I'm sorry you thought I was being insensitive. I was just being flippant.
The college I go to now is state-funded. They tend to under-fund important things like academic programs and laboratory supplies. The part-time faculty are currently unionizing just to make things reasonable for them-they get treated like dirt now. And our president gets a school-provided Lexus, and a retirement plan that would make an Enron executive gasp.
For the record, I was thinking primarily of the government at large, which could seriously use some belt tightening when it comes to IT. Less consultants, more in-house development, and less Microsoft products. But that's just the opinion of an insensitive clod;)
I'm in San Diego county. Unfortunately, I was so sick that I couldn't vote. Friends of mine who voted liked the machines, but are worried about the security weaknesses. Hope things get resolved, since the poll workers and voters seem to like them so much.
Raven Games has some "screenshots" on their website. Makes for interesting viewing.
I'm waiting for some real news concerning Quake IV, especially as to whether it's going to be a tournament game like Quake III or will return to the earlier storylines from Quake I or Quake II. My bet is on a continuation of the Quake II storyline, but maybe it's just wishful thinking.
Technology has gotten to the point that we can make batteries to power this type of device without having to plug it in all the time.
But I still have difficulty with the idea of wardriving with a Gameboy. While sending IM to my friends. It just seems like they're turning it into an N-Gage. Full of all of the important features-except the games.
The only "original brand" WB is working on right now is the Matrix MMORPG. And yeah, they do seem to have a lack of focus now that Ubisoft backed out of that game.
"Hey John, look, our network is being flooded!"
"Really, Joe? Must be those new worms."
"Yeah, and it's caused by this BitTorrent thingy!"
*pause*
*in unison*
"Ban it!"
Err, that was not the state of California, that was the county of Los Angeles. And this is not the state of California either, it's the city of Aliso Viejo.
Unfortunately, there would have to be a different frequency of noise cancellation for every different CPU fan out there. Most people run "stock" CPU fans, but even the stock fan approach gets negated because there are several different models that have been distributed over time. So it isn't just a simple download.
I have salivated over a Voodoo system for ages. Ditto for the equally soundproofed and outrageous Falcon Northwest systems. But you can't get around the fact that they are very expensive. Well beyond my means at least. So my computer sounds like a 747 taking off.
Once you silence my CPU, you'll hear my hard drive. After you silence my hard drive, contend with my video card cooler. Quiet my video card cooler, and hear all 4 of my case fans instead. Quiet those, and hear the active cooler on my northbridge. Shut that up, and I'll go mad with all the silence...
I still use punch cards, you insensitive clod!
As for Fortran and COBOL, Fortan is still an entry requirement to the California college system, and COBOL is still everywhere - deeply embedded into the payroll and employment operations of many businesses. And there are still vestiges of punch cards too - Scantrons and the like. So things don't die as easily as you might think. Much as we sometimes wish them away, they hang on.
Try using your workbench or kitchen table and put your own PC together. It works for me. For non-nerds, anything other than an HP or Dell is what I usually say. But that's just my personal opinion.
Because the uber-cool super-fast computers get bought by gamers who want to play games and think that Linux is that funny thing that doesn't run any of their favorite games. These guys haven't heard of WineX or the like. HP, Dell, and all the others cater to the mainstream like good little corporations because it makes more money. We can't really expect them to do otherwise in this market.
There is nothing wrong, of course, with building your own computer and putting a distro on it. And if you do it like I did you save ~$1,000 US in the process. ~$1,100 if you don't have any reason to buy Windows.
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As the rumors of a Doom movie?
I believe they're trying to reach those with outdated computers. After all, not everyone has a 1 GHz processor and a GeForce 3.
/sarcasm
I'm sorry you thought I was being insensitive. I was just being flippant.
;)
The college I go to now is state-funded. They tend to under-fund important things like academic programs and laboratory supplies. The part-time faculty are currently unionizing just to make things reasonable for them-they get treated like dirt now. And our president gets a school-provided Lexus, and a retirement plan that would make an Enron executive gasp.
