I need some blank 8" Floppies for my Xerox 820.. Any suggestions ??
Just kidding, I gave it away about 10 years ago. But seriously I have a Ohio scientific challenger 500? CPU and Video card, Has M$ basic in (8K?)ROM and maybe 4K of RAM. It use to work. Any one that wants it (truly), and will keep it out of the trash/landfill is welcome to it. I think it is / was wired to a SWTP keyboard from an original TV typewriter. That is all that is left of the TV typewriter.
Now not like this new information but historically when some kind of a secret code was used to keep a secret message secret the intent of the code was to prevent the 'un-trusted' from reading it. When the message is / if delivered the trusted party they would have the means to decipher it.
Now 'secret messages' are being used where the content is delivered to the 'un-trusted'...
If it was not tragic it would be pretty damn funny that now we have terms like 'trusted computing' WTFO ? I mean now I am supposed to buy something from a manufacture, by laying down my hard earned green, for a product where I the customer is not to be trusted. ?? What next, ya' buy a house and don't get the keys ??
I have been called a lot of things, maybe some of them deserving but 'un-trusted'?
I guess the only power I have here (which is minuscule) is to not lay down my green. I can only hope others will join me.
You can still register and operate a Ford model T on public roads. However, 'round here in Dallas I would strongly recommend to keep it off I-635 (ya' might get shot!)
At what point do the authors of this information just do a search and replace on the last news release for the last patch (last Month, Week Yesterday, 5 minutes ago...) TFA kind'a looks like a filled out form...
My other question is when does M$ release the patch that changes activation codes to valid credit card numbers. ?? I guess they could do a rural version that uses the modem to call a 1 - 900 - xxx xxxx
I am a windowZ user. Oh well, that is just the way it is. It is just a stupid needs thing on my part, I am not trying to start a thread on the perceived MAC-Windows War. I use engineering applications schematic capture and PCB layout (with router) and some mechanical. A few crappy 8 bit 'PIC' compilers.
In my opinion Mac-s have always been a premium product. Price and quality. Now I have the option to use one in the Windows environment. (viruses, blue screen of death. Contributing to M$ and all.) at least now I have that option. I will admit that I am cheep but will most likely buy one on the MAC Minis to use in my living room (for entertainment, music and video). I am not a gamer and PC-s are so F***ing ugly.
I know of a number of sales types that are seriously considering a MacBook Pro. They look nice. Dell note books are so 'average' and Big Blues's think pads are now made by the Red's.
From a marketing stand point I can see why Apple did this. Why would the core Mac user even care. Just don't use the crap if you don want - need it. ( the way censorship on TV should work, if it offends you TURN IT OFF)
It was called the time tunnel. Too bad it did not work out. In the first episode Dr. Tony Newman had a chance to prevent the Titanic from sinking. If that worked out we would have been saved of the 197 minuets of the drivel of Rose crying about Jack...to bad.
I don't see Jobs micromanaging Disney. The big question here is what is his influence going to be. Friends now remember that Disney are the bastedes that are driving copyright law into perpetuity. Now like it or not at least in the traditional corporate sense this would seem to serve Disney's interest.
Now just who is going to stand up at Disney and say "It is now time for Mickey to enter the public domain" OR " it's great that a customer can buy a copy of Fantasia on a DVD and play it for ever" (granted we all know that 4ever and DVD is total BS). Do you really think Jobs is going to stand up and try that in the Disney culture?
Granted I hope Jobs will influence Disney's culture into some thing modern. I will not hold my breath.
"When people return the crap they bought, it goes back on the shelves"
Ever been to Frys ??
(I always thought that would be covered by a green friendly environmental policy, Recycling, you know the kind where the store owners pockets are lined with green cash and the merchandise is recycled to the least whiny \ most ignorant customer)
"FCC has yet to make a decision amid fears of a backlash from many fliers who see airplanes as a cell phone-free zone."
