So you are saying that the bureaucracy of government is ultimately the cause for its mistakes? Why can't the process be simplified...this reminds me of the Vogons.
Well after scrolling all the way to the bottom of this page, it seems that very few people have anything serious to say on this.
Doesn't this bother anyone? That thing wasn't cheap. NASA wastes money, this isn't new news. I'm getting sick of my tax dollars going to worthless missions like this.
You can output HD over analog. Many of the "upconversion" DVD players, such as the Samsung HD-series, have a hack that allows you to output 720p, 768p, and 1080i over component video cables.
It's actually a software hack...just a few button presses and it says HDCP DISABLED. Judging by the current market for XBOX mod chips and hacks, someone will figure out a way around it.
Our POS terminals ran on DOS. Yep, good old DOS 6.22. It was ultra-stable, had low hardware requirements, and was pretty fast. The eye candy wasn't quite as nice, but as a cashier I just needed information shown to me. Eye candy would've been a distraction.
I'd personally like to see studies on uptime of various POS terminals so we can actually quantify reliability of one OS over another.
What screwed the movie industry over this year? One word: REMAKES.
There have been far too many remakes of older films that were fine the first time around! Every movie HAS to be redone with a new cast that completely scars the original's image. Bewitched isn't a remake per say, but rather, a transformation of a TV show into a movie.....many years after it went off the air. Nobody cares.
Let's not forget prequels and sequels. Star Wars Episode 3 is acceptable, but we're getting too many _____ 2 type movies.
We need more original ideas! This is why The 40 Year Old Virgin did so well...it was a new idea. People don't want to see the same garbage over and over. That's why Stealth sucked. It was a predictable movie using a formula that had already been exhausted.
Again, new ideas, Hollywood.
I could see this being used more for small businesses right now, not consumers. A small engineering firm with say, 20 employees, could get a lot of use from this moving big CAD files to and from customers. Even branch offices of larger companies could use it for some wicked-fast VPN connections to a corporate server.
Another thing to try is actually an automotive scratch remover. It's made by Meguiar's and is called Plastic Polish. It is designed to removing hazing and microscratches from clear plastics like headlamp lenses. It seems to work okay...just okay.
And to clean up the metal on the back, try Mother's Mag Aluminum Polish. It's intended for things like polishing engine bay metal, unfinished wheels, exhaust tips, etc. It should smooth out some scratches and leave it nice and shiny.
Two words: Boot & Nuke. It's DoD certified. I work for the IT department at a major university and we always use it before sending in computers for warranty work.
Personally, I have no issue with waiting a bit longer. Halo 2 was rushed by some accounts and it shows. Don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic game, but there were issues they could've fixed given a bit of extra time.
I'd like to see them do Halo 3 right the first time. Halo 2 isn't even a year old folks, and people are complaining about it being delayed a few months? Have some patience for Christ's sake.
Good things come to those who wait.
They've pretty much taken all the stuff we like about Firefox (tabbed browsing, RSS support, integrated search box) and stuffed it into IE. It's not bad, I must say.
The Phishing Filter add-on is a good idea, but I have no idea how well it really works.
I totally agree. Downtime on a phone system is not acceptable. The one second it is down might be the second I try to call 911. That single second of downtime might cost me my life.
Phone switches have ridiculous reliability. The one at my university has not had a single second of downtime in over 20 years. How do you like dem apples?
Slashdot Mirror
One step closer to the Universal Translator...
So you are saying that the bureaucracy of government is ultimately the cause for its mistakes? Why can't the process be simplified...this reminds me of the Vogons.
Well after scrolling all the way to the bottom of this page, it seems that very few people have anything serious to say on this.
Doesn't this bother anyone? That thing wasn't cheap. NASA wastes money, this isn't new news. I'm getting sick of my tax dollars going to worthless missions like this.
Does this new privacy policy make CustomizeGoogle's "Anonymize the Google cookie UID" setting illegal?
