I have a ton of computers, like alot of others here, I suppose. Now, my newest Athlon XP system is really noisy, but an old pentiumIII I have is really silent. So I boot Feather Linux on it from my 128meg twinmos pendrive. It can't boot from USB though, but there's a bootdisk on the Feather Linux website that enables this. It's nice for that size(60 MB I think), and has 2 word processors(!)(why), a web browser, pdf support, nmap, and lots more. And it's real easy to add modules to too. Give it a try.
I'm guessing Prepaid Service Plan. And maybe (I dunno) they don't get commison on sold service plans, but I bet the manager is tracking who fails to push them. And if everyone else has sold 200 service plans one month, and you 4 to the few custoners who actually asked for it, well, you probably won't get to work as many hours next month, or maybe you'll get fired... For a poor college student, that's a big deal.
ah...the "brain" is the person idea. Pretty popular among/. people (nerds:D). However, no the brain is not the person, so transplanting the brain != immortality
You could argue that 'how we see ourselves, the body, bla bla bla" affects who we are too, but that wouldn't be a problem. You could just clone yourself from cells taken and frozen when you were born (I read somewhere that cells remember their age, or rather, that the levels of some chemical inrease as we age), and start growing a new you 20 years before you wanted a body transplant. You might have to kill "yourself" to get that body though... You could allways offer him/you/his brain a jar on a shelf...:)
Yes, there are etchical problems, but if I was 90, and on the biological death row, so to speak, I'd probably be one of the most cynical people out there... I don't think I'd have a problem with it.. At least not enough of one to not do it.
A friend of mine stuck a screwdriver in his computers power supply because the fan was "making too much noise"... He used it with the screwdriver blocking the fan for maybe 6 months before the entire thing blew up and fried every single component in the computer...
Ok, I might have been wrong, but it was my understanding that you could specify a maximum bitrate, and then have LAME encode with as high a bitrate as it needs at any time, within the limits you have specified, like 320 or whatever.. ? Am I wrong?
I allways encode my stuff in 320kbps variable bitrate, since HD space is cheap, and if I lose a CD, I can be sure that I have a nice quality copy of the song. Recently, I've tried using FLAC too. Even better (lossless), but takes 2.5 times more space or so...
I would only buy 128 kpbs songs from itunes if they had some kind of system where I could download FLAC versions later, when I have more HD space. You've paid for 'mechanical rights', just like with full quality CS's, so why not?
Plastic fantastic. Disney is making fireworks "family friendly", just like they did with cartoons and (grrr....) dragons, amongst other things. How is this a surprise? They're like a fluffy king midas, everything they touch turns cuddly and sweet.
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and become a part of the four elements, (Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing), which then breeds respect for the culture...
mostly of running from the cops, jumping trains and sneaking around with a bag full of cans.
Juvenile culture, yes. Respect for what? "Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing"? Right. Skills. "Four Elements"... Sounds like you take yourself too seriously, just like the rest of the bling bling respect lala crew. Have a nice life.
I would suspect that many here do, some would say to excess... I have 4 computers and spare parts enough for another 4 lying around in closets and boxes...:)
In a way we are Marvin, with nothing to defend ourselves with except talk. Worked out pretty well for him though...:)
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When think tank, funded by MS, attacks, it's more dangerous than ususal think tank, because it's unpredictable like monkey with a bomb.
Actually, they're pretty predictable.
-Open source == giving away for free what american companies (yes, remember, no software is made outide of the US of A) could have made money on in foreign markets -copyright bla bla bla -... I don't feel like repeating the rest, I'm lazy..
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I have a ton of computers, like alot of others here, I suppose. Now, my newest Athlon XP system is really noisy, but an old pentiumIII I have is really silent. So I boot Feather Linux on it from my 128meg twinmos pendrive. It can't boot from USB though, but there's a bootdisk on the Feather Linux website that enables this. It's nice for that size(60 MB I think), and has 2 word processors(!)(why), a web browser, pdf support, nmap, and lots more. And it's real easy to add modules to too. Give it a try.
I think not.
