This is the/. edited version of the poll (cause I know ya all love the innuendos)
Girl from HR with large chest walks in to department and says "I'm sorry to bother you guys but I really need to get these out!"
When we first got the 21" monitors in, and were unpacking them, one of our helpdesk staff (female) was asked to lend a hand, her reply "I can't even handle 17 inches"
Relative had one of those Printers that prints digital photos, it runs on USB and also has the USB slot on the front where you can plug in the actual digital camera and print without even using the computer.
I made a house call cause the printer wasn't working. They had the USB cable coming out of the back of the printer and plugged into the front of the printer! I don't think that's going to work.
To be honest I don't think it will end up in 1 piece. They typically break everything they buy too, for example, somebody punches the TV and it falls off the stand, or they're wrestling and somebody sits on the gaming console. I wouldn't worry too much about them trying to figure out how to split it, cause it'll probably already be in several pieces.
My cousin will probably buy it but that's cause him and his 4 roommates always buy things together examples: they get a $2000 plasma tv, each only pays $500 they get HBO & Showtime and split the bill i'm sure they'll buy PS3 and split the cost (it's like each of them only buying 1 video game console!)
John Hight has laid down a challenge to Microsoft, commenting that: 'Some of our [digitally distributed first-party] games, by virtue of their design and hardware demands, simply couldn't work on Xbox 360.'"
And why are the hardware demands so high? Is it because the games are that much cooler? Or because the programmers suck? Reminds me of the reason why Windows Vista's Hardware requirements are so bloated.
Do not make your superheroes less physically imposing than a one-legged, asthmatic kitten with a concussion.
Are you sure? I think that a game based around the idea of beating up crippled, hadicapped, physically challenged, diseases ridden animals would be fun. Who's with me?
He said that the technology could be widely used for thumb and forefingers in a few years, and upper and lower limb replacements using this method could be in place in five years.
And after it gets thru all the proper channels, approval stages, etc in the USA we're talking the year 2050 at the earliest.
Use of the term "Holy War" implies that the root of the disagreement is a clash of values, and intractible of resolution except by agreeing to disagree.
I really like the "worst-case scenario" that article posts...
Worst case scenario:
The laptop thieves really know what they are doing. They remove the hard drive from the laptop, and mount it read-only (no modifications to the file system) on another computer, access the sensitive data and re-insert the hard drive into the stolen laptop. This is the same process the forensic examiner would use to prevent the examination from modifying the data contained on the laptop -- and this is why I mentioned what the FBI might look for during the physical examination -- marks on the screws or finger prints on the internal hard drive casing.
Here are the titles (from "View All" on their site)...
(P.S. I could've come up with a list larger than this on my lunch break)
Activision
AIM
5.9
Triton 1.0.4
American Chopper
Version 2: Full Throttle XBOX
Auto Control
Beyond TV
4
CuteFTP
7 Home
7 Professional
Digital Diary
3.3
Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil
XBOX
Doom III
PC
Doom III: Resurrection of Evil Expansion
PC
Fantastic Four
PC
XBOX
FileZilla
2.2.22
Final Fantasy
VIII
ItsDeductible
7.0
JBoss Application Server
4.0
Kong: King of Atlantis
GameBoy Advance
LetEncrypt
Mac OS X
10.3
Madden NFL Game
06 for GameBoy Advance
Mambo
4.5
4.5
McAfee VirusScan
Enterprise 7.1
Media Center Communicator
Ver.2
Media Easy
n/a
Messenger
7.0.0
Microsoft Money
97
99
99 Financial Suite
Microsoft Windows
XP Home
XP Professional
Mozilla Firefox
MVP Baseball Game
2005 for XBOX
NDoc
1.3.1
Need For Speed Most Wanted Game
for GameBoy Advance
Nero Ultra
7
7
7.5
8
Network Magic
Standard
NHL Game
06 for Game Cube
2006 for PC
Norton AntiSpam
2005
Norton AntiVirus(TM)
2003
2004
2005
2006
Norton Ghost
10.0
Norton GoBack
4.0
Norton Internet Security
2001
2002
2005 Anti Spyware Edition
Norton PartitionMagic(TM)
8.0
Norton Personal Firewall
2006
Norton SystemWorks
2006
Office
2003 Student and Teacher Edition
Outlook
2000
2002
2003
98
Photo Album(TM)
Pinnacle Studio
version 8
Process Explorer
9.02
Quake III
Arena
Gold
Team Arena
QuickBooks®
Pro 2006
Quicken
2006 Premier Release R 3
QuickZip
4.60
