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There is no free will none what so ever you think you do but you dont all you do is sleep eat and mate the great circle of crap that keeps coming around again and again. Sure you can fine you own work what ever that will be but you think so all it is your DNA telling you to survive as the beasts we all are so the next generation can move forword as a race.
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Such experiments were already being regularly conducted back in the day when I was studying artificial intelligence, some 10 years ago. I imagine the field must have moved much further forward by now.
It's not just a problem of not having performed a "sufficiently comprehensive synthetic analysis", but also a problem of admitting that no matter how thorough that form of analysis, you will never be able to fully describe, let alone measure, the behaviour.
Free will, expressed in the form of mental willpower, for example, can do interesting things to our physiology. If we simply accepted our physical limits, would any sprinter have bothered to train as hard as he could to run 100m in less than 10sec, a feat once thought impossible for the human body to achieve?
It's because the sprinter chose to persevere in his physical training, thus triggering a chain of processes that eventually produced the physical means that allowed him to achieve the feat.
So, by "surpassing limitations", that's what I mean. Sure, you could say that such physical feats are ultimately constrained by physical laws. Yes, that's true. But it would also appear that those limits can be pushed ever further forward, even while staying within the bounds of physics. That motivating factor to push is an emergent behaviour that isn't predetermined.
My belief is simply that "free will" is real. It's not just some abstract construct created out of idle thought. It has basic parts but, at the same time, it is not completely controlled by those parts. The expression of "free will" is independent of its parts, as commonsense, everyday observations would suggest.
|2010-05-18, 00:53
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I understand that emergent system behaviors can be modeled or described from what I've read... but there isn't a smooth connection between the behavior of individual 'atoms' and the behavior of the 'macro' system, kind of like how the atomic model of gas particles doesn't connect to the classical or thermodynamic model of gasses.
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It's hard to say if it's destiny or free will that leads us into the future. Because if it is something like destiny, we have next to no way of knowing about it.
Heck, for all we know, there could be parallel universes where we made different choices to our own universe leading to different futures in each of those universes leading into infinite universes with infinite future scenarios for each of us. The cycle would just go on, and in just thinking about the scope of that, I've just blown my own mind.
Personally, I believe destiny exists and that things are predetermined. But I also believe if an individual possesses a strong enough willpower, they can fight against it and change destiny's course.
So basically, the premise of Yugioh GX's second season forms the core of my belief system. I know that seems really stupid and might not make much sense to you. But it makes sense to me in an inexplicable way. The only way I can really explain it is that it just feels right to me.
|2010-05-18, 01:22
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The science of emergence is just a theoretical set of explanations, and it seems rather impossible to control it. Due to its relativity to time and a whole lot of mysteries behind the quantum theory, it is nearly impossible to recreate a "controllable yet self-propagating" emergent product out of nothing.
Regarding the part about gas particle models and thermodynamics, I am afraid you got it wrong. There IS a connection that binds the Laws of Thermodyanamics to the spin momentum of gaseous atoms, two of which being Boyle's/Charles' Law and the omnipresent Principle Conservation of Energy. If we are talking about electrical conductivity, there is always the effect of heat on the internal resistance of the conductor (vibrating electrons, etc).
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Let's not over-analyze a rather simple matter.
We can choose amongst a number of options but we can't do anything we imagine. We have free will but quite narrowed.
For example, anyone replying on-topic in this thread is free to write anything relevant. That is, he can write anything he wants about free will. But if he writes something totally irrelevant, then he is off-topic. There is no complete free will.
The most free people in the world are all in a coma or autistic enough to have no contact with the world around them.
Sub-topic, the escapism some series and anime offer with their ideal worlds and characters. Makes you feel more free and relaxed while watching them.
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Fiction makes things even worse by having saviors that are destined to do something by choosing.
Fate does not allow choices.
Yet most think that fate is (in game terms) key events. The only thing you can affect is your equipment at the moment.
In reality, if someone comes and tells you that it is your fate to save the world, then you don't have to do anything. You will save it anyway!
Every time you choose to do something, you practically cut out anything else you can do at the moment. Choice means narrowing your field of action.
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What I am arguing is in the context of Alderfer's ERG Theory and Maslow's Needs Hierarchy, probably the most sound generalisations with reference to the context of the lack of logic in human behaviour. The context of free will as in provision is different from developed and non-developed societies, and I don't think I need to explain the differences of "free will" within and between a First World Country, a Third World Country and a Neanderthal society.
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But fiction also validates free will and determinism isn't absolute. It's not one-sided.
Fiction also validates determinism or indeterminism and shows free will isn't absolute.
It all depends on what genre or game franchise. What game will you choose? What will you play? I'll leave the rest up to you whether or not you are predestined to pick whatever game you do, or you choose it of your own accord.
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I personally believe in both a certain mixture free will and a broader view of predestination. Something around the avenue of "free will limited to a set of infinity". The simplest explanation I could ever think of for this belief is free will within the bounds of the Multiple Worlds Interpretation, that is to say that while I believe I possess the will independent of a complete and all-controlling outside force, my will and the results thereof are limited to whatever realistic set of options I am able to ACTUALLY perform within the exact moment of action, and that these are predetermined insofar as to the extent of all possible universes that may come into existence from my will.
If that sounds convoluted and confusing, suffice to say that I had an even worse explanation that hurts my brain.
In ways I've come to believe that while humanity has been given free will, our free will is only free given the limitations of the universe such that we can't exactly break the laws of physics and the present condition. We are only free insofar as the extent of freedom granted by reality itself, which actually sounds like a paradox. For most, true freedom means anything and everything, from reality to the metaphysical, but anyone who's actually given this idea some thought knows it is impossible. Which returns me to the paradox at hand, but then again the paradox is only a paradox insofar as to the working definition of freedom. One could argue that you can't say such freedom is limited no one can accurately say that they've tested and reached the bounds and limits of reality itself to know that it is indeed limited, and thus freedom is itself not really free.
Thus comes my problem: how "free" are we if we can't exactly test the extent of this freedom? Is our free will only there because we haven't found the boundaries that limit it, and that our freedom is merely an illusion to this?
As for my belief, being a supporter of MWI I believe that outside a revelation that shows freedom is fake if it is, we all have the ability to make a choice with every passing moment in our lives so long as they can actually be chosen. Freedom here is the free will to make a choice from a set of possible choices, not the free will to choose anything you want. From there it is likely possible that there is a large abundance of pre-determined possibilities that will occur based on these choices. You choose your pre-determined possible universe, so to speak.
I wanted to talk about Eternal Recurrence but this thread interrupted my session of Alan Wake, which coincidentally also has themes on destiny and such.
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"Free", in this specific case, does not mean having unlimited freedom. It simply means freedom from constraints or predetermined causes.
So, to quote from the ever-handy Wikipediea:
Free will is the purported ability of agents to make choices free from constraints.
