I'm still waiting for a visit from the blacksuits, after one of my ridiculously worded emails melts one of their mail filters. It's not that I don't trust my noisemaker, it's that I don't trust the ability of the powers that be to recognise and dismiss my Internet Noizer traffic as chatter, rather than as a deep threat to security.
When Redmond start doing hilariously tragic things involving satellite mapping and invasion of privacy, then sure, we'll talk about it. But for now, Google is funnier.
The seven wonders of the world should not be decided by SMS and online polls. That eliminates a huge ammount of the population. Of course, I can't think of a better way of doing it. And I also think that a large number of that eliminated group wouldn't have the global knowledge, or the inclination, to pick seven different things. But it's still unfair and further widens the digital divide (if indeed the digital divide exists...)
Oh you're just pissed off because I didn't use first post for another Harry Potter spoiler (sad), or a 'Yay! First Post' post (sad), or some gibberish internet slang (insular rubbish).
[I]nventions are driven as much by infrastructure as they are by smart people.
Yep, I'll agree with that, but that doesn't stop some people. Len Lye is a classic example. Much of his body of work was unproduced at the time of his death, the materials being either not readily available or (most often)technologically possible. Lye never expected to live to see most of his work completed and only now are some of his smaller works being produced at full scale, many of the pieces in galleries at the moment are only scale models. The Len Lye Foundation, set up shortly after his death, aims to produce each one of his works, in full scale where possible, as a tribute to the energy, vitality and pure joy with which he approached his life, his art, and everything he did.
Man, forget the seeds. If you could program the robot to reliably pair male and female sets in one patch, and eliminate pairs in the other, then you'd have a steady supply. Especially if you could add a replant_pair(pair=unmatched) string.
...you had some self-control. I mean, it's all very well opening it up to the/. funsters, such as they are, but letting the bots in? I mean, come on! At least offer up your own spam account as a sacrifice.
No, the poor are poor because the people on top of them are too lazy to work for the American Dream, they're content to stay in their nowhere jobs and complain that they don't go anywhere, instead of working, rising, and freeing up space in the nowhere jobs for poor people, so they can do a little dreaming of their own.
I dunno, when I look at the bigger picture, all I see is clouds and that bit in the corner of the sky where I lost a piece a couple of years ago.
Despite my original "jerk-of-the-knee dance" reaction, the Libs' plan is starting to look like a better idea. It's cheaper, easier to replace/upgrade (I'm only guessing this part), and seeing as how most of Australia is already used to 'substandard' broadband, it won't really matter that much. And it will be easier in terms of connectivity. And it will happen soon.
Please pull apart my argument, I don't want to side with the coalition on anything, because I don't know anything about politics and that's the honest truth. I voted Labor because I liked Kim Beazley. He said funny things all the time, and his jowls wobbled when he made impassioned pleas on behalf of the Aussie Battler (whoever that is).
And I bet you're gonna sign up for a Myki too... Actually, I want one of those. It sounds really neat, as I prefer to never carry money around with me, not even account/credit cards. Because I ALWAYS spend it. The only exception is the emergency money in my sock. Besides, I like cards. I even applied for a second University ID card because it's prettier than the old one.
Yep, the private sector will fund it, and it still won't work because the private sector is profit based so they'll spend the minimum. Besides, what else are we going to use the bloody Future Fund for? I know, let's use it to kickstart desalination. Or even better, windfarming.
Ok, sorry, that was my knee jerking uncontrollably. I just get that way whenever anyone mentions the Future Fund, which as far as I'm concerned is a cop-out excuse for not spending money to do things that will benefit lower income groups and reduce the income gap.
Man, can you tell I really don't know anything about politics?
Beslides, I'm not technically savvy enough to use Linux and I dislike having to find an emulator for my favourite games, or run a screen-long line of code to start up my various crapplications. Sure, that might have changed since I last tried an OSOS, but my first experience wasn't too pleasant and I'm not anxious to repeat it. The operating system itself wasn't the problem. It was the forums. Too much "stfu MSn00b" and not enough actual help.
