But how many beat-up, blue & white astromech droids would there be in the Star Wars universe? Maybe, with regular memory wipes, the AI of R2 units is quite simple and doesn't differ that greatly from droid to droid. After all, they don't even bother giving them voice capabilities. They're intended to fix ships and stay out of the way.
Maybe Obi-Wan would remember after he learned R2's name, and saw the message it was carrying.
(I've just had a sudden pang of nerd-angst. I'm sat here at 4am UK time on Saturday morning, discussing Star Wars on Slashdot:( )
Using their calculations, a sitcom that starred an elvis impersonator who thinks he's God, and features absolutely nothing him trying to stand up on a moving ship for 1/2 hour every episode would be the world's most successful sitcom...
I know the point you're trying to make, but I'm actually giggling thinking about that. I think I'd probably watch that show.
All you'd need is someone like Tommy Cooper playing the Elvis impersonator.
And several lines of dialog at the end of A New Hope, in the battle of Yavin, are lifted almost exactly from The Dam Busters.
Actually, now I think about it, that whole battle was pretty much lifted from the The Dam Busters. Especially if you compare the trench run with the flight down the river lined with guns on the way towards the dam.
One of the reports I read stated that the Mini's VGA output is around 530 mV, therefore below VESA standards, and that seems to be what's causing the problems.
*sucking air through teeth* They're still tempting, but I don't want to end up with something that's just going to annoy me.
If the mini's all started to exhibit failures and poor workmanship than that would harm the crossover (new mac users) market more than anything the competition could hope for.
I've been drooling over screenshots/reviews of OS X for ages now (Unix? Nice interface?), and I was pretty much ready to shell out for a Mini as my first Mac until I saw that report -- and many others like them.
It's a shame, but I don't really want to shell out £350+ with the risk that I won't be able to use it with my monitor. I guess I'll just keep looking for a cheap, second-hand G4 PowerMac on eBay.
Or I might just completely flip my lid and buy a new Amiga.:)
I loved Rebellion. It was the game that finally made me give up on my Amiga gear and buy a PC. Yeah, the UI was a bit ropey, but once you stuck with it for a while, it became second nature.
The only problem I found with it was the lack of knowing what you were supposed to do when you first install and play it. It seemed to be a case of "here's the galaxy, do what you have to do." Without any indication of how you're supposed to go about it. It took a LOT of trial and error to get to grips with it.
I remember a friend of mine calling me, excitedly saying "I sent a probe droid to Hoth!":)
Once I got used to it though, I played that game until my eyes bled. I'll never forget the first time I won. I bore down on the last remaining Rebel planet with a fleet of: 6 Interdictors, 30 Star Destroyers, 14 Super Star Destroyers, and a Death Star. All completely decked out with a full compliment of TIE Interceptors and Stormtroopers.
I'm getting all nostalgic now. I wonder if it runs under Wine?:)
PS: Empire at War looks like it might be a suitable Rebellion replacement, but we'll have to wait and see.
They are "optimised" in the sense that Type-R stickers "optimise" a car.;)
I tried Gentoo out once, and I didn't notice too much of a speed increase, other than the fact that it was the first system I tried a 2.6 kernel and ReiserFS on.
Slack with a self-rolled 2.6 kernel runs about the same speed IMHO, except you don't have to wait all day for stuff to compile.
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For Gnome/GTK users, an equivalent program to kdialog is "zenity". For example:
zenity --info --info-text "Text Goes Here"
I think Neptune is still relatively safe.
It runs fine under Wine, too. Well, at least it did last year anyway.
:)
I'm not in Australia anymore, so there's no point in me trying it.
On a related note, I would like to voice my suggestion that someone drains all the blood out of Scrappy Doo, and replaces it with hydrochloric acid.
I hear Longhorn comes with a serial port dongle and a cardboard code wheel.
But how many beat-up, blue & white astromech droids would there be in the Star Wars universe? Maybe, with regular memory wipes, the AI of R2 units is quite simple and doesn't differ that greatly from droid to droid. After all, they don't even bother giving them voice capabilities. They're intended to fix ships and stay out of the way.
