Interesting, I've always loved Asus motherboards and never bought anything else for my systems. I had one go flaky on me (power supply blew in the system) and had no trouble at all getting it repaired under warrenty.
Granted, I wouldn't buy this thing. Too bad that fugly handle isn't recessed as it should be.
Yes, people do read/purchase/visit from spam otherwise it wouldn't be as profitable as it currently is. With the low costs involved, even 0.1% 'read' rate for of millions of sent messages makes it profitable.
Just blocking the content won't solve the problem. Shutting down the websites and phone numbers that the spam is pitching is a longer-term solution.
That's true he could just be a passenger. Still, imagine getting stopped with no form of ID. I'm sure you'd get hassled.
For a boat, technically it's a "Certificate" all depends on the state. Some require nothing, all the way up to a full license.
... just not applied to computers in this case, but the principle is the same. We all know very well the arguments against this kind of model, yet people still insist on using it and trying to protect the 'obscure' part instead of developing better methods.
Right now I find any kind of eBooks woefully inadequate for reading the way one uses a paper book. Right now, nothing even comes close. If someone suddenly dropped a few thousand in my lap and said go design the best eBook possible it would have:
High resolution screen, much like IBM's 'Big Bertha' at 220 dpi.
High contrast display
A 'sunlight' mode
Minimum size of 7x4 inches (paperback size), 2nd model 8.5x11
Bluetooth aids sounds very cool, but I'm confused as to the original problem.
I've got severe/profound loss and have never experienced the problem described. I've used nextel, cingular, and sprint gear. I'm wondering if it's only between certain phones and aids. Of course, in my better ear I can usually get away with not switching to T-Coil.
It annoys me every time I read an article like this. The actual title is "Cable beats DSL in speed race" where the speeds and reliability are entirely dependent on your area and services provider. For my area there's heavy cable saturation, and Comcast has horrible support, so I'd go DSL if it was even available. Better to ask people in your neighborhood about what highspeed they've got and/or visit dslreports.com to compare for your area, not rely on a empty article with barely any information. We don't even know when, or how they 'tested' - if they did at all!
It's possible to slant the results either way you want with a careful selection of filters. His credibility is pretty much shot by the long tirade about how great the Dell is, and this quote: "Further speeding up the Dell entry is new gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 support."
This has nothing to to with the tests he's running! It's also very possible that what he was doing wasn't taking advantage of both processors in the Mac. Given the sketchy information on the actual testing, we don't know.
Granted, both camps do this kind of stuff - it proves nothing.
2D platformers (and 2D in general) don't sell well anymore unless it's on more limited hardware (GBA, mobile devices, etc). Most of the game buyers expect something in 3D, even if it might look and play worse than something executed very well in 2D.
In game models usually have to be under 'X' number of polygons for performance. The polys spent on going from 13 to 50 sides would probably mean making something else look less pretty. It's still all a question of what tradeoffs you want to make even with current hardware.
Well, there are plenty of alternatives to MS products, many of which are actually cheaper. The best thing to do would be finding out (or at least estimate) what they do have in terms of hardware/software and so forth.
My college mostly used Sun equipment in the CS arena, and had labs of Macs and Win machines. The x86 hardware can always run Linux or BSD. For people who just need to type a paper up, there are lots of alternatives to MS Word on the Mac (Appleworks, Thinkfree, etc).
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Funny, my experience with Cable is the exact opposite of yours. If I had the choice right now I'd switch to DSL in a heartbeat. Many times the Cable/DSL debate comes down to the quality of the provider, not one technology being better than the other.
Even now comcast cable is more expensive than DSL in my area - plus they forbid using VPN over the 'residential' package. If you want to work from home you basically have to spring for the $100/month business package. I wish the Bell Atlantic would get thier act together with DSL rollout.
I actually wasn't all that impressed by it simply because it could have been so much better. With Card as an editor I would have expected some better writing. The stories had great potential though. For the most part they just fell short of the mark for me. That said, it's definitely not one of those books you'll regret reading, but not going to be one of the best you ever read either. I think the reviewer is being a bit optomistic about the quality.
I'm more interested to see if Shadow Puppets is going to be any better than the last junk he's pushed out based on Ender's Game universe.
I think the SQL in a Nutshell is a great resource, but if you're just starting with SQL this sounds like a decent book, would be nice to have a comparision though. I've lost track of how many times I've had to explain what the first chapter covers (cell, row, column, table, etc). Maybe I should keep a copy around just to loan out in such cases. "Go read chapter one and come back later, then try tell me what you want done."
This is pretty cool, really 'News for Nerds'. Too bad it's Sprint though, most of the people I know that have had wireless through them have been pretty unhappy with it. Get it set up and enjoy it while it lasts, I can't see it lasting too long.
For those on the road though this would really make sense. For those areas that actually get good Sprint connectivity. I'd love to test this out on a train and see if it'll hold up to handoffs along the way travelling the Amtrak NE corridor (Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York-Boston).
Beat me to it, this was my thinking too when I read the article.
It's already possible to snoop on IM conversations, and it should be EXPECTED by anyone using a corporate network for personal use when they own/pay the infrastructure. If you're stupid enough to do something illict/illegal on a corporate network you deserve to be caught.
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Interesting, I've always loved Asus motherboards and never bought anything else for my systems. I had one go flaky on me (power supply blew in the system) and had no trouble at all getting it repaired under warrenty.
Granted, I wouldn't buy this thing. Too bad that fugly handle isn't recessed as it should be.
