We're talking about bittorrent users, who tend to be stereotyped as thieves. And you're somewhat less anonymous than you might think. Your IP can be traced to an internet account, even if it can't be traced to a specific person.
I tend to think of it as a different kind of intelligence. As orclevegam said up above you, mathematics focus on using more complex concepts to do single things. Computer science is construction of interconnecting systems, where the pattern of the whole system must be understood in order to build good code. In essence, interconnection of very simple bits. Both of these disciplines require a great deal of abstract, out-of-the-box thinking, but applied in different directions.
That was my problem. Broken ebuilds. Conflicting requirement lists that the updater script wasn't any good at working out. Gentoo made me run back to Slackware for a while, and eventually to Ubuntu (about 2-3 years ago, to see what the buzz was about).
Reviews on Amazon should reflect the quality of the product, as judged by the individual reviewer. Usability of the product is an important attribute. If the reviewer feels that DRM hurts their intended use of the product, then that should impact the rating that they give.
You know, the great thing about language is that it changes. Things that used to sound "stupid" and "wrong" gradually become the proper form of the word. "Irregardless" is kind of in that phase. For instance, it doesn't show up in red in my spell checker.
I got my first computer right when the internet was taking off and the old-skool destructive-type computer viruses were going out of style....a couple 6.4GB drives (mine, of course) were some of the last casualties of a virus that magnetizes the RW heads to cause a head crash and scrape up the platters in the drives. I am quite familiar with "click click click" as well. Then there was the time that the same thing was the result of a failed IDE controller....
I've been a Star Trek fan all my life...granted, I was raised on Next Generation, not the original series. Berman did screw up pretty badly (really? Borg before 1701-D met up with them?? pshaw). I guess that's the reason I'm cautiously optimistic to see a new take on Roddenberry's creation. Instead of pretending to follow canon, create a completely new one based on the same themes. Roddenberry had some good ideas, but I'm not averse to seeing what someone else can do with his ideas while not being tied down to what has been done before.
I think that the extra blocks I had were Tyco. I never had a problem with them; they interlocked well....except for a few gray pieces I have, that don't have the middle-of-the-block "tubes" that provide extra locking force.
I've always had respect for Lego. I feel like their prices are high because they refuse to take the cheap-ass manufacturing shortcuts (like production in a 3rd world country). They sacrifice price for quality, and I find that admirable. Not to mention the fact that they are providing jobs within their own country.
I had some brand of knock-offs that were indistinguishable in quality from Lego. There are only a couple ways to tell them apart: No "lego" printed on the tops of the studs, and they were based on half-heights instead of 1/3 heights. So the full height blocks were indistinguishable, construction-wise. Now, if I could just remember the name of the brand....
I have a Microcenter about 2 blocks from my house...in 6 months, they've gotten a couple thousand in business out of me. Yup, convenience is dangerous!
NVidia drivers are better...but it wasn't *that* much work to get the ATI drivers running. I run dual screens, each running at different resolutions and refresh rates (in Linux). It took about half an hour to set up, and now it "just works".
Linux goes one direction, Windows goes another. Linux would tend towards minimalism, and you have to add services manually. Windows caters more to the "regular user", and Microsoft's interpretation of that is "automate everything, and run a lot in the background of the OS". 95 ran fine on 32MB of RAM, 98 ran on 64 or 128....XP, you'd better have 512, and I guess Vista is best with at least 2048. Somehow, it doesn't surprise me that the requirements have gone up.
In addition, more services running in an OS's background means less CPU time and less RAM for other applications to use. I think that's part of Vista's problem...the hidden backend stuff.
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We're talking about bittorrent users, who tend to be stereotyped as thieves. And you're somewhat less anonymous than you might think. Your IP can be traced to an internet account, even if it can't be traced to a specific person.
And we Linux users have been feeling smug and superior all along! ;-)
I tend to think of it as a different kind of intelligence. As orclevegam said up above you, mathematics focus on using more complex concepts to do single things. Computer science is construction of interconnecting systems, where the pattern of the whole system must be understood in order to build good code. In essence, interconnection of very simple bits. Both of these disciplines require a great deal of abstract, out-of-the-box thinking, but applied in different directions.
