I've just had to reinstall everything over the weekend because the 320b version of the IDE drivers would just not uninstall. (the system would freeze as soon as I would dare try to touch the main dll)
(posted on slashdot around may 2003, source unknown)
Why, actually? Google is a free service, isn't it? And it is becoming more and more a normal part of many people's lifes. Coupled with an always on connection it has certainly become an extension of my own brain.
Some future predictions:
- In 2006, Google accidentally gets cut off from the rest of the internet because a public utility worker accidentally cuts through their cables. Civilisation as we know it comes to an end for the rest of the day, as people wander about aimlessly, lost for direction and knowledge.
- In 2010, Google has been personalised so far that it tracks all parts of our lives. You can query "My Google" for your agenda, anything you did in the past, and finding the perfect date. Of course, so can the government. Their favorite searchterm will be "terrorists", and if your name is anywhere on the first page you have a serious problem.
- In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough trouble to be worth that much effort.
- In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob, who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the rest it puts on Source Forge.
- In 2049, Google can finally be queried for wisdom as well as knowledge. This was a little touch the system added to itself - human programmers are a dying breed now that you can simply ask Google to perform any computer-related task for you.
- In 2080, Google decides to colonise the moon, Mars, and other locations in the solar system. It is not all that curious about what's out there, but it likes the idea of Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Planets. Humans get to tag along because their launch weight is so much less than robots.
So, don't fear! Eventually we'll set foot on Mars!
Worst? Can't really say. but Rayman got the treatment and I realy didn't like it.
By the way, Wolfenstein and Catacombs were both transitions from 2D to 3D. Unfortunately, shooting dogs and nazis with shotguns became more popular than blasting orcs and trolls with fireballs.
Actually, that might be an interesting movie. The whole chapter about the hobbits coming back to Bag End's and that Sharkey dude could be just fine as a full movie.
"Well, this is a wierd one... Remember the theatrical trailer for Halo 2 (look back down a few posts)? Well, someone discovered that in the very end, the Xbox.com logo actually changes for a split second into another url - ilovebees.com. Now, let me tell you that what you are about to see will confuse the living hell out of you... If you go to http://ilovebees.com/ , A message pops up that something inside the system is degenerating it - a virus or other proggie. But, if you looked closely at the "SYSTEM PERIL DISTRIBUTED REFLEX", you would notice that those first letters can also spell something else - "Single Player Demo Release". Yep, we believe that on August 24, 2004, at 00:06, A Demo of Halo 2's Single Player Experience will be made available. There are also other allusions to other dates (on the 27th, "network throttling will erode", possibly AKA "beta-testing will finish", and on the 10th, "this medium will metastasize", possibly AKA "Copies will start being made"), and a whole barrage of other extremely odd clues ("Seek the truth, Behold the truth, Reveal the truth, That is the law and the whole of the law").
It sounds like the right way to translate the countdown.
So Demo on the 24th, beta test to end on the 27th and gone gold on the 10th.
I don't really care about Halo, but I've been interested in puzzles lately. (damn merlin mystery, I had it. had the 3-d box and everything..)
I don't necessarily agree, but here's and interesting snippet.
--- If someone sells you a magic marble which, they say, will make you feel happier, and if you believe their claim, then you will probably feel happier with the marble in your pocket, or on your mantelpiece, or wherever you're meant to put it. The thing's not promising to change anything quantifiable, after all; nobody said it'd make you a foot taller or immune to sunburn or able to fly. ---
Watch the original Ghost in the Shell. Then Watch the first Matrix.
Compare.
Of course, the Wachowski brothers did say they were trying to do a "live-action japanese animation movie". We just didn't know they just wanted to do a 1-to-1 conversion of a specific movie.
I think people who like RPGs will definitely get a kick out of Shenmue.
For action RPG, try Elemental Gimmick Gear.
I haven't tried Grandia 2.
Record of Lodoss War is a Diablo clone. It's fine, but I wouldn't place it in the "good rpg" category. Better go with PSO, especially since player made servers are getting up to speed.
Somehow, I can find a similarity with most P2P. Hours and hours of media, apps and games we'll never see or use. "Someday, I may need a piece of software to alter the plans of my future house". HA!
