Back in 1993 I purchased a black MZ1 MD Walkman while I was over in Japan. The device worked flawlessly, was easy to use and provided me with hours of listening enjoyment. It had optical out and a front loading mechanism which I could forsee jamming or breaking due to regular use; it never did. Years later after I had returned to the U.S. I sold it to a friend in the same box and packaging with a stack of unused blank minidiscs that I had purchased when I bought the Walkman.
Around 2001 I purchased a gold MZ-N505 Walkman and within 30 days it was inoperable. The display went blank and the unit never played another song. During the brief time it did work, I used it a few times while I walked around town and once to play music through powered speakers. The computer-to-minidisc transfer process was just as time-consuming as it was when I had the MZ1 MD and used patch cords to my stereo.
My next portable music player will be integrated into a device that has other features, such as a smartphone or video/music player. For me, the days of buying a device that performs just one task are over.
Are you teaching the root poster a lesson by embarrassing and insulting him? How many people reply on the Slashdot forums and don't read the articles but just want to talk and interact? At least someone was upfront enough to admit it! The ease of connectivity swings both ways.
It smells like coercion. I wonder what the legal ramifications are for threatening to sue a business entity for failing to turn over an intellectual property. Who's to say he isn't an intermediary for another software house working on a similar title? Can you imagine the precedent it would set to allow bullying tactics to invade private development? What's more, can the company that is forced to capitulate seek damages based on the loss of projected revenue due to slanderous allegations, negative protrayal and the perception of compromised integrity?
"My aunt's brother's sister's cousin's an Egyptologist who says..." You are repeating what someone else is repeating from what someone else told them about the character of someone you have never personally met or observed. Okay!
The PSP OS is undergoing a transformation to a previous version, even if it wasn't originally installed, the PSP community should stick with established computing jargon. The PSP has a motherboard, video display, cpu, input devices, memory for temporary and long-term storage and an OS that is updated periodically. Smells like a computer to me.
I loved testing and trying out betas and freeware. After years of mixing and matching betas and watching a stable operating system become unreliable, I saw an opportunity to limit the betas to just one vendor. After a fresh install of WinXP, I wanted to participate in numerous betas from Microsoft which resulted in the decision to format my hard drive and reinstall WinXP again.
On a fresh XP install I tried the Defender Beta 2; no problem. Then I tried the IE 7 Beta 2. Again everything seemed to be going good. Then I also tried the Windows Media Player 11 Beta. At this point I started to get missing SB.dll error messages during startup and several random reboots that Microsoft reported as a 'known video problem'. By this time I had already realized my mistake and was contemplating a format and OS reinstall. Then Vista Beta 2 had become available so I figured I would give it a try. I was never able to d/l the Vista Beta because the demand was so great so I proceeded to format and reinstall XP.
Betas don't tend to play nice with each other and even though I limited myself to just Microsoft betas this time around, I had to face living without them. I really loved my betas, but it always turned out nasty, so my new mantra is to steer clear. Whatever a beta can provide in the form of sneak-peek thrills or enhanced functionality isn't worth the hassle of degraded OS stability.
OBSERVATION: Sensors indicate that activity in Zone LA2128 is similar to those found in Training Exercise Modern_Urban2c_Night7m.
COMMAND: Initiate Stage 1 Observation Platform. Combine Stealth and Passive Protocol, relay realtime to OPSAT
(Meanwhile, 10 minutes later...)
Stanley sets the emergency brake at the residence of the host for his Thursday night Bridgeclub. The house echoes with laughter and merriment as he pops the trunk to retrieve his contribution to the monthly potluck. The aroma of freshly baked Parmesan Crabcakes with Lemon Zest fills the air and Stanley smiles. He carries the steaming platter gently and heads towards the house.
I saw the official response by George B on the 3DRealms forums, but I don't get it. It says here http://www.planetduke.com/duke4/faq/general.shtml# 1.3 that the game will be released "when it's done". How can Take Two make this statement that George B. et.al. essentially shrug off?
Perhaps 3DRealms will use digital distribution like Steam. Maybe George B. isn't worried because they outlast all of their publishers.
That's right, because it's important to know what kind of spin to put on the spread of a nation's doctrine. Will we be colonizing an asteroid, planetoid or is this celestial body a true planet? Most adviors agree that establishing an embassy will increase your cultural influence.
