OK, It's a CARD, right? A little rectangle that you can pull out of your TV and put in your shirt pocket. Can I pull my cablecard out of my TV, go to a friends house (who has the Same cable provider, and a cablecard ready TV) and plug in my cable card so I can watch the Channels that *I* paid for?
I bet it wont work that easily, and that I would have to end up calling the cable support line each time. If that's the case, then WHY in gods name is the little bugger so portable? It doesn't need to be.
Years ago, I was intrigued by an arcade version of the game Ataxx. I had spent hours in the arcade watching the computer play itself, and also other players. The player would place one of his pieces in an open square, and all adjacent opponents pieces would turn the player's color.
After watching this for hours, I decided to go home (by city bus). As I was sitting in the back of the bus, there was the 3 seats over the wheel well that ran sideways. There was a passenger on each of the end seats. As the bus started to fill, more people started to move towards the back, and I found myself thinking "Hmm.. If that guy sits down in the middle seat, those other two will turn his color."
It's a good thing that game didn't last long in the arcades.
They are probably just trying to differentiate between the different standards of cards. Like PCMCIA Cards (16-bit), Cardbus (32-bit), and ExpressCard.
It's not really the cost that bothers them, it's the fact that there is no flashing light on the laptop that says "This laptop was charged at STARBUCKS(TM)".
I'm not sure what 'ghosting' they are talking about. If they mean a slightly dimmer image shifted horizontally from the primary image, then it really doesn't matter what kind of DISPLAY you use, you're still going to get it.
That type of ghosting is due to poor signal quality (analog) and often times the primary signal is reflected, and shifed in time (and therefore horizontally). You can prove it is not the DISPLAY easily enough with a VCR. Tape the ghosted program, and play it back on a plasma or LCD TV. Look, GHOSTS!
I did. I got tired of them billing me $5 a month for a service that I never used, so I fired them (MCI).
When the time came that I did need to place a long-distance call, the local phone company automatically picked the most expensive carrier. I fired them too, and then placed a block on my account so that the phone company could never 'SLAM' me again. Now I just use calling cards. Since I use long-disatnce service so infrequently, it makes the most financial sense.
Many of LokiTorrents links were on Supernova. It makes sense that the person providing those links to Supernova visited that site often. When Supernova was shut down, that person said "Hmm... Lots of my links were there. I might get sued. I need donations."
I totally agree! The biggest market for these things will be the mothers of geeks everywhere who don't want to try to fix PC probs over the phone for 3 hours. Hard-core mac users will probably want something with more power, and more RAM, but as a christmas gift, this would be perfect.
Heh! I remember seeing some camping supplies 20 years ago that had a little pellet for heating your food. You didn't place the pellet in water, you LIT IT ON FIRE!
If mozilla buys a cert, then they are openly supporting the idea of PAYING VERISIGN FOR CERTS. Isn't that just supporting another monopoly? Of course Microsoft wants you to pay for the cert... they can certainly afford one. But what about all the little guys who write code for free?
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OK, It's a CARD, right? A little rectangle that you can pull out of your TV and put in your shirt pocket.
Can I pull my cablecard out of my TV, go to a friends house (who has the Same cable provider, and a cablecard ready TV) and plug in my cable card so I can watch the Channels that *I* paid for?
I bet it wont work that easily, and that I would have to end up calling the cable support line each time. If that's the case, then WHY in gods name is the little bugger so portable? It doesn't need to be.
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We all know that 19 year olds have millions of dollars to spare....
Maybe if Apple didn't encourage such a fanatical following, there would be an Apple information website.
Years ago, I was intrigued by an arcade version of the game Ataxx. I had spent hours in the arcade watching the computer play itself, and also other players. The player would place one of his pieces in an open square, and all adjacent opponents pieces would turn the player's color.
After watching this for hours, I decided to go home (by city bus). As I was sitting in the back of the bus, there was the 3 seats over the wheel well that ran sideways. There was a passenger on each of the end seats. As the bus started to fill, more people started to move towards the back, and I found myself thinking "Hmm.. If that guy sits down in the middle seat, those other two will turn his color."
It's a good thing that game didn't last long in the arcades.
They are probably just trying to differentiate between the different standards of cards. Like PCMCIA Cards (16-bit), Cardbus (32-bit), and ExpressCard.
Wouldn't it be funny if you could just lift the authorized user's fingerprints off the screen, and then login with those?
It's not really the cost that bothers them, it's the fact that there is no flashing light on the laptop that says "This laptop was charged at STARBUCKS(TM)".
I'm not sure what 'ghosting' they are talking about. If they mean a slightly dimmer image shifted horizontally from the primary image, then it really doesn't matter what kind of DISPLAY you use, you're still going to get it.
That type of ghosting is due to poor signal quality (analog) and often times the primary signal is reflected, and shifed in time (and therefore horizontally). You can prove it is not the DISPLAY easily enough with a VCR. Tape the ghosted program, and play it back on a plasma or LCD TV. Look, GHOSTS!
It should have been hosted by George Carlin....
Now *THAT* I would watch.
dig dig.
I did. I got tired of them billing me $5 a month for a service that I never used, so I fired them (MCI).
When the time came that I did need to place a long-distance call, the local phone company automatically picked the most expensive carrier. I fired them too, and then placed a block on my account so that the phone company could never 'SLAM' me again. Now I just use calling cards. Since I use long-disatnce service so infrequently, it makes the most financial sense.
Laser Vendor: "Do you have government issued clearance to use a laser?"
Peter Venkman: "Back off man, I'm a scientist!"
"Oh Dang...
No Tang."
Perhaps we should rename the space station then. How does everyone like the acronym for American Space Station? Hmmm... Maybe not such a good idea.
Doesn't really seem suspicious to me.
Many of LokiTorrents links were on Supernova. It makes sense that the person providing those links to Supernova visited that site often. When Supernova was shut down, that person said "Hmm... Lots of my links were there. I might get sued. I need donations."
Where's the malevolence?
I totally agree! The biggest market for these things will be the mothers of geeks everywhere who don't want to try to fix PC probs over the phone for 3 hours. Hard-core mac users will probably want something with more power, and more RAM, but as a christmas gift, this would be perfect.
Just look at this poor fellow. He lives at Bellevue! (Mental hospital)
...or in South Asia.
OW! Mod me down for that one. Where is -1 insensitive clod when you need it?
I agree with you, but I cannot buy less than zero of their products....
Anything of mine worth reading is already +5 Funny.
Why not call it "Shark Week", and then we can all watch it on the discovery channel?
Heh! I remember seeing some camping supplies 20 years ago that had a little pellet for heating your food. You didn't place the pellet in water, you LIT IT ON FIRE!
If mozilla buys a cert, then they are openly supporting the idea of PAYING VERISIGN FOR CERTS. Isn't that just supporting another monopoly? Of course Microsoft wants you to pay for the cert... they can certainly afford one. But what about all the little guys who write code for free?