I can't imagine any hardware upgrades in a new laptop, from say, Dell, costing more than $100 to exceed longhorn specs from the default configuration with Longhorn is released. Pure speculation, but already Dell includes considerably over-powered video cards for pure-2d operations.
I'm tired of people in movies having way cooler interfaces for their computers than me. I've got 3ghz and a Radeon9800 pro. Bring on the new 3d interfaces with vastly more potential for organization, features, and efficiency.
Don't any of you play games and already have decent video cards? I could care less about Grandma and Grandpa. I want this for MY computer.
Sometimes it can be smart to design something for the future, where the graphics hardware will be considerably faster and cheaper, than to listen to anti-Microsoft folks bash Windows advances for no particularly good reason.
Smart business move? I don't know. I also, don't care. I just want it on my computer anyway.
Agreed. At the rate we're going, computers will eventually become one large LED surrounded by other LEDs flashing in various patterns for no apparent reason on than the fact it's possible to do so.
No offense to any of you clear-side-panel, rounded cable, enthusiasts out there, but isn't tricking out your computer a little bit like... you know what, no, I'm not even going there. So, I assume you'll all be racing in your Civics with the coffee-can exhaust and Type 2 stickers to the store to pick up these bad-boy memory sticks. I hear they add 4 Mhz.
I just thought I should point out this is one of those stats that loses its meaning out of context, sort of like "Most Car Accidents Occur Near Home, So Buckle Up Even For Short Trips". Well, yes, smartass, they do occur near home mostly. Why? Because 90% of car trips ARE NEAR HOME. IF you're constantly driving near where you live, it seems like it'd increase the chances of a wreck there, yes?
Same with kids being hurt by their family. Who do they see more... random pedos walking down the street, or their family?...
Seriously.
Part of the goal of the RIAA and MPAA is, naturally, to instill fear in those who might KNOWINGLY accept, purchase, download, etc. pirated materials. This creates stigma towards those that do (sort of like anti-smoking ads in the past couple decades).
This affects the demand for pirated materials which in turns lowers the economic viability for pirates.
The real issue for the RIAA / MPAA is getting all the "not sure if it's really wrong, I do it sometimes, I still buy occasional CDs and DVDs but like to try them" crowd over to the "It's wrong." view. Until they can do that, no amount of efforts will slow piracy down because so many people are doing it, and OK with doing it, that there is a serious strength in numbers.
The crux of the matter is, and will always be, people give their money to companies for often irrational reasons. If more people contributed to artists and things they liked and enjoyed directly, we wouldn't need oppressive middle-men grasping at straws to retain their distribution powers.
In my experience, it is usually drugs, alcohol, too much sleep, unconcerned management, or a combination thereof that causes projects to fail. Have you ever tried to project-manage after 8 double vodkas, a short nap, and a full rack of ribs?
I don't care what the chances are of them actually finding anything. I think the fact they are doing it exmplemifies something more important and fundamentally reassuring about human society. That we can peacefully explore the Universe, whether it be by travelling in it, monitoring it's output, etc.
I think that's the most important advance of 2004. What else could I get high and waste hours doing... either give me excellent computer games, or give me a flying car. One way or the other, I'll be disoriented, slightly confused, but satisified.
http://www.mxlogic.com/technology/
"In-line Message Streaming
MX Logic's service architecture creates a proxy gateway for inbound email to the enterprise or destination mail host. The service never actually acknowledges receipt of an email message. Instead, MX Logic accepts the inbound email traffic with the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and immediately opens a connection to the destination recipient email server. Messages are then passed through MX Logic's preprocessing filtering layers as they are streamed to the recipient SMTP server. Once the recipient messaging platform signals the acceptance of the inbound email, the accepted protocol message is then passed back to the originating SMTP sender. Messages are processed in a network stream environment and are never stored to disk."
I have said it before on here, but I use Mx-logic.com to filter e-mail before it even gets to my mail server (as their filtering is in-line). They run multiple concurrent virus scanners, and you can set all policies related to attachments, sizes, virus scanning, quarantines, SPAM (deny, accept, etc, for different "levels" of probability).
It's really efficient. I haven't gotten a virus in any attachments and maybe just 2-3 SPAM messages / month (down from 100+ / day). It also does cool stuff like remove the imbedded tracking images from SPAM HTML messages (should one get through), etc. No, I don't work for them. I used to quarantine messages and review it weekly (that were medium / high probability spam), now I trust their service so much I just deny receipt to my mail server of any Medium+ probability SPAM
It is a takeover, as EA would have the controlling interest in the company. The term "hostile" refers to the fact that is was an unexpected offer, and possibly, that Ubisoft is not happy about it.
Based on their prior conflicts with EA over workers at EA's Montreal studio, I don't think the two are getting along all that well.
Keep in mind, I signed onto AOL in like... 1992 maybe? Based on what I've seen on other peoples' computers, it's only gone downhill from there. It's bloated, tends to cause Windows problems in corporate environments, etc.
