WTF? Is this is your definition of gorgeous? Is this some type of late April Fool's joke or have you been drinking? Or are you refering about her "gorgeous" mind? I guess just about anything with a vagina will look gorgeous to slashdot geeks.
I mean, come on. It's Duke Nukem Forever. The day it actually is released, the world will come to an end.
Nope. A few apocalyptic signs such as the appearance of the Infinium Phantom Console, Windows Vista, and 99.8% of slashdotters getting "laid" still needs to be fufilled before the end is to come. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), the last sign will take ages before it even comes close to fruition.;)
I worked at an air force base and they were definitely standardized on IE. Knowing about these bugs and electing _not_ to fix them expediently, couldn't this be considered a threat to national security?
Maybe the U.S. Air Force needs to take the initiative themselves and find some other browser to standardize on such as Firefox or Opera. The US Air Force, I'm sure of it, has knowledge of Internet Exploiter's abysmal security yet because of the so-called benefits of ActiveX and Microsoft's lobbying efforts, the US Air Force only has themselves to blame for using such insecure software. Why wait for Redmond to get up off their asses to fix IE security problems--we are talking almost 20 unpatched/unfixed vunlerabilities for the past couple of years--when you can be using a solution (Firefox, Opera, anything but IE) that at least, at the minimum has a better security track record then IE and timely patching of their software?
1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 17.28 million)
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)
4. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11.62 million)
6. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)
7. Super Mario All-Stars (SNES - 10.5 million)
15. Halo 2 (Xbox - 7 million)
the 360 wasn't launched before it was ready, but before the manufacturing process was ready
So in other words the Xbox 360 was not ready period. Cut the crap and apolisgist nonsense--the Xbox 360 was rushed in more ways then one. The Xbox 360 is as much failure as the PSP.
That said, I own a 360 and I really like it. I didn't get mine in the first wave - there were only something like 50,000 allocated to the whole UK - but I did pick one up in early January and so far I'm pleased with what it does. Ok, so there's no 'killer' game, but I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore gamer, but the few games I do have I find entertaining and great fun with friends. I'm not realy 100% sure what people mean by a 'next generation game', I bought the console specifically for its online capabilities and its ability to be a media extender. In those respects it's very, very good, and Nintendo and Sony have a long way to go to catch up with the likes of Xbox Live.
Nothing worse than a fanboy making execuses for the product they worship day and night over. Look at this nonsense you posted. No "killer" game + prolonged console shortage + lackluster average game catalog + fanboys conducting spin control for a rushed console = failed launch.
I wonder how Linux idealists feel about their cute little OS being deployed in machinery of war?
Wow talk about a flamebait comment (but this is slashdot though). FOSS entitles everyone to be able to use the software regardless if they are the military, a terrorist group, a hacker, whoever. Linux would not be a truly Free (as in speech) OS if the GPL restricted or forbid its use by the military. For something to be truly free, it must be accessible to everyone. IMO, I think slashdot could do without the lil trollish comments at the end of the summaries--its tiring and childish.
Google Video is hosting the short film 'Fear of Girls'...
Wow. I have a feeling most slashdotters are thinking, "It was like looking in the mirror and seeing myself." I wonder if they used any slashdot members as consultants for the short film?
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It is not in Microsoft's interest to develop and release a very secure operating system. Of course if any version of Windows was truly secure enough for the masses, then most people wouldn't upgrade from that version until they purchased a new machine with a new version of Windows preinstalled or ever. We all know this so it comes as no surprise that Microsoft would try to sell this version of Windows to be more secure then XP. They will do the same when Blackcomb (or whatever the next version is code-named) is going to be released. Anyone that continues to buy into the marketing propaganda that Microsoft spews will receive no sympathy from me. Personally I would not touch Vista due to its DRM-infested crap anyways.
Personally, I think Gentoo is a godsend for everything from teaching beginners step-by-step how their system is structured to creating a quick and powerful system 100% designed around YOUR machine.
Unfortunately if you are compiling on any thing short of a super computer or skynet, you won't experience this "quickness" anytime soon. Expect to spend three days to a week compiling the whole disto and its applications*. You might as well install a distro like Arch and have that "quickness" after a 20-30 minute install.
*Yes, I am aware you can install packages on Gentoo, but if I wanted that I would stick with a package oriented distro like Debian;)
As someone already mentioned, China has already "driven" itself to Linux for awhile now. There is a good article over at Newsforge about this. China's Linux disease.
