This forum thread was started by taking a private email and posting to a public forum without the author's permission. This is not the sort of behavior that should be celebrated, whether it is done inside a private company or in an open source community. It is a serious violation of ettiquite.
$ key. Recently I have noticed that I haven't used the $ key for any purpose other than hitting it by accident. Once upon a time, I used "print $" in Basic, but since I have been outsourced I don't program and have no money. Shouldn't it be replaced?
"So the question is, can you verify that your virtual land is near some other virtual point of interest?"
In a virtual reality, in order to go from point A to point C, I don't have to pass through point B. So in a virtual land, what exactly does it mean to "near" some other virtual point?
That would be a great way to bore the living crap out of her and make sure she never wants to program again. You've got to start with the fun stuff first to get her interested and for most people out there, theory before practice is anything but fun.
Point well taken. I had actually meant to type wireless, not WiFi. That's what I get for not previewing. Oh well, the basic idea of a wireless harddrive that I carry with me and contains all my needed data still intrigues me.
How long until portable data storage integrated with built in WiFi becomes standard? Just walk up to any computer, set it down, type in the password and you are good to go. No cables required.
Great sentiment. But how exactly do you quantify such a thing?
Dude at the table next to me want's to light up a cigarette - hey but wait that smoke's killing me, too!
Next door neighbor wants to talk on his cell phone while he's driving. Fine with me - hey but wait whose going to take care of the kids of the guy he just plowed into while dialing?
Mom wants to surf the internet - hey but wait that worm infecting her computer is now eating up my bandwidth?
See where this leads? As things become more and more interconnected the definition of who is hurting who becomes murkier and murkier...
Then you have clearly never been to a university computer center. The funk in some of those can make your eyes water. Most geeks may not stink, but it only takes a few...
I count at least three instances of the phrase "think outside the box" in your post. For god's sake man, give the cliche a rest! Or at least mix things up a little and throw in a "paradigm shift" every now and then.
For someone who seems to considers himself such a rebel, you certainly are buzzword compliant.
"Drivers rarely see the actual EPA-rated mileage in the real world, according to John DiPietro, road-test editor of automotive website Edmunds.com. DiPietro says most drivers will get between 75 to 87 percent of the rated mileage, with individual variations based on driving habits and traffic route. "If a new car gets less than 75 percent of its EPA rating, then it should be retested."
So yes, standard gaseline autos are also overated by the EPA test, but not as much as hybrids.
Step 1 - go to iTunes website. Step 2 - download iTunes software - click on the download now button. Step 3 - install the iTunes software and then run it. Step 4 - Access the music store from within the iTunes software by clicking "Music Store" in the top of the righthand pane.
You should now see the big Pepsi logo and the phrase "Redeem your free song here."
"Things change. I bought software years ago, that I can't play on any modern computer. Despite the fact that the computer can RUN this software, I can't play it. WAAAH"
Yeah, but you can bet you would be screaming to high heaven if suddenly current software that you payed money for suddenly ceased to work on current hardware because the manufacturer changed the license after the fact.
That is exactly what is happening here. You pay for the song. You are happy with the song. And then, suddenly, ON THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM, WITH THE EXACT SAME HARDWARE, your rights and restrictions on using that software change!
Why are people trying to spin this and put it in any light other then an arbitrary, after the fact, reduction in the user's rights?!?!
The second change most certainly DOES affects a person's digital rights - i.e. DRM. It doesn't matter if its a change that affects individual songs or playlists. The fact is, they further restrict the actions that you can take on songs you already bought.
Arguing that yes, well, maybe it in fact only affects playlists and not songs is semantics and beside the point.
Yeah, but the great-grandparent was claiming bombs were being manufactured at Lockheed. An ABL is not a bomb. In fact, there is a HUGE difference between an ABL, which is a purely defensive weapon aimed at shooting down a single missle (it is far too expensive to kill even a single person with a laser) compared to a bomb, which is designed to kill as many people as possible.
My experience has been just the opposite. Of the many computers, of various different vintages, that I have installed Linux on, only a small fraction have succesfully detected and configured the sound card. It is extraordinarily frustrating to have everything working, except for sound.
That said, I have also had iffy results many times getting sound working when installing various flavors of Windows as well. It's not like it is 100% in the hardware detection area either.
Hmmm. Come to think of it maybe the real problem is my penchent for buying the cheapest hardware available at the time.
Well, first of all the author says, and I quote, this "provides conclusive evidence not only of Martian meteorites on Earth." Non of the scientists are using the words "conclusive evidence," only science journalists.
Second, I was actually taking an issue with the slashdot posting, which muddles the whole issue by leaving out the critical phrase in the quote, "So far, no one has broached the bigger implication:" and makes it seem like the scientists ARE saying this provides conclusive evidence.
It's worth pointing out that the quote about "conclusive evidence" mentioned in the abstract does not come from any of the NASA scientists. The full quote reads, "So far, no one has broached the bigger implication: Bounce provides conclusive evidence not only of Martian meteorites on Earth, but also of the possibility of cross-seeding." and comes from the article author himself, a UPI science and technology editor and is pure speculation. I would expect the NASA scientists to be considerably more cautious and not be making claims of conclusive evidence right off the bat.
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This forum thread was started by taking a private email and posting to a public forum without the author's permission. This is not the sort of behavior that should be celebrated, whether it is done inside a private company or in an open source community. It is a serious violation of ettiquite.
$ key. Recently I have noticed that I haven't used the $ key for any purpose other than hitting it by accident. Once upon a time, I used "print $" in Basic, but since I have been outsourced I don't program and have no money. Shouldn't it be replaced?
"So the question is, can you verify that your virtual land is near some other virtual point of interest?"
