What explanatory voiceovers? I can't remember anything like that. MacGyver used to narrate with explanations. Maybe this sample clip will jog your memory.
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You are definitely not alone and explained my exact problem. I also attempted a dual boot with Windows XP and Kubuntu (all 3 versions: Dapper, Edgy, and even Feisty beta).
I've spent the past few weekends trying to get it right. The only difference is that my grub errors switched from error 21 and 17, which I eventually fixed by changing some RAID/SATA settings in my BIOS. Even when I eventually got dual boot working, ubuntu loaded up fine, but my original Windows would not boot up at all because it complained about hard drive and main board settings (most likely due to fudging around in my BIOS).
I finally figured out the only configuration that worked for me was to install Windows and Ubuntu on the same drive. This setup worked perfectly and both booted up. Initially, I had them on separate drives. Unfortunately, ubuntu now keeps freezing after a few minutes of use (where only a hard reset will bring my PC back) and I'm at wit's end trying to figure out why (since XP has no issue with lock up).
Ultimately, I've wasted days with no workable solution for dual boot. I decided that I was left with no choice but to reinstall windows and to keep it as a single OS system for now.
On the flip side, the odd thing about XP and Ubuntu is that on my 4-year old laptop (Dell Inspiron 600m), Edgy has been working perfectly for months without any issue, whereas XP would constantly blue screen for years. Funny that.
I don't believe I'll be leaving PHP completely, since I currently am using it as my primary, and only language (though admittedly not by choice). I know it has its place in the web world. As I've stated, I am fairly new (only 2+ years) to web development, but I am in an experimental phase and would like to try out other languages. I'd really like to find out for myself why some experienced developers adamantly prefer Python or Ruby over PHP. Only then can I decide, for reasons that are important to me, which language is going to be the one I prefer over another.
May I ask which one you use? I'm assuming PHP, but are there others that you like?
Thanks for the insight. Due to the momentum of Ruby in recent years, I was considering moving over to that, but I guess I will take a look at Python, as well. Besides, telling people I develop on the LAMR platform doesn't have _as_ nice a ring to it.
Either way, it seems using a framework is pretty much a standard (if not necessary) thing for most web developers, though I personally haven't used one yet. Maybe I should consider that also, even for the current work that I do in PHP. That is, until I move over to something else in the future.
May I as what language you use now? I am genuinely curious. I'd like to know what language a PHP developer moves on to after 6 years. I'm only on my 2nd year, so maybe I can get a head start.:)
My guess is that the numbers are pretty much the same, which means that the Xbox 360 was much more popular during its first two months than the PS3 was.
Could it be that 360s were much more popular only because it was the only "next gen" system out? If your guess is correct and the numbers are the same within the same timeframe, then it seems that the PS3 is faring much better since it has two competitors to deal with, rather than none.
That's worse? I don't see anything wrong with promoting artists and their songs, especially when it's supposed to be tied to a specific show. It might be overkill at times, but at least the songs are somewhat original.
In all episodes of Seinfeld, almost every cut scene was introduced with that short bass playing riff. I personally found it extremely annoying, but when you hear it, it's instantaneously recognizable by anyone who has watched the series.
I think the songs that you're referring to has the same effect. Not that I think all the Korean dramas are good (in fact, I think they're mostly horrible). But, there were soundtracks that weren't half bad, and the catchy tunes (repetitious play?) did help me to remember which songs were associated with which dramas.
Besides, at least the Korean dramas aren't interrupted with commercials until AFTER each episode finishes which in my experience has been after a full hour. (Sometimes, I notice breaks at the 30-minute mark, so maybe there were some skipped commercials then, but even that wouldn't be so bad.)
The one thing I really dislike about gmail is how it groups "conversations" based on subject alone. I once got 2 mail messages with the same subject and gmail automatically tied them in the same conversation. And you can't just delete or archive one of the messages, you have to mark the same for all. Very inconvenient. I hope they fix that when (if?) they ever get out of Beta.
