I mean an underdog. That fact and a lower price pulled the frist revisions of AMD's K6 chips through despite poor availability and poor performance (in some aspects). Same thing with Apple.
'Cause what apple pulled was so blatantly obnoxious and insulting that they never ever should have done it in the first place. Then they reversed the descision and began running their business with at least a hint of ethics...that is what we EXPECT. Should we say "Sorry Steve Jobs for calling you nasty names for pulling a crass and high-handed move"? I don't think so...
They come out with these horrible, misleading advertisements, and now they can't produce the product? Not only that, but they charge the same price for a less powerful machine? Some have placed that blame on the cost of DRAM, but hey if I ordered a Gateway computer for X dollars, and DRAM suddenly tripled in price, you know damn well I'd be getting the machine at the negotiated price.
1) Not my problem. You're a big boy (company) live up to your contracts. And ESPECIALLY don't make me wait even LONGER for a LESS POWERFUL product. And the whole "at least you'll get SOMETHING" line is just too pathetic to comment on
2) See last line of previous point
3) More excuses. I wouldn't be suprised if the next batch of Apple adds have a line saying "It's Motorola's Fault!"
Sorry, no "crApple" comments for you to insult me with. Bah...that's bad Latin anyway.
And to think I was considering buying one of these things...
Yeah...pee way too too much. I spend half my day on the can if I drink alot of coffee. Plus if it's a warm day, the warm drink gives me swamp ass. Blech.
Had to go there for a few days. Desolate and depressing just like many other post-industrial New York towns. 3 Days and not one Volkswagen did I see...
Russia is collapsing. It seems obvious to me that this claim is yet another childish stunt to keep Russia in the world's eye as a powerful (might I say...SUPERpowerful?) force. Remember when they jumped the gun on the the other UN forces and rolled into Yugoslavia? This inane war with Chechnya (sp!)? It smacks of desperation...which says a lot considering that Russia is still a powerful country.
How cool is that? Imagine being bale to go days without annoying urination...drink all night and never 'break the seal'...I'm delerious. Of course, You'd probably look a bit pregnant if you went with say, a 2 gallon bladder, but hey it's your body.
well not avid...only on weekends...but my prediction that buy the time I get lung cancer, I'll be able to have new lungs grafted in is looking pretty damn good! Of course, once this technology is available, everyone in this F^&%ing country will decide it is their RIGHT to have this procedure done. What's this mean? My health insurance will go up up UP! All the drunks and *cough* smokers are usually poor, which means I'll be susidising their expensive treatments. Did you know that most HMOs will pay for the AIDS cocktail but not for other STD treatments? Hmmm...doesn't make sense to me. How about the HMOs pay for the F$^&%ng CONDOMS!
I still love that collection. My favorite of your works. Consideirng that genetic engineering is steadily advancing, and mechanical prosthesis is already considered acceptable (for repair anyway), do you forsee the Shaper vs. Machinist becoming a reality? And please please write more in that universes (even though you promised you never would) as it blew my mind when I first read them...
I think I read that book...the boy genius who went to college a couple of years early...near the end they tried to imply he was being seduced by homosexuals or something.
It's a joke. j-o-k-e. You know, ruler as a measuring device or ruler as one who controls a nation and they're both the same...oh nevermind. If I was more awake I'd name that clever construct of language, but I'm not.
Heh..sad but true. I've noticed that a woman's technical knowledge is in negative proportion to her physical attractiveness. Sure there are some good looking HTML Hags, Graphics Girls and VB Chicks... but a girl who sysadmins a *nix box? Never ever have I seen one I consider attractive.
Of course, this same truism holds true for the guys as well. How do I rate? Well, this thing is low on paper cause my typing ain't coming out of it! hehehehe...
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Corpses don't put up much of a fight...
RIP Mr. T.
Hey I know the headaches must have sucked, but when people I know get migranes they just sorta curl up and wait for death.
I mean an underdog. That fact and a lower price pulled the frist revisions of AMD's K6 chips through despite poor availability and poor performance (in some aspects). Same thing with Apple.
'Cause what apple pulled was so blatantly obnoxious and insulting that they never ever should have done it in the first place. Then they reversed the descision and began running their business with at least a hint of ethics...that is what we EXPECT. Should we say "Sorry Steve Jobs for calling you nasty names for pulling a crass and high-handed move"? I don't think so...
