It makes better financial sense to buy, say, a ~10 year old used car, and then visit a wrecking yard whenever you need a non-engine related part. Last year I bought a 2.5 generation Honda CR-V, a model that's known for reliability, safety, and relative efficiency. It was also a pretty common car, so there are plenty of specimens at my local wrecking yards to secure parts from. When you buy parts from a yard, you're reducing waste by virtue of reusing, and you might be shocked how inexpensive many of these parts are. And they're all genuine manufacturer parts, so you know they'll fit properly. A wrecking yard is an excellent way to go, if you can.
In other cases I often use third party parts, as long as I'm confident that they're of comparable OEM quality. Bought brand new headlight assemblies for my CR-V on eBay, for instance, and it probably cost half as much as Honda OEM. They've been great so far, a year into service, and you wouldn't know they didn't come with the car. They look and perform 100% original...
Think of all the time you'll save, given this machine's evident superior performance! Except for the time you lose trying to find a friggin' adapter to connect the laptop to your external monitor. And then you can't transfer that image file to your MacBook Pro because it doesn't have an SD card reader, so you have to go and find another adapter. And you forgot your power supply? You can't borrow a friend's, because their's is a MagSafe. And not MagSafe 2, mind you-- A MagSafe 1. But maybe you can find another adapter for that, also.
Great. That's all this once proud franchise needs is yet more pointless explosions and simpleton dialogue. Star Trek has been dumbed down so much, by their own admission, that I pretty much don't even bother watching the reboots. All the impressive CGI in the universe won't conceal the fact that these movies are brainless, patronizing wastes of time.
Gene Roddenberry would be appalled by what's become of his creation. And everyone who grasps what Star Trek originally was intended to be knows it.
I've always been a PC gamer, and expect to stay that way. Why would I want a separate gaming system with lame, outdated hardware that I can't upgrade or modify, when I already have a fast, adaptable, transferrable, universally capable gaming rig that offers me superior control over bullshit, imprecise gaming controllers?! You put me up against a console gamer in the same game and I'll kick your ass. Badly. This is a widely known, demonstrated reality.
There hasn't been a logical reason to have a separate gaming system since at least the days of the N64-- At least aside from developers making their titles console, only. So I say screw Sony, and screw Microsoft's hardware division. In fact, screw ALL CONSOLE PLATFORMS. I already have a superior gaming experience without the underhanded policies they're evolving, and their namby pamby hardware.
And some will wish to speak about how you can use consoles to expand media viewing options through your TV. There's no technical reason why a PC couldn't do exactly the same thing, if only development was shifted over to it in the same degree that it is toward consoles. There are PC options you could use now, for that matter.
What about a networked weather station? Nearly everyone's interested in the weather, and from direct experience I can tell you it's really cool to be able to connect to your station from your smart phone, tablet, or any web browser, and observe current conditions. There are relatively inexpensive complete systems available now, such as from the likes of AcuRite. I have a Rainwise MK-III LR, myself, but those are probably more expensive than most would wish to spend.
Well wishes to your dad-- If I make it to that age I hope to exhibit the same energy and curiosity he still engages. This is great to hear about!
The move, which now awaits shareholder approval, has been rumored for months since Samsung's LCD business announced operating losses of $666 million in 2011, citing sluggish TV sales.
Those operating losses are E-vil. Like it's the frew-its of the Dev-il. E-vil.
Some of those still using IE 6 are forced to by virtue of decree by Microsoft: If you're among those hangers on to Windows 2000, Microsoft won't let you upgrade to IE 7 or highereven if you want to.
Which isn't to suggest sticking with Win2k is necessarily advisable, but guaranteed that's one of the reasons some are still using IE 6...
Maybe I'm too old school, but I'm surprised no one seems to have mentioned this game as a superb candidate for reboot.
This is one of the first MMP games, and later modifications made an already fun, dynamic gameplay experience even better. If the reboot retained the excellent taunts and playability of the original title (unlike its subsequent releases), while incorporating contemporary graphic detail, I can't imagine it wouldn't be a successful title.
