> The name TARDIS was supposedly given by Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter
I actually saw (probably a kinescope of) that episode. She said "...I call it the TARDIS...". The first time I recall hearing "Time And Relative Dimensions in Space" was from the "lips" of K9.
"John Dvorak managed to get Neil Gaiman to come onto his video podcast and discuss writing technique and such. I'm not a huge Dvorak fan, but Gaiman will get my attention pretty much any time."
Well, it is worth noting that there are other folks before Gaiman, but Gaiman's piece is excellent. As regular readers know, I've been a huge fan/proponent of Neil's work and having meet him a couple years back and exchanged some e-mail over the years it's good to see him getting the recognition he deserves. Watching this video also made me think of some other unusual pairings; I'm thinking Katie Couric doing an interview with Stephen Hawking should happen.
You must be kidding. "Choosing the next font for the Excel Help menu" is going to require at least 10 rounds of meetings with the development, marketing, tech writing and art departments.
And that's appropriate for a Community College, where daytime-only students are supposed to be using the machines for schoolwork. At a four-year university, it's appropriate to allow everything, as students actually LIVE THERE. The uni in question is just being cheap about their bandwidth bill.
>I'll believe that it's the 'death of plasma' when I see it, not when the company touting the technology is just trying to pump up their pending IPO.
...it will be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs.
Combine that with energy efficiency, price advantage and the fact that the laser TVs will be half the weight and depth of plasma TVS, and Mr Pelaprat says "plasma is now something of the past".
I think you misunderstood. You were saying "Microsoft is gonna do what Microsoft is gonna do, not matter what the bloggers say"; and I was saying the same is true for the beta testers - Microsoft is still gonna do whatever they want.
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It only works on melanoma (skin cancer) cells, which answers the question of "How do they know where to shine the laser?".
Quit surfing and pay attention to the lecture!
> If it's not obsoleted within 5 years by new technology it's not technology, it's a small appliance.
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That's brilliant.
It should be a MOTD on
> The name TARDIS was supposedly given by Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter
I actually saw (probably a kinescope of) that episode. She said "...I call it the TARDIS...". The first time I recall hearing "Time And Relative Dimensions in Space" was from the "lips" of K9.
When was the last time you saw a (pay) telephone booth?
Now that's funny. Well done.
> What is the insentive to switch?
Ummmmmmm... "Oppose us and we will crush you"?
There, fixed that for you.
You must be kidding. "Choosing the next font for the Excel Help menu" is going to require at least 10 rounds of meetings with the development, marketing, tech writing and art departments.
Hence, go with Google.
I'm sure you never resorted to calling your high school teachers names.
Please. It's hardly lawsuit material. How about two or three hours of detention?
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Still seems really low...
And that's appropriate for a Community College, where daytime-only students are supposed to be using the machines for schoolwork. At a four-year university, it's appropriate to allow everything, as students actually LIVE THERE. The uni in question is just being cheap about their bandwidth bill.
You're just a cynic. Obviously this isn't hype.
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Thanks, but it wasn't even close to being that funny.
Just tell him: "Now Billy, don't look at the laser with your good eye - you remember what happened last time."
What do you have to hide, citizen? Either you're with us, or you're with the terrists. Comply. Share and Enjoy.
Did that guy ACTUALLY relate child-molestation cases in the Catholic church to poor software quality?!? Wow... just... Wow...
Can you show us on the doll where the programmer touched you?
"We keep it, Sir, but it still comes up with the number one threat to the US is Donald Rumsfeld."
Yup. Genuine Stupidity trumps Artificial Intelligence every time.
Is it true that if you bluescreen in your dreams you die in RL?
C'mon, don't tell me you've never pressed on a URL on a printed page and expected something to happen.
No, but I do lick my fingertips before I click the "Next" button.
Pound for pound, I think it would be cheaper to send platinum into orbit with chemical rockets.
I think you misunderstood. You were saying "Microsoft is gonna do what Microsoft is gonna do, not matter what the bloggers say"; and I was saying the same is true for the beta testers - Microsoft is still gonna do whatever they want.
And this differs from the Vista beta testers exactly how?
I've spent some time in those kinds of environments. The "number of people" vs "somebody doing something distracting" graph is an exponential curve.