I thought the SUPER-LOUD-when-you-first-switch-them-on TVs (especially Philips models) were only found in hotels.
I've always suspected that the audio defaults were finalised by a senior engineer who was a little bit deaf from years of working on TV and hifi equipment.
Could it be coincidence that Digg had a 'dated' article on this earlier today - I can't check as Digg is currently down, but did Hemos 'nick' this from Digg?
I'd hate to think that Digg, Fark, Slashdot, Boing Boing etc. are nothing more than a big news circle-jerk now. (well, more than they are already!)
Yep, they work like - except that they operate their computers with a wireless or corded 'bloke' and read self-improvement books like "who moved my burger"
Yeh, but it mentiones YouTube and Digg has had its daily quota of YouTube postings soaked up by all the viral crap, so it's JUST GOTTA be posted somewhere else.
Cool^H^H^H^HKewl A+++ will buy again. In Soviet Russia the HA HA Guy does nothing without goggles etc.
"The second time we saw it, we stared at it so hard that the driver stopped.."
That's, like, an awesome power - is it something anyone can learn from a book or DVD, or do you have to be born of parents from a distant planet called Krypton or something like that?
Well, my 6 year old can login (KDE) and play Yahtzee etc. and has been doing so for at least a year (so he's already equipped for a rewarding life as an IT Manager!)
When he was two, left alone with a system prompt, he would be quite easily hit many random key combinations that *were* actually *nix commands!
My name is Kwame Ebola, attorney at Law and I have been referred to your esteemed self as a person of outstanding character who will help, my client, Mrs A Ohura, Widow of the late Mr Kim Ohura, founder of the highly successful company known as Wei-Kid Lasers. Mr Ohura founded his company not long ago with the aim to take apart fairly cheap laser-based products and use a small quantity of the parts to make something smaller that sells for a lot more money. Mr Ohura's business was very successful with many happy fool^h^h^h^h customers purchasing his noble products.
Sadly, Mr Ohura suffered an untimely death when his private plane crashed while landing at his personal retreat near the delightful city of Lagos, Nigeria, when the pilot was blinded by a mysterious blue light - possibly due to witchcraft used by a rival company. Mr Ohura left the bulk of his fortune - some FIFTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS and TWENTY-FIVE BLUE LASER DIODES to his, wife, my client, but due to the complex inheritance laws in this country, my client needs a person outside the country to claim the estate to avoid Sony claming the diodes.
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You need a licence if you have any kit that is *capable* of receiving a TV broadcast signal, regardless of whether you use it or not. There have been quirky cases - for example: someone with a black and white TV needed a colour licence because they had a VHS recorder with a colour tuner even though they could only watch in monochrome.
Having the TV stored in the attic with the mains plug removed does seem to appease them though.
I have an Antex X25 soldering iron and when I needed to replace the heating element I discovered its tags were soldered to the power cable! Talk about recursion!
No wonder I couldn't find it - it was actually in uk.comp.home-networking:
"I've just had an aggressive demand from our 'friends' the TVL for a new laptop I've just purchased with Windows Media Centre and a t.v. card. However the t.v. reception and display is so damned awful that I am seriously thinking of getting the t.v. card removed. This test was at a location that is IS licensed for t.v. reception, but anyway I'm damned if I'm going to pay for a second license just so that I can use the laptop elsewhere - even as a simple computer."
Slashdot Mirror
I hear the engineers keyed in IDKFA and those rovers are now packing heat!
Next week they're trying idspispopd and all those tricky hills and rocks will be child's play!
I thought the SUPER-LOUD-when-you-first-switch-them-on TVs (especially Philips models) were only found in hotels.
I've always suspected that the audio defaults were finalised by a senior engineer who was a little bit deaf from years of working on TV and hifi equipment.
Hey, AC, There's a guy on the phone for you - says he's from SCO and he'd like a quick word.
Could it be coincidence that Digg had a 'dated' article on this earlier today - I can't check as Digg is currently down, but did Hemos 'nick' this from Digg?
