That's because you are S-T-U-P-I-D. If it came with XP on it, Why the hell did you reinstall the same OS from a different set of disks? Managing the product IDs? Most PCs have it right on the friggin case.
I label myself a geek. That doesn't mean I consider myself the same as anyone else here who calls themself the same thing. Believe me, I am NOTHING like most of them.
> The whole punk culture now is exactly the society punk used to rebel against
You are almost correct, but I want to point out that it's not all of them. There are some true punks left, I happen to know a few. But, of course, I know about 50x as many who call themselves "punks" and really are just "poseurs with a bad haircut."
That brings up an interesting question I have. How is it that a lot of sites get "slashdotted," obviously from too many people loading the page, but we still have to shout "RTFA" a million times?
> somebody hit me with a brick! I might yet be able to recover my productivity.
Not to split hairs, but I think a brick to the dome would lead to less productivity. But, of course, IANABP (Brick Physicist), so I don't know these scientific-type things too well.:)
Do you have a clue at all? Did you even read the summary, let alone the website it was referring to? ARE YOU RETARDED? They have pictures of the item you can buy! Do you know what vaporware IS?
Yes, I know that it is not gramattically correct, it's not the point...:) It's a Simpson's quote, which is said from a "stupid" character, so I used a "stupid" translator, babelfish. It's not really funny, but oh well.
> I initially used two 3c509 cards but the driver, in trying to be smart, didn't understand two similar cards and couldn't allocate the second I/O address
Actually, that is IIRC a hardware problem with that exact card -- it wouldn't allow its IO port address to change from default. I came across the same thing while working on my senior project. I needed two NICs, but the only ones the lab had available were 3c509s and I read in documentation somewhere about it being just that card (and other 3Com NICs using the same base). I switched the second to an NE2000 and I got it to work fine.
> I believe a better car analogy would be a car WITH an engine, and transmission, but perhaps lacking air conditioning, a radio, and other such amenities.
Excuse me, but a Kernel is NOT an amenity. It is required for the OS to function. It is the CORE of the OS, and therefore the Motor analogy is perfect.
> I just think Linus attitude is really more of a leader than yours.
Well, I don't necessarily agree with that. Linus' attitude is definitely more positive, but he gives me the impression that he doesn't want to be a leader, per se, he just wants to code -- although fame isn't all that bad.
RMS is an arrogant asshole, but he has the "killer instinct" of a leader. Which is what he seems to consider himself.
> When that final address is used up in a couple of years, the online world will grind to a halt. And perhaps, so will the economies of the three North Asian nations.
I don't mean to downplay the seriousness of this situation, which I doubt, but the online world will not "grind to a halt." Will all of the existing servers fail when that happens? No way. The only thing that will stop is growth, which is still a problem, but won't bring down the 'Net.
Man, I was beginning to think that NO ONE here could actually read. Everyone is talking about how this means roll-up monitors and split-screens are possible, and I've been trying to figure out where the hell they got that idea. The/. post even SAYS "I can't seem to find any pictures of exactly what they mean by 'collapsible LCD,'"
stop before you start, the only thing I am talking about here is OS stability, not which computer is "better."
> We all know how unusual that [OS crash] is right
Well, to be fair, Windows doesn't crash much at all any more. The last time I had Win2K crash (out of ~50 PCs) was a few months ago. Granted, most of them don't run much software at all, but MS has definitely started creating better OSes. I still hate them because they suck, but they don't crash as much. That said, OSX probably is a much better System, and despite MS getting better, OSX is still a million times more stable. But we need a bit of perspective here -- a large part of the reason that OSX doesn't crash as much is because the hardware it runs on will never change, beyond a few add-on cards or upgrades.
Please excuse me, I wasn't accusing you of being a democrat -- that's a horrible charge:)
> but more a grant in the form of a tax break for early adoption
Ah, well that's a big difference. I'm all for tax breaks as incentives, that IS a good idea. I wonder, though, how much of a break can really be given. Enough to make overhauling a station seem more financially realistic? I don't know enough about the economics & taxation of Service Stations to answer that.
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> What makes you a third party
Umm, not being a member of the first (well, largest) two parties?
> So it seems at least where I work we paid twice
That's because you are S-T-U-P-I-D. If it came with XP on it, Why the hell did you reinstall the same OS from a different set of disks? Managing the product IDs? Most PCs have it right on the friggin case.
> Just goes to show how powerful lobbyists are.
I don't think lobbyists had to do too much work on this one. I think what it really shows is how powerful (near-)monopolies are.
> You sir are the most pathetic thing I've seen all day.
And now it's the second most pathetic.
> Why make it easier by labelling yourself?
I label myself a geek. That doesn't mean I consider myself the same as anyone else here who calls themself the same thing. Believe me, I am NOTHING like most of them.
