For chrissake, put your box behind a NAT and get your updates. Or throw it out and get a Mac. Then get on with your life.
Jesus, I think I might submit an ask-slashdot of my own... "it's been five hours since I last went to the bathroom. I am trying to decide whether to take a piss or a shit. Could anybody post some pointers on how to weigh the pros and cons of each?"
A few weeks back, I noticed a shiny and lonely piece of kit hanging around the Slashdot offices.
Slashdot has offices? Is that a euphemism for "basements"? Given that the "editors" don't edit (nor often exercise demonstrable discretion), I am puzzled about why they would need any offices.
The submitter is not a "fake". On their site they are quite up-front and honest with their tactic. The real problem is that the slashdot editors are morons and don't give a shit.
The "Canadian government" is not implementing this, contrary to what the slashdot summary says. There is no Canadian government right now; it was dissolved last week in a vote of non-confidence, and chances are good that it will be a different one in late January.
Well jesus fucking christ, it's a good thing you posted a comment telling us all about this! You could have saved some typing, though, and just said "guess what everybody! I didn't read the article, or even pay attention to the summary!!11!1!"
The dot lets you know you're talking about a website. If you see a commercial and it says "go to getfirefox.com" you know you are supposed to type that into your web browser. If people hear instead "go to getfirefox" that will require further explanation...
Uh. Ten years ago, "getfirefox.com" would have been utterly meaningless. Your first sentence is incorrect. The "http://" is what lets us know we are talking about a web site.
Uh... okay. The power of wood has yet to be recognized! The power of stairs! The power of math! Oh my god! All of these inanimate things which are simple building blocks have all this POWER!! Oooauuugh....
That's good to hear. I've got to say most of the phones I've looked at in the past few years have had appaling UI and industrial design. That said I've been pretty happy with the Siemens C65 I've had for the past year.
While the "N-Gage" was a hilarious farce unto itself, I find it similarly amusing that Nokia will now be "concentrating on mobile music for the rest of the year."
I have an idea: how about concentrating on making a decent phone? You know, one with practical and ergonomic telephony features?
As a bit of an aside here, I'm developing my own photo blog system (see current version in action). Another poster mentions some benefits to rolling your own app, so I thought I would chime in here.
This started as a way to cater to my own needs and desires in a photo management-and-display system. Currently I am my only user, but if anyone else is interested in this effort (either from a development or "i wanna use it too!" standpoint), by all means please get in touch.
While we're on the topic, could we all agree on an informal protocol whereby the replies that actually are funny can be moderated Insightful instead of Funny, so that I can turn on the "ignore posts rated Funny" thing? Because half the shit marked Funny these days isn't really funny, it's inane self-indulgence. Occasionally, though, there is something funny, which I'd hate to miss.
Bottom line: if you're buying an album to get one song you're probably better off buying a good CD by a better band capable of putting out a quality album instead.
Precise; that's what I was kind of driving at. Well said.
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For chrissake, put your box behind a NAT and get your updates. Or throw it out and get a Mac. Then get on with your life.
Jesus, I think I might submit an ask-slashdot of my own... "it's been five hours since I last went to the bathroom. I am trying to decide whether to take a piss or a shit. Could anybody post some pointers on how to weigh the pros and cons of each?"
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A few weeks back, I noticed a shiny and lonely piece of kit hanging around the Slashdot offices.
Slashdot has offices? Is that a euphemism for "basements"? Given that the "editors" don't edit (nor often exercise demonstrable discretion), I am puzzled about why they would need any offices.
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The Harry Fox Agency is the sole licensor of song lyrics worldwide
Huh, what are you talking about?
They're not licensing MY lyrics; I'm sure they're not licensing lyrics for or from many indie bands I know... ergo...
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How about a .balls domain to which we may attach our testicles?
Er, pardon me. I'm flipping out today.
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The submitter is not a "fake". On their site they are quite up-front and honest with their tactic. The real problem is that the slashdot editors are morons and don't give a shit.
-b
The "Canadian government" is not implementing this, contrary to what the slashdot summary says. There is no Canadian government right now; it was dissolved last week in a vote of non-confidence, and chances are good that it will be a different one in late January.
-ben
Will this be the first case of never-ending SOE similar to the never-ending Beta?
A more apt comparison would be the never-ending "war on terror" or the never-ending "war on drugs". Silly Americans.
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Yeah, it's stupid jargon. What is the wireless faithful to?
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Well jesus fucking christ, it's a good thing you posted a comment telling us all about this! You could have saved some typing, though, and just said "guess what everybody! I didn't read the article, or even pay attention to the summary!!11!1!"
-b
The dot lets you know you're talking about a website. If you see a commercial and it says "go to getfirefox.com" you know you are supposed to type that into your web browser. If people hear instead "go to getfirefox" that will require further explanation...
Uh. Ten years ago, "getfirefox.com" would have been utterly meaningless. Your first sentence is incorrect. The "http://" is what lets us know we are talking about a web site.
-b
The power of XML is yet to be fully recognized
Uh... okay. The power of wood has yet to be recognized! The power of stairs! The power of math! Oh my god! All of these inanimate things which are simple building blocks have all this POWER!! Oooauuugh....
-b
That's good to hear. I've got to say most of the phones I've looked at in the past few years have had appaling UI and industrial design. That said I've been pretty happy with the Siemens C65 I've had for the past year.
-b
While the "N-Gage" was a hilarious farce unto itself, I find it similarly amusing that Nokia will now be "concentrating on mobile music for the rest of the year."
I have an idea: how about concentrating on making a decent phone? You know, one with practical and ergonomic telephony features?
-b
I've done some searches for seemingly common things, and I haven't seen this phone icon yet. Anybody have a live one?
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Is this a case of eEye E-I/O?
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Hey, hoser! We're shutting down your website, eh? Unless you, like, give us some beer and back bacon, eh?
:P
Why would we want any American wate^H^H^H^Hbeer?
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As a bit of an aside here, I'm developing my own photo blog system (see current version in action). Another poster mentions some benefits to rolling your own app, so I thought I would chime in here.
This started as a way to cater to my own needs and desires in a photo management-and-display system. Currently I am my only user, but if anyone else is interested in this effort (either from a development or "i wanna use it too!" standpoint), by all means please get in touch.
-b
Uh. That was the point of the joke. Are you making another joke? Which one of us is dense here?
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some people may have immune systems that can fight the HIV virus
Especially if they enter their PIN number into an ATM machine using either a SCSI interface or USB bus.
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This is slashdot. There is no editorial quality whatsoever. Why do we keep acting as though they give two shits?
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Heh. ;)
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While we're on the topic, could we all agree on an informal protocol whereby the replies that actually are funny can be moderated Insightful instead of Funny, so that I can turn on the "ignore posts rated Funny" thing? Because half the shit marked Funny these days isn't really funny, it's inane self-indulgence. Occasionally, though, there is something funny, which I'd hate to miss.
-b
88 is this: "four twenties ten eight"
No, it isn't. That would be 98 ("quatre-vingts-dix-huit", i.e., 4x20+10+8).
88 is simply "quatre-vingts-huit" (4x20+8). Makes sense to me.
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(amused at suddenly wondering whether French stoners refer to "88")
Yes, the name is Sony, but this is an entirely different branch of Sony.
Oh, well then. I am such a benevolent and upstanding young man -- it was just my other arm that punched you in the face.
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Bottom line: if you're buying an album to get one song you're probably better off buying a good CD by a better band capable of putting out a quality album instead.
Precise; that's what I was kind of driving at. Well said.
-b