I tried Starcraft Brood War a few months ago but lost interest after a couple of missions... I love strategy, sci-fi and a good story and I don't mind at all the dated graphics, but somehow I can't see what's so special about it to deserve such high ratings. IGN even called it the "best real time strategy game ever made"...
I'm not so sure about that when there are people on key positions basing their decisions on astrology. I would be specially worried if that happened at the government level. It already did on Reagan's presidency!
Also there's a proprietary download manager, so Linux support is iffy.
You can disable the download manager. Go to Your Account, Download Options, Change Download Manager. This way when you click to download a song you get your browser's standard dialog for saving a file.
All of the keyboards I had let me remove the keys without breaking the thing - just pop them out with a knife. I then clean each key with a wet cloth and use a vacuum cleaner to get all of the dust and crumbs off from the inner depths of the keyboard. The electronics never get in contact with the water this way and it seems to give good results.
"Ask a woman about it, and she'll explain that some women "hover" over the seat."
Oh, so is that why women always go on pairs to the bathroom? To give directions each other?
"Down, down, down, stop! A bit to the left.. no, no, to the right... go, go, go, stop! Okay, start! Wait... shit! Go backwards, go backwards! OMG, what a mess you're doing!".
At least now I understand why so much mystery... And what about geek chicks? Do they use light sticks like the ones they use in airports to taxi airplanes?
Yeah! And now, after reading 150 comments about toilets and pissing and shitting, I'm really in a hurry to go take a leak. I don't want to be around here when it reaches 300...
Well, if I understood correctly, it still has overheating issues, as they're only capable of delivering a photo of a dead processor. Also, on a side note, isn't it funny that there's a website specially dedicated to hot hardware?
Regarding the right alt key, it is vital to me. I'm from Portugal and the portuguese keyboard layout puts the {, [, ] and } characters on the keys 7, 8, 9 and 0. To write any of these we need to press the alt gr key (or alt + ctrl) and the respective key. Very convenient if you write code. I can't remember the last time I used the right ctrl or shift, though...
You got it wrong, the title says that LEDs were laying around 40 years before thought. The real question is: how could LEDs exist if thought wasn't yet developed?
Seems mostly useless, considering that the thief would have to be able to login before doing anything relevant with the laptop... I guess most probably he would format the computer and reinstall the os, unless he really wanted to get the data and tried to force his way in (what, 0.1% of the cases?). Even though, I think there is easier ways to get to it than to get past the login prompt...
'll agree with you on eMusic's site being quite the unholy steaming coil of a mess (don't like installing mystery stand-alone clients myself, so I didn't bother trying theirs).
Actually, you can change that preference in the account settings so that you can download the songs as a regular mp3 download (through the browser).
"In 1867 at the American Institute exhibition in New York, Alfred Ely Beach demonstrated a 32.6 m long, 1.8 m diameter pipe that was capable of moving 12 passengers plus conductor. In 1869, the Beach Pneumatic Transit Company of New York constructed in secret a 95 m long, 2.7 m diameter pneumatic subway line under Broadway. The line only operated for a few months, closing after Beach was unsuccessful in getting permission to extend it. (Though widely believed to have been demolished to make way for the current subway system, some think the system may still exist buried beneath the city.
It is probably just a myth that the system may still exist, but if that possibility is real I wonder what else was forgotten down there. Is it time for archaeologists to investigate our own recent past:-)?
You know, I just finished playing the demo and one thing I noticed was how dramatic it felt when I blasted many cities at the same time: people crying, the mood of the music and a lot of those messages telling the millions of deaths. I think it actually points out how bad wars are, specially when nukes are involved. I can't remember any war/strategy game that made me think or feel this way when smashing enemies and getting ready for world domination... I agree that it might be one of the objectives of the game.
"Things you post in a public space are public knowledge and use.
By that logic, I would loose the rights to my photos when I upload them into Flickr, including giving them rights to use it commercially... Just because you can see it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with it! Same with GPL projects, the code is in a public space, but when you use it into your own software you have to agree to a license.
However, MS is free to put any clause they want in their terms of use so, as long as it is clearly visible, no one who joins should complain if they see their snippets being used by them.
Exactly. In the same fashion, I'm totally free to take photos of strangers in a public space, even if they don't want me to, and do whatever I feel like doing with them, as long as the usage is permitted by law. If the person can't be recognized (no face showing, for instance), that includes virtually anything. Else, it would be needed a written agreement for certain uses, like commercial usage (advertisements,...), but, still, the photos could be sold or published in magazines or newspapers.
