Didn't the TRS-80 use an OS made by MS?
I know the Tandy Color Computer did. Heck, on the Color Computer III, if you hit the right key combo, you'd get a picture of the MS team.
Yeah, a computer is luxury like a car in the US is a luxury. You may be able to ride a bike to get where you need to go, but you'd be an IDIOT to do so.
Even the Jiffy Lube down the block uses computers. It's no longer a luxury, it's a requirement to compete.
You example is incorrect. How about
1) Rolls owns 90% of the market in gas production
2) You must use specially formulated Rolls Royce Gas to run your car. It's not very good, but the gas stations are forbidden to sell any other type of gas by RR.
Really? Evolutionary theory hasn't been useful?
Ever hear the phrase "Certain apes are 99% genetically identical to humans"? Scientific tests done on these apes are very useful.
This is also being used to develop Hardware and software. I can see AI being developed using these methods. Learn how to develop a good environment and the software/hardware develops itself.
Environmentalism. Knowing where living animals come from points out that we need to be more careful in wiping out entire species. God isn't looking out for them.
A little humility. We feel vastly different and superior to most life on earth, but when you look at the genetics, we're that that unique at all.
All in all, it's provided a very useful mental tool that can be used to describe/analyze many situations, from business success to life success.
Yes! AA is the big thing I want my next video card to do. I was watching my housemate play on his new PS2 and was shocked to see jaggies.
I'm going full out on my next system, but I won't buy one of these cards until they get around the 300$ mark. I grab a cheap MX or something until then.
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ErikZ
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Wow! Sounds great! Send me the nuclear power source and I'll start working on it right away!
How do you know you're producing neutrinos if you can't detect them?
Even though they're supposed to go through everything, is it possible that there's some natural force that protects us from the suns emmissions? After all, we're pretty well shielded from all the other tpes of radiation. It would explain why we're getting so few "hits" from the sun.
Bah. People notice billowing clouds of super cold nitrogen. What they don't notice is slow evaporation, and that their oxygen is being displaced by this source of nitrogen. In a poorly ventilated area it doesn't take much before you start feeling sleepy. Doze off in this situation and you'll die from lack of oxygen.
The main reason I haven't been experimenting with LN2. I live in a basement, I'm lucky to get sunlight, let alone fresh air.
Ye Cats! I had almost completely forgotten that series. I wonder what happened to my copy?
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"...and I have yet to see a rabbit hunt another living being for food."
Gee, you think that's maybe because they can't DIGEST meat? Or maybe when the world is filled with food that just SITS there (Grass), hunting down something is a waste of time?
No Russians? So I couldn't make a murder mystery based in Tsarist Russia?
Yeah, like THAT'S ever going to happen. More likely, if you have Russians it'll be 'U.S. vs Russia'. Or 'Russia is the bad guys'.
Say goodbye to a game set in a thoroughly realistic, researched medieval world.
Bwhahaha! So far the ONLY game I've heard about that even CLOSE to what you describe is Europa Universalis. And even though I haven't seen it, I'll bet that it doesn't use Bards as a main game element.
No carnivorous aliens? So if I make an alien world all the native organisms have to be vegetarian?
No, when you make an Alien world don't make every single thing that can crawl up to the player a vicious man-eater.
You're not thinking. If you looked at his list you'd see a huge list of tired stereotypes.
For instance, in the movie "Aliens". Sure they need living people to reproduce, but if they're so smart, why don't they go to the kitchen and raid the food storage? Keep the people for reproduction and eat the food that your host has stored.
Nonsense. Any goverment can censor the Internet.
The level of EFFECTIVENESS will vary though.
What a great tool to use against your citizens when you want to keep them in line. Just threaten them with "Cirumventing web filter laws and viewing illegal content."
And I'm surprised it's Australia that's pushing this sort of thing.
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Didn't the TRS-80 use an OS made by MS?
I know the Tandy Color Computer did. Heck, on the Color Computer III, if you hit the right key combo, you'd get a picture of the MS team.
Later,
ErikZ
Yeah, a computer is luxury like a car in the US is a luxury. You may be able to ride a bike to get where you need to go, but you'd be an IDIOT to do so.
Even the Jiffy Lube down the block uses computers. It's no longer a luxury, it's a requirement to compete.
You example is incorrect. How about
1) Rolls owns 90% of the market in gas production
2) You must use specially formulated Rolls Royce Gas to run your car. It's not very good, but the gas stations are forbidden to sell any other type of gas by RR.
Later,
ErikZ
Ok, you went to court, and got nailed by your old company. Now what?
Can they force you to quit your job? Someone said no. Do you just pay a fine? How much?
Jail?
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ErikZ
I don't see the problem. If you're running a critical system, you'd stay away from BETA level OS's. A mirrored drive would do just fine.
I supposed it's not very good in case of a fire or some other external disaster, but what other INTERNAL problem am I missing?
