I will NOT own a flat screen monitor, until the price is the same as CRTs.
- I don't care about the power consumption - I SO don't care about saving desk space... my desk is built to handle a bigger monitor anyway - CRTs look just as good as LCD monitors, IMO, if not better
Why spend any more? I have a 21" monitor, and there is no way in hell I could afford a 21" LCD. Even a 19" LCD probably costs more than what I can get a 21" for.
For people that want flat screen monitors, I say go for it, but it is nothing but a waste of money...
Other may have said the same thing (I haven't seen any comments with it yet), but if you don't want to get burned on eBay, use escrow.
It will cost a little more and be a little more of a pain, but then your money will be safe until the product is legitimately coming your way.
Or if you don't want to pay for escrow, at least ASK the seller if they will use escrow. If they say they won't, then don't go through with it. If they do, then you can go through them and just don't use it. If they were bluffing, well, you are screwed... but you have a better shot.
That said, I never use escrow. And I have never gotten burned as in, never had the item shipped, but I have gotten things that don't work as advertised, and some other sub-par stuff. Not to mention that people will boost their own bids through the roof by setting up multiple accounts and bidding on their own stuff, if they think you want it. So I try to avoid eBay whenever possible.
My friend contracted an eye-disease when he used a telescope, one of those peek-a-minute-for-a-quarter machine. We suspected that his eye-lash came in contact with the bacteria left by the previous patient.
Man, what kind of dirty place was that? Every one of those places I go to has a big window, not a telescope. I put my face on the glass too, but they usually have someone come in and mop up the "bacteria" after someone has used the booth. I would advise him to pick a slightly higher-class joint the next time he feels the need to do things like that!
Only on Slashdot would people complain about this. Didn't your mom ever complain about leaving the iron or stove on, and she had to drive all the way home to turn it off? This is obviously a remote shutdown mechanism put in place to allow sysadmins to turn their machines off if necessary, from home. No more late night runs to your cube! It's kind of like an "Easter Egg", if you will.
Man, we praise Tivo for allowing a certain series of keystrokes to allow 30-second fast-forwarding (or is that ReplayTV, I don't remember). But when MICROSOFT has secret, useful features in place.... we rip them apart! Come on people!
Games include Tron, Battleship, Poker, Minesweeper, Potato Guy
This may sound dumb, but hear me out... why isn't Solitaire included?
My mom plays Solitaire on Windows. So do most users that don't do much more than browse the web and check email. Half the people here at where I work do. Why not include solitaire?!?!
It's just one more thing that a Windows user could ask. "I really like playing solitaire. Does this computer have it?" "No."
Maybe a dumb point, but it just seems like it would have made sense to incude it. It's not like Microsoft has a monopoly on solitaire.
They aren't saying "UCSD will not allow this." They are citing Federal law. They interpret the Patriot Act as making that link illegal. That's a direct first amendment issue.
Yes, but I think they are interpreting it wrong. The article says the following about the Patriot Act:
The law in question is one section of the USA Patriot Act, signed by President George W. Bush last October, which outlaws providing "material support or resources" to foreign terrorists who have been placed on a State Department list. Material support is defined as money, lodging, training or "communications equipment."
Since they simply link to the website, and aren't (that I'm aware of) providing any kind of support or resources to that group, they should be fine to keep the link up.
Although I gather through the article that UCSD really just doesn't want to even have the CHANCE of violating the Patriot Act, since they would largely be responsible for dealing with the legal repercussions from it. I understand that, but I still don't think they have the right to remove the link from the student group's website.
There are certain things that consoles currently can not do, or don't do well. MMORPGs like Everquest are much better served with PC controls, like a full size keyboard, and DSL or cable modem. First person shooters... can you say, mouse-look? As well as the use of several keyboard keys for things like strafing, etc. RTS games would be a joke without the use of a keyboard... good RTS players use all of the keyboard shortcuts.
At the same time, obviously, there are some things consoles do very, very well. Sports titles, platform games, action/fighting games. These will almost always do best on the consoles.
I suppose the point is that while some games cross over successfully (GTA3), most games are better suited for one location or the other, PC or console. Neither the PCs or consoles will disappear in the gaming world.
If memory serves, Sony made iterative changes to the PS1 over the course of its run, which negated mod chips that worked in earlier 'generations'.
Also AFAIK, even the uber-friendly Dreamcast wouldn't boot burned CDs after a certain point in production. I believe if the date on the bottom of the dreamcast was before 09/01 (or something like that... I don't remember exactly) you were good to go, otherwise burned CDs might not work.
