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[2005-09-28 15:19:20] - a: well maybe I'm not understanding correctly - how can you protect against rootkits? -dave
[2005-09-28 15:18:53] - a: I never saw pulp fiction -dave
[2005-09-28 15:02:29] - dave: imo, uma was much better in pulp fiction. ~a
[2005-09-28 15:01:19] - dave: user administration is a completely different discussion. ... basically being that the more code you run as root/admin, the more code can take over your system. ~a
[2005-09-28 15:00:02] - dave: i think you're missing the point. since *nix is open, the protection from rootkits can begin (or i should has had begun a long time ago). windows is closed, so the protection from rootkits is very very difficult and is a very uphill battle. ~a
[2005-09-28 14:45:46] - /me doesn't like Pierce - Kill Bill
[2005-09-28 14:45:20] - a: I don't know if Windows is really that more vulnerable to rootkit attacks vs Unix. I mean, it seems like any OS would be vulnerable once someone had root/admin access. Seems like the only way to protect against it would be to make things unchangeable, but that's kinda absurd, since you, as a root-user, want to be able to change things -dave
[2005-09-28 14:44:44] - *** pierce didn't like Kill Bill.
[2005-09-28 14:42:36] - Xpovos: you might be right about Uma not being a great actress, but she will be forever endeared to me because of Kill Bill -dave
[2005-09-28 14:39:35] - protection from rootkits doesn't yet exist much? http://it.slashdot.org/it/05/09/28/1438213.shtml ~a
[2005-09-28 14:32:17] - ...although looking at my (hypothetical) top-ten list, I have a hard time separating physical appearance from the likeability of the characters they play. That might be part of the reason for Uma's poor ranking. - pierce
[2005-09-28 14:26:36] - Well in all fairness, her costume for Batman and Robin was parts of plants. That's not a good look for anyone (except maybe Eve). I think she's attractive, but not on my top-ten list or anything. - pierce
[2005-09-28 14:20:02] - Jude Law always seems stale, and Uma Thurman isn't a very good actress, IMO. Nor particularly good looking (recalls Poison Ivy... ick). -- Xpovos
[2005-09-28 14:14:14] - I think Ethan Hawke just isn't a very interesting actor. I feel the same way about Jude Law. And Uma Thurman. ...but hmmm, I did like Gattaca, but I'm going to go with that it was in spite of those actors rather than thanks to them. - pierce
[2005-09-28 14:09:53] - Xpovos: I didn't think Gattaca was all that great of a movie. It made some interesting points, but I thought the story was just passable. Of course, you liked Brazil, though, so who knows?
-Paul[2005-09-28 14:05:59] - Vampire Hunter D, need we say more?
[2005-09-28 14:05:47] - I guess I need to watch that movie. It was a sci-fi flick that didn't appeal to me. That's usually a bad sign. Of course, the same can be said of Serenity, so maybe I just have very good (bad) taste. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-28 13:32:22] - Vinnie: hehe, cool. It never fails, whenever you split, you always end up having a better deck ^_^ -dave
[2005-09-28 12:22:24] - a: And it would make it a lot easier for me to figure out what jobs I should go after.
-Paul[2005-09-28 12:17:40] - i am! i want to go up to space in one of those ship things! ~a
[2005-09-28 12:14:36] - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/marty_burns/09/28/curry/index.html Everybody ready for Gattaca? -Paul
[2005-09-28 12:02:51] - Xpovos: I was kinda disappointed that her and I never had any big face-offs that night. I guess it was for the best, but it kinda left us without a clear winner. -Paul
[2005-09-28 11:57:32] - Paul: And Gurkie was way better off. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-28 11:52:46] - a: i def. agree; i think a lot of people look down on american culture. -amy
[2005-09-28 11:50:25] - Xpovos: But I was better off since you came to poker.
-Paul[2005-09-28 11:43:16] - Vinne: Wtg! I ended up losing a good chunk of change at poker, so I might've been better off drafting.
