Without funding for unsuccessful artists trying random crap, you get recycled crap. And, yes, I honestly prefer random crap to recycled crap.
The NEA is still useful, as the majority of people have shitty taste. Just using this vouchers system would result in most of the money going to Britney and N'Sync. And then, I'd have to kill myself (shortly preceded by a few hundred random idiots).
I mean, my kid made this awesome finger-painting, so I wanna give the money to him, and thus to me, so I can use it, and I'm not being greedy or anything...really.
Seriously. How do they define someone who can receive these? Can I give mine to Linus?
I think you miss a lot about American policy. One thing about America is that I can do whatever the fuck I want, and it's not illegal. Heck, it's often not even frowned on.
And, yes, I know some states still have sodomy laws and so-such. Those are basically ignored and are slowly being removed.
The point of the American philosophy is that, when stuff really gets bad, we'll rebel and overthrow the government. And, until then, we'll continue to do as we please.
Just don't judge the US based on a few random laws and policies which are broadly detested by the populace.
If this stuff is your reason for not coming to America, you don't realize how good most of America is. This stuff actually is rare in the US, and it often gets some press. The US isn't as bad as the past year implies.
"can mandatory GPS and disabling devices in all vehicles be far away?"
Yes, yes they can. People are very protective of their cars in the US, kinda like their guns, and we all know what Charleton Heston has to say about how you take his guns away.
Besides, despite some recent concerns, the US has a relatively good record of respecting privacy.
Just wondering if you've ever seen Puni-Puni Poemi, by the same guy who did Excel Saga. It was the inappropriate one. Excel Saga was fairly tame by comparison.
Oh, yeah, because Linux is just all over the desktop. I mean, damn, that 3% marketshare is frickin' enormous. Just, wow. We sure got attention real quick over the last five years that we had a usable desktop.
Maybe, sometime down the road, we'll hit 5%. Then, with Apple's help, we might knock Microsoft's monopoly down to 90%.
I don't understand why they don't just embed SQLite in OpenOffice. SQLite is public domain, so there aren't any problems from licenses, and it runs great. It's got a few minor problems, but they are only minor problems. And, OpenOffice already has the hooks for a database, you just need to set up a server, which is stupid.
The problem is that Voting is done at the local level, not the national level, so the US as a whole cannot prevent electronic voting. As such, the US government should endorse a high-quality, open solution for the benefit of all counties which wish to use electronic voting.
Yes, all those questions should be answered first, but we all know at least a couple states will go to electronic no matter what else is done.
I have a Voodoo3-3000. It has the big silver heat-sink on it, and it runs damn cool. As an example, I can run it in a case with only one case fan and the PSU fan, leaving the fans off on the Athlon 750. I've never had a problem.
On the other hand, my roommate had a GeForce (that would be 1, not 2/3/4/etc). When the fan on that died, the card itself went inside of four months. At first, it just lost a lot of brightness, then the contrast started slipping, then it started showing glitches all over the place, then he replaced it. It never completely died, but it had a tendency to freeze up (not a fatal error, as he runs triple-head, but bad none-the-less).
Obviously, all my opinions are from personal experiece, and I've had very good luck with the Voodoo3. I still have one (not my primary machine anymore) and it can handle most new games if I drop the resolution/textures/etc a little bit.
Now, I use a GeForce4MX (GeForce2 with some enhancements) and it runs way hotter than the Voodoo3. I can physically touch the heatsink on the Voodoo3 without fear of burning myself. I cannot do so with the GeForce4MX.
And, yes, I know the MXs are crap, but they're really the best in a reasonable price-range if you need a PCI video card.
There is a world of difference between quiet enough for you and quiet enough for me.
I want to be able to run my computer 24/7 in the room I sleep in. I once had an analog alarm clock, but the ticking kept me up at night. I sleep with the window closed and the fan off during the summer because I'd rather be drenched in sweat than irritated by the surrounding noise.
Specifically, there is an enormous difference between 'fairly quiet' and 'silent.' I want a system that creates NO noise (I will accept the electrical hum of the fact that it has power, that is all). And, yes, I don't expect to get it.
As far as the PSU, I know that it is possible to get a solid-state PSU. I do not know where. I saw a system with a fanless PSU at a LAN party. I really wish I knew where to get one.
As for the CPU, I'd recommend the VIA. Sure, it sucks ass on floating-point, but 12 watts for 1ghz is fine. I can cope, as long as I have my integer.
On the video-card end, if you want to be able to occasionally play games, I'd still recommend the Voodoo3. Yes, I know, it's older than dirt by now, but it really is pretty good, and it runs damn cool. Otherwise, just get a board with onboard video.
