I've twice had success with rescuing a CDROM drive that has had a cd explode inside it. The first time, I was a dumb high schooler with my brand new computer in my room, and nowhere to put it. I put it on the head of my bed, precariously balanced (it had shelves, so it was about 10 inches deep). I got mad during a game of descent, somehow bounced wrong on my bed, and my computer fell. The CDROM smashed in to pea-sized pieces, and went all over inside the drive. I opened it up, shook it out, and removed any other pieces that were stuck. When I reassembled it, it was better.
The second time was earlier this year, a friend's son was on the computer, and the drive recieved a sharp blow while the cd was spinning. The pieces went inside. His son didn't tell him anything, so he called me up wondering why his drive door wouldn't close half the time, and wouldn't read cds when it did. I took that apart, blew compressed air through it, and it worked.
My girlfriend dropped her Nokia phone (3390 IIRC) in the toilet, let it dry, and it worked great. It got better reception than before. She still got a new one from the phone company. She thought it was gross.
Does the license sepcify how the source must be distributed? I mean, they have to supply it, but what if they printed it out on paper. It may cost them more, but it is effectively stopping the redistribution.
Umm... I use mine for quickly typing in IP addresses. If only there was a colon on the numpad, for port use. To clarify: A button that types the character called a colon, not an actual colon...
publishing this information via p2p so it cannot be "targeted" and shut down.
The disadvantage to this would be a overwhelming flow of disinformation, and a general lack of credibility, as you could not judge the accuracy of the information in a P2P environment, in the same way that any current information in a P2P environment is not always what it seems...
Yes, but most people don't get all hung up when you give them a generic tissue or bandage, instead of the brand name. They see that they serve the same purpose, and that they work the same way. I have had people ask me to help them get on the "regular" Internet, when I start up Firefox for them. (similar questions are asked when someone wants to use my Linux machine). I think that the term "Internet Explorer," though technically accurate, is misleading to some. They assume that since it has that name, it is the only way to explore the Internet. I'm not saying that MS should change the browser's name, I'm just saying why I think people don't realize that there are other browsers.
Nah, all you would need to do is stick the timekeeper in the spacecraft. In fact, I'll be that timekeeper, not that I'd run off with the spacecraft or anything...
You might look pretty stupid, if the question was something like: "What is the official flower of Bangladesh?" I don't know how you could mess up a decimal point on that one...
OK, hah hah. But I've got a Win2K server sitting next to me that has not been booted in a couple of months, and has never BSOD'd.
Hmm... I didn't think that a computer would blue screen if you never booted it. I would think you would at least need to get to the bootloader before that occurs. Maybe I'll try leaving off the windows machines I come across, just so they won't BSOD!
This is probably the worst case of outsourcing I have ever heard of. I thought losing my job to someone of another country was bad, but losing my job to a dead person? That's just wrong!
I know my family may be a little out of the ordinary, but of the 6 computers in our house, 4 are used primarily for gaming, 1 as a server, and 1 for the lady of the house to check e-mail.
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Well, if you drop 20 $100 bills, it won't even dent it, but I bet it would have a lot of dead pixels if you dropped $2000 in pennies on it.
Let's see, a penny weighs ~2.5 grams * 20000 = 50000 grams, converted by google to 110.231131 pounds. Yeah, that would do a bit of damage!
Three words: Bowling and Golf.
I've twice had success with rescuing a CDROM drive that has had a cd explode inside it. The first time, I was a dumb high schooler with my brand new computer in my room, and nowhere to put it. I put it on the head of my bed, precariously balanced (it had shelves, so it was about 10 inches deep). I got mad during a game of descent, somehow bounced wrong on my bed, and my computer fell. The CDROM smashed in to pea-sized pieces, and went all over inside the drive. I opened it up, shook it out, and removed any other pieces that were stuck. When I reassembled it, it was better.
The second time was earlier this year, a friend's son was on the computer, and the drive recieved a sharp blow while the cd was spinning. The pieces went inside. His son didn't tell him anything, so he called me up wondering why his drive door wouldn't close half the time, and wouldn't read cds when it did. I took that apart, blew compressed air through it, and it worked.
My girlfriend dropped her Nokia phone (3390 IIRC) in the toilet, let it dry, and it worked great. It got better reception than before. She still got a new one from the phone company. She thought it was gross.
Does the license sepcify how the source must be distributed? I mean, they have to supply it, but what if they printed it out on paper. It may cost them more, but it is effectively stopping the redistribution.
That link has a small typo, as it refers to the Paula Jones Trial as the Paul Jones trial. Perhaps this shows Clinton's opinion on gay relationships?
Unless you happen to be a bull... (Think about it)
Umm... I use mine for quickly typing in IP addresses. If only there was a colon on the numpad, for port use. To clarify: A button that types the character called a colon, not an actual colon...
The disadvantage to this would be a overwhelming flow of disinformation, and a general lack of credibility, as you could not judge the accuracy of the information in a P2P environment, in the same way that any current information in a P2P environment is not always what it seems...
Yes, but most people don't get all hung up when you give them a generic tissue or bandage, instead of the brand name. They see that they serve the same purpose, and that they work the same way. I have had people ask me to help them get on the "regular" Internet, when I start up Firefox for them. (similar questions are asked when someone wants to use my Linux machine). I think that the term "Internet Explorer," though technically accurate, is misleading to some. They assume that since it has that name, it is the only way to explore the Internet. I'm not saying that MS should change the browser's name, I'm just saying why I think people don't realize that there are other browsers.
Nah, all you would need to do is stick the timekeeper in the spacecraft. In fact, I'll be that timekeeper, not that I'd run off with the spacecraft or anything...
You might look pretty stupid, if the question was something like: "What is the official flower of Bangladesh?" I don't know how you could mess up a decimal point on that one...
I'm glad I use AOL on Windows ME!
If I actually did, I think I would puke...
Hmm... I didn't think that a computer would blue screen if you never booted it. I would think you would at least need to get to the bootloader before that occurs. Maybe I'll try leaving off the windows machines I come across, just so they won't BSOD!
Oh, you mean rebooted!
The triangle is the universal sign of homosexuality. Since PS2's like other PS2's, they are homosexual...
Really, I think that it is because one of the buttons on a ps2 controller is a triangle.
This is probably the worst case of outsourcing I have ever heard of. I thought losing my job to someone of another country was bad, but losing my job to a dead person? That's just wrong!
So, you stole a bottle of water with DNA's DNA?
What I want to know is why all these CD's get to number one, when they sound like number two?
I thought that's what this discussion was about. The record companies and their weapons of mass distortion...
not if you spelled it out, like backslashdot.com
Why bother with usb? Just use the latest P4 (or Athlon, I'm not biased) to heat up the room you are in.
I know my family may be a little out of the ordinary, but of the 6 computers in our house, 4 are used primarily for gaming, 1 as a server, and 1 for the lady of the house to check e-mail.
No, you're thinking in terms of time, I'm thinking in terms of distance.
The fact that it includes a water buffalo?
It's a joke, I'm practically Canadian myself, being Minnesotan and all...