For a while I stopped watching movies in the theater completely. But then I realized that not all theaters treat their patrons as poorly as Regal (Regal owns almost all the theaters in my area). I found a nice old place in a sleepy little town about 25 miles away that is privately owned and treats their patrons with respect (not to mention having reasonable ticket and concession prices). I also will travel even farther to visit one of the remaining drive-in theaters in the country who also value their customers enough to treat them with respect.
I'm sure windows 2000 would work fine on this hardware. Asus is still providing drivers for Win2k for their other hardware so I wouldn't imagine drivers would be an issue. Disk space might be a little tight but what do you expect for $200?
I don't believe the parent is being serious. Everybody I know that has tried Vista from power users and developers to susie homemaker types that only write e-mails to their moms either has already switched back to XP or complains to me that they want to go back. Let me say that again: "literally every single person I know that has tried Vista has switched back or wants to switch back". I see posts like this all the time on the internet from people claiming to like Vista but I am starting to serious doubt their genuineness given that I cannot find a single person in meat space that likes it.
Anyway, wake me up when Dell starts selling more PCs with XP again (including 64bit XP).
Agreed! I avoid USB keyboards whenever possible. I only keep one laying around for special situations. On slower boxes you can see the slow down with the usb keyboard plugged in. Not worth the trouble. So much nicer to just have a dedicated port to plug in keyboards.
Sounds good. But the reference to a "well architected system of women" seems obscure. And the solution of employing women with off-the-shelf babies seems to be presented with bias as it does not take into account the difficulties associated with getting a 3rd party produced/maintained baby to obey your commands.
Why doesn't he just get it over with and declare outright martial law? Obviously there is no fight left in us if this, the "patriot act" and other various unconstitutional activities continue to stand.
I like most of the setup...like the all solid state caps...
But I have to ask who would really use some of the features it has?
Points:
1. 10 Sata ports...obviously there are some video editing applications or SOHO server applications this might be good for but still it sounds just a tad overkill.
2. 4Gigabit ethernet ports!?!?...What would someone use this for? Oh, I know...gotta be able to hook up those 4 T1s coming into your "Swordfish" style hacking suite:P I suppose you could setup all sorts of VLAN goodies with them...but why??? Seems to me that putting more USB ports on the backplate would have been more useful.
Another observation is the arrangement of the PCI and PCI-E slots. Kinda reminds me of some of those old 486 and 586 boards of yesteryear that had intertwined PCI and ISA slots on them:) Ahh the memories.
Someone please respond to this post with a verifiable example of a terrorist action that was stopped by using provisions of the Patriot act. So far I have only seen it being used to lock up Americans doing stuff totally unrelated to terrorist activities and infringe on peoples privacy and liberty.
I don't know about you, but I would feel really betrayed and cheated if I found out my software vendor was purposely withholding patches and support documents for their own gain. Especially patches. If the software is broken then the maker should have a responsibility to make any existing fixes freely available to all clients/users (implied warranty). You shouldn't have to pay a company to release a patch to you that they are holding for ransom. Oracle's anti-competitive practices are hurting their customers and I hope they rot for it.
This is the same reason why I think HD-DVD will eventually win out. China's HD DVD format is based on the HD-DVD standard and players can be made on the same assembly lines. This makes it much cheaper for them to produce an HD-DVD player then a BluRay. We are already starting to see this gap in shelf prices. Since all the cheap players (and really most of the players in general) come from China, this gives HD-DVD a distinct price advantage. I predict that once the HD market grows beyond home theater enthusiasts and console gamers, there will be a sharp shift in what people go for. Alot more people can/are willing to afford a $100 player then an $400 player.
Oh for pete's sake! The article writer obviously had no clue what they were talking about. No "Code" or "codes" were "stolen" or otherwise questionably acquired by SAP. Some guys in a support center used logins that weren't theirs (but they were given permission to use) to gain access to software patches and support documents that Oracle was too stingy to give them access to in the first place. They were just trying to do their job and help out customers. At worst it could be considered trespassing...but "stealing code"??? Thats really stretching the definitions of both the term "code" and the term "stealing".
Yes, the one plane in the Canadian air force is not much of a threat to anyone. But lets not forget that Alaska borders this disputed area as well. I'm sure the US could find an excuse to lay claim and get the ol' war machine headed north. Denmark has already spoken up with claims being that Greenland is one of it's territories and borders the area as well (also might have a connection to the same ridge as well).
The whole thing is dumb! Why should a ridge in the sea floor 3000ft under water give anyone claim to anything above the water??? By that standard, anyone could lay arbitrary claim to anything on earth just because there was some sort of geographic similarity or geologic connection. Anyway, the other end of the ridge is connected to Canada so is the premise is valid, then Canada has just as much claim to the territory as Russia. Actually, I think a war should be fought to determine the owner...would be interesting history making to wage war in that type of environment...
