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But the most important feature, which the summary left out, is the parallel port...
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WHY!? I don't have an old printer in my living room next to my TV. I don't know about the rest of you. Or maybe it's for loading videos off a SyQuest drive.
I never write in cursive, but the point of cursive is to be able to write faster because your pen leaves the page less often. Also, it is easier to write cursive while not looking at the paper than to print. I do not know shorthand, so I cannot comment on it.
I have never tried using "End Task" but in my experience, doing "End Process" on a process that is using too much CPU/memory often takes a while to end the process or simply never does so. On the other hand, kill -9 seems to always work almost instantly. I will have to try out pskill which another poster referenced.
:-/ That's nice. I guess the real solution would be to get the energy efficient bulbs and then complain about how awful they are to your friends/neighbors so the utility does not notice an overall difference. >:-)
Microsoft probably has not gone to Linux because they have this rather well designed kernel called the Windows NT kernel, which works quite well. On the other hand, I hear some of their applications have some security problems.
If the demand is less, then the production will be less. Of course, switching to more efficient lightbulbs will probably not actually decrease demand, but it would at least make it increase slower.
The tracker can simply deny access based on IP address. That way the.torrent would only be useful to users who logged into the tracker site and downloaded the torrent (at which point the tracker could add that IP to the list of allowed IP addresses). I assume that feature is not implemented in the article's tracker, but I have seen private BT trackers, so it is possible.
The list of completed books is pretty small, but Wikibooks is working on open textbooks. I see they even have PDF version of some of their books. Maybe at some point, it will be reasonable for a professor to use one of those. Then again, it seems like the only time when professors really absolutely require a book is when they assign homework out of it. In that format, it is hard to make the instructor's solution manual difficult to obtain.:)
Uh, how does that relate to the software being able to change the font size/page layout? The feature being suggested sounds more like a web browser's ability adjust the layout when you resize the window.
Why bother? The GPL allows for a fee to be required for the source code. Charge for the software and then charge again for the source if anyone asks for it.:)
Actually, there is one problem with using an LCD monitor that I do notice: smooth scrolling does not work. Even on my new 8ms (claimed) pixel response time screen, text is almost unreadable while smooth scrolling unless it is very slow.
I had never heard of SED before, so I looked up the Wikipedia article on it. It sounds like an interesting idea, but the number of delays is discouraging. Also, it will probably take the technology a while to catch up with LCD/Plasma in price. But you are probably right that it will win in the long-term... unless another new tech appears by then.
What would you recommend displaying on an LCD screen to make those problems visible? I use LCDs for computer monitors because they are less deep and a lot lighter than CRTs, but they look fine to me. Not disputing your claim, I'm just curious.
My LCDs have 178 degree (claimed) viewing angle range. I think past that, the frame starts blocking a significant portion of the screen. Even my laptop's screen has a large horizontal viewing angle range, although the vertical is much smaller. One of my friends has a plasma TV and I have never noticed any difference in the picture from different angles. I'm sure there is one, I just have never been in a position to notice it even at wide angles. Maybe viewing angle was a problem in the past, but I do not think it is a serious problem on modern screens.
As another poster mentioned, online play for VC is unlikely because the games are not made to expect lag. See ZSNES's netplay and zbattle.net for online multiplayer SNES. I have never tested, but the devs say the lag is plainly visible even across a LAN. I have played Tetris Attack (which is very fast-paced) on zbattle.net without any problems (except being bad at Tetris Attack:), so I do not know how feasible it really is for Nintendo to do a ZSNES netplay-style emulate on both machines and send controller input over the network.
Opps, I could have sworn I typed Ext3 there. There's a lesson for you kids: preview your comments.
That's just messed up. Of course, NTFS also has metadata journaling, but Windows' chkdisk still manages to fail to recover data sometimes. And it's always the registry that gets lost.
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But the most important feature, which the summary left out, is the parallel port...
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WHY!? I don't have an old printer in my living room next to my TV. I don't know about the rest of you. Or maybe it's for loading videos off a SyQuest drive.
The FireFox image zoom extension (among others) imitate the behavior the GP described.
I never write in cursive, but the point of cursive is to be able to write faster because your pen leaves the page less often. Also, it is easier to write cursive while not looking at the paper than to print. I do not know shorthand, so I cannot comment on it.
