I agree with you 100%, but I don't envy the karma you're gonna lose when the wii fanatics go to town on modding you troll.
(...On the other hand, my ps3 has spent a lot more time playing movie trailers in hd than playing video games, so the grandparent isn't too far off the mark.)
Sorry, the "I didn't think so" wasn't an attempt to claim 'cred', it was an attempt to be slightly (and humorously) disparaging to the niche market served by QWK readers.
Remember back when we all wanted to cut down on phone charges while reading and responding to BBS email and the QWK format was developed, and it was the new hotness? I didn't think so.
I'd imagine recycling that kind of app would be pretty useful in situations like this -- an app that runs on a constantly-connected server and every 3/5/10/30 minutes checks for updates to your pre-specified webpages, blogs, newsgroups, email, etc., bundles them all into a zip, and lets you download them in a burst when you get your moment of connectivity; it also processes your uploaded data package which includes such things as configuration changes, outbound emails, blog entries, forum posts, slashdot troll comments, whatever.
There's no ads on smart phones....Unless of course you go to ComputerWorld's site and try to read an article. I'm not sure what #5-10 were, because all the blinking and flashing and click-through ads destroyed any sense of conveying actual useful information.
Hold on, guys, we can watch this show right after I reboot. Aw, crap, the nfs mount from the file server hung. Be right back, this will only take a minute. Wait, no, it's working now. Okay, there. I dunno why it's skipping, that should fix itself in a minute. Yeah, I know, it's still going on. Maybe another reboot would fix it. Aw shucks, it oopsed. Maybe this weekend I'll stop overclocking this AMD K6 I found in a dumpster over the holidays. I know, I know, but it didn't cost me a dime! Where are you guys going? Don't leave, this will only be a few more seconds. Trust me, this show is so awesome it's totally worth it. I'll just copy it over to the entertainment center box instead of the file server. Hm. I thought my network was faster than that, this should totally be taking less time. Fuck. Out of disk. Just lemme delete a couple things... there, now I'll redo the transfer. Oh, hey, you're back. What's in the bag from Fry's? No, what the hell, dude! I don't want a TiVo in my place, that thing is a tool of corporate oppression! Trust me, the myth box works 100% of the time, this is the only hiccup it's ever have, and it'll be fixed in a second. I don't care if that thing can download from Amazon! I can torrent any show ever. Okay, well, not that one. Or that one. But everything else is on torrent. Or usenet. There, see, it's booted now! Okay, it's playing. Hey, where'd everybody go?
And how many PS3 Virtual World-dwelling 14 year olds are going to wallpaper their room (and/or their avatar) with various renderings of goatse?
I'm in complete agreement with the, what, great-grandparent post about having a PS3 and just not caring about any of this crap... and the third-cousin-twice-removed post about older generations looking at subsequent generations.
Sony: Ship some more games already. Myspace Kids: Get off my lawn.
...So you're saying you want to play Reacharound 2K7 on your Wii? If there's anything you should be motion controlling while playing a "porn game," I'd say that the actual Nintendo controller ought to be pretty low on the list.
If you don't like it, start your own tech news aggregating website. I'm sure if it's better, everyone will leave slashdot for it. This isn't a democracy.
Today I was hanging a clock above my toilet, when I fell and hit my head. I ended up having a vision of a new way to make sure code works properly (there also was some idea for a new hardware component -- some sort of capacitor -- but I'm a software engineer and don't know how to deal with those things; hopefully it wasn't very important).
Mailing him the money won't solve the problem that studios/distributors won't give him money to make MORE movies unless the tickets and DVDs (etc.) sell well.
...But if they installed the update on a gentoo sandbox before installing it on the MGS itself, it wouldn't be compiled for EXACTLY that machine, and as we all know, it's the precise compiling that results in gentoo's 20% performance increase (that and funrolling loops and putting flashy stripes on the computer, along with maybe a 8" exhaust).
Wham-O had at least two products that should be good candidates for the above list, but I didn't see them.
