"These adapters are hard to find, and currently the only game that supprots them is Phantasy Star Online (although the new version of Mario Cart coming soon will support it, and they should make more broadband adapters available for that)"
I thought you were full of it until I tried to find one online. I've seen them at my local Walmart in the past and assumed they wouldn't be too hard to find.
Doesn't really matter to me though unless someone comes up with a hack to play Mario Kart across the internet. I don't have too many friends to begin with, let alone ones that have a GC and would want to lug it + a TV over to my house.
P.S. I did finally find one online at amazon
I guess you're still under the false assumption that everything in everyone's credit report is accurate. Maybe some day you'll have the pleasure of a company sending you 2 bills for the same damn thing and then after telling you they fixed the problem, send the duplicate to a collections agency because they hire useless ass hats such as yourself.
with statements like: " I'd only (sorry, I mean 'He'd only') buy one and a half million to leave cash left over for buying a couple of hundred thousand Lego models of the Millenium Falcon"
and "I don't see what's so amusing about building a missile silo out of Lego either -- I'm going to build a carry box for my cat when I can get enough blue 12 x 1 bricks."
I thought it was obviously a joke and he did in fact like the book. I don't think it was a very good review though. If I'm trying to decide whether or not to buy a book, I'd like to have something more than a poor attempt at humour to help me make that decision. His review would be better suited as a +5 funny follow-up comment to a real review.
I may be wrong here but doesn't the average person buying a computer from DELL with XP on it also get a copy of Office pre-installed?
It may not be free, but it's not like they have to drive down to Best Buy, pick up a copy and then mess around with installing it.
There seemed to be a lot of silly nit-picks in the article (i.e. "When I want to find out the day and date, or check a date a few months ahead, I'm used to clicking on my little KDE clock and having a calendar pop up for me. I can't seem to do this in Windows") but I was glad to see him make a point in the closing paragraphs that a great deal of problems are simply due to changing habits you've already developed.
The copy/paste issue is a good example of that. I use Windows more than Linux but have that same problem because I use putty a lot which copies stuff to the clipboard just by selecting it. It's not uncommon for me to select text in another app and forget to actually copy it because I'm used to the way putty works so I end up pasting the wrong thing. Even better than that is when I accidentaly type vi commands in notepad.:)
Do you have any idea why that is? I have a little problem with Verizon Wireless that seems to fall into that category. Even though told me they were going to fix their error, they didn't so I disputed it with Equifax. They agreed with me and took it off but then I got a letter from a new collections agency and it popped up again.
I got the impressions from Verizon Wireless that if the collections agency didn't delete the charge from their system, they would just eventually sell it to another collections agency. I don't really intend on disputing this charge for the rest of my life.
Since you're going to dual boot, it might be nice to try to get programs (where applicable) that are available for Windows and Linux.
For instance, let's say for the sake of argument that Eudora is better than Thunderbird. Thunderbird may still be a better option since you could use it in Windows and Linux. At least I don't think there's a Linux version of Eudora. I've never used it very much.
Being able to use the same app under both OSes will definitely be a big plus. Especially if your plan is to make other less technical people comfortable with using Linux.
Back when I was in college, I had a job at a local computer shop. They had a contract with my college to set up student computers for the network.
Anyway, I was hired to do that part time and then go back to the shop and do normal repair for customers. Things were getting kind of slow with the student network setups.
So one morning I checked my email and saw that I had an email from the owner/boss. He said something along the lines of 'Please stop in to help the other guy with student computers and then after that we won't really need you any more because things are slowing down with the student setups and the contract isn't being renewed'.
Apparently he forgot about telling me before that he wanted to train me and have me get some certifications, leading me to believe I had a future there even after I graduated.
I do realize that they probably needed someone working full time that could be in the shop or go out on calls more often than I could. However, he could have had the decency to tell me the truth or at least tell me in person instead of in an email.
"last week we had one in India. Now this. Are this just fragments of a much larger object that is heading towards earth? I hope not."
They are indeed part of a much larger object. See, I've been busy here lately carving my picture into the dark side of the moon. When I'm all done, I'm going to attach a big rocket to the side and spin the moon around so everyone has to look at me. These are both peices of the moon that have flown off while I was drilling. Sorry about that. Working with hardly any gravity at all is hard.
"Note that being moderated Funny doesn't help your karma.(FAQ)"
Doh!
"Now, I stick to things that can't even possibly have ads in them, like science fiction."
Something I've wondered about is if there will ever be a time when companies decide that they only want to advertise through product placement. No more interrupting a show for a commercial break. It seems like that would be a more effective means of advertising. Like you said though, that doesn't work so well for sci-fi. It would be really silly to see Captain Archer enjoying a nice refreshing vanilla coke with Trip while they talk about how they were only able to catch that Xindi because they can run so much faster in their Nike alien-terrain running shoes.
So if a time comes when the majority of advertising is through product placement, sci-fi shows may have a hard time with funding. Either that or they'll be such a blatant advertisement that nobody will watch.
Hehe, I thought that was pretty funny. Makes you wonder how he does normal stuff like if he ever broke up with a girlfriend.
