I still have games from +25 years ago that I sometimes play. I don't trust Steam to be around 25 years from now. Well, many CD-ROMs/DVDs burnt now won't be around in 25 years either; they are not as resistant as data storm ammunition is. And if you can preserve games you bought on Steam, and Steam goes offline, you could still just apply no-steam cracks (which probably would even be legal then).
Only Adults? That makes me wonder, because usually, the people most annoying the others with their cruel ringtones or music they listen to via the phone speaker are children, and not adults. But oh, they are not even banning phones, but only smartphones and PDAs which are usually in the hands of people who have a better use for them than to annoy people with it.
You could also make a screenshot of his desktop, replace his wallpaper with the screenshot you just made, delete all the icons and deactivate the taskbar, and enjoy seeing him getting more and more desperate until he finally formats his HD and reinstalls his OS.
Actually, even IF say, 10 people were allergic to Wi-Fi, would that justify to slow down progress and lower the quality of life of more than enough other people just for them?
And don't even mention the bible. It's a bigger piece of cruft than all versions of windows multiplied together.
If you like it or not, the bible (or any other religious book) is still a piece if human history. Just because someone (ok, I think too it's bad, but:) thinks that something is bad does not revoke it's status as history.
...it became clear that the ultimate weapon would project dead AA batteries a few thousand feet per second. We were never in short supply. I made such a thing in Physics once, it's pretty easy, but I wasn't really satisfacted with it's shooting range. It was in a lesson on magnetism; if you inserted the battery from the wrong direction in the inductor (and did a couple of other things to it), and then powered it, it worked like a (not very sophisticated) miniature railgun. At least, doing something wrong was funny one time.
Yeah, right. Because a small minority is unable to use something properly, outlaw it for all others as well. Make all people suffer because some people made errors. With the same mentality, pretty much everything should be outlawed, since you can always find a way to misuse something.
The most interesting thing about this however was not mentioned in the article, sadly - the EULA states that when you violate it, the code will be handed over to various antivirus companies, effectively rendering the code almost useless.
No, but here in Europe, I just noticed that anti-Americanism is very much on the rise in many countries, and usually, not in a form of criticism, but like "oh noez, the USA, it must be bad".
Oh, sorry then. I don't say that you haven't got a point, just that you exaggerated a bit (no offense meant of course), and I'm used to hear this from fellow Europeans.
Well, I don't know, but somehow I think this article is missing the "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" tag. I know, it has been posted already, but self-healing computers just call up HAL in my mind everytime I read about them...
Communist countries? Well, Cuba and North Corea, but do you think those could be considered as threats like the former Soviet Union? And don't come up with China now please, China has given up a communistic economical system already some time ago.
What I really wonder about btw is that so many people take the first post seriously; I mean, ok, there are people with believes hard to understand/justify/whatever, but in my opinion, the first post should be considered as +5 Funny.
Yakov Smirnoff, an former DSoviet Union citizen, created this kind of joke, commonly known as "Russian reversal". Because of it's popularity, it was later adapted for dozens of TV-shows, and later, also as an Internet meme.
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Invoke Godwin's Law in 3...2...1...
Only Adults? That makes me wonder, because usually, the people most annoying the others with their cruel ringtones or music they listen to via the phone speaker are children, and not adults. But oh, they are not even banning phones, but only smartphones and PDAs which are usually in the hands of people who have a better use for them than to annoy people with it.
You could also make a screenshot of his desktop, replace his wallpaper with the screenshot you just made, delete all the icons and deactivate the taskbar, and enjoy seeing him getting more and more desperate until he finally formats his HD and reinstalls his OS.
Of course is Vista selling well. It's an incredibly well working OS. Also, Steven Ballmer never threw chairs around.
Actually, even IF say, 10 people were allergic to Wi-Fi, would that justify to slow down progress and lower the quality of life of more than enough other people just for them?
And don't even mention the bible. It's a bigger piece of cruft than all versions of windows multiplied together.
If you like it or not, the bible (or any other religious book) is still a piece if human history. Just because someone (ok, I think too it's bad, but:) thinks that something is bad does not revoke it's status as history.
The link seems to got slashdotted, has anyone here a copy of the text of that page?
"Moses! Moses!"
"My mom had forbidden me to talk to burning bushes!"
Good that I'm only a grammar nazi on German forums.
Well, this AC's co-worker gun might probably also work with evil dictators. Just let us give it a try.
...it became clear that the ultimate weapon would project dead AA batteries a few thousand feet per second. We were never in short supply. I made such a thing in Physics once, it's pretty easy, but I wasn't really satisfacted with it's shooting range. It was in a lesson on magnetism; if you inserted the battery from the wrong direction in the inductor (and did a couple of other things to it), and then powered it, it worked like a (not very sophisticated) miniature railgun. At least, doing something wrong was funny one time.Yeah, right. Because a small minority is unable to use something properly, outlaw it for all others as well. Make all people suffer because some people made errors. With the same mentality, pretty much everything should be outlawed, since you can always find a way to misuse something.
Can't you decide between "Sieg Heil" and "Zerg Heil"? Well, I for one would choose the Zerg version.
Penguins can't fly. That's one of the reasons why they don't crash too frequently (though they can, if someone gives them a shove, of course).
It's not a bug, it's a feature. And much cheaper than bribing people.
The most interesting thing about this however was not mentioned in the article, sadly - the EULA states that when you violate it, the code will be handed over to various antivirus companies, effectively rendering the code almost useless.
No, but here in Europe, I just noticed that anti-Americanism is very much on the rise in many countries, and usually, not in a form of criticism, but like "oh noez, the USA, it must be bad".
Oh, sorry then. I don't say that you haven't got a point, just that you exaggerated a bit (no offense meant of course), and I'm used to hear this from fellow Europeans.
Let me guess...you're from Europe?
Well, I don't know, but somehow I think this article is missing the "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" tag. I know, it has been posted already, but self-healing computers just call up HAL in my mind everytime I read about them...
Communist countries? Well, Cuba and North Corea, but do you think those could be considered as threats like the former Soviet Union? And don't come up with China now please, China has given up a communistic economical system already some time ago.
What I really wonder about btw is that so many people take the first post seriously; I mean, ok, there are people with believes hard to understand/justify/whatever, but in my opinion, the first post should be considered as +5 Funny.
Forgot the URL, sorry, here it is.
Well, just watch this one. You don't need parodies if the original is already making you laugh hard.
Yakov Smirnoff, an former DSoviet Union citizen, created this kind of joke, commonly known as "Russian reversal". Because of it's popularity, it was later adapted for dozens of TV-shows, and later, also as an Internet meme.