Others, like the SSX series, are easy to pick up, but take months to master. I think that's the true test of a game
That my friend, is why Super Mario Brothers 3 is the greatest video game ever. It was easy to pick up. It was fun. It was easy. And you could really master it. Hell, remember that video that came out like 2 months ago of someone beating it in 11 minutes? Everybody watched that and was amazed at what was happening (yes, I know it's fake. For those of you who didn't know that, run a translator through the web sites at the end of the video). Even 10 years later, we are still fixed by it.
This hack allows someone to download such a file, edit it, and restore the password...effectively allowing changes to the file to go potentially unnoticed.
Basically meaning the submitters comments about Dell are wrong, as Dell wouldn't use that kind of protection.
Come to think of it, I can't think of a real position where this could be a problem. What would someone do, host protected.doc's on a public server, and hope no one hacks into the server putting back the password-modified.doc? Anyone have a real world example?
I really don't see how this thing is an iPod Killer. They perform two WILDY different functions. The iPod is a nice, small, easy-to-use, light audio player. This thing is a bulky MEDIA player. Two different things. Just because they can both play music and are around the same price does not make them equals.
Disclaimer: There are a LOT of rumours about this company being fake, but there's a lot of substantial evidence that they're for real. Buy at own risk.
I can confirm this. I had one of those and still did. The basketball one was by far the most entertaining. The others (there were three) were just pointless things like Pop the Bubbles and Bounce around a Globe. They weren't very fun, and you usually got bored with them after about 2 minutes of play.
The cool thing was that you could have it as a screensaver, then whatever moved in the room (Dad, cat, etc) would trigger it. My cat hated that thing.
No kidding. Get r00ted and there goes your TiVo, your mp3 collection, your heat, your security system! There goes your whole freaking house! No thank you.
Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller?
Hey, computer? Turn up the heat and tape Miami Vice for me.
True that. The whole list seems to be devised of how many times an album was mentioned. Let's put it this way (with no offense to the WS):
"Elephant from the White Stripes was horrible." "The new White Strips album, Elephant, came in, and man is it bad. "Elephant seems to be the weak link in the otherwise strong chain of White Stripes albums"
Etc, etc. Even though all of those are bad, sinse it's mentioned so much the list catagorizes it as good.
If it's going to be that cheap (or cheaper, as the other replies to you have shown), the tip jar method might be better off as to ask for a machine. I'm sure there'd be quite a few geeks who wouldn't mind giving up an old PII in order to have wireless internet at their favorite cafe.
Mac OS X has this too. Select a paragraph or so of text, go up to the appname menu (the one in bold), go to services, and click summarize. An app will open, and you can drag a bar for the amount to go away. It does't really work that well. For example, here's what it gave the former paragraph (at 75% summary).
This reminds me of Microsoft's AutoSummarize feature, which has been a feature since for quite some time (I seem to remember using it in high school with Word 6)... That feature basically tried to keep the first, last, and topic sentence of each paragraph, more or less, and you could give it a percentage value to shrink the text down to.
There have been a couple trolls around slashdot about slashcode that proves that anonymous cowards have karma forwarded to their UID. Basically, what this means is that if I post this anonymously, and it gets modded -1, Flamebait, then I get the negative karma over here at ~MikeXpop.
Therefore, the above *could* be a troll getting good karma. Moderate at your own risk.
We tend to think of the 1970's as the decade of Dark Side of the Moon or The Long Run or (insert your favorite classic 70's album here), but there was a LOT of crap back then, too. We've just pushed it out of our memory. The recent huge drop in CD sales can't easily be attributed to music quality, as it's a constant.
Ha! I laugh at you. The 70's did have a lot of crap, yes. But it also had more gold than Fort Knox. DSotM, London Calling, The Clash, Nevermind the Bullocks, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Meddle, [Insert Led Zeppelin album here]. We have nothing like that now. Now it's both crap (Pop-drivel Green Day, Good Charlotte, Backstreet Boys) or just plain "good" (Radiohead, Tool). We have no exceptional bands. At least none that are being pimped by the RIAA.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes. Entraptment is great.
Enough with slashdot, now it's time to go play more Grand Theft Auto: Libidinousness City
Come to think of it, I can't think of a real position where this could be a problem. What would someone do, host protected
True that.
I really don't see how this thing is an iPod Killer. They perform two WILDY different functions. The iPod is a nice, small, easy-to-use, light audio player. This thing is a bulky MEDIA player. Two different things. Just because they can both play music and are around the same price does not make them equals.
2 != 2.5
Disclaimer: There are a LOT of rumours about this company being fake, but there's a lot of substantial evidence that they're for real. Buy at own risk.
I can confirm this. I had one of those and still did. The basketball one was by far the most entertaining. The others (there were three) were just pointless things like Pop the Bubbles and Bounce around a Globe. They weren't very fun, and you usually got bored with them after about 2 minutes of play.
The cool thing was that you could have it as a screensaver, then whatever moved in the room (Dad, cat, etc) would trigger it. My cat hated that thing.
No kidding. Get r00ted and there goes your TiVo, your mp3 collection, your heat, your security system! There goes your whole freaking house! No thank you.
"I'm afraid I can't do that David"
But my name's Mike. Hey, where'd Poole go?
Jesus.
.wav I was suppsoed to play with it.
3.4 megs.
It lasts like 2 minutes. And really doesn't tell you anything. I felt like there was a
True that. The whole list seems to be devised of how many times an album was mentioned. Let's put it this way (with no offense to the WS):
"Elephant from the White Stripes was horrible."
"The new White Strips album, Elephant, came in, and man is it bad.
"Elephant seems to be the weak link in the otherwise strong chain of White Stripes albums"
Etc, etc. Even though all of those are bad, sinse it's mentioned so much the list catagorizes it as good.
Does this mean *BSD now supports DVD-R?
If it's going to be that cheap (or cheaper, as the other replies to you have shown), the tip jar method might be better off as to ask for a machine. I'm sure there'd be quite a few geeks who wouldn't mind giving up an old PII in order to have wireless internet at their favorite cafe.
I doubt these would be good for him. Perhaps if he wanted to record TV, but all he wants to do is watch it.
I would recommend he get something cheaper.
So, did anyone get $100 bucks?
Anyone?
Personally, I'm baffled by the McDonalds coupon.
*rimshot*
I'm an insensitive clod, you insensitive clod!
"The 70's did have a lot of crap, yes." - Me, in your parent post.
Sorry, thanks for playing.
There have been a couple trolls around slashdot about slashcode that proves that anonymous cowards have karma forwarded to their UID. Basically, what this means is that if I post this anonymously, and it gets modded -1, Flamebait, then I get the negative karma over here at ~MikeXpop.
Therefore, the above *could* be a troll getting good karma. Moderate at your own risk.
Mod +1, Space Ghost reference.
Disguise it all you want, music has declined.
(Ready for the real shocker? I'm 16.)
Screw the lords, I want to know how Eight Maid's a-Milkin' cost 40 bucks. Sign me up!