Also, an "agent" is defined as follows:
Agency is a concept used in philosophy and sociology to refer to the capacity of an entity to act in a world.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Family members of a teenager who died after being shocked by Miami Beach police said he was an artist who wanted to change the world through art. Now they're asking for an independent investigation to learn about the events that led to Israel Hernandez-Llach's death early Tuesday.
Police said officers confronted the teen, who had recently turned 18, when they found him spray-painting a shuttered fast-food building about 5 a.m. Tuesday. Hernandez-Llach — a graffiti artist known as "Reefa" ran, leading officers on a foot chase through Miami Beach.
Chief Ray Martinez said the teen ignored orders to stop.
"The officers were forced to use the Taser to avoid a physical incident," he said.
Hernandez-Llach was shot once in the chest, and collapsed. Martinez said the officers noticed signs of distress and the teen was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/14z8vYx) reports the death is under investigation by the city and the state attorney's office.
"The city of Miami Beach would like to extend their condolences to the family of Israel Hernandez," Martinez said.
The teen's 21-year-old sister, Offir Hernandez said the family just wants answers. The family's attorney, Tod McPharlin, said they would like to have an independent investigation.
On Wednesday, the family gathered to remember the teen.
"He wanted to change the world somehow through art," his sister said.
Herb Kelly, one of the teen's art teachers at Miami Beach High School, said "it was an honor to work with him."
Kelly said a number of the teen's pieces were displayed at various galleries and museums in the area.
"He was cutting edge," Kelly said. "He had such awesome potential. To lose his life the way he did is tragic."
Eleanor West said Hernandez-Llach was her best friend. She said he came to the United States from Colombia when he was 13 or 14 and loved Miami.
West told The Herald the teen had recently launched a line of skateboards that he hoped to market under the name "Tropical." She said he was completing an online course to earn his high school diploma.
"His art was everything to him," she said.
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Ark. Hoops Challenge on tap this weekend
The Arkansas Amateur Basketball Foundation will host its 4th annual, Arkansas Hoop Challenge Saturday December 15th at Maumelle High School.
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Last year Sylvan Hills was the 5A State Champion but lost in the Hoop Challenge to 4A state runner-up Pulaski Academy in a great game featuring Kentucky Point Guard Archie Goodwin, and Texas Tech Guard Dusty Hannahs who scored 43 points.
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Little Rock Hall won its 3rd straight Championship in 7A, but will compete in 6A this year as they attempt to tie the state record for most consecutive state titles at four shared by Little Rock Central and Little Rock Hall. Hall will look to 6' 10" Senior Power forward Bobby Portis to lead them to the 6A finals along with 6' 1" Sr. Javon Perry and 6' 0" Jr. Guard Greg Easter.
Little Rock Parkview claimed the 6A title, it's 12th overall, defeating Jonesboro in one of the best high school games in Arkansas history.
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5A pre-season favorite Clarksville won the 4A title last year, and returns the Lee family team, 6' 3" Sr. guard Dederick Lee signed with Oral Roberts, cousin 6' 4" Sr. Devan Simms, and the lighting quick Twin duo of 5' 3' Guards Fredrick, and Kenderick Lee. They have a great match up with North Little Rock at 8:20 pm.
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Bentonville 6' 8" Power Forward Nick Smith, Belmont College, and will benefit from 5' 11" Freshman point guard Tyrik Dixon.
6' 6" Guard Darian Harris from Shiloh Christian signed with Creighton.
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Some small concerns over Measure L allocations for the 2014 fiscal year surfaced during Monday's special council meeting at City Hall.
Some small concerns over Measure L allocations for the 2014 fiscal year surfaced during Monday's special council meeting at City Hall.
During its May 1 meeting, the council allocated $1 million of a projected $1.8 million Measure L revenue to the Ridgecrest Police Department. The other $800,000 went to the Public Works Department for potential streets projects.
The vote required Chief Ron Strand to find an additional $200,000 in savings.
"The only direction I can go with that is bodies, and if that is the council's direction, it was to use the impact fees and keep the two positions vacant," Strand said.
While the council spent most of Monday night deliberating over the parks and recreation budget, it revisited its Measure L vote, with some concerns over changes.
RPD initially requested $1.3 million to help fill its proposed $5.7 million budget for FY 2014 in part to fund 14 officers, three patrol vehicles and an records clerk.
Instead the council voted 3-2 to grant 56 percent, or $1 million to RPD, allowing it to keep its current 31 police officers but eliminating any chance of funding two current vacant positions.
Strand indicated Monday night he would likely utilize $90,000 in impact fees to fund the purchase of a new patrol vehicle.
Impact fees are limited to capital expenses for facility improvements, equipment purchases or new vehicles, Strand said.
Strand said the two vacant RPD positions were budgeted at around $100,000 a piece, including the benefits package. His initial goal was to seek out experienced officers for the positions.
Councilman Jim Sanders, who has advocated finding ways to fund RPD from general fund money instead of with Measure L, said the $100,000 in identified savings from the Parks and Recreation could be shifted to the public safety budget.
"RPD is asking for 33 officers and we're giving them 31, I think we can go to 32 and meet them halfway," Sanders said. Sanders added that he thought highly of recreation services the city offered, but the city should prioritize.
Mayor Dan Clark disagreed with Sanders suggestion, citing quality of life issues.
"You can have 50 officers and if you don't have positive activities for our kids, you don't have enough officers," Clark said. "We have to have a balanced community and how we come up with that is something we're strapped with."
Vice Mayor Chip Holloway addressed the $268,000 gap left in the proposed Public Works budget after the council went against giving it $1.068 million in Measure L funds, paired down from a $1.6 million request. Holloway posed a few solutions but no action was taken.
Mayor Pro Tem Jason Patin said the gaps in funding for both RPD and Public Works should be addressed prior to finalizing anything on the Parks and Recreation budget.
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Edcutate me on welders
Posted 13 January 2012 - 05:25 PM
I'm decent with flux-core mig, but I need something better.
I've been looking at TIG welders, but don't know what to look for.
I found a fan cooled inverter welder on craigslist, but is that what I want?
It's the THERMAL ARC 95S Inverter welder.
I know with the fan cooled ones there's something about duty cycle, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean it needs to "take a break" to not overheat?
And what about being inverter? Seems I've heard mixed stuff about those.
Thanks for any input
Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:42 PM
I'm looking for some education on welders so I can find one that'll meet my needs.
I'm decent with flux-core mig, but I need something better.
I've been looking at TIG welders, but don't know what to look for.
I found a fan cooled inverter welder on craigslist, but is that what I want?
It's the THERMAL ARC 95S Inverter welder.
Thermal Arc is Tweeco's welder division. It's a quality machine that competes with Lincoln and Miller. Not a cheap unit.
