no...i do too. they've been around for so long only to get tossed out of a plane? i hope i'm not the only one around here who feels bad for inanimate objects.
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i haven't ordered computer related stuff online before cos they're brick and mortar shops where i live, but a lot of people seem to like newegg.
the news article i read was that this security guard in charge of one such tower had a habit of sitting above the dish to heat up during the winter. the problem was that during new year's eve, all the new year greetings that people make requires the power of the microwave dish to be increased a few times over, and the security guard had no clue and sat at his usual spot as per normal.
the security guard taking the next shift reported that he smelt "barbecued meat" just before he discovered the cooked corpse of the other security guard with his cup of coffee long evaporated by the heat.
i agree. and actually pot is LESS harmful than alcohol, and even less harmful than tobacco. its rather absurd that pot is illegal in most countries but not tobacco or alcohol. the fact that some countries like amsterdam have already legalized marijuanna proves this.
to any moderator who might think this is a troll post, well...its not. go do a google search on how marijuanna was made illegal and the real scientific facts about marijuanna, compare it with those of alcohol and tobacco, and you'll see how absurd the whole thing is.
i agree. converting a wav file is like taking a piece of paper and crushing it so it'll fit in your pocket. sure, the paper can be smoothed out again to the same size as the original paper, but all the creases would still be there.
so basically taking an mp3 and encoding it into ogg, is like taking a crushed piece of paper, uncrushing it, and crushing it more carefully again.
his point was that it sounds stupid. mp3 sounds way better than "ogg". "ogg" sounds more like something someone will say after getting kicked in the balls. not everyone chooses function over form. a stupid name is going to work against the popularity that ogg vorbis hopes to gain.
the article describes the recall of faulty tires manufactured by bridgestone/firestone that were installed on ford vehicles, so therefore its no fault of ford's.
why don't you try posting relevant links which back up your claims or maybe try reading the article first?
no hon, you're not fat; you just have really big bones.
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The only game I've played lately that has done that for me was Return to Castle Wolfenstein. And only then, it was a few key moments. Like one part where you come through a hallway with a door at the end... and a window to the left just before the door... you can't really SEE through the window yet... but as you walk up a body flys at the window... now that scared the crap out of me! LOL roommate says, "Why did you just scream like a girl?". hehehehe.
i second that. if i'm not wrong it was the super soldier xlabs and the part where the body flies through the window is when one of the monsters fling a scientist at it right? don't worry, i squealed like a little bitch too when that happened:)
not everyone rips CDs and coverts them whilst the track is being read off the CD.
for me, i rip all tracks from the CD into wav files before i convert them to MP3s, so i can remove the CD whilst the mp3s are being encoded. in this case, a faster encoding speed would be beneficial.
faster mp3 encoding would also mean that it has the spare horsepower to do other things at the same time when its encoding mp3s, like maybe when recording and encoding a movie file into divx in real time. with a slower processor, this might result in a lower FPS for the movie or skipped frames, etc.
i guess people don't actually "need" the encoding to run faster, same way we could all go back to using 486 boxes with 640k of ram since 640 is "more than enough". good for you that you don't need the extra mhz a faster processor would provide which would allow you to do more things at the same time; other people do. if you don't need it, just don't buy it.
This had an erect penis, thought to be because it died of asphyxiation.
ahhh....was that a freudian slip hosse?
now seriously, what i would like to know which pertains to what you said is whether any of these mammoths found in other parts of russia would yield a genetic sample that would be more pure than the ones the japanese are planning to use. especially the one with the erect wiener.
yup it is. you're not allowed to bring durians on the train, buses, or other air-conditioned areas either:)
i personally don't like the fruit myself. and the "durian season" was just a few weeks ago, and i had to tolerate the whole house smelling of it. the smells gets in the room i'm in now even with the doors and windows shut. geez...
something that i recall that was worse than durians is the "chou toufu" or smelly beancurd that's sold on the streets of beijing. i went there once, and you can smell the stench when you get closer than 50m from the roadside stall selling it.
i'm not sure about the penalty...if i'm not wrong you can just pay a fine.
if singapore didn't sentence people to death for trafficking drugs, it would be a drug haven here. it may not sound "right" or politically correct but it sure as hell works.
a police state (like singapore) definitely has its pros and cons. when properly implemented, i think it would be hard to completely ignore the pros. just compare the crime rates here in singapore and those in the US, or britain. singapore has been named as one of the safest countries for a reason, and to get that we had to make certain sacrifices.
