"That's funny. Did you know that Hitler, Stalin, and Lenin are all still alive, eating shoes to survive in my basement? It's just as real as your living hijackers.
Fucking trolls..."
Actually, it's seems that it's not that far-fetched... After reading his post, I did a search, and found some VERY interesting links.
Ofcourse, one should take everything one reads on the internet with a pinch of salt. But when the evidence of a hoax is evident even on the official photos, posted on the official government sites, and clearly shows that it simply couldn't have happened the way the gov't say it does, what should you belive?
In Norwegian, we still use a variant of wherefore, namely "hvorfor"... "Hvor" = where, "hvorfor" = why.
We also use "Derfor" = Therefore, "der" = there, etc.:)
... Modern english has borrowed more than a few words from old norse, which can be seen in the simmilarity of alot of modern Norwegian and English words, like f.eks. Norwegian word "Sky" = cloud, Norwegian word "leg", = The part of the leg that is below the knee, Norwegian word "kne" = "Knee", etc..:)
Probably has something to do with the british islands crawling with vikings prior to 1066 or something..
So are are SGI MIPS-based workstations are dinosaurs.
The Preview button kinda looses it's point when the poster is too stoned to notice that what he wrote, looks like something that could well have been written by said purple dinosaur.:)
"Yes, but that means you have to dual boot... I stopped doing that a decade ago. It was a PITA, and you lose state -- if I'm working on something in one window, and need to work on something else, I shouldn't need to reboot. I often leave 3-4 windows up with development stuff (code, running programs, log files, etc) while going off to do other stuff. If I have to reboot in order to do "other stuff" then I have to quit out of any files I'm editing, close all my windows, and reboot..."
Then use the windows that came with your computer in some kind of free virtual machine then.
"Yes, any rifle will foul quickly when using blank ammunition, but the M-16 fouls more quickly than the AK because as soon as the rotary bolt rotates and begins to retract, the gas pushing it has an opening to vent downwards into the firing chamber."
As a sidenote, Stoner corrected this in the AR-18, but this gun ended up as a comercial failure, among other reasons, because it "looked wrong". However, it's mecanism as been copied in everything from the H&K G36 to the SAR-21.:)
Here's more info on the grenade launcher, mentioning that "... The system goals are to precisely deliver airburst rounds in MOUT and rural terrains that are five times more lethal at greater than twice the range of the M203(.223 cartridge). The 20mm HE fuze function features include point detonation (P.D.) delay, self-destruct, and a "window mode."
"Given that the M16 and the OICW are both chambered in.223/5.56NATO, there's no way it's going to be good for 1000 meters, as that's a limitation of the cartridge design not the gun. The OICW is also a bullpup design, but still has a short barrel, decreasing maximum effective lethal range. The OICW uses the same magazines as the M16. "
When people are refering to the longer ranges of the OICW over the M16, they are not talking about the.223-calibre firing part of the gun, but the buildt in, computer controlled, automatic 45/20mm grenade launcher.
"The only way I can see a weapon of the same caliber (OICW and M16) having different effective ranges is either one of two things. Charge, or rifling."
"Windows certainly doesn't do it that way. Do you seriously think I can type in "msword" at a DOS/NT prompt and expect anything meaningful to happen?"
No, but you could type something as simple as START ANY_WORD_DOCUMENT, and Word will start at once, with the document loaded. This can be done with any file, and then Windows will start the apropriate program as long as the filetype is registered with a program.
I admit to use Windows as my primary desktop OS, and feel no shame doing it. Ofcourse, I use FreeBSD for everything else.
I have used both the 7650 and 3650, and absolutely love mye 3650(And after using the keypad for about a weak, you can dial blindfolded with no problems.). Therefore, I have this to say about you recomending the 7650 as an better PDA-alternative.
