GamesMania - A Bell Canada Service
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The canadian telephone company, Bell Canada, has been offering games-on-demand for some time now. The service is very inexpensive, and there are 100+ games to choose from. The download speeds are exceptionally fast. What's interesting is that they apply all the latest patches to the games already, and they even test extensively for operating system compatibility. How cool is that? Makes you wonder what those US telcos have done for us lately...
Since your hot breath will cool very quickly, the bubble will contract and the membrane become unstable. The bubble will implode in about a second. I recall trying this out, too.
These technical training centers will try to sell you on everything from class schedules to tasty snacks, but make sure you ask about the instructor who will be teaching the class. They'll be the most important factor, since you said you learn by demonstration.
There are instructors that use the text as an outline for conveying their knowledge, and there are other instructors who will simply sit and read it aloud word... for... word. The first class day will be introductions, so you won't know which you have until you've lost your opportunity to get your money back. Ask in advance!
An instructor should have some teaching experience, but they also need real world experience. Technical knowledge outside the simple lab examples will be very valuable, and it will rub off on the topics they present to the class.
High-quality technical talent is not impossible to find these days, so it is really a matter if the institution wants to hire talent, or not.
I've always used my real name as my "handle". At first it was because I couldn't think of a clever nickname, and later because I didn't see any reason to change it. We live our lives, and I don't see a reason to be embarrassed about it. Frankly, many large ISPs monitor and record your Internet activities anyway, so people using aliases aren't completely anonymous anyway.
Check out GamesMania which allows you to download games over the web without limit. They have a fair selection although a couple of years old. And, the price is very cheap! $15 canadian / month.
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"[Technicians] like to keep our language as concise as possible."
Just how does your following example support that argument?
"If I want to talk about the PC/Mac crossbreed... I might refer to it as PPC... Performance Optimized With Enhanced Reduced Instruction Set Computer Personal Computer."
Do you have some references to support this claim? I found this with a quick Internet search:
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P05_4037.asp
"An exemption from the minimum wage and overtime laws (but not the equal pay or child labor laws) applies to:... Professionals: an employee is a professional if the individual falls into one of three categories: (1) learned professions with recognized status based on the acquisition of professional knowledge through a prolonged course of study, (2) artistic professions, or (3) teachers."
"Los Angeles, year 2029. All stealth bombers are upgraded with neural processors, becoming fully unmanned. One of them, Skynet, begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time, August 29."
I've toured the Knology HQ in West Point. I know the technical folks fairly well, too. They run a solid telecommunications backend there and I wish the service was available in Atlanta.. Knology is the only company I've come across that really used the Telecommunication Act of 1996 provisions to their full effect, and I hope they keep giving the existing monopolies competition for a good long time.
Who would want cable anyhow once they have high speed Internet access. There is a lot more and better content available through high-speed streaming video.
I've had AT&T cable modem service for years and never had owned T.V.
This coming from someone with a user name of "ethereal". Is there a direct or just ideological link from your name to the network sniffer package "ethereal"?
I found this list of manufacturers that produce watches and other gadgets that use GPS, NIST, and other time syncronizing signals. They are listed under the VBC column in the table.
Like the contributer of the story, I have also often wondered why watches do not use these readily available radio signals to keep and display accurate time.
Although I came across this several days after the story posted, I hope this will be helpful anyone looking through the Slashdot archives. Better late than never! (?)
- Their DVD selection was very impressive. Think Amazon.com.
- NetFlix provides a rating system that they use to generate rental suggestions.
- Customer service never responded to emails, but I did see changes possibly due to my suggestions.
- NetFlix took seven business days to deliver to Atlanta. (i.e. Needs an East Coast distribution center.)
- They charge state tax even without local presence.
Conclusion: A great deal if you live near Los Gatos, California!
Check out Black Hills Power and Light's fiber optic SONET ring to connect a series of hubs within Rapid City and the Northern Black Hills communities as well as connecting its major customers directly onto its fiber optic backbone network. Black Hills FiberCom is a facilities-based provider that owns and manages its infrastructure. Another company DAKSOFT provides support for South Dakota organizations entering into the Internet space.
How much radiation would be given off from this aparatus? Is it safe to stap this much equipment around one's torso for moderate/long durations? Has the MIT group performed any tests on this?
This is all very cool and I would use one even if there were some dangers involved.... just have to find a lead t-shirt!
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The canadian telephone company, Bell Canada, has been offering games-on-demand for some time now. The service is very inexpensive, and there are 100+ games to choose from. The download speeds are exceptionally fast. What's interesting is that they apply all the latest patches to the games already, and they even test extensively for operating system compatibility. How cool is that? Makes you wonder what those US telcos have done for us lately...
The service is available at gamesmania.com
Since your hot breath will cool very quickly, the bubble will contract and the membrane become unstable. The bubble will implode in about a second. I recall trying this out, too.
What a good day to post a story about NetHack with the moon phase being full... This story gets +1 Luck!
