The word "refurbished" was unknown to me till I spent some time in the USA.
I am from New Zealand, and spent 2 years in Minneaplois, USA a few years back. I bought a computer system including a canon printer. All new I thought.
I admit I was not observant, but I had no concept of this refurbished item malarky. So when I went to make a warranty claim on the Canon, only to find out it was Refurbished and hence was now out of warranty, I had a new word to add to my vocabulary.
In New Zealand we would call this "Selling a second hand item as if it was new". It would quickly get the attention of the Commerce Commission.
"1.5 If there is any contradiction between what the Additional Terms say and what the Universal Terms say, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to that Service."
Carmack can also be wrong, and I have a long memory.
I still remember Quake 2 and buying my own first PC and specing it based on his opinion.
He spoke well of the Intel i740. Which turned out to be a dog compared to the Voodoo2.
While, of course, he speaks of the future here, he got this wrong. Very wrong.
From his.plan file in 1998:
Intel i740
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Good throughput, good fillrate, good quality, good features.
A very competent chip. I wish intel great success with the 740. I think that it firmly establishes the baseline that other companies (especially the ones that didn't even make this list) will be forced to come up to.
Voodoo rendering quality, better than voodoo1 performance, good 3D on a desktop integration, and all textures come from AGP memory so there is no texture swapping at all.
Lack of 24 bit rendering is the only negative of any kind I can think of.
Their current MCD OpenGL on NT runs quake 2 pretty well. I have seen their ICD driver on '95 running quake 2, and it seems to be progressing well. The chip has the potential to outperform voodoo 1 across the board, but 3DFX has more highly tuned drivers right now, giving it a performance edge. I expect intel will get the performance up before releasing the ICD.
It is worth mentioning that of all the drivers we have tested, intel's MCD was the only driver that did absolutely everything flawlessly. I hope that their ICD has a similar level of quality (it's a MUCH bigger job).
An 8mb i740 will be a very good setup for 3D development work.
In using the pathogens possibility, one presumes people know the existance of pathogens and thus flee.
In absence of that knowledge, of use would be a model based on a car not exploding, but being in some "lucky dip" prize at a dealership. People would converge tightly. Then disperse.
Much like I saw one time at a LAN party when someone put down a pile of pr0n CD's.
If American Companies cooperate with this sort of repression, and Congress does nothing to stop it, then America has forgotten what it once stood for.
I think they forgot long ago.
Preceeding WWII, Thomas Watson and his Company IBM, voraciously pursued the selling and servicing of the Hollerith tabulating machine that was used to process census data to identify Jewish lineage.
Read the book IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation ( http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-Alli ance-Corporation/dp/0609607995, there are numerous examples of Watson's active sojourn's overseas, and the path that was cleared for him by US officials.
"The current record of 127.659 mph was established in 1906"
Actually, from TFA, the accepted speed was 121.57mph over one kilometer.
Regardless, I am very, very impressed by the above.
With the advent of better machining, lighter materials, and vastly better bearing and bushing technology etc of today, this makes the 1906 record all the more incredible.
I am going to make a fairly spectacular statement. This small team, in 1906, was as clever as the 14 person combined team that is doing the current days project.
Women often seem to gain self-confidence by pursuing institutional affiliations, credentials, and clear career goals -- rather than simply pushing forward as "lone wolves" driven by individual curiosity.
Firstly, I think this statement discredits the true innovators of this world(past & present) who are driven by a passion to solve problems(sometimes at significant personal and social cost). These people are not just fulfilling some curiosty.
Secondly, and this is the crux of the whole article, females, by "pursuing institutional affiliations, credentials, and clear career goals" are giving themselves the access to a future raising a family.
By exposing themselve to this environment enhances the chances of finding a more desirable mate.
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Yeah sport, but yer shiela ain't too hot.
"Oracle: can't break it; can't break in"
The word "refurbished" was unknown to me till I spent some time in the USA. I am from New Zealand, and spent 2 years in Minneaplois, USA a few years back. I bought a computer system including a canon printer. All new I thought.
I admit I was not observant, but I had no concept of this refurbished item malarky. So when I went to make a warranty claim on the Canon, only to find out it was Refurbished and hence was now out of warranty, I had a new word to add to my vocabulary.
In New Zealand we would call this "Selling a second hand item as if it was new". It would quickly get the attention of the Commerce Commission.
From TFA, it will be used "...including business, education, commerce, and entertainment".
When it can do this: Entertainment, I know I'll be there like a rat up a drain pipe.
From TFA:
"1.5 If there is any contradiction between what the Additional Terms say and what the Universal Terms say, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to that Service."
My brain....
I wonder if their stategy discussions follow this tone:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930
"Vzoooot. Cronk, cronk, cronk. Zip, zip. (Pause.) Gurlagurlagurla...zweeee.
How's that go again?
Carmack can also be wrong, and I have a long memory.
.plan file in 1998:
I still remember Quake 2 and buying my own first PC and specing it based on his opinion.
He spoke well of the Intel i740. Which turned out to be a dog compared to the Voodoo2.
While, of course, he speaks of the future here, he got this wrong. Very wrong.
