This is really the path Microsoft should have taken with Vista.
I'm not sure who this "TheBetaGuy" is, but if the article is accurate I'm more interested in Windows 7 than I have been in any version of Windows since '95.
Ladies and gentlemen, that "woompf" sound you just heard was teh reality distortion field taking effect. You can see how the subjects opinion of the black macbook changes instantly and with great force.
"A great indication of when you should quit your job is when you wake up every morning and dread going into work."
I've always told people I base it off the quality of my Sunday afternoons. If you get a sick feely in the pit of your stomach Sunday afternoon knowing that you have to go back tomorrow, it's time to leave.
There's no DMCA potential here, the data's not encryped or anything. I used to with with card scanners that just plug into your keyboard port. You swipe a bank card through and up comed your name and address and some other stuff. Never examined it in much detail (shoulda thrown it into a hex editor), but it's not exactly secret.
OS: Windows XP Pro (No cheaping out on the crappy home version) - $135.99
That alone brings you up to $585.11 and that's without adding in a few cheapo games, some stipped-down office that's equivalent to Appleworks, and a suite of video and audio editing software equivalent to iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand and the rest of the iLife '05 stuff...
If we're going to compare costs here, you can't forget the software, and using your pirated XP cd doesn't count.
GTA3, I had been playing all afternoon over my brother's, and on the way home I realized I left my sunglasses there. Like most people, I caught myself before I grabbed the e-brake to do a 180 turnaround slide.
And I don't know how many times I've gone around a turn after playing Mario Kart only to yell "blue sparks!, blue sparks!!" at my stepson in the back seat...
I doubt it. Konfabulator would only be common on windows if everyone bought it. There are a few different pieces of software out there that will mimic Expose on windows, but they're not exactly common either.
If you had read the sidebar you'd see the article defined the issues with base-2 and base-10 number names, and introduced the prefixes "mibi-" and "gibi", which should be familiar to/.ers.
When they say 18 exabytes, they're talking base-10, otherwise they would have used the "gibi-" equivalent (exibytes?)
I wander what sort of communcations options this thing has? It looks like there's a DB9 blug on the back, I hope they're not just using old-school RS-232 serial.
What'd be great is if they were using something like WiFi or maybe even Bluetooth (you're never more than a few meters from anything in current space vehicles anyway). Then you can offload the more coputationally expensive tasks to a stationary computer or even have a small flock of droids working together.
Note: after re-RTFA, the don't state any details about how it ocmmunicates, but some of the tasks they say it can do imply the presence of wireless communicaitions. I still wish there was some detail though.
I've had a copy of this laying around the house for years and it's reeally cool. Plans for everything from laser communication devices to ultrasonic pain generators, and any other weird thing you can think of. Some of the plans are starting to get a little dated (I think the book is probably 10+ years old), but good stuff anyway.
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I live about 15 minutes away from Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
I don't think I'd notice if a 747 landed in my front yard.
The more place that sell used games this way, the more developers will start moving to services like Steam to protect their revenue.
This is really the path Microsoft should have taken with Vista.
I'm not sure who this "TheBetaGuy" is, but if the article is accurate I'm more interested in Windows 7 than I have been in any version of Windows since '95.
That code seems to work, but for some strange reason I have to re-enter it every 108 minutes...
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
Balmer could learn a lesson or three here...
"So he ended up making movies that feel a bit like an undertaker in a clown suit."
Honestly I thought the movies felt more like a clown in an undertaker suit. They pretended to be serious, but were really full of crap and cream pies.
They should use ReiserFS
// yes, I know. I'm going to hell for that.
I hear it's a killer!
Ladies and gentlemen, that "woompf" sound you just heard was teh reality distortion field taking effect. You can see how the subjects opinion of the black macbook changes instantly and with great force.
The true programmer's keyboard only needs 3 keys: 1, 0, and backspace (and the old types will tell you you don't need the backspace).
Sure it does. We've got an eMac in our QA lab running it right now.
What?
If you need your fix, I'm pretty sure Project Xenocide (an open-source X-Com clone project) uses the original Blue Marble data for its Geoscape view.
I thought everyone knew that the end of the world was 2012.
http://www.levity.com/eschaton/Why2012.html
"A great indication of when you should quit your job is when you wake up every morning and dread going into work." I've always told people I base it off the quality of my Sunday afternoons. If you get a sick feely in the pit of your stomach Sunday afternoon knowing that you have to go back tomorrow, it's time to leave.
There's no DMCA potential here, the data's not encryped or anything. I used to with with card scanners that just plug into your keyboard port. You swipe a bank card through and up comed your name and address and some other stuff. Never examined it in much detail (shoulda thrown it into a hex editor), but it's not exactly secret.
OS: Windows XP Pro (No cheaping out on the crappy home version) - $135.99
That alone brings you up to $585.11 and that's without adding in a few cheapo games, some stipped-down office that's equivalent to Appleworks, and a suite of video and audio editing software equivalent to iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand and the rest of the iLife '05 stuff...
If we're going to compare costs here, you can't forget the software, and using your pirated XP cd doesn't count.
My story:
GTA3, I had been playing all afternoon over my brother's, and on the way home I realized I left my sunglasses there. Like most people, I caught myself before I grabbed the e-brake to do a 180 turnaround slide.
And I don't know how many times I've gone around a turn after playing Mario Kart only to yell "blue sparks!, blue sparks!!" at my stepson in the back seat...
I doubt it. Konfabulator would only be common on windows if everyone bought it. There are a few different pieces of software out there that will mimic Expose on windows, but they're not exactly common either.
If you had read the sidebar you'd see the article defined the issues with base-2 and base-10 number names, and introduced the prefixes "mibi-" and "gibi", which should be familiar to /.ers.
When they say 18 exabytes, they're talking base-10, otherwise they would have used the "gibi-" equivalent (exibytes?)
Wow, that's so recursive... my head asplode!
I think the real news here is that the price of the T3 has dropped to $350 with the releaase of the T5.
Another $50 and I'll be all over it...
It amazes me why they haven't considered making a mouse with this straightened-out version.
You mean like this perhaps?
will this effect Jabber's overall share of the IM market?
more importantly, will it affect Jabber's overall share of the IM market?
No, I think the original poster was speculating that this may bring about Jabber's dominance in the IM market (by efecting its overall share...)
I wander what sort of communcations options this thing has? It looks like there's a DB9 blug on the back, I hope they're not just using old-school RS-232 serial.
What'd be great is if they were using something like WiFi or maybe even Bluetooth (you're never more than a few meters from anything in current space vehicles anyway). Then you can offload the more coputationally expensive tasks to a stationary computer or even have a small flock of droids working together.
Note: after re-RTFA, the don't state any details about how it ocmmunicates, but some of the tasks they say it can do imply the presence of wireless communicaitions. I still wish there was some detail though.
For the on person who didn't get it,
Steve Urkel drove one of these beauties:
http://www.cqql.net/bmw.htm
Build Your Own Laser, Phaser, Ion Ray Gun and Other Working Space Age Projects
ISBN: 0830606041
I've had a copy of this laying around the house for years and it's reeally cool. Plans for everything from laser communication devices to ultrasonic pain generators, and any other weird thing you can think of. Some of the plans are starting to get a little dated (I think the book is probably 10+ years old), but good stuff anyway.