The Colorado Junk E-Mail Law would require companies to pay an annual fee of up to $500 to access the registry. It would award consumers $10 for each unwanted message that they receive...
Sounds more like the states are in it to line their own pockets, as usual. How many people are really going to sue a spammer for $10??
(I say $10 since it seems most of my junk email is from completely different sources).
There's a ton of sites out there dealing with interfacing a computer to different things, if you know a little about electronics already. If not, it could take a little work getting up to speed.
That's a fairly complete guide for interfacing a parallel port. Serial ports are slightly more complex as they are, well, serial. But it can still be done fairly easily [by a hobbyist].
Motors can be tricky at times, as they sink a lot of current, which would usually fry your PC's port, if not the power supply itself. You can find other sites better explaining how to use those.
Most likely, the only electronic assembly required would be "Plug the connector from Motor A into Slot A of ". Therefore, you wouldn't really learn much that way.
Besides, to add the infrared sensors on yourself, you would have to build a module which copies the specs of the "official add-on kit". Otherwise, the control system would probably end up receiving some very strange data (that is, if nothing gets fried in the first place).
I don't know if I would want to devote an entire laptop to this. Couldn't they have made a PDA-driven version? Or a cellphone, maybe? Ohh, maybe an MP3 player! Or one of those little flashy light things that people stick in their belly-buttons?
(Originally, this was meant to be a serious post. I promise)
I don't know if this was meant to be humorous or not, probably 'cause I just woke up.
But well, the idea is to unplug the thing before you start soldering. Besides that, usually for a gaming system, there shouldn't really be any lethal voltages inside the system.
In economics, the executives and auditors at Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen and a host of other companies were commended by the Ig Nobel committee "for adapting the mathematical concept of imaginary numbers for use in the business world."
That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (I guess I don't get out much.)
I think they should implement gestures similar to those in Black & White.
Drawing out something resembling an ancient religious symbol to go back a page would be interesting. I've been looking for a way to push my carpal-tunnel to its limits.
Sadly, I imagine there are just as many people out there cheering on a fiery inferno of death as there are people hoping they'll make it to Washington.
Kind of makes you wonder which would be more effective at getting the court's attention, though.
(I, of course, would prefer they make it there safe and sound. Death being so permanent and all.)
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I've gotten used to hitting the shift key whenever I delete something in Windows.
I find it's more effective to have a habit of doing that when you frequently use different Windows machines.
I'm not sure if it would be physically possible or not, but I'm fairly certain it would at least require the disk to be twice as thick, and would make the manufacturing process somewhat more difficult.
Other than that, it makes sense to me, as long as they include a small label in the center saying which side is which.
Unless I've completely confused myself, media images wouldn't be very useful on discs which are nearly, or completely, full of data, as the images themselves must come after the TOC.
I rarely find myself burning a CD if it's only going to be a small amount of data, so that normally wouldn't leave much room left for the pretty pictures.
But I guess it may be common to burn a few megs on a CD for some people.
you don't normally need a ladder to clean the insides
What about the vertically challenged? Are they destined to always get out the ladder to clean their windows? (Though, I guess they could just use a hose.)
Hmm...Am I the only one who finds it ironic that both the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) and kiddie porn are mentioned in the same post?
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The Colorado Junk E-Mail Law would require companies to pay an annual fee of up to $500 to access the registry. It would award consumers $10 for each unwanted message that they receive...
Sounds more like the states are in it to line their own pockets, as usual. How many people are really going to sue a spammer for $10??
(I say $10 since it seems most of my junk email is from completely different sources).
Respect and admiration? ...for Microsoft?
You're new here, aren't you...
There's a ton of sites out there dealing with interfacing a computer to different things, if you know a little about electronics already. If not, it could take a little work getting up to speed.
p rinter.html
http://et.nmsu.edu/~etti/fall96/computer/printer/
That's a fairly complete guide for interfacing a parallel port. Serial ports are slightly more complex as they are, well, serial. But it can still be done fairly easily [by a hobbyist].
