I jumped about six feet in the air when those dogs jumped through the window. Was NOT expecting that.
Doom 3 also had me screaming loud enough to wake up my flatmate at 3am when a bunch of crap on a table levitated and flew at me through the window (in the game)...
How the hell would you error-check the data stored in qRAM? As soon as you read it to compare it to the ECC bit, it'd change! You'd end up with the most amazing computer ever, and it wouldn't be able to do anything useful for you, aside from giving you the wrong bloody answer all the time!
Quantum Storage? Every time you loaded a file, it'd change the contents. Even checking "Read Only" would irreversibly damage the contents... and think about the implications for Swapfiles!
The A Major triad is a chord made up of the notes A, C#, and E. It is the Tonic Major of A Minor, and the Dominant of F# Minor.
The triad can be played in one of three different voicings; Root position (A-C#-E), 1st Inversion (C#-E-A), or 2nd Inversion (E-A-C#). When played in the 'home' key of A Major, the root note (that is, the A) should always be doubled when voicing the chord in four-part harmony. If the chord is being played as the dominant of its key, then the bass note should be doubled when playing in an inverted position.
Common variants on the A Major chord include A Maj7 - where a G# is introduced into the voicing, replacing the 5th note (E); A Sus2, where a B is substituted for the C# (to be used only in higher voicings), and A6, where the 6th note of the scale (F#) is substituted for the 5th. Guitarists are familiar with the "A5" chord, where only the root and 5th notes of the chord are played. This chord (a "power chord") can be played in place of either an A Major or A Minor chord.
I'm lying in bed right now, typing this on my mobile phone. The first thing I did when I woke up was to roll over, pick up the phone and check Slashdot.
It's warm in bed, and my computer is on the other side of a very cold room..
...am I the only person that liked that game? I mean sure, it was no Street Fighter, but I found it pretty fun, and there were plenty of hidden bits to keep you going...
Prime Minister John Howard says people will not be prevented from using their mobile phones during this September's APEC summit in Sydney.
While revealing plans to close three city-circle train stations, Mr Howard was asked to respond to reports that mobile calls would be blocked while US President George W Bush's motorcade drives through the CBD.
The move was reportedly designed to prevent terrorists from using mobile signals to detonate bombs.
But Mr Howard says standard phone coverage will be available during the visit.
"People are not prevented from using their mobile phones," he said.
"I'm not going to get into the specifics of security matters. I think any suggestion that normal communication won't continue to apply would not be appropriate."
Koalas consume only Eucalyptus leaves. When there is a bushfire, Animal Rescue people are instructed not to rescue burned Koalas because they have a tendency to explode from all the Eucalyptus Oil in their systems...
When was the last time you tried to play an XBox-quality game in a PC emulator? Consider trying to run Far Cry on a PowerMac in VirtualPC as an example, and see how far you get. This isn't exactly Wine/Cedega we're talking about here..
Agreed. While it's not exactly the most user-friendly program out there, you gotta give it some leeway, in that it was produced by the Tax Office.
I've used it for the last three tax returns, and gotten a decent refund each time, and within less than a week!
But then, I suspect that the American taxarion system is substantially more complicated than ours is...
...how does "non-net-neutrality" affect us non-Americans? Does it affect us at all? If so, then any bid to degrade the quality of service of the intertron in return for more money should be definitely shot down.
Any 'internal' US policy that could drastically affect the lives and businesses of people outside of the USA should not be passed, or even allowed to be considered, because not all of the people it affects can have a say.
Similarly, temperatures are more useful for most people in imperial. For example, when looking at the weather, a really cold, freezing day is in the -20s, down in Florida, we don't get cold, but we get hot days in the upper 90s (areas of Texas get low triple digits, and heat waves can hit the 120s), this gives us a range of temperatures of 140 degrees. The same Celsius range is -30 C - 50 C, a useful range of 80, so for gauging temperatures, the Imperial system is easier for the weather. In addition, if I want to say something is in the low 80s (80 F - 84 F), I get 27 C - 29 C, so upper 20s does the same thing, but something like upper 80s or lower 90s collides in the metric system in the low 30s.
What the hell? I have no idea what you're trying to convey there. I never want to say something's "in the low 80s" because I don't use the Fahrenheit scale of temperature measurement. I can just say that it's about 40 or 41 degrees outside (because that's what it is) and be done with it. You're only saying it's "more useful for most people" because you've grown up with it and have known nothing else your whole life. I'm pretty good at 'eyeballing' the temperature to within two degrees during summer, and five or so degrees during winter (because the human body responds to temperature differences logarithmically), but I'd never be able to tell you what the temperature is in fahrenheit.
Because I've never needed to, and hopefully, never will.
Well, the way I see it is this: if I can stick it all together for myself without anybody caring too much, then what's the problem with somebody else doing it for me?...and lots of other people as well?
I guess what it all boils down to is I just really can't see the point of the billion-and-one different FOSS licenses out there. Even more so when you consider that you can seemingly change from one to another on a whim, or even distribute the same thing under different licenses for different platforms. As other posts have revealed in this discussion you can even (seemingly, I only skim-read it) arbitrarily change the conditions of somebody else's licensing terms... why bother?
