A domain name such as.kids (and possibly.xxx or.sex) would better served as second-level domains to ccTLDs. This would allow a more localized control to determine appropriate (or in the case of.xxx, inappropriate/unlawful) based on the society of each individual country.
This kind of control would be necessary to appease the purists, but it would not stop individuals from leaving kids.us and checking out kids.uk or kids.jp if I wanted too. (The same goes for a.xxx.us, it would probably be to dry so one would search for.xxx in more liberal ccTLDs.)
I had checked it out at rotten tomatoes after I posted. I notice the video (VHS/DVD) release will be available April 15th. I plan to keep an eye out for it.
After all the good things that are being said about this movie it would be a shame if it did not win best animated.
Nominations for ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ICE AGE LILO & STITCH SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON SPIRITED AWAY TREASURE PLANET
I've seen the first three with my kids. Here's my take: Ice age is pretty funny, but not exactly ground breaking. I saw it in the theater and liked it enough to buy the DVD.
Lilo & Stitch. Didn't see it in the theater, but bought the DVD after renting it. Again this movie is pretty funny, but not really ground breaking.
Spirit: blah blah blah. Saw it in the theater. My wife will probably get the DVD for the kids sooner or later. While this movie was not the most interesting as it is mostly an hour and a half of horse neighing, it's animation did have some redeeming qualities. The opening scene is grandiose, spacious and beautiful. There are quite a few scenes in the movie where the animation is very well done.
The other two I didn't see so let me know what I am missing.
Or Software companies could keep the EULA real simple.
1. Don't steal. This software is considered:
[ ] single use only - no mater what
[ ] multiple use for single home/individual.
[ ] business use, contact sales for additional licenses.
[ ] shareware
[ ] freeware
2. If you want to suggest upgrades, fine, contact support.
3. If you REALLY want to look at the source, contact HR.
How else will I be able to watch those high-speed pursuits? It always makes my day when some fool drives around like he can get away from a squadron of police and news copters.
When a game loads it requests X amount of RAM. Either you system has it or it doesn't. If the system doesn't have enough, hello paging file. The games typically do not use all available ram, i.e. [game] "Oh look this system has 1GB of RAM, oh goody!!" That would be why this review didn't even talk about RAM.
Granted there are most likely applications that do use all available RAM, i.e. CAD, Data Bases, Graphics...
Memory bandwidth is a whole different issue, but that's taken care of with the MoBo upgrades.
Re:Stealth car and LIDAR....
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Blacker Than Black
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Actually this "black paint" would probably help for those LIDAR guns the cops are using. Painting front and rear ends of your car along with a good laser detector should help reduce your chances of getting caught spe... um... going just a little bit to fast.
In fact I remember reading an article in "Car and Driver" several years ago that did some testing with LIDAR guns and driving with you headlights on. IIRC driving with your high beams on would reduce the effectiveness of the LIDAR gun by a couple hundred feet. C-n-D even suggested installing high power off road lights with IR filters on them to even further reduce the effective range (giving you some time to slow down before the LIDAR is able to get a reading.)
Of course it seems those damn reflective license plates screw the whole thing up.
I went to a family picnic in West Virginia back in 96, and one of my wife's cousins had one there. It was great fun!! Funny thing about rednecks, since I was visiting from California (thus a "city boy") they figured I wouldn't know how to handle the thing. I fired it just as well as any of them. Probably the most exciting event was seeing who could shoot the potato the highest. Firing the potato in the little creak followed that. The novelty wore off quickly though, not to mention all our ammo was now a the bottom of a creek.
Even better, later in that same visit they decided to take me muddin', at night. So they grab two old bronco's and start climbing the hills. The one I am in gets stuck and the carburetor catches fire. After they put that truck out using their t-shirts, we all climb into the other truck. Oops, they left the lights on after shutting the truck off. (The battery was dead and they had jumped it just to take it muddin'.) Now all these rednecks are bitchin' and moaning about how we were going to have to walk back a couple of miles (Nothing to me really, I've "humped" further than that in the Corps.) What does the "city boy" do? "How about push starting it? It is a manual."
I'd have to agree with you. There was a time when I was a real big fan of the books. Then path of Daggers came out. It was kind of a let down and IIRC it was late also. So I am not in a real big hurry to read this next book. I figure I'll squeeze it in somewhere between this one and the next release.
However, what do you mean ghost story? Go ahead and spoil it for me.
I am not sure of your personal life; whether or not there are any children in your life be it your own children or nieces/nephews. I can only guess there may be some kid out there that looks up to you that is family. If not, then tailor you response for elementary grade school kids at a school function and an informational meeting with the parents.
What sort of things would you teach those kids, what sheltering would you provide, and what indicators would you look for in removing sheltering as the kids mature? How closely would you watch?
>Microsoft working with the US government is a scary thing based on their previous "working with" >agreements. >1. Microsoft Works with US Government >2. Microsoft steals all ideas US Government has developed >3. Microsoft claims ownership in work that it steals from the US Government. >4. US Government goes bankrupt trying to fight Microsoft in court. >5. Microsoft buys US Government >6. Microsoft becomes the leader of the United States. >7. Profit >Anyone else see this as a bad thing?