The gameplay of Tribes remains some of the most fun I've ever had playing a video game-- I miss those days!
Ah yes-- Excellent point (and one I should have thought of, I say embarrassed).
I suppose this further demonstrates the reality: If someone has physical access to your machine, Game over, man!
Given that this appears to be loaded via internal optical drive, I'm not completely understanding why this is such a threat. Discounting the fact mentioned by many others that if you're physically compromised you're already hosed (they can pull the hard drive, etc.), all BIOS renditions I've ever seen allow you to select which device the machine first uses to boot. So, set it to your hard drive. Machine boots from hard drive, doesn't boot from bad CD/DVD. Password protecting your BIOS access (which many, if not most, offer) prevents malicious user from setting the machine back to CD/DVD boot. Some BIOS flavors allow you to turn off CD/DVD boot all together, even.
End of "problem".
I mean really-- This is so simple I fear I must be missing something about this story... ?
Well, that analysis is flat wrong, at least in my case (and surely tens of thousands of others):
I live in Oregon, in any area 500 miles away from the team I grew up with and love, the A's. So I haven't the brilliant luxury of hopping in my Yugo to cruise to the ballpark and put myself in one of the Coliseum's seats. Nor can I do so to hit a Giants game. Or a Mariners game, in Seattle.
But, Major League Baseball, in their blinding genius, has designated my region not only Seattle Mariners "Home" territory (which I can half accept; even though they're 300 miles away from me), but also Oakland Athletics AND San Francisco Giants "Home" territory. Hence, even though I'm paying their ass for MLB-TV service, I'm blacked out. For all three teams.
The other news is this: I don't have cable TV. I don't want cable TV. I don't need cable TV. And I won't pay for something I don't want. And I certainly won't pay for something by virtue of someone else telling me I must just to get a single element of content, wasting the rest. But it gets even better: I couldn't get A's baseball through my local cable carrier even if I was willing to pay for it! This is the Northwest; Seattle Mariners territory. I haven't interest in watching Seattle Mariners baseball on television. Given recent years, they'd have to pay ME to do that...
This is a serious issue with me; one that I harbor scathing anger at MLB for. The management individuals of Major League Baseball are pin headed dolts who neither respect the honor of the game nor the loyal fans who support it, and for that, I have zero respect for them. Zero. Hellfire and scorn to them for what they've done to the game, and to the loyal fans willing to PAY them for honest, live game coverage in regions any fucktard would agree is out of logical market.
While this indeed sounds interesting in theoretical application, anyone who's ever worked with computer hardware is aware how much dust/crap accumulates inside a system's case-- Without sealed, clean conduits to facilitate light transfer, I predict such a system would fail in, oh, 3 days of placement. Especially if you have a cat that sheds as much hair as mine does...
Even if it turns out that time travel isn't possible in the conventional sense; as in, traveling to the past or future within our own universe; it still may be possible in another way.
There was an interesting article in Scientific American several years ago regarding the possible existence of other universes. One element of quantum theory states that anything that can happen, does happen-- Only in different universes. Given that space is theorized to be infinite, that means somewhere, a distance so far from us we're not likely capable of conceiving it, another universe exists that mirrors our own-- Still others exhibit slight differences.
So, it's conceivable, indeed, according to quantum theory, definitive, that somewhere, albeit unimaginable distance from us in our own universe, there's another universe existing right now that mirrors the history of our own; only shifted in time from ours. An example would be that the height of the Roman Empire that existed in our own universe thousands of years ago exists now, today, down to the last grain of sand-- Only in a different universe from our own... Far, far away...:)
So a way for us to travel in "time" would be to visit one of those other universes that's exhibiting a mirror of the history we had in our own. The two problems would be finding such a universe in the first place, and then having a way to travel the inconceivable distance from here to there.
Earth to Hemos! What do you mean, "I wonder how much simulation and testing you need before we feel safe about affecting an entire planet."? We're already doing it on THIS planet.
