I think this is interesting for the sole fact that a whole lot of people who owe no direct kinship to each other elected to cooperate for a common cause.
What a cool idea.
What if we got a bunch of people on the common cause of processing SETI information?
Or possibly processing information to cure cancer?
And look at your last statement. Makes sense that if a country has lots of guns then they report crimes less than other countries. Not.
And actually I prefer not have someone decide whether I live or die by their decision. and before you come back with 'what about your doctor, other drivers, a pilot and such, read the 'their decision' part.
Still chuckling about you making up figures then trying to base a logical argument. Too funny.
And yes, it is a pain in the ass. And yes, you always have to be aware that you are carrying a weapon. And yes, you just can't 'cut loose' and party and drink like every one in your group.
But I firmly believe that at some point in my life, I WILL need this weapon.
And I am willing to go through all the annoyance and responsiblity of carrying a weapon so I will have it at that time.
Apple, and all large companies, NEED to defend thier trademarks religiously. And while some people may think they are out to crush the little guy the opposite is actually true.
If a company doesn't defend it's trademark then it can lose it. If a large company ignores a competitor or possible competitor that coulds dilute it's trademark then they run the risk of losing the trademark to every other company that wants to use it.
So while some people may see this as Apple being a bully, I view it the other way. If Apple doesn't vigorously defend even the smallest possible dilution then that could open up the door and some judge could rule against Apple later.
Do these Goverment Agencies/Ultra-companies/Secret societies ALWAYS create the ultimate weapon then invariably decide to turn against him?
They try to arrest him with 3 people. Or send 2 people to kill him when they DAMN WELL KNOW that the ultimate weapon was trained to go against an army an win?
What is weird is that I have had drive failures by Seagate and WD. the only brand that I have never had a problem with is Maxtor. So I only buy Maxtor.
Of course after typing that, I fully expect my HD to fail before I click 'submit'.
Yeah, because NO ONE has EVER made a lot of money hitching themselves to the Windows platform... (*cough*Quicken, Visio, Norton, McAfee, Innumerable Games, etc, etc, etc*cough)
Look at your list.
Quicken is the only company that has ever competed with MS and won.
If you don't directly compete with ms then they will let you live.
If not, you will die. Example: IBM (in software), Borland, Corel (compare success before and after they purchased WP), WP, Novell, Quarterdeck, Harvard Graphics, Lotus, and the rest.
can anyone remember the last time they actually came up with something innovative ?
Yes, I can.
They invented the gui. no wait...
They invented the PDA. no wait...
They invented the little 'x' in the corner to close the window. no wait...
They invented the mouse. no wait...
They invented the task bar. no wait...
They invented a multi-user OS. no wait...
They invented their IP stack. no wait...
They invented multi-media on the computer. no wait...
They invented the internet browser. no wait...
They invented new ways to extend monopolies and even when busted they never get punished. They only have to promise not to break the law in the same way in the future.
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I think this is interesting for the sole fact that a whole lot of people who owe no direct kinship to each other elected to cooperate for a common cause.
What a cool idea.
What if we got a bunch of people on the common cause of processing SETI information?
Or possibly processing information to cure cancer?
Just imagine the possiblities?
Nah, it would never work.
Nothing like pulling figures out of your ass huh?
And look at your last statement. Makes sense that if a country has lots of guns then they report crimes less than other countries. Not.
And actually I prefer not have someone decide whether I live or die by their decision. and before you come back with 'what about your doctor, other drivers, a pilot and such, read the 'their decision' part.
Still chuckling about you making up figures then trying to base a logical argument. Too funny.
when you need it, you need it NOW!
I carry a concealed firearm.
And yes, it is a pain in the ass. And yes, you always have to be aware that you are carrying a weapon. And yes, you just can't 'cut loose' and party and drink like every one in your group.
But I firmly believe that at some point in my life, I WILL need this weapon.
And I am willing to go through all the annoyance and responsiblity of carrying a weapon so I will have it at that time.
and yes, I do hope that I never have to use it.
The cities with the most restictive gun laws have the highest cimre rates per capita.
Save your judgement until after it has received wide release.
