Sigh. I wish people wouldn't lump Eminem into the same category as Britney Spears and the like. The Real Slim Shady is his only pop song right now, and if you heard other songs off The Marshall Mathers LP, you would realize the difference between them and the single (it's a really dark cd) and appreciate his talent.
Note I didn't say you had to like him, but he does have some talent when it comes to rapping.
I can respect your decision if you have tried IE 5 for Macintosh and didn't like it, though I personally think it's a great browser that is less bloated than Netscape 4.7x, and it takes up less memory on my computer.
But don't say things like "Anything that's not microsoft...", as that makes you no better than the people that say creative things like CrApple and Steve "Blow" Jobs.
I'm not flaming anyone, but simply suggesting that you use a product based on its quality, and not its name.
Rofl, this headline nearly threw me out of my chair when I first read it. I'd love to see the look on their faces when hearing that someone's finally mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore!
Seems the RIAA finally gets what they deserve. I got r3wt on all j00r b0x0rs! I 0wn j00!
I've heard plenty of stories about Circuit City being the 10th level of hell. For example, I heard somewhere (was it here?) about a shopper looking for a stereo. He was plugging different components into each other to find a combination he liked, when a clerk comes up to him and says 'Please don't play with the merchandise' in a very condescending tone. Angry, the customer leaves the store and goes to Best Buy where he purchases a $1000+ stereo. He then returns to C.C., asks to see the clerk's manager, shows them both the receipt, and leaves.
And then there's the myth of someone buying an expensive keyboard, getting home with it, and finding nothing but planks of wood in the box. And I bet he was still charged the restocking fee.:P
Well, I can't even claim to know the guy, but about a year back, when I first started tinkering with LinuxPPC, we exchanged a few emails and I thought that it was cool that he was taking time to answer them, as well as coding and running the company. I had heard of the accident, but I didn't realize it was that bad. Yikes.
Well, Jason, I'm installing LinuxPPC 2000 as we speak, after seeing the initial preview, and I can tell anyone that the LinuxPPC team has come a long way. This install goes out to you.:)
I see both of your points, but I would consider your opinions uneducated. You see, I got into Final Fantasy back when it was released for the nintendo. Not many people knew about it at the time, as it was the last hope for a fledgling software company (hence the name), but a friend and I spent all our time together with it until we each beat it. Then II (IV in japan) came out for the SNES, and I was thrilled. The storyline was a bit linear, but it was great to see such a title in 16-bit glory. Then III (VI in japan) came out and it was even better as a flexible storyline was added to those incredible graphics.
Now that the FF series is on the playstation, I don't give it much attention. It seems that being put on a media built for mass storage has turned it into just that - a game with more FMV then there is gameplay. Sure the spells look nice, but do they really have to take several minutes to complete?
It kinda saddens me to think that FFVII and beyond is what the public thinks of the series, not the classic games of lore that I still have fond memories of. I suppose it's great for Square, since many more people are playing it now, just as many more people play Q3:A than people played Q1, but to me it has lost a bit of class.
Wow, everyone I've talked to has taken this episode/way/ too seriously. It was supposed to be funny, people. This was obviously one of those episodes where the writers of the real plotline (whatever that is now) was given a break, and a chance to add some much needed comic relief to the series. I mean, there was even a nod to Thresh (that Danny character that got his arms and head sliced off), even if 'Thresh' played a pretty poor round of 1v1.:) And you must admit that Mulder was hilarious in his Morpheous-style glasses and his 'Bring It On' attitude. I'm not a hardcore gamer in any sense, but I was behind this episode all the way.
In other words, just take a few deep breaths and relax. Not everything is meant to be a stab at the hacker culture, and I'm sure your regularly scheduled 'this is the episode that reveals it all' X-files will be back next week.
Moderaters please put this post up to a 5. This is the information that everyone confused (and it seems that just about everyone is) needs to see to clear things up.
Yes, and it's very simple to do so. Under a menu, there's a Mount Disc Image option. Select that, and select the.iso file you want. Then, just click the 'Data...' button, and select the mounted image, not the.iso, and hit Write CD. You should be golden.
What are you talking about? The HP series r0x0r3d the TI calculators as far as game.:) We have a jytris (improved version of tetris), a doom clone, babal (think sky paths), even mario. Oh... can't wait to get to class tomorrow...
I'm sorry that you got a bad taste of Final Fantasy. I've played the original one on the NES, and it remains one of my favorite games to this date. FFIV and FFVI (2 and 3 in the USA) were also great games for their time. Get an emulator and play them sometime.
"The brain has all the input ports connected to senses already, and as far as we know there's no place God left for us to install new peripherals."
Hmm. Just like God to have a lock on the hardware and software. If God would open things up, maybe the human brain could be ported to other architectures, and then we'd/really/ see some computing power.
I just hope God doesn't become the next Apple - Innovation is great, but let us in on it as well!
