Isnt the Xbox big enough? This looks like it adds 2 inches to the damn unit, who has that much space? I remember when it came out people were mocking it because it was so big. This just makes it even bigger, i thought it would streamline it a bit, like a case replacement.
because:
looking at OSS + suing MS for licenses == HUGE SAVINGS.
Whatever licenses you don get after the lawsuit you just get heavily discounted because otherwise you'll go to OSS.
[/toungue in cheek]
I can attest to knowing someone who copied a textbook. For about 2 hours worth of my time it cost me $25 CDN (including binding). Versus the cost of the book which was $185 CDN. And with the syllabis showing out of the 25 chapters we only covered 8. So lets see. Cost: $185 Use: 36% of book Wasted money: $118 ( 36% of 185 ) Photocopy: $25 Payed: 13.51% off original Saved: $160
So either HavenCo, who *might* look at my encrypted data because someone sent them an email accusing me of hosting childporn OR i can host it on webserver in russia provided by the mafia who most definetly do not have a AUP or EULA and will look at your data for sure. Tough choice.
say it with me: Game. There i knew you could.
Its not there to be real. If being a millwright was fun people would do it in real life. Games are used as a way to escape from the day to day drudge that some peoples lifes have become. Whats the point of escaping into a world where your virtual 'job' is just as shitty as your real one.
i hate to do this but:
Step 1: Make a project post pictures on the web
Step 2: Wait 3-4 years for your project to get popular and have people rip you off and make better websites
Step 3: ?????
Step 4: Get job offers
Tales doesnt have 'random encounters' instead they made it more like Chronotrigger and put in little avatars that represent enemies (similar to Zelda II). So if you want to continue on with the plot you can just run around them. And i happen to agree the random encounters sucked in all the japanese games. Nothing like being in a hurry to get to the castle only to have to sit through 5 minutes of button mashing.
why? I mean really the stock isnt going to sky rocket past 200 USD (if it does that). How many shares were you going to buy? 10? 100? 1000? thats 1 350, 13 500 and 135 000. Thats a a lot of money on a maybe. I'm kinda glad we can't partake.
I was always under the impression that your car is insured against theft. Unless, of course, you leave the door unlocked (and admit this to your insurer ) than you get nothing. Maybe not quite so drastic but I think the same should apply here.
All the 'if you leave a door unlocked' analogies simply don't work because a network isn't a house. A house is a personal space. A network is more akin to a large ranch. If you want to make sure no one gets on your property you put in an expensive secure fence around the property. If you don't put up a fence or any thing like that you can't really bitch if people start snowmobiling on your property. Even though you might have put up signs people won't see them and stumble on to your land.
If you do grant people access to your ranch and don't want them to have rights to certain areas you make sure those areas are secure. A sign on an unlocked door of some shed will definitely not keep anyone out of the shed, so why should the same apply to networks?
That's the way a network should be, more or less like a large ranch with a bunch of buildings scattered around the property. The house analogies don't work because we hold our personal space to such a high standard that we feel violated if someone invades that space. That same emotion is evoked when we try to make the network==home analogy. A personal computer I can see someone feeling violated. Or if you're the network admin you feel upset because someone was trespassing on your territory. But if you have a lot of land and do nothing to try and keep people out can you really be all that surprised when someone takes a stroll through your area?
I think he was talking about the picture in the background. If that was live video of a scenic view then it might be nice. You know imagine your background is a HD quality shot out of some office building that has a view of the ocean. Or of a fire burning ( yes, they have those DVDs ) then id would be pretty cool. Imagine a desktop like DVDs are ( maybe not quiet do flashy ) but the idea is really cool.
The answer is easy: Because you can. Why have tabs in a browser when windows has them in the task bar? Etc etc. I like having multiple tabs because it keeps my task bar uncluttered but to joe user they AT MOST have 2 or 3 websites open at a time and use the same window for all their browsing. Yes i think all applications should have tabs. Secretaries heads would explode if Word had tabs ( excel kinda has them ). We, as in humans, think better spacially. We think better using 3d environments that we can see and interact with. Butting notes on the back of a website is genius and intuitive.