Yes, it would be really smart to buy an 7650 instead of the 3650, especially since with a 7650, you'll be stuck with only 4mb memory, and NO way to expand it. And belive me, the 4 megs take no time to fill up. Just install DOOM, or GoBoy(Gameboy emulator) with two GBC roms, and internal memory is full. The 3650 does at least have an MMC-slot. Oh, and the camera of the 3650 is better than both the 7650 and the 7250.
The P800 on the other hand is in every way an supperior phone/PDA-solution(exept for the camera, witch is about the same as 7650/3650) to any Series 60-phone, because of the bigger(thouch) screen, and the use of a stylus, as well as more internal memory, and newer version of the Symbian OS. And you can get Opera for free for it. But offcourse, it's in a totally differen price group, and quite expensive.
"How well do these phones work as cameras? I could not see the camera resolution anywhere in the specs, is it 16-bits 128x160 like the display? 20 Kilopixels, hmmmmm."
All the Smartphones with cameras I have seen so far(including all of Nokia's as well as SE P800), have a resolulion of 640x480x16bpp, or the same as your average webcam. I would surprise me if this phone is any different.
"But a standalone PDA is going to be better than the built-in PDA, if for no other reason than it has more memory."
Both the Nokia 3650 and Sony Ericsson P800 have removable memorycards, easily expanding memory to 128MB+, so even though that argument is valid conserning the phone mentioned in this article, it's not valid for all smartphones.
"A standalone digital camera will be better because it'll have more memory and a better lens.
A standalone phone will be no worse, and from the looks of it, it'll be easier to talk on and handle because it's smaller."
Regarding memmory, read what I wrote above. Regarding the lens and resolution, I agree, but regarding the size-issue; What takes the most space, a dedicated camera AND a cellphone, or a cellphone with a buildt in camera?
"Are people that anxious to free up some space that they'll use a somewhat inferior all-around package instead of 3 high quality individual pieces? Do geeks really not want to carry a bag around?"
Well, it's not allways convenient to carry a bag around, f.eks. when out clubbing, a bag poses a higher risk of having something stolen, unless you don't dance at all, and only sit watching it all the time. And, an all-in-one package is not neccecarly automatically inferior to deticated devices. Series 60 Smartphones and the SE P800 do f.eks. both use an OS that is technically superior to PalmOS, and I have heard from more than one ex-palmOS user who recently bought the P800, that it is nicer to work with than Palm.
"Maybe I'm missing everything about this phone except the 'cool' factor of owning a high-tech cutting edge phone."
"erm? So you would like to operate your linux system with two buttons and this joypad-thingy?/me wouldn't."
There are big chances that your mouse has two or three buttons. The GB Advance have four buttons, and while the joypad is not nearly as sensative as a mouse, I can certainly imagine it could work like one. So, with a simple gui, and a virtual on-screen keyboard, I think it would work okay, although still not exactly effective.
According to another Infosync article, someone has allready ported Doom to the P800. I would love to provide a link, but Infosync appears slashdotted.:) Wait until the dust settles, and search for P800 Doom on infosync, and I'm pretty sure you'll find it.
Slashdot Mirror
Hmmm, read my other comment here.
Some very nice evidence right there.
"That's funny. Did you know that Hitler, Stalin, and Lenin are all still alive, eating shoes to survive in my basement? It's just as real as your living hijackers. Fucking trolls..."
Actually, it's seems that it's not that far-fetched... After reading his post, I did a search, and found some VERY interesting links.
Ofcourse, one should take everything one reads on the internet with a pinch of salt. But when the evidence of a hoax is evident even on the official photos, posted on the official government sites, and clearly shows that it simply couldn't have happened the way the gov't say it does, what should you belive?
Check out this for a starter.
If that makes you interested, and maybe even doubt the official story, check out these then:
Physical and Mathematical Analysis of the Pentagon Crash.
The World Trade Center Demolition and the So-Called War on Terrorism.
9/11 - ARE AMERICANS THE VICTIMS OF A HOAX?
