You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever. Once you've validated once, it's yours.
Steam also includes a backup feature that you can use, but it's easier to just burn the game directory to DVD.
Well, a Grammar-Nazi post invites others. So I guess I can let you know that you're wrong (or at best, incomplete.) Here's the post in correct form:
Wired has an article about the newly invented "Building in a Bag." Just add water and inflate; twelve hours later you'll have a ready-to-use building. This is ideal for use where tents are too flimsy and conventional buildings are too unwieldy.
I've been paid. Net was more than $3/hr. from bonuses for clicking on email links they occasionally send. You don't have to get referrals or get people to complete "free offers."
But I imagine the business model won't hold up forever.
Like Alladvantage, PorivoPeer and all the similar pay-you-to-surf companies that came and went, they work well and pay decent for those that get in early, for a while, but something breaks when they hit critical mass and they eventually fold.
YMMV, close cover before striking and all that, but there's nothing to download/install -- just register, login, and look at the URL that refreshing every minute or so; the risk and hassle is very low (I'd bet some users here pay to do that already.:) )
Asia's leading spacefaring nation, Japan has been struggling to get out from under the shadow of China, which put its first astronaut into orbit in October 2003. Beijing has since announced it is aiming for the moon.
One month after China's breakthrough, a Japanese H-2A rocket carrying two spy satellites malfunctioned after liftoff, forcing controllers to end its mission in a spectacular fireball.
Well first, go Japan. This should make things interesting (competition spurring innvovation and all that.)
Second, did anyone else miss the story about the failed Japanese launch? I'd imagine the video clips must be pretty spectacular -- anyone see them or know where one might find a link? Torrent?:)
That used to be the main purpose, and it was good.
But now it seems I'm using it more and more to shut up some colleague who is mis- or un-informed and running off at the mouth.
It's also really handy for passing off a less-experienced person as lead for a picky project manager. I type what to say, he reads the text, he seems capable, we put him "in charge" of the project-that-requires-less-capability-than-the-man ager-thinks (under my supervision, of course) and everyone is happy.
So yeah, I'm sory of like a modern day Cyrano de Bergerac. Without the girl.
Instant messaging is big, and it's only going to get bigger. We even use it at work to hold beind-the-scenes asynchronous internal-only discussions between team members at different sites as we attend teleconferences with customers.
We used to use our cellphones for this, but the annoying rings and need to mute the main conference phone to talk with colleagues to establish strategies or get our stories consistent was a hassle.
Whoever has the easiest to use and most features in messenger clients is going to have an opportunity to make some money out of it in the neear future, especially as such clients get integrated into other devices (PDAs, cellphones, MP3 players? Network appliances? Toaster?:)
The interesting parts include the gist:
Major partners aren't the only focus for the company's new AIM vision. AOL is seeking to enlist independent developers to build extended services and points to ICQ's Xtras functionally as an example of its growing success with ISVs. AOL is working to provide a plug-in architecture by the end of this year.
"Our goal is to offer instant access to the AOL Instant Messenger service and the familiar AIM Buddy List feature everywhere consumers are and want to be, from their email application to their favorite online communities," said Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president and general manager for AIM and ICQ.
"As the real time communications service of choice for tens of millions of Americans, the AIM service brings dynamic interactivity to the sites and services that people use everyday."
Overall, AIM will play an important role in AOL's newfound portal strategy. In telephone interview, an AOL spokesperson told BetaNews that the company is at, "Just a beginning of where we intend to take the product," and promised deeper integration with other AOL Web properties.
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What about you? There will always be older, cheaper hardware available and you can just get one of them instead of two.
There's one of you in every thread about something new or high-end:
"A cellphone with a camera and flamethrower? What about those of us who just want to make a call?!"
"A GPS that drives for me? What about those of us who just want to download directions ?!"
"A computer with two graphics cards? What about those of us who just want to play minesweeper and read email?!"
I don't get it; does it really bother you so much that there are some people who want more or different performance levels than you?
