I currently have a Treo 700P. I've had the 600(good idea, poorly implemented) and the 650 before that. Explain to me again why i need the limited range of a Wi-fi connection when I have a data connection through a wireless service that provides much greater coverage area? Because when you're in a coverage area for Wi-Fi, it gives you better speed and reliability than the blanket coverage of the phone's data plan.
EVDO: Up to 4.9Mbps 802.11b: Up to 11Mbps 802.11g: Up to 54Mbps
I'm actually at the point where I have to consider canceling my data plan to save money - if my phone had built-in Wi-Fi that would certainly ease the transition, as there's free Wi-Fi in quite a lot of places these days.
Finally I understand why JFK was so keen on getting us to the Moon! It wasn't for science, it wasn't to win the space race or intimidate the Soviets, it was so that, in the future, once the Internet was usable by the masses, mankind would have the knowledge to be able to find out how old people are! Just think, if we hadn't gone to the Moon, we might not be able to do that, not over the Internet at any rate...
Uh, yeah. I did read the webpage. Of course, Gargoyle has Z-Machine support... why...? Because it bundles the Frotz engine.
I was just saying that if you want to talk about Frotz, you're talking about a package that's primarily the engine. The UIs applied to the Frotz ports aren't quite an "afterthought" but nor are they the main focus of the project. Gargoyle is a project that is all about the UI - and it looks quite appealing. I'm just saying, give credit where it's due - Frotz gets the job done. Gargoyle just helps make it pretty.
(And as a side note - if you download Zork, then try to run its DAT file in Gargoyle, Gargoyle assumes it's an Advsys file and then says it's not valid... You need to rename the ZORK1.DAT to Zork1.z3 for it to work... They really ought to get some file magic going there...)
Frotz is basic - its main benefit IMO is that it provides the engine for playing Z-Machine games. Gargoyle looks all kinds of cool, though. I always liked how IF games looked with proportional fonts, but Gargoyle looks extra nice.
I can't wait to play Zork on a 64-bit Athlon 5200+! Then why don't you? I mean, seriously, unless you don't actually have an Athlon 5200+, what are you waiting for?
World Wide Web There is a program called Frotz here. There is a game called Zork here. > USE FROTZ ON ZORK You're not holding the Frotz.
World Wide Web There is a program called Frotz here. There is a game called Zork here. > GET FROTZ You now have Frotz.
World Wide Web There is a game called Zork here. > USE FROTZ ON ZORK You're not holding the Zork.
World Wide Web There is a game called Zork here. > GET ZORK You now have Zork.
World Wide Web > USE FROTZ ON ZORK With a flurry of disk activity and a whole lot of computation, Frotz goes to work. About three nanoseconds later, a prompt appears on-screen: You are standing "West of House". You have succeeded in running Zork! Your score is 257 (total of 350 points), in 5 moves. This gives you the rank of Grand Inquisitor.
OK, if you wanted to mod that "offtopic" or whatever, I could understand. But how exactly is a Lawnmower Man reference "redundant" in a story about VR?
It was actually quite accidental. First they put their gardener, Jobe, into the VR machine. When he got out, they asked how he felt - he said he was feeling a little depressed. One of the researchers made an off-hand comment about how he hated feeling down, and wished the causes of depression could be isolated. Then Jobe told 'em it was part of the hippocampi.
We disagree. I write for a living. I use my communications skills in return for money. Better quality often leads to higher income. Conversely, bad loaves of my writing bring me no bread. There's two problems here...
First off, as a writer, you must understand that a loaf is still considered a very experimental and unconventional method for delivering quality writing. Tasty as it may be, most people don't think that way and won't quickly adapt to the concept. As distasteful as it may be to approach the problem in such a conventional way, publishing in book form may be more profitable.
Second, the barter system has largely fallen out of use in favor of money exchanges. Better to sell your writing for money, and then use the money to buy bread, than to expect the reader to directly give you bread.
I hope this will be helpful as you continue your career as a writer.
