I am the Minister of the Nigerian Ministry of Butt-loads Of Networked Nvidia PCs (NMBNNP). We would like to test this software, but in order to determine if the software has successfully cracked the password, we need your login password, so that we can verify.
Afterward, you will be granted unlimited access to the NMBNNP grid.
Oh, and please send your bank information, as well.
If only Apple had released a cell phone... I guess they could call it the iPhone or something.
If only Apple had released an unlocked cell phone... I guess I would have called it the Christmas present for my girlfriend.
I still cannot fathom why Americans seem to prefer the cell phone locked to a specific service provider model. If anyone can explain the advantages for the end user to me I'm all ears.
Would you buy a Ford automobile, when you could only buy gas at Exxon gas stations?
... she's a graphic artist, and they tend to have a serious symbiotic emotional relationship with Apple products, as Texans have with firearms.
So after a G4 a while back, a MacBook Pro last year, this year will probably be an iPhone G3, provided that it is offered unlocked in the country where we live.
Hey, an Apple iTV in 2009, one less thing to scratch my head about thinking.
I use Linux and AIX because I like to, Windows XP sometimes because I have to. Usually, when I have to do something on those systems that I do not know how to do, I google and even RFTM.
With my girlfriend's Apple stuff, she tells me what she wants the system to do. I have no idea how to do it, but if I don't think, and just click around a bit, things work out ok.
If only there was some sort of button, or perhaps a downward facing arrow, that would provide additional details about what is happening. That would be awesome.
If only there was some sort of button, or perhaps a downward facing arrow, that would downgrade a Vista installation back to good old XP...
Is there some scarred super-villain out there somewhere petting a hairless cat laughing like a maniac as the world falls into economic ruin?
No, is he a good-looking WASP, attended St. Paul's School and Yale (or maybe Lawrenceville and Princeton),
and he made a shit-load of money while his bank was going to Hell in a hand-basket.
And he is petting a pure bred golden retriever.
He is not laughing, but chuckling, because you get to pay the tab.
I ride on trains and a subway to work every day. About a quarter to a half of the passengers have headphones stuffed into their ears. Most of the times the headphones are connected to a cell phone, and not an MP3 player.
Granted, where I live even kids in their early teens have cell phones.
If you have a cell phone that offers good quality audio, why bother with an extra gadget?
I read a news article about five years ago about university graduates in Germany, who signed on for two year stints at call centers in India.
They didn't earn much by European standards, but much better than their Indian colleagues, and enough for a comfortable slacker lifestyle near the beach.
They seemed to be happy as clams. Granted, all of them said that they didn't want to spend their life there, but nonetheless it was a positive experience.
Give him a suspended sentence... on probation... condition... he has to listen to Palin talk for one hour each day... I think he'll opt for jail.
Yes, stuff like this used to be deemed "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" by the Constitution, but that piece of paper has recently been shit-canned by the government.
"The Economist" explained a while back that mobile phones interfere with ground networks.
They went on to say, that if mobile phones where really dangerous for avionics, then we all would be anal-probed for the things before entering the plane, because some dickhead always forgets to turn it off.
How about "You're a loud-talking asshole and you're enclosed in a tight, cylindrical object for several hours with a couple of hundred other people who don't want to hear about your stupid business plan."
And "The Economist" also mentioned in another article, that the airlines were really afraid off riots on the plane caused by the asshole that you mentioned.
Yes, right up through the roof! All these great new sea front lots! Great for your yacht! Let's build some golf courses! Invite Tiger Woods to play there! Tax-exempt for the next 10 million years! (Consider it a long term investment)
This will certainly give Dubai a run for their money!
If you've ever seen a small chunk of pure sodium tossed into a sink full of water in a high school chemistry class... and then think how much this guy has... you'd have that look in your eyes as well.
He's probably planning to dump it into his neighbor's swimming pool when the experiment is finished.
