...and was far from impressed with how it ended up, I might see (after the slashdotting) what this is on about to see if the quality could be improved at all from what I got in the end. The best way to get tv on your phone is to put an avi on your sd card and then use a media player there to watch it (you could reduce the quality somewhat to compensate for the smaller screen)... where you get the avi from... "legal" channels
this may be total crap but I thought I should ask just based on a coversation I had in a Sony shop today with a guy who worked there; he seemed to be under the idea that Blu-ray players will be able to play both Blu-ray and HD-DVD... I think it is total crap, I would have smacked some sense into him, but the Cartesian method of doubt stopped me from being sure... will it?
I have a simple solution to this problem though; treat all e-mails as if they were fake or spam. I trust the internet about as far as I could throw it. Also you've won a competition if you give me all your bank details and security numbers/PINs I'll wire the money to you - from my palace in Nigeria ; )
wow, the king of nigeria really is rich, I got the same e-mail! It's a good job he doesn't like banks or wire transfer for his own money otherwise he wouldn't need to put it through our accounts
... is keep e-mails short and to the point, avoid telling jokes, even the old classic "a horse goes into a bar, barman says "what's with the long face?"" because it might be misunderstood... or they might not like your joke (even though it's the best joke ever)
small companies employ a lot of people, not in each company but when that is multiplied over a huge
number then you end up with a pretty bug number. People being in work is good for the economy.
Not to mention that small companies won't relocate outside of the country, and the give a lot
back in tax... so they are pretty good really
...If Microsoft's business theory is antiquated, then Apple's- - which is for the most part derived from Microsoft's -- ought to be antiquated, too.
So what's antiquated about making a product and selling it? Sure it's been done for a 1000s of years but that doesn't mean it's outdated... people will be doing exactly the same in the next 1000 years
might I interest you in Dillo? it is crazily fast and has a few of the important firefox features... it has some drawbacks, but it you really want it to be small, use very little memory and quick then it is a jolly good choice
whenever I fly I always get told that I can't have wifi on on my laptop, nor can I use a mobile phone, and I think they even frown upon using gameboys on take-off. Isn't is danerous to have an internet connection on a plane? can it not interfere with the machinary? They don't let you use mobile phones in hospital because of the danger to heart machines; surely this is just as important; or is this just because I'm not american and you don't have the same concerns as us
well I would just mention that Hobbes though that run if the mill crime was an indication of what he was talking about... he said when we are far from the sovereign's police then we will end up in a similar possition to the out and out state of nature - not having effecive police does lead, to some extent to the free-for-all. As for the view being pessimistic I would say it is, but international relations have proven that this is the case (yes, I'm a clasical realist). "The strong do what they have the power to do, the weak accept what they have to accept"; I think this is why you need to have strong police because otherwise some citizens will become strong, and the weak will have to accept what they say
well if there was an authoritarian government who was hell bent on crushing people who think out of line then it wouldn't matter if they had any measure of DNA testing or not, see: Nazi regime, French Terror, (to a lesser extent because they could use it - though often don't for this purpose) China, (and similarly) North Korea... These have all relied on fear and informants more than anything else... the same method would work just as well
Interesting point although I'm not sure to what extent it applies here, the two articles you highlight seem to suggest that it is ok to do such a thing so long as it is not done "arbitrarily" (adv : in a random manner), to me this would fall under that definition; it is done with a purpose to all ctizens... i guess it depends on how you define things though
well that seems like an arguement for getting rid of guns. Without guns it becomes a lot harder to kill people from such a distance. I've never understood why people in the USA so insist on keeping the right to bear arms; I'm pretty sure that the Queen (of England) won't take over your country again - why do you need guns. The NRA proves how guns are not needed; they get what they want through the political system using debate and influence... when was the last time the NRA ever decided that someone was infringing on the constitution so arranged all their members to use their arms to overthrow the goverment?.. seems like never. Get rid of guns. Get a register of DNA and finger prints. It might not stop all crime (it wouldn't), but it would cut down on crime.
that is a good point and relates to my post directly above yours... when we all have complete freedom we become unfree. If we all live in the state of nature then no one can exercise any of their right, not even the right to life, because everyone has rights to everything so conflict is inevitable. There is a need to limit freedom in order to be able to use the freedom that they have.
hmm, what would the world be like if the police's power was so limited that they couldn't work effectively...
"In such condition, there is no place for industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no Culture on Earth; no navigation, nor use of commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodius Building; no Instruments of moving, and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continuall feare, and danger of violent death; And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, bruitish, and short."
