Thousands of Americans Arrested for Supporting Terrorism!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United States' federal government placed thousands of civilians and millitary personel under arrest for their suspected involvement in funding Middle East terrorist groups. A spokesperson for the FBI was quoted as saying "Each of these people, within the last 90 days, has purchased oil, gasoline, or petrolium products from within US borders. A special operation, in aliance with the Department of Treasury and the Federal Trade Commission, was able to trace this money's destination all the way back to Middle Eastern hands." When asked if the government realized how fucking retarded they where being for believing such a thing, the spokesperson said "I have no comment at this time except to say that we have someone looking at such a possibility."
Later on at the White House, George W. Bush was seen arresting himself through oval office windows, by a Reuters cameraman who was there to shoot stock photography of the building...
The difference between Nascar and PC gaming is that Nascar has regulatory officials. Don't let Microsoft fool you into believing something. You know what you want from PC gaming. This is one of those opportunities where you really can vote with your wallet. If MS makes some giegh game controller and no one buys it, they'll shitcan it. They're all about money.
While the original post was an obvious troll and meant to catch a reaction like this, I'd like to add that I've actually run across people who follow the line of thinking this troll was trying to simulate. And frankly, it makes me want to move to Switzerland. Wake up, America. That is all.
So, is anyone really going to bother to fake #1-#4 just to go to court with a telemarketer? Their calls are annoying enough, I'd hate to meet their lawyers...
Telemarketers say the registry will devastate their business.
Gee, if everyone wants to be on this do-not-call list, don't you think your business model kind of sucked in the first place? Get a real job, losers! All I have to say is good ridance.
Everyone knows it's because your aunt worked as a secretary on her Windows 3.1 machine for years, and those ugly white windows kept the ancient monitor's CRT burning so hot straight at her chest from 9 to 5 everyday. Sheilding didn't used to be so good, you know.
Let's not leave out the Reducing America's Vounerability to Ecstasy (RAVE) Act. Way to stereotype, Congress. I'll make sure I vote real careful next time.
Yes exactly, but what I was getting at was why doesnt' someone make a computer like the C64 these days, but with a little more horsepower, nothing extreme. Something fun for robotics people, demo coders, audio engrneers etc. to tinker with.
Just a random thought, and I'm sure it would need refinement and work, but would shared characters make this any better? Have a team of people play as one character, so not as much time needs to be spent per person to gain levels.
Of course, then there is the inevitable "DUDE! TEH FSCK! YOU SOLD MY SHIELD?!?? IT HAD AH PLUS NIINE AGANSFT OHH-GARRS!! YOU BASFFTERD!!! YOU CAN'T USE MY CHAR ANYMORE!!"
Why doesn't someone make machines like this anymore? Something that could so infinitely be tinkered with? I'd sure buy one. Hell I'd buy parts for it and automate my room.:-)
Oh, and as for old technology, my original Apple ][c is still working (the ugly fat beige one), complete with original disk drives and green monitor.
The green monitor is the neatest part, it takes a standard RCA video cable. It really freaks people out to see themselves on camera on an ancient green computer monitor, but hey, Apples have always had better graphics.;-)
Where can I buy myself a nice C=64 these days? I'd love to own one, emulation is fun but nothing beats the real deal.
PS One more thing, if you like the C64, you might check out the SidStation, a synthesizer built with the C64's SID6581 sound chip. It has been used in numerous famous songs such as Zombie Nation's "KernKraft 400" (yes, that's right, the lead in that song came from a Commadore 64's sound chip). Kind of neat, and if you're into the whole techno thing, a novelty piece of gear, especially because they're limited. From Their site:
The SID6581 is a very cool little soundchip, built like no other. Its original techniques have resulted in a very special sound with unique realtime control possibilities.
Housed in a 28-pin DIP-capsule it is a mixture of digital and analogue technology with phase accumulated oscillators and analogue multimode NMOS filter. It has inherited the character and individuality from the analogue world, sometimes appearing to have a life of its own.
SID6581 was a part of the Commodore 64 - the computer with the most active hacker community ever. This meant that thousand of hackers and musicians explored every little corner of the chip, trying to beat each other in doing the most advanced and interesting sounds. Over time hackers came up with many original ideas on how to squeeze even cooler sounds out of the chip.
What this means for the SidStation is that not only the SID chip is original in sound, but the way it is programmed is based on over 10 years of experience from the C64 hacker community. No other synth chip has had this chance.
In Massachusetts, it is also illegal to use a student's social security number as identificaion. So instead, they label it a "Student ID Number" and remove the dashes before they print it on the card. Somehow, that makes it legal.
And in this same world, I can go to jail for backing up my DVDs. Excuse me while I puke all over my keyboard.
I think it's really disgusting how some people can actually say: "Oh, that's been done already. Fsck the Chineese and Europe, America rules!"