-- Xpovos[2005-09-28 11:35:32] - dave: also many people think it comes at too high of a cost (loss of culture, loss of safety from western influence, loss of "family values", yadda yadda yadda) ~a
[2005-09-28 11:34:59] - dave: I had a rather insane deck and I played him afterward and crsuhed him
- vinnie[2005-09-28 11:34:33] - dave: believe it or not, they were actually doing more sealed deck, even that late in the day so I got in the very last tournament of the night. won 9 packs, and I would have won more if I hadn't split with my opponent - vinnie
[2005-09-28 11:32:55] - Dave: Except some people don't believe that you can improve your standard of living if you work hard in America. -Paul
[2005-09-28 11:32:05] - a: I'm not sure if as many people would necessarily want the former (if asked) but I think many would want the latter -dave
[2005-09-28 11:31:24] - a: I don't know if I believe it. I think the big things the US offers are freedom to do lots of stuff, and also an opportunity to improve your standard of living if you work hard. -dave
[2005-09-28 11:30:24] - a: I was actually joking about the anecdotal evidence. -dave
[2005-09-28 11:28:28] - Let's phrase the question a little differently: "If given the choice, do you believe most people in the world would choose to live the way you do (as opposed to the way they are currently living)". Then I think you get very strong support -- Xpovos
[2005-09-28 11:27:15] - I would think years with more than one would be the rarity. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-28 11:06:37] - sam: many years only have one friday the thirteenth: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003. ~a
[2005-09-28 10:56:05] - did you know may 13, 2005 was the only friday the 13th in 2005? -sam
[2005-09-28 10:48:48] - dave: and on a side note, do you believe it? ~a
[2005-09-28 10:48:28] - dave: ok, go ahead. ~a
[2005-09-28 10:22:54] - a: and I can back it up with anecdotal evidence too -dave
[2005-09-28 10:22:40] - a: I would say yes -dave
[2005-09-28 10:22:22] - Paul: yeah, I think so -dave
[2005-09-28 10:22:09] - a: so, if you lose your loved one, something is wrong with your psyche? -sam
[2005-09-28 10:12:40] - sam: ummm . . . sure. if the thought of losing a loved one didn't cause you any emotional pain, then protecting your loved ones from harm wouldn't seem as important. ~a
[2005-09-28 10:11:46] - Dave: Was it the sister ship? -Paul
[2005-09-28 10:11:14] - sam: the lyrics is part of why "monday morning" is so cool" ^_^ -amy
[2005-09-28 10:08:20] - a: can you give me an example? -sam
[2005-09-28 10:06:49] - sam: it lets us know something is wrong with our psyche. ~a
[2005-09-28 10:05:06] - what is the purpose of emotional pain? physical pain lets us know that something is wrong with our body, but what about emotional pain? -sam
[2005-09-28 09:32:15] - dave: "Many in this region say they resent the American assumption that, given the chance, everyone would live like Americans." is that actually an american assumption? do more than (say) 50% of americans believe it? ~a
[2005-09-28 08:12:29] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/international/middleeast/28hughes.html?hp&ex=1127966400&en=1dfdb4ea08995e8c&ei=5094&partner=homepage Saudi women rebuff US assumptions that they aren't happy -dave
[2005-09-28 08:07:31] - http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/japan.squid.ap/index.html giant squid photographed in its habitat -dave
[2005-09-28 07:59:18] - Paul: NM, I take that back, I was confused with the ship names -dave
[2005-09-28 07:58:48] - Paul: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/27/AR2005092701960.html the ship we were on is being used to house evacuees and first responders ^_^ -dave
[2005-09-28 07:36:46] - this makes me want to switch my allegiance, which, I have to admit, was leaning towards Blu-Ray before -dave
[2005-09-28 07:36:02] - http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050927_190208.html MS rep explains backing of HD-DVD. Apparently chief among their reasons was the ability to make "authorized copies of a legally obtained disc." Also, the rep states that Blu-Ray actually hasn't been able to materialize the greater capacity that they've been claiming -dave
[2005-09-28 07:31:55] - http://www.betanews.com/article/BitTorrent_Gets_875_Million_Backing/1127849732 BitTorrent gets 8.75 mil in funding from venture-capitalist firm -dave
[2005-09-28 07:30:14] - also, sensitivity to scratches hypothesized to be because scratches are just more noticeable on black than on white -dave
[2005-09-28 07:29:42] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050927-5358.html Vendor issue blamed for iPod screen problems. Apple will replace them now -dave
[2005-09-28 07:24:25] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050927-5356.html mood sensitive cars? -dave
[2005-09-27 23:53:06] - ugh, I like the idea but their first "latest press release" is awful. they support an amendment allowing the president to pick and choose which parts of a law to veto. I'd be in favor of a line item vote system in congress itself, but when congress comes up with a law then the president should have to accept or reject congress' intention as a whole unit. - pierce
[2005-09-27 23:44:34] - Sam: Sounds like a pretty cool organization to me. -paul
[2005-09-27 21:06:29] - Citizens Against Government Waste http://www.cagw.org/ -sam
[2005-09-27 20:31:27] - the smallest mp3 player (only 1 cubic inches) "mobiBLU 1 GB Cube Digital Audio Player" http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?dest=9999999997&product_id=3756866&sourceid=1500000000000002543950 -sam
[2005-09-27 18:18:38] - amy: Cool way to go! - aaron
[2005-09-27 17:50:00] - amy: thanks! i think should have done better with the lyrics for "monday morning" though... i'm thinking of adding voice to "dreaming" -sam
[2005-09-27 17:17:59] - a: Poorly written, the article is. Local television news story, it was created for. Hate leads to suffering. -Paul
[2005-09-27 17:15:29] - paul: buzuvis says that the locker room was pink meant that the school was promoting sexism/homophobia. what is the response? why so one sided this article is? ~a
[2005-09-27 17:12:42] - a: Which story? -Paul
[2005-09-27 17:12:11] - paul: also, what's the response? do we get to hear two sides to the story or not? ~a
[2005-09-27 16:55:09] - Xpovos: Agreed. Very poorly written. Regardless, I still think it's an amusing situation.
