"(probably don't want to give them admin access, unless they are a geek, in which case you should give them a Linux machine:))"
And give them gentoo or slackware and let them figure out how it all works.
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"Rubik's wrist" & "Cubist's Thumb" are mentioned in Singmaster's "Notes on Rubik's Magic Cube". I have had some problems like this at times, but nothing that prevented me from cubing. I still get weird twinges in my wrist or the backs of my hands/fingers every once in a while, but I mostly got rid of these with a few changes:
1. Make sure you have a really smooth easy-turning cube! I started off with really stiff cubes, and that's why I got injured. As soon as I lubed my cube regularly, most of the problems went away.
2. Relax while cubing.
3. Don't cube with cold hands.
4. If I feel any small twinges of pain, especially after I finish cubing for the day, then I stop for a few days.
5. Chris Hardwick told me he wraps gauze tightly around his wrist while cubing, and that this lengthens the amount of time that he can cube comfortably.
http://benjerry.middlebury.edu/~knights/CubeInfo.h tml
Somehow i get the impression those tricks & tips are good for more than just cube related injuries. Or is it just me?
But,... who owns intellectual property discussed on yahoo groups? is it public domain?
What if it's a closed members only who join & are invited discussion group held on the yahoo servers ?
Can an american company claim legal ownership of IP discussed on such kinds of yahoo groups?
I once tried to get to the bottom of it and ended up being politely told by some yahoo admins & their IP dept. to go find a lawyer and figure it out for myself.
"my other issue is that things in that article were posted that we specifically told him *not* to post about, i.e. financial issues, bankruptcy protection, Amis' remarks were made to damage both my reputation ingame as being a carefree joking individual and my real life persona as a loving husband and entrepreneur and turns me into someone whose life was destroyed by AO, in an attempt to perpetuate a stereotype of your average game player. But the bottom line even beyond the outright fabrications made here is that statements were posted that I specifically expressed *not* to post and the entire focus of the article was totally misepresented to both myself and my ingame friend stuntiliator. We were told that the article was supposed to be a positive article about the AO community as told through my eyes.
Seth was upset over his last AO article, in which I sort of flamed it on these boards for being not news worthy and for being a bit frivelous (it was an article about the nerfing of ELLTS scopes), so writing this inflammatory article about myself is his way of getting back at me.
My personal information that he may have overheard while staying with us or we told in a casual atmosphere, he did not have permission to print. And if that's not bad enough, Seth Schiesel/Amis embelished the truth during several points in the article.
It's not just a slam on me, it's a slam on everyone that plays an MMORPG. Basically, he came here and was surprised at what a normal life we led and how emotionally balanced we really are here.
So what does he do? Make up fabrications to sell papers. If anyone knew me in real life, I think they'd be surprised. They'd also be disgusted at the lies in this article. So while you might say "it's not that bad" now, if you knew me in RL, you'd say "Good God, I can't believe he said that!"
I do realize that some in this game don't appreciate my sense of humor, but this ingame malice towards me transcends to real life and attempts to discredit not only thedeacon, but my RL name as well. And that is what makes it slanderous.
At this point, my name is being trashed over on slashdot.org, I've had 7 client calls today alone, questioning the article and basically stating they no longer wished to do business with me.
You all have shown me so much support and again I must say I love you guys for that. But I may take a little break from AO as a result of this, as I'm simply humiliated by the lies reported in the world's largest newspaper. You have to understand what this does to a person's life to truly understand why I'm so upset about this. Alot of people read the Times. Again, alot of people read the Times. ALOT.
This has not only caused me emotional distress, but it is also causing me considerable financial losses as well. That goes way beyond a video game.
Alot of people read the Time. My clients read the Times. "
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/showthread.php?s= 11d03b3f2a2d89b880b547768512bc25&threadid=1434 07
Microsoft respresentatives hastily retract press release for the iLoo when it's pointed out to them that it is currently the month of may, as well being the 2nd of may, not the first.
Back Orifice 2k, get into someone's system after successful implant of the trojan/remote admin tool. Then store your illicit goods in a deep buried subdirectory somewhere in a hidden (folder options / do not show hidden files)c:/windows/something/something/ . With 80gig hard drives being fairly average. It would be easy. And scary. As for antiviris software, how many normal non geeky people use it religiously ~only after~ having been hit with something?
