"Mo" stands for Magneto-Optical -- an old recording format used back when people still gave a crap about SyQuest drives. This was pre-Zip drives. Some are still in use in art departments around the world.
"Go" stands for Gibleto-Optical -- a recording method which allows the user to store data on discarded turkey and chicken giblets. This was the original source of the word "wetware" before it was modified to include the human brain. Recording data on giblets can sometimes be expensive as the availability varies with the season. But generally around the end of November and again toward the end of December, many blank giblets can be had at little or no cost, espeically at homes with large families.
Tiger still won't integrate with a Windows network for example, something that Linux has been doing for 5 years.
Strangely, I've had no problems integrating with Windows networks with my Powerbook or iBook for the last three years. Neither have any of the other people I work with who do it almost every day.
Sounds like you don't know what you're doing, or talking about.
Doesn't have to be near the border. I know people several hundred miles north of the U.S. border in Manitoba who use Sirius. They bought it in the states. I assume they're using a credit card with an American billing address to pay for it. Or maybe not.
Because of the figure-eight flight path of the Sirius satellites, it should be theoretically possible to pick up the signal anywhere from the north pole down to Brazil. YMMV.
I really really really really really really hope that Steve Jobs has something better to do than read Slashdot. If not, then there's no hope for the rest of us.
They zoom around the room sucking things up at random, there is no orginisation to their cleaning pattern.
It's not supposed to be organized -- it's supposed to be chaotic so that it doesn't do the same parts over and over. Like a random number generator, run enough times all possibilities are covered.
It clearly would not work well in most settings at all.
Do you base all of your life conclusions on 30-second TV ads? You must have an interesting credit card statement.
As someone who actually owned one for two years, they are fabulous in many many situations. One solution doesn't work in every situation. But I was amazed by how versatile the Roomba was.
I miss my Roomba a lot. I used to have a 1400-square-foot loft with hardwood floors. It was one single large open room. Once or twice a week I would set Roomba off before I went to work and when I came home, it would be filled with crud I didn't even know existed. When I first moved into the place, I swept and mopped the whole floor. The next day I let Roomba go and it still managed to find tons of crap I couldn't even see. I suspect some of it came from between the floorboards.
Alas, I eventually moved to a tiny (by American standards) 600-square-foot apartment with too many walls and obstructions to make Roomba worthwhile, so I sold it on eBay. If I ever move to a larger place, I'll have to get a new Roomba.
What about running it under Virtual PC?
I've been trying to do this to see if I like Linux, and I've read that it's entirely possible, but I haven't been able to figure out how to boot from CD or an.iso file with VPC yet.
Buying electronics from freindly nations should be as safe as home grown tech and as accountable .
It should be, but probably isn't always. Remember, a couple of our "friends" have been caught spying on us in recent years. Israel springs to mind, but I'm sure there have been others.
Yes, but where were you right before FedEx decided to buy Kinko's?
Best thing that happened to my neighborhood. There are T-Mobile hotspots in all the Kinko's. And now they're in all the FedExes. But Caribou Coffee is hooked up with SBC. But with the T-Mobile in the FedExes my computer can smell the wireless signal from the FedEx across the street when I'm at Caribou.
Except at 4:30, when the mail truck parks between the two, and I lose all signal for 12 minutes.
For every error the mainstream media makes, the "alternative" media makes one, or likely many more. So I guess I'm asking -- What's your point? Both sides make mistakes. On the whole most people have already made up their minds which is more credible.
$50/year is pretty steep for the op/ed section. But it I think I would happily pay the money for unlimited access to the archives. It would be a fantastic research tool.
The presumption of anger is flawed. Also, "different" standard is more appropriate. Not necessarily higher. Who are you to say that one standard is higher than other? That wouldn't be politically correct. You have to respect my right to human self-esteem. Isn't that the game you play?
I had no idea that 'spoils of war' was still an acceptable ideal.
I never said it was still acceptable. We're talking about a war that was fought 60 years ago, when ideals were different. It is folley to apply today's political correctness to yesterday's society.
It was the single largest theft of intellectual property the world has ever seen
How is it theft? Sounds like the spoils of war.
And don't forget -- this is Slashdot where it's not politically correct to say intellectual property can be stolen. Otherwise people might have to pay for their music.
Note that aspirin mainly is not a trademark because Germany lost WWI. There was no way fo the Bayer company to protect their trademark against the Allies.
I think Aspirin is still a trademark in Canada. Or at least the last time I was there, it seemed to be advertised as such.
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what the hell is a Mo and a Go?
"Mo" stands for Magneto-Optical -- an old recording format used back when people still gave a crap about SyQuest drives. This was pre-Zip drives. Some are still in use in art departments around the world.
"Go" stands for Gibleto-Optical -- a recording method which allows the user to store data on discarded turkey and chicken giblets. This was the original source of the word "wetware" before it was modified to include the human brain. Recording data on giblets can sometimes be expensive as the availability varies with the season. But generally around the end of November and again toward the end of December, many blank giblets can be had at little or no cost, espeically at homes with large families.
Tiger still won't integrate with a Windows network for example, something that Linux has been doing for 5 years.
