Oops. My fault. That was a bill from the 2001 legislature... It seems as though the current 742 has died in committee, and thus is no longer available in its original format. Some of the more "conspiracy theory" websites are saying that it is not dead - but consider the source. At least for now, it has died. It doesn't mean the Oregon Legislature won't do stupid stuff soon though, they are quite good at it. It was kind of funny and ironci that SB742 was sponsored by a guy named "Mennis".;)
So then why is it so wrong if the French people are really pissed at *our* government? (I am American). Since when does everyone on the planet have to agree? I *applaud* the French government for listening to their people and doing what they believe in *despite* what would be the easy way out. Here in America, our government avoids dealing with the issues *we* care about, instead using time and taxpayers money to do stupid things like rename a freaking side dish... Yeah, that makes sense. PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. And me. And themselves if they want. Why is France a bad guy here?
They left out that it is for state agencies, not for private companies. The bill is here: House Bill 2892. There have been other slash stories on it as well. And a nice Google Search can get tons of info.
This is a good bill.
Oregon also has some Bad Bills like SB742 which would create terrorists of peace protestors, give them life in prison, and require local law enforcement to monitor "questionable" organizations. Hmm. A nice Google search can net you more opinions on SB742. It is disturbing!
could psychologically scar a child or deeply upset and offend many adults with more delicate sensibilities than yours or mine
Then do us all a favor, and keep those children and delicate adults inside and out of my world. Because I don't know about you, but there are just too many things even in EVERYDAY LIFE that can cause emotional scars for me to care about the fragile ones. Hell, Killing Iraqi's for sport causes ME mental anguish - who do I sue? It is a fact: there are things in this world that will offend you. Get over it, learn to close your eyes or walk-away, and stop passing laws that so that idiots can feel "safe". Well, having said that - I'll just take Karma -1, for the block Bob...
A disproportionate number of good hits is a sign of an aim bot and the dead give away for "wallhack" (seeing through walls) is that of a player getting kills through walls or following players movement through walls.
This is absolutely not true, although it can be an indicator. See my other post for a full explination, but it is possible to just be very good at the game, and get banned all the time because of it. Some server admins ban prematurely, without taking the time to investigate. One thing admins coud do is just to "follow" a player for a bit (which if you have two computers is a good way to cheat in and of itself..). When "following" the player - after just a couple conflicts you will see if they are cheating. Some people just know that if you stand in this particular spot, and fire when a door opens or something like that, that there are good odds you'll get a head shot. (I have the most direct experience with TeamFortress).
I have a close friend (no, really I do) who plays HalfLife: CounterStrike - Team Fortress. He plays a lot. He is VERY VERY good, and he knows all the maps so well, that he knows exactly where he can sit and snipe, and exactly when to fire to get a headshot, and all of that jazz.
He is pretty much a computer illiterate, as I have to constantly fix his computer or software. He only uses a PC for email, web, and games. He has never installed a cheat, and in fact has the cheat buster installed on his machine so that he can connect to the servers that require it. I even had to explain to him *how* someone could cheat. In fact, just updating the game to the latest version was a bit too complicated to him (since Nintendo games never require updating...).
So the problem is that when he is playing, he routinely will have 30 or 40 kills and no deaths - people ALWAYS assume he is cheating, and he will almost always get kicked off the server. It is very annoying, especially when he is playing on the cheat protected servers...
Now I suck at the games so I never get accused of cheating...
Unfortunately the ballot process confused the members, while they *meant* to vote against Gore - none could remember really well which was a no vote... Aye? Nay? It's all so complicated. Apple should computerize the process.
Uhh, not exactly. He was saying that people get mugged because the muggers need money to buy penis enlargement formulas from west africa to increase breast size so they can get a lower interest rate on their home for tellecommuting...
1. A good crawlspace between floors, and under the lowest floor. Allows for running wiring/ducting/plumbing.
2. Avoid load bearing walls in the interior - instead focus on load bearing posts or columns. Much more flexibility over the long term.
3. Space "walls" behind all plumbing areas - room for working, repairs, enhancements. (combined with #1 - your repairability / enhancability should be virtually unlimitted).
4. Keep "moving parts" away from weaker areas. Example - keep plenty of strong material around doors / windows to reduce damage from wear.
5. Use quality materials up front.
6. Be careful what you put outside. Many types of shrubs/trees/plants are hard on homes, and shouldn't be too close. Others can provide needed protective shade or wind protection. Some plants will ward of daminging insects, and attract beneficial ones.