I thought the FCC was protecting Verizon's ca$h cow. Personally I can't believe the airline doesn't get some piece of the action some how. I would prefer it to stay statues quo, but this is about the buck$ and not personal wants\ needs. (I understand that the 3$ a minute currently is cost prohibitive for many of our business travelers)
One another note, if cell phones become approved for usage on airlines in mass will this cause any kind of unforeseen burden on cell phone networks. At 40K feet one cell phone would be able to link to a lot more cells than when it is on the ground. Would the system be confused by this? I would imagine that the signal strength would be quite similar in a number of the adjacent cells that are picking up the phone. Maybe this is mute, even with a number of full 747's over head in the bigger picture it probably is not that many phones in a given area ???
Ahh.. this is almost like trying to discuss abortion or gun registration / control laws.
I did read TFA, and in my opinion it is subjective at best. It was not a driving test. Some one who testes out OK might freak out when push comes to shove (in a real car in true danger) and their neck is on the line. Now my bias would be of the hang up and drive side of things. I hate cell phones (not technically just as to the culture that they have spawned in us humans). It also fits into our driving behavior (very selfish and self centered.) Now I don't expect anything to change, it will only get worse. Just the way it is.
There are going to be plenty of people who believe they can talk (on the phone) and drive. Now does this take into account if they can drive worth a crap in the first place ?? The premises that a 'gamer' would be better at this is BS. Example.. 16 year old just got drivers license. Might be ass-kick at GTA or some shit, who cares.
This gets down to values, If you are a real good driver with the finest of multitasking skills and you feel you are good enough to do both so be it. I am only saying that one will drive better with out the distraction. Now maybe we are talking about driving good enough to get the job done... humm
Lets say that a blood vessel just burst in your head and you are rushed to the hospital and immediately taken to surgery. The chief brain surgeon has got your head sawed open, a few clamps on a few things and rig ring, he answers the phone because he is good enough
I have owned FIAT's. I think it has been covered, Fix It All The Time, Fix It Again Twice, Fix It Again Tony and I am sure that their are many more pet acronyms from past and present owners. I also work in an environment where I use Windowz... yep Fix It All The Time is about right. FIAT-s like to rust, I don't mean just a little rust or rusting out because it is parked on the street in Jersey I'm talking Vega rust. I think a FIAT will rust in a climate contorted storage area. Now FIAT's do have a better reputation in parts of Europe than here (in USA) but this could be relative, like compared to a PEUGEOT. My brother has and does own Alphas' and has had good experiences with them however he is an 'enthusiast' owner, not a turnkey operator.
About 15 years ago I use to get around primarily on my Shovelhead (A type of Harley Davidson Motor Cycle) and a friend of ming was selling a 1971 Motoguzzi Ambassador MC (that was running, incomplete partial restoration completed) I purchased it because it had a 50's look flared and streamlined. After I had it painted Bright gimmie' a ticket right now Red people would ask me "is that Italian" It does look cool. However when I bought it I figured it would be a FIAT, but I would be able to ride it around town a little. After I got it complete, repaired the breaks and painted it I found my self ridding it regularly to the local Harley Davidson parts suppliers to repair my Shovelhead. Hmmm go figure.
What does one expect? Frankly I am surprised at the response that this has caused at/.
Did the Night vision goggles really make a difference on this guy getting caught or was he the only one in the theater and his actions were hard to miss.
I live in Dallas Texas and haven't met any one who has seen the Alamo yet....
The 5TH Amendment protects one against double jeopardy until it is not politically correct to do so. When this happens they just find a different crime to charge you with for the same offense. Usually it is violating some one else's civil rights.
For those like me who are work bound to these products.... Hopefully this will cause M$ to collapse.... Unlikely... Piss em' off? You bet, I guess that's good enough...
I agree with the environmental aspects of weaning our selves from oil as a fuel source, However as onyxruby (118189) suggests I don't see the end of the age of plastic any where on the horizon.
Also in the article..... "And the way to do that is to impose a gradually rising gasoline tax." Lets see,..... "If I am elected I will raise Taxes."...... Good Luck Buddy.
I am very concerned about the real out come from this. Since my crystal ball runs Windowz it is not working. Micro$oft settled with these "People" and gave them enough cash to pay lawyers for quite a long time. Who/what else is going to wind up "infringing" ?
