I know very little of the story, but it sort of went like this:
They started coding DNF when new hardware 3D engines came out, superiour to the ones they were working on, so they scrapped their existing code base and started fresh.....then another superious 3d engine came out, that put their current one to shame, so they scrapped their new code base and started over.....wash, rinse, repeat as needed.
..Dump Bush and the Reagan-era criminals in his administration..
Fuckhead, Regan and the first Bush did more good for this country than Clinton and the current range of democrat hopefulls could ever *hope* to accomplish.
I'm also willing to wager you dind't live through the disaster that was Carter's term in office.
Or shall I remind you of the 20+% in unenployment, inflation and home loan percentages?
How about the American Hostages in Iran for 400+ days, the fuel shortages? Stagflation? Need I go on?
I think I've made my point. Study history and learn what Reagan was really able to accomplish.
Years ago, I was in an elevator that was playing muzak.
Normally it's easy to ignore, but in this case the tune was maddeningly familiar. I listened, started humming with it and realized what they were playing:
On a slightly more serious note, I'm looking forward to sunset pics, and perhaps ones from a Martian duststorm, in addition to pics of the crash(?) site of Beagle2.
I do tech support for ~10,000+ clients. When Windows 98 was common, the biggest problems were stability and trying to keep it that way.
Now that win2k (and winxp) is out, the stability issue has been resolved. Now the most common thing I see is tons of spyware slowing the PC down to a crawl (obligatory slashdot humor: The difference between a PC infested with spyware that crawls, and Windows XP hogging all the resources making the PC crawl, is sometimes hard to discern.)
And of course lovely viruses from that oh-so-wonderful default-installed e.mail program, Outlook Express.
Most (nearly all) the *major* spyware issues stem from PEBKAC, a little knowledge (on the end-users part) would go a long way, but much of the spyware out there cloaks itself in "official" looking popups, all happily Verisigned, which can sometimes even trip up sys admins.
The next version of windows is rumored to fix this (to what extent is unknown) but undoubtedly will introduce a ton of new spyware.
Now isn't it nice that we BeOS and *nix users are immune to all that crap? I know I'm glad I use BeOS.
"Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller?"
I did work for some time for a firm that was crooked (in a big way), it took me some time to find out about it, but when it finally struck me (I was basically offered a Ferrari to look the other way), I quit.
Took some time off from working, and did a career change. In retrospect, probably the best thing I have ever done job-wise.
And then we'd have just another generic distro of *nix. BeOS is different, and proud to be so, to dilute the concept by using "another *nix kernel" would be to defeat the whole purpose.
I for one am very glad they don't, I really don't like *nix (or MS for that matter, but that's another topic altogether)
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on a regular basis, but aren't they generally, more up on things than this?
Or is someone paying them to be a mouthpiece?
I know very little of the story, but it sort of went like this:
..then another superious 3d engine came out, that put their current one to shame, so they scrapped their new code base and started over... ..wash, rinse, repeat as needed.
They started coding DNF when new hardware 3D engines came out, superiour to the ones they were working on, so they scrapped their existing code base and started fresh...
I used to use Netscape 4.7x as my main browser. Turning off Javascript solved (at the time anyway, dunno about now) all intrusive ads.
I have yet to encounter a web site where JS is required, though I have no doubt they exist.
..Dump Bush and the Reagan-era criminals in his administration..
Fuckhead, Regan and the first Bush did more good for this country than Clinton and the current range of democrat hopefulls could ever *hope* to accomplish.
I'm also willing to wager you dind't live through the disaster that was Carter's term in office.
Or shall I remind you of the 20+% in unenployment, inflation and home loan percentages?
How about the American Hostages in Iran for 400+ days, the fuel shortages? Stagflation? Need I go on?
I think I've made my point. Study history and learn what Reagan was really able to accomplish.
I've never been on welfare, but I've inspected a TON of welfare houses (I was a building inspector for 8 years) for many years.
Believe me, for every one of you, there are 10s, if not 100s of cadillac welfare queens.
I saw so many I was disgusted and it eventually changed my personal and political viewpoints.
Years ago, I was in an elevator that was playing muzak.
Normally it's easy to ignore, but in this case the tune was maddeningly familiar. I listened, started humming with it and realized what they were playing:
Black Sabbath's "Paranoid"
It's been all downhill after that.
Error in comparasion.
Stealing the Ford is an example of a physical item, which has to be made again (and incur the use of raw materials, and labour to create)
an electronic tune is not a physical item.
I understand the point you are trying to make, but you are using the wrong analogy.
another IIS leaked fixed... ...oh wait...
Congressmen-
Find out where they *really* go during "work" hours.
Or is it the other way around, I always get confused over stuff like this.
Buying a car sans radio is easy, if it's a Ferrari. Ditto TVR (my TVR never even had a space for one) ditto my Lancia 037.
Most of your high-end exotics don't come with radios because you couldn't hear it over the sound of the engine anyway.
They're so biiiiig, and red!
(sorry, first thing that came to mind.)
On a slightly more serious note, I'm looking forward to sunset pics, and perhaps ones from a Martian duststorm, in addition to pics of the crash(?) site of Beagle2.
(adopting the voice of the french cleaner shrimp from Finding Nemo)
I am ashamed
...moistened-bint-lobbing-scimitars dept....
I thought it was bink...am I missing my english slang here?
Portable BSOD on demand!
(sorry, had to be said)
I do tech support for ~10,000+ clients. When Windows 98 was common, the biggest problems were stability and trying to keep it that way.
Now that win2k (and winxp) is out, the stability issue has been resolved. Now the most common thing I see is tons of spyware slowing the PC down to a crawl (obligatory slashdot humor: The difference between a PC infested with spyware that crawls, and Windows XP hogging all the resources making the PC crawl, is sometimes hard to discern.)
And of course lovely viruses from that oh-so-wonderful default-installed e.mail program, Outlook Express.
Most (nearly all) the *major* spyware issues stem from PEBKAC, a little knowledge (on the end-users part) would go a long way, but much of the spyware out there cloaks itself in "official" looking popups, all happily Verisigned, which can sometimes even trip up sys admins.
The next version of windows is rumored to fix this (to what extent is unknown) but undoubtedly will introduce a ton of new spyware.
Now isn't it nice that we BeOS and *nix users are immune to all that crap? I know I'm glad I use BeOS.
"Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller?"
Well...no.
I know them all, and have more than half of them. Been listening to "Heavy Metal" since the term was coined. So yer not alone after all :-)
Is when Allies release previously classified documents, that could be potentially quite embarrasing to other Allies.
That plan to sieze oil fields for example, could be egg on the face of the US if it was released at the wrong time.
Who knows what other "interesting" documents were de-classified at the wrong time.
Too obvious, plus I already owned severqal Italian cars at the time (see my home page for more info)
Indeed, but by the time I had found out about it, I could have easily been implicated as well, do I decided it would be best to cut my losses and run.
I did work for some time for a firm that was crooked (in a big way), it took me some time to find out about it, but when it finally struck me (I was basically offered a Ferrari to look the other way), I quit.
Took some time off from working, and did a career change. In retrospect, probably the best thing I have ever done job-wise.
And then we'd have just another generic distro of *nix. BeOS is different, and proud to be so, to dilute the concept by using "another *nix kernel" would be to defeat the whole purpose.
I for one am very glad they don't, I really don't like *nix (or MS for that matter, but that's another topic altogether)
Probably because the spam kings got ahold of the idea...
Looks like someone's server needs a jolt of caffiene.