The AMD K5, K6, K6-II, and K6-III were all decent chips, but were nothing more than the "bargain" chip.
Eh, as I recall, I had a K6-III 400 MHz that was better than comparable Pentiums of the time, except in floating-point operations. And the 3DNow! stuff would really give it a kick. Pity, no one cared.
But also, lest you forget, remember that OS X, of course is based on Unix [apple.com] itself (FreeBSD). (Does that in any way qualify OS X for a "Linux distro"?).
No, BSD is a blessed version of the old school source, Linux is a clean re-implementation. They're both good, but OS X definitely ain't a Linux distro.
As a Mac user, I guess I'm supposed to be foaming at the mouth now, extolling the virtues of OS X, and denigrating the virtues of Linux. However, I won't. I don't care about Apple's market share, as long as OS X (and its requisite hardware) is available to me. I will gladly pay the price. Long live the king!
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hey those silent tracks are so cool...to play them dosen't even require a sound card!
Nine pounds? That's no beast. This here is a beast! And I thought it was so cool when my dad brought it home... Of course, this is what I use these days.
I use the Mac OS X version, so I don't get to see this, but a friend showed me his Windows version and you could not only see who was connected, but what their bandwidth use was too.
If you want a client with more features (as above) check out Azureus. It's written in Java, and it works really well for OS X. The vanilla BitTorrent client is also fine, but lacks important options like setting bandwidth caps, seeding ratios, etc.
Yup, the amiga would automatically load the 'disk-validator' executable from a floppy when it was inserted. Some pesky viruses took advantage of this mechanism too
Yeah, the only virus I ever saw on a Mac was called something like "Auto-Insert Worm," which I found on a Mac-formatted Zip disk. Oh, but there was also that viral Quark Xtension called "Pasteboard XT."
wonder if a band would be willing to pre-RIP their songs into MP3s or AAC or whatever format directly onto their CDs for personal use...
Seems superfluous, since it's not exactly difficult for listeners to make their own MP3s and AACs. Of course, some bands include "enhanced" content on their CDs (translation: DRMed Windows Media files).
Well worth the nominal cost (3 bucks, IIRC) at registration time.
I just registered a domain at Godaddy. The price of the "domains by proxy" option was $9 per annum, which is more than the actual domain registration itself.
They should have asked which formatS would accomplish the task. In other words, why not WM for the hordes and Ogg/Shoutcast/OtherFreePackage for others? As the man said, "it don't cost nuthin'."
The logical answer to this question (multi vs. single format) is that: (a) it takes a certain amount of time and expense to implement even an open source solution; (b) the listenership using Windows far outweighs those of us using "something else" (me = OS X).
Again, it may not be right in the broader sense for Car Talk to acquiesce to Microsoft's monopoly position (in this case in the realm of media players). However, the simple reality of the situation is that they are broadcasters first, not OSS patrons.
Here's the main reason they likely decided to use Windows Media instead of "free" alternatives or Quicktime: The people at Car Talk want to make it easy for their listeners to tune in. They know that the majority of PCs in the world already have the Windows Media Player sitting there on the desktop waiting to be clicked, or the plugin already tied to Internet Explorer.
The transition will therefore be as seamless as possible for the listeners -- a simple matter of "click here" and the program will play. No messing around with downloading new clients, configuring, or what have you.
Whether you (open source booster) think this is right or wrong is another matter entirely.
Nice explanation. As I don't bet, I didn't know about getting "sided" or "middled," but logically it makes sense (insofar that I can figure it out). Thanks!
P.S. I just saw a headline about the bookies in Boston getting hammered with Pats bets. I didn't read the story, but it makes me wonder if the local guys in New England would have to move their line in this situation.
but I still trust the predictions from Vegas much more.
Problem with this is that when Vegas sets the line, they're not so much predicting the outcome of the game as they are predicting the betting tendencies of the gamblers. E.g. "New England -7" is calculated to ensure that roughly half the bettors will take Carolina, half will take New England.
If they set the spread too low, e.g. "New England -6.5," too many people would bet on New England, so that if New England wins by a touchdown the Vegas books would loose money...
This is also why the line changes if too many people start betting one team. It's kind of like the stock market, insofar as the odds have *something* to do with the teams' projected performance, but have much more to do with the publics' perception of the value of the bet.
At least this is how I understand the system to work. (IANA gambler, though.)
I am sorry but zip is one of those things that has been around too long. Ace, rar, bzip2...
Argh, ACE was the worst! Simply because there was no need for it. RAR already existed to distribute multipart binaries (i.e. warez). But for a while it was the case that any warez you would download would consist of ZIP files inside RAR files inside ACE files. WTF?
Questions like these are effective because they immediately weed out the small minority of people who are too stupid or too intransigent to lie about the answer, e.g.
(a) "My greatest weakness... Well, I'm a sexual predator, I often steal things I don't even need, and I like to mainline heroin for breakfast."
(b) "My greatest weakness? I'm not telling you that, you ignorant pointy-haired boss. You wouldn't understand the answer anyway."
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The AMD K5, K6, K6-II, and K6-III were all decent chips, but were nothing more than the "bargain" chip.
Eh, as I recall, I had a K6-III 400 MHz that was better than comparable Pentiums of the time, except in floating-point operations. And the 3DNow! stuff would really give it a kick. Pity, no one cared.
Our 4-year-old daughter can already frag me occasionally in Quake
Does she also sleep in a Skinner box? Or would that interfere with her hourly Ludovico treatments?
Baseball players have to be in good physical condition, video game players do not.
(cough) David Wells (cough)
Mos Def is playing Ford Prefect.
