Actually, that happens with every search. First time, zero hits. Second time (if you do it again fast enough), error. Third time, tons of hits. It's running the search after letting you know that there aren't any hits, then it saves the results for the next person that does the same search. Try it with some odd search, like "stapled peanuts". I haven't searched for it yet, but I bet the first person that does will see 0 hits, and subsequent people will get plenty of hits.
I've confirmed it. Same results when using " illuminatus ombudsman" (grabbed from googlewhack.com). First time, no results. Second time, error returned (I suspect because it's still running the search). Third time, results.
I've seen multiple people point out that certain searches returns 0 results, then criticize the fact that they can't possibly have 1,000,000,000 pages and not have any hits for "fishermen." I think I know why! I tried searching for something odd, "asteroid disease." Of course, the search returned nothing. I tried searching for it again a couple minutes later, and low and behold, there were results. Sounds like this engine queues searches, conducts them after telling the user that there are no hits, and then displays the results the next time someone searches for the same thing.
Of course, the point I'm trying to make is that I can permanently own the right to watch the movie as many times as I want for less money than seeing it once in the theater.
Besides, if I'm going to rent a movie, I'm only going to spend $1. I'm fortunate enough to live in the Denver area, this system is NICE!
I'm already there. An HDTV with a good progressive-scan DVD player (by good I mean containing a quality progressive-scan chip, most of them suck) and a DTS/Dolby 5.1 (at least) system already surpasses the theater as far as I'm concerned. Ignoring the distractions in a theater (other people mostly), film projection screens are too subject to dust and scratches and digital screens have poor resolution. The sound in a theater is good, but there is no real "optimal" seat since they are designed to be good for everyone.
Besides, ignoring the technological reasons for staying away from theaters, it's simply cheaper to buy the DVD. When most DVDs come out, they are around $15 at Walmart and Best Buy. If my fiance and I both go to the theater it costs $18 for just the movie ($25 or more if we get food or drink). The MPAA thinks piracy is causing declines in ticket sales? Hmph....
At the risk of starting a flame war, allow me to point out that I posted a link to a site with a proof-of-concept showing that clipboard data can be retrieved using JavaScript. It is true, it does work, in IE (although it can be disabled). Before you flame someone for "not reading before replying", I suggest you take your own advice.
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I just posted this on another thread, but it belongs here too. Last summer my check engine light came on because a headlight was burnt-out. What kind of crap is that? "I checked the engine, and it's fine."
I too have a Hyundai (2002 Elantra GT), and I'm quite happy with it. I've put nearly 50,000 miles on it with only one problem ever. I had a check engine light come on last summer. I called the dealership which prompty offered to check the computer to find the problem for free. It turned out that it wasn't necessary because that night I was sitting behind a large vehicle at a light and I noticed that only one of my headlights was reflecting off of the bumper. I replaced the burnt-out bulb the next day and the check engine light turned off.
Why the check engine light comes on when a headlight is burnt out is beyond me, but it did. I love my car, and I'm VERY happy with it. The dealership has been great when I've dealt with them (I had them do a recall repair and a brake pad replacement).
I've already seen multiple posts about "cheap cars" with "bad warranties." I think the bottom line isn't the bad warranties but rather crappy dealerships. It's no secret that (in general) dealerships are filthy whores, but if there are good ones out there that aren't just trying to rip you off.
But for the lazy. The vertical axis is port and the horizontal axis is IP. So the vertical line is a port scan, a horizontal line is a scan across all IPs for a specific open port. The "barber pole" scans show an interesting technique in which a scan increments both IP and port with each attempt, obviously in order to fool detection mechanisms. The "lawnmower scan" is a multi-IP port scan, which creates a rectangle.
If anyone wants to see the real thing in action, just tune in to the Britney Spears concert that has been airing on ShowtimeHD. Her lips are definately out-of-sync with the music.
At my current place of employment the non-exempt workers (me included) are required to use a time clock. Beyond the silliness of doing this in a corporate white collar cube farm, they additionally purposefully set the clocks to do weird rounding. I'm 99% convinced that they have determined which setting would minimize the reported hours worked on average.
It's changed a few times, but currently the clocks round off every punch to ten minute increments, with:07 going up and:06 going down. It would seem that if every punch is rounded the same that employees could use that to "cheat the clock." But one of the non-evil managers here decided to pull everyone's time for the last 6 months and find out if a normal (4 down 5 up) rounding scheme would affect the hours paid out. It turns out that our department saved some money simply because of the weird rounding.
