I wish I'd thought of this years ago. You mean I can avoid paying income tax just by earning nothing? I'll tell the payroll department right away! Think of all the money I'll save!
If you burn it slower, you get better quality (to a point anyway). 48x media generally burns way better at 16 or 24x than it does at 48x. 4x media could only be burned at three speeds: 1x, 2x and 4x.
It's called demand inelasticity. Apparently they think that demand won't decrease appreciably if the game gets that pricey. It's kind of like gas prices - they can go up 20% and people don't really drive less. If we decide we don't like the prices, we can choose not to buy... maybe a nice Commodore DTV... oooh, Winter Games...!:)
Children role play constantly and have a ton of fun doing it. I doubt many children are unhappy with their personality (that seems a predominantly adult trait). As for their ability to cope with reality, perhaps they don't to an adult level but they certainly do. (Children are being abducted to act as soldiers for the armed resistance occurring in Uganda, and they cope as well as can be expected with it.) That an adult would seek escape occasionally seems entirely natural to me. I suppose all women who read Harlequin romances are weak, unhappy people by your reckoning.
EDGE (the next generation of GPRS) can get into the 250kbps range although you have to be stationary to get that kind of throughput. 128kbps while moving is entirely possible.
I see the advantages of using hydrogen fuel from an efficiency measure, and obviously, the idea that its exhaust is boring old water is appealing... but if we use hydrogen fuel a lot, wouldn't the water vapour create noticeable climate change? A few H2 vehicles here and there wouldn't matter, but imagine if everyone in Los Angeles used hydrogen fuel. I could easily imagine the local climate being seriously affected by the extra humidity. That may not be a bad thing in Los Angeles, but it might be a serious problem in cities that aren't so arid to begin with. It could lead to higher cloud cover, increased precipitation, all sorts of things. Something to think about...
Compared to the "evil" of fossil fuels, it might be better, but it isn't perfect.
Why would you buy a laser printer for $150 when you can buy a Bic pen for $0.10?
Lightscribe output is a little prettier than my hand-scripted letters with a Sharpie.
It's nice and clear here in southern Saskatchewan... but it's -38 degrees C too (-36 to you obsolete Fahrenheiters;) ). Hmm. Let's take a survey to see which is better.:)
MAN FOUND DEAD, FROZEN IN FIELD
Wrote note: "Comet is Gorgeous!"
Read your agreement with your ISP. You may be precluded by contract from reselling the service. If you are, you risk being sued for damages by the provider, or having your service outright suspended. If this is the case, don't risk it... just don't do it. If your agreement allows it, then carry on.
I'm not sure what's worse - the comedy of having a joystick with four attached floppy disk drives, or the fact that I want to own a joystick with four attached floppy drives.;)
Ritalin worked for me.:)
The reason most smart people have the system fail them is that they are bored by the system. They need to be intellectually challenged. I was lucky that I had a lot of good teachers that pushed my intellectual boundaries and encouraged me to learn beyond the textbook.
... that is, if the Americans don't start harvesting it to make ice cubes.
Better yet... E Ring Bottled Water! Straight from the rings of Saturn...
Makes Dasani seem kinda... ordinary.:)
/me buys a lovely gift for the kernel that finally let him burn on IDE burners. That ide-scsi trick on 2.4 and earlier confounded (and continues to confound) me...
You make some good points. Even a 30-year copyright would help (although 20 or 25 would be better). I'd be in favour of allowing products in continued development to maintain copyright, but anything that is terminally developed should be let out for free.
I think it's time that copyright laws were changed. There is a wealth of wonderful old ROMs, operating systems and software that cannot be had because it is impossible to get permission to use the code, but the owners almost universally don't care. The law should require registration to renew copyrights of computer software. If it isn't renewed on a certain schedule (10 years perhaps?), it becomes public domain (or at least legally freeware). This permits those with perservering need to renew their copyright, and permits all the rest of the code to become available to the world. It is a shame that people often have to resort to piracy to continue to use some of these old systems and the emulators that derive from them.
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As cool as this is, it sounds about as necessary as stereo telephones.:) The videophone was always a neat idea (I remember seeing prototypes in the early 1970s)... it never took off because the plain audio telephone was good enough. Is not a 2D GUI sufficient for all but the most involved CAD?
There is talk about putting microcells (very tiny cell sites) right on airplanes. This would let the mobile phones on the plane operate with very lower power to minimize interference with the plane's electronics.
Actually, if you want to perform artistry, a 35mm film camera (or better yet, a rollfilm or 4x5 view camera) is the way to go. Digital is just equalling the best 35mm film resolution now. It has a few years to go before it can match the larger formats. But shhhh. I don't want everyone to get all crazy about film cameras again and drive the prices up.
That's easily avoided. Here in Saskatchewan, you have to see the photo driver's license, not the temporary one. No photo, no service unless you're sure the consumer is over 19.
There is talk about reducing the drinking age to 18 here, since Alberta and Manitoba are 18 as you said. I'm sure that the denizens of North Dakota and Montana to the south of us would love that...
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I wish I'd thought of this years ago. You mean I can avoid paying income tax just by earning nothing? I'll tell the payroll department right away! Think of all the money I'll save!
If you burn it slower, you get better quality (to a point anyway). 48x media generally burns way better at 16 or 24x than it does at 48x. 4x media could only be burned at three speeds: 1x, 2x and 4x.
