So what you are saying is that if Bill Gates were to die tomorrow, his death would be less meaningful to the tech. world than any of the others listed? I mean, his business practices are one thing, but you have to admit that he has had a rather significant impact on the I/T world in general.
He should be thanked. He contributed just as Mr. Muuss did, unfortunately, he has gotten bit in the ass for his more recent "contributions".
Yeah, except that in this case, it's possible that a hidden microphone and video recorder could witness the whole thing and beam the video feed, um, offsite?
Seems to me there was a guy at MITs medialab that is documenting his day-to-day routine wearing such devices. He is probably pretty safe from mugging.
Well, I have not seen Loki's CivCTP, but I have seen HMMIII, and I must say that it would appear to parallel the interface of the Windows version. It is quite well done, except for the damn overview map that sparkles every 2 seconds! Damn those sparklies! (Is there any way to turn them off?)
Main Entry: loosen
Pronunciation: 'lü-s&n
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): loosened; loosening/'lüs-ni[ng], 'lü-s&n-i[ng]/
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 : to release from restraint
2 : to make looser
3 : to relieve (the bowels) of constipation
4 : to cause or permit to become less strict -- often used with up
intransitive senses : to become loose or looser
I have an AMD Athlon 700, 256 MB RAM. Tried running VMWare (demo version) with Win98 and the performance was absolutely disgusting -- even in full-screen mode (ie. windows are visibly painting themselves). I had allocated 128 MB RAM to VMWare -- perhaps this was my mistake, but the docs said this should be more than enough (it states 128 MB on the physical machine is enough, IIRC).
Now, granted there is some sort of accelerator that you are supposed to install (which I did, eventually, but Win98 was still not usable under any circumstances).
I am sure there are a number of ways to tweak it, but I just didn't have the time to mess with it. For $100 (student), it should work (fast) out of the box IMHO. I didn't see anywhere near 90% native speed. Anyone else care to comment on VMWare? Perhaps the best way to tweak it?
Now keep in mind that this was VMWare under Linux running Win98 -- has anyone, ugh, tried it the other way? What kind of performance is there?
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Now from what it appears -- the Toysmart company is going out of business and needs a buyer. According to the privacy policy, they will not sell their data to a THIRD party. However, if they sell the company (data and all), then is the new company owner a third party anmyore? I don't think so (but IANAL). In my view, they are safe as long as they use the data as hey state and sell the data along with the company to the new owners.
Everyone else is discussing anime to watch -- and there is certainly a lot of good stuff out there. However, here are some titles that I would just recommend to stay away from:
Sailor Moon SuperS - the first two movies are great (well, the first one is great, the second is funny), but the third, although visually appealing (the artwork seems more vivid and fluid than the first two), has a storyline even too cute for Sailor Moon. BTW, there are a number of excellent storylines in the TV series that are excellent as well. Most of it is filler, but there are several diamonds in the rough. (eg. The Sailor Venus entrance plot, the Doom tree (USA version -- haven't seen the original yet), the final battle/w Queen Beryl (original is far, FAR better than the USA). Haven't seen much of SuperS originals yet, but heard they sort of degenerate.
Crying Freeman - I found this quite, quite bad. It's supposed to be a decent series, but for me it was: "Going to fight now -- must rip off clothes and fight naked!" I do give it some credit though; I saw it when I was only getting into Anime and didn't quite know what to think. Not for children, of course.
{New} Cutey Honey - Bad, bad, bad. More tearing clothes off when fighting. Breasts everywhere. Plots are lifeless, art is poor quality. Pretty much avoid anything in the semi-Hentai category...However, I do have good things to say about Devil Hunter Yohko -- great battle scenes!
Now I must absolutely plug Princess Mononoke. Beautiful...simply beautiful. Visually stunning and a plot that kept me riveted to the screen. The USA version had some voices that didn't quite work (Gillian Anderson for one), but other than that it is the new standard.
Come on. You cannot tell me that you do not have a pair of Levi jeans, Nike/Reebok/etc. sneakers, or some sort of namebrand anything in your possession. People get attached to corporate name brands for a variety of reasons:
This is what they have always bought
The company has a good rep.*
They own stock in the company
...
