Just to clarify, chewing gum is not banned per se, but sale of chewing gum is. Also, mainly because some retards jammed the doors of the subway system with spit chewing gum.
I seem to remember it was because one the untouchables(PAP member) was demonstrating the MRT to some important foreign minister and sat on a piece of gum, and surprise, surprise, the very next day the sale of gum was banned.
Singapore's very form of democracy has always amused me, one of the districts unwisely decided to vote against the PAP, and so they had all of their money for upgrading the council apartments removed. Democratic dictatorship at its very best.
Ahh, spitfires and concordes, the two most beautiful aircraft in the world. I only wish the concorde had some kind of sonic boom muffler, so that it had the opportunity to pass through the America without its restrictions, allowing more people the joy of seeing it.
I can only hope that the rumours of Richard Branson attempting to buy the craft turn out to be true, though I would be extremely doubtful that British Airways would even dream of selling such a marquee plane to such a bitter rival.
You forgot the Chinese finger puzzle to keep the dude amused whilst you're fixing his computer. I used to use a hand puppet, but it could cause confusion once I began to ask a few questions, as they tended to reply to the frog.
I tend to cringe when I see arguments that hinge on "looking to nature" as a role model for human behavior.
Could not agree more, personally I would rather not eat my slab of cow raw, I would rather not drink from puddles, and I quite like living in a centrally heated house. Natural arguments are simple generalisations and thus should be treated as such.
9 times out of 10 the kids that go and find away around whatever you did are the ones that relate best to other people and kids
I find it best to differentiate between kids and real people as well.
I seem to remember that the most socializing I did as a kid with regards to computing was the illicit trade of copied C64 games tapes. Apart from the actual gaming, everything else seemed to be a largely solitary pursuit, probably as the home revolution was still in its infancy. I'm not sure, but I feel that revolution was when printers became cheap, and suddenly there was an actual practical use, rather than just the perception of it being a rather expensive toy.
Honestly, when I was doing my degree that was all the astronomers I knew drove/pushed. Though that picture of the Robin going uphill must be doctored, they could never go up a hill with that sort of incline.
Surely the question is though, why would Intel want to prevent overclocking? It's not as if overclocking would allow software other than their own to be run on their chip, it is not as if overclocking the chip decreases Intels sales of the chip in any way.
Their reasoning of "Unscrupulous resellers and/or distributors may purchase less expensive processors that are rated at lower clock frequencies and then remark those processor at higher clock frequencies, a procedure known as over-clocking". sounds a damn sight more expensive than printing decent/readable/understandable serial numbers on the chip. Or am I missing something important?
Yeah it's quite surprising, I didn't think I'd get recognised as much as I do but because the animators designed the facial structure of how Gollum actually looks on screen to be very close to mine
I believe Sony and Trevor Bayliss are understood to be forming a partnership, so I predict the next playstation will be completely portable, with completely wireless controllers. Both the console and the controllers will be entirely powered by the power of wind up. The crank to wind up the controller may also be used as a Fishing/Hammer throw/Cycling/Organ grinder simulator, much like the original Sega Fishing rod.
The actual reason for the delay for the release date is the need to try to decrease the amount of work needed to keep the console operating. Currently the console needs the equivalent of reeling in forty seven Killer Whales per second, or 47 kW/S to generate even simple gouraud shading. Though Mr. Bayliss believes that this may be overcome through some form of "magic".
Still, I'm secretly hoping Bush is saying to himself, "Damn. They called my bluff."
Mmm, I was sort of hoping there was am agreement between france etc. and the US etc. one set of countries playing good cop, the other playing bad cop, just to un-nerve Saddam, keep him on edge, create the tension required for him to get rid of his weapons, get his ass out of Iraq. Unfortunately it just seems that the coallition was just hell bent on regime change. Let's just hope it's quick, clean and simple.
Still gives me an oppurtuntiy to respout my favorite palindrome:-
Short answer I don't know apart from what has been said below, branding and marketing. It gives them a solid base to draw support from, by using a well known and trusted name.
PC's need a standard controller to be considered as a non FP/Stratedy gaming platform. Games such as Super Monkey Ball wouldn't work without an analog pad. Games such Super Street Fighter wouldn't work on a keyboard. Games are written for the known contoller, which in the PC's case is the keyboard and mouse. Which explains why the PC is the choice for FP and stategy type of games, they work well on the keyboard and mouse interface.
With consoles seemingly converging on what is essentially a standard controller(Gamecube, PS2, and X-box controllers are all largely similar, only really with differing ergonomics) I can see a standardish controller becoming viable for the PC. Though whether it will be standard enough for companies to aim for is up for debate.
No, I sort of expected that nightly builds may be prone to error, its just that I was finding for a few builds in a row, I think 7th of March to the one I just downloaded(which appears to be working fine), just didn't even start. I have a feeling it might have been a problem with the profiling as I've been having a few problems with this of late.
