All I know is that AOL causes some major issues with the software my company utilizes, especially considering we already have a national dial-up service. The only reason users try to use AOL is because the filtering software we use sucks. The categories are too general, and sites that shouldn't be filtered out, are.
Anyone stupid enough to install AOL and not expect problems to arise from that installation frighten me. Any machine I get at work that contains AOL gets the immediate c:\>format. Oops, it's not part of the company software image!
If I'm to understand your quote, you mistake me for enjoying the MHTZ race. I enjoy the fact that it is forcing advancement, but I do get sick of it. I remember the days when my Atari 2600 was good enough for me, I didn't get my first computer until my first year of college. I spent years upgrading that sad 486DX2/66 until I ran out of options. I was able to play all of the DOS-based games that I loved (X-Com and Master of Magic to name a few). I didn't appreciate the fact that Pentium 75's were released literally 2 weeks later, making my system *obsolete*.
My Atari became the 7800, then a Nintendo, then a Sega, then Sega-CD, and now Playstation. Anybody who likes to play video games, just sit down, turn the system on, and hit "Start" (no OS, no BSOD, etc) has been forced to follow this transition. I'm sure you can find Nintendo games somewhere, but why? Why go back to the "lizard?"
As for finding a scientific computer, I don't know what to tell you. I don't think your OS or hardware is your issue, but rather the software in the OS. Everything depends on how the software interprets the data you input by hitting a key(s) or clicking a mouse button (I know, deep =] ). What if the PS2 came with the greatest analysis software available, would you spend the money to buy it?
Without those "games only please" PC users, you wouldn't have access to anything faster than a 200 Mghtz Pentium without MMX, and you'd be paying mucho denero for it. As much as you "PC purists" would like us high end gamers off your technological wonders, you will have to admit that we are forcing technology ahead because of the *demand* for better/faster hardware that we create.
Even though I just don't play games on my PC, comments like this piss me off. There aren't two classes, one "PC purists" and the other "Gamers." It's foolish to even attempt such generalizations.
That's because Nintendo seems to be falling prey to the "Sega Syndrome." "Sega Syndrome"=start out great and then fall into the shitter after realizing that what is important is the number of games and the *quality* of those games. The N64 is dead, even at $99 I can't force myself to pick one up for the Mario 64 clones (Banjo or Zelda). Don't get me wrong, I've played many N64 games, but on someone else's system, and mostly because it had one of the best multiplayer games in its day (Mario Kart). I put my money into a Playstation instead because there is almost always a game available that I am willing to purchase, regardless of the genre.
Nintendo is going to fall behind just like Intel, and then they'll have to play catch-up with the PS2, which will be in millions of homes already. In each of those homes, old PS games, that *will* run on the new system. The foundation is set, Sony is about to put a Manshion on top of it.
Contact your local SCORE (retired business-people who help out new small businesses by offering their ideas based on their decades of experience) or the Small Business Administration. I'm starting a new business (see my webpage), and SCORE helped me out a lot. They helped me to realize that I had a larger market than I thought, told me what I should spend my money on, when I would need a lawyer, etc. I'd be *completely* screwed without hour meeting I had to bring it all together.
I realize the topic may not necessarily be considered a small business, but everyone starts somewhere.
One thing many people never mention is that Colleges and Universities are NOT ISPs. The primary goal of institutes of higher learning is education. While I'll be the first to shout from the towers that the Internet is a great educational resource, parts of it are not.
Having just graduated from college about 2 years ago, I have to disagree with this statement entirely. The primary goal is education? No way. Regardless of how much this *should* be the case, the primary goal of Universities is *MONEY*. For what I paid for my college education, I should have had access to a T1 from my room. Instead I got a sketchy 56K connection, if I managed to get past the busy signals. As fscking babied as most college students are, they still deserve Internet access because they are paying for it! They pay increased rates to stay in the dorms (as compared to off-campus), and they should be compensated for the difference. Should that be full Internet access? Hell yeah. The Internet will become the greatest educator/tool in my lifetime, and the few idiots that spend 99% of their time downloading MP3's are never going to get their degree, they'll be working at Macky D's after they fail out the first quarter their in school. The University has *become* the ISP, even though the access isn't on the bill at the end of the quarter.
I know the music industry is going crazy against MP3, but is it necessary to send 64MB of MP3 to the Antarctic? What is NASA trying to get away with, an illegal copy of "Enter Sandman" by Metallica?
This is the second post I've seen like this today. I realize everyone and there Mom wanted Slashdot to put the submitted stories up so that everyone could *vote* on them, but this is ridiculous. If you don't want to read Slashdot for your news, go somewhere else. If Hemos and CmdrTco no longer do it for you, go to ZDNet or the NY Times. Post relevant shit if you're going to spend the time to post at all, not news I could give a flying fsck about. That's why God gave you a "Back" button...
