Ok, I think I need to give your troll a bit of a review. Consider this an intervention.
Ok, lets take the first sentence.
You are all full of crap.
Now this is a great example of an opening statement in a troll post, well done. I can't suggest many improvements, although you might want to consider putting it all in capitals, or adding some exclamation marks next time.
Now for your second statement
I know that there are people that want these because they do not have the money that you clearly have.
Ok, you let yourself down here a little, since there is no clue as to my fiscal state in my post. Here's a hint, try to stay on topic with your troll for at least a couple of sentences, you probably lost a lot of your potential audience at this point.
Ok, now for your third statement
These were for a very good purpose, and I can't even believe that you bring up hacking with these.
Ok, back on topic, well done on that, but you have let yourself down somewhat by revealing a lack of understanding of the various uses for the term 'hacker'. I recommend a little time on Wikipedia looking up the term. That should help you avoid this problem in the future, and may provide you with sufficient information for a really great put down next time.
And finally..
Shovel your crap, but these will not be in it.
Ok, your ending is reasonable, you start with an insult, that's a nice touch. However you then let yourself down by concluding with a sentence that doesn't seem to relate to your previous statements. I suggest that next time you end with an insult and resist the temptation to continue typing.
Oh dear, it seems what we have here is yet another slide towards the desire to forget computings hacker origins.
I was at a Microsoft presentation once where the speaker said Microsoft were not interested in hiring 'hackers', they wanted serious programmers. The concept didn't impress me then, and it doesn't now.
Doing away with hackers will have the effect of homogenising the industry. Guess what tho, not every country thinks this way, some developing nations will look at the stagnant 'hacker free' computing industry and destroy it in a matter of years by producing more innovative products.
I mean innovative in the real sense, not in the bland 'keynote speech soundbite' sense.
At the risk of being accused of trolling Microsoft have the right to decide whatever rules they like about access to Xbox live.
They own it and operate it, so yes I agree, they do.
Whether such bannings would be considered fair by anyone else is beside the point, they can do what they want. We are not under any obligation to use Xbox live.
Provided the modding crowd is sufficiently small, they can do it without even effecting the majority of the community.
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That's because the view (which is, to their mind, legitimate), is not that modding isn't illegal, its just that the law hasn't caught up with the requirements of modern technology.
There are situations where this viewpoint is entirely valid, and some where it is not. Thats why we have the judiciary in the first place.
That China hacked the systems of two congressmen they are unlikely to have any interest in, or that someone else, knowing everyone would leap to blame China, hacked Chinese computers and used them to do the attack?
Seems to me they could use the access to try and steal something they could sell.
If it was an attack, I mean, has there been any evidence released? Or is this just finger pointing in the absence of proof?
The Tories opposed it because they need contentious issues to argue over, not because they wouldn't do it themselves.
Note that they also argue against the governments attempts to have private health bosses take over failing hospitals, even though it was the Tories who started the privatisation of publicly owned services in the first place.
Personally I don't think there's much difference between the Labour Party and the Conservatives any more. That's no big deal, in spite of what whichever one isn't in power says about the others failings, they end up doing almost exactly the same things.
Ah yes, our fine tradition of having decisions by the people we elect overturned by a bunch of unelected lords.
Nope, nothing wrong with our system at all.
I'm for this 42 day thing myself. Its not as if its a breach of human rights or anything, I mean, we aren't waterboarding them, or locking them away for years without trial....
didn't say it was hard, but what exactly does objective C bring to the party that you can't get with C++ or C#?
Those are pretty much industry standard now, objective C isn't. I'm not saying it isn't a decent language, just that its not common enough to make it worthwhile learning in detail.
Because you are only capable of knowing a set number of languages?
Not really, I know many languages, some of which I doubt I'll ever use again, but I could. Plus there's the fact that once you know the basics you can pick up any language.
As a rule however you need to be especially proficient in at least one to get a decent job, and it usually takes a lot of time concentrating on that one language to get really good at it.
As it happens I do know how to code in objective C, but have no need for it personally, nor, as I said, have I seen any jobs that require it.
objective C is unfortunately a career no go for most developers.
To get and keep jobs in almost all companies you need to know a current mainstream language or two. I haven't seen a job that listed objective-c as a requirement in, um, well ever.
Um, but they had no WMD, and kept saying so, then after the invasion, this was proved, none have been found, ever. It was only the insistence of the US that Iraq was lying (in the absence of any evidence to back this up) that kept WMDs on the table as an excuse.
I know Saddam was a nasty person, I had a friend whose entire village was wiped out, but the fact remains that the basis of the invasion was a lie.