The only thing there is no way around is the hard-drive. Solid-state memory truly cannot compete. However, my current theory is this: Have a server in another room with your hard-drives on it for mass storage, then stick 4 gigs of RAM in your actual computer and run from a RAM-disk. It'll boot a bit slower, but it'll fly when you get everything going. And, how often do you actually need to do massive disk writes? (Just make damn sure you buy good net-work card on both ends, and don't use cheap-crap cable)
However, I wish I knew about this kind of shit from the Clinton administration. Maybe this happened then, too. Maybe not. I honestly haven't a clue what happened then because the Republicans were so obsessed with his dick.
How about a guide on underclocking something far enough that it can be passively cooled? Most chips are so much too fast that it hardly matters. (As always, results may vary)
Or, what about the power-on-demand-or-whatever-they-call-it that mobile chips have? How about a guide on setting up a heat-sensitive fan so your system is silent when idle?
Actually, I just read the article, and it answers my question just fine:
"This really has been a top priority for our product activation development team."
They have a 'product activation developement team.' So, there's one group of people working on this, and that's their job. the people with other jobs aren't in the loop about product activation, and those working on it need it for job security.
I can't really see many people saying, "Excuse me, sir, my job doesn't matter."
I wonder if they actually decided to implement product activation without asking the programmers? It seems insane, and there's no way to know, but anything is possible.
I have to assume that there are very many intelligent programmers at these companies. They have to know that everything they do can and will be cracked by pirates and that the cracks will be publicly available and easily accessible.
Is this just another case of managerial idiocy--the programmer grunts can't explain to the bosses that it is a futile misguided effort?
Or are the programmers just not really trying? Are they just going along with it because it's their job, rather than actually trying to make a quality product? (which, as it turns out, really isn't their job)
No, seriously. How are they gonna maintain an active interest during the next two years of development?
I say things up there about 'migration' and 'preparing' and 'interoperability' but I didn't see a way for them to maintain support. Linux can maintain an active beta because people can actually work on it, so they can more easily test it and benefit immediately from that testing.
Microsoft, I've seen many claim, is drumming up support and mostly trying a publicity stunt. The question is, how do you run a 2-3 year publicity stunt?
The difference between this and vmware/bochs/plex86 is that it isn't running through an emulator, so it runs helluva fast. I use an older version of CrossoverOffice for MS Office, and I can tell you that it does outpace the windows version.
If you use a virtual machine or an emulator, it bogs down the system a lot more. In addition to the app itself running slower, the emulator/vm is also running with its own separate memory footprint.
I'd say that the businesses that look out for the long run are the ones that last for the long term.
I don't see IBM going for frivolous patents. They've been around for frickin' forever, and I expect they will be around for a damn long time into the future as well.
The companies issuing all these frivolous patents are recent start-ups, for the most part. I don't expect Amazon to last that much longer, because it has very little to truly offer. It is good right now, because nobody tries to compete. All it would take to knock it off the top would be a couple big vendors getting together and putting together a virtual mall, with the advantage of a real-life mall with the same vendors if you'd rather that method.
The best one is letting windows work with their title-bar a bit more. Note that, in the screenshots, explorer has the page title in larger text, a go-to location button, and a location bar all in the title bar of the window. Not that it looks excellent in that case, but there are many cases where it is nice to be able to work with the decorations a bit more. Most things that want a custom top right now just hide decorations, but they look to still be using the same theme on that title-bar as on the rest of the desktop.
Also, during the installation they look to have explanatory help, something most Linux distributions might want to do better on.
I'm sure there was a third good idea I noted, but it's really hard to see. Basically, it's still just a dressed-up version of WindowsXP. I suspect they are still working more on the internals, as they don't really want to design all the GUI crap until they know how much they can do with the internals, such as the Kernel and the FileSystem (especially the FileSystem).
All you are demonstrating is that a car can be very, very dangerous. Cars are, almost continuously, used in a mostly uncontrolled environment. There are many soft controls (in laws) but very few genuine restraints. Guns are mostly unused. Owning a gun does not constitute using it, and most use of a gun is done in a very controlled manner to prevent deaths (firing ranges, wearing certain clothing while hunting).
All you demonstrate is that a car can be used as a weapon,. but usually is not, and can be very easily misused. Many things can be easily misused. All this makes cars is a dangerous tool.
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Heck No! Not a replacement at all!
Without funding for unsuccessful artists trying random crap, you get recycled crap. And, yes, I honestly prefer random crap to recycled crap.
The NEA is still useful, as the majority of people have shitty taste. Just using this vouchers system would result in most of the money going to Britney and N'Sync. And then, I'd have to kill myself (shortly preceded by a few hundred random idiots).
How they determine who you can give it to?
I mean, my kid made this awesome finger-painting, so I wanna give the money to him, and thus to me, so I can use it, and I'm not being greedy or anything...really.
