I have installed Linux 2-3 times over the last few years (Mandrake 7.?/RedHat 6.2/RedHat 8.2). I really want to be able to use it and leave MS altogether.
It usually stays on my comp. (dual boot) until the boot manager crashes or something then I reinstall Windows and decide to try again in another year.
Reading these posts I am thinking maybe I'll try it again. I wanted to see Wine's support list to see if I could run my fav. games. Looking up "Diablo 2", yes it's there, great! A little lower on that page, a help listing, "In case that something's wrong with the screen size , that's due to the default depth , just vim/etc/X11/XF86Config and switch from 16-24 and vice versa"......HUH?...... I am sure that makes a lot of sense to a Linux expert but you will NEVER get the casual user to learn it well enough to understand what the hell that meant.
I am the local computer expert in my circle of friends/family/work but that part of Linux gives me a headache. Guess I'll wait another year.
In the early 90's (probably 90/91) I saw an episode of "Beyond 2000". It was about controlling a computer program with your mind. It was a full CG 3D environment with a CG person that you could have walk forward/left/right/back/etc. Just by your thoughts.
I have often thought about this episode through the years. When Doom came out I thought how cool it would be to play the game with your mind. Same when Duke3D, Quake, Unreal etc.
I wonder why, 10-15 years later there really hasn't been much advancement in this. With as far as everything else has come since 1990 this should be common place technology.
In 1998 I had a conversation with my dad about were I though computers would be going. They had already shown a computer w/Internet access the size a pee (some college experiment). I had seen the wearable glasses that projects the picture onto your retina and where, I felt, "thought recognition" should be the answer was obvious and awesome.
A computer you could keep in a shirt pocket or wear on your wrist (or maybe be implanted under skin if small enough) controlled by thought, and using the PC glasses.
If it also had Internet access, send an email or instant message by though. That would nearly be telepathy.
Anyway I saw the potential that was right there and have been surprised that it hasn't materialized yet.
I am an installer for Dish Network & DirecTV. The fact that our government allows cable companies to own television stations is very troubling. The same thing is going to happen to DirecTV as soon as it's contract runs out. Comcast is trying to buy Disney (who owns ABC/ESPN as well as a host of others). If both comcast and viacomm own a large portion of all television stations and are allowed to screw the satellite companies by WAY overcharging it could put the satellite co.s out of business and then the Cable Co.s would be an even bigger monopoly.
From about 88-91 I worked for a country wide (also had a few in Australia and elsewhere) chain of arcades. It is now the last, large arcade chain in existence. A good friend of mine who was my boss back then is still with the company as a regional manager. We discuss the arcades every so often. The company at one time had over 200 locations. It has steadily been declining over the last 10 years or so. He gives it 2-4 more years.
I am a satellite installer. I have been installing both Dish Network and DirecTV full time for about 4 years.
In my area, Western Washington St., the biggest drive in the satellite market over the last year has been Comcast. About two years ago Atnt changed to Comcast. I have had countless customers tell me there bill when up $20-$40 with no change in programming. Second biggest complaint is that they loose all or some of there channels on a daily to monthly basis. Next is probably that they just hate comcast.
As far as signal loss is concerned, a properly installed/aligned dish should VERY rarely loose signal. I have had mine for about 4 years and have seen my signal go out once for about 5 minutes. About 2 months ago we had the heaviest rain day on record for Washington St. What I have heard from most customers is that they lost their signal for about 5-15 minutes total over the whole day. I have cable Internet (Satellite Internet sucks) and it is out much more often than my Dish.
Also if a dish I tightened down securely It shouldn't move even in a very strong wind. It should take a 100+ MPH wind which would more likely bend it and/or rip it off your house.
"Local channels are extra (5.99 typically) and may not be offered in your area".
This is a matter of semantics. If you think you are getting your cable locals for free ask to just get the locals and see what they say. Dish & Direct charge for the locals separately giving you the option of having them or not.
OK, yes all Windows could be on the list, but ME was something that should have never been released. Should have been called Win 98 Third edition. It was slower than 98 SE, did virtually nothing of interest more or better than 98 and crashed more. On my job I meet someone who was on the design team for ME (I live in Washington State). He told me, not that this is a big revelation, that they released it about 3 months early and it had 100's of known bugs/flaws.
I attached my Sony camcorder to the top of an RC car once. I got some cool video but after it rolled a couple times it stopped working very well. Probably should have figured that out before I had that brilliant idea. It actually rolled three times on the street in front of my house and still worked. Then about 1 month later it was dead. Probably not worth 10 minutes of video.
I don't understand how a computer that can compute millions of moves a sec. and probably 20-50 or more moves deep in a fairly short amount of time could possibly not win? Even a home computer I would think could compute thousands of moves a sec. How could any person possibly out think that???
The first thing I thought when reading this article was why? Then I thought why do I still have an Atari 800, Amiga 500 and 486-33 in my closet? Although I will never go to the trouble to get my Atari online, I think it would be cool to get my old, original Gameboy online, Any possibilities there?
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you have no sense of humor do you?
Hey.. Cheech.. Did someone say grass...... Ya Man... Genetically modified grass!!......
a Far Side comic in here somewhere.
I have installed Linux 2-3 times over the last few years (Mandrake 7.?/RedHat 6.2/RedHat 8.2). I really want to be able to use it and leave MS altogether.
/etc/X11/XF86Config and switch from 16-24 and vice versa" ......HUH?...... I am sure that makes a lot of sense to a Linux expert but you will NEVER get the casual user to learn it well enough to understand what the hell that meant.
