On a slightly tangential note, did this philosophy also apply to non-English keyboards, such as my German "QWERTZ"? Loads of the smaller characters have had to be shifted around to make room for ä, ö, ü and ß (AltGr is used a lot more), but I can't see why they swapped y and z. I believe French keyboards are the same as regards the latter - can anyone account for any other languages?
Alas, Scott Adams has already copyrighted the GruntMaster 6000 so this was obviously their fallback. Btw, doesn't "DCS" bear a scary aural resemblance to "DeCSS"?
All one-armed bandits in Germany, which can be found in practically every pub and fast-food establishment, are covered in swathes of legal small print wedged in between the pretty flashing lights. In amongst these, it is stated quite explicitly that the wheels are weighted, even giving a probability for each wheel coming up with a cherry or whatever.
I'll never forget the shock I got once when I was gazing idly at a Photoplay (touch-screen quiz/skill game, not for money) and saw it reboot itself, connect to the internet and upload something before rebooting again and going back to the game program. And yes, it booted through DOS.
Then there was the one I saw in the middle of a shopping centre with nothing but a black screen and little Windows dialog box in the middle saying: "This program has performed an illegal operation..." I wouldn't be surprised if MS software doesn't already run a fair few fruit machines, as well as the majority of pub video game machines. Worth checking out.
A bit like a Soviet general who was once comparing his country's fighter planes to those of the US - "American planes", he said, "are like fine ladies' watches: drop watch; watch breaks. Soviet planes are like Mickey Mouse clocks: drop clock, clock stops; pick up clock and shake it, clock goes"
There's always a trade-off between performance (Ferrari) and efficiency (Toyota).
Question: would you give your phone number out on a forum such as this? That's how how I treat my main email address (not the semi-spamproofed one above, which is real btw). With the increase in size of the Internet, er, community and subsequent likelihood of freaks/bots finding it, I only give my real address out to people I know, just as I would my personal phone number (00-353-xx-xxxxx). It's not the hardest thing in the world; just be sensible.
Previous to this, it was incumbent to transmit the information via speech, but this mode of communication was primitive and limited inasmuch as attachments were impossible...
Not quite - I'm reminded of an old WWII story (OK, it was in a book of funny quotes) related to the rivalry between the Allied commanders in North Africa (Patton and Montgomery) while beating Rommel back...
At one point, Patton sent a message to Montgomery saying (something along the lines of) "Either get out of our way, or leave us your petrol (or 'gas' for the Yanks:-P)". A while later, Montgomery's forces made a huge advance and in reply, the Brit sent a lone private to Old Blood 'n' Guts, with an "attachment" of a can of petrol, and the (verbally delivered) message of: "We hope that this is sufficiently far out of your way, and offer this can of petrol, which is all we can spare at the moment."
So, even back in the day, attachments were an integral part of communications:-) Offtopic? Hell No!
Uh, quick (offtopic) question: by "Asterix in Norway" are you referring to "Asterix and the Normans" or "Asterix and the Great Crossing" - the only two Scandinavian-related ones that I know of - or something else?. My apologies for wasting anyone else's time:-)
Tsk...talk about a lost opportunity - I'd have properly grilled the bastard Newsnight stylee...
GC: Come now, Mr. Paxman: are you trying to tell me that at no stage were you tempted to flog this to some rich American or Japanese collector? I mean, really, how much do the BBC pay you? And it never crossed your mind that there was a quick buck to be made? It's not as if anyone really watches University Challenge, is it?
Actually, this is because the web versions of The Times and The Sunday Times are in *boo, hiss* frames - lovely for navigating from the front page, less lovely if you happen to want to link to a specific story later on...
Well duh! Of course you have to cough up to receive a call if you take your phone abroad. But there is that whole relative size issue again; it's very easy for one company to cover any European country in comparison to trying to cover all of the US. I doubt there's anywhere left in Europe that doesn't have at least one GSM network, but you have to wonder if you're being screwed if you happen to live near the border of, say, Holland and Belgium, or even worse have to commute over the border...
and you don't think MS have a safe copy of their latest binary/source kept somewhere off the network? they're not THAT stupid...if the worst came to the worst, whatever project they'd been working on woulde be set back back by a few weeks, nothing more.
the idea that the most powerful military arsenal(s) in the world can be so dependent on the proprietary softare of ONE company is indeed very scary...we're talking about nukes here, lads...
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On a slightly tangential note, did this philosophy also apply to non-English keyboards, such as my German "QWERTZ"? Loads of the smaller characters have had to be shifted around to make room for ä, ö, ü and ß (AltGr is used a lot more), but I can't see why they swapped y and z. I believe French keyboards are the same as regards the latter - can anyone account for any other languages?
Version I heard was "Yippe Ki-Ay, Kimo-Sabe"...:-)
Alas, Scott Adams has already copyrighted the GruntMaster 6000 so this was obviously their fallback. Btw, doesn't "DCS" bear a scary aural resemblance to "DeCSS"?