7. Keep it attractive / stylish. Nothing is more damaging to a home than bad/boring architecture. Not much withstands the wrecking ball.
8. "Overbuild". Better wiring than is needed. Better insulation than is needed. Better roofing. More outlets than you think you need. More lights than you think you need. More bathrooms. More is always better up front, and very expensive later.
9. Watch the obvious factors - fire prevention, earthquake structure, flood management. Again - make things repairable.
10. Well, thats about it - so 10 will be simply - use skilled crafstmen everywhere. They know better than any of us.
"I put both Mac and Solaris together for abbreviation, their results were the same, and those computers only had Netscape."
Now THERES a good balanced test... So he recommends IE on a PC while only testing Netscape on other platforms? Heck, *right now* I have IE, Camino(was:Chimera), Mozilla (Mach-O), iCab, OmniWeb, Safari, and Opera. I test with each and all. I could probably also add Netscape 7... Thats 8 possible browsers for Mac OSX alone... They *all* work good for something, and I prefer Chimerino... The Mach-O Mozilla is quick as well. I expect - when Camino-era hits the latest Gecko version - it'll be much tighter...
That was his "set up and deployment" costs. You also have "development" costs, and then on-going "enhancement" costs - and the biggest and most sinking one, "support" costs.
One of the things *I* would like to see in a MMORPG is better multi-platform compatibility. If you could make a game that people on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, PS2, XBox, and GameCube could play - TOGETHER, on the SAME servers - you would sell faster than "Pamela Anderson fscking Tommy Lee" videos.
And I also agree with making one that you don't have to give up your wife, children, job, and dog just to play. Not that giving up some of those would be all bad...
There is always the possibility that these processors are not even going to BE in the Apple boxen. I know everyone is thinking that way - but no one knows for sure *yet*.
One of these puppys running at 2.5Ghz will be *fast*. I would bet - depending on if Apple/IBM put together good motherboards and components - that machines based on this processor will skunk 4+ Ghz P4 boxes. The "megahertz myth" is even greater in the 970 than it EVER was in the G3/G4. Just look at the Power4 performance - and the 970 is essentially a "mass market" Power4.
Of course, there is the possibility that I am just plain wrong, and these will skunk along slowly forcing Apple to put 9 of them per machine to keep up... Naw, that couldn't happen...
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life" is, like much of the Old Testament, usually read with absolutely no clue about the context in which it was written.
Amen. Uhh, pun sorta intended. It is amazing how many things are taken out of context simply due to "faith". I believe, in true "bumper-sticker mentality" that "blind faith" is still blind... And If I can work just one more set of "quotes" into this paragraph, I can win a "prize".
One of my favorites is the not eating pork (I believe any animal of cloven hoof, correct?)... The actual reason back in "the day" was because poorly cooked pork kills. (Another bumper sticker coming? "Pigs don't kill people, uncooked pork kills people"). But since "god" said it - or at least some guy who claims he spoke with "god" the other day at the pub - it becomes "gospel". Dang, I am goin "insane" with the quotes in this post. If I wasn't typing, my arms would ache from making the little four-finger "quote" motion just above and to the sides of my shoulders...
So how does all this apply to SPAMMERS? I am not sure. But I do have a problem with going after SEARS and such, in such a crummy economy - maybe focus on the companies that have more cash reserve. SEARS is already hurting (why else would they need to SPAM? Who the heck hasn't heard of SEARS?) I mean, of course - unless SEARS would just take the $539 off my SEARS card bill. What? You don't have a SEARS card? Don't let Ashcroft know, he'll deport you as a terrorist. Nothing is more American than a house full of Kenmore and a garage full of Crafstman and a nice ride-a-lawnmower in the shed... Except maybe credit card debt, and SEARS always is content to help us out there too..
What if *my* judge disagrees with the "email=fax" argument. Then I am out another $39. Do you think the court will take a SEARS card?
ACT I Scene 1: Dave sits at PC reading slashdot. Michael enter's scene left [MICHAEL]Morning Dave. [DAVE]Mornin. Michael sits, logs into computer, pulls up Slashdot [MICHAEL]You see the Dave Barry interview? [DAVE]Yeah. It's OK. Check out the Tom's Hardware 65 processor thingy. You catch Joe Millionare last night? [MICHAEL]Nope, I was playing GTA3 for most of the night, and then I set up my new firewall. I did get the TCP/IP stack on my XBOX Linux build working though. Dave and Michael sit working at computer for 3 hours, then get up and go into conference room for meeting. They sit in meeting for 2 hours, then get up and head back to their cubes. [DAVE]You wanna catch some lunch? [MICHAEL]Naw, I have some leftover do-nuts here, I'll just grab a coke and hang out here. [DAVE]Cool, I gotta swing by Fry's and pick up a new IDE cable. See ya in a while. [MICHAEL]Yep. Michael read slashdot for 45 minutes when Dave returns. Michael and Dave work at their computers for 4 hours. [MICHAEL]Quittin time. See ya tomorrow. [DAVE]See ya. Micheal walks out, save begins to put on jacket, scene fades.
