I'm from a very small farming community. They don't have cable, they don't have high speed internet, the cows out number the people there.
To get channels besides local stations people have to get satellite. It's not that bad really, I like satellite more than I like cable. But didn't congress pass a law several years ago saying satellite providers couldn't carry local channels and they couldn't provide locals from other markets?
So congress (in effect) is saying that they can't have antenna's to watch local TV, and they can't use satellite to watch local TV, but they don't get cable to be able to watch.
I work for a government agency and we don't bother removing the default games with Windows. If the program isn't on the desktop then the users don't think it's installed in the first place.
Recently bought an iMac and went searching for RAM upgrades at crucial.com. Their PC3200 RAM was priced at about $76. When you use their RAM finder for the system you have, the "Apple Approved" memory was $86. But it was the same specs as the regular 3200.
I called Crucial and asked the difference and they said there was not a difference to buy the cheaper stuff. A couple of days later I checked back and they were the same price.
Our school has a Unix lab but they are OLD OLD Sun workstations. There has been talk about upgrading them to faster hardware and putting Linux on there but that's a no go right now.
There's a huge computer lab that is all upgraded super fast windows machines. It has over 100 computers. The Unix lab has 8 machines.
I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 with XP and I set up FC2 last night on it. No problems at all. I'm not a Linux Power User or Linux Ubergeek (unfortunately, but I am trying to get there). I just did the default install and everything works.
I've come across this before but I dont' remember where. I work for a State Agency in the MIS department and I asked the MIS supervisor who passed the question on up the chain.
This article is true, but it's in the process of being changed. The wording is going to be fixed.
you would have bothered to check why your Tivo wants to call out every night.
To download guide data?
I have a TiVo and knew about the policy. As long as they don't identify me specifically but use aggregated data, I'm fine with how they do it.
I wish networks would use more TiVo info to know what shows to cancel and what not to. But users are such a small sample of the population it's hard to do that...yet.
Definitely get a DTV with TiVo. Dual Tuners so you can record 2 things at the same time. The weather isn't that big of a factor with satellite. During BAD storms you'll lose picture but it's got to get pretty bad for that to happen.
While it may sounds shocking at first, the financial and exploratory benefits seem to outweigh the social negatives. Any volunteers?"
I'd do this in a heartbeat. Years ago I told a friend that I was willing to be shot in a shuttle straight out into space without wanting to go home. I want to see what's out there and experience it first hand, and I would report back all the scientific findings I could.
J
You took my post!! I *love* my TiVo. It has helped me get out more. I spend more time in the bookstore and with friends than I did before. And it has even freed up time to get a little exercising in!
The OP definitely need to get his friends looking at one!
I've read several people argue here that because no one SAW her naked then she shouldn't be charged. Even if pictures were taken.
IANAL but in some states if a rape has occured and the victim doesn't want to file a complaint then since there's technically not a victim there's technically not a crime?
Am I right in assuming this? Wouldn't the same apply here? If there was not a victim to get upset at her public display then how could there be a crime?
I understand the picture proves she was naked, but it doesn't prove there was a victim.
I don't think this is what the OP was trying to get across.
Photoshop can do some great things...Suppose there's a funny picture someone just took of you and your friend goofing off...your friend is on the ground and you're standing over him. Someone takes the picture and adds blood and you holding a chainsaw...
That would be easy enough to disprove though when you took police to your friends house and he's in his recliner watching Survivor though.
But the point is digital photography manipulation is something courts will have to start taking into account.
Definitely check out Spire. As I write this I see 2 other suggestions for this company and I wholeheartedly agree with them. I asked around before I bought mine and EVERYONE I talked to was happy with them.
I use to manage a movie rental store. We had a lot of overstock on movies for sale and were directed by corporate office to put them on the "Clearance Shelf" but the thing is, they were still full price.
Corporate said that "clearance" didn't mean "on sale" only that we wanted to move it out of the store.
J
I came up with this idea a couple of years ago...
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Kinda anyway.
I wanted to copyright my demographic information then charge company's to use it to send me junkmail. Now someone else is goign to own my info. I wonder if they would sell me, or license me, the right to use my info.
In the movies? I always thought it was C3PO who translated for r2d2. Seemed only time Luke or anyone else knew what he or other R-series droids was saying was when the droids were hooked up to a ships console and it printed out on their screen in the ships.
There could be a great market for the Table PC's in college *IF* there were a way to start getting textbooks on CD.
I remember when there was a hype over eBooks a couple of years ago and one of the future visions were specifically for this. Students could download their text book, have multiple bookmarks in each text, highlight, have a dictionary loaded...
If that part could come true but with regard to Table PC's...I would love to do that. I wouldn't have a backpack full of notes, paper, books, and a laptop.
And unless I'm looking in all the wrong places I can't find my books digitized.
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I'm from a very small farming community. They don't have cable, they don't have high speed internet, the cows out number the people there.
To get channels besides local stations people have to get satellite. It's not that bad really, I like satellite more than I like cable. But didn't congress pass a law several years ago saying satellite providers couldn't carry local channels and they couldn't provide locals from other markets?
