XP does very well on my older machine. The only time I have to reboot is after installing one of the many windows updates. If it weren't for M$ patches forcing me to turn it off, this machine would run 24/7/365. So far its record is 52 days - I put off getting an update just to see how long it would run.
I'm not looking forward to Longhorn. By the time it comes out there's no telling how tight the DRM will be on it. Or, maybe by then (2015) we'll have solved all of the DRM problems.
I love books. I've got hundreds of them. When they sell an ebook that I can hand down to my great-great-great grandchildren without worrying about DRM, formats, and ease of use, I may buy one.
I just bought a bunch of books to give as Christmas presents. Can I do that with ebooks? Will my 68 year old mother read one? Can I give a 3 year old grandson an ebook that he can color in, put stickers on, and possibly chew on?
I have books that are over 150 years old. Some of them have notes that were written that long ago. Where will today's ebooks be in 150 years? Can I highlight in an ebook, underline text, and make notes that will still be there in 150 years?
And please turn on "view file extensions" by default. A lot of clueless newbies can't tell a jpg from an executable. It only takes a few idiots double-clicking on what they think is a picture file to screw things up.
I have a sign on my property that forbids trespassing and another one on the front door that forbids solicitation.
A "Do Not Call" list is the equivalent of those signs. Ringing my phone is the same as knocking on my door. CallerID is the same as looking out the window to see who is knocking.
I want all callers to be included. I don't want to hear from charities, politicians, pollsters, or telemarketers. Nobody, period.
I believe that is my right and being an Alabamian, I dare defend my rights.
I started from scratch and tried to build a better one, but I couldn't find the fancy gyros and electric motors used on the original. Funny thing though, it came out looking like a bicycle.
All of my dead friends tell me that they really love "Friends", but only when the moon is in Aquarius. Oh, and God tells me He hates the show. At least the Supreme Being has good taste.
I still hear people on TV and radio giving their web address as "h-t-t-p-colon-slash-slash-w-w-w-dot-blahblah-dot- com". And then they tell us to "logon", even if their site doesn't require it.
Well, some paranormal things may be written off by infrasound, but it doesn't explain all of them.
My wife died two years ago. There have been too many unusual things happening in this house to be explained by infrasound. And why weren't they happening before she died? You can call me crazy if you wish, but until you've "been there, done that", you can't possibly know.
I haven't heard any strange sounds, but I have smelled her cologne, seen lights turned on, and felt somebody/something sitting on the side of my bed. How does infrasound do those things?
"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean."
-- David Searls
From what I've read here and know on my own, it's apparent that most geeks don't favor laptops in the hands of kids at school. If we, who know and love our computers, can see the folly, why the hell can't educators see it?
My brother's wife teaches high school math and 'computers'. She knows nearly nothing about computers even after her "training" and she's the smart one of her group! I have to work on their system all the time after she's fucked it up.
If a kid can't read, write, and do basic math, they are lost. No amount of playing with a computer can help that. Oh, hell, I guess it'll boost their "self esteem".
What I wouldn't give to work only forty hours a week! I average sixty hours a week now. Maybe when I retire a few years from now I'll finally be able to slow down a bit.
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XP does very well on my older machine. The only time I have to reboot is after installing one of the many windows updates. If it weren't for M$ patches forcing me to turn it off, this machine would run 24/7/365. So far its record is 52 days - I put off getting an update just to see how long it would run.
I'm not looking forward to Longhorn. By the time it comes out there's no telling how tight the DRM will be on it. Or, maybe by then (2015) we'll have solved all of the DRM problems.
I love books. I've got hundreds of them. When they sell an ebook that I can hand down to my great-great-great grandchildren without worrying about DRM, formats, and ease of use, I may buy one.
I just bought a bunch of books to give as Christmas presents. Can I do that with ebooks? Will my 68 year old mother read one? Can I give a 3 year old grandson an ebook that he can color in, put stickers on, and possibly chew on?
