There was an attempt at a Red Dwarf USA show on NBC, but the two pilots never went anywhere. They weren't too bad, but I don't think we were ready for such a thing. Since we have BBC America, I don't see a need for one anyway.
It's been a few years since I saw it, but I remember a pre-DS9 Terry Farrell playing Cat, and she had the killer line: "Maybe someday I'll find the right eight or nine guys, then I'll settle down." Classic!
It was my impression every model after the Roadster is going to be manufactured at their forthcoming factory, with some parts like the motor still outsourced.
Aye, now that I upgraded from 1.5 to 7 Mbps DSL, it highlights the limitations of most servers out there. I imagine the situation is similar in the UK, and they'll still clamp down on "The Other BT."
I never liked the idea of the power companies having this kind of control. Maybe those little punk-asses (the kind who give hackers a bad name) are doing a public service by discouraging this sort of thing?
Then again, I expect the ones with the money invested to sweep the problem under the rug, which will eventually end in disaster when an exploit is released for all the kiddies to play with.
"The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular," - I associate the term with intelligence, literacy, and imagination. I'm guessing Mr. Brooks the "TV historian" didn't grow up reading Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke.
As for women, weren't they (the average non-geeky ones) doing okay when they were showing Quantum Leap all hours of the day, or at least the hours I tried to tune in? I could only take so much of "dropped into yet another life" hell.
SciFi just had their most successful year, and they're shooting themselves in the foot by insulting their core audience. Then again, if they attract the masses, they may make more money--stupid people are everywhere, and to be successful in this world, one must realize that fact. Perhaps that explains all the infomercials.
Oh well, I don't regret dropping cable in 1999. Long live Netflix, Bittorrent, and Use*ahem*.
"The counterfeit software, found in 36 countries and on five continents, contained fake versions of 19 of Microsoftâ(TM)s most popular products and was produced in at least 11 languages."
How many languages were the original products produced in? At first glance, it sounds like they were filling a need.
As more and more people hop on the private space vehicle bandwagon.
I think this makes up for Governor Schwarzenegger tempting Tesla Motors into abandoning their plans to build their first plant in Albuquerque and staying in California. After all, I can't see rocket launches happening in San Francisco!
I've always wondered about this since I can't remember having black and white dreams. Some were dark, but that doesn't count to me.
I've heard of dreams being B/W, but the question was planted when I saw an episode of Magnum P.I. - he made the remark, "Black and white⦠this is a dream."
So, this makes sense to me and offers an answer to a long-nagging question. Now I have something to think about as I drift off to sleep before another round of graveyard shift fun!
Being a fan of blue LEDs since they were invented, I wonder what would happen if one switched out the red one in a typical mouse, and how much modification it would take for it to work.
For the record, I like my old Logitech wireless. I discovered the charger in the base was slowly destroying the NiMH cells, so I run it without the cover and charge them with a Maha smart charger on my desk. It's just as well: it was hard to make positive contact with the base.
I wonder if the fellow who thought of this is a Touch Tone Terrorist fan?
(Junkyard Willie) "I wanna know who left the log in the toilet bowl!"... "I got a sample--I put it in my refrigerizer. I'll take it down to the hospital and they can do a D.O.A. test. They can find out who it was."
Did your friends ever think beyond their own wallet, as to the damage that they were doing to Washington's brick and mortar businesses? Did your friends ever consider if Washington would be such a great state to live in if most of the brick and mortar stores said "Fuck it. We can't compete with these people who just want to avoid paying taxes. We're closing up shop"?
There is a flipside to that too: some of us Portlanders will cross the river to buy cars because the auto dealers like to say "Cars sell for less in Vancouver." This is because we can buy a large amount of groceries or an automobile, show our Oregon driver's licenses, sign our name on a form, and have the sales tax taken off. It's not perfect, but there is some balance there.
I haven't done that often myself--more like when I happened to be up there and grabbing stuff before the trip back home. The exception would be the annual pilgrimage around the 4th of July because of the better fireworks.;-)
My grandfather wasn't a programmer, but he switched out tubes on an ancient Air Force computer in the 1950's (and said it was hotter than hell in there!) My grandmother played a pipe organ...
I just know there's a really wrong joke waiting to spring out of this.
This reminds me of a comedian I saw a dozen or so years ago. He said one day we'd have a TV watch, held up his hand to watch it, brought up his other hand and made clicking motions, and said, "Remote control..."
After working with a regular (and expensive) touch-screen monitor in a convenience store and seeing it slowly die after one year of constant use, it's nice to see a technology using a plain surface that could handle wear and tear in the real world.
And then there's the multi-touch aspect. I hope Mr. Han is successful with this and we start seeing *nix drivers for those bad boys!
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There was an attempt at a Red Dwarf USA show on NBC, but the two pilots never went anywhere. They weren't too bad, but I don't think we were ready for such a thing. Since we have BBC America, I don't see a need for one anyway.
It's been a few years since I saw it, but I remember a pre-DS9 Terry Farrell playing Cat, and she had the killer line: "Maybe someday I'll find the right eight or nine guys, then I'll settle down." Classic!
[You realise of course that this is an April Fool.]
This year...