Now Micro$oft is going to make "changes" to IE, just what is no longer compatible? Let me guess, all older versions of IE. Are all web pages no longer going to be able to support older versions of IE with out "infringing"? Now which versions of the Microsoft OS are going to get new versions of IE? Win XP for sure, Win2K? Win9x will probably not get a new version. Now it will become unusable.
Now it's easy to start a rallying cry about getting new users on the LINUX platform, by suggesting that disgruntled users will switch. However most of them are probably not really tech savvy and were really stressed to get their AOL CD into the computer in the first place.
I guess more obsolete computers on the used/surplus/junk market is a good thing? The users left in the lurch will most likely buy new computers with some Micro$oft OS, on them.
Now worst cast paranoid thought. Micro$oft wanted this to happen.
I think you're on track. I understand that it seems defeatist to say there is no solution. Hover sometimes there is not a solution. The Columbia was not Apollo XIII. A lot of work went into getting Apollo XIII home. But luck did help.
A stranded crew in space would be NASA's worst nightmare.
Like previously expressed launching another Shuttle in 2 weeks most likely would have been a disaster.
Could supplies have been brought up by the ESA or the Russians.?? It is Verry Verry Verry unlikely this could have been achieved in 2 weeks.
Can the shuttle be re-supplied in space ?? Oxygen and water are only part of the needs. How about electric power. I believe this comes from the APU's and they run off of Hydrazine. Any one Know about this ?? Dose any body have a rocket laying around that can be launched with no prep. ELV's are not ICBMs.
ICBM... Hummmmm ( now I am some what diminishing my own argument)
We don't know how bad the damage to the wing really was. The events that melted the wing are at best chaotic. Perhaps it could have worked out differently. The Colombia crew did not get lucky.
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I need some blank 8" Floppies for my Xerox 820..
Any suggestions ??
Just kidding, I gave it away about 10 years ago.
But seriously I have a Ohio scientific challenger 500? CPU and Video card, Has M$ basic in (8K?)ROM and maybe 4K of RAM. It use to work. Any one that wants it (truly), and will keep it out of the trash/landfill is welcome to it. I think it is / was wired to a SWTP keyboard from an original TV typewriter. That is all that is left of the TV typewriter.
Funny thing about DRM schemes,
..
Now not like this new information but historically when some kind of a secret code was used to keep a secret message secret the intent of the code was to prevent the 'un-trusted' from reading it. When the message is / if delivered the trusted party they would have the means to decipher it.
Now 'secret messages' are being used where the content is delivered to the 'un-trusted'.
If it was not tragic it would be pretty damn funny that now we have terms like 'trusted computing' WTFO ? I mean now I am supposed to buy something from a manufacture, by laying down my hard earned green, for a product where I the customer is not to be trusted. ?? What next, ya' buy a house and don't get the keys ??
I have been called a lot of things, maybe some of them deserving but 'un-trusted'?
I guess the only power I have here (which is minuscule) is to not lay down my green. I can only hope others will join me.
Al Capone
You can still register and operate a Ford model T on public roads.
However, 'round here in Dallas I would strongly recommend to keep it off I-635
(ya' might get shot!)
At what point do the authors of this information just do a search and replace on the last news release for the last patch (last Month, Week Yesterday, 5 minutes ago ...) TFA kind'a looks like a filled out form ...
My other question is when does M$ release the patch that changes activation codes to valid credit card numbers. ?? I guess they could do a rural version that uses the modem to call a 1 - 900 - xxx xxxx
I am a windowZ user. Oh well, that is just the way it is. It is just a stupid needs thing on my part, I am not trying to start a thread on the perceived MAC-Windows War. I use engineering applications schematic capture and PCB layout (with router) and some mechanical. A few crappy 8 bit 'PIC' compilers.
In my opinion Mac-s have always been a premium product. Price and quality. Now I have the option to use one in the Windows environment. (viruses, blue screen of death. Contributing to M$ and all.) at least now I have that option. I will admit that I am cheep but will most likely buy one on the MAC Minis to use in my living room (for entertainment, music and video). I am not a gamer and PC-s are so F***ing ugly.
