graphics don't look that great (some choppy animation), but well more than adequate.
also, looks like a lot of LOTR-inspired shots in there, which is a Good Thing imo. (horse vs 'wargs', horse vs. 'nazgul', appearance of undead, giant spider chase)
while it is true that computers always get better so waiting on the next thing can seem stupid, it would not be wise to buy right before a new product release or refresh.
if something new is about to hit the shelves you should wait a bit to see because even if you don't buy it you'll at least get a discount on the stuff you were just about to buy anyway.
just in the last few months there have been cases of Apple refeshing (new Powerbooks, iPod minis and iPod photos) and discounting (iBooks).
>This is probably good because artists, bless their hearts, will no longer have filler songs. All songs they sell will have to justify their worth on an individual basis.
if you find too many songs are 'filler', that's a hint you're listening to shit musicians, not that the concept of an album is dying.
why shouldn't laws about information be enforced just because the 'magic' phrase "on the internet" is tacked on the end?
so you don't want employee/NDA contracts enforced because a blog post was involved. what's next? in the future will all espionage be conducted through unaccountable blog postings?
post office might be to prevent allegations of trespass if a guy walks up your path to post a letter.
or might just be a law from ages ago. AFAIK there is/was a law that stated that only 'Royal mail' post vans can go through red lights - because the post they carry is the property of the Queen during transit and may not be impeded. or something like that - mad stuff from the past. disclaimer: or it could just be BS of course.
>I run three separate programs (AdAware, SpyBot, and a webroot program) to keep that stuff off of my computer.
I just run OSX.[/smug]
actually I stopped using malware finders on my Windows machine since I have it pretty much locked down in terms of installed software and functionality.
I said only the firegl has proper linux support. this is true. I'm not talking about hacked drivers released once or twice a year for out of date versions of X. I'm talking about support written on the card box and backed up with full customer service.
there was an article in New Scientist about the solar tower months ago. they talked about the possibility of using it as an actual greenhouse too. the main problem was thought to be keeping it clean.
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graphics don't look that great (some choppy animation), but well more than adequate.
also, looks like a lot of LOTR-inspired shots in there, which is a Good Thing imo. (horse vs 'wargs', horse vs. 'nazgul', appearance of undead, giant spider chase)
definitely looks interesting.
it's not marketing, it's just what hardware fans do.
it's been happening with graphics card drivers for ages.
while it is true that computers always get better so waiting on the next thing can seem stupid, it would not be wise to buy right before a new product release or refresh.
if something new is about to hit the shelves you should wait a bit to see because even if you don't buy it you'll at least get a discount on the stuff you were just about to buy anyway.
just in the last few months there have been cases of Apple refeshing (new Powerbooks, iPod minis and iPod photos) and discounting (iBooks).
yes. 'chart' music is not produced by 'artists', it's mostly just crap.
consider Window's - popular != good.
listen to some decent bands and you won't have to worry about filler.
>This is probably good because artists, bless their hearts, will no longer have filler songs. All songs they sell will have to justify their worth on an individual basis.
if you find too many songs are 'filler', that's a hint you're listening to shit musicians, not that the concept of an album is dying.
exactly, I'd pay extra for it to NOT have a display and to be designed for easy use. the ipod shuffle is genius imo.
it's like a game of limbo to the 'editors'
just imagine how much higher up it'd be if it ran a real operating system!
why, because they enforce their contracts?
why shouldn't laws about information be enforced just because the 'magic' phrase "on the internet" is tacked on the end?
so you don't want employee/NDA contracts enforced because a blog post was involved. what's next? in the future will all espionage be conducted through unaccountable blog postings?
>It scares me a lot as it could easily be abused to restrict free speach online.
you can have it back when you learn to spell it*.
*and the answer isn't "I-T"
post office might be to prevent allegations of trespass if a guy walks up your path to post a letter.
or might just be a law from ages ago. AFAIK there is/was a law that stated that only 'Royal mail' post vans can go through red lights - because the post they carry is the property of the Queen during transit and may not be impeded. or something like that - mad stuff from the past. disclaimer: or it could just be BS of course.
I paid a tax on all my computer stuff. it's called VAT.
this isn't like TVs where you pay a license to receive BBC etc. the government gives me fuck all wrt computing.
so unless they're about to implement free wifi throughout the country they can fuck right off.
society as a whole benefits from increasing access to information.
Haven't read the article, but the BBC is one of the few things that makes me proud to be British.
I don't have much hope that they won't fuck it up.
you forgot
H: "...in Japan!"
re:signs
it'd be fine if they've been using "eq 0" and "ne 0" as tests.
LiveDVDs are here, at least from SUSE
>I run three separate programs (AdAware, SpyBot, and a webroot program) to keep that stuff off of my computer.
I just run OSX.[/smug]
actually I stopped using malware finders on my Windows machine since I have it pretty much locked down in terms of installed software and functionality.
>The last statistic I saw said that there are about 400 people in the United States who make a living writing books.
it's quite depressing what this says about modern culture.
fark may not have dupes but it's offset by having about a million ads per page
/. makes money from dupes (more page views, more adverts). for that reason the system will never be fixed despite how trivial it would be to do so.
(-1, Troll) to you too.
I said only the firegl has proper linux support. this is true. I'm not talking about hacked drivers released once or twice a year for out of date versions of X. I'm talking about support written on the card box and backed up with full customer service.
the 'meter' isn't a unit. perhaps you're thinking of 'metre'?
they take an OpenGL workstation card, the only type of ATI card with proper linux support, and benchmark it on XP SP2?
there was an article in New Scientist about the solar tower months ago. they talked about the possibility of using it as an actual greenhouse too. the main problem was thought to be keeping it clean.