Folks, America is dying, and at the risk of being offtopic, this story is just more proof. Here, the rest of the major countries of the world with the resources to fly missions to the moon are finnaly going to go ahead with it, and all you can do is scoff? Laugh, and pretend you look so cool because you're "American"? Everyday there are a buttload of articles right here on/. with things like "Another American company patents something that shouldn't be", "Another lame rights-infringing American law is passed", "Another stupid American politician says something stupid about technology because he was bought off"....every single day.
Not to oversimplify too much, but I don't think the rest of the world sucks dispite all this, simply because we sent some guys in a rocket to the moon. America is great, we have lots of cool things and privilages many other places in the world don't. And every single day we come closer and closer to losing it, because we're too busy worrying about what everyone else is doing.
Techno, House, Drum'n Bass, etc. still come on 12" vinyl 45s, obviously for DJ use, but they range anywhere from $2 to $60, depending on age/popularity. The usual is around $10, however. If I can buy the entire track and listen to it (not just the usual 2 minute cut-up MP3 or *shudder* RealAudio) before I know I want to spend the $10 + shipping, I'd do it. Buy MP3s of the tracks I'm considering buying on 12", put them on a CD and put it on repeat in my car for a week. Whichever songs I find myself speeding around too, I know are decent enough to buy.:-)
Unfortunately, I highly doubt Apple's service will ever be offering the latest of the Nukleuz or Tinrib catalog...
This is why you need to get into progressive rock. Longer songs = cheaper albums at $.99 / song.
I should get into progressive rock again...one of DJ Venom's new mix CDs has 99 tracks on it. Ugh $98.01? Then again, you have to wonder what kind of music this service will offer...if they let Apple's marketing guys decide on it then it's sure to be stuff niether of us would want.;-)
As for doomed to failure, plenty of people (suprisingly) use.mac, so who knows. I sure won't go for this, however.
IM in it's current state is primitive. It's like how no one can move off the "desktop/windowing" model, or at least make changes radical enough to begin moving towards another idea (you have to admit, the "desktop" is crowded and protentailly messy and confusing these days). I'm no expert by any means, but integration of AIM into other apps seems like a good idea to me, especially in a tech envroment.
I saw one comment talking about including IM features in an IDE, with CVS lookups of who modified what and direct connections with whiteboarding of the code and everything.
Tell me THAT wouldn't be the most useful thing ever for multiple developers around the world, or better yet, open source collaboration. So if AOL's new package happens to be a library to link against which allows you to integrate their IM features into any app you're developing, well then I do believe they've struck gold.
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By the way, besides your HTML skills being a bit under par, you forgot to mention to him that yesterday was the 14th.
;-)
Thousands of Americans Arrested for Supporting Terrorism!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United States' federal government placed thousands of civilians and millitary personel under arrest for their suspected involvement in funding Middle East terrorist groups. A spokesperson for the FBI was quoted as saying "Each of these people, within the last 90 days, has purchased oil, gasoline, or petrolium products from within US borders. A special operation, in aliance with the Department of Treasury and the Federal Trade Commission, was able to trace this money's destination all the way back to Middle Eastern hands." When asked if the government realized how fucking retarded they where being for believing such a thing, the spokesperson said "I have no comment at this time except to say that we have someone looking at such a possibility."
Later on at the White House, George W. Bush was seen arresting himself through oval office windows, by a Reuters cameraman who was there to shoot stock photography of the building...
Solution: Stop depending on Microsoft.
The difference between Nascar and PC gaming is that Nascar has regulatory officials. Don't let Microsoft fool you into believing something. You know what you want from PC gaming. This is one of those opportunities where you really can vote with your wallet. If MS makes some giegh game controller and no one buys it, they'll shitcan it. They're all about money.
While the original post was an obvious troll and meant to catch a reaction like this, I'd like to add that I've actually run across people who follow the line of thinking this troll was trying to simulate. And frankly, it makes me want to move to Switzerland. Wake up, America. That is all.
The quoted statements are the girls thoughts on the poster who is on the date with her. You are the weakest link, goodbye.
So, is anyone really going to bother to fake #1-#4 just to go to court with a telemarketer? Their calls are annoying enough, I'd hate to meet their lawyers...
Gee, if everyone wants to be on this do-not-call list, don't you think your business model kind of sucked in the first place? Get a real job, losers! All I have to say is good ridance.
Spot on, brotha. +1 Funny.
Everyone knows it's because your aunt worked as a secretary on her Windows 3.1 machine for years, and those ugly white windows kept the ancient monitor's CRT burning so hot straight at her chest from 9 to 5 everyday. Sheilding didn't used to be so good, you know.
Everything IS Microsoft's fault. Duh.
Very true. I just meant they've helped solidify my desison.
Let's not leave out the Reducing America's Vounerability to Ecstasy (RAVE) Act. Way to stereotype, Congress. I'll make sure I vote real careful next time.
Or perhaps 747s already in flight can be used against ICBMs, if they happen to be in range.