There is a serious problem with #4. The government can always seize all the assets for said company. Not to mention the GNP is a little more than a piddly $40 billion.
#5 already happens, but they have to compete with all the other companies try to buy the Govt. It's called campaign contributions.
#6 becomes invalid based on #4 and #5
#7 This one is still good... if you can call M$ profits good.
Just what I was looking for.
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Starcraft
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· Score: 2, Funny
I can use this Starcraft book to hold up that rickety table in my Startcraft RV. That will keep the PC still while I play my Starcraft game. This is just what I needed so I could enjoy the ultimate Starcraft gaming experience!
The T2 DVD(super directors platinum whatever edition) has documentary on the making of the T2:3D attraction at Universal Studios. You can go here or here to see more about the ride, which is pretty darn cool. IIRC James Cameron stated in the documentary interview that he thought of T2:3D as T3 playing in only two theaters worldwide.
I am not sure how I feel about James Cameron not directing this new movie. But since hearing that Linda Hamilton turned down a job after reading the script, I am less than optimistic.
What about when you have been working for years with minimal documentation. Suddenly upper management wants you to document everything. Not too suspicious until you consider the amount of layoffs that has been happening recently. On the other hand new equipment is being implemented and there is more time during this slow economy.
So if "The writing is on the wall", do you take your time? Do you procrastinate? What quality do you provide? How much do you let your documentation interfere with your job hunting?
My boss was given this dilemma, right after setting up a W2K cluster. I think he followed the procrastination route. It seems management realized he is still worth what they pay him so they are not bothering about the documentation anymore.
Herzog Zwei is one of my favorite games of old times. I believe the real time strategy aspect of the game was the first of it's genre.
One time (no not in band camp) I played a game head to head with a friend for four hours with neither of us doing much damage to each other's main base. Had to quit the game.
I imagine this is rated "Funny" because the moderators don't have choices such as:
+1 So insane it's funny
+1 What reality does this user live in
+1 Troll that's actually amusing
Slashdot Mirror
personal emails may be a little to spicy.
> ...what's in a name?
.com load of debt?
A
A domain name such as .kids (and possibly .xxx or .sex) would better served as second-level domains to ccTLDs. This would allow a more localized control to determine appropriate (or in the case of .xxx, inappropriate/unlawful) based on the society of each individual country.
.xxx.us, it would probably be to dry so one would search for .xxx in more liberal ccTLDs.)
This kind of control would be necessary to appease the purists, but it would not stop individuals from leaving kids.us and checking out kids.uk or kids.jp if I wanted too. (The same goes for a
The fact that you admitted to registering a .name while posting as AC proves how un-cool a .name TLD is.
I had checked it out at rotten tomatoes after I posted. I notice the video (VHS/DVD) release will be available April 15th. I plan to keep an eye out for it.
After all the good things that are being said about this movie it would be a shame if it did not win best animated.
Cayce Pollard could use here pattern recognizing abilities to reduce the amount of dupes.
/. now.
Too bad she's not real, nothing's going to save
Nominations for ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
ICE AGE
LILO & STITCH
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
SPIRITED AWAY
TREASURE PLANET
I've seen the first three with my kids. Here's my take:
Ice age is pretty funny, but not exactly ground breaking. I saw it in the theater and liked it enough to buy the DVD.
Lilo & Stitch. Didn't see it in the theater, but bought the DVD after renting it. Again this movie is pretty funny, but not really ground breaking.
Spirit: blah blah blah. Saw it in the theater. My wife will probably get the DVD for the kids sooner or later. While this movie was not the most interesting as it is mostly an hour and a half of horse neighing, it's animation did have some redeeming qualities. The opening scene is grandiose, spacious and beautiful. There are quite a few scenes in the movie where the animation is very well done.
The other two I didn't see so let me know what I am missing.
Yeah, I am sure W2KNews could use a good /.ing for that silly putty thing.
Silly Putty Physics Experiment
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/putty/index.cf m
Or Software companies could keep the EULA real simple.
1. Don't steal. This software is considered:
[ ] single use only - no mater what
[ ] multiple use for single home/individual.
[ ] business use, contact sales for additional licenses.
[ ] shareware
[ ] freeware
2. If you want to suggest upgrades, fine, contact support.
3. If you REALLY want to look at the source, contact HR.
How else will I be able to watch those high-speed pursuits? It always makes my day when some fool drives around like he can get away from a squadron of police and news copters.
When a game loads it requests X amount of RAM. Either you system has it or it doesn't. If the system doesn't have enough, hello paging file. The games typically do not use all available ram, i.e. [game] "Oh look this system has 1GB of RAM, oh goody!!" That would be why this review didn't even talk about RAM.
Granted there are most likely applications that do use all available RAM, i.e. CAD, Data Bases, Graphics...
Memory bandwidth is a whole different issue, but that's taken care of with the MoBo upgrades.