That's a bleeding outrage. Clearly, Big Baby Jesus was born to play Ford.
And IIRC, Super Mario 3 included the original Mario Bros. game. And didn't Tekken also include Galaxian?
ikari warriors ruled!
I always liked Time Soldiers better. Those rotary joysticks were a bitch, though!
So are you saying it is not worthwhile to learn CPR?
The biggest factor in determining whether someone will survive a major heart attack is how fast the paramedics arive.
I had always heard that the most important factor influencing survival is someone at the scene (bystander, etc.) knowing CPR.
But also, lest you forget, remember that OS X, of course is based on Unix [apple.com] itself (FreeBSD). (Does that in any way qualify OS X for a "Linux distro"?).
No, BSD is a blessed version of the old school source, Linux is a clean re-implementation. They're both good, but OS X definitely ain't a Linux distro.
As a Mac user, I guess I'm supposed to be foaming at the mouth now, extolling the virtues of OS X, and denigrating the virtues of Linux. However, I won't. I don't care about Apple's market share, as long as OS X (and its requisite hardware) is available to me. I will gladly pay the price. Long live the king!
hey those silent tracks are so cool...to play them dosen't even require a sound card!
But then how would you know they were silent?
Nine pounds? That's no beast. This here is a beast! And I thought it was so cool when my dad brought it home... Of course, this is what I use these days.
I use the Mac OS X version, so I don't get to see this, but a friend showed me his Windows version and you could not only see who was connected, but what their bandwidth use was too.
If you want a client with more features (as above) check out Azureus. It's written in Java, and it works really well for OS X. The vanilla BitTorrent client is also fine, but lacks important options like setting bandwidth caps, seeding ratios, etc.
Yup, the amiga would automatically load the 'disk-validator' executable from a floppy when it was inserted. Some pesky viruses took advantage of this mechanism too
Yeah, the only virus I ever saw on a Mac was called something like "Auto-Insert Worm," which I found on a Mac-formatted Zip disk. Oh, but there was also that viral Quark Xtension called "Pasteboard XT."
wonder if a band would be willing to pre-RIP their songs into MP3s or AAC or whatever format directly onto their CDs for personal use...
Seems superfluous, since it's not exactly difficult for listeners to make their own MP3s and AACs. Of course, some bands include "enhanced" content on their CDs (translation: DRMed Windows Media files).
Well worth the nominal cost (3 bucks, IIRC) at registration time.
I just registered a domain at Godaddy. The price of the "domains by proxy" option was $9 per annum, which is more than the actual domain registration itself.
No more ham radio in Sault Ste. Marie! Everyone will die a tragic and horrible death on account of there being no more ham radio!
They should have asked which formatS would accomplish the task. In other words, why not WM for the hordes and Ogg/Shoutcast/OtherFreePackage for others? As the man said, "it don't cost nuthin'."
The logical answer to this question (multi vs. single format) is that: (a) it takes a certain amount of time and expense to implement even an open source solution; (b) the listenership using Windows far outweighs those of us using "something else" (me = OS X).
Again, it may not be right in the broader sense for Car Talk to acquiesce to Microsoft's monopoly position (in this case in the realm of media players). However, the simple reality of the situation is that they are broadcasters first, not OSS patrons.
Here's the main reason they likely decided to use Windows Media instead of "free" alternatives or Quicktime: The people at Car Talk want to make it easy for their listeners to tune in. They know that the majority of PCs in the world already have the Windows Media Player sitting there on the desktop waiting to be clicked, or the plugin already tied to Internet Explorer.
The transition will therefore be as seamless as possible for the listeners -- a simple matter of "click here" and the program will play. No messing around with downloading new clients, configuring, or what have you.
Whether you (open source booster) think this is right or wrong is another matter entirely.
Nice explanation. As I don't bet, I didn't know about getting "sided" or "middled," but logically it makes sense (insofar that I can figure it out). Thanks!
P.S. I just saw a headline about the bookies in Boston getting hammered with Pats bets. I didn't read the story, but it makes me wonder if the local guys in New England would have to move their line in this situation.
but I still trust the predictions from Vegas much more.
Problem with this is that when Vegas sets the line, they're not so much predicting the outcome of the game as they are predicting the betting tendencies of the gamblers. E.g. "New England -7" is calculated to ensure that roughly half the bettors will take Carolina, half will take New England.
If they set the spread too low, e.g. "New England -6.5," too many people would bet on New England, so that if New England wins by a touchdown the Vegas books would loose money...
This is also why the line changes if too many people start betting one team. It's kind of like the stock market, insofar as the odds have *something* to do with the teams' projected performance, but have much more to do with the publics' perception of the value of the bet.
At least this is how I understand the system to work. (IANA gambler, though.)
I am sorry but zip is one of those things that has been around too long. Ace, rar, bzip2...
Argh, ACE was the worst! Simply because there was no need for it. RAR already existed to distribute multipart binaries (i.e. warez). But for a while it was the case that any warez you would download would consist of ZIP files inside RAR files inside ACE files. WTF?
These days I prefer Apple's DMG.
"But does it have OGG?" (Answer: No, and it never will.)
1. Build G5 supercomputer.
2. Get listed on top500.org
3. ???
4. Profit!
"what is your greatest weakness"
Questions like these are effective because they immediately weed out the small minority of people who are too stupid or too intransigent to lie about the answer, e.g.
(a) "My greatest weakness... Well, I'm a sexual predator, I often steal things I don't even need, and I like to mainline heroin for breakfast."
(b) "My greatest weakness? I'm not telling you that, you ignorant pointy-haired boss. You wouldn't understand the answer anyway."