Good for you. I've since ripped out all the soundblaster cards from the computers I service, and advise everyone I know in my computer circles to avoid the company.
I also advocate hunting down their employees a la 'the most dangerous game'.
But, maybe that's just me.
I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. Nothing in my post was copied from anywhere, with the exception of the quoted line from Creative's CEO. If someone else posted something similar, it only goes to show how many people are pissed. If the other post was more colorful, then good for them; in either case, it wasn't mine.
No, I copied the quoted line from the original article, which is somewhat indicated by the use of quotations.
I don't use digg. If someone else expressed something similar, then it only goes to prove the point, doesn't it?
Dear Phil O'Shaunessy,
We, the public, have heard your comments and belief that 'whether or not it cripples its Vista drivers is a "business decision that only we have the right to make." ' and we would just like to say we fully agree with and support your belief: any company has the complete and total right to be an absolute asshat and fuck over it's customers.
The public, on the other hand, has the complete right to do anything and everything to put your sorry ass out of business, and to tar and feather your sorry ass and run it out of town on a rail.
Now that you and your company has shown its colors, it is up to us, the public, to cut off your balls and run with them. Therefore, we have decided to not buy your lousy products, ever. We will do everything in our power to spread the word to our customers, friends, family, strangers on the street, on what a sad, pathetic bunch of fucktards you really are, and anything else imaginable to steal your sales and lessen your profit margin.
Oh, and Phil, be careful when you are crossing the street, because none of us will bother braking for your evil, moneygrubbing, worthless ass, and will claim a temporary overwhelming need to do the world a solid after running it over. We don't need you, Phil, or your bullshit products. What you need, dickless, is our money, and we're putting an end to your shit now.
Fuck you, and have a great day.
There you have it, folks. This should be copied by each and every computer owner in the country, put into practice, and copies mailed to our friend Phil at Creative Labs.
All it takes is ONE SHOW OF STRENGTH BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. LET'S SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE OF 'FUCK YOU FOR TRYING, YOU PIECE OF SHIT' TO THESE BASTARDS!
Or you can sit on your asses and get what you deserve.
Your choice.
Let 'em try that where I live. I'll give them a show they'll never forget.
2 (alleged) captured cable and/or government a-holes.
1 cup
So many regrets.
I think they might want to entertain that mental image for awhile, and then see if this whole thing still makes sense.
Isn't that what the government is doing already? Sure seems that way from my personal experience and observation. This nation was created with the intention of citizens having recourse against tyranny, which is the first thing those wishing to oppress citizens and eliminate freedom would attack.
I say we really shake up Washington, and fire all their worthless asses. Let's try some new blood, and try to evolve our antiquated, the-fix-is-in, repeatedly proven to be corrupt 2-party sysem into something that works.
Oh, spending money to kill those that disagree with us is SO much more worthwhile than looking for new intelligent species. Let's take the money that could, even if the chance is slim, prove to be the largest discovery of the age, and make a few more white phosphorous grenades, or spend it on more torture equipment.
Maybe if we're lucky, we'll find a new species that sees Republicans as 'the other white meat'.
Don't bother arguing the point, everyone's heard the asinine rhetoric over and over, and to quote Bill Hicks, 'every word that comes out of your mouth. . . is like a turd falling into my drink.'
The death of the chemistry set. ..just another step in keeping the public stupid and afraid. I guess the future of medicine and other sciences will end up completely in government control. We need to stand up as a nation every time they step over the line, and ship these idiots off to China or Iraq, where they would be more at home.
It's still not too late, but that time is drawing swiftly near.
I didn't forget anything; I stated what I said exactly as I meant it, and it is you that missed the key point, typical for arrogance born of a restricted mind. For your information, the experiences were not limited to a single person, or even to humans, as the animals present in the house also responded to the visual and other phenomena occuring in the house, which took place on a nearly daily basis. Since I was among the group of people experiencing these events, I find such statements insulting. To say that scientists have a full understanding of the world around tham is erroneous and arrogant. We only know what we know until we know more, and this has been proven time and again throughout the history of man. I'm sure that most scientists would have been too busy shitting their pants than to try and debunk what I've been through, and those rational people who have experinced events not currently understood by science are pretty fed up at having to hear statements like yours by people who have absolutely no experience in the matter. Nothing we experienced would, or could, be 'debunked' as it wasn't 'bunked' to begin with. Also, you make the typically arrogant assumption that you are dealing with a layman, a statement that in context, doesn't even make any sense. Please take your reply, and any future comments, and shove them up your ass, where they can keep company with your head.
