> > Mathematicians do it for the beauty. > That sounds like one of those cheezy bumper sitckers about how different professions have sex.... Like mathemeticians do it with large numbers?
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> Ockham is more common
I have to concur with "Bush Pig," as I have never seen it spelled "Ockham" before today.
> why would someone send a message like that all of a sudden, unless they are feeling guilty
Because they are sweet & nice like me. Unfortunately, sweet & nice guys don't get women (even though every woman who complains about men say "I just want a nice guy." -- you lieing bitches!). Of course, this is/., most of you know this already.
> SMS to each phone in cells covering the area in danger with a warning. Would you like to receive that?
If I had to pay for it? No. Seriously, the people who live in Flood zones, and have for years, know that if it's raining a lot it might be a good idea to get the hell out. That kind of stuff makes me wonder about people who live in the Mississippi River flood area, or in Tornado Alley (US Midwest). *Surpise*, there's a flood/tornado there. MANY TIMES A YEAR, yet these idiots still live there and act surprised when it happens. Now this is fine, they may be masochists, that's their deal, but when they ask for shitloads of Federal relief money... why should my money go to someone who's too fucking stupid to move. And it's not that they don't have the money -- they have to rebuild/remodel their houses every year because of it!
Therefore, uh... in conclusion, er... SMS R dum! Yeah, that's a good argument, eh?
> and all long before I or most of the people who post here were born
The revolutionary war? I think everyone involved is dead on that one, not just "most." Yeah, I felt like being a jerk this morning. It's either that or I plan a trip to Redmond with some high explosives (#*$&%ing windows installers suck ass...)
> No wonder most US phones I've used seem to be in the stone age
It's not because the people are stupid, it's quite the opposite. If I have a cell phone that I bought in the 80s and it still works today, why the hell would I buy another one? So I can play joust? Not frikkin likely.
> And if I were rich, I wouldn't have to rob a bank.
More like "If my bank didn't charge these fees, I would be rich, so I'm going to make you either give me the money back or I'll tell everyone how to break into your bank." Still not legal, but as an analogy, closer to the truth. The answer is still "then don't do business with them."
> The hack isnt fake. The hack is old and well known. It involves running the game 007...speaking of attention seeking idiots, if you had read the article you would have found out that they aren't talking about the '007 hack.' But that would take away from your knee-jerk "I know every fucking thing" attitude, and we couldn't have that, could we.
> Do what I say, or else I'll tell everyone something they already know!
Wow, you proved his point more eloquently than I could have imagined. Talk about an inflated ego. (although, your post could easily be construed as sarcastic, which is a real possibility.)
> This can already be done, with the well-known 007 savegame exploit, > Do what I say, or else I'll tell everyone something they already know!
Not that I put much faith in the skills of an anonymous cracker, but if you actually read the article, you will find that they are supposedly not talking about the '007 exploit.' Supposedly, this one is easier.
> Windows will be on the forefront of the technological revolution > Playing catch-up to Unix, more like.
Oh, really? I didn't realize that there were 50 million UNIX users on the Internet in 1995. I had mistakenly thought that it grew so friggin fast because Average people started buying PCs after Windows came out. But what do I know, I'm just an observer (who, BTW, uses UNIX, but that does not mean I blanket-insult everything else).
> This is a good deal more logical (and consistant) than basing it on the length of a body part:o)
But it is many times less measurable. I am thinking, for the common man, it is easier to look at your thumb and hold it against something and say "OK, that's about an inch." Centimeters don't really have an equally easy application for people with no rulers. I'm not talking about building a house, for which I would not want "thumbs, cubits, and feet (w/ toes)," but I don't care what measurement system it is in, as long as it is consitent.
I will add, however, that despite the fact that I am an American, I think the U.S. is too stubborn on its use of imperial measurements. I'm not trying to make any political statements with this, but if "because I said so" or "because that's the way it is" is a valid argument (which, for most bosses, it is), then "because the rest of the world uses it" would seem to be a much better one. Especially if we are trying to work together to advance the world as a whole.
But, just to contradict myself, I don't see it as that big of a deal, really. As long as everyone who uses the "old" way knows how to convert to metric (maybe with the use of tables or a calculator).
