Some of the nicest experiences in a game is discovering new stuff, so knowing everything would spoil it, wouldn't it?
I think you need to RTFA...
Square Enix states:
[Valkyrie Profile 2] will be coming to North America in late September.
The last cut-off date is the 4th of september...
By the 4th of september, the reviewers will be free to discuss anything about the game they want.
The 4th of september is BEFORE the release of the game...
If they wanted to keep some parts of the game secret (spoilers), they could just say so.
By "allowing" the game websites to slowly leak information, they ensure a steady stream of hype leading up to the release of the game. If that's not misuse of the media then I don't know WTH it is...
The song titles are copyrighted as well as the music. Therefore, transmitting the song titles via the internet (ie. through FreeBD) is a copyright violation.
It's on the Inquirer, but they have a picture. Who do I believe, my eyes or my head?
The Inquirer may be a tabloid and print a bunch of rumors but the vast majority of the news stories they write is fact or comes true in the end.
Why fake pictures of a burning laptop that isn't even identifiable? If it was really a case of photochopping, they could at least have made the Dell (or whatever) logos prominent.
While the traffic level has seemingly fallen quite a bit on the "Weekly" graph, the levels are consistent with the amount of traffic seen two weeks ago (see graph "monthly").
While it is clear that TPB has had a large amount of traffic and the graph has taken a large dive, it is not logical to conclude that the entire difference is attributed to TPB.
I don't "get" the concept of sorting music in folders.
If I want to listen to "Jam" by "Michael Jackson", I can't necessarily remember which one of his 10 albums it's on.
Therefore I have all my music "sorted" in one huge folder.
This obviously requires utterly perfect file naming, but that requirement is trivial with proper tags (which is the real hurdle) and a good file renamer.
For albums I use: "Artist - Album - Track # - Track name"
For compilations it's: "Album - Track # - Artist - Track name"
This way the tracks are always sorted in the folder in the order they are on the album. In actual use, this method is far superior to the folder-concept due it being easier to spot the correct artist name and there being no frantic movement through subfolders.
In order to achieve the above i use: Max for ripping Media Rage for retagging/renaming/etc.
iTunes for retagging/playing.
On Windows I would use EAC, Tag (although with the "Tagger" frontend) and Foobar2000.
*Sigh*... Yet again Microsoft copies Apple, and as usual they are late to the game... Are they just so jaded up there in redmond they can't even be bothered to come up with a new name (like "Vista")?
PCI Express (2002) Apple Final Cut Express (2003) Apple Airport Express (2004) Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express (2005) Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express (2005)
From my experience rebates are made for the customers, and the sellers. It gets people into the store, they save money they'd normally have to spend, and usually the store picks up the lost money on items added on
If this was really true, why do you have to mail it in? Why not just subtract the rebate at the register when paying?
I believe it is because the US is an extremely capitalistic country in which consumer protection takes a backseat to corporate profitability. It's like sales tax that has to be added to the advertised price...
I believe that mail-in-rebates would be completely illegal in most of Europe, just like advertising the sales-tax-less price is. In short, it's misleading for the consumer since the price paid at the register is not the one advertised.
Now, in my part of the world we don't have mail-in rebates, so please forgive me for being stupid here.
What is the deal with mail-in rebates? How can a company sell $30 DVD-Rs with a $30 mail-in rebate? I expect they cost money to produce? Of course, some portion of buyers will not send in the coupons to get their money, but then it's the consumer that's being stupid because: a) (s)he's paying $30 for something that's apparently worth $0. b) Paying list price for a product that's on sale usually means there's a better offer somewhere else.
So, what is it? Companies producing stuff for free/at a loss or stupid consumers?
The long answer: Obviously, you need multiple internet connections from different providers. Two DSL connections may not cut it since there is a chance that they both go to the same telco hub. So, DSL + cable.
Then you need a multi-homed router, available from, among others, linksys.
Then you need dynamic DNS and a fast-updating DNS server to service you. Still, you may find that some people's DNS servers override the TTL and set it for 24hours.
The result will be that while you have connectivity, it is not certain that everyone can connect to you, and it only guards you against prolonged outages.
Well... IMHO, you don't want anything rackmounted. Rack cases tend to be comparably expensive and have lots of loud fans, which isn't so nice at home, unless you put them in the closet or something.