RoboMatic X1
Rome Total War
: Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack PC
Roxio Easy Media Creator
Professional 2006
Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite
RuneScape
Online
Shrek SuperSlam
GameBoy Advance
SQLite
3.3.3
SQLite Analyzer
3.0.4
Streets & Trips
2006
2006 with GPS Locator
TaxCut
Standard for 2005
Tick Tracer
1.0
TMPGEnc DVD Author
2.0
Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
Nintendo DS
TortoiseCVS
1.8.25
TurboTax®
Deluxe 2003
Deluxe 2004
Deluxe 2005
Ultimate Spiderman
PC
VCOM AutoSave
2.0
VCOM Copy Commander
Pro Version 9
Version 9
VCOM Fix It Utilities
Professional 6
VCOM Media Easy
1
VCOM Partition Commander
1
VCOM Recovery Commander
2.0
VCOM SecurErase
8
8
VCOM System Commander
8
VCOM System Suite
Pro 6
VCOM WebEasy
Pro 6
WinCvs
2.0.0.2
WinZip
10.0 Pro
10.0 Standard
World of Warcraft
World Series of Poker
Playstation 2
XBOX
WS_FTP
Home 2006
wxWidgets
2.6.3
ZoneAlarm
Anti-Spyware
Antivirus
Basic
Internet Security Suite
Pro
Cartoon text...
A:How goes our facexpaces effort?
B:It looks like our penetration has been significant. We have over 20,000 sign-ups in a few short weeks.
A:And Revenue?
B:Gross revenue through paypal is over $600,000.00
A:And our net is fourteen dollars?
B:Because of our exchange fees. Transfer fees. And Account fees. Oh. and Just-Because-We-Can fees.
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Relative had one of those Printers that prints digital photos, it runs on USB and also has the USB slot on the front where you can plug in the actual digital camera and print without even using the computer.
I made a house call cause the printer wasn't working. They had the USB cable coming out of the back of the printer and plugged into the front of the printer! I don't think that's going to work.
To be honest I don't think it will end up in 1 piece. They typically break everything they buy too, for example, somebody punches the TV and it falls off the stand, or they're wrestling and somebody sits on the gaming console. I wouldn't worry too much about them trying to figure out how to split it, cause it'll probably already be in several pieces.
My cousin will probably buy it but that's cause him and his 4 roommates always buy things together
examples: they get a $2000 plasma tv, each only pays $500
they get HBO & Showtime and split the bill
i'm sure they'll buy PS3 and split the cost (it's like each of them only buying 1 video game console!)
I thought letting your kid read /. was a good thing? Kinda like taking him to StarBucks for an $8 cappuchino. Makes him more sophisticated.
if my kid is reading this then it might be a good idea to put a little disclaimer or warning on top of the article next time.
/. posts lately? You better ask Rob to put a disclaimer at the top of the entire /. site.
Have you read the
John Hight has laid down a challenge to Microsoft, commenting that: 'Some of our [digitally distributed first-party] games, by virtue of their design and hardware demands, simply couldn't work on Xbox 360.'"
And why are the hardware demands so high? Is it because the games are that much cooler? Or because the programmers suck? Reminds me of the reason why Windows Vista's Hardware requirements are so bloated.
From Reuters (linked in Article), More Info Here in yesterday's article
RTFA! If you were using a MAC you woulda got 1st post, but since your WinBox was infected with malware it slowed your internet connection down.
Probably by your 10th penny, Professor Pacman would start repeating questions :-)
So is this kinda like that street race out in the middle of the desert that we saw in Fast & the Furious? Only with bikes?
They should have Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter Arcade games ... just like they have Slots.
No silly, I wrote my own bible. And I read from it every day.
Do not make your superheroes less physically imposing than a one-legged, asthmatic kitten with a concussion.
Are you sure? I think that a game based around the idea of beating up crippled, hadicapped, physically challenged, diseases ridden animals would be fun. Who's with me?
He said that the technology could be widely used for thumb and forefingers in a few years, and upper and lower limb replacements using this method could be in place in five years.
And after it gets thru all the proper channels, approval stages, etc in the USA we're talking the year 2050 at the earliest.
Use of the term "Holy War" implies that the root of the disagreement is a clash of values, and intractible of resolution except by agreeing to disagree.
My bible says it is morally wrong to use Vi.
I really like the "worst-case scenario" that article posts ...
