The problem with that is that over the course of the day, with lots of hot, sweaty people, hot-dogs, dodgy air-con, etc, the cinema would become even more uninhabitable than it is now.
"Other important things to research should include
1) Where do lost biro's go to"
That's easy - they go towards coloring your belly-button fluff blue. And the plastic breaks into really small pieces that end up on the floor, and in your shoes, so you know you're standing on something painful, but can't find it.
"2) Why trouser turn-ups attract so much fluff (perhaps it's related to belly buttons?)"
More that it can't escape when the trousers are washed.
"3) If you tie 4 cats together and drop them will they all land on their feet?"
Depends how you tie them. Side to side, there's a good chance. Backs together, either one or two will. Feet together, kitty go splat.
"Either way, Linux continues to grow and improve, and "Billie boy" continues to require changes of underwear."
You're insane if you think Bill Gates truly cares about Linux. He's made his millions (billions?) already. Yes, he'd like the company he built maintain its monopoly, but he could retire tomorrow and live in luxury for the rest of his life. I get the feeling he's in it for pure interest and entertainment now.
The ones who are worried are the other MS execs. Oh, they're rich, but not as rich as they'd like to be. So something threatning their income is more of a concern.
"...found guilty of being an illegal monopoly, when there are alternatives available from other companies."
Erm, I know I'm missing something here, and I admit I'm not familiar with the legalese definition of "monopoly", but how can someone have a monopoly when there's alternatives available?
"Blue would be associated with police/law enforcement. The very opposite of aliens."
Except, of course that they're the ones behind it all, so they don't let people use blue aliens, in case people make the link.
Personally, I don't see why aliens can't be purple with pink spots and flourescent orange stripes. With that fashion sense, they could pass as computer programmers.
This is just Microsoft's way of linking all the Borg Drones (aka Windows PCs) into the hive mind ^_^
If you suddenly notice IE going to sites other than the one you wanted, don't worry: Your Drone's just been consulting with all the other Drones, and the consensus was you wanted to visit Microsoft.com rather than linux.org.
On the plus side, this means new technologies will be assimilated much easier, and your PC will be able to repair itself using the power of the group mind.
"These people who are anti-hydrogen are anti-american and are seeking to destroy the very basis of our society"
Somehow, I fear you may be too close for comfort. I mean, Shrub's hardly a "scien-tician", is he...
All it needs is for a Star Trek fan on his staff to make a comment about photon torpedoes using antimater, and CERN will either be bombed to oblivion as a source of terrorist materials, or taken over by the DoD. Yes, I know CERN isn't in America. You think that'll stop them?
As a matter of fact, CERN helped create the web, didn't they? We all know only terrorists, pirates and other assorted criminals use the web, so CERN's clearly been involved in terrorist activities for some time! In fact, they probably started the whole thing!
Cynical paranoia - it's not just a hobby, it's a way of life ^_^
"Spock is described as the first Vulcan ever to explore space."
Huh? Where the heck did that come from? First off, there's the Romulans, who are (unless I'm mistaken) decended from Vulcans. Then there was the USS Intrepid (the one that got eaten by the giant single-celled thing), which had a crew entirely composed of Vulcans (which means a Vulcan captain, which implies a Vulcan who's been in Starfleet longer than Spock). I'm ignoring "First Contact", as that's not part of the original series.
As for "technologically modest", wasn't it the Vulcan Institute of Science that developed that sensor net thing the blind woman wore, in that episode with the Medusan(?) ambasador who couldn't be looked at?
Am I the only one who, not having heard of snort, thought this was a story about doing drugs?
I mean, sniffing, snorting, doing it so no-one notices... Sigh. It's Friday, it's mid afternoon (UK), and I want to go home. Is it any wonder my mind is failing?
You forget, that (original) quote was used in Star Trek VI, so all the resident Trekkers will recognise it, although they'd prefer to attribute it to the Vulcans.