'See honey, this circle represents everything I want and this other circle represents you. Notice how the intersection of these two is the null set?'
Even if you used some secure method to get your email, there's still the fact that someone at PlanetWide has to open up your mail and scan it. I just don't see any way that could be beneficial in terms of identity theft.
I put some in my office (which happens to be in the basement, i.e. no windows/natural light) because I thought they looked nicer. I've noticed since then that I haven't had near the problems I used to have with getting sleeping and yawning in the afternoon.
It wasn't exactly a controlled experiment and I may have changed something else that reduced my sleepiness but I've heard other people claim the same thing. Regardless of that, if I prefer the lighting better, then that's enough of a benefit for me.
I only remember being scared by 1 episode. It seems like it was a Tom Baker episode and there was some monster that lived in a jungle like habitat. It entered a lab through some kind of portal thing, attacked people and then went back into hiding.
As for the Daleks, I don't know. As a kid, I think they were one of the least scary foes the Dr. dealt with. They can't sneak up on you because they're noisy and always saying 'Exterminate'. They're fairly slow so you can run circles around them. If all else fails, you can just throw something over their eyes and trick them into shooting each other. What's scary about that?
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" Easy - the Athlon 64 FX 51 is 5.1GHz."
I thought that meant it was reverse engineered technology from the UFOs at Area 51.
Not to mention (unless things work different in the UK) you would then be supporting the spammer with your taxes. It takes money to run a prison and I don't think work release programs generate enough money to make them self sufficient.
"However, these products are no longer supported. Users of these products are strongly encouraged to upgrade to later versions."
Does MS really expect the average Win95/98 user to read that and think 'Oh! I better go out and get me a copy of that Winders XP. It may have viruses and worms but at least I'll be supported.'
I think this critical update has been out for a little while. I seem to remember downloading the update for this a few days ago if not late last week.
Notice the date on the security bulletin is 9/10
"I picked up the book and actually tried, briefly, to figure out how to grep for what I needed to know."
Try looking in the back.. there's this thing called an 'index'. In the front, there's usually this thing called a 'table of contents' which can also be somewhat helpful.;)
Granted, it's not quite as handy as a google search but it certainly helps.
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"These adapters are hard to find, and currently the only game that supprots them is Phantasy Star Online (although the new version of Mario Cart coming soon will support it, and they should make more broadband adapters available for that)"
I thought you were full of it until I tried to find one online. I've seen them at my local Walmart in the past and assumed they wouldn't be too hard to find.
Doesn't really matter to me though unless someone comes up with a hack to play Mario Kart across the internet. I don't have too many friends to begin with, let alone ones that have a GC and would want to lug it + a TV over to my house.
P.S. I did finally find one online at amazon
I guess you're still under the false assumption that everything in everyone's credit report is accurate.
Maybe some day you'll have the pleasure of a company sending you 2 bills for the same damn thing and then after telling you they fixed the problem, send the duplicate to a collections agency because they hire useless ass hats such as yourself.
with statements like:
" I'd only (sorry, I mean 'He'd only') buy one and a half million to leave cash left over for buying a couple of hundred thousand Lego models of the Millenium Falcon"
and
"I don't see what's so amusing about building a missile silo out of Lego either -- I'm going to build a carry box for my cat when I can get enough blue 12 x 1 bricks."
I thought it was obviously a joke and he did in fact like the book. I don't think it was a very good review though. If I'm trying to decide whether or not to buy a book, I'd like to have something more than a poor attempt at humour to help me make that decision. His review would be better suited as a +5 funny follow-up comment to a real review.
I may be wrong here but doesn't the average person buying a computer from DELL with XP on it also get a copy of Office pre-installed?
:)
It may not be free, but it's not like they have to drive down to Best Buy, pick up a copy and then mess around with installing it.
There seemed to be a lot of silly nit-picks in the article (i.e. "When I want to find out the day and date, or check a date a few months ahead, I'm used to clicking on my little KDE clock and having a calendar pop up for me. I can't seem to do this in Windows") but I was glad to see him make a point in the closing paragraphs that a great deal of problems are simply due to changing habits you've already developed.
The copy/paste issue is a good example of that. I use Windows more than Linux but have that same problem because I use putty a lot which copies stuff to the clipboard just by selecting it. It's not uncommon for me to select text in another app and forget to actually copy it because I'm used to the way putty works so I end up pasting the wrong thing. Even better than that is when I accidentaly type vi commands in notepad.
Don't worry, the wi-fi network will surely sterilize their children so the stupidity will stop there. ;)
"several were filed 3 times to get 'em off)."
Do you have any idea why that is? I have a little problem with Verizon Wireless that seems to fall into that category. Even though told me they were going to fix their error, they didn't so I disputed it with Equifax. They agreed with me and took it off but then I got a letter from a new collections agency and it popped up again.
I got the impressions from Verizon Wireless that if the collections agency didn't delete the charge from their system, they would just eventually sell it to another collections agency. I don't really intend on disputing this charge for the rest of my life.
" The concept of having a "good" and a "not-quite-as-good" shotgun scares me. Who needs more than one at a time?"
