Then you have the wrong dog. Our dog, a German Shepherd has an escalating array of "I need the loo" signs. * First he'll just stare at you, and if you say "Show me what you want" he'll lead you to the front door. ('Show me what you want' will also lead you to bread (hungry), a piece of furniture (usually a toy has gotten stuck beneath it), a toy (he wishes to play) or anything that gives The Human a clue as to what he wants) * Then he'll whine and wander between you and the door * After he'll pat you with his paw to get your attention * Then he'll scratch on the door and yip Only after this, and simply not being able to wait any more will he go to the furthest place in the house and 'do' what he has to do.
He also has the decency to look guilty when you next see him after this.
Considering this is exactly what I would do in the same situation, I think he's pretty damn smart.
I live here in Spain and this doesn't surprise me. Meanwhile, back on the ranch, I'm surprised someone managed to program something so reliable they had to code in a time-bomb to make the software fail!
I think people mainly think of as % of a complete PC. PC then? $3-5000? Windows $99. Do the maths...
Now, PC=£400 (dunno in $). Windows=$200... NOW do the maths...
Since I moved to Spain from UK last year, between finding destination (Google Earth) and driving there (iGo), when driving I rarely know WHERE I am or WHERE the destination is. Always get there though:-)
I have to say, I smiled IRL at your comment! I am not in a hole and nor will I be. This is Slashdot, not RL! If anyone here actually cares about replies to their comments, they need to look out the window:-) So my comments have sparked discussion (as proven by my inbox) then this is great. This is why we read Slashdot, no? To comment and counter comment? I only object to being smeared as a Troll and Flaimbait'er. People who comment and counter-comment get my vote. People whom click -1 Troll... Psst.
OK then; I reply to myself rather than attaching this to any one particular reply. But Flaimbait?? Really? I thought it was a reasonably concise, intelligent reply. It may be that my observation had been made before about other similar situations, but then, in similar situations, of-course people will make similar replies. I had not read about the other bugs in the Linux kernel, but I do see people hammering Windows day after day after day. And these comments get modded up day after day after day. Why am I a troll? Why is my comment Flaimbait? It was not intentional but perhaps it reflects Slashdot mentality?
Actually, I was not trolling. Put simply, if this EXACT BUG was discovered in Windows, OS persons would be jumping about like grass-hoppers that THIS could never happen in OS software, MS is EV1L etc. Yet here we are, and several releases later, only NOW is this bug discovered... The Many Eyes theory looks weak...
* advertise the hell out of it, and
* give it away for free
* It takes flashy marketing to capture the market
* a price point nearly $0,
* profit margins of nearly 100%?
Sale price = $0
Minus "Flashy advertising" = $1,000,000
Profit? -$1,000,000
Not sure where this is a good thing
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Then you have the wrong dog. Our dog, a German Shepherd has an escalating array of "I need the loo" signs.
* First he'll just stare at you, and if you say "Show me what you want" he'll lead you to the front door. ('Show me what you want' will also lead you to bread (hungry), a piece of furniture (usually a toy has gotten stuck beneath it), a toy (he wishes to play) or anything that gives The Human a clue as to what he wants)
* Then he'll whine and wander between you and the door
* After he'll pat you with his paw to get your attention
* Then he'll scratch on the door and yip
Only after this, and simply not being able to wait any more will he go to the furthest place in the house and 'do' what he has to do.
He also has the decency to look guilty when you next see him after this.
Considering this is exactly what I would do in the same situation, I think he's pretty damn smart.
Zennyboy
This was not so much about grammar, more about "complete sentence means the opposite to what they meant" Nazi
Nah - we're on the 'pay through blank media' shit. It wound be illegal to fine us twice for the same crime, so they can f*ck themselves
I don't care - I live in Spain. Bring it onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)
I live here in Spain and this doesn't surprise me. Meanwhile, back on the ranch, I'm surprised someone managed to program something so reliable they had to code in a time-bomb to make the software fail!
:-)
Spanish coders did that!
I'm proud
(English ex-pat)
Good point ;-)
As long as you don't mind someone having your biometric data
I think it was humour
Bless you :-)
I think people mainly think of as % of a complete PC. PC then? $3-5000? Windows $99. Do the maths... Now, PC=£400 (dunno in $). Windows=$200... NOW do the maths...
Which would be a good idea if it were true. Sadly it is not
Since I moved to Spain from UK last year, between finding destination (Google Earth) and driving there (iGo), when driving I rarely know WHERE I am or WHERE the destination is. Always get there though :-)
Since I moved to Spain from UK last year,
I have to say, I smiled IRL at your comment! I am not in a hole and nor will I be. This is Slashdot, not RL! If anyone here actually cares about replies to their comments, they need to look out the window :-) So my comments have sparked discussion (as proven by my inbox) then this is great. This is why we read Slashdot, no? To comment and counter comment? I only object to being smeared as a Troll and Flaimbait'er. People who comment and counter-comment get my vote. People whom click -1 Troll... Psst.
OK then; I reply to myself rather than attaching this to any one particular reply. But Flaimbait?? Really? I thought it was a reasonably concise, intelligent reply. It may be that my observation had been made before about other similar situations, but then, in similar situations, of-course people will make similar replies. I had not read about the other bugs in the Linux kernel, but I do see people hammering Windows day after day after day. And these comments get modded up day after day after day. Why am I a troll? Why is my comment Flaimbait? It was not intentional but perhaps it reflects Slashdot mentality?
Actually, I was not trolling. Put simply, if this EXACT BUG was discovered in Windows, OS persons would be jumping about like grass-hoppers that THIS could never happen in OS software, MS is EV1L etc. Yet here we are, and several releases later, only NOW is this bug discovered... The Many Eyes theory looks weak...
So, anti-Windows people? Whatcha say now? ;-)
Praise for MS on /.
"So, how much does it cost? Nothing. That's right, AGS is free, and you can even create commercial games with it (subject to license terms)."
I have an unlocked phone and two Sims. People who know where I am (people I care about) know which # to call... (British living in Spain)
You would need to combine this with some genetic engineering for really fast growth in order for this technology to be generally useful.
You said the "G" word - aaaargh......!
* advertise the hell out of it, and
* give it away for free
* It takes flashy marketing to capture the market
* a price point nearly $0,
* profit margins of nearly 100%?
Sale price = $0
Minus "Flashy advertising" = $1,000,000
Profit? -$1,000,000
Not sure where this is a good thing
Sorry, but that's a penis
Adjusting colour / contrast would improve over the original
30 hours per day?