Granted, I've only ever had one, so maybe it was a fluke and I picked the wrong model, but it felt cheap and flimsy. I'll stick with my nigh-indestructible Logitech Wingman stuff: a Digital 3D and a Rumblepad.
The Digital 3D is almost 4 years old, but it's as tight and responsive as the day I bought it. The Rumblepad only 6 months old, but it feels well-built and reliable. Having both work perfectly under Linux is just a bonus.
Not to sound like an AOLer, but I agree. Where's the frickin' source? Isn't that one of the benefits of open source software? Hell, isn't that the definition?
The generic x86 binary is nice, but includes a whole lot of stuff I don't want and lacks a whole lot of stuff I do want. I want Xft, I don't want mail and news or ldap. That kind of thing.
(Wishing I had mod points instead of just replying...)
With an old, manual Nikon EM SLR that's older than I am, no less. Still takes beautiful clear shots, and the batteries typically last about six years. I'm a nerd, but I think I'll hold off getting a digital SLR until the prices drop to match modern film SLRs. No way I'm paying $3000 for the digital equivalent of a frickin' Rebel 3000!
I'm glad tis baby takes modern Nikkor glass, too, otherwise I'd go insane trying to find perfect-condition E lenses on Ebay. Lots of people selling lenses, so few selling mint ones...
On the one hand, he did some pretty good voice acting form some pretty damn good videogames (not just Metal Gear), and does some good movie writing.
One the other hand, whenever I'm reminded of his role in Fushigi Yuugi, I scream in agony at the braindead "heroine" of the show screaming his character's name constantly. I know it's not his fault, but that's what I'm reminded of.
That's the first thing I tried. Then I tried physically different USB ports. Then I tried loading and unloading the kernel modules involved, then I tried unplugging all other USB devices. Then I tried combinations of the above. Then I tried a hard reset, and retrying everything above from a clean slate. Then I tried everything above after a reboot.
Now I'm simply *pissed* *off*. The last thing I did last night before going to bed was backup the damn thing. The first thing I did this morning was attempt to synchronize it with some news sites downloaded hourly for offline reading. I apparently missed the memo where I gained the ability to telepathically control Handspring hardware in my sleep, rendering it unable to sychronize merely by a subconcious thought.
What a piece of crap. I'm never buying from Handspring, or any Handspring-related company, ever again.
Right now, I'd pick Palm, because I've been fighting for the past goddamn HOUR to synchronize my goddamn Visor Deluxe.
"Sorry! Our FAQ and customer support services are temporarily offline. We are experiencing a temporary interruption in our FAQ and customer support services due to routine server maintenance or excessive traffic. The remainder of our site is unaffected. We are taking active steps to restore services as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please return later."
Of course the shopping section is unaffected, so you can buy all the miserable Treos you want, but GOD FORBID I'd actually want SUPPORT for a device that I paid good money for. This message has been up for the past three months, by the way. Idiots. I'm never buying from them again. Months of server maintenance or peak traffic? Not fucking likely.
I'd agree with those points. Late at night on CBC radio, they even rebroadcast signals from other public broadcasters around the world. Deutshewelle, Radio Sweden, RFI, and tons of others. It's a godsend to information-junkie insomniacs like me. I've found CBC's daytime Radio 1 programming to be lacking lately, though.
(For the love of god, why is Richardson's Roundup still on the air? If it wasn't for The World At Six and As It Happens (imagine a public-radio general interest version of Slashdot) I'd go nuts.)
And I don't know about entertainment programs from those other broadcasters, but I do know that CBC really enjoys skewering the government on its' comedy programs. I dare anyone to watch "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and then claim that the CBC is a mouthpiece of the government.:)
Oh, I know. I'm a huge Mega Man fanboy, I know the whole crazy multiverse. I was referring more to the platformer nature of the X series, rather than the specific universe they're in.
Mmm, Legends. Legends and Legends 2 were also very nicely done. The perspective and control style took a bit of getting used to, but were very intuitive after about half an hour. Fixed, elevated 3rd person! No more character-blocking-the-view, and no random camera angle twists at the wrong moments like in some other 3rd person games I could mention. Also, some pretty damn impressive 3D graphics considering they're Playstation games I'm eagerly awaiting a third game in the series, as the second was rather open ended.:) But that's a little offtopic.