The GBA is being updated, with the GameBoy Advance SP: which will feature a LiIon battery and self-lit screen, in a more compact form factor. And the GBA is getting MP3 and other features soon, and I see no reason why a cellphone via headset or wireless gaming should be any problem should the market demand them. And the gameboys have had FM radio options for years (I have one for my GB, GBC, and GBA)... And on top of that, not only does Nintendo make the best games (period...) but justabout every developer that exists makes games for GB. There are open source GB games and GBA plays all GB and GBC and GBA games. There are literally thousands of GameBoy games that the GBA will play. More than any other system ever made. In my not-so-humble opinion, I would rather have a GBA with GREAT games (like Metroid and Zelda) than a cell phone with "Snake extreme 3D". Besides, with all the GB games - you can probably get a version of just about any game for your gameboy... And one of the problems I can see with an "all-in-one" unit is that you can't do too many things at once. As it is I can play games on my GBA, listen to my iPod, and recieve a call on my cell phone... I would like to see something like PalmOS on GameBoy though. That would be nice...
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Oops. My fault. That was a bill from the 2001 legislature... It seems as though the current 742 has died in committee, and thus is no longer available in its original format. Some of the more "conspiracy theory" websites are saying that it is not dead - but consider the source. At least for now, it has died. It doesn't mean the Oregon Legislature won't do stupid stuff soon though, they are quite good at it. It was kind of funny and ironci that SB742 was sponsored by a guy named "Mennis". ;)
So then why is it so wrong if the French people are really pissed at *our* government? (I am American). Since when does everyone on the planet have to agree? I *applaud* the French government for listening to their people and doing what they believe in *despite* what would be the easy way out. Here in America, our government avoids dealing with the issues *we* care about, instead using time and taxpayers money to do stupid things like rename a freaking side dish... Yeah, that makes sense. PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. And me. And themselves if they want. Why is France a bad guy here?
They left out that it is for state agencies, not for private companies. The bill is here: House Bill 2892. There have been other slash stories on it as well. And a nice Google Search can get tons of info.
This is a good bill.
Oregon also has some Bad Bills like SB742 which would create terrorists of peace protestors, give them life in prison, and require local law enforcement to monitor "questionable" organizations. Hmm. A nice Google search can net you more opinions on SB742. It is disturbing!
What if they flattened the Rocky Mountains AND stopped the Gulf Stream? Don't just think big, think GLOBAL!
could psychologically scar a child or deeply upset and offend many adults with more delicate sensibilities than yours or mine
Then do us all a favor, and keep those children and delicate adults inside and out of my world. Because I don't know about you, but there are just too many things even in EVERYDAY LIFE that can cause emotional scars for me to care about the fragile ones. Hell, Killing Iraqi's for sport causes ME mental anguish - who do I sue? It is a fact: there are things in this world that will offend you. Get over it, learn to close your eyes or walk-away, and stop passing laws that so that idiots can feel "safe". Well, having said that - I'll just take Karma -1, for the block Bob...
That saved more "Contras" than Oliver North... Probably killed more Vampyres too. Ahh, the good old days.
A disproportionate number of good hits is a sign of an aim bot and the dead give away for "wallhack" (seeing through walls) is that of a player getting kills through walls or following players movement through walls.
This is absolutely not true, although it can be an indicator. See my other post for a full explination, but it is possible to just be very good at the game, and get banned all the time because of it. Some server admins ban prematurely, without taking the time to investigate. One thing admins coud do is just to "follow" a player for a bit (which if you have two computers is a good way to cheat in and of itself..). When "following" the player - after just a couple conflicts you will see if they are cheating. Some people just know that if you stand in this particular spot, and fire when a door opens or something like that, that there are good odds you'll get a head shot. (I have the most direct experience with TeamFortress).
I have a close friend (no, really I do) who plays HalfLife: CounterStrike - Team Fortress. He plays a lot. He is VERY VERY good, and he knows all the maps so well, that he knows exactly where he can sit and snipe, and exactly when to fire to get a headshot, and all of that jazz.
