From the article:
"All drives were tested using a 500 MB file..."
I don't get it. I could burn that to a CDR. I thought one of the points of buying a DVD burner was to take advantage of the massive storage capacity. So shouldn't his benchmarks use a more likely average file size to test the robustness of the burner?
I mean think about it.
Go back just even a hundred years ago, and all the talk is about: "He spends all his time with a book under his nose."
Then, we see the rise of: "Those damn kids, all they care about is that radio." **
And eventually: "You need to get out more, quit watching that damned TV all day."
And now: "He plays video games all the time. He is SO weird, and anti-social."
It just seems to me that any sort of entertainment/interaction that isn't a part of the majority form of said activity gets given the thumbs down out of hand by the general consensus.
On a side note, I think what is really interesting is that the current media sources are willing to blame the user of this product; but for other possibly addictive activities the blame is on the supplier. Smokers are demonized, but when a large cash sum is offered it is no longer their fault; they had been manipulated by the companies. Alcoholics were enticed by the snazzy Ads showing people enjoying themselves and their sexy naked bodies that guaranteed you a shot at Britney, its not really their fault. Hell, even the current US War on (some) Drugs penalizes the supplier more than the user.
You do know how much $$$ the gaming industry has under its belt, right? No? Please do the google for me then, too tired myself.
It just seems that the activities that have no definite chemical/physical drawback are the ones that get sent to the "Get outside more you freak" bin. The same bin that says (I kid you not) "I don't like you because of what you do. You should come hang out in my area, and do what I do."
** Ok, I guess about that one. I didn't live in a time where radio was the only media outlet, and haven't had any exposure to anti-radio fountain-heads. Maybe the Reverend in Footloose counts tho.
I mean, she seems to take this rather well. Were I a 15 year old girl who just wandered onto a set and told a story, and then discovered that there were thousands of rabid slashdotters drooling over me, Natalie Portman, and hot grits... Well maybe that Benadryll might start to come in handy.
I hope she gets an acting career. When everyone forgets this is where she started, it will be fun to burst the bubble of some fan boy. (Sort of like
Alanis Morissette and "You Can't Do That On Television")
Do you think they know about the secret programmers' room?
I dont recall exactly how to get to it, but I remember there was a special sequence of events you could do to get you into an extra room.
While you were proud to discover an Easter egg, you also effectively ended the game since you couldn't leave that room.
Anyone remember this as well?
We had a '92 Escort Hatchback that made it to 165+K before we got rid of it. I think it could have made it farther except for some bad luck on a 100 degree day stuck on the interstate...
So who knows, it might make it. Anyone with enough cash and time for this thing could probably maintain the engine block if they wanted it to last.
I don't suppose there is any hope that this was just a honeypot left open as bait for non-friendly crackers? I mean the company was pretty much using script kiddie tech to get in there. With homeland security as it is now, there just might be bait and observe units out there...
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I agree, this isn't new. It looks more like a graphical representation of nested chatrooms, with the added tweak of EVERY user owning a chat room.
This is the kinds of stuff they are working on commercially for next generation MMORPGs, in fact I think Everquest2 is supposed to allow for land ownership of some sort. I could be wrong.
In my use of RTFM, its usually a last ditch effort to get the person off my back. I have no problem answering the same question several times, if it seems the person asking was sincerely lost.
But to RTFM them, that sort of implies that they have been hounding you with problems that are easily addressable otherwise. A good example from my life in school were simple standard library stuff; I mean, how many times should one be expected to explain something that can easily be read from a man page?
I don't think the article really adressed that part of the saying, the desperation that causes one to lash out.
I personally loved colleged. It was great. I think you do need to consider one crucial point: Will you be happy there?
Are you considering moving into the dorms? If so, can you handle the environment there? Sometimes it can start to make the Lord of the Flies seem tame... You will have to deal with the occasional drunk out of his mind Frat pledge punching through a window and bleeding all down the hallway until the blood start to soak into your room....
Not to mention roomates. If you are not very social, that could suck, but I guess if you live at home, some of those issues go away.
But you know, I say go to school. I agree with the consensus that four year degrees look nicer, and that sys-admining for the rest of your life could suck.
On a side note, everyone here presumes you are a guy since your nickname says 'chicks hate me"...
She could be a she, you know...
But if you are a guy, seriously, chicks will DIG you at school. Its really really easy. Go to school to meet smart women. Meet easy women. Meet women.
Am I getting the women through women women women?
--I drink to set the world's difficutly to 'expert.'
I clicked thru to the site, and told them "I dont like it" in my preferences. The next page that came up told me that people who don't like this product also like to buy MacOS X.
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And I for one welcome our new Speaker Bracelet overlord.
The 2 Million Dollar ball point pen (Russians used pencils which are cheap and abundunt)
Not so sure about that one. Google for "snopes ballpoint pen" gets you to:
The Snopes Pen Story
From the article:
"All drives were tested using a 500 MB file..."
I don't get it. I could burn that to a CDR. I thought one of the points of buying a DVD burner was to take advantage of the massive storage capacity. So shouldn't his benchmarks use a more likely average file size to test the robustness of the burner?
Why don't they release this title on a single DVD?