-Paul[2005-09-27 16:53:24] - Paul: Sorry, but that's a terrible article. Is it a men's locker room or a women's? Either way, there's no mention of how it promote homophobia. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 16:52:25] - aaron: dude I just won KR for $38.50 INCL sh and it's sealed! i randomly remembered i wanted to look for it on ebay, did a search, came up with an auction ending in 4 mins. i can't believe it! .D -amy
[2005-09-27 16:48:36] - http://www.nbc5.com/irresistible/5021313/detail.html?z=dp&dpswid=1260382&dppid=65192 Iowa Professor Gets Death Threats Over Pink Locker Room -Paul
[2005-09-27 16:48:15] - Olde Tyme radios. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 16:42:40] - ...which is unfortunate, because being tense and twitchy is the last thing you want when someone is shaving you. - pierce
[2005-09-27 16:42:16] - Pierce: Yeah, scorpions would freak me out if I ever saw one. -Paul
[2005-09-27 16:42:06] - oh, and razor blades make me very uncomfortable. I'm fine with electric, and I can shave with a normal razor if I must, but the ones at the barber make me noticeably tense. - pierce
[2005-09-27 16:40:22] - I'm afraid of bugs-I-know-are-there-but-can't-see, and scorpions. I can't think of anything else offhand. - pierce
[2005-09-27 16:36:30] - Amy: Eh, the dark can be pretty frightening. Besides, I can't mock anybody too much. The night I saw the Dawn of the Dead remake, I had trouble falling asleep because I was terrified a zombie girl was going to attack me.
-Paul[2005-09-27 16:30:19] - Paul: I'm probably more afraid of bugs than most people, but I'm also more afraid of a lot of things than most ppl (e.g. I think you have seen me freak out at being in the dark ^_^; ) -amy
[2005-09-27 16:28:27] - Amy: Heh, actually I thought about that when I wrote that. I think it's probably the average of both. I don't scream and freak out when I see a bug, but I have a pretty intense dislike of spiders and even the bugs in my apartment can get my heart pumping when they start jumping around. -Paul
[2005-09-27 16:15:09] - Paul: By person do you mean average MAN or average WOMAN??? ,) (i'm jk) -amy
[2005-09-27 16:08:58] - Amy: I dislike most bugs, but I think my dislike is about the same as an average person's. -Paul
[2005-09-27 16:08:03] - Pierce: Heh, I know. I was just being silly. In my defense, though, Andrew was actually the guy to draw the connection between bugs and insects. -Paul
[2005-09-27 16:07:37] - ^_^; -amy's_clumsy_fingers
[2005-09-27 16:07:21] - -amys-
[2005-09-27 16:07:11] - I am not particularly fond of ants, but I won't freak out about them. *shrug*
[2005-09-27 16:05:23] - Paul: yeah come to think of it... I don't really mind most insects, the only bugs I can think of that I dislike (around here) are spiders and centipedes. -amy
[2005-09-27 16:03:16] - paul: technically, your link was irrelevant if your point is that girls don't like insects. centipedes aren't insects. - pierce
[2005-09-27 16:03:14] - Xpovos: Yes, that girls don't like insects. -Paul
[2005-09-27 15:56:26] - Point? You have a point? -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 15:54:14] - Xpovos: Girls don't like insects. You not understanding only helps prove my point.
-Paul[2005-09-27 15:51:47] - Who doesn't like insects? I do not understand, there's nothing to dislike about them. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 15:41:00] - Xpovos: Just because it was a reference to people who don't like bugs and I don't know too many people out there who really dislike computer glitches more than the average person.
