"Wow, that's just scary. Wait, I get it... I'm feeding a troll, right?"
No, I simply refuse to be a toy of big money.
"And they're not. People are voluntarily installing the software Google provided and agreeing to the terms they set."
Then I demand the rights to name your firstborn. I can if I state it in a EULA right? No company has the right to being abusive and you can NEVER relinquish certain rights, even if you wanted to. I can't sell mysrlf into slavery and I can't give Google eternal and everlasting control over my computer, EULA or not.
"If Google has something, and you want to use it, you're gonna have to play by the rules they set for it, or not use their shit."
If companies want to do business in a country, they shouldn't treat it's inhabitants like shit. That, or they should leave. They don't have the right to do business with people the way THEY like but how the goverment likes it.
I see this as a typically American point of view. If a goverment tries to do anything, it's evil, fascist, communist, stealing etc. When a company does it, it is seen as their right and if you don't like it you should stop doing business with them.
Personally, I expect that companies restrain themselves or they should be restrained by governments. Companies that decide to axe your rights should have their own rights axed too.
If you dont want to fight, retreat. If you keep retreating you will lose a war without a single battle being fought, a cowards way to go out.
If a company is acting abusively you need to punish it via the government. If you `vote with your feet they will take away every right you have. Companies should not be able to modify your computer at their discretion, EULA or not.
"First you bitch that you want the virtual worlds to be as realistic and lifelike as possible.
Then, you bitch that there are now ads in your virtual world, which of course is nothing like the real world(yes, that is sarcasm you smell) "
Only up to a certain point.
If I play Call of Duty and I get killed I don't want the program to close and uninstall itself(to mimic real life). No ads is a "sacrifice" I will gladly make.
It's laughable that/. bashes Windows for it's SP2 is functional development but has little to no criticism for open source software(and especially KDE). If somebody releases x.0 I expect it to be functional with major bugs as they should be caught in alpha/beta/rc. Should we have to wait for KDE4.5 instead?
Yes, but reduced population is a problem masking as a solution.
It brings all sorts of other problems with it like increasing debt burden(same burden, less people), decreased economy(less people), more empty houses(bad for neighbourhoods), decreased international power position(other nations will retain growth).
And that's just the things I can think of in 3 minutes. Our systems depend on infinite exponential growth. When I am in my 40s, I will suffer the consequences of the babyboomers.
The LHC can wait(it has done so for many years), so I suggest we wait for some more number crunching instead of pushing the big red button like a hyperactive toddler.
No it won't. Have you any idea the amount of fuel, distance and time it takes to transport very small amounts of hydrocarbons our way? By the time we are able to extract fuels(which will cost billions upon billions) we are at least 30 years in the future(and that's a conservative estimate) and then we can ship maybe some thousands of liters back to earth taking several months and ample ampunts of fuel, making it a money sink.
Time for the unmanned Phoenix probe to get to mars: Departure:4 August 2007 Arrival: 25 May 2008.
As long as oil remains below $1000(one thousand) a barrel there is a snowball chance in hell that we will retrieve hydrocarbons for any reason other than research.
True, they put adseeds in the ground in the beginning of autumn and harvest them late junuary. My great-great uncle had an adfarm and since he lived in a small village in the proximity of my aunt I used to pass his farm. Every winter I look and feel an inner sense of joy looking at huge tracts of fully-grown ads.
"And if you can't litigate, fumigate!" And if you can't fumigate, Watergate! And if you can't Watergate, fornicate! And if you can't fornicate, read Slashdot!
Slashdot Mirror
"Wow, that's just scary. Wait, I get it... I'm feeding a troll, right?"
No, I simply refuse to be a toy of big money.
"And they're not. People are voluntarily installing the software Google provided and agreeing to the terms they set."
Then I demand the rights to name your firstborn. I can if I state it in a EULA right? No company has the right to being abusive and you can NEVER relinquish certain rights, even if you wanted to. I can't sell mysrlf into slavery and I can't give Google eternal and everlasting control over my computer, EULA or not.
"If Google has something, and you want to use it, you're gonna have to play by the rules they set for it, or not use their shit."
If companies want to do business in a country, they shouldn't treat it's inhabitants like shit. That, or they should leave. They don't have the right to do business with people the way THEY like but how the goverment likes it.
I see this as a typically American point of view. If a goverment tries to do anything, it's evil, fascist, communist, stealing etc. When a company does it, it is seen as their right and if you don't like it you should stop doing business with them.