These technical training centers will try to sell you on everything from class schedules to tasty snacks, but make sure you ask about the instructor who will be teaching the class. They'll be the most important factor, since you said you learn by demonstration.
... for ... word. The first class day will be introductions, so you won't know which you have until you've lost your opportunity to get your money back. Ask in advance!
There are instructors that use the text as an outline for conveying their knowledge, and there are other instructors who will simply sit and read it aloud word
An instructor should have some teaching experience, but they also need real world experience. Technical knowledge outside the simple lab examples will be very valuable, and it will rub off on the topics they present to the class.
High-quality technical talent is not impossible to find these days, so it is really a matter if the institution wants to hire talent, or not.
Um... Me, too!
> Do not use Arial. Arial is a pig ugly font.
You might want to talk with Slashdot authors know about your preferences. Didn't you notice the page you were reading was using Arial?
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I've always used my real name as my "handle". At first it was because I couldn't think of a clever nickname, and later because I didn't see any reason to change it. We live our lives, and I don't see a reason to be embarrassed about it. Frankly, many large ISPs monitor and record your Internet activities anyway, so people using aliases aren't completely anonymous anyway.
I'd like to see some sources on your interpretation, too, if at all possible.
Check out GamesMania which allows you to download games over the web without limit. They have a fair selection although a couple of years old. And, the price is very cheap! $15 canadian / month.
"[Technicians] like to keep our language as concise as possible."
... I might refer to it as PPC ... Performance Optimized With Enhanced Reduced Instruction Set Computer Personal Computer."
Just how does your following example support that argument?
"If I want to talk about the PC/Mac crossbreed
Do you have some references to support this claim? I found this with a quick Internet search:
... Professionals: an employee is a professional if the individual falls into one of three categories: (1) learned professions with recognized status based on the acquisition of professional knowledge through a prolonged course of study, (2) artistic professions, or (3) teachers."
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/P05_4037.asp
"An exemption from the minimum wage and overtime laws (but not the equal pay or child labor laws) applies to:
Game was ok, but it is hardly a new game, as it was released March 2000.
"Los Angeles, year 2029. All stealth bombers are upgraded with neural processors, becoming fully unmanned. One of them, Skynet, begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. eastern time, August 29."
Leave your email address and we'll let you know where to next. We waited twenty minutes and then took of for Internet terminals in Easton.
This summer I'll be reading whatever I can sync up with my new Franklin eBookman. I just bought it and I really enjoy reading from it.
I've toured the Knology HQ in West Point. I know the technical folks fairly well, too. They run a solid telecommunications backend there and I wish the service was available in Atlanta.. Knology is the only company I've come across that really used the Telecommunication Act of 1996 provisions to their full effect, and I hope they keep giving the existing monopolies competition for a good long time.
Who would want cable anyhow once they have high speed Internet access. There is a lot more and better content available through high-speed streaming video.
I've had AT&T cable modem service for years and never had owned T.V.
The only one here who mentions the movie with the Science before the Fiction: The Andromeda Strain
This coming from someone with a user name of "ethereal". Is there a direct or just ideological link from your name to the network sniffer package "ethereal"?
He he... Lots of fun annoying system admins... This is from bit-tech's root page at http://www.bit-tech.net/:
:p)
00:17 5th March 2002
sorry, but the bit-tech.net server is currently unavailable (thanks slashdot
in the mean time, please visit the forums
- moose
I found this list of manufacturers that produce watches and other gadgets that use GPS, NIST, and other time syncronizing signals. They are listed under the VBC column in the table.
Like the contributer of the story, I have also often wondered why watches do not use these readily available radio signals to keep and display accurate time.
Although I came across this several days after the story posted, I hope this will be helpful anyone looking through the Slashdot archives. Better late than never! (?)
I used it for two months. Here's what I found:
- Their DVD selection was very impressive. Think Amazon.com.
- NetFlix provides a rating system that they use to generate rental suggestions.
- Customer service never responded to emails, but I did see changes possibly due to my suggestions.
- NetFlix took seven business days to deliver to Atlanta. (i.e. Needs an East Coast distribution center.)
- They charge state tax even without local presence.
Conclusion: A great deal if you live near Los Gatos, California!
Yup, as mentioned, you should talk with your EMC sales rep about their EMC Data Manager [EDM] product.
This is an Ask EMC, not an Ask Slashdot question!
Check out Black Hills Power and Light's fiber optic SONET ring to connect a series of hubs within Rapid City and the Northern Black Hills communities as well as connecting its major customers directly onto its fiber optic backbone network. Black Hills FiberCom is a facilities-based provider that owns and manages its infrastructure. Another company DAKSOFT provides support for South Dakota organizations entering into the Internet space.
How much radiation would be given off from this aparatus? Is it safe to stap this much equipment around one's torso for moderate/long durations? Has the MIT group performed any tests on this?
This is all very cool and I would use one even if there were some dangers involved.... just have to find a lead t-shirt!