First of all, the Norwegian climate is anything but hot, and second, this happened in Netherland. :)
On a sidenote:
:)
... Modern english has borrowed more than a few words from old norse, which can be seen in the simmilarity of alot of modern Norwegian and English words, like f.eks. Norwegian word "Sky" = cloud, Norwegian word "leg", = The part of the leg that is below the knee, Norwegian word "kne" = "Knee", etc.. :)
In Norwegian, we still use a variant of wherefore, namely "hvorfor"... "Hvor" = where, "hvorfor" = why. We also use "Derfor" = Therefore, "der" = there, etc.
Probably has something to do with the british islands crawling with vikings prior to 1066 or something..
Okay, I should probably go to bed now.
So are are SGI MIPS-based workstations are dinosaurs.
:)
The Preview button kinda looses it's point when the poster is too stoned to notice that what he wrote, looks like something that could well have been written by said purple dinosaur.
"Didn't you see "The Princess Bride"?"
No, haven't seen it. Any methanol-drinking in it?
"Mmm...alcohol fueled computer. One for you, one for me."
Considering that this computer runs on methanol and not ethanol, that would not be a particulary good idea.
"Yes, but that means you have to dual boot... I stopped doing that a decade ago. It was a PITA, and you lose state -- if I'm working on something in one window, and need to work on something else, I shouldn't need to reboot. I often leave 3-4 windows up with development stuff (code, running programs, log files, etc) while going off to do other stuff. If I have to reboot in order to do "other stuff" then I have to quit out of any files I'm editing, close all my windows, and reboot..."
Then use the windows that came with your computer in some kind of free virtual machine then.
"Very funny. LOL?"
:)
You think it's funny, but are not quite sure if it's funny enough to laugh out loud for?
"Yes, any rifle will foul quickly when using blank ammunition, but the M-16 fouls more quickly than the AK because as soon as the rotary bolt rotates and begins to retract, the gas pushing it has an opening to vent downwards into the firing chamber."
:)
As a sidenote, Stoner corrected this in the AR-18, but this gun ended up as a comercial failure, among other reasons, because it "looked wrong". However, it's mecanism as been copied in everything from the H&K G36 to the SAR-21.
Here's more info on the grenade launcher, mentioning that "... The system goals are to precisely deliver airburst rounds in MOUT and rural terrains that are five times more lethal at greater than twice the range of the M203(.223 cartridge). The 20mm HE fuze function features include point detonation (P.D.) delay, self-destruct, and a "window mode."
Here's the link.
"Given that the M16 and the OICW are both chambered in .223/5.56NATO, there's no way it's going to be good for 1000 meters, as that's a limitation of the cartridge design not the gun. The OICW is also a bullpup design, but still has a short barrel, decreasing maximum effective lethal range. The OICW uses the same magazines as the M16. "
.223-calibre firing part of the gun, but the buildt in, computer controlled, automatic 45/20mm grenade launcher.
When people are refering to the longer ranges of the OICW over the M16, they are not talking about the
"The only way I can see a weapon of the same caliber (OICW and M16) having different effective ranges is either one of two things. Charge, or rifling."
;)
Or maybe, the refference to longer ranges was refering to the buildt in 45/20mm grenade launcher?.
(Score:2, Funny)
:P
Hmm... Could have been a lot worse!
"...my new Nokia 3650 cellphone with its 170 by 200 pixel colour screen."
Actually, it's 176x208.
"Windows certainly doesn't do it that way. Do you seriously think I can type in "msword" at a DOS/NT prompt and expect anything meaningful to happen?"
No, but you could type something as simple as START ANY_WORD_DOCUMENT, and Word will start at once, with the document loaded.
This can be done with any file, and then Windows will start the apropriate program as long as the filetype is registered with a program.
I admit to use Windows as my primary desktop OS, and feel no shame doing it. Ofcourse, I use FreeBSD for everything else.
I was waiting for the obligatory sex-toy joke. ;)
It's starting to get a bit old, though.