I'll agree with the *NO* answers on this one. My answer is best summed up with the episode that ends with the Simpsons realizing they learned absolutely nothing ethical/moral from what transpired during the episode, it was "just a bunch of things that happened."
I think you expect too much from a 1/2hr cartoon, I mean, it isn't Akira for god's sake. The Simpsons are there to make you laugh, what better after a shitty day in the trenches?
The Simpsons is the best prime time cartoon within my lifetime (24 years). Transformers takes the daily spot.
Best Simpsons-Cape Fear parody Worst Simpsons-Anything Lisa related, or the one where Grandpa and Mr Burns were part of the same military group (something fish...)
All I can say, 10 years-Excellent! (as only Montgomery Burns could say it)
I have a hard time believing this, was your roommate living under a rock before they met you? They must think Canon only makes cameras...
I guess I shouldn't talk, I knew a guy in college that apparently had never heard of about 80% of the movies the rest of the country had seen at some point in their existence. People like that suck, they normally have no common sense and smell of elitism...
IBM+Linux=control over AOL/TW merger. Eh?
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Explain to me how IBM latching onto Linux has anything to do with softening the blow that AOL/TW would cause. It sounds like IBM is going to become the corporate version of guerillas, hiding in the jungles, awaiting their right time to attack the AOL/TW evil dictatorship. My god, Katz thinks the end of world is occuring because of this, and IBM/Linux=our savior.
If Katz was so worried about this, why did he have to be "woken up" to hear about. Hasn't he jacked in to the major news services yet so he can prepare a proper sermon...
As for a person's ability to access anything on the Internet they want being part of the First Amendment, I can't comment on, IANAL. All I know is that the company I work for uses filtering software (which I have bypassed because I don't believe in it), and no one has questioned whether or not it is legal. Everyone questions actually using it becuase they are all "too busy" to even go to the sites they shouldn't be visiting. Aren't libraries part of the huge corporation we call "government." Thus, if it is legal for my company to use this %$#%, isn't it legal for libraries to do so as well. It is merely forcing people to use another source for access, much like if the library didn't have a book I wanted, I would have to go somewhere else.
As for the effectiveness of the filtering software, it sucks. You check off *BROAD* topics that cover websites that shouldn't be covered by those topics. It's just sad, the lack of trust people have in other people nowadays.
First of all, almost any movie with Dolph Lundgren is bound to fail (ie Punisher). As for the Captain America remake, if it were made today, I'm sure it would have been better. Apply some computer graphics to his shield throwing and maybe a costume that actually fits him (oh yeah, some muscles would help), and I think it would have been much better than straight-to-video material.
Oh well, what do I know, I went to Spawn (my choice) with three other people and I almost got my ass kicked because they all thought it sucked. I'll admit, it wasn't great, but the only way it could have been great would have been some changes that would have forced an "R", maybe "X" rating...
I used to love watching MIB on Saturday, but it's been forever since they made new episodes. I can watch Simpson's reruns until my eyes bleed, but there's something about Sat. morning cartoon reruns that make my stomach churn.
I've been watching Beast Machines and I hear that isn't going to have any new episodes until Sept. Gimme an eff'n break!
Oh yeah, why hasn't Cartoon Network picked up the original Transformers (the best cartoon to date) and GI Joe cartoons. They had Thundercats on already for god's sake!
What geek hasn't picked up a comic in their lifetime?
Anyway, I'm glad to finally see Spidey on the big screen. I watched the old and new cartoons, and the short-lived live series (in the 70's?) when it was running on SciFi. Although I'll admit the comic took a dive after McFarlane left, Spidey is second to none in my book.
BTW-Danzig is not playing Wolverine, I saw that mentioned somewhere awhile back...that's too bad though.
I just use stickers to decorate my home-built system. Flash from DC Comics has replaced "Intel Inside," the Justice League computer is on my harddrive, and Steel is on my inner frame. A little goes along way baby!
Were you using Win 95? There is a Win 95 patch that fixes problems with 350+ Mghtz AMD processors. In fact, the memory errors you say you had sound like exactly one of the symptoms.
I had a problem with a WD 6GB drive too. I ran the diagnostics tool on it and it showed an error, and then said it fixed it. Problem is, it didn't fix dick, after screwing around with it for a couple of days (I must have reformatted it four times), I gave up. I ended up faxing them about my problem because their RMA database sucks. After two days of waiting, they faxed me back. The only good thing about the whole situation was that I received the new drive pretty quickly. I've seen a couple of these die at work, only the Quantum Bigfoot series has been worse.
I'll stick with Maxtor, I haven't had any problems with those yet.
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Can someone take each of those items and explain how *all* of it is utilized? Maybe it's too early, but this is really boggling my mind.