Ultimately, if we follow that path we will be safe from terrorists and criminals..... except for the ones in the government. Think old Soviet Union or Nazi Germany.
that would only be true if the government could make use of the "brain-wave reader" to attain their immunity...you first have to show how this is true.
in my opinion, a police officer can stop you on a street if you're "looking suspicious" cos you're loitering in front of a pawnshop with one hand under your coat. however, if you give good enough reasons for doing so, like maybe you're waiting for a friend (who happens to show up just as the police officer is talking to you) and what you're holding in your coat isn't a gun but your wallet, then that's where the police officer has to back off since he/she can't establish a probable intent on your part for committing a crime.
i believe those court cases dealt not with the issue of cops stopping people on the street cos they "looked suspicous", but rather they dealt with the issue of cops abusing the freedom they have to stop anyone on the streets to intimidate, bully, or otherwise use it in an unlawful manner.
i don't think making law-enforcement officers completely powerless and taking away potential tools they might use for doing their jobs and making law-abiding people safer is going to help.
that being said, i still second your doubts on the effectiveness of this new gizmo.
AS IF using this technology to read people's thoughts isn't invasive!
i don't think that's basically what you're trying to say in your previous post.
in any case, your second point is a valid point and its how i feel about it as well....which is why i mentioned this being just another money pit for feel-good politicians.
i just hate it when conspiracy theorists get all hyped up over nothing and turn every little thing into an all out (perceived) war against their privacy.
to repeat what the previous reply to you said, stop getting all hyped up over nothing.
this "brain-wave reader" is just to look for signs that someone might be over anxious (which might either mean he/she is planning to blow up the plane, or he/she is just anxious cos he/she is gonna be late for an appointment).
it doesn't read your thoughts, and it won't know who or what you had sex with last night, etc.
i think the issue here is not the invasion of privacy; rather, i would be more concerned at how effective this would be, or if it would be just another money pit for politicians to throw money into to make themselves feel like they're doing something about terrorism when in fact the money would be better spent elsewhere.
his cat jumps on the top of his case after he's done building it, then the whole thing will topple over, causing all his hard drive heads to crash into the little dust bunnies that got in when he opened them up.
its just begging to be kicked over, ain't it?
seriously, doesn't the whole thing look too top heavy? i hope he included some counter-weights in the bottom of his case cos the center of gravity of it looks way too high for comfort.
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dammit i was trying to post some replies on the forums when suddenly the server stopped responding
thanks for slashdotting the server. thanks a lot.
i was wondering why the sudden slowdown when its 4am here (singapore), and i launch a new browser window, and the first thing i see is the agp 4x vs 8x article, and the page linked is hardwarezone.
no bullet can kill someone instantly, unless said person's head is blown off completely. even a shot direct to the heart, still leaves the victim about 10 seconds or so where oxygen still in the brain and blood allow volutary movement and thought processes.
I think the "Vietnam effect" had to do a lot with the fact that soldiers were mostly conscripted, and did not choose to fight out of their own free will. Its something when you sign on a job where you knowingly place your life on the line and in the hands of your superiors, but its something else when you are forced to fight and die in a war you don't believe in or understand.
I believe that is why the US military did away with conscription soon after the Vietnam conflict.
