We have the same kind of thing driving around in Queens. I always assumed it was some kind of kit thing, but I guess they actually sell complete ones...
Oh, you are just the soul of wit there sonny. What razor-sharp sarcasm, wielded with such subtlety and cleverness.
Advertising is a mental assault. Constantly cramming more and more into TV is a disgusting practice. If you think having your brain bombarded with seizure-inducing lights and sounds in a rapid succession is fine if they don't charge you for it, then park yourself in front of your TV and enjoy.
What kind of soulless, greed-driven monster came up with this? I mean, what kind of person do you have to be to work in television? This isn't rhetoric, or hyperbole; I seriously just can't fathom the mental processes of the people who spend their lives doing this kind of stuff.
One of my favorite activities is reading reviews of really bad movies. I don't actually see the movies themselves though, and I agree with you; how anyone could deduce from the trailers that this was anything other than an amazingly bad movie is beyond me.
When PCs started really becoming common in everyone's house (umm..like 1994 or so), you could always tell who the hard-core techies were, because they had these ancient machines held together with duct tape and glue. Be proud of your ancient machine.
I'm personally of the opninion that Katz was trolled, and as a self-professed "real journalist", fell flat on his face when it came to fact checking
But Katz doesn't consider himself a journalist; that's the only problem I have with him. He's a talented writer, he picks interesting subjects, and he really does have a stronger technical understanding than most other mainstream reporters. But I've seen him protest on slashdot that he's a pundit, not a journalist, so doesn't have to follow the rules of journalism (if anyone can find a post I'd appreciate it if they posted the URL; I know I've seen it, but couldn't find that exact instance). Now pundits are obviously complete wastes of space, unless they ARE journalists and bring some measure of journalistic ethics to what they do. A pundit who just gives his opinions on something, and doesn't care about investigating what he or she is writing, isn't really contributing much.
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A Las Vegas address with a Manhattan phone number? Weird...
Because it would cost a lot of money and time, and since they're not losing any actual money from Medievia's misuse of the license, they couldn't sue for damages. Someone a few comments up pointed to an
informative page on the subject.
God knows how many hours I spent mining or chopping down trees while playing Ultima Online.
That's nothing; I had a 9-to-5 job driving a forklift on Shenmue. I even had to freaking COMMUTE. Only people who've finished this game will understand the flashbacks I get when I see a forklift irl...
Selling virtual items in-game was pioneered by this text based MUD [medievia.com], which is financed entirely by sales of virtual items to players.
They've been criticized for years for that policy; they're based on DikuMUD code, which is a pretty open license. You're just not supposed to remove the original authors credits from the login screen, or charge money for playing the MUD. Medievia did both.
The whole thing is sort of like the Magic card game in my mind; rather than give everyone an equal playing field, they let those with more money buy their way to success.
Who wants to bet the frequency of good equipment appearing in the game naturally will be reduced if their profits slip...
I'm not convinced that it's really addictive though. When I have access to a TV, I watch it far too much. When I don't, I don't miss it at all, and I've gone as much as a year without watching any measurable amount of TV, and with no side effects due to withdrawal.
What I don't understand is what exactly is the big deal? It seems like they just plastered their name over a regular linux system with Wine; are they just taking credit for someone else's work, or have they really done something impressive and unique? (this is not a rhetorical question, I really am curious to know)
Like Wells, the reporters connected to the IMCs don't have any interest in unbiased reporting. But many of their articles do contain, like her work, massive amounts of research, statistics and interviews. Media, they believe, should be accessible to everyone. Journalists can and should be agents for social change.
This is the problem with the mainstream media today; exchanging one form of bias for another doesn't exactly sound like an advance.
As a liberal, I think what happened to Bork was just plain wrong. Ashcroft, on the other hand, deserved everything he got and more; he has abused his position disgracefully in the past, and my objection to him isn't his ideology, but his willingness to subvert both his position and the law to further his own agenda.
Bork isn't actually new to the Microsoft case or to the subject of monopolies -- his legal experience makes this an interesting read, even for those who don't consider Microsoft an "evil empire."
That's why I have trouble caring too much about this stuff. It's evil empire vs. evil empire vs. evil empire.
From the article:
"Eighth-hand, I was told that Rupert Murdoch was frightened about the control Microsoft might have in getting to various sites, and if Rupert Murdoch is scared, I'm scared."
Personally I'd rather have Bill Gates controlling my content than Rupert Murdoch. But I'd rather not have anyone doing so.
Maybe I can find a nice tropical island somewhere and live the debauched life of an expatriate, spending my days swilling margaritas on a beach...
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We have the same kind of thing driving around in Queens. I always assumed it was some kind of kit thing, but I guess they actually sell complete ones...
Oh, you are just the soul of wit there sonny. What razor-sharp sarcasm, wielded with such subtlety and cleverness.
Advertising is a mental assault. Constantly cramming more and more into TV is a disgusting practice. If you think having your brain bombarded with seizure-inducing lights and sounds in a rapid succession is fine if they don't charge you for it, then park yourself in front of your TV and enjoy.
