Great selling point for Alienware is the ability to upgrade the GPU, which is arguably the one thing that is most needed when upgrading a laptop.
I just bought an Alienware Area-51m
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..and I'm very happy with it. P4 3.2GHz desktop proc, 1 GB PC 3200 RAM, 128 MB ATI 9600 Pro, 60 GB 7200RPM HDD, 16.1" XUGA TFT, XP Professional.
I bought it because I like to GAME. Sure, powerbooks are great and are beasts in their own right, but very few current OL games are supported and that is the ONLY reason I didn't go Mac.
Alienware is certainly expensive, but you get what you pay for. They really know how to engineer their systems for optimal cooling. Dell realizes Alienware's success (witness AW is on Forbes' list of the fastest growing businesses this year) and is entering the foray. Methinks that they'll do well initially, but the quality that gaming systems require may or may not be met through Dell's uber-assembly line format.
I am as much a fan of the original as anyone, and was afraid of what we'd see given the 'up yours' attitude of the cast and producers.
I was pleasantly surprised, and I like how elements of the original were peppered throughout the four hours.
I am very happy with it, and I hope Sci-fi continues this great story!!!
Notwithstanding the criticisms of Half-life and its prodigy (which is silly since it is largely the mods of that game that is likely the impetus of this article), mods are great in that you buy the game, and sometimes the mods are better than the game they're modded from. I currently play Desert Combat, which is a mod of the BF1942 franchise, and is the next CS (IMHO).
I think it's due to Adaware having removed something that MS used to track things, disabling my update ability.
Nice to know given there are so many exploits. I've sent MS the error # but hold no hope of them actually fixing this.:(
We were going so well, balls to the wall, in the 60's and early 70's then.....stopped.
There are all kinds of reasons to continue our extra-terrestrial presence, not the least of which is ensuring the survival of our species when the next big rock comes.
Hopefully, the Chinese efforts of late will spur our return.
most politicians and scientists still do not take this issue seriously enough.
It won't matter much when the one we didn't spot, the one the size of a city, crashes into the earth and kills us all.
WE NEED TO ENSURE OUR SURVIVAL BY POPULATING SPACE, BE IT THE MOON, STATIONS, OR ELSEWHERE. ALL ELSE IS MOOT IF ONE OF THESE THINGS HITS US./still, the world doesn't appear to give a damn.
Arguably the sum of all human knowledge resides at our collective fingertips.
The key is to be learned enough to separate the wheat from the chaff, which is becoming increasingly difficult. One must find a reputable site or groups of sites that time and again provide unbiased, veridical information and stick with them.
I'll wait for more sci-fi, thanks.
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Loved Snow Crash and Diamond Age, was somewhat underwhelmed by Cryptonomicon.
Since this appears to be more Crypto, I think I may pass on this.
...needed is to update the entire fleet to today's technological standards, and not continue reliance on 1960s technology. It's quite obvious that we have the know-how to produce an advanced spaceplane/cargo craft.
the universe.
Someone had commented that there is really no compelling reason for human space exploration at this time.
Sure, statistically such occurrences are exceedingly rare, but does that argue for or against human spaceflight? If one of these rogues happens along, the whole species is in danger. We sure as heck need to be established somewhere off-planet or go the way of the dinosaurs mentioned in the story.
I say, that is your goddam reason for human spaceflight, at the very least.
As others have said, it's a combination of infrastructure, cost, and perceived usefulness. The word 'perceived' means just that--there exists an ingrained love affair with the automobile that isn't easily usurped. I believe that Segway Corp. has failed only in their advertising and promotion.
a rogue asteroid if indeed one is headed our way. It's not a matter of IF but WHEN.
That's why I've always been adamant about space exploration and development. If such a thing were to happen, granted statistically doubtful, but if it did, we at least, as a species, need to be established elsewhere than earth for any chance at ultimate survival.
I say do it.
