Harrison Ford as Han Solo is less fun to watch than he is to remember. For me, it isn't about the actor/character of Han Solo as much as it is the idea of Han Solo as the underdog self-interested yet caring rebel with the sharp wit and cynical outlook that came from a difficult youth. Old Han Solo wouldn't be interesting, but, beyond that, he would break the idea of Han Solo.
For my money, Nathan Fillion as Capt. Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds was a better Han Solo than Harrison Ford ever was.
As complicated as Valve's anti-cheat system is (checking various dlls, etc.) I'm not willing to risk testing my Steam account on Counter-Strike Source until I know for sure I won't get banned for "hacking" because of a bug in the compatibility layer.
I can't find any info on this offhand.
all the tasks you mentioned are choked more by laptop harddrive speed than by the processor, so those would not make good tests. the harddrive has been the choke point for laptops for years, so tests dependent on accessing the disk (especially AV scans) would not be helpful
I'm torn. Obviously "Joe Average" isn't using Opera, but Opera does require less technical savy to use than BT. I think integrated BT is a great feature for the "Joe Lazy"s who want to quickly download something without worrying about details of BT.
I agree. Luckily Episode 1 has been available several places for $12.99 and as low as $7.99 at Circuit City recently. It isn't a secret that if you wait just a week or so and the prices drop for sales.
Is the snes really comparable to an Xbox? The super nintendo had very limited hardware and it still took a good while for a decent emulator to come along. We're 15 years out of the release of the SNES now and there are still some things that the best emulators don't do (see Wikipedia on Snes9x). The Xbox is more complex and the games work in quirky ways that make a catch-all solution impossible. That's why you hear about Sony considering putting actual PS2 hardware in the PS3 rather than going the emulation route...
In the days of several gig games, this becomes a real issue. If I'm playing one game and get stuck or bored with it, sometimes I have to install everything but the save-games to make room for something else.
even if (for some bizarre reason) the National Archive doesn't release it, the Zapruder film already exists on Google Video in several forms: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=zapruder
with the exception of the obviously-titled "Knoppix Hacks", "Fedora _________", etc. the subject matter is typically distro-agnostic. If this follows suit most of the tools will be console-oriented and they'll mention some GUIs for the various window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc).
This shouldn't be a complicated issue. I've got a lot of bundled software from old machines that is supposed to install only on HP or Dell computers and I can trick it into installing just by modifying the registry to spoof a Dell/HP/etc.
It'll no doubt be harder to spoof an Intel chip than just modifying the registry, but making your hardware lie has a long history in piracy and software hacks in general. A workaround seems inevitable.
Fully understanding that new/better technology is traditionally more expensive than old/lesser technology, I think this is a poor decision. If the next-gen dvds were marketed at a price closer to that of current-gen dvds, adoption would catch on quicker ("Why not pay $2 more?") and the format war would seem less important. As is, you're paying a huge entry fee to get into one of the two next-gen formats, then getting shafted again in price comparison to current generation dvds. Is the quality worth the extra $10-$15 bucks per dvd AND the price of the player? Not to me; not to many, i would guess.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I know that I would be more willing to adopt a format in speculation of the final winner if the prices weren't so much more than current dvds.
While technically possible, it isn't what I would consider viable. For their low-end service, I could pay $25 more a month for DirectWay plus a $399.99 setup/hardware fee (assuming 15 month commitment)...
in my area, Bellsouth provides (whether you like it or not) access to Usenet as part of the monthly fee. Anyone have any idea/speculation how Usenet traffic could be affected?
After reading this article, I'm with you in spirit, but many people have no viable alternative. My only other option for anything better than dial-up is Charter Cable service, which has frequent rate hikes, lousy technical support, and connections that fizzle during peak Cable-TV hours. If I had a choice, I'd jump on it.
