>Are you saying it's impractical to copy a DVD >video file? Have you ever used DeCSS? >It's a Windows program!! the only way to use >DeCSS to watch a movie in Linux would be to copy >the file to your hard drive and then reboot.
Oooh! Nice troll! Except for the minor fact that DeCSS was distributed in *SOURCE* form. Go back to your bosses in Hollywood, Mr. Astroturf.
At least, I'm hoping that you're a troll. The alternative, that you've got an IQ less than your age and cannot distinguish between source and binaries, is also plausible.
Good point, but these price cuts were huge. 54% off the mobile PIII 500, for example, is a massive loss in revenue for Intel. I'm surprised that they went this far. I think that this is more than just PR... does anyone know of any other up-and-coming possible competitors to Intel and AMD besides Transmeta?
Bingo. At the college where I go to, that's exactly what we do. We get a few sixpacks, haul our machines into one of our living rooms, and frag each other all weekend. It's the only way to multiplay, really, despite the fact that I get my butt kicked in Starcraft all the time.:P Plus, we don't have to pay for a net connection, we just all pitched in for a cheap hub.
>Knowing that such and such a post was by a 14 >year old student would reduce >the time it takes to hit the NEXT button to zero. Oh, please. You know damn well that people will just lie to make themselves sound good. I could describe myself as the CTO of a major printer manufacturer, or as a senior scientist in the European Space Agency. Hell, I could claim to be Abraham Lincoln, Former President.
This idea is fine in theory, but would fail miserably in practise.
Absolutely right on all points, especially the games.eesite.com comment. I've sworn off all those web-based games, and now stick strictly to deathmatch style games on a LAN where you know who you're playing against and can actually have some fun doing it. Besides, watching your Supernova Omnimech blowing some guy's poor little Owens into salvage, then hearing him swearing like a sailor in the next room is absolutely *priceless.*
Here's a suggestion: Get out of your bloody cave. It's really bad for the image of those of us who love and use Linux / FreeBSD / OpenBSD / etc. when outsiders see us as a bunch of idiots with no clue about the realities of the computer industry. Don't get me wrong, I love Linux, I love open way that things are done, and I would probably love any type BSD if I had a third computer. Win98 is on the second one for games. Yeah. Win98. Bite me. I happen to like Mechwarrior 3. But not everything has to be open source. Be put a lot of money, time, and effort into making a very sweet OS. Geez, can't some of you OSS fanatics just send a nice email to the folks at Be saying "Thank you"? Talk about a bunch of ungrateful brats. After typing this I realise that I've just responded to a troll, but I don't really care. I'm venting, deal with it. Can some of you widen your horizons just a little bit? Please? You're making the rest of us Linux users looks bad.
Inluding that inflatable Tux in their distribution. The only problem is finding a safe (ie: no contact with heaters and no danger of piled-up books falling on it) place to put him. Damn, my place is a mess... maybe I really should clean up sometime.
Lighten up! I was joking. They were just some crap campaings that I'd played in the past. Psst... Don Albert, if you're reading this... you need to get some original ideas.
Whitewolf: Werewolves and hunters band together to stop an insane vampire from conquering the world, but all the werewolves are slaughtered in two minutes due to a possessed Sons of Ether mage with that g--d----d straw to gold talent and a pistol.
Rifts: A small group of friends are sitting at a bar but get pulled through a wormhole to mythical Greece. They then proceed to slaughter a Spartan army who are wandering around the countryside for no apparent reason, save the princess's female lover from the Dark King and expose a conspiracy to stop the invention of the printing press, but they then are transported to the center of the universe and they accidentally erase Earth from history.
>Jolt 71.2 >Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb 58.8 >Mountain Dew 55.0 (no caffeine in Canada)
As a Canadian, I am thoroughly disgusted by our government's refusal to allow *real* Mountain Dew and Jolt into Canada. I am seriously considering emigrating to the US after I get my college diploma. No, seriously. I really am. This whole situation pisses me off beyond all belief.
Pepsi tried to convince the gov't to allow caffinated MD, but the old men in the Senate wouldn't listen. The Senate is actually considering making it illegal to use caffiene in any product except coffee and cola. I wish our Parliament would get with the program and do what New Zealand's government did.
>Tim Burton did this excellently with the first >Batman movie, using Batman's long-time foe The >Joker, but Spiderman really doesn't have an >equivalent equal -- all his enemies like Green >Goblin, Dr Oct, and Venom, are just foes, but not >a constant one. I don't see how you can pick one >foe and still have a good Spiderman movie. Hmm... maybe that's why the last two Batman movies have sucked major ass. They should have stopped after the second one. Tim Burton's version of Batman is much more of a dark knight than the cheesy TV show could ever hope to portray.