[Slightly off topic rant from an American...International readers please excuse me.]
Politicians shouldn't be allowed to receive funds, air ads, or otherwise "campaign" for election. We should receive notification of whom has "thrown in their hat", have the opportunity to see them participate in fair debates to base our votes on. Level the playing field so we can elect the best candidate regardless of their social or economic circumstances. Instead of having media blitz races where the candidate with the deepest pockets and more cunning script writers wins.
Yes, The OLPC program is obsolete. But why would they buy "Bolivarian" computers other then to support Hugo Chavez anyway? The Bolivarian computers are way expensive...I'm sure beyond what Cuba could afford. More likely they will get the cheap laptops from India. India can make them better for less money (currently $47) anyway http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/ 04/048259.
Well, even if the composite is "supposed" to hold up better to repeated stress, I personally would like to see them not worry so much about bending the wing till it breaks but flex it over and over under simulated operating conditions (weight load, weather, storage, ect) and make for certain it's not going to suddenly stress fracture or de-laminate in flight. Thats just me though...
Personally I don't listen to net radio. So far haven't listened to a station yet that didn't have such poor audio quality that my ears were left feeling raped. But in principle it seems the gov'ment is overstepping its mandate big time here which is always bad. So power to the pirates and may anarchy rein till we get a new less corrupt government.
Yes, I found the same thing. I ran into a bunch of people I knew in high school on there. But I soon realized that in almost all cases there was good reasons for me to not stay in touch with those people. Add that to the various bands I had no interest in trying to pretend they were my "friend" and various other "myspace spam", and old crusty guys (and girls) looking for cheap thrills. I felt like both my IQ and moral bank went to lower numbers every time I logged into it simply by association. So I had my account permanently deleted. I would recommend myspace abstinence to anyone...the feeling of freedom is almost better then sex.
I agree with the insightful parent, such laws are sad indeed. But look at the bright side: at least we may get rid of one of those pesky bloggers. Blogs are an evil invention. Some people attempt to use them for good...but that is difficult being that they are inherently evil.
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the bløg with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
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For a while I stopped watching movies in the theater completely. But then I realized that not all theaters treat their patrons as poorly as Regal (Regal owns almost all the theaters in my area). I found a nice old place in a sleepy little town about 25 miles away that is privately owned and treats their patrons with respect (not to mention having reasonable ticket and concession prices). I also will travel even farther to visit one of the remaining drive-in theaters in the country who also value their customers enough to treat them with respect.
I'm sure windows 2000 would work fine on this hardware. Asus is still providing drivers for Win2k for their other hardware so I wouldn't imagine drivers would be an issue. Disk space might be a little tight but what do you expect for $200?
Get off my lawn. Darn kids!
I don't believe the parent is being serious. Everybody I know that has tried Vista from power users and developers to susie homemaker types that only write e-mails to their moms either has already switched back to XP or complains to me that they want to go back. Let me say that again: "literally every single person I know that has tried Vista has switched back or wants to switch back". I see posts like this all the time on the internet from people claiming to like Vista but I am starting to serious doubt their genuineness given that I cannot find a single person in meat space that likes it.
Anyway, wake me up when Dell starts selling more PCs with XP again (including 64bit XP).
Agreed! I avoid USB keyboards whenever possible. I only keep one laying around for special situations. On slower boxes you can see the slow down with the usb keyboard plugged in. Not worth the trouble. So much nicer to just have a dedicated port to plug in keyboards.
Sounds good. But the reference to a "well architected system of women" seems obscure. And the solution of employing women with off-the-shelf babies seems to be presented with bias as it does not take into account the difficulties associated with getting a 3rd party produced/maintained baby to obey your commands.
So what are you saying? I need to have sex with 9 women this month in order to optimize overall baby production?
I think you were saying all that in jest. But really it's all truth. Think about it.
Why doesn't he just get it over with and declare outright martial law? Obviously there is no fight left in us if this, the "patriot act" and other various unconstitutional activities continue to stand.
Yes, I would watch Judge Judy to see that sort of commercial!
I like most of the setup...like the all solid state caps...
But I have to ask who would really use some of the features it has?
Points:
1. 10 Sata ports...obviously there are some video editing applications or SOHO server applications this might be good for but still it sounds just a tad overkill.
2. 4Gigabit ethernet ports!?!?...What would someone use this for? Oh, I know...gotta be able to hook up those 4 T1s coming into your "Swordfish" style hacking suite:P I suppose you could setup all sorts of VLAN goodies with them...but why??? Seems to me that putting more USB ports on the backplate would have been more useful.