I personally favor the use of Nuclear energy in efforts to curb or even stop our dependence on fossil fuels. I feel that our dependence on nuclear energy, in the scheme of things, wouldn't last very long until we finally develop new, cleaner sources.
As Nuclear goes today, it's a clean, safe, effective means of generating vast quantities of energy for our ever increasing needs. It holds the potential to reverse this country's disproportional production of greenhouse gases, and also could serve to free ourselves from the lesser acknowledged damage caused by hydro-electric projects.
If we dedicate ourselves to strict safety controls (as do many Nuclear dependent countries like Japan and France), and find uninhabited places to send our waste materials, the staggering half lives of these toxic materials will likely be negated by our future improvements in technology. By that I mean we will likely find comparatively cost effective ways to process these waste materials in later years; or perhaps even ship them to the Sun for incineration.
While seemingly implausible in our current times, isn't it logical to expect, as we continue to improve in our technology regarding energy production, propulsion, space travel, etc., that some day we will be in a position to effectively eliminate the waste materials of our previous centuries? I'm not saying this would happen overnight, but where will we be in, say, 200 years (provided we don't kill ourselves first or are otherwise doomed by a massive meteor impact)? There will be methods of travel and energy production we can't fathom today, and we'll be able to use these technologies to sweep away the last remnants of our admittedly disgusting years in primitive energy production.
Or we can choose to melt our polar ice caps, pollute our groundwater for centuries, dam up our waterways, and exhaust all remaining reserves of fossil fuels-- Problems that will stay with us essentially indefinitely-- Long, long, long after we've since moved away from dino-fuel.
Nuclear is an excellent bridger, and I support it. I claim not that it is perfect, but it's better than continued use of fossil fuels and stands to stop the destruction of our environment right NOW. Before it's too late (if it isn't already).
Gimme a break! Glacier water isn't clear. Anyone who's actually seen runoff from a glacier knows that the water yielded presents with a cloudy appearance (Turbidity, for all of us Geology enthusiasts). It's actually a very interesting characteristic, as is any natural Earth process...
For my commute to work, I get the best MPG on the planet: Infinite MPG. I made a conscious effort to live close to where I work, so, every day, I either walk or ride my bike. No parking bullshit to deal with, no navigating through traffic, I get to indicate "0" (zero) on my insurance under "miles to work", and I get good de-stressing exercise every day-- Something those of us in technology, with the necessity of sitting in front of our monitors for long periods of time, really need.
Pet peeve: Maybe one of the friggin' problems with the EPA is they're using *MILES* instead of kilometers for their measurements. The old-ass English system of measurements are reserved for dipshit Mars Orbiter engineers and the general ignorant public who feel all warm and fuzzy about a system they're used to instead of practicing common sense. There's no valid excuse for the United States' continued use of this arcane, vulgar, offensive system, and it costs us millions every year we stick with it. Pisses me off.
Along the lines of fuel economy, I saw a great bumper sticker the other day on the back of an old Geo Metro that read: "50+ MPG. Who's laughing now?!" Some people have legitimate need for large vehicles, but most don't. I honor those who choose efficient cars, as it presents with logical, intelligent transportation that saves resources for the betterment of others.
Sorry to be a bit OT, but efficiency and issues of transportation are of great interest to me and I feel that, especially these days, they're very important to discuss.
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It makes better financial sense to buy, say, a ~10 year old used car, and then visit a wrecking yard whenever you need a non-engine related part. Last year I bought a 2.5 generation Honda CR-V, a model that's known for reliability, safety, and relative efficiency. It was also a pretty common car, so there are plenty of specimens at my local wrecking yards to secure parts from. When you buy parts from a yard, you're reducing waste by virtue of reusing, and you might be shocked how inexpensive many of these parts are. And they're all genuine manufacturer parts, so you know they'll fit properly. A wrecking yard is an excellent way to go, if you can.