All I know is that AOL causes some major issues with the software my company utilizes, especially considering we already have a national dial-up service. The only reason users try to use AOL is because the filtering software we use sucks. The categories are too general, and sites that shouldn't be filtered out, are.
Anyone stupid enough to install AOL and not expect problems to arise from that installation frighten me. Any machine I get at work that contains AOL gets the immediate c:\>format. Oops, it's not part of the company software image!
My Atari became the 7800, then a Nintendo, then a Sega, then Sega-CD, and now Playstation. Anybody who likes to play video games, just sit down, turn the system on, and hit "Start" (no OS, no BSOD, etc) has been forced to follow this transition. I'm sure you can find Nintendo games somewhere, but why? Why go back to the "lizard?"
As for finding a scientific computer, I don't know what to tell you. I don't think your OS or hardware is your issue, but rather the software in the OS. Everything depends on how the software interprets the data you input by hitting a key(s) or clicking a mouse button (I know, deep =] ). What if the PS2 came with the greatest analysis software available, would you spend the money to buy it?
Moderate that up to 99. =]
Even though I just don't play games on my PC, comments like this piss me off. There aren't two classes, one "PC purists" and the other "Gamers." It's foolish to even attempt such generalizations.
Nintendo is going to fall behind just like Intel, and then they'll have to play catch-up with the PS2, which will be in millions of homes already. In each of those homes, old PS games, that *will* run on the new system. The foundation is set, Sony is about to put a Manshion on top of it.
You assume the local county will allow that. =]
I'm a troll for being honest? GAFB (Gimme a fsckin break.)
I realize the topic may not necessarily be considered a small business, but everyone starts somewhere.
Having just graduated from college about 2 years ago, I have to disagree with this statement entirely. The primary goal is education? No way. Regardless of how much this *should* be the case, the primary goal of Universities is *MONEY*. For what I paid for my college education, I should have had access to a T1 from my room. Instead I got a sketchy 56K connection, if I managed to get past the busy signals. As fscking babied as most college students are, they still deserve Internet access because they are paying for it! They pay increased rates to stay in the dorms (as compared to off-campus), and they should be compensated for the difference. Should that be full Internet access? Hell yeah. The Internet will become the greatest educator/tool in my lifetime, and the few idiots that spend 99% of their time downloading MP3's are never going to get their degree, they'll be working at Macky D's after they fail out the first quarter their in school. The University has *become* the ISP, even though the access isn't on the bill at the end of the quarter.
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This is the second post I've seen like this today. I realize everyone and there Mom wanted Slashdot to put the submitted stories up so that everyone could *vote* on them, but this is ridiculous. If you don't want to read Slashdot for your news, go somewhere else. If Hemos and CmdrTco no longer do it for you, go to ZDNet or the NY Times. Post relevant shit if you're going to spend the time to post at all, not news I could give a flying fsck about. That's why God gave you a "Back" button...
I think you expect too much from a 1/2hr cartoon, I mean, it isn't Akira for god's sake. The Simpsons are there to make you laugh, what better after a shitty day in the trenches?
Best Simpsons-Cape Fear parody Worst Simpsons-Anything Lisa related, or the one where Grandpa and Mr Burns were part of the same military group (something fish...)
All I can say, 10 years-Excellent! (as only Montgomery Burns could say it)
I guess I shouldn't talk, I knew a guy in college that apparently had never heard of about 80% of the movies the rest of the country had seen at some point in their existence. People like that suck, they normally have no common sense and smell of elitism...
If Katz was so worried about this, why did he have to be "woken up" to hear about. Hasn't he jacked in to the major news services yet so he can prepare a proper sermon...
As for the effectiveness of the filtering software, it sucks. You check off *BROAD* topics that cover websites that shouldn't be covered by those topics. It's just sad, the lack of trust people have in other people nowadays.
Oh well, what do I know, I went to Spawn (my choice) with three other people and I almost got my ass kicked because they all thought it sucked. I'll admit, it wasn't great, but the only way it could have been great would have been some changes that would have forced an "R", maybe "X" rating...
I've been watching Beast Machines and I hear that isn't going to have any new episodes until Sept. Gimme an eff'n break!
Oh yeah, why hasn't Cartoon Network picked up the original Transformers (the best cartoon to date) and GI Joe cartoons. They had Thundercats on already for god's sake!
Anyway, I'm glad to finally see Spidey on the big screen. I watched the old and new cartoons, and the short-lived live series (in the 70's?) when it was running on SciFi. Although I'll admit the comic took a dive after McFarlane left, Spidey is second to none in my book.
BTW-Danzig is not playing Wolverine, I saw that mentioned somewhere awhile back...that's too bad though.
Were you using Win 95? There is a Win 95 patch that fixes problems with 350+ Mghtz AMD processors. In fact, the memory errors you say you had sound like exactly one of the symptoms.
I'll stick with Maxtor, I haven't had any problems with those yet.