Slashdot Mirror
I just hope the period (.) isn't the thousands separator wherever you guys live.
I tried Starcraft Brood War a few months ago but lost interest after a couple of missions... I love strategy, sci-fi and a good story and I don't mind at all the dated graphics, but somehow I can't see what's so special about it to deserve such high ratings. IGN even called it the "best real time strategy game ever made"...
What am I missing?
You can disable the download manager. Go to Your Account, Download Options, Change Download Manager. This way when you click to download a song you get your browser's standard dialog for saving a file.
But not anyone from Slashdot please, unless the walls are already white. Still, it could turn out quite messy...
All of the keyboards I had let me remove the keys without breaking the thing - just pop them out with a knife. I then clean each key with a wet cloth and use a vacuum cleaner to get all of the dust and crumbs off from the inner depths of the keyboard. The electronics never get in contact with the water this way and it seems to give good results.
This was already discussed one year ago. It's the 6th result when you search for "chernobyl"...
Oh, so is that why women always go on pairs to the bathroom? To give directions each other?
"Down, down, down, stop! A bit to the left.. no, no, to the right... go, go, go, stop! Okay, start! Wait... shit! Go backwards, go backwards! OMG, what a mess you're doing!".
At least now I understand why so much mystery... And what about geek chicks? Do they use light sticks like the ones they use in airports to taxi airplanes?
Yeah! And now, after reading 150 comments about toilets and pissing and shitting, I'm really in a hurry to go take a leak. I don't want to be around here when it reaches 300...
Well, if I understood correctly, it still has overheating issues, as they're only capable of delivering a photo of a dead processor. Also, on a side note, isn't it funny that there's a website specially dedicated to hot hardware?
Maybe this project would work?
Regarding the right alt key, it is vital to me. I'm from Portugal and the portuguese keyboard layout puts the {, [, ] and } characters on the keys 7, 8, 9 and 0. To write any of these we need to press the alt gr key (or alt + ctrl) and the respective key. Very convenient if you write code. I can't remember the last time I used the right ctrl or shift, though...
You got it wrong, the title says that LEDs were laying around 40 years before thought. The real question is: how could LEDs exist if thought wasn't yet developed?
Yeah, by the time their ink runs out it will be cheaper to buy a new factory instead of more ink...
Seems mostly useless, considering that the thief would have to be able to login before doing anything relevant with the laptop... I guess most probably he would format the computer and reinstall the os, unless he really wanted to get the data and tried to force his way in (what, 0.1% of the cases?). Even though, I think there is easier ways to get to it than to get past the login prompt...
Actually, they already made a couple of those, mostly in 19th century. I found this excerpt to be very interesting:
It is probably just a myth that the system may still exist, but if that possibility is real I wonder what else was forgotten down there. Is it time for archaeologists to investigate our own recent past :-)?
You know, I just finished playing the demo and one thing I noticed was how dramatic it felt when I blasted many cities at the same time: people crying, the mood of the music and a lot of those messages telling the millions of deaths. I think it actually points out how bad wars are, specially when nukes are involved. I can't remember any war/strategy game that made me think or feel this way when smashing enemies and getting ready for world domination... I agree that it might be one of the objectives of the game.
I didn't know about that one. I loved Darwinia and Uplink, so I can't wait to try it. Here is a torrent of the demo.
By that logic, I would loose the rights to my photos when I upload them into Flickr, including giving them rights to use it commercially... Just because you can see it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want with it! Same with GPL projects, the code is in a public space, but when you use it into your own software you have to agree to a license.
However, MS is free to put any clause they want in their terms of use so, as long as it is clearly visible, no one who joins should complain if they see their snippets being used by them.
Exactly. In the same fashion, I'm totally free to take photos of strangers in a public space, even if they don't want me to, and do whatever I feel like doing with them, as long as the usage is permitted by law. If the person can't be recognized (no face showing, for instance), that includes virtually anything. Else, it would be needed a written agreement for certain uses, like commercial usage (advertisements, ...), but, still, the photos could be sold or published in magazines or newspapers.
Did they find her?
Yeah, I couldn't help but wonder if Stepford Wives was, actually, a documentary...
Linkification. Can't live without it.