Lets return to the earth, have half of us killed, and go back to hunting venison like we very well used to before some assholes started to chat about this "civilization" crap we are in right now.
No need to wait for the flip... move to Alaska, now.
Hell, Paulson is going to save the economy by buying "distressed debt" and "toxic assets", which is financial talk for "worthless shit", so why not help him out? He has cash to piss away, and isn't quite sure right yet where to spend it.
Computer geeks are notorious for hoarding worthless shit. I just can't part myself from that IBM PCMCIA Token Ring adapter... with an 8228 MAU... but if Henry makes me a good offer... I just might reconsider.
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Yes. You hear because the hair in your inner ear vibrates.
bah-bah-boom-ching!
I take a train to work every day, and sometimes (thankfully rather seldom) there is a cell phone "town crier" on board.
I was once treated to a performance that could be best described as, "a bitch, bitchin' with another bitch, about yet another bitch."
But I have a pair of these: http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/shure-se530-sound-isolating/4505-7877_7-32327764.html?tag=mncol;lst
After she started yapping, I put them on, and could see her lips moving, but never heard a thing ... and that at a low volume level.
My Dearest Friend,
I am the Minister of the Nigerian Ministry of Butt-loads Of Networked Nvidia PCs (NMBNNP). We would like to test this software, but in order to determine if the software has successfully cracked the password, we need your login password, so that we can verify.
Afterward, you will be granted unlimited access to the NMBNNP grid.
Oh, and please send your bank information, as well.
If only Apple had released a cell phone... I guess they could call it the iPhone or something.
If only Apple had released an unlocked cell phone ... I guess I would have called it the Christmas present for my girlfriend.
I still cannot fathom why Americans seem to prefer the cell phone locked to a specific service provider model. If anyone can explain the advantages for the end user to me I'm all ears.
Would you buy a Ford automobile, when you could only buy gas at Exxon gas stations?
So after a G4 a while back, a MacBook Pro last year, this year will probably be an iPhone G3, provided that it is offered unlocked in the country where we live.
Hey, an Apple iTV in 2009, one less thing to scratch my head about thinking.
I use Linux and AIX because I like to, Windows XP sometimes because I have to. Usually, when I have to do something on those systems that I do not know how to do, I google and even RFTM.
With my girlfriend's Apple stuff, she tells me what she wants the system to do. I have no idea how to do it, but if I don't think, and just click around a bit, things work out ok.
Just my experience Apple stuff.
If only there was some sort of button, or perhaps a downward facing arrow, that would provide additional details about what is happening. That would be awesome.
If only there was some sort of button, or perhaps a downward facing arrow, that would downgrade a Vista installation back to good old XP ...
Is there some scarred super-villain out there somewhere petting a hairless cat laughing like a maniac as the world falls into economic ruin?
No, is he a good-looking WASP, attended St. Paul's School and Yale (or maybe Lawrenceville and Princeton), and he made a shit-load of money while his bank was going to Hell in a hand-basket.
And he is petting a pure bred golden retriever.
He is not laughing, but chuckling, because you get to pay the tab.
That NSA submarine that spliced all those cables in the Middle East will never be able to navigate to Vienna. So no taps.
Or do you think the NSA might say: "NSA can't tap cable. NSA smash cable!"
I mean, it caused a train wreck in the US, because the engineer was texting while driving.
Obviously, the cell phone's fault.
Maybe Qantas' pilots were doing the same?
Obviously, the cell phone's fault.
I ride on trains and a subway to work every day. About a quarter to a half of the passengers have headphones stuffed into their ears. Most of the times the headphones are connected to a cell phone, and not an MP3 player.
Granted, where I live even kids in their early teens have cell phones.
If you have a cell phone that offers good quality audio, why bother with an extra gadget?
I read a news article about five years ago about university graduates in Germany, who signed on for two year stints at call centers in India.
They didn't earn much by European standards, but much better than their Indian colleagues, and enough for a comfortable slacker lifestyle near the beach.
