"The interface to the program is a mere telephone keypad, and it uses voice synthesis to communicate with the user. In fact, this program reveals, through its testers, that yes, blind people know how to draw, and they're as good at it as other people."
As good as other blind people, or perhaps 5 year olds. No offense to them, only to the idiotic comparison.
"Particularly, immigrant communities rely on those foreign-language stations as a source for news and information and weather alerts when there's an emergency," Wharton said. "It can often be lifesaving."
This is a stupid reason. If I moved to Russia, I would EXPECT to have to learn Russian for news and emergency information. Same if I moved to Mexico or Spain.
Why is it so different here. You move here, learn to SPEAK our language or MOVE BACK!
loose Pronunciation Key (ls) adj. looser, loosest -Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks. -Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg. -Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets. -Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes. -Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers. -Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel. -Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk. -Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club. -Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior. -Not literal or exact: a loose translation. -Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.
loser Pronunciation Key (lzr) n.
-One that fails to win: the losers of the game. -One who takes loss in a specified way: a graceful loser; a poor loser. -One that fails consistently, especially a person with bad luck or poor skills: "losers at home seeking wealth and glory in undeveloped countries" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). -One that is bad in quality: That book is a real loser.
"No, they can't monitor that reliably (given that 90% of the music that I download is mislabelled, truncated, badly encoded or fucked up radio edits)."
I have 14 gigs of mp3s, downloaded maybe 8 gigs. I would guess that about 1-3% TOPS were encoded badly or mislabled and I had to find another copy. You must have seriously bad luck if you are running at 90%.
"In all of the scary stories Hollywood circulates about copyright piracy, nothing could be scarier that the gang of file swapping, copyright circumventing hackers in the new movie 'Enigma'."
...in the new movie 'Emigma' WHAT? That they... WHAT!?
How about if I spend nothing on the game (downloading it like AC trial) then spend 43 CENTS A DAY to play it? I spend 5* that amount just in coffee every day. 12 bucks a month is nothing.
"I went to site to have a look at it, and started downloading the Windows installer, (hey I'm at work), 5Mb! There's just no way I'm going to install a filesharing client that's so big"
Wait - you won't download a 5Mb install file.. but you will download gigs of mp3s?
"People will destroy and/or urinate in anything that is remotely "public" if they are not being watched (and sometimes even then). For you see, most of us are complete assholes, especially when drunk."
Man what is it with all these remarks. Does anyone here realize how good the security can be? Start to destroy one - alarm trips. Sray can / weapon is discharged - alarm trips. Ding - car takes you right to police station with a nice video recording of everything you did.
"Security- If I were a mugger, this looks like an easy mark for me. No witnesses, no police."
I get in. You get in. You pull out knife - whatever. I scream / press emergency button / lever / whatever and trip the security alarm.
Car drives straight to police station. You get arrested on the spot, police already saw the survaliance video of you in the act before the taxi got there and during the entire trip.
"The first thing I wondered is about crime. The picture on the BBC story seems to show a person entering a car that already has passengers. Could, say, a mugger get into a car carrying my wife?"
She screams / presses a button / lever / whatever. Car security activates drives right to police station.
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I have a 7200rpm drive in my Dell, an IBM, and I can't hear it at all.
Maybe your case just sucks?
"The interface to the program is a mere telephone keypad, and it uses voice synthesis to communicate with the user. In fact, this program reveals, through its testers, that yes, blind people know how to draw, and they're as good at it as other people."
As good as other blind people, or perhaps 5 year olds. No offense to them, only to the idiotic comparison.
Dirk
"Particularly, immigrant communities rely on those foreign-language stations as a source for news and information and weather alerts when there's an emergency," Wharton said. "It can often be lifesaving."
This is a stupid reason. If I moved to Russia, I would EXPECT to have to learn Russian for news and emergency information. Same if I moved to Mexico or Spain.
Why is it so different here. You move here, learn to SPEAK our language or MOVE BACK!
Dirk
"Shouldn't this be an objective report?"
/.
Why should it be? This isn't freaking CNET. Don't like an objective? Don't read
Dirk
"I have a hundredth level magic user and a ring of wizardry and a cloak of invisibility"
Pshaw! Like a hundredth level magic-users would even NEED a ring of wizardry and a cloak of invisibility!
