Will the punishment for texting while driving be the catapult punishment? Like in the Simpsons when Homer becomes the Beer Baron? I really think that kind of punishment is fair for that kind of moronic behaviour.
1- This whole idea would kill the "small caps" font where every lower case letter is in fact a miniature capital of it, for example "e" would look like a mini-"E".
2- I think the Caps Lock key (and maybe others?) should function a little like some VCRs "record" button worked: you had to press REC and Play to make it record - a little safety that told you "hey, are you sure about that?".
It's a wireless mouse you can use in mid-air. You simply tilt the mouse front or back, left or right. The buttons are set so you can press them with your thumb. I think the wii-mote uses the same principle. It also takes some time to get used to.
Another cool thing about it is that it uses RF radio waves, not IR to communicate with the wireless base. So you can hide the base if you don't like it. And it also has a craddle to charge the mouse in so you don't have to change the batteries every few days/weeks.
If I remember well, Microsoft will stop Win98/Win98SE official support in June, right? Does that mean Win98SE will be abandonware, as in "I only want an operating system to use my computer", and I might not have to pay for it? That could be a good alternative to Vista's minimum requirements.
Somehow, I think it could be safer to have the receiving mail server detach all attachments and link them to some kind of "attachments server" in the source of the email. It could be transparent or even slightly faster to the user that does not wish to download that funny 2MB video. That way, a few rules on the mail server could analyse the attachments to find patterns to similar files and check if a new virus is running in the wild. Another benefit would be that it would save a huge part of bandwidth.
Server: Hey, I got a few thousand similar files, and... What do you know, they're all password-protected zip files! I should send an alarm to my admin so he checks that out.
Client: I got email! And fast! Oh, a 15MB attachment, and I *still* haven't upgraded my 14.4kbps dial-up modem. I know who it's from, I don't need to see that person's "silly movies" and "jokes". Oh well, at least I can keep my bandwith for something useful, like slashdot.
Please note that this is only an overview of how I think email could be safe AND fancy-pants at the same time. Yes, Brightmail analyses attachments, but after that puts them back into the email as attachments. Also, I am aware it might not be the safest way, but at least it could be automatic. I do end-user support, and sometimes the way they are technically-challenged makes me wonder how these people can keep breathing, use domestic appliances, or worse, drive a car around.
These days I first read Slashdot to see the most important news, then I spend the rest of the day refreshing Digg. That way I don't miss too much. Except for Ask Slashdots. Digg doesn't have a "Ask Digg".
If I rely on my coworkers around my job, I know I am not buying WoW anytime soon because: 1- I need to borrow money to buy myself a new peecee; 2- I will stop going to work because WoW will be too fun to go work; 3- I will lose my job, my computer will be seized by the lending company AND my WoW CD with it.
Since the first day I worked in a Esso, I always found that the access to the underground gas tanks wasn't really hard to go to - they're locked with a normal lock, easily cut with a chain cutter.
So, what if one opens one of those, then drops in an emergency FLARE, like those that you light up in the case of a car accident? Would the guy that dropped the flare have enough time to run away? I don't think so. And what would be the magnitude of the explosion? Would it be a big mushroom cloud explosion, or would it simply implode, or, what I wish, would it make a huge flame of fire that will burn slowly but steadily? I don't think there would be any difference with the type of gas, but maybe it would be different with diesel..
I got the exact same problem, no hot coffee 'round here either. In San Fiero, my disc reads then displays a disc loading error. Most of the forums online say the only way around this is to use a HD cloner like Hdloader. I stopped playing until I install a hd on my PS2.
...Isn't there an abuse departement for each and every ISP out there, for that purpose? I mean, I am allowed to do what I want with my computer because I *bought* it, I can even wear it as a hat if I want to! So if a user somewhere else in the country makes bad use of his computer/internet access, it shouldn't be my problem, and I expect to not have to pay for his/her behavior!
The only way I think the article would make it legal would be if we did't buy our computers, but rent them instead.
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I put a tape in the VCR, setup the time I want it to start recording, the time I want it to stop, the channel, and let the thing do its magic trick.
Will the punishment for texting while driving be the catapult punishment? Like in the Simpsons when Homer becomes the Beer Baron? I really think that kind of punishment is fair for that kind of moronic behaviour.
Only when lasers will work underwater.
Am I hearing chairs flying around?