Don't the British call the slash a stroke? Or have i been watching Brazil too much...
They come out with these horrible, misleading advertisements, and now they can't produce the product? Not only that, but they charge the same price for a less powerful machine? Some have placed that blame on the cost of DRAM, but hey if I ordered a Gateway computer for X dollars, and DRAM suddenly tripled in price, you know damn well I'd be getting the machine at the negotiated price.
1) Not my problem. You're a big boy (company) live up to your contracts. And ESPECIALLY don't make me wait even LONGER for a LESS POWERFUL product. And the whole "at least you'll get SOMETHING" line is just too pathetic to comment on
2) See last line of previous point
3) More excuses. I wouldn't be suprised if the next batch of Apple adds have a line saying "It's Motorola's Fault!"
Sorry, no "crApple" comments for you to insult me with. Bah...that's bad Latin anyway.
And to think I was considering buying one of these things...
Yeah...pee way too too much. I spend half my day on the can if I drink alot of coffee. Plus if it's a warm day, the warm drink gives me swamp ass. Blech.
Had to go there for a few days. Desolate and depressing just like many other post-industrial New York towns. 3 Days and not one Volkswagen did I see...
see above.
surrounded by beautiful women...
heh heh hehe
no wonder my dental co-pays have been rising! hehehhe :P
Russia is collapsing. It seems obvious to me that this claim is yet another childish stunt to keep Russia in the world's eye as a powerful (might I say...SUPERpowerful?) force. Remember when they jumped the gun on the the other UN forces and rolled into Yugoslavia? This inane war with Chechnya (sp!)? It smacks of desperation ...which says a lot considering that Russia is still a powerful country.
bah.
Am I the only person who thinks of Austin Powers when someone refers to themselves as spent?
Wheeewww....at first I laughed for the wrong reason....then I realized you were making a joke. Nice jab at the Ultra-Feminist Movement.
How cool is that? Imagine being bale to go days without annoying urination...drink all night and never 'break the seal'...I'm delerious. Of course, You'd probably look a bit pregnant if you went with say, a 2 gallon bladder, but hey it's your body.
well not avid...only on weekends...but my prediction that buy the time I get lung cancer, I'll be able to have new lungs grafted in is looking pretty damn good! Of course, once this technology is available, everyone in this F^&%ing country will decide it is their RIGHT to have this procedure done. What's this mean? My health insurance will go up up UP! All the drunks and *cough* smokers are usually poor, which means I'll be susidising their expensive treatments. Did you know that most HMOs will pay for the AIDS cocktail but not for other STD treatments? Hmmm...doesn't make sense to me. How about the HMOs pay for the F$^&%ng CONDOMS!
Ok, I'm done now.
click-clickity-click-click click-clickity-click-click Here that? That's the sound of your buttons being pushed...
I know for a fact that USB ZIP drivers require external power. I wouldn't doubt it if the toher two you mentioned require them as well. Zealot.
I still love that collection. My favorite of your works. Consideirng that genetic engineering is steadily advancing, and mechanical prosthesis is already considered acceptable (for repair anyway), do you forsee the Shaper vs. Machinist becoming a reality? And please please write more in that universes (even though you promised you never would) as it blew my mind when I first read them...
I think I read that book...the boy genius who went to college a couple of years early...near the end they tried to imply he was being seduced by homosexuals or something.
C'mon. This kind of crap is what I'd except from ZDNet. Slashdot lending even the slightest bit of legitimacy to this joke makes my stomach churn.
It's a joke. j-o-k-e. You know, ruler as a measuring device or ruler as one who controls a nation and they're both the same...oh nevermind. If I was more awake I'd name that clever construct of language, but I'm not.
My car gets 20 rods to the hogs head, and thats the way I likes it!
Heh..sad but true. I've noticed that a woman's technical knowledge is in negative proportion to her physical attractiveness. Sure there are some good looking HTML Hags, Graphics Girls and VB Chicks... but a girl who sysadmins a *nix box? Never ever have I seen one I consider attractive.
Of course, this same truism holds true for the guys as well. How do I rate? Well, this thing is low on paper cause my typing ain't coming out of it! hehehehe...