I remember my first time doing Coke. Man what a buzz! All my cool buddies were doing it. Pretty soon I was trying coffee, staying up late configuring my new install. I quickly moved right on up to Bawlz with a Red Bull chaser for those late night frag fests. Now, I can't even pee without shaking it all over the place. And let me be the first to say, I pee a lot, cause this stuff goes through you like...water.
There is a very simple explanation for this effect. Your room/office is part of the twilight zone. And besides, everyone knows the gnomes do shoes, not phones. That's the job of the dust bunnies!
:)
All kidding aside, my post reflects my personal experiences in my native environments. Your results may vary, especially if you don't ward off the shoe gnomes and dust bunnies with electric fencing. God, let me go home already.
You can really reduce the amount of dust in a case just by getting it up off the floor. Higher is better. Dust tends to settle near the floor, and especially if you have carpet, walking by the desk will kick up small amounts of dust every time.
60/40 on the in/out for fans (don't waste money & time with slot fans) and you can get cheap filter material from a motherboard box. You know, the spongy stuff inside the box? Cut it into 80mm squares. Works like a champ. Mount between fan & case.
IIRC, the Sacramento Bee has been a laughingstock for years. It was when I lived in Sacramento (I think that was 1997). This paper has continued to hurl it's spew despite being disproven and caught outright lying. Shouldn't there be a filter for assinine source?
This brings to mind a whole slew of new names for their other products:
1) Corner Office (Office with a view)
2) Picture Window (Paint for Vista)
3) Telescope (Web browser with blinders - just like the old IE!)
4) ComMode (Outlook Express - Com and Mode together! Or did you think I meant...)
5) BugZapper (One of those blue-light things out on the back porch - MS Anti-Spy)
Ok, I'm obviously dragging this morning...not enough coffee.
To add to your list (which I mostly agree with) and keeping in mind I've only played the demo:
I found the best part of the game the commander interface. The abilities to call in artillery, support troops, and at least attempt to organize teammates with squad commands were amazing improvements over the original game.
The drawback, and the reason I didn't buy it, was the 'mutiny' feature. While I understand the reason behind it, my experince was less than fun.
To wit: I was voted in as commander, a bunch of new guys show up, all mutiny against me, and then lurk in the commander position doing nothing. Nothing I can do about it but switch sides. This happened so often I got tired of playing, and certainly won't blow $50 on a game that I technically won't be allowed to play fully.
I still had a good time, but it was frustrating to play half a map, helping my team to win, then be ousted by some smaktard and his buddies only to watch the other side take over.
I am completely through with Slashdot. I can put up with reposts, I can put up with stories only marginally related to tech. Microsoft PR crap as a news item is, IMHO, the absolute bottom. Looking for true proof that the editors don't give a crap about what is posted here? This is it.
I think I'd rather wait for them to figure it out. It's not like I can't find plenty of other *gasp* decent artists to listen to without RIAA's hands in it.
I know it gets thrown around in here a lot, but if you really wanted to piss them off and make them think about what they are doing, STOP BUYING THEIR CRAP. But more than that, don't download it either. Embargo them on all fronts. Watch them adapt or die. Too bad I'll never see this happen, what with the majority of my country (and apparently the world) being led around by the short and danglies by the RIAA. Like bands don't exist unless they have massive media hype, a video on MTV, and a shamelessly promoted 'world tour'.
Makes me want to start my own music distribution just to show it can be done without the RIAA.
After the cameras are off Statler: I can't beleive it's come to this. Waldorf: Well, it can't get any worse. Statler: They made me smile! And for a movie I didn't even see! Waldorf: You think that's bad? I'm still waiting for this freak to get his hand out of my butt!
you have no understanding in what genius comes from.
I believe you meant "of where genius comes from"? 'Specially' should actually be 'especially', 'boundries' should be 'boundaries'. Your use of 'persons' should be apostrophied. "I would argue most" should be "I would argue that most".
Wow. By your arguments, you must be the next Einstein. Seriously, though, where do you get racism from someone trying to help you overcome your handicap? I'll forgive you, but if you are truly ingenious, you will learn from your mistakes.
Concise, grammatically correct statements allow me to communicate effectively to other members of my group, without having to repeat myself. They get the point the first time, sans rehashing.
Well, I probably should have noted that the real issue for these companies with older hardware is when their machines begin to breakdown. There's not much I can do for them in terms of new replacement parts or even entire computers. Since most of the hardware they need is not made anymore, their choices are limited to used or leftover parts, and those get fewer and further between all the time. Nor do they want used equipment, they want what is working for them right now, regardless if it's ancient compared to the modern equipment.
I have to agree with your point about software not being a consumable good. The hardware is a consumable good, and unfortunately for most businesses, by the time they are done consuming one piece it's time to get all new consumables and the software that goes with it.
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I remember my first time doing Coke. Man what a buzz! All my cool buddies were doing it. Pretty soon I was trying coffee, staying up late configuring my new install. I quickly moved right on up to Bawlz with a Red Bull chaser for those late night frag fests. Now, I can't even pee without shaking it all over the place. And let me be the first to say, I pee a lot, cause this stuff goes through you like...water.
There is a very simple explanation for this effect. Your room/office is part of the twilight zone. And besides, everyone knows the gnomes do shoes, not phones. That's the job of the dust bunnies!