Seems to me that if it's a choice between having more state intervention or that; I'll take the state.
well if there was a national register of DNA and finger prints then it would be rather quite easy to find the person who committed any crime... it seems like it would cut the spending which is needed on poilce resources and because of the huge increase in probabilty of catching criminals it would certainly cut the crime rate (so long as at least some of the criminals are rational). I don't even see an arguement against it on grounds of civil liberties; if someone wanted to set you up then they could just as easily plant your DNA and make an anonymous report. It should even cut down on wrongful convictions; it's not perfect but would help
can't really work on all political forms of protest. What dissidents need to do is not criticise the government but make articles in which the government is not mentioned but people would be invited (without express mentioning) to associate this situation with that which they currently live in. Nazi propaganda did this and was very effective in doing so - they made films which people could easily see one thing and associate it with another (the one which comes to mind is one of a young boy committed to a cause who dies to try and preserve that cause). Maybe chineese internet needs more stories and posts about people who are different but sucessful
I don't know. The pound is worth loads though which doesn't really help, coupled with the idea that we are just more willing to pay higher prices. Globilisation might help because when people become more aware that things are so much more expensive here than other places. I won't be holding my breath though.
dare I say it? the man is right. The games which come out for the 360 will be pretty much the same as those for the PS3, they have been for the xbox and ps2. There are very few unique games between those two consoles. The Wii will sport unique games from the other two so for me it's a must, also the 360 and PS3 will have similar styles of play, the Wii will be different. If you were to want both styles then it is only logical to get the Wii and 360 for the price of a PS3.
Personally I can only afford one - and because I live in the UK I'll be paying twice what you are anyway *shakes fist* - so for me it'll be the Wii
that the Home Secretary does not let this one go forward... as someone mentioned previously in a discussion a few days ago; we all break laws in countries which we're not in, that's ok, we shouldn't be able to be prosectued for it (I know he also broke UK law - but he should only be prosecuted under that). How would Bush feel if someone tried to prosectue an American for saying that Iran's leadership was being foolish and that they are wrong - that's illegal in Iran - where's the extradition to Iran - you can't have it both ways
the.trash is just the trash folder which is on the desktop, from what I read in the article i thought it was doing the windows thing of not deleting even after you remove it from the trash can, which is not the case... I don't know why they even bothered to mention it... I suppose it gave me something to do looking for it and then testing my sending something there. One interesting thing I did notice is that when I had what is ostensibly 2 versions of the same folder and deleted a file from one it went from the other in real time. This is certainly an improvement on explorer where you have to refresh everytime you want to see changes...
.. I don't know the extent to which it fits your definition, but if I was to think of a bitchin' computer (insomuch as it could do some level of computing). It would be an Amiga 500, god I loved that... if you want something a little more in the line of "computer" I would say collosus, the original bletchly park beast... it could still out perform a P4....
Slashdot Mirror
...and was far from impressed with how it ended up, I might see (after the slashdotting) what this is on about to see if the quality could be improved at all from what I got in the end. The best way to get tv on your phone is to put an avi on your sd card and then use a media player there to watch it (you could reduce the quality somewhat to compensate for the smaller screen)... where you get the avi from... "legal" channels
this may be total crap but I thought I should ask just based on a coversation I had in a Sony shop today with a guy who worked there; he seemed to be under the idea that Blu-ray players will be able to play both Blu-ray and HD-DVD... I think it is total crap, I would have smacked some sense into him, but the Cartesian method of doubt stopped me from being sure... will it?
It seems if it will then it will win anyway...
I have a simple solution to this problem though; treat all e-mails as if they were fake or spam. I trust the internet about as far as I could throw it. Also you've won a competition if you give me all your bank details and security numbers/PINs I'll wire the money to you - from my palace in Nigeria ; )
wow, the king of nigeria really is rich, I got the same e-mail! It's a good job he doesn't like banks or wire transfer for his own money otherwise he wouldn't need to put it through our accounts
... is keep e-mails short and to the point, avoid telling jokes, even the old classic "a horse goes into a bar, barman says "what's with the long face?"" because it might be misunderstood... or they might not like your joke (even though it's the best joke ever)
small companies employ a lot of people, not in each company but when that is multiplied over a huge number then you end up with a pretty bug number. People being in work is good for the economy. Not to mention that small companies won't relocate outside of the country, and the give a lot back in tax... so they are pretty good really
...If Microsoft's business theory is antiquated, then Apple's- - which is for the most part derived from Microsoft's -- ought to be antiquated, too.
