aol and it's user-friendly connect-a-moron-to-the-rest-of-the-world tatics have just about ruined the entire internet. how many terabytes upon terabytes upon terabytes of resources have been wasted on useless, idiotic "who i am/pics of user's dog/carry out a better social life" crap! aol has long been the gateway for people who have no business using a computer in the first place to get in. i'm all for imposing computer-literacy (hate that term!) tests on anyone who request internet access. and by the way, i'm not bitter or anything:)
here's my story, m0f0s. i torture, mame, and kill everyone in columbine so brutally that their screams can be heard on the other side of the planet. the end. now, somebody call the cops. i'm a literary terrorist now. "i wonder why we're f*cked up as a race?" - bill hicks
politicians love it when things get blown out of proportions.
"hi, i'm and i promise to protect your children from the evil corrupting technology known as the inter-net which seeks to turn them into porn-perverts and show them how to make bombs to kill their teachers. vote for me."
why can't we have a politician who isn't actually a complete dumbass when it comes to technology? oh yeah...
my only complaint with this movie is this: THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH. lucas tried to pack too much in the 2+ hours. don't get me wrong i enjoyed it. it was a very good movie (though not perfect) but there just wasn't enough of the things i wanted to see most. not enough space battles, not enough jedi, NOT ENOUGH MAUL (and for those of you who think lucas tossed a perfectly good character, remember next episode starts that trivial bit of technology known as CLONING) and not enough character interaction. it just seemed a bit rushed. now about other peoples complaints. i didn't find jar jar binks that annoying (no more than threepio was in the first three movies.) and as for everybodies problem with anakin being "the chosen one" with off-the-scale force powers, it makes sense to me (i always wonder how vader and palpatine could've wiped out all the jedi, but now it makes sense...anakin/vader was the ultamite jedi/sith and it took his own offspring to defeat him) also, i thought jake did a fine acting job (give the kid a break) of course, the "stormtroopers can't hit anything" factor became the "battle droids can't hit anything" factor, but who didn't expect that? the thing i liked most of all about the film was the jedi/sith fight, but there should've been more of it (and how about some lines for maul. i know he's supposed to be this badass sith that talks with his saber, but i expected some words to exchange between him and qwi-gon & obi-won) the space-battle didn't match up to the roj battle of endor, but it was still good (again, there just should've been more of it) so overall, i'd say lucas has given us a very fine film worth seeing more than once.
my only complaint with this movie is this...THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH. lucas tried to pack too much in the 2+ hours. don't get me wrong i enjoyed it. it was a very good movie (though not perfect) but there just wasn't enough of the things i wanted to see most. not enough space battles, not enough jedi, NOT ENOUGH MAUL (and for those of you who think lucas tossed a perfectly good character, remember next episode starts that trivial bit of technology known as CLONING) and not enough character interaction. it just seemed a bit rushed. now about other peoples complaints. i didn't find jar jar binks that annoying (no more than threepio was in the first three movies.) and as for everybodies problem with anakin being "the chosen one" with off-the-scale force powers, it makes sense to me (i always wonder how vader and palpatine could've wiped out all the jedi, but now it makes sense...anakin/vader was the ultamite jedi/sith and it took his own offspring to defeat him) also, i thought jake did a fine acting job (give the kid a break) of course, the "stormtroopers can't hit anything" factor became the "battle droids can't hit anything" factor, but who didn't expect that? the thing i liked most of all about the film was the jedi/sith fight, but there should've been more of it (and how about some lines for maul. i know he's supposed to be this badass sith that talks with his saber, but i expected some words to exchange between him and qwi-gon & obi-won) the space-battle didn't match up to the roj battle of endor, but it was still good (again, there just should've been more of it) so overall, i'd say lucas has given us a very fine film worth seeing more than once.