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ErikZ
Really? Evolutionary theory hasn't been useful?
Ever hear the phrase "Certain apes are 99% genetically identical to humans"? Scientific tests done on these apes are very useful.
This is also being used to develop Hardware and software. I can see AI being developed using these methods. Learn how to develop a good environment and the software/hardware develops itself.
Environmentalism. Knowing where living animals come from points out that we need to be more careful in wiping out entire species. God isn't looking out for them.
A little humility. We feel vastly different and superior to most life on earth, but when you look at the genetics, we're that that unique at all.
All in all, it's provided a very useful mental tool that can be used to describe/analyze many situations, from business success to life success.
Later,
ErikZ
Do you REALLY need the word "Useful" defined?
Man, They think they're on top of things, but my patent on breasts covers abnormalities.
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ErikZ
For the cost of a CDR, you can get another drive and mirror your critical drive. Fast and automatic.
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ErikZ
Nice job, bravo. :-)
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ErikZ
Bah, I can better myself thoughout my whole life. And it's far easier to do so when you have a paying job.
Go to college, jump though their silly hoops, graduate, start life.
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ErikZ
One last hoop to go.
Yes! AA is the big thing I want my next video card to do. I was watching my housemate play on his new PS2 and was shocked to see jaggies.
I'm going full out on my next system, but I won't buy one of these cards until they get around the 300$ mark. I grab a cheap MX or something until then.
Later,
ErikZ
Wow! Sounds great! Send me the nuclear power source and I'll start working on it right away!
Later,
ErikZ
How do you know you're producing neutrinos if you can't detect them?
Even though they're supposed to go through everything, is it possible that there's some natural force that protects us from the suns emmissions? After all, we're pretty well shielded from all the other tpes of radiation. It would explain why we're getting so few "hits" from the sun.
Later,
ErikZ
Bah. People notice billowing clouds of super cold nitrogen. What they don't notice is slow evaporation, and that their oxygen is being displaced by this source of nitrogen. In a poorly ventilated area it doesn't take much before you start feeling sleepy. Doze off in this situation and you'll die from lack of oxygen.
The main reason I haven't been experimenting with LN2. I live in a basement, I'm lucky to get sunlight, let alone fresh air.
Later,
ErikZ
I bet this new "GeForce 3" card will cost around 400$-500$.
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Erik Z
Ye Cats! I had almost completely forgotten that series. I wonder what happened to my copy?
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ErikZ
"...and I have yet to see a rabbit hunt another living being for food."
Gee, you think that's maybe because they can't DIGEST meat? Or maybe when the world is filled with food that just SITS there (Grass), hunting down something is a waste of time?
Later,
ErikZ
Is that a bet?
Think "Natural Camouflage"
By modifying reflected light though colored fur/scales/skin, predators are unable to separate the image of prey from background noise.
Certain flowers shine brightly in the UV spectrum, making them stand out from the background noise only to insects who can see in that spectrum.
People lie to each other to mislead, getting to the truth requires analysis. Last time I checked, no one has been making artificial people.
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ErikZ
Don't feel bad, it took me a few moment to see the difference. And English is my first language.
How do you bench test something that needs to be traveling at mach 1 to operate?
I left my Doctorate in Rocket Science in my other pair of pants. Any interesting/useful links on rocket fuel consumption?
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Erik Z
That would explain all the gas.
No Russians? So I couldn't make a murder mystery based in Tsarist Russia?
Yeah, like THAT'S ever going to happen. More likely, if you have Russians it'll be 'U.S. vs Russia'. Or 'Russia is the bad guys'.
Say goodbye to a game set in a thoroughly realistic, researched medieval world.
Bwhahaha! So far the ONLY game I've heard about that even CLOSE to what you describe is Europa Universalis. And even though I haven't seen it, I'll bet that it doesn't use Bards as a main game element.
No carnivorous aliens? So if I make an alien world all the native organisms have to be vegetarian?
No, when you make an Alien world don't make every single thing that can crawl up to the player a vicious man-eater.
You're not thinking. If you looked at his list you'd see a huge list of tired stereotypes.
For instance, in the movie "Aliens". Sure they need living people to reproduce, but if they're so smart, why don't they go to the kitchen and raid the food storage? Keep the people for reproduction and eat the food that your host has stored.
Later
ErikZ
Woah woah WOAH!
Master of Magic 2? What? Where? Who?
This better not be a troll.
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ErikZ
Nonsense. Any goverment can censor the Internet.
The level of EFFECTIVENESS will vary though.
What a great tool to use against your citizens when you want to keep them in line. Just threaten them with "Cirumventing web filter laws and viewing illegal content."
And I'm surprised it's Australia that's pushing this sort of thing.
Later
ErikZ
I doubt it. Wouldn't they go off everytime someone with steel toed shoes walks in?
What about a guy in a wheelchair?
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ErikZ