Well, I have a ticket stub, but all I remember is coming out of the theatre knowing that some guy named "egger" went & ran off with some chick. Then I wanted to buy a new dress... Freaky... *shudder*
What, you want a fucking cookie or something? Quite a few people have that many MP3s. So you know how to stay up late downloading crap you never use... Woo fucking hoo, you're Western Digital's dream luser.
> I would term an inaccessible memory as a random license plate that your eyes beheld in passing,
But if you don't remember it, is it a memory at all? If not, it's not "inaccessible," it's just not there. Or even if you remembered at one point, and due to lack of use is "pruned out" (assuming the brain does this) is it a memory?
I guess it's simply an argument of semantics, but it seems to me that either a memory is there or it is not. It may be difficult to recall it, but if it's there it is accessible.
> why don't NASA or the other probe builders equip the probes with [a windshield/panel wiper]
Probably because the equipment needing to be installed to perform such a task would add weight to a device already crammed full with features. Not to mention tho added weight... Also it's more stuff to break off & put holes in the insulation.:)
Heck, the power needed to run the wiper could conceivably be more than the power lost due to the dust and transporting the extra weight to Mars.
> First of all, the beef would be with the seller, not directly with Replay
There was a piece of paper, SEALED IN THE BOX that Replay created, stating the user would get 3 years of service included. Representatives, working for Replaytold people on the phone that "yes," they would get 3 years of service included. The seller was told by Replay to mark these items down, but Replay did NOT tell them to take off the markings PUT THERE BY Replay that indicated the purchaser would get 3 years of service included. So how, exactly, is the retailer at fault for selling an item as advertised and instructed? They are not.
> Back when your 166MHz machine was a futurustic dream, all of the software you could buy in a computer store would run on it,
Excellent point. Many of these people wouldn't know that WinXP won't run on a 166, but they'd try it anyway, then think the PC is broken when it doesn't work..
> Something that the product wasn't intended to work with.
Computers weren't intended to play games... Okay, that's a stretch, but allowing something to do more than intended seems to be a good thing.
> why should Apple create an interface w/o a battery and then allow expansion with a battery pack?
Well, if they were to make it themselves, I would say "3) Profit." As for allowing others to make it, I'm not sure what their incentive would be. Maybe because they realize that more addons & features makes people more likely to purchase one. Dunno if this is the case.
A better question might be "Why shouldn't they?"
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> haven't you heard of ebay?
The correct tense for that is "hadn't," so the answer is "no."
> Having an additional battery pack doesn't make sense for a portable player.
Excuse my bold assumption, but you've got to be an idiot. What, then, do you think a battery pack WOULD be good for? Your fucking home audio setup?!?!?! Battery packs are FOR *gasp* portable devices! This is EXACTLY the type of purpose for which battery packs were MADE!
Sorry for being so blunt & insulting, but I have no idea how anyone can honestly make the statement you just did while possessing the ability to use a mouse or keyboard.
The only way you would make sense is if it was referring to a battery pack attached to a long cord, but I doubt many companies these days are that stupid. Plus, the original poster said: > > sell a battery pack that will snap on [...]
Hate to break it to you, but personal audio recorders (audio memos) have been around for years. The only thing you will get out of MP3 recording would be better access time, but only when compared to a tape-based device. There are plenty of digital recorders already.
> You call up regedit and change the shell DWORD from explorer.exe to whatever shell you want such as litestep
I have never heard of that. Is there a repository of Windows-compatible WM's? Are these WM's in the same vein as X11, ie, they are basically skins, or is there a good chance that it will constantly crash if there's bugs? Is this a "feature" of Windows, or did someone just figure out you could do it?
My point has been pretty much smashed by this... I just wonder how safe it is (Not that I worry about safety & security -- I DO run Windows). Also, it is easy to change them in Linux, with a nice little app to switch. I wonder if such a beast exists for Windows? Probably, except it would require a reboot.
> Before you counter me with the litestep sucks arguement
While you are correct that it sucks, I don't care if they are good or not yet -- that it can be done at all is good enough for now. Where would one get a LiteStep Windows Executable?
