Hundreds to thousands is rather significant. It doesn't sound very likely that so many more people are online now.
Not really, because the way your rank is calculated doesn't seem to be dependent on how many people have listed you specifically, but how popular your friends are that listed you, and then how popular they are, and so forth (out to three degrees). Check out the diagram on the "What is AIM Fight?" page for a fuller explanation.
This sounds kind of like those interactive love sim games that are really popular over in japan, and in certain crowds like the really geeky otaku type people...
We'll probably see more things like this here locally (romance type games), as an actual game, but the idea is kind of fun.
Funny you should say both of those. Here's a review of UbiSoft's recent crack at a "bishoujo"-style game for the DS.
I still stick to Moz because the Form and Cookie Managers in Firefox are nowhere near as robust. Mozilla allows me to double-click, say, the "Name" field on a form and it'll automatically plug in my name. Firefox simply comes with that IE-style drop-down list, which I've always found annoying (especially for search boxes). Plus, with Moz, in three clicks I can fill out all major fields on a standard form that asks for name, address, e-mail, and phone. That's just convenient.
And then there's Mozilla's cookie manager, which lets you set up different levels of cookie permissions (even though the grammar in a few of the options can leave you scratching your head for a few seconds). Firefox has no such levels.
Oh, and I almost forgot about the History pane, which in Firefox is just a rip-off of IE's. In Moz, it's a separate window (I've never been too crazy about panes), and I can add separate columns for address and date, with no grouping.
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make here is from a power user's perspective, Mozilla is still simply the better choice. And until I can find Firefox extensions that I can tack on for all my needs (still waiting for that Form Manager one), I'm sticking with Moz.
Well, what about those of us whose lives are computers (even if those people are few and far between nowadays)? Those of us who really enjoy these things, work with them on a daily basis, and like to be constructive? For us, it's more than simply what you get--it's what you put IN. It's about that satisfaction you get from seeing tangible results from your efforts in the things you love. Anyone who's passionate about anything understands this, and that's why there are people who will spend the time, money, and effort to build their own box than buying the TiVo.
Slashdot Mirror
Huh, would have never figured Barbara Walters had a Slashdot account.
Exactly, which is why they should be doing this with music videos instead.
True anecdote from 2003, around the time the Zodiac and the n-Gage had both hit the market, and a friend was chatting up an EA employee:
Friend: So, I see you have a few n-Gage games lined up. What about the Zodiac?
EA Employee: Well, we're putting focus on the n-Gage only, because let's face it--Nokia's still going to be here in a few years. Tapwave isn't.
Friend (perplexed): Well... yeah. If no one's making any games for it, it won't.
And then I read this article.
Each power supply did well in the testing and in a way, they are all winners.
In another, more accurate, way the Antec Phantom 350W is the winner.
Scientist: Gentlemen, you've both worked very hard. And in a way, you're both winners. But in another more accurate way, Barney is the winner.
From Episode 1F13 - "Deep Space Homer"
Hundreds to thousands is rather significant. It doesn't sound very likely that so many more people are online now.
Not really, because the way your rank is calculated doesn't seem to be dependent on how many people have listed you specifically, but how popular your friends are that listed you, and then how popular they are, and so forth (out to three degrees). Check out the diagram on the "What is AIM Fight?" page for a fuller explanation.
Oh, man, where are the mod points when you need them? Has to be the funniest thing I've read all day. An honorary +1 Funny for you, good sir.
Why? 0 and 1 are two bits, as are 1 and 0, 0 and 0, and 1 and 1. He never said anything about the value.
If you're geeky enough to use Gentoo, isn't it a given that you would already be doing that?
(Hey, it's a joke. Laugh.)
* it seems you can't modify the big shortcut buttons on the left hand side of the dialog to point somewhere useful.
Download the TweakUI PowerToy. It let's you change those to whatever you like.
* you can't directly type in the directory you want.
Sure you can. Just put your cursor in the file name box and type away. It'll even autocomplete for you.
* there is no way of entering a custom "filter by filetype" pattern. (eg. *.py)
Ditto with this. Type *.py in the file name box, hit enter, and all your Python files will only show up.
Likewise, doing Windows-Shift-M does the same thing.
No, that'd be just silly. Now, an Englishman playing a French starship captain? THAT'S plausible.
If you weren't already at +5, I'd mod you up for the hilarious and somewhat obscure Simpsons quote.
Episode 277: "Sweets And Sour Marge"
Geek Trivia Correction: He actually asks, "What's Family Guy?" and then both of them turn and look at the camera.
This also looks like the basis for a nice car computer.
Why would you need a car computer with dual processors?
There have only been TWO Halo's so far. Let's at least wait until number 3 comes out before we pass judgment.
This made me think me and a few friends could possibly slashdot a server just by touching it, and that made me laugh evilly?
This sounds kind of like those interactive love sim games that are really popular over in japan, and in certain crowds like the really geeky otaku type people...
We'll probably see more things like this here locally (romance type games), as an actual game, but the idea is kind of fun.
Funny you should say both of those. Here's a review of UbiSoft's recent crack at a "bishoujo"-style game for the DS.
I still stick to Moz because the Form and Cookie Managers in Firefox are nowhere near as robust. Mozilla allows me to double-click, say, the "Name" field on a form and it'll automatically plug in my name. Firefox simply comes with that IE-style drop-down list, which I've always found annoying (especially for search boxes). Plus, with Moz, in three clicks I can fill out all major fields on a standard form that asks for name, address, e-mail, and phone. That's just convenient.
And then there's Mozilla's cookie manager, which lets you set up different levels of cookie permissions (even though the grammar in a few of the options can leave you scratching your head for a few seconds). Firefox has no such levels.
Oh, and I almost forgot about the History pane, which in Firefox is just a rip-off of IE's. In Moz, it's a separate window (I've never been too crazy about panes), and I can add separate columns for address and date, with no grouping.
So, I guess the point I'm trying to make here is from a power user's perspective, Mozilla is still simply the better choice. And until I can find Firefox extensions that I can tack on for all my needs (still waiting for that Form Manager one), I'm sticking with Moz.
IIRC, Graffiti 2 is actually based on Jot, written by CIC. So, if you want anyone to apologize, it should be them. :P
Yes, key word there being "should." It's sort of like how you should really say "isn't" instead of "ain't," but people still say "ain't" anyway.
This is exactly right. Because, really, if someone says "internet," is there going to be any other one that you're going to confuse it with?
And while that may be newsworthy, the REAL story is that Luke Perry's gay.
:P)
(Oh, don't kid yourself. This is SO off-topic.
Well, what about those of us whose lives are computers (even if those people are few and far between nowadays)? Those of us who really enjoy these things, work with them on a daily basis, and like to be constructive? For us, it's more than simply what you get--it's what you put IN. It's about that satisfaction you get from seeing tangible results from your efforts in the things you love. Anyone who's passionate about anything understands this, and that's why there are people who will spend the time, money, and effort to build their own box than buying the TiVo.
Note the fine print:
(Back to Mike: I think you need to go to about:config and create a new boolean pref for this; I have not tried it myself.)