In other cases I often use third party parts, as long as I'm confident that they're of comparable OEM quality. Bought brand new headlight assemblies for my CR-V on eBay, for instance, and it probably cost half as much as Honda OEM. They've been great so far, a year into service, and you wouldn't know they didn't come with the car. They look and perform 100% original...
Think of all the time you'll save, given this machine's evident superior performance! Except for the time you lose trying to find a friggin' adapter to connect the laptop to your external monitor. And then you can't transfer that image file to your MacBook Pro because it doesn't have an SD card reader, so you have to go and find another adapter. And you forgot your power supply? You can't borrow a friend's, because their's is a MagSafe. And not MagSafe 2, mind you-- A MagSafe 1. But maybe you can find another adapter for that, also.
I've got a natural third leg. Does that count?
Great. That's all this once proud franchise needs is yet more pointless explosions and simpleton dialogue. Star Trek has been dumbed down so much, by their own admission, that I pretty much don't even bother watching the reboots. All the impressive CGI in the universe won't conceal the fact that these movies are brainless, patronizing wastes of time.
Gene Roddenberry would be appalled by what's become of his creation. And everyone who grasps what Star Trek originally was intended to be knows it.
“Oh snap-- Looks like our alternate panel supplier is a bust! Now what?!”
“Let’s submit another lawsuit against the guys who build the good panels!”
“Good idea!”
I've always been a PC gamer, and expect to stay that way. Why would I want a separate gaming system with lame, outdated hardware that I can't upgrade or modify, when I already have a fast, adaptable, transferrable, universally capable gaming rig that offers me superior control over bullshit, imprecise gaming controllers?! You put me up against a console gamer in the same game and I'll kick your ass . Badly. This is a widely known, demonstrated reality.
There hasn't been a logical reason to have a separate gaming system since at least the days of the N64-- At least aside from developers making their titles console, only. So I say screw Sony, and screw Microsoft's hardware division. In fact, screw ALL CONSOLE PLATFORMS. I already have a superior gaming experience without the underhanded policies they're evolving, and their namby pamby hardware.
And some will wish to speak about how you can use consoles to expand media viewing options through your TV. There's no technical reason why a PC couldn't do exactly the same thing, if only development was shifted over to it in the same degree that it is toward consoles. There are PC options you could use now, for that matter.
I venture an (admittedly strong) opinion...
What about a networked weather station? Nearly everyone's interested in the weather, and from direct experience I can tell you it's really cool to be able to connect to your station from your smart phone, tablet, or any web browser, and observe current conditions. There are relatively inexpensive complete systems available now, such as from the likes of AcuRite. I have a Rainwise MK-III LR, myself, but those are probably more expensive than most would wish to spend.
Well wishes to your dad-- If I make it to that age I hope to exhibit the same energy and curiosity he still engages. This is great to hear about!
"Hello, I'm Johnny Cab. Where can I take you tonight?"
"Drive, drive!"
"Please repeat the destination"
"Oh, anywhere! Just go. Go!"
"Please state the street and number"
"Shit. SHIT!"
"I'm not familiar with that address. Would you please repeat--"
"AhhhHHHHhhh!!!"
The move, which now awaits shareholder approval, has been rumored for months since Samsung's LCD business announced operating losses of $666 million in 2011, citing sluggish TV sales.
Those operating losses are E-vil. Like it's the frew-its of the Dev-il. E-vil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci3rYOH8t3A
"For the road to salvation and repentance must be paved up the avenue of my soul, and not up yours... up yours... up yours... up yours..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8xYH9ork8
Roman Moronie might have put it best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv8tVxk6Nj4
Some of those still using IE 6 are forced to by virtue of decree by Microsoft: If you're among those hangers on to Windows 2000, Microsoft won't let you upgrade to IE 7 or higher even if you want to. Which isn't to suggest sticking with Win2k is necessarily advisable, but guaranteed that's one of the reasons some are still using IE 6...
