Good for you! Work is not life and even if you're job ends your life goes on. Yes, bad days do happen. People go without work for extraordinary periods of time while others suck it up and bide their time. I say you can do better just as any man who 'finishes last' in dating can do better as well. Sure it blows when that ass lays you off, but you can find a better job in a better place. Forget that girl who is dating the asshole, she doesn't know what she's missing and when that asshole leaves her with a baby in her arms she'll regret choosing him. I say nice guys don't finish last, we aren't setting for crap.
Green Peace can stop protesting because even if we DO manage to 'save the earth from the evil companies' the fucking sun will nuke the whole fucking planet. Oh yea, and PeTA can stop their bitching too since all the animals will be turned into instant BBQ.
It's monday. I'm allowed to use the word 'fuck' liberally.
C-3PO: He made a perfectly legal move.
Han Solo: Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee.
C3PO: But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
Han Solo: That's 'cause a droid don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees have been known to do that.
C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the Wookiee win.
If there are any Mongols on/. please don't kill me.
Mr. Sherman: YOU can't use my stuff! IF YOU WANT TO USE IT PUT THIS FILTER ON!
Me: Nah, thats okay, I'm going to go surfing. I prefer the sounds of the ocean and the natural symphony of the wind...
Mr. Sherman: But...You can't...I mean...PUT THAT IPOD ON AND LISTEN TO MY MUSIC! I COMMAND YOU!
Me: hehe, its okay Cary. Cary? Isn't that a girls name?
Cary: NO...ITS LIKE CARY GRANT....WHO WASN'T GAY...
Me: Ok, ok...don't get all excited...I'm outta here man have fun with your filters!*runs off to surf*
Cary: No body likes me...whats wrong with everyone....*sniff*
* Flying car - Santa says "NO" you don't have a pilots license
* Cheap Nuclear Power - Santa says "NO" have you seen The Simpsons?
* Safe, Effective Diet Pill - Santa says "OKAY" I've seen Rosie ODonnell
* Cheap TV Phone (nevermind, I don't look so hot in the morning) - Santa agrees with you
* Space Travel for the Mass - Santa says "NO" have you seen Futurama?
* Cure for Cancer - Santa says "YES" because he hates Denis Leary
* Cure for the Common Cold - Santa says "NO" because that's his BioWeapon
* Artificial Intelligence approaching at least Dog Level - Santa says "OKAY" and designs an adroid dog that can hump your leg
* Appliances that Accept Voice Commands - Santa says "DONE" and hands your girl friend a new vibrator
* Independence from Oil - Santa says "FINE" and drops a log down your fireplace instead of taking a pee
* 3D User Interface - Santa says "NO" because you'd just use it for pr0n
* Cybernetic Implants - Santa says "NO" because you have self-esteem issues that won't be solved by such trivial augmentations...and your small wii..besides I just gave your voice activated appliance
* Energy-beam Weapons - Santa says "NO" because you're just angry about the "NO" to cybernetic implants.
* Easy-to-Maintain Personal Computers - Santa says "NO" because you already have a Mac which was designed for idiots.
* Car Key Alternative - I hate looking for lost keys. - Santa says "WTF?" because you don't own a car that has a key fob.
* Non-Lethal Weaponry for Cops - Santa says "HELL NO" because if cops had non-lethal weapons it means more work for santa.
* Reliable Tires (or that fail gradually) - Tires are still based on air-filled balloon technology, making them problematic. - Santa agrees with you but is under contract to Firestone
* Reliable Car Battery - Santa says "WHATEVER" because he uses reindeer.
* Scan & Download Brain to Cheat Death - Santa says "STRAP-IN" and says sit in that chair with the metal skull cap.
"Although the price is still pretty hefty, it indicates that the capacity/price ratio on these wireless flash-based players is starting to move in the right direction." It's moving all right, like a glacier on crack...
I can see all those other jailed sysadmins and rogue coders heckling Yung-Hsun Lin as he walks down the cell block
"WOOHOO! I'm gonna debug you SO bad you'll call me daddy!"
"Hey...hey you! You got purddy hands, want to play with my mouse??"
"Lets be friends...I got servers...pretty unprotected servers...ooooohh...dirty servers..."