Can you define SOHO? I can't figure out what that means, except maybe "Single Operator...." something.
Where I work we use the default W2K installations that come on our Dells and it works perfectly out of the box (well, except for SP updates & the like) with minimal software installs. Granted, we don't use a whole lot of software that needs to be installed...
> I went to your website, and it had my login name there
DON'T CLICK ON THAT LINK! It uses your browser to hack into your computer and then your mind to steal your username and password. It's a sick ploy to post "First Post!!!111!!!!!" as you!
> I think you need a couple of awareness seminars.
I think you need to move out of the nineties and back to reality. I don't care how P.C. you are, blind people generally do not play video games. It's a little difficult to read full-screen braille at 30fps.
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> I think it is far more likeley that Microsoft is now making money on every unit sold.
As long as they have started another production run. If they built 20 Million of them at onset for a fixed price, the manufacturing cost-per-unit does not decrease after time. If, OTOH, they have started another production run afterwards, and bought more parts instead of using left-over ones that were purchased at the same time as the 1st Gen parts, then the price per unit WOULD go down.
I do not know which case MS is in, although I would tend to agree with you that they would have done multiple runs with multiple purchases of Hardware.
> If people reply like you just did every time they read a post they find uninteresting, this whole site would be a waste of time.
What, and all the normal trolls, flames, 1337 5p34k, political firefights, (the few) religious wars, my-OS/computer-is-better-that-your-OS/computer, now SCO whatever, etc. make you feel like you are spending your time better? A large number of posts on here are just people complaining about something. That's why I read it! To find people who are more pissed off than I am. That's a pretty tall order IRL, but the Internet brings us together like that.:)
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> > Mathematicians do it for the beauty. ... Like mathemeticians do it with large numbers?
> That sounds like one of those cheezy bumper sitckers about how different professions have sex.
> Ockham is more common
I have to concur with "Bush Pig," as I have never seen it spelled "Ockham" before today.
> What happens when you combine a short attention span with a highly active brain?
I know that one... me.
> lets see no account.. ACCESS DENIED!
Let's see, no access, SMS WORTHLESS!
> why would someone send a message like that all of a sudden, unless they are feeling guilty
/., most of you know this already.
Because they are sweet & nice like me. Unfortunately, sweet & nice guys don't get women (even though every woman who complains about men say "I just want a nice guy." -- you lieing bitches!). Of course, this is
> The key feature of SMS to me, is the same key feature of a mobile phone... it's mobile.
Oh, you mean like an alpha-num pager?
> SMS to each phone in cells covering the area in danger with a warning. Would you like to receive that?
If I had to pay for it? No. Seriously, the people who live in Flood zones, and have for years, know that if it's raining a lot it might be a good idea to get the hell out. That kind of stuff makes me wonder about people who live in the Mississippi River flood area, or in Tornado Alley (US Midwest). *Surpise*, there's a flood/tornado there. MANY TIMES A YEAR, yet these idiots still live there and act surprised when it happens. Now this is fine, they may be masochists, that's their deal, but when they ask for shitloads of Federal relief money... why should my money go to someone who's too fucking stupid to move. And it's not that they don't have the money -- they have to rebuild/remodel their houses every year because of it!
Therefore, uh... in conclusion, er... SMS R dum! Yeah, that's a good argument, eh?
> and all long before I or most of the people who post here were born
The revolutionary war? I think everyone involved is dead on that one, not just "most." Yeah, I felt like being a jerk this morning. It's either that or I plan a trip to Redmond with some high explosives (#*$&%ing windows installers suck ass...)
>where do the little mathematicians come from
Very disappointed parents.
> No wonder most US phones I've used seem to be in the stone age
It's not because the people are stupid, it's quite the opposite. If I have a cell phone that I bought in the 80s and it still works today, why the hell would I buy another one? So I can play joust? Not frikkin likely.
> How come it never hits the PHB's
'cuz they're never in the office, or they have good enough parking spaces to hop in their SUVs before going anywhere near a bus.
> that would make Microsoft the winner of the $100,000 prize for doing so
:). I wonder if they would actually be awarded the money (assuming they actually did this, which is a LONG shot.
Hehe, that's an interesting thought
> And if I were rich, I wouldn't have to rob a bank.
