I've been to events like that. Where some peon wants to check my phone for camera or some shit. I just said "no" and kept on walking. Most of these little shits are used to getting their way. When faced with open defiance they lock up. The key is to keep on walking, by the time they recover your long gone.
Another chemical engine. Been there, done that. Where are all those cool nuclear and ion engines I've been reading/hearing about for the last 30 years? You know the ones that promised us that mars was a couple weeks away and Jupiter was just a couple of months?
We tried out that ion engine a few years ago. If I remember it worked perfectly. Why haven't we put that in to service. The last probe we launch, pluto express, still used the tried and true brute force approach. It will take it about 20 years to get there. Where if we had strapped a nuclear powered plasma rocked they have been testing for the last 20 years I could already be bitch'n about how dull pluto is.
Come on guy's you've had the plasma rocket in a bottle for 10 years. Lets take it up, strap it to something, and see what the bitch can do.
Yes, I know nuclear plasma and ion can't get us off the ground so we'll still need chemical for that, for now. And I know you have to crawl before you can walk, but we've been crawling for 60 years now. Hell, we are still using the same basic technology that the nazi's where lobbing into London.
Let's get off the can and do something new for once.
If Shyamalan did it, it would be incredibly dark with a real suspenseful with
the very interesting plot line. Unfortunately there would be something so
extremely stupid that it would make the movie totally unbelievable. It would
be so bad that they would lampoon it on on television and movies for years
to come.
Something, like I don't know, the aliens being allergic to water so they come
to a planet with a shit load of water to do their shit. That or it would
just suck out right.
Low adoption rate for Tivo? I don't know what planet your living on but in my neck of the woods everyone an thier dog has a tivo or dvr. It changes the way you watch tv alright. I'm using mine to shift BSG back to Friday night where it belongs, if I continue to watch BSG that is.
It even suggests shows that it thinks I might like. That is kind of unnerving though. The damn thing has better taste in tv than I do.
You just don't use it right. I thought the same thing when I built mine, it would be nice to have spare computer to do bitch work with. The primary purpose of my htpc is to show video and play music, which it does damn good. The secondary purpose is a place to put my long term shit that I don't want taking up cpu time on my desktop. Such as encoding video or shirking dvds.
I just copy the work over to the htpc then remote desktop in. Set up what I want it to do an walk away from it. I come back in a few hours and see if its done. The main concern is to have a htpc that is powerfull enough to do bitch work with and still be able to watch video on.
But you are right, for a general purpose computer htpc suck just because you can't read the display.
HTPC is the way to go. This fucking thing cost a 1000 bucks, For around 300 I built a HTPC out of parts I ordered from newegg. It does everything POS does at a quarter the cost. I also have more control over it, anything goes bad in it and and I can replace it an not the whole box. The software was free too, you can use mythtv or mediaportal.
I presonally chose mediaportal because mythtv just simply kicked my ass with out working up a sweat.
We used to do this shit all time when I was growing up. The Laundromat up the road has huge ass dryers. Big enough for us to get into and stand up. We would put in a dime, turn it on cool, close the door and go for a ride.
Looking back on my childhood I'm surprised that none of my friends and I where earmarked for Darwin awards.
The reason that we use intel now most general purpose computing is simply is cost effective. Intel based arch. may not be the best in the world but its good enough. There are 20 years of development behind the processor so its well known for what it can do.
There is no reason to go out an develop a proprietary processor when a intel based chip will do off the shelf. The processor wars are over and sadly or not intel won. The have a cheap processor that works for 99.9% of all computing applications.
This doesn't mean that the proprietary are completely dead. There are some areas where a general purpose x86 isn't a good fit. The processor in a pda or a cell phone would be a good example. But for general purpose computing the x86 design is good enough.
Depends on how much the dog costs and what its made of. If the dog cost in excess of a couple hundred bucks, then no, I won't kick it because I can't afford another one. If the damn thing is made of steel and is heavyer than 50 pounds, then no I won't kick it because I dont' want to break my fucking toe.
I'm still running a gopher server. Its on an old linux box, but you can't get to it because id doesn't have net access. I also don't have a client for it so i really don't know whats in it.
I think that is where I put my virginity, or a ham sandwitch. Not sure which.
I'm not saying that I will use them to invade my childs privacy. I'm just saying that you don't know what the hell you are talking about. I'm happy that your brother has 2 kids, I hope they turn out well and he never tags them.
Guess what? My brother has a ferret. I don't know shit about ferrets and that pretty much sums it up. Your brother has kids and you don't, there for, you don't know shit ether. So when you have kids and they reach an age, in say 12 to 14 years, then you might be qualified.
Kiosks that shut off or lock up after a few minutes are stupid. They need to make it more entertaining for the people that are watching when someone is hogging the machine. I say after 20 minutes the machine shoots 50,000 volts throught the controller but it keeps on going. Then it increases 1,000 volts per second as long as the person keeps playing. So you want that high score, well your only 200,000 volts away.
