But the Windows users do not have this luxury. For example, a person using Windows 2000 will be forced to buy a copy of Vista if he needs the added security and extra features like better search. And to install Vista on his computer, he will most certainly have to embark on a spending spree to upgrade his PC to accomodate the extra special effects that are integrated into the OS. The alternative being to keep on using the same old OS with reduced features and dwindling security updates.
No, no no and, no.
You just use the "classic" theme or whatever or turn off window effects.
But if you do have a fancy bit of kit, then you can turn it all on so you get to use that kit, all the time, not just in your game...
Dude, tell me about it. I am in Auckland with the same problem. I have 12yrs experience. My CV would be page after page if I had to list every exact skill I have. Yet the ads are vague at best, I don't even get called about shitty help desk jobs I could do in my sleep... If I am lucky I get an email telling me I was unsuccessful, never an interview or a call. I am really getting tired of the near monopoly agencies have on the IT job market... Agents are useless non technical people, let me talk to the Network admin or the Sysadmin. At least then I won't be forced to try and translate my tech skills backwards to managerial speak to some business and marketing graduate... Grrr
I wondered what would bring humanoid robots into the mainstream, and this looks like it. As the world, not only Japan, population ages and there are fewer people to provide care, the economic drivers to satisfy demand really kicks in...
yeah, I am with you on this, but they don't want our business because we are cheap, sensible people. They want 13 yr old girls and wiggers, image aware tryhards, sales people and the guys from marketing (first agaist the wall). They want people that want to annoy guys like us by leaving their phone on the desk and ringing at full volume while they are in a meeting. Those people spend money on shit like ring tones, we dont. We go off the websites find the midi to Dooms E1M1 and make it our ringtone because its all low notes.
What we need then is some sort of specialized DRM chip-set, something that can do the CPU intensive stuff, but in a very low power way... I wonder if any of the industry leaders have thought about doing that...
Its a weapon of war, so if your going to use it when it counts, and not just a few flybys at an air show, then your going to be at war. Who knows what state of war that will be, it could be a few sorties to bomb a wedding party or two, or it could be full nuclear MAD, lines of communication could be down, satellites down etc etc...
If you can't update an modify the software when you need it, those planes could be as good as craters in the runway.
I have had my own little pet theory about physics and social behavior. Its loosely based around quantum theory. Heisenberg uncertainty principle in particular.
You have a group... in the group people are "atoms/particles". You can predict how the group will react with reasonable probability. If the group is in a theater and you shout "fire!" there is a good chance that there will be a stamped... Its all very well and good, predictable enough.
The interesting bit comes in when you get down to individual quanta. Back in the theater, only this time its just you and me. If I shout "fire!" I would be hard pressed to predict your reaction. Many of you would respond "where?" one or two would say "shut up, this is the good bit" and maybe some of you would duck and try and avoid the firing squad. My theory of mind can deal well with masses of people, but reduce it on only one other mind, then my interaction with you changes the out come of my measurement... For example, I see my friend sitting at her desk staring into space, I ask her, "What are you thinking?" What ever it was she was thinking has now changed,..
like i said, its a pet theory... not a very good one, or very sound, but this article made me think of it.
Off to go find my black cat, its dark outside, I'll throw stones and listen for it to yowl, then I will know where it is.
Also, the P2P link continues to run in the background after you've shut down the main application, eating up bandwidth by allowing others to download the files from your PC.
Then kill it by other means, or pull the plug, or somthing... If you know what this all means your quite capable of finding a work around, if not, then, well, you know, ignorance is bliss.
I could be said that more people are using the written word for communications now than ever before. And don't get too hung up on spelling. Before the dictionary words were a lot more fluid than they are even now. Even Shakespeare was found to spell his own name different ways... are we going to say he had trouble putting his thoughts down on paper in a coherant manner...
In golf, you can display your wealth and not be any good at golf, and thats fine. They can see your a man of power becasue of the car you arrived in, the dimond tiped golf shoes and the caddie with a mobile drinks bar.