People always look at me funny when I make the same argument for my underwear.
Since you're going to dual boot, it might be nice to try to get programs (where applicable) that are available for Windows and Linux.
For instance, let's say for the sake of argument that Eudora is better than Thunderbird. Thunderbird may still be a better option since you could use it in Windows and Linux.
At least I don't think there's a Linux version of Eudora. I've never used it very much.
Being able to use the same app under both OSes will definitely be a big plus. Especially if your plan is to make other less technical people comfortable with using Linux.
Back when I was in college, I had a job at a local computer shop. They had a contract with my college to set up student computers for the network.
Anyway, I was hired to do that part time and then go back to the shop and do normal repair for customers. Things were getting kind of slow with the student network setups.
So one morning I checked my email and saw that I had an email from the owner/boss. He said something along the lines of 'Please stop in to help the other guy with student computers and then after that we won't really need you any more because things are slowing down with the student setups and the contract isn't being renewed'.
Apparently he forgot about telling me before that he wanted to train me and have me get some certifications, leading me to believe I had a future there even after I graduated.
I do realize that they probably needed someone working full time that could be in the shop or go out on calls more often than I could. However, he could have had the decency to tell me the truth or at least tell me in person instead of in an email.
"NEVER install software from a company you've either never heard of"
:)
But they were mentioned on slashdot.. I thought that meant they had a geek stamp of approval.
"last week we had one in India. Now this. Are this just fragments of a much larger object that is heading towards earth? I hope not."
They are indeed part of a much larger object. See, I've been busy here lately carving my picture into the dark side of the moon. When I'm all done, I'm going to attach a big rocket to the side and spin the moon around so everyone has to look at me. These are both peices of the moon that have flown off while I was drilling. Sorry about that. Working with hardly any gravity at all is hard.
"Note that being moderated Funny doesn't help your karma.(FAQ)"
Doh!
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"Now, I stick to things that can't even possibly have ads in them, like science fiction."
Something I've wondered about is if there will ever be a time when companies decide that they only want to advertise through product placement. No more interrupting a show for a commercial break. It seems like that would be a more effective means of advertising. Like you said though, that doesn't work so well for sci-fi.
It would be really silly to see Captain Archer enjoying a nice refreshing vanilla coke with Trip while they talk about how they were only able to catch that Xindi because they can run so much faster in their Nike alien-terrain running shoes.
So if a time comes when the majority of advertising is through product placement, sci-fi shows may have a hard time with funding. Either that or they'll be such a blatant advertisement that nobody will watch.
I just had a sudden urge for a Coke for some reason. I gotta run down to the machine and get one now...
Hehe, I thought that was pretty funny. Makes you wonder how he does normal stuff like if he ever broke up with a girlfriend.
'See honey, this circle represents everything I want and this other circle represents you. Notice how the intersection of these two is the null set?'
" I'm a WebFlix subscriber and I know of at least three discs that have been stolen"
Maybe I missed something but how do you get your WebFlix discs now? Aren't they forwarded to Planetwide with the rest of your mail?
Even if you used some secure method to get your email, there's still the fact that someone at PlanetWide has to open up your mail and scan it. I just don't see any way that could be beneficial in terms of identity theft.
I put some in my office (which happens to be in the basement, i.e. no windows/natural light) because I thought they looked nicer. I've noticed since then that I haven't had near the problems I used to have with getting sleeping and yawning in the afternoon.
It wasn't exactly a controlled experiment and I may have changed something else that reduced my sleepiness but I've heard other people claim the same thing. Regardless of that, if I prefer the lighting better, then that's enough of a benefit for me.
I only remember being scared by 1 episode. It seems like it was a Tom Baker episode and there was some monster that lived in a jungle like habitat. It entered a lab through some kind of portal thing, attacked people and then went back into hiding.
As for the Daleks, I don't know. As a kid, I think they were one of the least scary foes the Dr. dealt with. They can't sneak up on you because they're noisy and always saying 'Exterminate'. They're fairly slow so you can run circles around them. If all else fails, you can just throw something over their eyes and trick them into shooting each other. What's scary about that?
" Easy - the Athlon 64 FX 51 is 5.1GHz."
I thought that meant it was reverse engineered technology from the UFOs at Area 51.
Not to mention (unless things work different in the UK) you would then be supporting the spammer with your taxes. It takes money to run a prison and I don't think work release programs generate enough money to make them self sufficient.
I laughed when I read that
"However, these products are no longer supported. Users of these products are strongly encouraged to upgrade to later versions."
Does MS really expect the average Win95/98 user to read that and think 'Oh! I better go out and get me a copy of that Winders XP. It may have viruses and worms but at least I'll be supported.'
'This worm has not yet been rated'
I think this critical update has been out for a little while. I seem to remember downloading the update for this a few days ago if not late last week.
Notice the date on the security bulletin is 9/10
"I picked up the book and actually tried, briefly, to figure out how to grep for what I needed to know."
;)
Try looking in the back.. there's this thing called an 'index'. In the front, there's usually this thing called a 'table of contents' which can also be somewhat helpful.
Granted, it's not quite as handy as a google search but it certainly helps.