Protagonist: "I need that like I need a hole in the head."
Anita: "A Schreibman port IS a hole in the head."
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That was my problem. Broken ebuilds. Conflicting requirement lists that the updater script wasn't any good at working out. Gentoo made me run back to Slackware for a while, and eventually to Ubuntu (about 2-3 years ago, to see what the buzz was about).
Silicone improves performance on exactly one thing: Boobies. You must be thinking of silicon, an altogether different substance.
Or pretty women...
Reviews on Amazon should reflect the quality of the product, as judged by the individual reviewer. Usability of the product is an important attribute. If the reviewer feels that DRM hurts their intended use of the product, then that should impact the rating that they give.
You know, the great thing about language is that it changes. Things that used to sound "stupid" and "wrong" gradually become the proper form of the word. "Irregardless" is kind of in that phase. For instance, it doesn't show up in red in my spell checker.
Yes, I think they were Tyco. Someone else lower on the page reminded me.
I got my first computer right when the internet was taking off and the old-skool destructive-type computer viruses were going out of style....a couple 6.4GB drives (mine, of course) were some of the last casualties of a virus that magnetizes the RW heads to cause a head crash and scrape up the platters in the drives. I am quite familiar with "click click click" as well.
Then there was the time that the same thing was the result of a failed IDE controller....
AC, with your comment, you've hurt me where my heart would be....if I wasn't American too.
I've been a Star Trek fan all my life...granted, I was raised on Next Generation, not the original series. Berman did screw up pretty badly (really? Borg before 1701-D met up with them?? pshaw). I guess that's the reason I'm cautiously optimistic to see a new take on Roddenberry's creation. Instead of pretending to follow canon, create a completely new one based on the same themes. Roddenberry had some good ideas, but I'm not averse to seeing what someone else can do with his ideas while not being tied down to what has been done before.
I think that the extra blocks I had were Tyco. I never had a problem with them; they interlocked well....except for a few gray pieces I have, that don't have the middle-of-the-block "tubes" that provide extra locking force.
I've always had respect for Lego. I feel like their prices are high because they refuse to take the cheap-ass manufacturing shortcuts (like production in a 3rd world country). They sacrifice price for quality, and I find that admirable. Not to mention the fact that they are providing jobs within their own country.
I had some brand of knock-offs that were indistinguishable in quality from Lego. There are only a couple ways to tell them apart: No "lego" printed on the tops of the studs, and they were based on half-heights instead of 1/3 heights. So the full height blocks were indistinguishable, construction-wise. Now, if I could just remember the name of the brand....
"Second world" usually referred to the realm of Soviet Russia's control. It's an obsolete term, and Denmark wasn't in Soviet hands anyhow.
....wut?
No Windows 2003? Or is that not considered a major release of Windows NT?
I see what you did there, you mischievous little troll, you!
I believe NewEgg actually ships from California a lot of the time, so that makes sense.
I have a Microcenter about 2 blocks from my house...in 6 months, they've gotten a couple thousand in business out of me. Yup, convenience is dangerous!
NVidia drivers are better...but it wasn't *that* much work to get the ATI drivers running. I run dual screens, each running at different resolutions and refresh rates (in Linux). It took about half an hour to set up, and now it "just works".
Linux goes one direction, Windows goes another. Linux would tend towards minimalism, and you have to add services manually. Windows caters more to the "regular user", and Microsoft's interpretation of that is "automate everything, and run a lot in the background of the OS". 95 ran fine on 32MB of RAM, 98 ran on 64 or 128....XP, you'd better have 512, and I guess Vista is best with at least 2048. Somehow, it doesn't surprise me that the requirements have gone up.
In addition, more services running in an OS's background means less CPU time and less RAM for other applications to use. I think that's part of Vista's problem...the hidden backend stuff.