I said the same damn thing 2 weeks ago and got label a troll. I guess the harsh language I used might have had something to do with it. an calling everyone who used html text a dumb ass possibly didn't help my case.
All very good points. Many of which I have no answers. But then if the answers where easy, being a parent would be. This needs to be treated just as anything else. It is nothing but another tool. It can be used for good or evil.
That to, but children where much safer in the '50-'70 than in the '80 and '90's. Back then people in communities watched out for each others children. There was a civil responsibility back then that you don't find today. It used to be when someone tried to snatch a child or did; the whole community would be up and arms.
Now no one really gives a shit. Like the case of a child that was snatched a few years ago around here. It took the cops a week to find someone who had seen the whole thing. She just didn't want to get involved. If she would have come forward and said something the police might have found the child sooner. If she would have suck her head out the window yelled something the child might still be alive.
So people that think they know what the hell they are talking about when they don't' have children need to shut the fuck up. When you have your own kids then you can talk. No one is forcing this device down your through. If you don't want to use it, don't buy it. But if it's one more tool to keep children safe then it might just be worth it.
I think I need to remind you of something. The idea that your children have a right to privacy is a myth. While your children are under the age of 18 and living under your roof they have no right to privacy. You as a parent have the right to say where your child goes, who your child is with, and what your child does at all times. As a parent I have the right to search my child room, possessions, and person any time I feel is necessary.
And contrary to popular myth no court has ever taken this right away from parents unless they felt the child was being abused.
How about just pretending your parents actually care about you and want to keep you safe? Sure these devices can be used to follow your children around and keep track of their every move. But you know, if you have open relationship with your kids you won't have to spy on them. I had just such a relationship with mine. I didn't have a curfew or a out of bounds limit ether. All I had to do was give them a reasonble idea of where I was and who I was with. They trusted me to do the right thing.
Weather you like it or not we don't live in the 1950's anymore. Back then you could turn your children lose and expect them to be safe. Now days you have peopel out there that will rape and murder children with out even a second thought.
It's a new mpaa way to fight piracy. Instead of concentrating on new copy protection and policing the internet they figure they will make movies so horriable that nobody would want to copy them. Guess what, its working.
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I've been to events like that. Where some peon wants to check my phone for camera or some shit. I just said "no" and kept on walking. Most of these little shits are used to getting their way. When faced with open defiance they lock up. The key is to keep on walking, by the time they recover your long gone.
Another chemical engine. Been there, done that. Where are all those cool nuclear and ion engines I've been reading/hearing about for the last 30 years? You know the ones that promised us that mars was a couple weeks away and Jupiter was just a couple of months?
We tried out that ion engine a few years ago. If I remember it worked perfectly. Why haven't we put that in to service. The last probe we launch, pluto express, still used the tried and true brute force approach. It will take it about 20 years to get there. Where if we had strapped a nuclear powered plasma rocked they have been testing for the last 20 years I could already be bitch'n about how dull pluto is.
Come on guy's you've had the plasma rocket in a bottle for 10 years. Lets take it up, strap it to something, and see what the bitch can do.
Yes, I know nuclear plasma and ion can't get us off the ground so we'll still need chemical for that, for now. And I know you have to crawl before you can walk, but we've been crawling for 60 years now. Hell, we are still using the same basic technology that the nazi's where lobbing into London.
Let's get off the can and do something new for once.
Holy shit! That even looks bad on the box....
M. Night Shyamalan
If Shyamalan did it, it would be incredibly dark with a real suspenseful with the very interesting plot line. Unfortunately there would be something so extremely stupid that it would make the movie totally unbelievable. It would be so bad that they would lampoon it on on television and movies for years to come.
Something, like I don't know, the aliens being allergic to water so they come to a planet with a shit load of water to do their shit. That or it would just suck out right.
Well the format war is over, HD-DVD wins. Looks like it's safe to buy a HD-DVD player now, once the price dump down another 100 bucks, or 400.
Low adoption rate for Tivo? I don't know what planet your living on but in my neck of the woods everyone an thier dog has a tivo or dvr. It changes the way you watch tv alright. I'm using mine to shift BSG back to Friday night where it belongs, if I continue to watch BSG that is.
It even suggests shows that it thinks I might like. That is kind of unnerving though. The damn thing has better taste in tv than I do.
You just don't use it right. I thought the same thing when I built mine, it would be nice to have spare computer to do bitch work with. The primary purpose of my htpc is to show video and play music, which it does damn good. The secondary purpose is a place to put my long term shit that I don't want taking up cpu time on my desktop. Such as encoding video or shirking dvds.
I just copy the work over to the htpc then remote desktop in. Set up what I want it to do an walk away from it. I come back in a few hours and see if its done. The main concern is to have a htpc that is powerfull enough to do bitch work with and still be able to watch video on.
But you are right, for a general purpose computer htpc suck just because you can't read the display.
