I'm a Photoshop user, considering a second-hand dual-G5 (approx 2000 UK pounds with a 23" screen). I'm using a 2.4Ghz Intel box with 1Gb RAM. Would a 1.42 mini with 1Gb RAM be in the same neck of the woods as far as filtering/sharpening work is concerned?
They like to bring England to a halt, rather than France if possible. The port blockades always seem to affect traffic more on the M20 (my commute) rather than the roads around Paris, for some reason...
I've suffered motion sickness/vertigo symtoms on each FPS I've tried since Quake. After ten minutes with TimeSplitters I felt physically sick. Yet I can play 3rd-person games, flight sims, racing games etc. without any symptoms. I guess with an FPS the whole screen is changing all the time.
Ditto (PS port-> Linux => another converted user). Although PhaseOne's C1Pro would need to work as well to drag me away from Windows completely. Converting 1D MkII RAW files is all my computer really does at home, now I've stopped bringing programming work home.
Spookily enough, my car's the same. BMW 325 Compact. Week-in, week out, it does 31.7mpg (50 mile round-trip commute, 20 miles in London, 30 on M20/local roads).
And I don't hold that figure (31.7mpg) up as "reasonably efficient". It's just that if an ostensibly sporty car, driven with occasional gusto, can beat "reasonably efficient" by 20% then there's something wrong sowewhere.
Easy tiger. No argument re: character. TVR has it in bucketloads.
My experience with Porsche driving is limited (TVR even more so) but even in a lowly Boxster there was fun to be had.
I've gone through the usual GTi suspects (two x 205, two x 309, one 106) via a Subaru Impreza Turbo (99MY Wagon) to a BMW Compact Sport 325ti. The Impreza was quick and held the road, but didn't offer much excitement beyond that. The old 1.6 205GTi offered more laughs. Strangely, though, the Compact is giving me about as many grins as the old Pug. It's 190hp (against 215 in the Scoob) but it's RWD. And with the DSC etc switched off it does actually want to play. And the exhaust note when the VANOS flips over is rather splendid (certainly better than the Scooby).
So what I'm saying is, I agree, to some extent. But, given the choice between a TVR and a 959, _I_ wouldn't give it a moment's consideration.
The spin (a friend of friend, so treat with caution) was along the lines of "driving along motorway at around 60mph, accelerated to join faster traffic, oh my god, why are my back wheels overtaking me?" as opposed to "floored it whilst fully crossed up". Apochryphal stories aren't worth a great deal, I know.
Anyway, keep on motoring (whilst we're still allowed).
Although if the road was wet you might regret not plumping for the Porsche. I've heard of TVR's rotating 180degrees if the driver twitches their right foot on a greasy road.
Plus the build quality of a 959 was somewhat better than the TVR.
Plus a 959 is, like, a 959 man - how can you possibly compare it to a TVR?
The Sun is a tabloid rag, concerned only with tittle-tattle, gossip, celebrity "revelations" and salacious pictures. It is not a newspaper and I wouldn't ever think of using it as the basis for a sensible discussion on any issue. Someone find a reference to this "story" in a real newspaper and we can talk about it.
well, I made some of the entry for the village of Wickenby, near Lincoln, with a childhood friend, Ann. We both had BBC computers at home so we sort of got co-opted into typing some stuff. As children of farmers we concentrated on that side of life in the area. Sweet innocent times...
When I'm in the mood for humiliation, I like to play PilOth, a freeware implementation of Othello for the Palm by Fabien Letouzey. It seems to be a very strong player.
Rob.
FTP over Stunnel won't work
I just can't get ftp to work over Stunnel no matter how hard I try.
Answer: Stunnel cannot be used for the FTP daemon because of the nature of the FTP protocol which utilizes multiple ports for data transfers. There are SSL aware FTP servers available.
Alternitively you could use a different protocol. All versions of SSH include a program called scp which works like rcp. Recent versions of OpenSSH include a program called sftp which has an ftp-like feel.
If you know differently let us know. The putty solution in Dreamweaver MX is not appropriate for the low-tech users who edit our web pages. Someone must have a plugin that lets us use sftp, surely?
I fear that scenario A is more likely, but B is certainly a possibility.
The figures for total credit cards issued that came out with the recent fraud story suggest that Visa and MasterCard are unlikely to be forced to adapt to anything. The forces acting on Visa and MC are diluted by the merchant-pays principle.
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ie does the mini compare well with the PC, not the dual G5. Sorry for the self-reply!
I'm a Photoshop user, considering a second-hand dual-G5 (approx 2000 UK pounds with a 23" screen). I'm using a 2.4Ghz Intel box with 1Gb RAM. Would a 1.42 mini with 1Gb RAM be in the same neck of the woods as far as filtering/sharpening work is concerned?