In a virtual reality, in order to go from point A to point C, I don't have to pass through point B. So in a virtual land, what exactly does it mean to "near" some other virtual point?
That would be a great way to bore the living crap out of her and make sure she never wants to program again. You've got to start with the fun stuff first to get her interested and for most people out there, theory before practice is anything but fun.
Point well taken. I had actually meant to type wireless, not WiFi. That's what I get for not previewing. Oh well, the basic idea of a wireless harddrive that I carry with me and contains all my needed data still intrigues me.
How long until portable data storage integrated with built in WiFi becomes standard? Just walk up to any computer, set it down, type in the password and you are good to go. No cables required.
"Because incompetent politics generally inhibits war"
As has been clearly demonstrated recently in Iraq...
Oh wait, nevermind.
"as long as your not hurting anyone else."
Great sentiment. But how exactly do you quantify such a thing?
Dude at the table next to me want's to light up a cigarette - hey but wait that smoke's killing me, too!
Next door neighbor wants to talk on his cell phone while he's driving. Fine with me - hey but wait whose going to take care of the kids of the guy he just plowed into while dialing?
Mom wants to surf the internet - hey but wait that worm infecting her computer is now eating up my bandwidth?
See where this leads? As things become more and more interconnected the definition of who is hurting who becomes murkier and murkier...
Then you have clearly never been to a university computer center. The funk in some of those can make your eyes water. Most geeks may not stink, but it only takes a few...
I count at least three instances of the phrase "think outside the box" in your post. For god's sake man, give the cliche a rest! Or at least mix things up a little and throw in a "paradigm shift" every now and then.
For someone who seems to considers himself such a rebel, you certainly are buzzword compliant.
From the article:
"Drivers rarely see the actual EPA-rated mileage in the real world, according to John DiPietro, road-test editor of automotive website Edmunds.com. DiPietro says most drivers will get between 75 to 87 percent of the rated mileage, with individual variations based on driving habits and traffic route. "If a new car gets less than 75 percent of its EPA rating, then it should be retested."
So yes, standard gaseline autos are also overated by the EPA test, but not as much as hybrids.
But it is no match for the power of Slashdot!
CBS sat only sat on this story for three to four weeks. However, the Army report was written back in two months ago.
While the media has its problems, in this case it is only a bit player.
"They really need to get a life and stop immersing themselves in alternative realities."
I suppose the same could be said about anybody posting on Slashdot...
Except, he said "I don't want to pay very much for it."
I think at $699 that pretty much rules out the Zaurus.
Oops, Step 4 should say the "Music Store" is accessed from the top of the lefthand pane. Didn't mean to confuse you.
You have to install the iTunes software first:
Step 1 - go to iTunes website.
Step 2 - download iTunes software - click on the download now button.
Step 3 - install the iTunes software and then run it.
Step 4 - Access the music store from within the iTunes software by clicking "Music Store" in the top of the righthand pane.
You should now see the big Pepsi logo and the phrase "Redeem your free song here."
"Things change. I bought software years ago, that I can't play on any modern computer. Despite the fact that the computer can RUN this software, I can't play it. WAAAH"
Yeah, but you can bet you would be screaming to high heaven if suddenly current software that you payed money for suddenly ceased to work on current hardware because the manufacturer changed the license after the fact.
That is exactly what is happening here. You pay for the song. You are happy with the song. And then, suddenly, ON THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM, WITH THE EXACT SAME HARDWARE, your rights and restrictions on using that software change!
Why are people trying to spin this and put it in any light other then an arbitrary, after the fact, reduction in the user's rights?!?!
The second change most certainly DOES affects a person's digital rights - i.e. DRM. It doesn't matter if its a change that affects individual songs or playlists. The fact is, they further restrict the actions that you can take on songs you already bought.
Arguing that yes, well, maybe it in fact only affects playlists and not songs is semantics and beside the point.
Yeah, but the great-grandparent was claiming bombs were being manufactured at Lockheed. An ABL is not a bomb. In fact, there is a HUGE difference between an ABL, which is a purely defensive weapon aimed at shooting down a single missle (it is far too expensive to kill even a single person with a laser) compared to a bomb, which is designed to kill as many people as possible.
My experience has been just the opposite. Of the many computers, of various different vintages, that I have installed Linux on, only a small fraction have succesfully detected and configured the sound card. It is extraordinarily frustrating to have everything working, except for sound.
That said, I have also had iffy results many times getting sound working when installing various flavors of Windows as well. It's not like it is 100% in the hardware detection area either.
Hmmm. Come to think of it maybe the real problem is my penchent for buying the cheapest hardware available at the time.
Nah, that couldn't be it.
Well, first of all the author says, and I quote, this "provides conclusive evidence not only of Martian meteorites on Earth." Non of the scientists are using the words "conclusive evidence," only science journalists.
Second, I was actually taking an issue with the slashdot posting, which muddles the whole issue by leaving out the critical phrase in the quote, "So far, no one has broached the bigger implication:" and makes it seem like the scientists ARE saying this provides conclusive evidence.
So no. I don't think I will settle down.
It's worth pointing out that the quote about "conclusive evidence" mentioned in the abstract does not come from any of the NASA scientists. The full quote reads, "So far, no one has broached the bigger implication: Bounce provides conclusive evidence not only of Martian meteorites on Earth, but also of the possibility of cross-seeding." and comes from the article author himself, a UPI science and technology editor and is pure speculation. I would expect the NASA scientists to be considerably more cautious and not be making claims of conclusive evidence right off the bat.
"but 14 chars, which is enough for most uses. "
You are absolutely correct, sir! And while we are at it 640 kB is enough for most uses, too...
Well, it's not like Spielberg himself has all that much...