I would consider getting a few of those Shuttle `lunchbox' type computers (or a knock-off). You can even choose between AMD, Intel and Via for the CPU. I saw on some pic from a convention a 6x-2.5"-disk hotswap case that fit in a CD-ROM bay. This might be available by now.
Of course, there's the coolness factor of being able to say you have your own personal rack at home. If going this route, you can get small racks (like 10u) with doors, ventilation and whatever else you want. I'm sorry, but I really don't know where to get this kind of stuff in the UK or US.
This could have been a FP... instead I chose to write something useful. You should all do this kids.
Dude... even if it was Steve Wozniak (Probably Paul Allen), why can he not have gotten his picture taken with Bill Gates? Apple and Microsoft did do business back in the day...
IIRC, `Eigen' can also mean something along the lines of `one of a kind'. Alas, it's a one-of-a-kind radio station, which is simultaneously true and a pun. Great naming.
Open Source hardware is not impossible. It needs some requisites though: * Open Source design tools for PCB's, IC's, etc. * People willing to design hardware (or, more correctly, building blocks of it, like memory controllers and such) for free. * A way to get chips and boards produced cheaply, without needing massive quantities.
Should this ever happen, it will be much like today's distributions, each different from the other, but all able to run the same software. It will be far harder to `roll your own' though.
You are lucky where you work. Everyone is apparently intelligent enough to control their email.
Imagine, if there's 5 different email clients battling for control of the mail on the computers at the campus of the college the question is about. Jane Blond, who can barely click "Start > Programs > Word" to write anything, is trying to send an email. She calls the helldesk "I need help to send this email" Helpdesk: "Which email client are you using?" Jane Blond: "How the **** should I know? Help me damnit! I need to mail this report to my teacher within two minutes or it won't be graded"
Surefire recipe for disaster in a semi-public place with a lot of unknowledgeable people. If someone *really* want to use their own email client, they'll surely find a way. This usually has the added benefit of assuring that they are knowledgeable enough not to fsck anything up.
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I think you need to RTFA...
Square Enix states:
The last cut-off date is the 4th of september...
By the 4th of september, the reviewers will be free to discuss anything about the game they want.
The 4th of september is BEFORE the release of the game...
If they wanted to keep some parts of the game secret (spoilers), they could just say so.
By "allowing" the game websites to slowly leak information, they ensure a steady stream of hype leading up to the release of the game. If that's not misuse of the media then I don't know WTH it is...
The song titles are copyrighted as well as the music.
Therefore, transmitting the song titles via the internet (ie. through FreeBD) is a copyright violation.
So there!
Now, you wouldn't happen to be an affiliate with Dreamhost, would you?
Dreamhost gets an F from the BBB which is the worst possible score a business can get...
(BBB Rating scale)
Why fake pictures of a burning laptop that isn't even identifiable? If it was really a case of photochopping, they could at least have made the Dell (or whatever) logos prominent.
While the traffic level has seemingly fallen quite a bit on the "Weekly" graph, the levels are consistent with the amount of traffic seen two weeks ago (see graph "monthly").
While it is clear that TPB has had a large amount of traffic and the graph has taken a large dive, it is not logical to conclude that the entire difference is attributed to TPB.
I don't "get" the concept of sorting music in folders.
If I want to listen to "Jam" by "Michael Jackson", I can't necessarily remember which one of his 10 albums it's on.
Therefore I have all my music "sorted" in one huge folder.
This obviously requires utterly perfect file naming, but that requirement is trivial with proper tags (which is the real hurdle) and a good file renamer.
For albums I use: "Artist - Album - Track # - Track name"
For compilations it's: "Album - Track # - Artist - Track name"
This way the tracks are always sorted in the folder in the order they are on the album. In actual use, this method is far superior to the folder-concept due it being easier to spot the correct artist name and there being no frantic movement through subfolders.
In order to achieve the above i use:
Max for ripping
Media Rage for retagging/renaming/etc.
iTunes for retagging/playing.
On Windows I would use EAC, Tag (although with the "Tagger" frontend) and Foobar2000.
*Sigh*... Yet again Microsoft copies Apple, and as usual they are late to the game... Are they just so jaded up there in redmond they can't even be bothered to come up with a new name (like "Vista")?
