While the chances of something like this happening are rather unlikely, it's situations like this that are the reasoning for those "we hold no liability for 3rd party components" disclaimers.
Still, if this is happening there's obviously some hazardous defects with the batteries, and any responsible battery manufacturer would issue a recall. I remember that Apple had similar problems with some of the old Powerbook models, and they recalled the defective batteries/computers right away.
Did anyone ever think that perhaps it would be lighter on their servers if you linked to one of the smaller versions of the trailer? The sooner one person is done hogging the bandwidth, the sooner someone else gets to connect.
In order to exemplify how incredibly wrong the currency conversion in this article's summary is, I will quote the article itself:
"The U.S. government injected more than $20 billion in the Apollo Project -- the equivalent to 7.2 trillion yen if calculated under the 360 yen per dollar exchange rate at that time."
While that conversion rate is terribly out of date, it is still far more accurate than the one used by the poster.
The funny thing is, if you read the article you'll see that he's gotten better results by just stitching digital photos together. The scanner has actually given him rather poor images (he's got a nasty light leak), and you need to be able to put the thing you're scanning on a spit...
I don't see what my handle has to do with it. I could argue that "whirred" is no better.
And I could argue that your own reply seems like a rather elaborate form of trolling, where the intent is to accuse other posters of trolling themselves.
I don't recall saying that all geeks like anime. I had simply said that more geeks are into anime than sports.
The argument that anime is an inherently geeky thing is simply my argument for why it is appropriate for Slashdot. While many geeks do like sports, it is not a typical trait of geekyness. Thus if you're interested in more mainstream news such as sports, I believe places such as ESPN are perhaps better venues.
You see the difference is that in Japan anime and manga are popular almost universally. In Japan it is a (very) frequent and acceptable occurrence for middle-aged businessmen to be reading manga on the train to work. Those guys actually make up over half of the manga sales in the country.
Some have speculated that their popularity comes from the fact that the harsh Japanese education system completely ruins books as a source of entertainment, so other forms have taken their place.
There is a difference in culture, and just because in the US all of the animation is garbage (as opposed to Japan where only most of it is) doesn't mean that other culture is wrong.
That's funny, because I honestly know more chicks that are into anime than guys.
Now, if the parent post had been marked up as "funny" that'd be one thing, but "insightful"? Try "ignorant", "rude", or "holier-than-thou". Different people have different interests, and someone reading/. making fun of anime fans is a case of the pot calling the kettle a bucket.
I'd say that the number of geeks that enjoy anime vastly outnumbers those interested in sports. After all, until recently when anime started entering the mainstream in the US it had an almost entirely geek fanbase.
The parody is not of Strawberry Shortcake, but rather of American McGee. It is a common technique in Parody to use another, only somewhat related property to drive the point across.
Your definition is only a small part of parody. What you list is the dictionary definition, not the legal or practical definition.
You see, the problem with that is that a $700 PC with $400 software is not high-end. That hardly even counts as middle of the road. I'd say that's actually closer to upper low-end. Absolutely no one in their right mind would use a rig like that for professional video production. That would probably suffice if you wanted to put a show on public access.
Final Cut Pro actually has become an industry standard. You'd be surprised how much stuff on TV nowadays is put together using some DV cameras and a G4.
It's not the developers of PCGen that are making money off of this 56ker, Wizards of the Coast is charging them licensing fees.
The team that's making PCGen isn't making any money off of this.
Conspiracy theorists might argue WotC is doing this to keep PCGen from competing with its own proprietary equivelent, the name of which escapes me at the moment.
Most schools nowadays do require typed papers. On the other hand, most schools also do have computers available to students to type said papers on, so no one really has an excuse for having a hand-written paper.
I have some family in advertising, and that's what I recall being told.
I just looked it up, and apparently it's on a per-county basis. In some places they're illegal, some places they're not. Even so, apparently a lot of billboards are erected without any permits, and are actually illegal even in places where they haven't been explicitly outlawed.
I've been having a horrible time with Gateway's technical support. My laptop keeps shutting off at random points on startup. They keep insisting that there's a conflict, and that I should reinstall Windows. I'm not going to do that for three reasons: 1) It was like this out of the box. 2) My problem occurs and random points, and often before the bios even loads. 3) I've already reinstalled Windows, dammit!
And the warranty being voided by modifications is reasonably standard. Do you honestly think Gateway would give me support if I put Red Hat on there?
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While the chances of something like this happening are rather unlikely, it's situations like this that are the reasoning for those "we hold no liability for 3rd party components" disclaimers.
Still, if this is happening there's obviously some hazardous defects with the batteries, and any responsible battery manufacturer would issue a recall. I remember that Apple had similar problems with some of the old Powerbook models, and they recalled the defective batteries/computers right away.
Did anyone ever think that perhaps it would be lighter on their servers if you linked to one of the smaller versions of the trailer? The sooner one person is done hogging the bandwidth, the sooner someone else gets to connect.
