Ehm, I don't think COD4 is the game to "get lost in the noise". It might not have been hyped up nearly as much as Crysis, but it's one of the most popular FPS series which seems to rank pretty high on google trends.
I've been on several flights within Europe this year, and I don't recall anyone being asked to turn off their phones until after the plane has been taxiing for a while. Most flight attendants would probably indeed panic if they saw a phone which looked like it's turned on during the flight, as they're not familiar with the "flight mode". Hell, I haven't seen this feature in a phone, but then I'm still using a T68i.
I've read a few of Heinlein's short stories recently, so after a quick memory refreshment I can say that the "Green Hills of Earth" is not the story in question (it's about Rhysling, the Blind Singer of the Spaceways).
"Gentlemen, Be Seated!" is the one where they plug a leak in the moon tunnel by sitting on it:
I tore of my own trousers, had a panicky time before I found the exact spot in the dark, and set down on it, with my right buttock pressed firmly against the opening. It grabbed me like a suction cup, icy cold. Then it was fire spreading through my flesh. After a time I couldn't feel anything at all, except a dull ache and coldness.
I was actually hoping you'd start writing about/. especially since I wasn't around here back then at the beginning. Certainly do write more, either about the CnD transformation or just random stories that are somehow related to CnD or/.. It feels like there should be enough material for a small book, let alone a series of short articles.
And, since I missed the original anniversary story, congratulations!
Why don't you just pay for the stuff you use? Looking at your latest tax report, there's plenty of income left at the end of each year. Oh well, you're probably just fucking greedy.
Seriously though, the reason they can offer free (or cheaper) calls after 6 pm is that the there's a huge drop in business use of voice service, so there's a lot of extra capacity which they use to either recover some revenue by increasing volume of non-business users, or use unlimited calls to attract customers.
I don't have any actual data, but I'm quite sure that SMS usage is much more evenly distributed (14 year old girls don't just stop after any particular time), so there's no reason to change prices dependign on time of the day.
This guy is a fucking moron. I mean the guy from TFA, not the parent poster. I'll refrain from insults for now although I completely disagree on all counts. To get this out of the way, let's ditch the ratings too, they're bullshit. This way there shouldn't be any confusion about standards.
First of all, declining to sell the games to customers on random basis (he defines what "good grades" are, doesn't he?) is not what he was supposed to do. If he thought this would be beneficial to the business, he should've talked to the actual owners. He didn't and he got in trouble.
Secondly, the reason schools are all fucked up is NOT video games. I repeat, video games are not the reason schools suck. I'm rather big on procrastination, and I don't need any games to avoid working on the thesis. Neither do these kids. They'll find something else to do, which would be inevitably more interesting than doing homework. There are many options available, one could argue on slashdot, get drunk with their underage friends, watch paint dry, or, hell, even read a book.
And finally, even if we ignore the above two points, his negative approach is still stupid. Positive reinforcement would've worked just as well if not much better, without attracting any of the criticism. Simply give kids discounts for good grades. I've seen this done in a local computer hardware store, and while the discount wasn't huge, it was a nice touch. Maybe make each subject graded above X points worth a 5pp discount, or something. The more good grades the kids have, the more games they can buy. Everybody wins.
So in conclusion, fuck that guy. I'm glad they put a stop to this retarded policy before it could spread anywhere.
Well, the user paid Apple for the content, so Comcast doesn't really give a shit whether someone else is being paid for it or not. It's just their bandwidth being used, whether someone's buying DRM'd crap from itunes or leeching off FTP servers.
Of course, having a strictly defined limit (say 100 GB/month) would make much more sense, and that's exactly what most IPSs (that do have limits) do around here.
Sorry for replying to myself (why is that a bad thing considering it's impossible to edit a post?), but I just couldn't resist making an animated gif of the dude. Only seven frames and one of them seems to be a little off (too bright perhaps), but everyone's free to mess with it.
