That was actually a real ad. At the time that game came out, 7-Up was printing their name on the bottles upside down like that. It was supposed to signify turning your expectations upside down or something like that.
I knew I should have "waked and baked" before reading Slashdot today. The Microsoft lawyer's getting all metaphysical on us. "Every product contains its own manifestation of its design." I don't envy the Supreme Court Justices here, it sounds like they're about to come up with some huge conclusions.
The Internet rules. Who would think that we'd be having a discussion about Super Mario Bros. twenty years after it came out. And we all know exactly the part that's being discussed, and can discuss strategy! Super Mario Bros. is such a cultural touchstone.
But see, that's the thing. Sure, the companies can offload taxes, fines, and the other costs of doing business to the customers. But unless they've got no competitors, these expenses hurt their bottom line. If they have to raise the price of their widgets $5 to offset their expenses, but their competitors are only raising the price $2, then the advantage is with their competitors. Hence why there's so much outsourcing. Less expenses mean a more competitive product. I read your journal, nothing there except how easy it is to troll Slashdot. Wait a minute, am I being trolled? Oh crap, I walked right into that one!
Seconded. I started singing the song to myself when I read this. That's one of the cool things about Iron Maiden, their songs are chockful of little tidbits like that.
That's a good point. If you're using Quickbooks, you're going to be spending a lot of time, maybe even the majority of your time, in Quickbooks. And at that point, who cares what the OS is. You're not dealing with it except as a foundation. Not to mention that you'd lose any support from Intuit by running on Linux. The day you need support from them, you're going to be happy you have it.
(Intuit's support department blows, by the way. I'm not endorsing it. I have gone through hell every time I have had to call them.)
The key is to train yourself not to fuck with OSX. In Windows and Linux, it's fun and beneficial to tinker with various config files to try and optimize things, but in OSX you really don't need to in most cases. I had to wean myself off of digging around in the operating system's directories and get back to just using my computer for what it was I got it for. Things have been going quite well! I do run a program called MacJanitor once in a while to tidy up the logs, and sometimes I repair the permissions with Disk Utility, but beyond that I let the computer do what it needs to do.
I listen to Hard Attack all the time and I find that if I'm not that familiar with the songs then the encoding sounds fine to me. But if I'm used to listening to the CD, I can't stand listening to the song on Sirius. For example, any time they play Mastodon or the Melvins it sounds like ass to me. I'm too familiar with a better sounding version of the music and I can tell that I'm losing some of the low and high end. On the other hand, it's a nice change from the "good cop/bad cop" singing bands that they play so often!
Except for the fact that I can't seem to get my hands on a Wii for the life of me. I managed to grab a box for a Wii yesterday at Toys R' Us, only to be told by the cashier that apparently those boxes on shelves don't symbolize actual Wiis. Not cool, Toys R Us. Geoffrey would not be pleased.
Who the fuck came up with Web 2.0? I've never heard any mention of it except for articles off Slashdot. I refuse to acknowledge Web 2.0, or versioning the World Wide Web in general. As far as I can say, Web 2.0 (and now 3.0) is a way for struggling tech writers to have something to write about. The web's not the sort of thing you can assign a version number to. It evolves, but not in such a precise fashion. Tech writers: find a new topic that is meaningful. Here's a free one, encryption. Go!
I can only speak for the Dreamcast because it was the only system that I got on the day it came out. I pre-ordered mine, paid the full cost in advance, and waited about 30 minutes to an hour. I was also able to purchase Soul Calibur once I got into the store. I remember the store being opened at midnight on the day the Dreamcast came out, and only folks with pre-orders could get the system. I don't remember people waiting in line who hadn't pre-ordered. I wouldn't imagine the mall that the store was in would take kindly to people camping out.
But that depends on accurate preservation of historical information in the first place - is that happening with Wikipedia? If it is, I'm unaware of it. And if it is, where would I go to see what Wikipedia looked like last week? Last year? Five years ago?
Next time you look at an article in Wikipedia, check the top of the screen for the "History" tab. You can see all the changes that were made to the page.
I agree. I'll buy a used game if it is a deal and it's being sold at EB, but lately every time I go in there, the used games are going for $5 less than new games! Gee, thanks for the incentive to buy used. Forget it. And selling games back is the worst, it is a worse deal than selling books back to the university bookstore. Nowadays I just buy new games and keep my old ones.
Glad to see I wasn't the only one struck by the total lameness of that word. Yes, stop saying it. You're liable to get a black eye if you don't cut it out.
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[Wireless sharing for the Zune] is entirely about giving Starbucks a means for sending you commercials disguised as "zune-casts" when you walk into their shop.
Oh wow, that's so obvious now that you mention it! I think you're going to be spot on with this prediction. With the limitations that Microsoft's putting on it, it only makes sense to send one-time transmissions, not something like a song that people would want to keep. And that service about being able to then buy the song is of course going to warp to being a service where you can get coupons, magazine subscriptions, etc. Thanks Slurms, you gave me a new way of thinking about this!
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That was actually a real ad. At the time that game came out, 7-Up was printing their name on the bottles upside down like that. It was supposed to signify turning your expectations upside down or something like that.