Still, everything seems to be fine now, so I'm reasonably happy, just wish I could open a new tab by middle clicking in the bookmarks, its about the one thing I prefer about Pheonix(which still just feels too lightweight to me, nothing tangible just doesn't feel right).
I've tried the latest nightly builds of Windows XP Mozilla, and they are just crashing like a monkey up a tree filled on vodka spiked bananas, not even getting a splash logo, just straight to dead.
But if I pay the piracy tax... doesn't that mean...
Mmm, reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Ankh-Morpork scheme, pay a fee to the theives and they won't burgle you, and you get the bonus of a novelty cutlery set.
Except this one seems to work in reverse . . . An interesting and novel concept.
The money will be used to reimburse copyright holders -- artists, performers, recording companies, publishers and movie studios -- for unauthorized copying thought to weigh adversely on sales.
Well I hope some of it also goes to Microsoft, for my illegitamate copy of Office.
Or does this tax just go to those whose products are not primarily aimed at being used through a computer? If so, surely the most legitamate tax position would be the internet or (as has already been done) recorable media. It seems daft to attack something just because it might be a threat, or is this Germanys answer to a pre-emptive strike?
I've always thought that sports such as Baseball and cricket would be the ideal choices to initiate web broadcasts. Mainly because the majority of action takes place on a (relatively) static screen, and so could presumably be reasonably well compressed compared to faster moving games(in terms of both the sport and the camera sweeps used) such as basketball or soccer.
The point is, the browser is an UI for a lot of things these days.
I agree, I have a feeling that we are approaching the days when the web will be viewed as a second hard drive, and this is what the later browsers will need to be adapting for
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Just to clarify, chewing gum is not banned per se, but sale of chewing gum is. Also, mainly because some retards jammed the doors of the subway system with spit chewing gum.
I seem to remember it was because one the untouchables(PAP member) was demonstrating the MRT to some important foreign minister and sat on a piece of gum, and surprise, surprise, the very next day the sale of gum was banned.
Singapore's very form of democracy has always amused me, one of the districts unwisely decided to vote against the PAP, and so they had all of their money for upgrading the council apartments removed. Democratic dictatorship at its very best.
Ahh, spitfires and concordes, the two most beautiful aircraft in the world. I only wish the concorde had some kind of sonic boom muffler, so that it had the opportunity to pass through the America without its restrictions, allowing more people the joy of seeing it.
I can only hope that the rumours of Richard Branson attempting to buy the craft turn out to be true, though I would be extremely doubtful that British Airways would even dream of selling such a marquee plane to such a bitter rival.
You forgot the Chinese finger puzzle to keep the dude amused whilst you're fixing his computer. I used to use a hand puppet, but it could cause confusion once I began to ask a few questions, as they tended to reply to the frog.
I tend to cringe when I see arguments that hinge on "looking to nature" as a role model for human behavior.
Could not agree more, personally I would rather not eat my slab of cow raw, I would rather not drink from puddles, and I quite like living in a centrally heated house. Natural arguments are simple generalisations and thus should be treated as such.
9 times out of 10 the kids that go and find away around whatever you did are the ones that relate best to other people and kids
I find it best to differentiate between kids and real people as well.
I seem to remember that the most socializing I did as a kid with regards to computing was the illicit trade of copied C64 games tapes. Apart from the actual gaming, everything else seemed to be a largely solitary pursuit, probably as the home revolution was still in its infancy. I'm not sure, but I feel that revolution was when printers became cheap, and suddenly there was an actual practical use, rather than just the perception of it being a rather expensive toy.
What kind of car do you think you can buy on an astronomer's salary?
Well that's why I'm surprised they don't compare it to Reliant Robin or even a bicycle with basket attached.
Honestly, when I was doing my degree that was all the astronomers I knew drove/pushed. Though that picture of the Robin going uphill must be doctored, they could never go up a hill with that sort of incline.
The last one was talking about a review with "The release just around the corner". This one is announcing the actual release.
I believe the initial "dupe" claim, was for the dupe that is "just around the corner".
Well, as long as the MITOpenCourseWare is unaffected I'm fairly happy. This is a use of the internet that I applaud loudly.
Surely the question is though, why would Intel want to prevent overclocking? It's not as if overclocking would allow software other than their own to be run on their chip, it is not as if overclocking the chip decreases Intels sales of the chip in any way.
Their reasoning of "Unscrupulous resellers and/or distributors may purchase less expensive processors that are rated at lower clock frequencies and then remark those processor at higher clock frequencies, a procedure known as over-clocking". sounds a damn sight more expensive than printing decent/readable/understandable serial numbers on the chip. Or am I missing something important?
Yeah it's quite surprising, I didn't think I'd get recognised as much as I do but because the animators designed the facial structure of how Gollum actually looks on screen to be very close to mine
I feel truly sorry for the poor guy.