"The problem with MMO games is that social factors directly influence gameplay. The people who make games only know how to deal with technological and game design problems."
Which is precisely why it seems they're in their infancy, and why there needs to be more focus placed on the social aspects of MMO's. Is it just me, or is there so much room to do so much more with them from a story oriented pov? To give them more of a social aspect above and beyond simplistic guild politics?
"I strongly believe that there are no technological solutions to social problems."
Yes. While social inepts might be capable of making some wonderful technology, it's another thing to have them working with MMO's whose greatest potential is as devices for large scale social interaction. Sure killing monsters is great, but when you get beyond Hack & Slash simplicities, there is room for so much more social interaction in these environments.
I still have a copy of Visicalc, in original shrink wrap (obviously never used). What should i do with it? auction it off to colectors on ebay ? keep it as a souvenir and door-stop?
Slashdot Mirror
oh, right.. as if.. i mean, that would only work if they were actually really stupid people..
Though, hold on, & wait a second....I think you're on to something!
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"Recordable CDs: Blank 750 recordable or rewriteable CDs, one needed for each CD image downloaded"
Those things exist ?? !! *sigh* just this week i picked up spindle of 50 700meg Sony's.
Sorry Sun, looks like i'm staying with my linux install for now.
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I see a surge of sales in white apple earbuds. I mean, my Sony MD is sexy too, just because it's not white and made by Apple, would you turn me down?.
"(probably don't want to give them admin access, unless they are a geek, in which case you should give them a Linux machine :))"
And give them gentoo or slackware and let them figure out how it all works.
Important message from Belkin:
Belkin is aware of some recent postings that claim that Belkin wireless routers are spamming users during the setup process and periodically thereafter. It is not now, nor has it ever been, the policy of Belkin to intentionally spam our customers or anyone else. Belkin offers a free trial of our parental control feature in our routers, and to make our customers aware of the feature itself and to give them the opportunity to take advantage of the free trial, we have tried to direct users to the information regarding the parental control features. However, since this has become a source of concern to our users, and it is Belkin policy to address the concerns of our users quickly, Belkin has decided to remove this function from the routers. Each router's firmware that incorporates parental control as an option will be changed.
Please expect more detailed information to follow early next week. Thank you.
---
"Rubik's wrist" & "Cubist's Thumb" are mentioned in Singmaster's "Notes on Rubik's Magic Cube". I have had some problems like this at times, but nothing that prevented me from cubing. I still get weird twinges in my wrist or the backs of my hands/fingers every once in a while, but I mostly got rid of these with a few changes: 1. Make sure you have a really smooth easy-turning cube! I started off with really stiff cubes, and that's why I got injured. As soon as I lubed my cube regularly, most of the problems went away. 2. Relax while cubing. 3. Don't cube with cold hands. 4. If I feel any small twinges of pain, especially after I finish cubing for the day, then I stop for a few days. 5. Chris Hardwick told me he wraps gauze tightly around his wrist while cubing, and that this lengthens the amount of time that he can cube comfortably.h tml
http://benjerry.middlebury.edu/~knights/CubeInfo.
Somehow i get the impression those tricks & tips are good for more than just cube related injuries. Or is it just me?
Apple reminds me of a dentist. So what if blue tooth has a few cavities, after some time in the apple it'll be all filled up.
*another good reason why i need to get out more*
or the mental age of 5?
But,... who owns intellectual property discussed on yahoo groups? is it public domain?
What if it's a closed members only who join & are invited discussion group held on the yahoo servers ?
Can an american company claim legal ownership of IP discussed on such kinds of yahoo groups?
I once tried to get to the bottom of it and ended up being politely told by some yahoo admins & their IP dept. to go find a lawyer and figure it out for myself.
Where does he find room for the boxes of condoms?
Oh, wait, right, sorry... never mind me.
and now our computers and bandwidth have become battle grounds for worms.... oh the joys of ecology.
is there an english translation of this thing somewhere? that does have some detail, but which gets around the forumlaic equations?
(and doesn't entail reading a book)
Dave... as in from the Amiga ? I still have teashirts from your networking book!
internet bandwidth. Lots of it.
'nuff said.
What happens when yahoo starts charging for using their IM ? When Aol starts charging, when ICQ starts asking for $$ ? i mean, if M$ is doing it...
