Then what is the point of watching games anymore? amire the result of science?
Sure. I'd rather admire the result of science than admire the physical performance. "Wow, look how they managed to increase his muscle mass without any of the usual side effects--their team must have figured out a better sequence of muscle growth genes"
Maybe we could get a GPLed app for blowing up the midshipman-of-the-week's console. Remember to make it explode when the ship sustains even minor damage...
The US, confronted with some of its first terrorist attacks imediatly goes into panic, ignoring the spirit of its consitution.
No, the White House went into a panic, not the entire country. I'm not usually prone to paranoia, but I've begun thinking the massive crackdown on civil liberties is being done intentionally in order to goad Democrats into responding. At which point the Republican party will start screeching about how the Democrats are soft on terrorism and don't care about the security of your children etc. The Republicans really were hurt by the shift rightward of the nation, with Democrats moving to the center and getting a lot of voters who they'd missed out on the previous few elections.
So you're making the assumption that the only game anyone would ever want to play at any time is Wolfenstein? That's a pretty weird assumption, even for slashdot...
Hope they start manufacturing this soon so all the p4s will go for sale cheap. Nothing like reaping the benefits of staying a generation behind in chip speed.
Yeah, but the people that suffer the most aren't the idiots posting the data, they're the people whose credit card numbers they are. Why should they suffer because the store they bought something from doesn't understand the concept of security?
He said "we". Considering there are thousands of free software programmers who use the same "we" in referring to the free software community, I don't think he went overboard there.
Flamebait? Yes, I don't believe in what I said, I just said it to provoke argument. Sure. That was sarcasm, in case the braindead cretin who modded it down was as clueless in reading this post.
Why? I'm usually the least jingoistic American in the room, but it WAS invented here, and it was intended to be a US-centric network. Should the US really be penalized for being generous enough to let everyone else onto it?
Plus, non-US organizations are free to use the non-country specific TLDs. Check out london.edu, nokia.com, or un.org.
Open Source was a mass delusion fueled by the internet bubble. These types of mass hysteria are very common during economic booms. History will look back on it as a form of collective geek madness. With the benefit of hindsight any objective person can see that open source makes about as much sense as farmers giving away food and trying to generate revenue by providing cookery lessons. The whole open source meme plays on the idea that geeks in their bedrooms want to believe they can out-code the big players and produce better software. The real flaw in the whole thing is that the strength big players is not (and does not need to be) in their coding, but in their ability to organize and focus enormous human and financial resources on creating and deploying software technology sustained over the long term.
I have no comment on the above passage. Just felt it shouldn't have been marked troll, so I'm re-posting it.
What is with this board and the incessant need to dismiss every opposing viewpoint as just an attempt to start an argument. What kind of ego do you have to have to believe that anyone who doesn't agree with you is just putting forth their own opinion in order to annoy YOU? I mean, grow up.
The only reason the movie doesn't destroy your mind is that Joel and the bots hurl a steady stream of abuse at it. Without their commentary, your head would fill up with evil and explode.
Harlan Ellison had a great response to the question "So is it wrong to do so?". Never was a huge fan of his fiction (obviously brilliant, just never clicked with me), but my God the man can write a brilliant invective.
I think the recall probably had less to do with consumer feedback and more to do with the fact that they could have been liable for damage caused by copied CDs, especially since fair use law allows you to make copies in certain situations...
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Then what is the point of watching games anymore? amire the result of science?
Sure. I'd rather admire the result of science than admire the physical performance. "Wow, look how they managed to increase his muscle mass without any of the usual side effects--their team must have figured out a better sequence of muscle growth genes"
Maybe we could get a GPLed app for blowing up the midshipman-of-the-week's console. Remember to make it explode when the ship sustains even minor damage...
Who are you trying to reach here? You're preaching to the converted, most people here agree with you.
The US, confronted with some of its first terrorist attacks imediatly goes into panic, ignoring the spirit of its consitution.
