I'm not sure there is anything you can do other than ask them to reinstate the domains unless you want to take this to court but that takes money and perhaps even more importantly, time. I'm not even sure suing them would get the results you want. It depends on what you agreed to when you registered the domain. It's vitally important to read all the fine print when making a business arrangement (like registering a domain). I think the rights and responsibilities outlined in the contract should be the prime factor when choosing a register, not price.
All of that aside, a registrar suspending a domain for 'abuse', real or imagined, is ridiculous.
I was intrigued by the above post so I did some searching and I think he's refering to the Casio Cassiopeia Fiva MPC-206VL. Looks like a nifty little computer. I'm curious about how "SLOW" it is. If I had one I would probably spend 90% of the time using ssh and/or browsing the web and neither of those applications require a lot of horsepower and all things being equal, I would rather have a longer battery life.
I know it isn't exactly what you're asking for but Gravis (previously known as Advanced Gravis) use to have a SNES-like gamepad that was unique in that it was symmetrical and with the flick of switch, it could be turned around so the joypad was on the right and the buttons on the left. Better yet, it had a little joystick that could be screwed into the centre of the joypad which made it a lot closer to what you're looking for. The only downside is that it's an older product (circa 1995) so it has a MIDI/game port connector rather than being USB and I don't know of a way to adapt it. Perhaps that's the topic for another Ask Slashdot.
I searched high and low and wasn't able to find a site with any information or a picture of the product but good old eBay came through again. I hate linking to eBay as the links expire so I swiped somebody's photo and put it on my site. You can see it here. I found it by searching for "gravis gamepad" and wading through the results. The best part is they seem to be selling for about $1 (U.S. funds) so it might be worthing buying one just to try it out.
Okay, that was probably too obscure. For those that own this awesome movie on DVD, fire it up and switch the audio track from English to Martian and this post will make (some) sense.
Cold turkey. You'll have to live with the headaches and lethargy but it will pass. You can help that process along by drinking a lot of water (I know it sounds obvious). It helps flush the drug out of your system. You can also sweat it out so if you've got access to a sauna, use it.
Luckily you won't have to change your lifestyle too much. Caffeine-free soda and decaffeinated coffees are readily available.
I grew up with the Commodore Vic-20 and 64 so I have strong nostalgic memories of the Commodore BBS scene. Luckily, that scene isn't dead. There are a bunch of C= boards you can access over the Internet. You can find a partial list here. I know what you're thinking. Accessing C= boards via telnet is well and good but without the colour graphics, it's boring. You're right. That's why you need CGTerm or CBMTerm which will give you the full-on experience.
Oh, and if all this BBS talk has stirred up the sysop in you and you want to put up a BBS, go for it! You can get BBS software here and instructions on how to connect your 64 or 128 to the Internet here.
Remember, if the present ain't working for you, do what I do. Live in the past!
ARGH! I hate that. I start a post and by the time I hit Submit, someone has made a similar post rendering mine redundant. Oh well.
BTW, I have jpegs (4) of the pages from the Ghost in the Shell manga that were deleted before publication in the U.S. (they were deemed to racey). If you want them (and you're over 18) drop me a line and I'll send you a URL.
Just in case you missed it, there was a version of Ghost In The Shell for Playstation (PSX). It's a good game and worth checking out. For some reason, it didn't get much attention so you'll have to check your local used video game store or pay the premium to get a copy on eBay.
There was a great game called
Balance of Power (followed up by Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition) which was a simulation of geopolitics and was interesting in that the goal was power and prestige while avoiding a world war. It's quite unique and well worth checking out. You can read a fascinating article about designing Balance of Power written by Chris Crawford, the author of the game.
I know this isn't 100% on topic but I couldn't resist. I think a lot of people find this game stimulating if they only knew about it.
Why doesn't Radical put up a billboard near EA's office that says char msg[]={69, 65, 32, 83, 117, 99, 107, 115, 0]; ? All's fair in love and video games.
That's touching. What's really funny is that not only did they give you an amazing Christmas gift, they gave you an amazing Christmas memory and that memory has (clearly) outlasted the gift. Come to think of it, the look on your face is probably something your parents will never forget either.
