... but the main reason I use Word over OO is startup speed - when I click on the Word icon, it's up and running in less than a second. OO takes what, four or five seconds? Ridiculous, I know, but that's pretty much the only reason I stick to Word. I like the integration with the rest of the office suite, sure, but I'm also familiar with Office, having used it for the past ten years or so, and would much rather stick to something I know rather than spend the time and effort to switch to something that might not be around in a year. Microsoft products might be expensive, but the company's not going anywhere.
Ask Slashdot + Geocities Account + Pictures = None of us have any idea what you're talking about. So, bearing in mind that I can't RTFA, I'm going to do this BOFH style and go with... let's see, today's Tuesday... portable tracking device for the orbital laser system - one false move and you're a subatomic particle, buddy. Now, the best way to get rid of it would be to put it in the microwave and set it for twenty minutes on high. It might smell, so you might want to take the Missus and Snuffles the dog for a walk.
I know this isn't what you're looking for, but WonderChair or no, you *still* need to stand up every half-hour or so and walk around. If you're sitting in a chair for more than four hours at a time and your back hurts, well, it's not the chair's fault.
Having said that, I'd get one with lower back support - makes it a lot easier to sit for a stretch and still be productive. Check out a few ergonomics diagrams available on the net and set up your work space accordingly - your entire body will thank you.
Agreed. My bookstore sells my textbooks for waaay more than Amazon.com, but typically I buy my textbooks used online through ABEBooks. I'm not affiliated with them, but I've saved a lot of money over the past couple of years that they deserve a plug. For example: my Greek Mythology textbook last semester was $120 CAD new; I got it through ABE for $11 CAD all in. It was one edition old, mind, but for $100 I could care less.
Yes, for science/eng majors, textbook buying is a huge pain, but for people like me (English grad) textbooks are cheap, the editions are plentiful, and they're not twenty-pound monsters that crush my frail laptop when I'm going from class to class.
I've said it a thousand times: no matter what your major is, GET THE BOOK LIST FROM THE PROF two or three months before the class starts and ORDER ONLINE. Amazon.com ships textbooks free over what, $25? Even if you save a couple of bucks on one book, you're winning and leaving the overpriced univ book store with leftover stock. This is a good thing.
Any english speaker would put a full stop after "NO" before moving onto "table," whereas "nova" and "no va" are spoken as a single word. Further, notable and no table are pronounced differently - "no-TAH-bull" vs. "no-TAY-bull"
I really hate saying this (because who am I, a lowly slashbot to influence the mods?) but mod this sucker up. Your student would definitely benefit from somebody taking notes - she would be able to focus solely on the lectures, then read the notes which were taken from a different perspective. Seems perfect to me!
My IBM X31 1.6GHz (3 lbs, full keyboard, 12" screen, most perfect piece of technolust known to mankind) lasts 5 hours using just Word. If you're in class for more than 5 hours at a stretch, you're working WAAAY too hard.
It is to Nintendo - they might not make the game, but it would definitely help sell the DS. BTW, Yu gi oh is a *fantastic* game, much more enjoyable than M:TG, IMHO.
Super Smash Brothers Melee would accomplish this very well - one screen would be zoomed in on your guy, the other one showing a zoomed out view of where everybody is. This would avoid the headache of trying to play this blasted game on a small TV.
Imagine a local MMORPG variant of Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh - it's like selling solid gold!
good god no! that phone has a browser, an fm radio, messaging services, a *thermometer*... by "Basic" I mean something that you turn on that dials out and receives incoming calls. That's it.
Am I the only one that wants several efficient devices that does each task well rather than a device that does all of them crappily? I'm not going to type off a 20 page paper on a cell phone, nor will I use one for a powerpoint presentation, a wakeup clock radio, etc. etc.
You might think it's wonderful, but I think that puting all your eggs in one small, breakable, easily stolen/lost basket is a ridiculous idea.
