Thank you IMDb!
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IMDb Turns 15
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· Score: 5, Funny
Without you I wouldn't know that actor's name that was in that one movie that uhh... oh wait I know this one, he starred with umm, shit, what was her name?
Am I the only one who used to write essays on scratch paper first and then collate what I was trying to say in a rough outline and then write my essay?
Personally, I think the word processor encourages people to write essays in a colossal brain-dump 'cause maintaining multiple document files is bothersome (versus my unruly bundle of scribbled notes I can cram into a folder).
I am no Microsoft lover but I have to speak out here. Nigel Page originally said it would "work best" under that rather steep hardware configuration, any OS "should" work best under that configuration.
As of the beta 1, the unoptimized version works kick ass on an 1800XP, 512MB DDR & Radeon 9700. Unless you want to use crap like "Aero Glass" you won't need a high end vid card. Personally speaking, I'm still worried about the DRM monitor requirements and I am also a bit uninterested since so many features (i.e. anything I really cared about as a windork) were dropped from the upcoming release.
There couldn't be a larger piece of disinformation circulating the net right now.
Yes, stealing is much cheaper... forget the library just go to the mall at night with a box van (if you don't have one you can steal that too) and rob the music store, brilliant, why didn't I think of that.
If you buy retail music on disc you are getting 60 minutes or less regardless of maximum capacity.
I dug up some records I have with their original retail price stickers circa the early to mid 80s or so, the prices ranged from 4.99 to 9.99, which adjusted for inflation fell between the ranges of $9.07 and $18.16 (for the year 1984). Adjusted for inflation I paid $12.07 ($6.99 in 1984) for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", and how much is it today? $11.99, it is the same length as the LP, same tracks, wow, it's 8 cents cheaper.
Burning DVDs has nothing to do with buying retail LPs and proves in no way that LPs are more expensive or less economical. I hope you understand.
An LP held 45 minutes of music for most of its life and about 60 minutes at its most advanced. It cost about $20 (in today's US dollars). Now a blank DVD ROM holds about 4000 minutes in high-quality MP3 or OGG files and sells for $0.39 (in today's US dollars).
Where can you buy 4000 minute "hi-fi" mp3 or ogg discs for $0.99 (other than the Chinese supermarket...)?
Most CDs you purchase retail can go from $6.99 to $21.00 (even higher if there are multiple discs) and contain under 60 minutes of music.
Making your own records was not something that most consumers would have had access too. Even in the last 40 years of consumer home audio via reel-to-reel or cassettes the investment was minimal for equipment that would record and store music, I would think that it would have been at least a comparable cost to a computer system, the appropriate software and blank discs.
the plutocratic shitbags who run the music and entertainment biz are nothing but a bunch of greedy assholes.
I hope that clears up that little mystery for you. "
Well actually, it doesn't, since consumers over here would also like to purchase things from this virtual store. Since there are no shipping or supply constraints it seems to me that they are in fact losing potential money.
Music Store Opens in another Country...
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iTMS Launches in Japan
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Why can't this be universal? Why must "entertainment media" be regionalized? I mean I can sort of understand the supply and demand of physical media like DVDs but downloadable media files?
I've been a Visual Studio user for a long time now (both VS.NET and previous versions all the way back to 4.x). Visual Studio is pretty good but it's still not even close to Eclipse. Everything you like in VS.NET has been in Eclipse longer, is much more polished and gives you more power all around (customizable).
And as to the parent troll about Microsoft documentation, well that might have been true ages ago I find that most Windows API stuff is easy enough to find on MSDN, the documentation for.NET is very easy to navigate and is comperable (and better in some places) than the online Java APIs.
What MS stuff can't the guy find docs for, that's what I'd like to know.
When I was eighteen, I downloaded a very good CD, A very good CD that took the whole night to grab, We found it on IRC My handle was brian_mcgee We burned it at 2 times for free When I was eighteen...
With apologies to Homer, 1995 seems so long ago now...
What I'd really like to see is cheaper, cleaner energy solutions that work on a large scale, so that people like me who live in HumanHives(TM) (aka, apartments) benefit from something slightly cleaner than coal.
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Without you I wouldn't know that actor's name that was in that one movie that uhh... oh wait I know this one, he starred with umm, shit, what was her name?
As a gift I will unblock all the ads for one day!
Until the receiver can stream video over the network or allow custom web-enabled apps to run on my TV the HTPC still has relevance.
Time to switch back to my old Microsoft bashing sig! v
To me it seems like a browser with a built in portal. What happens if your blog violates the terms of service? No more surfing for you?
Personally, I'd rather have seperate tools than one big web-a-majig anyway.
Am I the only one who used to write essays on scratch paper first and then collate what I was trying to say in a rough outline and then write my essay?