New Hampshire (as well as Vermont and Maine) doesn't have anywhere near the population density of western Europe. NH is roughly three times smaller than the Czech Republic, but has eight times less people. Even if you take New England as a whole, its population density is 2.6 times lower than that of Germany. Sure, we aren't talking about Alaska levels of vacuum, but the overall density is just barely comparable.
The Universe has already been patched and this hole closed. However, due to the distances involved, the local mirrors available to Earth will only be updated to include the Universe-CURRENT version in around 6 to 10 billion years.
Well, fuck my ass and call me a bitch. I think I just missed the most obvious thing that needed pointing out -- without these drivers, the lander project is clearly doomed.
If the fiber cable and the networking equipment is so cheap to buy and set up, why don't you connect a few towns yourself? Considering how overprised must be the monopolies' offerings, you could significantly undercut them while providing better service for the people, and still make a few millions so you could pay all the taxes you'll ever want.
Fiber is not made of some rare mineral. It is processed sand.
That alone is worth -1, Insightful. The quad-core Core 2? Processed sand. Cars? That's just processed iron ore, sand, and dead dinosaurs. Same goes for airplanes and helicopters.
You've got to be kidding, I was about to submit my own translation!:)
Anyway, your version is probably a little better, so I'll contribute with something else. The script is very short too, so here it is:
#!/usr/bin/perl # Simle Code by Maranax Porex;D # Ya Skaypeg!!
for ($i=256; $i>xCCCCC; $i=$i+256) { $eot='AAAA' x $i; call_sp(); } exit;
sub call_sp() { $str="\"C:\\Program Files\\Skype\\Phone\\Skype.exe\" \"/uri:$eot\""; system("$str"); }
The first page of comments seems to be just the usual bunch of trolls, assholes, and simply useless posts, except for one that claims the code has been shown not to do anything on a dedicated security site. The Skype article on the front page doesn't contain any additional information. The attack looks almost too simple to work, but I wasn't able to find any strong evidence that would suggest that it doesn't, at least not with a few quick searches.
Of course, now that you've drank the koolaid, nothing's gonna make you like the iphone less. Unless... you puke up all that liquid. You might want to consider that option.
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Ehm, I don't think COD4 is the game to "get lost in the noise". It might not have been hyped up nearly as much as Crysis, but it's one of the most popular FPS series which seems to rank pretty high on google trends.
So, you mean to say that flying with EasyJet and Ryanair costs just as much as flying with, say Lufthansa?
I've been on several flights within Europe this year, and I don't recall anyone being asked to turn off their phones until after the plane has been taxiing for a while. Most flight attendants would probably indeed panic if they saw a phone which looked like it's turned on during the flight, as they're not familiar with the "flight mode". Hell, I haven't seen this feature in a phone, but then I'm still using a T68i.
What part of "one question per post" did you not understand? :P
There are certainly some interesting questions there, but there's no way the editors will choose all of them.
I've read a few of Heinlein's short stories recently, so after a quick memory refreshment I can say that the "Green Hills of Earth" is not the story in question (it's about Rhysling, the Blind Singer of the Spaceways).
"Gentlemen, Be Seated!" is the one where they plug a leak in the moon tunnel by sitting on it:
I was actually hoping you'd start writing about /. especially since I wasn't around here back then at the beginning. Certainly do write more, either about the CnD transformation or just random stories that are somehow related to CnD or /.. It feels like there should be enough material for a small book, let alone a series of short articles.
And, since I missed the original anniversary story, congratulations!
Why don't you just pay for the stuff you use? Looking at your latest tax report, there's plenty of income left at the end of each year. Oh well, you're probably just fucking greedy.
Seriously though, the reason they can offer free (or cheaper) calls after 6 pm is that the there's a huge drop in business use of voice service, so there's a lot of extra capacity which they use to either recover some revenue by increasing volume of non-business users, or use unlimited calls to attract customers.
I don't have any actual data, but I'm quite sure that SMS usage is much more evenly distributed (14 year old girls don't just stop after any particular time), so there's no reason to change prices dependign on time of the day.