Where do they get off? The last thing IT managers need is AOL encouraging imcompetent users to install software.
Someone seriously needs to put them out of their misery.
How can we expect to accomodate cross-platform / cross-browser web applications in the future if we continue to muddy the waters with nonsense?
I was getting tired of all these people using the old tired "for family reasons" after being pushed out and/or not desiring to be under the recently re-elected Bush regime.
It's their product. Why can't they say what they want how they want? Clearly there are enough people (like myself, who bought it over Steam and has been enjoying it with no issues) that could care less if a bunch of pirates (that don't deserve to play anyway) get booted and talked to harshly. It is AGAINST THE LAW, don't they have a right to be pissed?
As long as they make good games, I'm fine with it.
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Hehe. Keep 'em coming.
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I'd like to see one of these in the food court of a mall, with a zoom feature and tanquilizer darts. I'd pay well over $20 if they mailed me a DVD compiling the video of me aiming, zooming, firing, and the associated reactions.
Had I not happened to login to/. just now, I would have been left with a considerably worse impression of my favorite search engine than now because of the old story. The fact they even responded to slashdot demonstrates something to me. I used Altavista as my primary in the nineties since it came out, and only last year converted to Google. I still use many, but Google is my choice nowadays, and I'd hate to see them censoring. That would IMMEDIATELY cause me to switch search engines.
The fact that the article was wrong is just as big as a story as the original, if not MORE significant, since the mistake could have mislead thousands upon thousands of readers.
"Similarly, the sound the 1-wood makes when you miss the ball while swinging in Lee Trevino's Fighting Gold is extremely funny to me."
The kids and their pot-smoking habits these days...
they can start cooking, cleaning, doing my job, wiping my ass, going to the store, and anything else i have no interest in doing.
until then, having them on rollerskates almost pisses me off as much as if i had to rollerskate. and rest assured, if i were rollerskating with a bunch of those fuckers, i'd be kicking them over left and right screaming obscentities about why everyone is irritating and we need more robot-slaves.
Part of the problem here is the foundation of the American government being based in religion. Certain people find the concept of ETs impossible / irrelevant, and possibly, wasting even a FEW CENTS of tax-payer money on that search offensive...
Personally, I think we should run SETI / other things on government computers (just like governments can lease satellite observation facilities to researchers, so may they unused CPU cycles).
But, that's not to say there aren't fundamanetalist christians that disagree.
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I can't imagine any hardware upgrades in a new laptop, from say, Dell, costing more than $100 to exceed longhorn specs from the default configuration with Longhorn is released. Pure speculation, but already Dell includes considerably over-powered video cards for pure-2d operations.
I'm tired of people in movies having way cooler interfaces for their computers than me. I've got 3ghz and a Radeon9800 pro. Bring on the new 3d interfaces with vastly more potential for organization, features, and efficiency. Don't any of you play games and already have decent video cards? I could care less about Grandma and Grandpa. I want this for MY computer. Sometimes it can be smart to design something for the future, where the graphics hardware will be considerably faster and cheaper, than to listen to anti-Microsoft folks bash Windows advances for no particularly good reason. Smart business move? I don't know. I also, don't care. I just want it on my computer anyway.
Agreed. At the rate we're going, computers will eventually become one large LED surrounded by other LEDs flashing in various patterns for no apparent reason on than the fact it's possible to do so.
No offense to any of you clear-side-panel, rounded cable, enthusiasts out there, but isn't tricking out your computer a little bit like ... you know what, no, I'm not even going there. So, I assume you'll all be racing in your Civics with the coffee-can exhaust and Type 2 stickers to the store to pick up these bad-boy memory sticks. I hear they add 4 Mhz.
I just thought I should point out this is one of those stats that loses its meaning out of context, sort of like "Most Car Accidents Occur Near Home, So Buckle Up Even For Short Trips". Well, yes, smartass, they do occur near home mostly. Why? Because 90% of car trips ARE NEAR HOME. IF you're constantly driving near where you live, it seems like it'd increase the chances of a wreck there, yes? Same with kids being hurt by their family. Who do they see more... random pedos walking down the street, or their family?... Seriously.
I'm in. Been thinking about it for ages.
Part of the goal of the RIAA and MPAA is, naturally, to instill fear in those who might KNOWINGLY accept, purchase, download, etc. pirated materials. This creates stigma towards those that do (sort of like anti-smoking ads in the past couple decades).
This affects the demand for pirated materials which in turns lowers the economic viability for pirates.
The real issue for the RIAA / MPAA is getting all the "not sure if it's really wrong, I do it sometimes, I still buy occasional CDs and DVDs but like to try them" crowd over to the "It's wrong." view. Until they can do that, no amount of efforts will slow piracy down because so many people are doing it, and OK with doing it, that there is a serious strength in numbers.
The crux of the matter is, and will always be, people give their money to companies for often irrational reasons. If more people contributed to artists and things they liked and enjoyed directly, we wouldn't need oppressive middle-men grasping at straws to retain their distribution powers.
