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Slashback: Wal-Modem, Culpability, Misquotes
There must be some mistake; this is what I wanted. Masem writes: "The review of the OS-less PCs sold through Wal-Mart brought out a lot of comments on the inclusion of a WinModem, effectively requiring Windows to make the computer work correctly. However, NewsForge reports that shortly after that posting, Microtel, the makers of these computers, wrote back to the reviewer and indicated that new versions of the systems will ship with Linux-friendly modems from now on. Nice to see a company that knows its target audience and how to make them happy."
Thanks, Microtel!
Next: ethernet cable manufacturers. cpt kangarooski writes: "For those tuning in late, Harlan Ellison sued AOL (among others) for having the temerity to permit users to upload copies of his copyrighted works across their networks on the Usenet. As it turns out, AOL was in the right, and got a summary judgment against Ellison.
The opinion by Judge Cooper is located here in PDF format Given his reputation, Ellison will likely appeal."
Welcome to Ix, please take off your shoes. cayle clark writes "A few months back I asked slashdot about shopping in the Akihabara, Tokyo's famous "electric town," and got lots of good advice. Well, now I been and went there, took some pictures, and posted an illustrated account here. Netting it out, it's a keen place to wander, and prices are in some (but only some) cases lower than in the USA."
Hacking at the ties that bind Following up on the new venture in wireless from the LinuxCare crew, Dave Sifry writes "802.11b Networking News wrote up a summary of the new Sputnik Gateway release today, codenamed Stagecoach. The Community Gateway code runs from CD and turns a computer with an ethernet card and Prism 802.11b card into a secure authenticating firewalled 802.11b Access Point. New features of this release include support for desktop cards, like the Linksys WMP11 PCI card, which means that you can turn your old 486 in a closet into a cheap secure wireless router."
I'd rather they save Futurama, but gift horse, teeth, etc. Remik writes "Yahoo News is carrying this story letting Simpsons creator Matt Groening set the record straight that the Simpsons isn't winding down and that it isn't on the ropes. He claims he was misquoted and misunderstood in a Financial Times of London article that came out earlier this week and that he does indeed has stories for years and years. What if Marge became a robot? Hmm..."
Has anyone detected the envelope with the winner's name yet? SoundGuy666 writes "Looks like SETI made it past that 500 million milestone - wonder who won the $500 prize..."
Come on man, get with it! Suing over usenet piracy is so 90's. It's all about suing p2p now!
Next thing you know, he'll start railing off on the evils of DOOM.
-Denor
Surprise surprise! Someone got it wrong and sold a lot more issues by misquoting the Simpson's creator, saying that he was going to stop making new episodes. How convenient. It is such a rarity too, that a magazine would misquote someone to have a big story. Of course, I'm sure that it was entirely unintentional...
Clean PC... Wal-Mart...
Clean PC... Wal-Mart... Aaaaaagh!
I spent a year in Iraq looking for WMD and all I found was this lousy sig.
Hey, the Simpson's has years of great stories left. Why, the first example on the recent clipshow showed Homer jumping a shark. That's gotta be funny. Also, I don't recall hearing "The Simpsons are going to Antarctica!" yet. We haven't seen Homer quit his job and move to Connecticut to raise chickens, or better yet, move to California. We haven't seen Marge open up cute gift shop and have George Clooney as her handyman. Also, we haven't seen the cute little kid join the cast, the lame spin-offs, or 37 timeslot changes over 6 months.
Don't write the show off yet.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
did you notice what bart was writing on the chalkboard too? :P "I will not spread false rumors of being canceled" or something like that. I busted out laughing for like 5 minutes.
It is a well known fact that AMD Duron processors are made in a sweatshop in Maylasia.
Of course they are! You ever been in a bunny suit? No matter how cold the room is--you sweat, period. The human body just gets hot when surrounded on all sides by millimeter-thick plastic.
Even so, I hope this post was a joke. I saw it was modded funny...
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." --Groucho Marx
Well, although you're just barely literate, I agree. People who shop at Wal-Mart are gonna be, well, like you. Barely literate cretins who buy computers for porn and games. I don't think that most Linux kids could even stand the lights in Wal-Mart long enough to buy a computer.
Season 14 should be great...13 is just a turning point
Ellison is without doubt the most pompous jackass I've ever seen in my life.
Harlan or Larry?
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
Harlan or Larry?
Yes.
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If I can be modded down for being a troll, can I be modded up for being an orc, or a balrog?
a el-cheapo version of a winmodem
You mean "an el-cheapo version of an el-cheapo version"?
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
I must admit some of the jokes were damn lame...BUT
YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANT GLIDE!!!
You just cant put a price on something like that!
... pure FUD and has no place on slashdot.
You must be new here. :)
Mozilla's a nice operating system, but it needs a better browser.
OK, since there seems to be next to no posts regarding the Akihabara page, here I go... (sorry to be harsh, but I spend a lot of time there, so it sort of gets my goat to see someone come along, go around a few shops, write up a single-page report, and get that posted to /.).
...which could easily be rewritten to say, "American stores are grossly understaffed by Japanese standards." How often have I seen people complaining that they can't find a clerk in a US Fry's?
Why does that bother you? Were YOUR far far superior submissions to slashdot on this subject rejected or something, giving you the right to bitch?
Gee, I'm so sorry... strange as it may seem, shops in Akihabara don't take your plane fare into account when setting their prices.
Holy shit, talk about getting defensive about your adopted homeland. If the guy thought he was in for some life-changing bargains, then he was obviously wrong. He's just pointing that fact out, and really, was his statement wrong? Chill out, I don't think the guy was trying to offend anyone...a good idea for non-trolls.
Again with the "how dare you" attitude. By American standards (note, he implies nothing about superiority), many Japanese stores ARE overstaffed - in my experience, as well as the article author's, PLEASANTLY so.
OH MY GOD!!! You're KIDDING!!!! Japanese PDAs in Japan... who would have thought it?!?
See, now this was almost funny. Just lose all that extraneous punctuation, and you're halfway down the road to clown school.
Obviously, these stores should immediately devote a minimum of 70% of their floor space to items that are of interest to Americans.
Obviously, slashdot posters should devote 100% of their posts to inferring offense from an "outsider's" analysis. Do I have to say it? HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH, those Japanese TVs are not ideal for use outside of Japan.
All in all, about what I'd expect from a tourist on a quick spin through the larger shops...
All in all, about what I'd expect from a fanatical Western-raised Japan fanboy on a quick spin through slashdot.
Now, I have things to do Tuesday.
1. Insult a Japanese man
2. Fuck his wife, girlfriend, and daughters
What you have to understand is, fifty years ago, Ellison single-handedly invented flaming.
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