Slashdot Mirror


User: Gyan

Gyan's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
268
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 268

  1. Re:Adobe? Apple? on Alias In Acquisition Talks With Private Equity Firm · · Score: 1


    My source is that "SGI's interest in selling was motivated by Alias's user base's shift away from SGI hardware"

  2. Two things on Alias In Acquisition Talks With Private Equity Firm · · Score: 1

    I, for one, hope that SGI holds onto Alias, as in its current state it is arguably the best 3D modelling and animation suite available

    First, the write-up meant Maya. Alias is the company. Back in the days, some people referred to PA as Alias.

    Second, Hello!!!! Softimage XSI?????

  3. Re:Dammit. on Mozilla Firebird gets .8 Release, and New Name · · Score: 4, Funny


    The permanent cname change should be to "The Browser Formerly Known as Something Else".

  4. Re:So when one looks *reeeeally* close... on A Microbe's-Eye View of Beer · · Score: 3, Interesting


    No. When you looks really close, everything looks like it does on acid.

  5. Re:Are we forgetting about something... on Wolfram's New Kind of Science Now Online · · Score: 4, Informative


    I'm not sure how much has been updated, but Wolfram simply purchased Eric Weisstein's collection pf "Treasure Trove" sites and renamed as [subject]World.

  6. Re:Dept. of Entertainment facility on Fermi Lab Compromised by Pirate · · Score: 1

    The Fermi lab is located online at fnac.GOV

  7. Dept. of Entertainment facility on Fermi Lab Compromised by Pirate · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The kid could have picked a less prominent host to save money on a hard drive.

    Given that he probably did it for the self-boast rather than space, he should be roasted.

  8. Re:Encyclopedia incomplete? on Wikipedia Reaches 200,000 Articles · · Score: 2, Funny

    umm, Wikipedia intends to be "accurate".

  9. Sucks on DNS Root Servers Outside US Surpass Those Inside · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wanted to read the article, but my browser can't resolve the host.

  10. Re:I didn't think it was so bad until I read this. on Columbia's Final Minutes in Detail · · Score: 1, Insightful

    But they probably *died* quickly.

  11. Yeah, right on Apple and Pepsi Ad Sports RIAA Targets · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mitch Bainwol, RIAA chairman says ",Legal downloading is great because fans are supporting the future of creative work in America."

    We need to have a 'present' first.

  12. Re:What?? on 'Just Sleep On It' Solves Tricky Problems? · · Score: 1

    Why do you think I knew what I typed? :-)

  13. What?? on 'Just Sleep On It' Solves Tricky Problems? · · Score: 1

    The only thing your subconcious has going for it is that it doesn't have to process the terrabytes of data that the outside world hurls at your concious every second.

    Your subconscious filters out excess data, so that your consciousness doesn't get overloaded. Raphe Nuclei and the Locus Coerulus in particular.

  14. Too thorough comparision on Are Geeks in Saudi Arabia Just Like Us? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Roblimo concludes that under the robes, Saudi geeks are much like geeks everywhere

    What's that exactly supposed to mean?

  15. Re:As a professor.... on Student Fights University Over Plagiarism-Detector · · Score: 1


    You can still sell your essay to whomever. The service isn't making money off your essay per se. All the essays are used aggregately. If the service doesn't allow you to view a paper at random, but only if the paper happens to be the original source, I don't see any loss of potential revenue to the original writer.

  16. Re:Don't Forget To Include Winamp! on Rewrites Considered Harmful? · · Score: 1

    I replied to TwistedSquare, not you.

  17. Re:Don't Forget To Include Winamp! on Rewrites Considered Harmful? · · Score: 1

    Umm, what you're actually saying is that you didn't have a need for the new features in Winamp 3.

  18. Re:Not a disease on Neural Feedback Training as Therapy for ADHD? · · Score: 1

    Maybe this guy should do what his daughter thinks is best, instead of some guy preaching "fuck the system" on slashdot.

    His daughter's 6 years old.

  19. Re:Medical Marijuana on Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? · · Score: 1

    Try again!

    Medical marijuana is smoked.

    Marinol (synthetic THC) isn't.

    Marijuana is the bud of the plant cannabis sativa.

  20. IRiver on MP3 Winners and Losers for 2003 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The iHp-120 is a winner too and it plays Ogg.

  21. Re:Medical Marijuana on Best Way To Beat A Caffeine Addiction? · · Score: 1

    What does 'medical marijuana' mean? Is it pot grown by conservatives?

  22. Re:Hah. on No More Leap Second? · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You mean the annual "birth second". They'll still have the birth day.

  23. Why do geeks try to increase CPU speeds? on Pushing P4 to 5.25GHz with Liquid Nitrogen · · Score: 1

    Because it's not there.

  24. Another ad America won't see on 10 Ads The US Won't See · · Score: 5, Funny

    NOT safe for work...

    Hand-rolled cigars (MPG)

  25. Re:it was a joke on Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads · · Score: 2, Informative

    of course bollywood makes lots of different movies

    I wish they did. It's ridiculous to say Bollywood has only 1 plot. Maybe, a second one accidently gets in here and there. (j/k)

    Seriously, Bollywood movies suffer being built from a very limited number of templates. That's true in Hollywood only for those family feel-good goofy comedies and mindless action movies (but not ALL action movies suffer from this). Bollywood also suffers from ridiculous melodrama and absurd plot contrivances. Again, this problem in Hollywood is primarily limited to the categories I mentioned above.

    The parent mentioned Monsoon Wedding. That isn't a Bollywood movie. It is refreshingly different from a Bollywood movie. Devdas is based on a noted novel and is completely botched up. The story concerns an alcoholic of rich pedigree who dotes on a childhood friend who is from a poor family. Except in the usual absurd style, their home is 5 times bigger and lavisher than a decent-sized suburban home here The acting is soap-style. All I'll say is that Lagaan is indeed a standout.