Every time a child (say 17) goes out and murders someone, they quickly go to see what video games he is playing. Well obviousely he plays video games, hes 17 years old! Why people suddenly make the correlation is beyond me. Why not just blame it on the orange he ate that morning? There are so many kids that play violent video games that are just fine, actually way more than 99% I would guess.
It couldn't possibly be bad parenting now could it?
I owned a new 2000 Saturn SC2 for 4 years and drove it alot. The new 2004 Saturn ION i bought had better design decisions and IMO is a better quality automobile. Just my off topic 2 cents
I dont believe he meant it in that sense. I think he was stating the Linux is a "new OS" to many people as they simply have not used it. Just how Windows/Mac OS/BSD/whatever would be new to someone that has not used it before.
I got a "new car" this week, and those car thingys have been in development for a long time;)
I agree that there is a huge decline in quality of music. However, the article really only states that "some" people have stated that as the reason they stop buying CD's. This pretty much makes sense. As a generation gets older they seem to stop liking the new culture/music of the up and coming generation. There are still plenty of kids today that like the new emo junk that comes out on a regular basis.
I dont really understand what the RIAA thinks is going to happen with these lawsuits. Just shows you how non-technology savy they are.
I agree with you completely, there is quite a few people that infact do want to save documents in plain text without having to decide which of the 3 types of line breaks they want to put in.
Everytime someone says "average user", I just think of my parents. They have trouble emailing attachments or doing simple things like browsing the file system or finding out where the world they downloaded that most recent file they got in the email (which 9 times outa 10 is a virus that I have to come over and fix). To them, saving in plain text means nothing. They simply click the little "save" disk icon and they are done with it. They dont care about the format, they just want it to show up the next time they open in. The vast majority of computer users are like this.
I, like most of you, do NOT like Microsoft Word. Its bloated and there are better solutions out there. It gets the job done for the average user. I think its more of a hassle to convert a "average" user to OO or something else just because it is something different that they have to learn about. That, however, is an entirely different topic for another time:)
Maybe I missed it in that poorly written article, but to make this legal one would assume that if a band/movie studio did not want their music/movie on "Ruckus Network", then they could simply say its not allowed. So in essence, for 5 dollars a month, students will be getting a potentially limited network of files.
I am really wondering if they will restrict particular files/titles/new movies or what. I wish there was a bit more info....
Unforunetely students copy textbooks a ridiculous amount now adays. Plus, for the popular ones, you could actually just google/emule the textbook name and chances are someone has already done it. With some of the engineering books costing easily over 100 dollars....then running into professors that hardly use the book...one can see why students think this is a viable option.
I remember I took a class in Emperical Methods. The text book was 150 dollars and was very poorly translated from Spanish to English...almost to the point of not being able to use it. Definitely a waste of money on that one.
As far as data backup goes, I know there are viable options for potentially important data. The Medical Industry always has a company that they outsource all the PAX system data to. Losing data in these systems is simply not a option. Unfortunetly, I don't think its cheap or viable for non-commercial use.
That these worm writers could create something impressive. I mean, some of the stuff they are doing is rather creative and in a perfect world I guess they would do something usefull with their skills...like contribute to fixing the gagillion holes in Windows. You know, the same ones they are exploiting with the worms. However, I'm just dreaming.
Not necessarily in this order:
1. Buy extra large coke.
2. Buy pint of Jack Daniels
3. Mix ingredients.
4. Drink half during previews.
The movie turns out halfway descent, and you pass out just in time to miss the "love story" of AotC.
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I'm sorry, I know its the thought that counts and blah blah blah blah......
If someone gave me a cookie for X-mas they would be wearing the thing.
Every time a child (say 17) goes out and murders someone, they quickly go to see what video games he is playing. Well obviousely he plays video games, hes 17 years old! Why people suddenly make the correlation is beyond me. Why not just blame it on the orange he ate that morning? There are so many kids that play violent video games that are just fine, actually way more than 99% I would guess.
It couldn't possibly be bad parenting now could it?
Someone mod this one funny, because I really hope he was joking.
I owned a new 2000 Saturn SC2 for 4 years and drove it alot. The new 2004 Saturn ION i bought had better design decisions and IMO is a better quality automobile. Just my off topic 2 cents
You sound like Nicole Ritchie....."THATS HOT"
*GASP*
I can't believe you said Mario 64 is crap!
I dont believe he meant it in that sense. I think he was stating the Linux is a "new OS" to many people as they simply have not used it. Just how Windows/Mac OS/BSD/whatever would be new to someone that has not used it before.
I got a "new car" this week, and those car thingys have been in development for a long time;)
It is, he told me so.
I agree that there is a huge decline in quality of music. However, the article really only states that "some" people have stated that as the reason they stop buying CD's. This pretty much makes sense. As a generation gets older they seem to stop liking the new culture/music of the up and coming generation. There are still plenty of kids today that like the new emo junk that comes out on a regular basis.
I dont really understand what the RIAA thinks is going to happen with these lawsuits. Just shows you how non-technology savy they are.
I agree with you completely, there is quite a few people that infact do want to save documents in plain text without having to decide which of the 3 types of line breaks they want to put in.
Everytime someone says "average user", I just think of my parents. They have trouble emailing attachments or doing simple things like browsing the file system or finding out where the world they downloaded that most recent file they got in the email (which 9 times outa 10 is a virus that I have to come over and fix). To them, saving in plain text means nothing. They simply click the little "save" disk icon and they are done with it. They dont care about the format, they just want it to show up the next time they open in. The vast majority of computer users are like this.
I, like most of you, do NOT like Microsoft Word. Its bloated and there are better solutions out there. It gets the job done for the average user. I think its more of a hassle to convert a "average" user to OO or something else just because it is something different that they have to learn about. That, however, is an entirely different topic for another time:)
I have a feeling that the "average" user really does not care to go out of their way to save a Word document in plain text.
Maybe I missed it in that poorly written article, but to make this legal one would assume that if a band/movie studio did not want their music/movie on "Ruckus Network", then they could simply say its not allowed. So in essence, for 5 dollars a month, students will be getting a potentially limited network of files.
I am really wondering if they will restrict particular files/titles/new movies or what. I wish there was a bit more info....
Unforunetely students copy textbooks a ridiculous amount now adays. Plus, for the popular ones, you could actually just google/emule the textbook name and chances are someone has already done it. With some of the engineering books costing easily over 100 dollars....then running into professors that hardly use the book...one can see why students think this is a viable option.
I remember I took a class in Emperical Methods. The text book was 150 dollars and was very poorly translated from Spanish to English...almost to the point of not being able to use it. Definitely a waste of money on that one.
As far as data backup goes, I know there are viable options for potentially important data. The Medical Industry always has a company that they outsource all the PAX system data to. Losing data in these systems is simply not a option. Unfortunetly, I don't think its cheap or viable for non-commercial use.
That these worm writers could create something impressive. I mean, some of the stuff they are doing is rather creative and in a perfect world I guess they would do something usefull with their skills...like contribute to fixing the gagillion holes in Windows. You know, the same ones they are exploiting with the worms. However, I'm just dreaming.
Not necessarily in this order: 1. Buy extra large coke. 2. Buy pint of Jack Daniels 3. Mix ingredients. 4. Drink half during previews. The movie turns out halfway descent, and you pass out just in time to miss the "love story" of AotC.
It is not NEARLY as bad as the entire world makes it out to be. It CAN be watched! You can do it!
Wow...news to me (about Doom 3 refusing to install if it finds other software). You have a link to verify this?