but that's just my opinion, i could be wrong -ccure
oh but dont forget, gates once programmed a basic compiler, so he should be knowledgeble in every aspect of linux, beos, masos, os/2, and all the other windows alternatives he claims are inferior. this is about as technologically sound as al gore claiming to have invented the internet. hey gates, stop making yourself look like a dumbass...you embarass the rest of us.
you dont have to be a complete moron to fail an ms course, but it helps. however, it takes an absolute MONOLITH of stupidity to think you can sue over it. WTF!!!? i see this kind of thing everyday...it's just another case of someone's insecurities kicking in becuase they don't know what the dialog box is telling them.
so you're stupid, boohoo. try "government employee" (preferable in the legal dept.) you should nail that one with flying colours...
...and i obviously have root previledges on the pentagon mainframe. do us a favour. next time you wanna talk out of your @$$, dont move your mouth so much. oh yeah, it helps to know just a little bit of signicant information about the subject too.
...but basically what it bolds down to (for me anyway) is good arcade translations. if i can play a good port of Mavel Vs. Capcom (not some watered down console toy, like most arcade ports tend to be) or something similar, i'll buy it...if not, i'll wait for an emulator...
maybe privacy isnt a big deal to you, but to a lot of us, it is. if you want to be tracked so easily, why not start logging your daily computer activities and mailing it to intel or microsoft or whomever. but please don't so readily support something that tries to force the rest of us to do so.
Oh c'mon. you know whether or not the psn is activated when shipped is meaningless, because most software companies will probably require that it be switched on to install their software. I see this in my crystal ball...
MS Office 200X Setup ------------------------------------ MSOffice requires that your PSN be activated for setup. Do you wish setup to automatically activate it?
[ YES] [ NO]
yes = we got your id, so you can use our program.
no = go buy yourself another program. you dont get jack from us.
BOTTOM LINE = buy an AMD, because even without the psn, p3's performance still suck!! that's my $0.02
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aol and it's user-friendly connect-a-moron-to-the-rest-of-the-world tatics have just about ruined the entire internet. how many terabytes upon terabytes upon terabytes of resources have been wasted on useless, idiotic "who i am/pics of user's dog/carry out a better social life" crap! aol has long been the gateway for people who have no business using a computer in the first place to get in. i'm all for imposing computer-literacy (hate that term!) tests on anyone who request internet access. and by the way, i'm not bitter or anything :)
here's my story, m0f0s. i torture, mame, and kill everyone in columbine so brutally that their screams can be heard on the other side of the planet. the end. now, somebody call the cops. i'm a literary terrorist now. "i wonder why we're f*cked up as a race?" - bill hicks
politicians love it when things get blown out of proportions.
"hi, i'm and i promise to protect your children from the evil corrupting technology known as the inter-net which seeks to turn them into porn-perverts and show them how to make bombs to kill their teachers. vote for me."
why can't we have a politician who isn't actually a complete dumbass when it comes to technology? oh yeah...
my only complaint with this movie is this: THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH. lucas tried to pack too much in the 2+ hours. don't get me wrong i enjoyed it. it was a very good movie (though not perfect) but there just wasn't enough of the things i wanted to see most. not enough space battles, not enough jedi, NOT ENOUGH MAUL (and for those of you who think lucas tossed a perfectly good character, remember next episode starts that trivial bit of technology known as CLONING) and not enough character interaction. it just seemed a bit rushed.
now about other peoples complaints. i didn't find jar jar binks that annoying (no more than threepio was in the first three movies.) and as for everybodies problem with anakin being "the chosen one" with off-the-scale force powers, it makes sense to me (i always wonder how vader and palpatine could've wiped out all the jedi, but now it makes sense...anakin/vader was the ultamite jedi/sith and it took his own offspring to defeat him) also, i thought jake did a fine acting job (give the kid a break) of course, the "stormtroopers can't hit anything" factor became the "battle droids can't hit anything" factor, but who didn't expect that?
