I already specified "anti-everything-that-can-possibly-harm-us" lasers, not the plain old lasers you're inquiring about. Just remember, sharks require too much additional shifting weight in water to be effective... or we could just make the carbon-nanotube armored kevlar ballon BIGGER. But then we'd need more water and more laser-toting sharks... which is why I say no sharks. Sorry to disappoint you, Dr Evil.
We'll just put a few anti-everything-that-can-possibly-harm-us lasers (no sharks), a wholly capable tracking/guidance system, and a tremendous powerplant on some type of carbon-nanotube armored kevlar balloon and Presto! Instant Flying Dome o' Doom.
I worked with them for a while, as a data entry person back in the early 90's. Basically, we were responsible for keying in a parcel's 5-9 digit Zip code after it had been scanned into the system. By scanned, I mean the front of the package or envelope showing the send-to and return addresses was presented on a monochrome display, which allowed the person operating the terminal to enter the zip codes for the parcels. Then you'd hit a key and move to the next one, and so on and so on.
The bizarre thing is that I found out a few of the invididuals would "pad" their PPM (Parcels Per Minute) by typing in zipcodes they were familiar with instead of reading what was on the display, just to enter a dozen or so really quickly. It didn't happen often, but it helped them keep up the pace and "clear" the system queue more quickly, thus gaining them and their workmates an early break. However, I've no idea what damage may have occurred by their lax attitudes, and I really don't want to know now.
Which brings me to my point (I think): how can we be certain the data they're entering is one-hundred percent accurate, regardless if the medium lasts a century?
Ooh, It's Napster! WHACK! OOOH it's KAZAA! WHACK! OOOH IT'S BITTORRENT ! WHACK! OOOH IT'S EDONKEY! WHACK!
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_ _ _ Go for the eyes Boo! GO FOR THE EYES!
It took me a moment to realise that you were referring to Boo in your sig, and that you weren't telling the mutant space hamster to attack the RIAA's targets. *whew*
I started my home computing life with a TI-99\4A, and I can't imagine how I could have gotten to where I am today without its influence. Typing in a few thousand lines of code out of magazines for the chance to play a 15-minute game was how I spent my 12th summer. I'll never forget all those VCHAR and HCHAR calls, and the cool art I used to create. I have no idea whatever became of the cassettes I backed up to, nor the actual computer, itself. Of course, all the cool kids had Commodores and Amigas, with their fancy-shmancy "disk drives" that made backups so effortless.
I imagine they never had to sit through 30 minutes of *SKREEEEECH-SKREEECH-SKREEEEEEECH-SKREEECH*
Of course, I used to leave it on while I was AFK, and there were times I didn't backup first... and my mother would shut it off after I'd already typed in a few hundred lines. *sigh*
This is absurd. What a paltry amount of time to serve for such a hardened thug! There are people who get more time than that for murdering or robbing someone, and that's just sad. When are we going to crack down and show these online hoodlums that crime doesn't pay?
He doesn't have to invade "friendly countries" but I'm sure you understood the baser meaning of my original comment. Taking out Saddam was a favor to the Saudis.
I realise that what you see makes for a lot, but when will they come up with a technology that provides a realistic "touch" sense? I'm guessing we'll have to wear some kind of head-mounted device that manipulates our brain into thinking we're touching something. Some type of neural yarmulke?
A little info regarding HP's service. My mother bought a nice little A64 3200+ laptop from BestBuy, a Pavilion zv6000. It came with 512mb of RAM, DVDR, 80gb of HD and a dedicated 128mb Radeon X200m. She'd had it for a little over a month when, after removing a PCMCIA Buffalo Wireless card, a small brass pin fell out of the slot.
Needless to say, she spent the requisite time getting the situation handled. First, she tried the "Live Chat" on HP's support page. The person who first had contact with her appeared very helpful, yet was actually no help at all. When she contacted them using the telephone, she began getting the runaround. They tried to tell her that it was physical damage, which it certainly wasn't. My mother isn't so well off that she'd spend $1200 on anything and then trash it. Eventually, she received a call from a very nice support representative who contacted her several more times, both before and after receiving the replacement.
Speaking of which, she ended up with a brand-new Pavilion from the factory. A64 3500+, 1gb RAM, 100gb HD, and still the dedicated 128mb Radeon X200m. She had to reinstall her software, etc, but it ended up almost being worth the hassle, IMHO.
Moral of the story: Stay away from the online support, and contact HP directly via the telephone.
How long would it take the average slashdotter to fill that puppy with pr0n?
This is easily one of the most overused jokes on slashdot, and quite frankly, I'd like to meet the person whose requirement for porn is wholely limited by the size of his disk.
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I already specified "anti-everything-that-can-possibly-harm-us" lasers, not the plain old lasers you're inquiring about. Just remember, sharks require too much additional shifting weight in water to be effective... or we could just make the carbon-nanotube armored kevlar ballon BIGGER. But then we'd need more water and more laser-toting sharks... which is why I say no sharks. Sorry to disappoint you, Dr Evil.
We'll just put a few anti-everything-that-can-possibly-harm-us lasers (no sharks), a wholly capable tracking/guidance system, and a tremendous powerplant on some type of carbon-nanotube armored kevlar balloon and Presto! Instant Flying Dome o' Doom.