Seriously. How do they define someone who can receive these? Can I give mine to Linus?
I think you miss a lot about American policy. One thing about America is that I can do whatever the fuck I want, and it's not illegal. Heck, it's often not even frowned on.
And, yes, I know some states still have sodomy laws and so-such. Those are basically ignored and are slowly being removed.
The point of the American philosophy is that, when stuff really gets bad, we'll rebel and overthrow the government. And, until then, we'll continue to do as we please.
Just don't judge the US based on a few random laws and policies which are broadly detested by the populace.
If this stuff is your reason for not coming to America, you don't realize how good most of America is. This stuff actually is rare in the US, and it often gets some press. The US isn't as bad as the past year implies.
"can mandatory GPS and disabling devices in all vehicles be far away?"
Yes, yes they can. People are very protective of their cars in the US, kinda like their guns, and we all know what Charleton Heston has to say about how you take his guns away.
Besides, despite some recent concerns, the US has a relatively good record of respecting privacy.
Just wondering if you've ever seen Puni-Puni Poemi, by the same guy who did Excel Saga. It was the inappropriate one. Excel Saga was fairly tame by comparison.
Oh, yeah, because Linux is just all over the desktop. I mean, damn, that 3% marketshare is frickin' enormous. Just, wow. We sure got attention real quick over the last five years that we had a usable desktop.
Maybe, sometime down the road, we'll hit 5%. Then, with Apple's help, we might knock Microsoft's monopoly down to 90%.
Yeah, that's a bright lookin' future!
I don't understand why they don't just embed SQLite in OpenOffice. SQLite is public domain, so there aren't any problems from licenses, and it runs great. It's got a few minor problems, but they are only minor problems. And, OpenOffice already has the hooks for a database, you just need to set up a server, which is stupid.
The problem is that Voting is done at the local level, not the national level, so the US as a whole cannot prevent electronic voting. As such, the US government should endorse a high-quality, open solution for the benefit of all counties which wish to use electronic voting.
Yes, all those questions should be answered first, but we all know at least a couple states will go to electronic no matter what else is done.
It's about time that our media decided to note what is essential to our way of life. Voting is the foundation of America, fair voting in particular.
And, I know, there have been countless rigged elections.
Nothing compares to how bad electronic voting is. I just hope this provokes them to create an open solution.
I have a Voodoo3-3000. It has the big silver heat-sink on it, and it runs damn cool. As an example, I can run it in a case with only one case fan and the PSU fan, leaving the fans off on the Athlon 750. I've never had a problem.
On the other hand, my roommate had a GeForce (that would be 1, not 2/3/4/etc). When the fan on that died, the card itself went inside of four months. At first, it just lost a lot of brightness, then the contrast started slipping, then it started showing glitches all over the place, then he replaced it. It never completely died, but it had a tendency to freeze up (not a fatal error, as he runs triple-head, but bad none-the-less).
Obviously, all my opinions are from personal experiece, and I've had very good luck with the Voodoo3. I still have one (not my primary machine anymore) and it can handle most new games if I drop the resolution/textures/etc a little bit.
Now, I use a GeForce4MX (GeForce2 with some enhancements) and it runs way hotter than the Voodoo3. I can physically touch the heatsink on the Voodoo3 without fear of burning myself. I cannot do so with the GeForce4MX.
And, yes, I know the MXs are crap, but they're really the best in a reasonable price-range if you need a PCI video card.
There is a world of difference between quiet enough for you and quiet enough for me.
I want to be able to run my computer 24/7 in the room I sleep in. I once had an analog alarm clock, but the ticking kept me up at night. I sleep with the window closed and the fan off during the summer because I'd rather be drenched in sweat than irritated by the surrounding noise.
Specifically, there is an enormous difference between 'fairly quiet' and 'silent.' I want a system that creates NO noise (I will accept the electrical hum of the fact that it has power, that is all). And, yes, I don't expect to get it.
As far as the PSU, I know that it is possible to get a solid-state PSU. I do not know where. I saw a system with a fanless PSU at a LAN party. I really wish I knew where to get one.
As for the CPU, I'd recommend the VIA. Sure, it sucks ass on floating-point, but 12 watts for 1ghz is fine. I can cope, as long as I have my integer.
On the video-card end, if you want to be able to occasionally play games, I'd still recommend the Voodoo3. Yes, I know, it's older than dirt by now, but it really is pretty good, and it runs damn cool. Otherwise, just get a board with onboard video.
The only thing there is no way around is the hard-drive. Solid-state memory truly cannot compete. However, my current theory is this: Have a server in another room with your hard-drives on it for mass storage, then stick 4 gigs of RAM in your actual computer and run from a RAM-disk. It'll boot a bit slower, but it'll fly when you get everything going. And, how often do you actually need to do massive disk writes? (Just make damn sure you buy good net-work card on both ends, and don't use cheap-crap cable)
I agree, and have said such many times.
