When I upgrade to Leopard, if it doesn't crash, then I'll know this guy is a loser, because us 1337 Slashdot users know that there couldn't be any differences in the hardware or software or use that could cause one computer to crash and another to be stable when they're both running the same operating system.
Then blame the hardware and software differences, and not the OS. I've never seen an instance of XP being unstable without other mitigating factors.
Aren't you proving the GPs point, though? Why should he/she need to have (and pay for) a software developer to write a database that does nothing other than parse through throw away data. I, too, frequently come up with datasets of throw away data that are 2-3 columns * 65000+ rows. If I told my boss that I need extra time to analyze it by importing to a DB, etc, rather than pasting into excel and doing a sort, she'd laugh at me.
If I remember correctly, it's permissible to not have the director's credit at the beginning, but then there can't be producer credits at the beginning either. The issue was that there was a Lucasfilm banner at the beginning of the movie, and the director's guild was POed because he they decided that it was a Producer's credit, and wanted the director (Irving Kirschner) to have a credit as well.
When George wouldn't give it to him, they kicked him out.
I know this is drifting off topic, but, speaking from experience in the past, there likely ARE ways for you to get a checking account if you go looking for it. It may not be local to you, but a lot of the internet banks, especially (etrade, ING Direct, etc) are usually able to help out.
For example, if your problems are Checking related (bounced checks, bad accounts, etc), a google for "non chexsystems banks" will bring you lists of banks that don't check chexsystems, which is where all of that stuff goes. (Etrade comes immediately to mind).
Even if it's straight up credit issues, and most banks these days DO pull credit report for checking accounts, there are banks out there that will approve you. I had good luck with Bank of America when my credit was screwed up after my divorce...
1.> Install a new local printer on your system that prints to a file. Select any of the Apple or HP PostScript printers from the printer wizard... If you pick a color printer driver (ie: HP Color Laserjet 8500 PS), it will do color as well as B&W. When you print to this printer, it will prompt you for a location to save the output, which will be a normal postscript file.
2.> Download and install ghostscript and gsview (same site) that are both free and will allow you to convert your ps files to pdf.
3.> Edit your document (PDFs in this case) or whatever you want to save as a PDF.
Runs hardly any software?
We're in the Internet Age. Platform is irrelevant.
You take your Walmart PC, and I'll take my Apple.
Which of the following can I -not- do?
Buy sell items on eBay
Post on Slashdot
Surf the messageboards
Download, edit, and print pictures from my digital camera
Capture and edit video from my digital camcorder
Chat on IRC
Do all my C++/Java/UNIX programming, etc for school
Create websites in HTML and Flash
Administer my network at work
Play games in MAME and NES/SNES emulators
Listen to, and share MP3's
Bring home Word and Excel files from work
??
Thought so...
You aren't the target audience for the WalMart PC. Most average users can barely spell MP3, not to mention PROGRAMMING! EMULATORS! Sheesh...
WalMart users want to pick up a shrink wrapped package off of the WalMart shelf. Put it in, and have it run. For the most part, if it doesn't run, they're just as likely to either try to return it or seek out the "computer person" in the family.
Yup, as soon as Joe WalMart realizes that his shiny new copy of Deer Hunter isn't going to run on his new WalMart Java Desktop PC, guess which one he's going to choose.
Walmart is a strange choice for them to choose to partner with. It's great that they want to make inroads on the desktop with their distro, but WalMart shoppers aren't, and shouldn't be, the likely target audience for it.
I could see maybe BestBuy or Circuit City adding a few linux PCs to their lineup, but WalMart?
If you think that AOL service is worth nothing, then your math works, I suppose, but...
IMO, it is worth nothing. In fact, they would have to pay me to use AOL. But yes, I suppose that the dozen or so people in the USA that don't have internet access now have an opportunity to find out how shitty AOL's service is.
Wow, I'm sure AOL will be heartbroken.;-)
Seriously, though, I don't think that I'd have to go very far out on a limb to say that the average (if there is such a thing) Slashdot reader is definitively NOT the target audience for this deal.
Besides, I think you're VASTLY underestimating the number of households/people without Internet access, or a computer for the matter.
Simple, go to Home Depot, get a can of glidden Misty Evening, and some Kilz 2 primer. Paint desired size/shape on wall. Point projector at newly painted space. Done.
There are several threads at AVS right now, in the Screens forum, dealing with this very subject. Misty Evening is the easy, one coat choice right now. There are several variations that tweak it, but it doesn't get much easier than that.
If painting isn't your thing, then just go buy a parkland plastics or doable board at HD for about $20, and hang it up.
Ahh, I had totally brushed past the floppy part initially, makes more sense now.