*Yeah, this is not the best reason, but sometimes it is all you have to go on. For instance. I will NOT use Acer parts in my computers. I have had enough bad experiences with them to avoid using them. I wouldn't call that being emotionally attached. I would call that being smart about what I want to put in my system. Maybe I want to spend a couple extra dollars on a good modem, instead of going with the bottom-of-the-pile-cheap-as-you-can-get. Most of the time, these better modems are made by "name-brand" companies. Thanks.
This card seems to have a whooping amount of power in it. At point, they describe that it has a "Windows GUI" accelerator. How can you optimize for a particular GUI, and is it possible to do the same with X?
you are in danger of splitting silicon atoms if you pump any energy at all through the circuit. Yes, you read that right -- splitting silicon atoms, resulting (theoretically) in a release of energy equivalent to the Hiroshima bomb
So here's a quick way to end the world... while (1);
Methods: Record levels of pollution using pollutiometer (TM). Remove a piece of duct tape 1.2 meters in length from the roll. Place duct tape over mouth of politician. Ensure that politician is kept still during application or pollution may continue to ooze from sides of mouth. Record pollution level again. If levels are still toxic, then repeat application of duct tape. The reduction of pollution varies linearly to number of layers applied. Release politician back into the wild. Ensure tags from Echelon corp. allow easy tracking. Subject will be monitored and pollution levels analyzed every 48 hours.
Discussion of findings: Currently under investigation. Results will be published in BBC Science News when available. Secondary source will be tabloids.
I mean, come on. Lead is used in "just about everything". We are doomed to be stupid...
Remember the all out ban on venetian blinds containing lead? (Or was that just here in Canada?) They were afraid that children were going to chew on the blinds and ingest the lead. Which of course would build up in their brains and cause problems...
Uh, huh. Two things: They forgot to mention the fact that it would take someone years to chew enough lead out of these things (they'd grind their teeth down to nothing long before), and the second is that now we've all thrown our perfectly good, almost safe lead blinds out. In a pile with a million others. To concentrate all the lead together.
I don't know about you, but I think I here my blind calling me...
I have been looking for a DC for quite some time, however, the technology seems to be changing just as fast as computers do. The question is do you really need a zillion mega-pixel resolution, when half of that will suffice? I was stuck in the mode where I "wanted the best", but of course, for the price of the "best" you can buy a small farm of Linux machines...
I really did have my eye on the Powershot S10 from Canon. It had a 2.1 MP resolution, with a wide array of features that I think I would use...However, I am still waiting for the S20 to drive the price of the S10 down a bit... ARGH.
In any case, I found Megapixel to be an invaluable resource when doing comparisons. They seem to have it together.
Advice I can offer (that I was offered during my search):
Find one that has the LCD screen positioned such that your nose doesn't smear it too much
Ensure that there is an optical lens!! You don't want to have to hold your camera at arms length!
If you can find a camera that will do some processing on-board, then go for it. It'll eat power, but if you are doing, say B/W exposures, then Photshop after-the-fact may be time-consuming.
Can the camera accept different lenses on the front? Filters? A tripod? If you want these things, they are sometimes lacking...
Does it work with Linux?:-) (Actually, I don't know the answer to this question -- are there drivers for many brands of cameras? or do they just need to be TWAIN compliant? or what?
I could go on, but you're likely to find a lot of useful advice from more experienced photographers; or those with a recent purchase.
The Napster's very bad my son, Stealin' our fun, Gotta pay for that one.
Making' millions, want some more You're really makin' us poor Till the laywers, they come.
Bleary-eyed and downloadin' Nasty fans with wallet tight
Exit sight Enter might Got no qualm Off to Metallica.com
RIAA is insane We just wanna complain They're making false claims
Dreams of war, dreams of liars Dreams of our own ire And of fans we will spite
If we had our own way Shooting you dead on sight
Exit sight Enter might Got no qualm Off to RIAA.com
Now I whine and we lose face Now I whine and we lose face Pray the lord we win our case Pray the lord we win our case When the fans balk in rage When the fans balk in rage They'll lock us in an iron cage They'll lock us in an iron cage
We're so sour at the net Never mind we're already set Can't be sold like a commodity This is art don't you see
Exit sight Enter might Stupid band
Exit sight Enter might Got no qualm Off to PayLars.com
...I mean, do they really expect us to believe that Ricky Martin is really capable of this? Just look at the patent application, his name's on it! (He shortened it to "Rick" to try and throw us off -- the cad!) I'm sure everyone's favorite Latin pop sensation may think the world of himself, but come on, Ricky, even you can't violate the laws of physics!