So congress (in effect) is saying that they can't have antenna's to watch local TV, and they can't use satellite to watch local TV, but they don't get cable to be able to watch.
?????
J
J
Recently bought an iMac and went searching for RAM upgrades at crucial.com. Their PC3200 RAM was priced at about $76. When you use their RAM finder for the system you have, the "Apple Approved" memory was $86. But it was the same specs as the regular 3200.
I called Crucial and asked the difference and they said there was not a difference to buy the cheaper stuff. A couple of days later I checked back and they were the same price.
Our school has a Unix lab but they are OLD OLD Sun workstations. There has been talk about upgrading them to faster hardware and putting Linux on there but that's a no go right now.
There's a huge computer lab that is all upgraded super fast windows machines. It has over 100 computers. The Unix lab has 8 machines.
Although the Unix boxes are never full.
J
Everyone keeps calling this a virus. Technically isn't this a trojan?
I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 with XP and I set up FC2 last night on it. No problems at all. I'm not a Linux Power User or Linux Ubergeek (unfortunately, but I am trying to get there). I just did the default install and everything works.
Good Luck to those that are having issues.
And not getting the invite. :(
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I've come across this before but I dont' remember where. I work for a State Agency in the MIS department and I asked the MIS supervisor who passed the question on up the chain.
This article is true, but it's in the process of being changed. The wording is going to be fixed.
It's probably single woman trying to find a single man...
To download guide data?
I have a TiVo and knew about the policy. As long as they don't identify me specifically but use aggregated data, I'm fine with how they do it.
I wish networks would use more TiVo info to know what shows to cancel and what not to. But users are such a small sample of the population it's hard to do that...yet.
J
Definitely get a DTV with TiVo. Dual Tuners so you can record 2 things at the same time. The weather isn't that big of a factor with satellite. During BAD storms you'll lose picture but it's got to get pretty bad for that to happen.
J
They have been doing this for a long time now. They started it at least over a year ago.
J
I'd do this in a heartbeat. Years ago I told a friend that I was willing to be shot in a shuttle straight out into space without wanting to go home. I want to see what's out there and experience it first hand, and I would report back all the scientific findings I could. J
You took my post!! I *love* my TiVo. It has helped me get out more. I spend more time in the bookstore and with friends than I did before. And it has even freed up time to get a little exercising in!
The OP definitely need to get his friends looking at one!
J
I already have a USB key. Is it possible to use that with the downloadable Mandrake Move?
J
I've read several people argue here that because no one SAW her naked then she shouldn't be charged. Even if pictures were taken.
IANAL but in some states if a rape has occured and the victim doesn't want to file a complaint then since there's technically not a victim there's technically not a crime?
Am I right in assuming this? Wouldn't the same apply here? If there was not a victim to get upset at her public display then how could there be a crime?
I understand the picture proves she was naked, but it doesn't prove there was a victim.
J
I don't think this is what the OP was trying to get across.
Photoshop can do some great things...Suppose there's a funny picture someone just took of you and your friend goofing off...your friend is on the ground and you're standing over him. Someone takes the picture and adds blood and you holding a chainsaw...
That would be easy enough to disprove though when you took police to your friends house and he's in his recliner watching Survivor though.
But the point is digital photography manipulation is something courts will have to start taking into account.
J
Definitely check out Spire. As I write this I see 2 other suggestions for this company and I wholeheartedly agree with them. I asked around before I bought mine and EVERYONE I talked to was happy with them.
Seriously dude...Spire...
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...has an option that lets you view the email as a discussion thread.
I don't use it though.
J
Actually Viacom recently put Blockbuster up for sale. So Blockbuster might not have the full weight of Viacom behind them.
J
I use to manage a movie rental store. We had a lot of overstock on movies for sale and were directed by corporate office to put them on the "Clearance Shelf" but the thing is, they were still full price.
Corporate said that "clearance" didn't mean "on sale" only that we wanted to move it out of the store.
J
Kinda anyway.
I wanted to copyright my demographic information then charge company's to use it to send me junkmail. Now someone else is goign to own my info. I wonder if they would sell me, or license me, the right to use my info.
J
In the movies? I always thought it was C3PO who translated for r2d2. Seemed only time Luke or anyone else knew what he or other R-series droids was saying was when the droids were hooked up to a ships console and it printed out on their screen in the ships.
J
There could be a great market for the Table PC's in college *IF* there were a way to start getting textbooks on CD.
I remember when there was a hype over eBooks a couple of years ago and one of the future visions were specifically for this. Students could download their text book, have multiple bookmarks in each text, highlight, have a dictionary loaded...
If that part could come true but with regard to Table PC's...I would love to do that. I wouldn't have a backpack full of notes, paper, books, and a laptop.
And unless I'm looking in all the wrong places I can't find my books digitized.
But there could be a market...
http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm
According to this article China launched a satellite into space and use a camera while in orbit that could distinguish things as small as 5 ft. wide.
I don't know how much I believe it but the US says that China will use space to cripple our defenses so they can launch a strike against Taiwan.
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