Um, right. So if you send an e-mail to me, I need to call you first to verify that I have permission to read it? What if I need to forward it to a relevant person that I work with? Oh shit, my friend is looking over my shoulder! Don't sue me!
Oh, and Mel Gibson will be happy, he can just sue everyone that repeats what he said during the DUI incident.
How in the fuck did this get modded up? You're linking to a page on his personal website which contains a web form to contact him. Craigslist is not rfjason.com!
High definition, as defined by ATSC (successor to NTSC), does not require 1080 vertical pixels. The lowest resolution/refresh rate considered "HD" (according to the Wikipedia article) is 1280x720 at 23.976 frames per second (non-interlaced). I'm pretty sure your monitor can handle that.
That's interesting. It's too bad you fail to point to the law that prohibits "broadcasting terrorist media". Oh, and you said he was only receiving these broadcasts, which is not the same as broadcasting. Oh wait, you don't even provide a link to this story that you obviously "read recently" and I totally can't make this up guys.
More importantly, define "terrorist". The words terrorist and terrorism have lost much of their meaning, most especially in the US. Obviously, there are people and groups who use tactics that fit the definition of terrorism. However, these words have come to be used to describe a large, systematic group of extreme, fundamentalist Muslims, who are at any moment now going to strike anywhere in the "free" world.
But this usage destroys the real meaning of these words. Hate groups like the KKK use terror tactics. Coca-Cola has hired death squads to assassinate union organizers in Colombia. Is this not also terrorism? I believe it is, so (by your logic) Coke commercials should be illegal to broadcast in the US.
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GNOME 2.16 now depends on GTK+ 2.10, making use of many improvements that were made available by Project Ridley; an effort to consolidate a number of GNOME libraries into GTK+.
I think the reason here is that spatially, if you have some stuff on top of your desktop (icons), it doesn't make sense when the wallpaper changes. It's like each wallpaper is a "room", but the icons fly around to whatever room you're looking at.
However, when you do stuff that gets the processor hot and uses up all the RAM and some swap space for hours on end, it's going to crash from time to time...unless you've got some really expensive hardware.
It sounds like you've only played the uber-large MMOs, and have never been in a guild. Or maybe you've never even played an MMO.
Anyway, it's very possible to have stories. You could, I dunno, roleplay and find other players who also roleplay. Or you could seek out a game that actually expands the story as it progresses.
And no, having an "actual plotline" like you describe does not necessarily mean that you are able to "beat" the game. Resolving a major conflict does not mean the game is over. This is like saying once you resolve a major conflict in life, your life is over.
Well, there's certainly some developers who get pretty bitchy when you file bugs or point out errors they've made. Does that make their project(s) closed-source/proprietary? No.
But the bigger point here is basically this: Slashdot editors appending a leading/flamebait question onto a story generates more responses, and more ad impressions, and hey look I fell for it too.
My page was even better (I'm using Firefox). The ad in the middle of the text was an embedded webpage, and the server timed out, so it looked like it was a picture of the Firefox "page not found" error page.
The interesting thing here is that several of the recent consoles really aren't all that specialized. The Xbox was literally a PC. The Gamecube, Xbox 360, and Wii are also very PC-like, save that they use a PowerPC CPU. The PS2 and PS3, however, both have some very custom hardware designed for vector processing.
I think a better idea for hardware companies like this would be to try and develop a generic gaming co-processor. Or perhaps going with the idea of having several physical CPU sockets where one could add a co-processor for whatever task you do most often.
we're also looking at the bigger picture to make all dynamic languages deeply integrated with the.NET platform and with technologies and products built on top of it.
Somewhere in a billion-dollar mansion (OK it's in Washington), Gates and Ballmer are doing a very good "evil scheme" laugh.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Mono. Software patents aren't valid everywhere, Microsoft is failing anyway, blah blah. But if you think this wasn't the design all along, you may want to check into an institution that helps folks deal with reality.
Maybe you were confusing the word "bipartisan" with the word "partisan"?
It's rare on Slashdot that you get someone who actually tries to clear something up. Congrats on being that guy. Anyway, my response here is that no, I am not confusing these two words.
Let's deconstruct the word "bipartisan". First we have "bi-", which means "two". Then we have "partisan", which in this case we mean "member(s) of a political party". Thus "bipartisan" means "the members of two political parties".