The US has the FCC, which is supposed to regulate the airwaves, but they gave up any real responsibility years ago.
What kind of soulless, greed-driven monster came up with this? I mean, what kind of person do you have to be to work in television? This isn't rhetoric, or hyperbole; I seriously just can't fathom the mental processes of the people who spend their lives doing this kind of stuff.
Uhhh, I believe they teach Keynesian principles in the advanced economics classes too, you know...
Good point. Most people use "hacker" in a negative sense, so guess what; that's what it means now. That's how living languages work...
One of my favorite activities is reading reviews of really bad movies. I don't actually see the movies themselves though, and I agree with you; how anyone could deduce from the trailers that this was anything other than an amazingly bad movie is beyond me.
Eventually, he would need only one key.
Congratulations, you just invented the telegraph.
When PCs started really becoming common in everyone's house (umm..like 1994 or so), you could always tell who the hard-core techies were, because they had these ancient machines held together with duct tape and glue. Be proud of your ancient machine.
That's part of a secret plot to marginalize you Brits.
In the journalistic tradition of USA Today I guess...
Those potshots are as natural to a slashdot editor as breathing. Probably didn't even notice he did it.
I'm personally of the opninion that Katz was trolled, and as a self-professed "real journalist", fell flat on his face when it came to fact checking
But Katz doesn't consider himself a journalist; that's the only problem I have with him. He's a talented writer, he picks interesting subjects, and he really does have a stronger technical understanding than most other mainstream reporters. But I've seen him protest on slashdot that he's a pundit, not a journalist, so doesn't have to follow the rules of journalism (if anyone can find a post I'd appreciate it if they posted the URL; I know I've seen it, but couldn't find that exact instance). Now pundits are obviously complete wastes of space, unless they ARE journalists and bring some measure of journalistic ethics to what they do. A pundit who just gives his opinions on something, and doesn't care about investigating what he or she is writing, isn't really contributing much.
A Las Vegas address with a Manhattan phone number? Weird...
Because it would cost a lot of money and time, and since they're not losing any actual money from Medievia's misuse of the license, they couldn't sue for damages. Someone a few comments up pointed to an informative page on the subject.
God knows how many hours I spent mining or chopping down trees while playing Ultima Online.
That's nothing; I had a 9-to-5 job driving a forklift on Shenmue. I even had to freaking COMMUTE. Only people who've finished this game will understand the flashbacks I get when I see a forklift irl...
Selling virtual items in-game was pioneered by this text based MUD [medievia.com], which is financed entirely by sales of virtual items to players.
They've been criticized for years for that policy; they're based on DikuMUD code, which is a pretty open license. You're just not supposed to remove the original authors credits from the login screen, or charge money for playing the MUD. Medievia did both.
The whole thing is sort of like the Magic card game in my mind; rather than give everyone an equal playing field, they let those with more money buy their way to success.
Who wants to bet the frequency of good equipment appearing in the game naturally will be reduced if their profits slip...
I'm not convinced that it's really addictive though. When I have access to a TV, I watch it far too much. When I don't, I don't miss it at all, and I've gone as much as a year without watching any measurable amount of TV, and with no side effects due to withdrawal.
What I don't understand is what exactly is the big deal? It seems like they just plastered their name over a regular linux system with Wine; are they just taking credit for someone else's work, or have they really done something impressive and unique? (this is not a rhetorical question, I really am curious to know)
Ugh, yahoo chat rooms? No offense, but last time I checked them out they didn't seem to be a great place to meet sane people...
Like Wells, the reporters connected to the IMCs don't have any interest in unbiased reporting. But many of their articles do contain, like her work, massive amounts of research, statistics and interviews. Media, they believe, should be accessible to everyone. Journalists can and should be agents for social change.
This is the problem with the mainstream media today; exchanging one form of bias for another doesn't exactly sound like an advance.
hey now... we may be sperated by 2500 miles of ocean, but we should still be part of nation wide and all
Bah, no you shouldn't. It's too cold, wet and dark here for us to have ANY sympathy for Hawaii for ANY reason.
As a liberal, I think what happened to Bork was just plain wrong. Ashcroft, on the other hand, deserved everything he got and more; he has abused his position disgracefully in the past, and my objection to him isn't his ideology, but his willingness to subvert both his position and the law to further his own agenda.
Ayn Rand is an authority on nothing. Take everything she says with a massive grain of salt.
Bork isn't actually new to the Microsoft case or to the subject of monopolies -- his legal experience makes this an interesting read, even for those who don't consider Microsoft an "evil empire."
That's why I have trouble caring too much about this stuff. It's evil empire vs. evil empire vs. evil empire.
From the article:
"Eighth-hand, I was told that Rupert Murdoch was frightened about the control Microsoft might have in getting to various sites, and if Rupert Murdoch is scared, I'm scared."
Personally I'd rather have Bill Gates controlling my content than Rupert Murdoch. But I'd rather not have anyone doing so.
Maybe I can find a nice tropical island somewhere and live the debauched life of an expatriate, spending my days swilling margaritas on a beach...