If you set c=1, which is often done in particle physics calculations for convenience, then times do indeed come out in units of length (i.e. cm). Maybe Han was a physics major before dropping out and becoming a smuggler?:-)
I'll sell anyone who wants them all of my passwords and keys for only $5 million. Just think, 50% off and no waiting!
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Cosmic rays are mostly protons, which were particles last time I checked. A proton going through a CCD will certainly deposit charge in some of the pixels, same as a photon would.
Well, Joe User shouldn't have encrypted his MP3's that he made himself in the first place. I mean really, it's not like this stuff isn't already possible, and yet people are smart enough to get around it. What makes you think it will be any different on TCPA-equipped machines?
I used to run the tech support department for a mail-order screwdriver shop. When we started shipping Sony 1304 Trinitrons it seemed like every other call was about that goddamn black line 2/3 of the way down the screen. I quickly learned to guess when that's what they were going to complain about and say "that black line across the screen?" myself first, otherwise they would think I was lying just to get them off the phone and get out of having to ship them a replacement. I'm still holding a grudge and will be glad to see Trinitrons die!:-)
GTA and the like are targeted towards adolescents, not 'mature' people. I'm 33 and I say give me Super Mario Sunshine over Jiggle-Breasted-Cop-Killer-III any day.
This is because Windows uses 96 dpi as its default display resolution, while X and most everything else uses 72 dpi. I'm pretty sure somewhere in the Mozilla preferences there is an option to set it to use 96 dpi, try that and see if it helps.
Wow, all three of your points are incorrect. Adobe didn't 'hijack' Postscript, in fact they invented it in the first place. Secondly, PDF files are not really all that similar to Postscript, except that they are both page description formats. And lastly, PDF is actually less 'proprietary' than Postscript. This was the reason why Apple ported the NeXT stuff over from Display Postscript to Quartz (really Display PDF), so that they wouldn't have to pay a license fee to Adobe. Postscript was a godsend in its day, but PDF is much better.
This is going to get Houston into even more trouble with Microsoft than they had to begin with. Just by looking at the buzzword-laden SimDesk website I can tell already that their products suck and nobody will want to use them. City workers will start passing around Office CDs and installing it on the sly just to be able to get their work done. Then one day, blammo, a BSA audit and Houston is fucked big time.
Just about every Slashback is full of admissions that the original articles were misleading and that Slashbots got all worked up over nothing. You'd think people would figure it out eventually, but I guess yellow journalism has nine lives.
I'm a technical grunt myself, so I can sort of sympathize with this prevailing sentiment that only the developers matter. However, it's important to remember that the businesspeople who put up the money to start companies and fund development are the ones taking the real risks and providing the resources for the developers to do what they do. If the company goes down the tubes the developers can drive across town and get new jobs, while the investors lose everything they put in. I know I'm tiliting at windmills here but I think we should not denigrate their contributions to making the products we all like.
My point is (assuming I have one), claiming it's okay to copy things rather than buy them because it would just be some suit who gets the money is not really a good rationale.
Pretty soon we'll have a story about some guy who put a VTEC sticker on his keyboard and replaced the cable with a thicker one, and claims it increased his typing speed by 30 wpm...
Yeah, I know, but somehow Microsoft made it so it doesn't work in any other browser. You're right that it would be better if Safari could frame the plugin, but it beats the 'view source, find stream URL, copy, start WMP, paste' rigamarole you have to go through with anything else.
You must have a lot smarter burglars in you town than we do, here they just jimmy a window open. I guess the job market for IT people is even tougher than I thought!
I just noticed something totally cool about Safari. I was browsing espn.com and wanted to hear what Bill Cowher had to say about the penalty at the end of today's game. I clicked on the link for the video stream, and it asked if I wanted Real or Windows Media. First I tried Real, the window it created was a little too big but the plugin came up and worked just fine. Next I thought, what the heck, let's try Windows Media. Note that this plugin has NEVER worked for me in any browser other than IE, for who knows what reason. Anyway, I clicked the stream again and selected Windows Media. Up comes the window, and a sheet drops down that says something like "Safari doesn't know how to use this plugin. However, the program Windows Media Player may be able to handle this file. Wanna give it a try?" I say sure, and *bang* WMP starts up and plays the clip! No more digging through the source and cutting and pasting.asf URLs! Oh happy day!
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What's that got to do with 32/64 bit? It just means that the DEC fortran compiler generates fast, optimized code and g77 doesn't.
If you set c=1, which is often done in particle physics calculations for convenience, then times do indeed come out in units of length (i.e. cm). Maybe Han was a physics major before dropping out and becoming a smuggler? :-)
Perhaps the prerecorded movies came on two or more tapes?
I'm sure I saw that same post in the original article. He was just playing along with the joke about repeats.
