Yes, I do live in 15m^2. It's roughly 4½ metres by 3½ metres, which comes to 15.75m^2, so yeah, closer to 16, but still. I have my own bathroom which is seperate (of course... it's not a jail!) and is roughly 2 metres by 2 metres. Also, there's a nice and big southward facing window, which is nice...
So far, I've had no problem finding space for my furniture. I've got my sofa/bed, a nightstand, my TV, my stereo, a chest of drawers, two small sofa tables, my desk, some shelving, a nice comfy chair and some additional table space for my kitchen in the corner.
Furnishing the whole thing was pretty cheap, thanks to IKEA:-)
In addition to my laptop and my desktop (which admittedly is a small form factor Soltek Q-Bic), I also managed to cram an Alphaserver 1000A (double-width case, too) in there. But it was too noisy, so I sold it to an OpenVMS geek.
Having less space just means that you have to be a bit more creative in furnishing, and that you only really have two or three usable arranging possibilities.
And although I have had girls mention that it's a nice apartment (appearantly, size doesn't matter in this respect), I would definitely consider once that special someone comes along.
"...business travelers crammed into 10-square-meter cabins."
They make it seem like 10 square metres is very little. I live in a 1-room, 15 square metre apartment, and I have plenty of space for all my furniture. There's even enough room for a small kitchen in the corner.
"The Plug" is basically just the older version of the Sparkplug. Since they were quite cheap, I bought a pair of both models. The amount of bass you can get from those little plugs is rather much, and The Plug in particular tends to be somewhat boomy and lacking in other areas, but a bit of EQ fiddling helped that (actually, the "Classical" setting on my JoS MP3 player is probably the best. It mostly boosts the high frequencies, which is a weak point of Koss' plugs).
The Sparkplugs look a bit more odd, but I honestly think the sound is just a bit better. Supposedly, they've improved the mid-range response, and they do sound quite nice, and for $20 for a perfectly adequate set of canalphones, they're great for travel.
The similar models from Shure and Etymotic are much much nicer, though, but also a heck of a lot more expensive. From what I've heard, they're well worth it, though.
That's just about the most retarded coding policy I have ever heard of. Please, do tell... What could possibly have caused this outburst of pure stupidity from the project lead?
It's a new camera phone (more like camera with added phone functionality) from Samsung called SCH-V770.
From the looks of it, it's got proper optics to actually make some use of at least most of the 7MP. But then again, it looks a lot more like a proper camera than a phone.
Ah, but indeed, my god (or gods, rather) is of the immortals and will only be killed when the universe itself is torn asunder. According to the mythology of course;-)
Hell, if there aren't any threatening security problems, fancy new features or important bugfixes, there's no reason to upgrade. What you might get if you did, however, would be better performance, ATAPI CD burning (unless of course you're happy with SCSI emulation, which works great still) and a few other bits and pieces, like ALSA integrated into the kernel and such. The biggest feature is better performance, though. Not that it really matters that much unless your machines run in a high-load environment, but then again, you might want the better stability of 2.4 (I'd chose FreeBSD in that case, though, personally).
I would rather say that Gentoo is a car than CAN be riced out, but most likely looks like everything else out there, runs at about the same speed and sometimes requires a bit more maintenance. Some people (like me) like the way it works, some people don't.
Debian is more like an 80es 4WD Toyota van; kinda behind on the newest trends, not flashy in any way, but damn reliable, and it'll go just about whereever you want, while still being pretty damn practical.
Yes, Emacs is very usable. Perhaps not intuitive, but usable nonetheless.
And kioslaves are better than gnome-vfs in that they are stable, there are lots more of them (locate:// is so much better than most other search tools) and because they were there first, and are more refined.
That's the biggest reason why I use KDE, too. Konqueror is just so versatile, so usable, so brilliantly obviously directed at power users who aren't afraid to use Emacs:-P
I just love it, and the fish:// kioslave alone should be enough to "konvince" just about everyone. Especially since all the kioslaves are integrated into every single KDE app.
One of my friend works at a IT support company where they do remote backups of smaller companies' data, monitor they servers etc.
The mostly server-oriented dept where he works is located in an old underground bank vault, complete with a metre-thick front door. They have the same setup with stats and alarms, with their desks facing it.
Yeah, I used to care about it, too. But I figured that they're there to talk about and get help on the nerdy subject at hand, not getting hit on by a horde of sex-starved nerds.
That's the great thing about being online. Everyone is the same, whether they're male, female, transsexual, whatever in real life, unless they themselves choose to tell people who they are.
But I have to admit that the girl geeks I've talked to and chatted with have been much more friendly, open-minded and eloquent than the guys.
It's easier than that, even. I bought a small kit that contains a bootable CD and DVD and a small plastic tool.