I knew I should have "waked and baked" before reading Slashdot today. The Microsoft lawyer's getting all metaphysical on us. "Every product contains its own manifestation of its design." I don't envy the Supreme Court Justices here, it sounds like they're about to come up with some huge conclusions.
Crap. you beat me to it.
The Internet rules. Who would think that we'd be having a discussion about Super Mario Bros. twenty years after it came out. And we all know exactly the part that's being discussed, and can discuss strategy! Super Mario Bros. is such a cultural touchstone.
Thankfully our legal system has more common sense than you. He can use TV, ATMs, and phones. THEY use the Internet, he uses them.
Excellent article! I'm going to throw my Apple laptop into the trash. No solitaire? What is the point then?
But see, that's the thing. Sure, the companies can offload taxes, fines, and the other costs of doing business to the customers. But unless they've got no competitors, these expenses hurt their bottom line. If they have to raise the price of their widgets $5 to offset their expenses, but their competitors are only raising the price $2, then the advantage is with their competitors. Hence why there's so much outsourcing. Less expenses mean a more competitive product. I read your journal, nothing there except how easy it is to troll Slashdot. Wait a minute, am I being trolled? Oh crap, I walked right into that one!
You talking about Berkhalter? That Kraut knows you don't roll on Shabbas! He can fuckin' unpost it!
Seconded. I started singing the song to myself when I read this. That's one of the cool things about Iron Maiden, their songs are chockful of little tidbits like that.
That's a good point. If you're using Quickbooks, you're going to be spending a lot of time, maybe even the majority of your time, in Quickbooks. And at that point, who cares what the OS is. You're not dealing with it except as a foundation. Not to mention that you'd lose any support from Intuit by running on Linux. The day you need support from them, you're going to be happy you have it.
(Intuit's support department blows, by the way. I'm not endorsing it. I have gone through hell every time I have had to call them.)
"Fuck it dude, let's go bowling."
Reading that summary as a Mac user, I just can't be bothered to sort all of this out.
You're exaggerating. Reread what I wrote and stop twisting my words into an argument. That wasn't what I had in mind.
The key is to train yourself not to fuck with OSX. In Windows and Linux, it's fun and beneficial to tinker with various config files to try and optimize things, but in OSX you really don't need to in most cases. I had to wean myself off of digging around in the operating system's directories and get back to just using my computer for what it was I got it for. Things have been going quite well! I do run a program called MacJanitor once in a while to tidy up the logs, and sometimes I repair the permissions with Disk Utility, but beyond that I let the computer do what it needs to do.
I listen to Hard Attack all the time and I find that if I'm not that familiar with the songs then the encoding sounds fine to me. But if I'm used to listening to the CD, I can't stand listening to the song on Sirius. For example, any time they play Mastodon or the Melvins it sounds like ass to me. I'm too familiar with a better sounding version of the music and I can tell that I'm losing some of the low and high end. On the other hand, it's a nice change from the "good cop/bad cop" singing bands that they play so often!
Yeah, definitely. And the other Zunes have "Zune" in their names. Human nature would have them be called stuff like "Dingus" and "music box".
Except for the fact that I can't seem to get my hands on a Wii for the life of me. I managed to grab a box for a Wii yesterday at Toys R' Us, only to be told by the cashier that apparently those boxes on shelves don't symbolize actual Wiis. Not cool, Toys R Us. Geoffrey would not be pleased.
Aren't we forgetting Venom?
I think I am going to mail him one of those giant foam middle fingers.
Who the fuck came up with Web 2.0? I've never heard any mention of it except for articles off Slashdot. I refuse to acknowledge Web 2.0, or versioning the World Wide Web in general. As far as I can say, Web 2.0 (and now 3.0) is a way for struggling tech writers to have something to write about. The web's not the sort of thing you can assign a version number to. It evolves, but not in such a precise fashion. Tech writers: find a new topic that is meaningful. Here's a free one, encryption. Go!
I can only speak for the Dreamcast because it was the only system that I got on the day it came out. I pre-ordered mine, paid the full cost in advance, and waited about 30 minutes to an hour. I was also able to purchase Soul Calibur once I got into the store. I remember the store being opened at midnight on the day the Dreamcast came out, and only folks with pre-orders could get the system. I don't remember people waiting in line who hadn't pre-ordered. I wouldn't imagine the mall that the store was in would take kindly to people camping out.
Next time you look at an article in Wikipedia, check the top of the screen for the "History" tab. You can see all the changes that were made to the page.
Now that is funny. I wish I had mod points.
I agree. I'll buy a used game if it is a deal and it's being sold at EB, but lately every time I go in there, the used games are going for $5 less than new games! Gee, thanks for the incentive to buy used. Forget it. And selling games back is the worst, it is a worse deal than selling books back to the university bookstore. Nowadays I just buy new games and keep my old ones.
Glad to see I wasn't the only one struck by the total lameness of that word. Yes, stop saying it. You're liable to get a black eye if you don't cut it out.
Oh wow, that's so obvious now that you mention it! I think you're going to be spot on with this prediction. With the limitations that Microsoft's putting on it, it only makes sense to send one-time transmissions, not something like a song that people would want to keep. And that service about being able to then buy the song is of course going to warp to being a service where you can get coupons, magazine subscriptions, etc. Thanks Slurms, you gave me a new way of thinking about this!