Biggest problem with the final episode...
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Voyager Eulogy
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· Score: 3
One of the biggest problems in the last episode was with some of the ideas they brought in with the last seasons.
For instance, in a number of episodes in the 29th century there is a whole part of the federation devoted to keeping the timeline from being disrupted. They have atleast 2 vessels capable of traveling through time to prevent violation of the "Temporal Prime Directive". So where were they when Admiral Janeway went on her little trip?
This episode also ruins anyone wanting to watch Star Trek 10. Do you think the most powerful warship in the fleet (this is the concept behind the movie), the Enterprise, is going to have any of these cool new weapons that Voyager now possess? I seriously doubt it. Voyager could take out 5 borg ships whle the Enterprise works on one of them...
I actually feel kind of sad that the borg are now virtually gone For anyone who hasn't seen the episode or missed it: Admiral Janeway eventually travels to the Borg home base [Unimatrix 1] and infects the borg with a virus. It completely destroys the home base and virtual cripples them. It doesn't destroy them completely, however, which leaves room for them to make a comeback. Now the federation can deal with more pressing matters, like the Romulans (Star Trek 10). Good thing they have those super advanced weapons! They can smit thier enemies now!
Its also too bad that Voyager won't become that really cool museum that Admiral Janeway told us about. The Federation is gonna rip it to shreds! Come on! Borg technology, future Federation technology, Slipstream Drive,...I think there was even something called a Delta Drive from earlier episodes.
I'd certainly have a field day.
Voyager had its ups and downs. To be honest Voyager had a really good final episode. It was very entertaining, but I think it has ruined Star Trek. At least for the future side of it.
I hope Enterprise is going to go alot better. They already taken care of the Baywatch side of things to make sure 7 of 9 finatics are happy. "Enterprise" Vulcan 2nd officer in Maxim. Funny I have never seen a Vulcan which such a big chest.
For the last few years the Mac hardware has been pretty cool...and ever since OSX, its started to look really promising for Macintosh...I hjope they don't screw it up.
I think we are seeing the end of 'upgrading' your computer.
Things are moving so fast, becoming so cheap...that by the time you want a new computer,, you might aswell just replace the whole damned thing!
Its only the true hardware junkies who spend the money to get the latest and greatest hardware every week.
I don't have the direct link for this, but in order for Intel to reach 2 Ghz they are going to have to change the Socket design again (something like Socket 473). There are not enough pins to reach 2 Ghz.
I am waiting for the intel processor that needs a separate case and a heatsink the size of my house.
Ok putting aside the fact that this thing only last 2 hours. WHat purpose does this serve? I mean sure it could be tied into the internet to report back temperature and weather of certain areas...but we already have that in watches without operating systems (to the capacity of Linux)....and they last years.
I think thatthe fact that we're throughing internet connectivity into everything is just bringing us one step closer to unifiying everything.
Watches, Phones and PDAs will all merge into one powerful little unit.
I think that at 28.8 you shouldn't expect a hell of alot. Your sitting on the very trailing edge there. But even at 56K, I agree, it is hard to do some serious online gaming. Even with those that support it. But the modems and games are the whole probelm. Alot has to do with the ISP. If your ping rate is too low, then you can be fragged in a game before you it.
We'll miss you guys there. Last year we had a blast as the Slashdot booth, and especially the Slashdot party at the China Club. Hope to see tons of the Slashdot community at Linux World!
You'll know me, I'll be the only one wearing sun glasses in doors and my associate will prolly be wearing his (tinted yellow) aswell.
...but operating systems are just not a viable product, especially open-source operating systems with no killer app.
I went to one of the product launch seminars for Corel Linux where they demoed the product. This distro actually has alot of appeal, but just to a different market. Its geared to those who don't know alot about Linux, who are just coming off of Windows. Problem is that its to early for people to start switching.
Linux is still, very much, an operating system for expert computer users. And the lack of ports for the most popular apps and games aren't helping much either.
