I am a hardcore PC gamer and live in L.A. area. Sheesh, I submit a lot of stories to Blue's News, slashdot, etc. and I still haven't been to ONE. I know people who aren't hardcore gamers were still able to go.
I disagree. I like Trillian (v0.74h -- free version) more than Gaim and I don't think it is crap. It's nice. If Trillian didn't exist, I would use Gaim. I wished Trillian existed for MacOS X and Linux natively.
I enjoyed X-Wings, TIE Fighters, X-Wing Alliance, and all the addons. I would love to see another game based on this. This MMO game addon isn't for me since I am not into monthly subscription game since I don't play often per week and I am cheap.:)
The last time I checked, these programs didn't support my built-in wireless cards (Airport) due to close drivers. Does this new version support them yet? I would love to fiddle with this for kicks. I have the G4 1 Ghz 15" model.
CD-RWs are expected to last about 25 years under ideal conditions (i.e. you write it once and then leave it alone). Repeated rewrites will ccelerate this. In general, CD-RW media isn't recommended for long-term backups or archives of valuable data.
The rest of this section applies to CD-R.
The manufacturers claim 75 years (cyanine dye, used in "green" discs), 100 years (phthalocyanine dye, used in "gold" discs), or even 200 years ("advanced" phthalocyanine dye, used in "platinum" discs) once the disc has been written. The shelf life of an unrecorded disc has been estimated at between 5 and 10 years. There is no standard agreed-upon way to test discs for lifetime viability. Accelerated aging tests have been done, but they may not provide a meaningful analogue to real-world aging.
Exposing the disc to excessive heat, humidity, or to direct sunlight will greatly reduce the lifetime. In general, CD-Rs are far less tolerant of environmental conditions than pressed CDs, and should be treated with greater care. The easiest way to make a CD-R unusable is to scratch the top surface. Find a CD-R you don't want anymore, and try to scratch the top (label side) with your fingernail, a ballpoint pen, a paper clip, and anything else you have handy. The results may surprise you.
Keep them in a cool, dark, dry place, and they will probably live longer than you do (emphasis on "probably"). Some newsgroup reports have complained of discs becoming unreadable in as little as three years, but without knowing how the discs were handled and stored such anecdotes are useless. Try to keep a little perspective on the situation: a disc that degrades very little over 100 years is useless if it can't be read in your CD-ROM drive today.
One user reported that very inexpensive CD-Rs deteriorated in a mere six weeks, despite careful storage. Some discs are better than others.
By some estimates, pressed CD-ROMs may only last for 10 to 25 years, because the aluminum reflective layer starts to corrode after a while.
One user was told by Blaupunkt that CD-R discs shouldn't be left in car CD players, because if it gets too hot in the car the CD-R will emit a gas that can blind the laser optics. However, CD-Rs are constructed much the same way and with mostly the same materials as pressed CDs, and the temperatures required to cause such an emission from the materials that are exposed would melt much of the car's interior. The dye layer is sealed into the disc, and should not present any danger to drive optics even if overheated. Even so, leaving a CD-R in a hot car isn't good for the disc, and will probably shorten its useful life.
Copied and pasted the funny wedding Klingon parts in epsiode 15x17 - My Big Fat Geek Wedding from my caption log:
Look--there they are! They're going into multi-purpose room B. That room has a dry erase board. They could be doing anything in there. Anything. Edna, the klingons have a romantic saying: ( Speaks klingon click-clack-style ) All: Aw... Roughly translated, it means "I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile." Aw... that is the most romantic thing I've ever heard, which is kind of sad if you think about it. ( Joints creaking ) Edna, I want you to marry me--right here and now. If you marry me, we will honeymoon in nebulon five, also known as San Diego. Skinner: No! Hands off my fiancee, wide ride! Bart: Why are you dressed like catwoman? Skinner: You... oh, they told me it was catman! Comic Guy: Now prepare for some roughhousing. Oh! Oh! ( Joints creaking ) ( grunting ) D-ohh! ( All gasp ) ( speaking klingon ) Stop it! Stop it, both of you! Seymour, it's too late for you to win me back. This man worships me. He actually wants to be my husband. Comic Guy: The female has made her decision. Prepare the feast of goldfish crackers. Edna: I'm not marrying you either. There are a million valid reasons, but which one did you pick? We've had a great time together, but we're too different. I don't understand. It's like I'm DC comics, and you're marvel. I understand completely. I don't think I want to be tied down to anybody. Take me to some real men. ( Squeaky-teen voice )...
