It's been referred to secondarily as H1N1 by most major news sources I've seen in the past few days. If someone does manage to get confused, they're an idiot. Too bad for them.
Besides, what do you fear they will do? "Oh, H1N1, that's not swine flu; I can go back to licking door knobs, hooray!"
0/10: it didn't make sense, isn't going to anger anyone, and you didn't even bother to take out the 'pic related' crap. At least make your trolling site-specific.
I suppose you didn't go to a private school; you would have received the memo. They switched around throw, through, and Thoreau, you know. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must return to class. We're almost Thoreau chapter 4 in Physics II.
I'm with this guy. I plan on supersensitizing my kids. Surround them with fluffy things until they're ten, only speak to them using giggles, that kind of stuff.
I can't wait until he gets out into the real world and sees his first paper cut, he oughta crap his pants crying. Now THAT'S sensitive
Interesting point, but our brains already do this for us. Take a flat-earther into space and they'll wonder why you turned the windows into funny lenses that make the Earth look round.
Google will never actively filter the entire internet based on your preferences, so those of us who like to get new information will go and get it while the rest will keep on going with their head in the sand.
And the part about glass houses. OH and the one about two birds and the hedge. I also like the one with the lips and the sinking ship, and the one with hatching chickens. The last one's probably my favorite.
Seriously? It's not like good, upstanding doctors will suddenly start killing off babies to make a few bucks on the side. If any doctor seriously considers doing this then the problem is not that he has motivation to do so but that he would actually consider that motivation at all.
1) As soon as the Steam servers go down, they release a tool that unlocks all the files and removes the DRM. No, they're not bound by contract to do this, but they HAVE publicly announced it would happen and I still have this thing called 'trust'. You might wanna try it sometime, lest you go full blown paranoid schizophrenic. Also, how the hell did Steam force you to be a moron and forget your login information? Did you know that if you forget the password to a computer you're locked out of all that data FOREVER OMG!?! Better stop using computers at all.
2) This is nice and all, but hardly necessary. Plus there's always the option of selling your Steam account and starting a new one for every game if you REALLY need that $3 or whatever.
3) If you actually think you 'own' any of the software you buy you must have been in a coma for the past 20 years. You don't even 'own' consoles or their games; see the whole illegal modchip thing.
Sorry but I stopped reading after the tenth parenthetical. Note: There's not a sentence limit here... (you can use as many as you want) *NOTE* Meth is bad for you OK?!!!?!?!!11eleven
The Time article mentioned that they were actively monitoring the poll and did in fact defeat several attempts to game the system. So while you're obviously predisposed towards being unimpressed by this group, realize that there were professionals going against this team of teenagers 'doing it for the lulz'. Of course, they probably managed it by using a botnet they simply paid for, but that's still significantly more impressive than just deleting cookies.
"This may be standard practice in the USA and other third world hackeries..."
Oops, didn't realize we had to have millions upon millions of cameras watching our every move in order to rise above being a 'hackery'. We'll get right on that.
Exactly. And, this being an airplane, it's estimated vicinity of impact is quite large. Sure, you can run, but are the odds of dodging the airplane 100ft that-a-way really any better than the odds of dodging it by simply standing still? Not many people know the physics required to predict the danger zone from such a mid-air explosion; fewer still have the tools or the time handy to do the calculations.
"Our brain is the way it is, because it has evolved that way; its properties have been tested over millions of years. If it was an advantage for us to be able to sustain a narrower focus for a long time, we would already be that way"
I don't think know you know how evolution works. Please read up on it before you share more opinions like this. Why would a narrow, extended focus be selected for if it wasn't immediately advantageous for those millions of years? Exactly how many accountants were there during the stone age?
"Also, we won't die fat and miserable after a lifetime of heart disease and brain atrophy due to feeding both our heads and our stomachs with the trash that passes off as food and entertainment."
Right, because this is exactly what happens if you step foot into a McDonald's even a single time. Obviously you can't handle moderation, since you're either never going or eating yourself to death, but the rest of us are perfectly capable of broadening our horizons without catastrophe.
They'll do the same thing as the poor bastards whose pipes burst without their knowledge: see their bill, call their ISP and ask 'What the hell?!?'
People can gauge how much information they're downloading from a webpage about as well as they can gauge how much electricity their refrigerator is using.
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It's been referred to secondarily as H1N1 by most major news sources I've seen in the past few days. If someone does manage to get confused, they're an idiot. Too bad for them.
Besides, what do you fear they will do? "Oh, H1N1, that's not swine flu; I can go back to licking door knobs, hooray!"
0/10: it didn't make sense, isn't going to anger anyone, and you didn't even bother to take out the 'pic related' crap. At least make your trolling site-specific.
I suppose you didn't go to a private school; you would have received the memo. They switched around throw, through, and Thoreau, you know. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must return to class. We're almost Thoreau chapter 4 in Physics II.
