So even slashdotters are uanble to use their site successfully... It took me way too long to figure out that URL. Tried a few approaches, but every single one of them seemes to slam a huge ad and trying to make me write my credit card number to get something "for free".
It's even worse... I had signed up for an emusic account then cancelled. After a couple of months, I got a "welcome back" email. I Clicked through the link in the email to get the details, only to find myself resubscribed with my old credit card. It took quite a few emails to set that straight!
Huh, the link in the slashdot article is to the Conclusion page of the review... I'm glad you posted this, I read that page without realizing there was more.
One other interesting fact about newspaper headline writing is that the headline writer is given a character count by the page editor -- i.e., a 3-column story with a certain type size would need a certain number of characters to fill in the headline.
There were some other style guidelines regarding how lines could be split ("and" couldn't be the first word on a continuation line, for example), so it was rather impressive to see what gems could be made with the various constraints.
We have a (desktop) computer on the far side of the house, so I set up a wireless link to it. Unfortuately, that link sometimes associates with the neighbor's (open) base station.
It would be nice if I could figure how how to instruct windows not to join any networks but my own, but I haven't seen an obvious way to do this under XP. Any suggestions appreciated!
I'm one of those nitpicky people that usually hate movies made from books that I like. In this case, I can say they did an excellent job. If you liked the books, I think you will like the movie.
They had three advantages in this area:
1. The book is only about 180 pages long in paperback, so there's not the problem of having so much source material that it couldn't fit into a feature-length movie.
2. In some places, the book is brief in its descriptions and setups. For example, the children leave their home, get to the professor's house, and play hide-and-seek in the first 2-3 pages, IIRC. This means that the film doesn't have to match literally what's in the book, but they can set up some of the characters in a cinematographic (sp?) fashion without clashing.
3. Lewis's stepson was a co-producer. According to an interview on the radio, he has been approached numerous times over the years with film proposals, but he seems to have a pretty strong committment to make a good film rather than just going for the quick buck.
Right. can someone explain to me the difference between new trendy "podcast" and the old "ftp" or "scp" or "http" that we use for everything else?
The user experience. I get in the car and push the play button, and listen to my podcast subscriptions which have automatically been downloaded and transferred to my player. It's just like radio by subscription!
An important caveat is that if one were to use the AMS for anything that involves moving the machine, it would be undesirable to have the module keep parking and unparking the heads as the computer moves. While the AMS is being used for "other" purposes, its emergency head-parking feature should ideally be disabled.
Somehow it seems the head prevention mechanism would be most desirable when you're picking your laptop up and swinging it around!
what about TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET and others.
Well, Microsoft wrote Level 2 BASIC which came with the TRS-80 and built the Softcard, which added a Z-80 to the Apple II and ran CP/M. picture
Microsoft even had interest in SCO to get code and make sure they didn't rival their Windows NT.
Erm, your history is a bit off. Microsoft was a pretty substantial contributor to Xenix for the TRS-80 Model 16, which had a 68000 processor.
It seemed that Microsoft's strategy at the time was to travel the Xenix route to higher end computing, but AT&T insisted on a $400/CPU royalty payment. This was of course untenable for "cheap" microcomputers, so Microsoft eventually went the route of developing NT.
It is interesting to think of how things would be if the licensing arrangement had worked out, and Xenix would have been the base for mass computing.
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My cables are 24k gold from tip to tip. I pity those audiofakes who tolerate copper-induced harmonic distortion.
It's even worse... I had signed up for an emusic account then cancelled. After a couple of months, I got a "welcome back" email. I Clicked through the link in the email to get the details, only to find myself resubscribed with my old credit card. It took quite a few emails to set that straight!
"Ma'm, I know it seems like a strange place for a webcam..."
Huh, the link in the slashdot article is to the Conclusion page of the review... I'm glad you posted this, I read that page without realizing there was more.
Of course, that's what we said about the ZX as well!
For an example of how to do slides right, watch one of Steve Jobs' keynote addresses.
disclaimer: they are made with apple's "keynote" software, which is very excellent.