Do you not realize that the very existence of high-end products helps drive down prices for the lower-end stuff you so desire?
This chip is not going to compete with other general purpose CPUs. It's going to compete with custom ASICs and FPGAs.
No, it won't. Who uses an ASIC or FPGA to make just a processor? No one, that's who. Processors are often embedded in ASICs (and sometimes even FPGAs) along with lots of other goodies. If you just need a processor, you buy an off-the-shelf ARM, VR, or any of the dozens available. You don't spend the bucks to make an ASIC.
This may compete with off-the-shelf processors and some ASSP (App Specific Standard Product) but not ASIC.
I actually support gay marriage, but Chemisor's arguments are sound, valid, and compelling. His opponents have not been as good.
And I see what you're trying to do there. But I think it is possibly to demonstrate significant differences between interracial heterosexual marriage and gay marriages. The reproduction argument, for one.
Again, I think we should allow gay marriage, but as a member of an interracial marriage I am a little yucked by your comparison.
Man, I'm gonna keep insisting that Diebold screwed America over until it's proven they didn't.
Of course you are, sore loser. Meanwhile, I'll be dancing and singing and enjoying my wonderful life full of reduced taxes and safe in the knowledge that I don't have to pay your healthcare bill.
Keep the pessimism alive, though -- we'll use it again in '80 to spank the Dems again.
Wow, you and a lot of other posters are really having a hard time with these unequivocal election results, aren't you? Going so far as to claim that the blue states could/should make it on their own is pretty shortsighted and pathetic.
Did you really think that Lurch and the Brett Girl would win?
I guess you were counting on weeks of angrily disputed recounts.
I hope you get the treatment you so desperately need.
You're full of shit sore loser.
Tell me the state so I can show you you're wrong.
Each state was called appropriately. There's no one contesting the election results, not even Kerry himself.
There's no reason to contest -- Bush won popular and the electoral college votes unequivocally.
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You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever. Once you've validated once, it's yours.
Steam also includes a backup feature that you can use, but it's easier to just burn the game directory to DVD.
So, there you go. Get crackin -- it's worth it.
you must be *connected* to Steam. Or your dead-tree package doesn't work
FUD you. You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever.
Activation is only required once. And even that can be bypassed.
You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever.
Right on, I agree 100%.
Assuming, of course, that by attention you mean pedophile rapists.
That's what you meant, right?
Why do you think that?
I don't agree. But I'm interested in hearing your reasons.
"their competent" what?
Hands? Brains? Something else?
And mirrordot is slashdotted.
Any more ideas you can present to us in that super pedantic manner?
No, they really are broken. Mirrordot appears to be slashdotted, which is kinda funny since mirrordot claims to "solve the slashdot effect."
No you can't. Programming an FPGA is a relatively slow process. You can't just load new code onto it in system. Not practically at least.
- There must be decency.
- There must be some person(s) given the task to decide what is decent and what isn't.
- Those given that task will be government officials/bureaucrats.
- Whatever those persons deem not decent should not be shown on CATV or played on satellite radio.
- The not decent material will not be shown/played based on the decisions of the government officials.
How is that not censorship?I've been paid. Net was more than $3/hr. from bonuses for clicking on email links they occasionally send. You don't have to get referrals or get people to complete "free offers."
:) )
But I imagine the business model won't hold up forever. Like Alladvantage, PorivoPeer and all the similar pay-you-to-surf companies that came and went, they work well and pay decent for those that get in early, for a while, but something breaks when they hit critical mass and they eventually fold.
YMMV, close cover before striking and all that, but there's nothing to download/install -- just register, login, and look at the URL that refreshing every minute or so; the risk and hassle is very low (I'd bet some users here pay to do that already.
Asia's leading spacefaring nation, Japan has been struggling to get out from under the shadow of China, which put its first astronaut into orbit in October 2003. Beijing has since announced it is aiming for the moon.
