Eh, not slow for me. Then again, I didn't jump on-board the moment the story broke. Anyway, I have to say this is one hella slick web app. My only hangup was the CustomizeGoogle Firefox extention. It breaks Reader pretty thouroghly and until it gets patched, anybody using it will need to disable it if they plan to use Reader.
" He has studied the chord structure in Britney Spears' "Oops I Did It Again," and reports that it is "actually fairly complex," '
Well, Mrs. Spears's mammaries aside, I totally agree with him. Many popular music titles are quite complex, and their composers should be commended as such. Just remember, Mrs. Spears and her counterparts often have nothing to do with a songs composition and arrangement. Now, that doesn't mean that she doesn't write her lyrics, but it's musicians enslaved^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H hired by record exec's that really put pen to staff.
Most of these stars aren't signed because they're great musicians, it's because they're pretty, and don't stumble over themselves when they dance. In the eyes of a recording exec, 'good' music is music that sells, not what would enthrall a classically trained musician, and if it just so happens to, he'll sell a few more records.
Serenity [...] follows a group of outlaws in a unique space-western universe. While there are no aliens or temporal anomalies, the stage is set for our group of heros to out-wit and out-strategize the giant and evil Alliance.
So basically live-action Cowboy Bebop minus the bounty hunting?
...on the hacker's mind-set. If you're of a very scientific bent, hacking will feel like a something concrete, but if you approach it artistically, you're more likely to see is as something you can express yourself though.
But then again, we really have to define 'art' before asking if hacking is an art. Most would say mathematics is a science, yet many mathematicians would consider a lot of the proofs in Calculus beautiful.
The total cost of ownership is actually lower in this case than with Linux because of the hidden costs of the support.
I think he meant to say: "The total cost of ownership is actually lower in this case than with Linux because of the hidden costs of the support when supported by idiots like us."
I don't care what platform you choose, if you don't know what the hell you're doing, it's gonna be a pain in the ass as well as the pocketbook.
Have the ed's ever actually removed a story because it was a dupe? I can't remember any, but then again, I don't pay that much attention to a story the second time around.:-P
"We tested his clothes with a static electricity field meter and measured a current of 40,000 volts..."
Last time I checked, the unit for current is Ampers, not Volts. Volts measure the potential for current, not current itself. Besides, a static feild has no current... because it's static.
Anyway, it's too bad he doesn't work on computers, I'd love to see his anti-static bracelet. I think #00 gauge welding cable would handle it.;)
This is going to either be the savior of Nintendo or a miserable failure.
I agree, and I think the thing that will make or break them is the question: Is it easy for 3rd parties to develop for? The article seems to say that, in practice, the idea doesn't inherently suck. Okay, so that's the first hurdle cleared. Now it's time to see if it's just as natural to develop for.
...the iPod's display was not cracked but was showing some nasty vertical lines. Shockingly, the nano was still playing music and the controls still operated as expected, as we were still able to skip ahead, go back, pause, and play music!
On a serious note, if you keep physical security tight when it comes to getting access to the workstations that have the post-it notes stuck to them, it shouldn't matter, right?
Yeah, except I do have an HP all-in-one (printer, fax, scan, copy) and it does suck. (Among other things,) The sensor that senses the position of the scanner-carriage-thingy get's out of whack periodically. The motor will try and grind the carriage past the end of the rail, and after about two or three minutes of that, the display says, "Scanner error." Usually, you can wipe all the mirrors in the carriage with alcohol to get it working again, but it's an enormous bitch to get at.
The only solace I find in it all is that I wasn't the one who had to pay for it.:-p
Anyway, I don't mean to say that every recently manufactured all-in-one deal is crap, just that the opinion that all-in-one's suck is still around for a reason. If you go all-in-one, choose wisely.
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This would have been cool to know about 16 hours ago. Oh well.
:-P
Seeing as how late the "Dilbert Hiding On Your CPU" story was, 20 minutes late is certainly an improvement.
Eh, not slow for me. Then again, I didn't jump on-board the moment the story broke. Anyway, I have to say this is one hella slick web app. My only hangup was the CustomizeGoogle Firefox extention. It breaks Reader pretty thouroghly and until it gets patched, anybody using it will need to disable it if they plan to use Reader.