I know of a number of sales types that are seriously considering a MacBook Pro. They look nice. Dell note books are so 'average' and Big Blues's think pads are now made by the Red's.
From a marketing stand point I can see why Apple did this. Why would the core Mac user even care. Just don't use the crap if you don want - need it. ( the way censorship on TV should work, if it offends you TURN IT OFF)
Silly Micro$oft gazillion character alpha-numeric serial number replaced with MC\VISA\AMX number and expiration date. (Much easier to type in)
Boot up music replaced by ka-ching ka-ching
It was called the time tunnel. Too bad it did not work out. In the first episode Dr. Tony Newman had a chance to prevent the Titanic from sinking. If that worked out we would have been saved of the 197 minuets of the drivel of Rose crying about Jack ...to bad.
I don't see Jobs micromanaging Disney. The big question here is what is his influence going to be. Friends now remember that Disney are the bastedes that are driving copyright law into perpetuity. Now like it or not at least in the traditional corporate sense this would seem to serve Disney's interest.
Now just who is going to stand up at Disney and say "It is now time for Mickey to enter the public domain" OR " it's great that a customer can buy a copy of Fantasia on a DVD and play it for ever" (granted we all know that 4ever and DVD is total BS). Do you really think Jobs is going to stand up and try that in the Disney culture?
Granted I hope Jobs will influence Disney's culture into some thing modern. I will not hold my breath.
Will there be an Ipod with the "Ears" ?
"When people return the crap they bought, it goes back on the shelves"
Ever been to Frys ??
(I always thought that would be covered by a green friendly environmental policy, Recycling, you know the kind where the store owners pockets are lined with green cash and the merchandise is recycled to the least whiny \ most ignorant customer)
If he has any family at all they (and the attorneys representing them) will get it all.
"FCC has yet to make a decision amid fears of a backlash from many fliers who see airplanes as a cell phone-free zone."
I thought the FCC was protecting Verizon's ca$h cow. Personally I can't believe the airline doesn't get some piece of the action some how. I would prefer it to stay statues quo, but this is about the buck$ and not personal wants\ needs. (I understand that the 3$ a minute currently is cost prohibitive for many of our business travelers)
One another note, if cell phones become approved for usage on airlines in mass will this cause any kind of unforeseen burden on cell phone networks. At 40K feet one cell phone would be able to link to a lot more cells than when it is on the ground. Would the system be confused by this? I would imagine that the signal strength would be quite similar in a number of the adjacent cells that are picking up the phone. Maybe this is mute, even with a number of full 747's over head in the bigger picture it probably is not that many phones in a given area ???
Ahh .. this is almost like trying to discuss abortion or gun registration / control laws.
.. 16 year old just got drivers license. Might be ass-kick at GTA or some shit, who cares.
I did read TFA, and in my opinion it is subjective at best. It was not a driving test. Some one who testes out OK might freak out when push comes to shove (in a real car in true danger) and their neck is on the line. Now my bias would be of the hang up and drive side of things. I hate cell phones (not technically just as to the culture that they have spawned in us humans). It also fits into our driving behavior (very selfish and self centered.) Now I don't expect anything to change, it will only get worse. Just the way it is.
There are going to be plenty of people who believe they can talk (on the phone) and drive. Now does this take into account if they can drive worth a crap in the first place ?? The premises that a 'gamer' would be better at this is BS. Example
This gets down to values, If you are a real good driver with the finest of multitasking skills and you feel you are good enough to do both so be it. I am only saying that one will drive better with out the distraction. Now maybe we are talking about driving good enough to get the job done... humm
Lets say that a blood vessel just burst in your head and you are rushed to the hospital and immediately taken to surgery. The chief brain surgeon has got your head sawed open, a few clamps on a few things and rig ring, he answers the phone because he is good enough
How about "It's OK officer I play GTA .."
What ever happened to the good old The Smith & Wesson Model 29?
Do ya feel lucky, punk?