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Harrison Ford as Han Solo is less fun to watch than he is to remember. For me, it isn't about the actor/character of Han Solo as much as it is the idea of Han Solo as the underdog self-interested yet caring rebel with the sharp wit and cynical outlook that came from a difficult youth. Old Han Solo wouldn't be interesting, but, beyond that, he would break the idea of Han Solo. For my money, Nathan Fillion as Capt. Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds was a better Han Solo than Harrison Ford ever was.
Come on guys, just pick whether you want your toddler to be addicted to booze OR the internet, you don't want him to peak too soon.
As complicated as Valve's anti-cheat system is (checking various dlls, etc.) I'm not willing to risk testing my Steam account on Counter-Strike Source until I know for sure I won't get banned for "hacking" because of a bug in the compatibility layer. I can't find any info on this offhand.
all the tasks you mentioned are choked more by laptop harddrive speed than by the processor, so those would not make good tests. the harddrive has been the choke point for laptops for years, so tests dependent on accessing the disk (especially AV scans) would not be helpful
I'm torn. Obviously "Joe Average" isn't using Opera, but Opera does require less technical savy to use than BT. I think integrated BT is a great feature for the "Joe Lazy"s who want to quickly download something without worrying about details of BT.
I agree. Luckily Episode 1 has been available several places for $12.99 and as low as $7.99 at Circuit City recently. It isn't a secret that if you wait just a week or so and the prices drop for sales.
Is the snes really comparable to an Xbox? The super nintendo had very limited hardware and it still took a good while for a decent emulator to come along. We're 15 years out of the release of the SNES now and there are still some things that the best emulators don't do (see Wikipedia on Snes9x). The Xbox is more complex and the games work in quirky ways that make a catch-all solution impossible. That's why you hear about Sony considering putting actual PS2 hardware in the PS3 rather than going the emulation route...
the future is here! When this gets old, we'll be filing suits over models wrestling in jello
In the days of several gig games, this becomes a real issue. If I'm playing one game and get stuck or bored with it, sometimes I have to install everything but the save-games to make room for something else.
and i was certain that this was another example of how advanced Gentoo was!
-Mr. John A. Hoser
even if (for some bizarre reason) the National Archive doesn't release it, the Zapruder film already exists on Google Video in several forms: http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=zapruder
with the exception of the obviously-titled "Knoppix Hacks", "Fedora _________", etc. the subject matter is typically distro-agnostic. If this follows suit most of the tools will be console-oriented and they'll mention some GUIs for the various window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc).
This shouldn't be a complicated issue. I've got a lot of bundled software from old machines that is supposed to install only on HP or Dell computers and I can trick it into installing just by modifying the registry to spoof a Dell/HP/etc. It'll no doubt be harder to spoof an Intel chip than just modifying the registry, but making your hardware lie has a long history in piracy and software hacks in general. A workaround seems inevitable.
Fully understanding that new/better technology is traditionally more expensive than old/lesser technology, I think this is a poor decision. If the next-gen dvds were marketed at a price closer to that of current-gen dvds, adoption would catch on quicker ("Why not pay $2 more?") and the format war would seem less important. As is, you're paying a huge entry fee to get into one of the two next-gen formats, then getting shafted again in price comparison to current generation dvds. Is the quality worth the extra $10-$15 bucks per dvd AND the price of the player? Not to me; not to many, i would guess.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I know that I would be more willing to adopt a format in speculation of the final winner if the prices weren't so much more than current dvds.
While technically possible, it isn't what I would consider viable. For their low-end service, I could pay $25 more a month for DirectWay plus a $399.99 setup/hardware fee (assuming 15 month commitment)...
in my area, Bellsouth provides (whether you like it or not) access to Usenet as part of the monthly fee. Anyone have any idea/speculation how Usenet traffic could be affected?
After reading this article, I'm with you in spirit, but many people have no viable alternative. My only other option for anything better than dial-up is Charter Cable service, which has frequent rate hikes, lousy technical support, and connections that fizzle during peak Cable-TV hours. If I had a choice, I'd jump on it.
an internet where no one wants to ask a/s/l
I'm no rocket scientist, but it might have something to do with you asking to be modded down in your sig ;)