So what's antiquated about making a product and selling it? Sure it's been done for a 1000s of years but that doesn't mean it's outdated... people will be doing exactly the same in the next 1000 years
might I interest you in Dillo? it is crazily fast and has a few of the important firefox features... it has some drawbacks, but it you really want it to be small, use very little memory and quick then it is a jolly good choice
whenever I fly I always get told that I can't have wifi on on my laptop, nor can I use a mobile phone, and I think they even frown upon using gameboys on take-off. Isn't is danerous to have an internet connection on a plane? can it not interfere with the machinary? They don't let you use mobile phones in hospital because of the danger to heart machines; surely this is just as important; or is this just because I'm not american and you don't have the same concerns as us
well I would just mention that Hobbes though that run if the mill crime was an indication of what he was talking about... he said when we are far from the sovereign's police then we will end up in a similar possition to the out and out state of nature - not having effecive police does lead, to some extent to the free-for-all. As for the view being pessimistic I would say it is, but international relations have proven that this is the case (yes, I'm a clasical realist). "The strong do what they have the power to do, the weak accept what they have to accept"; I think this is why you need to have strong police because otherwise some citizens will become strong, and the weak will have to accept what they say
well if there was an authoritarian government who was hell bent on crushing people who think out of line then it wouldn't matter if they had any measure of DNA testing or not, see: Nazi regime, French Terror, (to a lesser extent because they could use it - though often don't for this purpose) China, (and similarly) North Korea... These have all relied on fear and informants more than anything else... the same method would work just as well
Interesting point although I'm not sure to what extent it applies here, the two articles you highlight seem to suggest that it is ok to do such a thing so long as it is not done "arbitrarily" (adv : in a random manner), to me this would fall under that definition; it is done with a purpose to all ctizens... i guess it depends on how you define things though
well that seems like an arguement for getting rid of guns. Without guns it becomes a lot harder to kill people from such a distance. I've never understood why people in the USA so insist on keeping the right to bear arms; I'm pretty sure that the Queen (of England) won't take over your country again - why do you need guns. The NRA proves how guns are not needed; they get what they want through the political system using debate and influence... when was the last time the NRA ever decided that someone was infringing on the constitution so arranged all their members to use their arms to overthrow the goverment?.. seems like never. Get rid of guns. Get a register of DNA and finger prints. It might not stop all crime (it wouldn't), but it would cut down on crime.
that is a good point and relates to my post directly above yours... when we all have complete freedom we become unfree. If we all live in the state of nature then no one can exercise any of their right, not even the right to life, because everyone has rights to everything so conflict is inevitable. There is a need to limit freedom in order to be able to use the freedom that they have.
hmm, what would the world be like if the police's power was so limited that they couldn't work effectively...
"In such condition, there is no place for industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no Culture on Earth; no navigation, nor use of commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodius Building; no Instruments of moving, and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continuall feare, and danger of violent death; And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, bruitish, and short."
Seems to me that if it's a choice between having more state intervention or that; I'll take the state.
well if there was a national register of DNA and finger prints then it would be rather quite easy to find the person who committed any crime... it seems like it would cut the spending which is needed on poilce resources and because of the huge increase in probabilty of catching criminals it would certainly cut the crime rate (so long as at least some of the criminals are rational). I don't even see an arguement against it on grounds of civil liberties; if someone wanted to set you up then they could just as easily plant your DNA and make an anonymous report. It should even cut down on wrongful convictions; it's not perfect but would help
can't really work on all political forms of protest. What dissidents need to do is not criticise the government but make articles in which the government is not mentioned but people would be invited (without express mentioning) to associate this situation with that which they currently live in. Nazi propaganda did this and was very effective in doing so - they made films which people could easily see one thing and associate it with another (the one which comes to mind is one of a young boy committed to a cause who dies to try and preserve that cause). Maybe chineese internet needs more stories and posts about people who are different but sucessful
thats why my choice for the new design is http://slashdot.org/ - it has a nice design which works and a jolly good server
I don't know. The pound is worth loads though which doesn't really help, coupled with the idea that we are just more willing to pay higher prices. Globilisation might help because when people become more aware that things are so much more expensive here than other places. I won't be holding my breath though.
dare I say it? the man is right. The games which come out for the 360 will be pretty much the same as those for the PS3, they have been for the xbox and ps2. There are very few unique games between those two consoles. The Wii will sport unique games from the other two so for me it's a must, also the 360 and PS3 will have similar styles of play, the Wii will be different. If you were to want both styles then it is only logical to get the Wii and 360 for the price of a PS3.
Personally I can only afford one - and because I live in the UK I'll be paying twice what you are anyway *shakes fist* - so for me it'll be the Wii
that the Home Secretary does not let this one go forward... as someone mentioned previously in a discussion a few days ago; we all break laws in countries which we're not in, that's ok, we shouldn't be able to be prosectued for it (I know he also broke UK law - but he should only be prosecuted under that). How would Bush feel if someone tried to prosectue an American for saying that Iran's leadership was being foolish and that they are wrong - that's illegal in Iran - where's the extradition to Iran - you can't have it both ways
bah, 10 miles! back in my day it was 20 each way with no shoes!
...but I'll wait for the dupe of the article and then consider it ; )
the .trash is just the trash folder which is on the desktop, from what I read in the article i thought it was doing the windows thing of not deleting even after you remove it from the trash can, which is not the case... I don't know why they even bothered to mention it... I suppose it gave me something to do looking for it and then testing my sending something there. One interesting thing I did notice is that when I had what is ostensibly 2 versions of the same folder and deleted a file from one it went from the other in real time. This is certainly an improvement on explorer where you have to refresh everytime you want to see changes...
.. I don't know the extent to which it fits your definition, but if I was to think of a bitchin' computer (insomuch as it could do some level of computing). It would be an Amiga 500, god I loved that... if you want something a little more in the line of "computer" I would say collosus, the original bletchly park beast... it could still out perform a P4....