I have books that are over 150 years old. Some of them have notes that were written that long ago. Where will today's ebooks be in 150 years? Can I highlight in an ebook, underline text, and make notes that will still be there in 150 years?
And please turn on "view file extensions" by default. A lot of clueless newbies can't tell a jpg from an executable. It only takes a few idiots double-clicking on what they think is a picture file to screw things up.
The universe does have a wrap-around screen. Who would have thunk it?
Ah, come on now. The net was doing just fine before Verisign started their crap.
Pure unadulterated BULLSHIT!
Nice pen. And check out the Papermate Silk. They write so smooth that I can't even believe I'm writing.
Not just American --- American redneck.
And proud of it.
A pellet rifle is not a firearm, but we do have the right to have firearms. Are you jealous, or worried that you may be the first thing I see?
To hell with hacking it. Where's my pellet rifle?
Brilliant! Sounds good to me.
I have a sign on my property that forbids trespassing and another one on the front door that forbids solicitation.
A "Do Not Call" list is the equivalent of those signs. Ringing my phone is the same as knocking on my door. CallerID is the same as looking out the window to see who is knocking.
I want all callers to be included. I don't want to hear from charities, politicians, pollsters, or telemarketers. Nobody, period.
I believe that is my right and being an Alabamian, I dare defend my rights.
I started from scratch and tried to build a better one, but I couldn't find the fancy gyros and electric motors used on the original. Funny thing though, it came out looking like a bicycle.
All of my dead friends tell me that they really love "Friends", but only when the moon is in Aquarius. Oh, and God tells me He hates the show. At least the Supreme Being has good taste.
Damned well said. Why don't you run for office? I'd vote for you even though I'm a Republican!
Yes, and I have voted for Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and independents. Nobody owns my vote.
To the people over 40 it would just seem like incomprehensible weirdness.
Hey! I'm over 40 and it made perfect sense to me. Don't paint all of us geezers with such a broad brush.
--
Fifty year old geek.
Agreed. It's time for "cyber" to go.
- com". And then they tell us to "logon", even if their site doesn't require it.
I still hear people on TV and radio giving their web address as "h-t-t-p-colon-slash-slash-w-w-w-dot-blahblah-dot
Makes me want to SCREAM!
I'll second that, and add that it still works! So does the ST. That was one damned fine computer for its time.
I thought he meant I'd be paid weekly, but he really meant weakly .
Well, some paranormal things may be written off by infrasound, but it doesn't explain all of them.
My wife died two years ago. There have been too many unusual things happening in this house to be explained by infrasound. And why weren't they happening before she died? You can call me crazy if you wish, but until you've "been there, done that", you can't possibly know.
I haven't heard any strange sounds, but I have smelled her cologne, seen lights turned on, and felt somebody/something sitting on the side of my bed. How does infrasound do those things?
"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean." -- David Searls
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Good enough for the advanced civilization depicted on Spaceballs. Good enough for me!
is just one of many writers who would flunk using this system.
'Nuff said.
From what I've read here and know on my own, it's apparent that most geeks don't favor laptops in the hands of kids at school. If we, who know and love our computers, can see the folly, why the hell can't educators see it?
My brother's wife teaches high school math and 'computers'. She knows nearly nothing about computers even after her "training" and she's the smart one of her group! I have to work on their system all the time after she's fucked it up.
If a kid can't read, write, and do basic math, they are lost. No amount of playing with a computer can help that. Oh, hell, I guess it'll boost their "self esteem".
Microsoft + government regulation = one big clusterfuck
What I wouldn't give to work only forty hours a week! I average sixty hours a week now. Maybe when I retire a few years from now I'll finally be able to slow down a bit.
Remember, these are government employees we're talking about. They could fuck up a wet dream.
"the big question was how they propel themselves"
I would have guessed warp drive. Have you ever seen how fast those little buggers can move?