Actually this "black paint" would probably help for those LIDAR guns the cops are using. Painting front and rear ends of your car along with a good laser detector should help reduce your chances of getting caught spe... um... going just a little bit to fast.
In fact I remember reading an article in "Car and Driver" several years ago that did some testing with LIDAR guns and driving with you headlights on. IIRC driving with your high beams on would reduce the effectiveness of the LIDAR gun by a couple hundred feet. C-n-D even suggested installing high power off road lights with IR filters on them to even further reduce the effective range (giving you some time to slow down before the LIDAR is able to get a reading.)
Of course it seems those damn reflective license plates screw the whole thing up.
I went to a family picnic in West Virginia back in 96, and one of my wife's cousins had one there. It was great fun!! Funny thing about rednecks, since I was visiting from California (thus a "city boy") they figured I wouldn't know how to handle the thing. I fired it just as well as any of them. Probably the most exciting event was seeing who could shoot the potato the highest. Firing the potato in the little creak followed that. The novelty wore off quickly though, not to mention all our ammo was now a the bottom of a creek.
Even better, later in that same visit they decided to take me muddin', at night. So they grab two old bronco's and start climbing the hills. The one I am in gets stuck and the carburetor catches fire. After they put that truck out using their t-shirts, we all climb into the other truck. Oops, they left the lights on after shutting the truck off. (The battery was dead and they had jumped it just to take it muddin'.) Now all these rednecks are bitchin' and moaning about how we were going to have to walk back a couple of miles (Nothing to me really, I've "humped" further than that in the Corps.) What does the "city boy" do?
"How about push starting it? It is a manual."
I tell ya, sometimes people are just funny.
I kinda thought that maybe they had frozen samples of Christa McAuliffe that they were going to thaw and then clone to give her a second chance.
Whew, I am glad it wasn't.
I'd have to agree with you. There was a time when I was a real big fan of the books. Then path of Daggers came out. It was kind of a let down and IIRC it was late also. So I am not in a real big hurry to read this next book. I figure I'll squeeze it in somewhere between this one and the next release.
However, what do you mean ghost story? Go ahead and spoil it for me.
Kevin,
I am not sure of your personal life; whether or not there are any children in your life be it your own children or nieces/nephews. I can only guess there may be some kid out there that looks up to you that is family. If not, then tailor you response for elementary grade school kids at a school function and an informational meeting with the parents.
What sort of things would you teach those kids, what sheltering would you provide, and what indicators would you look for in removing sheltering as the kids mature? How closely would you watch?
JLF
The cool little scroll wheel on mice. Wonder how much investment dollars went into that one?
>Microsoft working with the US government is a scary thing based on their previous "working with" >agreements.
>1. Microsoft Works with US Government
>2. Microsoft steals all ideas US Government has developed
>3. Microsoft claims ownership in work that it steals from the US Government.
>4. US Government goes bankrupt trying to fight Microsoft in court.
>5. Microsoft buys US Government
>6. Microsoft becomes the leader of the United States.
>7. Profit
>Anyone else see this as a bad thing?
There is a serious problem with #4.
The government can always seize all the assets for said company. Not to mention the GNP is a little more than a piddly $40 billion.
#5 already happens, but they have to compete with all the other companies try to buy the Govt. It's called campaign contributions.
#6 becomes invalid based on #4 and #5
#7 This one is still good... if you can call M$ profits good.
I can use this Starcraft book to hold up that rickety table in my Startcraft RV. That will keep the PC still while I play my Starcraft game. This is just what I needed so I could enjoy the ultimate Starcraft gaming experience!
The T2 DVD(super directors platinum whatever edition) has documentary on the making of the T2:3D attraction at Universal Studios. You can go here or here to see more about the ride, which is pretty darn cool. IIRC James Cameron stated in the documentary interview that he thought of T2:3D as T3 playing in only two theaters worldwide.
I am not sure how I feel about James Cameron not directing this new movie. But since hearing that Linda Hamilton turned down a job after reading the script, I am less than optimistic.
Here is the parent's URL hyperlinked for the lazy...
Puzzling hyper-gravity proves weighty mystery
Excellent tie in, by the way.
What about when you have been working for years with minimal documentation. Suddenly upper management wants you to document everything. Not too suspicious until you consider the amount of layoffs that has been happening recently. On the other hand new equipment is being implemented and there is more time during this slow economy.
So if "The writing is on the wall", do you take your time? Do you procrastinate? What quality do you provide? How much do you let your documentation interfere with your job hunting?
My boss was given this dilemma, right after setting up a W2K cluster. I think he followed the procrastination route. It seems management realized he is still worth what they pay him so they are not bothering about the documentation anymore.
Herzog Zwei is one of my favorite games of old times. I believe the real time strategy aspect of the game was the first of it's genre.
One time (no not in band camp) I played a game head to head with a friend for four hours with neither of us doing much damage to each other's main base. Had to quit the game.
I imagine this is rated "Funny" because the moderators don't have choices such as:
+1 So insane it's funny
+1 What reality does this user live in
+1 Troll that's actually amusing