Who the fuck cares? They're still not getting my money. I'm not sure if you're aware of this but there's something called a library where you can check these books out for free anyway. So what's the difference if I d/l PDFs from eMule or if I check the book out and make my own PDFs?
"Arnold was unhappily aware that the complete Jurassic Park program contained more than half a million lines of code, most of it undocumented, without explanation."
The problem as I've been able to understand it is that there are complaints form folks that "I've too many passwords to remember, and I'm always having to type passwords.
Why make it so difficult then? Just use something like Keywallet. Everyone's happy again. They don't have to remember or type their passwords and it autogenerates very secure passwords for each app/site for better security. It's even free.
Yeah but what does it make Google if they co-operate and enable the Chinese government to be evil? Google is out to lunch on this one. They should tell China to fuck off if they don't want their service provided as-is.
Without reading the article...
on
NYT On Flying Cars
·
· Score: 4, Insightful
Are flying cars really that great of an idea? Sounds to me like a bureaucrat's nightmare. There'll be licenses, tests, laws, regulations. You can't fly too low, too high, too fast, over certain areas. You have to be under a certain weight, have a good medical history, good vision. Imagine a fender bender at 150 feet. Does your car fall to the ground? They'll want parachutes, airbags, harnesses.
And yes, there is this kind of regulation for the airlines today but they only have to regulate the few licensed carriers and a relatively small number of private pilots. Imagine 100 million "motorists" flying around in flying cars. lol. It'll never happen.
If it's your dream to fly forget about flying cars and get your pilot's license.
Lucas Films is overly obsessive over the conditions in the theaters in which Star Wars movies played... they spun of THX as a certification body to make sure visual and sound equipment is upto code for everything from theaters to the recording studio used for a video game.
So what? If something is advertised as being shown in full THX sound wouldn't you want to know that it actually was? That has nothing to do with a group showing a parody of Star Wars. Your example is a red herring.
I'm the same way. I find I can leave it all behind once I go camping or what not despite normally spending hours on the 'net at home. But the one thing I find myself doing is wishing I had some sort of text only Google appliance I could fit in my pocket so that I could ask simple questions.
It's true. Consoles are the same way. Sometimes you want to buy a machine that will just run whatever is out there. If you buy a Gamecube or an iMac you can be pretty sure that whatever you grab off the shelf will run on it. As it stands in the PC market you might overlook a spec or two and then be disappointed in the future because you forgot to check what the standard video card specs were for your machine.
The only thing they need to know is how to turn the computer on and off. My parents didn't know anything about computers but they bought me a C64. I taught myself everything from scratch. I'm sure your kids can do the same. The only thing you need to do is make sure you can see them playing on it so you can be sure they're not looking at porn or something. Better yet, don't give them their own net connection at all. If they don't want to figure it out themselves then they just aren't into computers; not everyone is and that's ok too.
So what is the technician getting paid for? I'd love to see his job description: Make sure computers work but don't knock yourself out or anything. Personally, if I were that technician you can bet I'd have made sure to reboot at the scheduled time. It's just that simple. Has this guy ever heard of a Post-It Note?
How about using zones? Cars can't leave the zone you picked them up in. Once you reach the end of the zone you have to switch cars in a small overlap area.
If someone throws down in that ring, dont expect Nintendo to last.
Oh, other than the crappy Ngage? I guess you mean handhelds like Sega Gamegear, Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket, Turbo Express? They all went up against the original monochrome Gameboy and failed. You'll soon be able to add the Sony PSP to that list.
Not Flamebait. This was an old easter egg in Ask Jeeves. Doesn't work anymore though. He also used to answer "What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" with "What do you mean? A European or an African swallow?"
And Sebastian "Anakin Skywalker" Shaw (at least in his non-disfigured state) has been CGI'd out of history and replaced with a mulleted Hayden Christensen.
You know what really makes that edit stupid? Why would Luke recognize the young Anakin as his father?
It's not just you. I'm pretty much Googled-out. I also think it's a big mistake for Google to try and be all things to all people. They should focus on their search engine only. Think about how much it can still be improved. Even Google only indexes a small fraction of the pages on the WWW. About 3.3 billion which comes to no more than 10% of the publicly indexable web. Even the 3.3 billion they have indexed are not complete; some are nothing more than the URL. But I guess they have shareholders to answer to now so they feel they have to innovate in new areas.
I was under the impression that the core audience for the GBA is preteen and younger teen boys (and I might be wrong here.