I'm with this guy. I plan on supersensitizing my kids. Surround them with fluffy things until they're ten, only speak to them using giggles, that kind of stuff.
I can't wait until he gets out into the real world and sees his first paper cut, he oughta crap his pants crying. Now THAT'S sensitive
Wow, you're horribly, horribly wrong. Next time read the book before you tell people what it's about. Seriously.
Interesting point, but our brains already do this for us. Take a flat-earther into space and they'll wonder why you turned the windows into funny lenses that make the Earth look round.
Google will never actively filter the entire internet based on your preferences, so those of us who like to get new information will go and get it while the rest will keep on going with their head in the sand.
Great, someone write Google and tell them they can't go through with their plan cause it'll piss off Grandpa.
And the part about glass houses. OH and the one about two birds and the hedge. I also like the one with the lips and the sinking ship, and the one with hatching chickens. The last one's probably my favorite.
Wait, were you trying to make a point?
Well that's quite a bold statement.
Seriously? It's not like good, upstanding doctors will suddenly start killing off babies to make a few bucks on the side. If any doctor seriously considers doing this then the problem is not that he has motivation to do so but that he would actually consider that motivation at all.
Well, crap. I guess the debate's over then. Everyone go home, nothing to see here; Anonymous Coward has answered it for us all.
Way to ruin the fun, man.
1) As soon as the Steam servers go down, they release a tool that unlocks all the files and removes the DRM. No, they're not bound by contract to do this, but they HAVE publicly announced it would happen and I still have this thing called 'trust'. You might wanna try it sometime, lest you go full blown paranoid schizophrenic. Also, how the hell did Steam force you to be a moron and forget your login information? Did you know that if you forget the password to a computer you're locked out of all that data FOREVER OMG!?! Better stop using computers at all.
2) This is nice and all, but hardly necessary. Plus there's always the option of selling your Steam account and starting a new one for every game if you REALLY need that $3 or whatever.
3) If you actually think you 'own' any of the software you buy you must have been in a coma for the past 20 years. You don't even 'own' consoles or their games; see the whole illegal modchip thing.
Well at least we know who to blame now.
Another exercise: look up the ingredients in SALT and then look up what happens when you mix Na with H2O. Can't believe people eat that stuff, ugh.
I hope you realize you're a giant asshole.
"When I was a child my mother couldn't afford good meat so we were forced to eat gruel every day."
"I had steak every night. But I didn't have shitty parents."
Sorry but I stopped reading after the tenth parenthetical. ... (you can use as many as you want) *NOTE* Meth is bad for you OK?!!!?!?!!11eleven
Note: There's not a sentence limit here
The Time article mentioned that they were actively monitoring the poll and did in fact defeat several attempts to game the system. So while you're obviously predisposed towards being unimpressed by this group, realize that there were professionals going against this team of teenagers 'doing it for the lulz'. Of course, they probably managed it by using a botnet they simply paid for, but that's still significantly more impressive than just deleting cookies.
"So, would one of these $100 cards be better than my GeForce 7800 GTX?"
Yes. Very, very yes.
I decided to stop pirating PC games once. GTA4 was the first and last game I bought.
Good response. Most of us would have smiled, nodded, and walked slowly away...
"This may be standard practice in the USA and other third world hackeries..."
Oops, didn't realize we had to have millions upon millions of cameras watching our every move in order to rise above being a 'hackery'. We'll get right on that.
"You wouldn't be safe anywhere in the vicinity."
Exactly. And, this being an airplane, it's estimated vicinity of impact is quite large. Sure, you can run, but are the odds of dodging the airplane 100ft that-a-way really any better than the odds of dodging it by simply standing still? Not many people know the physics required to predict the danger zone from such a mid-air explosion; fewer still have the tools or the time handy to do the calculations.
"Our brain is the way it is, because it has evolved that way; its properties have been tested over millions of years. If it was an advantage for us to be able to sustain a narrower focus for a long time, we would already be that way"
I don't think know you know how evolution works. Please read up on it before you share more opinions like this. Why would a narrow, extended focus be selected for if it wasn't immediately advantageous for those millions of years? Exactly how many accountants were there during the stone age?
"Also, we won't die fat and miserable after a lifetime of heart disease and brain atrophy due to feeding both our heads and our stomachs with the trash that passes off as food and entertainment."
Right, because this is exactly what happens if you step foot into a McDonald's even a single time. Obviously you can't handle moderation, since you're either never going or eating yourself to death, but the rest of us are perfectly capable of broadening our horizons without catastrophe.
They'll do the same thing as the poor bastards whose pipes burst without their knowledge: see their bill, call their ISP and ask 'What the hell?!?'
People can gauge how much information they're downloading from a webpage about as well as they can gauge how much electricity their refrigerator is using.