PCI Express (2002)
Apple Final Cut Express (2003)
Apple Airport Express (2004)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express (2005)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express (2005)
From my experience rebates are made for the customers, and the sellers. It gets people into the store, they save money they'd normally have to spend, and usually the store picks up the lost money on items added on
If this was really true, why do you have to mail it in? Why not just subtract the rebate at the register when paying?
I believe it is because the US is an extremely capitalistic country in which consumer protection takes a backseat to corporate profitability. It's like sales tax that has to be added to the advertised price...
I believe that mail-in-rebates would be completely illegal in most of Europe, just like advertising the sales-tax-less price is.
In short, it's misleading for the consumer since the price paid at the register is not the one advertised.
Now, in my part of the world we don't have mail-in rebates, so please forgive me for being stupid here.
What is the deal with mail-in rebates? How can a company sell $30 DVD-Rs with a $30 mail-in rebate? I expect they cost money to produce? Of course, some portion of buyers will not send in the coupons to get their money, but then it's the consumer that's being stupid because:
a) (s)he's paying $30 for something that's apparently worth $0.
b) Paying list price for a product that's on sale usually means there's a better offer somewhere else.
So, what is it? Companies producing stuff for free/at a loss or stupid consumers?
The short answer: You can't.
The long answer:
Obviously, you need multiple internet connections from different providers. Two DSL connections may not cut it since there is a chance that they both go to the same telco hub. So, DSL + cable.
Then you need a multi-homed router, available from, among others, linksys.
Then you need dynamic DNS and a fast-updating DNS server to service you. Still, you may find that some people's DNS servers override the TTL and set it for 24hours.
The result will be that while you have connectivity, it is not certain that everyone can connect to you, and it only guards you against prolonged outages.
WalMart runs the worlds biggest Exchange install. They and msft are quite proud of it, actually...
Dude, this is obviously a guy from walmart asking for help to get rid of that exact system... sheesh...
Slashdotted already...? Too bad. :-(
Well... IMHO, you don't want anything rackmounted.
Rack cases tend to be comparably expensive and have lots of loud fans, which isn't so nice at home, unless you put them in the closet or something.
I would consider getting a few of those Shuttle `lunchbox' type computers (or a knock-off). You can even choose between AMD, Intel and Via for the CPU.
I saw on some pic from a convention a 6x-2.5"-disk hotswap case that fit in a CD-ROM bay. This might be available by now.
Of course, there's the coolness factor of being able to say you have your own personal rack at home.
If going this route, you can get small racks (like 10u) with doors, ventilation and whatever else you want.
I'm sorry, but I really don't know where to get this kind of stuff in the UK or US.
This could have been a FP... instead I chose to write something useful. You should all do this kids.
Dude... even if it was Steve Wozniak (Probably Paul Allen), why can he not have gotten his picture taken with Bill Gates?
Apple and Microsoft did do business back in the day...
IIRC, `Eigen' can also mean something along the lines of `one of a kind'.
Alas, it's a one-of-a-kind radio station, which is simultaneously true and a pun.
Great naming.
Open Source hardware is not impossible.
It needs some requisites though:
* Open Source design tools for PCB's, IC's, etc.
* People willing to design hardware (or, more correctly, building blocks of it, like memory controllers and such) for free.
* A way to get chips and boards produced cheaply, without needing massive quantities.
Should this ever happen, it will be much like today's distributions, each different from the other, but all able to run the same software. It will be far harder to `roll your own' though.
You are lucky where you work. Everyone is apparently intelligent enough to control their email.
Imagine, if there's 5 different email clients battling for control of the mail on the computers at the campus of the college the question is about. Jane Blond, who can barely click "Start > Programs > Word" to write anything, is trying to send an email.
She calls the helldesk "I need help to send this email"
Helpdesk: "Which email client are you using?"
Jane Blond: "How the **** should I know? Help me damnit! I need to mail this report to my teacher within two minutes or it won't be graded"
Surefire recipe for disaster in a semi-public place with a lot of unknowledgeable people. If someone *really* want to use their own email client, they'll surely find a way. This usually has the added benefit of assuring that they are knowledgeable enough not to fsck anything up.