Yes, people do read/purchase/visit from spam otherwise it wouldn't be as profitable as it currently is. With the low costs involved, even 0.1% 'read' rate for of millions of sent messages makes it profitable. Just blocking the content won't solve the problem. Shutting down the websites and phone numbers that the spam is pitching is a longer-term solution.
That's true he could just be a passenger. Still, imagine getting stopped with no form of ID. I'm sure you'd get hassled. For a boat, technically it's a "Certificate" all depends on the state. Some require nothing, all the way up to a full license.
Actually "motorcycle, car, boat" all require ID as well. Need a liscence remember?
... just not applied to computers in this case, but the principle is the same. We all know very well the arguments against this kind of model, yet people still insist on using it and trying to protect the 'obscure' part instead of developing better methods.
Bluetooth aids sounds very cool, but I'm confused as to the original problem. I've got severe/profound loss and have never experienced the problem described. I've used nextel, cingular, and sprint gear. I'm wondering if it's only between certain phones and aids. Of course, in my better ear I can usually get away with not switching to T-Coil.
Don't forget, you can install it on ALL of those machines for the price of only copy. Legally!
It annoys me every time I read an article like this. The actual title is "Cable beats DSL in speed race" where the speeds and reliability are entirely dependent on your area and services provider. For my area there's heavy cable saturation, and Comcast has horrible support, so I'd go DSL if it was even available. Better to ask people in your neighborhood about what highspeed they've got and/or visit dslreports.com to compare for your area, not rely on a empty article with barely any information. We don't even know when, or how they 'tested' - if they did at all!
Zero comments and already /.'d.
BTW, many of those icons are recognizeable even by computer-illiterate people too.
It's possible to slant the results either way you want with a careful selection of filters. His credibility is pretty much shot by the long tirade about how great the Dell is, and this quote: "Further speeding up the Dell entry is new gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 support."
This has nothing to to with the tests he's running! It's also very possible that what he was doing wasn't taking advantage of both processors in the Mac. Given the sketchy information on the actual testing, we don't know.
Granted, both camps do this kind of stuff - it proves nothing.
Since 1.4.1 is available now, it's not really big news that Panther will incorporate it too. 1.4.1's release was news two weeks ago ...
Just me, or does the seventh screenshot look like a sonic game with the collected nuts being dropped like sonic's coins?
Suprised that they're also publishing screenshots that have obvious glitches in em' too.
2D platformers (and 2D in general) don't sell well anymore unless it's on more limited hardware (GBA, mobile devices, etc). Most of the game buyers expect something in 3D, even if it might look and play worse than something executed very well in 2D.
In game models usually have to be under 'X' number of polygons for performance. The polys spent on going from 13 to 50 sides would probably mean making something else look less pretty. It's still all a question of what tradeoffs you want to make even with current hardware.
Well, there are plenty of alternatives to MS products, many of which are actually cheaper. The best thing to do would be finding out (or at least estimate) what they do have in terms of hardware/software and so forth.
My college mostly used Sun equipment in the CS arena, and had labs of Macs and Win machines. The x86 hardware can always run Linux or BSD. For people who just need to type a paper up, there are lots of alternatives to MS Word on the Mac (Appleworks, Thinkfree, etc).
Funny, my experience with Cable is the exact opposite of yours. If I had the choice right now I'd switch to DSL in a heartbeat. Many times the Cable/DSL debate comes down to the quality of the provider, not one technology being better than the other.
*chuckle* Too used to thinking of them as BA and not Verizon - good catch.
Even now comcast cable is more expensive than DSL in my area - plus they forbid using VPN over the 'residential' package. If you want to work from home you basically have to spring for the $100/month business package. I wish the Bell Atlantic would get thier act together with DSL rollout.
I actually wasn't all that impressed by it simply because it could have been so much better. With Card as an editor I would have expected some better writing. The stories had great potential though. For the most part they just fell short of the mark for me. That said, it's definitely not one of those books you'll regret reading, but not going to be one of the best you ever read either. I think the reviewer is being a bit optomistic about the quality.
I'm more interested to see if Shadow Puppets is going to be any better than the last junk he's pushed out based on Ender's Game universe.
Cheaper at Amazon: $10.47 [associate]
It isn't there by default. However, Fink makes it a snap to install and keep current - along with a ton of other OSS tools and software.
I think the SQL in a Nutshell is a great resource, but if you're just starting with SQL this sounds like a decent book, would be nice to have a comparision though. I've lost track of how many times I've had to explain what the first chapter covers (cell, row, column, table, etc). Maybe I should keep a copy around just to loan out in such cases. "Go read chapter one and come back later, then try tell me what you want done."
PS: Amazon has it for $34.99 [associate]
Info here. It's a really nice chip, but I wonder how it matches up against the Nvidia's GeForce2 Go and 4 Go ...
That aside, I want one. :)
This is pretty cool, really 'News for Nerds'. Too bad it's Sprint though, most of the people I know that have had wireless through them have been pretty unhappy with it. Get it set up and enjoy it while it lasts, I can't see it lasting too long.
For those on the road though this would really make sense. For those areas that actually get good Sprint connectivity. I'd love to test this out on a train and see if it'll hold up to handoffs along the way travelling the Amtrak NE corridor (Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York-Boston).
Beat me to it, this was my thinking too when I read the article.
It's already possible to snoop on IM conversations, and it should be EXPECTED by anyone using a corporate network for personal use when they own/pay the infrastructure. If you're stupid enough to do something illict/illegal on a corporate network you deserve to be caught.