You know, I'm constantly getting replies about my sig. I've wanted to change it for a while now (I'm sitting at around +49 right now anyways, and I think the sig got enough visibility to make a point...) The problem is, I want to wait 'till the replies that have quoted my sig archive, so that people won't look back at it and go "what were they smoking!" Of course, the problem is, I can't seem to go long enough without posting, or without a reply concerning my sig...
Also, how long does a post that takes you down six points deactivate your account for? Who's had this happen before? --
...all I can say is, there are going to be some pissed off astrologers if this thing ends up being popularly reognized. Imagine having to explain to someone, "Okay, so you weren't exactly born under a planet, but..."
Most of us aren't gifted with the organizational clarity of a Linus, or the brilliant non-orthogonal design of a Larry.
Why is it that geeks feel the urge to call celebrity geeks by their first name only? You sound like thirteen year old girls reading Tiger Beat magazine!
I know all of this stuff seems amazing. In fact, most of it really is. What you need to understand, though, is that your 'oohs' and 'ahhs' are not your own.
You are currently under the power of Steve Job's mind-control marketing skillz.!
Now, there is only one way to possibly get out of this situation before Steve has you drinking Kool-Aid and chanting about the glory of NeXT.
First, go to the Apple Store. Now, pick out one of the super-hype systems that amaze you so much.
Play with it.
Configure it.
Now, once you've selected every possible option, and loaded this potentially-yours Apple with all the goodies that make these machines so great, look at the price.
There you go, you're back to normal. These systems are damn cool, but it's probably time to pass...
(Oh, btw... I am an Apple owner and user, so please keep the flaming down...) --
but in sports I think it's almost detrimental to be white nowadays
Yea, it really sucks to be white and in the sports industry right now. After all, that means that you're probably an agent, manager, or executive, making a whole ton of money and not taking any physical risk. Oh, and don't forget how you don't have to worry about trying to make enough money to support you for your entire life during its short, physical peak.
It's just horrible...
So, either you're a clever troll, or a total idiot...
I must admit, some of the fondest memories of my childhood were of the Ms. PacMan table in the local mexican fast food place. You could order your food, set it on top of the table, eat and play arcade all at the same time. I had so much fun, I'd go there whenever I could for Ms PacMan and mexican food.
Of course, that might explain why I weigh 300 pounds now... --
Damn, this is a cool article. I don't think I've seen such a direct example of radical thinking in relation to computers. There's buisness radical, which is something along the lines of "hey, we could put a brocure on the web!", and there's sci-fi radical, which generally consists of "the singularity is coming", but never such a raw, pure, approach that was so totally unique. We could all do well to remember, this is the kind of stuff that shows greatness. --
This is great! Now, the Feds won't be able to read the "private" e-mails I get from women who want to know if they'd make good porn stars, or want to invite me to watch the wild action at their party house, or the people offering me unaccredited University diplomas! Take that, Mr. Fed! --
Hrm... I wonder what a young earth Creationist would say to this... Someone whould send this link to Jack Chick. --
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There's a difference between saying "faster than light travel" and accepting the (in comparison) very limited definition of "warp drive". I'm not saying that we won't eventually be able to move from point-a to point-b faster than light traveling in a straight line would be able to, but I believe that it will involve a Copernican shift in thinking that we are currently unable to fathom. I'm sure once it's done, it will sem easy, but it hasn't been done yet, and sticking to our limited thinking about what "travel" is will only hinder us from making that advancement. --
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[...]and I PROMISE you they will come to pass before warp drive[...]
It's been said before, but it bears repeating... Star Trek is not a Documentary! Thank you.
The first thing that comes to mind is to write a Constitution to lay the groundwork. How would you complete the following: We the People of the Digital Planet Earth....
Repeat after me... The Internet is a computer network. The Internet is a tool. We are not citizens of the Internet. We cannot be citizens of a tool.
These are just the things that I can think of, off the top of my head, which I've learnt in my CS degree, which will be applicable for a long time to come. The most valuable thing you get out of any degree is not knowledge, but methods and ways of thinking.
I agree. I find that too often, geeks seem to come off with a "it advances so fast, college is worthless", not realizing that in less than five years, a CS degree is going to mean the difference between (what will then be) blue collar assembly and maintenance and engineering teams.
