Wow! That's pretty dang neat-o.
I can already see how that would benefit online newspapers.
I have one reservation about the system though. I think it may have problems on machines with old horribly slow video cards - depending on how it's coded.
For those that don't want to actually READ the page, a demo is at the bottom of the page. Linked here. (.swf)
In many years of playing baseball games I've grown weary of them altogether. Seems that major improvements have been made in gameplay and graphics, but the games still have a boring aspect to them - nothing really new. At least the football/basketball games incorporate different play options, Helmet-cams and enabled rough-housing.
Maybe if the stadium is in Liberty City and we have to run from the cops while running the bases it'll be a bit more entertaining... Who knows though.
Of course, maybe they'll surprise me and resurrect baseball gaming once again.
Nothing about the stickers promoted Creationism. Criticizing one argument is not promoting another.
The sticker reads: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
What inside that quotation gave you the idea it was promoting Creationism? It just says exactly what is the truth: Evolution is a theory - not a fact. It cannot be proven. Neither can the flipside, but neither should be returned as fact, then. It doesn't put down evolution either, as it says it should be "approacted with an open mind."
Use your head next time you manufacture a misleading headline.
Unfortunately yes, they were putting the signs at the edge of our tobacco fields, which back up to the road. There's the house -> field -> road, with the driveway winding between the fields. It should be pretty obvious who's land it is!
To be fair, though, they aren't doing it this time.
No... You must have permission to put signs on people's property. They knew what they were doing was wrong, as they for sure did not have our permission.
During the 2000 election, I had something a bit different occur.
My parents house (was living with them at the time) is on a farm, with a pretty heavily traveled road through it. We had the problem of the other side putting signs up on our property. We would take them down, to find more in their place a couple of days later. I lost count of how many signs we removed, as they kept on replacing them.
It was not public land, they had no right to put them there, and we had every right to remove them.
To claim that I advocate fraud is jumping to conclusions. I never said I agreed with what happened, just that it doesn't surprise me, and it never will suprise me that people abuse the system.
Using the valet argument isn't valid, as the valet is an official employee of the establishment. It would be like a volunteer stepping up and saying "there aren't enough valet's around, so I'll help out." When a volunteer valet that's not "official" runs away with your car, don't try to blame the institution.
No one forced these people to use these methods of registration. "Non-official channels" are called that for a reason. Just trying to make a point, not claim it was ok to do so. I would never trust my voter registration in a non-official channel, just because of the potential for things like this to happen.
Sorry, didn't know this would strike such a nerve... was just trying to make a point.
I agree. This is some of the best news the 3rd party browsers could have hoped for.
However it is terrible news for businesses. Consider a company with upwards of 10,000 people using Windows 2000... well let's just say that the "migration" to Windows XP would be a rough ride.
How long now until Microsoft decides to stop supporting Windows 2000 altogether, as it's "not as secure as XP with SP2"? I see this a setting the stage. Since IE is integrated into the system, would this not also hinder other security updates?
That font didn't exist in 1973. It also didn't exist in 1984, when the man who allegedly wrote and signed these memos died.
Bingo.
Typeface is essential when investigating the authenticity of an old document. Heck, experts can track down which specific typewriter was used in old documents, given enough time - as each typewriter was unique. Now this was not done with a typewriter, but with something electrical - so typeface is especially relevant.
You know, I figured people would look at that with a grain of salt, realizing I was putting forward an extreme scenario. In business, it's what's needed. It's not needed for home use, as I was trying to show.
No tinfoil hat here, and not usually anti-Microsoft, but I saw a bit of a similarity with them enforcing copyright laws in WMP9 and this. Their security chip is already been discussed as potentially only running authorized code (in certain situations), and I didn't see this as being that much different.
I guess I shoulda/sarcasm'd that one. Get a grip.
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Don't forget about the reunion shows, the champions return shows, and the Celebrity shows.
He'll be back, as he actually increased the ratings.
Maybe linux HAS had this since 1991, but linux users also have had control over the service. It won't be that easy with Longhorn. My guess is that you'll have to get a specific license from Microsoft to enable these devices to interact with the system, and even then, only with specific "approved" applications.
I see the business justification for having a system like this, but Microsoft most likely will not make it disabled by default - or even give us control over the use of such a "service."
*enter Media Player 9 with it's copyright controls.
No thank you, Microsoft. I'll stay away from Longhorn like the plague if you plan on playing by these kinds of rules.
