For those of you who don't know, Carl, was the less famous younger cousin of Karl Marx. Sadly, Carl's only claim to fame was obsessing over minor spelling errors of proper nouns during the writing and editing of The Communist Manifesto. Engels reportedly threatened his life on more than one occasion for being such an annoyance. Karl, ever the peacemaker, was only able to prevent severe violence from being visited upon Carl by convincing Engels that this habit stemmed from young Carl's bourgeoisie upbringing, and the lad could hardly be blamed for it. Needless to say, this strongly influenced Engels perspective on how the bourgeoisie needed to be dealt with.
No, other things make me mean. My slashdot posts do not define me.
Correct. We, however, do define you by your/. posts, as that is the only way we know you. Here's an example: twitter:v.
To post small pieces of useless and/or inane data about yourself and your activities on a website on a regular basis in the hopes that someone will care. twitter:n.
1) Aforementioned useless/inane datum
2) A clinically-insane user (UID 104583) on the popular tech news website Slashdot who has made it his/her mission to troll everything Microsoft("M$"), and vindictively lash out at those who disagree or criticize his/her views, especially concerning his/her Slashdot-story-submission conspiracy theory. Famous for his/her use of sockpuppets. SEE ALSO: douchebag, schizophrenic
We've been hearing about the coming(sp?) of this GSpot for decades. It's actual existence is more questionable than Duke Nukem Forever. Pure vaporware.
anyone under the age of, say, 40, already gets most of their TV from the internet, where it's on demand and there's far fewer commercials.
Danger! Danger!! Reality Disconnect Detected!! Please re-connect individual with general populace as soon as possible to achieve proper perspective. Thank you.
I always thought when someone acted like they couldn't see blind people they were just being insensitive clods. I never knew it was an actual condition!
I used to "know" about this "orbital mind control laser", but after I got over my absurd paranoia (right about the time I lost my silly aluminum foil cranial covering) I realized I never actually knew anything.
How dare you live in an area that the corporations do not estimate to be profitable! No modern telecommunications for you! You don't deserve them!
If I decide to go buy property and build a house out in northern Alaska, dozens of miles from anyone else, is it the government's job to provide me with all the same infrastructure as everywhere else?! I don't understand how I "deserve" anything from the government besides reasonable protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and other constitutionally-enumerated fundamental rights. If I choose to live outside the "bubbles" of infrastructure that they've contributed to, I don't see how my choices obligate, or should obligate, the government (federal or state).
The new GTX 285 is about on par or slightly faster than a GTX 280 but with less power draw and some room for overclocking over the reference design.
40W less while idle (vs. 280), @ $0.12 kWh, means if I can pick one up for $400 (I can dream, can't I?), it will have paid for itself - through power savings - in less than 10 years!! I know what I'm spending my tax refund on!!
Why, back in our day we would wake at quarter-to-ten, half-an-hour before we went to sleep, then we'd pay $10 to go work in the mines for 28 hours a day, 373 days a year, double-time on holidays. And we considered ourselves lucky!!
I can only imagine the confusion this will bring to non-Asus tech support around the world: Tech: How can I help you today, ma'am?
Little Old Lady: Well, I haven't been able to print my letter using the printer I purchased from you, although I can print other documents just fine. I turned my keyboard off and then back on, just like my son taught me...
Tech: You mean your computer, ma'am? You turned your computer off and then back on?
Little Old Lady: Isn't that what I said?! Well, anyways, I'm looking but I can't seem to find my letter, now.
Tech: Ma'am can you please describe what the screen looks like?
Little Old Lady: Which one? There's a copy of the letter that I haven't been able to print on the keyboard right now. And there's just a blank document open on the monitor.
Tech: There's a copy on the keyboard but you haven't been able to print it?!! How did it get onto the keyboard, ma'am?
etc...
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For those of you who don't know, Carl, was the less famous younger cousin of Karl Marx. Sadly, Carl's only claim to fame was obsessing over minor spelling errors of proper nouns during the writing and editing of The Communist Manifesto. Engels reportedly threatened his life on more than one occasion for being such an annoyance. Karl, ever the peacemaker, was only able to prevent severe violence from being visited upon Carl by convincing Engels that this habit stemmed from young Carl's bourgeoisie upbringing, and the lad could hardly be blamed for it. Needless to say, this strongly influenced Engels perspective on how the bourgeoisie needed to be dealt with.
No, other things make me mean. My slashdot posts do not define me.