Furthermore, I can't even find a basic cell phone that dials out a number - I either need to pay an ungodly sum for a "basic" (i.e. SMS, colour screened flip phone with more RAM than my laptop) phone, or sign my life away with a 2 year contract. Note to cell phone manufacturers: I would pay big money for an indestructable, IBM-quality cell phone with *basic* features that would last me for the next ten years!
sorry, missed some....that it completely overshadowed earlier such games (i.e. Wasteland) and made for not only a unique gaming experience, but one that is memorable. I find myself comparing every RPG now to Fallout - NWN, Baldur's Gate, none of it lives up. I'm not saying that Fallout is the be all and end all of gaming nirvana, but the simple fact remains that they took a good idea and did it *well*; because of this, I'll never forget the game.
...nor do game players. Why else would they release game after game that are basically the same (i.e. sports, racing, even FPS shooters)? And we, the customer, support this by buying crap, time and time again. The last decent PC game I bought was the two-pack Fallout/Fallout 2; that's not to say that everything after it has been completely worthless, but Fallout brought two distinct tropes (the RPG and post-apocalyptic fiction) together in such a way that it completely overshadowed earlier such games (i.e. Wasteland).
What baffles me is why there aren't more games out there that use traditional literary modes as bases for plot. I'm dying to play a good Raymond Chandler-esque game; imagine a game based on something by Kafka. A game based on Snow Crash would be killer, too. But what do they stick on the shelf? Deer Hunter XXIII and GenericFPS 12. Bah.
Problems in extrapoliating recent trends - for example, Neuromancer by William Gibson (written in 1983/4) is supposed to be set sometime in 2020 (I think), but there are no cell phones, despite the fact that cells are ubiquous devices and will certainly be around in the *real* 2020. He didn't see that one coming. this is the problem that the article is talking about.
Am I the only one who saw this and immediately thought "Fallout" here? All they need is Pipboy with the thumbs up in a gas attendant uniform on the case and they're set to go. *Sigh*, Fallout.
Then again, look at the aural background to any of M. Night Shymalan's works - they're pretty much non-existent, yet they're some of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. Music shouldn't be a coverup for a lack of content.
Agreed - FANTASTIC game. The sequel was pretty good too, but the original creeped the hell out of me. I played a couple missions in the survival mode, and my heart was gripped with terror when I realised that I was outnumbered and had no ammo left, but I was still being swarmed with aliens. I had to keep telling myself, "it's just a game!" didn't help, tho.
System Shock 1 & 2 were like that as well. Very creepy, especially with the voice logs & everything.
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... but the main reason I use Word over OO is startup speed - when I click on the Word icon, it's up and running in less than a second. OO takes what, four or five seconds? Ridiculous, I know, but that's pretty much the only reason I stick to Word. I like the integration with the rest of the office suite, sure, but I'm also familiar with Office, having used it for the past ten years or so, and would much rather stick to something I know rather than spend the time and effort to switch to something that might not be around in a year. Microsoft products might be expensive, but the company's not going anywhere.
Ask Slashdot + Geocities Account + Pictures = None of us have any idea what you're talking about. So, bearing in mind that I can't RTFA, I'm going to do this BOFH style and go with... let's see, today's Tuesday... portable tracking device for the orbital laser system - one false move and you're a subatomic particle, buddy. Now, the best way to get rid of it would be to put it in the microwave and set it for twenty minutes on high. It might smell, so you might want to take the Missus and Snuffles the dog for a walk.
Having said that, I'd get one with lower back support - makes it a lot easier to sit for a stretch and still be productive. Check out a few ergonomics diagrams available on the net and set up your work space accordingly - your entire body will thank you.
Yes, for science/eng majors, textbook buying is a huge pain, but for people like me (English grad) textbooks are cheap, the editions are plentiful, and they're not twenty-pound monsters that crush my frail laptop when I'm going from class to class.
I've said it a thousand times: no matter what your major is, GET THE BOOK LIST FROM THE PROF two or three months before the class starts and ORDER ONLINE. Amazon.com ships textbooks free over what, $25? Even if you save a couple of bucks on one book, you're winning and leaving the overpriced univ book store with leftover stock. This is a good thing.