:)
One month after China's breakthrough, a Japanese H-2A rocket carrying two spy satellites malfunctioned after liftoff, forcing controllers to end its mission in a spectacular fireball.
Well first, go Japan. This should make things interesting (competition spurring innvovation and all that.)
Second, did anyone else miss the story about the failed Japanese launch? I'd imagine the video clips must be pretty spectacular -- anyone see them or know where one might find a link? Torrent?
That used to be the main purpose, and it was good.
n ager-thinks (under my supervision, of course) and everyone is happy.
But now it seems I'm using it more and more to shut up some colleague who is mis- or un-informed and running off at the mouth.
It's also really handy for passing off a less-experienced person as lead for a picky project manager. I type what to say, he reads the text, he seems capable, we put him "in charge" of the project-that-requires-less-capability-than-the-ma
So yeah, I'm sory of like a modern day Cyrano de Bergerac. Without the girl.
Or the nose.
We used to use our cellphones for this, but the annoying rings and need to mute the main conference phone to talk with colleagues to establish strategies or get our stories consistent was a hassle.
Whoever has the easiest to use and most features in messenger clients is going to have an opportunity to make some money out of it in the neear future, especially as such clients get integrated into other devices (PDAs, cellphones, MP3 players? Network appliances? Toaster?
The interesting parts include the gist:
What about you? There will always be older, cheaper hardware available and you can just get one of them instead of two.
There's one of you in every thread about something new or high-end:
"A cellphone with a camera and flamethrower? What about those of us who just want to make a call?!"
"A GPS that drives for me? What about those of us who just want to download directions ?!"
"A computer with two graphics cards? What about those of us who just want to play minesweeper and read email?!"
I don't get it; does it really bother you so much that there are some people who want more or different performance levels than you?
Do you not realize that the very existence of high-end products helps drive down prices for the lower-end stuff you so desire?
This chip is not going to compete with other general purpose CPUs. It's going to compete with custom ASICs and FPGAs.
No, it won't. Who uses an ASIC or FPGA to make just a processor? No one, that's who. Processors are often embedded in ASICs (and sometimes even FPGAs) along with lots of other goodies. If you just need a processor, you buy an off-the-shelf ARM, VR, or any of the dozens available. You don't spend the bucks to make an ASIC. This may compete with off-the-shelf processors and some ASSP (App Specific Standard Product) but not ASIC.
I was raised in the South and live in Boston, and I've lived in most states. IMHO, you're very wrong.
But whatever, good luck with all that.
Because of people just like you I voted for Bush.
Oh, and SFTU.
That seems inaccurate to me. Source?
I actually support gay marriage, but Chemisor's arguments are sound, valid, and compelling. His opponents have not been as good.
And I see what you're trying to do there. But I think it is possibly to demonstrate significant differences between interracial heterosexual marriage and gay marriages. The reproduction argument, for one.
Again, I think we should allow gay marriage, but as a member of an interracial marriage I am a little yucked by your comparison.
Man, I'm gonna keep insisting that Diebold screwed America over until it's proven they didn't.
Of course you are, sore loser. Meanwhile, I'll be dancing and singing and enjoying my wonderful life full of reduced taxes and safe in the knowledge that I don't have to pay your healthcare bill.
Keep the pessimism alive, though -- we'll use it again in '80 to spank the Dems again.
Well, either we approve, or we disagree with your characterization of each of those issues.
One or the other.
Sore loser.
Wow, you and a lot of other posters are really having a hard time with these unequivocal election results, aren't you? Going so far as to claim that the blue states could/should make it on their own is pretty shortsighted and pathetic.
Did you really think that Lurch and the Brett Girl would win?
I guess you were counting on weeks of angrily disputed recounts.
I hope you get the treatment you so desperately need.
You're full of shit sore loser. Tell me the state so I can show you you're wrong. Each state was called appropriately. There's no one contesting the election results, not even Kerry himself. There's no reason to contest -- Bush won popular and the electoral college votes unequivocally.