Wouldn't he still need the video camera to capture the screen? Or are you talking about a "Tommy" simulator? :-)
I'm sure there are many students in your area who would be happy to buy a copy and trade it to you for a couple of cases of beer. Think different!
I'll sell anyone who wants them all of my passwords and keys for only $5 million. Just think, 50% off and no waiting!
Cosmic rays are mostly protons, which were particles last time I checked. A proton going through a CCD will certainly deposit charge in some of the pixels, same as a photon would.
Well, Joe User shouldn't have encrypted his MP3's that he made himself in the first place. I mean really, it's not like this stuff isn't already possible, and yet people are smart enough to get around it. What makes you think it will be any different on TCPA-equipped machines?
I wasn't aware that IBM owns any record labels or movie studios. Can you point out any actual instances of IBM catering to the RIAA?
Only the 15th installment will be available for Mac.
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I used to run the tech support department for a mail-order screwdriver shop. When we started shipping Sony 1304 Trinitrons it seemed like every other call was about that goddamn black line 2/3 of the way down the screen. I quickly learned to guess when that's what they were going to complain about and say "that black line across the screen?" myself first, otherwise they would think I was lying just to get them off the phone and get out of having to ship them a replacement. I'm still holding a grudge and will be glad to see Trinitrons die! :-)
GTA and the like are targeted towards adolescents, not 'mature' people. I'm 33 and I say give me Super Mario Sunshine over Jiggle-Breasted-Cop-Killer-III any day.
This is because Windows uses 96 dpi as its default display resolution, while X and most everything else uses 72 dpi. I'm pretty sure somewhere in the Mozilla preferences there is an option to set it to use 96 dpi, try that and see if it helps.
Wow, all three of your points are incorrect. Adobe didn't 'hijack' Postscript, in fact they invented it in the first place. Secondly, PDF files are not really all that similar to Postscript, except that they are both page description formats. And lastly, PDF is actually less 'proprietary' than Postscript. This was the reason why Apple ported the NeXT stuff over from Display Postscript to Quartz (really Display PDF), so that they wouldn't have to pay a license fee to Adobe. Postscript was a godsend in its day, but PDF is much better.
This is going to get Houston into even more trouble with Microsoft than they had to begin with. Just by looking at the buzzword-laden SimDesk website I can tell already that their products suck and nobody will want to use them. City workers will start passing around Office CDs and installing it on the sly just to be able to get their work done. Then one day, blammo, a BSA audit and Houston is fucked big time.
Just about every Slashback is full of admissions that the original articles were misleading and that Slashbots got all worked up over nothing. You'd think people would figure it out eventually, but I guess yellow journalism has nine lives.
I'm a technical grunt myself, so I can sort of sympathize with this prevailing sentiment that only the developers matter. However, it's important to remember that the businesspeople who put up the money to start companies and fund development are the ones taking the real risks and providing the resources for the developers to do what they do. If the company goes down the tubes the developers can drive across town and get new jobs, while the investors lose everything they put in. I know I'm tiliting at windmills here but I think we should not denigrate their contributions to making the products we all like.
My point is (assuming I have one), claiming it's okay to copy things rather than buy them because it would just be some suit who gets the money is not really a good rationale.
Pretty soon we'll have a story about some guy who put a VTEC sticker on his keyboard and replaced the cable with a thicker one, and claims it increased his typing speed by 30 wpm...
Yeah, I know, but somehow Microsoft made it so it doesn't work in any other browser. You're right that it would be better if Safari could frame the plugin, but it beats the 'view source, find stream URL, copy, start WMP, paste' rigamarole you have to go through with anything else.
You must have a lot smarter burglars in you town than we do, here they just jimmy a window open. I guess the job market for IT people is even tougher than I thought!
Well, according to Jurassic Park all the doors would fling wide open. :-)
I just noticed something totally cool about Safari. I was browsing espn.com and wanted to hear what Bill Cowher had to say about the penalty at the end of today's game. I clicked on the link for the video stream, and it asked if I wanted Real or Windows Media. First I tried Real, the window it created was a little too big but the plugin came up and worked just fine. Next I thought, what the heck, let's try Windows Media. Note that this plugin has NEVER worked for me in any browser other than IE, for who knows what reason. Anyway, I clicked the stream again and selected Windows Media. Up comes the window, and a sheet drops down that says something like "Safari doesn't know how to use this plugin. However, the program Windows Media Player may be able to handle this file. Wanna give it a try?" I say sure, and *bang* WMP starts up and plays the clip! No more digging through the source and cutting and pasting .asf URLs! Oh happy day!
Dunno if you check up on old postings, but if you do can you tell me how to use Monaco in an xterm? I'd like to try it. Thanks.