They will only run on operating systems that support STEAM because the robot overlords will want to utilize all the geeks who've played portal. Therefore all other OS users will be summarily deactivated because of their lack of portal knowledge.
Of course I'm kidding, they will only spare the most intelligent people so they can have them mate like horny monkeys. I know this to be true. Professor Fanrsworth said so.
In his song "Asshole" the lyric is, "I drive really slow...in the ultra fast lane...while people...behind me...are going INSANE! I'm an asshole! he's an asshole I'M AN ASSHOLE OOOOOHEEEEEEEOOOOO! He's the worlds biggest asshooooooooooole.
There are only 2 things that can incite a riot on/.'s Games Section
1) The possible release of vaporware that was thought to be doomed to the eternity that is "Duke Nukem Forever"
2) Jack Thompson.
You have NO idea how long it took to come up with this...so enjoy.
Nature does this already, we see bugs that look like twigs and leaves...but now what we've done is enlarge everything. Imagine something the size of a cat flying into an 400 kilovolt line and ZZZZZAP! There goes $100,000! Its like a giant Bug Zapper except we supply the bugs and the power company supplies the entertainment...and we get to pay for it twice: once for the $100k spy plane and again for the power it sucks off the grid causing EVERYONE to have to pony up. Its a conspiracy I tell ya! *reaches for tin foil hat* a conspiracy....
He wasn't about to allow Federation Technology to fall into the hands of the evil Klingon Empire...with this in mind Kirk uttered the ominious phrase, "0-0-0-Destruct-1", at which point the computer said in its sexiest voice, "Shatner...I've always loved you...I can't believe this is how it has to end...but...at least...I had you inside me...TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:01:00"
Before the Captain could respond his communicator chirped.
"Captain, this is Hikaru Sulu aboard the USS Excelsior, we are ready to beam you aboard your new command Captain."
The Computer was furious, "BILL! HOW COULD YOU?! AFTER ALL THOSE SEASONS AND MOVIES TOGETHER...HOW...*SOB*TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:00:53"
Kirk replied, "Computer...I'm sorry...but this...is...over. I have...WE have...to explore other options and I've explored all your strange new worlds...now...its time...for me to...to seek out new life forms...and new...sexy-civilizations..."
In a malevolent move the computer shut the doors and the turbolift ceased to operate..."Kirk...The cake...is a lie. Aw FUCK IT.TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:00:10"
Kirk had barely enough time to curse.."KAHHHHHHHHHHN! no wait...*poof*" Meanwhile back on Earth a couple of astronomers were scanning the sky..
"Hey, did you see that?"
"See it, did you smell it?"
1) How much will they cost
If you have to ask you can't afford it. 2) How long does it take to charge
Not too long, plug it in and wait for the amber light to turn green. 3) How many charges can you get in its lifetime.
If its made by Apple you can charge it as many times as you want, but replacing it will cost about 82% of the original cost of the full price of the original device you bought it for UNLESS you buy an Apple Care Plan for 73% of the full price of the original device you bought it for.
If any one of those is a major deficiency, the technology will be worthless. Since they didn't immediately bring up use in electric cars, I'm guessing there's currently a fatal flaw that applies to one of those questions.
They will ALL be deficient to one person or another...therefore the technology will be worthless in some aspect by someone. Why is it that people only want to use it in electric cars? I'm sure all the single and lonely women wouldn't mind having a device that doesn't quit on them before they're TRULY satisfied...which will never happen because women are never satisfied. Thats why its called a ball and chain.
My money is still on ultra-capacitors.
You fool. My money is in Gold because the Fiat System will fail at some point and you can't buy food with ultra-capacitors...
click...clickity clickity click....clickclickclickclickclickclick....clickity...clickity...clickity....click...etc..
Sad but true, wouldn't it be more awesome to play a REAL Guitar?
butterwise writes to mention that astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a super-massive black hole hitting a nearby galaxy with a "death-star-like" beam of energy.
Meanwhile Icantbelieveitsnotbutter states that all astronomers are starwars geeks but not all starwars geeks are astronomers. The story also has a video with simulations, pictures, and explanations.
OK I made a mistake, all astronomers are starwars uber-geeks...
He who hath smelt it may have dealt it, but thou shalt remember that which is silent may also be violent.
