Actually we exclusively use IBMs (T20-T40).
UPS has been doing this kind of service for COMPAQ servers for several years. The way it works is we send everything to Louisville, fix it there, and put it right back on a plane. Turnaround is actually pretty quick. Since we also manage the inventory, this is just the next logical step.
For anyone who knows the company this isn't news.
It actually doesn't work that way...If you go to google.co.uk and search for kazaa you get the same results as google.com
without the DMCA nonsense...
The ironic part is none of the offending links are in the top 10 search results...So the sites Sharman had removed are no longer the most likely sites carrying kazaa lite...
Rank Title Total Box Office
1 Titanic (1997) $600,743,440
2 Star Wars (1977) $460,935,655 10
3 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459 242
4 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444 -
5 Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375 -
6 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) $361,118,934 4
7 Jurassic Park (1993) $356,763,175 -
8 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) $340,478,898 5
9 Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367 88
10 Forrest Gump (1994) $329,452,287 120
11 Lion King, The (1994) $328,423,001 -
12 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $317,557,891 -
13 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) $313,837,577 7
14 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583 -
15 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,064,373 130
16 Independence Day (1996) $306,200,000 -
17 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $305,411,224 224
18 Sixth Sense, The (1999) $293,501,675 87
19 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751 15
20 Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243 -
21 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) $281,492,479 -
22 Shrek (2001) $267,652,016 128
23 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,970,615 -
24 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035 -
25 Jaws (1975) $260,000,000 79
Using my own judgement, the geeks have 15 of the Top 25. This is just US box office. International box office is more slanted towards sci fi / fantasy, with 18 of the top 25 spots...
See that button labeled 'Preview' ? you should check it out sometime...The Library was a kick ass level...you are out of your mind for declaring that...We used to boot up Halo and load just that level on COOP 'cause it was that fun...
I used to live in a frat house full of jocks, and video games / consoles were soley for the purpose of playing Madden 200X. On a whim I brought back Halo after reading all the good reviews..For the next 48 hours a crowd of about 12 different people played through the game, and a week later 16 player capture the flag was The Thing to Do.
While nothing was truly revoultinary for geek culture here, Halo did manage to infiltrate it's self as a cool game to play, just like madden.
I predict Halo will be the game that gets everyone to sign up for Live, and launch xbox as a solid #2 console behind PS2.
I'm not really saying anything new here, but Halo 2 will be awesome...
I don't know who modded this up and what they were smoking, but...
Trying to say that an 800mhz processor in a console is going to hold it back is totally asinine. So far we've seen just the first generation of games, developers have not yet come close to utilizing all that the xbox has to offer in terms of hardware. This year you'll see the new games that just start to unleash the potential this system has to offer (HALO 2 and Fable among others...).
Now if you wanted to bash the xbox, you mention:
- it weighs about a metric ton
- doesn't fit in my stero rack nicely
- is the loudest piece of equipment i own
- doesn't do progressive scan dvd playback
- last product to market
However, having the fastest processor in a console, and the only integrated hard drive and ethernet card give it great potential and make it somewhat of an innovation. It may be handy to note that the gamecube runs at (?) 400mhz, and the PS2 runs at 200mhz(?), but it has little to do with the quality of the games 3rd party developers can produce.
fact that most of the important components in the machine aren't even made by microsoft (nvidia i believe)
Yea its a real shame they outsourced the gpu to one of the premier graphics chips companies in the world...
Install that and it will fix all the problems you have...Every couple months whenever I find something tricky I go get the new version...
As an added bonus, it comes with the GSpot Codec Information utility...This handy program will tell you anything you want about any media file. It will also tell you wether or not the file is complete as it tries to render...Overall a great little tool...
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Actually we exclusively use IBMs (T20-T40).
UPS has been doing this kind of service for COMPAQ servers for several years. The way it works is we send everything to Louisville, fix it there, and put it right back on a plane. Turnaround is actually pretty quick. Since we also manage the inventory, this is just the next logical step.