First (and more obvious), the Slip N Slide, and all of its various incarnations and copycats.
Second, was a sort of tetherball variant they sold in ~1985 called "Zing Zang". It featured an adjustable steel pole with a spike on one end (designed to be inserted into the ground), and a wire coil on the other end, onto which a cord with a captive tennis ball was attached. The tennis ball cord would theoretically start in the middle, with each player (holding a hard plastic "raquet") assigned a different direction (clockwise or counterclockwise). The goal was to get to the top or bottom of the coil to win. But most kids I knew would just swing the pole around like a giant two-handed flail, bringing down tennis ball torture on opponents... while trailing a steel spike behind them that would often go forgotten until it lodged in someone else's knees or groin or chest.
Furthermore, not all cables with a NEMA 5-15 connector on one end and an IEC C13 connector on the other are created equally! I demand a panel be created to discuss the possibility of studying the feasability of starting a committee to establish benchmarking standards for computer power cords! This is a moral imperative to ensure the continued survival of the gamer community.
I don't really care about any next-gen consoles, but I'd say there's more Wii fans that are twirly eyed over five letters: M-A-R-I-O. or Z-E-L-D-A. or S-A-M-U-S. Videogame zealots love their franchises.
Slashdot Mirror
"Six bottles in one hand? That's nothing, those lads at Guinness are powering the entirety of Dublin with their brewery!"
"Electrical power from beer effluvia?! BRILLIANT!"
I agree with you 100%, but I don't envy the karma you're gonna lose when the wii fanatics go to town on modding you troll.
(...On the other hand, my ps3 has spent a lot more time playing movie trailers in hd than playing video games, so the grandparent isn't too far off the mark.)
This is a Unix system! I know this!
Sorry, the "I didn't think so" wasn't an attempt to claim 'cred', it was an attempt to be slightly (and humorously) disparaging to the niche market served by QWK readers.
Remember back when we all wanted to cut down on phone charges while reading and responding to BBS email and the QWK format was developed, and it was the new hotness? I didn't think so.
I'd imagine recycling that kind of app would be pretty useful in situations like this -- an app that runs on a constantly-connected server and every 3/5/10/30 minutes checks for updates to your pre-specified webpages, blogs, newsgroups, email, etc., bundles them all into a zip, and lets you download them in a burst when you get your moment of connectivity; it also processes your uploaded data package which includes such things as configuration changes, outbound emails, blog entries, forum posts, slashdot troll comments, whatever.
Someone invent this. I'd pay for it.
There's no ads on smart phones. ...Unless of course you go to ComputerWorld's site and try to read an article. I'm not sure what #5-10 were, because all the blinking and flashing and click-through ads destroyed any sense of conveying actual useful information.
Hold on, guys, we can watch this show right after I reboot. Aw, crap, the nfs mount from the file server hung. Be right back, this will only take a minute. Wait, no, it's working now. Okay, there. I dunno why it's skipping, that should fix itself in a minute. Yeah, I know, it's still going on. Maybe another reboot would fix it. Aw shucks, it oopsed. Maybe this weekend I'll stop overclocking this AMD K6 I found in a dumpster over the holidays. I know, I know, but it didn't cost me a dime! Where are you guys going? Don't leave, this will only be a few more seconds. Trust me, this show is so awesome it's totally worth it. I'll just copy it over to the entertainment center box instead of the file server. Hm. I thought my network was faster than that, this should totally be taking less time. Fuck. Out of disk. Just lemme delete a couple things... there, now I'll redo the transfer. Oh, hey, you're back. What's in the bag from Fry's? No, what the hell, dude! I don't want a TiVo in my place, that thing is a tool of corporate oppression! Trust me, the myth box works 100% of the time, this is the only hiccup it's ever have, and it'll be fixed in a second. I don't care if that thing can download from Amazon! I can torrent any show ever. Okay, well, not that one. Or that one. But everything else is on torrent. Or usenet. There, see, it's booted now! Okay, it's playing. Hey, where'd everybody go?