For the record, I was thinking primarily of the government at large, which could seriously use some belt tightening when it comes to IT. Less consultants, more in-house development, and less Microsoft products. But that's just the opinion of an insensitive clod
I'm in San Diego county. Unfortunately, I was so sick that I couldn't vote. Friends of mine who voted liked the machines, but are worried about the security weaknesses. Hope things get resolved, since the poll workers and voters seem to like them so much.
Government and Academic institutions would be more than happy to pay extra. It isn't their money.
Where can I get my hands on these development tools so that I can start on a ROT13 version of Office?
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Raven Games has some "screenshots" on their website. Makes for interesting viewing.
I'm waiting for some real news concerning Quake IV, especially as to whether it's going to be a tournament game like Quake III or will return to the earlier storylines from Quake I or Quake II. My bet is on a continuation of the Quake II storyline, but maybe it's just wishful thinking.
Technology has gotten to the point that we can make batteries to power this type of device without having to plug it in all the time.
But I still have difficulty with the idea of wardriving with a Gameboy. While sending IM to my friends. It just seems like they're turning it into an N-Gage. Full of all of the important features-except the games.
The only "original brand" WB is working on right now is the Matrix MMORPG. And yeah, they do seem to have a lack of focus now that Ubisoft backed out of that game.
Well, now that Bram has a job, I guess there's less guilt for those who haven't contributed.
And the fact that so many people were using his creation *had* to look good on his resume.
"Hey John, look, our network is being flooded!"
"Really, Joe? Must be those new worms."
"Yeah, and it's caused by this BitTorrent thingy!"
*pause*
*in unison*
"Ban it!"
(it's actually that leaked DOOM 3 alpha...)
That was penny arcade.
Ah, yes, the Firesomething extension. I'm using Firedonkey right now...
Life will be less than peachy though when your friend hits me with his car while using IRC. Ouch.
Err, that was not the state of California, that was the county of Los Angeles. And this is not the state of California either, it's the city of Aliso Viejo.
I run Gentoo on an older machine, and I noticed the same thing. But I'm usually asleep when it finishes compiling something.
Unfortunately, there would have to be a different frequency of noise cancellation for every different CPU fan out there. Most people run "stock" CPU fans, but even the stock fan approach gets negated because there are several different models that have been distributed over time. So it isn't just a simple download.
I have honestly seen computers put in freezers. Keeps it cool and eliminates noise at the same time. Leaves less room for the ice cream though.
I have salivated over a Voodoo system for ages. Ditto for the equally soundproofed and outrageous Falcon Northwest systems. But you can't get around the fact that they are very expensive. Well beyond my means at least. So my computer sounds like a 747 taking off.
Once you silence my CPU, you'll hear my hard drive. After you silence my hard drive, contend with my video card cooler. Quiet my video card cooler, and hear all 4 of my case fans instead. Quiet those, and hear the active cooler on my northbridge. Shut that up, and I'll go mad with all the silence...
I still use punch cards, you insensitive clod!
As for Fortran and COBOL, Fortan is still an entry requirement to the California college system, and COBOL is still everywhere - deeply embedded into the payroll and employment operations of many businesses. And there are still vestiges of punch cards too - Scantrons and the like. So things don't die as easily as you might think. Much as we sometimes wish them away, they hang on.
Try using your workbench or kitchen table and put your own PC together. It works for me. For non-nerds, anything other than an HP or Dell is what I usually say. But that's just my personal opinion.
You're right, until you said that I completely missed that they didn't include Thief. So, why not just substitute that for Halo...
Does he like jiggering with his registry or looking for a 12-year old every time his Windows PC gets farked up?
Because the uber-cool super-fast computers get bought by gamers who want to play games and think that Linux is that funny thing that doesn't run any of their favorite games. These guys haven't heard of WineX or the like. HP, Dell, and all the others cater to the mainstream like good little corporations because it makes more money. We can't really expect them to do otherwise in this market.
There is nothing wrong, of course, with building your own computer and putting a distro on it. And if you do it like I did you save ~$1,000 US in the process. ~$1,100 if you don't have any reason to buy Windows.