Another observation is the arrangement of the PCI and PCI-E slots. Kinda reminds me of some of those old 486 and 586 boards of yesteryear that had intertwined PCI and ISA slots on them:) Ahh the memories.
Someone please respond to this post with a verifiable example of a terrorist action that was stopped by using provisions of the Patriot act. So far I have only seen it being used to lock up Americans doing stuff totally unrelated to terrorist activities and infringe on peoples privacy and liberty.
I don't know about you, but I would feel really betrayed and cheated if I found out my software vendor was purposely withholding patches and support documents for their own gain. Especially patches. If the software is broken then the maker should have a responsibility to make any existing fixes freely available to all clients/users (implied warranty). You shouldn't have to pay a company to release a patch to you that they are holding for ransom. Oracle's anti-competitive practices are hurting their customers and I hope they rot for it.
This is the same reason why I think HD-DVD will eventually win out. China's HD DVD format is based on the HD-DVD standard and players can be made on the same assembly lines. This makes it much cheaper for them to produce an HD-DVD player then a BluRay. We are already starting to see this gap in shelf prices. Since all the cheap players (and really most of the players in general) come from China, this gives HD-DVD a distinct price advantage. I predict that once the HD market grows beyond home theater enthusiasts and console gamers, there will be a sharp shift in what people go for. Alot more people can/are willing to afford a $100 player then an $400 player.
Oh for pete's sake! The article writer obviously had no clue what they were talking about. No "Code" or "codes" were "stolen" or otherwise questionably acquired by SAP. Some guys in a support center used logins that weren't theirs (but they were given permission to use) to gain access to software patches and support documents that Oracle was too stingy to give them access to in the first place. They were just trying to do their job and help out customers. At worst it could be considered trespassing...but "stealing code"??? Thats really stretching the definitions of both the term "code" and the term "stealing".
Yes, the one plane in the Canadian air force is not much of a threat to anyone. But lets not forget that Alaska borders this disputed area as well. I'm sure the US could find an excuse to lay claim and get the ol' war machine headed north. Denmark has already spoken up with claims being that Greenland is one of it's territories and borders the area as well (also might have a connection to the same ridge as well).
The whole thing is dumb! Why should a ridge in the sea floor 3000ft under water give anyone claim to anything above the water??? By that standard, anyone could lay arbitrary claim to anything on earth just because there was some sort of geographic similarity or geologic connection. Anyway, the other end of the ridge is connected to Canada so is the premise is valid, then Canada has just as much claim to the territory as Russia. Actually, I think a war should be fought to determine the owner...would be interesting history making to wage war in that type of environment...
In a word: Yes.
[Slightly off topic rant from an American...International readers please excuse me.]
Politicians shouldn't be allowed to receive funds, air ads, or otherwise "campaign" for election. We should receive notification of whom has "thrown in their hat", have the opportunity to see them participate in fair debates to base our votes on. Level the playing field so we can elect the best candidate regardless of their social or economic circumstances. Instead of having media blitz races where the candidate with the deepest pockets and more cunning script writers wins.
Yes, The OLPC program is obsolete. But why would they buy "Bolivarian" computers other then to support Hugo Chavez anyway? The Bolivarian computers are way expensive...I'm sure beyond what Cuba could afford. More likely they will get the cheap laptops from India. India can make them better for less money (currently $47) anyway http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/ 04/048259.
Well, even if the composite is "supposed" to hold up better to repeated stress, I personally would like to see them not worry so much about bending the wing till it breaks but flex it over and over under simulated operating conditions (weight load, weather, storage, ect) and make for certain it's not going to suddenly stress fracture or de-laminate in flight. Thats just me though...
WE need some pirate radio mates!
Personally I don't listen to net radio. So far haven't listened to a station yet that didn't have such poor audio quality that my ears were left feeling raped. But in principle it seems the gov'ment is overstepping its mandate big time here which is always bad. So power to the pirates and may anarchy rein till we get a new less corrupt government.
Yes, I found the same thing. I ran into a bunch of people I knew in high school on there. But I soon realized that in almost all cases there was good reasons for me to not stay in touch with those people. Add that to the various bands I had no interest in trying to pretend they were my "friend" and various other "myspace spam", and old crusty guys (and girls) looking for cheap thrills. I felt like both my IQ and moral bank went to lower numbers every time I logged into it simply by association. So I had my account permanently deleted. I would recommend myspace abstinence to anyone...the feeling of freedom is almost better then sex.
I agree with the insightful parent, such laws are sad indeed. But look at the bright side: at least we may get rid of one of those pesky bloggers. Blogs are an evil invention. Some people attempt to use them for good...but that is difficult being that they are inherently evil.
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the bløg with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".