To be able to run distributed computing applications like BOINC on your cellphone when it's not in use. It would suspend the activity when the battery charge reaches a user-defined limit.
You could crunch units at night while your phone is charging.
I saw an article a while back about a Japanese doctor that developed a set of robotic powered exo-legs that help lift and walk and such. They were going to help a senior citizen climb to the summit of a mountain. I can't remember the specifics but I still like that idea best. If designed correctly and the power fails, the legs could assume a crouching position.
Made by DC True, this game really sticks in my mind. Recently the Superpower series has resumed the theme, but Shadow President was the original. I still have the instruction booklet but over the years I have misplaced the 5 1/4" floppy.
In the early 90's I remember seeing Shadow President 2 on CD.
What world leader wants to seriously support the development of a sustaining off-world colony? It's not a government's responsibility to build a new world unless the government owns that new world and can profit from it. The involvement of a corporation changes that argument a bit, but the results remain pretty much the same. Think Civilization meets Alien:
1. Are there resources that can immediately be harvested, mined, collected or gathered? No one wants to spend a colossal amount of money (directly translated from manhours or products sold to generate said money) if that money invested in a colonizing operation won't see an immediate financial return on the investment. Think about the people on Earth working to fund the development of an off-world colony - how are the people going to feel if the effort they produced to get the colony started doesn't show some kind of return that that will impact their daily lives?
2. Is there a way for these resources to be returned to the government (or corporation) that funded the operation? If the resources collected remain at the colony, again the financial investment to create the colony is a waste of resources for those who funded it's conception. Nearly every colony that has been used for its resources has eventually resisted or attempted to overthrow the governing body enforcing or regulating the use or collection of the resources gathered. Historically, there has always been an uprising.
3. Where will the loyalty of the new colony reside? It doesn't make a lot of sense for a government or corporation to fund a colonizing expedition only to have the colony defect or rebel. It sounds silly, but every terrestrial colony has attempted or been involved in seperatist activities. A self-sustaining colony will more than likely be a military base or space station. In a similar way to government funding, the massive amound of cash and resources involved would necessitate the protection of that investment with a security presence.
What a generalization! That's like saying people, take those who write rap music for instance, who use slang and street/urban language don't have the ability (or have a reduced ability) to communicate using proper grammar and spelling to convey their thoughts in settings where that kind of language is required.
Now if you're suggesting that people who use abbreviated or coded language that was derived from proper modern english grammar are preferring to use that language more often, perhaps it's because there are more of those kinds of people to associate with that use or read that kind of language. It's similar to how something moves from a fad to a trend to a subculture to a fully accepted part of everyday life.
Go into a Border's Books or a public library for that matter. Grab some of the latest hardback bestsellers or classic reprints. Sink into a plush chair with a Jamba Juice. Scan the entire book word for word, image for image into the pen. Go home and download it. Come back 1 day a week for the next 6 months and repeat.
You could scan by author, subject, heck even personal request. PDF it. Upload it. Sell it. Profit.
Okay, why exactly are we considering going to the moon again? I'd much rather finish the ISS Space Station and use that as an orbital platform for future exploration. From there we can then go to the moon, Mars, or start mining the Kupier Belt for Vespium Gas.
Seriously, let's finish one multi-billion dollar project first. I think about how much money was poured into Skylab, only to watch it become red-lined and burn like a match on reentry.
Has anyone purchased or used the Microsoft USB fingerprint reader? How well does it work? I'd like to get one so I can have my own Big Brother feeling right at home.
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It's easy. All we have to do is research Solar Energy Level 4 and then we can unlock a new technology tree and then...
Something I didn't see at the top of every Chinese Wikipedia page:
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running!
Back in 1993 I purchased a black MZ1 MD Walkman while I was over in Japan. The device worked flawlessly, was easy to use and provided me with hours of listening enjoyment. It had optical out and a front loading mechanism which I could forsee jamming or breaking due to regular use; it never did. Years later after I had returned to the U.S. I sold it to a friend in the same box and packaging with a stack of unused blank minidiscs that I had purchased when I bought the Walkman.