As always, someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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no...i do too. they've been around for so long only to get tossed out of a plane? i hope i'm not the only one around here who feels bad for inanimate objects.
i haven't ordered computer related stuff online before cos they're brick and mortar shops where i live, but a lot of people seem to like newegg.
the news article i read was that this security guard in charge of one such tower had a habit of sitting above the dish to heat up during the winter. the problem was that during new year's eve, all the new year greetings that people make requires the power of the microwave dish to be increased a few times over, and the security guard had no clue and sat at his usual spot as per normal.
the security guard taking the next shift reported that he smelt "barbecued meat" just before he discovered the cooked corpse of the other security guard with his cup of coffee long evaporated by the heat.
i agree. and actually pot is LESS harmful than alcohol, and even less harmful than tobacco. its rather absurd that pot is illegal in most countries but not tobacco or alcohol. the fact that some countries like amsterdam have already legalized marijuanna proves this.
to any moderator who might think this is a troll post, well...its not. go do a google search on how marijuanna was made illegal and the real scientific facts about marijuanna, compare it with those of alcohol and tobacco, and you'll see how absurd the whole thing is.
try www.smokedot.org
i agree. converting a wav file is like taking a piece of paper and crushing it so it'll fit in your pocket. sure, the paper can be smoothed out again to the same size as the original paper, but all the creases would still be there.
so basically taking an mp3 and encoding it into ogg, is like taking a crushed piece of paper, uncrushing it, and crushing it more carefully again.
his point was that it sounds stupid. mp3 sounds way better than "ogg". "ogg" sounds more like something someone will say after getting kicked in the balls. not everyone chooses function over form. a stupid name is going to work against the popularity that ogg vorbis hopes to gain.
of course they're not fat. they're just big-boned, and so are you.
are you by any chance a singaporean? your description seems to fit the expense of owning a car here and the heavy taxes the government imposes.
the article describes the recall of faulty tires manufactured by bridgestone/firestone that were installed on ford vehicles, so therefore its no fault of ford's.
why don't you try posting relevant links which back up your claims or maybe try reading the article first?
no hon, you're not fat; you just have really big bones.
The only game I've played lately that has done that for me was Return to Castle Wolfenstein. And only then, it was a few key moments. Like one part where you come through a hallway with a door at the end... and a window to the left just before the door... you can't really SEE through the window yet... but as you walk up a body flys at the window... now that scared the crap out of me! LOL roommate says, "Why did you just scream like a girl?". hehehehe.
:)
i second that.
if i'm not wrong it was the super soldier xlabs and the part where the body flies through the window is when one of the monsters fling a scientist at it right?
don't worry, i squealed like a little bitch too when that happened
not everyone rips CDs and coverts them whilst the track is being read off the CD.
for me, i rip all tracks from the CD into wav files before i convert them to MP3s, so i can remove the CD whilst the mp3s are being encoded. in this case, a faster encoding speed would be beneficial.
faster mp3 encoding would also mean that it has the spare horsepower to do other things at the same time when its encoding mp3s, like maybe when recording and encoding a movie file into divx in real time. with a slower processor, this might result in a lower FPS for the movie or skipped frames, etc.
i guess people don't actually "need" the encoding to run faster, same way we could all go back to using 486 boxes with 640k of ram since 640 is "more than enough". good for you that you don't need the extra mhz a faster processor would provide which would allow you to do more things at the same time; other people do. if you don't need it, just don't buy it.
This had an erect penis, thought to be because it died of asphyxiation.
ahhh....was that a freudian slip hosse?
now seriously, what i would like to know which pertains to what you said is whether any of these mammoths found in other parts of russia would yield a genetic sample that would be more pure than the ones the japanese are planning to use. especially the one with the erect wiener.
yup it is. you're not allowed to bring durians on the train, buses, or other air-conditioned areas either :)
i personally don't like the fruit myself. and the "durian season" was just a few weeks ago, and i had to tolerate the whole house smelling of it. the smells gets in the room i'm in now even with the doors and windows shut. geez...
something that i recall that was worse than durians is the "chou toufu" or smelly beancurd that's sold on the streets of beijing. i went there once, and you can smell the stench when you get closer than 50m from the roadside stall selling it.
i'm not sure about the penalty...if i'm not wrong you can just pay a fine.
if singapore didn't sentence people to death for trafficking drugs, it would be a drug haven here. it may not sound "right" or politically correct but it sure as hell works.
a police state (like singapore) definitely has its pros and cons. when properly implemented, i think it would be hard to completely ignore the pros. just compare the crime rates here in singapore and those in the US, or britain. singapore has been named as one of the safest countries for a reason, and to get that we had to make certain sacrifices.
has already banned smoking in air-conditioned public places for a long time, and has recently banned the use of handphones in cinemas as well.