However, I wish I knew about this kind of shit from the Clinton administration. Maybe this happened then, too. Maybe not. I honestly haven't a clue what happened then because the Republicans were so obsessed with his dick.
No, honestly. There's more to fear from a tyranny than an enemy, and it's hard to run a Tyranny when your completely incompetent.
No, that was unfair. They're only mostly incompetent.
"case modding and quiet PCs"
That's the real key.
How about a guide on underclocking something far enough that it can be passively cooled? Most chips are so much too fast that it hardly matters. (As always, results may vary)
Or, what about the power-on-demand-or-whatever-they-call-it that mobile chips have? How about a guide on setting up a heat-sensitive fan so your system is silent when idle?
Actually, I just read the article, and it answers my question just fine:
"This really has been a top priority for our product activation development team."
They have a 'product activation developement team.' So, there's one group of people working on this, and that's their job. the people with other jobs aren't in the loop about product activation, and those working on it need it for job security.
I can't really see many people saying, "Excuse me, sir, my job doesn't matter."
I wonder if they actually decided to implement product activation without asking the programmers? It seems insane, and there's no way to know, but anything is possible.
Actually, none of the last 10 stories are about Microsoft.
My theory: You're a moron.
I have to assume that there are very many intelligent programmers at these companies. They have to know that everything they do can and will be cracked by pirates and that the cracks will be publicly available and easily accessible.
Is this just another case of managerial idiocy--the programmer grunts can't explain to the bosses that it is a futile misguided effort?
Or are the programmers just not really trying? Are they just going along with it because it's their job, rather than actually trying to make a quality product? (which, as it turns out, really isn't their job)
No, seriously. How are they gonna maintain an active interest during the next two years of development?
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I say things up there about 'migration' and 'preparing' and 'interoperability' but I didn't see a way for them to maintain support. Linux can maintain an active beta because people can actually work on it, so they can more easily test it and benefit immediately from that testing.
Microsoft, I've seen many claim, is drumming up support and mostly trying a publicity stunt. The question is, how do you run a 2-3 year publicity stunt?
Maybe they should ask SCO.
The difference between this and vmware/bochs/plex86 is that it isn't running through an emulator, so it runs helluva fast. I use an older version of CrossoverOffice for MS Office, and I can tell you that it does outpace the windows version.
If you use a virtual machine or an emulator, it bogs down the system a lot more. In addition to the app itself running slower, the emulator/vm is also running with its own separate memory footprint.
I'd say that the businesses that look out for the long run are the ones that last for the long term.
I don't see IBM going for frivolous patents. They've been around for frickin' forever, and I expect they will be around for a damn long time into the future as well.
The companies issuing all these frivolous patents are recent start-ups, for the most part. I don't expect Amazon to last that much longer, because it has very little to truly offer. It is good right now, because nobody tries to compete. All it would take to knock it off the top would be a couple big vendors getting together and putting together a virtual mall, with the advantage of a real-life mall with the same vendors if you'd rather that method.
This study says nothing, except that only a small portion of decaying plants went into fossil fuels.
Does it say what happened to the rest of those plants?
No. Odds are THEY WENT SOMEWHERE, seeing as things don't just cease to exist.
So, your fuel came from part of plants, and the rest went SOMEWHERE ELSE.
OOOooooo! Scary!
Two or three, at least.
The best one is letting windows work with their title-bar a bit more. Note that, in the screenshots, explorer has the page title in larger text, a go-to location button, and a location bar all in the title bar of the window. Not that it looks excellent in that case, but there are many cases where it is nice to be able to work with the decorations a bit more. Most things that want a custom top right now just hide decorations, but they look to still be using the same theme on that title-bar as on the rest of the desktop.
Also, during the installation they look to have explanatory help, something most Linux distributions might want to do better on.
I'm sure there was a third good idea I noted, but it's really hard to see. Basically, it's still just a dressed-up version of WindowsXP. I suspect they are still working more on the internals, as they don't really want to design all the GUI crap until they know how much they can do with the internals, such as the Kernel and the FileSystem (especially the FileSystem).
All you are demonstrating is that a car can be very, very dangerous. Cars are, almost continuously, used in a mostly uncontrolled environment. There are many soft controls (in laws) but very few genuine restraints. Guns are mostly unused. Owning a gun does not constitute using it, and most use of a gun is done in a very controlled manner to prevent deaths (firing ranges, wearing certain clothing while hunting).
All you demonstrate is that a car can be used as a weapon,. but usually is not, and can be very easily misused. Many things can be easily misused. All this makes cars is a dangerous tool.