As a 29 year old Nintendo fanboy let me assure you that you are quite wrong. Think of it this way: when the original Gameboy came out I was a "preteen" boy. So you are right in a way. It's just that that audience has grown up along with the Gameboy.
Slashdot Mirror
Who the fuck cares? They're still not getting my money. I'm not sure if you're aware of this but there's something called a library where you can check these books out for free anyway. So what's the difference if I d/l PDFs from eMule or if I check the book out and make my own PDFs?
"Arnold was unhappily aware that the complete Jurassic Park program contained more than half a million lines of code, most of it undocumented, without explanation."
Not sure about the movie though.
Why make it so difficult then? Just use something like Keywallet. Everyone's happy again. They don't have to remember or type their passwords and it autogenerates very secure passwords for each app/site for better security. It's even free.
Can you fit a Beowulf cluster in your pocket?
Yeah but what does it make Google if they co-operate and enable the Chinese government to be evil? Google is out to lunch on this one. They should tell China to fuck off if they don't want their service provided as-is.
And yes, there is this kind of regulation for the airlines today but they only have to regulate the few licensed carriers and a relatively small number of private pilots. Imagine 100 million "motorists" flying around in flying cars. lol. It'll never happen.
If it's your dream to fly forget about flying cars and get your pilot's license.
So what? If something is advertised as being shown in full THX sound wouldn't you want to know that it actually was? That has nothing to do with a group showing a parody of Star Wars. Your example is a red herring.
I'm the same way. I find I can leave it all behind once I go camping or what not despite normally spending hours on the 'net at home. But the one thing I find myself doing is wishing I had some sort of text only Google appliance I could fit in my pocket so that I could ask simple questions.
PIIIs? Wow! An entire generation behind! How do you manage?
Posted from a 486SX thanks.
Are we going to post an article every time Google Local goes live in a country?
Not from scratch. He started with Minix.
It's true. Consoles are the same way. Sometimes you want to buy a machine that will just run whatever is out there. If you buy a Gamecube or an iMac you can be pretty sure that whatever you grab off the shelf will run on it. As it stands in the PC market you might overlook a spec or two and then be disappointed in the future because you forgot to check what the standard video card specs were for your machine.
I don't remember people thinking I was too cool when I was walking around with a floppy around my neck. I guess the secret is the stickers.
You can choose not to buy from Apple. And since you buy Dells it seems you've already figured that out. So what's your problem? Just take it easy.
If you're using Windows, WinZip will open it.
The only thing they need to know is how to turn the computer on and off. My parents didn't know anything about computers but they bought me a C64. I taught myself everything from scratch. I'm sure your kids can do the same. The only thing you need to do is make sure you can see them playing on it so you can be sure they're not looking at porn or something. Better yet, don't give them their own net connection at all. If they don't want to figure it out themselves then they just aren't into computers; not everyone is and that's ok too.
So what is the technician getting paid for? I'd love to see his job description: Make sure computers work but don't knock yourself out or anything. Personally, if I were that technician you can bet I'd have made sure to reboot at the scheduled time. It's just that simple. Has this guy ever heard of a Post-It Note?
How about using zones? Cars can't leave the zone you picked them up in. Once you reach the end of the zone you have to switch cars in a small overlap area.
Oh, other than the crappy Ngage? I guess you mean handhelds like Sega Gamegear, Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket, Turbo Express? They all went up against the original monochrome Gameboy and failed. You'll soon be able to add the Sony PSP to that list.
Not Flamebait. This was an old easter egg in Ask Jeeves. Doesn't work anymore though. He also used to answer "What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" with "What do you mean? A European or an African swallow?"
Not sure how Back to the Future was an advertisement for De Loreans since BTTF was released in 1985 and De Lorean filed for bankruptcy in 1982.
You know what really makes that edit stupid? Why would Luke recognize the young Anakin as his father?
It's not just you. I'm pretty much Googled-out. I also think it's a big mistake for Google to try and be all things to all people. They should focus on their search engine only. Think about how much it can still be improved. Even Google only indexes a small fraction of the pages on the WWW. About 3.3 billion which comes to no more than 10% of the publicly indexable web. Even the 3.3 billion they have indexed are not complete; some are nothing more than the URL. But I guess they have shareholders to answer to now so they feel they have to innovate in new areas.
As a 29 year old Nintendo fanboy let me assure you that you are quite wrong. Think of it this way: when the original Gameboy came out I was a "preteen" boy. So you are right in a way. It's just that that audience has grown up along with the Gameboy.
Words 29350-29352.