Don't you think that it will actually be optimized for HDTV? Come on think a little (yawn) Xbox already has an HDTV version, got to play it at a friends house an a 64 inch plasma...my 27" conventional Tv just makes me wanna cry
"If this is a success, it would considerably boost Apple's presence in the technology world"
Why would this considerably boost Apple's Presence? So your computer changes color, OMG the technology I've been waiting for to "Switch"
I can see the commercial now. 'I've been waiting forever for a computer that can change colors and look cool on my desktop, It's finally arrived, Now I have a reason to leave Microsoft forever.'
2) Violence Give me one reason that story couldn't have been told without all the fighting. Hmm lets see the plot begs an epic problem as large as WW2, or do you believe the holocost didn't happen, and we shouldn't have gotten involved?
The rushed-through story the screenwriter threw in as the first ten minutes of Fellowship of the Ring looked a lot more interesting than the movie we were forced to watch. Why didn't somebody make a movie off that instead? personlly I would have preferred a 5-6 hour version of each book, but as it was the only thing the damn critics could find wrong with the fellowship was that it was too long...I loved critics comments like "Action packed, fast paced, enthraling, but too long." WTF?
4) Magic Mechanics Experts on the occult say in order for a wizard to floorspin a fully-grown man like Gandalf, he'd need three magical staffs, not two. One word. FICTION.......dumbass...(ok two words)
5) Racism Percentage of protagonists in Fellowship who are white: 100. Meanwhile the black antagonists and their black crow spies and their black glass seeing ball inhabit their black towers and perform black magic. Gosh, I wonder if there's some symbolism there? First off the basic premise of LOTR is a dualistic (and fictionally idealistic) Good vs evil. which is why saurmon had fallen (white guy), boromir (white guy), orcs are created servants, so what the hell is your BS racist pt? Oh yeah the dwarves and the elves dont' like each other, but wait Gimli and Legolas over come thier differences and become great friends....such tension is what makes the relationships real. We do live in a world where people overcome thier prejudices all the time!
Now that I've spent entirely too much time on a Troll I'll get back to work
The Craziest coincidence I saw lights similar to hotkey spokes on a chevy silverado this morning on the way to work! So I googled for this
link that has similar lights to what I saw
This is NEW news. Last week drivers were released for linux, this week, linux was offically added to the Unified Driver Archetechure. Two Different developments.
just because the drivers themselves aren't Open Source doesn't mean nVidia isn't supporting the open source community by release drivers for Open Source OS's. What's with the All-or-Nothing mentality of the open source community. Can't we just be glad nVidia now sees the linux market big enough to spend resources to develop drivers for can pat them on the back for it?
wow that sheds a whole new light on your post LOL...sorry if I sounded bitchy...I've now had a good laugh for the day thanks.....Whee hee he he heeee.
Company christmas party tonight Free (as in Free BEER) BEER.
your issue really shouldn't be with me (cliff chose to post the question).
I'm trying to give a little perspective to the issue once a question has been accepted. Flaming the person who asked doens't do any good./.'s staff made the choice (supporting my perspective) that the/. community would be interested in the discussion of this question. *Note* that it didn't make the front page of/. Infact it's in the "ask/. section which is designed for this very type of discussion. So if you want to Flame Flame/. for not designing thier website to YOUR interests
Let me start with something that seems trollish....Reviewers (in general) are full of CRAP. Reviewers hardly ever seem to review a movie in a way that reflects public opinion. They have thier reputation at stake, and that reputation is among a snobbie group of follow-the-common-review-sentiment. I will not allow a reviewers opinion affect my enjoyment of the movie. May I also liken a "Movie Critic's" review of a startrek movie to a M$ employee's review of the latest linux kernel. I'm a techie and a trekie and those outside those worlds don't often understand me.
When questions like this come up in our daily tech life we don't just think "Oh! I'll goto google and get an answer!" Some of us are community conscience and think "This is an interest problem, I bet the/. community would be interested in the answer." Of course when we have these thoughts we forget how unforgiving some readers are *cough*
Will they soon be sending out the messenger service popup adds to windows users desktops like that annoying University? Or maybe send unsolicied Spam asking if you've seen this man?