-Paul[2005-09-27 15:36:31] - xpovos: no, I can understand. it was also a link to ars technica, so that was a reasonable assumption. - pierce
[2005-09-27 15:35:27] - Paul: Because I'm way too much of a computer geek to think of entymology in a situation like that? -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 15:34:17] - amy: innit? - pierce
[2005-09-27 15:21:26] - pierce: beautiful analogy .) -amy
[2005-09-27 15:20:47] - not as bad as the boxelder bugs did in our apartment senior year. those things left brown stains if you didn't kill them, and yellow stains if you did. my wall looked like a public toilet seat. - pierce
[2005-09-27 15:07:06] - pierce: that sucks .( .( ...they leave marks on the walls, too. -amy
[2005-09-27 15:02:00] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/sports/football/27cnd-jets.html?hp testaverde returning to jets now that pennington is injured -dave
[2005-09-27 14:55:59] - sam: just call it the computer. i agree with amy, most people who don't refer to it as the computer are either new to computers or don't use computers very often. ~a
[2005-09-27 14:55:41] - bleh... I was laying in bed reading the other night, and right as I was about to turn off the light I saw one of those things crawling up the wall in the corner. ...shudder... Had to have been two inches. I didn't know what it was, either. Fortunately I was lucky on my first strike with the paper towel, but the crunch made me genuinely nauseous. - pierce
[2005-09-27 14:53:37] - sam: i really like your monday morning song ^_^ (i was poking around your LJ... found it via paul's). -amy
[2005-09-27 14:41:23] - Amy: I'm the designated bug killer in my place. I'm not so sure a vacuum would work in picking up the dead bugs, though, because they tend to stick to the ground, so I have to use a paper towel. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:37:48] - sam: i have heard ppl refer to the body as the "CPU;" in my experience these people did not use computers extensively. -amy
[2005-09-27 14:36:55] - Paul: except both vinnie and i are the designated bug killers, since we got bug spray ^_^ (but vinnie is the designator dead-bug-picker-upper, unless i have the vacuum. yuck.) -amy
[2005-09-27 14:35:58] - Sam: I don't think anybody I work with calls the computer itself a "CPU". I think we mostly just call it the "computer" around here. I tend to agree that CPU should be a term which is reserved for the actual CPU in the motherboard. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:34:42] - Amy: Yeah, it sounded like a similar situation to what you had, which is why I posted it. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:34:17] - Dave: Very true. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:29:34] - do people you work with call the body of the computer "CPU?" I just call it a computer body, but so many people around here call them "CPU." I think CPU should be only used for describing the central processing unit on the motherboard. but it seems like people just use the term for the the body itself. -sam
[2005-09-27 14:27:25] - oops house = burrow. (which isn't really a house.) -amy
[2005-09-27 14:26:58] - Paul: Yikes, gross picture. That looks like the ones we have in our house, but obv I don't go looking that close. Eew. -amy
[2005-09-27 14:26:44] - Paul: well, but when I think of things that freak me out, I could probably take a good picture of them, especially with zoom on cameras -dave
[2005-09-27 14:22:35] - Dave: She seemed a bit too freaked out by it to be taking a picture.
-Paul[2005-09-27 14:22:12] - Dave: Well, I kinda assumed that she took the picture also, I just wasn't sure if she did. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:18:58] - Paul: oh, huh, I dont' think so - hadn't thought of that -dave
[2005-09-27 14:18:10] - Dave: Yeah, although did she ever say that was a picture she took or if it was just a picture she found on the internet? -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:13:55] - Paul: by the by, she took an awfully good picture of it -dave
[2005-09-27 14:13:10] - Paul: i found it amusing that she was trying to enlist the dog, hehe -dave
[2005-09-27 14:08:18] - a: Yeah, I can picture that scene. She really does need to get a cat because everything that I've heard indicates that cats love hunting bugs down. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:07:42] - Amy: No problem. You could just close your eyes, click on the link, and then use your mouse wheel to scroll down some before looking at it I suppose. -Paul
[2005-09-27 14:06:33] - "Right now I'm literally talking to the dog...trying to get him to go in and kill it for me, but I don't think he's game." that's funny
~a[2005-09-27 14:05:47] - Paul: Thanks for the warning. I think I can handle it .p After lunch though .) -amy
[2005-09-27 14:02:52] - Xpovos: Yes, just a bit. I'm curious as to why you thought computer glitch in that kind of context.
-Paul[2005-09-27 14:02:23] - Amy: If you want to click on it at all. Actually, the only bad part is a hugungous picture of a bug at the top of the page. The rest of the page is picture free. It's a thread about people freaking out about bugs and how they deal with em. -Paul
[2005-09-27 13:59:40] - Paul: I read bug as in a computer program glitch... wow, was I off-target. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-27 13:58:33] - Paul: I guess I should finish my lunch before clicking that? .) -amy
[2005-09-27 13:56:14] - http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/34709834/m/830008355731 This is for Amy (actually, Amy or anybody who doesn't like bugs probably shouldn't click on the link).
