How come pt1 had those weird robot warrior things that looked like mice from the mechanical-mouse-organ from Bagpuss-the-saggy-old-cloth-cat kids programme, and yet several years later the battle harware dudes had been upgraded to blokes in cheap very-unnatty outfits?
Technology surely wouldn't turn your drum kit into a log and a couple of sticks!
I agree humour is required and generally take-the-piss as much (if not more) than most, but personally find the US "we saved the world (again)" japes somewhat disagreeable, especially when it's a casually thrown in Hitler reference. I doubt that you would joke so lightly about Nagasaki or Hiroshima.
However, I see that this was not a childish trolling exercise and that you are somewhat more thoughtful than I initially thought. I therefore offer my humble apologies. Perhaps I'm a bit too sensitive to such things at the moment. What with the moronic English football fans rioting in Belgium/Netherlands preceded by xenophobic attitudes from the media et al in the build up to the Germany game.
In the meantime, here's a few sobering WWII stat's courtesy of Grolier's site: Some WWII Stat's
Never understood how people like you can joke about a war where millions of people were killed in action, and millions of others effectively murdered for living in the wrong country or subscribing to the wrong religion.
Perhaps its time people like you stopped believing everything Hollywood glams up and rams down your throat?
Maybe you would profit by looking into "your" history a little bit too. Check out which army Washington served under. Also look to see where the original immigrants came from and then trace them back, ironic isn't it?
But then you won't as you're clearly jingoistic, as proven by your swipe at a nation rather than the faceless corporation in question.
The arcades are dumping them because when an individual achieves a certain standard of skill they can get free balls quite easily, they then can start picking up free credits. Therefore one can hog the machine for bloody ages for a couple of measly credits.
I can't remember the last time I saw an arcade machine allowing this. Probably when I was at secondary school some 17 years ago. That said, each machine may well have a series of dip-switches that will activate such functionality for all I know. Haven't seen any evidence of it mind.
Who gives a shit about the arcades anyway. They're always empty as everyone is downloading porn, warez and pirating grossly over prices music titles.
In the UK were starting to see entertainment machines sneaking into the pub where once a hulking pin-beast would lurk within its lair. These new "games" have taken a rather nasty turn and have the playability and gfx of some crap you'd expect to find on an old 286 heap-o-shite. They're like the trivia games that offer the *chance* to win cash without actually bothering to pay out.
When I visit other shores, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the constant site on the glorious pin-machines. The US seems to have plenty around, and they're like a bloody virus in New Zealand.
Okay they're big mechanical bastards that may suffer breakdown, but who gives a fsck? Isn't that half the fun, trying to jam the buggers? Once played you're hooked (assuming that fscking tilt isn't too sensitive).
I'm mean, has anyone actually seen the pathetic level of game play these days. They're just so BORING! Most of the *fun* is bashing the fsck out of your mate on the screen. Gimme a ball bearing and a ramp any day!
I reported this problem to the zonelabs dudes, and here's the response:
Thank you for using ZoneAlarm and providing us with detailed information.
There is a known issue with some Windows configurations not being able to shut down properly. This has to do with ZoneAlarm's TrueVector service not acknowledging the Windows request to shut down. To workaround this problem, close ZoneAlarm before you shut down your computer. You can do this by right-clicking on the ZoneAlarm system tray icon and selecting "Shutdown ZoneAlarm".
Another possible workaround is to go to Start/Run and type c:\windows\system\zonelabs\vsmon -uninstall
This will change the timing of the True Vector service. Best regards Zone Labs Support
The funny thing about the BSoD is that it appears after the "its safe to switch off yer doze ridden junk" message!
IS sent around a message saying "Do not under any circumstances launch this app." 15 minutes later someone did because they "wanted to see what it would do."
I tried a similar thing about 2.5 years ago. Within two minutes 3 people had opened it. All three were programmers.
$16 to $18 per CD? In the UK that was the price of CDs when this media was launched! The record companies justified this by saying prices will drop once the volume of sales increase. When the sales increased they reduced the price by a -ve amount!
You can expect to pay 15-18 quid ($23-$28) for a normal album in a high street retailer. Online offerings reduce the price but have grossly inflated postage and packaging costs 2.45UKP ($4), so the net price is generally the same. Yet it wasn't that long ago the same company would charge 45 pence. They know they can get away with it so they take the piss. Who's gonna stop 'em?
The fscking stupid thing is that I can import a UK title from the US cheaper than I can buy it over here. But then this is Rip-off Britain.
> There's a reason that zombie is there in the first place: the computer was left wide open by the owner
What about those of us that leave the car locked with a shit-hot immobilizer/alarm system active? Someone determined and skilled enough will take the car for their own ends or maybe throw a brick through the window etc etc.
So maybe you're saying that I shouldn't have a car and that I bought it upon myself?
Perhaps we should all get rid of ours cars viz. our servers. Poof! Where's the Net gone?
Here in UK, companies are supposed to only ship items to the registered card holder's address. Granted they generally don't adhere to this and it can be a really pain when they do! That said, I've never had any problems when ordering goodies from the US or purchasing expensive items in US shops (apart from those Customs & Excise miserable farts).