I know with the fan cooled ones there's something about duty cycle, but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean it needs to "take a break" to not overheat?
All welders have a duty cycle (even if it's 100%) and most that aren't full industrial machines have one that's 80% or less at full output. Duty cycle is not a measure of time but of percentage of time - so say that you are welding along on some fairly thick material at full current output of your machine - at some point you will have to take a break and the cooldown time will be 20% of the total between on and off time. So hypothetical numbers would be something like 8 minutes of weld time and 2 minutes of cool-down. The machine will have a thermal overload that will trip and stop you from welding when it needs to cool down.
Now - that's all fine and dandy but in the REAL world most fabricators don't over-temp their machine very often. You do so much moving, adjusting, cutting, and preping that the machine has a chance to cool anyway and rarely do you end up having to wait on the machine.
Fan cooling just means it's not water cooled. Only BIG machines are water cooled.
And what about being inverter? Seems I've heard mixed stuff about those.
Inverter machines are fine. They make really excellent quality one's now and they are tiny in comparison to the gigantic transformers they once used for high frequency welding. The machine rectifies the incoming 240v AC (RMS) power source to about 320v DC and then passes it through an inverter that creates a low voltage (~10 to 30v), high current, PWM 20Khz output for welding. The ultra-high frequency is what you want for really smooth welds and the voltage is dropped to bring the current way up for a nice fat arc that will jump across to the work. It's not a bad thing at all and all the major manufacturers are turning to this technology to save cost and weight.
I personally own an inverter plasma/TIG machine and I love what it can do for it's teensy tiny footprint.
Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:56 PM
when I saw it advertised as only weighing 15lbs I was shocked!
The duty cycle makes sense, I probably only weld 30 seconds to a minute at a time anyway.
Do you agree that in general TIG has better results than MIG does?
I like the concept better, and don't see why I can't learn how to do it as well as I can MIG.
Posted 13 January 2012 - 09:46 PM
Do you agree that in general TIG has better results than MIG does?
They both have their uses. MIG Stands for Metal Inert Gas welding - which is not what you are doing if you are using flux core wire. That's FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding). With solid wire and 75/25 sheilding gas I can weld mild steel as well as I can with a TIG machine but 10x faster. TIG is a SLOW process and doesn't lend itself to overhead or welding in tight spaces or on unprepped surfaces.
TIG is the aerospace version of welding. You can do it in a white lab coat - but it's very slow and tedious and still requires sheilding gas (Argon - not a mix) as well as tungsten electrodes that are carefully shaped and are a consumable and filler metal that is carefully selected based on what material you are welding. It's more expensive and it's extreemely time consuming and somewhat limited due to the difficulty level, required cleanliness of the base metals, and two-handed nature of the operation. You can't just point and shoot with one hand while you hold something steady with your other.
I like the concept better, and don't see why I can't learn how to do it as well as I can MIG.
It's not a matter of better or worse - it entirely depends on what you are welding as to the appropriate choice of welding apparatus. As a general rule FCAW or MIG (GMAW) is the most versatile and simplest form of welding today. Everything is integrated into the machine - filler metal, sheilding gas or flux core wire, and no other major consumables.
TIG is far, far superior at aluminium and stainless steel welding. But an inverter machine will probably not have great aluminium ability. You really need a proper square wave high frequency machine for aluminium.
Posted 13 January 2012 - 09:58 PM
Especially about welding in tight spaces thing. I hadn't really thought about that too much, but it's something I get into somewhat often. With cars it's often a lot faster to weld stuff in place, even though it's a bit tight. So that may be something I should consider.
MIG sounds like it's better for some of everything, TIG sounds like it's more for precision stuff that has to be perfect and beautiful, rather than structural and fast.
I worked on a boat in a welding shop for about 3 months (I was doing boat systems, electronics, etc. Not welding) but being in the shop I talked to the guys on break, etc. They were pretty much doing all aluminum with huge TIG machines. He swore by it, but he could also butt weld coke cans perfectly, and make stick welds look damn near perfect...
I tried my hand at TIG and sucked bad... Sounds like for welding up rusty cars MIG might be best.
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Posted 14 January 2012 - 01:09 PM
I would agree - get a wire feed machine and try using solid core wire with sheilding gas. The flux core gets in the way with all the slag, etc. Messy process.
I would agree; having been welding cars for 25 years. I use .025 wire with argon/C02 for shielding gas. Flux core has it's place, but is best for thicker metal(i.e. not sheet metal) and outdoor work where shielding gases get blown away.
Look for a decent quality welder, such as a Lincoln or a MIller. Cheaper welders often have a torch that's live all the time, which makes it easy to flash yourself.
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 03:47 AM
Personally I prefer Miller, ya the Lincoln 180 will weld just as well as my Miller 211 MVP but at the end of the day the Miller just seems to come out better in all areas.
I have a spool gun with my welder as well, so I can weld stainless and aluminum also...but it doesn't do quite as well as a TIG nor can it get down to doing thin metal either, like a TIG can
I agree about using a solid core wire with shielding gas.
YMMV...also just my two cents
Jody from Welding Tips and Tricks has a ton of great information you may want to look at before deciding what to get.
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Hundreds of Stevens' aspiring engineers, scientists, technicians, logisticians, contract specialists, financial analysts and business professionals have found career success at U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). For the past three years, the organization – which has been hiring Stevens students for more than a decade – has been among Stevens' top three employers. More than 230 Stevens alumni are currently employed there.
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Monday, April 7, 2008
Eastern Conference Picks
This could be a long one because I'm going to do the whole Eastern Conference at once just so it all gets done before the playoffs start. (Do I really need to say, "This could be a long one?" Is it at all shocking when I talk for a really long time?)
I dig the Canadiens. There's no one on their team who I hate and there are even a few people who I really like (Saku Koivu and Mike Komisarek being the big two). Classic jerseys. A real hockey tradition. And I love their crowds. It can be annoying when you're on the other side but I love how quick Montreal crowds are to express themselves and I'm not going to lie, I love the "Ole Ole" song. I find myself singing along even when they're playing against the Sabres. The Canadiens are also really, really fun to watch. I love their fast back-and-forth style and I'm in awe of their powerplay. Going into the playoffs, the Habs are my favorite on the Eastern Conference side. We'll see if it sticks.
I was born in Pittsburgh and raised by Pittsburghers. Every childhood vacation involved Pittsburgh and I still have family there. The Mario Lemieux-led Penguins were the first hockey team I was really aware of. Heck, my first jersey was a Penguins jersey (Ron Francis #10). When all is said and done, I probably should be a Penguins fan right now. Even though fate stepped in and steered me toward the team and city that has no pro sports championships instead of plenty of them (thanks, fate!), I do still have a soft spot for Pittsburgh and I do mostly like the Penguins. Now that I've managed to dig through the media hype I think Sidney Crosby really is the cat's pajamas. And I'm totally in love with Evgeni Malkin. I'm amazed at how he just took over while Crosby was out and I love his silent, slightly embarrassed smile. Part of me hopes he never learns to speak English. (Part of me believes he speaks perfect English and just chooses not to) Really, do we need to hear "We're just going to take it one game at a time" from yet another player? I think Crosby has that covered. I am decidedly pro-Penguins.