I hardly ever use my floppy drive. The only time it gets any use is when I have to rebuild Windows - as my RAID card is not natively supported by XP, so I am required to use a floppy disk during the install. Way to present multiple options, MS. I guess I could probably rip the drivers to a CD, but I haven't as of yet.
Looks to me like MS is a large player in holding the floppy drive at bay (so to speak). Should MS decide to go to a system like gentoo, where you can connect to the web before/during, and not only after the install to get the drivers you need, maybe then the floppy will come closer to completely dying. Although my disks themselves die on a regular basis...
A while back I helped an elderly woman purchase a laptop, one that did not have a native floppy drive. I showed her how to use CDr's instead, and she's wonderfully happy doing so, and doesn't understand why anyone would need a floppy drive. DirectCD is a wonderful thing in this case.
Being "floppyless" CAN be done, but it can be a real inconvenience - if you're used to having one.
Maybe it's just me, but I fail to understand how patenting the "use of the keyboard to navigate a web page" could beneficial. How could they possibly enforce this? Quite asinine.
However, Micorosoft > SCO as of now. At least Microsoft will have a definitive patent to complain about down the road. Way to go! Setting the stage for lawsuits way ahead of time!
[sarcasm]
Maybe they will patent the act of actually reading websites in the future. I guess it'll be a pay-by-page system, to help increase the billions in revenue. Or maybe they'll try to patent bits and bytes, for a full sweep of the industry.
[/sarcasm]
How many of you have been immersed in a game of [whateverFPSyouPlay] and someone walks by and says something to you. You respond 2 minutes later, not realizing that much time had passed. Obviously an altered state of mind (or reality at that point).
Show us something REALLY interesting, like how much fat is burned during an intense 5 hours of counterstrike. Show us if we have to worry about high bloodpressure from the games (disregarding inactivity and weight problems in the study).
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Wow! That's pretty dang neat-o.
I can already see how that would benefit online newspapers.
I have one reservation about the system though. I think it may have problems on machines with old horribly slow video cards - depending on how it's coded.
For those that don't want to actually READ the page, a demo is at the bottom of the page. Linked here. (.swf)
In many years of playing baseball games I've grown weary of them altogether. Seems that major improvements have been made in gameplay and graphics, but the games still have a boring aspect to them - nothing really new. At least the football/basketball games incorporate different play options, Helmet-cams and enabled rough-housing.
Maybe if the stadium is in Liberty City and we have to run from the cops while running the bases it'll be a bit more entertaining... Who knows though.
Of course, maybe they'll surprise me and resurrect baseball gaming once again.
Isn't it based on UNIX nowadays anyway?
"Creationist Textbook Stickers Declared Unconstitutional"?
Nothing about the stickers promoted Creationism. Criticizing one argument is not promoting another.
The sticker reads:
"This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
What inside that quotation gave you the idea it was promoting Creationism? It just says exactly what is the truth: Evolution is a theory - not a fact. It cannot be proven. Neither can the flipside, but neither should be returned as fact, then. It doesn't put down evolution either, as it says it should be "approacted with an open mind."
Use your head next time you manufacture a misleading headline.
Unfortunately yes, they were putting the signs at the edge of our tobacco fields, which back up to the road. There's the house -> field -> road, with the driveway winding between the fields. It should be pretty obvious who's land it is!
To be fair, though, they aren't doing it this time.
No... You must have permission to put signs on people's property. They knew what they were doing was wrong, as they for sure did not have our permission.
During the 2000 election, I had something a bit different occur.
My parents house (was living with them at the time) is on a farm, with a pretty heavily traveled road through it. We had the problem of the other side putting signs up on our property. We would take them down, to find more in their place a couple of days later. I lost count of how many signs we removed, as they kept on replacing them.
It was not public land, they had no right to put them there, and we had every right to remove them.
They were Gore/Lieberman signs.
To claim that I advocate fraud is jumping to conclusions. I never said I agreed with what happened, just that it doesn't surprise me, and it never will suprise me that people abuse the system.
Using the valet argument isn't valid, as the valet is an official employee of the establishment. It would be like a volunteer stepping up and saying "there aren't enough valet's around, so I'll help out." When a volunteer valet that's not "official" runs away with your car, don't try to blame the institution.
No one forced these people to use these methods of registration. "Non-official channels" are called that for a reason. Just trying to make a point, not claim it was ok to do so. I would never trust my voter registration in a non-official channel, just because of the potential for things like this to happen.
Sorry, didn't know this would strike such a nerve... was just trying to make a point.