Motors can be tricky at times, as they sink a lot of current, which would usually fry your PC's port, if not the power supply itself. You can find other sites better explaining how to use those.
Most likely, the only electronic assembly required would be "Plug the connector from Motor A into Slot A of ". Therefore, you wouldn't really learn much that way.
Besides, to add the infrared sensors on yourself, you would have to build a module which copies the specs of the "official add-on kit". Otherwise, the control system would probably end up receiving some very strange data (that is, if nothing gets fried in the first place).
I don't know if I would want to devote an entire laptop to this. Couldn't they have made a PDA-driven version? Or a cellphone, maybe? Ohh, maybe an MP3 player! Or one of those little flashy light things that people stick in their belly-buttons?
(Originally, this was meant to be a serious post. I promise)
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I wasn't aware the the Office license meant my documents were common property...
Give it a little time. This will be part of the EULA for this new version of Office. (But only as far as Microsoft is concerned, of course)
Actually, I'd have to say posting AC is "such a little bitch way of avoiding being modded down."
(Well, as far as your own karma is concerned)
I don't know if this was meant to be humorous or not, probably 'cause I just woke up.
But well, the idea is to unplug the thing before you start soldering. Besides that, usually for a gaming system, there shouldn't really be any lethal voltages inside the system.
I doubt this would be much of a change from current tobacco being produced.
You're all wrong. It's MS-DOS v5.0.
From the Associated Press article:
In economics, the executives and auditors at Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen and a host of other companies were commended by the Ig Nobel committee "for adapting the mathematical concept of imaginary numbers for use in the business world."
That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (I guess I don't get out much.)
Hmm, apparently by the time I finished deciding what I wanted to say, my thought became rather redundant. Sorry :)
I think they should implement gestures similar to those in Black & White.
Drawing out something resembling an ancient religious symbol to go back a page would be interesting. I've been looking for a way to push my carpal-tunnel to its limits.
Someone should make commercials against the RIAA and price fixing...
"When you buy overpriced CDs, you're putting guns in the hands of terrorists."
(Or however that commercial went)
At most any local parking lot. You're sure to find your 1 cent, which would be your fair share, lying around there somewhere.
Sadly, I imagine there are just as many people out there cheering on a fiery inferno of death as there are people hoping they'll make it to Washington.
Kind of makes you wonder which would be more effective at getting the court's attention, though.
(I, of course, would prefer they make it there safe and sound. Death being so permanent and all.)
I've gotten used to hitting the shift key whenever I delete something in Windows.
I find it's more effective to have a habit of doing that when you frequently use different Windows machines.
I'm not sure if it would be physically possible or not, but I'm fairly certain it would at least require the disk to be twice as thick, and would make the manufacturing process somewhat more difficult.
Other than that, it makes sense to me, as long as they include a small label in the center saying which side is which.
Hmm. I guess I don't even need to mention the hole in the middle of the CD and for what it could be used...
Unless I've completely confused myself, media images wouldn't be very useful on discs which are nearly, or completely, full of data, as the images themselves must come after the TOC.
I rarely find myself burning a CD if it's only going to be a small amount of data, so that normally wouldn't leave much room left for the pretty pictures.
But I guess it may be common to burn a few megs on a CD for some people.
It's playing, the video is just kinda dark/low quality.
Keep watching and you'll eventually see someone moving the monitor around and such.
I wonder what Microsoft thinks about this. They oppose Linux on the Xbox, but would they oppose Win2K on top of Linux on the Xbox?
And if not, would they oppose Linux on top of Win2K on top of Linux on the Xbox? Or even.......nevermind.
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you don't normally need a ladder to clean the insides
What about the vertically challenged? Are they destined to always get out the ladder to clean their windows? (Though, I guess they could just use a hose.)
Hmm...Am I the only one who finds it ironic that both the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) and kiddie porn are mentioned in the same post?