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BBC interview with RMS
An anonymous reader submitted an interview with RMS running over at the BBC. Doesn't really say much of anything
that you haven't heard before but it's a nice little interview, and its
not like much else is happening today :)
RMS is my dad.
This is news?
RMS doesn't say anything he hasn't already said a dozen or so times already.
"Today free software has a general reputation to be powerful and reliable"
Except for windows.
And office.
fp.
bash$ grep "interesting" bash$ sleep
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Vote for your hopes, not for your fears - Vote Third Party
He should have been wearing his "Church of Emacs" garb. That shit is funny.
Yeah. Giving Arafat and the Isreali leaders those nifty light pens from the previous story made all the news over there just fade away like a bad dream. Good to see Slashdot once more fighting the good fight, et cetera.
Slashdot: Filler for Nerds. Stuff that doesn't really matter.
I think RMS is God
Is Slashdot now just a page of links to
media WWW pages?
Thanks in advance.
In todays news, fighting continues in the middle east, the Queen Mother is still dead, and some Al-Queda fighters still remain captured.
If Al-Queda members were walking into US resturants, shopping malls, bus stations, etc. with bombs strapped to their chests in a concerted effort to kill as many Americans as possible, what would be our reaction as a nation?
When you couldn't be sure you could go to the grocery store and live to tell about it? Or that your holiday celebration might turn into a bloodbath? How might we react?
So when a foreign nation urged us to show "restraint" in dealing with the bombers, what might we say?
"Why did they cancel my favorite Sci-Fi show? I downloaded ALL the episodes!"
Egypt has revoked political and diplomatic ties with Israel. But hey, some fat hippy gets to talk about his toys for a while.
"Why did they cancel my favorite Sci-Fi show? I downloaded ALL the episodes!"
My complaint about Dick Cheney:
May I be cynical for a bit? I hope you don't mind,
but with Cheney's latest barrage of
malodorous notions, I can't resist the urge to make a
few cynical comments. To get right
down to it, some of the facts I'm about
to present may seem shocking. This
they certainly are. However, it's time that a few
facts had a chance to slip through the fusillade of hype.
What's my problem, then? Allow me to present it
in the form of a question: Where are the people
who are willing to stand up and acknowledge
that Cheney, in his infinite wisdom, has decided
to destroy the natural beauty of our parks and forests?
On the surface, it would seem to have something to do
with the way that his whole approach is repugnant.
But upon further investigation, one will find that
by allowing Cheney to put mephitic thoughts in our
children's minds, we are allowing him to play puppet master.
As for the lies and exaggerations, Cheney's
epigrams are rife with contradictions
and difficulties; they're entirely maladroit,
meet no objective criteria, and are unsuited
for a supposedly educated population.
And as if that weren't enough, if Cheney is going to
obstruct important things, then he should at least have
the self-respect to remind himself of a few things: First, a
true enemy is better than a false friend. And
second, many people respond to his debauched vituperations
in much the same way that they respond to television
dramas. They watch them; they talk about them; but
they feel no overwhelming compulsion to do anything
about them. That's why I insist we pronounce the truth
and renounce the lies.
Even people who consider themselves scornful
foolhardy-types generally agree that Cheney's slurs
symbolize lawlessness, violence, and misguided rebellion
-- extreme liberty for a few, even if the rest of us
lose more than a little freedom. One might conclude
that Cheney is incapable of writing a letter without using
such phrases as "crapulous pop psychologists", "loquacious
exhibitionists", "oppressive personae non gratae", or
some combination thereof. Alternatively, one might conclude
that Cheney has a different view of reality from the rest of us.
In either case, if you're not part of the solution,
then you're part of the problem. His historical record of
fickle pleas is clearer than the muddled pronouncements
of his apple-polishers for a variety of reasons. For
instance, the worst sorts of inconsiderate Neanderthals there
are must be treated with political justice, not with
civil justice, as they are sincerely not real citizens. Let me
rephrase that: I wonder if he really believes the
things he says. He knows they're not true, doesn't he?
A complete answer to that question would
take more space than I can afford, so I'll have to give
you a simplified answer. For starters, if
we let him cause riots in the streets, then greed,
corruption, and tribalism will characterize the government.
Oppressive measures will be directed against citizens.
And lies and deceit will be the stock and trade of the
media and educational institutions.
Even Cheney's bedfellows couldn't deal with the full impact of
Cheney's refrains. That's why they created "Cheney-ism," which is
just a garrulous excuse to force square
pegs into round holes. He plans to drag everything
that is truly great into the gutter. He has instructed
his votaries not to discuss this or even admit to his
plan's existence. Obviously, Cheney knows he has
something to hide. Most of you reading this letter
have your hearts in the right place. Now
follow your hearts with actions. I have traveled the length and
breadth of this country and talked with the best people. I can
therefore assure you that Cheney's artifices cannot stand on
their own merit. That's why they're dependent on elaborate
artifices and explanatory stories to convince us that Cheney's
warnings can give us deeper insights into the nature of
reality. We can and we must protect ourselves by any means
necessary against the unrestrained bestiality
of stupid, quasi-macabre paper-pushers. And that's the honest truth.
IT  PUTS  THE  LOTION  IN  THE  BASKET!
IT  PUTS  THE  LOTION  IN  THE  BASKET,  OR  IT  GETS  THE  HOSE!
Seth, are u a troll?
/. troll, and you
I always respected u cuz i thought you were a
keep stalking the editors and stuph.
but then i look at your posting history, and you are always ontopic!
but still, you got recognition from the troll awards, and they had
your name on the list for ages.
please tell us were you stand, as i am starting to think you are just
like FortKnox, all talk.
greets too all the fine tr0lls out there, and the not so fine ones.
I've been hanging out on K5 more often. Better advertising and not so BORING.
What Happened To The Censorware Project (censorware.org)
What Happened To The Deranged Stalker Project
I submitted this article, as well. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of getting off my fat arse and logging in before I submitted. My mistake. I'll just have to remember in future to pretend that I couldn't be bothered to register an account with you guys. Maybe then I'll have a chance of having a submission accepted.
There's a lot of people who frequent this site that believe anonymity isn't particularly a good thing. It's good to know that the great and the good that are tasked with sifting through our humble offerings aren't swayed by such things as popular opinion.
And they want me to pay for this?