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Reminds me of this Userfriendly strip.

Or maybe AOL has tried it before? I'm not sure, but either way, here's a little better idea of what that PC will really be like...
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20020929& mode=classic

article here

I think this is Linux's answer to the Matrix Spoof.UF

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How about Evil Phish?

And here's the start of a comic thread at User Friendly

And here's the start of a comic thread at User Friendly

Even better

We all know that these genetically engineered glowing fish are evil!

Look here (and following cartoons :))

We have flying cars (1). They're called "Helicopters". They're expensive because they aren't mass produced on the scale of cars, which is because fuel costs are prohibitive for wide-scale use.

We have personal jetpacks (2). Earlier attempts ran out of gas too quickly to be useful, but this appears to be a solved problem now.

We have supersonic planes (4), but the fuel costs are prohibitive for commercial travel.

We have the technology to put people and equipment in space (5 and 6), but fuel costs are prohibitive for anything other than military applications and government funded scientific research.

The aerospace breakthroughs that occured in the early 20th century were all driven by the availability of mass-produced gasoline-driven engines, which brought the cost and weight of energy down by a large margin compared to coal burning steam engines. Jet and rocket engines became practical in the 30s and 40s, producing another round of breakthroughs. Steam engines lead to a round of breakthroughs when they first became practical.

The reason we've only been seeing incremental improvements is because we're still using the same basic technologies. As soon as a new power source which allows more power for less money and less weight, we'll have flying cars, personal jetpacks, space tourism, and space colonization.

I don't think it'll be fuel cells, since there's no order-of-magnitude improvements in power density there. My money is on a breakthrough in Uninterruptable Power Supplies.

Here is a better idea.

Free tacos for everyone!

Try this link

Sorry if everyone's seen it already, just saw someone post it on another messageboard I read.

UserFriendly ad

An oldie but goodie from the Userfriendly comic strip.

Who is that old FAT-ASS dork on userfriendly.org?

PS, the comic strip is about as funny as British Humor -- NOT FUNNY AT ALL!

Illiad is right on top of things again:
click :))

According to Userfriendly there is... ;-)

"Enter!"

And to those of you who just fail to qualify for a free upgrade (if there is such a thing), please, get over it. In the end, it's an upgrade you're missing out on, not a heart-bypass operation.

Bastard.

Like this?

First named here.

"Sony today announced it's latest line of personal entertainment products that, miraculously, don't need batteries, ever. Say hello to the new Sony NukeMan."

Welcome back Pitr

I read Penny Arcade every day, and find it not only funny but incredibly well drawn. Tycho and Gabe are decent human beings, and I read their Monday-Wednesday-Friday updates on the state of gaming (and the world at large) with interest. I wouldn't consider myself a "fanboy," but I did contribute when they were taking donations.

PS-- I'm not much of a gamer. I own no consoles and only play Quake III Arena, a 4-year old game. I still find Penny Arcade has a quality factor of about 1.0E99 higher than the competition.

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=1997122 1& mode=classic

Yellow Cake. Wonder if the bacteria will grow up to look/act like Hastur?

Egads, I hope not!

You don't need nuclear batteries, you could charge them up anytime by plugging into one of these

for that RIAA Do-Not-Call list!

Newer is not nessecarily better.

Other examples:

Windows ME vs Windows 98

Windows NT vs Unix on the server.

of course. He's the one that implements F.U.D. as a primary marketing tool and human resources management technique. Also in charge of ethic-ectomies

Previously: You think of a domain-name you want, go look at it. If it's not there, you can get it. If it's been taken by another company, or a domain squatter, you choose a different name.

Now: You think of a domain-name you want, go look at it. It's been taken by a domain-squatter. The same thing happens for every one of the domains you try and check. You give up, and have to pay the person whose site is on the domain you want.

Ignoring for a moment anybody technical enough to recognise Verisign scum as being different to normal scum, how can anyone possibly know what domains are available under this new regime?

Here be a related User Friendly cartoon, shipmates!

And somehow it seems strangely appropriate that today is international Talk Like A Pirate Day.

See also

What? no way, go read this if you want to see what you do.

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Sunday's Userfriendly.org Cartoon on the $2000 Settlement with Brianna the 12-year-old file-sharing criminal.

at this mirror ... here.

Relax, just fill out this form, and RIAA will leave you alone.

Here it is for you.

Village people's YMCA spoof

See this page for a peek at the amnesty form the RIAA wants you to fill out.

To Clarify...

I know how to use vi. I feel superior due to my knowledge of arcane editor commands. Anyone who uses a so-called "user friendly" editor is not a true geek.

P.S. The User Friendly comic strip is funny.

Here is a revised version of their Amnesty form, courtesy of userfriendly.org:

click here.

You can get an amnesty form here

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030907& mode=classic

Seriously, if the RIAA is good for its word and doesn't sue (or turn over to individual labels contact info for) anyone who files for amnesty (and stops downloading/listening to RIAA artists), what do they get out of this? Nothing really but another publicity stunt. And what does the person filing get? Well, if the RIAA already knew who they were, they're prolly being sued and thus ineligible, so all they're accomplishing is handing over a notarized admission of guilt. This one is a pretty much no-brainer. Though yesterday's User Friendly prolly said it best....

Here's Illiad's take from Sunday's User Friendly .

Humour or prescience? I'm not sure, but I love the form number.