Remember how Kevin Sylvester kept saying, "All hockey fans would be happy to see the Caps in the playoffs" and other similar things? Kevin forgot to poll me. I fully acknowledge that Alexander Ovechkin is an amazingly gifted player and barring a career-ending injury or a total collapse will be one of the best players of my lifetime. But I'm just not sure how I feel about him. There are times when I get a kick out of him and there are times when I feel like he's veering awfully close to showboating. And again, while I fully acknowledge that the NHL could use a good kick of personality, that's never been my thing. I hate running backs who start dancing before they're in the end zone and defensive players who celebrate a tackle like they just won the lottery. I hate baseball players who stand at home plate and watch the ball soar over the fence. I also hit Ovechkin Overload weeks ago. And now he's dragged his team into the playoffs? The hype is about to go off the charts insane. I don't know if I can handle it.
The good news for the Caps is that I don't find the team itself particularly offensive and I don't outright hate anyone on the team. And the good news for Ovechkin (because you know he's weeping at the thought that I don't like him) is that once upon a time I refused to like Sidney Crosby because of the endless hype and adoration and what finally changed my mind was watching Sid in the playoffs last year. So I'm not completely closing the door on the Caps but right now it doesn't look good. This one could definitely go either way.
This is another team where blogging rears its head and influences my opinion. I've spent many an hour lounging around Interchangeable Parts and emailing Pookie and Schnookie, the ladies who run the joint, so I know a lot about the players on the Devils and have even come to like a few of them. If I didn't talk to Pookie and Schnookie so much I would probably never have given the Devils a second thought and might outright hate them after all the stupid shootout losses this season. But I like them okay and I love Marty Brodeur so I'll cheer for the Devils in the right situation. They're not the most exciting team to watch but I fear the Eastern Conference is going to end up being a battle of the lesser evil.
If this season ends with Chris Drury hoisting a Stanley Cup - and Kate and I have had endless discussions about how that might be the only way this season can end - I'm building a bunker under our apartment building. Then I'm digging underground tunnels that connect the bunker to the parking lot at work. And then I'm constructing a bubble to live in during those times I have to interact with the outside world. I'm cutting myself off from media of all kind - newspapers, magazines, sports radio, message boards, and 99.7% of the blogs I read. I will do all that and somehow, some way I'll still end up hearing about Chris Drury and how his Little League triumph prepared him for this day when he would lead the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup and I'll still end up hearing about how the Buffalo Sabres have doomed themselves to a history of defeat and despair and Bucky Gleason will call it the Curse of Captain Clutch and in thirty years I'll be the haggard od woman with no teeth and a swarm of cats who stands at the corner outside the arena all day yelling, "CAPTAIN CLUTCH NEVER WON US NOTHING AND WASN'T VERY CLUTCH IN THE FACE-OFF CIRCLE AGAINST JASON SPEZZA!" and "THE SABRES WANTED TO MATCH BUT CAPTAIN CLUTCH WANTED TO BE A DIRTY RANGER!" and people will point and laugh and throw things. I would hope that this is a future we all want to avoid.
(Also, Jaromir Jagr? Sean Avery? Scott Gomez? It's like someone decided to dump the very douchiest of douchebags on one team. No one with a soul could possibly cheer for the Rangers.)
In the battle of Former Sabres Lost in the Last Calendar Year, Daniel Briere is the one I'd be the most okay with winning it all if you put a gun to Mark's head and made me pick one. (I asked Mark what he would say if someone put a guy to my head and told him to choose Drury, Briere, or Brian Campbell and he said, "I'd tell them to shoot you," and then attempted to justify it with, "You wouldn't want to live in a world where any of those guys won a Cup!" I can't decide if that's really sweet or really disturbing.) I think Bucky and Co. would still go crazy but maybe not quite as crazy and I like Danny enough that it wouldn't make me throw up.
That said, it's the Flyers. I wasn't in Buffalo for most of the Buffalo-Philly history but even I hate the Flyers. And even if we just go by this year, how can you cheer for the the Flyers? The gooning it up? The stupid suspensions? The horrific mishandling of concussions? How many years has this franchise taken off Simon Gagne's career already? No, I'm afraid the Flyers are unacceptable.
I don't hate Ottawa the way some Buffalo fans do but I don't love them enough that I don't think this whole season has been pretty hilarious. With apologies to the Senators fans who I do know, like, and respect, this season has been a delight to watch. From the day the puck dropped against the Islanders I think Sabres fans knew we were going to be in for an up and down season. The Senators went something like 15-2 to start the season. Everyone was ready to hand them the Conference title if not the Stanley Cup. Even the most pessimistic and cautious fan had to be feeling pretty good about that kind of record. And then the team just fell apart. Gloriously and spectacularly. And now they get Pittsburgh in the first round? Without Daniel Alfredsson and Mike Fisher? Oh, Ottawa. You're toast. You're toast and yes, I think it's pretty entertaining. There is some small part of me that wouldn't be opposed to the Sens winning (with Mike Fisher) some year but if they pull it off this year it'll be way too much of a feel-good story. ("The struggling Sens pull off a first round upset in the name of their fallen captain!") This year I'm pulling for the collapse to be complete. The Ottawa Senators are a living example of why maybe it was better to just miss the playoffs instead of squeaking in.
I can't think of any players on the Bruins who really disgust me (I kind of like Zdeno Chara) but I've had my fill of them for one year. The only thing the division heavy schedule really accomplished for me was making me hate them. And not in a "I love to hate them" kind of way. More like in a "I hate them and would rather pull my toenails out with tweezers than watch them for another second" kind of way. I do not want to see this team, playing this kind of hockey win anything. Ugh.
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MONTREAL vs. BOSTON - Montreal in 4
PITTSBURGH vs. OTTAWA - Pittsburgh in 5
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA - Washington in 6
NEW JERSEY vs. NEW YORK - New York in 6
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- Kate said...
I'm building a bunker under our apartment building. Then I'm digging underground tunnels that connect the bunker to the parking lot at work. And then I'm constructing a bubble to live in during those times I have to interact with the outside world.
I'm sure it will come as a surprise to no one that I agree with all of this. Totally.
- April 8, 2008 at 1:23 AM
- Kate said...
And by "all of this" I meant the post in general, not just the quote I highlighted....although, if Drury wins the Cup I might follow your lead and begin construction on my own set of tunnels.
- April 8, 2008 at 1:24 AM
- Pookie said...
