Don't forget . . . without vapor-compression cycle cooling, we wouldn't be able to have those neat supercooled overclockable PCs (or at least we wouldn't be able to overclock them as much).
Also, I'm originally from Michigan, now in Georgia, and I agree that without AC life would be insufferable here.
It would be intersting to see if we can get the Metallica guys for a Slashdot Interview. I'm sure slashdot's audience can come with some questions that'll be better than the 'net at large.
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Whenever I'm nagged to register a program I've paid for, I always enter . . .
First name: NoneOfYour Last name: FuckingBusiness email: postmaster@riaa.org (or postmaster@whoever is making me register)
I usually enter the zip code and other demographic data correctly, though.
shift-ctrl-c then type "klapaucius", doesn't work with 1.1
In 1.1 it's been replaced with 'rosebud'. It's in the readme that comes with the patch:)
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From http://www.paylars.com/more_info.asp:
At August Nelson, we think that industry fears of rampant piracy ruining the music business are nothing but paranoid propoganda. Industry representatives have failed to point to any data that shows the extent to which MP3s and CD burners, by making copying music so easy, have hurt industry revenues. That's because there are no such data, because sales keep going up!
The site's real purpose is to generate publicity for Orange Alley.
. . . This is my keyboard. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My keyboard is my best friend. It is my life. Without me, my keyboard is useless. Without my keyboard, I am useless . . .
It doesn't have to be that strong, just stronger than the other components . . . if you've cracked your LCD or broken some other component into bits already, who cares if the coolant leaks?
I am continually astounded by slashdotters' ignorance of basic history. I mean, this is RECENT history, dudes, not like the stuff I normally dredge up!
Yeah, that's what I get for studying engineering in college. I'm almost caught up on the stuff that happened while I was in school, so I'll be able to start back on the stuff that happend decades before I was born.
I almost majored in history, but couldn't think of a way I'd enjoy making a living, so off to engineering school it was. . .
On the subject of McCarthyism, here's my question for the Pinkerton people:
When people hear the name 'Joseph McCarthy', they immediately think of the red scare in the 1950s, and react negatively. Most can't name a single other thing he ever did. How do you want people to react 50 years from now when they hear the name 'Pinkerton'?
Start an online rumor that the Pinkerton 800-number is actually the 'unpublished' dialup for 'Who Wants to be a Millionairre'. They'll be so innundated with phone calls that they won't have any prayer of effectively profiling 'at-risk' students.
Oh, yeah . . . I don't advocate trying this. Nope, not me. If I did, I'd have posted as AC:)
People complain about how unfair the DMCA and UTICA (and I agree with them for the most part), but who'd doing anything about it? Marching and protesting are fine, but not very effective when the other side is spending millions of dollars on lobbyists.
Since geeks make up a small segment of the population, even if everyone who reads slashdot (and who lives in the US) writes to their representatives, we really don't make up a big chunk of popular opinion. As long as people get their news from CNN, etc . . there won't ever be massive popular support for our causes.
With all of the IPO millionairres in the tech field, and with geeks in general making pretty good money, why isn't here any organization (with adequate funding) dedicated to lobbying with a pro-geek agenda.
We can't every match the big boys dollar-for-dollar, but we have to have a presence to make any effective difference.
It's only a reasonable price if they have $20k in net revenue per year from ads. If their gross is only $20k, then they don't really have a P/E of 12.
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I don't think it's online yet, though.
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There's an article in the current issue of Pro/E The Magazine about using Lego models as a training tool to teach people the proper techniques using various Pro/E features (patterns, assemblies, family tables, relations, etc).
Government intervention, like stuffing a hamster up your own ass, seems like a good idea intially, and can even feel good for a moment, but when the beast goes crazy it's a world of pain and sadness...
I must say that that's one of the most disturbing analogies I've heard in a while.
This may be a good thing. I'd rather have no new laws than a law that is poorly thought out and just gives federal people a legal justification to invade my privacy.
The last time I moved I declined to give my new telephone number to my credit card companies. I now only get about 10% of the calls from telemarketers that I used to.
Why don't you ask a patent attorney instead of a bunch of know-it-all nerds (myself included) who are going to give you thirty different answers all followed by "IANAL".
Good point. Maybe Andover or VA Linux could spend some of their IPO money and actually pay for some informative content Slashdot.
Even though I'm not really affected by the software patent issue (I'm an ME), I end up more confused after reading everybody's (non-lawyers) opinions than I would be if I didn't read at all.
In the Lego test, groups of eight to 10 students are given a box full of Lego pieces and told that they have 10 minutes to build a robot exactly like one sitting on a table in the next room.
Each group member is allowed to look at the robot, one at a time without taking notes. Evaluators then watch the group as they snap together their version of the robot, giving each student a score between zero and four....
So now short-term memory, communications skills, and the ability to work with a group are determining factors instead of math and verbal ability . . .
I see the value in testing these things, but by themselves (without any other information) they're not likely to provide much insight into how a student will perform in college.
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Don't forget . . . without vapor-compression cycle cooling, we wouldn't be able to have those neat supercooled overclockable PCs (or at least we wouldn't be able to overclock them as much).