They seemed to be happy as clams. Granted, all of them said that they didn't want to spend their life there, but nonetheless it was a positive experience.
I kinda liked the "America" version on the CD:
I like to be in America,
Welfare for me in America,
Sub-Prime-Loans for me in America,
Taxpayer bailouts for me in America!
Give him a suspended sentence ... on probation ... condition ... he has to listen to Palin talk for one hour each day ... I think he'll opt for jail.
Yes, stuff like this used to be deemed "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" by the Constitution, but that piece of paper has recently been shit-canned by the government.
I think a program to mimic politicians would easily pass a Turing test. Just check keywords in the question against standard talking point answers.
"Makes Monday Night Football, look like a Cabbage Patch Kids' Picnic!"
My daughter is 13 months old. She would not pass the Turing Test, yet is undeniably intelligent.
Wait until she is 13 years old, and hits puberty ... your opinion will change.
You got that right (IAANS - I am a native speaker).
Hans, bist Du es?
why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes
"The Economist" explained a while back that mobile phones interfere with ground networks.
They went on to say, that if mobile phones where really dangerous for avionics, then we all would be anal-probed for the things before entering the plane, because some dickhead always forgets to turn it off.
How about "You're a loud-talking asshole and you're enclosed in a tight, cylindrical object for several hours with a couple of hundred other people who don't want to hear about your stupid business plan."
And "The Economist" also mentioned in another article, that the airlines were really afraid off riots on the plane caused by the asshole that you mentioned.
Do you work at "The Economist?"
I'll resist from making jokes (I had too much SCons/Python today for a person used to a Make/Perl diet; but I am beginning to acquire the taste).
Can anyone think (dream/scheme) up some practical uses for this?
With that acceleration, can we send something into space with a very large array of these?
Could this be Mother Nature's non-lethal weapon? (Zap somebody in the face with fungus spores, instead of tasering them?
I'm sure the eclectic melange of geniuses and nut-bags that are /. could come up with something that is halfway practical/unfeasible.
Submarines are difficult thingies to get working ... so are thingies that fly.
Cars, on the other hand, can be slapped up by any soap-box derby kid.
So I think a better engineering strategy would be to get a decent car/submarine and car/plane concept working.
Then you fork/fudge/re-factor the interfaces to deprecate the car stuff, and then you get a submarine/plane!
He can call himself anything he likes.
Most folks will call him "asshole."
Well there goes property values...
Yes, right up through the roof! All these great new sea front lots! Great for your yacht! Let's build some golf courses! Invite Tiger Woods to play there! Tax-exempt for the next 10 million years! (Consider it a long term investment)
This will certainly give Dubai a run for their money!
It's not just molten metal; it's molten SODIUM!
If you've ever seen a small chunk of pure sodium tossed into a sink full of water in a high school chemistry class ... and then think how much this guy has ... you'd have that look in your eyes as well.
He's probably planning to dump it into his neighbor's swimming pool when the experiment is finished.
Lets return to the earth, have half of us killed, and go back to hunting venison like we very well used to before some assholes started to chat about this "civilization" crap we are in right now.
No need to wait for the flip ... move to Alaska, now.
IANAL, so could someone provide to me the list of penalties or sanctions which could be assigned to the decision makers in this case?
I'll speculate ... a medal and a promotion?
It would make me feel better knowing we're all equal under the eyes of the law.
Yeah, I'd feel better if there was a Santa Claus and an Easter Bunny, as well.
I pinched this link off "The Economist" Website: http://www.buymyshitpile.com/
Hell, Paulson is going to save the economy by buying "distressed debt" and "toxic assets", which is financial talk for "worthless shit", so why not help him out? He has cash to piss away, and isn't quite sure right yet where to spend it.
Computer geeks are notorious for hoarding worthless shit. I just can't part myself from that IBM PCMCIA Token Ring adapter ... with an 8228 MAU ... but if Henry makes me a good offer ... I just might reconsider.