HTPC is the way to go. This fucking thing cost a 1000 bucks, For around 300 I built a HTPC out of parts I ordered from newegg. It does everything POS does at a quarter the cost. I also have more control over it, anything goes bad in it and and I can replace it an not the whole box. The software was free too, you can use mythtv or mediaportal.
I presonally chose mediaportal because mythtv just simply kicked my ass with out working up a sweat.
We used to do this shit all time when I was growing up. The Laundromat up the road has huge ass dryers. Big enough for us to get into and stand up. We would put in a dime, turn it on cool, close the door and go for a ride.
Looking back on my childhood I'm surprised that none of my friends and I where earmarked for Darwin awards.
Don't worry buddy, got you covered.
The reason that we use intel now most general purpose computing is simply is cost effective. Intel based arch. may not be the best in the world but its good enough. There are 20 years of development behind the processor so its well known for what it can do.
There is no reason to go out an develop a proprietary processor when a intel based chip will do off the shelf. The processor wars are over and sadly or not intel won. The have a cheap processor that works for 99.9% of all computing applications.
This doesn't mean that the proprietary are completely dead. There are some areas where a general purpose x86 isn't a good fit. The processor in a pda or a cell phone would be a good example. But for general purpose computing the x86 design is good enough.
Never bitch slapped one but I beat the hell out of one with a ballpen hammer. Does that count?
Depends on how much the dog costs and what its made of. If the dog cost in excess of a couple hundred bucks, then no, I won't kick it because I can't afford another one. If the damn thing is made of steel and is heavyer than 50 pounds, then no I won't kick it because I dont' want to break my fucking toe.
Anything in between is fair game....
I'm still running a gopher server. Its on an old linux box, but you can't get to it because id doesn't have net access. I also don't have a client for it so i really don't know whats in it.
I think that is where I put my virginity, or a ham sandwitch. Not sure which.
I'm not saying that I will use them to invade my childs privacy. I'm just saying that you don't know what the hell you are talking about. I'm happy that your brother has 2 kids, I hope they turn out well and he never tags them.
Guess what? My brother has a ferret. I don't know shit about ferrets and that pretty much sums it up. Your brother has kids and you don't, there for, you don't know shit ether. So when you have kids and they reach an age, in say 12 to 14 years, then you might be qualified.
How about I say its legal and I'll go one step farther and say that the DMCS is hearby null and void. Does that work for anyone?
Well your wrong. Nothing wrong with being wrong mind you, you just are. When your a parent come back to me in 14 years and we'll talk about it more.
Kiosks that shut off or lock up after a few minutes are stupid. They need to make it more entertaining for the people that are watching when someone is hogging the machine. I say after 20 minutes the machine shoots 50,000 volts throught the controller but it keeps on going. Then it increases 1,000 volts per second as long as the person keeps playing. So you want that high score, well your only 200,000 volts away.
Now that's entertainment.
I said the same damn thing 2 weeks ago and got label a troll. I guess the harsh language I used might have had something to do with it. an calling everyone who used html text a dumb ass possibly didn't help my case.
All very good points. Many of which I have no answers. But then if the answers where easy, being a parent would be. This needs to be treated just as anything else. It is nothing but another tool. It can be used for good or evil.
That to, but children where much safer in the '50-'70 than in the '80 and '90's. Back then people in communities watched out for each others children. There was a civil responsibility back then that you don't find today. It used to be when someone tried to snatch a child or did; the whole community would be up and arms.
Now no one really gives a shit. Like the case of a child that was snatched a few years ago around here. It took the cops a week to find someone who had seen the whole thing. She just didn't want to get involved. If she would have come forward and said something the police might have found the child sooner. If she would have suck her head out the window yelled something the child might still be alive.
So people that think they know what the hell they are talking about when they don't' have children need to shut the fuck up. When you have your own kids then you can talk. No one is forcing this device down your through. If you don't want to use it, don't buy it. But if it's one more tool to keep children safe then it might just be worth it.
I think I need to remind you of something. The idea that your children have a right to privacy is a myth. While your children are under the age of 18 and living under your roof they have no right to privacy. You as a parent have the right to say where your child goes, who your child is with, and what your child does at all times. As a parent I have the right to search my child room, possessions, and person any time I feel is necessary.
And contrary to popular myth no court has ever taken this right away from parents unless they felt the child was being abused.
How about just pretending your parents actually care about you and want to keep you safe? Sure these devices can be used to follow your children around and keep track of their every move. But you know, if you have open relationship with your kids you won't have to spy on them. I had just such a relationship with mine. I didn't have a curfew or a out of bounds limit ether. All I had to do was give them a reasonble idea of where I was and who I was with. They trusted me to do the right thing.
Weather you like it or not we don't live in the 1950's anymore. Back then you could turn your children lose and expect them to be safe. Now days you have peopel out there that will rape and murder children with out even a second thought.
We really do live in sad fucking times.
It's a new mpaa way to fight piracy. Instead of concentrating on new copy protection and policing the internet they figure they will make movies so horriable that nobody would want to copy them. Guess what, its working.
Thank you, thank you very much.....