Part of the reason they're removing the hard drive isn't to save on costs. If they make a cheap, powerful system with a hard drive, it'll be hacked to allow us to run Linux on it. Microsoft loses money on the consoles as it is, making up for it with profits from game sales. A good amount of the people who install Linux on it won't be buying games, so Microsoft will only be losing money, not getting any.
I never said that I believe it's someone from the Linux community. However, people representative of the Linux community have the skills and motive to create one, so it could easily be blamed on them. I wouldn't put it past SCO, MS, et al. either, but they aren't the most direct suspects. And given that this virus will probably make Linux look bad, it's a very real possibility. You can't rule out the Linux community, though. Just because you and I are perfectly law-abiding Linux users doesn't mean that everyone is.
Think about it. Until now, the Linux community has seemed very innocent over this whole issue. It's simply a matter of a company trying to oppress people for it's own gain (at least in the courts' eye). When people start doing illegal things such as writing viruses to get back at SCO, on the other hand, the Linux community loses much of its innocence. Look beyond the surface; this is a big PR hit for the Linux community. Remember the debate when SCO was DDoSed? This is the same thing, but much worse, and on a larger scale. Writing a virus in itself is illegal, given their nature, and a DDoS is also illegal (I'm not counting Slashdottings and the like).
#4 Read the labels. Before you buy that candy bar or bag of chips, check the nutritional information. You'll be suprised at the number of calories (or amount of saturated fat and cholesterol) in most of the junk people eat. If you make checking the label a habit (and acting on it, of course; don't eat that box of cookies when you already know it's got 500 calories), you'll find that you'll start eating much healthier things. Want a bag of chips? Try some Chex Mix instead. Chocolate? Get a bar of dark; it's got less saturated fat and cholesterol, and probably less calories. A microwave bag of full butter popcorn is a heck of a lot worse for you than a bag with light butter, or homemade popcorn (kettle corn is good, and is pretty much fat-free).
Did they forget that the three pilots are supposed to be about 14 or 15? The concept drawing of Asuka makes her look like she's about 40. That, and the fact that they're calling her Kate Rose. There is no Kate Rose in Evangelion. They've also taken a few too many liberties with the architectural design, to the point where it completely changes the atmosphere.
Was this accidental damage, or a manufacturing defect? Given that it's only half a year old, it should still be under warranty (assuming it's not accidental damage, such as you dropping it on the floor). You should be able to just send it in to the manufacturer and have them either repair it for you or ship you a refurb or new one.
A good blacklist should have zero false positives, and still block a good deal of ads. I use Dan Pollock's hosts file, and it works pretty well. It blocks Hotmail's in-page ads, along with a lot of others. It also has some sites that set malicious tracking cookies and popup traps blacklisted. Of course, you should check each url for validity, but it should work pretty well. Also, I suggest you put a page on your site that contains suggestions for Internet security, including links (and preferably easy tutorials) to things like Adaware, Spybot, and the like. Oh, and a link to Firebird (or Mozilla) would be good, too...;)
"The law was not written for a commercial e-mailer," he said. "I don't think what they are doing is fair."
Poor, poor Ralsky... He doesn't like a law that was made because people like him are assholes... Oh, and I don't think having my inbox filled up by spam messages to the point where I can't recieve mail is very "fair", either. What was that quote I heard? Oh yeah, I think it went, "life isn't fair." I guess you have to feel a little sorry for the guy. It must be hard, knowing you're the scum of scum...;)
I was just saying last night in IRC how I wanted a smaller, cheaper iPod... This is great! I don't want to spend a couple hundred bucks on an MP3 player, and I don't need that much storage (2 or 4 gigs should be plenty), but flash players are either too small (128-256 megs), or too expensive (>$150 or so). I'll probably end up buying one of these after I see a review on them... Now, any word on Ogg Vorbis support? FLAC would be nice, too...
The Macs that Apple had out in the 680x0 era have got to be the toughest things I've ever seen. I've got about four of them sitting in my room (I had more, but had to get rid of them to make space for more old comps). I've done pretty much everything imaginable to them, and they're just fine. The very early compact Macs in particular were very tough. The 128K to Plus or so had zero moving parts, except for the floppy drive, and their cases were made out of what seems to be thick steel (judging from their weight). The Apple series computers (e.g. IIGS) were pretty damned tough, too. Unfortunately, with their white plastic shell, the new Macs get scratched up extremely easily, and the cases aren't anywhere near as tough as those of vintage models. Oh yeahl, and their Laserwriters were damned tough, too. I've kicked my Personal Laserwriter 320 by accident a bunch of times, and it's taken numerous other abuses, but still works perfectly. I picked it up for 5 bucks at a flea market, so I have no idea what it took before then.
