GTK2 on the other hand has style, class and finesse
WTF? Style, class and finesse like the fact that some bloody idiot decided to write it in an object oriented style without actually using an object oriented language?!
pay for the full versions of several applications
Since you sound like a real hard-core Stallmannian I recommend that your read your Lord and Savior's holy writings again. Stallman has absolutely no problems with people writing software for money and keeping those parts (both binary AND source) closed.
A chill wind is blowing through this nation... A message is being sent through the White House and its allies in talk radio... 'If you oppose this administration, there can and will be ramifications'
VIA EPIA mini-ITX series would seem to fit your requirements.
I've built a multimedia box based on one of these sweet motherboard/CPU combos. They can be run without fans (or with a small 40 mm fan) and have integrated 100 Mbps LAN, USB2, Firewire, VGA (+tv out), 6 channel sound and a hardware MPEG decoder. Add a slimline DVD/CD-RW combo and a large external harddrive (external to avoid problems with the small power supply). There is a one PCI expansion slot for the TV card.
I'm running it under Windows, but Linux drivers are available here.
hasn't actually figured out who all the defendants are though
Quickly, mail them the name and the physical location of that one king spammer who recently found himself subscribed on several bulk mailing lists and didn't like it at all.
Or if you're a warezkiddie and rips a lot of DVDs...
If you rip your music CDs into MP3s or OGGs, does that make you a warezkiddie? I think not.
I've ripped most of the DVDs I've bought into DivX for exactly the same reason why I ripped my music CDs years ago.
When you have all your movies/music on a hard drive...
1) You have instant access to them.
2) You can create playlists to fit your mood.
3) You can stream movies/music over a network.
4) You can store the original discs in a safe place.
5) You can watch movies/listen to music on your laptop without having to worry about the spinning CD/DVD-ROM draining its batteries dry.
Fuck MS, fuck DivX and fuck any other company who tries to subvert the published and agreed standard
The only "agreed standard" that is relevant is the one that has been agreed upon by the public -- not the one that got approval in some musty committee room.
We're heading for a one world government that's not going to be feared but loved by the public because the media monopoly tells it that everything's just great.
Am I less loyal because I call someone who uses a different provider?
Well, if I keep bugging my friends until they change their provider I expect to get paid in some way.
The current scheme skews everything because you never know how much any given call is going to cost.
Do you really need to know beforehand how much your call is going to cost? Variations in the price of domestic calls aren't that large, so I tend just to estimate the price by using the lowest price as a baseline and memorizing how many times I have to multiply it when calling different providers. Simple and easy and I still get the benefits of inexpensive calls in my provider's network.
I don't understand why people think it's somehow wrong to offer financial incentives to loyal customers. I don't know about you, but I like my inexpensive calls!
It will only hurt the customer if low prices within a network are replaced by a same-price-for-all-calls scheme.
WMDs were only a one reason why GWB went to war with Iraq. Already in the first week of the war, when the reporters started asking nasty questions about the chemical weapons Iraq allegedly had, the officials already started backpedaling. Suddenly it wasn't that important if there were any chemical weapons. What was important was the regime change. Oil is and never was an issue. I wish you fellow peace activists should stop screaming about "no blood for oil" because the war does not make any economic sense. It's about power and influence and GWBs personal issues with his father and blindingly black and white born-again christianity.
It's now pretty much a public secret (try reading Time or Newsweek) that the neoconservative pro-Israel elements in the government have long had this pipe dream of bringing democracy to the Middle East even if it means crushing the arab states militarily. I say pipe dream because their plan is just about as good as the underpant gnomes' plan in South Park.
1. Bomb the cities, bring down the dictators and do a dance about democracy and friendship.
2. ???
3. Democracy!!!
If GWB wins the 2004 elections you can bet that dictatorial but nevertheless sovereign countries like Syria and Iran will be on US military's to-do list.
And that guy really believes he is doing something good...
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Go and see (or use P2P and download) Solaris. The best movie I've seen in years! A worthy remake of Tarkovsky's original masterpiece.
