funny thing...I was thinking that exact thing when I first read it...that and...I need to get a bigger hard drive. Also..."damn it....I just upgraded my home network to gigabit"
either way...reminds me of that video on *tube...you know the "For PORN" song.
naw...that's not it. if u actually read the thing, it says they put that in rat poison to discourage humans from eating it since humans have a greater sensitivity to it (aka...they will detect it sooner than the rat).
if it worked to discourage rats from eating rat poison....well...so much for it killing rats since they will not eat it.
a few weeks ago, I was wiki-ing and was reading up on one of the most bitter substances known and it said something about it being used in the insulation of wiring and cables to prevent squirrels and other animals from chewing it. unfortunately, I can't find it anymore and I don't remember the name of the compound.
another is those ultra-sonic repellers (it's worth a try....some rats may not give a "rat's" ass about it and still continue to do their deeds)
In the end, it may not be just one thing but a combination of things. poisons to kill off the rats, deterrents to prevent them from chewing on cabling, and making it very unpleasant for them to live on the lot. Especially, yanking out the welcome mat from under them. Those rats who don't learn not to leave and not to chew on the cables will get poisoned.
The EONet one is as follows (per their price page)
100Mbit is ï¥4900 a month (roughly US$54 at today's ï¥90 to US$1 rate). 200Mbit is ï¥5500 a month (roughly US$61) 1Gbit is ï¥8700 a month (roughly US$97)
And Japan's internet speeds being faster than the US is just one of many countries that have faster internet than the US. Sweden, Finland, South Korean, etc.
no matter how high tech the US is (moreover, the silicon valley)...it is so rudimentary when it comes to Internet speeds (and I'm referring to just the high population density locations). shoot...the east coast has fiber deployment and higher cable speeds while we in the silicon valley have crap.
with the passage of laws that prohibit send or reading text messages while driving in California, is this even legal? I can just see an ambulance chaser drooling at the liability possibilities (especially when good samaritans get sued as well as dead people).
either way...it's funny....how automakers are wondering why their business is in the tank.... well..here's a thought (among many reasons)....try not pissing off your customers!
You mean B=D? technically...I think it's more like FreeB=D, just replace the "=" with a "S". Or replace with a "A" (perhaps even "ASTAR")
Anyways....dunno about this one. One of the issues is that gaming (graphics, sound, etc.) API's aren't as well developed on non-Windows platforms and the user base is smaller. Sure, there's OpenGL but.....OGL...well..it's not really "optimized" for games (this may be the fault of video card manufacturers who can't write good drivers that implement the necessary OGL functions as well as game developers who...well...don't know how to code, period)
And there are hardware limitations to think about as well on other platforms. Getting the latest and greatest video card on a Mac for one is not always possible (nvidia drivers for mac isn't on nvidias site...at least not for the 2x0 series or the 9 series). And Linux drivers are fairly new.
no...I think it's more plausible that they were some how involved.
it's actually quite brilliant. It is a change in tactics for sure but judging from the crap they got from Vista, it makes sense to try a new method to beat their competitors. It also allows people to believe the good "reviews" more especially those based on the leaked version since to the public, there isn't a "Microsoft bias" attached to it. It's not like Microsoft winked and blinked at the journalists to get them to say things. And if the journalists reviewed it poorly, then Microsoft can chuck it up to being a unstable pirated copy.
But there is one concern, if it does turn out to be true, how will this affect the "fight" against piracy? Can some savvy lawyer use it to say that it's not "copyright infringement" but a sneaky/viral marketing technique?
not really....it's a flat fee. it's still cheaper than in California (even before the current proposed hike) which will bring my fee total to the 80$ range
<sarcasm> why not bump the registration fee for high-efficiency cars so people will buy the gas-guzzlers instead? That'll teach people to go green in Oregon!</sarcasm>
When the fastest Blu-ray player takes over 40 seconds to boot up (PS3 and others take over a minute) and some movies force previews and other crap onto you (this is after the player boots up)....one of the main purposes to "rip" is to bypass all these headaches. (some of it will also be to set up a HTPC system that stores all...much like what Kaleidescape (Wiki) does for DVDs) (my own player takes the amount of time that it takes for me to go to the bathroom and back...but I guess I can't really complain too much as I got the damn thing for free....o well)
anyways...I was under the impression that a PS3 can still rip blu-ray titles with easy (with any cell3 linux distro and a simple dd command)
DRM is only one of many factors. Another is the game itself....the music, the graphics, the gameplay, and stability.
In that same way...if Microsoft were to release a DRM-free operating system but it was sluggish (even more than Vista) or blue-screened often (more than Windows 9x)...I doubt people will buy it or use it even if it was free.
Well, one reason why is that computers using Win9x can't run FF3 so you're stuck with FF2 (especially in cases where upgrading the OS is not feasible either economically or for other reasons).
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but I'm a leftie.
funny thing...I was thinking that exact thing when I first read it...that and...I need to get a bigger hard drive. Also..."damn it....I just upgraded my home network to gigabit"
either way...reminds me of that video on *tube...you know the "For PORN" song.
naw...that's not it.
if u actually read the thing, it says they put that in rat poison to discourage humans from eating it since humans have a greater sensitivity to it (aka...they will detect it sooner than the rat).
if it worked to discourage rats from eating rat poison....well...so much for it killing rats since they will not eat it.
a few weeks ago, I was wiki-ing and was reading up on one of the most bitter substances known and it said something about it being used in the insulation of wiring and cables to prevent squirrels and other animals from chewing it.
unfortunately, I can't find it anymore and I don't remember the name of the compound.
one is a coating for the cabling to "discourage" chewing.
popular choices are anything capsaicin based or something with a bitter substance (bitter to rodents that is)
another is those ultra-sonic repellers (it's worth a try....some rats may not give a "rat's" ass about it and still continue to do their deeds)
In the end, it may not be just one thing but a combination of things.
poisons to kill off the rats, deterrents to prevent them from chewing on cabling, and making it very unpleasant for them to live on the lot.