Yes, "bagle", but if you do the same query with correct spelling, eg beagle, you get something relevant. How odd... :)
I'm guessing Prepaid Service Plan. And maybe (I dunno) they don't get commison on sold service plans, but I bet the manager is tracking who fails to push them. And if everyone else has sold 200 service plans one month, and you 4 to the few custoners who actually asked for it, well, you probably won't get to work as many hours next month, or maybe you'll get fired... For a poor college student, that's a big deal.
ah...the "brain" is the person idea. Pretty popular among /. people (nerds :D). However, no the brain is not the person, so transplanting the brain != immortality
:)
You could argue that 'how we see ourselves, the body, bla bla bla" affects who we are too, but that wouldn't be a problem. You could just clone yourself from cells
taken and frozen when you were born (I read somewhere that cells remember their age, or rather, that the levels of some chemical inrease as we age), and start
growing a new you 20 years before you wanted a body transplant. You might have to kill "yourself" to get that body though... You could allways offer him/you/his brain a jar on a shelf...
Yes, there are etchical problems, but if I was 90, and on the biological death row, so to speak, I'd probably be one of the most cynical people out there... I don't think I'd have a problem with it.. At least not enough of one to not do it.
I love his sideburns.
A friend of mine stuck a screwdriver in his computers power supply because the fan was "making too much noise"... He used it with the screwdriver blocking the fan for maybe 6 months before the entire thing blew up and fried every single component in the computer...
Then he asked if I could fix it...
Yes, funny boy. It wouldn't be so bad though, the thing that causes the smell is the sulphur, not the methane.
Of course, you're still being hit by flying methane, not very pleasant, I suppose. Probably not so healthy either...
Ok, I might have been wrong, but it was my understanding that you could specify a maximum bitrate, and then have LAME encode with as high a bitrate as it needs at any time, within the limits you have specified, like 320 or whatever.. ? Am I wrong?
I allways encode my stuff in 320kbps variable bitrate, since HD space is cheap, and if I lose a CD, I can be sure that I have a nice quality copy of the song. Recently, I've tried using FLAC too. Even better (lossless), but takes 2.5 times more space or so...
I would only buy 128 kpbs songs from itunes if they had some kind of system where I could download FLAC versions later, when I have more HD space. You've paid for 'mechanical rights', just like with full quality CS's, so why not?
Then you need to be smacked. Here, I'll do it.
("Wilson, go scan that pile of luggage over there, keep an eye out for ID# 123413241").
Real Airport Security Personell [tm] would use grep for that.
Your name says it all, troll.
- Karma whore
Why do you care?In *cough* liberated soviet Iraq, Texan with low .iq rules YOU!
What will happen when low-cost labor in China is combined with Microsoft technologies?"
Cheap + shit == Cheap shit.
Funny, eh?
Plastic fantastic. Disney is making fireworks "family friendly", just like they did with cartoons and (grrr....) dragons, amongst other things. How is this a surprise? They're like a fluffy king midas, everything they touch turns cuddly and sweet.
and become a part of the four elements, (Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing), which then breeds respect for the culture ...
mostly of running from the cops, jumping trains and sneaking around with a bag full of cans.
Juvenile culture, yes. Respect for what? "Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing"? Right. Skills. "Four Elements"...
Sounds like you take yourself too seriously, just like the rest of the bling bling respect lala crew. Have a nice life.
I think there might be some prior art on that one... :)
However, I have a feeling that that won't stop the USPTO from awarding you your patent...
You can download Oracle for free to 'develop' for it. It's when you start using it in a production server you have to pay.
How many of you keep old systems lying around?
:)
I would suspect that many here do, some would say to excess... I have 4 computers and spare parts enough for another 4 lying around in closets and boxes...
You do pay: Taxes
If this is what taxes should be used for. well, there might be some different opinions on that...
It's called sarcasm, ya n00b.
In a way we are Marvin, with nothing to defend ourselves with except talk. Worked out pretty well for him though... :)
When think tank, funded by MS, attacks, it's more dangerous than ususal think tank, because it's unpredictable like monkey with a bomb.
... I don't feel like repeating the rest, I'm lazy..
Actually, they're pretty predictable.
-Open source == giving away for free what american companies (yes, remember, no software is made outide of the US of A) could have made money on in foreign markets
-copyright bla bla bla
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By the way, monkey with a bomb, nice image...