WTF? Style, class and finesse like the fact that some bloody idiot decided to write it in an object oriented style without actually using an object oriented language?!
pay for the full versions of several applications
Since you sound like a real hard-core Stallmannian I recommend that your read your Lord and Savior's holy writings again. Stallman has absolutely no problems with people writing software for money and keeping those parts (both binary AND source) closed.
Like Frank Abagnale who, after a brief but brilliant career as a conman, was eventually hired by the FBI itself.
It says no clean-up is needed, because research shows DU has no long-term effects.
A chill wind is blowing through this nation... A message is being sent through the White House and its allies in talk radio... 'If you oppose this administration, there can and will be ramifications'
There must have been something wrong with the setup.
I have the fanless 600 MHz version and it plays DVDs just fine. DivX play perfectly too if you drop the quality by two notches in the DivX player.
The only time I had problems with DVD playback when I tried using Xine.
See you in the news, then.
I've built a multimedia box based on one of these sweet motherboard/CPU combos. They can be run without fans (or with a small 40 mm fan) and have integrated 100 Mbps LAN, USB2, Firewire, VGA (+tv out), 6 channel sound and a hardware MPEG decoder. Add a slimline DVD/CD-RW combo and a large external harddrive (external to avoid problems with the small power supply). There is a one PCI expansion slot for the TV card.
I'm running it under Windows, but Linux drivers are available here.
Quickly, mail them the name and the physical location of that one king spammer who recently found himself subscribed on several bulk mailing lists and didn't like it at all.
Where did that come from? Care to elaborate?
Huh?
What does the dubious "right" to swap music have got to do with democracy?
Lesson? Like the recent rise of the US religious right and gradual breakdown in the separation of the church and the state?
I know it's off-topic, but if you know that you're addicted to alcohol (that's rare among early stage alcoholics!), why aren't you seeking help?
If you rip your music CDs into MP3s or OGGs, does that make you a warezkiddie? I think not.
I've ripped most of the DVDs I've bought into DivX for exactly the same reason why I ripped my music CDs years ago.
When you have all your movies/music on a hard drive...
1) You have instant access to them.
2) You can create playlists to fit your mood.
3) You can stream movies/music over a network.
4) You can store the original discs in a safe place.
5) You can watch movies/listen to music on your laptop without having to worry about the spinning CD/DVD-ROM draining its batteries dry.
The only "agreed standard" that is relevant is the one that has been agreed upon by the public -- not the one that got approval in some musty committee room.
There are NO selfless motives.
We're heading for a one world government that's not going to be feared but loved by the public because the media monopoly tells it that everything's just great.
Well, if I keep bugging my friends until they change their provider I expect to get paid in some way.
The current scheme skews everything because you never know how much any given call is going to cost.
Do you really need to know beforehand how much your call is going to cost? Variations in the price of domestic calls aren't that large, so I tend just to estimate the price by using the lowest price as a baseline and memorizing how many times I have to multiply it when calling different providers. Simple and easy and I still get the benefits of inexpensive calls in my provider's network.
It will only hurt the customer if low prices within a network are replaced by a same-price-for-all-calls scheme.
I'd rather have a girlfriend who is also into muching carpet.
Yes, yes, yes, but does it run on Linux?
If I search for books about nuclear weapons, nuclear technology and guns, am I going to get flagged for it.
You've got a point?
Suck what?
It's now pretty much a public secret (try reading Time or Newsweek) that the neoconservative pro-Israel elements in the government have long had this pipe dream of bringing democracy to the Middle East even if it means crushing the arab states militarily. I say pipe dream because their plan is just about as good as the underpant gnomes' plan in South Park.
1. Bomb the cities, bring down the dictators and do a dance about democracy and friendship.
2. ??? 3. Democracy!!!
If GWB wins the 2004 elections you can bet that dictatorial but nevertheless sovereign countries like Syria and Iran will be on US military's to-do list.
And that guy really believes he is doing something good...