" He has studied the chord structure in Britney Spears' "Oops I Did It Again," and reports that it is "actually fairly complex," '
Well, Mrs. Spears's mammaries aside, I totally agree with him. Many popular music titles are quite complex, and their composers should be commended as such. Just remember, Mrs. Spears and her counterparts often have nothing to do with a songs composition and arrangement. Now, that doesn't mean that she doesn't write her lyrics, but it's musicians enslaved^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H hired by record exec's that really put pen to staff.
Most of these stars aren't signed because they're great musicians, it's because they're pretty, and don't stumble over themselves when they dance. In the eyes of a recording exec, 'good' music is music that sells, not what would enthrall a classically trained musician, and if it just so happens to, he'll sell a few more records.
Eh, I'll stick with the Zappa brothers' cover. Good stuff.
First one who can post output from traceroute before and after the partition gets a free '5, Informative'!
You don't just so happen to have some output from traceroute before and after the partition, do you? That'd be hella cool so see.
Serenity [...] follows a group of outlaws in a unique space-western universe. While there are no aliens or temporal anomalies, the stage is set for our group of heros to out-wit and out-strategize the giant and evil Alliance.
So basically live-action Cowboy Bebop minus the bounty hunting?
...on the hacker's mind-set. If you're of a very scientific bent, hacking will feel like a something concrete, but if you approach it artistically, you're more likely to see is as something you can express yourself though.
But then again, we really have to define 'art' before asking if hacking is an art. Most would say mathematics is a science, yet many mathematicians would consider a lot of the proofs in Calculus beautiful.
The total cost of ownership is actually lower in this case than with Linux because of the hidden costs of the support.
I think he meant to say: "The total cost of ownership is actually lower in this case than with Linux because of the hidden costs of the support when supported by idiots like us."
I don't care what platform you choose, if you don't know what the hell you're doing, it's gonna be a pain in the ass as well as the pocketbook.
You might want to make sure your shift key works. I'm just sayin'. Some canned air will get those Cheetos crumbs right out of there!
You're welcome.
Have the ed's ever actually removed a story because it was a dupe? I can't remember any, but then again, I don't pay that much attention to a story the second time around. :-P
Yeah, this has been around a while. While you're there, search for the Oprah page; good times.
...did anyone die of dysentery? Or maybe typhoid fever? For me it was always dysentery though.
"We tested his clothes with a static electricity field meter and measured a current of 40,000 volts..."
;)
Last time I checked, the unit for current is Ampers, not Volts. Volts measure the potential for current, not current itself. Besides, a static feild has no current... because it's static.
Anyway, it's too bad he doesn't work on computers, I'd love to see his anti-static bracelet. I think #00 gauge welding cable would handle it.
I can't help but to point out this post.
This is going to either be the savior of Nintendo or a miserable failure.
I agree, and I think the thing that will make or break them is the question: Is it easy for 3rd parties to develop for? The article seems to say that, in practice, the idea doesn't inherently suck. Okay, so that's the first hurdle cleared. Now it's time to see if it's just as natural to develop for.
An believe you me, I sincerely hope it is.
Ahh, the all-powerfull groupthink. Oh well.
Oh, so switching back and forth between keyboard layouts will be just like XP. Well, at least that won't get worse...
How the hell did that get past the lameness filter?!?
I'm no expert on slashcode, but if that won't trip the filter, what the heck will?
After they ran it over with the car....
...the iPod's display was not cracked but was showing some nasty vertical lines. Shockingly, the nano was still playing music and the controls still operated as expected, as we were still able to skip ahead, go back, pause, and play music!
So basically, VW + Nano = Shuffle?
On a serious note, if you keep physical security tight when it comes to getting access to the workstations that have the post-it notes stuck to them, it shouldn't matter, right?
I'm no sysadmin or anything, but am I wrong?
That's GNU/Linux hardware to you, pal!
How the hell did Xena get put in the same group as Santa and the Easterbunny?!?
Yeah, except I do have an HP all-in-one (printer, fax, scan, copy) and it does suck. (Among other things,) The sensor that senses the position of the scanner-carriage-thingy get's out of whack periodically. The motor will try and grind the carriage past the end of the rail, and after about two or three minutes of that, the display says, "Scanner error." Usually, you can wipe all the mirrors in the carriage with alcohol to get it working again, but it's an enormous bitch to get at.
:-p
The only solace I find in it all is that I wasn't the one who had to pay for it.
Anyway, I don't mean to say that every recently manufactured all-in-one deal is crap, just that the opinion that all-in-one's suck is still around for a reason. If you go all-in-one, choose wisely.