I have to disagree there; the first two seasons varied greatly, with episodes ranging from poor to mediocre to brilliant, with most being mediocre.
However, the third season was simply terrible. They took a minor plot and stretched it out to a full season. The result was boring, boring, boring... even if one cared about the arc, and a lot of people didn't.
There's nothing wrong with adventures of the week with light arcs, like was done the first two seasons, as long as the episodes are written by someone who... well, frankly, understands the basics of fiction. Which B&B never did.
Well, Xandros was $135 US last time I looked into it. But it's posssible that it's dropped in price by the difference in exchange rate, just very unlikely.
Even if so, the Australian price is $169, not $229.
I liked the idea of a Google branded browser just for the ideas they'll introduce, even if I don't want to use it. But with Dvorak's record, if he says it's so you can pretty much bet the farm against it...
Yes, I'm sure. When he eventually reproduced the problem in front of me, I noticed it was accompanied by a clunk from the hard drive. I was alarmed, but let it go for a few days. The hung up times got longer, and were accompanied by an occasional failure to boot at all. It eventually got bad enough that we thought the drive was completely dead. Thankfully, it still came up from time to time, and the dealer was able to get the old data off eventually. (Why a dealer? Well, just because it's a CRT iMac, and I'm afraida CRTs.)
By the way, resource forks (and, indeed, other forks) are not inherently unstable in Mac OS. They're a core part of the file system and quite stable.:)
Bad example. Slashdot's HTML claims to be HTML 3.2. However, if you actually look at the HTML, it is not valid HTML 3.2 either. It is not valid HTML 2.0. In fact, it is not valid HTML at all!
I've had few problems with a slow hard drive and 128MB of RAM. One thing that does make a huge difference is the error rate on a drive. If your computer is slowing down and showing the spinning beach ball a lot, you probably need to replace your hard drive. My dad's iMac only lasted a few months before the hard drive started dying.
Well, I use it and assign a very high score to it. Thus far, it's never led to a false positive.
Frankly, anyone I want to deal with is intelligent enough to investigate their host before signing a contract. You wouldn't move in next to cocaine dealers or a whore house, why would you use a host that supports spammers?
Free for some uses should not be confused with free. That means every time I do something new with a tool, I need to consider if it I am now delving into commercial use. If you look at their definition for non commercial use, you'll find it quite narrow. I would venture to say that there are none where it's main feature -- multiple editing -- are usable.
Personally, I think a tool that doesn't have SubWordNavigation in two years isn't worth the space on my hard disc, let alone the $35 they want if I should ever open shipping, non open source code with it.
Well, I asked the coding monkeys for a minor fix back with 1.0, and it's still broken. And rather than opening the source like they said they were considering, SubEthaEdit now costs $35 for commercial use, whereas TextWrangler is just plain free.
Don't get me wrong; I am looking for an alernative, too. But SubEthaEdit isn't it.
Oddly. Apple has this on the main mini pages, but some of their knowledge base articles say it's not included on all systems. Perhaps they included it everywhere at the last minute?
Wow, are they so different that they require entirely different source code bases? Or am I misunderstanding this (they don't seem to answer this in the FAQ)?
I was just in a country that executed rapists. Let me tell you, it doesn't work very well. Basically, it turns every case of attempted rape or rape into a murder because it is so important to the rapist not to be caught.
While I was there, a man nabbed a little girl (10 years old) just down the street from me. She screamed for help, so he stabbed her five times in the chest and ran. Her mother was within earshot, but (obviously) ran to the girl instead of after the man. The little girl died in her mothers arms within seconds, and the man got away.
Isolated incident? No. I asked -- it happens all the time. They have fewer incidents there, but if a woman is attacked, she can pretty much knows she won't live through the experience.
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I agree with you, but I couldn't let this pass by without commenting...
This is exactly like breaking and entering and spying on someone.
...which is only legal when done by the US government!
They hate competition.
Certainly if they deliberately sneeze on me, I will no longer respect them.
But what does that have to do with my post?
I know you think your reply is somehow related. But you're wrong.
I have to disagree there; the first two seasons varied greatly, with episodes ranging from poor to mediocre to brilliant, with most being mediocre.
However, the third season was simply terrible. They took a minor plot and stretched it out to a full season. The result was boring, boring, boring... even if one cared about the arc, and a lot of people didn't.
There's nothing wrong with adventures of the week with light arcs, like was done the first two seasons, as long as the episodes are written by someone who... well, frankly, understands the basics of fiction. Which B&B never did.
Thanks for the correction. But boy, that's painful for you! (Assuming you're Australian...)
Well, Xandros was $135 US last time I looked into it. But it's posssible that it's dropped in price by the difference in exchange rate, just very unlikely.