How about just a mass free-for-all with these conditions: 1) All FOS produce is to remain credited to its author/s 2) All FOS produce is to remain FOS 3) All FOS produce shall be able to be intermingled with other FOS and non-FOS produce without legal issue.
Well, thankyou for at least answering my question without assuming I'm trying to flame FOSS or promote warezing or what-have-you.
I guess I have a lot of respect for dictatorial attitudes toward things; if something needs doing, then it should be done. No ifs, buts, or maybes, Dictators get things done.
Yes, I know, they also kill lots of people in the process, but let's just ignore that for now, shall we?
The difference being that Linux and *BSD are, you know, good? The same sort of questions arise with the Firefox/IceWeasel issue over at Debian, so are you suggesting I just warez IE7 and run it on my Ubuntu box simply because I don't see what their issue is?
...I couldn't give two shits what it's licensed under, or if the licenses are incompatible or whatever it is. It doesn't affect how the software works, does it? Why should I (the consumer) suffer because somebody wants the moral highground in a piffling little matter?
Anybody want to explain to me why I (as a user only) should care?
...how does "non-net-neutrality" affect non-Americans? Does it affect us at all? If so, then any bid to degrade the quality of service of the intertron in return for more money should be definitely shot down.
Any 'internal' US policy that could drastically affect the lives and businesses of people outside of the USA should not be passed, or even allowed to be considered, because not all of the people it affects can have a say.
Of course, this particular bid should be shot down anyway...
It seems to me that this question arises fairly often here on Slashdot. Some poor fool thinks that just because every known device can display the time in one way or another, they don't have any reason to wear a timepiece.
Sure, my phone and my iPod both display the time, but they're nowhere near as convenient as just glancing down at your wrist and knowing immediately what the time is.
Watches can also look good. In fact, I've taken to only buying interesting designs that stand out, and get people asking about them, such as this little baby by EleeNo. My phone and my iPod don't look anywhere near as good as that watch. ...not to mention that after having worn a watch every day for as long as I can remember, when I'm not wearing one, I actually feel naked!
I was at Toys R Us for their "Midnight Launch" of the Nintendo Wii the other night (I didn't get mine until 3.25am, but that's another story...), and during the wait in line, I got to peruse through the toys that the line snaked past. Imagine my horror to find that Tonka Trucks are now made of plastic! How on earth can they live up to the reputation of being "Tonka Tough" if they're made from a soft, somewhat malleable material?
My Tonka Truck lasted me a good five years, and it was a hand-me-down! I seriously doubt that any modern one would last that long...
have you paid any attention at all to the story behind the games? It's not like Half Life 2, where the story is expected to be magically known to the player already.. The story is told properly, and is all-encompassing. How many other FPS games have the enemy side degenerating into civil war even as they battle your side?
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bu bu bu... God only created the earth 6,000 years ago!
The same software SCATS
That sounds like some pretty shitty software...Exactly. If it ain't broke, don't bloody well fix it!
*pats his 386*
Ah. :D
So that explains Melbourne drivers then...
I jumped about six feet in the air when those dogs jumped through the window. Was NOT expecting that.
Doom 3 also had me screaming loud enough to wake up my flatmate at 3am when a bunch of crap on a table levitated and flew at me through the window (in the game)...
How the hell would you error-check the data stored in qRAM? As soon as you read it to compare it to the ECC bit, it'd change! You'd end up with the most amazing computer ever, and it wouldn't be able to do anything useful for you, aside from giving you the wrong bloody answer all the time!
Quantum Storage? Every time you loaded a file, it'd change the contents. Even checking "Read Only" would irreversibly damage the contents... and think about the implications for Swapfiles!
The A Major triad is a chord made up of the notes A, C#, and E. It is the Tonic Major of A Minor, and the Dominant of F# Minor.
The triad can be played in one of three different voicings; Root position (A-C#-E), 1st Inversion (C#-E-A), or 2nd Inversion (E-A-C#). When played in the 'home' key of A Major, the root note (that is, the A) should always be doubled when voicing the chord in four-part harmony. If the chord is being played as the dominant of its key, then the bass note should be doubled when playing in an inverted position.
Common variants on the A Major chord include A Maj7 - where a G# is introduced into the voicing, replacing the 5th note (E); A Sus2, where a B is substituted for the C# (to be used only in higher voicings), and A6, where the 6th note of the scale (F#) is substituted for the 5th. Guitarists are familiar with the "A5" chord, where only the root and 5th notes of the chord are played. This chord (a "power chord") can be played in place of either an A Major or A Minor chord.
No, really.
I'm lying in bed right now, typing this on my mobile phone. The first thing I did when I woke up was to roll over, pick up the phone and check Slashdot.
It's warm in bed, and my computer is on the other side of a very cold room..
Bugger this, I'm going back to sleep.
...am I the only person that liked that game? I mean sure, it was no Street Fighter, but I found it pretty fun, and there were plenty of hidden bits to keep you going...
