how about gunbound?
haven't played it yet, a friend sent me the link not long ago. It's not OSS, but it is supposed to be free. (I think it's Spyware/Adware free, but I haven't checked yet.)
How about having a vertical flowchart feature that displayed webpages(history? bookmarks?) in small mini-images (ie. 90 x 70 pixels) in the sidebar. Something along the lines of what iRider has but with more options/features/plugin support.
tuxedobob, I am in the US actually. I'm not saying that every American is obsessed with SUVs, but so many are, the American public (in general, though once again not everyone) seems to be so easily manipulated by the media. (People see the commercials on television of drivers doing 70 mph over snowbanks, so they think they can do the same. I have seen so many SUVs flipped on the side of roads in the winter. And then there are those people that live in large cities where public transportation is readily available and they think that they need an SUV for driving within the city. (I don't think there's anything wrong with using a sedan in a city) Personally I think the US should take a lesson from Europe and start using smaller, more efficient cars so we can reduce our dependence on oil. The problem is that with all the SUVs on the roads it's difficult to have a smaller car because in a crash between say, a Mini-Cooper, and a Ford Explorer, the Explorer will win every time. Maybe the only way for smaller, and more efficient cars to gain popularity is if automakers start emphasizing the benefit of such vehicles. Especially with gas prices so high lately, they would have an easy time selling an efficient car with a marketing point of "Gets this much to the gallon!" Everything is money, so perhaps people will forget about fantasizing about climbing mountains in their SUVs because they can get a car that saves them money.
Tuxedobob, you mentioned getting a diesel rather than a hybrid car, I've heard diesel can be used quite efficiently (quite a bit better than gasoline) in a hybrid vehicle. (Uses less fuel to make the same amount of electricity I guess.)
It's a nice car, but isn't practical for most people. (Any room for groceries?) Personally, I like the Honda Civic Hybrid. Approx. 50 miles to the gallon, that's about 650 miles in one 13 gallon tank. And it holds several people. Still not the most fuel efficient vehicle, but it's so much better than the gas guzzling SUVs consumer America is obsessed with.
The question is, are prizes of 10 to 30 million USD enough for corporations to spend that much or more developing space tech? Would it be cheaper than NASA developing the same things in-house? Or would the prize money be better spent on NASA projects?
But the only thing short of a really long tape that you can backup these things to in one media is another 400GB hdd. (it would still be 86 4.7GB DVDs)
I suppose we'll start to see "Microsoft Brand Bread(TM)" on the stores next. "Because "Microsoft Brand Bread(TM)" is the right bread for your "Microsoft Brand Smart-Toaster(TM)".
"Microsoft Brand Smart-Toaster(TM)".... somehow I doubt I'll get used to burned toast no matter how much jam is on it.
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Here is the US CDC's page about BSE (aka "mad cow") and CJD (it's human cousin).
And call me paranoid, but I haven't had beef in seven months. (I live in the US and seven months ago was the first confirmed case of BSE in the USA)
how about gunbound? haven't played it yet, a friend sent me the link not long ago. It's not OSS, but it is supposed to be free. (I think it's Spyware/Adware free, but I haven't checked yet.)
How about having a vertical flowchart feature that displayed webpages(history? bookmarks?) in small mini-images (ie. 90 x 70 pixels) in the sidebar. Something along the lines of what iRider has but with more options/features/plugin support.
tuxedobob, I am in the US actually. I'm not saying that every American is obsessed with SUVs, but so many are, the American public (in general, though once again not everyone) seems to be so easily manipulated by the media. (People see the commercials on television of drivers doing 70 mph over snowbanks, so they think they can do the same. I have seen so many SUVs flipped on the side of roads in the winter. And then there are those people that live in large cities where public transportation is readily available and they think that they need an SUV for driving within the city. (I don't think there's anything wrong with using a sedan in a city) Personally I think the US should take a lesson from Europe and start using smaller, more efficient cars so we can reduce our dependence on oil. The problem is that with all the SUVs on the roads it's difficult to have a smaller car because in a crash between say, a Mini-Cooper, and a Ford Explorer, the Explorer will win every time. Maybe the only way for smaller, and more efficient cars to gain popularity is if automakers start emphasizing the benefit of such vehicles. Especially with gas prices so high lately, they would have an easy time selling an efficient car with a marketing point of "Gets this much to the gallon!" Everything is money, so perhaps people will forget about fantasizing about climbing mountains in their SUVs because they can get a car that saves them money.
Tuxedobob, you mentioned getting a diesel rather than a hybrid car, I've heard diesel can be used quite efficiently (quite a bit better than gasoline) in a hybrid vehicle. (Uses less fuel to make the same amount of electricity I guess.)
It's a nice car, but isn't practical for most people. (Any room for groceries?) Personally, I like the Honda Civic Hybrid. Approx. 50 miles to the gallon, that's about 650 miles in one 13 gallon tank. And it holds several people. Still not the most fuel efficient vehicle, but it's so much better than the gas guzzling SUVs consumer America is obsessed with.
The question is, are prizes of 10 to 30 million USD enough for corporations to spend that much or more developing space tech? Would it be cheaper than NASA developing the same things in-house? Or would the prize money be better spent on NASA projects?
HAL, always one step ahead [of IBM].
But the only thing short of a really long tape that you can backup these things to in one media is another 400GB hdd. (it would still be 86 4.7GB DVDs)
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.... somehow I doubt I'll get used to burned toast no matter how much jam is on it.
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I suppose we'll start to see "Microsoft Brand Bread(TM)" on the stores next. "Because "Microsoft Brand Bread(TM)" is the right bread for your "Microsoft Brand Smart-Toaster(TM)".
"Microsoft Brand Smart-Toaster(TM)"
I guess linux makes the badgers move faster than ever before...
Next fashion: bulging square pockets.
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