You can pretty easily set your PC clock accurately using one of many atomic clock servers. Infact I think this is even built into windows xp. I just set watches and alarm clocks based off my PC nowadays.
I had the same crapping my pants experiences with the original Alone in the Dark game. I'm pretty sure that predates Resident Evil. Also it does it without any incredible Hollywood special effects.
I would agree that there is lots of legacy detritus left in the class libraries. However, I'm not sure it really causes that much of a problem. If you don't use those classes for anything, they're pretty much invisible to you.
Wow, that's a really interesting post and great metaphor. The idea of a 13.7 billion sphere is really what I would have imagined too and for the moment I'll take it on faith that it is not. Could someone take the time to explain what the reality actually is?
True. While it's occupants have money to spend. When the government (and hence the people) are in massive debt to the rest of the world, it's unlikely you'll be generating enough surplus cash to afford luxury imports.
And which knob do you use to correct hearing loss from the wildly variant spikes in volume level? A compressed dynamic range is more constant and so is easier to control than a more erratic one. I to be able to protect my ears and yet still hear the 'quieter' parts of of the music thank you.
I realise this is just as bad but now you've irritated me. Why do feel the need to spank people for something so trivial. Don't you have better things to do? I don't right now, that's why I'm lecturing you. Get a brain moran!
it's clear that the term "use" is in reference to distribution.
How can you infer that? I'm sure it would be a lot less clear to a Microsoft lawyer in the right situation. You are suggesting that when you "use" software you are just distributing it? You must find the entertainment value of computer games rather puzzling...
I think you can take this too far and it's exactly where we'll end up in our schools and universities. If we're not careful that is. Certainly in the UK there is a drive to make school and degree level material more 'entertaining' and 'fun'. That's why we end up with some places teaching David Beckham Studies. I'd rather be a bit bored but learn something useful, wouldn't you?
Also you can't make education entertaining to all people. Some students would be fascinated by David Beckham, I would be bored to tears.
Unlike electronic eavesdropping, which is subject to legislative and some judicial control, this use of spy satellites is largely uncharted territory...
You're right on a superficial level. Start button, yep, Explorer, yep, Microsoft Word, great...
I work for top tier investment bank and we were really exceptionally careful when switching from NT to XP globally. There were literally thousands of in-house applications to be tested. Also there were really a lot of issues. Obvious things like legacy drivers but also more subtle things like the behavior of a JDK for instance.
The number of man hours involved in the change over was really staggering and took more than a year of effort. Each team involved in looking after their particular app had to do specific regression testing relating to the OS change over. All of this time costs money and has an inherent amount of risk attached.
This doesn't even touch on legacy / vendor applications that "aren't supported" on the new OS. That's a whole different set of headaches...
Kind of different to that. He could see things that no-one else could see. I want to 'not' see something that everyone else can see. Namely thought regulating control signals from the government.
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You can pretty easily set your PC clock accurately using one of many atomic clock servers. Infact I think this is even built into windows xp. I just set watches and alarm clocks based off my PC nowadays.
If we give up all our freedoms, will the terrorists stop hating us?
:)
No, but maybe US citizens are as backwards and repressed they will start blowing things up out of spite.
Really interesting post. It's clear who the bad guys and good guys are here but it's not really a 100%/0% split. More like 95%/5%. :)
I had the same crapping my pants experiences with the original Alone in the Dark game. I'm pretty sure that predates Resident Evil. Also it does it without any incredible Hollywood special effects.
As for the WGA breakdown - that didn't affect anyone negatively for more than a day or two.
And the Nazi's didn't hassle anyone for more than a few years. So what?
I would agree that there is lots of legacy detritus left in the class libraries. However, I'm not sure it really causes that much of a problem. If you don't use those classes for anything, they're pretty much invisible to you.
This sounds a lot like Java's evil twin, C#. :)
Wow, that's a really interesting post and great metaphor. The idea of a 13.7 billion sphere is really what I would have imagined too and for the moment I'll take it on faith that it is not. Could someone take the time to explain what the reality actually is?
True. While it's occupants have money to spend. When the government (and hence the people) are in massive debt to the rest of the world, it's unlikely you'll be generating enough surplus cash to afford luxury imports.
It's irritating that we must try to predict the ignorant reactions of the masses whenever we come across something potentially enlightening...
Let's see how disbelieving they are when 'Independence Day' saucers turn up and death ray them. 'Just a theory' my ass.
I for one welcome our hydrogen-peroxide breathing overlords...
Why only welcome them now? They've been safely living in Dolly Parton's hair for decades...
And which knob do you use to correct hearing loss from the wildly variant spikes in volume level? A compressed dynamic range is more constant and so is easier to control than a more erratic one. I to be able to protect my ears and yet still hear the 'quieter' parts of of the music thank you.
Boobs are a lot of weight.
Yes, on average woman have bigger boobs than men. Except from Robert Paulson of course.
Are we allowed to point out that fact? I'm watching for the black helicopters and PC swat team ropes dangling past the window...
I realise this is just as bad but now you've irritated me. Why do feel the need to spank people for something so trivial. Don't you have better things to do? I don't right now, that's why I'm lecturing you. Get a brain moran!
it's clear that the term "use" is in reference to distribution.
How can you infer that? I'm sure it would be a lot less clear to a Microsoft lawyer in the right situation. You are suggesting that when you "use" software you are just distributing it? You must find the entertainment value of computer games rather puzzling...
If only we had some measure of distance to give proper context
The Library of Congress has 850km of shelf space. So....
15.6 billion divided by 850 equals 18,352,941.2 Libraries of Congress. At least now even politicians can track Voyager's progress...
I think you're looking for Manhunt 2.
Learning and education should be entertaining.
I think you can take this too far and it's exactly where we'll end up in our schools and universities. If we're not careful that is. Certainly in the UK there is a drive to make school and degree level material more 'entertaining' and 'fun'. That's why we end up with some places teaching David Beckham Studies. I'd rather be a bit bored but learn something useful, wouldn't you?
Also you can't make education entertaining to all people. Some students would be fascinated by David Beckham, I would be bored to tears.
gives you the option of burning 1 (one) set of restore CD's
And let me guess, all I need do is send $10,000 to their bank in Nigeria to get the process moving?
Unlike electronic eavesdropping, which is subject to legislative and some judicial control, this use of spy satellites is largely uncharted territory...
And so is shooting the damn things down...
You're right on a superficial level. Start button, yep, Explorer, yep, Microsoft Word, great...
I work for top tier investment bank and we were really exceptionally careful when switching from NT to XP globally. There were literally thousands of in-house applications to be tested. Also there were really a lot of issues. Obvious things like legacy drivers but also more subtle things like the behavior of a JDK for instance.
The number of man hours involved in the change over was really staggering and took more than a year of effort. Each team involved in looking after their particular app had to do specific regression testing relating to the OS change over. All of this time costs money and has an inherent amount of risk attached.
This doesn't even touch on legacy / vendor applications that "aren't supported" on the new OS. That's a whole different set of headaches...
In other words, LCD parenting.
I hope that's in no way related to LSD parenting...
After hours of playing World of Warcraft I go to work and do repetitive tasks to slowly earn experience and money. Oh wait...
Wow, it looks like a fun place to eat! But I'm British so what would I know...
Kind of different to that. He could see things that no-one else could see. I want to 'not' see something that everyone else can see. Namely thought regulating control signals from the government.