Many years ago(10-15+), some show like "Ripley's Believe It or Not",or "In Search Of" had a short segment about some hill that you could coast (in your car) UP. They showed this. I, being 12 or thereabouts, took it at face value (it WAS on T.V! ((I know better now..))
Does anyone remember anything like this? I think the hill was in the South US, like Georgia or something, and it had a paved road going over it.
I have often wondered where this hill was and if it was real ( or did they drive a car up it slowly and replace the soundtrack? Bastards.)
Figuring prominently in Larry Niven's (excellent) Known Space collection of books is a creature known as a 'Bandersnatchi'. This creature was genetically engineered to be big, easy to herd, and non-sentient. The brain of this creature was huge, since it was higly prized as a delicacy. May I suggest "Ringworld", and "World of Ptavvs", both by Mr. Niven. I would put a link to Amazon here, but it seems that people think I'm trying to get a referral.:P Go find them yerself.
What about LARN? I played that on my first XT PC. Here's the cheat code if I recall: _PVNERTx
I know its those characters, I'm not sure about case.
I used to play Moria on my Apple 2GS, too - it would crash all the time:(
If there was a Nethack/Autoduel I would probably lose my job.
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The best thing is you can tell your boss your're doing a defrag.
"The bugs on the floor speed up"
"See, it's working!"
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I haven't been able to get it to work on Winblows XP or 98 (under Virtual PC) but I have been able to get it to work on 95 under Virtual PC on OS X. Geez.
I'm trying to get Linux running on my Casio Data Bank watch, and having trouble getting the kernel to compile. Also, what is the best video card to run in this situation? I'd like to set up Timex-Sinclair as a 801.11b mp3 server too, but I can't find a driver for it anywhere. Hmm, any ideas?
I often think that these 'bills from hell' go through because all the old-ass politicans know they will be dead before the shit hits the fan.
"Hmm, vote yes to mandatory castration of innovation. Sure, why not? I'll have gone to the big intern massage parlor in the sky by the time that sucks. Heh heh heh. *cough
Note to politicans: Please hurry! I hear they're offering bribes in Hell!
As far as I can tell, content creators are NOT represented. Not the RIAA, MPAA, BPA, and all the other 'A' holes out there, but the individual who creates all the stuff that these Industries repackage and sell (over and over and over). Where does the independent writer, artist, or musician fit in? They, like everyone else, will have to invest in new (read: Expensive, Proprietary, Cobbled Together) technology just to create.
Distribution will remain difficult if not impo$$ible, and you will be stuck listening to the newest (read: rehashed and tired) musak, watching the best (read: Gilligan's Temptation Island) movies and TVD, and seeing really edgy (read: McDonalds + Disney advertising tie-in) Art .
Senator Hollings? Would you come over here so I can shut your 'Analog Hole'?
L Ron Hubbard was a fine writer. Battlefield Earth is an excellent book (before Travota). R. Ron Hubbard also wrote a huge series of books called Mission Earth. 10 volumes! A zillion pages. Also very good.
Before you say, "Shut up you.. you... Scientologist!", let me point out that the main character in both Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth (10 full novels!) was a guy who was concerned with security. This guy lied, cheated, stole, and killed to reach his goals. Not just just a little, ALOT. It permeated every fibre of both characters. There was not a moment when these two were NOT scheming, planning on killing someone for small gains or devising ways to get "leverage" over their enemies. They viewed others (apart from themseves) as bags of meat.
My point to all of this is that L. Ron Hubbard was a writer. Take into account that writers "write what they know" (even a little, he wrote THOUSANDS of pages featuring these characters), and you have all the anti-Scientology information you need. L. RON. HUBBARD - GOOD writer, BAD religous leader.
Pretty much everything I have tried will work on 'that Mac'. Use Virtual PC and Windows 98. My G4 733 runs VPC faster and far more stably than my Pentium III 800 can. I can acually play Falcon's Eye on the Mac's VPC, and I can't on my PC! (running xp,beos,linux and 98) I'm an OS junkie.
You can also install linux uder VPC. There are a couple issues (couldn't get the CD to mount), but why bother? You've got all that unix-ey goodness just waiting for you!
If this is a problem with him sending out packets, why not give that duty to the anti-spam community? He can just post the results.
I would've posted this earlier....
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The reason for the late breakthrough of Serial ATA is that nobody wanted to, unnecessarily, spend time and money, developing a new interface.
but I had to pause my internal narrative three times.
I think, perhaps, the overuse of, commas, let to the late breakthrough, of Serial ATA.
This like you asking a guy for directions to the "Stop and Rob", but he gives you directions to his brothers store, "Grab and Run". His brother lets him live in the basement of his house, because he sends lots of business to the "Grab and Run".
You wanted to get some YooHoo but the "Grab and Run" doesn't have any, and you were going to shoplift it anyhow.
Doubly pissed, you report the "Grab and Run" to the authorities (you saw a rack of VCRs in the back room, making copies of Asian snuff films.) The cops come and arrest the owner and throw his ass in jail.
After looking up the address of the "Stop and Rob", you head over there. The brother of the now jailed owner sees you, beats you to the ground, and takes your wallet. In your wallet is an I.O.U. from your boss to an employee that works in the same row of cubes as you. Your wallet is gone, and so is your mugger, so you get up and run over to the "Stop and Rob".
You ask to use the phone, and while the clerk is hitting on some drunk chick with a feather boa, you steal your bottle of YooHoo.
Before anyone responds to this, I might add that this analogy is far better than all the "I buy a Ford; they won't let me play my radio" analogies, on so many levels. Also, this post is not offtopic! It is a comprehesive analysis of the current Morpheus situation. Thank you. You may return to your duties.