The problem with NASA and the aerospace industry in general is that programs that are funded initially often fall to the whims of current, typically uninformed and shortsighted politicians who control allocations, axing appropriate funding for R&D. The industry is further handicapped by an employment atmosphere entered through a revolving door of sorts--i.e., new, young, energetic aerospace professionals are dissuaded from even entering the arena because it is often they who are first cut when the funding evaporates. Thus there is a dearth of qualified personnel in aerospace to replace the boomer crowd who (unfortunately for me, who was born later) got to actually actively pursue to fruition the accomplishments of the 60s and 70s. We need to realize what's happening, and do something about it.
surely if that's WM's stance, i.e., 'we don't sell nudity and vulgarity' then, indeed, they should remove all of their R-rated titles in which there is some skin.
At least there's no question what 'nudity' is. When you consider other, variably-defined terms such as 'vulgarity,' you enter a very gray area. One person's vulgarity is another's cup of tea.
Let the public make their own choices.
Methinks that is the real winner here, if only for those who commute ~10miles or so one-way. And I suspect that is most.
We're dropping (or have dropped) the ball on this.
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We went there in the 60s, fueled by nationalism coupled with a desire to 'beat the russkies.' The US did it with aplomb, showed the world that it can be done, and.....nothing. We have reverted to a 'just getting by' mentality with respect to space, focusing (albeit smartly due to cost) on relatively cheap, unmanned probes.
But what have we left behind when we dissociate human spaceflight from space exploration? We've left behind arguably the most important reason of all: the wonder and awe of exploring what is the last frontier. It is the dreamers, those whose idealistic views buttress the human need to expand and explore, who will put man back on the moon. Our brief history in space was steamrolled into the public mentality almost forty years ago and has since waned due to lack of concrete proposals and follow-throughs by the often short-sighted powers-that-be.
Surely it's expensive as all hell to put a human in space. But it'll be more expensive, we'll pay the ultimate price, if we 'stay in the cradle' here on earth and die off when (catastrophe 'x') happens, and we're all on the same ball of rock, instead of spread out into the solar system, beginning with the moon. We've led the way only to stand aside, and that is wrong.
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If so, that'd be a nice way to kill time...
Timely topic! http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040213_1479.html
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 carats, folks. /diamond futures surrender
Great selling point for Alienware is the ability to upgrade the GPU, which is arguably the one thing that is most needed when upgrading a laptop.
..and I'm very happy with it. P4 3.2GHz desktop proc, 1 GB PC 3200 RAM, 128 MB ATI 9600 Pro, 60 GB 7200RPM HDD, 16.1" XUGA TFT, XP Professional. I bought it because I like to GAME. Sure, powerbooks are great and are beasts in their own right, but very few current OL games are supported and that is the ONLY reason I didn't go Mac. Alienware is certainly expensive, but you get what you pay for. They really know how to engineer their systems for optimal cooling. Dell realizes Alienware's success (witness AW is on Forbes' list of the fastest growing businesses this year) and is entering the foray. Methinks that they'll do well initially, but the quality that gaming systems require may or may not be met through Dell's uber-assembly line format.
That is all. Discuss.
I am as much a fan of the original as anyone, and was afraid of what we'd see given the 'up yours' attitude of the cast and producers. I was pleasantly surprised, and I like how elements of the original were peppered throughout the four hours. I am very happy with it, and I hope Sci-fi continues this great story!!!
Notwithstanding the criticisms of Half-life and its prodigy (which is silly since it is largely the mods of that game that is likely the impetus of this article), mods are great in that you buy the game, and sometimes the mods are better than the game they're modded from. I currently play Desert Combat, which is a mod of the BF1942 franchise, and is the next CS (IMHO).
I think it's due to Adaware having removed something that MS used to track things, disabling my update ability. Nice to know given there are so many exploits. I've sent MS the error # but hold no hope of them actually fixing this. :(
We were going so well, balls to the wall, in the 60's and early 70's then.....stopped. There are all kinds of reasons to continue our extra-terrestrial presence, not the least of which is ensuring the survival of our species when the next big rock comes. Hopefully, the Chinese efforts of late will spur our return.
most politicians and scientists still do not take this issue seriously enough. It won't matter much when the one we didn't spot, the one the size of a city, crashes into the earth and kills us all. WE NEED TO ENSURE OUR SURVIVAL BY POPULATING SPACE, BE IT THE MOON, STATIONS, OR ELSEWHERE. ALL ELSE IS MOOT IF ONE OF THESE THINGS HITS US. /still, the world doesn't appear to give a damn.