Guzzi
Dallas, Texas
I have owned FIAT's. I think it has been covered, Fix It All The Time, Fix It Again Twice, Fix It Again Tony and I am sure that their are many more pet acronyms from past and present owners. I also work in an environment where I use Windowz ... yep Fix It All The Time is about right. FIAT-s like to rust, I don't mean just a little rust or rusting out because it is parked on the street in Jersey I'm talking Vega rust. I think a FIAT will rust in a climate contorted storage area. Now FIAT's do have a better reputation in parts of Europe than here (in USA) but this could be relative, like compared to a PEUGEOT. My brother has and does own Alphas' and has had good experiences with them however he is an 'enthusiast' owner, not a turnkey operator.
About 15 years ago I use to get around primarily on my Shovelhead (A type of Harley Davidson Motor Cycle) and a friend of ming was selling a 1971 Motoguzzi Ambassador MC (that was running, incomplete partial restoration completed) I purchased it because it had a 50's look flared and streamlined. After I had it painted Bright gimmie' a ticket right now Red people would ask me "is that Italian" It does look cool. However when I bought it I figured it would be a FIAT, but I would be able to ride it around town a little. After I got it complete, repaired the breaks and painted it I found my self ridding it regularly to the local Harley Davidson parts suppliers to repair my Shovelhead. Hmmm go figure.
My Guitar amplifier shorted out ....
What does one expect? Frankly I am surprised at the response that this has caused at /.
....
Did the Night vision goggles really make a difference on this guy getting caught or was he the only one in the theater and his actions were hard to miss.
I live in Dallas Texas and haven't met any one who has seen the Alamo yet
Yep, That about sums it up ...
The 5TH Amendment protects one against double jeopardy until it is not politically correct to do so. When this happens they just find a different crime to charge you with for the same offense. Usually it is violating some one else's civil rights.
WTFO ?? Is not diluted excrement still excrement?
.... Hopefully this will cause M$ to collapse .... Unlikely ... Piss em' off? ...
For those like me who are work bound to these products
You bet, I guess that's good enough
I agree with the environmental aspects of weaning our selves from oil as a fuel source, However as onyxruby (118189) suggests I don't see the end of the age of plastic any where on the horizon.
..... "And the way to do that is to impose a gradually rising gasoline tax." ..... ...... Good Luck Buddy.
Also in the article
Lets see,
"If I am elected I will raise Taxes."
I am very concerned about the real out come from this. Since my crystal ball runs Windowz it is not working. Micro$oft settled with these "People" and gave them enough cash to pay lawyers for quite a long time. Who/what else is going to wind up "infringing" ?
Now Micro$oft is going to make "changes" to IE, just what is no longer compatible? Let me guess, all older versions of IE. Are all web pages no longer going to be able to support older versions of IE with out "infringing"? Now which versions of the Microsoft OS are going to get new versions of IE? Win XP for sure, Win2K? Win9x will probably not get a new version. Now it will become unusable.
Now it's easy to start a rallying cry about getting new users on the LINUX platform, by suggesting that disgruntled users will switch. However most of them are probably not really tech savvy and were really stressed to get their AOL CD into the computer in the first place.
I guess more obsolete computers on the used/surplus/junk market is a good thing? The users left in the lurch will most likely buy new computers with some Micro$oft OS, on them.
Now worst cast paranoid thought. Micro$oft wanted this to happen.
I think you're on track. I understand that it seems defeatist to say there is no solution. Hover sometimes there is not a solution. The Columbia was not Apollo XIII. A lot of work went into getting Apollo XIII home. But luck did help.
... Hummmmm ( now I am some what diminishing my own argument)
A stranded crew in space would be NASA's worst nightmare.
Like previously expressed launching another Shuttle in 2 weeks most likely would have been a disaster.
Could supplies have been brought up by the ESA or the Russians.?? It is Verry Verry Verry unlikely this could have been achieved in 2 weeks.
Can the shuttle be re-supplied in space ?? Oxygen and water are only part of the needs. How about electric power. I believe this comes from the APU's and they run off of Hydrazine. Any one Know about this ?? Dose any body have a rocket laying around that can be launched with no prep. ELV's are not ICBMs.
ICBM
We don't know how bad the damage to the wing really was. The events that melted the wing are at best chaotic. Perhaps it could have worked out differently. The Colombia crew did not get lucky.
SF Gate also has a story on this here more or less the same information ..