I'm also reminded of a time shortly after they installed the time clocks that they actually attempted to have different rounding rules for punching in and punching out. Punching out followed the rule indicated above, but punching in round down at 3 and up at 4. So basically on average every day you would lose like 6 or 7 minutes, or basically an hour a paycheck. Someone pointed out the obvious legal issues with this system and it never came about.
Freakin' cheap corporate &@*!s. They'll do anything to save a few thousand bucks a year.
Why not simply require that users wanting the Ala Carte pricing get a digital box? Or you can keep your current package with your analog box. Not a big deal the way I see it.
After reading this, I've made a stunning revelation. Pretend like you are reading this article and it's 1995. Somehow, his points all still make sense. He doesn't make any arguments that hold water. Technology is always advancing, we've hit several "plateaus." As older gamers age, not only do they continue playing games, but theirs kid's do too! And of COURSE there are carbon-copy games, it's been like that since the 80s! How many side-scrollers did you see in the late eighties/early 90s? But there's always room to innovate. Every year is marked by the games that came out that are different.
I doubt that. Less than 10% of people have HDTV Ready TVs. The only real difference is that HDTV Enabled TVs have a tuner built-in. That tuner is probably worthless if you get your HDTV from satellite or cable since both of those (usually) require an external tuner anyway.
Someone I know recently insisted that the Sony Wega he bought two years ago for $500 was an HDTV. He simply didn't understand that the "clearer" picture advertised wasn't the same thing. I suspect that the 15+% of the mistaken people in this article were in this camp.
Don't get me wrong, I hate the RIAA as much as the next geek, but I think I should point out that the RIAA does provide a service to the artist. They provide a studio to record in, producers to ensure quality (debatable, I know), and marketing. The key being marketing. I challenge someone to name one band that has gone gold without an RIAA marketing push.
IIRC, the current lie from Valve is that TF2 was held back so that it can be implemented using the HL2 engine. Supposedly TF2 will be released sometime not too long after HL2.
Of course, this is being recited from my sometimes inaccurate memory.
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...I'm pretty confident about that.
Actually, that happens with every search. First time, zero hits. Second time (if you do it again fast enough), error. Third time, tons of hits. It's running the search after letting you know that there aren't any hits, then it saves the results for the next person that does the same search. Try it with some odd search, like "stapled peanuts". I haven't searched for it yet, but I bet the first person that does will see 0 hits, and subsequent people will get plenty of hits.
I've confirmed it. Same results when using " illuminatus ombudsman" (grabbed from googlewhack.com). First time, no results. Second time, error returned (I suspect because it's still running the search). Third time, results.
I've seen multiple people point out that certain searches returns 0 results, then criticize the fact that they can't possibly have 1,000,000,000 pages and not have any hits for "fishermen." I think I know why! I tried searching for something odd, "asteroid disease." Of course, the search returned nothing. I tried searching for it again a couple minutes later, and low and behold, there were results. Sounds like this engine queues searches, conducts them after telling the user that there are no hits, and then displays the results the next time someone searches for the same thing.
Try it for yourself.
It doesn't say they aren't, it says they used licensing fees from them in order to sue the (other) big guys.
Of course, the point I'm trying to make is that I can permanently own the right to watch the movie as many times as I want for less money than seeing it once in the theater.
Besides, if I'm going to rent a movie, I'm only going to spend $1. I'm fortunate enough to live in the Denver area, this system is NICE!
I'm already there. An HDTV with a good progressive-scan DVD player (by good I mean containing a quality progressive-scan chip, most of them suck) and a DTS/Dolby 5.1 (at least) system already surpasses the theater as far as I'm concerned. Ignoring the distractions in a theater (other people mostly), film projection screens are too subject to dust and scratches and digital screens have poor resolution. The sound in a theater is good, but there is no real "optimal" seat since they are designed to be good for everyone.
Besides, ignoring the technological reasons for staying away from theaters, it's simply cheaper to buy the DVD. When most DVDs come out, they are around $15 at Walmart and Best Buy. If my fiance and I both go to the theater it costs $18 for just the movie ($25 or more if we get food or drink). The MPAA thinks piracy is causing declines in ticket sales? Hmph....
At the risk of starting a flame war, allow me to point out that I posted a link to a site with a proof-of-concept showing that clipboard data can be retrieved using JavaScript. It is true, it does work, in IE (although it can be disabled). Before you flame someone for "not reading before replying", I suggest you take your own advice.
Actually, it's very true. Here is a demo.
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And for some reason our admins are complaining about the amount of space that our e-mail servers consume....
I just posted this on another thread, but it belongs here too. Last summer my check engine light came on because a headlight was burnt-out. What kind of crap is that? "I checked the engine, and it's fine."