I'd hate to think that Digg, Fark, Slashdot, Boing Boing etc. are nothing more than a big news circle-jerk now. (well, more than they are already!)
Yep, they work like - except that they operate their computers with a wireless or corded 'bloke' and read self-improvement books like "who moved my burger"
I can't believe this got posted on /.
Yeh, but it mentiones YouTube and Digg has had its daily quota of YouTube postings soaked up by all the viral crap, so it's JUST GOTTA be posted somewhere else.
Cool^H^H^H^HKewl A+++ will buy again.
In Soviet Russia the HA HA Guy does nothing without goggles etc.
Mine says "PC LOAD LIVER"
WTF
"The second time we saw it, we stared at it so hard that the driver stopped.."
That's, like, an awesome power - is it something anyone can learn from a book or DVD, or do you have to be born of parents from a distant planet called Krypton or something like that?
I have heard about this 'outside' thing of which you speak. Can you tell me a little bit more about it please.
Slashdotters will not appear in the photos unless the cameras can penetrate basement walls.
Well, my 6 year old can login (KDE) and play Yahtzee etc. and has been doing so for at least a year (so he's already equipped for a rewarding life as an IT Manager!)
When he was two, left alone with a system prompt, he would be quite easily hit many random key combinations that *were* actually *nix commands!
Didn't ya know that Digg is Slashdot's Level 2 cache?
...and Poloniun-210, apparently.
(How you gonna mod that one!?)
The author seems to think that rational thought, logic and common sense plays some part in the patent granting process in the USA.
Coming soon I believe - I have a VHS promo video somewhere round here...
Humblest Friend,
My name is Kwame Ebola, attorney at Law and I have been referred to your esteemed self as a person of outstanding character who will help, my client, Mrs A Ohura, Widow of the late Mr Kim Ohura, founder of the highly successful company known as Wei-Kid Lasers. Mr Ohura founded his company not long ago with the aim to take apart fairly cheap laser-based products and use a small quantity of the parts to make something smaller that sells for a lot more money. Mr Ohura's business was very successful with many happy fool^h^h^h^h customers purchasing his noble products.
Sadly, Mr Ohura suffered an untimely death when his private plane crashed while landing at his personal retreat near the delightful city of Lagos, Nigeria, when the pilot was blinded by a mysterious blue light - possibly due to witchcraft used by a rival company. Mr Ohura left the bulk of his fortune - some FIFTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS and TWENTY-FIVE BLUE LASER DIODES to his, wife, my client, but due to the complex inheritance laws in this country, my client needs a person outside the country to claim the estate to avoid Sony claming the diodes.
Etc..
Only trouble with 'plain' contact forms (ie: no captcha) is that once the spammers notice it, you get bot-driven submissions.
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Eliza? That you?
Was the icing #FF6666, #6600FF or something else?
Was there a nice #FF0000 cherry on the top?
"participatory, self-managed workers' business' designed for 'getting the benefits of a corporation through the convivial democracy of a co-op."
Dunno about software and systems development - this boy's got a rosy future in advertising though!
Thanks - I checked that all out and stand corrected.
d /communications/television_licences.htm
Good advice here:
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/n6w/index/your_worl
Nope - not quite right:
You need a licence if you have any kit that is *capable* of receiving a TV broadcast signal, regardless of whether you use it or not. There have been quirky cases - for example: someone with a black and white TV needed a colour licence because they had a VHS recorder with a colour tuner even though they could only watch in monochrome.
Having the TV stored in the attic with the mains plug removed does seem to appease them though.
I have an Antex X25 soldering iron and when I needed to replace the heating element I discovered its tags were soldered to the power cable! Talk about recursion!
No wonder I couldn't find it - it was actually in uk.comp.home-networking:
"I've just had an aggressive demand from our 'friends' the TVL for a new
laptop I've just purchased with Windows Media Centre and a t.v. card.
However the t.v. reception and display is so damned awful that I am
seriously thinking of getting the t.v. card removed. This test was at a
location that is IS licensed for t.v. reception, but anyway I'm damned
if I'm going to pay for a second license just so that I can use the
laptop elsewhere - even as a simple computer."