Also, I'm originally from Michigan, now in Georgia, and I agree that without AC life would be insufferable here.
It would be intersting to see if we can get the Metallica guys for a Slashdot Interview. I'm sure slashdot's audience can come with some questions that'll be better than the 'net at large.
Whenever I'm nagged to register a program I've paid for, I always enter . . .
First name: NoneOfYour
Last name: FuckingBusiness
email: postmaster@riaa.org (or postmaster@whoever is making me register)
I usually enter the zip code and other demographic data correctly, though.
shift-ctrl-c then type "klapaucius", doesn't work with 1.1
:)
In 1.1 it's been replaced with 'rosebud'. It's in the readme that comes with the patch
The site's real purpose is to generate publicity for Orange Alley.
. . . This is my keyboard. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My keyboard is my best friend. It is my life. Without me, my keyboard is useless. Without my keyboard, I am useless . . .
It doesn't have to be that strong, just stronger than the other components . . . if you've cracked your LCD or broken some other component into bits already, who cares if the coolant leaks?
I am continually astounded by slashdotters' ignorance of basic history. I mean, this is RECENT history, dudes, not like the stuff I normally dredge up!
Yeah, that's what I get for studying engineering in college. I'm almost caught up on the stuff that happened while I was in school, so I'll be able to start back on the stuff that happend decades before I was born.
I almost majored in history, but couldn't think of a way I'd enjoy making a living, so off to engineering school it was. . .
On the subject of McCarthyism, here's my question for the Pinkerton people:
When people hear the name 'Joseph McCarthy', they immediately think of the red scare in the 1950s, and react negatively. Most can't name a single other thing he ever did. How do you want people to react 50 years from now when they hear the name 'Pinkerton'?
Along the same lines. . .
:)
Start an online rumor that the Pinkerton 800-number is actually the 'unpublished' dialup for 'Who Wants to be a Millionairre'. They'll be so innundated with phone calls that they won't have any prayer of effectively profiling 'at-risk' students.
Oh, yeah . . . I don't advocate trying this. Nope, not me. If I did, I'd have posted as AC
It also sounds like a great spamming opportunity. Post a message to a few hundred USENET groups, and turn in the people who flame you as 'dangerous'.
People complain about how unfair the DMCA and UTICA (and I agree with them for the most part), but who'd doing anything about it? Marching and protesting are fine, but not very effective when the other side is spending millions of dollars on lobbyists.
Since geeks make up a small segment of the population, even if everyone who reads slashdot (and who lives in the US) writes to their representatives, we really don't make up a big chunk of popular opinion. As long as people get their news from CNN, etc . . there won't ever be massive popular support for our causes.
With all of the IPO millionairres in the tech field, and with geeks in general making pretty good money, why isn't here any organization (with adequate funding) dedicated to lobbying with a pro-geek agenda.
We can't every match the big boys dollar-for-dollar, but we have to have a presence to make any effective difference.
It's only a reasonable price if they have $20k in net revenue per year from ads. If their gross is only $20k, then they don't really have a P/E of 12.
I don't think it's online yet, though.
There's an article in the current issue of Pro/E The Magazine about using Lego models as a training tool to teach people the proper techniques using various Pro/E features (patterns, assemblies, family tables, relations, etc).
Government intervention, like stuffing a hamster up your own ass, seems like a good idea intially, and can even feel good for a moment, but when the beast goes crazy it's a world of pain and sadness...
I must say that that's one of the most disturbing analogies I've heard in a while.
This may be a good thing. I'd rather have no new laws than a law that is poorly thought out and just gives federal people a legal justification to invade my privacy.
3. Retroactive lifespan. I don't think this would work. People applied for a patent expecting it to last 17 years.
Wouldn't this qualify as an Ex Post Facto law and be forbidden by the constitution (in the US, anyway)?
The last time I moved I declined to give my new telephone number to my credit card companies. I now only get about 10% of the calls from telemarketers that I used to.
So has MSFT filed for a patent on this innovation yet?
Bell Atlantic later bought Excel for some ungodly amount of money...
:)
That was silly. . . my computer came bundled with a copy of Excel. They should've shopped around
Why don't you ask a patent attorney instead of a bunch of know-it-all nerds (myself included) who are going to give you thirty different answers all followed by "IANAL".
Good point. Maybe Andover or VA Linux could spend some of their IPO money and actually pay for some informative content Slashdot.
Even though I'm not really affected by the software patent issue (I'm an ME), I end up more confused after reading everybody's (non-lawyers) opinions than I would be if I didn't read at all.
Did I mention my university is baptist?
No need to. I graduated from a Baptist university (Mercer) and those rules are very familiar.
It's a dry campus, but it's a little moist in spots.
Taking away customer rights is NOT a good thing. I want open source software to succeed, but not if I have to lose some rights for it to happen.
So now short-term memory, communications skills, and the ability to work with a group are determining factors instead of math and verbal ability . . .
I see the value in testing these things, but by themselves (without any other information) they're not likely to provide much insight into how a student will perform in college.