Perhaps I'm the only one who sees this on a regular basis:
When I uninstall 180Solutions based stuff from a clients computer, I get a little questionairre that I am required to fill out. Questions are usually closely related to "Why did you remove this software?", "What services would have made you keep this software?" and "What could we do in the future to better serve you?" The first two are followed by drop-down choices (none of which are even close to my desired answers) and the last is a text field. Now, I don't know about you guys, but if they had honored my request for a Remote-controlled Sniper Rifle auto-aimed at their CEO's head, I might have considered keeping the software. Oh well.
I would think that the animal's reaction would be different depending on if the shake was chocolate or vanilla or strawberry. I find chocolate tends to be quite friendly.
Somehow I think "it costs less to pay off the government" comes in there somewhere. Otherwise I would hope that the government would apply some kind of economic pressure to get the plugs sealed, thus making it cheaper to fix in the first place.
Having said that, I am quite glad that MS is such swiss cheese. I have had a nice little career helping people plug the holes, and if they were to fix all the problems, I'd be stuck having to do something else.
Wrong Bigfoot. The ones I'm speaking of were the 1.2GB drives. They were only available as part of a Compaq computer. The newer ones repaired a lot of those issues.
Actually, the nastiest drive I can recall were the BigFoots made for Compaq. Some of my personal observations for you:
* was the same form as a cd drive
* had one platter that spun at ridiculously low speed
* access time was abysmal
* was louder than the case fan
* prone to shock damage (you could lightly bump the case with your knee and cause bad sectors on the disk)
It was made to Compaq's request for a really cheap HD to go in their home computers. Anyway, it's kinda fun to take apart. One of the only drives I've seen that makes me ill when I have to leave it in.
The whole idea of paying a monthly fee is exactly why I won't purchase those types of games. I've been dying to try one, but I refuse to pay thier server tax.
Ok, here's your answer.
I'm guessing your Gateway has GoBack on it. GoBack does not play well with other software or hardware, and likes to shit itself^H^H^H^H^H and can cause data inconsistencies when you pull the plug.
Basically, what it takes to fix it is get rid of the problem (GoBack) This will require, when you boot up, hit the space bar and turn GoBack off. Leave it off. Then, do what all the other nice people on/. are telling you to do, and get a UPS and plug a new computer into it.
To the editors: ARE YOU SERIOUS?? What, today is 'any old story will do' day?
Having read all the books, I can tell you the movie is nothing like it. Yes the books were written for kids, but so was Harry Potter, and that came out pretty good.
I think what you have here is a failure on all levels of the project. From the obviously poor quality effects and crappy sound, to the 'vignette' feeling I got from the last half of the film (like chunks of the film had been removed and the remaining pieces shoddily glued together), this film blew donkey balls.
The casting director at least had a clue, and got people who matched their characters. Young people who, given a chance to work with professionals, might have actually been able to perform quite well.
I think your comment about the story being poor and childish reflects more on the hack job by the filmmakers and not the story itself.
And if you haven't seen it, I would recommend waiting for it's release on free cable, and an exceptionally boring weekend.
Researchers also discovered that cats, when used as outboard engines, suffer from a syndrome called Mental-Aggressive Disorder. Strapped to a skateboard and pushed down a ramp, they exhibit signs of Rushing Adrenaline Disease. Those who survived were found to be capable of making pictures with Computer Aided Drafting, even though the structures they drew were Beyond Average Disasters.
Acronyms like this cause my Perverse Aversion to Internet News on Science. That's why I read Slashdot.
I was in a Wherehouse the other day, and saw this group of guys (in their mid-20's, with their Mom in tow!) who were arguing with the staff about whether or not they had been called to pick up their XBox. I thought about laughing at them, but I didn't have a camera. The best part? The stack of about two dozen XBoxes behind the counter, and the clerk saying 'No, you are not on the list, we did not call you.' over and over again. You could SEE the derision on his face.
How naive do you have to be to think outlawing it will keep it out of the hands of criminals? Oh, I'm sorry, you must be from the guv'ment. How about finally hearing everyone who told you it's really a matter of making it more difficult.
Any password - better than - no password
28 character password - better than - any password of shorter length.
29+ character password - better than - 28 character password
That's not to say someone driven enough couldn't crack your password, you just make it somewhat harder to do. The kind of government legalistic idiocy that this story is talking about is just the powers that be sticking thier collective heads up thier asses a little farther.
Oh, so that was YOU! Dude, for next time please note: wear more than just a string, breath-mints are for your other end, and as for your unbending will, well, it WAS kinda cold outside...
I had a very similar thought, when I read this. I couldn't find much info about effectiveness of blocking CMEs, but at least this said it shouldn't cause severe harm to humans. Actually, shouldn't this kind of thing have been used previously, or is there some other reason we haven't tried magnetic sheilding?
...so horribly, horribly late. Do these impotent bastards actually think this is going to make people *want* to use their software, or are they just trying for some positive PR spin? I can think of a lot of other ways clients have gotten 180Solutions' junk on their machines, and IST was only the most voracious. Let's not forget this has been going on for a few years now, too. Did they never see ISTbar installed on their own machines? That would be kinda funny, now that I think on it.
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Perhaps I'm the only one who sees this on a regular basis:
When I uninstall 180Solutions based stuff from a clients computer, I get a little questionairre that I am required to fill out. Questions are usually closely related to "Why did you remove this software?", "What services would have made you keep this software?" and "What could we do in the future to better serve you?" The first two are followed by drop-down choices (none of which are even close to my desired answers) and the last is a text field. Now, I don't know about you guys, but if they had honored my request for a Remote-controlled Sniper Rifle auto-aimed at their CEO's head, I might have considered keeping the software. Oh well.
