I remember (rose-tinted glasses ahoy!) when games were FAR harder than they were now. Perhaps I was just less good at games, but it took me about a year to complete the first C&C game, and 2 months to complete Red Alert. In comparison, RA2: Yuri's Revenge was over in about three hours. The Tomb Raider series is another similar case, I spent a very long time indeed completing the second and third games, but Legend (as good as it was) was over in about a week. As time has gone on, less effort has gone into the single player and more focus has been made on players killing other players online. Multiplayer may make the game experience last longer, but too many companies are forgetting the single player experience that kept us going for several years - Deus Ex, anyone?
We have an HP PSC 2355 printer and we installed the software that came with it. Anyhow, every half an hour or so, a program would randomly appear in the taskbar and disappear very quickly afterwards, usually minimising any full-screen applications. In the end, we had to disable it in msconfig. I honestly can't remember what the entry was in msconfig, but I could find it somewhere if it's actually the problem. Of course, it probably begins with "hp" anyway.
I hope one day they come to realise the error of their ways. It would be ironic if these extremists (too kind a word, really) are affected in years to come by the halting of this research. If they have a condition that affects how their brain visualises things or the part of the brain is damaged through a stroke, how quick would they be to change wind and want a cure? I personally don't like the idea of animal experimentation (as an animal lover myself) but I can truly accept that sacrifices are necessary to advance the world. Unless, of course, these people are willing to put themselves forward for these experiments instead, they have no right to interfere and intimidate the people who work hard to make our lives better.
I have to agree fully with this. I have an Acer Travelmate, and I've got a bit of discolouration where I rest the palm of my hand. Granted it turns a darker grey than a yellow, but I don't complain because it doesn't mean it'll blow up or stop working. Laptops are designed to withstand a few bumps and bruises and will probably end up with some form of damage after a couple of years anyway. There's no point kicking up a fuss for something minor like that, in my opinion.
Would it not be highly advantageous to allow the running of Linux binaries as well? I don't have a great deal of knowledge on the subject, but wouldn't it be relatively easy to implement something like this because it's open-source code?
To be honest, I'm sure many people would be fine with Epiphany and AbiWord/Gnumeric. I think they have smaller footprints than Firefox and OO respectively without being too minimalist or feature-lacking.
Have you considered XFCE? It should be lightweight enough to be comfortable, and it means that you don't have to resort to a window manager by itself. You probably wouldn't be able to run some memory-hogging applications like Firefox or OpenOffice, though.
I know, I did vaguely mention that. Other consoles have had some form of media playing in the past, the PS2 could (if I remember) play CDs and DVDs and the Dreamcast could play CDs. I suppose Sony are just banking on Bluray being a success, so they believe they can bump the price up. To be honest, they probably can (people will still go out and buy the PS3 despite the price and people will go out and buy Bluray discs) but not that many people have deep enough pockets to pay for the initial console AND the more expensive games. Unless one or the other drops severely, the PS3 won't be as widespread and popular.
Fair enough, I didn't quite know what a Langrangrian point was, but it will still be nowhere near perfect, will it? The point isn't a specific area, it's an exact point and anywhere else will be just off and will have a slight pull from either the Earth or the Sun, slowly setting it out of alignment. If it's going to be watched for a year, this will become a bigger and bigger difference, accelerating away until it's strongly in one planet's pull.
I know people are ranting and raving about the fact the PS3 is so expensive, but isn't Sony also trying to advertise the fact it is a media centre as well as just a console? I suppose if you remember that Sony are trying this angle too, the price seems more reasonable.
Then again, the Xbox and Xbox 360 are both capable of playing DVDs and CDs just fine and they never had such a steep price tag...
If the minature solar system is sent into space, then would it also come under the effect of the gravity of the actual solar system? Granted the effect will be very small (considering one object is very small and is far away anyway) but surely it would cause enough of an effect to make a difference? I'm sure they're trying their best to cancel out these forces, but they'd need absolutely minute amounts of gravity or (impossibly enough) none at all for a good reading.
For anybody who hasn't used Slax, they give you an option to upload personal data (passworded, of course), making it a very good live CD in that you can travel anywhere and are still able to access your personal data provided there is an internet connection. Perhaps an Internet OS could take a route similar to this?
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Maxis is actually still going. Don't forget Bullfrog, though. They made the original God game, were a key player in the Sim game field and always had an air of wit around them that made all of their games comedy gold, as well as good fun.
Perhaps they're trying to prove the existence of God? If they illegally patent a chemical made by God, He will come down on them like a pile of bricks and sue the crap out of them, thus proving that God exists!
Think of the poor haggis! The shock of a rocket launching could tip them over and they'll roll down the hills, killing thousands! This injustice cannot be allowed to happen!
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I remember (rose-tinted glasses ahoy!) when games were FAR harder than they were now. Perhaps I was just less good at games, but it took me about a year to complete the first C&C game, and 2 months to complete Red Alert. In comparison, RA2: Yuri's Revenge was over in about three hours. The Tomb Raider series is another similar case, I spent a very long time indeed completing the second and third games, but Legend (as good as it was) was over in about a week.
