Re:Today, I'm ashamed...
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Strike on Iraq
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I'm disgusted at the sheer quantity of ignorant liberal drivel that's being spouted by the/. community today.
Just the way of Slashdot. Hate Microsoft, hate Bush, hate meat, love Gore or Nader - fit right in. Don't agree with these points and get gang-raped by the inmates.
Re:Well done America
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Strike on Iraq
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Let it go, son. You'll feel better once you get over it. Gore would have wet his pants and cried for mommy 2 minutes after 9/11 anyway.
No no no no... they said "you can't surrender before the French show you how to do it properly!"
would you like some cheese with that w(h)ine?
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Amazon.Heartbreak
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Would it have been so hard to build a cool and quirky bookstore instead of a soulless virtual megamall?
Would it have been so hard to sacrifice making money to make something "cool" for a smaller market? LMAO!
However ludicrous (sp?) that statement may be, I still disagree with many of Amazon's practices. Yet, I still think that building a business might be based more on capitalism than "coolism"
Time to search IMDb: 2 seconds.
Time to cut and paste correct spelling: 1 second.
The entertainment provided by yet another contributor shirking grammatical responsibility: Priceless.
Let's just change the slogan to reflect the capabilities of the staff: GNUs for Nurds. Stuf that matturs.
why don't you form the "Hacker Defamation League" and join the list of growing bully/whiner groups.
start writing your email/letters now! protest!
Or just grow up and realize that not everyone has a clue about the community, which is so surprising since we're the most open and friendly group out there. Always willing to make newbies and "outsiders" feel welcome.
*end drip*
If you are looking for accuracy, stop being assholes to people, give information without condescending, act less self-important. Because in the long run, your "l33t skilz" aren't that important.
Some of us want to just get real news from the sources they visit that day and expect a little more professionalism.
Some of us don't have the time to wade through the bullshit to get the real information they use every day. Oh shit - I forgot that the web was pure entertainment.
Oh yeah. Some of us think articles ABOUT April Fool's Day are even more ridiculous.
But then again, there's enough crap around on a daily basis why the hell am I complaining??:-)
Re:pointless consumer culture
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Paper Phones
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Be careful, the Slashdot user base appears to be full of the liberal "granola hippies" you mention who think these "publicity stunts" are to die for... Just put the fad cause du jour (what color is your ribbon today?) somewhere on it and it'll be smash here!
I've got a nitch but the ointment is working well so far...
Not to nit(ch) pick (heheh couldn't resist!) but it is NICHE.
For those about to flame ((fire! we sa-luuuute you... damn I digress yet again)) I seriously don't care about the grammar I just can't pass up the opportunity for a corny joke.
Sounds just a teen *insisting* she knows she just "so in love with that boy.. real love.. true love..."
Seal up that response and check it in a few years.
"piracy" is a grey area
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Napster Wars
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Is this how it began when everyone got nuts about software piracy? Meaning: Now they go after (mostly) just the "BUY 14,000 APPZ on ONE CD!" resellers/distributors of pirated software, not the guy who has an illicit copy of Photoshop or the latest games on his system. With mp3s it seems that anyone downloading an mp3 is labeled a dirty ol' 'pirate'. Yes, all activities mentioned here are indeed illegal - but if Lars is going to make the statement about copying an audio tape for a buddy being different than obtaining MP3's on Napster (yes, I should have posted against THAT article, lol) then by golly I'm gonna bring up this similar issue!
I mean, should we just wait until we see "Buy this 30gig drive full of MP3s" on Ebay?? Then we can say 'whew they won't bother going after ME'... Heck, I'd appreciate the misdirection, if you ask me;-)
Oh yes, your opinion doesn't count. Just like computer manufacturers aren't interested in the opinions of those who claim they'll never buy a computer (especially WHY they won't), politicians don't want to know why you say you won't vote, and companies never go after lost customers.
Not to turn this WAY off-topic, but you ASSUME I was blasting him because I am anti-pot or something... um, let's just say without a lot of detail that's a big ol' NO. BUT - I am anti-generalization so I had to chime in. It was probably a joke anyway (hence my original preface).
manpower The power of human physical strength. Power in terms of the workers available to a particular group or required for a particular task.
sexist adj : discriminatory on the basis of sex n : a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: male chauvinist]
I find nothing useful in slaughtering the language to make politically correct fops feel better. It is implied nowhere in the term manpower nor the original post that women are inferior to men.
