Yeah, pretty funny stuff. "You dont actually GO there do you?"
Well, i develop VB programs under Windows, as its a nice environment,and its where the money is. Seeing as microsoft.com has a bunch of useful stuff in the developer/knowledgebase sections, i`d be interested to hear better suggestions.
I cant use linux as there are no decent music apps for it (that get *anywhere* near cubase, cakewalk, rebirth etc), no visual basic (i know C but sometimes its nice to knock up fully functional apps in a couple of hours). Ok, so theres a C compiler apparantly. Cool.
Its called `mindless link propagation`. It requires no thought, just `uh..thats like...cool and stuff...most post to slashdot while its still in my clipboard`
Perhaps it`d be worth-while for a web-design company to approach clients of people who can`t be arsed to do netscape compatible versions of their web-sites and offer their services?
"The theory's that bots use up a piece of the target system's resources, denying its use to the owner"
How about not placing a machine on a free, publicly accessible network if you`re not up for letting people use it? Its not like its being DOS`d or anything, is it?
I`ve never understood lossy compression. Mp3`s sound shit, unless you choose a compression ratio that is barely worth having. Mp3 is good for a `crippled-shareware` style demo, but i`m not going to listen to them for more than a few mins at a time. The bass is especially amusing - perfect for that `underwater sound` perhaps, but little else.
I thought that we found evidence of life on mars, albeit in the past. So we know other planets can have life, we just have to define what level of life we want!
Its bizarre just how many people dont know what spam is, isnt it! Spam is bulk, unsolicited commercial email. What the hell has that got to do with a company altering a few options?
*DVD artifacts (i can see them, even if you can`t)
*Behind the scenes exclusive info on those tricky camera angles and special effects in films such as Diva, La Haine, Naked, Blue Velvet etc.
*Proven cd-quality storage (all of mine are still perfect, even the ones i bought 10 years ago and lent people. No holes, jumps, jittering, disks that refuse to play etc)
*Hunting around for the correct region!
*Cheapness (why pay £7 to see a movie on a huge screen when you can pay £20 for a dvd)
*Inability to record anything.
*Looking for firmware upgrades when Gladiator (or whatever) doesnt work on your system.
Imagine the tech-support phone calls that would result!
"My hard disk was stolen, i have a backup, but the disk wont boot"
"Did it have CPRM enabled?"
"Yes, is that a problem"
"Yes, you have just lost all your data, permanently. Theres nothing we can do for you. Have a nice day (tm)"
In the uk you see those things sometimes, but i heard that it was just for our ITV channel, which is broadcast in different regions, so humans would notice it and play their local adverts instead of the ones coming from wherever that particular program was coming from. I guess you could use it if it were consistant. But i think using the closed-captioning idea is better.
"What sense would it make to discriminate, or otherwise piss off anyone? "
You dont need sense to be a racist. To quote from some 70`s UK graffiti "I have half a mind to join the National Front" followed by "thats all you need".
Of course its excessive. They`ve just looked at the maths of black/white employees, looked at other lawsuits and decided that on balance they`ll make more money suing that not suing. It really is that simple.
You`re going to see a lot more of these pointless lawsuits (racism/personal injury/infringement of privacy, and other cases where no `crime` by any sensible definition has occured) until there are either less lawyers or more sensible laws.
I think he means racism, as he said. Unless racism means something different in the States - everywhere else it can apply to anti-white as much as anti-black predjudice.
And yes, you`re likely to have the edge physically if you are black. Or aren`t you allowed to say that anymore?
Slashdot Mirror
Surely you mean:
printf("%d file%scopied\n", n, &"s "[n==1]);
I think you`ll find ol` Dubya agreeing that global warming - indeed, just about anything - is worse than thought.
Thought is bad, and causes headaches.
Yeah, pretty funny stuff. "You dont actually GO there do you?"
Well, i develop VB programs under Windows, as its a nice environment,and its where the money is. Seeing as microsoft.com has a bunch of useful stuff in the developer/knowledgebase sections, i`d be interested to hear better suggestions.
