding spiffy antiques (small ones, though, I'm pretty broke) for a collector in the family.
Hmmm..quick question for grammar-type people. Was I suppose to capitalize the e in eBay because it was the beginning of the sentance? It feels odd starting a sentance with a lowercase letter.
Well, the DVD-RAM discs come in caddies. You can only remove them on one type (Type III is it?).
Good luck with the HD backup scheme. It really has simplified things!
Well, admittedly, I got mine fairly cheaply. It was new, but I didn't buy it retail - a friend had one die on him, this was the warranty replacement. He didn't want it anymore, after dealing with Creative. The discs work, but they're slow, and unreliable...and the fact that you have to load them in caddies (granted, they come in them) is just silly.
Hehe, I'm not using RAID, just a backup script to drop it on the other hard drive in a different box. Yes, it takes forever over the network, but hey, it's easier than RAID for me :)
I hear you about the backup capacity...but I have the mother of all unreliable media -- I have a Creative DVD-RAM. 4.7 GB disc. Great...if only it would read the backup I made ages ago. Anyone out there want a slightly used (like 10 times) DVD-RAM drive? Hehehe...
Yeah, no multisession discs on that SB drive. I've been using crap Imation discs, which I'm sure is a bad thing, but hey, they've worked so far. I've got a hard drive backup of my hard drive (go cheap drives, I only use a 20gb drive anyway), so if the CDs go, no big deal. I am interested in how the Yamaha writer will do, though...
I'll be glad to let you know, no problem. I have gone through three CD-RWs in the past, though. The first was a Ricoh which was the victim of shoddy packing during a move. Crunch. The other two were Creatives that died within 3 months of purchase. Never again with that brand...
I've actually checked most of the discs, as they're used for backups and the like. No problems when verified, and they even work on the old 1-2x (who knows what it is) Creative drive attached to the SB16 in my *old* computer. They even work in my POS car stereo (audio cds burnt --the thought that my car stereo would play MP3s is laughable...but that's another story).
If you find a full-size keyboard with an eraserpoint, please, please, please, for the love of all that is geeky, let me know!!!
Thanks.
Wow! Imagine a Beowulf cluster of...oh, forget it!
Just for another dot on your curve, I've got a Yamaha Yamaha CDW2200E (20/10/40). I bought it about a year ago, and have burnt over 500 cds in it. The way I can tell? I've still got all the freaking spindles all over the place! Hehe. It's still going strong, and my box is on all the time. It's probably a statistical anomaly, however.
Oh, and my other CD-RW is an old HP Multi-something or other. It does an amazing 2x burn. It still works, amazingly enough. It's an external, and I fired it up recently out of curiosity. It's still pretty happy, and it has a nice front, too. A shame that it's so slow...