This fine book is about this very thing happening (asteroid hitting earth). Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. (Both kick-ass authors) Another book by them, that is somewhat similar (aliens throwing the asteroids at us) is Footfall. Both are very good. If you don't have time to read 600 pages, here is a slightly shorter version.
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Does anyone remember anything like this? I think the hill was in the South US, like Georgia or something, and it had a paved road going over it.
I have often wondered where this hill was and if it was real ( or did they drive a car up it slowly and replace the soundtrack? Bastards.)
Anyone remember?
to transmit my Natalie Portman jpegs..
Figuring prominently in Larry Niven's (excellent) Known Space collection of books is a creature known as a 'Bandersnatchi'. This creature was genetically engineered to be big, easy to herd, and non-sentient. The brain of this creature was huge, since it was higly prized as a delicacy. May I suggest "Ringworld", and "World of Ptavvs", both by Mr. Niven. I would put a link to Amazon here, but it seems that people think I'm trying to get a referral. :P Go find them yerself.
Soylent Green is PEOPLE! You're eating PEOPLE! AHHhhggg... The Humanity....
I know its those characters, I'm not sure about case.
I used to play Moria on my Apple 2GS, too - it would crash all the time :(
If there was a Nethack/Autoduel I would probably lose my job.
"The bugs on the floor speed up"
"See, it's working!"
I haven't been able to get it to work on Winblows XP or 98 (under Virtual PC) but I have been able to get it to work on 95 under Virtual PC on OS X. Geez.
It hasn't been received very well.
I'm trying to get Linux running on my Casio Data Bank watch, and having trouble getting the kernel to compile. Also, what is the best video card to run in this situation? I'd like to set up Timex-Sinclair as a 801.11b mp3 server too, but I can't find a driver for it anywhere. Hmm, any ideas?
"Hmm, vote yes to mandatory castration of innovation. Sure, why not? I'll have gone to the big intern massage parlor in the sky by the time that sucks. Heh heh heh. *cough
Note to politicans: Please hurry! I hear they're offering bribes in Hell!
Proudly ontopic, insightful, funny, and interesting for over 30 years!
Distribution will remain difficult if not impo$$ible, and you will be stuck listening to the newest (read: rehashed and tired) musak, watching the best (read: Gilligan's Temptation Island) movies and TVD, and seeing really edgy (read: McDonalds + Disney advertising tie-in) Art .
Senator Hollings? Would you come over here so I can shut your 'Analog Hole'?
Beat up Girl Scouts and take their delicious cookies.
Hang out at Kinko's to make sure no one steals the pens.
Rename themselves the Beer Sucks Alliance, and take away OUR frosty beers.
Change focus to the food industry and ensure that noone has a can opener.
Invade Alaska, 'cause someone is obviously pirating the word "snow".
Go work for Martha Stewart.
Cheat at Risk.
I'd go, but I hear they're going to spray that slippery crap everywhere.
P.S. Bread Good!, Fire Bad!
If there was a way to mod you up to 'Infinity", I would. Here is what Scientology bastards did to Slashdot.
Ontopic as usual....
Before you say, "Shut up you.. you... Scientologist!", let me point out that the main character in both Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth (10 full novels!) was a guy who was concerned with security. This guy lied, cheated, stole, and killed to reach his goals. Not just just a little, ALOT. It permeated every fibre of both characters. There was not a moment when these two were NOT scheming, planning on killing someone for small gains or devising ways to get "leverage" over their enemies. They viewed others (apart from themseves) as bags of meat.
My point to all of this is that L. Ron Hubbard was a writer. Take into account that writers "write what they know" (even a little, he wrote THOUSANDS of pages featuring these characters), and you have all the anti-Scientology information you need. L. RON. HUBBARD - GOOD writer, BAD religous leader.
If Travolta is reading this: I loved PULP FICTION
You can also install linux uder VPC. There are a couple issues (couldn't get the CD to mount), but why bother? You've got all that unix-ey goodness just waiting for you!
If this is a problem with him sending out packets, why not give that duty to the anti-spam community? He can just post the results.
I think, perhaps, the overuse of, commas, let to the late breakthrough, of Serial ATA.
I'll be able to type my review of "LAZER PINK FLOYD" at the show!
This like you asking a guy for directions to the "Stop and Rob", but he gives you directions to his brothers store, "Grab and Run". His brother lets him live in the basement of his house, because he sends lots of business to the "Grab and Run".
You wanted to get some YooHoo but the "Grab and Run" doesn't have any, and you were going to shoplift it anyhow.
Doubly pissed, you report the "Grab and Run" to the authorities (you saw a rack of VCRs in the back room, making copies of Asian snuff films.) The cops come and arrest the owner and throw his ass in jail.
After looking up the address of the "Stop and Rob", you head over there. The brother of the now jailed owner sees you, beats you to the ground, and takes your wallet. In your wallet is an I.O.U. from your boss to an employee that works in the same row of cubes as you. Your wallet is gone, and so is your mugger, so you get up and run over to the "Stop and Rob".
You ask to use the phone, and while the clerk is hitting on some drunk chick with a feather boa, you steal your bottle of YooHoo.
None of them are in any way connected to me - except that I am secretly the proxy clone of Larry & Jerry. Whooohhaaaha. ha.
This fine book is about this very thing happening (asteroid hitting earth). Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle. (Both kick-ass authors) Another book by them, that is somewhat similar (aliens throwing the asteroids at us) is Footfall. Both are very good. If you don't have time to read 600 pages, here is a slightly shorter version.