Thank you.
Little hard NOT to believe in the paranormal or supernatural when you've experienced said events/phenomena firsthand. There may be other explanations, but in some cases, I believe they fall under areas of a science or natural process that is not yet fully understood.
I've quit 50+k a year jobs because the company asked me to lie to customers, and had there been more places to the left of the decimal on my paycheck. ..I'd still quit. I place a higher price on both my dignity, and my integrity, than any amount of money that could be pushed at me. I wouldn't care if the job was breaking in 18 year old virgins; if it means I have to sacrifice my principles, then it isn't worth doing. This is one of the many reasons the world is the way it is, because there are too few people willing to make a mark, and stand up.
As far as technology that can see under your clothes:
1. I'm almost always armed with weapons that don't set off metal detectors, and several people are alive today thanks to that fact.
2. I'd always have to worry about giving the screeners an inferiority complex.
I don't need either on my conscience.
Fortunately for me, I'd never have reason to do business abroad, and if I did, I'd probably quit. I wonder, if a few important contracts didn't get signed, perhaps more corporations would help with the lobbying to prevent further interference.
Then again, I'm one of those people that like to look for alternative solutions to such problems. Are there that many important business decisions that can't be circumvented by technology?
Another radical thought: perhaps when we evolve past the need for religion, we'll have fewer extremists. But, at that point, I suppose the governments would have to create some.
Yes, I'm not a fan of Big Business either. I could care less if they went bankrupt. No, I don't believe it's advanced mankind much, believe that its only benefit is the escalation of greed, and don't plan to get into any such arguments lauding its virtues.
Well, if we were really a Democracy, and not a fascist theocracy, we would be able to prevent this. After all, the government is supposed to be a tool of the people, not the other way around. I don't see why we can't fire anyone whose performance is not up to par. I mean, if I were working at any other job, and I so much as gave a customer the wrong change, I could lose my job. Why shouldn't this apply to all jobs, and especially in those cases where authority is so blatantly abused. No, we've gotten complacent, and deserve whatever we get.
Me, I'll fight any and every way I can.
They can have my privacy when they pry it out of my cold, dead, fingers.
It's simple, folks. Don't fly. I know, I know, we all want to line up at the gates to the abattoir like good little government programmed automatons, but this will do nothing but show them we deserve jackboots kicking in our doors.
Do the right thing. Just don't buy their crap. Don't fly. When the airlines start losing money out the ass, then maybe they'll see we're not to be made victims due to idiot fundamentalist extremists, or government abuse of power, or to said government's inability to protect anyone.
Hit them where it hurts, folks: in the pocketbook.
I'm willing to bet that if over 200 million Americans decided not to fly for a few months, you'd see them scramble to change things.
Are they kidding? Listening to the radio is copyright infringement? Whatever they're on. ..cut the dosage. This is but another indication of just how far down the evolutionary toilet the human race has been flushed. Here's an idea: How about if we, as a RACE, decide never to buy the music in the first place? How about if we all put an embargo on their pathetic asses, and let the music executives and copyright lawyers learn to say 'would you like fries with that?'. How about if we all decide not listen to radio at all; I'm sure the advertising scumbags would all love it if we all decided to shut them, and their consumerist b.s., out of our lives entirely. How much you want to bet they would fund the defense against such charges if we, as a species, united in our message?
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: We need to stop peeing in the gene pool. End of story.
Someone needed to make fun of Rockstar, considering the garbage otherwise known as GTA that they fostered on the public. Screw 'em if they can't take a joke.
Just another excuse to further invade people'e privacy.
Does anyone think they'll stop there? If you do, please report to the nearest Soylent Green Center for processing like the good automatons you are.
I'm sure there are less Draconian methods to stop a problem caused essentially by poor urban planning to begin with, but that would like, make sense.
And we can't have the Government Issue doing that, now, can we?