> SCO has reported a fourth quarter loss of $1.6 million, owing mostly to hefty legal fees in its war against Linux. SCO said they would have reported $7.4 million in earnings, if not for the $9 million payout to their lawyers.
I suppose this takes away from the idea that Darl & crew were just trying to get bonuses for having 4 straight profitable quarters. Unless I am overlooking something...
> you horribly untidy sack of maggot infested bladders. i mean, jesus christ.
Interesting mistake there... You said "horribly untidy sack of maggot infested bladders" but meant "Jesus Christ?" I understand it, but some consider being called "Jesus Christ" a good thing. Ah, the uneducated fools.
> sounds like you just want a free office suite without having to use openoffice.org.
That's absolutely what he wants. Almost all credibility is lost as soon as someone suggests that MS "must" give away software for free, make their code GPL (that's the worst), or other such nonsense. Sounds like a good idea, but the only result is another bankrupt company, and MS is not about to do that.
> > I can choose Gnome, KDE, plain X with a variety of window managers etc. > And what should one do if they don't really like any of the particular choices available?
That's a pretty useless argument -- What if I don't like the lack of choice MS has made available for me? Big decision -- Shiny blue & yellow windows or regular grey & blue windows.
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> Didn't you see "Men in black"?
Well, I have a ticket stub, but all I remember is coming out of the theatre knowing that some guy named "egger" went & ran off with some chick. Then I wanted to buy a new dress... Freaky... *shudder*
What, you want a fucking cookie or something? Quite a few people have that many MP3s. So you know how to stay up late downloading crap you never use... Woo fucking hoo, you're Western Digital's dream luser.
> Now, how many people are abducted each year
A Hundred?
*ZZZZZZZZT* AAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
> Now, how many people are abducted each year
Fifty?
*ZZZZZZZZT* AAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
> Now, how many people are abducted each year
None???? Please?
"You may now go home."
> I would term an inaccessible memory as a random license plate that your eyes beheld in passing,
But if you don't remember it, is it a memory at all? If not, it's not "inaccessible," it's just not there. Or even if you remembered at one point, and due to lack of use is "pruned out" (assuming the brain does this) is it a memory?
I guess it's simply an argument of semantics, but it seems to me that either a memory is there or it is not. It may be difficult to recall it, but if it's there it is accessible.
> BETTER CHEAPER! wait how does that work?
Ummm... by taking a long time? Duh. That's why you pick two, the other is the "cost" of the project.
> Did i mention that RealOne/linux is a POS?
Hey, leave Linux out of it, as it's an innocent bystander on this one. RealOne (or anything made by Real Networks) is crap on any platform.
> Proponents might use this as proof[...]
3) the top of the item happens to be at EXACTLY the same place as the strange white line going across the page.
> why don't NASA or the other probe builders equip the probes with [a windshield/panel wiper]
:)
Probably because the equipment needing to be installed to perform such a task would add weight to a device already crammed full with features. Not to mention tho added weight... Also it's more stuff to break off & put holes in the insulation.
Heck, the power needed to run the wiper could conceivably be more than the power lost due to the dust and transporting the extra weight to Mars.
> Understanding is a three edged sword...
I don't understand! My blades must be dull...
> First of all, the beef would be with the seller, not directly with Replay
There was a piece of paper, SEALED IN THE BOX that Replay created, stating the user would get 3 years of service included. Representatives, working for Replay told people on the phone that "yes," they would get 3 years of service included. The seller was told by Replay to mark these items down, but Replay did NOT tell them to take off the markings PUT THERE BY Replay that indicated the purchaser would get 3 years of service included. So how, exactly, is the retailer at fault for selling an item as advertised and instructed? They are not.
> Back when your 166MHz machine was a futurustic dream, all of the software you could buy in a computer store would run on it,
Excellent point. Many of these people wouldn't know that WinXP won't run on a 166, but they'd try it anyway, then think the PC is broken when it doesn't work..
> Something that the product wasn't intended to work with.
Computers weren't intended to play games... Okay, that's a stretch, but allowing something to do more than intended seems to be a good thing.
