It's quite likely that I'm the only person here in this hick town that could understand most of the words in that article. I really can't wait until D3 comes out and all the idiots around here wonder why it won't run on a P200 MMX with an ATI Rage Pro. The same sort of thing happened with UT2003, and it's really enjoyable to tell people that I have a GeForce3 with 64 MB of memory, but I'm thinking about upgrading soon, and they go "HOLY SHIT! Why would you need to upgrade?!"
Ah, Wisconsin... Now if you'll excuse me, it is time for another dose of cheese.
Well, I really feel bad that you don't like the drivers. I think they're great. I still think that even if they are unstable, driver support for one of the most popular brand of cards on the market will help Linux more than it could possibly hurt it.
nVidia takes the time and effort to develop something for a free operating system that, right now, has very little effect on their sales. They could drop driver support for Linux without any major backlash (especially if people like you insist that the drivers are irrelevant). I applaud their work.
You mean Nvidia will help ATI make their drivers be unstable under Linux, just like Nvidias own drivers, so everyone will move to Windows?
You're a very good troll... you got me to bite. I just have to say that this attitude about nVidia on Slashdot is really annoying me. You think the Linux drivers are unstable? Well, they don't have exist at all, you know. nVidia could just pull them off their site any time they wish. Supporting Linux by developing these drivers, no matter that they are closed source or "unstable" (I have had zero issues with them), it will help push Linux as a gaming platform and a desktop OS. Isn't that what we all want?
volunteer effort could oblige Microsoft to work with Linux
In other news, nVidia will be helping ATI develop the latest Raedon drivers, and Apple will release OS X for the PC. Also, the XBOX will now offically ship modded to work with XBOX Linux, and will even include a bootable Linux CD.
Yeah... right...;)
Here's the list of full length feature films I've downloaded off Kazaa... and on 56K, too!
Blade Runner
Braveheart
Cube
End of Evangelion
The Matrix
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Office Space
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Insurrection
Terminator
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Here's the list of full length feature films I've downloaded off Kazaa... and on 56K, too!
Blade Runner
Braveheart
Cube
End of Evangelion
The Matrix
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Office Space
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Insurrection
Terminator
Terminator II: Judgment Day
Anyone else think this name really sucks? The average Joe is going to think FX sounds a little too much like MX to be the new top-of-the-line model. I read that they got the name because this is the first card to use technology from the purchase of 3DFX. Anyway, regardless of where it came from, it's a bad name. Especially since the GeForce4 MX line is horrible, even worse than a GeForce3...
When I saw "Gibson" in a Slashdot article title, my first thought was, "Oh dear God, they're posting stories about the movie Hackers! Please, God, no... please! Oh... whew..."
So, if you're a good, patriotic American, you're certainly watching the Superbowl right about now.
I'm a good, patriotic geek, and I spent Sunday watching Star Trek on the New TNN. I think it's better than watching a bunch of primitive people grunting as they run into eachother, but I'm probably just missing something...;)
I've always been pleased with their expansions before
As was I, until the day the Diablo II xpack was released... While it was fun for a while, and really enhanced the gameplay, it also made the ladder system totally pointless. It was so easy to get experience that people could reach level 99 in a day. I liked the D2 xpack a lot, but it also ruined D2 for me...
However, as far as the RTS genre goes, Blizzard knows what they are doing. Blizzard is one of the ONLY companies that actually can create RTS missions which don't bore me to death. I trust this xpack will be excellent.
I am a member of an advanced alien race. We have technology that would take humans thousands of years to develop. This is evident by the fact that we have ships capable of traveling at faster-than-light speeds, proving how little you humans know about the universe and the laws of physics.
I am typing this post with a device that is installed in my brain. It's wireless, and can be transmitted on to your Web site with relative ease.
We're also very good at making sure the only people that ever see any really substantial evidence (in the rare event that one of us screws up and leaves some) are judged as insane.
Lastly, but not least, we are so very insanely advanced that we use... er, uhm... *cough* fields of wheat *cough*...to erhm... communicate.
You mean you aren't rich? I thought you were... Well, I hope you're comfortable financially at least... If not, I really hope you get that I, Robot part, maybe that'll be your comeback... And I'll buy your book, too.;)
A personal question, Wil... Do you still get money from your work on TNG? Like, did they have to pay you when they released the DVDs, etc? Were you paid well for your cut spot in Nemesis? I know those are probably too personal to answer to a stranger on slashdot, but I just like to know what it's like in "real life" -- Everyone, including myself, just automatically assumes that famous people don't have to worry about money.
ON TOPIC NOW... Yeah, this whole suing thing has gotten out of hand. I've heard grade school teachers say that the most common comeback for anything these days is "Well, I'll sue you!" This just sorta shows how ingrained the whole concept is in our society...