Being a "computer guy" who can fix things verses someone with a degree in CS will be like the difference between a garage mechanic and a mechanical engineer working in Detroit... And it's funny, the geeks are laughing at the VC's and stupid e-flops now for being short-sighted... --
Well, I don't know, I guess it's just better to joke about the heat than to contemplate the real tragedy of enviornmental damage that is happening because of the wasteful way these machines use power... --
Unfortunantly, I'm here in Texas. Also, since I'm at a State facility (UT), we have to follow certain protocals with our abondoned hardware. (Or else we staff members would be rich selling four year old laserjets and film scanners who's drivers only work with Windows 3.1...) --
In my department, we currently have at least fourty old 286 machines in the attic, enough broken moniters to make a video-wall, and several Sun boxes from the 80's. We never have been able to do anything with them, just put them in the attic. Now, it's almost too crowded to walk up in there, and there are more important, chemistry-related instruments needing the storage space. This isn't just great because of the enviornmental impact, but also the way it will cut down on all the damn clutter... --
You see, this is just another excuse for the makers of Tomb Raider to keep Laura Croft in skimpy outfits... "Well, we'd like to cloth her more, but it's just so hard to simulate!" --
In the Republican primary in that exact same area, thanks to support from a relative, Buchanan got up to 8,000 votes in 1996. In a primary, where a very small number of republicans actually turn out compared to election days.
You're not considering several very important factors... First, that was the Republican Primary, meaning only Republicans voted for Buchanan. If your argument is to hold, the numbers for Bush should have been lower (because of Republicans jumping ship), not Gore. Second, this was a few years before Buchanan's infamous Hitler quote. (Something to the effect of "He was a great stratigest.") That district is very heavily Jewish, and I think it is safe to say that quite a lot of the support Buchanan held in '96 has since evaporated. Third, there are the actual voters, who went to the polls, and told about the confusion. They were there, you weren't.
Besides the fact that your argument is obviously partisan (wishing to send the vote to the Republican-controlled House), it's also wrong.
Bush didn't win the Popular Vote, and he will never be My president. --
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You know, I'm constantly getting replies about my sig. I've wanted to change it for a while now (I'm sitting at around +49 right now anyways, and I think the sig got enough visibility to make a point...) The problem is, I want to wait 'till the replies that have quoted my sig archive, so that people won't look back at it and go "what were they smoking!" Of course, the problem is, I can't seem to go long enough without posting, or without a reply concerning my sig...
Also, how long does a post that takes you down six points deactivate your account for? Who's had this happen before?
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...all I can say is, there are going to be some pissed off astrologers if this thing ends up being popularly reognized. Imagine having to explain to someone, "Okay, so you weren't exactly born under a planet, but..."
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Okay, I just noticed this sentance...
Most of us aren't gifted with the organizational clarity of a Linus, or the brilliant non-orthogonal design of a Larry.
Why is it that geeks feel the urge to call celebrity geeks by their first name only? You sound like thirteen year old girls reading Tiger Beat magazine!
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Why in the world would this me marked as a troll? Was it because I spely 'skills' with a 'z'?
Ah well, so much for a sense of humor...
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Damn, only $10,047
The one I wanted was $13,956. Of course, I went for the dual 533mhz and the three 32gig drives...
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Everyone, please, calm down and listen!
I know all of this stuff seems amazing. In fact, most of it really is. What you need to understand, though, is that your 'oohs' and 'ahhs' are not your own.
You are currently under the power of Steve Job's mind-control marketing skillz.!
Now, there is only one way to possibly get out of this situation before Steve has you drinking Kool-Aid and chanting about the glory of NeXT.
First, go to the Apple Store. Now, pick out one of the super-hype systems that amaze you so much.
Play with it.
Configure it.
Now, once you've selected every possible option, and loaded this potentially-yours Apple with all the goodies that make these machines so great, look at the price.
There you go, you're back to normal. These systems are damn cool, but it's probably time to pass...
(Oh, btw... I am an Apple owner and user, so please keep the flaming down...)
--
but in sports I think it's almost detrimental to be white nowadays
Yea, it really sucks to be white and in the sports industry right now. After all, that means that you're probably an agent, manager, or executive, making a whole ton of money and not taking any physical risk. Oh, and don't forget how you don't have to worry about trying to make enough money to support you for your entire life during its short, physical peak.
It's just horrible...
So, either you're a clever troll, or a total idiot...
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It's so ridiculous that it should make people think
You know, that's the kind of thinking that got Bush elected. In four years, tell me if you still agree...
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I just don't think of it as "News for Nerds" -- it's news for woodworkers.
And we all know how damn cool woodworkers are.
Those dashing devils...
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I must admit, some of the fondest memories of my childhood were of the Ms. PacMan table in the local mexican fast food place. You could order your food, set it on top of the table, eat and play arcade all at the same time. I had so much fun, I'd go there whenever I could for Ms PacMan and mexican food.