The initial setup of this distro of Linux is done in less than 2-3 steps, not even requiring a root password. The applications have been redesigned for more userfriendlyness and the console portion of the distro has almost been completely removed.
This is not nessecarily a bad thing, though I would assume that most Linux users would disagree. But you have to admit that not everyone can use Linux in its true form, those of us working in tech support would have to agree on that.
In my opinion, Corel Linux is ahead of its time. It was, and is, a nice idea, but the world isn't ready for it. Perhaps one day it will be looked on as a starting point that gives Linux an edge in the market, or perhaps it will become the punch line to some cruel jokes.
I find that sun glasses in general work pretty good. Yellow lenses seem to help the most.
Frames Direct
That link has some glasses that wrap around the head...which I find helpful.
I have also seen contact lens that are photosensitive...I will probably be picking up a pair myself soon. Anything with POLARIZATION would be good.
Like other people have mentioned. Most price ranges for younger people are between $30-$40.
The only thing I could think of were items I listed for a 16y old girl who posted a similar message:
> Tornado Lamp or something else from here (You
>may be able to find something at your local
>store that is similar)
>T-Shirts featuring some geek slogans or high
>tech company logos, Linux shirts...etc.
>I find hardware is really expansive, so stay >out of that department. Try visiting a store >like an "It" store. If it looks cool and not >cheesy, they he'll prolly like it.
I find hardware is really expansive, so stay out of that department. Try visiting a store like an "It" store. If it looks cool and not cheesy, they he'll prolly like it.
I was kind of hoping to find something on the list that wasn't too expensive. But I guess that all Geeks stuff costs a pretty penny. Are there any cheap geek toys out there? (I don't mean 100 floppies for 15 bucks either):P
I currently own a Toshiba 4340. For all intent and purposes it is a leading edge Labtop. It has a 650 PIII with 128MB RAM and a 6X DVD Player. Its only problem is that it has a S3 Virge 8MB Video Card (64bit).
I looked for a labtop with a more powerful video card but unfortunately there are none to be found. 8MB is the max amount of memory you can get in a mobile video card. Some feature 128bit instead of 64bit, like on my card, but that is basically the most you can get for a mobile system.
Depending on what your viewing (AVIs, MPEGs, DVDs), it occasionally freezes for a 1/3-1/2 a second. So far I have not had a problem with games, but I hope that they can put more RAM into a mobile system.
(And then find some way to upgrade mine:) )
Not at this time. The one in the ThinkNIC is a port that they did. Because we have no idea what they did to it, we can't release it as our own or recommend it to other Linux users.
ThinkNIC ported thier version to Linux somehow. The programmers who designed NetZero don't see much of a market in supporting Linux versions (for some odd reason). They are more interested in getting a Mac version out (and no, I don't know when).
Thought I think the reason for not getting a Linux distribution out might be that they are not too familiar with Linux, or that we would all have to re trained on Linux to support it.
Thought a few people should hear from someone actually supporting these things. My company was contracted out to do the internet technical support on this product. Although I don't know much about the internal electronics of the NIC, what I can tell you may be of some help if you plan on pursuing this project.
The Processor is a Cyrix 266 with a single pc100 64meg ram stick. It is running using a bootable Linux CD. Included on the CD is Netscape 4.73, vncviewer, Winframe client, a few games, etc.. It has support for an internet provider (also supported by us)called NetZero (free internet access), but it also has support for paid ISPs. It simply boots, when you turn it on, loads X and eventually Netscape (which, through a webpage, gives you connection options).
There is no way to change settings for the operating system in any way. Other than adding connection information and bookmarks, etc. It only has 4MB of Flash RAM to store the information into it.
Because it is using Linux all the hardware should run on any distribution of Linux, but the hardware is of the cheapest quality possible. Having said that, from the 3 demo models that were sent to us I can definately say that the case is nothing special, looks like something that came out of the late 80s. And after 3 hours they overheat and have to be turned off. Extra cooling may be needed if you plan to run it 24/7. It also does not have a floppy drive, for those of us, like myself, still needing one occasionally.