So... What happens if somebody gets the "blood" on their fancy clothing or new car or something, and decides to sue for damages? Isn't Acclaim accountable for damages caused by their marketing scheme?
Numbers 3 and 4 are definitely the best, with #4 coming out slightly on top. #2 is pretty crummy, and #1 isn't the best. I like numbers 3 and 4 a lot, though...
Someone I know just got the W2. It's a pretty good laptop. Feels sturdy, and is nice and small. However, it's a bit on the thick side for something that small (think the ThinkPad X31). He says the battery life is about 5 hours, and that's pretty believable given the specs. He hasn't tried killing it yet, but I'm actually not sure how much the outer case could take. I took a look at it, and it seems to be made of plastic, not magnesium (I don't know about the inner case). The only things I don't like about it are the trackpad (circular?) and the crummy graphics card (the processor could use a boost, too). It's also pretty expensive for a notebook of its class, but I assume you're paying for the build quality.
I remember that... Back in 8th grade, about halfway through the year, the teachers said to us, "oh yeah, you guys are supposed to recite the pledge of allegiance every day." Most of the student body basically said, "what? Eh, f*ck it." We ended up doing it once, maybe twice, before the staff realized it was just a waste of time.:D
How would you do Linux on the Gamecube? It uses a smaller disc, so you can't just stick it on a CD-R (I don't know if the mini ones work). The only way I can see is through the broadband adapter or something. Does the Gamecube have any USB ports or the like? It'd be awesome to have a cluster of $100 computers, though... I'd love to see some benchmarks comparing them to other computers...
Wizards suit alleges that Pokemon USA failed to carry out its contract and therefore Wizards is "entitled to an award of exemplary damages to punish Pokemon USA's wrongful conduct and to make an example of it."
I think for a good deal of laptops the going into standby mode is software-based. On this IBM T40 I'm typing on, I can open up the power control panel, go to advanced, and change it to "do nothing" when I close the lid (yes, I'm using Windows... I'm required to...). I'm not sure if there's a similar option in Linux, but I'd assume there is. It weighs about 4-5 pounds, and has a good battery life. It's got a Pentium M, and I'm using the Intel 802.11b card, but you can also get it with a Cisco card if you so choose. Also, they give really nice educational discounts...
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For those who missed the reference: Red vs. Blue's Apple Switch ad.
Part of the reason they're removing the hard drive isn't to save on costs. If they make a cheap, powerful system with a hard drive, it'll be hacked to allow us to run Linux on it. Microsoft loses money on the consoles as it is, making up for it with profits from game sales. A good amount of the people who install Linux on it won't be buying games, so Microsoft will only be losing money, not getting any.
I'd assume it goes to the same place taxes do: government programs, grants, etc.
I never said that I believe it's someone from the Linux community. However, people representative of the Linux community have the skills and motive to create one, so it could easily be blamed on them. I wouldn't put it past SCO, MS, et al. either, but they aren't the most direct suspects. And given that this virus will probably make Linux look bad, it's a very real possibility. You can't rule out the Linux community, though. Just because you and I are perfectly law-abiding Linux users doesn't mean that everyone is.
Think about it. Until now, the Linux community has seemed very innocent over this whole issue. It's simply a matter of a company trying to oppress people for it's own gain (at least in the courts' eye). When people start doing illegal things such as writing viruses to get back at SCO, on the other hand, the Linux community loses much of its innocence. Look beyond the surface; this is a big PR hit for the Linux community. Remember the debate when SCO was DDoSed? This is the same thing, but much worse, and on a larger scale. Writing a virus in itself is illegal, given their nature, and a DDoS is also illegal (I'm not counting Slashdottings and the like).
#4 Read the labels. Before you buy that candy bar or bag of chips, check the nutritional information. You'll be suprised at the number of calories (or amount of saturated fat and cholesterol) in most of the junk people eat. If you make checking the label a habit (and acting on it, of course; don't eat that box of cookies when you already know it's got 500 calories), you'll find that you'll start eating much healthier things. Want a bag of chips? Try some Chex Mix instead. Chocolate? Get a bar of dark; it's got less saturated fat and cholesterol, and probably less calories. A microwave bag of full butter popcorn is a heck of a lot worse for you than a bag with light butter, or homemade popcorn (kettle corn is good, and is pretty much fat-free).
Oh, forgot to mention. Take a look at Dan Pollock's hosts file if you want a great premade hosts file that blocks tons of ads and other nasties.
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
Bye bye Doubleclick ads...