> Nice to see that slashdot readers include at least one moron.
It was a joke, moron... But I guess that means your post was self-fulfilling & therefore correct...
> The whole punk culture now is exactly the society punk used to rebel against
You are almost correct, but I want to point out that it's not all of them. There are some true punks left, I happen to know a few. But, of course, I know about 50x as many who call themselves "punks" and really are just "poseurs with a bad haircut."
> You're American, aren't you? Fucking pollution junkies...
Yes, because obviously Americans are the only ones who pollute.
Fucking self-righteous anti-American assholes...
> The "Slashdot Effect" is for real
That brings up an interesting question I have. How is it that a lot of sites get "slashdotted," obviously from too many people loading the page, but we still have to shout "RTFA" a million times?
> somebody hit me with a brick! I might yet be able to recover my productivity.
:)
Not to split hairs, but I think a brick to the dome would lead to less productivity. But, of course, IANABP (Brick Physicist), so I don't know these scientific-type things too well.
> I think you just did complain.
Oh, the irony...
> vaporware to me...
Do you have a clue at all? Did you even read the summary, let alone the website it was referring to? ARE YOU RETARDED? They have pictures of the item you can buy! Do you know what vaporware IS?
> Una pequeña y amable correcciÃn
:) It's a Simpson's quote, which is said from a "stupid" character, so I used a "stupid" translator, babelfish. It's not really funny, but oh well.
Yes, I know that it is not gramattically correct, it's not the point...
> I initially used two 3c509 cards but the driver, in trying to be smart, didn't understand two similar cards and couldn't allocate the second I/O address
Actually, that is IIRC a hardware problem with that exact card -- it wouldn't allow its IO port address to change from default. I came across the same thing while working on my senior project. I needed two NICs, but the only ones the lab had available were 3c509s and I read in documentation somewhere about it being just that card (and other 3Com NICs using the same base). I switched the second to an NE2000 and I got it to work fine.
> I believe a better car analogy would be a car WITH an engine, and transmission, but perhaps lacking air conditioning, a radio, and other such amenities.
Excuse me, but a Kernel is NOT an amenity. It is required for the OS to function. It is the CORE of the OS, and therefore the Motor analogy is perfect.
> I just think Linus attitude is really more of a leader than yours.
Well, I don't necessarily agree with that. Linus' attitude is definitely more positive, but he gives me the impression that he doesn't want to be a leader, per se, he just wants to code -- although fame isn't all that bad.
RMS is an arrogant asshole, but he has the "killer instinct" of a leader. Which is what he seems to consider himself.
> Two Chinamen? That's pretty impressive!
WTF did you expect, "two Chinapeople?"
> When that final address is used up in a couple of years, the online world will grind to a halt. And perhaps, so will the economies of the three North Asian nations.
I don't mean to downplay the seriousness of this situation, which I doubt, but the online world will not "grind to a halt." Will all of the existing servers fail when that happens? No way. The only thing that will stop is growth, which is still a problem, but won't bring down the 'Net.
> this setup will always make me drool.
:)
Oh man, that is cool. Unfortunately, it's not very portable
> Doesn't mean the screen folds in half
/. post even SAYS "I can't seem to find any pictures of exactly what they mean by 'collapsible LCD,'"
Man, I was beginning to think that NO ONE here could actually read. Everyone is talking about how this means roll-up monitors and split-screens are possible, and I've been trying to figure out where the hell they got that idea. The
> 2+2!=5
Well, it does, for large values of 2...
> you are paying $1.79 for 9/10th of a gallon
Hehe, I hope that's a joke, because I laughed my ass off.
stop before you start, the only thing I am talking about here is OS stability, not which computer is "better."
> We all know how unusual that [OS crash] is right
Well, to be fair, Windows doesn't crash much at all any more. The last time I had Win2K crash (out of ~50 PCs) was a few months ago. Granted, most of them don't run much software at all, but MS has definitely started creating better OSes. I still hate them because they suck, but they don't crash as much. That said, OSX probably is a much better System, and despite MS getting better, OSX is still a million times more stable. But we need a bit of perspective here -- a large part of the reason that OSX doesn't crash as much is because the hardware it runs on will never change, beyond a few add-on cards or upgrades.
> you can't create it in Mathematica
Sure you can, but it'll take about 1000x as long. But it can be done.
Please excuse me, I wasn't accusing you of being a democrat -- that's a horrible charge :)
> but more a grant in the form of a tax break for early adoption
Ah, well that's a big difference. I'm all for tax breaks as incentives, that IS a good idea. I wonder, though, how much of a break can really be given. Enough to make overhauling a station seem more financially realistic? I don't know enough about the economics & taxation of Service Stations to answer that.