But in WoW if your new to the sport, or suck at it, you'll probably find that others who have less wealth and power in the real world can and probably will, have more in the World of Warcraft... egos don't like that
Think about it... what do you do (you being a consumer whore like the rest of us) actualy do with the money you make... thats right, you spend it on things to keep you interested, like games, music, movies, remote controled airplanes. So take the money you lose in doing a more interesting job, and re-code it to disosable income and try enjoying your days in the office, its well worth the cash. You go home feeling better about what you do, your happier becasue of it, you spouse, or SO or kids/dog/cat enjoys having a happier healthier (mentaly) you around the place... money well spent.
Well, its quite simple, if your asked to do somthing unethical... quit. If you do it anyway, thinking paper will ease your guilt, it won't your an accomplice.
I like this idea. Personally, I think that remote planetary rover designers often put the cart before the horse. We often send the robotic equivalent of (evolutionary speaking) contemporary insects out to explore planets, when perhaps we should look at methods employed by fungus, plants, one celled organisms for inspection for somewhat to more so reliable designs...
As for Heisenburg,... I can see a lot of NASA guys sitting around the data feeds... "hrmm... it seems that the surface of venus is covered in 1000's of pock marks the size of tennis balls...":-)
Ha ha, I did the same thing once, but rather than licking my finger, I like the platter. Don't do this, the plater will steal the sliva and your tonge will get burnt.
Malicious computer viruses could be stopped in their tracks by immunity software that spreads faster than the virus itself MS fixing its fucking operating system , says a team of computer experts from all over the right thinking world.
David Pogue describes it as "full-blown online operating system"
Right... so why on earth should I give his opinon any creedance when its ovbious he does not even know what an OS does, to me Glide... look like Yet Another Blog Site
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But the Windows users do not have this luxury. For example, a person using Windows 2000 will be forced to buy a copy of Vista if he needs the added security and extra features like better search. And to install Vista on his computer, he will most certainly have to embark on a spending spree to upgrade his PC to accomodate the extra special effects that are integrated into the OS. The alternative being to keep on using the same old OS with reduced features and dwindling security updates.
No, no no and, no.
You just use the "classic" theme or whatever or turn off window effects.
But if you do have a fancy bit of kit, then you can turn it all on so you get to use that kit, all the time, not just in your game...
fucking genuis
Dude, tell me about it. I am in Auckland with the same problem. I have 12yrs experience. My CV would be page after page if I had to list every exact skill I have. Yet the ads are vague at best, I don't even get called about shitty help desk jobs I could do in my sleep... If I am lucky I get an email telling me I was unsuccessful, never an interview or a call. I am really getting tired of the near monopoly agencies have on the IT job market... Agents are useless non technical people, let me talk to the Network admin or the Sysadmin. At least then I won't be forced to try and translate my tech skills backwards to managerial speak to some business and marketing graduate... Grrr
I wondered what would bring humanoid robots into the mainstream, and this looks like it. As the world, not only Japan, population ages and there are fewer people to provide care, the economic drivers to satisfy demand really kicks in...
I love the 21st century
yeah, I am with you on this, but they don't want our business because we are cheap, sensible people. They want 13 yr old girls and wiggers, image aware tryhards, sales people and the guys from marketing (first agaist the wall). They want people that want to annoy guys like us by leaving their phone on the desk and ringing at full volume while they are in a meeting. Those people spend money on shit like ring tones, we dont. We go off the websites find the midi to Dooms E1M1 and make it our ringtone because its all low notes.
No, they mean monthly contracts... 12, 24, 36 etc... and also, you pay the bill each month, not each year.
The FOSS community has enough trouble getting things working for the able bodied let alone the disabled...
rimshot
thanks, I am here all week... tip your waitress...
What we need then is some sort of specialized DRM chip-set, something that can do the CPU intensive stuff, but in a very low power way... I wonder if any of the industry leaders have thought about doing that...
chortal :-)
absolutely sane thing to ask for
Its a weapon of war, so if your going to use it when it counts, and not just a few flybys at an air show, then your going to be at war. Who knows what state of war that will be, it could be a few sorties to bomb a wedding party or two, or it could be full nuclear MAD, lines of communication could be down, satellites down etc etc...
