Better still, rip it to mp3 and put it up on Kazaa.
Funny as it is, it might be not a such a bad idea. I know of a few people who would listen to any grandpa talking about times past. Some people could use these mp3s as a substitute to good night story reading for their kids. Other people could use someone's voice talking just to make someone else shut up. Hell, there are few ways of utilizing this. Bring it on!:)
fine of EUR 100,000,000 (USD 123,840,000) on Microsoft
That's sneaky! When the fine will be finalized in EUR it will increase the exchange rate, so one EUR will be about $2USD. Therefor it will be about $200 MegaBucks! Go EU!:)
In this case, I think that producing alco up there is much easier then smuggling it through all the controls there are on the way. All you need is some water, sugar, flavour (like those fruits they have for the first few days), and some warmth (computers?).
No wonder there are only smiling faces on all the pictures.:)
Yup. You can use PuTTY. You'll have few limitations with the keyboard though, since [ESC], [CTRL] and all the [F] keys are not there. You can, of course use an alternative keyboard buy someone will have to code it for you.:) I use the one which comes with Ruskey (Russian support) - it's much more comfortable, but still lacks a bunch of staff. Simple command line staff works though.:)
One of the ways to input control characters would by means of an alternative keyboard, like it's done, for example, with Russian language. (SIS can be downloaded from here.
After installation, switch to RusKey in Applications--Tools--Control Panel--Text Input--Alternative.) Not only it provides a way to input Russian characters, but a more convinient English keyboard.
First, as it was already mentioned, you'll need more digits in that float then just two.:)
Second, what happens to people that live in multi-floor buildings? You'll need 3rd coordinate to denote those. Otherwise, Mr.Bill on the first floor would have the same coordinates as Mr.Bill on the 21st floor. And you don't want them to get confused, now do you?:)
You try to change it until you learn how it works. And you fail until you learn how it works, since you don't know how it works. When you've learned it, you don't want to change it anymore, since it looks and feels very natural.:)
From one hand, using p2p networks to download latest RedHat's ISOs is going against supporing a Good(tm) company.
On the other hand, paying RedHat 60$ a year, and then going and downloading latest ISOs from p2p actually helps RedHat to save some bandwidth for those customers who complain too much. This might be actually helping RedHat in terms of partially paying their bills using the resources of those p2p users.:)
The company I work for has a bunch of subscriptions to RHN, both Basic and Enterprise, but we are still getting 1-2KB/s download speeds currently. P2p might improve our satisfaction on the subject though.:)
I am still waiting for a device which I will want to buy. The trend apparently is to develop mobile phones into PDAs, while, IMHO, it is so easy to stick a GSM phone into PDA.
Mobiles are sucky PDAs: they have small screen, ugly keyboard, and no expansion slots.;) PDAs are on the other hand are perfect for...hmm...PDAing. The only thing that is missing is a GSM voice connection.
At the moment I see a PDA with GSM and QWERTY keyboard that will go into my pocket, I'll buy the damn thing.
While command line is certainly different for most of the programs, you still can expect to find --version and --help options working. And that will get you started pretty fast.:)
OK, so you're saying that even if you use the same keyboard and mouse you do on your desktop and wear headphones, you'll still suck on a notebook? I'm sorry, but I don't buy it unless you've just got a mental block.
Besides, if you're that concerned about it, you can add a CRT to the stuff you carry and still have only a fraction of the stuff to carry than if you brought your desktop.
No, I am not saying that. I will actually perform the same on the notebook, if I have my keyboard, mouse, headphones and CRT attached to it. What I am saying is that if I have to carry all that shit around anyway, then it doesn't make much difference wheather I am using a notebook or a normal desktop PC.
Yes, notebook will take a bit less of space in my car, when I'll be on the way to LAN, but desktop PC will give me few more FPS, and I have plenty of space anyways.
You say sound is important, but you think standalone speakers are better than headphones at a LAN party? With other people using speakers in close proximity, how can you hear only what's coming out of your machine?
Maybe it's just me, but on the LAN parties that I attended, there were no speakers what so ever. Everyone brings his/her headphones. And sound IS very important.
I've also spent ours on my AvP2, UT and Worms skills so I can win at LAN parties. I do have other games just to play on my own (like CMR2 and Alice). That doesn't mean I only play to amuse myself.
