Instead of spending $150 for a low-end Clie, or spending $50 on a clearance-sale Visor Deluxe (thanks for the boxing day sale, Staples!:) ), someone will go right out and spend $100 for a GBA, plus $40 for the adaptor so that they can use a substandard PDA.
I know by the time I press "Submit" everyone else will have made the same point, but it had to be said.
My friend, I have just the series for you. It's called Babylon 5. Life, death, fate, redemption, saving the universe, saving one's soul, a righteous rebellion, a holy war, heroism, realistic characters, realistic physics, and three-edged metaphorical swords of truth. It's all there, and it's all good. Hell, even the made-for-TV movies weren't bad. Not exactly Shakespeare, but not nearly as awful as Nemesis or V.
(And you sound like the kind of person who will absolutely love Marcus Cole.)
In conclusion, "Woo hoo?"
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Maybe the banning of encryption at your workplace has more to do with the "what if the only person with our critical data gets hit by a bus?" kind of scenario. That was the rationale at one job I worked at, I'm wondering if it's commonplace.
But why does everyone immediately assume the gub'mint is trying to nail someone to a wall unjustly here?
Experience, knowledge of history, common sense, and a deep concern over the "I'm in charge, now bend over" mentality that many attornerys general seem to be adopting.
Physically break in and steal the key, or just bribe someone. It would be a hell of a lot easier. Not that I would ever advocate anything illegal, of course.
As I heard it, the "life plus X number of years" was a defence against the possibility of someone killing an artist, simply to get a hold of that artist's work. Of course, I heard that on Slashdot itself, so take it with the appropriate metric tonne of salt it requires.
Maybe life plus ten years would be a more fair law.
There's a few big companies in Fredericton, but honestly, your best bet is to try to get a job with NBTel. There's always the usual IT departments at office buildings, too.
If you need broadband, check if NBTel's "Vibe" DSL service is available where you want to live. Roger's high-speed cable is totally worthless. NBTel's DSL is much more reliable. And no, I don't work for them.:)
Everything in the north (where I am, alas) is pretty much empty as far as tech jobs go, unless you want to sell Compaqs at Staples. I'm not in the tech industry, so it's not so bad for me. (If you're looking for a good camera, on the other hand, check my employer.:) )
And at the last supper, He took a Boston Cream, broke it and said, "This is what's it's all aboot. Munch on this in memory of me." And he took the Medium Double-Double, drank from it and said, "Hey, drink this in memory of me, eh?"
Anyone else remember Inspector Gadget? As soon as I saw pictures of this, it's what I immediately thought of. Looks interesting. If someone could write a version of Ghostview that could display a page on each screen, it would be a nice e-book reader.
If you mean Blaster Master, I agree. My god, the music in that game was actually enjoyable! And it was for the NES!
Not to mention the pure evil thrill of getting your gun up to level 8 and mowing down anything that moved. Oh god, I want to play it again now. Good thing there's that nice NES emulator for the Dreamcast.
You know, like computer peripherals that work with computers that currently exist.
And when was the last time you saw an external hot-swappable ATA plug?
Hey, tell you what. I've currently got a bridge under construction. I'll let you drive on it for the low monthly rate of $50 per month. Come on! Only $50 monthly for unlimited use of my yet-to-be-built bridge! That's a hell of a deal, friend.
If you don't like that, I've also got a $10 per month bridge just down the river. It's only two lanes, and it's sealed at both ends, but it's still a bargain.
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Either that, or it'll find out it needs 30000 friends to become human. And it'll really need some prozac. And eyedrops.
:) )
(I can out-anime-nerd you anyday, my friend.
Hmm. Chii: The Metal Idol. Almost sounds worthy of His Lordship Chaos.
Don't forget about the damned Zentraedi. I'm still miffed about that.
Instead of spending $150 for a low-end Clie, or spending $50 on a clearance-sale Visor Deluxe (thanks for the boxing day sale, Staples! :) ), someone will go right out and spend $100 for a GBA, plus $40 for the adaptor so that they can use a substandard PDA.
I know by the time I press "Submit" everyone else will have made the same point, but it had to be said.
I disagree. I'd argue that this was the best Trek since TOS.
Alan Rickman stole the show. "I used to be an actor..."