It's called demand inelasticity. Apparently they think that demand won't decrease appreciably if the game gets that pricey. It's kind of like gas prices - they can go up 20% and people don't really drive less. If we decide we don't like the prices, we can choose not to buy... maybe a nice Commodore DTV ... oooh, Winter Games...! :)
Children role play constantly and have a ton of fun doing it. I doubt many children are unhappy with their personality (that seems a predominantly adult trait). As for their ability to cope with reality, perhaps they don't to an adult level but they certainly do. (Children are being abducted to act as soldiers for the armed resistance occurring in Uganda, and they cope as well as can be expected with it.) That an adult would seek escape occasionally seems entirely natural to me. I suppose all women who read Harlequin romances are weak, unhappy people by your reckoning.
EDGE (the next generation of GPRS) can get into the 250kbps range although you have to be stationary to get that kind of throughput. 128kbps while moving is entirely possible.
$8.95 per month for 128/128K cablemodem access here in Regina, Saskatchewan... if the market wants this product, it will come out.
I see the advantages of using hydrogen fuel from an efficiency measure, and obviously, the idea that its exhaust is boring old water is appealing... but if we use hydrogen fuel a lot, wouldn't the water vapour create noticeable climate change? A few H2 vehicles here and there wouldn't matter, but imagine if everyone in Los Angeles used hydrogen fuel. I could easily imagine the local climate being seriously affected by the extra humidity. That may not be a bad thing in Los Angeles, but it might be a serious problem in cities that aren't so arid to begin with. It could lead to higher cloud cover, increased precipitation, all sorts of things. Something to think about... Compared to the "evil" of fossil fuels, it might be better, but it isn't perfect.
Why would you buy a laser printer for $150 when you can buy a Bic pen for $0.10? Lightscribe output is a little prettier than my hand-scripted letters with a Sharpie.
It's nice and clear here in southern Saskatchewan... but it's -38 degrees C too (-36 to you obsolete Fahrenheiters ;) ). Hmm. Let's take a survey to see which is better. :)
MAN FOUND DEAD, FROZEN IN FIELD
Wrote note: "Comet is Gorgeous!"
Read your agreement with your ISP. You may be precluded by contract from reselling the service. If you are, you risk being sued for damages by the provider, or having your service outright suspended. If this is the case, don't risk it... just don't do it. If your agreement allows it, then carry on.
I'm not sure what's worse - the comedy of having a joystick with four attached floppy disk drives, or the fact that I want to own a joystick with four attached floppy drives. ;)
If you think that it's a waste of time to inspire rather than to bore, our conversation ends here.
Ritalin worked for me. :)
The reason most smart people have the system fail them is that they are bored by the system. They need to be intellectually challenged. I was lucky that I had a lot of good teachers that pushed my intellectual boundaries and encouraged me to learn beyond the textbook.
You forget that the women with the Mensa brains are disproportionately likely to be the ones with really creative sex drives. :)
Maybe Debian doesn't have a new enough version (although I'm running Sarge), but I haven't been able to get it to work yet...
... that is, if the Americans don't start harvesting it to make ice cubes. Better yet... E Ring Bottled Water! Straight from the rings of Saturn... Makes Dasani seem kinda ... ordinary. :)
/me buys a lovely gift for the kernel that finally let him burn on IDE burners. That ide-scsi trick on 2.4 and earlier confounded (and continues to confound) me...
You make some good points. Even a 30-year copyright would help (although 20 or 25 would be better). I'd be in favour of allowing products in continued development to maintain copyright, but anything that is terminally developed should be let out for free.
I suppose we should ban books and magazines, too, so he can't whack off to Hustler or the Story of O, either. :)
Get a cablemodem... I have 6 meg down, 1 meg up. More than livable. Same price as DSL, more or less.
I think it's time that copyright laws were changed. There is a wealth of wonderful old ROMs, operating systems and software that cannot be had because it is impossible to get permission to use the code, but the owners almost universally don't care. The law should require registration to renew copyrights of computer software. If it isn't renewed on a certain schedule (10 years perhaps?), it becomes public domain (or at least legally freeware). This permits those with perservering need to renew their copyright, and permits all the rest of the code to become available to the world. It is a shame that people often have to resort to piracy to continue to use some of these old systems and the emulators that derive from them.
As cool as this is, it sounds about as necessary as stereo telephones. :) The videophone was always a neat idea (I remember seeing prototypes in the early 1970s)... it never took off because the plain audio telephone was good enough. Is not a 2D GUI sufficient for all but the most involved CAD?
There is talk about putting microcells (very tiny cell sites) right on airplanes. This would let the mobile phones on the plane operate with very lower power to minimize interference with the plane's electronics.
Actually, if you want to perform artistry, a 35mm film camera (or better yet, a rollfilm or 4x5 view camera) is the way to go. Digital is just equalling the best 35mm film resolution now. It has a few years to go before it can match the larger formats. But shhhh. I don't want everyone to get all crazy about film cameras again and drive the prices up.
That's easily avoided. Here in Saskatchewan, you have to see the photo driver's license, not the temporary one. No photo, no service unless you're sure the consumer is over 19. There is talk about reducing the drinking age to 18 here, since Alberta and Manitoba are 18 as you said. I'm sure that the denizens of North Dakota and Montana to the south of us would love that...