In my experience, it is usually drugs, alcohol, too much sleep, unconcerned management, or a combination thereof that causes projects to fail. Have you ever tried to project-manage after 8 double vodkas, a short nap, and a full rack of ribs?
I don't care what the chances are of them actually finding anything. I think the fact they are doing it exmplemifies something more important and fundamentally reassuring about human society. That we can peacefully explore the Universe, whether it be by travelling in it, monitoring it's output, etc.
I think that's the most important advance of 2004. What else could I get high and waste hours doing... either give me excellent computer games, or give me a flying car. One way or the other, I'll be disoriented, slightly confused, but satisified.
http://www.mxlogic.com/technology/ "In-line Message Streaming MX Logic's service architecture creates a proxy gateway for inbound email to the enterprise or destination mail host. The service never actually acknowledges receipt of an email message. Instead, MX Logic accepts the inbound email traffic with the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) and immediately opens a connection to the destination recipient email server. Messages are then passed through MX Logic's preprocessing filtering layers as they are streamed to the recipient SMTP server. Once the recipient messaging platform signals the acceptance of the inbound email, the accepted protocol message is then passed back to the originating SMTP sender. Messages are processed in a network stream environment and are never stored to disk."
Mine isn't in the list.... http://www.mxlogic.com
I have said it before on here, but I use Mx-logic.com to filter e-mail before it even gets to my mail server (as their filtering is in-line). They run multiple concurrent virus scanners, and you can set all policies related to attachments, sizes, virus scanning, quarantines, SPAM (deny, accept, etc, for different "levels" of probability).
It's really efficient. I haven't gotten a virus in any attachments and maybe just 2-3 SPAM messages / month (down from 100+ / day). It also does cool stuff like remove the imbedded tracking images from SPAM HTML messages (should one get through), etc. No, I don't work for them. I used to quarantine messages and review it weekly (that were medium / high probability spam), now I trust their service so much I just deny receipt to my mail server of any Medium+ probability SPAM
It is a takeover, as EA would have the controlling interest in the company. The term "hostile" refers to the fact that is was an unexpected offer, and possibly, that Ubisoft is not happy about it. Based on their prior conflicts with EA over workers at EA's Montreal studio, I don't think the two are getting along all that well.
Keep in mind, I signed onto AOL in like... 1992 maybe? Based on what I've seen on other peoples' computers, it's only gone downhill from there. It's bloated, tends to cause Windows problems in corporate environments, etc. Where do they get off? The last thing IT managers need is AOL encouraging imcompetent users to install software. Someone seriously needs to put them out of their misery. How can we expect to accomodate cross-platform / cross-browser web applications in the future if we continue to muddy the waters with nonsense?
I was getting tired of all these people using the old tired "for family reasons" after being pushed out and/or not desiring to be under the recently re-elected Bush regime.
I use www.mxlogic.com to deny all medium-high risk spam completely. It intercepts it before it even hits my mail server. I like it.
I could have sworn I read this exact same thing yesterday on /.?
I don't think I could keep a straight face in person discussing geared balls.
It's their product. Why can't they say what they want how they want? Clearly there are enough people (like myself, who bought it over Steam and has been enjoying it with no issues) that could care less if a bunch of pirates (that don't deserve to play anyway) get booted and talked to harshly. It is AGAINST THE LAW, don't they have a right to be pissed?
Hehe. Keep 'em coming.
I'd like to see one of these in the food court of a mall, with a zoom feature and tanquilizer darts. I'd pay well over $20 if they mailed me a DVD compiling the video of me aiming, zooming, firing, and the associated reactions.
Had I not happened to login to /. just now, I would have been left with a considerably worse impression of my favorite search engine than now because of the old story. The fact they even responded to slashdot demonstrates something to me. I used Altavista as my primary in the nineties since it came out, and only last year converted to Google. I still use many, but Google is my choice nowadays, and I'd hate to see them censoring. That would IMMEDIATELY cause me to switch search engines.
The fact that the article was wrong is just as big as a story as the original, if not MORE significant, since the mistake could have mislead thousands upon thousands of readers.
"Similarly, the sound the 1-wood makes when you miss the ball while swinging in Lee Trevino's Fighting Gold is extremely funny to me." The kids and their pot-smoking habits these days...
they can start cooking, cleaning, doing my job, wiping my ass, going to the store, and anything else i have no interest in doing. until then, having them on rollerskates almost pisses me off as much as if i had to rollerskate. and rest assured, if i were rollerskating with a bunch of those fuckers, i'd be kicking them over left and right screaming obscentities about why everyone is irritating and we need more robot-slaves.
Part of the problem here is the foundation of the American government being based in religion. Certain people find the concept of ETs impossible / irrelevant, and possibly, wasting even a FEW CENTS of tax-payer money on that search offensive... Personally, I think we should run SETI / other things on government computers (just like governments can lease satellite observation facilities to researchers, so may they unused CPU cycles). But, that's not to say there aren't fundamanetalist christians that disagree.