Homer: Would you marry me again? Marge: Oh, it's very sweet, but I don't need a... ( school band playing "wedding march" ) Marge: Where's that coming from? Homer: A band in a closet. Marge: Every girl's dream. Homer: And now, padre, if you would do the honors. ( Harsh klingon noises ) Marge: I do. Homer: Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids klingon! Marge: D-ohh!
Note: Captioned by media access group at wgbh (access.Wgbh.Org) and enhanced by me.
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The experience will not be the same to be with the crowd at church. The music (e.g., choir), the moods, expressions from people, social interaction, laughter from jokes, watching videos (e.g., Passion of the Christ movie trailer from today's sermon at Lake Avenue Church, etc. I can understand the site if one is very sick to go out like me today due to a nasty cold or can't go due to health issues.
Oh yeah, I even remember them using Apple II computers (not//c). I even remember subscribing to the magazines! I was totally into the computer programming stuff as a kid.:)
Now, I have the theme song in my head (from here):
Three Two One CONTACT!
Contact, it's the reason It's the moment When everything happens . .. CONTACT
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I am a hardcore PC gamer and live in L.A. area. Sheesh, I submit a lot of stories to Blue's News, slashdot, etc. and I still haven't been to ONE. I know people who aren't hardcore gamers were still able to go.
:(
Ugh! I must be a bad luck.
Here. It is an interesting discussion.
As an ant geek, I have to ask: Are there any ant-theme ones?
I already have:
1. Photograph: Ants carrying a float.
2. Photograph: A pick-up truck with ants: This picnic is suffering from a serious ant invasion.
It depends on which industry you are in. My projects always have to end in September month.
Non-game projects also make developers, QA people, etc. work long hours as well.
I prefer Aliens (marine vs. Aliens!) over Alien (slower pace and scary), but both movies are awesome.
I like keyboard that clicking as I type unlike laptop's keyboards. Do they click when pressing keys?
From episode 174. It was a pretty funny episode. :)
;)
I even found two video clips: #1 and #2. Here are two screen captures: #1 and #2. Thanks to Google for finding these.
I am still running 7.1 and 7.2 at home. I will switch to Debian, Gentoo, or something when my OS or HDD dies. :)
60 GOTO 10
I disagree. I like Trillian (v0.74h -- free version) more than Gaim and I don't think it is crap. It's nice. If Trillian didn't exist, I would use Gaim. I wished Trillian existed for MacOS X and Linux natively.
I have a speech impediment and this technology wouldn't work for me very well. :(
I enjoyed X-Wings, TIE Fighters, X-Wing Alliance, and all the addons. I would love to see another game based on this. This MMO game addon isn't for me since I am not into monthly subscription game since I don't play often per week and I am cheap. :)
Sorry, I got confused with another program. I thought I used NetStumbler. :)
The last time I checked, these programs didn't support my built-in wireless cards (Airport) due to close drivers. Does this new version support them yet? I would love to fiddle with this for kicks. I have the G4 1 Ghz 15" model.
(2004/02/17) in CD-Recordable FAQ:
CD-RWs are expected to last about 25 years under ideal conditions (i.e. you write it once and then leave it alone). Repeated rewrites will ccelerate
this. In general, CD-RW media isn't recommended for long-term backups or archives of valuable data.
The rest of this section applies to CD-R.
The manufacturers claim 75 years (cyanine dye, used in "green" discs), 100 years (phthalocyanine dye, used in "gold" discs), or even 200 years
("advanced" phthalocyanine dye, used in "platinum" discs) once the disc has been written. The shelf life of an unrecorded disc has been estimated at
between 5 and 10 years. There is no standard agreed-upon way to test discs for lifetime viability. Accelerated aging tests have been done, but they may not provide a meaningful analogue to real-world aging.
Exposing the disc to excessive heat, humidity, or to direct sunlight will greatly reduce the lifetime. In general, CD-Rs are far less tolerant of environmental conditions than pressed CDs, and should be treated with greater care. The easiest way to make a CD-R unusable is to scratch the
top surface. Find a CD-R you don't want anymore, and try to scratch the top (label side) with your fingernail, a ballpoint pen, a paper clip, and
anything else you have handy. The results may surprise you.
