What the hell is the difference between being notified by number than by last name? Both are just identifiers; the people using them don't know you either way.
"I remember spending the better part of an afternoon last summer trying to solve my girlfriend's father's 20 year old rubiks cube. I was really close to solving it when it litterally fell apart in my hands. Turns out one of the (now grown up) kids had once tried to forcibly solve it with a screwdriver. Now, whenever you it get into a certain configuration (ie: a near-finished state) it loses all structural integrity. I could have cried... I WAS SO CLOSE!!!"
Yeah, right. I've boldfaced the obvious evidence that this is classic Slashdot fiction.
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"Nobody should be surprised by this. I mean, surely I wasn't the only one that noticed that the Federal governments first response after 9/11 was to protect itself (i.e. Federal buildings, etc.)?"
It's only natural, since they are the ones seriously pissing other nations off.
GNUman depends on copyright law to ensure his software stays free. If Captain Copyright were ever defeated, then it would be Captain BSD who would rule the day, not GNUman.
"Although the head of the state Gambling Commission says it is unlikely that individual online gamblers will be targeted for arrest, the new law carries stiff penalties: as much as five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.'"
Translation: they'll only arrest you if you actually win any money, which the "unlikely" part above refers to
Wow, sorry for offending you with that example. When I write I usually would rather over-explain a bit than under-explain. Hope I'm not offending you again.
"So, seen the price of a CD lately? If 'the market' had 'sorted it out', it ought to be around a few cents for the more widely produced mass produced products. Oops, nope, not there. And the amortized cost of Windows should be a couple of bucks. Oh, not there either.
Seems the market isnt sorting things out that good, eh?"
But the cost of CD production has still dropped to a few cents asyou say, so the efficiency has been increased and wealth is accumulating, just the buyer isn't getting any of the benefit. Oh, well, unless you consider getting sued for being a customer a benefit.
Poor us for having an economy/resource allocation system that can't deal with large numbers of jobs being automated. A sane society would welcome technology that reduced the amount of work people had to do.
I hate to analyze this, but I will. The person who made this request is a dork and is assuming you'll break left also. So your course of action (assuming you think quickly) should be to also break (to your) left. I find this interesting because it's a common issue, that of assigning roles to agents in a situation involving an equal relationship, like the one of encountering someone in a narrow path where only one person can pass at a time. In the joke the speaker's statement was enough to assign roles in an unambiguous way.
"Moviegoers will tolerate out of focus shots, unknown actors, and less than ideal theatres just for the hope to see something slightly original. Will gamers make the same compromises?"
I hate those out-of-focus shots in games! And don't get me started about having the microphone visible. Ugh!
Maybe we can cloak these endless stories about cloaking devices. Oh, wait, that wouldn't work because the cloaking devices never turn out to actually cloak.
The one thing that someone must take from this is that they have a choice as to whether content they buy has digital restrictions or not, because in the end it's not companies who make or break these restrictive technologies; it's the buyer (or lack thereof).
"What I can't understand is why people will pay $500-$2500 for their computer, another $200-$1000 for software, but won't pay a measly $20-$40 per year for an antivirus."
If I were in the unfortunate position of using a Windows machine, I'd choose not to support companies who have a financial interest in the existence of more malware.
I've recently come across Copyscape, an interesting site which searches for other pages that duplicate content from a page you direct it to, even just a portion of the page. Some of its services require payment, but the basic search appears to be free.
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Try quoting Ben Franklin properly next time.
What the hell is the difference between being notified by number than by last name? Both are just identifiers; the people using them don't know you either way.
"Bet you $20 that she'll still have them hooked together with a composite cable, though."
Yeah, but a high-quality $50 Monster M Silver Video(TM) M1000v Composite RCA Video Cable!
"I remember spending the better part of an afternoon last summer trying to solve my girlfriend's father's 20 year old rubiks cube.
I was really close to solving it when it litterally fell apart in my hands. Turns out one of the (now grown up) kids had once tried to forcibly solve it with a screwdriver. Now, whenever you it get into a certain configuration (ie: a near-finished state) it loses all structural integrity.
