To use the (slightly flawed) car analogy, can I return the spare tire because I don't feel I need it and ask for $50 back? The car works just fine without it, just like a PC works just fine without windows. To use a hardware/software analogy, can I buy a Cisco product that uses some IOS features I don't need, then tell Cisco I will simply remove the features and expect them to write me a check for "returning" them?
How about this then. I buy a car, I decide that I want to put a different stereo in it. I wouldn't presume to return it to the dealer after purchasing the car and ask for a refund. I am, however, within my rights to sell the factory installed stereo on eBay. Why can't I do the same with the copy of Windows that came with my laptop?
Should this really come as a suprise? Outside of the core books (and even they could stand a few hours of field-testing before the 3.6 release) the quality of work from Wizards is always sub-par from when examined from a design standpoint.
Does anyone else find it interesting that in the original draft of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the craft is bound for one of the moons of Saturn as opposed to Europa as was portrayed in the movie. Now after some preliminary exploring Europa we find that Europa's a dud and the easy-bake life mix is in fact on Titan.
I definitely think Inculus is going for the "lowest common denominator" audience with this one:
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Which could explain the article being Slash-worthy.
"Thank you for calling HBOS Insurance. Your voice my be monitored to detect tiny fluctuations that may possibly indicate fraudulent statements. This technology is very controversial and invasive, but will allow us to prosecute one additional insurance fraud case each year. Rest assured, the money saved by fraud prevention will not be handed on to you the customer. Please hold for the next available underpaid outsourcer with no job security to copy all of your credit statistics into our closed-source database running the most up-to-date NT service pack from 1999."
childish, silly and new-age clap-trap put about my a bunch of charlatans looking to make a quick buck out of the naieve, impressionable and those with more money than sense.
And it suprises you that Apple is doing this, why?
I mean, browsing Slashdot and reading email on a T|C from the playground (which is about 1 mile away from my house [with a 15dbi external omni on the roof]), while my kids are having fun falling off the playground equipment, would be awesome.
I mean, how about you get off your fat american ass and fall off that equipment with your kids. Jesus Christ, if I wasn't getting paid for this rant...
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You're just down the hall from me, right? Let's setup meeting sometime.
I'll bite.
But will it run on Linux?
Nukes are a small-scale problem when compared with deforestation, desertification, and climate change.
We've also never had a theocracy with as much power as the good ol' U.S. of A. has now.
The cold war was nothing compared to the jihad that Georgie boy has started.
How about this then. I buy a car, I decide that I want to put a different stereo in it. I wouldn't presume to return it to the dealer after purchasing the car and ask for a refund. I am, however, within my rights to sell the factory installed stereo on eBay. Why can't I do the same with the copy of Windows that came with my laptop?
This is going to change the porn magazine business forever...
Should this really come as a suprise? Outside of the core books (and even they could stand a few hours of field-testing before the 3.6 release) the quality of work from Wizards is always sub-par from when examined from a design standpoint.
And of course, chapter 1337 covers downloading a pdf copy of this book using purely open-source solutions.
Does anyone else find it interesting that in the original draft of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the craft is bound for one of the moons of Saturn as opposed to Europa as was portrayed in the movie. Now after some preliminary exploring Europa we find that Europa's a dud and the easy-bake life mix is in fact on Titan.
The reason for the largish size:
When the weight of the stack of EULAs equals that of the product, Microsoft releases.
Worst case senarios:
Hole in stomach: death
Hole in wireless security: identity theft, fraud, data theft.
Don't be such a drama queen.
Are you hiring?
Which could explain the article being Slash-worthy.
How's about this: Thou art God.
Sounds like a bet to me.
Google
Insert obligatory juvenile sexual reference here.
Now that its out of the way, lets have what passes for an intellectual discussion on this site.
Intel might have a trademark infringement case. They've had bunnymen for years.
So the other half are still the fault of Windows? That's still a pretty piss poor track record.
"Thank you for calling HBOS Insurance. Your voice my be monitored to detect tiny fluctuations that may possibly indicate fraudulent statements. This technology is very controversial and invasive, but will allow us to prosecute one additional insurance fraud case each year. Rest assured, the money saved by fraud prevention will not be handed on to you the customer. Please hold for the next available underpaid outsourcer with no job security to copy all of your credit statistics into our closed-source database running the most up-to-date NT service pack from 1999."
Half the users on /. are out of a job.
The problem lies in the repercussions.
"marijuana makes you violent" came in the 40's
worst case scenario: Mass ignorance and some people get thrown in jail.
Global warming is a myth
worst case scenario: The planet becomes uninhabitable.
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to license said technology.
And it suprises you that Apple is doing this, why?
I mean, how about you get off your fat american ass and fall off that equipment with your kids. Jesus Christ, if I wasn't getting paid for this rant...
The high bandwith demands of today's application are designed to lock us into another upgrade cycle.