Its considerably harder to damage fabric with a key, its more likely that car knifing will become a hobby for the socially maladjusted members of society.
Alas I fear I cannot. I find myself tending towards the belief that Microsoft will stop at nothing to get their ISO standard assigned, even if it means the destruction of the credibility of ISO itself.
Mind you, if ISO is so vulnerable this does beg the question 'is it still relevant?'
I really should give PFE another chance. I was made to use it during the first few months of my undergraduate degree, and developed what is probably a wholly undeserved dislike for it.
I can't even remember why I didn't like it, it was probably more to do with the lecturers insistence than anything else.
I've since made a point of only forcing my opinion on my final year project students. Its only fair...
if you check your history you will find that almost all major museum collections are the result of the work of private collectors.
Take Tutankhamun. That entire excavation was the result of a private collectors interest in the subject.
In the past they were frequently donated, such as on the death of the (typically extremely rich) owner, but nowadays many collections are worth serious money, so that's not an option that most would consider.
My local museum has a set of 15th century Apprentice Indentures and land deeds that I donated to them 25 years ago. Had I realised what they were worth I'd have made it a loan. Semi permanently perhaps, but I shouldn't really have handed over what turned out to be many thousands of pounds worth of documentation.
I don't feel too bad though, after all, they are particularly lovely documents, I doubt I could feel comfortable with them being anywhere but in a museum.
In my opinion the only thing that can be learned from Freud is how to get a degree is a very sober subject and still attract loads of chicks.
My main problem with his work is that he took the results from rich, bored, sexually repressed wives and used it to generalise answers for the wider population.
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This to be followed by googles entry into the ISP market?
well given how much this line has been used against them, its hardly surprising that they want to see google judged in the same way.
Or is that 'they want to use it as an excuse to stop google from beating them into a messy pulp on search'.
heh
Ok, I think I need to give your troll a bit of a review. Consider this an intervention.
Ok, lets take the first sentence.
You are all full of crap.
Now this is a great example of an opening statement in a troll post, well done.
I can't suggest many improvements, although you might want to consider putting it all in capitals, or adding some exclamation marks next time.
Now for your second statement
I know that there are people that want these because they do not have the money that you clearly have.
Ok, you let yourself down here a little, since there is no clue as to my fiscal state in my post. Here's a hint, try to stay on topic with your troll for at least a couple of sentences, you probably lost a lot of your potential audience at this point.
Ok, now for your third statement
These were for a very good purpose, and I can't even believe that you bring up hacking with these.
Ok, back on topic, well done on that, but you have let yourself down somewhat by revealing a lack of understanding of the various uses for the term 'hacker'.
I recommend a little time on Wikipedia looking up the term. That should help you avoid this problem in the future, and may provide you with sufficient information for a really great put down next time.
And finally..
Shovel your crap, but these will not be in it.
Ok, your ending is reasonable, you start with an insult, that's a nice touch. However you then let yourself down by concluding with a sentence that doesn't seem to relate to your previous statements. I suggest that next time you end with an insult and resist the temptation to continue typing.
One last thing, you just got owned...
Oh dear, it seems what we have here is yet another slide towards the desire to forget computings hacker origins.
I was at a Microsoft presentation once where the speaker said Microsoft were not interested in hiring 'hackers', they wanted serious programmers. The concept didn't impress me then, and it doesn't now.
Doing away with hackers will have the effect of homogenising the industry. Guess what tho, not every country thinks this way, some developing nations will look at the stagnant 'hacker free' computing industry and destroy it in a matter of years by producing more innovative products.
I mean innovative in the real sense, not in the bland 'keynote speech soundbite' sense.
At the risk of being accused of trolling Microsoft have the right to decide whatever rules they like about access to Xbox live.
They own it and operate it, so yes I agree, they do.
Whether such bannings would be considered fair by anyone else is beside the point, they can do what they want. We are not under any obligation to use Xbox live.
Provided the modding crowd is sufficiently small, they can do it without even effecting the majority of the community.
That's because the view (which is, to their mind, legitimate), is not that modding isn't illegal, its just that the law hasn't caught up with the requirements of modern technology.
There are situations where this viewpoint is entirely valid, and some where it is not. Thats why we have the judiciary in the first place.
he hasn't lost just yet.
Also, in what way has Paul Allen failed? Seems to me he's doing rather well for himself.
The smartest thing he ever did was get out of the running of Microsoft. I was always of the opinion he was an ok bloke.
