Actually the Voyager missions were extended in 1989 to last another ten or so years after now (to test the heliopause with the magnatometer) and then after that point to do some measurement of interstellar space. Both Voyager I and II were designed with longevity in mind partly for the possibility for VIM missions.
Voyager proves you can get bang for your buck if you plan for the long term...
My problem with the current implementation of pants is the stupid "one leg at a time" protocol, I should be able to enter the pant leg routine in parallel to save on time!
I think the main reason a pants-free market is being held back is because of patents (and subsequent patent-battles) held by the Scots and the Greeks over kilts and togas, it seems like only college kids ever get into togas and there seems to be some kind of European stranglehold on the whole kilt technology...
I have a book called "Adventures with the ATARI" (1984 Reston Publishing Company Inc.) written by Jack B. Hardy that shows you line by line how to write "Adventure" style games in ATARI PILOT, ATARI Microsoft BASIC and ATARI BASIC "to show you the flexibility and capabilities of each language that best fits your needs"
Ok, I'm legally blind, so I will never be able to drive, ever and I hate hearing people whine about how life is impossible without a car. Ok now that that's out of the way, from the sounds of things all you've tried is nothin' and you're all out of ideas. Have you considered:
-A taxi cab? -Calling your friend for help? -Mass transit? -A bicycle with a rear storage bin? -Buying your groceries as you need them?
For me a trip to the grocery store is almost a daily occurrance. If I can't walk or bike to where I want to go I get a bus, or if I'm in real need a taxi. Of course this means you have to keep a running inventory of your groceries so you know what you need before it runs out.
My solution to this problem was to write a little app that allows me to record what I have and when it entered the system. From there I generate a report that I can print out for myself that includes information on useage frequency, average quantity purchased, average price, item importance and critical low stock notification. Yeah, I spend more time sorting my stuff when I get back from shopping, but I don't often run out of anything and the system was capable of supporting at least four people.
New features I might add are an internet-based interface and WAP device capabilities so If anyone else goes to the store I can get a new report on my phone or before I leave work thru the net! (Also, since I buy a lot of the same products over and over I could monkey around with a barcode reader maybe).
So to sum all this junk up: Just because you don't have a car doesen't mean you aren't allowed to use your brain to solve a problem:-D
I have no training in Photo-Paint/Shop et al, but after messing about with it I found the easiest thing to do was ink in what I drew, scan in the various bits and piece it together in Photo-Paint.
I think some of the other posters have already mentioned that the reason many comics aren't painted is because it takes time to get everything right, if you looked at the example comic I link above the colour and formatting took just over an hour (if memory serves) and there aren't any fancy colours or backgrounds.
Of course, life comes along and sucks all your free time away and dooms fun little projectes like making your own comics...
Well, when a DVD I own permenantly costs ~$20 and a movie I see once costs ~$12.00 I have to agree that the Box office will die (if it does not change).
Anyway, my seats are comfier (no seat kickers), I can adjust my audio levels to match the film I'm watching and the drunk guy making a nuisance of himself is me!
The reason why I like ToS more and more is the fact that the writers were only constricted by the Roddenberry "bible" (which at the time was quite loose and open to speculation).
The way I see it, over the years Trek writers have been slowly building a fence around themselves and now they find that they are creativly constricted.
They are trying to break out of the mold with Enterprise, but consider that they have already had a "holodeck" AND a "time travel" episode. I think they (the writers, et al) have forgotten that Trek at it's heart is about discovery, adventure and humanity.
What the what!?! Amidst all this lagal brick-a-brack and industry association B.S. a company is actually doing something that reflects a real consumer market?
Somebody please ask the flying pig if hell has frozen over.
"Right now we're focused on making Doom 3 a kickass, over the top single player game."
What was the last FPS that made it's claim to fame in single player mode only? Probably the original Doom. I don't know about you lot, but I like playing FPS because they let me pit my wits against other people.
"Interesting! What's it currently written in? Are they really moving "just for the hell of it" or do they want the new software to have added functionality or are they hoping to increase speed or move off expensive hardware to cheap Intel stuff or what?"