I always thought that Spiderman was cool for being able to think quick and outsmart his opponents, rather than brute-forcing his way through every situation like some other boring superheroes that I won't name. *ahem*Superman*ahem*. Plus, I always wanted a pair of those webshooters...
I suppose that it's too much to ask for an HTML version of something that's published on the web.
I'm curious who this document is aimed at. If it's to try to convince politicians of the importance of how free speech and anonymity are linked, then I applaud it. Maybe it's just my background, but I found myself saying "Well, duh" quite a few times when I was reading it. What are your thoughts, folks?
Does the European Computer Manufacturers' Association dislike Java, or does Sun just not like the ECMA? Having never heard of the ECMA before, I'm curious how much control they have over international standards.
By the way, I hate Java. But that's beside the point.
There is one *major* difference between radio TV and the Internet: Radio TV signals are not accessible around the globe. The Internet is. I fully admit that this really makes no legal difference, but maybe the TV stations ought to be a grateful that more people can watch, at no extra cost to themselves?
People will be watching, and whether it's on a computer monitor or a TV screen doesn't really make a difference. The local advertisers have their ads broadcast to even more people, the stations get more viewers, and viewers can watch from almost anywhere on Earth. The only people I see losing out are manufacturers of radio transmitters, and cable providers.
Being a Canadian, I really, really hate cable companies' monopolistic business practises, so I say screw 'em. They've gotten a free ride for far too long. Let's see how well they do when there's some real competition a few years from now, when bandwidth is plentiful and real video doesn't suck so much.
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By "player", I assume that that physical hardware was implied. You assume that "player" means the software.
>Are you saying it's impractical to copy a DVD
>video file? Have you ever used DeCSS?
>It's a Windows program!! the only way to use
>DeCSS to watch a movie in Linux would be to copy
>the file to your hard drive and then reboot.
Oooh! Nice troll! Except for the minor fact that DeCSS was distributed in *SOURCE* form. Go back to your bosses in Hollywood, Mr. Astroturf.
At least, I'm hoping that you're a troll. The alternative, that you've got an IQ less than your age and cannot distinguish between source and binaries, is also plausible.
Good point, but these price cuts were huge. 54% off the mobile PIII 500, for example, is a massive loss in revenue for Intel. I'm surprised that they went this far. I think that this is more than just PR... does anyone know of any other up-and-coming possible competitors to Intel and AMD besides Transmeta?
The dream of obsessed anime fanboys everywhere. I wonder if this would also work for hair?
My second concern relates to the impact that creation of low power service may have on potential conversion to terrestrial digital radio service.
As opposed to extra-terrestrial digital radio? Is Steven Spielberg now working for the FCC and he's creating subtle loopholes or something?
Bingo. At the college where I go to, that's exactly what we do. We get a few sixpacks, haul our machines into one of our living rooms, and frag each other all weekend. It's the only way to multiplay, really, despite the fact that I get my butt kicked in Starcraft all the time. :P
Plus, we don't have to pay for a net connection, we just all pitched in for a cheap hub.
>Knowing that such and such a post was by a 14
>year old student would reduce
>the time it takes to hit the NEXT button to zero.
Oh, please. You know damn well that people will just lie to make themselves sound good. I could describe myself as the CTO of a major printer manufacturer, or as a senior scientist in the European Space Agency. Hell, I could claim to be Abraham Lincoln, Former President.
This idea is fine in theory, but would fail miserably in practise.
Absolutely right on all points, especially the games.eesite.com comment. I've sworn off all those web-based games, and now stick strictly to deathmatch style games on a LAN where you know who you're playing against and can actually have some fun doing it. Besides, watching your Supernova Omnimech blowing some guy's poor little Owens into salvage, then hearing him swearing like a sailor in the next room is absolutely *priceless.*
Here's a suggestion: Get out of your bloody cave. It's really bad for the image of those of us who love and use Linux / FreeBSD / OpenBSD / etc. when outsiders see us as a bunch of idiots with no clue about the realities of the computer industry. Don't get me wrong, I love Linux, I love open way that things are done, and I would probably love any type BSD if I had a third computer. Win98 is on the second one for games. Yeah. Win98. Bite me. I happen to like Mechwarrior 3. But not everything has to be open source. Be put a lot of money, time, and effort into making a very sweet OS. Geez, can't some of you OSS fanatics just send a nice email to the folks at Be saying "Thank you"? Talk about a bunch of ungrateful brats. After typing this I realise that I've just responded to a troll, but I don't really care. I'm venting, deal with it. Can some of you widen your horizons just a little bit? Please? You're making the rest of us Linux users looks bad.