I've personally found amazon's reviewing system, as well as the automated "If you like this, you'll like this" system.
I really found the trouble Amazon got in for "faking" the system mentioned above linking your laster book purchase to a pair of pants to advertise thier new clothing line. ex. readers who like Stephen King, also enjoy these fleece lined Jeans. there was a huge uproar of false advertising claims over this joke.
Cnet is definatly a mixed bag. When download gets a 1 star review because some newb user with a hosed system can't install the app properly what use is his review? I love CNet but the reviewing isn't always helpful
The first "officially" released drivers by nVidia may pragmaticlly seem insignificant, but in the big picture this is a big success for the linux community as a whole
Does anyone else out there have the same feeling I do, that the Tablet PC is over hyped? The only tangible benefit I can really see is totally comfort motivated. The laptop has never been that comfortable to work on sitting on the couch. The tablet PC would make such computing more comfortable. However when it really comes down to using my PC I really prefer a keyboard over a pen & screen combo.
Why are you all worried that companies that support other OS's are being bought by M$....It's alright, it will be ok....we just read on monday that M$ was going to be developing for linux now.
but think of the possibilities if we merely dropped Gilligan's Island reruns how could you ever even think of taking such drastic measures! If I don't get my daily dose of Mary Ann I simply can't go on.
yes tired of morrowind, my contention with what you have to say of the rat law is this: Yes the rat law does hold true for some, however Games like EQ and AC are so big and diverse you can get out of it what ever you like, if your only goal is to be the "best" or at the "top" then you've got to use rat law abuses. But if your playing because you enjoy the game the the community they your not bound to the rat law.
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Don't you think that it will actually be optimized for HDTV? Come on think a little (yawn) Xbox already has an HDTV version, got to play it at a friends house an a 64 inch plasma...my 27" conventional Tv just makes me wanna cry
"PC Gamer reviewed the 9700 four months ago."
No kidding, this is the most out of date story I've seen on slashdot. Next the'll be releasing
386 Released with a math CoProcessor
reviews explaining the performance difference between the 386SX and 386DX here
makes me feel prickily all over
"If this is a success, it would considerably boost Apple's presence in the technology world"
Why would this considerably boost Apple's Presence? So your computer changes color, OMG the technology I've been waiting for to "Switch"
I can see the commercial now. 'I've been waiting forever for a computer that can change colors and look cool on my desktop, It's finally arrived, Now I have a reason to leave Microsoft forever.'
Hey thats pretty small, maybe than can insert this in the head of our newly cloned baby to give us Linux Baby! Networkable and all
"The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws." --Tacitus
I'll bite troll
2) Violence
Give me one reason that story couldn't have been told without all the fighting.
Hmm lets see the plot begs an epic problem as large as WW2, or do you believe the holocost didn't happen, and we shouldn't have gotten involved?
The rushed-through story the screenwriter threw in as the first ten minutes of Fellowship of the Ring looked a lot more interesting than the movie we were forced to watch. Why didn't somebody make a movie off that instead?
personlly I would have preferred a 5-6 hour version of each book, but as it was the only thing the damn critics could find wrong with the fellowship was that it was too long...I loved critics comments like "Action packed, fast paced, enthraling, but too long." WTF?
4) Magic Mechanics
Experts on the occult say in order for a wizard to floorspin a fully-grown man like Gandalf, he'd need three magical staffs, not two.
One word. FICTION.......dumbass...(ok two words)
5) Racism
Percentage of protagonists in Fellowship who are white: 100. Meanwhile the black antagonists and their black crow spies and their black glass seeing ball inhabit their black towers and perform black magic. Gosh, I wonder if there's some symbolism there?
First off the basic premise of LOTR is a dualistic (and fictionally idealistic) Good vs evil. which is why saurmon had fallen (white guy), boromir (white guy), orcs are created servants, so what the hell is your BS racist pt? Oh yeah the dwarves and the elves dont' like each other, but wait Gimli and Legolas over come thier differences and become great friends....such tension is what makes the relationships real. We do live in a world where people overcome thier prejudices all the time!
