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Yes, but OS/2 was still way better than Win95. Win95 was 32-bit "OS" bolted on DOS. OS/2 was 32-bit from the ground up. The Windows of today has more in common with OS/2 than it has with Windows 95.

Windows 95: n.
32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/win2bit.html

Thanks for pointing that out, that makes it much more interesting an achievement. These folks surely could foresee the future of computer animation, except there is no cat

It would be great to be able to beam your molecules across space and then reassemble them. The only problem is that you have to trust your co-worker to operate the transporter. These are the same people who won't add paper to the photocopier or make a new pot of coffee after taking the last drop. I don't think they'll be double-checking the transporter coordinates. They'll be accidentally beaming people into walls, pets, and furniture. People will spend all their time apologizing for having inanimate objects protruding from parts of their bodies.

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/treklife.html

You shouldn't have to pay people to stop eating bread; just inform them of the adverse effects it may have on their health. If they're smart, they'll stop eating bread immediately without any further incentive.

Well, you shouldn't be eating bread anyway - it kills. http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/breadkills.html

Yes, then there is no cat.

From TFA: "Spare her the fate of superhero comic archvillains whose threat is muted by infinitely recurring Pinky-And-The-Brain-esque attempts to conquer all existence." Kind of puts it all in perspective. Even if you think you're a god, you're still bound by karma.

"You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back."
http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/deterio r.html

No. Not Australia.

"This is supposedly a true story from a recent Defence Science Lectures Series, as related by the head of the Australian DSTO's Land Operations/Simulation division."

"They've been working on some really nifty virtual reality simulators, the case in point being to incorporate Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters into exercises (from the data fusion point of view). Most of the people they employ on this sort of thing are ex- (or future) computer game programmers. Anyway, as part of the reality parameters, they include things like trees and animals. For the Australian simulation they included kangaroos. In particular, they had to model kangaroo movements and reactions to helicopters (since hordes of disturbed kangaroos might well give away a helicopter's position)."

"Being good programmers, they just stole some code (which was originally used to model infantry detachments reactions under the same stimuli), and changed the mapped icon, the speed parameters, etc. The first time they've gone to demonstrate this to some visiting Americans, the hotshot pilots have decided to get "down and dirty" with the virtual kangaroos. So, they buzz them, and watch them scatter. The visiting Americans nod appreciatively... then gape as the kangaroos duck around a hill, and launch about two dozen Stinger missiles at the hapless helicopter. Programmers look rather embarrassed at forgetting to remove *that* part of the infantry coding... and Americans leave muttering comments about not wanting to mess with the Aussie wildlife..."

"As an addendum, simulator pilots from that point onwards avoided kangaroos like the plague, just like they were meant to do in the first place... "

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/aussiew ild.html

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p.s. I *know* this story is apocryphal...

You want IE on Unix? The man page for that has been around... :)

Too bad he's donated somewhere close to $30billion.

His total welth is about $42 Bill-ions .
Or did you mean milions?
Or is it not his money he is spending for charity?
Eitrher way Do not spread FUD.

some of those linked humor pages are pretty funny.

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/beeros. html
http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/diskcar e.html

A few of those made me laugh, and now everyone in the surrounding cubicles thinks I'm insane. Thanks /.

some of those linked humor pages are pretty funny.

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/beeros. html
http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/diskcar e.html

A few of those made me laugh, and now everyone in the surrounding cubicles thinks I'm insane. Thanks /.

Unix and C a Hoax - is it true? ;)

Don't forget--the cat has a very long tail, and doesn't exist.

Trust me, those religious nuts will have you arrested. And bring the asbestos underwear because they'll probably try burning you as a devil worshiper...

That has been done.. Read this nice short story :)

I had a solbourne portable workstation in the early nineties.. It had an optical mouse but required a specific reflective mousepad covered in tiny dots to work.. I've tried tablets, trackballs and other types of input devices, and I still come back to the mouse for daily use.

reminds me of the infamouse "mouse balls memo"

Well, the man page at least:

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/ielin ux .html

Favorites include:

• Warning: parser bug confuses : and ; and | at times
• you're going to hell for this code style
• You learned to program in FORTRAN didn't you?
• parse error: I just don't get it
• linker attempting to 'duck tape' this 'gerbil' of a program
• echo > /dev/console 'mail richie@belcore.com echo "Idiot coding c"'

Way ahead of you...

http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/virusma n.html

Well, close enough.

J

Don't worry, there are not links to Goatse

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