Especially, yanking out the welcome mat from under them.
Those rats who don't learn not to leave and not to chew on the cables will get poisoned.
I'm sure PETA will have an orgasmic heart-attack or two for this one.
Maybe ol' JT should disclose that he's not a lawyer.
Now that's truth in Advertising.
The EONet one is as follows (per their price page)
100Mbit is ï¥4900 a month (roughly US$54 at today's ï¥90 to US$1 rate).
200Mbit is ï¥5500 a month (roughly US$61)
1Gbit is ï¥8700 a month (roughly US$97)
And Japan's internet speeds being faster than the US is just one of many countries that have faster internet than the US.
Sweden, Finland, South Korean, etc.
No...slashdot is a global web site.
There are plenty of articles from outside the US
Swedish professors "censored" by Israeli company
Red Dwarf (need I say more?)
ISP in Ireland in bed with RIAA
Dutch pirates ("arrrrrr")
no matter how high tech the US is (moreover, the silicon valley)...it is so rudimentary when it comes to Internet speeds (and I'm referring to just the high population density locations).
shoot...the east coast has fiber deployment and higher cable speeds while we in the silicon valley have crap.
fastest? no.
As an example, there are several providers that have 1Gbps (1000Mbps) service in Japan
here's one
here's another
Maybe the fastest for US cable internet companies thus far but it's nowhere near being the fastest, period.
maybe the word "bust" went ....well...bust.
man...this could be the plot of another season of 24.
sounds like QR Code which is widely used in Japan (it's what the CueCat couldn't do in the states).
Microsoft...always trying to re-invent the wheel and try to pass it on as a new invention.
with the passage of laws that prohibit send or reading text messages while driving in California, is this even legal? I can just see an ambulance chaser drooling at the liability possibilities (especially when good samaritans get sued as well as dead people).
either way...it's funny....how automakers are wondering why their business is in the tank....
well..here's a thought (among many reasons)....try not pissing off your customers!
You mean B=D?
technically...I think it's more like FreeB=D, just replace the "=" with a "S".
Or replace with a "A"
(perhaps even "ASTAR")
Anyways....dunno about this one.
One of the issues is that gaming (graphics, sound, etc.) API's aren't as well developed on non-Windows platforms and the user base is smaller.
Sure, there's OpenGL but.....OGL...well..it's not really "optimized" for games (this may be the fault of video card manufacturers who can't write good drivers that implement the necessary OGL functions as well as game developers who...well...don't know how to code, period)
And there are hardware limitations to think about as well on other platforms.
Getting the latest and greatest video card on a Mac for one is not always possible (nvidia drivers for mac isn't on nvidias site...at least not for the 2x0 series or the 9 series).
And Linux drivers are fairly new.
Come to think of it..."=" should really be "A"
hype building and to test the waters (thus get feedback prior to the "public" release)
same with a bunch of viral video ads on youtube.
no...I think it's more plausible that they were some how involved.
it's actually quite brilliant.
It is a change in tactics for sure but judging from the crap they got from Vista, it makes sense to try a new method to beat their competitors.
It also allows people to believe the good "reviews" more especially those based on the leaked version since to the public, there isn't a "Microsoft bias" attached to it. It's not like Microsoft winked and blinked at the journalists to get them to say things.
And if the journalists reviewed it poorly, then Microsoft can chuck it up to being a unstable pirated copy.
But there is one concern, if it does turn out to be true, how will this affect the "fight" against piracy? Can some savvy lawyer use it to say that it's not "copyright infringement" but a sneaky/viral marketing technique?
not really....it's a flat fee.
it's still cheaper than in California (even before the current proposed hike) which will bring my fee total to the 80$ range
<sarcasm> why not bump the registration fee for high-efficiency cars so people will buy the gas-guzzlers instead? That'll teach people to go green in Oregon!</sarcasm>
well...then they would get one of their knowledgeable buddies to do it..yet still claim that they built it.
most gamers would rather build their own gaming rigs, especially those willing to do triple or quad SLi, watercooling, etc.
it's definitely not about buy the movie or not.
When the fastest Blu-ray player takes over 40 seconds to boot up (PS3 and others take over a minute) and some movies force previews and other crap onto you (this is after the player boots up)....one of the main purposes to "rip" is to bypass all these headaches.
(some of it will also be to set up a HTPC system that stores all...much like what Kaleidescape (Wiki) does for DVDs)
(my own player takes the amount of time that it takes for me to go to the bathroom and back...but I guess I can't really complain too much as I got the damn thing for free....o well)
anyways...I was under the impression that a PS3 can still rip blu-ray titles with easy (with any cell3 linux distro and a simple dd command)
DRM is only one of many factors.
Another is the game itself....the music, the graphics, the gameplay, and stability.
In that same way...if Microsoft were to release a DRM-free operating system but it was sluggish (even more than Vista) or blue-screened often (more than Windows 9x)...I doubt people will buy it or use it even if it was free.
at first, I thought AlphaChrome was back.
Well, one reason why is that computers using Win9x can't run FF3 so you're stuck with FF2 (especially in cases where upgrading the OS is not feasible either economically or for other reasons).