OK, that's one. Now, anything within the last, say, fifteen years?:)
(Really, I think you're right, and Unix users shouldn't get too complacent, especially as the system becomes more complex with the addition of new features. But I thought it was funny that the example you cited of a Unix vulnerability was from almost twenty years ago... Shirley, there must be comparable examples from modern times, right?)
Am I correct in thinking that you would rather see this Judge go free for having Child Porn?
This is the backwards world of Slashdot where... Hackers are good unless they wreck your system or find kiddie porn on someone's computer. More like "Hackers are good unless they're breaking into people's personal computers to steal personal information." The matter of the judge's kiddie porn collection is separate from the matter of the hacker's self-righteous quest to intrude on other people's private property to catch bad guys. The results don't justify the methods - and pissing out a one-liner like "would you rather the bad guys get away?" is bullshit - it's a loaded statement, and it implies that one good result justifies a whole campaign of indiscriminate system intrusion by someone with no legitimate authority to do so.
Among other things, consider this: OK, this guy did some good with the power he has over other people's computers. But is he one to be trusted with this power? Is there any accountability if he misuses this power, and how does that process work? The process doesn't exist because the guy is assuming authority he doesn't have. So no, I don't condone his actions.
Usually a loud, crass, desk-jockey of a police chief who, not understanding the cop's role as an officer on the streets, will give him a good chewing-out peppered with light verbal abuse and threats of suspension or dismissal any time he steps out of line, makes a conscientious but unpopular decision, or makes the chief's job harder.
"4 out of 5 dentists surveyed, recommend sugarless gum for patients who chew gum"
really meant that 20% of dentists wanted you chewing the stuff that rots your teeth... No, it could also have meant that those 20% preferred to tell their patients "don't chew gum" - or "chew whatever gum you want, but brush your teeth afterwards" or "sugarless gum really doesn't have any significant benefit compared to normal gum." The phrase doesn't say anything about what that 1 out of 5 recommend with regard to gum - if anything at all. It just says that when dealing with a patient who chews gum, 4 out of 5 recommend sugarless.
5 dentists isn't a very large sample group anyway...
But this whole deal reminds me of something Bill Gates said once: "640K of memory should be enough for anybody." - it's pretty funny, because it sure isn't true any more!
I was thinking of the Swedish scene from "Top Secret", myself. Good stuff. Now excuse me, I have to go put some books away on some very high shelves...
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EVDO: Up to 4.9Mbps
802.11b: Up to 11Mbps
802.11g: Up to 54Mbps
I'm actually at the point where I have to consider canceling my data plan to save money - if my phone had built-in Wi-Fi that would certainly ease the transition, as there's free Wi-Fi in quite a lot of places these days.
Finally I understand why JFK was so keen on getting us to the Moon! It wasn't for science, it wasn't to win the space race or intimidate the Soviets, it was so that, in the future, once the Internet was usable by the masses, mankind would have the knowledge to be able to find out how old people are! Just think, if we hadn't gone to the Moon, we might not be able to do that, not over the Internet at any rate...
Do they know who the father is?
Why would someone want a huge Linux desktop?
Next Sunday, A.D., right?
Uh, yeah. I did read the webpage. Of course, Gargoyle has Z-Machine support... why...? Because it bundles the Frotz engine.
I was just saying that if you want to talk about Frotz, you're talking about a package that's primarily the engine. The UIs applied to the Frotz ports aren't quite an "afterthought" but nor are they the main focus of the project. Gargoyle is a project that is all about the UI - and it looks quite appealing. I'm just saying, give credit where it's due - Frotz gets the job done. Gargoyle just helps make it pretty.
(And as a side note - if you download Zork, then try to run its DAT file in Gargoyle, Gargoyle assumes it's an Advsys file and then says it's not valid... You need to rename the ZORK1.DAT to Zork1.z3 for it to work... They really ought to get some file magic going there...)
Frotz is basic - its main benefit IMO is that it provides the engine for playing Z-Machine games.
Gargoyle looks all kinds of cool, though. I always liked how IF games looked with proportional fonts, but Gargoyle looks extra nice.