More like "If my bank didn't charge these fees, I would be rich, so I'm going to make you either give me the money back or I'll tell everyone how to break into your bank." Still not legal, but as an analogy, closer to the truth. The answer is still "then don't do business with them."
> The hack isnt fake. The hack is old and well known. It involves running the game 007 ...speaking of attention seeking idiots, if you had read the article you would have found out that they aren't talking about the '007 hack.' But that would take away from your knee-jerk "I know every fucking thing" attitude, and we couldn't have that, could we.
> Do what I say, or else I'll tell everyone something they already know!
Wow, you proved his point more eloquently than I could have imagined. Talk about an inflated ego. (although, your post could easily be construed as sarcastic, which is a real possibility.)
> This can already be done, with the well-known 007 savegame exploit,
> Do what I say, or else I'll tell everyone something they already know!
Not that I put much faith in the skills of an anonymous cracker, but if you actually read the article, you will find that they are supposedly not talking about the '007 exploit.' Supposedly, this one is easier.
> Windows will be on the forefront of the technological revolution
> Playing catch-up to Unix, more like.
Oh, really? I didn't realize that there were 50 million UNIX users on the Internet in 1995. I had mistakenly thought that it grew so friggin fast because Average people started buying PCs after Windows came out. But what do I know, I'm just an observer (who, BTW, uses UNIX, but that does not mean I blanket-insult everything else).
> I'dPv8, but I'd get sued by the Campbell Soup corp
/. that I've never seen before; that's a pretty good one :)
Wow, a joke on
> This is a good deal more logical (and consistant) than basing it on the length of a body part :o)
But it is many times less measurable. I am thinking, for the common man, it is easier to look at your thumb and hold it against something and say "OK, that's about an inch." Centimeters don't really have an equally easy application for people with no rulers. I'm not talking about building a house, for which I would not want "thumbs, cubits, and feet (w/ toes)," but I don't care what measurement system it is in, as long as it is consitent.
I will add, however, that despite the fact that I am an American, I think the U.S. is too stubborn on its use of imperial measurements. I'm not trying to make any political statements with this, but if "because I said so" or "because that's the way it is" is a valid argument (which, for most bosses, it is), then "because the rest of the world uses it" would seem to be a much better one. Especially if we are trying to work together to advance the world as a whole.
But, just to contradict myself, I don't see it as that big of a deal, really. As long as everyone who uses the "old" way knows how to convert to metric (maybe with the use of tables or a calculator).
> Outside of the Home and SOHO environments
Can you define SOHO? I can't figure out what that means, except maybe "Single Operator...." something.
Where I work we use the default W2K installations that come on our Dells and it works perfectly out of the box (well, except for SP updates & the like) with minimal software installs. Granted, we don't use a whole lot of software that needs to be installed...
Haha, that's funny. -1 overrated for a 0-score comment. Nice.
> I went to your website, and it had my login name there
DON'T CLICK ON THAT LINK! It uses your browser to hack into your computer and then your mind to steal your username and password. It's a sick ploy to post "First Post!!!111!!!!!" as you!
> I think you need a couple of awareness seminars.
I think you need to move out of the nineties and back to reality. I don't care how P.C. you are, blind people generally do not play video games. It's a little difficult to read full-screen braille at 30fps.
> I think it is far more likeley that Microsoft is now making money on every unit sold.
As long as they have started another production run. If they built 20 Million of them at onset for a fixed price, the manufacturing cost-per-unit does not decrease after time. If, OTOH, they have started another production run afterwards, and bought more parts instead of using left-over ones that were purchased at the same time as the 1st Gen parts, then the price per unit WOULD go down.
I do not know which case MS is in, although I would tend to agree with you that they would have done multiple runs with multiple purchases of Hardware.
> If people reply like you just did every time they read a post they find uninteresting, this whole site would be a waste of time.
:)
What, and all the normal trolls, flames, 1337 5p34k, political firefights, (the few) religious wars, my-OS/computer-is-better-that-your-OS/computer, now SCO whatever, etc. make you feel like you are spending your time better? A large number of posts on here are just people complaining about something. That's why I read it! To find people who are more pissed off than I am. That's a pretty tall order IRL, but the Internet brings us together like that.