It has a premotional price of $199 ($329 with the monitor).
Personally, I am waiting until the Web Tablet, from Qubit, comes out.
Weights only 2.5 lbs.
Active matrix 781x600 touch screen
Roams up to 200 feet from base transmitter
802.11B RF connectivity
Includes an onscreen keyboard and wireless keyboard
I am glad to see that the computer terms have really gone to hell. Lower End used to mean that you owned a PC that could still run all the programs, just at a slower rate. My 400Mhz K6-2 could run anything...-well besides high rendering programs-...that I want.
I consider Lower End systems to be Celeron 333s..early generation PIIs. Stuff that is really getting on in the years. Not sh*t that was released a few months back.
Just cause we had (still have) a processor war for Mhz does not mean the older hardware is obselete. Programs can barely keep up, and I hope it stays that way.
It used to be that your PC is obselete after a few years...now its obselete as soon as you fork over the money.
You could say that this is all AMDs fault. If it wasn't for the K7, the processor wars would not have happened and Intel would probably have just been releasing new PIII-550s or something right about now. There would be more of a balance. But then again, AMD processors kick ass and have forced Intel to realize that their little monopoly is over.
All they really have going for them right now is mobile and dual processor systems.
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One of the biggest problems in the last episode was with some of the ideas they brought in with the last seasons.
...
For instance, in a number of episodes in the 29th century there is a whole part of the federation devoted to keeping the timeline from being disrupted. They have atleast 2 vessels capable of traveling through time to prevent violation of the "Temporal Prime Directive". So where were they when Admiral Janeway went on her little trip?
This episode also ruins anyone wanting to watch Star Trek 10. Do you think the most powerful warship in the fleet (this is the concept behind the movie), the Enterprise, is going to have any of these cool new weapons that Voyager now possess? I seriously doubt it. Voyager could take out 5 borg ships whle the Enterprise works on one of them
I actually feel kind of sad that the borg are now virtually gone
For anyone who hasn't seen the episode or missed it: Admiral Janeway eventually travels to the Borg home base [Unimatrix 1] and infects the borg with a virus. It completely destroys the home base and virtual cripples them. It doesn't destroy them completely, however, which leaves room for them to make a comeback.
Now the federation can deal with more pressing matters, like the Romulans (Star Trek 10). Good thing they have those super advanced weapons! They can smit thier enemies now!
Its also too bad that Voyager won't become that really cool museum that Admiral Janeway told us about. The Federation is gonna rip it to shreds! Come on! Borg technology, future Federation technology, Slipstream Drive,...I think there was even something called a Delta Drive from earlier episodes.
I'd certainly have a field day.
Voyager had its ups and downs. To be honest Voyager had a really good final episode. It was very entertaining, but I think it has ruined Star Trek. At least for the future side of it.
I hope Enterprise is going to go alot better. They already taken care of the Baywatch side of things to make sure 7 of 9 finatics are happy. "Enterprise" Vulcan 2nd officer in Maxim. Funny I have never seen a Vulcan which such a big chest.
For the last few years the Mac hardware has been pretty cool...and ever since OSX, its started to look really promising for Macintosh...I hjope they don't screw it up.
I think we are seeing the end of 'upgrading' your computer.
Things are moving so fast, becoming so cheap...that by the time you want a new computer,, you might aswell just replace the whole damned thing!
Its only the true hardware junkies who spend the money to get the latest and greatest hardware every week.
I don't have the direct link for this, but in order for Intel to reach 2 Ghz they are going to have to change the Socket design again (something like Socket 473). There are not enough pins to reach 2 Ghz. I am waiting for the intel processor that needs a separate case and a heatsink the size of my house.
Ok putting aside the fact that this thing only last 2 hours. WHat purpose does this serve? I mean sure it could be tied into the internet to report back temperature and weather of certain areas...but we already have that in watches without operating systems (to the capacity of Linux)....and they last years.