Correction: YOU think your argument is correct. There is no absolute truth yadayadayada subjectivity yada yada.
And I think it's your hectoring tone that people are taking umbrage to. Please attempt to raise points in a more neutral manner. You have life-rage, and it comes through in your posts. Don't get drawn into petty sqabbles. By responding you're only disproving your own point. All you really needed was a post saying "I said I was going to ignore trolls and fools, so I'm ignoring you. Have a nice day." And then when they posted something like "You're only saying that because you know I'm right," you ignore them.
And above all, don't forget to breathe. Breathing is important. Not breathing can lead to cases, ranging from minor to severe, of death.
This has nothing to do with the internets. This is about Values! About the People's Right to Fish! This is about The Great Leap Forwards! How's Your Granny Off For Soap!? Post Under Your Own Name For The Win! I Am Not Scared of Consequence!
Besides, Guevara got his own t-shirt. So he can't be bad.
Man, I can't belive I kept reading past Dear Scum...
"Oooh! You see what I did? I just called Al Gore a Republican! This must mean my political sensibilities are much more finely tuned than yours..." -Taylor Mali
uh... everyone on the internet is a moron? Myself included, of course. Australians are all uneducated inbreds? Americans are all filthy filthy captitalist scum? Koreans are good at Dance Dance Revolution?
Wow, this is fun! C'mon, everyone make sweeping generalisations! It's easy!
I like kimchi. It's spicy and tasty and easy to make.
It's nice to know that some people can put some thought into their trolling. That's much better than the usual "urmomisgai" efforts. Keep it up, and you might even get some negative mods on your posts.
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I'm still waiting for a visit from the blacksuits, after one of my ridiculously worded emails melts one of their mail filters. It's not that I don't trust my noisemaker, it's that I don't trust the ability of the powers that be to recognise and dismiss my Internet Noizer traffic as chatter, rather than as a deep threat to security.
When Redmond start doing hilariously tragic things involving satellite mapping and invasion of privacy, then sure, we'll talk about it. But for now, Google is funnier.
How is 'THUD' even slightly insular? A good solid impact is something that EVERYONE can enjoy. Whereas an 'orly' is far from family entertainment.
The seven wonders of the world should not be decided by SMS and online polls. That eliminates a huge ammount of the population. Of course, I can't think of a better way of doing it. And I also think that a large number of that eliminated group wouldn't have the global knowledge, or the inclination, to pick seven different things. But it's still unfair and further widens the digital divide (if indeed the digital divide exists...)
Oh you're just pissed off because I didn't use first post for another Harry Potter spoiler (sad), or a 'Yay! First Post' post (sad), or some gibberish internet slang (insular rubbish).
Yep, I'll agree with that, but that doesn't stop some people. Len Lye is a classic example. Much of his body of work was unproduced at the time of his death, the materials being either not readily available or (most often)technologically possible. Lye never expected to live to see most of his work completed and only now are some of his smaller works being produced at full scale, many of the pieces in galleries at the moment are only scale models.
The Len Lye Foundation, set up shortly after his death, aims to produce each one of his works, in full scale where possible, as a tribute to the energy, vitality and pure joy with which he approached his life, his art, and everything he did.
...and give him the designs for the bluRay.
Man, forget the seeds. If you could program the robot to reliably pair male and female sets in one patch, and eliminate pairs in the other, then you'd have a steady supply. Especially if you could add a replant_pair(pair=unmatched) string.
...you had some self-control. /. funsters, such as they are, but letting the bots in? I mean, come on! At least offer up your own spam account as a sacrifice.
I mean, it's all very well opening it up to the
"I need a pickup" takes on a whole new meaning.
No, the poor are poor because the people on top of them are too lazy to work for the American Dream, they're content to stay in their nowhere jobs and complain that they don't go anywhere, instead of working, rising, and freeing up space in the nowhere jobs for poor people, so they can do a little dreaming of their own.
:unsure
Save a seat in the Mothership for me. I want off of this rock.