Anyway, im way off topic here and rambling. The point is, Tabs are different than the 3d environment. Tabs are used when one application has multiple 'things' its viewing. Like 4 word documents in one word window. Whereas the applications are seperate windows in the 3d world.
are you kidding me? Watch 10 mins of TV and you'll see these damn adds. They're just not as specific as 'Get MCSE Certified in 2 weeks' instead they're 'Get a new job as a PC Tech/Nurse/Dental Assistant/whatever other crap we can sucker you into'
Just so you know, 2 years ago when XP came out ( was it 2 or 3? ) a 1.5ghz was god damned fast and people were buying 600mhz systems because they were good enough to run the latest windows os. Now compare redhat 8 or mandrake 7.2 to windows xp and im sure it will seem on par with windows for the time. Thats the key difference in my mind between linux and windows. Linux: You can get the newest WM feature tonight. If you wanted you could install Gnome Dashboard. Windows: I gotta wait until 2007 for the newest system to come out. Its not anyone's fault that Linux is where MS will be in a few years.
I find Cringely to be in a bubble sometimes. So i think what he was eventually trying to get at was that you could blanket an entire town ( say New York or Toronto ) with enough wifi spots to have a psuedo-mesh network. The math is WAY over my head but i think the idea that you need one connection for every 3 wireless routers but the more wireless you have the less DSL connections you need.
IE:
Thats a simple straight diagram and im not doing this much justice but i think you get my point ( i hope? ). So if each DSL connection has two wifi routers, one on each side assuming you paid the extra 5$ for another IP you can have 4 more wifi connections per ADSL. Thats $40/4 = 10 bucks a month for an always on wireless connections + phone.
No no. Its more like murdering 4-5 people INFRONT of the police station, hell in the foyer, and then only when you kill someone rich do they arrest you. Eventhough the law says every murder is against the law youve been doing it for three years but now all of the sudden were gonna charge you for all the crimes. I dont know i think the school should either be super aggressive in stopping this crap (like police are with murder and rightly so) instead of making an example. He should get his money back for all the years he went and didnt get caught and the last course he should pay for.
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So THATS where the weapons of mass destruction were. Its easy to see how one can confuse OIL Rich Iraq with Rain Forest N. Korea.
I figure unless theres a HUGE diamond mine or oil fields N. Korea can test all the nukes they want.
Isnt the Xbox big enough? This looks like it adds 2 inches to the damn unit, who has that much space? I remember when it came out people were mocking it because it was so big. This just makes it even bigger, i thought it would streamline it a bit, like a case replacement.
Especially because the gov't here (ontario) forces you to get car insurance. If not you can get a sizable fine or even worse loose your licence/car.
because: looking at OSS + suing MS for licenses == HUGE SAVINGS. Whatever licenses you don get after the lawsuit you just get heavily discounted because otherwise you'll go to OSS. [/toungue in cheek]
and the chances of installing windows on a Reiser4 FS is? 0%? Gotchya
given his results when he bets would you want to do the opposite of what he bets?
I can attest to knowing someone who copied a textbook. For about 2 hours worth of my time it cost me $25 CDN (including binding). Versus the cost of the book which was $185 CDN. And with the syllabis showing out of the 25 chapters we only covered 8. So lets see.
Cost: $185
Use: 36% of book
Wasted money: $118 ( 36% of 185 )
Photocopy: $25
Payed: 13.51% off original
Saved: $160
So either HavenCo, who *might* look at my encrypted data because someone sent them an email accusing me of hosting childporn OR i can host it on webserver in russia provided by the mafia who most definetly do not have a AUP or EULA and will look at your data for sure. Tough choice.
say it with me: Game. There i knew you could. Its not there to be real. If being a millwright was fun people would do it in real life. Games are used as a way to escape from the day to day drudge that some peoples lifes have become. Whats the point of escaping into a world where your virtual 'job' is just as shitty as your real one.
yea but this guy: http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/ does all the work and someone else gets the glory?
i hate to do this but: Step 1: Make a project post pictures on the web Step 2: Wait 3-4 years for your project to get popular and have people rip you off and make better websites Step 3: ????? Step 4: Get job offers
Tales doesnt have 'random encounters' instead they made it more like Chronotrigger and put in little avatars that represent enemies (similar to Zelda II). So if you want to continue on with the plot you can just run around them. And i happen to agree the random encounters sucked in all the japanese games. Nothing like being in a hurry to get to the castle only to have to sit through 5 minutes of button mashing.
why? I mean really the stock isnt going to sky rocket past 200 USD (if it does that). How many shares were you going to buy? 10? 100? 1000? thats 1 350, 13 500 and 135 000. Thats a a lot of money on a maybe. I'm kinda glad we can't partake.