Where do we draw the line? I've sold a few odds and ends for my parents on eBay. Does that mean I need to go to training?
Glad to see it won't affect future productions. I guess a lot of things saved for nostalgic and posterity value were lost. Such a shame.
You can output HD over analog. Many of the "upconversion" DVD players, such as the Samsung HD-series, have a hack that allows you to output 720p, 768p, and 1080i over component video cables.
It's actually a software hack...just a few button presses and it says HDCP DISABLED. Judging by the current market for XBOX mod chips and hacks, someone will figure out a way around it.
Our POS terminals ran on DOS. Yep, good old DOS 6.22. It was ultra-stable, had low hardware requirements, and was pretty fast. The eye candy wasn't quite as nice, but as a cashier I just needed information shown to me. Eye candy would've been a distraction.
I'd personally like to see studies on uptime of various POS terminals so we can actually quantify reliability of one OS over another.
I call it......Billy and the Cloneasaurus.
What screwed the movie industry over this year? One word: REMAKES. There have been far too many remakes of older films that were fine the first time around! Every movie HAS to be redone with a new cast that completely scars the original's image. Bewitched isn't a remake per say, but rather, a transformation of a TV show into a movie.....many years after it went off the air. Nobody cares. Let's not forget prequels and sequels. Star Wars Episode 3 is acceptable, but we're getting too many _____ 2 type movies. We need more original ideas! This is why The 40 Year Old Virgin did so well...it was a new idea. People don't want to see the same garbage over and over. That's why Stealth sucked. It was a predictable movie using a formula that had already been exhausted. Again, new ideas, Hollywood.
Not to mention that cell phone taps require no warrants. Hopefully VoIP will require a warrant to tap/sniff the conversation.
I could see this being used more for small businesses right now, not consumers. A small engineering firm with say, 20 employees, could get a lot of use from this moving big CAD files to and from customers. Even branch offices of larger companies could use it for some wicked-fast VPN connections to a corporate server.
Another thing to try is actually an automotive scratch remover. It's made by Meguiar's and is called Plastic Polish. It is designed to removing hazing and microscratches from clear plastics like headlamp lenses. It seems to work okay...just okay. And to clean up the metal on the back, try Mother's Mag Aluminum Polish. It's intended for things like polishing engine bay metal, unfinished wheels, exhaust tips, etc. It should smooth out some scratches and leave it nice and shiny.
If a DRM flag prevents me from watching something I want, my TiVo will be listed on eBay immediately, and an XP MCE box will replace it.
It's Skynet...don't any of you ever watch movies?
Two words: Boot & Nuke. It's DoD certified. I work for the IT department at a major university and we always use it before sending in computers for warranty work.
Personally, I have no issue with waiting a bit longer. Halo 2 was rushed by some accounts and it shows. Don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic game, but there were issues they could've fixed given a bit of extra time. I'd like to see them do Halo 3 right the first time. Halo 2 isn't even a year old folks, and people are complaining about it being delayed a few months? Have some patience for Christ's sake. Good things come to those who wait.
Indeed. So much for creativity eh?
They've pretty much taken all the stuff we like about Firefox (tabbed browsing, RSS support, integrated search box) and stuffed it into IE. It's not bad, I must say.
The Phishing Filter add-on is a good idea, but I have no idea how well it really works.
EFI = electronic fuel injection
I sense a conspiracy with computers taking over cars, then the world. Skynet ain't too far behind I guess.
A person is smart. People are stupid. Classic example, as you pointed out.
Pay With Money...more like "Pay With Soul", heh. I was hoping for a cool new version of the Windows flag...
I totally agree. Downtime on a phone system is not acceptable. The one second it is down might be the second I try to call 911. That single second of downtime might cost me my life. Phone switches have ridiculous reliability. The one at my university has not had a single second of downtime in over 20 years. How do you like dem apples?
Nothing is truly free. Didn't you all pay attention in Economics 101? ;-)