Well he does somehow manage to squeeze himself into those leather pants, now doesn't he?
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Keep in mind that development for a browser could mean to create plugins for it. These are definitely in the umbrella you are eluding to.
So what you are saying is that if Bill Gates were to die tomorrow, his death would be less meaningful to the tech. world than any of the others listed? I mean, his business practices are one thing, but you have to admit that he has had a rather significant impact on the I/T world in general.
He should be thanked. He contributed just as Mr. Muuss did, unfortunately, he has gotten bit in the ass for his more recent "contributions".
Can I burn Mozilla onto an EEPROM yet and boot a Mozilla OS yet?
Yeah, except that in this case, it's possible that a hidden microphone and video recorder could witness the whole thing and beam the video feed, um, offsite?
Seems to me there was a guy at MITs medialab that is documenting his day-to-day routine wearing such devices. He is probably pretty safe from mugging.
Well, I have not seen Loki's CivCTP, but I have seen HMMIII, and I must say that it would appear to parallel the interface of the Windows version. It is quite well done, except for the damn overview map that sparkles every 2 seconds! Damn those sparklies! (Is there any way to turn them off?)
I refer you to: Mirriam Webster Dictionary
Main Entry: loosen /'lüs-ni[ng], 'lü-s&n-i[ng]/
Pronunciation: 'lü-s&n
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): loosened; loosening
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 : to release from restraint
2 : to make looser
3 : to relieve (the bowels) of constipation
4 : to cause or permit to become less strict -- often used with up
intransitive senses : to become loose or looser
I have an AMD Athlon 700, 256 MB RAM. Tried running VMWare (demo version) with Win98 and the performance was absolutely disgusting -- even in full-screen mode (ie. windows are visibly painting themselves). I had allocated 128 MB RAM to VMWare -- perhaps this was my mistake, but the docs said this should be more than enough (it states 128 MB on the physical machine is enough, IIRC).
Now, granted there is some sort of accelerator that you are supposed to install (which I did, eventually, but Win98 was still not usable under any circumstances).
I am sure there are a number of ways to tweak it, but I just didn't have the time to mess with it. For $100 (student), it should work (fast) out of the box IMHO. I didn't see anywhere near 90% native speed. Anyone else care to comment on VMWare? Perhaps the best way to tweak it?
Now keep in mind that this was VMWare under Linux running Win98 -- has anyone, ugh, tried it the other way? What kind of performance is there?
--Greg
This comes from the Toysmart privacy page:
Personal information voluntarily submitted by visitors to our site, such as name, address, billing information and shopping preferences, is never shared with a third party. All information obtained by toysmart.com is used only to personalize your experience online.
Now from what it appears -- the Toysmart company is going out of business and needs a buyer. According to the privacy policy, they will not sell their data to a THIRD party. However, if they sell the company (data and all), then is the new company owner a third party anmyore? I don't think so (but IANAL). In my view, they are safe as long as they use the data as hey state and sell the data along with the company to the new owners.
Everyone else is discussing anime to watch -- and there is certainly a lot of good stuff out there. However, here are some titles that I would just recommend to stay away from:
Now I must absolutely plug Princess Mononoke. Beautiful...simply beautiful. Visually stunning and a plot that kept me riveted to the screen. The USA version had some voices that didn't quite work (Gillian Anderson for one), but other than that it is the new standard.
Eh? Did I miss the insight?
Come on. You cannot tell me that you do not have a pair of Levi jeans, Nike/Reebok/etc. sneakers, or some sort of namebrand anything in your possession. People get attached to corporate name brands for a variety of reasons:
- This is what they have always bought
- The company has a good rep.*
- They own stock in the company
- ...