One other interesting fact about newspaper headline writing is that the headline writer is given a character count by the page editor -- i.e., a 3-column story with a certain type size would need a certain number of characters to fill in the headline.
There were some other style guidelines regarding how lines could be split ("and" couldn't be the first word on a continuation line, for example), so it was rather impressive to see what gems could be made with the various constraints.
Californians who want incandescents can go to amazon, where the cheap ones are running about $8 for a 24 pack.
concentrating more on roominess (we're fat), torque (we don't know how to shift gears), and sheer intimidating bulk (we're aggressive drivers).
You forgot the part about being filled with self-loathing...
"I want my teams focused on the job at hand during the day..."
you do realize that your posting history is viewable at
http://slashdot.org/~ip_freely_2000 , don't you?
We have a (desktop) computer on the far side of the house, so I set up a wireless link to it. Unfortuately, that link sometimes associates with the neighbor's (open) base station.
It would be nice if I could figure how how to instruct windows not to join any networks but my own, but I haven't seen an obvious way to do this under XP. Any suggestions appreciated!
This isn't related to their new Intel-based compute farm, is it?
So, did anybody see a link for downloading Labyrin3D?
So long as it has a shortcut key to open an xterm.
how does it hold up to the novels?
I'm one of those nitpicky people that usually hate movies made from books that I like. In this case, I can say they did an excellent job. If you liked the books, I think you will like the movie.
They had three advantages in this area:
1. The book is only about 180 pages long in paperback, so there's not the problem of having so much source material that it couldn't fit into a feature-length movie.
2. In some places, the book is brief in its descriptions and setups. For example, the children leave their home, get to the professor's house, and play hide-and-seek in the first 2-3 pages, IIRC. This means that the film doesn't have to match literally what's in the book, but they can set up some of the characters in a cinematographic (sp?) fashion without clashing.
3. Lewis's stepson was a co-producer. According to an interview on the radio, he has been approached numerous times over the years with film proposals, but he seems to have a pretty strong committment to make a good film rather than just going for the quick buck.
See the film... you won't be sorry.
Right. can someone explain to me the difference between new trendy "podcast" and the old "ftp" or "scp" or "http" that we use for everything else?
The user experience. I get in the car and push the play button, and listen to
my podcast subscriptions which have automatically been downloaded and
transferred to my player. It's just like radio by subscription!
Yeah, that's what all the slow cubers say...
As usual, our favorite Japanese English-language newspaper has complete coverage of the important parts of the story:
/ 051019motorgals/
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/photospecials/graph
The reason the IBM eraser tip is not a lot more common...
I had a Toshiba with an eraser tip and liked it, until:
1. I started having RSI pains in my mousing finger.
2. I needed to replace the tip (I liked the one that had the sandpaper stuff on top) and had a very difficult time finding one.
Somehow it seems the head prevention mechanism would be most desirable when you're picking your laptop up and swinging it around!
Just for the record, Yacc is actually an LALR(1) parser generator.
Well, Microsoft wrote Level 2 BASIC which came with the TRS-80 and built the Softcard, which added a Z-80 to the Apple II and ran CP/M. picture
Microsoft even had interest in SCO to get code and make sure they didn't rival their Windows NT.
Erm, your history is a bit off. Microsoft was a pretty substantial contributor to Xenix for the TRS-80 Model 16, which had a 68000 processor.
It seemed that Microsoft's strategy at the time was to travel the Xenix route to higher end computing, but AT&T insisted on a $400/CPU royalty payment. This was of course untenable for "cheap" microcomputers, so Microsoft eventually went the route of developing NT.
It is interesting to think of how things would be if the licensing arrangement had worked out, and Xenix would have been the base for mass computing.
Yes, I know what you mean. When I only had my masters degree they seemed so authoritative!
Around here that usually translates to "transporting a carpool full of kids." One big SUV hold two cars worth of kids.
Our school district is too small to have busses, so it's a great help when big SUV drivers volunteer for outings.
I have to ask... don't you take the tags off before you wear your clothes?