And as everyone else has pointed out, most people don't usually stamp the year on notes they scrible. Also, I think the "aged" effect on the scans looks fake somehow. Most notebooks I've seen will yellow at least a little with age, where as this looks perfectly white.
Yeah, see, I just tried activating my copy of Office XP since I swapped in a new system board (old Abit BM6 suddenly died after 3+ years of rock solid service), and it wouldn't connect to the servers.
So, I did the thing any self-respecting geek would do. I download OpenOffice.org, and uninstalled Office XP. So, as you can see, software activation is a good thing for open source software, as it drives users like myself away from MS products.;)
...they didn't provide a link to an example script for this exploit.;)
Can you imagine the royal slashdotting that RIAA/MPAA/MS/etc would receive if the thousands of script kiddies that read/. suddenly had access to such a thing?
Perhaps this is what Obi-Wan was talking about when he felt the tremor in the force, and the whole Alderaan blowing up thing was just a bizarre coincidence...
It seems to me that, for some reason, scientists are unwilling to accept the possibility that life can exist in places that don't appear to "habitable" based on the examples of life found on this planet, Earth. For example, recently it was mentioned that the Venusian atmosphere may contain bacterial life of some sort, due to the presence of certain gases that simply shouldn't be there. This comes as a shock, since Venus is so "uninhabitable" by our Earthly definition of that word.
Life on Earth is very diverse, and we have only begun to understand it. Recently life was discovered in some thermal vents deep under the Earth, were it was thought impossible for anything to survive. About a year ago, a new type of insect was discovered in Central Park. Doesn't this just sort of prove that we humans have absolutely no authority over what is "habitable" on a galactic scale, which could prove to be infinitely more diverse? Isn't it at all possible that there are forms of life out there so different than what we know here, that it could fill our minds with awe, and freeze our souls with terror?
Lastly, I'd like to add that this is good news for future humans, if we ever decide to colonize other worlds.
...is Australian for beer. Actually, I've also heard that the Fosters in Australia isn't very good. But anyway, back on topic here... Someone needs to ask this guy... is there an Australian equivalent to, say, Water Joe or Bawls, for those late night hacking sessions?;)
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The universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the first one. - Einstein:)
Anyone else know that, for all his genius, Einstein was kind of loosely wrapped? He couldn't tie his shoes, and would often forget where he lived. His college professors didn't think he'd amount to very much, and he often copied the work of his classmates. It just goes to show you that anyone can have something important to contribute to the world...
I mean, didn't Microsoft get their start by hunting for source code in dumpsters? So, of course this is okay. I mean, Microsoft, they're such a great company, and they never abuse their popularity in the market either.
And about deleting stuff... Yeah, most files are not really "gone" until the spot on the drive has been overwritten. Here's what you do if you want to be certain... Encrypt the file, then delete it. In the chance that someone does end up restoring it, they won't be able to read its contents. Also, don't forget to wear your foil hat to prevent the alien signals from messing with your brain.;)
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Ah, Wisconsin... Now if you'll excuse me, it is time for another dose of cheese.
nVidia takes the time and effort to develop something for a free operating system that, right now, has very little effect on their sales. They could drop driver support for Linux without any major backlash (especially if people like you insist that the drivers are irrelevant). I applaud their work.
You're a very good troll... you got me to bite. I just have to say that this attitude about nVidia on Slashdot is really annoying me. You think the Linux drivers are unstable? Well, they don't have exist at all, you know. nVidia could just pull them off their site any time they wish. Supporting Linux by developing these drivers, no matter that they are closed source or "unstable" (I have had zero issues with them), it will help push Linux as a gaming platform and a desktop OS. Isn't that what we all want?
In other news, nVidia will be helping ATI develop the latest Raedon drivers, and Apple will release OS X for the PC. Also, the XBOX will now offically ship modded to work with XBOX Linux, and will even include a bootable Linux CD. Yeah... right... ;)
Blade Runner
Braveheart
Cube
End of Evangelion
The Matrix
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Office Space
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Insurrection
Terminator
Terminator II: Judgment Day
With a few more in progress right now... ;)
Here's the list of full length feature films I've downloaded off Kazaa... and on 56K, too!
Blade Runner
Braveheart
Cube
End of Evangelion
The Matrix
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Office Space
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek: Insurrection
Terminator
Terminator II: Judgment Day
With a few more in progress right now... ;)
Anyone else think this name really sucks? The average Joe is going to think FX sounds a little too much like MX to be the new top-of-the-line model. I read that they got the name because this is the first card to use technology from the purchase of 3DFX. Anyway, regardless of where it came from, it's a bad name. Especially since the GeForce4 MX line is horrible, even worse than a GeForce3...