Now I'm pretty sure that you were referring here to two very large political parties of the United States of America. And this is where I have a problem. I don't believe it's truly possible to have "reasoned debate" when one must box the entire human race into being aligned with one of two non-profit corporations that function as the major political parties of one nation. What if you live in Yemen? What if you're a member of the US Greens?
Of course, you probably didn't mean exactly what I just said. I'm going to take some liberty here and replace "bipartisan" with "liberal, conservative, and/or centrist". I also have a problem with this. These labels are basically useless, as pretty much no one fits into them. If they did, we'd logically have three political parties, and we wouldn't ever need to have political debates, because the policies of each one would never change. This is far from reality. And there's many more issues here, most notably the fact that the "left/right" continuum is not something that's universally agreed upon.
So, let's say for example there's no viable Socialist candidate. What you're saying is that because of this, nobody can be a Socialist. Right.
By the way, the US is not the only country in the world. Even within the US, there are places where third-party and non-party candidates are viable. These offices are what the Libertarian Party counts when they claim they're the biggest/most elected/most influencial third party in the country. Of course, I'm not sure that getting people elected to dog catcher positions and rural town councils really improves your party's clout.
And about abortion: there will always be issues that the ruling class/ruling party(ies) seize upon to divide the working class. This is just the loudest one right now. See also gay marraige, gun rights/control, etc.
The Internet is a wonderful thing. When I bought a new videocard, something on the packaging mentioned the existence of a DVI -> HDMI cable. I then hit up Google to see if such an animal was expensive. And I found a bunch of sites like the one you linked, where you can get one about $8.
I then wondered what my local Radio Shack would charge. So I called. The guy on the line said "yeah, we have those". "There's two models, one for $50, and a better one for $70". I recall now that I didn't get the length of these. However based on my past experience shopping at electronics stores, I'm pretty sure they weren't the 30 foot versions.
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Um, right. So if you send an e-mail to me, I need to call you first to verify that I have permission to read it? What if I need to forward it to a relevant person that I work with? Oh shit, my friend is looking over my shoulder! Don't sue me!
Oh, and Mel Gibson will be happy, he can just sue everyone that repeats what he said during the DUI incident.
Yay for slashdot logic.
If he's a heterosexual male, you have to feel sorry for the fact he saw the genitalia of other men.
Um, yeah. This totally explains why all doctors are bisexual.
How in the fuck did this get modded up? You're linking to a page on his personal website which contains a web form to contact him. Craigslist is not rfjason.com!
High definition, as defined by ATSC (successor to NTSC), does not require 1080 vertical pixels. The lowest resolution/refresh rate considered "HD" (according to the Wikipedia article) is 1280x720 at 23.976 frames per second (non-interlaced). I'm pretty sure your monitor can handle that.
That's interesting. It's too bad you fail to point to the law that prohibits "broadcasting terrorist media". Oh, and you said he was only receiving these broadcasts, which is not the same as broadcasting. Oh wait, you don't even provide a link to this story that you obviously "read recently" and I totally can't make this up guys.
More importantly, define "terrorist". The words terrorist and terrorism have lost much of their meaning, most especially in the US. Obviously, there are people and groups who use tactics that fit the definition of terrorism. However, these words have come to be used to describe a large, systematic group of extreme, fundamentalist Muslims, who are at any moment now going to strike anywhere in the "free" world.
But this usage destroys the real meaning of these words. Hate groups like the KKK use terror tactics. Coca-Cola has hired death squads to assassinate union organizers in Colombia. Is this not also terrorism? I believe it is, so (by your logic) Coke commercials should be illegal to broadcast in the US.
I think the reason here is that spatially, if you have some stuff on top of your desktop (icons), it doesn't make sense when the wallpaper changes. It's like each wallpaper is a "room", but the icons fly around to whatever room you're looking at.
Or maybe they just don't support it. I dunno.
However, when you do stuff that gets the processor hot and uses up all the RAM and some swap space for hours on end, it's going to crash from time to time...unless you've got some really expensive hardware.
Yeah, or regular hardware and some fans.
Um, right. Everybody agrees on gun control, gay marraige, religion in government, and countless other stupid issues.
It sounds like you've only played the uber-large MMOs, and have never been in a guild. Or maybe you've never even played an MMO.
Anyway, it's very possible to have stories. You could, I dunno, roleplay and find other players who also roleplay. Or you could seek out a game that actually expands the story as it progresses.