Maran
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Don't worry, we all know the only artists worth listening to are on labels that are part of the RIAA. "Independent" artists are really criminals who take money away (note it's not "didn't contribute in the first place", they actually steal) from the decent lawyers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H people at the RIAA. Support your local politician by buying RIAA-owned music! Yes we own it - those so-called "artists" just write it and perform it for us.
This post brought to you by the RFSPAA - the RIAA-Funded Slashdot Poster's Association of America.
"On the other hand, if the integrator went berserk with the hot glue..."
You mean like gluing in the graphics card? Break off screw that fixes the plate to the chassis. Rather than removing the remains of said screw, apply liberal amounts of glue and hope customer doesn't notice (we did).
"First it was Survivor, -HUGE- hit. Then came Big Brother, Temptation Island, Fear Factor, Worst Case Scenario and a slew of other knock-offs, which have watered down and sucked all the fun out of reality TV."
Erm, slight correction. Big Brother is a UK invention, and has been running here for 3 years. AFAIK, Survivor is more recent than that.
But you're right, knock-offs kill all the interesting programs. There's a program over here on the BBC called "Airport" - It shows the behind-the-scenes working at London's Heathrow airport. Massive hit when it started (about 8 years ago, if memory serves), and it deserved to be. Some of the staff they followed on a regular basis have become "stars" in their own right. Unfortunately, the other networks saw the ratings and said "Me too!". Suddenly there's "Hollywood's Airport" (about LAX, lasted about four episodes), "Lagos Airport" (about guess where, lasted about 6 episodes), "Airline" (about EasyJest - a budget airline over here, still running, though God know's why)... None of which compared to the original. Then there's the reality shows, the "soap operas" who steal plotlines from each other, the game shows, the "gritty police dramas"... Bah!
And it extends to the big screen as well. How many times have we seen a bunch of "killer asteroid" or "suddenly-active volcano" films all released at once?
Step 2: Allege that problem is fundamental due to the nature of the hardware platform. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt.
Step 3: But wait! MS has the solution that will solve this crisis -- Palladium"
Step 4: All your credit card are belong to us. Along with the rest of your personal information as well. Oh, and that MP3 you're listening to? We'll take that. And don't even think about downloading a movie from that site you were looking at last night. We'll send the MPAA-cops round, and we know where you live, because your PC told us.
It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you.
"And if so will MFI (My Furniture is Incomplete) change their name?"
Sure they will. It wouldn't be MFI if there wasn't a problem with it, so instead of leaving out parts, they'll deliberately mis-program the chips, making them give you the wrong instructions. This will lead to the new acronym "My Furniture is Idiotic".
"We are the airline, we control your eyes, ears, mouth and even your ass."
Only if you want to use them. By far the best thing to do on a plane is fall asleep (screaming, tray-bashing, hyperactive kids allowing). This takes away airline control of most of your body, though they still try. Last time I flew, the flight attendants seemed most annoyed that I was sleeping through the freeze-dried, flash-heated stuff they call a meal (I know they were put out because I was faking it ^_^ ). I swear they were about to try and wake me up. It's not as if I might have been dead or something - that I was breathing was obvious.
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A quick blast on the washers is especially good if the car tailgating is a convertable. An expensive one. With leather and suede seats.
Yes, this happened to me. They backed well off after about a second. I was grinning for the rest of the day.
The problem with that is that over the course of the day, with lots of hot, sweaty people, hot-dogs, dodgy air-con, etc, the cinema would become even more uninhabitable than it is now.
Maran
Suddenly, all that "important septic tank information" spam I get is just another variation on "make money fast".
Maran
"Heck, why not have a dozen elevators all within a stone's throw of one another."
Is this a stone's throw down here, or up there?
Maran
I'm far to cynical for my own good. My first thought was "no they won't, they'll add more to get the increased revenue".
Maran
"Now the spammers will just run around slapping people."
Yes, but then there'd be a wonderful reason for responding.
