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And then there are people like me who downloaded both Windows and Linux versions, so my contribution counted toward both, which might skew the numbers a bit in Linux's favor. Or it might not.-Deozaan (May 09, 2010, 10:52 AM)
This probably won't help...but, I thought it was funny.-Stoic Joker (May 11, 2010, 02:58 PM)
But think of all the money you would have saved if you had played what you already own.-p3lb0x (May 09, 2010, 04:56 PM)
Not really, you only delay the inevitable-Lashiec (May 11, 2010, 10:10 AM)
And I think that Nico owns iconico (and has his own software) but don't quote me on that. <snip />
...but then comes along another Steam sale and something I've had my eye on (for years, perhaps) is only $5 and I can't resist buying it. Especially if it is multiplayer and I have a friend or family member who is also getting it.-Deozaan (May 09, 2010, 05:15 PM)
Board games or bored games? I have a large collection of mostly Avalon Hill (some SSI) in prime condition which I would be pleased to send to any interested person who would pay mailing costs for 1 or dozens. Will provide list if any of you are interested.-afndata (May 08, 2010, 12:44 PM)
I say it needs more whitespace, and the links should have the same style as all the other links on dc.com-housetier (May 08, 2010, 08:43 PM)
When I looked, I found ClipMate the best, and I've never seen anything to give me any cause to reconsider.+1-Dormouse (May 06, 2010, 04:52 AM)
I never forgot the names of my characters - but then I played with an RP guild, so my characters have a life of their own
And if it comes to unplayed games list size, i bet i beat everyone...-iphigenie (May 08, 2010, 06:56 AM)
That's sort of the reason that I forget some names... some MMOs I bought, and played for a month or less. I've played just about every MMO out there (and bought more than that)...To me, it seems more like a form of tyranny where people are imprisoned for no good reason. The marijuana example seems to be an excellent one. Pot-heads don't run around robbing, raping and murdering. They're pretty harmless.-Renegade (May 06, 2010, 11:28 PM)
Do you actually have an iPad yet? My impression is that the weight and need to constantly hold/prop up the thing actually is a detraction for comfortable long-term reading vs. even a netbook, which can stand in a readable position on its own quite easily.-JavaJones (May 06, 2010, 04:45 PM)
Have you tried contacting Acer and seeing if they can supply a better battery pack - or just buy a spare battery?-Carol Haynes (May 06, 2010, 03:51 PM)
--- you can set up a RAID 1 array for not much expense.-wraith808 (May 06, 2010, 10:14 AM)
-sounds interesting. However, I don't *need* a server (but may of course buy one all the same! haha), so if I am to think of it as solely a backup unit, I would say it is too fragile for the purpose. I might be paranoid, but I found this mini review of D-Link DNS-323:This drive is labeled as a backup drive or basically as a simple file server. All in all, it works well, until the unit fails. I used this as a file server running RAID 1 so that I had two copies of all of my files in case a drive failed. Only when the box failed and D-Link sent me a warranty replacement, did I learn there was no way to set up the new box without reformatting the drive and wiping out all of the data. After hours (and a lot of intense discussion with people on the other side of the Earth), we found a way to access the Linux file formatted drive on a Windows box and copy the files. If I had run this box in RAID 0 (which you would only do as a file server, not a backup drive), all of my data would have been lost. Be very careful when using this drive. Your data is not as safe as D-Link would like you to think.-Reviewer PC-PRO on Mar 11, 2010-Curt (May 06, 2010, 10:58 AM)
a backup of the backup drive
or simply two rotated backup drives, so even if the one with the most recent backup tanks, you still have the previous one-AndyM (May 06, 2010, 09:39 AM)
OTOH, I'm sort of stupefied with HP buying Palm. Palm was good in the day. But I don't think it's so good now...-wraith808 (May 06, 2010, 09:04 AM)
But Palm has an OS suited for appliances which might just be a better fit for a tablet aimed at competing with the iPad than anything MS has. I get the impression that HP would like to be able to offer a full package like Apple can rather than compete against the asian manufacturers as just another Windows OEM.-markan (May 06, 2010, 09:39 AM)
The Jim & Sleazy Pete analogy shows where those matters of law and justice get confused or blended or muddled. Is it ok to break the law to catch law breakers? All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. (Rule of law for who???)-Renegade (May 06, 2010, 09:44 AM)
The US has about 3/4 of a percent of its population in prison -- higher than any other country. Laws in the US have run amok and are destroying the country. http://en.wikipedia....in_the_United_StatesIn 2008, over 7.3 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole at year-end — 3.2% of all U.S. adult residents or 1 in every 31 adults.
WOW! That's simply stunning. Over 3%. There is something seriously wrong there. I have a hard time believing that Americans are really all that evil/bad. No. The problem isn't the people. It's the legislators and the judiciary.-Renegade (May 06, 2010, 10:03 AM)
What annoys me is that its success has caused Microsoft and HP to shelve their own tablet plans. The Microsoft Courier was, in my opinion, quite a different machine from the iPad and much more in keeping with what I am looking for in the next generation of portable devices.-Darwin (May 06, 2010, 08:58 AM)
In the mean time, we'll all have to do our best to conserve our outrage.-40hz (May 06, 2010, 08:44 AM)
I'm guessing you got a 3-cell battery and JavaJones got a 9-cell battery. I have a 6-cell battery and my netbook lasts about 5-6 hours with "normal" power settings and usage.How heavy is it? My battery sticks out the back already... I can't imagine how big the other batteries are. I have a 6-cell. It advertises 6.5 hours, but it surely doesn't seem like it. If I keep it up using it sporadically at work, it doesn't last all day, and it seems that it should.-Deozaan (May 06, 2010, 02:17 AM)
When you start comparing the iPad with other technologies that are most like it--namely a Smartphone or a Netbook/Notebook--you really start to see how the iPad falls short.Why? I saw James Kendrick on jkOnTheRun talking about how he blogs with his iPad out and about... and there were tons of people saying that he should just stick with his laptop/netbook. If he's satisfied with it, then why is it so dangerous to others? If he finds that he doesn't need these other functions to get what he needs done, then where is the need for the other functions? Like I said, I use my iPhone currently for *most* of my reading, so I don't see where the iPad will feel that much different. And it will let me do a lot of other things that the nook doesn't do. And with the digital book wars going on, I like the fact that by getting the iPad I can use (a) my eReader books, (b) my non-drm multiformat books (c) my Kindle books (d) my b&n books. If I purchased a nook or a Kindle, I'd give up one or more of those categories. Recently, I wanted to get the new Dresden Files book in digital format. The only distributor that had the rights to sell it was B&N. One of my colleagues has a Kindle, and he had to get the dead tree edition. I don't want the book seller's war to inconvenience me. In addition, PDFs don't look good on any of them. I tried to turn my netbook into something to do just that- but in the end, I was trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. If you need to do a lot of keyboard intensive things, and plan to use it as a mini-laptop, I think a netbook is better. But for what I do, I've come to increasingly see that the iPad is a good fit. And if that's the case, then how does it fall short? They're all tools- use what works for you, not what anyone tells you is right for you, whether it's the company that makes the tools, or the people around you that use them, IMO. And a lesson that I took away from it also- don't depend on the marketing or anti-marketing efforts, try the device and see if it will fit your workflow.-Deozaan (May 06, 2010, 02:17 AM)