> why should Apple create an interface w/o a battery and then allow expansion with a battery pack?
Well, if they were to make it themselves, I would say "3) Profit." As for allowing others to make it, I'm not sure what their incentive would be. Maybe because they realize that more addons & features makes people more likely to purchase one. Dunno if this is the case.
A better question might be "Why shouldn't they?"
> haven't you heard of ebay?
The correct tense for that is "hadn't," so the answer is "no."
> If you needed things like sin you had to code it
Puh... I have PLENTY of sin and didn't write a single line of it! Guess that means I'm an IP thief.
I never owned a CoCo. What did you mean to say? Or is "Sin" some actual program or feature of which I am unaware?
> Having an additional battery pack doesn't make sense for a portable player.
Excuse my bold assumption, but you've got to be an idiot. What, then, do you think a battery pack WOULD be good for? Your fucking home audio setup?!?!?! Battery packs are FOR *gasp* portable devices! This is EXACTLY the type of purpose for which battery packs were MADE!
Sorry for being so blunt & insulting, but I have no idea how anyone can honestly make the statement you just did while possessing the ability to use a mouse or keyboard.
The only way you would make sense is if it was referring to a battery pack attached to a long cord, but I doubt many companies these days are that stupid. Plus, the original poster said:
> > sell a battery pack that will snap on [...]
> not for karaoke, so I can record memo
Hate to break it to you, but personal audio recorders (audio memos) have been around for years. The only thing you will get out of MP3 recording would be better access time, but only when compared to a tape-based device. There are plenty of digital recorders already.
> I'm having fun with the [URLs]
If that is "fun," you really need to get out more.
> someone else will have to supply the humor.
Shouldn't that be item "g?"
> You call up regedit and change the shell DWORD
Does this work in Windows 2000? I can't find anything like this except for '98.
> You call up regedit and change the shell DWORD from explorer.exe to whatever shell you want such as litestep
I have never heard of that. Is there a repository of Windows-compatible WM's? Are these WM's in the same vein as X11, ie, they are basically skins, or is there a good chance that it will constantly crash if there's bugs? Is this a "feature" of Windows, or did someone just figure out you could do it?
My point has been pretty much smashed by this... I just wonder how safe it is (Not that I worry about safety & security -- I DO run Windows). Also, it is easy to change them in Linux, with a nice little app to switch. I wonder if such a beast exists for Windows? Probably, except it would require a reboot.
> Before you counter me with the litestep sucks arguement
While you are correct that it sucks, I don't care if they are good or not yet -- that it can be done at all is good enough for now. Where would one get a LiteStep Windows Executable?
> SCO has reported a fourth quarter loss of $1.6 million, owing mostly to hefty legal fees in its war against Linux. SCO said they would have reported $7.4 million in earnings, if not for the $9 million payout to their lawyers.
I suppose this takes away from the idea that Darl & crew were just trying to get bonuses for having 4 straight profitable quarters. Unless I am overlooking something...
> A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
OT, but wouldn't that be "box kicking?"
> you horribly untidy sack of maggot infested bladders. i mean, jesus christ.
Interesting mistake there... You said "horribly untidy sack of maggot infested bladders" but meant "Jesus Christ?" I understand it, but some consider being called "Jesus Christ" a good thing. Ah, the uneducated fools.
> I just came up with the perfect name for your new game [...] a registered trademark of Microsoft Corperation.
You wanted to call it Clippy? That's stupid.
> sounds like you just want a free office suite without having to use openoffice.org.
That's absolutely what he wants. Almost all credibility is lost as soon as someone suggests that MS "must" give away software for free, make their code GPL (that's the worst), or other such nonsense. Sounds like a good idea, but the only result is another bankrupt company, and MS is not about to do that.
> > I can choose Gnome, KDE, plain X with a variety of window managers etc.
> And what should one do if they don't really like any of the particular choices available?
That's a pretty useless argument -- What if I don't like the lack of choice MS has made available for me? Big decision -- Shiny blue & yellow windows or regular grey & blue windows.