Respect:)
You still haven't refuted anything I've said. Just because you don't want to take the time to learn that using a slightly different keyboard shouldn't destroy your skill doesn't mean I'm wrong.
I am a real pain in the ass when it comes to keyboards. Really. Whenever I have to be either precise or productive, I use my own keyboard. Notebook keyboards just don't fit (stupid Function key always gets on the way, small Enter key, small Backspace, etc).
I've addressed all your concerns in my setup, but you still say it won't work. I can't say I have much respect for someone who can't adapt.
Well, the whole issue reminds me the arguments about fuel vs electric cars. While electric cars are about as powerful and fast nowadays as their fuel counterparts, still not a lot of people would prefer them. It's not the tech spec which matters to most. It's the feeling. I get the same ugly feeling every time I have to use a notebook. I can't adopt to using a let's-break-our-fingers keyboard. I can't adopt to is-that-nipple-really-a-mouse thingy. I can't adopt to carrying twenty items just to make myself comfortable and call the thing mobile. You don't have respect for me for that, that's fine with me.
Hmm, well, it seems you level of game playin is purely on "let me enterttain myself" level. I do not say that I am pro, but I have spent numerious hours on my Q3 skills and playing on the notebook for that matter is simply a disgrace to myself, meaning that I can outperform the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse (or toucpad), and defenetly the sound of the speakers. For the same matter, I can EASILY kick any butt playing CMR2 with the keyboard when I use my wheel and pedals. No question about that.
Consider it a side note, but using keyboard AND a mouse in the FPS game is extremely important, since when you seriosly play the game, keyboard is not able to process all the requests fast enough (everything has it's limit). Same goes for wheel+pedals for CMR2. As to sound, it is as important in Quake3 as sight. I wish I could have bookmarked URL to that demo where two guys duel - one with only sound and another with only sight, and the one with sound wins, both of them being players of the same level.
Bottom line: If me playing on a notebook to be called player A, and me playing on the same level hardware but desktop being called player B: player B kicks player's A's butt easily. Until that's changed, I will not seriosly consider using notebook for playing.:) Sorryz.
Well, I was thinking more in Quake III direction, although I admit it's not the only game out there.:)
Also, something else I'd like add about pro gaming. Check out major gaming championships, like WCG. Which games are played there? Quake III, Counter Strike, FIFA, StarCraft... One of the reasons these games are chosen is because they are popular. Another - they can push the hardware to the limit and make gamers get interested in purchasing newer hardware. Yes, that's right - you need someone to sponsor those competitions. Most of these games are unplayable (seriosly) on the notebook.
I agree with your point about USB devices getting popular. But, if you will have to drag with you Genius PowerWheel with Pedals (don't tell me you play Colin McRay without it:)), Sony headphones, a proper mouse and keyboard for that matter, then using your notebook actually loses any sense. It becomes almost as easy to bring a proper box, using something like GearGrip Pro.
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While CPU and graphic cards are important, they are not all you need. Keyboards, mice, and joysticks are an IMPORTANT issue here, until of course you are talking tetris.:)
If in doubt, visit sometime one of those gaming forums sites, like EsReallity.com.
Discussions of input devices do appear there more then often.
Not to mention the fact that I yet have to see at least one gamer (pro prefferably) which uses LCD (or similar technology) monitor.:)
I have a server that I wrote for wireless devices performing a few hundred SQL queries/changes and file writes per hour, and the speed is surprisingly very good for a language most people refer to as a 'script'.
Few hundred requests per hour? There are 3600 seconds in an hour. Even if you will have a thousand (vs few hundreds) requests, you will still have 3.6 seconds to complete it, which is a hell a lot of time, considering the nature of most requests and today's computers... damn, even yesterdays:)
It is also pretty hard to see the speed difference, when you are talking about few hundreds queries and seconds, until, of course, you use a proper benchmark.
I beleive you will see exactly the same speed with any other language.:)
Not to mention, the tab requirement makes reading the code so easy. You just know where functions begin and end without having to deal with {'s and }'s.
Tabs can be as easily used in most of the languages to improve readability. On the other hand, locating a missing/extra tab can be extremely painful, since your code can still run, but produce incorrect results.
