Star Trek has had a good run. If you take a look at its history:
Star Trek (Original) - Good. Filled with adventure and hot Kirk on Alien action.
Star Trek TNG - Also good. Good plots and characters with a modern twist, except without the hot(?) Picard on Alien action.
Star Trek DS9 - Crap. I can summarize it in one sentense. "Lets just sit on this station and banter about Ferrengis".
Star Trek Voyager - Actually good, but could have been better. Unlike DS9, they actually had an objective. Unfortunately, the producers took one plot that -could- have been stretched over 4 episodes and condensed it into one.
Star Trek Enterprise - Dead from day one. I've found it has less of a fan base than any other trek, has yet to be put on in the afternoon (at least in Canada), and is just plain stupid.
Perhaps Star Trek should go out now with whatever dignity it has left in its name.
Peter: Ah crap, how am I gonna get $50000 by tomorrow? Quagmire: Well, you could whore yourself out to 1000 fat chicks for $50 each... or 50 REALLY fat chicks for $1000!...Awkward pause, as everyone looks at Quagmire... Quagmire: Hey. Don't look at me like that. Fat chicks need love too, they just gotta pay for it. Cleveland: We could have a bake sale...
People with ADD/ADHD often have vivid and interesting thoughts, and explosive energy. Perhaps instead of heffing her up on goofballs and trying to control those thoughts and energy, give her outputs for her thoughts and energy. Consider getting her:
-A pad of paper (with a durable stainless cover and pen(cil) holder) to write out-of-nowhere ideas down, or just to draw/scribble in.
-A painting eisel, pottery wheel, or something of the likes. Artistry is an excellent output, and some kickass local artworks I've seen have been created by people with ADD/ADHD.
-Consider (Only if you have the money, and feel like taking a risk) A musical instrument. Not like the drums, but more along the lines of a clarinet or trumpet, something that takes a little effort and concentration to learn, but it would require either: A really patient instructor, or: Self-Instruction.
A quick google search for "open source palmos instant messenger" comes up with - you guessed it - Jabber. Unfortunately, Jabber has not officially developed a PalmOS client, so here's a few promising 3rd party clients based on Jabber.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabberpalm/
The Jabber Palm project. By the looks of it, it's a solid client, and only a few notable bugs to work out.
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http://www.chatopus.com/
Chatopus. A Jabber based client for PalmOS. Offers a good amount of features and support. Last version release was 01/12/04, so those -changes- in the networks shouldn't be a problem.
I have found that faculty are generally closed minded about Open-Source software. They feel more secure if its in a box and has a phone number to call if something goes wrong.
Two Examples:
1) When I was in Grade 9, I tried to convince the Computer Administrator to shift the server over to Linux. Even after countless talks and demos, he still insisted on Windows. Screw him. I left that school the next year.
2) Next School. This one actually uses some OS software, but they are extremely selective. I've tried to convince them to use some alternatives to -certain- software products, but so far they've kept their ears shut.
Rather fortunately, they've (sort of) bribed me to keep my mouth shut, with an old P100 system and another old P233 system. Score.
Consider using Microsoft's Log Parser 2.x (2.1 Included in IIS 6.0, 2.0 availible as Download for Win2k/XP/2k3, and is only 2mb.
It doesn't output to.xls files, but it does let you run SQL like queries against log files of any format. Its availible as command line and as a series of scriptable COM objects.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx? di splaylang=en&familyid=8cde4028-e247-45be-bab9-ac85 1fc166a4
Tie Figher: I think it was a demo version. Not sure. But before playing the game, I had to view an ad for the dodge neon.
Pre-Alpha HL: If you look at some screenshots from Pre-Alpha HL at the Half-Life Nostalgia Project (http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia), you will see Coke and Fruitopia machines.
Sig - Adding \n: I want to flood the X Axis as well, you insensitive clod!
Back in the day (I was quite young, about 7 or 8), me and my 386/33 2400baud would dialup to my uncle's BBS. There were a million fun things to do there. Chat, Food Fight (a really fun game), Shareware downloads, and a whole bunch more.
Unfortunately, the day I upgraded to 14.4k was the day he shut down.
There are many international organizations out there that are dedicated to bringing telecommunications, computers, and internet access to developing countries (I belive there is one, if not many, headed by the UN). Perhaps a little googling would get some results.
There are many computer recycling programs in north america as well. Some are run by major computer companies themselves. Dell for example, will take your old computer when you buy a new one from them. I'm sure if you called them and arranged some meetings, they would consider giving you systems from their recycling efforts.
If all else fails, get them by other conventional means. Do a "Computer Drive". Setup ads in the local paper, have people set computers outside (in a box) on a certain date, and collect them with volunteers.
All Famous Player FastLane ticket booths use Windows 95. I saw one crashed to the desktop. It didn't have IE or much else installed, but I could still use the desktop.
Slashdot Mirror
Star Trek has had a good run. If you take a look at its history:
Star Trek (Original) - Good. Filled with adventure and hot Kirk on Alien action.
Star Trek TNG - Also good. Good plots and characters with a modern twist, except without the hot(?) Picard on Alien action.
Star Trek DS9 - Crap. I can summarize it in one sentense. "Lets just sit on this station and banter about Ferrengis".
Star Trek Voyager - Actually good, but could have been better. Unlike DS9, they actually had an objective. Unfortunately, the producers took one plot that -could- have been stretched over 4 episodes and condensed it into one.
Star Trek Enterprise - Dead from day one. I've found it has less of a fan base than any other trek, has yet to be put on in the afternoon (at least in Canada), and is just plain stupid.
Perhaps Star Trek should go out now with whatever dignity it has left in its name.
Booze, Booze, and more Booze.