From TFA:
Koalas consume only Eucalyptus leaves. When there is a bushfire, Animal Rescue people are instructed not to rescue burned Koalas because they have a tendency to explode from all the Eucalyptus Oil in their systems...
When was the last time you tried to play an XBox-quality game in a PC emulator? Consider trying to run Far Cry on a PowerMac in VirtualPC as an example, and see how far you get. This isn't exactly Wine/Cedega we're talking about here..
Agreed. While it's not exactly the most user-friendly program out there, you gotta give it some leeway, in that it was produced by the Tax Office.
I've used it for the last three tax returns, and gotten a decent refund each time, and within less than a week!
But then, I suspect that the American taxarion system is substantially more complicated than ours is...
...how does "non-net-neutrality" affect us non-Americans? Does it affect us at all? If so, then any bid to degrade the quality of service of the intertron in return for more money should be definitely shot down.
Any 'internal' US policy that could drastically affect the lives and businesses of people outside of the USA should not be passed, or even allowed to be considered, because not all of the people it affects can have a say.
What the hell? I have no idea what you're trying to convey there. I never want to say something's "in the low 80s" because I don't use the Fahrenheit scale of temperature measurement. I can just say that it's about 40 or 41 degrees outside (because that's what it is) and be done with it. You're only saying it's "more useful for most people" because you've grown up with it and have known nothing else your whole life. I'm pretty good at 'eyeballing' the temperature to within two degrees during summer, and five or so degrees during winter (because the human body responds to temperature differences logarithmically), but I'd never be able to tell you what the temperature is in fahrenheit.
Because I've never needed to, and hopefully, never will.
Well, the way I see it is this: if I can stick it all together for myself without anybody caring too much, then what's the problem with somebody else doing it for me? ...and lots of other people as well?
I guess what it all boils down to is I just really can't see the point of the billion-and-one different FOSS licenses out there. Even more so when you consider that you can seemingly change from one to another on a whim, or even distribute the same thing under different licenses for different platforms. As other posts have revealed in this discussion you can even (seemingly, I only skim-read it) arbitrarily change the conditions of somebody else's licensing terms... why bother?
How about just a mass free-for-all with these conditions:
1) All FOS produce is to remain credited to its author/s
2) All FOS produce is to remain FOS
3) All FOS produce shall be able to be intermingled with other FOS and non-FOS produce without legal issue.
Ahhh yeah, software communism FTW!
Hey, I'm not trying to troll here - I asked a serious question, and I'd like a serious answer, without being accused of trying to incite a flamewar.
Well, thankyou for at least answering my question without assuming I'm trying to flame FOSS or promote warezing or what-have-you.
I guess I have a lot of respect for dictatorial attitudes toward things; if something needs doing, then it should be done. No ifs, buts, or maybes, Dictators get things done.
Yes, I know, they also kill lots of people in the process, but let's just ignore that for now, shall we?
The difference being that Linux and *BSD are, you know, good? The same sort of questions arise with the Firefox/IceWeasel issue over at Debian, so are you suggesting I just warez IE7 and run it on my Ubuntu box simply because I don't see what their issue is?
...I couldn't give two shits what it's licensed under, or if the licenses are incompatible or whatever it is. It doesn't affect how the software works, does it? Why should I (the consumer) suffer because somebody wants the moral highground in a piffling little matter?
Anybody want to explain to me why I (as a user only) should care?
...how does "non-net-neutrality" affect non-Americans? Does it affect us at all? If so, then any bid to degrade the quality of service of the intertron in return for more money should be definitely shot down.
Any 'internal' US policy that could drastically affect the lives and businesses of people outside of the USA should not be passed, or even allowed to be considered, because not all of the people it affects can have a say.
Of course, this particular bid should be shot down anyway...
It seems to me that this question arises fairly often here on Slashdot. Some poor fool thinks that just because every known device can display the time in one way or another, they don't have any reason to wear a timepiece.
...not to mention that after having worn a watch every day for as long as I can remember, when I'm not wearing one, I actually feel naked!
Sure, my phone and my iPod both display the time, but they're nowhere near as convenient as just glancing down at your wrist and knowing immediately what the time is.
Watches can also look good. In fact, I've taken to only buying interesting designs that stand out, and get people asking about them, such as this little baby by EleeNo.
My phone and my iPod don't look anywhere near as good as that watch.
I was at Toys R Us for their "Midnight Launch" of the Nintendo Wii the other night (I didn't get mine until 3.25am, but that's another story...), and during the wait in line, I got to peruse through the toys that the line snaked past.
Imagine my horror to find that Tonka Trucks are now made of plastic! How on earth can they live up to the reputation of being "Tonka Tough" if they're made from a soft, somewhat malleable material?
My Tonka Truck lasted me a good five years, and it was a hand-me-down! I seriously doubt that any modern one would last that long...
have you paid any attention at all to the story behind the games? It's not like Half Life 2, where the story is expected to be magically known to the player already.. The story is told properly, and is all-encompassing. How many other FPS games have the enemy side degenerating into civil war even as they battle your side?