Even if so, the Australian price is $169, not $229.
Apple Mac OS X (10.3) $229
Microsoft Windows XP Home $324
Xandros Desktop OS 2.5 Deluxe $135
However, at $135, [Xandra is] a considerably cheaper option than Windows XP or Mac OS X.
The only problem is that Mac OS X costs $129, not $229.
Is $135 "considerably cheaper" than $129? Is $135 chepaer in any way than $129?
I'll stop reading here. If they can't even copy a price correctly, the rest of the article is obviously beyond useless.
It's easy enough to use the QuickTime API to construct a custom player. It's only the QuickTime player that adds nagware.
I liked the idea of a Google branded browser just for the ideas they'll introduce, even if I don't want to use it. But with Dvorak's record, if he says it's so you can pretty much bet the farm against it...
I really like that idea! My office has some very old servers for sale, so I plan on trying this. I'll let the IT guy drive the truck.
Yes, I'm sure. When he eventually reproduced the problem in front of me, I noticed it was accompanied by a clunk from the hard drive. I was alarmed, but let it go for a few days. The hung up times got longer, and were accompanied by an occasional failure to boot at all. It eventually got bad enough that we thought the drive was completely dead. Thankfully, it still came up from time to time, and the dealer was able to get the old data off eventually. (Why a dealer? Well, just because it's a CRT iMac, and I'm afraida CRTs.)
By the way, resource forks (and, indeed, other forks) are not inherently unstable in Mac OS. They're a core part of the file system and quite stable. :)
Bad example. Slashdot's HTML claims to be HTML 3.2. However, if you actually look at the HTML, it is not valid HTML 3.2 either. It is not valid HTML 2.0. In fact, it is not valid HTML at all!
I've had few problems with a slow hard drive and 128MB of RAM. One thing that does make a huge difference is the error rate on a drive. If your computer is slowing down and showing the spinning beach ball a lot, you probably need to replace your hard drive. My dad's iMac only lasted a few months before the hard drive started dying.
I'm pretty sure I could drive a truck over the Dell and crush the Dell. That doesn't make a truck a better computer.
The question is -- can you buy The Sims 2 in China legally? Most people here seem to think you can't, which makes all copies pirated.
I find that a much more interesting story, thank you!
Well, I use it and assign a very high score to it. Thus far, it's never led to a false positive.
Frankly, anyone I want to deal with is intelligent enough to investigate their host before signing a contract. You wouldn't move in next to cocaine dealers or a whore house, why would you use a host that supports spammers?
For crying out loud, Firefox even has its own generic string class!
Hmm. Bad example. So do all of my applications. It has to do with being truly portable.
Excuse me, but that's what I said.
Free for some uses should not be confused with free. That means every time I do something new with a tool, I need to consider if it I am now delving into commercial use. If you look at their definition for non commercial use, you'll find it quite narrow. I would venture to say that there are none where it's main feature -- multiple editing -- are usable.
Personally, I think a tool that doesn't have SubWordNavigation in two years isn't worth the space on my hard disc, let alone the $35 they want if I should ever open shipping, non open source code with it.
Spews -- love it or hate it -- is all about making hosting spammers more expensive to ISPs.
Personally, I find that as a side effect it it an incredible tool for moving spam from my inbox to my junk mail folder.
Well, I asked the coding monkeys for a minor fix back with 1.0, and it's still broken. And rather than opening the source like they said they were considering, SubEthaEdit now costs $35 for commercial use, whereas TextWrangler is just plain free.
Don't get me wrong; I am looking for an alernative, too. But SubEthaEdit isn't it.
And it doesn't work everywhere anymore. Telus took pulse dialing compatibility off phone lines in my area two or three years ago.
Oh, I expect different binaries. I'm just surprised that the source code is different enough to require different sourceforge projects. :)
The modem is in the base system
Oddly. Apple has this on the main mini pages, but some of their knowledge base articles say it's not included on all systems. Perhaps they included it everywhere at the last minute?
Wow, are they so different that they require entirely different source code bases? Or am I misunderstanding this (they don't seem to answer this in the FAQ)?
I was just in a country that executed rapists. Let me tell you, it doesn't work very well. Basically, it turns every case of attempted rape or rape into a murder because it is so important to the rapist not to be caught.
While I was there, a man nabbed a little girl (10 years old) just down the street from me. She screamed for help, so he stabbed her five times in the chest and ran. Her mother was within earshot, but (obviously) ran to the girl instead of after the man. The little girl died in her mothers arms within seconds, and the man got away.
Isolated incident? No. I asked -- it happens all the time. They have fewer incidents there, but if a woman is attacked, she can pretty much knows she won't live through the experience.