"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." -Herbert Spencer
It was the public debacle, wild accusations, circular logic, legal threats, loss of face, change of business model from products and services to litigation based, etc. that caused this. Not to mention an outrageously overpriced and stale product line. Call me a dreamer...
When I was in 9th grade I had a pretty bad case of the ringles; oh did I itch and squirm and cry out in pain! I fear that with our healthcare system in the shape it is; people like me who have no health insurance should stay the hell away from promotions like this lest the need for unattainable medical care to treat this awful malady shall arise!
It's not like he had a drinking fountain that willingly shot drinks past his property line directly into the thirsty peoples' gaping maws. Nothing like that.
If you break it you buy it; why can't you buy it and break it? They are also laws about modifying vehicles and computer equipment but you don't see shops raided for boring engines, modifying governors, or over clocking video cards. Why? Because nobody fucking cares. They don't care because they have made the sale and it is a done deal. No hardware stores were raided for putty knives to stop people from getting into the Mac mini. If you buy physical goods it would seem logical that your are buying a conglomeration of physical materials that constitute said product. Do you own the product? Or did you just purchase the privilege of using it? Do you have to give it back to the manufacturer if you use it improperly? This is not about 'protecting' ANYTHING except corporate financial interest.
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"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." -Herbert Spencer
AOL should seriously consider joining The SCO Group. Two dodo's (Albatross for the moment maybe?) with one stone.
Copy that. =)
How the hell do you shoot holes at something? What does that mean? ;)
I hate rebooting my tv. What a pain in the ass.
Oh crap! I thought they were replacing Vista with XP. Disappointment yet again. =(
We should seriously have POSIX internment camps for American IT students.
Oh man. Microshaft AND yahoo, you can imagine the search results... and the "toolbar" that will occupy 400+MB of ram...
VRML buddy icons laid over broken XML... good god man!
"You must not remember the days when everybody loved that scrappy upstart Bill Gates."
Nope. I don't remember. I had yet to be born prior to February 3rd 1976.
It would be better for everyone if they didn't allow ANY of this garbage to be sold on ebay.
Church of Scientology: "NO, once again, we do not allow the resale of our e-meters OR our dehydrated water on ebay!"
The recurring factor is douchebag with a vendetta.
Well, yes I guess DDoS would be immoral... what about shotguns and flak jackets? You have to fight terrorism somehow...
You're the man. =)
I don't know how multiplying zero is going to help in this case...
From the article: "I now have a $2,100 e-mail machine"
It's so refreshing to see helpless non-technical users working for Microsoft. =)
He could always find a highschool kid to load XP and find drivers for him.
In all fairness I'm sure it can play solitaire as well.
It was the public debacle, wild accusations, circular logic, legal threats, loss of face, change of business model from products and services to litigation based, etc. that caused this. Not to mention an outrageously overpriced and stale product line. Call me a dreamer...
When I was in 9th grade I had a pretty bad case of the ringles; oh did I itch and squirm and cry out in pain! I fear that with our healthcare system in the shape it is; people like me who have no health insurance should stay the hell away from promotions like this lest the need for unattainable medical care to treat this awful malady shall arise!
Lie. =)
He might as well have pirated wordstar.
It's not like he had a drinking fountain that willingly shot drinks past his property line directly into the thirsty peoples' gaping maws. Nothing like that.
Actual transcript:
router: "HAI WELCOME 2 INTERNET"
dishonest guy: "KTHX"
Have you been talking to Mr. Cringely? =)
If you break it you buy it; why can't you buy it and break it? They are also laws about modifying vehicles and computer equipment but you don't see shops raided for boring engines, modifying governors, or over clocking video cards. Why? Because nobody fucking cares. They don't care because they have made the sale and it is a done deal. No hardware stores were raided for putty knives to stop people from getting into the Mac mini. If you buy physical goods it would seem logical that your are buying a conglomeration of physical materials that constitute said product. Do you own the product? Or did you just purchase the privilege of using it? Do you have to give it back to the manufacturer if you use it improperly? This is not about 'protecting' ANYTHING except corporate financial interest.
Aaaaargh! Nooooooooooooo! You keep her the hell away from explorer!
>>Julie Larson-Green (the driving force behind Office 2007's Ribbon UI) over to work on Windows 7's >>interface."
Oh man, I wonder if I could get five bucks for a rickroll! I mean.. that shit has to be worth five bucks. =)