A combination between added functionality and increased speed. Currently the majority of the system is written in ASP / SQL 2K / COM
I'm a senior developer for the company I work for and I've been using.NET for just over 2 months. Management has it in their heads that they want to move our web-based contract negotiation software to.NET in the next year or so, somehow we have to get everyone up to speed on.NET as fast as possible. DNUG sounds like an ideal way of getting people started.
"Something don't smell right" I hear that bias clogs ones sinus cavities.
So you're on the train, watching the Discovery channel's "Shark Week" animated subway ad and suddenly you have the urge to visit the concession stand and buy a soft drink and some popcorn because some dingleberry replaced a couple pictures on the wall.
"Even though I'm a top programmer at a Fortune 500 company and write open source software in my spare time, I cherish mowing my lawn as an excuse to be outside and enjoy the great outdoors."
How many hours are in your day man? I only get 24...
Who dislikes User Friendly? I love web-comics like Penny-Arcade, Megatokyo, PvP, Diesel Sweeties, etc. I just don't find UF funny OR interesting in any way. Some of the early stuff was pretty good, but there are a lot of better comics to read online or otherwise.
Remember this is just my opinion, I'm not trolling you if you happen to like UF.
...when you can just hook up a tape deck to your computer and record to an actual cassette.
Time + Money = Not bloody likely!
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"Filing suits against individual users is complicated. Entertainment companies frequently hire services that specialize in tracking copyrighted material online. But to get the name of an individual user, they have to send a subpoena to that person's Internet-service provider. Even for the ISP, linking the Internet address to a name can be complex. Moreover, it's hard to verify which person was logged on to an Internet connection at a given time."
So in other words to find most individual users they will have to invest time+money, yeah this'll fly for an association thats primary concern is profit!!
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Actually the Voyager missions were extended in 1989 to last another ten or so years after now (to test the heliopause with the magnatometer) and then after that point to do some measurement of interstellar space. Both Voyager I and II were designed with longevity in mind partly for the possibility for VIM missions.
Voyager proves you can get bang for your buck if you plan for the long term...
For the most part, machine guns haven't changed much in the last fifty or so years.
Well, the operating principals at any rate...
My problem with the current implementation of pants is the stupid "one leg at a time" protocol, I should be able to enter the pant leg routine in parallel to save on time!
I think the main reason a pants-free market is being held back is because of patents (and subsequent patent-battles) held by the Scots and the Greeks over kilts and togas, it seems like only college kids ever get into togas and there seems to be some kind of European stranglehold on the whole kilt technology...
I tell ya...
I have a book called "Adventures with the ATARI" (1984 Reston Publishing Company Inc.) written by Jack B. Hardy that shows you line by line how to write "Adventure" style games in ATARI PILOT, ATARI Microsoft BASIC and ATARI BASIC "to show you the flexibility and capabilities of each language that best fits your needs"
:-D, ahh memories!
An amusing read at 356 pages
I am the third Ronald in a row...
:-D
Not that that is a bad thing, you get to keep monogrammed items as heirlooms I guess
Yes but, can they be trained to sort tiny screws?
...what a pane having to change so many names...
Ok, I'm legally blind, so I will never be able to drive, ever and I hate hearing people whine about how life is impossible without a car. Ok now that that's out of the way, from the sounds of things all you've tried is nothin' and you're all out of ideas. Have you considered:
:-D
-A taxi cab?
-Calling your friend for help?
-Mass transit?
-A bicycle with a rear storage bin?
-Buying your groceries as you need them?
For me a trip to the grocery store is almost a daily occurrance. If I can't walk or bike to where I want to go I get a bus, or if I'm in real need a taxi. Of course this means you have to keep a running inventory of your groceries so you know what you need before it runs out.
My solution to this problem was to write a little app that allows me to record what I have and when it entered the system. From there I generate a report that I can print out for myself that includes information on useage frequency, average quantity purchased, average price, item importance and critical low stock notification. Yeah, I spend more time sorting my stuff when I get back from shopping, but I don't often run out of anything and the system was capable of supporting at least four people.
New features I might add are an internet-based interface and WAP device capabilities so If anyone else goes to the store I can get a new report on my phone or before I leave work thru the net! (Also, since I buy a lot of the same products over and over I could monkey around with a barcode reader maybe).
So to sum all this junk up:
Just because you don't have a car doesen't mean you aren't allowed to use your brain to solve a problem
I tried my hand at havin' a bi-weekly comic on my site (here's one of the first ones' I did: about what "Black & White" did to the average gamer).