Anyone who registers to vote through "non-official channels" deserves to have something like this happen, no matter what party you're affiliated with.
For crying out loud people, do it the correct way, and none of this would ever happen.
Maybe this will run on the Phantom console as well. They seem to share some traits! hahahaha
Ever notice how certain groups love to take the NYT as the gospel? Ever think that they sometimes don't have it quite right?
What about this one, where the NYT got hosed like everyone else?
Let us not forget that the NYT sometimes plays dirty games.
And this.
And this.
And this.
Also do not forget the "journalists" that actually fabricate stories.
The fallout.
Supporting my argument
I agree. This is some of the best news the 3rd party browsers could have hoped for.
However it is terrible news for businesses. Consider a company with upwards of 10,000 people using Windows 2000... well let's just say that the "migration" to Windows XP would be a rough ride.
How long now until Microsoft decides to stop supporting Windows 2000 altogether, as it's "not as secure as XP with SP2"? I see this a setting the stage. Since IE is integrated into the system, would this not also hinder other security updates?
To overcome the Overlord we must first terraform the planet.
That font didn't exist in 1973. It also didn't exist in 1984, when the man who allegedly wrote and signed these memos died.
Bingo.
Typeface is essential when investigating the authenticity of an old document. Heck, experts can track down which specific typewriter was used in old documents, given enough time - as each typewriter was unique. Now this was not done with a typewriter, but with something electrical - so typeface is especially relevant.
You know, I figured people would look at that with a grain of salt, realizing I was putting forward an extreme scenario. In business, it's what's needed. It's not needed for home use, as I was trying to show.
/sarcasm'd that one. Get a grip.
No tinfoil hat here, and not usually anti-Microsoft, but I saw a bit of a similarity with them enforcing copyright laws in WMP9 and this. Their security chip is already been discussed as potentially only running authorized code (in certain situations), and I didn't see this as being that much different.
I guess I shoulda
Don't forget about the reunion shows, the champions return shows, and the Celebrity shows.
He'll be back, as he actually increased the ratings.
Maybe linux HAS had this since 1991, but linux users also have had control over the service. It won't be that easy with Longhorn. My guess is that you'll have to get a specific license from Microsoft to enable these devices to interact with the system, and even then, only with specific "approved" applications.
I see the business justification for having a system like this, but Microsoft most likely will not make it disabled by default - or even give us control over the use of such a "service."
*enter Media Player 9 with it's copyright controls.
No thank you, Microsoft. I'll stay away from Longhorn like the plague if you plan on playing by these kinds of rules.
I hardly ever use my floppy drive. The only time it gets any use is when I have to rebuild Windows - as my RAID card is not natively supported by XP, so I am required to use a floppy disk during the install. Way to present multiple options, MS. I guess I could probably rip the drivers to a CD, but I haven't as of yet.
Looks to me like MS is a large player in holding the floppy drive at bay (so to speak). Should MS decide to go to a system like gentoo, where you can connect to the web before/during, and not only after the install to get the drivers you need, maybe then the floppy will come closer to completely dying. Although my disks themselves die on a regular basis...
A while back I helped an elderly woman purchase a laptop, one that did not have a native floppy drive. I showed her how to use CDr's instead, and she's wonderfully happy doing so, and doesn't understand why anyone would need a floppy drive. DirectCD is a wonderful thing in this case.
Being "floppyless" CAN be done, but it can be a real inconvenience - if you're used to having one.
Maybe it's just me, but I fail to understand how patenting the "use of the keyboard to navigate a web page" could beneficial. How could they possibly enforce this? Quite asinine.
However, Micorosoft > SCO as of now. At least Microsoft will have a definitive patent to complain about down the road.
Way to go! Setting the stage for lawsuits way ahead of time!
[sarcasm]
Maybe they will patent the act of actually reading websites in the future. I guess it'll be a pay-by-page system, to help increase the billions in revenue. Or maybe they'll try to patent bits and bytes, for a full sweep of the industry.
[/sarcasm]
How many of you have been immersed in a game of [whateverFPSyouPlay] and someone walks by and says something to you. You respond 2 minutes later, not realizing that much time had passed. Obviously an altered state of mind (or reality at that point). Show us something REALLY interesting, like how much fat is burned during an intense 5 hours of counterstrike. Show us if we have to worry about high bloodpressure from the games (disregarding inactivity and weight problems in the study).
I guess I'll have to take the signs and flares off my roof now. :(