They like to bring England to a halt, rather than France if possible. The port blockades always seem to affect traffic more on the M20 (my commute) rather than the roads around Paris, for some reason...
Rob. (a frustrated Francophile)
I've suffered motion sickness/vertigo symtoms on each FPS I've tried since Quake. After ten minutes with TimeSplitters I felt physically sick. Yet I can play 3rd-person games, flight sims, racing games etc. without any symptoms. I guess with an FPS the whole screen is changing all the time.
Ditto (PS port-> Linux => another converted user). Although PhaseOne's C1Pro would need to work as well to drag me away from Windows completely. Converting 1D MkII RAW files is all my computer really does at home, now I've stopped bringing programming work home.
Always take the lump sum and invest it wisely.
Spookily enough, my car's the same. BMW 325 Compact. Week-in, week out, it does 31.7mpg (50 mile round-trip commute, 20 miles in London, 30 on M20/local roads).
And I don't hold that figure (31.7mpg) up as "reasonably efficient". It's just that if an ostensibly sporty car, driven with occasional gusto, can beat "reasonably efficient" by 20% then there's something wrong sowewhere.
Rob.
You hit the nail on the head, re: US efficiency, Paul. Rob.
25 miles per gallon is many things, but reasonably efficient isn't one of them.
Rob.
Easy tiger. No argument re: character. TVR has it in bucketloads.
My experience with Porsche driving is limited (TVR even more so) but even in a lowly Boxster there was fun to be had.
I've gone through the usual GTi suspects (two x 205, two x 309, one 106) via a Subaru Impreza Turbo (99MY Wagon) to a BMW Compact Sport 325ti. The Impreza was quick and held the road, but didn't offer much excitement beyond that. The old 1.6 205GTi offered more laughs. Strangely, though, the Compact is giving me about as many grins as the old Pug. It's 190hp (against 215 in the Scoob) but it's RWD. And with the DSC etc switched off it does actually want to play. And the exhaust note when the VANOS flips over is rather splendid (certainly better than the Scooby).
So what I'm saying is, I agree, to some extent. But, given the choice between a TVR and a 959, _I_ wouldn't give it a moment's consideration.
The spin (a friend of friend, so treat with caution) was along the lines of "driving along motorway at around 60mph, accelerated to join faster traffic, oh my god, why are my back wheels overtaking me?" as opposed to "floored it whilst fully crossed up". Apochryphal stories aren't worth a great deal, I know.
Anyway, keep on motoring (whilst we're still allowed).
Rob.
Although if the road was wet you might regret not plumping for the Porsche. I've heard of TVR's rotating 180degrees if the driver twitches their right foot on a greasy road.
Plus the build quality of a 959 was somewhat better than the TVR.
Plus a 959 is, like, a 959 man - how can you possibly compare it to a TVR?
Rob.
The times is absolutely in the same family - Murdoch's family of fantasy titles.
Is curse control intended to stop bad-languaged road-rage attacks?
Rob.
The Sun is a tabloid rag, concerned only with tittle-tattle, gossip, celebrity "revelations" and salacious pictures. It is not a newspaper and I wouldn't ever think of using it as the basis for a sensible discussion on any issue. Someone find a reference to this "story" in a real newspaper and we can talk about it.
Rob.
well, I made some of the entry for the village of Wickenby, near Lincoln, with a childhood friend, Ann. We both had BBC computers at home so we sort of got co-opted into typing some stuff. As children of farmers we concentrated on that side of life in the area. Sweet innocent times...
Rob.
When I'm in the mood for humiliation, I like to play PilOth, a freeware implementation of Othello for the Palm by Fabien Letouzey. It seems to be a very strong player. Rob.
Oops, forgot the salmon link
No, but you can cook a salmon rather well in a dishwasher.
Rob.
Thanks. Slicker than putty. Now we just need to play nicely with the firewall and all will be well.
Rob.
If you know differently let us know. The putty solution in Dreamweaver MX is not appropriate for the low-tech users who edit our web pages. Someone must have a plugin that lets us use sftp, surely?
Rob.
All my eggs in a basket come to mind.
I use a couple of IBM Microdrives in my camera. I'd lose 210 images (more or less) if one of them failed/was destroyed/got lost.
That's more than enough risk for me. So, don't make them bigger, make them quicker/cheaper/more reliable.
Rob.
Damn, you found me out :-)
O'Reilly's Building Internet Firewalls (Zwicky, Cooper & Chapman)?
Rob. (In the spirit of complete disclosure, I used to work with Simon Cooper's mum)
I fear that scenario A is more likely, but B is certainly a possibility.
The figures for total credit cards issued that came out with the recent fraud story suggest that Visa and MasterCard are unlikely to be forced to adapt to anything. The forces acting on Visa and MC are diluted by the merchant-pays principle.
Rob.