How spammers try and evade Bayesian filters.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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§ ita § - Mar 29, 2006 1:56:07 pm PST #7728 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DXMachina - Mar 29, 2006 2:05:09 pm PST #7729 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
By throwing up a blank page?
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2006 2:11:14 pm PST #7730 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was missing a character. Fixed now.
tommyrot - Mar 30, 2006 5:00:29 am PST #7731 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Pro'lly everyone knows that April 1 is the 30th anniversary of Apple. Here's a picture of every single product they ever made: [link]
Hmmm. I still want a Lisa.
Gudanov - Mar 30, 2006 5:58:29 am PST #7732 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I have recently discovered the -h option for ls. How did I never know about this before?
Myth update. I still need to get my Remote Wonder remote control working with the remote frontend. Since the Remote Wonder works like a mouse in X, I think all I need to do is set new mappings with xmodmap. The original frontend/backend system continues to work great (the only reboot was because I needed to physically move the computer), but now the 250GB harddrive in it seems kinda small. I just discoved video playlists, nifty.
Betsy HP - Mar 30, 2006 7:10:43 am PST #7733 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Dudes,
Need to buy a clue. My son's cheapo Dell (3 years old) no longer suffices to run online games like Second Life. He wants a games-friendly computer for his birthday. I'm assuming a separate graphics card is a must-have. What else do I need to look for? (Note that this doesn't have to be a hyped-up water-cooled machine; just something with fast graphics suitable for current games.)
Betsy HP - Mar 30, 2006 7:12:21 am PST #7734 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Here's the Second Life requirements page. I am ashamed to admit it's gibberish to me. Is there a pre-packaged vendor that offers machines compatible with the "comfortable" needs? I'm not up for building one.
* Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL
* Computer Processor: 1.6GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon 2000+ or better
* Computer Memory: 512MB or better
* Video/Graphics Card**:
o nVidia GeForce FX 5600, GeForce 6600, or better
o OR ATI Radeon 9600, X600, or better
tommyrot - Mar 30, 2006 7:19:10 am PST #7735 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
nVidia GeForce FX 5600, GeForce 6600, or better
OR ATI Radeon 9600, X600, or better
You have to get either an nVidia or an ATI. I think the way it works for each company is the higher the number, the better. But you might want to double-check that....
TomW - Mar 30, 2006 7:32:13 am PST #7736 of 10003
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
Dell has their "XPS" range, which is pitched at gamers. [link] I have to say that I haven't heard anything good about the XPS machines, and I have heard some very bad about them.
Alienware also pitch at gamers. [link] Their machines are wicked fast, but prone to noisiness. I have one under my desk at work. It's a tiny god, but I had to fiddle with it to make it quiet enough for a work machine. That may not be an issue with a home machine. I believe they have just been bought out by Dell. That may change their quality proposition.
HP probably has a machine that would do, but good luck finding it. It's probably called the z2345i. Not to be confused with the z2345j.
Gateway also has a series of gamer's machines: FX510. [link]
Everyone except for the real budget makers (like eMachines) should have something in their lineup that would do. Just keep an eye on the "graphics" line item. Anything that says "integrated" will be bad news.
Betsy HP - Mar 30, 2006 7:37:00 am PST #7737 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
That is an enormous help, Tom; thanks.