*Yeah, this is not the best reason, but sometimes it is all you have to go on. For instance. I will NOT use Acer parts in my computers. I have had enough bad experiences with them to avoid using them. I wouldn't call that being emotionally attached. I would call that being smart about what I want to put in my system. Maybe I want to spend a couple extra dollars on a good modem, instead of going with the bottom-of-the-pile-cheap-as-you-can-get. Most of the time, these better modems are made by "name-brand" companies. Thanks.This card seems to have a whooping amount of power in it. At point, they describe that it has a "Windows GUI" accelerator. How can you optimize for a particular GUI, and is it possible to do the same with X?
Here's the previous "story" on CPU exploding virii
you are in danger of splitting silicon atoms if you pump any energy at all through the circuit. Yes, you read that right -- splitting silicon atoms, resulting (theoretically) in a release of energy equivalent to the Hiroshima bomb
So here's a quick way to end the world...
while (1);
Experimental setup
Materials:
Methods:
Record levels of pollution using pollutiometer (TM).
Remove a piece of duct tape 1.2 meters in length from the roll. Place duct tape over mouth of politician. Ensure that politician is kept still during application or pollution may continue to ooze from sides of mouth.
Record pollution level again. If levels are still toxic, then repeat application of duct tape. The reduction of pollution varies linearly to number of layers applied.
Release politician back into the wild. Ensure tags from Echelon corp. allow easy tracking. Subject will be monitored and pollution levels analyzed every 48 hours.
Discussion of findings:
Currently under investigation. Results will be published in BBC Science News when available. Secondary source will be tabloids.
I mean, come on. Lead is used in "just about everything". We are doomed to be stupid...
Remember the all out ban on venetian blinds containing lead? (Or was that just here in Canada?) They were afraid that children were going to chew on the blinds and ingest the lead. Which of course would build up in their brains and cause problems...
Uh, huh. Two things: They forgot to mention the fact that it would take someone years to chew enough lead out of these things (they'd grind their teeth down to nothing long before), and the second is that now we've all thrown our perfectly good, almost safe lead blinds out. In a pile with a million others. To concentrate all the lead together.
I don't know about you, but I think I here my blind calling me...
In case anyone wants to print the thing off, here is a postscript version of the file.
Get the PS version
It's a hacked job, so the formatting may be screwy in places -- it looks fine to me. But it beats clicking "next" after 2 lines of text is displayed.
LDPL -- Yes, its modified; it's one big doc now. All rights stay with the author, this is just another medium.
With all of the signs pointing to "Go", why didn't AMD up their production? Seems to me, everyone else was expecting AMD to do well, except for AMD...
-- Greg
I really did have my eye on the Powershot S10 from Canon. It had a 2.1 MP resolution, with a wide array of features that I think I would use...However, I am still waiting for the S20 to drive the price of the S10 down a bit... ARGH.
In any case, I found Megapixel to be an invaluable resource when doing comparisons. They seem to have it together.
Advice I can offer (that I was offered during my search):
I could go on, but you're likely to find a lot of useful advice from more experienced photographers; or those with a recent purchase.
-- Greg
Blind Sandman
(Sung to, of course, Enter Sandman)
The Napster's very bad my son,
Stealin' our fun,
Gotta pay for that one.
Making' millions, want some more
You're really makin' us poor
Till the laywers, they come.
Bleary-eyed and downloadin'
Nasty fans with wallet tight
Exit sight
Enter might
Got no qualm
Off to Metallica.com
RIAA is insane
We just wanna complain
They're making false claims
Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of our own ire
And of fans we will spite
If we had our own way
Shooting you dead on sight
Exit sight
Enter might
Got no qualm
Off to RIAA.com
Now I whine and we lose face
Now I whine and we lose face
Pray the lord we win our case
Pray the lord we win our case
When the fans balk in rage
When the fans balk in rage
They'll lock us in an iron cage
They'll lock us in an iron cage
We're so sour at the net
Never mind we're already set
Can't be sold like a commodity
This is art don't you see
Exit sight
Enter might
Stupid band
Exit sight
Enter might
Got no qualm
Off to PayLars.com
-- Greg
Well he does somehow manage to squeeze himself into those leather pants, now doesn't he?