Well, technically you're correct, as is the AC above you. However, since we're on the subject of console gaming, I purposely didn't choose other platforms, such as PC and even Gameboy/GBA. Otherwise, we'd see a dozen versions (not including the same version of the game on multiple platforms).
Besides, I was just being facetious while attempting to add some level of truth. ^^;
Your link is for the previous version. The new links sought after are for version 2. But having downloaded and installed v1 and v2, I didn't see much of a difference other than file size; the latter being bigger.
bodrell wrote: "I can only think of one exception to the rule: if you are talking about more than one "A," such as getting straight A's, omitting the apostrophe makes it looks like "As" which would be very confusing."
Correct. Apostrophes are meant only to be used for pluralization if and when adding the last 's' may cause confusion (i.e. letters [A's, B's, etc.], numbers [1's, 2's, etc.]). At least, that's what I was taught. But in my personal opinion, with so many acronyms and abbreviations being used nowadays, I feel that sometimes either can be acceptable depending on context (though personally, I don't use apostrophes when pluralizing abbreviations, since I capitalize the letters anyway). It's just that too many people can't be bothered to check for readability or correctness. So, it ends up being abused in the way that we commonly see it, just like your example about the wrong pluralization of 'eggs' on that diner whiteboard. Though, in that case, it might be just plain ignorance. ^^;
This is a serious question since I've read that Slashdot.org does not conform to W3C recommendations and other standards. (I seem to get a '403 Forbidden' error when I try to validate, so I have no idea if this is true.)
That's interesting because if the NDS retails for $149, then that would officially give me 45 reasons for not getting the PSP; a difference in savings that could be better applied towards a new game. Also, the reports of a less than stellar battery life of the PSP would be another strike against it.
Do most geeks call it 'slash' or 'forward slash'? I am genuinely curious.
I personally prefer to specify either forward or back to prevent any confusion. Though, for the majority of non-geeks out there, it doesn't make a difference whether I specify or not, since they always end up asking me "Which one?" anyway.
I'd have to agree with the grandparent poster. I haven't had any problems for years with any of the Mozilla/Firefox browsers when accessing Citi online banking and Citi Cards bill management. I use Firefox exclusively for any online financial manangement and have had no problems so far.
As I recall, Red Bull was even advertised in WipeOut (the first PSX game) not only on in-game billboards, but also during the opening cut scenes. Only, you couldn't buy those energy drinks here in the U.S. back in 95(?) because they weren't sold here. We (at least, I) didn't know who or what Red Bull was.
Though, as soon as RB hit our market, the brand was instantly recognizable by me, and possibly by others who've played this game to death. Hmm, maybe advertising in video games does work?
I know it's funny, but it's true. That was the only way I could get my wife to switch IM clients by showing her the better (animated) emoticons of Yahoo Messenger. She absolutely loves them, and couldn't care for the ugly emoticons of AIM or MSN Messenger (even though the lastest version of MSN does allow you to modify your own emoticons, it's too much of a bother, especially since they don't follow you when you sign in another workstation).
I'm just glad I was able to get her off AIM. I hated that client. At least Yahoo allows you to modify the interface and buddy list to only display a bare minimal amount of buttons and features, if you wanted to configure it that way.
A few times people brought in their pet dog where I work (I work at a small private company, so the environment is pretty lax; sometimes, a little TOO lax, IMO). The dogs were surprisingly well behaved, but it was my fellow co-workers that could not STFU. They soon became the distraction, not the dogs.
You couldn't be more right about productivity going down. People were always inclined to take a break more than usual (on top of all their cigarette breaks) to 'visit' the dog, which usually lead to small talk. And don't get me started about co-workers bringing their babies/kids. They're worse than the dogs in the distraction department. Thank goodness this is only once in a few months. I cannot imagine it being like this every day.
I love kids (can't wait to have some of my own) and don't mind dogs, but I believe they have no business (no pun intended) being in the office. It's too distracting.
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You are definitely not alone and explained my exact problem. I also attempted a dual boot with Windows XP and Kubuntu (all 3 versions: Dapper, Edgy, and even Feisty beta).