Keep them in a cool, dark, dry place, and they will probably live longer than you do (emphasis on "probably"). Some newsgroup reports have complained of discs becoming unreadable in as little as three years, but without knowing how the discs were handled and stored such anecdotes are
useless. Try to keep a little perspective on the situation: a disc that degrades very little over 100 years is useless if it can't be read in your
CD-ROM drive today.
One user reported that very inexpensive CD-Rs deteriorated in a mere six weeks, despite careful storage. Some discs are better than others.
An interesting article by Fred Langa (of http://www.langa.com/) on http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.j html?articleID=15800263&pgno=1
describes how to detect bad discs, and discusses whether putting an adhesive label on the disc causes them to fail more quickly.
By some estimates, pressed CD-ROMs may only last for 10 to 25 years, because the aluminum reflective layer starts to corrode after a while.
One user was told by Blaupunkt that CD-R discs shouldn't be left in car CD players, because if it gets too hot in the car the CD-R will emit a gas that can blind the laser optics. However, CD-Rs are constructed much the same way and with mostly the same materials as pressed CDs, and the temperatures required to cause such an emission from the materials that are exposed would
melt much of the car's interior. The dye layer is sealed into the disc, and should not present any danger to drive optics even if overheated.
Even so, leaving a CD-R in a hot car isn't good for the disc, and will probably shorten its useful life.
See also http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Technology/CD-R/Media/ Longevity.html,
especially http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Industry/news/media-ch ronology.html about some inaccurate reporting in the news media.
See "Do gold CD-R discs have better longevity than green discs?" on http://www.mscience.com/faq53.html.
I don't use those sticker CD labels, but I do write on the CD with a black Sharpie marker. Does this cause problems in degrading the CD quality?
Copied and pasted the funny wedding Klingon parts in epsiode 15x17 - My Big Fat Geek Wedding from my caption log:
...
Look--there they are!
They're going into multi-purpose room B.
That room has a dry erase board.
They could be doing anything in there. Anything.
Edna, the klingons have a romantic saying: ( Speaks klingon click-clack-style )
All: Aw...
Roughly translated, it means "I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile."
Aw... that is the most romantic thing I've ever heard, which is kind of sad if you think about it.
( Joints creaking )
Edna, I want you to marry me--right here and now.
If you marry me, we will honeymoon in nebulon five, also known as San Diego.
Skinner: No! Hands off my fiancee, wide ride!
Bart: Why are you dressed like catwoman?
Skinner: You... oh, they told me it was catman!
Comic Guy: Now prepare for some roughhousing.
Oh!
Oh!
( Joints creaking )
( grunting )
D-ohh!
( All gasp )
( speaking klingon )
Stop it! Stop it, both of you! Seymour, it's too late for you to win me back. This man worships me. He actually wants to be my husband.
Comic Guy: The female has made her decision. Prepare the feast of goldfish crackers.
Edna: I'm not marrying you either.
There are a million valid reasons, but which one did you pick?
We've had a great time together, but we're too different.
I don't understand.
It's like I'm DC comics, and you're marvel.
I understand completely.
I don't think I want to be tied down to anybody.
Take me to some real men.
( Squeaky-teen voice )
Homer: Would you marry me again?
Marge: Oh, it's very sweet, but I don't need a...
( school band playing "wedding march" )
Marge: Where's that coming from?
Homer: A band in a closet.
Marge: Every girl's dream.
Homer: And now, padre, if you would do the honors.
( Harsh klingon noises )
Marge: I do.
Homer: Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids klingon!
Marge: D-ohh!
Note: Captioned by media access group at wgbh (access.Wgbh.Org) and enhanced by me.
I prefer ELinks over Links and Lynx.
The experience will not be the same to be with the crowd at church. The music (e.g., choir), the moods, expressions from people, social interaction, laughter from jokes, watching videos (e.g., Passion of the Christ movie trailer from today's sermon at Lake Avenue Church, etc. I can understand the site if one is very sick to go out like me today due to a nasty cold or can't go due to health issues.
Robocop? I am pretty sure he had Wi-Fi parts. :)
Oh yeah, I even remember them using Apple II computers (not //c). I even remember subscribing to the magazines! I was totally into the computer programming stuff as a kid. :)
.
Now, I have the theme song in my head (from here):
Three
Two
One
CONTACT!
Contact, it's the reason
It's the moment
When everything happens . .
CONTACT
Let's Make Contact!
Three
Two
One
CONTACT
Heh, good old Mathnet. That one was awesome. :)
I remember watching Mathnet (a spoof on Dragnet) on that show. :)
according this. YIKES.