Verify range to GPS buoy. One ping... One ping only.
And how many PS3 Virtual World-dwelling 14 year olds are going to wallpaper their room (and/or their avatar) with various renderings of goatse?
I'm in complete agreement with the, what, great-grandparent post about having a PS3 and just not caring about any of this crap... and the third-cousin-twice-removed post about older generations looking at subsequent generations.
Sony: Ship some more games already. Myspace Kids: Get off my lawn.
...So you're saying you want to play Reacharound 2K7 on your Wii? If there's anything you should be motion controlling while playing a "porn game," I'd say that the actual Nintendo controller ought to be pretty low on the list.
If you don't like it, start your own tech news aggregating website. I'm sure if it's better, everyone will leave slashdot for it. This isn't a democracy.
... You got to World 8-2, now let me play!
Will this make our cars diabetic, too, like the ever-increasing percentage of Americans who drive them?
Google Testing Blog, November 15:
Today I was hanging a clock above my toilet, when I fell and hit my head. I ended up having a vision of a new way to make sure code works properly (there also was some idea for a new hardware component -- some sort of capacitor -- but I'm a software engineer and don't know how to deal with those things; hopefully it wasn't very important).
Mailing him the money won't solve the problem that studios/distributors won't give him money to make MORE movies unless the tickets and DVDs (etc.) sell well.
...But if they installed the update on a gentoo sandbox before installing it on the MGS itself, it wouldn't be compiled for EXACTLY that machine, and as we all know, it's the precise compiling that results in gentoo's 20% performance increase (that and funrolling loops and putting flashy stripes on the computer, along with maybe a 8" exhaust).
W-E-A-P-O-L-O-G-I-S...
Man, it seems like gibberish. That doesn't really spell anything.
...and I have been for years. Where do I sign up to get my check from Exxon?
Wham-O had at least two products that should be good candidates for the above list, but I didn't see them.
First (and more obvious), the Slip N Slide, and all of its various incarnations and copycats.
Second, was a sort of tetherball variant they sold in ~1985 called "Zing Zang". It featured an adjustable steel pole with a spike on one end (designed to be inserted into the ground), and a wire coil on the other end, onto which a cord with a captive tennis ball was attached. The tennis ball cord would theoretically start in the middle, with each player (holding a hard plastic "raquet") assigned a different direction (clockwise or counterclockwise). The goal was to get to the top or bottom of the coil to win. But most kids I knew would just swing the pole around like a giant two-handed flail, bringing down tennis ball torture on opponents... while trailing a steel spike behind them that would often go forgotten until it lodged in someone else's knees or groin or chest.
Is this the initial stage of the Second Impact?
Furthermore, not all cables with a NEMA 5-15 connector on one end and an IEC C13 connector on the other are created equally! I demand a panel be created to discuss the possibility of studying the feasability of starting a committee to establish benchmarking standards for computer power cords! This is a moral imperative to ensure the continued survival of the gamer community.
Mr. L'Hopital would have something to say against this.
I don't really care about any next-gen consoles, but I'd say there's more Wii fans that are twirly eyed over five letters: M-A-R-I-O. or Z-E-L-D-A. or S-A-M-U-S. Videogame zealots love their franchises.
If the USAF uses Starfire, they're going to go out of mana pretty quickly. I hope they have a lot of MP/5 and know when to use that Innervate.
"NASA Announces Record Ozone Hole"
- Yes, but will it be available in retail before the holiday shopping season? What will availability be?
- Can it run Lunix? Duke Nukem 4? NetBSD? Can I make a beowulf out of them?
- Shouldn't we wait for Rev. B?
- Why didn't they mention any pricing in the article? It's totally a vaporware mock-up, like that keyboard!
- Did they use clean energy to manufacture it?
- Isn't the one from RKA/ESA/JAXA superior? NASA only makes hoaxes anyway -- Was this "ozone hole" actually on a sound stage in Nevada?