Around 2001 I purchased a gold MZ-N505 Walkman and within 30 days it was inoperable. The display went blank and the unit never played another song. During the brief time it did work, I used it a few times while I walked around town and once to play music through powered speakers. The computer-to-minidisc transfer process was just as time-consuming as it was when I had the MZ1 MD and used patch cords to my stereo.
My next portable music player will be integrated into a device that has other features, such as a smartphone or video/music player. For me, the days of buying a device that performs just one task are over.
Are you teaching the root poster a lesson by embarrassing and insulting him? How many people reply on the Slashdot forums and don't read the articles but just want to talk and interact? At least someone was upfront enough to admit it! The ease of connectivity swings both ways.
It smells like coercion. I wonder what the legal ramifications are for threatening to sue a business entity for failing to turn over an intellectual property. Who's to say he isn't an intermediary for another software house working on a similar title? Can you imagine the precedent it would set to allow bullying tactics to invade private development? What's more, can the company that is forced to capitulate seek damages based on the loss of projected revenue due to slanderous allegations, negative protrayal and the perception of compromised integrity?
"My aunt's brother's sister's cousin's an Egyptologist who says..." You are repeating what someone else is repeating from what someone else told them about the character of someone you have never personally met or observed. Okay!
The PSP OS is undergoing a transformation to a previous version, even if it wasn't originally installed, the PSP community should stick with established computing jargon. The PSP has a motherboard, video display, cpu, input devices, memory for temporary and long-term storage and an OS that is updated periodically. Smells like a computer to me.
CONFESSIONS OF A BETA JUNKIE
I loved testing and trying out betas and freeware. After years of mixing and matching betas and watching a stable operating system become unreliable, I saw an opportunity to limit the betas to just one vendor. After a fresh install of WinXP, I wanted to participate in numerous betas from Microsoft which resulted in the decision to format my hard drive and reinstall WinXP again.
On a fresh XP install I tried the Defender Beta 2; no problem. Then I tried the IE 7 Beta 2. Again everything seemed to be going good. Then I also tried the Windows Media Player 11 Beta. At this point I started to get missing SB.dll error messages during startup and several random reboots that Microsoft reported as a 'known video problem'. By this time I had already realized my mistake and was contemplating a format and OS reinstall. Then Vista Beta 2 had become available so I figured I would give it a try. I was never able to d/l the Vista Beta because the demand was so great so I proceeded to format and reinstall XP.
Betas don't tend to play nice with each other and even though I limited myself to just Microsoft betas this time around, I had to face living without them. I really loved my betas, but it always turned out nasty, so my new mantra is to steer clear. Whatever a beta can provide in the form of sneak-peek thrills or enhanced functionality isn't worth the hassle of degraded OS stability.
OBSERVATION: Sensors indicate that activity in Zone LA2128 is similar to those found in Training Exercise Modern_Urban2c_Night7m.
COMMAND: Initiate Stage 1 Observation Platform. Combine Stealth and Passive Protocol, relay realtime to OPSAT
(Meanwhile, 10 minutes later...)
Stanley sets the emergency brake at the residence of the host for his Thursday night Bridgeclub. The house echoes with laughter and merriment as he pops the trunk to retrieve his contribution to the monthly potluck. The aroma of freshly baked Parmesan Crabcakes with Lemon Zest fills the air and Stanley smiles. He carries the steaming platter gently and heads towards the house.
(Approximately 3000 feet above Stanley's head...)
RECON UPDATE: HEATSOURCE LOCATED. TRACKING MOVEMENT.
COMMAND: ORBIT +24H. INITIATE LIVELINK WITH INS_DATA, CUSTOMS_DATA, HOMELAND_DATA. ARCHIVE.
I saw the official response by George B on the 3DRealms forums, but I don't get it. It says here http://www.planetduke.com/duke4/faq/general.shtml# 1.3 that the game will be released "when it's done". How can Take Two make this statement that George B. et.al. essentially shrug off?
Perhaps 3DRealms will use digital distribution like Steam. Maybe George B. isn't worried because they outlast all of their publishers.
That's right, because it's important to know what kind of spin to put on the spread of a nation's doctrine. Will we be colonizing an asteroid, planetoid or is this celestial body a true planet? Most adviors agree that establishing an embassy will increase your cultural influence.