I have no training in Photo-Paint/Shop et al, but after messing about with it I found the easiest thing to do was ink in what I drew, scan in the various bits and piece it together in Photo-Paint.
I think some of the other posters have already mentioned that the reason many comics aren't painted is because it takes time to get everything right, if you looked at the example comic I link above the colour and formatting took just over an hour (if memory serves) and there aren't any fancy colours or backgrounds.
Of course, life comes along and sucks all your free time away and dooms fun little projectes like making your own comics...
Well, when a DVD I own permenantly costs ~$20 and a movie I see once costs ~$12.00 I have to agree that the Box office will die (if it does not change).
Anyway, my seats are comfier (no seat kickers), I can adjust my audio levels to match the film I'm watching and the drunk guy making a nuisance of himself is me!
The DNA of rocks and chemicals ISN'T stored away...!?!
You're getting a hit-point bonus!
And then, at that moment there was a Final Fantasy that didn't fly off the shelves...
The reason why I like ToS more and more is the fact that the writers were only constricted by the Roddenberry "bible" (which at the time was quite loose and open to speculation).
The way I see it, over the years Trek writers have been slowly building a fence around themselves and now they find that they are creativly constricted.
They are trying to break out of the mold with Enterprise, but consider that they have already had a "holodeck" AND a "time travel" episode. I think they (the writers, et al) have forgotten that Trek at it's heart is about discovery, adventure and humanity.
What the what!?! Amidst all this lagal brick-a-brack and industry association B.S. a company is actually doing something that reflects a real consumer market?
Somebody please ask the flying pig if hell has frozen over.
Here are my questions about nanotech:
Where do all the obsolete nanites go? Will they be biodegradable, if so at what rate?
How tightly would medical nanites be controlled, sold?
How can we detect nanomachines to protect against potential dangers to ourselves or our nations?
If something like the "Andromeda Strain" did occur, how would we combat it?
I realize a lot of these questions are unanswerable, but I'm still curious.
No more new tapes for me I guess, thank God for that bulk tape eraser I bought then!
Screw VHS, screw mpeg and screw "PVR", I record what I want when I want.
"Right now we're focused on making Doom 3 a kickass, over the top single player game."
What was the last FPS that made it's claim to fame in single player mode only? Probably the original Doom. I don't know about you lot, but I like playing FPS because they let me pit my wits against other people.
I'm a senior developer for the company I work for and I've been using .NET for just over 2 months. Management has it in their heads that they want to move our web-based contract negotiation software to .NET in the next year or so, somehow we have to get everyone up to speed on .NET as fast as possible. DNUG sounds like an ideal way of getting people started.
"Something don't smell right"
I hear that bias clogs ones sinus cavities.
So you're on the train, watching the Discovery channel's "Shark Week" animated subway ad and suddenly you have the urge to visit the concession stand and buy a soft drink and some popcorn because some dingleberry replaced a couple pictures on the wall.
"Even though I'm a top programmer at a Fortune 500 company and write open source software in my spare time, I cherish mowing my lawn as an excuse to be outside and enjoy the great outdoors."
How many hours are in your day man? I only get 24...
Who dislikes User Friendly? I love web-comics like Penny-Arcade, Megatokyo, PvP, Diesel Sweeties, etc. I just don't find UF funny OR interesting in any way. Some of the early stuff was pretty good, but there are a lot of better comics to read online or otherwise.
Remember this is just my opinion, I'm not trolling you if you happen to like UF.
For those of us who don't have cellphones/pagers/other wireless gadgets does that mean "the hunt begins"?
Seriously though, what would happen if carrying an electronic device that tracked your position became mandatory by law? Kind of creeps me out.
...when you can just hook up a tape deck to your computer and record to an actual cassette.
"Filing suits against individual users is complicated. Entertainment companies frequently hire services that specialize in tracking copyrighted material online. But to get the name of an individual user, they have to send a subpoena to that person's Internet-service provider. Even for the ISP, linking the Internet address to a name can be complex. Moreover, it's hard to verify which person was logged on to an Internet connection at a given time."
So in other words to find most individual users they will have to invest time+money, yeah this'll fly for an association thats primary concern is profit!!