I was forced to go the Creative Labs route with their Nomad Jukebox 3 (Which I got with a 40gb hard drive,,,,,, smooooooooooooth).
Yeah, they're nice and all, but they are just too big to fit into my pocket, presonally I prefer the Zen route or the iPod way.
I believe Sony and Trevor Bayliss are understood to be forming a partnership, so I predict the next playstation will be completely portable, with completely wireless controllers. Both the console and the controllers will be entirely powered by the power of wind up. The crank to wind up the controller may also be used as a Fishing/Hammer throw/Cycling/Organ grinder simulator, much like the original Sega Fishing rod.
The actual reason for the delay for the release date is the need to try to decrease the amount of work needed to keep the console operating. Currently the console needs the equivalent of reeling in forty seven Killer Whales per second, or 47 kW/S to generate even simple gouraud shading. Though Mr. Bayliss believes that this may be overcome through some form of "magic".
Still, I'm secretly hoping Bush is saying to himself, "Damn. They called my bluff."
Mmm, I was sort of hoping there was am agreement between france etc. and the US etc. one set of countries playing good cop, the other playing bad cop, just to un-nerve Saddam, keep him on edge, create the tension required for him to get rid of his weapons, get his ass out of Iraq. Unfortunately it just seems that the coallition was just hell bent on regime change. Let's just hope it's quick, clean and simple.
Still gives me an oppurtuntiy to respout my favorite palindrome:-
Drat Saddam, a mad dastard.
Mutated Cute Penguin?
Embedded fanaticism?
A fanatical penguin?
An embedded penguin fantacism?
Short answer I don't know apart from what has been said below, branding and marketing. It gives them a solid base to draw support from, by using a well known and trusted name.
Please define critical mass on the desktop.
Errr, "And god said to thee, thy desktop looks a bit grubby, give a polish. Can someone give me an Amen?"
Or how about an alternative perspective.
Will Linux lose market share, especially in its server status?
Does this anticipate growth in Microsoft based servers?
Will this further Palladium's potential integration into hardware?
Can they forsee an end to when Linux will lose it's ability to continue as free software?
PC's need a standard controller to be considered as a non FP/Stratedy gaming platform. Games such as Super Monkey Ball wouldn't work without an analog pad. Games such Super Street Fighter wouldn't work on a keyboard. Games are written for the known contoller, which in the PC's case is the keyboard and mouse. Which explains why the PC is the choice for FP and stategy type of games, they work well on the keyboard and mouse interface.
With consoles seemingly converging on what is essentially a standard controller(Gamecube, PS2, and X-box controllers are all largely similar, only really with differing ergonomics) I can see a standardish controller becoming viable for the PC. Though whether it will be standard enough for companies to aim for is up for debate.
A weta is a giant honkin' bug, indigenous to New Zealand. It looks like this.
So what the bloody hell is that Weta holding in its hand then?
No, I sort of expected that nightly builds may be prone to error, its just that I was finding for a few builds in a row, I think 7th of March to the one I just downloaded(which appears to be working fine), just didn't even start. I have a feeling it might have been a problem with the profiling as I've been having a few problems with this of late.
Still, everything seems to be fine now, so I'm reasonably happy, just wish I could open a new tab by middle clicking in the bookmarks, its about the one thing I prefer about Pheonix(which still just feels too lightweight to me, nothing tangible just doesn't feel right).
I've tried the latest nightly builds of Windows XP Mozilla, and they are just crashing like a monkey up a tree filled on vodka spiked bananas, not even getting a splash logo, just straight to dead.
Has anyone else noticed this?
But if I pay the piracy tax... doesn't that mean...
Mmm, reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Ankh-Morpork scheme, pay a fee to the theives and they won't burgle you, and you get the bonus of a novelty cutlery set.
Except this one seems to work in reverse . . . An interesting and novel concept.
The money will be used to reimburse copyright holders -- artists, performers, recording companies, publishers and movie studios -- for unauthorized copying thought to weigh adversely on sales.
Well I hope some of it also goes to Microsoft, for my illegitamate copy of Office.
Or does this tax just go to those whose products are not primarily aimed at being used through a computer? If so, surely the most legitamate tax position would be the internet or (as has already been done) recorable media. It seems daft to attack something just because it might be a threat, or is this Germanys answer to a pre-emptive strike?
I've always thought that sports such as Baseball and cricket would be the ideal choices to initiate web broadcasts. Mainly because the majority of action takes place on a (relatively) static screen, and so could presumably be reasonably well compressed compared to faster moving games(in terms of both the sport and the camera sweeps used) such as basketball or soccer.
The point is, the browser is an UI for a lot of things these days.
I agree, I have a feeling that we are approaching the days when the web will be viewed as a second hard drive, and this is what the later browsers will need to be adapting for