I had to change some domains that someone else had registered and didn't keep track of the account info. I too found that Verisign's online renewal system was broken, so I took a radical tact and actually called them. On the telephone. It worked.
I love all of these people who think FireWire is a Mac-only thing. Tons of people have FireWire cards in PC's for DV cameras, and a lot of new PC's come with FireWire ports... like the Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop I have.
Anyone know if there's an optional external charger? For my i8000's FireWire port is the small connector that doesn't supply power.
-dc
Actually, I think I have a better idea. If you clone Jobs, then put the two Jobs together in a room, they would clash so badly that a singularity may be created.
I'm pretty sure they could do this a LOT cheaper than by building the huge accelerator.
-dc
Handspring is clearing out their VisorPhones... you can buy one (with a service plan) for $49. Or you get one FREE if you buy a new Visor.
If you've never seen one, it's a Springboard module that plugs into the back of a Handspring Visor (Palm Pilot clone), turning it into a GSM cell phone.
I got one last week. It's pretty nifty to be able to dial any phone # out of my visor address book. I haven't tried the wireless browser yet... but you can surf the web, even run a SSH on it from anywhere you can get your PCS signal.
"The unfortunate thing about the Dell machines is that you can't have both an internal network card and an internal wi-fi card, at least not at this time."
WTF are you talking about? Is there a reason you can't use both PC-Card slots at the same time? Besides that, the latest generation (i.e. the i8000) of Dells have an optional Mini-PCI ethernet card, which leaves both of the PC-Card slots open. It baffles me that iBook users think they're the only people who can use wavelan cards, apparantly because Apple makes those cool AirPort access points that spontaneously burst into flames.
I'll tell you what's unfortunate, it's that shitty single button mouse on the otherwise cool iBook.
Right... this is a specific problem with the GeForce 2 Go chip used in laptops. At 1400x1050 all I get is pink-ish snow. I think it might be the Snow Crash virus.
If you want a good video card... and can afford it, the Dell Inspiron 8000's with the nvidia GeForce 2 Go are quite nice. Mine dual boots Win2k & Mandrake 8.
They're a bit tricky to run the opengl nvidia X drivers on... partially because the nvidia driver doesn't support the native resolution (1400x1050) of the screen, so I have to run it at 1280x1024, and the text isn't quite as sharp as I'd like it to be.
But... it does play Q3A very nicely under linux. When I take it to LAN parties, everyone thinks it's pretty wild that you can play good 3D games on a laptop.
I have a Dell i8000... hate to break it to you, but it does have built in firewire/1394, also s-video out (not composite), and optional built in 802.11 networking.
I got mine with the built-in mini PCI 10/100 and modem.
Yes, it's bigger than the ibook, but it is an excellent machine. It's great to take to LAN parties, with the GeForce2Go it plays CS, Quake, MW4 etc like a dream.
IMHO, the term "computer-generated artwork" sounds like it was produced by an automated algorithm, like a mandlebrot set.
Many people question or belittle the creative process in writing the algorithm, and whether that can be considered art. Those critics for the most part don't understand the process, and therefore dismiss it. This is a lot like critics of photography as art. You might think the process is trivial, but let's see you go out and shoot scenes like Ansel Adams...
If you draw / paint in program in GIMP, Photoshop, or MS-paint... that is just a different medium, like using charcoal, oils, acrylic, or finger paint.
Other things, like 3d modeling and ray tracing should still considered art. I don't think anyone will agrue that Toy Story or Shrek are any less artistic than Snow White, just because computers were used in the process.
A lot of people have given examples of art that was poorly received by critics at the time, like those forms, art created on the computer will take time to be accepted.
Dump the BikeE and get yourself a REAL 'bent. I have a Vision R40, and while it's the low-end of their product line, it's a helluva lot better than the BikeE's.
If you surf over to their site... check out the video of the jet powered 'bent. OMFG. Gimme.
Now I just need to talk myself into spending the cash on a Wind Cheetah trike.
I have a new Dell Inspiron 8000, 15" 1400 x 1050 lcd, with the nVidia GeForce 2 Go video card. I play Q3A and HL/CounterStrike at 1024x768 all the time, with no noticable loss in clarity.
OK... people who ask these questions just DON'T GET IT. You can't threaten Linux, because there is not anything to threaten. Not in the sense that Apple is a commercial entity, trying to sell their hardware and software. Linus and Alan, while they may be employed doing linux-ey things, are not employees of "Linux Inc.". Sure, the people who write linux may joke about "world domination", and Redhat and Caldera might care about selling copies, but for the most part Linux is about the freedom to use the OS you want to, and to make the best OS you can.
If Linux has 10% of the market or 90%, it doesn't really matter.
