This is a debate that nobody will ever win. I was taught that bandwidth was the difference between lower/upper frequencies on a wire, i.e. "The numerical difference between the upper and lower frequencies of a band of electromagnetic radiation, especially an assigned range of radio frequencies." (thank you Google). And under that definition, these pigeons have no bandwidth (unless you're counting the frequency at which they flap their wings;).
The Jargon File says "Used by hackers (in a generalization of its technical meaning) as the volume of information per unit time that a computer, person, or transmission medium can handle. "Those are amazing graphics, but I missed some of the detail -- not enough bandwidth, I guess." Compare low-bandwidth. This generalized
usage began to go mainstream after the Internet population explosion of 1993-1994. 2. Attention span. 3. On Usenet, a measure of network capacity that is often wasted by people complaining about
how items posted by others are a waste of bandwidth."
Selling a $300 US computer with Linux is not "something that smacks of coolness." Wal-Mart just doesn't want to pay for an OEM Windows license, since that would end up being a significant portion of the cost. This is like Fry's on-the-cheap Linux systems. They cost ~$250 US, and use woefully outdated parts to achieve that low price. Adding a Windows license would kick that price up considerably.
I know that in rural Iowa and similar locations in the US, enterprising communities set up multiple homes using 802.11b and antennae, so that farms that are even as much as 5 kilometers apart can share a single "broadband" (I hate that term) line.
I agree, the idea of a tablet PC is rather moronic whatever the operating system.
As for sucking battery life, wonder if anyone will start making tablets with Transmeta processors. Might save some juice. But even that wouldn't make the idea very attractive to me.
Apache (No, really, we're still compliant!), XFree86 (F*ck you Linux!), and now cryptlib (Shhh! Noone else knows...). Now I'm depressed. What next? WINE?
Yes, because there is nothing deceptive about a commercial that shows a guy being thrown out of his house because his computer is fast. Nothing at all.
I simply hope for secret levels. Doom had a lot of intricate twists and turns built into the maps and gameplay, and incorporating that will bring a lot of the old feel back. As for a monster nodding to the original style, that spider with the chaingun was awesome. But the new pinky may have to suffice.
While the World Court is ignored by America (and not entirely without merit in some instances), I wonder what would happen if a friendly nation (i.e. Britain) tried to extradite someone on electronic fraud charges. Nicaruagua is a good example of general US policy, but not of the specifics of a "wired" crime extradition.
So to put it in general terms, if someone were to pull the sort of crimes Mitnick did, on a British company or individual, and Britain wanted his or her ass, would America comply?
Yeah, "broke" is right. There are two games that have such horrible communities that I avoid on-line play entirely: CS and Unreal Tournament 2003 (Haven't got a copy of UT2004 yet, see if it's better now). Cheaters and trash-talkers have ruined the game for me, and quite a few people I know.
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Yeah, and it takes a frickin' Beowulf cluster to run the damn thing.
This is a debate that nobody will ever win. I was taught that bandwidth was the difference between lower/upper frequencies on a wire, i.e. ;).
"The numerical difference between the upper and lower frequencies of a band of electromagnetic radiation, especially an assigned range of radio frequencies." (thank you Google).
And under that definition, these pigeons have no bandwidth (unless you're counting the frequency at which they flap their wings
The Jargon File says
"Used by hackers (in a generalization of its technical meaning) as the volume of information per unit time that a computer, person, or transmission medium can handle. "Those are amazing graphics, but I missed some of the detail -- not enough bandwidth, I guess." Compare low-bandwidth. This generalized usage began to go mainstream after the Internet population explosion of 1993-1994. 2. Attention span. 3. On Usenet, a measure of network capacity that is often wasted by people complaining about how items posted by others are a waste of bandwidth."
Been watching re-runs of "The Jetsons," have we?
Selling a $300 US computer with Linux is not "something that smacks of coolness." Wal-Mart just doesn't want to pay for an OEM Windows license, since that would end up being a significant portion of the cost. This is like Fry's on-the-cheap Linux systems. They cost ~$250 US, and use woefully outdated parts to achieve that low price. Adding a Windows license would kick that price up considerably.
And yes, yes it is.
I know that in rural Iowa and similar locations in the US, enterprising communities set up multiple homes using 802.11b and antennae, so that farms that are even as much as 5 kilometers apart can share a single "broadband" (I hate that term) line.
"$3500 per month for 1GB per month"
Now surely that's in Australian currency, but that still sounds expensive to me.
I agree, the idea of a tablet PC is rather moronic whatever the operating system.
As for sucking battery life, wonder if anyone will start making tablets with Transmeta processors. Might save some juice. But even that wouldn't make the idea very attractive to me.
Sorry, it was "the day" for me. I was only 11. Oh well...
Robots exist. They eat old people's medicine. If you are elderly perhaps you should consider insurance...
(come on, anyone else here watch SNL in the day?)
Check out the Super Mario Bros. remix of "Closer".
Apache (No, really, we're still compliant!), XFree86 (F*ck you Linux!), and now cryptlib (Shhh! Noone else knows...). Now I'm depressed. What next? WINE?
True, but if you were to see the game in its native language you would realize it actually has a story, albeit unoriginal.
And the thing I love about the example you posted is that the complaint came from a journalist, not a Microsoft competitor.
Yes, because there is nothing deceptive about a commercial that shows a guy being thrown out of his house because his computer is fast. Nothing at all.
I simply hope for secret levels. Doom had a lot of intricate twists and turns built into the maps and gameplay, and incorporating that will bring a lot of the old feel back. As for a monster nodding to the original style, that spider with the chaingun was awesome. But the new pinky may have to suffice.
MeSSEnGeR or NOAA or ECHO or SOHO
So how long until we see names like M3553n93R or N044 or 3(H0 or 50|-|0?
While the World Court is ignored by America (and not entirely without merit in some instances), I wonder what would happen if a friendly nation (i.e. Britain) tried to extradite someone on electronic fraud charges. Nicaruagua is a good example of general US policy, but not of the specifics of a "wired" crime extradition.
So to put it in general terms, if someone were to pull the sort of crimes Mitnick did, on a British company or individual, and Britain wanted his or her ass, would America comply?
This time, they will build a cattle prod right into it!
Yes, absolutely. To save the forest, use plastic, because depleting the amount of oil in the world is just fine. It's someone elses problem.
Does that mean you wear suspendies and a bra as well?
Quite right. If I remember correctly, it was Karl Benz. A German.
"No boss, I'm not playing solitaire, see, this is Linux! No games!"
Not only would we be waiting on ASCII, but it would have 24-bit characters rather than 7.
I highly recommend you guys click on that when TheBoss/TheMom is not looking.
Yeah, "broke" is right. There are two games that have such horrible communities that I avoid on-line play entirely: CS and Unreal Tournament 2003 (Haven't got a copy of UT2004 yet, see if it's better now). Cheaters and trash-talkers have ruined the game for me, and quite a few people I know.