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Well, while we were switching things around here at the ad agency ... An anonymous reader writes "While looking around on Microsoft's site checking out the new Tablet PCs I noticed something very out of Place. In one of their Flash Demos for the Tablet PC there is an Apple Powerbook 1400! To see it for yourself, the flash is located here (then "Tablet PC Overview Demo," then "Tablet PC," then "Powerful") The first computer is really that Powerbook! Pic here."
What about to the legal brothels? Sacarino writes "Back in April, Slashdot ran a story about the Monorail project Las Vegas was embarking upon. It would appear that things are progressing nicely. "It's ugly" critics will be put to shame, the designers did a great job of making it non-obtrusive. (if that's possible in Vegas) Soon you too will pile off the airplane, trudge onto the monorail, then run into the casino to spend that money....ahh, Vegas."
Out of court, out of mind. Enry writes "SONICblue and TiVo have dropped the patent infringement lawsuits they filed against each other. The press release reads: "We believe our energies are better spent expanding the market for Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) rather than fighting each other. Both sides believe in the merits of their respective positions, but the overall success of the DVR category is what is most important to the companies at this time." Take that, AdAge!"
Sounds like a nice way to watch movies. For those intrigued by a 640x480, QWERTY-keyboard color, clamshell-case PDA as embodied by the Zaurus 5600, patrickoehlinger writes "Just found news and pictures about the new Sharp Zaurus SL-C700 released in Japan. With a 640 x 480 pixel display, a small design and a great keyboard! Golem.de has a article with pictures, but it's in German."
Would the BBC spy on you? An anonymous reader writes "The previous discussion on RedSheriff on slashdot was extremely confusing as well as mostly off-topic. The fact is, the BBC is downloading spyware to your machine when you surf their site. Very disappointing and surprising. I suggest e-mailing them to let them know what you think. The problem and remedies are covered in Google groups: "
Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail!
What'd I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
Patty+Selma: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: That's right! Monorail!
Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...
Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.
Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?
Lyle Lanley: You'll be given cushy jobs.
Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.
Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.
Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.
I swear it's Springfield's only choice...
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!
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"Duffman says a lot of things, OH YEAH!" - Duffman
I'm all for that thing - Actually I think EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD should have a monorail and then we should have monorails connected by super fast trains - then I won;t have to fly anymore. I HATE flying, not because of terrorists - I just don't have wings and don;t like being flung around in a giant metal bird.
Ave Molech Setting
Hello, Vegas? Give me 100 bucks on red... D'oh! All right, I'll send you a check.
JET Program: see Japan, meet intere
Not quite.
The Apple PowerBook 1400 ships with a 133MHz proc., 16MB of DRAM, and a 750MB hard disk drive.
In the Flash movie on Microsoft's site, it's shown running Windows XP, which simply wouldn't happen on a box with such meager specs.
If you celebrate Xmas, befriend me (538
Well, while we were switching things around here at the ad agency
And in doing so, it got a front-page link on Slashdot, direct to the Microsoft Tablet PC demo / info page. Thanks, Slashdot!
They should have used the money to repair the potholes on Main Street.
Don't want the prostitutes tripping and falling into holes, now do ya?
seems like someone over at MS just lost his job. maybe some MS employee secretely rooting for the Apple Switch campaign.
If Steve Balmer needs a reason to jump up and down like a crazy monkey again, here is it!
keep it simple.
Somebody should "download" a foot to your ass in hopes of killing the bug up there. Get a fucking life.
hmmm... how about "off-loading"? :-)
Well, the MS marketing department obviously has no clue what they are doing then...
Marketing Manager: Look, give me some Microsoft notebooks and a Microsoft PC to use in our new flash on the double!MicroSerf: Uhm, we don't make those, we only cripple them.
Marketing Manager: Damn it! What is the first, least expensive thing you can find?
MicroSerf: Uhm, this company we just bought out used "Macintosh" equipment, so called "Powerbooks" as wel as some sort of desktop system...
Marketing Manager: Excellent! We'll use those! Make sure the flash files include blue gradients.
MicroSerf: Blue gradients?
Marketing Manager: LOTS of blue gradients and a cheesy music that would make a Game Boy cry.
MicroSerf: Jawohl herr oberst!
Hate me!
Step three: Profit!!!
profit from no spyware that is..
That's like hiring a plumber that asks you what room the bathroom sink is in.
Actually, it's more like hiring a plumber who drinks from your toilet and pees in your sink.
cpeterso
Cool... first the BBC is downloading to my computer using some kind of unexplained supernatural forces.
Now, I learnt that I can actually unclick Java. Cool.
If these aren't News for Nerds... I don't know what stuff actually matters anymore.
Welley Corporation - SLM Scammers
"While looking around on Microsoft's site checking out the new Tablet PCs I noticed something very out of Place. In one of their Flash Demos for the Tablet PC there is an Apple Powerbook 1400! To see it for yourself, the flash is located here (then "Tablet PC Overview Demo," then "Tablet PC," then "Powerful") The first computer is really that Powerbook! Pic here."
OH MY GOD
This is the biggest news of the century!!!! FACINATING!
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
I think it's more like a distinction that hardly matters at all...
-pyrrho
No. Remember, professionals design that advertising.
Step 2: Insert random Apple Powerbook 1400
Step 3: Report "slip up" to Mac centered websites
Step 4: Report that "over 20% of page views on the new tablet PC pages are from Macintosh computers." to interested third party vendors.
So now they've got ammo for a real switch campain...