Obscurity is the first line of defense. The building is unmarked, its address unspecified in company literature and its managers tight-lipped about disclosing driving directions or identifying markings to strangers.
They are apparently okay with featuring the place in an article in the Washington Post, though. Sheesh.
While I agree with you about the time scale annoyance factor ("finish your breakfast already you fscking...click click click....."), you could say that it's made up for by how fast it is to demolish walls and replace them with an entirely new house.:)
Like whomever you want. That's not the point. When you couch your "observations" in reactionary, blanketing statements like:
Apple is a proprietary company--more proprietary than even Microsoft in my estimation. I don't know what prompted them to free Darwin (even with all them requirements upon it). Apple doesn't *think* that way. They think "this is mine, NDA, trade secret". Even the article said that Apple still hasn't grasped the principles of free software.
... you gotta expect to get some reaction in return, especially the kind that points out that your "observations" are specious and not backed up.
Good Lord Almighty, how many malformed, misinformed, malicious, and downright reactionary phrases can you put in one post?
I don't even know where to start poking holes in the logic of your "arguments" -- especially as they're swiss-cheese like to begin with -- so I won't bother starting.
The Real World called, though, and is wondering if it did something to piss you off since you haven't been around for such a long time.
I'm not surprised. This is not a flame (nor a self-heating post, for that matter), but what I experienced of coffee in the UK... let's just say I stuck to tea while I was there -- the tea was tasty, thankfully. And I had a capuccino as soon as I landed in France, so I felt better.:)
So let's see... buy a monopolisticOS-free computer from a megaRetailCorporation that forces locally owned businesses out of business. Gosh, where can I sign up? Do you think we can get McDonald's hamburgers on the way home?
Lysander Luddite wrote, I think the editor/submitter likes anime too much and was just wanted to flout that knowledge. It certainly didn't seem like a joke to me, more like somebody wanting to be cute.
Luddites are so cute when they're indignant, aren't they?;D
I swear, the people in charge of defining the equipment a future soldier will be wearing must sit around all day and watch Aliens over and over and over...
It's only a problem if they're watching the Alien biotech more than the Marines' gear.:)
Sure, military forces is a good cause for funding, but I, for one, would like to see more money spent in causes like that, as opposed to bending light and creating armor.
You're missing the big picture. If we get this technology developed, we can eventually bend light around the whole planet. You have to see us to hit us!;)
Maybe so, but when God made the covenant about not destroying the earth by flood again, he displayed the pact with a rainbow. So it might just be best to play along with Steve and his colors. For all of our sakes.;)
Well, if using an Apple makes me a pirate (and didn't Apple fly a pirate flag from the building they were inventing Macintosh in?), I submit the following:
Yo Ho Yo Ho A pirate's life for me We're ripping and mixing and burning CDs (Upload me hearties yo ho) We steal and create theft and don't like Disney! (Download me hearties yo ho)
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Obscurity is the first line of defense. The building is unmarked, its address unspecified in company literature and its managers tight-lipped about disclosing driving directions or identifying markings to strangers.
They are apparently okay with featuring the place in an article in the Washington Post, though. Sheesh.
Ah ha! Here's the one I was thinking of.
There weren't a girl and a gold watch involved, were there?
Wasn't this story just on /. a few weeks ago?
Good god, 'preview vs. trailer' is turning into 'vi vs. emacs' LOL
I see what you mean.
Google FFFish has a nice ring to it. I say go for it! ;)
While I agree with you about the time scale annoyance factor ("finish your breakfast already you fscking...click click click....."), you could say that it's made up for by how fast it is to demolish walls and replace them with an entirely new house. :)
The argument could be made that a recession is exactly the time to do such a thing, as it would be an economic stimulus if planned correctly.
Like whomever you want. That's not the point. When you couch your "observations" in reactionary, blanketing statements like:
Apple is a proprietary company--more proprietary than even Microsoft in my estimation. I don't know what prompted them to free Darwin (even with all them requirements upon it). Apple doesn't *think* that way. They think "this is mine, NDA, trade secret". Even the article said that Apple still hasn't grasped the principles of free software.
... you gotta expect to get some reaction in return, especially the kind that points out that your "observations" are specious and not backed up.
Good Lord Almighty, how many malformed, misinformed, malicious, and downright reactionary phrases can you put in one post?
I don't even know where to start poking holes in the logic of your "arguments" -- especially as they're swiss-cheese like to begin with -- so I won't bother starting.
The Real World called, though, and is wondering if it did something to piss you off since you haven't been around for such a long time.
Actually, if you use Mac OS X, you can set font smoothing in Terminal so you get all the anti-aliasing you need. :)
I'm not surprised. This is not a flame (nor a self-heating post, for that matter), but what I experienced of coffee in the UK... let's just say I stuck to tea while I was there -- the tea was tasty, thankfully. And I had a capuccino as soon as I landed in France, so I felt better. :)
Yeah, I have to agree. Whenever you use Archimedes-generated power, you just get screwed.
Look, kids, a Troll for the Oil Companies! A Troil!
:)
One could make the argument that Microsoft has lots of people trying to hurt one particular fuzzy animal, thus the outcries.
Probably about the same time as stillsuits. :)
So let's see... buy a monopolisticOS-free computer from a megaRetailCorporation that forces locally owned businesses out of business. Gosh, where can I sign up? Do you think we can get McDonald's hamburgers on the way home?
Lysander Luddite wrote, I think the editor/submitter likes anime too much and was just wanted to flout that knowledge. It certainly didn't seem like a joke to me, more like somebody wanting to be cute.
;D
Luddites are so cute when they're indignant, aren't they?
If they were a Darwin Award recipient, doesn't that mean it *didn't* work? ;)
I swear, the people in charge of defining the equipment a future soldier will be wearing must sit around all day and watch Aliens over and over and over...
:)
It's only a problem if they're watching the Alien biotech more than the Marines' gear.
Sure, military forces is a good cause for funding, but I, for one, would like to see more money spent in causes like that, as opposed to bending light and creating armor.
;)
You're missing the big picture. If we get this technology developed, we can eventually bend light around the whole planet. You have to see us to hit us!
I've never played an RPG. Can I still call myself a geek?
Let's see...
[roll roll roll]
Hmm...
[paper shuffling]
[roll roll roll]
The shop owner says No.
Might have something to do with the open source world not having any money, either, but that's just MHO. ;)
Maybe so, but when God made the covenant about not destroying the earth by flood again, he displayed the pact with a rainbow. So it might just be best to play along with Steve and his colors. For all of our sakes. ;)
Well, if using an Apple makes me a pirate (and didn't Apple fly a pirate flag from the building they were inventing Macintosh in?), I submit the following:
Yo Ho
Yo Ho
A pirate's life for me
We're ripping and mixing and burning CDs
(Upload me hearties yo ho)
We steal and create theft and don't like Disney!
(Download me hearties yo ho)