Yes, but it has a convience that no other media can match, is my point.
Arguably the sum of all human knowledge resides at our collective fingertips. The key is to be learned enough to separate the wheat from the chaff, which is becoming increasingly difficult. One must find a reputable site or groups of sites that time and again provide unbiased, veridical information and stick with them.
Loved Snow Crash and Diamond Age, was somewhat underwhelmed by Cryptonomicon.
Since this appears to be more Crypto, I think I may pass on this.
Get back to your ultra-hip future tales, Neal!
I always wanted (and still do) to be one for Halloween, now THAT'D be cool.
...needed is to update the entire fleet to today's technological standards, and not continue reliance on 1960s technology. It's quite obvious that we have the know-how to produce an advanced spaceplane/cargo craft.
the universe. Someone had commented that there is really no compelling reason for human space exploration at this time. Sure, statistically such occurrences are exceedingly rare, but does that argue for or against human spaceflight? If one of these rogues happens along, the whole species is in danger. We sure as heck need to be established somewhere off-planet or go the way of the dinosaurs mentioned in the story. I say, that is your goddam reason for human spaceflight, at the very least.
That 'something compelling' might just be a rogue asteroid.
Sure, it's a long shot, but IF IT DOES HAPPEN, we sure as heck need to be established somewhere else.
The longevity of the SPECIES is at stake, and methinks that alone is a pretty damn good reason.
As others have said, it's a combination of infrastructure, cost, and perceived usefulness. The word 'perceived' means just that--there exists an ingrained love affair with the automobile that isn't easily usurped. I believe that Segway Corp. has failed only in their advertising and promotion.
a rogue asteroid if indeed one is headed our way. It's not a matter of IF but WHEN. That's why I've always been adamant about space exploration and development. If such a thing were to happen, granted statistically doubtful, but if it did, we at least, as a species, need to be established elsewhere than earth for any chance at ultimate survival. I say do it.
The problem with NASA and the aerospace industry in general is that programs that are funded initially often fall to the whims of current, typically uninformed and shortsighted politicians who control allocations, axing appropriate funding for R&D. The industry is further handicapped by an employment atmosphere entered through a revolving door of sorts--i.e., new, young, energetic aerospace professionals are dissuaded from even entering the arena because it is often they who are first cut when the funding evaporates. Thus there is a dearth of qualified personnel in aerospace to replace the boomer crowd who (unfortunately for me, who was born later) got to actually actively pursue to fruition the accomplishments of the 60s and 70s. We need to realize what's happening, and do something about it.
surely if that's WM's stance, i.e., 'we don't sell nudity and vulgarity' then, indeed, they should remove all of their R-rated titles in which there is some skin. At least there's no question what 'nudity' is. When you consider other, variably-defined terms such as 'vulgarity,' you enter a very gray area. One person's vulgarity is another's cup of tea. Let the public make their own choices.
..your fifteen minutes are up---GOODBYE. Asshats.
I mean, duh! This is a known correlation.
Methinks that is the real winner here, if only for those who commute ~10miles or so one-way. And I suspect that is most.
We went there in the 60s, fueled by nationalism coupled with a desire to 'beat the russkies.' The US did it with aplomb, showed the world that it can be done, and.....nothing. We have reverted to a 'just getting by' mentality with respect to space, focusing (albeit smartly due to cost) on relatively cheap, unmanned probes. But what have we left behind when we dissociate human spaceflight from space exploration? We've left behind arguably the most important reason of all: the wonder and awe of exploring what is the last frontier. It is the dreamers, those whose idealistic views buttress the human need to expand and explore, who will put man back on the moon. Our brief history in space was steamrolled into the public mentality almost forty years ago and has since waned due to lack of concrete proposals and follow-throughs by the often short-sighted powers-that-be. Surely it's expensive as all hell to put a human in space. But it'll be more expensive, we'll pay the ultimate price, if we 'stay in the cradle' here on earth and die off when (catastrophe 'x') happens, and we're all on the same ball of rock, instead of spread out into the solar system, beginning with the moon. We've led the way only to stand aside, and that is wrong.