'The whole notion of upgrading PCs has sort of fallen by the wayside.' Instead of upgrading most of the old(er) boxes I acquire, I simply repurpose them. Could be something as simple as dedicating a 486 box to playing abandonware.
That they're not a monopoly. <sarcasm>And Fidel Castro is a Freedom Fighter because the US is Evil - right?</sarcasm>
Microsoft simply did what any sane company would do. Apple's doing it now - probably have copied MS's tactics in a million other ways, because it makes sense.
Condemn Apple, too, or lose any creditability you ever had.
Please don't kill me. I like machines. If you ever come across one of those killing machines, follow these steps:
1 - Get naked. 2 - Coat your entire body in WD-40. 3 - Get on all fours. 4 - Scream, at the top of your lungs, "I love robots!" 5 - Close your eyes and brace yourself for a wild ride.
The lack of emphasis on Science, Maths and good ol' Logic during schooling, especially in the earlier years, is to blame for the lack of public interest in real science. But Lakeesha and Nevaeh ain't good at dim white boy tings, yo! We needs rap class! An' mo' Black Hisdairy Munth!
(Think this is a racist post? Fuck off; it's so damn close to the truth that you don't want to recogize it.;))
Apple fanboys (and fangirls) don't have a marked tendency to try to argue their way around the DRM issue; in my experience they're more likely to just stay silent on the topic. Yeah, right. Most of Apple's fanboys and fangirls are too damn dumb to know any better.
The twenty year old slut that tans three times a week? She's an Apple fangirl.
The twenty-five year old steroid junkie from the gym? He's an Apple fanboy.
What do the two have in common? They care about style and status over substance.
But when you associate my email, calendar, documents, health info and who knows what's next, I start to wonder if that might not be too many eggs in one basket? What could possibly go wrong?;)
Or is this one of those "We are in the center of the universe" ideologies again? From Ask an Astrophysicist:
Question: If all the distant galaxies are flying away from us, does that mean that we're in the center of the Universe?
Answer: Thanks for your question. Astronomers and physicists interpret the result that all distant galaxies are flying away from us as evidence for the uniform expansion of the Universe. In this case, any observer, at any location in the Universe, observes the same general motion: that the further a galaxy is from us, the faster its relative velocity with respect to the observer is. The famous (and very illustrative) example of this is to imagine a loaf of raisin bread as it is baking. The raisins in the bread spread away from one another as the loaf rises and expands during the baking. Pick any raisin and pretend you are standing on it (you're very small now!) and measuring the rate at which the other raisins are moving away from you. You will find that, no matter which raisin you choose, all other raisins appear to be moving away from you, with the furthest raisins receding the fastest.
The current cosmological model of the Universe supposes that our position within the Universe is typical, not special. We are not located at the center of the Universe, but are rather taking part in its global expansion. I hope this answers your question.
The state's general assembly is dominated by right-wingnuts opposed to evolution, education and healthcare. On behalf of the right-wing nuts that support evolution: don't lump me in with those idiots. Who lumped you in? Are you a member of Missouri's General Assembly? The Blunt administration? John Ashcroft's law firm? I felt it necessary to remind anyone reading your rant that being a "right-wing nut" doesn't necessarily mean you're anti-evolution / pro-Creationism / pro-ID.
So, are you claiming membership in this sorry lot? Re-fucking-lax.
The state's general assembly is dominated by right-wingnuts opposed to evolution, education and healthcare. On behalf of the right-wing nuts that support evolution: don't lump me in with those idiots.
Wouldn't such a system assume that everyone uses only one handle - or, their real name - all the time for every project? If so, then a lot of people - who contribute under multiple handles, nicks, whatever you want to call their identities - are going to missed or severely under-rated.
I would rather not have my real name attached to most of what I've contributed. One, because my code is so damn sloppy that it's embarrassing. Two, because I don't want the hassle of my real life - you know, offline - and my, uh, "digital lives" conflicting with each other. Three, if I was easy to find - online - I run the risk of being pestered with silly tech support questions.
UrCreepyNeighbor, while an accurate description of my personality, is one of many identities I have. Same could be said of almost everyone. I'm sure "HotChic17CA" doesn't use that username when she's talking with her grandmother, for example.
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Keep playing little games like this, RIAA & MPAA, and you will find yourselves facing the Supreme Court.
90% of the participants self-identified as "gay black midgets".
While Opera may not have the market share of Firefox, it does run a helluva lot better than IE / Firefox / Safari on lower-end and older hardware.
Did I mention I'm a hoarder?
Microsoft: Don't Think
Linux: Think you can handle it? BSD: Thinking is a prerequisite.
Microsoft simply did what any sane company would do. Apple's doing it now - probably have copied MS's tactics in a million other ways, because it makes sense.
Condemn Apple, too, or lose any creditability you ever had.
I was shooting for Funny, tbh. ;( But, hey, I'll take anything I can get... online... offline... inline... I'm not very picky.
1 - Get naked.
2 - Coat your entire body in WD-40.
3 - Get on all fours.
4 - Scream, at the top of your lungs, "I love robots!"
5 - Close your eyes and brace yourself for a wild ride.
SkyNet!
Modding it flamebait won't change the truth.
(Think this is a racist post? Fuck off; it's so damn close to the truth that you don't want to recogize it.
So, hm, you don't care much for the "trial by jury" thing?
Oh, you do? But only when you agree with the verdict?
There's a word for that sort of system.... I can't think of it atm.
The twenty year old slut that tans three times a week? She's an Apple fangirl.
The twenty-five year old steroid junkie from the gym? He's an Apple fanboy.
What do the two have in common? They care about style and status over substance.
Mod me to hell; don't care.
The current cosmological model of the Universe supposes that our position within the Universe is typical, not special. We are not located at the center of the Universe, but are rather taking part in its global expansion. I hope this answers your question.
Regards,
Padi Boyd
for the Ask an Astrophysicist HTH.
Wouldn't such a system assume that everyone uses only one handle - or, their real name - all the time for every project? If so, then a lot of people - who contribute under multiple handles, nicks, whatever you want to call their identities - are going to missed or severely under-rated.
I would rather not have my real name attached to most of what I've contributed. One, because my code is so damn sloppy that it's embarrassing. Two, because I don't want the hassle of my real life - you know, offline - and my, uh, "digital lives" conflicting with each other. Three, if I was easy to find - online - I run the risk of being pestered with silly tech support questions.
UrCreepyNeighbor, while an accurate description of my personality, is one of many identities I have. Same could be said of almost everyone. I'm sure "HotChic17CA" doesn't use that username when she's talking with her grandmother, for example.
Thankyoucomeagain.
Cindy, my air-filled life companion, will be relieved to hear of this development.
We have been plagued by punctures and tears for years. Neither of us have been satisfied with the make-do fix of duct tape and latex.
Thank you, science!