If I didn't talk to Pookie and Schnookie so much I would probably never have given the Devils a second thought and might outright hate them after all the stupid shootout losses this season. But I like them okay
Awwwww, that's so sweet! I'm so glad we could raise your opinion of the Devisl from hate to "like them okay"! :D
Great preview! I think if Drury wins the Cup, we'll petition to have you put in a medically induced coma until next season just so can't even by mistake sneak over to Sabre's Edge.
- April 8, 2008 at 9:30 AM
- Bowl of Pork said...
I hate running backs who start dancing before they're in the end zone and defensive players who celebrate a tackle like they just won the lottery. I hate baseball players who stand at home plate and watch the ball soar over the fence.
This is why I have forever loved Jerry Rice (and his father). When he turned pro, his dad gave him one piece of advice that stuck... "Act like you've been there before. Act like you're going back." Rice was always a class act on the field and I wish more people would use him as an example.
That said, it's the Flyers.
Don't worry about the Flyers... OV will single-handedly drag his team into the second round before he passes out from exhaustion, and Brashear will be sure to hand out retribution on the way.
And how come everybody makes such a big deal about Drury's chance of winning a Cup? They always call it "a Cup" as if he didn't already have one. It's not like he's Ray Bourque or anything...
I can't help it. I love Ray Bourque.
- April 8, 2008 at 11:44 AM
- Anne said...
I will do all that and somehow, some way I'll still end up hearing about Chris Drury and how his Little League triumph prepared him for this day
Well played, well played. We all KNOW that will come up somehow.
If that most horrible of horrible possibilities occurs, We'll train carrier pigeons to send you Sabres' updates over the summer, because lord knows you won't be able to pick up a Buffalo News, turn on Versus or (GOD FORBID) MSG, and the internet is OUT.
- April 8, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- Vanek's Hair said...
Chris Drury played in the Little League World Series?! I'll be darned.
I have to say I am pulling for the Capitals. I like Ovechkin. I like the showboating. I enjoy guys who admire their home runs. I like touchdown dances. I have to admit, I love showboating. If that makes me a bad person, well, many would say I am regardless of my affinity for showboating. So I will file my vote for the minority opinion there.
As for the gun to the head question: I'd wrestle the gun away and shoot myself.
- April 8, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Heather B. said...
Kate, I would totally be willing to let you use my tunnels if need be. I think you're safe.
Anne, I didn't even think of carrier pigeons! That's a great idea! I would miss not hearing anything about the team. Pookie, medically induced coma might work too because I do have those weak moments.
Matt, everyone knows the first Cup didn't count! He hadn't left the Sabres yet! (And everything I've read always talks about him LEADING PAST TEAMS TO CHAMPIONSHIPS LIKE THE STANLEY CUP. Because he really had to carry those losers like Bourque, Forsberg, Sakic, and Roy on his back.)
Vanek's Hair, I have no beef with people who enjoy showboating. It's just not my thing, that's all.
As for the gun to the head question: I'd wrestle the gun away and shoot myself.
Always an option.
- April 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM
- Tessa said...
But I'm just not sure how I feel about him. There are times when I get a kick out of him and there are times when I feel like he's veering awfully close to showboating.
I completely agree. I admire his incredible talent, but watching him jump around after scoring the 9th goal in a 10-2 win or start a pile up after the Caps go up 3-1 (the game's not over, guys) just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not saying they have to be straight-faced robots, but I guess I'm very much of the "act like you've been there before" philosophy.
The hype has been a bit much lately too; Sylvester's comment is a great example of when it annoys me.
Oh, and if the Rangers won the cup, I would vomit. I've always hated them more than any other team, but the prospect of getting another overload intangibles and little league stories shoved down my throat makes the prospect even worse.
- April 8, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- Amy said...
There is some small part of me that wouldn't be opposed to the Sens winning (with Mike Fisher) some year but if they pull it off this year it'll be way too much of a feel-good story. ("The struggling Sens pull off a first round upset in the name of their fallen captain!")
The Sens got the feel-good story last year. Remember, Chris Neil invented babies. Its another team's turn this year.
I'd like to see the Sens really and truly collapse, because it proves that Brian Murray really didn't right the ship like he thought he could have.
- April 8, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Jennifer said...
I've put a lot of thought into the playoffs and I'm going with the Caps in the East and Red Wings in the West. And by "a lot of thought", I pretty much did "eanie, meanie, miney, moe". I think I'll do "one potato, two potato, etc." to determine the cup winner.
- April 8, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- Vanek's Hair said...
Quick note to those of you in the playoff pool. Line-ups for the first week are due by noon on Wednesday.
Another quick note to those in the playoff pool. Enjoy your battle for second place. :)
- April 8, 2008 at 4:02 PM
- Heather B. said...
Another quick note to those in the playoff pool. Enjoy your battle for second place. :)
Geez, you are a showboater. I'll just assume that comment was accompanied by some ridiculous gesture or dance even though you haven't actually accomplished anything yet :-D
- April 8, 2008 at 4:21 PM
- Vanek's Hair said...
Geez, you are a showboater. I'll just assume that comment was accompanied by some ridiculous gesture or dance even though you haven't actually accomplished anything yet :-D
Wow, you've got me figured out already.
- April 8, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- Jennifer said...
I can just imagine how fun this fantasy hockey is going to be with a wise ass like Vanek's Hair. :)
HeatherB, I bet you're right, probably some ridiculous dance or gesture, but we'll see how he holds up.
- April 8, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- Heather B. said...
Let's hope he remembered Vanek isn't actually in the playoffs this year ;-)
- April 8, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- shelli said...
"Douchiest of douchebags" is the perfect description for the Rangers. I LOVE IT!!!
I am going to send a check to the guy who knocks Sean Avery's head into next season.
- April 8, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- S.A.M. said...
Good post heather. Much more intelligent than my.. this is who feels right- picks. LOL
ANd I wish the world would remember that Drury already won a Cup. (though I'd like to forget the Avalanche ever existed) Gag me with a sock.
I kinda like Ovie.. don't know exactly why but he just sorta grew on me. Except when he scored 2 goals on us in that last game against him. he and I didn't speak for a week after that. ;)
I can't feel the Pittsburgh love. I just dont' have it in me (Maybe it's my Ohio roots, there seems to be a lot of bad blood between Pitt and Cincinnati)
I think I'm feelin Montreal. And the Devils of course, I have loved the Devs for a while. That one is a given! Go Marty!!
I totally second all comments said about the Rangers. They are disgusting. IN my house, they are known as the "Gross Bad Guy Rangers' because in teaching my 4-yr old nephew about hockey, we have the good guys and the bad guys. And the Sabres are ALWAYS the good guys, but the Red Wings and Devils are usually good guys, unlss they're playing Buffalo. The Rangers? They are ALWAYS bad guys!
- April 8, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Anne M said...