No slap I slap am slap not slap interested slap but slap thanks slap anyway slap.
Maran
"Other important things to research should include
1) Where do lost biro's go to"
That's easy - they go towards coloring your belly-button fluff blue. And the plastic breaks into really small pieces that end up on the floor, and in your shoes, so you know you're standing on something painful, but can't find it.
"2) Why trouser turn-ups attract so much fluff (perhaps it's related to belly buttons?)"
More that it can't escape when the trousers are washed.
"3) If you tie 4 cats together and drop them will they all land on their feet?"
Depends how you tie them. Side to side, there's a good chance. Backs together, either one or two will. Feet together, kitty go splat.
Maran
Cartman: "Dolphins, esikimos... who cares? It's all just a bunch of tree-hugging hippie crap."
Maran
"Either way, Linux continues to grow and improve, and "Billie boy" continues to require changes of underwear."
You're insane if you think Bill Gates truly cares about Linux. He's made his millions (billions?) already. Yes, he'd like the company he built maintain its monopoly, but he could retire tomorrow and live in luxury for the rest of his life. I get the feeling he's in it for pure interest and entertainment now.
The ones who are worried are the other MS execs. Oh, they're rich, but not as rich as they'd like to be. So something threatning their income is more of a concern.
Maran
"Building Java Enterprise Applications"
Enterprise uses Java for it's computer systems? No wonder it can't go faster than warp 5...
On the other hand, it does make their system portable to other races' ships.
AM
"Eventually Microsoft will run out of digits (as in the fingers & toes)."
And then they'll use another part of the male anatomy. But that's nothing new - they've been fucking their users for years.
Maran
"...found guilty of being an illegal monopoly, when there are alternatives available from other companies."
Erm, I know I'm missing something here, and I admit I'm not familiar with the legalese definition of "monopoly", but how can someone have a monopoly when there's alternatives available?
Maran
"Blue would be associated with police/law enforcement. The very opposite of aliens."
Except, of course that they're the ones behind it all, so they don't let people use blue aliens, in case people make the link.
Personally, I don't see why aliens can't be purple with pink spots and flourescent orange stripes. With that fashion sense, they could pass as computer programmers.
Maran
This is just Microsoft's way of linking all the Borg Drones (aka Windows PCs) into the hive mind ^_^
If you suddenly notice IE going to sites other than the one you wanted, don't worry: Your Drone's just been consulting with all the other Drones, and the consensus was you wanted to visit Microsoft.com rather than linux.org.
On the plus side, this means new technologies will be assimilated much easier, and your PC will be able to repair itself using the power of the group mind.
Maran
"These people who are anti-hydrogen are anti-american and are seeking to destroy the very basis of our society"
Somehow, I fear you may be too close for comfort. I mean, Shrub's hardly a "scien-tician", is he...
All it needs is for a Star Trek fan on his staff to make a comment about photon torpedoes using antimater, and CERN will either be bombed to oblivion as a source of terrorist materials, or taken over by the DoD. Yes, I know CERN isn't in America. You think that'll stop them?
As a matter of fact, CERN helped create the web, didn't they? We all know only terrorists, pirates and other assorted criminals use the web, so CERN's clearly been involved in terrorist activities for some time! In fact, they probably started the whole thing!
Cynical paranoia - it's not just a hobby, it's a way of life ^_^
Maran
"Spock is described as the first Vulcan ever to explore space."
Huh? Where the heck did that come from? First off, there's the Romulans, who are (unless I'm mistaken) decended from Vulcans. Then there was the USS Intrepid (the one that got eaten by the giant single-celled thing), which had a crew entirely composed of Vulcans (which means a Vulcan captain, which implies a Vulcan who's been in Starfleet longer than Spock). I'm ignoring "First Contact", as that's not part of the original series.
As for "technologically modest", wasn't it the Vulcan Institute of Science that developed that sensor net thing the blind woman wore, in that episode with the Medusan(?) ambasador who couldn't be looked at?
