As _xeno_ and others have said, the Avenue A site will take any query for the file name ("apple_g4_powerbook," "apple_g5_powerbook," "mango_juice" etc.) and dump a transparent GIF. So it's impossible to tell whether Avenue A had it configured specially for the apple_g5_powerbook keyword, or the other one, or it's just set up to track all queries it's asked for.
According to ThinkSecret Apple is soon upgrading its Pbook G4 model, which would explain why they're adding stuff about it. Probably the Apple employee who added that code was lusting after the G5 and couldn't control his fingertips;)
My question is, why write a new OS? XBox is pretty much the same platform as any PC, so what special needs does it have that Linux doesn't fulfill anyway?
(And no I didn't RTFA because it's slashdotted)
The real answer is: depends on the voltage. Lower-end tasers only cause pain, and higher end ones do paralyze, do varying degrees. This is usually advertised.
It's not contrived at all. Tons of people like it. David Wingrove, who basically wrote it (with Rand Miller, a Myst creator to explain the basic plot), is not a bad author.
It's not even melodramtic. It's one of the most immersive and excellently fleshed-out works of fiction I've read, surprisingly.
There are several different altered states taught by different subcultures. Most involve clearing the mind or focusing it without distraction one one relatively arbitrary thing, like your breath.
People are always vague about this.
Actually, apocrine glands are the ones that emit pheromones, our natural subconscious, near-odorless "scent" that allows others to subconsciously smell our characteristics - age, health, etc. So you're wrong. They serve a purpose, we've just deodorized and washed it out of existence.
And yes, the body odor we consider unpleasant is caused by bacteria. Pheromones are, again, almost odorless.
I submitted some much more detailed info as a stor. I'm a member of the Myst fan community (and to a very limited extent an "insider" )... here is what I sent, hope it's informative:
Cyan and UbiSoft just announced Myst Online, a MMORPG based on the Myst universe. It will take place in the present, with you playing a modern-day adventurer (you could even customize your character's model to look like yourself) exploring the ruins of the ancient underground city of D'ni, the inhabitants of which practiced the art of creating portals to parallel universes (called "Ages") by describing them in great detail in special books (the original Myst and Riven games each took place in one of these parallel universes). You will also get the ability to explore some of these Ages, and more and more as Cyan adds them on.
The game will be focused on cooperative puzzle solving and exploration, and as with all Cyan games, violence will not be a focus (or maybe not present at all - that would be a first for an MMORPG, wouldn't it? <g>). It will feature voice-based communications via your computer microphone, as well as traditional text-based chat.
Based on advance screenshots (this being the most impressive one) the game is just gorgeous. This and this are some more screenshots. The release date is set at 2003, pricing is as yet undisclosed.
Finally, here's the official press release at Avault (which has a screenshot of its own, click the thumbnail for a larger version:P).
Incidentally, the original Myst is way too small to fit the typical population of a MMORPG.:)
This Myst fansite says the series will cover the 30-year span between the beginning of the Book of Atrus novel (the first in the series, chronologically the second) and the end of the Myst game. Maybe a little less, maybe a little more, but events of both Myst and BoA will be featured.
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As _xeno_ and others have said, the Avenue A site will take any query for the file name ("apple_g4_powerbook," "apple_g5_powerbook," "mango_juice" etc.) and dump a transparent GIF. So it's impossible to tell whether Avenue A had it configured specially for the apple_g5_powerbook keyword, or the other one, or it's just set up to track all queries it's asked for. According to ThinkSecret Apple is soon upgrading its Pbook G4 model, which would explain why they're adding stuff about it. Probably the Apple employee who added that code was lusting after the G5 and couldn't control his fingertips ;)
IIRC, it uses VxWorks, and the space shuttle uses QNX. I'm probably wrong.
Actually, you "corrected" it to the wrong spelling, and meanwhile misspelled "misspell"
Zero, the moon is on the other side at that date.
Um, what's the advantage of having a high-end graphics card in terms of interference? I never knew that was one of the benefits.
My question is, why write a new OS? XBox is pretty much the same platform as any PC, so what special needs does it have that Linux doesn't fulfill anyway? (And no I didn't RTFA because it's slashdotted)
Ook! is a programming language for orangutans. It workers can be building skills in conversation!
This has probably been said already, but my guess is that surgeons who enjoy video games are more smart, adept people in general.
Gee, wonder what country that's from.
The real answer is: depends on the voltage. Lower-end tasers only cause pain, and higher end ones do paralyze, do varying degrees. This is usually advertised.
When I first read that, I thought that was "#!" as as in UNIX ;)
It's not contrived at all. Tons of people like it. David Wingrove, who basically wrote it (with Rand Miller, a Myst creator to explain the basic plot), is not a bad author. It's not even melodramtic. It's one of the most immersive and excellently fleshed-out works of fiction I've read, surprisingly.
There are several different altered states taught by different subcultures. Most involve clearing the mind or focusing it without distraction one one relatively arbitrary thing, like your breath. People are always vague about this.
Actually, apocrine glands are the ones that emit pheromones, our natural subconscious, near-odorless "scent" that allows others to subconsciously smell our characteristics - age, health, etc. So you're wrong. They serve a purpose, we've just deodorized and washed it out of existence. And yes, the body odor we consider unpleasant is caused by bacteria. Pheromones are, again, almost odorless.
If you think that's fun, try sex!
It's not slow. In the Computer Language Shootout, it fares about as well as Perl usually. Tcl is just fine performance wise, thank-you-very-much.
There's not always a string rep - something can be just an integer or just a list, for example, if you're careful never to use it like a string.
Someone made a Quake 3 map based on Myst island.
This Myst fansite says the series will cover the 30-year span between the beginning of the Book of Atrus novel (the first in the series, chronologically the second) and the end of the Myst game. Maybe a little less, maybe a little more, but events of both Myst and BoA will be featured.