Did they forget that the three pilots are supposed to be about 14 or 15? The concept drawing of Asuka makes her look like she's about 40. That, and the fact that they're calling her Kate Rose. There is no Kate Rose in Evangelion. They've also taken a few too many liberties with the architectural design, to the point where it completely changes the atmosphere.
AVI is just a container format; you're thinking of WMV. For example, every DivX and XviD file I've seen has a .avi extension.
Was this accidental damage, or a manufacturing defect? Given that it's only half a year old, it should still be under warranty (assuming it's not accidental damage, such as you dropping it on the floor). You should be able to just send it in to the manufacturer and have them either repair it for you or ship you a refurb or new one.
A good blacklist should have zero false positives, and still block a good deal of ads. I use Dan Pollock's hosts file, and it works pretty well. It blocks Hotmail's in-page ads, along with a lot of others. It also has some sites that set malicious tracking cookies and popup traps blacklisted. Of course, you should check each url for validity, but it should work pretty well. Also, I suggest you put a page on your site that contains suggestions for Internet security, including links (and preferably easy tutorials) to things like Adaware, Spybot, and the like. Oh, and a link to Firebird (or Mozilla) would be good, too... ;)
I was just saying last night in IRC how I wanted a smaller, cheaper iPod... This is great! I don't want to spend a couple hundred bucks on an MP3 player, and I don't need that much storage (2 or 4 gigs should be plenty), but flash players are either too small (128-256 megs), or too expensive (>$150 or so). I'll probably end up buying one of these after I see a review on them... Now, any word on Ogg Vorbis support? FLAC would be nice, too...
The Macs that Apple had out in the 680x0 era have got to be the toughest things I've ever seen. I've got about four of them sitting in my room (I had more, but had to get rid of them to make space for more old comps). I've done pretty much everything imaginable to them, and they're just fine. The very early compact Macs in particular were very tough. The 128K to Plus or so had zero moving parts, except for the floppy drive, and their cases were made out of what seems to be thick steel (judging from their weight). The Apple series computers (e.g. IIGS) were pretty damned tough, too. Unfortunately, with their white plastic shell, the new Macs get scratched up extremely easily, and the cases aren't anywhere near as tough as those of vintage models. Oh yeahl, and their Laserwriters were damned tough, too. I've kicked my Personal Laserwriter 320 by accident a bunch of times, and it's taken numerous other abuses, but still works perfectly. I picked it up for 5 bucks at a flea market, so I have no idea what it took before then.
So... What happens if somebody gets the "blood" on their fancy clothing or new car or something, and decides to sue for damages? Isn't Acclaim accountable for damages caused by their marketing scheme?
Numbers 3 and 4 are definitely the best, with #4 coming out slightly on top. #2 is pretty crummy, and #1 isn't the best. I like numbers 3 and 4 a lot, though...
It isn't?
Someone I know just got the W2. It's a pretty good laptop. Feels sturdy, and is nice and small. However, it's a bit on the thick side for something that small (think the ThinkPad X31). He says the battery life is about 5 hours, and that's pretty believable given the specs. He hasn't tried killing it yet, but I'm actually not sure how much the outer case could take. I took a look at it, and it seems to be made of plastic, not magnesium (I don't know about the inner case). The only things I don't like about it are the trackpad (circular?) and the crummy graphics card (the processor could use a boost, too). It's also pretty expensive for a notebook of its class, but I assume you're paying for the build quality.
I remember that... Back in 8th grade, about halfway through the year, the teachers said to us, "oh yeah, you guys are supposed to recite the pledge of allegiance every day." Most of the student body basically said, "what? Eh, f*ck it." We ended up doing it once, maybe twice, before the staff realized it was just a waste of time. :D
How would you do Linux on the Gamecube? It uses a smaller disc, so you can't just stick it on a CD-R (I don't know if the mini ones work). The only way I can see is through the broadband adapter or something. Does the Gamecube have any USB ports or the like? It'd be awesome to have a cluster of $100 computers, though... I'd love to see some benchmarks comparing them to other computers...
A sudden, sustained surge in traffic will slow an Australian news site drastically over the next few hours. ;)
Touche.
Ummmm... Wouldn't you fry the motherboard by swapping a CPU when the computer's on?
I think for a good deal of laptops the going into standby mode is software-based. On this IBM T40 I'm typing on, I can open up the power control panel, go to advanced, and change it to "do nothing" when I close the lid (yes, I'm using Windows... I'm required to...). I'm not sure if there's a similar option in Linux, but I'd assume there is. It weighs about 4-5 pounds, and has a good battery life. It's got a Pentium M, and I'm using the Intel 802.11b card, but you can also get it with a Cisco card if you so choose. Also, they give really nice educational discounts...