I've spent the past few weekends trying to get it right. The only difference is that my grub errors switched from error 21 and 17, which I eventually fixed by changing some RAID/SATA settings in my BIOS. Even when I eventually got dual boot working, ubuntu loaded up fine, but my original Windows would not boot up at all because it complained about hard drive and main board settings (most likely due to fudging around in my BIOS).
I finally figured out the only configuration that worked for me was to install Windows and Ubuntu on the same drive. This setup worked perfectly and both booted up. Initially, I had them on separate drives. Unfortunately, ubuntu now keeps freezing after a few minutes of use (where only a hard reset will bring my PC back) and I'm at wit's end trying to figure out why (since XP has no issue with lock up).
Ultimately, I've wasted days with no workable solution for dual boot. I decided that I was left with no choice but to reinstall windows and to keep it as a single OS system for now.
On the flip side, the odd thing about XP and Ubuntu is that on my 4-year old laptop (Dell Inspiron 600m), Edgy has been working perfectly for months without any issue, whereas XP would constantly blue screen for years. Funny that.
I don't believe I'll be leaving PHP completely, since I currently am using it as my primary, and only language (though admittedly not by choice). I know it has its place in the web world. As I've stated, I am fairly new (only 2+ years) to web development, but I am in an experimental phase and would like to try out other languages. I'd really like to find out for myself why some experienced developers adamantly prefer Python or Ruby over PHP. Only then can I decide, for reasons that are important to me, which language is going to be the one I prefer over another.
May I ask which one you use? I'm assuming PHP, but are there others that you like?
Thanks for the insight. Due to the momentum of Ruby in recent years, I was considering moving over to that, but I guess I will take a look at Python, as well. Besides, telling people I develop on the LAMR platform doesn't have _as_ nice a ring to it.
Either way, it seems using a framework is pretty much a standard (if not necessary) thing for most web developers, though I personally haven't used one yet. Maybe I should consider that also, even for the current work that I do in PHP. That is, until I move over to something else in the future.
May I as what language you use now? I am genuinely curious. I'd like to know what language a PHP developer moves on to after 6 years. I'm only on my 2nd year, so maybe I can get a head start. :)
Could it be that 360s were much more popular only because it was the only "next gen" system out? If your guess is correct and the numbers are the same within the same timeframe, then it seems that the PS3 is faring much better since it has two competitors to deal with, rather than none.
Thanks for that. I love how they make it so inconspicuous.
How is clicking the "QuickTime Standalone Installer" link (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalon e.html) very difficult?
Maybe my sight is not what it used to be, but I don't see that link in the main Quicktime page nor the Quicktime download page? May I ask where you found it?
That's worse? I don't see anything wrong with promoting artists and their songs, especially when it's supposed to be tied to a specific show. It might be overkill at times, but at least the songs are somewhat original.
In all episodes of Seinfeld, almost every cut scene was introduced with that short bass playing riff. I personally found it extremely annoying, but when you hear it, it's instantaneously recognizable by anyone who has watched the series.
I think the songs that you're referring to has the same effect. Not that I think all the Korean dramas are good (in fact, I think they're mostly horrible). But, there were soundtracks that weren't half bad, and the catchy tunes (repetitious play?) did help me to remember which songs were associated with which dramas.
Besides, at least the Korean dramas aren't interrupted with commercials until AFTER each episode finishes which in my experience has been after a full hour. (Sometimes, I notice breaks at the 30-minute mark, so maybe there were some skipped commercials then, but even that wouldn't be so bad.)
The one thing I really dislike about gmail is how it groups "conversations" based on subject alone. I once got 2 mail messages with the same subject and gmail automatically tied them in the same conversation. And you can't just delete or archive one of the messages, you have to mark the same for all. Very inconvenient. I hope they fix that when (if?) they ever get out of Beta.
Well, technically you're correct, as is the AC above you. However, since we're on the subject of console gaming, I purposely didn't choose other platforms, such as PC and even Gameboy/GBA. Otherwise, we'd see a dozen versions (not including the same version of the game on multiple platforms).