From NTK: you kids and your new-fangled Amigas!
All one-armed bandits in Germany, which can be found in practically every pub and fast-food establishment, are covered in swathes of legal small print wedged in between the pretty flashing lights. In amongst these, it is stated quite explicitly that the wheels are weighted, even giving a probability for each wheel coming up with a cherry or whatever.
I'll never forget the shock I got once when I was gazing idly at a Photoplay (touch-screen quiz/skill game, not for money) and saw it reboot itself, connect to the internet and upload something before rebooting again and going back to the game program. And yes, it booted through DOS.
Then there was the one I saw in the middle of a shopping centre with nothing but a black screen and little Windows dialog box in the middle saying: "This program has performed an illegal operation..." I wouldn't be surprised if MS software doesn't already run a fair few fruit machines, as well as the majority of pub video game machines. Worth checking out.
No, no, that's different because that's about, er, freedom and art gratia artis and stuff.
Just look at the thousands of artists that Napster has helped into the big time...
A bit like a Soviet general who was once comparing his country's fighter planes to those of the US - "American planes", he said, "are like fine ladies' watches: drop watch; watch breaks. Soviet planes are like Mickey Mouse clocks: drop clock, clock stops; pick up clock and shake it, clock goes"
There's always a trade-off between performance (Ferrari) and efficiency (Toyota).
Question: would you give your phone number out on a forum such as this? That's how how I treat my main email address (not the semi-spamproofed one above, which is real btw). With the increase in size of the Internet, er, community and subsequent likelihood of freaks/bots finding it, I only give my real address out to people I know, just as I would my personal phone number (00-353-xx-xxxxx). It's not the hardest thing in the world; just be sensible.
Previous to this, it was incumbent to transmit the information via speech, but this mode of communication was primitive and limited inasmuch as attachments were impossible...
Not quite - I'm reminded of an old WWII story (OK, it was in a book of funny quotes) related to the rivalry between the Allied commanders in North Africa (Patton and Montgomery) while beating Rommel back...
At one point, Patton sent a message to Montgomery saying (something along the lines of) "Either get out of our way, or leave us your petrol (or 'gas' for the Yanks :-P)". A while later, Montgomery's forces made a huge advance and in reply, the Brit sent a lone private to Old Blood 'n' Guts, with an "attachment" of a can of petrol, and the (verbally delivered) message of: "We hope that this is sufficiently far out of your way, and offer this can of petrol, which is all we can spare at the moment."
So, even back in the day, attachments were an integral part of communications :-) Offtopic? Hell No!
Uh, quick (offtopic) question: by "Asterix in Norway" are you referring to "Asterix and the Normans" or "Asterix and the Great Crossing" - the only two Scandinavian-related ones that I know of - or something else?. My apologies for wasting anyone else's time :-)
How about ripping the last 50 or so pages out of all the manuals and not giving them back until contracts have been signed? :-)
So, anyone feel like porting DeCSS to BASIC?
Tsk...talk about a lost opportunity - I'd have properly grilled the bastard Newsnight stylee...
GC: Come now, Mr. Paxman: are you trying to tell me that at no stage were you tempted to flog this to some rich American or Japanese collector? I mean, really, how much do the BBC pay you? And it never crossed your mind that there was a quick buck to be made? It's not as if anyone really watches University Challenge, is it?
JP: I...I...
Answer the question, Mr. Paxman...
I...
Simple answer: yes or no!
...and so on, ad nauseam...
Actually, this is because the web versions of The Times and The Sunday Times are in *boo, hiss* frames - lovely for navigating from the front page, less lovely if you happen to want to link to a specific story later on...
Well duh! Of course you have to cough up to receive a call if you take your phone abroad. But there is that whole relative size issue again; it's very easy for one company to cover any European country in comparison to trying to cover all of the US. I doubt there's anywhere left in Europe that doesn't have at least one GSM network, but you have to wonder if you're being screwed if you happen to live near the border of, say, Holland and Belgium, or even worse have to commute over the border...
I wasn't aware that the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand etc were part of "America" either...
Er, hasn't that 'W' hand signal already been taken by West Coast rappers in the States? :)
actually, in GB/IRL terms, a hack is a journalist, but what's a little semantics among friends? :)
and you don't think MS have a safe copy of their latest binary/source kept somewhere off the network? they're not THAT stupid...if the worst came to the worst, whatever project they'd been working on woulde be set back back by a few weeks, nothing more.
the idea that the most powerful military arsenal(s) in the world can be so dependent on the proprietary softare of ONE company is indeed very scary...we're talking about nukes here, lads...
can't help but think that this detracts from the tone of the piece somewhat...
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I'd always wondered who the guy on the front of the first RATM album was...
inflatable, anatomically correct, and yours for only $19.99!
This the successor to Quake done Quicker, which was 16:35 and was also done by a team (many of the same guys).
I know this cos I have it running on my other computer right now :-)
Romulan Security Agency?
It all makes sense now...