BJJ = Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu also synonymous with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to a lot of people. If you're looking for general fitness, I would definitely try to find a Capoeira class. Out of all the stuff I've taken, it was probably the best workout, and it really is a lot of fun.

I think the most famous one-inch-punch video (where he knocks the guy over the chair) is a little exaggerated, but it's still cool. Most styles will teach you how to generate power from a short distance, Lee was very good at it obviously. As for learning something new: Capoeira is a ton...

To preface, I've taken 2 years of JKD (the style Lee founded), 5 years of BJJ, and smatterings of JSD, Kenpo, and MT. Just to get the inevitable "you don't know what you're talking about" out of the way. Lee was a fantastic martial artist & athlete, but he's not the god people make him out to...

My MB Pro plays WoW like a dream, especially if I'm in XP I hope I didn't come off as unnecessarily harsh in my previous post, I really do love the laptop despite the issues. I just wish Apple had dealt with some of the more obvious ones before rushing them out.

Double post for some reason, ignore.

The integrated GPU will probably be lacking for what you want to do, a Macbook Pro would probably fit the bill a bit better. On the subject of Macbooks, I picked up a Macbook Pro through my company and have been both impressed and disgusted with it so far. On the plus side it's a solid...

Quote: Originally Posted by pabbi1 Can Microsoft truly wage an n tier battle indefinitely? When their competition is Google and OO.org? Absolutely. Google is excellent at releasing "beta" products that will never find a home in a real corporate environment, and OO.org seems to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by jlo mein Am I alone in hating Open Office? Perhaps it is because I have to use it on a Win2000 machine with a dimming curved screen CRT monitor (stupid work computer)... No, you're not. It's 10 years behind Office, and it's worthless in a corporate...

It's available to MSDN subscribers, I have a subscription through my firm. You can probably find it on any of the torrent sites out there also, they aren't being terribly restrictive when it comes to copying it. Keep in mind though that it is definitely still a beta with a good 6 months of...

They have been on the NT Kernel since Win2k. By LUA I meant limited user access, which will be the default in Vista. Many of XP's security problems were due to social engineering and not a flaw in the operating system, despite what many people would have you believe (Apple is going to run...

Seriously, Kobe's one of the best 2's defensively since Jordan. I'm not sure where the no-defense rap comes from, but it's certainly not true.

Quote: Originally Posted by roastpuff That's because you're running a G4 processor... they weren't the fastest of the lot with Panther (10.3), and they're even a little slower with Tiger (10.4). The G5's I've played with, and the Core Duo I have are pretty snappy with Tiger, especially...

Quote: Originally Posted by HypnoLobster Really? Huh... Thats rather sad. From the little tiny bit I've used them, macs seem to have a cleaner faster os. Windows open faster, programs are faster, etc. Unix is your friend. I'm not sure any OSX user would call the UI snappy...

Quote: Originally Posted by ojnihs Agreed. The only thing I can't stand is that Microsoft talks about how innovative all their products are when they aren't. They're always behind the game. I especially didn't enjoy it when they introduced "their" MP3 portables that other companies (LG...

That's largely my point: Very little in the software world is "original" in this day and age, especially in regards to OS's. They're all building off ideas that started 20-30 years ago. Until someone comes up with an entirely new view on how an OS should work that will continue.

I really like the OS, but I'd honestly be a little scared if I was an Apple user right now. Their security practices are mind boggling at best, and I would say the only reason they haven't been hit with a major attack is due to their incredibly small market share. They are making the same...

Like I said, it was a good business move as NeXT had a solid operating system and Apple was floundering. However, I would hardly say it's "keeping it all in the family" when Apple shelled out ~$430 million for NeXT. My point remains though: Apple didn't design OSX, they bought it.

You heard correctly. It's ironic that people praise Apple for their "original" designs when they didn't actually design OSX. They bought out NeXT, and used OPENSTEP/NEXTSTEP (which isn't a bad thing, as it was a nice OS). It wasn't even their first choice either, they tried to buy out Be...

Not yet. After seeing 3 tabs put me over 300mb in 1.5 I uninstalled it in disgust. I'm liking the IE7 beta quite a bit, the quick tab view is awesome. Don't really see a reason to switch back to FF, even if they did fix the memory problems. FF was a great browser, but every release seems to...

If you enjoy a browser with absolutely horrid memory leaks, then Firefox > all. Supposedly 1.5.1 will fix it, although they said the same about 1.5.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bunnyears Maybe because it is in Aramaic and is so incredibly bloody that most audiences walk out numb rather than uplifted? I haven't seen a single critical review that is favorable to The Passion. I've seen a lot of endorsements from religious sites, but no...

I've never actually timed it, but mine seems to run for a while before it needs recharging. I would guess at least 10 hours. Definitely a lot longer than my 10gig 3rd gen, that one seemed to go dead in a few hours. One thing to look at is how you are using it. If you are constantly switching...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ozric Well, without derailing this thread into discussion about miracles or other stuff with religious undertones, let me just say this: these folks are monks, who in the spirit of renunciation don't concern themselves with the outside affairs of the world...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahn So basically they are asking folks to step up to an A/B box, and from the same source and same cans, they are going to switch back and forth from a crap amp and a great amp, and ask folks to be able to tell which one is the crap amp? um, shouldn't this...

I see, I misunderstood your statement. Didn't realize you were talking about the early levels. I see what you're saying regarding grinding. This was a staple of gameplay in EQ, you really couldn't level without it. But, the somewhat painful leveling process was made up for by the months of...