Ya, and unlike current "seasonal worker" models, these ones come with their OWN microchips (just in case anyone missed the story the first time around)
Oh go and buy one of our scientists and get him to write you some better lines...
I dunno, when I look at the bigger picture, all I see is clouds and that bit in the corner of the sky where I lost a piece a couple of years ago.
Despite my original "jerk-of-the-knee dance" reaction, the Libs' plan is starting to look like a better idea. It's cheaper, easier to replace/upgrade (I'm only guessing this part), and seeing as how most of Australia is already used to 'substandard' broadband, it won't really matter that much. And it will be easier in terms of connectivity. And it will happen soon.
Please pull apart my argument, I don't want to side with the coalition on anything, because I don't know anything about politics and that's the honest truth. I voted Labor because I liked Kim Beazley. He said funny things all the time, and his jowls wobbled when he made impassioned pleas on behalf of the Aussie Battler (whoever that is).
As long as you paid for your ticket, it's okay.
And I bet you're gonna sign up for a Myki too...
Actually, I want one of those. It sounds really neat, as I prefer to never carry money around with me, not even account/credit cards. Because I ALWAYS spend it. The only exception is the emergency money in my sock. Besides, I like cards. I even applied for a second University ID card because it's prettier than the old one.
Oh crap. Now we are going to have to whine about Australia's inadequate broadband coverage for ANOTHER twelve years.
Yep, the private sector will fund it, and it still won't work because the private sector is profit based so they'll spend the minimum. Besides, what else are we going to use the bloody Future Fund for? I know, let's use it to kickstart desalination. Or even better, windfarming.
Ok, sorry, that was my knee jerking uncontrollably. I just get that way whenever anyone mentions the Future Fund, which as far as I'm concerned is a cop-out excuse for not spending money to do things that will benefit lower income groups and reduce the income gap.
Man, can you tell I really don't know anything about politics?
...lies.
Beslides, I'm not technically savvy enough to use Linux and I dislike having to find an emulator for my favourite games, or run a screen-long line of code to start up my various crapplications. Sure, that might have changed since I last tried an OSOS, but my first experience wasn't too pleasant and I'm not anxious to repeat it. The operating system itself wasn't the problem. It was the forums. Too much "stfu MSn00b" and not enough actual help.
Insular sods...
Correction:
YOU think your argument is correct. There is no absolute truth yadayadayada subjectivity yada yada.
And I think it's your hectoring tone that people are taking umbrage to. Please attempt to raise points in a more neutral manner. You have life-rage, and it comes through in your posts. Don't get drawn into petty sqabbles. By responding you're only disproving your own point. All you really needed was a post saying "I said I was going to ignore trolls and fools, so I'm ignoring you. Have a nice day." And then when they posted something like "You're only saying that because you know I'm right," you ignore them.
And above all, don't forget to breathe. Breathing is important. Not breathing can lead to cases, ranging from minor to severe, of death.
This has nothing to do with the internets. This is about Values! About the People's Right to Fish! This is about The Great Leap Forwards! How's Your Granny Off For Soap!? Post Under Your Own Name For The Win! I Am Not Scared of Consequence!
Besides, Guevara got his own t-shirt. So he can't be bad.
Man, I can't belive I kept reading past Dear Scum...
Can't be that scarce, someone modded up my rubbish...
"Oooh! You see what I did? I just called Al Gore a Republican! This must mean my political sensibilities are much more finely tuned than yours..." -Taylor Mali
Make fun of politicians! It's easy!
uh... everyone on the internet is a moron? Myself included, of course. Australians are all uneducated inbreds? Americans are all filthy filthy captitalist scum? Koreans are good at Dance Dance Revolution?
Wow, this is fun! C'mon, everyone make sweeping generalisations! It's easy!
...is on the top of my things to do list.
I like kimchi. It's spicy and tasty and easy to make.
It's nice to know that some people can put some thought into their trolling. That's much better than the usual "urmomisgai" efforts. Keep it up, and you might even get some negative mods on your posts.
Although you might be being too subtle...