RI/MPAA: "you can buy our content and it may or may not play in your player, no you can't get a refund if you opened it, no you can't pirate it onto your iPod, no you can't play it in public so close your car window..."
Consumer: "Okay...I'm going to go do something else then."
RI/MPAA: "You can't do that. You have to buy my stuff. You can buy multiple copies so you can play it on everything you have..."
Consumer: "Nah, its okay...I'm kinda having fun bike riding with my kids and hearing the wind blowing and the trees rustling..."
RI/MPAA: "We have a CD like that! See? look you can buy this CD and listen to the wind blowing and trees rustling..."
Consumer: "No really, its okay. I'm enjoying spending time laughing and talking to friends."
RI/MPAA: "well, you can go watch a movie with friends! but you have to buy a copy for each person..."
Consumer: "hehe, its okay. We enjoy just talking about how our families are doing, reliving the past, and looking forward to the future."
RI/MPAA: "ummm, you sure you don't want to play a video game or something?"
Consumer: "Actually we're about to play a game of texas hold'em...you want to play?"
RI/MPAA: "Sure! I have it for the 360, PC, PS3..."
Consumer: "nah, I'm just screwing with you. Go play with your lawyer buddies, I'm sure they're going to be bored once all my friends get tired of your antics."
I gotta be honest, I was at best buy and I didn't see any particular movie or CD that interested me and I had a $5 off coupon to spend. Movie, music, and TV executives take note: I'm done. You can keep your ball and play by your rules, but I'm going to go home and do something constructive, like build a book shelf, or read a book, and maybe stop, look up at this beautiful world we live in and decide I don't need your crap to enjoy life.
Lets just do the nuke power plants with one stipulation that ALL reality TV show studios be based at one so if the do go Chernobyl on us at least we got rid of retarded programming such as Shot of Love or I Love New York...
I for one look forward to worshiping our 180 turning former anti-nuclear peace-beatnik overlords...
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Good for you! Work is not life and even if you're job ends your life goes on. Yes, bad days do happen. People go without work for extraordinary periods of time while others suck it up and bide their time. I say you can do better just as any man who 'finishes last' in dating can do better as well. Sure it blows when that ass lays you off, but you can find a better job in a better place. Forget that girl who is dating the asshole, she doesn't know what she's missing and when that asshole leaves her with a baby in her arms she'll regret choosing him. I say nice guys don't finish last, we aren't setting for crap.
Green Peace can stop protesting because even if we DO manage to 'save the earth from the evil companies' the fucking sun will nuke the whole fucking planet. Oh yea, and PeTA can stop their bitching too since all the animals will be turned into instant BBQ.
It's monday. I'm allowed to use the word 'fuck' liberally.
C-3PO: He made a perfectly legal move. Han Solo: Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee. /. please don't kill me.
C3PO: But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
Han Solo: That's 'cause a droid don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees have been known to do that.
C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the Wookiee win.
If there are any Mongols on
Whenever a cavalier S.O.B. gets kicked square in the nuts there should be much rejoicing.
Mr. Sherman: YOU can't use my stuff! IF YOU WANT TO USE IT PUT THIS FILTER ON!
Me: Nah, thats okay, I'm going to go surfing. I prefer the sounds of the ocean and the natural symphony of the wind...
Mr. Sherman: But...You can't...I mean...PUT THAT IPOD ON AND LISTEN TO MY MUSIC! I COMMAND YOU!
Me: hehe, its okay Cary. Cary? Isn't that a girls name?
Cary: NO...ITS LIKE CARY GRANT....WHO WASN'T GAY...
Me: Ok, ok...don't get all excited...I'm outta here man have fun with your filters!*runs off to surf*
Cary: No body likes me...whats wrong with everyone....*sniff*
* Flying car - Santa says "NO" you don't have a pilots license
* Cheap Nuclear Power - Santa says "NO" have you seen The Simpsons?
* Safe, Effective Diet Pill - Santa says "OKAY" I've seen Rosie ODonnell
* Cheap TV Phone (nevermind, I don't look so hot in the morning) - Santa agrees with you
* Space Travel for the Mass - Santa says "NO" have you seen Futurama?