But another platformer... I dunno. I just haven't liked the recent MM platformers. Personal taste, I suppose.
I can only speak for myself, but if I had a TB at my disposal, I'd stop having to use CDRs as main storage. I could just use them as the universe intended, as backups. Maybe I'm just a pack rat. I never delete anything; my 60GB drive is almost constantly close to full.
I hope this doesn't turn out to be as frustrating as other recent Mega Man side-scrollers. (IE: X4, X5 and X6. Bleh.) It seems that Capcom has not really learned that "needs inhuman timing" does not automatically equal "fun and challenging". Still, there's hope. This virtual Mega Man universe is one of their most interesting ideas in recently years. The GBA Battle Network games are some of the best I've played on that platform.
.hack is the first thing I thought of as well. 'Course, I've just come off a four day Sign/Liminality/Dusk marathon, so my thinking processes are rather obsessed with it.
(What would have been fun is if we got a shot of Helba at her terminal at the end of the Sign closing credits, and it turned out to be Lain at her Navi, laughing.)
I also keep the original archives, though I've gotten lazy recently and have about 1800 files in ~/programs/linux/unsorted. CDRs are cheap enough nowadays, so I archive everything I ever download.
One of my dreams in life is to build a personal multi-terabyte fileserver, so that I don't have to go hunting through hundreds of CDRs for an obscure file when I need it. Once I get the funds, of course.:)
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Granted, I've only ever had one, so maybe it was a fluke and I picked the wrong model, but it felt cheap and flimsy. I'll stick with my nigh-indestructible Logitech Wingman stuff: a Digital 3D and a Rumblepad.
The Digital 3D is almost 4 years old, but it's as tight and responsive as the day I bought it. The Rumblepad only 6 months old, but it feels well-built and reliable. Having both work perfectly under Linux is just a bonus.
Not to sound like an AOLer, but I agree. Where's the frickin' source? Isn't that one of the benefits of open source software? Hell, isn't that the definition?
The generic x86 binary is nice, but includes a whole lot of stuff I don't want and lacks a whole lot of stuff I do want. I want Xft, I don't want mail and news or ldap. That kind of thing.
(Wishing I had mod points instead of just replying...)
I disagree. Lieberman reminds me more of this other crusading fellow, both in method and end goal.
That was my first thought upon encountering the first DOA, and it has only been reinforced through the years.
(/me discreetly tucks DOA2 for DC away and coughs)
Is that beer as in free, or beer as in free speech?
With an old, manual Nikon EM SLR that's older than I am, no less. Still takes beautiful clear shots, and the batteries typically last about six years. I'm a nerd, but I think I'll hold off getting a digital SLR until the prices drop to match modern film SLRs. No way I'm paying $3000 for the digital equivalent of a frickin' Rebel 3000!
I'm glad tis baby takes modern Nikkor glass, too, otherwise I'd go insane trying to find perfect-condition E lenses on Ebay. Lots of people selling lenses, so few selling mint ones...
Next thing you know, Doctor Tsukumo will sue for patent infringement.
(Idly curious whether or not anyone at all will get the reference...)
What the hell are you babbling about? What do you mean by "undervalued"?
On the one hand, he did some pretty good voice acting form some pretty damn good videogames (not just Metal Gear), and does some good movie writing.
One the other hand, whenever I'm reminded of his role in Fushigi Yuugi, I scream in agony at the braindead "heroine" of the show screaming his character's name constantly. I know it's not his fault, but that's what I'm reminded of.
This troll goes to eleven!
Actually, I hear that the code that SCO's really irritated about handles processing of Evil Bits.
Host the party near a large-scale, 24-7 Tim Horton's. If not a canuck, the nearest local equivalent.
That's the first thing I tried. Then I tried physically different USB ports. Then I tried loading and unloading the kernel modules involved, then I tried unplugging all other USB devices. Then I tried combinations of the above. Then I tried a hard reset, and retrying everything above from a clean slate. Then I tried everything above after a reboot.
Now I'm simply *pissed* *off*. The last thing I did last night before going to bed was backup the damn thing. The first thing I did this morning was attempt to synchronize it with some news sites downloaded hourly for offline reading. I apparently missed the memo where I gained the ability to telepathically control Handspring hardware in my sleep, rendering it unable to sychronize merely by a subconcious thought.