the thing i liked most of all about the film was the jedi/sith fight, but there should've been more of it (and how about some lines for maul. i know he's supposed to be this badass sith that talks with his saber, but i expected some words to exchange between him and qwi-gon & obi-won) the space-battle didn't match up to the roj battle of endor, but it was still good (again, there just should've been more of it) so overall, i'd say lucas has given us a very fine film worth seeing more than once.
but that's just my opinion, i could be wrong.
my only complaint with this movie is this...THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH. lucas tried to pack too much in the 2+ hours. don't get me wrong i enjoyed it. it was a very good movie (though not perfect) but there just wasn't enough of the things i wanted to see most. not enough space battles, not enough jedi, NOT ENOUGH MAUL (and for those of you who think lucas tossed a perfectly good character, remember next episode starts that trivial bit of technology known as CLONING) and not enough character interaction. it just seemed a bit rushed.
now about other peoples complaints. i didn't find jar jar binks that annoying (no more than threepio was in the first three movies.) and as for everybodies problem with anakin being "the chosen one" with off-the-scale force powers, it makes sense to me (i always wonder how vader and palpatine could've wiped out all the jedi, but now it makes sense...anakin/vader was the ultamite jedi/sith and it took his own offspring to defeat him) also, i thought jake did a fine acting job (give the kid a break) of course, the "stormtroopers can't hit anything" factor became the "battle droids can't hit anything" factor, but who didn't expect that?
the thing i liked most of all about the film was the jedi/sith fight, but there should've been more of it (and how about some lines for maul. i know he's supposed to be this badass sith that talks with his saber, but i expected some words to exchange between him and qwi-gon & obi-won) the space-battle didn't match up to the roj battle of endor, but it was still good (again, there just should've been more of it) so overall, i'd say lucas has given us a very fine film worth seeing more than once.
but that's just my opinion, i could be wrong
-ccure
most people still have winamp or x11amp.
most people still have windac or a similar cd-ripper.
most people still have bladeenc or a similar encoder.
guess what? mp3's gonna be around for a while...
oh but dont forget, gates once programmed a basic compiler, so he should be knowledgeble in every aspect of linux, beos, masos, os/2, and all the other windows alternatives he claims are inferior. this is about as technologically sound as al gore claiming to have invented the internet. hey gates, stop making yourself look like a dumbass...you embarass the rest of us.
scary sh*t...i wonder how gates intends to cheat death?
When does the thought of the m$ split make me think of Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Love, etc...?
you dont have to be a complete moron to fail an ms course, but it helps. however, it takes an absolute MONOLITH of stupidity to think you can sue over it. WTF!!!? i see this kind of thing everyday...it's just another case of someone's insecurities kicking in becuase they don't know what the dialog box is telling them.
so you're stupid, boohoo. try "government employee" (preferable in the legal dept.) you should nail that one with flying colours...
...and i obviously have root previledges on the pentagon mainframe. do us a favour. next time you wanna talk out of your @$$, dont move your mouth so much. oh yeah, it helps to know just a little bit of signicant information about the subject too.
...but basically what it bolds down to (for me anyway) is good arcade translations. if i can play a good port of Mavel Vs. Capcom (not some watered down console toy, like most arcade ports tend to be) or something similar, i'll buy it...if not, i'll wait for an emulator...
maybe privacy isnt a big deal to you, but to a lot of us, it is. if you want to be tracked so easily, why not start logging your daily computer activities and mailing it to intel or microsoft or whomever. but please don't so readily support something that tries to force the rest of us to do so.
Oh c'mon. you know whether or not the psn is activated when shipped is meaningless, because most software companies will probably require that it be switched on to install their software. I see this in my crystal ball...
MS Office 200X Setup
------------------------------------
MSOffice requires that your PSN be activated for setup. Do you wish setup to automatically activate it?
[ YES] [ NO]
yes = we got your id, so you can use our program.
no = go buy yourself another program. you dont get jack from us.
BOTTOM LINE = buy an AMD, because even without the psn, p3's performance still suck!! that's my $0.02