Of course, that might explain why I weigh 300 pounds now...
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Damn, this is a cool article. I don't think I've seen such a direct example of radical thinking in relation to computers. There's buisness radical, which is something along the lines of "hey, we could put a brocure on the web!", and there's sci-fi radical, which generally consists of "the singularity is coming", but never such a raw, pure, approach that was so totally unique.
We could all do well to remember, this is the kind of stuff that shows greatness.
--
This is great! Now, the Feds won't be able to read the "private" e-mails I get from women who want to know if they'd make good porn stars, or want to invite me to watch the wild action at their party house, or the people offering me unaccredited University diplomas!
Take that, Mr. Fed!
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State internet regulations... Now that's funny.
Kinda like a cockroach telling a human that he or she isn't allowed to step on it...
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Hrm... I wonder what a young earth Creationist would say to this...
Someone whould send this link to Jack Chick.
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There's a difference between saying "faster than light travel" and accepting the (in comparison) very limited definition of "warp drive". I'm not saying that we won't eventually be able to move from point-a to point-b faster than light traveling in a straight line would be able to, but I believe that it will involve a Copernican shift in thinking that we are currently unable to fathom. I'm sure once it's done, it will sem easy, but it hasn't been done yet, and sticking to our limited thinking about what "travel" is will only hinder us from making that advancement.
--
[...]and I PROMISE you they will come to pass before warp drive[...]
It's been said before, but it bears repeating...
Star Trek is not a Documentary!
Thank you.
--
The first thing that comes to mind is to write a Constitution to lay the groundwork. How would you complete the following: We the People of the Digital Planet Earth....
Repeat after me...
The Internet is a computer network.
The Internet is a tool.
We are not citizens of the Internet.
We cannot be citizens of a tool.
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And Linux? While it is in some universities, most degrees will teach you that, "Noone was ever fired for choosing Microsoft."
You're mistaking a CS degree and an MIS degree. One is a science, the other a buisness. Big difference.
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These are just the things that I can think of, off the top of my head, which I've learnt in my CS degree, which will be applicable for a long time to come. The most valuable thing you get out of any degree is not knowledge, but methods and ways of thinking.
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I agree. I find that too often, geeks seem to come off with a "it advances so fast, college is worthless", not realizing that in less than five years, a CS degree is going to mean the difference between (what will then be) blue collar assembly and maintenance and engineering teams.
Being a "computer guy" who can fix things verses someone with a degree in CS will be like the difference between a garage mechanic and a mechanical engineer working in Detroit...
And it's funny, the geeks are laughing at the VC's and stupid e-flops now for being short-sighted.
--
Well, I don't know, I guess it's just better to joke about the heat than to contemplate the real tragedy of enviornmental damage that is happening because of the wasteful way these machines use power...
--
That sucks, now I can't get an extra 10% out of my machine and roast chicken in my computer case... I guess it's back to toasting bread on my p3...
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Unfortunantly, I'm here in Texas. Also, since I'm at a State facility (UT), we have to follow certain protocals with our abondoned hardware. (Or else we staff members would be rich selling four year old laserjets and film scanners who's drivers only work with Windows 3.1...)
--
In my department, we currently have at least fourty old 286 machines in the attic, enough broken moniters to make a video-wall, and several Sun boxes from the 80's. We never have been able to do anything with them, just put them in the attic. Now, it's almost too crowded to walk up in there, and there are more important, chemistry-related instruments needing the storage space.
This isn't just great because of the enviornmental impact, but also the way it will cut down on all the damn clutter...
--
You see, this is just another excuse for the makers of Tomb Raider to keep Laura Croft in skimpy outfits...
"Well, we'd like to cloth her more, but it's just so hard to simulate!"
--
In the Republican primary in that exact same area, thanks to support from a relative, Buchanan got up to 8,000 votes in 1996. In a primary, where a very small number of republicans actually turn out compared to election days.
You're not considering several very important factors...
First, that was the Republican Primary, meaning only Republicans voted for Buchanan. If your argument is to hold, the numbers for Bush should have been lower (because of Republicans jumping ship), not Gore.
Second, this was a few years before Buchanan's infamous Hitler quote. (Something to the effect of "He was a great stratigest.") That district is very heavily Jewish, and I think it is safe to say that quite a lot of the support Buchanan held in '96 has since evaporated.
Third, there are the actual voters, who went to the polls, and told about the confusion. They were there, you weren't.
Besides the fact that your argument is obviously partisan (wishing to send the vote to the Republican-controlled House), it's also wrong.
Bush didn't win the Popular Vote, and he will never be My president.
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