I have used both the 7650 and 3650, and absolutely love mye 3650(And after using the keypad for about a weak, you can dial blindfolded with no problems.). Therefore, I have this to say about you recomending the 7650 as an better PDA-alternative.
Yes, it would be really smart to buy an 7650 instead of the 3650, especially since with a 7650, you'll be stuck with only 4mb memory, and NO way to expand it. And belive me, the 4 megs take no time to fill up. Just install DOOM, or GoBoy(Gameboy emulator) with two GBC roms, and internal memory is full. The 3650 does at least have an MMC-slot. Oh, and the camera of the 3650 is better than both the 7650 and the 7250.
The P800 on the other hand is in every way an supperior phone/PDA-solution(exept for the camera, witch is about the same as 7650/3650) to any Series 60-phone, because of the bigger(thouch) screen, and the use of a stylus, as well as more internal memory, and newer version of the Symbian OS. And you can get Opera for free for it. But offcourse, it's in a totally differen price group, and quite expensive.
"How well do these phones work as cameras? I could not see the camera resolution anywhere in the specs, is it 16-bits 128x160 like the display? 20 Kilopixels, hmmmmm."
All the Smartphones with cameras I have seen so far(including all of Nokia's as well as SE P800), have a resolulion of 640x480x16bpp, or the same as your average webcam. I would surprise me if this phone is any different.
"But a standalone PDA is going to be better than the built-in PDA, if for no other reason than it has more memory."
;)
Both the Nokia 3650 and Sony Ericsson P800 have removable memorycards, easily expanding memory to 128MB+, so even though that argument is valid conserning the phone mentioned in this article, it's not valid for all smartphones.
"A standalone digital camera will be better because it'll have more memory and a better lens. A standalone phone will be no worse, and from the looks of it, it'll be easier to talk on and handle because it's smaller."
Regarding memmory, read what I wrote above. Regarding the lens and resolution, I agree, but regarding the size-issue; What takes the most space, a dedicated camera AND a cellphone, or a cellphone with a buildt in camera?
"Are people that anxious to free up some space that they'll use a somewhat inferior all-around package instead of 3 high quality individual pieces? Do geeks really not want to carry a bag around?"
Well, it's not allways convenient to carry a bag around, f.eks. when out clubbing, a bag poses a higher risk of having something stolen, unless you don't dance at all, and only sit watching it all the time. And, an all-in-one package is not neccecarly automatically inferior to deticated devices. Series 60 Smartphones and the SE P800 do f.eks. both use an OS that is technically superior to PalmOS, and I have heard from more than one ex-palmOS user who recently bought the P800, that it is nicer to work with than Palm.
"Maybe I'm missing everything about this phone except the 'cool' factor of owning a high-tech cutting edge phone."
For most geeks, that is more than enough.
"My T68m died last week and I just replaced it with a new T68i. Bad timing on my part :-("
Don't worry. By the time this new wonder-phone is available in the stores, your T68i will be ready for retirement anyway.
"How about a model that lets you chat via IRC? That one I'll buy for sure."
Oh, that..
Here's one irc-client for the Sony Ericsson P800, and here's one for the Series 60 UI(Nokia 7650/3650 & Siemens SX1).
"erm? So you would like to operate your linux system with two buttons and this joypad-thingy? /me wouldn't."
There are big chances that your mouse has two or three buttons. The GB Advance have four buttons, and while the joypad is not nearly as sensative as a mouse, I can certainly imagine it could work like one. So, with a simple gui, and a virtual on-screen keyboard, I think it would work okay, although still not exactly effective.
According to another Infosync article, someone has allready ported Doom to the P800. I would love to provide a link, but Infosync appears slashdotted. :) Wait until the dust settles, and search for P800 Doom on infosync, and I'm pretty sure you'll find it.
104 MHz should be enough .... for anybody?
;)
"640KB should be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates, 1981