How the hell did you get into one? Those Powerbooks are damn slim, aren't they? And I could barely fit my head into an iMac. Perhaps a G5? Hm, I'll try this next...
Something related to this:
In Germany, the size of computer screens was given in inches - I guess because most IT was (and still is) from the US. I don't know the exact date, but sometime in the 90s, a hardware dealer sued a competitor over using an imperial unit in his advertisement. He could do this for by the law, the metre is the measurement unit for lengths, and therefore using another unit in an advertisement is illegal - it's basically the same as selling a 23 wokbutz wide screen: People might me confused because they don't know the unit.
Since then, many dealers use cm in their ads - but of course, nobody talks of a 43.18 cm screen in real life...
These are the people who are really cleaning up on spam and should probably be the ones that the authorities go after, cept that they usually hide in places (Russia, Hungary, China etc)where it's hard to enforce international laws, esp. spam laws.
And which are those "international laws" you are speaking of? I never heard of the human right to not receive spam.
Anyway, I don't think that Hungary does qualify for an "outlaw" nation, being in the EU and all...
Perhaps there are some people in the world that can't receive shows they'd like to watch via TV where they are living.
Non-dubbed Futurama, for example. Have you ever seen the German version? It's horrible.
Radiation? You could inflate it with water instead of air. If you can prevent it from freezing it opens some intresting posibilities... like bringing the "tent" from earth and the water from the moon... and there's a lot of water in the asteroid belt too. You can make huge buildings this way, even domes. Come to think of it, even frozen water may work just fine.
Yeah, right... we want to build a simple, cheap space station, and then fly to the asteroid belt(!) to get some water to fill it with... perhaps we should build a pipeline from there?
Ok, people wrote that hull breaches caused by rubbish in orbit are not an issue, but what about radiation? I would think you need more than a layer of kevlar for shielding against that...
I prefer it over KDE, but I heard that KDE got considerably faster with the 3.2 release, whereas I have the feeling that Gnome got slower from each release to the next since 2.0.
I don't know if things have changed with 2.6, but if this goes on, I'll have to look for a new DE.
My guess is that the work pattern is different on a Win32 desktop
That might be true. I'd guess that, as many users running Windows are a) no geeks and b) home users, their PC's are turned off from time to time, eg every day. And maybe the browser is not used every time the machine is booted up (yes, there are people who live without a daily/. dose) and therefore isn't started every time.
What I would find interesting is how Freenet is going to be distributed in the countries it is aimed at. I'd expect the Great Firewall to block each and every site that even contains the word or, even worse, to log everybody that downloaded a copy of the program and than have him busted by some nice police officers. Does anyone know a solution?
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As I type from within one I must say!
How the hell did you get into one? Those Powerbooks are damn slim, aren't they? And I could barely fit my head into an iMac. Perhaps a G5? Hm, I'll try this next...
Please, think for a second before you post.
Oh wait, you're talking about computer stuff? Well... never mind, then.
Something related to this:
In Germany, the size of computer screens was given in inches - I guess because most IT was (and still is) from the US. I don't know the exact date, but sometime in the 90s, a hardware dealer sued a competitor over using an imperial unit in his advertisement. He could do this for by the law, the metre is the measurement unit for lengths, and therefore using another unit in an advertisement is illegal - it's basically the same as selling a 23 wokbutz wide screen: People might me confused because they don't know the unit.
Since then, many dealers use cm in their ads - but of course, nobody talks of a 43.18 cm screen in real life...
Right, CAN-SPAM, the kind of weak US anti spam law. So what? Do you think anybody in Hungary (or the rest of the world) gives a sh** about it?
And which are those "international laws" you are speaking of? I never heard of the human right to not receive spam.
Anyway, I don't think that Hungary does qualify for an "outlaw" nation, being in the EU and all...
Perhaps there are some people in the world that can't receive shows they'd like to watch via TV where they are living.
Non-dubbed Futurama, for example. Have you ever seen the German version? It's horrible.
I'm a cycling fan and [...] I'm on the edge of my seat...
ouch... I bet that hurts...
Yeah, right... we want to build a simple, cheap space station, and then fly to the asteroid belt(!) to get some water to fill it with... perhaps we should build a pipeline from there?
Ok, people wrote that hull breaches caused by rubbish in orbit are not an issue, but what about radiation? I would think you need more than a layer of kevlar for shielding against that...
...but what about gnome?
I prefer it over KDE, but I heard that KDE got considerably faster with the 3.2 release, whereas I have the feeling that Gnome got slower from each release to the next since 2.0.
I don't know if things have changed with 2.6, but if this goes on, I'll have to look for a new DE.
A 3-D computer monitor sharp enough to make a hardcore gamer's heart stop
now come on... we all know for which kind of "hardcore action" this will be used...
I can download an official dual layer firmware update for my DVD burner from the manufacturer.
This is not the first firmware update for my now 4 months old burner they release, I previously added DVD-R capability that way.
Now that's good service.
My guess is that the work pattern is different on a Win32 desktop
/. dose) and therefore isn't started every time.
That might be true. I'd guess that, as many users running Windows are a) no geeks and b) home users, their PC's are turned off from time to time, eg every day. And maybe the browser is not used every time the machine is booted up (yes, there are people who live without a daily
What I would find interesting is how Freenet is going to be distributed in the countries it is aimed at. I'd expect the Great Firewall to block each and every site that even contains the word or, even worse, to log everybody that downloaded a copy of the program and than have him busted by some nice police officers. Does anyone know a solution?