Will the whole world really start switching to jabber? and open source alternatives ?
really ?
Has it been done before ?
"What are they being paid for? "
Are they being paid ?
Not staying anonymous.
He's let a game (and its related interpersonal associations) ruin his ego, his financial well being, and general happyness.
Maybe this is a no brainer. Maybe saying this is akin to saying, i told you so. Hell, call it a troll. But gee, you know...
"my other issue is that things in that article were posted that we specifically told him *not* to post about, i.e. financial issues, bankruptcy protection, Amis' remarks were made to damage both my reputation ingame as being a carefree joking individual and my real life persona as a loving husband and entrepreneur and turns me into someone whose life was destroyed by AO, in an attempt to perpetuate a stereotype of your average game player. But the bottom line even beyond the outright fabrications made here is that statements were posted that I specifically expressed *not* to post and the entire focus of the article was totally misepresented to both myself and my ingame friend stuntiliator. We were told that the article was supposed to be a positive article about the AO community as told through my eyes.= 11d03b3f2a2d89b880b547768512bc25&threadid=1434 07
Seth was upset over his last AO article, in which I sort of flamed it on these boards for being not news worthy and for being a bit frivelous (it was an article about the nerfing of ELLTS scopes), so writing this inflammatory article about myself is his way of getting back at me.
My personal information that he may have overheard while staying with us or we told in a casual atmosphere, he did not have permission to print. And if that's not bad enough, Seth Schiesel/Amis embelished the truth during several points in the article.
It's not just a slam on me, it's a slam on everyone that plays an MMORPG. Basically, he came here and was surprised at what a normal life we led and how emotionally balanced we really are here.
So what does he do? Make up fabrications to sell papers. If anyone knew me in real life, I think they'd be surprised. They'd also be disgusted at the lies in this article. So while you might say "it's not that bad" now, if you knew me in RL, you'd say "Good God, I can't believe he said that!"
I do realize that some in this game don't appreciate my sense of humor, but this ingame malice towards me transcends to real life and attempts to discredit not only thedeacon, but my RL name as well. And that is what makes it slanderous.
At this point, my name is being trashed over on slashdot.org, I've had 7 client calls today alone, questioning the article and basically stating they no longer wished to do business with me.
You all have shown me so much support and again I must say I love you guys for that. But I may take a little break from AO as a result of this, as I'm simply humiliated by the lies reported in the world's largest newspaper. You have to understand what this does to a person's life to truly understand why I'm so upset about this. Alot of people read the Times. Again, alot of people read the Times. ALOT.
This has not only caused me emotional distress, but it is also causing me considerable financial losses as well. That goes way beyond a video game.
Alot of people read the Time. My clients read the Times. "
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/showthread.php?s
Microsoft respresentatives hastily retract press release for the iLoo when it's pointed out to them that it is currently the month of may, as well being the 2nd of may, not the first.
"11 - 2 + 23 + 6 = 28, i.e. 1928"
(11 - 2) + (23 + 6) = 38
So that makes 9 + 29 = 38
Back Orifice 2k, get into someone's system after successful implant of the trojan/remote admin tool. Then store your illicit goods in a deep buried subdirectory somewhere in a hidden (folder options / do not show hidden files)c:/windows/something/something/ . With 80gig hard drives being fairly average. It would be easy. And scary. As for antiviris software, how many normal non geeky people use it religiously ~only after~ having been hit with something?
about that accident with the test plane a while back? .... i heard they died laughing!
"The problem with MMO games is that social factors directly influence gameplay. The people who make games only know how to deal with technological and game design problems."
Which is precisely why it seems they're in their infancy, and why there needs to be more focus placed on the social aspects of MMO's. Is it just me, or is there so much room to do so much more with them from a story oriented pov? To give them more of a social aspect above and beyond simplistic guild politics?
"I strongly believe that there are no technological solutions to social problems."
Yes. While social inepts might be capable of making some wonderful technology, it's another thing to have them working with MMO's whose greatest potential is as devices for large scale social interaction. Sure killing monsters is great, but when you get beyond Hack & Slash simplicities, there is room for so much more social interaction in these environments.
I still have a copy of Visicalc, in original shrink wrap (obviously never used). What should i do with it? auction it off to colectors on ebay ? keep it as a souvenir and door-stop?