Now that I've spent entirely too much time on a Troll I'll get back to work
The Craziest coincidence I saw lights similar to hotkey spokes on a chevy silverado this morning on the way to work! So I googled for this link that has similar lights to what I saw
This is NEW news. Last week drivers were released for linux, this week, linux was offically added to the Unified Driver Archetechure. Two Different developments.
just because the drivers themselves aren't Open Source doesn't mean nVidia isn't supporting the open source community by release drivers for Open Source OS's. What's with the All-or-Nothing mentality of the open source community. Can't we just be glad nVidia now sees the linux market big enough to spend resources to develop drivers for can pat them on the back for it?
I disagree whole heartedly! I think there is great beauty in this story.
And the choice between an incredible music instrument or the "luxary" of bug repellent?
I desire more out of life than a little reprieve from insects
wow that sheds a whole new light on your post LOL...sorry if I sounded bitchy...I've now had a good laugh for the day thanks.....Whee hee he he heeee. Company christmas party tonight Free (as in Free BEER) BEER.
your issue really shouldn't be with me (cliff chose to post the question).
/.'s staff made the choice (supporting my perspective) that the /. community would be interested in the discussion of this question. *Note* that it didn't make the front page of /. Infact it's in the "ask /. section which is designed for this very type of discussion. So if you want to Flame Flame /. for not designing thier website to YOUR interests
I'm trying to give a little perspective to the issue once a question has been accepted. Flaming the person who asked doens't do any good.
Let me start with something that seems trollish....Reviewers (in general) are full of CRAP. Reviewers hardly ever seem to review a movie in a way that reflects public opinion.
They have thier reputation at stake, and that reputation is among a snobbie group of follow-the-common-review-sentiment. I will not allow a reviewers opinion affect my enjoyment of the movie.
May I also liken a "Movie Critic's" review of a startrek movie to a M$ employee's review of the latest linux kernel. I'm a techie and a trekie and those outside those worlds don't often understand me.
When questions like this come up in our daily tech life we don't just think "Oh! I'll goto google and get an answer!" Some of us are community conscience and think "This is an interest problem, I bet the /. community would be interested in the answer." Of course when we have these thoughts we forget how unforgiving some readers are *cough*
Will they soon be sending out the messenger service popup adds to windows users desktops like that annoying University?
Or maybe send unsolicied Spam asking if you've seen this man?
ooops!
Helpful would be the missing word...
sorry bout that
I've personally found amazon's reviewing system, as well as the automated "If you like this, you'll like this" system.
I really found the trouble Amazon got in for "faking" the system mentioned above linking your laster book purchase to a pair of pants to advertise thier new clothing line. ex. readers who like Stephen King, also enjoy these fleece lined Jeans. there was a huge uproar of false advertising claims over this joke.
Cnet is definatly a mixed bag. When download gets a 1 star review because some newb user with a hosed system can't install the app properly what use is his review? I love CNet but the reviewing isn't always helpful
Most likely It just got /. effrected /. effecting this incredible project.
Lets all give our collective apology for
The first "officially" released drivers by nVidia may pragmaticlly seem insignificant, but in the big picture this is a big success for the linux community as a whole
Does anyone else out there have the same feeling I do, that the Tablet PC is over hyped? The only tangible benefit I can really see is totally comfort motivated. The laptop has never been that comfortable to work on sitting on the couch. The tablet PC would make such computing more comfortable. However when it really comes down to using my PC I really prefer a keyboard over a pen & screen combo.
Why are you all worried that companies that support other OS's are being bought by M$....It's alright, it will be ok....we just read on monday that M$ was going to be developing for linux now.
but think of the possibilities if we merely dropped Gilligan's Island reruns how could you ever even think of taking such drastic measures! If I don't get my daily dose of Mary Ann I simply can't go on.
yes tired of morrowind, my contention with what you have to say of the rat law is this:
Yes the rat law does hold true for some, however Games like EQ and AC are so big and diverse you can get out of it what ever you like, if your only goal is to be the "best" or at the "top" then you've got to use rat law abuses. But if your playing because you enjoy the game the the community they your not bound to the rat law.
Props
on the speed at which you preemptivly caught all the Soviet jokes