World Wide Web
There is a program called Frotz here.
There is a game called Zork here.
> USE FROTZ ON ZORK
You're not holding the Frotz.
World Wide Web
There is a program called Frotz here.
There is a game called Zork here.
> GET FROTZ
You now have Frotz.
World Wide Web
There is a game called Zork here.
> USE FROTZ ON ZORK
You're not holding the Zork.
World Wide Web
There is a game called Zork here.
> GET ZORK
You now have Zork.
World Wide Web
> USE FROTZ ON ZORK
With a flurry of disk activity and a whole lot of computation, Frotz goes to work. About three nanoseconds later, a prompt appears on-screen: You are standing "West of House". You have succeeded in running Zork!
Your score is 257 (total of 350 points), in 5 moves.
This gives you the rank of Grand Inquisitor.
OK, if you wanted to mod that "offtopic" or whatever, I could understand. But how exactly is a Lawnmower Man reference "redundant" in a story about VR?
Not sure why this story is in YRO? Then apply the tag "whyro" to it!
It was actually quite accidental. First they put their gardener, Jobe, into the VR machine. When he got out, they asked how he felt - he said he was feeling a little depressed. One of the researchers made an off-hand comment about how he hated feeling down, and wished the causes of depression could be isolated. Then Jobe told 'em it was part of the hippocampi.
First off, as a writer, you must understand that a loaf is still considered a very experimental and unconventional method for delivering quality writing. Tasty as it may be, most people don't think that way and won't quickly adapt to the concept. As distasteful as it may be to approach the problem in such a conventional way, publishing in book form may be more profitable.
Second, the barter system has largely fallen out of use in favor of money exchanges. Better to sell your writing for money, and then use the money to buy bread, than to expect the reader to directly give you bread.
I hope this will be helpful as you continue your career as a writer.
Ummm, DC is one of the indie capitals of the country. Really? I thought it was the official capital of the country...
Not that it matters... I hate country.
OK, that's one. Now, anything within the last, say, fifteen years? :)
(Really, I think you're right, and Unix users shouldn't get too complacent, especially as the system becomes more complex with the addition of new features. But I thought it was funny that the example you cited of a Unix vulnerability was from almost twenty years ago... Shirley, there must be comparable examples from modern times, right?)
This is the backwards world of Slashdot where
Among other things, consider this: OK, this guy did some good with the power he has over other people's computers. But is he one to be trusted with this power? Is there any accountability if he misuses this power, and how does that process work? The process doesn't exist because the guy is assuming authority he doesn't have. So no, I don't condone his actions.
( ) Natalie Portman petrified What? I thought she was supposed to be naked! She's SUPPOSED to be NAKED!
Usually a loud, crass, desk-jockey of a police chief who, not understanding the cop's role as an officer on the streets, will give him a good chewing-out peppered with light verbal abuse and threats of suspension or dismissal any time he steps out of line, makes a conscientious but unpopular decision, or makes the chief's job harder.
really meant that 20% of dentists wanted you chewing the stuff that rots your teeth
5 dentists isn't a very large sample group anyway...
http://tafkac.org/celebrities/bill.gates/gates_me
But this whole deal reminds me of something Bill Gates said once: "640K of memory should be enough for anybody." - it's pretty funny, because it sure isn't true any more!
I was thinking of the Swedish scene from "Top Secret", myself. Good stuff. Now excuse me, I have to go put some books away on some very high shelves...
Of course! What town doesn't have a law against that on the books?
- Well, most don't have a law explicitly forbidding it - but usually the local sodomy laws are broad enough that you can charge them under those.
Beowulf: Kill the end-boss.
The Iliad: Fetch Helen. Kill lots of Trojans first. Lots of long speech cutscenes.
The Labors of Hercules: Lots and lots of fetch quests.
The Ring Cycle: Fedex quest, total Lotr ripoff. The Hobbit: Go there and back again.
I love race in games. My favorite right now is Mario Kart DS.