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Gates and Lasser on Palladium

A rather funny juxtaposition this morning - Bill Gates or someone with his signature stamp sent a spam-gram to pretty much everyone who receives any sort of Microsoft email: Bill only mentions Digital Rights Management in one throw-away sentence. And like most other spam, he promises it's a one-time mailing. On the other hand, Jon Lasser of Think Unix fame takes a harsher look at Microsoft's vision of a world where your computer is trusted against you.

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  1. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I claim this FP in the name of CLIT.

  2. banned but not forgotten by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trolling Stones' last lyrics quiz of the week!
    See if you can get them all without using a search engine
    You must provide the artist and song title for full credit.
    Post your answers below.

    1) its like spitting on a fish
    its like barking up a tree
    its like i said
    you gotta buy one if you want to get one free

    2) riding on a horse
    drinking whiskey out of a boot
    she got the teeth of an african bat

    3) its not a day for work
    its a day for catching tan
    shes lying on the beach and having fun
    shes going to get ya

    4) expert textpert
    choking smoker dont you
    see the joker laughs at you

    5) i know a town where people are running
    away from life it seems always funny
    they think they are smart
    dont doubt what they say
    scared of a change existing only to bring me down

    1. Re:banned but not forgotten by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      1) I don't know if it's the original source, but the version I know it from is Weird Al - Dare to be Stupid

      4) The beatles - the walrus.

      Damn, that's all I know.

  3. ep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This early post for Ida! I love you!!

  4. 1st by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1st post!

  5. netBSD dead at age 17 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard the sad news on talk radio. Troubled OS netBSD was found dead in it's downtown office. There were no more details. Truly a big loss for OS dilletante-dabbler troll hobbyist community.

  6. Kittens? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You asked for it, you got it...

    Pictures of Kittens!

    1. Re:Kittens? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Cute.

      Please post pics of cats licking the soiled feet of a beautiful lady.

      Thanks.

  7. Re:Yeah and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Something with kittens maybe please?

    These aren't cyborg kittens of death are they?

  8. Re:Yeah and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a lot of kittens there.
    I enjoyed it though.
    Careful with the volume, please.
    Even so, I'm glad I'm not at work.

    Or in any remotely public place.
    Not much more to say.
    Except: heh heh.

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  10. Re:Umm, no by nirvdrum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't speak for a crowd that you are not qualified to represent.

    --
    If there was a "-1 Not Funny", that'd be my most used mod.
  11. Re:Ahhh by hojo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dude, I don't want to see another comment from you unless it's along the lines of "New version of Alien vs. Child Predator now up at the reopened OMM." I mean, seriously, where can I find some of the quality work that you chuckleheads used to turn out? Old Man Murray ripped me a new one, to quote the Duke.

    Damn I miss that stuff. Start to crate ratings...the Deus Ex walkthrough...

    Bring it back, man. Unless you're an imposter, in which case bite me.