I'm all about the Caps this post season. I don't think they'll get very far, but I expect it to be a lot of fun to watch them. I agree that Ovechkin edges into showboating, but at least he has a personality.
As far as the rest of the teams in the East, I basically just wish they would all lose. The Habs might be fun to watch later in the post season, but that's about it.
On the gun to the head question, I'd wrestle the gun away and shoot Bucky Gleason to prevent him from writing the inevitable "I told you so". Of course, he has probably already written the drafts for each player and just needs to fill in a few details to make it seem like he wrote it during the playoffs.
- April 8, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- Lee Andrew said...
I didn't know that douchiest was a word although me and Brian have been using the word "douchebagery" for over a year.
You need a way to subscribe to your blog. Unless there is a way and I just don't see it.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:03 AM
- Gambler said...
If the Rangers win the Cup I'm just going to stay in Europe. Clearly America (and Buffalo in particular) would not be a safe place.
- April 9, 2008 at 3:24 AM
- Heather B. said...
Hi, Gambler! Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. (Btw, when all is said and done, you picked a really good year to leave the country.)
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I fully approve. It's definitely time to rethink what obsolescence means, and this musical presentation seems like it will be amazing from an angle of reimagining what old computers are really for.
I will take my kids to see it and tell them that when I'm old, I want them to arrange me in a formation with other old people and make us all make beautiful coincidental sounds that could be construed as music.
> I want them to arrange me in a formation with other old people and
> make us all make beautiful coincidental sounds that could be construed as music.
Might I suggest Bach's "Get Off My Lawn and Fugue in D Minor"?
Agreed. I'm born in 1988, but war in Croatia took its toll. So, I was raised on computers in library: 386, old Macintosh II (at least I think that's its name). Also CPC464 was my first home computer. I still dream of coding my own mini-OS for CPC
I still dream of coding my own mini-OS for CPC
Then stop dreaming and start coding!
Sadly, the Day is Not Long Enough (007)
Oh yes it is! Believe me, but don't try to do everything at once. Start with, "Hello, world!" Before you know it you'll have multi-tasking.
Well, a week would probably be enough for a basic OS... if I had a day to begin with
Damn, that'll teach me not to throw out obsolete stuff. I wrote a simple piece of music software for my Amstrad CPC464 back in the mid-eighties. It took input from the keyboard (using shift/ctrl for sharp and flat, if I recall), displayed musical notation on screen and played it through the primitive sound chip.
I eventually got it to play one of Bach's 48 (preludes & fugues). I seem to recall that it had 4 channels, so could cope with the 4-part counterpoint pretty well. The sound chip was horrible,
Poor Forbin! He will be locked up alnight with that sex female computer scientist.
Poor Forbin! He will be locked up alnight with that sex female computer scientist.
Parent is a reference to Colossus: The Forbin Project [wikipedia.org].
You young whippersnappers that modded the parent off-topic can get off of my lawn now.
Leading to horrible cliches like "Is that Colossus or are you just glad to see me!"
As well as this, there are also some machines that will look nostalgically familiar to kids who grew up with the home computer generation, including a BBC Micro, an Atari 800XL, a Dragon 32 and an Amstrad CPC464.
What, no Apple ][?
The Apple II was never big in Europe. The above-mentioned machines were much bigger back then. In fact, even though I was raised with computers during that time, I have never actually seen an Apple II in real life. The others, however, are very familiar to me.
Oh, I understand that, but the Apple ][ predates most of the others and is worthy of an historical footnote. Besides, if they want to limit this to European brands, they should remove the Atari from the list as well.
Oh, I understand that, but the Apple ][ predates most of the others and is worthy of an historical footnote. Besides, if they want to limit this to European brands, they should remove the Atari from the list as well.
Where did it say they wanted to do that? I think they were focusing on computers that were popular here. Which obviously biases it towards UK machines, but doesn't exclude American ones.
While the Atari 800XL was never as popular here (or as well-supported) as the Spectrum, C64 and Amstrad CPC, it still had a notable user base.
Dixons (UK electronics chain) sold a lot of them at knock-down prices during the mid-80s.
Aside from the Atari 800XL, the other computers were practically unknown in the U.S. Well, the Amstrad wasn't unknown, but the Amstrad never gained a significant following.
The Apple II was one of the best selling "home computers," along with the Commodore 64 and 128 and (later) the Commodore Amiga line.
FWIW, I've never seen an Atari 800XL IRL, either.
I think the reason the Amstrad never caught on in the U.S. is because it was released in 1984, well after the CP/M and the
Also, the BBC Micro was sold here... but was a complete and total flop, as it was, as I've heard it, quite expensive, and had half the RAM of the (much cheaper) Commodore 64 or the Apple
The BBC Micro was a completely different machine to the C64. It was built for schools, and so had a large metal case for robustness and extra slots on the PCB for upgrades (it could be upgraded significantly).
Regarding the Apple II, I'm not sure it was even sold in the UK. Certainly I never saw one. The first Apple I saw or even heard of was a Mac which many schools had just one of (due to a supermarket-run Computers For Schools scheme iirc).
Atari machines on the other hand were popular in the UK, but mai
The bbc micro sat in a yellow injection moulded plastic case.
It had no 'expansion slots', but it did have several connectors at the edge of the pcb that you could use for expansion (berg connectors).
These included:
- printer port
- the 'tube', a bi-directional link for a second processor
- the user port
- the 1Mhz bus.
Internally there were a number of option rom sockets, which with some trickery could be used for a ram expansion (bank switched 16 k windows).
There were no 'slots' of any kind.
I'm not sure which computer you are referring to here but I have never seen a bbc model b encased in anything other than plastic unless it was done as a custom job.
Internally there were a number of option rom sockets, which with some trickery could be used for a ram expansion (bank switched 16 k windows).
I designed and built an expansion board for these 12 additional (4 on the motherboard) bank switched ROMs. I sold 100 of those (as a kit) in Holland. Must have been 1983/84. I still have one of these lying on the desk in my basement.
Apple II's were sold over here, they were just not that prevalent.
I didn't see an Apple II until the early 90's but now have one in storage - not used it in about 10 years.
I've got an Apple III as well and they are even rarer - didn't know they existed until I was given one instead of the owner dumping it.
The Apple
Apple II's were sold over here, they were just not that prevalent.
Yes; the UK hospital my Dad worked at had Apple IIs, but this was one of the few (if only) places I saw them in the UK. Had I not seen them there, it's quite possible that I'd never have seen one at all.
They actually sold Euro-specific versions [wikipedia.org]; reading this I find out that (supposedly) these were mono-only (yuk!) because the smart but NTSC-specific hack Woz used to get crude colour on the original didn't work with PAL.
