I believe that I interpreted this sentence of his post incorrectly:
If nothing else in the OS is crippled, this should work for gaming, which is the only thing I need Windows for anyway.
I took this to mean that he would consider buying Windows 7 Starter Edition as a way to improve his gaming experience. I see that it is likely that he meant it in the sense of "hey, a cheaper version of Windows that still allows us Linux users to continue to use Windows to the extent we currently do: for video games". Understood in that sense my previous post is unnecessarily antagonistic, and I actually agree with him and am intrigued by this more economic solution (especially when game developers stop supporting XP) for the Linux gamer.
However, this might be a good thing for gamers. If nothing else in the OS is crippled, this should work for gaming, which is the only thing I need Windows for anyway.
Except that:
1) The primary market for Starter Edition is netbooks.
2) You're posting on/. with a mid-range UID: shouldn't you know how to close peripheral programs when you play your games?
3) If games is all you need Windows for anyway, what other programs do you have running when you play?!
My conclusion: You, and the mod who gave you "Interesting", are either very sneaky MS shills (pretending to criticize MS at the beginning), or you need to turn in your geek card.
Yes! Let's shoot microwaves at a giant chunk of nickel-iron that's hurtling towards us! That way it'll be a giant ball of molten nickel-iron** when it arrives!!
** I have no clue if microwaves would/could even heat up a nickel-iron (assuming of course an orders of magnitude larger "death-ray" then they're planning), but I know sure as shit they're not going to divert it to any measurable degree.
Yeah! And what happened to mullets, grunge, and balloon pants, too!?!
Small changes leading to major effects?
More importantly, major effects that are in line with the intentions of the person producing the small changes - that's still chaos theory, right?
I imagine as well that it's easier to disrupt a storm's organization than to enhance it.
Yes!! I imagine the same thing. I also imagine an anti-gravity belt power by a perpetual-motion machine... with racing stripes.
Reality and the laws of physics?
Okay, you lost me. What do reality and physics have to do with making grandiose claims about fields/activities with which we have little to no experience?! I was so with you until that...
Well he has been given a crapload of honorary doctorates - some of them must be in some kind of climate-related field...therefore, he's a "Doctor" of Climate Change. Reporters don't know/care-about the difference between honorary and earned degrees, let alone between active scientist and self-righteous messiah.
"On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the smallest full-scale rocket in history. The rocket will weigh less than 1,700 pounds, it will stand under 37 feet..."
...only when the weather is completely out of control will people start demanding action...
Wait a second! The weather is currently under our control!? To any degree?!
...by then there will likely be nothing we can do...
I find your lack of faith (in humanity) disturbing. I am supremely confident that people will always be able to convince themselves that their contributions to a faux-noble cause are meaningful. You recycle don't you?
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With the added bonus of Ballmer being the chairmen in such a case.
Just throwing this out there, but - Isn't Ballmer the chair-man in any situation he's involved in?
You don't need to know Morris code any more...
Yeah, but being able to program the trigger for a suitcase nuke has other benefits...
i predict the only way microsoft can continue its tactics is through embracing open source licenses
I predict that your posts won't be taken seriously (or even read) until you learn that sentences begin with capital letters.
My galactic kingdom for a mod point!
If nothing else in the OS is crippled, this should work for gaming, which is the only thing I need Windows for anyway.
I took this to mean that he would consider buying Windows 7 Starter Edition as a way to improve his gaming experience. I see that it is likely that he meant it in the sense of "hey, a cheaper version of Windows that still allows us Linux users to continue to use Windows to the extent we currently do: for video games". Understood in that sense my previous post is unnecessarily antagonistic, and I actually agree with him and am intrigued by this more economic solution (especially when game developers stop supporting XP) for the Linux gamer.
I was about to say the same thing, except 20 other people beat you to it...
However, this might be a good thing for gamers. If nothing else in the OS is crippled, this should work for gaming, which is the only thing I need Windows for anyway.
Except that: /. with a mid-range UID: shouldn't you know how to close peripheral programs when you play your games?
1) The primary market for Starter Edition is netbooks.
2) You're posting on
3) If games is all you need Windows for anyway, what other programs do you have running when you play?!
My conclusion: You, and the mod who gave you "Interesting", are either very sneaky MS shills (pretending to criticize MS at the beginning), or you need to turn in your geek card.
Note to self - do not end *NO CARRIER* joke with a closing parenthesis
Your definition is correct - and the summary is strictly correct. Solaren, looking to control hurricanes with directed energy beams, is an upstart.
FINISH HIM!
BTW - the word is grammar - am I the only spelling Nazi here?
Pedantality! Earlymon WINS!
Yes! Let's shoot microwaves at a giant chunk of nickel-iron that's hurtling towards us! That way it'll be a giant ball of molten nickel-iron** when it arrives!!
** I have no clue if microwaves would/could even heat up a nickel-iron (assuming of course an orders of magnitude larger "death-ray" then they're planning), but I know sure as shit they're not going to divert it to any measurable degree.
What happened to chaos theory?
Yeah! And what happened to mullets, grunge, and balloon pants, too!?!
Small changes leading to major effects?
More importantly, major effects that are in line with the intentions of the person producing the small changes - that's still chaos theory, right?
I imagine as well that it's easier to disrupt a storm's organization than to enhance it.
Yes!! I imagine the same thing. I also imagine an anti-gravity belt power by a perpetual-motion machine... with racing stripes.
Reality and the laws of physics?
Okay, you lost me. What do reality and physics have to do with making grandiose claims about fields/activities with which we have little to no experience?! I was so with you until that...
I'm sorry but that house analogy dcoesn't work for me, can you explain it using cars?
Well he has been given a crapload of honorary doctorates - some of them must be in some kind of climate-related field...therefore, he's a "Doctor" of Climate Change. Reporters don't know/care-about the difference between honorary and earned degrees, let alone between active scientist and self-righteous messiah.
Hush you! He's too busy being insightful to find any references...
I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Tell me more of this so-called "Slashdot Effect".
"On April 25, 2009, history will be made. At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves will enter the history books as the person who flew the smallest full-scale rocket in history. The rocket will weigh less than 1,700 pounds, it will stand under 37 feet..."
As described by a reporter worth his salt...
and they're aiming to train only 250 "cyberexperts" a year by 2011?
Combined with the fact that they're probably going to get mostly script kiddies, they should seriously consider ramping their target number up to 640.
640Kiddies should be enough for any government.
We're talking about companies with hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue every year.
That word, I don't think it means what you think it means...
NO WE DON'T!!!!
seriously, like no way!
Yes we do!
...
NOT!
A factory where nanotubes split workers.
Location: Soviet Russia
In Soviet Russia, the goggles - they do nothing!!
Snakeoil, mostly.
Which sells for more than crude oil without having to produce any actual product. Drill the internet!
am i doing it rite?
I'm pretty sure smoking killed the dinosaurs.
...only when the weather is completely out of control will people start demanding action...
Wait a second! The weather is currently under our control!? To any degree?!
...by then there will likely be nothing we can do...
I find your lack of faith (in humanity) disturbing. I am supremely confident that people will always be able to convince themselves that their contributions to a faux-noble cause are meaningful. You recycle don't you?