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Yes, but every line is documented the same way, "don't touch this because I don't know what it does but sometimes it works".

Um, so, DON'T TOUCH IT already.

"Even though it was you that drew the wrong conclusions?"

I didn't draw the wrong conclusion. I was making the point that the only way a book will be published that uses my post as an example of trolling is if you write one yourself, and the only way any book you write would be published is if you pay someone to publish it. Alas, you are too dim to figure these things out, so:

PLONK

Which is also why I must have a flashblocker plugin - flash is responsible for most of the extremely annoying, distracting dancing baloney out there.

On the other hand, for loser websites ranked 987th, it might be interesting, but would them off Google make any difference? Hell no it won't. Nobody would ever notice, except maybe the webmaster.

I think you're severely underestimating the size of the sites in the top 1000.

I'm not sure how accurate this ranking is (and it cuts off at 973, for some reason), but the bottom 100 there include sites like Target, Best Buy, Delta Airlines, Air France, and the New York Post - large retailers, airlines with high traffic, and big newspapers. I don't think any of those sites would accept the money to be removed from the listings - even at that level, it's still not worth it.

TSNF.

Current estimates are 6.6 billion. Where'd you get 8 from? And who's the dumbass?

2 Years ago a space probe crashed on Jupiter, killing my rich uncle....

Don't forget about Veronica

You forget one popular source for arcane facts and stats: PDOMA, or Pulled Directly Out of My A**. The number one source for Dads everywhere, its also the original source in many of those Google pages.

It's Called Eating your own dog food

There are many other links here

I consider a 100+ word message at the bottom of an email spam.

More correctly I think it's a 'dag-tag'.

Well, it's a good thing Gopher is dead, or we'd all be fighting over Archie, Veronica, and Jughead.

Don't tell me PCMCIA, because IMHO I can.

I find it hard to believe that Microsoft or Linux would not fall under the category of "enterprise" products here. Certainly, Microsoft and Linux develop enterprise products for enterprise computing systems on enterprise computing systems...

I'm sure the sources I checked are not the final authority on such things, but I only bring it up because I have never known any other definition of "enterprise" with regard to computing. Now, if you're just commenting that some enterprise products are far superior to others, I can agree with that.

I am fifteen, I know how to write in cursive, but I never really do, unless I have to. My print is not really print either, it has the connected letters like cursive, but it is generally made up of regular letters. Personally, other than a few teachers, I do not know anyone who writes in cursive unless they have to. And realistically, unless we are writing an essay, we tend to write in the IM style shorthandand add symbols like the "smiley things," "These are my favorite alternative smileys"

Anyhow, the way I figure it the only time I will have to use anything that resembles cursive is to sign something and technically, I wouldn't have to use cursive. And to clear things up, I saw a post somewhere on these pages that said The last time I used cursive was on the SAT..., I don't no about when (s)he took the SAT but I just took it this weekend and it said Copy the following in the lines provided (DO NOT PRINT).... This suggest the use of cursive, but does not mandate it, if you had another way of writing you wouldn't have to write in cursive and they coudn't do anything about it.

If all else fails, everyone in future and present generations that will be affected by this can become doctors, then it won't matter what our cursive looks like; as a matter of fact, it would be better if it is bad.

I am fifteen, I know how to write in cursive, but I never really do, unless I have to. My print is not really print either, it has the connected letters like cursive, but it is generally made up of regular letters. Personally, other than a few teachers, I do not know anyone who writes in cursive unless they have to. And realistically, unless we are writing an essay, we tend to write in the IM style shorthandand add symbols like the "smiley things," "These are my favorite alternative smileys"

Anyhow, the way I figure it the only time I will have to use anything that resembles cursive is to sign something and technically, I wouldn't have to use cursive. And to clear things up, I saw a post somewhere on these pages that said The last time I used cursive was on the SAT..., I don't no about when (s)he took the SAT but I just took it this weekend and it said Copy the following in the lines provided (DO NOT PRINT).... This suggest the use of cursive, but does not mandate it, if you had another way of writing you wouldn't have to write in cursive and they coudn't do anything about it.