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Good for you. I've since ripped out all the soundblaster cards from the computers I service, and advise everyone I know in my computer circles to avoid the company. I also advocate hunting down their employees a la 'the most dangerous game'. But, maybe that's just me.
I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. Nothing in my post was copied from anywhere, with the exception of the quoted line from Creative's CEO. If someone else posted something similar, it only goes to show how many people are pissed. If the other post was more colorful, then good for them; in either case, it wasn't mine.
No, I copied the quoted line from the original article, which is somewhat indicated by the use of quotations. I don't use digg. If someone else expressed something similar, then it only goes to prove the point, doesn't it?
Dear Phil O'Shaunessy, We, the public, have heard your comments and belief that 'whether or not it cripples its Vista drivers is a "business decision that only we have the right to make." ' and we would just like to say we fully agree with and support your belief: any company has the complete and total right to be an absolute asshat and fuck over it's customers. The public, on the other hand, has the complete right to do anything and everything to put your sorry ass out of business, and to tar and feather your sorry ass and run it out of town on a rail. Now that you and your company has shown its colors, it is up to us, the public, to cut off your balls and run with them. Therefore, we have decided to not buy your lousy products, ever. We will do everything in our power to spread the word to our customers, friends, family, strangers on the street, on what a sad, pathetic bunch of fucktards you really are, and anything else imaginable to steal your sales and lessen your profit margin. Oh, and Phil, be careful when you are crossing the street, because none of us will bother braking for your evil, moneygrubbing, worthless ass, and will claim a temporary overwhelming need to do the world a solid after running it over. We don't need you, Phil, or your bullshit products. What you need, dickless, is our money, and we're putting an end to your shit now. Fuck you, and have a great day. There you have it, folks. This should be copied by each and every computer owner in the country, put into practice, and copies mailed to our friend Phil at Creative Labs. All it takes is ONE SHOW OF STRENGTH BY THE BUYING PUBLIC. LET'S SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE OF 'FUCK YOU FOR TRYING, YOU PIECE OF SHIT' TO THESE BASTARDS! Or you can sit on your asses and get what you deserve. Your choice.
Let 'em try that where I live. I'll give them a show they'll never forget. 2 (alleged) captured cable and/or government a-holes. 1 cup So many regrets. I think they might want to entertain that mental image for awhile, and then see if this whole thing still makes sense.
Isn't that what the government is doing already? Sure seems that way from my personal experience and observation. This nation was created with the intention of citizens having recourse against tyranny, which is the first thing those wishing to oppress citizens and eliminate freedom would attack. I say we really shake up Washington, and fire all their worthless asses. Let's try some new blood, and try to evolve our antiquated, the-fix-is-in, repeatedly proven to be corrupt 2-party sysem into something that works.
Oh, spending money to kill those that disagree with us is SO much more worthwhile than looking for new intelligent species. Let's take the money that could, even if the chance is slim, prove to be the largest discovery of the age, and make a few more white phosphorous grenades, or spend it on more torture equipment. Maybe if we're lucky, we'll find a new species that sees Republicans as 'the other white meat'. Don't bother arguing the point, everyone's heard the asinine rhetoric over and over, and to quote Bill Hicks, 'every word that comes out of your mouth. . . is like a turd falling into my drink.'
The death of the chemistry set. . .just another step in keeping the public stupid and afraid. I guess the future of medicine and other sciences will end up completely in government control. We need to stand up as a nation every time they step over the line, and ship these idiots off to China or Iraq, where they would be more at home.
It's still not too late, but that time is drawing swiftly near.
I didn't forget anything; I stated what I said exactly as I meant it, and it is you that missed the key point, typical for arrogance born of a restricted mind. For your information, the experiences were not limited to a single person, or even to humans, as the animals present in the house also responded to the visual and other phenomena occuring in the house, which took place on a nearly daily basis. Since I was among the group of people experiencing these events, I find such statements insulting. To say that scientists have a full understanding of the world around tham is erroneous and arrogant. We only know what we know until we know more, and this has been proven time and again throughout the history of man. I'm sure that most scientists would have been too busy shitting their pants than to try and debunk what I've been through, and those rational people who have experinced events not currently understood by science are pretty fed up at having to hear statements like yours by people who have absolutely no experience in the matter. Nothing we experienced would, or could, be 'debunked' as it wasn't 'bunked' to begin with. Also, you make the typically arrogant assumption that you are dealing with a layman, a statement that in context, doesn't even make any sense. Please take your reply, and any future comments, and shove them up your ass, where they can keep company with your head. Thank you.