You boot the PS2 with the bootable disc (DVD for PS2 games, CD for PS games), open the drive with the provided tool (ridiculously easy) pop in the copied or imported game and close the drive again using the tool.
It takes all of 10 seconds, there's no modding of the console needed, and the warranty isn't voided. Plus, it costs less than a fifth of what getting a mod chip installed costs. There are even kits for the new PSTwo that includes a flip-open lid to replace the original one on the drive, making it even easier.
I bought the kit specifically so I could play Katamari Damacy (imported) on my european PS2.
Nope, not gonna happen. The Mythbusters tried it out with a crane, a crash test dummy equipped with a accelerometer and using a hammer to "break the surface tension". There was no effect whatsoever. The dummy was toast, hammer or no hammer.
Awww, you missed Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Despite (because of?) its almost overwhelming cuteness, I personally think it's second only to Super Mario Bros. 3.
The pastel-coloured graphics, the music, the sound effects, the great boss battles. It's all there, and it's a damn brilliant game.
Then again, so are all the 'main' Mario platform games. I don't particularly care for the spin-offs.
This joystick is kind of like the mice on some old IBM laptops which looked like a pencil eraser and were near the J key except that it's wider.
On some old IBM laptops? I do believe they're on every single IBM laptop ever made. It's only recently that they've begun adding touchpads to some models along with the trackpoint.
Oh, and it's positioned between the G, H and B keys (apart from on the obscure dual-trackpoint ones), and it most certainly rocks;)
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Yes, I do live in 15m^2. It's roughly 4½ metres by 3½ metres, which comes to 15.75m^2, so yeah, closer to 16, but still. I have my own bathroom which is seperate (of course... it's not a jail!) and is roughly 2 metres by 2 metres. Also, there's a nice and big southward facing window, which is nice...
:-)
So far, I've had no problem finding space for my furniture. I've got my sofa/bed, a nightstand, my TV, my stereo, a chest of drawers, two small sofa tables, my desk, some shelving, a nice comfy chair and some additional table space for my kitchen in the corner.
Furnishing the whole thing was pretty cheap, thanks to IKEA
In addition to my laptop and my desktop (which admittedly is a small form factor Soltek Q-Bic), I also managed to cram an Alphaserver 1000A (double-width case, too) in there. But it was too noisy, so I sold it to an OpenVMS geek.
Having less space just means that you have to be a bit more creative in furnishing, and that you only really have two or three usable arranging possibilities.
And although I have had girls mention that it's a nice apartment (appearantly, size doesn't matter in this respect), I would definitely consider once that special someone comes along.
"...business travelers crammed into 10-square-meter cabins."
They make it seem like 10 square metres is very little. I live in a 1-room, 15 square metre apartment, and I have plenty of space for all my furniture. There's even enough room for a small kitchen in the corner.
Sheesh... Lousy pampered business-men...
*Grumble, grumble*
"The Plug" is basically just the older version of the Sparkplug. Since they were quite cheap, I bought a pair of both models. The amount of bass you can get from those little plugs is rather much, and The Plug in particular tends to be somewhat boomy and lacking in other areas, but a bit of EQ fiddling helped that (actually, the "Classical" setting on my JoS MP3 player is probably the best. It mostly boosts the high frequencies, which is a weak point of Koss' plugs).
The Sparkplugs look a bit more odd, but I honestly think the sound is just a bit better. Supposedly, they've improved the mid-range response, and they do sound quite nice, and for $20 for a perfectly adequate set of canalphones, they're great for travel.
The similar models from Shure and Etymotic are much much nicer, though, but also a heck of a lot more expensive. From what I've heard, they're well worth it, though.
Here in Denmark (and the other scandinavian countries) it's this way around:
10^06 = million
10^09 = milliard
10^12 = billion
10^15 = billiard
10^18 = trillion
10^21 = trilliard
and so on...
I do that now, after lots of hardware serial numbers and passwords were misread. Crossed Z's and 7's as well as dotted 0's make life so much easier.
It has a floppy drive, too... I guess it's a case of "hey, we've got some extra space here, let's stuff something in there"...
No comments in source code?!
That's just about the most retarded coding policy I have ever heard of. Please, do tell... What could possibly have caused this outburst of pure stupidity from the project lead?
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/March2005/1182.htm
It's a new camera phone (more like camera with added phone functionality) from Samsung called SCH-V770.
From the looks of it, it's got proper optics to actually make some use of at least most of the 7MP. But then again, it looks a lot more like a proper camera than a phone.
I think it looks rather silly, personally...
Here ya go, the Daihatsu Terios Lucia, available with a monstrous 660ccm motor.
The rest of the site (http://finnesey.org/) has lots of other pics of cute little japanese cars (and a few rather cool Kei-car sports cars), too.