Worst case scenario: The laptop thieves really know what they are doing. They remove the hard drive from the laptop, and mount it read-only (no modifications to the file system) on another computer, access the sensitive data and re-insert the hard drive into the stolen laptop. This is the same process the forensic examiner would use to prevent the examination from modifying the data contained on the laptop -- and this is why I mentioned what the FBI might look for during the physical examination -- marks on the screws or finger prints on the internal hard drive casing.
To save your eyes from that god-awful ugly site
10 - Transmission
9 - Potion Factory
8 - Podcast Maker
7 - Transmit
6 - Quinn
5 - AppZapper
4 - AcQuisition
3 - CoverFlow
2 - Newsfire
1 - Delicious Library
Luke Smith is the angriest man in games journalism.
... all three of them got in a room and beat each other ... Luke Smith was the last man standing.
Yeah
Pathetic. You coulda read the summary, article, and my post in the time it takes to deliver a pizza.
Here are the titles (from "View All" on their site)...
(P.S. I could've come up with a list larger than this on my lunch break)
Activision AIM 5.9 Triton 1.0.4 American Chopper Version 2: Full Throttle XBOX Auto Control Beyond TV 4 CuteFTP 7 Home 7 Professional Digital Diary 3.3 Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil XBOX Doom III PC Doom III: Resurrection of Evil Expansion PC Fantastic Four PC XBOX FileZilla 2.2.22 Final Fantasy VIII ItsDeductible 7.0 JBoss Application Server 4.0 Kong: King of Atlantis GameBoy Advance LetEncrypt Mac OS X 10.3 Madden NFL Game 06 for GameBoy Advance Mambo 4.5 4.5 McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 7.1 Media Center Communicator Ver.2 Media Easy n/a Messenger 7.0.0 Microsoft Money 97 99 99 Financial Suite Microsoft Windows XP Home XP Professional Mozilla Firefox MVP Baseball Game 2005 for XBOX NDoc 1.3.1 Need For Speed Most Wanted Game for GameBoy Advance Nero Ultra 7 7 7.5 8 Network Magic Standard NHL Game 06 for Game Cube 2006 for PC Norton AntiSpam 2005 Norton AntiVirus(TM) 2003 2004 2005 2006 Norton Ghost 10.0 Norton GoBack 4.0 Norton Internet Security 2001 2002 2005 Anti Spyware Edition Norton PartitionMagic(TM) 8.0 Norton Personal Firewall 2006 Norton SystemWorks 2006 Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition Outlook 2000 2002 2003 98 Photo Album(TM) Pinnacle Studio version 8 Process Explorer 9.02 Quake III Arena Gold Team Arena QuickBooks® Pro 2006 Quicken 2006 Premier Release R 3 QuickZip 4.60 RoboMatic X1 Rome Total War : Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack PC Roxio Easy Media Creator Professional 2006 Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite RuneScape Online Shrek SuperSlam GameBoy Advance SQLite 3.3.3 SQLite Analyzer 3.0.4 Streets & Trips 2006 2006 with GPS Locator TaxCut Standard for 2005 Tick Tracer 1.0 TMPGEnc DVD Author 2.0 Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Nintendo DS TortoiseCVS 1.8.25 TurboTax® Deluxe 2003 Deluxe 2004 Deluxe 2005 Ultimate Spiderman PC VCOM AutoSave 2.0 VCOM Copy Commander Pro Version 9 Version 9 VCOM Fix It Utilities Professional 6 VCOM Media Easy 1 VCOM Partition Commander 1 VCOM Recovery Commander 2.0 VCOM SecurErase 8 8 VCOM System Commander 8 VCOM System Suite Pro 6 VCOM WebEasy Pro 6 WinCvs 2.0.0.2 WinZip 10.0 Pro 10.0 Standard World of Warcraft World Series of Poker Playstation 2 XBOX WS_FTP Home 2006 wxWidgets 2.6.3 ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware Antivirus Basic Internet Security Suite Pro
Cartoon text ...
A:How goes our facexpaces effort?
B:It looks like our penetration has been significant. We have over 20,000 sign-ups in a few short weeks.
A:And Revenue?
B:Gross revenue through paypal is over $600,000.00
A:And our net is fourteen dollars?
B:Because of our exchange fees. Transfer fees. And Account fees. Oh. and Just-Because-We-Can fees.
User Friendly by J.D. "Illiad" Frazier
649.00 Euros = 825.9823 U.S. dollars
The 15-Minute Backup Solution
... Round here it's more like 1 hour
Secure Network Backups in a Heterogeneous Environment in the Time it Takes to Have Pizza Delivered
That's some crazy Sh!t