Get OVER EMI already you freaks - You all act like it causes men to go sterile or something. Jesus christ, how many of us here haven't run a computer with the side panel, or the whole case off?
Wait, you have a CPU fan on a 486? What was the purpose in that one?
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How can you possibly call "antiwar.com" a good source for unbiases journalism. From that name alone you can already tell their agenda, and I can already predict what propaganda they're going to shove down our throats.
A co-worker of mine has a friend in China, and it is something that he really takes seriously. He actually wrote an article in our IT newsletter a few months ago, talking about the waste that we dump into Asia. All sorts of countries are doing this. Companies are paying to dump this junk off to the cheapest landfill. It is sick. It is something that we need to take seriously. Large ships take this stuff to Asia every day.
I also read that there are start-up companies that are trying to take this stuff and dismantle it properly. Recycling this stuff, and appropriately preventing serious toxic hazards.
The first way to start is simple... Don't throw this stuff into the trash. Landfills are becoming full of this stuff. Donate working computer stuff, or try to find a suitable recycling facility. It is important to realize that this can be done with all electronics.
You got yourself in a bad spot now... Your ex-employer is soon going to start exploiting you, calling you for everything, and won't expect to pay you, however they for some reason will try to make you feel like you "owe" it to them... Basically, you're going to start being treated like an employee that doesn't get paid. Sound fun to you?
However, if you do demand money, I can guarantee they'll *not* pay you for as long as possible, or they'll try and give you "installments", where they make the first installment, and then never give you the rest. Knowing that you're unemployed and don't really have money for a lawyer, what do they care? Want to go to the labor board? Yeah, you'll get your check for $200 in a year or two (after they don't show up to any of the hearings). I've been burned far too many times by my ex-employer, and due to it I really don't trust anybody anymore, ESPECIALLY employers. Is this a bad thing though? No, I consider it me protecting myself.
A friend of mine recently had an error when trying to start up Diablo 2; "Bad Dead Bodies"... I'm not really sure what Bad Dead Bodies means, but I think it kinda scared him.
How do you feel about the lack of rights that smokers now have? That a company reserved the right to not hire someone because they are a smoker. How about Christian companies that will only hire Christians? I've seen plenty of these, and as far as I've been told, it's perfectly legal. If we're going to have discrimination laws, we're going to have to make them not be able to discriminate against ANYTHING. The way you dress, smell, perform, or anything. I mean, why not?
For those of you skeptic of Alex Winter's directing abilities, please make sure to see the movie "Freaked" first, which he wrote, directed and starred in.
Incase you aren't familiar with it, Mr. T is one of the co-stars, playing a man turned into a woman, now the Bearded Lady in a circus side show.
Oh, now about this movie - I'm sure it'll suck, but that's not his fault.
Ah, and as usual, their comic you linked to is ever so delightfully not-funny. Here's a link to jeff k's version of penny arcade, which might I add actually made me chuckle.
http://www.somethingawful.com/jeffk/muchbettarth an pa/index-04.htm
Screw soda, when I'm playing games I like to put a couple Newcastle's in me, or whatever other alcohol I can find. When you're drinking, staying up all night doesn't really matter anymore.
What about those of us who encode at higher bitrates, like 160, 192 and 256+? Sound pretty damn close to a CD to me. Good enough that well... I might not feel a need to buy the album. Usually that's only the case if I probably was never going to buy it in the first place, and I do often buy albums I've heard from mp3 first, but that's primarily because I collect CD's, and would have bought it anyway. What they're worried about here isn't a bunch of kids downloading full high quality albums because well.. People doing this probably won't buy the albums, and they know this. I think what they're worried about is casual users - That 40 something mom downloading the random Michael Bolton song, a Smoky Robinson song, and then maybe a few Paula Abdul's or whatever. Well, that's about $50 they lost... Well, in their heads at least. The truth in the matter is that mom probably wouldn't have ever bought those in the first place, cause mom doesn't really give 2 shits about music, or CD's.
I see their side, but their side is retarded. Then again, most business people (especially CEO's) are fucking idiots. They're no different.
About elitism in the perl community; To tell you the truth, the community has been very helpful to me over the past few years, whether it be on perlmonks or through mailing lists. Though, I will say, #perl on Efnet is where all the "fuckheads", as you put it in your article, seem to flock. But then again, isn't everyone in IRC an asshole?
If you want to meet a REAL "fuckhead", go talk to a C programmer about Perl, and prepare to be belittled.
Aren't we more than double taxed as it is? I get taxed on my income, then with that money that's already been taxed, I have to pay a sales tax on all purchases, a tax on gasoline that I buy, and then if I choose to buy cigarettes, I get charges sales tax plus another tax that I guess is somehow helping me not smoke.
So, I guess my point is that we should all worship the sun as a powerful god, and fear it.
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OH NO! EMI! NOW I CAN'T PLAY WITH MY HAM RADIO!!
Get OVER EMI already you freaks - You all act like it causes men to go sterile or something. Jesus christ, how many of us here haven't run a computer with the side panel, or the whole case off?
Wait, you have a CPU fan on a 486? What was the purpose in that one?
How can you possibly call "antiwar.com" a good source for unbiases journalism. From that name alone you can already tell their agenda, and I can already predict what propaganda they're going to shove down our throats.
What do CD's have to do with Jack Valenti? You a VCD purchaser or something?
You posted an incorrect link, sir. The site you're referring to, Operation Clambake, is at http://www.xenu.net
However, I don't believe there are many slashdotters out there that aren't familiar with Scientology.
Tech TV ran a great program on this some time ago.
Check it out here.