Maybe I'm too old school, but I'm surprised no one seems to have mentioned this game as a superb candidate for reboot. This is one of the first MMP games, and later modifications made an already fun, dynamic gameplay experience even better. If the reboot retained the excellent taunts and playability of the original title (unlike its subsequent releases), while incorporating contemporary graphic detail, I can't imagine it wouldn't be a successful title. The gameplay of Tribes remains some of the most fun I've ever had playing a video game-- I miss those days!
Ah yes-- Excellent point (and one I should have thought of, I say embarrassed). I suppose this further demonstrates the reality: If someone has physical access to your machine, Game over, man!
Given that this appears to be loaded via internal optical drive, I'm not completely understanding why this is such a threat. Discounting the fact mentioned by many others that if you're physically compromised you're already hosed (they can pull the hard drive, etc.), all BIOS renditions I've ever seen allow you to select which device the machine first uses to boot. So, set it to your hard drive. Machine boots from hard drive, doesn't boot from bad CD/DVD. Password protecting your BIOS access (which many, if not most, offer) prevents malicious user from setting the machine back to CD/DVD boot. Some BIOS flavors allow you to turn off CD/DVD boot all together, even.
End of "problem".
I mean really-- This is so simple I fear I must be missing something about this story... ?
How did Stellarium and/or Celestia *not* make this list!? If one's criteria is for "Cool" applications, these can't do anything but qualify.
Indeed, Spirit can legitimately unfurl a "Mission Accomplished" banner, now.
And have no regrets about it.
Well, that analysis is flat wrong, at least in my case (and surely tens of thousands of others):
I live in Oregon, in any area 500 miles away from the team I grew up with and love, the A's. So I haven't the brilliant luxury of hopping in my Yugo to cruise to the ballpark and put myself in one of the Coliseum's seats. Nor can I do so to hit a Giants game. Or a Mariners game, in Seattle.
But, Major League Baseball, in their blinding genius, has designated my region not only Seattle Mariners "Home" territory (which I can half accept; even though they're 300 miles away from me), but also Oakland Athletics AND San Francisco Giants "Home" territory. Hence, even though I'm paying their ass for MLB-TV service, I'm blacked out. For all three teams.
The other news is this: I don't have cable TV. I don't want cable TV. I don't need cable TV. And I won't pay for something I don't want. And I certainly won't pay for something by virtue of someone else telling me I must just to get a single element of content, wasting the rest. But it gets even better: I couldn't get A's baseball through my local cable carrier even if I was willing to pay for it! This is the Northwest; Seattle Mariners territory. I haven't interest in watching Seattle Mariners baseball on television. Given recent years, they'd have to pay ME to do that...
This is a serious issue with me; one that I harbor scathing anger at MLB for. The management individuals of Major League Baseball are pin headed dolts who neither respect the honor of the game nor the loyal fans who support it, and for that, I have zero respect for them. Zero. Hellfire and scorn to them for what they've done to the game, and to the loyal fans willing to PAY them for honest, live game coverage in regions any fucktard would agree is out of logical market.
Woe, I hate them...
While this indeed sounds interesting in theoretical application, anyone who's ever worked with computer hardware is aware how much dust/crap accumulates inside a system's case-- Without sealed, clean conduits to facilitate light transfer, I predict such a system would fail in, oh, 3 days of placement. Especially if you have a cat that sheds as much hair as mine does...
Even if it turns out that time travel isn't possible in the conventional sense; as in, traveling to the past or future within our own universe; it still may be possible in another way.
:)
There was an interesting article in Scientific American several years ago regarding the possible existence of other universes. One element of quantum theory states that anything that can happen, does happen-- Only in different universes. Given that space is theorized to be infinite, that means somewhere, a distance so far from us we're not likely capable of conceiving it, another universe exists that mirrors our own-- Still others exhibit slight differences.
So, it's conceivable, indeed, according to quantum theory, definitive, that somewhere, albeit unimaginable distance from us in our own universe, there's another universe existing right now that mirrors the history of our own; only shifted in time from ours. An example would be that the height of the Roman Empire that existed in our own universe thousands of years ago exists now, today, down to the last grain of sand-- Only in a different universe from our own... Far, far away...