It seems that almost every single car available in Japan has either an AWD option, a turbo option or both...
Speak for yourself!
It just so happens that I drive around in a Crapula POS, you insensitive clod!
(1988 Corolla... It's basically the same thing)
Ah, but indeed, my god (or gods, rather) is of the immortals and will only be killed when the universe itself is torn asunder. According to the mythology of course ;-)
I do enjoy the comparison of fairytales, however.
Hell, if there aren't any threatening security problems, fancy new features or important bugfixes, there's no reason to upgrade. What you might get if you did, however, would be better performance, ATAPI CD burning (unless of course you're happy with SCSI emulation, which works great still) and a few other bits and pieces, like ALSA integrated into the kernel and such. The biggest feature is better performance, though. Not that it really matters that much unless your machines run in a high-load environment, but then again, you might want the better stability of 2.4 (I'd chose FreeBSD in that case, though, personally).
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
You're not helping...
I would rather say that Gentoo is a car than CAN be riced out, but most likely looks like everything else out there, runs at about the same speed and sometimes requires a bit more maintenance. Some people (like me) like the way it works, some people don't.
Debian is more like an 80es 4WD Toyota van; kinda behind on the newest trends, not flashy in any way, but damn reliable, and it'll go just about whereever you want, while still being pretty damn practical.
Oh, and it's "cul de sac", not "culdi-sac"...
Yes, Emacs is very usable. Perhaps not intuitive, but usable nonetheless.
And kioslaves are better than gnome-vfs in that they are stable, there are lots more of them (locate:// is so much better than most other search tools) and because they were there first, and are more refined.
I like konquerer better than nautilus, mainly.
:-P
That's the biggest reason why I use KDE, too. Konqueror is just so versatile, so usable, so brilliantly obviously directed at power users who aren't afraid to use Emacs
I just love it, and the fish:// kioslave alone should be enough to "konvince" just about everyone. Especially since all the kioslaves are integrated into every single KDE app.
One of my friend works at a IT support company where they do remote backups of smaller companies' data, monitor they servers etc.
The mostly server-oriented dept where he works is located in an old underground bank vault, complete with a metre-thick front door. They have the same setup with stats and alarms, with their desks facing it.
It's a supremely cool place to work, too.
That bastard.
Yeah, I used to care about it, too. But I figured that they're there to talk about and get help on the nerdy subject at hand, not getting hit on by a horde of sex-starved nerds.
That's the great thing about being online. Everyone is the same, whether they're male, female, transsexual, whatever in real life, unless they themselves choose to tell people who they are.
But I have to admit that the girl geeks I've talked to and chatted with have been much more friendly, open-minded and eloquent than the guys.
It's easier than that, even. I bought a small kit that contains a bootable CD and DVD and a small plastic tool.
You boot the PS2 with the bootable disc (DVD for PS2 games, CD for PS games), open the drive with the provided tool (ridiculously easy) pop in the copied or imported game and close the drive again using the tool.
It takes all of 10 seconds, there's no modding of the console needed, and the warranty isn't voided. Plus, it costs less than a fifth of what getting a mod chip installed costs. There are even kits for the new PSTwo that includes a flip-open lid to replace the original one on the drive, making it even easier.
I bought the kit specifically so I could play Katamari Damacy (imported) on my european PS2.
...spamming the server with "sdfnbw; vngpgw;/lnlvk nsd,.n!!!!!!!!!!!!" last night...
;)
But you have to admire his ability to type in shifted characters using only his face
Nope, not gonna happen. The Mythbusters tried it out with a crane, a crash test dummy equipped with a accelerometer and using a hammer to "break the surface tension". There was no effect whatsoever. The dummy was toast, hammer or no hammer.
It's fun listening to the hillbillies on the country stations, too....
Personally, I prefer listening to Hans Oberlander on SF-UR.
"Somebody help me. I'm fragile like an old car. In Cuba."
In Microsoft Russia, promotion gets you!
Awww, you missed Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Despite (because of?) its almost overwhelming cuteness, I personally think it's second only to Super Mario Bros. 3.
The pastel-coloured graphics, the music, the sound effects, the great boss battles. It's all there, and it's a damn brilliant game.
Then again, so are all the 'main' Mario platform games. I don't particularly care for the spin-offs.
Well, here I am!
(Or not, seeing as I had no idea what Kozmo.com was when I chose this username)
This joystick is kind of like the mice on some old IBM laptops which looked like a pencil eraser and were near the J key except that it's wider.
;)
On some old IBM laptops? I do believe they're on every single IBM laptop ever made. It's only recently that they've begun adding touchpads to some models along with the trackpoint.
Oh, and it's positioned between the G, H and B keys (apart from on the obscure dual-trackpoint ones), and it most certainly rocks