Lots of old time geeks decided by the year 1986 that they would never, ever, again buy an Apple product.
I was that way, until OS X came out. Think about it -- command line interfaces (CLIs) are being avoided by MS now, while Apple is endorsing them in their OS. What a strange world we live in!:^)
I do admit that using Torx screws on a computer case is downright silly though. Give me Robertson or Philips!
I'm an Industrial Engineering student, and I just use our computer labs for our Windows-only software. I use the Powerbook for email, web, M$ Office, scheduling, etc. As long as I can minimize my interaction with Windows by using Linux or OS X, I'm happy.
I personally enjoy working on a laptop for hours at a time, wireless and all, without worrying about where the nearest AC outlet is. That's why I bought a Powerbook G4.
Hi, I'm Jon Abbott, and I'm an Engineering student.:^)
Whoa there! Not all washing machines are equal! Mine is ancient and has no "cold" setting. It could essentially be called the "ClothesDestroyer(tm) 9000", but still.:^)
Religious figures and beer definitely mix... If you haven't tried a Corsendonk brown ale, I highly suggest the experience. Apparently Corsendonk monks in Belgium began the brew in 1400. More history can be found here.
Also, I noticed the guy doing the washing machine brewing has an amateur radio webpage. Apparently in Germany it is called "amateurfunk".:^)
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I believe Apple switched over to the new power adapter (3"x3"x1") when they released the CD-RW Tibooks.
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The 550 and 667 MHz TiBooks (pre-DVI) came with IR ports as well... When they included DVI ports, they also included an audio-in, which didn't leave much room for the IR port.
FWIW, the only time I've seen the phrase "flood filling", it was in a program called Apple Paint for the Apple ][. The function of it is what most graphics programs today call a "bucket fill". I'm not sure if this is the origin of the phrase, but that was the first and last time I've seen it used.:^)
Now is the time to write your elected congressmen from the House and Senate and let them know that they should not decrease funding to NASA because of this, but they should increase funding. NASA has been working financially with one hand tied behind their backs since Challenger, and cutting funding further would likely cause even more accidents to happen. Get out your pens and paper and help keep NASA alive!
Yeah, the email address is good (I use that address to shield myself from the onslaught of junk email)... I'll send it your way as soon as I can get all of the CD-Rs duplicated. Anybody else interested in a CD-R copy of the Hornet demo and music archive? Get 'em while they're free and hot!:^)
BTW, do you know if the old Hornet archive got mirrored anywhere before ftp.cdrom.com went tits-up? hornet.org has been no-response for some time.
Although hornet.org appears to be back up, let me know via email if you want me to snail mail you a CD-R copy of the Hornet demo archive... It is a three CD set:
I burned this back in 1999, and painstakingly downloaded all of it via modem. Lots of sweat and tears went into these CDs.:^) Anyway, I had a strange feeling the archive would later disappear, and a year after that it did.
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It's called forming an opinion based on facts. Most educated people are familiar with the concept.
No, in this case it's called plagiarism. The original poster intentionally copied and pasted from the article, changed the word "war" to "conflict", and removed the source reference. Most people, if caught doing this in a university setting, would be kicked out.
Here is the original text from the article (differences between this and the plagiarized text are bolded):
During the Kosovo war, 10 times as many drones were lost as manned vehicles, according to a report from Teal Group Inc.. Three of the Air Force's six Global Hawks, which cost about $35 million each, have crashed. About half of the 50 much smaller, $4.5 million Predators, which can get closer to potential targets to send pictures and coordinates, have been lost, including some that were shot down, an Air Force spokesman said.
Now, the plagiarized text:
This is all great, except that during the Kosovo conflict, 10 times as many drones were lost as manned vehicles. Three of the Air Force's six Global Hawks, which cost about $35 million a piece, have crashed. About half of the 50 much smaller, $4.5 million Predators have been lost, including some that were shot down, according to the Air Force's own data.
So this went from a set of quoted statements to a set of unquoted and misquoted statements, with a few occasional word changes. This entirely constitutes plagiarism, and it should not be tolerated by you, me, or slashdot moderators.
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I normally don't point this out, but most of the text from this person's post was taken directly from the Washington Post article text. The only original statement was the last sentence -- hardly what I would call "informative".
These thoughts are very similar to the book Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse. Another great story that I recommend is the Stone Cutter, an ancient Chinese parable about being happy with who you are.