It usually stays on my comp. (dual boot) until the boot manager crashes or something then I reinstall Windows and decide to try again in another year.
Reading these posts I am thinking maybe I'll try it again. I wanted to see Wine's support list to see if I could run my fav. games. Looking up "Diablo 2", yes it's there, great! A little lower on that page, a help listing, "In case that something's wrong with the screen size , that's due to the default depth , just vim
I am the local computer expert in my circle of friends/family/work but that part of Linux gives me a headache. Guess I'll wait another year.
I can't believe I got this far without realizing it was an 4/1 joke. I was all set to bash Bush again :(
In the early 90's (probably 90/91) I saw an episode of "Beyond 2000". It was about controlling a computer program with your mind. It was a full CG 3D environment with a CG person that you could have walk forward/left/right/back/etc. Just by your thoughts.
I have often thought about this episode through the years. When Doom came out I thought how cool it would be to play the game with your mind. Same when Duke3D, Quake, Unreal etc.
I wonder why, 10-15 years later there really hasn't been much advancement in this. With as far as everything else has come since 1990 this should be common place technology.
In 1998 I had a conversation with my dad about were I though computers would be going. They had already shown a computer w/Internet access the size a pee (some college experiment). I had seen the wearable glasses that projects the picture onto your retina and where, I felt, "thought recognition" should be the answer was obvious and awesome.
A computer you could keep in a shirt pocket or wear on your wrist (or maybe be implanted under skin if small enough) controlled by thought, and using the PC glasses.
If it also had Internet access, send an email or instant message by though. That would nearly be telepathy.
Anyway I saw the potential that was right there and have been surprised that it hasn't materialized yet.
the first time I downloaded pr0n...sniff.. sniff.. It was on my Amiga 500... Ah those were the days, only took 23 minutes to DL.
"especially if you have some of the parts laying around"
ahhh yes.... Let me grab one of my old discarded LCD monitors I have so many of....
I am an installer for Dish Network & DirecTV. The fact that our government allows cable companies to own television stations is very troubling. The same thing is going to happen to DirecTV as soon as it's contract runs out. Comcast is trying to buy Disney (who owns ABC/ESPN as well as a host of others). If both comcast and viacomm own a large portion of all television stations and are allowed to screw the satellite companies by WAY overcharging it could put the satellite co.s out of business and then the Cable Co.s would be an even bigger monopoly.
Extended Trilogy version, Now with "Tom Bombadil"
From about 88-91 I worked for a country wide (also had a few in Australia and elsewhere) chain of arcades. It is now the last, large arcade chain in existence. A good friend of mine who was my boss back then is still with the company as a regional manager. We discuss the arcades every so often. The company at one time had over 200 locations. It has steadily been declining over the last 10 years or so. He gives it 2-4 more years.
I am a satellite installer. I have been installing both Dish Network and DirecTV full time for about 4 years.
In my area, Western Washington St., the biggest drive in the satellite market over the last year has been Comcast. About two years ago Atnt changed to Comcast. I have had countless customers tell me there bill when up $20-$40 with no change in programming. Second biggest complaint is that they loose all or some of there channels on a daily to monthly basis. Next is probably that they just hate comcast.
As far as signal loss is concerned, a properly installed/aligned dish should VERY rarely loose signal. I have had mine for about 4 years and have seen my signal go out once for about 5 minutes. About 2 months ago we had the heaviest rain day on record for Washington St. What I have heard from most customers is that they lost their signal for about 5-15 minutes total over the whole day. I have cable Internet (Satellite Internet sucks) and it is out much more often than my Dish.
Also if a dish I tightened down securely It shouldn't move even in a very strong wind. It should take a 100+ MPH wind which would more likely bend it and/or rip it off your house.
"Local channels are extra (5.99 typically) and may not be offered in your area".
This is a matter of semantics. If you think you are getting your cable locals for free ask to just get the locals and see what they say. Dish & Direct charge for the locals separately giving you the option of having them or not.
...Cyberdyne T-1
George Lucas, "All right, were the hell is R2D2s head!?"
That gives me about 4 months to upgrade my computer. And it will still probably be to slow to run D3 at a decent fram rate.
OK, yes all Windows could be on the list, but ME was something that should have never been released. Should have been called Win 98 Third edition. It was slower than 98 SE, did virtually nothing of interest more or better than 98 and crashed more. On my job I meet someone who was on the design team for ME (I live in Washington State). He told me, not that this is a big revelation, that they released it about 3 months early and it had 100's of known bugs/flaws.
I attached my Sony camcorder to the top of an RC car once. I got some cool video but after it rolled a couple times it stopped working very well. Probably should have figured that out before I had that brilliant idea. It actually rolled three times on the street in front of my house and still worked. Then about 1 month later it was dead. Probably not worth 10 minutes of video.
If there was a higher score than 5, I'd give it to you for that one. I haven't laughed so hard in a while.
I think Mr. Garrison's "IT" was much more speedy and agile.
...big & bulky enough already?
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Maybe they need overtime.
I don't understand how a computer that can compute millions of moves a sec. and probably 20-50 or more moves deep in a fairly short amount of time could possibly not win? Even a home computer I would think could compute thousands of moves a sec. How could any person possibly out think that???
The first thing I thought when reading this article was why? Then I thought why do I still have an Atari 800, Amiga 500 and 486-33 in my closet? Although I will never go to the trouble to get my Atari online, I think it would be cool to get my old, original Gameboy online, Any possibilities there?