Okay, disregard the above post as I am clearly talking out my ass. I'm putting my money on the last weekend before Christmas for Amazon's record day, and I have circumstancial evidence to prove it!
I did almost all my Christmas shopping on Amazon, and the only time I ever noticed server problems on their end was December 17th. It took me at least three tries just to log in. I remember being surprised that so many people were putting their faith in Amazon's shipping speed. I was just there for the super saver (aka free) shipping, and I'm still waiting for one package (scheduled to arrive today, actually).
Maybe this is why brick and mortar stores reported disappointing Black Friday sales. Well, Wal-Mart did, anyway. Another factor: malls close. I'll bet Amazon's sales peaked much later in the day than "real" stores. Maybe the reason they don't give a specific day (if they really don't. I haven't RTFA) is that it was a 24 hour period stretching over two days (Friday night through Saturday), which wouldn't sound as impressive.
"Gollum displays pervasive maladaptive behaviour that has been present since childhood... His odd interests and spiteful behaviour have led to difficulty in forming friendships..."
Wow, that sounds a lot like me, and nearly everyone else who reads Slashdot, I'd bet. He is ultimately diagnosed as schizoid. Raise your hand if you can honestly say you don't exhibit at least 3 of those symptoms.
According to Nintendo, the GameCube is 4.3 inches tall. According to Asus, this thing is 7.1 inches. That's freaking huge for an AV component, unless you're talking about a receiver, which this thing is not. So you're half right: it's like a gamecube blown up to x-box proportions.
Because in focus groups, only about 10% of men expressed a willingness to swallow a ten-inch, rock-hard placebo. About half that number said they would take the pill in suppository form. Nobody asked them, they just sort of volunteered.
IANA Ad Exec, but my observation has been that this only applies if you are in (or near) first place, especially in a two-horse race. For example, Coke will never mention Pepsi, but Pepsi often mentions Coke in their ads because they have nothing to lose. Likewise, George Bush would only refer to John Kerry as "my opponent" during the campaign, even when they were standing face to face in the debates. I kept wishing Kerry would hit back with some wise-ass remark like "I know you don't read the news, but you really should know my name by now." But I digress...
It's too bad our European "allies" won't do the same for us.
The election is over, you can change the channel away from Fox News now. Our European allies have already agreed to let us jam their system, and vice versa. Details here.
You just described the Us vs. Them dementia that the grandparent was lamenting. If some of Them hate all of Us, it's because they've fallen for their government's (or church's, or loony uncle's) propaganda. That doesn't give us an excuse to do the same.
I've also heard there's a lot of attention being paid to the topic of frivilous litigation.
What you probably heard was that John Edwards (the vice-presidential candidate, not the TV psychic) was a trial lawyer, and therefore evil incarnate. What you probably didn't hear were the details of any of his cases, because there was nothing to hate in any of them.
You may have also heard that Bush wants to put a cap on awards for victims of medical malpractice. Whether or not you think that's a good idea, it has nothing to do with patent law has no place in this conversation.
Is "straw man" the new Slashdot meme? It's not as catchy as "All your base", but I swear I've seen it here at least once a day for the past three weeks.
tigerbeat.com (i was looking for tigerbeat6.com, i swear!) used to make my computer reboot. This was on a Windows 98 machine, and it happened with both IE and K-meleon (gecko based browser that runs smoother on Win98 than any other). Never figured that one out.
Start up a company, focus on home visit spyware delivery.
Some people might think that's a typo, but you're right. If spyware removal is such a big business, spyware delivery must be huge. And getting people to invite you into their homes to do it? Brilliant!
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Really? I live in Queens and I voted for John Kerry on a third-party ticket without any problem or delay. Kerry won NYC by a margin of 3 to 1 overall, and much higher in Manhattan and the Bronx. It would have been pretty foolish of Republicans to waste time and resources on voter suppression here, if that's what you're suggesting.
b-b-but, there's no blood! And Mario's boobs don't bounce! How can a game be mature if there's no boobies?! Wait, I meant Peach! Peach's boobs don't bounce! Oh god, now my mature friends will make fun of me!