I would think that the animal's reaction would be different depending on if the shake was chocolate or vanilla or strawberry. I find chocolate tends to be quite friendly.
What a great example of your last sentence.
Somehow I think "it costs less to pay off the government" comes in there somewhere. Otherwise I would hope that the government would apply some kind of economic pressure to get the plugs sealed, thus making it cheaper to fix in the first place.
Having said that, I am quite glad that MS is such swiss cheese. I have had a nice little career helping people plug the holes, and if they were to fix all the problems, I'd be stuck having to do something else.
Wrong Bigfoot. The ones I'm speaking of were the 1.2GB drives. They were only available as part of a Compaq computer. The newer ones repaired a lot of those issues.
Actually, the nastiest drive I can recall were the BigFoots made for Compaq. Some of my personal observations for you:
* was the same form as a cd drive
* had one platter that spun at ridiculously low speed
* access time was abysmal
* was louder than the case fan
* prone to shock damage (you could lightly bump the case with your knee and cause bad sectors on the disk)
It was made to Compaq's request for a really cheap HD to go in their home computers. Anyway, it's kinda fun to take apart. One of the only drives I've seen that makes me ill when I have to leave it in.
The whole idea of paying a monthly fee is exactly why I won't purchase those types of games. I've been dying to try one, but I refuse to pay thier server tax.
They did. They just title it 'Christian'.
At 395 bucks I think I can say for sure, the price is not even close to right.
BTW, not to sound redundant, but have you tried here?
Ok, here's your answer. I'm guessing your Gateway has GoBack on it. GoBack does not play well with other software or hardware, and likes to shit itself^H^H^H^H^H and can cause data inconsistencies when you pull the plug.
/. are telling you to do, and get a UPS and plug a new computer into it.
Basically, what it takes to fix it is get rid of the problem (GoBack) This will require, when you boot up, hit the space bar and turn GoBack off. Leave it off. Then, do what all the other nice people on
To the editors: ARE YOU SERIOUS?? What, today is 'any old story will do' day?
Having read all the books, I can tell you the movie is nothing like it. Yes the books were written for kids, but so was Harry Potter, and that came out pretty good.
I think what you have here is a failure on all levels of the project. From the obviously poor quality effects and crappy sound, to the 'vignette' feeling I got from the last half of the film (like chunks of the film had been removed and the remaining pieces shoddily glued together), this film blew donkey balls.
The casting director at least had a clue, and got people who matched their characters. Young people who, given a chance to work with professionals, might have actually been able to perform quite well.
I think your comment about the story being poor and childish reflects more on the hack job by the filmmakers and not the story itself.
And if you haven't seen it, I would recommend waiting for it's release on free cable, and an exceptionally boring weekend.
Researchers also discovered that cats, when used as outboard engines, suffer from a syndrome called Mental-Aggressive Disorder. Strapped to a skateboard and pushed down a ramp, they exhibit signs of Rushing Adrenaline Disease. Those who survived were found to be capable of making pictures with Computer Aided Drafting, even though the structures they drew were Beyond Average Disasters.
Acronyms like this cause my Perverse Aversion to Internet News on Science. That's why I read Slashdot.
Well, I couldn't find a date on BNU, but I did find this:
... Since 1961
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I was in a Wherehouse the other day, and saw this group of guys (in their mid-20's, with their Mom in tow!) who were arguing with the staff about whether or not they had been called to pick up their XBox. I thought about laughing at them, but I didn't have a camera. The best part? The stack of about two dozen XBoxes behind the counter, and the clerk saying 'No, you are not on the list, we did not call you.' over and over again. You could SEE the derision on his face.
...wasted opportunity...
How naive do you have to be to think outlawing it will keep it out of the hands of criminals? Oh, I'm sorry, you must be from the guv'ment. How about finally hearing everyone who told you it's really a matter of making it more difficult.
Any password - better than - no password
28 character password - better than - any password of shorter length.
29+ character password - better than - 28 character password
That's not to say someone driven enough couldn't crack your password, you just make it somewhat harder to do. The kind of government legalistic idiocy that this story is talking about is just the powers that be sticking thier collective heads up thier asses a little farther.
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Please God No!!
I got hit with the lameness filter! How appropriate.
By giving me Karma!!
I, for one, welcome our new pontificating Karma giving overlords (moderators?)!
Just dont expect any Mur'cins to be there. We dont need no space rockets! We got Jeezus!
Oh, so that was YOU! Dude, for next time please note: wear more than just a string, breath-mints are for your other end, and as for your unbending will, well, it WAS kinda cold outside...
Another interesting paper on that, with lots of outside links to resources.
I had a very similar thought, when I read this. I couldn't find much info about effectiveness of blocking CMEs, but at least this said it shouldn't cause severe harm to humans. Actually, shouldn't this kind of thing have been used previously, or is there some other reason we haven't tried magnetic sheilding?
...so horribly, horribly late. Do these impotent bastards actually think this is going to make people *want* to use their software, or are they just trying for some positive PR spin? I can think of a lot of other ways clients have gotten 180Solutions' junk on their machines, and IST was only the most voracious. Let's not forget this has been going on for a few years now, too. Did they never see ISTbar installed on their own machines? That would be kinda funny, now that I think on it.
But what about people that NEED four channels of hard core porn at once? Hell, I'm pissed it's not 8!
now if you could only get it seperated from the other 80 channels of ad-drowned garbage.