On the Beta Winamp TV stations, adult site operators quickly figured how to launch URLs on video streams. Needless to say, the support forums showed you how to turn off this feature about a day after the discovery.
Please, not every app in the known world needs to launch a freakin' web page, etc.
My computer needs to make more internal "beep boop boop beep" noises.
That's easy, get a radio nearby it and set it to an unused frequency. It was always fun to hear my TI-99/4A make all sorts of fun noises(not exactly of the beep boop beep variety) when I was doing various operations.
One just might be able to make music out of it. I think it was done once.
We need more blinky lights(functional or not). That way we can retro-ize our computers to look like big glitzy units shown on 1980s Tv shows and movies. Sign me up!
The MS utility fonud some Dutch porn dialer that was on my system since 2003. AdAware never found it.
But what wowed me were the useful utilities in the "advanced tools". I was finally able to disable a few annoying system tray icons(totally forgetting how to do it in Win2k). I still can't get the Nvidia driver utilities off, but MS is not to blame in that case.
The tracks eraser functionality goes way beyond a simple "url cleaner". You can clear the document history, etc for TONS of apps. I'm wondering when the anti-MS zealots will be yelling that it will be a useful tool for child pornographers(heh).
The GUI is a bit shoddy. I wish I could keep the heiarchial list of stuff when I'm inspecing the startup apps, etc, and there's no + to collapse/expand. Either way, I love the advanced utilities alone, and could probably clean out TONS of spyware, etc if I run this on my dad's PC.
Combine that with the new MINI Cooper, both my cars are now in the game.
I don't care how bad it sucks, I have to buy it now. This marks(I think) the first Triumph Spitfire in a video/computer game. I'm notfying the spitlist.
You are correct. Hardware has done it's part to speed things up, now it's software's turn to speed up. We need more Future Crew-like developers in the world.:)
Keyword here; VIDEO. 99% of this is a slideshow with the occasional audio, and a whole lotta buffering. There has got to be a downloadable video of this. Reliable streaming video even in 2005 isn't here yet.
You are right(hey, I'm agreeing with you!). The term LJ uses, "Friends" is stretched a bit far. It's more like "reading lists". Unless everyone on your "friends" list will call you up and buy you a beer. Hell, not even a fraction of them when I had an LJ were up to the "get together and hang out, play ps2 games, etc" level, yet I was worthy of reading their friends-only posts.
I've seen the nicest most constructive criticism on LJ get responded with by shrugs and catty comebacks. On Lj people are replied with what they want to hear.
I recently got rid of my LiveJournal, and feel a bit relieved. FOr some reason, I found myself spending too much time reading about the percieved(not exactly real) lives of other people who have no bearing on my life. I've been slandered twice on LJ, and in one instance my full name was not used, so I couldn't report them for TOS violations.
That's what's great about livejournal. You can say anything you want, it's only one side of the story, and everyone on your friends list will kiss up to you and agree.
Want to have some fun on LJ? Try to disagree with someone on your friends list, and watch the hilarity ensue.
With interconnected friends networks, gossip can spread like wildfire and all sorts of wonderful sour attitudes towards one another can result.
How would you like it if some LJ using friend of yours decided to tell the world about something you did or didn't do to your embarassment?
I for one can't wait until the blogger bubble bursts.
While I like a GUI for day-to-day tasks, I really wish cmd.exe in Windows2k and XP didn't fall by the wayside. Remember when DOS used to be fun to zip around in? That was back in DOS 5/6 days. It seems to have fallen to a heavy state of neglect by MS. Too bad, since sometimes it's easier to navigate around in cmd.exe in a pinch.
What's great about The Sun is you can find a discarded copy anywhere(trains, bars, etc). Of course I check out the boobie section, then the 200000 reports on David Beckham.
How about have a toolbar that's tied to one site? So if you frequently search for movies, have an imdb.com toolbar(quickly look up movies you find playing on TV).
have a ???.com for searching bands. That'd be nice when I want to know a little bit more about a band I hear on a shoutcast stream.
Now the problem is finding any room on one's desktop with all these other bleepin' toolbars installed.
Thought of this when I was hopping from train to train in England.
1. A PDA that mounts on your arm. that will free up a hand 2. built-in GPS unit 3. built-in train schedule
So if you wanted to get from one city to another in England(or any country with a decent rail system), it notes your position, and guides you to the nearest train station.