Personally, I think the word processor encourages people to write essays in a colossal brain-dump 'cause maintaining multiple document files is bothersome (versus my unruly bundle of scribbled notes I can cram into a folder).
He kicked Spiderman's ass 'cause his keyboard got damage... or something.
Charging for votes seems a bit odd to me; if you wanted to be in space you really could just buy your vote.
No, even better; it will be "vectored" (hah!) into application menu design (oh the humanity).
Forget that, Flynn from Tron pwns j00 all. He codes games, like Paranoids, Matrix Blaster, Vice Squad, a whole slew of them...
I am no Microsoft lover but I have to speak out here. Nigel Page originally said it would "work best" under that rather steep hardware configuration, any OS "should" work best under that configuration.
As of the beta 1, the unoptimized version works kick ass on an 1800XP, 512MB DDR & Radeon 9700. Unless you want to use crap like "Aero Glass" you won't need a high end vid card. Personally speaking, I'm still worried about the DRM monitor requirements and I am also a bit uninterested since so many features (i.e. anything I really cared about as a windork) were dropped from the upcoming release.
There couldn't be a larger piece of disinformation circulating the net right now.
Yes, yes you have around May 25th or so...
Look for the guys who are winning.
Yes, stealing is much cheaper... forget the library just go to the mall at night with a box van (if you don't have one you can steal that too) and rob the music store, brilliant, why didn't I think of that.
If you buy retail music on disc you are getting 60 minutes or less regardless of maximum capacity.
I dug up some records I have with their original retail price stickers circa the early to mid 80s or so, the prices ranged from 4.99 to 9.99, which adjusted for inflation fell between the ranges of $9.07 and $18.16 (for the year 1984). Adjusted for inflation I paid $12.07 ($6.99 in 1984) for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon", and how much is it today? $11.99, it is the same length as the LP, same tracks, wow, it's 8 cents cheaper.
Burning DVDs has nothing to do with buying retail LPs and proves in no way that LPs are more expensive or less economical. I hope you understand.
Where can you buy 4000 minute "hi-fi" mp3 or ogg discs for $0.99 (other than the Chinese supermarket...)?
Most CDs you purchase retail can go from $6.99 to $21.00 (even higher if there are multiple discs) and contain under 60 minutes of music.
Making your own records was not something that most consumers would have had access too. Even in the last 40 years of consumer home audio via reel-to-reel or cassettes the investment was minimal for equipment that would record and store music, I would think that it would have been at least a comparable cost to a computer system, the appropriate software and blank discs.
Well actually, it doesn't, since consumers over here would also like to purchase things from this virtual store. Since there are no shipping or supply constraints it seems to me that they are in fact losing potential money.
Why can't this be universal? Why must "entertainment media" be regionalized? I mean I can sort of understand the supply and demand of physical media like DVDs but downloadable media files?
I've been a Visual Studio user for a long time now (both VS.NET and previous versions all the way back to 4.x). Visual Studio is pretty good but it's still not even close to Eclipse. Everything you like in VS.NET has been in Eclipse longer, is much more polished and gives you more power all around (customizable).
.NET is very easy to navigate and is comperable (and better in some places) than the online Java APIs.
And as to the parent troll about Microsoft documentation, well that might have been true ages ago I find that most Windows API stuff is easy enough to find on MSDN, the documentation for
What MS stuff can't the guy find docs for, that's what I'd like to know.
Well that's odd, I've got no depth perception and it shows up just fine for me.
I have achromatopsia, and I've only used the polarized lenses (not the old two colour glasses).
Do you have colour vision?
Aaah! My barely adequate psychic defenses are crumbling!
Sure you could get together with your co-workers and unionize... oh wait I guess you can't... now.
Marge: "Do you have Internet Explorer?"
Slashdotter: "Sure, one FireFox!"
Marge: "No, no, Internet Explorer."
Slashdotter: "FireFox?"
Marge: "Eye eee.."
Slashdotter: "Eff eye..."
Seriously though, who would voluntarily "go backwards" and use IE after experiencing all the FireFox goodness?
If you haven't; try now it's free, it's funky, it's pop-in fresh... mah-hoy!
Cybersecurity eh? How about RoboFed! He's like RoboCop, but with incredible form filing powers...
Human or otherwise, I expect this position will finally crack down on P2P terrorists and the like.
When I was eighteen,
I downloaded a very good CD,
A very good CD that took the whole night to grab,
We found it on IRC
My handle was brian_mcgee
We burned it at 2 times for free
When I was eighteen...
With apologies to Homer, 1995 seems so long ago now...
In my experience, living simply is hard.
What I'd really like to see is cheaper, cleaner energy solutions that work on a large scale, so that people like me who live in HumanHives(TM) (aka, apartments) benefit from something slightly cleaner than coal.