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Funny as it is, it might be not a such a bad idea. I know of a few people who would listen to any grandpa talking about times past. Some people could use these mp3s as a substitute to good night story reading for their kids. Other people could use someone's voice talking just to make someone else shut up. Hell, there are few ways of utilizing this. Bring it on!
That's sneaky! When the fine will be finalized in EUR it will increase the exchange rate, so one EUR will be about $2USD. Therefor it will be about $200 MegaBucks! Go EU! :)
In this case, I think that producing alco up there is much easier then smuggling it through all the controls there are on the way. All you need is some water, sugar, flavour (like those fruits they have for the first few days), and some warmth (computers?).
:)
No wonder there are only smiling faces on all the pictures.
Heh, thanks for pointing out, and... thanks a lot for the VNC. :)
Users of SonyEricsson P800/P900 enjoy both PuTTY and VNC. :)
Yup. You can use PuTTY. You'll have few limitations with the keyboard though, since [ESC], [CTRL] and all the [F] keys are not there. You can, of course use an alternative keyboard buy someone will have to code it for you. :) I use the one which comes with Ruskey (Russian support) - it's much more comfortable, but still lacks a bunch of staff. Simple command line staff works though. :)
No, [s]he is not. The front page works, but statement is returned for any search query.
Please define "broad range". Until than - consider an example listing from the Linux kernel 2.5.73:
[leonid@sn-tower linux-2.5.73]$ ls -1 arch/
alpha
arm
arm26
cris
h8300
i386
ia64
m68k
m68knommu
mips
mips64
parisc
ppc
ppc64
s390
sh
sparc
sparc64
um
v850
x86_64
That I call a "broad range"... Not Windows.
First, as it was already mentioned, you'll need more digits in that float then just two. :)
:)
Second, what happens to people that live in multi-floor buildings? You'll need 3rd coordinate to denote those. Otherwise, Mr.Bill on the first floor would have the same coordinates as Mr.Bill on the 21st floor. And you don't want them to get confused, now do you?
Welcome to the real life. :)
:)
You try to change it until you learn how it works. And you fail until you learn how it works, since you don't know how it works. When you've learned it, you don't want to change it anymore, since it looks and feels very natural.
Q: How does one make BrownHat? :)
A: One needs to put a lot of shit into RedHat.
From one hand, using p2p networks to download latest RedHat's ISOs is going against supporing a Good(tm) company.
On the other hand, paying RedHat 60$ a year, and then going and downloading latest ISOs from p2p actually helps RedHat to save some bandwidth for those customers who complain too much. This might be actually helping RedHat in terms of partially paying their bills using the resources of those p2p users. :)
The company I work for has a bunch of subscriptions to RHN, both Basic and Enterprise, but we are still getting 1-2KB/s download speeds currently. P2p might improve our satisfaction on the subject though. :)
Actually, nowadays, they pay you to carry a cell phone with you. I am one of those paid. And - yes, I am a sysadmin with a 24x7 contract. :)
I am still waiting for a device which I will want to buy. The trend apparently is to develop mobile phones into PDAs, while, IMHO, it is so easy to stick a GSM phone into PDA.
;) PDAs are on the other hand are perfect for...hmm...PDAing. The only thing that is missing is a GSM voice connection.
Mobiles are sucky PDAs: they have small screen, ugly keyboard, and no expansion slots.
At the moment I see a PDA with GSM and QWERTY keyboard that will go into my pocket, I'll buy the damn thing.
While command line is certainly different for most of the programs, you still can expect to find --version and --help options working. And that will get you started pretty fast. :)
Ok, you win. I am unable to properly compare due to the period of time between posts, and I am just plain lazy to go back and refresh my memory.
You made good points and I will rethink my positioin and arguments on notebooks in gaming. Thanks for the inspiration.
Besides, if you're that concerned about it, you can add a CRT to the stuff you carry and still have only a fraction of the stuff to carry than if you brought your desktop.
No, I am not saying that. I will actually perform the same on the notebook, if I have my keyboard, mouse, headphones and CRT attached to it. What I am saying is that if I have to carry all that shit around anyway, then it doesn't make much difference wheather I am using a notebook or a normal desktop PC.
Yes, notebook will take a bit less of space in my car, when I'll be on the way to LAN, but desktop PC will give me few more FPS, and I have plenty of space anyways.