I have never tried using "End Task" but in my experience, doing "End Process" on a process that is using too much CPU/memory often takes a while to end the process or simply never does so. On the other hand, kill -9 seems to always work almost instantly. I will have to try out pskill which another poster referenced.
Your boss needs to learn about DivX/XviD. 16GB is more like 23 movies. (Assuming 700MB/movie.)
Don't we already have Bluetooth? I suppose the 100mbit bandwidth would be useful for a wireless external harddrive or camera/card reader.
:-/ That's nice. I guess the real solution would be to get the energy efficient bulbs and then complain about how awful they are to your friends/neighbors so the utility does not notice an overall difference. >:-)
Microsoft probably has not gone to Linux because they have this rather well designed kernel called the Windows NT kernel, which works quite well. On the other hand, I hear some of their applications have some security problems.
Yeah, something is wrong when 6-digit ID people start saying they are oldies. *Points to his not old 6-digit ID.*
If the demand is less, then the production will be less. Of course, switching to more efficient lightbulbs will probably not actually decrease demand, but it would at least make it increase slower.
Yes, the number of commericals on TV has been increasing. This is not news.
The tracker can simply deny access based on IP address. That way the .torrent would only be useful to users who logged into the tracker site and downloaded the torrent (at which point the tracker could add that IP to the list of allowed IP addresses). I assume that feature is not implemented in the article's tracker, but I have seen private BT trackers, so it is possible.
The list of completed books is pretty small, but Wikibooks is working on open textbooks. I see they even have PDF version of some of their books. Maybe at some point, it will be reasonable for a professor to use one of those. Then again, it seems like the only time when professors really absolutely require a book is when they assign homework out of it. In that format, it is hard to make the instructor's solution manual difficult to obtain. :)
Uh, how does that relate to the software being able to change the font size/page layout? The feature being suggested sounds more like a web browser's ability adjust the layout when you resize the window.
Maybe Pluto is short for Planet luto.
Why bother? The GPL allows for a fee to be required for the source code. Charge for the software and then charge again for the source if anyone asks for it. :)
Actually, there is one problem with using an LCD monitor that I do notice: smooth scrolling does not work. Even on my new 8ms (claimed) pixel response time screen, text is almost unreadable while smooth scrolling unless it is very slow.
I had never heard of SED before, so I looked up the Wikipedia article on it. It sounds like an interesting idea, but the number of delays is discouraging. Also, it will probably take the technology a while to catch up with LCD/Plasma in price. But you are probably right that it will win in the long-term... unless another new tech appears by then.
What would you recommend displaying on an LCD screen to make those problems visible? I use LCDs for computer monitors because they are less deep and a lot lighter than CRTs, but they look fine to me. Not disputing your claim, I'm just curious.
My LCDs have 178 degree (claimed) viewing angle range. I think past that, the frame starts blocking a significant portion of the screen. Even my laptop's screen has a large horizontal viewing angle range, although the vertical is much smaller. One of my friends has a plasma TV and I have never noticed any difference in the picture from different angles. I'm sure there is one, I just have never been in a position to notice it even at wide angles. Maybe viewing angle was a problem in the past, but I do not think it is a serious problem on modern screens.
Wait a minute. Where exactly are you finding these LCDs with higher res than CRTs the same size?
You mean unplug it. Or did you not hear about WiiConnect24, which was announced in Nintendo's E3 2006 press conference.
As another poster mentioned, online play for VC is unlikely because the games are not made to expect lag. See ZSNES's netplay and zbattle.net for online multiplayer SNES. I have never tested, but the devs say the lag is plainly visible even across a LAN. I have played Tetris Attack (which is very fast-paced) on zbattle.net without any problems (except being bad at Tetris Attack :), so I do not know how feasible it really is for Nintendo to do a ZSNES netplay-style emulate on both machines and send controller input over the network.
Opps, I could have sworn I typed Ext3 there. There's a lesson for you kids: preview your comments.
That's just messed up. Of course, NTFS also has metadata journaling, but Windows' chkdisk still manages to fail to recover data sometimes. And it's always the registry that gets lost.
In summary, "You may follow existing copyright laws and completely disregard this meaningless 'license.'"