"Sponges grow in the ocean. That kills me. Make's me wonder how much deeper it'd be if that didn't happen."
In order to exemplify how incredibly wrong the currency conversion in this article's summary is, I will quote the article itself: "The U.S. government injected more than $20 billion in the Apollo Project -- the equivalent to 7.2 trillion yen if calculated under the 360 yen per dollar exchange rate at that time." While that conversion rate is terribly out of date, it is still far more accurate than the one used by the poster.
In all seriousness they are some very nice knives...
The funny thing is, if you read the article you'll see that he's gotten better results by just stitching digital photos together. The scanner has actually given him rather poor images (he's got a nasty light leak), and you need to be able to put the thing you're scanning on a spit...
The article is referring to british pounds. This may not work as well with US dollars.
I don't recommend finding out.
Well said. It's posts like that that make me wish I had mod points right now.
I don't see what my handle has to do with it. I could argue that "whirred" is no better.
And I could argue that your own reply seems like a rather elaborate form of trolling, where the intent is to accuse other posters of trolling themselves.
I don't recall saying that all geeks like anime. I had simply said that more geeks are into anime than sports. The argument that anime is an inherently geeky thing is simply my argument for why it is appropriate for Slashdot. While many geeks do like sports, it is not a typical trait of geekyness. Thus if you're interested in more mainstream news such as sports, I believe places such as ESPN are perhaps better venues.
You see the difference is that in Japan anime and manga are popular almost universally. In Japan it is a (very) frequent and acceptable occurrence for middle-aged businessmen to be reading manga on the train to work. Those guys actually make up over half of the manga sales in the country.
Some have speculated that their popularity comes from the fact that the harsh Japanese education system completely ruins books as a source of entertainment, so other forms have taken their place.
There is a difference in culture, and just because in the US all of the animation is garbage (as opposed to Japan where only most of it is) doesn't mean that other culture is wrong.
That's funny, because I honestly know more chicks that are into anime than guys.
/. making fun of anime fans is a case of the pot calling the kettle a bucket.
Now, if the parent post had been marked up as "funny" that'd be one thing, but "insightful"? Try "ignorant", "rude", or "holier-than-thou". Different people have different interests, and someone reading
I'd say that the number of geeks that enjoy anime vastly outnumbers those interested in sports. After all, until recently when anime started entering the mainstream in the US it had an almost entirely geek fanbase.
The parody is not of Strawberry Shortcake, but rather of American McGee. It is a common technique in Parody to use another, only somewhat related property to drive the point across.
Your definition is only a small part of parody. What you list is the dictionary definition, not the legal or practical definition.
You see, the problem with that is that a $700 PC with $400 software is not high-end. That hardly even counts as middle of the road. I'd say that's actually closer to upper low-end. Absolutely no one in their right mind would use a rig like that for professional video production. That would probably suffice if you wanted to put a show on public access.
Final Cut Pro actually has become an industry standard. You'd be surprised how much stuff on TV nowadays is put together using some DV cameras and a G4.
I know this is an April Fools day joke... but I really wish it wasn't...
...why use X-Arcade controls? The only part used was the Joystick, which can be bought directly from Happ (the manufacturer) for much cheaper.
It's not the developers of PCGen that are making money off of this 56ker, Wizards of the Coast is charging them licensing fees.
The team that's making PCGen isn't making any money off of this.
Conspiracy theorists might argue WotC is doing this to keep PCGen from competing with its own proprietary equivelent, the name of which escapes me at the moment.
No, not really. The point of Adult Swim is that they show shows for more mature audiences after all the kiddies have gone to bed.
If they gave it a better time-slot, it would kind of defeat the purpose.
Just use a VCR. That way if they can it again you'll at least have the old episodes.
It seems to me, if you don't want people to look at your website you shouldn't put it on the web.
/.ed, sure I'd be frustrated, but I'd be damn proud as well.
If you put something interesting on your site, people wanting to look at it is a risk you just have to take.
Frankly if anything I made was
Most schools nowadays do require typed papers. On the other hand, most schools also do have computers available to students to type said papers on, so no one really has an excuse for having a hand-written paper.
I have some family in advertising, and that's what I recall being told.
I just looked it up, and apparently it's on a per-county basis. In some places they're illegal, some places they're not. Even so, apparently a lot of billboards are erected without any permits, and are actually illegal even in places where they haven't been explicitly outlawed.
Billboards actually have been outlawed. The only reason they're still around is because the ones that were already in place have been grandfathered.
If we're talking correctness at all, shouldn't acronyms (like Compact Disc) be all caps anyway?
I've been having a horrible time with Gateway's technical support. My laptop keeps shutting off at random points on startup. They keep insisting that there's a conflict, and that I should reinstall Windows. I'm not going to do that for three reasons: 1) It was like this out of the box. 2) My problem occurs and random points, and often before the bios even loads. 3) I've already reinstalled Windows, dammit!
And the warranty being voided by modifications is reasonably standard. Do you honestly think Gateway would give me support if I put Red Hat on there?