I mean COME ON... "Phantom Menace?" "Attack of the Clones?" How friggin' GENERIC. We probably oughta be thanking our lucky stars that it wasn't called something like "The One Where Anakin Gets His Arse Handed to Him by Obi Wan and Goes Totally Evil."
Alternatively, it would have been nice if they did something like "Fall of the Jedi," to coincide with "Return (Revenge?;-) of the Jedi"
...that this is turning into a ridiculous 'my ____ is bigger than your ____' contest? I mean, good GOD: a TB of EMAIL space? What kind of gi-normous HDD farm do they have for all this to back it up? What kind of trick they have to do this, I wonder.
Probably not quite so... 'integrated':-P Well, it's a work in progress, so maybe in a few versions or so...
"Well, just when I was ready to start "Enjoying my Apple Computer", a weird bug appeared: I was dropped into an infinite Finder crash-loop. Well, not really infinite, 15 minutes or so later, the loop ended."
"The only glitch left was the Dock. It also encountered a crash loop, but this one was indeed infinite"
Well, so many people like Andromeda (from many/. reads) so there has to be something to it... but psycologically, I just couldn't get past thinking of it as 'Hercules in Space'... just something about ol' Sorbo, I guess.
I guess it's gonna be a little late to check on it now...:-P
Let me preface all this by saying that I've barely watched ANY of Enterprise. Looking back on ALL Trek-related series (heck, any series worth mentioning in general, actually), they all pretty muched sucked UNTIL about 3rd season or so. Look back on TNG--HORRIBLE overacting until the character's got settled.
Who knows--maybe it's just gonna take Enterprise another season to pull out of the tailspin...
...stupid... frivilous... lawsuits... urge to kill... RISING...
"In 1955 he died and much later a search engine called Google was born. His relatives claim that Kasner must be spinning in his grave. They believe Google has gained financially at their expense and they want to become IPO insiders to put his soul to rest."
YOU GOTTA BE FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME!! They 'want to become IPO insiders to put his soul to rest???' That has to be the LAMEST reason for a lawsuit in the history of lawsuits! (right next to copyright infringement of a certain OS kernel w/o actually SAYING what it is or spilling hot coffee on one's self and successfully sueing BECAUSE of it...)
Uh... if it's the big boom in NORTH Korea, I don't think they have much in the way of 'extraneous luxuries' like hybrid cars... or export items in general... or basic medical supplies to treat the wounded... or FOOD to feed it's own people, with the current regime in place.:-(
... what the past 13 or so weeks looks like. Is it a bonifide TREND (33%, 34%, 40%... 45%, 52%) or is it something like (25%, 25%, 25%, 25%,... 26%, 52%). Since the site just got/.ed, I don't know... illuminate me whoever got on!
These new cards are gonna be LOOOOOOOW on the performance/price ratio, relatively speaking. That is why I usually don't like those types of graphs--they kind of give you a firm grasp of the obvious, that expensive cards have a crappy performance/price ratio compared to a more reasonable (i.e. Radeon 9600XT GeForce 5700). Not to spoil anything, but as history dictates, I would imagine that the new offerings from ATI/nVidia will be in a dead heat for last place on this particular ratio.
That, it it would seem that each card has their respective wins in different disciplines anyways... Radeon = better in newer games (Farcry, etc) and situations where you have a lot of options on, while nVidia tends to be better in older games, but not a slouch in any particular discipline either, so it would be harder to find out what index you would want to use for this particular graph.
... your Quadruple Venti Mocha Turtle Cappachino... one big bump and BAM--unhappy iPod mini coated in sugary goodness...;-)
what IS a "CPU hour" anyways? Correlations??
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By their definition, what IS a CPU hr? Sorry for my ignorance, but the website just got/.ed off the face of the planet. Wouldn't the amount of bandwidth have more to do with spam output than CPU cycles? So, If I get my dual opteron's with a 56K connection going, I'll make more than my Athlon 800 connected via an OC15 line?
I don't get it. Illuminate me, oh who got on the site before it got annihilated.
... or a major burden for the emergency response teams everywhere everytime the damned thing falls off.
Time will tell, I guess.
The elderly or people in poor health?
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I assume that this could be the next generation 'medical alert' bracelet. Just having all that information for the paramedic team in the interim between the time where the person was incapacitated and medical treatment could be the difference between life and death. That, and of course, have the wireless reciever set with an autodialer anytime certain vitals go wild. It could be a revolution in care for the elderly and sick.
From all of the recent/. stories, I imagine a lot of japanese robots doing the raiding...
That or I watch too much anime. Probably a bit of both.
Donate that old computer LOCALLY...
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...to someone who won't know the difference. (i.e. that little old lady down the street that just needs to check her email, or... you know... MOM n' DAD, punkass little brother, etc)
All of this is, of course, in theory... not that I've really done that yet. All my 'preciouses' are with me still...:-)
Rather broad strokes coming from an Anonymous Coward, eh? Hate to break it to you, but QUALITY has nothing to do with it--it breaks down to the bottom $ (or rupee, as it were). Since the cost of living is much lower in India, firms can pay much less for comparable labor. Whether or not it was worth the additional infrastructure costs, language problems (yes, 'American' is NOT 'English'...), etc, is a completely different issue. Keep that in mind before you stupidly generalize the American workforce.
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I mean COME ON... "Phantom Menace?" "Attack of the Clones?" How friggin' GENERIC. We probably oughta be thanking our lucky stars that it wasn't called something like "The One Where Anakin Gets His Arse Handed to Him by Obi Wan and Goes Totally Evil."
;-) of the Jedi"
Alternatively, it would have been nice if they did something like "Fall of the Jedi," to coincide with "Return (Revenge?