Then add in other features like eatery info, bed&breakfasts, etc. Surely would have helped me when I was in England.
Not all of their releases(ie not made by them but they put it to market) are GTA-great. They had State of Emergency, which almost seemed to have the same marketing angle. A super-violent game by Rockstar, so it has to be good, right? It proved to be disappointing and shallow to me. For now, I'll stick with the GTA series, which 90% of my PS2 time has been devoted to.(other 10% being tony hawk games).
Anyone remember a kid-friendly rinky-dink top-down view game where you played as Luke and went from square screen to square screen picking up things, talking to people, etc?
I forgot the name of the game. Was it Yoda's stories or something? Couldn't find a mention of it in the story. It's amazing just how many games Star Wars has spawned over the decades.
Funny you should mention that. I downloaded a curling game for my Handspring Visor. It requires you to scratch up and down, your stylus being the broom thing. I played it once and not going to touch it again until I get a protector for it.
I am not surprised that Mercedes Benz/Daimler Crysler does not advertise this as their car because in the U.S. their main line of cars are even more of a luxury item than they are over here in Germany. Selling a shopping cart for young people does not fit their image as a luxury car manufacturer.
I remember seeing Mercedes 4-door compatct hatchbacks in England. Wish they would sell them in the US.
I swear on just about EVERY website i visit, i briefly see "contacting host falkag.net" flash by. No, not one website I contact often. Not just a few sites, but EVERY site that finds it necessary to have banners from 20 different websites, and have all the images hosted on a server that has about a tenth of the bandwidth needed to function properly.
Slashdot Mirror
This is yet another $COMPUTER in a unique $PACKAGING, no different than the Lego case, pizza box case, etc.
When are we gonna see some innovative hacks to one's PC? Let's put cosmetics aside and see some function.
Yes, I realized I posted in anticipation and glee in the previous "LED memory" post.
On the Beta Winamp TV stations, adult site operators quickly figured how to launch URLs on video streams. Needless to say, the support forums showed you how to turn off this feature about a day after the discovery.
Please, not every app in the known world needs to launch a freakin' web page, etc.
My computer needs to make more internal "beep boop boop beep" noises.
That's easy, get a radio nearby it and set it to an unused frequency. It was always fun to hear my TI-99/4A make all sorts of fun noises(not exactly of the beep boop beep variety) when I was doing various operations.
One just might be able to make music out of it. I think it was done once.
We need more blinky lights(functional or not). That way we can retro-ize our computers to look like big glitzy units shown on 1980s Tv shows and movies. Sign me up!
The MS utility fonud some Dutch porn dialer that was on my system since 2003. AdAware never found it.
But what wowed me were the useful utilities in the "advanced tools". I was finally able to disable a few annoying system tray icons(totally forgetting how to do it in Win2k). I still can't get the Nvidia driver utilities off, but MS is not to blame in that case.
The tracks eraser functionality goes way beyond a simple "url cleaner". You can clear the document history, etc for TONS of apps. I'm wondering when the anti-MS zealots will be yelling that it will be a useful tool for child pornographers(heh).
The GUI is a bit shoddy. I wish I could keep the heiarchial list of stuff when I'm inspecing the startup apps, etc, and there's no + to collapse/expand. Either way, I love the advanced utilities alone, and could probably clean out TONS of spyware, etc if I run this on my dad's PC.
PLease tell me this isn't a faked screenshot.
my car is in there. Can you get it in yellow?
Combine that with the new MINI Cooper, both my cars are now in the game.
I don't care how bad it sucks, I have to buy it now. This marks(I think) the first Triumph Spitfire in a video/computer game. I'm notfying the spitlist.
North American workers simply aren't willing to view themselves as cheap labour to pick up the slack from more expensive places to do manufacturing.
How do you say that in Spanish?
You are correct. Hardware has done it's part to speed things up, now it's software's turn to speed up. We need more Future Crew-like developers in the world. :)
Keyword here; VIDEO. 99% of this is a slideshow with the occasional audio, and a whole lotta buffering. There has got to be a downloadable video of this. Reliable streaming video even in 2005 isn't here yet.
Is it me, or are his jokes totally falling flat here? This is a bit sad to watch, especially after enjoying his bizarre and hilarious skits.