I too have a Hyundai (2002 Elantra GT), and I'm quite happy with it. I've put nearly 50,000 miles on it with only one problem ever. I had a check engine light come on last summer. I called the dealership which prompty offered to check the computer to find the problem for free. It turned out that it wasn't necessary because that night I was sitting behind a large vehicle at a light and I noticed that only one of my headlights was reflecting off of the bumper. I replaced the burnt-out bulb the next day and the check engine light turned off.
Why the check engine light comes on when a headlight is burnt out is beyond me, but it did. I love my car, and I'm VERY happy with it. The dealership has been great when I've dealt with them (I had them do a recall repair and a brake pad replacement).
I've already seen multiple posts about "cheap cars" with "bad warranties." I think the bottom line isn't the bad warranties but rather crappy dealerships. It's no secret that (in general) dealerships are filthy whores, but if there are good ones out there that aren't just trying to rip you off.
I think this goes without saying: RTFA.
But for the lazy. The vertical axis is port and the horizontal axis is IP. So the vertical line is a port scan, a horizontal line is a scan across all IPs for a specific open port. The "barber pole" scans show an interesting technique in which a scan increments both IP and port with each attempt, obviously in order to fool detection mechanisms. The "lawnmower scan" is a multi-IP port scan, which creates a rectangle.
If anyone wants to see the real thing in action, just tune in to the Britney Spears concert that has been airing on ShowtimeHD. Her lips are definately out-of-sync with the music.
At my current place of employment the non-exempt workers (me included) are required to use a time clock. Beyond the silliness of doing this in a corporate white collar cube farm, they additionally purposefully set the clocks to do weird rounding. I'm 99% convinced that they have determined which setting would minimize the reported hours worked on average.
:07 going up and :06 going down. It would seem that if every punch is rounded the same that employees could use that to "cheat the clock." But one of the non-evil managers here decided to pull everyone's time for the last 6 months and find out if a normal (4 down 5 up) rounding scheme would affect the hours paid out. It turns out that our department saved some money simply because of the weird rounding.
It's changed a few times, but currently the clocks round off every punch to ten minute increments, with
I'm also reminded of a time shortly after they installed the time clocks that they actually attempted to have different rounding rules for punching in and punching out. Punching out followed the rule indicated above, but punching in round down at 3 and up at 4. So basically on average every day you would lose like 6 or 7 minutes, or basically an hour a paycheck. Someone pointed out the obvious legal issues with this system and it never came about.
Freakin' cheap corporate &@*!s. They'll do anything to save a few thousand bucks a year.
Why not simply require that users wanting the Ala Carte pricing get a digital box? Or you can keep your current package with your analog box. Not a big deal the way I see it.
After reading this, I've made a stunning revelation. Pretend like you are reading this article and it's 1995. Somehow, his points all still make sense. He doesn't make any arguments that hold water. Technology is always advancing, we've hit several "plateaus." As older gamers age, not only do they continue playing games, but theirs kid's do too! And of COURSE there are carbon-copy games, it's been like that since the 80s! How many side-scrollers did you see in the late eighties/early 90s? But there's always room to innovate. Every year is marked by the games that came out that are different.
This right after an interview with Bram is posted in which he says BitTorrent is not anonymous....
That is possibly the smallest file available as a torrent ever.
Many people have already shown that they don't care about this type of data tracking, so I won't go on about that.
However, no one has noted the obvious: TiVo is a business! They do things like this to *gasp* make money. Leave it alone people.
I doubt that. Less than 10% of people have HDTV Ready TVs. The only real difference is that HDTV Enabled TVs have a tuner built-in. That tuner is probably worthless if you get your HDTV from satellite or cable since both of those (usually) require an external tuner anyway.
Someone I know recently insisted that the Sony Wega he bought two years ago for $500 was an HDTV. He simply didn't understand that the "clearer" picture advertised wasn't the same thing. I suspect that the 15+% of the mistaken people in this article were in this camp.
True, but without the labels conspiring, the RIAA wouldn't exist.
Don't get me wrong, I hate the RIAA as much as the next geek, but I think I should point out that the RIAA does provide a service to the artist. They provide a studio to record in, producers to ensure quality (debatable, I know), and marketing. The key being marketing. I challenge someone to name one band that has gone gold without an RIAA marketing push.
How is an orgasm unfortunate?
IIRC, the current lie from Valve is that TF2 was held back so that it can be implemented using the HL2 engine. Supposedly TF2 will be released sometime not too long after HL2.
Of course, this is being recited from my sometimes inaccurate memory.