That China hacked the systems of two congressmen they are unlikely to have any interest in, or that someone else, knowing everyone would leap to blame China, hacked Chinese computers and used them to do the attack?
Seems to me they could use the access to try and steal something they could sell.
If it was an attack, I mean, has there been any evidence released? Or is this just finger pointing in the absence of proof?
let's have a straw poll on Slashdot on whether user thermian should spend 42 days locked up without charge
I'll vote for that, after all, its got to be better then five years without charge with en suite torture chambers and forced confessions.
Why not, after all millions of people have accepted Vista, and millions more are happy with DRM.
By Happy I mean cluelessly accepting, but when it comes down to it, sales are what matter to the suits.
why have they already stated that they would repeal this quickly if they got back into power
To sound good to the voters
The Tories opposed it because they need contentious issues to argue over, not because they wouldn't do it themselves.
Note that they also argue against the governments attempts to have private health bosses take over failing hospitals, even though it was the Tories who started the privatisation of publicly owned services in the first place.
Personally I don't think there's much difference between the Labour Party and the Conservatives any more. That's no big deal, in spite of what whichever one isn't in power says about the others failings, they end up doing almost exactly the same things.
No fair - the ones sent to Australia were already charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced
Correct, but, well, some of those convictions were for trivial offences like fruit stealing.
To be fair though, that was a different era, we don't do that any more.
It's got to go before the House of Lords yet
Ah yes, our fine tradition of having decisions by the people we elect overturned by a bunch of unelected lords.
Nope, nothing wrong with our system at all.
I'm for this 42 day thing myself. Its not as if its a breach of human rights or anything, I mean, we aren't waterboarding them, or locking them away for years without trial....
didn't say it was hard, but what exactly does objective C bring to the party that you can't get with C++ or C#?
Those are pretty much industry standard now, objective C isn't. I'm not saying it isn't a decent language, just that its not common enough to make it worthwhile learning in detail.
Because you are only capable of knowing a set number of languages?
Not really, I know many languages, some of which I doubt I'll ever use again, but I could. Plus there's the fact that once you know the basics you can pick up any language.
As a rule however you need to be especially proficient in at least one to get a decent job, and it usually takes a lot of time concentrating on that one language to get really good at it.
As it happens I do know how to code in objective C, but have no need for it personally, nor, as I said, have I seen any jobs that require it.
objective C is unfortunately a career no go for most developers.
To get and keep jobs in almost all companies you need to know a current mainstream language or two. I haven't seen a job that listed objective-c as a requirement in, um, well ever.
I certainly wouldn't touch it.
Um, but they had no WMD, and kept saying so, then after the invasion, this was proved, none have been found, ever. It was only the insistence of the US that Iraq was lying (in the absence of any evidence to back this up) that kept WMDs on the table as an excuse.
I know Saddam was a nasty person, I had a friend whose entire village was wiped out, but the fact remains that the basis of the invasion was a lie.
Its considerably harder to damage fabric with a key, its more likely that car knifing will become a hobby for the socially maladjusted members of society.
Alas I fear I cannot. I find myself tending towards the belief that Microsoft will stop at nothing to get their ISO standard assigned, even if it means the destruction of the credibility of ISO itself.
Mind you, if ISO is so vulnerable this does beg the question 'is it still relevant?'
I really should give PFE another chance. I was made to use it during the first few months of my undergraduate degree, and developed what is probably a wholly undeserved dislike for it.
I can't even remember why I didn't like it, it was probably more to do with the lecturers insistence than anything else.
I've since made a point of only forcing my opinion on my final year project students. Its only fair...
if you check your history you will find that almost all major museum collections are the result of the work of private collectors.
Take Tutankhamun. That entire excavation was the result of a private collectors interest in the subject.
In the past they were frequently donated, such as on the death of the (typically extremely rich) owner, but nowadays many collections are worth serious money, so that's not an option that most would consider.
My local museum has a set of 15th century Apprentice Indentures and land deeds that I donated to them 25 years ago. Had I realised what they were worth I'd have made it a loan. Semi permanently perhaps, but I shouldn't really have handed over what turned out to be many thousands of pounds worth of documentation.
I don't feel too bad though, after all, they are particularly lovely documents, I doubt I could feel comfortable with them being anywhere but in a museum.
In my opinion the only thing that can be learned from Freud is how to get a degree is a very sober subject and still attract loads of chicks.
My main problem with his work is that he took the results from rich, bored, sexually repressed wives and used it to generalise answers for the wider population.
Don't forget he lived on an Island, which also housed his lab. Heck, if he turns out also to have had a white fluffy cat......