What a piece of crap. I'm never buying from Handspring, or any Handspring-related company, ever again.
Right now, I'd pick Palm, because I've been fighting for the past goddamn HOUR to synchronize my goddamn Visor Deluxe.
"Sorry! Our FAQ and customer support services are temporarily offline.
We are experiencing a temporary interruption in our FAQ and customer support services due to routine server maintenance or excessive traffic. The remainder of our site is unaffected. We are taking active steps to restore services as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please return later."
Of course the shopping section is unaffected, so you can buy all the miserable Treos you want, but GOD FORBID I'd actually want SUPPORT for a device that I paid good money for. This message has been up for the past three months, by the way. Idiots. I'm never buying from them again. Months of server maintenance or peak traffic? Not fucking likely.
And that's my rant for the day.
I'd agree with those points. Late at night on CBC radio, they even rebroadcast signals from other public broadcasters around the world. Deutshewelle, Radio Sweden, RFI, and tons of others. It's a godsend to information-junkie insomniacs like me. I've found CBC's daytime Radio 1 programming to be lacking lately, though.
(For the love of god, why is Richardson's Roundup still on the air? If it wasn't for The World At Six and As It Happens (imagine a public-radio general interest version of Slashdot) I'd go nuts.)
And I don't know about entertainment programs from those other broadcasters, but I do know that CBC really enjoys skewering the government on its' comedy programs. I dare anyone to watch "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and then claim that the CBC is a mouthpiece of the government. :)
You're right. I had a brain freeze when posting; I meant to add "or DVDRs". I need to click preview more often.
Oh, I know. I'm a huge Mega Man fanboy, I know the whole crazy multiverse. I was referring more to the platformer nature of the X series, rather than the specific universe they're in.
:) But that's a little offtopic.
Mmm, Legends. Legends and Legends 2 were also very nicely done. The perspective and control style took a bit of getting used to, but were very intuitive after about half an hour. Fixed, elevated 3rd person! No more character-blocking-the-view, and no random camera angle twists at the wrong moments like in some other 3rd person games I could mention. Also, some pretty damn impressive 3D graphics considering they're Playstation games I'm eagerly awaiting a third game in the series, as the second was rather open ended.
But another platformer... I dunno. I just haven't liked the recent MM platformers. Personal taste, I suppose.
I can only speak for myself, but if I had a TB at my disposal, I'd stop having to use CDRs as main storage. I could just use them as the universe intended, as backups. Maybe I'm just a pack rat. I never delete anything; my 60GB drive is almost constantly close to full.
cel-shaded side-scroller
Try saying that ten times fast.
I hope this doesn't turn out to be as frustrating as other recent Mega Man side-scrollers. (IE: X4, X5 and X6. Bleh.) It seems that Capcom has not really learned that "needs inhuman timing" does not automatically equal "fun and challenging". Still, there's hope. This virtual Mega Man universe is one of their most interesting ideas in recently years. The GBA Battle Network games are some of the best I've played on that platform.
Who's to say that maybe a single second in our simulated world takes a million, maybe even a billion years to compute in "real time"?
Man, this place looks expensive. I feel like I'm wasting a fortune just standing here.
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Naughty, naughty little boy.
Insert your favorite Princess Bride/Australia joke here.
Really, instead of some huge leap, i suggest switching away from QWERTY first.
and
Point: if my g/f wants to use my computer, do i have to switch keyboards?
Apparently the answer is yes.
Besides, QWERTY is effectively a standard, without any drawbacks. Get over it.
.hack is the first thing I thought of as well. 'Course, I've just come off a four day Sign/Liminality/Dusk marathon, so my thinking processes are rather obsessed with it.
(What would have been fun is if we got a shot of Helba at her terminal at the end of the Sign closing credits, and it turned out to be Lain at her Navi, laughing.)
I also keep the original archives, though I've gotten lazy recently and have about 1800 files in ~/programs/linux/unsorted. CDRs are cheap enough nowadays, so I archive everything I ever download.
:)
One of my dreams in life is to build a personal multi-terabyte fileserver, so that I don't have to go hunting through hundreds of CDRs for an obscure file when I need it. Once I get the funds, of course.