This explains why my Dad (who used the things quite extensively) was never aware that
My memory of the machines of the era was that the Apple II was too expensive in the UK to be widely used as a home computer. Even the BBC Micro was a bit on the expensive side and most UK home users of the time had one of the Sinclair machines that were much cheaper.
The company I worked for had an Apple II bought specifically to run Visicalc. As far as I remember, this was the main driver for sales of Apple II in the UK until the arrival of the IBM PC and Lotus 1-2-3.
large metal case ? you must be referring to some bbc model that I'm not familiar with, I thought I had all of them! Especially the 'slots' bit is somewhat confusing, do you by chance mean the option rom sockets or do you mean the berg connectors at the bottom ?
Comparing the bbc to the commodore is like comparing a very well made german car to a zastava.
But I'm guessing consumers here looked at the spec sheets, saw the Commodore was cheaper and had more stuff, and had a MUCH, MUCH larger user base here, and went for it.
But because it used an ARM chip, lots of us use its descendants every day to make phone calls.
Wrong!! The BBC Micro had a 6502, just like the Apple ][ or the Commodore 64.
The successor of the BBC Micro was the Acorn Archimedes, based on a RISC CPU developed by Acorn. This chip is the one that later became the ARM chip, now found in many phones and PDAs.
Well, technically, that CPU was the ARM all along...
(I've done a fair amount of research on the things, and I'm trying to get a RiscPC - which runs either an ARM6, ARM7, or StrongARM - but originally was going to try to get one of the original models. Kinda tricky here in the US, as Acorn never officially sold any ARM-based machines (or any machines other than the BBC Micro B) here. They apparently were planning on selling the A3000 in Canada, but I don't think that happened.)
Only businesses with a PDP11 or DG Nova did not need an Apple ][, The Apple ][ cost about GBP100 and used about 30W, while a PDP11 or DG Nova cost at least GBP10,000, and used about 30kW.
The Apple II cost a lot more than that in the UK. Around £1000 (I'd have to look up the prices in the old computer mags I have), so it's no surprise that it never got popular in the home. Acorn should have made a home version of the BBC micro - I guess that was the Electron that sadly never did that well.
What was popular in small business was the Amstrad PCW series of CP/M systems (that came with a word processor out of the box) between 1985 and 1992.
As someone who did development for Apple ][ add-on hardware in the UK, I can tell you the APPLE ][ was HUGE in the UK.
Huge would be, at best, a relative term. It may have had some popularity behind the scenes in businesses (still being in short trousers during the early 80s, I can't really comment on that). I know that my Dad used them in his work at a hospital.
But even that latter example was (and is) about the only place that I've seen Apple II in the flesh. They were also bordering on nonexistent in the UK educational field and as mass-market home computers.
Only businesses with a PDP11 or DG Nova did not need an Apple ][, The Apple ][ cost about GBP100
£100? I'm calling bullshit on that, and it makes me que
£100? I'm calling bullshit on that
You could be charitable and assume he's just missed a zero off the end...
From what I remember* of 1980/1981 prices, and HP-85/86 was about 3k with interface cards, a Sharp MZ80B a few hundred quid, so for an Apple 2 (with a CPM card, which I can just about remember using) 1-2k sounds about right for 1980.
*it was a long time ago.
You could be charitable and assume he's just missed a zero off the end...
You're right; after I'd posted that I realised that I kneejerk responded to what was probably an honest mistake.
It didn't help that I was already somewhat sceptical about his claim that the Apple II was "huge" in the UK. I felt (and still feel) that this was somewhat misleading, although on the smaller scale of an earlier era (pre-Spectrum/C64/PC) and in the field he was working in, he may have had a case. However, I still see no evidence that the Apple II was popular in the same large-scale way that (app
I'm more surprised there are no Sinclair machines in the orchestra (ZX81, ZX Spectrum) since they were what drove the home computer revolution of the early 80s in the UK.
The ZX81 was incredibly primitive in order to get its price below £100. I think it was the first ever computer you could buy for under £100. It had no colour and no sound, 1k of RAM in its base configuration and 8k of ROM that managed to include some very useful floating-point maths!
There was a hack you could do to in machine
Why is the Colossus "infamous"? It's famous, and it's use saved thousands of lives and shortened the war.
Why is the Colossus "infamous"? It's famous, and it's use saved thousands of lives and shortened the war.
Possibly the submitter is German.
Pining for the good old days?
more likely for the fjords...
Possibly the submitter is German.
No, if the submitter was German, he would be complaining about the lack of recognition for Konrad Zuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse.
And no, I had never heard of him either, until I visited Germany.
Why is the Colossus "infamous"? It's famous, and it's use saved thousands of lives and shortened the war.
Because of that one time it took over the world. [wikipedia.org]
Sheesh, kids these days. No knowledge of history.
Kids, eh? I've *dropped* more card decks than you have *punched*, sonny! I watched that movie *when it came out*, and before that chick was married to Mongo OR Webster's mom. That movie, and prisoner episode The General was when I first realized that computers were intrinsically evil. I have seen nothing since to alter that opinion.
BTW, before you go look it up, what was the name of the degenerate atheistic prevert Commie computer that it linked up with? I know that off the top of my head.
I watched that movie *when it came out*, and before that chick was married to Mongo
I don't know what you are talking about. You kids are making me feel old.
Movies? Sheesh! In my day, we only had Projecting Kinetoscopes [wikipedia.org] for entertainment.
Eh, projecting kinetoscopes, dang fool kids. Magic lanterns were good enough for us, and we were darn glad to have them.
Confusing 'famous' with 'infamous' probably.
bbc report with sound and video
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150 years from now the machines will be using 'obsolete' humans to do stuff like this.
I highly recommend "The Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers", by The User. You can find it on eMusic I think (probably elsewhere as well). It's like being in the computer lab of yore, but with style.
http://www.theuser.org/dotmatrix/en/intro.html [theuser.org]
Reminds me of the Big Ideas (don't get any) [vimeo.com] remix of Radiohead's "Nude".
Thoroughly worth watching, but feel free to skip to the beginning of the music at about 1:10.
I'm guessing this won't be a progressive rock thing....
depends on the cymbol selection, I believe... I think its the splash
I hope this isn't just the start of the Next British Invasion... following Bletchley Park in rapid succession come moppy obsolete cpu orchestras from Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham... a sensation sweeps in from both coasts causing teenage girls to rush around in bunches and sceam uncontrollably... a teen in Tulsa spikes his hair and dyes it purple... t-shirt sales go through the roof... tragedy strikes when a rare mini computer and a p
A drum is a instrument. A computer - well could be, but for real.
Yeah, I know that the venerable '81 had no "sound" but it could make noise through it's cassette interface
I really enjoyed my visit to Bletchley Park back in 2005.... wouldn't mind spending another relaxing and pleasant day there again in
I had one of those beasts, it was a british clone of the TRS-80 color computer.