He is pretty much a computer illiterate, as I have to constantly fix his computer or software. He only uses a PC for email, web, and games. He has never installed a cheat, and in fact has the cheat buster installed on his machine so that he can connect to the servers that require it. I even had to explain to him *how* someone could cheat. In fact, just updating the game to the latest version was a bit too complicated to him (since Nintendo games never require updating...).
So the problem is that when he is playing, he routinely will have 30 or 40 kills and no deaths - people ALWAYS assume he is cheating, and he will almost always get kicked off the server. It is very annoying, especially when he is playing on the cheat protected servers...
Now I suck at the games so I never get accused of cheating...
Unfortunately the ballot process confused the members, while they *meant* to vote against Gore - none could remember really well which was a no vote... Aye? Nay? It's all so complicated. Apple should computerize the process.
This article tells you how to set up a rule that will detect HTML mail in Mail.app:
Add an HTML filter to catch more spam in Mail.app
It works great!
Uhh, not exactly. He was saying that people get mugged because the muggers need money to buy penis enlargement formulas from west africa to increase breast size so they can get a lower interest rate on their home for tellecommuting...
I can see it now. FOX joins hands with TechTV to start an entirely new line of reality shows:
"WHEN GOOD MEMORY GOES BAD"
"World's scariest hardware installs!"
"Who wants to install a million NICs?"
"American CPU idle"
"Overclocking Island"
"The weakest SCSI device"
and of course, their obligatory sequals, and finally:
"The Torvalds'" ("TOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!")
1. A good crawlspace between floors, and under the lowest floor. Allows for running wiring/ducting/plumbing. 2. Avoid load bearing walls in the interior - instead focus on load bearing posts or columns. Much more flexibility over the long term. 3. Space "walls" behind all plumbing areas - room for working, repairs, enhancements. (combined with #1 - your repairability / enhancability should be virtually unlimitted). 4. Keep "moving parts" away from weaker areas. Example - keep plenty of strong material around doors / windows to reduce damage from wear. 5. Use quality materials up front. 6. Be careful what you put outside. Many types of shrubs/trees/plants are hard on homes, and shouldn't be too close. Others can provide needed protective shade or wind protection. Some plants will ward of daminging insects, and attract beneficial ones. 7. Keep it attractive / stylish. Nothing is more damaging to a home than bad/boring architecture. Not much withstands the wrecking ball. 8. "Overbuild". Better wiring than is needed. Better insulation than is needed. Better roofing. More outlets than you think you need. More lights than you think you need. More bathrooms. More is always better up front, and very expensive later. 9. Watch the obvious factors - fire prevention, earthquake structure, flood management. Again - make things repairable. 10. Well, thats about it - so 10 will be simply - use skilled crafstmen everywhere. They know better than any of us.
From that page:
"I put both Mac and Solaris together for abbreviation, their results were the same, and those computers only had Netscape."
Now THERES a good balanced test... So he recommends IE on a PC while only testing Netscape on other platforms? Heck, *right now* I have IE, Camino(was:Chimera), Mozilla (Mach-O), iCab, OmniWeb, Safari, and Opera. I test with each and all. I could probably also add Netscape 7... Thats 8 possible browsers for Mac OSX alone... They *all* work good for something, and I prefer Chimerino... The Mach-O Mozilla is quick as well. I expect - when Camino-era hits the latest Gecko version - it'll be much tighter...
That was his "set up and deployment" costs. You also have "development" costs, and then on-going "enhancement" costs - and the biggest and most sinking one, "support" costs.
I used to go to SEARS and RadioShack "reprogram" their computers:
10 PRINT "VALKRAIDER KICKS ARSE"
20 GOTO 10
hehe, I was *cool*.
One of the things *I* would like to see in a MMORPG is better multi-platform compatibility. If you could make a game that people on Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, PS2, XBox, and GameCube could play - TOGETHER, on the SAME servers - you would sell faster than "Pamela Anderson fscking Tommy Lee" videos.
And I also agree with making one that you don't have to give up your wife, children, job, and dog just to play. Not that giving up some of those would be all bad...
Thank You. This is great!
to labotomize the developer or somehow wipe his/her memory.
Otherwise known as MCSE.
There is always the possibility that these processors are not even going to BE in the Apple boxen. I know everyone is thinking that way - but no one knows for sure *yet*.