I'll never have enough money in time
I'll have to hunt for used units someday when I'm rich.
Mindstorms is cool, but I want a computer I can hack the crap out of and rewire, like the C64. I never got the chance.
Yes exactly, but what I was getting at was why doesnt' someone make a computer like the C64 these days, but with a little more horsepower, nothing extreme. Something fun for robotics people, demo coders, audio engrneers etc. to tinker with.
I know how he could have cured that in 2 minutes.
;-)
Just a random thought, and I'm sure it would need refinement and work, but would shared characters make this any better? Have a team of people play as one character, so not as much time needs to be spent per person to gain levels.
Of course, then there is the inevitable "DUDE! TEH FSCK! YOU SOLD MY SHIELD?!?? IT HAD AH PLUS NIINE AGANSFT OHH-GARRS!! YOU BASFFTERD!!! YOU CAN'T USE MY CHAR ANYMORE!!"
Why doesn't someone make machines like this anymore? Something that could so infinitely be tinkered with? I'd sure buy one. Hell I'd buy parts for it and automate my room.
Oh, and as for old technology, my original Apple ][c is still working (the ugly fat beige one), complete with original disk drives and green monitor.
The green monitor is the neatest part, it takes a standard RCA video cable. It really freaks people out to see themselves on camera on an ancient green computer monitor, but hey, Apples have always had better graphics.
Where can I buy myself a nice C=64 these days? I'd love to own one, emulation is fun but nothing beats the real deal.
PS One more thing, if you like the C64, you might check out the SidStation, a synthesizer built with the C64's SID6581 sound chip. It has been used in numerous famous songs such as Zombie Nation's "KernKraft 400" (yes, that's right, the lead in that song came from a Commadore 64's sound chip). Kind of neat, and if you're into the whole techno thing, a novelty piece of gear, especially because they're limited. From Their site:
In Massachusetts, it is also illegal to use a student's social security number as identificaion.
So instead, they label it a "Student ID Number" and remove the dashes before they print it on the card. Somehow, that makes it legal.
And in this same world, I can go to jail for backing up my DVDs. Excuse me while I puke all over my keyboard.
No, It was a Gibson.
I think it's really disgusting how some people can actually say: "Oh, that's been done already. Fsck the Chineese and Europe, America rules!"
Folks, America is dying, and at the risk of being offtopic, this story is just more proof. Here, the rest of the major countries of the world with the resources to fly missions to the moon are finnaly going to go ahead with it, and all you can do is scoff? Laugh, and pretend you look so cool because you're "American"? Everyday there are a buttload of articles right here on
Not to oversimplify too much, but I don't think the rest of the world sucks dispite all this, simply because we sent some guys in a rocket to the moon. America is great, we have lots of cool things and privilages many other places in the world don't. And every single day we come closer and closer to losing it, because we're too busy worrying about what everyone else is doing.
Wake up, I can actually smell your hypocrisy.
Sounds like you have the option to use QuickTime, considering you didnt' say "can't". Thus I assume you're running Windows?
So quit bitching, it's your own fault.
Otherwise, yea it's a shame Apple dropped support for Quicktime under Linux, but what are ya gonna do?
Techno, House, Drum'n Bass, etc. still come on 12" vinyl 45s, obviously for DJ use, but they range anywhere from $2 to $60, depending on age/popularity. The usual is around $10, however. If I can buy the entire track and listen to it (not just the usual 2 minute cut-up MP3 or *shudder* RealAudio) before I know I want to spend the $10 + shipping, I'd do it. Buy MP3s of the tracks I'm considering buying on 12", put them on a CD and put it on repeat in my car for a week. Whichever songs I find myself speeding around too, I know are decent enough to buy.
Unfortunately, I highly doubt Apple's service will ever be offering the latest of the Nukleuz or Tinrib catalog...
I should get into progressive rock again...one of DJ Venom's new mix CDs has 99 tracks on it. Ugh $98.01? Then again, you have to wonder what kind of music this service will offer...if they let Apple's marketing guys decide on it then it's sure to be stuff niether of us would want.
As for doomed to failure, plenty of people (suprisingly) use
And it's been implemnented, Free. (beer speech)
Dahshhh egzshackally rrrrrrrrright!
IM in it's current state is primitive. It's like how no one can move off the "desktop/windowing" model, or at least make changes radical enough to begin moving towards another idea (you have to admit, the "desktop" is crowded and protentailly messy and confusing these days). I'm no expert by any means, but integration of AIM into other apps seems like a good idea to me, especially in a tech envroment.
I saw one comment talking about including IM features in an IDE, with CVS lookups of who modified what and direct connections with whiteboarding of the code and everything.
Tell me THAT wouldn't be the most useful thing ever for multiple developers around the world, or better yet, open source collaboration. So if AOL's new package happens to be a library to link against which allows you to integrate their IM features into any app you're developing, well then I do believe they've struck gold.