-Paul[2005-09-27 13:45:25] - Paul: hehehhehee -dave
[2005-09-27 13:36:38] - http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/w4m/100296372.html The Husband Store (a joke). -Paul
[2005-09-27 13:23:47] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/27/AR2005092700709.html Former FEMA Director Blames La. Officials for Katrina Response Failures. -Paul
[2005-09-27 12:06:34] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050927-5354.html MPAA trying to sneak broadcast flag through congress -dave
[2005-09-27 11:44:41] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/27/AR2005092700645.html number of new homes sold in August falls sharply -dave
[2005-09-27 11:14:44] - sam: that might be true. Like I said, I have almost zero experience with console games, much less console games ported to PC -dave
[2005-09-27 11:09:06] - dave: but i think developers will try to utilize the the console's capabilities to the fullest for the console games. for pc games, the developers probably won't try to utilize the top of the line computer's capabilities to the fullest because not many people will have the top of the line computers. -sam
[2005-09-27 11:07:31] - "Driving an H1, or even an H2, is like having a rolling ZIP code...Everyone sits in a personal cubicle, isolated from fellow travelers by a center console as wide and long as a New Mexican mesa. Communicating requires shouting over the engine and road noise. Once, while driving an H1, I used my cellphone to call my daughter. She was in the back seat." haha -dave
[2005-09-27 11:03:42] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/technology/27dvds.html Oh boy, MS and Intel back HD-DVD -dave
[2005-09-27 11:01:30] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/politics/27frist.html seems like Frist's stock sale was just fortunate / unfortunate timing -dave
[2005-09-27 10:44:56] - Paul: You got me ^_^; - amy
[2005-09-27 10:18:42] - Dave: I know, but I just wanted to scare some people.
-Paul[2005-09-27 10:15:55] - Paul: hehe I read that article, but wasn't going to post it because at the end it says that his PR person says that he won't run -dave
[2005-09-27 10:13:01] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601991.html Senator Affleck? -Paul
[2005-09-27 10:12:42] - Dave: I wouldn't apply for it because you never know what strings are going to be attached (money for faith based charities). -Paul
[2005-09-27 10:06:41] - sam: and HL2, doom 3 etc are all older games. So you'd need to compare it with a good pc game coming out in a few months etc -dave
[2005-09-27 10:05:35] - sam: yeah, that's because they're new hardware etc. the graphics card for the PS3 is basically an nVidia 7800 (which you can buy for the PC now) and ATI is releasing a graphics card soon that is basically the one in the Xbox. So basically, in 6 months - a year the graphics cards in the consoles will be overtaken by new ones -dave
[2005-09-27 10:03:59] - http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/09/26/rocket.launch.ap/index.html rocket carries new GPS satellite into space -dave
[2005-09-27 10:02:10] - dave: i looked at some gameplay screen shots and videos for xbox360/ps3 games last week and they looked absolutely amazing... So much better than the current PC games like half-life 2, doom 3, and farcry. -sam
[2005-09-27 09:49:06] - Clock error adds 52 seconds to Patriots-Steelers game, aids late NE drive http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Am3WCqhF51rVs_yErXLCDmVDubYF?slug=ap-patriots-steelersclock&prov=ap&type=lgns -sam
[2005-09-27 09:47:15] - sam: ahh, I have no clue. I've never played a console game ported to a pc. I'd imagine that it depends on how well the port goes, since the game is originally optimized for the console -dave
[2005-09-27 09:46:30] - http://news.com.com/Problems+surfacing+with+iPod+Nano+screen/2100-1041_3-5880307.html?tag=nefd.top some nano-owners complaining about screen scratches -dave
[2005-09-27 09:43:22] - dave: by outperform, i meant if the next gen console version of the game will run faster and smoother than the pc counterpart. -sam
[2005-09-27 09:42:56] - sam: err, two 300-500 vid cards -dave
[2005-09-27 09:42:40] - sam: another thing I forgot about is SLI. now you can have TWO $300-500 in the same pc system to offer even more performance -dave
[2005-09-27 09:41:59] - a: <nod nod> like the alienware laptop he posted -dave
[2005-09-27 09:38:35] - (and expensive) ~a
[2005-09-27 09:36:07] - sam/dave: it totally depends on the laptop though. my dad just bought a laptop that weighs ~30lbs. the transformer for it weighs about as much as my laptop does. he doesn't use it for gaming, but he needs the high power consumption for other things. if you're looking to buy a gaming laptop, it will probably be very heavy. ~a
[2005-09-27 09:35:25] - sam: if nothing else, price makes a huge diff. some PC owners will drop $400 - $500 on the graphics card alone, which is like already 30-60% over the cost of the whole gaming system -dave
[2005-09-27 09:34:16] - http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050926-5350.html China cracking down on news sites -dave
[2005-09-27 09:29:38] - sam: it depends on what you mean by outperform. I think theoretically the consoles can have impressive performance, but I think practically, the PC will still do better -dave
[2005-09-27 09:28:57] - sam: I agree, I love my laptop, I just can't play games on it though. -dave
[2005-09-27 09:23:54] - dave: do you think the next gen consoles (xbox360, ps3) will out perform current top of the line computers? -sam
[2005-09-27 09:17:54] - ...-sam
[2005-09-27 09:17:38] - dave: i know, laptops are expensive, but they are easier to move around and store. it also saves a lot of space.