I don't see what the big deal is about this either... it's not like they are arresting people for trying to hack the systems, they are just making it more difficult.
I would love to read this whole interview... but can someone please fix the bold tag that was not closed midway through question one? I'd rather see 10 spelling errors than pages worth of all bold text.... thanks,
If you really need a 4 drive raid array to make sure your Dawson's Creek episodes can survive a disk going down, you have issues that the Tivo Quadcard can't fix.
That's 50 days of straight programming. 50 days, 24 hours a day.
It's cool, but come on, it's unnecessary. If you are 1200 hours behind in programming, you are just not going to catch up, period.
I suppose this would be cool though if you had 4 smaller hard drives around that you weren't doing anything with, to increase the capacity more without having to buy another hard drive, or swap out one that you were already using for the Tivo.
If you willingly bought the computer, knowing the cost, and knowing it came with Windows, you have no right to a refund.
Worst case, you don't get your refund, which you wouldn't have gotten anyway, but maybe you can get the point across. Best case, you get your point across and maybe get a few bucks for your trouble.
No. Worst case, you don't get your "refund" (OF COURSE) and you look like a jackass Linux zealot just trying to cause problems for no good reason. Best case, you don't cause a stir.
If I lived in Texas and bought a new car, I wouldn't expect them to give me a "refund" for the heating system I knowingly paid for. Don't be a dumbass!
My girlfriend understands my thoughts regarding diamonds, but deep down, I'm sure she would like a diamond. Even a small one.
Then BUY HER ONE!!!!!
I'm not married, but I am in a serious relationship and have been for about 4 years. I'm sure I'm not the first to tell you this, but if you love her, right now is not the best time to wage your anti-tradition diamond ban. You don't want to spend a ton? Buy a smaller diamond, you said yourself she will probably still want at least a small one.
And if resale value is a major concern, is this a person you really feel comfortable proposing to / marrying? Be sure before you buy the rock. And good luck!
It's pathetic when the U.S. Government can take a hard line on terrorism in traditional forms, but is cowed by a multinational corporation that has been demonstrated to be involved in monopolistic forms of terrorism.
JonKatz, is that you? OK, you are seriously trying to compare terrorist acts with... bundling a web browser and media player with an OS?
Granted, action needs to be taken (and, it is), but this is NOT terrorism... or even close.
the more recipients that you spam, the less likely they are to respond (startlingly obvious
How is this obvious at all, or even correct? The people you spam have no knowledge of how many others get spammed by the same person/company. Although your odds of getting a bite have to be ridiculously low, they most certainly have to go up with every mailbox you hit. Basic statistics!
another company like Blizzard who sold something like (correct me if I'm wrong) 1 millions copies of Warcraft III on pre-sell alone... how are we supposed to feel sorry that their "losing" money, when we can't be sure that people who pirated that software would never have bought it because they don't have the money or whatever?
Perhaps because it's wrong? They have spent YEARS creating this game, maybe the best RTS game ever (not really sure yet, still just starting out playing it right now). Aren't they entitled to every penny they charge for it?
Just because YOU think they have made enough money doesn't make it right to pirate the software. I am thankful there are people out there that will pay Blizzard for their hard work by purchasing the game (like myself).
And for the fun it gives you, it is NOT expensive. Taking a chick to a movie, buying popcorn and everything comes to $20+. And thats 3 hours of entertainment tops. WC3 is months of entertainment, at least. Isn't it worth the money? Granted, Photoshop is a little steep, but Warcraft 3 is not.
You want to "try it out"? Play it at a friend's house that has it. Read the reviews and see what you would like/dislike about it. I don't ask for my money back halfway through a shitty movie at the theater (although some times I want to).
Have you ever been to a Dave And Buster's? They have locations nationwide and are the new wave of arcades. They carry the newest games and have a restaurant inside them as well as multiple bars, also pool tables and other things.
This is about as close as you are going to come to the old arcade days.
Unfortunately too, games now are different. Game makers no longer make games that increase in difficulty over and over, and allow you to play for long periods of time on one quarter. Most new games are tailored to require a coin drop within a few minutes, tops. If you don't believe me, try to name a new game that would let you play through it till the end on one play like Ms. PacMan or any of the other old-school arcade games... so now, the old "high-score" mentality is no longer there in my opinion. Now it's more of a 3-minute attraction that you pay 50 cents to a dollar to play, and then you move on.
