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Fark Seeks to Trademark NSFW

Posted by Zonk on from the not-so-freaking-wise dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The term NSFW is about to join the :( emoticon, going from a generic, oft-used internet abbreviation, to one company's exclusive trademark. Fark is seeking a trademark on the use of NSFW to describe naughty online content. Of course, they may face a bit of a battle because more than a few other people are already using the term NSFW to describe their products and services. Not that that's stopped anyone in the past." And, of course, the whole thing could be a big practical joke.

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  1. If you really want to screw Microsoft... by Chmcginn · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You should be buying many, many Xboxs, but no games, since they're still not making any money off the hardware.

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    1. Re:If you really want to screw Microsoft... by ultranova · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You should be buying many, many Xboxs, but no games, since they're still not making any money off the hardware.

      What are the specifications for Xbox ? Can you install Linux on it and turn it into a web server, perhaps a mirror for the GNU project as the ultimate insult ?-)

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    2. Re:If you really want to screw Microsoft... by Torvaun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I buy no Xboxes, and no games. Now they're making no money from me, and getting stuck with inventory.

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    3. Re:If you really want to screw Microsoft... by neumayr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      No, he shouldn't.
      Don't underestimate the market value of "n consoles sold"...

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    4. Re:If you really want to screw Microsoft... by dissy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      What are the specifications for Xbox ? Can you install Linux on it and turn it into a web server, perhaps a mirror for the GNU project as the ultimate insult ?-) Short answer: yes

      Long answer: Its a 733mhz celeron with 64mb ram. The HD that comes with it will be 8-10gb but one generally desires to replace that part shortly after adding the modchip so you can run your own software.
      There are a number of linux distros made avail for it, from some early xbox specific ones, to full debian, or fedora installs, even bsd.

      Clustering them of course would get more resources, and potentially boost performance for cluster aware apps.
      Its also possible to double the ram to 128mb, but is not an easy thing to do at all.

      So basically the only reason to actually do this is the geek appeal and/or the fact MS loses money on each xbox sold.
  2. Re:Even if it is a joke... by Culture20 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I fully support Microsoft's gaming and hardware stuff, because they do it well. It would be nice if they realized that too, because having a company focus its resources on its _strong_ products means the company will win down the road. If you have to cajole people to use your new Operating System, then guess what? It's not your strength as a company.