Thank you for ruining an otherwise good post with PC crap.
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I'm disgusted at the sheer quantity of ignorant liberal drivel that's being spouted by the /. community today.
Just the way of Slashdot. Hate Microsoft, hate Bush, hate meat, love Gore or Nader - fit right in. Don't agree with these points and get gang-raped by the inmates.
Let it go, son. You'll feel better once you get over it. Gore would have wet his pants and cried for mommy 2 minutes after 9/11 anyway.
No no no no... they said "you can't surrender before the French show you how to do it properly!"
Would it have been so hard to build a cool and quirky bookstore instead of a soulless virtual megamall?
Would it have been so hard to sacrifice making money to make something "cool" for a smaller market? LMAO!
However ludicrous (sp?) that statement may be, I still disagree with many of Amazon's practices. Yet, I still think that building a business might be based more on capitalism than "coolism"
I second that notion! Nethack has kept my attention longer than any other game, hands down.
freak. we don't need a gender-ambiguous pronoun. Liberal freakazoids like you do.
Troll? I think not. jeez don't take it personally. it was a joke, but with more than a shred of truth in it.
I guess we'll have to continue to live with the poor standards around here (now including moderation!).
Time to search IMDb: 2 seconds.
Time to cut and paste correct spelling: 1 second.
The entertainment provided by yet another contributor shirking grammatical responsibility: Priceless.
Let's just change the slogan to reflect the capabilities of the staff: GNUs for Nurds. Stuf that matturs.
why don't you form the "Hacker Defamation League" and join the list of growing bully/whiner groups.
start writing your email/letters now! protest!
Or just grow up and realize that not everyone has a clue about the community, which is so surprising since we're the most open and friendly group out there. Always willing to make newbies and "outsiders" feel welcome.
*end drip*
If you are looking for accuracy, stop being assholes to people, give information without condescending, act less self-important. Because in the long run, your "l33t skilz" aren't that important.
Some of us don't have the time to wade through the bullshit to get the real information they use every day. Oh shit - I forgot that the web was pure entertainment.
Oh yeah. Some of us think articles ABOUT April Fool's Day are even more ridiculous.
But then again, there's enough crap around on a daily basis why the hell am I complaining?? :-)
Be careful, the Slashdot user base appears to be full of the liberal "granola hippies" you mention who think these "publicity stunts" are to die for... Just put the fad cause du jour (what color is your ribbon today?) somewhere on it and it'll be smash here!
I've used smaller fonts to "beef up" book reports when I was in Middle School.
hehe.
((dodges rotten vegetables, but CmdrTaco throws like a girl anyway))
Oh shit, now I have to dodge the flying objects from the "girls" too...
The hole keeps getting deeper. *sigh*
Not to nit(ch) pick (heheh couldn't resist!) but it is NICHE.
For those about to flame ((fire! we sa-luuuute you... damn I digress yet again)) I seriously don't care about the grammar I just can't pass up the opportunity for a corny joke.
Seal up that response and check it in a few years.
I mean, should we just wait until we see "Buy this 30gig drive full of MP3s" on Ebay?? Then we can say 'whew they won't bother going after ME'... Heck, I'd appreciate the misdirection, if you ask me ;-)
Oh yes, your opinion doesn't count. Just like computer manufacturers aren't interested in the opinions of those who claim they'll never buy a computer (especially WHY they won't), politicians don't want to know why you say you won't vote, and companies never go after lost customers.
Not to turn this WAY off-topic, but you ASSUME I was blasting him because I am anti-pot or something... um, let's just say without a lot of detail that's a big ol' NO. BUT - I am anti-generalization so I had to chime in. It was probably a joke anyway (hence my original preface).
Hopefully that was a joke, but if it wasn't we'll give YOU a break too for being an over-generalizing, non-contributing simpleton.
sexist adj : discriminatory on the basis of sex n : a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: male chauvinist]
I find nothing useful in slaughtering the language to make politically correct fops feel better. It is implied nowhere in the term manpower nor the original post that women are inferior to men.
Thank you for ruining an otherwise good post with PC crap.