No, they're not punishing anyone. They're just collecting a huge database of who downloaded the program and what purpose (depending on filename), plus assigning each computer a unique ID that ran the file.
I think you got ripped off.
None of my SNES games ever cost more than $50 and the only N64 game I ever bought, which was an imported copy of Evangelion, was no more than $60.
I was about to say Uplink, but I just remembered that it actually used two or three networked computers. One for the main screen, one for the world map and one for something else.. connectivity screen? email? I don't remember.
Anyways, if that's the kinda stuff they're proposing with the DS, it sounds pretty good to me. The problem is getting developers to actually USE it. I like the Gameboy => GCN connector but there's just not enough use for it.
I used to build all sorts of cool stuff with my Construx. My favorite was a crossbow that would attach to my wrist and fire the little blue connectors.
I know you're just trying to make a point with that comment, but I really don't appreciate the Texan added in there. Just so you know, Texas is host to some HUGE anime conventions. One of the most popular being A-Kon
And they do sound awesome. I've got a few Sting ones and some Police ones too. I've also heard the Hell Freezes Over one and one by Sheryl Crow. All of them have sounded great, though I've heard there are a few bad mixes out there.
How about I play my 5.1 DTS CDs through my digitally equipped Hercules GameTheater XP with my 500 Watt Klipsch 5.1 speakers jacked into it?
If you want good sound now, even my audiophile friend knows that there's a lot of computer stuff available that is excellent for a low price.
Now if I was rich.. well needless to say, Denon and Legacy would be two prominent names in my home. Course I would also be living in a house and not an apartment, and my car would be a 350Z and not a Taurus.
Funny.. I don't remember my iPaq's 206 StrongARM having an FPU and the latest Pocket DivX will decode and playback Oggs with no problem. Never noticed a decrease in battery life either. Course I can't check it out now since I stuck Linux on it and got rid of that crap called PocketPC.
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Ministumbler is available for PocketPC based systems. I don't know if it'll work with the e740's card tho. Depends on if it's a Prism or not really. So far they only have it working with Orinoco based cards I think in PPC. Also there's a port of Kismet to Familiar Linux, which can be loaded onto Ipaqs for sure, just don't know if there's a Toshiba port.
I mean it's not like if I used an empty bay for this that people would be pissed off at me for not sharing it and letting -them- install something in it...
Your Bose Wavestation probably only cost Bose about 1/4 of what you paid for it or less.
Do yourself a favor and hock it on eBay or something. Get yourself something decent like at least a good Klipsch system, something that actually costs you less and gives you more. You know.. something that's not made in Mexico with cheap materials. (And no I'm not hacking Mexicans.. hell.. I'm half one)
I know for certain FBI works harder than most think. In fact I have two relatives, one Special Agent and another a programmer, who retired after many years of service only a couple years ago.
What would their reaction be to the funny post? They'd probably both have a good laugh at it even if they were still in the FBI.
Point I was trying to make is that it's hilarious to see people complain about how Doom 3's plot is 'ripped off' from Half-Life when that in itself seems only a beefed up 'ripped off' version of the Doom 1&2/Quake plots.
Look at your hand.. now make one finger taller than the other four... preferably the second one.. now go around the neighborhood and point your hand at people
Have fun!
Actually I've heard it'll make four large towers, one of the middle ones way taller than the other.. and they'll always be facing east for some reason.
oi I'm gonna get modded down for that one..
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Not to nitpick, but the plot of this Half Life thingy sounds a lot like those old Doom 1 & 2 games..
Isolated research facility.. teleporting experiments.. people turn into zombies.. the whole nine yards
Correct. The GameCube disc is actually a 3" 1.5 gig DVD-ROM.. One of the most interesting things that I've heard about both the X-Box and GameCube discs are that the way they are recorded, they start from the outside and go in, similar to vinyl LP's. Supposedly it was done to make load times faster, since most of the data is on the outer edge of the disc, where the read time is the fastest on an optical drive.
Well of course they were well aware of that. The whole point they are trying to get across with the Lindows name is that you get the stability and security of LINux, with the compatability to run WinDOWS applications.
Bzzzt wrong Threatcon goes from Alpha to Delta, with Alpha being the lowest. Alpha is "almost normal" condition whereby everyone on base is a little more alert to the possibility of a threat, and Delta is complete lockdown.
And yes, I do know what I'm talking about. I work on an Air Force base in south Texas and we've been stuck in Bravo since 9/11. I remember getting stuck in a building for about 5 hrs when we hit Delta shortly after the incident.
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No, they're not punishing anyone. They're just collecting a huge database of who downloaded the program and what purpose (depending on filename), plus assigning each computer a unique ID that ran the file.
Sadly in a lot of places that's true... Of course it doesn't work if you like your hot chicks with at least the intelligence of a pile of rocks.