When I recently opened the Back to the Future DVD trilogy and watched the second movie, there was one scene where Marty Jr. was using some kind of futuristic-looking pay phone. I laughed to myself and said, "I guess they didn't see the end of that one coming!"
It appears that roller coasters are constantly getting taller, longer, and faster. In fact, by the time I submit this comment, another coaster will probably spring up out of nowhere that dwarfs everything we've ever known or perceived to be possible.:^)
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I do admit that using Torx screws on a computer case is downright silly though. Give me Robertson or Philips!
And whatever you do, don't cross the streams. :^) What a great movie...
I'm an Industrial Engineering student, and I just use our computer labs for our Windows-only software. I use the Powerbook for email, web, M$ Office, scheduling, etc. As long as I can minimize my interaction with Windows by using Linux or OS X, I'm happy.
For those of you who want more Swedish Chef, be sure to visit Google's Bork, Bork, Bork search page.
I personally enjoy working on a laptop for hours at a time, wireless and all, without worrying about where the nearest AC outlet is. That's why I bought a Powerbook G4.
:^)
Hi, I'm Jon Abbott, and I'm an Engineering student.
Whoa there! Not all washing machines are equal! Mine is ancient and has no "cold" setting. It could essentially be called the "ClothesDestroyer(tm) 9000", but still. :^)
Religious figures and beer definitely mix... If you haven't tried a Corsendonk brown ale, I highly suggest the experience. Apparently Corsendonk monks in Belgium began the brew in 1400. More history can be found here.
:^)
Also, I noticed the guy doing the washing machine brewing has an amateur radio webpage. Apparently in Germany it is called "amateurfunk".
I believe Apple switched over to the new power adapter (3"x3"x1") when they released the CD-RW Tibooks.
The 550 and 667 MHz TiBooks (pre-DVI) came with IR ports as well... When they included DVI ports, they also included an audio-in, which didn't leave much room for the IR port.
FWIW, the only time I've seen the phrase "flood filling", it was in a program called Apple Paint for the Apple ][. The function of it is what most graphics programs today call a "bucket fill". I'm not sure if this is the origin of the phrase, but that was the first and last time I've seen it used. :^)
Now is the time to write your elected congressmen from the House and Senate and let them know that they should not decrease funding to NASA because of this, but they should increase funding. NASA has been working financially with one hand tied behind their backs since Challenger, and cutting funding further would likely cause even more accidents to happen. Get out your pens and paper and help keep NASA alive!
OK, so it's not illegal, but it's still pretty funny... Check it out here.
What about just using a hammer? :^)
Then there are those who get moderated up by plagiarizing...
Yeah, the email address is good (I use that address to shield myself from the onslaught of junk email)... I'll send it your way as soon as I can get all of the CD-Rs duplicated. Anybody else interested in a CD-R copy of the Hornet demo and music archive? Get 'em while they're free and hot! :^)
Disc one: Demos, 1987-1996
Disc two: Demos, 1996-1997
Disc three: Music, 1991-1996
I burned this back in 1999, and painstakingly downloaded all of it via modem. Lots of sweat and tears went into these CDs.
Here is the original text from the article (differences between this and the plagiarized text are bolded):
Now, the plagiarized text:
So this went from a set of quoted statements to a set of unquoted and misquoted statements, with a few occasional word changes. This entirely constitutes plagiarism, and it should not be tolerated by you, me, or slashdot moderators.
I normally don't point this out, but most of the text from this person's post was taken directly from the Washington Post article text. The only original statement was the last sentence -- hardly what I would call "informative".
These thoughts are very similar to the book Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse. Another great story that I recommend is the Stone Cutter, an ancient Chinese parable about being happy with who you are.
When I recently opened the Back to the Future DVD trilogy and watched the second movie, there was one scene where Marty Jr. was using some kind of futuristic-looking pay phone. I laughed to myself and said, "I guess they didn't see the end of that one coming!"
If only Enron and Worldcom had invested in this new type of shredder, they would still be in business!
This is touched on in the "sousveillance" papers at this site. It advocates watching the watcher, so to speak.
It appears that roller coasters are constantly getting taller, longer, and faster. In fact, by the time I submit this comment, another coaster will probably spring up out of nowhere that dwarfs everything we've ever known or perceived to be possible. :^)