Little hard NOT to believe in the paranormal or supernatural when you've experienced said events/phenomena firsthand. There may be other explanations, but in some cases, I believe they fall under areas of a science or natural process that is not yet fully understood.
I've quit 50+k a year jobs because the company asked me to lie to customers, and had there been more places to the left of the decimal on my paycheck. . .I'd still quit. I place a higher price on both my dignity, and my integrity, than any amount of money that could be pushed at me. I wouldn't care if the job was breaking in 18 year old virgins; if it means I have to sacrifice my principles, then it isn't worth doing. This is one of the many reasons the world is the way it is, because there are too few people willing to make a mark, and stand up.
As far as technology that can see under your clothes:
1. I'm almost always armed with weapons that don't set off metal detectors, and several people are alive today thanks to that fact.
2. I'd always have to worry about giving the screeners an inferiority complex.
I don't need either on my conscience.
Fortunately for me, I'd never have reason to do business abroad, and if I did, I'd probably quit. I wonder, if a few important contracts didn't get signed, perhaps more corporations would help with the lobbying to prevent further interference. Then again, I'm one of those people that like to look for alternative solutions to such problems. Are there that many important business decisions that can't be circumvented by technology? Another radical thought: perhaps when we evolve past the need for religion, we'll have fewer extremists. But, at that point, I suppose the governments would have to create some. Yes, I'm not a fan of Big Business either. I could care less if they went bankrupt. No, I don't believe it's advanced mankind much, believe that its only benefit is the escalation of greed, and don't plan to get into any such arguments lauding its virtues.
Well, if we were really a Democracy, and not a fascist theocracy, we would be able to prevent this. After all, the government is supposed to be a tool of the people, not the other way around. I don't see why we can't fire anyone whose performance is not up to par. I mean, if I were working at any other job, and I so much as gave a customer the wrong change, I could lose my job. Why shouldn't this apply to all jobs, and especially in those cases where authority is so blatantly abused. No, we've gotten complacent, and deserve whatever we get. Me, I'll fight any and every way I can.
They can have my privacy when they pry it out of my cold, dead, fingers. It's simple, folks. Don't fly. I know, I know, we all want to line up at the gates to the abattoir like good little government programmed automatons, but this will do nothing but show them we deserve jackboots kicking in our doors. Do the right thing. Just don't buy their crap. Don't fly. When the airlines start losing money out the ass, then maybe they'll see we're not to be made victims due to idiot fundamentalist extremists, or government abuse of power, or to said government's inability to protect anyone. Hit them where it hurts, folks: in the pocketbook. I'm willing to bet that if over 200 million Americans decided not to fly for a few months, you'd see them scramble to change things.
Are they kidding? Listening to the radio is copyright infringement? Whatever they're on. . .cut the dosage. This is but another indication of just how far down the evolutionary toilet the human race has been flushed. Here's an idea: How about if we, as a RACE, decide never to buy the music in the first place? How about if we all put an embargo on their pathetic asses, and let the music executives and copyright lawyers learn to say 'would you like fries with that?'. How about if we all decide not listen to radio at all; I'm sure the advertising scumbags would all love it if we all decided to shut them, and their consumerist b.s., out of our lives entirely. How much you want to bet they would fund the defense against such charges if we, as a species, united in our message?
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: We need to stop peeing in the gene pool. End of story.
Someone needed to make fun of Rockstar, considering the garbage otherwise known as GTA that they fostered on the public. Screw 'em if they can't take a joke.
Just another excuse to further invade people'e privacy. Does anyone think they'll stop there? If you do, please report to the nearest Soylent Green Center for processing like the good automatons you are. I'm sure there are less Draconian methods to stop a problem caused essentially by poor urban planning to begin with, but that would like, make sense. And we can't have the Government Issue doing that, now, can we?