If you can't update an modify the software when you need it, those planes could be as good as craters in the runway.
Buying a house site unseen is just plain stupid, fools and their money indeed.
I have had my own little pet theory about physics and social behavior. Its loosely based around quantum theory. Heisenberg uncertainty principle in particular.
You have a group... in the group people are "atoms/particles". You can predict how the group will react with reasonable probability. If the group is in a theater and you shout "fire!" there is a good chance that there will be a stamped... Its all very well and good, predictable enough.
The interesting bit comes in when you get down to individual quanta. Back in the theater, only this time its just you and me. If I shout "fire!" I would be hard pressed to predict your reaction. Many of you would respond "where?" one or two would say "shut up, this is the good bit" and maybe some of you would duck and try and avoid the firing squad. My theory of mind can deal well with masses of people, but reduce it on only one other mind, then my interaction with you changes the out come of my measurement... For example, I see my friend sitting at her desk staring into space, I ask her, "What are you thinking?" What ever it was she was thinking has now changed,..
like i said, its a pet theory... not a very good one, or very sound, but this article made me think of it.
Off to go find my black cat, its dark outside, I'll throw stones and listen for it to yowl, then I will know where it is.
I wonder how the licencing is done... CAL for MSSQL Server, CAL for Dymanics...
Also, the P2P link continues to run in the background after you've shut down the main application, eating up bandwidth by allowing others to download the files from your PC.
Then kill it by other means, or pull the plug, or somthing... If you know what this all means your quite capable of finding a work around, if not, then, well, you know, ignorance is bliss.
I could be said that more people are using the written word for communications now than ever before. And don't get too hung up on spelling. Before the dictionary words were a lot more fluid than they are even now. Even Shakespeare was found to spell his own name different ways... are we going to say he had trouble putting his thoughts down on paper in a coherant manner...
how big is a dvd quality movie? how fast is usb? how long will the queues be?
In golf, you can display your wealth and not be any good at golf, and thats fine. They can see your a man of power becasue of the car you arrived in, the dimond tiped golf shoes and the caddie with a mobile drinks bar.
But in WoW if your new to the sport, or suck at it, you'll probably find that others who have less wealth and power in the real world can and probably will, have more in the World of Warcraft... egos don't like that
Think about it... what do you do (you being a consumer whore like the rest of us) actualy do with the money you make... thats right, you spend it on things to keep you interested, like games, music, movies, remote controled airplanes. So take the money you lose in doing a more interesting job, and re-code it to disosable income and try enjoying your days in the office, its well worth the cash. You go home feeling better about what you do, your happier becasue of it, you spouse, or SO or kids/dog/cat enjoys having a happier healthier (mentaly) you around the place... money well spent.
Well, its quite simple, if your asked to do somthing unethical... quit. If you do it anyway, thinking paper will ease your guilt, it won't your an accomplice.
I like this idea. Personally, I think that remote planetary rover designers often put the cart before the horse. We often send the robotic equivalent of (evolutionary speaking) contemporary insects out to explore planets, when perhaps we should look at methods employed by fungus, plants, one celled organisms for inspection for somewhat to more so reliable designs...
:-)
As for Heisenburg,... I can see a lot of NASA guys sitting around the data feeds... "hrmm... it seems that the surface of venus is covered in 1000's of pock marks the size of tennis balls..."
Ha ha, I did the same thing once, but rather than licking my finger, I like the platter. Don't do this, the plater will steal the sliva and your tonge will get burnt.
seems the strike tag is not allowed,.. /. needs some sort of "preview" or somthing for posts... :)
Malicious computer viruses could be stopped in their tracks by immunity software that spreads faster than the virus itself MS fixing its fucking operating system , says a team of computer experts from all over the right thinking world.
David Pogue describes it as "full-blown online operating system"
Right... so why on earth should I give his opinon any creedance when its ovbious he does not even know what an OS does, to me Glide... look like Yet Another Blog Site
Well, there we go. Empirical, definitive proof. People are stupid.