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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..."
Yeah, I didn't catch the reference at first either. For those of you that didn't watch the show, the opening credits every week feature Bart writing a message repeatedly on the school chalk board, repetition style. Every week there is a new message. Last night, Bart wrote "I will never joke about cancelling the show again."
Okay actualy I think I like ONCE stepped foot in one 10 or so years ago for maybe half a second, but shit; uh;
worlds largest corporation?
Within 5 or 6 miles of me there are 3 Safe-Ways (used to be 4, but two of them consolidated into one building), but I have no idea where in the hell a walmart would be found at (or what the hell they even stock, though from what I read apparently everything).
I honestly think that there are more K-marts in Seattle (okay actualy there are only three or four) then walmarts.
Who the hell goes to walmart anyways? Fuck, I don't even KNOW ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER BEEN INSIDE OF A WALMART . How f*cking huge am I supposed to believe that they are?
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Thank you, Microtel for having the balls to stand up!
Why in the world would anyone buy any machine made by a company? I bought a "packard bell" and that was my first and last computer buy. Since then, building them has become mere guesswork, and you say that Microtel has balls? They have the smarts enough to know an emerging market of people too cheap to buy a piece of software, or who went into a pool with fellow people to buy one copy of software and then to let it go around.
But why would you, and slashdot reader, buy one? Isn't knowing the difference between ide and eide required for reading slashdot. Just a thought.
Your post was one long anal rant and uttterly fucking pointless.
The origional review was just fine IMHO you added nothing of value in all your abusive and comments, which attempted to make something out of nothing.
All the points you made were FUCKING OBVIOUS given the context and were never the less useful even if YOU are too short sighted to see why.
So heres one from me: FUCK OFF and stop wasting bandwidth, fucking Karma Whores *grumble*.....
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