Well, CAPTCHAs are only supposed to prevent computers from solving them. So per definition, underpaid workers in poor countries should not have a problem solving them.
Rather, if those workers couldn't solve them, *that* would mean there's a problem with the CAPTCHA.
But I do get your point, that there might not be a perfect way to stop spam... Kind of sad.:(
To be honest, it is pretty funny. I know I'm a jerk for thinking it, but I really think that the sort of people who fall for the crap they are pedlling are simply paying a stupidity tax.
But the ones who are sued or imprisoned aren't the ones who fall for the CoS, but rather the ones who are criticizing it...
Ah, of course, my mistake. Well, even if SP1 will only be hotfixes, it still beats having to find/download each hotfix manually, and I hope it will fix some of the annoyances I've had with Vista. But I do see your point.
I don't think I can call this hard evidence of anything, but Vista on my laptop tends to lag even when doing simple things like opening up a folder in Windows Explorer. With lagging I mean that the folder window stops responding at all for a period of maybe 10-20 seconds. (Showing the grayed out window if I try clicking on the window.) This is on a gaming laptop with Core 2 Duo 2GHz, 2GB RAM and NVidia 8600M. It sometimes lags in other programs too, but since I can't tell if the fault lies with Vista or with the programs, I'll give Vista the benefit of doubt.
That is however the biggest complaint I have for Vista. Other than the lagging problem, I don't really have much against Vista. (Disabling UAC was one of the first things I did though.)
I'm predicting that SP1 will just be a bunch of already released hotfixes bundled together [...]
I thought Service Packs have *always* been already released hotfixes bundled together? Just that those hotfixes aren't installed automatically by Windows/Microsoft Update (before the SP release).
So, what we need is to find better names for the computer units. Surely something like gigantobyte and megalobyte must sound better than gibibyte and mibibyte. Hmm, what about kilo... killerbyte? Kilongbyte? Can't think of anything.
I've not noticed anything "considerably" broken with BIg daddies. I just see them as spawning and searching out the sisters.
Actually, the "broken Big Daddies" refers to the Big Daddy figures that came with the limited edition of the game, and not to the ones in the game itself.
I admit I was confused too before reading the article though.
Slow? I seem to remember that the first versions I used were quite fast. Only in the later versions it got bloated, and in the end "everyone" started using MSN Messenger so I switched to that.
As a sidenote, my ICQ number still seems to work, even though I haven't used it for years. If this really is a publicity stunt, it kind of worked, since it made me try to login. (Using Pidgin though.)
It's not really a problem. Make randomized maps an option rather than the only alternative, just like CTF and other modes are options in a multiplayer FPS. The players will figure out what modes they prefer after that.
Give them a severely stripped-down Linux installation without a desktop manager and only Lynx for surfing! That'll show them for using school computers for porn and games!
Eouldn't a magnetic field affect the hard drives and monitors?
And standardisation would definitely be good, so we don't end up having to buy a Sony tablecloth for cellphones, Dell tablecloth for laptops and Philips tablecloth for the toaster.
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Well, CAPTCHAs are only supposed to prevent computers from solving them. So per definition, underpaid workers in poor countries should not have a problem solving them.
Rather, if those workers couldn't solve them, *that* would mean there's a problem with the CAPTCHA.
But I do get your point, that there might not be a perfect way to stop spam... Kind of sad. :(
A technical magazine in Norway has actually started a campaign to get rid of IE6 in workplaces: http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=no&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tu.no%2Ftema%2Fie6-kampen%2F&sl=no&tl=en Not sure how successful it'll be, but it's encouraging nevertheless.
Of course, the rest of the world might not be in such luck.
Sorry, this is of course not correct. Gaming is obviously not going to make mornings as bad as after drinking.
What I meant was that after gaming all night, mornings aren't going to be the best you're gonna feel all day.
Gaming all night doesn't really give better mornings than drinking all night, IMHO.
You can set an album viewable for "Friends of friends". You can also set it viewable for "My networks and friends".
Both of these settings would allow people that you don't have on your friend list to see your photos. (As long as they fulfill the chosen criteria.)
With that much processing power, articles would be duped faster than we could read them!
If only people had to, say, pay per pixel... Imagine the screen estate saved!
That will be when these lasers are finished.
But the ones who are sued or imprisoned aren't the ones who fall for the CoS, but rather the ones who are criticizing it...
Ah, of course, my mistake. Well, even if SP1 will only be hotfixes, it still beats having to find/download each hotfix manually, and I hope it will fix some of the annoyances I've had with Vista. But I do see your point.
I don't think I can call this hard evidence of anything, but Vista on my laptop tends to lag even when doing simple things like opening up a folder in Windows Explorer. With lagging I mean that the folder window stops responding at all for a period of maybe 10-20 seconds. (Showing the grayed out window if I try clicking on the window.) This is on a gaming laptop with Core 2 Duo 2GHz, 2GB RAM and NVidia 8600M. It sometimes lags in other programs too, but since I can't tell if the fault lies with Vista or with the programs, I'll give Vista the benefit of doubt.
That is however the biggest complaint I have for Vista. Other than the lagging problem, I don't really have much against Vista. (Disabling UAC was one of the first things I did though.)
I thought Service Packs have *always* been already released hotfixes bundled together? Just that those hotfixes aren't installed automatically by Windows/Microsoft Update (before the SP release).
But what threat would SkyNet be if the robots power down whenever we stop bicycling?
So, what we need is to find better names for the computer units. Surely something like gigantobyte and megalobyte must sound better than gibibyte and mibibyte. Hmm, what about kilo... killerbyte? Kilongbyte? Can't think of anything.
And if you can apply the same rules to babies, we'll be all set!
I kept expecting that thing to fly in my face. Too much Half-life 2 lately. The noises that the robot made didn't help either.
Actually, the "broken Big Daddies" refers to the Big Daddy figures that came with the limited edition of the game, and not to the ones in the game itself.
I admit I was confused too before reading the article though.
Just install Vista on your PC!
(Charges may apply.)
Slow? I seem to remember that the first versions I used were quite fast. Only in the later versions it got bloated, and in the end "everyone" started using MSN Messenger so I switched to that.
As a sidenote, my ICQ number still seems to work, even though I haven't used it for years. If this really is a publicity stunt, it kind of worked, since it made me try to login. (Using Pidgin though.)
...that pacemaker users will need tin-foil platemail?
Unfortunately, the computer has taken over much of this free time, especially after the rise of the Internet.
Curse you, interweb!
It's not really a problem. Make randomized maps an option rather than the only alternative, just like CTF and other modes are options in a multiplayer FPS. The players will figure out what modes they prefer after that.
Give them a severely stripped-down Linux installation without a desktop manager and only Lynx for surfing! That'll show them for using school computers for porn and games!
Eouldn't a magnetic field affect the hard drives and monitors?
And standardisation would definitely be good, so we don't end up having to buy a Sony tablecloth for cellphones, Dell tablecloth for laptops and Philips tablecloth for the toaster.
1. What are the power gains?
2. Will it give me superspeed and/or ability to manipulate electricity at will?