Plus, given your description of the disc name vs drive letter issue makes it that much more clear. That's something I've lamented for several years. Having multiple optical drives on a system, it's always pissed me off that I've had to use the exact drive letter.
Thanks.
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And, you've just proved parent's point! Linux is an awesome server os, but if you're going to keep all of the server cruft tacked on to a desktop OS, it will NEVER gain wide acceptance.
Not trying to sound like a troll becuase I mean this sincerely, but how is that different from windows. You put the cd in, the OS finds it, and does whatever's in the autorun.inf.
Can anyone explain in more detail the differences between the Amiga and Windows versions?
Ummm... it's not a knockoff if it's the same thing...
from the article...
The company also plans two less-expensive models, at $179 and $199, that will be sold under its Abacus brand. These will be functionally identical, but will look a bit different and will be sold at electronics stores, while the Fossil-branded watches will be sold at department stores and Fossil's own stores.
Doesn't work in a lot of corporate situations, though. Streaming all that data across my system has... er/um... would get me a visit from the local Net Nazi. I'm not a good enough employee to take the chance of that on a regular basis..:D
I realize parent was partially joking, but I disagree that I could even buy 1% of what I listen to on a daily basis on cd.
Perhaps I need to duck and cover for this, but I find talk radio MUCH more relaxing at work than music, and am a total junkie. However, I don't recall the last time I saw a Glenn Beck or Sean Hannity CD in the stores. Plus, streaming the shows live is strictly verboten, so this would item would be a HUGE help to me.
I'd agree that recording music is silly, but there are LOTS of other uses for it.
The patent isn't for Video on demand, in fact they stipulate the fact that vide on demand is common. The patent is for their system of categorizing and selecting items.
I know it's fun to bash MS off the cuff, but cmon...
I kinda thought it was a given it had to do with waste...
The company controls what I do with my code [in the past, it seemed I had
freedom, but it turns out all of that was not really the case--rather, I
was somehow avoiding the control illicitly (for 4 years)
Yep, I actually had a Quake one happen to me as well. Only it was pulling from my Mechwarrior 2 CD.
Thing was, the music seemed to fit the environment so well (those drummy/tribal/chanting stuff) that I didn't even realize it wasn't supposed to be there. Once I DID realize what had happened, I didn't see any need to change it.
To this day, I still never played Quake I with the Trent soundtrack because I liked it with the MW soundtrack too well.
I remember one of the first times I was playing Half-Life. Ok, here's a strange combo, but it had me ripping off my headphones and running for the light switch.
I'm stalking through dark corridors (2 am, of course), when there's this haunting "chanting" coming from everywhere in the game. I couldn't make out what it was saying, or where it was coming from. FREAKED the crap out of me. The alien game had suddenly gone all haunted and spooky... Scared me to death... All I heard were disembodied children giggling and singing.
Turns out what had happened was that my son had left his Reader Rabbit Toddler CD in the drive, and when HL went to fetch music, it pulled the audio tracks off of there. The in game music volume was low enough that I couldn't make out the words... Just the rhythm:)
The newly outfitted theaters will be able to screen films encoded digitally in Windows Media 9 Series, which enables high-resolution,theater-quality experiences with up to 7.1 channel surround sound. The network rollout is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Umm... shouldn't it go without saying that it's theatre quality if they're rolling it out?
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Then blame the hardware and software differences, and not the OS. I've never seen an instance of XP being unstable without other mitigating factors.
I've been using Vern for a number of years with good success. Much better than the MS powertoy, and easier than having to deal with Litestep.
Aren't you proving the GPs point, though? Why should he/she need to have (and pay for) a software developer to write a database that does nothing other than parse through throw away data. I, too, frequently come up with datasets of throw away data that are 2-3 columns * 65000+ rows. If I told my boss that I need extra time to analyze it by importing to a DB, etc, rather than pasting into excel and doing a sort, she'd laugh at me.
If I remember correctly, it's permissible to not have the director's credit at the beginning, but then there can't be producer credits at the beginning either. The issue was that there was a Lucasfilm banner at the beginning of the movie, and the director's guild was POed because he they decided that it was a Producer's credit, and wanted the director (Irving Kirschner) to have a credit as well.
When George wouldn't give it to him, they kicked him out.
I know this is drifting off topic, but, speaking from experience in the past, there likely ARE ways for you to get a checking account if you go looking for it. It may not be local to you, but a lot of the internet banks, especially (etrade, ING Direct, etc) are usually able to help out.
For example, if your problems are Checking related (bounced checks, bad accounts, etc), a google for "non chexsystems banks" will bring you lists of banks that don't check chexsystems, which is where all of that stuff goes. (Etrade comes immediately to mind).