...that this is turning into a ridiculous 'my ____ is bigger than your ____' contest? I mean, good GOD: a TB of EMAIL space? What kind of gi-normous HDD farm do they have for all this to back it up? What kind of trick they have to do this, I wonder.
Probably not quite so... 'integrated' :-P Well, it's a work in progress, so maybe in a few versions or so...
"Well, just when I was ready to start "Enjoying my Apple Computer", a weird bug appeared: I was dropped into an infinite Finder crash-loop. Well, not really infinite, 15 minutes or so later, the loop ended."
"The only glitch left was the Dock. It also encountered a crash loop, but this one was indeed infinite"
Still though... pretty neat stuff!
Well, so many people like Andromeda (from many /. reads) so there has to be something to it... but psycologically, I just couldn't get past thinking of it as 'Hercules in Space'... just something about ol' Sorbo, I guess.
:-P
I guess it's gonna be a little late to check on it now...
Let me preface all this by saying that I've barely watched ANY of Enterprise. Looking back on ALL Trek-related series (heck, any series worth mentioning in general, actually), they all pretty muched sucked UNTIL about 3rd season or so. Look back on TNG--HORRIBLE overacting until the character's got settled.
Who knows--maybe it's just gonna take Enterprise another season to pull out of the tailspin...
...stupid... frivilous... lawsuits... urge to kill... RISING...
"In 1955 he died and much later a search engine called Google was born. His relatives claim that Kasner must be spinning in his grave. They believe Google has gained financially at their expense and they want to become IPO insiders to put his soul to rest."
YOU GOTTA BE FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME!! They 'want to become IPO insiders to put his soul to rest???' That has to be the LAMEST reason for a lawsuit in the history of lawsuits! (right next to copyright infringement of a certain OS kernel w/o actually SAYING what it is or spilling hot coffee on one's self and successfully sueing BECAUSE of it...)
I need a drink...
... free ain't always cheap. :-P
What I wonder is if the people that actually PAID for the service get screwed equally by the 'marketers' as the cheapskates...
Uh... if it's the big boom in NORTH Korea, I don't think they have much in the way of 'extraneous luxuries' like hybrid cars... or export items in general... or basic medical supplies to treat the wounded... or FOOD to feed it's own people, with the current regime in place. :-(
IAAK
... what the past 13 or so weeks looks like. Is it a bonifide TREND (33%, 34%, 40%... 45%, 52%) or is it something like (25%, 25%, 25%, 25%, ... 26%, 52%). Since the site just got /.ed, I don't know... illuminate me whoever got on!
These new cards are gonna be LOOOOOOOW on the performance/price ratio, relatively speaking. That is why I usually don't like those types of graphs--they kind of give you a firm grasp of the obvious, that expensive cards have a crappy performance/price ratio compared to a more reasonable (i.e. Radeon 9600XT GeForce 5700). Not to spoil anything, but as history dictates, I would imagine that the new offerings from ATI/nVidia will be in a dead heat for last place on this particular ratio.
That, it it would seem that each card has their respective wins in different disciplines anyways... Radeon = better in newer games (Farcry, etc) and situations where you have a lot of options on, while nVidia tends to be better in older games, but not a slouch in any particular discipline either, so it would be harder to find out what index you would want to use for this particular graph.
Mayo = emulsified oil, egg, mustard, and vinegar
Come on, people! Star Trek XII: So Very Tired??? It's somewhat relevant, considering...
...
[insert broad smartarsed comment about how technology is getting faster, smaller, cheaper...]
... your Quadruple Venti Mocha Turtle Cappachino... one big bump and BAM--unhappy iPod mini coated in sugary goodness... ;-)
By their definition, what IS a CPU hr? Sorry for my ignorance, but the website just got /.ed off the face of the planet. Wouldn't the amount of bandwidth have more to do with spam output than CPU cycles? So, If I get my dual opteron's with a 56K connection going, I'll make more than my Athlon 800 connected via an OC15 line?
I don't get it. Illuminate me, oh who got on the site before it got annihilated.
Three drops in a very large $40 billion bucket, unfortunately.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then apparently, stupidity is the father.
... or a major burden for the emergency response teams everywhere everytime the damned thing falls off.
Time will tell, I guess.
I assume that this could be the next generation 'medical alert' bracelet. Just having all that information for the paramedic team in the interim between the time where the person was incapacitated and medical treatment could be the difference between life and death. That, and of course, have the wireless reciever set with an autodialer anytime certain vitals go wild. It could be a revolution in care for the elderly and sick.
From all of the recent /. stories, I imagine a lot of japanese robots doing the raiding...
That or I watch too much anime. Probably a bit of both.
...to someone who won't know the difference. (i.e. that little old lady down the street that just needs to check her email, or... you know... MOM n' DAD, punkass little brother, etc)
:-)
All of this is, of course, in theory... not that I've really done that yet. All my 'preciouses' are with me still...
poo flinging behavior to show disgust (literal or figurative)... check
:-)
parasite grooming (a.k.a. the search for salty snacks)... check
flying off the handle for no readily apparent reason and causing others around you to follow same panicky behavior... check
Just like looking into the mirror!
Rather broad strokes coming from an Anonymous Coward, eh? Hate to break it to you, but QUALITY has nothing to do with it--it breaks down to the bottom $ (or rupee, as it were). Since the cost of living is much lower in India, firms can pay much less for comparable labor. Whether or not it was worth the additional infrastructure costs, language problems (yes, 'American' is NOT 'English'...), etc, is a completely different issue. Keep that in mind before you stupidly generalize the American workforce.
...it's still gonna cost you $3 an episode to hear the back issues...
http://www.audible.com/cartalk
What a shame. The only other show that I really listen to on a regular basis (www.splendidtable.org) gives it up for free!