One of these puppys running at 2.5Ghz will be *fast*. I would bet - depending on if Apple/IBM put together good motherboards and components - that machines based on this processor will skunk 4+ Ghz P4 boxes. The "megahertz myth" is even greater in the 970 than it EVER was in the G3/G4. Just look at the Power4 performance - and the 970 is essentially a "mass market" Power4.
Of course, there is the possibility that I am just plain wrong, and these will skunk along slowly forcing Apple to put 9 of them per machine to keep up... Naw, that couldn't happen...
Shouldn't this make the front page? We put blather on the front page about scented cloth... (I'll show you scented cloth buddy...)
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life" is, like much of the Old Testament, usually read with absolutely no clue about the context in which it was written.
Amen. Uhh, pun sorta intended. It is amazing how many things are taken out of context simply due to "faith". I believe, in true "bumper-sticker mentality" that "blind faith" is still blind... And If I can work just one more set of "quotes" into this paragraph, I can win a "prize".
One of my favorites is the not eating pork (I believe any animal of cloven hoof, correct?)... The actual reason back in "the day" was because poorly cooked pork kills. (Another bumper sticker coming? "Pigs don't kill people, uncooked pork kills people"). But since "god" said it - or at least some guy who claims he spoke with "god" the other day at the pub - it becomes "gospel". Dang, I am goin "insane" with the quotes in this post. If I wasn't typing, my arms would ache from making the little four-finger "quote" motion just above and to the sides of my shoulders...
So how does all this apply to SPAMMERS? I am not sure. But I do have a problem with going after SEARS and such, in such a crummy economy - maybe focus on the companies that have more cash reserve. SEARS is already hurting (why else would they need to SPAM? Who the heck hasn't heard of SEARS?) I mean, of course - unless SEARS would just take the $539 off my SEARS card bill. What? You don't have a SEARS card? Don't let Ashcroft know, he'll deport you as a terrorist. Nothing is more American than a house full of Kenmore and a garage full of Crafstman and a nice ride-a-lawnmower in the shed... Except maybe credit card debt, and SEARS always is content to help us out there too..
What if *my* judge disagrees with the "email=fax" argument. Then I am out another $39. Do you think the court will take a SEARS card?
Vote Libertarian.
ACT I Scene 1:
Dave sits at PC reading slashdot. Michael enter's scene left
[MICHAEL]Morning Dave.
[DAVE]Mornin.
Michael sits, logs into computer, pulls up Slashdot
[MICHAEL]You see the Dave Barry interview?
[DAVE]Yeah. It's OK. Check out the Tom's Hardware 65 processor thingy. You catch Joe Millionare last night?
[MICHAEL]Nope, I was playing GTA3 for most of the night, and then I set up my new firewall. I did get the TCP/IP stack on my XBOX Linux build working though.
Dave and Michael sit working at computer for 3 hours, then get up and go into conference room for meeting. They sit in meeting for 2 hours, then get up and head back to their cubes.
[DAVE]You wanna catch some lunch?
[MICHAEL]Naw, I have some leftover do-nuts here, I'll just grab a coke and hang out here.
[DAVE]Cool, I gotta swing by Fry's and pick up a new IDE cable. See ya in a while.
[MICHAEL]Yep.
Michael read slashdot for 45 minutes when Dave returns. Michael and Dave work at their computers for 4 hours.
[MICHAEL]Quittin time. See ya tomorrow.
[DAVE]See ya.
Micheal walks out, save begins to put on jacket, scene fades.
ACT I Scene 2
repeat scene 1
...
The GBA is being updated, with the GameBoy Advance SP: which will feature a LiIon battery and self-lit screen, in a more compact form factor. And the GBA is getting MP3 and other features soon, and I see no reason why a cellphone via headset or wireless gaming should be any problem should the market demand them. And the gameboys have had FM radio options for years (I have one for my GB, GBC, and GBA)... And on top of that, not only does Nintendo make the best games (period...) but justabout every developer that exists makes games for GB. There are open source GB games and GBA plays all GB and GBC and GBA games. There are literally thousands of GameBoy games that the GBA will play. More than any other system ever made. In my not-so-humble opinion, I would rather have a GBA with GREAT games (like Metroid and Zelda) than a cell phone with "Snake extreme 3D". Besides, with all the GB games - you can probably get a version of just about any game for your gameboy... And one of the problems I can see with an "all-in-one" unit is that you can't do too many things at once. As it is I can play games on my GBA, listen to my iPod, and recieve a call on my cell phone... I would like to see something like PalmOS on GameBoy though. That would be nice...