I think thatthe fact that we're throughing internet connectivity into everything is just bringing us one step closer to unifiying everything.
Watches, Phones and PDAs will all merge into one powerful little unit.
I think that at 28.8 you shouldn't expect a hell of alot. Your sitting on the very trailing edge there. But even at 56K, I agree, it is hard to do some serious online gaming. Even with those that support it. But the modems and games are the whole probelm. Alot has to do with the ISP. If your ping rate is too low, then you can be fragged in a game before you it.
This is the question:
"Who among us is the current Karma Whore King, and what is their score?"
And this was the answer:
I am currently at level 50
Where did I say I was the highest? I am the highest now that one can achieve, but I didn't say I am the highest ever.
Is a crack dealer really responsible if someone overdoses and dies on the stuff they sell a person?
Is a restaurant owner really liable if someone gets food poisoning from the food that they serve?
I think I made my point.
Is there a maximum amount of karma one can earn?
The Max Karma one can achieve is 50. I emailed Cmdr Taco about that a few months back.
Who among us is the current Karma Whore King, and what is their score?
I am currently at level 50.
Is there a cutoff level where you auto-post at 3 or above?
As it stands my current posting only auto score 2.
We'll miss you guys there. Last year we had a blast as the Slashdot booth, and especially the Slashdot party at the China Club. Hope to see tons of the Slashdot community at Linux World! You'll know me, I'll be the only one wearing sun glasses in doors and my associate will prolly be wearing his (tinted yellow) aswell.
...but operating systems are just not a viable product, especially open-source operating systems with no killer app.
I went to one of the product launch seminars for Corel Linux where they demoed the product. This distro actually has alot of appeal, but just to a different market. Its geared to those who don't know alot about Linux, who are just coming off of Windows. Problem is that its to early for people to start switching.
Linux is still, very much, an operating system for expert computer users. And the lack of ports for the most popular apps and games aren't helping much either.
The initial setup of this distro of Linux is done in less than 2-3 steps, not even requiring a root password. The applications have been redesigned for more userfriendlyness and the console portion of the distro has almost been completely removed.
This is not nessecarily a bad thing, though I would assume that most Linux users would disagree. But you have to admit that not everyone can use Linux in its true form, those of us working in tech support would have to agree on that.
In my opinion, Corel Linux is ahead of its time. It was, and is, a nice idea, but the world isn't ready for it. Perhaps one day it will be looked on as a starting point that gives Linux an edge in the market, or perhaps it will become the punch line to some cruel jokes.
I hope Kurt appriciated the ascii porn I sent him the other day...some really good pictures. Its my favorite assignment.
I find that sun glasses in general work pretty good. Yellow lenses seem to help the most.
Frames Direct
That link has some glasses that wrap around the head...which I find helpful. I have also seen contact lens that are photosensitive...I will probably be picking up a pair myself soon. Anything with POLARIZATION would be good.
Like other people have mentioned. Most price ranges for younger people are between $30-$40.
The only thing I could think of were items I listed for a 16y old girl who posted a similar message:
> Tornado Lamp or something else from here (You
>may be able to find something at your local
>store that is similar)
>T-Shirts featuring some geek slogans or high
>tech company logos, Linux shirts...etc.
> Black Lights are cool
>I find hardware is really expansive, so stay
>out of that department. Try visiting a store
>like an "It" store. If it looks cool and not
>cheesy, they he'll prolly like it.
Off the top of my head, you could try these:
Tornado Lamp or something else from here (You may be able to find something at your local store that is similar)
T-Shirts featuring some geek slogans or high tech company logos, Linux shirts...etc.
Black Lights are cool
I find hardware is really expansive, so stay out of that department. Try visiting a store like an "It" store. If it looks cool and not cheesy, they he'll prolly like it.