I think there's some version of Dreamweaver that does this automatically when you click the "create button" button. Okay, just checked the meta tags and it's Microsoft FrontPage 5.0, that makes more sense. Not sure if more recent versions still do this. It really is an abomination.
I take it you assumed he meant capital punishment. I am an American, I am against the death penalty, and I am in favor of euthanasia. Does your 95% disagree with me now?
Or maybe you assumed war. You won't find me defending the current war in Iraq, but I'm sure even you could think of at least one war in history that was worth fighting, even (or especially) if your country didn't start it. Or do 95% advocate immediate surrender if their country is invaded?
I don't know why I'm giving you the benefit of a response. I have mod points, I should have just modded you flamebait and been done with it.
Sorry, I read the article, not the company site. That's probably more than most posters can say (and most moderators, clearly), but I agree, my post was a +3 at best. Even more embarrasing, I got my first ever Karma bonus out of it! I won't use it this time, out of deference to your delicate karmic sensibilities.
you sign out the thing... That would require commuters to either register with the transit company or use an identifying payment method, such as a credit card. Or use the honor system so people don't sign in with a fake name. Not very realistic.
keep out unable people Not sure what you mean by unable. Drunk people taking mass transit is preferable to having them drive, even if it means cleaning up puke now and then. It's also hard to keep homeless people off if access is automated and they're willing to pay. The New York City subway has plenty of homeless riders looking for a warm place to sleep in the winter. The first reply to my original post suggests payment per distance travelled, rather than a flat entry fee, which would do a better job at keeping the homeless from making a home of one. Also, you can't panhandle in private cars so that's another discouragement. The homeless in New York probably see the $2 entrance fee for the subway as an investment; they can walk out with several dollars in profit if they're willing to beg.
Anyway, it was just food for thought. Truth is, I'd love to see something like this implemented, but I'm not optimistic about seeing it outside a place like Japan or Iceland, where people are more respectful of shared resources.
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Oh, to be a fly on the wall when you came up with that joke!
Okay, disregard the above post as I am clearly talking out my ass. I'm putting my money on the last weekend before Christmas for Amazon's record day, and I have circumstancial evidence to prove it!
I did almost all my Christmas shopping on Amazon, and the only time I ever noticed server problems on their end was December 17th. It took me at least three tries just to log in. I remember being surprised that so many people were putting their faith in Amazon's shipping speed. I was just there for the super saver (aka free) shipping, and I'm still waiting for one package (scheduled to arrive today, actually).
Maybe this is why brick and mortar stores reported disappointing Black Friday sales. Well, Wal-Mart did, anyway. Another factor: malls close. I'll bet Amazon's sales peaked much later in the day than "real" stores. Maybe the reason they don't give a specific day (if they really don't. I haven't RTFA) is that it was a 24 hour period stretching over two days (Friday night through Saturday), which wouldn't sound as impressive.
"Gollum displays pervasive maladaptive behaviour that has been present since childhood ... His odd interests and spiteful behaviour have led to difficulty in forming friendships ..."
Wow, that sounds a lot like me, and nearly everyone else who reads Slashdot, I'd bet. He is ultimately diagnosed as schizoid. Raise your hand if you can honestly say you don't exhibit at least 3 of those symptoms.
According to Nintendo, the GameCube is 4.3 inches tall. According to Asus, this thing is 7.1 inches. That's freaking huge for an AV component, unless you're talking about a receiver, which this thing is not. So you're half right: it's like a gamecube blown up to x-box proportions.
babelfish translation of the ensuing flame-a-thon.
Because in focus groups, only about 10% of men expressed a willingness to swallow a ten-inch, rock-hard placebo. About half that number said they would take the pill in suppository form. Nobody asked them, they just sort of volunteered.
Burn, karma, burn!
IANA Ad Exec, but my observation has been that this only applies if you are in (or near) first place, especially in a two-horse race. For example, Coke will never mention Pepsi, but Pepsi often mentions Coke in their ads because they have nothing to lose. Likewise, George Bush would only refer to John Kerry as "my opponent" during the campaign, even when they were standing face to face in the debates. I kept wishing Kerry would hit back with some wise-ass remark like "I know you don't read the news, but you really should know my name by now." But I digress...