To be able to run distributed computing applications like BOINC on your cellphone when it's not in use. It would suspend the activity when the battery charge reaches a user-defined limit.
You could crunch units at night while your phone is charging.
Will the autopilot be INFLATABLE?
Finally, the missing link:
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http://toxyn.org/~m0xx/images/planet-of-the-apes.
I saw an article a while back about a Japanese doctor that developed a set of robotic powered exo-legs that help lift and walk and such. They were going to help a senior citizen climb to the summit of a mountain. I can't remember the specifics but I still like that idea best. If designed correctly and the power fails, the legs could assume a crouching position.
http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc /simulations/games_s/shadow_president.html
I haven't actually given this a try, but it seems there are a few diehards keeping this old game alive.
Made by DC True, this game really sticks in my mind. Recently the Superpower series has resumed the theme, but Shadow President was the original. I still have the instruction booklet but over the years I have misplaced the 5 1/4" floppy.
In the early 90's I remember seeing Shadow President 2 on CD.
Can't check out the goodness; too many hits.
What world leader wants to seriously support the development of a sustaining off-world colony? It's not a government's responsibility to build a new world unless the government owns that new world and can profit from it. The involvement of a corporation changes that argument a bit, but the results remain pretty much the same. Think Civilization meets Alien:
1. Are there resources that can immediately be harvested, mined, collected or gathered? No one wants to spend a colossal amount of money (directly translated from manhours or products sold to generate said money) if that money invested in a colonizing operation won't see an immediate financial return on the investment. Think about the people on Earth working to fund the development of an off-world colony - how are the people going to feel if the effort they produced to get the colony started doesn't show some kind of return that that will impact their daily lives?
2. Is there a way for these resources to be returned to the government (or corporation) that funded the operation? If the resources collected remain at the colony, again the financial investment to create the colony is a waste of resources for those who funded it's conception. Nearly every colony that has been used for its resources has eventually resisted or attempted to overthrow the governing body enforcing or regulating the use or collection of the resources gathered. Historically, there has always been an uprising.
3. Where will the loyalty of the new colony reside? It doesn't make a lot of sense for a government or corporation to fund a colonizing expedition only to have the colony defect or rebel. It sounds silly, but every terrestrial colony has attempted or been involved in seperatist activities. A self-sustaining colony will more than likely be a military base or space station. In a similar way to government funding, the massive amound of cash and resources involved would necessitate the protection of that investment with a security presence.
What a generalization! That's like saying people, take those who write rap music for instance, who use slang and street/urban language don't have the ability (or have a reduced ability) to communicate using proper grammar and spelling to convey their thoughts in settings where that kind of language is required.
Now if you're suggesting that people who use abbreviated or coded language that was derived from proper modern english grammar are preferring to use that language more often, perhaps it's because there are more of those kinds of people to associate with that use or read that kind of language. It's similar to how something moves from a fad to a trend to a subculture to a fully accepted part of everyday life.
OMG! A new way to communicate is upon us.
Go into a Border's Books or a public library for that matter. Grab some of the latest hardback bestsellers or classic reprints. Sink into a plush chair with a Jamba Juice. Scan the entire book word for word, image for image into the pen. Go home and download it. Come back 1 day a week for the next 6 months and repeat.
You could scan by author, subject, heck even personal request. PDF it. Upload it. Sell it. Profit.
Boo-ya.
Okay, why exactly are we considering going to the moon again? I'd much rather finish the ISS Space Station and use that as an orbital platform for future exploration. From there we can then go to the moon, Mars, or start mining the Kupier Belt for Vespium Gas. Seriously, let's finish one multi-billion dollar project first. I think about how much money was poured into Skylab, only to watch it become red-lined and burn like a match on reentry.
I think most people tend to leave their current employment based on the following:
1. Mistreatment by management or co-workers, including lack of positive reinforcement.
2. Inability to create a continuous path to professional self-improvement.
3. Failure to achieve fair compensation for your efforts.
Has anyone purchased or used the Microsoft USB fingerprint reader? How well does it work? I'd like to get one so I can have my own Big Brother feeling right at home.
Takai is gay and the writer of the Tribbles episode is back. Can you say "Wack-A-Mole at warp speed"?