:( )
Maybe Obi-Wan would remember after he learned R2's name, and saw the message it was carrying.
(I've just had a sudden pang of nerd-angst. I'm sat here at 4am UK time on Saturday morning, discussing Star Wars on Slashdot
Exactly. I doubt I'd remember my family's washing machine from 20 years ago if I saw it again.
I know the point you're trying to make, but I'm actually giggling thinking about that. I think I'd probably watch that show.
All you'd need is someone like Tommy Cooper playing the Elvis impersonator.
Totally. Shields are for people who get hit.
I'd go with a TIE Advanced. I prefer my desk to have a hyperdrive.
Apple switching to x86 next year. Debian sarge released on Monday. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria!
Windows socks are full of holes!
And several lines of dialog at the end of A New Hope, in the battle of Yavin, are lifted almost exactly from The Dam Busters.
Actually, now I think about it, that whole battle was pretty much lifted from the The Dam Busters. Especially if you compare the trench run with the flight down the river lined with guns on the way towards the dam.
GAH! Must...resist...cool...computer...
Hmm, I suppose if it didn't work out, I could always unload it on eBay. :)
One of the reports I read stated that the Mini's VGA output is around 530 mV, therefore below VESA standards, and that seems to be what's causing the problems.
*sucking air through teeth* They're still tempting, but I don't want to end up with something that's just going to annoy me.
Thank you! That howto was increadibly helpful. I now have a kick-ass desktop with fonts that don't make my eyes bleed.
Strangely enough, that seems to be happening.
I've been drooling over screenshots/reviews of OS X for ages now (Unix? Nice interface?), and I was pretty much ready to shell out for a Mini as my first Mac until I saw that report -- and many others like them.
It's a shame, but I don't really want to shell out £350+ with the risk that I won't be able to use it with my monitor. I guess I'll just keep looking for a cheap, second-hand G4 PowerMac on eBay.
Or I might just completely flip my lid and buy a new Amiga. :)
True. I'm from England, and I lived in Australia for four and a half years. I once opposed the TV license fee.
I now consider it a bargain.
I loved Rebellion. It was the game that finally made me give up on my Amiga gear and buy a PC. Yeah, the UI was a bit ropey, but once you stuck with it for a while, it became second nature.
The only problem I found with it was the lack of knowing what you were supposed to do when you first install and play it. It seemed to be a case of "here's the galaxy, do what you have to do." Without any indication of how you're supposed to go about it. It took a LOT of trial and error to get to grips with it.
I remember a friend of mine calling me, excitedly saying "I sent a probe droid to Hoth!" :)
Once I got used to it though, I played that game until my eyes bled. I'll never forget the first time I won. I bore down on the last remaining Rebel planet with a fleet of: 6 Interdictors, 30 Star Destroyers, 14 Super Star Destroyers, and a Death Star. All completely decked out with a full compliment of TIE Interceptors and Stormtroopers.
I'm getting all nostalgic now. I wonder if it runs under Wine? :)
PS: Empire at War looks like it might be a suitable Rebellion replacement, but we'll have to wait and see.
It took me about 2 or 3 minutes. But then I haven't had any coffee yet today. :(
Damnit. I told my wife and my Dad about it, and everything. Now I look like a complete chump.
Fucking April the 1st. It gets me every damn year.
They are, kind of. Those text tabs underneath the navigation buttons scroll, and the big N in the top left flashes about like a retard.
The worst thing is that the toolbar is on the wrong side of the window. It's the most disorientating interface I've used in a long time.
Combined with the default homepage of netscape.com, it's like being punched in the face by 20 bad UI designers.
They are "optimised" in the sense that Type-R stickers "optimise" a car. ;)
I tried Gentoo out once, and I didn't notice too much of a speed increase, other than the fact that it was the first system I tried a 2.6 kernel and ReiserFS on.
Slack with a self-rolled 2.6 kernel runs about the same speed IMHO, except you don't have to wait all day for stuff to compile.
Glad to be of service :)
That's a publicity photo from SCO OpenBukkake 3.7.
(The "before" photo.)
I suddenly feel very bad about wiping out the persians in Civ 3 so I could get access to their precious oil reserves :(