Besides, I was just being facetious while attempting to add some level of truth. ^^;
You're right. Technically, it should be GTA 5:
GTA 2 (PSX)
GTA 3 (PS2)
GTA: Vice City (PS2)
GTA: San Andreas (PS2)
Your link is for the previous version. The new links sought after are for version 2. But having downloaded and installed v1 and v2, I didn't see much of a difference other than file size; the latter being bigger.
bodrell wrote:
"I can only think of one exception to the rule: if you are talking about more than one "A," such as getting straight A's, omitting the apostrophe makes it looks like "As" which would be very confusing."
Correct. Apostrophes are meant only to be used for pluralization if and when adding the last 's' may cause confusion (i.e. letters [A's, B's, etc.], numbers [1's, 2's, etc.]). At least, that's what I was taught. But in my personal opinion, with so many acronyms and abbreviations being used nowadays, I feel that sometimes either can be acceptable depending on context (though personally, I don't use apostrophes when pluralizing abbreviations, since I capitalize the letters anyway). It's just that too many people can't be bothered to check for readability or correctness. So, it ends up being abused in the way that we commonly see it, just like your example about the wrong pluralization of 'eggs' on that diner whiteboard. Though, in that case, it might be just plain ignorance. ^^;
"It is a well known bug."
In Slash code or Gecko?
This is a serious question since I've read that Slashdot.org does not conform to W3C recommendations and other standards. (I seem to get a '403 Forbidden' error when I try to validate, so I have no idea if this is true.)
That's interesting because if the NDS retails for $149, then that would officially give me 45 reasons for not getting the PSP; a difference in savings that could be better applied towards a new game. Also, the reports of a less than stellar battery life of the PSP would be another strike against it.
Do most geeks call it 'slash' or 'forward slash'? I am genuinely curious.
I personally prefer to specify either forward or back to prevent any confusion. Though, for the majority of non-geeks out there, it doesn't make a difference whether I specify or not, since they always end up asking me "Which one?" anyway.
really + ridiculous = rediculous? *shrug*
Even better, there are actually 2 ARM CPUs (ARM7 @33MHz and ARM9 @67MHz).
It's estimated at about $180 - $200.
I'd have to agree with the grandparent poster. I haven't had any problems for years with any of the Mozilla/Firefox browsers when accessing Citi online banking and Citi Cards bill management. I use Firefox exclusively for any online financial manangement and have had no problems so far.
As I recall, Red Bull was even advertised in WipeOut (the first PSX game) not only on in-game billboards, but also during the opening cut scenes. Only, you couldn't buy those energy drinks here in the U.S. back in 95(?) because they weren't sold here. We (at least, I) didn't know who or what Red Bull was.
Though, as soon as RB hit our market, the brand was instantly recognizable by me, and possibly by others who've played this game to death. Hmm, maybe advertising in video games does work?
I know it's funny, but it's true. That was the only way I could get my wife to switch IM clients by showing her the better (animated) emoticons of Yahoo Messenger. She absolutely loves them, and couldn't care for the ugly emoticons of AIM or MSN Messenger (even though the lastest version of MSN does allow you to modify your own emoticons, it's too much of a bother, especially since they don't follow you when you sign in another workstation).
I'm just glad I was able to get her off AIM. I hated that client. At least Yahoo allows you to modify the interface and buddy list to only display a bare minimal amount of buttons and features, if you wanted to configure it that way.
$100 for shipping and handling? *shrug*
"Most people LOVE animals"
I think that's part of the problem.
A few times people brought in their pet dog where I work (I work at a small private company, so the environment is pretty lax; sometimes, a little TOO lax, IMO). The dogs were surprisingly well behaved, but it was my fellow co-workers that could not STFU. They soon became the distraction, not the dogs.
You couldn't be more right about productivity going down. People were always inclined to take a break more than usual (on top of all their cigarette breaks) to 'visit' the dog, which usually lead to small talk. And don't get me started about co-workers bringing their babies/kids. They're worse than the dogs in the distraction department. Thank goodness this is only once in a few months. I cannot imagine it being like this every day.
I love kids (can't wait to have some of my own) and don't mind dogs, but I believe they have no business (no pun intended) being in the office. It's too distracting.