[2005-09-27 09:12:30] - 1.9k is a heck of a lot more than you'd pay for another PC tho, including the LCD monitor -dave
[2005-09-27 09:11:03] - the 7700 at least -dave
[2005-09-27 09:10:19] - sam: yeah, you're right, those alienware laptops look like they'd probably be able to play things just fine. -dave
[2005-09-27 09:03:31] - sam: yeah, I'm not saying that you can't find a laptop that won't play games adequately, just that those are harder to find. Like I have a VAIO VGN-FS570 and it can't play EQ2, regardless of what resolution you try to play at. You get like 1 frame per minute -dave
[2005-09-27 08:59:41] - ...also high performance laptops like Alienware Area-51m 7700 comes with adequate cooling systems. -sam
[2005-09-27 08:50:18] - -sam
[2005-09-27 08:50:09] - dave: most pc games let you select the resolutions. aren't the games only utilizing the system's CPU, RAM, and the graphics card? i think modern laptops with adequate CPU power, GPU power, RAM and graphics card RAM shouldn't have problems unless the game is extremely 3d intensive and you play it at max graphics settings.
[2005-09-27 08:33:31] - sam: so all the ps2 games are designed with ps2 hardware in mind. PC games are generally made with desktop PC hardware in mind, not laptop hardware -dave
[2005-09-27 08:30:54] - sam: the ps2 is designed specifically to play games, a laptop is not. Also, the graphics for a ps2 is much less intensive as it runs at normal tv resolutions (720x480?) -dave
[2005-09-27 08:18:48] - dave&xpovos: i don'think ps2 slim has fan inside. wouldn't it overheat even faster than a laptop if you are playing the same game (3d intensive) over the same time period? -sam
[2005-09-27 08:07:11] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601586.html home sales, prices, rise yet again - prompt strong language from greenspan et al -dave
[2005-09-27 08:02:14] - puts churches etc in an interesting position, do you apply for the money, or not? -dave
[2005-09-27 08:01:51] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601799.html how bizarre - FEMA to pay Faith based groups for what they did to help during Katrina aftermath -dave
[2005-09-27 01:18:14] - vinnie: oh, and you might find this funny... I gave up on Head Cases midepisode because I discovered it starred Richard Kind. Goddamnit. - pierce
[2005-09-27 01:16:21] - I guess I should stop hoping for a Freaks and Geeks revival.
- pierce[2005-09-27 01:13:58] - ...and because I don't feel I've posted enough consecutive comments yet, Busy Philipps (Kim from F&G) is also in a new show, Love, Inc. on UPN. - pierce
[2005-09-27 01:08:14] - vinnie: speaking of which, I caught the first two episodes of How I Met Your Mother, and it shows promise. Some funny jokes, some falling flat, a gimmicky "frame" story, and an annoying characterization by Neal Patrick Harris. But I'm genuinely enjoying it, and not just because of Alyson Hannigan. - pierce
[2005-09-27 01:05:14] - Hah! And both of those sitcoms have one person from Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.
- pierce[2005-09-27 01:03:14] - I think it's funny that two sitcoms, both airing Monday nights at 8:30pm, star exactly one person from Freaks and Geeks and exactly one person from Buffy. - pierce
[2005-09-27 01:02:20] - And Judd Apatow (exec. producer of F&G) directed and cowrote The 40 Year Old Virgin, which also starred Seth Rogen (Ken from F&G). And the main plotline of the season premiere of ER dealt almost exclusively with Linda Cardellini (Lindsay from F&G)'s character. - pierce
[2005-09-27 01:01:17] - hey, this is a good season for stars from Buffy and Freaks and Geeks. Angel (David Boreanaz), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), and Xander (Nicholas Brendon) from the former are all in new shows, as are Sam (John Daley) and Nick (Jason Segel) from the latter. - pierce
[2005-09-26 18:29:08] - Paul: I don't disagree. But it's going to happen anyway in any population of significant size and diversity of opinion. - pierce
[2005-09-26 17:11:48] - Pierce: It's certainly possible. Still, it seems like relying on bunches of circumstancial evidence is more of a sign of trying to justify your pre-conceived notions rather than an honest attempt at proving anything. -Paul
[2005-09-26 17:10:08] - Paul: on the other hand, maybe it's the combination of a significant number of pieces of circumstantial evidence (Katrina failings, tax cuts, crack laws) that are, as a whole, considered too unlikely to be coincidental. Just a thought. - pierce
[2005-09-26 16:58:24] - Pierce: Like what happened with hurricane Katrina, or something like that. -Paul
[2005-09-26 16:57:30] - Pierce: Understood, but at the same time I can't help but think that if the "racist tax cut" argument didn't exist, they would find something equally weak to justify their position. -Paul
[2005-09-26 16:51:44] - Paul: yeah, but it's all the difference in the world if there's no other evidence to back up the "bush hates black people" argument. It's something at least, even if it's fake/irrational/weak. - pierce
[2005-09-26 16:36:40] - Paul: Feel free, as technically possible as it is, it's highly unlikely, and anything that tilts the odds in my favor is good! -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 16:23:04] - Pierce: Ok, because I think the racist tax cut argument is pretty weak.