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>By the way, I ran a half marathon while smoking 10 cigarettes,
All at the same time?
That would certainly explain why he was only able to run half a marathon instead of the whole thing.
Well, when a company produces products that earn the nickname "graphics decelerators", being quiet for a while would probably be the best solution; that and going back and improving their solutions doesn't hurt either.;)
When the 3dfx cards came out they were "loaded" with 4MB, but that was in '96.
Even better, I had a Canopus Pure3D, which was the only 3dfx card to have 6MB, while the others only had four. Too bad by the time I purchased one, Voodoo 2 cards had just began to roll out.
Isn't that the truth. S3 was the laughing stock of graphic chip developers back in the 90's, and will continue to be so if this new solution of theirs performs like their Virge chips did. Unfortunately I made the grave mistake of purchasing a Virge card years ago due to their price. As the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for", and what I got was complete trash. I could not play Quake at acceptable levels with that crappy card. Boy was I so pleased to put down the cash for the Pure3D 3dfx card. The Virge has got to be the worst graphics solution ever and will probably go down history as such. Adding insult to injury, many OEMs used that particular chipset for their cheap motherboards. I still break out in a cold sweat and have flashbacks of watching the rockets I fired in Quake slowly hitting their targets, one frame at a time. Die S3 Die!
"'Let's not leap to conclusions,'" Kriss said, adding that Microsoft's Internet Explorer complies with HTTP standards"
Well yes one would think that would be one standard Microsoft would obviously have to adhere to. It's frickin obvious! I swear I need some aspirin after reading that small statement Eric Kriss made. Sheesh!
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Ars Technica is behind joke & screenshots, not Anandtech.
Maybe the U.S. Air Force needs to take the initiative themselves and find some other browser to standardize on such as Firefox or Opera. The US Air Force, I'm sure of it, has knowledge of Internet Exploiter's abysmal security yet because of the so-called benefits of ActiveX and Microsoft's lobbying efforts, the US Air Force only has themselves to blame for using such insecure software. Why wait for Redmond to get up off their asses to fix IE security problems--we are talking almost 20 unpatched/unfixed vunlerabilities for the past couple of years--when you can be using a solution (Firefox, Opera, anything but IE) that at least, at the minimum has a better security track record then IE and timely patching of their software?
In case anyone is curious, a list of the best selling console games of all-time is here.
Heres some entries on the list of the Top 20:
1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 17.28 million)
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)
4. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11.62 million)
6. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)
7. Super Mario All-Stars (SNES - 10.5 million)
15. Halo 2 (Xbox - 7 million)
Unfortunately their game catalog paled in comparision to the NES and Sega systems let alone not being as much fun to play as those two other consoles.
It is not in Microsoft's interest to develop and release a very secure operating system. Of course if any version of Windows was truly secure enough for the masses, then most people wouldn't upgrade from that version until they purchased a new machine with a new version of Windows preinstalled or ever. We all know this so it comes as no surprise that Microsoft would try to sell this version of Windows to be more secure then XP. They will do the same when Blackcomb (or whatever the next version is code-named) is going to be released. Anyone that continues to buy into the marketing propaganda that Microsoft spews will receive no sympathy from me. Personally I would not touch Vista due to its DRM-infested crap anyways.
This is slashdot after all; if you can't get dirt on em then make it up. ;)
*Yes, I am aware you can install packages on Gentoo, but if I wanted that I would stick with a package oriented distro like Debian
As someone already mentioned, China has already "driven" itself to Linux for awhile now. There is a good article over at Newsforge about this. China's Linux disease.
Isn't that the truth. S3 was the laughing stock of graphic chip developers back in the 90's, and will continue to be so if this new solution of theirs performs like their Virge chips did. Unfortunately I made the grave mistake of purchasing a Virge card years ago due to their price. As the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for", and what I got was complete trash. I could not play Quake at acceptable levels with that crappy card. Boy was I so pleased to put down the cash for the Pure3D 3dfx card. The Virge has got to be the worst graphics solution ever and will probably go down history as such. Adding insult to injury, many OEMs used that particular chipset for their cheap motherboards. I still break out in a cold sweat and have flashbacks of watching the rockets I fired in Quake slowly hitting their targets, one frame at a time. Die S3 Die!