Is this just a UK protection law or something imposed by the companies that issue these cards?
Personally I'd never trust a company that was asking for such ridiculous items. They'll be asking for your todger size next!
Tell 'em to piss-off and take your hard-earned elsewhere!
> Don't be silly, it'll take at least a month to process each application for exit visas.
One month? I've been looking into escaping from the UK and cannot believe how hard it can be obtaining a visa for the likes of the US. Even Oz and NZ are closing the doors to almost everyone without a PhD and a zillion years of experience in the desired field at any given moment!
Finally a comment made by someone who doesn't sound like he sits in front of a mirror squeezing spots and arguing the toss about a machine and OS they've never actually used!
The prattle in these parts lately reminds me of all those people in the late 80's/early 90's that claimed you can run your entire corporate data processing on a PC, all based upon their huge knowledge of doing a mail-merge.
Yeah, my zx81 with 16k wobbly RAM-pack is better than anything Cray ever delivered 'cos they can't run 3d monster maze, bagsy.
...and it arrives DOA or fails after a week or so I can send it back and get a replacement or an alternative product. If I buy software, say word, and find a bug (only one?) that prevents me from achieving something it claims it can do or that it even make the program crash (cursoring through a foot note), I get the impression it's tough-shit matey.
Why is this?
When I first used office97, I couldn't believe how quickly I found bugs. Note: I'm not a power user looking for obscure functionality. How did these get through all those "beta" testers, let alone through microsoft's own programmers and testing environment (I'm assuming they don't still ship anything that compiles as alleged may times before). If you're luck you'll get a service pack after a few months which may or may not correct your problems, and it may even introduce more of them and force you to intstall their latest browser whether you want it or not. (I'm also aware of technet or whatever it's called)
I know the problem isn't purely with ms, maybe the companies that write for that particular OS are more guilty than others and should stop trying to release a new version of something every x weeks, just because Joe Thicky (sorry to all those Joes!) is dumb enough to buy/pirate it. Creating a solid product doesn't seem to be a high priority anymore. I'm not interested in marketing deadlines excuses either, as it clearly hasn't been a problem for ms living off vapourware.
The above is of course referring to commercial products made by companies whose raison d'être is to empty the public's pockets, and not the fine work being undertaken by the GPL peeps.
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We're all for it! After all, these pages are cached locally complete with the links.
Ooh, aren't we all naughty.
Can you really blame Sony for the VCR? Weren't they peddling betamax?
I think you missed the gag!
Though your post illustrates just what a problem these things are.
>Anyone under 13 cannot have an account. If you're found to be 13, you'll be terminated...
Surely the crime of being young doesn't deserve that kind of punishment!?
How come pt1 had those weird robot warrior things that looked like mice from the mechanical-mouse-organ from Bagpuss-the-saggy-old-cloth-cat kids programme, and yet several years later the battle harware dudes had been upgraded to blokes in cheap very-unnatty outfits?
Technology surely wouldn't turn your drum kit into a log and a couple of sticks!
Will they be squabbling over who has the best OS and moaning about the cost of fuel for their vehicles?
Will they have a sickly chocolate bar called Earth?
I agree humour is required and generally take-the-piss as much (if not more) than most, but personally find the US "we saved the world (again)" japes somewhat disagreeable, especially when it's a casually thrown in Hitler reference. I doubt that you would joke so lightly about Nagasaki or Hiroshima.
However, I see that this was not a childish trolling exercise and that you are somewhat more thoughtful than I initially thought. I therefore offer my humble apologies. Perhaps I'm a bit too sensitive to such things at the moment. What with the moronic English football fans rioting in Belgium/Netherlands preceded by xenophobic attitudes from the media et al in the build up to the Germany game.
In the meantime, here's a few sobering WWII stat's courtesy of Grolier's site: Some WWII Stat's
PS Allo allo is bloody awful!!
Never understood how people like you can joke about a war where millions of people were killed in action, and millions of others effectively murdered for living in the wrong country or subscribing to the wrong religion.
Perhaps its time people like you stopped believing everything Hollywood glams up and rams down your throat?
Maybe you would profit by looking into "your" history a little bit too. Check out which army Washington served under. Also look to see where the original immigrants came from and then trace them back, ironic isn't it?
But then you won't as you're clearly jingoistic, as proven by your swipe at a nation rather than the faceless corporation in question.
Now don't you have homework to do?
The arcades are dumping them because when an individual achieves a certain standard of skill they can get free balls quite easily, they then can start picking up free credits. Therefore one can hog the machine for bloody ages for a couple of measly credits.
I can't remember the last time I saw an arcade machine allowing this. Probably when I was at secondary school some 17 years ago. That said, each machine may well have a series of dip-switches that will activate such functionality for all I know. Haven't seen any evidence of it mind.
Who gives a shit about the arcades anyway. They're always empty as everyone is downloading porn, warez and pirating grossly over prices music titles.
In the UK were starting to see entertainment machines sneaking into the pub where once a hulking pin-beast would lurk within its lair. These new "games" have taken a rather nasty turn and have the playability and gfx of some crap you'd expect to find on an old 286 heap-o-shite. They're like the trivia games that offer the *chance* to win cash without actually bothering to pay out.