When I had two toys, I played them all the times. Now I have 500, and I don't play with any of them.
(dang.. another nostalgic post. Note to self: change that signature asap)
As expected, a playback of a HDTV version of the "Van Helsing" trailer at 1280x720 quickly brought the 740 MHz CPU to its limit. This is where the Turbo mode comes into play: At 1,480 MHz it was actually possible to run most trailers virtually flicker-free. It's a shame that the high picture quality is greatly diminished even when using the S-Video output.
After reading the article, I still don't understand why they did not try it with the component output. They just used the included cable, which does offer optical output but only s-video. The DreamX box comes complete with an A/V cable that, besides for Composite and S-Video jacks and a cinch connector for sound, also includes optical digital output. This enables the DreamX-1480 to relay a Dolby digital signal to a 5.1 receiver.
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All good, but Stay AWAY FROM THE BETA DRIVERS!!
I've just had to reinstall everything over the weekend because the 320b version of the IDE drivers would just not uninstall. (the system would freeze as soon as I would dare try to touch the main dll)
Here's the story
(posted on slashdot around may 2003, source unknown)
Why, actually? Google is a free service, isn't it? And it is becoming more and more a normal part of many people's lifes. Coupled with an always on connection it has certainly become an extension of my own brain.
Some future predictions:
- In 2006, Google accidentally gets cut off from the rest of the internet because a public utility worker accidentally cuts through their cables. Civilisation as we know it comes to an end for the rest of the day, as people wander about aimlessly, lost for direction and knowledge.
- In 2010, Google has been personalised so far that it tracks all parts of our lives. You can query "My Google" for your agenda, anything you did in the past, and finding the perfect date. Of course, so can the government. Their favorite searchterm will be "terrorists", and if your name is anywhere on the first page you have a serious problem.
- In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough trouble to be worth that much effort.
- In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob, who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the rest it puts on Source Forge.
- In 2049, Google can finally be queried for wisdom as well as knowledge. This was a little touch the system added to itself - human programmers are a dying breed now that you can simply ask Google to perform any computer-related task for you.
- In 2080, Google decides to colonise the moon, Mars, and other locations in the solar system. It is not all that curious about what's out there, but it likes the idea of Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Planets. Humans get to tag along because their launch weight is so much less than robots.
So, don't fear! Eventually we'll set foot on Mars!
Or maybe they should drop it for me, Destoo.
I've been using that handle since around '89
Worst?
Can't really say. but Rayman got the treatment and I realy didn't like it.
By the way, Wolfenstein and Catacombs were both transitions from 2D to 3D.
Unfortunately, shooting dogs and nazis with shotguns became more popular than blasting orcs and trolls with fireballs.
Actually, that might be an interesting movie. The whole chapter about the hobbits coming back to Bag End's and that Sharkey dude could be just fine as a full movie.
(No, I'm not a Chaplin fan.)
Sir, you're not a true LoTR fan either.
Here's the meaning of the countdown..
"Well, this is a wierd one... Remember the theatrical trailer for Halo 2 (look back down a few posts)? Well, someone discovered that in the very end, the Xbox.com logo actually changes for a split second into another url - ilovebees.com. Now, let me tell you that what you are about to see will confuse the living hell out of you... If you go to http://ilovebees.com/ , A message pops up that something inside the system is degenerating it - a virus or other proggie. But, if you looked closely at the "SYSTEM PERIL DISTRIBUTED REFLEX", you would notice that those first letters can also spell something else - "Single Player Demo Release". Yep, we believe that on August 24, 2004, at 00:06, A Demo of Halo 2's Single Player Experience will be made available. There are also other allusions to other dates (on the 27th, "network throttling will erode", possibly AKA "beta-testing will finish", and on the 10th, "this medium will metastasize", possibly AKA "Copies will start being made"), and a whole barrage of other extremely odd clues ("Seek the truth, Behold the truth, Reveal the truth, That is the law and the whole of the law").
It sounds like the right way to translate the countdown.
So Demo on the 24th, beta test to end on the 27th and gone gold on the 10th.
I don't really care about Halo, but I've been interested in puzzles lately.
(damn merlin mystery, I had it. had the 3-d box and everything..)