Just to add some real world geek data (I know mileage may vary):
Of the 3 geeks I work with, all of whom meet or exceed the min requirements, none of us installed a DVD reader into our machines when we built them.
But I agree any software title that comes with more than one bluebook CD should offer a green friendly DVD alternative.
I mean think about it.
Go back just even a hundred years ago, and all the talk is about: "He spends all his time with a book under his nose."
Then, we see the rise of: "Those damn kids, all they care about is that radio." **
And eventually: "You need to get out more, quit watching that damned TV all day."
And now: "He plays video games all the time. He is SO weird, and anti-social."
It just seems to me that any sort of entertainment/interaction that isn't a part of the majority form of said activity gets given the thumbs down out of hand by the general consensus.
On a side note, I think what is really interesting is that the current media sources are willing to blame the user of this product; but for other possibly addictive activities the blame is on the supplier. Smokers are demonized, but when a large cash sum is offered it is no longer their fault; they had been manipulated by the companies. Alcoholics were enticed by the snazzy Ads showing people enjoying themselves and their sexy naked bodies that guaranteed you a shot at Britney, its not really their fault. Hell, even the current US War on (some) Drugs penalizes the supplier more than the user.
You do know how much $$$ the gaming industry has under its belt, right? No? Please do the google for me then, too tired myself.
It just seems that the activities that have no definite chemical/physical drawback are the ones that get sent to the "Get outside more you freak" bin. The same bin that says (I kid you not) "I don't like you because of what you do. You should come hang out in my area, and do what I do."
** Ok, I guess about that one. I didn't live in a time where radio was the only media outlet, and haven't had any exposure to anti-radio fountain-heads. Maybe the Reverend in Footloose counts tho.
Unless, of coures, SGI fights back...
Am I the only one who read that as "SGI Strikes Back"?
Well, ok...
In Soviet Russia, SpaceStation abandons You!
I mean, she seems to take this rather well. Were I a 15 year old girl who just wandered onto a set and told a story, and then discovered that there were thousands of rabid slashdotters drooling over me, Natalie Portman, and hot grits... Well maybe that Benadryll might start to come in handy.
I hope she gets an acting career. When everyone forgets this is where she started, it will be fun to burst the bubble of some fan boy. (Sort of like Alanis Morissette and "You Can't Do That On Television")
Just like when JFK delared to the people of Berlin that he was a doughnut.
And don't forget the follow up tour to Frankfurt and Hamburg!
Ahhh, the Blitter, Copper, Denise and Fat Agnes!
Those were some fun chips!
Do you think they know about the secret programmers' room?
I dont recall exactly how to get to it, but I remember there was a special sequence of events you could do to get you into an extra room. While you were proud to discover an Easter egg, you also effectively ended the game since you couldn't leave that room.
Anyone remember this as well?
We had a '92 Escort Hatchback that made it to 165+K before we got rid of it. I think it could have made it farther except for some bad luck on a 100 degree day stuck on the interstate...
So who knows, it might make it. Anyone with enough cash and time for this thing could probably maintain the engine block if they wanted it to last.
I don't suppose there is any hope that this was just a honeypot left open as bait for non-friendly crackers? I mean the company was pretty much using script kiddie tech to get in there. With homeland security as it is now, there just might be bait and observe units out there...
I agree, this isn't new. It looks more like a graphical representation of nested chatrooms, with the added tweak of EVERY user owning a chat room.
This is the kinds of stuff they are working on commercially for next generation MMORPGs, in fact I think Everquest2 is supposed to allow for land ownership of some sort. I could be wrong.
In my use of RTFM, its usually a last ditch effort to get the person off my back. I have no problem answering the same question several times, if it seems the person asking was sincerely lost.
But to RTFM them, that sort of implies that they have been hounding you with problems that are easily addressable otherwise. A good example from my life in school were simple standard library stuff; I mean, how many times should one be expected to explain something that can easily be read from a man page?
I don't think the article really adressed that part of the saying, the desperation that causes one to lash out.
You can get around the windows key by pressing:
Ctrl-Esc
together.
I like the functionality, but wish keyboards didn't put a trademarked image on a key.
I personally loved colleged. It was great. I think you do need to consider one crucial point: Will you be happy there? Are you considering moving into the dorms? If so, can you handle the environment there? Sometimes it can start to make the Lord of the Flies seem tame... You will have to deal with the occasional drunk out of his mind Frat pledge punching through a window and bleeding all down the hallway until the blood start to soak into your room....
Not to mention roomates. If you are not very social, that could suck, but I guess if you live at home, some of those issues go away.
But you know, I say go to school. I agree with the consensus that four year degrees look nicer, and that sys-admining for the rest of your life could suck.
On a side note, everyone here presumes you are a guy since your nickname says 'chicks hate me"... She could be a she, you know...
But if you are a guy, seriously, chicks will DIG you at school. Its really really easy. Go to school to meet smart women. Meet easy women. Meet women. Am I getting the women through women women women?
--I drink to set the world's difficutly to 'expert.'
I clicked thru to the site, and told them "I dont like it" in my preferences. The next page that came up told me that people who don't like this product also like to buy MacOS X.