Ultimately, if we follow that path we will be safe from terrorists and criminals ..... except for the ones in the government. Think old Soviet Union or Nazi Germany.
that would only be true if the government could make use of the "brain-wave reader" to attain their immunity...you first have to show how this is true.
in my opinion, a police officer can stop you on a street if you're "looking suspicious" cos you're loitering in front of a pawnshop with one hand under your coat. however, if you give good enough reasons for doing so, like maybe you're waiting for a friend (who happens to show up just as the police officer is talking to you) and what you're holding in your coat isn't a gun but your wallet, then that's where the police officer has to back off since he/she can't establish a probable intent on your part for committing a crime.
i believe those court cases dealt not with the issue of cops stopping people on the street cos they "looked suspicous", but rather they dealt with the issue of cops abusing the freedom they have to stop anyone on the streets to intimidate, bully, or otherwise use it in an unlawful manner.
i don't think making law-enforcement officers completely powerless and taking away potential tools they might use for doing their jobs and making law-abiding people safer is going to help.
that being said, i still second your doubts on the effectiveness of this new gizmo.
AS IF using this technology to read people's thoughts isn't invasive!
i don't think that's basically what you're trying to say in your previous post.
in any case, your second point is a valid point and its how i feel about it as well....which is why i mentioned this being just another money pit for feel-good politicians.
i just hate it when conspiracy theorists get all hyped up over nothing and turn every little thing into an all out (perceived) war against their privacy.
to repeat what the previous reply to you said, stop getting all hyped up over nothing.
this "brain-wave reader" is just to look for signs that someone might be over anxious (which might either mean he/she is planning to blow up the plane, or he/she is just anxious cos he/she is gonna be late for an appointment).
it doesn't read your thoughts, and it won't know who or what you had sex with last night, etc.
i think the issue here is not the invasion of privacy; rather, i would be more concerned at how effective this would be, or if it would be just another money pit for politicians to throw money into to make themselves feel like they're doing something about terrorism when in fact the money would be better spent elsewhere.
well yea, but that only reinforces the parent post's point that 200 years is too short a time period to judge trends in global warming even more so.
:)
a minor technicality but a good point nonetheless
his cat jumps on the top of his case after he's done building it, then the whole thing will topple over, causing all his hard drive heads to crash into the little dust bunnies that got in when he opened them up.
its just begging to be kicked over, ain't it?
seriously, doesn't the whole thing look too top heavy? i hope he included some counter-weights in the bottom of his case cos the center of gravity of it looks way too high for comfort.
dammit i was trying to post some replies on the forums when suddenly the server stopped responding
thanks for slashdotting the server. thanks a lot.
i was wondering why the sudden slowdown when its 4am here (singapore), and i launch a new browser window, and the first thing i see is the agp 4x vs 8x article, and the page linked is hardwarezone.
no bullet can kill someone instantly, unless said person's head is blown off completely. even a shot direct to the heart, still leaves the victim about 10 seconds or so where oxygen still in the brain and blood allow volutary movement and thought processes.
wouldn't the lag time of LCDs negate the effect somewhat, providing the bright flash of light was really intense?
I think the "Vietnam effect" had to do a lot with the fact that soldiers were mostly conscripted, and did not choose to fight out of their own free will. Its something when you sign on a job where you knowingly place your life on the line and in the hands of your superiors, but its something else when you are forced to fight and die in a war you don't believe in or understand.
I believe that is why the US military did away with conscription soon after the Vietnam conflict.
As always, someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.