No, the White House went into a panic, not the entire country. I'm not usually prone to paranoia, but I've begun thinking the massive crackdown on civil liberties is being done intentionally in order to goad Democrats into responding. At which point the Republican party will start screeching about how the Democrats are soft on terrorism and don't care about the security of your children etc. The Republicans really were hurt by the shift rightward of the nation, with Democrats moving to the center and getting a lot of voters who they'd missed out on the previous few elections.
Oooh yeah, I think that that tv commercial is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
What are you smoking? American football is a man's game. Rugby is just a way for effete Englishmen to show off their fancy rugby shirts.
* the WWW - Tim Berens-Lee - CERN
The INTERNET -- US.
* Linux - Linus Torvalds - Finland.
A UNIX clone. UNIX is from the US.
So you're making the assumption that the only game anyone would ever want to play at any time is Wolfenstein? That's a pretty weird assumption, even for slashdot...
Hope they start manufacturing this soon so all the p4s will go for sale cheap. Nothing like reaping the benefits of staying a generation behind in chip speed.
Yeah, but the people that suffer the most aren't the idiots posting the data, they're the people whose credit card numbers they are. Why should they suffer because the store they bought something from doesn't understand the concept of security?
Someone starts bundling proprietary software with their open source, everyone here goes crazy.
Richard Stallman criticizes the same practice, and everyone jumps on him.
He said "we". Considering there are thousands of free software programmers who use the same "we" in referring to the free software community, I don't think he went overboard there.
Flamebait? Yes, I don't believe in what I said, I just said it to provoke argument. Sure. That was sarcasm, in case the braindead cretin who modded it down was as clueless in reading this post.
Why? I'm usually the least jingoistic American in the room, but it WAS invented here, and it was intended to be a US-centric network. Should the US really be penalized for being generous enough to let everyone else onto it?
Plus, non-US organizations are free to use the non-country specific TLDs. Check out london.edu, nokia.com, or un.org.
Whining? How about "discussing"?
Open Source was a mass delusion fueled by the internet bubble. These types of mass hysteria are very common during economic booms. History will look back on it as a form of collective geek madness. With the benefit of hindsight any objective person can see that open source makes about as much sense as farmers giving away food and trying to generate revenue by providing cookery lessons. The whole open source meme plays on the idea that geeks in their bedrooms want to believe they can out-code the big players and produce better software. The real flaw in the whole thing is that the strength big players is not (and does not need to be) in their coding, but in their ability to organize and focus enormous human and financial resources on creating and deploying software technology sustained over the long term.
I have no comment on the above passage. Just felt it shouldn't have been marked troll, so I'm re-posting it.
What is with this board and the incessant need to dismiss every opposing viewpoint as just an attempt to start an argument. What kind of ego do you have to have to believe that anyone who doesn't agree with you is just putting forth their own opinion in order to annoy YOU? I mean, grow up.
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The only reason the movie doesn't destroy your mind is that Joel and the bots hurl a steady stream of abuse at it. Without their commentary, your head would fill up with evil and explode.
If you're in Sweden, isn't there some hot Swedish girl nearby you can stare at during the class?
Harlan Ellison had a great response to the question "So is it wrong to do so?". Never was a huge fan of his fiction (obviously brilliant, just never clicked with me), but my God the man can write a brilliant invective.
On the whole, I'd rather have the Mandrake Gaming edition (mentioned previously) than a new console.
No you wouldn't. Come on, admit it.
There's nothing wrong with modern BASIC interpreters/compilers; they support the same kind of basic structure that everything else teaches.
I think the recall probably had less to do with consumer feedback and more to do with the fact that they could have been liable for damage caused by copied CDs, especially since fair use law allows you to make copies in certain situations...
Probably not for transportation, but I can definitely see solar power being good fuel for certain things.
8 hours a day against open ocean currents and waves. I consider that impressive.