And besides, the tons of people who posted here saying that it's all about the hardware are right. I'd love to have one of those G4 cubes to play with, but I can buy 3 times the power in an Intel box running Linux
Oh, and the one button mouse thing too... what's up with that?
If it takes you 20 to 40 hours to set up a linux firewall box, you have a serious problem.
As far as a simple LRP box goes, I can set one up in 30 minutes. Try coyote LRP at http://www.coyotelinux.com, download the free Linux version, run the makefloppy.sh script, and you're ready to go.
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I had to change some domains that someone else had registered and didn't keep track of the account info. I too found that Verisign's online renewal system was broken, so I took a radical tact and actually called them. On the telephone. It worked.
-dc
...someone else just picks them up.
If Cantrell drops those packages, why doesn't another Slackware enthusiast pick them up?
Isn't that the beauty of OSS? If Linus totally quit developing and opened "Torvald's Pickled Herring Stand", Linux would still carry on.
-dc
I love all of these people who think FireWire is a Mac-only thing. Tons of people have FireWire cards in PC's for DV cameras, and a lot of new PC's come with FireWire ports... like the Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop I have. Anyone know if there's an optional external charger? For my i8000's FireWire port is the small connector that doesn't supply power. -dc
Actually, I think I have a better idea. If you clone Jobs, then put the two Jobs together in a room, they would clash so badly that a singularity may be created.
I'm pretty sure they could do this a LOT cheaper than by building the huge accelerator.
-dc
If you've never seen one, it's a Springboard module that plugs into the back of a Handspring Visor (Palm Pilot clone), turning it into a GSM cell phone.
I got one last week. It's pretty nifty to be able to dial any phone # out of my visor address book. I haven't tried the wireless browser yet... but you can surf the web, even run a SSH on it from anywhere you can get your PCS signal.
-dc
WTF are you talking about? Is there a reason you can't use both PC-Card slots at the same time? Besides that, the latest generation (i.e. the i8000) of Dells have an optional Mini-PCI ethernet card, which leaves both of the PC-Card slots open. It baffles me that iBook users think they're the only people who can use wavelan cards, apparantly because Apple makes those cool AirPort access points that spontaneously burst into flames.
I'll tell you what's unfortunate, it's that shitty single button mouse on the otherwise cool iBook.
-dc
-dc
They're a bit tricky to run the opengl nvidia X drivers on... partially because the nvidia driver doesn't support the native resolution (1400x1050) of the screen, so I have to run it at 1280x1024, and the text isn't quite as sharp as I'd like it to be.
But... it does play Q3A very nicely under linux. When I take it to LAN parties, everyone thinks it's pretty wild that you can play good 3D games on a laptop.
-dc
I got mine with the built-in mini PCI 10/100 and modem.
Yes, it's bigger than the ibook, but it is an excellent machine. It's great to take to LAN parties, with the GeForce2Go it plays CS, Quake, MW4 etc like a dream.
-dc
Many people question or belittle the creative process in writing the algorithm, and whether that can be considered art. Those critics for the most part don't understand the process, and therefore dismiss it. This is a lot like critics of photography as art. You might think the process is trivial, but let's see you go out and shoot scenes like Ansel Adams...
If you draw / paint in program in GIMP, Photoshop, or MS-paint... that is just a different medium, like using charcoal, oils, acrylic, or finger paint.
Other things, like 3d modeling and ray tracing should still considered art. I don't think anyone will agrue that Toy Story or Shrek are any less artistic than Snow White, just because computers were used in the process.
A lot of people have given examples of art that was poorly received by critics at the time, like those forms, art created on the computer will take time to be accepted.
In Iowa, there are Iowa Realty and First Realty for searching for homes.
If you surf over to their site... check out the video of the jet powered 'bent. OMFG. Gimme.
Now I just need to talk myself into spending the cash on a Wind Cheetah trike.
I have a new Dell Inspiron 8000, 15" 1400 x 1050 lcd, with the nVidia GeForce 2 Go video card. I play Q3A and HL/CounterStrike at 1024x768 all the time, with no noticable loss in clarity.
p.s. This is the ultimate LAN party machine.
If Linux has 10% of the market or 90%, it doesn't really matter.
And besides, the tons of people who posted here saying that it's all about the hardware are right. I'd love to have one of those G4 cubes to play with, but I can buy 3 times the power in an Intel box running Linux
Oh, and the one button mouse thing too... what's up with that?
If it takes you 20 to 40 hours to set up a linux firewall box, you have a serious problem. As far as a simple LRP box goes, I can set one up in 30 minutes. Try coyote LRP at http://www.coyotelinux.com, download the free Linux version, run the makefloppy.sh script, and you're ready to go.