We've been discussing this emulator for a while over on ClieSource. It's not quite finished yet but so far, so good. The caveat is that it only runs on Palm OS 5.x devices and it requires a fairly robust CPU as well.
If you're interested in emulation on Palm OS-based handhelds, you should learn the name Jeff Mitchell. He's the programmer behind XCade (an arcade emulator) and CaSTaway (an Atari ST emulator). Nifty stuff. Check them out.
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I'm not sure there is anything you can do other than ask them to reinstate the domains unless you want to take this to court but that takes money and perhaps even more importantly, time. I'm not even sure suing them would get the results you want. It depends on what you agreed to when you registered the domain. It's vitally important to read all the fine print when making a business arrangement (like registering a domain). I think the rights and responsibilities outlined in the contract should be the prime factor when choosing a register, not price. All of that aside, a registrar suspending a domain for 'abuse', real or imagined, is ridiculous.
I was intrigued by the above post so I did some searching and I think he's refering to the Casio Cassiopeia Fiva MPC-206VL. Looks like a nifty little computer. I'm curious about how "SLOW" it is. If I had one I would probably spend 90% of the time using ssh and/or browsing the web and neither of those applications require a lot of horsepower and all things being equal, I would rather have a longer battery life.
That is easily explained. You see, pre-dawn is when the sign first lights up at Krispy Kreme.
No, the venture capitalists were there for food. I understand shark is quite tasty.
I searched high and low and wasn't able to find a site with any information or a picture of the product but good old eBay came through again. I hate linking to eBay as the links expire so I swiped somebody's photo and put it on my site. You can see it here. I found it by searching for "gravis gamepad" and wading through the results. The best part is they seem to be selling for about $1 (U.S. funds) so it might be worthing buying one just to try it out.
I hope someone finds this useful.
Okay, that was probably too obscure. For those that own this awesome movie on DVD, fire it up and switch the audio track from English to Martian and this post will make (some) sense.
Shortest story ever.
Luckily you won't have to change your lifestyle too much. Caffeine-free soda and decaffeinated coffees are readily available.
Oh, and if all this BBS talk has stirred up the sysop in you and you want to put up a BBS, go for it! You can get BBS software here and instructions on how to connect your 64 or 128 to the Internet here.
Remember, if the present ain't working for you, do what I do. Live in the past!
Check out the Battery University for the answers to all your battery questions.
BTW, I have jpegs (4) of the pages from the Ghost in the Shell manga that were deleted before publication in the U.S. (they were deemed to racey). If you want them (and you're over 18) drop me a line and I'll send you a URL.
Just in case you missed it, there was a version of Ghost In The Shell for Playstation (PSX). It's a good game and worth checking out. For some reason, it didn't get much attention so you'll have to check your local used video game store or pay the premium to get a copy on eBay.
Clearly you're not a Windows user.
There are a lot of *NIX variants on that Powerbook. I shudder to think how much SCO thinks that guy owes them...
It isn't exactly what you are looking for but you might find this interesting. Ectaco have lots of useful traslation programs. Hope that helps.
I know this isn't 100% on topic but I couldn't resist. I think a lot of people find this game stimulating if they only knew about it.
They should change the name to UnixWhere.
Pidgeon porn.
Why doesn't Radical put up a billboard near EA's office that says char msg[]={69, 65, 32, 83, 117, 99, 107, 115, 0]; ? All's fair in love and video games.
Thanks for making my day.
Forget MAME, get SideTalkin'!
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olsen, Founder, Digital Equipment Corporation
Or my personal favorite...
"Trust me, this is way better than OS/2." - The dude at Computer City that sold me my copy of WIndows 95. Bastard.
If you're interested in emulation on Palm OS-based handhelds, you should learn the name Jeff Mitchell. He's the programmer behind XCade (an arcade emulator) and CaSTaway (an Atari ST emulator). Nifty stuff. Check them out.
How about from now on hard disks get labeled "Sempai" and "Kohai". Should appeal to the Japanese hard disk manufacturers.
"Uh, yeah, I'll have an iMac combo please."
"Would you like to supersize that for $400?"
Just wait for Apple to release a Powerbook with that display. Then we'll have something to talk about.