When I visit other shores, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the constant site on the glorious pin-machines. The US seems to have plenty around, and they're like a bloody virus in New Zealand.
Okay they're big mechanical bastards that may suffer breakdown, but who gives a fsck? Isn't that half the fun, trying to jam the buggers? Once played you're hooked (assuming that fscking tilt isn't too sensitive).
I'm mean, has anyone actually seen the pathetic level of game play these days. They're just so BORING! Most of the *fun* is bashing the fsck out of your mate on the screen. Gimme a ball bearing and a ramp any day!
The funny thing about the BSoD is that it appears after the "its safe to switch off yer doze ridden junk" message!
If the AC actually understood such concepts they would have kept their mouth shut.
Perhaps we should set up a little program that would explain things to these children. Perhaps a cute little character. Maybe an animated paperclip?
Domain Name: PREMIERSERVICES.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS2.HOST4BIZ.NET Name Server: NS.HOST4BIZ.NET Updated Date: 03-mar-2000 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 7 Jun 00 06:18:55 EDT
$16 to $18 per CD? In the UK that was the price of CDs when this media was launched! The record companies justified this by saying prices will drop once the volume of sales increase. When the sales increased they reduced the price by a -ve amount!
You can expect to pay 15-18 quid ($23-$28) for a normal album in a high street retailer. Online offerings reduce the price but have grossly inflated postage and packaging costs 2.45UKP ($4), so the net price is generally the same. Yet it wasn't that long ago the same company would charge 45 pence. They know they can get away with it so they take the piss. Who's gonna stop 'em?
The fscking stupid thing is that I can import a UK title from the US cheaper than I can buy it over here. But then this is Rip-off Britain.
> There's a reason that zombie is there in the first place: the computer was left wide open by the owner
What about those of us that leave the car locked with a shit-hot immobilizer/alarm system active? Someone determined and skilled enough will take the car for their own ends or maybe throw a brick through the window etc etc.
So maybe you're saying that I shouldn't have a car and that I bought it upon myself?
Perhaps we should all get rid of ours cars viz. our servers. Poof! Where's the Net gone?
Here in UK, companies are supposed to only ship items to the registered card holder's address. Granted they generally don't adhere to this and it can be a really pain when they do! That said, I've never had any problems when ordering goodies from the US or purchasing expensive items in US shops (apart from those Customs & Excise miserable farts).
Is this just a UK protection law or something imposed by the companies that issue these cards?
Personally I'd never trust a company that was asking for such ridiculous items. They'll be asking for your todger size next!
Tell 'em to piss-off and take your hard-earned elsewhere!
What the fsck? Try to post something verbatim and I'm given this shite:
Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted. PLEASE DON'T USE SO MANY CAPS. USING CAPS IS LIKE YELLING!
> Don't be silly, it'll take at least a month to process each application for exit visas.
One month? I've been looking into escaping from the UK and cannot believe how hard it can be obtaining a visa for the likes of the US. Even Oz and NZ are closing the doors to almost everyone without a PhD and a zillion years of experience in the desired field at any given moment!
Finally a comment made by someone who doesn't sound like he sits in front of a mirror squeezing spots and arguing the toss about a machine and OS they've never actually used!
The prattle in these parts lately reminds me of all those people in the late 80's/early 90's that claimed you can run your entire corporate data processing on a PC, all based upon their huge knowledge of doing a mail-merge.
Yeah, my zx81 with 16k wobbly RAM-pack is better than anything Cray ever delivered 'cos they can't run 3d monster maze, bagsy.
>Microsoft rakes in a couple billion dollars each quarter. What's their excuse for letting stuff like this slip by?
Unfortuately the majority of the public and well paid IT management quite simple don't give a damn.
The headings shows it as $299, yet the blurb states $350.
...and it arrives DOA or fails after a week or so I can send it back and get a replacement or an alternative product. If I buy software, say word, and find a bug (only one?) that prevents me from achieving something it claims it can do or that it even make the program crash (cursoring through a foot note), I get the impression it's tough-shit matey.
Why is this?
When I first used office97, I couldn't believe how quickly I found bugs. Note: I'm not a power user looking for obscure functionality. How did these get through all those "beta" testers, let alone through microsoft's own programmers and testing environment (I'm assuming they don't still ship anything that compiles as alleged may times before). If you're luck you'll get a service pack after a few months which may or may not correct your problems, and it may even introduce more of them and force you to intstall their latest browser whether you want it or not. (I'm also aware of technet or whatever it's called)
I know the problem isn't purely with ms, maybe the companies that write for that particular OS are more guilty than others and should stop trying to release a new version of something every x weeks, just because Joe Thicky (sorry to all those Joes!) is dumb enough to buy/pirate it. Creating a solid product doesn't seem to be a high priority anymore. I'm not interested in marketing deadlines excuses either, as it clearly hasn't been a problem for ms living off vapourware.
The above is of course referring to commercial products made by companies whose raison d'être is to empty the public's pockets, and not the fine work being undertaken by the GPL peeps.