I think you got ripped off. None of my SNES games ever cost more than $50 and the only N64 game I ever bought, which was an imported copy of Evangelion, was no more than $60.
I was about to say Uplink, but I just remembered that it actually used two or three networked computers. One for the main screen, one for the world map and one for something else.. connectivity screen? email? I don't remember. Anyways, if that's the kinda stuff they're proposing with the DS, it sounds pretty good to me. The problem is getting developers to actually USE it. I like the Gameboy => GCN connector but there's just not enough use for it.
I used to build all sorts of cool stuff with my Construx. My favorite was a crossbow that would attach to my wrist and fire the little blue connectors.
I know you're just trying to make a point with that comment, but I really don't appreciate the Texan added in there. Just so you know, Texas is host to some HUGE anime conventions. One of the most popular being A-Kon
Good point.
And they do sound awesome. I've got a few Sting ones and some Police ones too. I've also heard the Hell Freezes Over one and one by Sheryl Crow. All of them have sounded great, though I've heard there are a few bad mixes out there.
How about I play my 5.1 DTS CDs through my digitally equipped Hercules GameTheater XP with my 500 Watt Klipsch 5.1 speakers jacked into it?
If you want good sound now, even my audiophile friend knows that there's a lot of computer stuff available that is excellent for a low price.
Now if I was rich.. well needless to say, Denon and Legacy would be two prominent names in my home. Course I would also be living in a house and not an apartment, and my car would be a 350Z and not a Taurus.
Funny.. I don't remember my iPaq's 206 StrongARM having an FPU and the latest Pocket DivX will decode and playback Oggs with no problem. Never noticed a decrease in battery life either. Course I can't check it out now since I stuck Linux on it and got rid of that crap called PocketPC.
Ministumbler is available for PocketPC based systems. I don't know if it'll work with the e740's card tho. Depends on if it's a Prism or not really. So far they only have it working with Orinoco based cards I think in PPC. Also there's a port of Kismet to Familiar Linux, which can be loaded onto Ipaqs for sure, just don't know if there's a Toshiba port.
I'm not sure on how this can be called selfish.
I mean it's not like if I used an empty bay for this that people would be pissed off at me for not sharing it and letting -them- install something in it...
Yamaha's entire current line supports Mount Rainier CD-MRW now. I think a few other vendors support it currently too.
I have their 24x MR burner and it's very sweet.
Your Bose Wavestation probably only cost Bose about 1/4 of what you paid for it or less.
Do yourself a favor and hock it on eBay or something. Get yourself something decent like at least a good Klipsch system, something that actually costs you less and gives you more. You know.. something that's not made in Mexico with cheap materials. (And no I'm not hacking Mexicans.. hell.. I'm half one)
Trust me.. I'm a musician, and I sell this crap.
I know for certain FBI works harder than most think. In fact I have two relatives, one Special Agent and another a programmer, who retired after many years of service only a couple years ago.
What would their reaction be to the funny post?
They'd probably both have a good laugh at it even if they were still in the FBI.
Oh we've always been interested in breasts.. only now they'll actually be in three dimensions!
Point I was trying to make is that it's hilarious to see people complain about how Doom 3's plot is 'ripped off' from Half-Life when that in itself seems only a beefed up 'ripped off' version of the Doom 1&2/Quake plots.
Look at your hand.. now make one finger taller than the other four... preferably the second one.. now go around the neighborhood and point your hand at people Have fun!
Actually I've heard it'll make four large towers, one of the middle ones way taller than the other.. and they'll always be facing east for some reason.
oi I'm gonna get modded down for that one..
Not to nitpick, but the plot of this Half Life thingy sounds a lot like those old Doom 1 & 2 games..
Isolated research facility.. teleporting experiments.. people turn into zombies.. the whole nine yards
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Correct.
The GameCube disc is actually a 3" 1.5 gig DVD-ROM..
One of the most interesting things that I've heard about both the X-Box and GameCube discs are that the way they are recorded, they start from the outside and go in, similar to vinyl LP's. Supposedly it was done to make load times faster, since most of the data is on the outer edge of the disc, where the read time is the fastest on an optical drive.
Well of course they were well aware of that.
The whole point they are trying to get across with the Lindows name is that you get the stability and security of LINux, with the compatability to run WinDOWS applications.
Bzzzt wrong
Threatcon goes from Alpha to Delta, with Alpha being the lowest. Alpha is "almost normal" condition whereby everyone on base is a little more alert to the possibility of a threat, and Delta is complete lockdown.
And yes, I do know what I'm talking about. I work on an Air Force base in south Texas and we've been stuck in Bravo since 9/11. I remember getting stuck in a building for about 5 hrs when we hit Delta shortly after the incident.