Does it run Linux?
That's funny, my next boy is due November 17th! Hope there's going to be a PS3 in there too! ;)
Two things:
1- This whole idea would kill the "small caps" font where every lower case letter is in fact a miniature capital of it, for example "e" would look like a mini-"E".
2- I think the Caps Lock key (and maybe others?) should function a little like some VCRs "record" button worked: you had to press REC and Play to make it record - a little safety that told you "hey, are you sure about that?".
I think it was a destruction subject on shybe.com once. But he took the site down.
For a moment I was searching what was in the box. Then I saw the SD card.
It's a wireless mouse you can use in mid-air. You simply tilt the mouse front or back, left or right. The buttons are set so you can press them with your thumb. I think the wii-mote uses the same principle. It also takes some time to get used to.
Another cool thing about it is that it uses RF radio waves, not IR to communicate with the wireless base. So you can hide the base if you don't like it. And it also has a craddle to charge the mouse in so you don't have to change the batteries every few days/weeks.
If I remember well, Microsoft will stop Win98/Win98SE official support in June, right? Does that mean Win98SE will be abandonware, as in "I only want an operating system to use my computer", and I might not have to pay for it? That could be a good alternative to Vista's minimum requirements.
Somehow, I think it could be safer to have the receiving mail server detach all attachments and link them to some kind of "attachments server" in the source of the email. It could be transparent or even slightly faster to the user that does not wish to download that funny 2MB video. That way, a few rules on the mail server could analyse the attachments to find patterns to similar files and check if a new virus is running in the wild. Another benefit would be that it would save a huge part of bandwidth.
Server: Hey, I got a few thousand similar files, and... What do you know, they're all password-protected zip files! I should send an alarm to my admin so he checks that out.
Client: I got email! And fast! Oh, a 15MB attachment, and I *still* haven't upgraded my 14.4kbps dial-up modem. I know who it's from, I don't need to see that person's "silly movies" and "jokes". Oh well, at least I can keep my bandwith for something useful, like slashdot.
Please note that this is only an overview of how I think email could be safe AND fancy-pants at the same time. Yes, Brightmail analyses attachments, but after that puts them back into the email as attachments. Also, I am aware it might not be the safest way, but at least it could be automatic. I do end-user support, and sometimes the way they are technically-challenged makes me wonder how these people can keep breathing, use domestic appliances, or worse, drive a car around.
Does that exist in Canada? I sure would like to lend a few bucks to a canadian junkie.
They're all prime numbers! Only the 2 is missing. Of course, not everyone considers 0 as prime, too.
Windows is slow because Windows is Windows.
mmmmm, pie.....
These days I first read Slashdot to see the most important news, then I spend the rest of the day refreshing Digg. That way I don't miss too much. Except for Ask Slashdots. Digg doesn't have a "Ask Digg".
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If I rely on my coworkers around my job, I know I am not buying WoW anytime soon because: 1- I need to borrow money to buy myself a new peecee; 2- I will stop going to work because WoW will be too fun to go work; 3- I will lose my job, my computer will be seized by the lending company AND my WoW CD with it.
And, no cars.
Since the first day I worked in a Esso, I always found that the access to the underground gas tanks wasn't really hard to go to - they're locked with a normal lock, easily cut with a chain cutter.
So, what if one opens one of those, then drops in an emergency FLARE, like those that you light up in the case of a car accident? Would the guy that dropped the flare have enough time to run away? I don't think so. And what would be the magnitude of the explosion? Would it be a big mushroom cloud explosion, or would it simply implode, or, what I wish, would it make a huge flame of fire that will burn slowly but steadily? I don't think there would be any difference with the type of gas, but maybe it would be different with diesel..
...but does it run Linux?
I got the exact same problem, no hot coffee 'round here either. In San Fiero, my disc reads then displays a disc loading error. Most of the forums online say the only way around this is to use a HD cloner like Hdloader. I stopped playing until I install a hd on my PS2.
...Isn't there an abuse departement for each and every ISP out there, for that purpose? I mean, I am allowed to do what I want with my computer because I *bought* it, I can even wear it as a hat if I want to! So if a user somewhere else in the country makes bad use of his computer/internet access, it shouldn't be my problem, and I expect to not have to pay for his/her behavior! The only way I think the article would make it legal would be if we did't buy our computers, but rent them instead.