For anyone who knows the company this isn't news.
It actually doesn't work that way...If you go to google.co.uk and search for kazaa you get the same results as google.com without the DMCA nonsense...
The ironic part is none of the offending links are in the top 10 search results...So the sites Sharman had removed are no longer the most likely sites carrying kazaa lite...
Just because I'm such a nice guy:
Direct Download Links[Google Cache]
I'm getting >40kb/s right now...go nuts.
Take it to the next step:
Rank Title Total Box Office
1 Titanic (1997) $600,743,440
2 Star Wars (1977) $460,935,655 10
3 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459 242
4 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444 -
5 Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375 -
6 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) $361,118,934 4
7 Jurassic Park (1993) $356,763,175 -
8 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) $340,478,898 5
9 Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367 88
10 Forrest Gump (1994) $329,452,287 120
11 Lion King, The (1994) $328,423,001 -
12 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $317,557,891 -
13 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) $313,837,577 7
14 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583 -
15 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,064,373 130
16 Independence Day (1996) $306,200,000 -
17 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $305,411,224 224
18 Sixth Sense, The (1999) $293,501,675 87
19 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751 15
20 Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243 -
21 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) $281,492,479 -
22 Shrek (2001) $267,652,016 128
23 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,970,615 -
24 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035 -
25 Jaws (1975) $260,000,000 79
Using my own judgement, the geeks have 15 of the Top 25. This is just US box office. International box office is more slanted towards sci fi / fantasy, with 18 of the top 25 spots...
US Box Office
World Wide Box Office
still no cure for cancer
See that button labeled 'Preview' ? you should check it out sometime...The Library was a kick ass level...you are out of your mind for declaring that...We used to boot up Halo and load just that level on COOP 'cause it was that fun...
Halo 2 is going to be The Ultimate Game (TM).
I used to live in a frat house full of jocks, and video games / consoles were soley for the purpose of playing Madden 200X. On a whim I brought back Halo after reading all the good reviews..For the next 48 hours a crowd of about 12 different people played through the game, and a week later 16 player capture the flag was The Thing to Do.
While nothing was truly revoultinary for geek culture here, Halo did manage to infiltrate it's self as a cool game to play, just like madden.
I predict Halo will be the game that gets everyone to sign up for Live, and launch xbox as a solid #2 console behind PS2.
I'm not really saying anything new here, but Halo 2 will be awesome...
I don't know who modded this up and what they were smoking, but...
//rant
Trying to say that an 800mhz processor in a console is going to hold it back is totally asinine. So far we've seen just the first generation of games, developers have not yet come close to utilizing all that the xbox has to offer in terms of hardware. This year you'll see the new games that just start to unleash the potential this system has to offer (HALO 2 and Fable among others...).
Now if you wanted to bash the xbox, you mention:
- it weighs about a metric ton
- doesn't fit in my stero rack nicely
- is the loudest piece of equipment i own
- doesn't do progressive scan dvd playback
- last product to market
However, having the fastest processor in a console, and the only integrated hard drive and ethernet card give it great potential and make it somewhat of an innovation. It may be handy to note that the gamecube runs at (?) 400mhz, and the PS2 runs at 200mhz(?), but it has little to do with the quality of the games 3rd party developers can produce.
fact that most of the important components in the machine aren't even made by microsoft (nvidia i believe)
Yea its a real shame they outsourced the gpu to one of the premier graphics chips companies in the world...
Here's a wild idea...Go hire some engineers.
Apparently there are whole companies who specialize in heating and cooling.
That will probably work out better than asking a bunch of geeks for a hack without knowing any of the details...
Go get the K-Lite Codec Pack
Install that and it will fix all the problems you have...Every couple months whenever I find something tricky I go get the new version...
As an added bonus, it comes with the GSpot Codec Information utility...This handy program will tell you anything you want about any media file. It will also tell you wether or not the file is complete as it tries to render...Overall a great little tool...