When I saw "Gibson" in a Slashdot article title, my first thought was, "Oh dear God, they're posting stories about the movie Hackers! Please, God, no... please! Oh... whew..."
I'm a good, patriotic geek, and I spent Sunday watching Star Trek on the New TNN. I think it's better than watching a bunch of primitive people grunting as they run into eachother, but I'm probably just missing something... ;)
As was I, until the day the Diablo II xpack was released... While it was fun for a while, and really enhanced the gameplay, it also made the ladder system totally pointless. It was so easy to get experience that people could reach level 99 in a day. I liked the D2 xpack a lot, but it also ruined D2 for me...
However, as far as the RTS genre goes, Blizzard knows what they are doing. Blizzard is one of the ONLY companies that actually can create RTS missions which don't bore me to death. I trust this xpack will be excellent.
Someone should sing that and put it online in ogg/mp3 format. It should be Taco's theme! ;)
I am typing this post with a device that is installed in my brain. It's wireless, and can be transmitted on to your Web site with relative ease.
We're also very good at making sure the only people that ever see any really substantial evidence (in the rare event that one of us screws up and leaves some) are judged as insane.
Lastly, but not least, we are so very insanely advanced that we use... er, uhm... *cough* fields of wheat *cough* ...to erhm... communicate.
Maybe someday, once he's got English mastered, here can work on that... ;0
You mean you aren't rich? I thought you were... Well, I hope you're comfortable financially at least... If not, I really hope you get that I, Robot part, maybe that'll be your comeback... And I'll buy your book, too. ;)
A personal question, Wil... Do you still get money from your work on TNG? Like, did they have to pay you when they released the DVDs, etc? Were you paid well for your cut spot in Nemesis? I know those are probably too personal to answer to a stranger on slashdot, but I just like to know what it's like in "real life" -- Everyone, including myself, just automatically assumes that famous people don't have to worry about money.
ON TOPIC NOW... Yeah, this whole suing thing has gotten out of hand. I've heard grade school teachers say that the most common comeback for anything these days is "Well, I'll sue you!" This just sorta shows how ingrained the whole concept is in our society...
You just did this guy a huge favor by converting the scans to a readable format! I don't think he could even read those chicken scratches himself!
And as everyone else has pointed out, most people don't usually stamp the year on notes they scrible. Also, I think the "aged" effect on the scans looks fake somehow. Most notebooks I've seen will yellow at least a little with age, where as this looks perfectly white.
So, I did the thing any self-respecting geek would do. I download OpenOffice.org, and uninstalled Office XP. So, as you can see, software activation is a good thing for open source software, as it drives users like myself away from MS products. ;)
[cue Back to the Future theme]
Now, someone please tell me... when can I get my hands on a damn Mr. Fusion?! Ugh...
Can you imagine the royal slashdotting that RIAA/MPAA/MS/etc would receive if the thousands of script kiddies that read /. suddenly had access to such a thing?
Perhaps this is what Obi-Wan was talking about when he felt the tremor in the force, and the whole Alderaan blowing up thing was just a bizarre coincidence...
OK, I sorta owe South Park for that one... ;)
Life on Earth is very diverse, and we have only begun to understand it. Recently life was discovered in some thermal vents deep under the Earth, were it was thought impossible for anything to survive. About a year ago, a new type of insect was discovered in Central Park. Doesn't this just sort of prove that we humans have absolutely no authority over what is "habitable" on a galactic scale, which could prove to be infinitely more diverse? Isn't it at all possible that there are forms of life out there so different than what we know here, that it could fill our minds with awe, and freeze our souls with terror?
Lastly, I'd like to add that this is good news for future humans, if we ever decide to colonize other worlds.
...is Australian for beer. Actually, I've also heard that the Fosters in Australia isn't very good. But anyway, back on topic here... Someone needs to ask this guy... is there an Australian equivalent to, say, Water Joe or Bawls, for those late night hacking sessions? ;)
Anyone else know that, for all his genius, Einstein was kind of loosely wrapped? He couldn't tie his shoes, and would often forget where he lived. His college professors didn't think he'd amount to very much, and he often copied the work of his classmates. It just goes to show you that anyone can have something important to contribute to the world...
And about deleting stuff... Yeah, most files are not really "gone" until the spot on the drive has been overwritten. Here's what you do if you want to be certain... Encrypt the file, then delete it. In the chance that someone does end up restoring it, they won't be able to read its contents. Also, don't forget to wear your foil hat to prevent the alien signals from messing with your brain. ;)
Tripod is slow... I mirrored it here. It's only 30K.