This guy is a fucking moron. I mean the guy from TFA, not the parent poster. I'll refrain from insults for now although I completely disagree on all counts. To get this out of the way, let's ditch the ratings too, they're bullshit. This way there shouldn't be any confusion about standards.
First of all, declining to sell the games to customers on random basis (he defines what "good grades" are, doesn't he?) is not what he was supposed to do. If he thought this would be beneficial to the business, he should've talked to the actual owners. He didn't and he got in trouble.
Secondly, the reason schools are all fucked up is NOT video games. I repeat, video games are not the reason schools suck. I'm rather big on procrastination, and I don't need any games to avoid working on the thesis. Neither do these kids. They'll find something else to do, which would be inevitably more interesting than doing homework. There are many options available, one could argue on slashdot, get drunk with their underage friends, watch paint dry, or, hell, even read a book.
And finally, even if we ignore the above two points, his negative approach is still stupid. Positive reinforcement would've worked just as well if not much better, without attracting any of the criticism. Simply give kids discounts for good grades. I've seen this done in a local computer hardware store, and while the discount wasn't huge, it was a nice touch. Maybe make each subject graded above X points worth a 5pp discount, or something. The more good grades the kids have, the more games they can buy. Everybody wins.
So in conclusion, fuck that guy. I'm glad they put a stop to this retarded policy before it could spread anywhere.
Well, the user paid Apple for the content, so Comcast doesn't really give a shit whether someone else is being paid for it or not. It's just their bandwidth being used, whether someone's buying DRM'd crap from itunes or leeching off FTP servers.
Of course, having a strictly defined limit (say 100 GB/month) would make much more sense, and that's exactly what most IPSs (that do have limits) do around here.
from Mars!
Ehm, anyway, it's nice to know they're still alive, but it would be interesting to see how the reduced power affects the rovers.
Sorry for replying to myself (why is that a bad thing considering it's impossible to edit a post?), but I just couldn't resist making an animated gif of the dude. Only seven frames and one of them seems to be a little off (too bright perhaps), but everyone's free to mess with it.
I knew they had lions in Kenya, but I'd never suspect they'd have any bi-lions, let alone three of them!
So, he's basically the Paris Hilton of the IT world?
> I thought Seattle WAS a dark horde of nerds?
Nope, that's Redmond.
> Gentlemen! You're missing the most important question:
> What kind of pie?
Hopefully one that isn't made of mostly cloned corridors and identical enemies squads.
Moral of the story: don't fuck with Theo.
New Hampshire (as well as Vermont and Maine) doesn't have anywhere near the population density of western Europe. NH is roughly three times smaller than the Czech Republic, but has eight times less people. Even if you take New England as a whole, its population density is 2.6 times lower than that of Germany. Sure, we aren't talking about Alaska levels of vacuum, but the overall density is just barely comparable.
230.9 per km2 for Gemany, 87.7 for New England
The Universe has already been patched and this hole closed. However, due to the distances involved, the local mirrors available to Earth will only be updated to include the Universe-CURRENT version in around 6 to 10 billion years.
Well, fuck my ass and call me a bitch. I think I just missed the most obvious thing that needed pointing out -- without these drivers, the lander project is clearly doomed.
I'm afraid there are currently no plans at Nvidia to release any new versions of the Detonator drivers :-/
Anyway, your version is probably a little better, so I'll contribute with something else. The script is very short too, so here it is: The first page of comments seems to be just the usual bunch of trolls, assholes, and simply useless posts, except for one that claims the code has been shown not to do anything on a dedicated security site. The Skype article on the front page doesn't contain any additional information. The attack looks almost too simple to work, but I wasn't able to find any strong evidence that would suggest that it doesn't, at least not with a few quick searches.
Of course, now that you've drank the koolaid, nothing's gonna make you like the iphone less. Unless... you puke up all that liquid. You might want to consider that option.
You'll get over it... eventually. Even I did, at least just barely enough to survive visiting it once or twice a day.