A co-worker of mine has a friend in China, and it is something that he really takes seriously. He actually wrote an article in our IT newsletter a few months ago, talking about the waste that we dump into Asia. All sorts of countries are doing this. Companies are paying to dump this junk off to the cheapest landfill. It is sick. It is something that we need to take seriously. Large ships take this stuff to Asia every day.
I also read that there are start-up companies that are trying to take this stuff and dismantle it properly. Recycling this stuff, and appropriately preventing serious toxic hazards.
The first way to start is simple... Don't throw this stuff into the trash. Landfills are becoming full of this stuff. Donate working computer stuff, or try to find a suitable recycling facility. It is important to realize that this can be done with all electronics.
You got yourself in a bad spot now... Your ex-employer is soon going to start exploiting you, calling you for everything, and won't expect to pay you, however they for some reason will try to make you feel like you "owe" it to them... Basically, you're going to start being treated like an employee that doesn't get paid. Sound fun to you?
However, if you do demand money, I can guarantee they'll *not* pay you for as long as possible, or they'll try and give you "installments", where they make the first installment, and then never give you the rest. Knowing that you're unemployed and don't really have money for a lawyer, what do they care? Want to go to the labor board? Yeah, you'll get your check for $200 in a year or two (after they don't show up to any of the hearings). I've been burned far too many times by my ex-employer, and due to it I really don't trust anybody anymore, ESPECIALLY employers. Is this a bad thing though? No, I consider it me protecting myself.
Well, you do realize you can rip apart that old Indy or IPX and buy a new one for much less than the cost of a PC case, right?
As we're speaking now, I see a *working* IPX on Ebay for exactly $9.00, and an Indy R4600sc for $20.00...
I mean really? Who doesn't have an old classic or sparc 2 they're using as a foot rest or door stop?
A friend of mine recently had an error when trying to start up Diablo 2; "Bad Dead Bodies"... I'm not really sure what Bad Dead Bodies means, but I think it kinda scared him.
How do you feel about the lack of rights that smokers now have? That a company reserved the right to not hire someone because they are a smoker. How about Christian companies that will only hire Christians? I've seen plenty of these, and as far as I've been told, it's perfectly legal. If we're going to have discrimination laws, we're going to have to make them not be able to discriminate against ANYTHING. The way you dress, smell, perform, or anything. I mean, why not?
For those of you skeptic of Alex Winter's directing abilities, please make sure to see the movie "Freaked" first, which he wrote, directed and starred in.
Incase you aren't familiar with it, Mr. T is one of the co-stars, playing a man turned into a woman, now the Bearded Lady in a circus side show.
Oh, now about this movie - I'm sure it'll suck, but that's not his fault.
Actually, that sounds like a really good use of this technology. Good idea, Ben!
Ah, and as usual, their comic you linked to is ever so delightfully not-funny. Here's a link to jeff k's version of penny arcade, which might I add actually made me chuckle.
h an pa/index-04.htm
http://www.somethingawful.com/jeffk/muchbettart
No, i disagree. Bruce Campbell is MUCH more well fitted to play The Punisher than Superman.
Screw soda, when I'm playing games I like to put a couple Newcastle's in me, or whatever other alcohol I can find. When you're drinking, staying up all night doesn't really matter anymore.
Ferrari's are stripped down and cheap eh? I'm glad we're all living in the real world here.
What about those of us who encode at higher bitrates, like 160, 192 and 256+? Sound pretty damn close to a CD to me. Good enough that well... I might not feel a need to buy the album. Usually that's only the case if I probably was never going to buy it in the first place, and I do often buy albums I've heard from mp3 first, but that's primarily because I collect CD's, and would have bought it anyway. What they're worried about here isn't a bunch of kids downloading full high quality albums because well.. People doing this probably won't buy the albums, and they know this. I think what they're worried about is casual users - That 40 something mom downloading the random Michael Bolton song, a Smoky Robinson song, and then maybe a few Paula Abdul's or whatever. Well, that's about $50 they lost... Well, in their heads at least. The truth in the matter is that mom probably wouldn't have ever bought those in the first place, cause mom doesn't really give 2 shits about music, or CD's.
I see their side, but their side is retarded. Then again, most business people (especially CEO's) are fucking idiots. They're no different.
So, is GNU/Linx usage asymptotically headed towards, say 'all users' (first plot),
Yes, eventually all people will be using linx. With it's frame support, it is highly superior to the the older, yet more established lynx.
You forgot to add "and incredibly lame" to your list.
The cartoon is also called Office Space. It says so at the beginning. I think it also was run on Saturday Night Live a couple of times.
About elitism in the perl community; To tell you the truth, the community has been very helpful to me over the past few years, whether it be on perlmonks or through mailing lists. Though, I will say, #perl on Efnet is where all the "fuckheads", as you put it in your article, seem to flock. But then again, isn't everyone in IRC an asshole?
If you want to meet a REAL "fuckhead", go talk to a C programmer about Perl, and prepare to be belittled.
I don't know what con you've been going to, but I certainly don't remember any hacking going on.
After this announcement, I'm curious if the RIAA is going to go after Shoutcast, citing the DMCA stating that it's a circumvention device.
Aren't we more than double taxed as it is? I get taxed on my income, then with that money that's already been taxed, I have to pay a sales tax on all purchases, a tax on gasoline that I buy, and then if I choose to buy cigarettes, I get charges sales tax plus another tax that I guess is somehow helping me not smoke.
So, I guess my point is that we should all worship the sun as a powerful god, and fear it.
http://www.daemon-tools.com/
Safedisc, Laserlok, and Securom emulation.
That is, of course, if you're using a micro$oft OS