As time has gone on, less effort has gone into the single player and more focus has been made on players killing other players online. Multiplayer may make the game experience last longer, but too many companies are forgetting the single player experience that kept us going for several years - Deus Ex, anyone?
The printer itself is fine (works flawlessly in Linux, too), it's just the damn software. Maybe I was just luckier than you.
They worked just fine without the program running in msconfig, so I don't know what possible purpose it had other than annoying the end-user.
We have an HP PSC 2355 printer and we installed the software that came with it. Anyhow, every half an hour or so, a program would randomly appear in the taskbar and disappear very quickly afterwards, usually minimising any full-screen applications. In the end, we had to disable it in msconfig. I honestly can't remember what the entry was in msconfig, but I could find it somewhere if it's actually the problem. Of course, it probably begins with "hp" anyway.
Like hell they are, losers!!!111
BANG! DIE ALIEN!!
(Mathew, aged six)
I know what you mean. My physics exam last year nearly had a slight misunderstanding with the word hadron...
Don't worry, if there is some sort of massive disaster and electricity vanishes, we can still run Linux.
I hope one day they come to realise the error of their ways. It would be ironic if these extremists (too kind a word, really) are affected in years to come by the halting of this research. If they have a condition that affects how their brain visualises things or the part of the brain is damaged through a stroke, how quick would they be to change wind and want a cure?
I personally don't like the idea of animal experimentation (as an animal lover myself) but I can truly accept that sacrifices are necessary to advance the world. Unless, of course, these people are willing to put themselves forward for these experiments instead, they have no right to interfere and intimidate the people who work hard to make our lives better.
Even better, put THIS into perspective.
Well Neptune doesn't have a vastly odd orbit for a start...
You forgot News at Ten!
I have to agree fully with this. I have an Acer Travelmate, and I've got a bit of discolouration where I rest the palm of my hand. Granted it turns a darker grey than a yellow, but I don't complain because it doesn't mean it'll blow up or stop working. Laptops are designed to withstand a few bumps and bruises and will probably end up with some form of damage after a couple of years anyway. There's no point kicking up a fuss for something minor like that, in my opinion.
Looks like I'll be spending a few days buying some food, I have FPS to gain!
Would it not be highly advantageous to allow the running of Linux binaries as well? I don't have a great deal of knowledge on the subject, but wouldn't it be relatively easy to implement something like this because it's open-source code?
To be honest, I'm sure many people would be fine with Epiphany and AbiWord/Gnumeric. I think they have smaller footprints than Firefox and OO respectively without being too minimalist or feature-lacking.
Have you considered XFCE? It should be lightweight enough to be comfortable, and it means that you don't have to resort to a window manager by itself. You probably wouldn't be able to run some memory-hogging applications like Firefox or OpenOffice, though.
I know, I did vaguely mention that. Other consoles have had some form of media playing in the past, the PS2 could (if I remember) play CDs and DVDs and the Dreamcast could play CDs. I suppose Sony are just banking on Bluray being a success, so they believe they can bump the price up. To be honest, they probably can (people will still go out and buy the PS3 despite the price and people will go out and buy Bluray discs) but not that many people have deep enough pockets to pay for the initial console AND the more expensive games. Unless one or the other drops severely, the PS3 won't be as widespread and popular.
Fair enough, I didn't quite know what a Langrangrian point was, but it will still be nowhere near perfect, will it? The point isn't a specific area, it's an exact point and anywhere else will be just off and will have a slight pull from either the Earth or the Sun, slowly setting it out of alignment. If it's going to be watched for a year, this will become a bigger and bigger difference, accelerating away until it's strongly in one planet's pull.
I know people are ranting and raving about the fact the PS3 is so expensive, but isn't Sony also trying to advertise the fact it is a media centre as well as just a console? I suppose if you remember that Sony are trying this angle too, the price seems more reasonable.
Then again, the Xbox and Xbox 360 are both capable of playing DVDs and CDs just fine and they never had such a steep price tag...
If the minature solar system is sent into space, then would it also come under the effect of the gravity of the actual solar system? Granted the effect will be very small (considering one object is very small and is far away anyway) but surely it would cause enough of an effect to make a difference? I'm sure they're trying their best to cancel out these forces, but they'd need absolutely minute amounts of gravity or (impossibly enough) none at all for a good reading.
For anybody who hasn't used Slax, they give you an option to upload personal data (passworded, of course), making it a very good live CD in that you can travel anywhere and are still able to access your personal data provided there is an internet connection. Perhaps an Internet OS could take a route similar to this?
Maxis is actually still going. Don't forget Bullfrog, though. They made the original God game, were a key player in the Sim game field and always had an air of wit around them that made all of their games comedy gold, as well as good fun.
Perhaps they're trying to prove the existence of God? If they illegally patent a chemical made by God, He will come down on them like a pile of bricks and sue the crap out of them, thus proving that God exists!
But thousands of haggis hunters will wait in glee as they roll down, making them easy prey. They could wipe the haggis population out entirely!
Think of the poor haggis! The shock of a rocket launching could tip them over and they'll roll down the hills, killing thousands! This injustice cannot be allowed to happen!