Personally, I expect that companies restrain themselves or they should be restrained by governments. Companies that decide to axe your rights should have their own rights axed too.
If you dont want to fight, retreat. If you keep retreating you will lose a war without a single battle being fought, a cowards way to go out.
If a company is acting abusively you need to punish it via the government. If you `vote with your feet they will take away every right you have. Companies should not be able to modify your computer at their discretion, EULA or not.
You are a sick little man, you know that?
`Wow, this is a ridiculous comparison. Maybe they should outlaw cars too? They kill and hurt a lot more people than games do.`
I mean, its not as if you need to have a license to drive or anything like that.
"Either they are rushing it, or it's really just a minor change to Vista."
Yes
Conclusion:
Display razor blades ads or rope ads when they walk by.
But the "untermensch u-boot" wasn't a big success.
"First you bitch that you want the virtual worlds to be as realistic and lifelike as possible.
Then, you bitch that there are now ads in your virtual world, which of course is nothing like the real world(yes, that is sarcasm you smell) "
Only up to a certain point.
If I play Call of Duty and I get killed I don't want the program to close and uninstall itself(to mimic real life). No ads is a "sacrifice" I will gladly make.
Encrypt everyting. No more tapping, HTTP ad injections and other shit. They have no right to your internet information.
Using a bar of soap makes me claen.
Listening to modern day music makes me feel dirty.
I'd rather have the soap.
And it's still better than Windows Vista!
In what state is it?
pre-alpha?
alpha?
beta?
rc?
actually functional?
It's laughable that /. bashes Windows for it's SP2 is functional development but has little to no criticism for open source software(and especially KDE). If somebody releases x.0 I expect it to be functional with major bugs as they should be caught in alpha/beta/rc. Should we have to wait for KDE4.5 instead?
"Having watched the changes in both George Foreman[...]"
With God as my witness, I thought George Foreman only sold grills.
Yes, but reduced population is a problem masking as a solution.
It brings all sorts of other problems with it like increasing debt burden(same burden, less people), decreased economy(less people), more empty houses(bad for neighbourhoods), decreased international power position(other nations will retain growth).
And that's just the things I can think of in 3 minutes. Our systems depend on infinite exponential growth. When I am in my 40s, I will suffer the consequences of the babyboomers.
Cutting the red wire might make the bomb explode.
But, there's one sure way to find out.
Fire it up, boys!
The LHC can wait(it has done so for many years), so I suggest we wait for some more number crunching instead of pushing the big red button like a hyperactive toddler.
It's the democrats, everybody knows that they cannot do anything wrong or have any ill intent.
I tried, but every time I try to kill taskmgr.exe, my processes window closes and I have to restart it. Somebody ought to fix that major annoyance.
"probably have more "alignment" with the community mentality"
In some communities, people call this groupthink and they say it a negative thing. But that was a site for nerds, where stuff mattered.
No it won't. Have you any idea the amount of fuel, distance and time it takes to transport very small amounts of hydrocarbons our way? By the time we are able to extract fuels(which will cost billions upon billions) we are at least 30 years in the future(and that's a conservative estimate) and then we can ship maybe some thousands of liters back to earth taking several months and ample ampunts of fuel, making it a money sink.
Time for the unmanned Phoenix probe to get to mars: Departure:4 August 2007 Arrival: 25 May 2008.
As long as oil remains below $1000(one thousand) a barrel there is a snowball chance in hell that we will retrieve hydrocarbons for any reason other than research.
True, they put adseeds in the ground in the beginning of autumn and harvest them late junuary. My great-great uncle had an adfarm and since he lived in a small village in the proximity of my aunt I used to pass his farm. Every winter I look and feel an inner sense of joy looking at huge tracts of fully-grown ads.
Ever heard of ETAOIN SHRDLU?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETAOIN_SHRDLU
That's why I set my thermometer to 30 C and leave it on all day.
"There is a 64 bot Windows XP but they have stopped supporting it."
Windows security comes to light.
"And if you can't litigate, fumigate!"
And if you can't fumigate, Watergate!
And if you can't Watergate, fornicate!
And if you can't fornicate, read Slashdot!
I know the perfect person to run Apple in Steve's absence.
Chuck Norris. Roundhousekicks and a fist under his beard must be excellent qualities for running a big company like Apple.