It was my impression every model after the Roadster is going to be manufactured at their forthcoming factory, with some parts like the motor still outsourced.
Aye, now that I upgraded from 1.5 to 7 Mbps DSL, it highlights the limitations of most servers out there. I imagine the situation is similar in the UK, and they'll still clamp down on "The Other BT."
I never liked the idea of the power companies having this kind of control. Maybe those little punk-asses (the kind who give hackers a bad name) are doing a public service by discouraging this sort of thing?
Then again, I expect the ones with the money invested to sweep the problem under the rug, which will eventually end in disaster when an exploit is released for all the kiddies to play with.
I want one now. My penchant for silliness will not be denied!
I've seen where this is leading:
"We detected a large amount of liquid on your person."
"Yeah, I drank a liter of Mountain Dew before I had to wait in this long line."
"Could you come with us, please?"
Because this looks like a story from The Onion!
"The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the general public and the female audience in particular," - I associate the term with intelligence, literacy, and imagination. I'm guessing Mr. Brooks the "TV historian" didn't grow up reading Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke.
As for women, weren't they (the average non-geeky ones) doing okay when they were showing Quantum Leap all hours of the day, or at least the hours I tried to tune in? I could only take so much of "dropped into yet another life" hell.
SciFi just had their most successful year, and they're shooting themselves in the foot by insulting their core audience. Then again, if they attract the masses, they may make more money--stupid people are everywhere, and to be successful in this world, one must realize that fact. Perhaps that explains all the infomercials.
Oh well, I don't regret dropping cable in 1999. Long live Netflix, Bittorrent, and Use*ahem*.
"The counterfeit software, found in 36 countries and on five continents, contained fake versions of 19 of Microsoftâ(TM)s most popular products and was produced in at least 11 languages."
How many languages were the original products produced in? At first glance, it sounds like they were filling a need.
As more and more people hop on the private space vehicle bandwagon.
I think this makes up for Governor Schwarzenegger tempting Tesla Motors into abandoning their plans to build their first plant in Albuquerque and staying in California. After all, I can't see rocket launches happening in San Francisco!
Work a few years in the average convenience store and see if your view is unchanged. ;-)
It wouldn't surprise me if that "feature" came with one of the recent updates.
Oooooh... I can see the whole issue of throttling suddenly becoming very amusing as the corporate behemoths start slugging it out.
From the way it was worded, my thought was:
Janitors just can't get no respect!
From Battlestar Galactica to the new series and Caprica...
This reminds me of the transition from Star Trek to Next Generation to Deep Space Nine.
I've always wondered about this since I can't remember having black and white dreams. Some were dark, but that doesn't count to me.
I've heard of dreams being B/W, but the question was planted when I saw an episode of Magnum P.I. - he made the remark, "Black and white⦠this is a dream."
So, this makes sense to me and offers an answer to a long-nagging question. Now I have something to think about as I drift off to sleep before another round of graveyard shift fun!
Being a fan of blue LEDs since they were invented, I wonder what would happen if one switched out the red one in a typical mouse, and how much modification it would take for it to work.
For the record, I like my old Logitech wireless. I discovered the charger in the base was slowly destroying the NiMH cells, so I run it without the cover and charge them with a Maha smart charger on my desk. It's just as well: it was hard to make positive contact with the base.
I wonder if the fellow who thought of this is a Touch Tone Terrorist fan? (Junkyard Willie) "I wanna know who left the log in the toilet bowl!" ... "I got a sample--I put it in my refrigerizer. I'll take it down to the hospital and they can do a D.O.A. test. They can find out who it was."
He just thinks the country is "going down the tubes!"
Did your friends ever think beyond their own wallet, as to the damage that they were doing to Washington's brick and mortar businesses? Did your friends ever consider if Washington would be such a great state to live in if most of the brick and mortar stores said "Fuck it. We can't compete with these people who just want to avoid paying taxes. We're closing up shop"? There is a flipside to that too: some of us Portlanders will cross the river to buy cars because the auto dealers like to say "Cars sell for less in Vancouver." This is because we can buy a large amount of groceries or an automobile, show our Oregon driver's licenses, sign our name on a form, and have the sales tax taken off. It's not perfect, but there is some balance there. I haven't done that often myself--more like when I happened to be up there and grabbing stuff before the trip back home. The exception would be the annual pilgrimage around the 4th of July because of the better fireworks. ;-)
My grandfather wasn't a programmer, but he switched out tubes on an ancient Air Force computer in the 1950's (and said it was hotter than hell in there!) My grandmother played a pipe organ... I just know there's a really wrong joke waiting to spring out of this.
...although I remember paying a quarter for a box of the ol' Kraft mac and cheese.
This reminds me of a comedian I saw a dozen or so years ago. He said one day we'd have a TV watch, held up his hand to watch it, brought up his other hand and made clicking motions, and said, "Remote control..."
Probably the same people that bought all three Lord of the Rings movies in fullscreen.
After working with a regular (and expensive) touch-screen monitor in a convenience store and seeing it slowly die after one year of constant use, it's nice to see a technology using a plain surface that could handle wear and tear in the real world. And then there's the multi-touch aspect. I hope Mr. Han is successful with this and we start seeing *nix drivers for those bad boys!