What exactly is Super Mario Brothers the first of?
It's the first of the "Super" Mario franchise--it's the first game featuring Mario where he could go from regular Mario to Super Mario. This is something that never occurred in any of the Mario games before that, but that occurs in just about every Mario game after that.
Why Bluetooth? I think the doctor just figured out a way to "perform maintenance surgery" on the guy every two years for the rest of his life. Pure brilliance!
You're right. I should have said "through the SPDIF protocol" instead of "through the optical cable." My mistake, and a thousand apologies for so clearly offending your grandfather's honor. However, the point still stands--the method he describes involves downsampling the lossless codecs (or DD+ if there isn't a lossless track) to standard Dolby Digital.
sound - that goes directly from spdif audio card to my stereo. no audio SHOULD EVER go thru the video cable anyway (why bother? spdif is all you need, even multichannel, and so it takes 2 small cables instead of 1 - big deal!).
Except you aren't able to transmit any of the HD audio codecs (DD+, TrueHD, DTS-MA) through the optical cable since it doesn't have the bandwidth to do it. The audio you are getting is downsampled to standard DD.
Sadly, it is. I've known a few. ("I don't care what the weather was like an hour ago. I want to know what it will be later tonight. Why don't they have a picture of that?")
Actually, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if a few of his suggestions get incorporated into future updates. For instance, his comment about the bottom toolbar in the web browser is exactly the same as what I thought when I first used it--"They should either make this thing transparent or just get it out of the way." And while his suggestion for the weather app is okay, it would make sense as a user-configurable advanced option. Many people get confused by looping radar images.
The employees sued successfully to have their rights enforced. From there on IBM used the fact that their original contract has been declared null and void and changed the salary offer on the table.
Minor nitpick, but the article says that one of those lawsuits was settled. This means that it didn't go to court and was not "declared null and void." It's possible that that might have happened had the case actually gone to trial, but it didn't, so we'll never know.
Why? Did these employees original contract say they would get salary + OT pay?
No, the contracts most likely explicitly said they were exempt and thus not eligible for overtime pay. But we can't expect people to actually read the contracts they sign...
I'm sure the CIA will make "unofficial" statements shortly saying that they have credible evidence that it was Iranian terrists behind the whole thing.
I would say that your example doesn't constitute a bricking, since the computer was able to be recovered and put back in a workable state without specialized tools (no, knowing what jumpers to short and how to use a floppy disk don't qualify as "specialized"). If, however, the only way to reset it is by pulling the BIOS chip and reprogramming the EEPROM, then I would consider it bricked. There is a very distinct difference between the two.
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What exactly is Super Mario Brothers the first of?
It's the first of the "Super" Mario franchise--it's the first game featuring Mario where he could go from regular Mario to Super Mario. This is something that never occurred in any of the Mario games before that, but that occurs in just about every Mario game after that.
Nice. I get modded down to -1 for legitimately asking if you'll be able to run a 4 core setup using two of these cards. Way to go guys!
Does anyone know if this card is Crossfire capable? I guess I'll head over to TFA to take a look.
What's even worse is that anyone who doesn't remember that it was raspberry clearly didn't get half the joke (half was visual, half was the pun).
If they're gonna do all that, why not just turn the guy into a human/segway hybrid?
...people who use bluetooth headsets in the head....
Yeah, I get creeped out when I hear people talking to themselves in the john, too.
Why Bluetooth? I think the doctor just figured out a way to "perform maintenance surgery" on the guy every two years for the rest of his life. Pure brilliance!
You're right. I should have said "through the SPDIF protocol" instead of "through the optical cable." My mistake, and a thousand apologies for so clearly offending your grandfather's honor. However, the point still stands--the method he describes involves downsampling the lossless codecs (or DD+ if there isn't a lossless track) to standard Dolby Digital.
sound - that goes directly from spdif audio card to my stereo. no audio SHOULD EVER go thru the video cable anyway (why bother? spdif is all you need, even multichannel, and so it takes 2 small cables instead of 1 - big deal!).
Except you aren't able to transmit any of the HD audio codecs (DD+, TrueHD, DTS-MA) through the optical cable since it doesn't have the bandwidth to do it. The audio you are getting is downsampled to standard DD.
Sadly, it is. I've known a few. ("I don't care what the weather was like an hour ago. I want to know what it will be later tonight. Why don't they have a picture of that?")
Actually, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if a few of his suggestions get incorporated into future updates. For instance, his comment about the bottom toolbar in the web browser is exactly the same as what I thought when I first used it--"They should either make this thing transparent or just get it out of the way." And while his suggestion for the weather app is okay, it would make sense as a user-configurable advanced option. Many people get confused by looping radar images.
SOLD!
(hehehe. sucker.)
I'm still waiting for someone to make me an offer on my domain: thissitewillmakemerich.com
Yes, also if you can run your tummy while patting your head you aren't infected also.
Uh oh. I have no idea how to run my tummy. Crap, I must be infected!
The employees sued successfully to have their rights enforced. From there on IBM used the fact that their original contract has been declared null and void and changed the salary offer on the table.
Minor nitpick, but the article says that one of those lawsuits was settled. This means that it didn't go to court and was not "declared null and void." It's possible that that might have happened had the case actually gone to trial, but it didn't, so we'll never know.
Why? Did these employees original contract say they would get salary + OT pay?
No, the contracts most likely explicitly said they were exempt and thus not eligible for overtime pay. But we can't expect people to actually read the contracts they sign...
What was that 'hidden' page again with the quote from the 'book of mozilla'? Ahh memories :)
That'd be this guy.
Absolutely! This one can never go wrong.
I suspect aperture science will definitely be playing a role in future half life games.
Since presumably a portion of Episode 3 is going to involve going to that shipwreck, I suspect you might be right.
Now combine portal with half-life 2 = most amazing game ever!!!
Are you referring to this?
I just wish that my co-workers could learn to spell and use decent grammar.
Yeah, taht's my biggest complaint. They should of learned grammer in school.
I'm sure the CIA will make "unofficial" statements shortly saying that they have credible evidence that it was Iranian terrists behind the whole thing.
If you think WoW is better than making babies then you clearly need to get out more.
I would say that your example doesn't constitute a bricking, since the computer was able to be recovered and put back in a workable state without specialized tools (no, knowing what jumpers to short and how to use a floppy disk don't qualify as "specialized"). If, however, the only way to reset it is by pulling the BIOS chip and reprogramming the EEPROM, then I would consider it bricked. There is a very distinct difference between the two.
maybe it was a rhetorical question? (just like this one)
Nah, I don't think it was. And what does "rhetorical" mean?