Even if it's straight up credit issues, and most banks these days DO pull credit report for checking accounts, there are banks out there that will approve you. I had good luck with Bank of America when my credit was screwed up after my divorce...
Just trying to help.
Mike
1.> Install a new local printer on your system that prints to a file. Select any of the Apple or HP PostScript printers from the printer wizard... If you pick a color printer driver (ie: HP Color Laserjet 8500 PS), it will do color as well as B&W. When you print to this printer, it will prompt you for a location to save the output, which will be a normal postscript file.
2.> Download and install ghostscript and gsview (same site) that are both free and will allow you to convert your ps files to pdf.
3.> Edit your document (PDFs in this case) or whatever you want to save as a PDF.
4.> Print to the printer you just installed...
If 2 drives fail concurrently in most RAID solutions, you're pretty much screwed. I don't think this should be considered a weakness of RAID 5...
Yup, as soon as Joe WalMart realizes that his shiny new copy of Deer Hunter isn't going to run on his new WalMart Java Desktop PC, guess which one he's going to choose. Walmart is a strange choice for them to choose to partner with. It's great that they want to make inroads on the desktop with their distro, but WalMart shoppers aren't, and shouldn't be, the likely target audience for it. I could see maybe BestBuy or Circuit City adding a few linux PCs to their lineup, but WalMart?
Simple, go to Home Depot, get a can of glidden Misty Evening, and some Kilz 2 primer. Paint desired size/shape on wall. Point projector at newly painted space. Done. There are several threads at AVS right now, in the Screens forum, dealing with this very subject. Misty Evening is the easy, one coat choice right now. There are several variations that tweak it, but it doesn't get much easier than that. If painting isn't your thing, then just go buy a parkland plastics or doable board at HD for about $20, and hang it up.
Here ya go
Ahh, I had totally brushed past the floppy part initially, makes more sense now. Plus, given your description of the disc name vs drive letter issue makes it that much more clear. That's something I've lamented for several years. Having multiple optical drives on a system, it's always pissed me off that I've had to use the exact drive letter. Thanks.
And, you've just proved parent's point! Linux is an awesome server os, but if you're going to keep all of the server cruft tacked on to a desktop OS, it will NEVER gain wide acceptance.
Not trying to sound like a troll becuase I mean this sincerely, but how is that different from windows. You put the cd in, the OS finds it, and does whatever's in the autorun.inf. Can anyone explain in more detail the differences between the Amiga and Windows versions?
from the article...
Touche... My original point still stands, though, this isn't the same as catching the daily shows. :D
Doesn't work in a lot of corporate situations, though. Streaming all that data across my system has... er/um ... would get me a visit from the local Net Nazi. I'm not a good enough employee to take the chance of that on a regular basis.. :D
I realize parent was partially joking, but I disagree that I could even buy 1% of what I listen to on a daily basis on cd. Perhaps I need to duck and cover for this, but I find talk radio MUCH more relaxing at work than music, and am a total junkie. However, I don't recall the last time I saw a Glenn Beck or Sean Hannity CD in the stores. Plus, streaming the shows live is strictly verboten, so this would item would be a HUGE help to me. I'd agree that recording music is silly, but there are LOTS of other uses for it.
The patent isn't for Video on demand, in fact they stipulate the fact that vide on demand is common. The patent is for their system of categorizing and selecting items. I know it's fun to bash MS off the cuff, but cmon...
Yep, I actually had a Quake one happen to me as well. Only it was pulling from my Mechwarrior 2 CD. Thing was, the music seemed to fit the environment so well (those drummy/tribal/chanting stuff) that I didn't even realize it wasn't supposed to be there. Once I DID realize what had happened, I didn't see any need to change it. To this day, I still never played Quake I with the Trent soundtrack because I liked it with the MW soundtrack too well.
I remember one of the first times I was playing Half-Life. Ok, here's a strange combo, but it had me ripping off my headphones and running for the light switch.
:)
I'm stalking through dark corridors (2 am, of course), when there's this haunting "chanting" coming from everywhere in the game. I couldn't make out what it was saying, or where it was coming from. FREAKED the crap out of me. The alien game had suddenly gone all haunted and spooky... Scared me to death... All I heard were disembodied children giggling and singing.
Turns out what had happened was that my son had left his Reader Rabbit Toddler CD in the drive, and when HL went to fetch music, it pulled the audio tracks off of there. The in game music volume was low enough that I couldn't make out the words... Just the rhythm
The newly outfitted theaters will be able to screen films encoded digitally in Windows Media 9 Series, which enables high-resolution,theater-quality experiences with up to 7.1 channel surround sound. The network rollout is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Umm... shouldn't it go without saying that it's theatre quality if they're rolling it out?