Correct. We, however, do define you by your /. posts, as that is the only way we know you. Here's an example:
twitter: v.
To post small pieces of useless and/or inane data about yourself and your activities on a website on a regular basis in the hopes that someone will care.
twitter: n.
1) Aforementioned useless/inane datum
2) A clinically-insane user (UID 104583) on the popular tech news website Slashdot who has made it his/her mission to troll everything Microsoft("M$"), and vindictively lash out at those who disagree or criticize his/her views, especially concerning his/her Slashdot-story-submission conspiracy theory. Famous for his/her use of sockpuppets. SEE ALSO: douchebag, schizophrenic
Is that the "Semantics of the Year-of-Linux-Kernel's-Functionality-on-a-Desktop Award"?
We've been hearing about the coming(sp?) of this GSpot for decades. It's actual existence is more questionable than Duke Nukem Forever. Pure vaporware.
They do make those for the front door. They're called home security cameras.
Now if they could only make one of these for my front door to recognize the vacuum salesmen.
How will this help you when they pretend to be a burglar?
Of course they do, this is something the RIAA (and consorts) can't get through their tick skulls.
Most appropriate typo ever.
anyone under the age of, say, 40, already gets most of their TV from the internet, where it's on demand and there's far fewer commercials.
Danger! Danger!! Reality Disconnect Detected!! Please re-connect individual with general populace as soon as possible to achieve proper perspective. Thank you.
Well, it was relevant before you looked at...
I don't know about you, but my MP3's are already microscopically thin (the width of the bits on the platter)
I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Linus switches from KDE to Gnome
Thus proving beyond the shadow of a doubt the weakness of arguments from authority.
Some humans are BLIND blind.
I always thought when someone acted like they couldn't see blind people they were just being insensitive clods. I never knew it was an actual condition!
Unfortunately, as the molester was observed complying with these requirements, it was determined that the molester only completed one of them.
Why when we were young all we had to write on was unobtanium! Needless to say, not a lot ever got written down...and we were grateful!!
I used to "know" about this "orbital mind control laser", but after I got over my absurd paranoia (right about the time I lost my silly aluminum foil cranial covering) I realized I never actually knew anything.
I for one, welcome our new surgical microbot wielding medical overlo--I mean "doctors".
How dare you live in an area that the corporations do not estimate to be profitable! No modern telecommunications for you! You don't deserve them!
If I decide to go buy property and build a house out in northern Alaska, dozens of miles from anyone else, is it the government's job to provide me with all the same infrastructure as everywhere else?! I don't understand how I "deserve" anything from the government besides reasonable protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and other constitutionally-enumerated fundamental rights. If I choose to live outside the "bubbles" of infrastructure that they've contributed to, I don't see how my choices obligate, or should obligate, the government (federal or state).
The new GTX 285 is about on par or slightly faster than a GTX 280 but with less power draw and some room for overclocking over the reference design.
40W less while idle (vs. 280), @ $0.12 kWh, means if I can pick one up for $400 (I can dream, can't I?), it will have paid for itself - through power savings - in less than 10 years!! I know what I'm spending my tax refund on!!
You can patent almost anything these days
Not anymore - "Almost Anything" was IBM's 3,621st patent of last year...
Ones that somehow don't notice the robe, wig, and gavel, obviously.
Why, back in our day we would wake at quarter-to-ten, half-an-hour before we went to sleep, then we'd pay $10 to go work in the mines for 28 hours a day, 373 days a year, double-time on holidays. And we considered ourselves lucky!!
I can only imagine the confusion this will bring to non-Asus tech support around the world:
Tech: How can I help you today, ma'am?
Little Old Lady: Well, I haven't been able to print my letter using the printer I purchased from you, although I can print other documents just fine. I turned my keyboard off and then back on, just like my son taught me...
Tech: You mean your computer, ma'am? You turned your computer off and then back on?
Little Old Lady: Isn't that what I said?! Well, anyways, I'm looking but I can't seem to find my letter, now.
Tech: Ma'am can you please describe what the screen looks like?
Little Old Lady: Which one? There's a copy of the letter that I haven't been able to print on the keyboard right now. And there's just a blank document open on the monitor.
Tech: There's a copy on the keyboard but you haven't been able to print it?!! How did it get onto the keyboard, ma'am?
etc...
My geekdom for a mod point!
Wait for it...
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Wait for it...
WHOOOOSH!!
Ahhh...goes down smooth and refreshing every time!