I was kind of hoping to find something on the list that wasn't too expensive. But I guess that all Geeks stuff costs a pretty penny. Are there any cheap geek toys out there? (I don't mean 100 floppies for 15 bucks either) :P
No sh*t...but the enemy in that movie was called V'Ger (I beleive that was the correct spelling)
The 'oya' from Voyager was burned off.
Kind of like printing a test page...I would imagine
I think you mean Voyager 6...not Pioneer 6.
I currently own a Toshiba 4340. For all intent and purposes it is a leading edge Labtop. It has a 650 PIII with 128MB RAM and a 6X DVD Player. Its only problem is that it has a S3 Virge 8MB Video Card (64bit). I looked for a labtop with a more powerful video card but unfortunately there are none to be found. 8MB is the max amount of memory you can get in a mobile video card. Some feature 128bit instead of 64bit, like on my card, but that is basically the most you can get for a mobile system. Depending on what your viewing (AVIs, MPEGs, DVDs), it occasionally freezes for a 1/3-1/2 a second. So far I have not had a problem with games, but I hope that they can put more RAM into a mobile system. (And then find some way to upgrade mine :) )
Not at this time. The one in the ThinkNIC is a port that they did. Because we have no idea what they did to it, we can't release it as our own or recommend it to other Linux users.
ThinkNIC ported thier version to Linux somehow. The programmers who designed NetZero don't see much of a market in supporting Linux versions (for some odd reason). They are more interested in getting a Mac version out (and no, I don't know when).
Thought I think the reason for not getting a Linux distribution out might be that they are not too familiar with Linux, or that we would all have to re trained on Linux to support it.
Thought a few people should hear from someone actually supporting these things. My company was contracted out to do the internet technical support on this product. Although I don't know much about the internal electronics of the NIC, what I can tell you may be of some help if you plan on pursuing this project.
The Processor is a Cyrix 266 with a single pc100 64meg ram stick. It is running using a bootable Linux CD. Included on the CD is Netscape 4.73, vncviewer, Winframe client, a few games, etc.. It has support for an internet provider (also supported by us)called NetZero (free internet access), but it also has support for paid ISPs. It simply boots, when you turn it on, loads X and eventually Netscape (which, through a webpage, gives you connection options).
There is no way to change settings for the operating system in any way. Other than adding connection information and bookmarks, etc. It only has 4MB of Flash RAM to store the information into it.
Because it is using Linux all the hardware should run on any distribution of Linux, but the hardware is of the cheapest quality possible. Having said that, from the 3 demo models that were sent to us I can definately say that the case is nothing special, looks like something that came out of the late 80s. And after 3 hours they overheat and have to be turned off. Extra cooling may be needed if you plan to run it 24/7. It also does not have a floppy drive, for those of us, like myself, still needing one occasionally.
It has a premotional price of $199 ($329 with the monitor).
Personally, I am waiting until the Web Tablet, from Qubit, comes out.
Weights only 2.5 lbs.
Active matrix 781x600 touch screen
Roams up to 200 feet from base transmitter
802.11B RF connectivity
Includes an onscreen keyboard and wireless keyboard
I am glad to see that the computer terms have really gone to hell. Lower End used to mean that you owned a PC that could still run all the programs, just at a slower rate. My 400Mhz K6-2 could run anything...-well besides high rendering programs-...that I want.
I consider Lower End systems to be Celeron 333s..early generation PIIs. Stuff that is really getting on in the years. Not sh*t that was released a few months back.
Just cause we had (still have) a processor war for Mhz does not mean the older hardware is obselete. Programs can barely keep up, and I hope it stays that way.
It used to be that your PC is obselete after a few years...now its obselete as soon as you fork over the money.
You could say that this is all AMDs fault. If it wasn't for the K7, the processor wars would not have happened and Intel would probably have just been releasing new PIII-550s or something right about now. There would be more of a balance. But then again, AMD processors kick ass and have forced Intel to realize that their little monopoly is over.
All they really have going for them right now is mobile and dual processor systems.
Here is a picture of the thing assemled and working, made by Future Horizons in the Anti-grav section
Here is the info on it, here