-Paul[2005-09-26 16:03:18] - Paul: I think fewer people would think he hated black people. There will always be people who believe what they believe in the face of evidence to the contrary; but those people would have less ammunition to recruit others to their way of thinking if not for the "racist tax cut" argument. - pierce
[2005-09-26 16:02:11] - Xpovos: Ok, because I am having a real tough time deciding who to pick in the NFC South and I don't really want to pick a wild card from any other division in that conference. -Paul
[2005-09-26 15:59:51] - Paul: Technically. It happened with the AFC East a few years ago, I think. New England won the division, and the Jets and Miami were both wild-cards. I may be mistaken, but I know there was a situation where it came down to tie-breakers for Miami like that. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 15:42:01] - Xpovos: Is it possible for both wild cards to come from the same division?
-Paul[2005-09-26 15:32:33] - Paul: likewise. I'll call you tonight to discuss how we want to work the wager. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 15:25:28] - Pierce: So if Bush hadn't pushed his tax cuts, do you think people wouldn't think he hated black people? Somehow I think no matter what policies he enacted, people wouldn't think much differently. -Paul
[2005-09-26 15:24:05] - Xpovos: btw, I should have my traditional post 3rd week picks after tonight's game. I'll probably post them to my livejournal. -Paul
[2005-09-26 15:23:28] - Kinda like the logic that harsher laws against crack cocaine versus other forms are racist in origin, because crack cocaine is proportionately used by more black people. I don't know whether it's true or not, but it's what some people believe. - pierce
[2005-09-26 15:20:36] - Paul: I think people see the demographics of race vs. income, where the average black person is poorer than the average white person. Thus, Bush's policies that are "bad for the poor" are only a small logical step from "bad for black people". That doesn't mean that Bush meant them to be bad for black people, but it's the assumption some people make. - pierce
[2005-09-26 15:07:36] - Xpovos: Hence why I support my flat fee tax system.
-Paul[2005-09-26 15:05:20] - Paul: Taxing income doesn't really work either, taxing assests is actually more reliable, it's just not foolproof, and a 0-100% rate with a black/white cut-off is a sure-fire way to corruption. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 15:04:32] - Dave: Interesting article on renting. I think that answers the question we had on Saturday. Go buy the Civic!
-- Xpovos[2005-09-26 15:02:34] - Xpovos: Yeah, taxing assets really doesn't seem like it would work because people will always be able to find a way around it I think. -Paul
[2005-09-26 14:59:14] - Worth != income. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 14:58:47] - That threshold value. If you're worried about having more than 1B in assets, and are about to get taxed, you can find a way to lower your calculated assests without affecting your personal view on those assets. Simplest is paying off the asessor, but more legitimately, why not try tricky stuff like claiming age depreciation of value on antiques? -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 14:57:35] - what about those oil tycoons in the middle east? how much are they worth? -sam
[2005-09-26 14:57:26] - A 100% tax on anything above 1B is very ... difficult to maintain. No one has 1B in income, not even Bill Gates, so certainly not Jobs. And taxing assests at any rate will go absolutely nowhere because the rich people hate that idea with a passion (gee). And a 100% tax of anything past a certain point simply means no-one, or hardly anyone will have [...] -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 14:53:12] - Dave: Heh, it looks like that article you posted has comments which quickly dissolve into the debate we were having before.
-Paul[2005-09-26 14:51:26] - Sam: I would tend to agree but I know some pretty intelligent people who I think agree with Kanye West so I was wondering if anybody could explain it to me. -Paul
[2005-09-26 14:50:28] - Pierce: Ok, because I can't see how people can think that unless they are grasping for straws (like saying the tax cuts are anti-black) and yet a lot of people out there seem to believe it. I was just wondering if they had any good reasons other than the fact that he is a Republican. -Paul
[2005-09-26 14:48:56] - paul: i seriously doubt that bush doesn't care about black people. that comment kanye west made was absurd. -sam
[2005-09-26 14:48:06] - Dave: I wouldn't be too amused, I think there are a lot of people out there who think like that (100% tax over a certain income). -Paul
[2005-09-26 14:46:59] - paul: I don't know whether he likes or dislikes black people, and I don't feel like I have enough information to speculate on it. - pierce
[2005-09-26 14:45:41] - dave: I think it matters, politically, what his motivations are perceived to be. - pierce
[2005-09-26 14:45:08] - Pierce: I have a question for you, do you think Bush doesn't like black people (or minorities)? I'm not trying to be cute, it's a serious question because I'm curious what percentage of people think that. -paul
[2005-09-26 14:44:28] - for example, the next gen madden 06 is only for xbox 360 -sam