But if you are looking for a place to (and I quote you here) "play games, hang out, drink beer, meet girls", Dave And Busters' is THE place you are looking for... check it out.
And no I don't work there, I just think it's a cool place to hang out and have fun.:)
Many URL's can be used to guess WHAT data you've been looking at without actually looking at the website. For example, if someone saw the URL: http://www.nakedkids.com they would assume that it was child porn and whomever looked at it should be red-flagged and investigated. Quite possibly however this site could have NOTHING to do with porn and could simply have a questionable DNS name.
If www.nakedkids.com DIDN'T have to do with child porn, they might want to rethink their company name / marketing strategy...
But regarding your point, I want to say things like this would be caught in the follow-up investigation. Not that I want people investigating me, but I probably won't be thrown in the back of a squad car for visiting a site with a weird name if it actually sells propane and propane accessories, for example...
You mean people who posses unauthorised copies of the game. "Piracy" has to do with armed theft of tangable goods (often involving murder, rape, and other nasty business).
Shut the fuck up! I'm so sick of people's dumbass comments and semantics. As I'm sure you're aware, in practice, language evolves and some words gain new meaning. Does whether or not we should call illegally copying software "piracy" matter?
It has nothing whatsoever to do with sharing fun or useful software with your friends
Sharing? How about next time you park in the parking lot, someone "shares" your car and takes it to the local chop shop to "share" the parts with others. Or someone sticks you up on the street, takes out your wallet and forces you to "share" your money with him. Copying software illegally is THEFT, whether or not that person would have gone out and paid for a copy on his own accord.
There is nothing morally wrong with this activity in and of itself, only the economic argument that some unpaid copies might have been paid copies otherwise.
Oh, sure. I suppose it depends on your morals, but as far as I know, theft is morally wrong to most people. Just because you aren't physically taking software off the shelf of a store, or taking dollar bills out of a company's bank, doesn't make it less of a theft, and definitely doesn't make it morally right. Give me a break!
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I will NOT own a flat screen monitor, until the price is the same as CRTs.
- I don't care about the power consumption
- I SO don't care about saving desk space... my desk is built to handle a bigger monitor anyway
- CRTs look just as good as LCD monitors, IMO, if not better
Why spend any more? I have a 21" monitor, and there is no way in hell I could afford a 21" LCD. Even a 19" LCD probably costs more than what I can get a 21" for.
For people that want flat screen monitors, I say go for it, but it is nothing but a waste of money...
Mark
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Telephone more effective than tin can and string
Umbrella proven more effective at staying dry than dodging raindrops
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Other may have said the same thing (I haven't seen any comments with it yet), but if you don't want to get burned on eBay, use escrow.
It will cost a little more and be a little more of a pain, but then your money will be safe until the product is legitimately coming your way.
Or if you don't want to pay for escrow, at least ASK the seller if they will use escrow. If they say they won't, then don't go through with it. If they do, then you can go through them and just don't use it. If they were bluffing, well, you are screwed... but you have a better shot.
That said, I never use escrow. And I have never gotten burned as in, never had the item shipped, but I have gotten things that don't work as advertised, and some other sub-par stuff. Not to mention that people will boost their own bids through the roof by setting up multiple accounts and bidding on their own stuff, if they think you want it. So I try to avoid eBay whenever possible.
Mark
My friend contracted an eye-disease when he used a telescope, one of those peek-a-minute-for-a-quarter machine. We suspected that his eye-lash came in contact with the bacteria left by the previous patient.
Man, what kind of dirty place was that? Every one of those places I go to has a big window, not a telescope. I put my face on the glass too, but they usually have someone come in and mop up the "bacteria" after someone has used the booth. I would advise him to pick a slightly higher-class joint the next time he feels the need to do things like that!
Mark
Only on Slashdot would people complain about this. Didn't your mom ever complain about leaving the iron or stove on, and she had to drive all the way home to turn it off? This is obviously a remote shutdown mechanism put in place to allow sysadmins to turn their machines off if necessary, from home. No more late night runs to your cube! It's kind of like an "Easter Egg", if you will.
Man, we praise Tivo for allowing a certain series of keystrokes to allow 30-second fast-forwarding (or is that ReplayTV, I don't remember). But when MICROSOFT has secret, useful features in place.... we rip them apart! Come on people!
(yes, it's humor, calm down)
Games include Tron, Battleship, Poker, Minesweeper, Potato Guy
This may sound dumb, but hear me out... why isn't Solitaire included?