I was always under the impression that your car is insured against theft. Unless, of course, you leave the door unlocked (and admit this to your insurer ) than you get nothing. Maybe not quite so drastic but I think the same should apply here. All the 'if you leave a door unlocked' analogies simply don't work because a network isn't a house. A house is a personal space. A network is more akin to a large ranch. If you want to make sure no one gets on your property you put in an expensive secure fence around the property. If you don't put up a fence or any thing like that you can't really bitch if people start snowmobiling on your property. Even though you might have put up signs people won't see them and stumble on to your land. If you do grant people access to your ranch and don't want them to have rights to certain areas you make sure those areas are secure. A sign on an unlocked door of some shed will definitely not keep anyone out of the shed, so why should the same apply to networks? That's the way a network should be, more or less like a large ranch with a bunch of buildings scattered around the property. The house analogies don't work because we hold our personal space to such a high standard that we feel violated if someone invades that space. That same emotion is evoked when we try to make the network==home analogy. A personal computer I can see someone feeling violated. Or if you're the network admin you feel upset because someone was trespassing on your territory. But if you have a lot of land and do nothing to try and keep people out can you really be all that surprised when someone takes a stroll through your area?
which is great cause when you download a song you are creating the copy yourself. The Canadian RIAA shot themselves in the foot with that levy.
I think he was talking about the picture in the background. If that was live video of a scenic view then it might be nice. You know imagine your background is a HD quality shot out of some office building that has a view of the ocean. Or of a fire burning ( yes, they have those DVDs ) then id would be pretty cool. Imagine a desktop like DVDs are ( maybe not quiet do flashy ) but the idea is really cool.
The answer is easy: Because you can. Why have tabs in a browser when windows has them in the task bar? Etc etc. I like having multiple tabs because it keeps my task bar uncluttered but to joe user they AT MOST have 2 or 3 websites open at a time and use the same window for all their browsing. Yes i think all applications should have tabs. Secretaries heads would explode if Word had tabs ( excel kinda has them ). We, as in humans, think better spacially. We think better using 3d environments that we can see and interact with. Butting notes on the back of a website is genius and intuitive.
Anyway, im way off topic here and rambling. The point is, Tabs are different than the 3d environment. Tabs are used when one application has multiple 'things' its viewing. Like 4 word documents in one word window. Whereas the applications are seperate windows in the 3d world.
So they found where our parliment goes for their summer break
are you kidding me? Watch 10 mins of TV and you'll see these damn adds. They're just not as specific as 'Get MCSE Certified in 2 weeks' instead they're 'Get a new job as a PC Tech/Nurse/Dental Assistant/whatever other crap we can sucker you into'
hey SCO, what did the five finger say to the face?
Just so you know, 2 years ago when XP came out ( was it 2 or 3? ) a 1.5ghz was god damned fast and people were buying 600mhz systems because they were good enough to run the latest windows os. Now compare redhat 8 or mandrake 7.2 to windows xp and im sure it will seem on par with windows for the time. Thats the key difference in my mind between linux and windows. Linux: You can get the newest WM feature tonight. If you wanted you could install Gnome Dashboard. Windows: I gotta wait until 2007 for the newest system to come out. Its not anyone's fault that Linux is where MS will be in a few years.
i actually think this project has more uses than just audio. What about a MythTV front end? A silent linux router? Its endless...
I find Cringely to be in a bubble sometimes. So i think what he was eventually trying to get at was that you could blanket an entire town ( say New York or Toronto ) with enough wifi spots to have a psuedo-mesh network. The math is WAY over my head but i think the idea that you need one connection for every 3 wireless routers but the more wireless you have the less DSL connections you need.
w ifi->wifi->ADSL<-wifi<-wifi<-wifi.
IE:
wifi<-wifi<-wifi<-ADSL->wifi->wifi->wifi<->wifi->
Thats a simple straight diagram and im not doing this much justice but i think you get my point ( i hope? ). So if each DSL connection has two wifi routers, one on each side assuming you paid the extra 5$ for another IP you can have 4 more wifi connections per ADSL. Thats $40/4 = 10 bucks a month for an always on wireless connections + phone.
Let the cheap shots begin.
What, is it happy hour already?
No no. Its more like murdering 4-5 people INFRONT of the police station, hell in the foyer, and then only when you kill someone rich do they arrest you. Eventhough the law says every murder is against the law youve been doing it for three years but now all of the sudden were gonna charge you for all the crimes. I dont know i think the school should either be super aggressive in stopping this crap (like police are with murder and rightly so) instead of making an example. He should get his money back for all the years he went and didnt get caught and the last course he should pay for.