I don't necessarily agree, but here's and interesting snippet.
---
If someone sells you a magic marble which, they say, will make you feel happier,
and if you believe their claim, then you will probably feel happier with the marble
in your pocket, or on your mantelpiece, or wherever you're meant to put it.
The thing's not promising to change anything quantifiable, after all;
nobody said it'd make you a foot taller or immune to sunburn or able to fly.
---
Whoa. Got any more of these?
In these troubled times or terrorists and death threats from nigeria, who can we look up to?
G.I.Joe is there.
Knowing is half the battle.
It all depends on the voracity of the lawyers there.
So yes, it could get scary.
Hmm.. was that supposed to be funny?
Gmail invites won't get through to hotmail accounts
Speaking of the matrix...
Watch the original Ghost in the Shell.
Then Watch the first Matrix.
Compare.
Of course, the Wachowski brothers did say they were trying to do a "live-action japanese animation movie".
We just didn't know they just wanted to do a 1-to-1 conversion of a specific movie.
I sure hope it will be.
The movie list was supposed to come out two days ago..
It's a national holiday today (St-Jean Baptiste), so there's little chance we'll see the page updated today.
For those who want to check it, here's a link.
I missed last year, but for this year I'm working one block away and will try to attend as much of it as I can.
Try to see Scrapped Princess. Very interesting medieval-europe setting.
Definitely one that will become a cult classic.
Too bad they canceled "Blood: The Last Vampire" though. the pilot was great.
You don't need them to release a "version"
Just get the legit DVD and a subtitle file, and grab Media Player Classic. Disable the DVD subs and load the fansub file.
That's what I did with some bootleg "Ghost in the Shell: Stand alone Complex" disks. One of the disks just was horribly unsinc'd and badly translated.
Tachikoma Rules.
I think people who like RPGs will definitely get a kick out of Shenmue.
For action RPG, try Elemental Gimmick Gear.
I haven't tried Grandia 2.
Record of Lodoss War is a Diablo clone. It's fine, but I wouldn't place it in the "good rpg" category. Better go with PSO, especially since player made servers are getting up to speed.
Pacman already is on drugs.
What do you think those pills represent?
And being chased by red, pink, orange and blue ghosts? Bad trip.
But I was proudly wearing my pac-man t-shirt yesterday.
The point of a patent is now how you can use it, it's how your competitors can use it.
But in this case, I think there's prior art, no matter how old you are.
Try Media Player Classic (also on sourceforge) with web interface turned on.
Works great.
Different year.
Actually, different dynasty.
Rot3K happens around 220 ce.
Hearts of Iron happens during World War II.
(re-reading.. that acronym looks so flawed, but I used to use it)
Somehow, I can find a similarity with most P2P.
Hours and hours of media, apps and games we'll never see or use.
"Someday, I may need a piece of software to alter the plans of my future house". HA!
When I had two toys, I played them all the times.
Now I have 500, and I don't play with any of them.
(dang.. another nostalgic post. Note to self: change that signature asap)
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck it's probably just a tool of the conspiracy.
Besides.. They said they're not ducks.
We are thrifty.
The finder just works great.
I don't toutch macs often but I always thought windows could do the same somehow.
So that windows "indexing service" is pretty useless, right?
As expected, a playback of a HDTV version of the "Van Helsing" trailer at 1280x720 quickly brought the 740 MHz CPU to its limit. This is where the Turbo mode comes into play: At 1,480 MHz it was actually possible to run most trailers virtually flicker-free. It's a shame that the high picture quality is greatly diminished even when using the S-Video output.
After reading the article, I still don't understand why they did not try it with the component output. They just used the included cable, which does offer optical output but only s-video.
The DreamX box comes complete with an A/V cable that, besides for Composite and S-Video jacks and a cinch connector for sound, also includes optical digital output. This enables the DreamX-1480 to relay a Dolby digital signal to a 5.1 receiver.
I guess you missed the slashdot story about the stanwagon.
As you can see, it wouldn't make cars crumble, and that guy's bike is pretty stable.
For anyone who's ever hacked on a TRS-80, Marty Goodman is Da Man.
Of course, a close second would be Tom Mix, but just for the games.