Strangely, I've had no problems integrating with Windows networks with my Powerbook or iBook for the last three years. Neither have any of the other people I work with who do it almost every day.
Sounds like you don't know what you're doing, or talking about.
Doesn't have to be near the border. I know people several hundred miles north of the U.S. border in Manitoba who use Sirius. They bought it in the states. I assume they're using a credit card with an American billing address to pay for it. Or maybe not.
Because of the figure-eight flight path of the Sirius satellites, it should be theoretically possible to pick up the signal anywhere from the north pole down to Brazil. YMMV.
I really really really really really really hope that Steve Jobs has something better to do than read Slashdot. If not, then there's no hope for the rest of us.
"Get the door. It's Domino's."(tm)
They zoom around the room sucking things up at random, there is no orginisation to their cleaning pattern.
It's not supposed to be organized -- it's supposed to be chaotic so that it doesn't do the same parts over and over. Like a random number generator, run enough times all possibilities are covered.
It clearly would not work well in most settings at all.
Do you base all of your life conclusions on 30-second TV ads? You must have an interesting credit card statement.
As someone who actually owned one for two years, they are fabulous in many many situations. One solution doesn't work in every situation. But I was amazed by how versatile the Roomba was.
And he pronounces the name of his company "eye-row-butt."
One of my pet peeves is when people say "row-butt" instead of "row-bot."
I miss my Roomba a lot. I used to have a 1400-square-foot loft with hardwood floors. It was one single large open room. Once or twice a week I would set Roomba off before I went to work and when I came home, it would be filled with crud I didn't even know existed. When I first moved into the place, I swept and mopped the whole floor. The next day I let Roomba go and it still managed to find tons of crap I couldn't even see. I suspect some of it came from between the floorboards.
Alas, I eventually moved to a tiny (by American standards) 600-square-foot apartment with too many walls and obstructions to make Roomba worthwhile, so I sold it on eBay. If I ever move to a larger place, I'll have to get a new Roomba.
Rush has had streams but not downloadables.
Not correct. Rush has announced that he will have downloadable podcasts. I believe the start date is June 3rd.
What about running it under Virtual PC? .iso file with VPC yet.
I've been trying to do this to see if I like Linux, and I've read that it's entirely possible, but I haven't been able to figure out how to boot from CD or an
Installing Linux on the Mac Mini is like buying a Mercedes and then replacing the engine with one pulled from a Saturn.
I now have a summer project. Look out, Saturn!
Buying electronics from freindly nations should be as safe as home grown tech and as accountable .
It should be, but probably isn't always. Remember, a couple of our "friends" have been caught spying on us in recent years. Israel springs to mind, but I'm sure there have been others.
Yes, but where were you right before FedEx decided to buy Kinko's?
Best thing that happened to my neighborhood. There are T-Mobile hotspots in all the Kinko's. And now they're in all the FedExes. But Caribou Coffee is hooked up with SBC. But with the T-Mobile in the FedExes my computer can smell the wireless signal from the FedEx across the street when I'm at Caribou.
Except at 4:30, when the mail truck parks between the two, and I lose all signal for 12 minutes.
I'm starting to think my life is too predictable.
it's already been ruled that copyright infringement is NOT theft
In a real world court, or on Slashdot? I'd like to see a link to the court decision that says that.
Actually, some of the families did try to sue the jet manufacturers. I don't know what happened to the suits. I hope they were thrown out.
What's the only thing that's easier to find on the Internet than free news?
You seem to have an unusually broad definition of "news." Perhaps some critical thinking classes at your local college would help.
For every error the mainstream media makes, the "alternative" media makes one, or likely many more. So I guess I'm asking -- What's your point? Both sides make mistakes. On the whole most people have already made up their minds which is more credible.
$50/year is pretty steep for the op/ed section. But it I think I would happily pay the money for unlimited access to the archives. It would be a fantastic research tool.
The presumption of anger is flawed. Also, "different" standard is more appropriate. Not necessarily higher. Who are you to say that one standard is higher than other? That wouldn't be politically correct. You have to respect my right to human self-esteem. Isn't that the game you play?
I had no idea that 'spoils of war' was still an acceptable ideal.
I never said it was still acceptable. We're talking about a war that was fought 60 years ago, when ideals were different. It is folley to apply today's political correctness to yesterday's society.
It was the single largest theft of intellectual property the world has ever seen
How is it theft? Sounds like the spoils of war.
And don't forget -- this is Slashdot where it's not politically correct to say intellectual property can be stolen. Otherwise people might have to pay for their music.
Note that aspirin mainly is not a trademark because Germany lost WWI. There was no way fo the Bayer company to protect their trademark against the Allies.
I think Aspirin is still a trademark in Canada. Or at least the last time I was there, it seemed to be advertised as such.
You need to diustinguish between hd & non-hd players. Look at the adoption curve 2000-2002.
O.K., show me the curve. Oh, wait -- you were probably just pulling that out of your ass. Sorry.
Hell, in a business setting, if somebody "donated" money to an open source project, they'd be canned in a nanosecond.
I've worked for bosses like you. I'm glad I don't work for bosses like you anymore. Chances are some of your employees would feel the same way.