I could have cried... I WAS SO CLOSE!!!"
Yeah, right. I've boldfaced the obvious evidence that this is classic Slashdot fiction.
"Nobody should be surprised by this. I mean, surely I wasn't the only one that noticed that the Federal governments first response after 9/11 was to protect itself (i.e. Federal buildings, etc.)?"
It's only natural, since they are the ones seriously pissing other nations off.
"There weren't plenty of typing machine manifacturers that started making keybaords and mice as well I think."
Hmmm, is that another term for secretary?
GNUman depends on copyright law to ensure his software stays free. If Captain Copyright were ever defeated, then it would be Captain BSD who would rule the day, not GNUman.
"Hey moran, you forgot numbers 2 thru 9!"
And you both forgot A-F!
"Although the head of the state Gambling Commission says it is unlikely that individual online gamblers will be targeted for arrest, the new law carries stiff penalties: as much as five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.'"
Translation: they'll only arrest you if you actually win any money, which the "unlikely" part above refers to
Wow, sorry for offending you with that example. When I write I usually would rather over-explain a bit than under-explain. Hope I'm not offending you again.
"So, seen the price of a CD lately? If 'the market' had 'sorted it out', it ought to be around a few cents for the more widely produced mass produced products. Oops, nope, not there. And the amortized cost of Windows should be a couple of bucks. Oh, not there either.
Seems the market isnt sorting things out that good, eh?"
But the cost of CD production has still dropped to a few cents asyou say, so the efficiency has been increased and wealth is accumulating, just the buyer isn't getting any of the benefit. Oh, well, unless you consider getting sued for being a customer a benefit.
Poor us for having an economy/resource allocation system that can't deal with large numbers of jobs being automated. A sane society would welcome technology that reduced the amount of work people had to do.
"You break left and I'll break right".
I hate to analyze this, but I will. The person who made this request is a dork and is assuming you'll break left also. So your course of action (assuming you think quickly) should be to also break (to your) left. I find this interesting because it's a common issue, that of assigning roles to agents in a situation involving an equal relationship, like the one of encountering someone in a narrow path where only one person can pass at a time. In the joke the speaker's statement was enough to assign roles in an unambiguous way.
"Why not have a selection of different CSS styles to choose from when you are logged in?"
More code to keep maintained and fix bugs in?
Our governments don't care if the Chinese people are oppresssed, as long as our corporations aren't prevented from ripping everyone off.
There, fixed it for you.
"Hmmm ... sounds kinda like the Slashdot moderator system. [+5, Funny]"
You, sir, have been rated as an expert in humor.
"Moviegoers will tolerate out of focus shots, unknown actors, and less than ideal theatres just for the hope to see something slightly original. Will gamers make the same compromises?"
I hate those out-of-focus shots in games! And don't get me started about having the microphone visible. Ugh!
"If people think it is a civil liberties issue, it is a civil liberties issue."
I'm sorry, I think you need to submit for re-education. The government has said it's not a civil liberties issue; what more proof do you need?
Maybe we can cloak these endless stories about cloaking devices. Oh, wait, that wouldn't work because the cloaking devices never turn out to actually cloak.
The one thing that someone must take from this is that they have a choice as to whether content they buy has digital restrictions or not, because in the end it's not companies who make or break these restrictive technologies; it's the buyer (or lack thereof).
"but then I saw this article is from September 2003"
What the hell is this, Time Warp Tuesday? The article summary talks as if it's news.
This just in, man has set foot on the moon. Discuss!
In this case, the radioactive boy scout did it single-handedly (true story).
"The medium shapes the message"
The use of one paragraph for every sentence in your post certainly demonstrates this.
"What I can't understand is why people will pay $500-$2500 for their computer, another $200-$1000 for software, but won't pay a measly $20-$40 per year for an antivirus."
If I were in the unfortunate position of using a Windows machine, I'd choose not to support companies who have a financial interest in the existence of more malware.
I've recently come across Copyscape, an interesting site which searches for other pages that duplicate content from a page you direct it to, even just a portion of the page. Some of its services require payment, but the basic search appears to be free.