I don't know why, but that made me laugh. A lot.
"Your such a looser!"
loose Pronunciation Key (ls)
adj. looser, loosest
-Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
-Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
-Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: criminals loose in the neighborhood; dogs that are loose on the streets.
-Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.
-Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
-Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.
-Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle: loose talk.
-Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.
-Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
-Not literal or exact: a loose translation.
-Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.
loser Pronunciation Key (lzr)
n.
-One that fails to win: the losers of the game.
-One who takes loss in a specified way: a graceful loser; a poor loser.
-One that fails consistently, especially a person with bad luck or poor skills: "losers at home seeking wealth and glory in undeveloped countries" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
-One that is bad in quality: That book is a real loser.
You're welcome.
"No. If you're not using VPN software you're incompetent. WEP is garbage, and SSID is sent in the clear"
Then turn OFF the sending of the SSID.
"Really, it's not that difficult...
/. posting flamebait .sigs = Priceless.
Civilian death toll from 11th September: around 3000
Civilian death toll from bombing of Afghanistan: 3000 - 3400"
Dumbasses like you on
"No, they can't monitor that reliably (given that 90% of the music that I download is mislabelled, truncated, badly encoded or fucked up radio edits)."
I have 14 gigs of mp3s, downloaded maybe 8 gigs. I would guess that about 1-3% TOPS were encoded badly or mislabled and I had to find another copy. You must have seriously bad luck if you are running at 90%.
Dirk
"In all of the scary stories Hollywood circulates about copyright piracy, nothing could be scarier that the gang of file swapping, copyright circumventing hackers in the new movie 'Enigma'."
...in the new movie 'Emigma' WHAT? That they... WHAT!?
Complete your damn sentence!
With proper antennas, you can hit 8 miles or even more. Read more about it at DSLReports in the wISP forum at:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/dslalt
"And do the math. 1 million sales is a MASSIVE $2500 for the artists. I make more then that in two weeks."
Don't forget they have to pay taxes on that.
Dirk
Really now? What about the XBox? How well does it work without IE?
I'm playing ascii nethack instead!
Welcome to our world now!
Wow - you sure are bright, huh?
How about if I spend nothing on the game (downloading it like AC trial) then spend 43 CENTS A DAY to play it? I spend 5* that amount just in coffee every day. 12 bucks a month is nothing.
Nice troll though.
Cry me a river.
I live 3 miles from AOL HQ, UUNet and MCI Worldcom campus in Ashburn, VA.
We have nothing either. iDSL (ISDN over DSL) or 1-way cable is it.
I live 6 miles from AOL headquaters, 3 miles from the new MCI Worldcom campus and UUNet.
We have no DSL, no 2-way cable. We have iDSL for $149/mo and 1-way cable modems though Adelphia.
Dirk
"I went to site to have a look at it, and started downloading the Windows installer, (hey I'm at work), 5Mb! There's just no way I'm going to install a filesharing client that's so big"
Wait - you won't download a 5Mb install file.. but you will download gigs of mp3s?
as being a doorjam, paperweight, etc.
I agree.
While in college I had a hell of a time getting some articles on a few architects I was researching.
This is a good move, I'm sure a lot of academic types will sign up. I would have liked to have something like this while in college.
And for those of you who say you can find it for free - uh-huh. I frikking wish.
Dirk
"People will destroy and/or urinate in anything that is remotely "public" if they are not being watched (and sometimes even then). For you see, most of us are complete assholes, especially when drunk."
Man what is it with all these remarks. Does anyone here realize how good the security can be? Start to destroy one - alarm trips. Sray can / weapon is discharged - alarm trips. Ding - car takes you right to police station with a nice video recording of everything you did.
"Security- If I were a mugger, this looks like an easy mark for me. No witnesses, no police."
I get in. You get in. You pull out knife - whatever. I scream / press emergency button / lever / whatever and trip the security alarm.
Car drives straight to police station. You get arrested on the spot, police already saw the survaliance video of you in the act before the taxi got there and during the entire trip.
Dirk
"The first thing I wondered is about crime. The picture on the BBC story seems to show a person entering a car that already has passengers. Could, say, a mugger get into a car carrying my wife?"
She screams / presses a button / lever / whatever. Car security activates drives right to police station.
Dirk