Why should I have to wait for a wide release?
Never heard of a screening?
Yes, seeing as some of the greatest movies of all time were written on a typewriter, I don't imagine word processing on a 286 would be so bad...
You are missing the joke.
At this time, the 286 is a piss-poor processor. And one of the great things about linux is that it can run under sub-par equipment.
At this time, the story for Nemesis is a piss-poor story.
So my joke was since they are using sub-par equipment they wrote a sub-par story.
See the connection?
Unless you think I was referring to ALL works done on a 286 or less are bad. And why in the world would you think that?
a Secure, Efficient, and Easy to use Windows OS.
It does seem as if the plot and story were created on a 286.
with the story.
But I always hoped that compact flash cards replaced floppies.
The "it's good enough" mentality will not result in a successful office productivity package.
Why not? It resulted in a successful OS, Windows.
Or what I call the worst boot virus ever.
Apple, and all large companies, NEED to defend thier trademarks religiously. And while some people may think they are out to crush the little guy the opposite is actually true.
If a company doesn't defend it's trademark then it can lose it. If a large company ignores a competitor or possible competitor that coulds dilute it's trademark then they run the risk of losing the trademark to every other company that wants to use it.
So while some people may see this as Apple being a bully, I view it the other way. If Apple doesn't vigorously defend even the smallest possible dilution then that could open up the door and some judge could rule against Apple later.
That was DAMN funny.
Do these Goverment Agencies/Ultra-companies/Secret societies ALWAYS create the ultimate weapon then invariably decide to turn against him?
They try to arrest him with 3 people. Or send 2 people to kill him when they DAMN WELL KNOW that the ultimate weapon was trained to go against an army an win?
Oh when will these govt agencies learn?
selling some product called 'Hole in wall with glass'.
trashes his computer because of the fucking siren sound of a bad connection that constantly adjusts?
waaa-WAAA-waa-WAAA-waaa-WAAA-waaa
Cost cutting measures are abound at ms!
Can now only fund 3 world domination plans rather than 5.
Balmer can only use anti-persperent at a 1/3 of the conventions rather than 1/2 of them.
Ms can only afford to leak a document every other Halloween now.
Will be forced to change the name to 'Window'.
that left the dog feces?
'Hey. that's me! I got mentioned in the article. I need to call mom and show her. She'll be so proud.'
can also toast my english muffin at the same time.
KDE1 was better but uglier than Windows. KDE3 is better and prettier.
A pig with stockings on is better looking than windows.
And compared to windows 3.1 or earlier, you can even leave the stockings off.
Oh my GOD! We have a huge influx of people in the 10022 zip code. We need to double our infractruscture there.
Six months later: You're fired! The sales never panned out.
while you were there. Makes it easier to sell your companies secrets later.
and I refuse to buy anything buy them now.
What is weird is that I have had drive failures by Seagate and WD. the only brand that I have never had a problem with is Maxtor. So I only buy Maxtor.
Of course after typing that, I fully expect my HD to fail before I click 'submit'.
Or install linux on an AMD Hammer.
Same computing power.
Yeah, because NO ONE has EVER made a lot of money hitching themselves to the Windows platform... (*cough*Quicken, Visio, Norton, McAfee, Innumerable Games, etc, etc, etc*cough)
Look at your list.
Quicken is the only company that has ever competed with MS and won.
If you don't directly compete with ms then they will let you live.
If not, you will die. Example: IBM (in software), Borland, Corel (compare success before and after they purchased WP), WP, Novell, Quarterdeck, Harvard Graphics, Lotus, and the rest.
can anyone remember the last time they actually came up with something innovative ?
Yes, I can.
They invented the gui. no wait...
They invented the PDA. no wait...
They invented the little 'x' in the corner to close the window. no wait...
They invented the mouse. no wait...
They invented the task bar. no wait...
They invented a multi-user OS. no wait...
They invented their IP stack. no wait...
They invented multi-media on the computer. no wait...
They invented the internet browser. no wait...
They invented new ways to extend monopolies and even when busted they never get punished. They only have to promise not to break the law in the same way in the future.
YUP, that is what they invented.