"I'm sure you're wondering why I've asked you here."
"-And why I've got a picture of a burger on my wall."
Whoops. That's Exeter. My bad.
Inluding that inflatable Tux in their distribution. The only problem is finding a safe (ie: no contact with heaters and no danger of piled-up books falling on it) place to put him.
Damn, my place is a mess... maybe I really should clean up sometime.
Now *that* is funny! Moderators, please moderate this one up.
This is *not* just for slobs, this is also for those of us who are just plain lazy! (G)
Lighten up! I was joking. They were just some crap campaings that I'd played in the past. Psst... Don Albert, if you're reading this... you need to get some original ideas.
Whitewolf: Werewolves and hunters band together to stop an insane vampire from conquering the world, but all the werewolves are slaughtered in two minutes due to a possessed Sons of Ether mage with that g--d----d straw to gold talent and a pistol.
Rifts: A small group of friends are sitting at a bar but get pulled through a wormhole to mythical Greece. They then proceed to slaughter a Spartan army who are wandering around the countryside for no apparent reason, save the princess's female lover from the Dark King and expose a conspiracy to stop the invention of the printing press, but they then are transported to the center of the universe and they accidentally erase Earth from history.
Any other ideas?
I like porn, and binaries groups are the best way to get it fast. Better than wading through websites.
>Cursing and a jerky boys reference?
I always thought they were one in the same, actually. (G)
I'm not really worried right now. If, on the other hand, someone builds a robot named Largo, THEN I'll be worried.
>Jolt 71.2
>Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb 58.8
>Mountain Dew 55.0 (no caffeine in Canada)
As a Canadian, I am thoroughly disgusted by our government's refusal to allow *real* Mountain Dew and Jolt into Canada. I am seriously considering emigrating to the US after I get my college diploma. No, seriously. I really am. This whole situation pisses me off beyond all belief.
Pepsi tried to convince the gov't to allow caffinated MD, but the old men in the Senate wouldn't listen. The Senate is actually considering making it illegal to use caffiene in any product except coffee and cola. I wish our Parliament would get with the program and do what New Zealand's government did.
>Tim Burton did this excellently with the first
>Batman movie, using Batman's long-time foe The
>Joker, but Spiderman really doesn't have an >equivalent equal -- all his enemies like Green
>Goblin, Dr Oct, and Venom, are just foes, but not
>a constant one. I don't see how you can pick one
>foe and still have a good Spiderman movie.
Hmm... maybe that's why the last two Batman movies
have sucked major ass. They should have stopped
after the second one. Tim Burton's version
of Batman is much more of a dark knight than the
cheesy TV show could ever hope to portray.
I always thought that Spiderman was cool for being
able to think quick and outsmart his opponents,
rather than brute-forcing his way through every
situation like some other boring superheroes that
I won't name. *ahem*Superman*ahem*. Plus, I
always wanted a pair of those webshooters...
So browse at score 0. No big deal. That's what moderation is for, after all.
I suppose that it's too much to ask for an HTML version of something that's published on the web.
I'm curious who this document is aimed at. If it's to try to convince politicians of the importance of how free speech and anonymity are linked, then I applaud it. Maybe it's just my background, but I found myself saying "Well, duh" quite a few times when I was reading it. What are your thoughts, folks?
Does the European Computer Manufacturers' Association dislike Java, or does Sun just not like the ECMA? Having never heard of the ECMA before, I'm curious how much control they have over international standards.
By the way, I hate Java. But that's beside the point.
There is one *major* difference between radio TV and the Internet: Radio TV signals are not accessible around the globe. The Internet is. I fully admit that this really makes no legal difference, but maybe the TV stations ought to be a grateful that more people can watch, at no extra cost to themselves?
People will be watching, and whether it's on a computer monitor or a TV screen doesn't really make a difference. The local advertisers have their ads broadcast to even more people, the stations get more viewers, and viewers can watch from almost anywhere on Earth. The only people I see losing out are manufacturers of radio transmitters, and cable providers.
Being a Canadian, I really, really hate cable companies' monopolistic business practises, so I say screw 'em. They've gotten a free ride for far too long. Let's see how well they do when there's some real competition a few years from now, when bandwidth is plentiful and real video doesn't suck so much.
Ah, relax. My sources in Amnesty Interfactional says that nothing in Hell is any worse than the shade of pink on the walls.