Yeah, but I don't hear anyone complaining that computers or their manufacturers are "holding us hostage". You know, like the claim made at the start of this story? Phone contracts, holding us hostage, sometimes done with a gun to your head? At least, if people are being held hostage by their computers, it's not the subject at hand (for once, on slashdot).
Sure, cell phones can be *useful* and *fun*, but don't forget that they also can be *annoying as fuck* and *downright dangerous* and *harmful* to your senses of priority, connectedness, independence, and consideration.
Hello? You sound like a cingular add: "it's about choice".
I read books and listen to CDs. Total cost is less than $100. Nothing puts you to sleep better than the combination of the two, and we all know the best way to enjoy air travel is by being unconcious.
Disappoval of one particular tecnological convenience doesn't make one a luddite. That is such a red herring argument. Most people who dislike cell phones don't object to the technology but rather to the social an behavior changes associated with them.
That's just about as true as it for anything else you buy. You spend the money up front and you can't get it back. Sometimes you can resell whatever it is, but always for a loss. Some industries lock you in (you of course know about this up front), gym memberships come to mind, but to use the phrase "held hostage" for any of them (including cell phone plans) is an exercise in hyperbole and self-pity, as far as I can tell. Cell phone contracts aren't so expensive that you can't just get another one if you can't get out of the one you have. That is, unless you sign up for some ungodly amount of time. If you do that, with cell phones, or anything else, you only have yourself to blame.
No one is holding a gun to your head to have a cell phone. We got along years just fine without them for years. Very few people really need them - the rest of you just seem to use them to show off, be annoying, or create hazardous driving conditions.
remember anti-skip CD players? "Perfect for Runners!"
Yeah, I remember those anti-skip CD players. I have one with the word "Jog" in it's name that has 45 second skip protection, but the fucker still skips like hell, especially when I run hard or on the outer tracks of the CD.
I've been thinking about getting an MP3 player. I have 3 concerns: 1) does it play OGG (this one I could live without, more of an "in an ideal world" type of thing); 2) Can I use it with linux - this one I need; 3) I want capacity. Those hard drive based ones seem like the most bang for the buck, but I'm concerned about skipping or damage when I run. Can anyone recommed a player based on the 3 things (especially 2 + 3)?
Maybe the problem is that I just run like a retard.
The guys at Cubic Systems, Inc have been active with work to increase the amount of time available in the kernel scheduler since the 1.0 days. These guys have done some great work, but are largely unsung heroes.
I don't have the POC name at Cubic Systems, but you can try this email address for a query:
oray612959@earthlink.net
I like to think that some people are just ignorant or inexperienced - point out a few trolls and they'll be able to detect them on they're own. I may be too charitable, though.
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I said it, you just didn't read it. PhysicsGenius is a BS artist troll. This should be pretty common knowledge on Slashdot by now, but since it apparently isn't, I'm just doing my part to spread the word. If you're looking for an unobfuscated answer to your original query to PhysicsGenius, you should look at his posting history to see how likely that is.
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You are wrong. "Prior Art" refers to a collection of oil paintings brushed by the late Richard Prior. Truly an American Icon - slashdot will miss him.
Sure, cell phones can be *useful* and *fun*, but don't forget that they also can be *annoying as fuck* and *downright dangerous* and *harmful* to your senses of priority, connectedness, independence, and consideration.
Hello? You sound like a cingular add: "it's about choice".
Best response yet ;)
Give me your cell # so I can verify you live in Finland, coward.
Sarcasm noted, wasted.
You can always declare bankruptcy.
I am trying to lower demand for your precious cell transmissions. Be quite and maybe I can reduce the load on the network!!
The military has been using this technology for ages. HTH.
Actually, he cracked one site consisting of a 100 node beowolf cluster. Imagine ... his surprise when he got caught.
This post broght to you by the laws of physics.
- use xterm with illegible font, pretend it's japanese
- use xkill to kill kterm to avoid ps, kill hassle
- use rxvt with lang extensions
- use gnome-terminal (newer ones)
- alias the exit command that finds the process of ther current terminal (easy) and kill -9 it
- build kterm for debugging and run under gdb to find out what is happening
- check X session file (often ~/.xsession) for errors
- submit bug report with KDE
- submit but report with Linus Torvalds
- check to see if there are new packages
- reboot
- reinstall
- use windows
- use solaris
- use irix
- learn dutch or english
- check for loose wires in your case
- profit
HTH.ARGGHHH, make it stop! Suddenly I have an idea for a sampled techno song (prolly been done, tho).
That doesn't.
Cray is still alive and well, building super computers. Names change, companies get bought, yada, yada, yoda....
Not to flame, but never form an opinion on anything important from the opinions expressed in the comments pages of slashdot.
Present comment, excepted of course.
Well, TV is mostly crap anyway. Fewer choices of crap might motivate you to do more active things that absorb boob-toob radiation all night.
Wow! Zing! Good one, dude. Props to your mad insult skillz.
Yeah, I remember those anti-skip CD players. I have one with the word "Jog" in it's name that has 45 second skip protection, but the fucker still skips like hell, especially when I run hard or on the outer tracks of the CD.
I've been thinking about getting an MP3 player. I have 3 concerns: 1) does it play OGG (this one I could live without, more of an "in an ideal world" type of thing); 2) Can I use it with linux - this one I need; 3) I want capacity. Those hard drive based ones seem like the most bang for the buck, but I'm concerned about skipping or damage when I run. Can anyone recommed a player based on the 3 things (especially 2 + 3)?
Maybe the problem is that I just run like a retard.
I don't have the POC name at Cubic Systems, but you can try this email address for a query: oray612959@earthlink.net
I like to think that some people are just ignorant or inexperienced - point out a few trolls and they'll be able to detect them on they're own. I may be too charitable, though.
I said it, you just didn't read it. PhysicsGenius is a BS artist troll. This should be pretty common knowledge on Slashdot by now, but since it apparently isn't, I'm just doing my part to spread the word. If you're looking for an unobfuscated answer to your original query to PhysicsGenius, you should look at his posting history to see how likely that is.