My mom plays Solitaire on Windows. So do most users that don't do much more than browse the web and check email. Half the people here at where I work do. Why not include solitaire?!?!
It's just one more thing that a Windows user could ask. "I really like playing solitaire. Does this computer have it?" "No."
Maybe a dumb point, but it just seems like it would have made sense to incude it. It's not like Microsoft has a monopoly on solitaire.
Mark
They aren't saying "UCSD will not allow this." They are citing Federal law. They interpret the Patriot Act as making that link illegal. That's a direct first amendment issue.
Yes, but I think they are interpreting it wrong. The article says the following about the Patriot Act:
The law in question is one section of the USA Patriot Act, signed by President George W. Bush last October, which outlaws providing "material support or resources" to foreign terrorists who have been placed on a State Department list. Material support is defined as money, lodging, training or "communications equipment."
Since they simply link to the website, and aren't (that I'm aware of) providing any kind of support or resources to that group, they should be fine to keep the link up.
Although I gather through the article that UCSD really just doesn't want to even have the CHANCE of violating the Patriot Act, since they would largely be responsible for dealing with the legal repercussions from it. I understand that, but I still don't think they have the right to remove the link from the student group's website.
Mark
There are certain things that consoles currently can not do, or don't do well. MMORPGs like Everquest are much better served with PC controls, like a full size keyboard, and DSL or cable modem. First person shooters... can you say, mouse-look? As well as the use of several keyboard keys for things like strafing, etc. RTS games would be a joke without the use of a keyboard... good RTS players use all of the keyboard shortcuts.
At the same time, obviously, there are some things consoles do very, very well. Sports titles, platform games, action/fighting games. These will almost always do best on the consoles.
I suppose the point is that while some games cross over successfully (GTA3), most games are better suited for one location or the other, PC or console. Neither the PCs or consoles will disappear in the gaming world.
Mark
If memory serves, Sony made iterative changes to the PS1 over the course of its run, which negated mod chips that worked in earlier 'generations'.
Also AFAIK, even the uber-friendly Dreamcast wouldn't boot burned CDs after a certain point in production. I believe if the date on the bottom of the dreamcast was before 09/01 (or something like that... I don't remember exactly) you were good to go, otherwise burned CDs might not work.
I don't see what the big deal is about this either... it's not like they are arresting people for trying to hack the systems, they are just making it more difficult.
Mark
I would love to read this whole interview... but can someone please fix the bold tag that was not closed midway through question one? I'd rather see 10 spelling errors than pages worth of all bold text.... thanks,
Mark
Homer : Wonders, Lisa? Or blunders?
Lisa : I think that was implied by my statement.
Homer : Implied, Lisa? Or implode?
Lisa : Mom!!!!
If you really need a 4 drive raid array to make sure your Dawson's Creek episodes can survive a disk going down, you have issues that the Tivo Quadcard can't fix.
Mark
That's 50 days of straight programming. 50 days, 24 hours a day.
It's cool, but come on, it's unnecessary. If you are 1200 hours behind in programming, you are just not going to catch up, period.
I suppose this would be cool though if you had 4 smaller hard drives around that you weren't doing anything with, to increase the capacity more without having to buy another hard drive, or swap out one that you were already using for the Tivo.
Mark
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Proofreads for the weak.
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Sheesh, what a troll!
If you willingly bought the computer, knowing the cost, and knowing it came with Windows, you have no right to a refund.
Worst case, you don't get your refund, which you wouldn't have gotten anyway, but maybe you can get the point across. Best case, you get your point across and maybe get a few bucks for your trouble.
No. Worst case, you don't get your "refund" (OF COURSE) and you look like a jackass Linux zealot just trying to cause problems for no good reason. Best case, you don't cause a stir.
If I lived in Texas and bought a new car, I wouldn't expect them to give me a "refund" for the heating system I knowingly paid for. Don't be a dumbass!
Mark
My girlfriend understands my thoughts regarding diamonds, but deep down, I'm sure she would like a diamond. Even a small one.
Then BUY HER ONE!!!!!
I'm not married, but I am in a serious relationship and have been for about 4 years. I'm sure I'm not the first to tell you this, but if you love her, right now is not the best time to wage your anti-tradition diamond ban. You don't want to spend a ton? Buy a smaller diamond, you said yourself she will probably still want at least a small one.
And if resale value is a major concern, is this a person you really feel comfortable proposing to / marrying? Be sure before you buy the rock. And good luck!
Mark
Give me a break!