I cant use linux as there are no decent music apps for it (that get *anywhere* near cubase, cakewalk, rebirth etc), no visual basic (i know C but sometimes its nice to knock up fully functional apps in a couple of hours). Ok, so theres a C compiler apparantly. Cool.
Its called `mindless link propagation`. It requires no thought, just `uh..thats like...cool and stuff...most post to slashdot while its still in my clipboard`
"that has things called trees and birds and sidewalks and parks and grass and stuff in it... it's amazing!"
There are `girls` there too - sort of like the `female` characters in anime, only more interactive!
(nice post mate!)
I always knew *someone* read wired! Guess it saves us from having to!
What they consider it is of no concern to me.
Also, being in England means that contracts prohibiting you from working in the same field are worthless.
...is probably shagged then (if you can read the bits without damaging them)
"An A/C ... is going to use 4 kw, which is 2880kwh/month"
I always knew Anonymous Cowards were a major environmental problem!
Perhaps it`d be worth-while for a web-design company to approach clients of people who can`t be arsed to do netscape compatible versions of their web-sites and offer their services?
"The theory's that bots use up a piece of the target system's resources, denying its use to the owner"
How about not placing a machine on a free, publicly accessible network if you`re not up for letting people use it? Its not like its being DOS`d or anything, is it?
I`ve never understood lossy compression. Mp3`s sound shit, unless you choose a compression ratio that is barely worth having. Mp3 is good for a `crippled-shareware` style demo, but i`m not going to listen to them for more than a few mins at a time. The bass is especially amusing - perfect for that `underwater sound` perhaps, but little else.
Yeah, this ISNT silicon, this is Andre!
I thought that we found evidence of life on mars, albeit in the past. So we know other planets can have life, we just have to define what level of life we want!
"It's still not /spam/"
Its bizarre just how many people dont know what spam is, isnt it! Spam is bulk, unsolicited commercial email. What the hell has that got to do with a company altering a few options?
Just think what you`re missing out on.
*DVD artifacts (i can see them, even if you can`t)
*Behind the scenes exclusive info on those tricky camera angles and special effects in films such as Diva, La Haine, Naked, Blue Velvet etc.
*Proven cd-quality storage (all of mine are still perfect, even the ones i bought 10 years ago and lent people. No holes, jumps, jittering, disks that refuse to play etc)
*Hunting around for the correct region!
*Cheapness (why pay £7 to see a movie on a huge screen when you can pay £20 for a dvd)
*Inability to record anything.
*Looking for firmware upgrades when Gladiator (or whatever) doesnt work on your system.
DVD. Its really quite good.
Imagine the tech-support phone calls that would result!
"My hard disk was stolen, i have a backup, but the disk wont boot"
"Did it have CPRM enabled?"
"Yes, is that a problem"
"Yes, you have just lost all your data, permanently. Theres nothing we can do for you. Have a nice day (tm)"
...kill something...kill the pigs? Helter....shelter?
"Oh, what wiley ones these artists be. "
They`re scamps, arent they! You can always rely on an artist to make one stop and take stock of life, put it into perspective.
...2001 dvd perhaps?
In the uk you see those things sometimes, but i heard that it was just for our ITV channel, which is broadcast in different regions, so humans would notice it and play their local adverts instead of the ones coming from wherever that particular program was coming from. I guess you could use it if it were consistant. But i think using the closed-captioning idea is better.
"What sense would it make to discriminate, or otherwise piss off anyone? "
You dont need sense to be a racist. To quote from some 70`s UK graffiti "I have half a mind to join the National Front" followed by "thats all you need".
Of course its excessive. They`ve just looked at the maths of black/white employees, looked at other lawsuits and decided that on balance they`ll make more money suing that not suing. It really is that simple.
You`re going to see a lot more of these pointless lawsuits (racism/personal injury/infringement of privacy, and other cases where no `crime` by any sensible definition has occured) until there are either less lawyers or more sensible laws.
I think he means racism, as he said. Unless racism means something different in the States - everywhere else it can apply to anti-white as much as anti-black predjudice.
And yes, you`re likely to have the edge physically if you are black. Or aren`t you allowed to say that anymore?