So a way for us to travel in "time" would be to visit one of those other universes that's exhibiting a mirror of the history we had in our own. The two problems would be finding such a universe in the first place, and then having a way to travel the inconceivable distance from here to there.
Touche!
Earth to Hemos! What do you mean, "I wonder how much simulation and testing you need before we feel safe about affecting an entire planet."? We're already doing it on THIS planet.
Fuck me!
I haven't even made the switch to DVD-RW yet from CD-RW! Now I'll have to wait until Blue Ray gets here! Shit!
I personally favor the use of Nuclear energy in efforts to curb or even stop our dependence on fossil fuels. I feel that our dependence on nuclear energy, in the scheme of things, wouldn't last very long until we finally develop new, cleaner sources.
As Nuclear goes today, it's a clean, safe, effective means of generating vast quantities of energy for our ever increasing needs. It holds the potential to reverse this country's disproportional production of greenhouse gases, and also could serve to free ourselves from the lesser acknowledged damage caused by hydro-electric projects.
If we dedicate ourselves to strict safety controls (as do many Nuclear dependent countries like Japan and France), and find uninhabited places to send our waste materials, the staggering half lives of these toxic materials will likely be negated by our future improvements in technology. By that I mean we will likely find comparatively cost effective ways to process these waste materials in later years; or perhaps even ship them to the Sun for incineration.
While seemingly implausible in our current times, isn't it logical to expect, as we continue to improve in our technology regarding energy production, propulsion, space travel, etc., that some day we will be in a position to effectively eliminate the waste materials of our previous centuries? I'm not saying this would happen overnight, but where will we be in, say, 200 years (provided we don't kill ourselves first or are otherwise doomed by a massive meteor impact)? There will be methods of travel and energy production we can't fathom today, and we'll be able to use these technologies to sweep away the last remnants of our admittedly disgusting years in primitive energy production.
Or we can choose to melt our polar ice caps, pollute our groundwater for centuries, dam up our waterways, and exhaust all remaining reserves of fossil fuels-- Problems that will stay with us essentially indefinitely-- Long, long, long after we've since moved away from dino-fuel.
Nuclear is an excellent bridger, and I support it. I claim not that it is perfect, but it's better than continued use of fossil fuels and stands to stop the destruction of our environment right NOW. Before it's too late (if it isn't already).
Gimme a break! Glacier water isn't clear. Anyone who's actually seen runoff from a glacier knows that the water yielded presents with a cloudy appearance (Turbidity, for all of us Geology enthusiasts). It's actually a very interesting characteristic, as is any natural Earth process...
For my commute to work, I get the best MPG on the planet: Infinite MPG. I made a conscious effort to live close to where I work, so, every day, I either walk or ride my bike. No parking bullshit to deal with, no navigating through traffic, I get to indicate "0" (zero) on my insurance under "miles to work", and I get good de-stressing exercise every day-- Something those of us in technology, with the necessity of sitting in front of our monitors for long periods of time, really need.
Pet peeve: Maybe one of the friggin' problems with the EPA is they're using *MILES* instead of kilometers for their measurements. The old-ass English system of measurements are reserved for dipshit Mars Orbiter engineers and the general ignorant public who feel all warm and fuzzy about a system they're used to instead of practicing common sense. There's no valid excuse for the United States' continued use of this arcane, vulgar, offensive system, and it costs us millions every year we stick with it. Pisses me off.
Along the lines of fuel economy, I saw a great bumper sticker the other day on the back of an old Geo Metro that read: "50+ MPG. Who's laughing now?!" Some people have legitimate need for large vehicles, but most don't. I honor those who choose efficient cars, as it presents with logical, intelligent transportation that saves resources for the betterment of others.
Sorry to be a bit OT, but efficiency and issues of transportation are of great interest to me and I feel that, especially these days, they're very important to discuss.