Any english speaker would put a full stop after "NO" before moving onto "table," whereas "nova" and "no va" are spoken as a single word. Further, notable and no table are pronounced differently - "no-TAH-bull" vs. "no-TAY-bull"
How about blowing a hole through the cockpit? That would make a nice bang...
I got mine for $999 USD - I know you were being sarcastic, but that's pretty darn close.
I really hate saying this (because who am I, a lowly slashbot to influence the mods?) but mod this sucker up. Your student would definitely benefit from somebody taking notes - she would be able to focus solely on the lectures, then read the notes which were taken from a different perspective. Seems perfect to me!
My IBM X31 1.6GHz (3 lbs, full keyboard, 12" screen, most perfect piece of technolust known to mankind) lasts 5 hours using just Word. If you're in class for more than 5 hours at a stretch, you're working WAAAY too hard.
Best. Line. Ever.
It is to Nintendo - they might not make the game, but it would definitely help sell the DS. BTW, Yu gi oh is a *fantastic* game, much more enjoyable than M:TG, IMHO.
Imagine a local MMORPG variant of Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh - it's like selling solid gold!
good god no! that phone has a browser, an fm radio, messaging services, a *thermometer*... by "Basic" I mean something that you turn on that dials out and receives incoming calls. That's it.
Am I the only one that wants several efficient devices that does each task well rather than a device that does all of them crappily? I'm not going to type off a 20 page paper on a cell phone, nor will I use one for a powerpoint presentation, a wakeup clock radio, etc. etc.
You might think it's wonderful, but I think that puting all your eggs in one small, breakable, easily stolen/lost basket is a ridiculous idea.
Furthermore, I can't even find a basic cell phone that dials out a number - I either need to pay an ungodly sum for a "basic" (i.e. SMS, colour screened flip phone with more RAM than my laptop) phone, or sign my life away with a 2 year contract. Note to cell phone manufacturers: I would pay big money for an indestructable, IBM-quality cell phone with *basic* features that would last me for the next ten years!
Have you read the Divine Comedy? It's nine circles of hell, not rings. You've obviously got Frodo on the brain ;)
sorry, missed some. ...that it completely overshadowed earlier such games (i.e. Wasteland) and made for not only a unique gaming experience, but one that is memorable. I find myself comparing every RPG now to Fallout - NWN, Baldur's Gate, none of it lives up. I'm not saying that Fallout is the be all and end all of gaming nirvana, but the simple fact remains that they took a good idea and did it *well*; because of this, I'll never forget the game.
What baffles me is why there aren't more games out there that use traditional literary modes as bases for plot. I'm dying to play a good Raymond Chandler-esque game; imagine a game based on something by Kafka. A game based on Snow Crash would be killer, too. But what do they stick on the shelf? Deer Hunter XXIII and GenericFPS 12. Bah.
Problems in extrapoliating recent trends - for example, Neuromancer by William Gibson (written in 1983/4) is supposed to be set sometime in 2020 (I think), but there are no cell phones, despite the fact that cells are ubiquous devices and will certainly be around in the *real* 2020. He didn't see that one coming. this is the problem that the article is talking about.
I'm so confused. Do I mod this as funny, flamebait or informative? *twitcH*
Am I the only one who saw this and immediately thought "Fallout" here? All they need is Pipboy with the thumbs up in a gas attendant uniform on the case and they're set to go. *Sigh*, Fallout.
Exactly, fridge style - just move the Coke off to the side to get access to the CD-ROM drive, but otherwise you're killing two birds with one stone!
A tachometer for the computer would be cool... "You are now typing 70 words per minute!" How awesome would that be...
Then again, look at the aural background to any of M. Night Shymalan's works - they're pretty much non-existent, yet they're some of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. Music shouldn't be a coverup for a lack of content.
System Shock 1 & 2 were like that as well. Very creepy, especially with the voice logs & everything.
[gullible] are you serious? [/gullible, and yet not joking]