If all else fails, everyone in future and present generations that will be affected by this can become doctors, then it won't matter what our cursive looks like; as a matter of fact, it would be better if it is bad.

My WAG is that they may have been expecting Miles and BINK, the multiplatform (Win, Mac, various consoles) SDKs they mentioned, to be ported to Linux. When NWN got started, Loki was all the rage, as was Linux in general. So, if my theory's right, the company that does Miles and BINK dropped their Linux development when it became clear that it wasn't going to make them any real money anytime soon, and the NWN team got left with a Linux port but no implementation of some libraries that they're heavily invested in.

Again, this is just a WAG, based on the idea that the NWN guys clearly planned to make a simultaneous Linux, Mac, and PC release. If you start with the assumption that they had a realistic plan to get there, this could make sense.

So, in any case, I'm pleased as punch that in the face of the near-total implosion of commerical Linux gaming, these guys are still plugging away at it.

My WAG is that they may have been expecting Miles and BINK, the multiplatform (Win, Mac, various consoles) SDKs they mentioned, to be ported to Linux. When NWN got started, Loki was all the rage, as was Linux in general. So, if my theory's right, the company that does Miles and BINK dropped their Linux development when it became clear that it wasn't going to make them any real money anytime soon, and the NWN team got left with a Linux port but no implementation of some libraries that they're heavily invested in.

Again, this is just a WAG, based on the idea that the NWN guys clearly planned to make a simultaneous Linux, Mac, and PC release. If you start with the assumption that they had a realistic plan to get there, this could make sense.

So, in any case, I'm pleased as punch that in the face of the near-total implosion of commerical Linux gaming, these guys are still plugging away at it.

Google.

In the dark distant past, prior to IRC, WWW (We had Gopher though!!) - I frequented talkers such as Cheeseplants house, usually accessed by telnet on a high port, like a MUD.

I was intrigued whether there was any record of the talkers on the net and here is some of what I came up with:

Talker History
Cheeseplant's House
Crazylands.org

I noticed that crazylands acutally ran a talker so I connected to see who would be online. Pity though, only 2 people were there. The strangest thing was that Grim, who I remember from Cheeseplant's house in 1991 was actually still online!!! what a spod! (we chatted for a while, then I got idle). I found another, although the name goes away, which had a few more people online, but none of the ones from before.

I look back as this being the golden age of the Internet, back in the days before AOL, while so much has changed, it's actually interesting to see that the smaller communities still exist down there in the talker underground.

But Slashdot is targeted at the digiterati, and if you don't know what I just posted, then you're just another "user who just knows enough to be dangerous".

Just the same, here's why I posted:

• the TiBook aka Powerbook has a 15.2 inch mega-wide display that was introduced last year!
• VAIO and the Powerbook are in the same market segment, i.e. high-end consumer laptops
• with Macworld around the corner, a new round of hardware announcements is widely anticipated from Apple, including rumors of bigger screens on both the Apple laptops and the iMac
• CmrTaco is a Linux user and you can be sure he'll be loading up Linux on that VAIO (right Cmr?)
• Fink is a project to port Unix tools to Mac OS X.
• OS X is a *Nix (for your benefit, that's shorthand for a Unix-like system like Linux, Solaris and the ilk)
• and lastly, Slashdot is a FORUM so everybody (including you, sad to say), can post what they think

And BTW, I was the editor of our paper, and have been feted with numerous literary awards.

Its just that when you're talking amongst peers, you tend to conduct the conversation in shorthand.

See you around, anonymous coward.

I'll copy this definition:

props
Slang for compliments or statements of thanks, implying esteem for a work colleague. For example, "Mad props to Chris for being such a positive, promotional force in the planning of the party."

It can also be a synonym for "friends," as in, "I've got my props with me, and they'll back me up if I need them." Props can also be proper respect, as in, "The class gave me props during my presentation."

Lately I have been feeling isolated while reading Slashdot. Not knowing all the common abbreviations and whatnot.

AFAIK (IANAL) ISTR TMTOWTDI. FWIW, YMMV; TIA.

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