Or am I completely wrong, not being a trekkie?
Maran
Am I the only one who, not having heard of snort, thought this was a story about doing drugs?
I mean, sniffing, snorting, doing it so no-one notices... Sigh. It's Friday, it's mid afternoon (UK), and I want to go home. Is it any wonder my mind is failing?
Maran
You forget, that (original) quote was used in Star Trek VI, so all the resident Trekkers will recognise it, although they'd prefer to attribute it to the Vulcans.
Maran
Don't worry, we all know the only artists worth listening to are on labels that are part of the RIAA. "Independent" artists are really criminals who take money away (note it's not "didn't contribute in the first place", they actually steal) from the decent lawyers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H people at the RIAA. Support your local politician by buying RIAA-owned music! Yes we own it - those so-called "artists" just write it and perform it for us.
This post brought to you by the RFSPAA - the RIAA-Funded Slashdot Poster's Association of America.
Maran
"On the other hand, if the integrator went berserk with the hot glue..."
You mean like gluing in the graphics card? Break off screw that fixes the plate to the chassis. Rather than removing the remains of said screw, apply liberal amounts of glue and hope customer doesn't notice (we did).
Maran
"First it was Survivor, -HUGE- hit. Then came Big Brother, Temptation Island, Fear Factor, Worst Case Scenario and a slew of other knock-offs, which have watered down and sucked all the fun out of reality TV."
Erm, slight correction. Big Brother is a UK invention, and has been running here for 3 years. AFAIK, Survivor is more recent than that.
But you're right, knock-offs kill all the interesting programs. There's a program over here on the BBC called "Airport" - It shows the behind-the-scenes working at London's Heathrow airport. Massive hit when it started (about 8 years ago, if memory serves), and it deserved to be. Some of the staff they followed on a regular basis have become "stars" in their own right. Unfortunately, the other networks saw the ratings and said "Me too!". Suddenly there's "Hollywood's Airport" (about LAX, lasted about four episodes), "Lagos Airport" (about guess where, lasted about 6 episodes), "Airline" (about EasyJest - a budget airline over here, still running, though God know's why)... None of which compared to the original. Then there's the reality shows, the "soap operas" who steal plotlines from each other, the game shows, the "gritty police dramas"... Bah!
And it extends to the big screen as well. How many times have we seen a bunch of "killer asteroid" or "suddenly-active volcano" films all released at once?
Maran
"Step 1: Admit that current MS OS is insecure.
Step 2: Allege that problem is fundamental due to the nature of the hardware platform. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt.
Step 3: But wait! MS has the solution that will solve this crisis -- Palladium"
Step 4: All your credit card are belong to us. Along with the rest of your personal information as well. Oh, and that MP3 you're listening to? We'll take that. And don't even think about downloading a movie from that site you were looking at last night. We'll send the MPAA-cops round, and we know where you live, because your PC told us.
It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you.
Maran
"And if so will MFI (My Furniture is Incomplete) change their name?"
Sure they will. It wouldn't be MFI if there wasn't a problem with it, so instead of leaving out parts, they'll deliberately mis-program the chips, making them give you the wrong instructions. This will lead to the new acronym "My Furniture is Idiotic".
Maran
Nah, aimbots point you at the enemy. This copies your playing style.
So in my case, it'll consistently shoot about 5 pixels away from the enemy ^_^
Maran
"We are the airline, we control your eyes, ears, mouth and even your ass."
Only if you want to use them. By far the best thing to do on a plane is fall asleep (screaming, tray-bashing, hyperactive kids allowing). This takes away airline control of most of your body, though they still try. Last time I flew, the flight attendants seemed most annoyed that I was sleeping through the freeze-dried, flash-heated stuff they call a meal (I know they were put out because I was faking it ^_^ ). I swear they were about to try and wake me up. It's not as if I might have been dead or something - that I was breathing was obvious.
Maran