You say sound is important, but you think standalone speakers are better than headphones at a LAN party? With other people using speakers in close proximity, how can you hear only what's coming out of your machine?
Maybe it's just me, but on the LAN parties that I attended, there were no speakers what so ever. Everyone brings his/her headphones. And sound IS very important.
I've also spent ours on my AvP2, UT and Worms skills so I can win at LAN parties. I do have other games just to play on my own (like CMR2 and Alice). That doesn't mean I only play to amuse myself.
Respect
You still haven't refuted anything I've said. Just because you don't want to take the time to learn that using a slightly different keyboard shouldn't destroy your skill doesn't mean I'm wrong.
I am a real pain in the ass when it comes to keyboards. Really. Whenever I have to be either precise or productive, I use my own keyboard. Notebook keyboards just don't fit (stupid Function key always gets on the way, small Enter key, small Backspace, etc).
I've addressed all your concerns in my setup, but you still say it won't work. I can't say I have much respect for someone who can't adapt.
Well, the whole issue reminds me the arguments about fuel vs electric cars. While electric cars are about as powerful and fast nowadays as their fuel counterparts, still not a lot of people would prefer them. It's not the tech spec which matters to most. It's the feeling. I get the same ugly feeling every time I have to use a notebook. I can't adopt to using a let's-break-our-fingers keyboard. I can't adopt to is-that-nipple-really-a-mouse thingy. I can't adopt to carrying twenty items just to make myself comfortable and call the thing mobile. You don't have respect for me for that, that's fine with me.
Hmm, well, it seems you level of game playin is purely on "let me enterttain myself" level. I do not say that I am pro, but I have spent numerious hours on my Q3 skills and playing on the notebook for that matter is simply a disgrace to myself, meaning that I can outperform the monitor, the keyboard, the mouse (or toucpad), and defenetly the sound of the speakers. For the same matter, I can EASILY kick any butt playing CMR2 with the keyboard when I use my wheel and pedals. No question about that.
:) Sorryz.
Consider it a side note, but using keyboard AND a mouse in the FPS game is extremely important, since when you seriosly play the game, keyboard is not able to process all the requests fast enough (everything has it's limit). Same goes for wheel+pedals for CMR2. As to sound, it is as important in Quake3 as sight. I wish I could have bookmarked URL to that demo where two guys duel - one with only sound and another with only sight, and the one with sound wins, both of them being players of the same level.
Bottom line: If me playing on a notebook to be called player A, and me playing on the same level hardware but desktop being called player B: player B kicks player's A's butt easily. Until that's changed, I will not seriosly consider using notebook for playing.
Also, something else I'd like add about pro gaming. Check out major gaming championships, like WCG. Which games are played there? Quake III, Counter Strike, FIFA, StarCraft... One of the reasons these games are chosen is because they are popular. Another - they can push the hardware to the limit and make gamers get interested in purchasing newer hardware. Yes, that's right - you need someone to sponsor those competitions. Most of these games are unplayable (seriosly) on the notebook.
I agree with your point about USB devices getting popular. But, if you will have to drag with you Genius PowerWheel with Pedals (don't tell me you play Colin McRay without it :)), Sony headphones, a proper mouse and keyboard for that matter, then using your notebook actually loses any sense. It becomes almost as easy to bring a proper box, using something like GearGrip Pro.
If in doubt, visit sometime one of those gaming forums sites, like EsReallity.com. Discussions of input devices do appear there more then often.
Not to mention the fact that I yet have to see at least one gamer (pro prefferably) which uses LCD (or similar technology) monitor. :)
Yeah, I do. But does anyone remember when the time when people didn't need a search engine? I don't :)
Few hundred requests per hour? There are 3600 seconds in an hour. Even if you will have a thousand (vs few hundreds) requests, you will still have 3.6 seconds to complete it, which is a hell a lot of time, considering the nature of most requests and today's computers... damn, even yesterdays :)
It is also pretty hard to see the speed difference, when you are talking about few hundreds queries and seconds, until, of course, you use a proper benchmark.
I beleive you will see exactly the same speed with any other language. :)
Not to mention, the tab requirement makes reading the code so easy. You just know where functions begin and end without having to deal with {'s and }'s.
Tabs can be as easily used in most of the languages to improve readability. On the other hand, locating a missing/extra tab can be extremely painful, since your code can still run, but produce incorrect results.