It's pathetic when the U.S. Government can take a hard line on terrorism in traditional forms, but is cowed by a multinational corporation that has been demonstrated to be involved in monopolistic forms of terrorism.
JonKatz, is that you? OK, you are seriously trying to compare terrorist acts with... bundling a web browser and media player with an OS?
Granted, action needs to be taken (and, it is), but this is NOT terrorism... or even close.
Mark
the more recipients that you spam, the less likely they are to respond (startlingly obvious
How is this obvious at all, or even correct? The people you spam have no knowledge of how many others get spammed by the same person/company. Although your odds of getting a bite have to be ridiculously low, they most certainly have to go up with every mailbox you hit. Basic statistics!
Mark
another company like Blizzard who sold something like (correct me if I'm wrong) 1 millions copies of Warcraft III on pre-sell alone... how are we supposed to feel sorry that their "losing" money, when we can't be sure that people who pirated that software would never have bought it because they don't have the money or whatever?
Perhaps because it's wrong? They have spent YEARS creating this game, maybe the best RTS game ever (not really sure yet, still just starting out playing it right now). Aren't they entitled to every penny they charge for it?
Just because YOU think they have made enough money doesn't make it right to pirate the software. I am thankful there are people out there that will pay Blizzard for their hard work by purchasing the game (like myself).
And for the fun it gives you, it is NOT expensive. Taking a chick to a movie, buying popcorn and everything comes to $20+. And thats 3 hours of entertainment tops. WC3 is months of entertainment, at least. Isn't it worth the money? Granted, Photoshop is a little steep, but Warcraft 3 is not.
You want to "try it out"? Play it at a friend's house that has it. Read the reviews and see what you would like/dislike about it. I don't ask for my money back halfway through a shitty movie at the theater (although some times I want to).
Mark
Have you ever been to a Dave And Buster's? They have locations nationwide and are the new wave of arcades. They carry the newest games and have a restaurant inside them as well as multiple bars, also pool tables and other things.
:)
This is about as close as you are going to come to the old arcade days.
Unfortunately too, games now are different. Game makers no longer make games that increase in difficulty over and over, and allow you to play for long periods of time on one quarter. Most new games are tailored to require a coin drop within a few minutes, tops. If you don't believe me, try to name a new game that would let you play through it till the end on one play like Ms. PacMan or any of the other old-school arcade games... so now, the old "high-score" mentality is no longer there in my opinion. Now it's more of a 3-minute attraction that you pay 50 cents to a dollar to play, and then you move on.
But if you are looking for a place to (and I quote you here) "play games, hang out, drink beer, meet girls", Dave And Busters' is THE place you are looking for... check it out.
And no I don't work there, I just think it's a cool place to hang out and have fun.
Mark
Many URL's can be used to guess WHAT data you've been looking at without actually looking at the website. For example, if someone saw the URL: http://www.nakedkids.com they would assume that it was child porn and whomever looked at it should be red-flagged and investigated. Quite possibly however this site could have NOTHING to do with porn and could simply have a questionable DNS name.
If www.nakedkids.com DIDN'T have to do with child porn, they might want to rethink their company name / marketing strategy...
But regarding your point, I want to say things like this would be caught in the follow-up investigation. Not that I want people investigating me, but I probably won't be thrown in the back of a squad car for visiting a site with a weird name if it actually sells propane and propane accessories, for example...
Mark
You mean people who posses unauthorised copies of the game. "Piracy" has to do with armed theft of tangable goods (often involving murder, rape, and other nasty business).
Shut the fuck up! I'm so sick of people's dumbass comments and semantics. As I'm sure you're aware, in practice, language evolves and some words gain new meaning. Does whether or not we should call illegally copying software "piracy" matter?
It has nothing whatsoever to do with sharing fun or useful software with your friends
Sharing? How about next time you park in the parking lot, someone "shares" your car and takes it to the local chop shop to "share" the parts with others. Or someone sticks you up on the street, takes out your wallet and forces you to "share" your money with him. Copying software illegally is THEFT, whether or not that person would have gone out and paid for a copy on his own accord.
There is nothing morally wrong with this activity in and of itself, only the economic argument that some unpaid copies might have been paid copies otherwise.
Oh, sure. I suppose it depends on your morals, but as far as I know, theft is morally wrong to most people. Just because you aren't physically taking software off the shelf of a store, or taking dollar bills out of a company's bank, doesn't make it less of a theft, and definitely doesn't make it morally right. Give me a break!
Mark