My friend, I have just the series for you. It's called Babylon 5. Life, death, fate, redemption, saving the universe, saving one's soul, a righteous rebellion, a holy war, heroism, realistic characters, realistic physics, and three-edged metaphorical swords of truth. It's all there, and it's all good. Hell, even the made-for-TV movies weren't bad. Not exactly Shakespeare, but not nearly as awful as Nemesis or V.
(And you sound like the kind of person who will absolutely love Marcus Cole.)
In conclusion, "Woo hoo?"
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.
I wish I hadn't used up all my mod points last week. You deserve a +5 at least. I guess bitching about Slashdot is easier than learning about chmod.
I found your site interesting, at least until I got the part where UFO's shot down satellites. Not much for journalistic credibility there, huh?
Maybe the banning of encryption at your workplace has more to do with the "what if the only person with our critical data gets hit by a bus?" kind of scenario. That was the rationale at one job I worked at, I'm wondering if it's commonplace.
Whoops. Meant "attorneys general". Always wait for the coffee to hit the bloodstream before posting...
But why does everyone immediately assume the gub'mint is trying to nail someone to a wall unjustly here?
Experience, knowledge of history, common sense, and a deep concern over the "I'm in charge, now bend over" mentality that many attornerys general seem to be adopting.
Of course not. Microsoft would never do such a thing. I scoff at your ridiculous suggestion, good sir.
Physically break in and steal the key, or just bribe someone. It would be a hell of a lot easier. Not that I would ever advocate anything illegal, of course.
As I heard it, the "life plus X number of years" was a defence against the possibility of someone killing an artist, simply to get a hold of that artist's work. Of course, I heard that on Slashdot itself, so take it with the appropriate metric tonne of salt it requires.
Maybe life plus ten years would be a more fair law.
There's a few big companies in Fredericton, but honestly, your best bet is to try to get a job with NBTel. There's always the usual IT departments at office buildings, too.
If you need broadband, check if NBTel's "Vibe" DSL service is available where you want to live. Roger's high-speed cable is totally worthless. NBTel's DSL is much more reliable. And no, I don't work for them. :)
Everything in the north (where I am, alas) is pretty much empty as far as tech jobs go, unless you want to sell Compaqs at Staples. I'm not in the tech industry, so it's not so bad for me. (If you're looking for a good camera, on the other hand, check my employer. :) )
Oh, I know. :) I'm a New Brunswicker myself. The 24-hour Tim's that was a 2-minute walk from my dorm saved my sanity at college.
And at the last supper, He took a Boston Cream, broke it and said, "This is what's it's all aboot. Munch on this in memory of me." And he took the Medium Double-Double, drank from it and said, "Hey, drink this in memory of me, eh?"
(I am *so* going to hell...)
Anyone else remember Inspector Gadget? As soon as I saw pictures of this, it's what I immediately thought of. Looks interesting. If someone could write a version of Ghostview that could display a page on each screen, it would be a nice e-book reader.
No, no, Mega-Asimo would be on the side of the good guys.
*hums Jet Jaguar theme*
If you mean Blaster Master, I agree. My god, the music in that game was actually enjoyable! And it was for the NES!
Not to mention the pure evil thrill of getting your gun up to level 8 and mowing down anything that moved. Oh god, I want to play it again now. Good thing there's that nice NES emulator for the Dreamcast.
Seriously. Any 911 center admin who does that deserves to be shot.
The hams might get pissy.
And this is a change, how?
XV output depends entirely on your videocard drivers. XV works even better than SDL on my ancient Nvidia TNT2 with Nvidia's own drivers.
Ogle for DVDs and MPlayer for everything else is a nice combination on my old K6-500. I've always found Xine to be too slow at both.
Yes, I know I should upgrade, but my system just plain works. When I have some catastrophic failure I'll spring for something modern.
You know, like computer peripherals that work with computers that currently exist.
And when was the last time you saw an external hot-swappable ATA plug?
Hey, tell you what. I've currently got a bridge under construction. I'll let you drive on it for the low monthly rate of $50 per month. Come on! Only $50 monthly for unlimited use of my yet-to-be-built bridge! That's a hell of a deal, friend.
If you don't like that, I've also got a $10 per month bridge just down the river. It's only two lanes, and it's sealed at both ends, but it's still a bargain.