It's too bad our European "allies" won't do the same for us.
The election is over, you can change the channel away from Fox News now. Our European allies have already agreed to let us jam their system, and vice versa. Details here.
(If you found this informative, mod this guy up.
You just described the Us vs. Them dementia that the grandparent was lamenting. If some of Them hate all of Us, it's because they've fallen for their government's (or church's, or loony uncle's) propaganda. That doesn't give us an excuse to do the same.
that's what powerful countries do, what is the alternative?
Humility?
I've also heard there's a lot of attention being paid to the topic of frivilous litigation.
What you probably heard was that John Edwards (the vice-presidential candidate, not the TV psychic) was a trial lawyer, and therefore evil incarnate. What you probably didn't hear were the details of any of his cases, because there was nothing to hate in any of them.
You may have also heard that Bush wants to put a cap on awards for victims of medical malpractice. Whether or not you think that's a good idea, it has nothing to do with patent law has no place in this conversation.
Got Quicktime? You can learn all about the NeoCons here
Is "straw man" the new Slashdot meme? It's not as catchy as "All your base", but I swear I've seen it here at least once a day for the past three weeks.
tigerbeat.com (i was looking for tigerbeat6.com, i swear!) used to make my computer reboot. This was on a Windows 98 machine, and it happened with both IE and K-meleon (gecko based browser that runs smoother on Win98 than any other). Never figured that one out.
Mod parent up, +1 Redundant
Very funny! Ha ha ha!
Start up a company, focus on home visit spyware delivery.
Some people might think that's a typo, but you're right. If spyware removal is such a big business, spyware delivery must be huge. And getting people to invite you into their homes to do it? Brilliant!
Really? I live in Queens and I voted for John Kerry on a third-party ticket without any problem or delay. Kerry won NYC by a margin of 3 to 1 overall, and much higher in Manhattan and the Bronx. It would have been pretty foolish of Republicans to waste time and resources on voter suppression here, if that's what you're suggesting.
b-b-but, there's no blood! And Mario's boobs don't bounce! How can a game be mature if there's no boobies?! Wait, I meant Peach! Peach's boobs don't bounce! Oh god, now my mature friends will make fun of me!
I think there's some version of Dreamweaver that does this automatically when you click the "create button" button. Okay, just checked the meta tags and it's Microsoft FrontPage 5.0, that makes more sense. Not sure if more recent versions still do this. It really is an abomination.
I take it you assumed he meant capital punishment. I am an American, I am against the death penalty, and I am in favor of euthanasia. Does your 95% disagree with me now?
Or maybe you assumed war. You won't find me defending the current war in Iraq, but I'm sure even you could think of at least one war in history that was worth fighting, even (or especially) if your country didn't start it. Or do 95% advocate immediate surrender if their country is invaded?
I don't know why I'm giving you the benefit of a response. I have mod points, I should have just modded you flamebait and been done with it.
Oops, forgot to check the No Karma Bonus box! Like I said, I'm new at this.
Sorry, I read the article, not the company site. That's probably more than most posters can say (and most moderators, clearly), but I agree, my post was a +3 at best. Even more embarrasing, I got my first ever Karma bonus out of it! I won't use it this time, out of deference to your delicate karmic sensibilities.
you sign out the thing...
That would require commuters to either register with the transit company or use an identifying payment method, such as a credit card. Or use the honor system so people don't sign in with a fake name. Not very realistic.
keep out unable people
Not sure what you mean by unable. Drunk people taking mass transit is preferable to having them drive, even if it means cleaning up puke now and then. It's also hard to keep homeless people off if access is automated and they're willing to pay. The New York City subway has plenty of homeless riders looking for a warm place to sleep in the winter. The first reply to my original post suggests payment per distance travelled, rather than a flat entry fee, which would do a better job at keeping the homeless from making a home of one. Also, you can't panhandle in private cars so that's another discouragement. The homeless in New York probably see the $2 entrance fee for the subway as an investment; they can walk out with several dollars in profit if they're willing to beg.
Anyway, it was just food for thought. Truth is, I'd love to see something like this implemented, but I'm not optimistic about seeing it outside a place like Japan or Iceland, where people are more respectful of shared resources.