If the stock market went by pure mathematics, then it wouldn't exist.:) Yes, the monetary value remains the same, but more people can buy into it, thus making the company seem like a wise move, so even more people buy into it, and so forth.
Funny, I remember when slashdot posted almost nothing but linux stories, people complained about being too focused on linux. Now that they're spreading their spotlight, people complain that they've sold out.
I'm not saying slashdot is perfect in anyway, just that people will always complain, no matter what goes on.
If you're able to see the latest James Bond flick, then you'll see what happens to him. It's a fitting replacement, I think. I'm not gonna give it away here, but if someone else wants to spoil it, be my guest.:)
This thing is pretty cool, but does anyone else get the impression that their car would turn into a deadly GameBoy? (Hey look, it's all black and white.. this isn't real life!:) Nice, but I wish car companies would focus more on the types of HUDs that fighter planes sport. My speedometer on an old car that I had broke for several months, and during that time, I was actually a safer driver due to the fact that I could keep my eyes on the road at all times. If I just had an HUD that would reflect my speedometer, tach, gas, etc... I'd be in heaven.
Don't forget the BeBox. Sure, it was an older generation chip, but a PowerPC nonetheless. I think it might have been one of the first SMP use of the PowerPC chip, actually. Correct me if I'm wrong.
For christmas last year, my family (notice how I said my family, and not me specifically) bought an original bondi blue iMac. My dad bought it for my mom, actually. While she runs it at 640x480 (which annoys the hell outta me, but her computer...), it has no problems at all doing 16-bit at 1024x768 when I'm on it. Hope that answers your question.
Earlier, I tried to submit a story to slashdot about this, but it got rejected. So life goes. Anyway, I noticed that the Pine MP3/CD player is up for pre-order on outpost.com, so I got one, and wrote to Pine asking them where's the publicity behind such a huge product. I mean, their web site hasn't even changed. I then got email back from them saying that the product has been delayed until next February due to production problems.
Damn, and this would have made a perfect christmas present.
Slashdot Mirror
Sigh. I wish people wouldn't lump Eminem into the same category as Britney Spears and the like. The Real Slim Shady is his only pop song right now, and if you heard other songs off The Marshall Mathers LP, you would realize the difference between them and the single (it's a really dark cd) and appreciate his talent.
Note I didn't say you had to like him, but he does have some talent when it comes to rapping.
That's really creepy. I'm sure everyone misses him, but someone should log him off.
I can respect your decision if you have tried IE 5 for Macintosh and didn't like it, though I personally think it's a great browser that is less bloated than Netscape 4.7x, and it takes up less memory on my computer.
But don't say things like "Anything that's not microsoft...", as that makes you no better than the people that say creative things like CrApple and Steve "Blow" Jobs.
I'm not flaming anyone, but simply suggesting that you use a product based on its quality, and not its name.
Hacksworth
Suck it down, punk ass bitches! :)
Rofl, this headline nearly threw me out of my chair when I first read it. I'd love to see the look on their faces when hearing that someone's finally mad as hell, and they're not gonna take it anymore!
Seems the RIAA finally gets what they deserve. I got r3wt on all j00r b0x0rs! I 0wn j00!
Hacksworth
I've heard plenty of stories about Circuit City being the 10th level of hell. For example, I heard somewhere (was it here?) about a shopper looking for a stereo. He was plugging different components into each other to find a combination he liked, when a clerk comes up to him and says 'Please don't play with the merchandise' in a very condescending tone. Angry, the customer leaves the store and goes to Best Buy where he purchases a $1000+ stereo. He then returns to C.C., asks to see the clerk's manager, shows them both the receipt, and leaves.
:P
And then there's the myth of someone buying an expensive keyboard, getting home with it, and finding nothing but planks of wood in the box. And I bet he was still charged the restocking fee.
Well, I can't even claim to know the guy, but about a year back, when I first started tinkering with LinuxPPC, we exchanged a few emails and I thought that it was cool that he was taking time to answer them, as well as coding and running the company. I had heard of the accident, but I didn't realize it was that bad. Yikes.
:)
Well, Jason, I'm installing LinuxPPC 2000 as we speak, after seeing the initial preview, and I can tell anyone that the LinuxPPC team has come a long way. This install goes out to you.
Best wishes,
Hacksworth
I see both of your points, but I would consider your opinions uneducated. You see, I got into Final Fantasy back when it was released for the nintendo. Not many people knew about it at the time, as it was the last hope for a fledgling software company (hence the name), but a friend and I spent all our time together with it until we each beat it. Then II (IV in japan) came out for the SNES, and I was thrilled. The storyline was a bit linear, but it was great to see such a title in 16-bit glory. Then III (VI in japan) came out and it was even better as a flexible storyline was added to those incredible graphics.
Now that the FF series is on the playstation, I don't give it much attention. It seems that being put on a media built for mass storage has turned it into just that - a game with more FMV then there is gameplay. Sure the spells look nice, but do they really have to take several minutes to complete?