I worked with them for a while, as a data entry person back in the early 90's. Basically, we were responsible for keying in a parcel's 5-9 digit Zip code after it had been scanned into the system. By scanned, I mean the front of the package or envelope showing the send-to and return addresses was presented on a monochrome display, which allowed the person operating the terminal to enter the zip codes for the parcels. Then you'd hit a key and move to the next one, and so on and so on.
The bizarre thing is that I found out a few of the invididuals would "pad" their PPM (Parcels Per Minute) by typing in zipcodes they were familiar with instead of reading what was on the display, just to enter a dozen or so really quickly. It didn't happen often, but it helped them keep up the pace and "clear" the system queue more quickly, thus gaining them and their workmates an early break. However, I've no idea what damage may have occurred by their lax attitudes, and I really don't want to know now.
Which brings me to my point (I think): how can we be certain the data they're entering is one-hundred percent accurate, regardless if the medium lasts a century?
Kanye?
14 months and still no sign of a Starbucks? Are they losing their market or what?
I guess smoke signals are out of the question.
Ooh, It's Napster! WHACK! OOOH it's KAZAA! WHACK! OOOH IT'S BITTORRENT ! WHACK! OOOH IT'S EDONKEY! WHACK!
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_ _ _ Go for the eyes Boo! GO FOR THE EYES!
It took me a moment to realise that you were referring to Boo in your sig, and that you weren't telling the mutant space hamster to attack the RIAA's targets. *whew*
...and, Kent... stop playing with yourself.
Yeah, it's never the fall that kills the drive(s), it's the sudden stop at the end.
Yeah, I'm flamebait, not the guy who bitches about what's on the front page. Fucking dipshit.
You can just try avoiding the site entirely. I mean, if you're going to bitch about something, why not bitch about the fact that you never get any?
I started my home computing life with a TI-99\4A, and I can't imagine how I could have gotten to where I am today without its influence. Typing in a few thousand lines of code out of magazines for the chance to play a 15-minute game was how I spent my 12th summer. I'll never forget all those VCHAR and HCHAR calls, and the cool art I used to create. I have no idea whatever became of the cassettes I backed up to, nor the actual computer, itself. Of course, all the cool kids had Commodores and Amigas, with their fancy-shmancy "disk drives" that made backups so effortless.
I imagine they never had to sit through 30 minutes of *SKREEEEECH-SKREEECH-SKREEEEEEECH-SKREEECH*
Of course, I used to leave it on while I was AFK, and there were times I didn't backup first... and my mother would shut it off after I'd already typed in a few hundred lines. *sigh*
This is absurd. What a paltry amount of time to serve for such a hardened thug! There are people who get more time than that for murdering or robbing someone, and that's just sad. When are we going to crack down and show these online hoodlums that crime doesn't pay?
Why do you ask? Are you wondering what you're missing out on?
He doesn't have to invade "friendly countries" but I'm sure you understood the baser meaning of my original comment. Taking out Saddam was a favor to the Saudis.
Canada has about as much oil as Saudi Arabia
I wonder how long it'll be until GWB decides Canadians are a threat to the rest of the world and we invade on account of Canuck WMDs...
... and how long have you been an employee of Microsoft?
I realise that what you see makes for a lot, but when will they come up with a technology that provides a realistic "touch" sense? I'm guessing we'll have to wear some kind of head-mounted device that manipulates our brain into thinking we're touching something. Some type of neural yarmulke?
I dunno... how well does an aerosol-applied paint dry in a vacuum?
They should be paying *me* a tax for all of the crappy porn popups that occur.
Wow. Way to ruin a hastily-planned-but-well-intended good idea, Sherwin Williams.
A little info regarding HP's service. My mother bought a nice little A64 3200+ laptop from BestBuy, a Pavilion zv6000. It came with 512mb of RAM, DVDR, 80gb of HD and a dedicated 128mb Radeon X200m. She'd had it for a little over a month when, after removing a PCMCIA Buffalo Wireless card, a small brass pin fell out of the slot.
Needless to say, she spent the requisite time getting the situation handled. First, she tried the "Live Chat" on HP's support page. The person who first had contact with her appeared very helpful, yet was actually no help at all. When she contacted them using the telephone, she began getting the runaround. They tried to tell her that it was physical damage, which it certainly wasn't. My mother isn't so well off that she'd spend $1200 on anything and then trash it. Eventually, she received a call from a very nice support representative who contacted her several more times, both before and after receiving the replacement.
Speaking of which, she ended up with a brand-new Pavilion from the factory. A64 3500+, 1gb RAM, 100gb HD, and still the dedicated 128mb Radeon X200m. She had to reinstall her software, etc, but it ended up almost being worth the hassle, IMHO.
Moral of the story: Stay away from the online support, and contact HP directly via the telephone.
I work in television, and programming doesn't shift with DST. If something airs at 3pm, it airs at 3pm.
I guess now we know what time Sesame Street is on.
zing!
The last disk I had with some designed-in irony like that was the Quantum Fireball
Oh, you have got to tell us the story on that one...
How long would it take the average slashdotter to fill that puppy with pr0n?
This is easily one of the most overused jokes on slashdot, and quite frankly, I'd like to meet the person whose requirement for porn is wholely limited by the size of his disk.
I said disk size. Get your mind outta the gutter.