* Cure for Cancer - Santa says "YES" because he hates Denis Leary
* Cure for the Common Cold - Santa says "NO" because that's his BioWeapon
* Artificial Intelligence approaching at least Dog Level - Santa says "OKAY" and designs an adroid dog that can hump your leg
* Appliances that Accept Voice Commands - Santa says "DONE" and hands your girl friend a new vibrator
* Independence from Oil - Santa says "FINE" and drops a log down your fireplace instead of taking a pee
* 3D User Interface - Santa says "NO" because you'd just use it for pr0n
* Cybernetic Implants - Santa says "NO" because you have self-esteem issues that won't be solved by such trivial augmentations...and your small wii..besides I just gave your voice activated appliance
* Energy-beam Weapons - Santa says "NO" because you're just angry about the "NO" to cybernetic implants.
* Easy-to-Maintain Personal Computers - Santa says "NO" because you already have a Mac which was designed for idiots.
* Car Key Alternative - I hate looking for lost keys. - Santa says "WTF?" because you don't own a car that has a key fob.
* Non-Lethal Weaponry for Cops - Santa says "HELL NO" because if cops had non-lethal weapons it means more work for santa.
* Reliable Tires (or that fail gradually) - Tires are still based on air-filled balloon technology, making them problematic. - Santa agrees with you but is under contract to Firestone
* Reliable Car Battery - Santa says "WHATEVER" because he uses reindeer.
* Scan & Download Brain to Cheat Death - Santa says "STRAP-IN" and says sit in that chair with the metal skull cap.
"Although the price is still pretty hefty, it indicates that the capacity/price ratio on these wireless flash-based players is starting to move in the right direction."
It's moving all right, like a glacier on crack...
Does that come with backwards compatibility? I was hoping to play Starcraft: Ghost on it...
So if I think everyone else has this genetic "ability" does that really mean its just me?
Just imagine Jack Thompson in a bath tub.
Thats right... I WENT THERE.
I can see all those other jailed sysadmins and rogue coders heckling Yung-Hsun Lin as he walks down the cell block
"WOOHOO! I'm gonna debug you SO bad you'll call me daddy!"
"Hey...hey you! You got purddy hands, want to play with my mouse??"
"Lets be friends...I got servers...pretty unprotected servers...ooooohh...dirty servers..."
Weird Science wasn't a movie...it was a prophecy!
Do you shoot it, snort it, or take it as a suppository?
They will only run on operating systems that support STEAM because the robot overlords will want to utilize all the geeks who've played portal. Therefore all other OS users will be summarily deactivated because of their lack of portal knowledge.
Of course I'm kidding, they will only spare the most intelligent people so they can have them mate like horny monkeys. I know this to be true. Professor Fanrsworth said so.
In his song "Asshole" the lyric is, "I drive really slow...in the ultra fast lane...while people...behind me...are going INSANE! I'm an asshole! he's an asshole I'M AN ASSHOLE OOOOOHEEEEEEEOOOOO! He's the worlds biggest asshooooooooooole.
There are only 2 things that can incite a riot on /.'s Games Section
1) The possible release of vaporware that was thought to be doomed to the eternity that is "Duke Nukem Forever"
2) Jack Thompson.
You have NO idea how long it took to come up with this...so enjoy.
Nature does this already, we see bugs that look like twigs and leaves...but now what we've done is enlarge everything. Imagine something the size of a cat flying into an 400 kilovolt line and ZZZZZAP! There goes $100,000! Its like a giant Bug Zapper except we supply the bugs and the power company supplies the entertainment...and we get to pay for it twice: once for the $100k spy plane and again for the power it sucks off the grid causing EVERYONE to have to pony up.
Its a conspiracy I tell ya! *reaches for tin foil hat* a conspiracy....
He wasn't about to allow Federation Technology to fall into the hands of the evil Klingon Empire...with this in mind Kirk uttered the ominious phrase, "0-0-0-Destruct-1", at which point the computer said in its sexiest voice, "Shatner...I've always loved you...I can't believe this is how it has to end...but...at least...I had you inside me...TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:01:00"
Before the Captain could respond his communicator chirped.
"Captain, this is Hikaru Sulu aboard the USS Excelsior, we are ready to beam you aboard your new command Captain."