From his
Intel i740
----------
Good throughput, good fillrate, good quality, good features. A very competent chip. I wish intel great success with the 740. I think that it firmly establishes the baseline that other companies (especially the ones that didn't even make this list) will be forced to come up to. Voodoo rendering quality, better than voodoo1 performance, good 3D on a desktop integration, and all textures come from AGP memory so there is no texture swapping at all. Lack of 24 bit rendering is the only negative of any kind I can think of. Their current MCD OpenGL on NT runs quake 2 pretty well. I have seen their ICD driver on '95 running quake 2, and it seems to be progressing well. The chip has the potential to outperform voodoo 1 across the board, but 3DFX has more highly tuned drivers right now, giving it a performance edge. I expect intel will get the performance up before releasing the ICD. It is worth mentioning that of all the drivers we have tested, intel's MCD was the only driver that did absolutely everything flawlessly. I hope that their ICD has a similar level of quality (it's a MUCH bigger job). An 8mb i740 will be a very good setup for 3D development work.
Ahh yes.
The "Is a..." relationship type in a relational database.
A Person is a Student. A person is a Teacher.
etc...
When the Nazi's were setting the ground work for their "final solution", they gathered census data starting in the early 30's.
The Hollerinth Tabulator machines streamlined the amounts of data that could be processed, thus they could ask more questions.
Some with insight, forsaw this increase is information gathering, and altered their answers to reflect a non-jewish ancestry.
However, they only needed 1 parent or grandparent to give the "correct" answer to link them to a Jewish ancestry(1/16th I believe).
Similarly today, there is little we can do. We are, as we would say in New Zealand, buggered.
In using the pathogens possibility, one presumes people know the existance of pathogens and thus flee.
In absence of that knowledge, of use would be a model based on a car not exploding, but being in some "lucky dip" prize at a dealership. People would converge tightly. Then disperse.
Much like I saw one time at a LAN party when someone put down a pile of pr0n CD's.
Graphics Card Manufacturers take the cake with previous versions.
Version n-1 does not:
- Run these demos. They are to weak(Reality is usually a hardcode version check in the demo).
- Run this new DXn Version.
- Look as cool.
Version n-1 is:
- Embarassingly limited is this or than pipline number/bus width
- Reflective of your tiny cock size.
I visualise the data centers to be like in this youtube video.
Just like this, but with servers inside.
mobile server system.
I am a New Zealander and Fanny = Pussy. And thats the watered down word.
The opening ditty for the old US sit-com "The Nanny"(that we got here) chimed of her "falling on her fanny".
Pretty much I envisioned something like her standing like this and then falling forward.
For impending US tourists to NZ - a complete list.
Just so you know when some one says "Her flat mate trimmed her fringe and her fanny, had a squiz at the nick and gave her some plasters".
Zed: Bring out the Gimp.
Maynard: But the Gimp's sleeping.
Zed: Well, I guess you're gonna have to go wake him up now, won't you?
I have installed Neo-Office on the Macs belonging to our graphics designers, plus a couple other open-source tools(main tool is In-Design).
In all honesty, if my boss saw the word Gimp on screen in our open plan office, he would go ape-shit.
They should have also taken this opportunity to re-Brand....its not nessacarily an indicator of failure.
If American Companies cooperate with this sort of repression, and Congress does nothing to stop it, then America has forgotten what it once stood for.
i ance-Corporation/dp/0609607995, there are numerous examples of Watson's active sojourn's overseas, and the path that was cleared for him by US officials.
I think they forgot long ago.
Preceeding WWII, Thomas Watson and his Company IBM, voraciously pursued the selling and servicing of the Hollerith tabulating machine that was used to process census data to identify Jewish lineage.
Read the book IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation ( http://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-All
Nissan.com I think is the traditional example.
Quick link to why this is a traditional example:
http://nissan.com/Digest/The_Story.php
"The current record of 127.659 mph was established in 1906"
Actually, from TFA, the accepted speed was 121.57mph over one kilometer.
Regardless, I am very, very impressed by the above.
With the advent of better machining, lighter materials, and vastly better bearing and bushing technology etc of today, this makes the 1906 record all the more incredible.
I am going to make a fairly spectacular statement. This small team, in 1906, was as clever as the 14 person combined team that is doing the current days project.
Reds under the Bed.
2 12.12hambyt.html
It worked for McCarthy, it must work for the FBI again.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/12/12/reviews/991
"...any more than forgiving turrets at mcdonalds"
:)
Could someone explain this terminology please.
(ok I dont get out much
"...but was really a picture of a mans grotesquely distended asshole"
Link please.
A friend and I have discussed whether Canada is part of the Axis of Evil.
We concurred Yes. And reading this article just confirmed it, eh?
In TFA, the author notes:
Women often seem to gain self-confidence by pursuing institutional affiliations, credentials, and clear career goals -- rather than simply pushing forward as "lone wolves" driven by individual curiosity.
Firstly, I think this statement discredits the true innovators of this world(past & present) who are driven by a passion to solve problems(sometimes at significant personal and social cost). These people are not just fulfilling some curiosty.
Secondly, and this is the crux of the whole article, females, by "pursuing institutional affiliations, credentials, and clear career goals" are giving themselves the access to a future raising a family.
By exposing themselve to this environment enhances the chances of finding a more desirable mate.
I heard a saying one time. I don't know the origins:
"Accounts departments love IT Departments. For before there was IT, everyone hated Accounts. But now everyone hates the IT Dept."
This seems to hold some truth from my experience.
World Trade Yakety Sax Tribute also the work of Petey? Or SA at least.
*me ponders*
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