You are right(hey, I'm agreeing with you!). The term LJ uses, "Friends" is stretched a bit far. It's more like "reading lists". Unless everyone on your "friends" list will call you up and buy you a beer. Hell, not even a fraction of them when I had an LJ were up to the "get together and hang out, play ps2 games, etc" level, yet I was worthy of reading their friends-only posts.
I've seen the nicest most constructive criticism on LJ get responded with by shrugs and catty comebacks. On Lj people are replied with what they want to hear.
I recently got rid of my LiveJournal, and feel a bit relieved. FOr some reason, I found myself spending too much time reading about the percieved(not exactly real) lives of other people who have no bearing on my life. I've been slandered twice on LJ, and in one instance my full name was not used, so I couldn't report them for TOS violations.
That's what's great about livejournal. You can say anything you want, it's only one side of the story, and everyone on your friends list will kiss up to you and agree.
Want to have some fun on LJ? Try to disagree with someone on your friends list, and watch the hilarity ensue.
With interconnected friends networks, gossip can spread like wildfire and all sorts of wonderful sour attitudes towards one another can result.
How would you like it if some LJ using friend of yours decided to tell the world about something you did or didn't do to your embarassment?
I for one can't wait until the blogger bubble bursts.
While I like a GUI for day-to-day tasks, I really wish cmd.exe in Windows2k and XP didn't fall by the wayside. Remember when DOS used to be fun to zip around in? That was back in DOS 5/6 days. It seems to have fallen to a heavy state of neglect by MS. Too bad, since sometimes it's easier to navigate around in cmd.exe in a pinch.
What's great about The Sun is you can find a discarded copy anywhere(trains, bars, etc). Of course I check out the boobie section, then the 200000 reports on David Beckham.
There was some web page(now gone) for remaking Tunnels of Doom with sprueced up graphics, etc on the PC.
Sadly, the web page is gone, and never got a downloadable demo. Shame.
I saw that exact episode, but the woman on the segment was painting a Maserati. This was more than a few years ago.
Actually you might not have a bad idea.
How about have a toolbar that's tied to one site? So if you frequently search for movies, have an imdb.com toolbar(quickly look up movies you find playing on TV).
have a ???.com for searching bands. That'd be nice when I want to know a little bit more about a band I hear on a shoutcast stream.
Now the problem is finding any room on one's desktop with all these other bleepin' toolbars installed.
Thought of this when I was hopping from train to train in England.
1. A PDA that mounts on your arm. that will free up a hand
2. built-in GPS unit
3. built-in train schedule
So if you wanted to get from one city to another in England(or any country with a decent rail system), it notes your position, and guides you to the nearest train station.
Then add in other features like eatery info, bed&breakfasts, etc. Surely would have helped me when I was in England.
Comment on Rockstar more specifically..
Not all of their releases(ie not made by them but they put it to market) are GTA-great. They had State of Emergency, which almost seemed to have the same marketing angle. A super-violent game by Rockstar, so it has to be good, right? It proved to be disappointing and shallow to me. For now, I'll stick with the GTA series, which 90% of my PS2 time has been devoted to.(other 10% being tony hawk games).
Anyone remember a kid-friendly rinky-dink top-down view game where you played as Luke and went from square screen to square screen picking up things, talking to people, etc?
I forgot the name of the game. Was it Yoda's stories or something? Couldn't find a mention of it in the story. It's amazing just how many games Star Wars has spawned over the decades.
I still use bookmarks.
What irks me are websites with super-long URLs and unique identifier strings that make bookmarking generally impossible for it.
Funny you should mention that. I downloaded a curling game for my Handspring Visor. It requires you to scratch up and down, your stylus being the broom thing. I played it once and not going to touch it again until I get a protector for it.
What crumple zones do SUVs have?
The other vehicle it runs into.
Thank you, enjoy the buffet.
I am not surprised that Mercedes Benz/Daimler Crysler does not advertise this as their car because in the U.S. their main line of cars are even more of a luxury item than they are over here in Germany. Selling a shopping cart for young people does not fit their image as a luxury car manufacturer.
I remember seeing Mercedes 4-door compatct hatchbacks in England. Wish they would sell them in the US.
I swear on just about EVERY website i visit, i briefly see "contacting host falkag.net" flash by. No, not one website I contact often. Not just a few sites, but EVERY site that finds it necessary to have banners from 20 different websites, and have all the images hosted on a server that has about a tenth of the bandwidth needed to function properly.
What's falkag's ip? 127.0.0.1