[2005-09-26 14:43:03] - do you think game publishers will publish games on next gen consoles and the pc at the same time? i was looking at the list of games for the next gen consoles and i think most of them are only for xbox360 or ps3... -sam
[2005-09-26 14:40:42] - sam: there ya go, can definitely get something nice in that area ^_^ -dave
[2005-09-26 14:40:24] - dave&xpovos: maybe i'll get a small form factor computer with a LCD monitor. -sam
[2005-09-26 14:33:59] - sam: another issue is that buying a gaming laptop is probably much more expensive than buying an equivalent-performance gaming PC -dave
[2005-09-26 14:33:11] - pierce: interesting, so you think it matters what his motivations would be? Aren't most AA and other things based on the fact that you're nominating them for their minority status and not their qualifications? -dave
[2005-09-26 14:30:34] - http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2005/9/23/1349 "Steve Jobs is Rich". What i find amusing is the discussion that follows where one guy says that he thinks there should be a 100% tax on anything over 1B -dave
[2005-09-26 14:29:39] - There are also devices which are basically external heat sinks for the entire laptop, the BJs we shop at has them, and they're pretty nifty. If you're planning on using it in your living room, though, and not moving it about, you're better off just having a computer in the living room, I would think. There are reasons against that, but it's a simple solution. -- Xpovos
[2005-09-26 14:27:57] - ...and the people who would believe it was just his natural pick for the post probably already support Bush, so it's not going to change the balance of the force at all. - pierce
[2005-09-26 14:27:09] - Paul: I agree that nominating a minority or woman would not make people like Bush any better. The reason for that, as I see it, is that few people would believe that he would automatically gravitate towards a non-white-male as the "best" person for the job unless he had political motivation. Whether that assumption is justified is a very different question. - pierce
[2005-09-26 14:23:50] - sam: what I'm saying is that it doesn't matter what you do, it's just hard, if not impossible, to find a laptop with good gaming hardware. -dave
[2005-09-26 14:14:53] - paul: well... yes, emma watson is cute, but i don't know if she is hot.... -sam
[2005-09-26 14:11:39] - "Fuck that. Hermione is hot now, and the fact that I'm older than 21 doesn't magically make that not true. Anybody who claims otherwise because Emma Watson is underage is a fool who denies the obviousness of the truth." I just thought the quote was funny.
-Paul[2005-09-26 14:07:19] - dave: plus, i probably won't play longer than 3 hours at a time. -sam
[2005-09-26 14:06:42] - Dave: The argument could be made that Roberts is a moderate candidate. For all his conservative views, he seems fairly unwilling to actually let them sway his decisions on the law. -Paul
[2005-09-26 14:06:10] - dave: i meant to say, i would put fans blowing near the laptop, not inside the laptop. -sam
[2005-09-26 14:05:06] - Paul: what would be more relevant is if Bush nominated a truly moderate candidate - but I think he'd still get yelled at even if he did that -dave
[2005-09-26 14:04:35] - Paul: hehe, I think they'd all scrutinize the guy very closely to see if he had some sort of change of heart etc, hehe -dave
[2005-09-26 13:59:13] - Dave: That's the way the cookie crumbles. What I want to see is what would happen if Bush actually nominated a dream candidate for the Democrats. Would NARAL still run ads bashing him/her?
-Paul[2005-09-26 13:59:07] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/realestate/25cov.html?pagewanted=1 "Is It Better to Buy or Rent?" -dave
[2005-09-26 13:53:22] - Paul: well, it just seems ridiculous to me that Bush is getting all the pressure to nominate them even though he's a republican, and then he gets none of the benefits -dave
[2005-09-26 13:52:21] - sam: to my knowledge, you can't install extra fans in a laptop. Usually, you can't change out anything in a laptop besides RAM, HD, and sometimes peripherals like cd-rom etc -dave
[2005-09-26 13:51:33] - sam: my point is that it's hard to find a laptop that will play games well - because the hardware usually doesn't fit. Just think of a normal high-end graphics card - they're like the size of half the laptop, and usually even thicker than the laptop given the heatsink/fans -dave
[2005-09-26 13:49:59] - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/national/26bear.html protection of yellowstone grizzlies up for debate -dave
[2005-09-26 13:47:22] - Dave: It might not help them get nominated, but Bush will get bashed more if he doesn't nominate one.
-Paul[2005-09-26 13:46:08] - xpovos&dave: about cooling, well, i guess i can use extra fans? -sam
[2005-09-26 13:46:00] - Dave: Mostly. I just usually don't see much reason to push yourself that hard. -Paul
[2005-09-26 13:44:51] - xpovos&dave: in my living room, i have a set up where i can use laptop comfortably with a mouse, so i can watch tv and use the internet (i also have a wireless network). -sam
[2005-09-26 13:42:24] - xpovos: well, i was planning to play madden on a laptop while watching tv. i already have a usb gamepad. power shouldn't be a problem since i'll be plugging it to the wall outlet. so i was wondering what laptops to buy (especially with what graphics card). -sam
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