6809, the 32k of ram was actually 64k and if you fiddled a bit with the memory controller you could copy the rom to ram and modify the code. Quite a nice little computer!
I wished someone would keep such a line of machines alive for kids today to learn how to code on. There is absolutely no way you're going to completely 'grok' that machine on your desktop, one of these small machines you actually stand a chance.
Best school I ever had...
CPU complexity now sufficient for creative output:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4nhGS0OL4 [youtube.com]
They are useful.
They are fruitful.
Everything that boots is beautiful!
Built to last... the future is the past!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4nhGS0OL4 [youtube.com]
Let's hope he knows how to program the Pokey chip for 16 bit sound, otherwise it will play out of tune:
http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue34/112_1_16-BIT_ATARI_MUSIC.php [atarimagazines.com]
Not that I disapprove in theory, but it's fast getting to the point where I can't really justify turning on anything that draws over 5 watts of power to do any sort of computing, aside from my high-powered CS research.
On the other hand, this is art, so cost is irrelevant.
A wide selection of computing fossils be used in Applegate's final musical presentation,
Ok, who was the wiseass who invited the RNC [colbertnation.com] to start writing
A 5500/275? Bizarre choice to represent Apple. As others said above, the Apple II would be the logical choice. But if going with a Mac, one of the original all-in-ones (anything from the 128k to the SE/30, really) would be good. But a 5500/275? Those were pretty crap Macs.
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I added a secound panel just like the old gnome, And removed the promgram selecter on the top and put it on the bottom, everything at the top has now moved to the left side of the panel i can NOT move anything to the right, The clock will not move or anything.
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You need to use expanding separators to move/set item positioning on a panel. Add a separator item, move it to the position you would like, and set it to expanding in its preferences. All this can be done in the panel preferences dialog box (right-click the panel, select Panel->Panel Preferences).
As an example, I have the xfce menu on the left side, the clock on the right side, and the notification area indicator plugins in the middle. My Item tab (of Panel->Panel Preferences) looks like this:
- Applications menu
- Separator (expanding)
- Notification Area
- Indicator Plugin
- Separator (expanding)
- Clock
Edited post title, no need to be rude: being explicit is far more efficient.
I had just upgraded to 4.10 and had that same issue. Works perfectly. Great information. Thanks, even though I am not the original poster.
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Global jitters at US 'fiscal cliff' threat
AUSTRALIAN shares followed a global sell-off on Thursday, reflecting the uncertainty coursing through world markets as China kicked off a once-in-a-decade leadership transition and Barack Obama's post-election victory high rapidly gave way to concerns that a "fiscal cliff" of looming tax hikes and spending cuts could cripple the US economic recovery.
AUSTRALIAN shares followed a global sell-off on Thursday, reflecting the uncertainty coursing through world markets as China kicked off a once-in-a-decade leadership transition and Barack Obama's post-election victory high rapidly gave way to concerns that a "fiscal cliff" of looming tax hikes and spending cuts could cripple the US economic recovery.Despite Greece's fractured parliament passing austerity measures on Thursday that will gain it access to bailout funds and stave off a default, and latest unemployment figures showing the Australian economy added more than 10,000 new jobs last month, the benchmark All Ordinaries index closed 32.6 points, or 0.7 per cent, lower at 4483.8.Voters returned Mr Obama to office despite a stuttering economy and a stubbornly high unemployment rate, but the defeated Mitt Romney's Republican Party retained its majority in the lower house, and the prospect of the President and Congress struggling to agree on a resolution - needed by year's end - sent Wall Street stocks down 2.4 per cent on Wednesday.The Congressional Budget Office in the US has estimated that the fiscal cliff could result in a drag of up to $US600 billion next year, or 4 per cent of gross domestic product.In Beijing, China's outgoing President Hu Jintao - who is expected to be succeeded by vice-president Xi Jinping - warned corruption remained the biggest threat to the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party, as he formally opened the party's national congress.The week-long congress will usher in a new set of leaders, who will likely oversee China overtaking the US as the world's largest economy.But the transition is being held in a backdrop of mounting social issues, including a growing wealth gap, rising costs of living and perceptions of rampant corruption.China also faces an urgent need to reform an economy that heavily favours its state-owned enterprises and to shift the economy's reliance on investment-led growth more to domestic consumption."Reform of the political structure is an important part of China's overall reform," Mr Hu said. "We must continue to make both active and prudent efforts to carry out the reform of the political structure and make people's democracy more extensive, fuller in scope and sounder in practice."Qu Hongbin, HSBC's chief economist for China, said the new leadership could liberalise interest rates, and push to make the yuan freely convertible within five years. "There are clear signs that China's new leaders . . . will make speeding up reform top of their policy agenda in the coming years," he said in a report.But others point out that internal factional struggles laid bare by the sensational Bo Xilai scandal would mean the new leadership under Mr Xi would take time to consolidate its power before being able to make meaningful policy decisions."If the markets hope that structural changes could take place soon after March next year, when the new administration comes in, my advice is 'don't hold your breath'," Credit Suisse economist Tao Dong said.
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Universal Password Manager (UPM) allows you to store usernames, passwords, URLs, etc. in an encrypted database protected by one master password. Its three strongest features are simplicity (it provides a small number of very strong features with no clutter), the ability to run cross-platform, and database sharing. Rather than having many separate databases (home, work, etc.), database sharing allows you store your database at a remote location (password protected HTTP URL, for example) and then have UPM automatically keep your local database in sync with the remote database.
KeePassX is a password manager or or safe that helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. You only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using AES or Twofish.
MAPDAV (More Accurate Password Dictionary Attack Vector) is designed to use what is known about users via the /etc/passwd file on Unix/Linux systems to generate a dynamic dictionary of more accurate guesses as to what their possible password may be. It does this by mangling the user's username and user information in various user-specified ways to look for bad password protection practices.
The HOTP Toolkit package contains tools that are useful when deploying the one-time password HOTP technology. It contains a shared library, a command-line tool to generate and validate one-time passwords, and a PAM module (pam_hotp) to make system login or SSH use HOTP one-time passwords for authentication.
KeePass is a light-weight and easy-to-use password manager that removes the need for you to remember many different passwords and makes it more feasible to use different passwords for each account. It manages your passwords in a secure database encrypted with AES and Twofish, which is locked with one master key or a key file.
Keynesis Lockngo is a security application that runs directly from a portable drive. Lockngo encrypts and password-protects data against loss or theft. When protected, the drive appears empty (data is hidden) and will not allow new data to be written onto it. Lockngo has Military Grade 256-bit AES Encryption, FIPS 140-2 Certified. Lockngo also comes in a cross-platform version for Mac and Windows. This version allows you to lock a drive on a Macintosh and open it on a computer running Windows and vice versa.
A small, non-interactive, shell-like scripting language.
A fast C++ matrix library with an API similar to Matlab's.