An OS thats strong enough for a man, but PHP balanced for a woman.
Peter: Ah crap, how am I gonna get $50000 by tomorrow? ...Awkward pause, as everyone looks at Quagmire...
Quagmire: Well, you could whore yourself out to 1000 fat chicks for $50 each... or 50 REALLY fat chicks for $1000!
Quagmire: Hey. Don't look at me like that. Fat chicks need love too, they just gotta pay for it.
Cleveland: We could have a bake sale...
IE Users: Type about:mozilla into the Address bar. It gives you a blue screen (I wonder if its a threat...).
How come they can get 11KBps from Mars, but I can't get 5KBps from 17km?
In WinNT/2k/XP/2k3 - net send ip/comp_name message (cmd line, but you can probably whip up a quick front end in VB)
In Win9x/ME - Winpopup.
Sure. None of them have 3way features or whatnot, but for a small office environment, it works.
Not much to say about this. 640x480 (higher in textmode) with 16bit color. Its a great little monitor for the IBM P100 i acquired from my school.
Wouldn't a nationwide wireless system make War Drivers obsolete?
People with ADD/ADHD often have vivid and interesting thoughts, and explosive energy. Perhaps instead of heffing her up on goofballs and trying to control those thoughts and energy, give her outputs for her thoughts and energy. Consider getting her:
-A pad of paper (with a durable stainless cover and pen(cil) holder) to write out-of-nowhere ideas down, or just to draw/scribble in.
-A painting eisel, pottery wheel, or something of the likes. Artistry is an excellent output, and some kickass local artworks I've seen have been created by people with ADD/ADHD.
-Consider (Only if you have the money, and feel like taking a risk) A musical instrument. Not like the drums, but more along the lines of a clarinet or trumpet, something that takes a little effort and concentration to learn, but it would require either: A really patient instructor, or: Self-Instruction.
A quick google search for "open source palmos instant messenger" comes up with - you guessed it - Jabber. Unfortunately, Jabber has not officially developed a PalmOS client, so here's a few promising 3rd party clients based on Jabber.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabberpalm/
The Jabber Palm project. By the looks of it, it's a solid client, and only a few notable bugs to work out.
-
http://www.chatopus.com/
Chatopus. A Jabber based client for PalmOS. Offers a good amount of features and support. Last version release was 01/12/04, so those -changes- in the networks shouldn't be a problem.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61742, 00.html?tw=wn_story_related
By the looks of things, they are going so far as to identify the most active spammers, and hunt them down.
Score.
I have found that faculty are generally closed minded about Open-Source software. They feel more secure if its in a box and has a phone number to call if something goes wrong.
Two Examples:
1) When I was in Grade 9, I tried to convince the Computer Administrator to shift the server over to Linux. Even after countless talks and demos, he still insisted on Windows. Screw him. I left that school the next year.
2) Next School. This one actually uses some OS software, but they are extremely selective. I've tried to convince them to use some alternatives to -certain- software products, but so far they've kept their ears shut.
Rather fortunately, they've (sort of) bribed me to keep my mouth shut, with an old P100 system and another old P233 system. Score.
In Windows XP...
Start->Run->cmd->install ipv6
Install complete.
Success!
I Still want to see:
No PHP sticker from ThinkGeek inside? C'mon! Theres gotta be some incentive to buy it, instead of printing the online stuff.
Consider using Microsoft's Log Parser 2.x (2.1 Included in IIS 6.0, 2.0 availible as Download for Win2k/XP/2k3, and is only 2mb.
.xls files, but it does let you run SQL like queries against log files of any format. Its availible as command line and as a series of scriptable COM objects.
? di splaylang=en&familyid=8cde4028-e247-45be-bab9-ac85 1fc166a4
It doesn't output to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx
A follow up for a few of my commentators:
Tie Figher: I think it was a demo version. Not sure. But before playing the game, I had to view an ad for the dodge neon.
Pre-Alpha HL: If you look at some screenshots from Pre-Alpha HL at the Half-Life Nostalgia Project (http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia), you will see Coke and Fruitopia machines.
Sig - Adding \n: I want to flood the X Axis as well, you insensitive clod!
Tie Fighter (old game): Had an ad for the Dodge Neon in it. Yeesh.
Pre-Alpha Half-Life: Has Coke and Fruitopia machines in it.
Chocobo Racing: Advertises Chocobo's Dungeon 2 in the game script.
Tron 2.0, UT2003: Advertises nVidia.
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield: Advertises ATI ingame, advertises Alienware in the box.
The only ISP would be -Earthlink-
I want my Half-Life 2 on my mobile, you insensitive clods!
Back in the day (I was quite young, about 7 or 8), me and my 386/33 2400baud would dialup to my uncle's BBS. There were a million fun things to do there. Chat, Food Fight (a really fun game), Shareware downloads, and a whole bunch more.
Unfortunately, the day I upgraded to 14.4k was the day he shut down.
There are many international organizations out there that are dedicated to bringing telecommunications, computers, and internet access to developing countries (I belive there is one, if not many, headed by the UN). Perhaps a little googling would get some results.
There are many computer recycling programs in north america as well. Some are run by major computer companies themselves. Dell for example, will take your old computer when you buy a new one from them. I'm sure if you called them and arranged some meetings, they would consider giving you systems from their recycling efforts.
If all else fails, get them by other conventional means. Do a "Computer Drive". Setup ads in the local paper, have people set computers outside (in a box) on a certain date, and collect them with volunteers.
All Famous Player FastLane ticket booths use Windows 95. I saw one crashed to the desktop. It didn't have IE or much else installed, but I could still use the desktop.
How dare you deny those sharks the right to a warm meal? Just because its obvious doesn't justify denying them the right to a warm meal!!!