And no, having an "actual plotline" like you describe does not necessarily mean that you are able to "beat" the game. Resolving a major conflict does not mean the game is over. This is like saying once you resolve a major conflict in life, your life is over.
Well, there's certainly some developers who get pretty bitchy when you file bugs or point out errors they've made. Does that make their project(s) closed-source/proprietary? No.
But the bigger point here is basically this: Slashdot editors appending a leading/flamebait question onto a story generates more responses, and more ad impressions, and hey look I fell for it too.
My page was even better (I'm using Firefox). The ad in the middle of the text was an embedded webpage, and the server timed out, so it looked like it was a picture of the Firefox "page not found" error page.
Sounds a lot like real life.
At Nintendo offices all over the world, this news it met with one word. And you can probably guess what it is.
The interesting thing here is that several of the recent consoles really aren't all that specialized. The Xbox was literally a PC. The Gamecube, Xbox 360, and Wii are also very PC-like, save that they use a PowerPC CPU. The PS2 and PS3, however, both have some very custom hardware designed for vector processing.
I think a better idea for hardware companies like this would be to try and develop a generic gaming co-processor. Or perhaps going with the idea of having several physical CPU sockets where one could add a co-processor for whatever task you do most often.
1) Nethack.
2) Not Nethack.
It's impossible to master either.
With my earnings it really didn't cost much out of pocket (around $200+)
You get paid in leet hardware?
we're also looking at the bigger picture to make all dynamic languages deeply integrated with the .NET platform and with technologies and products built on top of it.
Somewhere in a billion-dollar mansion (OK it's in Washington), Gates and Ballmer are doing a very good "evil scheme" laugh.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Mono. Software patents aren't valid everywhere, Microsoft is failing anyway, blah blah. But if you think this wasn't the design all along, you may want to check into an institution that helps folks deal with reality.
Ditto for movie DVDs. Of course, I'm not sure if I'd watch some movies again just to hear the commentary.
Maybe you were confusing the word "bipartisan" with the word "partisan"?
It's rare on Slashdot that you get someone who actually tries to clear something up. Congrats on being that guy. Anyway, my response here is that no, I am not confusing these two words.
Let's deconstruct the word "bipartisan". First we have "bi-", which means "two". Then we have "partisan", which in this case we mean "member(s) of a political party". Thus "bipartisan" means "the members of two political parties".
Now I'm pretty sure that you were referring here to two very large political parties of the United States of America. And this is where I have a problem. I don't believe it's truly possible to have "reasoned debate" when one must box the entire human race into being aligned with one of two non-profit corporations that function as the major political parties of one nation. What if you live in Yemen? What if you're a member of the US Greens?
Of course, you probably didn't mean exactly what I just said. I'm going to take some liberty here and replace "bipartisan" with "liberal, conservative, and/or centrist". I also have a problem with this. These labels are basically useless, as pretty much no one fits into them. If they did, we'd logically have three political parties, and we wouldn't ever need to have political debates, because the policies of each one would never change. This is far from reality. And there's many more issues here, most notably the fact that the "left/right" continuum is not something that's universally agreed upon.
So, let's say for example there's no viable Socialist candidate. What you're saying is that because of this, nobody can be a Socialist. Right.
By the way, the US is not the only country in the world. Even within the US, there are places where third-party and non-party candidates are viable. These offices are what the Libertarian Party counts when they claim they're the biggest/most elected/most influencial third party in the country. Of course, I'm not sure that getting people elected to dog catcher positions and rural town councils really improves your party's clout.
And about abortion: there will always be issues that the ruling class/ruling party(ies) seize upon to divide the working class. This is just the loudest one right now. See also gay marraige, gun rights/control, etc.
If the Gamecube has HD cables available, I'm not sure why. It only supports 480i and 480p.
The Internet is a wonderful thing. When I bought a new videocard, something on the packaging mentioned the existence of a DVI -> HDMI cable. I then hit up Google to see if such an animal was expensive. And I found a bunch of sites like the one you linked, where you can get one about $8.
I then wondered what my local Radio Shack would charge. So I called. The guy on the line said "yeah, we have those". "There's two models, one for $50, and a better one for $70". I recall now that I didn't get the length of these. However based on my past experience shopping at electronics stores, I'm pretty sure they weren't the 30 foot versions.
Yeah dude, have you seen the Wii? They don't even include controller cables with the controllers!
I agree.