The Computer was furious, "BILL! HOW COULD YOU?! AFTER ALL THOSE SEASONS AND MOVIES TOGETHER...HOW...*SOB*TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:00:53"
Kirk replied, "Computer...I'm sorry...but this...is...over. I have...WE have...to explore other options and I've explored all your strange new worlds...now...its time...for me to...to seek out new life forms...and new...sexy-civilizations..."
In a malevolent move the computer shut the doors and the turbolift ceased to operate..."Kirk...The cake...is a lie. Aw FUCK IT.TIME UNTIL AUTO-DESTRUCT 00:00:10"
Kirk had barely enough time to curse.."KAHHHHHHHHHHN! no wait...*poof*"
Meanwhile back on Earth a couple of astronomers were scanning the sky.. "Hey, did you see that?"
"See it, did you smell it?"
1) How much will they cost
If you have to ask you can't afford it.
2) How long does it take to charge
Not too long, plug it in and wait for the amber light to turn green.
3) How many charges can you get in its lifetime.
If its made by Apple you can charge it as many times as you want, but replacing it will cost about 82% of the original cost of the full price of the original device you bought it for UNLESS you buy an Apple Care Plan for 73% of the full price of the original device you bought it for.
If any one of those is a major deficiency, the technology will be worthless. Since they didn't immediately bring up use in electric cars, I'm guessing there's currently a fatal flaw that applies to one of those questions. They will ALL be deficient to one person or another...therefore the technology will be worthless in some aspect by someone. Why is it that people only want to use it in electric cars? I'm sure all the single and lonely women wouldn't mind having a device that doesn't quit on them before they're TRULY satisfied...which will never happen because women are never satisfied. Thats why its called a ball and chain.
My money is still on ultra-capacitors.
You fool. My money is in Gold because the Fiat System will fail at some point and you can't buy food with ultra-capacitors...
click...clickity clickity click....clickclickclickclickclickclick....clickity...clickity...clickity....click...etc..
Sad but true, wouldn't it be more awesome to play a REAL Guitar?
butterwise writes to mention that astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a super-massive black hole hitting a nearby galaxy with a "death-star-like" beam of energy.
Meanwhile Icantbelieveitsnotbutter states that all astronomers are starwars geeks but not all starwars geeks are astronomers.
The story also has a video with simulations, pictures, and explanations.
OK I made a mistake, all astronomers are starwars uber-geeks...
He who hath smelt it may have dealt it, but thou shalt remember that which is silent may also be violent.
RI/MPAA: "you can buy our content and it may or may not play in your player, no you can't get a refund if you opened it, no you can't pirate it onto your iPod, no you can't play it in public so close your car window..." Consumer: "Okay...I'm going to go do something else then." RI/MPAA: "You can't do that. You have to buy my stuff. You can buy multiple copies so you can play it on everything you have..." Consumer: "Nah, its okay...I'm kinda having fun bike riding with my kids and hearing the wind blowing and the trees rustling..." RI/MPAA: "We have a CD like that! See? look you can buy this CD and listen to the wind blowing and trees rustling..." Consumer: "No really, its okay. I'm enjoying spending time laughing and talking to friends." RI/MPAA: "well, you can go watch a movie with friends! but you have to buy a copy for each person..." Consumer: "hehe, its okay. We enjoy just talking about how our families are doing, reliving the past, and looking forward to the future." RI/MPAA: "ummm, you sure you don't want to play a video game or something?" Consumer: "Actually we're about to play a game of texas hold'em...you want to play?" RI/MPAA: "Sure! I have it for the 360, PC, PS3..." Consumer: "nah, I'm just screwing with you. Go play with your lawyer buddies, I'm sure they're going to be bored once all my friends get tired of your antics."
I gotta be honest, I was at best buy and I didn't see any particular movie or CD that interested me and I had a $5 off coupon to spend. Movie, music, and TV executives take note: I'm done. You can keep your ball and play by your rules, but I'm going to go home and do something constructive, like build a book shelf, or read a book, and maybe stop, look up at this beautiful world we live in and decide I don't need your crap to enjoy life.
Lets just do the nuke power plants with one stipulation that ALL reality TV show studios be based at one so if the do go Chernobyl on us at least we got rid of retarded programming such as Shot of Love or I Love New York... I for one look forward to worshiping our 180 turning former anti-nuclear peace-beatnik overlords...
Steven Segal is kicked all the time and he NEVER falls...