It kinda saddens me to think that FFVII and beyond is what the public thinks of the series, not the classic games of lore that I still have fond memories of. I suppose it's great for Square, since many more people are playing it now, just as many more people play Q3:A than people played Q1, but to me it has lost a bit of class.
Hacksworth
This is just hit me. There are higher levels than B.A., so why not adjust the scrolls accordingly?
There should be an:
'Excellent!' on your diploma if you move on after getting your B.A. and receive your Masters.
Then, if you take it further and get your Ph.D. in game design, the scroll should further read: 'Impressive!'.
However, if you fail out of college, you'd simply receive a 'Humiliation!'. How embarrassing that would be, eh?
Hacksworth
Wow, everyone I've talked to has taken this episode /way/ too seriously. It was supposed to be funny, people. This was obviously one of those episodes where the writers of the real plotline (whatever that is now) was given a break, and a chance to add some much needed comic relief to the series. I mean, there was even a nod to Thresh (that Danny character that got his arms and head sliced off), even if 'Thresh' played a pretty poor round of 1v1. :) And you must admit that Mulder was hilarious in his Morpheous-style glasses and his 'Bring It On' attitude. I'm not a hardcore gamer in any sense, but I was behind this episode all the way.
In other words, just take a few deep breaths and relax. Not everything is meant to be a stab at the hacker culture, and I'm sure your regularly scheduled 'this is the episode that reveals it all' X-files will be back next week.
Hacksworth
Moderaters please put this post up to a 5. This is the information that everyone confused (and it seems that just about everyone is) needs to see to clear things up.
Yes, and it's very simple to do so. Under a menu, there's a Mount Disc Image option. Select that, and select the .iso file you want. Then, just click the 'Data...' button, and select the mounted image, not the .iso, and hit Write CD. You should be golden.
Hmm. The article is there, but the screenshots are not.
What are you talking about? The HP series r0x0r3d the TI calculators as far as game. :) We have a jytris (improved version of tetris), a doom clone, babal (think sky paths), even mario. Oh... can't wait to get to class tomorrow...
I'm sorry that you got a bad taste of Final Fantasy. I've played the original one on the NES, and it remains one of my favorite games to this date. FFIV and FFVI (2 and 3 in the USA) were also great games for their time. Get an emulator and play them sometime.
"The brain has all the input ports connected to senses already, and as far as we know there's no place God left for us to install new peripherals."
/really/ see some computing power.
Hmm. Just like God to have a lock on the hardware and software. If God would open things up, maybe the human brain could be ported to other architectures, and then we'd
I just hope God doesn't become the next Apple - Innovation is great, but let us in on it as well!
I like the programming icon. Is it new?
If the stock market went by pure mathematics, then it wouldn't exist. :) Yes, the monetary value remains the same, but more people can buy into it, thus making the company seem like a wise move, so even more people buy into it, and so forth.
Funny, I remember when slashdot posted almost nothing but linux stories, people complained about being too focused on linux. Now that they're spreading their spotlight, people complain that they've sold out.
I'm not saying slashdot is perfect in anyway, just that people will always complain, no matter what goes on.
Whoops... too late for that. ;)
If you're able to see the latest James Bond flick, then you'll see what happens to him. It's a fitting replacement, I think. I'm not gonna give it away here, but if someone else wants to spoil it, be my guest. :)
Not to sound like a complete a-hole but..
.. you're kidding, right?
Miguel is widely known for heading the GNOME project, which has made incredible leaps in helping the user-friendly side of linux.
This thing is pretty cool, but does anyone else get the impression that their car would turn into a deadly GameBoy? (Hey look, it's all black and white.. this isn't real life! :)
Nice, but I wish car companies would focus more on the types of HUDs that fighter planes sport. My speedometer on an old car that I had broke for several months, and during that time, I was actually a safer driver due to the fact that I could keep my eyes on the road at all times. If I just had an HUD that would reflect my speedometer, tach, gas, etc... I'd be in heaven.
Don't forget the BeBox. Sure, it was an older generation chip, but a PowerPC nonetheless. I think it might have been one of the first SMP use of the PowerPC chip, actually. Correct me if I'm wrong.
For christmas last year, my family (notice how I said my family, and not me specifically) bought an original bondi blue iMac. My dad bought it for my mom, actually. While she runs it at 640x480 (which annoys the hell outta me, but her computer...), it has no problems at all doing 16-bit at 1024x768 when I'm on it. Hope that answers your question.
Earlier, I tried to submit a story to slashdot about this, but it got rejected. So life goes. Anyway, I noticed that the Pine MP3/CD player is up for pre-order on outpost.com, so I got one, and wrote to Pine asking them where's the publicity behind such a huge product. I mean, their web site hasn't even changed. I then got email back from them saying that the product has been delayed until next February due to production problems.
Damn, and this would have made a perfect christmas present.