:)
All kidding aside, my post reflects my personal experiences in my native environments. Your results may vary, especially if you don't ward off the shoe gnomes and dust bunnies with electric fencing. God, let me go home already.
Wow, that sounds just like that skit from Conan OBrien...
You want equality? Put the seat down your damn self!
You can really reduce the amount of dust in a case just by getting it up off the floor. Higher is better. Dust tends to settle near the floor, and especially if you have carpet, walking by the desk will kick up small amounts of dust every time.
60/40 on the in/out for fans (don't waste money & time with slot fans) and you can get cheap filter material from a motherboard box. You know, the spongy stuff inside the box? Cut it into 80mm squares. Works like a champ. Mount between fan & case.
uh, what that meant was more or less 24 mph.
Dude, I thought everyone had seen this by now.
It's +/- 24 MPH.
Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot. Cmon! We don't have to sit here and put up with this!
Well, according to this, they might even be TOO effective...
That may not be the exact answer you were looking for, though.
IIRC, the Sacramento Bee has been a laughingstock for years. It was when I lived in Sacramento (I think that was 1997). This paper has continued to hurl it's spew despite being disproven and caught outright lying. Shouldn't there be a filter for assinine source?
This brings to mind a whole slew of new names for their other products:
1) Corner Office (Office with a view)
2) Picture Window (Paint for Vista)
3) Telescope (Web browser with blinders - just like the old IE!)
4) ComMode (Outlook Express - Com and Mode together! Or did you think I meant...)
5) BugZapper (One of those blue-light things out on the back porch - MS Anti-Spy)
Ok, I'm obviously dragging this morning...not enough coffee.
To add to your list (which I mostly agree with) and keeping in mind I've only played the demo:
I found the best part of the game the commander interface. The abilities to call in artillery, support troops, and at least attempt to organize teammates with squad commands were amazing improvements over the original game.
The drawback, and the reason I didn't buy it, was the 'mutiny' feature. While I understand the reason behind it, my experince was less than fun.
To wit: I was voted in as commander, a bunch of new guys show up, all mutiny against me, and then lurk in the commander position doing nothing. Nothing I can do about it but switch sides. This happened so often I got tired of playing, and certainly won't blow $50 on a game that I technically won't be allowed to play fully.
I still had a good time, but it was frustrating to play half a map, helping my team to win, then be ousted by some smaktard and his buddies only to watch the other side take over.
mmmmm....TuxRacer....
I am completely through with Slashdot. I can put up with reposts, I can put up with stories only marginally related to tech. Microsoft PR crap as a news item is, IMHO, the absolute bottom. Looking for true proof that the editors don't give a crap about what is posted here? This is it.
Unholy crap! That's friggin awesome! I think I have a new favorite band.
I always thought our involvement was a little fruity.
So, you missed the implied sarcasm in BOTH of those sentences??
I think I'd rather wait for them to figure it out. It's not like I can't find plenty of other *gasp* decent artists to listen to without RIAA's hands in it.
I know it gets thrown around in here a lot, but if you really wanted to piss them off and make them think about what they are doing, STOP BUYING THEIR CRAP. But more than that, don't download it either. Embargo them on all fronts. Watch them adapt or die. Too bad I'll never see this happen, what with the majority of my country (and apparently the world) being led around by the short and danglies by the RIAA. Like bands don't exist unless they have massive media hype, a video on MTV, and a shamelessly promoted 'world tour'.
Makes me want to start my own music distribution just to show it can be done without the RIAA.
How about a post-apocalyptic future where technology not only doesn't exist, but is relentlessly squashed when it appears?
Read this a few years ago.
After the cameras are off
Statler: I can't beleive it's come to this.
Waldorf: Well, it can't get any worse.
Statler: They made me smile! And for a movie I didn't even see!
Waldorf: You think that's bad? I'm still waiting for this freak to get his hand out of my butt!
It would be nice if the people writing the stories understood what a root server was. Might make for a more informed public, you know?
Spoken like someone who hasn't been out in public in a long time.
you have no understanding in what genius comes from.
I believe you meant "of where genius comes from"?
'Specially' should actually be 'especially', 'boundries' should be 'boundaries'.
Your use of 'persons' should be apostrophied.
"I would argue most" should be "I would argue that most".
Wow. By your arguments, you must be the next Einstein. Seriously, though, where do you get racism from someone trying to help you overcome your handicap? I'll forgive you, but if you are truly ingenious, you will learn from your mistakes.
Concise, grammatically correct statements allow me to communicate effectively to other members of my group, without having to repeat myself. They get the point the first time, sans rehashing.
ditto
Well, I probably should have noted that the real issue for these companies with older hardware is when their machines begin to breakdown. There's not much I can do for them in terms of new replacement parts or even entire computers. Since most of the hardware they need is not made anymore, their choices are limited to used or leftover parts, and those get fewer and further between all the time. Nor do they want used equipment, they want what is working for them right now, regardless if it's ancient compared to the modern equipment.
I have to agree with your point about software not being a consumable good. The hardware is a consumable good, and unfortunately for most businesses, by the time they are done consuming one piece it's time to get all new consumables and the software that goes with it.
don't worry, it's apparently come right back :)