Well, I live in a small town, (We most interesting thing we have is Wal-Mart) and the police don't do anything that you are describing. Or at least I've never witnessed or heard of it.
RFID tags couldn't be used to track people by sattelite, they can only be read by a scanner at very close range. (About a foot) They give off a very faint signal that is far too weak for a sattelite to detect.
"... but this will stop those evil hackers taking over your system. Surely this is what you want? Oh, well yes, it CAN be used to restrict the way you use your legitimately purchased software, but don't you think that's a small price to pay?"
I wish I could have told that man that I think that is a huge price to pay, and that he can get bent.
There is nothing they can do to save themselves, once you have tried Firefox, there is no reason to go back, unless you are stupid. I'm sure with the release of IE7 we will get a wonderful friend of the Alexa plugin. Oh! And we can't forget about those logs that IE keeps in the c:\windows\internet logs folder! Why on earth would IE need several duplicate logs? Hmm....
The same thing happened to me about a year ago. I haven't tried any distros since then because they take too long to download on dialup, and I don't feel like spending money on something that might work.
The only thing it can't do well is games, but that's what games consoles are for. $150 for a console to play the latest games vs. $1000+ for a computer to play the latest games.
Consider the fact that PCs have the image quality of HDTV with CRT monitors and LCD/TFT displays, where as on a TV things can get fuzzy. I know you can buy a VGA adapter for consoles, but well, they can be expensive. Consoles wear out too. My PS2 now only plays CD-ROM based games, it cannot read DVDs whatsoever. I have never experienced this sort of problem with computers. Another thing is that there are exclusive games for PC like MMORPGs like Vanguard: Saga of Heros, Fallout 2 (Old but fantastic game), The Fall: Last Days of Gaia, Eve Online: The Second Genesis, Neverwinter Nights, Unreal Tournament 2004 and also the Ultima games. We also get to make mods for games, they usually show up whether official or fan-made, and we get the precise control of the mouse as well as gamepads if we wish. There are actually settings in the preferences menus in games... And lastly, we can send messages in games with the keyboard.
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Why does Linux have to be as user-friendly as Windows?
Can someone summarize the article for me? I'm too busy downloading porn to read it.
There is no way in hell I would let them do that to me. I would rather have a scar from removal than some creepy fucking big brother bullshit.
Well, I live in a small town, (We most interesting thing we have is Wal-Mart) and the police don't do anything that you are describing. Or at least I've never witnessed or heard of it.
RFID tags couldn't be used to track people by sattelite, they can only be read by a scanner at very close range. (About a foot) They give off a very faint signal that is far too weak for a sattelite to detect.
Where can I get one of these machines, how much will it cost, and how do they score on 3DMark 2005?
Why does "vote rigging" always get translated into "computer problems"?
Hehe... IANAL...
"... but this will stop those evil hackers taking over your system. Surely this is what you want? Oh, well yes, it CAN be used to restrict the way you use your legitimately purchased software, but don't you think that's a small price to pay?" I wish I could have told that man that I think that is a huge price to pay, and that he can get bent.
Nothing is perfect. It can and will be bypassed.
I don't think that would neccissarily make the file smaller.
I wish this surprised me.
Nawt teh buckyballs!1!
"We have the technology. But we don't wan't to spend a lot."
Wonderful, but when can I get a hard drive in that size?
Delightful.
Yep. I figured that out. ...
I'm retarded.
There is nothing they can do to save themselves, once you have tried Firefox, there is no reason to go back, unless you are stupid. I'm sure with the release of IE7 we will get a wonderful friend of the Alexa plugin. Oh! And we can't forget about those logs that IE keeps in the c:\windows\internet logs folder! Why on earth would IE need several duplicate logs? Hmm....
And crashing five times more often! Shit, count me in!
As a gamer I fail to see any advantages Linux has over Windows.
"Ignore that man in the bushes." or imagine getting a link to goat.cx on your phone...
The same thing happened to me about a year ago. I haven't tried any distros since then because they take too long to download on dialup, and I don't feel like spending money on something that might work.
The one where Zoidberg's people invade earth and build a "mobile oppression palace".
Is there an "obvious" modifier?
The only thing it can't do well is games, but that's what games consoles are for. $150 for a console to play the latest games vs. $1000+ for a computer to play the latest games.
Consider the fact that PCs have the image quality of HDTV with CRT monitors and LCD/TFT displays, where as on a TV things can get fuzzy. I know you can buy a VGA adapter for consoles, but well, they can be expensive. Consoles wear out too. My PS2 now only plays CD-ROM based games, it cannot read DVDs whatsoever. I have never experienced this sort of problem with computers. Another thing is that there are exclusive games for PC like MMORPGs like Vanguard: Saga of Heros, Fallout 2 (Old but fantastic game), The Fall: Last Days of Gaia, Eve Online: The Second Genesis, Neverwinter Nights, Unreal Tournament 2004 and also the Ultima games. We also get to make mods for games, they usually show up whether official or fan-made, and we get the precise control of the mouse as well as gamepads if we wish. There are actually settings in the preferences menus in games... And lastly, we can send messages in games with the keyboard.